2024屆高考英語二輪專題復習突破完形填空33
高考英語二輪專題復習突破：完形填空
1.閱讀下面短文，掌握其大意，然后從短文后所給的四個選項(A、B、C、D)中，選出能填入相應空白處的最佳選項。
Several years ago, while attending a communication course, I experienced a most unusual process. The instructor asked us to list __36__ in our past that we felt __37__ of, regretted, or incomplete about and read our lists aloud.
This seemed like a very __38__ process, but there’ s always some __39__ soul in the crowd who will volunteer. The instructor then __40__ that we find ways to __41__ people, or take some action to right any wrong doings. I was seriously wondering how this could ever __42__ my communication.
Then the man next to me raised his hand and volunteered this story: “Making my
_43__, I remembered an incident from high school. I grew up in a small town. There was a Sheriff __44__ of us kids liked. One night, my two buddies and I decided to play a __45__ on him.
After drinking a few beers, we climbed the tall water tank in the middle of the town, and wrote on the tank in bright red paint: Sheriff Brown is a sob.(畜生). The next day, almost the whole town saw our glorious __46__. Within two hours, Sheriff Brown had us in his office. My friends told the truth but I lied. No one __47__ found out.”
“Nearly 20 years later, Sheriff Brown’s name __48__ on my list. I didn’t even know if he was still __49__. Last weekend, I dialed the information in my hometown and found there was a Roger Brown still listed. I tried his number. After a few __50__, I heard, “Hello?” I said, “Sheriff Brown?” Paused. “Yes.” “Well, this is Jimmy Calkins.”
“And I want you to know that I did it？”Paused. “I knew it!” he yelled back. We had a good laugh and a __51__ discussion. His closing words were: “Jimmy, I always felt bad for you __52__ your buddies got it off their chest, but you were carrying it __53___ all these years. I want to thank you for calling me...for your sake.”
Jimmy inspired me to __54__ all 101 items on my list within two years, and I always remember what I learned from the course: It’s never too late to __55__ the past wrong doings.
36. A. something
B. anything
C. somebody
D. anybody
37. A. ashamed
B. afraid
C. sure
D. proud
38. A. private
B. secret
C. interesting
D. funny
39. A. foolish
B. polite
C. simple
D. brave
40. A. expected
B. suggested
C. ordered
D. demanded
41. A. connect with
B. depend on
C. make apologise to
D. get along with
42. A. improve
B. continue
C. realize
D. keep
43. A. notes
B. list
C. plan
D. stories
44. A. any
B. most
C. none
D. all
45. A. part
B. game
C. trick
D. record
46. A. view
B. sign
C. attention
D. remark
47. A. also
B. even
C. still
D. ever
48. A. appears
B. considers
C. presents
D. remembers
49. A. angry
B. happy
C. doubtful
D. alive
50. A. words
B. rings
C. repeats
D. calls
51. A. cold
B. plain
C. nervous
D. lively
52. A. in case
B. so long as
C. unless
D. because
53. A. around
B. out
C. on
D. away
54. A. build up
B. make up
C. clear up
D. give up
55. A. regret
B. forgive
C. right
D. punish
2.閱讀下面短文，掌握其大意，從每題所給的A、B、C、D四個選項中，選出最佳選項。
“A” for Attitude
English was always my favorite subject. In my freshman year of high school, I could write a killer composition. In my second year, my 36 _______ allowed me to give spelling tests to the class. I had wonderful 37 _______ of my junior year. Mrs. Alexander 38 _______ me to sit at her desk and take over the class when she had to leave the room. Only my senior English class was 39 _______ , as we had a teacher right out of college who expected college-level work. Every student received a “C” or “D” grade the first quarter. 40 _______ English was still my subject.
I graduated from high school, 41
_______early and had children. Confident about my English, I often helped my kids with their English homework. And I 42 _______ long articles and beautiful poetry as a columnist for a newspaper. Fifteen years later, I went to college, and because I had been an "A" student, I remained an ‘‘A” student. I 43 _______ up to my own expectations.
Yesterday, I 44
_______my high school report cards when I was reading old papers. That bundle of report cards 45
_______back the old days. I remembered sitting in my advisor's office，explaining that I had always excelled at English, and 46 _______ that I did not deserve a “D” from that 47 _______ teacher of my senior year. The advisor was sympathetic but unable to change a (an) 48 _______
Reading 49
_______my old report cards revealed something else too. I wanted to shred them or hide them. I was not an ‘‘A” student in high school English ！ Somehow, I had 50 _______ myself of this，when the grades clearly reflected an 51 student with an occasional “ A ” or ‘‘ B” but mostly “C” s.
