高二英語完形填空專項練習(xí)教學(xué)提綱

1、高二英語完形填空專項練習(xí)1 A dark horse is one that shows unexpected racing speed and comes in first,1 the experts said he had little chance of winning.In politics, an 2candidate 候(選人 ) for office who3a nomination(提名 )or election iscalled a dark horse.British Prime Minister Benjamin Disrael is believed to4the fi

2、rst to use the phrase. In his novel,The Young Duke , published in 1831, Disrael described a horse race and told how the two top choices fell5,while a dark horse which had never been thought of rushing past the grandstand看臺 )in( asweeping triumph.From racing to politics was a short step. As a politic

3、al phrase,6for the first“darktimehorsein”the national Democratic Party congress of 1844. The dark horse was James Knox Polk who became thellth President of the United States. Polk had been the leader of the House of Representatives from 1835 to 1839. He had 7 been Governor of the state of Tennessee.

4、 But as a national leader, he was considered apolitical8.Nevertheless, he9won the Democratic nomination and was elected 10.Martin Van Burenof New York, A former President, seemed sure of getting the nomination. But he opposed making the territoryof Texas part of the United States as mother state. He

5、 was11it because there was slavery in Texas.Van Buren did not want another slave state in the Union. As a result, he12support among thoseDemocrats who supported slavery.At the 1884 congress, Van Buren could not get enough votes to win the nomination. The congress gotinto13 . Therefore, the Democrati

6、c leaders decided that the only wise thing would be to run a darkhorse ,14who could unite the party.And so, one of the party leaders, George Bancroft, proposed the name of James Knox Polk. He won,and the party15 behind him, And he defeated his opponent , Henry Clay of the Whig Party.16 the 1844 cong

7、ress, the dark horse candidates became an established fact of nationalpolitical life. One historian said, The invention of the dark horse was17a remarkable product of ourprofessional politics. This made 18possible for party leaders to choose candidates who were not tiedto certain ideas. Therefore, t

8、hey represented 19 and had developed20 enemies.1.A. soB. even thoughC. so thatD. as if2.A. unknownB. famousC. popularD. known3.A. acceptsB. looks forward toC. refusesD. wins4.A. beB. beingC. beenD. have been5.A. aboutB. behindC. asleepD. back6.A. happenedB. appearedC. usedD. was come about7.A. as we

9、llB. eitherC. alsoD. too8.A. somebodyB. everybodyC. anybodyD. nobody9.A. difficultlyB. successfullyC. surprisinglyD. easily10.A. PresidentB. a PresidentC. the PresidentD. the governor11.A. forB. againstC. in favor ofD. in favor with12.A. wonB. receivedC. lostD. wasted13.A. votesB. helpC. effortsD. m

10、oney14.A. a horseB. a manC. an animalD. an organization15.A. laughedB. succeededC. wonD. united16.A. AfterB. SinceC. BeforeD. Because17.A. in itselfB. of itselfC. for itselfD. by itself18.A. oneB. itC. thatD. this19.A. anythingB. nothingC. somethingD. everything20.A. quite a fewB. a lot ofC. fewD. l

11、ittle2It is an usual sunny afternoon in the village of Midwich, England. It seems not1any afternoonin the village, but all of a sudden, 2and animals lose consciousness. 3they awake, all of thewomen of child-bearing age have become pregnant懷孕(的 ).This is an episode from a 1960 science fiction story.

