【山东省菏泽市2017届高三一模】
完形填空(共20小题;每小题1.5分,满分30分)
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。
On Friday I called my parents, who are in their early 90s now. They were upset as they didn’t______what to send us and our adult kids for Christmas presents. Both of them have suffered serious______problems recently, and I______them not to worry about it because all of us had what we needed and didn’t______anything more.
Not happy with that,they______getting us all-something. Although they were in poor health this year, they still thought it was______for them to send something to us all. My mother said that she was______the other brothers and sisters fruit and delicious food baskets. That gave me a(n)______.I asked her to______,in that case, giving whatever she would have given us to a local food bank.Or______,they donate money she would have______on all of us to the food bank. When I checked with my kids, I knew what I suggested was proven exactly.______,for all of us would be ______to know we had been able to donate to a local food bank.
She and my father______this idea, but had no idea where a food bank would be.______my father was still quite able and interested in doing his own computer searches,his______to do this has gradually been going down.I looked it up right there and then discovered not one______three local food banks, and the center for a state-wide food bank______right there in their town. I gave them the______and phone number, which they asked for. They seemed to feel a great______at this suggested solution and I was very grateful.
1. A. admit B. abolish C. know D. keep
2. A. finance B. health C. work D. affection
3. A. begged B. ordered C. warned D. rejected
4. A. borrow B. sell C. refuse D. need
5. A. gave up B. insisted on C. dreamed of D. applied for
6. A. difficult B. strange C. impossible D. important
7. A. giving B. owing C. lending D. sharing
8. A. belief B. mind C. idea D. opinion
9. A. allow B. consider C. practice D. avoid
10. A. easier B. worse C. less D. stronger
11. A. made B. paid C. spent D. cost
12. A. real B. controversial C. unreasonable D. right
13. A. delighted B. disappointed C. generous D. energetic
14. A. deleted B. hated C. liked D. found
15. A. Unless B. Although C. If D. When
16. A. chance B. purpose C. desire D. ability
17. A. and B. so C. but D. or
18. A. floated B. located C. covered D. adjusted
19. A. address B. date C. appointment D. sign
20. A. egret B. curiosity C. interest D. relief
【福建省泉州市2017届高三下学期高中毕业班3月质量检测】完形填空(共20小题;每小题1.5分,满分30分)
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,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
An -year-old student at Stanford University was struggling to pay his fees.Not knowing where to turn for money,he came up with a bright___ ___.He and a friend decided to host a musical conceit on campus to___ ___money for their education.
They___ ___out to the great pianist Ignacy J.Paderewski.His manager___ ___a guaranteed fee of $2, 0 for the piano recital(独奏会).A deal was___ ___and the boys began to work to make the concert a___ ___.
The big day arrived.But___ ___,they had not managed to sell enough tickets.The total___ ___was only $ 1,6Disappointed,they went to Paderewski and explained their plight (困境).They gave him the entire $ 1,600,plus a__ ___for the balance $400.They promised to honour the cheque at the___ ___possible.Paderewski tore up the cheque,___ ___the $ 1,600 and told the two boys to keep the money they needed for the fees.The boys were___ ___,and thanked him heartedly.
It was a small act of___ ___.But it clearly marked out Paderewski___ ___a great human being.___ ___should he help two people he did not even know?We all___ ___situations like these in our lives.And___ ___of us only think“If I help them,what will happen to me?”The truly___ ___people think,“If I don’t help them,what will happen to them?” They don't do it___ ___something in return.They do it____ ____they feel it’s the right thing to do.
1. A. time B. task C. idea D. decision
2. A. receive B. raise C. borrow D. donate
3. A. reached B. turned C. pointed D. called
4. A. increased B. covered C. considered D. demanded
5. A. rejected B. struck C. cancelled D. attracted
6. A. success B. career C. background D. performance
7. A. uncertainly B. unbelievably C. unfortunately D. undoubtedly
8. A. cost B. bill C. collection D. allowance
9. A. benefit B. profit C. charge D. cheque
10. A. soonest B. latest C. longest D. farthest
11. A. took B. counted C. deposited D. returned
12. A. pleased B. surprised C. frightened D. interested
13. A. devotion B. kindness C. sympathy D. teamwork
14. A. like B. for C. as D. to
15. A. How B. Where C. When D. Why
16. A. come across B. deal with C. adapt to D. think of
17. A. both B. few C. none D. most
18. A. able B. rich C. great D. famous
19. A. taking B. expecting C. offering D. Preparing
20. A. because B. though C. before D. so
【来源】[2017·河南省平顶山市高三第一次模拟]
The hardest arithmetic to master is that which enables us to count our blessings.
