高考英语完形填空文章精读
2018年全国I卷完形填空 During my second year atthe city college, I was told that the education department was offering a“free” course, called Thinking Chess, for three credits. I jumped at the idea of taking the class because, after all, who doesn’t wantto save a few dollars? More than that, I’d always wanted to learn chess. And,even if I weren’t excited enough about free credits, news aboutour instructor was appealing enough to me. He was aninternational grandmaster, which meant I would be learning fromone of the game’s best . I could hardlywait to meet him.
MauriceAshley was kind and smart, a former graduate returning to teach, and this job was no game for him; he meant business. In his introduction, he made it clear that our credits would be hard-earned. In order to pass the class, among other criteria, we had to write a paper on how we planto apply what we would learn in class to our future professions and, eventually , to our lives. I managed to getan A in that course and learned life lessons that have served mewell beyond the classroom .
Ten years after my chess class with Ashley, I’m stillputting to use what he taught me:“The absolute most important skill that you learn when you play chess is how to make good decisions . On every single move you haveto analyze a situation, process what your opponent (对手) is doing and evaluate
the best move from among all your options.”These words still ring true today in my role as a journalist.
2018年全国卷Ⅱ卷完形填空
Two weeks earlier. my son. Ben ,had got in touch , he’d moved to Englandwith his mum when he was three and it had been 13 years since I’d last seen him. So imagine my delight when he emailed me saying hewanted to come to visit me.
I was thrilled ! Iarrived early at Byron Bay where we were supposed to meet .The bay was bathed insunshine, and there was a group of kayakers around150moff the shore. Getting a little closer . I realized one kayak(皮划艇)was in trouble . “Something’s not right !” I took off my T-shirt and dived into the water. I saw there were twoinstructors on board and a man lying across the middle. He was shaking violently. Linking arms with oneof the instructors. I helped carry theyoung man out of the water. He was unconscious and as I looked at his face,something occurred to me.Those brown eyes were very familiar .“What’s his name ?” I asked the instructor. “Ben,” he replied, and immediately I knew . That stranger was my son!
The instructors called for anambulance. Fortunately , after a brief stay in hospital, Ben waswell enough to be allowed to leave and later the family met up for dinner. We chatted about everything and then Ben turned to me. “I just want to say thankyou,” he said, “You saved my life !”
I still can’t believe what a coincidence it was. I’m just so glad I wasthere in time tohelp my son.
2018年全国Ⅲ卷完形填空When most of us get a text message onour cell phone from an unknown person, we usually say “sorry, wrong number!” and move on. But when Dennis Williams received a textthat clearly wasn’t intended for him, he did something special .
On March 19, Dennis got a group text informing him that a couple he didn’t knowwere at the hospital, waiting for the arrival of ababy.
“Congratulations! But I think someonewas mistaken,” Dennis responded . Thebaby was born and update texts were comingin quickly from the overjoyed grandmother,Teresa. In her excitement , she didn’t seem to realize that she was sharing the baby’s photos with a completestranger. “Well, I don’t know youall but I will get there to take pictures with the baby,” replied Dennis beforeasking which room the new doctors werein.
Much to the family’s surprise, Dennisstuck to his promise ! He turned up at the hospital bearing gifts for the new mother Lindseyand her baby boy. Lindsey’s husband was totally astonished by the unexpected visit. “I don’tthink we would have randomly invited him over but we appreciate it and the gifts.”
Teresa posted a photo of the chance meeting ona social networking website accompanied by thetouching words: “What a blessing thisyoung man was to our family! He was so sweet andkind to do this.” The post has since gained the attention of social media users all overthe world, receiving more than 184,000 shares and 61,500 likes in just threedays.
2017年全国卷1While high school does notgenerally encourage students to explore new aspects of life,college sets thestage for that exploration. I myself went through this searching process and found something that has changed my experience at college for the better:I discoveredASL-American Sign Language(美式手语).
I never felt an urge to learn any sign language before.Myentire family is hearing,and so are all my friends.The spoken language were enough in all my interactions(交往).Little did I know that Iwould discover my love for ASL.
The story began during my first week atcollege. I watched as the ASL Club performed theirtranslation of a song. Both the hand movements and the very idea of communicating without speaking attracted me. What I saw was completely unlike anything I had experienced in the past .Thisnewness just left me wanting more.
After that, feeling the need to explore further, I decided to drop in onone of ASL club`s meetings. I only learned how to sign the alphabet that day. Yet instead of beingdiscouraged by my slow progress,I was excited. I then made it a pointto attend those meetings and learn all I could.
The following term, I registered for an ASLclass. The professor was deaf and any talking was prohibited . I soon realized that the silence was not unpleasant. Instead , if there had been any talking, it wouldhave caused us to learn less. Now, I appreciate thesilence and the new way ofcommunication it opens.
2017年全国卷二卷完形In 1973, I was teaching elementaryschool.Each day, 27 kids entered “The Thinking Laboratory.”That was the name students voted for after decidingthat “Room104”was too dull .
