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(江苏专用)2017届高考英语二轮专题复习练习:第三部分专题一 完型填空 第2课时

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  Cloze 1

  体裁:夹叙夹议 话题:学习方式 词数:230 时间:16′

  (2017·新课标全国卷)Where do you go when you want to learn something?School?A friend?A tutor?These are all__1__places of learning.But it may well be that the learning you really want__2__ somewhere else instead.I had the__3__of seeing this first hand on a__4____.

  My daughter plays on a recreational soccer team.They did very well this season and so__5__a tournament,which normally was only for more skilled club teams.This led to some__6__experiences on Saturday as they played against teams__7__trained.Through the first two games,her__8__did not get on serious shot on goal.As a parent,I__9__seeing my daughter playing her best,__10__ still defeated.

  It seemed that something clicked with the__11__between Saturday and Sunday.When they

  __12__ for their Sunday game,they were __13__ different.They had begun to integrate (融合)the kinds of play and teamwork they had __14__ the day before into their __15__.They played aggressively and __16__ scored a goal.

  It __17__ me that playing against the other team was a great __18__ moment for all the girls on the team.I think it is a general principle.__19__ is the best teacher.The lessons they

  learned may not be__20__what they would have gotten in school,but are certainly more personal and meaningful,because they had to work them out on their own.

  【语篇解读】 这是一篇夹叙夹议文。作者女儿所在的球队因为这个赛季表现突出而入围锦标赛。虽然与强手角逐的前两场比赛中失利,但是善于吸取教训的孩子们在周日的比赛中进球了。通过这次经历,作者得出结论:学习的途径有许多,通过亲身实践得来的经验更加富有意义。

  1.A.public

  B.traditional

  C.official

  D.special

  答案 B [考查语境中形容词的辨析。根据首句的意思及“School? A friend? A tutor?”,再结合生活常识,不难看出,这些都是传统意义上的(traditional)学习途径。public公共的;official官方的,正式的;special特别的。均不符合题意。]

  2.A.passes

  B.works

  C.lies

  D.ends

  答案 C [考查语境中动词的辨析lie (位于,存在于)符合语境。]

  3.A.dream

  B.idea

  C.habit

  D.chance

  答案 D [考查语境中名词的辨析。联系下文可知,“我”有机会亲自观看了女儿的一场足球赛并领悟到了这一点。dream梦想;idea主意;habit习惯。均与句意不符。]

  4.A.trip

  B.holiday

  C.weekend

  D.square

  答案 C [考查语境中名词的辨析。作者下面叙述的几场比赛都是发生在周六和周日的,因此答案选C。]

  5.A.won

  B.entered

  C.organized

  D.watched

  答案 B [考查语境中动词的辨析。这个赛季女儿所在的球队表现出色而有资格参加锦标赛。win赢;enter进入;organizewatch观看。]

  6.A.painful

  B.strange

  C.common

  D.practical

  答案 A [考查语境中形容词的辨析。由于参加锦标赛的多是技术更加娴熟的俱乐部球队,他们的球员训练有素(well trained),技术过硬。女儿的球队艰难鏖战,还是没有一次真正意义上的射门(did not get one serious shot on goal)。painful困难的,艰难的;strange奇怪的;common普通的;practical实用的。由句意可知A项为正确答案。]

  7.A.less

  B.poorly

  C.newly

  D.better

  答案 D [考查语境中副词的辨析。见上一小题解析。]

  8.A.fans

  B.tutors

  C.class

  D.team

  答案 D [考查语境中名词的辨析。联系上下文D。]

  9.A.imagined

  B.hated

  C.avoided

  D.missed

  答案 B [考查语境中动词的辨析。作为父母,谁也不愿意看到竭尽全力踢球的孩子遭受失败的结局。imagine想像;hate憎恨;avoid避免;miss错过。由语境可知B项最能表达此意。]

  10.A.if

  B.or

  C.but

  D.as

  答案 C [考查语境中连词的辨析。由空格前的played her best 和still defeated的语意逻辑,不难看出前后为转折关系。因此C项为正确答案。]

  11.A.girls

  B.parents

  C.coaches

  D.viewers

  答案 A [考查语境中名词的辨析。女儿所在的球队在接下来的比赛中有了很大的改变。由此可以推断该句意思是:“周日比赛A项正确。]

  12.A.dressed

  B.showed up

  C.made up

  D.planned

  答案 B [考查语境中短语动词的辨析。由语境可知,周六比赛失利,女孩子们又出现在周日的赛场上。show up(出现,露面)与语境相吻合。]

  13.A.slightly

  B.hardly

  C.basically

  D.completely

  答案 D [考查语境中副词的辨析。根据下文所述,女孩子们的表现与上一场比赛迥然不同。slightly稍微;hardly几乎不;basically基本上;completely完全地。]

  14.A.seen

  B.known

  C.heard

  D.read

  答案 A [考查语境中动词的辨析。她们的表现之所以有很大改观是因为善于总结经验教训,将周六比赛中看到的对方团队协作A项正确。]

  15.A.styles

  B.training

  C.game

  D.rules

  答案 C [考查语境中名词的辨析。见上一小题解析。]

  16.A.even

  B.still

  C.seldom

  D.again

  答案 A [考查语境中副词的辨析。在强手面前,孩子们努力拼搏,志在必得,甚至还进even甚至;still仍然;seldom很少;again又,再。]

  17.A.confused

  B.struck

  C.reminded

  D.warned

  答案 B [考查语境中动词的辨析。由作者接下来阐发的感想可知这是他从这场比赛中突然想到的。It strikes sb that...意为“使某人突然想到……”。]

  18. A.touching

  B.thinking

  C.encouraging

  D.learning

  答案 D [考查语境中动词的辨析。由前文对比赛的描述可知,对于球队的每个孩子来说,这场比赛是一个学习的好机会。因此答案为D。]

  19. A.Experience

  B.Independence

  C.Curiosity

  D.Interest

  答案 A [考查语境中名词的辨析。通过这场比赛,孩子们学到了以前没有接触到的东西,经历experience经历,经验;independence独立;curiosity好奇心;interest兴趣。其余三项均与短文主旨无关。]

  20.A.harmful to

  B.mixed with

  C.different from

  D.applied to

  答案 C [考查语境中形容词的辨析。由后面but一词的转折意义可以推断本句的意思:孩子们通过比赛总结的经验或C莫属。]

  Cloze 2

  体裁:夹叙夹议 话题:不要做生活的“挑剔者” 词数:302时间:18′

  (2017·福建卷)One of the easiest things in the world is to become a fault­finder.However,life can be __1__ when you are not busy finding fault with it.

  Several years ago I __2__ a letter from seventeen­year­old Kerry,who described herself as a world­class fault­finder,almost always __3__ by things.People were always doing things that annoyed her,and __4__ was ever good enough.She was highly self­critical and also found fault with her friends.She became a really __5__ person.

