2015高考英语完形填空及阅读理解回顾练习（4）及答案完形填空Perhaps you’ve attended some parties. But like New York，where a party or dinner often __1__ business with pleasure, a Washington party is a __2__ part of the business of politics, the business of making __3_ connections.Some Washington parties have a __4__ aura (气氛) about them, depending on who gives them and who is there, but most parties are open-house __5__ in fact, with the hosts not knowing most of the __6__ who are there.I went to a few of these parties __7__ I wanted to see the inside of some of the Washington mansions (公馆) I had __8__ so much about. Almost every time during the evening some man would come close to talk with me __9__, we didn’t know each other at all. Such a __10__ exchange clearly proves “a gathering of friends” __11__ Washington party standards. You don’t even need an __12__ to attend many Washington parties. You just have to know about them. No Washington hostess would __13__ her servants to ask you who you were. Most of the bigger parties, those with 300 or 400 guests, _14__ to impress somebody, and Washingtonians __15_.Most members of the Congress ,for example, _16__ middle-class backgrounds in smaller communities _17__ the country. They are dazzled (眼花缭乱的) by _18__. They are dazzled by big names. They are ready to help Washington __19__ hostesses. They go along with them because they are good friends or they don’t notice that they __20__ or they don’t care if they are.1. A. follows B. connects C. mixes D. goes2. A. daily B. necessary C. chief D. cheap3. A. still B. cruel C. mental D. important4. A. social B. nervous C. terrible D. simple5. A. events B. affairs C. conferences D. games6. A. guests B. customers C. guards D. guides7. A. so that B. in order that C. as if D. because8. A. found B. noticed C. heard D. wrote9. A. since B. though C. when D. whether10. A. common B. strict C. public D. special11. A. including B. comparing with C. according to D. depending on12. A. invitation B. envelope C. instrument D. acceptance13. A. refuse B. allow C. agree D. warn14. A. are given B. give C. are supplied D. supply15. A. easily forget B. hardly remember C. easily impress D. are easily impressed16. A. hear from B. write to C. come from D. call out17. A. over B. below C. between D. across18. A. money B. equal C. freedom D. discussion19. A. strange B. famous C. poor D. stupid20. A. are using B. are being used C. are obeying D. are being obeyed【广西省南宁市2014高考英语模拟试题】完型填空（共20小题；每小题 1.5 分，满分30 分）阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

In a village near Nuremberg lived a family with eighteen children. Merely to keep food on the table, the goldsmith father worked eighteen hours a day. Despite their 36 condition, two of Durer’s children had a dream to seek their talent for 37 . but they knew well their father would never be able to send 38 of them to Nuremberg to study at the Academy.The two boys finally worked out an agreement. They would toss (投掷) a coin. The 39 would work in the nearby mines to support his brother. Albrecht Durer 40 the toss and went off to Nuremberg. Albert went into the dangerous mines and, for the next four years, financed his brother, 41 work at the academy was almost an 42 success. Albrecht’s woodcuts and oils were 43 better than those of his professors and he soon was earning considerable fees 44 his works.When the young 45 returned home, the Durer family held a festive dinner. Albrecht rose to toast to his beloved brother, “Now, Albert, it is your 46 to seek your dream. I will support you.”All heads turned to the far end of the table, where Albert sat, tears streaming down his pale face, while he 47 and repeated, “No ...no.” Finall y, Albert rose and 48 the tears from his cheeks. He said softly, “I49 go to Nuremberg, brother. It is too late for me. Look at what four years in the mines have done to my hands! The bones in every finger have been smashed at least once, and I cannot even hold a glass to 50 your toast.”Today, Albrecht Durer’s masterful works 51 in every great museum in the world, but chances are great 52 you, like most people, are familiar with only one of them. Albrecht Durer drew his brother’s abus ed hands with palms together and thin 53 stretched skyward. He 54 it “The Praying Hands.”Next time you see that touching creation, take a second look. Let it be your reminder, if you still need one, that no one ever makes it 55 !36. A. hopeful