2017年吉林高考英语完型填空专题模拟10

I was never very neat, while my roommate Kate was extremely organized. Each of her objects had its place, but mine always hid somewhere. She even labelled(贴标签 ) everything. I always looked for everything. Over time, Kate got neater and I got messier. She would push my dirty clothing over, and I would lay my books on her tidy desk. We both got tired of each other.

War broke out one evening. Kate came into the room. Soon, I heard her screaming, “Take your shoes away! Why under my bed!” Deafened, I saw my shoes flying at me. I jumped to my feet and started yelling. She yelled back louder.

The room was filled with anger. We could not have stayed together for a single minute but for a phone call. Kate answered it. From her end of the conversation, I could tell right away her grandma was seriously ill. When she hung up, she quickly crawled(爬) under her covers, sobbing.Obviously, that was something she should not go through alone. All of a sudden ，a warm feeling of sympathy rose up in my heart.

Slowly, I collected the pencils, took back the books，made my bed, cleaned the socks and swept the floor, even on her side. I got so into my work that I even didn’t notice Kate had sat up. She was watching, her tears dried and her expression one of disbelief. Then, she reached out her hands to grasp mine. I looked up into her eyes. She smiled at me，“Thanks.”

Kate and I stayed roommates for the rest of the year. We didn’t always agree, but we learned the key to living together: giving in, cleaning up and holding on.

36. What made Kate so angry one evening?

A. She couldn’t find her books.

B. She heard the author shouting loud.

C. She got the news that her grandma was ill.

D. She saw the author’s shoes beneath her bed.

37. The author tidied up the room most probably because ________.

A. she was scared by Kate’s anger

B. she hated herself for being so messy

C. she wanted to show her care

D. she was asked by Kate to do so

38. How is Paragraph 1 mainly developed?

A. By analysing causes.

B. By showing differences.

C. By describing a process.

D. By following time order.

39. What might be the best title for the story?

A. My friend Kate

B. Hard work pays off

C. How to be organized

D. Learning to be roommates

【要点综述】 本文是一篇记叙文。故事讲述了作者和其室友由于不同的生活习惯带来的一次冲突之后互相理解而和谐相处的经历。

36.D　细节理解题。根据第二段第二句中的“‘Why under my bed!’”可知答案为D。

37.C　推理判断题。从第三段最后一句中的sympathy可推知作者一改以前懒散的生活态度，用自己的行动去安慰Kate，表示了一种关切。

38.B　篇章结构题。作者通过介绍Kate和自己不同的生活模式来突出彼此之间尖锐的矛盾，故是一种对比。

39.D　主旨大意题。通读全文可知，作者自己改变了，得到了Kate的重新认同，俩人找到了和好的契机，从而学会了怎样做室友。

I was waiting for a phone call from my agent. He had left a message the night before, telling me that my show was to be cancelled. I called him several times, but each time his secretary told me that he was in a meeting and that he would call me later. So I waited and waited, but there was still no call. Three hours passing by, I became more and more impatient. I was certain that my agent didn’t care about my work, and he didn’t care about me. I was overcome with that thought. I started to shout at the phone, “Let me wait, will you? Who do you think you are?”

At that time I didn’t realize my wife was looking on. Without showing her surprise, she rushed in, seized the phone, tore off the wires, and shouted at the phone, “Yeah! Who do you think you are? Bad telephone! Bad telephone!” And she swept it into the wastebasket.

I stood watching her, speechless. What on earth?

She stepped to the doorway and shouted at the rest of the house, “Now hear this! All objects in this room—if you do anything to upset my husband, out you go!”

Then she turned to me, kissed me, and said calmly, “Honey, you just have to learn how to take control.” With that, she left the room.

After watching a crazy woman rushing in and out, shouting at everything in sight, I noticed that something in my mood had changed. I was laughing. How could I have trouble with that phone? Her antics helped me realize I had been driven crazy by small things. Twenty minutes later my agent did call. I was able to listen to him and talk to him calmly.

