2024屆高考英語考前沖刺得分練：完形填空經典精講
第4講 完形填空經典精講
題一：
I was a single parent of four small children, working at a low-paid job. Money was always tight, but we had a _1_ over our heads, food on the table, clothes on our backs, and if not a lot, always _2_ . Not knowing we were poor, my kids(孩子們) just thought I was
. I’ve always been glad about that.
It was Christmas time, and although there wasn’t _4_ for a lot of gifts, we planned to celebrate with a family party. But the big _5_ for the kids was the fun of Christmas _6_.
They planned weeks ahead of time, asking _7_ what they wanted for Christmas. Fortunately, I had saved $120 for _8_ to share by all five of us.
The big _9_ arrived. I gave each kid a twenty-dollar bill and 10_them to look for gifts of about four dollars each. Then everyone scattered(散開). We had two hours to shop; then we would
back at the “Santa’s Workshop”.
Driving home, everyone was in high Christmas spirits,_12_my younger daughter, Ginger, who was unusually _13_ . She had only one small, flat bag with a few candies— fifty-cent candies! I was so angry, but I didn’t say anything _14_ we got home. I called her into my bedroom and closed the door, _15_ to be angry again. This is what she told me.
“I was looking
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thinking of what to buy, and I
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to read the little cards on the ‘Giving Trees.’ One was for a little girl, four years old, and all she
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for Christmas was a doll(玩具娃娃). So I took the card off the tree and
the doll for her. We have so much and she doesn’t have anything.”
I never felt so
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as I did that day.
1. A. roof
B. hat
C. sky
D. star
2. A. little
B. less
C,. enough
D. more
3. A. busy
B. serious
C. strict
D. kind
4. A. effort
B. room
C. time
D. money
5. A. improvement
B. problem
C. surprise
D. excitement
6. A. shopping
B. travelling
C. parties
D. greetings
7. A. the other
B. each other
C. one by one
D. every other one
8. A. toys
B. clothes
C. presents
D. bills
9. A. day
B. chance
C. cheque
D. tree
10. A. forced
B. reminded
C. invited
D. begged
11. A. draw
B. stay
C. move
D. meet
12. A. including
B. besides
C. except
D. regarding
13. A. quiet
B. excited
C. happy
D. ashamed
14. A. since
B. after
C. while
D. until
15. A. waiting
B. ready
C. hoping
D. afraid
16. A. out
B. over
C. forward
D. around
17. A. forgot
B. stopped
C. failed
D. hated
18. A. wanted
B. did
C. got
D. played
19. A. made
B. searched
C. bought
D. fetched
20. A. angry
B. rich
C. patient
D. bitter
題二：
On a warm Monday, Jenny Neilson bought a sandwich and parked her car under some trees. Rolling down the windows to
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in fresh air, she settled back to enjoy her lunch. Suddenly she 2
a big bald（禿頂的）man running through the parking lot. Before she came to
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what would happen, the man was there, shouting through her window, “Get out!”
Neilson
4 . Pulling open her door, the man seized her
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the neck and hair, and threw her out of the car onto the ground. She screamed,
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her purse and the keys.
Two reporters of the local newspaper, Robert Bruce and Jeff Jackson, just outside their office building on a
7 , heard the screams and began running .
When they
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Neilson’s car, the attacker had jumped into the driver’s seat and was
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searching for the keys. Bruce opened the door, and he and Jackson dragged the man out. The attacker
10 back. But even in his cornered panic, he was no
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for the two athletic men.
Reggie Miller, a worker of the local newspaper, heard the screams, too. He rushed back to the office to
12 the police, and then ran back with some plastic ropes —— used to tie up newspapers.
With his arms
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tight behind him, the prisoner looked up and said
14 , “I hope you guys feel good about yourselves—— you just caught one of the most wanted men.” They
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him and waited for the police.
Later, Bruce and Jackson were shocked to learn the man was the
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carjacker （劫車者）and suspected murderer, whose
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—— but with a full head of hair—— had been recently printed in their own newspaper.
Neilson considers herself lucky
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she suffered injuries. She believes the story might have had a
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ending if those good people had not come to her aid. “Unfortunately,” she said, “many people would
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have done what they did, and that’ the real truth.”
1. A. bring
B. let
C. gather
D. send
2. A. recognized
B. watched
C. noticed
D. met
3. A. realize
B. understand
C. imagine
D. conclude
4. A. escaped
B. struggled
C. refused
D. obeyed
5. A. by
B. around
C. with
D. on
6. A. burying
B. forgetting
C. offering
D. grabbing
7. A. trip
B. visit
C. break
D. holiday
8. A. started
B. stopped
C. entered
D. reached
9. A. carefully
B. madly
C. disappointedly
D. patiently
10. A. fought
B. turned
C. jumped
D. shouted
11. A. match
B. target
C. equal
D. companion
12. A. remind
B. phone
C. invite
D. beg
13. A. rolled
B. folded
C. bent
D. tied
14. A. angrily
B. kindly
C. coldly
D. warmly
15. A. caught
B. thanked
C. comforted
D. ignored
16. A. ordinary
B. professional C. honest
D. outstanding
17. A. picture
B. background
C. character
D. story
18. A. and
B. but
C. though
D. when
19. A. ridiculous
B. similar
C. strange
D. different
20. A. sometimes
B. never
C. often
D. Forever
題三：
He is fond of reading novels, he often go to the ____.
