高考完形填空专练(一)有答案详解
模拟试题一
I used to be ashamed of my grandma. I know that's a36thing to say, but it was true until today, so I have to37it.
The38started when my friend Katy found Grandma's false teeth floating in a glass on the bathroom sink. I was so used to seeing them that I39took notice of them. But Katy shouted, laughing and40to talk to them. I had to get down on my knees and41her to shut up so my grandma wouldn't42and get hurt.
After that happened, I43there were a million things about Grandma that were embarrassing （令人窘迫）.
Once she took Jill and me out to Burger King.44ordering our hamburgers well-done, she told the person behind the counter, "They'll have two Whoppers (巨无霸) well-to-do. " Jill burst out laughing, but I almost45.
After a while, I started wishing I could46Grandma in a closet. I even complained to my parents. Both my parents said I had to be careful not to make Grandma feel47in our home. Then last Wednesday, something happened that48everything completely. My teacher told us to help find interesting old people and49them about their50for a big Oral History project. I was trying to think of someone when Angie pushed me gently.
"V olunteer your grandmother," she whispered. "She's51and rich in experience."
That was the last thing I ever thought Angie would say about my grandma.
This is how I ended up on52today interviewing my own grandmother before the whole school assembly (集合). All my friends and teachers were listening to her53she was a great heroine. I was54of my grandma and hoped she would55know that I had been ashamed of her.
36. A. funny B. common C. terrible D. clear
37. A. admit B. receive C. refuse D. show
38. A. quarrel B. accident C. trouble D. adventure
39. A. already B. always C. simply D. hardly
40. A. enjoying B. pretending C. imagining D. continuing
41. A. warn B. demand C. advise D. beg
42. A. mind B. hear C. see D. fall
43. A. expected B. declared C. realized D. doubted
44. A. Because of B. Except for C. Such as D. Instead of
45. A. died B. cheered C. disappeared D. suffered
46. A. meet B. avoid C. arrange D. hide
47. A. independent B. inconvenient C. unwelcome D. unfamiliar
48. A. changed B. finished C. stopped D. Prepared
49. A. interview B. report C. tell D. write
50. A. news B. lives C. advantages D. achievements
51. A. free B. popular C. interesting D. embarrassing
52. A. show B. stage C. duty D. time
53. A. and then B. even if C. so that D. as if
54. A. sure B. proud C. ashamed D. afraid
55. A. never B. even C. still D. once
模拟试题二
The party began shortly after Mr. Wood, who lived in the flat below, signed to himself as he heard excited voices and the noisy music. Luckily he had 36 some work home from the office, 37 he kept himself busy for a couple of hours, thus managing to pay no attention to the noise 38 . But by eleven o’clock he felt 39 and was ready to go to bed, though from his earlier experience he knew it was 40 trying to get to sleep. He undressed and lay for a while on the bed, trying to read, but he 41 himself reading the same page over and over again. He then turned off the light and 42 his head in the pillow. But 43 he could not shut 44 the noise, finally, after 45 seemed hours, his 46 was gone.
He jumped out of bed, 47 some clothing, marched 48 up the st airs, and walked into his neighbor’s flat. The owner of the flat, who 49 him in his dressing gown, came 50 the room and, 51 Mr. Wood could say anything, cried, “My dear fellow, come and 52. I know our parties 53 you. I meant to send you 54.” Mr. Wood’s anger disappeared then and there. He said, “I’d better go and get 55.” Minutes later, he returned, properly dressed, only to find that the party was nearly over.
36．A. taken B. carried C. brought D. fetched
37．A. with which B. from which C. where D. when
38．A. outside B. overhead C. downstairs D. nearby 39．A. bad B. tired C. sick D. hopeless
40．A. useless B. necessary C. possible D. helpful
41．A. had B. found C. caught D. felt
42．A. buried B. rested C. shook D. turned 43．A. till then B. worse still C. strange enough D. even so 44．A. away B. off C. down D. up
45．A. it B. what C. that D. which 46．A. sleep B. strength C. patience D. anger 47．A. pulled on B. dressed up C. selected D. wore
48．A. sadly B. proudly C. quietly D. firmly
49．A. made fun of B. stared at C. was angry with D. caught sight of 50．A. across B. around C. towards D. by
51．A. as B. before C. though D. until
52．A. meet as B. sit here C. join us D. scold me 53．A. may trouble B. would trouble C. may bother D. must bother 54．A. a notice B. a message C. an invitation D. an apology 55．A. washed B. changed C. dressed D. prepared
模拟试题三
One day in September we were doing repair work on my parents’ old house to get it ready for my youngest daughter’s wedding. We had to 36 a great climbing plant that had grown 37 a roof beam（房梁），so that we could repair the roof and 38 the walls.
When my husband was taking the plant away, he found a 39 of a blackbird that had made its home in the leaves. He then 40 something 41 among that mass of earth and straw of the nest. He broke the earth around it into pieces with his finger tips and, to his 42 ,saw glittering gold. It was a child’s bracelet（手镯）. He ran into the house to 43 me.
“You won’t believe that the 44 blackbirds not only steal the best fruit we 45 to feed
on,” he said,“but they also want their children to 46 in a cradle（摇摆）of go ld!”
When my daughter came over on the eve of the 47 ,we told her about this 48 occurrence.
“Don’t you remember, Mother?” she said with a loud 49 .“When I was eight, you gave me a bracelet that I 50 a few days later while out playing in the ya rd? It was this one!”
As the bracelet no longer 51 its owner and was dirty, I decided to take it into my safekeeping.
In December of the following year, the young couple’s baby son was baptized（受洗礼）.Among the 52 the newborn baby received, I placed h is mother’s bracelet, now shining like 53 . I hope that if my grandson 54 loses it, one of the 55 that live in my backyard is somewhere nearby.