Freddy was an average student ,but not an averageperson. He had the rare balance of fun and compassion(同情).He would laugh the loudest over fun and be thesaddest over anyone’s misfortune .
Before the school year ended ,I gave the kids a special gift , T-shirts with the words “Verbs Are Your friends ” on them. I had advised the kidsthat while verbs(动词)may seem dull ,most of the fun things they do throughout their lives will beverbs.Ziyuanku.com
Through the years, I’d run intoformer students who would provide updates onold classmates. I learned that Freddy did several jobs after his graduation from high school and remained thesame caring personI met forty years before .Once, while working overnight at a store, he let ahomeless man sleep in his truck . Another time , he lent afriend money to buy a house .
Just last year, I was conducting a workshop when someone knockedat the classroom door. A woman excused theinterruption and handed me an envelope. I stopped teaching and opened it up. Inside were the “Verbs”shirt and a note fromFreddy’s mother. “Freddy passed away on Thanksgiving. He wanted you to havethis.”
I told the story to the class. As sad as it was, I couldn’thelp smiling . Although Freddy was taken from us,we all took somethingfrom Freddy.
2017年高考英语全国三卷完形填空
A Toronto man is offering a free round-the-world air to the right woman. Butretrictionsapply. You must be named Elizabeth Gallahgher and have a Candian __ passport___ .
Jordan Axani,28, said he and his then girlfriend, Elizabeth Gallagher, booked heavilydiscounted round-the-world air tickets in May, but their relationship endedand he did not want her ticket to go towaste . The ticket had a strictno-transfer(不可转让) policy , but since passport information was notrequired when booking , anyCanadian Elizabeth Gallagher can use it.
“I just want to see the ticket go to good use and for someone to experience a lotof joy,” said Axani. He posted his offer on asocial networking website, and received thousands of e-mails, including thirtyfrom actual Elizabeth Gallagbers with the right passports, “More interesting , there are hundreds of Canadianswho are interested in giving theirname to Elizabeth Gallagher,” Axani said. “It was absolutely out of control
, thousands of e-mails, people around theworld sharing theirstories of travel.”
Axani wrote inhis post that he is not looking for anything in return and that the woman who usesthe dealing with ticket can choose to either travel with him or take the ticket and travel on her own.
The trip isscheduled to start on December21 inNew York City and continue on to Milan, Prague, Paris, Bangkok and New Delhibefore ending inToronto on January 8. He said the lucky womanwill be announced on the website and the trip will be shared online.
2016·全国新课标I 完形填空
A Heroic Driver
Larry works with TransportDrivers. Inc. One morning in 2009. Larry was __ traveling __along 165 northafter delivering to one of his customers . Suddenly, he saw a car with its brightlights on. As he got closer, he found another vehicle upside down on the road. One more lookand he noticed flames shooting out from under the disabled vehicle. Larry pulled over, setthe brake and got hold of the fire extinguisher (灭火器). Two good bursts from theextinguisher and the fire was put out.
The man whohad his bright lights on came over andtold Larry he had made anemergency call. They then hearda woman’s voice coming from the wrecked (毁坏的) vehicle. Approaching the vehicle, they saw that a woman was trying to get out of the brokenwindow. They told her to stay still until the emergency personnel arrived, but she thought the car was going to explode . Larry told her that he had already put out the fire and she should notmove in case she injured her neck.
Once fire andemergency people arrive, Larry and the other man backed off and let them go to work. Then,Larry asked the police if hewas needed or free togo. They let him and the other man go.
One thing is forcertain —Larry went above and beyondthe call of duty by getting so close to the burning vehicle! His efforts most likely saved the woman’slife.
2016年全国二卷完形填空
Hundreds of people have formed
impressions of you through that little device(装置) on your desk. And they’ve neveractually met you.Everything they know about you came through this device, sometimes from hundredsof miles away. Yet theyfeel they can know you just fromthe sound of your voice. That’s how powerful the telephone is.
Powerful, yes, but not always accurate . For years I dealt with my travel agent only by phone. Rani, myfaceless agent whom I’d never met inperson , got me rock-bottom prices onairfares, cars, and hotels. But her cold voice really annoyed me. I sometimes wished to find another agent.
One morning, I had to book an immediate flight home for a familyemergency. I ran into Rani’s office forthe first time . The woman sitting at the desk, seeing my madness, sympatheticallyjumped up. She gave me a comforting smile,nodded while listening patiently, and then printed out the ticket immediately. “What a wonderfullady!” I thought.
Rushing out gratefully I called out over my shoulder,“By the way, what’s your name?” “I’m Rani,” she said. I turned around and saw a pleasant woman with a big smile on her face waving towish me a safe trip. I was speechless ! Why had I thought she was cold? Rani was,well, so nice .
Sitting back in the car on the way tothe airport, I figured it all out. Rani’s friendliness ---her warm smile, her nods, her ‘I’m here for you’ attitude ---were all silent signals that didn’t travel through wires.
2016年全国三卷完形填空When I was 13 my only purposewas to become the star on our football team. That meant beating out Miller King, who was the best player at our school.
