限时完形+阅读套题训练
第二节完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，共30分）
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
One Bite at a Time
Stephen was on campus（校园）to register when I first met him.
One summer day 36 I was headed over to the administration building, I heard someone call my name. I 37 around and saw Philip, one of my colleagues standing with another young man. As Philip introduced me to the young man, named Stephen, he reminded him that he would be taking one of my 38 , Introduction to Literature. With a somewhat 39 expression, Stephen asked if my class was going to be “hard”. Would he be able to pass? I 40 he was concerned about failing before the 41 day of classes. We talked about what the class would 42 and I saw Stephen’s eyes getting b ig with 43 .
Then I remembered a bit of classical dialog:
Question: “How do you eat an elephant?”
Answer: “One bite at a time.”
I told him to 44 his work that way. To do his assignment（作业）, all of them, and to get them in on time. I added that most 45 students I knew made a timetable of all the assignment so they could 46 their workload.
As time went on, I learned more of Stephen’s story. He had 47 in middle school. It had taken him longer to finish than most young people. Family members, including his mother, kept reminding him that he was a 48 . Now, in the face of their negative-saying he had been admitted into college. He told me that before coming to our campus no one had believed he had much 49 .
S tephen didn’t become an “A”student. He didn’t make any honor rolls. Still, he managed to 50 most of his courses by being in class every day, turning in all of his assignment on time and breaking down his studying into 51 digestible parts. By passing course after course he began to gain a measure of self-respect. He was a great singer and he was 52 the school’s cross-country team.
Every time I saw him on campus, he would brighten up and say, “O ne bite at a time.”Whenever he introduced me to his friends, he would tell them that he was 53 when he was supposed to be failing. His 54 , he said, was that he was 55 what I taught him before classes ever started: “Take it one bite at a time.”
36. A. after B. when C. until D. once
37. A. turned B. sat C. moved D. went
38. A. jobs B. tests C. classes D. projects
39. A. innocent B. angry C. inspired D. pained
40. A. sensed B. imagined C. heard D. admitted
41. A. gathering B. parting C. closing D. opening
42. A. change B. adjust C. cover D. produce
43. A. interest B. anger C. fear D. excitement
44. A. avoid B. continue C. present D. approach
45. A. quiet B. optimistic C. energetic D. successful
46. A. plan B. increase C. reduce D. measure
47. A. fitted B. hesitated C. struggled D. progressed
48. A. cheat B. failure C. winner D. leader
49. A. experience B. information C. potential D. honor
50. A. pass B. begin C. take D. design
51. A. full-sized B. bite-sized C. pocket-sized D. medium-sized
52. A. in B. on C. at D. of
53. A. changing B. recovering C. concentrating D. succeeding
54. A. secret B. skill C. reply D. theory
55. A. spreading B. considering C. practicing D. expressing
第三部分：阅读理解（共两节，40分）
第一节（共15小题；每小题2分，共30分）
阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
A
Your car is a necessary part of your life. You use it every day. Of course, you want to hold on to it so you make sure it has the latest alarm and immobilizer(汽车防盗器). But despite all these, cars like yours are still stolen every day. In fact, in this country, one car is stolen almost every minute! And if your car is stolen, you only have a 50:50 chance of seeing it again.
Each year, car crime costs nearly ￡3 billion. Of course, if you’re insured, you won’t lose out, or will you? Firstly, you will have to pay extra insurance later on, and then you may not be offered the full amount by the agent. You will probably have to hire a car and you will also lose the value of the contents and accessories(配件) in the car.
Now comes the solution. An RAC Trackstar system, hidden in one of 47 possible secret locations(位置) in your car, is the key of our system. If your car is stolen, radio signals are sent at twenty-second intervals from the car to the RAC Trackstar National Control Center via a satellite network. Then a computer gives the vehicle’s exact location, speed and direction.
The RAC Trackstar National Control Center, which operates 24 hours a day, 365 days a year, will immediately inform the police in the area where the car is located. Because the police receive information every twenty seconds, they will always know the vehicle’s location. Once the thief has been arrested, your car will be returned to you.
RAC Trackstar is unique in being able to provide the National Control Center with details of the exact location of your car, its speed and direction. And speed is the key to successful recovery of a stolen vehicle. RAC Trackstar Control will immediately tell the police if you report your car stolen and under the 24-hour Guardian Option. It will also tell you if your car has been stolen.
