1、1完形填空专题突破练 12AI was a first officer at an airline.One Christmas Eve,I was checking instruments in 1 for my last flight of the day 2 I heard a noise behind me.I looked 3 my shoulder.Just outside the cockpit(驾驶舱)doorway was a boy of about nine 4 at the cockpit.At my glance he started to 5 .“Come on in
2、 here,”I called.The boy stepped 6 into the cockpit.“My names Chad,”I said,sticking out my hand.With a shy smile he put his hand in 7 ,“Im Sam.” The captain would be in any minute.Sam looked so 8 that I didnt want to cut short his fun.I told Sam the 9 of each button.Finally Captain Jim came aboard.I
3、10 Sam to Jim,who gave him a broad smile.“You ever 11 an airplane before,Sam?”Jim asked.Eyes wide,Sam 12 his head.Following my 13 ,he carefully pressed a button as big as his hand to start the 14 ,which hummed(发出嗡嗡声)to life.Sam looked like he was about to cry with 15 .We started up the other engine,
4、 16 ,and arrived in Macon about 40 minutes later. Early Christmas morning,Sams mother came by and 17 a tin of cookies with a note of thanks.Jim looked at it, 18 ,and read it aloud,“Thank you for what youve done.Sam has been dreaming about becoming a pilot. 19 ,hes got cancer.” A small 20 deed that o
5、ne does can make a big difference to someone elses life. 2【解题导语】本文主要讲述了作者在例行检查飞机时,无意间的好心之举对一个罹患癌症的小孩儿有非凡意义的故事。1.A.time B.return C.preparation D.exchange答案 C解析 根据下文的“Finally Captain Jim came aboard”可推知,当时飞机还没有起飞,作者在做一些起飞前的检查工作,与作者的身份 officer呼应。2.A.after B.when C.as if D.even though答案 B解析 be doing.whe
6、n.意为“正在做某事,这时”空处与语境“I was checking”呼应,故选 B项。3.A.over B.around C.above D.from答案 A解析 根据语境“I heard a noise behind me”可推知,作者当时回过头去看,over 意为“从一边到另一边”,故选 A项。4.A.glaring B.aiming C.shouting D.staring答案 D解析 根据下文的“Sam looked so 8 that I didnt want to cut short his fun”可推知,小孩儿对驾驶舱很感兴趣,在盯着它看,这与下文作者给小孩儿介绍驾驶舱呼应。
7、stare“盯着看”;glare“怒目而视”。 5.A.get in B.turn away C.run out D.set off答案 B解析 在作者的注视下,小孩儿转过脸去(turn away)。6.A.cautiously B.unexpectedlyC.desperately D.deliberately3答案 A解析 空处与下文的“With a shy smile”呼应,表示小孩儿当时很谨慎。cautiously“小心地,谨慎地”。7.A.his B.him C.me D.mine答案 D解析 根据上文的“sticking out my hand”可推知,作者准备和小孩儿握手,因此小
8、孩儿羞怯地把手放在作者的手里。mine 是名词性物主代词,在此处相当于 my hand。8.A.thrilled B.worried C.afraid D.confident答案 A解析 根据语境“I didnt want to cut short his fun”可推知,小孩儿当时很激动。thrilled“极为激动”。9.A.type B.function C.problem D.regulation答案 B解析 根据语境可知,作者给小孩儿介绍驾驶舱里每个按键的功能。function“功能”。10.A.carried B.reported C.introduced D.directed答案
9、C解析 根据上文可知,小孩儿和作者是第一次见面,因此他们认识之后见到作者的同事时,作者把小孩儿介绍给了同事。introduce“介绍”。11.A.saw B.boarded C.started D.visited答案 C解析 根据下文小孩儿在作者的指导下发动引擎可推知,此处问的是小孩儿之前是否开过飞机,与下文的“We started up the other engine”呼应。12.A.raised B.bowed C.nodded D.shook答案 D4解析 根据下文的“Following my 13 ,he carefully pressed a button”可推知,小孩儿之前没有开
10、过飞机,于是他摇头。 13.A.signals B.instructions C.example D.schedule答案 B解析 根据语境可推知,小孩儿按照作者的指示开始操作按键。instruction“指导”。14.A.flight B.journey C.button D.engine答案 D解析 空处与下文的“which hummed(发出嗡嗡声)to life”和“We started up the other engine”呼应,表示小孩儿发动了引擎。15.A.happiness B.anxiety C.sympathy D.fright答案 A解析 空处与上文的“I didnt
