2009高考英语强化训练——完形填空１６

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An eight-year-old child heard her parents talking about her little brother. All she knew was that he was very sick and they had no money left. When she heard her daddy say to her  1  mother with whispered desperation（绝望）, “  2  a miracle（奇迹） can save him now”, the little girl went to her bedroom and took out her piggy bank. She   3  all the change out on the floor and counted it carefully. Then she   4  her way six blocks to the local drugstore（药店）.

 

“And what do you want?” asked the chemist.

 

“It’s   5  my little brother,”  the girl answered back. “He’s really, really sick and I want to buy a   6   . His name is Andrew and he has something  7  growing inside his head and my daddy says only a miracle can save him.”

 

“We don’t   8   miracles here, chilD. I’m sorry,” the chemist said, smiling   9  at the little girl.

 

In the shop was a   10  customer. He stooped (弯腰) down and asked the little girl, “What kind of miracle does your brother   11   ?”

 

“I don’t know,” she replieD. “He’s really sick and mommy says he needs   12   . But my daddy can’t pay for it, so I have brought my  13   .”

 

“How much do you have?” asked the man.

 

“One dollar and eleven cents,   14  I can try and get some more,”  she answered quietly.

 

“Well, what a coincidence（巧合）,”  smiled the man.  “A dollar and eleven cents — the   15  price of a miracle for little brothers.  16  me to where you live. I want to see your brother and   17  your parents.”

 

That well dressed man was Dr Carlton Armstrong, a surgeon（外科医生）. The operation was completed without   18  and it wasn’t long before Andrew was   19  again and doing well.

 

The little girl was happy. She knew exactly how much the miracle cost ... one dollar and eleven cents ... plus the   20  of a little child.

 

1. A. tearful                      B. hopeful                C. helpless                  D. kind

 

2. A. Simply                     B. Just                    C. Only                      D. More than

 

3. A. drew                        B. pulled                  C. put                        D. poured

 

4. A. followed                   B. made                   C. took                       D. found

 

5. A. to                            B. as                       C. for                         D. on

 

6. A. hope                        B. doctor                 C. favor                     D. miracle

 

7. A. bad                          B. small                   C. extra                      D. impossible

 

8. A. have                         B. offer                   C. sell                        D. store

 

9. A. gently                       B. sadly                   C. strangely                D. coldly

 

10. A. well dressed            B. kind hearted         C. well behaved           D. good looking

 

11. A. have                       B. need                    C. care                       D. like

 

12. A. a doctor                  B. a surgeon            C. an operation            D. a kindness

 

13. A. savings                   B. wishes                C. ideas                      D. suggestions

 

14. A. since                      B. as                       C. after                      D. but

 

15. A. same                      B. exact                   C. proper                    D. necessary

 

16. A. Show                     B. Help                    C. Take                      D. Follow

 

17. A. help                        B. encourage            C. persuade                D. meet

 

18. A. difficulty                 B. delay                   C. charge                   D. result

 

19. A. happy                     B. well                    C. strong                    D. home

 

20.  A. cleverness            B. faith                    C. courage                  D. devotion

 

答案解析：

 

1. A  看到儿子病重，家里又花光了钱，因此母亲伤心，选 “眼含泪水的” 符合逻辑。

 

2. C 下文有提示，只有出现奇迹才能救孩子的命。此处是 “只有”，而不是 “仅仅”，故不选A或B。

 

3. D  从储蓄罐里把零花钱 “倾倒” 出来符合语境。

 

4. B  make one’s way to... “向……走去”。

 

5. C  此处表示目的或对象，故用介词for。

 

6. D  前后文都有提示，小孩用自己的零花钱去买 “奇迹”，符合小孩的性格特点。

 

7. A  弟弟病重，因此是头里长了 “坏的”东西。Extra “额外的”，不符合小孩的语言特点和认知水平。

 

8. C  药店里是 “卖” 药，而不是卖 “奇迹”。

 

9. B  药剂师已经了解了小女孩弟弟的情况，但不能帮助小女孩，因此 “伤心地” 微笑。

 

10. A  下文有提示，这儿刚刚出现这位 “穿着体面的” 顾客，不能马上断定他是 “好心的”，故不选B。

 

11. B  这位顾客不明白小女孩的弟弟需要什么样的奇迹，故有此问。

 

12. C  前面出现了小女孩的弟弟头中长了 “坏” 东西的信息，后面有提示，因此小女孩知道需要 “手术” 才能救弟弟的命。A项 “医生” 太笼统，B项 “外科医生”，概念太专业，超出了小女孩的认知水平。

 

13. A  从后面这位顾客问小女孩有多少钱，可得出答案，小女孩告诉对方把自己所有的 “积蓄” 都带来了。

 

14. D  前后应该是转折关系。

 

15. B  此处这位顾客了解了小女孩的用意，故幽默地说：1美元11分钱 “正好” 是买一个奇迹的钱，说明这位顾客决定帮助小女孩的弟弟。

 

16. C  这位顾客要到小女孩 “带”他去她家里去。

 

17. D  这位顾客要去“见见”小女孩的父母，以便进一步了解情况。

 

18. C  说明Dr Carlton Armstrong富有爱心，无偿地为小女孩的弟弟做了手术，因此是没有收费。其他选项不合题意。

 

19. D  小女孩的弟弟不久就回了家痊愈了，注意此选项与后面doing well的并列关系，其他三个选项与doing well在意义上重复。

 

20. B  用1美元11分钱买来奇迹，反映了小女孩的 “信念”，其他的不合题意。

 

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It was already late when we set out for the next town,   1   according to the map was about fifteen miles away on the other side of the   2  .

