高二英语测试完形填空一、In this small town there was not a single man of importance who would dare to have a house keeper younger than sixty, for fear of what people might say _1_. However, when I needed a housekeeper I chose a girl called Cathey, a lovely little girl of seventeen from a village _2_the coast. But I made my choice _3_. After a few days‟ consideration over the matter and an early telephone call to her, I _4_out there one day in my Fiat when she was at home, and I had a look at the cottage and a talk with her mother over a _5_ of teas, and after that I did not need anyone to say that she was _6_. I knew if there was anything Cathey did not do _7_, her mother would not _8_long to correct her. After that there was only one question to raise.“Have you a _9_, Cathey?” said I.“No, doctor, I have not.”Said she with a simple expression that did not _10_me a bit. As a doctor, you soon _11_ innocent (无邪的) looks.“Well, you‟d better _12_ and get one.”I said, “_13_I‟m not going to take you.”At this she laughed.After what seemed only a short time, she came and started working at my house. And you guess_14_? She proved to be very _15_and efficient(高效率的). Of course she was so _16_that people who came to my house used to _17_a remark about us. But that didn‟t hurt me at all. They did not dare to _18_ a pretty girl themselves in case that other people would say something. But I knew as long as a girl had a man of _19_ to look after she would give me_20_. And, of course, I would be happy and at ease.1.A. an inclusion B. a conclusion C. an exception D. an invention2.A. up B. in C. to D. of3.A. carelessly B. slowly C. doubtfully D. carefully4.A. walked B. drove C. dashed D. rushed5.A. cup B. couple C. several D. kettle6.A. pretty B. clever C. fit D. busy7.A. properly B. commonly C. secretly D. quickly8.A. spend B. pay C. cost D. take9.A. girlfriend B. boyfriend C. cousin D. husband10.A. praise B. support C. offer D. cheat11.A. get to B. are known for C. become used to D. turn to12.A. hurry up B. turn up C. take your time D. take it easy13.A. but B. or else C. and D. so14.A. it B. what C. so D. that15.A. young B. strong C. gentle D. able16.A. good-looking B. troublesome C. thinnish D. well-dressed17.A. fetch B. offer C. pass D. inform18.A. take on B. marry C. love D. fire19.A. herself B. the world C. himself D. her own20.A.service B. everything C. no trouble D. no noticeA king cobra is an ugly-looking snake at any time. But when he is _1_and is crawling through the grass _2_your face, your hatred becomes terrific(骇人).Shells from the enemy‟s guns were bursting around us. I was _3_ flat behind a big rock. The snake, too, was looking for a safe place. When he saw the rock, he _4_ straight for it, and me. I didn‟t move, _5_ he would pass by. He didn‟t. The cobra‟s head was _6_ two feet of my face when he saw me. He _7_ back a little, then lifted his head, _8_to strike...The ride was long and hard. Riding over rough roads hurt my leg_9_. But it has been over an hour since the cobra struck, and I was still _10_. And life was sweet...When we reached the field hospital, they _11_ me into the operating room, _12_several cuts in my leg, and gave me some dope (麻药). From their _13_, I could tell the were getting ready to cut off my leg. I begged them not to.“Sir,” I said to the oldest doctor, …i made up my mind _14_ i was going to die. i would rather die than be sent home _15_ pieces.”He was a pretty good man. He smiled and said they wouldn‟t take it off. They did everything they could do for me. For sixty days my leg _16_ rotted off. But eight months later I walked at San Francisco. You _17_never know how good it was._18_they gave me the Hurple Heart (紫心勋章). I laughed when the man _19_ it on me. I told him that I wasn‟t wounded. I was snake_20_.1.A. frightened B. excited C. worried D. shocked2.A. into B. forward C. toward D. onto3.A. lying B. sitting C. behinding D. climbing4.A. walked B. searched C. headed D. looked5.A. hoping B. whispering C. thinking D. seeing6.A. among B. within C. between D. behind7.A. jumped B. pulled C. drew D. went8.A. likely B. eager C. anxious D. ready9.A. painfully B. terribly C. deadly D. hardly10.A. alive B. right C. healthy D. sick11.A. sent B. rushed C. carried D. moved12.A. gave B. operated C. got D. made13.A. talk B. smile C. eyes D. glance14.A. since B. once C. because D. though15.A. by B. with C. into D. in16.A. completely B. seriously C. nearly D. slightly17.A. should B. might C. could D. would18.A. Lately B. Later C. Recently D. Sooner19.A. pinned B. placed C. put D. hung20.A. hurt B. beaten C. hit D. bittenBesides electricity, a lion fears water the most, and a rainstorm with thunder and lightning brings both. For that reason I always have a written _1_that frees me form _2_ when it‟s raining.For two days it was raining without stopping. By the third night, it wasn‟t raining at all. I _3_ the sign to the announcer, and the band began _4_ my music.The animals went through their tricks, but they were far from being _5_ about the wetness. And so we came to the head – in –mouth _6_. When I pulled Leo‟s mouth open raising his face and nose to the _7_. I noticed that the muscles (肌肉) of his jaws (上、下鄂) were tense. Then, as I put my head in, a rain began pouring down. I felt Leo become _8_ all over.My head was in now, I counted to ten and the gave him the tap –on –jaw _9_ to let me go. But then nothing happened. I _10_ again on his jaw. Leo‟s mouth was like a steel trap. I heard gunfire men were trying to get Leo‟s _11_. But already, with my face _12_ in the back of his mouth, I was finding it hard to breathe, I knew what had happened: with the _13_ beating on his face, Leo had forgotten me. I heard the gunfire again. I awoke with an oxygen mask _14_my face, and a doctor was working over me.＂You‟re _15_,” said the doctor, “ as soon as you went faint (头晕), the lion _16_ you. For nearly three minutes you had no heartbeat!”By then it had _17_ raining. I called Leo back and opened his jaw. “ Don‟t be a fool!” the doctor said, _18_ I put my head in and counted to ten. Then I have Leo the tap on the jaw-and he obeyed immediately. Yet, when I tried to trick again the next time, Leo _19_. I believed he was unwilling to _20_ me a second time. I never did the trick again.1.A. suggestion B. notice C. agreement D. decision2.A. performing B. trying C. acting D. training3.A. set B. gave C. put D. made4.A. making B. playing C. enjoying D. practicing5.A. happy B. sad C. sorry D. anxious6.A. joke B. trick C. play D. attempt7. A. sky B. earth C. cage D. ceiling8.A. angry B. excited C. tense D. frightened9.A. mark B. sign C. order D. information10.A. hit B. beat C. pulled D. tapped11.A. silence B. control C. attention D. death12.A. buried B. hidden C. put D. sunk13.A. stick B. gun C. rain D. hand14.A. in B. above C. below D. over15.A. foolish B. crazy C. safe D. lucky16.A. kept B. dropped C. fell D. bit17.A. begun B. stopped C. continued D. been18.A. and B. so C. but D. or19.A. obeyed B. refused C. agreed D. regretted20.A. hurt B. kill C. damage D. foolThe _1_ picked up the thermos and poured some hot water into the tea-cup and placed it on the small table in front of his_2_, who were a father and daughter, and put the lid on the cup with a clink. Apparently _3_of something, he hurried into the inner room, leaving the _4_ on the table. His two guests heard a chest of drawers opening and a rustling (飒飒地响).They _5_ sitting in the living-room, the 10-year-old daughter looking at the flowers outside the window. The father was just about to take his cup when the _6_ came, right there in the living-room. Something was hopelessly broken.It was the thermos, which had fallen to the floor. The girl looked _7_ her shoulder at once, startled (吓一跳), _8_. It was _9_. Neither of them had touched it, not even a little bit.The sound caused the host to rush back from the inner room. He looked at the _10_ floor and blurted out, “It doesn‟t matter. It doesn‟t matter!”The father started to say something. Then he muttered, “Sorry, I _11_ it and it fell.”“It doesn‟t matter,” the host said.Later, when they left the house, the daughter said, “Daddy, I saw your _12_ in the windowpane 窗玻璃). You were sitting perfectly _13_. Why did you say...?”The father _14_. “What then would you _15_ as the cause of its fall?”“It fell by itself. The floor is uneven （不平). It wasn‟t steady when Mr. Li put it there.”“It won‟t _16_, girl. It sounds more _17_ when I knocked it down. There are things people accept less the more you _18_ them. The truer your story is, the less true it sounds.The daughter was _19_ in silence for a while. Then she said, “Can you _20_ it only this way?”“Only this way.” The father said.1.A. owner B. host C. guest D. master2.A. friends B. neighbors C. children D. guests3.A. knowing B. remembering C. hearing D. thinking4.A. thermos B. cup C. lid D. tea5.A. enjoyed B. remained C. imagined D. hated6.A stranger B. host C. crash D. noise7.A. around B. at C. behind D. over8.A. staring B. watching C. shouting D. crying9.A. helpless B. exciting C. strange D. terrible10.A. broken B. steaming C. dirty D. flooded11.A. touched B. used C. hit D. moved12.A. face B. shadow C. reflection D. action13.A. calm B. still C. silent D. straight14.. shouted B. murmured C. laughed D. repeated15.A. tell B. make C. accept D. give16.A. do B. help C. go D. fit17.A. comfortable B. friendly C. acceptable D. agreeable18.A. defend B. support C. discuss D. argue19.A. kept B. shut C. worried D. lost20.A. do B. explain C. make D. manage。