完形填空专题
江苏省常州市 2018-2019 学年高一英语下学期期中质量调研试题
第一节 (共 20 小题;每小题 1.5 分,满分 30 分)
阅读下面短文,从短文后各题所给的 A、B、C 和 D 四个选项中,选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
The teacher who did the most to encourage me was, as it happened, my aunt. She was Myrtle C.
Manigault, the wife of my mother's brother Bill. She ___41___ in second grade at all-black Summer School
in Camden, New Jersey.
During my childhood and youth, Aunt Myrtle encouraged me to ___42___ every aspect(方面) of my
potential(潜能), without considering what was ___43___ or possible for black females. I liked to sing; she
___44___ my voice and considered it good. I couldn't dance; she taught me the ___45___ dancing steps.
She took me to the theatre — not just children's theatre but ___46___ comedies and dramas — and her
faith that I could ___47___ adult plays was not disappointed.
My aunt also ___48___ books from her library and shared them with me. I had books at home,
___49___ they were all serious classics. Even as a child I had a strong liking for humor, and I'll
____50____ forget the joy of discovering Don Marquis's Archy & Mehitabel through her.
Most importantly, perhaps, Aunt Myrtle provided my first opportunity to ____51____for publication.
As a writer ____52____ for one of the black newspapers, she ____53____ my name to the editor as a
“youth columnist”. My column, begun when I was fourteen, was supposed to ____54____ teenage social
activities — and it did — but it also gave me the ____55____ to write on many other subjects as well as the
habit of ____56____ material, and, after graduation from college, a collection of ____57____material with
my name that was my ____58____ to writing jobs.
Today Aunt Myrtle is still an enthusiastic ____59____ of her “favorite niece”. ____60____ a diamond,
she has reflected a bright, multifaceted(多面的)image of possibilities to every pupil who has crossed her
path.
41. A. learned B. taught C. raised D. applied
42. A. form B. develop C. employ D. indicate
43. A. pleasant B. helpful C. practical D. interesting
44. A. wished for B. let out C. heard from D. listened to
45. A. tiring B. basic C. boring D. funny
46. A. parent B. aunt C. teacher D. adult
47. A. enjoy B. require C. keep D. make
48. A. took over B. took in C. took down D. took up
49. A. and B. but C. so D. or
50. A. never B. ever C. always D. seldom
51. A. announce B. broadcast C. read D. write
52. A. itself B. himself C. herself D. oneself
53. A. suggested B. advised C. signed D. recognized
54. A. attach B. cover C. consist D. attract
55. A. freedom B. courage C. fortune D. ban
56. A. combining B. grasping C. gathering D. concluding
57. A. typed B. published C. copied D. written
58. A. compass B. solution C. passport D. contribution
59. A. supporter B. expert C. manager D. reader
60. A. With B. Besides C. As D. Like
【答案】41. B 42. B 43. C 44. D 45. B 46. D 47. A 48. C 49. B 50. A
51. D 52. C 53. A 54. B 55. A 56. C 57. B 58. C 59. A 60. D
【解析】
【分析】
本文是一篇记叙文,讲述了我和鼓励我开发各方面潜能的老师——默特尔姨妈之间的故事。
【41 题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。句意:她在新泽西州卡姆登的全黑人暑期学校教二年级。A. learned 学习;B. taught
教;C. raised 抚养;D. applied 应用。根据空前的“The teacher who did the most to encourage me was, as
it happened, my aunt. She was Myrtle C. Manigault”可知,默特尔姨妈是一位老师,她教二年级,故 B
项正确。
【42 题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。句意:在我的童年和青年时期,默特尔姨妈鼓励我开发自己每一个方面的潜能,
而不考虑对黑人女性来说什么是实际的或可能的。A. form 形成;B. develop 发展、开发; C. employ
雇用;D. indicate 表明。根据空后的“every aspect(方面) of my potential(潜能)”可知,默特尔姨妈鼓励
我开发自己每一个方面的潜能,故 B 项正确。
【43 题详解】
考查形容词词义辨析。句意同上。A. pleasant 令人愉快的;B. helpful 有帮助的;C. practical 实际的、
实用的;D. interesting 有趣的。根据空后的“possible for black females”可知,她让我不考虑对黑人女
性来说什么是实际的或可能的,故 C 项正确。
【44 题详解】
考查动词短语辨析。句意:她听了我的声音,说我唱得很好。A. wished for 盼望;B. let out 泄露;C.
