高三英语完形填空专练

1、高三英语完形填空专练10awhen i was a law professor, a student reported that i made an error in grading his exam by giving him too many points. he was 36 and after thanking him for his honesty, i changed the grade in my37一 his beaming （欢笑的）face turned toshock. "you're 38 my grade?59 he said angrily. “i

2、 would never have come in39”he didnt finish the 40but it was obvious that his display of honesty was41. he thought he'd have it allpraise and the higher grade.several colleagues thought i should have let the higher grade _42 because all fd accomplished was to discourage him from being 43 in the

3、future. and every time i tell this story, some people agree with this 44but i can9t see how i could give good reason for worsening my 45 in grading by undermining （损害）the honesty of all my grades by failing to 46 an error. the grade itself would be a dishonest47of his knowledge and itwould have been

4、 48 to other students. how could i 49 give a student a gift of an unearned grade?i know 50 reporting an error in one9s favor is unusual, but, like 51 too much change, it，s clearly the right thing to do. people of character, those with real honesty, hate to give up_52as much as anyone else. the diffe

5、rence is that forthem a good conscience and reputation is 53 enough to give reason for the cost of doing the right thing.perhaps lowering the student's grade did 54 him from being honest in the future, but bribing （贿赂）him to be honest so that he does the right thing when it's cost-free would

6、 have 55 him even more. the duty to be honest is about right and wrong, not risks and rewards.36. a. wiseb. rightc. rigidd. angry37. a. filesb. booksc. recordsd. notes3& a. loweringb. correctingc changingd. making39. a. whetherb.whichc. whatd.讦40. a. sentenceb. workc. examd. lesson41. a. goodb.

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8、unny49. a. reluctantlyb. possiblyc. politelyd. patiently50. a. activelyb. secretlyc. voluntarilyd. curiously51. a. receivingb. payingc. earningd. returning52. a. benefitsb. honorsc. awardsd. gifts53. a. pleasureb. rewardc. contentd.honor54. a. protectb. influencec. discouraged. separate55. a. improv

9、edb. encouragedc. blamedd. ruinedimmediately i got up and dressed, i stuck my violin under my jacket and went out into the streets to try my 36 i wandered about for an hour, looking for a likely 37 , feeling as though i were about to commit a crime- then i 3 8 at last under a bridge near the station

10、 and decided to have a try.i felt tense and _39 it was the first time, after all. i drew the violin from under the jacket like a gun. it was here, in southampton, with trains rattling overhead, that i was about to 40 myself. one moment i was part of the hurrying crowds, the next 1 stood apart, my ba

11、ck to the wall, my hat on the 41_before me, the violin under my chin.the first notes i played were loud and raw, like a declaration of protest, then they settled downto my 43 j was neitherand began to run more _42 and to stay more or less in tune.arrested nor told to shut up. indeed, no body took an

12、y 44 at all. the n an old man, without stopping at all, dropped a penny into my 45 as though getting rid of some guilty evidencei worked the streets of southampton for several days, gradually acquiring the truth of the 46 by trial and error. it was not a good thing, for instance, to let the hat fill

13、 up with money-the sight could _47 a kind-hearted man; nor was it wise to 48 it completely, which could also con fuse him, giving him no hint as to where to _49his mon ey. placing a couple of penniesin the hat to start the thing going soon became a 50 practice and i made sure, between tunes, to take

14、 off the cream, but always leaving two 5j_ behind.old 52 were most generous, and so were women with children, shop girls and barmaids. as for men, heavy drinkers were always receptive and so were big guys with muscles. but _53 a man with an expensive hat, briefcase or dog; respectable types were the

15、 least _54 of all. except for retired any officers, who would shout ”why aren't you 55 .youngmad?” and then would over-tip to cover up their confusion.36. a.violinb.luckc.skilld.art37. a.stationb.bridgec.streetd.spot38. a.stoppedb.wan deredc.playedd.sat39. a.lostb.excitedc.nervousd.strange40. a.

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17、lb.emptyc.teard.hide49.a.makeb. getc. dropd.earn50.a.modernb. regularc. timelyd.economic51.a.penniesb dollarsc poundsd.euros52.a.workersb teachersc. ladiesd.doctors53.a.sometimesb. oftenc. alwaysd.never54.a.generousb comfortablec. handsomed.selfish55.a.playingb. workingc. cheatingd.shoppingcwhat hap

18、pened to that brilliant idea that you once had? did you 36 it because you thought that it was just a little thought? have you ever 37 what that little thought would have become if you had acted on your instincts (直觉)38 if you had paid more attentionto it?imagine a scene, 39 you are sitting at home w

19、atching television or reading a book, suddenly a light is 40 on in the dark tunnel of your mind as a thought or an idea crosses your mind. the thought 41 your attention but seems so meaningless and you are tempted to 42 it, but wait a minute! that thought could be the potential beginning of the 43yo

