高考英语完形填空集训（二）
【高分特训】第二部分 英语知识运用 (共两节，满分45分)
第一节 完型填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）
阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
Passage 1
People say one man's trash(垃圾) is another man's treasure. That 21 comes to
me as I 22 the house purchased in 1962 by my parents. My mother passed away in
1996. My father left the
house 23 my sister and me when he died a few months ago.
After Dad was 24 , we looked around the 25 house where we grew up and that
Dad loved so much. At first we felt so 26 all the stuff(东西) left. Like so many
of their generation, my parents 27 everything. And like many in my generation,
we faced anxious 28 about what to abandon and what to keep.
As we started throwing out old phone books and every medical bill from
every 29
my parents ever saw, I
also 30 many hidden treasures. Mom's pocketbook was in their
bedroom closet, which had everything in
it, 31 her hairbrush with hair, as if she
were still here. And Dad, who was a World War II veteran(退伍兵) and a world traveler,
32 everything -- from little spoons from all over the world to every letter he wrote
to his parents while in the 33 . The letters he wrote during the war 34 his
thoughts as a young man. Later, in the basement,
I 35 our old kitchen table, which
brought back 36 of my parents and sister and me having breakfast together.
I'm realizing all these things 37 my parents' life journey. Each time I
go
to 38 , I find something that reminded me of my childhood or teaches me something
about my parents I 39 knew. 40 , from the shabby furniture to all the hidden
treasures, means more to me than all the money in the world.
21. A. coincidence B. goal C. principle D. thought
22. A. looked for B. looked through C. looked into D. looked after
23. A. to B. for C. with D. by
24. A. retired B. ill C. gone D. injured
25. A. clean B. strange C. empty D. modern
26. A. pleased with B. familiar with C. astonished at D. disappointed
at
27. A. saved B. enjoyed C. purchased D. designed
28. A. decisions B. bargains C. challenges D. responsibilities
29. A. person B. doctor C. neighbor D. child
30. A. bought B. discovered C. buried D. lost
31. A. just B. even C. only D. yet
32. A. liked B. bought C. kept D. lost
33. A. countryside B. school C. college D. army
34. A. receive B. direct C. sense D. describe
35. A. repaired B. cleaned C. spotted D. set
36. A. introductions B. memories C. descriptions D. communications
37. A. represented B. recognized C. instructed D. confirmed
38. A. the supermarket B. church C. my office D. the house
39. A. merely B. always C. really D. never
40. A. Everything B. Nothing C. Anything D. Something
Passage 2
I know that it's hard to devote enough time to class and to social efforts. But,
I wanted to succeed in both. I knew this would be
a 21 but didn't realize how
much until classes began.
I 22 on well with the other girls who lived in my dorm. Often,
____23___ finishing my homework before it was 24 to hand in, I went
upstairs and had ice cream with my neighbor. I 25 finished it the next day
between classes. But I knew it wasn't very good and
the 26 I received showed
my lack of 27 . I realized that I needed to find some sort of 28 .
So, the next day I created a 29 that would 30 my time up between
going to class, doing homework, and relaxing. It seemed like a good
idea, 31 I
was only able to 32 it for a few days. A schedule like that had too much
33 .
So I tried another plan. This
one 34 lists and common sense. Each week
I made a list of 35 I had to get done during that week and by which day I
had to have it done. Then, 36 the list of things I had to get done, I made
a list of things I could do if I had the time.
This is
the 37 I have used since then. Now, I have started my senior
year and I feel time
is 38 . Scheduling my time has become more challenging,
but I continue to do it.
My cousins, who are now in college, tell me that there are a lot of books
to read by yourself and many different things to do, with various people and
organizations. So I'm __39 that I've learned to balance things and it has
helped 40 me for what is to come after graduation.
21. A. disaster B. trouble C. challenge D. competition
22. A. kept B. got C. took D. caught
23. A. as well as B. in order to C. not only D. instead of
24. A. point B. late C. ready D. time
25. A. seldom B. always C. hardly D. never
26. A. grade B. rank C. degree D. title
27. A. intelligence B. confidence C. exercise D. effort
28. A. change B. skill C. balance D. improvement
29. A. form B. method C. timetable D. system
30. A. average B. divide C. arrange D. organize
31. A. and B. but C. so D. then
32. A. accept B. collect C. follow D. insist
33. A. influence B. pressure C. question D. doubt
34. A. provided B. needed C. formed D. included
35. A. everything B. something C. nothing D. anything
36. A. among B. under C. from D. with
37. A. method B. skill C. experience D. way
38. A. important B. valuable C. limited D. up
39. A. convinced B. glad C. sure D. ungrateful
40. A. prepare B. enable C. practise D. equip
Passage 3
England was one of the first countries to set aside a day to recognize mothers．In
the eighteenth
century, 21 many people worked as household servants for
the 22 ,
"Mothering Sunday" was _
23 for them to return home to be with their mothers．Though
this 24 stopped when the Industrial Revolution altered the working and living
patterns of people, one 25 for mothers was established as a holiday in the
twentieth century．
In the United States, Mother's Day did not become a（n） 26 holiday until
1915．Its establishment was 27 due to the perseverance and love of one 28 ,
Anna Jarvis．Anna's mother had provided strength and support as the family 29
