专题十四 完形填空 A卷1

New Distractions

Madeline's family vacation to the beach was usually the highlight of her summer. This year however, her parents announced a new 1 —no phones allowed for the entire week. \"No distractions,'' they said. \"But my friends will be 2 updates,\" Madeline protested. \"They'll have to wait,\" her mom said. \"What if something bad happens?\" Madeline changed her 3 . Her mom shook her head as she opened a drawer. Madeline saw that her parents, phones were already in it. Madeline had to 4 her phone in, too.

That night after dinner, Madeline wandered into the kitchen. \"Still hungry?\" Dad asked. \"No,\" she answered. Then she gave him a 5 look and said in her sweetest voice, \"Couldn't I have my phone back? Just so I can tell everyone what a (n) 6 time I'm having?\" \"Can't,\" he said. \"It's not here. Remember? Check out the bookcase in the living room, \"he suggested. \"Might find something you like.\" She walked into the living room and spotted a jigsaw puzzle(拼图玩具) on the bookcase. She took it, put the pieces on the table, and began to 7 them. After what seemed like minutes, she looked up. It was past ten o'clock. She had been 8 for almost two hours! The puzzle was less than half done.

The next morning, the golden sun was rising over the blue ocean. The sky was cloudless. The scene 9 Madeline of a photo that Brandi had shared. Her friends had the ooh's and ah's over it. This view was even better. It would leave everyone

speechless. Madeline's hand 10 to the bedside table, but there was nothing there.

That evening, Madeline lost herself in the jigsaw puzzle again. She felt a little excited every time the shapes 11 . Soon, all that were left were a few gaps. She quickly put the remaining pieces into place. The puzzle was 12 .

She stepped back to 13 the finished puzzle. The picture showed an old painting of several farmhands working in a brown field and there was a giant rainbow arching across the sky.

Madeline enjoyed the puzzle for a few minutes, trying to 14 the image in her mind. Then, she quietly started taking it 15 . That, she thought, was just for me.

1. A. rule B. reform C. date D. discovery

2. A. providing B. expecting C. considering D. selecting

3. A. behaviour B. strategy C. mind D. gesture

4. A. bring B. hide C. push D. drop

5. A. curious B. serious C. strange D. loving

6. A. limited B. amazing C. boring D. ordinary

7. A. collect B. sort C. mix D. examine

8. A. reading B. thinking C. working D. watching

9. A. warned B. reminded C. convinced D. persuaded

10. A. rolled B. pointed C. shot D. rose

11. A. moved B. changed C. met D. gathered

12. A. clear B. separate C. complex D. complete

13. A. recognize B. resolve C. appreciate D. describe

14. A. preserve B. present C. create D. improve

15. A. away B. down C. over D. apart

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

I did not remember her, but recently her email note surprised me. The email began, \"We met in a subway train in Queens...\"Fate had 1 us next to each other.

She 2 that she had been sad and depressed. Her sad feelings did

not 3 me. I continued to talk to her about 4 and love. I gave her quote cards that she put in her bag.

At home she was 5 to find the words on the quote cards resonated(共鸣)with her present situation. She became very happy and her 6 heart wanted to see me again to thank me about the 7 she received.

She 8 me for 3 years with no 9 . She did not know I was connected to Kind Spring. Last week she talked with her family and thought I might be working at KindSpring.org. In an email to KindSpring, not knowing my 10 , she explained my face and our 11 . I am very grateful to KindSpring for going the extra mile to find my email ID and be the connecting 12 between us.

Fatemah is eager to meet me when I visit New York next year. She said my 13 changed her life. I have 14 probably over fifty thousand cards,but the one she received is 15 .

1.A.introduced B.saved C.seated D.cheated

2.A.wrote B.forgot C.realized D.guessed

3.A.move B.bother C.stop D.surprise

4.A.friendship B.loss C.sadness D.hope

5.A.shocked B.excited C.embarrassed D.puzzled

6.A.anxious B.grateful C.broken D.curious

7.A.lesson B.kindness C.respect D.sympathy

8.A.turned down B.relied on C.passed over D.searched for

9.A.complaints B.excuses C.results D.regrets

10.A.colleagues B.name C.boss D.appearance

11.A.promise

B.appointment C.meeting

D.misunderstanding

12.A.bridge B.barrier C.person D.way

13.A.visit B.talk C.email D.work

14.A.paid for B.sold out C.used up D.given away

15.A.well-kept B.specially-made C.worthless D.priceless

阅读下面短文,从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

Byrd is in her eighth year of teaching at Wilder Elementary in Mansfield. She has taught fifth grader Fisher Croney every year since he was in kindergarten. Fisher 1 in the class by helping in Byrd’s classroom whenever he has free

time after class.