36．A．remove B．cover C．grow D．water 37．A．beyond B．over C．across D．through 38．A．build B．paint C．rescue D．print 39．A．nest B．baby C．body D．egg 40．A．moved B．got C．picked D．noticed 41．A．nice B．colorful C．shiny D．special 42．A．horror B．surprise C．delight D．disappointment 43．A．ask B．tell C．show D．give 44．A．working B．cheating C．dreaming D．thieving 45．A．buy B．plant C．store D．collect 46．A．lie B．sing C．listen D．wait 47．A．party B．Christmas C．birthday D．wedding 48．A．important B．strange C．terrible D．funny 49．A．cry B．sigh C．laugh D．sound 50．A．hid B．threw C．lost D．broke 51．A．fitted B．satisfied C．matched D．interested 52．A．jewels B．toys C．clothes D．presents 53．A．attractive B．new C．modern D．golden 54．A．almost B．just C．even D．ever 55．A．blackbirds B．grandchildren C．neighbors D．mice
模拟试题四
第二节：完形填空（共20小题：每小题1.5分，满分30分）
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从36—55各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。
At the beginning of this century, medical scientists made an interesting discovery; we are built not just of flesh and blood but also of time. They were 36 to show that we all have “a body clock” 37 us, which controls the 38 and fall of our body energies, 39 us different from one day one to the next.
The 40 of “a body clock” should not be too 41 since the l ives of most living things are controlled 42 the 24 hour night-and-day cycle. We feel 43 and fall asleep at night and become 44 and energetic during the day. If the 24 hour-cycle is 45 , most people experience unpleasant 46 . For example, people who are not 47 to working at night
can find that 48 of sleep causes them to 49 badly at work.
50 the daily cycle of sleeping and 51 , we also have other cycles which 52 longer than one day. Most of us would 53 that we feel good on some days and not so good on 54 ; sometimes our ideas seem to flow and at other times, they 55 do not exist. 36．A．anxious B．able C．careful D．proud 37．A．inside B．around C．between D．on 38．A．movement B．supply C．use D．rise 39．A．showing B．treating C．making D．changing 40．A．invention B．opinion C．story D．idea 41．A．difficult B．exciting C．surprising D．interesting 42．A．from B．by C．over D．during 43．A．dull B．tired C．dreamy D．peaceful 44．A．regular B．excited C．lively D．clear 45．A．disturbed B．shortened C．reset D．troubled 46．A．moments B．feelings C．senses D．effects 47．A．prevented B．allowed C．expected D．used 48．A．miss B．none C．lack D．need 49．A．perform B．show C．manage D．control 50．A．With B．As well as C．Except D．Rather than 51．A．working B．moving C．living D．waking 52．A．repeat B．remain C．last D．happen 53．A．agree B．believe C．realize D．allow 54．A．other B．the other C．all other D．others 55．A．just B．only C．still D．yet
模拟试题五
One spring afternoon five years ago, Jimmy Liao was crying in the hall of Taipei’s Sherwood Hotel, Life seemed 36 . The people who laughed as they walked past were taking their 37 for granted, just as he 38 himself. Now, however, he felt 39 —and he couldn’t even show his disappointment in his 40 .
Seeking more personally satisfying 41 , he had just left a successful job as a commercial artist when it seemed that fate（命运）played a cruel 42 on him. It was at this time that he developed cancer and was 43 to work. But that moment in the hotel was a turning point for Jimmy. He began to 44 the fact that there is no such a thing as fate, only 45 . Since then, he has published several imaginative, illustrated（带插图的）books.
According to Jimmy, you are 46 you choose to be. You can give up or you can work to be a happier person. Jimmy realized that, while the world 47 seems unfair, your choice can change your life.
This idea can be 48 in Jimm y’s books, where his characters show the powerlessness they feel 49 making their choices. The message that goes with Jimmy’s drawings, however, is 50 . Though the world may make us feel small, we must be 51 . Everything will be all right for us—as it is for the“small people”in Jimmy’s books—if we make choices that are 52 for us.
In spite of his new 53 and wealth, Jimmy prefers working 54 at home with his wife and daughter. He spends his mornings drawing. To Jimmy, living a life as he chooses means much
more than money and fame could 55 .
36．A．unhappy B．unusual C．unfair D．uneasy 37．A．health B．wealth C．happiness D．illnesses 38．A．ought to B．had to C．needed to D．used to 39．A．ashamed B．disappointed C．helpless D．endless 40．A．crying B．painting C．imagination D．consideration 41．A．home B．condition C．situation D．work 42．A．game B．trick C．role D．part 43．A．unable B．impossible C．unfit D．difficult 44．A．understand B．face C．refuse D．recognize 45．A．failures B．efforts C．choices D．interests 46．A．that B．what C．which D．whoever 47．A．always B．seldom C．sometimes D．usually 48．A．found B．drawn C．written D．accepted 49．A．after B．about C．with D．before 50．A．powerful B．hopeful C．useful D．successful 51．A．great B．strong C．brave D．equal 52．A．scientific B．basic C．right D．simple 53．A．product B．fame C．name D．job 54．A．rapidly B．separately C．slowly D．quietly 55．A．offer B．gain C．gather D．earn
。
模拟试题六
The Florida sun baked my shoulders as I worked along the I-595 freeway near Fort Lauderdale, picking up rubbish. I paused to 36 the sweat off my forehead and look up at the cloudless blue sky.“ 37 can’t it rain?” I thought. That would 38 things down.
I thought about my 39 , who were probably sitting in an air-conditioned 40 right now. I’d had some problems in school, 41 my parents decided to let me 42 full-time with my dad, We both worked for my uncle, who had taken 43 of a maintenance（道路养护）company. It was up to us to keep the roads 44 of rubbish. The job was 45 and dirty, especially on hot days 46 this. I wondered why I ever agreed to do it.
We continued our 47 route along the I-595, 48 for the overpass bridge. Then I noticed an area w here some 49 were broken on the ground. It wasn’t like that before.
“Dad! Pull over! I want to 50 something out.”
I jumped off the truck and rushed to the bridge. Something was telling me to 51 …there wasn’t much time. 52 I saw a Toyota that 53upside down in the tree. Maybe it was a stolen car that somebody 54 there, I thought. Then, just at that 55 , I noticed something moving. It was a bloody leg poking out of the driver’s side window!
“Heeeelp!”a lady moaned.