B. lucky C. disappointed D. hopeless37. A. music B. art C. mining D. farming38. A. all B. both C. each D. either39. A. painter B. loser C. winner D. failure40. A. lost B. got C. won D. beat41. A. who B. his C. whom D. whose42. A. arbitrary B. immediate C. attractive D. ordinary43. A. far B. quite C. very D. more44. A. for B. to C. in D. at45. A. miner B. worker C. artist D. professor46. A. luck B. turn C. move D. moment47. A. sobbed B. nodded C. smiled D. laughed48. A. recovered B. wept C. wiped D. handed49. A. can’t B. mustn’t C. can D. have to50. A. hold B. return C. move D. turn51. A. hang B. represent C. present D. visit52. A. when B. that C. which D. as53. A. figures B. hands C. fingers D. arms54. A. said B. loved C. told D. called55. A. yet B. out C. alone D. before【参考答案】完形填空36-40: DBDBC 41-45: DBAAC 46-50: BACAB 51-55: ABCDC（A）I’ve always had strong opinions of how love should be expressed, but others had their own ways of showing care.What I 1 most about visiting my boyfriend’s parents is the loud tick of the clock in the dining room as we 2 ate our meal. With so little conversation I was quick to 3 his family as cold. When we got into the 4 to go home, his father suddenly appeared. 5 , he began to wash his son’s windscreen. I could feel he was a caring man through the glass.I learned another lesson about love a few years later. My father often 6 me early in the morning. “Buy Xerox. It’s a good sharp price,” he might say when I answered the phone. No pleasant 7 or inquiry about my life, just financial instructions. This manner of his 8 me and we oftenquarreled. But one day, I thought about my father’s success in business and realized that his conce rn for my financial security lay behind his 9 morning calls. The next time he called and told me to buy a stock, I 10 him.When my social style has conflicted with that of my friends, I’ve often felt 11 . For example, I always return phone calls 12 and regularly contact with my friends. I expect the same from them. I had one friend who rarely called, answering my messages with short e-mails. I rushed to the 13 : She wasn’t a good friend! My anger 14 as the holidays approached. But then she came to a gathering I 15 and handed me a beautiful dress I had fallen in love with when we did some window-shopping the previous month. I was 16 at her thoughtfulness, and regretful for how I’d considered her to be 17 . Clearly I needed to change my expectations of friends.Far too often, I ignored their 18 expressions, eagerly expecting them to do things in my 19 . Over the years, however, I’ve learned to 20 other persons, love signs.1. A. remember B. enjoy C. value D. admire2. A. excitedly B. nervously C. silently D. instantly3. A. regard B. treat C. take D. think4. A. bus B. train C. car D. plane5. A. Punctually B. Carefully C. Proudly D. Coldly6. A. visited B. interrupted C. warned D. telephoned7. A. greeting B. meeting C. apology D. explanation8. A. interested B. angered C. encouraged D. surprised9. A. long B. short C. warm D. polite10. A. praised B. remembered C. blamed D. thanked11. A. content B. guilty C. curious D. disappointed12. A. in order B. in turn C. without delay D. without difficulty13. A. feeling B. suggestion C. judgment D. belief14. A. disappeared B. grew C. helped D. declined15. A. opened B. refused C. hosted D. invited16. A. depressed B. upset C. fascinated D. shocked17. A. uncaring B. dishonest C. unhappy D. uncooperative18. A. unique B. common C. pleasant D. familiar19. A. opinion B. way C. mind D. life20. A. send B. read C. give D. express【参考答案】1—5 ACACB 6—10 DABBD11—15 DCCBC 16—20 DAABB完形填空解题步骤第16讲解题步骤(2011〃湖南卷)Does going to college really pay off? Certainly!I remember taking __48__ English class in college on the short story. Our first assignment was to read __49__ short stories and then discuss which one was better.After reading both, I wasn't sure. Over the __50__ several months, my professor taught me __51__ one story was so much better than the other. __52__ was rich in metaphor(隐喻)and character development, while the other was humorous __53__ too shallow.3I couldn't see this at first. Yet, in a few months, my brain got reeducated and __54__ could see the difference between good and bad writing and could appreciate literature at a whole new level.Going to college helps build a strong mind, which leads __55__ greater success in one's life. 解题的一般步骤是：一、通读全文，把握语篇。