专题二 完形填空解题五技巧——破解
(2017·天津卷)One night,when I was eight,my mother gently asked me a question I would never forget.“Sweetie,my company wants to
__1__
me but needs me to work in Brazil.This is like your teacher telling you that you've done
__2__
and allowing you to skip a grade(跳级),but you'll have to
__3__
your friends.Would you say yes to your teacher?”She gave me a hug and asked me to think about it.I was puzzled.The question kept me __4__ for the rest of the night.I had said“yes”but for the first time,I realized the __5__ decisions adults had to make.
For almost four years,my mother would call us from Brazil every day.Every evening I'd
__6__
wait for the phone to ring and then tell her every detail of my day.A phone call,however,could never replace her
__7__
and it was difficult not to feel lonely at times.
During my fourthgrade Christmas break,we flew to Rio to visit her.Looking at her large
__8__
apartment,I became
__9__
how lonely my mother must have been in Brazil herself.It was then __10__
I started to appreciate the tough choices she had to make on
__11__
family and work.__12__
difficult decisions,she used to tell me,you wouldn't know whether you made the right choice,but you could always make the best out of the situation,with passion and a
__13__
attitude.
Back home,I
__14__
myself that what my mother could do,I could,too.If she __15__
to live in Rio all by herself,I,too,could learn to be
__16__.I learnt how to take care of myself and set high but achievable
__17__.
My mother is now back with us.But I will never forget what the
__18__
has really taught me.Sacrifices
__19__
in the end.The separation between us has proved to be a __20__
for me.
【语篇导读】 “我”还是八岁小孩的时候,母亲就让我明白,成人有时也会面对工作和家庭的艰难选择,要努力平衡两者之间的关系;随着年龄增长,我越来越能够体味母亲的坚强与独立;聚少离多的生活也使我在理解母亲的同时,成长为一个坚强独立的人。母亲的牺牲获得了回报。 1.A.attract
B.promote
C.surprise
D.praise
解析 考查词义辨析。根据上下文可知母亲将被升职,故选B。
答案 B
2.A.little
B.much
C.well
D.wrong
解析 考查语境理解。根据下文“允许你跳级”,说明做得好,故选C。
答案 C
3.A.leave
B.refuse
C.contact
D.forgive
解析 考查语境理解及词义辨析。A.离开;B.拒绝;C.和……联系;D.原谅。根据上下文,可知因为跳级要离开朋友,故选A。
答案 A
4.A.explaining
B.sleeping
C.wondering
D.regretting
解析 考查语境理解及词义辨析。A.解释;B.睡觉;C.思考;想知道;D.遗憾。根据上下文,这个问题让“我”一直思考,可知选C。
答案 C
5.A.poor
B.timely
C.final
D.tough
解析 考查词义辨析与语境理解。根据第三自然段第三行the tough choices提示,可知选D。
答案 D
6.A.eagerly
B.politely
C.nervously
D.curiously
解析 考查副词辨析。A.eagerly热切地;B.礼貌地;C.紧张地;D.好奇地。根据语境,母亲在外地工作,很难见面,“我”一定是“热切地”盼望母亲来电话,故选A。
答案 A
7.A.patience
B.presence
C.intelligence
D.influence
解析 考查名词辨析。A.耐心;B.出席,在场;C.智慧;D.影响。根据语境:可是一个电话永远不可能代替母亲本人在,因此有时很难不感到孤独,可知选B。
答案 B
8.A.comfortable
B.expensive
C.empty
D.modern
解析 考查形容词辨析。A.舒适的;B.昂贵的;C.空荡荡的;D.现代化的。根据语境:“看到她空荡荡的寓所,我也意识到母亲自己在巴西也很孤独”与下文中的“lonely”语境呼应,故选C。
答案 C
9.A.interested in
B.aware of
C.doubtful about
D.satisfied with
解析 考查短语辨析。A.对……感兴趣;B.意识到;C.对……感到怀疑;D.对……感到满意,根据语境可知选B。
答案 B
10.A.when
B.where
C.which
D.that
解析 考查强调句型。句意:直到那时,我才开始感激母亲为了平衡工作和家庭所做出的艰难选择。此句是强调时间状语,故选D。
答案 D
11.A.abandoning
B.balancing
C.comparing
D.mixing
解析 考查动词辨析。A.抛弃;B.平衡;C.对比;D.混合。根据语境可知选B。
答案 B
12.A.Depending on
B.Supplied with
C.Faced with
D.Insisting on
解析 考查短语辨析。A.依靠,根据;B.为……提供;C.面临,面对;D.坚持。根据语意:“面对艰难的抉择,她常告诉我,你不可能知道自己的选择是否正确,但你可以用热情和乐观的态度去充分利用这种情况。”可知,选C。
答案 C
13.A.different
B.friendly
C.positive
D.general
解析 考查形容词辨析。A.不同的;B.友好的;C.乐观的;积极的;D.大致的,大体上的。根据语境,“应用乐观的态度面对这种情况”,可知选C。
答案 C
14.A.criticized
B.informed
C.warned
D.reminded
解析 考查动词辨析。A.批判;批评;B.通知,告知;C.警告;D.提醒。根据语境:“回家后我提醒自己:母亲可以做到的,我也能做到。”故选D。
答案 D
15.A.managed
B.offered
C.attempted
D.expected
解析 考查动词辨析。A.manage to do设法成功做到;B.offer to do主动提出做……;C.attempt to do尝试着做……;D.expect to do期待要做,预料到做……;根据语境“母亲成功做到独自在异地生活”。故选A。
答案 A
16.A.grateful
B.energetic
C.independent
D.practical
解析 考查形容词辨析。A.感激的;B.精力充沛的;C.独立的;D.实用的。根据上文“She managed to live in Rio all by herself”可知,此处强调其独立性,故选C。
答案 C
17.A.examples
B.limits
C.rules
D.goals
解析 考查名词辨析。A.例子;B.限制;C.规则;D.目标。根据上文可与动词set搭配,且用achievable作定语修饰,语境:“我学会了照顾自己和设立高但可达到的目标”可知选D。
答案 D
18.A.question
B.experience
C.history
D.occasion
解析 考查名词辨析。A.问题;B.经验,经历;C.历史;D.场合。该空在该句中做主语,应是概括前文讲到的经历,故选B。句意:我永远都不会忘记这次经历教给我的一切。
答案 B
19.A.pay off
B.come back
C.run out
D.turn up
解析 考查短语辨析。A.没有白费;得到报偿;B.回来;C.用光,用完了;D.出现,到场。该句主语是sacrifices,句意:这些牺牲最后都没有白费。故选A。
答案 A
20.A.blessing
B.gathering
C.failure
D.pleasure
解析 考查名词辨析。A.保佑;赐福;B.聚集,汇聚;C.失败;D.乐趣,乐事。根据语意,由于母亲不在身边,我变得独立、坚强,所以这种经历也使我获得了意想不到的收获。所以,就像上苍赐给我的福气,故选A。
答案 A