Byrd also 2 Fisher’s mother, Shannon Croney, as an acquaintance. They would occasionally chat at their boys' baseball games. She had heard that Croney was having some 3 problems. In January 2019 Croney received a routine blood test and found her kidneys (肾)were not 4 normally. After going through a string of tests, doctors could not figure what caused her kidneys to 5 . But Byrd didn’t know what the 6 was until she saw a post from Fisher around Christmas of 2019. It was 7 to help his mother find a kidney. Byrd did not 8 to help. In March, Byrd learned that she and Croney were a close 9 . Even doctors were 10 that they were not related in blood.

Byrd was in the hospital for 11 in June. She was never 12 about the transplant(移植).Actually,she felt honored that her donation enabled another person to live a totally 13 life.

Today,both women are doing well. They are turning their 14 to another member of their community, who is also sick and 15 a kidney transplant.

1.A.gives out B.stands out C.looks about D.sits about

2.A.learned B.met C.taught D.knew

3.A.family B.behavior C.communication D.health

4.A.functioning B.growing C.forming D.beating

5.A.miss B.ache C.fail D.improve

6.A.schedule B.issue C.offer D.opportunity

7.A.intended B.allowed C.persuaded D.urged

8.A.respond B.hesitate C.confirm D.attend

9.A.encounter B.relative C.neighbor D.match

10.A.excited B.embarrassed C.surprised D.relieved

11.A.surgery B.practice C.recovery D.training

12.A.curious B.nervous C.certain D.frank

13.A.normal B.casual C.strange D.dependent

14.A.back B.faith C.attention D.respect

15.A.in favor of need of

B.in memory of C.in recognition of D.in

In the early 1800's boy named John lived in an orphanage(孤儿院) with several

other children. Every day was 1 working and Christmas was the one day of the year when the 2 did not work and received a gift — an orange. The children 3 it so much that they kept it for weeks,and even 4 smelling it, touching it and loving it. Usually they tried to preserve(保护) it for so long that it often went bad before they ate it.

This year John knew he would soon be 5 enough to leave. He would save the orange until his birthday in July. If he preserved it 6 , he might be able to eat it on his birthday.

Christmas day finally came. The children were so 7 as they entered the dining hall. In his excitement. John knocked over something, causing a big 8 . Immediately the master shouted,“John, leave the hall and there will be no orange for you.\" John’s heart 9 . He turned and ran back to the cold room so that the children wouldn't see his tears.

Then he heard the door open and the children entered Little Elizabeth with a 10 on her face held out her small hands. “Here John,\" she said,“this is for you.\" As John 11 his head, he saw a big juicy orange all peeled and quartered... Each child had sacrificed(献出)their own orange by 12 a quarter and had created a big, beautiful orange for him.

John never forgot the sharing,love and personal 13 his friends had shown him that Christmas day. 14 that day,after he became rich,every year he would send oranges all over the world to children everywhere. His 15 was

that no child would ever spend Christmas without a special Christmas fruit!

1.A.forced B.passed 2.A.parents B.children 3.A.needed B.wanted 4.A.months B.days 5.A.old B.strong C.tall 6.A.seriously B.carefully 7.A.nervous B.excited 8.A.cry B.disappointment 9.A.jumped B.stopped 10.A.look B.tears C.comfort 11.A.shook B.lifted 12.A.sharing B.breaking C.taken D.spent

