1990年高考英语完形填空真题详解
While my father was an officer of the British army in South Africa, we lived in a ___1___ house. One ___2___ my father and sister and I were sitting together. He was ___3___ the window. I suddenly ___4___ that he was turning very pale. I sat ___5___, for I did not want to __6__ my sick sister. Soon father said in a ___7___ voice, “Kate and Joan, a friend of mine is ___8___ here to see me this evening, and I wish to be ___9___ him. Will you go up to your own room?” We ___10___, went to our room and closed the door.
Soon I heard a ___11___ like that of a door burst in, and then a climb of feet. They were hurrying ___12___ the narrow stairs. Fearing that there was ___13___ near, I seized the pistol(手枪) on the table. Then I heard my father cry out, "For God’s sake(快!), child, ___14___ the door. " I did so. To my horror(恐怖), I saw, ___15___ my father’s shoulder, a gorilla(大猩猩), the worst enemy of the soldier in ___16___. He was ___17___ my father. I raised the pistol and fired. The animal fell backwards with ___18___ loud cry. Father took the ___19___ smoking pistol from my hand, and fired another shot, which ___20___ the gorilla.
It happened that father had ___21___ us upstairs because he thought he would be able to ___22___ the door ––– which was twenty feet away –––___23___ the animal reached it. However, the gorilla was too ___24___ for him; and this was the cause of the ___25___ flight(逃跑) up the stairs.
1. A. two-storeyed B. two storeyed C. two-storeys D. two storeys
2. A. o’clock B. night C. evening D. time
3. A. towards B. opposite C. inside D. behind
4. A. knew B. learned C. felt D. noticed
5. A. still B. lonely C. sadly D. unhappily
6. A. hurt B. frighten C. lose D. trouble
7. A. loud B. sad C. calm D. pleasant
8. A. moving B. staying C. running D. coming
9. A. friendly to B. alone with C. helpful to D. careful with
10. A. promised B. trembled C. obeyed D. replied
11. A. sound B. cry C. voice D. shout
12. A. to B. down C. through D. up
13. A. some difficulty B. a thief C. some danger D. an accident
14. A. open B. close C. pull D. draw
15. A. on B. above C. over D. from
16. A. South America B. Africa C. South Asia D. Europe
17. A. aiming at B. marching towards C. shooting at D. running after
18. A. an exciting B. a calm C. an angry D. a natural
19. A. still B. yet C. even D. already
20. A. hit B. murdered C. frightened D. killed
21. A. taken B. sent C. driven D. forced
22. A. push B. lock C. guard D. defend
23. A. until B. when C. before D. though
24. A. quick B. huge C. heavy D. stupid
25. A. anxious B. fearless C. excited D. hurried

1991年高考英语完形填空真题详解
It was a cold winter’s afternoon, Robert stopped for a moment as he crossed the bridge and looked down at the river below. There were hardly any ___1___ on the river. ___2___ the bridge, however, almost directly below, ___3___ was a small canoe(独木舟), with a boy in it. He was ___4___ wearing many clothes, Robert ___5___. He shivered(打了个寒颤) and walked on.
___6___ he heard a cry. “Help! Help!” The cry ___7___ from the river. Robert looked down. The boy was ___8___ the water and his canoe was ___9___ away, “Help! Help!” he called again.
Robert was a good ___10___. Taking off his clothes, he ___11___ into the river. The ___12___ water made him tremble all over, ___13___ in a few seconds he reached the ___14___. “Don’t be afraid,” he said and started to swim towards the river bank, ___15___ the boy with him. But at that ___16___ he noticed a large motor boat under the bridge. There were several people on the boat, all___17___in his direction. Robert ___18___ to swim towards the boat.
“Give me a hand,” he shouted ___19___ he got near the boat. He ___20___ up into a row of faces. “It’s funny,” he thought. “They look so ___21___.” Silently they helped the boy into the boat and ___22___ him in a blanket. But they did not move to ___23___ Robert.
“Aren’t you going to pull me ___24___ too?” Robert asked.
“You!” said one of the men. Robert noticed that he was standing next to a large ___25___. “You! Why, we were making a film and you spoiled(破坏) a whole afternoon’s work! You can stay in the water.”
