2016届高考英语完形填空集训(15)

2016高考英语完形填空集训（十五）

【高分特训】第二部分英语知识运用 (共两节，满分45分)

第一节完型填空（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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

Passage 1

An old friend once came visiting Nasruddin. And he brought along a big 41 to him. Nasruddin’s wife 42 it and they enjoyed the feast for dinner. The next morning, they had delicious chicken soup. The friend enjoyed his 43 stay with Nasruddin. When he was 44 , Nasruddin returned his friend’s thanks by thanking the 45 for bringing the big chicken along. An hour later, Nasruddin heard a knock on the door. When he opened it, a man 46 himself and 47 entered, “I’m a friend of your friend who brought you that big chicken!”

Not wanting to turn away the 48 of a friend, Nasruddin invited the man inside and 49 him to stay for lunch. The man 50 immediately. They had some lovely chicken cooked for lunch, which the man also enjoyed. After lunch, the man left thanking Nasruddin for the 51 chicken.

The next day there was no pause as another 52 entered with the same 53 : “I am a friend of the friend of the friend who had come here with a huge chicken!” Nasruddin 54 and asked the man to come right in and have a 55 . A few minutes later, a bowl of soup was 56 before him. Just one sip(一小口) told the man that this “soup” was nothing but 57 water.

“There is nothing in the soup!” the man protested __58__.“Not at all!” Nasruddin smiled. “This is the soup of the soup of the chicken!”Moral of the story: When people 59 you r generosity, don’t turn them away rudely. Instead, invite them in and serve them a 60 they will never forget---just as Nasruddin did.

41. A. egg B. basket C. dinner D. chicken

42. A. valued B. killed C. cooked D. ate

43. A. short B. safe C. sudden D. secret

44. A. promising B. leaving C. standing D. explaining

45. A. latter B. next C. owner D. colleague

46. A. expressed B. praised C. admired D. introduced

47. A. freely B. obviously C. quickly D. frequently

48. A. father B. teacher C. relative D. friend

49.A. asked B. persuaded C. alarmed D. supported

50. A. replied B. accepted C. passed D. prepared

51. A. tasty B. previous C. usual D. big

52. A. child B. thief C. friend D. stranger

53. A. rule B. invitation C. tale D. exploration

54. A. smiled B. doubted C. shook D. agreed

55. A. rest B. meal C. bath D. smoke

56. A. hidden B. placed C. pushed D. thrown

57. A. bitter B. waste C. polluted D. boiled

58. A. sadly B. eagerly C. angrily D. violently

59. A. take pride in B. take advantage

of

C. lose sight

of

D. pay attention

to

60. A. chance B. term C. lesson D. report

Passage 2

Mayday! Mayday! Mayday!

Southeast China’s Taiwan — On the morning of February 4, 2015, a plane of

Taiwan TransAsia Airways GE235 from Taipei Songshan airport, with 58 people

41 , crashed in the Keelung river shortly 42 take-off. Before it crashed,

according to the recording and control personnel, the 43 of GE235 shouted

MAYDAY MAYDAY MAYDAY— the air traffic controllers on the radio called GE235 many

times, but there was no 44 . “Mayday” is an emergency code word 45 around

the world in voice communications. You 46 see a war movie in which an airplane

has been 47 by rocket fire. The pilot 48 his radio and calls “may day,

mayday, mayday” to tell people that his plane is in danger of 49 to the

ground.

Mayday has 50 to do with the month of May. 51 , it comes from the

French expressions “venez m’aider,” or “m’aidez”.The mayday call 52

was created by Frederick Stanley Mockford in 1923. Mockford, 53 was a senior

radio officer at Croydon Airport in London, was asked to

54 a word that would indicate distress (遇难) and would easily be understood

by all the pilots and ground staff in time of 55 . It was 56 much of the

traffic at the time was between Croydon and Le Bourget Airport in Paris that he 57

the word “Mayday” from the French “m’aider” (venez m’aider ) meaning “come

help me ”.

Today, many groups use the word to mean a 58 emergency. The call is always

given three times to 59 mistaking it for some 60 sounding words under

noisy condition.

41. A. abroad B. broad C. board D. aboard

42. A. before B. when C. after D. since

43.A. drivers B. pilots C. clerks D. passengers

44. A. record B. sense C. sound D. response

45. A. uses B. to use C. used D. using

46. A. might B. must C. should D. would

47. A. pulled B. beaten C. heated D. hit

48. A. gets over B. gets on C. gets off D. gets in

49. A. landing B. flying C. cD. running

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

51. A. In the meantime B. As a result C. In fact D. Above all

52. A. sign B. symbol C. mark D. signal

53. A. who B. that C. whom D. which

54. A. find out B. look over C. take in D. think of

55. A. communication B. failure C. emergency D. comfort

56. A. as for B. because C. due to D. because of

57. A. wrote B. reflected C. proposed D. sponsored

58. A. life –threatened B. life –threateningC. life-saved D.

life-saving

59. A. keep B. protect C. warn D. prevent

60. A. similar B. familiar C. same D. different

Passage 3

Maureen worked in an office with twenty other people, and she liked her job. Getting ahead in her career wasn’t 41 to her until the day that her friend and co-worker Betty was promoted to be the boss of the unit. Betty cou ldn’t have gotten the 42 if Maureen had tried to. In the eyes of the other co-workers Betty was always cheerful, 43 and ambitious, while Maureen was low-key (低调的) and easy-going.

