2014届高考英语二轮复习单项填空与完形填空基础限时练15

单项填空

21．—Are you still thinking about yesterday's party?

—Oh, that's ________.

A．what makes me feel excited B．whatever I fell excited about

C．how I feel about it D．when I feel excited

22．I am heavily ________ at the moment, but I hope to be out of it when I get paid.

A．in debt　　　　B．in trouble C．of difficulty D．in danger

23．She has been ________ over his strange letter for several weeks, but she still figures out nothing about it.

A．puzzling B．worried C．troubled D．anxious

24．—Were you told to attend the meeting? I didn't see you anyway.

—________， but I had an accident on the way.

A．I was going B．I would C．I should have D．I'd like to

25．—Have you finished the report?

—Oh, sorry. It was so noisy in the office that I couldn't ________ down to write anything.

A．settle B．put C．sit D．lie

26．—I'll ask the teacher about the attributive clause. I'm very puzzled about it.

—That's just ________ most of our classmates have doubt.

A．what B．why C．where D．how

27．—We are afraid we can't finish the task ________ a month.

—Take your time, but next month you'll have a new one.

A．within B．by C．among D．after

28．—I come all the way to say “Thank you” and we ________ it without you.

—Think nothing of it.

A．should have done B．mustn't have done C．couldn't have done D．needn't have done

29．In many countries in the world, breakfast is a snack ________ a meal, but the traditional English breakfast is a full meal.

A．other than B．more than C．rather than D．less than

30．The fact ________ this country spends more on its military than on education and health care combined is a serious and worrying thought.

A．where B．which C．that D．why

31．There was a lot of fun at the party. You ________， but why didn't you?

A．should come B．ought to have come C．may have come D．must have come

32．I don't understand how you should spend so much money in only one month. Please ________ each sum of the money you spent to me.

A．make out B．account for C．describe D．record

33．They were determined to carry out the plan at first, but then we ________ persuade them to change their minds.

A．would B．could C．were able to D．had to

34．It even leaves the scientists in wonder ________ they should call the newly­born creature, which looks half-human and half­animal.

A．that B．why C．what D．how

35．—I am so glad I caught you at home. I need your help!

—________， Robin?

A．What's up B．What else C．How come D．Why not

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，选出最佳选项。

The Pecan Thief

When I was six years old, I was visiting my grandfather's farm in Kansas. Grandpa had sent me into the __36__ to gather pecans for us to enjoy later.

Pecan picking was really __37__ work and my little basket was only half full. I wasn't about to __38__ Grandpa down. Just then something caught my __39__. A large brown squirrel was a few feet away. I watched as he picked up a pecan, hurried to a tree and __40__ in a large hole in the trunk. A moment later the squirrel __41__ out and climbed down to the ground to pick up another nut. Once again, he took the pecan back to his hiding place.

Not so __42__ anymore, I thought. I dashed over to the tree and looked into the hole. It was __43__ with pecans! Golden pecans were right there for taking. This was my __44__. Handful by handful, I scooped all of those pecans into my basket. Now it was full! I was so __45__ of myself. I couldn't wait to show Grandpa all the pecans. __46__， I ran back and shouted, “Look at all the pecans！” He looked into the basket and said, “Well, well, how did you find so many？” I told him how I'd __47__ the squirrel and taken the pecans from his hiding place.

Grandpa congratulated me on how smart I'd been in observing the squirrel and his habits. Then he did something that __48__ me. He handed the basket back to me and put his arm gently __49__ my shoulders.

“That squirrel worked very hard to gather his winter __50__ of food，” he said. “Now that all of his pecans are gone, don't you think that little squirrel will __51__ the cold winter？”

“I didn't think about that，” I said.

“I know，” Grandpa said. “But a good man should never take __52__ of someone else's hard work.”

Suddenly I felt a bit __53__. The image of the starving squirrel wouldn't __54__ my mind. There was only one thing I could do. I carried the basket back to the tree and poured all the nuts into the hole.

I didn't eat any pecans that night, but I had something much more filling—the __55__ of knowing I had done just the right thing.

36. A. rooms B. woods C. holes D. roads

37. A. hard B. dirty C. light D. easy

38. A. let B. settle C. have D. keep

39. A. sweater B. basket C. eye D. hand

40. A. joined B. lived C. discovered D. disappeared

41. A. jumped B. held C. stood D. found

42. A. strange B. secret C. anxious D. patient

43. A. covered B. filled C. rebuilt D. decorated

44. A. time B. choice C. chance D. achievement

45. A. afraid B. ashamed C. careful D. proud

46. A. Otherwise B. However C. Besides D. Therefore

47. A. driven B. followed C. protected D. caught

48. A. annoyed B. satisfied C. surprised D. delighted

49. A. off B. beside C. over D. around

50. A. supply B. cost C. support D. preparation

51. A. escape B. spend C. survive D. flee

52. A. place B. notice C. advantage D. charge

53. A. guilty B. unconfident C. embarrassed D. nervous

54. A. open B. leave C. cross D. occupy

55. A. inspiration B. expectation C. impression D. satisfaction

26答案与解析：C　句意：——我要问老师定语从句的问题。我对它感到很困惑。——那也是大部分同学有疑问的地方。where引导的是表语从句，have doubt on/about“怀疑……”，doubt后无介词，所以用where。