1. A. fish B. boats C. waves D. sounds
2. A. From B. Towards C. Near D. Beyond
3. A. there B. it C. where D. that
4. A. then B. also C. only D. not
5. A. noticed B. saw C. guessed D. said
6. A. Till then B. Just then C. Far away D. From there
7. A. happened B. went C. arrived D. came
8. A. on B. within C. in D. under
9. A. running B. floating C. flowing D. pulling
10. A. swimmer B. guard C. soldier D. sportsman
11. A. threw B. looked C. dived D. turned
12. A. deep B. cool C. dirty D. cold
13. A. but B. so C. and D. or
14. A. canoe B. bank C. boy D. bridge
15. A. pushing B. dragging C. holding D. catching
16. A. place B. period C. second D. moment
17. A. seeing B. smiling C. looking D. shouting
18. A. decided B. went C. agreed D. promised
19. A. while B. till C. for D. as
20. A. turned B. looked C. hurried D. stood
21. A. nervous B. afraid C. excited D. angry
22. A. wrapped B. left C. placed D. threw
23. A. save B. thank C. help D. wrap
24. A. on B. out C. away D. off
25. A. boat B. blanket C. camera D. screen

【答案与解释】
通读短文，把握大意：一个寒冷的冬天的下午，罗伯特在过一座桥时，忽听一个小男孩在桥下呼救。罗伯特脱衣下水救小孩，但到最后却发现那是在拍电影，自己做了“好事”，不但没受到赞扬，反而受到责备。
1. B。选 D 显然不行，因为前面说罗伯特往桥下一“看”(looked down at the river below)，其结果不应是“声音”(sounds)；另外按照一般的常识：一个人在一个寒冷的冬天过桥时，他往桥下一看，他所注意的不会是河面上是否有“鱼(fish)”或者“波浪(waves)”，而应是“船(boats)”——河上无船，正说明天气“寒冷”。
2. C。此题选 B 显然不行，因为 towards 意为“朝…”，具有动态性，与语境不合；若选 beyond(在…之外或那边)，与下文的 almost directly below 所表示的语境不合；若选 from 也不行，因为这其实是一个存在句的地点状语，表示位置。
3. A。从上下文看这应是一个存在句，故用 there be 句型。
4. D。由于下文有罗伯特“打了个寒颤”这样的语境，所以可以推知这个小孩应该是“没(not)”穿很多衣服。
5. A。这是一个宾语从句前置的句子，正常语序应是：Robert noticed that he was not wearing many clothes. 此题若选 C, D 显然不合语境；若选 B 也不行，因为按照常识，一个桥上的人看一个桥下的人，这个人穿的衣服是多是少，他只能是“注意到(notice)”而不应是“看见(see)”。
6. B。从上文看，罗伯特打了个寒颤就准备继续往前走。然而“就在这时(just then)”，他听到了呼救声。
7. D。此题答案可从语境及语感很容易地推出(注意 come from 意为“来自”)。
8. C。此题 A(on), D(under) 显然不合语境；而 B 虽有些接近语境的要求，但within 表示的“不超过”、“不多于”、“在…里面”等，还是与语境不符合。
9. B。此题选 A、D 均不合语境，因为 his canoe 不可能 running, pulling；选项 C(flowing)意为“流，流动”，也不合语境。
10. A。下文要说罗伯特脱衣下水救人，这当然是说他是一个出色的 swimmer。
11. C。既然是脱衣救人，当然是要“潜入(dive into)”水中。
12. D。这是一个寒冷的冬天的下午， 罗伯特现在潜入水中， 当然是“寒冷的 (cold)”水使他浑身颤抖。
13. A。请注意语意的转折：虽然冷得发抖,“但(but)”还是没用几分钟就游到了小孩这儿来。
14. C。下水的目的是为了救小孩，当然是要到“小孩(boy)”这儿来。
15. B。水中救人本不是件容易的事，加上这又是一个寒冷的冬天， 就更是难上加难，所以这里用 drag 表示“拖”(强调笨重)。
16. D。从语境可显然看出：这里的意思是“就在那时(at that moment)”。
17. C。选项 B(smiling)与下文的“生气(angry)”不符合；选项 D( shouting) 与下文的“默默地(silently)”不符合；选项 A(seeing) 表示的是结果不合语 意。
18. A。此处填 C(agreed), D(promised)显然不行，因为上文并没有哪个人叫他 往船这边游来，所以这里并不存在“同意(agreed)”或“答应(promised)”的问题。A、B 相比，显然A(decided)更符合语境，因为罗伯特发现桥下有汽艇，且 汽艇上人都往他这边看，所以他“决定”(decided)往汽艇这边游来。
19. D。此题若选 B(till) 或C(for)，显然不合语境；选 A(while)虽然与语境有些接近，但由于引导的从句通常要是一个持续性的谓语， 而不能是终止性的谓 语。
20. B。从语境来看，只有 B(looked) 讲得通，由于罗伯特是在水里，所以他看汽艇上的人，要“抬起头来(looked up)”。
21. D。从下文语境来看：汽艇上的人是在拍电影，现在他们整个下午的工作被 罗伯特破坏，所以这些人看起来很“生气”(angry)。
22. A。一个寒冷的冬天的下午，一个落水小孩被救上汽艇，同学们可以很容易 地想到：该用毯子把他怎么样呢? 当然是“包(wrapped)”起来。
23. C。小孩被救上汽艇，罗伯特还在水中，此时由于他并不存在生命危险，所以并不需要“救命(save)”，又因为连汽艇还没上来，不存在用毯子“包(wrap)”；至于“感谢(thank)”，从整个语境看那就更谈不上了。
24. B。pull out 在这里指从水里拉出来(即从水里拉到汽艇上来)。
25. C。由于下文说这些人是在拍电影，所以这时罗伯特注意到跟他说话的这个是站在一部大“摄影机(camera)”旁。

1992年高考英语完形填空真题详解
The lecture on smoking was over at last. As we boys were rushing towards the playground, Ji***ipped by the table. The watch, which Mrs Smith had ___1___ on the table as she started her lecture, disappeared.
