完形填空精练

2008-05-21张贞红罗成勇

中学生英语高效课堂探究 2008年6期

张贞红　罗成勇

On a flight from Johannesburg, a middle-aged, rich white South African lady had found herself sitting next to a black man. She called the cabin crew attendant over to__1__about her seating. “What seems to be the__2__, Madam?” asked the attendant(服务员).

“Cant you see?” she said, “Youve sat me next to a__3__ person! I cant possibly sit next to this kind of person. Find me another__4__!”

“Please__5__ down, Madam,” the stewardess replied. “The flight is very full today,__6__ Ill tell you what Ill do—Ill go and__7__ to see if we have any seats available in club or first class.”

The woman glanced at the angry black man beside her (not to mention many of the surrounding passengers). A few__8__ later the stewardess returned with the__9__ news, which she delivered to the lady.

“Madam,__10__, as I expected, economy is__11__. Ive spoken to the cabin services director, and club is also full.__12__, we do have one seat in__13__class.”

Before the lady had a chance to answer, the stewardess__14__... “It is most extraordinary to make this kind of upgrade(升级), however, and I have had to get special__15__from the captain. But, learning the conditions, the__16__felt that it was shocking that someone should be__17__to sit next to such a tiring person.”

Having said that, the stewardess__18__to the black man sitting next to the lady, and said, “So__19__youd like to get your things, sir, I have your seat ready for you ...”

At which point, obviously the__20__passengers stood and gave an applause while the black man walked up to the front of the plane.

1. A. argueB. talk

C. thinkD. complain

2. A. problemB. theme

C. symbolD. injury

3. A. whiteB. black

C. richD. short

4. A. carB. bedC. seatD. room

5. A. bendB. sitC. lookD. calm

6. A. butB. andC. soD. or

7. A. testB. check

C. examineD. prove

8. A. hoursB. days

C. minutesD. months

9. A. goodB. bad

C. originalD. harmful

10. A. totallyB. instead

C. besidesD. unfortunately

11. A. emptyB. full

C. expensiveD. tidy

12. A. SomehowB. In fact

C. HoweverD. Therefore

13. A. secondB. club

C. economyD. first

14. A. continuedB. stopped

C. explainedD. questioned

15. A. styleB. permission

C. designD. suggestion

16. A. womanB. man

C. captainD. attendant

17. A. forcedB. allowed

C. forbiddenD. used

18. A. referredB. turned

C. owedD. introduced

19. A. whileB. though

C. ifD. unless

20. A. unexpectedB. united

C. sufferingD. surrounding

【答案与解析】

1. D。不希望与那个黑人坐在一起，所以“抱怨”。

2. A。询问是什么问题。

3. B。根据句子The woman glanced at the angry black man beside her可知。

4. C。上文提到她不愿意与一个黑人坐在一起，同时从后面的句子可知“想另外找一个位子”。

5. D。看到乘客有点激动，所以先安慰她，请她镇静。

6. A。前后句子在逻辑上含有转折的意味，所以用but。

7. B。check“检查”，即通过检查确信。

8. C。根据常识在飞行的飞机上找座位时间不可能太久，所以用minutes。

9. A。根据句子we do have one seat in____class.判断“是一个好消息”。

10. D。经济舱满了，所以说是“不幸的是”。

11. B。由句子and club is also full.可知答案。

12. C。前面提到的两个地方都满员了，头等舱仍有座位，可知前后有转折的意味。

13. D。根据下文while the black man walked up to the front of the plane.可知。

14. A。前面说了一些话，接着又说，所以用continued。

15. B。从后文谈到的与机长有关的事情判断“需要征询机长的许可”。

16. C。由句子and I have had to get special____from the captain.可知答案。

17. A。be forced to“被迫”。

18. B。刚才与那个白人妇女交谈，这里与黑人说话，所以说“转向”了。

19. C。用if表示条件。

20. D。刚才人们在观望，所以说“周围的”旅客恰当。

Love and a broken arm

“But what if I break my arm again?” My five-year-old daughter asked, looking very__1__. I knew she__2__ very much to learn to ride, but ever since shed fallen off her bike and broken her arm, shed been afraid.

