题目内容
8.The other day I was talking to a stranger on the bus; he told me that he had a good (36)Din Chicago and he wondered if,by any chance,I(37)Bto know him.For a moment,I thought he might be(38)C,but I could tell from the expression on his face that he was not.He was (39)B.I felt like saying that it was ridiculous to(40)Athat out of all the millions of people in Chicago I could possibly have ever bumped into his friend.But,(41)C,I just smiled and reminded him that Chicago was a very (42)Dcity.He nodded,and I thought he was going to be content to drop the subject and talk about something else.But I was wrong.He was silent for a few minutes,and then he (43)A to tell me all about his friend.His friend's main(44)Bin life seemed to be tennis.He was an excellent tennis player,and he(45)Chad his own tennis court.There were a lot of people with swimming (46)C,yet there were only two people with private tennis court; his friend in Chicago was one of them.I told him that I knew several (47)Alike that,including my brother,who was doctor in California.He (48)Cthat maybe there were more private courts in the country,than he (49)Bbut he did not know of any others.Then he asked me (50)Dmy brother lived in California.When I said Sacramento,he said that was a coincidence(51)Ahis Chicago friend spent the summer in Sacramento last year and he lived next door to a (52)Awho had a tennis court in his backyard.I said I felt that really was a coincidence because my next-door neighbour had gone to Sacramento last summer and had(53)Athe house next to my brother's house.For a moment,we stared at each other,but we did not say anything.
"Would your friend's name happen to be Roland Kirkwood?"I asked finally.He (54)Band said,"Yes.Would your brother's name happen to be Dr Rey Hunter?"It was my(55)D to laugh."Yes,"I replied.
36.A.brother | B.teacher | C.neighbour | D.friend |
37.A.managed | B.happened | C.tried | D.wanted |
38.A.expecting | B.lying | C.joking | D.talking |
39.A.funny | B.serious | C.careful | D.disappointed |
40.A.think | B.find | C.realize | D.see |
41.A.indeed | B.actually | C.instead | D.exactly |
42.A.famous | B.interesting | C.noisy | D.big |
43.A.began | B.stopped | C.refused | D.failed |
44.A.problem | B.interest | C.choice | D.work |
45.A.just | B.ever | C.even | D.surely |
46.A.suit | B.habit | C.pools | D.river |
47.A.people | B.players | C.strangers | D.friends |
48.A.advised | B.argued | C.admitted | D.announced |
49.A.recognized | B.realized | C.visited | D.found |
50.A.how | B.whether | C.when | D.where |
51.A.because | B.if | C.then | D.though |
52.A.doctor | B.friend | C.neighbour | D.player |
53.A.hired | B.visited | C.designed | D.sold |
54.A.smiled | B.laughed | C.cried | D.nodded |
55.A.chance | B.pleasure | C.time | D.turn |
分析 作者在公共汽车上碰到了一位善谈的陌生人,陌生人提到自己的朋友,想知道作者是否碰巧认识,本来作者对此感到可笑,但是真的很巧,作者竟然认识陌生人的朋友.
