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2020年高考英语真题和模拟题分项汇编
专题09 完形填空记叙文
一、2020年高考真题
1. 【2020·全国卷II】
阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
It was just after sunrise on a June morning. “Nicolo,” whose real name cannot be 41 to the public because of Italy’s privacy laws, 42 working the whole night at a factory in Turin. As he often did, he stopped by the “after work auction(拍卖)” 43 by the Italian police where things 44 on the trains were sold to the highest bidder. There, among many other things, Nicolo spotted two paintings he thought would look 45 above his dining room table. Nicolo and another bidder 46 until Nicolo finally won the paintings for $32.
When Nicolo retired and went to live in Sicily, he 47 the paintings with him. He hung them above the same table he had 48 from Turin. His son, age 15, who had 49 an art appreciation class, thought that there was something 50 about the one with a young girl sitting on a garden chair. It was signed(签名) “Bonnato” or so he thought, but when he 51 it, he only found “Bonnard,” a French 52 he had never heard of. He bought a book and was 53 to find a picture of the artist Pierre Bonnard sitting on the same chair in the same 54 as his father’s painting.
“That’s the garden in our picture,”Nicolo’s son told his father. They 55 learned that the painting they 56 was called “The Girl with Two Chairs.” They 57 the other painting and learned that it was 58 Paul Gauguin’s “Still Life of Fruit on a Table with a Small Dog.” The 59 called the Italian Culture Ministry; the official confirmed that the paintings were 60 and worth as much as $50 million.
41．A．attached B．allocated C．exposed D．submitted
42．A．finished B．delayed C．considered D．tried
43．A．attended B．reserved C．cancelled D．run
44．A．shown B．found C．kept D．hidden
45．A．nice B．familiar C．useful D．real
46．A．battled B．debated C．discussed D．bargain
47．A．held B．left C．registered D．brought
48．A．chosen B．received C．ordered D．moved
49．A．missed B．failed C．taken D．led
50．A．concrete B．unusual C．unappealing D．natual
51．A．appreciated B．touched C．researched D．witnessed
52．A．painter B．designer C．author D．actor
53．A．expected B．surprised C．anxious D．ready
54．A．room B．kitchen C．hall D．garden
55．A．apparently B．confidently C．eventually D．temporarily
56．A．owned B．borrowed C．sold D．stole
57．A．collected B．cleaned C．framed D．studied
58．A．suitably B．actually C．rightly D．specifically
59．A．girl B．artist C．family D．police
60．A．copies B．originals C．models D．presents
2. 【2020·山东卷】
阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
Molai grew up in a tiny village in India. The village lay near some wetlands which became his second 21 . He learned the value and beauty of 22 there from a very young age.
When he was 16, Molai began to notice something 23 happening around his home. A flood had hit the area earlier that year and the 24 it caused had driven away a number of birds. 25 , the number of snakes had declined as well. He 26 that it was because there weren’t enough trees to protect them from the 27 . The solution, of course, was to plant trees so the animals could seek 28 during the daytime. He turned to the 29 department for help but was told that nothing would grow there. However, Molai went looking on his own and 30 a nearby island where he began to plant trees.
31 young plants in the dry season was 32 for a lone boy. Molai built at the 33 of each sapling(幼树)a bamboo platform, where he placed earthen pots with small holes to 34 rainwater. The water would then drip(滴落)on the plants below.
Molai 35 to plant trees for the next 37 years. His efforts have resulted in 1,360 acres of naturally-grown land that has become home to many plants and animals.
21．A．dream B．job C．home D．choice
22．A．nature B．youth C．culture D．knowledge
23．A．precious B．interesting C．disturbing D．awkward
24．A．waste B．tension C．pain D．damage
25．A．Besides B．However C．Therefore D．Otherwise
26．A．agreed B．realized C．remembered D．predicted
27．A．noise B．heat C．disease D．dust
28．A．directions B．partners C．help D．shelter
29．A．labor B．police C．forest D．finance
30．A．rebuilt B．discovered C．left D．managed
31．A．Decorating B．Observing C．Watering D．Guarding
32．A．tough B．illegal C．fantastic D．beneficial
33．A．back B．top C．foot D．side
34．A．cool down B．keep off C．purify D．collect
35．A．returned B．learned C．failed D．continued
3. 【2020·浙江卷】
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
I’ve been farming sheep on a hillside for 54 years. I use a small tractor to get about. My dog Don always sits beside me in the passenger scat.