27答案与解析：A　within“在……里；在……之内”，后常接表示某个特定范围的名词。within a month“在一个月内”。

28答案与解析： C　句意为：我专程来向你道谢，如果没有你，我们一定做不了这件事。should have done表示“本应该做某事而没有做”，needn't have done意为“本不必做某事”，放在此处都不符合句意；B项must表推测时不能用于否定句。couldn't have done意为“过去不可能做……”。

29答案与解析：C　句意：在世界上很多国家，早餐是小吃而不是一顿饭，但是传统的英国早餐是一顿正餐。rather than“而不是”，符合句意。other than“不同于；除了”；more than“不仅仅；超过”；less than“不如；少于”。

30答案与解析：C　句意：这个国家在军队上的投入超过教育和健康投入的总和，这一事实很严重也很令人担忧。that引导同位语从句，具体解释说明fact的内容。

31答案与解析：B　句意：晚会很有趣，你本该来，但为什么没来？根据句意可知“应该做，但没做”，故用ought to/should have done形式。

32答案与解析：B　句意：我不明白你一个月怎么花掉这么多钱，我要你向我说明你所花掉的每一笔钱的用途。account for“解释；说明”，符合句意。make out“弄清楚；辨认出来”；describe“描写；描述”；record“记录”。

33答案与解析：C　句意：他们一开始决定执行这个计划，但后来我们说服他们改变了主意。were able to表经过一番努力，成功地做成某事，相当于managed to do sth.; could只表过去一般性的能力。

34答案与解析：C　句意：这甚至使科学家们也困惑了，他们不知道叫这个看起来一半像人一半像动物的新生动物什么。it是形式主语，此空引导主语从句，并在从句中作宾补，故选what。call sb. sth.为惯用词组。

35答案与解析：A　句意：——碰上你在家，我很高兴，我需要你的帮助。——怎么了，罗宾？what's up“怎么了”，符合句意。what else“还有什么”；how come“怎么会……”；why not“为什么不呢”。

答案与解析：

36．B　从上下文知，我被爷爷派去捡山核桃，再结合第一句中的“farm”和选项可知我应该到树林(woods)里去，而不是房间(room)，洞里(hole)和路上(road)。

37．A　从后面的我才捡半篮山核桃可知，捡山核桃对我来说是一项挺困难的(hard)活，其他选项都不符合语境。

38．A　从下文知，我不想让爷爷失望，此处let sb. down是固定词组，意为“令某人失望”。

39．C　就在此时，不远处的一只棕色大松鼠引起了我的注意。catch one's eye表示“引起某人的注意”。

40．D　那只松鼠捡起一颗山核桃向一棵树跑去，最后消失(disappear)在树干的大洞中。该句中的三个动作表承接：先pick up，然后hurry to，最后disappear。join“加入”，live“生存”，discover“发现”都不符合语境。

41．A　该处表示：不久，那只松鼠又从洞中跳了出来(jump out)，故选A项。hold out“伸出，坚持”；stand out“突出”；find out“发现”都不符合语境。

42．B　从后文中dashed over to the tree可知，作者认为松鼠捡山核桃不再是秘密了。

43．B　我发现洞中到处都是山核桃，be filled with是固定词组，意为“充满着”，符合语境；be covered with“覆盖”；be decorated with“用……装饰”。

44．C　当看到洞中有这么多的山核桃，作者认为自己的机会来了。

45．D　作者拿了这么多的山核桃，心里非常高兴，当然很骄傲。be proud of“自豪，高兴”，符合语境。be afraid of表示“害怕，担忧”；be ashamed of表示“感到羞愧”；be careful of表示“小心”。

Years ago，there was a very wealthy man who, with his devoted young son, shared a passion for art collecting. Together，they traveled around the world, adding only __21__ art treasures to their collection.

One year, as winter approached, __22__ engulfed(吞没) the nation, and the young man left to __23__ his country. After only a few short weeks, his father received a telegram. His beloved son was __24__ in action. The art collector __25__ awaited more news, __26__ he would never see his son again. Within days, his fears were __27__ . The young man had died while rushing a fellow soldier to a doctor.

Upset and __28__， the old man faced the coming Christmas holidays with sadness. On Christmas morning，a knock on the door awakened the __29__ old man. As he opened the door, he was greeted by a __30__ with a large package in his hands.

He introduced himself to the old man by saying, “I was a __31__ of your son, I was the one he was __32__ when he died. May I come in for a few moments? I have something to show you.”

As the two began to __33__ , the soldier told of how the man's son had told everyone of his, not to mention his father's, __34__ of fine art. “I am no __35__ ，”said the soldier, “but I want to give you this.”