heard from 收到……来信;D. listened to 听、倾听。我喜欢唱歌,所以她听了我的声音(歌声),故 D
项正确。
【45 题详解】
考查形容词词义辨析。句意:她教我基本的舞步。A. tiring 累人的;B. basic 基本的;C. boring 无聊
的;D. funny 有趣的。我不会跳舞,所以她教我基本的舞步,故 B 项正确。
【46 题详解】
考查名词词义辨析。句意:她不仅带我去看儿童剧,还带我去看成人喜剧和戏剧,她坚信我能欣赏
成人戏剧。A. parent 父亲或母亲; B. aunt 姑姑;C. teacher 老师;D. adult 成人。根据空后的“adult
plays”可知,她还带我去看成人喜剧和戏剧,故 D 项正确。
【47 题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。句意同上。A. enjoy 喜欢、欣赏;B. require 要求;C. keep 保持;D. make 制作。
她带我去看成人喜剧和戏剧是坚信我能欣赏它们,故 A 项正确。
【48 题详解】
考查动词短语辨析。句意:默特尔姨妈还把她的图书馆的书拿来和我分享。A. took over 接管;B. took
in 吸收;C. took down 取下;D. took up 开始从事。根据空后的“shared them with me”可知,她也把她
的图书馆的书拿下来和我分享,故 C 项正确。
【49 题详解】
考查连词词义辨析。句意:我家里有书,但它们都是(枯燥的)经典著作。A. and 并且;B. but 但是;
C. so 所以;D. or 否则。根据句意可知前后是转折关系,故 B 项正确。
【50 题详解】
考查副词词义辨析。句意:当我还是个孩子的时候,我就非常喜欢幽默,我永远不会忘记通过她发
现唐·马奎斯的《阿奇与梅塔贝尔》的快乐。A. never 从未、从来不;B. ever 曾经;C. always 一直;
D. seldom 很少。我非常喜欢幽默,永远不会忘记通过她发现唐·马奎斯的《阿奇与梅塔贝尔》的快
乐,故 A 项正确。
【51 题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。句意:默特尔姨妈给了我第一次写作出版的机会。A. announce 宣布;B. broadcast
广播;C. read 阅读;D. write 写。根据空后的“for publication.”可知,她给了我第一次写作出版的机
会,故 D 项正确。
【52 题详解】
考查代词词义辨析。句意:作为一家黑人报纸的撰稿人,她向编辑推荐我当青年专栏作家。A. itself
它自己;B. himself 他自己;C. herself 她自己;D. oneself 自己。根据空后的“for one of the black
newspapers, she”可知,默特尔姨妈是一家黑人报纸的撰稿人,此处指“她自己”,故 C 项正确。
【53 题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。句意同上。A. suggested 推荐;B. advised 建议; C. signed 签署;D. recognized
承认。根据空后的“my name to the editor as a “youth columnist””可知,她向编辑推荐我当青年专栏作
家,故 A 项正确。
【54 题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。句意:我的专栏开始于我 14 岁的时候,是报道青少年的社交活动的。A. attach
附上;B. cover 报导;C. consist 由……组成;D. attract 吸引。根据空后的“teenage social activities”可
知,我的专栏是用来报道青少年的社交活动的,故 B 项正确。
【55 题详解】
考查名词词义辨析。句意:它也给了我写其他东西的自由以及收集资料的习惯,在大学毕业后,一
本以我的名字出版的资料集成为了我从事写作工作的通行证。A. freedom 自由; B. courage 勇气;
C. fortune 运气;D. ban 禁止。根据空后的“to write on many other subjects as well as the habit of”可知,
它也给了我写其他东西的自由以及让我养成了收集资料的习惯,故 A 项正确。
【56 题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。句意同上。A. combining 结合;B. grasping 理解;C. gathering 搜集、收集;D.
concluding 推断。根据空后的“material, and, after graduation from college, a collection of ___17___
material”可知,它还让我养成了收集资料的习惯,所以才有后面一本以我的名字出版的资料集,故 C
项正确。
【57 题详解】
考查形容词词义辨析。句意同上。A. typed 打印的;B. published 出版的;C. copied 复制的;D. written
书写的。根据空后的“with my name”可知,一本资料集以我的名字出版了,故 B 项正确。
58 题详解】
考查名词词义辨析。句意同上。A. compass 指南针;B. solution 解决办法;C. passport 通行证;D.
contribution 贡献。根据空后的“to writing jobs”可知,这本以我的名字出版的资料集成为了我从事写
作工作的通行证,故 C 项正确。
【59 题详解】
考查名词词义辨析。句意:如今,默特尔姨妈仍然是她最喜欢的侄女狂热的支持者。A. supporter 支
持者;B. expert 专家;C. manager 经理;D. reader 读者。根据空后的“of her “favorite niece””可知,现
在,默特尔姨妈仍然是我的支持者,故 A 项正确。
【60 题详解】
考查介词词义辨析。句意:像一颗钻石,她对每个经过她的人都尽可能地反射出了明亮多彩的一面。
A. With 具有;B. Besides 除……之外(还);C. As 作为;D. Like 像……一样。根据空后的“a diamond”
可知,我把默特尔姨妈比作一颗钻石,故 D 项正确。
【点睛】本篇第 18 空 D 项的干扰性很强,有些同学看到空后的 to 会想到固定搭配 contribution
to“对……的贡献”,但根据空前的“after graduation from college, a collection of ___17___ material with
my name that was my”可知,此处说的是毕业后,一本以我的名字出版的资料集对我的职业生涯的影
响,由此可知,此处是说这本以我的名字出版的资料集成为了我从事写作工作的通行证,故 C 项
(passport)正确
江苏省徐州市 2018-2019 学年高一英语下学期期中试题
三、完形填空(共 20 小题;每小题 1 分,满分 20 分)
阅读下列短文,从每题所给的四个选项 A、B、C 和 D 中,选出最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
After a long time of struggling with lung cancer, my father passed away, due to which, my life
___16___ a lot after my fathers death. As the eldest son in my family, I took the responsibility of raising the
family. In order to ___17___my sick mother and two younger brothers, I couldn’t help but ___18___
school and work to support my family. It seemed to me that life was always hard at that time. However, a
thread of hope flashed in those ___19___ days. It was a rainy dusk when I exposed myself to the rain and
walked in the street.
Suddenly the rain stopped! ___20___, I looked up, only to find that "the sky" was in fact a dark blue
___21___. Then came a deep voice. "Why not run ___22___an umbrella? "A middle -aged man with one
leg on crutch(拐杖) said to me, “ run in the rain, and you will get ___23___. I shook my head with
politeness, but his words shocked me deeply. Without my father's ___24___, could I only be a slave to the
fate(命运)?