16.Why did the author shout at the telephone?

A.He was mad at the telephone.

B.He was angry with his agent.

C.He was anxious about his wife.

D.He was impatient with the secretary.

17.What did the author’s wife do after she heard his shouting?

A.She said nothing.

B.She shouted at him.

C.She called the agent.

D.She threw the phone away.

18.What made the author laugh?

A.His own crazy behaviour.

B.His wife’s suggestions.

C.His changeable feeling.

D.His wife’s sweet kiss.

19.What does the underlined word “antics” refer to?

A.Smart words.

B.Unusual actions.

C.Surprising looks.

D.Anxious feelings.

【文章大意】 本文是一篇记叙文。作者打电话一直被推脱不接，渐渐没了耐心，而此时他妻子的一系列行为点醒了他，使他明白自己当时的行为是多么地可笑。

16.B　推理判断题。根据文章第一段的“…Let me wait, will you? Who do you think you are?’”并结合本段的整体内容可推知，作者对自己的经纪人很是生气，故选B项。

17.D　细节理解题。 根据第二段的最后一句“And she swept it into the wastebasket.”可知，作者的妻子在听到作者对电话吼叫时，把电话扔进垃圾桶了，故选D项。

18.A　推理判断题。根据文章最后一段的第一句和第三句“After watching a crazy woman rushing in and out, shouting at everything in sight, I noticed that something in my mood had changed.…How could I have trouble with that phone?”可推知，作者通过妻子模仿自己的行为意识到自己对电话吼的行为是多么地可笑，故选A项。

19.B　词义指代题。根据文章最后一段第一句“After watching a crazy woman rushing in and out, shouting at everything in sight, I noticed that something in my mood had changed.”可知，antics与crazy是同义词，故选B项。

Sam, an unemployed piano tuner, said it was only the second thing he had ever won in his life. The first thing was an Afghan blanket at a church raffle when he was 25 years old. But this was much bigger: it was $120，000! He had won the Big Cube, a state lottery game. To win, a contestant must first guess which number a spinning cube will stop on. The cube has six numbers on it: 1X, 10X, 50X, 100X, 500X, and 1000X. If he is correct, the contestant must then guess which of the two selected variables is going to be greater. So, just guessing which number appears on the cube does not guarantee that you will win any money. Sam correctly guessed 1000X, but he still had to choose between two variables. One variable was the number of cars that would run the stop sign at Hill Street and Lake Avenue in six hours. The other variable was the number of times that a teenage boy would change TV channels in a three-hour period. This was a tough decision.

Finally, Sam flipped a coin. It came up heads, so Sam picked the teenager. He picked right. The stop sign was run only 76 times, but the teen clicked 120 times. Sixty-year-old Sam jumped for joy, for he had just won 1000 times 120, or $ 120，000. Sam dreamily left the lottery studio. Talking excitedly on his cellphone while crossing the street, he got hit by a little sports car.

Sam is slowly getting better. He was in hospital for a month. His hospital bill was $110，000. And the insurance company for the little sports car’s owner sued Sam for $9，000 worth of repairs. Also, Sam still has to pay federal taxes on his winnings. Sam doesn’t play the state lottery any more. He says it’s better to be unlucky.

16.When Sam won the second thing that he’d won in his life, he was ________.

A.25 years old B.6 years old

C.76 years old D.60 years old

17.To win the game, the contestants had to make ________ guesses.

A.three B.two C.six D.four

18.Sam won the lottery because ________.

A.he was lucky

B.he was good at maths

C.he was smart

D.he was tough

19.Sam’s experience shows that ________.

