高中英语完形填空

英语完形填空 1. Anna Douglas was 72 years old when she started writing her newspaper column. She had been a school teacher before she retired（退休），but she needed to keep 36 . She was even willing to work without pay. She then offered her 37 with a business that helped other businesses find jobs for old people. Every day she 38 other old folks like her. By talking with them，she 39 two things. Old people had abilities that were not 40 . But old people also had some 41 . She found a new purpose for herself then.

Through the years，she 42 to write stories about people for national magazines. There was now a new 43 ： Old people like herself. She began to write a newspaper column called“Sixty Plus”， which was about 44 old . She writes about the problems of old people，especially their problems with being 45 .

Anna Douglas uses her 46 ability to see the truth behind a problem. She understands 47 problems begin. For example，one of her 48 said that his grandchildren 49 the houses as soon as he came to visit. Mrs Douglas 50 some ways for him to understand his grandchildren.

“It's important to know 51 about your grandchildren's world，”says Mrs Douglas. “That means questioning and listening，and 52 is not what old people do best. Say good things to them and about them，”she continues. “Never try to 53 your grandchildren or other young people. Never

54 your opinion. Don't tell them what they should do. 55 ，they have been taught they should have respect for old people. The old should respect them as well. ”

36. A. free B. rich C. powerful D. busy

37. A. service 38. A. observed 39. A. recognized 40. A. studied 41. A. mistakes 42. A. had 43. A. subject 44. A. getting 45. A. unknown 46. A. thinking B. money B. met B. followed B. agreed B. problems B. ought B. life B. respecting B. refused C. students D. books

C. comforted D. answered

C. enjoyed D. demanded

C. gave D. used

C. questions D. characters

C. was D. used

C. way D. plan

C. employing D. supporting

C. misunderstood D. discouraged

C. writing D. leading

B. working

47. A. that B. when C. why D. whether

48. A. visitors B. readers C. listeners D. friends

49. A. got B. entered C. left D. passed

50. A. invented B. chose C. suggested D. imagined

51. A. everything B. something C. anything D. nothing

52. A. listening B. speaking C. pleasing D. advising

53. A. praise B. scold C. trouble D. encourage

54. A. speak out B. give up C. get back D. stick to

55. A. Commonly B. Surprisingly C. Happily D. Naturally

2. We may look at the world around us, but somehow we manage not to see it until whatever we've become used to suddenly disappears. 36 , for example, the neatly-dressed woman I 37 to see -- or look at -- on my way to work each morning.

For three years, no matter 38 the weather was like, she was always waiting at the bus stop around 8:00 am. On 39 days, she wore heavy clothes and a pair of woolen gloves. Summertime 40 out neat, belted cotton dresses and a hat

pulled low over her sunglasses. 41 , she was an ordinary working woman. Of course, I 42 all this only after she was seen no more. It was then that I realized how 43 I expected to see her each morning. You might say I 44 her.

“Did she have an accident? Something 45 ?” I thought to myself about her 46 . Now that she was gone, I felt I had 47 her. I began to realize that part of our 48 life probably includes such chance meetings with familiar 49 : the milkman you see at dawn, the woman who 50 walks her dog along the street every morning, the twin brothers you see at the library. Such people are 51 markers in our lives. They add weight to our 52 of place and belonging.

Think about it. 53 , while walking to work, we mark where we are by 54 a certain building, why should we not mark where we are when we pass a familiar, though 55 , person?

