高三英语完形填空练习七篇(一)

Birthdays often bring surprises. But this year’s surprise on the birthday of the great British playwright William Shakespeare is __1__ one of the most surprising.

On April 22, one day before his 441st birthday anniversary, experts __2__ that one of the most recognizable __3__ of William Shakespeare is a fake (赝品).

This __4__ that we no longer have a good __5__ of what Shakespeare looked like. “It’s very possible that many pictures of Shakespeare are unreliable because many of them are __6__ of this one,” said an expert from Britain’s National Portrait Gallery.

The _7_ comes after four months of testing. Experts from the gallery say the image — commonly known as the “Flower portrait” — was actually __8__ in the 1800s, two centuries __9_ Shakespeare’s death.

The art experts who work at the gallery say they used modern chemistry technology to __10__ the paint on the picture. These checks found traces (痕迹) of paint deep in the picture __11__ about 1814.

Shakespeare __12__ in 1616, and the date that appears on the portrait is 1609.

“We now think the portrait dates back to around 1818 to 1840. This was __13__ there was a new interest in Shakespeare’s__14__ ,” Tanya Cooper, the gallery’s 16th century curator (馆长) said.

The __15__ picture has often been used as a cover for __16__ of his plays. It is called the “Flower portrait” because one of its __17__, Desmond Flower, gave it to the Royal Shakespeare Company.

“There have always been __18__ about the authenticity (真实性) of the painting,” said David Howells, curator for the Royal Shakespeare Company.

“Now we know the truth, we can put the image in its proper place in the history of Shakespearean portraiture (画像技法),” he said.

Two other images of Shakespeare are also being studied as part of the investigation and the results will __19__later in May. But for now what Shakespeare really looked like will remain a __20__. 1. A. surely B. never C. hardly D. only 2. A. wondered B. doubted C. found D. considered 3. A. plays B. masterpieces C. portraits D. photos 4. A. recommends B. advises C. decides D. means 5. A. news B. idea C. design D. expression 6. A. bargains B. productions C. copies D. prints 7. A. justice B. discovery C. invention D. deed 8. A. cloned B. developed C. painted D. copied 9. A. after B. before C. since D. until 10. A. try B. remove C. wash D. check 11. A. looking back B. dating from C. getting along D. starting with 12. A. died B. was born C. succeeded D. was buried 13. A. why B. when C. how D. what 14. A. stories B. pictures C. plays D. photos 15. A. real B. original C. valuable D. fake 16. A. requirements B. collections C. consequences D. playwrights 17. A. owners B. painters C. writers D. readers

18. A. causes B. problems C. questions 19. A. go about B. come out C. turn up 20. A. surprise B. problem C. secret 二

D. orders D. break out D. mystery

You are travelling on an ocean ship when, suddenly a giant wave causes the ship to overturn. Hundreds of people die 1 , but you and several others 2 in the ballroom. Would you stay there and 3 for help? Or would you try, 4 the danger, to find your way out of the ship?

This is the 5 faced by the characters in the film “Poseidon”.

Trapped in the ballroom of the overturned ship, the 6 orders the surviving guests to wait for help. A small group of people 7 to accept this fate. They try to escape, knowing that there will be no way back 8 the captain locks the doors behind them.

At the time of the disaster, each of the characters is trying to overcome personal problems in their own lives. All must face their 9 and make life and death decisions.

Architect Richard Nelson is preparing to kill himself when the wave hits. He feels depressed over the 10 of his relationship with his partner. But he is forced to fight 11 his life, and learns to want to live again. He realizes he must 12 the past and not think too much about the bad.

Robert Ramsey, a fireman, decides to 13 his own life so that his daughter, Jen, 14 live. He swims to the ship’s control room 15 he must press a switch to change the direction of the ship.

He knows he will likely 16 in the process, but just as surely, he knows that it’s the only way his friends can escape. His actions give the others a chance to reach 17 . They escape from the ship just before it 18 , killing all those waiting inside and Jen’s father as well. All the characters who survive feel 19 to be alive, but they are also aware that their own 20 , bravery and determination saved their own lives. 1. A. gradually B. immediately C. finally D. individually 2. A. stay B. dance C. survive D. live 3. A. ask B. cry C. wait D. demand 4. A. despite B. in C. with D. except 5. A. position B. dilemma C. danger D. scene 6. A. director B. passenger C. sailor D. captain 7. A. refuse B. agree C. hesitate D. dislike 8. A. unless B. until C. once D. when 9. A. death B. survival C. courage D. fears 10. A. end B. departure C. failure D. difficulty 11 A. against B. for C. with D. over 12. A. let alone B. let out C. let go of D. let down 13. A. give out B. give away C. give in D. give up 14. A. might B. can C. would D. must 15. A. which B. there C. where D. then 16. A. succeed B. fail C. survive D. drown 17. A. home B. safety C. success D. destination 18. A. breaks B. explodes C. sinks D. overturns 19. A. relieved B. lucky C. relaxed D. happy

