2019-2020年高考英语完形填空集训(二)
【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。
People say one man's trash(垃圾) is another man's treasure. That 21 es to me as I 22 the house purchased in 1962 by my parents. My mother passed away in 1996. My father left the house 23 my sister and me when he died a few months ago.
After Dad was 24 , we looked around the 25 house where we grew up and that Dad loved so much. At first we felt so 26 all the stuff(东西) left. Like so many of their generation, my parents 27 everything. And like many in my generation, we faced anxious 28 about what to abandon and what to keep.
As we started throwing out old phone books and every medical bill from every 29 my parents ever saw, I also 30 many hidden treasures. Mom's pocketbook was in their bedroom closet, which had everything in it, 31 her hairbrush with hair, as if she were still here. And Dad, who was a World War II veteran(退伍兵) and a world traveler, 32 everything -- from little spoons from all over the world to every letter he wrote to his parents while in the 33 . The letters he wrote during the war 34 his thoughts as a young man. Later, in the basement, I 35 our old kitchen table, which brought back 36 of my parents and sister and me having breakfast together. I'm realizing all these things 37 my parents' life journey. Each time I go to 38 , I find something that reminded me of my childhood or teaches me something about my parents I 39 knew. 40 , from the shabby furniture to all the hidden treasures, means more to me than all the money in the world. 21. A. coincidence 22. A. looked for 23. A. to
B. goal
C. principle D. thought
B. looked through C. looked into D. looked after
C. with
D. by
D. injured D. modern
B. for
24. A. retired 25. A. clean
B. ill C. gone
B. strange C. empty
26. A. pleased with B. familiar with C. astonished at D. disappointed at 27. A. saved
B. enjoyed
C. purchased D. designed
D. responsibilities
28. A. decisions 29. A. person 30. A. bought 31. A. just
B. bargains C. challenges
B. doctor C. neighbor D. child B. discovered C. buried D. lost B. even
C. only D. yet
32. A. liked B. bought C. kept D. lost
D. army
33. A. countryside B. school C. college 34. A. receive 35. A. repaired
B. direct
B. cleaned
C. sense D. describe C. spotted
D. set
36. A. introductions B. memories C. descriptions D. munications
37. A. represented B. recognized C. instructed D. confirmed 38. A. the supermarket B. church C. my office D. the house 39. A. merely
B. always
B. Nothing
C. really D. never C. Anything D. Something
40. A. Everything
Passage 2
I know that it's hard to devote enough time to class and to social efforts. But, I wanted to succeed in both. I knew this would be a 21 but didn't realize how much until classes began. I 22 on well with the other girls who lived in my dorm. Often, ____23___ finishing my homework before it was 24 to hand in, I went upstairs and had ice cream with my neighbor. I 25 finished it the next day between classes. But I knew it wasn't very good and the 26 I received showed my lack of 27 . I realized that I needed to find some sort of 28 . So, the next day I created a 29 that would 30 my time up between going to class, doing homework, and relaxing. It seemed like a good idea, 31 I was only able to 32 it for a few days. A schedule like that had too much 33 . So I tried another plan. This one 34 lists and mon sense. Each week I made a list of 35 I had to get done during that week and by which day I had to have it done. Then, 36 the list of things I had to get done, I made a list of things I could do if I had the time. This is the 37 I have used since then. Now, I have started my senior year and I feel time is 38 . Scheduling my time has bee more challenging, but I continue to do it. My cousins, who are now in college, tell me that there are a lot of books to read by yourself and many different things to do, with various people and organizations. So I'm __39 that I've learned to balance things and it has helped 40 me for what is to e after graduation. 21. A. disaster B. trouble C. challenge D. petition 22. A. kept B. got C. took D. caught 23. A. as well as B. in order to C. not only D. instead of 24. A. point B. late C. ready 25. A. seldom B. always
D. time
C. hardly D. never
26. A. grade B. rank C. degree D. title 27. A. intelligence
B. confidence
C. exercise D. effort
28. A. change B. skill C. balance D. improvement 29. A. form
B. method C. timetable D. system
30. A. average B. divide C. arrange D. organize 31. A. and B. but C. so D. then
32. A. accept B. collect C. follow D. insist 33. A. influence 34. A. provided
B. pressure C. question D. doubt B. needed
C. formed D. included
35. A. everything B. something C. nothing D. anything 36. A. among
B. under C. from D. with
C. experience D. way
37. A. method B. skill
38. A. important B. valuable C. limited D. up 39. A. convinced B. glad C. sure D. ungrateful 40. A. prepare B. enable C. practise D. equip
Passage 3
England was one of the first countries to set aside a day to recognize mothers.In the eighteenth century, 21 many people worked as household servants for the 22 , \_ 23 for them to return home to be with their mothers.Though this 24 stopped when the Industrial Revolution altered the working and living patterns of people, one 25 for mothers was established as a holiday in the twentieth century. In the United States, Mother's Day did not bee a(n) 26 holiday until 1915.Its establishment was 27 due to the perseverance and love of one 28 , Anna Jarvis.Anna's mother had provided strength and support as the family 29 their home in West Virginia and Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 30 her father served as a minister. When Mrs Jarvis died on May 5, 1905, Anna was determined to 31 her.She asked a minister at the church in West Virginia to give a sermon(布道) 32 memory of her mother. On the same Sunday in Philadelphia, ministers there honoured Mrs.Jarvis and all mothers with a (n) 33 Mother's Day service.Anna Jarvis began writing to congressmen, asking them to 34 a day to honour mothers. In 1910, the governor of West Virginia proclaimed(宣布) the second Sunday in May as Mother's Day and a year later every state 35 it.
