十年高考真题分类汇编(2010-2019) 英语 专题17 夹叙夹议类完形填空 Word版含答案与解析版

十年高考真题分类汇编（2010-2019）英语

专题17 夹叙夹议类完形填空

(2010﹒全国Ⅱ)

A man who knows how to write a personal letter has a very powerful tool.A letter can be enjoyed,read and 21 . It can set up a warm conversation between two people far apart(远离的)；it can keep a 22 with very little effort.

I will give 23 . A few years ago my older brother and I were not getting 24 We had been close as 25 but had grown apart. Our meetings were not 26 ; our conversation was filled with arguments and quarrels; and every effort to clear the air seemed to only 27 our misunderstanding. Then he 28 a small island in the Caribbean and we 29 touch .One day he wrote me a letter. He describeb his island and its people, told me what he was doing,said how he felt,and encouraged me to 30 . Rereading the letter, I was 31 by its humor(幽默)and clever expressions,These were all qualities for which I had 32 respected my order brother but 33 he no longer had them.I had never known he could write so 34 .And with that one letter we became friends 35.

It might never have occurred to 36 to write me if he had not been in a place where there were no 37 ,For him, writing was a necessity, It also turned out to be the best way for us to get back in touch.Because we live in an age of 38 communication(通讯),people often 39 that they don’t always have to phone or email. They have a 40 . And that is to write.

21. A.received B.rewritten C.returned D .reread

22.A.record B .promise C.friendship D .secret

23.A.an example B.a lesson C.an experience D.a talk

24.A. through B .together C.along D .away

25.A.brothers B .children C.fellows D .classmates

26.A.normal B .necessary C.pleasant D .possible

27.A.deepen B .start C .express D .settle

28.A.toured B .stopped over C.reached D.moved to

29.A.lost B .kept in C .needed D .got in

30.A.think B .write C .enjoy D .read

31.A.driven B .beaten C .surprised D .honored

32.A.never B .seldom C .sometimes D.once

33.A.realized B .judged C .thought D .expected

34.A.well B .often C .much D .soon

https://www.360docs.net/doc/a07588921.html,ter B .anyhow C .too D .again

https://www.360docs.net/doc/a07588921.html, B .anyone else C.someone D .my brother

37.A.mail services B.transport C.phones D .relatives

38.A.poor B .easy C .popular D .busy

39A.believe B.decide C .argue D . forget

40.A.habit B .choice C .method D . plan

(2010﹒重庆)

Introduction to Letters to Sam

Dear Reader,

Please allow me to tell you something before you read this book. When my 36 , Sam, was born, my heart was filled with joy. I had been sitting in a wheelchair for 20 years before then, and I have been 37 ill many times. So I wondered if I would have the 38 to tell Sam what I had 39 .

For years I have been hosting a program on the 40 and writing articles for a magazine. Being 41 to move freely, I have learned to sit still and keep my heart 42 , exchanging thoughts with thousands of listeners and 43 . So when Sam was born, I 44 to tell him about school and friendship, romance and work, love and everything else. That’s how I started to write these 45 . I hope that Sam would 46 them sooner or later.

However, that expectation 47 when Sam showed signs of autism (自闭症) at the age of two. He had actually stopped talking before the discovery of the signs. He 48 to communicate with others, even the family members. That was 49 for me but didn’t stop me writing on. I realized that I had even 50 now to tell him. I wanted him to 51 what it means to be “different” from others, and learn how to fight against the misfortune he’ll 52 as I myself, his grandfather, did. I just 53 if I could write all that I wanted to say in the rest of my life.

Now, 54 the book has been published, I have been given the chance. Every chapter in the book is a letter to Sam: some about my life, and all about what it means to be a 55 .

D aniel Gottlieb

36. A. son B. nephew C. brother D. grandson

37. A. seriously B. mentally C. slightly D. quietly

38. A. ability B. time C. courage D. responsibility

39. A. written B. suffered C. observed D. lost

40. A. radio B. television C. stage D. bed

41. A. ready B. unable C. anxious D. eager

42. A. warm B. broken C. closed D. open

43. A. hosts B. visitors C. readers D. reporters

44. A. began B. stopped C. forgot D. decided

45. A. letters B. emails C. books D. diaries

46. A. find B. read C. collect D. keep

47. A. developed B. disappeared C. changed D. arrived

48. A. tried B. refused C. regretted D. hoped

49. A. exciting B. acceptable C. strange D. heartbreaking

50. A. less B. everything C. more D. nothing

51. A. understand B. explain C. believe D. question

52. A. fear B. face C. know D. cause

53. A. feltB. guessed C. saw D. doubted

54. A. as B. once C. though D. if

55. A. teacher B. child C. man D. writer

(2011﹒全国新课标卷)

In our discussion with people on how education can help them succeed in life, a woman remembered the first meeting of an introductory__36__course about 20 years ago.

The professor __37__the lecture hall, placed upon his desk a large jar filled with dried beans （豆）, and invited the students to _38_how many beans the jar contained. After __39__shouts of wildly wrong guesses the professor smiled a thin, dry smile, announced the __40__ answer, and went on saying, ”You have just __41__an important lesson about science. That is: Never__42__ your own senses.”

