2013高考英语南京市一模（完形填空）强化训练（9）及答案
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(2013·潍坊质检)A farmer once owned an old mule (骡子). One day, the mule fell into a nearby well, and he began to __21__ and made a lot of loud noise. After carefully assessing the __22__， the farmer felt sympathy for the mule, but __23__ that neither the mule nor the well was worth the trouble of saving, then he called his __24__ together and told them what had happened and __25__ them to help shovel(铲) some dirt to bury the old mule in the __26__ and put him out of his suffering.
Hearing many people coming to help, the old mule initially was __27__ ... But as the farmer and his neighbors continued shoveling and the dirt hit his hack, a thought suddenly__28__ him. He was __29__ that every time a shovel load of dirt landed on his __30__， he should shake it off and step up！So he did, blow after blow.
He repeated “Shake it off and step up！” to __31__ himself. No matter how painful the blows were, or how disappointing the situation seemed, the old mule just __32__ on shaking it off and stepping up!
As you might have guessed, it was not long __33__ the old mule finally stepped over the wall of the well, painful and tired. What would otherwise __34__ him, actually blessed him because of the manner in which he __35__ his adversity (逆境)．
__36__ is life! As long as we face our problems and respond to them __37__， and refuse to give in to panic, bitterness, or self pity, the adversities that come along to bury us __38__ have the potential to __39__ and bless us! Forgiveness, tolerance, hope and perseverance are __40__ in shaking it off and stepping up out of the well in which we find ourselves.
21．A.sink B．struggle
C．leave D．sigh
解析：骡子挣扎，并弄出了很大的声音。sink沉下去；leave离开；struggle挣扎；sigh叹息。
答案：B
22．A.location B．ground
C．position D．situation
解析：仔细分析过形势之后，农民对他感到惋惜。situation“形势，情形”，符合语境。下文or how disappointing the situation seemed也有提示。
答案：D
23．A.decided B．doubted
C．complained D．responded
解析：这位农民断定骡子和井都不值得救了。decide断定；doubt怀疑；complain抱怨；respond回答，回复。
答案：A
24．A.brothers B．relatives
C．neighbors D．children
解析：联系下文But as the farmer and his neighbors continued shoveling可知选C。
答案：C
25．A.required B．requested
C．demanded D．recommended
解析：农民请求他们帮忙铲土把骡子埋了。request请求；require要求；demand要
求；recommend推荐。
答案：B
26．A.house B．water
C．hole D．well
解析：联系上文One day，the mule fell into a nearby well可知选D。
答案：D
27．A.excited B．amused
C．disappointed D．surprised
解析：听到许多人来帮忙，起初骡子很激动(excited)。
答案：A
28．A.came B．happened
C．struck D．occurred
解析：他忽然想起了一个主意。a(n) thought/idea stricks sb.某人忽然想起一个主意，是固定搭配。
答案：C
29．A.awake B．aware
C．afraid D．ashamed
解析：他意识到每次土落到他背上时……awake清醒的；aware意识到的；afraid害怕的；ashamed羞愧的。
答案：B
30．A.chest B．stomach
C．tail D．back
解析：联系上文the dirt hit his back可知选D。
答案：D]
31．A.enjoy B．express
C．encourage D．praise
解析：他不断地说“把土抖掉，向上迈”来鼓励自己。
答案：C
32．A.kept B．held
C．moved D．relied
解析：老骡子不断地抖土向上迈。keep on doing 坚持做某事。
答案：A
33．A.when B．before
C．until D．since
解析：正如你猜测的那样，不久骡子就上到了井沿上。it was/is not long before不久。
答案：B
34．A.save B．protect
C．desert D．bury
解析：因为他处理逆境的方式，使一件本来会埋葬他的事，事实上却拯救了他。联系
上文to help shovel(铲)some dirt to bury the old mule可知选D。
答案：D
35．A.solved B．handled
C．refused D．experienced
解析：solve解决；handle处理；refuse拒绝；experience体验。句意见上题解析。
答案：B
36．A.That B．How
C．As D．What
解析：这就是生活。that代指前面提到的事情。
答案：A
37．A.readily B．passively
C．positively D．willingly
解析：只要我们积极地面对问题，应对问题，不向恐慌、痛苦和自怜屈服……readily
容易地，不费事地；passively被动地；positively积极地；willingly愿意地。
答案：C
38．A.frequently B．seldom
C．never D．usually
解析：要埋葬我们的逆境通常(usually)有可能会对我们有利且保佑我们。
答案：D
39．A.affect B．benefit
C．direct D．conduct
解析：affect影响；benefit有利；direct指导，指挥；conduct举止，表现。根据语境可知选B。
答案：B
40．A.cheerful B．hopeful
C．helpful D．meaningful
解析：宽容、忍让、希望和坚持在抖掉土和迈出井方面是非常有帮助的。
答案：C。
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(2013·郑州质检)It was half an hour before midnight on December 24th last year. I was a ticket-counter supervisor for a major airline and was looking forward to the __1__ of my shift (轮班) at Stapleton International Airport in Denver. My wife was waiting up for me at home so that we could __2__ our gifts for Christmas.
