Some people 51 America to a huge melting pot(大熔爐). All kinds of culture are 52 in the pot together, and they 53 the color and taste of each other. American Chinese, though a minority ethnic(少數種族) group in the United States, is also 54 some changes to the stew(混雜物)! Language is usually the first thing to be 55 in the mixed pot.

　　36. A. example B. sign C. word D. change

　　37. A. damaged B. perfected C. learned D. ruined

　　38. A. custom B. greeting C. habit D. proverb

　　39. A. persuade B. encourage C. convince D. believe

　　40. A. job B. research C. survey D. search

　　41. A. containing B. printing C. publishing D. expressing

　　42. A. widely B. hardly C. seldom D. deeply

　　43. A. lots of B. plenty of C. lot of D. sort of

　　44. A. Therefore B. Though C. However D. Anyhow

　　45. A. hardware B. software C. operator D. speaker

　　46. A. use B. origin C. expression D. meaning

　　47. A. created B. published C. did D. discovered

　　48. A. by B. in C. with D. of

　　49. A. ordinary B. rare C. modern D. popular

　　50. A. in spite of B. as to C. thanks to D. but for

　　51. A. compare B. add C. join D. owe

　　52. A. joined B. mixed C. piled D. done

　　53. A. improve B. change C. lower D. promote

　　54. A. owing B. putting C. taking D. contributing

　　55. A. influenced B. mentioned C. used D. considered

　　高考英語完形填空專題練習參考答案：

　　36.A 37.D 38.B 39.C 40.D 41.A 42.A 43.D 44.C 45.D 46.B 47.A 48.A 49.D 50.C 51.A 52.B 53.B 54.D 55.A

　　高考英語完形填空專題練習2：

　　Over the past five years, I’ve spent about 2, 000 hours watching Warren Buffett work, and I’ve never seen anybody use his time more　1　. He does not do meetings, especially meetings where people sit around and plan their　2　one. It’s a time-waster. Instead he sees people　3　and will give a yes or no　4　to their proposals. 　5　he’ll ask questions. But once he makes a　6　, he never revisits it. He’s incredibly efficient.

　　He does not book up his day with a lot of activity. He keeps his　7　very open so that he’s　8　to do what he wants and likes to do. Those who need　9　to him have it. And if someone from his inner circle calls, he　10　his own phone.　(All others go through his secretary.)

　　He’s inspired me to be a much better　11　of my own time.

　　I am more focused, and I’ve　12　nonessential things. I make time for what I really like to do—things　13　gardening and traveling. I have given up hot-air ballooning, which I like only　14　.

　　Also, Warren Buffett never　15　those closest to him. He’ll only praise the qualities that he likes and admires. People feel　16　around him because of this and try to　17　what he wants. If he hadn’t told me I was a good writer when I was still in finance, I would never have　18　a biography of him. I hadn’t written a (an) 　19　before.

　　But he believed in me. Here I am today, the　20　of a new biography of Warren Buffett (The Snowball). All because he said, “You can do it.”

　　1. A. differentlyB. slowlyC. effectivelyD. quickly

　　2. A. lastB. nextC. formerD. best

　　3. A. collectivelyB. frequentlyC. individuallyD. outside

　　4. A. responseB. admissionC. wordsD. speech

　　5. A. SeldomB. ClearlyC. OccasionallyD. Probably

　　6. A. choiceB. decisionC. planD. suggestion

　　7. A. doorB. eyesC. mindD. schedule

　　8. A. freeB. allowedC. likelyD. willing

　　9. A. timeB. moneyC. diaryD. access

　　10. A. picks up　B. picks outC. picks offD. picks on

　　11. A. ownerB. managerC. plannerD. saver

　　12. A. wiped awayB. wiped out　　　 C. wiped upD. wiped down

　　13. A. likeB. especiallyC. asD. with

　　14. A. muchB. littleC. a littleD. more

　　15. A. criticizesB. separatesC. disappointsD. puzzles

　　16. A. anxiousB. safeC. steadyD. optimistic

　　17. A. look forward toB. stick to　　　C. live up toD. refer to

　　18. A. underwentB. performedC. undertakenD. voided

　　19. A. storyB. articleC. reportD. narrative

　　20. A. sellerB. readerC. authorD. buyer

　　高考英語完形填空專題練習參考答案：

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