36. A. Make B. Take C. Give D. Have

37. A. happened B. wanted tried

C. used D.

38. A. what when

B. how C. which D.

39. A. sunny snowy

B. rainy C. cloudy D.

40. A. took 41. A. Clearly Especially

42. A. believed wondered

43. A. long 44. A. respected admired

45. A. better less

46. A. disappearance

D. fortune

47. A. forgotten

D. hurt

48. A. happy

D. daily

49. A. friends

B. brought B. Particularly B. expressed B. often B. missed B. worse B. appearance B. lost B. enjoyable B. strangers C. carried D. turned

C. Luckily D.

C. remembered D.

C. soon D. much

C. praised D.

C. more D.

C. misfortune C. known C. frequent C. tourists D. guests

50. A. regularly B. actually C. hardly D. probably

51. A. common faithful

B. pleasant C. important D.

52. A. choice

D. sense

B. knowledge C. decision

53. A. Because

D. However

B. If C. Although

54. A. keeping mentioning

B. changing C. passing D.

55. A. unnamed B.unforgettable C. unbelievable D. unreal

3. I was afraid to fly alone, but Dad put me on board anyway and a flight attendant (乘务员) was keeping an eye on me through the flight.

21 came to land.

As we broke through the clouds, I could see lights 22 and knew we were getting close to the ground. When we came to the runway, however, I realized we were going too 23 ! I turned and looked back: no one seemed to be acting 24 — it seemed to be fine. The lights were gone when suddenly someone shouted, “Look, the runway's 25 !”

I looked up ahead and saw a busy road. There were lots of 26 that must have seen us because some of them 27 . We crossed the road, and I felt 28 not knowing whether we were going to run over or be hit by the cars! 29 was with us, but not for long.

We 30 nose down onto some ground. The flight attendant came, “Have to 31 !” I didn’t 32 and immediately unfastened my seatbelt. Through the window I saw 33 sign. A 34_ thought crossed my mind that the plane could be sitting on gas tanks and it might 35 !

The exits were opened and the 36 started to help get people down out. When I did touch the ground, I wanted to 37 , still fearing the explosion. The gas tanks were 38 and the flight attendant passed me my cell phone by which I called my grandparents, who were waiting for 39_ from me. Although they knew no one was dead, they were still glad I was

40 !

21. A. Order B. The plane C. Time D. Place

22. A. below B. ahead C. around D. behind

23. A. slow B. far C. high D. fast

24. A. carefully B. differently C. calmly D. seriously

25. A. moving B. working C. ending D. closing

26. A. people B. passengers C. buses D. cars

27. A. stopped B. rushed C. escaped D. cheered

28. A. puzzled 29. A. Hope B. Care 30. A. landed B. struck 31. A. get off B. sit still 32. A. wonder 33. A. a gas-station no-crossing

34. A. curious B. powerful 35. A. survive B. explode 36. A. pilot B. air-hostess 37. A. lie down B. scared C. discouraged D. ashamed

C. Luck D. Fear

C. settled D. crashed

C. run away D. stay behind

B. reply C. hesitate D. hurry

B. an emergency C. a keep-off D. C. cautious D. bitter

C. rescue D. disappear

C. crew D. captain

B. rush away C. ring up D. give up

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38. A. unharmed B. destroyed C. removedD. equipped

39. A. gift B. word C. story D. evidence

40. A. polite B. patient C. nervous D. alive

4. The western world has always been divided into two types of people—the cool and the uncool. It is a division that 36 in school. The cool kids are good at 37 .They are 38

with the opposite sex .They are good-looking and people want to 39 their style. They can do their homework but they don’t make a big effort. That would 40 be cool. The uncool kids are in the other corner of the playground. They are very bright ,but they don’t have great 41 skills and they are 42 at sports .When they are not programming computers or doing calculus（微积分）in their heads ,they are reading comic books and watching shows like the “X Files” .They are 43 as the geeks.

Here’s the news. The geeks are 44 .Make friends with them now or they will put virus in your computer and 45 your maths homework to ruin. Geeks might not be popular at school, yet they do pass their examinations ,and they might not be too popular at university, but 46 good degrees.

The most important 47 of the 21st century ,computers and IT, has been at least partly created by geeks .Geek heroes like Bill Gates 48 others to follow their example .Being a geek is a way of earning good money .And the creation of the Internet gave them a 49 of their own to work and play in

,making

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global 50 .Besides ,the

effect

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geeks 51 popular culture has started a new trend（趋势）.It is now cool to be 52 .Geek culture is becoming an important part of general popular culture ,in which what you know is more important than 53 you look like.

