高考英语完形填空抓分练习题（12）
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This is a story about five brothers who live in peace in a village. They are orphans and they live by running the rice field1from their parents. The rice field is far from their home, so they have to go to the field before sunrise.
They have 2to let the youngest brother stay at home to take care of their 3. The youngest is very happy about the4. Every day when his elder brothers come home, they find the house clean, tidy and5. Foods and drink s have been 6on the table, and their beds are7 and all the dirty8have been washed.
But one of the older brothers is9of the youngest, so he says to the other boys that the job of the 10 is too easy and that he should also go to the field. And the others agree to his suggestion. 11 now when they come home they find that their home is12, and that the table is13, they realize that their youngest brother has played a very important role, and they have underestimated his14to the home.
15what can we get from this story? Never underestimate people who work behind the 16, who is “useless” in your house. Maybe your grandpa or grandma who is 17there every day; maybe the servant who seems lazy. Unconsciously we may say arrogantly (傲慢地) to these people, “You are18! ” If we really do this kind of thing, one day we will find that we have lost the best people in our life. Learn to see the importance of their presence, and imagine what would happen if they disappeared from your life. Each one of us is equipped with19talent and only 20 cooperation can we make the most of all our lives.
1．A．boughtB. inheritedC. takenD. rented
2．A．agreedB. thoughtC. plannedD. said
3．A．houseB. lifeC. cattleD. children
4．A．planB. jobC. decisionD. house
5．A．comfortableB. LargeC. emptyD. warm
6．A．servedB. madeC. cookedD. bought
7．A．preparedB. cleanedC. driedD. made
8．A．clothesB. dishesC. floorsD. cars
9. A. satisfiedB. jealousC. accustomedD. conscious
10．A．youngestB. oldestC. othersD. brothers
11．A．SoB. ButC. ThereforeD. However
12．A．in orderB. in placeC. in fashionD. in a mess
13．A．crowdedB. emptyC. wideD. smooth
14．A．workB. contributionC. mindD. heart
15. A. ButB. SoC. AndD. Therefore
16．A．tablesB. wallsC. scenesD. others
17．A．sittingB. cleaningC. workingD. cooking
18. A. importantB. uselessC. usefulD. necessary
19．A．excellentB. someC. littleD. unique
20．A．withB. byC. inD. on
【文章大意】大千世界，芸芸众生，每个人都有其特殊的、不可替代的作用。肯定他人的价
值并相互合作，我们才能拥有最美好的生活。
1．【解析】选B。前文说他们兄弟五个生活在一起，而且是孤儿。显然这些稻田都是父母去世
后留下的，故选B项。inherit“继承”。
2．【解析】选A。第一段说他们的稻田离家很远，所以他们要早出晚归。因此这里承接上文，
他们一致同意让最小的弟弟留下来收拾家。agree“同意，达成一致”。
3．【解析】选A。从后文知，弟弟在家做饭，洗衣服，收拾房间，因此选house。
4．【解析】选C。前面提到大家一致同意小弟弟留下来，这是大家的决定，故选decision。5．【解析】选A。这里说弟弟把家里收拾得干净舒适。comfortable 与clean和tidy相照应。6．【解析】选A。本句意为：吃的和喝的都已经摆在桌子上……。serve服务，上菜，符合文意。其他三项均不符合语境。
7．【解析】选D。make the bed铺床。
8．【解析】选A。本段叙述的是小弟弟在家里把吃、穿、住这几个方面的工作都做得井井有条。这里指洗衣服，是穿衣方面的，故选A项。
9. 【解析】选B。从后文知其中一位哥哥说小弟弟的工作太容易，可见这位哥哥嫉妒他的工作。satisfied满意的；jealous羡慕的，嫉妒的；accustomed习惯的；conscious清醒的，
意识到的。根据句意可知应选B。
10．【解析】选A。句意为：……所以他对其他的兄弟说，小弟弟的工作太容易，他也应该下
地干活。
11．【解析】选B。前面说小弟弟把家里收拾得整洁舒适，而这里说家里乱糟糟一团，故前后
为转折关系。
12．【解析】选D。由上下文可知，此处应选D。in a mess“一团糟”；in order“井然有序”；in place“在适当的位置”；in fashion“流行中”。
13．【解析】选B。桌子上空空的，没有饭，所以他们意识到了小弟弟工作的重要性。empty“空的”。
14．【解析】选B。句意为：他们低估了小弟弟对这个家庭所做出的贡献。contribution“贡献”。
15. 【解析】选B。这里是总结上文，意思是：那么我们从这个故事中能得到什么启示呢？故
选B。
16．【解析】选C。针对前面的故事，作者发表议论，所以永远也不要低估幕后的那些默默工
作的人们。scene幕，屏幕，一幕。
17．【解析】选A。由上文中who is “useless”in your house可知，此处描述的是被认为
无用的人，句意为：可能是你整天坐在那里的祖父或祖母。
18.【解析】选B。从前文的who is “useless” in your house可知，这里说：我们或许会
情不自禁地说出“你真没用！”的话。
19．【解析】选D。我们每个人都有独特的才能。unique独特的。
20．【解析】选B。所以只有通过合作我们才能充分利用我们的能力，享受我们的生活。by通过，表示方式；with用，后面接要使用的工具。
I take the firm position that parents do not owe their children a 1 education. If they can 2 it, they can 3 send them to the best universities. But they must not feel guilty if they can’t. If the children really want to go, they’ll find a 4 . There are plenty of loans (贷款) and scholarships for the bright and 5 ones who can’t afford to pay.