—Eric Hoffer
According to legend, a young man while walking in the desert came across a spring of delicious crystalclear water.The water was so sweet, he __ __ his leather canteen so that he __ __ bring some back to an elder who had been his teacher.After a fourday journey he __ __ the water to the old man who took a __ __ drink, smiled warmly and thanked his student for the sweet water.The young man returned to his village__ __ a happy heart.
Later, the teacher let another student __ __ the water.He spat it out, saying it was __ __.It apparently had become sour __ __ the old leather container.The student __ __ his teacher,“Master, the water was foul.Why did you __ __ to like it?”The teacher replied, “You only tasted the water.I tasted the __ __.The water was simply the container for an act of lovingkindness and __ __ could be sweeter.”
I think we understand this lesson best __ __ we receive innocent gifts of love from young children.__ __ it's a jewel or a stone the natural and proper response is __ __ and expressed thankfulness because we love the idea __ __ the gift.
Gratitude doesn't always come naturally.__ __,most children and many adults value only the thing given _ __ the feeling in it. We should remind ourselves and teach our children about the beauty and __ __ of feelings and expressions of gratitude.__ __,gifts from the heart are really gifts of the heart.
1. A.cleared B.emptied C.filled D.freed
2. A.should B.could C.needed D.dared
3. A.contributed B.delivered C.posted D.presented
4. A.deep B.long C.hard D.broad
5. A.beyond B.with C.without D.under
6. A.breathe B.suck C.taste D.lick
7. A.sweet B.dirty C.salty D.awful
8. A.because of B.despite of C.instead of D.regardless of
9. A.offended B.challenged C.answered D.demanded
10. A.try B.intend C.pretend D.want
11. A.feeling B.gift C.dish D.mood
12. A.something B.nothing C.everything D.anything
13. A.before B.after C.when D.until
14. A.Either B.Neither C.However D.Whether
15. A.appreciation B.excitement C.disappointment D.satisfaction
16. A.for B.within C.about D.over
17. A.Luckily B.Honestly C.Unfortunately D.Actually
18. A.rather than B.other than C.more than D.less than
19. A.height B.depth C.accuracy D.purity
20. A.Above all B.In all C.After all D.At all
【来源】安徽省江南十校2017届高三3月联考
完形填空(共20小题;每小题1.5分,满分30分)
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,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
As I write, a gentle, much needed rain is falling this morning. It has been a dry___ ___have in Vermont,___ ___dry that the Spring Peepers(雨蛙)were late in coming that many thought these frogs would fail to bless us with their song. But they came, and I cant’ blame them for being___ ___. They are a___ ___of spring, and of rebirth.
It is late June and the mountain snow has___ ___the higher slopes(斜坡)of the mountains. My family___ ___our garden during the last weekend of May, and frost came twice since then,___ ___not a killing frost. But others were not so lucky: they lost most of young plants this year. Twice this spring has been____ ____enough in the day that my family went swimming, but there was ___ ___on the ground the next morning.
Planting a garden in Vermont amounts to an act of___ ___. Will our sweat___ ___, or will these efforts be in vain? My family was recently faced with a___ ___decision: shall we leave this place and its people, or shall we stay and make a____ ____? Well, we have decided this is___ ___we will make our stand___ ___the garden, this year we have planted ourselves. Will my family be___ ___with what is needed to grow and flourish(兴旺)? We have no way of knowing this but we do have faith.
What is planted must be revisited often and the garden must be taken care of with love, which ___ ___to our lives as well. Hopes and dreams must be revisited often or fear that we lose sight of the things___ ___. Commitments must be ___ ___as carefully as any garden plot. But as with gardening, there are no___ ___. But there is faith, and today is a beautiful day.
1. A. summer B. spring C. fall D. winter
2. A. too B. rather C. so D. much
3. A. late B. lazy C. swift D. noisy
4. A. scene B. reward C. message D. sign
5. A. covered B. decorated C. left D. awoken
6. A. weeded B. watered C. cleared D. planted
7. A. luckily B. properly C. obviously D. closely
8. A. fresh B. warm C. bitter D. cool
9. A. snow B. rain C. mist D. frost
10. A. love B. prayer C. faith D. choice
11. A. pay off B. flood out C. fall off D. run out
12. A. primary B. tough C. random D. casual
13. A. mistake B. profit C. commitment D. compromise
14. A. why B. what C. how D. where
15. A. Due to B. Rather than C. Along with D. Regardless of
16. A. blessed B. surrounded C. filled D. satisfied
17. A. occurs B. applies C. submits D. keeps
18. A. hurt B. change C. stay D. matter
19. A. made B. tended C. settled D. reviewed
20. A. harvests B. possibilities C. guarantees D. advantages
【来源】福建省泉州市2017届高三下学期高中毕业班3月质量检测
完形填空(共20小题;每小题1.5分,满分30分)
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。
Sometimes you meet an ordinary person doing something extraordinary. On a recent trip I met Normand Gallant. Normand is someone you could pass on the street and ___ ___ notice but he is a very special person who_____ _____ recognition.
