2016届高考英语专题冲刺复习：完形填空26

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　　When Alice started to cycle home from Jenny’s house, she wasn’t nervous. She was certainly not afraid of the dark. __21___, it was only a 15-minute ride home. But halfway there, she began to wish that she hadn’t been so ___22___.

　　As she rounded a sharp bend, it suddenly___23__ cold — very cold. Alice’s breath became puffs of white cloud and her legs were so cold that it became hard to ride.

　　With her heart beating fast, she struggled so hard to move __24__ that she didn’t hear the car which suddenly appeared beside her. She stopped by the road. The big black car also ___25___. Slowly, the passenger-window began to slide down. Alice held her breath. In the soft light inside the car, something _26__. Then, the light brightened and Alice was staring at a sweet, grey-haired old lady. “Hello, dear,” said the old lady. “I need ___27___. I’m afraid I’m lost. I need to find the nearest airport. I must be there in the next five minutes. ”

　　“Airport? You ___28___ are lost,” Alice said. “You need to go back five kilometers ___29___ you reach the T-junction. Turn left and ___20___ for about another 10 kilometers to the main highway. From there, just follow the ___31___ to the airport. But I’m afraid there’s no ___32__ you’ll get there in five minutes!”

　　“Thank you very much, dear,” replied the old lady. “Don’t worry — I’ll _33__ in time.”

　　The ___34___ moved up and the car started off. A little way ahead, it ___35___ and with headlights flashing, it drove past Alice. But then, something ___36___ happened. The car began changing. First, its color __37___from black to silvery-grey. Then, the wheels began disappearing, but the car continued to move forward, __38___ just above the ground. As the car ___39___ into the dark sky, the big red tail-lights grew larger and larger and glowed more and more brightly. With a faint whistling ___40___, the car was gone in seconds, leaving Alice shaking her head in disbelief…

　　1．

　　A. However B. Besides C. Therefore D. Otherwise

　　2．

　　. A. brave B. excited C. curious D. stubborn

　　3．

　　A. fell B. seemed C. proved D. grew

　　4．

　　A. aside B. around C. forward D. backward

　　5．

　　A. arrived B. stopped C. stayed D. started

　　6．

　　A. gathered B. existed C. dropped D. moved

　　7．

　　A. help B. gas C. rest D. water

　　8．

　　A. necessarily B. normally C. basically D. certainly

　　9．

　　A. if B. until C. unless D. as

　　10．

　　A. drive B. walk C. follow D. march

　　11．

　　. A. address B. signs C. notices D. guidance

　　12．

　　A. doubt B. room C. time D. way

　　13．

　　A. have it B. get it C. make it  D. finish it

　　14．

　　A. door B. window C. headlight D. wheel

　　15．

　　. A. passed B. rushed C. turned D. continued

　　16．

　　A. strange B. sensitive C. imaginable D. horrible

　　17．

　　A. developed B. appeared C. spread D. changed

　　18．

　　A. rolling B. floating C. drawing D. flashing

　　19．

　　A. pointed B. returned C. broke D. rose

　　20．

　　A. tune B. voice C. sound D. tone

　　Every summer a great many students travel to other countries looking for work and adventure. Most of the

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　　are in seasonal work, mainly connected with wourism and

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　　The pay is usually poor, but most people work abroad for the

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　　of travel. You can pick grapes on farms in France, entertain kids on American summer camps, and, of course, there are

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　　jobs in hotels and restaurants.

　　But it is not easy now to find work. “

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　　you speak the language of the country well, there will be very few openings,” says Althea Ellis, an adviser in

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　　for students.

　　“If you work with a family in Italy, you’ll have to speak Italian. When you wash dishes in a restaurant in Pairs, the owner will expect you to speak

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　　. British students only have a language

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　　for jobs in the USA and Australia.”

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　　enjoys the experience. Sarah James was employed to help forty American children in Europe. The two teachers with the children had never been

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　　.One child lost his passport; another became seriously ill and was

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　　home; the whole group was thrown out of one hotel because of the

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　　they made, and what’s worse, Sarah herself was robbed on her only

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　　evening of the entire trip. “ I did visit a lot of new places,” she says,“ but it wasn’t worth it. The pay was

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　　and it really was a 24-hour-a-day job. The kids never slept!”

