高考英语完形填空真题详解

1、2005年高考英语完形填空真题详解安徽卷I did very badly at school. My headmaster thought I was_36_ and when I was 14 hesaid,“ Yroeun ever going to be _37_ but a failure. ”After five years of _38_ jobs, I fell in love with a very nice middle-class girl. It was the best _39_ that could have happened to me. I _40_ I want

2、ed to do something positive （ 积 极的 ） with my life because I wanted to prove to _41_ that what people said about me was _42_. Especially her mother, who had said to me, “ Lets _43_ it, you ve failed at everything you ve ever done. ” So I tried hard with _m_y_44_ and went to college. My first novel （

3、小说 ） _45_ while I was at college.After college I taught during the_46_ in high schools and attended evening classes atLondon University, where I got a_47_ in history. I became a lecturer at a college and wasthinking of _48_ that job to write full time_49_ I was offered a part-time job at LeedsUniver

4、sity. I began to feel proud of myself _50_ was a working-class boy who d _51_ school early, now teaching at the university.My writing career （职业 ） took off when I discovered my own style. Now I m rich and _52_, have been on TV, and met lots of film stars. _53_ what does it mean? I _54_wish all the p

5、eople that have put me down had _55_:“ I believein you. You ll succeed36. A. brightB. uselessC. simpleD. hopeful37. A. anythingB. somethingC. everythingD. nothing38. A. lowB. poorC. goodD. useful39. A. supportB. happinessC. surpriseD. thing40. A. admittedB. decidedC. plannedD. told41. A. meB. themC.

6、 herD. it42. A. wrongB. rightC. stupidD. faulty43. A. seeB. knowC. understandD. face44. A. experimentB. practiceC. writingD. composition45. A. came onB. came inC. came outD. came back46. A. dayB. nightC. monthD. year47. A. graduationB. passC. degreeD. success48. A. giving inB. giving backC. giving o

7、utD. giving up49. A. whileB. ifC. whenD. or50. A. thereB. hereC. itD. that51. A. leftB. attendedC. changedD. graduated52. A. tiredB. calmC. nervousD. famous53. A. AndB. ButC. HoweverD. Well54. A. justB. exactlyC. soD. very55. A. praisedB. saidC. answeredD. advised【答案与解析】本文主要讲我们即便身处劣境， 也不要气馁， 而应保持积极的

8、心态，努力进取。同时作者也希望人们能给那些表现不很出色的人多一些鼓励。36. Bo前句说 我”在学校表现不好，故此处用useless表示校长认为 我”是一个 先用'的人。37. A。anything but是习语，意为 决不"根本不”，与其前的否定词never构成双重否定，表示强调的肯定，即校长认为我肯定是一个失败的人。38. B 。从下文来看，情况一直都不好，故用 poor。39. D。对 我”这样一个境况如此糟糕的人来说，能与 a very nice middle-class girl谈恋 爱，当然是一件最好的事了。40. Bo此处指作者下决心(decide)要做一些积极

9、的事情以改变自己的境况。41. Co此处指作者要向其女朋友证明不像别人所说的那样不行。42. A 。指作者想证明，人们认为他不行的看法是错误的 (wrong) 。43. D 。 Let s face it 意为 “咱们面对现实吧” 。44. Co根据下一句提到的my first novel可知此处应填空 C。45. C。 come out 在此指 “出版 ” 。46. A 。与下文的 evening class 相对，处指用 during the day 。47. C。 get a degree 指获得学位。 degree 意为 “学位 ”。48. D 。此处指作者想辞掉工作做一个专职作家，故

10、用give up 。49. Co指就在那时作者得到了一份在大学兼职的工作，when意为 就在那时50. B。此处here表示一种自豪的心态。51. A 。 leave school 指 “退学 ” 。52. D 。下文中说作者出现在电视上，并且与rich 并列，因此填famous 。53. B 。 but 表转折，即有钱和有名又能意味什么呢 ?54. A 。 / 55. B 。此句的意思是： “我 ”只是想，要是那些曾经瞧不起我的人能说 “我想信 你，你会成功的 ”该是多好啊。2005年高考英语完形填空真题详解北京卷Dear Laura,I just heard you tell an old

11、 story of gift giving and unselfish love in your program. You doubted that such unselfish love would happen in today s world. Well, I m here to give you _36_.I wanted to do something very _37_ for my fifteen-year-old son, who has always been the perfect child. He _38_ all summer to earn enough money