We were ___2___ to go back for class again when the headmaster called us ___3___ and said, I’ve got a little ___4___ for you boys. Mrs Smith has just lost her watch on the playground. This kind of thing has happened ___5___, she says ---- it just ___6___ off her wrist(手腕). So, look around for it, will you? ___7___ if you’re clever enough to find it. Let’s ___8___ it clear the boy who does ___9___ will get a useful reward(奖赏).
At once we started looking for the watch. Everybody wished to be the ___10___ one. Suddenly, Jim stopped and bent down as if to ___11___ something. And ___12___ he was in front of Mrs Smith, all smiles, ___13___ the watch to her.
Mrs Smith, however, didn’t seem at all ___14___.In fact, she looked angry. She took the watch without ___15___ a “Thank you”.
Jim got ___16___ a large piece of paper from the headmaster, who ___17___ him to write a composition ___18___ the dangers of smoking. What could ___19___ Jim write about? He hadn’t listened to the lecture and had nothing to say on the ___20___.
1. A. seen B. dropped C. fond D. laid
2. A. about B. able C. sorry D. sure
3. A. forward B. together C. straight D. out
4. A. fun B. trick C. job D. prize
5. A. before B. now C. here D. there
6. A. goes B. throws C. slips D. falls
7. A. Say B. See C. Guess D. Check
8. A. get B. put C. make D. keep
9. A. this B. such C. that D. so
10. A. lucky B. quick C. early D. worthy
11. A. put down B. give away C. find out D. pick up
12. A. the following moment B. the next moment
C. for a moment D. just a moment
13. A. handing out B. turning in C. giving up D. sending back
14. A. pleased B. hurt C. interested D. worried
15. A. just B. ever C. even D. almost
16. A. her punishment B. her prize C. his job D. his reward
17. A. had B. made C. told D. helped
18. A. of B. on C. in D. at
19. A. poor B. nervous C. quick D. good
20. A. lecture B. point C. matter D. subject

【答案与解释】
Mrs Smith 在一次演讲中，不慎将手表“遗失”，其后校长智查丢失手表。
1. D。因史密斯太太在演讲前，是把表“放”(laid)在桌上。
2. A。从语境看，这里意思是说：我们正要(be about to)…，这时(when)…。请注意其后的 when 一词在这里的含义和作用。
3. B。因为校长是要把孩子们召集起来(call us together)，以便叫他们去“找”丢失的手表。
4. C。校长叫孩子们去做一件事或工作(job)，即“找手表”。
5. A / 6. C。校长知道这表是某个孩子偷去了，但又不知道具体是哪一个， 所以他假装说这表是史密斯太太不慎丢了，叫孩子们帮她找一找。为了使孩子们更加相信，校长又说：这表只是从史密斯太太手腕中不知不觉地“滑”(slips)下去的，并且说这事“以前”(before)也发生过。
7. B。这里 See = Let’s see。
8. C。注意搭配 make sth clear (表明清楚)，原句中 it 的是形式宾语，其真正的宾语是后面的(that) the boy who does so will get a useful reward.
9. D。这里的 do so 是指前面提到的 to find it(the watch)。
10. A。因当时孩子们没搞清校长的实际意思，以为是真的要他们从地上去找表，并认为找到表者真的有奖，所以都开始找表，并希望自己有幸(lucky)找到这块手表。
11. D。这里指 Jim 假装弯腰捡(pick up)东西。请注意这句中的 as if(好像)对整篇短文的影响。既然是弯腰好像(as if)捡东西，那么实际就不是真的捡东西，所以他后来交给老师的手表就不是捡的，而是偷的。
12. B / 13. B。此处的语境是：Jim“捡”起手表，然后(the next moment) 就满面笑容地(all smiles)跑到史密斯太太面前，将表交给(turning in)了她。
14. A /15.C。这里请注意 however(但是), in fact(事实上),angry(生气的)等这些关键性的语境词。按照一般常识，你丢了东西，别人捡到东西交给你，你应该表示感谢和高兴。由于本句用了 however 这个词表示转折，所以这里的 Mrs Smith 并不高兴(not...pleased)，甚至看起来还很生气(angry)。也正因为有了这样的上文，所以才有这样的下文：Mrs Smith把表拿走“甚至”(even)连谢谢都没说一句。至此我们再联系前文：校长和史密斯太太不是不知道这表是被偷去的，他们用了这样一个计谋，现在使吉姆乖乖地把表交出来。这样一来，前后的意思也就顺理成章了。
