Cloze 1

　　(2024·新課標全國卷II ) 電話中感受與現實生活中感受 264

　　17分鐘 Hundreds of people have formed impressions of you through that little device (裝置) on your desk. And they’ve never actually 　1　 you. Everything they know about you 　2　 through this device, sometimes from hundreds of miles away. 　3　 they feel they can know you 　4　 from the sound of your voice. That’s how powerful the 　5　 is.Powerful, yes, but not always 　6　. For years I dealt with my travel agent only by phone. Rani, my faceless agent whom I’d never met 　7　, got me rock-bottom prices on airfares, cars, and hotels. But her cold voice really 　8　 me. I sometimes wished to 　9　 another agent.One morning, I had to 　0　 an immediate flight home for a family emergency. I ran into Rani’s office 　1　. The woman sitting at the desk, 　2　 my madness, sympathetically jumped up. She gave me a 　3　 smile, nodded while listening patiently, and then printed out the 　4　 immediately. ＂What a wonderful lady! ＂ I thought.Rushing out 　5　 I called out over my shoulder, ＂By the way, what’s your name?＂ ＂I’m Rani,＂ she sai.

　　I turned around and saw a 　6　 woman with a big smile on her face waving to wish me a safe trip. I was 　7　! Why had I thought she was cold? Rani was, well, so 　8　.Sitting back in the car on the way to the airport, I figured it all out. Rani’s 　9　 — her warm smile, her nods, her ‘I’m here for you’ 　0　 — were all silent signals that didn’t travel through wires..A. accepted

　　B. noticed

　　C. heard

　　D. met

　　42.A. came

　　B. moved

　　C. ran

　　D. developed

　　43.A. Thus

　　B. Yet

　　C. Then

　　D. Indeed

　　44.A. rather

　　B. also

　　C. just

　　D. already

　　45.A. telephone

　　B. voice

　　C. connection

　　D. impression

　　46.A. direct

　　B. useful

　　C. easy

　　D. accurate

　　47.A. in person

　　B. by myself

　　C. in public

　　D. on purpose

　　48.A. annoyed

　　B. interested

　　C. discouraged

　　D. confused

　　49.A. promote

　　B. train

　　C. find

　　D. know

　　50.A. arrange

　　B. postpone

　　C. confirm

　　D. book

　　51.A. for the first time

　　B. at any time

　　C. from time to time D. in good time

　　52.A. expecting

　　B. seeing

　　C. testing

　　D. avoiding

　　53.A. shy

　　B. comforting

　　C. familiar

　　D. forced

　　54.A. bill

　　B. form

　　C. ticket

　　D. list

　　55.A. hopefully

　　B. disappointedly

　　C. gratefully

　　D. regretfully

　　56.A. careful

　　B. serious

　　C. nervous

　　D. pleasant

　　57.A. amused

　　B. worried

　　C. helpless

　　D. speechless

　　58.A. calm

　　B. nice

　　C. proud

　　D. clever

　　59.A. forgiveness

　　B. eagerness

　　C. friendliness

　　D. skillfulness

　　60.A. explanation

　　B. attitude

　　C. concept

　　D. behavior

　　Cloze 2

　　(2024·浙江卷) During the war, my husband was stationed at an army camp in a desert in California.

　　I went to live there in order to be 　21　 him. I hated the place. I had never 　22　 been so unhappy. My husband was ordered out on a long-term duty, and I was left in a tiny shack(棚屋) alone. The heat was 　23　 — almost 125°F even in the shade of a cactus(仙人掌). 　24　 a soul to talk to. The wind blew non-stop, and all the food I ate, and the very air I breathed, were 　25　 with sand, sand, sand!I was so sorry for myself that I wrote to my parents. I told them I was 　26　 and coming back home. I said I couldn’t stand it one minute longer. I 　27　 be in prison! My father answered my 　28　 with just two lines — two lines that will always sing in my 　29　— two lines that completely changed my life:Two men looked out from prison bars,

　　One saw the mud, the other saw the stars.

　　I read those two lines 　30　. I was ashamed of myself. I made up my mind I would find out what was good in my present 　31　； I would look for the stars.I made friends with the natives, and their 　32　 amazed me. They gave me presents of their favorite artworks which they had 　33　 to sell to tourists. I studied the delightful forms of the cactus. I watched for the desert sunsets, and 　34　 for seashells that had been left there millions of years ago when the sands of the desert had been an ocean 　35　.What brought about this 　36　 change in me? The desert hadn’t changed, 　37　 I ha.

　　I had changed my 　38　. And by doing so, I changed an unhappy experience into the most amazing 　39　 of my life. I was excited by this new world that I had discovere.

