第三节完形填空(共20小题;每小题1.5分,满分30分)
When I was 6 years old, my parents got me a used __21____ for Christmas.
A year or so later, I badly wanted a Sting-Ray, a tricked-out bike that was __22__in the 1960s. So my father took my old bike, slapped a new coat of paint on it, and _23____ it with a banana seat, monkey handlebars and a sissy bar(保护杠). ___24___didn't matter to me that some friends had new Sting-Rays straight from the Schwinn factory. Or even that my dad put the sissy bar on backward, _25____ exposed me to some teasing(嘲笑) before we _26____ it. I loved that bike.
So it was for my __27___. We weren't poor. But we always had modest Christmases. And I _28____ to do the same when I got married 27 years ago.
My wife, Clarissa, had different _29____. She, too, had some __30___Christmases growing up. She vividly remembers when she was 14 or 15 years old and her father lost his __31__in the construction industry. She overheard her __32___ talking about how _33___ they were.
So when her parents asked her what she wanted that year, she said, 'Nothing.' When her mother insisted she had to get ___34__, Clarissa asked for socks. 'I felt very good about myself afterward,' she recalls.
But as her family's finances _35_____, Christmas went back to being a __36__ bigger production. By the time I arrived on the scene, the __37__ family -- more than 20 people -- would gather at her grandmother's house in Mexicali, Mexico, on Christmas Eve. Around 10 p.m., Santa (my future brother-in-law in a costume) showed up with an enormous bag of _38____ and stepped into a roomful of children crying with __39____
'It was all about the children,' says Clarissa, who thought the experience was _40___ .And she has spent hundreds of dollars on presents every year to duplicate(重温 )it.
21.A.car B.bike C.book D.coat
22.A.popular B.common C.ordinary D.regular
23.A.add B.equipped C.placed D.supplied
24.A.That B.This C.It D.What
25.A.so B.thus C.Which D.it
26.A.bought B.placed C.fixed D.changed
27.A.childhood B.life C.children D.youth
28.A.imagined B.expected C.suggested D.supposed
29.A.ideas B.life C.childhood D.Christmas
30.A.unforgettable B.modest C.happy D.wonderful
31.A.life B.job C.interest D.present
32.A.friends B.mother C.father D.parents
33.A.broke B.rich C.wealthy D.well-off
34.A.nothing B.something C.everything D.anything
35.A.improved B.caught C.reduced D.decreased
36.A.very B.more C.less D.much
37.A.all B.big C.small D.entire
38.A.bikes B.food C.presents D.books
39.A.surprise B.joy C.fear D.satisfaction
40.A.wasteful B.valueless C.priceless D.useful
科目:高中英语 来源:2010届湖北省高考英语总复习练习系列七 题型:完型填空
第三节:完形填空(共20小题;每小题1.5分,满分30分)
I grew up in a small town in Kentucky.My father raised chickens and ran a construction company.I was barely 10 years old 41 my dad gave me the responsibility of 42 the chickens and cleaning up the henhouse. He 43 it was important for me to have those jobs to learn 44 .Then,when I was 22, I found another 45 in Natchbill at a country music club called the Natchbill Palace. I washed dishes and 46 from 4:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. and then went on stage and 47 until 2:00 in the morning. It wasn't long 48 I became known as a singing cook. I had been turned down so many times by 49 companies that it was hard not to be 50 .One night, my manager and a woman executive (董事) from a 51 named Warner Brothers Records came to my performance. When the 52 was over, we sat down and talked. After they left, I 53 to myself that it was one more 54 . A few weeks later, however, my 55 received a phone call--Warner Brothers wanted to 56 me to a record deal. Soon after, I released my first record in June 1986. It sold over 2 million copies. My best 57 had gone into every job I ever held. It was the 58 of responsibility that made me feel like a man. Knowing that I had done my best filled me with 59 , I still feel that way today, 60 I have become a well-known singer.
41.A.until B.while C.though D.when
42.A.feeding B.watching C.selling D.counting
43.A.promised B.believed C.suggested D.guessed
44.A.skills B.knowledge C.hardship D.responsibility
45.A.chance B.job C.position D.time
46.A.cooked B.waited C.served D.helped
47.A.danced B.played C.sang D.talked
48.A.that B.after C.before D.since
49.A.record B.film C.restaurant D.food
50.A.excited B.surprised C.discouraged D.interested
51.A.college B.company C.association D.club
52.A.song B.play C.meeting D.show
53.A.pointed B.led C.said D.turned
54.A.success B.failure C.try D.deal
55.A.manager B.mother C.friend D.company
56.A.offer B.give C.lead D.sign
57.A.wishes B.efforts C.results D.gains
58.A.power B.duty C.sense D.use
59.A.pride B.hope C.ease D.care
60.A.in case B.now that C.as if D.even though
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第三节完形填空(2)(共8小题;每小题1分,满分8分)
根据所学课文语段,在41-48题所在的空格处填入适当的词,每空一词,并将答案转写到答题卡上。
We leave London 41 15th July, and we’ll be flying to Morocco, in northern Africa. We’re going to travel on 42 , through the Sahara Desert. It’s the biggest desert in the world---about 43 size of the US! I 44 it will be very hot, dry and dusty there.
