高中完形填空精练

2020-08-15 13:28
阅读与作文(英语高中版) 2020年8期
关键词:下文电动车书店

先通读短文,掌握其大意,然后从A、B、C、D四个选项中选出一个可以填入相应空白处的最佳答案,并将其标号填入题前括号内。

(一)

Its not polite to arrive at a dinner more than 15 to 20 minutes late. The host or hostess usually waits for all the ___1___ to arrive before serving the meal. If someone is late, the food may be spoiled[变味], and ___2___ may the host or hostess spirits. If you have to be ___3___ call and tell them to start ___4___ you.

Its even worse to be early! The host or hostess will probably not be ___5___. If you are early, drive or walk around the block a few times, or just sit in your car until the right time.

Though its often ___6___ to arrive at a party on time, on the other hand, the host or hostess ___7___ guests to arrive and leave between certain times, so you can ___8___ at any time between the times he or she gives you.

Its nice to bring an empty stomach, but its even nicer to bring ___9___ present. The present should not cost a lot, or you might make the host or hostess ___10___. Flowers, wine, or a box of candy will be fine. ___11___ bring money as a present. In an introduction, the ___12___ of a name is: (1) the given name; (2) the family name. In other ___13___, the given name comes ___14___. Its important not only to learn and remember ___15___, but to repeat them often in conversation. After the introduction, we usually call friends by their ___16___ names. Older people may want you to call them by their titles and family names, such as “Mrs Smith”, “Mr Johnson”, “Dr. Brown”.

A maiden[閨女] name is a ___17___ family name at birth. In the United States and Canada, after a woman ___18___, she takes the family name of her ___19___ in place of her maiden name. It is now becoming common, however, for women to ___20___ their maiden names after they get married.

( )1. A. guests B. visitors C. customs D. passengers

( )2. A. or B. so C. but D. yet

( )3. A. tired B. hungry C. late D. early

( )4. A. without B. for C. with D. after

( )5. A. awake B. ready C. up D. friendly

( )6. A. useless B. impossible C. unable D. important

( )7. A. forces B. invites C. begs D. orders

( )8. A. play B. fly C. arrive D. start

( )9. A. a big B. a small

C. a good D. an expensive

( )10. A. pleased B. satisfied C. interested D. uneasy

( )11. A. Never B. Always C. Do D. Be sure to

( )12. A. spelling B. calling

C. order D. pronunciation

( )13. A. words B. letters C. idioms D. sentences

( )14. A. last B. first

C. finally D. in the middle

( )15. A. expressions B. appearances C. names D. addresses

( )16. A. given B. family C. middle D. pen

( )17. A. gentlemans B. boys C. womans D. mans

( )18. A. works B. marries C. bears D. dies

( )19. A. husband B. mother C. father D. sister

( )20. A. stop B. give up C. keep D. find

(二)

I was 15 when I walked into McCarleys Bookstore in Ashland. As I was looking at ___1___ on the shelves, the man behind the counter, ___2___, asked if Id like ___3___. I needed to start ___4___ for college, so I said yes. I ___5___ after school and during summers for the lowest wages and the job helped pay for my freshman year of college. I would work many other jobs; I made coffee in the Students Union during college, I was a hotel maid and even made maps for the U. S. Forest Service. But selling books was one of the most ___6___. One day a woman asked me for books on cancer. She seemed fearful. I showed her almost ___7___ we had at that time ___8___ and found other books we could order. She left the store less ___9___. Ive always remembered the ___10___ I felt in having helped her.

Years later, as a ___11___ in Los Angeles, I heard about an immigrant child who was born with his fingers connected, webline. His family could not ___12___ a corrective operation, and the boy lived in ___13___, hiding his hand in his pocket.

I ___14___ my boss to let me do the story. After my story was broadcast, a doctor and a nurse called, offering to perform the ___15___ for free.

I visited the boy in the recovery room soon after the operation. The first thing he did was to hold up his ___16___ hand and say, “Thank you.” I felt a sense of ___17___.

In the past, while I was ___18___, I always sense I was working for the customers, not the store. Today its the same. NBC News pays my salary, ___19___ I feel as if I work for the ___20___, helping them make sense of the world.