One morning I 36 a lost lamb when I was in the top field，near where a motorway cuts through my land. The lamb had become separated from its 37 , so I jumped out of the tractor to 38 it while Don stayed in his scat.
Lamb and mother 39 , I turned back to the tractor only to see it move suddenly away from me. This was so 40 because I had put the handbrake on when I jumped out. 41 Don had somehow made the 42 move.
My heart froze in my chest as I 43 the tractor heading towards the 44 .I ran desperately but failed to 45 . It crashed through a wooden fence and disappeared. The 46 thing I saw was Don’s face, looking calmly back at me.
Heart in mouth, I 47 the fence and looked over. The tractor was 48 against the crash barrier in the central reservation, having miraculously(奇迹般地) crossed the 49 road with fast-flowing traffic. I couldn’t see Don, but as I 50 the tractor he jumped out onto the road, apparently 51 , and dashed back to me.
The police 52 and the motorway ran normally again. I couldn't quite believe my 53 it turned out no one got badly hurt, but the outcome could have been 54 .Don was given a special 55 that night—I didn’t want him thinking I was angry with him.
36．A．dropped B．spotted C．carried D．returned
37．A．kids B．friends C．owner D．mother
38．A．ask about B．play with C．tend to D．run into
39．A．freed B．switched C．reunited D．examined
40．A．unexpected B．dangerous C．embarrassing D．difficult
41．A．Fortunately B．Generally C．Immediately D．Obviously
42．A．lamb B．vehicle C．seat D．fence
43．A．saw B．stopped C．remembered D．drove
44．A．crowd B．motorway C．field D．hill
45．A．take off B．catch up C．hold back D．get out
46．A．real B．best C．basic D．last
47．A．fixed B．noticed C．reached D．closed
48．A．resting B．running C．parking D．turning
49．A．sleep B．long C．rough D．busy
50．A．abandoned B．approached C．recognized D．repaired
51．A．unclean B．uncertain C．unhurt D．unhappy
52．A．arrived B．replied C．survived D．waited
53．A．ability B．dream C．luck D．idea
54．A．common B．confusing C．desirable D．awful
55．A．meal B．test C．job D．lesson
二、2020届模拟题
1. 2020届河南省三市（许昌、济源、平顶山)高三下学期第二次联考
A teenager who once became homeless graduated at the top of his class in Houston, Texas this weekend. Derrick Ngo.18, had a 21 childhood, growing up without a father and finding his mother in and out of prison through the years.
Ahead of his 22 . Ngo had been to 12 different school, At 15, be started to 23 on his own with some help from his mother, but it was barely enough that he 24 homeless about two yean later. Ngo 25 his childhood to VOA. "We often didn't have that much food. We didn't have that much money. We didn't have a 26 source of income and that was one of my biggest 27 in growing up - that Lack of parental 28 ."
Determined to change his future, Ngo 29 all his frustrations (沮丧) into his studies-efforts that 30 landed him as the top student of his class at Energy Institute High School. "I 31 that if I didn't use schoold, education and the resources that were 32 to me, then there would be no way that I would get out of the 33 I was in," he said.
In December, Ngo learned that he had been 34 by Harvard, where he will be attending this fall. It was ,at frst, a 35 …I just got into Harvard. My heart was 36 ." he said. He was very excited. The young man 37 his success to discipline(自制力)and laser-like (激光一样的) 38 on end goals. "With a dream in your heart, you will have a clear 39 that you're working towards. Although it's not real yet, is 40 that is going to be real one day."
