2016届高考英语专题冲刺复习：完形填空21

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　　In Mr. Allen’ class, which is a high school of the New Jersey, all the students have to “get married”. However, the wedding

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　　sometimes become so noisy -- Even the two students getting married often begin to laugh -- that the loud laughter drowns out the

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　　of the “minister”.

　　The teacher, Mr. Allen, wants young students to understand that there are many changes that must take place after marrying and believes that the

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　　for these psychological and financial changes should be understood before people marry.

　　Mr. Allen not only introduces his students to main problems faced in marriage such as illness or being out of work, but also

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　　them to the difficult and particular problems they will face every day. He wants to introduce young people to all the worries that can bring the

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　　point to a marriage. He even makes his students know the problem of

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　　and the fact that divorced men must pay child support money for their children and sometimes pay their wives every month.

　　It has been not easy for some students to see the problems that a

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　　couple often faces.

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　　they took the course, they had not worried much about the problems of marriage. However, both students and parents feel that Mr. Allen’ s course is

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　　and have favored the course publicly. Their statements and letters supporting the class have asked the school to

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　　the course again.

　　21. A. conferences

　　B. competitions

　　C. ceremonies

　　D. celebrations

　　22. A. whisper

　　B. announcement

　　C. scream

　　D. voice

　　23. A. possibility

　　B. responsibility

　　C. need

　　D. benefit

　　24. A. exposes

　　B. explains

　　C. extends

　　D. exhausts

　　25. A. uniting

　　B. burning

　　C. breaking

　　D. freezing

　　26. A. wedding

　　B. divorce

　　C. participation

　　D. division

　　27. A. divorced

　　B. complained

　　C. quarreled

　　D. married

　　28. A. Until

　　B. After

　　C. If

　　D. Because

　　29. A. acceptable

　　B. flexible

　　C. valuable

　　D. unbelievable

　　30. A. afford

　　B. offer

　　C. establish

　　D. affect

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　　     When I was thirteen, my family moved from Boston to Tucson, Arizona.  36  the move, my father  37  us in the living-room on a freezing January night. My sisters and I sat around the fire, not   38  that the universe would suddenly change its course. "In May, we're  39  to Arizona."

　　     The words, so small, didn't seem  40  enough to hold my new life. But the world changed and I awoke on a train moving across the country. I watched the  41_  change from green trees to flat dusty plains to high mountains as I saw strange new plants that  42  mysteries(奥秘) yet to come. Finally, we arrived and  43  into our new home.

　　     44  my older sisters were sad at the loss of friends, I   45   explored(探索) our new surroundings.

　　     One afternoon, I was out exploring  46  and saw a new kind of cactus(仙人掌). I crouched (蹲) down for a closer look. "You'd better not  47  that."

　　     I turned around to see an old woman

　　     "Are you new to this neighborhood?" I explained that I was,  48 , new to the entire state.

　　     "My name is Ina Thorne. Have you got used to life in the  49 ? It must be quite a _50  after living in Boston."

　　     How could I explain how I  51  the desert? I couldn't seem to find the right words.

　　     "It's vastness," she offered. “That vastness  52  you stand on the mountains overlooking the desert -- you can  53  how little you are in comparison with the world.      54   , you feel that the possibilities are limitless.”

　　     That was it. That was the feeling I'd had ever since I'd first seen the mountains of my new home. Again, my  55  would change with just a few simple words.

　　     "Would you like to come to my home tomorrow? Someone should teach you which plant you should and shouldn't touch."