( )1. A. maps B. titles C. articles D. reports

( )2. A. the reader B. the college student

C. the shop owner      D. the customer

( )3. A. a book B. a job C. some tea D. any help

( )4. A. planning B. saving C. preparing D. studying

( )5. A. read B. studied C. cooked D. worked

( )6. A. boring B. surprising C. satisfying D. disappointing

( )7. A. anything B. something C. nothing D. everything

( )3. A. mind B. idea C. opinion D. head

( )4. A. get B. set C. searched D. went

( )5. A. operate B. run C. start D. work

( )6. A. riding B. driving C. thinking D. keeping

( )7. A. strong B. practical C. ideal D. obvious

( )8. A. afford B. pay C. allow D. stand

( )9. A. talk B. expression C. face D. response

( )10. A. truck B. telescope C. chance D. bargain

( )11. A. one B. something C. everythin D. nothing

( )12. A. heating B. loving C. nursing D. finding

( )13. A. pleased B. good C. exper D. angry

( )14. A. say B. believe C. care D. learn

( )15. A. went of B. woke up C. rang up D. found out

( )16. A. worried B. instructed C. warned D. defeated

( )17. A. opened B. wrapped C. left D. faded

( )18. A. recovered B. refused C. reopened D. removed

( )19. A. won B. done C. beaten D. failed

( )20. A. ever B. already C. still D. even

參考答案与解析

(一)

【答案与解析】

1. A。guests 意为“客人”,与前面的the host(男主人)和hostess(女主人)相对应。

2. B。此句用so表示重复前面句子的意思,但两句的主语不同。句意为:食物可能变味,主人的兴致(spirits)也可能变味。

3. C。由上文提到不能迟到,此句表示:如果不得不迟到的话,就得先打电话告诉他们开始。

4. A。without 在此表示:没有你在场。

5. B。朋友聚餐一般都约定了时间。如果去早了,主人还没有作好准备。

6. D。由上文提到聚餐既不能迟到,也不能早到,此句可断定:准时到达是重要的。

7. B。由四个动词的意义结合上下文可知:只有选 invites 才正确。

8. D。start 意为“出发”,指在主人约定的到达和离开的时间之间任何时间出发都可以。

9. B。由下文提到的flowers,wine,a box of candy等可知:给主人送小(small)礼物较好。

10. D。由or可知:如果送花钱太多的礼物,主人只会感觉不安。

11. A。前面提到送小礼物好,送花钱太多的礼物,主人只会感觉不安,那么用钱作礼物就会使主人感到更加不安,所以千万别送钱。

12. C。由下文可知:在作介绍时,要注意名字的顺序(order)

13. A。后面是对前面的话进行进一步地解释,故选words ,in other words意为“换句话说”。

14. B。first name或given name 指(欧美人的)名字。family name意为“姓”。

15. C。上文谈到的名字,所以此句意为:不仅要了解和记住名字(names),而且在谈话时还要经常提到这些名字。

16. A。在下句提到,老年人想要你称呼他们的头衔(title)和姓(family name),那么在一般朋友之间则可直呼其名(given name)。

17. C。/ 18. A。/ 19. A。在西方一些国家,未婚女子的姓用女人出生时的姓即womans family name,结婚(marries),就得将自己的family name改为她丈夫(husband)的姓。

20. C。前面提到女人结婚后,其姓改为她丈夫的。此句提到现在情况正在变化:女人结婚后仍然保持(keep)少女时的姓(maiden name)。选keep切合句意,其他动词均不符。

(二)