  Unfortunately,it took a horrible accident to change her __6__.Her best friend was seriously hurt in a car crash.What made it almost __7__ to deal with was that the day before the __8__,Kerry had visited her friend and had spent the whole time criticizing her __9__ of boyfriends,the way she was living,the way she related to her mother,and various other things she felt she needed to __10__.It wasn't until her friend was badly hurt that Kerry became __11__ her habit of finding fault.Very quickly,she learned to appreciate life rather than to __12__ everything so harshly(刻薄).She was able to transfer her new wisdom to other parts of her __13__ as well.

  Perhaps most of us aren't as extreme at fault­finding,__14__ when we're honest,we can be sharply __15__ of

  the world.I'm not suggesting you __16__ problems,or that you pretend things are __17__ than they are,but simply that you learn to allow things to be as they are—__18__ most of the time,and especially when it's not a really big __19__.

  Train yourself to “bite your tongue”,and with a little __20__,you'll get really good at letting things go.And when you do,you'll get back your enthusiasm and love for life.

  【语篇解读】 世界上最容易做的事情之一就是成为一个挑剔的人,但是,如果能改变一下的话,生活也许会是另外一个样子。

  1.A.lonely

  B.great

  C.quiet

  D.uneasy

  答案 B [考查形容词辨析。如果能不忙着找别人的毛病,生活会十分棒。]

  2.A.received

  B.answered

  C.expected

  D.rejected

  答案 A [考查动词辨析。几年前,我收到了一封来自十七岁的Kerry的信。收到来信用receive;answer a letter回信;expect期待;预料;reject拒绝。]

  3.A.threatened

  B.interrupted

  C.bothered

  D.spoiled

  答案 C [考查动词辨析。Kerry在信中描述自己是一个世界级的挑剔者,总是会受到别的事情的干扰。bother烦扰;操心;threat威胁;interrupt打断;spoil溺爱。]

  4.A.anything

  B.everything

  C.something

  D.nothing

  答案 D [考查代词。在Kerry看来,人们总是做一些让她烦恼的事情,什么事都不够好。只有nothing表示此处Kerry作为一个超级挑剔者的特点。]

  5.A.caring

  B.boring

  C.interesting

  D.surprising

  答案 B [考查形容词辨析。Kerry不仅挑剔自己,也总是找别人的毛病,她真的变成了一个boring(令人厌烦的)人。]

  6.A.attitude

  B.plan

  C.measure

  D.explanation

  答A [考查名词辨析。不幸的是,改变她的态度是以一场可怕的事故为代价的。measure丈量;衡量;explanation解释。]

  7.A.urgent

  B.unnecessary

  C.certain

  D.impossible

  答案 D [考查形容词辨析。urgent紧急的;unnecessary不必要的;certain肯定的;impossible不可能的。]

  8.A.occasion

  B.event

  C.accident

  D.adventure

  答案 C [考查名词辨析。根据上文可知,在这场事故之前,Kerry拜访了她的朋友。]

  9.A.memory

  B.notice

  C.evidence

  D.choice

  答案 D [考查名词辨析。Kerry拜访了她的朋友,不停地批评她朋友选择男朋友(的问题)、她生活的方式问题、她

  10.A.hear

  B.contribute

  C.express

  D.admit

  答案 C [考查动词辨析,解析见上题。]

  11.A.aware of

  B.afraid of

  C.curious about

  D.confused about

  答案 A [考查形容词短语become aware of意识到;be afraid of害怕;be curious about好奇;be confused about困惑。]

  12.A.discuss

  B.realize

  C.judge

  D.settle

  答案 C [考查动词辨析。从那之后,很快地,她开始学着欣赏生活而不是刻薄地去评判任何事。judge判断,评判;discuss讨论;realize意识到;settle解决。]

  13.A.family

  B.life

  C.career

  D.education

  答案 B [考查名词辨析。她能够把她的新的智慧也传递到她的生活中的其他部分。]

  14.A.so

  B.or

  C.but

  D.for

  答案 C [考查连词。也许我们大部分人都

  15.A.proud

  B.sure

  C.hopeful

  D.critical

  答案 D [考查形容词辨析。critical对应本文的线索词fault­finder。]

  16.A.face

  B.create

  C.solve

  D.ignore

  答案 D [考查动词辨析。发现了问题,我不是建议你去忽略这些问题。或者假装这些事比他们事实上好。]

  17.A.rarer

  B.better

  C.stranger

  D.worse

  答案 B [考查形容词辨析。解析见上题。]

  18.A.at least

  B.at last

  C.by far

  D.so far

  答案 A [考查

  19.A.task

  B.deal

  C.result

  D.duty

  答案 B [考查名词辨析。特别是不是什么大事的时候。big deal大事。]

  20.A.practice

  B.speech

  C.rest

  D.pity

  答案 A [考查名词辨析。训练自己“咬住自己的舌头practice做法,实践。]

  Cloze 3

  体裁:夹叙夹议 话题:人物故事 词数:284 时间:18′

  (2017·江苏卷)I used to believe in the American Dream,which meant a job,a mortgage (按揭),credit cards,success.I wanted it and worked toward it like everyone else,all of us__1__chasing the same thing.

  One year,through a series of unhappy events,it all fell__2__.I found myself homeless and alone.I had my truck and $56.I__3__the countryside for some place I could rent for the__4__possible amount.I came upon a shabby house four miles up a winding mountain road__5__the Potomac River in West Virginia.It was__6__,full of broken glass and rubbish.I found the owner,rented it,and__7__a corner to camp in.

  The locals knew nothing about me,__8__slowly,they started teaching me the__9__of being a neighbor.They dropped off blankets,candles,and tools,and began__10__around to chat.They started to teach me a belief in a__11__American Dream—not the one of individual achievement but of__12__.

  What I have believed in,all those things I thought were__13__for a civilized life,were nonexistent in this place.__14__on the mountain,my most valuable possessions were my__15__with my neighbors.

  Four years later,I moved back into__16__.I saw many people were having a really hard time,__17__their jobs and homes.I managed to rent a big enough house to__18__a handful of people.There are four of us now in the house,but over time I've had nine people come in and move on to other places.We'd all be in__19__if we hadn't banded together.

  The American Dream I believe in now is a shared one.It's not so much about what I can get for myself; it's about__20__we can all get by together.

