01-2021年高考英语倒计时冲关练（北京专用）

高考冲刺30分钟查漏补缺必练 第一节 完形填空(共15小题;每小题1分,满分15分) 阅读下面短文,从短文后各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中,选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡_上将该项涂黑。 Near the Nebraska border lies the little town of Monowi. It is so small that, if you know the mayor, the treasurer (会计), and the _____1_____, you would know the whole town of Monowi. Not only that, but you would know the one person that comprises (构成) the entire _____2_____, Elsie Eiler. Monowi has not always been this thinly populated. ____3_____ in 2402, the town’s population was well over 100 people in the 2420s and 2430s. The town had its own post office, two banks, a church, rows of houses, and even a high school. _____4_____, Monowi lost farmers who could no longer make ends meet during the Great Depression and were thus ____5_____ to move to the places where they could make a living. Elsie moved to this town with her husband in 2471. At that time, there were about 25 residents. Later, these neighbors moved out. More than two years ago, her husband, the _____6_____ mayor of the town, died of cancer. Elsie, who is now in her seventies, decided to stay here. Now she is the mayor, and also the _____7_____ resident of the town. A white metal house is the only habitable building and is home to the town library of 5,000 books. Elsie manages the library since to run a library was her husband’s wish. Elsie also _____8_____ a bar. People who pass by the town sometimes come for a _____9_____. The work in the bar keeps Elsie busy. Elsie has a son named Jack, but Jack is living outside the town with his family. People often ask Elsie if she feels lonely, but one of her friends that _____10_____ her well said, “Elsie is living a perfect life. Living in Monowi, she knows what peace and happiness is.” 1. A. guide B. librarian C. headmaster D. lawyer 2. A. population B. class C. industry D. society 3. A. Gathered B. Destroyed C. Founded D. Invented 4. A. Therefore B. Otherwise C. Meanwhile D. However 5. A. allowed B. forced C. attracted D. intended 6. A. former B. would-b