20. A. choices B. calmness C. fortune D. confidence 三

Years ago a professor gave a group of graduate students this assignment: Go to the slums（贫民窟）. Take 200 boys between the ages of 12 and 16 investigate their 1 and environment and then 2 their chances for the future. He students, after 3 social statistics, talking to the boys and compiling （汇编）much data _4_ that 90 percent of the boys would spend some time in 5 . Twenty-five years later another group of graduate students were given the job of 6 the previous prediction. They went back to the 7 area. Some of the boys-now 8 —were still there, a few had died and some has moved away. But they managed to 9 180 of the original 200. They found that only four of the boys had ever been sent to prison.

Why was it that these, men who had lived in a breeding place of 10 , had such surprisingly 11 record? The researchers were 12 told. “Well, there was a 13 .”

They pressed 14 and found that in 78 percent of the 15 it was the same woman. The researchers went to the teacher, now living in a home for 16 teachers. How had she had this remarkable 17 on that group of children? Could she give them any reason why these boys 18 her? “No,” she said, “I really couldn’t.” And then, 19 over the years, she said musingly（沉思地）, more to herself than to her questioners, “I 20 these boys.” The researchers finally realized that it was the teacher’s care that made a difference. 1．A．safety B．nationalities C．health D．backgrounds 2．A．advise B．increase C．predict D．check 3．A．consulting B．preparing C．offering D．showing 4．A．discussed B．concluded C．introduced D．expected 5．A．business B．school C．hospital D．prison 6．A．testing B．explaining C．finding D．making 7．A．special B．same C．only D．lonely 8．A．workers B．teenagers C．men D．students 9．A．record B．find C．know D．trace 10．A．disease B．magic C．disaster D．crime 11．A．reliable B．good C．detailed D．bad 12．A．normally B．gradually C．continually D．nearly 13．A．teacher B．doctor C．director D．friend 14．A．too B．instead C．already D．further 15．A．cases B．manners C．states D．ways 16．A．determined B．well-known C．retired D．skilled 17．A．technique B．influence C．courage D．advantage 18．A．remembered B．rewarded C．treated D．frightened 19．A．looking around B．going on C．working out D．thinking back 20．A．persuaded B．reminded C．loved D．taught 四

In the clinic, I asked if Michael could be retested, so the specialist tested him again. To my __1_, it was the same score.

Later that evening, I _2_ told Frank what I had learned that day. After talking it over, we agree that we knew our _3_ much better than an IQ(智商) test. We _4_ that Michael’s score must have been a __5___ and we should treat him ___6___ as usual.

We moved to Indiana in 1962, and Michael studied at Concordia High School in the same year. He got _7 _ grades in the school, especially _8_ biology and chemistry, which was a great comfort.

Michael _9_ Indiana University in 1965 as a pre-medical student, soon afterwards, his teachers permitted him to take more courses than _10_. In 1968, he was accepted by the School of Medicine, Yale University.

On graduation day in 1972, Frank and I _11_ the ceremony (典礼) at Yale. After the ceremony, we told Michael about the _12_ IQ score he got when he was six. Since that day, Michael sometimes would look at us and say _13_, “My dear mom and dad never told me that I couldn’t be a doctor, not until after I graduated from medical school!” It is his special way of thanking us for the _14_ we had in him.

Interestingly, Michael then 15_ another IQ test. We went to the same clinic where he had _16 the test eighteen years before. This time Michael scored 126, an increase of 36 points. A result like that was supposed to be _17_.

