廣西上林縣2024高考英語完形填空一輪編選

　　完形填空Evelyn Glennie was the first lady of solo percussion(打擊樂器)in Scotland.In an interview，she recalled how she became a percussion soloist in spite of her disability.

　　“Early on I decided not to allow the __1__of others to stop me from becoming a musician.I grew up on a farm in northeast Scotland and began __2__piano lessons when I was eight.The older I got，the more my passion for music grew.But I also began to gradually lose my __3__.Doctors concluded that the nerve damage was the __4__and by age twelve，I was completely deaf.But my love for music never __5__me.”

　　“My __6__was to become a percussion soloist，even though there were none at that time.To perform，I __7__ to‘hear’music differently from others.I play in my stocking feet and can __8__the pitch of a note(音調高低)by the vibrations(振動)I feel through my body and through my __9__.My entire sound world exists by making use of almost every __10__that I have.”

　　“I was __11__to be assessed as a musician，not as a deaf musician，and I applied to the famous Royal Academy of Music in London.No other deaf student had __12__this before and some teachers __13__my admission.Based on my performance，I was __14__admitted and went on to __15__with the academy's highest honours.”

　　“After that，I established myself as the first full-time solo percussionist.I __16__and arranged a lot of musical compositions since __17__had been written specially for solo percussionists.”

　　“I have been a soloist for over ten years.__18__the doctor though I was totally deaf，it didn't __19__that my passion couldn't be realized.I would encourage people not to allow themselves to be __20__by others.Follow your passion；follow your heart.They will lead you to the place you want to go.”