本文叙述作者读大学时在外做兼职时所经历的一些事情以及对现在工作的影响。

1. B。当你到书店的书架前,你首先看到的是书的“名称/题目”。

2. C。柜台后面一般是售货员或店老板,因为选项中没有售货员,因此答案是“店老板”。

3. B。根据下文作者的回答可知老板问作者是否想找“一份工作”。

4. B。因为上大学需要钱,所以需要“积攒,节省”。

5. D。根据上文“找工作”可得出答案。

6. C。根据下文,尤其是 I felt in having helped her 这句话可以猜出答案。

7. D。根据下文和本句中的副词 almost(我几乎把书店里所有的书都给她看了)可得出答案。

8. D。文章开头第一句就交代了“书店”,上下文都可以证实。

9. A。根据上文作者的热情服务把书店几乎所有的书都拿给她看,以及下文作者对自己工作的满意心情可以判断,那位妇女走时是带着“不太着急的”心情离开的。

10. A。从上文的叙述和下文的 I felt in having helped her 可知作者因帮助了这样一位妇女而感到很“自豪”。

11. D。根据下文的 NBC News 得出答案是电视台记者。

12. C。因为是移民,因此判断他家里“付不起”矫正的手术费。

13. A。因为手是残疾,再根据后面“把手藏在口袋里”判断答案为“害羞”。

14. C。根据下文“我写的故事被播出了”可知我“说服”了老板让我写这个故事。

15. D。从上文提到“矫正手术”得出答案。

16. A。从上文,手术后在医院康复期间,作者看望了那个小孩,他做的第一件事就是举起他那动手术“修复过”的手。

17. A。看到那个小孩举起他的手,我有一种“高兴”的感觉。

18. D。从文章的第一句话可得出答案。

19. C。从句子的前后意思可知表示转折关系。

20. B。因为作者现在是一位电视工作者,所做的工作是为“看电视的观众”而做的。

(三)

本文讲述的是“我”想得到一辆渴望已久的电动玩具车的故事。在圣诞节前,“我”费劲心思缠着爸爸要电动车,做了各种工作但还是被爸爸拒绝了。不过,在那年的圣诞节早晨查看圣诞礼物时,“我”却发现了一个大包裹,打开后发现那里面竟是我一直想要的电动车。

1. A。前面说“我得到了渴望已久的电动车”,而这里用 but 转折,表示的是“你很难相信为了得到这个神圣的礼物我所经受的痛苦和付出的努力”。

2. C。从上下文来看,“我”很早就关注着车,并通过看介绍有关车的杂志来了解信息。

3. A。根据上下文可知,此处说的是“我”终于下定决心买辆电动车。make up ones mind 为固定短语,意为“下决心”。

4. B。前面说“下决心买电动车”,此处说的是作出决定后就立即开始行动了。set to work 意为“开始行动起来”,下文具体写了所做的工作。

5. D。此处说的是“我”展开的第一项工作,那就是告诉爸爸说“我的那辆旧车的操纵杆失灵了”。Work 是动词,意为“工作,有效”,在这里说的是“操纵杆不灵了”。

6. B。从上下文来看,“我”的第一次工作没有成效,反而被爸爸指责为“我”不会操作。bad driving 意为“不会操作,错误操作”。

7. D。前面“我”是找了旧车操纵杆失灵这样一个借口,从后面的内容特别是引号内的话语可以看出,“我”的下一个计划就更明确、直白了。

8. A。这是“我”力劝爸爸买电动车的话。从 …with controller and battery pack—all for only US$250 及后面的 …miss out on this bargain 等可推测,此处应选用 afford。can / be able to afford… 是常见搭配,意为“省出或找到足够的时间或金钱去(做某事);……得起”。

9. D。从 …and for US$250 you could buy… 等来看,爸爸的反应确实是不想买电动车。

10. D。根据上文的 You couldnt ___ to miss out on this bargain 等可推测此处应填 bargain。

11. B。这里说的是爸爸的观点。与其买电动车,倒不如买一架像望远镜一样具有教育意义的东西。something like 意为“像……样的东西”。

12 C 从 when Im 97 years old 及后面的 This is my youth 等来推测,此处说的是“要看月亮,那就等到 97 岁时住在养老院里看好了”。这是作者对爸爸提议买望远镜的一句气话。

13. D。从前面多次提到买车被爸爸拒绝,后面又有 …how mean my father was 及后面的 …he didnt ___14___ that I would die… 等来推测,此处说的是“我”对爸爸的吝啬很“恼怒”。

14. C。前面说“我”很恼怒,再结合后面的 …that I would die if I did not get the Pumpkin radio-controlled truck 等推测,“我”觉得爸爸才不“在乎”呢!

15. B。根据时间状语 on Christmas morning,可知讲的是“我”在圣诞节的早晨醒来后查看礼物时发生的故事。

16. D。按照常例,西方儿童在圣诞节早晨收到礼物是激动和兴奋的,可此刻“我”却兴奋不起来,因为“我”要车的幻想破灭了。此处用 defeat正好符合“我”当时的心理。

17. C。从前面的 I opened all my presents until there was just one big package… 等可推测,此处说的是“直到还剩下最后一个包裹”。

18. D。从上下文来看,此时只剩下这最后一个包裹,于是“我”就打开包装,这与后面的看到里面的东西相符合。

19. A。与上面的 I had been defeated 相对,此处描寫的是当我得到盼望已久的车时高兴的心情,“我”终于“赢”了。

20. D。前面一直在责怪爸爸不给“我”买车,当得到车后,“我”高兴得觉得能做任何事情,后面进一步说“我甚至能在英语课上得 A+”。

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