南昌市2014高考英语完形填空训练23及答案或解析

1、南昌市2019高考英语完形填空训练（23）及答案或解析完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）阅读下面短文，从短文后所给各题的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。I was unbelievably proud of my nine-year-old daughter, Emily.31to buy a mountain bike, shed been saving her pocket money all year, as well as doing small jobs to earn extra money. By Thanksg

2、iving, she had collected only $49. I said, “You32have your pick from my bicycle 33.” “Thanks, Daddy. But your bikes are so old.” She was right. All my girls bikes were 1950s models, not the kind a kid today would34choose.As Christmas35near, Emily and I went bike shopping. As we left one store, she36

3、a Salvation Army（基督教慈善组织） volunteer standing next to a big pot.“Can we give something, Daddy?” she asked.“Sorry, Em, Im out of change.” I said.Throughout December, Emily continued to37hard. Then one day, she made a38announcement. “You know all the money Ive been saving?” she said hesitantly. “Im goi

4、ng to give it to the poor people.” So one cold morning before Christmas, Emily handed her total savings of $58 to a volunteer who was really very 39.   40by Emilys selflessness, I decided to contribute41of my old bicycles to a car dealer who was collecting used bikes for poor children

5、.42I selected a shiny model from my collection, however, it seemed as if a second bike took on a glow（发光）.Should I contribute two? No, one would be enough. But I couldnt43the feeling that I should give a second bike. When I later 44the bikes, the car dealer said, “Youre making two kids very 45, sir.

6、 Here are your tickets. For each bicycle contributed, were46away one chance to win a girls mountain bike.”Why wasnt I surprised when that second ticket proved to be the  47 ? I like to think it was Gods way of  48  a little girl for a sacrifice  49her years while giving her dad a

7、 lesson in the  50.31. A. Promised   B. AmazedC. Determined D. Organized32. A. need    B. shouldC. must D. can33. A. collection B. contributionC. shop D. club34. A. seldom   B. likely  C. slightlyD. merely35. A. drewB. became   &#

8、160;   C. went D. pulled36. A. observed    B. sensed  C. watched      D. noticed37. A. study    B. try     C. listen       D. work38. A. disappointingB. surprising&#

9、160;C. formal D. public39. A. agreeable     B. hopeful    C. thankful     D. pitiful40. A. Moved   B. Shocked      C. Persuaded      D. Demanded41. A. one   

10、60; B. some      C. two         D. any42. A. WhileB. As             C. Because  D. Though43. A. express     B. describe  

11、0; C. explain    D. shake44. A. returnedB. delivered    C. chose      D. shared45. A. sweet       B. healthy    C. happy D. fair46. A. putting   B. giving     &

12、#160; C. storing D. signing47. A. present   B. harvest    C. winner     D. chance48. A. greeting    B. praising     C. sheltering D. rewarding49. A. under       B. beforeC. beyond D. wi

13、thin50. A. process B. project          C. struggleD. communication参考答案3135  CDABA   3640 DDBCA4145  ABDBC4650  BCDCA*结束Passage *My sister and I grew up in a little village in England. Our father was a struggling _36_, but I always

14、 knew he was _37_. He never criticized us, but used _38_ to bring out our best. Hed say,” If you pout water on flowers, they flourish. If you dont give them water, they die. ” I _39_ as a child I said something _40_ about somebody, and my father said, “_41_ time you say something unpleasant about so

15、mebody else, its a reflection of you. ” He explained that if I looked for the best _42_ people, I would  get the best _43_. From then on Ive always tried to _44_ the principle in my life and later in running my company. Dads also always been very _45_. At 15, I started a magazine. It was _46_ a

16、 great deal of my time, and the headmaster of my school gave me a _47_: stayin school or leave to work on my magazine. I decided to leave, and Dad tried to sway me from my decision, _48_ any good father would. When he realized I Had made up my mind, he said, “Richard, when I was 23, my dad _49_ me t

17、o go into law. And Ive _50_ regretted it. I wanted to be a biologist, _51_ I didnt pursue my _52_. You know what you want.Go fulfill it. ” As _53_ turned out, my little publication went on to become Student, a national _54_ for young people in the U. K. My wife and I have two children, and I d like

