完形填空必做题 （1）
1. Skydiving isn't an activity for the faint of heart, but when you do it at 101 years old, you're pretty much a superhuman. On May 13, Verdun Hayes became the 1 person in the world to complete a 15,000-foot tandem jump (双人跳伞), 2 the Guinness World Records he once set up.
Verdun Hayes wasn't 3 . He finished the jump with eight family members and two close friends at Dunkeswell Airport in England. As they 4 to make the jump, the entire family looked nervous, but 5 as well. Hayes' grandson-in-law Ian Honnor, the organizer of the family's jump, told TODAY, \"He was probably the calmest one on the 6 . He had no fear and just loved it. He just wanted everyone to enjoy it and be healthy.\" Honnor, who helped 7 the outing, said this wasn't Hayes' first jump! \"When he was more than ninety years old, his family held negative attitude and kept telling him he wasn't 8 to do the jump. However, he didn't give up his 9 . At the age of 100, he finally realized his ambition and became the first man of such an advanced age to 10 a tandem skydive.\"
This time he made up his mind to shoot for the world record. \"Because it's such a big 11 , it was decided that as many people in the family as we could possibly get were going to be 12 him,\" said Honnor. \"He had four generations of his family in the air at the same time—they ranged from age 16 to 101.\" The family held a big party to 13 his achievement.
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Hayes even had some 14 for those people hoping to achieve the same thing at his age. \"Just keep your mind 15 occupied by positive thoughts and keep as physically healthy as possible,\" said Hayes. \"Those are the two great things.\"
1.A. happiest 2.A. equaling 3.A. alone B. tall 4.A. refused B. prepared 5.A. puzzled 6.A. plane B. ground 7.A. discuss B. mention 8.A. reminded 9.A. dream B. career 10.A. bear B. attempt 11.A. party B. festival
B. bravest B. creating C. unusual C. claimed B. relieved C. mountain C. cancel B. required C. freedom C. hold C. event
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C. oldest D. riskiest
C. pursuing D. breaking
D. satisfied
D. dared
C. frightened D. excited
D. tower
D. plan
C. allowed D. taught
D. fantasy
D. understand
D. duty
12.A.in defense of B.in fear of C.in place of D.in support of
13.A. ignore B. celebrate C. care D. report
14.A. information B. warning C. invention D. advice
15.A. fully B. partly C. nearly D. officially
2.阅读下面短文,从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
I'm meeting Mehrab after I'm done at the soup kitchen tomorrow. We're going to the museum,” my son Stephen informed me.
Last week Stephen 1 a soccer-related purchase. I agreed but reminded him that he’d have to 2 it. Since nothing needed doing in the house I suggested that he 3 for a voluntary job at the soup kitchen in our city.
I'd volunteered 4 at the soup kitchen with my son when he was younger. It was a good 5 to the larger world of our city. Some people who come are 6 bike messengers. They are able to 7 house rent only because they get a free 8 each weekday. Others are homeless. Although noisy and busy, the kitchen is run 9 , and rules are gently enforced.
Sometimes all you do is cutting up roast turkeys. Other times you 10 tables for two hours. Once Stephen handed out vouchers(抵用券)for
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haircuts and make-up to help people have a sense of 11 and go to job interviews 12 . Through the 13 , Stephen deepened his understanding of the city and life.
Tomorrow my son will be 14 at the soup kitchen in the morning and later going to the city museum with his friend. To me,that’s what our city is about: being 15 to its culture on every level.
1.A.proved B.reported C.requested D.decided
2.A.earn B.reserve C.donate D.value
3.A.wait B.apply C.advertise D.run
4.A.organization B.arrangements C.advice D.services
5.A.access B.admission C.barrier D.solution
6.A.easy-going B.young C.hard-working D.poor
7.A.charge B.pay C.raise D.calculate
8.A.meal B.ride C.time D.gift
9.A.independently B.privately C.efficiently D.publicly
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10.A.pick out B.break down C.find out D.wipe down
11.A.dignity B.duty C.security D.purpose
12.A.personally B.frequently C.successfully D.confidently
13.A.exercises B.jobs C.changes D.rewards
14.A.cooking B.eating C.working D.partying
15.A.devoted B.exposed C.admitted D.attached
3. Lehrner always wanted to design roller coasters. Even as a kid, though, she knew that there had to be more to it than just hopping on board. \"I started 1 how I would prepare.\" she said. She looked at science and math and took classes in algebra and geometry in middle school and high school. Then she took an even more 2 math course and a high-level physics course.
She also 3 theme parks as often as she could and researched the 4 of those roller coasters online. When it was time for college, she went to the Colorado School of Mines, where she 5 a Bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering.