16. D。注意前文提供的语境：Let’s make it clear the boy who does so will get a useful reward.
17. C。这里选D显然不合语境要求，而 A、B 两个答案与后面的不定式 to write... 不能搭配。
18. B。这里的 on 意为“关于”。
19. A。这里的 poor 意为“可怜”，联系上文，这是显然的最佳答案。
20. D。subject 在这里指 the dangers of smoking 这个“主题”。


【答案与解释】
珠宝商 Jenkins 以假乱真，骗取价值连城的钻石戒指，后来假戒指遇火受损引出追查偷梁换柱者，最终 Jenkins 被抓获并被判刑。
1. D /2 A。为了达到以假乱真的目的，当然要使假品极像(exactly like)真品。也正因为是“极像”，所以店主才“毫无疑问地接受了它”(accepted it without a question)。
3. D。从含义上看，这里应填“更有价值”这样的意思，所以似乎 A、B 都行，但由于 worthy 表示“有价值”时往往含有反语意味(见《牛津现代高级英汉双 解词典》)，故不宜选择。
4. A。从下文的“向飞机走去”这一语境，可知这里应是填 flew(飞)。
5. B。前文已告诉我们：这位珠宝商是先做了一个价值 57000 英镑的钻石戒指 (这是 the first one)，后才照此做了个仿制品(这是 the second one)。
6. C。指戒指买主将遇火受损的次品戒指“带来”(brought)退货。
7. C。请注意该句中的 high, pay 这两个词，能与它们搭配且意义通顺的只有 price。
8. A。这里指陈述事情经过，即“事实”(facts)。
9. B。汽车起火，当然是出了“事故”(accident)。
10. C。在这次事故中，人幸免一死，而戒指却在火中受损，前后意思转折，所以选 but。
11. B。火毁戒指，自然是由于火之“高温”(heat)。
12. B。事实面前，店主不得不“承认”(agree)。
13. D。这里的 ever 意为“曾经”，注意其前的否定词 no，两者结合起来意为“未曾”，刚好合其语境。
14. A。这里的 real(真) 与下文的 faulty(假) 相对。
15. D。请注意：从语境上看，其后的 it 指的应该是 Someone had taken the real diamond and put a faulty one in its place 这件事， 而不是指 diamond ring 这个东西。所以要选 did 这个动词。
16. C。从常识上看，这里应是将戒指的照片登在“报纸”上，况且其后一行也有 in the papers 这样的暗示。
17. D。从语境上看，这里选 saw(见过)和 recognized(认出)这两个动词均可，但细心的考生会觉得若选 saw，则应用过去完成时态(had seen)才合逻辑。
18. A。这里的 showed 指的是“刊登”。
19. C。表示“带花(手表、项链、戒指等)”，均用动词 wear。
20. B。从前文可知，是一位“妇女”(women)带着一个大钻石戒指。


1994年高考英语完形填空真题详解
It was an early morning in summer. In the streets, sleepy-eyed people were moving quickly, heading towards their ___1___. This was the beginning of another ___2___ day in New York City. ___3___this day was to be different.
Waiting ___4___ the crowded streets, on top of a ___5___ 110 stories high, was Philippe Petit. This daring Frenchman was about to ___6___ a tightrope(绷索) between the two towers of the World Trade Center.
Philippe took his first ___7___ with great care. The wire held. Now he was ___8___ he could do ___9__ only a balancing pole. Philippe walked his way across, a ___10___ of 131 feet.
Soon the rush-hour ___11___ began to notice. What a ___12___! There, 1350 feet above the street, a ___13___ figure was walking on air.
Philippe made seven ___14___, back and forth(来回). He wasn’t satisfied with just ___15___. At times he would turn, sit down, and ___16___ go on his knees. Once, he had the astonishing ___17___ to lie down on the thin thread. And thousands of ___18___ watchers stared with their hearts beating fast.
After the forty-five-minute ___19___, Philippe was taken to the police station. He was asked ___20___ he did it. Philippe shrugged(耸肩) and said, “When I see two tall buildings, I walk.”
