河北衡水 中学 2019 高三英语 完型 七选五 改改错 详解

一：Many years ago in a small Indian village, a farmer had the misfortune of owing a large sum of

money to a village moneylender. The moneylender, who was old and ugly, ___1___the farmer’s beautiful

daughter. So he proposed a ___2___. He said he would forgive the farmer’s___3___if he could marry his

daughter.

Both the farmer and his daughter were horrified by the___4___. So the cunning moneylender suggested

that he put a ___5___ pebble(鹅卵石)and a white pebble into an empty money bag, ___6___the girl would

have to pick one pebble from the bag. ___7___she picked the black pebble, she would become his

___8___and her father’s debt would be forgiven. If she picked the white pebble she ___9___ marry him and

her father’s debt would still be forgiven if she ___10___to pick a pebble, her father would be thrown into jail.

They were standing on a pebble-strewn___11___in the farmer’s field when the moneylender bent over

to ___12___two pebble. As he picked them up, the sharp-eyed girl ___13___that he had picked up two black

pebbles and put them into the beg.

The girl put her hand into the moneybag and drew out a ___14___ . Without looking at it, she fumbled

and let it ___15___onto the pebble-strewn path where it ___16___became lost among all the other pebbles.

“Oh, how ___17___of me!” she said. “But never mind, if you look into the bag for the one that

is___18___, you will be able to tell which pebble I picked.”

The moneylender dared not admit his___19___. The girl changed what seemed an ___20___situation

into an extremely advantageous one.

1. A. envied B. married C. fancied D. helped

2. A. meeting B. change C. bargain D. toast

3. A. debt B. payment C. fault D. pride

4. A. thought B. advice C. plan D. proposal

5. A. sharp B. black C. common D. small

6. A. for B. and C. but D. or

7. A. Because B. Although C. If D. Since

8. A. moneylender B. servant C. wife D. daughter

9. A. couldn’t B. shouldn’t C. mustn’t D. needn’t

10. A. pretended B. agreed C. refused D. decided

11. A. path B. area C. place D. garden

12. A. throw away B. ask for C. pick up D. point at

13. A. ignored B. warned C. noticed D.suggested

14. A. penny B. pebble C. coin D. piece

15. A. roll B. fall C. fly D. move

16. A. interestingly B. mysteriously C. unexpectedly D. immediately

17. A. clumsy B. forgetful C. stupid D. hopeless

18. A. held B. chosen C. found D. left

19. A. dishonesty B. worry C. mistake D. guilt

20. A. impossible B. embarrassing C. urgent D. Unbelievable

二：Weighed down by study? Pushed to the limit by the fast pace of life? Frightened by the possible war?

Well, you’re not alone. ______21______.

In the past year, more than 25 laughter clubs have been set up across the country. People of all ages

release their stress with an hour of group laughs. “People telephoned me and said they have forgotten what it

is to laugh. _______22_______So they come,” said 40-year-old Jocelyn Le Moan. She usually takes a class

of around 60 people through a series of laughter techniques.

Her pupils range from teenagers to 70 years old, but most are middle-aged white collars seeking 60

minutes of relaxation at the end of a busy day. Le Moan takes them through the “Lion Laugh” and the “Laugh

Contest”, where participants “speak” to each other in different ways. _____23_____At the end there are 15

minutes of “meditation”, when they lie on their backs and let the laughs burst out of their mouths. “I love it. It’s an experience that has changed my life. Through it I rediscovered the child’s laugh inside

me,” said Romain Jourffroy, 24. “US President Obama should give it a try. He has lost his laugh,” she joked.

___24___

The physical benefits of laughter are already well-recognized. Doctors say the act of laughing releases

good chemicals into the blood-stream, while the quick breathing that accompanies it helps massage(按摩) the

digestive organs and strengthens the heart.

___25___People believe that laughter is a way of making oneself feel more confident. Humor lightens

your burdens, inspires hopes, connects you to others, and keeps you steadfast, focused and alert. Nothing can

work faster or more efficiently to bring your mind and body back into balance than a good laugh.