解答 36-40 DBCBA 41-45 CDABC 46-50 CACBD 51-60 AAABD
36:D 考查上下文联系:A.brother兄弟,B.teacher 老师,C.friend朋友,D.neighbour邻居,从下文的Chicago I could possibly have ever bumped into his friend.可知陌生人向作者谈起他的好朋友,想知道作者是不是碰巧认识他的好朋友.选C
37:B 考查动词:A.happened发生,碰巧,B.managed设法,C.tried尝试,D.wanted想要,陌生人向作者谈起他的好朋友,想知道作者是不是碰巧认识他的好朋友.Happen to do sth,碰巧做…,选A
38:C 考查动词:A.expecting期待,B.lying躺,C.talking谈论,D.joking开玩笑,从后面的句子:but I could tell from the expression on his face that he was not.可知作者开始觉得他这样说可能是在开玩笑. 选D
39:B 考查形容词和句意理解:A.funny好笑的,B.serious 严肃的,C.careful仔细的,D.disappointed失望的,从前面的句子:but I could tell from the expression on his face that he was not.可知作者从陌 生人脸上的表情看出他不是在开玩笑,他是认真的,选B
40:A 考查动词和句意理解:A.find发现,B.think思考,C.realize意识到,D.see看见,作者认为想想在成百万的芝加哥人中能碰见过他朋友都是可笑的.选B
41:C 考查上下文理解:A.indeed确实,B.actually实际上,C.exactly确切地,D.instead相反的,由前句可知作者想说陌生人可笑,but表转折,且由空后的"I just smiled and reminded him…"推断,作者并没有说出自己的想法,相反,作者微笑着提醒陌生人芝加哥是个很大的城市.选D
42:D 考查形容词:A.famous著名的,B.interesting有趣的,C.big大的,D.noisy嘈杂的,芝加哥是个很大的城市,选C
43:A 考查上下文理解:A.began开始,B.stopped停止,C.refused拒绝,D.failed失败,从前面的句子:He was silent for a few minutes,可知他开始谈论他的朋友,选A
44:B 考查名词和上下文理解:A.problem问题,B.choice选择,C.interest兴趣,D.work工作,由下文"He was an excellent tennis player,and he even had his own tennis court."可知,陌生人的朋友是个网球手,甚至有自己的网球场,所以说他朋友的主要兴趣在网球.选C
45:C 考查上下文联系:A.just仅仅,B.ever曾经,C.even甚至,D.surely确定,从后面的句子:yet there were only two people with private tennis court;可知拥有网球场的人并不多,所以是甚至有网球场,选C
46:C 考查名词:A.suit套装,B.habit习惯,C.river河流,D.pools水池,有很多人拥有游泳池,但是只有两个人拥有网球场,选D
47:A 考查上下文联系:A.people人们,B.players球员,C strangers陌生人,D.friends朋友,从后面的句子:including my brother,who was a doctor in California.可知作者认识这样的人,选A
48:C 考查动词:A.advised建议,B.admitted 承认,C.argued争论,D.announced宣布,陌生人承认在这个国家可能有更多的私人网球场.admit"承认".选B
49:B 考查动词:A.recognized认出,B.realized意识到,知道,C.visited参观,D.found发现,有比他知道的更多的私人网球场.realize"知道,了解".选B
50:D 考查语境理解:A.how怎样?B.whether 是否,C.where哪里,D.when什么时候,从后面的句子:When I said Sacramento,可知陌生人是问他弟弟住在什么地方,选C
51:A 考查句子的逻辑关系:A.if是否,B.because因为,C.then那么,D.though虽然,前面说这是巧合,因为陌生人的朋友也住在Sacramento,选B
52:A 考查上下文联系:A.doctor医生,B.friend 朋友,C.neighbour邻居,D.player队友,从前面的句子:including my brother,who was a doctor in California.可知作者的哥哥是医生,选A
53:A 考查上下文联系:A.visited参观,B.hired雇佣,租用,C.designed设计,D.sold卖,由空前后信息可知,作者的邻居去年夏天去了Sacramento并且租用了作者哥哥隔壁的 房子.hire"租用".选B
54:B 考查上下文联系:A.smiled 微笑,B.laughed大笑,C.cried哭,D.nodded点头,从后面的句子:It was my 55 to laugh.可知听到作者的问话,陌生人大笑起来.选B
55:D 考查名词:A.chance机会,B.pleasure愉快,C.turn次序,D.time时间,轮到作者大笑.It's one's turn to do sth."轮到某人做某事."选C
点评 近几年高考试题中的完形填空有新的变化,试题所涉及的知识面不断拓宽,综合难度不断提高.做完型填空首先要通读全文,了解大意.一篇完形填空的文章有许多空格,所以,必须先通读一至两遍,才能大概了解文章的内容.千万不要看一句,做一句.其次要逐句分析,前后一致.选择答案时,要考虑整个句子的内容,包括搭配、时态、语法等.答案全部填完后,再通读一遍文章,检查是否通顺流畅了,用词得当,意思正确.
