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1、高中英语完形填空精讲精练（一）For many people today, reading is no longer relaxation. To keep up their work they must read letters, reports, trade publications, interoffice communications, not to mention newspapers and magazines: a never-ending flood of words. In 1 a job or advancing in one, the ability to read an
2、d comprehend 2 can mean the difference between success and failure. Yet the unfortunate fact is that most of us are 3 readers. Most of us develop poor reading 4 at an early age, and never get over them. The main deficiency 5 in the actual stuff of language itself words. Taken individually, words hav
3、e 6 meaning until they are strung together into phrases, sentences and paragraphs. 7 , however, the untrained reader does not read groups of words. He laboriously reads one word at a time, often regressing（退回） to 8 words or passages. Regression, the tendency to look back over 9 you have just read, i
4、s a common bad habit in reading. Another habit which 10 down the speed of reading is vocalizationsounding each word either orally or mentally as 11 reads.To overcome these bad habits, some reading clinics use a device called an 12 , which moves a bar (or curtain) down the page at a predetermined（预先确
5、定的） speeDThe bar is set at a slightly faster rate 13 the reader finds comfortable, in order to “stretch” him. The accelerator forces the reader to read fast, 14 word-by-word reading, regression and subvocalization（默读）practically impossible. At first 15 is sacrificed for speeDBut when you learn to re
6、ad ideas and concepts, you will not only read faster, 16 your comprehension will improve. Many people have found 17 reading skill drastically improved after some training. 18 Charlce Au, a business manager, for instance, his reading rate was a reasonably good 172 words a minute 19 the training, now
7、it is an excellent 1,378 words a minute. He is delighted that how he can 20 a lot more reading material in a short period of time.1 Aapplying B doing Coffering Dgetting2 Aquickly B easily Croughly Ddecidedly3 Agood B curious Cpoor Durgent4 Atraining B habits Csituations Dcustom5 Alies B combines Cto
8、uches Dinvolves6 Asome B a lot Clittle Ddull7 AFortunately B In fact CLogically DUnfortunately8 Areuse B reread Crewrite Drecite9 Awhat B which Cthat Dif10Ascales B cuts Cslows Dmeasures11Asome one B one Che Dreader12Aaccelerator B actor Camplifier Dobserver13Athen B as Cbeyond Dthan14Aenabling B le
9、ading Cmaking Dindicating15Ameaning B comprehension Cgist Dregression16Abut B nor Cor Dfor17Aour B your Ctheir Dsuch a18ALook at B Take CMake DConsider19Afor B in Cafter Dbefore20Amaster B go over Cpresent Dget through（二）We know the kiss as a form of expressing affection（情感，喜爱）. But long 1 it became
10、 it, it was customary in many countries to use it as a(n) 2 of respect. Some native Africans 3 the ground over which a chief（首领）has walkedKissing the hand and foot has been a mark of respect from the 4 times.The early Romans kissed the mouth or eyes 5 a form of dignified(高贵的) greeting. One Roman emp
11、eror allowed his important nobles to kiss his lips, but the 6 important ones had to kiss his hands, and the 7 important ones were 8 allowed to kiss his feet!Most likely the kiss as a form of affection can be traced back to primitive（上古的，原始的）times when a mother 9 fondle(爱抚) her child, just as a mothe
12、r 10 today. It only remained for society to 11 this as a custom for expressing affection between arms.We have evidence(根据) that this was already the 12 by the time of the sixth century, but we can only suppose it was 13 long before that. The first 14 where the kiss became accepted in courtship(求婚) w
13、as in France. From France the kiss spread rapidly all over Europe. Russia, which loved to 15 the customs of France, soon adopted it. A kiss from the Tsar(沙皇) became 16 of the highest forms of recognition from the Crown.In time, the kiss became a part of courtship. 17 marriage customs developed, the
14、kiss became a part of the 18 ceremony (典礼，仪式）. Today we regard it as an expression of love and tenderness. 19 there are still many places in the world where the kiss is 20 of formal ceremonies and is intended to show respect.1 Aafter B before Cuntil Dsince2 Acustom B tradition Cexpression Daffection3 Awatch B touch Ckiss Dgreet4 Aearliest B latest Clongest Deldest5 Aof B as Cfor Din6 Anot B little Cless Dleast7 Alast B less Cmost Dleast8 Atoo B also Conly Dever9 Awould B could Cshould Dwill10Awould B has Cdoing Ddoes11Aexpre