Twenty years later, the __43__could guess what the professor had in mind. He

__44__himself, perhaps,as inviting his students to start an exciting __45__into an unknown world Invisible（无形的）to the 46 ,which can be discovered only through scientific 47 .But the seventeen-year-old girl could not accept or even 48 the invitation. She was just 49 to understand the world. And she 50 that her firsthand experience could be the 51 .The professor, however, said that it was 52 .he was taking away her only 53 for knowing and was providing her with no substitute. “I remember feeling small and 54 ,”the women says,“and I did the only thing I could do. I 55 the course that afternoon, and I haven’t gone near science since.”

36．A. art B. history C. science D. math

37．A. searched fo B. looked at C. got through D. marched into

38．A. count B. guess C. report D. watch

39．A. warning B. giving C. turning away D. listening to

40．A. ready B. possible C. correct D. difficult

41．A. learned B. prepared C. taught D. taken

42．A. lose B. trust C. sharpen D. show

43．A. lecturer B. scientist C. speaker D. woman

44．A. described B. respected C. saw D. served

45．A. voyage B. movement C. change D. rush

46. A. professor B. eye C. knowledge D. light

47. A. model B. senses C. spirit D. methods

48. A. hear B. make C. present D. refuse

49. A. suggesting B. beginning C. pretending D. waiting

50. A. believed B. doubted C. proved D. explained

51. A. growth B. strength C. faith D. truth

52. A. firm B. interesting C. wrong D. acceptable

53. A. task B. tool C. success D. connection

54. A. cruel B. proud C. frightened D. brave

55. A. dropped B. started C. passed D. missed

B2 夹叙夹议文

(2012﹒三明联考)

This is a story that can teach us a good lesson. One day, a man in rags begged from door to door along the street. With an old wallet in his hand, he was asking for a few coins to buy something to eat. He kept complain-ing about his bad fortune and kept __16__ why those who had so much money were never __17__ and were always desiring more.

“As far as I'm concerned, if I had only enough to __18__ and to wear, I would not want anything more.”

Just at that moment Goddess Fortune, who came down the __19__ saw the beggar and said to him, “Hi, I have wished to __20__ you for a long time. Now, open your __21__ and I will pour my gold into it. But I will do that only on this __22__ : All that falls into the wallet will be pure gold; but every piece falling upon the __23__ shall become dust. Do you understand？”

“I see.” said the beggar.

“Then you should __24__ ！It's obvious that your wallet is a(an) __25__ one, so don't load it too heavily，” said the Goddess Fortune.

The excited beggar could hardly __26__ to have gold. He quickly opened his wallet, and a __27__ of yellow coins was poured into it. The wallet grew heavier and heavier.

“Is that enough? Isn't it cracking？” asked Fortune.

“Never __28__ .It's still strong enough now.”answered the beggar.

The wallet was filled with so many coins that the beggar's hands began to __29__. “Ah, if only the golden stream would __30__ forever! Just a little more，”said the beggar, “__31__ just a handful or two.”

“There! It's full. The wall et will __32__ .” warned the Goddess, but the beggar requested, “It will __33__ a little more, just a little more.”

One more piece was added and the wallet split. The __34__ fell upon the ground and became dust. The greedy beggar had now __35__ but his broken bag.

16．A.showing B．explaining

C．proving D．wondering

17．A.relaxed B．satisfied

C．worried D．depressed

18．A.learn B．watch

C．eat D．play

19．A.street B．bridge

C．yard D．forest

20．A.praise B．forgive

C．help D．comfort

21．A.coat B．pocket

C．box D．wallet

22．A.occasion B．suggestion

C．situation D．condition

23．A.hand B．feet

C．ground D．street

24．A.look out B．look after

C．look up D．look down

25．A.small B．empty

C．worn D．full

26．A.stand B．wait

C．breathe D．think

27．A.stream B．piece

C．pair D．variety

28．A.stop B．request

C．fear D．insist

29．A.spread B．close

C．loose D．shake

30．A.pour B．end

C．dry D．melt

31．A.take B．add

C．lend D．send

32．A.flow B．burst

C．disappear D．change

33．A.attract B．permit

C．include D．hold

34．A.present B．food

C．treasure D．metal

35．A.nothing B．anything

C．everything D．something

(2012﹒九江一模)

One day all the employees of a very famous company reached their office and all saw a big sign on the main door which said this：

“Yesterday, the __16__ who has been hindering (阻碍) your growth in this company __17__. We invite you to join the funeral in the room that has been __18__ in the gym. ”

In the beginning, they all got __19__ for the death of one, of their colleagues, but after a while they started getting __20__ to know who was that person that hindered the __21__ of their colleagues and the company itself?

The __22__ in the gym was such that security agents were ordered to control the crowd __23__ the room. The more people __24__ the coffin (棺材), the more the excitement heated up. Everyone thought, “__25__ is it that was hindering my progress？”

One by one the intrigued(引起好奇心的) employees got closer to the coffin, and when they looked inside it, they __26__ became speechless.

They all got to stand near the coffin, and felt shocked and __27__，as if someone had touched the deepest part of their __28__. There was a mirror inside the coffin: everyone who __29__ it could see themselves! There was also a sign next to the mirror that __30__：“There is only one person who is capable of setting __31__ to your growth and IT IS YOU！” Your life does not __32__ when your boss changes, when your friends change, when your parents change, when your husband or wife changes…

No, your life changes when YOU change, when you __33__ your limiting beliefs inside.

