高中英语完型填空专项练习

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It is an usual sunny afternoon in the village of Midwich, England. It seems not 1 any afternoon in the village, but all of a sudden, 2 and animals lose consciousness. 3 they awake, all of the women of child--bearing age have become pregnant (怀孕的).

This is an episode from a 1960 science fiction story. The women in the story 4 birth to children that have the 5 appearance. They 6 have blond hair and “strange eyes”.7 the children grow, they run around the village in a pack, 8 the same clothing and hairstyles, stating at everyone 9 . 10 one child learns is also known by the others immediately. Villagers begin to 11 their belief that the children all have "one mind." In this story, the children are 12 by some unexplained force from outer space. But this story 13 40 years ago 14 predicted the arrival of a recent method of genetic engineering cloning. Cloning is the genetic process of producing copies of an individual. Will the genetic copies of a human really have "one mind" as 15 in this story? This situation is so strange 16 us that we do not know what will 17 of it. 18 with this new situation, people have 19 to find out how to 20 it.

1. A. dislike B. unlike C. alike D. like

2. A. people B. women C. men D. youths

3. A. Then B. When C. Since D. And

4. A. send B. make C. take D. give

5. A. pretty B. same C. ugly D. funny

6. A. every B. both C. themselves D. all

7. A. If B. For C. As D. So

8. A. having on B. wearing C. in D. with

9. A. lonely B. bravely C. impolitely D. patiently

10. A. Which B. While C. Where D. What

11. A. express B. wonder C. select D. argue

12. A. given B. produced C. created D. taken out

13. A. written B. being written C. to be written D. writes

14. A. sometimes B. anyway C. somehow D. anyhow

15. A. describes B. described C. describe D. describing

16. A. for B. at C. with D. to

17. A. happen B. occur C. appear D. become

18. A. Faced B. Compared C. Covered D. Filled

19. A. not B. yet C. till D. though

20. A. do with B. deal with C. make D. settle

2

A "dark horse "is one that shows unexpected racing speed and comes in first, 1 the experts said he had little chance of winning.

In politics, an 2 candidate (候选人) for office who 3 a nomination(提名)or election is called a "dark horse".

British Prime Minister Benjamin Disrael is believed to 4 the first to use the phrase. In his novel, "The Young Duke ", published in 1831, Disrael described a horse race and told how the two top choices fell 5 ,while "a dark horse "which had never been thought of rushing past the grandstand (看台)in a sweeping triumph.

From racing to politics was a short step. As a political phrase, “dark horse ” 6 for the first time in the national Democratic Party congress of 1844. The "dark horse" was James Knox Polk who became the llth President of the United States. Polk had been the leader of the House of Representatives from 1835 to 1839. He had 7 been Governor of the state of Tennessee. But as a national leader, he was considered a political 8 .

Nevertheless, he 9 won the Democratic nomination and was elected 10 .Martin Van Buren of New York, A former President, seemed sure of getting the nomination. But he opposed making the territory of Texas part of the United States as mother state. He was 11 it because there was slavery in Texas. Van Buren did not want another slave state in the Union. As a result, he 12 support among those Democrats who supported slavery.

At the 1884 congress, Van Buren could not get enough votes to win the nomination. The congress got into 13 . Therefore, the Democratic leaders decided that the only wise thing would be to run a "dark horse ", 14 who could unite the party.

And so, one of the party leaders, George Bancroft, proposed the name of James Knox Polk. He won, and the party 15 behind him, And he defeated his opponent , Henry Clay of the Whig Party.

16 the 1844 congress, the "dark horse "candidates became an established fact of national political life. One historian said, "The invention of the dark horse was 17 a remarkable product of our professional politics. "This made 18 possible for party leaders to choose candidates who were not tied to certain ideas. Therefore, they represented 19 and had developed 20 enemies.

