2016年高考第二轮复习英语湖北版
专题升级训练十 完形填空(二)
(1)
(2012武汉统招适应)
Cindy Green had a serious telephone problem.The brandnew $100 million Ribrock Plaza Hotel opened nearby and had __1__ almost the same telephone number as Cindy's.From the moment the hotel opened, Cindy was __2__ by calls not for her.Since she had the same phone number for years, she felt that she should __3__ the hotel management to change its number.__4__， the management refused.The phone company was not __5__， either.It argued that a number was a number，and the fact that a customer was getting someone else's __6__ twentyfour hours a day didn't make it __7__.
After her request fell on deaf ears, Cindy decided to take __8__ into her own hands.At 9 o'clock the phone rang.Someone from Memphis was calling the hotel and __9__ a room for the following Tuesday.Cindy said, “No __10__.How many nights？”
A few hours later a secretary called and said that she wanted a suite (套房) __11__ two bedrooms for a week.Cindy replied that the Presidential Suite was __12__ for $600 a night.The secretary said that she would __13__ it.
The next day was a __14__ one for Cindy.In the morning, she booked a car producer's conference for Memorial Day weekend.Her biggest __15__ came in the afternoon—a mother called to book the ballroom for her daughter's wedding in June.Cindy hesitated for a while, but still __16__ the woman that it would be no problem.
Within a few months, the Ribrock Plaza Hotel was a disaster area.People kept __17__ for weddings, reunions (聚会) and parties, and were all __18__ that there were no such events.
Soon after, she read in a __19__ that the hotel might go bankrupt(破产)．Her phone rang, and a manager from Marriott said, “We're prepared to __20__ you $2 million for the hotel.” Cindy replied, “We'll take it, but only if you change the telephone number.”
1．A.required
B．acquired
C．confirmed
D．dialed
2．A.bothered
B．embarrassed
C．disappointed
D．frightened
3．A.expect
B．force
C．encourage
D．persuade
4．A.Interestingly
B．Amazingly
C．Naturally
D．Curiously
5．A.blamed
B．patient
C．involved
D．helpful
6．A.answers
B．calls
C．messages
D．numbers
7．A.changeable
B．guilty
C．responsible
D．shameful
8．A.matters
B．deals
C．events
D．requests
9．A.sought for
B．asked for
C．called for
D．waited for
10．A.way
B．wonder
C．problem
D．doubt
11．A.plus
B．instead of
C．next to
D．with
12．A.comfortable
B．reasonable
C．available
D．affordable
13．A.order
B．reserve
C．purchase
D．register
14．A.lucky
B．new
C．difficult
D．busy
15．A.challenge
B．adventure
C．fortune
D．business
16．A.promised
B．reminded
C．convinced
D．comforted
17．A.turning around
B．turning up
C．turning over
D．turning back
18．A.informed
B．impressed
C．guaranteed
D．discouraged
19．A.note
B．brochure
C．poster
D．newspaper
20．A.lend
B．present
C．offer
D．award
(2)
(2012武汉四月调研)
When I was 17, I read a quote that went something like: “If you live each day as if it was your last, someday you'll most certainly be right.”It made a (n) __1__ on me, and since then, for the past 33 years, I have looked in the mirror every morning and asked myself: “If today were the __2__ day of my life, would I want to do what I am about to do today？” And whenever the answer has been “No” for too many days in a __3__， I know I need to change something.
About a year ago I was diagnosed with cancer.The doctors told me this was almost __4__ a type of cancer that is incurable, and that I should
__5__ to live no longer than three
to six months.My doctor advised me to go home and get my affairs __6__， which is doctor's code for preparing to die.
I lived with that diagnosis all day.Later that evening I had a biopsy (活组织检查) ，it __7__ to be a very rare form of cancer that is __8__ with surgery.I had the surgery and I'm fine now.
No one wants to die.Even people who want to go to __9__ don't want to die to get there.And yet death is the __10__ we all share.No one has ever __11__ it.And that is as it should be, because __12__ is very likely the single best invention of Life.It is Life's change agent.It __13__ out the old to make
way for the new.Right now the new is you, __14__ someday not too long from now, you will gradually become the old and be cleared away.Sorry to be so __15__， but it is quite __16__.