21. A. happy . B. boring C. troubled D. bright
22. A. failure B. difficulty C. independence D. achievement
23. A. live B. work C. learn D. train
24. A. got up B. grew up C. broke up D. ended up
25. A. recorded B. repeated C. recalled D. recommended
26. A. new B. stable C. spare D. balanced
27. A. desires B. features C. struggles D. advantage
28. A. pressure B. guidance C. training D. introduction
29. A. added B. counted C. combined D. directed
30. A. firstly B. slightly C. eventually D. unexpectedly
31. A. bet B. heard C. wondered D. remembered
32. A. donated B. available C. designed D. affordable
33. A. trap B. truth C. danger D. circle
34. A. told B. invited C. dismissed D. accepted
35. A. gift B. pity C. shock D. sympathy
36. A. rising B. racing C. beating D. sinking
37. A. owes B. devotes C. applies D. contributes
38. A. care B. focus C. confidence D. appreciation
39. A. goal B. way C. plan D. position
40. A. nothing B. anything C. everything D. something
2. 2020届河北省唐山市高三第一次模拟考试
Hearing my name called,I stepped up on stage to give my first public speech.Steadying my trembling hands,I 41 the sea of people and wanted to 42 .Then a question flashed into my mind,”Do you still remember 43 it took to get here?”
It all started with a(n) 44 I had written in reply to a radio host’s slanderous(诋毁的)comments about 45 rights.I had stayed up for days 46 information to oppose his point.Content with my final essay,I submitted it to my 47 for publication.Later,I received a text stating that he 48 not to publish it because the subject matter was "too controversial”. Hurt, I left my job with my two weeks’ 49
I tried to submit my essay to others, believing someone would be 50 to get it out while the subject was still topical(时下关注的).However, after days of ”thanks, but no thanks” replies, I felt 51 No one was interested in a no-name writer with a 52 opinion that was against that of a celebrity(名人).Had my boss been right?
53 , I received a”YES”from a small,yet powerful online blog(博客)that 54 women.
My essay had thousands of 55 and I rose to fame overnight.In less than a day,my world changed and people were 56 .Then one day,I received a call asking me to give a(n) 57 in Washing D. C. .My eyes teared up in 58 Me?A middle-aged single mother with only high school education?
Taking a deep breath,I dived into the speech I had 59 many times,nervous but 60 to make my voice heard.
41. A. cheered for B. looked at C. pointed to D. relied on
42. A. sing B. bow C. escape D. continue
43. A. any B. little C. some D. all
44. A. sentence B. song C. essay D. book
45. A. women ‘s B. workers’ C. children’s D. animals
46. A. deleting B. changing C. researching D. providing
47. A. assistant B. boss C. editor D. colleague
48. A. chose B. agreed C. struggled D. promised
49. A. vacation B. work C. notice D. time
50. A. foolish B. responsible C. careful D. willing
51. A. discouraged B. confident C. terrified D. optimistic
52. A. common B. strong C. subjective D. low
53. A. Therefore B. Instantly C. Obviously D. Finally
54. A. learned from B. dealt with C. focused on D. apologized to
55. A. views B. explanations C. endings D. translations
56. A. working B. listening C. defending D. marching
57. A. order B. instruction C. performance D. speech
58. A. sadness B. disbelief C. anger D. relief
59. A. delivered B. attended C. ended D. practiced
60. A. determined B. amazed C. satisfied D. amused
3. 2020届海南省高三高考调研测试
About a decade ago, my grandpa who was suffering from Alzheimer’s（老年痴呆症)got into my car and drove off. Angel and I 21 the police, but before they could find him, two 22 kids pulled into our driveway with my grandpa.
They said they overheard him crying about being 23 at an empty gas station 10 miles away. My grandpa couldn’t remember our address, but gave the kids his first and last name. They looked him up online, found our address, and 24 him home.
I was 25 on that incident today while sitting near the edge of a beautiful ocean-side cliff. I am suddenly 26 of footsteps behind me. I 27 around to see a young lady who was almost in 28 slowly walking to where I was sitting. I walked up to her and 29 ,“What’s wrong?” She told me she was 30 afraid of heights, but was worried about my safety and wanted to get over her fear. Her braveness and kindness truly warmed my heart.
I’ve spent the rest of the day thinking about what an extraordinary person she is, and about those amazing college kids who helped my 31 , and about what it means to be a kind and 32 person. Sometimes you have to go the extra mile, or face your biggest 33 , or stand up against your own negative tendencies to make a（n) 34 difference in someone else’s life. It’s 35 to start doing the hard things-the right things-for others.