Just then, a very __3__ gentleman went up to me. He asked how he could get to Cheyenne, Wyoming. He had just arrived from Philadelphia and __4__ his connecting flight. I pointed him to the ground transportation area, where he could rent a __5__. And then I called my wife to let her know I would be home __6__.
About fifteen minutes later, the gentleman __7__ and informed me that all the buses were full and there were no cars __8__. I told him that he had to stay for a night at the airport. Hearing that, he burst into __9__.
I tried to make him calm down. He explained that his name was Tom, and that his only son was __10__ ill at home and was not expected to __11___ another year. He expected that this would likely be the __12___ Christmas with his son.
I told Tom to __13___ his luggage and wait for me at the gate. I was driving to Cheyenne. I called my wife Kathy, telling her about it and not to wait up for me. I drove fast __14___ and we arrived in Cheyenne around 2：30 a．m.
Kathy was still __15___ me when I got home in the early morning. We traded gifts and then our conversation __16___ Tom. For Kathy and me, there was no __17___ that driving Tom to Cheyenne was the __18___ choice.
A couple of days later, I __19___ a Christmas card with a picture of Tom and his family. In it, Tom thanked me for the special __20___ he had received that holiday season, but I knew the best gift was mine.
语篇解读：“我”在平安夜驾车送一位陌生人回家，帮助那位错过转接飞机的父亲圆了和患重病的儿子一起过圣诞节的愿望，妻子为“我”的善行表示理解和欣慰。
1．A.end B．turn
C．role D．change
解析：时间是平安夜的11：30，作者期待着下班回家。the end of my shift指“我上班
的结束”。
答案：A
2．A.expect B．get
C．exchange D．make
解析：因为是平安夜，作者的妻子等他回家互相交换圣诞节的礼物。第六段中的第二句“We traded gifts”是答案暗示。
答案：C
3．A.kind B．helpless
C．sad D．worried
解析：由下文可知，这位先生错过了转接班机，他过来问作者怎样才能到达夏延，由此可推知他应该很担心(worried)。
答案：D
4．A.mistook B．missed
C．caught D．continued
解析：他来自费城，错过了(missed)转接班机。
答案：B
5．A.bus B．flight
C．room D．car
解析：我给他指了指地上交通区域。在那里，他可以租一辆车(car)。
答案：D
6．A.soon B．late
C．early D．lately
解析：然后，我给妻子打电话，告诉她我一会儿就回家。
答案：A
7．A.left B．moved
C．came D．returned
解析：大约15分钟后，那位先生又返回来了(returned)。
答案：D
8．A.reliable B．present
C．available D．acceptable
解析：他告诉我，所有的公交车已满，而且也找不到可租用的(available)车。
答案：C
9．A.laughter B．tears
C．anger D．sorrow
解析：我告诉他，他只能在机场住宿一夜。听到这，他突然大哭起来(burst into tears)。
答案：B
10．A.really B．slightly
C．seriously D．unluckily
解析：他唯一的儿子得了重病。seriously“严重地”。
答案：C
11．A.suffer B．live
C．share D．grow
解析：估计孩子活(live)不了一年了。
答案：B
12．A.last B．best
C．happiest D．hardest
解析：他期待能和孩子度过很可能是最后的一个圣诞节。
答案：A
13．A.hand B．find
C．pack D．collect
解析：我告诉Tom去把他的行李取来。collect“领取；接走”。
答案：D
14．A.for a while B．all around
C．all the way D．from time to time
解析：我一路上(all the way)开得很快，凌晨2：30把Tom送到了夏延。
答案：C
15．A.waiting for B．caring for
C．thinking of D．depending on
解析：第二天早上当我赶回家时，Kathy 还在等(waiting for)我。
答案：A
16．A.remembered B．recalled
C．concerned D．contained
解析：我们交换了礼物，然后我们谈到了Tom。concern“涉及，与……有关”。
答案：C
17．A.idea B．doubt
C．point D．problem
解析：对于Kathy和我来说，毫无疑问，开车送Tom 去夏延是我唯一的选择。there is no doubt that表示“毫无疑问”。
答案：B
18．A.main B．only
C．nice D．great
解析：解析见上题。
答案：B
19．A.received B．sent
C．saved D．discovered
解析：几天后，我收到(received)了Tom寄来的圣诞贺卡，附有他和家人的照片。
答案：A
20．A.drive B．help
C．deal D．gift
解析：文章最后的“the best gift”是答案提示。Tom感谢我并表示在圣诞前夕我给他的帮助是他收到的特殊礼物。
答案：D.
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