RAC Trackstar’s constant updates mean the police are kept informed of the car’s location. All these greatly improve your chances of seeing your car again.
56. If your car is stolen, you will have to _____.
A. hire a new car
B. pay more insurance
C. buy a RAC Trackstar system
D. inform the National Control Center
57. The Trackstar system can tell the police _____.
A. where the car is
B. how the car is stolen
C. who the thief is
D. what brand the car is
58. The underlined word “It” in the last paragraph refers to ______.
A. the local police station
B. the Guardian Option
C. the insurance company
D. the RAC Trackstar Control
59. According to the passage, people with RAC Trackstar ______.
A. are more likely to get the stolen cars back
B. have less chance of being in an accident
C. seldom get their vehicles damaged
D. automatically find directions
B
Hunger is the greatest motive for the inexperienced cook. But many people are now worried that we are producing a generation without the slightest idea of how to cook—a generation that is frightened to cook. I have just received a handout from Focus on Food, which is running a competition to get children back into the kitchen. Has television cooking become a replacement for the real thing? Is this an age where famous professional cooks have turned cooking into a sort of show, with dishes far too difficult for the beginner to copy?
I decided to ask my oldest daughter, Miranda, for her opinion. Are children learning enough about the importance of good cooking? Do they know cooking is a basic life skill? Sociology and other “new”subjects are all very well, but without the ability to cook, or to understand the pleasure and principles of good food and its relationship to good health, are we really preparing them for adult life?
Miranda started her cooking at the age of nine, when she decided to enter the Sainsbury’s Future Cook competition. She was motivated by a different kind of greed: the first prize—a trip to Disney World.
The problem, from the parental point of view, was that if she made it through to the regional(区域性的) finals, she would have to cook her meal in front of the judges. Some 30,000 children entered and she made it through as the youngest regional finalist. Now she had to learn to cook. Her hands were not even big enough to hold the knife and slice the onions. Six Saturdays running we ate the same lunch—Mozzarella meatballs in fresh tomato juice and blueberry.
First, she cooked by my side, then alone with timings and instructions. Finally, she went alone against the clock. The kitchen looked like a battlefield, but she had gained victory. The tiny be-capped figure then stood in an unknown Bristol hotel, looking like a professional who had been at the stove for years. She didn’t win, but she came home with ￡50 and the most valuable part of them all: confidence.
60. The competition run by Focus on Food is intended for _________.
A. children
B. parents
C. teachers
D. chefs
61. Why does the writer think cooking is so important?
A. It is an easy way to keep healthy.
B. It helps develop relationships.
C. It is a necessary skill for life.
D. It can save a lot of money.
62. The writer’s family had the same lunch on six Saturdays because __________.
A. the family stuck to healthy food
B. Miranda had to practise cooking
C. the dish was the family’s only food
D. the dish was Miranda’s favorite meal
63. What did Miranda gain from the competition?
A. A trip to Disney World.
B. Support from friends.
C. A medal for the winner.
D. Belief in herself.
C
Small seating in the economy-class(经济舱) sections of airplanes is not just uncomfortable but potentially life-threatening. Space has become so tight that passengers cannot protect themselves in the event of a crash.
A report on a long distance flight from the
doctors of Vienna stated that only 10% in
economy class could adopt the recommended
brace position on the plane’s safety tips in case of
emergency, and they were the smallest of the
group. And 30% of their fellow passengers
traveling in first class could adopt the position,
which is internationally recognized as improving
the chances of survival in the event of a crash. The
authors of the report are now calling for greater space between seat rows to increase safety.
A spokesman for British Airways (BA), which is responsible for safety on all British planes, opposed the idea that small seating was a threat（威胁）to passengers. “We don’t think it is a safety matter,” he said, “We have high safety standards and all UK aircraft meet them.” In the past month, both British Airways and Virgin Atlantic introduced sleeper seats, stressing the outstanding comfort in the front of the planes. But that space gained is space lost in economy.
Until recently, economy class was at least “bearable”—with an 86-centimeter seat. Scheduled Airlines such as BA and KLM gave passengers enough leg room and comfortable seats. But the arrival of new, weight-saving seats caused economy class to take a turn for the worse. Extra rows have been put into the plane, with the result that the average seat now is 79 centimetres. Singapore Airlines has become the latest carrier to narrow down its seats. It announced free wine for economy passengers last September, but at the same time reduced leg room by 8 centimetres.