21. A. condemned B. contacted C. consulted D. found
22. A. college B. naughty C. homeless D. kindergarten
23. A. careless B. scared C. lost D. forgetful
24. A. left B. drove C. kicked D. carried
25. A. depending B. coming C. reflecting D. going
26. A. afraid B. sceptical C. sure D. aware
27. A. turned B. walked C. got D. looked
28. A. sadness B. surprise C. feelings D. tears
29. A. reacted B. thought C. asked D. replied
30. A. extremely B. worriedly C. anxiously D. surprisingly
31. A. father B. grandma C. uncle D. grandpa
32. A. merciful B. helpful C. careful D. peaceful
33. A. courage B. failures C. fears D. choices
34. A. positive B. little C. optimistic D. opposite
35. A. minute B. time C. honor D. luck
4. 2020届湖北省八校高三第二次联考
One day, my husband, David, and I were taking our dog Joey for his evening walk. We were on our way home, 21 toward a bridge, when I heard some loud noises ahead.
As we went near, I could see a(n) 22 sitting on the ground. It was a young man, crying and shouting, with his whole body shaking. I 23 and suddenly realized the 24 of the situation. High-speed trains ran over the bridge and it was a well-known spot for those who wanted to take their own 25 .
David and I 26 glances. There was no one around. I knew I would never be able to 27 myself if his death was reported the next day and I’d done nothing. I moved 28 toward the man and asked him if I could sit down, and then 29 myself onto the ground opposite him. I tried a few 30 questions: “What’s your name? How old are you? What do you do?” His answers were 31 . “Tommy. 23. Computers.”
“Are you OK?” I asked. “No, I’m not!” he 32 back. He lost control of his 33 —tears one moment; anger the next. I tried my best to make a 34 . I even retold the story of Neil Laybourn, who had 35 a man down from Waterloo Bridge in London 10 years ago.
“They’re great friends now.” I said. “Who knows? That could be us.” I was saying anything to calm him down, to show him I was a person who cared, and his life still 36 . Then I heard the sound of a train in the distance and knew this was it: the moment he could 37 himself out there.
Time slowed down. There was 38 . I told him my name, Joey’s name, where I lived, how I was a mother of three. When the train passed, I let out a 39 . By this time, Tommy’s cries were slowing down and he was stroking (抚摸) Joey. “He is a(n) 40 little thing, isn’t he?” he said.
21. A. running B. bending C. heading D. leading
22. A. object B. shadow C. body D. figure
23. A. froze B. yelled C. exploded D. hesitated
24. A. difficulty B. seriousness C. importance D. reality
25. A. life B. way C. time D. place
26. A. took B. shot C. stole D. exchanged
27. A. go with B. live with C. conflict with D. deal with
28. A. hopefully B. slowly C. casually D. quickly
29. A. applied B. landed C. dragged D. lowered
30. A. harsh B. tricky C. private D. gentle
31. A. single B. abundant C. simple D. honest
32. A. shouted B. whispered C. answered D. turned
33. A. emotions B. mind C. temper D. behaviours
34. A. contribution B. difference C. connection D. suggestion
35. A. brought B. reached C. forced D. talked
36. A. existed B. continued C. mattered D. suffered
37. A. throw B. push C. drop D. squeeze
38. A. everything B. nothing C. something D. anything
39. A. cry B. sound C. murmur D. sigh
40. A. brave B. sweet C. clumsy D. ugly
5. 2020届湖南省衡阳市高三二模英语试题
Walking out of the forest, I thought to myself what if we didn’t put out the fire? I ended up asking this thought as a 21 to my friends. Without saying anything, Elias went about ten yards back to the small fire that we had 22 . It was at this point where Elias went from calm, to 23 . He shouted, “It’s on fire!”
My heart was 24 out of my chest when we got to the fire — it had enlarged into a 25 with a 15-foot diameter (直径). A pond about ten feet away, was our only 26 . My quick thinking told me to 27 into the pond and splash (泼洒) water onto the fire closest to the pond. Micah, took a bucket, and then filled it with 28 , to fight the fire that was spreading out of our 29 .
Elias and I got the fire, nearest to the water, under control. Micah, 30 , could not rest. Although he ran back and forth, it only kept 31 .It suddenly 32 to us that we could use the wet grass in the pond to 33 put out the fire. Therefore, with 34 in hand, we went into the fire, and 35 back to get more even though we were 36 Finally, our teamwork 37 , as there was only 38 left on a charred (烧焦的) battlefield. We stayed for another 30 minutes to 39 it starting again.
