1、优质文档优质文档第二节 完形填空专题十三 完形填空Cloze 1(2012高考辽宁卷 )When Glen Kruger picked a small cat from an animal shelter, he did not expect much.Yet right from the start, eight years ago, there was an uncommon connection between him and the small black cat. He _1_her Inky.“I grew up on a hundredacre farm and had only
2、 cats _2_ playmates， ” Kruger, the seventyyearold man, says. “My hearing was damaged by the _3_of farm equipment, so I learned to connect with _4_. They react to what they see and what you do.”Inky was a gentle cat, _5_ the house with five other cats. But on a January night in 2009, Inky did _6_ tha
3、t would set her apart from _7_ cats forever.Kruger had gone down to the basement to _8_ the wood stove for the night. When he was finished, he _9_to the top of the stairs and reached to turn off the lights. In doing so, he slipped and _10_ his back against an old shelf. The heavy shelf came crashing
4、 down and sent Kruger down the stairs._11_ in a pool of blood on the basement floor, Kruger felt _12_ going into shock (休克). He shouted for help, _13_ his wife, Brenda, was asleep in their bedroom at the opposite end of the house. _14_ Kruger noticed Inky watching from the top of the stairs.“Go get
5、Brenda， ” Kruger said to Inky.Inky _15_ to the bedroom door and scratched _16_ until Brenda opened it. Then Inky led her to the _17_Brenda found her husband _18_ the stairs and called 911. Kruger was rushed to the hospital. “I spent six months _19_ there， ” says Kruger. “Although I became lame, I wa
6、s blessed.” Since the accident, Inky has _20_ left Krugers side.1A.gave Bchose Cnamed Dremembered2A.like Bas Cexcept Damong3A.sound Balarm Cnoise Dvoice4A.animals Bfriends Cfarmer Dneighbors5A.sharing Bvisiting Cdividing Ddiscovering6A.anything Bnothing Csomething Deverything7A.familiar Blovely Cord
7、inary Doutstanding8A.shut out Bshut off Cshut down Dshut up9A.marched Bflew Cstruggled Dclimbed10A.bent Bhit Cshook Dpulled11A.Falling BLying 优质文档优质文档CAppearing DThinking12A.it Bitself Chim Dhimself13A.and Bbut Cor Dso14A.Thus BOtherwise CThen DRather15A.walked Bran Creturned Dwithdrew16A.rapidly Bs
8、uddenly Cmadly Durgently17A.bedroom BbasementCyard Dhouse18A.at the bottom of Bin the middle ofCat the top of Din the front of19. Aregretting BrestingCrelaxing Drecovering20A.never Bever Cstill DalreadyCloze 2(2012高考大纲卷 )Around twenty years ago I was living in York._1_ I had a lot of experience and
9、a Masters degree，I could not find _2_ work.I was _3_ a school bus to make ends meet and _4_ with a friend of mine，for I had lost my flat.I had _5_ five interviews (面试) with a company and one day between bus runs they called to say I did not _6_ the joB.“Why has my life become so _7_？” I thought pain
10、fully.As I pulled the bus over to _8_ a little girl，she handed me an earring _9_ I should keep it _10_ somebody claimed (认领) it.The earring was painted black and said “BE HAPPY”At first I got angry.Then it _11_ me I had been giving all of my _12_ to what was going wrong with my _13_ rather than what
11、 was right! I decided then and there to make a _14_ of fifty things I was happy with.Later，I decided to _15_ more things to the list.That night there was a phone call for _16_ from a lady who was a director at a large _17_She asked me if I would _18_ a oneday lecture on stress (压力) management to 200
12、 medical workers.I said yes.My _19_ there went very well，and before long I got a wellpaid job.To this day I know that it was because I changed my way of _20_ that I completely changed my life.A.As BThough 1.CIf DWhenA.successful Bextra2.Csatisfying DconvenientA.driving Brepairing3.Ctaking Ddesigning
13、A.working Btravelling4.Cdiscussing DlivingA.prepared for Battended5.优质文档优质文档Casked for DheldA.lose Blike 6.Cfind DgetA.hard Bbusy 7.Cserious DshortA.wave at Bdrop off 8.Ccall on Dlook forA.ordering Bpromising9.Csaying DshowingA.in case Bor else 10.Cas if Dnow thatA.hurt Bhit 11.Ccaught DmovedA.feeli
14、ngs Battention12.Cstrength DinterestsA.opinions Beducation13.Cexperiences DlifeA.list Bbook 14.Ccheck DcopyA.connect Bturn 15.Ckeep DaddA.her Ba passenger16.Cme Dmy friendA.hospital Bfactory17.Crestaurant DhotelA.listen to Breview18.Cgive Dtalk aboutA.plan Bchoice 19.Cday DtourA.operation Bspeaking2
15、0.Cemployment DthinkingCloze 3(2012高考福建卷 )I often read of incidents of misunderstanding or conflict. Im left _1_. Why do these people create mistrust and problems, especially with those from other _2_？I was growing up in Kuala Lumpur in the early 1960s, _3_ children from different races and religion
16、s played and studied _4_ in harmony. At that time my family lived a stones _5_ from Ismails. And no one was bothered that Ismail was a Malay Muslim and I was an Indian Hinduwe just _6_ our differences. Perhaps, our elders had not filled our heads with unnecessary advice, well _7_ or otherwise.We wer
