2016届高考英语二轮复习完形填空寒假精练：（5）

　　完形填空精练（5）

　　阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，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。

　　Passage 1

　　Once many years ago, I pulled a family out of a burning car somewhere in Wyoming. Last week I __41___ a telephone call from a woman who could not stop __42___ as she told me that one of my stories had saved her son from committing suicide. In closing she called me a __43___.

　　That __44___ me thinking about what a hero is. Was I a hero __45___ I pulled a family from a burning car? If so, how could I be a hero just because I __46___ a story that saved someone's life?

　　Today I decided to look up the word "hero" in the dictionary to see __47___ what it meant. It __48___ "a person who does. something brave". As I read on, it also said "a person who is good and noble ".

　　That statement __49___ me more than the part about being __50___. So I thought about something very important. Say I was walking into the local Wal-Mart Store and I __51___ to open, and hold the door for someone as a courtesy. As they passed me by, I say, "How are you today?" Most of the time that would be no big deal, __52___this time let's say it was for someone who was deeply __53___ and near the end of the rope. That may have very well been the only kindness or courtesy shown to them in a very long time.

　　Having been near "the end of my rope", after my marriage of twenty years ended, I was in such a condition. I was within hours trying to get enough __54___ to end the pain and misery. When I returned home, someone had __55___ me a card in the mail which told me how __56___ they would appreciate me as a friend. That wonderful card probably saved my life. That person, without even knowing it, saved a life and became a hero Similarly many children come out of the orphanages__57___ a very hard and bitter

　　attitude against the world, but the gifts we send them let them know that they have not been forgotten. __58___ , most of them will never hurt anyone because of the __59___ shown to them by those of us who cared. If it __60___ , we will also become “heroes”.

　　41.A.made

　　B. received

　　C. gave

　　D. accepted

　　42. A. crying

　　B. laughing

　　C. thinking

　　D. laughing

　　43. A. writer

　　B. player

　　C. gentleman

　　D. hero

　　44. A. helped

　　B. let

　　C. got

　　D. made

　　45. A. while

　　B. if

　　C. though

　　D. because

　　46. A. said

　　B. wrote

　　C. made

　　D. recalled

　　47. A. exactly

　　B. easily

　　C. directly

　　D. obviously

　　48. A. wrote

　　B. told

　　C. read

　　D. described

　　49. A. helped

　　B. gave

　　C. touched

　　D. impressed

　　50. A. brave

　　B. good

　　C. kind

　　D. noble

　　51. A. happened

　　B. wanted

　　C. intended

　　D. meant

　　52. A. though

　　B. since

　　C. because

　　D. but

　　53. A. depressed

　　B. excited

　　C. moved

　　D. frightened

　　54. A. money

　　B. energy

　　C. ability

　　D. courage

　　55. A. sent

　　B. carried

　　C. brought

　　D. took

　　56. A. deeply

　　B. completely

　　C. well

　　D. much

　　57. A. without

　　B. for

　　C. with

　　D. within

　　58. A. Hopefully

　　B. However

　　C. Besides

　　D. Unfortunately

　　59. A. luck

　　B. respect

　　C. confidence

　　D. kindness

　　60. A. matters

　　B. works

　　C. acts

　　D. does

　　Passage 1：41-45BADCD 46-50BACDA

　　51-55ADADA

　　56-60DCADB

　　Passage 2

　　I

　　know that it's hard to devote enough time to class and to social efforts. But, I wanted to succeed in both. I knew this would be a

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　　but didn't realize how much until classes began.

　　I

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　　on well with the other girls who lived in my dorm. Often,

　　____23___

　　finishing my homework before it was

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　　to hand in, I went upstairs and had ice cream with my neighbor. I

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　　finished it the next day between classes. But I knew it wasn't very good and the

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　　I received showed my lack of

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　　. I realized that I needed to find some sort of

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　　.

　　So, the next day I created a

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　　that would

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　　my time up between going to class, doing homework, and relaxing. It seemed like a good idea,

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　　I was only able to

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　　it for a few days. A schedule like that had too much

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　　.

　　So I tried another plan. This one

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　　lists and common sense. Each week I made a list of

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　　I had to get done during that week and by which day I had to have it done. Then,

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　　the list of things I had to get done, I made a list of things I could do if I had the time.

