2015押题卷完形填空专项练习.doc

2015押题卷 完形填空专项练习（1）Comedian Groucho Mark said, “Those are my principles. If you dont like them, I have others.”You and I have principles and we also have 1 . I have opinions about what I think is right or wrong or good or bad. But theyre only opinions I could be 2 ! I wont try to build my life around my opinions, 3 Ill try to keep to my principles.A 15-year-old boy learned a 4 lesson about life principles. One day, he found a wallet that 5 $127 as well as a womans 6 . He jumped onto his 7 and went to her house. He told her he found her wallet and she gave him a big 8 . She also gave him twenty dollars.That evening the boy told his parents about the 9 and his father said, “I dont think you should have 10 $20 for doing what you should have done. A person shouldnt be rewarded for being 11 .”He considered his fathers 12 and decided that he would return the money. He 13 biked to the ladys home and gave her back the money. She didnt want to 14 it, but he told her she had to that his father 15 something to him that he had 16 realized before.When ideas such as honesty and a personal standard of always doing the right thing guide our every action and decision, we 17 change. These great principles 18 our lives and make us into a person of 19 . That boy is 20 to be raised by a wise father who had the wisdom to say, “Those are my principles.” 1. A. livesB. opinionsC. conditionsD. purposes 2. A. happyB. differentC. wrongD. clever 3. A. soB. andC. orD. but 4. A. privateB. skillfulC. valuableD. regular 5. A. costB. containedC. madeD. covered 6. A. nameB. scriptC. identificationD. portrait 7. A. bicycleB. carC. horseD. taxi 8. A. handB. surpriseC. chanceD. hug 9. A. performanceB. eventC. principleD. trade10. A. acceptedB. paidC. earnedD. saved11. A. generousB. honestC. selflessD. confident12. A. statementB. noticeC. order D. decision13. A. onceB. evenC. againD. still 14. A. fetchB. takeC. returnD. spare15. A. pointed outB. gave outC. picked upD. added up16. A. alwaysB. oftenC. neverD. ever17. A. suddenlyB. graduallyC. immediatelyD. personally18. A. shapeB. protectC. encourageD. understand19. A. attitudeB. senseC. directionD. character20. A. sureB. freeC. fortunateD. tough（2）Its been 18 years since I joined Volvo, a Swedish company. 1 for it has proven to be an interesting experience. Any project here takes 2 years to be finished, even if the idea is 2 and brilliant. Its a (n) 3.Globalized processes have caused us a general sense of searching for 4 results. This contrasts (对比) greatly with the slow movements of the Swedish. They, 5, debate, debate, debate, hold many meetings and work with a slowdown scheme. At the end, this 6 gets better results.The first time I was in Sweden, one of my 7 picked me up at the hotel every morning. It was November, quite a bit 8 and snowy. We would arrive 9 at the company and he would park far away from the 10 (2000 employees drove their cars to work). The first day, I didnt 11 anything, neither the second or third day. One morning I asked him, “Do you havea(n) 12 parking space? Ive noticed we park far from the entrance even when there are no other 13 in the lot.” He replied, “Since were here early well have time to 14. Dont you think that whoever gets in late will need a place closer to the door?” 15 my face.Nowadays, theres a 16 in Europe named Slow Food. It means that people should eat and 17 slowly, with enough time to taste their food, spend time with family and friends, without 18. Slow Food is the basis for a bigger movement called Slow Europe. This no-rush attitude doesnt mean doing 19 work or having lower productivity. It means working and doing things with greater quality, productivity, perfection, with attention to details and less 20. 1. A. CompetingB. AdvertisingC. StrugglingD. Working 2. A. simpleB. commonC. differentD. old 3. A. orderB. ruleC. chanceD. condition 4. A. immediateB. beneficialC. positiveD. latest 5. A. in the long runB. on the other hand C. at the momentD. as a result 6. A. seldomB. almostC. alwaysD. sometimes 7. A. colleaguesB. roommatesC. relativesD. servants 8. A. wildB. noisyC. sunnyD. cold 9. A. quietlyB. finallyC. earlyD. luckily10. A. cityB. hotelC. streetD. entrance11. A. wasteB. affordC. findD. say12. A. limitedB. fixedC. extraD. special 13. A. carsB. policemenC. employees D. companies14. A. discussB. walkC. considerD. practice15. A. RecognizeB. MakeC. ImagineD. Touch16. A. traditionB. movementC. competitionD. celebration17. A. driveB. readC. playD. drink18. A. fightingB. stoppingC. rushingD. listening19. A. funnierB. harderC. lessD. heavier20. A. stressB. pollutionC. dangerD. support （3）I had been playing hockey (冰上曲棍球) for about 10 years. I was always the one sitting at the end of the bench, and 1 got into a game. I went to all the 2 and showed up even when it was so 3 that your breath froze and when the other players had decided to stay at home. I felt I had 4 enough and thought of quitting. I finally decided to 5 the news to my mom that I was leaving the team. My mom may have looked like a tiny and quiet lady, but on hearing my words, she said, “Remember, A quitter never 6 and a winner never quits. Your mother didnt raise 7 , so think about yourself in a 8 way and see yourself as a winner!” So I worked harder than ever at getting in better shape, 9 my shot accuracy and changing my 10 .Once in a match, we 11 our first game badly. What was worse, one of our best players got hurt. I was sitting at my 12 place at the end of the bench, when the coach came over and told me I was going 13 . I was nervous, excited and terrified all at the same time.The opposing team was fast and I had to admit I was a little 14 . But my moms words 15 out in my head like a church bell. Instead of being afraid, I was “pumped” and I very quickly found that all my 16 work was paying off. I was as fast a skater as anyone else on the ice, and I seemed to get the 17 to score. The crowd went quiet. All the time I spent on the ice when everyone had gone home had 18 me for this moment.Won! I won!The lesson I learned from my moms 19 has stayed with me over the years. I hear them whenever I am faced with a challenge, or whenever I 20 myself. 1. A. once B. seldom C. always D. even 2. A. meetings B. shows C. matches D. practices 3. A. cloudy B. wet C. cold D. windy 4. A. sufferedB. fought C. plannedD. escaped 5. A. write B. breakC. readD. speak 6. A. stopsB. asksC. winsD. earns 7. A. talkersB. dreamersC. attackers D. losers 8. A. positiveB. familiar C. briefD. convenient 9. A. testingB. improvingC. questioningD. affecting10. A. aimB. tasteC. habitD. attitude 11. A. lost B. controlledC. startedD. continued 12. A. usualB. safeC. secretD. private13. A. offB. inC. byD. up14. A. annoyedB. awkwardC. scaredD. bitter15. A. putB. rangC. gaveD.stood16. A. exactB. extraC. creativeD. casual17. A. chance B. messageC. order D. note18. A. spared B. requestedC. preparedD. sent19. A. actionsB. reasonsC. wordsD. promises20. A. judgeB. expressC. comfortD. doubt（4）Todays podcast (播客) is about a very special bird house made by my husband and son the other day. The day when we came back from our recent trip to Seattle, I was busy 1 and putting things away. The kids went off to their various bedrooms and started 2, and my husband 3 for a while. I assumed that he was in the garage, tinkering with (鼓捣) his bicycle. Its his 4 after all, and he enjoys cleaning and preparing his bike for the next big 5. Some time had gone by when I 6 that I hadnt seen my youngest son around the house. He is usually the loudest and busiest, so 7, I can tell exactly where he is. Suddenly, I heard him running upstairs and running back downstairs. I met him as he was heading outside again, “What are you up to, monkey?” I asked. “Im 8 a birds house with dad,” he replied. I 9 had time to say, “Oh,” and he had already disappeared. About half an hour later, my husband walked in 10 a bird house made of branches. It was very well made. Most of the branches had been 11 to the same size, so it looked very even and 12. “I cant believe you just made this thing! Its 13!” I said in 14. “Robert made most of it,” said my husband. Robert gave me a big smile; he was very 15 of himself. “So, where shall we put it?” asked my husband. “In the front yard,” I replied, “far away from the house for the birds are very 16 early in the morning.”17, the bird house is still in the kitchen. Im not in a hurry to have 18 move into it. I think Ill 19 it as a reminder of my kids 20 skills. 