1. A. job B. homes C. buses D. offices
2. A. working B. hot C. same D. ordinary
3. A. And B. So C. But D. Thus
4. A. for B. in C. by D. above
5. A. roof B. position C. wall D. building
6. A. throw B. walk C. climb D. fix
7. A. act B. landing C. step D. trip
8. A. sure B. uncertain C. glad D. nervous
9. A. Through B. Against C. With D. On
10. A. distance B. height C. space D. rope
11. A. streets B. crowds C. passengers D. city
12. A. height B. pleasure C. wonder D. danger
13. A. great B. strange C. public D. tiny
14. A. experiment B. circles C. trips D. movements
15. A. walking B. staying C. acting D. showing
16. A. almost B. even C. often D. rather
17. A. spirit B. result C. strength D. courage
18. A. patient B. terrified C. pleased D. enjoyable
19. A. show B. trick C. try D. program
20. A. how B. why C. whether D. when

【答案与解析】
一个夏天的早晨，一个人在110 层楼的高空走绷索，并作了不少精彩表演，同时也引来了不少来往行人的围观。
1. A。因为是一大清早，所以不应是赶回家，因此排除 B；而选项 C、D都因为其含义太狭窄(去赶车或去办公室)而不能被选择。
2. D。从前文看：一个夏天的早晨，睡意未醒的人们匆匆赶去上班，这是一个普通的(ordinary)画面、平常的(ordinary)一天。
3. C。前面说这是普通的一天，而这里又说这一天将会有所不同，意思转折。
4. D。从下文可知：Philippe Petit 是在 110 层的高楼上走绷索，所以他是等候在这拥挤的街道“之上”(above)。
5. D。既然有110 层(stories)之高，这显然是指 building，因为其他几个选项均不具备“层”(stories)这样的内涵。
6. B。从下文看：这是“走绷索”，其他选项显然不合其语境。
7. C。这里是指：小心地走了第一步(step)，语感好的考生多少也会意识到 take a step 是习惯搭配。
8. A。从下文看：他走绷索动作十分熟练；不仅能在绷索上走，而且能在上面坐下、跪下甚至转身等。所以这里当他开始拿着平衡棍走绷索时，他应是很“有把握”(sure)。
9. C。这里的 with 意为“用”。
10. A。从上文看，这绷索是“在世界贸易中心的两个塔之间”，所以他走过的是一段 131 英尺宽的“距离”。
11. B。从其后的 began to notice(开始注意)可知其主语应是“人”，因此可以排除 A和D；又因为 passengers 意为“乘客”，显然不合题意。
12. C。一个人在 1350 英尺高(110层楼高)的高空中走绷索，这当然是“奇迹”(wonder)。
13. D。在地面上看 1350 英尺高的空中的一个人影， 这个人肯定“很小”(tiny)。
14. C。从语境(尤其是其后的 back and forth)显然可以看出只有 C 才最适合。
15. A。从上文可知(同时请注意 just 这个词对语境的影响)。
16. B。从前后动作的难度来看，显然 go on his knees 要比前面的 turn, sit down 要难，所以这里用 even(甚至)这个词来表示这种更一步的意思。
17. D。能在这样的高空作这样精彩的表演，已很不容易。 而这里文章又说他有一次还在这细细的绷索上“躺下”(lie down)，这当然需要“胆量”或“勇气”(courage)。
18. B。从常识可知。另外其后的 with their hearts beating fast 也在一定的程度上暗示我们这里应填 terrified。
19. A。从上文可知这是一场 45 分钟的“表演”(show)。
20. B。从上文显然可知。


1995年高考英语完形填空真题详解
Washoe is a young chimpanzee(黑猩猩). She is no ___1___ chimpanzee, though. Scientists are doing a research ___2___ her. They want to see how civilized(驯化) she can ___3___. Already she does many things a human being can do.
For example, she has been learning how to exchange ___4___ with people. The scientists are teaching her ___5___ language. When she wants to be picked ___6___, Washoe points up with one finger. She rubs her teeth with her finger ___7___ she wants to brush her teeth. This is done after every meal.
Washoe has also been ___8___ to think out and find answers to problems. Once she was put in a ___9___ with food hanging from the ceiling. It was too high to ___10___. After she considered the ___11___, she got a tall box to stand ___12___. The food was still too high to be reached. Washoe found a ___13___ pole. Then she climbed onto the ___14___, grasped the pole, and ___15___ down the food with the pole.
Washoe ___16___ like a human, too. The scientists keep her in a fully furnished(家具齐全的) house. After a hard ___17___ in the laboratory, she goes home. ___18___ she plays with her toys. She ___19___ enjoys watching television before going to bed.
Scientists hope to ___20___ more about people by studying our closest relative(亲属) — chimpanzee.
