2009年高考完形填空大練兵( 一)

 

A

Mother always said I was born to swim. I was     1      at the amazing fact. If this was true, then why was I afraid of water? I went to swim every summer, but I made     2     progress. I was worried and blamed myself several times. When I watched people swimming     3    , how I wished I had learnt to swim!

The story of how I learnt to swim is dramatic. One summer afternoon, my     4     and I went to the swimming pool to swim. While he was     5     his clothes, I was wandering along the bank of the pool. Suddenly I heard a voice, “    6    !” and then came a big noise and     7     splashes(濺水). Just when I was     8     the swimmer’s skills, I slipped into the pool! I was so afraid that I     9     at once! But the water kept coming towards me and I     10     lots of it. I was moving upside down and trying to reach the     11    . I was struggling very hard to keep my head     12     the water.

A(n)     13     was like a hundred years to me. To my surprise, I was able to keep the style! Just then, my father saw me and he seemed to be     14    . He then said, “Calm down, just     15     your arms and legs like this. Right!” And I      16     it! I finally learnt to swim! You can’t imagine how happy I was and I wanted to     17     for joy!

From this experience I learnt that one’s power is     18    . Sometimes you could show that power in an emergency. If you believe that, you will discover the power     19     within yourself and achieve your goals. And one has to stay calm when it’s     20    . To calm down helps you to think clearly and make the best decision.

  1. A. satisfied         B. easy             C. surprised         D. happy

  2. A. a little                B. little               C. much               D. rapid

  3. A. freely                 B. easily               C. slowly                    D. hardly

  4. A. coach                B. friend                    C. brother            D. father

  5. A. changing        B. buying                   C. washing          D. drying

  6. A. Turn away            B. Hurry up         C. Look out         D. Look ahead

  7. A. dirty                  B. strong                   C. ugly                D. beautiful

  8. A. studying        B. admiring         C. avoiding         D. seeing

  9. A. shouted         B. sank                C. swam                     D. dived

10. A. felt              B. covered          C. fought                    D. drank

11. A. swimmer        B. base                C. bank                D. stick

12. A. above                 B. from               C. under                     D. at

13. A. year                 B. day                     C. hour              D. minute  

14. A. shocked         B. excited            C. moved                   D. inspired

15. A. drop            B. wave                     C. help                 D. move

16. A. dropped         B. got                  C. fetched           D. worked

17. A. jump                  B. cry                 C. swim               D. run

18. A. strange           B. endless            C. unexpected            D. unlimited

19. A. laying                B. lying                     C. going                     D. starting

20. A. easy            B. interesting             C. dangerous              D. complete

B

A woman I know stood on the bathroom scales(浴室磅秤)after two weeks of diet and hard exercise around the park. The needle was     1     stuck on the number where she had started. This struck her as     2     of how things had been going lately. She was destined (注定) never to be happy.

As she dressed, feeling her tight jeans, she     3     a ten-pound note in her pocket. Then her sister phoned with a     4     story. When she hurried out to the car―annoyed that she had to get petrol―she discovered her flat mate had already     5     the tank for her. And this was a woman who thought she’d     6     be happy. 

Every day, it seems, we’re     7     with advice about happiness. The cruel message is that there’s something we’re supposed to do to be     8    ― make the right choices, or have the right set of beliefs about ourselves.         

Coupled with this is the      9     that happiness is a permanent condition. If we are not joyful all the time, we      10     there’s a problem.   

Yet what most people     11     is not a permanent state of happiness. It is something more ordinary, a     12     of what the American writer Hugh Prather once called “unsettled problem, ambiguous (模棱兩可的)    13     and vague (不明確的) defeats ― with few moments of clear peace.”

Maybe you wouldn’t say yesterday was a(n)     14     day, because you had a     15     with your boss. But weren’t there moments of happiness, moments of     16    ? Now that you think about it,     17     there a letter from an old friend, or a stranger who asked where you got such a good haircut? You remember having a bad day, yet those good moments     18    .