12、 to buy a used motorcycle. Then, he spent hours and hours on it _39_ it looked almost new. I was so _40_ of him that I bought him the shiniest helmet and a riding outfit.I could _41_ wait for him to open up his gift. In fact, I barely slept the night before. Upon a wakening, I went to the kitchen to

13、 _42_ the coffee, tea, and morning goodies. In the living room was a beautiful keyboard with a _43_: ” To my wonderful mother, all my love, your son. ”I was so _44_. It had been a long-standing joke in our family that I wanted a piano so that I could _45_ lessons. “ Learn to play the piano, anldl gI

14、et you one ” was my husbansd _46_.I stood there shocked, crying a river, asking myself how my son could _47_ this expensive gift.Of course, the _48_ awoke, and my son was thrilled（ 激动的 ）with my reaction. Many kisses were _49_, and I immediately wanted him to _50_ my gift.As he saw the helmet and out

15、fit, the look on his face was not _51_ what I was expecting. Then I _52_ that he has sold the motorcycle to get me the keyboard.Of course I was the proudest mother _53_ on that day, and my feet never hit the ground for a month.So I wanted you to know, that kind of love still _54_ and lives even in t

16、he ever-changing world of me, me, me!I thought you d love to _55_ this story.Yours, HilaryP.S. The next day, my husband and I bought him a new“ used ” already shiny motorcycle36. A. hopeB. adviceC. supportD. courage37. A. politeB. similarC. specialD. private38. A. playedB. studiedC. traveledD. worke

17、d39. A. afterB. beforeC. unlessD. until40. A. sureB. fondC. proudD. confident41. A. perhapsB. reallyC. almostD. hardly42. A. startB. cookC. setD. serve43. A. noteB. noticeC. wordD. sign44. A. disturbedB. confusedC. astonishedD. inspired45. A. giveB. takeC. drawD. teach46. A. reasonB. requestC. comme

18、ntD. response47. A. presentB. affordC. findD. order48. A. neighborB. buildingC. homeD. house49. A. exchanged B. experiencedC. expectedD. exhibited50. A. tearB. openC. checkD. receive51. A. purelyB. basicallyC. obviouslyD. exactly52. A. realizedB. rememberedC. imaginedD. supposed53. A. onlyB. stillC.

19、 everD. even54. A. worksB. existsC. mattersD. counts55. A. sendB. publishC. shareD. write【答案与解析】本文通过讲述一对母子互相为对方买礼物的故事，说明世界上仍有无私的爱的存在。36. A 。 针对 Laura 对 “当今世界是否有无私的真爱 ” 的怀疑态度， 作者通过自己的亲身经历来说明无私的真爱是存的。比较4 个选项，同时结合下文的内容，只有A 最佳。37. Co下文（51空处）讲，我”希望看到儿子激动的表情，所以是想给儿子一个特殊的 （special）礼物。38. Do因为要挣钱买摩托车，所以整个夏天

20、都在work。39. D 。此处指儿子在这辆二手摩托车上花费了很长时间，一直到（until） 它看上去跟新车一样。40. C。从搭配上看，四个选项都是对的，即：be sure of对有把握，be fond of喜欢，be proud of为而骄傲，be confident of对有信心（把握）。但根据文章意思可知，作者的儿子是一个优秀而且很懂事的孩子，所以作者应该是对他引以自豪。41. Do此处指母亲等不及希望儿子早点见到礼物，描述的是母亲的迫切的心情。hardly意为 “几乎不 ” 。42. A。由于tea和 morning goodies无需cook,故排除B;而set和serve不合语境

21、。 start 在此表示 “开始准备 ”。43. A 。 note 在此指 “字条 ”“便条 ” 。44. C。 没想到儿子会给自己买keyboard， 所感到很吃惊。 另外， 根据下文的 I stood thereshocked 也可推知答案。45. B 。根据下文说的 Learn to play the piano, and I ll get you one 可知， 作者还不会弹钢 琴，此处用take lessons表示 上课”，也就是学钢琴。46. D 。 作者想拥有一架钢琴， 而她的丈夫的答复是Learn to play the piano, and I ll get youone。4

