2024届高考英语专题冲刺复习：完形填空17

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　　1．It is always interesting to visit another country, especially for those who have never traveled a great deal. Foreign __1__ can be very educational for __2__ if he is interested enough to make preparations beforehand. Learning the language of the new country would be __3__ for the traveler, but the benefits of __4__ an effort would become obvious immediately __5__ his travel. It may not seem important to him when he comfortably stays at home, but knowing __6__ to order a meal or rent a room is necessary for the newcomer in a strange country. Without __7__ the language, it is very difficult for the stranger to __ 8__ the people of the new country and their customs.

　　To be sure, he can see places and things without the use of a language, but places and things are not the heart of any country. To get the greatest __9__ from a trip to another country, it is __ 10__ important for the visitor to have an understanding of the language.

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　　) 1. A. travel B. country C. language D. people

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　　) 2. A. someone B. everyone C. anyone D. no one

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　　) 3. A. usual B. easy C. difficult D. interesting

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　　) 4. A. so B. what C. quite D. such

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　　) 5. A. after B. before C. for D. at

　　(

　　) 6. A. why B. who C. how D. when

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　　) 7. A. hearing B. knowing C. saying D. reading

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　　) 8. A. see B. recognize C. understand D. believe

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　　) 9. A. benefit B. success C. satisfaction D. money

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　　) 10. A. how B. indeed C. also D. finally

　　Directions: For each blank in the following passage there are four words or phrases marked A, B, C and D．Fill in each blank with the word or phrase that best fits the context．

　　Imagine that Mom and Dad have friends over, and you have to talk to adults all evening．Say the wrong thing and the parents may get mad．But, say _50_, and they'll think you weren't friendly．So, _51_can you talk with adults?

　　It's _52_．Just ask them questions about themselves．"Many of them like to talk about what they do for a living," suggests psychologist Tim Ursiny, author of The Confidence Plan．

　　Kids can also talk to grown-ups about _53_．Ask what the last good movie they saw was, because people at dinner parties "_54_" when the conversation turns to movies, Ursiny says．If a grown-up is _55_ Harry Potter, it's ok to talk about your love for Harry．It's a safe topic, one that both grown-ups and kids can enjoy, so go ahead and talk about whether Dumbledore is really dead．

　　But _56_the topic of video games．"Adults don't want to hear about your video game _57_they play it," Ursiny explains．

　　Adults also don't want to hear slang．Don't use language they don't _58_．Ursiny says kids should learn to speak to other people in their own language．

　　_59_,most adults aren't into slang, they do remember what it was like to be a kid．Ursiny recommends asking adults what school was like when they were your age．"It might be a fun discussion if you _60_your

　　10th-grade experience with theirs．"_61_you chat with your parents beforehand to find out which topics are

　　off-limits（）．

　　Also, don't chat about things that make your parents feel guilty．Don't mention _62_ stuff such as how Dad has been sleeping on the couch, Ursiny says．And don't complain that Mom has been late preparing breakfast．

　　Instead, Ursiny says, kids should try to put themselves in their parents' _63_．Learning how to _64_that type of understanding might help you out in the future．"The most successful people, can develop a sympathetic feeling for others," he says．

　　A．everything

　　B．something

　　C．anything

　　D．nothing

　　A．how

　　B．whatever

　　C．why

　　D．when

　　A．important

　　B．interesting

　　C．hard

　　D．easy

　　A．movies

　　B．meals

　　C．parties

　　D．hobbies

　　A．look up

　　B．light up

　　C．make up

　　D．keep up

　　A．in

　　B．on

　　C．into

　　D．onto

　　A．neglect

　　B．avoid

　　C．prevent

　　D．ignore

　　A．when

　　B．unless

　　C．but

　　D．because

　　A．believe

　　B．accept

　　C．understand

　　D．agree

　　A．While

　　B．As

　　C．If

　　D．Since

　　A．show

　　B．compare

　　C．balance

　　D．match

　　A．Make sure

　　B．Pay attention

　　C．Watch out

　　D．Take care

　　A．incredible

　　B．special

　　C．embarrassing

　　D．personal

　　A．shoes

　　B．clothes

　　C．condition

　　D．location

　　A．produce

　　B．shape

　　C．raise

　　D．develop

　　Most people believe they don’t have much imagination. They are ____. Everyone has imagination, but most of us, once we become adults, forget how to ____ it. Creativity isn’t always ____ with great works of art or ideas. People at work and in their free time ____ think of creative ways to solve problems. Maybe you have a goal to achieve, a tricky question to answer or you just want to expand your mind! Here are three techniques to help you.

