浙江省湖州市2014高考英语完形填空一轮（暑假）精炼（9）含答案
完形填空(共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分)
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从21—40各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出最佳选项，并在答题纸上将该选项标号涂黑。
The town I live in is about to put cameras at all traffic lights to catch people who run red lights．It
me of how many people I’ve seen who take the yellow light as a 22 to go faster．I also can’t understand why people don’t move when the traffic light has turned green．Above all, there are those situations in which someone doesn’t even 24 that the light turns red, and just keeps going．That is why so many
happen! All these situations make me 26 the purpose of traffic lights． 27 , it’s even more frightening to imagine letting people make their own decisions at 28
crossroads．Do the biggest cars get to go first? Who decides who goes next? So I guess I do like the idea of a system to
traffic．And I’ll do my best to the traffic rules: to go, to be cautious, and to stop when I’m 31 to．
It occurs to me that my 32 have done much the same for me 33 teaching me how to live．They have given me many lights: to get along well with others, to listen and talk to them, to help others, and to 35 with joy and purpose．They have also given me some redcontrol my desires．And there have been some yellow caution lights: to watch how much I drink, to keep control of my behavior, and to 38 school regularly and work hard．
If I obey these rules, my life will be as 39 as it can be．Just as I’m wise to pay attention to the traffic lights when I’m walking across the street, I’m wise to pay attention to the“ signals” given to me by my parents．
．A．suggests B．informs C．reminds D．warns
．A．sight B．signal C．messageD．switch
．A．instant B．exciting C．dangerousD．cautious
．A．notice B．sense C．rememberD．feel
．A．events B．problems C．situations D．accidents
．A．think of B．wonder about C．care for D．worry about
．A．Besides B．Anyway C．Instead D．However
．A．noisy B．narrow C．crowded D．key
．A．control B．direct C．improve D．serve
．A．learn B．obey C．protect D．carry
．A．supposed B．used C．devoted D．delighted
．A．teachers B．friends C．leaders D．parents
．A．in charge of B．in face ofC．in terms of D．in danger of
．A．safe B．green C．beneficial D．helpful
．A．live B．share C．work D．communicate
．A．unless B．when C．before D．till
．A．still B．even C．only D．also
．A．start B．attend C．leave D．miss
．A．good B．colorful C．meaningful D．healthy
．A．traffic B．light C．life D．confidence
The house itself had been sold that morning. Now it was the 1 of the contents in it. The crowd of dealers, collectors, and bargain-hunters moved around 2 this and that and generally having a last 3 round before the excitement of the chase. Every piece was 4 and listed, and everyone had a copy of the list.
The 5 was to take place in the sitting room.
The salesman was trained to notice the 6 movement of a hand, eyes or even eyebrows (眉毛), 7 of which might signal a bid (叫价).
The salesman came in the climbed to his stand. His staff 8 him in and took their places.
“Ladies and gentlemen,” the salesman said, “I have been instructed to tell you that everything must be sold this afternoon. No 9 is too low or too high for everything, 10 a price I must 11 for everything. We are now 12 to begin, and we do so 13
Lot (Article) Number One …” At this point two men 14 onto the central table a large wooden chest.
“Now what am I bid for this fine old chest? Do I hear ￡20? No? ￡10 then. 15 . The wood alone is worth ￡40, so make me an 16 .” His eyes swung round the room.
“ One pound.” A woman’s voice called.
“One pound I’m bid,” said the salesman 17 , “for this chest, any 18 on ￡1 now? One pound I’m bid. Do I hear two? 19 at ￡1 then.” He brought his wooden hammer 20 sharply onto his desk.
1. A. chance
B. turn
C. list
D. price
2. A. watching
B. asking
C. selling
D. examining
3. A. show
B. stay
C. look
D. examination
4. A. colored
B. served
C. lined
D. numbered
5. A. turn
B. examination
C. content
D. sale
6. A. slightest
B. simplest
C. quickest
D. strangest
7. A. none
B. some
C. any
D. all
8. A. showed
B. followed
C. let
D. called
9. A. chair
B. price
C. one
D. furniture
10. A. though
B. because
C. but
D. unless
11. A. care
B. have
C. pay
D. look
12. A. ready
B. sure
C. able
D. eager
13. A. on
B. in
C. for
D. with
14. A. stepped
B. climbed
C. pulled
D. lifted
15. A. Go on
B. Hurry up
C. Come along
D. Go ahead
16. A. offer
B. excuse
C. answer
D. effort
17. A. proudly
B. angrily
C. eagerly
D. surprisingly
18. A. change
B. advance
C. man
D. offer
19. A. Working
B. Coming
C. Getting
D. Going
20. A. up
B. down
C. back
D. out
参考答案
1~5 BDCDD
6~10 ACBBC
11~15 BADDC
16~20 ACBDB
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“Down-to-earth” means someone or something that is honest, realistic and easy to deal with.