22、7. B。 此处指作者想知道儿子是怎样弄到那么钱来买这个礼物的。 afford 指 “付得起钱 ”。48. D 。家里人都醒了，也就是整个屋子的人都醒了，这是拟人的写法。49. A。指家人之间因高兴而互相亲吻。比较： exchange交换，experience经历，expect 期待， exhibit 展览。50. B 。此处用 open 表示打开礼物的包装。51. Do此处指作者的儿子看到礼物后脸上的表情并不像作者所期待的那样兴奋（因为他把摩托车卖掉了 ） 。 exactly 意为 “确切地 ” 。52. A 。根据作者儿子给她买的贵重礼物以及儿子收到礼物后的表情来看，此时作者意 识到儿子是

23、把摩托车给卖掉了。53. Co ever与最高级连用表示加强语气，ever的意思 直以来”，又如：It was the bestresult they ve ever had. 这是他们历来取得的最好成绩。54. Bo指作者想让Laura相信，无私的爱仍然存在（exist）。55. Co指作者认为 Laura会与自己分享（share）这个故事。2005年高考英语完形填空真题详解福建卷A lady and her husband stepped off the train in Boston. They walked without an appointment （预约 ） into the o

24、uter _36_of Harvard s president. But they were _37_ by his secretary and kept waiting. For hours, the secretary took no notice of them, _38_ that the couple would finally become _39_ and go away. But they didn t. The secretary finally decided to disturb the president, though _40_.A few minutes later

25、, the president walked towards the couple with a _41_ face. The lady told him, “ Wehad a son that _42_ Harvard for one year. He loved Harvard. He was _43_ here. But about a year ago, he was accidentally killed. My husband and I would like to _44_ a memorial （ 纪念物 ） to him, somewhere on campus. ”The

26、president wasn t _45_ Instead, he was shocked.“ Madam,” he saidt ,put up“ we cana statue for every person who studied at Harvard and died. If we did, this _46_ would look like a cemetery （ 墓地 ）. ”“ Oh, no, ” th_e_la4d7y_ quickly, “ we tdwonan t to put up a statue.We would like to give a _48_ to Harv

27、ard. “ The president rolled yheiss eand _49_ at the couple and then exclaimed,“ A building! Do you ha_v_e_a5n0y_ how much a building costs?We have spent over $ 7,500,000 on the cam pus building at Harvard. ” For a moment the lady was silent. The president was _51_, because he could get rid of them n

28、ow. Then the lady turned to her husband and said quietly.“ Is that all it costs_t_o_s5t2a_rt_a_ ? Why don t we just start ourown?” Her husband nodded. _53_ their offer was turned down. Mr, and Mrs Stanford traveled to California where they founded the University that bears their _54_, a memorial to

29、a son that Harvard no longer _55_ about.36. A. LabB. libraryC. hallD. off ice37. A. watchedB. stoppedC. followedD. interviewed38. A. hopingB. findingC. realizingD. imaging39. A. surprisedB. disappointed C. worriedD. troubled40. A. hopelesslyB. carefullyC. unexpectedD. unwillingly41. A. pleasantB. fu

30、nnyC. coldD. sad42. A. attendedB. visitedC. studiedD. served43. A. cleverB. braveC. proudD. happy44. A. set aboutB. set upC. take downD. take over45. A. satisfiedB. excitedC. movedD. ashamed46. A. houseB. partC. gardenD. place47. A. explainedB. expressedC. refusedD. admitted48. A. buildingB. yardC.

31、playgroundD. square49. A. laughedB. shoutedC. glancedD. called50. A. suggestionB. ideaC. thoughtD. opinion51. A. boredB. astonishedC. interestedD. pleased52. A. departmentB. universityC. businessD. club53. A. OnceB. WhileC. SinceD. Though54. A. nameB. characterC. pictureD. sign55. A. talkedB. knewC.

32、 beardD. cared【答案与解析】本文主要讲述了 Stanford 大学是怎样创建的。36. D 。 Stanford 夫妇没有预约来找Harvard 的校长，根据常识，他们应该是在校长办公室的外间。37. B。 根据前文讲到的 without an appointment 和后文讲到的 kept waiting 可知， 此处指 Stanford 夫妇被秘书拦住 (stopped) 了。38. A 。根据For hours, the secretary took no notice of them 这一信息来看，秘书肯定是希望(hoping)他们最后变得失望而离开。39. B 。分析见

