1、上海市高考英语二轮复习 完形填空练习10完形填空练习（10）Directions: For each blank in the following passage there are four words or phrases marked A, B, C and D. Fill in each blank with the word or phrase that best fits the context. Archaeologists are scientists who search for clues that help form a clearer picture of the li
2、ves people led in the past. Archaeology is a modern science, but it has been _1_ for centuries. More than 2,400 years ago, the Greek historian Herodotus described the Egyptian pyramids and other monuments. He may have been the first writer to consider that remains and _2_ could provide information f
3、or _3_ generations. For more than a thousand years, however, such _4_ were observers rather than researchers. In the 1700s, scientists and adventurers from a variety of countries traveled _5_ to explore ancient sites. Digs that are still _6_ began in 1709 at Herculaneum, an Italian city buried in as
4、h during the explosion of Mount Vesuvius in A. D. 79. The Danish scholar Carsten Niebuhr visited the ruins of Persepolis in the Middle East in 1765 to study cuneiform writing (楔形文字). _7_, archaeology didnt become a widely recognized science and schools didnt recognize the subject as a scholarly purs
5、uit until the 19th century. The term itself was _8_ in 1837. It comes from a Latin word meaning “the study of antiquities (古物).” One of the first archaeologists to use a scientific approach to the discipline was Heinrich Schliemann of Germany, who in the late 1800s _9_ the ancient civilization of th
6、e city of Troy. Today, archaeologists uncover the past in many different _10_, including deserts and jungles, at sites called digs. Ancient sources, folk tales, and landscape features can suggest where archaeologists should look. Surveys of the land help them choose sites _11_ to provide artifacts,
7、the objects that will unlock the story of a particular people their daily lives, their beliefs, and their ties to other cultures. A site, however, does not have to be old to be interesting to an archaeologist. Some prefer to study more _12_ settlements. One scientist, for instance, studies coal mini
8、ng camps in California by examining the garbage that miners _13_. Archaeologists may work for universities, museums or governments, and some of them are involved in educating the public about _14_ ancient sites. Artifact hunters who are _15_ history rob these places and sell what they find for a few
9、 dollars to immoral dealers in antiquities. 1.A. adventuringB. changingC. diggingD. evolving2.A. booksB. historyC. ruinsD. science3.A. lostB. laterC. olderD. several4.A. inventorsB. scholarsC. visitorsD. writers5.A. extensivelyB. nationwideC. regularlyD. together6.A. in progressB. in good conditionC
10、. on displayD. out of control7.A. BesidesB. HoweverC. InsteadD. Meanwhile8.A. coinedB. consideredC. recognizedD. used9.A. createdB. developedC. establishedD. investigated10.A. countriesB. fieldsC. locations D. ways11. A. certainB. likelyC. readyD. necessary12.A. honorableB. peacefulC. ruralD. recent
11、13.A. gave awayB. gave offC. left behind D. left out14.A. choosing B. examiningC. studyingD. protecting15.A. aware of B. fed up withC. ignorant ofD. familiar with【参考答案】1-5 DCBBA6-10 ABADC11-15 BDCDC完形填空填空练习完形填空。阅读下面短文.从短文后各题所给的四个选项A、B. C和D中,选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。One sunny afternoon, a seven-year-old girl w
12、ent for a walk. She crossed a large area of grassland into the woods 26 she realized that she was lost.Sitting on a rock and 27 what to do, she began crying. After a while, She 28 to walk along a wide path lined with tall trees and thick bushes. 29 it was getting dark, she saw a small, dark wooden h
13、ouse. She opened the door and 30 stepped in. Suddenly, she heard a strange noise, and she ran out the door and back to the 31 . Cold and tired, she fell asleep near a 32 .The girls parents were out and her dog, Laddy, was at home. Laddy 33 that his mistress（女主人）was in danger. He jumped 34 a window,
14、breaking the glass. He looked in the fields, but he couldnt find his mistress anywhere. However, from the ground came a 35 scent (气味) as he lowered his head. He 36 the scent and walked across the grassland. Barking 37 into the air, the dog 38 through the woods until he found the 39 . But the girl wa
15、s not there, so he headed back to the woods. Much to his 40 , he saw his mistress blue shirt in the distance. He 41 over some bushes and saw the little stream, where the girl was 42 .When she opened her eyes and 43 her dog standing beside her, the girl said, “you 44 me, Laddy,” and she kissed him se
16、veral times. Seeing their daughter and dog coming back, the parents burst into tears of 45 . That night Laddy had a heros supper: a huge meal of steak.26. A. beforeB. sinceC. whileD. as27. A. wonderingB. forgettingC. rememberingD. regretting28. A. preferredB. expectedC. failedD. decided29. A. WhenB.
17、 UntilC. IfD. Because30. A. carelesslyB. cautiouslyC. hopelesslyD. unwillingly31. A. treesB. bushesC. woodsD. grasses32. A. streamB. rockC. treeD. house33. A. foundB. sensedC. heardD. smelt34. A. atB. throughC. inD. onto35. A. terribleB. strangeC. pleasantD. familiar36. A. missedB. discoveredC. foll
18、owedD. ignored37. A. calmlyB. loudlyC. merrilyD. gently38. A. searchedB. wanderedC. lookedD. travelled39. A. windowB. girlC. houseD. hero40. A. satisfactionB. disappointmentC. embarrassmentD. delight41. A. jumpedB. climbedC. walkedD. flew42. A. awakeB. abandonedC. availableD. asleep43. A. spottedB.
