2016年高考第二轮复习英语（湖北版）专题升级训练卷九完形填空(一)(附答案)

　　2016年高考第二轮复习英语湖北版

　　专题升级训练九　完形填空(一)

　　(1)

　　(2012湖北七市联考)

　　It was the old lady's birthday.She got up early to be ready for the post.From the second floor flat she could see the postman when he came down the street, and a little boy, Johnnie, __1__

　　her letters from the ground floor on the rare __2__ when anything came.

　　Today she was sure there would be something.Myra __3__ forget her mother's birthday, even if she __4__ wrote at other times.Of course Myra was busy, but __5__， Enid, the daughter the old lady loved most, died two years ago.Since then Myra had been to see her mother three times, but her husband, Harold, never.

　　The old lady was eighty today.She had put on her best dress.Perhaps—perhaps Myra might come.After all, eighty was a __6__ birthday, another decade lined or tolerated just as you chose to look at it.__7__ Myra did not come, she would send a present.The old lady was __8__ of that.Two spots of colour __9__ her cheeks.She was __10__ like a child.She would enjoy her day!

　　Now, she stood by the window, __11__.The postman turned round the corner on his bicycle.Her heart beat __12__.Johnnie had seen him too and ran to the gate.Then clatter (咔嗒声), clatter up the stairs.Johnnie knocked at her door.He had got her post—four envelopes.Three were unclosed cards from old friends.The fourth was closed, in Myra's writing.The old lady felt a sharp pain of __13__.There was no parcel for her! Maybe the parcel was too large to come by letter post. That was it.It would come later by parcel post.She said to herself.She must be

　　__14__.

　　Almost __15__ she tore the envelope open.__16__ in the card was a piece of paper.Written on the card was a message under the printed Happy Birthday—Buy yourself something nice with the __17__， Myra and Harold.The cheque moved quickly to and from in the air to the floor like a bird with a broken wing, Slowly the old lady __18__ to pick it up.Her present! Her __19__ present! With __20__ fingers she tore it into little bits.

　　1．A.took away

　　B．brought up

　　C．moved off

　　D．set down

　　2．A.occasion

　　B．opportunity

　　C．ceremony

　　D．anniversary

　　3．A.mustn't

　　B．mightn't

　　C．wouldn't

　　D．needn't

　　4．A.occasionally

　　B．always

　　C．almost

　　D．seldom

　　5．A.unhappily

　　B．unfortunately

　　C．unforgettably

　　D．unkindly

　　6．A.casual

　　B．remote

　　C．special

　　D．conventional

　　7．A.Even if

　　B．So that

　　C．In case

　　D．Now that

　　8．A.proud

　　B．capable

　　C．sure

　　D．afraid

　　9．A.sharpened

　　B．weakened

　　C．widened

　　D．brightened

　　10．A.excited

　　B．alarmed

　　C．inspired

　　D．satisfied

　　11．A.thinking

　　B．imagining

　　C．welcoming

　　D．watching

　　12．A.steadily

　　B．wildly

　　C．nervously

　　D．randomly

　　13．A.discontent

　　B．loneliness

　　C．disappointment

　　D．annoyance

　　14．A.patient

　　B．anxious

　　C．urgent

　　D．mild

　　15．A.immediately

　　B．cheerfully

　　C．angrily

　　D．unwillingly

　　16．A.Pinned

　　B．Folded

　　C．Lined

　　D．Roped

　　17．A.card

　　B．bonus

　　C．cheque

　　D．cash

　　18．A.bent

　　B．leaned

　　C．struggled

　　D．stretched

　　19．A.painful

　　B．sad

　　C．expensive

　　D．lovely

　　20．A.moving

　　B．trembling

　　C．reacting

　　D．freezing

　　(2)

　　(2012湖北八市三月联考)

　　A certain good woman one day said something that hurt her best friend of many years.She __1__ immediately and would have done anything to have taken the words back.__2__ she said hurt the friend so much that this good woman was herself hurt __3__ the pain she caused.__4__ to cancel what she had done, she went to an older, wiser woman in the village, explained her situation, and asked for __5__.

　　Listening to her, the older woman __6__ the younger woman's distress and knew she must help her.She also knew she could never __7__ her pain, but she could teach.She knew the __8__ would depend only on the character of the younger woman.She said, “Tonight，take your best feather pillows and put a single feather on the doorstep of each house in the town __9__ the sun rises.”