But there are also 54 . Geeks were often bullied or laughed at in school. Now a geek may be your boss .Perhaps it is time for 55 .

36. A. continues B. makes C. remains D. starts

37. A. computers B. studies C. sports D. maths

38. A. pleasant B. popular C. crazy D. average

39. A. copy B. advance C. take D. act

40. A. not B. indeed C. perhaps D. actually

41. A. speaking B. operating C. social D. experimental

42. A. speechless B. sharp C. active D. hopeless

43. A. known B. referred C. thought D. admired

44. A. taking on B. taking up C. taking over D. taking in

45. A. put B. cause C. bring D. serve

46. A. win 47. A. industry development

48. A. promise 49. A. chance 50. A. force department

51. A. of 52. A. rich 53. A. how 54. A. opportunities B. take C. wish D. finish

B. discovery C. progress D. B. discourage C. demand D. excite

B. space C. world D. career

B. company C. organization D. B. on C. in D. for

C. handsome D. uncool

B. that C. what D. how much

B. dangers C. possibility D. question

B. attractive

55. A. punishment B. argument C. competition D. employment

5. At 4：00 pm. Hiroyuki Matsuda, 36, who lives in a suburb of Kyoto, goes to a nearby nursery school to pick up his 5-year-old daughter. Hiroyuki, a(n) (36) father in Japan is a junior high school teacher. His wife Takako, working in a publishing house, gave (37) in June. After a two-month maternity leave（产假）, she (38) to work, while Hiroyuki (39) his new life as a househusband.

Over the past six months, taking child to the nursery school and (40) her back home has been an important (41) of his daily life. Talking and walking with his daughter comes (42) to him and he looks (43). Yet some people stare at him (44) when he pass by--- (45) is how rare it is for a man to be walking with a child in a residential district（住宅区）on a weekday. When Hiroyuki goes to the market, he (46) his buying smoothly and goes straight home. He does exactly what any housewife (47), so Hiroyuki was (48) with being seen as a curiosity.

When their first child was born, his wife took childcare leave. But when his second child (49), the situation at his wife’s office did not (50) her to take it. So Hiroyuki applied to his school for leave. Knowing this, the principal (51) encouraged him, saying raising the next generation was a worthy undertaking（任务）.

Despite his recognition of the merits of arrangements, Hiroyuki has not told his parents he is (52) childcare leave. He’s worried that if they found out, they

might criticize （批评） Takako for (53) him do (54) a thing. Though recognized naturally, childcare leave for a man is not (55) to be accepted.

36. A. average B. excellent C. common D. normal

37. A. right B. money C. birth D. food

38. A. got back 39. A. continued 40. A. taking 41. A. part 42. A. strange 43. A. worried 44. A. warmly 45. A. what 46. A. makes 47. A. might B. took back C. brought back D. held back

B. ended C. finished D. began

B. carrying C. bringing D. sending

B. step C. stage D. period

B. natural C. frightful D. awful

B. angry C. eager D. easy

B. kindly C. coldly D. politely

C. which D. that

B. does C. takes D. pays

B. should C. would D. could

B. it

48. A. glad B. happy C. worried D. angry

49. A. came along B. came down C. came up D. came over

50. A. permit B. allow C. promise D. advise

51. A. still B. yet C. even D. though

52. A. with B. by C. in D. on

53. A. forcing B. making C. allowing D. advising

54. A. such B. thus C. what D. so

55. A. ordinary B. ready C. natural D. successful

6. September 4 was my first day at Phillips Academy, my new school. It was also my 18th birthday.

I received a warm 36 from my host family--- the Steins. Gena was my host mum, and her daughter Lily would also be a new 37 at Phillips. They took me to the school and 38 me around the campus.

