1、1完形填空专题突破练 7AAre forests always created by nature?A man from India proves that this is not necessarily 1 . Abdul Kareem,who used to be an airline ticketing agent,has a great love for the 2 . 3 he never went to college,he can talk about plants and trees like an expert.In 1977,he bought a piece of 4 w
2、asteland with the dream of growing trees on it.In the beginning,people thought he was 5 to waste his time and money on the land.But the simply 6 them and kept 7 the soil and planting trees there.The land was so dry that it had to be 8 several times a day.Kareem had to 9 the water from a source that
3、was a kilometer away.In the first two years,none of the trees he planted 10 .However,in the third year,several young trees started growing.Greatly 11 by the result,Kareem planted more trees and his man-made forest began to 12 . Kareem let his forest grow 13 ,without using any chemicals to help it gr
4、ow or 14 insects.He 15 the ability of nature to renew 16 .Thats 17 he did not allow fallen leaves or twigs from the forest to be removed. After years of hard work,Kareem has not only realized his dream 18 transformed a piece of deserted property into a beautiful forest as well.Today,his forest is 19
5、 to 1,500 medicinal plants,2,000 varieties of trees,rare 2birds,animals,and insects.Now,scientists from all over the world come to visit his 20 .They hope to find the secret of his success. 【解题导语】本文是一篇记叙文。印度人 Abdul Kareem放弃了航空票务代理的工作,在一片荒地上种植树苗。经过数年艰苦的努力,树苗开始存活,并自然成长为一片漂亮的森林。1.A.possible B.trueC.tro
6、ublesome D.important答案 B解析 根据该句中的“not necessarily”并结合下文内容可知,森林总是由大自然缔造的这一观点并不一定是真的,故 B项正确。2.A.weeds B.flowersC.woods D.animals答案 C解析 根据下句中的“he can talk about plants and trees like an expert”可知,他能像专家那样谈论植物和树林;据此可以判断,他非常喜欢树林,故 C项正确。3.A.Because B.Ever sinceC.As if D.Although答案 D解析 尽管他从没有上过大学,(但是)他能像专家那
7、样谈论植物和树林。根据句意可知,前后句之间为让步关系,although“尽管”,引导让步状语从句,故 D项正确。4.A.rocky B.richC.green D.muddy答案 A解析 根据该句中的“wasteland”以及下句中的“waste his time and money on the land”可知,人们认为在这片荒地上种树浪费时间和金钱;据此可以判断,这是一片不毛之地。rocky 意为“多岩石3的”,符合语境,故 A项正确。rich“富有的”,green“绿色的”,都与语境不符。muddy“泥泞的”,与下文的“The land was so dry”不符。5.A.funny B
8、.crazyC.worried D.brave答案 B解析 根据该句中的“waste his time and money on the land”可知,刚开始时,人们认为他在这片荒凉的土地上种树一定是疯了。crazy 意为“疯狂的”,故 B项正确。funny“滑稽的”;worried“担心的”;brave“勇敢的”。6.A.influenced B.separatedC.changed D.ignored答案 D解析 根据该句中的“simply.and planting trees there”可知,他不顾别人的议论,继续在这片贫瘠的土地上种树。ignore“忽视,不予理睬”,故 D项正确。
9、influence“影响”,separate“(使)分开”,change“改变”,都与语境不符。7.A.working out B.working onC.taking out D.taking on答案 B解析 参见上题解析。work on 意为“努力改善(或完成)”,故 B项正确。work out“做运动,计算出”;take out“切除”;take on“呈现,承担(责任)”。8.A.turned B.dugC.watered D.covered答案 C解析 根据该句中的“The land was so dry that it had to be”可知,土地太干,所以每天要浇几次水。wa
10、ter“浇水”,故 C项正确。下句中的“the water”是提示。turn“转向”;dig“挖掘”;cover“覆盖”。49.A.fetch B.transportC.take D.drive答案 A解析 根据该句中的“the water from a source that was a kilometer away”可以判断,Kareem 不得不到一公里以外的地方去取水。fetch“(去)取来”,故 A项正确。10.A.died B.increasedC.burst D.survived答案 D解析 根据下句“However,in the third year,several young
