2012年高考英语完形填空模拟题(附详解)During the past hundred years, the car, the radio, the cinema, and now television, have produced great ___1___ in the amusements with which people pass their ___2___ time.A ___3___ years ago, people were in the habit of making their own amusements. When a group of people ___4___ together, they talked, played cards, or other games, or went out riding, shooting, or walking together. Most people could sing a little, or play some musical instrument reasonably well; so at a party the guests amused each other. ___5___, conversation(聊天) was a(n) ___6___: amusing conversation could ___7___ people happy for hours.As for games such as football and cricket(板球), people were also in the habit of playing them themselves. Most of them did not play very well, but they ___8___ themselves and their friends.Nowadays we are amused by professional singers or players. Why listen to your friends singing when you can ___9___ the great singers of the world over the radio or on TV? Why play football with players who ___10___ very good when you can go to __11___ some of the best players in your country.___12___ an important match? You may just sit comfortably ___13___ and watch the game without the ___14___ of going outside.The art of conversation and the ___15___ of playing and singing are ___16___; people are becoming more and more lookers and listeners, and ___17___ doers and talkers. This change does people ___18___; it is ___19___ to do something than ___20___ to sit and watch others doing it.1. A. harm B. pleasure C. changes D. danger2. A. busy　 B. free C. good　 D. day3. A. hundred　 B. thousand　 C. century D. few4. A. walked B. played　　 C. met D. gathered5. A. First of all B. Above all　 C. After all D. At first6. A. art　 B. interest C. fun D. importance7. A. let　　 B. make C. keep D. cause8. A. enjoyed B. played C. taught D. amused9. A. watch B. become C. hear D. admire10. A. is B. are C. is not D. are not11. A. join in B. play with C. see D. find12. A. acting B. enjoying C. joining D. playing13. A. at home B. at a cinema C. at a stadium D. at the playground14. A. problem B. trouble C. question D. difficulty15. A. art B. habit C. idea D. interest16. A. growing B. developing C. dying D. disappearing17. A. better B. worse C. more D. less18. A. more good than harm B. either good or harm　　C. more harm than good D. neither good nor harm19. A. good B. better C. bad D. worse20. A. always　 B. often C. sometimes D. never[1][2]下一页 说明:引用此文请注明出处,并请保留该文章链接地址,谢谢~~【答案与解析】1. C。produce great changes 意为“引起了巨大的变化”。句意为：汽车、收音机、电影和电视给人们的娱乐消遣带来了巨大的变化。2. B。free time 意为“空余时间”。3. A。上文提到的是“在过去一百年期间”的情况，此段中提到的应该是一百年之前的情况，故选 hundred。4. D。gather together 意为“聚集在一起”。5. B。above all 意为“首先、尤其重要的是”。句中提到聊天的意义。6. A。art 意为“艺术”。聊天是一门艺术，而只有艺术，才能使人感到有趣，使人快乐。7. C。keep意为“保持、维持”，是持续性动词，因此可以和for hours连用。make为短暂动词，不能和hours连用。8. D。amuse 意为“给…娱乐”。从上下文看，主要讲消遣娱乐的活动方式，此句讲有些人打球也只是给自己或别人以娱乐。9. C。hear sb 意为“听见某人的声音”，此处表示听著名的歌唱家唱歌，与前面的listen to your friends singing相一致。选其他动词都与句意不符。10. D。who引