贵州省水城县2017高考英语一轮完形填空练习五
完形填空These days everyone wants to “get rich” overnight. We all __1__ marrying someone from a wealthy family, making a lot of __2__， or winning the lottery (彩票). But do these things really make us happy? Many of the richest celebrities (名人) happen to be some of the most __3__ people. They buy expensive houses and clothes that they __4__ use. They may become __5__ and even become addicted to __6__. They have become so focused on money and material things that they forget about the people and activities they __7__.
Now, more young people have the opportunity for a better education, and better chances of making a high __8__. These are great achievements，__9__ will they make you happy? In the US many young people believe that being rich and being happy are two __10__ things. When attending university, they often choose to study subjects that they are __11__ rather than subjects that will get them __12__ jobs. Instead of majoring in “business” or “management”， many American students today have majors like “theater” or “modern dance”. The __13__ is that making a lot of money doesn't mean that you will be satisfied with your __14__. Nowadays, young people are __15__ careers that they love doing rather than careers that pay well.
I think that as being __16__ becomes more possible, we need to __17__ what the term “fortune” really means. Do we need to have money and material things to be fortunate? Or does __18__ just mean having what we need to be happy? __19__， what things make you happy? Be honest with yourself.
It may take __20__ a rich spouse(配偶)or much money to make you happy!
拥有财富和拥有幸福本质上是有区别的。有些有钱人去购买永远不会去用的昂贵的房子、衣服，沉溺于吸毒，其实他们并不幸福。现在更多的年轻人选择了去接受良好的教育，从事自己乐意从事的职业，上大学、接受教育并不仅仅是为了有一份高薪的工作。
1．A.think of
B．dream of
C．care about
D．insist on
答案：B 根据上一句中的wants和下文可知，这些想法都是“梦想”。
2．A.changes
B．friends
C．efforts
D．money
答案：D 要快点富起来，当然要赚到一大笔钱。make a lot of money“赚大钱”。
3．A.unhappy
B．happy
C．lucky
D．unlucky
答案：A 从下文那些有钱人的做法可知他们中有些人不幸福。
4．A.always
B．really
C．never
D．personally
答案：C 他们去购买永远不会去用的昂贵的房子、衣服。
5．A.annoyed
B．depressed
C．satisfied
D．injured
答案：B 此空和下文become addicted to... 是并列关系，因此选择depressed“郁闷的，消沉的”。
6．A.work
B．games
C．adventures
D．drugs
答案：D become addicted to...常用来指“沉迷于”一些不良的嗜好。drug“毒品”。
7．A.love
B．hate
C．enjoy
D．know
答案：A 前面的先行词是people and activities, 因此只能用love, 而不能用enjoy“喜欢”。8．A.salary
B．goal
C．degree
D．fame
答案：A
解析：本文主要讲对财富的追求，故选A。句意：现在更多的年轻人有机会接受更好的教育，有机会赚到高额的“薪水”(salary)。这里和文章开头呼应。goal“目标”；degree“程度”；fame“名誉”。
9．A.so
B．and
C．but
D．or
答案：C 从上下文来看，这里是转折关系。
10．A.difficult
B．different
C．pleasant
D．important
答案：B 联系上下文可知，富有和幸福是不同的。
11．A.used to
B．familiar with
C．related to
D．interested in
答案：D 根据rather than和get them ______ jobs 可知此处指选择他们感兴趣的专业。be used to sth.“习惯于”；be related to“与……有关”；be familiar with“熟悉”。
12．A.highpaying
B．prizewinning
C．troublesaving
D．longenjoying
答案：A highpaying“报酬高的”。
13．A.point
B．purpose
C．result
D．question
答案：A point“要点”。其他三个选项均不合题意。
14．A.health
B．future
C．life
D．major
答案：C 有钱并不意味着对“生活”感到满意。
15．A.creating
B．avoiding
C．missing
D．choosing
答案：D choose career“择业”。
16．A.independent
B．wealthy
C．unselfish
D．famous
答案：B 由于致富已不是问题，我们有必要重新思考“富有”的真正含义。
17．A.study
B．understand
C．rethink
D．recall
答案：C “重新思考”用rethink, 其他选项不合文意。
18．A.fortune
B．career
C．success
D. peace
答案：A 这里作者以问句的形式提出了本文的观点：富有(fortune)是否就意味着拥有幸福所需要的东西。
19．A.Even if
B．If so
C．Only if
D．If only
答案：B 这里承接上句，if so“如果这样的话”。
20．A.kind of
B．nothing but
C．as much as
D．more than
答案：D 真正的幸福不只是拥有一个有钱的配偶或有很多钱。nothing but“只不过，仅仅”。
完形填空阅读下短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D），选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。—25 CBDBA
26—30 CDBAC
31—35 BDACB
36—40 DACAD
第1模块 完形填空 模块导读（4）
探究点三 前制性、后制性和语篇性的设空
完形填空答案有的由已读过的上文决定， 有的由未读过的下文决定， 还有的要综合上下文而定， 这三种设空方法分别称为前制性设空、后制性设空和语篇性设空。毫无疑问， 前制性设空难度低， 后制性设空难度较高， 语篇性设空难度最大。
1．前制性设空：答案由已读过的上文决定
例1 I couldn’t bear the pain of the bites.I woke up my cousin, who was sleeping peacefully in the bed next to mine.Unhappy for being ______ she said, “There is nothing you can do…”
A．blamed
B．interrupted C．moved
D．frightened
【解析】 B 根据I woke up my cousin可以知道答案。
例2 Being alone in outer space can be frightening.That is one reason why astronauts on solo space flights were given plenty of work to keep them ________ .
