2014高三英语二轮复习专题精品训练：完形填空15.doc

2014高三英语二轮复习专题精品训练：完形填空完形填空 It was all his own idea,says Pat, the wife of California high school football coach Bob Peter. Bob had 1 made a motherhood contract (合同)-declaring that for 70 days this summer he would 2 the care of their four children and all the housework. 3 he didnt even know how to make coffee when he signed, he was very confident. After 40 of the 70 days, he was ready to 4 . I was beaten down, admits Bob. Not only is motherhoods a 5 task, it is an impossible job for any normal human being. Bob and Pat were married in 1991. After the marriage, Pat 6 a secretary to help put him through university. 7 BOb has been the football coach while Pat raised the kids. 8 two years ago Pat went back to work. I had been 9 chil dren so much,she 10 ,I couldnt talk to a grown-up. She continued to run the household, 11 until BOb signed the contract. Bob tried hard to learn cooking, but the meals he prepared were 12 . For the last three weeks, the family 13 a lot sometimes-having MacDonalds hamburgers for lunch and dinner. 14 housekeeping, a home economics teacher had told Bob that a room always looks clean 15 the bed is made. I found 16 I shut the doors,he says. Soon the kids were wearing their shirts inside out. When we went to 17 Pat at work, I made them wear their shirts 18 side out so they would look clean.Now that Bob has publicly 19 he was wrong, he is 20 the child -raising and household tasks with Pat. 1. A. only B. just C. nearly D. over 答案：B指导：just“刚刚”，Bob刚刚签定了一个照看孩子和做家务的合同。2. A. stick to B. set about C. think about D. take over答案：D 指导：takeover接收，接办”，因为原来照看孩子和做家务都是Bob的妻子的任务，所以这里用takeover表示Bob把任务接了过来。3. A. If B. As C. Since D. Although 答案：D 指导：although引导让步状语从句。虽然他不知道如何做咖啡，他还是把家务接受过来。4. A. carry on B. give up C. break down D. find out 答案： B 指导：根据下文中的1wasbeatendown可判断出Bob想放弃照看孩子和做家务。5. A. strange B. pleasant C. difficult D. serious 答案： C 指导：因为困难才会产生放弃照看孩子和做家务。6. A. sent B. employed C. learned fromD. worked as 答案：D 指导：workas“做的工作”。Pat做了一位秘书。7. A. In time B. Before long C. Since then D. Later on 答案： C 指导：根据句子的时态可确定应用sincethen填写，表示从那时起一直到现在。8. A. Then B. Thus C. So D. Still 答案： A 指导：then然后”。两年前，Pat又重新工作。9. A. near B. after C. about D. around 答案： D 指导：从上文可知，他们有四个孩子，Pat为了孩子们忙得团团转。10. A. insists B. sighs C. jokes D. apologizes答案： B 指导：sigh叹息”。由于放弃了工作，整日忙于家务，使Pat感到无可奈何。11. A. besides B. therefore C. however D. otherwise 答案：C 指导：however然而”。尽管无可奈何，仍然做着家务。12. A. terrible B. tasty C. expensive D. special 答案：A 指导：terrible“难吃”，因为Bob不会做饭，所以他做出的饭菜很难吃。13. A. starved B. traveled C. worked out D. ate out 答案： D指导：eatout到外面吃饭”。下文sometimeshaving MacDonaldshamburgersforlunchanddinner说明他们 经常出外吃饭。14. A. Due to B. As for C. Along with D. Except for 答案：B 指导：as for“讲到，至于，在方面”，在持家方面。15. A. until B. before C. if D. unless 答案： C 指导：汀引导条件状语从句。如果把床铺叠起来，房内看起来总显得整洁。16. A. an easier way B. a cheaper wayC. a cleaner way D. a harder way 答案：A 指导：an easier way一个简便的方法”，把房间关上，使人们看不见屋内是否干净当然是一种更简便的方法。17. A. receive B. welcome C. greet D. fetch 答案：D 指导：fetch去接，去取”。当我们到Pat工作的岗位去接Pat时。18. A. good B. wrong C. right D. opposite 答案：C 指导：right side这里指干净的那一面，为了使自己的孩子看上去干净。19. A. admitted B. suggested C. agreed D. explained 答案：A 指导：admit承认”。Bob在公开的场合承认了自己的错误。20. A. operating B. realizing C. sharing D. performing答案：C 指导：share分享”。这篇短文讲述了Bob主动承担照看孩子和做家务活，他现在同妻子一起共同分担这些工作。：.It was 1933. I had been laid off from my part-time job and could no longer make my1to the family. Our only2was what mother could make by doing dressmaking for others. 3mother was sick for a few weeks and unable to4. The electric company came out and5the power when we couldnt pay the bill. Then the6company cut off the gas. Then the water company. 7the Health Department made them turn the water back8for sanitation (卫生) reasons. The cupboard got very9. We had a vegetable garden and were able to10some of its products on a campfire in the back yard.Then one day my younger sister came skipping home from school saying, “Were11to bring something to school tomorrow to give to the12.”Mother started to blurt out, “I dont know of anyone who is13poorer than we are,” 14her mother, who was living with us at the time, shushed (使安静) her15a hand on her arm and a frown.