1990年高考英语完形填空真题详解
While my father was an officer of the British army in South Africa, we lived in a ___1___ house. One ___2___my father and sister and I were sitting together. He was ___3___the window. I suddenly ___4___ that he was turning very pale. I sat ___5___, for I did not want to __6__ my sick sister. Soon father said in a ___7___voice, ―Kate and Joan, a friend of mine is ___8___ here to see me this evening, and I wish to be ___9___ him. Will you go up to your own room?‖ We ___10___, went to our room and closed the door.
Soon I heard a ___11___like that of a door burst in, and then a climb of feet. They were hurrying ___12___ the narrow stairs. Fearing that there was ___13___ near, I seized the pistol(手枪) on the table. Then I heard my father cry out, "For God‘s sake(快!), child, ___14___ the door. "
I did so. To my horror(恐怖), I saw, ___15___ my father‘s shoulder, a gorilla(大猩猩), the worst enemy of the soldier in ___16___. He was ___17___ my father. I raised the pistol and fired. The animal fell backwards with ___18___ loud cry. Father took the ___19___ smoking pistol from my hand, and fired another shot, which ___20___ the gorilla.
It happened that father had ___21___us upstairs because he thought he would be able to ___22___ the door ––– which was twenty feet away –––___23___ the animal reached it. However, the gorilla was too ___24___ for him; and this was the cause of the ___25___ flight(逃跑) up the stairs.
1.A. two-storeyed B. two storeyed C. two-storeys D. two storeys
2.A. o‘clock B. night C. evening D. time
3.A. towards B. opposite C. inside D. behind
4.A. knew B. learned C. felt D. noticed
5.A. still B. lonely C. sadly D. unhappily
6.A. hurt B. frighten C. lose D. trouble
7.A. loud B. sad C. calm D. pleasant
8.A. moving B. staying C. running D. coming
9.A. friendly to B. alone with C. helpful to D. careful with
10.A. promised B. trembled C. obeyed D. replied
11.A. sound B. cry C. voice D. shout
12.A. to B. down C. through D. up
13.A. some difficulty B. a thief C. some danger D. an accident
14.A. open B. close C. pull D. draw
15.A. on B. above C. over D. from
16.A. South America B. Africa C. South Asia D. Europe
17.A. aiming at B. marching towards C. shooting at D. running after
18.A. an exciting B. a calm C. an angry D. a natural
19.A. still B. yet C. even D. already
20.A. hit B. murdered C. frightened D. killed
21.A. taken B. sent C. driven D. forced
22.A. push B. lock C. guard D. defend
23.A. until B. when C. before D. though
24.A. quick B. huge C. heavy D. stupid
25.A. anxious B. fearless C. excited D. hurried
1. A。类似的表达法有：one-eyed(独眼的)，three-legged(三条腿的)等(注：这是九十年代以来，高考英语完形填空题中唯一道纯语法题，从此以后这样的纯语法题再也没有在高考完形填空题中出现过)。
2.C。这里选A,D 显然不行，选B(night)与语境也不符,因为既然是―晚上‖，父亲又怎么能通过窗子看到外面的大猩猩呢? 另外须注意的是下文(第8空之后)也出现了evening 这样的暗示性的词。
3. B。这里若选C,D 都显然不行。选A(towards)的话，这是一个动态介词，表示―朝……方向‖，也不行，而选 B 刚好符合语境：正由于父亲坐在窗子对面(opposite the window)，所以才能通过窗子看见外面的大猩猩。
4. D ―我‖发现父亲的脸色变得苍白，这是由视觉得出的结果，所以这里选noticed最合语境。
5. A。这里的still 意为―一动不动‖。
6. B。父亲发现大猩猩，脸色变得苍白，此时按理我要问问父亲出了什么事；但是由于妹妹有病(sick)，所以我坐着一动不动(still)，这显然是为了不―使妹妹受惊吓‖，所以选frighten 正合语境。
7. C。联系上面的语境:为了不让妹妹受惊吓，这时父亲虽然知道大猩猩来的危险，但仍用―平静的‖(calm)的声音借故要我们上楼去。
8.D。因为这是直接引语,从语境上看此处应用一般将来时态(注：此题虽有其语境因素，但也有一定的语法特征。这类题在以后的高考完形填空题中很少出现)。
9. B。此句的下文是：父亲要我们上楼去，也就是说他要与这位―朋友‖单独相处(alone with)。
10. C。这里的obeyed 意为―照办‖。这从下文显然可知。
11. A。联系下文，这显然是指听到―像门被冲开的声音(heard a sound like that of a door burst in)‖，因为从常识上说，―门被冲开‖不可能发出像cry, voice, shout 等之类的声音。
12. D。因为上文说：―我‖和妹妹上了楼，下文又说：父亲叫―我‖开门。这就说明现在父亲正在―上(up)‖楼梯。
13. C。下文说：我从桌上拿起了手枪，这说明是―有危险‖。
14. A。因为―我‖和妹妹上楼后，把门关了起来，所以现在父亲是叫我们把门―打开‖。
15. C。此题A, B 选项易排除。但为什么选C 而不选D 呢？当时的情景是：父亲在楼梯上，―我‖从上往下看，通过父亲的肩膀，看到其后的是一只大猩猩。这里用over 表示―我‖与父亲有一段距离；若用from，它表示的是―我‖从父亲的肩膀那儿往下看(即―我‖和父亲在一起，不合语境)。
16.B。这道题其实很简单，从某种角度上来说它主要考察考生是否细心。因为前文第一句就出现了in South Africa 这样的暗示。粗心的考生此处会选有可能A(South America)。17. D。若选A(aiming at), C(shooting at)这显然不合情理，因为大猩猩怎么会能―瞄准‖或―射击‖？选B(marching towards)与语境也不符。
18.C。大猩猩被我打了一枪，并从楼梯上退下去。从常识上看，此时大猩猩应该是发出一个―愤怒的‖(angry)的声音。
19.A，20.D。指当时父亲从我手上接过还在(still) 冒烟的枪，又开了一枪；这一枪就击毙(killed)了大猩猩。
21. B。若选C(driven), D(forced)，显然不合上文语境：父亲对孩子说―请你们上楼到自己的房间去好吗?‖若选 A (taken) 也不对，因take指自己亲自带去。选B(sent)正合语境要求。
22. B，23. C，24. A。父亲之所以强作镇静把我们叫上楼去，一方面是为了使有病的妹妹不受惊吓，另一方面则是他以为他能够赶在大猩猩进屋之前(before)把门闩(lock)好。但是，父亲未来得及，因为大猩猩太快(quick)了。
25. D。这可以从52空这一句的暗示可知。
1991年高考英语完形填空真题详解
It was a cold winter‘s afternoon, Robert stopped for a moment as he crossed the bridge and looked down at the river below. There were hardly any ___1___ on the river. ___2___ the bridge, however, almost directly below, ___3___ was a small canoe(独木舟), with a boy in it. He was ___4___ wearing many clothes, Robert ___5___. He shivered(打了个寒颤) and walked on.
___6___he heard a cry. ―Help! Help!‖ The cry ___7___ from the river. Robert looked down. The boy was ___8___ the water and his canoe was ___9___away, ―Help! Help!‖ he called again.
Robert was a good ___10___. Taking off his clothes, he ___11___into the river. The ___12___ water made him tremble all over, ___13___ in a few seconds he reached the ___14___. ―Don‘t be afraid,‖ he said and started to swim towards the river bank, ___15___ the boy with him. But at that ___16___ he noticed a large motor boat under the bridge. There were several people on the boat, all___17___in his direction. Robert ___18___ to swim towards the boat.
―Give me a hand,‖ he shouted ___19___ he got near the boat. He ___20___ up into a row of faces. ―It‘s funny,‖ he thought. ―They look so ___21___.‖ Silently they helped the boy into the boat and ___22___ him in a blanket. But they did not move to ___23___ Robert.
―Aren‘t you going to pull me ___24___too?‖ Robert asked.
