高考英语考前指导(新高考专用)-考前热身篇(完形填空)
Passage 1
Last May, my 15-year-old son, Benjamin, told my wife and me that he would attend a Kendrick Lamar concert. We ___41___ him that he was too young to go. But my son and his friend, Josh, ___42___ to take no for an answer.
Later I received a ___43___ from Josh’s father: “How about taking the boys to the Kendrick Lamar’ concert!?” While I felt ___44___ to attend a rap concert in my fifties, Josh’s father was as excited as the boys. He also knew how to get tickets and had started ___45___ the whole evening. By this ___46___ it was impossible to say no. I couldn’t imagine anywhere I would ___47___ less.
To learn about Mr Lamar and his ___48___, I downloaded and listened to all his songs days before heading down to the Scotiabank Arena.
The truth is the concert was really ___49___. The best part, of course, was how happy my son was. I stood when ___50___, I didn’t dance, and occasionally my son gave me an encouraging, accepting nod. ___51___ Kendrick Lamar is still not my favourite artist, I’m glad my son ___52___ me to him, and I’m glad I went.
It’s so easy to sit in our towers, ___53___ by age or upbringing background. ___54___, we have children, like Benjamin, to expose us to new experiences. If, of course, we have the ___55___ to listen to them.
41. A. convinced    B. informed    C. comforted        D. promised
42. A. refused    B. struggled    C. prepared        D. expected
43. A. notice    B. ticket    C. message        D. gift
44. A. relieved    B. guilty    C. embarrassed        D. confident
45. A. singing    B. sharing    C. planning        D. welcoming
46. A. rule    B. means    C. round        D. point
47. A. fit in    B. benefit from    C. care for        D. complain about
48. A. story    B. music    C. family        D. influence
49. A. creative    B. formal    C. noisy        D. impressive
50. A. appropriate    B. bearable    C. useful        D. convenient
51. A. As long as    B. In case    C. Because        D. While
52. A. compared    B. referred    C. introduced        D. recommended
53. A. divided    B. threatened    C. broken        D. tested
54. A. Eventually    B. Consequently    C. Gradually        D. Fortunately
55. A. hobby    B. sense    C. right        D. freedom
【语篇导读】这是一篇记叙文。文章主要讲述了作者陪儿子和他的朋友一起去音乐会的经历,作者认为音乐会令人印象深刻,感悟到我们很容易因为年龄或成长背景的不同而坐在各自的塔楼里。幸运的是,我们有像自己的儿子这样的孩子,可以让我们接触到新的体验。
41.【答案】B
【解析】A. convinced说服;B. informed通知;C. comforted安慰;D. promised承诺。根据后文“him that he was too young to go”可知,此处指告诉儿子,他年纪太小,不能去,故选B。
42.【答案】A
【解析】A. refused拒绝;B. struggled挣扎;C. prepared准备;D. expected期待。根据上文“But my son and his friend, Josh”中but表示转折,说明儿子和他的朋友乔希拒绝接受了这一回答,故选A。
43.【答案】C
【解析】A. notice通知;B. ticket车票;C. message信息;D. gift礼物。根据上文“I received a”指收到信息,应用message,故选C。
44.【答案】C
【解析】A. relieved安慰的;B. guilty内疚的;C. embarrassed尴尬的;D. confident自信的。根据后文“to attend a rap concert in my fifties”可知,作者认为自己年纪大了,参加说唱音乐会感到尴尬,故选C。
45.【答案】C
【解析】A. singing歌唱;B. sharing分享;C. planning计划;D. welcoming欢迎。根据上文“He also knew how to get tickets and had started”可知,Josh的父亲开始安排这个夜晚,故选C。
46.【答案】D
【解析】A. rule规则;B. means方法;C. round轮次;D. point要点,时刻。结合上文可知Josh的父亲积极安排活动,所以到了这个时候,说不已经不可能了,故选D。
47.【答案】A
【解析】A. fit in适应;B. benefit from受益;C. care for关心;D. complain about抱怨。结合上文“anywhere I would”指作者想不出还有什么地方比这里更适合自己,故选A。
48.【答案】B
【解析】A. story故事;B. music音乐;C. family家人;D. influence影响。根据后文“I downloaded and listened to all his songs”可知,了解拉马尔和他的音乐,故选B。
49.【答案】D
【解析】A. creative创造性的;B. formal正式的;C. noisy吵闹的;D. impressive印象深刻的。根据后文“The best part, of course, was how happy my son was.”可知,这场音乐会确实令人印象深刻,故选D。
50.【答案】A
【解析】A. appropriate合适的;B. bearable可忍受的;C. useful有用的;D. convenient方
便的。根据后文“I didn’t dance, and occasionally my son gave me an encouraging, accepting nod”可知,作者是配合儿子去看音乐会的,所以是在适当的时候站着,故选A。
51.【答案】D
【解析】A. As long as只要;B. In case万一;C. Because因为;D. While虽然。引导让步状语从句,表示“虽然”应用while,故选D。
52.【答案】C
【解析】A. compared比较;B. referred涉及;C. introduced介绍;D. recommended推荐。根据后文“me to him, and I’m glad I went”指儿子给作者介绍了自己喜欢的歌手,故选C。
53.【答案】A
【解析】A. divided分开;B. threatened威胁;C. broken打破;D. tested测试。根据后文“by age or upbringing background”可知,指因为年龄或成长背景的不同而被分开,故选A。
54.【答案】D
【解析】A. Eventually最后;B. Consequently因此;C. Gradually逐渐地;D. Fortunately幸运地。根据后文“to expose us to new experiences”可知,指幸运的是,我们有像本杰明这样的孩子,让我们接触到新的体验,故选D。
55.【答案】B
【解析】A. hobby爱好;B. sense感觉,意识;C. right权利;D. freedom自由。根据后文“to listen to them”以及上文作者陪儿子去音乐会,可知是有意识倾听孩子们的发言,故选B。
Passage 2
Wearing a caveman mask(面具), Dr. Marzluff walks across the camp at the university. Crows(乌鸦)circle and scream. They dive at him and then suddenly fly away.
Beneath the mask. he smiles. Days before, he and his students had ___41___ cavemen masks caught crows and ___42___ plastic bands on to their legs. Then they released the ___43___ birds.
“We always knew crows react to后面加什么___44___ us, but could we show it?” says Dr. Marzluff, a professor known affectionately as the Crowman.

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