A．tired
B．asleep C．conscious
D．busy
【解析】 D 既然Being alone in outer space can be frightening. 那么astronauts...were given plenty of work的目的就是使他们有事可做。
2．后制性设空：答案由未读过的下文决定
例3 Ring up this lady.She wants a ________ immediately.In fact, you would have to start tomorrow by cooking a dinner for ten people.
A．Cook
B．help C．teacher
D．secretary
【解析】 A 根据下文…have to start tomorrow by cooking a dinner可以知道答案。
例4 Liu Mei is among the ________ ones. The Chinese University of Hong Kong granted Liu a full scholarship — HK$500,000. Not all students are so fortunate.
A．poor
B．smart C．lucky
D．silent
【解析】 C 根据下文．..granted Liu a full scholarship和Not all students are so fortunate.可以知道答案。
例5 It had been a longstanding joke in our family that I wanted a piano so that I could ________lessons. “Learn to play the piano, and I’ll get you one.” was my husband’s response.
A．give B．take C．draw
D．teach
【解析】 B 根据下文Learn to play the piano, and...可以知道答案。
3．语篇性设空：综合上下文后敲定答案
这种设题方式体现了“突出语篇”的命题思路。
例6 I did very badly at school.My headmaster thought I was ________ and when I was 14 he said, “You’re never going to be anything but a failure.”
A．bright B．useless
C．simple
D．hopeful
【解析】 B 根据上文．..did very badly和下文You’re never going to be anything but a failure, 可知答案。
例7 I played a racquetball game against my cousin Ed last week. It was one of the most ________ games I’ve ever had. When Ed suggested we play, I laughed quietly, figuring on an easy victory. ...When the game finally ended, both of us were lying flat on our backs. In a way, I think we both won: I won the game, but cousin Ed won my respect.
A．encouraging
B．hopeless C．surprising
D．regular
【解析】 C 此题并非考查四个词的区别， 而是考查对全文的理解。根据后文提到的作者预计的得分与实际得分相比较， 这场比赛的结果是出人意料的， 所以可以推断C项为正确答案。
完形填空（共20题：每题1.5分，满分30分）
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从每题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。
One day all the employees of a very famous company reached their office and all saw a big sign on the main door which said this:
"Yesterday, the __36__who has been hindering （） your growth in this copany
37 _．We invite you to join the funeral in the room that has been
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in the gym．"
In the beginning, they all got
39
for the death of one, of their colleagues, but after a while they started getting
40
to know who was that person that hindered the __41__of their colleagues and the company itself?
The
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in the gym was such that security agents were ordered to control the crowd
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the room．The more people
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the coffin （）, the more the excitement heated up．Everyone thought, " _45_ is it that was hindering mprogress?"
One by one the intrigued（） employees got closer to the coffin, and when they looked inside it, they
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became speechless．
They all got to stand near the coffin, and felt shocked and
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, as if someone had touched the deepest part of their
48 ．There was a mirror inside the coffin everyone who
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it could see themselves! There was also a sign next to the mirror that
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:
"There is only one person who is capable of setting
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to your growth and IT IS YOU!" Your life does not
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when your boss changes, when your friends change, when your parents change, when your husband or wife changes…
No, your life changes when YOU change, when you
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your limiting beliefs inside．Examine yourself, watch yourself．Don't be, afraid of , impossibilities and losses．Be a winner; build yourself and your reality．, it's the way you face life itself that makes the difference．
36．A．person B．boss．sign
D．funeral37．A．died away
B．died out C．passed away
D．passed, out
38．A．protected B．prevented C．proved
D．prepared
39．A．happy
B．sadC．joyful
D．grateful 40．A．calm B．curious C．conscious
D．convenient
41．A．growth B．width C．faith
D．strength
42．A．way B．meaningC．excitement D．disappointment
43．A．within B．without C．about
D．around
44．A．bought B．sold C．reached D． touched
45．A．What
B．Which C．Where
D．Who
46．A．carefully B．actually C．suddenly
D．madly
47．A．in silence B．in return C．in heed
D．48．A．hand B．soul C．mouth
D．face
49．A．put outside B．put inside C．looked outside
D．looked inside
50．A．talked B．spoke． C．said
D．told
51．A．deadlines B．demands C．limits D．lacks
52．A．calculate B．cancel C．communicate
D．change
53．A．go beyond B．go together C．go without
D．go towards
54．A．acquaintances B．difficulties C．advantages
D．bargains
55．A．Forget B．Follow C．Remember
D．Obey
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