2016年高考第二轮复习英语湖北版
专题升级训练十二 完形填空(四)
(1)
Once I went to a convenience store to get a newspaper and a pack of gum.The young woman at the checkout counter said，“That'll be five dollars please，” and as I reached into my wallet，the thought __1__ to me that a newspaper and a pack of gum didn't quite make it to five dollars.
When I __2__ to get a “requote” , she had a big smile on her face and said, “Gotcha! I got to get my tip in there somehow！” I __3__ when I knew I'd been had.She then __4__ down at the paper I was buying and said, “I'm sick and __5__ of all this negative things on the front pages.I want to read some good news for a change.” She then said，“In fact, I think someone should just __6__ a goodnews newspaper—a paper with wonderful, __7__ stories about people __8__ hardship and doing good things for others.I'd buy one every day！” She then thanked me for coming in and said, “Maybe we'll get lucky tomorrow; maybe we'll get some good news，” and she laughed.She __9__ my day.
The following day, I __10__ the same store again to pick up bottled water, but a different young lady was behind the __11__.As I checked out I said, “Good afternoon，” and __12__ her my money for the water.She said nothing—not a word, not a smile...nothing.She just handed me my change and in a negative __13__ ordered “Next ！”
It __14__ me right between the eyes: Two people, same age; one made me feel great, while the other, well, made me feel that I had __15__ her by showing up.
By the choices we make, by the __16__ we exhibit, we are influencing lives every day in positive or negative ways...our family, our peers, our friends, and even __17__ we've never met before and will never meet again.So when you brush your teeth every morning,
look in the __18__ and ask yourself，“Are there things I'd like to __19__？” How will you choose to live your life, as “the discontented” or as “the goodnews girl”？ Your answer will go a long
way toward determining
the joy and __20__ that you will experience in your life.
1．A.occurred
B．happened
C．appeared
D．sounded
2．A.stood up
B．stepped up
C．looked up
D．picked up
3．A.cried
B．laughed
C．shouted
D．screamed
4．A.observed
B．stared
C．glared
D．glanced
5．A.tired
B．conscious
C．ashamed
D．afraid
6．A.sell
B．publish
C．create
D．buy
7．A.adventurous
B．interesting
C．inspiring
D．astonishing
8．A.overcoming
B．avoiding
C．evaluating
D．causing
9．A.fixed
B．spent
C．took
D．made
10．A.dropped off
B．dropped out
C．dropped behind
D．dropped by
11．A.door
B．counter
C．desk
D．shelf
12．A.provided
B．consulted
C．handed
D．supplied
13．A.tone
B．voice
C．sound
D．state
14．A.told
B．hit
C．left
D．beat
15．A.destroyed
B．disturbed
C．interrupted
D．frightened
16．A.attitudes
B．goods
C．contributions
D．spirits
17．A.relatives
B．enemies
C．strangers
D．colleagues
18．A.room
B．face
C．mirror
D．sink
19．A.buy
B．dress
C．save
D．change
20．A.dream
B．happiness
C．shame
D．ambition
(2)
(2012湖北襄阳四校期中)
A few years ago I was days away from the world trip I had been planning for 6 months.I decided to go out with two of my friends to have a __1__ drink.The first half of the evening was filled with them __2__ me about safety in foreign countries and telling me to be __3__ in all the dangerous places I was visiting.As the night progressed we all got very drunk and rude __4__ it was the last time we would see each other for some time.Come closing time at about 1：00 am, we walked __5__ out of the pub and began to make our way home.
As we were making our way through the risky neighborhood, five random robbers jumped out of a lane and for no apparent reason began to __6__ me and my friends.Luckily a large group of slightly nicer individuals appeared on the scene and came to our aid，__7__ the robbers away.Apart from a few cuts and stolen mobile phones, no one was too badly hurt and within a few minutes we were __8__ about the whole suffering.However, what happened next wasn't so funny( for me at least)．
As we __9__ our walk home a police car pulled up and a group of officers __10__ and surrounded us.We began to explain that we were all right and there was no need to give any statement, but we were all told to __11__ up.Two particularly large officers then __12__ me and threw me in the back of the car, before ordering my friends home.I was still a little drunk and before I could __13__ what was happening I was in a police station being told to empty my pockets.Following some brief questions and being informed that I was __14__ for attack, I was thrown in a cell and told I would be __15__ tomorrow.
