完形填空精讲精练(20篇下)
（十一）
When Sir Winston Churchill, the great British Prime Minister, reached his eightieth birthday in November, 1954, he was presented with his portrait by a well-known modem artist, Graham SutherlanD．The painting had been ordered and paid for to 1 the Grand Old Man of World WarⅡ.
Sir Winston and Lady Churchill were deeply moved by this 2 of respect and affection. 3 of them, of course, allowed the others to see how much they both disliked the portrait. “It makes me look 4 , which I am not!” protested Churchill in private(私下). 5 , he only remarked that it was fine example of modern art. His friends smileD．It was known that Churchills didn't 6 modern art.
Churchill was so unhappy about the portrait that finally his wife had it 7 . Churchill died at ninety in 1965．Land Churchill 8 him in 1977．Shortly after her death, the public learned what had happened to the 9 , and a heated argument broke out. The painter was 10 saD．The artist community, shocked and 11 , said that the destruction of the picture had been a crime (罪行). Historians said that they regretted the disappearance of a(n) 12 document. All agreed that Churchills didn't have the 13 to do what they had done.
Graham Sutherland had told Churchill that he would 14 him “as he saw him”. Churchill never had a chance to see the work in 15 since the painter 16 to show it to him. He found out only 17 he received his present that Sutherland had seen him 18 a heavy, sick, tired old man. Since he hated old age, he was naturally 19 . Who has the right to a work of art, the owner, the donor, or the artist who created it? Was the portrait a good one, as many(including the painter) said? Or was it bad as others thought? None of these questions have been answered yet to everybody?s 20 . 1． A．give 2． A．mark 3． A．Neither 4． A．wise 5． A．Fortunately 6． A．care for 7． A．hidden
B．regard B．piece B．Both B．gentle B．Obviously B．look like B．hung
C．paint C．prize C．Either C．stupid C．Straight C．turn down C．destroyed
D．honour D．trade D．All D．happy D．Publicly D．make up D．returned D．buried D．artist
D．unthinkingly D．angry D．historical D．courage D．show D．sight
8． A．mourned B．missed C．followed 9． A．painting B．man C．woman
10．A．understandably B．unexpectedly C．unreasonably 11．A．afraid B．regretful C．curious 12．A．interesting B．colorful C．expensive 13．A．chance B．right C．power 14．A．help B．obey C．paint 15．A．progress B．place C．need
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16．A．agreed 17．A．until 18．A．as 19．A．moved
20．A．surprise
B．promised B．when B．to
B．worried
B．disappointment C．refused C．before C．about C．tired C．delight D．hated D．though D．for D．hurt
D．satisfaction
（十二）
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 2． A．rivers B．hills C．towns 3． A．surprised B．afraid C．pleased 5． A．everybody B．somebody C．nobody
D．that
D．villages D．sure D．anybody
4． A．at B．in C．through D．for 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
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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
（十三）
People do not analyze every problem they meet. Sometimes they try to remember a solution, from the last time they had a 1 problem. They often accept the opinions or ideas of other people. Other times they begin to act without 2 , they try to find a solution by trial or error. 3 , when all of these methods 4 , the person with a problem has to start analyzing. There are six 5 in analyzing a problem.
6 the person must recognize that these is a problem. For example, Sam's bicycle is broken, and he cannot ride it to class as he usually does. Sam must 7 that there is a problem with the bicycle.
Next, the person must find the problem. Before Sam can repair his bicycle, he must know why it does not work. For example, he must 8 the parts that are wrong.
Now the person must look for 9 that will make the problem clearer and lead to 10 solutions. For example, suppose Sam decides that his bicycle does not work because there is something wrong with the brakes. 11 , he can look in his bicycle repair book and read about brakes, talk to his friends at the bike shop, or look at his brakes carefully.
After 12 the problem, the person should have 13 suggestions for a possible solution. Take Sam as an example 14 , his suggestions might be: tighten or loosen the brakes; buy new brakes and change old ones.
In the end, one 15 seems to be the solution to the problem. Sometimes the 16 idea comes quite 17 because the thinker suddenly sees something new or sees something in a different way. Sam, for example, suddenly sees there is a piece of chewing gum (口香糖) stuck to a brake. He 18 hits on the solution to his problem: he must 19 the brake.