  【语篇解读】 本文是一篇夹叙夹议文。主要介绍了“我”的梦想的改变。以前总相信“美国梦”——那意味着有一份工作,有按揭、信贷和成功。但通过一次经历后,现在“我”所信仰的“美国梦”是同舟共济,通过

  1.A.separately

  B.equally

  C.violently

  D.naturally

  答案 A [考查副词辨析。根据本句中的“the same thing”和下文中“我”的梦想变为与其他人共同努力实现的梦想可知,我们都各自(separately)在追逐同一个梦想。separately符合语境。equally意为“公平地,平等地”; violently意naturally意为“自然地”,均不符合语境。]

  2.A.off

  B.apart

  C.over

  D.out

  答案 B [考查固定搭配。根据上文“经历了不愉快的事件”以及下文“我发现自己无家可归,独身一人”可知,此处指“我”的梦想破灭了。fall apart意为“垮掉,崩溃”。符合语境。故选B项。]

  3.A.crossed

  B.left

  C.toured

  D.searched

  答案 D [考查动词辨析。根据本句中的“for some place I could rent”可知,“我”在乡下寻找“我” 能租到房子住的地方。search for意为“寻找”,符合语境。]

  4.A.fullest

  B.largest

  C.fairest

  D.cheapest

  答案 D [考查形容词辨析。根据上文“I had my truck and $56.”以及上文语境可知,“我”身上没多少钱,所以“我”要租最便宜的房子。故选D项。]

  5.A.at

  B.through

  C.over

  D.round

  答案 C [考查介词辨析。横跨河面的道路通常用介词over。]

  6.A.occupied

  B.abandoned

  C.emptied

  D.robbed

  答案 B [考查动词辨析。根据上文中的“shabby house”及下文中的“full of broken glass and rubbish”可知,这个房子没人居住,是被遗弃的。故选B项。]

  7.A.turned

  B.approached

  C.cleared

  D.cut

  答案 C [考查动词辨析。由上文可知,房子里满是碎玻璃和垃圾,所以“我”得清理(clear)出一个角落来住进去。]

  8.A.but

  B.although

  C.otherwise

  D.for

  答案 A [考查连词辨析。根据上文“当地人对我一无所知”以及下文“他们教我做邻居的艺术”可知,前后句之间是转折关系。but意为“但是”,符合语境。]

  9.A.benefit

  B.lesson

  C.nature

  D.art

  答案 D [考查名词辨析。根据第三段最后一句可知,他们认为邻里间应友好相处,由此说明他们教“我”的是邻里间相处的艺术(art)。]

  10.A.sticking

  B.looking

  C.swinging

  D.turning

  答案 A [考查动词辨析。根据本句中的“chat”可知,送来毛毯、蜡烛和工具之后,他们便开始围在一stick around意为“逗留”,符合语境。]

  11.A.wild

  B.real

  C.different

  D.remote

  答案 C [考查形容词辨析。根据第一段可知,作者之前理解的美国梦就是个人的成功而已,而这里他们的梦想是邻里友好相处,因此这是不同的梦想。故选C项。]

  12.A.neighborliness

  B.happiness

  C.friendliness

  D.kindness

  答案 A [考查名词辨析。结合语境可知,四个选项中与“individual achievement”相对应的是neighborliness(邻里友好)。故选A项。]

  13.A.unique

  B.expensive

  C.rare

  D.necessary

  答案 D [考查形容词辨析。根据第一段可知,“我”之前认为的那些东西如工作、按揭、信贷、成nonexistent相对的是necessary。故选D项。]

  14.A.Up

  B.Down

  C.Deep

  D.Along

  答案 A [考查副词辨析。根据第二段第五句中的“four miles up a winding mountain road”可知,“我”所租住的房子在山上。故选A项。]

  15.A.cooperation

  B.relationships

  C.satisfaction

  D.appointments

  答案 B [考查名词辨析。根据上下文语境及空格后的“with my neighbors”可知,在这座山上,对“我”来说,最有价值的财富便是与邻居间的关系(relationships)。]

  16.A.reality

  B.society

  C.town

  D.life

  答案 C [考查名moved back”可知,现在又回到城里了。故选C项。]

  17.A.creating

  B.losing

  C.quitting

  D.offering

  答案 B [考查动词辨析。根据本句中前半句内容可知,许多人过着艰难的生活,说明他们失业了。故选B项。]

  18.A.put in

  B.turn in

  C.take in

  D.get in

  答案 C [考查动词短语辨析。根据下文,“我”租住的房子有四个人,后来又有九个人。由此可知,“我”租了一间足够大的房子,是为了接收更多的人。take in意为“接受,接收”,符合语境。]

  19.A.yards

  B.shelters

  C.camps

  D.cottages

  答案 B [考查名词辨析。根据语境可知,如果我们不联合起来,我们就都得待在避难所shelter)。]

  20.A.when

  B.what

  C.whether

  D.how

  答案 D [考查连词辨析。根据语境可知,现在“我”所信仰的“美国梦”是同舟共济,不是“我”能为“我”自己赢得什么,而是如何通过共同努力让所有人都有收获。此处表示方式,所以用how。故选D项。]

  Cloze 4

  体裁:夹叙夹议 话题:实现个人价值 334 时间:18′

  (2017·浙江卷)Since finishing my studies at Harvard and Oxford,I've watched one friend after another land high­ranking,high­paying Wall Street jobs.As executives (高级管理人员) with banks,consulting firms,established law firms,and major corporations,many are now __1__ on their way to impressive careers.By society's __2__,they seem to have it made.

  On the surface,these people seem to be very lucky in life.As they left student life behind,many had a __3__ drink at their cheap but friendly local bar,shook hands with longtime roommates,and __4__ out of small apartments into high buildings.They made reservations at restaurants where the cost of a bottle of wine __5__ a college year's monthly rent.They replaced their beloved old cars with expensive new sports cars.

  The thing is,a number of them have __6__ that despite their success,they aren't happy.Some __7__ of unfriendly coworkers and feel sad for eight­hour workweeks devoted to tasks they __8__.Some do not respect the companies they work for and talk of feeling tired and __9__.However,instead of devoting themselves to their work,they find themselves working to support the __10__ to which they have so quickly become __11__.

  People often speak of trying a more satisfying path,and __12__ in the end the idea of leaving their jobs to work for something they __13__ or finding a position that would give them more time with their families almost always leads them to the same conclusion:it's __14__.They have loans,bills,a mortgage (抵押贷款) to __15__,retirement to save for.They recognize there's something __16__ in their lives,but it's __17__ to step off the track.

  In a society that tends to __18__ everything in terms of dollars and cents,we learn from a young age to consider the costs of our __19__ in financial terms.But what about the personal and social costs __20__ in pursuing money over meaning?These are exactly the kinds of costs many of us tend to ignore—and the very ones we need to consider most.

  【语篇解读】 本文是一篇夹叙夹议文。作者通过讲述朋友大学毕业后的工作、心情、经历告诉我们:我们不应该为了高质量的生活只追求金钱,个人价值和社会价值的实现才是最重要

  1.A.much

  B.never

  C.seldom

  D.well

  答案 D [考查副词词义辨析。根据后面的they seem to have it made可知,大学毕业后,我观察到现在我的很多朋友们并没有创造出一番令人赞叹的事业。]

  2.A.policies

  B.standards

  C.experiments

  D.regulations

  答案 B [考查名词词义辨析。我认为他们没有,但按照社会的标准,他们似乎已经达到了。standard标准,符合语境。policy政策;experiment试验;regulation规章,规则。]

  3.A.last

  B.least

  C.second

  D.best

  答案 A [考查形容词词义辨析。根据前面的as they left student life behind可知,当他们离开学校时,很多人在便

  4.A.cycled

  B.moved

  C.slid

  D.looked

  答案 B [考查动词词义辨析。离开狭小的学生公寓进入高楼大厦中。move out of搬离,符合语境。]