I spent the night worrying that in my __16__ confusion I had hit and hurt someone，however these worries were put to rest in the morning when a kind elderly officer entered my
cell with a blanket and a cup of tea.A few minutes later I was being handed back my __17__ and having antiseptic cream(消毒膏) put on my black eye.It turned out that one of the gang who jumped me and my friends resembled me and was wearing __18__ clothes，leading the police to __19__ me for him when looking at CCTV footage.After a few awkward __20__
I was told that they needed the cell space so I had to leave.They didn't even offer me the bus fare home.The funniest part? I still have the arrest document that says：
Arrested: James Wheaton
On suspicion of: An attack on James Wheaton
1．A.welcome
B．goodbye
C．greeting
D．celebration
2．A.persuading
B．teaching
C．lecturing
D．informing
3．A.careful
B．considerate
C．confident
D．modest
4．A.announcing
B．providing
C．discovering
D．considering
5．A.rudely
B．unsteadily
C．unnaturally
D．weakly
6．A.seek
B．catch
C．beat
D．call
7．A.chasing
B．throwing
C．carrying
D．sending
8．A.telling
B．talking
C．complaining
D．laughing
9．A.made
B．continued
C．followed
D．began
10．A.set off
B．picked out
C．piled out
D．took off
11．A.shut
B．put
C．speak
D．break
12．A.blamed
B．criticized
C．noticed
D．grabbed
13．A.recognize
B．realize
C．remember
D．remark
14．A.arrested
B．judged
C．sentenced
D．tried
15．A.removed
B．registered
C．relieved
D．released
16．A.accidental
B．drunken
C．spiritual
D．random
17．A.possessions
B．pockets
C．clothes
D．maps
18．A.fancy
B．familiar
C．same
D．similar
19．A.misunderstand
B．mistake
C．mislead
D．mismatch
20．A.discussions
B．excuses
C．apologies
D．explanations
(3)
A 12yearold boy saw something in a shop window that set his heart racing.But the price—five dollars—was far beyond Reuben Earle's wealth.Five dollars would buy almost a week's groceries for his family.
But hearing the sound of hammering from a side street, Reuben had an idea.
He ran towards the __1__ and stopped at a construction site.People built their own homes in Bay Roberts, using nails __2__ in hessian sacks(麻袋) from a local factory.Sometimes the sacks were __3__， and Reuben knew he could sell them back to the __4__ for five cents a piece.
Back home, he looked at his mother Dora and __5__.Sunlight from the window gilded her shoulderlength blonde hair.Slim and beautiful, she was the center of the home, the glue that held it together.
Every day after school, Reuben walked down the town, __6__ the hessian nail bags.On the day the school closed for the summer, no student was more __7__ than Reuben.Now he would have more time for his __8__.Then one day the
__9__ had come.
Reuben ran down Water Street to the store.“Please, Mister.I have to sell the sacks now.”
The man took the sacks, __10__ his pocket and put four coins in Reuben's hand.Reuben murmured(小声说) a thank you and __11__ home.
When he got home.Reuben __12__ the tin can.He poured the coins out and began to __13__.He had enough.
Then, he headed for the shop, “I have the __14__，” he told the owner.
The man went to the window and took out Reuben's __15__.He wiped the dust off and gently wrapped it in brown paper.Then he placed it in Reuben's hands.
Racing home, Reuben __16__ the front door.“Here, Mum! Here.” He placed a small box in her workroughened hands.
She __17__ it carefully.A jewel box appeared.Dora lifted the cover, __18__ beginning to blur(模糊) her vision.
Dora had never received such a __19__，she had no jewellery except her wedding ring.__20__，she smiled and gathered her son into her arms.
