单词识记：
achievement optimisticoutgoingborn
birthplace
confident
content
contribute
wealth
stubborn
creative
profession
respect
determine
energetic
experience
failure
fortunate
generous
hardworking
短语扫描：
make efforts to do sth.努力做某事
praise sb.for sth.因某事赞扬某人
regard...as认为……是
set a good example to 为……做出好榜样
be gifted at对……有天赋
be interested in 对……感兴趣
be content with 对……满意
devote oneself to献身于，专心于
be enthusiastic about对……热心
win the first prize获得一等奖
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1．What was your first big
(achieve) in your sport?
2．The local government hoped that everybody living in the region
(contribute) to the Red Cross.
3．Bombs had hit the building a number of times but
(fortunate) no one was hurt.
4．It is reported that business
(failure) have risen 16% this month.
5．As is known to us all，like so many
(create) people he is never satisfied.
6．He is highly praised by the teacher
his hard work.
7．The headmaster likes to arrive early at school in order to set a good example
us.
8．It is better to be content
what one has than to risk losing everything by being too greedy.
9．Although there are a lot of doctors here，he is regarded
the best one.
10．After he graduated he continued to devote himself
research.
Ⅰ.完形填空
(2016·甘肃天水三中高三检测)
From time to time，life can be impossibly hard，and it can be difficult to keep going.But you always have a choice.
2017 was the
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year of my life.My father died only six months
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he was diagnosed with cancer.He was always so
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that，for a minute after he drew his last breath，I honestly
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he would come back to life.I couldn’t believe I would never again cuddle (拥抱) into his big warm chest.Shortly after that，my oldest sister was
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to the hospital.They discovered that she had highly advanced cancer in her bones and that there was
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that they could do.She died a month later.She was my
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person in the whole world.I never thought I would have to live
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her.The
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and extreme heartbreak brought me to my knees，and I
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in the hospital myself.I remember lying in the hospital bed，looking
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at the ceiling and seeing my sister’s beautiful face.I realized that night I had a(n)
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.I could end my life or I could continue to
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.I looked in my sister’s eyes and
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not to go with her just yet.I was determined to stay and
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my journey.
I now live with my husband and I spend quality time with my family and value every
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I have with them.I connect with my heart often to
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that I am following my joy.I love myself more deeply every day.Not a day goes by when I don’t
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my father’s huge character or my beloved sister’s gentle eyes，but I know that I will be with them one day.What I have now is so precious and so fleeting (短暂的) that I must grasp the
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in every moment I can.
You choose life every day.But do you choose the life that you
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every day?
1．A.best
B．precious
C．worst
D．fastest
2．A.after
B．until
C．before
D．when
3．A.optimistic
B．strong
C．powerful
D．enthusiastic
4．A.thought
B．wondered
C．planned
D．doubted
5．A.allowed
B．abandoned
C．admitted
D．accustomed
6．A.everything
B．nothing
C．anything
D．something
7．A.lovely
B．last
C．dear
D．favorite
8．A.with
B．beyond
C．on
D．without
9．A.regret
B．shock
C．terror
D．shame
10．A.got up
B．picked up
C．ended up
D．came up
11．A.up
B．around
C．back
D．down
12．A.choice
B．answer
C．dream
D．direction
13．A.perform
B．study
C．work
D．live
14．A.decided
B．remembered
C．demanded
D．hoped
15．A.leave
B．complete
C．take
D．stop
16．A.year
B．month
C．week
D．moment
17．A.recognize
B．realize
C．ensure
D．understand
18．A.miss
B．forget
C．find
D．describe
19．A.scene
B．joy
C．entertainment
D．luck
20．A.experience
B．repeat
C．love
D．face
Ⅱ.短文改错
Long long ago，there lived a famous beauty who named Xi Shi.Since she suffered from heartburn，she would often frown in front of all neighbor.
A ugly girl—Dong Shi，lived in the same village.She noticed this，thinking it very charmed，also put her hand to her breast and frown in front of everyone.When the rich saw her，they closed their doors and would come out.But for the poor，they ran away，took their wives and children.Poor thing! She could admired Xi Shi’s frown，but did not know why she was beautiful.