36．A．wipe B．cut C．put D．send 37．A．When B．How C．Why D．Where 38．A．turn B．keep C．make D．cool 39．A．parents B．school-times C．friends D．school yards 40．A．office B．classroom C．restaurant D．living room
41．A．but B．or C．for D．so 42．A．work B．study C．stay D．spend 43．A．business B．possession C．position D．place 44．A．away B．from C．far D．clear 45．A．easy B．lonely C．smelly D．noisy
46．A．for B．like C．after D．as 47．A．regular B．common C．unusual D．normal 48．A．reaching B．going C．looking D．heading 49．A．cars B．bottles C．branches D．glasses 50．A．check B．help C．take D．bring 51．A．decide B．hurry C．consider D．stop 52．A．Above B．Behind C．Ahead D．Below 53．A．hung B．trapped C．caught D．fell 54．A．stored B．deserted C．lost D．hid 55．A．bridge B．tree C．moment D．way
模拟试题七
I was cleaning out an old box when an old card caught my eye : Queen City Casket Company . “What is it ?” I wondered . I 36 it over . The re , in faded ink , was a hand-scrawled（手写的）37 . Immediately my mind traveled 38 many years .
I was nine years old , walking down the cold , wet streets of Springfield , with a bag of magazines on my shoulder . On my 39 that day , I came to that Company finally , whose owner , Mr Rader , had always taken me there to ask his workers 40 they wanted any magazines .
Shaking off the 41 like a wet dog , I entered Mr Rader’s office . After a quick glance he 42 me over to the fire-place . Noticing the 43 in the top of my 44 , he said , “ Come with me !” pulling me into his pickup 45 . We pulled to a stop before a shoe store . Inside , a salesman 46 me with the finest pair of Oxfords I had 47 seen .
I 48 about 10 feet tall when I got up 49 them . “ We’d like a pair of new socks too,” Mr Rader said .
Back in his office , Mr Rader took out a 50 , wrote something on it , and handed it to me . With 51 eyes , I read , “Do to others as you would have them do to you .” He said affectionately (深情地), “Jimmy , I want you to 52 I love you”.
I said good-bye , and for the first time I 53 a flicker of hope that somehow things would be 54 . With people like Mr Rader in the world , there was hope , kindness and love , and that would always make a 55 .
36．A．read B．thought C．turned D．passed 37．A．address B．list C．message D．information 38．A．forward B．so C．ahead D．back 39．A．return B．rounds C．trip D．arrival 40．A．if only B．how C．whether D．why 41．A．dust B．sweat C．tail D．rain
42．A．led B．followed C．watched D．carried 43．A．hole B．mud C．water D．cover 44．A．magazine B．shoe C．sock D．bag
45．A．truck B．factory C．home D．store 46．A．dressed B．fitted C．showed D．comforted 47．A．ever B．already C．never D．hardly 48．A．appeared B．seemed C．looked D．felt
49．A．for B．with C．on D．in
50．A．pen B．paper C．card D．notebook 51．A．tearful B．unbelievable C．curious D．puzzled 52．A．admit B．know C．consider D．express 53．A．sensed B．received C．lost D．gained 54．A．mistaken B．right C．all right D．possible 55．A．deal B．fortune C．choice D．difference
完形填空专练答案
一答案解析
36【答案】C
【解析】根据第一句I used to be ashamed of my grandma 以及后文可知，作者过去对奶奶错误的看法或态度是一件羞于启齿的事情。funny滑稽可笑的；common常见的；clear清晰的。
37【答案】A
【解析】虽然这种事情说出来不好，但却是一个事实，作者不得不承认。
38【答案】C
【解析】后文所列举的例子，是作者认为由奶奶引起的麻烦事。另外后文没有出现作者与Katy争吵，故排除A；accident事故；adventure冒险。
39【答案】D
【解析】根据句意可知此处应为否定的语气。
40【答案】B
【解析】根据动词的用法可排除A、C；再根据后文作者担心奶奶会听见受到伤害可以推断出Katy只是假装要宣扬这件事。
41【答案】D
【解析】此处作者应为恳求的语气。
42【答案】B
【解析】根据上下文及词意可知。
43【答案】C
【解析】联系上下文可知，作者意识到奶奶会引起很多不愉快的事情。expect盼望；期望；declare 宣告；宣称；doubt怀疑。
44【答案】D
【解析】根据常识可知，买汉堡包应该买已经做好的，而奶奶却让他们做一个“巨无霸”汉堡包。
45【答案】A
【解析】根据前文but 可知，作者的态度应与弟弟的态度相反，再结合作者对奶奶的态度可排除B项，disappear 消失，不符语意，suffer受苦，遭受；此处用die表示作者十分生气失望的心情。
46【答案】D
【解析】作者希望把奶奶藏起来，不让奶奶出来引起麻烦。
【解析】inconvenient 不便利的，不方便的，主语不能为人，故排除；结合语意可知父母不希望让奶奶感到在家里不受欢迎。
48【答案】A
【解析】此处为本文的转折点，根据下文可知，作者对奶奶的看法发生了根本性的改变。finish结束；stop停止；prepare准备。
49【答案】A
【解析】根据52个空后面的interview 可知答案。
50【答案】B
【解析】根据下文51个空后面的rich in experience 可知此处lives 为生活、经历。
51【答案】C
【解析】根据49个空前面My teacher told us to help find interesting old people… 的可知此处应选C。
52【答案】B
【解析】作者在全体师生面前采访奶奶，让她讲述自己的经历应在舞台上。on show在展览，on duty 在上班，on time按时。
53【答案】D
【解析】as if好象。
54【答案】B
【解析】联系上文可知，作者对奶奶的看法已经转变。be proud of 对……感到自豪, be sure of 确信，be afraid of 害怕……。
55【答案】A
【解析】作者希望奶奶永远不会知道自己原来对她的看法，不让她因此受到伤害。
二答案解析
36、【答案】C
【解析】Mr Wood从办公室里带来一些工作。take带走；carry搬运；fetch去取，去拿。
37、【答案】A
【解析】keep sb busy with…一直忙于……。
38、【答案】B
【解析】Mr wood住在楼下，后文提到他跑到楼上去制止邻居的聚会可知噪音是从上面传出来的。
39、【答案】B
【解析】这时已经是晚上十一点，Mr Wood又做了几个小时的工作，因此感到很劳累。
40、【答案】A
【解析】根据后文他没有睡觉而是在读书可知他已知道睡觉很难。
41、【答案】B
【解析】find …doing…发现……正在做……。
42、【答案】A
【解析】他把头埋进枕头里是为了不让自己听到楼上传出的噪音。
43、【答案】D
【解析】even so指即便把头埋到枕头下面。
44、【答案】B
【解析】shut off切断，使隔绝。即便如此，也不能隔绝楼上传出的噪音。
【解析】after为介词，后引导宾语从句，从句中缺主语，故用what。看起来好像有几个小时的样子。
46、【答案】C
【解析】试了几种方法后依然受到噪音的干扰不能入睡时，他便失去了耐心.