While ___25___ together in the rain, i knew he was a promoter from the city. Having received an
order from his company, he had to spend ___26___ time on it. Looking at this guy. i had no sympathy but
___27___. I took the umbrella from his hand and walked with him all the way. He told me he once had
___28___ of being a policeman, but an accident ___29___his dream. His present work was ___30___ and
was not his cup of tea, however, every travelling was a wonderful start to him. To his happiness, he never
___31___ heart and still “ran” on the road of life…
___32___what the man remarked, I headed for a southern city and became an insurance representative.
After two years’ running, I got ___33___ and the life condition in my family ___34___ better gradually.
Everything is so simple: to run without an umbrella! Only when you ___35___ the rainy season of
your life will there be bright sky ahead of you. Never give up!
16. A. affected B. suffered C. damaged D. managed
17. A. take care B. attend to C. watch out D. bring up
18. A. desert B. stop C. quit D. dismiss
19. A. bright B. white C. colorful D. dark
20. A. Interested B. Confused C. Excited D. Disappointed
21. A. umbrella B. raincoat C. hat D. jacket
22. A. with B. without C. for D. to
23. A. drier B. warmer C. less wet D. less cold
24. A. praise B. comfort C. protection D. attention
25. A. running B. wandering C. jogging D. walking
26. A. much B. no C. little D. some
27. A. admiration B. envy C. appreciation D. care
28. A. approved B. longed C. spoken D. dreamed
29. A. defeated B. damaged C. ruined D. wiped
30. A. boring B. demanding C. rewarding D. tiring
31. A. lost B. took C. changed D. gathered
32. A. Amused B. Terrified C. Encouraged D. Shocked
33. A. my way B. my start C. my end D. my future
34. A. turned out B. worked out C. carried out D. turned into
35. A. run into B. run across C. run away with D. run out of
【答案】16. B 17. B 18. C 19. D 20. B 21. A 22. B 23. C 24. C 25.
D 26. A 27. A 28. D 29. C 30. B 31. A 32. C 33. B 34. A 35. D
【解析】
这是一篇夹叙夹议的文章。文章作者通过自己的亲身经历,说明只有当你走出人生的雨季,你的前
面才会有明亮的天空,永远不要放弃。
【16 题详解】
考查动词辨析。根据 It seemed to me that life was always hard at that time.可知作者的父亲死后,作者
的生活遭受了很多。A. affected 影响;B. suffered 遭受;C. damaged 损害;D. managed 管理,故选 B。
【17 题详解】
考查动词短语辨析。根据 I took the responsibility of raising the family.可知为了照顾生病的母亲和两个
弟弟,作者不得不辍学工作来养家糊口。A. take care 注意;B. attend to 照顾; C. watch out 小
心;D. bring up 提出,故选 B。
【18 题详解】
考查动词辨析。根据 and work to support my family.可知作者不得不辍学。A. desert 遗弃;B. stop 停
止;C. quit 放弃;D. dismiss 解散,故选 C。
【19 题详解】
考查形容词辨析。根据 It seemed to me that life was always hard at that time.可知这里意思是然而,一
线希望在那些黑暗的日子里闪过。A. bright 明亮的; B. white 白色的;C. colorful 华美的;D. dark
黑暗的,故选 D。
【20 题详解】
考查形容词辨析。根据 Suddenly the rain stopped! 可知作者很困惑。A. Interested 有趣的;B. Confused
困惑的;C. Excited 兴奋的;D. Disappointed 失望的,故选 B。
【21 题详解】
考查名词辨析。根据 Then came a deep voice. "Why not run ___7___an umbrella? "可知这里意思是作者
抬头一看,才发现“天空”原来是一把深蓝色的伞。A. umbrella 雨伞;B. raincoat 雨衣;C. hat 帽子;
D. jacket 夹克,故选 A。
【22 题详解】
考查介词辨析。句意:没有带伞,为什么不跑?A. with 随着;B. without 没有;C. for 为了;D. to 朝,
故选 B。
【23 题详解】
考查形容词辨析。句意:在雨中奔跑,你就会少湿一点。A. drier 更干;B. warmer 更温暖;C. less wet
少湿一点;D. less cold 不那么冷,故选 C。
【24 题详解】
考查名词辨析。句意:没有父亲的保护,我只能是命运的奴隶吗? A. praise 表扬;B. comfort 安慰;
C. protection 保护;D. attention 注意力,故选 C。
【25 题详解】
考查动词辨析。根据 I took the umbrella from his hand and walked with him all the way.可知这里意思是
当我们一起在雨中步行时,我知道他是一个来自城市的推销员。A. running 跑步;B. wandering 闲逛;
C. jogging 慢跑;D. walking 步行,故选 D。
【26 题详解】
考查形容词辨析。根据 Having received an order from his company,可知这里意思是他不得不花大量的
时间在这上面。A. much 大量的;B. no 没有;C. little 很少的;D. some 一些,故选 A。
【27 题详解】
考查名词辨析。句意:我没有同情,只有钦佩。A. admiration 钦佩;B. envy 嫉妒;C. appreciation 欣
赏;D. care 关怀,故选 A。
【28 题详解】
考查动词辨析。根据 but an accident ___14___his dream. 可知这里意思是他告诉我,他曾经梦想成为
一名警察。A. approved 认可;B. longed 渴望;C. spoken 说;D. dreamed 梦想,故选 D。
