广东丰顺县2017高考英语完形填空（暑假）完形填空One famous artist S heikh went back to his hometown. He hadn’t seen one of his friends for many years, who was a 1 and needy man. When Sheikh asked about him, he was told by people that the man he was 2 was a rich man and no longer poor. Sheikh 3 to pay a visit to his friend.4 talking with his friend, Sheikh asked him the5 for the change in his situation. The man replied that he had been so poor that he was forced to6 some properties(财产)that belonged to him, like furniture(家具). By selling these things, he had7 some money enough to start a8 with.As he was on his way back to his house with the 9 , he saw a poor lady 10 by the road. The man asked the lady the reason, and she 11 that her husband died and her children were 12 . Hearing this, the man felt 13 for her, and on seeing that she 14 the money more than himself, he gave all the money to her. He 15 home and spent the night, sad and 16 for his family.The next morning, 17 he was summoned(召唤)to the house of a rich man. He was told by the rich man that he had six thousand bags of 18 which he wanted to sell quickly and the man could buy it at a 19 price on loan(借用)from him. The poor man did so and sold the rice 20 . He took some more bags several days later and in this way he was able to make much more money. Soon he became rich.【文章大意】著名艺术家Sheikh的一个朋友曾经是非常贫困的人, 他卖掉家产想做一些小本生意。
但他在途中遇到一个死去丈夫的妇人带着饥饿的孩子, 他把所有的钱都给了她。
他的善心得到了一个富人的信任, 以低价借给他六千袋大米, 让他去卖, 不久他变得很富有。
1. A. clever B. rich C. lazy D. poor【解析】选D。
词汇复现题。
由第二段中The man replied that he had been so poor that he was forced to some properties that belonged to him, like furniture. 可知他是穷人, 故选D项。
2. A. living with B. waiting forC. asking aboutD. listening to【解析】选C。
词汇复现题。
由此句的前半句“When Sheikh asked about him. . . ”可知此处指Sheikh 打听的人, 故选C项, ask about询问, 打听; live with和……住在一起; wait for等待; listen to听。
3. A. decided B. forgot C. refused D. tried【解析】选A。
逻辑推理题。
由后文可知, 他去了那个朋友家, 此处应该指他决定去拜访这位朋友, 故选A项, decide决定; forget忘记; refuse拒绝; try尽力。
4. A. Until B. Before C. After D. While【解析】选D。
逻辑关系题。
根据前后句的逻辑关系可知这两句应该是同时进行的, 故选D项, while当……的时候; until直到; before在……之前; after在……之后。
5. A. message B. reason C. time D. plan【解析】选B。
词义辨析题。
由句意可知, Sheikh是问他状况改变的“原因”, 故选B项。
message信息; time 时间; plan计划。
6. A. sell B. make C. keep D. find【解析】选A。
词汇复现题。
由下一句By selling these things, he had______some money enough to starta with. 可知他把属于他的财产, 像家具之类的卖(sell)了, 故选A项。
7. A. saved B. collected C. paid D. wasted【解析】选B。
词语辨析题。
由句意可知, 卖了家具之后筹集了一些钱, 故B项合适。
save节省; collect 筹集; pay付款; waste浪费。
8. A. travel B. business C. family D. lesson【解析】选B。
背景常识题。
由常识可知, 他卖了一些财产, 应该是想做一些小本生意来改变状况, 故选B 项, start a business意为“开始做生意”。
9. A. money B. news C. hope D. furniture【解析】选A。
词汇复现题。
由By selling these things, he had some money enough to start a with. 可知此时应该是带着钱回家, 故选A项。
10. A. crying B. walking C. sleeping D. standing【解析】选A。
前后照应题。
由后一句提到的The man asked the lady the reason, and she that her husband died and her children were . 可知这个妇人丈夫死了, 这种情况应该是在路边大哭, 故选A项。
11. A. believed B. explained C. shouted D. imagined【解析】选B。
前后照应题。
由此空前面的The man asked the lady the reason. . . 可知他问她原因, 这个妇人应该是给出解释, 故选B项, explain解释; believe相信; shout呼喊; imagine想象。
12. A. hungry B. dangerous C. crazy D. angry【解析】选A。
逻辑推理题。
由前文她在大哭, 她的丈夫死了, 及后文他给她钱可推知, 她的孩子们应该在挨饿, 故选A项, hungry饥饿的; dangerous危险的; crazy疯狂的; angry生气的。
13. A. sadness B. interest C. shame D. pity【解析】选D。
固定搭配题。
feel pity for为固定搭配, 意为“怜悯某人”。
sadness悲伤; interest兴趣; shame羞耻。
14. A. took B. needed C. owned D. earned【解析】选B。
词义辨析题。
由句意可知, 他看到她比自己更需要钱, 于是把所有的钱都给了她, 故选B 项。
take意为“需要”时, 通常用it作形式主语, 指做某事需要多长时间; own意为“拥有”; earn意为“挣钱, 获得”, 均不合语境。
15. A. drove B. returned C. left D. stayed【解析】选B。
逻辑推理题。
由时间发展的顺序及后面的“spent the night, sad”可知他应该是回到了家里, 故选B项。
return返回; drive开车; leave离开; stay停留。
16. A. worried B. pleased C. excited D. frightened【解析】选A。
前后照应题。
准备做生意的钱给了他人, 回到家后应该是为自己一家的未来感到担心, 故选A项, worried担心的; pleased高兴的; excited兴奋的; frightened害怕的。
17. A. happily B. surprisingly C. carelessly D. unluckily【解析】选B。
逻辑推理题。
此处指他受到一个富人的召唤, 这件事情应该是“令人吃惊地”, 故选B项, surprisingly令人吃惊地; happily幸福地; carelessly粗心地; unluckily不幸地。
18. A. rice B. meat C. vegetables D. clothes【解析】选A。
词汇复现题。
由本段倒数第三句中的“sold the rice”可知这个富人有六千袋大米要出售, 故选A项。
19. A. low B. fair C. high D. right【解析】选A。
前后照应题。
由富人对他的信任, 以及后文他把大米卖了变富了, 可知这个富人应该是低价把大米贷给他卖, 故选A项, low低的; fair中等的, 公平的; high高的; right正确的。
20. A. slowly B. quickly C. hardly D. finally【解析】选B。
前后照应题。
由后文的“He took some more bags several days later. . . ”可知几天后又多带了几袋大米, 可知他的大米卖得快, 故选B项。
完形填空。
阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。