A.everything has its time and that time must be watched

B. he who risks nothing, gains nothing

C. everything comes to him who waits

D. he who laughs on Friday will weep on Sunday

【文章大意】 本文是一篇记叙文，主要讲述了一个失业的调钢琴师中彩票以及之后的离奇经历。

16.D　细节理解题。根据文章第一段的第二句“The first thing was an Afghan blanket at a church raffle when he was 25 years old.”和第二段第五句“Sixty-year-old Sam jumped for joy, for he had just won 1000 times 120, or $120，000.”可知D项正确。

17.B　细节理解题。根据文章的第一段的第五至七句“To win, a contestant must first guess which number a spinning cube will stop on. The cube has six numbers on it: 1X, 10X, 50X, 100X, 500X, and 1000X. If he is correct, the contestant must then guess which of the two selected variables is going to be greater.”可知要猜两次。故选B项。

18.A　推理判断题。根据文章第一段的最后一句“This was a tough decision.” 和文章的最后一句“He says it’s better to be unlucky.”可推知Sam中彩票完全是靠运气。故选A项。

19.D　主旨大意题。根据文章的整体内容可知，Sam因福得祸，正应了中国人所说的：福兮祸所依。故D(乐极生悲)符合文意。Everything has its time and that time must be watched.机不可失，失不再来。He who risks nothing, gains nothing.富贵险中求。Everything comes to him who waits.皇天不负苦心人。此三项均不符合文意，故排除。

Compassion is a desire within us to help others. With effort, we can translate compassion into actions. An experience last weekend showed me this is true. I work part-time in a supermarket across from a building for the elderly. These old people are our main customers, and it’s not hard to lose patience over their slowness. But last Sunday, one aged gentleman appeared to teach me a valuable lesson. This untidy man walked up to my register(收款机) with a box of biscuits. He said he was out of cash(现金), had just moved into his room, and had nothing in his cupboards. He asked if we could let him have the food on trust. He promised to repay me the next day.

I couldn’t help staring at him. I wondered what kind of person he had been ten or twenty years ago, and what he would be like if luck had gone his way. I had a hurt in my heart for this kind of human soul, all alone in the world. I told him that I was sorry, but the store rules didn’t allow me to do so. I felt stupid and unkind saying this, but I valued my job.

Just then, another man, standing behind the first, spoke up. If anything, he looked more pitiable. “Change it to me, ” was all he said.

What I had been feeling was pity. Pity is soft, safe and easy. Compassion, on the other hand, is caring in action. I thanked the second man but told him that was not allowed either. Then I reached into my pocket and paid for the biscuits myself. I reached into my pocket because these two men had reached into my heart and taught me compassion.

16.The aged gentleman who wanted to buy the biscuits________ .

A.hoped to have the food first and pay later

B. promised to obey the store rules

C. forgot to take any money with him

D. could not afford anything more expensive

17.Which of the following best describes the old gentleman?

A.Kind and lucky.

B.Friendly and helpful.

C.Poor and lonely.

D.Hurt and disappointed.

18.The writer acted upon the store rules because ________.

A.he felt no pity for the old gentleman

B.he considered the old man dishonest

C.he expected someone else to pay for the old man

D.he wanted to keep his present job

19.What does the writer learn from his experience?

A.Wealth is more important than anything else.

B. Experience is better gained through practice.

C. Obeying the rules means more than compassion.

D. Helping others is easier said than done.

【文章大意】 本文是一篇记叙文，主要讲述了作者如何把对老人的同情转化为行动的故事。

16.A　推理判断题。根据文章第一段的最后一句“He promised to repay me the next day.” 可推知，老人当时想赊账，之后再来还钱，故选A项。

17.C　推理判断题。根据文章第一段的倒数第三句“He said he was out of cash(现金), had just moved into his room, and had nothing in his cupboards.”并结合第二段的第三句“I had a hurt in my heart for this kind of human soul, all alone in the world.”可推知，那个老人又穷又孤独，故选C项。

18.D　推理判断题。根据文章的第二段的最后一句“I felt stupid and unkind saying this, but I valued my job.”可推知，作者遵守超市规定是想保住自己目前作为收银员的工作，故选D项。

19.D　推理判断题。根据文章最后一段第二句和第三句“Pity is soft, safe and easy. Compassion, on the other hand, is caring in action.”可推知，同情很容易，而怜悯并付出行动并不易，故选D项。