So in my opinion, happiness is an     19    , not a condition. It’s spending a pleasant hour organizing your closet. It is your family assembled at dinner. It’s in the present not in the     20     promise of a “someday when…”. How luckier we are―and how much more happiness we experience―if we can fall in love with the life we are living.

  1. A. already               B. never                         C. still                      D. often

  2. A. usual             B. difficult              C. hard               D. typical

  3. A. wasted            B. found               C. picked                D. got  

  4. A. funny                 B. sad                     C. simple                   D. dull

  5. A. broke                B. covered              C. moved                  D. filled

  6. A. often            B. never                 C. always                D. rarely 

  7. A. flooded         B. troubled              C. covered          D. satisfied

  8. A. worried          B. happy                         C. successful             D. angry

  9. A. thought              B. conclusion              C. condition   D. choice  

10. A. wish            B. deny                         C. agree                     D. conclude

11. A. want                  B. do                      C. experience            D. ask

12. A. puzzle                B. belief                        C. mixture          D. time

13. A. life              B. stories                       C. future         D. victories

14. A. happy                B. past                    C. easy               D. warm

15. A. debate                B. misunderstanding  C. fight                      D. discussion

16. A. silence               B. waste                        C. spirit                     D. peace

17. A. wasn’t               B. was                    C. isn’t               D. is

18. A. disappeared          B. occurred             C. worked               D. changed

19. A. air                  B. ache                    C. attitude          D. attempt

20. A. near                 B. possible             C. distant                D. difficult 

 

C

Nowadays a lot of people would like to have some adventurous experience. Some will try to go down to the     1     sea to have a close look at the bottom of it     2     some others would like to arise into the sky     3     up till now to greet the so-called heavens. But you see,     4     all of them will have good memory after the adventures. Don’t believe that? So enjoy the following story and then have a     5     thought the next time someone invites you to take some     6    .

George liked to have all kinds of     7    . He had once bought a racing car and sometimes     8     to 200 kilometers an hour. He had also had a hand in     9     into the sea and boasted a lot in front of his friends.     10     to his description, he usually returned     11     and alive after many of the death-risking adventures.

When George was thirty-five, he bought a     12     plane and learned to fly it. He soon became very good and made his plane do all kinds of     13    .

George had a friend. His name was Mark. One day George     14     to take Mark up in his plane. Mark thought, “I’ve travelled in a big plane several times, but I’ve     15      been in a small one, so I’ll go.”

They went up, and George flew     16     for half an hour and did all kinds of tricks in the air.

When they came down again, Mark was very glad to be back     17    , and he said to his friend in a(n)     18     voice, “Well, George, thank you very much for those two trips in your plane.”

    George was very     19     and said, “Two trips?“

   “Yes, my first and my     20    , ”answered Mark.

  1. A. deep               B. blue            C. wild            D. dangerous

  2. A. when              B. as               C. while                  D. before

  3. A. undeveloped B. unfound       C. undertaken         D. unknown

  4. A. nearly             B. not             C. almost                D. hardly

  5. A. second     B. same            C. reasonable          D. different

  6. A. travel              B. ride            C. risk              D. flight

  7. A. machines           B. people                C. training       D. adventures

  8. A. set up              B. sped up      C. flew away    D. drove down

  9. A. driving       B. boating       C. jumping      D. diving

10. A. False               B. Due            C. True            D. Thanks

11. A. happy             B. sound                C. wounded          D. excited

12. A. small               B. modern      C. used            D. cheap

13. A. turns               B. activities           C. tricks                  D. trials

14. A. promised           B. decided      C. refused       D. offered

15. A. never              B. always              C. immediately   D. recently

16. A. around            B. away                 C. high            D. up

 

17. A. dangerously   B. safely                  C. pleasantly          D. successfully

18. A. moving       B. excited        C. regretting           D. trembling

19. A. interested          B. worried       C. pleased       D. surprised

20. A. second            B. third                  C. last              D. fourth

D

A Brother like That

Paul received an automobile from his brother as a Christmas present. On Christmas Eve, a boy walking around     1     it. “Is this your car?” he asked. Paul     2    , “My brother gave it to me for Christmas.” The boy was     3    . “You mean your brother gave it to you and it didn’t     4     you anything? Oh, I wish...” He     5    . Of course Paul knew he was going to wish for a     6     like that. “I wish,” the boy continued, “I could be a brother like that.” Paul looking at him in     7    , said, “Would you like to take a     8     in my automobile?” “Oh yes, I’d love that.”

