2014高考英语_完形填空11-(980)

2014 高考英语完形填空精英训练题

the town, the girl stopped the car at the landing near the entrance of the bay (海湾 ). She Having left

stepped into the 1 and rowed out silently. The tide was rushing to the entrance and

to the wild open sea. She had to row across the bay to reach 3 side. The waves struck against the 2

side of the boat, 4 and uneven; it became 5 difficult to row. If she 6 for a moment, the tide would push the boat back towards the 7 .

8 she was already tired and her hands 9 from pulling on the rough She wasn't even halfway,

wooden oars (船桨 ). “ I'm never going to 10 it ,”she thought. She rested the oars on her knees and 11 her head helplessly, then looked up as she 12 the boat shift (晃动 ) against the tide.

13 her help and pushed the The east wind , which had swung ( 旋转 ) around from the south-west,

boat towards the mountains. It was going to be 14 . Her hands weren't so painful. Her chest didn?t feel as if it was about to burst 15 .

16 . one of the oars banged against the side of the boat and she 17 The lights of the town became

it with a start. Had she been asleep, or just 18 ? She looked over her shoulder. She was almost on the beach. The girl gave one last 19 on the oars to ground the boat, and then lay back against the seat. She listened to the waves 20 and knew she had come home. Far across the moonlit bay the lights were no more than a sparkling chain. 1. A. car B. boat C. ship D. mail 2. A. beside B. before C. behind D. beyond 3. A. another B. other C. either D. the other 4. A. deep B. calm C. gentle D. rough 5. A. more B. less C. as D. least 6. A. slept B. continued C. rested D. rowed 7. A. home B. mountains C. south-west D. entrance 8. A. if B. so C. but D. since 9. A. hurt B. ruined C. troubled D. broke 10. A. get B. make C. keep D. take 11. A. mined B. dropped C. cocked D. raised 12. A. saw B. made C. heard D. felt 13. A. got to B. came to C. sent for D. reached for 14. A. difficult B. serious C. all right D. certain enough 15. A. any more B. still more C. no more D. once more 16. A. brighter B. bigger C. closer D. smaller 17. A. destroyed B. threw C. repaired D. seized 18. A. dreaming B. guessing C. inventing D. expecting 19. A. blow B. hit C. pull D. strike 20. A. anxiously B. happily C. sadly D. carefully

Mr Collins, who used to work as a driver, first referred to Dorset County Hospital in April 2007 after suffering

a loss of appetite and weight loss. Doctors 1

a CT scan. He was 3 to give up his job and his wife stopped her part-time cleaning work to look after her husband 4 time. At the terrible news, Phil Collins had no choice but to wait for his 5 . The 61-year-old man 6 his job,

planned his own funeral and 7 ￡18, 000 from a pension pay-out because of the deadly disease. He8 a lifelong dream of buying a motorbike, bought his wife Isabel a car and made financial arrangements to 9 she was secure after his death.

The couple, 10 have been married for 44 years and have no children, did not take holidays and chose to11 his last days at home together 12 by friends.

“ You should nBut when the six month 13 passed he went back to the hospital. The doctors said,

cannot understand this. ” The further14 found the growth on his liver was in fact an abscess脓(肿 ). The couple 15 on more tests and in April 2009 scans revealed that Phil did not have cancer of the liver.

It?s really a big happy surprise and Phil can enjoy life with his wife from now on. 16 , Mr Collins states that the cancer drugs he took have 17 his health and he is now planning a legal bid for compensation. He said, “ I was a healthyman and I was a 18 motorcyclist. I still had a lot of working life 19 in me. Now I cannot do anything. I am completely ruined. I feel I am just generally 20 . ” 1. A. diagnosedB. treatedC. sentencedD. condemned 2. A. directionB. introductionC. serviceD. aid

3. A. suggestedB. advisedC. demandedD. hoped 4. A. anyB. freeC. fullD. spare 5. A. deathB. judgementC. GodD. heaven 6. A. putB. desertedC. quitD. set 7. A. flowedB. flewC. blewD. grew

8. A. recognizedB. carriedC. solvedD. realized 9. A. ensureB. enableC. enrichD. enlarge 10. A. whomB. whoC. whichD. that 11. A. takeB. spareC. saveD. spend

as serious cancer which had spread to his liver with the 2 of

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12. A. containedB. taughtC. surroundedD. developed 13. A. deadlineB. headlineC. underlineD. birthline 14. A. cashB. safetyC. conditionsD. checks 15. A. carriedB. dependedC. insistedD. took 16. A. BesidesB. HoweverC. ThoughD. Rather 17. A. ruinedB. woundedC. shookD. remained 18. A. sharpB. severeC. clearD. keen 19. A. fallenB. threwC. leftD. remained 20. A. turning downB. shutting downC. putting downD. bringing down

One day, a poor boy who was trying to pay his way through school by selling goods from door to door found that he only had one dime left. He was hungry so he decided to 1 for a meal at the next house.

