高三英语完形填空专练10
A
When I was a law professor, a student reported that I made an error in grading his exam by giving him too many points. He was ___36___ and after thanking him for his honesty, I changed the grade in my ___37___. His beaming (欢笑的) face turned to shock. “You’re 38 my grade?” he said angrily. “I would never have come in ___39___ ……”
He didn’t finish the ___40___, but it was obvious that his display of honesty was ___41___. He thought he’d have it all—praise and the higher grade.
Several colleagues thought I should have let the higher grade ___42___ because all I’d accomplished was to discourage him from being ___43___ in the future. And every time I tell this story, some people agree with this ___44___.
But I can’t see how I could give good reason for worsening my ___45___ in grading by undermining (损害) the honesty of all my grades by failing to ___46___ an error. The grade itself would be a dishonest ___47___ of his knowledge and it would have been ___48___to other students. How could I ___49___ give a student a gift of an unearned grade?
I know ___50___ reporting an error in one’s favor is unusual, but, like ___51___ too much change, it’s clearly the right thing to do. People of character, those with real honesty, hate to give up ___52___ as much as anyone else. The difference is that for them a good conscience and reputation is ___53___enough to give reason for the cost of doing the right thing.
Perhaps lowering the student’s grade did ___54___ him from being honest in the future, but bribing (贿赂) him to be honest so that he does the right thing when it’s cost-free would have ___55___him even more. The duty to be honest is about right and wrong, not risks and rewards. 36. A. wise B. right C. rigid D. angry 37. A. files B. books C. records D. notes 38. A. lowering B. correcting C. changing D. making 39. A. whether B.which C. what D. if 40. A. sentence B. work C. exam D. lesson 41. A. good B. false C. special D. impressive 42. A. move B. change C. stand D. drop 43. A. brave B. adventurous C. successful D. honest 44. A. remark B. complaint C. praise D. achievement 45. A. crime B. mistake C. doubt D. guilt 46. A. make B. find C. correct D. avoid 47. A. reaction B. sense C. sign D. reflection 48. A. unfair B. cruel C. tough D. funny 49. A. reluctantly B. possibly C. politely D. patiently 50. A. actively B. secretly C. voluntarily D. curiously 51. A. receiving B. paying C. earning D. returning
52. A. benefits 53. A. pleasure 54. A. protect 55. A. improved B. honors B. reward B. influence B. encouraged C. awards C. content C. discourage C. blamed D. gifts D. honor D. separate D. ruined
B
Immediately I got up and dressed, I stuck my violin under my jacket and went out into the streets to try my 36 ．I wandered about for an hour, looking for a likely 37 , feeling as though I were about to commit a crime． Then I _3 8 at last under a bridge near the station and decided to have a try．
I felt tense and _39 ． It was the first time, after all． I drew the violin from under the jacket like a gun． It was here, in Southampton, with trains rattling overhead, that I was about to 40 myself． One moment I was part of the hurrying crowds, the next I stood apart, my back to the wall, my hat on the 41 before me, the violin under my chin．
The first notes I played were loud and raw, like a declaration of protest, then they settled down and began to run more _42 and to stay more or less in tune． To my 43 ,I was neither arrested nor told to shut up． Indeed, nobody took any 44 at all． Then an old man, without stopping at all, dropped a penny into my 45 as though getting rid of some guilty evidence I worked the streets of Southampton for several days, gradually acquiring the truth of the 46 by trial and error． It was not a good thing, for instance, to let the hat fill up with money-the sight could _47 a kind-hearted man; nor was it wise to 48 it completely, which could also confuse him, giving him no hint as to where to _49 his money． Placing a couple of pennies in the hat to start the thing going soon became a 50 practice and I made sure, between tunes, to take off the cream, but always leaving two 51 behind．
Old _52 were most generous, and so were women with children, shop girls and barmaids． As for men, heavy drinkers were always receptive and so were big guys with muscles． But _53 a man with an expensive hat, briefcase or dog; respectable types were the least _54 of all． Except for retired any officers, who would shout \"Why aren't you 55 ,young mad?\" and then would over-tip to cover up their confusion． 36．A． violin B． luck C． skill D． art 37．A． station B． bridge C． street D． spot 38．A． stopped B． wandered C． played D． sat 39．A． lost B． excited C． nervous D． strange 40．A． shame B． show C． damage D． declare 41．A． pavement B． bridge C． wall D． road 42．A． angrily B． slowly C． smoothly D． roughly 43．A． excitement B． sorrow C． astonishment D． surprise 44．A． money B． pity C． notice D． rest 45．A． hat B． pocket C． hand D． bag 46．A． people B． performance C． music D． trade 47．A． encourage B． discourage C． help D． support 48．A．fill B．empty C．tear D． hide
49．A．make 50．A．modern 51．A．pennies 52．A．workers 53．A．sometimes 54．A．generous 55．A．playing B．get B．regular B．dollars B．teachers B．often
B．comfortable B．working C．drop C．timely C．pounds C．ladies C．always C．handsome C．cheating D． earn
D． economic D． euros D． doctors D． never D． selfish D． shopping
C
What happened to that brilliant idea that you once had? Did you 36 it because you thought that it was just a little thought? Have you ever 37 what that little thought would have become if you had acted on your instincts (直觉) 38 if you had paid more attention to it?
