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Unit 17 Laughter课时练2知识运用板块练 完形填空(2018长郡中学实验班选拔考试)One of the most remarkable things about the human mind is our ability to imagine the future.In our_1_ we can see what has not yet happened.For example，while we are looking forward to _2_ a new place or country，we _3_ what it will be like.We predict the _4_ people will eat，dress and act.Of course，we do not always predict things_5_ .Things are often very different from the way we _6_ them to be.One of the _7_ dreams in history is the dream of the German scientist，Kekule，who had been_8_ to work out a very difficult problem in physics.He had_9_and analyzed the problem from every angle for days，but there_10_ to be no way of _11_ out the answer.Then one night he went to bed and dreamed.When he_12_ up，he realized that he knew the answer.He had solved the problem in his_13_ .It is said that in order to figure out the process，the hypnotist(催眠师) sat in the chair opposite him and spoke_14_ ：“I want you to concentrate on my voice.Think about_15_ .You know nothing but my voice.And as you pay attention to my voice，your_16_ will get heavier.Soon youll be asleep.You will hear my voice and_17_ my words，but your body will be asleep，your eyes are too heavy.You are_18_ asleep，and when you wake up you will_19_ nothing.You will forget everything.Now I am going to_20_slowly from one to five.One，two，three，four，five.”【解题导语】本文是一篇夹叙夹议文。本文通过德国科学家Kekule的故事，说明了人类大脑的神奇能力。1A.brains BsensesCminds DsightsC解析：根据前一句“One of the most remarkable things about the human mind is our ability to imagine the future.”可知，人类思维最显著的特点之一就是有想象未来的能力；据此可知，空处指“思维”，故C项正确。2A.visiting BseekingCreaching DdiscoveringA解析：根据该句中的“a new place or country”可以判断，当我们期望去参观(visiting)某个新地方或新国家时，我们总是想象(imagine)那里会是什么样子。3A.imagine BknowCfeel DguessA解析：参见上题解析。4A.custom BhabitCstyle DwayD解析：根据该段最后一句中的“the way”，并结合该句“We predict the _people will eat，dress and act.”可知，我们总会预测(这个地方的)人们的饮食、衣着和行为方式。D项意为“方式”，符合语境，故D项正确。A项意为“风俗”；B项意为“习惯”；C项意为“风格”。5A.quickly BsimplyCcorrectly DneatlyC解析：根据空处后一句“Things are often very different from the way we_them to be.”可知，事物总是不同于我们预料的那样；据此可以判断，我们不是总能正确地(correctly)预测事物。6A.required BwishedCleft DexpectedD解析：参见上题解析。expect“预料，预期”。7A.funny BdullCfamous DsillyC解析：根据该句中的“dreams in history is the dream of the German scientist，Kekule”及下文可知，该处陈述的是历史上著名的梦之一是德国科学家Kekule的梦。C项意为“著名的”，符合语境，故C项正确。A项意为“有趣的”；B项意为“无趣的”； D项意为“愚蠢的”。8A.managing BtryingCthinking DhopingB解析：根据该句中的“Kekule，who had been_to work out a very difficult problem in physics”及下文可知，Kekule一直在努力解一道物理难题；try to do sth.意为“努力做某事”，符合语境，故B项正确。manage to do sth.意为“设法做成某事”强调结果，与语境不符。9A.studied BlearnedCdiscussed DsearchedA解析：根据该句中的“He had_and analyzed the problem from every angle for days”可知，他从多个角度研究(studied)和分析了这个难题。10A.used BoughtCseemed DhadC解析：根据该句中的“but there_to be no way of_out the answer”可知，似乎没有办法弄清答案。seem意为“似乎，好像”符合语境，故C项正确。11A.bringing BfindingCturning DlettingB解析：参见上题解析。find out“弄清，查明”；bring out“使表现出”；turn out“结果是，证明是”；let out“发出”。12A.gave BsatCwoke DgotC解析：根据前一句“Then one night he went to bed and dreamed.”