17、e nine when we became friends. During the school holidays, wed _8_ the countryside on our bicycles, hoping to _9_ the unexpected. At times Ismail would accompany my family as we made a rare shopping trip to town. We would be glad of his _10_优质文档优质文档When I was twelve, my family moved to Johor. Ismail
18、s family later returned to their village, and I _11_ touch with him.One spring afternoon in 1983, I stopped a taxi in Kuala Lumpur. I _12_ my destination. The driver acknowledged my _13_ but did not move off. Instead, he looked _14_ at me. “Raddar？” he said, using my childhood nickname(绰号). I was as
19、tonished at being so _15_ addressed (称呼 ). Unexpectedly! It was Ismail! Even after two _16_ we still recognized each other. Grasping his shoulder, I felt a true affection, something _17_ to describe.If we can allow our children to be _18_ without prejudice, theyll build friendships with people, rega
20、rdless of race or religion, who will be _19_ their side through thick and thin. On such friendships are societies built and _20_ we can truly be, as William Shakespeare once wrote, “we happy few, we band of brothers”1A.interested BpleasedCpuzzled Dexcited2A.parties Bcities Cvillages Draces3A.why Bwh
21、ich Chow Dwhen4A.together Baround Calone Dapart5A.drop Bthrow Cmove Droll6A.refused Bmade Csought Daccepted7A.paid Bmeant Cpreserved Dtreated8A.explore Bsearch Cdiscover Ddesert9A.get through Bdeal withCcome across Dtake away10A.arrival Bchoice Ceffort Dcompany11A.lost Bgained Cdeveloped Dmissed12A.
22、stated Bordered Cdecided Dchose13A.attempts BinstructionsCopinions Darrangements14A.anxiously BcarelesslyCdisappointedly Dfixedly15A.familiarly BstrangelyCfully Dcoldly16A.departures BmonthsCyears Ddecades17A.possible Bfunny 优质文档优质文档Chard Dclear18A.them BthemselvesCus Dourselves19A.from Bby Cwith Da
23、gainst20A.still BotherwiseCthen DinsteadCloze 4(2012高考湖南卷 )“Whats it like to have a gap between your teeth？” a girl asked me one day.Nobody had ever _1_ before. My hand unconsciously rose to cover my mouth. But，as she looked at me, sincerely waiting for _2_， I realized she was not trying to be rude.
24、“I never think about it， ”I truthfully replied. She nodded and turned away. I was left wondering if people _3_ me and saw only gappy teeth.Later that day at home, I began to _4_ my teeth again. I felt upset. I thought my life would be somehow better if my teeth were not gappy. How I wanted the perfe
25、ct teeth that everyone else seemed to have!Of course, Mom _5_ everything. She has lived her entire life with gappy teeth, and tried to convince me that there was nothing to _6_. When I refused to listen, she told me I could get the surgery to close the gap if it was that important. “Lets be _7_， tho
26、ugh， ” she said. “If everyone got surgeries to become pretty, everyone would be exactly the same. There is beauty in differences.”Her _8_ made me consider my teeth seriously. The thought of losing my gap was more terrible than the reality that people were going to notice it. I realized how important
27、 it was to me. It is part of my _9_Nowadays many people do ridiculous things to realize their dream of “perfection.” The _10_ is that no one is perfect. When all potential for ugliness is removed, so is all of the potential for _11_So if that girl ever asked about my teeth _12_， I would truthfully a
28、nswer, “You know? Its really cute.”1A.faced Bguessed Casked Dimagined2A.an offer Ban answerCa suggestion Da result3A.heard of Bthought ofCtalked about Dlooked at4A.consider Bbrush Ccover Dappreciate5A.admitted Bnoticed Ccontrolled Dchanged6A.worry about Bput offCgive up Dwipe out7A.friendly Blovely
29、Chonest Dhelpful8A.words Bjokes 优质文档优质文档Cdreams Dacts9A.ability Bdecision Cgoal Didentity10A.possibility BpurposeCtruth Dchoice11A.courage Bwisdom Ckindness Dbeauty12A.once Bagain Ctoo DinsteadCloze 5(2012高考浙江卷 )“Just sign here，sir， ”the deliveryman said as he handed Oscar Reyna a package.The packag
30、e consisted of a long，narrow box _1_ wrapped in brown paper._2_ the box，Oscar saw an umbrella insidea very old one with a beautifully carved wooden handle._3_ he had not seen it in more than 20 years，he recognized it _4_Oscar was 16 when he first saw the _5_ umbrella.He had gone to a concert with hi
31、s grandparents.As they were leaving，he noticed an umbrella on an empty seat.Impressed by its _6_，Oscar felt a strong desire to find its _7_Oscar _8_ the manager to look in the record of advance ticket sales.Just as he thought，a name matched the seat _9_ Oscar had found the umbrella.The name was Mrs.