　　I had looked out of my self-created prison and 　40　 the stars..A. off

　　B. behind

　　C. near

　　D. beyond

　　22.A. before

　　B. already

　　C. then

　　D. still

　　23.A. inflexible

　　B. incomprehensible C. uncontrollable

　　D. unbearable

　　24.A. Only

　　B. No

　　C. Many

　　D. Such

　　25.A. covered

　　B. filled

　　C. buried

　　D. charged

　　26.A. catching up

　　B. keeping up

　　C. giving up

　　D. getting up

　　27.A. ought to

　　B. might well

　　C. would rather

　　D. had better

　　28.A. request

　　B. call

　　C. question

　　D. letter

　　29.A. comparison

　　B. imagination

　　C. consideration

　　D. memory

　　30.A. over and over

　　B. by and by

　　C. up and down

　　D. now and then

　　31.A. company

　　B. occupation

　　C. situation

　　D. relationship

　　32.A. movement

　　B. reaction

　　C. guidance

　　D. purpose

　　33.A. refused

　　B. failed

　　C. managed

　　D. happened

　　34.A. asked

　　B. hunted

　　C. waited

　　D. headed

　　35.A. floor

　　B. surface

　　C. rock

　　D. level

　　36.A. shocking

　　B. challenging

　　C. puzzling

　　D. astonishing

　　37.A. as

　　B. but

　　C. for

　　D. or

　　38.A. attitude

　　B. principle

　　C. identity

　　D. standard

　　39.A. vacation

　　B. operation

　　C. affair

　　D. adventure

　　40.A. sought

　　B. counted

　　C. found

　　D. reached

　　Cloze 3

　　(2024·江蘇卷) Years ago, a critical event occurred in my life that would change it forever. I met Kurt Kampmeir of Success Motivation Incorporation for breakfast. While we were , Kurt asked me, ＂John, what is your for personal growth?＂Never at a loss for words, I tried to find things in my life that might 　3　for growth. I told him about the many activities in which I was . And I went into a about how hard I worked and the gains I was making. I must have talked for ten minutes. Kurt patiently, but then he smiled and said, ＂You don’t have a personal plan for growth, do you?＂＂No,＂ I .＂You know,＂ Kurt said simply, ＂growth is not a(n) process.＂And that’s when it me. I wasn’t doing anything to make myself better. And at that moment, I made the : I will develop and follow a personal growth plan for my .That night, I talked to my wife about my with Kurt and what I had learned. I her the workbook and tapes Kurt was selling. We that Kurt wasn’t just trying to make a sale. He was offering a for us to change our lives and achieve our dreams.Several important things happened that day. First, we decided to the resources. But more importantly, we made a commitment to together as a couple. From that day on, we learned together, traveled together, and sacrificed together. It was a decision. While too many couples grow apart, we were growing together..A. working

　　B. preparing

　　C. thinking

　　D. eating

　　37.A. suggestion

　　B. demand

　　C. plan

　　D. request

　　38.A. appeal

　　B. look

　　C. call

　　D. qualify

　　39.A. involved

　　B. trapped

　　C. lost

　　D. bathed

　　40.A. lecture

　　B. speech

　　C. discussion

　　D. debate

　　41.A. calculated

　　B. listened

　　C. drank

　　D. explained

　　42.A. eagerly

　　B. gradually

　　C. gratefully

　　D. finally

　　43.A. admitted

　　B. interrupted

　　C. apologized

　　D. complained

　　44.A. automatic

　　B. slow

　　C. independent

　　D. changing

　　45.A. confused

　　B. informed

　　C. pleased

　　D. hit

　　46.A. on loan

　　B. on purpose

　　C. on sale

　　D. on balance

　　47.A. comment

　　B. announcement

　　C. decision

　　D. arrangement

　　48.A. life

　　B. progress

　　C. performance

　　D. investment

　　49.A. contract

　　B. conversation

　　C. negotiation

　　D. argument

　　50.A. lent

　　B. sold

　　C. showed

　　D. offered

　　51.A. recalled

　　B. defined

　　C. recognized

　　D. declared

　　52.A. tool

　　B. method

　　C. way

　　D. rule

　　53.A. provide

　　B. buy

　　C. give

　　D. deliver

　　54.A. grow

　　B. survive

　　C. move

　　D. gather

　　55.A. difficult

　　B. random

　　C. firm

　　D. wise

　　Cloze 4

　　(2024·天津卷) The journey my daughter Cathy has had with her swimming is as long as it is beautiful.

　　Cathy suffered some terrible in her early childhooD.

