高三英语专项训练--完形填空 （1）
A lady and her husband stepped off the train in Boston。 They walked without an appointment into the outer 1 of Harvard’s president。 But they were 2 by his secretary and kept waiting. For hours， the secretary took no notice of them, 3 that the couple would finally become 4
and go away. But they didn’t. The secretary finally decided to disturb the president, though 5 . A few minutes later, the president walked towards the couple with a 6 face. The lady told him， “We had a son that 7 Harvard for one year. He loved Harvard. He was 8 here. But about a year ago, he was accidentally killed. My husband and I would like to 9 a memorial to him, somewhere on campus.” The president wasn’t 10 . Instead, he was shocked. “Madam，” he said, “we can’t put up a statue for every person who studied at Harvard and died。 If we did， this 11 would look like a cemetery(墓地）。” “Oh, on，\ 12 quickly， “we don’t want to put up a statue。 We would like to give a 13 to Harvard.” The president rolled his eyes and 14 at the couple and then exclaimed, “A building! Do you have any 15 how much a building cost？ We have spent over ＄7,500,000 on the campus building at Harvard.” For a moment the lady was silent. The president was 16 because he could get rid of them now. Then the lady turned to her husband and said quietly， “Is that all it costs to start a 17 ? Why don’t we just start our own? ” Her husband nodded. 18 their offer was turned down， Mr。 and Mrs. Stanford traveled to California where they founded the University that bears their 19 , a memorial to a son that Harvard no longer 20 about. 1. A. lab B. library C. hall D。 office 2。 A。 watched B. stopped C. followed D。 interviewed
3。 A. hoping B. finding C. realizing D. imagining 4。 A. surprised B. disappointed C。 worried D. troubled 5。 A。 hopelessly B. carefully C. unexpectedly D. unwillingly
6。 A。 pleasant B。 funny C. cold D。 sad 7。 A。 attended B. visited C. studied D. served 8. A。 clever B. brave C。 proud D. happy
9。 A。 set about B. set up C. take down D. take over 10. A。 satisfied B. excited C. moved D。 ashamed 11. A。 house B。 part C. garden D。 place 12. A. explained B. expressed C. refused D。 admitted 13。 A. building B. yard C. playground D. square 14. A。 laughed B。 shouted C. glanced D. called 15。 A。 suggestion B. idea C。 thought D. opinion 16. A. bored B. astonished C. interested D。 pleased 17. A. department B. university C。 business D. club 18。 A。 Once B。 While C. Since D.Though
19。 A. name 20。 A。 talked
B. character B. knew
C。 picture C. heard
D。 sign D。 cared
高三英语专项训练-—完形填空（二）
When I was thirteen, my family moved from Boston to Tucson， Arizona. 1 the move， My father 2 us in the living—room on a freezing night. My sisters and I sat around the fire，not 3 that the universe would suddenly change its course。 “In May, we’re 4 to Arizona。 ” The words, so small, didn’t seem 5 enough to hold my new life。 But the world changed and I awoke on a train moving across the country. I watched the 6 change from green trees to flat dusty plains to high mountains as I saw strange new plants that 7 mysteries yet to come. Finally we arrived and 8 into our new home. 9 my older sisters were sad at the loss of friends, I 10 explored our new surroundings。 One afternoon， I was out exploring 11 and saw a new kind of cactus（仙人掌）， I crouched（蹲） down for a closer look。 “You’d better not 12 that。 ” I turned around to see an old woman. “Are you new to this neighborhood?” I explained that I was, 13 ， new to the entire state. “My name is Ina Thorne。 Have you got used to life in the 14 ? It must be quite a 15 after living in Boston。 ” How could I explain how I 16 the desert? I couldn’t seem to find the right words. “It’s vastness，” she offered. “That vastness 17 you stand on the mountains overlooking the desert__ you can 18 how little you are in comparison with the world. 19 , you feel that possibilities are limitless.” That was it. That was the feeling I'd had ever since I’d first seen the mountains of my new home。 Again， my 20 would change with just a few simple words。 “Would you like to come to my home tomorrow? Someone should teach you which plant you should and you shouldn't touch。” 1. A。 During B。 Until C。 Upon D。 Before 2. A。 gathered B。 warned C. organized D。 comforted 3。 A. hoping B。 admitting C. realizing D。 believing 4。 A。 going B. moving C。 driving D. flying 5。 A。 good B。 simple C。 big D。 proper 6。 A。 picture B。 ground C。 scene D。 area 7. A. suggested B. solved C。 discovered D. explained 8. A. settled B。 walked C。 hurried D。 stepped 9。 A。 If B。 After C。 Once D. While 10。 A。 bitterly B。 easily C. proudly D。 eagerly 11。 A. as well B. as usual C。 right away D. on time 12. A. move B。 dig C. pull D。 touch 13. A. of course B。 in fact C. after all D. at least 14。 A。 desert B. city C. state D。 country 15。 A。 luck B。 doubt C. shock D。 danger
16。 A。 found 17. A。 why 18. A。 prove 19. A. However 20。 A. idea
B。 examined C. watched D. reached B. when C. how D. where B. guess C. sense D. expect B。 Otherwise C. Therefore D。 meanwhile B. life C. home D. family
高三英语专项训练——完形填空（三）
Some myths are stories told since ancient times to explain the causes for natural happenings.
The Greek myth that explains why there are changes of __1____ is about Demeter, the goddess of the harvest。 She had a daughter, Persephone ， whom she loved very much。 Hades, god of the underworld , fell in love with Persephone ，and he asked Zeus ， the __2____of the gods , to give Persephone to him as his __3____. Zeus did not want either to disappoint Hades or to upset Demeter， so he said he would not agree to the marriage， but neither would he __4____ it. Hades， therefore, decided to take the girl without __5____ 。When Persephone was picking flowers in the garden , he seized her and took her to the underworld. When Demeter__6_____ what happened to Persephone , she became so ___7____ that she caused all plants to ____8__。 People were in __9___ of starving。 But Demeter was determined not to let crops grow _10___ her daughter, Persephone, was returned to her. __11____, still not wanting to disappoint Hades ， decided upon a condition for Persephone’s ___12___ .She could go back to her mother if she had not ___13___ anything while she was in the underworld。 Demeter __14____ it because she did not know that Persephone had eaten several pomegranate(石榴) seeds in the underworld. When Zeus __15____ this, he agreed that Persephone could spend part of the year with her _16____ , but he added that since she had eaten the seeds , she must spend part of the year in the underworld 。 And so it _17____ that when Persephone is in the underworld ， Demeter is sad and therefore __18___ not let the crops grow. That is __19___ we have winter when plants do not grow。 When Persephone returns , Demeter is __20__， it is spring， and plants begin to grow again。 1。 A。 periods B. seasons C。 time D。 age 2. A. winner B。 ruler C. advisor D. fighter 3. A。 wife B。 lover C。 partner D. daughter 4。 A。 forbid B. forgive C. admit D. accept 5. A. agreement B. warning C. reason D. permission 6. A。 let out B。 worked out C。 thought out D。 found out 7。 A. excited B。 tired C. angry D. serious 8 A。 grow fast B. start growing C。 stop growing D. grow slowly 9。 A。 danger B。 hope C. turn D. case 10。A. since B. until C。 after D。 when 11.A. Persephone B。 Zeus C。 Demeter D。 Hades 12.A. return B。 change C. marriage D. journey 13.A. stolen B。 found C . eaten D. heard
14。A。 understood B. refused C. doubted D。 accepted 15.A. discovered B. studied C. forgot D. prepared 16。A. daughter B。 mother C。 god D。 ruler
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