加练半小时 英语答案精析
第11练 人物传记类(二)
高考高频单词与短语识记排查
1．achievement 2.contributed 3.fortunately 4.failures 5.creative 6.for 7.to 8.with 9.as 10.to
知识运用与写作能力专练
Ⅰ.1.C [best 最好的；precious 珍贵的；worst 最差的；fastest最快的。句意为：2017年是我生活中最坏的一年。故选C。]
2．A [after在……之后；until直到……为止；before在……以前；when当……的时候。句意为：我父亲被诊断出癌症之后仅仅六个月就去世了。故选A。]
3．B [optimistic乐观的；strong强壮的；powerful强大的；enthusiastic热情的。句意为：他一直很强壮，在他咽气之后一分钟里，我真的认为，他会活过来。故选B。]
4．A [参见上题解析。think认为；wonder想知道；plan 计划；doubt怀疑。故选A。]
5．C [allow允许；abandon遗弃；admit 承认，准许进入，可容纳；accustom使习惯于。be admitted to hospital 住院。句意为：那事之后不久，我的大姐住院了。故选C。]
6．B [everything每件事；nothing 什么也没有；anything任何事情；something某事。句意为：医生们检查发现，她已是骨癌晚期，对此他们已无能为力。故选B。]
7．D [lovely 可爱的；last上一次，最后的；dear 昂贵的；favorite最喜爱的。句意为：她是世界上我最喜欢的人。故选D。]
8．D [with和……在一起；beyond超过，在……之上；on在……上面；without没有。句意为：我从来没有想过，我的生活中没有她。故选D。]
9．B [regret遗憾；shock震惊；terror恐怖，恐怖行动；shame羞耻，羞愧，憾事。句意为：震惊和极度的悲痛打垮了我，最终我住进了医院。故选B。]
10．C [参见上题解析。get up起床，站起来；pick up捡起，接收到；end up以……而结束；come up上来。故选C。]
11．A [look up向上看，在词典中查找；look around 向四周看；look back回顾，回头看；look down俯视，向下看。句意为：我记得，躺在病床上，看着天花板，看到姐姐美丽的面庞。故选A。]
12．A [choice 选择；answer回答；dream 梦想；direction方向。句意为：那天晚上，我意识到我可以选择。故选A。]
13．D [perform实施，表演；study学习；work工作；live居住。句意为：要么结束生命，要么活下去。故选D。]
14．A [decide决定；remember记得；demand要求；hope希望。句意为：望着姐姐的眼睛，我决定不跟她走。故选A。]
15．B [leave 离开；complete 完成；take拿走，带走；stop停止。句意为：我决定留下来，走完我生命的旅程。故选B。]
16．D [year年；month月；week周；moment时刻。句意为：我要珍惜和家人在一起的每时每刻。故选D。]
17．C [recognize认出；realize意识到；ensure保证，确保；understand明白。句意为：我时常与心交流，确保做着喜欢的事。故选C。]
18．A [miss错过，想念；forget忘记；find找到；describe描述。句意为：没有哪一天，我不思念父亲温暖的怀抱或至爱的姐姐温柔的眼睛。故选A。]
19．B [scene场景；joy快乐；entertainment 娱乐；luck运气。句意为：我现在拥有的是如此珍贵、如此易逝，我必须尽情享受每一刻的欢愉。故选B。]
20．C [experience体验；repeat重复；love爱；face面临，朝着。句意为：但是，你是否每一天都过着想要的生活？故选C。]
Ⅱ.
Long long ago，there lived a famous beauty who或 named Xi Shi.Since she suffered from heartburn，she would often frown in front of all .
ugly girl—Dong Shi，lived in the same village.She noticed this，thinking it very ，also put her hand to her breast and
in front of everyone.When the rich saw her，they closed their doors and would
come out. for the poor，they ran away， their wives and children.Poor thing! She could
Xi Shi’s frown，but did not know why
was beautiful.