高中英语题型专练 32:完形填空

完形填空

A homeless man named Glen James discovered a backpack at a Boston shopping mall. He   1   inside and found a passport and more than $40,000 in cash. James   2   the bag to Boston police, who   3   his action with a medal.

More than 500 miles away in Midlothian, Va., Ethan Whittington read about the story online. He decided James deserved more than a medal,   4   he started an online   5   to help James. The effort has   6   more than $148,000 from people around the world. A trust has been   7   to help with tax issues and to ensure the funds are used to help James   8   and are not spent on other things   9  . 

Later, Whittington flew to Boston to meet James for the first time. “Thanks for everything,” James said during their   10   in an NBC studio. “You’re the one who deserves the thanks,” Whittington responded. Whittington said he’s been   11   both by what James did and by the way people responded to his effort to   12  . “I never expected everything to turn out the way it has, and to   13   his life the way it has,” he said.

James said the experience caught him off guard. “It was a complete   14   to me,” he said.   15   are now underway to find a home for James near his sister. “It’s indeed going to change my life in a positive way,” he said.

1. A. shouted  B. walked  C. looked   D. rested

2. A. turned over B. gave away  C. showed off  D. opened up

3. A. mentioned B. rewarded  C. replaced  D. ended

4. A. though  B. but   C. because  D. so

5. A. service  B. campaign  C. trial   D. questionnaire

6. A. raised  B. earned   C. equaled  D. spared

7. A. reduced  B. created  C. predicted  D. mixed

8. A. secretly  B. personally  C. specially  D. immediately

9. A. instead  B. only   C. either   D. again

10. A. planning B. meeting  C. advertising  D. training

11. A. moved  B. welcomed  C. educated  D. followed

12. A. survive  B. focus   C. help   D. adapt

13. A. represent B. change   C. check   D. continue

14. A. failure  B. accident  C. shock   D. risk

15. A. Efforts  B. Arguments  C. Comparisons D. Imaginations

词汇锦囊

①passportn. 护照

②in cash用现金

③medaln. 奖章；勋章

④ trust n. 受托基金机构；受托团体

⑤ catch sb. off guard使某人措手不及

⑥ underway adj. 在进行中

长难句分析

Whittington said he’s been   11   both by what James did and by the way people responded to his effort to   12  .  (Para. 3)

这是一个主从复合句。what引导____________；“people responded to his effort to   12  ”为__________，修饰_________。

答案与解析

【语篇解读】

本文是一篇记叙文。文章主要讲述了网民听闻流浪汉Glen James拾金不昧的事迹后主动募捐来帮助他的故事。

【答案解析】

1. C 根据上文的“Glen James discovered a backpack at a Boston shopping mall”和下文的“found”可知，James捡到背包后，查看了包里的东西。look意为“看”；shout意为“呼喊”；walk意为“步行”；rest意为“休息”。故选C。

2. A 根据下文的“who...his action with a medal”可知，James将这个背包移交给了警方。turn over意为“移交，送交”；give away意为“赠送”；show off意为“炫耀”；open up意为“开发”。故选A。

3. B 根据下文的“with a medal”可知，波士顿警方奖励了James一枚奖章。reward意为“奖励”；mention意为“提及”；replace意为“取代”；end意为“结束”。故选B。

4. D 根据前后文语境可知，空前后为因果关系。so意为“因此”，符合语境。故选D。

5. B 根据下文的“The effort has... more than $148,000 from people around the world.”可知，Whittington在网上发起了帮助James的活动。campaign意为“（为取得某种政治、商业或社会目的而进行的）运动”；service意为“服务”；trial意为“试验”；questionnaire意为“问卷。故选B。

6. A 根据上文的“he started an online...to help James”以及下文的“more than $148,000 from people around the world”可知，Whittington这一举动为James筹集了14.8万美元。raise意为“筹募，征集”；earn意为“赚得”；equal意为“等于”；spare意为“不吝惜”。故选A。

7. B 根据空后的“to help with tax issues and to ensure the funds are used to help James”可知，Whittington还帮助成立了一个信托机构来解决资金的税务问题。create意为“成立”。故选B。

8. C 根据空前的“to help with tax issues and to ensure the funds are used to help James”以及这后的“are not spent on other things”可知，此处表示确保专款专用。specially意为“专门地，特意”；secretly意为“秘密地”；personally意为“亲自地”；immediately意为“立刻”。故选C。

9. A 此处是说确保专款专用，而不是另作他用。故选A。

10. B 根据上文的“Whittington flew to Boston to meet James”可知，Whittington在NBC的一间演播室与James见面。meeting意为“会面”；planning意为“规划过程”；advertising意为“广告活动；广告业”；training意为“训练”。故选B。

11. A 根据下文的“what James did and by the way people responded to his effort”可知，Whittington为James的善举以及网民们的回应所感动。故选A。

12. C 根据上文的“he started an online ... to help James”可知，Whittington为帮助James付出了努力。help意为“帮助”；survive意为“幸存”；focus意为“集中”；adapt意为“适应”。故选C。

13. B 根据上文的“Whittington said...by the way people responded to his effort to...”可知，Whittington没有料到他的倡议会得到网民们的积极响应，他也没有料到他的决定会改变他的生活。故选B。

14. C 根据上文的“James said the experience caught him off guard”可知，James感到十分震惊，他没想到他的小小善举会产生如此深远的影响，他对此措手不及。故选C。

15. A 根据下文的“are now underway to find a home for James near his sister”可知，为James在他姐姐家附近找房子的努力正在进行。effort意为“努力”；argument意为“争吵”；comparison意为“比较”；imagination意为“想象力”。故选A。

【长难句分析答案】

宾语从句；定语从句；the way