【最后搶分】2024年高考臨門一腳 完形填空訓練（12）及答案

　　完形填空訓練（12）及答案

　　Life is filled with challenges. As we get older we come to realize that those challenges are the very things that __1______ us and make us who we are. It is the same with the challenges that come with __2______.

　　When we are faced with a challenge, we usually have two __3______. We can try to beat it off, or we can decide that the thing __4______ the challenge isn’t worth the __5______ and call it quits. Although there are __6______ times when calling it quits is the right thing to do, in most __7______ all that is needed is __8______ and communication.

　　When we are committed to something, it means that no matter how __9______ or how uncomfortable something is, we will always choose to __10_____ it and work it through instead of running away from it. Communication is making a __11______ for discussion and talking about how you feel as opposed to just saying what the other person did wrong. If you can say to a friend, “I got my feelings hurt.” rather than “You hurt my feelings,” you are going to be able to solve the problem much __12______.

　　In dealing with many challenges that friendship will bring to you, try to see them for what they are: small hurdles you need to jump or get through on your way through life. Nothing is so big that it is __13______ to get over, and hurt only __14_______ to make us stronger. It’s all part of growing up, it __15______ to everyone, and some day you will look back to all of this and say, “Hard as it was, it makes me who I am today. And that is a good thing.”

　　1．A．design B．promote C．direct D．shape

　　2．A．confidence

　　B．friendship C．pressure D．difficulty

　　3．A．opportunities B．expectations C．choices D．aspects

　　4．A．demanding

　　B．deserving

　　C．predicting D．presenting

　　5．A．comment B．loss C．trouble D．expense

　　6．A． B．certainly　C． 　D．7．A．cases B．fields C．parts D．8．A．assessment

　　B．commitment C．encouragement D．adjustment

　　9．A．doubtful　

　　B．shameful C．harmful D．painful

　　10．A．keepB．control C．face D．catch

　　11．A．space B．plan C．topic D．r12．A．faster

　　B．worse

　　C．further

　　D．slower

　　13．A．unnecessary

　　B．C．impossible D．14．A．servesB．means C．aimsD．attempts

　　15．A．opens B．appeals C．D．happens完形填空：1-5. DBCDC

　　6－10. BABDC

　　11－15. AACAD

　　orange tip

　　I was 11, and my family was preparing to leave the beautiful island, where we had lived for four years: my father was being transferred again.

　　But I had constructed a mental wall against this unsettledness. My fascination with

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　　provided me with an endless source of

　　2 .When I arrived on this little island, I discovered a variety of butterflies, and I began to

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　　them. Catching butterflies isn’t

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　　,so I was proud of my collection.

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　　there was one that I had yet to capture—the great orange tip. The problem was its

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　　habitat: I could only watch these lovely insects

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　　gracefully. No matter how high I climbed, these creatures were always just

　　8 my reach. With only a couple of days before we were to leave, I began to

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　　hope of finding my great orange tip.

　　One morning I was at leave to wander the bush keeping a

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　　eye out for my beauty. In the heat, butterflies of all sorts floated above the wildflowers on the hillsides.

　　11 ,the great orange tips remained high above the treetops. But then, I caught a flash of brilliant white out of the

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　　of my eye. I looked up and there it was, about a meter away,

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　　on a big red flower. I

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　　in my tracks. After a long moment, I began to raise my net, little by little,

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　　beating fast. I could scarcely believe my eyes.

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　　I reached in and grabbed it, with every intention of moving it into the killing jar. But my hand

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　　as I reached for the jar. There was the brilliant bloom of orange on the tips of its glowing white wings, and I could feel the creature’s

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　　between my fingers. And then, on an impulse(沖動),I tossed it into the clear, bright air and watched it float away. High above the nearby trees it

　　and then disappeared from sight.

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　　is like that.