 

There we felt   3   that we would find a bed   4  the night. Darkness fell soon after we left the village, but luckily we met   5  as we drove fast along the narrow winding road that   6   the hills. As we climbed   7  , it became colder and rain began to fall,   8  it difficult at times to see the roaD. I asked John, my companion, to drive more   9  .

 

After we had traveled for about twenty miles, there was still no sign of the town which was   10  on the map. We were beginning to get   11  . Then without warning the car stoppeD. A quick   12  showed that we had run out of petrol（汽油）. Although we had little food with us, we decided to   13  the night in the car.

 

Our meal was soon over. I tried to go to sleep at once,   14  John, who was a   15  sleeper, got out of the car after a few minutes and went for a walk   16   the hills. Soon he came back. From the top of the hill he had seen, in the valley below, the   17  of the town we were looking for. We at once unloaded（卸）all our luggage（行李）and with a great effort（努力）,  18  to push the car to the top of the hill. Then we went back to the luggage, loaded the car again and set off down the hill.   19   less than a quarter of an hour we were in the town, where we found a    20   quite easily.

 

1. A. which         B. it       C. where        D. that

 

2. A. rivers          B. hills        C. towns        D. villages

 

3. A. surprised       B. afraid       C. pleased       D. sure

 

4. A. at             B. in          C. through       D. for

 

5. A. everybody      B. somebody    C. nobody       D. anybody

 

6. A. got to          B. arrived      C. led to         D. belonged to

 

7. A. taller          B. higher       C. lower         D. faster

 

8. A. getting         B. thinking     C. causing       D. making

 

9. A. certainly        B. carefully    C. slowly        D. surely

 

10. A. marked        B. set          C. built          D. drawn

 

11. A. excited        B. worried      C. cold          D. warm

 

12. A. attention       B. operation     C. examination    D. information

 

13. A. spend         B. live          C. spare         D. stay

 

14. A. since          B. though       C. so           D. but

 

15. A. quick         B. fast          C. poor          D. heavy

 

16. A. across         B. through      C. down         D. up

 

17. A. lights         B. map          C. bus          D. situation

 

18. A. ought         B. tried         C. succeeded     D. managed

 

19. A. For           B. In           C. Since         D. At

 

20  A. policeman      B. friend       C. hotel          D. cinema

 

答案解析：

 

1. 选A。分析句子结构可知，后面是一个非限制性定语从句，关系代词应用which。

 

2. 选B。从下文可知，下一个小镇应在“山”的那一边。

 

3. 选D。天已经很迟了，还出发朝下一个小镇赶，这说明他们“坚信”在那儿能找到住宿的地方。

 

4. 选D。for the night“过夜”，for表示“为了”。

 

5. 选C。在一个漆黑的夜晚，在那弯曲狭窄的路上，应该说行车是不走运的，但途中未遇一个行人，就这一点来说还算“幸运”。

 

6. 选C。lead to 意思为“通向”。

 

7. 选B。从下文可知，他们的车子是逐渐向山上爬行的，当油用完时，车子已接近山顶。以致John后来散步时不知不觉中就到了山顶。

 

8. 选D。从词的用法角度可知要用making。

 

9. 选C。由于看不清路面，所以让同伴开慢些。

 

10. 选A。依据常识可知，城镇是“标”在地图上的。

 

11. 选B。开了二十里，仍不见小镇，不免开始“忧虑”起来。

 

12. 选C。简单“检查”发现油没了，另三项表述不清。

 

13. 选A。 spend the night意为“度过夜晚”。

 

14. 选D。填转折连词but。

 

15. 选C。从got out of the car看，John不是一个容易睡着的人。

 

16. 选D。从From the top of the hill可推知，他从车里出来以后是向山顶上走的。

 

17. 选A。根据常识判断。

 

18. 选D。ought to （应该）不合语境，succeed后不接to do故应排除，manage和try均表示“设法”，但有细微差别，前者表示设法做成了某事，后者则不一定成功。故本题答案应为D。

 

19. 选B。 “在不到一刻钟时间内我们就到了镇上”

 

20. 选C。从第二段后句子可以推知，他们赶赴那个小镇的目的是为了住宿，所以在到达目的地后很快找到的应是旅馆（hotel）。