　　Making connections

　　This technique involves taking ____ ideas and trying to find links between them. First, think about the problem you have to solve or the job you need to do. Then find an image, word, idea or object, for example, a candle. Write down all the ideas/words ____ with candles: light, fire, matches, wax, night, silence, etc. Think of as many as you can. The next stage is to relate the ____ to the job you have to do. So imagine you want to buy a friend an original ____; you could buy him tickets to a match or take him out for the night.

　　No limits!

　　Imagine that normal limitations don’t ____. You have as much time/space/money, etc. as you want. Think about your goal and the new ____. If your goal is to learn to ski, ____, you can now practice skiing every day of your life (because you have the time and the money). Now ____ this to reality. Maybe you can practice skiing every day in December, or every Monday in January.

　　Be someone else!

　　Look at the situation from a ____ point of view. Good businessmen use this technique in trade, and so do writers. Fiction writers often imagine they are the ___ in their books. They ask questions: What does this character want? Why can’t she get it? What changes must she make to get what she wants? If your goal involves other people, put yourself in their ____. The best fishermen think like fish!

　　17．A. wrong B. unbelievable C. reasonable D. realistic

　　18．A. put up with B. catch up with C. make use of D. keep track of

　　19．A. equipped B. compared C. covered D. connected

　　20．A. skillfully B. routinely C. vividly D. deeply

　　21．A. familiar B. unrelated C. creative D. imaginary

　　22．A. presented B. marked C. lit D. associated

　　23．A. ideas B. ambitious C. achievement D. technique

　　24．A. experience B. service C. present D. object

　　25．A. work B. last C. exist D. change

　　26．A. possibilities B. limitations C. tendency D. practice

　　27．A. in fact B. in particular C. as a whole D. for example

　　28．A. devote

　　B. adapt C. lead D. keep

　　29．A. private B. global C. different D. practical

　　30．A. features B. themes C. creatures D. characters

　　31．A. positions B. dreams C. images D. directions

　　We have been driving in fog all morning，but the fog is lifting now.The little seaside villages are ____，one by one.“There is my grandmother's house，” I say，____ across the bay to a shabby old house.

　　I am in Nova Scotia on a pilgrimage(朝圣) with Lise，my granddaughter，seeking roots for her，retracing(追溯) ____ memory for me.Lise was one of the mobile children，____ from house to house in childhood.She longs for a sense of ___，and so we have come to Nova Scotia where my husband and I were born and where our ancestors ____ for 200 years.

　　We soon ___ by the house and I tell her what it was like here，the memories ____ back，swift as the tide(潮水)．

　　Suddenly，I long to walk again in the ____ where I was once so gloriously a child.It still ____ a member of the family，but has not been lived in for a while.We cannot go into the house，but I can still walk ____ the rooms in memory.Here，my mother ____ in her bedroom window and wrote in her diary.I can still see the enthusiastic family ____ into and out of the house.I could never have enough of being ____ them.However，that was long after those childhood days.Lise ____ attentively as I talk and then says，“So this is where I ____；where I belong.”

　　She has ___ her roots.To know where I come from is one of the great longings of the human ____.To be rooted is “to have an origin”．We need ____ origin.Looking backward，we discover what is unique in us；learn the ___ of “I”．We must all go home again—in reality or memory.