18、to think we are bringing them up in the same way Dad _55_ me.36. A. biologistB. manager C. lawyerD. gardener37. A. strict B.honest               C.special D.learned38. A. praise B.courage       &

19、#160;     C. power               D. warmth 39. A. think B. imagine C. remember D. guess 40. A. unnecessary   B. unkind           C. unimportant &

20、#160;    D. unusual 41. A. Another B.Some C. Any D. Other 42. A. on B. in C. at D. about 43. A. in case B. by turns         C. by chance        D. in return 44. A. revise      

21、0;   B. set C. review           D. follow 45. A. understanding B. experienced C.serious D. demanding 46. A. taking up B. making up C. picking up       D. keeping up 47. A. suggestion B.decision C. notice D. cho

22、ice 48. A. and B.as C. even if D. as if 49. A. helped B.allowed C. persuaded D. suggested 50. A. always B.never C. seldom D. almost 51. A. rather B.but C.for D. therefore 52. A. promise B.task C. belief D. dream 53. A. this B.he C. it D. that 54. A. newspaper B. magazine C. program   

23、         D. project 55. A. controlled B. comforted         C. reminded           D. raised参考答案 36.C 37.C 38.A 39.C 40.B 41.C 42.B 43.D 44.D 45.A 46.A 47.D 48.B 49.C 50.A

24、51.B 52.D 53.C 54.B 55.D*结束Britains seed bank, the only one in the world aiming to collect all of the planets wild plant species, has reached its goal of banking 10 percent by 2019The Millennium Seed Bank Project, run by Kew Gardensone of the oldest botanical gardenswill officially deposit the 24,20

25、0th species on Thursday, a pink, wild banana from ChinaMore than 50 countries are now on board with Kews giant task but vast places of the globe, including India and Brazil, still need to join in and donate seeds, director Paul Smith said The seed bank is one of the largest and most diverse in the w

26、orld with more than 15 billion seedsIts goal is to help protect the planets bio-diversity during a time of climate changeThe wild banana seed is under threat of extinction（灭绝） in southwest China from agricultural developmentIt is a vital food source for Asian elephants and important for growing bana

27、nas for human consumptionStored at minus-20 degrees centigrade, so they can last for thousands of years, the seeds await the day that scientists hope never comeswhen the species no longer exist in the wildIt is a race against time, Smith said, because in the last decade alone, 20 plants held in the

28、bank have already been wiped out in the wildHe estimates that between a third and a quarter will become extinct this century"It is urgent and it is happening nowAn area, the size of England, is cleared of primary vegetation（植被）every year" Smith saidBecause most of the worlds food and medic

29、ines come from nature, protecting wild plant species is quite important, scientists sayThere are already many other seed banks safeguarding food crops, which only account for 0.6 percent of plant diversityFor Kews next goalto collect a quarter of wild varieties by 2020the botanists need 10 million p

30、ounds a year, or a further 100 million pounds on top of the 40 million they have already been granted71Whats the final purpose of the Britains seed bank? ATo collect enough money for the project BTo safeguard food crops CTo protect wild plants from extinction DTo help scientists study wild plants72T

31、he wild banana seed in China is in danger because of _ Athe expanding of farming work Bthe climate change in this area Cthe large number of Asian elephants Dhumans large consumption73We can learn from the passage that _ Athe seeds in the bank can be used now and then all over the world BIndia and Br

32、azil havent joined in the Seed Bank Project at present Cthere is only one seed bank in the world at present Dthe wild plants in places like India and China will never die out74What does the underlined word “it” in paragraph 7 refer to? AThe extinction of plant species BKew Gardens next goal CBritain

33、s seed bank DThe Millennium Seed Bank Project75Which of the following information isnt mentioned in the passage? AThe global partnership of collecting wild plant species BThe temperature condition of the conservative wild plant species CThe governments financial support for the seed bank project DSc

34、ientists concern on the extinct wild plant species参考答案、 7175 CABDC*结束（全国新课标卷）完形填空 In our discussion with people on how education can help them succeed in life,a woman remembered the first meeting of an introductory_36_course about 20 years ago. The professor _37_the lecture hall,placed upon his desk