20、u have so mush wished foeas the thought crosses your mind, your senses become alert and you suddenly see a possibility, a solution, or find the answer to a problem whose solution has 44 escaped you. 1( is almost as if a wise man has 45 the perfect solution into your ear or awakened your senses to a

21、reality, thereby bringing light to your life. 1( is like finding the 46 piece of jigsaw puzzle (拼图游戏).this becomes an amazing moment and everything freezes around you as you excitedly try to grasp the practicality of that 47 but powerful thought.your self-confidence and enthusiasm increase as you be

22、come 48 of the great possibilities that can 49 if that little thought is acted upon. this becomes the moment to build upon that thought and to put 5() any ideas that are streaming from that little thought for later review, 51 meaningless little thought or ideas when acted 52 have a potential to expl

23、ode into great projects. many successful projects have been 53 from the little positive thoughts that were carefully protected and recognized as bricks to great things.donrt waste a(n) 54 to act on a potentially brilliant idea you donft have to wait for a major idea, or approval from your peers in o

24、rder for you to act on that little though匸that little thought or idea is the 55 of great things if you decide to follow it through36. a. hateb. ignorec- liked value37. a. discoveredb. rememberedc. complainedd considered38. a. orb. butc. andd. nor39. a. whenb. wherec. whatd. while40. a. takenb. worke

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27、inningi had been inside the prison called gander hill several times already by the time i met ray in the spring of 1993 my father worked there with a group, 36 inmates （3e人）to improve their communication and speaking skills. i was a senior in 37. majoring in speechcommunications, and 38 i started my

28、 own volunteer student group at gander hill.teaching communication 39 getting people to tell their stories, but ray could tell you how much he 40 playing his guitar without speaking sometimes he moved his hands across the air as if he were playing his favorite blues scale he always gave me a slight

29、41 when he saw me come into the small church for the meeting. he loved 42 his guitar stories. although he had been an inmate at gander hill for over a decade, he always had a song in his head, 43_, one that he said he had been writing in his mind since his 44 he looked forward to playing again the 4

30、5 a child counts the days until summer vacation.when my group 46 established itself at gander hill, the men were 47 a night of celebration to which they could 48 one or two family members. the night of the celebration was just like christmas for them. they gathered with their 49 ones, whom they had

31、not seen or touched for several months or longe匸 50 his family lived in faraway texas, no one came to the celebration as ray's 51 but he waited patiently for me to arrive as he rehearsed his song in his head, i walked into the prison with a 52,ray tuned that guitar 53 he were putting his life ba

32、ck into harmony. i have never heard a guitar tuned like that before or since. he looked at me 54 his shoulder and nodded a thank-you before bringing his song to life on the guita匚 i watched ray's fingers 55 across the strings as if they were himself, running free. and for those moments, he was.3

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34、d. handling43. a. in shortb. in publicc. in vaind in particular44. a. arrivalb. momentc. pastd. birthday45. a. meansb. wayc approachd. method46. a. hardlyb.suddenlyc. formallyd. formerly47. a. forbiddenb. allowedc relaxedd. promised48. a. followb. accompanyc. invited. require49. a. interestedb. educ

35、atedc surprisedd. loved50. a. sinceb. whilec. althoughd. unless51. a. expertb.sponsorc guestd. owner52. a. violinb. magazinec. flowerd. guitar53. a. even thoughb. as ifc as long asd. as well as54. a. throughb. acrossc. overd. under55. a. jumpb. tremblec gestured. danceeimmediately i got up and dress

36、ed, i stuck my violin under my jacket and went out into the streets to try my 36 i wandered about for an hour, looking for a likely 37 , feeling as though i were about to commit a crime. then i 3 8 at last under a bridge near the station and decided to have a try i felt tense and 39 it was the first

37、 time, after all. i drew the violin from under the jacket like a gun. it was here, in southampton, with trains rattling overhead, that i was about to 40 myself. one moment i was pail of the hunying crowds, the next i stood apart, my back to the wall, my hat on the 41 before me, the violin under my c

38、hin.the first notes i played were loud and raw, like a declaration of protest, then they settled down and began to run more 42 and to stay more or less in tune- to my 43 . i was neither airested nor told to shut up. indeed, nobody took any 44 at all. then an old man, without stopping at all, dropped

39、 a penny into my 45 as though getting rid of some guilty evidencei worked the streets of southampton for several days, gradually acquiring the truth of the 46 by trial and error. it was not a good thing, for instance, to let the hat fill up with money-the sight could 47 a kind-hearted man; nor was it wise to 48 it completely, which could also confuse him, giving him no hint as to where to 49 his money. placing a couple of pennies in the hat to start the thing going soon became a 50 practice and i made sure, between tunes, to take off the cream, but always leaving