高中完形填空精练

先通读短文，掌握其大意，然后从A、B、C、D四个选项中选出一个可以填入相应空白处的最佳答案，并将其标号填入题前括号内。

（一）

It was 11：30 in the evening. A ___1___ American lady of about seventy was standing on the side of an Alabama ___2___ trying to bear a pouring rainstorm. Her car had ___3___ and at the moment she ___4___ needed a ride. Wet to the skin， she decided to flag down the next ___5___. A young white man stopped to help her—generally unheard ___6___ in those conflict-filled[矛盾冲突] 1960s. The man ___7___ her to safety in his car， and ___8___ a taxicab（a kind of car）for her. She seemed to be in a great ___9___. She wrote down his ___10___， thanked him and drove away. Several days went by and a ___11___ came on the mans door. To his ___12___， a very big color TV was delivered to his home. A special note was ___13___ to it. It read： “ Dear sir， thank you so much for assisting a（an） ___14___ colored woman on the freeway ___15___ night， The rain ___16___ wet all over not only my clothes ___17___ my spirits. Then you ___18___ along. Because of you， I was ___19___ to make it to my dying husbands bedside just ___20___ he passed away. God bless you for helping me and kindly serving others. Sincerely， Mrs. Nat King Cole.

（ ）1. A. black B. white C. poor D. sick

（ ）2. A. railway B. freeway C. street D. avenue

（ ）3. A. broken up B. speeded up C. broken down D. slowed down

（ ）4. A. seriously B. badly C. fairly D. probably

（ ）5. A. bus B. truck C. taxi D. car

（ ）6. A. from B. by C. before D. of

（ ）7. A. put B. led C. fetched D. took

（ ）8. A. hired B. took C. sent D. asked

（ ）9. A. need B. help C. hurry D. trouble

（ ）10. A. address B. number C. name D. words

（ ）11. A. lady B. salesman C. letter D. knock

（ ）12. A. surprise B. delight C. joy D. satisfaction

（ ）13. A. offered B. given C. stuck D. written

（ ）14. A. aged B. dark C. lucky D. unhappy

（ ）15. A. another B. the other C. other D. any

（ ）16. A. let B. made C. had D. turned

（ ）17. A. and B. but C. or D. otherwise

（ ）18. A. got B. went C. ran D. came

（ ）19. A. able B. ready C. likely D. willing

（ ）20. A. after B. before C. until D. since

（二）

Though different educational systems have different purposes， one thing is certain： all students should take part in examinations.

___1___ the English educational system， students take ___2___ very important ___3___. The first is the eleven-plus， which is taken at the age of eleven ___4___ past. At one time the ability ___5___ on the eleven-plus would have determined ___6___ a child stayed in school. ___7___， however， all children continue in “comprehensive”[綜合性的] schools， and the eleven-plus determines which courses of study the child will follow. At the age of fifteen or sixteen， the students are tested for the Ordinary Level of the General Certificate[证书] of Education. This examination covers a wide ___8___ of subjects; once students have passed this exam， they are ___9___ to specialize， so that two-thirds or ___10___ of their courses will be ___11___ physics， chemistry， classical language， or ___12___ they wish to study ___13___. The ___14___ examination， at eighteen， covers only the ___15___ of the special subjects. ___16___ the universities， students study only in their concentrated area， and ___17___ students ever venture[冒险] outside ___18___ subject again; ___19___， the English boy or girl is a specialist ___20___ the age of fifteen.