47、【答案】A
【解析】根据后文Mr Wood又回去换衣服可知，他第一次穿得很随意，只是随手拿了件衣服。dress up打扮得整整齐齐；select挑选，这两个词与下文意思不符。wear表状态，本句是用and连接几个表示动作的并列谓语动词，故也可排除。
48、【答案】D
【解析】前文提到Mr Wood失去了耐心，决定一定要制止楼上的噪音。firmly坚定地。
49、【答案】D
【解析】make fun of…取笑……；stare at瞪……；be angry with…对……生气，这三个词与下文意思不符，可排除。catch sight of看见。
50、【答案】A
【解析】come across此处意思为：越过……来到，过来。
51、【答案】B
【解析】Mr Wood还没来得及开口，晚会的主人便向他发出了邀请。
52、【答案】C
【解析】根据后面Mr Wood回家换衣服再来参加聚会可知此处是晚会的主人邀请Mr Wood参加聚会。
53、【答案】B
【解析】晚会的主人知道开晚会一定会打扰Mr Wood，故排除A、C、D项。must语气不行，此处用would比较委婉地表达晚会主人的想法。
54、【答案】C
【解析】send…an invitation向……发出邀请。
55、【答案】B
【解析】根据后文的properly dressed 可知答案。
模拟试题三答案解析：
36、【答案】A
【解析】根据第一段第一句可知答案。
37、【答案】C
【解析】through纵穿，从……的内部穿过，根据常识可排除；再根据前面的climbing plant 可排除A、B两项。此处across意思为横过，缠绕。
38、【答案】B
【解析】前文提到是对房子进行维修，可排除A项；另外，本文没有提到房子是危房，故可排除C项；print 印刷，与句子意思不符。paint the walls粉刷墙壁。
39、【答案】A
【解析】根据后文的that mass of earth and straw of the nest 可知答案。
40、【答案】D
【解析】根据后一句话可知作者的丈夫这时注意到了有一个发光的东西。
41、【答案】C
【解析】后文提到这个手镯是金子做成的，是金子就会发光。
42、【答案】B
【解析】作者的丈夫本来对房子进行维修，没料到会发现这个手镯。
43、【答案】C
【解析】丈夫发现并且取出这个手镯，就兴高采烈地把它拿给作者看。
44、【答案】D
【解析】根据后面的steal 可知答案。
45、【答案】B
【解析】根据常识可知，小鸟只能偷吃放在外面或长在树上的果子。
46、【答案】A
【解析】作者的丈夫是在鸟巢里发现的镯子，鸟巢就是小鸟躺着休息的地方。
47、【答案】D
【解析】前文提到作者一家对旧房子进行维修的目的就是为了迎接女儿的婚礼。
48、【答案】B
【解析】小鸟“偷”手镯，的确稀奇。
49、【答案】C
【解析】女儿就要结婚，手镯无意之中被找到，又听父母说了这么一件令人惊讶的事情，她怎能不笑。
50、【答案】C
【解析】作者的丈夫发现的手镯就是女儿丢失的那一个。
51、【答案】A
【解析】女儿已经长大，她那个小时候所戴的手镯已不再适合她。
52、【答案】D
【解析】女儿的孩子接受洗礼，作为外公外婆当然得送礼物表示祝贺；另外，从下文作者又把这个手镯当礼物送给外孙也可得知答案。
53、【答案】B
【解析】金手镯经过清洗妥善保管，又崭新如初。
54、【答案】D
【解析】ever此处用于条件句，在任何时候。
55、【答案】A
【解析】上文提到作者女儿丢失的手镯被画眉偷走，所以作者以幽默的语气结尾。“如果外孙再把这个手镯丢失，我希望再有一只画眉在附近。
模拟试题四答案解析
36【答案】B
【解析】上文提到本世纪初，科学家们就已经发现人体不仅有血肉组成，还有时间。因此，根据这个发现，他们能够证明在人体内存在生物钟。be anxious to do渴望做某事，此处没有强调科学家的心理活动，故排除。
37【答案】A
【解析】根据常识及文中第一句we’re built not just of flesh and blood but also of time.可知答案。
38【答案】D
【解析】空格上所缺词应与and后面的fall 构成互补关系，才能较全面的概括人的活动。39【答案】C
【解析】结合前一句话中的controls可知，生物钟能使我们每天的表现不一样。show 证明，展示，指示；treat对待；change使改变。如选change就意为使我们发生变化,与上下文意思不符。
40【答案】D
【解析】“生物钟”只是科学家经过研究而得出的一种结论或观点。
41【答案】C
【解析】根据空格后面的原因状语从句可知答案。
42【答案】B
【解析】大部分有生命的动物都受到日夜轮回这个时间循环的控制。
43【答案】B
【解析】结合常识可知，人工作一天,到晚上应是比较劳累。另外，后面的fall asleep 应是由劳累引起的。dreamy多梦的，不应出现在fall asleep之前。
44【答案】C
【解析】人休息了一晚上，第二天又充满了生机、活力。
45【答案】A
【解析】如果时间循环被打乱，大部分人就会不舒服。
46【答案】B
【解析】结合下一句的例子可知，此处应为人感到不舒服。
47【答案】D
【解析】be used to doing something习惯于……。上文中提到人的生物钟如被打乱，可能会感到不舒服。所以，如果不习惯于在晚上工作的人如果晚上工作，工作就会做不好。
48【答案】C
【解析】lack此处为名词，在从句中做主语，lack of…缺乏……。
49【答案】A
【解析】perform工作；表现。
50【答案】B
【解析】根据后面的also可得知答案。
51【答案】D
【解析】人类的日夜循环分为两段时间：即睡眠时的时间和醒着的时间。
52【答案】C
【解析】根据后面的longer than one day 可知，此处last意为持续。
53【答案】A
【解析】大部分人都有这种体验，都同意这种看法。
54【答案】D
【解析】上文提到了some days与之相对应的是other days即others。
55【答案】A
【解析】此处just用于否定句中表强调,它们根本就不存在。
模拟试题五答案解析
【解析】根据上一句话可知，Jimmy Liao这位著名的画家哭泣的原因是他得了癌症，生命似乎对他不公平。
37【答案】A
【解析】此处是拿平常人对待健康的态度与Jimmy Liao现在的情况形成对比。take …for granted认为……是理所当然的。
38【答案】D
【解析】本句为一个省略句，used to do…过去……。used to后省略了take his health for granted。就像他过去认为健康是理所当然的事情那样。
39【答案】C
【解析】根据后面的一句解释可知答案。
40【答案】B
【解析】下文提到Jimmy Liao 为一画家，画家只能通过的自己绘画来表达自己的思想。41【答案】D
【解析】work著作，作品。
42【答案】B
【解析】play a trick on somebody捉弄，戏弄某人。
43【答案】A
【解析】根据句意可知，Jimmy Liao 这时得了癌症，不能继续工作。
44【答案】A
【解析】本句为一个同位语从句，结合前面一句可知，Jimmy得了癌症，但他在宾馆里哭泣的那一刻也明白了人生并没有命运，而是看你如何做出选择。空格上如果填face或refuse，fact引导的同位语从句应改为他得病这个事实。
45【答案】C
【解析】下文提到虽然生命对你不公，但你的选择可以改变你的生活。因此，人生没有命运，只看你如何选择。
46【答案】B
【解析】本句为一表语从句，从从句中所缺成分可排除A项；根据后一句话，你可以放弃，也可以继续工作成为一个快乐的人可知本句意思是你选择什么样的生活，你就能成为什么样的人。
47【答案】C
【解析】人生路上不可能总会遇到风雨。
48【答案】A
【解析】根据Jimmy在书中所表达的观点可知他的这种看法可以在他的书中找到。
49【答案】D
【解析】人遇到困难，在做出选择前都会感到茫然无助。
50【答案】B
