嘉兴英语网[]收集整理第1页共18页2008年新课标人教版高三英语第二轮复习专题讲座五:完型填空完形填空精讲精练(20篇下)(十一)WhenSirWinstonChurchill,thegreatBritishPrimeMinister,reachedhiseightiethbirthdayinNovember,1954,hewaspresentedwithhisportraitbyawell-knownmodemartist,GrahamSutherlanD.Thepaintinghadbeenorderedandpaidforto1theGrandOldManofWorldWarⅡ.SirWinstonandLadyChurchillweredeeplymovedbythis2ofrespectandaffection.3ofthem,ofcourse,allowedtheotherstoseehowmuchtheybothdislikedtheportrait.“Itmakesmelook4,whichIamnot!”protestedChurchillinprivate(私下).5,heonlyremarkedthatitwasfineexampleofmodernart.HisfriendssmileD.ItwasknownthatChurchillsdidn't6modernart.Churchillwassounhappyabouttheportraitthatfinallyhiswifehadit7.Churchilldiedatninetyin1965.LandChurchill8himin1977.Shortlyafterherdeath,thepubliclearnedwhathadhappenedtothe9,andaheatedargumentbrokeout.Thepainterwas10saD.Theartistcommunity,shockedand11,saidthatthedestructionofthepicturehadbeenacrime(罪行).Historianssaidthattheyregrettedthedisappearanceofa(n)12document.AllagreedthatChurchillsdidn'thavethe13todowhattheyhaddone.GrahamSutherlandhadtoldChurchillthathewould14him“ashesawhim”.Churchillneverhadachancetoseetheworkin15sincethepainter16toshowittohim.Hefoundoutonly17hereceivedhispresentthatSutherlandhadseenhim18aheavy,sick,tiredoldman.Sincehehatedoldage,hewasnaturally19.Whohastherighttoaworkofart,theowner,thedonor,ortheartistwhocreatedit?Wastheportraitagoodone,asmany(includingthepainter)said?Orwasitbadasothersthought?Noneofthesequestionshavebeenansweredyettoeverybody’s20.1.A.giveB.regardC.paintD.honour2.A.markB.pieceC.prizeD.trade3.A.NeitherB.BothC.EitherD.All4.A.wiseB.gentleC.stupidD.happy5.A.FortunatelyB.ObviouslyC.StraightD.Publicly6.A.careforB.looklikeC.turndownD.makeup7.A.hiddenB.hungC.destroyedD.returned8.A.mournedB.missedC.followedD.buried9.A.paintingB.manC.womanD.artist10.A.understandablyB.unexpectedlyC.unreasonablyD.unthinkingly11.A.afraidB.regretfulC.curiousD.angry嘉兴英语网[]收集整理第2页共18页12.A.interestingB.colorfulC.expensiveD.historical13.A.chanceB.rightC.powerD.courage14.A.helpB.obeyC.paintD.show15.A.progressB.placeC.needD.sight16.A.agreedB.promisedC.refusedD.hated17.A.untilB.whenC.beforeD.though18.A.asB.toC.aboutD.for19.A.movedB.worriedC.tiredD.hurt20.A.surpriseB.disappointmentC.delightD.satisfaction参考答案及解析1—5DAACD6—10ACCAA11—15DDBCA16—20CBADD1.选D。人们给他画像是为了向这位二战巨人表示敬意。2.选A。trade表“交易”,此处用mark表示“标记”,与sign同一含义,如amarkofesteem表示敬意”。3.选A。从句子含义可知选A。夫妇俩谁也没有让别人看出他们的真实心理状态一一他们不喜欢这幅画。4.选C。四个选项只有C才能构成让人不喜欢的原因。5.选D。这种不满只是在私下说的,在公开场合还是赞美它。