Norm lives in a remote area far from the ____ ____ big hospital, so when his wife____ ____
cancer several years ago, Norm was faced with a four hour___ ___to where she could be treated. That meant lots of____ ____ for meals, fuel, hotels and so on. But in the end the cancer took his wife ___ ___
Norm was obviously____ ____ by his wife's passing, but he was also very angry,____ ____ he realized that other people were___ ___ the same sorts of hardships. He wanted to do something but he didn't want to give money to the ___ ___ that support cancer research because he didn't know how much would actually get to the researchers. What he did was to ____ ____ parties.
About every three weeks on Saturday evenings, there is a party in Norm's garage. There is music and dancing, and ___ ___ during the evening Norm tells about a family who are having difficulties ____ ____the cost of supporting a cancer patient undertaking ____ ____ far from home. Then a honey-pail is passed around and the money ___ ___, every cent of it goes___ ___ to that family.
Norm's personal loss has ___ ___ an act of kindness that honors the ____ ____ of the wife he has lost. Wouldn't it be ___ ___if we had more people in the world like Normand Gallant? He makes the world a better place.
1. A. often B. ever C. always D. never
2. A. deserves B. dislikes C. avoids D. achieves
3. A. best B. nearest C. cleanest D. cheapest
4. A. discovered B. cured C. examined D. developed
5. A. flight B. walk C. drive D. wait
6. A. trouble B. expense C. efforts D. preparations
7. A. anyway B. somehow C. meanwhile D. instead
8. A. impressed B. stricken C. moved D. terrified
9. A. if B. although C. before D. because
10. A. understanding B. questioning C. facing D. settling
11. A. doctors B. families C. organizations D. hospitals
12. A. attend B. promote C. throw D. enjoy
13. A. at some point B. by this means C. for some reason D. in this case
14. A. calculating B. decreasing C. budgeting D. meeting
15. A. research B. treatment C. responsibility D. risk
16. A. collected B. distributed C. saved D. deposited
17. A. gradually B. smoothly C. directly D. explicitly
18. A. served as B. resulted from C. gone through D. contributed to
19. A. memory B. recovery C. cancer D. kindness
20. A. interesting B. nice C. precious D. meaningful
【来源】2017届广西玉林市、贵港市2017届高中毕业班质量检测
完形填空(共20小题;每小题1.5分,满分30分)
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,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
Heaviest snow in half a century hit the south of the country. It snowed continuously for half a month,___ ___the railways, highways, and runways in the airfields. Ice wrapped and paralyzed(使瘫痪)the power and communication system. Many people were___ ___in railway stations, bus stations and airports, and___ ___in cars, buses and trains. Governments and people did everything they could to fight the snow___ ___, resulting in the good news that no one was killed from___ ___and hunger. Gradually, trapped people all went back home___ ___.While fighting the snow, people forgot their___ ___until a moving story of a swallow couple was widely___ ___on the Internet.
Being hungry and cold, the swallow couple tried to fly___ ___people's home to warm themselves, but every house was closed___ ___.They jumped and flapped their wings to___ ___the attention of the people inside the house, but failed. The wife’s body was___ ___, she could not move any longer. The husband came near and wrapped his wife with his wings. He lost his___ ___soon because of his opened wings. The couple died in the end.
The next morning, the housemaster went to the balcony to___ ___his flowers because of concern and saw a___ ___swallow outside the window pane. Touching it, he found that they were two___ ___together.Moved to tears, he took them in, giving them some___ ___, but in vain. He found a small cardboard box, laid them in and___ ___them in the back garden.
In my hometown, in the countryside, a swallow family lives in the___ ___of my house. I wonder if they will come back this spring___ ___they did.
1. A. protecting B. maintaining C. blocking D. keeping
2. A. restricted B. stuck C. surrounded D. persuaded
3. A. even B. still C. yet D. nevertheless
4. A. disturbance B. occurrence C. incident D. disaster
5. A. cold B. disease C. poverty D. thirsty
6. A. merrily B. safely C. excitedly D. exhaustedly
7. A. family B. distant relatives C. parents D. animal friends
8. A. broadcast B. written C. spread D. identified
9. A. into B. through C. beyond D. across
10. A. tightly B. early C. secretly D. quickly
11. A. pay B. attract C. resist D. keep
12. A. injured B. lifted C. frozen D. broken
13. A. heat B. strength C. direction D. eyesight
14. A. water B. plant C. dig D. check
15. A. dead B. drunk C. lively D. lovely
16. A. touching B. embracing C. living D. lying
17. A. warmth B. food C. kindness D. fruit
18. A. left B. sheltered C. buried D. threw
19. A. roof B. basement C. window D. wall
20. A. when B. as C. unless D. if