以下是小编整理的`英语高考两道完形填空，希望对大家有所帮助
题一：
A lady and her husband stepped off the train in Boston. They walked without an appointment into the outer 1 of Harvard’s president. But they were 2 by his secretary and kept waiting. For hours, the secretary took no notice of them, 3 that the couple would finally become 4 and go away. But they didn’t. The secretary finally decided to disturb the president, though 5 .
A few minutes later, the president walked towards the couple with a 6 face. The lady told him, “We had a son that 7 Harvard for one year. He loved Harvard. He was 8 here. But about a year ago, he was accidentally killed. My husband and I would like to 9 a memorial(纪念物) to him, somewhere on campus.”
The president wasn’t 10 . Instead, he was shocked. “Madam,” he said, “we can’t put up a statue for every person who studied at Harvard and died. If we did, this 11 would look like a cemetery,” “Oh, no,” the lady 12 quickly. “We don’t want to put up a statue. We would like to give a 13 to Harvard.” The president rolled his eyes and 14 at the couple and then exclaimed, “A building! Do you have any 15 how much a building costs? We have spent over $7,500,000 on the campus building at Harvard.” For a moment the lady was silent. The president was 16 , because he could get rid of them now. Then the lady turned to her husband and said quietly, “Is that all it costs to start a 17 ? Why don’t we just start our own?” Her husband nodded. 18 their offer was turned down, Mr. and Mrs. Stanford traveled to California where they founded the University that bears their 19 , a memorial to a son that Harvard no longer 20 about.
1. A. lab B. library C. hall D. office
2. A. watched B. stopped C. followed D. interviewed
3. A. hoping B. finding C. realizing D. imagining
4. A. surprised B. disappointed C. worried D. troubled
5. A. hopelessly B. carefully C. unexpectedly D. unwillingly
6. A. pleasant B. funny C. cold D. sad
7. A. attended B. visited C. studied D. served
8. A. clever B. brave C. proud D. happy
9. A. set about B. set up C. take down D. take over
10. A. satisfied B. excited C. moved D. ashamed
11. A. house B. part C. garden D. place
12. A. explained B. expressed C. refused D. admitted
13. A. building B. yard C. playground D. square
14. A. laughed B. shouted C. glanced D. called
15. A. suggestion B. idea C. thought D. opinion
16. A. bored B. astonished C. interested D. pleased
17. A. department B. university C. business D. club
18. A. Once B. While C. Since D. Though
19. A. name B. character C. picture D. sign
20. A. talked B. knew C. heard D. cared
题二：
Learning to Accept
I learned how to accept life as it is from my father. 1 , he did not teach me acceptance when he was strong and healthy but rather when he was 2 and ill.
My father was 3 a strong man who loved being active, but a terrible illness 4 all that away. Now he can no longer walk and he must sit quietly in a chair all day. Even talking is 5 . One night, I went to visit him with my sisters, we started 6 about life, and I told them about one of my 7 . I said that we must always very often give things up 8 we grow—our youth, our beauty, our friends—but it always 9 that after we give something up, we gain something new in its place. Then suddenly my father 10 up. He said, “But, Petet. I gave up 11 ! What did I gain?” I thought and thought, but I could not think of anything to say. 12 , he answered his own question : “I 13 the love of my family.” I looked at my sisters, and saw tears in their eyes, along with hope and thankfulness.
I was also 14 by his words. After that, when I began to fell irritated(愤怒的) at someone, I 15 remember his words and become 16 . If he could replace his great pain with a feeling of love for others, then I should be 17 to give up my small irritations. In this 18 , I learned the power of acceptance from my father.
Sometimes I 19 what other things I could learned from him if I had listened more carefully when I was a boy. For now, though, I am grateful for this one 20 .
1. A. Afterwards B. Therefore C. However D. Meanwhile
2. A. tired B. weak C. poor D. slow
3. A. already B. still C. only D. once
4. A. took B. threw C. sent D. put
5. A. impossible B. difficult C. stressful D. hopeless
6. A. worrying B. caring C. talking D. asking
7. A. decisions B. experience C. ambitions D. beliefs
8. A. as B. since C. before D. till
9. A. suggests B. promises C. seems D. requires
10. A. spoke B. turned C. summed D. opened
11. A. something B. anything C. nothing D. everything
12. A. Surprisingly B. Immediately C. Naturally D. Certainly
13. A. had B. accepted C. gained D. enjoyed
14. A. touched B. astonished C. attracted D. warned
15. A. should B. could C. would D. might
16. A. quiet B. calm C. relaxed D. happy
17. A. ready B. likely C. free D. able
18. A. case B. form C. method D. way
19. A. doubt B. wonder C. know D. guess
20. A. award B. gift C. lesson D. word
题一答案：
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题二答案：
1—5CBDAB 6—10CDACA 11—15DACAC 16—20BDDBB
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