2010年高考英语试题分类汇编——完形填空
(10湖南)
D irections: For each blank in the following passage there are four words or phrases marked A, B, C and D. Fill in each blank with the word or phrase that best fits the context.
B ehind our house is the start of a fascinating trail (小径). This trail is one of the old roads that wind through untold miles of forest. My 36 , Beans, and I walk the trail frequently. Normally, Beans sniffs alongside the trail to follow the smell of a deer track or 37 some cause known only to him.
B eans is a white dog, quite handsome and very 38 . He not only understands what we tell him, but also often makes sounds as if he were trying to 39 back.
One morning, we took a different route, which led us to an unfamiliar trail. I was sure this trail would eventually lead us to our familiar 40 . But, no. We seemed to be far off course. After two hours, I suddenly realized that Beans probably 41 the way home. So I urged, "Beans, take me home." He ran down a new trail. But it merely led to an intersection (岔道口) of trails.
Soon it became 42 that we were getting nowhere. I began to picture the rest of the day in the 43 , without food or drink. We had walked about ten miles. But Beans seemed totally 44 . The sniffing and exploring was going well for him.
Finally, we 45 a crossroad near a highway. Lady Luck suggested I should turn left. We did and 46 reached a cottage beside a field. I knocked on the door and explained my situation to an old man. He laughed and then drove us home.
Since our adventure, I 47 that Beans probably knew all along how to get home. He was just having too much fan exploring new trails.
36. A. deer B. dog C. lady D. man
37. A. imagine B. consider C. explore D. present
38, A. smart B. sweet C. slow D. shy
39. A. turn B. kick C. jump D. speak
40. A. driveway B. path C. crossroad D. highway
41. A. knew B. saw C. showed D. made
42. A, mysterious B. ridiculous C. fascinating D. apparent
43. A. house B. forest C. field D. cottage
44. A. unconcerned B. unconscious C. undecided D. uncomfortable
45. A. left for B. went off C. came to D. drove toward
46. A. punctually B. frequently C. formally D. shortly
47. A. regretted B. remembered C. concluded D. confirmed
【语篇解读】我的狗Beans领着我沿着一条不熟悉的小路散步而迷路了,结果好不容易才回到家。但从冒险经历来看,我断定Beans可能一直知道回家的路,他只是喜欢探险新的路径罢了。
36. 答案:B
解析:根据第二段第一句 “Beans is a white dog”可判断选B
37. 答案:C
解析:根据全文最后一句 “He was just having too much fan exploring new trails.”可判断选C
38. 答案:A
解析:根据最后一句 “He not only understands what we tell him, but also often makes sounds as if he were trying to 39 back.”可推断Beans的聪明与机智。
39. 答案:D
解析:根据句中的 “makes sounds”可判断Beans试图用言语进行回答
40. 答案:B
解析:根据上文 “My 36 , Beans, and I walk the trail frequently.” 和 “we took a different route, which led us to an unfamiliar trail.”可综合判断选B,即“熟悉的小径”
41. 答案:A
解析:根据下文 “So I urged, "Beans, take me home."可以推断我突然意识到Beans可能知道回家的路,故选A
42. 答案:D
解析:根据上文 “He ran down a new trail. But it merely led to an intersection (岔道口) of trails.”可推断其实Beans并不知道回家的路,即:很快,我们已经迷路是很明显的事了。
43. 答案B
解析:由前后语境可知我们迷失在一个偏僻之处,再结合第一段“This trail is one of the old roads that wind through untold miles of forest”的提示可判断选B项。
44. 答案A
解析:根据句中but所表示的转折关系,再结合“The sniffing and exploring was going well for him.”的提示推断,至于迷路一事我着急,但Beams并不关心,故选A项。
45. 答案C
解析:由前后语境可推断此处应意为“我们终于来到了离高速公路不远处的一个十字路口”,故选C项。
46. 答案D
解析:很快我们就来到一处村舍,故选D项。shortly意为“不久”,符合语境。
47. 答案C
解析:从我们的冒险经历,我断定(得出结论)Beans可能一直知道回家的路,他只是喜欢探险新的路径罢了。由此语境可判断选C项。
Section C (12 marks)
D irections: Complete the following passage by filling in each blank with one word that best fits the context.
Parents are busy people. If they are working, they are usually not at home 48 when/ after their children return from school. Sometimes it is necessary for a parent to write 49 an after-school note for their children. They sometimes put the note on the kitchen table, the refrigerator, 50 or another place where their children are sure to find it. A note is often a 51 better way to "talk" with a child than using the telephone. For one thing, parents have time to think about 52what they want to say before they write. For53 another, the note lists all the information in one place. It is easy to read again and again People often forget all the details that they 54 hear in a telephone call. Finally, cell phones can be turned 55 off or telephone calls not answered. For these reasons, after-school notes are very popular with parents.
48. 答案:When/After
解析:该空引导时间状语从句,句意为:“当他们的孩子们放学回来的时候/以后,他们经常不在家”
49答案:an
解析:根据空后的单数可数名词note及after以元音音素开头可判断填an
50. 答案:or
解析:该空填并列连词or,并列三个名词
51. 答案:better
解析:由句意,“便条是与孩子交流的更好方式”可判断填better
52. 答案:what
解析:该空引导宾语从句在句中作say的宾语
53. 答案:For
解析:For another为固定搭配,意为“另一方面”
54. 答案:they
解析:该空在句中作主语且代指前面的people。故填they
55. 答案: off
解析:turn off意为“关掉”,即手机被关掉