However, he lost his nerve 2 a lovely young woman opened the door. Instead of a meal he asked for a drink

of water. She thought he looked 3

asked, “ How much do I owe you? ” “ You don?t owe me anything, ”5 she.“ Mother has taught me never to acceptay forp a 6 . ” He said, “ Then I thank you from the bottom of my heart. ” As Howard Kelly left that house, he not only felt stro 7 , but it also increased his faith in God and human race. He was about to give up and quit before this point. Years later the young woman became critically ill. The local doctors were baffled. They finally sent her to the

big city, where specialists can be called 8 to study her rare disease. Dr Howard Kelly, now 9 , was called in for the consultation. When he heard the name of the town she came from, a strange light10 his eyes. Immediately, he 11 and went down through the hospital hall into her room.

12 in his doctor?s gown he went in to see her. He 13 her at once. He went back to the consultation room and 14 to do his best to save her life. From that day on, he gave 15 attention to her case.

After a long 16 the battle was won. Dr Kelly 17 the business office to pass the final bill to him for approval. He looked at it and then wrote something on the side. The bill was sent to her room. She was afraid to open it because she was 18 that it would take the rest of her life to pay it off. Finally she looked, and the note on the side of the bill caught her 19 . She read these words: “ Paid in full with a glass of milk. ” (Signed) Dr Howard Kelly

Tears of joy flooded her eyes as she 20 silently, “ Thank you, God. Your love has spread through human hearts and hands. ”

1. A. callB. makeC. begD. prepare 2. A. whileB. whenC. thoughD. unless 3. A. thirstyB. lazyC. tiredD. hungry

4. A. slowlyB. unexpectedlyC. steadilyD. hurriedly 5. A. announcedB. shookC. repliedD. doubted 6. A. rewardB. kindnessC. handD. value

7. A. physicallyB. mentallyC. normallyD. properly 8. A. upB. forC. onD. in

9. A. richB. famousC. observantD. vivid 10. A. fixedB. consulted C. filledD. concentrated 11. A. roseB. raisedC. gotD. left

12. A. WornB. HavingC. PuttingD. Dressed

14. A. desiredB. declared C. determinedD. declined 15. A. specialB. ordinaryC. normalD. no

16. A. decision B. preparationC. struggleD. debate 17. A. orderedB. requestedC. confusedD. compressed 18. A. negative B. uncertainC. positiveD. obvious 19. A. presentationB. preference C. attentionD. arrangement 20. A. praisedB. pretendedC. pressedD. prayed

so she brought him a large glass of milk. He drank it 4 , and then

13. A. recognizedB. knew C. sparedD. regained

The fruit shop did 2 business. Most of the trade came from the housewives who lived in the neighbourhood, 3 he also had regular customers who arrived outside the shop in cars. Mr Breen 4 them all by name and they sometimes even had their order already made up, always 5 me to carry it out to their car. They were clearly long-standing customers, and I 6 they must have stayed faithful to him 7 he had promised to sell good quality 8 . He had a way with them — I had to 9 that. He called every woman “ madam”for a start, 10 those who clearly were not, but when he 11 it, it did not sound like flattery ( 奉承 ). It just sounded 12 in an old-fashioned way. He was a great chatter 13 . If he did not know them, he would greet them with a few 14 about the weather, 15 he did, he would ask about their families or make 16 , always cutting his cloth 17 his customers. Whatever their bills came to, be 18 gave them back the few odd pence (零钱 ), and I am sure they thought he was very generous (慷慨 ). But I thought he was the opposite. He never 19 anything away. He was always looking for 20 for nothing. 1. A. operator B. assistant C. waiter D. secretary

In the summer vacation of 1997, I was fixed with a job. I worked as a(n) 1 at Mr. Breen?s fruit shop.