1. A. so B. even though C. so that D. as if

2. A. unknown B. famous C. popular D. known

3. A. accepts B. looks forward to C. refuses D. wins

4. A. be B. being C. been D. have been

5. A. about B. behind C. asleep D. back

6. A. happened B. appeared C. used D. was come about

7. A. as well B. either C. also D. too

8. A. somebody B. everybody C. anybody D. nobody

9. A. difficultly B. successfully C. surprisingly D. easily

10. A. President B. a President C. the President D. the governor

11. A. for B. against C. in favor of D. in favor with

12. A. won B. received C. lost D. wasted

13. A. votes B. help C. efforts D. money

14. A. a horse B. a man C. an animal D. an organization

15. A. laughed B. succeeded C. won D. united

16. A. After B. Since C. Before D. Because

17. A. in itself B. of itself C. for itself D. by itself

18. A. one B. it C. that D. this

19. A. anything B. nothing C. something D. everything

20. A. quite a few B. a lot of C. few D. little

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Workers aren't allowed to go into a huge underground computer center 1 they step up to a machine that 2 a quick picture of the tiny blood vessels(管) inside their eyes.

If the machine can't 3 the picture with images in its computer, the worker is 4 by security (安全) guards.

Each person has his own pattern of blood vessels in his or her eyes. And unlike a key, the pattern can't be 5 .

Old --fashioned keys and locks may soon be things of the past.

High--tech security devices(装置) are being 6 at military bases, computer centers, nuclear plants and banks. Companies that 7 the machines say they'll someday be used in people's homes and cars.

Already, a Japanese firm has fixed devices that 8 people's fingerprints in 360 new homes. The machines open the doors only for the 9 of the houses.

The new security devices are selling well because thieves and spies are getting better at breaking 10 buildings and computers that are protected by 11. Since 12 can steal or copy a fingerprint or eye pattern, the new machines are 13 .

14 new machines recognize voice patterns. Two American companies use voice--recognition machines to keep an eye on their computers.

Inexpensive voice--recognition machines may someday 15 locks on cars. The doors would open only for the owners. The devices would 16 the owners 17 $ 270.

Although the up--to--date devices are 18 , scientists must still solve a(n) 19 problem. How wi11 a boy borrow his dad's car without borrowing dad's 20 ?

1. A. if B. even if C. until D. after

2. A. take B. give C. draw D. show

3. A. match B. fit C. compare D. share

4. A. caught B. killed C. beaten D. stopped

5. A. borrowed B. missed C. stolen D. bought

6. A. fixed B. dealt with C. repaired D. checked

7. A. buy B. sell C. make D. copy

8. A. remember B. store C. count D. recognize

9. A. makers B. buyers C. sellers D. owners

10. A. through B. in C. into D. out

11. A. computers B. security devices C. cameras D. keys and locks

12. A. nobody B. everybody C. anybody D. somebody

13. A. safe B. unusual C. helpful D. useful

14. A. Other B. Another C. More D. Others

15. A. take place of B. replace C. take place D. place back

16. A. pay B. spend C. take D. cost

17. A. up to B. as few as C. as much as D. as little as

18. A. amazing B. cheap C. expensive D. surprising

19. A. dangerous B. serious C. terrible D. ordinary

20. A. face B. picture C. fingers D. voice

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Every year, almost 2 million Americans are injured while they're 1 work. Every day, 240 are killed on the job. The 2 job is cutting down trees. Being a policeman is safer than many jobs, including driving a truck, collecting garbage and 3 airplanes. One of the safest jobs is being a librarian.

The government inspects(检查) most factories and offices. 4 have to 5 fines if their factories or offices are unsafe. In California, employers often go to prison if one of their workers is 6 because a factory didn't 7 safety measures. But President Bush cut down the number of government inspectors 8 15 percent. Many people say working is less safe 9 .

For women workers, the greatest danger so far is murder. Forty--two percent of all 10 who die at work were killed. Many of them work 11 clerks in stores 12 they are by themselves at night. Experts say they can protect themselves by putting the cash desk in full 13 of the street.

The numbers of deaths and accidents at work don't take into 14 people who become sick from 15 that they are exposed to at work. Doctors don't know 16 some chemicals cause illness.

There are no government rules for many new chemicals.

Inspectors say employers 17 their backs on safety problems because they don't want to pay the bill for fixing them. They also say some workers don't want to complain about dangers because they may 18 their jobs.

