英語備考之高考完形填空專項練習(xí)六(附答案解析)
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My fiance(未婚夫) and I were excited about shopping for our first home.But our funds were 1 , and none of the houses in our price range seemed satisfactory.
One agent 2 ahouse in particular.Although her deion sounded wonderful, the price was 3 our range, so we declined.But she kept urging us to have a look 4 .
We finally did and it was 5 at first sight.It was Our Home, small and charming, overlooking a quiet lake.Walking through the rooms and talking with the owners, a nice elderly couple, we felt the warmth and 6 of the marriage within that home.As perfect as it was, the price remained too high for us.But every day, we would sit by the lake, looking at the house and dreaming of 7 it would be like to live there.
Days later, we made a(n) 8 —far below the asking price.Surprisingly, they didn't 9 us.They renewed their offer 10 .It was also much more than we could afford, but far 11 than the original asking price.
The next day, we got a 12 message that another buyer had offered a much higher price.Even so, we decided to talk with the 13 directly.We made our final offer, which 14 was thousands of dollars less than the other buyer's bid.We knew it, 15 we had to try.
“Sold!”said the owner.Then he 16 :He'd seen us sitting by the lake all those times; he knew how much we loved the place and that we'd 17 the years of work they had put into their home; he realized he would take a 18 by selling it to us, but it was worthwhile; we were the people they wanted to live there.He told us to consider the 19 inthe price “an early wedding present.”
That's how we found our home and how I learned that when people are 20 ,they are not strangers, only friends we haven't yet met.
【語篇導(dǎo)讀】 本文是一篇記敘文,主要講述的是作者購買房子時與房東之間發(fā)生的感人故事。
1.A.needed B.limited C.enough D.large
解析 考查形容詞辨析。根據(jù)前面的But和后面的none of the houses in our price range seemed satisfactory可知,我們的錢很有限,在我們價格范圍內(nèi)的房子都令人不滿意。limited有限的,不多的,符合語境。
答案 B
2.A.recommended B.decorated C.sold D.rented
解析 考查動詞辨析。一個代理商特別為我們推薦了一個房子。recommend推薦,介紹,符合語境。
答案 A
3.A.below B.within C.beyond D.between
解析 考查介詞辨析。根據(jù)后面的so we declined可知,這所房子的價格超出了我們的承受范圍。beyond (表示范圍)超出,非……所能及。
答案 C
4.A.at least B.at most C.at times D.at hand
解析 考查介詞短語辨析。但她力勸我們至少去看一看。at least至少,符合語境。at most最多;at times有時;at hand在手邊,在附近,即將來臨。
答案 A
5.A.relief B.concern C.love D.curiosity
解析 考查名詞辨析。根據(jù)后面的It was Our Home, small and charming可知,我們對這所房子一見鐘情。
答案 C
6.A.pride B.happiness C.challenge D.desire
解析 考查名詞辨析。根據(jù)前面的warmth和后面的of the marriage可知,在這所房子里我們感受到了婚姻的溫暖和幸福。
答案 B
7.A.which B.why C.that D.what
解析 考查連接詞辨析。夢想著生活在那里是什么樣子。作be like的賓語要用what.
答案 D
8.A.effort B.offer C.promise D.profit
解析 考查名詞辨析。幾天后,我們出價遠遠低于要價。make an offer還價,出價。
答案 B
9.A.come across B.look after C.depend on D.laugh at
解析 考查動詞短語辨析。根據(jù)Surprisingly可知,我們出價太低,但他們沒有嘲笑我們,這令我們感到很驚訝。
答案 D
10.A.instead B.indeed C.aside D.apart
解析 考查副詞辨析。他們沒有嘲笑我們,而是修改了價格。instead代替,而是。
答案 A
11.A.worse B.better C.less D.higher
解析 考查形容詞辨析。這一價格仍然遠遠超出我們的承受能力,但比原來的要價低多了。
答案 C
12.A.relaxing B.disappointing C.pleasant D.regular
解析 考查形容詞辨析。根據(jù)后面的another buyer had offered a much higher price可知,這是一個令人失望的消息。
答案 B
13.A.agents B.buyers C.managers D.owners
解析 考查名詞辨析。談價格當(dāng)然要找房子的主人。
答案 D
14.A.already B.still C.generally D.ever
解析 考查副詞辨析。我們最終的出價仍然比其他購買者的出價低好幾千美元。
答案 B
15.A.so B.or C.for D.but
解析 考查連詞辨析。我們明白這一點,但我們必須盡力爭取一下。前后之間為轉(zhuǎn)折關(guān)系。
答案 D
16.A.apologized B.complained C.criticized D.explained
解析 考查動詞辨析。根據(jù)后面的內(nèi)容可知,他賣給了我們,然后解釋其中的原因。
答案 D
17.A.check B.analyze C.appreciate D.ignore
解析 考查動詞辨析。他知道我們很喜愛這所房子,我們將會賞識他們?yōu)檫@所房子所付出的勞動。appreciate欣賞,賞識,重視,符合語境。check檢查,核對;analyze分析;ignore不理,忽視。
答案 C
18.A.loss B.risk C.chance D.lead
解析 考查名詞辨析。賣給我們他會遭受金錢上的損失,但這是值得的。
答案 A
19.A.increase B.difference C.interest D.average
解析 考查名詞辨析。他告訴我們考慮一下價格方面的差別。
答案 B
20.A.kind B.polite C.smart D.energetic
解析 考查形容詞辨析。當(dāng)人們友好的時候,他們不是陌生人,只是我們還沒有認(rèn)識的朋友。
答案 A