On Mother' s Day morning some American children 36 the tradition of serving their mothers breakfast in bed.Other children will give their mothers 37 which they have made themselves or bought in 38 .Adults give their mothers red carnations, the official Mother's Day flower.If their mothers 39 , they may bring white carnations to their grave(坟墓)sites.This is the busiest day of the year for American 40 .On the special day, family members do not want Mom to cook dinner!
21.A.before B.since C.when D.until 22.A.rich B.poor C.living D.injured 23.A.protected B.reserved C.changed D.persuaded 24.A.form B.custom C.habit D.plan 25.A.Monday B.Wednesday C.Sunday D.Friday 26.A.ordinary B.mon C.regular D.official 27.A.nearly
B.largely C.deeply D.highly
28.A.mother B.sister C.daughter D.waitress 29.A.destroyed B.found C.made D.left 30.A.where B. when
C.why D.how
31.A.reward B.honour C.award D.inspire 32.A.on B.at C.in D.for 33.A.special B.expensive C.simple D.easy 34.A.put off B.give up C.take on 35.A.understood B.received
D.set aside
C.celebrated D.prevented
36.A.follow B.refuse C.accept D.support 37.A.letters B.gifts C.calls
D.toys
38.A.schools B.churches C.stores D.hospitals 39.A.went ahead B.moved on C.stayed up D.passed away 40.A.restaurants B.departments C.offices D.markets
Passage 4
Did you hear the sports story that came out of Greece a few years ago? No, it wasn’t from the country that started the Olympics, 21 it has an Olympic quality. The story came out of Greece, New York, and it was about Jason McElwain, a 17-year-old autistic(自闭的) kid, and Jim Johnson, a high school basketball 22 .
Jason,who didn’t speak until he was five and always 23 with learning challenges, was 24 for a basketball player, only five foot six. In fact, he never 25 the team. He was the team manager, who kept statistics and handed out water bottles.
But Coach Johnson 26 Jason’s enthusiasm for the game and his unselfish dedication to the team. So he decided if the score 27 , he might let him 28 a few minutes.
Word got around and a group of students came to the game with signs 29 his nickname, “J-Mac,” and cutouts of his face placed on popsicle(冰棒)sticks.
When Jason was put into the game with four minutes left, they 30 wildly hoping that he might even 31 a basket. In Hollywood, he would have done just that, and his teammates would have 32 him off on their shoulders. But in the 33 world of Greece, New York, Jason took a 34 and missed by about six feet. His supporters 35 and the coach worried that he may have set this young man up for 36 .
But J-Mac 37 another shot, and another, and another. 38 he took 10 shots, and scored 20 points in his four minutes of 39 .
And, yes, he was carried off on the shoulders of his teammates. And it was the career high point in the life of a coach who just gave a good kid a(n) 40 . 21. 22. 23. 24. 25. 26.
A. showed
B. liked
C. developed
D. lost
A. gathered
B. organized
C. supported
D. made
A. short
B. big
C. good
D. ready
A. began
B. went
C
listened
D. struggled
A. star
B. game
C. coach
D. play
A. if
B. though
C. since
D. for