　　36. A. During          

　　B. Until              

　　C. Upon              

　　D. Before   

　　37. A. gathered      

　　B. warned         

　　C. organized        D. comforted 

　　38. A. hoping          

　　B. admitting      

　　C. realizing           D. believing  

　　39. A. going            

　　B. moving          

　　C. driving           

　　D. flying    

　　40. A. good             

　　B. simple           

　　C. big                 

　　D. proper    

　　41. A. picture          

　　B. ground          

　　C. scene             

　　D. area     

　　42. A. suggested     

　　B. solved           

　　C. discovered       D. explained 

　　43. A. settled          

　　B. walked            C. hurried             D. stepped

　　44. A. If                   

　　B. After              

　　C. Once              

　　D. While  

　　45. A. bitterly          

　　B. easily             

　　C. proudly            D. eagerly   

　　46 A as well            

　　B. as usual         

　　C. right away       D. on time 

　　47. A. move            

　　B. dig                    C. pull                  D. touch   

　　48. A. of course      

　　B. in fact             

　　C. after all            D. at least  

　　49. A. desert           

　　B. city                  C. state                D. country 

　　50. A. luck               

　　B. doubt              C. shock                D. danger  

　　51. A. found            

　　B. examined      

　　C. watched            D. reached 

　　52. A. why               

　　B. when              C. how                   D. where   

　　53. A. prove            

　　B. guess              C. sense                D. expect   

　　54. A. However       

　　B. Otherwise     

　　C. Therefore        

　　D. Meanwhile

　　55. A. idea              

　　B. life                   C. home                 D. family

　　I was tired and hungry after a long day of work. When I walked into the living-room, my 12-year-old son looked up at me and said, “I

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　　you.” I did not

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　　what to say, and I just stood there, looking

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　　at him. My first

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　　was that he

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　　need help with his homework. Then I asked, “What was that all

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　　?”

　　“Nothing,” he said, “My teacher said we should tell our parents we love them and

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　　what they say.”

　　The next day I called his teacher to

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　　more about what my son said and how the other parents had reacted（ 反应） . “Most of the fathers had the

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　　response as you did,” the teacher said, ”When I first

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　　that we try this, I asked the children

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　　they thought their parents

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　　say. Some of them thought their parents would have heart trouble.”

　　Then the teacher

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　　, “ I want my students to know that feeling love is an important part of

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　　. I’m trying to tell them it’s too bad that we don’t express our feelings. A boy

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　　tell his father or mother he loves him.” The teacher understands that sometimes it is

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　　for some of us to say something that is good for us to say.

　　That evening when my son

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　　to me, I took him in my arms and held on for an

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　　moment, saying, “Hey, I love you,

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　　.” I don’t know if saying that made

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　　of us healthier, but it did feel pretty good.

　　3．A. hate

　　B. love

　　C. like

　　D. enjoy

　　4．A. realize

　　B. recognize

　　C. know

　　D. find

　　5．A .away

　　B. for

　　C. down

　　D. on

　　6． A . thought

　　B. meaning

　　C. news

　　D. reason

　　7． A. must

　　B. should

　　C. could

　　D. would

　　8．A. for

　　B. with

　　C. around

　　D. about

　　9．A. test

　　B. know

　　C. understand

　　D. see

　　10．A . talk to

　　B. chat with

　　C. find out

　　D. do with

　　11．A. same

　　B. different

　　C. usual

　　D. unusual

　　12．A. allowed

　　B. agreed

　　C. planned

　　D. suggested

　　13． A. how

　　B. whether

　　C. when

　　D. what

　　14．A. would

　　B. will

　　C. could

　　D. can

　　15．A. explained

　　B. prepared

　　C. informed

　　D. developed

　　16．A. study

　　B. work

　　C. health

　　D. body

　　17．A. might

　　B. can

　　C. should

　　D. need

　　18．A. easy

　　B. difficult

　　C. crazy

　　D. silly

　　19．A. turned

　　B. shouted

　　C. went

　　D. came

　　20．A. extra

　　B. ordinary

　　C. interesting

　　D. important

　　21．A. either

　　B. too

　　C. also

　　D. again

　　22．A. all

　　B. either

　　C. none

　　D. neither

　　A farmer had a cow（牛）. He 36

　　very good care of this cow and one day when it was ill. He was very _ 37 . He telephoned the vet（兽医）.

　　“What’s the problem?” the vet

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　　him when he arrived.

　　“My cow is ill,” the farmer said. “I don’t know what’s the matter

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　　her. She’s lying down and won’t_ 40 up. She won’t eat, and she’s making a strange 41 .” The vet looked at the cow.

　　“She’s certainly ill.” he said, “and she needs to take some very strong 42 .” He took a bottle out of his box, and put two pills（药丸）into his

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　　“Give her these,” he said. “The pills should make her 44 .”

　　“ 45 should I give them to her?” the farmer asked.

　　The vet gave him a

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　　tube（管子）.

　　“Put this tube in her mouth, ”he said, “then put the pills in the

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　　and blow(吹). That’ll make it.”

　　The vet went 48

　　.

　　The next day he came to the

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　　again. The farmer was sitting outside his house and

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　　worried.

　　“How’s your cow?” the vet asked.

　　“No

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　　,”the farmer said. “and I’m feeling very well myself.”

　　“Oh?” the vet said.“ 52 .”

