黑龙江七台河市2017高考英语一轮完形填空学生自选题（二）
【上海市长宁、嘉定区2014模拟】Directions: For each blank in the following passage there are four words or phrases marked A, B, C and D. Fill in each blank with the word or phrase that best fits the context.
Archaeologists are scientists who search for clues that help form a clearer picture of the lives people led in the past. Archaeology is a modern science, but it has been ___1___ for centuries. More than 2,400 years ago, the Greek historian Herodotus described the Egyptian pyramids and other monuments. He may have been the first writer to consider that remains and ___2___ could provide information for ___3___ generations. For more than a thousand years, however, such ___4___ were observers rather than researchers.
In the 1700s, scientists and adventurers from a variety of countries traveled ___5___ to explore ancient sites. Digs that are still ___6___ began in 1709 at Herculaneum, an Italian city buried in ash during the explosion of Mount Vesuvius in A. D. 79. The Danish scholar Carsten Niebuhr visited the ruins of Persepolis in the Middle East in 1765 to study cuneiform writing (楔形文字). ___7___, archaeology didn’t become a widely recognized science and schools didn’t recognize the subject as a scholarly pursuit until the 19th century. The term itself was ___8___ in 1837. It comes from a Latin word meaning “the study of antiquities (古物).” One of the first archaeologists to use a scientific approach to the discipline was Heinrich Schliemann of Germany, who in the late 1800s ___9___ the ancient civilization of the city of Troy.
Today, archaeologists uncover the past in many different ___10___, including deserts and jungles, at sites called digs. Ancient sources, folk tales, and landscape features can suggest where archaeologists should look. Surveys of the land help them choose sites ___11___ to provide artifacts, the objects that will unlock the story of a particular people — their daily lives, their beliefs, and their ties to other cultures. A site, however, does not have to be old to be interesting to an archaeologist. Some prefer to study more ___12___ settlements. One scientist, for instance, studies coal mining camps in California by examining the garbage that miners ___13___. Archaeologists may work for universities, museums or governments, and some of them are involved in educating the public about ___14___ ancient sites. Artifact hunters who are ___15___ history rob these places and sell what they find for a few dollars to immoral dealers in antiquities.
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1. A. adventuring 2. A. books 3. A. lost 4. A. inventors 5. A. extensively 6. A. in progress
B. changing B. history B. later B. scholars B. nationwide B. in good condition
C. digging C. ruins C. older C. visitors C. regularly C. on display
D. evolving D. science D. several D. writers D. together D. out of control
7. A. Besides 8. A. coined 9. A. created 10. A. countries 11. A. certain 12. A. honorable 13. A. gave away 14. A. choosing 15. A. aware of 【参考答案】 1-5 DCBBA
B. However B. considered B. developed B. fields B. likely B. peaceful B. gave off B. examining B. fed up with
C. Instead C. recognized C. established C. locations C. ready C. rural C. left behind C. studying C. ignorant of
D. Meanwhile D. used D. investigated D. ways D. necessary D. recent D. left out D. protecting D. familiar with
6-10 ABADC 11-15 BDCDC
完型填空（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。 Peter and Paul got permission from their parents to camp in a field close to their farm. But, being adventurous boys, they knew it would be more 41 to camp in the woods that lay beyond the river. Excitedly, the boys 42 with their tent and food.
Carrying their heavy 43 , the two brothers walked along the riverbank, hardly noticing the distance or the sun beating down. They were eager to reach their 44 before lunchtime. As they entered the cool, shadowy woods, they began to search for a suitable camping spot. Peter wanted to 45 close to the river at the edge of the woods, 46 Paul, who was older, insisted that they camp further away. 47 , Peter followed his brother deeper into the 48 . “This really is a wonderful setting!” said Paul in excitement. They 49 the tent , and settled down to eat the sandwiches they had made, then decided to find their way 50 to the river to catch some fish.