　　The young woman hurried __10__ to prepare for her chore, even though the feather pillows were very __11__ to her.All night long，she labored alone in the cold.Finally the sky was getting __12__，she placed the last feather on the steps of the last house.Just as the sun rose, she returned to __13__.

　　“Now，” said the wise woman, “Go back and __14__ your pillows with the feather you have put on the steps.Then everything will be __15__ it was before.”

　　“You know that's __16__！ The wind blew away each feather as fast as I placed them on the __17__！” The younger woman was surprised.

　　“That's true，” said the older woman.“Never forget.Each of your __18__ is like a feather in the wind.Once spoken，no amount of effort, __19__ how heartfelt or sincere, they can never return to your mouth.Choose your words well and __20__ them most of all in the presence of those you love.”

　　1．A.said

　　B．felt

　　C．regretted

　　D．explained

　　2．A.That

　　B．Which C．Who

　　D．What

　　3．A.for

　　B．as

　　C．to

　　D．of

　　4．A.By means

　　B．In an effort C．In addition

　　D．On account

　　5．A.question

　　B．suggestion C．advice

　　D．practice

　　6．A.sensed

　　B．touchedC．smelt

　　D．breathed

　　7．A.raise

　　B．release C．relieve

　　D．rehearse

　　8．A.outline

　　B．outcomeC．output

　　D．outbreak

　　9．A.until

　　B．unless

　　C．after

　　D．before

　　10．A.home

　　B．south

　　C．inside

　　D．outdoors

　　11．A.heavy

　　B．brilliantC．colorful

　　D．dear

　　12．A.light

　　B．dark

　　C．rainy

　　D．sunny

　　13．A.her home

　　B．the older woman

　　C．her bedroom

　　D．the feather pillow

　　14．A.recite

　　B．rebuild C．refill

　　D．recycle

　　15．A.with

　　B．just

　　C．like

　　D．as

　　16．A.impossible

　　B．important

　　C．imaginable

　　D．immoral

　　17．A.house

　　B．doorsteps

　　C．pillow

　　D．bag

　　18．A.action

　　B．feather C．words

　　D．behavior

　　19．A.friendless

　　B．regardless C．homeless

　　D．hopeless

　　20．A.guarantee

　　B．secure

　　C．maintain

　　D．guard

　　(3)

　　(2012武汉二月调研)

　　A man hired a taxi outside the airfield.The cab had a woolen carpet with __1__ lace edges.On the glass partition that __2__ the driver's seat was copy of a famous painting.Its windows were all clean.The customer was very much __3__ and said to the driver, “I've never seen a nicer __4__.”“Thank you for your praise，” the driver answered __5__.

　　“The car isn't mine，” said the driver.“It belongs to the company.I used to be a __6__ of cabs.When they returned, all of them were as __7__ as garbage cans with cigarette butts and rubbish __8__ here and there.On the seats and door­handles could be found something __9__ like peanut sauce or, chewing gum.Why so? I thought if the car itself were very clean the passengers would most __10__ be considerate and refrain from littering.”

　　“So when I got a __11__ to be a taxi­driver, I began to __12__ my idea into practice—to tidy and __13__ the car.Now before a new passenger gets on my car, I'd make a check and be sure it is in good order.When my car __14__ after a day's work, it always remains __15__.”

　　When doing a thing, one makes efforts and wants to see the result.To change others, one has to make twice the __16__ but get half the result.To change oneself is the other way round—more fruit with less effort.One had better ask oneself why one makes __17__ on others much more than on oneself.__18__ you take enough care to do as best you can for other people's sake, your efforts will yield results.If you __19__ the inner world of your own, examine yourself and wipe out the dust and dirt, instead of fixing your eyes on other people, you will find a cheerful __20__ for yourself and create a pleasant environment for others.