Children often do as _18_ as what adults, particularly parents and teachers, _19_ of them. That is, tell a child he is “ 20_”, and he may play the role of a foolish child. 1. A. joy B. surprise C. dislike D. disappointment 2. A. tearfully B. fearfully C. cheerfully D. hopefully 3. A. student B. son C. friend D. doctor 4. A. argued B. realized C. decided D. understood 5. A. joke B. mistake C. warning D wonder. 6. A. specially B. strictly C. naturally D. carefully 7. A. poor B. good C. average D. standard 8. A. in B. about C. of D. for 9. A. visited B. chose C. passed D. entered 10. A. allowed B. described C. required D. offered 11. A. missed B. held C. delayed D. attended 12. A. high B. same C. low D. different 13. A. curiously B. eagerly C. calmly D. jokingly 14. A. faith B. interest C. pride D. delight 15. A. looked for B. asked for C. waited for D. prepared for 16. A. received B. accepted C. organized D. discussed 17. A. Imperfect B. impossible C. uncertain D. unsatisfactory 18. A. honestly B. much C. well D. bravely 19. A. hear B. learn C. expect D. speak 20. A. wise B. rude C. shy D. stupid 五

With golden sunshine and a gentle breeze, autumn is the most beautiful season in the year．This is a great time to go outside and have 1 ．Go to a valley to see red maple trees, go and pick fruit in an orchard （果园） or find an open field to fly your kite in．

2 , for many high school students, these great activities may be just a/an 3 ．With plenty of work to do, they spend all their hours indoors, 4 for a high mark in their exams． 5 , study is one of the most important things for teenagers． 6 life is definitely much more than that．

Sometimes we may be so 7 with studying that we forget how to make 8 wonderful．In doing so, we lose the 9 purpose of life—to be a valuable and happy person．

To 10 just how great it is to be alive, we have to 11 our books and pens and look around us．Students, take some exercise to 12 your health, take with your parents and friends for understanding and walk around outside your house to refresh your body and mind．

Going out and enjoying the beautiful countryside often helps our creativity in our work．Chinese craftsman Lu Ban created a saw to help woodworkers．But 13 he hadn't walked 14 , he would not have been 15 by a kind of toothed grass．We could also suppose if Newton hadn't rested under that apple tree, then he wouldn't have been 16 by an apple, and his great theories would not have come out．

Going out is not only a/an 17 from hard work, but a chance to 18 to life experience．

So 19 , give your brain a good rest．Step out of the books and get our bag ready for an autumn outing．We are sure you will get much more than 20 from the exciting journey． 1．A．food B．sunlight C．fun D．air

2．A．Also B．Besides C However D．Therefore 3．A．aim B．dream C chance D．effort 4．A．asking B．putting C．calling D．struggling 5．A．In fact B．As a result C．In turn D．Of course 6．A．So B．But C．Because D．And 7．A．covered B．reached C．occupied D．buried 8．A．clothes B．heart C．face D．life 9．A．practical B．foolish C．real D．idle 10．A．possess B．enjoy C．exploit D．discover 11．A．take up B．burn out C．put down D．sell out 12．A．raise B．increase C．improve D．recover 13．A．whether B．if C．since D．until

14．A．inside B．home C．outside D．backward 15．A．touched B．invited C．inspired D．suggested 16．A．met B．hit C．admitted D．claimed 17．A．break B．absence C．movement D．dedication 18．A．refer B．turn C．stick D．add 19．A．come on B．go on C．step on D．walk on 20．A．awareness B．evidence C．courage D．knowledge 六

When 16-year-old Ella Fitzgerald stepped onto the stage to perform at Harlem’s Apollo Theater in 1934, she had no idea that her life was about to change. Her childhood had been 1 . After the death of her parents, Fitzgerald had been placed in a boarding school. 2 , the teachers at the school mistreated her, 3 she ran away. Homeless and orphaned, Fitzgerald was trying her best to 4 on the streets of New York City when she won a contest to perform during an amateur night at the Apollo. She had 5 planned to dance, but at the last second, she decided to sing her mother’s favorite song 6 . Her performance earned her 7 from several well-known musicians. Ella Fitzgerald went on to become a 8 jazz singer.

During a musical career that spanned six decades, Fitzgerald 9 more than 200 albums. She won 13 Grammy Awards, the last of which she received in 1990. She worked with some of the

greatest American singers of the twentieth century, including Frank Sinatra, Louis Armstrong, Count Basie, and Dizzy Gillespie. Her talent and charm 10 a wide range of listeners around the world. The worldwide 11 of Ella Fitzgerald helped make jazz a more popular genre.

