完形填空(共20小題;每小題1.5分,滿分30分)

閱讀下面短文,掌握其大意,然后從各題所給的四個選項(A、B、C和D)中,選出最佳選項。

Wranglers(爭吵者) and Stranglers(扼殺者)

Years ago there was a group of brilliant young men at the University of Wisconsin, who seemed to have amazing creative  36   talent. They were would-be poets, novelists, and essayists. They were extraordinary in their   37    to put the English language to its best use. These promising young men  38   regularly to read and critique (評論) each other's work. And critique it they did!

These men were merciless with one another. They  39   the minutest literary expression into a hundred pieces. They were heartless, tough, even mean in their  40   .The sessions became such areas of literary criticism that the  41   of this special club called themselves the “Stranglers (扼殺者)”.

In order to  42   , the women of literary talent in the university  43   to start a club of their own, one comparable to the Stranglers. They  44   themselves the “Wranglers (爭論者)”.They, too, read their  45   one another. But there was one great difference. The criticism was much softer, more  46   , more encouraging. Sometimes, there was almost no criticism at all. Every effort, even the weakest one, was   47   .

Twenty years later an alumnus (男校友;男畢業(yè)生) of the university was making an exhaustive (詳盡的;徹底的)  48    of his classmates' careers when he   49    a vast difference in the literary accomplishments of the Stranglers as opposed to the Wranglers. Of all the  50   young men in the Stranglers, no one had made a significant literary   51    of any kind. From the Wranglers had come six or more successful   52   , some of national renown (名望;聲譽) such as Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings, who wrote The Yearling.

Talent between the two?Probably the same. Level of   53   ?Not much difference. But the Stranglers were strangled, while the Wranglers were determined to give each other a(an)   54   .The Stranglers   55    an atmosphere of argument and self-doubt. The Wranglers highlighted the best, not the worst.

1.A. architectural              B. artistic                   C. literary                  D. musical

2.A. strength                      B. ability                    C. performance       D. power

3.A. gathered                             B. organized    C. challenged           D. collected

4.A. turned                        B. translated    C. combined    D. divided

5.A. appreciation              B. criticism                C. assessment           D. judgment

6.A. leaders                       B. organizers  C. members              D. arrangers

7.A. participate                           B. practice                C. succeed                D. compete

8.A. determined               B. agreed                  C. promised     D. dreamed

9.A. regarded                             B. called                    C. thought                 D. recognized

10.A. works                        B. letters                   C. books                    D. papers

11.A. fantastic                            B. critical                   C. positive                 D. serious

12.A. required                            B. spared                   C. made                     D. encouraged

13.A. experiment             B. study            C. analysis                 D. judgment

14.A. reflected                           B. resolved               C. explained    D. noticed

15.A. optimistic                          B. confident              C. bright                    D. honest

16.A. achievement                    B. influence              C. contribution         D. improvement

17.A. engineers                          B. writers                  C. doctors                 D. lawyers

18.A. courage                             B. patience               C. education    D. skill

19.A. reward                     B. favor            C. honor                    D. lift

20.A. ruined                      B. lightened              C. promoted             D. enjoyed

 

【答案】

 

1.C

2.B

3.A

4.D

5.B

6.C

7.D

8.A

9.B

10.A

11.C

12.D

13.B

14.D

15.C

16.A

17.B

18.C

19.D

20.C

【解析】

試題分析:【文章大意】本文是一篇議論文。文章講述了美國威斯康辛大學的男校友成立了兩個不同的文學組織,它們是爭吵者和扼殺者組織。扼殺者組織以尖刻的批評著稱;而爭吵者則以鼓勵為宗旨。結果數(shù)年之后,兩個組織造就的人才卻很不一樣。扼殺者組織幾乎沒有出現(xiàn)什么著名的作家,而爭吵者組織則6人以上。這表明不同的看法和態(tài)度,對人產(chǎn)生不同的結果。

1.C考查形容詞詞義辨析。此處architectural建筑的; artistic藝術的;literary 文學; musical音樂。根據(jù)文章后面的They were would-be poets, novelists, and essayists.可知,這里指的是文學,因為詩歌、小說和散文都是文學相關的內(nèi)容。故選C。

2.B考查名詞詞義辨析。此處strength力氣; ability 能力; performance表演; power力量,電力。這些年輕人有超乎尋常的能力(ability)將英語語言發(fā)揮到極致。