19、watchedC. observedD. saw44. A. disturbedB. comfortedC. rescuedD. scared45. A. painB. shockC. sorrowD. relief参考答案：-完形填空26-30、AADAB 31-35、CABBD 36-40、CBACD 41-45、ADDCD完形填空填空练习阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从各题所给的A、B、C和D项中，选出最佳选项。I will never forget the year I was about twelve years old. My mother told us that we woul
20、d not be _1_ Christmas gifts because there was not enough money. I felt sad and thought, What would I say when the other kids asked what Id 2 ? Just when I started to 3 that there would not be a Christmas that year, three women 4 at our house with gifts for all of us. For me they brought a doll. I f
21、elt such a sense of 5 that I would no longer have to be embarrassed when I returned to school. I wasnt 6 . Somebody had thought 7 of me to bring me a gift. Years later, when I stood in the kitchen of my new house, thinking how I wanted to make my 8 Christmas there special and memorable, I 9 remember
22、ed the womens visit. I decided that I wanted to create that same feeling of 10 for as many children as I could possibly reach. So I 11 a plan and gathered forty people from my company to help. We gathered about 125 orphans (孤儿) at the Christmas party. For every child, we wrapped colorful packages fi
23、lled with toys, clothes, and school supplies, 12 with a childs name. We wanted all of them to know they were 13. Before I called out their names and handed them their gifts, I 14 them that they couldnt open their presents 15 every child had come forward. Finally the 16 they had been waiting for came
24、 as I called out, One, two, three. Open your presents! As the children opened their packages, their faces beamed and their bright smiles 17 up the room. The 18 in the room was obvious, and 19 wasnt just about toys. It was a feeling the feeling I knew 20 that Christmas so long ago when the women came
25、 to visit. I wasnt forgotten. Somebody thought of me. I matter. ( ) 1. A. sending B. receiving C. making D. exchanging 答案: B 解析:本题考查动词辨析.由上文可知,还是小孩子的我,在圣诞节来临,我应该是收 到礼物,所以选择 receiving. ( ) 2. A. found B. prepared C. got D. expected 答案: C 解析:本题考查动词辨析.联系上下文,此处表达的意思是别人问我收到了什么礼物, 所以选择 got. ( ) 3. A. doub
26、t B. hope C. suggest D. accept 答案:D 解析:本题考查动词辨析.联系上下文,推断此处表达的意思是:我开始接受没有礼物 的现实,选择 accept,其他三个选项意思都不符合. ( ) 4. A. broke in .B. settled down C. turned up D. showed off 答案:C 解析:本题考查动词短语辨析.四个选项:break in 闯入;settle down 安居;turn up 出现; show off 炫耀.联系上下文此处是出现在我家,给我们圣诞礼物,故选择 C,意思最贴切. ( ) 5. A. relief B. loss
27、 C. achievement D. justice 答案:A 解析:本题考查名词辨析.根据下文:I would no longer have to be embarrassed when I returned to school(当我回到学校时,我不会再感到难堪了. )结合四个选项的意思,可 以推断出此处是表示我解脱了,送了一口气,故选择 A. ( ) 6. A. blamed B. loved C. forgotten D. affected 答案:C 解析:本题考查动词辨析.分析四个选项,结合上下文,可以得知,这件礼物对我是多 么重要,所以此处表达我将不会忘记这件事情,故选择 C. (
28、) 7. A. highly B. little C. poorly D. enough 答案:D 解析: 本题考查短语辨析. 联系上下文, 首先排除 B, think highly of sb 的意思是 C, 对 评价很高 .此处根据作者的前面的心态,选择 enough,表示有人关心自己. ( ) 8. A. present B. first C. recent D. previous 答案:B 解析:本题考查形容词辨析.联系上下文,提到是 new house,肯定选择 first,西方人对于圣诞节很重视,是一家人团圆的日子,所以此时表达重要性,作者想让自己在新家过 的第一个圣诞节有意义.选
29、择 B. ( ) 9. A. hardly B. instantly C. regularly D. occasionally 答案:B 解析:本题考查副词辨析.根据四个选项的意思,联系上下文,可了解当时作者那种激 动的心情,所以应该是很快就想到了那件让她难忘的事情;故选择 B. ( ) 10. A. strength B. independence C. importance D. safety 答案:C 解析:本题考查名词辨析.根据第一段中描述那次圣诞节礼物给我的感慨,和作者此刻 的心情,她认为送圣诞节礼物的给自己以及给得到的孩子们的重要性. ( ) 11. A. kept up with
30、 B. caught up with C. came up with D. put up with 答案:C 解析:本题考查动词短语辨析.从上一段的可以推断,是我提出了(came up with)了一 个让四十个人来我公司帮忙的计划. ( ) 12. A. none B. few C. some D. each 答案:D 解析:本题考查不定代词辨析.根据作者的想法,应该是每个人都有自己的圣诞节礼物, 所以选择每个人(each) . ( ) 13. A. fine B. special C. helpful D. normal 答案:B 解析:本题考查形容词辨析.每个人都有属于自己的礼物,而且不
31、是固定的,所以作者 的意思是给孩子们启示:每个人都是独一无二的. ( ) 14. A. reminded B. guaranteed C. convinced D. promised 答案:A 解析:本题考查动词辨析.从下文的One, two, three. Open your presents!可知,此时 在分发礼物时,我提醒每个人开始不要打开礼物. ( ) 15. A. after B. until C. when D. since 答案:B 解析:本题考查连词辨析.同 34 题,此时选择 until,直到每个人都拿到礼物. ( ) 16. A. chance B. gift C. moment D. reward 答案:C 解析:本题考查名词辨析.根据下文的意思,此处表达大家等待的拆礼物的时刻到来了, 故选择 moment. ( ) 17. A. lit B. took C. burned D. cheered 答案:A 解析:本题考查动词辨析.分析四个选项的意思,根据
