2012届高考英语二轮专题复习完形阅读强化综合训练148.docVIP

2012届高考英语二轮专题复习完形阅读强化综合训练（一百四十八） 完形填空 A little Scotch boy was sitting in his grandmother,s kitchen.He was 1 the red flames in the wide open fireplace(壁炉)and quietly wondering about the 2 of things.As a matter of fact,he was 3 wondering and always wanting to know. “Grandma,”he asked,“what makes the fire 4 ?” This was not the first time he had 5 his grandmother with questions that she could not 6 .So she went on with her preparations for 7 and paid no attention to his 8 .Above the fire an oldfashioned teakettle(茶壶)was 9 .The water within it was beginning to bubble(沸腾).A thin cloud of 10 was rising and soon the lid(盖子)began to11 .Yet when the boy peeped(窥视)under the lid he could see 12 .“Grandma,what is in the teakettle?”he asked. “Water,my child.Nothing but water,”answered his grandmother. “But I know there is something else in there.Something that 13 the lid and makes it shake,”he said. The grandmother laughed,“Oh,thats only steam.”The boy lifted the lid and looked 14 again.He could see nothing but the bubbling water.The steam could not be seen 15 after it was out of the kettle. “How strange”he said.“The steam must be very strong to lift the heavy iron lid” 1.A.watching B.making C.playing D.showing 2.A.results B.bases C.causes D.excuses 3.A.never B.always C.hardly D.seldom 4.A.burn B.grow C.change D.live 5.A.surprised B.interested C.frightened D.confused 6.A.accept B.remember C.answer D.offer 7.A.party B.supper C.study D.play 8.A.question B.behavior C.clothes D.expression 9.A.hanging B.rising C.flowing D.moving 10.A.water B.fog C.ice D.steam 11.A.leap B.ring C.shake