Your __17__ is limited, so don't waste it __18__ someone
else's life.Don't let the noise of others' opinions drown out your own inner __19__.And most important, have the courage to __20__ your heart and intuition (直觉)．
1．A.decision
B．impression
C．attraction
D．difference
2．A.first
B．best
C．worst
D．last
3．A.row
B．line
C．week
D．month
4．A.thoroughly
B．desperately
C．certainly
D．naturally
5．A.hope
B．wish
C．expect
D．desire
6．A.in order
B．in place
C．in hospital
D．in time
7．A.worked out
B．turned out
C．pointed out
D．found out
8．A.terrible
B．acceptable
C．imaginable
D．curable
9．A.hell
B．church
C．heaven
D．space
10．A.destination
B．origin
C．fate
D．frustration
11．A.expected
B．escaped
C．understood
D．tolerated
12．A.Disease
B．Birth
C．Growth
D．Death
13．A.sorts
B．carries
C．clears
D．picks
14．A.but
B．and
C．or
D．so
15．A.common
B．effective
C．dramatic
D．troublesome
16．A.fantastic
B．desirable
C．common
D．true
17．A.money
B．time
C．energy
D．chance
18．A.disturbing
B．entering
C．living
D．enjoying
19．A.voice
B．noise
C．sound
D．whisper
20．A.follow
B．take
C．find
D．fight
(3)
The science teacher, Mr.Litmus, had asked his students to study some particular animal.They would write a short report, and tell the rest of the class their __1__.Some talked about dogs, others about horses, and some chose fish.But the most interesting __2__ of all was made by little Sophie.
“I found that __3__ are terribly illtempered，” she said, very sure of herself.
Everyone smiled, waiting for her to __4__.Then Sophie explained, “I spent hours in my house, watching flies.When they flied __5__， everything was OK, but when they found a __6__ they would really be noisy.I had always thought they made that __7__ with their wings, but they don't.With my daddy's telescope I watched the flies really closely, and saw that what they were really __8__ was shouting and protesting.They were so hysterical (歇斯底里的) that they couldn't fly out of the window, and they would just __9__ their heads against the glass again and again.If only they had __10__ the butterfly that passed by, they would have seen that the top of the window was __11__.The butterfly tried to tell them, but it had no __12__ at all.The flies just kept on shouting and complaining.”
Mr.Litmus was __13__， and explained to the class that that form of fly's behaviour had nothing to do with __14__.Instead, it was an example of animals having different __15__ of intelligence and awareness.
And this was what __16__ a big disorder in the science class.Many parents had to come and complain because their children had __17__ their parents among the least intelligent of creatures! This, said the children, was because the parents did nothing but complain, and they __18__ listened to anyone.
Mr.Litmus had to do a lot of explaining, and quite a few parents __19__.It helped some of them realise that, although they weren't __20__，they
often
behaved
not
terribly intelligently.
