题目内容
20.One day,a train was approaching the small town of Cheekyville.On the train was a(41)A guy with a big suitcase.He was called William Warbler and he looked very (42)Cindeed.But what made him most unusual was the fact that whenever he needed to(43)D he did it by singing opera.It didn't matter to William whether it was simply a matter of answering a brief greeting,like"good day".He would (44)B"Goood dayyy to youuuuuu…toooooo!"No one could get a normal,(45)Bword out of him.And,as no one knew how he made his living and he lived quite simply,always wearing the same old second-hand suit-they often (46)Ahim.
They (47)Ahis singing,calling him"crazy".William had been in Cheekyville for some years,when,one day,a rumor(谣言) (48)Cround the town:William had (49)D a role in a very important opera in the nation's capital,and there were posters everywhere (50)B the event was a great (51)C.And to everyone's surprise in Cheekyville---when William was being (52)Cby reporters,he answered their questions by speaking (53)Bsinging.And he did it with good(54)D and with a clear and pleasant voice.
From that day,William gave up singing (55)A.Now he did only during his stage appearances and world tours.Some people suspected (56)Bhe had changed,but others still had no idea,and continued believing him to be somewhat mad.They wouldn't have thought so(57)Cthey had seen what William kept in his big suitcase.It was a large stone with a hand-carved message on it.It said"Practice every second,for you never know when your (58)Awill come."
Little did people know that rather (59)Dhe got the role in the opera because the(60)Ahad heard William singing while out buying a newspaper.
41.A.strange | B.handsome | C.funny | D.sensitive |
42.A.strong | B.special | C.common | D.anxious |
43.A.debate | B.practice | C.sing | D.communicate |
44.A.shout | B.respond | C.repeat | D.tease |
45.A.singing | B.spoken | C.written | D.printed |
46.A.disrespected | B.loved | C.appreciated | D.disturbed |
47.A.made fun of | B.got addicted to | C.took pride in | D.made sense of |
48.A.developed | B.reflected | C.spread | D.expressed |
49.A.refused | B.ruined | C.created | D.got |
50.A.confirming | B.advertising | C.approving | D.assessing |
51.A.benefit | B.discovery | C.success | D.experience |
52.A.opposed | B.blamed | C.interviewed | D.welcomed |
53.A.other than | B.rather than | C.more than | D.less than |
54.A.service | B.remarks | C.signs | D.manners |
55.A.at all hours | B.at all points | C.at certain time | D.at times |
56.A.how | B.why | C.that | D.where |
57.A.while | B.because | C.if | D.since |
58.A.chance | B.money | C.inspiration | D.wisdom |
59.A.carefully | B.quickly | C.naturally | D.accidentally |
60.A.director | B.writer | C.actress | D.teacher |
分析 本文是一篇记叙文,通过威廉抓住每次机会训练歌唱,最终登上舞台的故事,告诉我们机会总是垂青有准备的人.
解答 41-45:ACDBB
41.A;考查形容词辨析.从下文的"But what made him most unusual…"可推知大家觉得他很怪.A.strange奇怪的; B.handsome英俊的; C.funny滑稽的; D.sensitive敏感的.A符合语境,故选A.
42.C;考查形容词辨析.从后面的"indeed"和"But…"可推知他本身看起来是很普通的,只是因为喜欢用唱歌的方式来参与人交谈而显得怪异.A.strong强壮的; B.special特别的; C.common普通的; D.anxious 焦虑的.C符合语境,故选C.
43.D;考查动词辨析.从下文可知,他跟别人交谈都不用说话的方式而用唱歌剧的方式.A.debate辩论; B.practice练习; C.sing唱歌; D.communicate交谈.D符合语境,故选D.
44.B;考查动词辨析.从"answering a brief greeting"可知是回答别人的问候.A.shout呼喊; B.respond 回答;C.repeat重复; D.tease取笑.B符合语境,故选B.
45.B;考查动词辨析.句意为没有人能从他那得到一个正常的说出来的话.表示说话应用spoken.A.singing 唱歌;B.spoken说话; C.written写; D.printed印刷.B符合语境,故选B.
46-50:AACDB
46.A;考查动词辨析.由上文说威廉很怪和"…always wearing his same old second-hand suit"可推知大家常常不尊重他.A.disrespected不尊重; B.loved 爱;C.appreciated感激; D.disturbed 干扰.A符合语境,故选A.