On our way to my dorm (学生宿舍), we saw a huge truck delivering a student’s 39 to her room. Many students at the school were very rich, and they would fill their dorms with decorations（装饰物）. But I was 40 not to because I

thought it was a 41 of time and money.

I had a single room, which was about the 42 of a Chinese college dorm --- the ones which usually hold six people.

43 she helped carry my bags, Lily asked me, “What’s your favorite 44 ，Teresa?”

I thought for a moment before answering, “Orange.”

I didn’t know why she had asked the question.

We 45 an introduction meeting after dinner. 46 of the students were native English speakers, so I felt a little 47 .

I returned to my room after the 48 , tired and wanted to go to bed after a (n) 49 day.

When I opened my door, I found a big 50 .The bed was perfectly made with blankets and an orange sunflower pillow. On the 51 was a sunflower-pattern mat（垫子）while a colorful lamp 52 beside the bed. I opened my mouth, 53 . How beautiful! There was also a 54 card. I touched the little pillow on the bed as I read the card.. A warm current (暖流) rushed through my 55 .

36. A. heart B. card C. service D. welcome

37. A. student B. teacher C. citizen D. visitor

38. A. walked B. introduced C. showed D. invited

39. A. bag B. newspaper C. letters D. furniture

40. A. warned B. forced C. determined D. supposed

41. A. matter B. waste C. show D. use

42. A. design B. size C. pattern D. example

43. A. As B. Though C. Because D. While

44. A. fruit B. weather C. food D. color

45. A. organized B. planned C. attended D. opened

46. A. All B. Most C. Some D. Few

47. A. pleased B. nervous C. angry D. afraid

48. A. dinner B. class C. meeting D. party

49. A. exciting B. surprising C. tiring D. interesting

50. A. secret B. joke C. warmth D. surprise

51. A. wall B. desk C. floor D. ground

52. A. stood B. lay C. appeared D. hung

53. A. frightened B. moved C. satisfied D. understood

54. A. post B. birthday C. name D. festival

55. A. mind B. head C. face D. body

7. It was the district sports meet. My foot still hadn’t healed（痊愈）from a（n） 36 injury . I had 37 whether or not I should attend the meet. But there I was, 38 for the 3,000-meter run.

“ Ready … set … ” The gun popped and we were off. The other girls rushed 39 me. I felt 40 as I fell farther and farther behind.

“ Hooray ! ” shouted the crowd. It was the loudest 41 I had ever heard at a meet. The first-place runner was two laps（圈）ahead of me when she crossed the finish line.

“ Maybe I should 42__, ” I thought as I moved on. 43 , I decided to

keep going. During the last two laps, I ran 44 and decided not to 45 in track next year. It wouldn’t be worth it, 46 my foot did heal.

When I finished, I heard a cheer— 47 than the one I’d heard earlier . I turned around and 48 , the boys were preparing for their race . “ They must be cheering for the boys. ”

I was leaving 49 several girls came up to me. “ Wow, you’ve got courage! ” one of them told me. “ Courage? I just 50 a race ! ” I thought. “ I would have given up on the first lap, ” said another girl . “ We were cheering for you . Did you hear us? ”

Suddenly I regained 51 . I decided to 52 track next year. I realized strength and courage aren’t always 53 in medals and victories, but in the 54 to overcome difficulties. The strongest people are not always the people who win, 55 the people who don’t give up when they lose .