“Oh, honey,” I said. “I dont think youll break another arm.” “__3__ I could, couldnt I?” “You know, honey,” I said, “__4__ everything you do comes with risks. You could get a broken arm in a car__5__ and then be afraid to__6__ ride in a car again. You could break your arm jumping a rope. You could break your arm at gymnastics. Do you want to__7__ going to gymnastics?” “No,” she said. And with a determined spirit, she stood up and__8__ to try again.

I spent the rest of the afternoon at the park watching a very__9__ little girl overcome a fear, and__10__myself on being a useful single parent after a painful divorce (离婚).

As we walked home, she asked me about a conversation shed overheard me having with my__11__the night before.

“Grandma wanted you to find someone to__12__.” “What grandma wants is for someone to__13__my heart again.” “But Mom， youre too young to__14__it,” I told her. “So I guess love isnt like a broken arm.”

__15__to answer, we walked the rest of the way in__16__. When I got home, I called my mother and__17__her for talking about this to my daughter. Then I did what Id seen my brave little girl do that very afternoon. I agreed to__18__Steve.

Steve was the man for me. We__19__less than a year later. It turned out mother and my daughter were__20__.

1. A. surprisedB. disappointed

C. sadD. puzzled

2. A. wantedB. hated

C. lostD. gained

3. A. AndB. Or

C. InsteadD. But

4. A. AlmostB. Hardly

C. NearlyD. Mostly

5. A. tradeB. sale

C. accidentD. show

6. A. everB. never

C. evenD. yet

7. A. startB. regret

C. finishD. stop

8. A. offeredB. agreed

C. hadD. chose

9. A. shyB. weak

C. braveD. gentle

10. A. congratulatingB. praising

C. encouragingD. celebrating

11. A. fatherB. mother

C. sisterD. brother

12. A. likeB. knowC. loveD. teach

13. A. warmB. feelC. buyD. break

14. A. understandB. believe

C. acceptD. receive

15. A. UnableB. Unwilling

C. UncertainD. Unhappy

16. A. excitementB. sorrow

C. silenceD. surprise

17. A. punishedB. scolded

C. thankedD. appreciated

18. A. hireB. meetC. fireD. invite

19. A. leftB. married

C. movedD. quarrelled

20.A. wrongB. rightC. clearD. clever

【答案与解析】

1. C。由上下文语境可知，小女孩想骑自行车又不敢骑，由此可以推断其心情是很悲哀的，因此该空应填sad。

2. A。该空表示“想要”，因此应填wanted。

3. D。母亲认为小女孩不会再摔断胳膊，而女儿认为自己有可能再摔断胳膊，因此该空含转折性逻辑关系，应填But。

4. A。该空表示“几乎”，强调程度，因此应填almost。

5. C。由常识可知，在汽车事故中人们的胳膊有可能受伤，因此该空应填accident。

6. A。ever用于此句中有“总是，始终”的含义，相当于always，它起着一种加强语气的作用。

7. D。难道你不想去体育馆了吗？

8. B。在母亲的解释与劝说下，女儿答应再试一次。

9. C。小女孩敢于克服自己的恐惧感是一种勇敢行为。

10. A。我祝贺自己在痛苦的离婚之后能够做一个有用的单亲家长。

11. B。由下文Grandma可以推出该空表示“母亲”，因此应填 mother。

12. C。由第14空后面的love可以推出该空应填love。

13. D。由上文第10空后面的a painful divorce可以推出该空表示“使……破碎”，因此应填break。

14. A。你太小了无法理解大人感情方面的事。

15. A。16. C。无法回答女儿的话，我们在沉默中行走。

17. B。由上文可知，作者不满意母亲给孙女讲自己感情方面的事，因此该空表示“责怪”，应填scolded。

18. B。我答应去见Steve。

19. B。上文the man for me暗示该空表示“结婚”。

20. B。由上文可知，作者母亲和女儿都赞成作者重新获得爱，而作者现在获得了爱，因此母亲和女儿的观点是对的。

When Rosina Hernandez was in college, she once attended a rock concert at which one young man was cruelly beaten by another. No one made an__1__ to stop the beating. The next day she was__2__ to learn that the youth had died as a result of the__3__. Yet neither she nor anyone else had raised a hand to help__4__. She could never forget the incident or her responsibility as an__5__ bystander(旁观者).