It is a pleasure to 1 someone who is down-to-earth. A person who is down-to-earth is easy to talk to and 2 other people as equal. A down-to-earth person is just the 3 of someone who acts important or proud.
Down-to-earth persons may be important members of 4 , of course. But they do not let their importance “ 5 to their heads.” They do not consider themselves to be better persons than 6 of less importance. Someone who is filled with his own importance and pride, 7 without cause, is said to have “his nose in the air”. There is 8 way a person with his nose in the air can be down-to-earth.
Americans 9 another expression that means almost the same as “down-to-earth”. The expression is “both-feet-on-the-ground”. Someone 10 both-feet-on-the-ground is a person with a good 11 of reality. He has what is called “common sense”. He may have dreams, 12 he does not allow them to block his knowledge of 14 is real.
The opposite kind of 14 is one who has his “head-in-the-clouds”. A man with his head-in-the-clouds is a 15 whose mind is not in the real world. 16 such a person can be brought back to earth. Sharp words from teacher can usually 17 a day-dreaming student down-to-earth.
Usually, the person who is down-to-earth is very 18 to have both feet on the ground. 19 we have both our feet on-the-ground, when we are down-to-earth, we act honestly and openly 20 others. Our lives are like the ground below us, solid and strong.
1. A. pick
B. choose
C. find
D. receive
2. A. accepts
B. recognizes
C. thinks
D. acts
3. A. same
B. kind
C. example
D. opposite
4. A. companies
B. society
C. the world
D. the government
5. A. come
B. appear
C. enter
D. go
6. A. some
B. others
C. ones
D. fellows
7. A. often
B. rarely
C. yet
D. still
8. A. some
B. a
C. no
D. every
9. A. discover
B. find
C. conclude
D. use
10. A. at
B. of
C. with
D. from
11. A. idea
B. understanding
C. opinion
D. feeling
12. A. for
B. or
C. but
D. and
13. A. that
B. what
C. such
D. which
14. A. idea
B. creature
C. attitude
D. person
15. A. dreamer
B. stranger
C. flyer
D. settler
16. A. However
B. Therefore
C. Moreover
D. sometimes
17. A. teach
B. bring
C. lead
D. take
18. A. fit
B. sure
C. likely
D. able
19. A. When
B. Since
C. Though
D. Unless
20. A. toward
B. with
C. over
D. onto
参考答案
1~5 CADBD
6~10 BACDC
11~15 BCBDA
16~20 DBCAA
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完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）
并答
My father woke me up early one summer morning announcing, “Get up. You’re going with me to cut grass.” The idea 1 my father actually thought I was big enough to help him in his 2 made me feel proud and 3 . From sunup to sundown my father, my younger brother and I 4 in the large yards in a rich part of Atlanta, Georgia. By the end of the day I was tired out, but felt good. I had 5 a hard day’s labour and had earned $6.
One day my father found some leaves I’d 6 and pulled me aside. “Clear away these leaves,” he said 7 , “and don’t make me have to tell you to do it again.” The 8 was clear. Today I value the importance of doing a job 9 the first time. It will never 10 to impress the person you are working for.
After two years my father told me and my brother that he felt we were 11 enough to do lawns(草坪) on our own. Every Saturday , we 2 out early in the morning with the same desire and drive we had gained while working 13 our father.
Taking care of lawns was not exciting 14 high-paying, but that didn’t matter. It taught me that any job is a good job and that 15 I was paid was more than I had before. A newspaper reporter once asked me how someone 16 possible live on a forty-hour- a –week minimum(最低的) pay. “My father never worked just forty hours a 7 , and neither have I.” I replied. “If you’re only working forty hours, you probably don’t want to do 18 better than you’re doing.” In every job I’ve 19 ------from doing lawns to washing dishes-----I have learned something that helped me in my next job. If you 20 hard enough, you can learn from any job you do.
1. A. what
B. that
C. which
D. why
2. A. farm
B. family
C. business
D. company
3. A. excited
B. tired
C. troubled
D. unpleasant
4. A. played
B. excised
C. worked
D. struggled
5.A. put out
B. put down
C. put away
D. put in
6. A. collected B. cleaned
C. missed
D. noticed
7. A. finally
B. usually
C. unexpectedly
D. firmly
8. A. news
B. message
C. information
D. word
9. A. right
B. quickly
C. fast
D. wrong
10. A. happen
B. seem
C. fail
D. begin
11. A. strong
B. old
C. clever
D. skilled
12. A. worked
B. set
C. turned
D. figured
113. A. beyond
B. without
C. under
D. like
14. A. and
B. and yet
C. but
D. or
15. A. no matter how B. whatever C. no matter what
D. however
16. A. must
B. should
C. may
D. could
17. A. day
B. year
C. week
D. month
18. A. some
B. any
C. little
D. very
19. A. found
B. lost
C. held
D. helped
20. A. see
B. work
C. try
D. enjoy
参考答案
1— 5 BCACD
6—10 CDBAC
11—15 BBCDB
16—20 DCBCB
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