Before Betty got the promotion, Maureen had been 44 at her work, even if she had not been specially happy. But once Betty was made 45 , Maureen began to fill up with resentment (怨恨) until she 46 her job and hated Betty. 47 she made a big mistake because she had a feeling of 48 all the time. Maureen began to see Betty as the source of all her problems, and she 49 to remember that she had not particularly wanted the promotion anyway. Now she just thought that it should be hers. 50 examining herself to see what her real goal was in life, she began to 51 on Betty and regarded Betty as her enemy. Maureen became completely 52 on her resentment, and she couldn’t get out of the 53 situation.

One of the major problems with resentment is that you believe that your 54 is entirely caused by some outside person. You stop 55 what you can do to improve your situation, because you decide that your injured feelings are the 56 of someone else’s fault. You just give up trying to find real 57 . Dealing with resentment needs awareness and 58 . First of all, you need to 59 you are

feeling resentful and then try to stop yourself feeling upset. Only in this way can you solve the 60 in your life.

41. A. equal B. native C. similar D. important

42. A. job B. order C. position D. direction

43. A. hard-working B. good-looking C. peace-loving D. smooth-talking

44. A. annoyed B. pleased C. excited D. skilled

45. A. head B. guide C. princess D. assistant

46. A. did B. got C. knew D. disliked

47. A. Strangely B. Usually C. Eventually D. Immediately

48. A. safety B. pride C. unhappiness D. unemployment

49. A. tried B. failed C. began D. preferred

50. A. Instead of B. Along with C. Because of D. As for

51. A. drop in B. play tricks C. cut down D. make comments

52. A. keen B. impressed C. focused D. dependent

53. A. social B. national C. complex D. dangerous

54. A. anger B. fear C. surprise D. anxiety

55. A. calling on B. looking for C. learning from D. cheering for

56. A. goal B. truth C. result D. reason

57. A. differences B. solutions C. opportunities D. relationships

58. A. bravery B. humour C. curiosity D. calmness

59. A. admit B. argue C. doubt D. prove

60. A. case B. mystery C. crime D. problem

Passage 4

I was unbelievably proud of my nine-year-old daughter, Emily. 41 to buy a mountain bike, she’d been saving her pocket money all year, as well as doing small jobs to earn extra money.

By Thanksgiving, she had collected only $49. I said, “You42 have your pick from my bicycle 43 .” “Thanks, Daddy. But your bikes are so old.” She was right. All my girls’ bikes were 1950s models, not the kind a kid today would44 choose.

As Christmas 45 near, Emily and I went bike shopping. As we left one store, she 46 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, I’m out of change.” I said.

Throughout December, Emily continued to 47 hard. Then one day, she made a 48 announcement. “You know all the money I’ve been saving?” she said hesitantly. “I’m going 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 49 .

50 by Emily’s selflessness, I decided to contribute51 of my old bicycles to

a car dealer who was collecting used bikes for poor children. 52 I 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 couldn’t 53 the feeling that I should give a second bike. When I later 54 the bikes, the car dealer said, “You’re making two kids very 55 , sir. Here are your tickets. For each bicycle contributed, we’re56 away one chance to win a girls’ mountain bike.”

Why wasn’t I surprised when that second ticket proved t o be the 57 ? I like to think it was God’s way of 58 a little girl for a sacrifice 59 her years― while giving her dad a lesson in the 60 .

41. A. Promised B. Amazed C. Determined D. Organized

42. A. need B. should C. must D. can

43. A. collection B. contribution C. shop D. club

44. A. seldom B. likely C. slightly D. merely

45. A. drew B. became C. went D. pulled

46. A. observed B. sensed C. watched D. noticed

47. A. study B. try C. listen D. work

B. surprising

C. formal

D. public

48. A.

disappointing

49. A. agreeable B. hopeful C. thankful D. pitiful

50. A. Moved B. Shocked C. Persuaded D. Demanded

51. A. one B. some C. two D. any

52. A. While B. As C. Because D. Though

53. A. express B. describe C. explain D. shake

54. A. returned B. delivered C. chose D. shared

55. A. sweet B. healthy C. happy D. fair

56. A. putting B. giving C. storing D. signing

57. A. present B. harvest C. winner D. chance

58. A. greeting B. praising C. sheltering D. rewarding

59. A. under B. before C. beyond D. within

60. A. process B. project C. struggle D. communication

Passage 5

One day I was taking a bus. The driver didn't 21 to start the bus soon because it was not yet 22 .A middle-aged woman got on. Tired and sad, she told her story 23 , not to anyone particular. On her way to the station, half of her 24 was stolen. The other half was hidden under her blouse, so she 25 still had some left. A few

minutes later, she stopped crying, but still looked 26 .