11、trees started growing.”可知,然而在第三年一些树苗开始生长。据此可以判断,前两年没有树苗存活。survive“存活”,故 D项正确。die“死亡”;increase“增加”;burst“突然出现”。11.A.surprised B.hurtC.encouraged D.moved答案 C解析 根据该句中的“by the result,Kareem planted more trees”可以判断,受到那些开始生长的树苗的鼓舞,Kareem 种植了更多的树苗。encourage“鼓励,激励”,故 C项正确。surprise“惊讶”;hurt“伤害”;move“感动”。12.A
12、.take place B.take shapeC.lose way D.lose control答案 B解析 根据该句中的“Kareem planted more trees and his man-made forest began to”可知,Kareem种植了更多的树,他的人造森林开始成形。begin to take shape 意为“开始成形”,故 B项正确。13.A.smartly B.painfully5C.excitingly D.naturally答案 D解析 根据该句中的“without using any chemicals to help it grow”可知,Kare
13、em 不使用化肥助长。据此可以判断,他是让森林自然生长。naturally“自然地”,故 D项正确。smartly“聪明地”;painfully“痛苦地”;excitingly“兴奋地”。14.A.cook B.spreadC.kill D.keep答案 C解析 根据该句中的“without using any chemicals to help it grow”可知,他不使用化学药品杀虫。kill“杀死”,故 C项正确。cook“烹饪”,spread“传播”,keep“保持”,都与语境不符。15.A.believed in B.learned fromC.threw away D.gave
14、up答案 A解析 根据该句中的“the ability of nature”可知,他相信自然的力量。believe in 意为“相信”,故 A项正确。learn from“从中学习”;throw away“扔掉”;give up“放弃”。16.A.himself B.themC.itself D.us答案 C解析 根据该句中的“renew”表达的意思可知,他相信大自然自我更新的能力。空处代指 nature,故用 itself。17.A.how B.whenC.whether D.why答案 D6解析 分析该句结构可知,空处引导表语从句,由“he did not allow fallen lea
15、ves or twigs from the forest to be removed”可知,该句解释他不清理森林中的落叶和树枝的原因,故用 why引导该从句。18.A.and B.soC.or D.but答案 D解析 经过数年的辛苦工作,Kareem 不但实现了他的梦想,还将一片废弃的荒地改变成为漂亮的森林。not only.but(also)为固定搭配,意为“不但而且”,故 D项正确。19.A.house B.homeC.land D.farm答案 B解析 如今,他的森林成了多种药用植物、树种以及珍稀鸟类、动物、昆虫的家园。be home to 为固定搭配,意为“是的家园”。20.A.cre
16、ature B.parkC.creation D.nature答案 C解析 根据语境可知,来自世界各地的科学家到这里参观他创造的森林。creation“创造”,故 C项正确。creature“生物”,park“公园”,nature“自然”,都与语境不符。B(2018江西赣中五校联考)My mother was a responsible teacher and she retired.So I decided to give her one of my old computers to help her pass the time.She had a little bit of compute
17、r 1 ,so I just set it up for her and let her 2 with it on her own. 7As time went on,I 3 the computer was hardly touched.She said she didnt know 4 to use it.I decided to teach her.I sat and 5 everything and she seemed OK with what I said.Unfortunately,my sister called me at that moment 6 we talked on
18、 the phone for an hour.Then when I saw her again,she was sitting in front of the computer,looking quite 7 .The screen saver(屏幕保护程序) had appeared and she didnt know how to 8 it off.She had tried 9 every key and it didnt work.I told her,“Just 10 the mouse a little.”What I meant was that she just neede
19、d to move the mouse around to 11 the computer up.What she did was to 12 the mouse and start shaking it around in mid-air until the 13 went completely black.I couldnt help laughing because of her funny 14 .The more I laughed the 15 she got. She thought that I was a(n) 16 teacher and she decided to fi
20、gure the thing out herself.Well,at least I helped her overcome her 17 of breaking something and encouraged her to 18 a little. About a week later,I found a home-made 19 card with a mouse on the front making a funny face 20 to my door.It said,“Thanks for the computer lessons.Love,Mom.” 【解题导语】该文主要讲述了作