―You!‖ said one of the men. Robert noticed that he was standing next to a large ___25___. ―You! Why, we wer e making a film and you spoiled(破坏) a whole afternoon‘s work! You can stay in the water.‖
1.A. fish B. boats C. waves D. sounds
2.A. From B. Towards C. Near D. Beyond
3.A. there B. it C. where D. that
4.A. then B. also C. only D. not
5.A. noticed B. saw C. guessed D. said
6.A. Till then B. Just then C. Far away D. From there
7.A. happened B. went C. arrived D. came
8.A. on B. within C. in D. under
9.A. running B. floating C. flowing D. pulling
10.A. swimmer B. guard C. soldier D. sportsman
11.A. threw B. looked C. dived D. turned
12.A. deep B. cool C. dirty D. cold
13.A. but B. so C. and D. or
14.A. canoe B. bank C. boy D. bridge
15.A. pushing B. dragging C. holding D. catching
16.A. place B. period C. second D. moment
17.A. seeing B. smiling C. looking D. shouting
18.A. decided B. went C. agreed D. promised
19.A. while B. till C. for D. as
20.A. turned B. looked C. hurried D. stood
21.A. nervous B. afraid C. excited D. angry
22.A. wrapped B. left C. placed D. threw
23.A. save B. thank C. help D. wrap
24.A. on B. out C. away D. off
25.A. boat B. blanket C. camera D. screen
【答案与解释】
1. B。选 D 显然不行，因为前面说罗伯特往桥下一―看‖(looked down at the river below)，其结果不应是―声音‖(sounds)；另外按照一般的常识：一个人在一个寒冷的冬天过桥时，他往桥下一看，他所注意的不会是河面上是否有―鱼(fish)‖或者―波浪(waves)‖，而应是―船(boats)‖——河上无船，正说明天气―寒冷‖。
2.C。此题选 B 显然不行，因为towards 意为―朝…‖，具有动态性，与语境不合；若选beyond(在…之外或那边)，与下文的almost directly below 所表示的语境不合；若选from 也不行，因为这其实是一个存在句的地点状语，表示位置。
3. A。从上下文看这应是一个存在句，故用there be 句型。
4.D。由于下文有罗伯特―打了个寒颤‖这样的语境，所以可以推知这个小孩应该是―没(not)‖穿很多衣服。
5. A。这是一个宾语从句前置的句子，正常语序应是：Robert noticed that he was not wearing many clothes. 此题若选C, D 显然不合语境；若选B 也不行，因为按照常识，一个桥上的人看一个桥下的人，这个人穿的衣服是多是少，他只能是―注意到(notice)‖而不应是―看见‖。
6. B。从上文看，罗伯特打了个寒颤就准备继续往前走。然而―就在这时(just then)‖，他听到了呼救声。
7. D。此题答案可从语境及语感很容易地推出(注意come from 意为―来自‖)。
8.C。此题A(on), D(under) 显然不合语境；而B 虽有些接近语境的要求，但within 表示的―不超过‖、―不多于‖、―在…里面‖等，还是与语境不符合。
9. B。此题选A、D 均不合语境，因为his canoe 不可能running, pulling；选项C(flowing)意为―流，流动‖，也不合语境。
10. A。下文要说罗伯特脱衣下水救人，这当然是说他是一个出色的swimmer。
11. C。既然是脱衣救人，当然是要―潜入(dive into)‖水中。
12. D这是一个寒冷的冬天的下午，罗伯特现在潜入水中，当然是―寒冷的‖水使他浑身颤抖
13. A。请注意语意的转折：虽然冷得发抖,―但(but)‖还是没用几分钟就游到了小孩这儿来。
14. C。下水的目的是为了救小孩，当然是要到―小孩(boy)‖这儿来。
15. B。水中救人本不是件容易的事，加上这又是一个寒冷的冬天，就更是难上加难，所以这里用drag 表示―拖‖(强调笨重)。
16. D。从语境可显然看出：这里的意思是―就在那时(at that moment)‖。
17. C。选项B(smiling)与下文的―生气(angry)‖不符合；选项D( shouting) 与下文的―默默地(silently)‖不符合；选项A(seeing) 表示的是结果不合语意。
18. A。此处填C(agreed), D(promised)显然不行，因为上文并没有哪个人叫他往船这边游来，所以这里并不存在―同意(agreed)‖或―答应(promised)‖的问题。A、B 相比，显然A(decided)更符合语境，因为罗伯特发现桥下有汽艇，且汽艇上人都往他这边看，所以他―决定‖(decided)往汽艇这边游来。
19. D。此题若选B(till) 或C(for)，显然不合语境；选A(while)虽然与语境有些接近，但由于引导的从句通常要是一个持续性的谓语，而不能是终止性的谓语。
20. B。从语境来看，只有B(looked) 讲得通，由于罗伯特是在水里，所以他看汽艇上的人，要―抬起头来(looked up)‖。
21. D。从下文语境来看：汽艇上的人是在拍电影，现在他们整个下午的工作被罗伯特破坏，所以这些人看起来很―生气‖(angry)。
22. A。一个寒冷的冬天的下午，一个落水小孩被救上汽艇，同学们可以很容易地想到：该用毯子把他怎么样呢? 当然是―包(wrapped)‖起来。
23. C。小孩被救上汽艇，罗伯特还在水中，此时由于他并不存在生命危险，所以并不需要―救命(save)‖，又因为连汽艇还没上来，不存在用毯子―包(wrap)‖；至于―感谢(thank)‖，从整个语境看那就更谈不上了。
24. B。pull out 在这里指从水里拉出来(即从水里拉到汽艇上来)。
25. C。由于下文说这些人是在拍电影，所以这时罗伯特注意到跟他说话的这个是站在一部大―摄影机(camera)‖旁。
1992年高考英语完形填空真题详解
The lecture on smoking was over at last. As we boys were rushing towards the playground, Jim slipped by the table. The watch, which Mrs Smith had ___1___ on the table as she started her lecture, disappeared.
We were ___2___ to go back for class again when the headmaster called us ___3___ and said, I‘ve got a little ___4___ for you boys. Mrs Smith has just lost her watch on the playground. This kind of thing has happened ___5___, she says ---- it just ___6___ off her wrist(手腕). So, look around for it, will you? ___7___ if you‘re clever enough to find it. Let‘s ___8___ it clear the boy who does ___9___ will get a useful reward(奖赏).
At once we started looking for the watch. Everybody wished to be the ___10___one. Suddenly, Jim stopped and bent down as if to ___11___ something. And ___12___ he was in front of Mrs Smith, all smiles, ___13___ the watch to her.
Mrs Smith, however, didn‘t seem at all ___14___.In fact, she looked angry. She took the watch without ___15___a ―Thank you‖.
Jim got ___16___ a large piece of paper from the headmaster, who ___17___ him to write a composition ___18___ the dangers of smoking. What could ___19___ Jim write about? He hadn‘t listened to the lecture and had nothing to say on the ___20___.
1.A. seen B. dropped C. fond D. laid
2.A. about B. able C. sorry D. sure
3.A. forward B. together C. straight D. out
4.A. fun B. trick C. job D. prize
5.A. before B. now C. here D. there
6.A. goes B. throws C. slips D. falls
7.A. Say B. See C. Guess D. Check
8.A. get B. put C. make D. keep
9.A. this B. such C. that D. so
10.A. lucky B. quick C. early D. worthy
11.A. put down B. give away C. find out D. pick up
12.A. the following moment B. the next moment
C. for a moment
D. just a moment
13.A. handing out B. turning in C. giving up D. sending back
14.A. pleased B. hurt C. interested D. worried
15.A. just B. ever C. even D. almost
16.A. her punishment B. her prize C. his job D. his reward
17.A. had B. made C. told D. helped
18.A. of B. on C. in D. at
19.A. poor B. nervous C. quick D. good
20.A. lecture B. point C. matter D. subject
【答案与解释】
1. D。因史密斯太太在演讲前，是把表―放‖(laid)在桌上。
2. A。从语境看，这里意思是说：我们正要(be about to)…，这时(when)…。请注意其后的when 一词在这里的含义和作用。
3. B。因为校长是要把孩子们召集起来(call us together)，以便叫他们去―找‖丢失的手表。
4. C。校长叫孩子们去做一件事或工作(job)，即―找手表‖。
5. A /
6. C。校长知道这表是某个孩子偷去了，但又不知道具体是哪一个，所以他假装说这表是史密斯太太不慎丢了，叫孩子们帮她找一找。为了使孩子们更加相信，校长又说：这表只是从史密斯太太手腕中不知不觉地―滑‖(slips)下去的，并且说这事―以前‖(before)也发生过。