47.A;考查短语辨析.从"calling him crazy"可知是取笑威廉,A.made fun of取笑; B.got addicted to沉迷于; C.took pride in为…自豪; D.made sense of 理解,明白.A符合语境,故选A.
48.C;考查动词辨析.句意为谣言在整个镇上散布开来.A.developed发展; B.reflected反射; C.spread散布; D.expressed 表达.C符合语境,故选C.
49.D;考查动词辨析.从下文可推知他获得了那个重要歌剧中的一个角色,并且表现很好.A.refused 拒绝;B.ruined 破坏;C.created创造; D.got 得到.D符合语境,故选D.
50.B;考查动词辨析.根据常识,关于演出的海报是用来宣传的.A.confirming批准; B.advertising宣传; C.approving赞成; D.assessing 评定.B符合语境,故选B.
51-55:CCBDA
51.C;考查名词辨析. 从"Everyone in the capital went to see it…"和下文的接受采访可推知,威廉参演的歌剧是相当成功.A.benefit利益; B.discovery发现; C.success成功; D.experience 体验.C符合语境,故选C.
52.C;考查动词辨析. 根据常识,大获成功的歌剧演唱人员应该是被记者采访的.A.opposed反抗; B.blamed指责; C.interviewed采访; D.welcomed欢迎.C符合语境,故选C.
53.B;考查短语辨析.从上文的"surprise"可推知威廉回答记者问题时不像往常一样都是唱,而是说的.A.other than除了; B.rather than而不是; C.more than超过; D.less than 少于.B符合语境,故选B.
54.D;考查名词辨析.该空是用来描写说话时的场景.下文说他说话时嗓音清澈优美,所以应该是很有礼貌的.good manners"有礼貌"A.service 服务;B.remarks话语; C.signs歌曲; D.manners 礼貌.D符合语境,故选D.
55.A;考查介词短语.这里表示威廉不再与人交谈时都用歌唱的方式了.A.at all hours在任何时候; B.at all points在各个方面; C.at certain time 在一定的时间;D.at times 有时.A符合语境,故选A.
56-60:BCADA
56.B;考查宾语从句;句意为一些人在猜想他突然改变的原因,但是其他人依旧没有想法,还是认为威廉只是更疯了.why在这里引导宾语从句,表示原因.A.how怎样; B.why 为什么;C.that 那;D.where 哪里.B符合语境,故选B.
57.C;考查连词.句意为如果大家看到他箱子里装的东西可能就不会认为他疯了.if在这里引导条件状语从句.A.while同时; B.because因为; C.if如果; D.since 自从.C符合语境,故选C.
58.A;考查名词辨析.从后文他其实是非常偶然地获得的机会可知,一定要时时刻刻练习,因为你不知道机会什么时候会降临.A.chance机会; B.money 钱;C.inspiration鼓舞; D.wisdom 学问.A符合语境,故选A.
59.D;考查副词辨析. 根据语境,大家不清楚的是:正是一个出去买报纸的导演听到了他的歌声,他才能得到那个角色,因此是偶然得到那个角色的.A.carefully谨慎地; B.quickly迅速地; C.naturally 自然地;D.accidentally 偶然地.D符合语境,故选D.
60.A;考查名词辨析.能在歌剧中决定用某个人的应该是导演.A.director 导演;B.writer作者; C.actress演员; D.teacher 老师.A符合语境,故选A.
点评 非等距离挖空的命题方式是完形填空的最大特色.短文首句不挖空,以便为考生理解全文留下足够信息,命题者根据考查目的进行挖空,造成信息链中断,这就要求考生依据上下文的文意捕捉到空白处的缺词.从近几年高考完形填空题看,纯语法知识几乎不考,主要考查考生灵活运用所学词汇的能力,尤其是以考查实词或信息词为主,着重考查考生对文章的内在逻辑和整体把握能力.因此,把握句间和段落之间的内在逻辑关系,通过上下文暗示,对篇章、段落或句意的整体把握;再则,干扰项的设置与语法结构无甚关系,重在文意干扰.因此,把握文意和具体语境,通过对词义的辨析,是解完形填空的最好手段.
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