2014年版高考英语完形填空二轮突破练习41

1、2014届高考英语二轮专题复习突破：完形填空1.Directions：For each blank in the following passages there are four words or phrases marked A,B,C and D. Fill in each blank with the words or phrases that best fits the context.My daughter performed on behalf of her class in the annual school concert today. She played so 36 th

2、at I could not help cheering her. The very scene reminded me of her experiences of piano practicing.When she was five, we gave her a piano as a birthday present. With great _37 , she began learning it. However, when she was no longer curious, she became sick of it. _38 , it is a tough job to learn t

3、he piano, not to mention the daily routine of practice .When her first teacher left, my friend _ 39_ me to an American teacher whose way of teaching was completely American. After practicing, she would give my daughter some _40_ comments, and then point out what should be improved. Every time s

4、he came,_41_ beginning the lesson right away, she would first play some music. She said, “To learn the piano, you should learn not only the skills of playing, but more importantly, to _42 the music and love it.”After some time, my daughter became fond of her lessons. Sometimes she _43_ would like to

5、 show off a little bit when her skill had reached a certain level. Surprisingly, my daughter said to me one day, “Mom, I was _44_ that you didnt give up my piano lessons. Learning it is like climbing a mountain. Youll feel _45_ when you are on the way. When you look _46_ from where you are, you will

6、 realize that you have been making progress. But if you _47_, youll never take one more step.” That was the very thing I wanted to teach her.36A. quickly     Bsmoothly  C. carefully    Dhappily37A. doubt   Bpressure C. regret     D. ex

7、citement38A After all    BAbove all CIn all      DFirst of all39A. led     Bsent     Cintroduced    Ddirected40A. usual    Bgood    Cinteresting    Dhumorous41A. as

8、with    Bexcept for    Cinstead of    Dthanks to42A. feel     Bfollow    Ccreate    Dread43A. once     Beven     Cstill     Dthen44A. nervous

9、0;   Bexcited     Cafraid      Dlucky45A. tired     Beasy      Cafraid     Dexcited46A. ahead     Bdown      Cup     Dover47A. move 

10、60;   Bcontinue    Cdo     DStop2.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。I have learnt a lot about Chinese life and culture while teaching in Nanjing, Jiangsu Province and found them very interestingFirst, family life is quite 36 in China In the US

11、A, many young people 37 home after they finish their education and start working However, in China, it is 38 for people to live with their parents until they get married 39 , many of my Chinese friends told me that their 40 lived with them and helped take care of them when they were children It seem

12、s that Americans think independence is more important 41 the Chinese think family relationships are more importantBargaining is another 42 that I have tried to learn In the USA, prices are 43 and you cant ask for a lower price However in some small Chinese stores and tourist places, you are 44 to ba

13、rgain My Chinese friends taught me to ask for 40 percent or 50 percent 45 the original price If the salesperson doesnt agree to my price, I should 46 to leave and he might let me come back and sell me the item It is a skill that you have to 47 if you live in ChinaTipping hasnt been easier to 48 In t

14、he USA, many people in the service 49 want to get 50 money for serving customers Tipping is not a part of Chinese culture 51 I tried to tip a taxi driver He looked a little 52 and refused to take the moneyIn dinners, perhaps what surprises an American visitor most is that some of the Chinese hosts l

15、ike to put food into the plates of their 53 Actually, this is a 54 of true friendship and politeness My Chinese friend told me if I didnt want to eat it, I should just 55 the food in the plate36A uniqueB differentC privateD harmonious37A comeB buildC leaveD abandon38A regularB trueC commonD usual39A

16、 AlsoB HoweverC ThereforeD Although40A parentsB relativesC babysittersD grandparents41A whileB sinceC whenD as42A wayB customC lessonD habit43A madeB agreedC chargedD set44A expectedB taughtC suggestedD required45A upB awayC offD on46A promiseB pretendC decideD hope47A tolerateB understandC practise

17、D consider48A adjust toB turn toC refer toD stick to49A areaB departmentC branchD industry50A easyB extraC pocketD prize51A OftenB OnceC SometimesD Before52A excited B satisfiedC frightenedD confused53A ownB childrenC neighborsD guests54A signalB markC signD feature55A leaveB remainC putD taste3.阅读下

18、面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。 Begin doing the work you love as soon as possible, even if you dont get paid for it, or if you can only work at it 36 . Albert Einstein was 37 to get a job as a physics professor. He could have said to himself, “Well, I just don't have the work relative to 38 .