1. A. foolish B. ordinary C. special D. simple
2. A. for B. by C. to D. on
3. A. experience B. change C. develop D. become
4. A. actions B. views C. messages D. feelings
5. A. sign B. human C. spoken D. foreign
6. A. out B. at C. on D. up
7. A. when B. until C. since D. while
8. A. raised B. trained C. ordered D. led
9. A. cave B. zoo C. room D. museum
10. A. pull B. see C. eat D. reach
11. A. problem B. position C. food D. ceiling
12. A. by B. on C. up D. with
13. A. straight B. strong C. long D. big
14. A. wall B. box C. ceiling D. pole
15. A. knocked B. picked C. took D. shocked
16. A. lives B. acts C. thinks D. plays
17. A. task B. lesson C. day D. time
18. A. Here B. There C. So D. Then
19. A. quite B. already C. even D. still
20. A. observe B. discover C. gain D. learn

【答案与解析】科学家通过实验测试黑猩猩所能驯化的程度。
1. B。句中的 though 是副词，意为“可是”，根据下文描述的实验情况可知“这只黑猩猩不是一只 ordinary(普通的)黑猩猩”。
2. D。do a research on 意为“对…进行研究”。
3. D。四个选项中只有 become 是连系动词，其后接形容词 civilized 作表语。
4. C。下文说到：当黑猩猩想要被抱起时，她将手指向上指；当她想要刷牙时，则用手指刮牙齿。这说明她与人们交换的是“信息”，即 message。
5. A。根据下文：当黑猩猩想要被抱起时，她将手指向上指；当她想要刷牙时，她则用手指刮牙齿。这说明黑猩猩用的是“手势语”，即 sign language。
6. D。pick up 有很多意思，如表示：拿起，捡起；收拾，整理；学会；(用车)来接，去取；改进，改善；重新开始，继续；感染(疾病、坏习惯)等。它在本句中的意思是“抱起”。
7. A。根据上一句的结构可推知。
8. B。根据下文的语境可推知。
9. C。注意本句后面的信息词 ceiling(天花板)。根据常识，四个选项中只有 C 才具备有 ceiling。
10.D。根据后面的 The food was still too high to be reached 可推知答案。
11. A。根据上文的 ... to think out and find answers to problems 可知此处应填 problems。
12. B。黑猩猩弄来盒子是为了增加高度，所以她应站在箱子之上，即填介词 on。
13. C。站在箱子上，高度仍不够，故又弄来一根 pole(竿)。根据常识，在此情况下，这 pole 的特征应是 long。
14. B。根据上文可知。
15. A。根据常识和语境，黑猩猩此时应是用竿 knock 食物。
16. A。从本段后面内容可知，这只黑猩猩是像人一样在“生活”(live)。
17. C。根据下文语境用排除法可推知答案。
18. B。根据上文可知这里的 there 指“在家里”。
19. C。对于黑猩猩来说，enjoys watching television before going to bed 显然比 play with toys 更不常见，故用even(甚至)强调后者。
20. D。learn 的意思是“了解”，即指通过研究黑猩猩来“了解”人类自己。


4. C。in bed 为固定词组，意为“在床上”。每天早上都端饭让儿子在床上吃——这充分体现了 Fant 对儿子的溺爱，为下文作铺垫。
5. B。to read 为修饰 the papers 的定语，两者为动宾关系。
6. A。这是作者在反面衬托：不是 John 太懒不工作。
7. D。指 John 曾经试做过几个 jobs (下文有具体介绍)。
8. C。根据下文可知，John 每做一项工作都要犯一些很“低级”的错误。此处填 break，指他作为窗户清洁时打碎玻璃。注意作者用 in first week, managed to, at least 等所表达的语气。
9. C。根据下文的 …on his second day a passenger stole his bag with all the fares collected 可知，他 became 一名公共汽车售票员。
10. A。on his second day 指“在他上班的第二天”。
11. B。even 表示“甚至”，表示强调。
12. C。because 引出失去邮递员工作的原因。
13. D。根据上文所列举的 John 所遭遇的一连串失败，可以推知此处应填 no。
14. D。由于没有适合的工作可做，所以最后“决定”参军。
15. A。根据下文提到的表示结果的 that she told the news to all her neighbours，可以推知 Mrs. Fant 对儿子参军一事很激动(excited)。
16. C。结合上文，同时比较四个选项，news(消息)在此最合适。
17. B。ever 在此表示“曾经”，在此指“曾经有过的最优秀的士兵”。
18. C。when 引导定语从句修饰 the great day。
19. A。根据作者对 Mrs. Fant 整体描述，尤其是她的 He is going to be the best soldier there ever was, I can tell you 可以推知，这是一位 proud mother。
20. B。Ella Fant 一大早就赶进城，其目的是想在人群中找到一个好位置(position)。
21. D。与 John 一起在队伍中接受检阅的应是他的 fellow soldiers (战友)。
22. A。couldn’t help doing sth 是固定表达，其意为“忍不住做某事”。这里指的是当人们看到只有 John 一个人的步伐与大家不一致的时候，忍不住嘲笑他。
23. B。由于 Ella Fant 过分相信自己的儿子，认为做什么事都只有她的儿子才是最棒的，所以即使在自己的儿子步伐与大家不一致时，她还认为是别人的步伐与她儿子的不一致，并高喊 Isn’t he the best! 由此可推知，此时的 Ella Fant 心中恐怕只有 happiness。
24. A。根据后一句 They’re all out of step except my John! 可知，此处应 them，以保持前后人称一致。
25. D。out of pace 意为“步伐不一致”，注意联系上文的 … laughing at the one who couldn’t keep pace with the others。

2000年高考英语完形填空真题详解(北京春季卷)
My Experience in a Free School
At first I couldn’t believe it! There were no ___1___ in rows; no bells rang; no one had to go to ___2___. Although we all lived 搃n? ___3___ made us go to bed at a certain time; there was no 搇ights out?
