2024届高考英语专题冲刺复习：完形填空2
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1．I played a racquetball game against my cousin Ed last week. It was one of the most __1__ and tiring games I’ve ever had. When Ed first phoned and ___2___ we play, I laughed quietly, figuring on an ___3___ victory. After all, Ed’s idea of ___4___ has always been nothing more ___5___ than lifting a fork to his mouth. ___6___ I can remember, Ed’s been the least physically fit member in the family, and ___7___ proud of himself. His big stomach has always ballooned out between his T-shirt and trousers. Although the family often ___8___ about that, Ed refused to buy a ___9___ T-shirt or to lose weight. So when Ed ___10___ for our game not only with the bottom of his shirt gathered inside his trousers but also with a stomach you could hardly ___11___, I was so surprised that I was ___12___. My cousin must have made an effort to get himself into shape. ___13___, at the point in our game when I’d have predicted(预计) the score to be about 9 to 1 in my favor, it was ___14___ 7 to 9 — and Ed was ___15___. The sudden realization was painful. We ___16___ to play like two mad men. When the score was 16 up, I was having serious ___17___ about staying alive until 21 years old, let alone ___18___ that many points. When the game finally ended, both of us were lying flat on our backs, too tired to ___19___. In a way, I think we both won: I the game, but cousin Ed my ___20___.
1. A. encouraging B. hopeless C. surprising D. regular
2. A. declared B. mentioned C. persuaded D. suggested
3. A. unforgettable B. unexpected C. easy D. early
4. A. exercise B. preparation C. joy D. fitness
5. A. time-saving B. comfortable C. suitable D. effort-making
6. A. As soon as B. As long as C. When D. Since
7. A. strangely B. personally C. reasonably D. eagerly
8. A. cared B. forgot C. quarreled D. joked
9. A. clean B. larger C. straight D. darker
10. A. set out B. got ready C. arrived D. returned
11. A. notice B. admire C. believe D. measure
12. A. nervous B. curious C. careless D. speechless
13. A. After all B. As a result C. Above all D. At last
14. A. mistakenly B. then C. instead D. naturally
15. A. leading B. coming C. waiting D. counting
16. A. pretended B. stopped C. continued D. decided
17. A. thoughts B. doubts C. situations D. problems
18. A. scoring B. completing C. receiving D. keeping
19. A. play B. start C. sleep D. move
20. A. friendship B. respect C. support D. favor
A high school history teacher once told us, “If you make one close friend in school, you will be most fortunate. A true friend is someone who stays with you for life."_26_ teaches that he was right. Good friendship is just not easily _27_.
It is possible that we simply do not stay in one place long enough for_28_friendship to _29_. However, there can be_30_disagreement on the need for each of us to think carefully about the kind of friendship we want.
To most of us, friendships are considered very important, but we need to have it clear in our _31_ what kinds of friendship we want. Are they to be close or _32_ at arm's length? Do we want to _33_ourselves or do we want to walk on the surface? For some people, many friendships on the surface are _34_enough—and that' s all right. But at some point we need to 35 that our expectations are the same as our friends' expectations. The sharing of_36_experience _37_ our tears as well as our dark dreams is the surest way to deepen friendships. But it _38_be undertaken(进行) slowly and carried on only if there are _39_of interest and action in return.
What are some of the _40_of friendship? The greatest is the attraction to expect too much too soon. Deep relationships _41_time. Another “major difficulty" is the selfishness to think one “possesses" the other, including his time and attention. Similarly, friendships _42_ actions in return. In 43 words, you must give as much as you take. Finally there is a question of taking care of. Unless you spend _44_time together, talking on the phone, writing letters, doing things together, friendships will die _45_.
2．A. Knowledge
B. Teachers
C. Experience
D. Parents
3．A. understood
B. formed
C. realized
D. produced
4．A. true
B. common
C. deeply
D. actual
5．A. design
B. intend
C. develop
D. appear
6．A. no
B. some
C. any
D. none
7．A. hearts
B. thoughts
C. actions
D. minds
8．A. remained
B. left
C. kept
D. stayed
9．A. own
B. owe
C. Share
D. spare
10．A. that
B. very
C. quite
D. not
11．A. make sure
B. remember
C. expect
D . check out
12．A. social
B. ordinary
C. good
D. personal
13．A. includes
B. to include
C. including
D. included
14．A. can
B. need
C. will
D. must
15．A. marks
B. sights
C. sence
D . signs
16．A. difficulties
B. differences
C. advantages
D. things
17．A. cost
B. spend
C. ask
D. take
18．A. require
B. request
C. depend
D. suggest
19．A. some
B. many
C. other
D. different
20．A. reasonable
B. comfortable
C. less
D. a lot
21．A. for
B. away
C. out
D. from
It was a Friday afternoon. An elderly lady was doing the
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in a supermarket. When she returned to her 22
, she found four men in the act of
23
her car. So she
24
her shopping bags and took out her
25
, screaming at the top of her voice, “I have a gun, and I know how to use it!
26
the car!”
The four men didn’t
27
for a second threat. They all got out immediately and
28
like mad.
After she got into the
29
seat and prepared to drive away, she was
30
that she could not get her key into the ignition (点火开关). She
31
over and over again, and then she suddenly realized why,
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she found that there was a football, a jacket and two packs of cigarettes in the front seat.
A few minutes later, she saw her own car
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four or five spaces farther down. She put her bags into the car and drove to the police station to report her
34 .