A careful shopper can prepare nourishing (有营养的) and tasty meals inexpensively.Here are some suggestions to help you (37)A better.
Buy only the food you need.There are several ways to avoid buying (38)Dfood.First,(39)A
a shopping list before you go to the store.Then,when you are at the store,(40)Byour list carefully.(41)B,do not go shopping if you are hungry.When you are hungry,foods look very tasty and you want to buy more than you need.(42)D,go shopping alone if you can.If you shop with your young children,they often ask you to buy unnecessary food like sweets.
When you have a (43)B,choose the least expensive brand (商标) of a product.There are (44)A points to remember when you buy canned tomatoes,for example.First,look at the advertisement in the newspaper to see if your supermarket is (45)D a"special"on canned tomatoes.(46)B this,when you are in the store,you should check the (47)Afor each pound of tomatoes.Sometimes you save money if you buy the larger size can sometimes,however,you do not.Third,remember that a grade A product or a more expensive product is not necessarily more healthful (48)C a grade B or less expensive product.Grade A tomatoes may look better,(49)B all canned tomatoes have the same nutrients.
Shoppers seem to have special (50)C when they buy fresh fruits and vegetables.There are several things to consider when buying fresh foods.Because fresh foods (51)B if they are not used,you have to buy the correct amount for the number of people you are serving.Next,(52)C to use fresh foods that are in season because fresh foods are (53)B less expensive then.Lastly,choose fruits and vegetables that have a bright,fresh (54)C.A good colour is often a (55)A that the food has a lot of vitamins.
36.A.after | B.when | C.since | D.until |
37.A.shop | B.prepare | C.learn | D.spend |
38.A.expensive | B.cheap | C.tasty | D.extra |
39.A.make | B.write | C.take | D.bring |
40.A.observe | B.follow | C.mind | D.notice |
41.A.Therefore | B.What's more | C.As a result | D.On the contrary |
42.A.Besides | B.Above all | C.In a word | D.Finally |
43.A.collection | B.selection | C.possibility | D.number |
44.A.three | B.two | C.four | D.five |
45.A.making | B.supplying | C.carrying | D.offering |
46.A.Except | B.Besides | C.Because of | D.In spite of |
47.A.price | B.quantity | C.quality | D.size |
48.A.to | B.also | C.than | D.above |
49.A.and | B.but | C.also | D.for |
50.A.choices | B.interests | C.difficulties | D.pleasures |
51.A.destroy | B.go bad | C.dry up | D.go wrong |
52.A.refuse | B.offer | C.plan | D.expect |
53.A.especially | B.generally | C.completely | D.fortunately |
54.A.look | B.root | C.colour | D.leaf |
55.A.sign | B.mark | C.scene | D.luck |
A middle-aged woman took a seat opposite me.She was crying.Not speaking to anyone in particular,she (37)Anarrated her story.
She had come to the city to visit her daughter.On the way to the terminal,a thief had (38)Bone of her bags.It had contained half of the money she'd brought with her.The other half was hidden under her blouse,so she (39)D still had some money left.The bus conductor,driver,and other passengers listened to her tale.
At this time,an old man(40)Agot on the bus.He sat in the seat directly in front of the woman.
After a few minutes,all seats were (41)D.The driver got behind the wheel and started the engine.The bus conductor collected tickets and began asking us where we were(42)C.When he came to the old man's seat,he became (43)B and asked the old man whether he had any money.The old man(44)Cthat he did not.He explained that he (45)Call his money this morning when he'd accidentally got on the wrong bus and now he was trying to go home.
Upon hearing this,the bus conductor (46)Bthe old man to get off the bus.The old man was almost in tears as he begged the bus conductor to let him take that bus (47)A he could get home before dark.The bus driver approached the old man,and repeated the conductor's (48)Bto get off the bus.