Now Lehrner works with amusement parks to design and 6 new roller coasters. Those new roller coasters they designed are 7 made of wood, except for a metal 8 on which the cars run. The basic design has been around for
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more than a century. Still, Lehrner notes each new one is different. \"A lot of the same components and concepts are used when I design new roller coasters. But they would 9 with the terrain (地势) and design. That tells us what the limits will be—how tight the bends and how 10 the hills are.\"
Some theme parks 11 their roller coasters to be as scary as possible. That means a big 12 and quick turns and lots of inversions. Lehrner is 13 at making twisted wood roller coasters.
The roller coasters she 14 make you feel as if you were going faster than you really are, because the tracks are lower to the ground. \"We also try to build rides that are fun for the whole 15 一 children as well as their parents,\" she said.
1.A. thinking about B. going over C. writing down D. dreaming of
2.A. classical B. ancient C. practical D. advanced
3.A. visited B. created C. sponsored D. managed
4.A. parks B. makers C. themes D. players
5.A. made B. bought C. researched D. obtained
6.A. discover B. learn C. build D. purchase
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7.A. largely B. hardly C. carefully D. possibly
8.A. cover B. road C. fence D. track
9.A. agree B. compare C. change D. deal
10.A. beautiful B. dangerous C. much D. high
11.A. want B. consider C. hate D. imagine
12.A. drop B. frame C. seat D. carriage
13.A. amazed B. expert C. pleased D. excited
14.A. rides B. enjoys C. designs D. studies
15.A. family B. community C. place D. society
4.阅读下面短文,从每题所给的 A、B、C、D 四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
My seven-year-old son Arthur and I were leaving a holiday party and there was plenty of leftover food that the organizers were trying to give away. Immediately Arthur 1 a dish of tiramisu that no one else wanted. “Please, Mom? Please?” I 2 to him.
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As we left the restaurant, Arthur stopped to look at something. Standing nearby was a gentleman with his 3 jacket. Every few seconds he 4 and tried to speak to the 5 who didn’t pay him any attention. At that moment, the gentleman spotted my son 6 him. “Hey man, do you happen to have any 7 ?”
Arthur checked his 8 pockets and then looked at me briefly. I 9 my head. Arthur frowned(皱眉) and then he said, “No, I don’t. But are you 10 ? Do you like tiramisu? Here, you can have mine.”
I blinked back tears as I watched the man’s smile 11 in appreciation. My son didn’t just 1 2 the food and walk away. He engaged the man in 13 , perhaps the first one this gentleman had all day. He treated the man as a person, with 14 . The smile on the man’s face told me this was the real reason for his 15 .
1.A.ate up B.focused on C.took away D.threw away
2.A.nodded B.shouted C.pointed D.apologized
3.A.worn B.new C.small D.fashionable
4.A.cried B.sang C.stopped D.smiled
5.A.drivers B.passengers C.lookers-on D.passers-by
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6.A.admiring B.watching C.following D.protecting
7.A.food B.water C.change D.clothes
8.A.empty B.dirty C.magical D.beautiful
9.A.turned B.raised C.shook D.lowered
10.A.tired B.poor C.hungry D.thirsty
11.A.work B.freeze C.broaden D.disappear
12.A.give B.find C.pack D.touch
13.A.holiday B.business C.discussion D.conversation
14.A.courage B.confidence C.respect D.curiosity
15.A.love B.happiness C.presence D.embarrassment
5.阅读下面短文,从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
One day a farmer’s donkey fell down into a well. The animal cried 1 for hours as the farmer tried to figure out what to do. Finally he decided to give up because the animal was 2 , and thewell needed to be covered up anyway; it
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Just wasn’t worth it to save the donkey. So he decided to 3 the donkey.
He inv it ed all his neighbors to 4 and help him. They all grabbed a shovel(铲) and began to shovel 5 into the well. At first,the donkey realized what was happening and cried horribly. Then, to everyone’s 6 , he quieted down. A few shovel 7 later, the farmer finally looked down the well. He was astonished at what he saw! With each shovel of dirt that hit his 8 , the donkey was doing something amazing. He would shake it off and take a step up.
As the farmer’s neighbors continued to shovel dirt on top of the animal, he would shake it off and take a step up. Pretty soon , everyone was amazed as the donkey stepped up over the 9 of the well and happily got out. The donkey later came back and 10 the shovel out of the farmer who had tried to cover him. The wound from the bite got 11 , and the farmer finally died in agony from septic shock.