【解析】Jimmy对待癌症，选择了继续工作来充实自己。因此，他对生命充满了希望，这一点在他的绘画中也可表现出来。
51【答案】C
【解析】尽管世界让我们感到自己很渺小，但我们也应该勇敢，坚强。Jimmy在面对疾病时所表现出的正是这个特征。great伟大的；strong 强壮的；equal平等的。
52【答案】C
【解析】上文提到在面对疾病时，可以放弃也可以继续工作，关键看你选择什么。本句是回答这个问题：只要你做出正确的选择，生命就会充满希望。
53【答案】B
【解析】Jimmy 原本是一名成功的画家，得病之后又继续工作，又赢得了新的名誉和财富。54【答案】D
【解析】根据Jimmy所患疾病可排除A项，slowly 只强调动作，不符语意；separately与下文with his wife and daughter矛盾。
55【答案】A
【解析】过自己想过的生活比金钱和荣耀所能提供的东西要有意义的多。
模拟试题六答案解析
36【答案】A
【解析】根据后面的宾语sweat可知答案，wipe擦。
37【答案】C
【解析】天热，活脏，因此作者希望下雨。此处用特殊疑问句why表达作者渴望下雨的心情。
38【答案】D
【解析】下雨可以使万物凉爽下来。
39【答案】C
【解析】根据后面的定语从句可排除B，D，作者的父亲和他在一起工作，故排除A项。另外，下文也提到了作者在学校时的情形。
40【答案】B
【解析】此处作者通过回忆自己的同学在教室上课的情形与自己工作环境形成鲜明的对比。后文也解释了作者辍学参加工作的原因。
41【答案】D
【解析】此句与上一句为因果关系。
42【答案】A
【解析】结合后文作者的工作性质可知，和父亲一起为叔叔工作。
43【答案】B
【解析】take possession of拥有，掌管。
44【答案】D
【解析】作者的工作就是清除路上的垃圾，保持路面清洁。
45【答案】C
【解析】根据作者的工作（picking up rubbish）可知，这项工作既脏，气味也难闻，尤其是在夏天的时候。
46【答案】B
【解析】第一段提到了这一天很热，像这么热的天，清理垃圾这种工作一定又脏又难闻。47【答案】A
【解析】regular通常的，例行的。作者的工作是清理路面，这个工作具有反复性，即同一线路要定期清理。
48【答案】D
【解析】head for朝……驶去。结合前一句话可知，作者正往天桥驶去。
49【答案】C
【解析】后文所列举的事故是一辆丰田汽车倒挂在树上。因此，树枝被折断散落在地上。50【答案】A
【解析】check…out：检查。作者把车停到路边检查发生了什么事。
51【答案】B
【解析】根据后一句话there wasn’t much time 可知答案。
52【答案】D
【解析】作者在高速路上工作，汽车落在树上应是坠落。
53【答案】A
【解析】汽车倒挂在了树上。fall下落，强调动作。如选B，C应该用被动语态。
54【答案】B
【解析】desert抛弃。
55【答案】C
【解析】正在我想那是一辆偷来的车时，突然注意到有人正晃动受伤的腿。
模拟试题七答案解析
36【答案】C
【解析】turn over把翻过来。作者看到的是一张卡片，卡片的一面注有地址，要想看到内容，得把它翻过来。
37【答案】C
【解析】根据后文，Mr Rader在卡片上写的是送给作者的赠言。address地址；list目录；information消息，信息。
38【答案】D
【解析】作者见到这张卡片，思绪又回到了从前。forward或ahead如指时间，应往后推。39【答案】B
【解析】根据下文提示可知，作者当时的工作是卖杂志，应来回沿街叫卖。
40【答案】C
【解析】作者是卖杂志的，Mr Rader帮作者询问他的工人是否需要杂志。
41【答案】D
【解析】根据第二段首句和空格后面的wet dog可推出答案。
42【答案】A
【解析】作者是在Mr Rader的办公室，当时又冷又潮，故Mr Rader把他带到炉火旁取暖。43【答案】A
【解析】下文提到Mr Rader给作者买的是一双鞋和袜子，因此可推测作者的鞋子坏了。
44【答案】B
【解析】根据下文Mr Rader给作者买的东西可推出答案。
45【答案】A
【解析】pick up皮卡；一种小型货车。
46【答案】B
【解析】dress给……穿衣服；show展示；comfort安慰；fit…with给……提供。服务员给我拿出了一双很好的鞋。
47【答案】A
【解析】Mr Rader给作者买的鞋子是作者那时曾经见过的最好的鞋子。
48【答案】D
【解析】这是作者当时曾经见过的最好的鞋子，又非常适合他，穿上一定感到比穿那双已经坏了的鞋要舒服很多。
49【答案】D
【解析】本题考查在特定语境下使用介词的能力。in …穿着……。
50【答案】C
【解析】根据第一段首句可得知答案。
51【答案】A
【解析】Mr Rader给了作者无私的帮助，令作者非常感动。
52【答案】B
【解析】admit承认；consider认为，考虑；express表达。如用这三个词与作者所要表达的感情不符。
53【答案】A
【解析】作者当时的生活条件很差，九岁就沿街卖杂志，Mr Rader对他无私的帮助让他感到生活又充满了希望。
54【答案】C
【解析】此处意思为：一切事情都会好起来的。
55【答案】D
【解析】世界上有Mr Rader这样的好心人，就会有希望，生活就会出现转机，有所不同。
最新高考英语完形填空试题(及答案) 一、高中英语完形填空 1．阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处 的最佳选项。 The room in the workhouse where the boys were fed was a large stone hall. At one end the master, in his cook's uniform, and two women served the food. This 1 a bowl of thin soup three times a day, with a piece of bread on Sundays. The boys ate 2 and were always hungry. The bowls never needed 3 . The boys polished them with their spoons until they 4 . After three months of this slow starvation, one of the boys told the others that so hungry was he 5 one night he might eat the 6 sleeping next to him. He had a wild 7 eye, and the other boys 8 him. After a long 9 , they decided that one of them should ask for more food after supper that evening, and Oliver was 10 . The evening arrived: the soup was served, and the bowls were 11 again in a few seconds. Oliver went up to the master, with his bowl in his hand. He felt very 12 , but also 13 with hunger. "Please, sir, I want some more." The master was a fat, healthy man, but he turned very pale. He looked at the little boy in front of him with 14 . Nobody else spoke. "What?" he asked at last, in a 15 voice. "Please, sir," replied