上海市高考英语短二轮：完形填空练习4及答案.docVIP

2016上海市高考英语短二轮：完形填空练习（4）及答案 完形填空 I’m sitting in a quiet room at the Millcroft Hotel，a peaceful place hidden back among pine trees about an hour out of Toronto. It’s just past noon，late July，and I’m__1__the desperate sounds of a life-or-death__2__going on a few feet away. There’s a small__3__burning out the last of its short life’s energies in a(an)__4__to fly through the glass of the window.__5__，it’s not working. The great effort offers no hope for survival. Ironically (讽刺地)，the struggle is part of the trap. It is__6__for the fly to try hard enough to succeed in__7__through the glass. This fly is doomed (注定失败)．It will__8__there on the windowsill. Across the room，ten steps__9__，the door is open. Ten seconds of flying time and this small creature could reach the outside world it__10__.With only a small effort now being__11__，it could be free of this self-set__12__.The breakthrough possibility is there. It would be so__13__. Why doesn’t the fly try another approach，__14__dramatically different？How did it get so locked in on the idea__15__this particular route and determined effort offer the most promise for success? No doubt this way makes__16__to the fly.Regrettably，it’s an idea that will kill it. Trying harder isn’t necessarily the solution__17__achieving more. It may not offer any real__18__for getting what you want out of life. Sometimes，in fact，it’s a big part of the problem. If you__19__your hopes for a breakthrough on trying harder than ever，you may__20__your chances for success. 语篇解读本文是一篇夹叙夹议文。文章讲述了“我”在旅馆里看到一只苍蝇不停地试图穿过玻璃飞出去，这无疑是在自杀。它完全可以从旁边开着的门飞走。“我”从这件事得到启发：人们在遇到困难的时候，不应冒昧地尝试，应该有所突破，才有机会获得成功。1.A.seeing　　 B．crying out C．watching　　 D．listening to 解析　句意为：我听到了绝望的声音。listen to“听到”。A、B、C三项均没有“听到”的意思。 答案　D 2．A. struggle　　 B．cry C．yell　　 D．test 解析　struggle意为“挣扎，斗争”；cry意为“哭，喊叫”；yell意为“叫喊”；test意为“测试”。由第二段第四句中“the struggle is part of trap”的提示可知，此处应选用struggle。 答案　A 3．A. bird　　 B．fly C．insect　　 D．worm 解析　bird意为“鸟”；fly意为“苍蝇”；insect意为“昆虫”；worm意为“爬虫”。由第二段第五句中的“the fly to try