1、考点跟踪突破 40 任务型完形填空阅读短文，选择方框中的单词并用其适当形式填空，使短文完整、通顺。A(2014，兰州)when，I ，happy ， a(n)，leave，useless，for，minute，how，shoutOne day，all feelings were on vacation on an island，and each was having 1.a good time.Suddenly， theres a warning of a strong storm，so all rushed to their boats.Yet，Love didnt wish to run
2、away quickly.But as the clouds darkened，Love realized it was time 2.to_leaveBut there were no boats to use.Love looked around with hope.Just then Richness was passing by.Love asked， “Richness， can you take me with you？”Richness answered， “No，I cant.Theres a lot of gold in my boat.Theres no place her
3、e 3.for you.”Sorrow passed by after a while.Again，Love asked for help.But it was 4.useless “No，I cant take you with me.I am so sad.I want to be by 5.myself ”When Happiness passed by a few 6.minutes later，Love again asked for help.But Happiness was so happy that it couldnt care about anyone else.Love
4、 was growing hopeless.Just then somebody 7.shouted.“Come，Love，I will take you with me.”Love didnt know who was so kind，but jumped onto the boat 8.happilyAfter getting off the boat，Love met Knowledge.Love asked， “Knowledge，do you know who was so kind to give me a lift 9.when no one else wished to hel
5、p？”Knowledge smiled， “That was Time.”“Time？”asked Love.“But why did Time help me？”Knowledge smiled and answered， “Because only Time is able to understand 10.how valuable Love is.”B(2016，资阳)quick，email ，before，she，wife，first，a，fall，into ，sendA couple decided to go on a holiday.The wife was on 1.her b
6、usiness trip so the husband went to the destination (目的地) 2.first and his wife would meet him the next day.When he reached his hotel，he decided to send his wife a 3.quick email.But when he typed 4.the address，he typed a wrong letter and his note was 5.sent to an elderly woman.Her husband had died on
7、ly the day 6.before and she had just come back from the funeral (葬礼)When the sad woman checked her 7.email，she let out a shout，and 8.fell to the floor in a dead faint (昏厥)At the sound，her family rushed 9.into the room and saw this note on the screen：Dearest 10.wife，Just got checked in.Everything pre
8、pared for you to arrive tomorrow.C(2016，绵阳)find，book，big ，how ，mind，clever，swim，school，always，nameMany years ago，there was a family named Franklin.They lived in Boston.There were five girls and six boys in the family.On a January day in 1706 another baby was born.The boys mother and her husband gave
9、 the boy a 1.nameBenjamin.Benjamin was the 2.cleverest of all the children.He could read when he was five and he could write when he was seven.The next year his parents sent him to 3.school.At school Benjamin was good at reading and writing，but not good at maths.He read all of his fathers 4.booksAnd
10、 when he had money，he 5.always went to buy books.He liked books.They told him 6.how to do something.The boy liked to use his head and tried to 7.find ways to help people enjoy life more.For example，he tried to know if there was some way to 8.swim farther，maybe with something on his hands or feet.Slo
11、wly a picture of swimming shoes，or paddles，grew in his 9.mindThe paddles must be neither too 10.big nor too small.And they must be neither too heavy nor too light.At last he invented the paddle for swimming.D(2016，成都)around，beauty，color，disappear ，dow n，go，hold ， I，keep ，luck，paint ，workA boy though
12、t that he was the most unhappy person in the world.In his opinion，he was 1.unlucky because almost everything bad always happened to him.So he wanted to find the secret to happiness.He walked a long way and finally came to a 2.beautiful palace.There，he met the king.After learning why the boy had come
13、，the king suggested that he should look around the palace and come back in two hours.“At the same time，I want you 3.to_hold this spoon with milk， ” said the king.“As you walk around my palace，carry this spoon without spilling (溢出) the milk.”The boy 4.kept his eyes fixed on the spoon and began to wal
14、k around the golden palace.After two hours，he came back to the king.“Well， ” asked the king.“Did you see the wonderful 5.paintings in my dining hall？Did you see the 6.colorful flowers in the garden？” The boy felt sorry because he saw nothing.He only paid attention to the milk.“Then go back and see t
15、he beauty of 7.my world， ” said the king.This time the boy saw all of the 8.works of art on the walls.He saw the great gardens and mountains all around.When he came back，he described everything he saw.“But where is the milk？” asked the king.Looking 9.down at the spoon he held，the boy saw the milk wa
16、s 10.gone “Well，there is only one piece of advice I can give you， ” said the king.“The secret to happiness is to see all the beauty of the world and also keep an eye on the milk on the spoon.”E(2016，河南)always，talk，count，I， below，friend，or，people，send，free，around，andNext time youre in a public place，
17、take a look around you.And 1.count how many people are using their phones.I can tell you now that it is probably more than half，whether youre on a bus，in a caf 2.or simply walking down the street.Im not saying that I am not an example of this，but it 3.always amazes (使惊愕) me how people can spend so m
18、uch time on their phones without 4.talking to others.Has it gone too far?Recently，my smart phone broke and had to be 5.sent off for repair for a week or so.I had to use a really old，basic phone just to keep me in touch with my family and 6.friendsAll I could do on this phone was to send text message
19、s，make calls and play one game.And I love it.I loved being 7.free from the Internet， and I really didnt mind not having updates (更新) about what my friends were doing.It allowed 8.me to spend more time enjoying my time in London and watching the people 9.around me and really see what was going on.How
20、ever，I knew that as soon as I got my smart phone back I would be one of those 10.people once again.Perhaps I should just go back to using the basic phone and forget I ever got my smart phone back.F(2016，平凉模拟)life， know，with，make，watch，therefore，do，bad，choose ，goodIn China，many people spend most of t