The government should force business to improve safety. There's no 19 for workers dying or 20 in an accident that could have been prevented.

1. A. in B. at C. on D. during

2. A. safest B. most dangerous C. easiest D. most tiring

3. A. flying B. making C. driving D. riding

4. A. Officers B. Workers C. Employers D. Employees

5. A. give B. offer C. pay D. buy

6. A. saved B. hit C. shot D. killed

7. A. use B. make C. obey D. take

8. A. to B. by C. from D. at

9. A. as a result B. though C. at last D. therefore

10. A. adults B. youths C. men D. women

11. A. for B. as C. like D. to

12. A. which B. that C. where D. why

13. A. view B. look C. scene D. scenery

14. A. thought B. mind C. thinking D. consideration

15. A. machines B. chemicals C. air D. work

16. A. because B. when C. if D. even if

17. A. give B. turn C. show D. refuse

18. A. lose B. miss C. give up D. save

19. A. need B. reason C. time D. excuse

20. A. injuring B. being injured C. be injuring D. be injured

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How do you draw the interest of a 4,500 kilogram elephant?

You hit the elephant with a big I , according to a zoo director in California.

But is that a 2 way to treat the big, friendly animals?

How zoos treat their elephants has led to a scientific 3 . Some scientists complain that zoos use 4 force to train the huge animals and get them 5 control.

There are about 400 elephants in North American zoos, and wild animal parks. The 6 animals with their big trunks and ears and tusks delight children and 7 smiles from adults.

8 hasn't 9 when an elephant has picked up a peanut quickly with its trunk from a trainer?

But elephants aren't in zoos just for entertainment. Elephants are 10 in Asia and Africa, and being raised in American zoos may be 11 to keep them 12.

Elephants are different from most other zoo animals because they must be in touch with humans who take care of their feet, and 13 an elephant wants to be dominant(支配的). An elephant wants to control the 14 , not on the contrary.

Elephant keepers must make the animals obey them 15 they may be attacked by the elephants.

But some scientists are 16 that keepers are using too much 17 and are injuring elephants. Several zoos have recently been looked into 18 people said elephants were

beaten with heavy sticks.

Scientists are 19 zoos how to make elephants behave without 20 them. If they succeed, children will be entertained by elephants for many more generations.

1. A. sword B. knife C. whip D. stick

2. A. cruel B. kind C. surprising D. funny

3. A. research B. discussion C. argument D. quarrel

4. A. very much B. too much C. much too D. enough

5. A. under B. in C. out of D. to

6. A. stupid B. heavy C. cruel D. fast

7. A. draw B. give C. show D. turn

8. A. Anyone B. Whoever C. Anyone who D. Who

9. A. attracted B. smiled C. be happy D. caught

10. A. dying B. scarce C. short D. small

11. A. important B. necessary C. impossible D. improper

12. A. lively B. living C. lovely D. alive

13. A. that B. because C. / D. then

14. A. keeper B. others C. animals D. zoo director

15. A. so that B. or C. and D. therefore

16. A. eager B. worried C. delighted D. surprised

17. A. strength B. energy C. power D. force

18. A. because B. since C. now that D. so

19. A. showing B. explaining C. asking D. considering

20. A. blaming B. injuring C. scolding D. punishing

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Foods quickly spoil and break down if they are not stored 1 . Heat and damp encourage increase in micro--organisms(微生物的), and sunlight can 2 vitamins in such food as milk. Therefore, 3 foods should be stored in a cool, dark and dry place.

Some foods 4 bad quickly, such as meat, eggs and milk. They should be stored in a temperature of 5'C~10'C. In this temperature range, the activity of micro-organisms is 5 .

In warm climates, this temperature can be kept 6 in a fridge or in the underground basement of a house.

Dry goods, such as flour and rice, should be kept at a slightly 7 temperature than foods that go bad quickly. A temperature of 15'C is ideal(理想的). In Britain and northern European countries this means that the room in which dry foods are stored should 8 the general heating of the house. The room should also be well 9 and, above all, dry. Damp very quickly causes the 10 of the green molds. These molds often grow on cheese if it is not stored properly.

