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空白部分兩句構成轉折關系,故選擇并列連詞but。(B)2. A. rain B. rains C. wind D. winds【解析】B。沙漠中風多雨少,rain一詞為不可數名詞,其復數形式rains表示雨水多,故應選rain。(D)3. A. good B. good enough C. enough good D. enough【解析】D。這里講沙漠中的一點點雨水,并不能滿足大多數植物生長的需要,故選擇enough。(A)4. A. live B. to live C. lives D. lived【解析】A。see sb. do “看見某人做某事”,這里應用省去to 的動詞不定式。(D)5. A. stones B. plants C. wood D. water【解析】D。沙漠之所以出現綠洲的根本原因是有了水,故選water。(C)6. A. say B. tell C. call D. find【解析】C。call 在這里意為“將……稱為……”為正確選項。(B)7. A. every B. all C. a D. one【解析】B。every, a和one 后面都應該接可數名詞單數,不能放在kinds 前面。all kinds of 意為“各種各樣的”。(A)8. A. also B. too C. either D. still【解析】A。表示“也”時,too 一般放在肯定句末,either放在否定句末,also 放在句中,在此為正確選項,而still 不合題意。(C)9. A. with B. in C. on D. by【解析】C。固定說法depend on意為“依靠”、“憑借”。(C)10. A. a little B. few C. much D. any【解析】C。一些動物能在沙漠中生存下來,說明了他們適應了這里雨水稀少的氣候,不像其他動物那樣需要太多的水,故選擇much。(D)11. A. water B. plants C. crops D. animals【解析】D。通讀本段不難發(fā)現,本段承上文接著講述動物的用途,故選animals。(B)12. A. at B. for C. up D. after【解析】B。固定說法look for 意思為“尋找”。(D)13. A. other B. the other C. the others D. another【解析】D。other 后接可數名詞時應用復數形式;the other 后接可數名詞單數時表示兩者中的另一個, 不合文意。(C)14. A. well B. friend C. friendly D. carefully【解析】C。根據下文沙漠里的人從不會拒絕幫助別人,說明他們彼此友好。(D)15. A. help B. helps C. helping D. to help【解析】D。固定搭配refuse to do “拒絕干某事”。2016高考完形填空選練 完型填空。閱讀下面短文,從短文后各題所給的四個選項(A、B、C和D)中,選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項。There are two types of people in the world. Although they have equal degrees of health and wealth and the other forts of life, one bees happy, 41 bees unhappy. This 42 from the different ways in which they consider things, persons, and events, and the resulting effects upon their minds.The people who are to be happy 43 their attention to the conveniences of things, the pleasant parts of conversation, the wellprepared dishes, the goodness of the wines, and the fine weather. They enjoy all the cheerful things. Those who are to be unhappy think and speak only of the 44 things. They are, 45 , continually unsatisfied. By their words, they plain about the pleasure of society, offend many people, and 46 themselves disagreeable (不受歡迎的) everywhere. If this turn of mind were founded in nature, such unhappy persons would be more to be pitied. The intention of criticizing and being disliked is perhaps taken up 47 by imitation (模仿). It grows into a habit, unknown 48 its possessors. The habit may be strong, but it may be cured when those who have it are 49 its bad effects on their interests and tastes. I hope this little warning may be of service to them, and 50 them change this habit.Although in fact it is chie