19、I should give up on it and settle for something else.” 39 , he wrote the two most famous papers while 40 as a patent office worker. After their 41 , there was not any major 42 in the world that would not have wanted him to work for them. If you want to work as an artist and are 43 as a waiter, dont

20、think of yourself as a waiter who 44 one day to become an artist. That puts the 45 you love somewhere off in the distant future. Rather, think yourself as 46 , supporting yourself by waiting tables and paint, or draw as much as you can. It is 47 to earn a living wage as a waiter working 24 hours a w

21、eek. That 48 plenty of time to devote to training or developing your craft (手艺) in the 49 hours. While you are seeking the work you love, 50 helps to expand your awareness into the universe of all possibilities. You dont want to be 51 the ideas of what you should do or what you have done before. Hav

22、ing opened to 52 the possibilities, you can make a final 53 and select the work you love as your own. Doing the work you love 54 that you be equally comfortable with the imaginative and the 55 . It requires the ability to dream big dreams and the ability to face and master all the little details tha

23、t make dreams come true.36. A. full-time B. hard C. easily D. part-time37. A. unable B. able C. unwilling D. anxious38. A. science B. maths C. physics D. money39. A. So B. Instead C. Therefore D. And40. A. employed B. regarded C. worked D. recognized41. A. publication B. discoveries C. successes D.

24、papers42. A. city B. factory C. university D. company43. A. known B. making a livingC. leading a life D. chosen44. A. thinks B. imagines C. hopes D. decides45. A. man B. woman C. person D. work46. A. an artist B. a waiter C. a waitress D. a painter47. A. impossible B. possible C. important D. lucky4

25、8. A. sends B. spares C. leaves D. takes49. A. on B. office C. business D. off50. A. it B. which C. that D. this51. A. interested inB. devoted to C. limited to D. troubled by52. A. no B. all C. few D. both53. A. decision B. plan C. conclusion D. judge54. A. suggests B. requires C. insists D. encoura

26、ges55. A. necessary B. practical C. careful D. honest4.阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从各题所给的A、B、C和D项中选出最佳选项。 Dad loved children. And he always wanted a 1 family. Eventually, he got what he wanted with twelve children in the family. Without fail, he would show us all to visitors. Once, Dad 2 presented the first thre

27、e children in the family, Ann, Mary and Ernestine, to some visitors. Then he picked up a fourth child, and said, “And this is our 3 model, complete with all the improvements. And dont think that this is all, we are 4 the 1953 model some time next month.”But what he 5 most was taking us out for a dri

28、ve. On one occasion a man in a village we were passing through shouted 6 that he had seen eleven people in our car, not 7 Mum and Dad. 8 , Dad called out over his shoulder, “You 9 the second baby up from the front here, Mister.”Another time, Dad told us this joke, though we were not sure whether he

29、was telling us the 10. Mum, who was a psychologist, once went to give a lecture and left Dad in charge of the 11 . When Mum returned, she asked him if everything had been OK. He said everything was 12 except that one of the children had been taught a lesson because he had been 13 . When he pointed a

30、t the child that had been 14 Mum looked at him calmly and said, “Thats not one of ours, dear. He 15 next door.”1. A.rich B.lovely C. closeD.large2. A.surprisingly B.nervously C.generouslyD. proudly 3. A.dearest B.smallest C.latest D. youngest4. A.ordering B.selling C.expectingD. improving5. A.hated

31、B.enjoyed C.caredD. hoped6. A.doubtfully B.excitedly C. calmlyD. directly7. A.counting B.naming C.showingD. reading8. A.Immediately B.Carefully C.AngrilyD. Easily9. A.saw B.missed C.forgotD. left10. A.truth B.story C.adventureD.accident 11. A.lecture B.house C.officeD. activity12. A.expensive B.regu

