2014高考英语完形填空及词汇基础极品训练题（5）及答案完形填空-B第二节完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分， 满分30分）阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从3655各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C、D）中，选出最佳选项，并将答案涂在答题卡上。Many of us spend a great deal of time and energy trying to prove that we are right-and others are wrong. Many people believe that its their job to 1 others how their positions, statements, and points of view are 2 , and that in doing so, the person they are correcting is going to somehow 3 it, or at least learn something. Wrong!Think about it. Have you ever been 4 by someone and said to him, “Thank you so much for showing me that Im wrong and youre right.”? Or, has anyone you know ever 5 you when you corrected them, or made yourself “right” at their 6 ? Of course not. The truth is, all of us 7 to be corrected. We all want our positions to be 8 and understood by others. Being listened to and heard is one of the greatest 9 of the human heart. And those who learn to 10 are the most loved and respected. Those who are in the 11 of correcting others are often resented and 12 .A wonderful way for becoming more peaceful and loving is to practise 13 others the joy of being right- give them the glory. 14 correcting. When someone says, “I really feel its important to:”, rather than jumping 15 and saying, “No, its more important to:”, simply let it go and allow their statement to 16 . The people in your life will become less defensive and more 17 . They will appreciate you more than you could ever have 18 . Youll discover the joy of joining in and witnessing other peoples 19 , which is far more rewarding than a battle of egos (自我). Starting today, let others be “ 20 ”, most of the time?( ) 1.A.show B. ask C. prove D. teach( ) 2.A.unimportant B. unbelievable C. incorrect D. imperfect( ) 3.A.consider B. appreciate C. understand D. refuse( ) 4.A.fooled B. helped C. taught D. corrected( ) 5.A.thanked B. rewarded C. cared D. accepted( ) 6.A.side B. price C. expense D. cost( ) 7.A.like B. hate C. prefer D. afford( ) 8.A.admired B. received C. realized D. respected( ) 9.A.shortcomings B. advantages C. desires D. wishes( ) 10.A.talk B. praise C. help D. listen( ) 11.A.habit B. form C. position D. purpose( ) 12.A.punished B. avoided C. left D. scolded来源:www.shulihua.netwww.shulihua.net( ) 13.A.letting B. lending C. allowing D. owing( ) 14.A.Stop B. Continue C. Practise D. Try( ) 15.A.out B. up C. in D. off( ) 16.A.last B go C work D stand( ) 17.A.helpful B. loving C. careful D. popular ( ) 18.A.dreamed B. wanted C. asked D. demanded ( ) 19.A.sufferings B. worries C. successs D. happiness( ) 20.A.happy B. right C. sorry D. proud来源:www.shulihua.netwww.shulihua.net1.A show sb. sth. “给某人展示”。来源:www.shulihua.net2.C 由下文“纠正”别人（correcting）可知。3.B appreciate “感激”。由or at least learn something 可知。4.D 由上下文可知。5.A 此处作者反问：你曾经被别人“纠正”而感激不尽过吗？被你“纠正”过的人曾经“感激”过你吗？没有。6.C at ones expense意为“以牺牲为代价”。7.B 此处应是我们都“不喜欢”被别人“纠正”。来源:www.shulihua.net8.D 由后面的understand 可知。9.C 指我们内心的“欲望”。10.D 学会“倾听”别人的观点，才能得到别人的爱戴和尊敬。11.A be in the habit of 相当于have the habit of。12.B 由前面的“怨恨”及和前句的loved和respected相对比可知。13.C allow sb. sth. “允许某人拥有”。14.A 作者建议：别再老是“纠正”别人，故用stop doing (停止干)。15.C jump in 相当于break in （插话、打断别人）。16.D stand 意为“站得住脚、能成立”。17.B loving “友爱的”。18.A dream “梦想”。19.D 目睹别人因为正确而获得的“幸福”。20.B 由全文可知，这是作者议论的中心：让别人“对”吧。说明文型完形填空 (一)Almost everyone around us uses a phone. Phones provide a simple and efficient means to conduct work or _1_ social arrangements from day to day.Several times in course of a work day, you may be _2_ by phone with colleagues, students, lab assistants, secretaries or others on _3_ matters. If you want an appointment with your department head, you would _4_ call him and arrange a time with him. If you were unable to _5_ your appointment, or if you found you had to be late for it, you would phone and change the _6_. In this way, no one _7_ time waiting for someone who is not coming. If you want to buy something, you would “let your _8_ do the walking”. That is, you call _9_ to make sure the store has what you need. If it is an expensive item, you might call several stores to _10_ prices. If you want to take a train or plane, after finding out _11_ and prices, you can call to make a _12_； if you want to shop for clothes after work, you might call to ask how late the store is open _13_ you travel all the way there.Phones are easily _14_. In streets, you can see public phones in which you _15_ coins to make a call. Phones have _16_ answering services;