第二节 完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）
请阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从36～55各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该选项的标号涂黑。
My father brought home a sailboat when I was ten, and almost each Sunday in summers we would go sailing. Dad was quite skilled in sailing, but not good at 36 . As for me, I 37 both before twelve because of living close to Lake Ontario.
The last time Dad and I set sail together is really 38 . It was a perfect weekend after I graduated from university. I came home and 39 Dad to go sailing. Out we set soon on the__40__ lake. Dad hadn’t sailed for years, but everything 41 well with the tiller (舵柄) in his hands.
When we were in the middle of the lake, a 42 wind came all of a sudden. The boat was hit __43 . Dad was always at his best in any 44 , but at this moment he 45 .
“John! 46 !” he shouted in a trembling voice, with the tiller still in his hands.
In my memory he could fix any 47 . He was the one I always 48 for strength and security. Before I could respond, a 49 of water got into the boat. I rushed to the tiller 50 it was too late. Another huge wall of water 51 the boat in a minute. We were thrown into the water, and Dad was struggling aimlessly. At that moment, I felt fiercely 52 of him. I swam to Dad 53 and assisted him in climbing onto the hull (船壳) of the boat. Upon sitting on the hull, Dad was a little awkward about his flash of 54 . “It’s all right, Dad. We are safe now,” I comforted him.
That was the first time Dad had counted on me in a moment of emergency. More importantly, I found it was my turn to start 55 for my father. 36. A. boating B. running C. swimming D. teaching 36. C。根据第5段I swam to Dad可以确定是C(swimming)，父亲精通航海术，却不会游泳。 37. A. enjoyed B. desired C. hated D. learned
37. D。根据下文，作者陪父亲一同去航海，而且还救了落水的父亲，可知作者在很小的时 候就学会了(learned)航海和游泳。 38. A. unforgivable B. unforgettable C. cheerful D. regretful 38. B。上次作者跟他父亲一起去航海，但却遇到了意外，作者好不容易才救起了落水的父 亲，当然是十分难忘(unforgettable)。 39. A. sent B. ordered C. invited D. allowed 39. C。下文叙述了作者跟其父亲一起去航海的经历。根据Dad hadn’t sailed for years,可知作者在大学毕业回家后，邀请(invited)父亲一同前往，去航海。 40. A. calm B. icy C. stormy D. thundery 40. A。根据下文When we were in the middle of the lake, a 42 wind came all of a sudden.可 知，作者他们到了湖心，突然起风。自然出发的时候应该是风平浪静(calm)，也才能够去航 海。
41. A. finished B. went C. seemed D. sounded
41. B。尽管父亲多年没有航海，但在父亲的掌控中，一切都进展顺利(go well)。 42. A. strong B. gentle C. cold D. hot
42. A。根据下文，他们的船随风颠簸，到处乱撞(violently)，而且父亲还被卷落水中，可知 一定是狂风大作(strong)。 43. A. repeatedly B. lightly C. hardly D. violently
43. D。参考上一题。 44. A. danger B. place C. sport D. job 44. A。想想当时，肯定他们是遇险了，在作者记忆中，父亲应该是能处理好一切的险情(danger)，但这一次，却害怕了。(也许是老了吧，呵呵。) 45. A. suffered B. fell C. froze D. withdrew 45. C。根据he shouted in a trembling voice，可知父亲是害怕了，手也不听使唤了，颤抖的声音在那向作者求救。 46. A. Look B. Help C. Run D. Jump 46. B。父亲害怕了，自己不能处理这一切了，当然是向作者求救(Help)，希望作者帮他一把。 47. A. problem B. relationship C. machine D. boat 47. A。参考44，父亲应该是能够处理好一切的问题。 48. A. turned to B. lived with C. argued with
D. objected to
48. A。在作者记忆中，父亲一直是作者的偶像，是一位随时向他寻求力量和保护的英雄。turn to sb. for sth.向某人求助什么的。 49. A. fountain B. stream C. shower D. wave
49. D。根据下文Anther huge wall of water，可知在作者还没反应过来，一个巨浪(wave)拍打 过来。 50. A. if B. for C. after D. but 50. D。作者扑过去抓舵柄，却是迟了一步。 51. A. got through B. poured into C. turned over D. lifted up 51. C。紧接着，又是一个巨浪，将船掀翻(turned over)。根据下文，两人都落水了，当然是船翻了呀。
52. A. ashamed B. protective C. tired D. afraid
52. B。父亲在水中无助的挣扎，作者当然应该去保护(protective)他，拯救他。这个时候，不 应该为父亲不会游泳而感到羞愧(ashamed)，更不能害怕(afraid)呀，不然，大家都乱了，那 不玩完了呀。 53. A. hopelessly B. quickly C. slowly D. helplessly 53. B。此时父亲正在水中挣扎，当然是飞快(quickly)的向父亲游了过去，慢了(slowly)，就 晚啦。注意当时的作者是大学毕业了，也是一大小伙子了，父亲遇险，应该紧急施救，不能 彷徨无助(helplessly)，认为一切都无望的(hopelessly)。 54. A. pain B. anger C. fear D. shame
54. C。刚刚救起的父亲，当然还心有余悸(fear)，注意作者的安慰“It’s all right, Dad. We are safe now,”强调一个safe，让父亲不要害怕啦。 55. A. making up B. getting ready C. paying off D. looking out 55. D。以前是作者指望(counted on)父亲，现在作者已经长大成人，当然应该反过来照顾(look out for)父亲了。 【评析】今年的完型在选材上仍然走温情叙事路线，一篇讲述父子情的记叙文，题目设置以实词为主、虚词为辅。严格遵守首行不设空的高考命题要求。要在完型拿下高分，考生需保持思维的一贯性及注重前后文联系。切记不能像做单选一样，做一道扔一道。现在的完型已经不考语法，大大增加了上下文推理出题的比例。如此次的开篇第36题，要读到第5段I swam to Dad才能确定是C，swimming。攻克完形填空，考生如果想节省时间并保证正确率，那建议读文章两遍。仅读一次不易拿下高分，读三遍过于消耗时间。 三、阅读理解（共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分）
请阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该选项的标号涂黑。
A
There was a gardener who looked after his garden with great care. To water his flowers, he used two buckers. One was a shiny and new bucket. The other was a very old and dilapidated one, which had seen many years of service, but was now past its best.