Oliver, "I want some more." The master 16 him with the serving spoon, then seized Oliver's arms and 17 for the beadle (执事). The beadle came quickly, heard the terrible news, and immediately ran to tell the board. "He asked for me?" Mr. Limbkins, the fattest board member, asked in 18 . "Is this really true?" 19 , Oliver was led away to be locked up, and a(n) 20 of five pounds was offered to anybody who would take him away and use him for work. (Adapted from Oliver Twist《雾都孤儿》) 1. A. belonged to B. turned to C. accounted for D. consisted of 2. A. nothing B. cleaning C. buying D. something 3. A. washing B. cleaning C. buying D. changing 4. A. finished B. starved C. shone D. slept 5. A. that B. until C. when D. before 6. A. boy B. master C. bowls D. spoons 7. A. big B. bad C. angry D. hungry 8. A. hated B. feared C. believed D. trusted 9. A. quarrel B. bargain C. argument D. discussion 10. A. elected B. chosen C. determined D. recognized 11. A. full B. empty C. broken D. available
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
最新高考英语完形填空练习题(含答案) 一、高中英语完形填空 1．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。 My cousin is nine years old, a little bit fat and doesn't do really well at school. She is heavily 1 , and thus has developed some resistance and 2 towards adults, who usually don't put high hopes in her. Yesterday we went to an art 3 together. There were paintings from kids with disabilities. My little girl has a 4 eye, for the paintings she liked most were also the best of the show. She voluntarily helped to 5 the chairs and table for a sharing session, painted by herself alongside new friends while I attended the sharing, and also 6 helped me to get my bag from another room, 7 that doesn't happen often at home as she's usually 8 to her iPad. In the afternoon, we went to buy books together. I bought a book written by a mom 9 her journey with her autistic (自闭的) son. On the bus back home, I briefly 10 the book to my cousin, and to my surprise she was 11 interested. She kept asking me to tell more stories about the boy in the book who 12 with small things in life. Even when the subject strayed (偏离) elsewhere, she 13 hearing more about this boy. This is the first time I've seen her so interested in a 14 . Usually when she talks to me she describes events at school and at home without a 15 focus. I'm very 16 that the life of a 17 has found its way into this little girl's heart. I'm very thankful for the 18 of books, for the beauty that my cousin revealed to me, and for the time we had together. I 19 that I can keep seeing clearly the wonderful things in her, so that whenever the not-so-kind world puts her 20 , I can remind her how truly wonderful she has always been. 1. A. abused B. adored C. challenged D. teased 2. A. satisfaction B. dependence C. distrust D. appreciation 3. A. exhibition B. performance C. interview D. course 4. A. curious B. blind C. doubtful D. sharp 5. A. donate B. rent C. arrange D. distribute 6. A. finally B. unwillingly C. cheerfully D. secretly 7. A. anything B. something C. nothing D. everything 8. A. adjusted B. glued C. admitted D. opposed 9. A. beginning B. advertising C. recording D. taking; 10. A. sent B. lent C. owed D. introduced 11. A. nearly B. hardly C. slightly D. truly 12. A. struggles B. plays C. deals D. lives 13. A. insisted on B. dreamed of C. worried about D. objected to
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.