【29 题详解】
考查动词辨析。句意:他告诉我,他曾经梦想成为一名警察,但是一场事故毁灭了他的梦想。A. defeated
打败;B. damaged 损害;C. ruined 毁灭;D. wiped 擦,故选 C。
【30 题详解】
考查形容词辨析。句意:他现在的工作要求很高,不适合他。然而,每次旅行对他来说都是一个美
好的开始。A. boring 无聊的;B. demanding(工作)要求高的;C. rewarding 有报酬的;D. tiring
累人的,故选 B。
【31 题详解】
考查动词辨析。根据 and still “ran” on the road of life…可知他从没有失去信心。A. lost 失去;B. took
拿;C. changed 改变;D. gathered 聚集,故选 A。
【32 题详解】
考查动词辨析。根据 I headed for a southern city and became an insurance representative.可知作者受到这
个男子言辞的鼓励。A. Amused 逗笑;B. Terrified(使)害怕;C. Encouraged 鼓励;D. Shocked 震惊,
故选 C。
33 题详解】
考查名词辨析。句意:经过两年的奔跑,我有了自己的开始,我的家庭生活状况结果是逐渐好转了。
A. my way 我的路;B. my start 我的开始;C. my end 我的结束;D. my future 我的未来,故选 B。
【34 题详解】
考查动词短语辨析。句意:经过两年的奔跑,我有了自己的开始,我的家庭生活状况结果是逐渐好
转了。A. turned out 结果是;B. worked out 解决;C. carried out 实施;D. turned into 变成,故选 A。
【35 题详解】
考查动词短语辨析。句意:只有当你走出人生的雨季,你的前面才会有明亮的天空。A. run into 撞上;
B. run across 偶然遇到;C. run away with 轻易获得;D. run out of 走出,故选 D。
江苏省高邮市 2018-2019 学年高一英语下学期期中调研试题
第二节 完形填空 (共 20 小题;每小题 1 分,满分 20 分)
Clara Daly was sat on an Alaska Airlines flight from Boston to Los Angeles. Then a flight attendant
asked an urgent question over the loudspeaker: “Does ___51___ on board know American Sign
Language?”
Clara, 15 at the time, ___52___ the call button. The flight attendant came by and explained the
___53___. “We have a passenger on the plane who’s blind and deaf,” she said. The passenger ___54___ to
want something, ___55___ he was traveling alone and the flight attendants couldn’t understand what he
needed.
Clara had been ___56___ ASL for the past year and knew she’d be able to finger spell into the man’s
palm(手掌). So she untied her seat belt, walked ___57___ the front of the plane, and knelt by the seat of
Tim Cook, then 64. Gently taking his ___58___, she signed, “How are you? Are you OK?” Cook asked for
some water. When it ___59___, Clara returned to her seat. The flight attendant ___60___ again a bit later
because he wanted to know the time. On her third ___61___, she stopped and stayed for a while.
“He didn’t need anything. He was ___62___ and wanted to talk,” Clara says. So for the next hour,
that’s ___63___ they did. She talked about her family and her plans for the future. Cook told Clara how he
had ___64___ become blind over time and ___65___ stories of his days as a traveling salesman. Even
though he couldn’t see her, she “looked ___66___ at his face with such ___67___,” a passenger reported.
“Clara was ___68___,” a flight attendant told Alaska Airlines in a blog interview. “You could
___69___ Cook was very excited to have someone he could speak to, and she was such an angel. And Cook
said it was the best trip he’d ___70___ had.”
51. A. someone B. anyone C. everyone D. nobody
52. A. pressed B. replaced C. passed D. raised
53. A. position B. conversation C. flight D. situation
54. A. stopped B. pretended C. seemed D. represented
55. A. but B. and C. or D. however
56. A. inventing B. studying C. teaching D. researching
57. A. above B. on C. in D. toward
58. A. arm B. foot C. hand D. leg
59. A. arranged B. arrived C. reached D. reflected
60. A. came by B. went down C. came out D. went through
61. A. journey B. visit C. voyage D. labour
62. A. relieved B. grateful C. lonely D. free
63. A. why B. how C. which D. what
64. A. shortly B. gradually C. officially D. eventually
65. A. shared B. provided C. created D. observed
66. A. interestingly B. firmly C. worriedly D. attentively
67. A. politeness B. kindness C. sadness D. witness
68. A. challenging B. confusing C. amusing D. amazing
69. A. tell B. speak C. talk D. judge
70. A. never B. even C. ever D. forever
【答案】51. B 52. A 53. D 54. C 55. A 56. B 57. D 58. C 59. B 60. A
61. B 62. C 63. D 64. B 65. A 66. D 67. B 68. D 69. A 70. C
【解析】
【分析】
本文是一篇记叙文,讲述了 Clara 在飞机上能够明白又盲又聋的 Tim Cook 的需要并耐心地陪他聊天
的故事。
【51 题详解】
考查代词词义辨析。A. someone 某人;B. anyone 任何人;C. everyone 每人;D. nobody 没人。根