Life is going to shovel dirt on you , all kinds of dirt. The 12 to getting out of the well is to shake off dirt and take a step up. Each of our troubles is 13 . We can get out of the deepest wells by not stopping, never giving up, shaking it off, and taking a step up.
Remember the three simple rules to be happy: free
your heart from 14 一forgive; live simply and appreciate what you have; give more and expect 15 .
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1.A.loudly B.cheerfully C.crazily D. piteously
2.A.clumsy 3.A.rescue 4.A.come in 5.A.sand B.leaves 6.A.amazement D.frustration
7.A.piles B.loads 8.A.shoulders 9.A.botom 10.A.bit B.beat 11.A.infected 12.A.trap B.trick 13.A.a stepping stone
B.stupid B.bury B.give out C.food B.delight C.buckets B.tail B.front C.struck B.injected C.privilege B.an obstacle 11
C.old D. tiny
C.abuse D.preserve
C.come over D.take over
D.dirt
C.disappointment
D.packs
C.legs D.back
C.edge D.corner
D.robbed
C.reflected D.detected
D.discipline
C.a rock
D.a trial
14.A.stress B.worries C.burden D.hatred
15.A.more B.less C.beter D.worse
答案以及解析
1.答案：1-5 CDABD 6-10 ADCAB 11-15 CDBDA
解析：1.根据上句Skydiving isn't an activity for the faint of heart, but when you do it at 101 years old, you're pretty much a superhuman.可知，当你101岁时完成跳伞，你就是个超人。因此，101岁是一个非常年长的年纪。
2.根据下文the Guinness World Records he once set up可知，Verdun Hayes在不到101岁时曾经创造过一个吉尼斯世界纪录，如今101岁高龄的他完成跳伞，说明他打破了自己的纪录。equal等于；create创造；pursue追求；break打破（纪录）。
3.根据下句He finished the jump with eight family members and two close friends at Dunkeswell Airport in England.可知，他是和他的8名家庭成员以及两个亲密的朋友一起完成的跳伞，说明他并不是一个人完成的。
4.句意：当他们准备跳伞的时候，整个家族看上去都非常紧张……。由常识可知跳伞之前需要做准备。故选B。
5.but为并列连词，连接两个意义不同的分句或词，前文提到Verdun Hayes和他的家族都很紧张，但跳伞是一件非常刺激的事，因此也会让人感到兴奋。
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6.众所周知，跳伞是要从飞机上跳下来的，因此可以判断跳伞前他在飞机上。
7.根据上文中Ian Honnor, the organizer of the family's jump可知，Honnor是这次跳伞活动的组织者，说明他帮忙计划了这次集体的短途旅行。
8.根据下句However, he didn't give up his...可知，他并没有放弃，说明他的家人在最开始的时候是不允许他去跳伞的。
9.后一句提到Verdun Hayes在100岁的时候还是完成了跳伞的挑战，说明他没有放弃自己的梦想。
10.根据上文中的At the age of 100, he finally realized his ambition可知，Verdun Hayes终于实现了自己的梦想，成了第一个这么大年纪尝试跳伞的人。
11.根据上句This time he made up his mind to shoot for the world record.可知，这一次他决定冲击世界纪录，说明这是一件大事。
12.根据第二段中的He finished the jump with eight family members and two close friends可知，Verdun Hayes和他的家人、朋友一起完成了这次挑战，这说明他的家人都是支持他去跳伞的。in defense of保卫；in fear of担心；in place of取代； in support of支持。
13.在他完成了跳伞之后，他们举行了一个盛大的派对来庆祝他的成就。
14.根据最后一段内容可知，Hayes提到要保持乐观，还要尽可能锻炼身体。可以看出这是两条对别人的建议。
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15.Hayes建议人们要保持精神上的健康，让自己的头脑被积极的思想完全填满。
2.答案：1.C; 2.A; 3.B; 4.D; 5.A; 6.D; 7.B; 8.A; 9.C; 10.D; 11.A; 12.D; 13.B; 14.C; 15.B