高考英语真题完形填空真题汇总集锦 高考英语全国一卷 阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。 During my second year at the city college, I was told that the education department was offering a “free” course, called Thinking Chess, for three credits. I 41 the idea of taking the class because, after all, who doesn’t want to 42 a few dollars? More than that, I’d always wanted to learn chess. And, even if I weren’t 43 enough about free credits, news about our 44 was appealing enough to me. He was an international grandmaster, which 45 I would be learning from one of the game’s 46 . I could hardly wait to 47 him. Maurice Ashley was kind and smart, a former graduate returning to teach, and this 48 was no game for him; he meant business. In his introduction, he made it 49 that our credits would be hard-earned. In order to 50 the class, among other criteria, we had to write a paper on how we plan to 51 what we would learn in class to our future professions and, 52 , to our lives. I managed to get an A in that 53 and learned life lessons that have served me well beyond the 54 . Ten years after my chess class with Ashley, I’m still putting to use what he 55 me:“The absolute most important 56 that you learn when you play chess is how to make good 57 . On every single move you have to 58 a situation, process what your opponent (对手) is doing and 59 the best move from among all your options.” These words still ring true today in my 60 as a journalist. 41.A. put forward B. jumped at C. tried out D. turned down 42.A. waste B. earn C. save D. pay 43.A. excited B. worried C. moved D. tired 44.A. title B. competitor C. textbook D. instructor 45.A. urged B. demanded C. held D. meant
完形填空练习 【考点分析】主要考查语法知识、单词拼写能力和逻辑推理能力等，对基础相对薄弱的学生，尤其是英语语法基础相对薄弱的学生有一定的难度。 【复习策略】掌握句子的基本结构 首先，我们必须熟练掌握简单句的基本句型结构： （1）主语+谓语（+宾语+宾补） （2）主语+系动词+表语 其次，我们要充分了解充当各个句子成分的典型词类： （1）充当主语或宾语的典型词类是名词或代词。此外，还有动名词、不定式短语等。 （2）充当谓语的一定是动词。 （3）充当补语或表语的典型词类是形容词。 （4）在名词前作定语的典型词类是形容词或形容词性物主代词。 （5）作状语的典型词类是副词。 再次，我们还要掌握句子的扩展结构：两个或几个简单句之间若不用句号或分号，就必须要用连词，否则，句子的结构就不完整。连词主要有以下四类： （1）用and,but,or,while(而，却)，when（就在这个时候）等构成并列句。用if,unless,before,after,until,although,though,as,since,because,so,so that 等构成含状语从句的复合句（这里要注意区分一下复杂句和复合句，复合句是包含在复杂句这个概念里面的,在下文的基础写作部分有提到）。 （3）用who,which,that,when,where,why等构成含定语从句的复合句。（这里要提醒考生的是往往不给任何提示的空就是填连词或关系词的，但也须结合句子
结构来分析。） （4）用that,if/whether(是否)，wh-等构成含名词性从句的复合句。 【解题方法】用句子结构分析法巧解语法填空.分析句子的结构对解答语法填空题很有帮助。在解答语法填空题时，分析句子结构可以迅速确定所要填的词语的词类或大致方向，若再结合语境就可以很快得出具体的词语或词形，结合语境方面要特别注意短文的时态和上下文中的一些提示。 【经典例题】阅读下面短文，根据上下文填入适当的词语，或使用括号中的词语的适当形式填空，并将答案填写在答题卡上标号的相应位置。 The Internet has become part of young people’s life. ____1____ report shows that 38% of students often use the Internet . Most of them get _____2____ (use) information on the Internet ____3____ use the Internet to help in their studies. But many students don’t use it _____4____ a good way. Some play games too much, some visit websites ____5____ shouldn’t look at. So bad things may happen ____6___ students spen d too much time on the Internet. _____7____ is important for students to use the Internet properly. Now we have a textbook, _____8____ uses many examples to teach students some good ways to use the Internet. It gives useful advice. Some students also make ____9____ on the Internet. But if you want
2020-2021年高考英语完形填空专练Chapter 8 No. 1 (2020. 广东省肇庆市2020届高三毕业班第三次检测英语试题)Angela McQueen had a routine when she's on lunch-monitoring duty. The longtime math teacher at Mattoon High School in Mattoon, Illinois, kept an eye on the hundreds of students in her ___1___by walking around the school ___2___when a 14-year-old boy standing not far from her pulled out a___3___ Oh! He's going to start shooting. She said to herself, School employees had been trained on how to handle___4___ shooters: Attack their ability to___5___So with the shooter's finger on the trigger( 扳机), McQueen lunged at him. ___6___his arm, she forced the gun shoot into the___7___. As the students ran for the ___8___ hearing the sound, McQueen pressed the shooter with help from the school officer, who___9___the boy and took him into custody(监禁).___10___police arrived minutes later. Afterward, McQueen went outside to___11___her shaken students. “It's, the mama-bear___12___,”she told the local paper, the Pantagraph.“I don't have kids of my own, but these are still ‘my' kids. You're not going to do thi s to my kids.”" Thanks to McQueen, a story that has___13___ tragically at far too many schools across the country has a___14___ending. “If it hadn't been for her, the situation would have been a lot ___15___, ”Police Chief Jeff Branson said at a news ___16___ As one ___17___student told CBS News, “Ms. McQueen is a ___18___.”According to years of research, school shooters have things___19___，But what the rest of us have is___20___and bravery. 1. A. control B. domain C. charge D. view 2 A. gym B. playground C. library D. cafeteria 3. A. club B. gun C. knife D. sheet 4. A. active B. skeptical C. potential D. crazy 5. A. trigger B. aim C. decide . D. pull 6. A. Blowing B. Finding C. Grasping D. Attacking 7. A. crowd B. students C. air D. staff 8. A. classrooms B. entrances C. hallways D. exits
2018年高考英语真题完形填空真题汇总集锦 2018高考英语全国一卷 阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。 During my second year at the city college, I was told that the education department was offering a “free”course, called Thinking Chess, for three credits. I 41 the idea of taking the class because, after all, who doesn’t want to 42 a few dollars? More than that, I’d always wanted to learn chess. And, even if I weren’t 43 enough about free credits, news about our 44 was appealing enough to me. He was an international grandmaster, which 45 I would be learning from one of the game’s 46 . I could hardly wait to 47 him. Maurice Ashley was kind and smart, a former graduate returning to teach, and this 48 was no game for him; he meant business. In his introduction, he made it 49 that our credits would be hard-earned. In order to 50 the class, among other criteria, we had to write a paper on how we plan to 51 what we would learn in class to our future professions and, 52 , to our lives. I managed to get an A in that 53 and learned life lessons that have served me well beyond the 54 . Ten years after my chess class with Ashley, I’m still putting to use what he 55 me:“The absolute most important 56 that you learn when you play chess is how to make good 57 . On every single move you have to 58 a situation, process what your opponent (对手) is doing and 59 the best move from among all your options.”These words still ring true today in my 60 as a journalist. 41.A. put forward B. jumped at C. tried out D. turned down 42.A. waste B. earn C. save D. pay 43.A. excited B. worried C. moved D. tired