"Stop troubling him!Can't you see he's only trying to get home?"she interfered."He doesn't have any money!"the driver shouted."Well,that's no (49)Cto throw him off the bus,"she insisted.
Then she said,"How much is his fare?"The bus conductor mumbled the amount."Fine,"said the woman.She (50)D inside her blouse,took out her (51)D money,and handed the fares to the bus conductor."Here's his fare and mine.Just stop giving him a hard time."
All eyes turned (52)Bthe woman,who,just minutes before,had been crying over the money she'd lost."It's only money,"she shrugged.
By the time the bus rolled out of the terminal,she had given the old man bread and a dollar.She rode the rest of the way home (53)Ba Mona Lisa smile of peace and grace,and the money she'd lost (54)Awas forgotten.
On the road of life,the politeness and smiles of (55)C can lighten our loads and lift our spirits.How much sweeter the journey when we make it a little smoother and richer for others!
36.A.answer | B.agreement | C.indication | D.talk |
37.A.tearfully | B.excitedly | C.helplessly | D.proudly |
38.A.got | B.snatched | C.pulled | D.caught |
39.A.surprisingly | B.peacefully | C.naturally | D.fortunately |
40.A.in rags | B.shyly | C.happily | D.in disorder |
41.A.had | B.taken | C.full | D.crowded |
42.A.getting on | B.getting down | C.getting off | D.getting in |
43.A.conscious | B.suspicious | C.curious | D.anxious |
44.A.realized | B.pretended | C.admitted | D.remembered |
45.A.spend | B.has spent | C.had spent | D.was spent |
46.A.asked | B.ordered | C.led | D.begged |
47.A.so | B.until | C.if | D.when |
48.A.arrangement | B.command | C.advice | D.decision |
49.A.good | B.sense | C.reason | D.doubt |
50.A.picked | B.removed | C.touched | D.reached |
51.A.left | B.saving | C.borrowed | D.remaining |
52.A.in | B.to | C.down | D.on |
53.A.owning | B.wearing | C.hating | D.losing |
54.A.earlier | B.sooner | C.later | D.former |
55.A.customers | B.friends | C.strangers | D.conductors |
He saw a young man,bending and waving arms,dancing on the beach,no (3)B that he was in celebration of the perfect day soon to begin.As he (4)A,he realized that the young man was not dancing to the bay,but rather bending to looking through what was left by the night's (5)C,stopping now and then to (6)B up starfish and then standing,to throw it back into the (7)D.
He asked the youth the (8)C of the effort."The tide has washed the starfish onto the beach and they cannot (9)B to the sea by themselves,"the youth replied."When the sun rises,they will die,unless I put them back into the sea."
As the youth made his (10)D,the old man looked at the vast expanse of beach,stretching in both (11)A beyond eyesight.Starfish littered the shore in (12)C beyond calculation.
The hopelessness of the young man's plan became (13)D and the old man countered,"But there are more starfish on this beach than you can ever save before the sun is down.Surely you cannot expect to make a(n) (14)C."
The young man paused briefly to consider the words,bent to pick up a starfish and threw it as far as(15)A.Turning to the old man,he said,"I made a difference to that one."
1.A.accept | B.inspect | C.inspire | D.greet |
2.A.focused | B.insisted | C.carried | D.stepped |
3.A.wonder | B.doubt | C.way | D.problem |
4.A.approached | B.left | C.thought | D.remained |
5.A.coldness | B.darkness | C.tide | D.steam |
6.A.set | B.pick | C.take | D.hold |
7.A.river | B.pond | C.lake | D.sea |
8.A.cause | B.excuse | C.purpose | D.idea |
9.A.swim | B.return | C.fly | D.dive |
10.A.decision | B.conclusion | C.instruction | D.explanation |
11.A.directions | B.arms | C.length | D.methods |
12.A.piles | B.need | C.numbers | D.danger |
13.A.worried | B.anxious | C.eager | D.clear |
14.A.sense | B.effort | C.difference | D.effect |
15.A.possible | B.likely | C.necessary | D.probable |