　　1．A.conditions

　　B．opinions

　　C．actions

　　D．recommendations

　　答案：B　Evelyn Glennie不允許他人的“觀點”妨礙自己成為一名音樂家。

　　2．A.enjoying

　　B．choosing

　　C．taking

　　D．giving

　　答案：C　當我8歲的時候就開始上鋼琴課，take lessons表示“上課”，為固定搭配，故選C項。

　　3．A.sight

　　B．hearing

　　C．touch

　　D．taste

　　答案：B　由下文的“I was completely deaf.”可以確定選B項。

　　4．A.evidence

　　B．result

　　C．excuse

　　D．cause

　　答案：D　根據上下文可知，醫生斷定神經的損傷是導致我聽力下降的“原因”，故選D項。

　　5．A.left

　　B．excited

　　C．accompanied

　　D．disappointed

　　答案：A　盡管我12歲時就完全失聰了，但是我對音樂的摯愛卻從沒有放棄。leave“離開；遺棄”，符合題意。

　　6．A.purpose

　　B．decision

　　C．promise

　　D．goal

　　答案：D　我的“目標”就是要成為一個打擊樂器獨奏演員。

　　7．A.turned

　　B．learned

　　C．used

　　D．ought

　　答案：B　要表演，就要“學習”。沒有turn to do結構；used to do“過去常常做某事”；ought to do“應該做某事”，均不合語境。

　　8．A.tell

　　B．see

　　C．hear

　　D．smell

　　答案：A　通過振動的感覺和我的想象就可以“說出”音調的高低。

　　9．A.carefulness

　　B．movement

　　C．imagination

　　D．experience

　　答案：C　通過作者的“想象”，故選C項。

　　10．A.sense

　　B．effort

　　C．feeling

　　D．idea

　　答案：A　我整個的聲音世界的存在幾乎利用了我所有的“感覺”。

　　11．A.dissatisfied

　　B．astonished

　　C．determined

　　D．discouraged

　　答案：C　我“決定”被評定為一個音樂家。be determined to do sth.“決心做某事”，符合題意。12．A.done

　　B．accepted

　　C．advised

　　D．admitted

　　答案：A　在英國皇家音樂學院，我這樣的人還是先例，沒人“做過”。

　　13．A.supported

　　B．followed

　　C．required

　　D．opposed

　　答案：D　從下文基于我的表現和最終被錄取，可知本來一些老師“反對”我進入皇家音樂學院。

　　14．A.usually

　　B．finally

　　C．possibly

　　D．hopefully

　　答案：B　由于我的出色表現，“最終”被錄取。

　　15．A.study

　　B．research

　　C．graduate

　　D．progress

　　答案：C　以該院的最高榮譽“畢業”。

　　16．A.wrote

　　B．translated

　　C．copied

　　D．read

　　答案：A　我“寫”了許多音樂方面的樂曲。

　　17．A.enough

　　B．some

　　C．many

　　D．few

　　答案：D　幾乎“沒有”專門為打擊樂器獨奏演員所寫的文章。

　　18．A.However

　　B．Although

　　C．When

　　D．Since

　　答案：B　“盡管”醫生認定我完全失聰。however需單獨使用，用逗號隔開，故選B項。

　　19．A.mean

　　B．seem

　　C．conclude

　　D．say

　　答案：A　但是并不“意味”著我的激情不能被激發。

　　20．A.directed

　　B．guided

　　C．taught

　　D．limited

　　答案：D　我將鼓勵人們不要為他人的觀點所限制。be limited by“為……所限制”。

　　閱讀下面短文，掌握其大意，從每題所給的A、B、C、D四個選項中，選出最佳選項。 It was a cold Saturday morning．An old man walked slowly into the ____．With shoulders bent forward，he leaned on his trusty stick with each ____step． His shabby clothes and warm personality made him ???????????????out from the usual breakfast crowd．Unforgettable were his eyes that shone like diamonds and thin lips _____in a steady smile． A young waitress named Mary_____him drag toward a table by the window．She ran over to him，and said，“Here，sir．Let me give you a ____with that chair．” Without saying a word，he smiled and ___．She pulled the chair away from the able．Steadying him with one arm，she helped him get comfortably_____．Then she moved the table up close to him，and leaned his ____against the table where he could reach it． In a soft，clear voice，he said，“Thank you for your_____．” “You’re welcome，sir．” She replied__．“And my name is Mary．I’ll be back in a moment，and ____you need anything at all in the meantime，just wave at me！” After he had finished his breakfast，Mary brought him the change from his ticket．Then she ____him out from behind the table．She handed him his stick，and walked ____him to the front door．Holding the door open for him，she said，“Come back and see us，sir！” He turned with his whole body and nodded with a ____smile．“You are very kind，” he said softly． When Mary went to clean his table，she was ???????to find that under his plate there was a business card and a note on a napkin(餐巾紙)．Under the napkin was a one hundred dollar bill！ The note on the napkin _____，“Dear Mary，I respect you very much，and you respect yourself too．It shows by the way you ____others．You have found the secret of happiness．Your kind gestures will _____through those who meet you．” The next day she was told that the man she had ____on was the owner of the restaurant where she was working．

　　閱讀下面短文，掌握其大意，然后從36-55各小題所給的四個選項（A、B、C、D）中，選出最佳選項。Most worthwhile careers require some kind of specialized training. Ideally, therefore, the choice

　　of an __36__ should be made even before choice of a curriculum in high school. Actually, __37__, most people make several job choices during their working lives, __38__ because of economic and industrial changes and partly to improve __39__ position. The "one perfect job" does not exist. Young people should __40__ enter into a broad flexible training program that will __41__ them for a field of work rather than for a single __42__ .

　　Unfortunately many young people have to make career plans __43__ benefit of help from a competent vocational counselor or psychologist. Knowing __44__ about the occupational world, or themselves for that matter, they choose their lifework on a hit-or-miss __45__. Some drift from job to job. Others __46__ to work in which they are unhappy and for which they are not fitted.

　　One common mistake is choosing an occupation for __47__ real or imagined prestige (聲望).

　　Too many high-school students - or their parents for them - choose the professional field, __48__ both the relatively small percentage of workers in the professions and the extremely high educational and personal __49__. The imagined or real prestige of a profession or a White-collar job is __50__ good reason for choosing it as life's work. __51__, these occupations are not always well paid. Since a large percentage of jobs are in mechanical and manual work, the __52__ of young people should give serious __53__ to these fields.

　　Before making an occupational choice, a person should have a general idea of what he wants __54__ life and how hard he is willing to work to get it. Some people desire social prestige, others intellectual satisfaction. Some want security; others are willing to take __55__ for financial gain. Each occupational choice has its demands as well as its rewards.