Fruits and vegetables need cool and damp 11 . Therefore, an underground basement

usually 12 an excellent storage place. If the central heating unit is in the basement, 13 , it will not be ideal unless the unit and the pipes do not give out any 14 .

Foodstuffs do not break down quickly. If correctly 15 , they should keep for quite long periods of time. Thus, salt and sugar will keep for about two years; tinned meat goods, 16 beef and chicken, for about eighteen months; flour and other dry goods, for about a year. Freezing the foodstuffs that spoil easily preserves (保存) them for much longer 17 is otherwise possible. But 18 frozen foods do not keep their food value or their 19 for ever. As a 20 rule, meat should be cooked and eaten within a year after it is frozen; fish , within six to ten months; fruits and vegetables, with three to six months.

1. A. coolly B. correctly C. exactly D. freshly

2. A. destroy B. cause C. harm D. hurt

3. A. all B. most C. each D. both

4. A. become B. get C. go ID. turn

5. A. reduced B. raised C. lessened D. shortened

6. A. usually B. seldom C. forever D. only

7. A. taller B. higher C. lower D. lighter

8. A. choose B. enjoy C. share D. refuse

9. A. aired B. cleaned C. decorated D. emptied

10. A. appearance B. growth C. development D. increase

11. A. conditions B. situations C. affairs D. surroundings

12. A. gets B. becomes C. creates D. makes

13. A. therefore B. besides C. however D. then

14. A. noises B. heat C. smoke D. light

15. A. storing B. being stored C. stored D. store

16. A. like B. for example C. that is D. as

17. A. as B. than C. so D. that

18. A. ever B. even C. just D. some

19. A. taste B. size C. price D. shape

20. A. usual B. ordinary C. general D. common

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Most of us can remember the days when we didn’t use e-mail as an everyday vehicle for communication. Slowly but surely, it crept into 36. E-mail is a37tool for college students at any level. It’s available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week and38at holidays. Most universities assign students an account upon entrance, 39there is usually not even an option involved.

You can do everything from consulting on homework and projects,40classmates, family and friends, and getting daily news services to 41you informed of world 42. But, what are the 43?

E-mail can be e-jail. You might 44hours writing and responding to e-mail 45you should be busy with the books for an upcoming exam. 46, you might be signed up for so many daily services, 47

horoscopes, news services, or personals, that your mailbox is so 48“junk mail”, that finding the 49 e-mails through your box might take hours.

If you’re a student, 50is precious. Create and organize your e-mail folders into important school- related mail, correspondence with friends and family, and a folder for jokes, horoscopes, and other news services. 51attend to the most important e-mails first and, 52you have time, you can get to the others.

53your friends from forwarding those tiresome joke lists, sex quizzes, and chain e-mails. The minute you 54you’ve got one, delete it55so you won’t be tempted to read it.

36．A. the life B. us life C. our lives D. us lives

37．A. valuable B. changeable C. favorable D. usable

38．A. even B. sitll C. ever D. yet

39．A. but B. so C. becaus e D. except that

40．A. keeping touch with B. getting in touch to C. losing touch with D. keeping in touch with

41．A. keeping B. keep C. leaving D. leave

42．A. accidents B. incidents C. events D. things

43．A. advantages B. mistakes C. wrongs D. disadvantages

44．A. spend B. cost C. take D. pay

45．A. for B. because C. since D. when

46．A. Otherwise B. Or C. But D. However

47．A. such as B. such like C. for example D. so as

48．A. full up with B. filled up of C. filled up with D. full with

49．A. important B. necessary C. practical D. possible

50．A. money B. mark C. grade D. time

51．A. Sometimes B. Always C. Almost D. Usually

52．A. if B. although C. since D. because

53．A. Encourage B. Watch C. Discourage D. Refuse

54．A. examine B. check up C. find D. realize

55．A. later B. immediately C. after D. soon

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People who speak or perform before the public sometimes may suffer from "Stage Fright". Stage fright makes a person 1 . In that 2 it can make one's mind go lank and forget 3 one ought to say, or to act. Actors, musicians, dancers, lawyers, even radio show hosts suffered from stage fright at one time or 4 .

