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学而思教育学而思教育··学习改变命运学习改变命运 思考成就未来！思考成就未来！ 高考网高考网 www.gaokao.com2020102010 高考二轮复习英语考案高考二轮复习英语考案专题十八专题十八 完形填空完形填空【专题考案专题考案】（1）阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从 120 各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C 和 D）中，选出最佳选项。“Down-to-earth” means someone or something that is honest, practical and easy to deal with. It is 1 to find someone who is down-to-earth. A person who is down-to-earth is easy to talk to and 2 other people as equals. A down-to-earth person is just the 3 of someone who acts important and proud.Down-to-earth persons 4 be important members of society, of course. 5 they do not let their importance “go to their heads”. They do not 6 themselves to be better persons than others of less importance. Someone who is filled with his own importance and pride, often without cause, is 7 to have “his nose in the air”. There is 8 way a person with his nose in the air can be down-to-earth.Americans 9 another expression that means almost the same as “down-to-earth”. The expression is “both-feet-on-the-ground”. Someone with both-feet-on-the-ground is a person with a good 10 of reality. He 11 what is called “common sense”. He may have 12 , but he does not allow them to 13 his knowledge of what is real.The opposite kind of 14 is one who has his “head-in-the-clouds”. A man with his-head-in-the-clouds is a dreamer whose 15 is not in the real world.16 , such a dreamer can be brought back to earth. 17 words from a teacher can usually bring a day-dreaming student down-to-earth.Usually, the person who is down-to-earth is very 18 to have both feet on-the ground.19 we have both our feet on-the ground, when we are down-to-earth, we act honestly and openly 20 others. Our lives are like the ground below us, solid and strong.1ApleasantBsadCcommonDsurprising2AmeetsBwelcomesCreceivesDaccepts学而思教育学而思教育··学习改变命运学习改变命运 思考成就未来！思考成就未来！ 高考网高考网 www.gaokao.com203AcaseBkindCoppositeDexample4AmustBmayCshouldDwill5ABut BSoCForDAnd6AwishBexpectCdesireDconsider7AsaidBtoldCaskedDmade8AsomeBaCnoDevery9AdiscoverBfindCmakeDuse10AunderstandingBwishCreasonDexpectation11AdemandsBlacksChasDlikes12AfortunesBdreamsCachievementsDdisadvantages13AblockBprotectCownDgain14AideaBpeopleCattitudeDperson15AmindBlifeCbodyDhead16AAlwaysBThereforeCHoweverDSometimes17ASharpBAllCNoDBad18ApossibleBprobableClikelyDable19AThoughBSinceCWhenDUnless20AtowardBforCoverDonto（2）阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从 120 各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C 和 D）中，选出最佳选项。Dear Dio,Thank you for your note. I like your 1 between death and failure. I had not thought of these two in the 2 way that you describe. I thank you for bringing this to my 3 .Your insights are very deep. 4 you say, “death is only a(n) 5 but failure can change someones whole life.” Yes, death is final. Failure is temporary. Death leaves us with 6 .But failure can leave us with lessons which will 7 our lives.I hope that your failure to pass that 8 English test will help you 9 it will hurt you. Please remember that it is not being 10 down that is important. It is the inability to get up that is 11 . You will have to learn to get up ,and to get going. Failure is the “staying down.” It is 学而思教育学而思教育··学习改变命运学习改变命运 思考成就未来！思考成就未来！ 高考网高考网 www.gaokao.com20not the “falling down.”From reading your letter, I 12 your English to be very good. You write better than 13 of my American friends. I do not know the reason for 14 your English test. Maybe you were distracted that day. It is 15 that persons are judged on the basis of a single test.You write well, you 16 your feelings with excellence, and you think 17 . These characteristics should 18 you move toward a bright a bright career. Just dont let yourself “stay down.” Get up and 19 them all know that you are talented and you are 20 to succeed. I think you will.With best wishes for a fine career.Bob1AideaBcomparisonCthoughtDreason2AsameBwrongCcorrectDright3AattentionBheartCheadDhome4AWhichBWhenCWhatDAs5AendBresultCfactDthing6AsomethingBnothingCanythingDthinking7AincreaseBimproveChonorDtreasure8AeasyBsimpleCterribleDordinary9Aas good asBas well asCmore thanDmuch than10AfallenBstayedCknockedDfelt11AimpossibleBpossibleCnecessaryDimportant12AjudgeBacceptCpreferDexpect13AallBanyConeDsome14AsucceedingBpassingCfinishingDfailing15AlikelyBreasonableCa shameDfair16AfindBexpressCspeakDtell17AdeeplyBthoroughlyCcarefullyDwidely18AleaveBdriveChelpDstart19AgetBaskCshowDlet20AdevotedBdeterminedCengagedDsupposed学而思教育学而思教育··学习改变命运学习改变命运 思考成就未来！思考成就未来！ 高考网高考网 www.gaokao.com20（3）阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从 120 各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C 和 D）中，选出最佳选项。It was a half-mile walk from our small house to the beach road , where the 1 would be waiting for us .But that morning Janet was much worse . She couldnt make 2