The police officer to whom she told the story couldn’t stop
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. He pointed to the other end of the corner, where four
36
men were reporting that their car was
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by a mad, elderly woman
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as white, less than five feet tall, glasses, curly white hair, and
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a large handgun. Not surprisingly, the elderly lady felt very sorry for what she had done, and
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to the four men.
22．A. experiment B. business
C. shopping
D. research
23．A. garden B. house
C. garage
D. car
24．A. running after B. leaving with C. looking at
D. taking apart
25．A. hid B. brought
C. showed
D. dropped
26．A. glasses B. key
C. handgun
D. beer
27． A. Get out of
B. Go away with C. Take away
D. Watch out
28． A. leave
B. ask
C. wait
D. stand
29．A. spoke B. ran
C. laughed
D. stood
30．A. driver’s
B. passenger’s C. back
D. middle
31．A. guilty
B. embarrassed
C. surprised
D.disappointed
32．A. tried B. closed C. stopped
D. found
33． A. before
B. though
C. as
D. if
34．A. passed
B. moved
C. driven
D. parked
35．A. trouble
B. mistake
C. news
D. joke
36．A. talking
B. laughing
C. worrying
D. arguing
37．A. stupid B. strong
C. typical
D. frightened
38． A. bought
B. stolen
C. robbed
D. sold
39．A. treated
B. painted
C. considered
D. described
40．A. firing B. carrying
C. buying
D. finding
41．A. apologized B. shouted C. waved
D. Walked
Many years ago, when I was in high school and working on weekends, I lost my wallet. After adding gas to my old car, I paid, andmy wallet at the gas station. I hadn’t even had time toI had lost it when my phone rang. A man asked me if I had lost my wallet. Imy purse and to my, I had. He asked me tohim what was in it. I did so. He then told me where tomy wallet.
When I reached his, I noticed his wheelchair and a slope(坡道)going up to the house. I thought that it might have beenfor him to lower his body and pick up my wallet. I knocked on the door and he told me to come in. Ihim for finding my wallet. While I didn’t want to insult(侮辱)him by offering, I really felt likesomething. So I asked him if there was anything I could do to repay his, and he said, “Just pass it on. ”I said I would beto do that. I was raised to be honest in any case and I would have done so, promising this fellow I would, but I wanted tohis kindness, so I promised I would.
Ten years later I found alying on the ground. Itme several days to find the owner. He lived in another state, about 60 miles away from where I found the wallet. When heme back, weto meet, so I could return his wallet. He was actuallyall his money was still in the wallet and he tried to hand me a $20 bill. I told him, “Thanks, but just pass it on. . . ”
42．A. forgotB. left C. foundD. saw
43． A. realize B. regret
C. consider
D. recognize
44． A. looked B. checked
C. found
D. searched for
45．A. anger B. delight
C. horror
D. excitement
46． A. tell B. give
C. buy
D. offer
47． A. turn up B. bring up
C. look up
D. pick up
48．A. house B. school
C. company
D. station
49． A. easy B. practical
C. difficult
D. useful
50．A. presented B. thanked
C. blamed
D. paid
51． A. help B. thanks
C. money
D. wallet
52． A. leaving B. saying
C. offering
D. owning
53． A. labor B. patience
C. kindness
D. support
54．A. able B. hard
C. certain
D. possible
55． A. without B. with
C. on
D. by
56．A. repay B. thank
C. show
D. reply
57．A. package B. cellphone
C. card
D. wallet
58． A. spent B. cost
C. wasted
D. took
59． A. called B. paid
C. brought
D. went
60． A. started B. preferred
C. agreed
D. failed
61． A. satisfied B. worried
C. puzzled
D. surprised
参考答案
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【解析】
本文主要讲述 Ed 的身材变化及他和“我”之间的一场结果出乎意料的网球比赛。(from
1. C。根据下文描述的比赛过程和结果可知此题选 C 最佳。
2. D。根据语境和 we play 中的动词时态可知，此题应填 D，因为动词 suggest(建议)后的宾语从句通常用“should+动词原形”(should可省略)。
3. C。根据前句说的 I laughed quietly，可推知这应该“是一场很容易(easy)打赢的比赛”。
4. A。比较四个选项，只有 exercise 与比赛、锻炼之类的活动有点联系。
5. D。此处的语境是(注意作者对 Ed 在体力方面的轻视)：Ed 关于 exercise 的想法只不过就像把叉子送到嘴里一样不费力。effort-making 由 make an effort 变来，其意为“费劲”；nothing more than 是习语，意为“不多于”、“与…一样”。
6. B。as long as 有两个意思是：一是作为习语，表示“只要”；二是表示作为自由短语，意为“与…一样长或一样久”。此处的as long as 用作自由短语，as long as I can remember 意为“与我能记忆的一样久”，即“在我的记忆中”或“凭我的记忆”。
7. A。虽然 Ed 体力状况在一家人中最差，但却莫名其妙(strangely)地为自己感到骄傲。
8. D。由于 Ed 太胖，他的肚子就像一只气球，所以家人经常就此开他的玩笑(joke about that)。
9. B。上文讲到 His big stomach has always ballooned out between his T-shirt and trousers(他的大肚子总是像一只气球一样突出在汗衫与长裤之间)，这说明他的 T-shirt 不够大。
10. C。Ed 身材的变化应是在他到来(arrived)之际才能发现。
11. A。此句主要是描述 Ed 身材的变化之大：他的衬衣扎在裤子里，肚子几乎让人看不出来(a stomach you could hardly notice)。