　　“I did

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　　you said,” the farmer answered.“ I put the tube in the cow’s mouth and then put two pills

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　　it.”

　　“And?” the vet asked.

　　“The cow

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　　23． A. made

　　B. took

　　C. got

　　D. carried

　　24． A. happy

　　B. glad

　　C. attractive

　　D. worried

　　25． A. asked

　　B. told

　　C. said

　　D. spoke

　　26． A. in

　　B. to

　　C. with

　　D. for

　　27． A. stand

　　B. take

　　C. throw

　　D. cut

　　28． A. performance

　　B. line

　　C. song

　　D. voice

　　29． A. rest

　　B. wind

　　C. cold

　　D. medicine

　　30．A. mouth

　　B. nose

　　C. hand

　　D. Face

　　31． A. ill

　　B. humorous

　　C. better

　　D. fierce

　　32．. A. Why

　　B. What

　　C. When

　　D. How

　　33． A. thick

　　B. slim

　　C. wide

　　D. short

　　34． A. tube

　　B. vase

　　C. door

　　D. house

　　35． A. with

　　B. away

　　C. on

　　D. at

　　36．.A. factory

　　B. garden

　　C. park

　　D. farm

　　37． A. tasted

　　B. sounded

　　C. looked

　　D. listened

　　38． A. change

　　B. happiness

　　C. reality

　　D. feast

　　39． A. When

　　B. What

　　C. Who

　　D. Why

　　40． A. that

　　B. what

　　C. when

　　D. which

　　41． A. up

　　B. on

　　C. in

　　D. down

　　42． A. apologize

　　B. blew

　　C. admire

　　D. balance

　　参考答案

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　　CDCAC

　　26—30

　　BDACB

　　【解析】

　　36.D 37.A38.C39.B40.C41.C42.A43.A44.D45.D46.B47.D48.B49.A50.C51.A52.B53.C54.D55.B

　　【解析】

　　36.解析：根据下文可判断出这是在他们搬家前发生的事。

　　37.解析：gather聚集。把他们召集到起居室里。warn警告；organize组织；comfort安慰。

　　38.解析：realize意识到。没有意识到事情会发生巨大变化。admit承认；believe相信。

　　39.解析：根据上文“my family moved from Boston to Tucson”可判断出他们全家要搬家。

　　40.解析：big与上文中的small相对照。说明“搬家”这个字眼很小，无法包容作者新生活的全部。

　　41.解析：scene景色。根据“change from green trees to flat dusty plains”可判断出scene指的是作者在火车上看到的外面的景色。picture图画；ground地面；area区域。

　　42.解析：suggest暗示。外面景色的变化暗示着作者生活的变化。solve解决；discover发现；explain解释。

　　43.解析：settle定居。他们到达了目的地，定居下来。

　　44.解析：while引导时间状语从句，表示“当……时”。

　　45.解析：eagerly急切地。根据上文中的mysteries和下文中的explored可判断出作者急切地想探索新的居住环境。bitterly悲痛地；easily容易地；proudly骄傲地。

　　46.解析：as usual照常。上文讲到作者急切地想探明周围的环境，一天下午他像平常一样出外探索。as well也；right away立刻；on time及时。

　　47.解析：touch触摸。因为仙人掌上有刺，所以这位老妇人叫他不要触摸。

　　48.解析：in fact事实上。因为作者从一个州搬到了另外一个州，所以对整个州来讲他都是新来者。of course当然；after all毕竟；at least至少。

　　49.解析：根据下文中的desert可判断出作者搬到了沙漠地区。

　　50.解析：shock使人震惊的事，给人打击的事。根据上文可知，作者原来住在Boston这样的大城市中，现在搬到了沙漠地区，令人吃惊。luck幸运；doubt怀疑；danger危险。

　　51.解析：find感觉，感受。根据下文所提供的情景“I couldn’t seem to find the fight words.”可判断出作者找不到合适的词描述对沙漠的看法。

　　52.解析：when引导时间状语从句，表示“当……的时候”。当你站在山上俯瞰沙漠时。

　　53.解析：sense感觉。你能感觉到与世界相比你是多么渺小。prove证明；guess猜测；expect期望。

　　54.解析：meanwhile同时。how little与limitless都说明人的渺小。

　　55.解析：根据上文可判断出作者在讲自己的生活发生了变化。

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　　【解析】略

　　28．D29．D30．C31．C32．D

　　33．D34．A35．B36．D37．C

　　38．A39．D40．B41．C42．B

　　【解析】略