11、want to cut short his fun”呼应,表示小孩儿很高兴看到引擎被发动了起来。16.A.gave up B.pulled over C.took off D.went out答案 C解析 根据语境“We started up the other engine”和“and arrived in Macon about 40 minutes later”可推知,飞机的引擎都发动后,起飞了,大约 40分钟后抵达了 Macon。17.A.took B.made C.bought D.left答案 D解析 空处与“came by”呼应,表示 Sam的母亲来了,然后留下了一罐饼干和一张感
12、谢便条。18.A.sighed B.sobbed C.breathed D.relieved答案 A解析 根据下文的“hes got cancer”可推知,当时 Jim看到便条后,很伤感和无奈。sigh“叹气”。519.A.Strangely B.EventuallyC.Carelessly D.Unfortunately答案 D解析 结合“hes got cancer”可推知,得了癌症是一件很不幸的事情。20.A.heroic B.risky C.kind D.honest答案 C解析 根据全文可推知,作者无意间做的一件好事对一个罹患癌症的小孩儿来说有非凡的意义。kind“仁慈的;友好的”。
13、BThis is a story about a student,who kept a diary filled with private memories.Some were 1 memories from childhood when he felt hurt,confused,lonely and insecure.He had 2 fragments(片段)of dreams and personal 3 of anger and hatred,as well as things he 4 such as magic shops,coin dealers and Christmas r
14、eunion. Then a 5 thing happened.After dinner one night he realized that he had 6 his diary in the dining hall outside the campus.He was afraid that someone might 7 it and find out the truth about him,so he 8 back from the campus,only to find that it was gone. Weeks passed,and eventually he gave up t
15、he 9 of ever finding it again.A month later,he was hanging up his jacket in the same place 10 he saw his old brown diary,just where he had left it. 11 he flicked(快速浏览)through the pages and found that a stranger had written this entry:“God bless you.I am a lot like you,only I dont keep a diary.I am 1
16、2 to know there are others like me.I hope things 13 well for you.” Tears came to his eyes.He had never 14 that someone could know his inner feelings and also feel things just like the 15 he did. 6So whether you are rich or poor,brilliant or 16 ,attractive or plain,there are people like you.One of th
17、e most deadly 17 we have is that we are not satisfying others.Perhaps you feel you wont impress others 18 they are more confident,successful,intelligent or attractive than you.Such 19 is misguided.Get rid of your fears of not measuring up,and 20 yourself as you are. 【解题导语】本文主要讲述了一个爱记日记的学生丢了日记本后又重新找回
18、的故事。通过此故事启迪读者:接受自己,做好自己,抛开担心没有达到别人要求的想法。1.A.false B.valuable C.painful D.pleasant答案 C解析 根据空后的“felt hurt,confused,lonely and insecure”可推知,一些记忆是痛苦的(painful)。2.A.described B.copied C.proved D.reported答案 A解析 根据上文的“who kept a diary filled with private memories”可知,主人公在日记里描述(described)了生活的种种片段。3.A.secrets
19、B.feelingsC.belongings D.experiments答案 B解析 根据“anger”和“hatred”可知,这些都属于个人的情感(feelings)。4.A.studied B.enjoyedC.hated D.misunderstood答案 B解析 根据“such as magic shops,coin dealers and Christmas reunion”可推知,这些都是主人公喜欢做的事情,与上文的“anger and hatred”形成对比。enjoy“享受的乐趣,喜爱”。5.A.terrible B.common C.moving D.strange7答案 A