32、Katie OBrien.Oscar talked his grandparents into going by Mrs.OBriens _10_ on their way home.He rang the bell， the door opened，and an elderly woman appeared.“May I _11_ you？”she asked.“Id like to return it if its yours， ”Oscar said，_12_ the umbrella as if presenting a _13_ that had long been wished f
33、or.“Why，yes ！Its mine， ”replied Mrs.OBrien with a _14_ smile and shining eyes.“It was given to me by my father years ago.Thank you so much for returning it.May I offer you a reward for your _15_？”“No，maam， ”he said， “My grandmother says that a good deed is its own reward.”“Well，that s _16_ what my f
34、ather used to say.What is your name，young man？”Years later Oscar was staring at the finely carved handle of the umbrella as he remembered Mrs.OBrien.It was in perfect condition，considering how _17_ it was.Why had it arrived here today?As if _18_，a note fell from the paper.It read：Mrs.OBrien wanted y
35、ou to _19_ this umbrella as a present for a kind，_20_ gesture long ago.1A.strictly Bcarefully Croughly Dcasually2A.Opening BSeizing CObserving DSearching3A.After BWhen CSince DAlthough4A.clearly BfullyCimmediately Dsuddenly5A.average Bunusual Cplain Dtypical优质文档优质文档6A.beauty Bshape Corigin Dhistory7
36、A.designer Bseller Cuser Downer8A.convinced BforcedCencouraged Dadvised9A.until Bbefore Cwhich Dwhere10A.family BtheaterChouse Dneighborhood11A.invite Bhelp Cbother Dknow12A.putting up Bturning outCpicking up Dholding out13A.chance Bfact Cgift Dresult14A.wide Bconfident Cproud Dshy15A.patience Bkind
37、nessCcourage Ddetermination16A.obviously BnaturallyCexactly Dprobably17A.old Brare Cprecious Dnice18A.in contrast Bin returnCin exchange Din answer19A.possess Baccept Ccarry Dvalue20A.attractive BsignificantCunselfish DsympatheticCloze 6(2012高考北京卷 )Inspiration“Mama, when I grow up, Im going to be on
38、e of those！” I said this after seeing the Capital Dancing Company perform when I was three. It was the first time that my _1_ took on a vivid form and acted as something important to start my training. As I grew older and was _2_ to more, my interests in the world of dance _3_ varied but that little
39、 girls dream of someday becoming a _4_ in the company never left me. In the summer of 2005 when I was 18, I received the phone call which made that dream a _5_： I became a member of the company _6_ back to 1925.As I look back on that day now, it surely _7_ any sense of reality. I believe I stayed in
40、 a state of pleasant disbelief _8_ I was halfway through rehearsals (排练) on my first day. I never actually _9_ to get the job. After being offered the position, I was completely _10_. I remember shaking with excitement.Though I was absolutely thrilled with the chance, it did not come without its fai
41、r share of 优质文档优质文档_11_Through the strict rehearsal period of dancing six days a week, I found it vital to _12_ up the material fast with every last bit of concentration. It is that extreme _13_ to detail (细节) and stress on practice that set us _14_. To then follow those highenergy rehearsals _15_ a
42、 busy show schedule of up to five performances a day, I discovered a new _16_ of the words “hard work.” What I thought were my physical _17_ were pushed much further than I thought _18_. I learned to make each performance better than the last.Today, when I look at the unbelievable company that I hav
43、e the great _19_ of being a part of, not only as a member, but as a dance captain, I see a _20_ that has inspired not only generations of little girls but a splendid company that continues to develop and growand inspires people every day to follow their dreams.1A.hobby Bplan Cdream Dword2A connected
44、 BexpandedCexposed Dextended3A.rarely Bcertainly Cprobably Dconsistently4A.director Btrainer Cleader Ddancer5A.symbol Bmemory Ctruth Dreality6A.bouncing Bdating Cturning Dtracking7A.lacks Badds Cmakes Dbrings8A.while Bsince Cuntil Dwhen9A.cared Bexpected Casked Ddecided10A.motivated BrelaxedCconvinc
45、ed Dastonished11A.challenges BprofitsCadvantages Dadventures12A.put Bmix Cbuild Dpick 13A.attention BassociationCattraction Dadaptation14A.apart Baside Coff Dback15A.over Bby Cwith Dbeyond16A.function BmeaningCexpression Dusage17A.boundaries BproblemsCbarriers Defforts优质文档优质文档18A.necessary BperfectC
46、proper Dpossible19A.talent BhonorCpotential Dresponsibility20A.victory Btrend Ctradition DdesireCloze 7(2012高考山东卷 )Whenever we hear about “the homeless， ” most of us think of the Developing World.But the _1_ is that homelessness is everywhere.For example，how many of us would expect to see people living on the streets of a _2_ country like Germany?Kurt Muller and his w