Some years later, Rosina saw another__6__. A car driving in the rain ahead of her suddenly rushed into Biscayne Bay. The car landed head down in the water with only the tail end__7__. In a moment a woman appeared on the__8__, shouting for help and saying her__9__ was stuck inside. This time Rosina waited for no one. She jumped into the water, tried__10__to open the car door, then broke the back window__11__other bystanders stood on the street and__12__. First she__13__at them, begging for help, then__14__them, telling them there was a man dying in the car.

First one man, then another,__15__came to help. Together they__16__the safety glass and dragged the man out. They were just in time—a few__17__later it would have been all over. The woman thanked Rosina for saving her husband, and Rosina was__18__for weeks. She had promised herself that she would never again fail to do__19__she could to save a human life. She had made good on her__20__.

1． A. escapeB. excuse

C. attemptD. attention

2. A shockedB. frightened

C. ashamedD. worried

3. A. listeningB. beating

C. drinkingD. watching

4. A. herB. themC. itD. him

5. A. inactiveB. active

C. ordinaryD. unordinary

6. A. disasterB. news

C. incidentD. scene

7. A. floatingB. showing

C. fallingD. sinking

8. A. streetB. land

C. surfaceD. feet

9. A. driverB. husband

C. sonD. mother

10. A. luckilyB. unluckily

C. successfullyD. unsuccessfully

11. A. ifB. since

C. asD. unless

12. A. laughedB. ran

C. watchedD. jumped

13. A. smiledB. waved

C. lookedD. screamed

14. A. cursedB. embraced

C. warnedD. helped

15. A. happilyB. sadly

C. finallyD. hurriedly

16. A. fixedB. repaired

C. movedD. broke

17. A. daysB. minutes

C. weeksD. years

18. A. embarrassedB. depressed

C. surroundedD. excited

19. A. whichB. thatC. whatD. that

20. A. planB. future

C. promiseD. dream

【答案与解析】

1. C。make an attempt to do sth. 为固定短语，意为“尝试做某事”。

2. A。Rosina Hernandez听说那个年轻人被打死了，十分震惊。

3. B。年轻人死亡的原因是被“打”了。

4. D。him指代那个年轻人。

5. A。 inactive 意为“懒惰的，不作为的”，符合语境。

6. A。几年后，Rosina Hernandez又看到一次“灾难”。

7. B。只有车尾“露出”水面，注意floating为一种动态的“飘浮”，与车子有重量这一事实不符。

8. C。一会儿，一个妇女露出“水面”。

9. B。从下文可知：她丈夫被困在车中。

10. D。由下文“broke the back window”，可知：Rosina没有打开车门，只好打破后车窗玻璃来救人。

11. C。as 此处相当于“when”。

12. C。路上其他人在“旁观”。

13. D。情况紧急，她对旁观者“喊叫求助”。

14. A。看到旁观者麻木不仁无动于衷，她开始“诅咒”他们。

15. C。也许旁观者良心发现了，他们“最终”来帮忙了。

16. D。他们“打碎了”玻璃窗，把他拉了出来。

17. B。在那种情况下，几分钟的时间也会关系到一个人的生死存亡。

18. D。由于她做了一件好事，几星期来都很兴奋。

19. C。what引导宾语从句。

20. C。她很好地履行了自己尽全力帮助他人的“诺言”。

Last week, I took my children to a restaurant. My six-year-old son asked if he could say grace（饭前祷告）.__1__ we bowed our heads, he said, “God is good. God is great. Thank you for the__2__, and I would even thank you more if Mom gets us ice cream for dessert. And liberty and justice for__3__! Amen!”

Along with the__4__ from the other customers nearby, I heard a woman__5__, “Thats whats wrong with this country.

__6__ today dont even know how to pray. Asking God for ice cream! Why, I never!” Hearing this, my son__7__ into tears and asked me, “Did I do it wrong? Is God mad at me?” As I held him and__8__ him that he had done a terrific job and God was probably mad at him, an elderly gentleman__9__ the table.

He winked at my son and said, “I__10__to know that God thought that was a great prayer.” “Really?” my son asked. “Cross my heart.” Then in a theatrical__11__, he added (indicating the woman__12__remark had started this whole thing), “Too__13__she never asks God for ice cream. A little ice cream is good for the__14__sometimes.”

