2013高考英语完形填空经典训练题三十六（附答案）(1)

完形填空练习（七十一）

It was 11:30 in the evening. A   1   American lady of about seventy was standing on the side of an Alabama   2   trying to bear a pouring rainstorm. Her car had   3   and at the moment she   4   needed a ride. Wet to the skin, she decided to flag down the next   5  . A young white man stopped to help her—generally unheard   6   in those conflict-filled (矛盾冲突) 1960s. The man   6   her to safety in his car, and   8   a taxicab (a kind of car) for her. She seemed to be in a great   9  . She wrote down his   10  , thanked him and drove away. Several days went by and a   11   came on the man’s door. To his   12  , a very big color TV was delivered to his home. A special note was   13   to it. It read: “Dear sir, thank you so much for assisting a(an)   14   coloured woman on the freeway   15   night. The rain   16   wet all over not only my clothes   17   my spirits. Then you   18   along. Because of you, I was  19   to make it my dying husband’s bedside just   20   he passed away. God bless you for helping me and kindly serving others. Sincerely, Mrs. Nat King Dole.”

1. A. black                   B. white                             C. poor                        D. sick

2. A. railway               B. freeway                   C. street                       D. avenue

3. A. broken up            B. speeded up               C. broken down            D. slowed down

4. A. seriously              B. badly                             C. fairly                             D. probably

5. A. bus                      B. truck                       C. taxi                         D. car

6. A. from                   B. by                           C. before                     D. of

7. A. put                             B. led                          C. fetched                    D. took

8. A. hired                   B. took                        C. sent                         D. asked

9. A. need                    B. help                        C. hurry                             D. trouble

10. A. address              B. number                   C. name                       D. words

11. A. lady                   B. salesman                  C. letter                       D. knock

12. A. surprise              B. delight                            C. joy                          D. satisfaction

13. A. offered              B. given                             C. stuck                       D. written

14. A. aged                  B. dark                        C. lucky                             D. unhappy

15. A. another              B. the other                  C. other                       D. any

16. A. let                     B. made                       C. had                         D. turned

17. A. and                    B. but                          C. or                           D. otherwise

18. A. got                    B. went                       C. ran                          D. came

19. A. able                   B. ready                             C. likely                             D. willing

20. A. after                  B. before                     C. until                        D. since

完形填空练习（七十二）

A group of frogs were traveling through the woods, and two of them fell into a hole. All the other frogs   1  . When they saw how   2   the hole was, they told the two frogs that they would   3   soon.

At first, both of the two frogs didn’t   4   their words and tried their best to jump out of the hole. The other frogs   5   telling them to stop, because they thought there was no   6   to jump out of such a deep hole. Finally, one of the two frogs believed these words and   7  . He fell down and   8  .

The other frog   9   to jump as hard as he could.   10  , the crowd of frogs shouted at him to stop the   11   and just die. He jumped even harder and finally   12  . When he got out, the other frogs asked, “Didn’t you hear us?” To their great   13  , the frog turned out to be   14  . He thought they were   15   him all the time, not stopping him.

This story teaches two lessons: There is power of life and death in the   16  . Well-meant words can help people in trouble. But, evil words sometimes can   17   them. Be careful of what you   18  .

Remember the   19   of words. Anyone can speak words that are likely to make people give up in   20   times.

1. A. looked around              B. looked up                 C. looked down             D. looked back

2. A. big                       B. dangerous                 C. dark                         D. deep

3. A. get out                 B. die                           C. escape                      D. jump out

4. A. support                 B. take                         C. care                         D. understand

5. A. began                   B. kept                         C. regretted                  D. considered

6. A. need                     B. use                          C. chance                            D. time

7. A. gave out               B. gave up                    C. gave in                     D. gave off

8. A. died                            B. cried                        C. slept                        D. lay

9. A. started                  B. had                          C. continued                 D. decided

10. A., Once again         B. In time                     C. At last                      D. Sooner or later

11. A. movement           B. practice                    C. pain                         D. exercise

12. A. died                   B. succeeded                 C. fell                          D. failed

13. A. joy                            B. sadness                     C. anger                       D. surprise

14. A. angry                 B. blind                        C. sad                          D. deaf

15. A. stopping             B. helping                    C. laughing at               D. worrying about

16. A. way                    B. mind                        C. tongue                            D. sentence

17. A. kill                     B. control                            C. save                         D. cheat

18. A. say                     B. do                           C. think                        D. hear   

19. A. meaning             B. secret                       C. power                      D. choice

20. A. happy                 B. urgent                      C. interesting                D. difficult