6.选A。不喜欢现代艺术,上一句已经委婉表达了他的感受。7.选C。他妻子把这幅画“毁了”而不“藏起来,还回去”,所以后来引发了下文人们的议论。8.选C。邱吉尔夫人十二年之后也随他仙逝,下文说“她死后没多久”。9.选A。人们此时得知那幅画的归宿。10.选A。understandably在此时指画家此时感到伤心,这是“可以(被人)理解地”。11.选D。与shocked(震惊)一样的强烈情绪是angry。12.选D。这句话是历史学家(Historians)说的,因此是考虑其作为“历史文献”的价值。13.选B。大家一致认为邱吉尔夫妇没权利这么做。14.选C。这是这位画家说的话,他会真实地描述自己眼中的邱吉尔。15.选A。从下文可知,直到肖像画好之后邱吉尔才看见这幅画,因此选progress“进展中的作品”。16.选C。画家在画的过程中不让他看,这一点下文有提示。17.选B。直到收到这幅画后才看见画像中的人是什么样子。18.选A。see…as表示“把……视为”,用as引出画家眼里的形象。19.选D。他憎恨年迈,看见画中自己的模样,自然会觉得受到伤害。20.选D。对这些问题,还没有一个使人人满意的回答。[双向细目表]词法重点词汇:destroy;see…as;toone’ssatisfaction(十二)嘉兴英语网[]收集整理第3页共18页Itwasalreadylatewhenwesetoutforthenexttown,1accordingtothemapwasaboutfifteenmilesawayontheothersideofthe2.Therewefelt3thatwewouldfindabed4thenight.Darknessfellsoonafterweleftthevillage,butluckilywemet5aswedrovefastalongthenarrowwindingroadthat6thehills.Asweclimbed7,itbecamecolderandrainbegantofall,8itdifficultattimestoseetheroaD.IaskedJohn,mycompanion,todrivemore9.Afterwehadtraveledforabouttwentymiles,therewasstillnosignofthetownwhichwas10onthemap.Wewerebeginningtoget11.ThenwithoutwarningthecarstoppeD.Aquick12showedthatwehadrunoutofpetrol(汽油).Althoughwehadlittlefoodwithus,wedecidedto13thenightinthecar.Ourmealwassoonover.Itriedtogotosleepatonce,14John,whowasa15sleeper,gotoutofthecarafterafewminutesandwentforawalk16thehills.Soonhecameback.Fromthetopofthehillhehadseen,inthevalleybelow,the17ofthetownwewerelookingfor.Weatonceunloaded(卸)allourluggage(行李)andwithagreateffort(努力),18topushthecartothetopofthehill.Thenwewentbacktotheluggage,loadedthecaragainandsetoffdownthehill.19lessthanaquarterofanhourwewereinthetown,wherewefounda20quiteeasily.1.A.whichB.itC.whereD.that2.A.riversB.hillsC.townsD.villages3.A.surprisedB.afraidC.pleasedD.sure4.A.atB.inC.throughD.for5.A.everybodyB.somebodyC.nobodyD.anybody6.A.gottoB.arrivedC.ledtoD.belongedto7.A.tallerB.higherC.lowerD.faster8.A.gettingB.thinkingC.causingD.making9.A.certainlyB.carefullyC.slowlyD.surely10.A.markedB.setC.builtD.drawn11.A.excitedB.worriedC.coldD.warm12.A.attentionB.operationC.examinationD.information13.A.spendB.liveC.spareD.stay14.A.sinceB.thoughC.soD.but15.A.quickB.fastC.poorD.heavy16.A.acrossB.throughC.downD.up17.A.lightsB.mapC.busD.situation18.A.oughtB.triedC.succeededD.managed19.A.ForB.InC.SinceD.At20A.policemanB.friendC.hotelD.cinema嘉兴英语网[]收集整理第4页共18页参考答案及解析1—5ABDDC6—10CBDCA11—15BCADC16—20DADBC1.选A。分析句子结构可知,后面是一个非限制性定语从句,关系代词应用which。2.选B。从下文可知,下一个小镇应在“山”的那一边。3.选D。天已经很迟了,还出发朝下一个小镇赶,这说明他们“坚信”在那儿能找到住宿的地方。4.