__15__, I bought my kids ice cream at the end of the meal. My son stared at his for a moment and then did__16__I will remember the rest of my life. He__17__up his face ice cream and without a word, walked__18__and placed it in front of the woman. With a big__19__, he told her, “Here, this is for you. Ice cream is good for the soul sometimes, __20__my soul is good already.”

1． A. ThereforeB. As

C. WhileD. Because

2. A. moneyB. ice cream

C. foodD. happiness

3. A. allB. me

C. motherD. brothers

4. A. smileB. hug

C. noticeD. laughter

5. A. remarkB. promise

C. offerD. seize

6. A. MothersB. Adults

C. KidsD. Teachers

7. A. brokeB. burst

C. becameD. turned

8. A. explainedB. expressed

C. keptD. assured

9. A. approachedB. came

C. heldD. caught

10. A. likeB. go

C. happenD. call

11. A. whisperB. sound

C. voiceD. sense

12. A. whichB. whoseC. herD. what

13. A. goodB. badC. luckyD. happy

14. A. soulB. character

C. spiritD. behavior

15. A. SimplyB. Fortunately

C. NaturallyD. Personally

16. A. everythingB. nothing

C. anythingD. something

17. A. turnedB. got

C. pickedD. gave

18. A. up B. offC. downD. over

19. A. letterB. signC. markD. smile

20. A. but B. andC. howeverD. so

【答案与解析】

1. B。As 引导时间状语从句。

2. C。餐前祷告一般与上帝给我们带来食物有关。

3. A。all指代所有的人。

4． D。laughter表示“嘲笑”，所以不选A项。

5． A。我听见邻近的女顾客在发表评论。

6． C。此句意为：今天的“孩子”竟然不知道如何祷告。

7. B。burst into tears 放声大哭。

8. D。断然地assure告诉他：他犯了一个大错误，上帝可能会生气。

9． A。approach“走近”。

10． C。happen to do sth. 碰巧……

11． A。in a theatrical whisper“用戏剧性的低语”。

12． B。whose 引导限制性定语从句。

13． B。

14． A。此句意思是：一块冰淇淋有时会对灵魂有好处。

15. C。我“自然地”(Naturally)给儿子买了冰淇淋。

16． D。

17． C。pick up 拿起。

18． D。walk over “走过去”。

19． D。with a big smile “面带笑容”。

20． B。

One day at the day-care center(日间托儿站) I watched a mother attempt to pick up her daughter. The girl wanted to go to McDonalds． The mother replied，“Susie，not tonight． Maybe we can go tomorrow.”Susie__1__ dropped to the floor, kicking and screaming，“I want to ...”

Her mother tried to__2__ Susies tantrum(发脾气)． Finally her mother__3__. I was surprised that we could have almost anything we wanted by throwing a tantrum.

That day my mother picked me up early because we were going to a department to do the shopping for__4__ Day. I was__5__ tosee a toytelephone. Looking lovingly up at my__6__, I asked, “Can I have that telephone?”

She replied，“Baby，not now，__7__ if you are a good girl, maybe Santa Claus will__8__ you．”“But Mama， Iwant that telephone__9__,” I said. My mothers eyes narrowed and her hand tightened on mine．“Becky, you__10__have that telephone today，but if you__11__you can have a spanking(打屁股).”

We were standing in the long__12__, and I knew it was now or never. So I lay down on the ground and__13__screaming, “I want that telephone.” Tired Christmas shoppers looked as my mother calmly said, “Becky, youd better__ 14__by the count of three or else.One ... Two ... Three.”

But I was__15__in full tantrum.Then she lay down beside me__16__and began screaming, “I want a new car, I want some jewelry. I want ...”__17 , I stood up.

“Mama, stop. Mama, get up,” I__18__pleaded (恳求).

She stood up. The others waiting in line began to laugh and patted my mother on her back.The next thirty minutes was pure__19__for me. Then one parent said to me with a smile, “I bet youll never__20__that again.”

