高中完形填空精練

先通讀短文，掌握其大意，然后從A、B、C、D四個選項中選出一個可以填入相應(yīng)空白處的最佳答案，并將其標號填入題前括號內(nèi)。

（一）

It is interesting how NASA chose their astronauts for landing them on the moon. They chose men ___1___ the age of twenty and thirty-five. There were about fifty of them. Many were ___2___ air pilots. ___3___ were scientists with two or three degrees. NASA telephoned each man they were going to choose， told him the plans and the ___4___ they might get in. They then asked him if he was willing to be trained as an astronaut. “How could any man ___5___ such an exciting job？” One of them said， “Dan-generous？ Of course. Its dangerous ___6___ most exciting.”

The health and physical condition of ___7___ was， of course， very necessary. ___8___ those in very good health and physical condition were chosen.

While being trained to be astronauts， they went through many __9___ They studied the star and the moon， and they also studied geology， the science of rocks. This was necessary 10 astronauts would have to look for rocks on the moon. They would try to find rocks which might help to tell the ___11___ of the moon. They were all ___12___ to fly in helicopters[直升飛機]. These helicopters landed ___13___ down to give them some experience of the way the spaceship would ___14___ land on the moon， They were also taught the ___15___ facts about the conditions in space. They learnt all the technical details of the spaceships and rockets. They visited the scientists and engineers who ___16___ them. They visited the factories where they were ___17___. They learnt how every ___18___ of a space-ship and its instruments work. They also learnt every detail of ground-control ___19___.

In a word， to be chosen as an astronaut， one must be in good health， ___20___ in science and good at piloting.

（ ）1. A. at B. between C. of D. on

（ ）2. A. experienced B. old

C. trained? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? D. young

（ ）3. A. None B. Few C. Others D. They

（ ）4. A. dangers B. sadness C. Hardship D. troubles

（ ）5. A. accept B. receive C. offer D. refuse

（ ）6. A. but B. if? ? ? ? ? C. though? ? ? D. however

（ ）7. A. the scientists B. men

C. pilots? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? D. young people

（ ）8. A. As B. Only C. If? ? ? ? D. Or

（ ）9. A. jobs B. places C. courses D. ways

（ ）10. A. for B. because C. since D. so that

（ ）11. A. story B. background C. age? D. name

（ ）12. A. shown B. trained? ? C. told? ? ? D. let

（ ）13. A. straight B. straightly? ? C. indirectly D. directly

（ ）14. A. possibly B. likely? C. actually? ? D. really

（ ）15. A. not known? ? ? B. well-known

C. unknown? ? ? ? ? ? ? D. known

（ ）16. A. drew? ? ? ?B. produced C. designed D. made

（ ）17. A. repaired B. built? ? ? ? ? ? ? C. developed? ? D. fixed

（ ）18. A. part? ? ? ? B. movement C. machine D. body

（ ）19. A. house? ? ? B. stop? ? ? ? C. system D. station

（ ）20. A. well-done? ? ? ? B. well-fed

C. well-kept? ? ? ? ? ? ? D. well-informed

（二）

In 1985 a France television company sent its reporters to the Paris Metro[地鐵]. They took cameras to see what ___1___ would do if they saw someone ___2___ on the platform or trains. The incidents looked ___3___ but they were all done with the help of actors. However， ___4___ people tried to help， and most passengers ___5___ not to notice. In one of the incidents， a foreigner was attacked by three men. The attack was on a ___6___ which was quite full， and ___7___ the man tried to get the other passengers to help， they all ___8___. This is not only a French problem. A British newspaper reported in 1991 that a（n） ___9___ of Social Psychology in New York had sent his students out to ___10___ their own cars. The students didnt try to 11 what they were doing. About 80 people ___12___ 215 car thefts， and only twelve of them tried to ___13___ the student robbers. In a typical[經(jīng)典的] ___14___， one man stopped， looked， and then put his hands over his ___15___ and shouted “I didnt see that！” About forty people ___16___ to help the thieves， and two people ___17___ sat down next to the car and waited to buy a camera and television set a ___18___ was taking from the back seat of his own car. The professor wonders whether its a problem of ___19___ cities or would be the same thing as happens ___20___.