3.A考查動詞詞義辨析。此處gathered 聚會;organized組織;challenged挑戰(zhàn); collected收集。這些前途無量的年輕人定期聚會(gathered)朗讀詩文,評論相互的作品。

4.D考查動詞詞義辨析及語境理解。此處turned轉(zhuǎn)換;translated翻譯;combined混合;divided劃分。根據(jù)后文的介詞into可知,這里選divided構成divided into意為:把……分成……。他們把微小的文學表達分成100個部分。

5.B考查名詞詞義辨析及語境理解。此處appreciation欣賞; criticism 批評; assessment 評價; judgment判斷。他們無情,尖刻甚至就是批評(criticism)。

6.C考查名詞詞義辨析及語境理解。此處leaders領導;organizers 組織者; members成員; arrangers安排者。這個特殊俱樂部的成員們(members)稱他們自己是“扼殺者”。

7.D考查動詞詞義辨析及語境理解。此處participate參加;practice實踐; succeed成功;compete競爭。為了和他們競爭(compete),這所大學的文學才女們決心成立他們自己的俱樂部,一個和“扼殺者”類似的組織。

8.A考查形容詞詞義辨析。此處determined 決心; agreed  同意; promised承諾; dreamed夢想。為了和他們競爭,這所大學的文學才女們決心(determined)成立他們自己的俱樂部,一個和“扼殺者”類似的組織。

9.B考查動詞詞義辨析及語境理解。此處regarded認為; called稱;thought想; recognized認出。這所大學的文學才女們決心成立他們自己的俱樂部,一個和“扼殺者”類似的組織。她們稱(called)她們自己是“爭論者”。

10.A考查名詞詞義辨析及語境理解。此處works 作品; letters書信; books 書; papers論文。她們也讀相互的作品(books),但她們和“扼殺者”不同。她們批評的更柔和,更積極,更令人鼓舞。

11.C考查形容詞詞義辨析及語境理解。此處fantastic很好的;critical 批評的; positive 積極的;serious嚴肅的。她們也讀相互的作品,但她們和“扼殺者”不同。她們批評的更柔和,更積極(positive),更令人鼓舞。

12.D考查動詞詞義辨析及語境理解。此處required要求;spared騰出; made 制造;encouraged鼓勵。有時,根本沒有批評。每次努力,甚至是最小的努力都會受到鼓勵(encouraged)。

13.B考查名詞詞義辨析及語境理解。此處experiment實驗;study 研究;analysis 分析; judgment判斷。20年之后,這所大學的校友對他們同學的職業(yè)做了一次詳細的研究(study),這時他注意到“扼殺者”和“爭論者”同學之間的文學成就有很大的不同。

14.D考查動詞詞義辨析及語境理解。此處reflected反思; resolved 解決; explained 解釋; noticed注意到。

15.C考查形容詞詞義辨析及語境理解。此處optimistic樂觀的;confident 有信心的;bright光明的;聰明的;honest誠實的。在所有的聰明的(bright)“扼殺者”年輕人中,沒有人取得輝煌的文學成就。

16.A考查名詞詞義辨析及語境理解。此處achievement 成就;influence影響; contribution 貢獻;improvement改進。在所有的聰明的 “扼殺者”年輕人中,沒有人取得輝煌的文學成就(achievement)。

17.B考查名詞詞義辨析及語境理解。此處engineers 工程師;writers作者;doctors 醫(yī)生; lawyers律師。因為這里指的是文學,所以指作者。“爭論者”中有6個以上的成功作家(writers)。

18.C考查名詞詞義辨析及語境理解。此處courage 勇氣;patience 耐心; education 教育; skill技能。兩者之間的才能也許一樣。是教育(education)水平的差距?沒有那么大的不同。但是“扼殺者”將人致死;“爭論者”給人提升。

19.D考查名詞詞義辨析及語境理解。此處reward匯報; favor恩惠; honor榮譽; lift提升。兩者之間的才能也許一樣。是教育水平的差距?沒有那么大的不同。但是“扼殺者”將人致死;“爭論者”給人提升(lift)。

20.C考查動詞詞義辨析及語境理解。此處ruined毀壞; lightened啟發(fā); promoted提高;enjoyed喜歡,享受!岸髿⒄摺碧岣吡藸幷摵妥晕覒岩傻臍夥。而“爭論者”強調(diào)的是最好的,而不是最差的。

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38.A.pleasant               B.popular   C.crazy               D.a(chǎn)verage

