河南南召縣2024高考英語完形填空選編5

　　【2024高考復習】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 (咔嗒聲)，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.

　　語篇解讀　本文是一篇記敘文。文章講述了一個80歲老人在生日來臨之際對自己唯一的親人的殷殷期盼，但她最終盼來的確是一種無言的傷痛和失望。

　　1.A.took away B．brought up

　　C．moved off D．set down

　　解析　根據語境可知，此句是說老人把信件從“the ground floor”拿到“the second floor”。bring up意為“拿上來”，符合語境；take away意為“拿走，帶走”，move off“意為“離開，出發”，set down意為“記下，放下”，均不符合語境。

　　答案　B

　　2．A.occasion B．opportunity

　　C．ceremony D．anniversary

　　解析　根據語境可知，此處是指在特別的“場合”，與下文的other times作對比。occasion意為“場合”，符合語境；opportunity意為“機會”，ceremony意為“典禮，儀式”，anniversary意為“周年紀念日”，均不符合語境。

　　答案　A

　　3．A.mustn’t B．mightn’t

　　C．wouldn’t D．needn’t

　　解析　根據語境可知，此處是指老人堅信女兒一定不會忘記自己的生日。表示“一定不會”時，應用wouldn’t。

　　答案　C

　　4．A.occasionally B．always

　　C．almost D．seldom

　　解析　根據下文可知，Myra由于工作繁忙，平常很少給媽媽寫信。seldom意為“很少，不常”，符合語境；occasionally意為“偶爾，間或”，always意為“總是，一直”，almost意為“差不多，幾乎”，均不符合語境。

　　答案　D

　　5．A.Unhappily B．Unfortunately

　　C．Unforgettably D．Unkindly

　　解析　根據常識可知，最愛的女兒Enid的離去自然是一件“不幸”的事情。unfortunately意為“不幸地”，符合語境；unhappily意為“不開心地”，unforgettably意為“令人難忘地”，unkindly意為“刻薄地，不客氣地”，均不符合語境。

　　答案　B

　　6．A.casual B．remote

　　C．special D．conventional

　　解析　根據常識可知，“人生70古來稀”，80歲生日自然尤為“特別”。special意為“特別的”，符合語境；casual意為“隨便的，臨時的”，remote意為“遙遠的，疏遠的”，conventional意為“傳統的，常見的”，均不符合語境。

　　答案　C

　　7．A.Even if B．So that

　　C．In case D．Now that

　　解析　句意為：即使Myra不來，她也會送一份禮物。由句意可知，前后分句之間為一種讓步關系，所以應用表示讓步關系的連詞even if，意為“即使”。

　　答案　A

　　8．A.proud B．capable

　　C．sure D．afraid

　　解析　根據下文的描述可知，老人堅信她的女兒即便不來也會送她禮物。be sure of為固定短語，意為“堅信，確信”，符合語境。

　　答案　C

　　9．A.sharpened B．weakened

　　C．widened D．brightened

　　解析　根據下文中的“She would enjoy her day！”可知，此處應指老人紅光滿面，面露喜色。brighten意為“使閃亮，使快樂，使露喜色”，符合語境。

　　答案　D

　　10．A.excited B．alarmed

　　C．inspired D．satisfied

　　解析　根據語境可知，老人此時興奮得像個孩子。excited意為“興奮的，激動的”，符合語境。

　　答案　A

　　11．A.thinking B．imagining

　　C．welcoming D．watching

　　解析　根據上下文語境可知，此句是指老人久久地站在門口，期盼著禮物的到來。因此選watching最符合語境，意為“守望，眺望”。

　　答案　D

　　12．A.steadily B．wildly

　　C．nervously D．randomly

　　解析　根據語境可知，此處應選wildly，該詞是一種夸張的表達，旨在體現老人無法掩飾的、因迫切而慌亂激動的心情。

　　答案　B

　　13．A.discontent B．loneliness

　　C．disappointment D．annoyance

　　解析　根據上下文語境可知，此句是指老人的心情由先前“狂亂的興奮”跌之“沉重的失望”，是一種修辭上的對比。disappointment意為“失望，沮喪”，符合語境。

　　答案　C

　　14．A.patient B．anxious

　　C．urgent D．mild

　　解析　根據語境可知，此句是指老人自我解嘲、自我安慰的一種無奈的表達，同時也暗含著一絲苦澀的期盼，所以老人告誡自己還要“耐心一點兒”。patient意為“耐心的”，符合語境。

