山东省济南市2015高考英语完形填空暑假学生自练4.docVIP

2015山东省济南市高考英语完形填空暑假学生自练（4） 【2014中原名校联盟一模】 完形填空（共20小题；每小题1．5分，满分30分） 阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A，B，C，D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。 For centuries, magicians have used various ways to shock the audience. We all have seen how a 36 performer carefully steps 37 a bed of burning coals -- barefoot. Then he walks across 38 a single burn on his feet. Is it mind over matter, or is it just physics? As it turns __39 , walking on burning coals isn’t that hot as 40 . “The coals are hot enough to 41__ you, but if you walk quickly across them you 42 being burned.” says Jonathan Hall, a physician at Penn State University in Eric Pennsylvania. That’s because some coals are made 43 burning wood chips. Wood has two 44__ properties（特性）for fire-walking, explains Hall. First, wood is an insulator（绝缘体）--it doesn’t __45 heat very well. “It 46 _ time for heat to travel 47 the wood to your feet.” Hall says. If the performer walked across red-hot metal 48 , that would truly be 49 , because metal conducts, or transmits, heat very well. The metal would 50 burn a performer’s feet. Second, wood has a low specific heat-- it doesn’t take much heat to 51 its temperature. Heat is a form of 52 . Temperature is a 53 of heat, in units of degrees. So 54 the coals are hot, the value（数值）of heat energy they contain is low. Thus, a well-trained performer can 55 such an amazing result. Still, you don’t want to walk on burning coals, do you? 36. A. daring B. dare C. rough D. fearful 37. A. at B. over C. on D. above 38. A. with B. within C. without D. over 39. A. out B. on C. off D. in 40. A. imagine B. imagined C. imagining D. to imagine 41. A. fire B. burn C. light D. flame 42. A. prevent B. keep C. ignore D. avoid 43. A. off B. from C. of D. in 44. A. ideal B. classic C. favorite D. standard 45. A. transmit B. communicate C. bring D. send 46. A. gathers B. takes C. gains D. stands 47. A. through B. into