As the old man unwrapped the package, he saw a portrait (画像)of his son. Though the world would __36__ consider it the work of a genius, the painting featured the young man's face __37__ striking detail.

Overcome with emotion, the man __38__ the soldier. After the soldier had left, the old man put the painting above the fireplace, pushing __39__ thousands of dollars worth of art. His task completed, the old man sat in his chair and spent Christmas gazing at the __40__ he had been given.

21．A.latest B．richest

C．finest D．cheapest

22．A.flood B．fire

C．storm D．war

23．A.save B．help

C．serve D．build

24．A.missing B．acting

C．fighting D．dying

25．A.calmly B．anxiously

C．quietly D．secretly

26．A.fearing B．doubting

C．wondering D．expecting

27．A.completed B．doubled

C．removed D．confirmed

28．A.nervous B．tired

C．lonely D．frightened

29．A.sad B．puzzled

C．angry D．worried

30．A.farmer B．soldier

C．painter D．seller

31．A.guard B．photographer

C．partner D．friend

32．A.rescuing B．carrying

C．guarding D．hiding

33．A.argue B．move

C．talk D．eat

34．A.description B．love

C．sense D．understanding

35．A.artist B．businessman

C．hero D．reporter

36．A.sometimes B．never

C．often D．still

37．A.for B．of

C．in D．on

38．A.thanked B．questioned

C．welcomed D．treated

39．A.down B．up

C．aside D．off

40．A.treasure B．gift

C．souvenir D．package

【答案解析】【要点综述】一位酷爱艺术品收藏的老人，一生搜集艺术珍品无数，却没有一件能比自己为国捐躯的儿子的画像珍贵。

21．C　由上下文的描述“a passion for art collecting”，“they traveled around the world”可以推测出，他们周游世界是在搜集世界上“最好的”艺术珍品。

22．D　由该段最后一句话“The young man had died while rushing a fellow soldier to a doctor.”可以看出，这里表达的意思是：有一年，随着冬天的来临，战争吞没了整个国家，小伙子离开家乡到前线报效国家。所以选war，意思是：战争。

23．C　这里指的是年轻人参军保卫国家，所以选serve。serve the country意为：报效祖国。save 挽救；help帮助；build建设。

24．A　下一句告诉我们，这位父亲在等待更多的关于儿子的消息，担心再也见不到自己的儿子，由此可以看出，电报上只是说儿子失踪了，所以选missing，意为：失踪的。

25．B　收到了儿子在战场上失踪的电报，害怕再也见不到儿子，在等待更多消息的心情应该是“不安的”，所以选B。calmly 冷静地；quietly 安静地； secretly秘密地。

26．A　句意见上一题。

27．D　由下一句可以看出，他所担心的事情真的发生了，也就是说他的儿子真的牺牲了。所以选D，意为：(得到)证实。complete 完成； double 加倍； remove移开。

28．C　儿子去世了，父亲感到很孤独，所以选lonely，意为：孤独的。A项的干扰性很大，但是该词意为：不安的，和and前的upset意思上重复。

29．A　上一句中有选项的名词形式sadness复现。句意：圣诞节的上午，敲门声唤醒了这位(因失去儿子)伤心的老人。

30．B　由他自我介绍中的“I was the one he was ____ when he died. ”可以看出，这位来客就是老人的儿子牺牲时救的那个人，再结合第二段的“The young man had died while rushing a fellow soldier to a doctor.”可以看出，他也是一位士兵。故选soldier。下文中“the soldier told of how…”也提示了答案。

31．D　能够舍身相救，四个选项中只有friend符合语境。

32．A　由第二段的最后一句话可知答案。rescue挽救。

33．C　由语境以及下文的told可以看出，这两个人进行了一些谈话，所以选talk。

34．B　对应第一段的“a passion for art collecting”，所以选love。句意：战士告诉老人，他儿子生前告诉大家他非常热爱艺术品，更不用说他的父亲了。

35．A　好的艺术作品都是艺术家创作的，而战士带来的礼物是战士自己画的，所以他要表达的意思是：我知道你很喜欢艺术珍品，我虽然不是艺术家，但是我画了一幅您儿子的肖像，送给您。所以选artist。

36．B　尽管这幅画画得不是多么好(也就是文章所表达的：世界上绝对不会有人认为这是一位天才画家的作品)，但是却细致地勾画出了小伙子的面部特征。所以选never。

37．C　in detail为固定搭配，意为：详细地。

38．A　收到了别人精心准备的礼物，自然应该感谢，所以选A。

39．C　push aside 把……向旁边推。句意：老人把以前收藏的价值连城的艺术品放到了一边，而把儿子的画像挂到了最显眼的位置。其他各词都能和push搭配，但不符合语境。

40．B　这里指的就是老人收到的礼物，也就是战士送的画像，所以选gift。

2014届高考英语二轮复习单项填空与完形填空基础限时练15