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专题特训(完形填空)A
体裁：夹叙夹议 话题：学校生活 时间：13分钟
The First Day of School
？” I asked my __1__ after he began kindergarten this year.“The work is too long and there's not __2__，” he replied with a deep sigh.
I couldn't help but remember Ben's mother，my daughter，and her __3__ to the first day of school.When Julie __4__ home that afternoon I asked her the same question.She also replied with a long，__5__ face but her answer was a little different as she announced，“I didn't learn to read today.”
What a(n) __6__ for a little girl who thought she would __7__ know how to read her little books after the first day of school.I had to explain to her that she would __8__ learn to read but it didn't happen quite that fast.
My __9__ went back to my school days again.I could almost __10__ the chalk dust in the air.I suppose few schools still use chalk and __11__．They have probably been __12__ with newer equipment and large computer screens.
__13__ that I would be up early in the morning and __14__ long before it was time to leave for school.We __15__ about 6 blocks to school in new shoes that felt tight and carried our small supplies inside of a cigar box from one of the local __16__．The stores must have saved cigar boxes just to give to us children.We __17__ them from year to year until they fell apart.
The first day of school was a new beginning，__18__ there might be disappointment on that first day.The doors of knowledge had been opened and we __19__ great learning adventures.It is a significant __20__ in our lives that most of us remember.
【语篇导读】 本文是一篇夹叙夹议文。如今学校发生了巨大的变化粉笔和黑板已被现代化的设备和大的屏幕所取代但上学第一天的记忆对每个人来说都同样难以忘怀。
解析 根据第二段中的“I couldn't help but remember Ben's motherhter”可知Ben是“我”的外孙。
答案 B
解析 根据空前的“The work is too long”以he replied with a deep sigh”可知为学习时间太长没有时间玩而叹气。
答案 A
C．reaction
D．access
解析 “我”不禁想起了女儿第一天上学时的反应。
答案 C
解析 由语境和常识可知下午应该是放学回家。
答案 A
liar
解析 此处的关键词为also由此可知Julie并不开心。故sad符合语境。cheerful“欢乐的愉快的”；friendly“友好的”；familiar“熟悉的”。
答案 C
C．comfort
D．disappointment
解析 小女孩本来认为在上学第一天就神奇地学会读书结果没有所以感到失望。
答案 D
C．perfectly
D．commonly
解析 根据语境可知第一天就学会读书是“神奇地”故选B。widely“广泛地”；perfectly“完美地”；commonly“一般地通常”。
答案 B
C．frequently
D．immediately
解析 “我”不得不向她解释她终将学会读书只是不会发生得那么快而已。eventually“终于最后”符合语境。actually“事实上实际上”；frequently“经常地频繁地”；immediately“立即马上”。
答案 A
解析 “我”的思绪又回到了那些上学时的岁月。C项符合语境。
答案 C
解析 根据句意可知这里应该表示“我”几乎可以闻到(smell)在
答案 D
C．computers
D．ink
解析 由下文的“newer equipment and large computer screens”以及常识可知此处与粉笔搭配的应是黑板。
答案 A
C．exchanged
D．equipped
解析 此处指更加现代化的设备和大的电脑屏幕取代了过去的粉笔和黑板。replace“取代”符合语境。
答案 B
normal
C．great
D．precious
解析 从下文中的“I would be up early in the morning”可知“我”对上学有很大的期待。
答案 C
解析 从下文中的“long before it was time to leave for school”可知“我”一早就起床并在离上学时间还有一段时间的时候就开始着急。
答案 A
解析 从下in new shoes that felt tight”可知我们”是步行去上学的。
答案 A
tals
解析 根据空后的“The stores must have saved cigar boxes just to give to us children.”可知应选stores。
答案C
17．A.saved
B．used
C．protected
D．hid
解析 我们年复一年地使用这些盒子直到把它们用坏。故选B。
答案 B
18A.unless
B．since
C．as
D．although
解析 根据上下文可知此处表示尽管(although)在上学的第一天可能会有失望但它是一个新的开始。
答案 D
解析 根据句意可知此处表示对学习的期望。故期望”符合语境。promise“承诺”；demand“要求”；appreciate“欣赏”。
答案 A
解析 上学第一天在我们的人生中是一件重要的事情。event“(尤指)重要事情大事”。
答案 D
B
体裁：记叙文 话题：环境保护 时间：15分钟
__1__ fountain.The sad sobbing seemed to be __2__ the fountain pool.The boy swept aside the pool's __3__ surface water and saw a group of grey fish swimming in a slow circle through the pond.With each lap they made，their little voices opened and out came the __4__ sound.