Economy class on Scheduled Airlines is now often little better than economy on Qatar Airways. Some Qatar Airways even offer the chance to upgrade—at a price—to seats which, at 89-91 centimetres, are roomier than those of most Scheduled Airlines.
64. What can we learn from the passage?
A. Scheduled Airlines produced new comfortable seats for economy class.
B. Doctors from Vienna said less space between seats could cause danger.
C. Spokesman for BA declared that narrow seat space was a threat.
D. Qatar Airways offered larger seats with no more charge.
65. What might be the author’s attitude towards reducing the space of economy seats?
A. Neutral.
B. Sceptical.
C. Supportive.
D. Disapproving.
66. Where does the passage most probably come from?
A. A biography.
B. A book review.
C. A magazine.
D. A realistic novel.
D
According to game maker Hasbro, approximately 750 million people have played the well-known game Monopoly since it was invented in the 1930s. Charles Darrow is typically credited as the inventor of the world’s most famous board game. However, he likely originated his version of Monopoly from one of several other games similarly involving house buying and selling that were already in existence before the 1930s when he got his patent (专利) for the game.
A probable reason that Darrow’s Monopoly became the hugely successful game that still exists today is that he took a great approach to producing it. Other similar games existed, but they had no board or regulation pieces. With the help of his wife and son，who decorated the sets with details, Darrow personally created the pieces and boards that became the first Monopoly game sets. His extra work in creating the entire environment that players needed gave his game something extra that other variations did not have.
Darrow had success in selling his games in various parts of the country. Several Philly area stores were the first to carry his game and sell it in large quantities. However, Darrow had difficulty selling his game to the major game producer of the time, Parker Brothers. He was told that his game was too complex and had fundamental errors in its design that would limit its appeal. Eventually, the continued sales he managed on his own forced Parker Brothers to reassess the worth of his game. In the end, the company agreed to produce the game and shortly afterwards it became the bestselling game in the country.
That success turned Charles Darrow into a millionaire, which is the heavy irony. Darrow initially began work on Monopoly to help support himself and his family following the financial troubles tied to the stock market crash of 1929. Thus, Charles Darrow became a millionaire by producing a game that allows “regular” people to feel like they are buying and selling real homes and land like millionaires.
67. What made Darrow’s Monopoly different from other similar games?
A. The way of avoiding financial troubles.
B. The safe environment created for players.
C. The buying and selling of real homes and land.
D. The specific pieces and a playing board in each set.
68. The author suggests in Paragraph 3 that ______.
A. Monopoly was initially too complex to play
B. Darrow failed to make expected profit in Philly
C. certain errors in Monopoly limited its attraction
D. some people once doubted Monopoly would be popular
69. What does the underlined word “irony” in the last paragraph mean?
A. financial gain
B. unexpected result
C. marketing plan
D. unsatisfying reward
70. What is the passage mainly about?
A. The difficulties in Darrow’s life.
B. The comparison of some board games.
C. The way to the success of Darrow’s game.
D. The business management of Parker Brothers.
第二节（共5小题；每小题2分，共10分）
根据短文内容，从短文后的七个选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。
We all regard receiving presents as a pleasant experience and yet it can be one of the most awkward situations. It is often difficult to look pleased when you receive a gift which is entirely useless or the wrong size.
71 However, you have no right to change an article purchased just because it does not fit or is not to your liking. Worse still, the agreement on the sale is between the person who bought it and the shop.
So you will have to tell your favorite aunt that the T-shirt does not fit. But an exchange is not always that simple because there has to be a good reason for it. 72 For example, if the buyer was told that a switch was voice operated and later found out it was not, then action could be taken. You would have the right to return it and get the money back.
But if you are returning something, no matter what the reason is, you will be expected to have proof of purchase. If the receipt cannot be found, then it is possible to use another proof of purchase such as a credit card receipt. 73
Many big stores have a much more tolerant policy towards returns and see it as a gesture of goodwill to exchange goods without question. Stores including Marks & Spencer are well known for their “no argument” policy on returned goods. 74
So if a shop refuses to exchange the goods or to offer a refund(退款), the seller is likely to be within his legal rights unless there is something wrong with the goods. In that case, the boot is on the other foot. You have every right to demand a cash refund or a replacement, but only if you have returned it within a “reasonable” time.
