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英语备考之高考完形填空专项练习六(附答案解析)

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My fiance(未婚夫) and I were excited about shopping for our first home.But our funds were 1 , and none of the houses in our price range seemed satisfactory.

One agent 2 ahouse in particular.Although her deion sounded wonderful, the price was 3 our range, so we declined.But she kept urging us to have a look 4 .

We finally did and it was 5 at first sight.It was Our Home, small and charming, overlooking a quiet lake.Walking through the rooms and talking with the owners, a nice elderly couple, we felt the warmth and 6 of the marriage within that home.As perfect as it was, the price remained too high for us.But every day, we would sit by the lake, looking at the house and dreaming of 7 it would be like to live there.

Days later, we made a(n) 8 —far below the asking price.Surprisingly, they didn't 9 us.They renewed their offer 10 .It was also much more than we could afford, but far 11 than the original asking price.

The next day, we got a 12 message that another buyer had offered a much higher price.Even so, we decided to talk with the 13 directly.We made our final offer, which 14 was thousands of dollars less than the other buyer's bid.We knew it, 15 we had to try.

“Sold!”said the owner.Then he 16 ：He'd seen us sitting by the lake all those times; he knew how much we loved the place and that we'd 17 the years of work they had put into their home; he realized he would take a 18 by selling it to us, but it was worthwhile; we were the people they wanted to live there.He told us to consider the 19 inthe price “an early wedding present.”

That's how we found our home and how I learned that when people are 20 ，they are not strangers, only friends we haven't yet met.

【语篇导读】 本文是一篇记叙文，主要讲述的是作者购买房子时与房东之间发生的感人故事。

1.A.needed B.limited C.enough D.large

解析 考查形容词辨析。根据前面的But和后面的none of the houses in our price range seemed satisfactory可知，我们的钱很有限，在我们价格范围内的房子都令人不满意。limited有限的，不多的，符合语境。

答案 B

2.A.recommended B.decorated C.sold D.rented

解析 考查动词辨析。一个代理商特别为我们推荐了一个房子。recommend推荐，介绍，符合语境。

答案 A

3.A.below B.within C.beyond D.between

解析 考查介词辨析。根据后面的so we declined可知，这所房子的价格超出了我们的承受范围。beyond (表示范围)超出，非……所能及。

答案 C

4.A.at least B.at most C.at times D.at hand

解析 考查介词短语辨析。但她力劝我们至少去看一看。at least至少，符合语境。at most最多;at times有时;at hand在手边，在附近，即将来临。

答案 A

5.A.relief B.concern C.love D.curiosity

解析 考查名词辨析。根据后面的It was Our Home, small and charming可知，我们对这所房子一见钟情。

答案 C

6.A.pride B.happiness C.challenge D.desire

解析 考查名词辨析。根据前面的warmth和后面的of the marriage可知，在这所房子里我们感受到了婚姻的温暖和幸福。

答案 B

7.A.which B.why C.that D.what

解析 考查连接词辨析。梦想着生活在那里是什么样子。作be like的宾语要用what.

答案 D

8.A.effort B.offer C.promise D.profit

解析 考查名词辨析。几天后，我们出价远远低于要价。make an offer还价，出价。

答案 B

9.A.come across B.look after C.depend on D.laugh at

解析 考查动词短语辨析。根据Surprisingly可知，我们出价太低，但他们没有嘲笑我们，这令我们感到很惊讶。

答案 D

10.A.instead B.indeed C.aside D.apart

解析 考查副词辨析。他们没有嘲笑我们，而是修改了价格。instead代替，而是。

答案 A

11.A.worse B.better C.less D.higher

解析 考查形容词辨析。这一价格仍然远远超出我们的承受能力，但比原来的要价低多了。

答案 C

12.A.relaxing B.disappointing C.pleasant D.regular

解析 考查形容词辨析。根据后面的another buyer had offered a much higher price可知，这是一个令人失望的消息。

答案 B

13.A.agents B.buyers C.managers D.owners

解析 考查名词辨析。谈价格当然要找房子的主人。

答案 D

14.A.already B.still C.generally D.ever

解析 考查副词辨析。我们最终的出价仍然比其他购买者的出价低好几千美元。

答案 B

15.A.so B.or C.for D.but

解析 考查连词辨析。我们明白这一点，但我们必须尽力争取一下。前后之间为转折关系。

答案 D

16.A.apologized B.complained C.criticized D.explained

解析 考查动词辨析。根据后面的内容可知，他卖给了我们，然后解释其中的原因。

答案 D

17.A.check B.analyze C.appreciate D.ignore

解析 考查动词辨析。他知道我们很喜爱这所房子，我们将会赏识他们为这所房子所付出的劳动。appreciate欣赏，赏识，重视，符合语境。check检查，核对;analyze分析;ignore不理，忽视。

答案 C

18.A.loss B.risk C.chance D.lead

解析 考查名词辨析。卖给我们他会遭受金钱上的损失，但这是值得的。

答案 A

19.A.increase B.difference C.interest D.average

解析 考查名词辨析。他告诉我们考虑一下价格方面的差别。

答案 B

20.A.kind B.polite C.smart D.energetic

解析 考查形容词辨析。当人们友好的时候，他们不是陌生人，只是我们还没有认识的朋友。

答案 A