语法填空。阅读下面短文，按照句子结构的语法性和上下文连贯的要求，在空格处填入一个适当的词或使用括号中词语的正确形式填空，并将答案填在答题卡标号为16~25的相应位置上。 America is growing older. Fifty years ago, only 4 out of every 100 people in the United States were 65 or older. Today, 10 out of every 100 Americans are __16__________ 65. The aging of the population will affect American society in many ways -- education, medicine, __17__________ business. Quietly, the graying of America has made us a very different society -- one in which people have a quite different idea of __18________ kind of behavior is suitable at various ages. A person’s age no longer tells you anything about his / her position, __19__________ (marry) or health. There’s no longer a particular year __20__________ one goes to school or goes to work or gets married or starts a family. The social clock that __21__________ (keep) us on time and told us when to go to school, get a job, or stop working isn’t as strong as __22__________ used to be. It doesn’t surprise us to hear of a 25-year-old university president or a 35-year-old grandmother, or __23__________ 80-year-old man who has become a father for the first time. Public ideas are changing. Many people say, “I am much __24__________ (young) than my mother -- or my father -- was at my age.” No one says “Act your age” any more. We’ve stopped __25__________ (look) with surprise at older people who act in youthful ways.
参考答案【语法填空】
16. over 17. and 21. kept
【2014高考英语模拟试题】
完形填空(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四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
My grandmother was always encouraging me to set goals and work hard to achieve them. She would tell me not to be a follower and not to set__36__on what I could achieve. She__37__believed that there were no limits that you could__38__whatever you wanted. I would never forget the following story that she once told me：
A farmer won first__39__at the country fair for his huge radish (小萝卜)that was the exact shape and__40__of a milk bottle.
18. what 23. an
19. marriage 24. younger
20. when 25. looking
22. it
Many were__41__as to how the farmer was able to grow this radish that was the exact shape of a milk bottle. __42__one gentleman went up to the farmer and asked the question. The farmer replied，“It was__43__. I got the seed growing and then I put it into the milk bottle. It had__44__else to go.”
You can use this story as an analogy (比喻) to life－our lives are__45__by the kind of surroundings we place ourselves in, the people that we allow to__46__us, and the goals we give ourselves. If we only__47__and take no action, then we get no further. But if we__48__， set a goal and take action, then our life takes a__49__shape. Goals and actions can help us accomplish more in a year than what some people will accomplish in a lifetime. To prove this__50__，read the biographies of__51__people and you will see that goals and actions__52__played a big role in their success.
Remember the__53__of Mary Kay Ash, who said，“Don't limit yourself. Many people limit themselves to what they think they can do. You can go__54__your mind lets you. Whatever you believe, remember, you can achieve.”
In summary, don't put yourself in a bottle; in other words, move out of what is__55__and secure if you want to move forward.
36．A. expectations B. rules C. limits D. lines 37．A. truly B. naturally C. tightly D. partly