　　This is the

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　　I have used since then. Now, I have started my senior year and I feel time is

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　　. Scheduling my time has become more challenging, but I continue to do it.

　　My cousins, who are now in college, tell me that there are a lot of books to read by yourself and many different things to do, with various people and organizations. So I'm

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　　that I've learned to balance things and it has helped

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　　me for what is to come after graduation.

　　21. A. disaster

　　B. trouble

　　C. challenge

　　D. competition

　　22. A. kept

　　B. got

　　C. took

　　D. caught

　　23. A. as well as

　　B. in order to C. not only D. instead of

　　24. A. point

　　B. late

　　C. ready

　　D. time

　　25. A. seldom

　　B. always

　　C. hardly

　　D. never

　　26. A. grade

　　B. rank

　　C. degree

　　D. title

　　27. A. intelligence

　　B. confidence C. exercise D. effort

　　28. A. change

　　B. skill

　　C. balance

　　D. improvement

　　29. A. form

　　B. method

　　C. timetable

　　D. system

　　30. A. average

　　B. divide

　　C. arrange D. organize

　　31. A. and

　　B. but

　　C. so

　　D. then

　　32. A. accept

　　B. collect

　　C. follow

　　D. insist

　　33. A. influence

　　B. pressure

　　C. question D. doubt

　　34. A. provided

　　B. needed

　　C. formed D. included

　　35. A. everything

　　B. something C. nothing D. anything

　　36. A. among

　　B. under

　　C. from

　　D. with

　　37. A. method

　　B. skill

　　C. experience D. way

　　38. A. important

　　B. valuable

　　C. limited D. up

　　39. A. convinced

　　B. glad

　　C. sure

　　D. ungrateful

　　40. A. prepare

　　B. enable

　　C. practise D. equip

　　Passage 2：21-25 CBDDB

　　26-30 ADCCB

　　31-35 BCBDA

　　36-40 BACBA

　　Passage 3

　　England was one of the first countries to set aside a day to recognize mothers．In the eighteenth century,

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　　many people worked as household servants for the

　　22 , "Mothering Sunday" was _ 23

　　for them to return home to be with their mothers．Though this

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　　stopped when the Industrial Revolution altered the working and living patterns of people, one

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　　for mothers was established as a holiday in the twentieth century．

　　In the United States, Mother's Day did not become a（n）

　　26

　　holiday until 1915．Its establishment was

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　　due to the perseverance and love of one

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　　, Anna Jarvis．Anna's mother had provided strength and support as the family

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　　their home in West Virginia and Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

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　　her father served as a minister．

　　When Mrs Jarvis died on May 5, 1905, Anna was determined to

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　　her．She asked a minister at the church in West Virginia to give a sermon（布道）

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　　memory of her mother．

　　On the same Sunday in Philadelphia, ministers there honoured Mrs.Jarvis and all mothers with a (n)

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　　Mother's Day service．Anna Jarvis began writing to congressmen, asking them to

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　　a day to honour mothers. In 1910, the governor of West Virginia proclaimed(宣布) the second Sunday in May as Mother's Day and a year later every state

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　　it．

　　On Mother' s Day morning some American children

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　　the tradition of serving their mothers breakfast in bed．Other children will give their mothers

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　　which they have made themselves or bought in

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　　．Adults give their mothers red carnations, the official Mother's Day flower．If their mothers

　　39 , they may bring white carnations to their grave（坟墓）sites．This is the busiest day of the year for American

　　40

　　．On the special day, family members do not want Mom to cook dinner!