可知，空处表示他醒来时意识到自己知道了答案。wake up 为固定短语，意为“醒”，故C项正确。13A.dream Blesson Cresearch DexerciseA解析：根据上文中的“he went to bed and dreamed.When he_up，he realized that he knew the answer.”可知，他在梦(dream)中解决了这个难题。14A.softly BloudlyCslowly DfirmlyA解析：根据语境并结合常识可知催眠师应是柔和地(softly)说着话。15A.everything BsomethingCnothing DanythingC解析：根据空前一句“I want you to concentrate on my voice.”及下文中的“You know nothing but my voice.”可知，空处应指什么都不要想。C项符合语境，故C项正确。16A.eyes BfeetChead DbodyA解析：根据常识可知，被催眠师催眠时，眼睛会变得沉重。故选A项。17A.believe BrepeatCtake DunderstandD解析：根据该句中的“You will hear my voice and_my words”可知，此处指听到声音并理解听到的话。understand“理解，明白”，符合语境。18A.really BextremelyCactually DalmostD解析：根据空处前一句可知，此处指你几乎(almost)要睡着了。19A.accept BrememberChear DreceiveB解析：根据下文中的“You will forget everything.”可知，空处指你将什么都不记得。B项符合语境，故B项正确。20A.count BsayCadd DspeakA解析：根据文中的“Now I am going to_slowly from one to five.One，two，three，four，five.”可知，此处表示数数；A项意为“(按顺序)数数”，符合语境，故A项正确。 语法填空Several years ago, Boyan Slat, a then 19yearold university student in Holland, made the claim that he 1._ clean up the oceans vast accumulation of plastics in about five years.2_ a scuba diving holiday in Greece, Boyan Slat, aged 16, found there were 3._ (many) plastic bags than fish in the sea.He started seeking for a solution to ocean plastic 4._ (pollute)Then he decided to make his intentions public.It sounded like a pipedream to many when Slat first described his idea, but he felt it was simple.Slat came up with 5._ he called a floating “Ocean Cleanup Array(排列)”Instead of going after the plastics, he designed an array of long floating barriers to let the ocean currents concentrate the plastic 6._ (it)The system of floating barriers is over a mile long.The system had its first proofofconcept test, which 7._ (perform) in the Azores Islands.After proving the feasibility(可行性) of the array in doing what it was supposed to do, the real evaluation of the array will take place, in a twoyear pilot project in realworld conditions off the coast of Tsushima, an island 8._ (lie) between Japan and South Korea.This pilot project is worth watching to see if it 9._ (work). And if it does work as 10._ (expect), we have something even bigger to look forward to.【解题导语】本文是一篇记叙文。几年前，19岁的大学生Boyan Slat宣称他要在五年里清理掉海洋里大量的塑料制品。随后，他设计出了自己的一套方案。这项试点工程能否达到预期的效果呢，我们将拭目以待。1could/would解析：考查情态动词及时态。根据主句谓语动词made可知从句要用过去的某种时态，由“clean up”可知此处用情态动词could/would。2During解析：考查介词。根据“holiday”可知此处用During，意为“在期间”。3more解析：考查形容词比较级。根据than可知此处用many的比较级more。4pollution/pollutants解析：考查词性转换。根据空前的形容词plastic“塑料的”可知此处填名词，表示污染或污染物用pollution/pollutants。5what解析：考查从句引导词。代词what相当于the idea that，它同时作came up with和called的宾语。6itself解析：考查代词。句意为：他设计了一排长长的漂浮的障碍物让洋流跟着塑料制品。itself在此指塑料制品本身，作the plastic的同位语。7was performed解析：考查动词时态与语态。关系代词which指代先行词test，它与谓语动词perform之间构成被动关系，结合主句谓语动词had可知此处用一般过去时的被动语态。8lying解析：考查非谓语动词。分词短语lying between Japan and South Korea作an island的后置定语，分词与被修饰词之间构成主动关系。9works解析：考查动词时态。根据下句“does work”可知此处用一般现在时。句意为：这个试点工程值得关注，看它能否有用。10expected解析：考查动词时态。根据语境可知，此处是一个省略句，即as (it is) expected，意为“正如被期待的那样”。
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