When children grow up and want to 6 , their parents do not owe them a down payment on a house. They do not have the 7 to baby-sit their grandchildren. If they want
to do it, it must be considered a 8 not an obligation (责任，义务).
Do parents owe their children anything? Yes, they owe them a great deal.
One of their obligations is to give their children a personal 9 . A child who is constantly made to feel stupid and unworthy, constantly 10 to brighter brothers, sisters, or cousins will become so 11 , so afraid of failing that he (or she) won’t try at all. Of course they should be 12 corrected when they do wrong, but it’s often better to let children learn their mistakes by themselves 13 . All our parents should do is to trust them, respect them, tolerate (宽容) them and give them chances to try and fail. They must learn to stand 14 . When criticisms (批评) are really needed, they should be 15 with praises, with a smile and a kiss. That is the way children learn.
Parents owe their children a set of solid values around 16 to build their lives. This means teaching them to 17 the rights and opinions of others; it means being respectful to elders, to teachers, and to the law. The best way to teach such values is by 18 . A child who is lied to will lie. A child who sees no laughter and no love in the home will have 19 laughing and loving.
No child asks to be 20 . If you bring a life into the world, you owe the child something.
1. A. college B. formal C. usual D. foreign
2. A. find B. get C. afford D. receive
3. A. gradually B. certainly C. hardly D. finally
4. A. supply B. help C. hand D. way
5. A. handsome B. honest C. eager D. wealthy
6. A. get married B. get a job C. go abroad D. live alone
7. A. time B. right C. duty D. energy
8. A. favor B. pleasure C. habit D. service
9. A. worth B. affair C. belief D. respect
10. A. brought B. compared C. forced D. taken
11. A. unsure B. unusual C. unknown D. unfair
12. A. properly B. gently C. nearly D. possibly
13. A. now and then B. in time C. at once D. right now
14. A. failure B. honor C. progress D. test
15. A. mixed B. satisfied C. shared D. balanced
16. A. it B. which C. whom D. what
17. A. consider B. refuse C. respect D. know
18. A. example B. time C. word D. deed
19. A. pleasure B. difficulty C. fun D. freedom
20. A. praised B. alone C. born D. poor
参考答案
1~5 ACBDC 6~10 ACAAB
11~15 AABAD 16~20 BCDBC
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Volunteering is often so meaningful to people who try it that they
are inspired to share their experiences with others. Read the personal
1 below to see how people who volunteer, are people
2 you.
I’ve been singing and3 poetry for four years. I’ve 4 since I was
eight. I 5 to sing for my mother’s friends, and then I sta rted singing
for charity galas（义演） 6 by church groups, women’s clubs, the Lions
Club, and stuff like that.
I have three books of poetry and songs. A fourth is in 7. I 8 all of the money from the books to children’s charities. Money from my first book went to a school for deaf and blind kids in Great Falls, Montana, and to the Lions Club. They did a 9 called Sight First to help the blind. Money from the second book went to Home on the Range, a 10 for abused children and to the Feed，the Children Fund for orphans in Bosnia.
I 11 people at a local nursing home. I 12 the women’s hair and they ask me to come by on Sundays and perform for them. I also sing for homebound hospice（临终安养院）
13. I visit them and sing for them. I guess that’s what’s really 14 to me, when
I sing to someone who is 15, someone who is really sick, and who isn’t 16 of much of what’s happening, 17 when I’ve done these there’s a smile on that person’s face.