　　32．A.appearing

　　B．moving

　　C．exposing

　　D．expanding

　　33．A.referring

　　B．travelling

　　C．pointing

　　D．coming

　　34．A.shared

　　B．short

　　C．fresh

　　D．treasured

　　35．A.passed

　　B．raised

　　C．moved

　　D．sent

　　36．A.home

　　B．duty

　　C．reality

　　D．relief

　　37．A.built

　　B．lived

　　C．remained

　　D．explored

　　38．A.catch up

　　B．pull up

　　C．step down

　　D．come down

　　39．A.falling

　　B．turning

　　C．rushing

　　D．bringing

　　40．A.yard

　　B．village

　　C．room

　　D．house

　　41．A.adapts to

　　B．appeals to

　　C．belongs to

　　D．occurs to

　　42．．A.across

　　B．through

　　C．along

　　D．past

　　43．A.lay

　　B．played

　　C．stood

　　D．sat

　　44．A.marching

　　B．looking

　　C．breaking

　　D．pouring

　　45．A.between

　　B．with

　　C．near

　　D．behind

　　46．A.wonders

　　B．listens

　　C．reacts

　　D．agrees

　　47．A.began

　　B．grew

　　C．studied

　　D．stayed

　　48．A.deepened

　　B．recognized

　　C．accepted

　　D．found

　　49．A.heart

　　B．rights

　　C．interest

　　D．behaviors

　　50．A.one

　　B．its

　　C．that

　　D．every

　　51．A.meaning

　　B．expression

　　C．connection

　　D．background

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　　1-5 ACCDA

　　6-10 CBCAB

　　【解析】

　　2．D

　　3．A

　　4．D

　　5．A

　　6．B

　　7．C

　　8．B

　　9．B

　　10．C

　　11．A

　　12．B

　　13．A

　　14．C

　　15．A

　　16．D

　　【解析】略

　　17．A

　　18．C

　　19．D

　　20．B

　　21．B

　　22．D

　　23．A

　　24．C

　　25．C

　　26．A

　　27．D

　　28．B

　　29．C

　　30．D

　　31．A

　　【解析】

　　试题分析：文章论述了如何让自己有创造性，并给出了3个方法。

　　17．考查形容词和上下文串联。A.错误的，B. 难以想象的，C. 合理的，D. 现实的，根据下文的每个人都有想象力可知以前的看法是错误的。选A

　　18．考查短语辨析。A忍受；B追上，赶上；C利用；D记录；句意：一旦长大了以后，人们就会忘记了如何利用想象力。选C.

　　19．考查固定词组。Be connected with与…有联系；这里是指并不总是与伟大的作品思想联系在一起的，很多微小的事情也经常与创造力有关。A.be equippedwith具备， B.be compared with和…相比较，C. be covered with被…覆盖，选D .

　　20．考查副词辨析。A有技巧的；B经常的；C生动地；D深入地；人们在工作和闲暇时间，都会很经常的想出一起解决问题的办法。选B. 21．考查形容词辨析。A熟悉的；B没有联系的；C创造性的；D想象的；这里是指把那些没有联系的事物联系在一起。选B

　　22．考查形容词辨析。A. presented呈现，B. marked标志，C. lit点亮，D. associated联系，根据句意可知是写下一些与蜡烛有关的词或者想法。选D

　　23．考查上下文串联。。idea想法, 念头, 意见, 主意, 思想, 观念, 概念；ambition野心, 雄心；achievement成就, 功绩； technique技术, 技巧, 方法, 表演法, 手法。上文16空之前提及了idea。选A

　　24．考查名词辨析。A经历，经验；B服务；C礼物；D物体；这里是指给朋友买一个礼物。选C

　　25．考查上下文串联。A. work工作，B. last持续，C. exist存在，D. change改变，根据上文的no limits可知是指没有限制的，这里指限制是不存在的。选C

　　26．考查名词辨析。A可能性；B限制；C趋势；D做法，惯例；指考虑你的目标和新的可能性。. 选A

　　27．考查介词辨析。A实际上；B尤其；C总的说来；D例如。根据上下文可知这里是举例说明。选D

　　28．考查动词辨析。A. devote投入，奉献，B. adapt适应，C. lead导致，D. keep保持， Adapt…to…使…适合…. 由下文“Maybe you can practice skiing ever day in December, or every Monday in January. ”可推知此处是说：现在使这个目标适应现实。选B .

　　29．考查形容词辨析。A. private私人的，B. global全球的，C. different不同的，D. practical实际的，根据本段内容可知是指换位思考，从另外一个不同的角度考虑问题。选C .

　　30．考查名词辨析。A特征,特色；B主题，主旨；C生物；D角色，性格。这里是指科幻小说的作者经常把自己当成是作品中的主角。选D

　　31．考查名词辨析。A位置；B梦想；C形象；D方向；这里是指把自己放在别人的位置上。选A

　　考点：考查日常生活类

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　　34．D