（ ）1. A. On B. In C. To D. For

（ ）2. A. four B. three C. two D. one

（ ）3. A. subjects B. languages C. courses D. examinations

（ ）4. A. somewhat B. or else C. or so D. or rather

（ ）5. A. seen B. heard C. shown D. known

（ ）6. A. when B. if C. that D. how

（ ）7. A. But B. Then C. So D. Now

（ ）8. A. number B. part C. range D. collection

（ ）9. A. allowed B. passed C. forbidden D. admit

（ ）10. A. much B. many C. more D. most

（ ）11. A. in B. of C. with D. on

（ ）12. A. whenever B. however C. whatever D. wherever

（ ）13. A. at all costs B. at the same time

C. at the least          D. at great length

（ ）14. A. late B. later C. early D. final

（ ）15. A. context B. content C. book D. lesson

（ ）16. A. Even so B. Even if C. Even then D. Even at

（ ）17. A. few B. no C. some D. any

（ ）18. A. that B. their C. its D. which

（ ）19. A. in any case B. in all C. in a sense D. in the end

（ ）20. A. of B. from C. at D. under

參考答案与解析

（一）

【答案与解析】本文主要叙述美国的一个白人青年帮助一个黑人老太太的故事。

1. A。根据下文60年代矛盾冲突（指白人对黑人的种族歧视），下文提到了一个白人青年帮她，因此可判断老太太是“黑人”。

2. B。从第15空前的 freeway 一词可以得出此题答案。

3. C。从下文 she decided to flag down the next car 说明她的车“抛锚”了。

4. B。因为车抛锚了，所以她“非常”需要搭车，只有 badly 符合此意。

5. D。从下文 in his car 得出答案。

6. D。因为是年轻人，对60年代美国种族歧视没有听说过，才伸出援助之手。hear of是“听说”的意思。

7. D。take sb. to some place意为“把某人带到某地”是固定短语。

8. A。因为是出租车，所以要“租赁（雇）”。

9. C。从下文看，她是去看他快要死了的丈夫，所以很“匆忙”。

10. A。从下文可知老太太为了感谢那位白人青年，买了一台电视机给他送去，所以记下的是“地址”，而不是电话号码。

11. B。从老太太留的纸条可知她没有亲自去，因此可以判断是直接让“售货员”把电视机送去的。

12. A。因为他没有买电视机，看到一个售货员送来一台电视机，所以感到“惊奇”。

13. C。因为是纸条，所以判断是“贴”（stick）在电视机上。

14. B。根据第一空已经得出答案是一位黑人妇女，因此选 dark。

15. B。从上下文的时间判断，是“几天前的一个夜晚”。

16. B。因为后面是形容词 wet 使浑身都湿了用 make，turn也可以跟形容词，是表示变化，不符句意。

17. B。not only…but（also） 是固定搭配。

18. D。从上文可以得知，当老太太的车子抛锚时，那个白人青年及时地出现在她跟前，并给予了帮助。

19. A。根据下文表示“能”使她及时赶到她快要死了的丈夫跟前（be able to do sth表示通过努力才能实现的动作），其余不符句意。

20. B。因为老太太得到了青年的帮助，才使她在她丈夫死之前赶到。

（二）

1. B。介词in表示在某一方面。

2. B。/

3. D。预阅全文可知学生须经过三大考试：进初中时（eleven-plus），15岁时和18岁时。

4. A。eleven-plus exams是指英国私立学校十一岁进入初中的学生举行的考试。既然是eleven-plus 那么正常年龄应是11岁或11岁多一点，所以确定somewhat。

5. C。/

6. B。eleven-plus exam中表现出来的能力会决定一个孩子是否留在学校继续深造。

7. D。从上文at one time：曾经一度时期，however表示转折，说明与现在的情形不一样。

8. C.从下文可知考试覆盖面广，number不宜用wide修饰。

9. A。首先排除B和C（不符题意），而 admit 形式不对。

10. C。or前后连接的应是并列成分，应接与two-thirds相比具有更多或更少含义的词。

11. A。/

12. C。学生通过考试后，被允许选修任意学科。

13. D。at all costs：不惜一切代价，at the same time：同时，at the least：至少，起码。均不符题意，不能选择。at great length：最大限度（只要有能力，不受限制）。

14. D。根据上下文，这是最后一场考试即第三次考试。

15. B。排除A. C，不符题意。18岁时的考试只考选修的所有课程内容。

16. D. 表示处所用at。

17. A。/

18. A。从上一句students study only in their concentrated area， 可知几乎没有学生敢冒险学习选修以外的课程。

19. C。/

20. B。in any case： 在任何情况下， in all：总共，in the end ：最后.根据上下文均不符题意。in a sense 从某种意义上来讲，因为从15岁就开始选修，所以英国的孩子从15岁起就可以说是专业人才。

What Color什么颜色

An impoverished graduate student at Clemson University in South Carolina， I was excited when my father informed me that he had bought me a car. Hardly able to contain my enthusiasm， I asked Dad the typical questions：“What kind is it？ Does it have a stick shift？ Does it have a tape deck？”

“Its a 1982 Toyota，” he replied. “Its a four speed， and， yes， it has a tape deck.” Pleased， I asked what color it was.

“Well，” he said uncomfortably，“which part？”

作为南卡罗莱那州克莱姆森大学的一个本科生，我囊中羞涩，当我父亲告诉我他为我买了辆车时，我甚是激动。我几乎控制不住我的热情，问了爸爸几个关键问题：“什么车？有没有手排挡？有没有磁带舱？”

“是1982年产丰田车，”他回答说，“四速，还有，是的，有磁带舱。”我甚是高兴，又问是什么颜色的。

“哦，”他很不舒服地說，“你指哪一部分？”