  5.A.shared

  B.paid

  C.equaled

  D.collected

  答案 C [考查动词词义辨析。在饭店相当于大学一个月的租金。equal与……相等或相同,符合语境。]

  6.A.advertised

  B.witnessed

  C.admitted

  D.demanded

  答案 C [考查动词词义辨析。实际情况是,他们中的很多人承认尽管他们很成功,但并不快乐。admit承认,符合语境。advertise作广告;witness目击;demand要求。]

  7.A.complain

  B.dream

  C.hear

  D.approve

  答案 A [考查动词词义辨析。根据后面的unfriendly coworkers and feel sad可知,一些人抱怨同事不友好。complain of抱怨,诉苦,符合语境。]

  8.A.distribute

  B.hate

  C.applaud

  D.neglect

  答案 B [考查动词词义

  9.A.calm

  B.guilty

  C.warm

  D.empty

  答案 D [考查形容词词义辨析。根据前面的feeling tired and可知,empty空虚,符合语境。calm镇静的;guilty有罪的。]

  10.A.family

  B.government

  C.lifestyle

  D.project

  答案 C [考查名词词义辨析。但他们并不专心于自己的工作,他们工作只是为了维持这种很快就习以为常的生活方式。lifestyle生活方式,符合语境。]

  11.A.accustomed

  B.appointed

  C.unique

  D.available

  答案 A [考查形容词词义辨析。固定表达become accustomed to对……变得习以为常,习惯于。]

  12.A.yet

  B.also

  C.instead

  D.rather

  答案 A [考查副词词义辨析。根据上下文可知,这里表示转折关系,故要用yet。]

  13.A.let out

  B.turn in

  C.give up

  D.believe in

  答案 D [考查动词短语辨析。离职去从事他们自己所信仰的事情。believe in信奉,信仰,符合语let out使出来,放出;turn in上交,呈交;give up放弃。]

  14.A.fundamental

  B.practical

  C.impossible

  D.unforgettable

  答案 C [考查形容词词义辨析。根据后面的they have loans...可知,放弃现在的工作去从事自己喜爱的事情是不可能的。]

  15.A.take off

  B.drop off

  C.put off

  D.pay off

  答案 D [考查动词短语辨析。因为他们有抵押贷款要偿还。pay off付清,还清,符合语境。take off取下,起飞;drop off落下,减少;put off推迟。]

  16.A.missing

  B.inspiring

  C.sinking

  D.shining

  答案 A [考查形容词词义辨析。这时他们意识到生missing失掉的,失踪的,找不到的,符合语境。]

  17.A.harmful

  B.hard

  C.useful

  D.normal

  答案 B [考查形容词词义辨析。但很难脱离现在的生活轨迹。]

  18.A.measure

  B.suffer

  C.digest

  D.deliver

  答案 A [考查动词词义辨析。在measure衡量。]

  19.A.disasters

  B.motivations

  C.campaigns

  D.decisions

  答案 D [考查名词词义辨析。从小时候我们就学会了从经济的角度来考虑所做出的决定的代价。]

  20.A.assessed

  B.involved

  C.covered

  D.reduced

  答B [考查动词词义辨析。追求金钱所涉及的个人和社会代价呢?(be) involved in牵涉,涉及,符合语境。]

  Cloze 5

  体裁:记叙文 话题:人生感悟 词数:328 时间:18′

  (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.

  【语篇解读】 “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,要努力平衡两者的关系;随着年龄的增长,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

  答案 B [考查词义辨析。根据上下文可知母亲将被升职,故选B。]

  2.A.little

  B.much

  C.well

  D.wrong

  答案 C [考查语境理解。根据下文“允许你跳级”,说明做得好,故选C。

  3.A.leave

  B.refuse

  C.contact

  D.forgive

  答案 A [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。]

  4.A.explaining

  B.sleeping

  C.wondering

  D.regretting

  答案 C [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。]

  5.A.poor

  B.timely

  C.final

  D.tough

  答案 D [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。]

  6.A.eagerly

  B.politely

  C.nervously

  D.curiously

  答案 A [考查副词辨析。A.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。]

  7.A.patience

  B.presence

  C.intelligence

  D.influence

  答案 B [考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。]

  8.A.comfortable

  B.expensive

  C.empty

  D.modern

  答案 C [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。]

  9.A.interested in

  B.aware of

  C.doubtful about

  D.satisfied with

  答案 B [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。]

  10.A.when

  B.where

  C.which

  D.that

  答案 D [考查强调句型。句意:直到那时,我才开始理解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。]

  11.A.abandoning

  B.balancing

  C.comparing

  D.mixing

  答案 B [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。]

  12.A.Depending on

  B.Supplied with

  C.Faced with

  D.Insisting on

  答案 C [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。]

  13.A.different

  B.friendly

  C.positive

  D.general

  答案 C [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。]

  14.A.criticized

  B.informed

  C.warned

  D.reminded

  答案 D [考查动词辨析。A.批判;批评;B.通知,告知;C.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。]

  15.A.managed

  B.offered

  C.attempted

  D.expected

  答案 A [考查动词辨析。manage to do设法成功做到;offer to do主动提出做……;attempt to do尝试着做……;expect to do期待要做,预料到做……;根据语境“母亲成功做到独自在A。]

  16.A.grateful

  B.energetic

  C.independent

  D.practical

  答案 C [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。]

  17.A.examples

  B.limits

  C.rules

  D.goals

  答案 D [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。]

  18.A.question

  B.experience

  C.history

  D.occasion

  答案 B [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。]

  19.A.pay off

  B.come back

  C.run out

  D.turn up

  答案 A [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A。]

  20.A.blessing

  B.gathering

  C.failure

  D.pleasure

  答案 A [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。]

  题组

  Cloze 1

  体裁:应用文 话题:人物故事 词数:285 时间:16′

  (2017·辽宁沈阳二模)A learned man always has a lot of riches in himself.

  Simonides,a famous Greek poet,once made a tour around the well­known cities of Asia.Years later,he decided to __1__ to his native land by sea.

  However,he boarded on a ship,which got __2__ in a terrible storm.Together with its own poor condition,the ship began to __3__ into the sea.Some passengers were busy __4__ together their bags and others their __5__ belongings.To everyone's surprise,Simonides was a(n) __6__.One who was __7__ curious asked,“Are you going to save __8__ of your property,Simonides?”He made a reply,“All my possessions are __9__ me.”

  While a few made their __10__ by swimming,the majority,being weighed down by their burdens,disappeared in the sea.__11__,some thieves made their appearance,and stole __12__ the few lucky people had saved,leaving them nothing.

  Clazomenae,an ancient city,chanced to be near the beach.Here lived a wealthy man __13__ the pursuit(追求) of literature.He had often read the poems of Simonides,and was a very great __14__ of him though he had never seen Simonides.__15__,Simonides was saved by this man shortly after he got to the beach.Knowing who he was from their brief conversation,the man __16__ Simonides into his house with the greatest pleasure,and __17__ him with clothes,money,and attendants.The other __18__ meanwhile were carrying about their bowls,begging for food in the same city.One day,Simonides __19__ to meet them.With much sympathy,Simonides remarked,“I told you that all my property was about me;what you have __20__ to save is lost now.”