After a short while, the boy, with his eyes     9    , said, “Mister, would you mind     10     in front of my house?” Paul     11     a little. He knew the boy wanted to     12     his neighbors that he could ride home in a big automobile. But Paul was     13     again. “Will you stop where those two steps are?” the boy asked. He ran up the steps. Then in a little while he came back,     14     his little disabled brother. He sat him down on the bottom step, and pointed to the     15    .  “There it is, Buddy, just like I told you upstairs. His brother gave it to him for Christmas and it didn’t cost him a cent. And      16      I’m going to give you one just like it...then you can see for yourself (親眼看)all the     17     things in the Christmas windows I’ve been trying to tell you about.”

Paul got out and lifted him to the     18     seat. The shining-eyed brother climbed in beside him and the three began a     19     holiday ride. That Christmas Eve, Paul     20     that “it is more blessed to give...”

  1. A. dragged  B. stole                 C. admired     D. spared

  2. A. shook          B. paused                C. continued   D. nodded

  3. A. surprised B. dissatisfied       C. hurried       D. worried

  4. A. give     B. pass                 C. cost            D. spend

  5. A. decided  B. hesitated               C. argued       D. replied

  6. A. father          B. mother                C. boss             D. brother

  7. A. order           B. common               C. astonishment       D. courage

  8. A. bath     B. ride                 C. bite              D. photo

  9. A. shining    B. rolling                     C. closing       D. moving

10. A. walking  B. drinking        C. breathing     D. driving

11. A. fled      B. prayed                   C. smiled            D. begged

12. A. warn           B. show                      C. promise           D. teach

13. A. wrong         B. sick                 C. generous          D. innocent

14. A. greeting  B. leading             C. carrying          D. introducing

15. A. meal     B. door                C. window           D. car

16. A. tomorrow morning                     B. some day     

    C. next week                           D. this evening

17. A. pretty          B. invisible          C. terrible            D. ugly

18. A. low      B. back                C. expensive         D. front

19. A. simple         B. memorable             C. safe             D. poor

20. A. learned   B. announced              C. predicted        D. mentioned

E

I met Connie the day she was admitted to the hospital, where I worked as a volunteer. Her husband, Bill, stood     1     nearby as she was lying in the bed. Although Connie was in the final stages of her fight against cancer, she was     2    . Connie was a romantic and as we became acquainted (熟悉的), she said how     3     it was to be married 32 years to a man who often called her “a silly woman”. 

“I know Bill loves me but he has     4     said he loves me, or sent me cards,”

She     5    , “I’d give anything     6     he’d say ‘I love you’, but it’s just not in his     7    .”

One day, I got Bill on the     8     of women and how we     9     romance in our lives. “Do you tell Connie you love her?” I asked. He looked at me as if I was     10    . “I don’t have to,” he said, “She knows I do!” “I’m sure she knows,” I said, “But she needs to hear what she has     11     to you all these years.”

Two days later I met Bill who was leaning up against the wall,     12     the floor. I already knew from a nurse that Connie had     13     at 11 a.m.

When Bill saw me, he     14     himself to come into my arms. His face was     15     with tears and he was     16    . “I have to say how     17     I feel about telling her,” he said, “I thought a lot about what you said, and this morning I told her how much

I     18     her... and loved being married to her. You should have seen her     19    !”

I went into the room to say my own goodbye to Connie. There, on the bedside table, was a large Valentine     20    ,“To my wonderful wife... I love you.”