C.nurses D.keeper

C.valued D.missed

C.years D.seasons

D.experienced

C.secretly D.softly

C.pleasant D.eager

C.surprise D.noise

C.broke D.settled

D.smile

C.put D.turned

C.eating D.taking

13.A.feelings B.affairs C.relation D.sacrifice

14.A.In return for B.In case of C.In memory of D.In search of

15.A.desire B.idea C.meaning D.thinking

答案以及解析

答案：1-5 ABBDD 6-10 BBCBC 11-15 CDCAD

解析：1.根据下文 no phones allowed for the entire week可知父母宣布了一项整周不用手机的新规定。

2.根据下文 They'll have to wait可知朋友会等待她消息的更新。

3.她跟妈妈讨价还价失败了，故此处指她改变了策略。

4.根据上文 Madeline saw that her parents' phones were already in it.可知 Madeline也不得不把自己的手机放了进去。drop意为“使掉下”。

5.根据下文的 said in her sweetest voice可推知，她用带着爱的眼神讨好地看着爸爸。

6.从上文可知， Madeline一家是去度假，故她想告诉朋友们她度过的假期很棒。

7.通过上文她发现了一个拼图玩具，以及下文她把拼图拼好了可知，此时她开始整理拼图碎片。sort意为“整理；把……分类”。

8.通过下文的 The puzzle was less than half done.可推知Madeline已经忙活了将近2个小时了。

9.根据上文的 The next morning, the golden sun was rising over the blue ocean.

The sky was cloudless.可知，这个美景让Madeline想起了朋友曾经分享的一张照片。此处为 remind sb. of sth.的搭配，意为“让某人想起某事物”。

10.通过上文可知 Madeline的手机被妈妈收起来了，此时她想往床头柜拿手机。此处 shoot意为“（使）急速移动”。

11.根据上下文可知，每当拼图被拼在一起的时候， Madeline都感到有点兴奋。

12.根据上文的 She quickly put the remaining pieces into place可知， Madeline把拼图完成了。

13.根据生活常识可知，拼图完成后，一般会欣赏已经完成的拼图。 appreciate意为“欣赏”。

14.根据下文的 in her mind可知，她试图在脑海里保存这个拼图。 preserve意为“保存；保留”。

15.根据下文的That, she thought, was just for me.可知她把已经拼好的拼图拆了。 take apart意为“拆散；拆开”。

答案：1.C; 2.A; 3.C; 4.D; 5.A; 6.B; 7.B; 8.D; 9.C; 10.B; 11.C; 12.A; 13.B; 14.D; 15.D

解析：1.考查动词辨析。introduce意为“介绍”;save意为“挽救”;seat意为“使就座”;cheat意为“欺骗”。由上文中的“We met in a subway train in Queens”可知,作者和女孩在地铁里相遇,命运让两人挨着坐在了一起。故选C。

2.考查动词辨析。write意为“写”;forget意为“忘记”;realize 意为“意识到”;guess意为“猜测”。由上文中的“but recently her email not surprised me”可知,作者最近收到了女孩的邮件,在邮件中,女孩描写了她那时的情绪状态。故选A。

3.考查动词辨析。move意为“感动”;bother意为“打扰”;stop意为“阻

止”;surprise意为“使……惊讶”。由下文中的“I continued to talk to her”可知,女孩糟糕的情绪并没有阻止作者继续与其交谈。故选C。

4.考查名词辨析。friendship意为“友谊”;loss意为“失落”;sadness意为“悲伤”;hope意为“希望”。由下文中的and love”及语境可知,作者继续和女孩谈论希望和爱(的话题)。故选D。

5.考查形容词辨析。shocked意为“震惊的”;excited意为“兴奋的”;embarrassed意为“尴尬的”;puzzled意为“困惑的”。由下文中的“the words on the quote cards resonated(共鸣) with her present situation”可知,卡片上的文字与她当下的境况是有共鸣的,所以当女孩看到卡片上面的话语时感到很震惊。故选A。

6.考查形容词辨析。anxious意为“担忧的”;grateful意为“感激的”;broken意为“破碎的”;curious意为“好奇的”。由下文中的“wanted to see me again to thank me”可知,女孩(现在)过得很幸福,感恩的心使她想再次见到作者并向作者道谢。故选B。

7.考查名词辨析。lesson意为“课”;kindness意为“善意”;respect意为“尊重”;sympathy意为“同情”。由下文内容可知,女孩受到了鼓舞,重新获得了幸福,她对自己(从作者那里)获得的善意深表感谢。故选B。

8.考查动词短语辨析。turn down意为“拒绝”;rely on意为“依赖”;pass over意为“回避”;search for 意为“寻找”。由下文“She did not know I was connected to KindSpring.”及语境可推知,她这几年一直都在寻找作者。故选D。