The ___4___ thing was that practically all the students went to class, ___5___ very few people stayed up late at night. Only the new people stayed up or ___6___ class. The new ones always went wild ___7___, but this never lasted long. The ___8___ took some getting used to. Our teachers treated us like ___9___; never did we have to ___10___ “stand up”, “sit down”, “speak out”. I don’t ___11___ one student who didn’t try his best.
The subjects were the same as those in ___12___ school, but what a difference in the approach(方式)! For example, in botany(植物学) we had ___13___ classes in the spring or fall, but instead we ___14___ two gardens, a vegetable garden and a flower garden. ___15___ in winter we each studied a few ___16___ things about what we had grown. In math the students built three different kinds of storerooms ?small ones ___17___, but usable. They did this instead of having lessons in the classroom. They really had a ___18___ time too, designing everything, drawing the blueprints, ___19___ the angles(角度) and so on. I didn’t take ___20___. I can’t stand it! Besides, I could do the basic things with numbers. That’s ___21___!
___22___ I think I am a ___23___ person for having gone to the school. I can read and write as well as anyone else my age, and I can think better. That’s probably a real big ___24___ between the free school and regular school ?the amount of ___25___.
1. A. desks B. lights C. students D. buildings
2. A. home B. bed C. class D. work
3. A. anybody B. nobody C. teachers D. parents
4. A. sad B. last C. good D. strange
5. A. and B. but C. so D. yet
6. A. attended B. took C. missed D. studied
7. A. from then on B. at first C. once more D. just then
8. A. freedom B. habit C. time D. people
9. A. workers B. pupils C. gardeners D. grown-ups
10. A. understand B. study C. play D. say
11. A. hear from B. feel like C. think about D. know of
12. A. night B. regular C. small D. real
13. A. all B. short C. no D. indoor
14. A. planted B. studied C. drew D. toured
15. A. Still B. Then C. Yet D. Next
16. A. wild B. successful C. usual D. particular
17. A. as well B. after a whileC. of course D. as a result
18. A. funny B. great C. convenient D. thoughtful
19. A. looking out B. taking out C. finding out D. figuring out
20. A. math B. care C. botany D. notice
21. A. dull B. interesting C. enough D. dangerous
22. A. On the whole B. Once again C. Sooner or later D. After a while
23. A. careful B. better C. busier D. lovely
24. A. problem B. chance C. difference D. change
25. A. reading B. gardening C. teaching D. thinking


【答案与解析】
本文讲述了“我”在一所 free school 的经历。free school 与一般学校不同：教室里没有成排的桌椅，没有上课的铃声，学生可以不必在教室上课，也不必按时就寝…总之，free school 充分体现 free。但是令“我”意想不到的是，那儿的学生却非常自觉。
1. A。根据常识和题目中提到的 free school以及空格后的in rows，可知答案选A。
2 C。由于学校一切都很 free，不仅没有上课的铃声，而且也没有人要求学生一定要去上课(go to class)。
3. B。根据前面几句的句意和句子结构可知答案选 B。
4. D。在一般人看来，在如此 free 的学校里，学生一定会为所欲为，但事实完全不是那样，所以作者这是件很“奇怪的”(strange)事。（注：本句中的 practically 意为“几乎”）
5. A。and 表并列关系。
6. C。作者在此将新生与老生作了个对照：老生按时上课和就寝，而有的新生则熬夜(即不按时就寝)和缺课(miss class)。
7. B。根据其后的 but this never lasted long 可知此处应填 at first(起初)。
8. A。指学生需要一定的时间来适应 free school 里的这种特殊的“自由”(freedom)。此句也可说成 It took the students some time to get used to the freedom。
9. D。一般情况下，老师都把学生当孩子看待，但这里的老师却把学生当作grown-ups(成年人)看待——这也是 free school 与一般学校不同的地方。
10. C。比较四个选项，同时联系空格后用作宾语的 stand up, sit down, speak out，可知选 C 最佳。这里的 play 表示“做”，同时含有“表演”的意思。
11. D。比较四个短语的意思可知 D 最佳。
12. B。答案依据是文章最后一句…between the free school and the regular school。
13. C。/ 14. A。春秋两季不上植物课，取而代之去 …planted two gardens, a vegetable garden and a flower garden——这正是这所 free school 与一般学校不同之处。