　　“The troubles is, students expect to have a(n)

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　　time of it.” Althea Ellis points out. “After all, they see it as a

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　　.In practice,

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　　,you have to work hard. At the same time, all vacation work is casual (临时的) work. You’ll have a job when the hotel, the restaurant, or the campsite is busy. In the other words, you’ll work if it’s convenient for the company that

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　　you. But you have

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　　employment rights. As soon as the holiday season

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　　,they’ll get rid of you.”

　　21． A. works B. challenges C. changes

　　D. hardships

　　22． A. service B. industry C. business D. science

　　23． A. pains B. comfort C. difficulty D. excitement

　　24． A. always B. hardly C. never D. seldsom

　　25． A. If

　　B. Unless C. Because D. Although

　　26． A. health care B. vacation work C. language studies D. tourist safely

　　27． A. Italian B. English C. French D. Spanish

　　28． A. chance B. ability C. possibility D. advantage

　　29． A. No one B. None C. Not everyone D. Everybody

　　30． A. abroad B. employed C. sad D. respected

　　31． A. driven B. ridden C. left D. flown

　　32． A. friends B. decisions C. noise

　　D. destruction

　　33． A. busy B. free C. tiring D. pleasant

　　34． A. nice B. reasonable C. fair D. poor

　　35． A. hard B. easy C. difficult D. ordinary

　　36． A. holiday B. job C. festival D. study

　　37． A. besides B. therefore C. however D. meanwhile

　　38． A. fires B. employs C. recommends D. appreciants

　　39． A. few B. little C. all D. much

　　40． A. starts B. lasts C. approaches D. finishes

　　It was the second day of a winter holiday in Queenstown, New Zealand, three years ago. When we decided to explore the beautiful scenery, our landlady

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　　us,揗ake sure you are well wrapped up today. The weather is

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　　. Head back when you see snowfal l.?t

　　The day was bright and sunny, and I started to wonder if she was being too cautious. When snow began to fall at 6:00 pm, I was not worried, thinking we抎 have no

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　　in catching a taxi back. However, we waited for a while, and all the drivers shook ltheir heads when told of our

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　　The first driver passed by and gave me a card with a number for me to

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　　help. I was filled with

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　　, but I had no choice but to lead my three sisters to a nearby place to make the

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　　. Then a taxi drew up and we climbed in. The driver did not appear very friendly. Then the light streaming from his headlights showed very

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　　why no taxi wanted to take us to our hotel. And I began to understand the driver’s apparently unfriendly silence — he was worried. The steep incline (斜坡) ahead was

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　　with snow. The taxi slowly made its way up the hill. Suddenly, we came to a dead stop, and the driver turned to us. 揕ook! Ito is very

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　　to go forward. You have to get out and walk. If I drive any further, the taxi will slide back,?he said. 揈r ... can you keep your headlight on and help my elder sister? The rest of us will follow you up,?I said. The driver

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　　. 揕o

　　We made it safely back to our hotel. Even though it

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　　for the rest of the days, we could see the silver lining in the cloud(一线希望): the generous soul who helped us.

　　41．A. protected

　　B. guarded

　　C. helped

　　D. warned

　　42．A. hateful

　　B. colorful

　　C. changeable

　　D. unforgettable

　　43．A. reason

　　B. time

　　C. trouble

　　D. opportunity

　　44．A. situation

　　B. destination

　　C. background

　　D. information

　　45．A. call for

　　B. wait for

　　C. give up

　　D. look up

　　46．A. confidence

　　B. pride

　　C. doubt

　　D. joy

　　47．A. appointment

　　B. call

　　C. way

　　D. invitation

　　48．A. clearly

　　B. weakly

　　C. Unwillingly

　　D. quietly

　　49．A. charged

　　B. covered

　　C. crowded

　　D. provided

　　50．A. dangerous

　　B. possible

　　C. limited

　　D. unacceptable

　　51．A. agreed

　　B. admitted

　　C. admired

　　D. applied

　　52．A. shone

　　B. blew

　　C. rained

　　D. snowed

　　Making friends is a skill. Like most skills, it

　　patience. If you want to meet people and make friends, you must be willing to

　　some action. You must first go where there are people. You won’t make friends staying home

　　.