Our journey now came to an end and the battleground would soon become 40 and beautiful as time passed.
21. A. secret B. question C. joke D. choice
22. A. saved B. put C. lit D. collected
23. A. cautious B. delighted C. curious D. terrified
24. A. speeding B. beating C. knocking D. pushing
25. A. circle B. way C. place D. hole
26. A. excuse B. request C. option D. duty
27. A. jump B. grow C. dig D. break
28. A. sand B. power C. strength D. water
29. A. mind B. order C. reach D. sight
30. A. however B. therefore C. otherwise D. moreover
31. A. stopping B. growing C. making D. changing
32. A. turned B. referred C. occurred D. added
33. A. roughly B. repeatedly C. regularly D. thoroughly
34. A. grass B. water C. fire D. air
35. A. drove B. dashed C. escaped D. withdrew
36. A. exhausted B. amazed C. disappointed D. interested
37. A. laid off B. gave off C. paid off D. put off
38. A. flame B. smoke C. noise D. light
39. A. leave B. observe C. keep D. prevent
40. A. old B. common C. quiet D. green
6. 2020届江西省重点中学协作体高三第一次联考
What is a person supposed to do with the collections of a lifetime? Not 21 the holiday decorations, but all the things that I 22 : an instrument my son dragged around, tea cups my mother loved, the wooden toys my father made... . The 23 for thinking about cleaning up the house was that every time I did the laundry, I saw many boxes filled with things I no longer 24 . Finally, I decided to 25 those old things. I started from the basement but soon returned to my office 26 I couldn't deal with the big things down there. 27 , it soon turned out that everything I found was a big thing.
“It can be both fun and sad to 28 photographs and letters, but one thing is 29 : you will unquestionably get stuck down memory lane (回忆往事) and may never get down to 30 anything else,” a writer wrote.
I got stuck down memory lane because the datebooks (记事本) I 31 were little letters to myself. For five years I 32 what I had done in tiny print (小字体) to fit into tiny squares (方格). Though many squares are 33 , there are still a lot of days, and those days hold 34 . The datebooks mean 35 to anyone but me. I should have thrown them away, but I couldn’t. I couldn’t 36 with out-of-focus photos, either, or so many 37 : “Things as They Are,” the first book I bought; “From the Pen of the Dreamer” by my childhood acquaintance Lenny Silver.
There’s a ridiculous glass cat, but there’s a story 38 to it. My mother loved it but she 39 it to her sister. And when her sister died, her family gave it to me.
Our things hold memories and the times of our lives, which is why it is so 40 to let them go.
21. A. yet B. even C. still D. just
22. A. made B. valued C. demanded D. changed
23. A. necessity B. desire C. reason D. result
24. A. needed B. approved C. forgot D. owned
25. A. deal with B. rely on C. look for D. learn from
26. A. though B. because C. unless D. until
27. A. Therefore B. Moreover C. However D. Otherwise
28. A. go through B. refer to C. hand over D. show off
29. A. necessary B. urgent C. rare D. certain
30. A. doubting B. cleaning C. imagining D. accepting
31. A. bought B. borrowed C. found D. returned
32. A. translated B. wrote C. copied D. admired
33. A. empty B. beautiful C. public D. simple
34. A. joys B. squares C. expectations D. treasures
35. A. something B. anything C. nothing D. everything
36. A. agree B. compare C. play D. part
37. A. books B. letters C. toys D. pictures
38. A. sent B. introduced C. read D. attached
39. A. explained B. gave C. proved D. applied
40. A. fair B. fun C. hard D. important
7. 2020届重庆市高三“二诊”
A young boy is a devoted fan of the University of Tennessee, but he was 21 to not have a shirt to show the world his colors. So his teacher encouraged him to 22 his own. With pride and a smile, the boy drew his orange colors and the U of T logo on a piece of paper and 23 it to his orange shirt.
But after lunch, he came back to the teacher in very 24 spirits. “He came back to my room, put his head on the desk and was crying.” He complained to her that people had approached his table, making fun of his 25 . His feelings were 26 hurt by some girls who themselves weren’t even wearing college colors.
