2004年完形填空
It was the night before the composition was due. As I looked at the list of topics (题目), “The Art of Eating Spaghetti (意大利面条) ” caught my eye. The word “spaghetti” brought back the (36)____ of an evening at Uncle Alien’s in Belleville (37) ____ all of us were seated around the table and Aunt Pat (38) ____ spaghetti for supper. Spaghetti was an exotic (外来的) treat in (39) ____ days. Never had I eaten spaghetti, and (40) ____ of the grown-ups had enough experience to be (41) ____ it. What laughing (42) ____ we had about the (43) ____ respectable method for moving spaghetti from plate to mouth. (44) ____, I wanted to write about that, but I wanted to (45) ____ it down simply for my own (46) ____, not for Mr. Fleagle, my composition teacher. (47) ____, I would write something else.
When I finished it the night was half gone and there was no (48) ____ left to write a proper composition for Mr. Fleagle. There was no choice next morning but to (49) ____ my work. Two days passed before Mr. Fleagle returned the (50) ____ papers. He said, “Now, class, I want to read you a composition, ?The Art of Eating Spaghetti?.”
My words! He was reading my words out (51) ____ to the whole class. (52) ____ laughed, then the whole class was laughing with open-hearted enjoyment. I did my best not to show (53) ____, but what I was feeling was pure happiness, (54) ____ my words had the power to make people (55) ____.
36. A. memory B. thought C. knowledge D. experience 37. A. when B. where C. since D. after 38. A. cooked B. served C. got D. made 39. A. their B. past C. last D. those 40. A. none B. one C. earns D. neither 41. A. careful about B. good at C. fond of D. interested in 42. A. speeches B. lessons C. sayings D. arguments 43. A. nearly B. naturally C. officially D. socially 44. A. Especially B. Probably C. Suddenly D. Fortunately 45. A. settle B. put C. Bite D. let 46. A. work B. story C. luck D. joy 47. A. However B. Therefore C. As for him D. Except for that 48. A. time B. excuse C. way D. idea 49. A. give up B. continue C. hand in D. delay 50. A. written B. graded C. collected D. calmly 51. A. laid B. fast C. publicly D. calmly 52. A. People B. Nobody C. Somebody D. I 53. A. shock B. wonder C. worry D. pleasure 54. A. if B. for C. while D. although 55. A. excited B. satisfied C. think D. laugh
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2005河南高考完形填空
I did very badly at school. My headmaster thought I was ___36___ and when I was 14 he said, “You’re never going to be ___37___ but a failure. ”: 105.0pt 189.0pt 273.0pt\
years of ___38___ jobs, I fell in love with a very nice middle-class girl. It was the best ___39___ that could have happened to me. I ___40___ I wanted to do something positive (积极的) with my life because I wanted to prove to ___41___ that what people said about me was ___42___. Especially her mother, who had said to me, “Let’s ___43___ it, you’ve failed at everything you’ve ever done. ” So I tried hard with my ___44___ and went to college. My first novel (小说) ___45___ while I was at college. After college I taught during the ___46___ in high schools and attended evening classes at London University, where I got a ___47___ in history. I became a lecturer at a college and was thinking of ___48___ that job to write full time ___49___ I was offered a part-time job at Leeds University. I began to feel college and w proud of myself—___50___ was a working-class boy who’d ___51___ school early, now teaching at the university. My writing career (职业) took off when I discovered my own style. Now I’m rich and ___52___, have been on TV, and met lots of film stars. ___53___ what does it mean? I ___54___ wish all the people that have put me down had ___55___: “I believe in you. You’ll succeed. ”
36. A. bright B. useless C. simple D. hopeful 37. A. anything B. something C. everything D. nothing 38. A. low B. poor C. good D. useful 39. A. support B. happiness C. surprise D. thing 40. A. admitted B. decided C. planned D. told 41. A. me B. them C. her D. it 42. A. wrong B. right C. stupid D. faulty 43. A. see B. know C. understand D. face 44. A. experiment D. practice C. writing D. composition 45. A. came on B. came in C. came out D. came back 46. A. day B. night C. month D. year 47. A. graduation B. pass C. degree D. success 48. A. giving in B. giving back C. giving out D. giving up 49. A. while B. if C. when D. or 50. A. there B. here C. it D. that
51. A. left B. attended C. changed D. graduated 52. A. tired B. calm C. nervous D. famous 53. A. And B. But C. However D. Well 54. A. just B. exactly C. so D. very 55. A. praised B. said C. answered D. advised
36. B 37. A 38. B 39. D 40. B 41. C 42. A 43. D 44. C 45. C 46. A 47. C 48. D 49. C 50. B 51. A 52. D 53. B 54. A 55. B
2006高考英语完形填空
The child in the hospital bed was just waking up after having a throat(喉咙) operation. His throat 21 , and he was afraid. However, the young nurse 22 . By his bed smiled so 23 hat the little boy smiled back. He 24 to be afraid.
