2022上海十六区高三英语二模汇编 —完形填空（答案解析版）.docxVIP

第 第 PAGE 1 页 共 NUMPAGES 66 页 2022上海高三英语二模完形填空汇编 1.宝山区 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. Some literary characters capture the imagination of readers. Their adventures, experiences, talents and personalities make them ___41___. Detective Sherlock Holmes is one of these. Author Arthur Conan Doyle created Holmes in 1887 in his works. He was brilliant. Critically, his ability to notice ___42___, assemble them and draw conclusions amazed everyone. He first appeared in the story “A Study in Scarlet”The story also introduced Dr. John Watson and how he came to live with Holmes and be part of his life. Watson observes that many interesting people visit Holmes at various times during the day. Holmes informs Watson he is a “___43___detective”. These people are clients, including ___44___ from Scotland Yard, who seek his help to solve difficult cases. Watson narrates this first case which involves the murders of two men. The story has two parts. In the first part, Holmes solves the crime and captures the killer. The second part gives the backstory as to why the killer murdered his ___45___. It was a revenge (报复) killing for their part in the death of the murderer’s fiancee. The Red-headed League is on many people’s lists of their favorite stories ___46___ Sherlock Holmes. In this story, red-headed businessman Jabez Wilson wants Holmes’ help. Several weeks before, Wilson’s young assistant, Vincent Spaulding, had ___47___ him to reply to a newspaper ad. The ad offered ___48___ paid work to a red-headed man. Wilson gets the job and is paid 4 pounds a week for short periods of afternoon work. ___49___ suddenly without notice the job stops. Wilson wants Holmes’s assistance to discover what happened. Holmes ____50____ a description of Spaulding and goes to see him at Wilson’s shop. He notices that the knees of Spaulding’s trousers are __