  【语篇解读】 一位有才学的人本身就具备价值。希腊著名诗人Simonides(西摩尼得斯)在一次海上航行中遭遇可怕的暴风雨,同船的人都忙于抢救自己携带的财物,而他却不去抢救。西摩尼得斯被一位他的崇拜者搭救,并受到热情款待。结果,抢救财物的人要么坠入大海而死,要么侥幸生存也未能保住财物。

  1.A.return

  B.get

  C.visit

  D.come

  答案 A [根据文章第二段第一句可知他是希腊诗人,去亚洲旅行,本空后面是native land(家乡),所以此处应为return(返回)。]

  2.A.hit

  B.caught

  C.struck

  D.seized

  答案 B [根据文章语境可知,此处应是短语get caught in(遭遇)。]

  3.A.break

  B.drown

  C.fall

  D.sink

  答案 D [根据上文遭遇暴风雨和“poor condition”可推知此处应为“船开始下沉”,所以为sink into the sea。]

  4.A.gathering

  B.keeping

  C.joining

  D.carrying

  答案 A [一些乘客忙于收拢他们的包。gather together收拢,归拢(分散的东西)。]

  5.A.common

  B.formal

  C.precious

  D.previous

  答案 C [根据“save __8__ of your property”可知,此处应为贵重的物品,所以是precious belongings。]

  6.A.millionaire

  B.example

  C.fool

  D.exception

  答案 D [上文指出很多乘客忙于抢救财产;由“To everyone's surprise”可以看出只有西摩尼得斯与众不同,所以此处是exception(例外)。]

  7.A.slightly

  B.extremely

  C.gradually

  D.generally

  答案 B [上文To everyone's surprise”(令每个人都奇怪的是),所以此处的这个人应该是“extremely curious”极其好奇,故选B。slightly轻微地;gradually逐渐地;generally大体上。]

  8.A.nothing

  B.few

  C.none

  D.no one

  答案 C [上文提到西摩尼得斯与众不同,此处那位好奇的乘客应问“您什么财物也不打算抢救吗”,与of连用此处选none。]

  9.A.about

  B.around

  C.of

  D.for

  答案 A [从文章最后一段结尾处的“all my property was about me”可以找到答案about,指出了西摩尼得斯的态度,他的全部财产

  10.A.effort

  B.effect

  C.escape

  D.attempt

  答案 C [根据第三段“暴风雨中船上的一些乘客忙于抢救财物”和第四段第一句的“大多数由于带的东西过重,消失在海里”可以判断有几个人通过游泳逃生,所以应为make one's escape(逃生,逃跑)。make one's effort努力;make one's attempt努力,尝试。]

  11.A.In fact

  B.In brief

  C.After all

  D.Worse still

  答案 D [worse still更为糟糕的是。]

  12.A.that

  B.what

  C.which

  D.when

  答案 B [几个窃贼出现了,偷走了那几个侥幸逃生的人抢救出的财物。此处为stole(偷)的宾语从句,saved后缺宾what。]

  13.A.related to

  B.adapted to

  C.determined to

  D.devoted to

  答案 D [这里住着一位热衷于追求文学的富人。devoted to热衷于……。]

  14.A.adviser

  B.listener

  C.admirer

  D.buyer

  答案 C [由前面的内容“他经常阅读西摩尼得斯的诗歌”可知他应该是西摩尼得斯的崇拜者,而且从未谋面。所以选C。]

  15.A.Unluckily

  B.Fortunately

  C.Naturally

  D.Frequently

  答案 B [与其他人落魄的境遇相比,西摩尼得斯被自己素未谋面的崇拜者搭救是极其幸运的,所以选Fortunately。]

  16.A.ordered

  B.forced

  C.received

  D.begged

  答案 C [这个人知道他救的人是谁之后,招待被救的人进屋。此处应为receive(招待)。A:命令;B:强迫;D:乞求。]

  17.A.provided

  B.offered

  C.showed

  D.afforded

  答案 A [根据后面的“him with clothes,money...”可知provide sb with sth(向某人提供某物)的用法。]

  18.A.villagers

  B.writers

  C.stealers

  D.survivors

  答案 D [由上下文语境可知此处表示船上的其他幸存者在沿街乞讨。所以选D。]

  19.A.hoped

  B.happened

  C.managed

  D.demanded

  答案B [一天西摩尼得斯碰巧遇到同船的幸存者。happen to碰巧。]

  20.A.struggled

  B.failed

  C.encouraged

  D.succeeded

  答案 A [根据上文第三段和第四段的场景描述,可以看出这些幸存者是死里逃生,此处用struggle to save表示拼命挽救。]

  Cloze 2

  体裁:记叙文 话题:人生哲理 词数:350 时间:20′

  (2017·江西南昌二模)Tom lost his arms in an accident.Since then,he had to __1__ on the arms of his younger brother.To take care of him,his younger brother became his __2__,never leaving him alone for years.Except for writing with his __3__,he was completely unable to do anything in his life.

  As the two brothers grew up together,they had their share of problems and they would often quarrel.Then one day,his younger brother wanted to live __4__ from Tom,living his own life as many normal people did.So Tom was __5__ and didn't know what to do.

  A similar misfortune __6__ a girl,too.One night her mother,who suffered from mental illness,__7__.So her father went out looking for her mother,__8__ the girl alone at home.She tried to prepare meals for her parents,only to overturn the kerosene lamp(煤油灯) on the stove,__9__ in a fire which took her hands away.

  Though her elder sister who was studying in another city showed her __10__ to take care of her,she was determined to be completely __11__.At school,she always studied hard.Most of all she learned to be self­reliant.Once she wrote the following in her composition:“I am lucky.Though I lost my __12__,I still have legs.I am lucky.Though my wings are broken,my heart can still __13__.”

  One day,the boy and the girl both __14__ on a TV show.The boy told the host about his uncertain future at being left on his own while the girl was full of __15__ for her life.They both were asked to write something on a piece of paper with their toes.

  The boy wrote:My younger brother's arms are my arms,__16__ the girl wrote:Broken wings,flying heart.They had both endured the __17__,but their different __18__ determined the nature of their lives.It is true that life is unpredictable.Disasters strike at any time.How you handle misfortune when __19__ with it is the true test of your character.If you decide to be __20__,the hardship will turn out to be a fortune on which new hope will arise.

