高考英语复习自选训练 完形填空23
完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
Elizabeth Clay decided to go home and spend the holiday with her parents . The next day she drove her old car home along the road . 36 she found she got a flat . The 22-year-old student 37 to stop her car by the side of the road in the winter night and opened the trunk . No 38 tire .
At this time , a car 39 . Paul and Diane told Clay to 40 them to a service station near their 41 . They arrived to see that it had no suitable tires to 42 with her car . “Follow us home,” said Paul .
The couple called around to find a tire , No 43 . They decided to let her use their own car . “Here ,” Paul said , handing Clay a 44 of keys , “Take our car . We 45 be using it over the holiday .”
Clay was 46 . “But I’m going all the way to
“We know,” Paul said . “We’ll be 48 when you get back . Here’s our number if you need to 49 us .”
Unable to believe her eyes , Clay watched as the 50 put her luggage into their car and then 51 her off . Two weeks later she 52 to find her old car cleaned inside and out with three new tires and the radio 53 .
“Thank you so much ,” she said . “How much do I 54 you ?” “Oh, no,” Paul said , “we don’t want any money . It’s our 55 .” Clay realized that while it might have been their pleasure , it was now her duty to pass on their “do unto others” spirit .
36．A．Suddenly B．Finally C．Immediately D．Fortunately
37．A．afforded B．wanted C．allowed D．managed
38．A．spare B．free C．full D．empty
39．A．passed B．stopped C．paused D．started
40．A．help B．push C．take D．follow
41．A．garage B．house C．shop D．hotel
42．A．agree B．match C．go D．deal
43．A．way B．message C．success D．luck
44．A．set B．number C．pair D．chain
45．A．can’t B．shouldn’t C．mustn’t D．won’t
46．A．satisfied B．worried C．astonished D．disturbed
47．A．persuaded B．advised C．reminded D．promised
48．A．happy B．here C．away D．busy
49．A．get in touch with B．keep in touch with
C．be in touch with D．put in touch with
50．A．repairmen B．cleaners C．friends D．couple
51．A．sent B．shook C．watched D．drove
52．A．shocked B．happened C．returned D．came
53．A．loaded B．fixed C．tied D．rebuilt
54．A．owe B．lend C．give D．offer
55．A．wish B．job C．duty D．pleasure
【答案】36—40ADABD
41—45BCDAD 46—50CCBAD 51—55ACBAD
When I was thirteen, my family moved from
The words, so small, didn't seem 40 enough to hold my new life. But the world changed and I awoke on a tram moving across the country. I watched the 41_ change from green trees to flat dusty plains to high mountains as I saw strange new plants that 42 mysteries(奥秘) yet to come. Finally, we arrived and 43 into own new home.
44 my older sisters were sad at the loss of friends, I 45 explored(探索) our
new surroundings.
One afternoon, I was out exploring 46 and saw a new kind of cactus(仙人掌). I crouched (蹲) down for a closer look. "You'd better not 47 that."
I turned around to see an old woman
"Are you new lo this neighborhood?" I explained that I was, 48 , new to the entire state.
"My name is Ina Thorne. Have you got used to life in the 49 ? It must be quite a _50 after living in
How could I explain how I 51 the desert? I couldn't seem to find the right words.
"It's vastness," she offered. “That vastness 52 you stand on the mountains overlooking the desert -- you can 53 how little you are in comparison with the world. _54 , you feel that the possibilities are limitless.”
That was it. That was the feeling I'd bad ever since I'd first seen the mountains of my new home. Again, my 55 would change with just a few simple words.
"Would you like to come to my home tomorrow? Someone should teach you which plant you should and shouldn't touch."
36. A. During B. Until C. Upon D. Before
37. A. gathered B. warned C. organized D. comforted
38. A. hoping B. admitting C. realizing D. believing
39. A. going B. moving C. driving D. flying
40. A. good B. simple C. big D. proper
42. A. suggested B. solved C. discovered D. explained
43. A. settled B. walked C. hurried D. stepped
44. A. If B. After C. once D. While
45. A. bitterly B. easily C. proudly D. eagerly
47. A. move B. dig C. pull D. touch
48. A. of course B. in fact C. after all D. at least
49. A. desert B. city C. state D. country
50. A. luck B. doubt C. shock D. danger
51. A. found B. examined C. watched D. reached
52. A. why B. when C. how D. where
53. A. prove B. guess C. sense D. expect
54. A. However B. Otherwise C. Therefore D. Meanwhile
55. A. idea B. life C. home D. family
答案 36.D 37.A 38.C 39.B 40.C 41.C 42.A 43.A 44.D 45.D 46.B 47.D 48.B 49.A 50.C 51.A 52.B 53.C 54.D 55.B