1.A. unpackingB. uncoveringC. returning D. traveling 2.A. crying B. complaining C. sleeping D. playing 3.A. waited B. disappearedC. rested D. searched 4.A. reputation B. promise C. hobbyD. plan 5.A. rideB. drive C. performance D. show 6.A. wished B. realizedC. guessed D. reported 7.A. fortunately B. finally C. normallyD. steadily 8.A. watching B. picking C. buying D. building 9.A. really B. almost C. already D. only10.A. discovering B. carryingC. imagining D. fixing 11.A. painted B. divided C. cutD. added 12.A. balancedB. clean C. largeD. natural13.A. simple B. lovelyC. similar D. common14.A. disappointment B. peaceC. amazementD. shame15.A. fond B. afraid C. proudD. guilty 16.A. noisyB. amusing C. attractiveD. strange 17.A. TraditionallyB. Regularly C. ThereforeD. However18.A. toolsB. birds C. toysD. branches19.A. hide B. admire C. keepD. ignore20.A. necessary B. normal C. relative D. creative（5）Its a sad and familiar sentence from a beggar that we often hear. Usually, when asked “Can you spare some 1 ?” Ive been struck with a feeling of 2 if I passed by without giving a coin or two.My conscience was hurt again when I was making a 3 in Venice in 2012. I was sitting in a quiet café. Outside the café on the street was an old woman on her knees, 4 . Steady streams of 5 were walking past her. A young backpacker stood away from the crowd drinking something, but I noticed he was also 6 the woman.She knelt motionlessly, her head almost touching the ground, a worn blanket providing little protection 7 the cold. The sight was especially 8 when compared with the signs of the 9 city around her.A tourist group hurried along the street, 10 at the woman and walked on. Another group of tourists arrived, 11 again, walked past her. The backpacker watched. Then, as I prepared to leave, I stopped at the sight of the backpacker 12 and placing some money in the womans cup. He did this rather 13 , just before the arrival of another tourist group. I watched the lady 14 the leader of the group stopped and put some money in the cup. With the young man 15 the way, other tourists followed.The young backpacker 16 this process in front of the next tour party going past. Once again, the subtle peer pressure 17 on the tourists, who all added coins to the cup. His work 18 , the young man walked over to the old beggar woman and said, “I hope that helps a bit.”I placed some money in the womans cup and 19 my tour, light-hearted after witnessing such a 20 act of caring. 1. A. timeB. effortC. change D. reward 2. A. satisfactionB. guiltC. angerD. pleasure 3. A. lecture B. reportC. studyD. tour 4. A. cryingB. beggingC. singingD. dancing 5. A. passengersB. customersC. touristsD. foreigners 6. A. ignoringB. servingC. observingD. following 7. A. againstB. forC. withD. at 8. A. frighteningB. touchingC. fascinatingD. interesting 9. A. peacefulB. noisyC. wealthyD. primitive10. A. glancedB. laughedC. shoutedD. stared11. A. unlessB. soC. butD. or12. A. looking aroundB. stepping forwardC. getting aboutD. breaking in13. A. secretlyB. carelesslyC. deliberatelyD. eagerly14. A. sinceB. beforeC. untilD. as15. A. showingB. referringC. pointingD. turning16. A. stoppedB. valuedC. madeD. repeated17. A. movedB. repliedC. workedD. carried18. A. doneB. takenC. foundD. picked19. A. cancelledB. continuedC. startedD. delayed20. A. funnyB. smartC. simpleD. modest（6）When it comes to the shaping of ones personality, we should firstly mention the fact that school plays an essential part, maybe more than the influence the family has. In order to 1 this statement, we should consider the following 2 .First of all, the personality of each individual begins to 3 in the family. But from an early age, a child begins to 4 and he comes into contact with different children of his age and even older, who 5 his shaping of personality. 6 , the first place to socialize for a child is kindergarten where he comes to 7 several children of different behaviors and tries to 8 with them in order to integrate (融合) in a certain group.Moreover, with the passing of years, a child becomes a(n) 9 , attending a high school or a university, where he tries to belong to a group of friends. He may 10 other friends personalities as he considers them the best. Then, he may want to have the same clothes and the same sum of money his friends have, 11 his family cannot afford it. This is a way of trying to feel 12 with the others around him.On the other hand, at school, teachers try to do their best to shape their students personalities by having special classes where they 13 matters of social life. During these classes students have the 14 to open a conversation on subjects they cannot talk about at home 15 they dont have such a close relationship with their parents. Consequently, these adolescents learn to freely 16 their concerns and know how to sustain (坚持) their arguments in front of other peoples points of view.But one thing Id like to point out and to 17 with is the fact that, in my opinion, the latest generations have become so 18 and proud that they refuse to listen to their parents advice and even talk to teachers 19 . What do they try to 20 with this behavior? Maybe they try to get rid of the prejudices that characterize our society and have a more modern perspective of life. 1.