2024届高考英语考前名师热点预测：15 完形填空
名师预测
(一)
In my early childhood, my parents and teachers taught me to be persistent (执着) in every task I devoted myself to. I was
__1__
that persistence is the only way towards success. But a small
__2__
made me change my mind.
One day my twoyearold son,
__3__
at a dozen of “stood” color markerpens, cheered excitedly，“Mummy, look! I did it.” Afterwards, he collected some ballpens,
__4__
to do the same. Hard though he tried, the ballpens just lay
__5__. He turned to me for help. Noticing they had either sharp or round ends, I said
__6__， “Mummy can't help you.” To my surprise, he wouldn't listen and continued trying... I was dumbfounded by his persistence.
My son's behaviour reminded me of George who was always
__7__
in his work and rarely talked to anyone. To him,
__8__， there was no such thing called weekends or holidays. Our boss praised
__9__
about him and
__10__
us to look up to him as a role model.
One day I met George. “Gonna work late again tonight？”
“Probably can't leave till midnight，” he said.
“How many hours have you put in here each week, eighty or ninety？”
“__11__.”
“Don't you have time to be with your family at all？”
He shook his head slowly and
__12__
a sigh. “It's not what I wanted. But I have worked on it for so long. It's much too
__13__
to even think about letting go.”
A year later I resigned. The
__14__
thing I heard about him was that his wife divorced him. Since then I've never seen him. But occasionally his aged
__15__
would come to my mind.
Until that day,
__16__
knowing why the ballpens couldn't stand up, the twoyearold had
__17__
the impossibility after many failures. He put aside all the ballpens and kept only those water markers for his “game”.
__18__， he already learned to let go of his previous
__19__ attempts.
In our daily life, many headaches can be avoided if we know how to
__20__
them and then decisively let go of them immediately.
文章大意：本文是一篇夹叙夹议文。作者通过自己儿子以及以前一位同事的例子说明了，当意识到目标无法实现时，应该学会接受失败，懂得放手的道理。
1．A.confident
B．consistent
C．conscious
D．convinced
2．A.event
B．incident
C．accident
D．affair
3．A.pointing
B．shouting
C．screaming
D．laughing
4．A.insisting
B．requiring
C．intending
D．urging
5．A.flat
B．silent
C．still
D．quiet
6．A.deliberately
B．casually
C．unintentionally
D．enthusiastically
7．A.interested
B．busy
C．devoted
D．buried
8．A.therefore
B．however
C．otherwise
D．though
9．A.high
B．highly
C．well
D．much
答案：B 考查固定搭配。句意为：我们老板对他高度赞扬……praise highly about sb.意为“高度赞扬某人”，是固定搭配。故答案选B。
10．A.promised
B．demanded
C．inspired
D．appealed
11．A.At random
B．At times
C．At most
D．At least
12．A.let off
B．let out
C．sent off
D．sent out
13．A.encouraging
B．comfortable
C．painful
D．ashamed
答案：C 考查形容词辨析。A项意为“令人鼓舞的”；B项意为“舒适的”；C项意为“痛苦的”；D项意为“羞愧的”。根据句意和上下文语境可知，答案选C。
14．A.latter
B．later
C．last
D．lately
15．A.picture
B．figure
C．reflection
D．image
16．A.for
B．with
C．without
D．besides
17．A.received
B．accepted
C．refused
D．rejected
18．A.Generally
B．Eventually
C．Additionally
D．Obviously
19．A.useless
B．endless
C．hopeful
D．meaningful
答案：A 考查形容词辨析。A项意为“无效的，无用的”；B项意为“无止境的”；C项意为“充满希望的”；D项意为“有意义的”。根据句意和上文内容可知，答案选A。
20．A.clarify
B．distinguish
C．identify
D．acknowledge
(二)
Youth sports teach kids to develop a winning state of mind as well as the ability to become team leaders. Although having
__1__
is a major part of athletics, the only purpose of sports is to compete and create the
__2__
mentality (心态) people need in sports.
__3__
have the extremely hard task of getting their young athletes to learn how to play the sport and become disciplined, and ready to play the sport to the best of their ability.
__4__， I was at my younger brother's baseball game the other night and his team was
__5__ by five runs in the last part of the game. While most teams in this situation would be desperately trying to regain their
__6__
for bravery and will to fight, his team just seemed to slowly walk around,
__7__
sunflower seeds, and laugh at jokes made by teammates. I asked my brother after the game why everybody was so
__8__
about the loss and he said it was because some kid's mom brought really good snacks.
Some parents have a
__9__
with coaches shouting at their child, as they hold the view that if
a child makes a mistake, it is the coach's
__10__
to correct the problem. When parents get
involved in telling the coach how to
__11__
the team, problems
__12__. Some parents feel if they
pay their money, they should have an equal
__13__
on how to coach the team. In order to have a
successful learning experience, the coach needs to feel like he can control his team and
__14__
the
parents from having the last say. Without that, the coach feels as if he needs to
__15__
the
parents by giving more playing time to their kids who actually don't
__16__
it.
