上海2003-2010高考完形填空汇总(附解答).doc

上海2003-2010高考完形填空汇总 (03’上海高考) (A) Farmers, as we all know, have been a hard time of it lately, and have turned to new ways earning income from their land. This involves not only planting new kinds of crops, but some ___1___ ways of making money, the most unusual of which has got to sheep racing. Yes, you heard me __2____! A farmer now holds sheep races on a regular basis, and during the past year over 100,000 people have ___3___ to watch the race. “I was passing the farm on my way to the sea for a holiday,” one punter(赛马经纪人) told me, “and I thought I’d have a look. I didn’t believe it was serious, to tell the truth.” According to regular visitor, betting on sheep is more interesting than beating on horses. “At proper horse race everyone has already studied the form of the horse __4___, and there are clear favorites. __5___ nobody has heard anything about these ___6__! Most people find it difficult to tell one from another in any case. ” I stayed to watch the races, and I must admit that I must found it quite ___7___. In a usual sheep race, half a dozen sheep race down hill over a course of about half a mile. Food is waiting for them at the other end of the ___8___just to give them some encouragement, I ought to add! The sheep run surprisingly fast, __9___ they have probably not eaten for a while. Anyway, the crowd around me were obviously enjoying their day out at the races, _10____ by their happy faces and the sense of excitement. 1. a common b. strange c. swift d. illegal 2. a. honestly b. surprisingly c. completely d. correctly 3. a. showed off b. brought up c. turned up d. looked forward 4. a. behind time b. in progress c. in advance d. in time 5. a. But b. Therefore c. Moreover d. Otherwise 6. a. horses b. sheep c. races d. stories 7. a. exciting b. dangerous c. boring d. pe