Imagine a scene, 39 you are sitting at home watching television or reading a book, suddenly a light is 40 on in the dark tunnel of your mind as a thought or an idea crosses your mind. The thought 41 your attention but seems so meaningless and you are tempted to 42 it, but wait a minute! That thought could be the potential beginning of the 43 you have so mush wished for.
As the thought crosses your mind, your senses become alert and you suddenly see a possibility, a solution, or find the answer to a problem whose solution has 44 escaped you. It is almost as if a wise man has 45 the perfect solution into your ear or awakened your senses to a reality, thereby bringing light to your life. It is like finding the 46 piece of jigsaw puzzle (拼图游戏). This becomes an amazing moment and everything freezes around you as you excitedly try to grasp the practicality of that 47 but powerful thought.
Your self-confidence and enthusiasm increase as you become 48 of the great possibilities that can 49 if that little thought is acted upon. This becomes the moment to build upon that thought and to put 50 any ideas that are streaming from that little thought for later review. 51 meaningless little thought or ideas when acted 52 have a potential to explode into great projects. Many successful projects have been 53 from the little positive thoughts that were carefully protected and recognized as bricks to great things.
Don't waste a(n) 54 to act on a potentially brilliant idea. You don't have to wait for a major idea, or approval from your peers in order for you to act on that little thought.
That little thought or idea is the 55 of great things if you decide to follow it through. 36. A. hate B. ignore C. like D. value 37. A. discovered B. remembered C. complained D. considered 38. A. or B. but C. and D. nor 39. A. when B. where C. what D. while 40. A. taken B. worked C. turned D. moved 41. A. puts B. causes C. catches D. pulls
42. A. adore 43. A. success 44. A. highly 45. A. talked 46. A. last 47. A. weak 48. A. conscious 49. A. attain 50. A. off 51. A. Fortunately 52. A. upon 53. A. grown 54. A. minute 55. A. center B. adopt B. wealth B. long B. shouted B. first B. good B. capable B. cause B. down B. Deliberately B. in B. born B. possibility B. sign
C. account C. dream C. hardly C. whispered C. best C. strong C. proud C. arise C. up C. Obviously C. by C. done C. opportunity C. result
D. abandon D. reality D. fast D. laughed D. exact D. little D. typical D. prove D. out
D. Seemingly D. to D. torn D. moment D. beginning
D
I had been inside the prison called Gander Hill several times already by the time I met Ray in the spring of 1993. My father worked there with a group, 36 inmates (犯人) to improve their communication and speaking skills. I was a senior in 37 , majoring in speech communications, and 38 I started my own volunteer student group at Gander Hill.
Teaching communication 39 getting people to tell their stories, but Ray could tell you how much he 40 playing his guitar without speaking. Sometimes he moved his hands across the air as if he were playing his favorite blues scale. He always gave me a slight 41 when he saw me come into the small church for the meeting. He loved 42 his guitar stories. Although he had been an inmate at Gander Hill for over a decade, he always had a song in his head, 43 ，one that he said he had been writing in his mind since his 44 . He looked forward to playing again the 45 a child counts the days until summer vacation.
When my group 46 established itself at Gander Hill, the men were 47 a night of celebration to which they could 48 one or two family members. The night of the celebration was just like Christmas for them. They gathered with their 49 ones, whom they had not seen or touched for several months or longer. 50 his family lived in faraway Texas, no one came to the celebration as Ray's 51 , but he waited patiently for me to arrive. As he rehearsed his song in his head, I walked into the prison with a 52 .
