专项训练十一 完形填空
Passage 1(2017·广东)
Jack's love for birds started when he made his first birdfeeder about six years ago. He filled the feeder with seeds (种子), put it in his backyard and then __1__ started coming. He got really __2__ in birds as more came. Then he joined a local society. As he realized that more and more birds were dying very __3__, he wanted to try his best to help them.
Besides what he has done, he has his own group called Protecting Our Birds. He does __4__ about birds, run a website to teach people about birds and how to help them, and __5__ boxes for birds. Not long ago, he found that the bluebirds were nesting(做窝)in the dead trees which were often cut down, __6__ he began to make bluebird boxes for the birds in order to save them. Now he wants to use these boxes to __7__ the dead trees. He hangs these boxes up in trees and takes __8__ down every week to see if the birds are nesting in them. He also writes articles, hoping that more people will __9__ protecting natural ecosystems(生态系统). “Researching birds is __10__ to protecting birds,” Jack says. “In order to protect birds, we have to learn and really know about the birds.” 1. A. bees B. birds C. people D. scientists 2. A. nervous B. weak C. bored D. interested 3. A. peacefully B. safely C. quickly D. sadly 4. A. practice B. business C. instruction D. research 5. A. builds B. breaks C. lifts D. pushes 6. A. so B. but C. though D. because 7. A. take good care of B. take the place of C. catch up with D. come up with 8. A.it B. this C. these D. them 9. A. wait for B. send for C. join in D. hand in 10. A. simple B. crazy C. important D. fresh
Passage 2(2017·绍兴)
As a new teacher at DoullPrimary School in Denver, Kyle Schwartz thought of a simple way to get to know her third graders, most of whom came from __1__ families. She asked them to complete the__2__ “I wish my teacher knew...” and share something about themselves.
Their__3__answers gave the teacher a chance to understand her students' difficulties. “I wish my teacher knew I have no pencils to do my homework,”__4__one child. “I wish my teacher knew sometimes my reading homework is not signed(签名), because my mom is not __5__a lot,” wrote another. Some shared hope for the__6__,“ I wish my teacher knew that I want to go to college.”
“Some notes are really heartbreaking,” Schwartz tells ABCNews. “I care __7__ about each of my students and I don't want them to be poor forever.” She explains.“ I hoped to know __8__ I could better support them. So I __9__ to let them tell me what I needed to know. That was why I created the fill-in-the-blank exercise.”
__10__ the third graders were allowed to answer anonymously(匿名), most wanted to include names. And some were even excited to read their notes out loud.__11__one shy girl who bravely said that she was lonely. “After she told the class, ‘I don't have friends to__12__me,' I was worried what they would do.” Schwartz tells UsWeekly. “However, I felt encouraged to see how much support the other kids offered__13__. They invited her to play at break and sit with them at lunch. You see,__14__have an unusual ability to express empathy(同情). ”
“The results have been __15__,” says Schwartz. “It speaks to the importance
of giving people a voice and really listening to them.” 1. A. traditional B. friendly C. poor D. small 2. A. postcard B. note C. letter D. diary 3. A. honest B. polite C. usual D. right 4. A. suggested B. copied C. repeated D. wrote 5. A. free B. careless C. famous D. angry 6. A. society B. course C. research D. future 7. A. secretly B. deeply C. nervously D. directly 8. A. where B. why C. how D. when 9. A. decided B. refused C. forgot D. learned 10. A. Unless B. Though C. Because D. Once 11. A. like B. from C. against D. except 12. A. look for B. talk about C. depend on D. play with 13. A. him B. you C. her D. me 14. A. children B. teachers C. parents D. reporters 15. A. boring B. surprising C. worrying D. relaxing
Passage 3(2017·泰安)
A long time ago, there lived a wise man named Zun-Nun in Egypt. A young man came to visit him and asked, “Teacher, why do you dress in __1__a way? Nowadays it's necessary to dress neatly(整洁地), isn't it? Or how will people know you're really a__2__ and wise man？”
Zun-Nun smiled, took a ring from his finger and said, “Young friend, I'll answer your question,__3__first do one thing for me. Take this ring to the market. Can you sell it for one chip of gold？”
When the young man looked at Zun-Nun's dirty ring, he thought to__4__, “How will I sell it at that price？”
He__5__the ring to the vegetable, meat and fish traders and others in the market.But__6__was willing to pay a chip of gold.