15. B。then 表示时间顺序。即春秋先播种，然后冬天再研究所种植物。
16. D。particular 在此表示“特定的”。
17. C。在数学课上同学们学习建造储藏室——这当然(of course)是小房子而不是大房子。
18. B。had a great time 意为“过得愉快”。
19. D。figure out 意为“算出”。如：Please figure out the total cost. 请计算出总费用。
20. A。作者在文中介绍 free school 中的一般情况时，均用了主语 we，但在谈到 math 时，作者则说 In math the students built… / They did this… / They really had… 等，这说明作者把自己排除在学数学之外，故此题 A。I didn’t take math 的意思是“我没有选修数学”。
21. C。作者没有选修数学有两方面的原因：一是认为他受不了学数学过程中的设计、绘图、计算等烦琐事；二是认为只要会进行基本的数字运算，就够(enough)了。
22. A。on the whole(总的说来)在此表示概括和总结。
23. B。作者认为自己与同龄人一样能读会写，而且能 think better，所以他认为自己“更优秀”(better)。
24. C。这是在概括 free school 与 regular school 的区别。
25. D。由于作者与同龄人一样能读会写，而且能 think better，这说明 free school 与 regular school 的最大区别就在于 the amount of thinking。


2000年高考英语完形填空真题详解(全国卷)
I climbed the stairs slowly, carrying a big suitcase, my father following with two more. By the time I got to the third floor, I was ___1___ and at the same time feeling lonely. Worse still, Dad ___2___ a step and fell, sending my new suitcases ___3___ down the stairs. “Damn!” he screamed, his face turning red. I knew ___4___ was ahead. Whenever Dad’s face turns red, ___5___.
How could I ever ___6___ him to finish unloading the car ___7___ screaming at me and making a scene in front of the other girls, girls I would have to spend the ___8___ of the year with? Doors were opening and faces peering out(探出), as Dad walked ___9___ close behind. I felt it in my bones that my college life was getting off to a(n) ___10___ start.
“__11___ the room, quickly,” I thought. “Get him into a chair and calmed down.” But ___12___, would there be a chair in Room 316? Or would it be a(n) ___13___ room?
___14___ I turned the key in the lock and ___15___ the door open, with Dad ___16___ complaining(抱怨) about a hurting knee or something. I put my head in, expecting the ___17___. But to my ___18___, the room wasn’t empty at all! It had furniture, curtains, a TV, and seven paintings on the walls.
And there on a well-made bed sat Amy, my new ___19___, dressed neatly, greeting me with a nod, she said in a soft voice, “Hi, you must be Cori.” Then, she ___20___ the music and looked over at ___21___, “And of course, you’re Mr. Faber,” she said ___22___. “Would you like a glass of iced tea?” Dad’s face turned decidedly ___23___ before he could bring out a “yes”.
I knew ___24___ that Amy and I would be ___25___ and my first year of college would be a success.
1. A. helpless B. lazy C. anxious D. tired
2. A. took B. minded C. missed D. picked
3. A. rolling B. passin***ropping D. turning
4. A. suffering B. difficulty C. trouble D. danger
5. A. go ahead B. look out C. hold on D. give up
6. A. lead B. help C. encourage D. get
7. A. after B. without C. while D. besides
8. A. best B. beginning C. end D. rest
9. A. with difficulty B. in a hurry C. with firm steps D. in wonder
10. A. fresh B. in a hurry C. bad D. unfair
11. A. Search B. Find C. Enter D. Book
12. A. in fact B. by chance C. once more D. then again
13. A. small B. empty C. new D. neat
14. A. Finally B. Meanwhile C. Sooner or later D. At the moment
15. A. knocked B. forced C. pushed D. tried
16. A. yet B. only C. even D. still
17. A. worst B. chair C. best D. tea
18. A. regret B. disappointment C. surprise D. knowledge
19. A. roommate B. classmate C. neighbour D. companion
20. A. turned on B. turned down C. played D. enjoyed
21. A. Dad B. me C. the door D. the floor
22. A. questioning B. wondering C. smiling D. guessing
23. A. red B. less pale C. less red D. pale
24. A. soon B. there C. later D. then
25. A. sisters B. friends C. students D. fellows