据本空后的“on board know American Sign Language?”可知,一位空姐通过扩音器问了一个紧急问题
“飞机上有人懂美国手语么?”,故 B 项正确。
【52 题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。A. pressed 按;B. replaced 代替;C. passed 通过;D. raised 举起。根据
本空后的“the call button”可知,Clara 按了唤人按钮,故 A 项正确。
【53 题详解】
考查名词词义辨析。A. position 位置;B. conversation 对话;C. flight 航班;D. situation 情况。根据
本空后的“We have a passenger on the plane who’s blind and deaf”可知,空姐过来向她解释一下情况
——飞机上有一个又盲又聋的乘客,故 D 项正确。
【54 题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。A. stopped 停止;B. pretended 假装;C. seemed 似乎;D. represented 赠送。根据
本空后的“to want something, ___5___ he was traveling alone and the flight attendants couldn’t understand
what he needed.”可知,那个又盲又聋的乘客好像想要什么,但是他独自旅行,所以空姐不明白他到
底想要什么,故 C 项正确。
【55 题详解】
考查连词词义辨析。A. but 但是;B. and 并且;C. or 否则;D. however 然而。句意参考上题解析,
根据句意可知前后是转折关系,故 A 项正确。
【56 题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。A. inventing 发明;B. studying 学习;C. teaching 教;D. researching 调查。根据
本空后的“for the past year and knew she’d be able to finger spell into the man’s palm”可知,Clara 去年一
直在学习美国手语,所以她知道自己能够明白他的意思,故 B 项正确。
【57 题详解】
考查介词词义辨析。A. above 高于;B. on 在……上;C. in 在……里;D. toward 朝向。根据本空后
的“the front of the plane, and knelt by the seat of Tim Cook”可知,她走向飞机的前部,跪在 Tim Cook
的座位旁,故 D 项正确。
【58 题详解】
考查名词词义辨析。A. arm 胳膊;B. foot 脚;C. hand 手;D. leg 腿。根据上文中的“she’d be able to finger
spell into the man’s palm”可知,Clara 拿过 Tim Cook 的手,故 C 项正确。
【59 题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。A. arranged 安排;B. arrived 到达(不及物动词);C. reached 到达(及物动词,
后面需要接宾语);D. reflected 反射。上文说原来 Tim Cook 是想要水,当水被送来(到达)后,Clara
回到自己的座位上,故 B 项正确。
【60 题详解】
考查动词短语辨析。A. came by 走过来;B. went down 下降;C. came out 出来;D. went through 经受。
根据本空后的“again a bit later because he wanted to know the time.”可知,过了一小会儿空姐再次走过
来,因为 Tim Cook 想知道时间,故 A 项正确。
【61 题详解】
考查名词词义辨析。A. journey 旅程;B. visit 拜访;C. voyage 航行;D. labour 劳动力。上文说 Clara
去了 Tim Cook 那两次,当她第三次去他那(造访)的时候,她停下来待了一会,故 B 项正确。
【62 题详解】
考查形容词词义辨析。A. relieved 宽慰的;B. grateful 感激的;C. lonely 孤独的、寂寞的;D. free 自
由的。根据本空后的“and wanted to talk”可知,Tim Cook 太寂寞了,只是想找个人说话而已,故 C
项正确。
【63 题详解】
考查表语从句。A. why 为什么;B. how 怎样;C. which 哪一个;D. what 什么。上文说他太寂寞了,
只是想找个人说话而已,所以那就是接下来的一个小时他们所做的事情(指聊天),故 D 项正确。
【64 题详解】
考查副词词义辨析。A. shortly 立刻;B. gradually 逐渐地;C. officially 正式地;D. eventually 最终。
根据本空后的“become blind over time and ___15___ stories of his days as a traveling salesman.”可知,
Tim Cook 告诉 Clara 自己的眼睛是如何逐渐变瞎的并与她分享了自己作旅行推销员时的故事,故 B
项正确。
【65 题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。A. shared 分享;B. provided 提供;C. created 创造;D. observed 观察。Tim Cook
与她分享了自己作旅行推销员时的故事,故 A 项正确。
【66 题详解】
考查副词词义辨析。A. interestingly 有趣地;B. firmly 坚定地;C. worriedly 但心地;D. attentively 聚
精会神地、注意地。根据本空前的“Even though he couldn’t see her”可知,即使 Tim Cook 看不见 Clara,
Clara 还是慈祥地注视着他的脸,故 D 项正确。
【67 题详解】
考查名词词义辨析。A. politeness 有礼貌;B. kindness 善良;C. sadness 伤心;D. witness 证据。根据
上文可知,Clara 陪素不相识的 Tim Cook 聊天,这说明她很善良,此处是说她慈祥地注视着 Tim Cook
的脸,故 B 项正确。
【68 题详解】
考查形容词词义辨析。A. challenging 有挑战性的;B. confusing 迷惑人的;C. amusing 好玩的;D.
amazing 令人惊异的、不可思议的。根据上文 Clara 明白 Tim Cook 的需要并耐心地陪他聊天可知,
空姐说 Clara 是不可思议的,故 D 项正确。
【69 题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。A. tell 说、判定(看出);B. speak 说(某种语言);C. talk 谈论;D. judge 审判。
根据本空后的“Cook was very excited to have someone he could speak to, and she was such an angel.”可
知,你可以看出 Tim Cook 很高兴有人能陪他说话,而 Clara 就是一个这样的天使,故 A 项正确。
【70 题详解】
考查副词词义辨析。A. never 从未;B. even 甚至;C. ever 曾经;D. forever 永远。根据本空前 “And
Cook said it was the best trip he’d”可知,Cook 说这是他有生以来最棒的一次旅行,故 C 项正确。
【点睛】注意第 9 题 B. arrive 和 reach 都有“到达”之意,区别是:arrive 是不及物动词,后面可不接
宾语,而 reach 是及物动词,后面需要接宾语,本题中后面不带宾语,所以选 arrive。
江苏省启东市 2018-2019 学年高一英语下学期期中试题
第一节 (共 20 小题;每小题 1.5 分,满分 30 分)
阅读下面短文,从短文后各题所给的 A、B、C 和 D 四个选项中,选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
With the plaster cast(石膏绷带) on my arm for weeks, I returned the hospital to have it removed.