  【语篇解读】 本文为夹叙夹议文体,题材为人生哲理,作者通过介绍两个遭受同样不幸的人对生活所产生的截然不同的态度告诉人们:人需要自立。

  1.A.focus

  B.depend

  C.fix

  D.take

  答案 B [根据下文“never leaving him alone for years”可知汤姆自从失去双臂以后一直依靠弟弟生活,故答案为B项。]

  2.A.shadow

  B.example

  C.sample

  D.leader

  答案 A [为了照顾汤姆,汤姆的弟弟多年来从未离开过汤姆,因此汤姆的弟弟成了汤姆的A.影子;B.榜样,例子;C.样本;D.领导。]

  3.A.fingers

  B.hands

  C.toes

  D.fists

  答案 C [汤姆除了会用脚趾写字以外,生活中的其他事情他全都做不了。由上文可知,汤姆失去了双臂,故排除A、B、D三项。故答案为C项。]

  4.A.naturally

  B.happily

  C.equally

  D.separately

  答案 D [根据下面的“living his own life”可知汤姆的弟弟想要离开汤姆,过自己的生活。A.自然地;B.幸福地;C.平等地;D.分开地,分离地。]

  5.A.heart­broken

  B.encouraged

  C.inspired

  D.warm­hearted

  答案 A [因为弟弟要离自己而去,所以汤姆极为悲伤,不知所措。A.极为悲伤的,心碎的;B.受鼓舞的;C.受启发的;D.热心的。]

  6.A.applied

  B.possessed

  C.struck

  D.showed

  答案 C [类似的遭遇也降临到一个女孩儿身上。strike(指灾难、疾病等)侵袭。A.申请,应用;B.拥有,占有;D.展示。]

  7.A.changed

  B.worked

  C.declined

  D.disappeared

  D [根据下文的“So her father went out looking for her mother”可知患精神病的妈妈不见了,故答案为D项。]

  8.A.leaving

  B.allowing

  C.suggesting

  D.begging

  答案 A [女孩儿的父亲出去找女孩儿的母亲,因此把女孩儿独自留在了家里。leave sb alone意为:留下某人独自一

  9.A.bringing

  B.taking

  C.resulting

  D.coming

  答案 C [女孩儿想给父母做饭,不料打翻了煤油灯,故导致了一场火灾。result in导致;bring in引进;take in上当;come in参与。]

  10.A.purpose

  B.strength

  C.talent

  D.willingness

  答案D [根据下文可知在另外一个城市学习的姐姐愿意照顾妹妹。willingness愿意。A.目的;B.力气;C.天赋。]

  11.A.cautious

  B.independent

  C.perfect

  D.helpful

  答案 B [根据下文的“learned to be self­reliant(学会自力更生)”可推知女孩儿决心自立,故答案为independent。]

  12.A.arms

  B.feet

  C.eyes

  D.ears

  答案 A [根据第一段第一句“Tom lost his arms”以及第三段第一句中的“A similar misfortune struck a girl”可知女孩儿也失去了双臂。]

  13.A.fly

  B.hold

  C.develop

  D.survive

  答案 A [虽然我的翅膀折断了,但我的心还可以飞翔。根据最后一段中的flying heart可推知设空处用fly。]

  14.A.performed

  B.appeared

  C.played

  D.directed

  答案 B [句意:一天,那个男孩儿和那个女孩儿都出现在一个电视节目上。appear不及物动词,意为:出现。]

  15.A.attention

  B.doubt

  C.regret

  D.enthusiasm

  答案 D [while表示对比,根据while前的uncertain可知设空处为enthusiasm(热情)。A.注意;B.怀疑;C.遗憾。]

  16.A.before

  B.unless

  C.while

  D.though

  答案 C [前后两部分为转折关系,故本空答案为while

  17.A.complaint

  B.failure

  C.misfortune

  D.success

  答案 C [根据第三段第一句中的misfortune可知本空答案为C项。]

  18.A.opportunities

  B.attitudes

  C.conditions

  D.advantages

  答案 B [但是他们不A.机会;B.态度;C.条件;D.优势。]

  19.A.put

  B.shared

  C.kept

  D.faced

  答案 D [当面对不幸时,你应对不幸的方式是对你性格的真正考验。faced with面对……。]

  20.A.strong

  B.curious

  C.valuable

  D.practical

  答案 A [如果你选择坚强,苦难便会化作甘泉,滋润美好的希望。]

  Cloze 3

  体裁:夹叙夹议 话题:理解他人 词数:320 时间:19′

  (2017·郑州高三一模)I was building shelves in my garage when a neighbor girl,one of my 4­year­old daughter's friends,approached me and said,“I just saw in your house.It's pretty __1__.Norah's mommy needs to clean more.”

  My wife,Mel,and I had __2__ an argument about the house before.I told her it was __3__.I asked her what she did all day.“It __4__ can't be that hard to keep the house clean,”I said.

  We were caught in a huge __5__.Mel told me that I needed to realize __6__ she was up against.And then she told me __7__ that really hit home(击中要害).She said,“Sometimes it comes down between cleaning the house and taking Tristan and Norah to the park.Sometimes I can __8__ do the dishes,or teach our son how to ride a bike,or our daughter how to walk.I'd rather do those things,__9__.I'd rather not be that mom who __10__ our kids.”

  I stopped looking at the dirty dishes,assuming that they were __11__ of Mel sitting around all day.__12__,I got up myself and started washing the dishes.I __13__ that this was not her mess,but our mess,and I started pitching in more.

  I stopped __14__ the house,and started paying attention to the development of our children.I started to pay attention to how __15__ they were,and the kind of relationship they __16__ with their mother,and I noticed that we had a messy house,but merry,bright kids.

  I'm not saying that if you have a clean house,you are doing something wrong.__17__ what I am saying is that I don't __18__ my wife for teaching my son how to swim,rather than vacuuming(清洁) the living room.I don't judge her for potty­training my daughter rather than __19__ the table.And I don't think you should __20__ stay­at­home moms with a messy house,because chances are,they are using that time wisely.

  【语篇解读】 本文是一篇夹叙夹议文。我们不能因家中又脏又乱而看不起全职妈妈,因为她们可能明智地将时间用于照看孩子了。

  1.A.awkward

  B.shabby

  C.antique

  D.dirty

  答案 D [根据空后的“Norah's mommy needs to clean more”可知,此处指房子很脏。dirty“肮脏的,有灰尘的”。]

  2.A.got into

  B.got up

  C.got through

  D.got over

  答案 A [关于房子的清洁问题,“我”与妻子以前陷入了一场争论。get into an argument“陷

  3.A.impossible

  B.embarrassing

  C.unnecessary

  D.interesting

  答案 B [embarrassing意为“使人尴尬的,使人难堪的”。“我”告诉妻子房子很脏,让人难堪。]

  4.A.hopefully

  B.really

  C.finally

  D.early

  答案 B [really意为“确实,的确”。“我”对妻子讲,保持房子干净,的确不会很难。]

  5.A.debt

  B.work

  C.fight

  D.disaster

  答案 C [下文谈及夫妻间的争吵,所以空格处用fight。fight意为“争论,争吵”。]

  6.A.what

  B.why

  C.how

  D.which

  答案 A [妻子告诉丈夫,他需要知道她在家要面对的事。what引导宾语从句,在从句中作介词against的宾语。]

  7.A.everything

  B.something

  C.anything

  D.nothing

  答案 B [妻子谈及一些击中问题要害的事,所以空格处用something。]

  8.A.just

  B.also

  C.thus

  D.either

  答案 D [either...or...“要么……要么……”,是固定句式。]

  9.A.frankly

  B.hurriedly

  C.successfully

  D.carefully

  答案 A [frankly意为“坦率地,直率地”。妻子坦率地说,她宁愿做好这些事情。]