　　Joining a club or group, talking to those who like the same things

　　you do is much easier. Or join someone

　　some activity.

　　Many people are

　　when talking to new people.

　　all, meeting strangers means seeing the unknown .And it’s human nature to feel a bit

　　about the unknown. Most of fears about

　　new people come from doubts about

　　.We imagine other people are

　　us——finding us too tall or too short, too this or too that. But don’t forget that they must be feeling the same way. Try to accept yourself

　　you are, and try to put the other at ease. You’ll both feel more comfortable.

　　Try to act self-confident even

　　you don’t feel that way when you

　　a room full of strangers. Walk tall and straight, look at other people directly and

　　.

　　If you see someone you’d like to

　　, say something. Don’t wait for

　　person to start a talk.

　　Just meeting someone

　　does not mean that you’ll make friends with that person.

　　is based on mutual(相互的) likings and “give and take”. It takes time to

　　friendship.

　　53．A. needs

　　B. costs

　　C. spends

　　D. wants

　　54．A. make

　　B. take

　　C. do

　　D. carry

　　55．A. alone

　　B. yourself

　　C .lonely

　　D. with you

　　56．A. that

　　B. which

　　C. as

　　D. what

　　57．A. with

　　B. to

　　C. on

　　D. in

　　58．A .shy

　　B. excited

　　C. afraid

　　D. worried

　　59．A .At

　　B. For

　　C. After

　　D. In

　　60．A. unhappy

　　B. usual

　　C. upset

　　D. unlucky

　　61．A. talking

　　B. meeting

　　C. visiting

　　D. speaking

　　62．A. yourself

　　B. himself

　　C. yourselves

　　D. ourselves

　　63．A. talking

　　B. saying

　　C. laughing

　　D. judging

　　64．A. like

　　B. what

　　C. as

　　D. that

　　65．A. when

　　B. as

　　C. if

　　D. what

　　66．A. come

　　B. go

　　C. enter

　　D. step t5o

　　67．A. smile

　　B. laugh

　　C. cry

　　D. jump

　　68．A. talk about

　　B. speak to

　　C. say to

　　D. call up

　　69．A. other

　　B. the other

　　C. another

　　D. others

　　70．A. new

　　B. young

　　C. old

　　D. little

　　71．A. Friendship

　　B. Relation

　　C. Connection

　　D. Feeling

　　72．A. start

　　B. develop

　　C. keep

　　D. Change

　　参考答案

　　1．B

　　2．A

　　3．D

　　4．C

　　5．B

　　6．D

　　7．A

　　8．D

　　9．B

　　10．A

　　11．B

　　12．D

　　13．C

　　14．B

　　15．C

　　16．A

　　17．D

　　18．B

　　19．D

　　20．C

　　【解析】 略

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　　24．

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　　28．

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　　【解析】略

　　42．C

　　43．C

　　44．B

　　45．A

　　46．C

　　47．B

　　48．A

　　49．B

　　50．A

　　51．A

　　52．D

　　【解析】

　　试题分析：本文讲述在新西兰南岛度假的作者和姐妹去探索美丽的风景，不料遭遇大雪，被困住，因为斜坡上被雪所覆盖，司机们都担心危险，不敢让他们打车，最后在一个司机的帮助下得以脱险的故事。

　　41．考查动词。根据上下文语境（重现)从下一段中she was being too cautious可以推断出房东警告我们要全副武装以防天气突变。

　　42．考查形容词。从下一段中提到开始天气 bright and sunny,然后snow began to fall说明那儿的天气是多变的。A.可恶的，十分讨厌的B.丰富多彩的C.常变化的；易变的D.难忘的

　　43．考查名词。从下文的however及后面提到所有的司机都不肯让我们打车，说明作者开始以为打车回家没什么问题，故填trouble。

　　44．考查名词。A情况，处境B目的地C背景D信息，根据语境应该是当我们告诉司机我们的处境时，所有的司机都摇头（不肯让搭车）

　　45．考查短语。A要求，请求B等待C放弃D查寻（词典等）。call for help求救,求助

　　46．考查名词。从本段下文why no taxi wanted to take us to our hotel说明作者对此充满怀疑。A自信B自豪，骄傲D高兴，愉快，均不合题意。