7. B。这里See = Let‘s see。
8. C。注意搭配make sth clear (表明清楚)，原句中it 的是形式宾语，其真正的宾语是后面的(that) the boy who does so will get a useful reward.
9. D。这里的do so 是指前面提到的to find it(the watch)。
10.A。因当时孩子们没搞清校长的实际意思，以为是真的要他们从地上去找表，并认为找到表者真的有奖，所以都开始找表，并希望自己有幸(lucky)找到这块手表。
11.D。这里指Jim 假装弯腰捡(pick up)东西。请注意这句中的as if(好像)对整篇短文的影响。既然是弯腰好像(as if)捡东西，那么实际就不是真的捡东西，所以他后来交给老师的手表就不是捡的，而是偷的。
12. B / 13. B。此处的语境是：Jim―捡‖起手表，然后(the next moment) 就满面笑容地(all smiles)跑到史密斯太太面前，将表交给(turning in)了她。
14. A /15.C。这里请注意however(但是), in fact(事实上),angry(生气的)等这些关键性的语境词。按照一般常识，你丢了东西，别人捡到东西交给你，你应该表示感谢和高兴。由于本句用了however 这个词表示转折，所以这里的Mrs Smith 并不高兴(not...pleased)，甚至看起来还很生气(angry)。也正因为有了这样的上文，所以才有这样的下文：Mrs Smith把表拿走―甚至‖(even)连谢谢都没说一句。至此我们再联系前文：校长和史密斯太太不是不知道这表是被偷去的，他们用了这样一个计谋，现在使吉姆乖乖地把表交出来。这样一来，前后的意思也就顺理成章了。
16. D。注意前文提供的语境：Let‘s make it clear the boy who does so will get a useful reward.
17. C。这里选D显然不合语境要求，而A、B 两个答案与后面的不定式to write... 不能搭配。
18. B。这里的on 意为―关于‖。
19. A。这里的poor 意为―可怜‖，联系上文，这是显然的最佳答案。
20. D。subject 在这里指the dangers of smoking 这个―主题‖。
1993年高考英语完形填空真题详解
Jenlins was a jeweller, who had made a large diamond(钻石) ring worth 57,000 pounds for the Silkstone Jewellery Shop. When it was ready, he made a copy of it which looked ___1___ like the first one but was worth only 2,000 pounds. This he took to the shop, which ___2___ it without a question.
Jenkins gave the much more ___3___ring to his wife for her fortieth birthday. Then, the husband and wife ___4___ to Paris for a weekend. As to the ___5___ ring, the shop sold it for 60,000 pounds.
Six months later the buyer ___6___it back to Silkstone‘s office. ―It‘s a faulty(有瑕疵的) diamond,‖ he said. ―It isn‘t worth the high ___7___I paid.‖ Then he told them the ___8___. His wife‘s car had caught fire in an ___9___. She had escaped(幸免), ___10___ the ring had fallen off and been damaged(损坏) in the great ___11___ of the fire.
The shop had to ___12___. They knew that no fire on earth can ___13___ damage a perfect diamond. Someone had taken the ___14___diamond and put a faulty one in its place. The question was: who ___15___ it?
A picture of the ring appeared in the ___16___. A reader thought he ___17___ the ring. The next day, another picture appeared in the papers which ___18___ a famous dancer walking out to a plane for Paris. Behind the dancer there was a woman ___19___a large diamond ring. ―Do you know the ___20___ with the l ovely diamond ring?‖ the papers asked their readers. Several months later, Jenkins was sentenced to seven years in prison.
1.A. only B. surely C. nearly D. exactly
2.A. accepted B. received C. refused D. rejected
3.A. real B. modern C. worthy D. valuable
4.A. flew B. drove C. sailed D. bicycled
5.A. first B. second C. last D. next
6.A. sold B. posted C. brought D. returned
7.A. cost B. money C. price D. value
8.A. facts B. matters C. questions D. results
9.A. affair B. accident C. incident D. experience
11.A. pile B. heat C. power D. pressure
12.A. think B. agree C. permit D. promise
13.A. almost B. even C. just D. ever
14.A. real B. pure C. right D. exact
15.A. copied B. made C. stole D. did
16.A. notices B. magazines C. newspapers D. programmes
17.A. saw B. knew C. found D. recognized
18.A. showed B. drew C. printed D. carried
19.A. carrying B. dressing C. wearing D. holding
20.A. dancer B. woman C. reader D. jeweler
【答案与解释】
珠宝商Jenkins 以假乱真，骗取价值连城的钻石戒指，后来假戒指遇火受损引出追查偷梁换柱者，最终Jenkins 被抓获并被判刑。
1. D /2 A。为了达到以假乱真的目的，当然要使假品极像(exactly like)真品。也正因为是―极像‖，所以店主才―毫无疑问地接受了它‖(accepted it without a question)。
3.D。从含义上看，这里应填―更有价值‖这样的意思，所以似乎A、B 都行，但由于worthy 表示―有价值‖时往往含有反语意味(见《牛津现代高级英汉双解词典》)，故不宜选择。
4. A。从下文的―向飞机走去‖这一语境，可知这里应是填flew(飞)。
5.B。前文已告诉我们：这位珠宝商是先做了一个价值57000 英镑的钻石戒指(这是the first one)，后才照此做了个仿制品(这是the second one)。
6. C。指戒指买主将遇火受损的次品戒指―带来‖(brought)退货。
7. C。请注意该句中的high, pay 这两个词，能与它们搭配且意义通顺的只有price。
8. A。这里指陈述事情经过，即―事实‖(facts)。
9. B。汽车起火，当然是出了―事故‖(accident)。
10. C。在这次事故中，人幸免一死，而戒指却在火中受损，前后意思转折，所以选but。
11. B。火毁戒指，自然是由于火之―高温‖(heat)。
12. B。事实面前，店主不得不―承认‖(agree)。
13.D。这里的ever 意为―曾经‖，注意其前的否定词no，两者结合起来意为―未曾‖，刚好合其语境。
14. A。这里的real(真) 与下文的faulty(假) 相对。
15. D。请注意：从语境上看，其后的it 指的应该是Someone had taken the real diamond and put a faulty one in its place 这件事，而不是指diamond ring 这个东西。所以要选did 这个动词。
16. C。从常识上看，这里应是将戒指的照片登在―报纸‖上，况且其后一行也有in the papers 这样的暗示。
17. D。从语境上看，这里选saw(见过)和recognized(认出)这两个动词均可，但细心的考生会觉得若选saw，则应用过去完成时态(had seen)才合逻辑。
18. A。这里的showed 指的是―刊登‖。
19. C。表示―带花(手表、项链、戒指等)‖，均用动词wear。
20. B。从前文可知，是一位―妇女‖(women)带着一个大钻石戒指。
1994年高考英语完形填空真题详解
It was an early morning in summer. In the streets, sleepy-eyed people were moving quickly, heading towards their ___1___. This was the beginning of another ___2___ day in New York City. ___3___this day was to be different.
Waiting ___4___the crowded streets, on top of a ___5___110 stories high, was Philippe Petit. This daring Frenchman was about to ___6___ a tightrope(绷索) between the two towers of the World Trade Center.
Philippe took his first ___7___ with great care. The wire held. Now he was ___8___ he could do ___9__ only a balancing pole. Philippe walked his way across, a ___10___ of 131 feet.
Soon the rush-hour ___11___ began to notice. What a ___12___! There, 1350 feet above the street, a ___13___ figure was walking on air.
Philippe made seven ___14___, back and forth(来回). He wasn‘t satisfied with just ___15___. At times he would turn, sit down, and ___16___go on his knees. Once, he had the astonishing ___17___ to lie down on the thin thread. And thousands of ___18___ watchers stared with their hearts beating fast.