1．A.window
B．sound
C．store
D．school
2．A.purchased
B．produced
C．delivered
D．packed
3．A.taken apart
B．set aside
C．sorted out
D．thrown away
4．A.people
B．site
C．factory
D．shop
5．A.wept
B．hesitated
C．smiled
D．murmured
6．A.collecting
B．selling
C．recycling
D．carrying
7．A.disappointed
B．delighted
C．determined
D．devoted
8．A.mother
B．schedule
C．burden
D．mission
9．A.challenge
B．possibility
C．time
D．opportunity
10．A.searched for
B．reached into
C．glanced through
D．stared at
11．A.ran
B．walked
C．left
D．arrived
12．A.sought
B．buried
C．broke
D．uncovered
13．A.laugh
B．count
C．judge
D．observe
14．A.jewel
B．box
C．money
D．ring
15．A.treasure
B．coins
C．present
D．sacks
16．A.got in
B．slid into
C．squeezed out
D．burst through
17．A.opened
B．unwrapped
C．unfolded
D．fastened
18．A.tears
B．fog
C．dust
D．sunlight
19．A.celebration
B．wish
C．gift
D．blessing
20．A.Thankful
B．Breathless
C．Unexpected
D．Speechless
专题升级训练十二 完形填空(四)
(1)
【解题导语】本文主要讲述了生活态度的重要性，选择积极的生活态度不仅对我们自己而且对周围的人都有着积极的影响。
1．A 此处表示作者脑海中突然出现一个想法，occur to sb.意思是“出现在头脑中”，符合语境。
2．C 作者心里有了疑问，故应该是“抬头”要求店员重新报价。look up 意思是“抬头往上看”，符合语境。stand up“起立”；step up“走上前去”；pick up“得到，学会”。
3．B 作者知道自己上当了，故“大笑”起来。
4．D 根据语境可知，此处应该是她“瞥了”一眼作者买的报纸。glance“一瞥，看一眼”，符合语境。
5．A 根据上下句的联系可知，空处与sick意思相近，故选A项，表示她“厌倦了”报纸头版上那些消极的东西。conscious“意识到”；ashamed“惭愧的”；afraid“害怕的”。
6．B 她希望能够有人“发行”只刊登好消息的报纸。
7．C 根据后半句对这类故事的描述可知，此处应选inspiring“鼓舞人心的”。adventurous“有冒险精神的”；interesting“有趣的”；astonishing“难以置信的”。
8．A overcome hardship“克服困难”，符合语境。avoid“避开，躲避”；evaluate“评价，评估”；cause“造成，引起”。
9．D make sb.'s day 为固定搭配，表示“使某人一天非常快活”，符合语境。
10．D 第二天作者又顺路到这个商店买水，drop by“顺便拜访”，符合语境。drop off“减少”；drop out“退出，退学”；drop behind“落后”。
11．B 根据第一段第二句中的“checkout counter”可知，此处应选counter“柜台”。
12．C 作者把钱递给那个女孩，故选择C项。hand sb.sth.“递给某人某物”。provide“提供”；consult“咨询”；supply“供给，提供”。
13．A 通过上文描述可知，这个店员很冷漠，显然她是用一种很消极的“语气”讲话，故A项符合语境。
14．B to hit between the eyes 为固定搭配，表示“十分惊讶”，符合语境，故答案为B项。
15．B 这个店员的态度让作者觉得自己的出现好像打扰了她。disturb“打扰，妨碍”，符合语境。
16．A 通过我们作出的选择，表现的态度，我们每天都影响着别人的生活。显然attitudes符合上下文。
17．C 通过空后的定语从句可以判断应选strangers。relative“亲戚”；enemy“敌人”；colleague“同事”。
18．C 结合语境可知，早晨起来刷牙，应是看着“镜子”问自己，故选C项。sink是“洗碗槽”之意，不符合语境。
