第四部分 完形填空
一、小题特训
【练习1】 The young mother asked the price and it was charged at only one dollar. She
a 10-dollar note from her purse and told the young man that she was giving him 10 dollars and wanted the change back.
A. searched for
B. pulled out
C. picked up D. emptied out
【练习2】 I held it to my nose, and smelled the most pleasant flavor I could ever imagine. Looking down at my blue jeans and ugly, ragged tennis shoes, I wondered if I could ever be worthy of it.
A. clumsy B. unique C. faded D. stylish
【练习3】 It is not unusual for construction workers’ hands to become very painful in winter from working with concrete and mud ... Stopping work simply because of hurting hands is not a(n) in the construction industry. You just grit your teeth(咬紧牙关), keep working and cause further damage to your hands in the process.
A. habit B. option C. means D. advice
【练习4】 ...I decided to go on helping the lady. I saw a warm smile of gratitude on her face, which also warmed my own heart. We came to her destination after a few more blocks. I couldn’t her walking so far with two heavy bags all alone!
A. believe B. tolerate C. imagine D. afford
【练习5】 For a moment after my father sat down at the keyboard, he 1 stared down at his fingers. Has he forgotten the 2 ? I worried, remembering those split seconds decades ago when my mind would go blank and my fingers would 3 . But then came the beautiful melody(旋律),from the same fingers that once baited(装饵于) my fishing lines. And I realized he had been doing what music teachers always stress: concentrate on the music and pretend the others aren’t there... 1.A. roughly
B. simply C. merrily
D. curiously
2.A. words B. videos C. notes D. lessons 3.A. play B. freeze C. click D. adjust
【练习6】 Ten years ago, a doctor told me something was wrong with my lung and that I had to give up work at once and be hospitalized. I was totally shocked
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and felt I was suddenly placed under of death with an indefinite reprieve(死刑缓刑令).
A. trial B. pressure
C. sentence
D. control
【练习7】 After our first day of introductions, each week we participated in a series of activities designed to help us find our own inner actor. We sang songs, danced to music, and recited from our favorite short stories.
A. characters B. proverbs C. lines D. plots 【练习8】 ...
What brought about this change in me? The desert hadn’t changed, but I had. I had changed my attitude. And by doing so, I changed an unhappy experience into the most amazing adventure of my life. I was excited by this new world that I had discovered...
A. shocking C. puzzling
B. challenging D. astonishing
【练习9】 With little time left, my rival started to make rapid moves. he could make the final decision, he ran out of time. Honestly, as his clock flag fell, I jumped up out of my seat and kissed the floor out of excitement.
A. Once B. Until
C. Before D. Unless
【练习10】 ...The couple were running a small laundry...
Aaron repeated firmly, counting the money a second time, \money. It came to us.\was silent and looked anxiously at him. She was thinking of an angry man, who was probably already on his way to ask for his money back. He would never accept any
1 . He would insist on a thorough 2 of the house. What’s worse, he would tell everybody about the incident, and eventually 3 the family’s business... 1.A. reality
B. offer C. donation
D. explanation
2.A. repair B. cleaning C. search D. observation 3.A. strengthen B. improve C. beat D. destroy
【练习11】 New hand-held equipment such as smartphones and iPads, games and social networking sites make it very easy to multitask and \to difficulty of focusing on the task at hand, such as listening in the classroom or doing homework. A. attract B. draw
C. pay D. distract
【练习12】 I know it was vital to stay 1 to control the flight, altitude and my oxygen flow, so I held a spoon between two fingers — if I 2 , it would fall and wake me up.
1.A. calm B. awake C. patient D. relaxed 2.A. looked around B. carried on C. dropped off D. turned up
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