江苏南通市通州区2017高考英语一轮复习 完形填空九月选习.docVIP

南通市通州区2017高考英语一轮完形填空九月选习 完形填空阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C、D）中，选出最佳答案。An elderly couple lived in a small cottage overlooking some rocky land. One early morning the woman saw from their window a young man dressed in working clothes 1 on the rocky land. He was carrying a spade (铁锹) and a small case, and he walked to the bush and was out of 2 . The woman thought no more about it but around the same time the next day she 3 the man again, carrying his spade and the case, and again he disappeared behind the bush. The woman mentioned this to her husband, who said he was 4 a hunter setting traps. He added, “Maybe he is a 5 performing some farm work, it would be perfectly 6 , and there was no need to worry.” However, after several more sightings of the young man over the next two weeks, the woman persuaded her husband to take a walk — 7 , before the man would arrive — to the bush to find out what he was doing. There they were 8 to find a long and deep trench (地沟), rough at one end, becoming much neater and 9 towards the other end. “How strange,” the old lady said. “Why dig a trench in such difficult 10 ground?” Just then the young man 11 , earlier than his usual time. The old woman asked curiously, “We 12 what you were doing and what was in the case.” “I’m digging a trench,” said the man. Seeing the curious expressions on the couple’s faces, he realized a furtherer 13 was appropriate, “The job I will apply for requires the necessary 14 . I’m actually learning how to dig a good trench. And the 15 — I have just got my lunch in it.” Finally, the man got his desired job. 1. A. working B. walking C. hunting D. weeding 2. A. sight B. control C. balance D. touch 3. A. blamed B. served C. saw D. helped 4. A. occasionally B. fortunately C. absolutely D. probably 5. A. traveler B. thief C. farmer D. planter 6. A. normal B. useful C. safe D.