  1. A. bravely   B. eagerly     C. nervously     D. calmly

  2. A. healthy   B. cheerful   C. fortunate           D. wealthy

  3. A. satisfying       B. scaring     C. moving            D. frustrating

  4. A. never          B. ever         C. also               D. always

  5. A. laughed  B. fled          C. sighed                 D. stopped

  6. A. unless         B. if                 C. because           D. although

  7. A. challenge       B. skill          C. career             D. nature

  8. A. subject        B. knowledge     C. clothes            D. rights

  9. A. donate        B. abandon  C. need              D. distribute

10. A. sorry           B. patient        C. reasonable         D. crazy

11. A. chosen        B. meant          C. earned            D. explained

12. A. talking about               B. staring at 

    C. watching out for              D. putting up with

13. A. died     B. risen        C. agreed             D. survived

14. A. showed   B. followed  C. forbad             D. allowed

15. A. wet      B. damp          C. hot              D. dirty

16. A. standing B. praising    C. trembling          D. beating

17. A. funny          B. good              C. terrible            D. difficult

18. A. prevented      B. persuaded       C. doubted          D. loved

19. A. kindness B. politeness C. smile             D. anger

20. A. card     B. envelope C. novel             D. medal

F

Life is a risk, so security is relative and never absolute. In this way, we     1     to weigh the benefits of additional security against the costs.

There is a     2     called agoraphobia(空曠恐懼), the fear of open spaces or crowded places.     3     staying home, one doesn’t     4     the dangers in the outside world, but one     5     a great many opportunities as a result. Almost all of us agree that the     6     of stepping out of our house are worth the risks.

In the same way, we can never be     7     secure, so we must be     8     to take some risks. We     9     that there are dangers around us all the time, but we don’t let fear     10     us. Driving or riding in a car is a highly     11     activity. In the year 2002, over 42,000 people died and almost 3,000,000 were injured in     12    accidents, just in the USA. With these huge numbers of deaths and injuries, we     13      travel in cars, even if riding in a car is a thousand times     14     than taking a plane.     15    , if our leaders decided to have a “War on Cars” and the news media had hourly     16     about people getting killed in car accidents, the car industry would go bankrupt(破產(chǎn)的) because everyone would be too     17     to drive. That was     18     happened to the airline industry after 9/11.

    19    , to feel safe, is a basic human need. But we must     20     that we can never be totally safe and secure. To live intelligently means that we must be willing to put up with a reasonable amount of risk.

  1. A. need           B. intend            C. fail           D. spread

  2. A. blow           B. condition       C. shame             D. mark

  3. A. On          B. Before            C. By            D. Through

  4. A. enjoy          B. supply            C. apply        D. risk

  5. A. results in B. gives up   C. starts with       D. benefits from

  6. A. benefits  B. dangers    C. courage    D. honors

  7. A. partly          B. strangely C. extremely D. totally

  8. A. limited    B. crazy        C. willing     D. confused

  9. A. hide     B. know             C. doubt              D. demand

10. A. cure     B. disturb           C. ignore             D. control

11. A. attractive       B. competitive     C. terrifying D. dangerous

12. A. car          B. flood        C. fire           D. plane

13. A. still      B. yet          C. seldom     D. never

14. A. more comfortable        B. cheaper

      C. more dangerous             D. slower

15. A. Moreover       B. Therefore C. But          D. Besides

16. A. interviews      B. reports            C. positions  D. photographs

17. A. scared         B. loyal        C. pleased    D. ridiculous

18. A. why     B. when              C. that          D. what

19. A. Warmness     B. Envy        C. Security   D. Honesty

20. A. balance   B. realize             C. vary         D. suffer

 

 

 

A  1-5 CBADA  6-10 CDBAD  11-15 CADAB  16-20 BADBC

B  1-5 CDBAD  6-10 BABAD  11-15 CCDAB  16-20 DABCC

C  1-5 ACDBA  6-10 CDBDC  11-15 BACDA  16-20 ABDDC

D  1-5 CDACB  6-10 DCBAD  11-15 CBACD  16-20 BADBA

E  1-5 CBDAC  6-10 BDACD  11-15 BBADA  16-20 CBDCA

F  1-5 ABCDB  6-10 ADCBD  11-15 DAACC  16-20 BADCB

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


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