Examine yourself; watch yourself. Don't be afraid of __34__，impossibilities and losses. Be a winner; build yourself and your reality. __35__，it's the way you face life itself that makes the difference.

16．A.person B．boss

C．sign D．funeral

17．A.died away B．died out

C．passed away D．passed out

18. A．protected B．prevented

C．proved D．prepared

19．A.happy B．sad

C．joyful D．grateful

20．A.calm B．curious

C．conscious D．convenient

21．A.growth B．width

C．faith D．strength

22．A.way B．meaning

C．excitement D．disappointment

23．A.within B．without

C．about D．around

24．A.bought B．sold

C．reached D. touched

25．A.What B．Which

C．Where D．Who

26．A.carefully B．actually

C．suddenly D．madly

27．A.in silence B．in return

C．in heed D．in order

28．A.hand B．soul

C．mouth D．face

29．A.put outside B．put inside

C．looked outside D．looked inside

30．A.talked B．spoke

C．said D．told

31．A.deadlines B．demands

C．limits D．lacks

32．A.calculate B．cancel

C．communicate D．change

33．A.go beyond B．go together

C．go without D．go towards

34．A.acquaintances B．difficulties

C．advantages D．bargains

35．A.Forget B．Follow

C．Remember D．Obey

(2012﹒天津)

阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从16～35各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。

I fell in love with Yosemite National Park the first time I saw it, when I was 13. My parents took us there for camping. On the way out, I asked them to wait while I ran up to El Capitan, a __16__ rock of 3,300 feet straight up. I touched that giant rock and knew __17__ I wanted to climb it. That has been my life's passion (钟爱) ever since — __18__ the rocks and mountains of Yosemite. I've long made Yosemite my __19__.

About 15 years ago I started seeing a lot of __20__，like toilet paper, beer cans, and empty boxes, around the area. It's __21__ me why visitors started respecting the place __22__ and

treated such a beautiful home-like place this way.

I tried __23__ trash (垃圾) myself, but the job was too big. I would __24__ an hour or two on the job, only to find the area trashed all over again weeks later. Finally, I got so __25__ it that I decided something had to change.

As a rock-climbing guide, I knew __26__ about organizing any big event. But in 2004，together with some climbers, I set a date for a __27__. On that day，more than 300 people __28__. Over three days we collected about 6,000 pounds of trash. It was amazing how much we were able to __29__. I couldn't believe the __30__ we made—the park looked clean!

Each year volunteers come for the cleanup from everywhere. In 2007 alone, 2,945 people picked up 42,330 pounds of trash and __31__ 132 miles of roadway.

I often hear people __32__ about their surroundings. If you are one of them, I would say the only way to change things is by __33__ rather than complaining. We need to teach by __34__. You can't blame others __35__ you start with yourself.

16．A.distant B．huge C．narrow D．loose

17．A.immediately B．finally

C．gradually D．recently

18．A.imagining B．painting

C．describing D．climbing

19．A.garden B．home C．lab D．palace

20．A.material B．resources

C．waste D．goods

21．A.beyond B．against C．over D．within

22．A.more B．most C．less D．least

23．A.throwing away B．picking up

C．breaking down D．digging out

24．A.kill B．save C．wait D．spend

25．A.satisfied with B．delighted in

C．tired of D．used to

26．A.something B．anything

C．everything D．nothing

27．A.cleanup B．party

C．picnic D．concert

28．A.dropped out B．showed up

C．looked around D．called back

29．A.demand B．receive

C．accomplish D．overcome

30．A.plan B．visit

C．contact D．difference

31．A.crossed B．measured

C．covered D．designed

32．A.talk B．complain

C．argue D．quarrel

33．A.doing B．thinking

C．questioning D．watching

34．A.method B．explanation

C．example D．research

35．A.although B．if

C．when D．Unless

(2012﹒江西)

阅读下面短文，掌握其大意。然后从36～55各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出最佳选项。

That holiday morning I didn't have to attend school. Usually, on holidays, Mother __36__me to sleep in. And I would certainly take full advantage of it. On this particular morning, __37__，I felt like getting up early.

I stood by my window overlooking the __38__，having nothing better to do. But as it turned out, I was soon to learn about something __39__ in life.

As I watched several people go by, get into their cars and drive off, I __40__ an old man on a bicycle with a bucket on its __41__ and a basket of rags and bottles on its back-carriage. He __42__ from one car to another, washing and cleaning them. From the water on the ground, it seemed that he had already __43__ washing and cleaning about a dozen or more cars. He must have begun to work quite early in the morning.

Several thoughts __44__ my mind as I watched him work. He wasn't well-dressed. He had on a pair of shorts and a(n) __45__ T-shirt. The bicycle he rode was not by any means the kind modern __46__would want to be seen riding on. But he seemed __47__ with life. There he was, working hard at his small business, __48__ at passers-by and stopping to chat now and then __49__ elderly men and women on their way to the market nearby.

There was a noticeable touch of __50__ in the way he seemed to be doing things— __51__ the windscreen(挡风玻璃)，then standing back to admire it; scrubbing(擦净) the wheels and __52__，standing back to see what they looked like after the scrub.