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“Are you sure that this is the right 51 ?” whispered Peter shakily. “I’m sure we passed that hollow tree just a while ago. ” Paul walked 52 silently. “Look, there it is again. We’re lost, aren’t we?” complained Peter. Paul had to admit that he didn’t know where they were. 53 , they were a long distance from where they were 54 to be. They were not even 55 of where they had set up their camp. They sat in 56 for a few minutes until Peter had a bright idea. “Why don’t we look for clues the way trackers 57 in the movies? We weren’t careful about how we walked, so I’m sure we would have left 58 some broken tree branches and leaves. ” Carefully, the boys 59 the marks that they had left, until finally they found their campsite. Hurriedly, they packed their belongings and set off 60 the direction of the river. What would their parents think of their adventure?
41.A. surprising B. annoying C. exciting D. frightening 42.A.went away B. went back C. went round D.went through 43.A.tent B. load C. food D. storage 44.A. grassland B. river C. field D. destination 45.A. stay B. lie C. wait D. live 46.A. and
B. but C. or D. so 47.A.Unconsciously
B.Unwillingly
C. D.
Unfortunately
Uninterestingly
48. A. farm B. woods C. setting D. camp 49.A. put off B. put on C.put up D. put down 50.A. forward B. near C. further D. back 51. A. way B. mark C. place D. time 52.A. alone B. about C. on D. in 53.A. At first B. At last
C. Above all
D.After all
54.A. discovered B.supposed C. persuaded D. encouraged 55.A. afraid B. informed C. sure D. reminded 56.A.disappointmenB. C.enjoyment
D. imagination
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satisfaction
57.A. appear B. work C. do D. behave 58.A. around B. out C. aside D. behind 59.A. fetched B. watched C. followed D. collected 60. A. for
B. to
C. in
D. at
【参考答案】完型填空 41-45 CABDA 46-50 BBBCD 51-55 ACDBC 56-60 ACDCC
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完形填空。阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从各题所给的A、B、C和D项中，选出最佳选项。
Do you know Eskimos (爱斯基摩人)? Let me tell you something about their 1 .
The Eskimos live near the North Pole (北极). There are only two 2 there, winter and summer, There are no spring 3 autumn there. The winter nights are 4 . You can't 5 the sun for more than two months, even at noon. The summer days are long. For more than two months, the sun never 6 and there is no night.
The Eskimos have 7 clothes. They make their clothes from the skin of animals. From these skins they make coats, caps and 8 .
Near the North Pole trees can't grow, for it is too 9 there. The Eskimos 10 make their houses from skins, snow or stones (石头). When they 11 in storm and can't 12 home, they make house of snow. They 13 these snow houses when the storm is 14 .
Life is 15 for the Eskimos, but they still like to live there.
名师点评
本文介绍了爱斯基摩人的生活情况：爱斯基摩人的特殊生活习惯缘于那儿的特殊气候。
(B)1. A. work B. life C. holiday D. families
【解析】B。根据下文得知这里介绍的是爱斯基摩人的生活（life）。
(B)2. A. weather B. seasons C. months D. years
【解析】B。根据winter和summer判断。
(B)3. A. not B. or C. and D. as
【解析】B。no....or....表示对两者否定。
(C)4. A. short
B. warm C. long D. cold
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【解析】C。由后一句话可推断答案。冬夜很长，几乎看不到太阳，也就是没有白天，这正是北极的气候特征。
(A)5. A. see B. watch C. look D. look at
【解析】A。see表示“看”的结果，watch和look都表示“看”的动作。
(D)6. A. rises B. goes up C. drops D. goes down
【解析】D。夏天白昼长，几乎没有夜晚，太阳从不下山，所以选 go down。
(C)7. A. beautiful B. metal C. warm D. cool
【解析】C。他们要穿上暖和的衣服才能抵御严寒。
(D)8. A. goods B. drinks C. medicine D. shoes
【解析】D。这里是指用动物皮来做衣服鞋帽。
(A)9. A. cold B. hot C. dry D. wet
【解析】A。北极很冷。
(D)10. A. will B. should C. never D. have to
【解析】D。表示客观原因使他们不得不用特殊的材料来建房。
(A)11. A. go out B. go over C. keep on D. get on
【解析】A。表示在外面遇到风暴时。
(A)12. A. get back B. got off C. get on D. get in
【解析】A。由于风暴而回不了家。
(B)13. A. make B. leave C. stay D. break
【解析】B。用雪造房是因为遇到风暴回不了家，风暴过后自然要离开雪房子了。 5