2023届高考英语复习——阅读七选五+完形填空+语法填空（22）(有答案）

2023届高考英语复习———阅读七选五+完形填空+语法填空（22） 一、阅读七选五 根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。 Thomas Edison was one of the most successful inventors the world has ever seen. 1 But people found that although Edison was good at inventing new things， he was a poor fisherman. He used to spend an hour almost every day sitting at the side of a river and fish. He always fished all alone by himself. 2 People asked Edison， “Why are you so crazy about fishing when you are so bad at it？” His answer was， “I really never caught any fish because I have never used any bait （诱饵）.” Another question followed， “Why would you fish without bait？” Edison answered， “Because when you fish without bait， people don’t disturb you and neither do the fish. ” 3 Sometimes the world’s best inventor was the world’s worst fisherman. In fact， because Edison was the world’s worst fisherman， he could become the world’s greatest inventor. Are you setting aside some time for yourself to think？ 4 Here are some ideas for you： Slowing down and taking long showers is a good idea. 5 Long walks are good， too. Afternoon naps have been proved to improve creativity. A. But he never caught any fish. B. It provides me with my best time to think. C. In all， Edison has thousands of inventions. D. Listening to some soft classical music is also good. E. He was asked the reason behind his being a fisherman. F. To make your brain work better， you need to take a rest. G. Set aside 15—20 minutes per day for you to do something relaxing. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 二、完形填空 Two old beggars （乞丐） we’re sitting on a busy street corner of a big city. They watched 1 as a lot of people walked by without looking at them. Sometimes， a kind-hearted woman or a small child would 2 a few coins in the hats in front of them. Today was not a 3 day for begging. The men were able to 4 enough for a big meal. As it was getting dark， they started to 5 their things. Just as they were getting ready to 6 ， they noticed a man walking toward them. He was a 7 man. They could tell that from his fine clothes. The first beggar said to the second with 8 ， “He’s coming our way！” The man 9 ， reached into his pocket and took something out. What looked like a piece of hard 10 ， wrapped （包裹） in white paper， hit each of their waiting hats. The rich man turned and 11 his way. “He could have easily left us a few 12 or a bill， but he laughed at us with a piece of rock candy，” said the first beggar. He looked at the offering 13 . “There’s no way we can 14 this—we have no teeth.” With these words， he 15 up the thing and threw it away. Then he collected his things and left. The second beggar wanted to do the same， 16 a second thought made him change his 17 . “I haven’t had anything like this for ages，” he thought. “How 18 of that man to offer me something so sweet！” With that， he opened the white paper. To his 19 ， there ... ...