With youth sport programs becoming less competitive, club teams are on the
__17__. More
teens can get an easier access to them. Club teams
__18__
more of what high school and junior
high coaches are looking for, the competitive edge that is absolutely necessary in
__19__. While
having fun is important, skills and a
__20__
mentality is worth more in the world of sports.
文章大意：本文是一篇议论文。体育运动对青少年来讲不仅是好玩，更重要的是它培养了青少年竞争、必胜的心态，这也是体育的价值所在。
1．A.fun
B．dignity
C．courage
D．patience
2．A.social
B．competitive
C．healthy
D．responsible
3．A.Coaches
B．Parents
C．Experts
D．Headmasters
4．A.As a result
B．In addition
C．For example
D．On the contrary
5．A.up
B．below
C．above
D．down
6．A.scores
B．goals
C．spirits
D．dreams
答案：C 考查名词辨析。句意为：尽管大多数队伍在这种情况下会竭力振作起来(regain one's spirits)，进行反击……由for bravery可知，此处应是一种“精神(spirit)”，故答案C符合文义。score得分；goal目标，进球；dream梦想，均不符合文义，故排除。
7．A.chew
B．spit
C．count
D．swallow
8．A.worried
B．happy
C．serious
D．casual
9．A.joke
B．problem
C．contact
D．compromise
10．A.duty
B．experience
C．awareness
D．turn
11．A.dismiss
B．unite
C．handle
D．assess
12．A.stand out
B．break out
C．work out
D．come out
答案：D 考查动词短语辨析。句意为：当父母开始干涉教练如何管理运动员时，长此以往，问题也就随之而来(come out)了。stand out出色，突出；break out爆发(一般指战争或者口角)；work out锻炼身体，进展，均不符合文义，故排除。
13．A.say
B．guidance
C．response
D．reward
14．A.protect
B．defend
C．excuse
D．discourage
15．A.assist
B．motivate
C．please
D．blame
16．A.want
B．deserve
C．value
D．appreciate
17．A.way
B．decline
C．go
D．rise
18．A.offer
B．require
C．seek
D．preserve
答案：A 考查动词辨析。句意为：俱乐部提供给(offer)初高中教练们更多他们一直追寻的东西……require要求；seek追求，寻找；preserve保护，均不符合文义，故排除。
19．A.academics
B．sports
C．exams
D．competitions
答案：B 考查名词辨析。由文章主题：youth sports和第一段中“the only purpose of sports is to compete...”可知，此处指竞争性在体育运动中还是非常有必要的。故答案B符合文义。
20．A.risking
B．controlling
C．winning
D．cooperating
(三)
It was about the third week in June last year. My 15yearold son had already settled into his summer routine：Go to
__1__
at 2 a. m. and wake up at 1 p．m. only to get back on his computer to play computer games
__2__
dinner.
It was the middle of the
__3__
when the sound of his computer games woke me up again. I couldn't
__4__
that any more and decided it was time for him to get a summer job. I got on the computer and found a lifeguard certification class that
__5__
the next day, and a company that
__6__
teenagers to guard their pools.
From that day I woke him up at 8 a．m. every day for him to
__7__
the class. At first, he continued to complain that I was
__8__
his summer. But by the end of the week, he was actually
__9__
going. He learned something about first aid, figured he really could
__10__
someone from drowning, and got some ideas on how to
__11__
work for a living.
Two weeks later, he had a
__12__
as a lifeguard. He took his responsibility very
__13__
and never went to work late. This summer, he will be working fulltime at a pool. He says a lot of his
__14__
don't have jobs. And I say that is because their mothers didn't try
__15__
enough! Even if your kid is super
__16__
with finals and afterschool activities and doesn't have time, you can
__17__
job information for him.
Whether it is an ice cream store, a movie
__18__， or a summer camp, you can ask if they are hiring
__19__
for the summer. After your kid gets a job, pay attention to the
__20__
to make sure he is never late.
文章大意：本文是一篇记叙文。孩子的暑假怎么过呢？让他们自己尽情玩电脑游戏？作者从自己的实践出发，认为家长应该给孩子一定的指导和帮助，让他们过一个愉快而有意义的假期。
1．A.school
B．study
C．bed
D．work
2．A.around
B．until
C．after
D．during
3．A.night
B．noon
C．morning
D．afternoon
4．A.watch
B．appreciate
C．notice
D．stand
5．A.lasted
B．rested
C．started
D．developed
6．A.hired
B．forced
C．persuaded
D．force
7．A.give
B．attend
C．observe
D．help
答案：B 考查动词辨析。由第三段第四句中“He learned something about first aid...”可知，每天早上八点我叫醒儿子去参加(attend)这个班的学习。give给；attend参加；observe观察；help帮助。故B项正确。
8．A.designed
B．ruining
C．enjoying
D．joining
9．A.looking into
B．looking out of
C．looking down upon
D．looking forward to
10．A.recognize
B．conduct
C．save