　　21．A．before

　　B．since

　　C．when

　　D．until

　　22．A．rich

　　B．poor

　　C．living

　　D．injured

　　23．A．protected

　　B．reserved

　　C．changed

　　D．persuaded

　　24．A．form

　　B．custom

　　C．habit

　　D．plan

　　25．A．Monday

　　B．Wednesday

　　C．Sunday

　　D．Friday

　　26．A．ordinary

　　B．common

　　C．regular

　　D．official

　　27．A．nearly

　　B．largely

　　C．deeply

　　D．highly

　　28．A．mother

　　B．sister

　　C．daughter

　　D．waitress

　　29．A．destroyed

　　B．found

　　C．made

　　D．left

　　30．A．where

　　B.

　　when

　　C．why

　　D．how

　　31．A．reward

　　B．honour

　　C．award

　　D．inspire

　　32．A．on

　　B．at

　　C．in

　　D．for

　　33．A．special

　　B．expensive

　　C．simple

　　D．easy

　　34．A．put off

　　B．give up

　　C．take on

　　D．set aside

　　35．A．understood

　　B．received

　　C．celebrated

　　D．prevented

　　36．A．follow

　　B．refuse

　　C．accept

　　D．support

　　37．A．letters

　　B．gifts

　　C．calls

　　D．toys

　　38．A．schools

　　B．churches

　　C．stores

　　D．hospitals

　　39．A．went ahead

　　B．moved on

　　C．stayed up

　　D．passed away

　　40．A．restaurants

　　B．departments

　　C．offices

　　D．markets

　　Passage 3：21-25 CABBC

　　26-30 DBCCA

　　31-35 BCADC

　　36-40 ABCDA

　　Passage 4

　　Late one night, a thief crept into a wealthy merchant’s house. He was a young thief, without experience. In fact, this was his first professional

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　　. So he had

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　　everything carefully. All went marvelously well at first. He found, as he

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　　, an unlatched window and got into the room easily. But, stepping his way through the

　　44

　　room, he stubbed (碰到) his bare

　　45

　　against a table leg. Choking (抑制) back a cry of pain, terrified of waking the merchant, he hit

　　46

　　on the forehead and called himself a fool. He had

　　47

　　to bring a light.In the darkness,

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　　, he was able to see an oil lamp on the table, and lit it, then he gave a

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　　of relief. As he

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　　the lamp, a small spider came out from under its

　　51

　　.“Thank you for saving my life,” said the spider. “Before he went to bed, the merchant set this lamp down on top of me so I couldn’t escape. If you hadn’t come along, I wouldn’t have

　　52

　　the night;

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　　, I’d have extremely uncomfortable situation for a long time.” “You have saved a life and shown compassion (同情), ”the spider went on,

　　54

　　the impatient thief said he had not

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　　to do so. “

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　　yet, you have done so without the

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　　thought or hope of reward. You have gained more merits (优点) than you could possibly imagine.” “But you’re only a spider,” said the thief.

　　“And you’re only a man.” said the spider. “My dear thief, when you understand that

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　　is life, whether on eight legs or

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　　, you will have understood much. Your deed,

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　　, has got rid of the bad things from your heart. Go from here with a fresh spirit. And good luck to you.”The thief did so and never thought to steal again.

　　41. A. job

　　B. mistake C. appearance D. finding

　　42. A. explained B. managed C. planned D. imagined

　　43. A. expected B. rememberedC. reminded D. meant

　　44. A. dull

　　B. dark

　　C. sitting

　　D. terrible

　　45. A. head

　　B. shoulder C. hand

　　D. toe

　　46. A. the merchant B. the spider C. the thief D. himself

　　47. A. remembered B. forgot

　　C. avoided D. happened

　　48. A. however B. when

　　C. so that

　　D. but

　　49. A. applause B. cry

　　C. sigh

　　D. laugh

　　50. A. woke up B. laid down C. picked up D. turned over

　　51. A. base

　　B. cap

　　C. cover

　　D. foot

　　52. A. spent

　　B. lasted

　　C. hated

　　D. worried

　　53. A. in time

　　B . however C. anyhow D. indeed

　　54. A. although B. so

　　C. so that

　　D. as if

　　55. A. said

　　B. led

　　C. cared

　　D. intended

　　56. A. Better

　　B. Worse

　　C. Natural D. Lucky

　　57. A. hopeful

　　B. least

　　C. ordinary D. most

　　58. A. man

　　B. spider

　　C. life

　　D. chance

　　59. A. three

　　B. two

　　C. a dozen D. a hundred

　　60. A. in no case B. at ease

　　C. in any case D. without delay

　　Passage 4：41-45:CCABD

　　46-50, DBACC

　　51-55, ABDAD

　　56-60, ABCBC