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2003
年高考英语完形填空真题详解
I played a racquetball game against my
cousin Ed last week. It was one of the most
___1___ and tiring games I’ve ever had.
When Ed first phoned and ___2___ we
play, I laughed quietly, figuring on an ___3___
victory. After all, Ed’s idea o
f
___4___
has always been nothing more
___5___ than lifting a fork to his mouth. ___6___
I can remember, Ed’s been the least
physically
fit member in the
family, and ___7___ proud of himself. His big
stomach has always ballooned out between his
T-shirt and
trousers. Although the
family often ___8___ about that, Ed refused to buy
a ___9___ T-shirt or to lose weight. So when Ed
___10___ for our game not only with the
bottom of his shirt gathered inside his trousers
but also with a stomach you could
hardly
___11___,
I
was
so
surprised
that
I
was
___12___.
My
cousin
must
have
made
an
effort
to
get
himself
into
shape.
___13___, at the point in our game when
I’d have predicted(
预计
) the
score to be about 9 to 1 in my favor, it was
___14___ 7
to 9
—
and Ed was ___15___. The sudden realization was
painful. We ___16___ to play like two mad men.
When the score
was 16 up, I was having
serious ___17___ about staying alive until 21
years old, let alone ___18___ that many points.
When
the game finally ended, both of us
were lying flat on our backs, too tired to
___19___. In a way, I think we both won: I the
game, but cousin Ed my ___20___.
1. A. encouraging
B.
hopeless
C. surprising
D. regular
2. A. declared
B. mentioned
C.
persuaded
D. suggested
3. A. unforgettable
B.
unexpected
C. easy
D. early
4. A. exercise
B. preparation
C.
joy
D. fitness
5. A. time-saving
B.
comfortable
C. suitable
D. effort-making
6. A. As
soon as
B. As long as
C. When
D.
Since
7. A. strangely
B. personally
C.
reasonably
D. eagerly
8. A. cared
B. forgot
C. quarreled
D.
joked
9. A. clean
B. larger
C. straight
D. darker
10. A. set out
B. got ready
C.
arrived
D. returned
11. A. notice
B.
admire
C. believe
D. measure
12. A. nervous
B. curious
C. careless
D. speechless
13. A. After
all
B. As a result
C. Above all
D.
At last
14. A. mistakenly
B. then
C. instead
D. naturally
15. A. leading
B. coming
C.
waiting
D. counting
16. A. pretended
B.
stopped
C. continued
D. decided
17. A. thoughts
B. doubts
C. situations
D. problems
18. A. scoring
B. completing
C.
receiving
D. keeping
19. A. play
B. start
C. sleep
D. move
20. A. friendship
B. respect
C. support
D.
favor
【答案与解析】
本文主要讲述
Ed
的身材变化及他和
“
我
”
之间的一场结果出乎意料的网球比赛。
1.
C
。根据下文描述的比赛过程和结果可知此题选
C
最佳。
2.
D
。根据语境和
we
play
中的动词时态可知，此题应填
D
，因为动词
suggest(
建议
)
后的宾语从
句通常用
“s
hould+
动
词原形
”(should
可省略
)
。
3.
C
。根据前句说的
I
laughed quietly
，可推知这应该
“
是一场很容易
(easy)
打赢的比赛
”
。
4.
A
。比较四个选项，只有
exercise
与比赛、锻炼之类的活动有点联系。
5. D
。此处的语境是
(
注意作者对
Ed
在体
力方面的轻视
)
：
Ed
关于
exercise
的想法只不过就像把叉子送到嘴里一样不
费力。
e
ffort-making
由
make an effort
变来，其意为
“
费劲
”
；
< br>nothing more than
是习语，意为
“
不多于
”
、
“
与
…
一样
”<
/p>
。
6.
B
。
as
long
as
有两个意思是：一是
作为习语，表示
“
只要
”
；二是表示作为自由短语，意为
“
与
…
一样长或一样久
”
。
此处的
as long as
用作自由短语，
as long as I can
remember
意为
“
与我能记忆
的一样久
”
，即
“
在我的记忆中
”
或
“
凭我的
记忆
”
。
7. A
。虽然
Ed
体力状况在一家人中最差，但却莫名其妙
(strangely)
地为自己感到骄傲。
8. D
。由于
Ed
太胖，他的肚子就像一只气球，所以家人经常就此开他的
玩笑
(joke about
that)
。
9.