1. A. carefullyB. immediately

C. lightlyD. hardly

2. A. expressB. feel C. shakeD. stop

3. A. gave inB. turned up

C. moved onD. walked away

4. A. MothersB. Childrens

C. ChristmasD. Womens

5. A. patientB. excited

C. nervousD. confused

6. A. motherB. father

C. brotherD. sister

7. A. butB. forC. thereforeD. so

8. A. scoldB. hate

C. refuseD. help

9. A. next timeB. next week

C. right nowD. sooner or later

10. A. shouldntB. neednt

C. darentD. cant

11. A. lieB. laugh

C. screamD. smile

12. A. lineB. street

C. trainD. yard

13. A. learnedB. forgot

C. beganD. imagine

14. A. look upB. call up

C. give upD. get up

15. A. neverB. stillC. everD. even

16. A. on the benchB. in the sofa

C. on the bedD. on the floor

17. A. PleasedB. Satisfied

C. ShockedD. Encouraged

18. A. tearfullyB. happily

C. honestlyD. politely

19. A. luckB. misery(痛苦)

C. abilityD. air

20. A. loseB. winC. believeD. Try

【答案与解析】

1. B。小孩子发脾气，一不高兴马上就表现出来。

2. D。Susie的母亲试图阻止她发脾气。

3． A。从下句推断，她母亲做出了让步。

4． C。从下文的“Santa Claus”及“Tired Christmas shoppers”推断是圣诞节。

5． B。见到自己喜欢的东西应该是很兴奋的。

6. A。从上文的“That day my mother picked me up early because ...”可以推断出答案。

7. A。but表示转折关系。

8． D。圣诞老人会给孩子们送礼物。

9． C。“我”想马上得到那部玩具电话。

10． D。母亲拒绝了“我”的要求。

11． C。妈妈意识到“我”会发脾气，选scream符合语境。

12． A。从文章最后的“The others waiting in line began to laugh and pat my mother on her back．”可以推断这里指母亲和“我”在百货商场排队。

13． C。从情景推断，“我”开始发脾气，大声嚷嚷。

14． D。从前面的“so I lay down on the ground”可以判断这里指母亲要求“我”起来。

15． B。从后面可以看出母亲数完三下后我依然没有起来，所以这里填“still”表示“我”仍然很生气。

16． D。从上文“So I lay down on the ground”推断此处选on the floor。

17． C。母亲孩子般的举动让“我”很震惊。

18． A。母亲的做法让我觉得很难为情，所以选tearfully。

19． B。从最后一句可以推断此处应选B。

20． D。try that指发脾气。

Jerry is a popular manager of a restaurant. The reason why the waiters__ 1__Jerry was because of his attitude. He was a natural motivator (鼓舞人心的人). If a(n)__ 2__was having a bad day, Jerry was always there, telling the employee how to look on the__ 3__ side of the situation.

This attitude really made me__ 4__, so one day I asked him, “ I dont get it! No one can be a positive person__ 5 . How do you do it?”

“Each time something bad happens, I can choose to__ 6__it. Every time someone comes to me__ 7__, I can choose to accept their complaining__ 8__I can point out the positive side of life. Why dont we just do that later?” Jerry replied.

Jerry told me an unusual story out of his experience. One day he left the back door of his restaurant__ 9__and was robbed by three armed men. While trying to open the safe, his hand, shaking from__10__slipped off the combination(开启号码的号码组合). The robbers got angry and__11__him.

Luckily, Jerry was found quickly and rushed to the__12__. After 18 hours of surgery and weeks of serious care, Jerry__13__with fragments( 碎片) of the bullets still in his body.

I saw Jerry about six months after the__14__. I did ask him what had gone through his mind as the__15__took place. “Werent you scared? Did you__16__consciousness?” I asked.

“No,” Jerry said. “But when I saw the expressions on the faces of the doctors and nurses, I got really scared.”

“A nurse asked if I was allergic(过敏的) to anything. ‘Yes I replied. The doctors and nurses stopped__17__as they waited for my reply . I took a deep breath and yelled, ‘__18__! ”

Over their laughter, I told them, “Please__19__on me as if I am alive, not dead.”

Jerry lived thanks to the skill of his doctors, but also because of his amazing attitude. Attitude, after all, is__20__.

1. A. followedB. led

C. caught D. fled

2. A. nurse B. doctor

C. adviser D. employee

3. A. right B. dark

C. positive D. negative

4. A. regretful B. curious

C. angry D. disappointed

5. A. all the time B. therefore

C. sooner or laterD. occasionally