高一全国中学生英语能力竞赛模拟试题（四）完形填空

完形填空(Cloze test)

A)阅读下面短文,掌握其大意,然后根据空白处所给单词的首字母,写出各单词的完全形式,使短文语义完整。

In the early 19th century an amazing thing happened in America. Nearly half a million people left their homes and “h_______ (51)” West along what was called “the Oregon Trail(俄勒冈道路)”,a path across the country to California and Oregon.What m_______ (52) them set out on this epic(壮丽的) journey across sweltering(酷热的) hot deserts,fast-flowing rivers and high mountains?The men and women who risked(冒险) their lives to c_______ (53) these wild and dangerous regions were called “settlers”. They were escaping from poverty and hardship in the East and they were all looking for a new beginning and a better life in the West.

How did they find out about the opportunities(良机) that existed in the West?It s_______ (54)that travellers who had been there on trading expeditions b_______ (55) stories of warmer winters and of good farming land that was being given away by the government. Then,in 1849 news c_______ (56)that men had just discovered gold in California.

　　By the early 1850s, people were rushing to reach the West. Some settlers could r_______ (57)because they had bought horses,but most of them had to walk.On the journey,they m_______ (58)many dangers.They were crossing land that was mostly desert,so there was very little food or water.They were often attacked by the Indians who l_______ (59)in those territories(领域) and they were also threatened by dangerous animals like snakes,and herds of wild buffalo.There was a se-rious danger of illness,and many settlers did not r_______ (60)the West alive.But change was coming to the American West.By 1870,a new railway had been completed and the Oregon Trail had become a part of history.

B)阅读下列短文,然后根据上下文填上适当的单词使短文完整通顺。

Miss Black was a teacher in a big school in a city in America.She had boys and girls in her class,and she always enjoyed__________ (61)them,because they were quick,and they thought about everything very carefully. One day she__________ (62)to the children,“People in a lot of__________ (63)in Asia wear white clothes when a man has died,but people in America or in European countries__________ (64)white clothes when they are happy.What color does a woman wear in these countries when she marries,Mary?”Mary said,“White,Miss,because she is hap-py.”“That's good,Mary,”Miss Black said.“You are　　 　(65). She wears white because she is__________ (66).”

But then one of the boys put__________ (67)his hand.“Yes,”Miss Black said.“Do you want to ask something,Dick?”“Yes,Miss,”Dick said.“__________ (68) do men wear black in these countries__________ (69) they marry,Miss?”When Miss Black__________ (70)this,she didn't know what to say.

参考答案：

A)51.headed 52.made 53.cross 54.seems 55.brought 56.came

　　 57.ride 58.met 59.lived 60.reach

B)61.teaching 62.said 63.countries 64.wear 65.right 66.happy

67.up 68.Why 69.when 70.heard