　　答案　A

　　15．A.immediately B．cheerfully

　　C．angrily D．unwillingly

　　解析　根據語境可知，此句是指老人對自己期盼的“禮物”非常失望，因此不愿意打開它。unwillingly意為“不情愿地，勉強地”，符合語境；immediately意為“立刻，馬上”，cheerfully意為“高高興興地”，angrily意為“憤怒地”，均不符合語境。

　　答案　D

　　16．A.Pinned B．Folded

　　C．Lined D．Roped

　　解析　根據下文的“a piece of paper”可知，此處應選fold，意為“折疊，合攏”，表示“在卡片里折了一張紙”。

　　答案　B

　　17．A.card B．bonus

　　C．cheque D．cash

　　解析　根據下文中的“The cheque moved quickly”可知，此處應選cheque，意為“支票”，符合語境。

　　答案　C

　　18．A.bent B．leaned

　　C．struggled D．stretched

　　解析　綜合考慮老人此時的心情和神態可知，她拾起支票的姿勢應該是“彎腰”。bend意為“彎腰，彎曲”，符合語境。lean意為“傾斜，倚靠”；struggle意為“努力，掙扎”，是一個中性詞匯，不能體現身體的姿勢；stretch意為“伸展，延伸”，均不符合語境。

　　答案　A 19．A.painful B．sad

　　C．expensive D．lovely

　　解析　根據語境可知，此處應選lovely，表現的是一種強烈的諷刺效果，增強了語言的表現力。而painful，sad兩詞會使語言的色調索然無味，暗淡無光。

　　答案　D 20．A.moving B．trembling

　　C．reacting D．freezing

　　解析　根據語境可知，當老人看到女兒給自己的禮物竟然是一張支票時，她感到既失望又痛心，所以應選trembling，意為“顫抖的，戰栗的”，生動地表現了老人當時的心情和神態；moving意為“動人的”，reacting意為“反應的”，freezing意為“冰凍的，嚴寒的”，均不符合語境。

　　答案　B [2024預測卷]

　　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(龍卷風) 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(吊銷), 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(輕聲地笑)．

　　“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，聽力下降，視力也出現了問題，但他一直對生活充滿希望，從不抱怨，十分滿足，正是這種樂觀向上的生活態度，使得他成為了一個真正幸運的人，也感染了周圍的人。

　　1．B。根據下文可知，是“買”一種“刮刮樂”彩票。

　　2．A。Mr.Lucky似乎比其他人更幸運，因為他的彩票往往最終獲獎。end up“最終成為”符合語境。

　　3．D。其他人買的彩票沒有中獎，因此這些刮開的、沒有中獎的彩票就“一文不值”了。

　　4．B。下文的事例表明，Mr.Lucky聽力下降，聽不清了，所以這里應該用suffer表示“遭受”。

　　5．C。這里是天氣預報，提醒人們“注意天氣情況”，用be aware of。

　　6．D。Mr.Lucky由于聽力不好，把tornado warning(龍卷風警報)聽成了tomato warning(西紅柿警報)，因此他自己也感到“奇怪”。

　　7．A。他的同事們拿他的聽力沒有辦法，只能無奈地“搖搖頭”。

　　8．B。由前文提到的龍卷風警報可知，Mr. Lucky在回家途中應該是遇到了“風暴”，故用storm。

　　9．C。因為風暴，所以視線不好，結果“撞在”一位醫生的汽車上。crash into“碰撞，撞擊”。

　　10．A。Mr. Lucky駕照被吊銷，無法開車，因此作者沒有“選擇”，只能將父母接到Virginia，由作者夫婦開車接送。

　　11．B。Mr. Lucky在一個購物中心做兼職，每天購物中心開門前，他就往那兒趕，故此處應用head for“前往……到……去”。

　　12．C。與上文打掃地板相對應，這里應為“倒空”垃圾桶。

　　13．B。根據Mr. Lucky下文的話可知，他對自己的生活非常滿足，認為自己是“最幸運的”人。

　　14．A。自己擁有那么多：妻子、兒子一家人、工作，還有一點兒“閑錢”，與下文pocket相對應。

　　15．B。這個情況已經是最好，不可能“更好”了，說明Mr. Lucky非常滿足。“否定詞＋比較級”相當于最高級，故選B。