20、解析 根据下文可知,主人公不小心丢了日记本,这是一件很可怕的(terrible)事,有泄露自己隐私的危险,与下文的“afraid”呼应。6.A.left B.brought C.stored D.opened答案 A解析 根据语境可知,主人公把日记本落在学校外的餐厅了。leave“忘了带,丢下”。7.A.read B.sell C.steal D.destroy答案 A解析 主人公担心日记本被人捡到后可能会被翻阅。read“阅读”。8.A.looked B.jumped C.rushed D.wandered答案 C解析 主人公因为担心,所以急着回去找。rush“迅速移动,急促”。9.A.be
21、lief B.hope C.life D.habit答案 B解析 根据“Weeks passed,and eventually he gave up”可知,过了好几周,并没有结果,因此主人公放弃了找到日记本的希望。10.A.which B.while C.where D.when答案 D解析 根据固定搭配“be doing.when.”可知,应选 D项。11.A.Patiently B.Nervously C.Calmly D.Unwillingly答案 B解析 主人公意外发现了丢失的日记本,之前担心别人翻看的紧张再次袭来。nervously“紧张地”。812.A.unaware B.sorr
22、yC.grateful D.disappointed答案 C解析 根据“I am a lot like you”可推知,陌生人了解到主人公和自己很像后,充满感激之情。13.A.work out B.take off C.turn over D.give up答案 A解析 结合语境可知,陌生人希望主人公一切都好。work out 意为“成功地发展,产生结果”。14.A.expected B.seen C.promised D.explained答案 A解析 根据“someone could know his inner feelings”可推知,主人公从来没有期望(expected)有人能了解自
23、己的内心情感。15.A.theory B.means C.way D.method答案 C解析 此处指“感受事物的方式和他一样”,way 意为“方式”。16.A.humorous B.average C.lazy D.generous答案 B解析 根据“rich or poor”“attractive or plain”可推知,此处表示与 brilliant相反的概念,故选 B项。average“普通的”。17.A.fears B.weaknesses C.diseases D.efforts答案 A解析 根据“we are not satisfying others”可推知,此处指每个人都有
24、的担心。下文的“Get rid of your fears”是提示。18.A.until B.so C.although D.because9答案 D解析 结合语境可知,上下句表示逻辑上的因果关系,故用连词 because。19.A.finding B.practise C.thinking D.rule答案 C解析 此处表示之前的想法(thinking)是不对的。20.A.amuse B.accept C.improve D.treat答案 B解析 根据语境可知,此处表示接受原本的自己,不必去担忧没有达到要求。C(2018河北石家庄毕业班教学质检)At the age of nine,I w
25、as taking swimming lessons at a pool.The day arrived when I was to be tested to see if I could 1 to a higher level class. Fifteen of us were to 2 swimming from one side of the pool to the other and back.I watched as my 3 ,one by one,tried and failed.Then it was my turn to 4 ,I mean,my turn to attemp
26、t to pass the test.It was about halfway when I got 5 .I immediately stopped and 6 the side of the pool,ending my test.Our instructor,a college student,was standing 7 me.“Why did you stop?”he yelled,in a less than 8 voice.“I got water in my nose,”I 9 . Thats when this college student 10 me one of lif
27、es great lessons, 11 he probably never realized that.Bending down,he shouted,“So?” “So?”The 12 shocked me.It had just seemed 13 to me that the answer to pain was to remove the thing causing the 14 .My nine-year-old brain had not understood the fact that a valuable 15 is worth achieving,however diffi
28、cult to get there.Recognizing that,I was 16 nothing would keep me from completing the 10test.In fact,I did it rather 17 on my next attempt.Seeing me 18 the test,almost all the others did so as well. Life is a journey,and the road wont 19 be easy.We have to focus on the final destination,not the 20 a
29、long the road. 【解题导语】本文是记叙文。作者讲述了自己九岁的时候游泳考试的一段经历。从这段经历中,作者认识到了这一点:有价值的目标是值得一个人为之努力和奋斗的。最后作者顺利通过了游泳考试。1.A.skip B.refer C.advance D.add答案 C解析 空处所在句子表示作者要参加游泳考试以便确认能否“升级到”更高一个层次的课程,advance to “达到(某地等),前进到”符合语境。2.A.take turns B.insist on C.take risks D.put off答案 A解析 根据 one by one可知,作者和同学们是“轮流”进行考试的,tak