After the forty-five-minute ___19___, Philippe was taken to the police station. He was asked ___20___ he did it. Philippe shrugged(耸肩) and said, ―When I see two tall buildings, I walk.‖
1.A. job B. homes C. buses D. offices
2.A. working B. hot C. same D. ordinary
3.A. And B. So C. But D. Thus
4.A. for B. in C. by D. above
5.A. roof B. position C. wall D. building
6.A. throw B. walk C. climb D. fix
7.A. act B. landing C. step D. trip
8.A. sure B. uncertain C. glad D. nervous
9.A. Through B. Against C. With D. On
10.A. distance B. height C. space D. rope
11.A. streets B. crowds C. passengers D. city
12.A. height B. pleasure C. wonder D. danger
13.A. great B. strange C. public D. tiny
14.A. experiment B. circles C. trips D. movements
15.A. walking B. staying C. acting D. showing
16.A. almost B. even C. often D. rather
17.A. spirit B. result C. strength D. courage
18.A. patient B. terrified C. pleased D. enjoyable
19.A. show B. trick C. try D. program
20.A. how B. why C. whether D. when
【答案与解析】
一个夏天的早晨，一个人在110 层楼的高空走绷索，并作了不少精彩表演，同时也引来了不少来往行人的围观。
1. A。因为是一大清早，所以不应是赶回家，因此排除B；而选项C、D都因为其含义太狭窄(去赶车或去办公室)而不能被选择。
2.D。从前文看：一个夏天的早晨，睡意未醒的人们匆匆赶去上班，这是一个普通的(ordinary)画面、平常的(ordinary)一天。
3. C。前面说这是普通的一天，而这里又说这一天将会有所不同，意思转折。
4.D。从下文可知：Philippe Petit 是在110 层的高楼上走绷索，所以他是等候在这拥挤的街道―之上‖(above)。
5.D。既然有110 层(stories)之高，这显然是指building，因为其他几个选项均不具备―层‖(sto ries)这样的内涵。
6. B。从下文看：这是―走绷索‖，其他选项显然不合其语境。
7. C。这里是指：小心地走了第一步(step)，语感好的考生多少也会意识到take a step 是习惯搭配。
8. A。从下文看：他走绷索动作十分熟练；不仅能在绷索上走，而且能在上面坐下、跪下甚至转身等。所以这里当他开始拿着平衡棍走绷索时，他应是很―有把握‖(sure)。
9. C。这里的with 意为―用‖。
10. A。从上文看，这绷索是―在世界贸易中心的两个塔之间‖，所以他走过的是一段131英尺宽的―距离‖。
11. B。从其后的began to notice(开始注意)可知其主语应是―人‖，因此可以排除A和D；又因为passengers 意为―乘客‖，显然不合题意。
12. C。一个人在1350 英尺高(110层楼高)的高空中走绷索，这当然是―奇迹‖(wonder)。
13. D。在地面上看1350 英尺高的空中的一个人影，这个人肯定―很小‖(tiny)。
14. C。从语境(尤其是其后的back and forth)显然可以看出只有C 才最适合。
15. A。从上文可知(同时请注意just 这个词对语境的影响)。
16. B。从前后动作的难度来看，显然go on his knees 要比前面的turn, sit down 要难，所以这里用even(甚至)这个词来表示这种更一步的意思。
17. D。能在这样的高空作这样精彩的表演，已很不容易。而这里文章又说他有一次还在这细细的绷索上―躺下‖(lie down)，这当然需要―胆量‖或―勇气‖(courage)。
18. B。从常识可知。另外其后的with their hearts beating fast 也在一定的程度上暗示我们这里应填terrified。
19. A。从上文可知这是一场45 分钟的―表演‖(show)。
20. B。从上文显然可知。
1995年高考英语完形填空真题详解
Washoe is a young chimpanzee(黑猩猩). She is no ___1___ chimpanzee, though. Scientists are doing a research ___2___her. They want to see how civilized(驯化) she can ___3___. Already she does many things a human being can do.
For example, she has been learning how to exchange ___4___ with people. The scientists are teaching her ___5___ language. When she wants to be picked ___6___, Washoe points up with one finger. She rubs her teeth with her finger ___7___ she wants to brush her teeth. This is done after every meal.
Washoe has also been ___8___ to think out and find answers to problems. Once she was put in a ___9___with food hanging from the ceiling. It was too high to ___10___. After she considered the ___11___, she got a tall box to stand ___12___. The food was still too high to be reached. Washoe found a ___13___ pole. Then she climbed onto the ___14___, grasped the pole, and ___15___ down the food with the pole.
Washoe ___16___ like a human, too. The scientists keep her in a fully furnished(家具齐全的) house. After a hard ___17___ in the laboratory, she goes home. ___18___ she plays with her toys. She ___19___ enjoys watching television before going to bed.
Scientists hope to ___20___more about people by studying our closest relative(亲属) —chimpanzee.
1.A. foolish B. ordinary C. special D. simple
2.A. for B. by C. to D. on
3.A. experience B. change C. develop D. become
4.A. actions B. views C. messages D. feelings
5.A. sign B. human C. spoken D. foreign
6.A. out B. at C. on D. up
7.A. when B. until C. since D. while
8.A. raised B. trained C. ordered D. led
9.A. cave B. zoo C. room D. museum
10.A. pull B. see C. eat D. reach
11.A. problem B. position C. food D. ceiling
12.A. by B. on C. up D. with
13.A. straight B. strong C. long D. big
14.A. wall B. box C. ceiling D. pole
15.A. knocked B. picked C. took D. shocked
16.A. lives B. acts C. thinks D. plays
17.A. task B. lesson C. day D. time
18.A. Here B. There C. So D. Then
19.A. quite B. already C. even D. still
20.A. observe B. discover C. gain D. learn
【答案与解析】科学家通过实验测试黑猩猩所能驯化的程度。
1. B。句中的though 是副词，意为―可是‖，根据下文描述的实验情况可知―这只黑猩猩不是一只ordinary(普通的)黑猩猩‖。
2. D。do a research on 意为―对…进行研究‖。
3. D。四个选项中只有become 是连系动词，其后接形容词civilized 作表语。
4. C。下文说到：当黑猩猩想要被抱起时，她将手指向上指；当她想要刷牙时，则用手指刮牙齿。这说明她与人们交换的是―信息‖，即message。
5. A。根据下文：当黑猩猩想要被抱起时，她将手指向上指；当她想要刷牙时，她则用手指刮牙齿。这说明黑猩猩用的是―手势语‖，即sign language。
6. D。pick up 有很多意思，如表示：拿起，捡起；收拾，整理；学会；(用车)来接，去取；改进，改善；重新开始，继续；感染(疾病、坏习惯)等。它在本句中的意思是―抱起‖。
7. A。根据上一句的结构可推知。
8. B。根据下文的语境可推知。
9.C。注意本句后面的信息词ceiling(天花板)。根据常识，四个选项中只有 C 才具备有ceiling。
10.D。根据后面的The food was still too high to be reached 可推知答案。
11. A。根据上文的... to think out and find answers to problems 可知此处应填problems。
12. B。黑猩猩弄来盒子是为了增加高度，所以她应站在箱子之上，即填介词on。
13.C。站在箱子上，高度仍不够，故又弄来一根pole(竿)。根据常识，在此情况下，这pole 的特征应是long。
14. B。根据上文可知。
15. A。根据常识和语境，黑猩猩此时应是用竿knock 食物。
16. A。从本段后面内容可知，这只黑猩猩是像人一样在―生活‖(live)。
17. C。根据下文语境用排除法可推知答案。
18. B。根据上文可知这里的there 指―在家里‖。
19. C。对于黑猩猩来说，enjoys watching television before going to bed 显然比play with toys 更不常见，故用even(甚至)强调后者。
20. D。learn 的意思是―了解‖，即指通过研究黑猩猩来―了解‖人类自己。
1996年高考英语完形填空真题详解
The measure of a man‘s real character is what he would do if he knew he would never be found out. — Thomas Macaulay
Some thirty years ago, I was studying in a public school in New York. One day, Mrs. Nantette O‘Neill gave an arithmetic ___1___to our class. When the papers were ___2___she discovered that twelve boys had made exactly the ___3___ mistakes throughout the test.
