2013高考英语考前50天（完形填空）训练秘笈（2）及答案
A man hired a taxi outside the airfield. The cab had a woolen carpet with brilliant silk edges. On the glass partition(隔板)behind the driver’s seat 16 a wonderful painting. Its windows were all 17 . The customer was very 18 and said to the driver，“I’ve never seen a nicer cab. ”“Thank you for your praise. ”the driver answered 19 .
“How did it occur to you to 20 your car? ” asked the customer.
“The car isn’t mine. ”said the driver. “It belongs to the company. I used to be a 21 of cabs. When they returned, all of them were as 22 as garbage cans with cigarette ends and 23 scattered(散乱)here and there. On the seats or door-handles could be found something 24 like chewing gum. Why so? I thought if the car itself were very clean，the passengers would most likely be 25 and avoid littering. ”
“When I got a 26 to be a taxi driver, I began to put my idea into 27 to tidy and decorate the car. Now 28 a new passenger get on my car, I would make a 29 and be sure it is in good order. When my car returned after a day’s work, it always remains 30 . ”
When doing a thing, one makes efforts and wants to see the 31 . To change others one has to make twice the 32 but get half the result. To change oneself is the other way round—more fruit with less effort. One had better ask oneself why one makes 33 on others much more than oneself. If you take enough 34 to do as best as you can for other people’s sake, your efforts will naturally 35 .
16. A. hangs B. flows C. shows D. lists
17. A. broken B. clean C. rough D. smooth
18. A. worried B. frightened
C. confused D. surprised
19. A. smilingly B. coldly
C. proudly D. anxiously
20. A. repair B. wash C. decorate D. change
21. A. passenger B. manager
C. cleaner D. salesman
22. A. heavy B. natural C. dirty D. full
23. A. gifts B. bags
C. newspapers D. rubbish
24. A. valuable B. sticky
C. useless D. strange
25. A. considerate B. satisfied
C. generous D. embarrassed
26. A. diploma B. license
C. notice D. key
27. A. rule B. habit
C. custom D. practice
28. A. when B. after C. since D. before
29. A. decision B. choice
C. check D. reply
30. A. colorful B. spotless
C. undamaged D. straight
31. A. result B. fact C. action D. hope
32. A. times B. tears C. efforts D. pains
33. A. calls B. sounds
C. orders D. demands
34. A. kindness B. care
C. courage D. confidence
35. A. pay off B. show off
C. break out D. build up
【文章大意】当你乘上一辆洁净的出租车，你会发现它太干净了，你都不忍心去将它弄脏。有这样一位出租车司机：他通过自己的努力将他驾驶的出租车装饰得非常漂亮，非常干净。他之所以这样做，是想要证明通过努力来改变自己就是在改变他人。
16.【解析】选A。司机座位后面的玻璃隔板上挂着一幅漂亮的油画。hang此处为“悬挂”之意。
17.【解析】选B。根据下文可知，司机将出租车打理得非常干净，他希望以此来影响乘客，故此处选Ｂ更符合语境。
18.【解析】选D。出租车司机能把车弄得这么干净，装饰得如此漂亮，这让乘客颇感意外，用surprised符合语境。
19.【解析】选C。听到乘客对自己车的赞扬，出租车司机的表现自然是非常自豪，故这里他才会自豪地回答。
20.【解析】选C。与下文的I began to put my idea into 27 to tidy and decorate the car. 相照应，句意：你是怎么想到要装饰你的车的？
21.【解析】选C。从下文出租车司机所叙述的可知，他在从事出租车司机工作之前曾经是一名出租车清洁工。
22.【解析】选C。在本部分出租车司机一直在描述出租车回来时就像 “garbage cans”, 本空之后也提到了chewing gum, 可知在车的座位上、门把手上可以发现口香糖之类的脏的东西。
23.【解析】选D。所有的车上到处都是烟蒂和垃圾，就像是垃圾箱一样。
24.【解析】选B。从后面的chewing gum可知，这里指的是类似于口香糖的黏的东西。sticky黏性的，黏的。
25.【解析】选A。如果车本身很洁净的话，顾客也会变得考虑很周到，不会到处扔东西。considerate 体贴的；考虑周到的；generous 慷慨的；embarrassed 尴尬的。
26.【解析】选B。根据常识可知，如果要驾驶出租车，驾驶员必须首先要得到从业执照，故选license。diploma 文凭，毕业证书；notice 通知，公告；key 钥匙，关键，均与句意不符。
27.【解析】选D。本题为短语考查。put. . . into practice 把……付诸实施。
28.【解析】选D。新乘客上车之前，出租车司机都要检查一下，以确保车子很洁净。
29.【解析】选C。make a check 检查。
30.【解析】选B。当工作一天后他的车回到公司时，车总还是一尘不染。spotless无污点的，一尘不染的。
31.【解析】选A。与下句的get half the result相照应可知，当人做事时，当他付出努力时，他希望得到结果。
32.【解析】选C。与前句的When doing a thing, one makes efforts相照应，此处应为efforts。make efforts 做出努力。
33.【解析】选D。人最好扪心自问为什么要求别人多，而要求自己少呢？make demands on 对……提出要求。
34.【解析】选B。take care to do sth. 小心做某事。本句意为“如果你能为了他人小心地去尽最大努力的话”。