精选高考英语完形填空专题练习 记叙文 When most of us get a text message on our cell phone from an unknown person, we usually say ＂ sorry, (1) number!＂and move on. But when Dennis Williams (2) a text that clearly wasn’t intended for him, he did something (3) . On March 19, Dennis got a group text (4) him that a couple he didn’t know were at the hospital, waiting for the (5) of a baby. ＂Congratulations! But I think someone was mistaken,＂Dennis (6) . The baby was born and update texts were (7) quickly from the overjoyed grandmother, Teresa. In her (8) , she didn’t seem to realize that she was (9) the baby’s photos with a complete stranger. ＂Well, I don’t (10) you all but I will get there to take pictures with the baby,＂replied Dennis before asking which room the new (11) were in. Much to the family’s surprise, Dennis stuck to his (12) ! He turned up at the hospital (13) gifts for the new mother Lindsey and her baby boy. Lindsey’s husband was totally (14) by the unexpected visit. ＂I don’t think we would have randomly invited him over but we (15) it and the gifts.＂ Teresa (16) a photo of the chance meeting on a social networking website (17) by the touching words: ＂What a (18) this young man was to our family! He was so (19) and kind to do this.＂The post has since gained the (20) of social media users all over the world, receiving more than 184,000 shares and 61,500 likes in just three days. 1. A. unlucky B. secret C. new D. wrong 2. A. received B. translated C. copied D. printed 3. A. reasonable B. special C. necessary D. practical 4. A. convincing B. reminding C. informing D. warning 5. A. wake-up B. recovery C. growth D. arrival 6. A. responded B. interrupted C. predicted D. repeated 7. A. coming in B. setting out C. passing down D. moving around 8. A. opinion B. anxiety C. excitement D. effort 9. A. comparing B. exchanging C. discussing D. sharing 10. A. accept B. know C. believe D. bother 11. A. parents B. doctors C. patients D. visitors 12. A. dream B. promise C. agenda D. principle 13. A. bearing B. collecting C. opening D. making 14. A. discouraged B. relaxed C. astonished D. defeated 15. A. admit B. need C. appreciate D. expect 16. A. found B. selected C. developed D. posted 17. A. confirmed B. simplified C. clarified D. accompanied 18. A. pity B. blessing C. relief D. problem 19. A. smart B. calm C. sweet D. fair 20. A. sympathy B. attention C. control D. trust Two weeks earlier, my son, Ben, had got in touch. He’d moved to England with his mum when he was three and it had been 13 years since I’d (21) seen him. So imagine my (22) when he emailed me saying he wanted to come to visit me. I was (23) ! I arrived early at Byron Bay where we were supposed to (24) . The bay was (25) in sunshine, and there was a group of kayakers around 150m off the shore. Getting a little (26) , I realized one kayak (皮划艇) was in (27) . “Something’s not (28) !” I took off my T-shirt and (29) into the water. I saw there were two instructors on board and a man lying across the middle. He was (30) violently. Linking arms with one of the instructors, I helped (31) the young man out of the water. He was unconscious and as I looked at his face, something (32) to me. Those brown eyes were very (33) . “What’s his name?” I asked the instructor. “Ben,” he replied, and immediately I (34) . That stranger was my son! The instructors called for an ambulance. (35) , after a brief stay in hospital, Ben was well enough to be allowed to (36) and later the family met up for dinner. We chatted about everything and then Ben (37) to me. “I just want to say thank you,” he said. “You (38) my life!” I still can’t believe what a (39) it was. I’m just so glad I was there (40) to help my son. 21. A. also B. often C. even D. last 22. A. delight B. relief C. anger D. worry 23. A. scared B. shocked C. thrilled D. ashamed 24. A. talk B. stay C. meet D. settle 25. A. bathed B. clean C. deep D. formed 26. A. faster B. closer C. heavier D. wiser 27. A. trouble B. advance C. question D. battle 28. A. real B. right C. fair D. fit 29. A. stared B. sank C. dived D. fell 30. A. arguing B. fighting C. shouting D. shaking 31. A. lead B. persuade C. carry D. keep 32. A. happened B. occurred C. applied D. appealed 33. A. sharp B. pleasant C. attractive D. familiar 34. A. agreed B. hesitated C. doubted D. knew 35. A. Fortunately B. Frankly C. Sadly D. Suddenly 36. A. return B. relax C. speak D. leave 37. A. joked B. turned C. listened D. pointed 38. A. created B. honored C. saved D. guided 39. A. coincidence B. change C. pity D. pain 40. A. on board B. in time C. for sure D. on purpose No one is born a winner. People make themselves into winners by their own (41) I learned this lesson from a(n) (42) many years ago. I took the head (43) job at a school in Baxley, Georgia. It was a small school with a weak football program. It was a tradition for the school?s old team to play against the (44) team at the end of spring practice. The old team had no coach, and they didn?t even practice to (45) the game. Being the coach of the new team, I was excited because I knew we were going to win, but to my disappointment we were defeated. I couldn?t (46) I had got into such a situation. Thinking hard about it, I came to (47) that my team might not be the number one team in Georgia, but they were (48) me. I had to change my (49) about their ability and potential.