　　1．A.wonderful

　　B．exciting

　　C．brilliant

　　D．favorite

　　2．A.separated

　　B．covered

　　C．protected

　　D．prevented

　　3．A.moved

　　B．annoyed

　　C．disappointed

　　D．surprised

　　4．A. seat

　　B．carpet

　　C．garage

　　D．cab

　　5．A.naturally

　　B．smilingly

　　C．hopefully

　　D．firmly

　　6．A.driver

　　B．cleaner

　　C．repairer

　　D．customer

　　7．A.attractive

　　B．pleasant

　　C．dirty

　　D．clean

　　8．A.spread

　　B．extended

　　C．dotted

　　D．left

　　9．A.fancy

　　B．busy

　　C．sticky

　　D．clumsy

　　10．A.likely

　　B．willingly

　　C．extremely

　　D．regularly

　　11．A.permit

　　B．license

　　C．certificate

　　D．pass

　　12．A.put

　　B．take

　　C．make

　　D． get

　　13．A.provide

　　B．drive

　　C．decorate

　　D．describe

　　14．A.speeds

　　B．leaves

　　C．arrives

　　D．returns

　　15．A.spotless

　　B．pretty

　　C．bright

　　D．orderly

　　16．A.progress

　　B．effect

　　C．attempt

　　D．trial

　　17．A.suggestions

　　B．comments

　　C．demands

　　D．decisions

　　18．A.Though

　　B．While

　　C．As

　　D．If

　　19．A.look into

　　B．look for

　　C．look up

　　D．look through

　　20．A.spirit

　　B．mood

　　C．mind

　　D．sense

　　专题升级训练九　完形填空(一)

　　(1)

　　【解题导语】一位80岁的老太太站在楼上，看着远处，期待邮差给她送来女儿给她的80岁生日礼物。在等待与期盼中，她等来的是女儿寄来的一张冷冰冰的支票。伤心与失望中，她把这张支票撕掉了。

　　1．B　下文第四段说到这个小男孩帮她把信件从一楼拿上来，因此选B项，用bring sth.up表示“把某物拿上来”。

　　2．A　名叫约翰尼的小男孩会在有她的信件的时候从一楼把信件给她拿上来，可是这样的时候很少。语境表示很少有她的邮件到来，occasion表示“……的时候”。

　　3．C　老太太相信，女儿不会忘记今天是她的生日的。这里用C项表示“不会”。

　　4．D　根据第一段可知，老太太很少收到信件，因此选D项，“尽管女儿在其他时候很少写信给她”。seldom“很少，不常”。

　　5．B　这里叙述老太太最爱的女儿去世了，因此选B项，“不幸地”。

　　6．C　从语境可知那天是老太太的80岁生日，结合选项可知应选C项，“80岁生日是个很特殊的生日”，因此她穿上最好看的衣服，等着女儿的到来。A项意为“非正式的，随便的”；B项意为“遥远的”；D项意为“传统的”。

　　7．A　老太太心想，即使女儿不能来，至少她也会寄来一份生日礼物。根据上下文语境可知应选A项，表示“即使，虽然”。

　　8．C　女儿如果不能来，那么一定会寄来礼物的，老太太对此深信不疑。be sure of 表示“确信”。

　　9．D　想到这里，老人感到很兴奋，脸上出现了红晕，神采奕奕。这里用brighten表示“使更美丽”。

　　10．A　想到女儿将给她寄来生日礼物，老太太像个孩子般地感到兴奋。excited“兴奋的”。

　　11．D　此时，老太太站在窗口看着。这里选D项表示“观看，注视”。

　　12．B　看到邮差过来了，她的心就怦怦地乱跳。wildly(失控地)形象地描述了老太太此时忐忑与急切的心情。

　　13．C　小男孩把她的邮件拿上来了，女儿没有来，也没有寄来包裹，只有一封信，因此她感到很失望。

　　14．A　根据上文可知，老太太安慰自己：也许女儿寄来了包裹，只是包裹晚点才能送到，因此得耐心点，再等等看。从语境的连贯判断选A项，表示“有耐心的”。

　　15．D　根据上文判断选D项，老太太期待的不是女儿的来信而是包裹，因此“很不情愿地”打开信封。

　　16．B　贺卡里面夹着一张折叠的信纸。fold“折叠”。

　　17．C　下文提到the cheque，因此选C项。女儿没有给她买礼物，而是给她寄来了一张支票。

　　18．A　支票掉到地上，老太太慢慢地弯下腰把它拾起来。

　　19．D　“多么美妙的礼物啊！”注意这句话的言外之意。A项意为“令人痛苦的”；B项意为“悲哀的”；C项意为“昂贵的”。A、B、C三项都不足以表现老太太此时失望、难过的心情。

