河南南召县2024高考英语完形填空选编5

　　【2024高考复习】完形填空

　　It was the old lady’s birthday.She got up early to be ready for the post.From the second floor flat she could see the postman when he came down the street，and a little boy，Johnnie，__1__her letters from the ground floor on the rare__2__when anything came.

　　Today she was sure there would be something.Myra__3__forget her mother’s birthday，even if she__4__wrote at other times.Of course Myra was busy，but？__5__，Enid，the daughter the old lady loved most，died two years ago.Since then Myra had been to see her mother three times，but her husband，Harold，never.

　　The old lady was eighty today.She had put on her best dress.Perhaps-perhaps Myra might come.After all，eighty was a__6__birthday，another decade lined or tolerated just as you chose to look at it.__7__Myra did not come，she would send a present.The old lady was__8__of that.Two spots of colour__9__her cheeks.She was__10__like a child.She would enjoy her day!

　　Now，she stood by the window，__11__.The postman turned round the corner on his bicycle.Her heart beat__12__.Johnnie had seen him too and ran to the gate.Then clatter (咔嗒声)，clatter up the stairs.Johnnie knocked at her door.He had got her post-four envelopes.Three were unclosed cards from old friends.The fourth was closed，in Myra’s writing.The old lady felt a sharp pain of__13__.There was no parcel for her！Maybe the parcel was too large to come by letter post.That was it.It would come later by parcel post.She said to herself.She must be__14__.

　　Almost__15__she tore the envelope open.__16__in the card was a piece of paper.Written on the card was a message under the printed Happy Birthday-Buy yourself something nice with the__17__，Myra and Harold.The cheque moved quickly to and for in the air to the floor like a bird with a broken wing.Slowly the old lady__18__to pick it up.Her present！Her__19__present！With__20__fingers she tore it into little bits.

　　语篇解读　本文是一篇记叙文。文章讲述了一个80岁老人在生日来临之际对自己唯一的亲人的殷殷期盼，但她最终盼来的确是一种无言的伤痛和失望。

　　1.A.took away B．brought up

　　C．moved off D．set down

　　解析　根据语境可知，此句是说老人把信件从“the ground floor”拿到“the second floor”。bring up意为“拿上来”，符合语境；take away意为“拿走，带走”，move off“意为“离开，出发”，set down意为“记下，放下”，均不符合语境。

　　答案　B

　　2．A.occasion B．opportunity

　　C．ceremony D．anniversary

　　解析　根据语境可知，此处是指在特别的“场合”，与下文的other times作对比。occasion意为“场合”，符合语境；opportunity意为“机会”，ceremony意为“典礼，仪式”，anniversary意为“周年纪念日”，均不符合语境。

　　答案　A

　　3．A.mustn’t B．mightn’t

　　C．wouldn’t D．needn’t

　　解析　根据语境可知，此处是指老人坚信女儿一定不会忘记自己的生日。表示“一定不会”时，应用wouldn’t。

　　答案　C

　　4．A.occasionally B．always

　　C．almost D．seldom

　　解析　根据下文可知，Myra由于工作繁忙，平常很少给妈妈写信。seldom意为“很少，不?！?，符合语境；occasionally意为“偶尔，间或”，always意为“总是，一直”，almost意为“差不多，几乎”，均不符合语境。

　　答案　D

　　5．A.Unhappily B．Unfortunately

　　C．Unforgettably D．Unkindly

　　解析　根据常识可知，最爱的女儿Enid的离去自然是一件“不幸”的事情。unfortunately意为“不幸地”，符合语境；unhappily意为“不开心地”，unforgettably意为“令人难忘地”，unkindly意为“刻薄地，不客气地”，均不符合语境。

　　答案　B

　　6．A.casual B．remote

　　C．special D．conventional

　　解析　根据常识可知，“人生70古来稀”，80岁生日自然尤为“特别”。special意为“特别的”，符合语境；casual意为“随便的，临时的”，remote意为“遥远的，疏远的”，conventional意为“传统的，常见的”，均不符合语境。

　　答案　C

　　7．A.Even if B．So that

　　C．In case D．Now that

　　解析　句意为：即使Myra不来，她也会送一份礼物。由句意可知，前后分句之间为一种让步关系，所以应用表示让步关系的连词even if，意为“即使”。

　　答案　A

　　8．A.proud B．capable

　　C．sure D．afraid

　　解析　根据下文的描述可知，老人坚信她的女儿即便不来也会送她礼物。be sure of为固定短语，意为“坚信，确信”，符合语境。

　　答案　C

　　9．A.sharpened B．weakened

　　C．widened D．brightened

　　解析　根据下文中的“She would enjoy her day！”可知，此处应指老人红光满面，面露喜色。brighten意为“使闪亮，使快乐，使露喜色”，符合语境。