There is nothing really new about ___4___in exams. Perhaps that was why Mrs. O‘Neill ___5___ even say a word about it. She only asked the twelve boys to ___6___ after class. I was one of the twelve.
Mrs. O‘Neill asked ___7___ questions, and she did not ___8___ us either. Instead, she wrote on the blackboard the ___9___ words by Thomas Macaulay. She then ordered us to ___10___ these words into our exercise-books one hundred times.
I don‘t ___11___ about the other eleven boys. Speaking for ___12___ I can say: it was the most important single ___13___of my life. Thirty years after being ___14___to Macaulay‘s words, they ___15___ seem to me the best yardstick(准绳), because they give us a ___16___ to measure ourselves rather than others.
___17___ of us are asked to made ___18___ decisions about nations going to war or armies going to battle. But all of us are called ___19___ daily to make a great many personal decisions. ___20___the wallet, found in the street, be put into a pocket ___21___turned over to the policeman? Should the ___22___ change received at the store be forgotten or ___23___? Nobody will know except ___24___. But you have to live with yourself, and it is always ___25___ to live with someone you respect.
1.A. test B. problem C. paper D. lesson
2.A. examinedB. completed C. marked D. answered
3.A. easy B. funny C. same D. serious
4.A. lying B. cheating C. guessing D. discussing
5.A. didn‘t B. did C. would D. wouldn‘t
6.A. come B. leave C. remain D. apologize
7.A. no B. certain C. many D. more
8.A. excuse B. reject C. help D. scold
9.A. above B. common C. following D. unusual
10.A. repeat B. get C. put D. copy
11.A. worry B. know C. hear D. talk
12.A. myself B. ourselves C. themselves D. herself
13.A. chance B. incident C. lesson D. memory
14.A. referred B. shown C. brought D. introduced
15.A. even B. still C. always D. almost
16.A. way B. sentence C. choice D. reason
17.A. All B. Few C. Some D. None
18.A. quick B. wise C. great D. personal
19.A. out B. for C. up D. upon
20.A. Should B. Must C. Would D. Need
21.A. and B. or C. then D. but
22.A. extra B. small C. some D. necessary
23.A. paid B. remembered C. shared D. returned
24.A. me B. you C. us D. them
25.A. easier B. more natural C. better D. more peaceful
【答案与解析】
文章主要讲作者30 年前读中学时因考试舞弊所接受的特殊教育对自己后来一生的重大影响。
1. A。根据本段最后一句的mistake throughout the test)可显然看出。
2. C。mark 用作名词，表示―分数‖，用作动词，表示―给…打分‖。本句中的marked 表示―打分‖或―批改‖。
3. C。老师认为其中12个男生舞弊，其依据就是他们试卷上的错误―完全一样(exactly the same)‖。
4. B。/
5. A。此处的语境是：由于当时考试舞弊(cheating)并不是什么新鲜事，所以老师对此只字未提(didn‘t even say a word about it)。
6. C。remain 在此表示―留下‖。
7. A。注意下文的not…either(也没有…)，它表明上文应该表示否定意义。
8. D。此句语境为：老师既没有质问我们，也没有处罚(scold)我们。（这是为下文作铺垫）
9. A。根据本句后面的by Thomas Macaulay 可知，此处提到的就是文章开头的那句话，故填above。
10. D。根据常识和比较四个选项，可知此题D 最佳。
11. B。比较四个选项，只有know 与空格后的介词about 搭配在此合符语境。
12. A。由于不知道其他同学的情况，所以就谈―我自己‖(myself)。
13. C。此处句意为―这是我一生中最重要的一课(lesson)‖。
14. D。请注意introduce sb to sth 这一结构，不要把它直译为―把某人介绍给某物‖，其实际意思是―使某人认识或了解某事物‖，其被动式be introduced to sth 表示(某人)认识或了解某事物。
15. B。根据上下文的意思和作者的在文中的态度可知，老师要我们抄写的Macaulay 的这句话，对我来说现在―仍然(still)‖是最好的准绳。
16. A。way 的意思是―方法‖，a way to measure oneself 在此表示―检测某人行为的方法‖。
17.B。/ 18.C。根据一般常识：关于国家与军队参战这样的决定不一般人能作出的(故用few of us 与语境较吻合)，同时这样的决定显然属于重大的(great)决定。
19.D。此处语境是：我们虽然不作出国家或军队参战这样的重要决定，但我们每天都要作出一些个人的小决定。句中涉及的句型call upon sb to do sth 表示要求某人做某事。
20. A。注意第20 至23 题所涉及的两个句子的句型相为相似，注意互相参照。第20 空填should 即可从第22 空前的should 得到启示。
21. B。此题填or 可从第23 空前的or 得到启示。
22. A。extra change received at the store 在此指在商店被多找的零钱。此句意为：在商店被多找(extra)的零钱是应该被忘记(forgotten)还是应该退给(returned)店主？
23. D。比较四个选项并结合一般常识可知D 最佳。
24. B。根据下文But you have to live with yourself… 可知此处应选you，否则上下文人称不一致。
25. C。根据本句句意可推知答案。
1997年高考英语完形填空真题详解
Todd was working at his gas station(加油站) at night when he heard over the radio that a ___1___ in Long Island had been ___2___ by an armed man who had killed the night guard and got away with $150,000. ―One hundred and fifty thousand,‖ Todd whistled. Here‘s a fellow who just ___3___into a bank and helps himself ___4___so much money. Todd thought of the ___5___ with which he managed to get the amount of money he ___6___ to start his gas station. So many papers to ___7___. So much money to pay back.
The news ___8___ twenty minutes later. The gunman had ___9___ a car for a ride, and then ___10___ out the driver. He was possibly ___11___ the Southern State Parkway in a white Ford. License plate(车牌) number LJR 1939. The ___12___of the announcer continued: ―__13___ out for white cars. Don‘t pick up ___14___, and all you folks in gas stations better not do ___15___ to a white Ford car.‖
Todd stood up and ___16___ to see out into the cold night. It was dark but Todd ___17___ the Southern State Parkway was out there. Just ___18___, Todd saw the headlights coming at him and a car pulled in for ___19___. There it was, a white Ford. He saw the ___20___, LJR 1939.
―What should I do?‖ Todd had to make a quick ___21___.
―Yes, sir?‖ Todd ___22___ while making up his mind for sure.
―__23__ her up,‖ the man said sounding like any other ___24___.
When the tank(油箱) was full, Todd quickly turned round and pointed a gun at the man.