The doctor cut away my cast and asked me to ____41____ my arm. When moving it in every possible
way, I was ___42___ by the fact that my elbow(肘) was actually fixed, which was all thanks to the doctor
and made me more interested in the ___43___ of the doctor. I began to think that he had a secret ___44___
that only a few people in the world had, and I ___45___ what it was. From then on, I was sure that I would
become a doctor ___46___ him one day. At the age of four, I was already ___47___ to discover the art of
healing and share it with the world.
As my mom and I made our way out of the hospital that day I released her hand and ran away. I
wanted to ___48___ my experience with everyone. I found an elderly man___49___ from a wheelchair and
ran to help him, saying, “Don’t worry, Grandpa. The doctor will fix your_____50_____. Look how he fixed
my arm!” I then showed him my newly _____51_____ elbow. He gave me the biggest smile. I waved
goodbye to the man and felt _____52_____ to have shared my good fortune with someone who truly
_____53_____ it.
Thirteen years have passed by since that day, and many things have changed. _____54_____, I am still
determined to discover the art of healing, even though I now know it is not as _____55_____ as I originally
thought. Last summer I had a chance to volunteer in _____56_____ medical environments where I learned
how to encourage patients to eat the healthy food they_____57_____, and what doctors do when a child
refuses a throat swab. Each of these experiences has taught me a lot, _____58_____ most importantly they
have further promoted my interest in _____59_____. Although I have not yet discovered the art of healing,
I know that every year I get _____60_____ to it.
41. A. move B. touch C. hold D. remove
42. A. shocked B. amazed C. puzzled D. surprised
43. A. job B. name C. message D. nationality
44. A. honor B. direction C. talent D. responsibility
45. A. proved B. ignored C. remembered D. wondered
46. A. with B. like C. of D. for
47. A. surprised B. introduced C. supposed D. determined
48. A. share B. tell C. inform D. collect
49. A. hearing B. removing C. falling D. benefiting
50. A. arms B. legs C. wheelchair D. door
51. A. missed B. looked C. cured D. guarded
52. A. curious B. confident C. brave D. proud
53. A. attained B. needed C. deserved D. valued
54. A. Besides B. Thus C. Instead D. However
55. A. natural B. complex C. technological D. mysterious
56. A. regular B. various C. cheerful D. successful
57. A. remain B. supply C. dislike D. study
58. A. or B. so C. but D. for
59. A. food B. chemistry C. biology D. medicine
60. A. closer B. easier C. better D. used
【答案】41. A 42. B 43. A 44. C 45. D 46. B 47. D 48. A 49. C 50. B
51. C 52. D 53. B 54. D 55. D 56. B 57. C 58. C 59. D 60. A
【解析】
这是一篇记叙文。作者四岁时肘部受伤,两次去医院用石膏固定及移除。从那时起,作者就一直痴
迷于治愈的艺术和医学,且爱帮助别人,从不错过鼓励别人的机会。13 年过去了,作者的决定依然
没有改变,并利用暑假去做志愿者,在服务过程中变得对医学更加感兴趣。
【41 题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。A. move 移动;B. touch 触碰;C. hold 握住;D. remove 移开。句意:医生切开
了我的石膏并让我动一动我的手臂,故选 A。
【42 题详解】
考查形容词词义辨析。A. shocked 震惊的;B. amazed 惊讶的;C. puzzled 困惑的;D. surprised 出人
意料的。句意:我很惊讶我的手肘真的好了。故选 B。
【43 题详解】
考查名词词义辨析。A. job 工作;B. name 名字;C. message 信息;D. nationality 国籍。这件事使得
作者对于医生的工作更感兴趣了,故选 A。
【44 题详解】
考查名词词义辨析。A. honor 荣誉;B. direction 方向;C. talent 才能;D. responsibility 责任。句意:
我开始认为他有一种世界上只有少数人拥有的秘密才能。故选 C。
【45 题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。A. proved 证明;B. ignored 忽视;C. remembered 记住;D. wondered 好奇,想知
道。句意:我好奇它是什么。故选 D。
【46 题详解】
考查介词辨析。A. with 用;B. like 像;C. of……的;属于;D. for 给;为了。句意:从那时起,我
确信有一天我会成为一名像他一样的医生。故选 B。
【47 题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。A. surprised 惊讶;B. introduced 介绍;C. supposed 假定;D. determined 决定。
句意:在我四岁的时候,我就已经下定决心要发现治疗的艺术,并与世界分享它。故选 D。
【48 题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。A. share 分享;B. tell 告诉;C. inform 通知;D. collect 收集。句意:我想要和每