　　答案　D

　　10．A.excited B．alarmed

　　C．inspired D．satisfied

　　解析　根据语境可知，老人此时兴奋得像个孩子。excited意为“兴奋的，激动的”，符合语境。

　　答案　A

　　11．A.thinking B．imagining

　　C．welcoming D．watching

　　解析　根据上下文语境可知，此句是指老人久久地站在门口，期盼着礼物的到来。因此选watching最符合语境，意为“守望，眺望”。

　　答案　D

　　12．A.steadily B．wildly

　　C．nervously D．randomly

　　解析　根据语境可知，此处应选wildly，该词是一种夸张的表达，旨在体现老人无法掩饰的、因迫切而慌乱激动的心情。

　　答案　B

　　13．A.discontent B．loneliness

　　C．disappointment D．annoyance

　　解析　根据上下文语境可知，此句是指老人的心情由先前“狂乱的兴奋”跌之“沉重的失望”，是一种修辞上的对比。disappointment意为“失望，沮丧”，符合语境。

　　答案　C

　　14．A.patient B．anxious

　　C．urgent D．mild

　　解析　根据语境可知，此句是指老人自我解嘲、自我安慰的一种无奈的表达，同时也暗含着一丝苦涩的期盼，所以老人告诫自己还要“耐心一点儿”。patient意为“耐心的”，符合语境。

　　答案　A

　　15．A.immediately B．cheerfully

　　C．angrily D．unwillingly

　　解析　根据语境可知，此句是指老人对自己期盼的“礼物”非常失望，因此不愿意打开它。unwillingly意为“不情愿地，勉强地”，符合语境；immediately意为“立刻，马上”，cheerfully意为“高高兴兴地”，angrily意为“愤怒地”，均不符合语境。

　　答案　D

　　16．A.Pinned B．Folded

　　C．Lined D．Roped

　　解析　根据下文的“a piece of paper”可知，此处应选fold，意为“折叠，合拢”，表示“在卡片里折了一张纸”。

　　答案　B

　　17．A.card B．bonus

　　C．cheque D．cash

　　解析　根据下文中的“The cheque moved quickly”可知，此处应选cheque，意为“支票”，符合语境。

　　答案　C

　　18．A.bent B．leaned

　　C．struggled D．stretched

　　解析　综合考虑老人此时的心情和神态可知，她拾起支票的姿势应该是“弯腰”。bend意为“弯腰，弯曲”，符合语境。lean意为“倾斜，倚靠”；struggle意为“努力，挣扎”，是一个中性词汇，不能体现身体的姿势；stretch意为“伸展，延伸”，均不符合语境。

　　答案　A 19．A.painful B．sad

　　C．expensive D．lovely

　　解析　根据语境可知，此处应选lovely，表现的是一种强烈的讽刺效果，增强了语言的表现力。而painful，sad两词会使语言的色调索然无味，暗淡无光。

　　答案　D 20．A.moving B．trembling

　　C．reacting D．freezing

　　解析　根据语境可知，当老人看到女儿给自己的礼物竟然是一张支票时，她感到既失望又痛心，所以应选trembling，意为“颤抖的，战栗的”，生动地表现了老人当时的心情和神态；moving意为“动人的”，reacting意为“反应的”，freezing意为“冰冻的，严寒的”，均不符合语境。

　　答案　B [2024预测卷]

　　My father-in-law, Mr.

　　Lucky, was thankful for the simple things in life.

　　His wife, Flora, allowed him to__1__one scratch-off ticket per week.

　　Somehow,

　　that ticket always__2__being the winning one.

　　“Send some of that magic dust our way, Lucky，”

　　his coworkers laughed as they carried off their__3__tickets.

　　“We're all lucky to be living，”

　　he'd reply.

　　As Mr. Lucky grew older, he__4__from hearing loss. It would have been a great problem to others. Not Mr.Lucky, however.

　　He was seated in the break room one afternoon when a weather announcement came.

　　“A tornado(龙卷风) warning has been issued for the area.Please be __5__of the conditions！”

　　Dad looked up. “A tomato warning! What's wrong with the tomatoes？” he shouted in__6__.

　　His coworkers simply __7__their heads.

　　“You really need to see about some hearing aids, Lucky!

　　Get yourself to a doctor！”

　　That afternoon as Dad drove home through the__8__，

　　he found it impossible to see. A mile up the road, he__9__into the back of a physician's car.

　　With his license revoked(吊销), there was no__10__but to move our parents to Virginia where we could drive them around town.

　　I found Dad a part-time job at a mall within walking distance.

