山东德州2014届高考英语一轮复习完形填空加强训练4
1.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.
Everyone hates to wait in lines. We get that exhausting feeling that our precious life is _50___ away while we’re doing something so meaningless. But it’s not always the length of the wait we find so unbearable. Our behavior when waiting is only partly defined by the length of the wait. Often the psychology of queuing is more important than the statistics of the wait itself. One apparent aspect of queuing psychology is that we get bored when we wait in line. This issue is __51___ in many ways, from magazines in hospital waiting rooms to the __52___ in elevators so that we can __53__ our appearance. We really hate it when we expect a short wait and then get a long one. But studies show that we are much more ___54__ when we are given an idea of how long we’ll be waiting. Walt Disney Co knows this __55___ than anyone else. It posts estimated waiting times for attractions in its theme parks. But according to Larson, these times are __56___ so that visitors get to the front of the queue more quickly than they expect. It keeps them happy.
But perhaps the biggest influence on our feelings about waiting in a line has to do with our understanding of fairness. When it comes to queues, the universally acknowledged standard is first come, first _57____. Any deviation（偏差） from this _58___ is regarded as unfair and can lead to violent queue intense anger. A simple __59___ on Baidu news with the keywords “cutting in line” and “fight” throws up dozens of headlines in the past year. Queue anger is not __60___ in Western countries either.
Sometimes, however, we are willing to make exception. In hospitals, __61___ is given to those with a more critical condition---we can also understand that. But in most situations, we demand fairness. You’ve probably experienced mild queue anger yourself in fast food restaurants, watching people in the other line move ahead of you, _62_ yourself for having chosen the “wrong” line.
In order to solve this problem, the winding line was invented. Slate magazine’s website explains:
“The winding line groups all customers into one big snaking queue, separated by ropes or
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barriers. When you reach the head of the queue, you are directed to the next __63__ server, or teller, or customs official, which offers important comfort: you _64__ never have to see someone arrive after you and get served before you.”
In life, waiting is inevitable. But a better understanding of the psychology of waiting can help make it a bit more bearable. When all else fails, bring a book or a smart-phone will also do. 50. A. floating 51. A. produced 52. A. mirror 53. A. check 54. A. frustrated 55. A. heavier 56. A. overlooked 57. A. served 58. A. theory 59. A. survey 60. A. unique 61. A. priority 62. A. reflecting 63. A. available 64. A. possibly
B. slipping B. resolved B. newspaper B. supervise B. refreshed B. milder B. oversized B. to serve B. concept B. search B. unusual B. power B. complimenting B. approachable B. absolutely
C. sliding C. tackled C. clock C. criticize C. patient C. stronger C. overloaded C. serving C. principle C. research C. uncovered C. justice C. laughing C. acceptable C. actually
D. fleeing D. dissolved D. beverage D. neglect D. desperate D. better D. overestimated D. to be served D. discipline D. seek D. unchanged D. chance D. cursing D. approvable D. really
2.
I was invited to attend a presentation at the Kentucky School. That evening I found gratitude（感恩）had amazing 36 to change our attitude…and our life.
The young musician Mr. Patrick was 37 onto the stage in his wheelchair and began to play the piano. His fingers danced across the keys as he 38 beautiful music. He then began to sing as he played, and it was wonderful. But what shocked me most was his 39 smile.
Patrick was born with no eyes and an illness in the legs, which 40 him lame for life. However, as a child, he was 41 with artificial eyes and placed in a wheelchair. Before his first
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42 ,he discovered the piano. When his mom hit any note on the piano, and within one or two 43 ,he′d get it. By his second birthday, he was playing“Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star”. His father was 44 .“We might not play baseball, but we can play music together.”
When Patrick was at the University of Louisville, his father 45 classes with him. He was also a part of the 214-member marching band！He was a blind, wheelchair-bound trumpet player; and he and his father did it together. His father 46 the night shift（夜班）in order to accompany his daytime band practice. Patrick says,“My dad′s my 47 .”