It was a __53__ to learn, I felt. At no age need one have to beg for a __54__ if one has good health and is willing to work hard. For a while I felt __55__ of myself. Young as I am—just sixteen, and there was this old man who must have been usefully engaged perhaps before the sun appeared above the horizon.

36. A. forces B. allows

C. causes

D. forbids

37. A. otherwise B. therefore

C．however D．besides

38. A. parking lot B. bus stop

C．school D．market

39. A. interesting B. surprising

C. awful D．useful

40. A. noticed B. recognized

C．called D．assisted

41. A. back B. handle

C．wheel D．seat

42. A. searched B. left

C．moved D．wandered

43. A. stopped B. started

C．intended D．finished

44. A. crossed B. slipped

C．disturbed D．inspired

45. A. attractive B. shiny

C．simple D．expensive

46. A. repairmen B. businessmen

C．drivers D．cyclists

47. A. busy B. content

C. careful D．bored

48. A. waving B. looking

C．laughing D．pointing

49. A. about B. for

C．with D．like

50. A. worry B. respect

C．sympathy D．pride

51. A. cleaning B. fixing

C．replacing D．covering

52. A. still B. yet

C．again D．soon

53. A. lesson B. subject

C．skill D．fact

54. A. business B. living

C．success D．right

55. A. tired B. doubtful

C．fearful D．Ashamed

(2012﹒湖北)

阅读下面短文，从短文后所给各题的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

I tend to accept any idea put forward by experts on TV. One day, a sociologist proposed that the __31__ society has been consuming modern humans little by little. For fear that I would become a victim of the consumer society, I ___32___ hurried to a bicycle shop in my neighborhood. __33__ the shopkeeper Mr. Johnson was selling me the bicycle, he said, “This is the best thing you __34__ have done. Life has become hopelessly __35__. A bicycle is simple, and it brings to you __36__ things: fresh air, sunshine and exercise，” I agreed. Happy as a child, I got on the bicycle and headed out onto the streets. After some time, I __37___ at the other end of the town. I was ___38__ that this simple vehicle could let me __39__ long distances in a fairly short time. But how __40___ did I really go?

Since I hated to be __41__，I went back to Mr. Johnson and asked him to __42__ an odometer (里程表) on my bicycle. He agreed, but __43__，“An odometer without a speedometer (速度计) is like a __44__ without a knife.” I admitted he was right and in a few minutes, the two devices (装置) were __45__ to the handlebars of my bicycle. “What about a horn？”he then asked. “Look, this horn is no larger than a matchbox and has many __46__.” Attracted by these functions, I bought the horn.

“You can't leave the back part __47__” noted Mr. Johnson. He fixed a metal box with buttons __48__ the seat, and said, “Is there anything better than this oven when you feel __49__ on your way? I can give you a special discoun t, ” I was not strong enough to __50__ the offer.

“I congratulate you once more; this is the best thing you could have done.” said Mr. Johnson in the end.

31．A.adult B．human

C．consumer D．bachelor

32．A.eventually B．immediately

C．reluctantly D．gratefully

33．A.Although B．Because

C．As D．Unless

34．A.would B．should

C．must D．could

35．A.boring B．complicated

C．stressful D．tough

36．A.natural B．mysterious

C．complex D．unique

37．A.gave up B．broke down

C．calmed down D．ended up

38．A.amazed B．amused

C．confused D．concerned

39．A.march B．drive

C．cover D．measure

40．A.far B．long

C．fast D．deep

41．A.unreliable B．impractical

C．unprepared D．inaccurate

42．A.fix B．check

C．repair D．lay

43．A.swore B．added

C．replied D．concluded

44．A.pencil B．fork

C．box D．cake

45．A.distributed B．converted

C．applied D．attached

46．A.shapes B．sizes

C．functions D．models

47．A.loose B．blank

C．bare D．incomplete

48．A.beside B．before

C．below D．behind

49．A.sick B．hungry

C．hot D．thirsty

50．A.consider B．withdraw

C．make D．resist

(2012﹒福建)

阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

I often read of incidents of misunderstanding or conflict. I'm left __36__.Why do these people create mistrust and problems, especially with those from other __37__？

I was growing up in Kuala Lumpur in the early 1960s，__38__ children from different races and religions played and studied __39__ in harmony. At that time my family lived a stone's __40__ from Ismail's. And no one was bothered that Ismail was a Malay Muslim and I was an Indian Hindu—we just __41__ our differences. Perhaps, our elders had not filled our heads with unnecessary advice, well __42__ or otherwise.

We were nine when we became friends. During the school holidays, we'd __43__ the countryside on our bicycles, hoping to __44__ the unexpected. At times Ismail would accompany my family as we made a rare shopping trip to town. We would be glad of his __45__.

When I was twelve, my family moved to Johor. Ismail's family later returned to their village, and I __46__ touch with him.

One spring afternoon in 1983, I stopped a taxi in Kuala Lumpur. I __47__ my destination. The driver acknowledged my __48__ but did not move off. Instead, he looked __49__ at me.“Raddar？”he said, using my childhood nickname(绰号)．I was astonished at being so __50__ addressed(称呼). Unexpectedly! It was Ismail! Even after two __51__ we still recognized each other. Grasping his shoulder, I felt a true affection, something __52__ to describe.