个人分享我的经历。故选 A。
【49 题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。A. hearing 听;B. removing 去除;C. falling 落下;D. benefiting 收益。句意:我
发现一个老人从轮椅上摔下来,跑过去帮助他。故选 C。
【50 题详解】
考查名词词义辨析。A. arms 手臂;B. legs 腿;C. wheelchair 轮椅;D. door 门。从轮椅上摔下来应该
是伤到了腿,故选 B。
【51 题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。A. missed 错过;B. looked 看;C. cured 治愈;D. guarded 保卫。句意:然后我
给他看我才被治愈了的手肘。故选 C。
【52 题详解】
考查形容词词义辨析。A. curious 好奇的;B. confident 自信的;C. brave 勇敢的;D. proud 骄傲的。
句意:我向他挥手告别,为能和别人分享我的好运而感到自豪。故选 D。
【53 题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。A. attained 取得;B. needed 需要;C. deserved 值得;D. valued 重视。根据上文
可知,作者是为那些受伤需要好运的分享自己的经历,故选 B。
【54 题详解】
考查连词辨析。A. Besides 除此之外;B. Thus 因此;C. Instead 反而;D. However 但是。根据下文 I am
still determined to discover the art of healing 可知,虽然很多事情都变了,但是作者还是决心去发现治
愈的艺术,故选 D。
【55 题详解】
考查形容词词义辨析。A. natural 自然的;B. complex 复杂的;C. technological 技术的;D. mysterious
神秘的。根据上文十三年过去了,作者长大了,治愈的艺术也不像他以前想的那样神秘了,故选 D。
【56 题详解】
考查形容词词义辨析。A. regular 规律的;B. various 各种各样的;C. cheerful 快乐的;D. successful
成功的。句意:去年夏天我有机会在各种医疗环境中做志愿者。故选 B。
【57 题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。A. remain 保持;B. supply 供给;C. dislike 不喜欢;D. study 学习。句意:在那
里作者学会了如何去鼓励病人吃他们不喜欢的健康食物,故选 C。
【58 题详解】
考查连词辨析。A. or 或者;B. so 因此;C. but 但是;D. for 因为。根据下文 most importantly 可知,
为转折关系,故选 C。
【59 题详解】
考查名词词义辨析。A. food 食物;B. chemistry 化学;C. biology 生物;D. medicine 医学。句意:但
是最重要的是,他们进一步促进了我对医学的兴趣。故选 D。
60 题详解】
考查形容词词义辨析。A. closer 更近;B. easier 更容易;C. better 更好;D. used 习惯的。句意:虽然
我还没有发现治愈的艺术,但我知道我每年都在接近它。故选 A。
2018-2019 学年高一英语下学期期中试题
第一节 (共 20 小题;每小题 1.5 分,满分 30 分)
阅读下面短文,从短文后各题所给的 A、B、C 和 D 四个选项中,选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
My day started just as usual. I left for the train station at 7:35 to arrive at work by 8:30. While on the
train I would always choose a seat away from the crowd so I can read the newspaper peacefully and
___21___. I didn’t know why but for some reason when I got on the train today it was unusually ___22___.
I sat down in the only seat available beside a middle-aged man who had his head down and seemed to be
___23___ in his thoughts. I was glad that he didn’t notice when I sat next to him because he just ___24___
to look down towards the floor.
Shortly after the train left I found myself ___25___ what could be so important that he didn’t even see
me. I tried to forget about it. However, for some strange reason this inner ___26___ kept forcing me to talk
to this man. I tried to ignore the voice ___27___ there was no way I was starting a conversation with a
complete stranger. Finally I ___28___ and came up with an excuse to ask him a question. When he
___29___ his head, I could see that he had some tears rolling down the side of his face ____30____ his
feeble (微弱的) attempt to wipe them away. We talked for about 20 minutes and in the end he seemed to be
doing ____31____.
Several weeks had passed when I noticed an unaddressed envelope on my desk after returning from
lunch. It only had the word ____32____ written on it. When I read the note inside the ____33____ I was so
filled with emotions that I couldn’t ____34____ myself. It was a letter from the man I met on the train
thanking me again for talking to him and ____35____ his life that day. Clearly he had some very hurtful
personal problems that were ____36____ uncontrolled that he was planning to take his life that day.
In his letter he explained that he screamed out to God in despair (绝望) ____37____ if God really
cared about him he would ____38____ someone to prevent him from taking his life. In his eyes I was that
someone, that Angel sent by God.
So next time you feel prompted (冲动) for no ____39____ reason to talk to a friend, relative, neighbor
or even a complete stranger please remember my story. You just may make a ____40____ to someone’s life
when you listen to your inner voice.