33、上题。40. Do秘书开始对 Stanford夫妇不理不睬，是希望他们最后变得失望而离开。但是， 他们的坚持最后使得秘书不得不去找校长，故此处用 unwillingly 最合语境。41. Co从下文可以看出，校长对 Stanford夫妇一直很冷淡，而且拒绝了他们的要求。 故此处填 cold 最佳。42. A 。表示Harvard 学习，要用 study in Harvard 或 attend Harvard 。43. D 。根据前文的He love Harvard 可知， Stanford 夫妇的儿子在 Harvard 很愉快。44. B。比较：set about着手工作；set up建立；t

34、ake down拿下，记下；take over继承； 接管。根据与其后宾语的搭配，只有set up 最佳。45. Co此处指校长并没有被夫妇二人的话所感动。相反，他感到很震惊，并拒绝了他 们的请求。46. D。 If we did 在此的意思是 “如果我们同意你们哈佛为你们的儿子建一个纪念物的 话”，故此处选 place， this place 指哈佛大学。47. A。根据后文Harvard夫人说的话来看，她是在作解释 (explain)。48. A 。根据下文提到的how much a building costs 可以推断出此处填 building 。49. Co此处指校长不相信Stanf

35、ord夫妇有能力盖一座楼，所以他用轻蔑的眼光扫视他们，故用 glance 最贴切。50. B。have an idea about sth 意为 知道”。51. Do此处指的是校长感到很高兴，因为他认为现在可以摆脱掉他们了。52. B 。从下文可知，Stanford 夫妇想建立了一所属于自己的大学。53. Co因上下文为因果关系，故用 since。54. A。bear one's name意为 用的名字”带有的名字“。55. D 。比较：talk about 谈论； know about 知道，了解； hear about 听说； care about 在乎，关心。根据文章语境，选 c

36、are about 最佳。2005年高考英语完形填空真题详解广东卷Some myths are stories told since ancient times to explain the causes for natural happenings. The Greek myth that explains why there are changes of _36_ is about Demeter, the goddess of the harvest. She had a daughter, Persephone, whom she loved very much. Hades, god

37、 of the underworld, fell in love with Persephone, and he asked Zeus, the _37_ of the gods, to give Persephone to him as his _38_. Zeus did not want either to disappoint Hades or to upset Demeter, so he said he would not agree to the marriage, but neither would he _39_ it. Hades, therefore, decided t

38、o take the girl without _40_. When Persephone was picking flowers in the garden, he seized her and took her to the underworld. When Demeter _41_ what happened to Persephone, she became so _42_ that she caused all plants to _43_ People were in _44_ of starving. But Demeter was determined not to let c

39、rops grow_45_ her daughter,Persephone, was returned to her. _46_, still not wanting to disappoint Hades, decided upon a condition for Persephone s _47_. She could go back to her mother if she had not_48_anything while she was in the underworld. Demeter_49_ it because she did not know thatPersephone

40、had eaten several pomegranate曲榴）seeds in the underworld. When Zeus 50 this, he agreed that Persephone could spend part of the year with her _51_, but he added that since she had eaten the seeds, she must spend part of the year in the underworld. And so it _52_ that when Persephone is in the underwor

41、ld, Demeter is sad and therefore _53_ not let the crops grow. That is _54_ we have winter when plants do not grow. When Persephonereturns, Demeter is _55_, it is spring, and plants begin to grow again.36. A. periodsB. seasonsC. timeD. age37. A. winnerB. rulerC. advisorD. fighter38. A. wifeB. loverC.

42、 partnerD. daughter39. A. forbidB. forgiveC. admitD. accept40. A. arrangementB. warningC. reasonD. permission41. A. let outB. worked outC. thought outD. found out42. A. excitedB. tiredC. angryD. serious43. A. grow fastB. start growingC. stop growingD. grow slowly44. A. dangerB. hopeC. turnD. case45.

43、 A. sinceB. untilC. afterD. when46. A. PersephoneB. ZeusC. DemeterD. Hades47. A. returnB. changeC. marriageD. journey48. A. stolenB. foundC. eatenD. heard49. A. understoodB. refusedC. doubtedD. accepted50. A. discoveredB. studiedC. forgotD. prepared51. A. daughterB. motherC. godD. ruler52. A. worksB

44、. remainsC. happensD. starts53. A. shouldB. canC. dareD. will54. A. whereB. becauseC. whyD. how55. A. niceB. friendlyC. freshD. happy【答案与解析】本文通常一个希腊神话说明了四季变化的由来。36. Bo根据文章最后几句话可知，文章讲的是季节（season）的更换。37. B。 Zeus 是宇宙之神，是众神的统治者。从下文可以看出，不仅 Demeter 和 Hades 之间的矛盾的需要 Zeus的调解，而且他们的想法也要取得Zeus的同意。38. A。根据上文的 H

