2016—2018年全国卷高考英语完型填空

A

（2018全国一卷）

During my second year at the city college，I was told that the education department was offering a "free" course, called Thinking Chess, for three credits. I 41 the idea of taking the class because，after all ,who doesn't want to 42 a few dollars? More than that, I'd always wanted to learn chess. And, even if I weren’t 43 enough about free credits, news about our 44 was appealing enough to me. He was an international grandmaster, which 45 I would be learning from one of the game's 46 .I could hardly wait to 47 him.

Maurice Ashley was kind and smart, a former graduate returning to teach, and this 48 was no game for him: he meant business. In his introduction, he made it 49 that our credits would be hard-earned. In order to 50 the class ,among other criteria, we had to write

a paper on how we plan to 51 what we would learn in class to our future professions and,

52 ,to our lives. I managed to get an A in that 53 and learned life lessons that have served me well beyond the 54 .

Ten years after my chess class with Ashley, I'm still putting to use what he 55 me:“The absolute most important 56 that you learn when you play chess is how to make good 57 .On every single move you have to 58 a situation ,process what your opponent(对手）is doing and 59 the best move from among all your options.”These words still ring true today in my 60 as a journalist.

41. A. put forward B. jumped at C. tried out D. turned down

42. A. waste B. earn C. save D. pay

43. A. excited B. worried C. moved D. tired

44. A. title B. competitor C. textbook D. instructor

45. A. urged B. demanded C. held D. meant

46. A. fastest B. easiest C. best D. rarest

47.A. interview B. meet C. challenge D. beat

48. A. chance B. qualification C. honor D. job

50. A. attend B. pass C. skip D. observe

51. A. add B. expose C. apply D. compare

52. A. eventually B. naturally C. directly D. normally

53. A. game B. presentation C. course D. experiment

54. A. criterion B. classroom C. department D. situation

55. A. taught B. wrote C. questioned D. promised

56. A. fact B. step C. manner D. skill

57. A. grades B. decisions C. impressions D. comments

58. A. analyze B. describe C. rebuild D. control

59. A. announce B. signal C. block D. evaluate

60. A. role B. desire C. concern D. behavior

B

（2018全国二卷）

Two weeks earlier, my son, Ben, had got in touch , he’d moved to England with his mum when he was three and it had been 13 years since I’d 41 seen him . So imagine my 42 when he emailed me saying he wanted to come to visit me.

I was 43 ! I arrived early at Byron Bay where we were supposed to 44 . The bay was 45 in sunshine, and there was a group of kayakers around 150m off the shore. Getting

a little 46 . I realized one kayak（皮划艇）was in 47 . “Something’s not 48 !”

I took off my T-shirt and 49 into the water. I saw there were two instructors on board and a man lying across the middle. He was 50 violently. Linking arms with one of the instructors . I helped 51 the young man out of the water. He was unconscious and as I looked at his face, something 52 to me. Those brown eyes were very 53 . “What’s his name ?” I asked the instructor. “Ben,” he replied, and immediately I 54 . That stranger was my son!

The instructors called for an ambulance. 55 ,after a brief stay in hospital, Ben was well enough to be allowed to 56 and later the family met up for dinner. We chatted about everything and then Ben 57 to me. “I just want to say thank you,” he said, “You 58 my life !”

I still ca n’t believe what a 59 it was. I’m just so glad I was ther e 60 to help my son.

41.A. also B. often C. even D. last

42.A. delight B. relief C. anger D.

worry

43.A. scared B. shocked C. thrilled D. ashamed

44.A. talk B. stay C. meet D. settle

45.A. bathed B. clean C. deep D. formed

46.A. faster B. closer C. heavier D. wiser

47.A. trouble B. advance C. question D. battle

48.A. real B. right C. fair D. fit

49.A. stared B. sank C. dived D. fell

50.A. arguing B. fighting C. shouting D. shaking

51.A. lead B. persuade C. carry D. keep

52.A. happened B. occurred C. applied D. appealed

53.A. sharp B. pleasant C. attractive D. familiar

54.A. agreed B. hesitated C. doubted D. knew

55.A. Fortunately B. Frankly C. Sadly D. Suddenly

56.A. return B. relax C. speak D.

leave

57.A. joked B. turned C. listened D. pointed

58.A. created B. honored C. saved D. guided

59.A. coincidence B. change C. pity D. pain

60.A. on board B. in time C. for sure D. on purpose

C

（2018全国三卷）

When most of us get a text message on our cell phone from an unknown person, we usually say "sorry, 41 number!"and move on But when Dennis Williams 42 a text that clearly wasn't intended for him, he did something 43 .

On March 19,Dennis got a group text 44 him that a couple he didn't know were at the hospital, waiting for the 45 of a baby.

"Congratulations! But I think someone was mistaken," Dennis 46 . The baby was born and update texts were 47 quickly from the overjoyed grandmother, Teresa. In her 48 , she didn't seem to realized that she was 49 the baby 's photos with a complete stranger.“Well, I don't50 you all but I will get there to take pictures with the baby”, replied Dennis before asking which room the new 51 were in.

Much to the family's surprise, Dennis stuck to his 52 ! He turned up at the hospital 53 gifts for the new mother Lindsey and her baby boy. Limdsey's husband was totally 54 by the unexpected visit. “I don't think we would have randomly invited him over but we 55 it and the gi fts.”

Teresa 56 a photo of the chance meeting on a social networking website 57 by the touching words: “What a58 this young man was to our family! He was so 59 and kind to do this. “The post has since gained the 60 of social media users all over the world, receiving more than 184, 000 shares and 61 ,500 likes in just three days.