19．D 根据文意可知，作者说我们要“改变”自己想改变的事物，选择正确的态度，故D项符合文意
20．B 你愿意效仿哪个女孩生活呢？是那个“心怀不满的女孩”还是那个“好消息女孩”？你的选择将有助于决定你生活中体验到的幸福和“快乐”。
(2)
【解题导语】本文是一篇幽默故事。作者和朋友在饮酒话别后，突遇劫匪的袭击。然而滑稽的是，他竟被警察当作嫌犯抓起来，并在牢里度过了一个晚上。被释放后他发现逮捕令上正是被袭击者，这真是荒唐至极。
1．B 由后文“it was the last time we would see each other for some time”可知，我决定和两个朋友饮酒话别。故B项正确。
2．C persuade“劝说”；teach“教授”；lecture“演讲；训诫”；inform“告诉”，常用于inform sb.of sth。此处指他们不停地给我叮嘱在国外的安全问题。故C项正确。
3．A 他们告诉我在危险的地方一定要小心。故A项正确。
4．D announce“宣布”；provide“提供”；discover“发现”；consider“认为；考虑”。当我们都喝醉时，大家都认为这是一段时间内最后一次待在一起了。故D项正确。
5．B 凌晨一点左右，我们蹒跚着走出了酒馆。故B项正确。unsteadily意为“摇摆地”。
6．C 由语境知，无意间五个劫匪从巷子冲出来，无缘无故地殴打我们。故C项正确。
7．A 幸运的是一大群好心人帮我们撵走了劫匪。chase away意为“赶走；驱逐”。故A项正确。
8．D 联系上下文知，除了一点损失外，没人受重伤，因此几分钟里，我们都拿这事开玩笑。故D项正确。
9．B 由语境知，我们继续往回走。故B项正确。
10．C set off“出发”；pick out“挑选出”；pile out“走出”；take off“起飞；脱掉”。警车停下后，一群警察蜂拥而出围住了我们。故C项正确。
11．A 不容我们辩解，警察就叫我们闭嘴。shut up意为“住口”。故A项正确。
12．D 两个高个子警察抓住我就扔进了警车。grab意为“抓取”。故D项正确。
13．B 在我能意识所发生的一切之前我已经在警察局了。realize意为“意识到”。故B项正确。
14．A 根据“attack”可知回答了几个简单的问题之后，我被告知因我袭击他人而被捕了。故A项正确。
15．D remove“移动”；register“注册”；relieve“解除”；release“释放；发布”。我被投进牢房并被告知明天才能释放出狱。故D项正确。
16．B accidental“意外的”；drunken“喝醉的”；spiritual“精神的”；random“随意的”。一夜我都在想，在我喝醉了酒而迷糊的时候，是不是伤害过他人。mistake sb. for sb.“把某人误认为某人”。故B项正确。
17．A 他们把没收的东西还给了我。possession意为“财产”。故A项正确。
18．D 原来其中的一个劫匪和我长相相似，而且衣着也相似。故D项正确。
19．B 这些相似的地方导致警察在看录像时误把我当成了那个劫匪。故B项正确。
20．C 几番尴尬的道歉后，警察告诉我，牢房需要空位，所以我就走了。故C项正确。
(3)
【解题导语】鲁宾在商店看中了一件礼物想送给妈妈，可他没有那么多钱买下来，于是他想到了一个赚钱买礼物的办法，那就是到别人建房子的地方捡别人扔下的装钉子的麻袋卖，最后他终于攒够了钱买礼物送给妈妈。
1．B 他朝发出锤打声音的方向跑去，在一个建筑工地停了下来。
2．A 人们建房子用的是从当地工厂买来的用麻袋装着的钉子。
3．D 有时候装钉子的麻袋被别人扔了，所以鲁宾才能捡到麻袋来卖钱。
4．C 麻袋可以回收再用，所以鲁宾捡到麻袋后可以卖到制作钉子的工厂。
5．C 因为想到了赚钱买礼物的办法，回家看见妈妈时，内心很高兴，所以笑了。
6．A 每天放学后，他都在镇上四处走动，以便可以收集麻袋。
7．B 放暑假了，没有学生比鲁宾更高兴，因为他有更多时间去捡麻袋了。
8．D 现在他有更多时间来完成他攒钱的任务。
9．C 根据下文可知，他攒够钱的这一时刻终于来了。
10．B 他把麻袋卖给别人，别人肯定是把手伸进自己的口袋去拿钱付给他。
11．A 鲁宾拿到卖麻袋的钱后跑回了家。
12．D 见下题解析。
13．B 因为鲁宾是慢慢卖麻袋攒的钱，所以他回家打开存钱罐来数，看钱够不够买礼物。
14．C 他到商店告诉店主他买那份礼物的钱已经够了。
15．A 把他想买给妈妈的礼物看作“宝贝(treasure)”。
16．D 从前门急冲进去。burst“快速”，through“从中穿过”。
17．B 15题后面的一句说店主擦去礼物上的灰尘，然后又用褐色的纸包上，所以在这里应该是妈妈先要打开包装才能看到是什么礼物。
18．A 看到儿子送的礼物，妈妈肯定是感动得哭了。
19．C 妈妈从未收到过这样的礼物。
20．D 妈妈感动得不知说什么，只能笑着把儿子抱在怀里。