The young nurse was May Paxton 25 she was deaf(聋的).May Paxton graduated 26 the Missouri School for the deaf near the year 1909. Three years 27 she went to see Dr.Richardson about 28 nurse. Dr Richardson was one of the founders of Mercy Hospital of Kansas City. 29 had never heard of a deaf nurse. She told May that her 30 would be very low and that the work would be 31 . However, May said that hard work did not frighten her. Dr. Richardson was 32 her, and accepted May as a student nurse.
Dr.Richardson never 33 her decision 34 , she was so pleased with May’s work that she later accepted two other deaf women as student nurses. The 35 was Miss Marian Finch, who was hard of 36 . The second was Miss Lillie Bessie. These three were 37 “the silent angles(天使) of Mercy Hospital” during the 38 they worked there.
Dr.Richardson often 39 her faith in the girls’ ability to learn nursing. She wrote to May, “For three years, you have been with us? It is wonderful to me that no man. 40 or child ever, to my knowledge, made a complaint(投诉) against you?”
21. A. cut B. hurt C. wounded D. damaged 22. A. standing B. jumping C. lying D. crying 23. A. shyly B sadly C. cheerfully D. weakly 24. A. continued B. began C. stopped D. forgot 25. A. for B. so C. and D. but 26. A. as B. from C. with D. in 27. A. later B. before C. ago D. then 28. A. seeking B. changing C. hiring D. becoming 29. A. You B. She C. We D. He 30. A. money B. check C. pay D. price 31. A. easy B. Disappointing C. joyful D. difficult 32. A. angry with B. satisfied with C. sorry for D. ashamed of 33. A. regretted B. thought of C. liked D. believed 34. A. In fact B. In a hurry C. In surprise D. In public 35. A. one B. others C. first D. other 36. A. reading B. hearing C. listening D. writing 37. A. offered B. chosen C. told D. called 38. A. year B. month C. time D. term 39. A. spoke of B. said C. heard of D. noticed 40. A. person B. woman C. boy D. girl
36-40：BDCAB 41-45：BACAD 46-50：CDABC 51-55：BADCA 2007高考英语完形填空
In the United States there was an unusual tale telling of the daughter of a mechanic （技工）. One day while walking along the bank of a lake, the girl 36 to see 20 eggs laid by a wild goose. After some time the girl 37 the mother would not return to her eggs and she 38 to take them home. There she carefully 39 the eggs in the heat of a lamp. Several days 40 the eggs broke and the baby geese came into the 41 .
Geese are known to take the first living thing they see as their mother. 42 , to these young
geese, the girl was their mother.
As they 43 , the girl was able to 44 her birds to run across the grass, but she could not teach them to 45 . The girl became increasingly worried about this, both when 46 and in her dreams. Later, she had an 47 : She would pilot a plane to guide them in 48 . She asked her father for a plane and he assembled（组装）a small aircraft for her.
Caring about 49 safety, the father decided to pilot the plane himself. However, the birds did not 50 or follow him, and 51 slept in the grass.