However, not long 45 the tomb had been opened, people in Carter’s team began to fall ill and die 46 . Upon entering the tomb, Carter’s lucky pet bird, 47 had led him to the place, was eaten by a snake. Then, a few months after Carter had opened the tomb, Lord Carnarvon, who was also 48 when the tomb was opened, fell ill with a fever and died in Egypt.
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第三节 完形填空(2)(共8小题;每小题1分,满分8分)
根据所学课文语段,在41-48题所在的空格处填入适当的词,每空一词,并将答案转写到答题卡上。
We leave London 41 15th July, and we’ll be flying to Morocco, in northern Africa. We’re going to travel on 42 , through the Sahara Desert. It’s the biggest desert in the world---about 43 size of the US! I 44 it will be very hot, dry and dusty there.
However, not long 45 the tomb had been opened, people in Carter’s team began to fall ill and die 46 . Upon entering the tomb, Carter’s lucky pet bird, 47 had led him to the place, was eaten by a snake. Then, a few months after Carter had opened the tomb, Lord Carnarvon, who was also 48 when the tomb was opened, fell ill with a fever and died in Egypt.
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第三节 完形填空(2)(共8小题;每小题1分,满分8分)
根据所学课文语段,在41-48题所在的空格处填入适当的词,每空一词,并将答案转写到答题卡上。
We leave London 41 15th July, and we’ll be flying to Morocco, in northern Africa. We’re going to travel on 42 , through the Sahara Desert. It’s the biggest desert in the world---about 43 size of the US! I 44 it will be very hot, dry and dusty there.
However, not long 45 the tomb had been opened, people in Carter’s team began to fall ill and die 46 . Upon entering the tomb, Carter’s lucky pet bird, 47 had led him to the place, was eaten by a snake. Then, a few months after Carter had opened the tomb, Lord Carnarvon, who was also 48 when the tomb was opened, fell ill with a fever and died in Egypt.
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第三节 完形填空 (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)出可以填入空白的最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
It is not polite to arrive at a dinner party more than 15 to 20 minutes late. The host or hostess usually waits for all the guests to arrive before __21__ the meal. If someone is late, the food may be spoiled, and so might the host or hostess’s __22__. If you have to be late, call and tell them to __23__ you.
It’s even __24__to be early! The host or hostess will probably not be__25__. If you are early, drive or walk around the block a few times, or just sit in your car __26__the right time.
Though it is often important to arrive on time, yet__27__, for open houses, the host or hostess invites guests to arrive and leave __28__a certain time. You can arrive at any time __29__the time he or she gives you.
It’s polite to bring an empty stomach, but it’s even nicer to bring a small present. The present should not cost__30__, or you might embarrass the host or hostess. Flowers, wine, or a box of candy will __31__. Never bring money as a present.
In an introduction, the order of a name: (1) the given name, (2) the family name. In other words the given name comes __32__. It’s important not only to learn and remember names, but to__33__them often in conversation. After the __34__we usually call friends by their given names. __35__may want you to call them by their titles and__36__, such as “Mr. Jones” “Mrs. Johnson” or “Dr. Brown”.
A maiden name is a woman’s family name __37__. In the United States and Canada, after a woman marries, she __38__the family name of her husband__39__her maiden name. It is now becoming __40__, however, for women to keep their maiden names after getting married.
21. A. making B. serving C. doing D. cooling
22. A. soul B. spirits C. thought D. idea
23. A. have with B. have without C. start with D. start without
24. A. nice B. nicer C. worse D. bad
25. A. back B. in C. up D. ready
26. A. until B. after C. before D. by
27. A. in the other hand B. on the other hand C. in another hand D. on another hand
28. A. between B. among C. for D. at
29. A. within B. by C. on D. in
30. A. many B. a little C. a lot D. a few
31. A. be well B. be right C. do well D. do fine
32. A. after B. before C. first D. later
33. A. recall B. respect C. speak D. retell
34. A. meeting B. conversation C. introduction D. dinner
35. A. Older people B. Young people C. Gentlemen D. Doctors
36. A. given names B. first names C. family names D. nick names
37. A. on birth B. from birth C. with birth D. at birth
38. A. gives B. brings C. carries D. takes
39. A. instead B. in place of C. takes place D. in place
40. A. important B. necessary C. special D. common
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