　　47．考查名词。上文提到第一个司机给了我一张有电话号码的卡片，所以我狐疑的领着姐妹们去附近打电话。Make the call打电话

　　48．考查副词。A清楚地B虚弱地C不乐意地D安静地。根据上下文语境（重现)apparently （显然地）可知此处应填clearly

　　49．考查动词。根据语境，因为下雪，前面的斜坡上被雪所覆盖，be covered with被...覆盖。

　　50．考查形容词。从上文we came to a dead stop可以推断出很危险，故选A危险的。B可能的C有限的D不可接受的

　　51．考查动词。前后呼应，上文提到下雪。即使接下来的日子还是下雪，我们还是看到了希望。

　　53．A

　　54．B

　　55．A

　　56．C

　　57．D

　　58．A

　　59．C

　　60．C

　　61．B

　　62．D

　　63．D

　　64．C

　　65．C

　　66．C

　　67．A

　　68．B

　　69．B

　　70．A

　　71．A

　　72．B

　　【解析】

　　试题分析：

　　53．考查动词。 Needs需要；costs值；spends花费；wants想要。根据句意：像绝大部分技能一样，它需要耐心。故选A。

　　54．考查动词。Make制作；take取；do做；carry搬。take action 采取行动的意思。B。

　　55．Alone单独地；yourself你自己；lonely孤单的；with you和你在一起。根据句意：独自在家呆着是交不到朋友的。故选A。

　　56．That那个；which哪个；as和...一样；what什么。根据句意：加入一个俱乐部或群，与那些和你喜欢一样东西的人交谈更容易一些。故选C。

　　57．With和...在一起；to朝...方向；on在...之上；in在...里面。Join in 是加入、参加的意思。故选D。

　　58．shy害羞的；excited兴奋的；afraid害怕的；worried担心的。根据常识可知与第一次认识的人聊天，大多人会害羞。故选A。

　　59．after all毕竟，究竟；in all总共。根据句意：故选C。

　　60．Unhappy不高兴的；usual通常的；upset心烦的；unlucky不幸的。根据句意：C。

　　61．Talking谈话；meeting遇见；visiting拜访；speaking说话。根据句意：对于见新人最大的担忧来自对自己的怀疑。故选B。

　　62．考查反身代词。根据下文我们在意别人怎样看自己，可知是对我们自己的不自信，对我们自己的怀疑。故选D。

　　63．考查动词。Talking谈话；saying说；laughing笑；judging判断。根据句意：我们想像其他人都来看我们，发现我们太高或太短了，太这样或太那样。故选D。

　　64．考查连词。Like像...一样；what什么；as和...一样；that那个。此处是状语从句，B、D项排除。Like是介词，用于名词、代词、动名词之前；as是连词，用于分句之前。故选C。

　　65．考查连词。 When当...时候；as当...时候；if即使；what什么。根据句意：试着做自己–自信，即使你不觉得这样Even if即使，虽然。故选C。

　　66．考查动词。Come来；go去；enter进入；step to变到。根据句意：当你进入一个房间充满了陌生人。故选C。

　　67．考查动词。Smile微笑；laugh大笑；cry哭；jump跳。根据常识可知与人谈话要看着别人，微笑。故选A。

　　68．考查词组。talk about谈论某事；speak to找某人谈话；say to对...说；call up打电话给。根据句意：如果你看到你想说话的人，说点什么。故选B。

　　69．考查指示代词。Other另外一个；the other其他；another有一个；others其他人。根据上下文可知如果你想和某人谈话，这是两个人，二者之一，用the other。故选B。

　　70．考查形容词。New新的；young年轻的；old年老的；little很少的。根据句意：故选A。

　　71．考查名词。Friendship友谊；Relation关系；Connection连接；Feeling感觉。根据全文内容可知谈论的是友谊。故选A。

　　72．考查动词。Start开始；develop发展；keep保持；Change改变。根据句意：故选B。

　　考点：考查人生感悟类短文