9.考查名词辨析。complaint意为“抱怨”;excuse意为“借口”;result意为“结果”;regret意为“遗憾”。由下文“She did not know I was connected to KindSpring.”可知,这三年以来,女孩一直都在寻找作者,但是一直没有找到。故选C。

10.考查名词辩析。colleague意为“同事”;name意为“名字”;boss意为“老板”;appearance意为“外貌”。由下文中的“she explained my face and our_________”及语境可推知,女孩不知道作者的名字。故选B。

11.考查名词辨析。promise意为“许诺”;appointment意为“约定”;meeting意为“见面”;misunderstanding意为“误会”。由语境可知,女孩通过描述作者的相貌和他们见面时的情况,让别人知道她要寻找的人是谁。故选C。

12.考查名词辨析。bridge意为“桥梁”;barrier意为“障碍”;person意为“人”;way意为“方式”。由上文中的“I am very grateful to KindSpring for going the extra mile to find my email ID”可知,KindSpring帮助女孩找到了作者,它成为了他们之间得以再次见面的桥梁。故选A。

13.考查名词辨析。visit意为“参观,拜访”;talk意为“交谈”;email意为“邮件”;work意为“工作”。由上文中的“talk to her”可知,作者与女孩的那次交谈改变了女孩的一生。故选B。

14.考查动词短语辨析。pay for意为“付款”;sell out意为“售罄”;use up意为“用完”;give away意为“赠送”。由语境可知,作者共赠送出5万多张卡片。故选D。

15.考查形容词辨析。well-kept意为“保存得好的”;specially-made意为“特别制作的”;worthless意为“不值钱的”;priceless意为“无价的,极其珍贵的”。由上文语境可知,作者与女孩的那次交谈对女孩的影响很大,所以说作者分发给女孩的那张卡片(对女孩来说)是很珍贵的。故选D。

答案：1.B; 2.D; 3.D; 4.A; 5.C; 6.B; 7.A; 8.B; 9.D; 10.C; 11.A; 12.B; 13.A; 14.C; 15.D

答案：1.D; 2.B; 3.C; 4.A; 5.A; 6.B; 7.B; 8.D; 9.C; 10.D; 11.B; 12.A; 13.D; 14.C; 15.A

解析：1.固定搭配题。从后面的working来看,应为spend time doing sth.。

2.逻辑推理题。上文说“(孤儿院的孩子们)每一天都用来干活”,告诉读者圣诞节是他们一年中不干活而且获得礼物的一天。因此,此处应为孩子们。

3.逻辑推理题。从下文kept it for weeks可知,非常“珍惜”礼物,而非“需要”、“想要”或“想念”礼物。

4.逻辑推理题。从even所表达的递进的功能可知,比weeks更长的时间段应是months。

5.背景常识题。孤儿长到足够大的时候就能离开孤儿院了。

6.逻辑推理题。从圣诞节到七月有很长的时间,一个橘子只有十分仔细地保管才有可能不会坏掉。

7.逻辑推理题。从上文可知,孩子们一直盼望着圣诞节的到来,所以,当圣诞节到来的时候,他们应是很激动。

8.逻辑推理题。碰翻了东西,应是弄出响声。

9.逻辑推理题。本来期待已久想得到一个橘子,可孤儿院的主人却不给他那个礼物,他的心可想而知是碎了。break此处表“破碎”。

10.逻辑推理题。正处在圣诞节日的欢乐时刻又是向自己的小伙伴赠送礼物,应是面带微笑。此处应为smile。

11.固定搭配题。“抬起头”应是lift one's head。

12.逻辑推理题。从上文中所用peeled —词和下文created a big, beautiful orange短语可知,孩子们与John分享他们的橘子。

13.逻辑推理题。前面提到“共享”、“友爱”,后面应是“牺牲”才能与之构成递进的并列关系。

14.习语辨析题。下文谈到他从未忘记那个日子,下文又谈到他到全世界给孩子们送橘子。这些描述表明John是为了纪念那个特殊的圣诞节。in return for作为......的报答;in case of 万一 ;in memory of为了纪念;in search of寻找。

15.逻辑推理题。由空格的内容可知圣诞节让每个孩子都能吃上橘子是他的愿望(desire)。