Finally the solution is 20 . Sam does it and finds his bicycle works perfectly. In short he has solved the problem. 1． A．serious 2． A．Besides 4． A．fail 5． A．ways 6． A．First 7． A．explain
B．usual B．Instead B．work B．conditions B．Usually B．prove
C．similar C．Otherwise C．change C．stages C．In general C．show
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D．common D．However D．develop D．orders
D．Most importantly D．see
8． A．checkable 9． A．answers 10．A．possible 12．A．discussing 13．A．extra 14．A．secondly 15．A．suggestion 16．A．next 17．A．unexpectedly 18．A．fortunately 19．A．clean
B．determine B．skills B．exact
C．correct C．explanation C．real
D．recover D．information D．special D．At this time D．countless D．alone D．discovery D．new D．often D．immediately D．remove D．accepted
11．A．In other words B．Once in a while C．First of all
B．enough B．again B．conclusion B．clear B．late B．easily B．separate
C．several C．also C．decision C．final C．clearly C．clearly C．loosen C．tested
B．settling down C．comparing with D．studying
20．A．recorded B．completed
（十四）
The Voice of America began during the World WarⅡ. When Germany was broadcasting a radio program to get international 1 , American officials believed they should 2 the German broadcast with words that they thought were the facts of world events. The first VOA news report began with words in 3 . “The 4 may be good or bad, but we shall tell you the truth.” Within a week, other VOA 5 were broadcasting in Italian, French and English.
After the World WarⅡended in 1945, some Americans felt VOA?s 6 had to be changed, 7 the Soviet Union became enemy of AmericA．They wanted to 8 Soviet listeners. Then VOA began broadcasting in Russian.
In the early years VOA began adding something new to its broadcast that was 9 “ Music USA”. Another new idea came along in 1959．VOA knew that many listeners did not know 10 English to completely understand its 11 English broadcast. So VOA 12 a simpler kind of English, 13 uses about 1,500 words and is spoken 14 of course, it is special English.
In the 15 of most VOA listeners, the most 16 program is the news report. News from around the world 17 into the VOA news rooms in Washington 24 hours a day. It comes from VOA reporters in 18 cities and also from other 19 like BBC．VOA writers and editors use these materials to 20 news reports, which are being broadcast in 43 languages. 1． A．business B．culture C．support D．information 2． A．reply 3． A．same 4． A．news 5． A．stations 6． A．home
B．answer
C．join D．interrupt
B．short C．English D．German B．problems C．effects D．opinions B．news C．announcers D．officials B．position C．purpose D．results
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7． A．if 8． A．reach 9． A．known 10．A．American 11．A．normal 12．A．invented 13．A．it 14．A．slowly 15．A．pleasure 16．A．difficult 17．A．flies 18．A．all 19．A．broadcasts 20．A．broadcast
B．supposing C．considering D．in order that
B．satisfy C．attack D．support B．reported C．called D．printed B．British C．standard D．enough B．fast C．good D．exact B．discovered B．who B．rapidly B．course B．important B．sends B．major
C．taught
D．stopped
C．which D．that C．normally D．loudly C．opinion D．advice C．various D．common C．delivers D．pasts C．American
D．news
B．forms C．newspapers D．countries B．announce C．translate D．prepare
（十五）
Leonardo da Vinci began painting the Mona Lisa in 1503．He was working 1 a special painting for a church at that time, 2 the church painting was not 3 well. An Italian businessman asked da Vinci to paint a picture of his second 4 . This is the woman who 5 be seen in the Mona LisA.
All in all, the Mona Lisa is a very good example of da Vinci?s 6 and it satisfied the husbanD．Da Vinci used 7 and light in a clever 8 in the painting. Da Vinci loved science and 9 . Right away a person can see that there is a lot of geometry(几何形状) in the Mona LisA．The face of the Mona Lisa is made of many circles and 10 shapes like 11 . Even her 12 can be seen as a small part of a large circle. The woman in the 13 is sitting on a balcony(阳台), and 14 can be seen behind her. Da Vinci loved to study rocks, so these can be seen 15 in his other paintings. The woman is sitting with her knees 16 the side. Her head is turned to look out of the painting. Her hands are 17 together in front of her. This way of 18 is now used by many 19 when 20 . The Mona Lisa is a remarkable master.
1．A．up 2．A．but 3．A．doing 4．A．servant 5．A．must 6．A．works 7．A．heaviness
B．in C．on D．about B．thus C．however D．so B．going B．daughter B．should B．jobs B．black
C．making D．working C．nurse D．wife C．might D．can C．novels D．photos C．darkness D．oils
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