Diana Nichols is an expert in helping people 5 from stage fright at a medical center in New York City. She helps actors learn to 6 themselves. Miss Nichols says some people have always been 7 to perform before the audience. Others, she says, develop stage fright after a(n) 8 experience.

She offers them ways to control the fear. One way is to smile 9 going onto the stage.

Taking two deep breaths 10 helps. Deep breathing helps you 11 control of your body.

Miss Nichols 12 her patients to tell themselves that their speech or performance does not have to be 13 . It's 14 to make a mistake. She tells them they should not be too nervous while they are performing. It is important that they should continue to perform while she is 15 them. After each performance, they discuss what happened and find out what 16 helped and what did not. 17 they perform more and more, they will fear less and less as much as 50%. Miss Nichols says the aim is only to reduce stage fright, not to smooth it away 18 . This is 19 a little stage fright makes a person more careful, and 20 the performance.

1. A. joyful B. anxious C. nervous D. hopeless

2. A. case B. mood C. sense D. condition

3. A. when B. what C. how D. whether

4. A. two B. other C. another D. the other

5. A. away B. free C. far D. absent

6. A. cure B. control C. hold D. protect

7. A. satisfied B. happy C. afraid D. surprised

8. A. tearful B. unforgettable C. amazing D. disappointed

9. A. after B. while C. during D. before

10. A. usually B. hardly C. also D. sometimes

11. A. get B. make C. take D. have

12. A. helps B. persuades C. orders D. shows

13. A. perfect B. fine C. good D. pleasant

14. A. sure B. pitiful C. unnecessary D. all right

15. A. telling B. arranging C. helping D. teaching

16. A. people B. advice C. words D. measures

17. A. As B. While C. When D. Until

18. A. practically B. easily C. completely D. really

19. A. why B. that C. since D. because

20. A. increases B. improves C. hurts D. puts on

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Scott and his companions were terribly disappointed. When they got to the South Pole, they found the Norwegians（挪威人）had 36 them in the race to be the first ever to reach it. After 37 the British flag at the Pole, they took a photograph of themselves 38 they started the 950-mile journey back.

The journey was unexpectedly 39 and the joy and excitement about the Pole had gone out of them. The sun hardly 40 . The snow storms always made it impossible to sight the stones they had 41 to mark their way home. To make things 42 . Evans, whom they had all thought of 43 the strongest of the five, fell badly into a deep hole in the ice. Having 44 along for several days, he suddenly fell down and died.

The four who were 45 pushed on at the best speed they could 46 . Captain Oates had been suffering for some time from his 47 fact; at night his feet swelled（肿胀）so large that he could 48 put his boots on the next morning, and he walked bravely although he was in great 49 . He knew his slowness was making it less likely that 50 could save themselves. He asked them to leave him behind in his sleeping-bag, but they refused, and helped him 51 a few more miles, until it was time to put up the 52 for another night.

The following morning, 53 the other three were still in their sleeping-bags, he said. “I am just going outside and may be 54 some time.” He was never seen again. He had walked out 55 into the snow storm, hoping that his death would help his companions.

36. A. hit B. fought C. won D. beaten

37. A. growing B. putting C. planting D. laying

38. A. after B. until C. while D. before

39. A. safe B. fast C. short D. slow

40. A. rose B. set C. appeared D. disappeared

41. A. taken up B. cut up

C. set up

D. picked up

42. A. easier B. better C. bitter D. worse

43. A. to B. upon C. as D. in

44. A. battled B. struggled

C. speeded

D. waited

45. A. left B. lost C. defeated D. saved

46. A. manage B. try C. employ D. find

47. A. ached B. frozen C. harden D. harmed

48. A. hardly B. never C. seldom D. nearly

49. A. pain B. fear C. trouble D. danger

50. A. all others B. some others

C. others

D. the others

51. A. away B. with C. off D. on

52. A. bed B. tent

C. blanket

D. sleeping-bag

53. A. while B. since C. for D. once

54. A. missed B. separated C. passed D. gone

55. A. patiently B. lonely

C. alone

D. worriedly