30、e turns doing sth.“轮流做某事”符合语境。insist on“坚持”;take risks“冒险”;put off“推迟”。3.A.competitors B.classmates C.students D.instructors答案 B解析 根据首段首句“At the age of nine,I was taking swimming lessons at a pool.”可知,作者参加了一个游泳班,由此可知,作者观看的是“同班同学”轮流考试,所以答案是classmates。competitor“竞争者”;student“学生”;instructor“指导者”。4.A.sh
31、ow B.leave C.fail D.observe答案 C解析 上文讲到,作者眼看着他的同学们一个跟着一个进行游泳考试,但都失败了,接下来,轮到自己“失败”了,所以答案是 fail。show“显示,显出”;leave“离开”;observe“观察”。5.A.injured B.blamed C.trapped D.choked11答案 D解析 根据下文中的“I got water in my nose.”可知,作者在游泳考试中被水“呛”着了,由此可知答案是 choked,choke的意思是“呛,窒息”,get choked“被呛着了”。get injured“受伤”;get blamed“
32、被责备”;get trapped“被困住”。6.A.pushed B.pressed C.grabbed D.controlled答案 C解析 作者被水呛到后马上停止了游泳,“抓住”了泳池的边,结束了考试。grab“抓住”符合语境。push“推”;press“按,压”;control“控制”。7.A.above B.below C.beside D.beyond答案 A解析 作者因为被水呛着停止了游泳考试,抓住了泳池的边,此时,他的教练,是一个大学生,正站在他的“上方”。作者在泳池里,教练应是站在游泳池边上,所以要用 above,表示“在上方”。below“在下面”;beside“在旁边”;b
33、eyond“超出(某个数量、水平或限度)”。8.A.surprised B.sympathetic C.annoyed D.cold答案 B解析 作者因为被水呛着停止了考试,抓住了泳池的边。结合下文可知,此时,教练用毫不“同情的”声音对作者喊:“你为什么不游了?”所以答案是 sympathetic“同情的”。surprised“吃惊的”;annoyed“烦恼的”;cold“冷淡的,不友好的”。9.A.explained B.reacted C.declined D.urged答案 A解析 当教练用毫不同情的声音质问作者为什么停止游泳的时候,作者“解释”说:“我的鼻子进水了。”所以答案是 exp
34、lained“解释”。react“反应”;decline“拒绝,谢绝”;urge“敦促”。10.A.delivered B.owed C.taught D.promised答案 C12解析 teach sb.a lesson是固定短语,意思是“给某人一个教训”,符合语境,所以答案是taught。deliver“分送”;own“欠”;promise“许诺”。11.A.so that B.as if C.in case D.even if答案 D解析 作者感慨,这个大学生,也就是教练,给了他人生中一个很大的教训,“虽然”他(教练)很可能并没有意识到这一点。even if“虽然,即使”符合语境。so
35、 that“以便”;as if“好像”;in case“以防”。12.A.problem B.excuse C.question D.voice答案 C解析 根据 So可知,此处表示这个“问题”使作者很吃惊,所以答案是 question。problem“难题”;excuse“理由,借口”;voice“声音”。13.A.logical B.illegal C.ridiculous D.impossible答案 A解析 在作者看来,解决痛苦的办法就是清除引起“不适”的事物,这似乎是“合乎逻辑的”,所以答案是 logical“合乎逻辑的”。illegal“违法的”;ridiculous“荒谬的,可笑
36、的”;impossible“不可能的”。14.A.disaster B.discomfort C.damage D.fear答案 B解析 参见上题解析。disaster“灾难”;discomfort“不舒服,不适”;damage“破坏,毁坏”;fear“害怕”。15.A.result B.advantage C.goal D.task答案 C解析 作者九岁的脑袋此前还不明白这个事实:一个有价值的“目标”是值得实现的,无论实现它有多么难。goal“目标”符合语境。result“结果”;advantage“优势,长处”;task“任务”。16.A.concerned B.sensitive C.e
37、mbarrassed D.sure13答案 D解析 作者意识到无论多么难,一个有价值的目标是值得实现的之后,“确信”什么也阻挡不了自己完成这次考试。sure“确信的,有把握的”符合语境。concerned“担心的”;sensitive“敏感的”;embarrassed“难堪的”。17.A.slowly B.easily C.clumsily D.eagerly答案 B解析 作者在坚定了信心之后,在下一次的尝试中,很“轻易地”通过了考试,所以答案是 easily“容易地,轻易地”。slowly“缓慢地”;clumsily“笨拙地”;eagerly“热切地,渴望地”。18.A.attend B.t
38、ake C.give D.pass答案 D解析 根据第二段中的“my turn to attempt to pass the test”及该段中的“I did it rather 17 on my next attempt”可知选 D项。 19.A.always B.sometimes C.ever D.seldom答案 A解析 生活如同一次旅行,道路不会“总是”平坦的。always“总是”;sometimes“有时”;ever“曾经”;seldom“很少”。20.A.sights B.barriers C.surprises D.harvests答案 B解析 句意:我们要关注最终的目的地,而不是沿途的“障碍”。sight“景象”;barrier“障碍”;surprise“令人惊奇的事物”;harvest“收获”。