B
。上文讲到
His big
stomach has always ballooned out between his
T-shirt and trousers(
他的大肚子总是像一只气球一样
突出在汗衫与长裤之间
)
，这说明他的
T-shirt
不够大。
10.
C
。
Ed
身材的变化应是在他到来<
/p>
(arrived)
之际才能发现。
11. A
。此句主要是描述
Ed
身材的变化之大：他的衬衣扎在裤子里，
肚子几乎让人看不出来
(a stomach you could
hardly
notice)
。
12. D
。这里指
Ed
身材变化如此之大，简直令作者惊讶得说不出话来
(speechless)
。
13. B
。因后面的内容讲的正是
Ed
因改变体形而在比赛中曾一度领先的结果，故选
as a result
。
14. C
。作者原认为会
9:1
自己领先，而结果却是
7:9
，故用
instead
表示后者取代了前者。
15.
A
。下文说
The sudden
realization was painful
，说明比赛的结果不是像作者的那样
自己领先，而是
Ed
领先。
16.
C
。前面讲比分为
7 to 9
，而后面又说比分达到
16
平，这说明比赛
在继续
(continued)
。
17.
B
。此处的语境是：当比分达
到
16
平时，我便怀疑自己能否活到
2
1
岁
——
这充分说明比赛的激烈程度以
及作者的
疲惫程度。
18.
A
。
let alone scoring that
many points
的意思
“
更
不用说还要得那么多分
”
，其中的
that
为副词，相当于
so
。
19. D
。上文说
“
当比赛结束的时候，我们俩人平躺在地上
”
，同时比较
四个选项，只有
move
最合语境
，即
“
累得动都不
能动
”
。
20.
B
。这两句为省略句，其完整形式为：
I won the
game, but cousin Ed won my respect.
I
played
a
racquetball
game
against
my
cousin
Ed
last
week.
It
was
one
of
the
most 36 and
tiring
games
I’ve
ever
had.
When
Ed
first
phoned
and
37 we
play,
I
laughed
quietly,
figuring
on
an
38 victory.
After
all,
Ed’s
idea
of
39 has
always
been
nothing
more
40 than
lifting
a
fork
to
his
mouth. 41
I can
remember, Ed’s been the least
phys
ically
fit member in
the family
，
and
42 proud of
himself. His
big stomach has always ballooned out
between his T-shirt and trousers. Although the
family often 43
about
that.
I’d
refused
to
buy
a
44 T-shirt
or
to
lose
weight.
So
when
Ed 45
for
our
game
not
only
with
the
bottom
of
his
shirt
gathered
inside
his
trousers
but
also
with
a
stomach
you
could
hardly
46 .
I
was
so
surprised
that
I
was 47 .
My
cousin
must
have
made
an
effort
to
get
himself
into
shape. 48 ,
at the point in our game when
I’
d have
predicted
（预计）
the score to
be about 9 to 1 in my favor, it was
49 7
to
9
—
and Ed
was
50 .
The
sudden
realization
was
painful.
We 51 to
play
like
two
mad
men.
When the
score was 16 up. I was having serious 52 about
staying alive until 21 years old. Let alone
53 that many points. When the game
finally ended, both of us were lying flat on our
backs, too tired to
54 . In a way,
I think we both won: I the game, but cousin Ed my
55 .