45、ades fell in love with Persephone 以及后文的 agree to the marriage 可知，Hades想娶Persephone为妻。39. A 。此处指的是Zeus 既不会同意这桩婚事，也不会禁止。40. Do根据下文可知，Hades是抢走Persephone,即没有得到允许。41. Do比较：find out查明真相；let out放开，放出； work out算出；think out想出。 只有选项 D 最符合语境。42. Co后文说Demeter决定要让所有植物停止生长，可见她很生气 （angry）。43. Co根据第54空处的内容可知，此处指她使所

46、有植物停止生长。44. A。比较：in danger of处于的危险中；in the hope of怀有的希望；in turn依次； in case of 以防万一。根据后文的 starving 可知，此题填空in danger of 最佳。45. Bo not.until意为 直到才”，此处指的是她要直到她女儿回来才让植物生长。46. B 。根据其后的still not wanting to disappoint Hades 可知答案。47. A 。此处指Persephone 回到她母亲身边。48. Co 根据下文的 Persephone had eaten several pomegran

47、ate seeds!知答案。49. Do根据上下文的语境看，Demeter接受了 Zeus的条件。50. A 。此处指“发现 ”事情真相。51. B 。根据下文的she must spend part of the year in the underworld 可知出此处应选 withher mother。52. C。句中的it为形式主语，真正的主语是that引导的主语从句。此处的意思是 “就这样发生了 ” 。53. D 。比较四个选项，只有will 最合语境。54. Co That' s why 的意思是 这就是为什么 ”这就是的原因"55. D 。当 Persephone

48、 回来时， Demeter 很高兴，所以就是春天，植物开始生长。2005年高考英语完形填空真题详解湖北卷You are near the front line of a battle. Around you shells are exploding; people are shooting from a house behind you. What are you doing there? You arent a soldier. You aren t _36_ carrying a gun. You re standing in front of a _37_ and you re tell

49、ing the TV _38_ what is happening.It s all in a day s work for a war reporter, and it can be very _39_. In the first two years of the _40_ in former Yugoslavia（ 前南斯拉夫）, 28 reporters and photographers were killed.Hundreds more were _41_. What kind of people put themselves in danger to _42_ pictures t

50、o our TV screens and _43_ to our newspapers? Why do they do it?“ Ithink it s every young journalist s _44_ to be a foreign reporter, sa” ys Michael Nicholson,“ tsh_a_t _45_ you find the excitement. So when the first opportunity comes, youtake it _46_ it is a war.”But there are moments of _47_. Jerem

51、y Bowen says,“ Yes, whenreyolyuing on theground and bullet（ 子弹 ） are flying _48_ your ears, you think:What am I doing here? I mnot going to do this again. But that feeling _49_ after a while and when the next war starts, you ll be _50_. ”“ None of us believes that were going to _51_, ” adds Michael.

52、 But he always_52_ a lucky charm（护身符）with him. It was given to him by his wife for his first war. It's a card which says “ Take care of yourself. ” Does he ever think about dy_in_g_?53_, and e“verOyh, time it happens you look to the sky and say to God, If you get me out of this, I _54_ I ll neve

53、r do it again. You can almost hear God _55_, because you know he doesn t believe you. ”36. A. simplyB. reallyC. merelyD. even37. A. crowdB. houseC. battlefieldD. camera38. A. producersB. viewersC. directorsD. actors39. A. dangerousB. excitingC. normalD. disappointing40. A. stayB. fightC. warD. life4

54、1. A. injuredB. buriedC. defeatedD. saved42. A. bringB. showC. takeD. make43. A. scenesB. passagesC. storiesD. contents44. A. beliefB. dreamC. dutyD. faith45. A. whyB. whatC. howD. where46. A. even soB. ever sinceC. as ifD. even if47. A. fearB. surpriseC. shameD. sadness48. A. intoB. aroundC. pastD. through49. A. returnsB. goesC. continuesD. occurs50. A. thereB. awayC. outD. home51. A. leaveB. escapeC. dieD. remain52. A. hangsB. wearsC. holdsD. carries53. A. neverB. many timesC. some timeD. s