- 1 - 题型专项突破题型专项突破-Unit5 完形填空（人物篇）完形填空（人物篇） 一、 完形填空 1. Alfred Hitchcock is one of the best-known filmmakers in the world. This gentle-looking and overweight Englishman has connected the (1) audiences with most of the mysterious and frightening films (2) made. The 39 Steps made in 1939 was the (3) which made him famous outside (4) . He received many (5) from Hollywood, where he went to make Rebecca. This was the most expensive film he has made, (6) over a million dollars. This was (7) in Britain, (8) the budget (预算）was very small. But as soon as he started on Rebecca, the Second World War started. Like many (9) film people, Hitchcock decided to (10) in America，and was sometimes (11) a traitor (叛徒）at home. But he was too old to (12) ，and the British film industry had (13) down. He finished Rebecca and got (14) first Oscar, for the Best Film of the Year. He was (15) the first film director to (16) a TV star. In 1962, he started a TV (17) which showed mysterious and frightening stories, called Alfred Hitchcock Presents. This was a new (18) , for most of the Hollywood people hated television and didnt think it was worth trying at all. The audience loved Hitchcock, however, and he made more shows. These shows gave him more (19) to try a new idea and produce more and more (20) . (1) A. theatre B. cinema C. sports D. music (2) A. ever B. never C. still D. yet (3) A. book B. story C. play D. film (4) A. America B. France C. Britain D. Australia (5) A. offers B. emails C. letters D. telegrams (6) A. spending B. costing C. taking D. wasting (7) A. possible B. easy C. impossible D. interesting (8) A. why B. where C. there D. here - 2 - (9) A. another B. the other C. the same D. other (10) A. leave B. stay C. fight D. love (11) A. made B. forced C. called D. destroyed (12) A. fight B. eat C. talk D. sleep (13) A. started B. begun C. closed D. put (14) A. her B. their C. his D. its (15) A. also B. both C. all D. neither (16) A. become B. remain C. get D. stay (17) A. station B. show C. factory D. farm (18) A. idea B. nation C. shape D. attention (19) A. chances B. time C. money D. directions (20) A. plays B. stories C. poems D. problems 2. Mark Twains works are enjoyed worldwide. His (1) name was Samuel Langhorne Clemens and he was born (2) November 30, 1835, in the village of Florida, Monroe County, Missouri. After his fathers death in 1847, Twain was apprenticed (当学徒）to a printer and (3) for his brothers newspaper. Later, Twain worked as a licensed Mississippi riverboat pilot, (4) his name from the (5) (“Mark twain!”meaning by the mark of :two fathoms) used when sounding (探测）river (6) . After the Civil War (7) an end to the steamboat traffic, Clemens moved to Virginia City. On February 3, 1863, “Mark Twain” was born when he (8) a humorous travel account with his (9) name. In 1864, Twain went to San Francisco to (10) as a reporter. He traveled in France and Italy (11) his experiences were recorded in 1869 in The Innocent Abroad, (12) brought him (13) popularity, and (14) both American and European prejudices (偏见）and manners. In 1870, he (15) Olivia Langdon. Together they relocated to Hartford a year later. (16) Twain continued to lecture in the United States and England. Between 1876 and 1884 he published several masterpieces, (17) Tom Sawyer, the Prince and the Pauper, Life on the Mississippi, and Huckleberry Finn. - 3 - In the 1890s, Twain lost most of his earnings in (18) speculations and in the downhill of his own publishing firm. The death of his wife and his second daughter brought a (19) of gloom in the authors later years, which is seen in (20) and his autobiography. Twain died on April 21, 1910. (1) A. first B. real C. pen D. false (2) A. on B. in C. of D. at (3) A. stood B. applied C. wrote D. printed (4) A. received B. accepted C. bringing D. adopting (5) A. words B. call C. depth D. width (6) A. shallows B. widths C. banks D. sides (7) A. took B. brought C. led D. carried (8) A. wrote B. worked C. signed D. translated (9) A. original B. old C. given D. new (10) A. act B. work C. travel D. live (11) A. but B. or C. while D. and (12) A. that B. where C. which D. when (13) A. abroad B. narrow C. wide D. widely (14) A. made fun of B. have fun with C. play a fun at D. make laugh at (15) A. married with B. got married C. be married D. married (16) A. However B. Meanwhile C. Therefore D. Thus (17) A. included B. contained C. including D. containing (18) A. political B. educational C. physical D. financial (19) .A. sense B. thought C. feeling D. understanding (20) A. essays B. writings C. newspapers D. reports - 4 - 参考答案： 1. 答案：(1)-(5) BADCA (6)-(10) BCBDB (11)-(15) CACCA (16)-(20) ABAAB 解析：文章大意：本文主要介绍英国导演-希区柯克。 (1) 根据首句 Alfred Hitchcock is one of the best- known filmmakers in the world.可 知应选 cinema。 (2) 副词 ever 在这里意为“曾经” ，修饰过去分词 made。 (3)