Ray tuned that guitar 53 he were putting his life back into harmony. I have never heard a guitar tuned like that before or since. He looked at me 54 his shoulder and nodded a thank-you before bringing his song to life on the guitar. I watched Ray's fingers 55 across the strings as if they were himself, running free. And for those moments, he was. 36. A. asking 37. A. college 38. A. gradually 39. A. promises 40. A. hated 41. A. nod 42. A. practising 43. A. in short
B. teaching B. prison B. usually B. means B. regretted B. signal B. playing B. in public
C. ordering C. seminar C. constantly C. shows C. missed C. impression C. sharing C. in vain
D. permitting D. church D. eventually D. connects D. disliked D. whistle D. handling D. in particular
44. A. arrival 45. A. means 46. A. hardly 47. A. forbidden 48. A. follow 49. A. interested 50. A. Since 51. A. expert 52. A. violin 53. A. even though 54. A. through 55. A. jump
B. moment B. way B. suddenly B. allowed B. accompany B. educated B. While B. sponsor B. magazine B. as if B. across B. tremble
C. past C. approach C. formally
C. relaxed C. invite C. surprised C. Although C. guest C. flower C. as long as C. over C. gesture
D. birthday D. method D. formerly
D. promised D. require D. loved D. Unless D. owner D. guitar D. as well as D. under D. dance
E
Immediately I got up and dressed, I stuck my violin under my jacket and went out into the streets to try my 36 ．I wandered about for an hour, looking for a likely 37 , feeling as though I were about to commit a crime． Then I 3 8 at last under a bridge near the station and decided to have a try．
I felt tense and 39 ． It was the first time, after all． I drew the violin from under the jacket like a gun． It was here, in Southampton, with trains rattling overhead, that I was about to 40 myself． One moment I was part of the hurrying crowds, the next I stood apart, my back to the wall, my hat on the 41 before me, the violin under my chin．
The first notes I played were loud and raw, like a declaration of protest, then they settled down and began to run more 42 and to stay more or less in tune． To my 43 , I was neither arrested nor told to shut up． Indeed, nobody took any 44 at all． Then an old man, without stopping at all, dropped a penny into my 45 as though getting rid of some guilty evidence
I worked the streets of Southampton for several days, gradually acquiring the truth of the 46 by trial and error． It was not a good thing, for instance, to let the hat fill up with money-the sight could 47 a kind-hearted man; nor was it wise to 48 it completely, which could also confuse him, giving him no hint as to where to 49 his money． Placing a couple of pennies in the hat to start the thing going soon became a 50 practice and I made sure, between tunes, to take off the cream, but always leaving two 51 behind．
Old 52 were most generous, and so were women with children, shop girls and barmaids． As for men, heavy drinkers were always receptive and so were big guys with muscles． But 53 a man with an expensive hat, briefcase or dog; respectable types were the least 54 of all． Except for retired army officers, who would shout \"Why aren't you 55 , young man?\" and then would over-tip to cover up their confusion．
36．A． violin B． luck C． skill D． art 37．A． station B． bridge C． street D． spot
38．A． stopped 39．A． lost 40．A． shame 41．A． pavement 42．A． angrily 43．A． excitement 44．A． money 45．A． hat 46．A． people 47．A． encourage 48．A．fill 49．A．make 50．A．modern 51．A．pennies 52．A．workers 53．A．sometimes 54．A．generous 55．A．playing
B． wandered B． excited B． show B． bridge B． slowly B． sorrow B． pity B． pocket
B． performance B． discourage B．empty B．get B．regular B．dollars B．teachers B．often
B．comfortable B．working C． played C． nervous C． damage C． wall C． smoothly C． astonishment C． notice C． hand C． music C． help C．tear C．drop C．timely C．pounds C．ladies C．always C．handsome C．cheating D． sat D． strange D． declare D． road D． roughly D． surprise D． rest D． bag D． trade D． support D． hide D． earn
D． economic D． euros D． doctors D． never D． selfish D． shopping
参考答案
A
36---40 BCADA 41---45 BCDAB 46---50 CDABC 51---55 DABCD
B
36-40 BDACD 41-45 ACDCA 46-50 DBBCB 51-55 ACDAB
C
完形：BDABC CDABC ADACB DABCD
D
36-40 BADBC 41-45 ACDAB 46-50 CBCDA 51-55 CDBCD
E
36- 55BDACD ACDCA DBBCB ACDAB
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