75 Some shops and stores expect things to be returned within a week of purchase, while others may permit a much longer time limit. In any case if you return a thing after what is considered a “reasonable” time, then all you are legally entitled to is the cost of repair.
A. It is unlike anything you would buy for yourself.
B. If all of these have been lost, you may have to rely on a witness.
C. However, shoppers should remember this is a privilege, not a right.
D. Unfortunately, the law does not explain what is meant by “reasonable”.
E. All you can do is exchange it after your friend or relative has gone home.
F. Either the thing has to be broken or unsuitable for the job it was intended to do.
G. You should make clear what your legal position is before returning goods to the shops.
英语参考答案
第二节完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，共30分）
36—40 BACDA 41—45 DCCDD 46—50 ACBCA 51—55 BBDAC
第三部分：阅读理解（共两节，40分）
第一节（共15小题；每小题2分，共30分）
56．B 57．A 58．D 59．A 60．A 61．C 62．B 63．D 64．B 65．D 66．C 67．D 68．D 69．B 70．C
第二节（共5小题；每小题2分，共10分）
71．E 72．F 73．B 74．C 75．D
高三英语限时训练二（30分钟，满分100分） 一．（共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分）(2018全国III卷) 阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。 I’m not sure 1 is more frightened, me or the female gorilla (大猩猩) that suddenly appears out of nowhere. I’m walking on a path in the forest in the Central African Republic. Unexpectedly, I’m face-to-face with the gorilla, who begins screaming at 2 top of her lungs. That makes her baby scream, and then a 400-pound male appears. He screams the 3 (loud) of all. The noise shakes the trees as the male beats his chest and charges toward me. I quickly lower myself, ducking my head to avoid 4 (look) directly into his eyes so he doesn’t feel 5 (challenge). My name is Mireya Mayor. I’m a 6 (science) who studies animals such as apes and monkeys. I was searching 7 these three western lowland gorillas I’d been observing. No one had seen them for hours, and my colleagues and I were worried. When the gorillas and I frightened each other, I was just glad to find 8 (they) alive. True to a gorilla’s unaggressive nature, the huge animal 9 (mean) me no real harm. He was just saying: “I’m king of this forest, and here is your reminder!” Once his message was delivered, he allowed me 10 (stay) and watch. 1.____________ 2.____________ 3.____________ 4.____________ 5.____________ 6.____________ 7.____________ 8.____________ 9.____________ 10.____________ 二．（共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分）(2018年6月浙江卷) Few people I know seem to have much desire or time to cook. Making Chinese 1 (dish) is seen as especially troublesome. Many westerners 2 come to China cook much less than in their own countries once they realize how cheap 3 can be to eat out. I still remember 4 (visit) a friend who’d lived here for five years and I 5 (shock) when I learnt she hadn’t cooked once in all that time. While regularly eating out seems to 6 (become) common for many young people in recent years, it’s not without a cost. The obvious one is money; eating out once or twice a week may be 7 (afford) but doing this most days adds up. There could be an even 8 (high) cost on your health. Researchers have found that there is a direct link between the increase in food eaten outside the home and the rise in 9 (weigh) problems. If you are not going to suffer this problem, then I suggest that the next time you go to your mum’s home 10 dinner, get a few cooking tips from her. Cooking food can be fun. You might also begin to notice the effects not only on your health but in your pocket. 1.____________ 2.____________ 3.____________ 4.____________ 5.____________ 6.____________ 7.____________ 8.____________ 9.____________ 10.____________
未命名 完形填空 专练 未命名 注意事项： 1．答题前填写好自己的、班级、考号等信息 2．请将答案正确填写在答题卡上 未命名 请点击修改第I卷的文字说明 一、完形填空 The summer before the ninth grade, procrastination(拖延 )affected my life in a deep way. With only a few days until the start of school, I had 1 just one of three homework tasks we were 2 Instead of enjoying my last few moments of 3 , I spent that time doing homework, which was an 4 way to end the vacation. Putting in 100 percent 5 , I always started with strong 6 at the beginning of each school year. 7 I struggled to maintain that energy as the weeks passed. One night, my father and I were having a 8 about college. He told me, " It doesn’t 9 much whether you get into an Ivy League university or just a(n) 10 college-what matters is how you get there and what you do to 11 it". This really spoke to me, because it made me focus more on the 12 of my work rather than the quantity. Thanks to that conversation, I 13 the way I went through life. I started to 14 that trying my 15 best is a thousand times better than simply doing something to get it done. My effort began to 16 in my first year of high school. I had never 17 that my grades in some harder classes could be better than those in the easier ones I took last year. Now I would rather work hard for something and enjoy the 18 of success, than not try at all or give up halfway. Motivation can 19 become a habit if you repeat a(n) 20 that helps you avoid procrastination.