If we can allow our children to be __53__ without prejudice, they'll build friendships with people, regardless of race or religion, who will be __54__ their side through thick and thin. On such friendships are societies built and __55__ we can truly be, as William Shakespeare once wrote，“we happy few,we band of brothers”．

36．A.interested B．pleased

C．puzzled D．excited

37．A.parties B．cities

C．villages D．races

38．A.why B．which

C．how D．when

39．A.together B．around

C．alone D．apart

40．A.drop B．throw

C．move D．roll

41．A.refused B．made

C．sought D．accepted

42．A.paid B．meant

C．preserved D．treated

43．A.explore B．search

C．discover D．desert

44．A.get through B．deal with

C．come across D．take away

45．A.arrival B．choice

C．effort D．company

46．A.lost B．gained

C．developed D．missed

47．A.stated B．ordered

C．decided D．chose

48．A.attempts B．instructions

C．opinions D．arrangements

49．A.anxiously B．carelessly

C．disappointedly D．fixedly

50．A.familiarly B．strangely

C．fully D．coldly

51．A.departures B．months

C．years D．decades

52．A.possible B．funny

C．hard D．clear

53．A.them B．themselves

C．us D．ourselves

54．A.from B．by

C．with D．against

55．A.still B．otherwise

C．then D．instead

(2013﹒北京)

A Leap（跳跃）to Honor

Leaping on a narrow balance beam（平衡木）is not easy. But Lola Walter, a 13-year-old gymnast, is an expert at it.

To perfect her skills, Lola 36 for four hours a day, five days a week. At the state championships in March, she finished seventh out of 16 girls.

That’s especially impressive. 37 she is legally blind, born with a rare condition that causes her eyes to shift constantly. She often sees double and can’t 38 how far away things are. When she was little, her mom 39 that even though she couldn’t see 40 , she was fearless. So her mom signed her up for gymnastics when she was three. She loved the 41 right away and gymnastics became her favorite.

Though learning gymnastics has been more 42 for her than for some of her tournaments, she has never quit. She doesn’t let her 43 stop her from doing anything that she wants to.

She likes the determination it takes to do the sport. Her biggest 44 is the balance beam. Because she has double vision, she often sees to beams. She must use her sense of touch to help her during her routine. Sometimes she even closes her eyes. “You ha ve to 45 your mind that it’ll take you where you want to go.” says Lola.

To be a top-level gymnast, one must be brave. The beam is probably the most 46 for anyone because it’s four inches wide. At the state competition, Lola didn’t fall 47 the beam. In fact, she got an 8.1 out of 10---- her highest score yet.

Lola doesn’t want to be 48 differently from the other girls on her team. At the competitions, the judges don’t know about her vision 49 . She doesn’t tell them, because she doesn’t think they need to know. Her mom is amazed by her 50 attitude.

Lola never thinks about 51 . She is presently at level 7 while the highest is level 10 in gymnastics. Her 52 is to reach level 9. She says she wants to be a gymnastics coach to pass down what she’s learned to other kids 53 she grew up.

Lola is 54 of all her hard work and success. She says it’s helped her overcome problems in her life outside gymnastics, too. Her 55 for others is “just believe yourself”.

36. A. runs B. teaches C. trains D. dances

37. A. since B. unless C. after D. though

38. A. tell B. guess C. assume D. predict

39. A. suspected B remembered C. imagined D. noticed

40. A. deeply B. well C. ahead D. closely

41. A. task B. sport C. event D. show

42. A. boring B. enjoyable C. different D. unsatisfactory

43. A. talent B. quality C. nature D. condition

44. A. doubt B. advantage C. challenge D. program

45. A. examine B. express C. open D. trust

46. A. fearful B. harmful C. unfair D. inconvenient

47. A. to B. on C. off D. against

48. A. greeted B. treated C. served D. paid

49. A. pains B. stresses C. injuries D. problems

50. A. positive B. friendly C. flexible D. caution

51. A. defending B. quitting C. winning D. bargaining

52. A. standard B. range C. view D. goal

53. A. until B. as C. when D. before

54. A. proud B. tired C. ashamed D. confident

55. A. plan B. advice C. reward D. responsibility

(2013﹒江苏)

I used to believe in the American Dream, which meant a job, a mortgage (按揭)，credit cards, success. I wanted it and worked toward it like everyone else, all of us 36 chasing the same thing.

One year, through a series of unhappy events, it all fell 37 . I found myself homeless and alone. I had my truck and $56. I 38 the countryside for some place I could rent for the 39 possible amount. I came upon a shabby house four miles up a winding mountain road 40 the Potomac River in West Virginia. It was 41 , full of broken glass and rubbish. I found the owner, rented it, and 42 a corner to camp in.

The locals knew nothing about me, 43 slowly, they started teaching me the 44 of being a neighbor. They dropped off blankets, candles, and tools, and began 45 around to chat. They started to teach me a belief in a 46 American Dream—not the one of individual achievement but of 47 .

What I had believed in, all those things I thought were 48 for a civilized life, were nonexistent in this place. 49 on the mountain, my most valuable possessions were my 50 with my neighbors.

