高考英语复习自选训练 完形填空42
One summer day my father sent me to buy wire for our farm. At 16, I liked 36 better than driving our truck, 37 this time I was not happy. My father had told me I’d have to ask for credit(赊账) at the store.
Sixteen is a 38 age, when a young man wants respect, not charity. It was 1976, and the ugly 39 of racial discrimination was
My family was 43 . We paid our debts. But before harvest, cash was short. Would the store owner 44 us ?
At
The farmer gave me and amused, distrustful 48 . But Buck’s face didn’t change. “Sure,” he said 49 . “Your daddy is 50 good for it.” He 51 to the other man. “This here is one of James Williams’s sons.”
The farmer nodded in a neighborly 52 . I was filled with pride. James William’s son. Those three words had opened a door to an adult’s respect and trust.
That day I discovered that the good name my parents had 53 brought our whole family the respect of our neighbors. Everyone knew what to 54 from a Williams: a decent person who kept his word and respected himself 55 much to do wrong.
36. A. something B. nothing C. anything D. everything
37. A. and B. so C. but D. for
38. A. prideful B. wonderful C. respectful D. colorful
39. A. intention B. shadow C. habit D. faith
40. A. thus B. just C. still D. ever
41. A. guessed B. suspected C. questioned D. figured
42. A. watched B. caught C. dismissed D. accused
43. A. generous B. honest C. friendly D. modest
44. A. blame B. excuse C. charge D. trust
45. A. until B. as C. once D. since
46. A. purchases B. sales C. orders D. favorites
47. A. casually B. confidently C. cheerfully D. carefully
48. A. look B. stare C. response D. comment
49. A. patiently B. eagerly C. easily D. proudly
50. A generally B. never C. sometimes D. always
51. A. pointed B. replied C. turned D. introduced
52. A. sense B. way C. degree D. mood
53. A. earned B. deserved C. given D. used
54. A. receive B. expect C. collect D. require
55. A. very B. so C. how D. too
答案 36.B 37.C 38.A 39.B 40.C 41.C 42.A 43.B 44.D 45.B 46.A 47.D 48.A 49.C 50.D 51.C 52.B 53.A 54.B 55.D
I know I should have told the headmaster at the time .That was my real 36 .
He had gone out of the study for some 37 , leaving me alone . In his absence I looked to see 38 was on his desk . In the 39 was a small piece of paper on which were written the 40 “English Writing Prize 1949. History Is a Series of Biographies (人物传记).”
A(n) 41 boy would have avoided looking at the title as soon as he saw the 42 . I did not . The subject of the English Writing Prize was kept a 43 until the start of the exam so I could not 44 reading it .
When the headmaster 45 , I was looking out of the window .
I should have told him what had 46 then . It would have been so 47 to say : “I’m sorry but I 48 the title for the English Writing Prize on your desk . You’ll have to 49 it.”
The chance passed and I did not 50 it . I sat the exam the next day and I won. I didn’t 51 to cheat , but it was still cheating anyhow .
That was thirty-eight years 52 when I was fifteen . I have never told anyone about it before , 53 have I tried to explain to myself why not .
The obvious explanation is that I could not admit I had seen me title 54 admitting that I had been looking at the things on his desk . 55 there must have been more behind it . Whatever it was , it has become a good example of how a little mistake can trap (使陷入)you in a more serious moral corner (道德困境).
36.A.plan B.fault C.grade D.luck
37.A.reason B.course C.example D.vacation
38.A.this B.which C.that D.what
39.A.drawer B.corner C.middle D.box
40.A.names B.words C.ideas D.messages
41.A.honest B.handsome C.friendly D.active
42.A.desk B.paper C.book D.answer
43.A.question B.key C.note D .secret
44.A.help B.consider C.practise D.forget
45.A.disappeared B.stayed C.returned D.went
46.A.existed B.remained C.happened D.continued
47.A.tiring B.easy C.important D.difficult
48.A.saw B.gave C.set D.made
49.A.repeat B.defend C.correct D.change
50.A.take B.have C.lose D.find
51.A.remember B.learn C.mean D.pretend
52.A.past B.ago C.then D.before
53.A.either B.never C.nor D.so
54.A.by B.besides C.through D.without
55.A.But B.Though C.Otherwise D.Therefore
答案 36.B 37.A 38.D 39.C 40.B 41.A 42.B 43.D 44.A 45.C 46.C 47.B 48.A 49.D 50.A 51.C 52.B 53.C 54.D 55.A