2016上海市高考英语短二轮：完形填空练习（3）及答案
完形填空
It was the old lady’s birthday. She got up early to be ready for the post. From the cond floor flat she could e the postman when he came down the street，and a little boy，Johnnie，__1__her letters from the ground floor on the rare__2千什么万什么成语__when anything came.
Today she was sure there would be something.Myra__3__forget her mother’s birthday，even if she__4__wrote at other times. Of cour Myra was busy，but？__5__，Enid，the daughter the old lady loved most，died two years ago. Since then Myra had been to e her mother three times，but her husband，Harold，never.
The old lady was eighty today. She had put on her best dress. Perhapsperhaps Myra might come. After all，eighty was a__6__birthday，another decade lined or tolerated just as you cho to look at it.__7__Myra did not come，she would nd a prent. The old lady was__8__of that. Two spots of colour__9__her cheeks. She was__10__like a child. She would enjoy her day!
Now，she stood by the window，__11__.The postman turned round the corner on his bicycle. Her heart beat__12__.Johnnie had en him too and ran to the gate. Then clatter (咔嗒声)，clatter up the stairs. Johnnie knocked at her door. He had got her postfour envelopes. Three were unclod cards from old friends. The fourth was clod，in Myra’s writing. The old lady felt a sharp pain of__13__.There was no parcel for her！Maybe the parcel was too large to come by letter post. That was it. It would come later by parcel post. She said to herlf. She must be__14__.
Almost__15__she tore the envelope open.__16__in the card was a piece of paper. Written on the card was a message under the printed Happy Birthday诗碧 Buy yourlf something nice with the__17__，Myra and Harold. The cheque moved quickly to and for in the air to the floor like a bird with a broken wing. Slowly the old lady__18__to pick it up. Her prent！Her__19__prent！With__20__fingers she tore it into little bits.
【语篇解读】 本文是一篇记叙文。文章讲述了一个80岁老人在生日来临之际对自己唯一的亲人的殷殷期盼，但她最终盼来的确是一种无言的伤痛和失望。
k away B．brought up
C．moved off D．t down
解析 根据语境可知，此句是说老人把信件从“the ground floor”拿到“the cond floor”。bring up意为“拿上来”，符合语境；take away意为“拿走，带走”，move off“意为“离开，出发”，t down意为“记下，放下”，均不符合语境。
答案 B
2．A. occasion B．opportunity
C．ceremony D．anniversary
解析 根据语境可知，此处是指在特别的“场合”，与下文的other times作对比。occasion意为“场合”，符合语境；opportunity意为“机会”，ceremony意为“典礼，仪式”，anniversary意为“周年纪念日”，均不符合语境。
答案 A
3．A. mustn’t B．mightn’t
C．wouldn’t D．needn’t
解析 根据语境可知，此处是指老人坚信女儿一定不会忘记自己的生日。表示“一定不会”时，应用wouldn’t。
答案 C
4．A. occasionally B．always
C．almost D．ldom
解析 根据下文可知，Myra由于工作繁忙，平常很少给妈妈写信。ldom意为“很少，不常”，符合语境；occasionally意为“偶尔，间或”，always意为“总是，一直”，almost意为“差不多，几乎”，均不符合语境。
答案 D
5．A. Unhappily B．Unfortunately
C．Unforgettably D．Unkindly
解析 根据常识可知，最爱的女儿Enid的离去自然是一件“不幸”的事情。unfortunately意为“不幸地”，符合语境；unhappily意为“不开心地”，unforgettably意为“令人难忘地”，unkindly意为“刻薄地，不客气地”，均不符合语境。
答案 B
6．A. casual B．remote
C．special D．conventional
解析 团结就是力量指挥根据常识可知，“人生70古来稀”，80岁生日自然尤为“特别”。special意为“特别的”，符合语境；casual意为“随便的，临时的”，remote意为“遥远的，疏远的”，conventional意为“传统的，常见的”，均不符合语境。
答案 C
7．A. Even if B．So that
C．In ca D．Now that
解析 句意为：即使Myra不来，她也会送一份礼物。由句意可知，前后分句之间为一种让步关系，所以应用表示让步关系的连词even if，意为“即使”。
答案 皮肤瘙痒的原因及治疗A
8．A. 记性不好什么原因proud B．capable
C．sure D．afraid
解析 根据下文的描述可知，老人坚信她的女儿即便不来也会送她礼物。be sure of为固定短语，意为“坚信，确信”，符合语境。
答案 C
9．A. sharpened B．weakened
青春的热血C．widened D．brightened
解析 根据下文中的“She would enjoy her day！”可知，此处应指老人红光满面，面露喜 色。brighten意为“使闪亮，使快乐，使露喜色”，符合语境。
描写竹子的诗句答案 D
10．A. excited B．alarmed
C．inspired D．satisfied
解析 根据语境可知，老人此时兴奋得像个孩子。excited意为“兴奋的，激动的”，符合语境。
答案 A
11．A. thinking B．imagining
C．welcoming D．watching
解析 根据上下文语境可知，此句是指老人久久地站在门口，期盼着礼物的到来。因此选watching最符合语境，意为“守望，眺望”。
答案 D
12．A. steadily B．wildly
C．nervously D．randomly
解析 根据语境可知，此处应选wildly，该词是一种夸张的表达，旨在体现老人无法掩饰的、因迫切而慌乱激动的心情。
答案 B
13．A. discontent B．loneliness
C．disappointment D．annoyance
解析 励志的语言激励自己根据上下文语境可知，此句是指老人的心情由先前“狂乱的兴奋”跌之“沉重的失望”，是一种修辞上的对比。disappointment意为“失望，沮丧”，符合语境。
答案 C
14．A. patient B．anxious
C．urgent D．mild
解析 根据语境可知，此句是指老人自我解嘲、自我安慰的一种无奈的表达，同时也暗含着一丝苦涩的期盼，所以老人告诫自己还要“耐心一点儿”。patient意为“耐心的”，符合语境。
答案 A
15．A. immediately B．cheerfully
C．angrily D．unwillingly
解析 根据语境可知，此句是指老人对自己期盼的“礼物”非常失望，因此不愿意打开它。unwillingly意为“不情愿地，勉强地”，符合语境；immediately意为“立刻，马上”，cheerfully意为“高高兴兴地”，angrily意为“愤怒地”，均不符合语境。
答案 D
16．A. Pinned B．Folded
C．Lined D．Roped
解析 根据下文的“a piece of paper”可知，此处应选fold，意为“折叠，合拢”，表示“在卡片里折了一张纸”。
答案 B
17．A. card B．bonus
C．cheque D．cash
解析 根据下文中的“The cheque moved quickly”可知，此处应选cheque，意为“支票”，符合语境。
答案 C
18．A. bent B．leaned
C．struggled D．stretched
解析 综合考虑老人此时的心情和神态可知，她拾起支票的姿势应该是“弯腰”。bend意为“弯腰，弯曲”，符合语境。lean意为“倾斜，倚靠”；struggle意为“努力，挣扎”，是一个中性词汇，不能体现身体的姿势；stretch意为“伸展，延伸”，均不符合语境。