12、The women in the story4 birth to childrenthat have the5 appearance. They6 have blond hairand “ strange eyes7”the.children grow, theyrun around the village in a pack, 8the same clothing and hairstyles, stating at everyone9.10one child learns is also known by the others immediately. Villagers begin 11

13、totheir beliefthat the children all have one mind. In this story, the children are12 by some unexplained force from outer space. But this story 13 40 years ago 14 predicted the arrival of a recent method of genetic engineering cloning. Cloning is the genetic process of producing copies of an individ

14、ual. Will the geneticcopies of a human really have one mind as 15in this story? This situation is so strange 16 usthat we do not know what will17of it.18with this new situation, people have 19 to findout how to20it.1.A. dislikeB. unlikeC. alikeD. like2.A. peopleB. womenC. menD. youths3.A. ThenB. Whe

15、nC. SinceD. And4.A. sendB. makeC. takeD. give5.A. prettyB. sameC. uglyD. funny6.A. everyB. bothC. themselvesD. all7.A. IfB. ForC. AsD. So8.A. having onB. wearingC. inD. with9.A. lonelyB. bravelyC. impolitelyD. patiently10.A. WhichB. WhileC. WhereD. What11.A. expressB. wonderC. selectD. argue12.A. gi

16、venB. producedC. createdD. taken out13.A. writtenB. being written C. to be written D writes14.A. sometimesB. anywayC. somehowD. anyhow15.A. describesB. describedC. describeD. describing16.A. forB. atC. withD. to17.A. happenB. occurC. appearD. become18.A. FacedB. ComparedC. Covered D. Filled19.A. not

17、B. yetC. tillD. though20.A. do withB. deal withC. makeD. settleWorkers arent allowed to go into a huge underground computer center1 they step up to a machine that 2 a quick picture of the tiny blood vessels(管) inside their eyes.If the machine cant3the picture with images in its computer, the worker

18、is 4by security(安全 ) guards.Each person has his own pattern of blood vessels in his or her eyes. And unlike a key, the patterncant be5.Old -fashioned keys and locks may soon be things of the past.High-tech security devices(裝置 ) are being6at military bases, computer centers, nuclearplants and banks.

19、Companies that 7the machines say theyll someday be used in peoples homesand cars.Already, a Japanese firm has fixed devices that8peoples fingerprints in 360 new homes. Themachines open the doors only for the 9of the houses.The new security devices are selling well because thieves and spies are getti

20、ng better at breaking 10 buildings and computers that are protected by 11. Since 12 can steal or copy a fingerprint or eye pattern, the new machines are13 .14 new machines recognize voice patterns. Two American companies use voice-recognition machines to keep an eye on their computers.Inexpensive vo

21、ice-recognition machines may someday15locks on cars. The doors wouldopen only for the owners. The devices would 16the owners17 $ 270.Although the up-to-date devices are 18, scientists must still solve a(n) 19 problem.How wi11 a boy borrow his dads car without borrowing dads20 ?1.A. ifB. even ifC. un

22、tilD. after2.A. takeB. giveC. drawD. show3.A. matchB. fitC. compareD. share4.A. caughtB. killedC. beatenD. stopped5.A. borrowedB. missedC. stolenD. bought6.A. fixedB. dealt withC. repaired D. checked7.A. buyB. sellC. makeD. copy8.A. rememberB. storeC. countD. recognize9.A. makersB. buyersC. sellersD

23、. owners10.A. throughB. inC. intoD. out11.A. computersB. security devices C. cameras D. keys and locks12.A. nobodyB. everybodyC. anybodyD. somebody13.A. safeB. unusualC. helpfulD. useful14.A. OtherB. AnotherC. MoreD. Others15.A. take place of B. replaceC. take placeD. place back16.A. payB. spendC. t

24、akeD. cost17.A. up toB. as few asC. as much asD. as little as18.A. amazingB. cheap C. expensiveD. surprising19.A. dangerousB. seriousC. terribleD. ordinary20.A. faceB. pictureC. fingersD. voice4Every year, almost 2 million Americans are injured while theyre1 work. Every day, 240 are killed on the jo

25、b. The 2 job is cutting down trees. Being a policeman is safer than many jobs, including drivinga truck, collecting garbage and 3airplanes. One of the safest jobs is being a librarian.The government inspects(檢查 ) most factories and offices.4have to5 fines if their factoriesor offices are unsafe. In