He returned and told this to Zun-Nun. Zun-Nun said, “Now go to the gold shop and show the ring to the owner. Don't give a__7__；just see how much he will pay.”
One hour __8__, the young man was back. “Teacher, people in the market really didn't know the value of this ring. The gold shop owner__9__me 1,000 chips of gold.”
Zun-Nun smiled. “That's the answer to your question, my friend. Someone can't be valued only from his__10__. The ring was a gift from the emperor,” he said. 1. A.so B. such C. this D. that 2. A. special B. strange C. common D. stupid 3. A. until B. however C. though D. but 4. A. him B. it C. himself D. itself 5. A. gave B. showed C. sold D. provided 6. A. nobody B. neither C. anyone D. everyone 7. A. ring B. idea C. price D. reason 8. A. after B. before C. ago D. later 9. A. cost B. offered C. spent D. lent 10. A. words B. thoughts C. knowledge D. dress
Passage 4(2017·昆明)
A teacher decided to let her class play a game. She told each child in the class to bring along a bag with __1__ tomatoes. Each tomato would __2__a name of a person that the child hated. So the number of tomatoes in his or her bag would depend on the number of people the child hated.
When the day came, every child brought some tomatoes with the names of the people he or she hated. Some had two tomatoes.__3__had three tomatoes. Some even had five
tomatoes. The teacher then told the children to carry the tomatoes with them wherever they went for a week. Days passed and the children started to complain (抱怨)__4__ the rotten (腐烂的)tomatoes let out terrible smell. Besides, those having five tomatoes, also had to carry __5__ bags. After one week, the children were very happy because the game had __6__ended.
The teacher asked, “How did you feel？” The children started complaining of the trouble that they had to go through when carrying the heavy and smelly tomatoes.
Then the teacher told them the __7__ behind the game.
The teacher said “This is the same situation when you carry your hatred (憎恨)for somebody __8__ your heart. The terrible smell of hatred will __9__ your heart, and you will carry it with you wherever you go. If you cannot stand the smell of the rotten tomatoes for just __10__ week, can you imagine what it is like to have the smell of hatred in your heart for your lifetime？” 1. A. much B. a little C. a few 2. A. call B. be given C. have written 3. A. Any B. Some C. Every 4. A. because B. but C. so 5. A. lower B. lighter C. heavier 6. A. often B. finally C. always 7. A. meaning B. time C. way 8. A. outside B. inside C. beside 9. A. lean B. wash C. pollute 10. A.one B. two C. five
Passage 5(2017·南充)
Suppose you find a bright yellow bike on a street corner in the city. You hop on(跨上)it and __1__. But wait—isn't this stealing? No, it isn't.__2__shouts,“Stop! Thief！” That is__3__ this free ride is just fine with the city.
You __4__ find hundreds of free yellow bikes in some US cities. The idea began in Portland, Oregon, in 1994.People saw a need for__5__transportation, and they wanted to help__6__ pollution. So, to get citizens(市民)__7__their cars and onto pollution-free bikes, they__8__ the Yellow Bike Project.
The __9__ bikes are painted bright yellow and placed throughout the city. People can hop on the yellow bike and ride to run errands(短程差事), to work __10__ to school. Then, they leave the bike for the__11__ rider. There have been times when bikes have been stolen, but most people __12__ the rules, because they think it is not wise to __13__ the bike that's already free.
Portland's __14__ was quickly loved by a lot of people. Within two years of its start, similar programs were __15__in cities in six other states. 1. A. drive away B. ride away C. ride back D. run away 2. A. No one B. Someone C. Anyone D. Everyone 3. A. whether B. so C. because D. though 4. A. have to B. don't have to C. can't D. can 5. A. expensive B. crowded C. free D. common 6. A. protect B. control C. make D. bring 7. A. out of B. into C. up D. near 8. A. ended B. started C. changed D. refused 9. A. public B. private C. clean D. dirty 10. A. but B. as C. until D. or 11. A. next B. last C. best D. first 12. A. break B. make C. discuss D. follow