21、者教退休的母亲玩电脑的有趣故事。1.A.theory B.knowledgeC.technology D.history答案 B解析 由下文中的“She said she didnt know 4 to use it.I decided to teach her.”可推知,作者的母亲对电脑所知甚少,此处指电脑知识(knowledge)。 2.A.watch B.trainC.play D.see答案 C8解析 由上文中的“So I decided to give her one of my old computers to help her pass the time.”可知,作者给母亲一台自
22、己的旧电脑是让退休的母亲自己玩。play with“玩耍”。3.A.found B.heardC.thought D.ignored答案 A解析 随着时间的推移,作者发现(found)电脑几乎没被碰过。4.A.why B.whenC.how D.where答案 C解析 由下文中的“I decided to teach her.”可推知,母亲并不知道怎么(how)使用电脑,于是作者决定教她。5.A.learned B.describedC.explained D.discussed答案 C解析 由空处前一句“I decided to teach her.”和空后的“and she seemed
23、OK with what I said”可推知,作者给母亲讲解(explained)了相关的电脑知识。6.A.and B.butC.because D.since答案 A解析 由语境可知,空处应填连词 and,表示“然后,接着”。7.A.amusing B.relaxedC.interesting D.discouraged答案 D9解析 结合语境可推知,母亲不会玩电脑,感到很泄气(discouraged)。8.A.get B.breakC.cut D.turn答案 D解析 由空前的“The screen saver had appeared”及常识可推知,电脑出现屏幕保护程序,母亲不知道怎么
24、把它关掉。turn off“关掉”。9.A.hitting B.feelingC.changing D.removing答案 A解析 由空后的“and it didnt work”可推知,母亲因为不懂得怎么关掉屏幕保护程序,于是就按(hitting)了每一个键。10.A.hang B.shakeC.rub D.push答案 B解析 由语境可推知,作者教母亲稍微晃动(shake)鼠标即可。下文中的“start shaking it”也是提示。11.A.clean B.wakeC.bring D.take答案 B解析 由语境可推知,作者是让母亲移动鼠标,唤醒电脑。wake up“唤醒”,符合语境。
25、12.A.put up B.cut offC.pick up D.put away答案 C10解析 由空后的“start shaking it around in mid-air”可推知,母亲听了作者的话就把鼠标拿起来(pick up)在空中摇晃。13.A.screen B.curtainC.cover D.window答案 A解析 由语境可推知,母亲不会玩电脑,拿着鼠标乱晃,结果电脑屏幕(screen)全黑了。14.A.adjustment B.imitationC.expression D.action答案 D解析 由语境可知,作者被母亲搞笑的行为(action)给逗乐了。15.A.rud
26、er B.happierC.angrier D.better答案 C解析 由语境可知,作者越笑,母亲越生气(angrier)。16.A.impatient B.humorousC.careful D.helpful答案 A解析 由空后的“she decided to figure the thing out herself”可推知,作者的母亲认为作者没有耐心(impatient)。17.A.sadness B.pressureC.fear D.depression答案 C解析 由语境可推知,作者帮助母亲走出了害怕(fear)损坏东西的阴影,鼓励母亲再尝试一下。1118.A.reply B.ob
27、serveC.answer D.experiment答案 D解析 参见上题解析。experiment“尝试”,符合语境。19.A.inviting B.greetingC.shopping D.birthday答案 B解析 由语境可知,母亲自己制作了一张贺卡(greeting card),对作者表示感谢。20.A.appeared B.stuckC.combined D.printed答案 B解析 由语境可知,此处指卡片贴在了作者的门上。stick to.“粘/贴在”。CAsk someone for their first memory and they will often give so
28、me fairly dull possibilities and not be sure which comes first.However,I have no 1 at all about mine.The earliest thing I recall is looking down and seeing flames coming out of my 2 . It was a Sunday afternoon in July 1981 when I 3 fire.I was in the garden with my dad.It was a sunny day but slightly
29、 breezy(有微风的).I was standing nearby as my dad 4 to light the barbecue.After several failed attempts, 5 he had to use some sort of accelerant(助燃剂).It caused a small fireball,which was flying towards me 6 the breeze suddenly 7 in my direction.Thats where the 8 memory of my burning ankles kicks in.My d