Football season started in September and all summer long Iworked out. I carried my football everywhere for practice .
Just before September, Miller was struck by a car and losthis right arm. I went to see him after he came back from hospital . He looked very pale , but he didn’t cry.
That season, I broke all ofMiller’s records while he watched the home games from the bench. We went 10-1and I was named most valuable player, but Ioften had crazy dreams in which I was to blame for Miller’s accident .
One afternoon, I was crossing the field to go home and sawMiller stuck goingover a fence—which wasn’t hard toclimb if you had both arms. I’m sure I was the last person in the world hewanted to accept assistance from. But even that challenge he accepted. I helped him move slowly over the fence.When we were finally safe on theother side, he said to me, “You know, I didn’t tell you this during the season,but you did fine . Thank you for filling in for me .”
His wordsfreed me from my bad dreams . I thought to myself, how even without anarm he was more of a leader. Damaged but not defeated, he was still ahead of me. I was right to have admired him. From that day on,I grew bigger and a little more real.
【2015·新课标全国I】
My kids and I were heading into the supermarket over theweekend. On the way, we spotted a man holding a piece of paper that said, “ __Lost ___ my job. Family to Feed.”
At this store, a __ sight ___ like this is not normal. My10-year-old noticed him and make a __ comment ____ on how bad it must be tohave to stand ___ outside ____ in thecold wind.
In the store,I asked each of my kids to _ pick___ something they thought our “friend” therewould __ appreciate __. They got apples, asandwich and a bottle of juice. Then my 17-year-old suggested giving him a __gift card ____. I thought about it. We were __ low __ on cash ourselves, but…well, sometimes _ giving __ from our needinstead of our abundance is __ just __ what we need to do! All the kids __declared ____ something they could doaway with for the week.
When we handed him the bag of _ food _, he lit up andthanked us with ___ watery __ eyes. When I handed him the gift card, saying hecould use it for _ whatever ____his family might need, he burst into tears.
This has beena wonderful __ experience __ for ourfamily. For days the kids have been looking for others we can _ help___! Thingswould have played out so __ differently ____ if I had simply said, “No, wereally don’t have __ money ___ to give more.” Stepping out not only helped abrother in __ need __, it also gave mykids the _ sweet __ taste of helpingothers. It’ll go a long way with them.
2015年高考英语全国二卷完形填空
Where do you go when you want to learn something? Afriend? A tutor? These are all__ traditional __places of learning. But it maywell be that the learning you realy_ lies __want somewhere else instead. I hadthe_ chance __of seeing this first hand on a___ weekend ___.
Why daughter plays on a recreational soccerteam. They did very well this season and so__ entered ___a tournament, which normally was only for more skilled clubteams. This led to some_ painful ___experienceson Saturday as they played against teams_ better__trained. Through the firsttwo games, her__ team ___did not get on serious shot on goal. As apparent, I__hated ___seeing my daughter playing herbest, __ but ___ still defeated.
IT seemed that something clicked with the__girls __between Saturday and Sunday. When they _ showed up __for their Sundaygame, they were__ hardly __different. They had begun integrate (融合)the kinds of play and teamworkthey had__ seen __the day before into their__ game __.They played aggressivelyand__ even __ scored a goal.
It __ struck _ me that playing against theother team was a great_ learning__ moment for all the girls on the team. Ithink it is a general principle. __ Experience _ is the best teacher. Thelessons they may not be_ different from __what they would have gotten inschool, but are certainly more personal and meaningful, because they had to work them out on theirown.
Every laugh is a culture lost; everylaugh is my heritage fading away.
Born in America, I spoke English, not Chinese, thelanguage of my ancestors. When I was three, my parents flashed cards withChinese characters at my face, but I pushed them aside .My mom believed I would learn when I was ready. But the time never came.
On a Chinese New Year’s Eve, my uncle spoke to me inChinese, but all I could do was stare at him, confused,scratching my head. “Still can’t speakChinese?” He laughed at me, “You can’t even buy a fish in Chinatown.”
“Hey, this is America, not China. I’ll get some right now with or without Chinese.” I replied and turned to my mom for permission .
“Remember to ask for fresh fish,Xin Xian Yu,” she said, handing over a $20 bill. I repeated the words, running downstairs into the streets of Chinatown.
I found the fish stand 鱼摊surrounded in a sea of customers.“I’d like to buy some fresh fish,” I shouted to the fishman. But he ignored my English words and turned to serve the next customer. The laugh of thepeople behind increased with their impatience. With every second , the breath of the dragons(龙)on my back grew stronger---my bloodboiling--- forcing me to cry out, “Xian Sheng Yu,please.” “VeryXian
Sheng,” I repeated. The crowd erupted into laughter. My face turned red andI ran back home empty-handed , except for the $20 bill I held tightly inmy pocket.
Should I laugh or cry? They’reChinese. I’m Chinese. I should feel right at home . Instead, I was the joke, a disgrace(丢脸)to the language.
Sometimes, I laugh at my fish incident , but, in the end, the joke is on me . Every laugh is a culture lost ;every laugh is my heritage(传统)fading away.
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