解析：1.根据后一句中“I agreed”可知,Stephen“请求”买东西。
2.根据下文内容可知,作者要求Stephen去做志愿工作来“挣”钱。
3. 做志愿工作需要“申请”。
4.根据下文可知,作者和Stephen都在soup kitchen做过志愿服务工作。
5.根据下文介绍的见闻和工作内容可知,在soup kitchen是更好地了解城市的更广阔的世界的“途径”。
6.根据下一句“他们能够支付房子租金仅仅是因为他们每个工作日能得到一份免费的饭”可知,这些bike messengers是贫穷的。
7.同6题。
8.同6题。
9.根据前半句的让步状语“尽管这里嘈杂且忙碌”可知,作者要表达的是这个地方运行良好。
10.根据上文对soup kitchen环境和工作内容的描述可知,“擦”桌子最合理。
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11.Stephen做的是助人的志愿工作,因此发放理发和化妆品的抵用券应该是帮助经济困难的人们感受到尊严和自信地参加工作面试。
12.同11题。
13.通过这些“志愿工作”,Stephen对这座城市和生活有了更深的理解。
14.根据第一段内容可知,Stephen要先在soup kitchen工作后,才跟朋友去博物馆。
15.作者感觉自己和Stephen在soup kitchen工作对城市和生活有了更多的了解,帮助别人,这属于城市的文化;Stephen和朋友去博物馆参观也是感受城市的另外一种文化。所以是“接触这座城市各个层面的文化”,B为最佳答案。
3.答案：1-5 ADABD 6-10 CADCD 11-15 AABCA
解析：1.根据下文中的She looked at science and math...可知，为了将来能够设计过山车，她仔细研究科学和数学。由此可知她从小就开始考虑如何为设计过山车做准备。think about意为\"思考\"，符合题意。go over复习；write down写下；dream of梦想。
2.之后，她学习了更高级的（advanced）数学课程和更高层次的物理课程。classical经典的；ancient古代的；practical实践的。根据even more表达的语气及语境可知，此处指更高级的数学。
3.为了研究过山车，她还尽可能多地参观（visit）主题公园，并在网上调查那些过山车的制造者。create创造；sponsor赞助；manage管理。
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4.她还尽可能多地参观主题公园，并在网上调查那些过山车的制造者（maker）。
5.在那里她获得了机械工程学士学位。obtain a degree相当于get a degree，意为\"获得学位\"。
6.结合语境可知，现在，Lehrner与游乐园合作设计和建造(build)新的过山车，discover发现；learn学习；purchase购买。
7.他们设计的那些新型过山车大部分（largely）是木制的，除了过山车行驶的金属轨道。hardly几乎不；carefully仔细地；possibly可能地。根据后文中的except for a metal...可知，此处指过山车大部分是用木头建造的。
8.结合上一题，再由下文中的on which the cars run可知，此处指金属制造的铁轨，需用track。cover封面；road道路；fence栅栏。
9.根据上文可知，Lehrner使用了很多和之前的相同的组件和概念，但她说这些东西会随着地形和设计的变化而变化。故用change，选C。
10.根据上文和常识可知，Lehrner他们设计的过山车随着地形和设计的变化而变化，地势的不同让我们知道过山车的弯道应有多密集，斜坡应有多高（high）。此处指斜坡的高度。
11.根据下文中的That means a big 12 and quick turns and lots of inversions.可知，一些主题公园想要（want）他们的过山车尽可能地吓人。
12.那意味着大的落差（drop）、快速转弯和大量的倒转。根据常识可知，要想让过山
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车刺激，落差要大，转弯要快，倒转要多。
13.此处指Lehrner很擅长制造木质过山车，be expert at...意为\"擅长……\"。amazed惊讶的；pleased高兴的，满意的；excited兴奋的。
14.结合语境可知，此处指她设计（design）的过山车会让你觉得自己的速度比实际要快。
15. 根据空后的children as well as their parents可知，此处应指为全家（孩子和他们的父母）建造有趣的过山车。family家庭；community社区；place地点；society社会。
4.答案：1.B; 2.A; 3.A; 4.D; 5.D; 6.B; 7.C; 8.A; 9.C; 10.C; 11.C; 12.A; 13.D; 14.C; 15.B
解析：
5.答案：1.D; 2.C; 3.B; 4.C; 5.D; 6.A; 7.B; 8.D; 9.C; 10.A; 11.A; 12.B; 13.A; 14.D; 15.B
解析：1.piteously驴可怜地叫了好几个小时。
2.最后,农夫决定,驴已经老了,反正井也需要填平,把驴救出来不太值得了。
3.因此他们决定把驴埋了
4.他请了所有的邻居过来帮忙。
5.由下文得之开始往井里填土。
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6.令大家奇怪的是,驴安静了下来。
7.又填了几铲土之后。
8.他看到的情景让他惊讶不已。驴对砸在背上的每一铲土都做出了非凡之举。
9.驴迈出了井口。
10.由下文的the bite可知,驴子想把铲子从农夫手中咬过来。
11.农夫被咬过的伤口感染了。
12.从井里出来的方法就是抖掉土,往上走一步。
13.我们的每一个困难都是一块垫脚石。
14.解脱心灵,不要怨恨——宽恕。
15.多给予,少要求
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