  10.A.interrupts

  B.amazes

  C.ignores

  D.frightens

  答案 C [ignore意为“忽视”。妻子讲,她不愿意成为一个忽视孩子们的母亲。]

  11.A.symbol

  B.evidence

  C.response

  D.complaint

  答案 B [evidence意为“证据,证明”。“我”不再认为这些脏的餐具是妻子整天不做事的证据。]

  12.A.However

  B.Moreover

  C.Instead

  D.Meanwhile

  答案 C [instead意为“相反,反而”。相反,“我”自己动手洗刷餐具。]

  13.A.observed

  B.hoped

  C.insisted

  D.realized

  答案 D [realize意为“认识到,了解”。“我”意识到房子脏乱不是妻子的问题,

  14.A.worrying about

  B.wandering around

  C.looking after

  D.fixing up

  答案 A [worry about意为“担忧,担心”。于是“我”不再担心房子清洁方面的问题,而开始关注孩子的发展。]

  15.A.guilty

  B.happy

  C.anxious

  D.cautious

  答案 B [根据上文中的“or teach our son how to ride a bike,or our daughter how to walk”可知,妻子与孩子们相处融洽,他们都感到比较幸福。]

  16.A.checked

  B.expected

  C.shared

  D.lost

  答案 C [share意为“共享,分享”。“我”开始关注孩子们与母亲所享有的那种良好的

  17.A.And

  B.So

  C.Or

  D.But

  答案 D [根据空格前后的句子可知,上下句之间有转折关系。故选D项。]

  18.A.desert

  B.judge

  C.beg

  D.excuse

  答案 B [根据下文中的“I don't judge her for potty­training my daughter”可推知,这两句为平行结构。judge意为“认为”。故选B项。]

  19.A.setting

  B.covering

  C.clearing

  D.moving

  答案 C [clear意为“清除,清理”。文章围绕房子的清洁问题以及家中的凌乱问题而展开,所以此处用clearing。]

  20.A.look down on

  B.put up with

  C.come up with

  D.face up to

  答案 A [look down on意为“看不起,轻视”。作者认为不能因家中又脏又乱而看不起全职妈妈,因为她们可能明智地将时间用在其他方面了。]

  Cloze 4

  体裁:夹叙夹议 话题:学生教育 词数:320 时间:20′

  (2017·南京高三二模)One retired high school teacher in Canada has a surprise for his former students 20 years

  in

  the making.

  In 1994,Bruce Farrer's ninth grade English class at Bert Fox Community High School in Saskatchewan got a __1__ assignment,reported the National Post.Farrer asked his students to write a 10­page letter to their future selves,which he __2__ promised to mail to them 20 years later.Farrer kept his __3__ to those students,as well as the thousands of others he __4__ during his more than 40­year career.

  “I was trying to __5__ some assignment that would be different from normal,and it just sort of came up that,well,I'll try this assignment,”Farrer said on The Morning Edition.

  Although Farrer __6__ in 2002,he took several boxes of the letters from his __7__ students with him,and began the long and difficult process of __8__ them down and mailing the letters.

  One student,Scott Fulton,became a __9__ himself and even taught for a while at the high school he went to as a teenager,according to CBC News.He got his __10__ last week.

  “I was just feeling honored and __11__,” Fulton told

  the

  local

  radio

  station

  about __12__ the handwritten letter.“Amazed and inspired at the

  __13__ of Mr.Farrer.”

  Another student,DJ Anardi,got the letter from his __14__ self about a month ago.It __15__“Hey,you good­looking guy,how is your life?” according to the National Post.Anardi's letter __16__ a crush(迷恋) he had at the time on the woman who is now his wife.

  “I think our society now is a society of __17__,”Farrer told the local radio station.“We say we're going to do something,__18__ it's in a marriage,or with our kids or maybe even with our organizations we join,and some little thing ticks us off and we think ‘Enough of that,I'm walking out’...I think it's important to have a(n) __19__ of commitment,and maybe in a minor way,the kids see I __20__ that.”

  【语篇解读】 本文是一篇夹叙夹议文。一位退休的加拿大高中老师Farrer在20年前要求他的学生给未来的自己写一封长达10页的信,然后在20年后邮寄给学生。

  1.A.special

  B.normal

  C.difficult

  D.temporary

  答案 A [根据下一句中的“Farrer asked his students to write a 10­page letter to their future selves”以及第三段中的“some assignment that would be different from normal”可知,老师的作业很特别。special意为“特别的”。]

  2.A.just

  B.even

  C.first

  D.then

  答案 D [Farrer要求他的学生给未来的自己写一封长达10页的信,然后(then)他承诺会在20年后邮寄给学生。]

  3.A.assignment

  B.promise

  C.secret

  D.distance

  答案 B [根据上文中的“promised to mail to them 20 years later”可知,空格处用promise。]

  4.A.followed

  B.taught

  C.preferred

  D.comforted

  答案 B [Farrer是一位老师,所以空格处用taught。]

  5.A.think of

  B.care for

  C.put off

  D.hand out

  答案 A [think of意为“想出”。Farrer试图想出一些特殊的作业。]

  6.A.travelled

  B.retired

  C.returned

  D.moved

  答案 B [retire意为“退休”。在2002年Farrer退休了。]

  7.A.lonely

  B.former

  C.lucky

  D.excellent

  答案 B [former意为“以前的”。空格处指Farrer以前的学生

  8.A.turning

  B.bringing

  C.taking

  D.tracking

  答案 D [track...down意为“搜寻到,跟踪找到”。老师带着以前学生的信件,开始了漫长而艰难的过程,搜寻到学生的动向,将信件邮寄给他们。]

  9.A.designer

  B.reporter

  C.teacher

  D.doctor

  答案 C [根据后半句中的“even taught for a while at the high school”可知,Scott Fulton成了一位老师。]

  10.A.letter

  B.job

  C.idea

  D.attention

  答案 A [此处指他收到20年前他写给自己的那封信(letter)。]

  11.A.independent

  B.grateful

  C.tolerant

  D.practical

  答案 B [grateful意为“感激的,表示感谢的”。Fulton收到信后感到荣幸,又很感激。]

  12.A.receiving

  B.mailing

  C.finishing

  D.answering

  答案 A [receive意为“收到,拿到”。Fulton告诉地方广播电台收到20年前他写给自己的

  13.A.experience

  B.interest

  C.influence

  D.work

  答案 D [空格处指老师搜寻到学生的动向并将20年前学生写给未来自己的信邮寄给他们的这个工作。]

  14.A.perfect

  B.past

  C.poor

  D.quiet

  答案 B [past意为“过去的”DJ Anardi收到了自己过去写的信。]

  15.A.added

  B.told

  C.read

  D.wrote

  答案 C [read意为“写着”。表示信中有什么内容用read或say。]

  16.A.declined

  B.invented

  C.obtained

  D.described

  答案 D [describeAnardi的信中描述了他当时暗恋的女孩,而她现在已成为了他的妻子。]

