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1、无锡市2014高考英语一轮完形填空和阅读理解（精品）训练（8）附答案完形填空Sams uncle had an old bird which sat in its cage all day. One day his uncle said, “It is too expensive to 26 that bird. We will get rid of it.” But Sam wanted to 27 the bird. Sams grandfather told him that the bird was once a famous 28 bird. Now 29 people knew i
2、t. His grandfather took the bird out, and then quickly took his arms away. The bird opened its huge 30 and flew into the sky. After a few minutes, it 31 with a small rabbit, cut it open and started to 32 it. The next morning, Sam asked his uncle out. Sam did 33 his grandfather had done, but the bird
3、 34 to the ground and stood still. Sams uncle 35 . Later his grandfather told him that the bird only hunted in late afternoon when light was less 36 . Sam asked his uncle to come out before 37 . This time the bird caught a mouse. His uncle was quiet with 38 , but laughed again, “We cant eat mice, so
4、 this bird is 39 .” And he sold the bird without telling Sam.Before Sam found the bird was 40 , two angry men arrived in a car. They 41 his uncle and said, the bird couldnt hunt and they wanted their money back. Sams uncle looked 42 and said, “I have spent it. But dont worry!” He 43 at Sam, “Sam wil
5、l show you 44 to make the bird hunt! Its a great bird, isnt it, Sam?” Sam opened the door of the car and took out the 45 . It flew away and disappeared forever.26. A. feed B. buy C. wash D. sell27. A. know B. find C. keep D. buy28. A. singing B. sleeping C. eating D. hunting29. A. some B. no C. many
6、 D. few30. A. mouth B. wings C. tail D. eyes31. A. dealt B. returned C. met D. parted32. A. watch B. search C. eat D. help33. A. as B. for C. since D. after34. A. fell B. rose C. walked D. ran35. A. shouted B. cried C. laughed D. nodded36. A. attractive B. pleasant C. poor D. strong37. A. bed B. sup
7、per C. lunch D. breakfast38. A. patience B. surprise C. joy D. sadness39. A. harmful B. strange C. cheap D. useless40. A. leaving B. gone C. dying D. cooked41. A. shouted at B. smiled at C. looked after D. took after42. A. impressed B. worried C. satisfied D. bored43. A. waved B. pointed C. aimed D.
8、 jumped44. A. what B. why C. where D. how45. A. money B. coat C. bird D. everything参考答案2645 ACDDB BCAAC DBBDB ABBDC *结束The campaign is over. The celebrations have ended. And the work for US president-elect Barack Obama has begun. The 47-year-old politician rose to the highest post because of his sta
9、nd against the war in Iraq and his plans to fix a weak economy. But what will the first 47-year-old African-American president do for race relations? Obamas victory appears to have given blacks and other minorities a true national role model. For years, many looked to athletes and musicians for insp
10、iration. As Darius Turner, an African-American high school student in Los Angeles, told the Los Angeles Times, “Kobe doesnt have to be everybodys role model anymore.” Recent polls（民意测验）also suggest that Obamas victory has given Americans new optimism about race relations. For example, a USA Today po
11、ll found that two-thirds of Americans believe relations between blacks and whites “will finally be worked out”. This is the most hopeful response since the question was first asked during the civil rights revolution in 1963. However, its still too early to tell whether Obamas presidency will begin t
12、o solve many of the social problems facing low-income black communities. Although blacks make up only 13 percent of the US population, 55 percent of all prisoners are African-American. Such numbers can be blamed on any number of factors on Americas racist past, a failure of government policy and the
13、 collapse(瓦解)of the family unit in black communities. It is unlikely that Obama will be able to reverse (扭转) such trends overnight. However, Bill Bank, an expert of African-American Studies, says that eventually young blacks need to find role models in their own communities. “Thats not Martin Luther
14、 King, and not Barack Obama,” he told the Los Angeles Times. “Its actually the people closest to them. Barack only has so much influence.” In the opinion of black British politician Trevor Phillips, Obamas rise will contribute more to multiculturalism than to race relations in the US. “When the G8 meets, the four most important people in the room will be the presid