　　20．B　她双手颤抖着，把这张支票撕掉了。选B项描述了她此时的痛苦感受。

　　(2)

　　【解题导语】一个善良的女人有一天说了一些话伤害了她的朋友，为挽回友谊，她向一位年长的智者求助，智者请她把枕头里的羽毛放在村里每家门口，再去收回，结果肯定是收不回来。智者以此告诉人们：话说出去了是收不回的，只能积极采取措施挽回损失。

　　1．C　善良的女人伤害了她的朋友后，十分后悔。

　　2．D　主语从句，what既作said的宾语，又作引导词。

　　3．A　善良的女人对朋友的伤害是如此之深，以致她自己也受到了伤害。for表示原因。

　　4．B　为了消除她所做的，她去找一位智者。

　　5．C　她向智者倾诉了她的痛苦，并寻求建议 (advice)。

　　6．A　听着女人的诉说，智者感觉到了她的痛苦，知道她必须帮助那个女人。7．C　当然智者知道自己减轻不了女人的痛苦，但是可以教她去减轻痛苦。

　　8．B　结果将取决于年轻女人的性格。

　　9．D　她告诉女人在天亮之前在每家门前台阶上放一根她最好的枕头里的羽毛。

　　10．A　那个年轻的女人赶快回家准备行动。

　　11．D　前文有暗示。智者说：“take your best feather pillows...”。

　　12．A　在寒夜中她辛劳了一夜。第二天，天亮了。

　　13．B　太阳升起以后，女人回到智者那里。

　　14．C　智者请女人去捡回羽毛，再把枕头填满。

　　15．D　如果她这样做的话，一切都将恢复原样。

　　16．A　女人一听叫了起来，这怎么可能！风早就把羽毛吹走了。

　　17．B　由上文可知，羽毛是放在doorsteps(门前的台阶)上的。

　　18．C　智者说，言语就像风中的羽毛。

　　19．B　言语一旦讲出了，就已成事实，是永远收不回的，无论你有多么诚恳或衷心。

　　20．D　那么就精心选择话语，保护好你爱的人吧！

　　(3)

　　【解题导语】一位出租车司机精心把自己的出租车装扮得十分漂亮，让乘客看着十分舒心。通过文章后半部分议论，告诫人们自己要多作出改变，而不能指望别人作出改变。

　　1．C　一位男士在机场外叫了一辆出租车，它里面有镶有鲜艳花边的地毯。wonderful“精彩的，美妙的”；exciting“令人激动的”；favorite“最喜欢的”。A、B、D三项都不能用来修饰花边。

　　2．A　由glass partition“玻璃隔断”可知这是用来将“乘客和司机座位分开来的”。

　　3．D　车子的窗户如此干净，故乘客对此“十分吃惊”。

　　4．D　他对司机说：“我从未见过如此漂亮的出租车。”

　　5．B　司机微笑着感谢对方的赞美。

　　6．B　由下文可知司机曾是清扫出租车的清洁工。

　　7．C　司机讲当车回到公司后，车上像垃圾场一样脏。

　　8．D　with的复合结构，表示车上到处留有烟头和垃圾。

　　9．C　sticky“黏的，黏糊糊的”；酱汁和口香糖都有这种特性。

　　10．A　司机认为如果车子本身很干净，那么乘客就可能体谅并且控制乱扔乱丢。

　　11．B　见下题解析。

　　12．A　句意：所以当我获得出租车司机执照时，我就开始把我的想法付诸实践中。

　　13．C　为了保证车的干净，司机要打扫和装饰一下车，从本文一开始就可看出来。

　　14．D　见下题解析。

　　15．A　句意：当我的车工作一天后回到公司，车上通常保持没有污点。

　　16．B　要改变别人，一个人不得不付出双倍的努力，但可能只获得一半的收获。

　　17．C　一个人最好问问自己为什么总是对别人提出要求而不是对自己提出要求。

　　18．D　如果你能充分为别人考虑，那么你的努力就会有结果。

　　19．A　见下题解析。

　　20．B　如果你审视一下自己的内心世界，检查自己，并且清除自己的垃圾，而不是总盯着别人，你会发现你心情愉快并且还为别人创造了一个舒适的环境。