Four years later, I moved back into 51 . I saw many people were having a really hard time, 52 their jobs and homes. I managed to rent a big enough house to 53 a handful of people. There are four of us now in the house, but over time I’ve had nine peopl e come in and move on to other places. We’d all be in 54 if we hadn’t banded together.

The American Dream I believe in now is a shared one. It’s not so much about what I can get for myself; it’s about 55 we can all get by together.

36. A. separately B. equally C. violently D. naturally

37. A. off B. apart C. over D. out

38. A. crossed B. left C. toured D. searched

39. A. fullest B. largest C. fairest D. cheapest

40. A. at B. through C. over D. round

41. A. occupied B. abandoned C. emptied D. robbed

42. A. turned B. approached C. cleared D. cut

43. A. but B. although C. otherwise D. for

44. A. benefit B. lesson C. nature D. art

45. A. sticking B. looking C. swinging D. turning

46. A. wild B. real C. different D. remote

47. A. neighborliness B. happiness C. friendliness D. kindness

48. A. unique B. expensive C. rare D. necessary

49. A. Up B. Down C. Deep D. Along

50. A. cooperation B. relationships C. satisfaction D. appointments

51. A. reality B. societyC. town D. life

52. A. creating B. losing C. quitting D. offering

53. A. put in B. turn in C. take in D. get in

54. A. yards B. shelters C. camps D. cottages

55. A. when B. what C. whether D. how

(2013﹒辽宁)

A little girl lived in a simple and poor house on a hill. Usually she 36 play in the small garden. She could see over the garden fence and across the valley a wonderful house with shining golden windows high on another hill. 37 she loved her parents and her family, she desired to live in such a house and 38 all day about how wonderful and exciting 39 must feel to live there.

At the age when she gained some 40 skill and sensibility (识别力)，she 41 her mother for a bike ride 42 the garden. Her mother finally allowed her to go, 43 her keeping close to the house and not 44 too far. The day was beautiful. The little girl knew 45 where she was heading! 46 the hill and across the valley, she rode to the 47 of the golden house.

48 she got off her bike and put it against the gate post, she focused on the path 49 to the house and then on the house itself. She was very disappointed when she 50 that all the windows were 51 and rather dirty.

So _ 52 and heart-broken, she didn’t go any further. She 53 and all of a sudden she saw an amazing 54 . There on the other side of the valley was a little house and its windows were golden. Looking at her little home, she 55 that she had been living in her golden house filled with love and care. Everything she dreamed was right there in front of her nose!

36. A. might B. should C. would D. must

37. A. Unless B. Although C. Since D. But

38. A. dreamed B. worried C. asked D. shouted

39. A. this B. that C. it D. which

40. A. different B. scientific C. musical D. basic

41. A. begged B. blamed C. invited D. paid

42. A. inside B. outside C. through D. along

43. A. insisting on B. relying on C. arguing about D. wondering about

44. A. traveling B. running C. riding D. walking

45. A. madly B. rapidly C. exactly D. possibly

46. A. Over B. Down C. Around D. Beside

47. A. windows B. steps C. center D. gate

48. A. Until B. As C. While D. Because

49. A. getting B. introducing C. leading D. moving

50. A. felt B. learned C. concluded D. found

51. A. transparent B. bright C. plain D. wide

52. A. anxious B. angry C. serious D. sad

53. A. turned around B. cheered up C. settled down D. dropped in

54. A. hill B. valley C. background D. sight

55. A. imagined B. decided C. realized D. guessed

(2013﹒山东)

I used to be a very self-centered person, but in the past two years I have really changed. I have started to think about other people 36 I think about myself. I am happy that I am becoming a 37 person.

I think my 38 started when I was at Palomar College. At first, I just wanted to get my 39 and be left alone. I thought I was smarter than everyone else, so I hardly ever 40 to anyone in my classes. By the end of my first semester, I was really 41 . It seemed as if everyone but me had made friends and was having fun. So tried a(n) 42 . I started asking people around me how they were doing, and if they were having trouble I 43 to help. That was really a big 44 for me. By the end of the year, I had several new friends, and two of 45 are still my best friends today.

A bigger cause of my new 46 , however, came when I took a part-time job at a Vista Nursing Home. One old lady there who had Alzheimer’s disease became my 47 . Every time I came into her room, she was so 48 because she thought I was her daughter. Her real daughter never 49 her, so I took her place. She let me 50 that making others feel good make me feel good, too, when she died, I was 51 , but I was very grateful to her.

I think I am a much 52 person today than I used to be, and I hope I will not 53 these experiences. They have 54 me to care about other people more than about myself. I 55 who I am today, and I could not say that a few years ago.

36. A. since B. before C. or D. unless

37. A. famous B. simple C. different D. skilled

38. A. education B. career C. tour D. change

39. A. balance C. homework C. degree D. interest

40. A. talked B. wrote C. lied D. reported

41. A. careful B. lonely C. curious D. guilty

42. A. argument B. game C. experiment D. defence

43. A. dared B. offered C. hesitated D. happened

44. A. dream B. problem C. duty D. step

45. A. us B. which C. them D. whom

46. A. attitude B. hobby C. hope D. luck

47. A. friend B. partnerC. guide D. guest

48. A. polite B. happy C. strange D. confident

49. A. bothered B. answered C. visited D. trusted

50. A. explain B. guess C. declare D. see

51. A. homeless B. heartbroken C. bad-tempered D. hopeless

52. A. quieter B. busier C. better D. richer

53. A. forget B. face C. improve D. analyze

54. A. forced B. preferred C. ordered D. taught

55. A. miss B. like C. wonder D. expect

(2013﹒天津)

As I held my father's hands one night, I couldn't help but notice their calluses(老茧) and roughness. His hinds tell the story of his life as a 16 . including all his struggles.