　　36. A. identification

　　B. accommodation

　　C. occupation

　　D. entertainment

　　37. A. thereby

　　B. however

　　C. though

　　D. therefore

　　38. A. thoroughly

　　B. mainly

　　C. entirely

　　D. partly

　　39. A. its

　　B. his

　　C. their

　　D. our

　　40. A. therefore

　　B. since

　　C. furthermore

　　D. forever

　　41. A. fit

　　B. make

　　C. take

　　D. leave

　　42. A. means

　　B. job

　　C. way

　　D. company

　　43. A. to

　　B. for

　　C. with

　　D. without

　　44. A. little

　　B. few

　　C. much

　　D. a lot

　　45. A. chance

　　B. purpose

　　C. basis

　　D. opportunity

　　46. A. apply

　　B. appeal

　　C. turn

　　D. stick

　　47. A. its

　　B. their

　　C. your

　　D. our

　　48. A. concerning

　　B. following

　　C. ignoring

　　D. considering

　　49. A. preferences

　　B. requirements

　　C. tendencies

　　D. ambitions

　　50. A. a

　　B. any

　　C. the

　　D. no

　　51. A. Therefore

　　B. Moreover

　　C. Nevertheless

　　D. However

　　52. A. majority

　　B. mass

　　C. minority

　　D. number

　　53. A. proposal

　　B. suggestion

　　C. approval

　　D. consideration

　　54. A. towards

　　B. out of

　　C. against

　　D. without

　　55. A. turns

　　B. parts

　　C. risks

　　D. choices

　　【參考答案】

　　36-40 CBDCA

　　41-45 ABDAC

　　46-50 DACBD

　　51-55 BADBC

　　閱讀下面短文，掌握其 大意，然后從36 ~55各題所給的四個選項中選出最佳選項。

　　On Christmas Day, I got my wanted radio-controlled truck. But you would not believe the?___36___?and work that went into getting this holy toy.

　　For over a month I stared at?___37___?magazines I received from my friend until I had made up my?___38___: I wanted a Pumpkin truck. I?__39___?to work immediately, dropping hints to my father about it.

　　My first job was to tell him about how the steering(操縱桿) on my old car didn’t?__40___, but he just blamed the problems on my bad?___41__.

　　My next plan would have to be more?__42__. “Look at this, Dad, the truck with controller and battery pack—all for only US$250!” You can’t?__43__?to miss out on this bargain!”

　　His?___44___?was that he certainly could afford to miss this?___45___?and for US$250 you could buy?___46___?educational like a telescope. “A telescope? To look at the moon? I’ll look at it when I’m 97 years old and living in a?___47___?home! This is my youth! I am supposed to run about.”

　　I went to my room,?___48___?at how mean my father was. It was obvious that he didn’t?_49__?that I would die if I did not get the Pumpkin radio-controlled truck.

　　When I?__50__?on Christmas morning I wasn’t excited. I had been?__51__. I opened all my presents until there was just one big package?___52__. “The telescope,” I thought. I?___53___?the packaging and looked at the top of the box—it was a Pumpkin truck. I had?___54___! I loved my parents! I felt like I could do anything! I could?___55___?get an A+ in English class.

　　36.?A.?pain????????????????? B.?attempt??????????????????? C.?joy????????????????????????? D.?shyness

　　37.?A.?housing???????????????B.?fishing???????????????????

　　C.?car???????????????????????? D.?fashion

　　38.?A.?mind???????????????? B.?idea???????????????????????? C.?opinion????????????????????D.?head

　　39.?A.?get?down????????? B.?set?out????????????????????? C.?searched?for?????????????D.?went on

　　40.?A.?operate????????????? B.?run???????????????????????? C.?start???????????????????????? D.?work

　　41.?A.?riding???????????????? B.?driving?????????????????? C.?thinking?????????????????? D.?keeping

　　42.?A.?strong????????????????B.?practical??????????????????? C.?ideal???????????????????????D.?obvious

　　43.?A.?afford???????????????? B.?pay??????????????????????????? C.?allow????????????????????? D.?stand

　　44.?A.?talk?????????????????? B.?expression????????????????? C.?face?????????????????????? D.?response

　　45.?A.?truck????????????????? B.?telescope??????????????????? C.?chance?????????????????? D.?bargain

　　46.?A.?one???????????????????? B.?something????????????????? C.?everything????????????? D.?nothing

　　47.?A.?heating???????????????B.?loving???????????????????? C.?nursing????????????????? D.?finding

　　48.?A.?pleased???????????????B.?good????????????????????????? C.?expert?????????????????? D.?angry

　　49.?A.?say?????????????????????B.?believe?????????????????????? C.?care????????????????????? D.?learn

　　50.?A.?went off??????????????B.?woke up??????????????????? C.?rang up???????????????? D.?found out

　　51.?A.?pleased???????????????B.?instructed?????????????????? C.?warned???????????????? D.?defeated

　　52.?A.?opened????????????????B.?wrapped???????????????????? C.?left?????????????????????? D.?faded

　　53.?A.?recovered????????????B.?refused?????????????????????? C.?reopened?????????????? D.?removed