I find that everyone needs love, everyone can give love, and that love is 18 everyone wants. Love is a 19 of giving. You change when you get older, but love is 20. Love is the same when you are 7, 13, or 102.
1. A. feelingsB. talesC. reflectionsD. actions
2. A. likeB. forC. toD. with
3. A. writingB. recitingC. learningD. performing
4. A. attemptedB. volunteeredC. succeededD. managed
5. A. hatedB. preferredC. usedD. stopped
6. A. put onB. put offC. put upD. put down
7. A. placeB. useC. practiceD. production
8. A. makeB. donateC. earnD. collect
9. A. warB. fightC. battleD. campaign
10. A. shelterB. roomC. houseD. factory
11. A. findB. seeC. visitD. notice
12. A. sellB. doC. playD. make
13. A. visitorsB. patientsC. companionsD. volunteers
14. A. fulfillingB. amusingC. excitingD. embarrassing
15. A. anxiousB. eagerC. worriedD. dying
16. A. afraidB. tiredC. awareD. fond
17. A. soB. andC. butD. otherwise
18. A. whatB. thatC. whichD. where
19. A. collectionB. chain
C. combination
D. union
20. A. endlessB. temporary
C. contemporary
D. ageless
【文章大意】作者是一个志愿者，小的时候为母亲的朋友等人唱歌，后来在教堂为教众唱歌，而自己的一部分收入也捐了出去。作者还去附近的私人疗养院护理老人并为老人唱歌。在做志愿者的工作中，作者体会到了“爱”的真谛。
1.【解析】选C。本文主要讲述“我”做志愿者的经历和对“爱”的思考。reflection反思，考虑，符合语境。tales（充满惊险的但不一定真实的）故事；feeling感觉；action行动。
2.【解析】选A。根据上下文，此处表示“像”你一样的人们。
3.【解析】选D。从下文可知，此处表示作者给他人唱歌或表演诗歌，故应该选用performing。
4.【解析】选B。从下文看，此处表示“我”开始从事志愿者活动，故选用volunteered。
5.【解析】选C。此处文意为“我”由过去给母亲的朋友唱歌，慢慢地转向给别人或其他组织或团体唱歌。used to do表示“过去习惯/常常”。
6.【解析】选A。charity gala表示“义演”，从搭配角度考虑，此处使用put on（上演）。
7.【解析】选D。四个选项均可与in搭配，从意义上看使用production。in production表示“在生产中”，意即还未出版。in place在位；in practice在实践中；in use在使用中。
8.【解析】选B。此处表示“我”把卖书得来的资金全部捐给儿童慈善机构。
9.【解析】选D。war战争；fight打斗，打架；battle战役。此处campaign意为“(为社会、商业或政治目的而进行的一系列有计划的)运动”，符合语境。
10.【解析】选A。根据后面的abused知此处选用shelter，表示为受到虐待的儿童找到一个收容所(庇护所)。
11.【解析】选C。从13空后面的一句 I visit them and sing for them. 可以推断此处使用visit。
12.【解析】选B。do one’s hair表示“梳头，整理头发”。
13.【解析】选B。根据hospice和15空后面的sick可知此处使用patients。
14.【解析】选A。fulfilling表示“让人感觉有意义的；令人满足的；有成就感的”。根据后面的I’ve done these there’s a smil e on that person’s face知，作者对自己做的事情感到很满意，故fulfilling符合语境。
15.【解析】选D。根据hospice和15空后面的sick可知此处使用dying，表示一些即将离世的或危重的病人。
16.【解析】选C。此处表示一些危重病人的情况，根据前面的sick可知，此处使用aware，表示对外界发生的事情没有多少意识的病人。
17.【解析】选C。前面提到病人的情况很不好，此处使用but表示转折，“我”给他们唱完歌以后，他们的脸上露出了微笑。
18.【解析】选A。分析句子成分可以看出，此处使用what引导一个表语从句，what在从句中作wants的宾语。
19.【解析】选B。根据前面的 I find that everyone needs love, everyone can give love 可知，此处表示作者把love比喻成一个“链条”，总有人不断地付出爱，这种方式会持续下去。
20.【解析】选D。endless无休止的，无穷尽的；temporary临时的，暂时的；contemporary 当代的，同时代的；ageless青春永驻的，永恒的。根据前面的 You change when you get older 可以推知，此处文意为随着时间推移爱是永恒的，所以选D。