One day, the girl 52 into the plane, started it and soon left the 53 . Seeing their mother take to the air, the birds 54 flapped（拍打）their wings and 55 . She flew the plane freely in the sky, her young birds following.
36. A. managed B. attempted C. happened D. supposed 37. A. realized B. expected C. imagined D. admitted 38. A. helped B. decided C. afforded D. meant 39. A. placed B. protected C. treated D. examined 40. A. ago B. out C. later D. long 41. A. family B. lake C. home D. world 42. A. But B. Also C. Thus D. Still 43. A. increased B. improved C. rose D. grew 44. A. ask B. lead C. want D. allow 45. A. fly B. race C. swim D. sing 46. A. asleep B. away C. around D. awake 47. A. idea B. opinion C. explanation D. excuse 48. A. sky B. heaven C. flight D. plane 49. A. his B. her C. their D. its 50. A. respect B. remember C. recognize D. receive 51. A. so B. instead C. hardly D. too 52. A. climbed B. looked C. reached D. fell 53. A. house B. floor C. water D. ground 54. A. secretly B. disappointedly C. patiently D. eagerly 55. A. looked away B. set out C. went by D. turned back
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2008高考英语完形填空
After the birth of my second child, I got a job at a restaurant. Having worked with an experienced 36 for a few days, I was 37 to wait tables on my own. All went 38 that first week. When Saturday night came, I was luckily 39 the tables not far from the kitchen. 40 , I still felt a little hard to carry the heavy trays (托盘)。
Before I knew it, the 41 was full of people. I moved slowly, 42 every step. I remember how 43 I was when I saw the tray stand near the tables, it looked different from the one I was 44 on. It had nice handles (手柄)，which made it 45 to move around. I was pleased with everything and began to 46 I was a natural at this job.
Then, an old man came to me and said, “Excuse me, dear, my wife and I loved __47 you work. It seems your tray stand has been very 48 to you, but we are getting ready to 49 now, and my wife needs her 50 back.”
At first his 51 did not get across. “What was he talking about!” Then I got it. I had set my trays on his wife?s orthopedic walker (助步器). I stood frozen as ice, but my face was 52 . I wanted to get into a hole and 53 . Since then, I have learned from many mistakes such as the one I just 54 , I have learned to be more 55 and not to be too sure of myself.
36. A. manager B. assistant C. cook D. waitress 37. A. promised B. invited C. allowed D. advised 38. A. well B. quickly C. safely D. wrong 39 A. left B. given C. brought D. shown 40. A. Therefore B. However C. Otherwise D. Finally 41. A. kitchen B. street C. restaurant D. table 42. A. minding B. changing C. taking D. saving 43. A. angry B. calm C. sad D. happy 44. A. fixed B. trained C. loaded D. waited 45. A. slower B. lighter C. quieter D. easier 46. A. believe B. agree C. regret D. pretend 47. A. letting B. making C. watching D. having 48. A. useful B. familiar C. unusual D. interesting 49. A. rest B. order C. eat D. leave 50. A. bag B. walker C. tray D. coat 51. A. idea B. praise C. message D. need 52. A. cold B. full of joy C. pale D. on fire 53. A. lie B. hide C. defend D. stay
54. A. repeated B. discovered C. corrected D. described 55. A. careful B. patient C. honest D. Practical
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2009高考英语完形填空
The True Story of Treasure Island
It was always thought that Treasure Island was the product of Robert Louis Stevenson's imagination. 36 , recent research has found the true story of this exciting work. Stevenson, a Scotsman, had lived 37 for many years. In 1881 he returned to Scotland for a 38 . With him were his American wife Fanny and his son 39 Each morning Stevenson would take them out for a long 40 over the hills. They had been 41 this for several days before the weather suddenly took a turn for the worse. Kept indoors by the heavy rain, Lloyd felt the days 42 . To keep the boy happy, Robert asked the boy to do some 43
One morning, the boy came to Robert with a beautiful map of an island. Robert 44 that the boy had drawn a large cross in the middle of 45 . \ 46 treasure'\ 47 something of an adventure story in the