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2. A. good B. poor C. big D. usual 3. A. so B. when C. therefore D. but 4. A. sold B. knew C. gave D. sent 5. A. making B. letting C. getting D. keeping 6. A. wish B. insist C. declare D. suppose 7. A. when B. if C. because D. though 8. A. food B. fruit C. vegetables D. drink 9. A. admit B. expect C. announce D. promise 10. A. yet B. only C. just D. even 11. A. told B. said C. spoke D. talked 12. A. serious B. strange C. polite D. familiar 13. A. as well B. as usual C. either D. also 14. A. sayings B. questions C. words D. speeches 15. A. and then B. and so C. even if D. but if 16. A. preparations B. jokes C. repairs D. friends 17. A. according to B. due to C. instead of D. up to 18. A. never B. ever C. seldom D. always 19. A. took B. moved C. threw D. turned . 20. A. something B. anything C. somebody D. anybody

It was the old lady's birthday. She got up early to be ready for the post. From the second floor flat she could see the postman when he came down the street, and a little boy, Johnnie,_ _31___ her letters from the ground floor on the rare_ _32___ when anything came.

Today she was sure there would be something. Myra_ _33___ forget her mother's birthday, even if she_ _34___

wrote at other times. Of course Myra was busy, but_ _35___, Enid, the daughter the old lady loved most, died two years ago. Since then Myra had been to see her mother three times, but her husband, Harold, never. The old lady was eighty today. She had put on her best dress. Perhaps—perhaps Myra might come. After all, eighty was a_ _36___ birthday, another decade lined or tolerated just as you chose to look at it._

_37___Myra did not come, she would send a present. The old lady was_ _38___ of that. Two spots of colour_ _39___ her cheeks. She was_ _40___ like a child. She would enjoy her day!

Now, she stood by the window,_ _41___. The postman turned round the corner on his bicycle. Her heart beat_ _42___. Johnnie had seen him too and ran to the gate. Then clatter咔嗒(声 ), clatter up the stairs. Johnnie knocked at her door. He had got her post—four envelopes. Three were unclosed cards from old friends. The fourth was closed, in Myra's writing. The old lady felt a sharp pain of_ _43___.There was no parcel for her! Maybe the parcel was too large to come by letter post. That was it. It would come later by parcel post. She said to herself. She must be_ _44___.

Almost_ _45___she tore the envelope open._ _46___in the card was a piece of paper. Written on the

card was a message under the printed Happy Birthday—Buy yourself something nice with the_ _47___, Myra and Harold. The cheque moved quickly to and fro in the air to the floor like a bird with a broken wing. Slowly the old lady_ 48__to pick it up. Her present!Her_ _49__ present! With__50___fingers she tore it into little bits.

32. A. occasion B. opportunityC. ceremonyD. anniversary 33. A. mustn?t B. mightn?tC. wouldn?tD. needn?t 34. A. occasionally B. alwaysC. almostD. seldom 35. A. unhappily B. unfortunatelyC. unforgettablyD. unkindly 36. A. casual B. remoteC. specialD. conventional 37. A. Even if B. So thatC. In caseD. Now that 38. A. proud B. capableC. sureD. afraid 39. A. sharpened B. weakenedC. widenedD. brightened 40. A. excited B. alarmedC. inspiredD. satisfied 41. A. thinking B. imaginingC. welcomingD. watching 42. A. steadily B. wildlyC. nervouslyD. randomly 43. A. discontent B. lonelinessC. disappointmentD. annoyance 44. A. patient B. anxiousC. urgentD. mild 45. A. immediately B. cheerfullyC. angrilyD. unwillingly 46. A. Pinned B. FoldedC. LinedD. Roped 47. A. card B. bonusC. chequeD. cash 48. A. bent B. leanedC. struggledD. stretched 49. A. painful B. sadC. expensiveD. lovely 50. A. moving B. tremblingC. reactingD. freezing

This is not joke. Kelly Katrina Hildebrandt, 20, and Kelly Carl Hildebrandt, 24, expect just over 100 guests at a 1 at a church, where they will become husband and wife.

Their modern romance was a 2 made in cyberspace. She was 3 and bored one night last year, so she plugged her name into the 4 social networking Website Facebook just to see if anyone 5 it.

Hildebrandt, 24, in South Florida. At the time, Kelly Hilderbrandt, of Lubbock, Texas, was the only match. So she sent him a 6 . She said “ Hi. We had the same name. Thought it was cool. ” Kelly Carl Hilde

31. A. took awayB. brought upC. moved offD. set down

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