―Hands up ___25___get out.‖
1.A. store B. bank C. station D. house
2.A. searched for B. held up C. taken over D. broken into
3.A. walks B. looks C. marches D. drives
4.A. for B. by C. to D. of
5.A. satisfaction B. difficulty C. disappointment D. spirit
6.A. saved B. made C. offered D. needed
7.A. collect B. prove C. sign D. write
8.A. continued B. lasted C. spread D. arrived
9.A. bought B. borrowed C. stolen D. stopped
10.A. sent B. found C. left D. pushed
11.A. calling from B. fleeing from C. heading for D. looking for
12.A. news B. warning C. advice D. voice
13.A. Look B. Run C. Call D. Set
14.A. guests B. strangers C. prisoners D. passengers
15.A. harm B. favor C. service D. business
16.A. tried B. decided C. hoped D. happened
17.A. considered B. knew C. recognized D. learnt
18.A. then B. there C. right D. now
19.A. directions B. repairs C. gas D. parking
20.A. mark B. number C. sign D. name
21. A. decision B. call C. movement D. remark
22. A. wondered B. stopped C. waited D. asked
23. A. Cover B. Fill C. Check D. Tie
24. A. visitor B. robber C. driver D. rider
25. A. or B. and C. but D. to
【答案与解析】
本文主要讲述一位加油站的伙计从收音机上得知某银行遭抢劫后，根据收音机上报道的有关劫犯所乘汽车的颜色、型号、车号以及逃跑方向等信息，智擒劫犯的故事。
1. B。根据下文的Here‘s a fellow who just walks into a bank and…中的bank 可知答案。
2. D。比较四个选项，只有break into(闯入，破门而入)的意思在此最合语境。
3. A。just walk into a bank and… 指抢劫犯得钱之容易，与接下来说的Todd 自己为开一家加油站筹钱之艰辛形成对照。其余几个选项looks(看)，marches(行军)，drives(开车)在些均不合语境。
4. C。help oneself to sth 有两个主要用法：一是表示自助吃东西(尤其用作请人吃东西时的客套话)，二是表示擅自取用某物或偷某物。
5.B。与上文讲到的劫犯来钱之容易相对比，Todd 为了筹钱办这个加油站遇到了不少困难(difficulty)。
6. D。he needed 是定语从句，修饰the amount of money。指为办加油站所需资金。
7. C。根据常识，借钱肯定要自己提出申请，然后经有关部门审批。所以这里说so many papaers to sing。
8. A。由于句子主语是news(收音机所报道的消息)，比较四个选项，只有A(continued)、B(lasted)两项与句子主语较吻合，但lasted与其后的twenty minutes later 搭配显然语境不通。
9. D。根据故事情节，凶手杀人抢钱后不可能去bought 或borrowed 一辆汽车来逃走，至于选项 C (stolen)则与下文提到的and then pushed out the driver 不符。
10. D。凶手拦车的目的是要乘车逃跑，所以他把司机―推‖(pushed)出车外。
11. C。head for 为动词短语，其意为―前往‖、―赶往‖、―逃往‖（使用时通常用进行时态）。
12. D。注意空格后作定语的介词短语of the announcer，由于Todd 是在听收音机，也就是在职听the voice of the announcer。
13. A。look out for 为固定短语，意为―留心‖、―留意‖。
14. B。比较四个选项再结合一般常识可知答案。
15. C。do service to 的意思是―为…做服务‖，这里指给汽车加油。
16.A。根据常识可知，这是Todd 的一种本能反应，即听到收音机上报道的消息后，本能在站起来往外看。
17. B。从下文看，凶手最终还是来到了他的加油站，这说明前面报道的凶手逃走的the Southern State Parkway 就在Todd 加油站的附近一带，所以尽管天很黑，他仍然knew the Southern State Parkway was out there。
18. A。just then 意为―就在此时‖，即就在Todd 往外看着―发呆‖的时候。
19. C。从下文看，这辆车是前来加油(gas)。
20. B。根据上文的License plate number LJR 1939 以及本后面的LJR 1939，可知此处应填number。
21. A。make a decision 意为―作决定‖，与前面的What should I do 为同一方面的意思。
22. D。根据前面的问句―Yes, sir?‖ 可知，此处应填asked。
23. B。fill up 是固定短语，意为―装满‖、―填满‖。句中的her 指the car。
24. C。凶手强作镇静，讲话的声音装得与其他司机(driver)讲话的声音没有两样。
25.B。根据hands up(举起手来)和get out(出来)这两个短语的含义，可知此处只有填and 最合句意。
1998年高考英语完形填空真题详解
Ella Fant was a middle-aged lady who lived with her only son John in a small house. She ___1___ John very much. In her ___2___ he couldn‘t do anything ___3___. Every morning she would give him breakfast ___4___ bed and bring him the papers to ___5___. It isn‘t really true that he was too ___6___to work ?in fact he had tried a few ___7___. First of all he was a window-cleaner and in his first week he managed to ___8___at least six windows. Then he ___9___a bus conductor and on his second ___10___a passenger stole his bag with all the fares(车费) collected. He ___11___ lost his job as a postman ___12___ he sent off all the letters when he should have taken them to people‘s houses. It seemed that there was ___13___ suitable work for him. So he ___14___ to join the army. Mrs. Fant was so ___15___ about this that she told the ___16___to all her neighbours. ―My John is going to be a soldier,‖ she said, 揾e is going to be the best soldier there ___17___ was, I can tell you!?
Then the great day came ___18___ he was to march past the palace in the parade(接受检阅的队伍). His ___19___ mother travelled to the city early in the morning to be sure of getting a good ___20___ in the crowd.
The parade was full of sound and colour. But when John and his ___21___ came in sight some of the people watching ___22___laughing at the one who couldn‘t keep pace with the others as they marched along.
But Ella Fant, who was filled with ___23___, shouted at the top of her voice: 揕ook at ___24___！They‘re all out of ___25___ except my John! Isn‘t he the best! ?
1.A. depended on B. waited on C. trusted D. loved
2.A. hope B. eyes C. head D. beliefs
3.A. wrong B. great C. good D. strange
4.A. to B. at C. in D. by
5.A. check B. read C. keep D. sign
6.A. lazy B. young C. weak D. shy
7.A. ones B. years C. tasks D. jobs
8.A. rub B. drop C. break D. clean
9.A. followed B. met C. became D. found
10.A. day B. try C. route D. chance
11.A. thus B. even C. once D. only
12.A. even if B. so that C. because D. though
13.A. some B. such C. less D. no
14.A. began B. promised C. managed D. decided
15.A. excited B. worried C. anxious D. curious
16.A. incident B. change C. news D. matter
17.A. yet B. even C. never D. just
18.A. where B. since C. when D. till
19.A. proud B. kind C. strict D. lucky
20.A. time B. position C. experience D. impression
21.A. neighbours B. army officer C. mother D. fellow soldiers
22.A. couldn‘t help B. shouldn‘t burst out C. stopped D. kept
23.A. sadness B. happiness C. surprise D. regret
24.A. them B. those C. that D. him
25.A. sight B. order C. mind D. step
【答案与解析】
本文主要讲叙Ella Fant 因为过分溺爱和相信自己的儿子所引出的一个滑稽故事。
1. D。根据下文讲到的Ella Fant 对儿子的细心照顾可推知她非常loved 自己的儿子。
2. B。in one‘s eyes 为习语，意为―在某人的心目中‖、―在某人看来‖。
3. A。比较四个选项，结合Llla Fant 对儿子过于偏爱，可知选项A 最佳。
4. C。in bed 为固定词组，意为―在床上‖。每天早上都端饭让儿子在床上吃——这充分体现了Fant 对儿子的溺爱，为下文作铺垫。
5. B。to read 为修饰the papers 的定语，两者为动宾关系。
6. A。这是作者在反面衬托：不是John 太懒不工作。
7. D。指John 曾经试做过几个jobs (下文有具体介绍)。
8. C。根据下文可知，John 每做一项工作都要犯一些很―低级‖的错误。此处填break，指他作为窗户清洁时打碎玻璃。注意作者用in first week, managed to, at least 等所表达的语气。
9. C。根据下文的…on his second day a passenger stole his bag with all the fares collected 可知，他became 一名公共汽车售票员。
10. A。on his second day 指―在他上班的第二天‖。
11. B。even 表示―甚至‖，表示强调。
12. C。because 引出失去邮递员工作的原因。
13. D。根据上文所列举的John 所遭遇的一连串失败，可以推知此处应填no。
14. D。由于没有适合的工作可做，所以最后―决定‖参军。
15. A。根据下文提到的表示结果的that she told the news to all her neighbours，可以推知Mrs. Fant 对儿子参军一事很激动(excited)。
16. C。结合上文，同时比较四个选项，news(消息)在此最合适。
17. B。ever 在此表示―曾经‖，在此指―曾经有过的最优秀的士兵‖。
18. C。when 引导定语从句修饰the great day。
19. A。根据作者对Mrs. Fant 整体描述，尤其是她的He is going to be the best soldier there ever was, I can tell you 可以推知，这是一位proud mother。
20. B。Ella Fant 一大早就赶进城，其目的是想在人群中找到一个好位置(position)。
21. D。与John 一起在队伍中接受检阅的应是他的fellow soldiers (战友)。
22. A。couldn‘t help doing sth 是固定表达，其意为―忍不住做某事‖。这里指的是当人们看到只有John 一个人的步伐与大家不一致的时候，忍不住嘲笑他。
23. B。由于Ella Fant 过分相信自己的儿子，认为做什么事都只有她的儿子才是最棒的，所以即使在自己的儿子步伐与大家不一致时，她还认为是别人的步伐与她儿子的不一致，并高喊Isn‘t he the best! 由此可推知，此时的Ella Fant 心中恐怕只有happiness。
24. A。根据后一句They‘re all out of step except my John! 可知，此处应them，以保持前后人称一致。
25.D。out of pace 意为―步伐不一致‖，注意联系上文的… laughing at the one who couldn‘t keep pace with the others。
1999年高考英语完形填空真题详解
People of Burlington are being disturbed by the sound of bells. Four students from Burlington College of Higher Education are in the bell tower of the ___1___ have made up their minds to ___2___ the bells nonstop for two weeks as a protest (抗议) against heavy trucks which run ___3___ through the narrow High Street.