26、California, employers often go to prison if one of their workers6isbecause afactory didnt7safety measures. But President Bush cut down the number of government inspectors815 percent. Many people say working is less safe 9.For women workers, the greatest danger so far is murder. Forty-two percent of1

27、0allwho die atwork were killed. Many of them work 11clerks in stores12they are by themselves at night.Experts say they can protect themselves by putting the cash desk in full13of the street.The numbers of deaths and accidents at work dont take into14people who become sick from15that they are exposed

28、 to at work. Doctors dont know16some chemicals cause illness.There are no government rules for many new chemicals.Inspectors say employers17their backs on safety problems because they dont want to pay thebill for fixing them. They also say some workers dont want to complain about dangers because the

29、y may18their jobs.The government should force business to improve safety. Theres no19for workers dying or20 in an accident that could have been prevented.1.A. inB. atC. onD. during2.A. safestB. most dangerous C. easiestD. most tiring3.A. flyingB. makingC. drivingD. riding4.A. OfficersB. Worker C. Em

30、ployersD. Employees5.A. giveB. offerC. payD. buy6.A. savedB. hitC. shotD. killed7.A. useB. makeC. obeyD. take8.A. toB. byC. fromD. at9.A. as a resultB. thoughC. at lastD. therefore10.A. adultsB. youthsC. menD. women11.A. forB. asC. likeD. to12.A. whichB. thatC. whereD. why13.A. viewB. lookC. sceneD.

31、 scenery14.A. thoughtB. mindC. thinkingD. consideration15.A. machinesB. chemicalsC. airD. work16.A. becauseB. whenC. ifD. even if17.A. giveB. turnC. showD. refuse18.A. loseB. missC. give upD. save19.A. needB. reasonC. timeD. excuse20.A. injuringB. being injuredC. be injuring D. be injuredHow do you

32、draw the interest of a 4,500 kilogram elephant?You hit the elephant with a bigI , according to a zoo director in California.But is that a 2way to treat the big, friendly animals?How zoos treat their elephants has led to a scientific3. Some scientists complain that zoos use4force to train the huge an

33、imals and get them5control.There are about 400 elephants in North American zoos, and wild animal parks. 6Theanimals withtheir big trunks and ears and tusks delight children and7 smiles from adults.8 hasnt 9when an elephant has picked up a peanut quickly with its trunk from a trainer?But elephants ar

34、ent in zoos just for entertainment. Elephants are10in Asia and Africa, andbeing raised in American zoos may be 11to keep them12.Elephants are different from most other zoo animals because they must be in touch with humans whotake care of their feet, and 13 an elephant wants to be dominant(支配的 ). An

35、elephant wants tocontrol the14, not on the contrary.Elephant keepers must make the animals obey them15they may be attacked by the elephants.But some scientists are16that keepers are using too much 17and are injuringelephants. Several zoos have recently been looked into18people said elephants were be

36、aten withheavy sticks.Scientists are 19zoos how to make elephants behave without 20them. If they succeed,children will be entertained by elephants for many more generations.1.A. swordB. knifeC. whipD. stick2.A. cruelB. kindC. surprising D. funny3.A. researchB. discussionC. argumentD. quarrel4.A. ver

37、y muchB. too muchC. much tooD. enough5.A. underB. inC. out ofD. to6.A. stupidB. heavyC. cruelD. fast7.A. drawB. giveC. showD. turn8.A. AnyoneB. WhoeverC. Anyone who D. Who9.A. attractedB. smiledC. be happyD. caught10.A. dyingB. scarceC. shortD. small11.A. importantB. necessaryC. impossibleD. imprope

38、r12.A. livelyB. livingC. lovelyD. alive13.A. thatB. becauseC. /D. then14.A. keeperB. othersC. animalsD. zoo director15.A. so thatB. orC. andD. therefore16.A. eagerB. worriedC. delightedD. surprised17.A. strengthB. energyC. powerD. force18.A. becauseB. sinceC. now thatD. so19.A. showingB. explainingC