36. A. slighter B. worse C. earlier D. heavier

37. A. expected B. supposed C. imagined D. doubted

38. A. late B. eager C. ready D. thirsty

39. A. from behind B. ahead of C. next to D. close to

40. A. ashamed B. astonished C. excited D. frightened

41. A. cheer B. shout C. cry D. noise

42. A. slow down B. drop out C. go on D. speed up

43. A. Therefore B. Otherwise C. Besides D. However

44. A. with delight B. with fear 45. A. play B. arrive C. race 46. A. even if B. only if C. unless 47. A. weaker B. longer C. lower 48. A. well enough B. sure enough enough

49. A. while B. when 50. A. finished B. won 51. A. cheer B. hope C. interest 52. A. hold on B. turn to 53. A. measured B. praised C. in pain D. in advance

D. attend

D. until

D. louder

C. surprisingly enough D. strangely C. as D. since

C. passed D. lost

D. experience

C. begin with D. stick with

C. tested D. increased

54. A. sadness B. struggles C. diseases D. tiredness

55. A. or B. nor C. and D. but

8. It is exciting to apply for a job that really appeals to you. In making your application, there are a number of points for you to __36__.

In your letter of application, aim to say just enough to give a good __37__ of yourself, __38__ being too long. If you are answering an advertisement, any information for __39__ it asks must, of course, be given. This will usually __40__ your scholastic record and __41__ education and training. You may also be asked to give the names of one or two persons to __42__ references. For this purpose you should choose people who know you __43__ enough to vouch(担保) for your character and ability; and in courtesy(礼貌), you should seek in __44__ their permission to be named as referees.

It will depend on circumstances ___45___ you can usefully add about yourself. Your __46__ is to bring to the __47__ of the employer any good reason why you rather __48__ any of the other applicants should be chosen for the job. If therefore you feel you have any special skill or aptitude for the work __49__, for example, any __50__ interest in the line of business, let this __51__.

Finally, __52__ is your use of language. You cannot go __53__ if you keep your sentences and paragraphs short, making sure the sense is clear and well expressed. Choose __54___ words so long as they __55__ your meaning.

36. A. see 37. A. account 38. A. instead 39. A. which 40. A. explain 41. A. better 42. A. ensure 43. A. very 44. A. detail 45. A. how often 46. A. purpose 47. A. sight 48. A. then B. describe B. picture B. besides B. what B. cover B. further B. agree B. closely B. return B. how soon B. suggestion B. notice B. maybe C. add D. observe

C. feature D. opinion

C. including D. without

C. that D. it

C. describe D. illustrate

C. higher D. longer

C. supply D. deliver

C. long D. well

C. advance D. consequence

C. how much D. how long

C. proposal D. destination

C. interest D. attraction

C. than D. otherwise

49. A. or B. and C. so D. then

50. A. strong B. particular C. extra D. extraordinary

51. A. to know B. being known C. know D. known

52. A. such B. where C. there D. that

53. A. illegal B. strange C. vain D. wrong

54. A. plain B. honest C. common D. usual

55. A. communicate B. convey C. transform D. translate

9. What would life be like without television? Would you spend more time 36 , reading, or studying? Well, now it’s your chance to turn off your TV and 37 ! TV-Turnoff Week is here. The goal of TV-Turnoff Week is to let people leave their TV sets 38 and participate in activities 39 drawing to biking. The event was founded by TV-Turnoff Network, a non-profit organization which started the event in 1995. In the 40 , only a few thousand people took part. Last year more than 7.6 million people participated, 41 people in every state in America and in more than 12 other countries! This is the 11th year in which 42 are asking people to “turn off the TV and turn on 43 .”

According to the TV-Turnoff Network, the average 44 in the US spend 45 time in front of the TV (about 1,023 hours per year) than they do in school (about 900 hours per year). Too much TV 46 has made many kids grow fat. 47 , in 2001’s TV-Turnoff Week, US Surgeon General David Satcher said, “We are raising the most 48 generation of youngsters in American history. This week is about saving lives.”

Over the years, studies have shown that watching a lot of TV 49 poor eating habits, too little exercise, and violence. Frank Vespe of the TV-Turnoff Network said that turning off the TV “is or 50 , part of a healthy lifestyle”.

“One of the great lessons of 51 TV-Turnoff Week is the realization that 52 I turn on the TV, I’m deciding not to do something else,” Vespe said.

TV-Turnoff Week seems to be making a 53 . Recent US Census（人口普查）data 54 that about 72 percent of kids under 12 have a limit on their TV time. That’s 55 about 63 percent ten years ago.