38．A. win B. grasp C. realize D. achieve 39．A. remark B. prize C. position D. award 40．A. size B. length C. weight D. height 41．A. doubtful B. worried C. anxious D. curious 42．A. Immediately B. Gradually C. Finally D. Actually 43．A. strange B. easy C. funny D. secret 44．A. nowhere B. everywhere C. somewhere D. anywhere 45．A. shaped B. formed C. controlled D. improved 46．A. understand B. help C. influence D. contact 47．A. dream B. refuse C. doubt D. change 48．A. struggle B. insist C. continue D. plan 49．A. beautiful B. different C. solid D. clear 50．A. theory B. lesson C. point D. evidence 51．A. successful B. brave C. friendly D. careful 52．A. as usual B. above all C. at all D. in fact 53．A. example B. wisdom C. statement D. speech 54．A. as if B. in case C. as far as D. as long as 55．A. comfortable B. valuable C. ordinary D. boring
【解题导语】 本文是议论文。作者通过论述祖母讲的故事告诉我们：要成功，就要树立远大目标并采取
行动，不能被环境所束缚。
36．C 从后文“She__37__believed that there were no limits”可知，人的潜力是无穷的，我们不应该为自己设立“束缚或限制”。
37．A 根据上文祖母对作者的教诲可知，她“确实”相信人的能力是无限的，因此用truly。
38．D 从文章第一句中的“and work hard to achieve them”可知，如果我们不给自己设限，我们就能“获得”自己想要的一切。
39．B 根据语境和搭配可知，这位农夫在乡村集市的比赛中获得一等奖，故用prize。win a prize“得奖，获奖”。
40．A 从第五段可知，农夫把小萝卜种在牛奶瓶里，因此其“大小”和形状跟牛奶瓶一样。 41．D 从上文可知，小萝卜的形状很特别，因此大家都感到很“好奇”。
42．C 根据上下文可知，此处应该是“最终”有一位绅士前来询问萝卜是怎样种出来的。 43．B 从后文农夫介绍的情况可知，他种萝卜的方法很“简单”。
44．A 农夫将萝卜放到瓶子里面养，所以萝卜没有其他地方可以生长，故A项符合语境。
45．A 根据上下文可知，作者是以种萝卜来比喻生活，借此说明我们的生活也是由我们的环境所“塑造”的，故选shaped。
46．C 根据语境可知，我们的生活由很多因素决定，其中包括能“影响”我们的人。 47．A 根据语境可知，作者强调如果我们只是空“想”而不采取行动，就会止步不前。 48．D 根据下文的“set a goal”可知，我们需要设定目标，周密“计划”，采取行动。 49．B 如果我们这样做了，我们的生活将呈现出“不同的”状态。
50．C 根据上文可知，此处作者说明，要证实自己的“观点”，故point符合语境。 51．A 从上文作者论述的内容可知，此处作者建议我们阅读“成功”人士的传记。
52．D 从成功人士的传记可知，设定目标和采取行动确实能够使人获得成功，in fact“事实上”，符合逻辑。 53．B 从后文Mary Kay Ash所说的话可知，作者让我们记住这位名人的“智慧”。
54．C 根据上文和此处的语境可知，作者强调我们的潜力无限，as far as“远至”，符合语境。 55．A 作者最后强调，如果我们要成功，就必须脱离“舒适”和安逸。
阅读理解。
There were smiling children all the way. Charily they knew at what time the train passed their homes and they made it their business to stand along the railway, wave to complete strangers and cheer them up as they rushed towards Penang. Often whole families stood outside their homes and waved and smiled as if those on the trains were their favorite relatives. This is the simple village people of Malaysia. I was moved.
I had always traveled to Malaysia by plane or car, so this was the first time I was on a train. I
did not particularly relish the long train journey and had brought along a dozen magazines to read and reread. I looked about the train. There was not one familiar face. I sighed and sat down to read my Economics.
It was not long before the train was across the Causeway and in Malaysia. Johor Bauru was just another city like Singapore, so I was tired of looking at the crowds of people as they hurried past. As we went beyond the city, I watched the straight rows of rubber trees and miles and miles of green. Then the first village came into sight, Immediately I came alive; I decided to wave hack.
From then on my journey became interesting. I threw my magazines into the waste basket and decided to join in Malaysian life. Then everything came alive. The mountains seemed to speak to me. Even the trees were smiling. I stared at everything as if I was looking at it for the first time. The day passed fast and I even forgot to have my lunch until I felt hungry. I looked at my watch and was surprised that it was 3:00 pm. Soon the train pulled up at Butterworth. I looked at the people all around me. They all looked beautiful. When my uncle arrived with a smile, I threw my arms around him to give him a warm hug (拥抱). I had never done this before. He seemed surprised and then his weather-beaten face warmed up with a huge smile. We walked arm in arm to his car. I looked forward to the return journey. ( ) 1. The author expected the train trip to be
A. adventurous B. pleasant C. exciting D. dull ( ) 2.What did the author remember most fondly of her train trip? A. The friendly country people.
B. The mountains along the way. C. The crowds of people in the streets. D. The simple lunch served on the train.
( ) 3.Which of the following words can best take the place of the word “relish” in the second
paragraph?