One summer. I remember, a drought（旱灾）hit Ontario, turning it into a 17 desert. On one of those hot mornings I was picking sweet com with my dad to fill the last 18 from the grocery store. Fifty dozen was all we needed, which 19 took twenty minutes. That morning, however, the process didn't 20 quickly. After forty minutes of aimlessly walking in the field, we 21 needed twenty dozen. I was completely frustrated and 22 . Dropping the basket heavily, I

declared, "If the store wants its last twenty dozen, they can pick it themselves!" Dad 23 . "Just think, my little girl, only ten dozen left for each of us and then we're 24 .”such is Dad—whether problem he 25 , he never gives up.

16 , the disastrous effects of the drought were felt all over our country. It was a challenging time for everyone, 27 Dad remained optimistic. He 28 to be grateful for other things like good health and food on our plates. Only then did I truly begin to 29 Dad and his faith that guided us through the hard times.

Dad is also a living example of real 30 . From dawn to dusk, he works countless hours to 31 our family. He always puts our happiness 32 his own, and never fails to cheer me on at my sports games 33 his exhaustion after long days. His loving and selfless nature has inspired me to become more sympathetic and 34 , putting others first.

Dad, the life 35 I have learned from you will stay with me forever. You are my father, teacher, friend and, most importantly, my hero.

16. A. teacher B. gardener C. farmer D. grocer

17. A. stormy B. lively C. disappearing D. burning

18. A. order B. form C. gap D. position

19. A. repeatedly B. normally C. finally D. really

20. A. go B. begin C. occur D. change

21. A. yet B. still C. even D. nearly

22. A. surprised B. nervous C. angry D. frightened

23. A. apologized B. cried C. complained D. laughed

24. A. lost B. done C. gone D. touched

25. A. meets with B. brings up C. works out D. thinks about

26. A. Thankfully B. Hopefully C. Unfortunately D. Strangely

27. A. or B. for C. so D. but

28. A. happened B. seemed C. continued D, aimed

29. A. face B. appreciate C. examine D. question

30. A. love B. pride C. friendship D. honesty

31. A. support B. settle C. start D. impress

32. A. after B. before C. beside D. under

33. A. in spite of B. in terms of C. in control of D. in place of

34. A. careful B. regretful C. considerate D. humorous

35. A. history B. motto C. patterns D. lessons

(2014﹒福建)

阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

From my second grade on, there was one event I feared every year: the piano recital(独奏会).

A recital __36__I had to practise a boring piece of music and perform before strangers. Each year

I __37__ask my father if I could skip the recital “just this once”. And each year he'd shake his head, muttering(嘀咕) __38__about building self-confidence and working towards a __39__．So it was with really great__40__that I stood in church one recent Sunday, video camera in hand, and __41__my 68-year-old father sweating in his shirt __42__rising to play the piano in his very first recital.

My father had longed to play music since childhood, but his family was poor and couldn't __43__lessons. He could have gone on regretting it, __44__too many of us do. But though he was rooted in his past, he wasn't __45__there. When he retired three years ago, he __46__ his church music director to take him as a student.

For a moment after my father sat down at the keyboard, he __47__stared down at his fingers. Has he forgotten the __48__？I worried, remembering those split seconds__49__ago when my mind would go blank and my fingers would __50__. But then came the beautiful melody(旋律)，from the __51__fingers that once baited(装饵于) my fishing lines. And I__52__he had been doing what music teachers always stress：__53__the music and pretend the others aren't there.

“I'm __54__of him for starting something new at his age，” I said to my son Jeff.

“Yeah, and doing it so__55__，” Jeff added.

With his first recital, my father taught me more about courage and determination than all the words he used those 30-plus years ago.

36．A.reflected B．explained

C．meant D．proved

37．A.would B．could

C．might D．should

38．A.nothing B．everything

C．anything D．something

39．A.goal B．stage

C．journey D．chance

40．A.trouble B．satisfaction

C．strength D．disappointment

41．A.kept B．sent

C．watched D．felt

42．A.through B．from

C．against D．before

43．A.miss B．afford

C．select D．understand

44．A.as B．once

C．if D．while

45．https://www.360docs.net/doc/a07588921.html,cated B．protected

C．stuck D．spoilt

46．A.allowed B．invited

C．inspired D．persuaded

47．A.roughly B．simply

C．merrily D．curiously

48．A.words B．videos

C．notes D．lessons

49．A.decades B．weeks

C．hours D．moments

50．A.play B．freeze

C．click D．adjust

51．A.same B．warm

C．different D．dirty

52．A.predicted B．realized

C．imagined D．insisted

53．A.pass over B．turn up

C．bring in D．concentrate on

54．A.ashamed B．aware

C．tired D．proud

55．A.casually B．anxiously

C．nicely D．frequently

(2014﹒天津)

阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从16～35各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。

One night, when I was eight, my mother gently asked me a question I would never forget. “Sweetie, my company wants to __16__ me but needs me to work in Brazil. This is like your teacher telling you that you've done __17__ and allowing you to skip a grade(跳级), but you'll have to __18__ your friends. Would you say yes to your teacher？” She gave me a hug and asked me to think about it. I was puzzled. The question kept me __19__ for the rest of the night. I had said “yes”but for the first time, I realized the __20__ decisions adults had to make.