35.【解析】选A。一个人为了他人能付出最大的努力，其努力自然会得到回报。pay off 得到好的结果或回报，取得成功；show off 炫耀；break out 爆发；build up 增进，增强，树立。
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The first day of school our professor introduced himself and challenged us to get to know a new classmate．I 36 to look around when a gentle hand 37 my shoulder．I turned around to find a wrinkled, little 38 lady looking up at me with a smile．
She said, “Hi．My name is Rose．I’m eighty-seven years old．Can I give you a hug?” I laughed and 39 responded, “Of course you may!” and she gave me a giant（巨大的） squeeze．
“Why are you in college at such a young, innocent 40 ?”I asked．“I always 41 having a college education and now I’m getting 42 !” she told me．
Later, we became close friends．Every day we would leave class together and she 43 her wisdom and experience with me．Over the 44 of the year, Rose became a campus icon and she 45 made friends wherever she went．
At the 46 of the semester（学期）we invited Rose to speak at our football banquet（宴会）．I’ll 47 forget what she taught us．When she was introduced,?frustrated and a little embarrassed, she cleared her 48 and said, “We do not stop playing because we are old; we 49 old because we stop playing．There are only two secrets to staying 50 , being happy, and achieving success．You have to 51 and find humor every day．You’ve got to have a dream．When you 52 your dreams, you die．”
One week after graduation Rose died 53 in her sleep．Many college students attended her funeral in tribute to（悼念）the wonderful woman who taught 54 example that it’s never too 55 to be all you can possibly be．
36．A．lay down B．stood up C．fell off D．went out
37．A．touched B．felt C．wounded D．clapped
38．A．beautiful B．young C．old D．kind-hearted
39．A．sadly B．coldly C．absently D．enthusiastically
40．A．age B．speed C．point D．year
41．A．talked about B．tried out C．looked forward D．dreamed of
42．A．those B．one C．that D．they
43．A．learned B．told C．shared D．debated
44．A．course B．path C．distance D．road
45．A．easily B．rarely C．unwillingly D．strangely
46．A．middle B．beginning C．end D．top
47．A．ever B．never C．still D．already
48．A．throat B．face C．nose D．eyes
49．A．grow B．prove C．look D．stay
50．A．rich B．healthy C．cheerful D．young
51．A．eat B．cry C．laugh D．shout
52．A．have B．lose C．get D．keep
53．A．bitterly B．fortunately C．peacefully D．hopefully
54．A．to B．for C．in D．by
55．A．early B．bad C．good D．late
36．B 根据文意和下文的looked up at me可知，听说来了新同学，我想看清是谁，应该是站起，故选B项stood up。
37．A 根据下文和常识可知，新来的同学很友好，在我肩膀上touch以示友好，故选A项。注意区别feel，意为“to deliberately move your fingers over sth in order to find out what it is like”可以看出其不合适。其他选项意思不符。
38．C 从上文wrinkled可知这位新同学是位老人，所以选C项old。
39．D 从下文可知我们一见面便非常热情，后来我们成为好朋友，故选D项最符合文意。
40．A 根据上下文可知这位新同学年岁已高，而我有些好奇，所以问她此问题，故选A项age符合文意。
41．D 从下文倒数第2段dream可知，Rose一直想接受大学教育，所以选择dream of合适。
42．B those指代复数名词；one指代前面的单数可数名词的任一个；that指代前面的不可数名词或句子；they 指代复数名词主格。由上文的a college education，one最合适。
43．C 提到我们成为好朋友, 后面有介词with, 故选C项share, 构成词组share sth．with sb．。
44．A 从下文的the year可知，A项正确，course此处意为“……的过程、进程”。
45．A 从上下文可知，Rose在学校很受欢迎，有很多朋友，所以A项easily正确。
46．C 根据上下文可知，Rose已经在校学习了大约一学期，那么大家邀请她应是学期快要结束的时候，因此end正确。
47．B．根据下文可知Rose已经去世，但作者对她的话语仍然记忆犹新，所以never forget是符合文意的。
48．A 根据前面的clear和上文的we invited Rose to speak可知，Rose是在准备说话，故选throat，说话之前先清清嗓子。
49．A 根据文意，Rose在告诉我们不要stop playing，否则就变老了，所以grow old正确。
50．D 根据上文的old可知，我们没有了梦想，就会变老，所以保持年轻（young）的方法之一是拥有梦想，故选D项。
51．C 根据上文being happy和下文的humor可知C项laugh正确。
52．B 根据文意，have a dream是保持年轻、快乐和取得成功的秘诀之一，那么失去了梦想就意味着变老了，所以lose最合适。
53．C 根据文意可知，Rose性格开朗，人缘很好，而且自己的梦想也实现了，由此可推测她在睡梦中安静的去世，故选C项 peacefully最符合文意。
54．D 由上下文可知，Rose虽然年老，仍保持着一颗年轻、快乐、上进的心，所以她从自身做起，成为大家学习的榜样。所以此处用介词by最合适，构成搭配teach by example，意为“以身作则”。
55．D 根据Rose的故事我们可以得出：实现自己的梦想，再晚也不为过。所以D项late最合适。
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