1．A.purposes
B．means
C．measures
D．conclusions
2．A.discovery
B．invention
C．activity
D．direction
3．A.insects
B．flies
C．butterflies
D．bats
4．A.cheer
B．begin
C．discuss
D．continue
5．A.quickly
B．repeatedly
C．normally
D．directly
6．A.door
B．window
C．light
D．wall
7．A.force
B．wind
C．result
D．noise
8．A.finding
B．hating
C．doing
D．imagining
9．A.defeated
B．leaned
C．beat
D．turned
10．A.watched
B．obeyed
C．caught
D．photographed
11．A.shut
B．windy
C．open
D．clean
12．A.effect
B．wonder
C．doubt
D．reason
13．A.worried
B．amused
C．encouraged
D．learned
14．A.pleasure
B．excitement
C．joy
D．anger
15．A.levels
B．areas
C．senses
D．fields
16．A.removed
B．caused
C．reduced
D．solved
17．A.respected
B．listed
C．divided
D．admitted
18．A.never
B．always
C．almost
D．already
19．A.turned up
B．gone back
C．calmed down
D．held on
20．A.poor
B．busy
C．serious
D．stupid 参考答案
专题升级训练十 完形填空(二)
(1)
【解题导语】新开业的Ribrock Plaza Hotel 有着几乎和辛迪家一样的电话号码。之后发生了什么事情呢？让我们从文章中去了解吧。
1．B 根据下文辛迪总是接到呼叫宾馆的电话可知，这个宾馆获得(acquired)了几乎和辛迪家一样的电话号码。require意为“要求，需要”；confirm意为“确认，证实”；dial意为“拨打”。
2．A 从宾馆开业开始，辛迪就被不是找她的电话所打扰(bothered)。embarrass意为“使尴尬”；disappoint意为“使失望”；frighten意为“使害怕”。
3．D 因为辛迪用这个号码很多年了，她觉得她应该说服(persuade)宾馆的管理部门换号。expect意为“期望，盼望”；force意为“强迫”；encourage意为“鼓励”。A、B、C三项均不符合语境。
4．C 当然(naturally)管理部门拒绝了。interestingly意为“有趣地”；amazingly意为“令人惊奇的是”；curiously意为“好奇地”。
5．D 电话公司也没有帮忙。blame意为“责备”；patient意为“有耐心的”；involve意为“牵涉”；helpful意为“有帮助的，有用的”。
6．B 电话公司说，电话号码只是个号码而已，即便客户一天24小时都被人电话(calls)骚扰，他们也不会负责(responsible)。
7．C 参见上题解析。
8．A 在她的请求被置若罔闻后，辛迪决定亲自处理这个问题。take matters into one's own hands“某人亲自出马”，符合语境。
9．B 某个人在给宾馆打电话，要求(asked for)预订一个下个星期二的房间。seek for“寻找”；pay for“付款”；wait for“等待”。
10．C 根据10空后面的“How many nights？”可知，此处表示“没问题(no problem)”。
11．D 根据上下文内容可知，此处指她想要一个有两个卧室的套房。with表示“有，带有”。
12．C 辛迪回答道：“有总统套房，600美元一晚。”comfortable意为“舒服的”；reasonable意为“合理的”；available意为“可得到的，可以利用的”；affordable意为“负担得起的”。根据语境可知C项正确。
13．B 秘书说她就预订它了。reserve意为“预订(座位、席位、房间等)”，符合语境。order意为“订货，订购”；purchase意为“购买”；register意为“登记，注册”。
14．D 根据下文她所做的一系列事情可知，第二天对辛迪来说是忙碌的(busy)一天。
15．A 下午她遇到了最大的挑战(challenge)——一位母亲打电话来为她的女儿在六月即将举行的婚礼预订舞厅。
16．A 辛迪犹豫了一会儿，但是她仍然允诺这位女士没问题。此处用“promised”和前面的“hesitated”相呼应。
17．B 根据上文可知，此处表示人们都来参加婚礼、聚会和晚会，并且都被告知没有这样的事情。根据语境可知turn up“露面，到来”正确。
18．A 参见上题解析。inform表示“通知，告知”。