When all the seats were taken, the driver started the engine. The conductor began to collect the fares. When she came to an old man in worn-out clothes, he 27 that he had spent all his money as he accidentally got on a wrong bus and now was trying to go home. On hearing this, she ordered the old man to 28 the bus. The old man was almost in tears as he 29 her to let him take the bus home. The driver took the conductor's side and repeated the conductor's 30 .

The woman was watching the incident. 31 the driver and the conductor raised their voices at the old man, she interfered.

“Stop 32 him! Can't you see he's only trying to get home”

“He doesn't have any money!” the driver 33 .

“Well, that's no 34 to throw him off the bus.” She insisted.

Then she reached inside her blouse, took out her 35 money, and handed it to the conductor. “Here's his fare and mine. Just stop giving him a 36 time.

All heads turned to the woman. “It's only money,” she shrugged.

She rode the rest of her way home 37 a happy smile, with the money she'd lost earlier 38 .

On the road of life, the help of strangers can 39 our loads and lift our spirits. How much sweeter the 40 will be when we make it a little smoother for others!

21. A. try B. intend C. decide D. care

22. A. empty B. ready C. crowded D. full

23. A. carefully B. seriously C. tearfully D. calmly

24. A. money B. possession C. fare D. wealth

25. A. strangely B. happily C. fortunately D. secretly

26. A. unsatisfied B. weak C. excited D. unhappy

27. A. explained B. declared C. admitted D. found

28. A. get off B. get over C. get on D. get into

29. A. thanked B. scolded C. praised D. begged

30. A. command B. action C. suggestion D. request

31. A. Unless B. When C. Until D. Although

32. A. attacking B. wronging C. blaming D. bothering

33. A. warned B. whispered C. repeated D. shouted

34. A. problem B. need C. reason D. matter

35. A. spending B. lost C. remaining D. borrowed

36. A. busy B. hard C. cold D. fearful

37. A. giving B. taking C. wearing D. forcing

38. A. forgotten B. used C. earned D. returned

39. A. move B. increase C. lighten D. carry

40. A. world B. journey C. smile D. friendship

Passage 6

I still remember the moment I looked at my saving book when I had only two clients

all month. I started my speech pathology (言语病理学) practice in 1998 and gradually 41 the business to 13 employees. But last year, people were not able to 42 speech therapy (言语治疗) because of the economic crisis. I cut my own 43 because I didn’t want to let any of my staff go. 44 my husband, Brian, lost his job. We had 11 45 in all and our oldest four were already 46 and away from home. We’ve always been interested in food sources and 47 the kids where their 48 came from. We love fresh vegetables, eggs or meat directly from small farms, which are safe and 49 . So we wondered what if we started farming. When a local farmer 50 we get some laying hens because there was a market

for fresh 51 , our plan came together. It was scary and 52 . What if no one bought anything? 53 people did buy the eggs. The local farmer took eggs

to 54 to his customers, and today he purchases about 20 dozen a week from us. The children 55 out, which is important 56 we already have 270 laying hens and 200 chickens. The speech therapy business is still 57 , but I put in less than ten hours a week. I know that on the 58 , there is life, there is physically satisfying work, and our family members 59 more to each other. Our quality of life is so much better. I spend most of the day with my children, which

I was grateful 60 . And at night, I have the good feelings that come from working with my hands and doing something positive.

41. A. developed B. divided C. presented D. passed

42. A. call for B. care for C. pay for D. apply for

43. A. fund B. salary C. profit D. cost

44. A. Unlikely B. Excitedly C. Unfortunately D. Specially

45. A. partners B. employees C. children D. maids

46. A. anxious B. independent C. complicated D. prepared

47. A. checking B. satisfying C. questioning D. teaching

48. A. food B. wealth C. property D. money

49. A. processed B. polluted C. healthy D. expensive

50. A. suggested B. required C. learned D. demanded

51. A. water B. fruit C. eggs D. chicken

52. A. stressful B. safe C. helpless D. regretful

53. A. But B. Thus C. Otherwise D. So

54. A. donate B. devote C. send D. sell

55. A. give B. run C. help D. need

56. A. because B. until C. before D. though

57. A. alive B. busy C. easy D. painful

58. A. business B. farm C. campus D. hand

59. A. contras B. care C. relate D. compete

60. A. on B. at C. in D. fo

2016高考英语-完形填空集训（十五）答案

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