　　Before the mall opened each day, Dad would__11__Dillard's department store. There, he'd clean the floors and__12__all the trash cans.

　　“I'm the __13__man on the Earth，” he'd comment on the rainy or cold days.

　　“I have a wonderful wife, two terrific sons and their families, a job that I love, and a little spare__14__in my pocket.

　　It doesn't get any__15__than that！”

　　I often wondered why the manager at Dillard's__16__to keep Dad on.

　　His eyesight was so bad that he couldn't possibly see well enough to clean__17__.

　　One morning, I looked through the perfume counter__18__for Dad to get off work.

　　I could hear him singing in the distance as he__19__. Suddenly, one of the sales clerks chuckled(轻声地笑)．

　　“Come on, Mr.

　　Lucky,

　　tell me another joke to brighten my morning.”

　　I spotted the manager of the store quietly chuckling nearby.

　　Suddenly, I__20__. Mr. Lucky spread magic dust all over Dillard's department store.

　　1. A.

　　sell

　　B.

　　purchase

　　C. order

　　D.

　　make

　　2．A. ended up

　　B. began with

　　C. took up

　　D. turned up

　　3．A. valuable

　　B. expensive

　　C. worthy

　　D. worthless

　　4．A. learned

　　B. suffered

　　C. fell

　　D. retired

　　5．A. tired

　　B. afraid

　　C. aware

　　D. fond

　　6．A. delight

　　B. hurry

　　C. general

　　D. surprise

　　7．A. shook

　　B. nodded

　　C. turned

　　D. raised

　　8．A. crowd

　　B. storm

　　C. street

　　D. cloud

　　9．A. drove

　　B. went

　　C. crashed

　　D. got

　　10．A. alternative

　　B. need

　　C. possibility

　　D. use

　　11．A. drive to

　　B. head for

　　C. break into

　　D. call up

　　12．A. fill

　　B. buy

　　C. empty

　　D. bring

　　13．A. oldest

　　B. luckiest

　　C. poorest

　　D. richest

　　14．A. change

　　B. ticket

　　C. book

　　D. house

　　15．A. worse

　　B. better

　　C. longer

　　D. colder

　　16．A. stopped

　　B. asked

　　C. continued

　　D. regretted

　　17．A. carefully

　　B. properly

　　C. quickly

　　D. slowly

　　18．A. waiting

　　B. watching

　　C. caring

　　D. intending

　　19. A. walked

　　B. shopped

　　C. danced

　　D. worked

　　20．A. laughed

　　B. understood

　　C. remembered

　　D. recovered

　　[文章大意]　一位老人，听力下降，视力也出现了问题，但他一直对生活充满希望，从不抱怨，十分满足，正是这种乐观向上的生活态度，使得他成为了一个真正幸运的人，也感染了周围的人。

　　1．B。根据下文可知，是“买”一种“刮刮乐”彩票。

　　2．A。Mr.Lucky似乎比其他人更幸运，因为他的彩票往往最终获奖。end up“最终成为”符合语境。

　　3．D。其他人买的彩票没有中奖，因此这些刮开的、没有中奖的彩票就“一文不值”了。

　　4．B。下文的事例表明，Mr.Lucky听力下降，听不清了，所以这里应该用suffer表示“遭受”。

　　5．C。这里是天气预报，提醒人们“注意天气情况”，用be aware of。

　　6．D。Mr.Lucky由于听力不好，把tornado warning(龙卷风警报)听成了tomato warning(西红柿警报)，因此他自己也感到“奇怪”。

　　7．A。他的同事们拿他的听力没有办法，只能无奈地“摇摇头”。

　　8．B。由前文提到的龙卷风警报可知，Mr. Lucky在回家途中应该是遇到了“风暴”，故用storm。

　　9．C。因为风暴，所以视线不好，结果“撞在”一位医生的汽车上。crash into“碰撞，撞击”。

　　10．A。Mr. Lucky驾照被吊销，无法开车，因此作者没有“选择”，只能将父母接到Virginia，由作者夫妇开车接送。

　　11．B。Mr. Lucky在一个购物中心做兼职，每天购物中心开门前，他就往那儿赶，故此处应用head for“前往……到……去”。

　　12．C。与上文打扫地板相对应，这里应为“倒空”垃圾桶。

　　13．B。根据Mr. Lucky下文的话可知，他对自己的生活非常满足，认为自己是“最幸运的”人。

　　14．A。自己拥有那么多：妻子、儿子一家人、工作，还有一点儿“闲钱”，与下文pocket相对应。

　　15．B。这个情况已经是最好，不可能“更好”了，说明Mr. Lucky非常满足?！胺穸ù剩冉霞丁毕嗟庇谧罡呒叮恃。