For almost four years, my mother would call us from Brazil every day. Every evening I'd __21__ wait for the phone to ring and then tell her every detail of my day. A phone call, however, could never replace her __22__ and it was difficult not to feel lonely at times.

During my fourth-grade Christmas break, we flew to Rio to visit her. Looking at her large __23__ apartment, I became __24__ how lonely my mother must have been in Brazil herself. It was then __25__ I started to appreciate the tough choices she had to make on __26__ family and work. __27__ difficult decisions, she used to tell me, you wouldn't know whether you made the right choice, but you could always make the best out of the situation, with passion and a __28__ attitude.

Back home, I __29__ myself that what my mother could do, I could, too. If she __30__ to live in Rio all by herself, I, too, could learn to be __31__. I learnt how to take care of myself and set high but achievable __32__.

My mother is now back with us. But I will never forget what the __33__ has really taught me. Sacrifices __34__ in the end. The separation between us has proved to be a __35__ for me.

16. A. attract B. promote

C. surprise

D. praise

17. A. little B. much

C. well

D. wrong

18. A. leave B. refuse

C. contact

D. forgive

19. A. explaining B. sleeping

C. wondering

D. regretting

20. A. poor B. timely

C. final

D. tough

21. A. eagerly B. politely

C. nervously

D. curiously

22. A. patience B. presence

C. intelligence

D. influence

23. A. comfortable B. expensive

C. empty

D. modern

24. A. interested in B. aware of

C. doubtful about

D. satisfied with

25. A. when B. where

C. which

D. that

26. A. abandoning B. balancing

C. comparing

D. mixing

27. A. Depending on B. Supplied with

C. Faced with

D. Insisting on

28. A. different B. friendly

C. positive

D. general

29. A. criticized B. informed

C. warned

D. reminded

30. A. managed B. offered

C. attempted

D. expected

31. A. grateful B. energetic

C. independent

D. practical

32. A. examples B. limits

C. rules

D. goals

33. A. question B. experience

C. history

D. occasion

34. A. pay off B. come back

C. run out

D. turn up

35. A. blessing B. gathering

C. failure

D. pleasure

(2014﹒浙江)

I had worried myself sick over Simon's mother coming to see me.I was a new __21__，and I gave an honest account of the students' work.In Simon's case，the grades were awfully low.He couldn't read his own handwriting.__22__ he was a bright student.He discussed adult subjects with nearly adult comprehension.His work in no way reflected his __23__.

So when Simon's mother entered the room, my palms (手掌心) were sweating.I was completely __24__ for her kisses on both my cheeks. “I came to thank you，”she said,

surprising me beyond speech.__25__ me, Simon had become a different person.He talked of how he __26__ me, he had begun to make friends, and for the first time in his twelve years, he had __27__ spent an afternoon at a friend's house.She wanted to tell me how grateful she was for the __28__ I had nurtured (培养) in her son.She kissed me again and left.

I sat, stunned(惊呆), for about half an hour，__29__ what had just happened.How did I make such a life-changing difference to that boy without __30__ knowing it？What I finally came to __31__ was one day, several months before，when some students were __32__ reports in the front of the class. Jeanne spoke __33__，and to encourage her to raise her voice, I had said, “Speak up.Simon's the expert on this.He is the __34__ one you have to convince, and he can't hear you in the __35__ of the room.”That was it.From that day on, Simon had sat up straighter, paid more attention, __36__ more，and became happy.And it was all because he __37__ to be the last kid in the last row.The boy who most needed __38__ was the one who took the last seat that day.

It taught me the most __39__ lesson over the years of my teaching career, and I'm thankful that it came __40__ and positively.A small kindness can indeed make a difference.

21．A.cleaner B．reporter C．monitor D．teacher

22．A.Or B．And C．But D．So

23．A.courage B．abilities C．feelings D．dream

24．A.desperate B．responsible

C．unprepared D．unsuitable

25．A.Because of B．In spite of

C．Apart from D．As for

26．A.loved B．envied C．pleased D．criticized

27．A.gradually B．constantly

C．recently D．obviously

28．A.self-respect B．self-doubt

C．self-pity D．self-defense

29．A.imagining B．observing

C．wondering D．regretting

30．A.also B．even C．always D．still

31．A.expect B．remember

C．believe D．accept

32．A.writing B．reviewing

C．editing D．giving

33．A.quietly B．repeatedly

C．quickly D．firmly

34．A.lucky B．lonely C．only D．likely

35．A.entrance B．middle

C．front D．back

36．A.slept B．smiled C．shouted D．quarreled

37．A.intended B．pretended

C．refused D．happened

38．A.change B．praise

C．thanks D．visits

39．A.difficult B．painful