But even more than his 48 musical talent, it was Patrick′s “ attitude of gratitude”that 49 my soul. On stage, between songe, he talked to the audience about his life and about how 50 he was with a great father. When his performance was over, Patrick and his father were on the stage together. The crowd rose to their feet and 51 for over five minutes. We all face misfortune in our lives. 52 ，it′s not the hardship but how we 53 to it that will determine the joy and happiness in our lives. During 54 times, do we spend too much time feeling 55 for ourselves, or can we, with gratitude, learn how to dance in the rain？
36.A. knowledge 37. A. rolled 38. A. wrote 39. A. strange 40. A. took
B. quality B. held B. provided B. magic B. led
C. wisdom C. allowed C. made C. bitter C. forced
D. power D. dragged D. gave D. friendly D. left D. filled D. attempt D. notes D. overjoyed D. organized D. cancelled D. song D. unreasonable D. felt D. laughed
41. A. fitted 42. A. place 43. A. memories 44. A. confused 45. A. listed 46. A. worked 47. A. dream
B. connected B. birthday B. words B. amused B. found B. found B. hero
C. associated C. performance C. tries
C. interested C. attended C. refused C. music
48. A. unbearable 49. A. touched 50. A. satisfied
B. unbelievable B. calmed
C. unconditional C. freed C. blessed
B. concerned
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51. A. cheered 52. A. Therefore 53. A. see
B. whispered B. Otherwise B. react B. modern B. sorry
C. shouted D. laughed D. Besides D. put D. usual D. proud
C. However C. agree C. tough C. hopeful
54. A. happy 55. A. great
3.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。
Johnny, a lizard (蜥蜴），lived between some rocks in the country, where he liked sunbathing every morning. One day, he felt so I doing so 1_____that he didn’t notice some boys coming up behind him. The boys 2 _____Johnny, and he could only escape from their hands by losing his tail and running to 3 _____.
Shocked and 4 _____ ，the trembling lizard spied on the children watching his tail moving about, even though it was no longer 5 _____ to his body. The children soon grew 6 _____, threw the tail away and left. Johnny came out to look for his tail, but could find no 7 _____ of it. Determined to recover his “lost belongings\, Johnny abandoned everything else in his life, devoting himself entirely to the 8 _____ Days and months passed, and Johnny kept looking, asking everyone whether they had seen his tail.
One day, someone he asked 9 _____replied, “Why do you need two tails?”
Johnny turned and saw that he had grown a new, stronger tail. He suddenly realised how 10 _____ it had been to waste so much time on a problem for which there was no 11 _____ Johnny turned back and headed for home.
On the way, he found his old tail on the roadside. Although it looked horrible, Johnny was still 12 _____to have it back. He picked it up and was about to 13 _____ his journey when the truth finally hit him ： he was looking at the past.
He then decided to 14 _____ his old tail there, leaving with it all his past worries. As he continued his journey, all he took with him were thoughts of the 15 _____ .
1 A. 2. A.
interested B. caught
B.
relaxed C. lonely stopped
D. D.
nervous teased
discovered C.
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3. A. sleep 4. A. disabled 5. A. added
6. A.
B. B. B. B. B. B. B. B. B.
sunbathe C. confused C. attached
C.
hide D. cry frightened tied worried use hope understandisilly reason delighted end drop past
disappointD. related bored mark
D. D. D.
cautious desperate C. sign journey
C. C.
7. A. proof
8. A.
search hopefully risky
countrysidD. surprisedly D. careless
D
9. A.
10.A.
generously C. hard
C.
11. A. solution
12. A.
response C. ashamed C. continue cut children
C. C. C.
evidence D. upset plan remove future
D. D. D. D.
encourageB
B. B. B.
13. A. change 14. A. return 15 .A. tail
4.阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最
佳选项。
For a few years, I have been wearing a ring on my right hand. It’s not always the 36 ring, but it’s always a ring that has 37 on it so that when I look at it, I’ m 38 or reminded of something important. I have made a 39 of buying rings like this whenever I see one in a store. Sometimes I give them away as 40 to someone like Jennie.
I first met Jennie in the 41 waiting room and we had talked several times. One night I sat down beside her and 42 how her son was doing because I knew that he was in very 43 condition. She told me that she didn’t know what to do any more because it seemed none of the 44 from the doctors was good. They weren’t at all sure her son was going to 45 the accident that had hurt him so badly. With 46 in her eyes she said, “They’re 47 my hope.”
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