　　(

　　) 1. A. travel

　　B. nature

　　C. islands

　　D. flowers

　　提示:下文提到捕捉蝴蝶，說明作者對自然有強烈的愛好。

　　答案:B

　　. A. amaze men

　　B. information

　　C. motivation

　　D. environment

　　提示:因為對自然的熱愛，所以經常會有一些驚奇的發現。

　　答案:A

　　. A. notice

　　B. raise

　　C. display

　　D. collect

　　提示:下文collection暗示選collect。

　　答案:D

　　. A. usual

　　B. hard

　　C. easy

　　D. funny

　　提示:正是因為不容易捕捉，才會對自己的收集感到驕傲。

　　答案:C

　　. A. And

　　B. But

　　C. Therefore

　　D. Besides

　　提示:表示轉折:雖然捕捉到很多，仍然有一種沒捉到。

　　答案:B

　　. A. high

　　B. long

　　C. fast

　　D. often

　　提示:根據下文no matter how high暗示。

　　答案:A

　　. A. flowing

　　B. floating

　　C. jumping

　　D. running

　　提示:根據下文floated暗示:蝴蝶在空中飛就像漂浮在空中一樣。

　　答案:B

　　. A. by

　　B. for

　　C. against

　　D. beyond

　　提示:beyond one’s reach 夠不到。

　　答案:D

　　. A. hold up

　　B. put up

　　C. give up

　　D. keep up

　　提示:因為即將離開，所以他也放棄捕捉蝴蝶的念頭。

　　答案:C

　　. A. careful

　　B. tearful

　　C. greedy

　　D. sleepy

　　提示:keep a careful eye for仔細觀察。

　　答案:A

　　. A. In turn

　　B. In common

　　C. As well

　　D. As usual

　　提示:as usual 像往常一樣。

　　答案:D

　　. A. edge

　　B. touch

　　C. corner

　　D. sight

　　提示:the corner of one’s eye 眼角。

　　答案:C

　　. A. gathered

　　B. settled

　　C. performed

　　D. ploughed

　　提示:settle on 落在……上。

　　答案:B

　　. A. froze

　　B. puzzled

　　C. stared

　　D. rushed

　　提示:根據下面暗示:after a long moment 可知他因為太感意外而停住不動。

　　答案:A

　　. A. the tree

　　B. the net

　　C. my heart

　　D. my hand

　　提示:因激動而心臟跳動快。

　　答案:C

　　. A. Gently

　　B. Seriously

　　C. Luckily

　　D. Actively

　　提示:gently 用來形容小男孩小心翼翼的情景。

　　答案:A

　　. A. rose

　　B. fell

　　C. stopped

　　D. stretched

　　提示:由于他在拿蜜蜂時，感受到它的恐懼，因此他的手停下來。

　　答案:C

　　. A. movement

　　B. existence

　　C. joy

　　D. fear

　　提示:句意:他能夠感覺到蜜蜂因恐懼在他的手中顫抖。

　　答案:D

　　. A. hung

　　B. started

　　C. parked

　　D. sailed

　　提示:蝴蝶又在空中翱翔。

　　答案:D

　　. A. Help

　　B. Love

　　C. Interest

　　D. Success

　　提示:結尾給出點睛之筆，強調人與動物之間應該互相關愛。

　　答案:B

　　完形填空

　　閱讀下面短文，從短文后各題所給的四個選項（A、B、C和D）中，選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項.

　　A

　　When I was a teenager, my dad did everything he could do to advise me against becoming a brewer(造酒人). He’d

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　　his life brewing beer for local breweries only to make a living, 2

　　had his father and grandfather before him. He didn’t want me

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　　near a vat(釀酒用的桶)of beer. So I did as he asked. I got good 4

　　, went to Harvard and in 1971 was accepted into a graduate program there that

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　　me to study law and business at the same time.

　　In my second year of graduate school, I began to realize that I’d

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　　done anything but go to school. So, at 24 I decided to drop out. 7

　　, my parents didn’t think this was a great idea. But I felt strongly that you can’t

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　　till you’re 65 to do what you want in life.

　　I packed my stuff into a bus and headed for Colorado to become an instructor at Outward Bound. Three years later, I was ready to go back to

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　　. I finished Harvard and got a highly-paid job at the Boston Consulting Group Still, after working there five years, I

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　　,

　　“Is this what I want to be doing when I’m 50?”

