A lady, who found it not easy to wake up early, bought an alarm clock. These clocks are so made as 1.（strike） with a loud noise at any hour the owner pleases to set them. The alarm clock 2.（perfect） did its duty, and went off at the right time. She 3.（rise）at once, and felt better all day for it. 4., after a time, the lady grew tired of early rising. When she 5.（wake）up by the noise, she merely turned over in bed and slept again. In a few days, the clock spoke just as loudly as ever, but she didn hear 6.because she had been in the habit of not obeying it, 7.（find）that she might as well be without it, she was determined that when she heard the sound she would jump up.
So it is 8.conscience. If we will obey its voice, even in the smallest things, we can always hear it, clear and strong. But if we allow ourselves to do 9.we fear or may not be right, we shall grow more and more 10.（sleep）until the voice of conscience has no longer the power to wake us.
(四川省成都市双流中学高考英语一模试卷)
【答案及解析】
1. to strike.考查固定搭配.句意：这些闹钟做得很好,只要主人愿意,随时都能发出很大的声响.so…as to do…意为"如此……以至于做某事",动词应用不定式,故填to strike.
2. perfectly.考查副词.句意：闹钟完美地完成了它的职责.根据空后的动词did可知,应用副词修饰动词,故填perfectly.
3. rose.考查时态.本篇文章介绍的过去的事情所以用一般过去时,此处rise是谓语动词也是一般过去时态,rise应用过去式rose,故填rose.
4. However.考查副词.前文提到"felt better all day",但后文又提到"the lady grew tired of early rising.",此处应表示句子关系的转折,故填However.
5. was woken.考查被动语态和时态.句意：当她被响声叫醒时,动词短语wake up与句子主语she是被动关系,文章又是一般过去时,所以是一般过去时的被动语态,故填was woken.
6. it.考查代词.设空处指代前文提到的闹钟声音,故填代词it.
7. Finding.考查非谓语动词.句意：她发现没有它也无妨,决定一听到声音就跳起来.此处非谓语动词作状语,与逻辑主语she构成主动关系,因此用现在分词形式,故填Finding.
8. with.考查介词搭配.So it is with…=So it is the same with…,意为"……也是如此,这样", 故填with.
9. what.考查宾语从句.句意：但是如果我们允许自己去做我们害怕的事情,我们会变得越来越困.宾语从句中缺少宾语成分,并指代内容时,用连接词what,故填what.
10. sleepy.考查形容词.本句"grow more and more"后加形容词作表语,意为"变得越来越……",故填sleepy.