But after she shared the 27 in despair, the post went viral — getting 7,040 28 .UT’s Interim President Randy Boyd got 29 of the story, and made a 30 of his own, which read: “I was 31 to learn of a young Florida school student’s heart for the University of Tennessee, and I LOVED his 32 behind designing his own shirt. So many of us admire his love for UT and it’s 33 to see everyone step up to send him some UT clothes! Everywhere UT.” A few days later, a 34 came to his classroom: a care package from UT staff, addressed 35 to the young fan. The whole class was 36 at his gift — but none so much as him!
Then, the boy got an even bigger 37 .
The UT store decided to use the boy’s design to create an 38 UT shin with income going to STOMP Out Bullying, a national non-profit organization that is 39 to stopping bullying of all forms.
Demand for the student’s T-shirt was so high that it 40 the university’s online shop that Saturday.
21. A. angry B. sad C. determined D. curious
22. A. buy B. draw C. make D. find
23. A. pinned B. led C. connected D. brought
24. A. high B. unbroken C. rebellious D. different
25. A. sign B. smile C. head D. cry
26. A. easily B. only C. particularly D. slightly
27. A. joke B. story C. color D. paper
28. A. calls B. crosses C. orders D. shares
29. A. rid B. word C. hold D. control
30. A. post B. notice C. design D. drawing
31. A. disappointed B. shocked C. touched D. embarrassed
32. A. sacrifice B. patience C. intelligence D. imagination
33. A. awesome B. funny C. ridiculous D. scary
34. A. letter B. delivery C. bill D. research
35. A. secretly B. suddenly C. directly D. eventually
36. A. frightened B. upset C. satisfied D. amazed
37. A. surprise B. threat C. prize D. challenge
38. A. expensive B. attractive C. official D. instructive
39. A. accustomed B. devoted C. addicted D. reduced
40. A. flashed B. shut C. exploded D. crashed
8. 2020届湘赣皖长郡十五校高三第二次联考
It was New Year's Night. An 21 man was standing at a window. He raised his 22 eyes towards the deep blue sky, where the stars were 23 like water lilies on the surface of a clear calm lake. Then he 24 them on the earth, where a few more 25 people than himself now moved towards their certain goal---the 26 .He had already passed sixty of the stages leading to it, and he had brought from his Journey 27 but errors and regrets. Now his health was poor, his mind vacant and his heart 28 .
The days of his 29 appeared like dreams before him, and he recalled the serious moment when his father placed him at the 30 of the two roads--one leading to a peaceful, sunny place, the other leading to a deep, 31 cave. He looked towards the sky and cried 32 , "Oh youth, return! Oh my father, place me once more at the entrance to life, and I will choose the 33 way! " But both his father and the days of his youth had 34 .
The clock in the church tower 35 and the sound made him remember his parents’ early 36 for him. They had taught him and prayed to God for his and prayed to God for his 37 .
But he chose the 38 way. His darkened eyes were full of tears, and with a despairing 39 , he burst out a cry, “Come back, my early days!”
And his youth did 40 , for all this was only a dream which he had on New Year’s Night.
21. A. admirable B. honest C. inspiring D. aged
22. A. mournful B. shining C. charming D. sharp
23. A. swimming B. floating C. sleeping D. lying
24. A. threw B. cast C. put D. caught
25. A. jobless B. homeless C. hopeless D. fearless
26. A. tomb B. company C. lounge D. office
27. A. everything. B. nothing C. anything D. something
28. A. joyful B. thoughtful C. sorrowful D. thankful
29. A. death B. birth C. growth D. youth
30. A. entrance B. middle C. end D. exit
31. A. big B. dark C. open D. bright
32. A. manly B. painfully C. sympathetically D. peacefully
33. A. shorter B. worse C. better D. harder
34. A. passed away B. passed by C. passed down D. passed out
35. A. struck B. rang C. beat D. knocked
36. A. support B. guidance C. instruction D. love
37. A. guilt B. health C. good D. wealth
38. A. right B. difficult C. easy D. wrong
39. A. effect B. force C. effort D. power
40. A. fade B. leave C. disappear D. return