高考完形填空专项训练步步高 抓好三方面●跨好三大步●做好三结合 ------谈完形填空解题技巧中学生在做完形填空题时存在的问题，概括起来有以下三方面： 1.不善于抓文章的主旨大意，并以此为中心展开对整篇文章的推理、判断，导致理解上出现偏差，甚至和文章的中心相悻。 2.容易受定势思维的影响，对文意分析不透，忽视特定语境中知识的运用。 3.对完形填空题怀有厌倦、畏惧心理，以至做题时处于应付状态，做题能力得不到提高。 那么，怎样才能提高做完形填空题的能力呢？我们应从以下三方面入手训练思维能力和解题技巧：抓准主旨、透析文意、理清逻辑。并在做题过程中把这三方面与做完形填空的三大步骤“通读、精读、复读”有机结合，明确每步的思维主攻方向。即抓好三方面，跨好三大步，做好三结合。 一、通读短文抓主旨 一般情况下，完形填空短文都不给标题，不容易把握文章的主题和大意。但短文首句通常不设空格，这就为我们窥视文章全貌提供了一个窗口，而尾句往往是文章的总结、结论或点睛之笔，所以抓住开篇启示作用的首句和总结概括性的尾句是必要的。借助于首尾句给予的启示，克服不良心理的影响，满怀信心，全神贯注，目光越过空格，注意能体现文章大意的关键词句，尽力从整体上理解短文大意，这是逐空填词的重要依据和基础。如果一开始就忙于见空填空，势必无法从整体上把握全文概要，无法形成连贯的思路，只见树木不见森林，理解偏离文章的中心，造成顾，此失彼的错误，甚至影响做题速度。 抓住了文章的主旨大意后，我们围绕主旨大意去阅读、预测、推理、判断，往往会收到事半功倍的效果。尤其是一些干扰性强，容易使人犯想当然错误的选项就会迎刃而解。 二、精读短文析文意 在基本抓住文章的主旨后，应逐句精读短文，逐题分析选项，对特定的语境做深人的理解，克服“定势思维”，根据全文大意和词不离句，句不离文的原则，逐项填空。切不可以单纯的词汇辨析或语法角度去做题，而应以能否恰如其分地表达文意作为选择最佳答案的唯一标准。要吃透文意，理解到位，我们应做到以下几点： 1.从上下文的角度考虑，注意其内在联系。就题论题，断章取义，忽视上下文的信息提示是我们常犯的错误。因此我们在做题时要注重暗含的信息提示，找准突破口，确保文意畅通。 2.从词汇意义及用法、惯用法和搭配的角度去考虑，准确判断。NMET完形填空题中考查词汇意义及用法、惯用法和搭配的题目逐年增多，必须结合上下文把握文意，研读
限时完形+阅读套题训练 第二节完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，共30分） 阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。 One Bite at a Time Stephen was on campus（校园）to register when I first met him. One summer day 36 I was headed over to the administration building, I heard someone call my name. I 37 around and saw Philip, one of my colleagues standing with another young man. As Philip introduced me to the young man, named Stephen, he reminded him that he would be taking one of my 38 , Introduction to Literature. With a somewhat 39 expression, Stephen asked if my class was going to be “hard”. Would he be able to pass? I 40 he was concerned about failing before the 41 day of classes. We talked about what the class would 42 and I saw Stephen’s eyes getting b ig with 43 . Then I remembered a bit of classical dialog: Question: “How do you eat an elephant?” Answer: “One bite at a time.” I told him to 44 his work that way. To do his assignment（作业）, all of them, and to get them in on time. I added that most 45 students I knew made a timetable of all the assignment so they could 46 their workload. As time went on, I learned more of Stephen’s story. He had 47 in middle school. It had taken him longer to finish than most young people. Family members, including his mother, kept reminding him that he was a 48 . Now, in the face of their negative-saying he had been admitted into college. He told me that before coming to our campus no one had believed he had much 49 . S tephen didn’t become an “A”student. He didn’t make any honor rolls. Still, he managed to 50 most of his courses by being in class every day, turning in all of his assignment on time and breaking down his studying into 51 digestible parts. By passing course after course he began to gain a measure of self-respect. He was a great singer and he was 52 the school’s cross-country team. Every time I saw him on campus, he would brighten up and say, “O ne bite at a time.”Whenever he introduced me to his friends, he would tell them that he was 53 when he was supposed to be failing. His 54 , he said, was that he was 55 what I taught him before classes ever started: “Take it one bite at a time.” 36. A. after B. when C. until D. once 37. A. turned B. sat C. moved D. went 38. A. jobs B. tests C. classes D. projects