―They not only make it ___4___ to sleep at night, but they are ___5___ damage to our houses and shops of historical ___6___,‖ said John Norris, one of the protesters.
―__7___we must have these noisy trucks on the roads,‖ said Jean Lacey, a biology student. ―Why don‘t they build a new road that goes ___8___ the town? Burlington isn‘t much more than a ___9___ village. Its streets were never ___10___for heavy traffic.‖
Harry Fields also studying ___11___said they wanted to make as much ___12___as possible to force the ___13___ to realise what every body was having to ___14___. ―Most of them don‘t ___15___here anyway,‖ he said, ―They come in for meetings and that, and the Town Hall is soundproof(隔音), ___16___ they probably don‘t ___17___ the noise all that much. It‘s high time they realized the ___18___.‖
The fourth student, Liza Vernum, said she thought the public were ___19___ on their side, and even if they weren‘t they soon would be.
___20___ asked if they were ___21___ that the police might come to ___22___ them.
―Not really,‖ she said, ―Actually we are ___23___bell-ringers. I mean we are assistant bell-ringers for the church. There is no ___24___against practising.‖
I ___25___ the church with the sound of the bells ringing in my ears.
1.A. college B. village C. town D. church
2.A. change B. repair C. ring D. shake
3.A. now and then B. day and night C. up and down D. over and over
4.A. terrible B. difficult C. uncomfortable D. unreasonable
5.A. doing B. raising C. putting D. producing
6.A. scene B. period C. interest D. sense
7.A. If B. Although C. When D. Unless
8.A. to B. through C. over D. round
9.A. pretty B. quiet C. large D. modern
10.A. tested B. meant C. kept D. used
11.A. well B. hard C. biology D. education
12.A. effort B. time C. trouble D. noise
13.A. townspeople B. other students C. government officials D. truck drivers
14.A. stand B. accept C. know D. share
15.A. shop B. live C. come D. study
16.A. but B. so C. or D. for
17.A. notice B. mention C. fear D. control
18.A. event B. loss C. action D. problem
19.A. hardly B. unwillingly C. mostly D. usually
20.A. I B. We C. She D. They
21.A. surprised B. afraid C. pleased D. determined
22.A. seize B. fight C. search D. stop
23.A. proper B. experienced C. hopeful D. serious
24.A. point B. cause C. need D. law
25.A. left B. found C. reached D. passed
【答案与解析】本文主要讲述四名大学生为抗议大卡车穿过小镇时所产生的噪音，采取―以毒攻毒‖的手段，来到钟楼连续敲钟，通过产生更大的噪音，以迫使政府改变现状。
1.D。若不通读全文，此题很难选择。此题的答题依据是第23空后的I mean we are assistant bell ringers for the church。
2. C。ring the bells 意为―敲钟‖。答题依据是第23空后的bell-ringers。
3. B。从下文的They make it difficult to sleep at night 可推知答案选B。短语day and night 的意思是―日夜‖。
4. B。既然四名大学生要敲钟抗议，说明这些卡车噪得市民夜晚难(difficult)以入睡。
5. A。do damage to 是固定词组，其意为―对…造成危害‖。
6. C。historical interest 指―历史名胜‖。
7. A。比较四个选项，A 最合适，if 在此引出假设条件。
8. D。学生建议新修道路绕(round)镇而过，而不是穿(through)该镇而过。
9. C。这里说的是该镇是一个比村庄大不了多少的小镇。也正因为如此，所以上面讲到的―要绕镇修路‖是可行的。
10. B。be meant for 是习语，意为―为某一目的而安排或适合于做某事‖。如：These chairs are meant for guests. 这些椅子是为客人们安排的。
11. C。根据信息词also studying 和前面一段中的a biology student 可推知，Harry Fields 是学―生物学‖的。
12.D。根据文章第1段的交待(四名大学生敲钟抗议)可知答案选D。make as much noise as possible 意为―尽可能制造噪音‖。
13. C。制造噪音的目的是为了迫使政府意识到目前声音污染的现状。
14. A。stand 意为―忍受、经受‖。
15. B。下文说到―他们进城来是为了开会之类…‖，由此可推知，―大多数的官员不住在城里‖。
16. B。so 表示因果关系。
17.A。由于大多数官员不住在城里，且市政大厅又是隔音，所以知官员们不会注意到(notice)噪音。
18. D。比较四个选项可知D 最佳。
19.C。由于四名大学生敲钟抗议城里的噪音污染，这是件对大家有益的事，所以从情理上看，―公众大部分会站在他们一边(支持他们)‖。
20. A。根据文章最后一句可知―我‖(I)是采访此事的记者。
21. B。根据常识可知选项 B 最合语境。
22. D。stop 表示―制止‖。
23. A。根据后面的I mean we are assistant bell-ringers for the church 可知，此题填proper 最合适。
24.D。四名之所以不怕警察来制止他们，是因为并没有法律(law)规定不准assistant bell-ringers 练习敲钟。
25. A。采访结束，作者离开(left)教堂，但钟声还在耳边鸣响。
The journey my daughter Cathy has had with her swimming is as long as it is beautiful. Cathy suffered some terrible 16 in her early childhood. After years of regular treatment, she17became healthy. Two years ago, while Cathy was watching the Olympics, a dream came into her sweet little head— to be a swimmer. Last summer, she wanted to18our local swim team. She practiced hard and finally19it. The team practice,20 ，was a rough start. She coughed and choked and could hardly21 her first few weeks. Hearing her coughing bitterly one night, I decided to22her from it all. But Cathy woke me up early next morning, wearing her swimsuit23to go! I told her she shouldn’swimt after a whole night’coughing,s but she refused to24 and insisted she go . From that day on, Cathy kept swimming and didn ’ t 25 a single practice. She had a 26intention within herself to be the best she could be. My ten-year-old was growing and changing right before my eyes, into this27 human being with a passion and a mission. There were moments of28of course: often she would be the last swimmer in the race. It was difficult for Cathy to accept that she wasn29---ever. But that’didnta’ t stop her from trying. Then came the final awards ceremony at the end of the year. Cathy didn’ t expect any award but was stil 30 her friends and praise their accomplishments. As the ceremony was nearing the end, I suddenly heard the head coach31 ,“ The highest honor goes to Cathy!” Looking around, he continued,“ Cathy has inspired32 us and enthusiasm.33skills and talents bring great success, the most valuable asset(财富 )one can hold is the heart.” It was the greatest34of my da ughter’ s life. With all she hadbeen35in her ten years, this was the hour of true triumph( 成功 ). 16.A. failure B. pressure C. loss D. illness 17.A. usually B. finally C. firstly D. frequently 18.A. improve B. train C. join D. contact 19.A. increased B. found C. created D. made 20.A. however B. therefore C. otherwise D. instead 21.A. use B. survive C. save D. waste 22.A. pull B. tell C. hide D. fire 23.A. afraid B. nervous C. ready D. free 24.A. take off B. set off C. give up D. show up 25.A. attend B. miss C. ban D. Start 26.A. rich B. weak C. firm D. kind 27.A. trusted B.determined C.experienced D. embarrassed 28.A. frustration B. delight C. excitement D. surprise 29.A. beginner B.learner C. partner D. winner 30.A. cheer on B. compete with C. respond to D. run after 31.A. admitting B.explaining C.announcing D. whispering 32.A. humor B. will C. honesty D. wisdom 33.A. Although B. Since C. Once D. Because 34.A. discovery B. choice C. influence D. moment 35.A. through B. under C. across D. around My fiance (未婚夫) and I were excited about shopping for our first home. But our funds were 16 , and none of the houses in our price range seemed satisfactory. One agent 17 a house in particular. Although her description sounded wonderful, the price was18our range, so we declined. But she kept urging us to have a look 19. We finally did and it was20at first sight. It was Our Home, small and charming, overlooking a quiet lake. Walking through the rooms and talking with the owners, a nice elderly couple, we felt the warmth and21of the
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