　　At that time, Americans spent good money on beer in

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　　quality. Why not make good beer for 12

　　? I thought.

　　I decided to give up my job to become

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　　. When I told Dad, he was

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　　, but in the end he

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　　me. I called my beer

　　Samuel Adams, 16

　　the brewer and patriot(愛國者) who helped to start

　　the Boston Tea Party. 17

　　I sold the beer direct to beer drinkers to get the 18

　　out. Six weeks later, at the Great American Beer Festival, Sam Adams Boston Lager（淡啤酒） won the top prize for American beer. In the end I was destined(注定) to be a brewer. My

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　　to the young is simple: Life is very

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　　, so don’t rush to make decisions. Life doesn’t let you plan.

　　(

　　) 1.A.cost

　　B. spent

　　C. taken

　　D. paid

　　(

　　) 2.A.like

　　B. as if

　　C. so

　　D. nor

　　(

　　) 3.A.anywhere

　　B. anyway

　　C. anyhow

　　D. somewhere

　　(

　　) 4.A.habits

　　B. teachers

　　C. grades

　　D. work

　　(

　　) 5.A.promised

　　B. convinced

　　C. advised

　　D. allowed

　　(

　　) 6.A.never

　　B. ever

　　C. always

　　D. hardly

　　(

　　) 7.A.Fortunatnely

　　B. Obviously

　　C. Possibly

　　D. Surprisingly

　　(

　　) 8.A.assure

　　B. decline

　　C. deny

　　D. wait

　　(

　　) 9.A.school

　　B. Colorado

　　C. my home

　　D. my decision

　　(

　　) 10.A.thrilled

　　B. stressed

　　C. wondered

　　D. sneezed

　　(

　　) 11.A.cheap

　　B. expensive

　　C. low

　　D. high

　　(

　　) 12.A.Englishmen

　　B. Europeans

　　C. the world

　　D. Americans

　　(

　　) 13.A.a lawyer

　　B. a brewer

　　C. an instructor

　　D. an engineer

　　(

　　) 14.A.astonished

　　B. satisfied

　　C. interested

　　D. anxious

　　(

　　) 15.A.hated

　　B. supported

　　C. raised

　　D. left

　　(

　　) 16.A.for

　　B. at

　　C. in

　　D. after

　　(

　　) 17.A.Therefore

　　B. Otherwise

　　C. Also

　　D. Yet

　　(

　　) 18.A.price

　　B. name

　　C. company

　　D. party

　　(

　　) 19.A.advice

　　B .life

　　C. job

　　D. experience

　　(

　　) 20.A.hard

　　B. busy

　　C. short

　　D. long

　　1.B

　　spend time doing sth.

　　是固定結構，意思是“把時間花在做……上”。

　　2.C

　　倒裝句。“so+倒裝句”表示“另一個人或物的情況與前面相同”。

　　3.A

　　anywhere用于否定句中。

　　4.C

　　據上下文可知，作者服從了父親的安排并獲得了良好的成績。

　　5.D

　　學校允許我學習法律和商業。allow sb to do sth.“允許某人做某事”。

　　6.A

　　never...anything=nothing。

　　7.B

　　我想退學，顯然父母不會同意，其他不合題意。

　　8.D “不能等到人老了才做自己愿做的事”。

　　9.A

　　下文finished Harvard提供了回來學習的信息，因而為go back to school。

　　10.C

　　這句話是作者對自己生活的疑惑。

　　11.C

　　本句意思是啤酒很貴，但質量不佳。

　　12.D

　　上文提到Americans 高價買質量不好的啤酒，因而本句應為為Americans制造高質量的啤酒。

　　13.B

　　從下文可知，作者要放棄原來的工作，成為釀酒人。

　　14.A

　　當我告訴父親時，他對我的想法不是很滿意或感興趣，而是奇怪，因為文章一開始就告訴我們作者的父親不想讓他成為釀酒人。