30、ad 9 fast.He dashed indoors,grabbed a large blanket and 10 to wrap me in it. 12The next thing I remember is sitting on a chest,feeling hot and 11 water over and over again;then being driven to a 12 .I underwent lots of skin operations and for weeks I wasnt able to bend my legs,which had to be wrappe
31、d in bandages. 13 this period,I dont recall experiencing pain.It was only when I 14 what an exciting summer my sister was having that my situation began to seem 15 . Weve never talked much about the 16 my dad has never been an especially 17 person.Now that I have kids of my own,I do sometimes wonder
32、 what he 18 .Ive never felt any 19 towards him,and I recognize that but for his swift actions the situation could have been 20 .But Id certainly never have a barbecue with my kids. 【解题导语】本文是一篇记叙文。“我”回忆了自己人生中与父亲一起经历的难以忘记的事情。1.A.choice B.ideaC.doubt D.worry答案 C解析 根据空前的“they will often give some fairly
33、 dull possibilities and not be sure which comes first”和空后的“The earliest thing I recall”的对比可知,此处表示“我”对于自己的记忆毫不怀疑。2.A.ankles B.blanketC.sleeves D.belly答案 A解析 根据下文的“Thats where the 8 memory of my burning ankles kicks in.”可知,此处应选 A项。 3.A.exchanged B.setC.held D.caught答案 D解析 那是 1981年 7月的一个周日的下午,“我”的脚踝处着火
34、了。catch fire“着火”。134.A.tended B.struggledC.refused D.managed答案 B解析 根据下文的“After several failed attempts”可知,父亲的几次尝试都失败了,所以此处表示父亲需要努力点燃烧烤架。5.A.eventually B.graduallyC.interestingly D.fortunately答案 A解析 根据上文的“After several failed attempts”可知,此处指父亲经过了多次的尝试。最终不得不使用一些助燃剂。6.A.before B.unlessC.though D.as答案 D
35、解析 因为风向突然改变,火球朝“我”这边飞来。as“因为”,引导原因状语从句。7.A.stopped B.howledC.changed D.dropped答案 C解析 参见上题解析。stop“停止”;howl“大声叫喊”;change“改变”;drop “落下”。8.A.vivid B.sweetC.precious D.vague答案 A解析 根据上文的“However,I have no 1 at all about mine.”可知,此处表示“我”着火的脚踝留给了“我”生动的记忆。 149.A.hid B.actedC.escaped D.approached答案 B解析 根据下文的“
36、He dashed indoors,grabbed a large blanket”可知,此处指父亲看到这种情景后行动很快。10.A.got away B.broke in C.stood by D.ran back答案 D解析 根据上文的“He dashed indoors”可知,此处指父亲又从屋内跑出来。11.A.waiting for B.asking forC.paying for D.searching for答案 B解析 “我”记得的下一件事情是坐在大箱子上,感觉热,然后反复地要水喝。12.A.hospital B.poolC.caf D.gym答案 A解析 根据下文的“I und
37、erwent lots of skin operations and for weeks I wasnt able to bend my legs,which had to be wrapped in bandages.”可知,此处指“我”被送到医院。13.A.Thanks to B.But forC.Throughout D.After答案 C解析 根据上文的“for weeks”可知,此处指在这整个期间。14.A.realized B.imagined15C.predicted D.explained答案 A解析 当“我”意识到“我”的妹妹有一个令人兴奋的夏天的时候,“我”的状况才开始看起
38、来难以忍受。15.A.ridiculous B.acceptableC.satisfactory D.unbearable答案 D解析 参见上题解析。16.A.illness B.conflictC.accident D.visit答案 C解析 我们从来不过多地谈论这次事故。illness“疾病”;conflict“冲突”;accident“事故”;visit“参观”。17.A.strict B.openC.shy D.honest答案 B解析 根据上文的“Weve never talked much about the 16 ”可知,此处指父亲不是一位性格特别开朗的人。 18.A.gave
39、away B.took overC.went through D.looked into答案 C解析 “我”有了自己的孩子,有时“我”很想知道父亲当时经历了什么。go through“经历”;give away“泄露,分发,赠送”;take over“接管”;look into“调查”。1619.A.sympathy B.anxietyC.guilt D.anger答案 D解析 “我”从来不对父亲感到生气。sympathy“同情”;anxiety“忧虑”;guilt“内疚”;anger“怒气”。20.A.worse B.simplerC.stranger D.clearer答案 A解析 “我”意识到要不是父亲当时快速的行动,情况可能会更加糟糕。worse“更糟的”。