Every morning, the gardener would fill up the two buckets. Then he would carry them along the path, one on each side, to the flowerbeds. The new bucket was very proud of itself. It could carry a full bucket of water without a single drop spilled (溢出). The old bucket felt very ashamed because of its holes: before it reached the flowerbeds, much water had leaked along the path.
Sometimes the new bucket would say, “See how capable I am! How good it is that the gardener has me to water the flowers every day! I don't know why he still bothers with you. What a waste of space you are!”
And all that the old bucket could say was, “I know I’m not very useful, but I can only do my best. I’m happy that the gardener still finds a little bit of use in me, at least.”
One day, the gardener heard that kind or conversation. After watering the flowers as usual, he said, “You both have done your work very well. Now I am going to carry you back. I want you to look carefully along the path.”
Then the two buckets did so. All along the path, they noticed, on the side where the new bucket was carried, there was just bare (光秃秃的)earth; on the other side where the old bucket was carried, there was a joyous row of wild flowers, leading all the way to the garden.
56. What does the underlined word “dilapidated” probably mean?
A. Dirty B. Dark
C. Worn-out D. Plain-looking. 57. What was the old bucket ashamed of?
A. His past. B. His aging. C. His manner. D. His leaking.
58. The new bucket made conversations with the old one mainly to A. laugh at the old one B. take pity on the old one C. show off its beautiful looks D. praise the gardener’s kindness
59. Why was the old bucket still kept by the gardener?
A. Because it was used to keep a balance B. Because it stayed in its best condition C. Because it was taken as a treasure D. Because it had its own function
【语篇解读】本文用拟人的手法讲述了园丁和两个水桶的故事：一个新桶，为自己不漏水而自豪；一个旧桶，走一路，漏一路，很自卑。但他所经过的地方，却是鲜花盛开。园丁最后道出了真谛：每个桶都有存在的价值。同样，我们每个人也都有用。 56. 答案C
【解析】猜测词义题。根One was a shiny and new bucket. The other was a very old and dilapidated one.可知一只桶是崭新的，而另一只是破旧不堪的。注意下文特别提到The old bucket felt very ashamed because of its holes: before it reached the flowerbeds, much water had leaked along the path.可知是漏水的，当然就破了呀。 57. 答案D
【解析】细节题。The old bucket felt very ashamed because of its holes: before it reached the flowerbeds, much water had leaked along the path. 58. 答案A
【解析】推理判断题。根据The new bucket was very proud of itself.和第三段，可知新桶对自己的表现很是自豪，而看到那个旧桶一路都是漏水，当然要炫耀一下自己，羞辱一下别人。 59. 答案D
【解析】推理判断题。根据文章最后两段可知，两个桶都有其存在的价值。
B
Mapping Your World
Different forms of maps are appearing. They allow independent travelers to get local knowledge of places they are visiting, from the official to the unusual. Meanwhile, hi-tech developments are creating new ways for us to map the world. Here are two of
our favorites;
Green Maps
Green Maps allows people to share with the world their knowledge of environmentally friendly places and attractions in the local areas. Users add information with a set of icons (图标), making it easy to read any map, whatever the nationalities of those who produce it. At present there are over five hundred
Map projects being developed in 54 countries Green Maps’ advertised idea is “think global, map local”. It is a wonderful way of gaining all sorts of a place, ranging from community garden to good places of bird watching.
Green Maps is not specifically intended for travelers. Not all of its maps are online, so it may be necessary for some users to communicate with producers through the Green Maps website.
Maps Mashups
Many people use online maps developed by Google, but not many know about the mashups of them. Working in a similar way to Green Maps, Maps Mashups allows people to add icons of their own to existing maps to express a certain topic. The mashups is so called because it combines all the knowledge you could ever need. It ranges from the extremely useful, such as where all the World Heritage Site are, to the most bizarre (古怪的)，such as where America’s drunkest cities are. With the mashups added to the basic Google Maps, a multi-layered (多层的) map can be created. 60. According to the passage, which of the following is a characteristic of Green Maps?
A. Aiming at environmental protection. B. Introducing local attractions with icons. C. Offering advice to independent travelers. D. Collecting icons worldwide for local maps.
61. Which of the following icons is most probably NOT used in Green Maps? A. B.