19．D 不久以后，她在一份报纸(newspaper)上看到这家宾馆可能会破产的消息。note意为“笔记”；brochure意为“手册”；poster意为“海报”。
20．C offer sb.sth.“自愿给予某人某物”，为固定短语，符合语境。
(2)
【解题导语】本文选自乔布斯2005年在斯坦福大学毕业典礼上的演讲。他的演讲告诉大家：一定要听从自己的心声，不要被旁人的想法所左右。
1．B 这句话给我留下了深刻的印象。make an impression on sb.是固定短语，意思是“给某人留下印象”。
2．D 由上文“If you live each day as if it was your last...”可知，答案选D项。句意：自那以后，在过去的33年中，我每天早晨都会对着镜子问自己：“如果今天是我生命中的最后一天，我会去做今天打算做的那些事吗？”
3．A 句意：每当答案连续多日都是“不会”的时候，我知道我该做些改变了。in a row 意为“连续几次地”。
4．C 句意：医生告诉我那几乎是一种无法治愈的癌症。certainly“当然”，符合语境。
5．C 句意：我至多还能活三到六个月的时间。expect“预计，预料”，符合语境。
6．A 句意：医生叫我回家，然后整理好我的一切，这是医生让病人等死的婉言。in order“整齐，整洁”。
7．B 句意：最后竟然是一种非常罕见的可以用手术治愈的癌症。turn out“结果是”，符合语境。
8．D 根据上题解析可知，选D项。curable“可医治的，可治愈的”。
9．C 句意：即使是想上天堂的人，也不会为了去那里而死。
10．A 句意：但是死亡是我们每个人共同的终点。destination“目的地，终点”，符合语境。origin“起源，出身”；fate“命运”；frustration“受挫，挫败”。
11．B 句意：无人幸免。escape是 “逃脱”的意思，符合语境。
12．D 从后句可知答案。死亡很可能是生命唯一最好的发明，它是生命变化更替的推动力。
13．C 句意：它将旧的清除以便给新的让路。clear out是“把……清空，清理”。
14．A 句意：你们现在是新生的一代，但是不久的将来，你们会慢慢变老，然后被逐出人生的舞台。but表示“转折”，符合语境。
15．C 句意：我很抱歉说得这么戏剧性。dramatic“戏剧性的”，符合语境。
16．D 句意：但这就是真实的人生。
17．B 句意：你们的时间很有限，所以不要把时间浪费在重复其他人的生活上。
18．C 见上题解析。live a．.. life“(以某种方式)生活”。
19．A 句意：不要让其他人喧嚣的观点淹没你内心的声音。
20．A 句意：最重要的是，你要有勇气去追随你的内心和直觉。follow表示“追随，遵循”。
(3)
【解题导语】科学老师要求学生研究动物，然后写报告并将其结论告诉班里同学。小索菲的发现最有趣。
1．D conclusion“结果，结论”。老师要求学生写一份简短的报告，告诉班上其他同学自己的结论。
2．A discovery“发现”。但最有趣的发现是小索菲的发现。
3．B fly“苍蝇”。根据下文信息“I spent hours in my house，watching flies.”中的暗示可知选B项。
4．D 每个人都笑了，大家都等着小索菲继续讲。
5．C normally“正常地，通常地”。当苍蝇正常飞行时，一切顺利。
6．B 根据下文信息“They were so hysterical(歇斯底里的)that they couldn't fly out of the window...”中的暗示可知选B项。
7．D 根据上文“they would really be noisy”可知这里指苍蝇发出的嗡嗡声。
8．C “shouting and protesting”是苍蝇所做的事。
9．C 苍蝇不能飞出窗户，它们只是用头一遍又一遍地撞击玻璃。beat“击打”。
10．A watch“观看，观察”。要是苍蝇能观察一下蝴蝶是怎样飞过窗户的就好了，它们就会看见窗户的顶部是开着的。
11．C 参见上题解析。
12．A 蝴蝶试图告诉苍蝇，但没有任何效果。苍蝇还是不停地喊叫、抱怨。
13．B amuse“逗笑，逗乐”。听了学生的报告，利特默斯先生笑了。
14．D anger“怒，愤怒”。由上文信息可知小索菲在报告中说苍蝇飞不出窗户时很愤怒，所以这里老师解释说苍蝇的这种行为方式与愤怒无关。
15．A level“水平”。小索菲的发现只是一个表明动物的智力和意识水平的不同的例子。
16．B cause“引起，使发生，导致”。这事在科学课上引起了很大的混乱。
17．B list“把……列入……中”。许多父母抱怨他们的孩子把他们列入最不聪明的生物之中。
18．A 孩子们说这是因为他们的父母只是抱怨，也不听任何人的意见。
19．C calm down“平静下来，镇定下来”。老师不得不做了很多解释，也有不少的父母冷静了下来。
20．D stupid“头脑糊涂的，傻的，笨的，愚蠢的”。后半句中的intelligently也是暗示。这事让一些家长意识到，尽管他们并不愚蠢，但他们经常表现得不太聪明。