（ ）1. A. travelers B. tourists C. citizens D. passengers

（ ）2. A. stolen B. followed C. attacked D. lost

（ ）3. A. real? ? B. false? ? C. perfect? D. successful

（ ）4. A. quite a few B. quite a lot of

C. very few? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? D. nearly no

（ ）5. A. happened B. seemed C. managed D. pretended

（ ）6. A. bus B. plane C. ship D. train

（ ）7. A. even if B. although C. yet D. however

（ ）8. A. escaped B. refused C. stared D. obeyed

（ ）9. A. official B. reporter C. journalist D. professor

（ ）10. A. rob B. damage C. break D. destroy

（ ）11. A. tell B. show? C. hide D. explain

（ ）12. A. recognized B. watched C. discovered D. found

（ ）13. A. help B. punish C. arrest D. stop

（ ）14. A. acciden B. experience C. incident D. place

（ ）15. A. head B. eyes? ? C. mouth D. ears

（ ）16. A. offered B. regretted C. hated D. expected

（ ）17. A. really B. luckily C. actually D. especially

（ ）18. A. thief B. student C. person D. helper

（ ）19. A. big B. small C. faraway D. nearby

（ ）20. A. anywhere B. somewhere C. anytime D. sometime

（三）

The basic meaning of “pet” is an animal we keep for emotional rather than economic reasons. A pet animal is ___1___ as a companion， and we all need companions to keep as feeling happy. ___2___ pets offer more than companionship; they invite us to love and be loved. Many ___3___ feel their pets understand them， for animals are ___4___ to sense anger and sorrow. Often a cat or dog can comfort us ___5___ when human words dont help. We feel loved， too， by the way pets ___6___ us for a home， for food and drink. Dogs ___7___， look up to their owners， ___8___ makes them feel important and needed.

A pet can be something ___9___ to each member of the family， another baby to the mother， a sister or brother to a（n） ___10___ child， a grandchild to the elderly， but for all of us pets provide ___11___ and companionship. It has ___12___ been suggested that tiny pets ___13___be sent as companions to astronauts[宇航員] on space ships， to help reduce the stress[緊張] and ___14___ of space flights.

In this Plastic Age， when most of us live in large cities， pets are particularly important for ___15___. A pet in the family keeps people in ___16___ with the more natural， animal world. Seeing an animal give birth brings understanding of the naturalness of childbirth， and seeing a pet ___17___ helps a child to cope with sorrow. Learning to ___18___ a pet helps a child to grow up into a loving adult who feels ___19___ toward those dependent on them. Rightly we teach children to be good to their pets. They should learn， too， that pets are ___20___ for us human beings.

（ ）1. A. known B. looked upon C. treated D. kept

（ ）2. A. But B. However C. So D. Otherwise

（ ）3. A. masters B. owners C. bosses D. hosts

（ ）4. A. slow B. quick? C. easy D. difficult

（ ）5. A. in time B. on time C. at times D. at no time

（ ）6. A. depend on B. live on C. wait on D. look on

（ ）7. A. especially B. hardly C. hopefully D. entirely

（ ）8. A. it B. who C. which D. what

（ ）9. A. dangerous B. necessary C. the same D. different

（ ）10. A. single B. only C. separate D. alone

（ ）11. A. loss B. love C. trouble D. pleasure

（ ）12. A. ever B. even C. never D. probably

（ ）13. A. would B. could C. should D. must

（ ）14. A. loneliness B. distance C. darkness D. weight

（ ）15. A. housewives B. children C. grown-ups D. relatives

（ ）16. A. connection B. conversation C. touch D. love

（ ）17. A. die B. suffer C. cry D. fight

（ ）18. A. pay for B. ask for C. call for D. care for

（ ）19. A. comfortable B. suitable C. valuable D. responsible

（ ）20. A. fit B. good? ? ? C. expensive D. bad

參考答案與解析

（一）

【答案與解析】

1. B。between…and… 指“在…之間…”。

2. A。這里說飛行員是experienced，而科學(xué)家則有two or three degrees，說明素質(zhì)高。

3. C。與前面的many 對比使用。

4. A。常人都知道，到太空中去，雖然令人激動，但伴有種種危險。

5. D。從其中一個人的回答 “Dan-dangerous…” 中可知沒有人會拒絕受訓(xùn)機會。

6. A。dangerous 和exciting 有相反的含義，所以選but。

7. C。文章第一段談到要選擇宇航員，四個選項中無astronauts選項，只能選 pilots，即飛行員的身體條件必須很好。

8. B。此處as， if ，or連詞要連接從句，在此句中不適用。此處選Only，意為“只有身體好的人才被選中”。

9. C。根據(jù)下文可知，受訓(xùn)的宇航員需要學(xué)習(xí)并通過一些課程。

10. B。讀完此句會知道為什么要學(xué)習(xí)巖石科學(xué)，此處表示因果關(guān)系。

11. C。通過研究月球上的巖石，可以知道月球的“年齡”（age）。

12. B。除了理論知識的培訓(xùn)，還要做直升飛機降落地面進行宇宙飛船登上月球的模擬試驗。

13. D。/

14. D。模擬實驗是為了體驗太空飛船真正降臨到月球的感覺。

15. C。首先排除A，此處要填形容詞，已經(jīng)知道的東西不用再學(xué)，所以排除 B， D。除了上文所提到的訓(xùn)練項目，受訓(xùn)人員還得學(xué)習(xí)太空中的不為人知的狀況。

16. C。從后一句They visited the factories where …可以推測填design。

17. B。/

18. A。受訓(xùn)人員要學(xué)習(xí)宇宙飛船和火箭方面的知識，所以也要弄清楚飛機的制造，每個部分及儀器的功能。

19. C。宇航員除了要了解在太空所需的知識，還要了解地面控制系統(tǒng)。

20. D。縱觀全文所說，宇航員必須具備良好的身體素質(zhì)和淵博的科學(xué)知識，并且擅長飛行。……