【由浙江省金华十校浙江省金华十校 2014 高考英语模拟试题改编高考英语模拟试题改编】完形填空。阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从 2140 各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C 和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题纸上将选项标号涂黑。How far would you walk to learn about something that interested you? When he was young, Jacob Lawrence often walked more than sixty 1 from his home in the Harlem section of New York City to the Metropolitan Museum of ArtJacob wanted to be a（n） 2 ，and he believed that studying the famous paintings 3 in that museum would help himIt was 1930,when many people were out of work, money was 4 and people suffered a lotStill the streets were 5 with energy and colorAs he walked through Harlem, Jacob looked hard at the people, the churches, and barbershops and so onHe 6 those images in his mind, along with the images of paintings he saw in the 7 Jacob came from a poor familyHis mother believed there was little chance 8 her son could grow up to be a successful painterShe wanted him to aim for something more 9 But Jacobs teacher, Alston, in an art program saw that he was talentedAlston 10 him how to use paints to make stage setsAs time passed, Alston let Jacob rent work space in his own studio That was an exciting place for a young black man 11 to become an artistMany creative people 12 there to talk about art, literature and historyFrom their 13 ,Jacob learned that history books often 14 the accomplishments of African AmericansHe decided to paint a sel1es of pictures describing the story of a black heroHe 15 Toussaint, who had helped free his people 16 French rulingMany people admired Jacobs pictures, but he needed 17 admirationTo help his family, he often had to work at jobs that 18 him away from paintingThen something encouraging happenedAn artist named Augusta got Jacob a jobFor eighteen months, Jacob was given a 19 to paint pictures For the first time, he felt like a 20 artist1A stepsB blocksC buildingsD avenues2A artistB tutorC scholarD official3A swingingB existingC hangingD twisting4A blankB looseC toughD tight5A linedB decoratedC associatedD filled6A storedB receivedC createdD remembered7A museumB studioC churchD street8A whetherB whichC thatD when9A preciousB practicalC standardD flexible10A recommendedB remindedC providedD showed11A hesitatingB strugglingC marchingD participating12A settledB wanderedC gatheredD rushed13A experiencesB performancesC accentsD conversations14A acknowledgedB accusedC ignoredD witnessed15A choseB acceptedC countedD employed16A againstB fromC forD with17A more thanB rather thanC other thanDless than18A brokeB gaveC permittedD took19A awardB titleC salaryD prize20A permanentB popularC positiveD professional【参考答案】120、BACDD AACBD BCDCA BADCD完形填空。阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从各题所给的 A、B、C 和 D 项中，选出最佳选项。A young man was getting ready to graduate from college, for many months he had _1_a beautiful sports car in a dealers showroom, and _2_his father could well _3_it, he told him that was all he wanted. On the morning of his graduation day his father called him into his own study and told him how _4_ he was to have such a fine son. He handed his son a beautiful gift box. _5_but slightly disappointed , the young man _6_ the box and found a lovely book, _7_ , he raised his voice at his father and said. ”_8_ all your money you give me a book?” And rushed out of the house _9_ the book in the study.He did not contact（联系）his father for a whole year _10_ one day he saw in the street an old man who looked like his father. He _11_ he had to go back home and see his father. When he arrived at his fathers house, he was told that his father had been in hospital for a week. The moment he was about to_12_ the hospital, he saw on the desk the _13_new book ,just as he had left it one _14_ ago, he opened it and began to _15_ the pages. Suddenly, a car key_16_ from an envelope taped behind the book , it had a tag（标签）with dealers name, the _17_dealer who had sports car he had _18_ on the tag was the _19_ of his graduation ,and the _20_ PAID IN FULL ( ) 1. A. expected B. enjoyed C. admired D. owned( ) 2 A. finding B. proving C. deciding D. knowing ( ) 3. A. afford B. offer C. keep D. like ( ) 4. A. encouraged B. comfortable C. proud D. moved ( ) 5. A. Nervous B. Serious C. Careful D. Curious ( ) 6. A. packed B. opened C. picked up D. put aside ( ) 7. A. Angrily B. Eagerly C. Calmly D. Anxiously ( ) 8. A. At B. From C. With D. To ( ) 9. A. toasting B. putting C. forgetting D. leaving ( ) 10. A. until B. as C. before D. unless ( ) 11. A. learned B. realized C. recognized D. admitted ( ) 12. A. get to B. search for C. turn to D. leave for ( ) 13. A. much B. still C. hardly D. quite ( ) 14. A. year