Had I lived up to those grades and 52 _______ myself according to those letters，I would have never confidently sought my writing 53 _______ . Had I believed in my early grades instead of myself ，I would have allowed my fear of 54 _______ to defeat my enthusiasm and damage my creativity. 55
_______，I viewed my younger self as an “A” English student, except for that undeserved “D”.
36. A. monitor B. headmaster C. classmate D. teacher
37. A. impressions B. thoughts C. inspirations D. memories
38. A. approved B. appointed C. expected D. urged
39. A. flexible B. creative C. disappointing D. controversial
40. A. So B. But C. And D. Or
41. A. married B. worked C. succeeded D. progressed
42. A. wrote B. edited C. read D. copied
43. A. added B. lived C. grew D. went
44. A. counted B. remembered C. approached D. discovered
45. A. brought B. turned C. held ‘ D. kept
46. A. reporting B. guaranteeing C. complaining D. recommending
47. A. impolite B. impatient C. inexperienced D. independent
48. A. grade B. figure C. paper D. entry
49. A. out B. through C. from D. into
50. A. warned B. reminded C. informed D. convinced
51. A. average B. enthusiastic 0. outstanding D. awkward
52. A. considered B. defined C. reflected D. described
53. A. goal B. dream C. career D. enterprise
54. A. change B. risk C. stress D. failure
55. A. Otherwise B. Besides C. Instead D. Still
3.閱讀下面短文， 從短文后各題所給的四個選項（A、B、C和D）中選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項I grew up in Liverpool in a family with many business people around me. Thus I was always
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to do business. When I began to
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business ideas with friends at a younger age, they would shake their head and say, “It won’t
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” and I would answer, “Oh, yes it will.”
At twelve I started my first business with a local newsagent. I delivered newspapers door to door. It was all about building
39
. Beginning in November, I
40
that everyone in the neighborhood where I dropped papers knew who their paperboy was. The
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was to receive a significant Christmas bonus to pay for a bike.
I was a headache to my mother and she found it
42
to deal with a child with all these wild thoughts. At fifteen, I
43
I didn’t like school and being a scholar was not the
44
to becoming successful. One particular autumn evening I
45
to my mum that I no longer wished to go to school.
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I preferred to work on a business idea that I
47
would make me a million within the first year, enabling me to
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Liverpool and move to London. So I dropped out of school.
However, I
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and lost all my money. My business came to an end. I am very
50
that I not only have a strong and supportive family but also an intrinsic(固有的)
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that always pushes me to overcome any difficulty that I’m faced with. There have been many
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when I have lost money, relationships, or whole business,
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I always had the thirst and hunger to move forward and meet the challenges head on.
I suppose that has been my motto throughout my life ------ always look at why something is
54
rather than thinking about reasons why I cannot achieve something. I
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any person who wants to be an entrepreneur(企業家) to keep going and fight to achieve your goals.
36. A. afraid
B. able
C. eager
D. unsure
37. A. share
B. write
C. test
D. prove
38. A. happen
B. exist
C. hurt
D. work
39. A. houses
B. relations
C. changes
D. bridges
40. A. ignored
B. ensured
C warned.
D. hoped
41. A. aim
B. interest
C. direction
D. problem
42. A. useful
B. costly
C. interesting
D. difficult
43. A. expected
B. decided
C. recalled
D. regretted
44. A. attitude
B. limit
C. reaction
D. way
45. A. seemed
B. mentioned
C. pretended
D. afforded
46. A. Expectedly
B. Therefore
C. Instead
D. Similarly
47. A. believed
B. promised
C. doubted
D. concerned
48. A. visit
B. remember
C. leave
D. pass
49. A. failed
B. turned
C. agreed
D. existed
50. A. disappointed
B. hard
C. confused
D. fortunate
51. A. event
B. action
C. drive
D. conflict
52. A. requirements
B. factors
C. occasions
D. surroundings
53. A. or
B. because
C. so
D. but
54. A. discouraging
B. possible
C. exciting
D. suitable
55. A. order
B. urge
C. allow
D. forbid
4.閱讀下面短文，掌握其大意，然后從各題所給的A、B、C和D項中，選出最佳選項。
The story happened years ago，when my daughter was still little.
I was driving across the country with my daughter to
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my husband. Since I intended to get to my destination before supper time, I drove
2
for a long time without a stop. Then after driving for many miles, I became tired and needed to stop for a break to get
3
.
I found a rest area. It was mostly deserted, in a quiet area of the highway. I parked the car and carried my
4
into the restroom. When I came out I saw a middle-aged
5
wandering around. Feeling
6
about that, I asked the lady. What
7
me was: they were waiting for us!
The lady told me that she and her husband wanted to see us safely back into our
8
. She explained that sometimes rest areas could be a
9
place for a young lady like me. She told me that she had a daughter almost my age, so they wanted to make sure that I got safely back on my way.
I was very touched by their
10 . Being young, and probably naive to the potential
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of rest areas, it had never occurred to me that there was any possibility of something going wrong. I
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them for their kindness. My daughter and I continued our journey and
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our destination safely.
I never got their names but years have passed and their kindness is still not
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. Sometimes angels come in make-up and just because you can’t see their
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it doesn’t mean they aren’t angels.
1. A. desert
B. stop
C. join
D. save
2. A. slowly
B. quickly
C. safely
D. quietly
3. A. excited
B. bored
C. interested
D. refreshed
4. A. daughter
B. luggage
C. license
D. car
5. A. lady
B. man
C. couple
D. angel
6. A. angry
B. curious
C. jealous
D. terrible
7. A. surprised
B. worried
C. annoyed
D. upset
8. A. room
B. car
C. area
D. park
9. A. quiet
B. noisy
C. dangerous
D. safe
10. A. devotion
B. honesty
C. potential