21. A. hopefully B. immediately C. bitterly D. quietly
22. A. clean B. noisy C. full D. empty
23. A. sunk B. employed C. disappointed D. occupied
24. A. decided B. continued C. began D. hesitated
25. A. concluding B. realizing C. wondering D. discovering
26. A. voice B. intelligence C. memory D. determination
27. A. though B. as C. unless D. if
28. A. broke up B. broke out C. broke in D. broke down
29. A. raised B. shook C. dragged D. bent
30. A. for B. despite C. over D. through
31. A. weaker B. better C. stronger D. worse
32. A. angel B. colleague C. companion D. champion
33. A. package B. envelope C. present D. essay
34. A. excite B. forgive C. embarrass D. control
35. A. taking B. saving C. improving D. changing
36. A. very B. too C. so D. much
37. A. why B. that C. what D. when
38. A. carry B. hire C. force D. send
39. A. fancy B. innocent C. appealing D. persuasive
40. A. difference B. schedule C. decision D. contribution
【答案】21. D 22. C 23. A 24. B 25. C 26. A 27. B 28. D 29. A 30. B
31. B 32. A 33. B 34. D 35. B 36. C 37. B 38. D 39. D 40. A
【解析】
本文是一篇记叙文,讲述了我在火车上与一个心情沮丧的陌生人谈话,没想到这竟然救了他一命,
他称我为上帝派来的天使。
【21 题详解】
考查副词词义辨析。A. hopefully 有希望地;B. immediately 立即;C. bitterly 苦涩地;D. quietly 安静
地。根据本空前的“I would always choose a seat away from the crowd so I can read the newspaper
peacefully and”可知,我总是选择一个远离人群的座位,这样我就可以安静地看报纸,故 D 项正确。
22 题详解】
考查形容词词义辨析。A. clean 干净的;B. noisy 吵闹的;C. full 满的;D. empty 空的。根据本空后
的“I sat down in the only seat available”可知,只有一个空座了,由此可知,今天的火车上坐满了人,
故 C 项正确。
【23 题详解】
考查固定搭配。根据本空前的“had his head down and seemed to be”可知,这个中年男人低着头,好像
陷入了沉思,be sunk in one’s thoughts 表示“某人陷入沉思”,故 A 项正确。
【24 题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。A. decided 决定;B. continued 继续;C. began 开始;D. hesitated 犹豫。根据本
空后的“to look down towards the floor”可知,他继续低着头,故 B 项正确。
【25 题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。A. concluding 推断;B. realizing 认识到;C. wondering 想知道、琢磨;D. discovering
发现。根据本空后的“what could be so important that he didn’t even see me.”可知,我在想是什么如此
重要,以至于他都没有看到我坐在他旁边,故 C 项正确。
【26 题详解】
考查名词词义辨析。A. voice 声音;B. intelligence 智力;C. memory 记忆;D. determination 决心。根
据本空后的“the voice”可知,出于某种奇怪的原因,这个内心的声音一直迫使我和这个人说话,故 A
项正确。
【27 题详解】
考查连词词义辨析。A. though 尽管;B. as 因为;C. unless 除非;D. if 如果。根据本空后的“there was
no way I was starting a conversation with a complete stranger.”可知,我试图忽略这个声音,因为我不可
能和一个完全陌生的人说话,故 B 项正确。
【28 题详解】
考查动词短语辨析。A. broke up 结束;B. broke out 爆发;C. broke in 打断;D. broke down 崩溃
(忍不住)。根据本空后的“and came up with an excuse to ask him a question.”可知,最后我终于忍不住,
找了个借口问了他一个问题,故 D 项正确。
【29 题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。A. raised 抬起;B. shook 摇头;C. dragged 拖动;D. bent 弯。上文说这个人一直
低着头,此时他要抬起头回答我的问题,故 A 项正确。
【30 题详解】
考查借此词义辨析。A. for 为了;B. despite 尽管;C. over 在……上;D. through 通过。根据本空后的
“his feeble (微弱的) attempt to wipe them away.”可知,尽管他想把眼泪擦干,但我还是看见几滴泪水
顺着他的脸颊滚落下来,故 B 项正确。
【31 题详解】
考查形容词词义辨析。A. weaker 更弱;B. better 更好; C. stronger 更强壮;D. worse 更糟。根据
本空前的“We talked for about 20 minutes and in the end he seemed to be doing”可知,我们谈了大约 20
分钟,最后他好像好多了,故 B 项正确。
【32 题详解】
考查名词词义辨析。A. angel 天使;B. colleague 同事; C. companion 同伴;D. champion 冠军。
根据下文中的“In his eyes I was that someone, that Angel sent by God.”可知,他认为我是上帝派来的天
使,所以他称呼我为“天使”,故 A 项正确。
【33 题详解】
考查名词词义辨析。A. package 包裹;B. envelope 信封;C. present 礼物;D. essay 随笔。根据本空
前的“an unaddressed envelope”可知,我读信封里的便条,故 B 项正确。
【34 题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。A. excite 使兴奋;B. forgive 原谅;C. embarrass 使尴尬;D. control 控制。根据
本空前的“I was so filled with emotions that I couldn’t”可知,我情绪激动得无法控制自己,故 D 项正确。
【35 题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。A. taking 夺走;B. saving 挽救;C. improving 改进;D. changing 改变。根据本
空后的“he was planning to take his life that day.”可知,他那天本来打算自杀,是我的谈话救了他,故
B 项正确。
【36 题详解】
考查固定句式。根据本空后的“uncontrolled that he was planning to take his life that day.”可知,显然,
他有一些非常伤人的个人问题,无法控制到想要自杀,so…that…表示“如此……以至于”,故 C 项正
确。
【37 题详解】
考查宾语从句。根据本空后的“if God really cared about him he would ___18___ someone to prevent him
from taking his life.”可知,他绝望地向上帝大喊:如果上帝真的在乎他,就会派一个人阻止他自杀,
此处为宾语从句,从句成分完整,所以用 that 引导,故 B 项正确。
【38 题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。A. carry 搬;B. hire 雇;C. force 强迫;D. send 派。根据语境可知,如果上帝真
的在乎他,就会派一个人阻止他自杀,故 D 项正确。
【39 题详解】
考查形容词词义辨析。A. fancy 精致的;B. innocent 无辜的;C. appealing 吸引人的;D. persuasive
有说服力的。根据上文一个陌生人的谈话却救了他一命的情节可知,下次当你觉得没有说服力的理
由要与亲人、朋友、邻居、甚至是陌生人谈话时,想想我的故事,故 D 项正确。
【40 题详解】
考查固定搭配。根据上文内容可知,我在火车上于一个陌生人的谈话却救了他的命可知,当你倾听
内心的声音时,你可能会对他人的生活有很大的影响,make a difference 表示“有影响”,故 A 项正确。