Until the Civil Rights Movement of the 1960s, the United States 12 African American citizens the same treatment 13 white citizens received. Fitzgerald’s manager and her band 14 to perform at places where discrimination was practiced. They also decided not to perform unless they were paid the same 15 as white singers and musicians. Ella’s fight for 16 received support from numerous celebrity admirers, including Marilyn Monroe. Fitzgerald never took her good fortune for granted. She gave money to charities and organizations that contributed to 17 disadvantages children. For her many civic contributions, in 1992 President George Bush 18 her the Presidential Medal of Honor, one of the highest honors 19 to civilians. In 1991, Fitzgerald gave her 20 performance in New York’s Carnegie Hall. Although Ella Fitzgerald died in 1996, the American “First Lady of Song” continues to live in the hearts and ears of music lovers worldwide. 1. A. rich B. rough C. tiresome D. happy 2. A. Importantly B. Unforgettably C. Naturally D. Unfortunately 3. A. therefore B. but C. so D. then 4. A. survive B. experience C. learn D. stand 5. A. strangely B. blindly C. originally D. probably 6. A. in spite B. instead C. in place D. though 7. A. jealousy B. recognition C. reputation D. gratitude 8. A. creative B. dependent C. undiscovered D. distinguished 9. A. released B. sold C. copied D. showed 10. A. compared with B. appealed to C. composed of D. depended on 11. A. celebration B. admiration C. relaxation D. indication 12. A. denied B. supported C. offered D. hated 13. A. which B. what C. that D. like 14. A. decided B. refused C. started D. afforded 15. A. number B. quantity C. amount D. lots 16. A. wealth B. future C. equality D. agreement 17. A. caring for B. playing with C. preferring to D. taking after 18. A. rewarded B. awarded C. paid D. presented 19. A. accessible B. inadequate C. available D. official 20. A. best B. vivid C. open D. final

七 I wandered in the park. The park bench was___1___ as I sat down to read beneath the long, straggly (蔓延的) branches of an old willow tree. I was disappointed by life with ___2___ reason to frown, for the world was intent on dragging me down.

___3___ that weren't enough to ruin my day, a young boy out of ___4___ approached me, all tired from play. He stood right before me and said with great excitement, \"Look what I found!\" In his hand was a flower, and what a ___5___ sight, with its petals(花瓣) all worn --- not enough rain, or too little light. I faked a small ___6___, wanting him to take his dead flower and leave, and then ___7___.

But instead of leaving he sat next to my side and placed the flower to his nose and declared

with surprise, \"It surely smells pretty and it's beautiful, too. That's why I picked it; here, it's for you.\"

The weed before me was dying or dead. Not brilliant colors, orange, yellow or red. But I knew I must ___8___ it, or he might never leave. So I reached for the flower, and replied, \"Just what I need.\"

But ___9___ him placing the flower in my hand, he held it mid-air without ___10___ or plan. It was then that I noticed for the very first time, that young boy could not see: he was blind.

My __11___ trembled, and tears shone like the sun as I __12___ him for picking the very best one. \"You're welcome,\" he smiled, and then ran off to play, not ___13___ of the impact he'd had on my day.

I sat there and wondered how he __14___ to see a self-pitying woman beneath an old willow tree. How did he __15___ my difficult situation? __16___ from his heart, he'd been blessed with true ___17___.

At last I could see, ___18___ the eyes of a blind child, the problem was not with the ___19___; the problem was me. And for all of those times I myself had been ___20___, I vowed(发誓) to see beauty, and appreciate every second that's mine.

I held that wilted(枯萎) flower up to my nose and breathed in the fragrance of a beautiful rose and smiled as that young boy. 1. A. equipped B. painted 2. A. good B. temporary 3. A. For fear B. As if 4. A. happiness B. fortune 5. A. negative B. serious 6. A. gift B. preference 7. A. turned away B. wandered off 8. A. take B. adjust 9. A. in spite of B. instead of 10. A. connection B. delay 11. A. heart B. hands 12. A. praised B. thanked 13. A. hopeful B. content 14. A. managed B. promised 15. A. get across B. know of 16. A. Actually B. Somehow 17. A. love B. experience 18. A. With B. Across 19. A. world B. flower 20. A. particular B. unforgettable

C. deserted C. opposite C. Even though C. question C. ridiculous C. discussion C. stood up C. comfort C. in case of C. hesitation C. voice C. approved C. aware C. desired C. care about C. Obviously C. sight C. Around C. complaint C. blind

D. taken D. mistaken D. Now that D. breath D. pitiful D. smile D. set out D. submit D. because of D. reason D. legs

D. delighted D. successful D. accomplished D. deal with D. Perhaps D. power D. Through D. appearance D. sensitive

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