21、heir spare time 1.watching TV.It has a huge influence on peoples 2.lives Is all this television good for us or bad for us?As is 3.known to all，television is one of the most important ways of getting information，such as the news all over the world，history，culture and interesting stories.It provides u
22、s 4.with a more lively way to discover the outside world.Also，we can see great movies， operas and concerts.5.Therefore，television is not only a way we learn about the world， but also a good entertainment.However，many people think television is 6.bad for us.They say that all the violence on TV 7.make
23、s people become violent.Violence can give children bad ideas.TV can also make people lazy.Instead of 8.doing outdoor activities，they usually sit in front of the screen for hours enjoying the funny shows and cartoons without a break.In general，the problem is not television，but the programs we choose
24、to watch.We have learned how to choose the 9.best in newspapers，books and magazines.Now we have to learn to do with television programs， too.After all，its our 10.choiceG(2016，陇南模拟)experience，useful，even ，student，learn，job，foreign，agree，start ，skillThese days，more and more students in the UK are taki
25、ng a “gap year”between their graduation from school and their university studies.This means that they take a year off to do something else，before they 1.start their studies.For most students，spending time in 2.foreign countries is the favourite activityand Australia is the favourite place to go.Many
26、 parents，teachers and business people 3.agree that traveling can teach important values.“After a year of traveling，I felt Id grown up.I had 4.learned the importance of relationships with people，on all sorts of levels.”There are many companies around the world that welcome these 5.students on their p
27、rojectshelping people in poorer countries，or 6.even in your home country.Although you dont get paid for your work，this kind of work can teach important 7.skills decisionmaking and finding answers to problems，for example that will help a student in a 8.job one day.Finally，getting some knowledge and e
28、xperience in an area you hope to study or work in one day will always be very 9.usefulIf several university graduates are asking for the same job，gap year work experience allows you to say， “Ive already had some 10.experience of this kind of work.”And that can get you the job!H(原创题)do，advantage，two，
29、work，from，them，when，even，reach ，differentIn China, very few children make pocket money. However, in western countries, most kids make pocket money by 1.themselves. They make money in many 2.different ways. When kids are very young, their parents help them sell the fruit 3.from their own trees to nei
30、ghbors. Kids may also help parents 4.(to)_do housework to make money at home. When they 5.reach sixteen, they can make money by sending newspapers or by 6.working in fast food restaurants，especially during the summer holidays.There are many 7.advantages of making pocket money by kids themselves. Fir
31、st of all, they learn the value of money by working hard.8.Second,_they learn to manage money by buying things they need or want, such as books, pencils, movies and 9.even clothes they like. Third, they learn to deal with daily life problems by helping their parents or others. Making pocket money is
32、 helpful for children 10.when they grow up. That is why parents encourage their kids to earn pocket money.I(2017，预测)Another，carry，control，have，life，well，tree，so，usual，wildAnimals are important in Indian culture and are treated in a special way. For example, a lot of elephants arent 1.wildThey are do
33、mesticated(驯养). They arent kept as pets, but as working animals. Every working elephant 2.has its own keeper. An elephant and its keeper meet for the first time when they are both young, and they grow up together. In fact, their relationship continues for the rest of the elephants 3.lifeperhaps 40 y
34、ears. Lots of elephants work in the forest, moving heavy 4.trees when they are cut down. Some give rides to tourists, or 5.carry people during celebrations and festivals. Keepers take excellent care of their elephants , feeding them 6.well and giving them a bath at the end of the working day.7Anothe
35、r special animal in India is the cow. Cows are protected animals，8.so they arent kept on farms or killed for food, although people do use their milk. So in India you can often see cows walking around towns and cities, and nobody tries 9.to_control them. If they sit down in the middle of the road, pe
36、ople 10.usually drive around them! Do you think its interesting?J(2015，山西)so，we ，who，teach，bright，different，he，eye，show ，heart ，complete ，understandFew people today educate the children about the value of empathy (同情；同感) Most people feel so hard 1.to_show their love and care towards others and to ac
37、tually understand what they are going through.When I was a child，I 2.was_taught to go out of my way to make someone else happy.My mom would tell me to say at least one kind word to someone else every day.I admit that it wasnt very easy to do.But as soon as you see the look of thanks in that persons
38、3.eyes，you just want to do as much as you can.I had an experience with a young man 4.who(m) people were always making fun of.Every time I saw that happening，I knew in my heart that it was wrong.I decided I would try to be his friend.I started walking with him and introducing him to people around 5.u
39、sI was making him happy by just doing that.And I loved the fact that I was really making a 6._difference in his life.After a while， I realized that he wasnt the kind of person everybody thought he was.We are still really good friends today.People have almost pletely stopped making fun of him.But he
40、is still what he was.What had changed was the attitudes of others towards him.From this experience I 8.have_understood that I should be more loving towards other people already.What I did for my friend was so easy，and at the same time I had a lot of fun，9.so I hope that everyone could say a kind word to someone else at least once a day.I can promise it will be the best feeling you can ever get.One kind word could make someones day 10.brighter.Why not do it from now on?
