湖南省高考英语 专题检测卷（十四）完形填空.docVIP

完形填空 （建议用时：20分钟） (2013·衡阳模拟) Section A Directions: For each blank in the following passage there are four words or phrases marked A, B, C and D. Fill in each blank with the word or phrase that best fits the context. 　　An old farmer lived on a farm in the mountains with his young grandson. Each morning Grandpa was up early sitting at the kitchen table　1　his Bhagavat Geeta(《薄伽梵歌》). His grandson wanted to be just like him and tried to imitate him in every way he could. One day the grandson asked, “Grandpa! I try to read the Bhagavat Geeta just like you but I don’t understand it. and I forgot what I did understand as soon as I closed the book. What　2　does reading do? ” The Grandfather quietly turned from putting coal in the stove and replied. “Take this coal basket down to the river and bring me back a basket of water. ” The boy did as he was told, but all the water　3　before he got back to the house. The grandfather laughed and said, “You’ll have to move a little more　4　next time. ”Then he sent the boy back to the river with the basket to try again. This time the boy ran faster, but again the basket was　5　before he returned home. 　6　, he told his grandfather that it was impossible to carry water in a basket, and he went to get a bucket instead. The old man said, “I don’t want a bucket of water; I want a basket of water. You’re just not trying hard enough. ”　7　he went out of the door to watch the boy try again. The boy again dipped the basket into river and ran hard, but when he　8　his grandfather the basket was again empty. Out of breath, he said. “See Grandpa, it’s useless! ” “So you think it is useless? ”The old man said, “Look at the basket. ” The boy looked at the basket and for the first time realized that the basket was　9　. It had been transformed from a dirty old coal basket and was now　10　, inside and out. “Son, that’s what　11　when you read the Bhagavat Geeta. You might not understand or remember everything, but when you read it, you will be　12　, inside and