最新小学英语五年级完形填空专题练习(含答案) 一、完形填空 1．完形填空完形填空 One morning, Charles left his house with six donkeys to the town. After a while he felt 1 and got on one of them. He counted (数) the donkeys, and there were only five, so he got 2 and went to look for the sixth. He looked and looked but didn't 3 it. Then he went back to the donkeys and counted them again. This time there were six, 4 he got on one of them again and went on. After a few minutes he counted again. A friend passed by and Charles said to him, "I 5 my house with six donkeys, then I had five, then I had six again and now I have only five！Look！ One, two, three, four, five." "But Charles," said his friend, "you are 6 on a donkey. Isn't that the sixth donkey?" 1. A. busy B. happy C. tired D. careful 2. A. up B. off C. to D. on 3. A. see B. hear C. find D. watch 4. A. because B. yet C. so D. but 5. A. left B. bought C. moved D. built 6. A. putting B. getting C. carrying D. sitting 【答案】（1）C；（2）B；（3）C；（4）C；（5）A；（6）B； 【解析】【分析】这是一篇讲述Charles数毛驴的笑话。 （1）句意：过了一会，他感到......骑上了一头。A选项是：忙碌的；B选项是：高兴的；C 选项是：累的；D选项是：小心的。根据句意，C选项正确。故答案为：C。 （2）句意：因此他.....去找第六只毛驴。根据前面叙述他骑在毛驴上，这里是短语get off“下来”，这是固定搭配，B选项正确。故答案为：B。 （3）句意：他找啊找，可知没有......它。根据上句“去找毛驴”可知这里是“没有找到”用find“找到”，see“看到”，hear“听到”和watch“观看”意思都不合适。故答案为：C。 （4）句意：这次有6头，......他又骑上一头继续走。根据句意这里是顺承，用so“因此”。because“因为”表示原因，不合适；yet“已经”，意思不合适，but“可知”表示转折，不合适。 故答案为：C。 （5）句意：我带着6头毛驴......家。A选项是：离开；B选项是：买；C选项是：移动；D 选项是：建造。根据句意，A选项正确。故答案为：A。 （6）句意：你正......一头毛驴上。get on“上（车）......”，put on“穿上”，carry on“继续”， s it on“坐落”。根据前面句子he got on one of them again可知用get on，这里是现在进行时 的句子，get用getting。故答案为：B。 【点评】这是考查知识综合运用的题目。要注意短语的运用和短文意思的提示。 2．完形填空完形填空 Mrs. Green lives in the country, and she doesn't know London very well. One day, she went to London. She couldn't find her 1 Just then, she 2 a man near the bus stop. " I can
A Famous centenarians (百岁老人) still active in arts, science are in no mood to retire. "Those who stand still, die," is one of Oliveira's favorite phrases. He knows from experience what it means, as the Portuguese film director has reached the age of 102 and is still active in his profession. Every year, Oliveira shoots a film and is currently working on his next project. "You have to work, work, work in order to forget that death is not far away," he said. When asked about his age, Oliveira said with some humility: "It's down to mother nature. It gave to me what it took from others." Being both mentally and physically fit in old age is partly a matter of luck, but it also has something to do with character. Not every white-haired person is wise and social skills, openness and the ability to train the brain are essential for senior citizens. Along with the architect Oscar Niemeyer (103), Nobel laureate Montalcini (101) and director Kurt Maetzig (100), Oliveira is one of those people of whom it would be very wrong to think as members of a listless elderly generation. Another master in his profession is the architect Oscar Niemeyer. The 103-year-old Brazilian is best known for his futuristic-looking（未来派的）buildings in Brasilia, but he also speaks out on behalf of the poor. "The role of the architect is to struggle for a better world where we can develop a form of architecture that serves everyone and not just a privileged few," said Niemeyer recently. He spends almost every day working in his office in Copacabana, and even when he falls ill he keeps working on ideas: After a gallbladder (胆囊) operation he composed a samba tune (桑巴舞曲) in the clinic. Another man who could sing a song about age is 107-year-old Heesters. The Dutch-born opera singer spent most of his life performing in Germany, where he still works. Recently Heesters said: "I want to be at least 108-years-old." He also plans to keep performing. "Should I just sit at home and wait until they come and pick me up?" Heesters has not given up trying to add to his tally of awards and is looking for a "good stage role". Italian scientist Rita Levi-Montalcini, who is 101-year-old and is still active in medical science, has described the force that keeps driving her on: "Progress is created through imperfection." In 1986 she and her lab colleague were awarded the Nobel Prize for Medicine for their work on nerve growth factor. She's convinced that humans grow on challenges.