35、 a large jar filled with dried beans（豆）, and invited the students to _38_how many beans the jar contained.After _39_shouts of wildly wrong guesses the professor smiled a thin,dry smile,announced the _40_ answer,and went on saying,”You have just _41_an important lesson about science.That is: Never_42

36、_ your own senses.” Twenty years later,the _43_could guess what the professor had in mind.He _44_himself,perhaps,as inviting his students to start an exciting _45_into an unknown worldInvisible（无形的）to the 46 ,which can be discovered only through scientific 47 .But the seventeen-year-old girl could n

37、ot accept or even 48 the invitation.She was just 49 to understand the world.And she 50 that her firsthand experience could be the 51 .The professor,however,said that it was 52 .he was taking away her only 53 for knowing and was providing her with no substitute.“I remember feeling small and 54 ,”the

38、women says,“and I did the only thing I could do.I 55 the course that afternoon,and I havent gone near science since.”36A.artB.historyC.scienceD.math37A.searched foB.looked atC.got throughD.marched into38A.countB.guessC.reportD.watch39A.warningB.givingC.turning awayD.listening to40A.readyB.possibleC.

39、correctD.difficult41A.learnedB.preparedC.taughtD.taken42A.loseB.trustC.sharpenD.show43A.lecturerB.scientistC.speakerD.woman44A.describedB.respectedC.sawD.served45A.voyageB.movementC.changeD.rush46.A.professor B.eye C.knowledge D.light47.A.model B.senses C.spirit D.methods48.A.hear B.make C.present D

40、.refuse49.A.suggesting B.beginning C.pretending D.waiting50.A.believed B.doubted C.proved D.explained51. A.growth B.strength C.faith D.truth52.A.firm B.interesting C.wrong D.acceptable53.A.task B.tool C.success D.connection54.A.cruel B.proud C.frightened D.brave55.A.dropped B.started C.passed D.miss

41、ed【答案】36.C 37.D 38.B 39.D 40.C 41.A 42.B 43.D 44.C 45.A 46.B 47.D 48.A 49.B 50.A 51.D 52.C 53.B 54.A 55.A*结束Beldon and Canfield are two seashore towns, not far apartBoth towns have many hotels, and in summer the hotels are full of holiday-makers and other touristsLast August there was a fire at the

42、Seabreeze Hotel in BeldonThe next day, this news appeared on page two of the towns newspaperThe Beldon Post:FIRE AT SEABREEZELate last night firemen hurried to the Seabreeze Hotel and quickly put out a small fire in a bedroomThe hotel manager said that a cigarette started the fireWe say again to all

43、 our visitors： “Please dont smoke cigarettes in bed” This was Beldons first hotel fire for five yearsThe Canfield Times gave the news in these words on page one：ANOTHER BELDON HOTEL CATCHES FIRELast night Beldon firemen arrived just too late to save clothing, bedclothes and some furniture at the Sea

44、breeze HotelAn angry holiday-maker said, “An electric lamp probably started the fireThe bedroom lamps are very old at some of these hotelsWhen I put my bed side light on, I heard a funny noise from the lamp” We are glad to tell our readers that this sort of adventure does not happen in CanfieldWhat

45、are the facts, then? It is never easy to find out the exact truth about an accidentThere was a fire at the Seabreeze Hotel last August: that is one factDo we know anything else? Yes, we know that firemen went to the hotelNow what do you think of the rest of the “news”?1Which of the following best gi

46、ves the main idea of this text?ABeldon and Canfield are both good places for tourists in summerBA fire broke out at night in Seabreeze Hotel last summerCIt was not easy to find out exact truth from newspapersDTwo newspapers gave reports on the same matter2Which of the following are probably facts?aT

47、he fire broke out in a bedroom at the hotelbA cigarette started the firecAn old lamp started the firedThe fire broke out at nighteThere has never been a fire in CanfieldAb and cBa and dCc and eDa and c3The Canfield Times used the headline like this in order to make its readers think _ Ahotels in Bel

48、don often catch fireBhotels in Beldon dont often catch fireCthis was the second fire at the Seabreeze HotelDBeldon was a good place except that hotels there are not quite safe4The Canfield newspaper gave a report just the opposite to the Beldon Post by saying that _Athe bedroom lamps were very old at the Seabreeze HotelBthe bedroom lights made funny noise when the fire took placeCthe firemen failed to save