41. A. unlucky B. secret C. new D. wrong

42. A. received B. translated C. copied D. printed

43. A. reasonable B. special C. necessary

D. practical

44. A. convincing B. reminding C. informing

D. warning

45. A. wake-up B. recovery C. growth D. arrival

46. A. responded B. interrupted C. predicted

D. repeated

47. A. coming in B. setting out C. passing down D. moving around

48. A. opinion B. anxiety C. excitement

D. effort

49. A. comparing B. exchanging C.

discussing D. sharing

50. A. accept B. know C. believe

D. bother

51. A. parents B. doctors C. patients

D. visitors

52. A. dream B. promise C. agenda

D. principle

53. A. bearing B. collecting C. opening

D. making

54. A. discouraged B. relaxed C. astonished

D. defeated

55. A. admit B. need C. appreciate

D. expect

56. A. found B. selected C. developed

D. posted

57. A. confirmed B. simplified C. clarified

D. accompanied

58. A. pity B. blessing C. relief

D. problem

59. A. smart B. calm C. sweet

D. fair

60. A. sympathy B. attention C. control D. trust

D

（2017全国一卷）

While high school does not generally encourage students to explore new aspects of life,college sets the stage for that exploration. I myself went through this 41 process and found something that has changed my 42 at college for the better:I discovered ASL-American Sign Language(美式手语).

I never felt an urge to 43 any sign language before.My entire family is hearing,and

so are all my friends.The 44 language were enough in all my interactions(交往).Little did I know that I would discover my 45 for ASL.

The 46 began during my first week at college. I watched as the ASL Club 47

their translation of a song. Both the hand movements and the very 48 of communicating without speaking 49 me. What I saw was completely unlike anything I had experienced in the 50 .This newness just left me 51 more.

After that, feeling the need to 52 further, I decided to drop in on one of ASL club`s meetings. I only learned how to 53 the alphabet that day. Yet instead of being discouraged by my 54 progress,I was excited. I then made it a point to 55 those meetings and learn all I could.

The following term, I 56 an ASL class. The professor was deaf and any talking was 57 . I soon realized that the silence was not unpleasant. 58 , if there had been any talking, it would have 59 us to learn less. Now, I appreciate the silence and the 60 way of communication it opens.

41. A. searching B. planning C.natural D. formal

42. A. progress B. experience C. major D. opinion

43. A. choose B. read C. learn D. create

44. A. official B. foreign C. body D. spoken

45. A. love B. concern C. goal D. request

46. A. meeting B. trip C. story D. task

47. A. recorded B. performed C. recited D. discussed

48. A. idea B. amount C. dream D. reason

49. A. disturbed B. supported C. embarrassed D.

attracted

50. A. end B. past C. course D. distance

51. A. showing B. acting C. saying D. wanting

52. A. exercise B. explore C. express D. explain

53. A. print B. write C. sign D. count

54. A. slow B. steady C. normal D. obvious

55. A. chair B. sponsor C. attend D. organize

56. A. missed B. passed C. gave up D. registered for

57. A. prohibited B. welcomed C. ignored D. repeated

58. A. Lastly B. Thus C. Instead D. However

59. A. required B. caused C. allowed D. expected

60. A. easy B. popular C. quick D. new

E

（2017全国二卷）

In 1973, I was teaching elementary school. Each day, 27 kids 41 “The Thinking

L aboratory.” That was the 42 students voted for after deciding that “Room 104” was

too 43 .

Freddy was an average 44 ,but not an average person. He had the rare balance of fun and compassion（同情）.He would 45 the loudest over fun and be the sad dest over anyone’s

46 .

Before the school year 47 ,I gave the kids a special 48 , T-shirts with the words “Verbs Are Your 49 ” on them. I had advis ed the kids that while verbs（动词）may seem dull ,most of the 50 things they do throughout their lives will be verbs.

Through the years, I’d run into former students who would provide 51 on old classmates. I learned that Freddy did several jobs after his 52 from high school and remained the same 53 person I met forty years before .Once, while working overnight at

a store, he let a homeless man 54 in his truck . Another time , he 55 a friend money

to buy a house .

Just last year, I was 56 a workshop when someone knocked at the classroom door.

A woman 57 the interruption and handed me an envelope. I stopped teaching and 58 it up. Inside were the “Verbs” shirt and a 59 from Freddy’s mother. “Freddy passed away on Than ksgiving. He wanted you to have this.”

I told the story to the class. As sad as it was, I could n’t help smiling. Although Freddy was taken from us, we all 60 something from Freddy

41 A. built B. entered C. decorated D. ran

42 A. name B. rule C. brand D. plan

43 A. small B. dark C. strange D. dull

44 A. scholar B. student C. citizen D. worker

45 A. speak B. sing C. question D. laugh

46 A. misfortune B. disbelief C. dishonesty D. mistake

47 A. changed B. approached C. returned D. ended

48 A. lesson B. gift C. report D. message

49 A. friends B. Awards C. Masters D. Tasks

50 A. simple B. unique C. fun D. clever

51 A. assessments B. comments C. instructions D. updates

52 A. graduation B. retirement C. separation D. resignation

53 A. daring B. modest C. caring D. smart

54 A. wait B. sleep C. study D. live

55 A. paid B. charged C. lent D. owed

56 A. observing B. preparing C. designing D. conducting

57 A. regretted B. avoided C. excused D. ignored

58 A. opened B. packed C. gave D. held

59 A. picture B. bill C. note D. diary

60 A.chose B.took C.expected D.borrowed

F

（2017全国三卷）