32、lar C.correctD. fine13. A.troublesome B.careless C.activeD. quiet14. A.found B.caught C.punishedD. wounded15. A.goes to B.belongs to C.worksD. plays5. 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。 Another persons enthusiasm was what set me moving toward the success I have achieved. That person was

33、my stepmother. achieved I was nine years old when she entered our home in rural VirginiaMy father 21 me to her with these words: “I would like you to meet the fellow who is 22 for being the worst boy in this county and will probably start throwing rocks at you no 23 than tomorrow morning” My stepmot

34、her walked over to me, 24 my head slightly upward, and looked me right in the eyeThen she looked at my father and replied, “You are 25 This is not the worst boy at all, 26 the smartest one who hasnt yet found an outlet（释放的途径）for his enthusiasm.” That statement began a（n） 27 between usNo one had ever

35、 called me smart. My family and neighbors had built me up in my 28 as a bad boyMy stepmother changed all that She changed many thingsShe 29 my father to go to a dental school, from which he graduated with honorsShe moved our family into the county seat, where my fathers career could be more 30 and m

36、y brother and I could be better 31 When I turned fourteen, she bought me a secondhand 32 and told me that she believed that I could become a writerI knew her enthusiasm, I 33 it, and I saw how it had already improved our livesI accepted her 34 and began to write for local newspapersI was doing the s

37、ame kind of 35 that great day I went to interview Andrew Carnegie and received the task which became my lifes work laterI wasnt the 36 beneficiary （受益者）My father became the 37 man in townMy brother and stepbrothers became a physician, a dentist, a lawyer, and a college president What power 38 has! W

38、hen that power is released to support the certainty of ones purpose and is 39 strengthened by faith, it becomes an irresistible（不可抗拒的）force which poverty and temporary defeat can never 40 You can communicate that power to anyone who needs itThis is probably the greatest work you can do with your ent

39、husiasm21ArushedBsentCcarriedDintroduced22AdistinguishedBfavoredCmistakenDrewarded23AsoonerBlaterClongerDearlier24AdraggedBshookCraisedDbent25AperfectBrightCwrongDimpolite26AbutBsoCandDor27AagreementBfriendshipCgapDrelationship28AopinionBimageCexpectationDmind29AbeggedBpersuadedCorderedDinvited30Asu

40、ccessfulBmeaningfulChelpfulDuseful31AtreadedBentertainedCeducatedDrespected32AcameraBradioCbicycleDtypewriter33A consideredBsuspectedCignoredDappreciated34AbeliefBrequestCcriticismDdescription35AteachingBwritingCstudyingDreading36AnextBsameConlyDreal37AcleverestBwealthiestCstrongestDhealthiest38Aent

41、husiasmBsympathyCfortuneDconfidence39AdeliberatelyBhappilyCtraditionallyDconstantly40AwinBmatchCreachDdoubt6.阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从各题所给的四个选项中，选出一个最佳答案。 Any housewife who went to the new supermarket wished to be the lucky customer who did not have to pay for her shopping. This was what the 21just inside th

42、e entrance 22.It said: “Remember,23,one of our customers gets 24goods. THIS MAY BE YOUR LUCKY DAY!” For quite a long time Mrs. Edwards25, like many of her  26, to be the lucky customer. Unlike her friends, she never27hoping. The 28in the kitchen was full of things which she did not need. Her hu

43、sband tried to advise her 29buying so many things but failed. She 30dreamed of the DAY when the manager of the supermarket would come up to her and say, “Madam, THIS IS YOUR LUCKY DAY. Everything in your 31doesnt need to be paid!” One Friday afternoon Mrs. Edwards shopped  32.But she was not th

44、e lucky customer. No sooner had she just put the things inside her 33than she found that she had forgotten to 34tea. She dashed back to the 35, got some tea and went towards the36.As she did so, she saw the 37came.38his hand he said, “I want to 39you. You are our LUCKY CUSTOMER this week! Everything

45、 you have in your basket40 !” 21. A .notice     B. report         C. board         D. newspaper22. A. did         B. promised     C. made

46、60;        D. agreed 23. A. every day B. every month C. twice a week D. once a week24. A. excellent  B. free    C. extra   D. unexpected25. A. waited   B. came      C. hoped   D. went26. A. friends   B. nei