完形填空高考真题解析 一、高中英语完形填空 1．阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从各题所给的四个选项A、B、C、D四个选项中，选 出最佳选项。 I started volunteering at a soup kitchen several years ago. The original reason I was going was to 1 community service hours for school. My plan was to 2 go there a few times and get my service hours, but it taught me a lot. The typical volunteer there served 3 to people. Basically, I was 4 serving bread and juice to whoever wanted it, which was a simple task. Some of the people were homeless, and some of them were 5 families. All of them were people in need of a hot meal and a place to 6 for an hour or several minutes. 7 some of them looked like they weren't behaving well, we always took care of them. The first time I went there was right before Christmas. For the people coming to the soup kitchen, it was not exactly a 8 time. It made me think about my happy Christmas and made me feel how 9 I was. Unlike them, I have a home and I don't 10 cold or hunger. At that point, I decided that I 11 wanted to go back there. I couldn't offer them much, but I could always offer my time and 12 . The experience also gives me a feeling of 13 . Whenever I go there, people are 14 that I showed up again. They know my name and they know that I am more than happy to 15 them. It truly feels good to know that you can 16 someone's day. I've realized that the feeling of doing good for people can be a better 17 than any amount of money. You can't buy that feeling. I have never 18 a single second of my volunteering. It 19 me that dozens of cities have made it illegal to set up a soup kitchen. But I will continue my volunteer work and find more ways to show my 20 to people in need. 1. A. reduce B. avoid C. complete D. cancel 2. A. yet B. just C. even D. still 3. A. food B. work C. time D. money 4. A. tired of B. worried about C. responsible for D. free from 5. A. busy B. serious C. experienced D. struggling 6. A. hide B. rest C. live D. study 7. A. Although B. If C. Because D. Until 8. A. available B. strange C. pleasant D. painful 9. A. wise B. honest C. curious D. fortunate 10. A. turn down B. suffer from C. pass down D. learn from 11. A. definitely B. gradually C. equally D. hardly 12. A. reason B. effort C. chance D. patience 13. A. stability B. guilt C. loss D. appreciation 14. A. grateful B. confident C. proud D. shocked 15. A. change B. leave C. forget D. help
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
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. I41 the idea of taking the class because, after all, who doesn’t want to42 a few dollars? More than that, I’d always wanted to learn chess. And, even if I weren’t43 enough about free credits, news about our 44 was appealing enough to me. He was an international grand master, which 45 I would be learning from one of the game’s46 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 leaned 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 my60 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 46. A fastest B easiest C best D rarest 47. A interview B meet C challenge D beat 48. A chance B qualification C honor D job 49. A real B perfect C clear D possible 50. A attend B pass C skip D observe 51. A add B expose C apply D compare 52. A eventually B naturally C directly D normally 53. A game B presentation C course D experiment 54. A criterion B classroom C department D situation 55. A taught B wrote C questioned D promised 56. A fact B step C manner D skill 57. A grades B decisions C impressions D comments 58. A analyze B describe C rebuild D control 59. A announce B signal C block D evaluate 60. A role B desire C concern D behavior
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
【英语】完形填空高考真题解析 一、高中英语完形填空 1．阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处 的最佳选项。 Have you ever seen a miracle happen? Two winters ago, I did. It was 1 that day. The road was covered with snow. I asked my mom if we could go to our neighbor's hill and take my dog, Buddy. She said, "Sure. 2 don't go any farther than that." After a while, we walked over to another hill by a pond (池塘) not far away. Then suddenly I saw Buddy walk out onto the ice. I was 3 when he walked to the middle of the pond. The 4 was thin there. We 5 Buddy, but he didn't listen. Then 6 the ice broke, and my dog 7 into the water. I asked my friend if I should go in and get him out. She said, "NO!" 8 , I ran to my house to tell my mom. It was 9 for me to run on the snowy ground. I was tired, but I had to 10 Buddy. When my mom heard what 11 , she said, "Get in the car." When we got there, she told me to run home 12 and get her phone. But back at the pond, my mom 13 to get Buddy out of the water and fell in. 14 , my friend saw it happen. She ran to a neighbor's house for help. Soon they got my mom out of the water, but Buddy was still 15 for his life. The fire department (部门) put a ladder (梯子) out onto the ice to get him, but it didn't 16 . I was back again by then, and someone said I should 17 inside the neighbor's house. It didn't look 18 for Buddy. I went inside and 19 and hoped for a miracle. Then, my uncle walked into the house with Buddy in his arms! I was so 20 , I hugged Buddy and thanked the firefighters (消防员). 1. A. dry B. rainy C. warm D. cold 2. A. Unless B. Or C. So D. But 3. A. dissatisfied B. moved C. frightened D. excited 4. A. light B. air C. voice D. ice 5. A. looked for B. laughed at C. shouted at D. woke up 6. A. suddenly B. slowly C. naturally D. possibly 7. A. jumped B. fell C. ran D. walked 8. A. Still B. Besides C. However D. Instead 9. A. difficult B. fun C. wrong D. important 10. A. find B. watch C. help D. train 11. A. followed B. happened C. came D. appeared 12. A. again B. once C. too D. together 13. A. stopped B. agreed C. tried D. decided 14. A. Luckily B. Firstly C. Strangely D. Sadly 15. A. swimming B. dreaming C. hunting D. fishing
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
Every year about 40,000 people attempt to climb Kilimanjaro, the highest mountain in Africa. They 41 with them lots of waste. The 42 might damage the beauty of the place. The glaciers（冰川）are disappearing, changing the 43 of Kilimanjaro. Hearing these stories, I’m 44 about the place —other destinations are described as “purer” natural experiences. However, I soon 45 that much has changed since the days of disturbing reports of 46 among tons of rubbish. I find a 47 mountain, with toilets at camps and along the paths. The environmental challenges are 48 but the efforts made by the Tanzania National Park Authority seem to be 49 . The best of a Kilimanjaro 50 , in my opinion, isn’t reaching the top. Mountains are 51 as spiritual places by many cultures. This 52 is especially evident on Kilimanjaro as 53 go through five ecosystems（生态系统）in the space of a few kilometers. At the base is a rainforest. It ends abruptly at 3, 000 meters, 54 lands of low growing plants. Further up, the weather 55 — low clouds envelope the mountainsides, which are covered with thick grass. I 56 twelve shades of green from where I stand. Above 4, 000 meters is the highland 57 : gravel（砾石）, stones and rocks. 58 you climb into an arctic-like zone with 59 snow and the glaciers that may soon disappear. Does Kilimanjaro 60 its reputation as a crowded mountain with lines of tourists ruining the atmosphere of peace？I found the opposite to be true. 41. A. keep B. mix C. connect D. bring 42. A. stories B. buildings C. crowds D. reporters 43. A. position B. age C. face D. name 44. A. silent B. skeptical C. serious D. crazy 45. A. discover B. argue C. decide D. advocate 46. A. equipment B. grass C. camps D. stones 47. A. remote B. quiet C. all D. clean 48. A. new B. special C. significant D. necessary 49. A. paying off B. spreading out C. blowing up D. fading away 50. A. atmosphere B. experience C. experiment D. sight 51. A. studied B. observed C. explored D. regarded 52. A. view B. quality C. reason D. purpose 53. A. scientists B. climbers C. locals D. officials 54. A. holding on to B. going back to C. living up to D. giving way to 55. A. changes B. clears C. improves D. permits 56. A. match B. imagine C. count D. add 57. A. village B. desert C. road D. lake 58. A. Obviously B. Easily C. Consequently D. Finally 59. A. permanent B. little C. fresh D. artificial 60. A. enjoy B. deserve C. save D. acquire Keys:41. D 42. C 43. C 44. B 45. A 46. C 47. D 48. C 49. A 50. B 51. D 52. A 53. B 54. D 55. A 56. C 57. B 58. D 59. A 60. B