完形填空专项训练答案 Keys for reference (Cloze) Model 1 1. C. launching 2. D. brands 3. A. condemn 4. C. in 5. A. industry 6. B. discourage 7. B. including 8. D. unnecessary 9. A. for 10. C. incentives 11. D. strategic 12. B. spokesman 13. D. under way 14. A. responsiblility 15. C. on 16. B. minimize 17. C. so 18. A. individual 19. C. despite 20. B. tackle Model 2 1. B. 本句考查的是一种习惯搭配用法。句中or并列的是两个谓语动词结构“听到雷声(heard thunder)和看电视(watched a television)”, 所以只有hear符合句子的意思。动词touch, feel, listen通常和介词to连用。 2. A. 本句根据上下问，考查学生对词义的理解与掌握情况。前一句讲的是儿童对小时候发 生的事是否还记得。而本句意在借用成年人的记忆反衬儿童的记忆。所给的四个选项中，只有recall (回想起，回忆起)与上下文意义相符。resolve 决定，决心；involve 涉及，有关联；interpret 解释，说明。 3. D. 从句中的just as (正如)来推断，主从两句所表达的意思为顺接关系。由于主句中seldom 表示否定意义，所给的四个选项中，只有rarely表示否定意义，rarely少有，罕见。本句意思是：正如儿童很少记得三岁左右的个人特殊经历一样，成年人很少记得上学以前发生的事情。 4. A. 本句考查的是名词与动词的搭配用法。从上下文的句意和四个选项来判断，只有 propose可以和explanation(解释)形成习惯搭配，propose explanations意思是“提出解释，给予解释”。cancel取消；figured out理解，测算出；witness作证，目击。 5. C. not...until为固定搭配，意思为“直到…才”。本句意思是：大脑中主观记忆功能的部位 直到两岁左右才能发育成熟。 6. B. 所填动词之后跟有that引导的定语从句，所给四个选项中，只有maintain(坚持，主张) 之后可以接宾语从句，其他几个词不能这样用。intervenes插入，干预；contains 包括，包含；magnifies放大，扩大。
高三第一学期第1周限时训练英语试题 一、完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分） I remember quite well a day 17 years ago．That day，our twin sons，Chad and Brad，1their car and left home to attend college．I realized that our 2would soon become a"table for two"．3，the boys would come home on the weekends，but 4，I knew our family life would never be exactly the same again．The boys walked around each room to 5they hadn't forgotten anything they needed．I packed a cooler with 6and their favorite cold snacks．I found a box and filled it with essential 7items．I thought they might go to bed hungry that night．I 8my wallet and placed the little bit of 9I had in their hands．We all walked 10．Chad and Brad gave me big 11and quickly got into their car．I 12as they drove away．When their car was 13，I sat down on the driveway and cried 14than I had cried in a long time．My husband Roy tried to 15me，but I could see grief in his eyes，as well． There are many parents who would 16this period．Bittersweet feelings will be17while I cannot explain them adequately．I can still remember 18I felt when we began that new chapter in our lives． 19time going by，however，Roy and I are now accustomed to our table for two and we enjoy our lives together．I have to admit I still miss our children and the old 20we had together． 1．A．repaired B．washed C．loaded D．decorated 2．A．room B．garden C．chair D．table 3．A．So B．Yet C．Sure D．Therefore 4．A．even then B．even so C．ever since D．ever after 5．A．make sure B．look around C．think about D．sort out 6．A．water B．drinks C．wine D．medicine 7．A．food B．clothes C．book D．supply 8．A．tidied B．cleaned C．closed D．emptied
完形填空 Words：293 难度系数：★★★ 建议用时：16分钟 One day，not too long ago ，the employees of a large company in St.Louis ，Missouri returned from their lunch break and were greeted with a sign on the front door. The sign said ，“ Yesterday the person who had been hindering（阻碍）your __1__ in this company passed away. We __2__ you to join the funeral in the room that has been __3 __ in the gym. ” At first everyone was sad to __4__ that one of their colleagues had died ，__5__ after a while they started getting __6__ about who this person might be. The excitement __7__ as the employees arrived at the gym to pay their last __8__.Everyone wondered，“ Who is this person that was hindering my growth? Well ，__9__ he 's no longer he！