A. choose B. enjoy C. prepare for D. carry on ( ) 4.Where was the writer going?
A. Johor Bauru. B. The Causeway. C. Butterworth. D. Singapore. ( ) 5.What can we learn from the story?
A. Comfort in traveling by train. B. Pleasure of living in the country. C. Reading gives people delight. D. Smiles brighten people up.
1.选D。根据第二段，作者是第一次坐长途火车，带了很多杂志看，可以看出作者一开始认为坐火车是dull（乏味的）。
2.选A。根据第一段，马来西亚人很热情，总会微笑着在站台上对火车里的陌生人挥手，欢迎
乘客来到马来西亚。作者很感动。
3.选B。参照第71题。作者开始并不享受火车之旅。
4.选C。倒数第二段，Soon the train pulled up at Butterworth.火车在Butterworth停下来。 5.选D。文章主要讲述作者从看到马来西亚人总会在站台上笑对火车里的陌生人挥手后，心情
由无聊、乏味变成高兴。可以看出，微笑能让人提起精神。
阅读理解。
You’ve seen news reports about people who need help after a flood. Maybe you’ve walked past people who are sleeping on the streets. Or perhaps you’ve watched TV programs about how lonely older people can get. So what can you do about any of those things? The answer: You can volunteer (做志愿者).
Volunteering is a great way to learn new skills — from working as part of a team to setting and reaching goals. It gives you a chance to find out what kinds of things you’re good at and enjoy the most. Volunteering can provide you with a sense of responsibility because people really depend on you. And it can help you understand disabled (残疾的) people, sick kids, or the elderly.
Volunteering helps people feel they do have the power to change things for the better. When people depend on you, it can change the way you look at yourself, and this is the main reason that makes volunteering attractive. You can feel proud of the goals that you’ve achieved (实现) for a charity organization (慈善组织) — whether it’s helping to organize a 10K to raise money for lung cancer or running the race itself.
Sometimes it’s easy to feel worried about your grades or the fight you had with your friend or parents. And although these things are very important in their own way, sometimes it can be helpful to get some distance and think about other things. Volunteering allows you to do this. It lets you focus on others that are worth doing.
Finally, volunteering can help save you from being bored — it gives you a place to be where you can have a good time and keep busy.
1. From the passage, we can learn that volunteering ____.
A. is the best way to find out your interests B. mainly helps the old and the poor people
C. makes sure volunteers will get a good job in the future
D. can help volunteers choose a job that they really like in the future 2. Today, most people volunteer mainly for the purpose of ______.
A. making themselves famous and popular B. knowing their value by helping others C. increasing their knowledge and learning skills D. helping people out of trouble
3. What do the underlined words “a 10K” (Paragraph 3) probably refer to?
A. A charity organization. B. A volunteer group. C. A 10-kilometer race. D. A political activity. 4. The purpose of the passage is to ________.
A. talk about the difficulties of volunteering B. talk about how to make life meaningful C. tell readers how to volunteer D. talk about the advantages of volunteering 【参考答案】1---4、DBCD
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Once a king asked an artist to paint a picture by him. He told the artist he didn’t want to
any shadows in picture, just sunshine. When the king saw the finish picture, he was
disappointed. Without shadows, everything in the picture looked flat or unreal. The point of the
story was that we need both shadows and sunshine to have a completely picture, just as we
need both rain and sun to have a living world. People, too, needs both sadness and happiness.
We often learn important lesson during sad times. So when we feel sad, we should try to think
about that we might learn from the experience. 【参考答案】
一、参考答案
Once a king asked an artist to paint a picture by him. He told the artist he didn’t want to for
any shadows in ∧ picture, just sunshine. When the king saw the finish picture, he was the finished
disappointed. Without shadows, everything in the picture looked flat or unreal. The point of the and
story was that we need both shadows and sunshine to have a completely picture, just as we is complete
need both rain and sun to have a living world. People, too, needs both sadness and happiness. need
We often learn important lesson during sad times. So when we feel sad, we should try to think lessons
about that we might learn from the experience. what
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