　　After years of regular treatment, she became healthy.Two years ago, while Cathy was watching the Olympics, a dream came into her sweet little head — to be a swimmer. Last summer, she wanted to our local swim team. She practiced hard and finally it. The team practice, 　2　, was a rough start. She coughed and choked and could hardly 　2　her first few weeks. Hearing her coughing bitterly one night, I decided to 　2　her from it all. But Cathy woke me up early next morning, wearing her swimsuit 　2　to go! I told her she shouldn’t swim after a whole night’s coughing, but she refused to 　2　and insisted she go.From that day on, Cathy kept swimming and didn’t a single practice. She had a intention within herself to be the best she could be. My ten-year-old was growing and changing right before my eyes, into this human being with a passion and a mission. There were moments of of course: often she would be the last swimmer in the race. It was difficult for Cathy to accept that she wasn’t a — ever. But that didn’t stop her from trying.Then came the final awards ceremony at the end of the year. Cathy didn’t expect any award but was still there to 　3　her friends and praise their accomplishments. As the ceremony was nearing the end, I suddenly heard the head coach 　3　, ＂The highest honor goes to Cathy!＂ Looking around, he continued, ＂Cathy has inspired us with her and enthusiasm. skills and talents bring great success, the most valuable asset(財富) one can hold is the heart.＂It was the greatest 　3　of my daughter’s life. With all she had been in her ten years, this was the hour of true triumph(成功)..A. failure

　　B. pressure

　　C. loss

　　D. illness

　　17.A. usually

　　B. finally

　　C. firstly

　　D. frequently

　　18.A. improve

　　B. train

　　C. join

　　D. contact

　　19.A. increased

　　B. found

　　C. created

　　D. made

　　20.A. however

　　B. therefore

　　C. otherwise

　　D. instead

　　21.A. use

　　B. survive

　　C. save

　　D. waste

　　22.A. pull

　　B. tell

　　C. hide

　　D. fire

　　23.A. afraid

　　B. nervous

　　C. ready

　　D. free

　　24.A. take off

　　B. set off

　　C. give up

　　D. show up

　　25.A. attend

　　B. miss

　　C. ban

　　D. start

　　26.A. rich

　　B. weak

　　C. firm

　　D. kind

　　27.A. trusted

　　B. determined

　　C. experienced

　　D. embarrassed

　　28.A. frustration

　　B. delight

　　C. excitement

　　D. surprise

　　29.A. beginner

　　B. learner

　　C. partner

　　D. winner

　　30.A. cheer on

　　B. compete with

　　C. respond to

　　D. run after

　　31.A. admitting

　　B. explaining

　　C. announcing

　　D. whispering

　　32.A. humor

　　B. will

　　C. honesty

　　D. wisdom

　　33.A. Although

　　B. Since

　　C. Once

　　D. Because

　　34.A. discovery

　　B. choice

　　C. influence

　　D. moment

　　35.A. through

　　B. under

　　C. across

　　D. around

　　Cloze1 （2024·浙江卷）

　　Since finishing my studies at Harvard and Oxford, I’ve watched one friend after another land high-ranking, high-paying Wall Street jobs. As executives (高級管理人員) with banks, consulting firms, established law firms, and major corporations, many are now 　1　 on their way to impressive careers. By society’s 　2　, they seem to have it made.On the surface, these people seem to be very lucky in life. As they left student life behind, many had a 　3　 drink at their cheap but friendly local bar, shook hands with longtime roommates, and 　4　 out of small apartments into high buildings. They made reservations at restaurants where the cost of a bottle of wine 　5　 a college year’s monthly rent. They replaced their beloved old cars with expensive new sports cars.The thing is, a number of them have 　6　 that despite their success, they aren’t happy. Some 　7　 of unfriendly coworkers and feel sad for eight-hour workweeks devoted to tasks they 　8　. Some do not respect the companies they work for and talk of feeling tired and 　9　. However, instead of devoting themselves to their work, they find themselves working to support the 　0　 to which they have so quickly become 　1　.People often speak of trying a more satisfying path, and 　2　 in the end the idea of leaving their jobs to work for something they 　3　 or finding a position that would give them more time with their families almost always leads them to the same conclusion: it’s 　4　. They have loans, bills, a mortgage (抵押貸款) to 　15　, retirement to save for. They recognize there’s something 　6　 in their lives, but it’s 　7　 to step off the track.In a society that tends to 　8　 everything in terms of dollars and cents, we learn from a young age to consider the costs of our 　9　 in financial terms. But what about the personal and social costs 　0　 in pursuing money over meaning? These are exactly the kinds of costs many of us tend to ignore — and the very ones we need to consider most.

　　22.A.policies

　　B.standards

　　C.experiments

　　D.regulations

　　23.A.last

　　B.least

　　C.second

　　D.best

　　24.A.cycled

　　B.moved

　　C.slid

　　D.looked

　　25.A.shared

　　B.paid

　　C.equaled

　　D.collected

　　26.A.advertised

　　B.witnessed

　　C.admitted

　　D.demanded

　　27.A.complain

　　B.dream

　　C.hear

　　D.approve

　　28.A.distribute

　　B.hate

　　C.applaud

　　D.neglect

　　29.A.calm

　　B.guilty

　　C.warm

　　D.empty

　　30.A.family

　　B.government

　　C.lifestyle

　　D.project

　　31.A.accustomed

　　B.appointed

　　C.unique

　　D.available

　　32.A.yet

　　B.also

　　C.instead

　　D.rather

　　33.A.let out

　　B.turn in

　　C.give up

　　D.believe in

　　34.A.fundamental

　　B.practical

　　C.impossible