re” One by one the __10__ got closer to the coffin（棺材）and when they looked inside it ，they __11__ became speechless. They stood over the coffin ，__12__ into silence ，as if someone had __13__ the deepest part of their soul. There was a mirror inside the coffin —everyone who looked inside it could see himself. There was also a __14__ next to the mirror that __15__，“ Therei s only one person who is capable to__16__limits to your growth ：it is YOU. ” You are the only person who can revolutionize your __17__.You are the only person who can__18__your happiness，realization and success. You are the only person who can help yourself. Your life does not change when your boss changes ，your friends change ，your parents change，your partner changes or your company changes. Your life changes when YOU change，when you go__19__your limiting beliefs and when you realize that you are the only one__20__for your life. 1. A．ability B．progress C ．talent D．practice 2. A．beg B．allow C ．invite D．advise 3. A．started B．prepared C ．opened D．created 4. A．learn B．observe C ．notice D．find 5. A．for B．or C ．so D ．but
高中完形填空专项训练 1 When I come across a good article in reading newspapers，I often want to cut and keep it．But just as I am about to do so，I find the article on the 1 side is as much interesting．It may be a discussion of the way to 2 in good health，or advice about how to 3 and conduct yourself in society．If I cut the front articles，the opposite one is likely to suffer 4 ，leaving one half of it or keeping the text 5 the title．Therefore，the scissors would stay before they start，6 the cutting would be halfway done when I find out the 7 result．Sometimes two things are to be done at the same time，both worth your 8 ．You can only take up one of them；the other has to wait or be 9 up．But you know the future is unpredictable—the changed situation may not 10 you to do what is left behind．Thus you are 11 in a difficult position and feel sad．How come nice 12 and clever ideas should gather around all at once? It may happen that your life 13 greatly on your preference of your one choice to the other． In fact that is what 14 is like；we are often 15 with the two opposite sides of a thing which are both desirable 16 a newspaper cutting．It often occurs that our attention is drawn to the thing only 17 we get into another．The 18 may be more important than the latter and give rise to a divided mind．I 19 remember a philosopher’s remarks：“When one door shuts，another opens in life．”So a casual 20 may not be a bad one．1．A．same B．opposite C．either D．front 2．A．get B．bring C．1ead D．keep 3．A．do B．help C．1ead D．dress 4．A．damage B．destroy C．hurt D．injury 5．A．on B．for C．without D．off 6．A．or B．but C．so D．for 7．A．satisfying B．regrettable C．surprising D．impossible 8．A．courage B．patience C．strength D．attention 9．A．given B．picked C．held D．made 10．A．persuade B．agree C．allow D．tell 11．A．filled B．struck C．caught D．attracted 12．A．chances B．conditions C．wishes D．ways 13．A．progresses B．goes C．changes D．improves 14．A．study B．1ife C．society D．nature 15．A．supplied B．connected C．fixed D．faced 16．A．to B．1ike C．as D．by 17．A．as B．until C．before D．after 18．A．following B．former C．above D．next 19．A．still B．also C．almost D．once 20．A．treatment B．action C．choice D．remark