36
．
A
．
encouraging
B
．
hopeless
C
．
surprising
D
．
regular
37
．
A
．
< br>declared
B
．
mentioned
C
．
persuaded
D
．
suggested
38
．
A
．
unforgettable
B
．
unexpected
C
．
easy
D
．
early
39
．
A
．
exercise
B
．
preparation
C
．
joy
D
．
fitness
40
．
A
．
< br>time-saving
B
．
comfortable
C
．
suitable
D
．
effort-making <
/p>
41
．
A
．
As soon as
B
．
As long as
C
．
When
D
．
Since
42
．
A
．
strangely
B
．
personally
C
．
reasonably
D
．
eagerly
43
．
A
．
< br>cared
B
．
forgot
C
．
quarreled
D
．
joked
44
．
A
．
clean
B
．
larger
C
．
straight
D
．
darker
< br>45
．
A
．
set out
B
．
got
ready
C
．
arrived
D
．
returned
46
．
A
．
notice
B
．
admire
C
．
believe
D
．
measure
47
．
A
．
< br>nervous
B
．
curious
C
．
careless
D
．
speechless
48
．
A
．
After all
B
．
As a result
C
．
Above all
D
．
At last
49
．
A
．
< br>mistakenly
B
．
then
C
．
instead
D
．
naturally
50
．
A
．
leading
B
．
coming
C
．
waiting
D
．
counting
51
．
A
．
pretended
B
．
stopped
C
．
continued
D
．
decided
52
．
A
．
< br>thoughts
B
．
doubts
C
．
situations
D
．
problems
53
．
A
．
scoring
B
．
completing
C
．
receiving
D
．
keeping
54
．
A
．
< br>play
B
．
start
C
．
sleep
D
．
move
55
．
A
．
friendship
B
．
respect
C
．
support
D
．
favor
作者与表兄弟
Ed
< br>间的一场球赛。
表兄弟
Ed
身体
差、
大腹便便，
根本就不是作者的对手。
可结果却出乎预料。
为什么？
36.
C
。根据下文描述的比赛过程和结果可知此题选
C
最佳。
37. D
。根据语境和
we play
中的动词时态可知，此题应填
D
，因为动词
suggest(
建议
)
后的宾语从
句通常用
“should+
动
词原形<
/p>
”(shou
ld
可省略
)
。
38.
C
。根据前句说的
I
laughed quietly
，可推知这应该
“
是一场很容易
(easy)
打赢的比赛
”
。
39.
A
。比较四个选项，只有
exercise
与比赛、锻炼之类的活动有点联系。
40.
D
。此处的语境是
(
注意作者对
Ed <
/p>
在体力方面的轻视
)
：
< br>Ed
关于
exercise
的想法只不过就像把叉子送到嘴里一样
不费力。
effort-making
由
make an effort
变来，其意为
“
费劲
”
；
< br>nothing more than
是习语，
意为<
/p>
“
不多于
”
、<
/p>
“
与
…
一样
”
。
41.
B
。
as long as
有两个意
思是：一是作为习语，表示
“
只要
”<
/p>
；二是表示作为自由短语，意为
“
与
…
一样长或一样久
”
。
此处的
as long as
用作自由短语，
as long as I can
remember
意为
“
与我能记忆
的一样久
”
，即
“
在我的记忆中
”
或
“
凭我的
记忆
”
。
42. A
。虽然
Ed
体力状况在一家人中最差，但却莫名其妙
(strangely)
地为自己感到骄傲。
43. D
。由于
Ed
太胖，他的肚子就像一只气球，所以家人经常就此开他的
玩笑
(joke about
that)
。
44.
B
。上文讲到
His big
stomach has always ballooned out between his
T-shirt and trousers(
他的大肚子总是像一只气球一
样突出在汗衫与长裤之间
)
，这说明他的
T-shirt
不够大。
45.
C
。
Ed
身材的变化应是在他到来<
/p>
(arrived)
之际才能发现。
46.
A
。
此句主要是描述
Ed
身材的变化之大：
他的衬衣扎在
裤子里，
肚子几乎让人看不出来
(a stomach you
could hardly
notice)
。
47. D
。这里指
Ed
身材变化如此之大，简直令作者惊讶得说不出话来
(speechless)
。
48. B
。因后面的内容讲的正是
Ed
因改变体形而在比赛中曾一度领先的结果，故选
as a result
。
49. C
。作者原认为会
9:1
自己领先，而结果却是
7:9
，故用
instead
表示后者取代了前者。
50.
A
。下文说
The sudden
realization was painful
，说明比赛的结果不是像作者的那样
自己领先，而是
Ed
领先。
51.
C
。前面讲比分为
7 to 9
，而后面又说比分达到
16
平，这说明比赛
在继续
(continued)
。
52.
B
。此处的语境是：当比分达
到
16
平时，我便怀疑自己能否活到
2
1
岁
——
这充分说明比赛的激烈程度以
及作者的
疲惫程度。