“Eva,” she said, “if you give that child the16that she ispoor folks at her age, she will bepoor folksfor the17of her life. There is one jar of that home-made jelly left. She can take that.”Grandmother found some tissue paper and a little bit of pink ribbon with which she18our last jar of jelly, and my sister tripped off to school the next day19carrying her “gift to the poor”.After that, if there ever was a problem in the community, she just20assumed that she was supposed to be part of the solution.1. A. fortuneB. contributionC. dialD. luck 2. A. incomeB. collectionC. remainingD. pay 3. A. HoweverB. ThereforeC. ThenD. Yet 4. A. walkB. get upC. recoverD. work 5. A. cut shortB. cut downC. cut offD. cut up 6. A. waterB. foodC. gasD. road 7. A. SoB. ButC. AndD. Then 8. A. onB. offC. inD. out 9. A. brokenB. fullC. cleanD. bare10. A. cookB. growC. prepareD. select 11. A. demandedB. wantedC. supposedD. advised12. A. oldB. childrenC. studentsD. poor 13. A. muchB. anyC. noD. a bit 14. A. asB. whileC. beforeD. when 15. A. withB. aboutC. forD. by 16. A. opinionB. impressionC. ideaD. feeling 17. A. partB. allC. restD. meaning 18. A. mendedB. wrappedC. coveredD. fixed 19. A. shylyB. nervouslyC. slowlyD. proudly20. A. naturallyB. quicklyC. luckilyD. unwillingly参考答案BACDCCBADACDBDACCBDA：In Twain, many people know what a “motorpool” means. It is 21 known as a place for the maintenance of official business and government cars. 22 it is a place for vehicle maintenance.More than ten years ago I came to America on business and I took advantage of the 23 to visit my friend. My friend drove a car to 24 me at the airport, and took me to his home. Out of the 25 ,my friend drove his car into the innermost 26 , which had a sign“carpool only”. I 27 what“carpool”meant. I felt doubted whether he was going to a motorpool. 28 I thought myself clever in asking:“Is there anything wrong with the car?”“Nothing. 29 ?”said he.“Well then, why are you going to carpool?”I 30 .My friend couldnt help 31 and told me that“carpool”refers to the lane that only the cars with two or more 32 can drive in. I felt rather embarrassed on 33 that.After dinner, my friends neighbour came over to ask whether he 34 “carpool”the next day.“ 35 ，”my friend said“Iwil accompany my friend to go shopping tomorrow.”I was 36 again, wondering why he could not“carpool”with him since we had“carpooled” 37 .My friend explained to me again that the“carpool”that his neighbour 38 meant they in turn drove the car to work so as to save energy. The first“carpool”is a noun, 39 the second“carpool”is a verb. It is really 40 for newcomers in America to understand it in a short time.21AcommonlyBprobablyCpartlyDsimply22AIn generalBIn particularCFirst of allDAbove of all23AbreakBtimeCchanceDplace24AwatchBhelpCmeetDcatch25AhouseBairportCstationDwaiting-room26AroadBlaneCstreetDroute27AwonderedBknewCunderstoodDlearned28AForBThusCThenDThough29AHowBWhatCWhyDWhere30ArepliedBrespondedCexplainedDanswered31AsayingBtalkingClaughingDspeaking32ApassengersBdriversCgentlemenDladies33AnoticingBseeingCinformingDhearing34AneededBcouldCshouldDwould35ASureBSorryCPardonDGood36AbelievedBdoubtedCconfusedDworried37AtodayBtomorrowCyesterdayDtonight38AusedBinsistedClearnedDprovided39AasBsoCwhileDfor40AinterestingBdifficultCimportantDnecessary参考答案2125 AACCB2630 BABCB3135 CADBB3640 CAACB.Begin doing the work you love as soon as possible, even if you dont get paid from it, or if you can only work at it1. Albert Einstein was2to get a job as a physics professor. He could have said to himself, “Well, I just dont have the work relative to3. I should give up on it and settle for something else.”4, he wrote the two most famous papers while5as a patent (专利) office worker. After their6, there was not any major7in the world that would not have wanted him to work for them.If you want to work as an artist and are8as a waiter, dont think of yourself as a waiter who9one day to become an artist. That puts the10you love somewhere off in the distant future. Rather, think yourself as11, supporting yourself by waiting tables and paint, or draw as much as you can. It is12to earn a living wage as a waiter working 24 hours a week. That13plenty of time to devote to training or developing your craft (手艺) in the14hours.While seeking the work you love15helps to expand your awareness (意识) into the universe of all possibilities. You dont want to be16the ideas of what you should do or what you have done before. Having opened to17possibilities, you can make a final18and select the work you love as your own.Doing the work you love19that you be equally comfortable with the imaginative and the20. It requires the ability to dream big dreams a