39、. askingD. considering20.A. blamingB. injuringC. scoldingD. punishing6 Foods quickly spoil and break down if they are not stored1 . Heat and damp encourage increase in micro-organisms(微生物的 ), and sunlight can 2 vitamins in such food as milk. Therefore,3 foods should be stored in a cool, dark and dry

40、 place.Some foods4bad quickly, such as meat, eggs and milk. They should be stored in a temperatureof 5C10C. In this temperature range, the activity of micro-organisms5is.In warm climates, this temperature can be kept6in a fridge or in the underground basement of ahouse.Dry goods, such as flour and r

41、ice, should be kept at a slightly7 temperature than foods that go badquickly. A temperature of 15C is ideal(理想的 ). In Britain and northern European countries this means that the room in which dry foods are stored should8 the general heating of the house. The room should also be well 9 and, above all

42、, dry. Damp very quickly causes the10 of the green molds. These moldsoften grow on cheese if it is not stored properly.Fruits and vegetables need cool and damp 11. Therefore, an underground basement usually12an excellent storage place. If the central heating unit is in the basement,13, it will not b

43、e idealunless the unit and the pipes do not give out any14.Foodstuffs do not break down quickly. If correctly15 , they should keep for quite long periods of time. Thus, salt and sugar will keep for about two years; tinned meat goods,16 beef and chicken, forabout eighteen months; flour and other dry

44、goods, for about a year. Freezing the foodstuffs that spoil easilypreserves 保(存 ) them for much longer 17 is otherwise possible. But 18 frozen foods do not keep their food value or their 19 for ever. As a 20 rule, meat should be cooked and eaten within a year after it is frozen; fish , within six to

45、 ten months; fruits and vegetables, with three to six months.1.A. coollyB. correctlyC. exactly D. freshly2.A. destroyB. causeC. harmD. hurt3.A. allB. mostC. eachD. both4.A. becomeB. getC. goID. turn5.A. reducedB. raisedC. lessenedD. shortened6.A. usuallyB. seldomC. foreverD. only7.A. tallerB. higher

46、C. lowerD. lighter8.A. chooseB. enjoyC. shareD. refuse9.A. aired B. cleanedC. decoratedD. emptied10.A. appearanceB. growth C. developmentD. increase11.A. conditionsB. situationsC. affairsD. surroundings12.A. getsB. becomesC. creates D. makes13.A. thereforeB. besidesC. howeverD. then14.A. noisesB. he

47、atC. smokeD. light15.A. storingB. being storedC. storedD. store16.A. likeB. for exampleC. that isD. as17.A. asB. thanC. soD. that18.A. everB. evenC. justD. some19.A. tasteB. sizeC. priceD. shape20.A. usualB. ordinaryC. generalD. common7Most of us can remember the days when we didntuse e-mail as an e

48、veryday vehicle forcommunication. Slowly but surely, it crept into36. E-mail is a 37 tool for college students at anylevel. Itsavailable 24 hours a day, 7 days a week and38 at holidays. Most universities assignstudents an account upon entrance,39there is usually not even an option involved.You can d

49、o everything from consulting on homework and projects,40classmates, family andfriends, and getting daily news services to41 you informed of world 42. But, what are the43?E-mail can be e-jail. You might44hours writing and responding to e-mail45 you should be busywith the books for an upcoming exam. 4

50、6 , you might be signed up for so many daily services,47 horoscopes, news services, or personals, that your mailbox is so 48“ junk mail” , that finding the 49e-mails through your box might take hours.If youre a student, 50is precious. Create and organize your e-mail folders into important school-rel

51、ated mail, correspondence with friends and family, and a folder for jokes, horoscopes, and other newsservices.51 attend to the most important e-mails first and,52 you have time, you can get to theothers.53your friends from forwarding those tiresome joke lists, sex quizzes, and chain e-mails. The minuteyou54you