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专题04 完形填空最新试题专练
1. 2024届湖北省七市州高三年级3月联合统一调研测试英语试题
Community ovens are a centuries-old tradition worldwide. There are actually records going back to the 12th century when home ovens were not 41 . The community ovens were places where people chatted together while their food was 42 .
Fast forward to today, Brickyard Bakery has 43 the unique approach. It 44 to bake cakes for customers and provides them with a warm place to stay while their cakes, which 45 take four or more hours to bake, are in the oven. It’s reported that due to the increasing cost of fuel, many individuals cannot 46 to leave their ovens on that long.
Owner Ed Hamilton-Trewhitt told the BBC, “We’ve 47 the idea of a community oven from ancient times. People can 48 their cake base (胚) at home. But 49 being baked in their own ovens, it can be 50 to our bakery for a large amount of baking.
“It struck me that if one was 51 about the energy costs of baking the Christmas cake, there would be lots more out there 52 the same situation,” he added. “In the big picture, it costs me so little but makes a massive 53 .”
The response to this attempt has been so 54 that Hamilton-Trewhitt has provided the
55 until right before Christmas. After all, that’s what being a good neighbor is all about.
41. A. reliable B. available C. safe D. useful
42. A. saved B. shared C. displayed D. cooked
43. A. witnessed B. suggested C. adopted D. advertised
44. A. offers B. fails C. declines D. happens
45. A. exactly B. hardly C. typically D. occasionally
46. A. afford B. wait C. fear D. refuse
47. A. challenged B. explained C. removed D. reintroduced
48. A. bake B. prepare C. cut D. enjoy
49. A. instead of B. regardless of C. due to D. as for
50. A. returned B. delivered C. sold D. lent
51. A. excited B. curious C. upset D. certain
52. A. accustomed to B. devoted to C. satisfied with D. faced with
53. A. difference B. profit C. decision D. development
54. A. direct B. positiv