39.A.copy                         B.a(chǎn)dvance    C.take                      D.a(chǎn)ct

40.A.not                       B.indeed    C.perhaps                 D.a(chǎn)ctually

41.A.speaking               B.operating        C.social                    D.experimental

42.A.speechless             B.sharp     C.a(chǎn)ctive                   D.hopeless

43.A.known             B.referred    C.thought                 D.a(chǎn)dmired

44.A. taking on            B.taking up  C.taking over         D.taking in

45.A.put                       B.cause   C.bring                    D.serve

46.A.win              B.take      C.wish                D.finish

47.A.industry           B.discovery  C.progress           D.development

48.A.promise                B.discourage       C.demand                 D.excite

49.A.chance             B.space     C.world              D.career

50.A.force                    B.company       C.organization        D.department

51.A.of                         B.on         C.in                       D.for 

52.A.rich                      B.a(chǎn)ttractive       C.handsome           D.uncool

53.A.how                     B.that          C.what                D.how much

54.A.opportunities           B.dangers     C.possibility           D.question

55.A.punishment           B.a(chǎn)rgument C.competition         D.employment

 

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科目:高中英語 來源:江蘇省2009-2010學年高三下學期高考模擬英語試題(5) 題型:完型填空

完形填空(共20小題,每小題1.5分,滿分30分)

When she was seven, we found out that Jenny had a few problems. Several ___36___ and many speech classes later, we found out that besides hearing, she also had Juvenile Rheumatoid Arthritis(幼兒類風濕性關節(jié)炎).

She could not put ___37___ on the heels of her feet, so she walked on tiptoe and when the pain became unbearable, I carried her.

All ___38___ grade school, and on into high school, Jenny suffered, yet never complained. She ___39___ a smile on her face, a song on her lips, and a(n) ___40___ and acceptance of others. I don’t remember her ever

___41___ self-pity. She ran when she could run. She played when she could play, and she danced when she could dance. And, when she could do ___42___ of these things, she took her medicine, and she waited until she ___43___.

Jenny never competed in a sport. She could not even take part in a gym class. Jenny continued to have one operation after another on her ___44___. Finally, her hearing improved to 60%, and she taught herself to ___45___ lips.

She was ___46___ popular and funny, attending every football game, and cheering the team on. She carried her pillow everywhere she went, so that she could ___47___ the pain, when she sat down. Then came her senior year. She would be considered for scholarships; however, school activities, especially ___48___, could often mean the ___49___ between receiving an award and losing out.

So Jenny came to a decision. She ___50___ the high school football coach to let her participate. She got her best friend to sign up with her. Finally the coach ___51___, saying, “If you miss one game, you are out!” So, Jenny became a member o the Garrett High School Football Team.

She carried bottles of water to her teammates. She did much preparation work for the team. She worked so actively that it ___52___ to be one of the best year for the Garrett High School Football Team, in its 25-year history.

When asked why he thought the team was winning all their games, even in the ___53___ of injury, one team member explained, “Well, when you’ve been knocked down, and you can’t seem to move, you ___54___ and see Jenny Lewis. It makes anything the rest of us may suffer seem pretty ___55___.”

36. A. trials                  B. examinations                   C. experiments              D. treatments

37. A. control        B. power                             C. strength                    D. pressure

38. A. through              B. across                      C. over                         D. above

39. A. expressed            B. wore                               C. took                         D. made

40. A. love                   B. admiration                C. envy                        D. desire

41. A. speaking             B. talking                            C. sharing                     D. voicing

42. A. nothing        B. all                                  C. none                        D. some

43. A. would                 B. could                              C. should               D. might

44. A. ears                    B. legs                                C. arms                        D. mouth

45. A. see                     B. learn                               C. read                         D. hear

46. A. never                  B. totally                      C. occasionally              D. seldom

47. A. struggle              B. lose                                C. stop                         D. ease

48. A. grades         B. relationships                    C. sports                D. communication

49. A. importance   B. difference                 C. chance                     D. choice

50. A. begged        B. demanded                        C. required                   D. managed

51. A. gave out             B. gave in                            C. held up                    D. held on

52. A. turned over  B. turned out                C. turned up                 D. turned in

53. A. sight                   B. fear                                C. risk                          D. face

54. A. looked down       B. looked in                         C. looked up                 D. looked out

55. A. different             B. worth                              C. difficult                   D. unimportant

 

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