A.museum
B.library
Jim was late for school, so he was ____.
A.praised
B.criticised
When I entered high school I was a(n) ____, but not for long.
A. C-student
B. A-student
Jack is ____ , though he is very thin.
A.strong
B.weak
Tom ____paid for the radio and ____ it.
A. paid for /took
B. took /paid for
Fetch him a ____to read.
A.magazine
B.box
C.chair
Mrs Smith, however, didn’t seem
at all. In fact, she looked angry.
A. pleased
B. worried
“Well, you can start right here,” said Mr. Clay. “My windows need cleaning and my car needs washing.” That was the ____ of James’s odd-job(零工) business.
A. beginning?
B.introduction
They run slower than he, so he runs____ among them.
A.fastest
B.slowest
He is very honest , so we can ____ him.
A.trust
B. respect
題四：
I don’t like meat much , so I ate little ____ at the party last week.
A.pork .
B.fruit
He lacked willpower in himself, so he ____.
A.failed
B. succeeded
I was very pleased with that arrangement but once I got through allocating money, there was ____ left.
A. something
B.nothing
The young woman is not____, though she is rich.
A. happy
B.disappointed
Mr. Smith____ the room and ____ the door of it.
A.locked/got out of
B.got out of /locked
Take some ____ so that you can drink it on the way.
A.potatoes
B.water
C. peanuts
Children who observe chiefly
qualities in their parents will have difficulty seeing positive qualities in themselves.
A. negative
B.cheerful
As it turned out, my little publication went on to become Student, a national magazine for young people in the U.K. My wife and I have two children, and I’d like to think we are bringing them up in the same way Dad ______ me.
A. reminded
B. raised
I earn as little money as he does, so I am no less ____than he is.
A.poor
B.rich
He is very strong, so he ____ lift the heavy box.
A. can
B. can’t
第4講 完形填空經典精講（上）
主講教師：李俊和 北京四中英語教研組長
題一：1—5 ACCDD
6—10 ABCAB
11—15 DCADB
16—20 DBACB
語篇解讀：本文是記敘文：作者和四個孩子一起生活，雖不富裕，但能維持家庭的收支，同時對孩子要求很嚴格，為了讓孩子們高興，作者攢下120美元，在圣誕節這天，與孩子一起購物。令人驚訝的是自己的女兒竟然用自己僅有的錢為別人買一個玩具娃娃。
詳解：
1. 根據下文的food, clothes。
2. 根據上文的if not a lot。
3. 根據not knowing we were poor。
4. 由第一段可知，沒有錢買許多禮物。
5.
根據前文的gifts，本句中的fun和后文的look for gifts可推斷出，孩子們最大的興奮是去商店購物的那種樂趣。
6. 分析同第5題。
7. 根據上文They planned weeks ahead of time可推斷出，在圣誕節來臨之前，孩子們很興奮，相互之間問各自要什么。
8. 根據上文的同義詞gifts（禮物）可知，應選presents。
9. 根據第一段（提到作者對孩子們是很嚴格的, 平時是不給他們錢的）和后文I gave each kid a twenty –dollar bill可推斷出，購物的日子來了。
10. 由句意可知，是提醒孩子買什么。
A. forced
強迫；B. reminded提醒；C. invited 邀請 ；D. begged 乞求。
11. 根據上文Then everyone scattered (散開). 和We had two hours to shop. 可知, 兩個小時之后再會（meet）。
12. 根據上文everyone was in high Christmas spirits。
13. 分析同第11題。
14. not... until 句型（直到……才）。
15. 由句意可知，選ready (準備好的)。句意為：我把她叫進我的臥室，關上門，正準備要再次生氣。
16. 根據句意可知，應選D。look out 向外看，當心；look over 檢查，檢閱；look forward to盼望, 期待；look around 環顧四周。
17. 根據前文I was looking around of what to buy。
18. 由句意可知，圣誕節她想要的東西是一個玩具娃娃。
19. 根據句意可知，取下卡片給小女孩買個娃娃。
20. 與第一段的money was always tight 相呼應。
題二：1- 5BCACA
6-10 DC.DBA
11-15 ABDCD
16-20 BACDB
詳解：
1. 只有B符合語境。let in意為“放進, 允許……進入”。句意為：搖下車窗，讓新鮮空氣進來。
2. 只有C符合語境。notice意為“注意到”。 句意為：注意到一個高大的禿頂男子跑過
停車場。
3. 只有A符合語境。notice“意識到”。句意為：她還沒意識到要發生什么事，那個男子已跑了跟前。
4. 只有C符合語境。refuse意為“拒絕”。對于不合理的要求，當然要拒絕。
5. “抓住某人的某個部位”要說catch/seize sb. by +部位。
6. grab有“緊緊抓住”的意思，現在分詞短語作伴隨狀語。面對突然的攻擊，保護自己的
財務是一種本能的反應。
7. 時間是午飯時間，地點是在他們的辦公樓外，不可能是在度假，只可能是工作期間休息。
8. 前文說他們開始跑向出事地點，那么這里就是“趕到”了。
9. 情況緊急，搶劫者不可能不慌不忙地找，用madly最能表現出搶劫者瘋狂慌張、急迫的
心理狀態。
10. 搶劫者的行為受到阻攔，一定是要開始“反擊、抵抗”。
11. 即使是困獸之斗，他也敵不過兩個健壯的男人。no match for“不能對抗、敵不過”。