__5__ by this，the boy tried to catch one of these incredible talking fish.But when he stuck his __6__ into the water it turned grey right up to the elbow.As this happened，a huge __7__ entered into him，and he suddenly understood how sorrowful the fish was feeling.He felt just like the earth __8__ his arm；dirty and contaminated.
__9__．But the arm stayed grey__10__ sad.He tried so many times to cheer himself up，but __11__ worked.At last，he __12__ that if he were to make the earth happy then that happiness would be，in turn，transmitted back to him，through the earth on his arm.
From then on he __13__ looking after the countryside.He cared for the plants，he did what he could to keep the water from being __14__，and he __15__ others to do the same.He was so successful that his hand started to __16__ its normal colour.When the grey had disappeared __17__，he started feeling happy again，and he decided to go and visit the fountain.When he was still some way from the fountain he could hear the__18__ singing happily，and he heard them __19__ splashing in the crystal clear waters of that magic fountain.
It was plain to see that the earth had returned to its original happiness；and the boy felt __20__ happier at the sight.
【语篇导读】 本文讲述一个男孩在森林中发现了受污染的泉水池中有鱼儿在哭泣。当他把胳膊放到水中时也受到了污染。后来他通过自己的实际行动鼓励人们保护环境从而使池中的鱼儿能够生活在清澈的池水中并且变得快乐起来。
解析 根据下文的提示可以知道泉水是灰色的。故选C。
答案 C
C．coming up to
D．coming into
解析 悲伤的抽泣声来自于喷泉水池。come from来自于；come down下来；come up to走近；come into走进进入。
答案 A
解析 那个男孩将池子表层的脏水拨到一边看到一群灰色的鱼在池中缓慢地转着圈游着。根据下文的提示可以知道池水应该是脏的。
答案 B
解析 根据文章第一段Once upon a time，a boy was walking through a wood when he heard a sad cry.”可以推出发出的应该是哭泣的声音。故选A。
答案 A
B．Amused
解析 对鱼发出哭泣声感到好奇于是那个男孩尽力想抓住一条难以置信的会说话的鱼。
答案 B
解析 根据下文的“He quickly pulled his arm out of the water...”可知男孩放到水里的应该是arm。故选C。
答案 C
C．movement
D．sadness
解析 根据后面...and he suddenly understood how sorrowful the fish was feeling.”可以推出应填sadness。
答案 D
解析 根据下文的“...transmitted back to him可知用on。on the arm在胳膊上。
答案 C
解析 他迅速地将胳膊从水中抽出然后从那个地方跑开了。place在此指代的是喷泉池。
答案 D
解析 但是手臂还是灰色的那个男孩仍然感到难过。根据句意可知A。
答案 A
C．anything
D．everything
解析 尽管他努力了许多次想使自己高兴起来但是都没有用。根据句意可知选B。
答案 B
C．recognised
D．regretted
解析A。
答案 A
解析 set about doing sth着手做某事；set out to do sth着手做某事；set off出发；set up建立。
答案 D
解析 根据下文水变得清澈了可以推出“他尽力使水免遭污染。”故选A。
答案 A
ged
C．made
D．let
解析 他鼓励其他人也那样做。force不符合语境；make和let后接动词原形作宾补。故选B。
答案 B
解析 他做得是那么的成功以至于他的手开始恢复了它的正常颜色。recover恢复；change改变；disappear消失；lose失去。
答案 A
C．suddenly
D．slowly
解析 当灰色完全消失了completely完全地；simply 仅仅地；suddenly突然地； slowly慢慢地。
答案 B
解析 根据上文可知是鱼因为池水脏而哭泣故可以推出池水清澈了唱歌的应该是鱼。故选B。
答案 B
解析 根据前面的“singing happily”可以推出此处填joyfully。
答案 A
解析 看到这一幕男孩感到更高兴了。even可以用来修饰比较级其他三个不能。
答案 B