36. A. drinking B. sleeping C. washing D. playing outside

37. A. find out B. go out C. look out D. keep out

38. A. away B. alone C. on D. beside

39. A. like B. as C. from D. such as

40. A. end B. event C. beginning D. total

41. A. besides B. except for C. including D. except

42. A. governments B. parents C. organizers D. businessmen

43. A. the light B. the radio C. life D. the Internet

44. A. grown-ups B. kids C. clerks D. parents

45. A. less B. enough C. little D. more

46. A. programmes B. screen C. hours D. watching

47. A. However B. On the contrary C. In fact D. As a result

48. A. overweight B. overeaten C. overgrown D. overseeing

49. A. leads to B. results from C. develops D. keeps away

50. A. will be B. should be C. may be D. could be

51. A. organizing B. taking part in C. participating D. asking for

52. A. wherever B. every day C. every time D. this time

53. A. living B. choice C. difference D. sense

54. A. shows B. says C. reads D. writes

55. A. rising B. down from C. up to D. up from

10. The annual marathon in my town usually occurred during a heat wave . My job was to 36

behind the runners in an ambulance 37 any of them needed medical attention . The driver and I were in an air-conditioned ambulance behind approximately one hundred athletes 38 to hear the sharp crack of the starting gun .

“We’re supposed to stay behind the 39 runner , so take it slowly ,” I said to the driver , Doug , as we began to creep forward .

“Let’s 40 hope all the runners are fast !” he laughed .

As they began to pace themselves , the front runners started to 41 . It was then that my 42 were drawn to the woman in blue silk running shorts and a baggy white T-shirt .

“Koug , look !”

We knew we were already watching our “last runner” . Her feet were turned

in , yet her left knee was turned out . Her legs were so crippled and 43 that it seemed impossible for her to be able to walk , let alone run a marathon .

Doug and I watched in 44 as she slowly moved forward . We didn’t say a thing . We would move forward a little bit , then stop and wait for her to 45 some distance . Then we’d slowly move forward a little bit more .

Finally , she was the 46 runner left in sight . Tears streamed down my face as I sat on the edge of my seat and watched with awe , amazement and even reverence (敬意) as she 47 forward with sheer determination through the last miles .

When the 48 line came into sight , trash (垃圾) lay everywhere and the 49 crowds had long gone home 50 , standing straight and ever so proud waited a man . He was 51 one end of a ribbon (带子) of crepe paper tied to a post . 52 slowly crossed through , leaving both ends of the paper fluttering behind her .

I do not 53 this woman’s name , but that day she became a part of my life –a part I often depend on . For her , it wasn’t about 54 the other runners or winning a trophy (奖品),it was about finishing what she had set out to do , no matter 55 . When I think things are too difficult or too time-consuming , I get those “ I-just-can’t-do-it” , I think of the last runner . Then I realize how easy the task before me really is .

36. A. interview B. watch C. follow D. fall

37. A. when B. even if C. because D. in case

38. A. searching B. sitting C. wishing D. waiting

39. A. slow B. last 40. A. just B. ever 41. A. run B. miss 42. A. attention 43. A. bent B. hurt 44. A. happiness 45. A. keep B. make 46. A. single B. only 47. A. pushed B. fought 48. A. close B. end C. wounded C. still C. disappear B. mind C. soft B. silence C. gain C. last C. pulled C. match D. helpless

D. however

D. lose

C. sights D. eyes

D. painful

C. disappointment D. shorten

D. careful

D. jumped

D. finish

D. hope

49. A. seeing B. cheering C. standing D. interesting

50. A. Yet B. But C. Thus D. Therefore

51. A. catching B. handing C. holding D. bringing

52. A. He B. I 53. A. remember 54. A. winning 55. A. what B. where C. They B. know B. competing C. when D. She

C. understand D. forget C. beating D. fighting

D. why