  17.A.non­commitment

  B.non­violence

  C.network

  D.freedom

  答案 A [根据文章最后一句中的信息词“commitment”可知选A项。]

  18.A.although

  B.whether

  C.before

  D.unless

  答案 B [whether...or...“无论是……还是……”,是固定句型。]

  19.A.matter

  B.case

  C.sense

  D.opinion

  答案 C [a sense of commitment意为“承诺的意识”。Farrer认为承诺的意识很重要。]

  20.A.select

  B.request

  C.value

  D.comment

  答案 C [value意为“重视”。Farrer认为有承诺意识很重要,认为通过自己做的小事可以让自己的学生明白他很重视对别人的承诺。]

  Cloze 5

  体裁:夹叙夹议 话题:人生感悟 词数:329 时间:20′

  (2017·江苏如东四校高三二模)A few weeks after my first wife,Georgia,was called to heaven,I was cooking dinner for my son and myself.For a __1__,I had decided on frozen peas.As I was cutting open the bag,it __2__ from my hand and crashed to the floor.The peas,like marbles,__3__ everywhere.I tried to use a broom,__4__ with each sweep they just rolled across the kitchen.

  For the next week,every time I was in the __5__,I found a pea—in a corner,or behind a table leg.They kept __6__.Eight months later I pulled out the refrigerator to clean behind it,and

  __7__ 12 frozen peas hidden underneath.

  At the time I found those few remaining __8__,I was in a new relationship with a wonderful __9__ I'd met in a support group.After we married,I was reminded __10__ those peas under the refrigerator,and realized that my __11__ had been like that bag of frozen peas.It had shattered.My wife had died;I was in a new city with a busy job,and with a son having trouble

  __12__ his new surroundings and the __13__ of his mother.I was a bag of spilled frozen peas;my life had come apart and scattered.

  When life gets you __14__,when everything you know comes apart,and when you think you'll never __15__,remember that it's just a bag of scattered frozen peas.The peas can be

  __16__,and life will move on.You'll find all the peas __17__,including the ones that are hardest to find.And when you've got them __18__ you'll start to feel whole again.

  The life you know can break apart at any time.But you'll have to __19__,and how fast you collect your peas depends on you.Will you keep scattering them around with a broom,__20__ will you pick them up one by one and put your life back together?

  【语篇解读】 在作者的第一任妻子乔治娅(Georgia)去世几周后的一天,作者在厨房里做饭,当他剪开一袋冻豌豆时,由于不小心,袋子从他手中滑落,豆子散落一地。他试图用扫帚将散落的豆子扫拢,谁知它们滚得满厨房都是。随后很长一段时间内,他都会不时在厨房发现一些豆子。由此作者对人生有了更深刻的理解。

  1.A.drink

  B.fruit

  C.vegetable

  D.meat

  答C [作者剪开的是一袋冻豌豆,故此处应该是蔬菜(vegetable)。]

  2.A.moved

  B.walked

  C.ran

  D.slipped

  答案 D [只有袋子从手中滑落(slip),冻豆子才会散落一地(crashed to the floor)。其他选项不合逻辑。]

  3.A.rubbed

  B.rolled

  C.grew

  D.existed

  答案 B [冻豆子掉到地上后,就像弹珠(marbles)一样,滚得(rolled)到处都是。]

  4.A.but

  B.and

  C.although

  D.so

  答案 A [此处表示转折。根据常识,如果豆子散落在地上,想用扫帚将它们归拢到一起,只会使它们滚得更分散更远。]

  5.A.bedroom

  B.living room

  C.kitchen

  D.storeroom

  答案 C [事情是作者在做饭时发生的,因此豆子是在厨房的地上滚得到处都是。]

  6.A.getting up

  B.turning up

  C.taking up

  D.using up

  答案 B [上面提到只要作者在厨房,就能发现豆子。因此说它们不断地在厨房里出现。turn up“找到;get up“起床,起立”;take up“拿起;开始从事”;use up“用完,耗尽”。]

  7.A.found

  B.ate

  C.left

  D.planted

  答案 A [八个月以后,作者把冰箱移开打扫冰箱下面时,发现了藏在下面的12颗豆子。其他选项与文意不符。]

  8.A.presents

  B.cans

  C.vegetables

  D.peas

  答案 D [此处是指作者最后发现的那12颗豆子。当作者发现那些豆子时,他与一个非常好的女人建立了新的关系。]

  9.A.man

  B.child

  C.woman

  D.boy

  答案 C [文章开头提到作者的第一位妻子去世,本空下句又提到作者结婚以后的事(After we married,I was reminded...),所以只有C项符合逻辑。]

  10.A.of

  B.for

  C.with

  D.in

  答案 A [此处动词remind为被动形式。remind sb of sth“使某人想起……;提醒某人……”,为固定用法。]

  11.A.wife

  B.life

  C.son

  D.friend

  答案 B [此处是作者对人生的感悟。句意:我们结婚后,我经常想起那些冰箱下面的豆子,并且意shatter“(使)散开;粉碎;损坏”。]

  12.A.turning to

  B.leading to

  C.adjusting to

  D.adding to

  答案 C [妻子去世,自己来到一座新的城市,整天忙于工作,儿子对新的环境及母亲的去世难以适应。adjust to“调节;调整以适应”;turn to“转向;求助于”;lead to“导致;通向”;add to“加到;增加”。]

  13.A.thank

  B.love

  C.help

  D.loss

  答案 D [文章开头提到自己妻子去世了,儿子没有从母亲去世的悲伤中走出来。loss“丧失;死亡”。]

  14.A.down

  B.near

  C.close

  D.wide

  答案 A [作者就豌豆一事发表自己的感想:当生活使你情绪低get sb down“(使)难过;(使)沮丧”。]

  15.A.get it

  B.make it

  C.take it

  D.leave it

  答案 B [make it“成功;达到预定目标”;get it“理解,明白”;take it“猜想;认为”;leave it“不管,不顾”。]

  16.A.grew

  B.bought

  C.collected

  D.frozen

  答案 C [豌豆散落在地可以重新收拢,我们的人生当然也会继续。collect“收集;集中”。]

  17.A.eventually

  B.fortunately

  C.properly

  D.specially

  答案 A [句意:你最终将会找到所有的豌豆,包括那些最难找到的。eventually“最后,终于”;fortunately“幸运地,侥幸地”;properly“正常地;恰当地”;specially“特别地;专门地”。]

  18.A.both

  B.all

  C.either

  D.each

  答案 B [句意:当你将它们重新收拢到一起时,你又将开始一个完整的人生(feel whole again)。句中them为双关语,既指散落的豌豆,又指我们人生的缺憾,因此用代词all代替。]

  19.A.call on

  B.put on

  C.bring on

  D.move on

  答案 D [由豌豆联想到人生:你的生活(即人生)随时都可能有缺憾,但是生活还是得继续(move on)。break apart“分裂;解体”。]

  20.A.while

  B.because

  C.since

  D.or

  10.A.of

  B.for

  C.with

  D.in

  答案 A [此处动词remind为被动形式提醒某人……”,为固定用法。]

  11.A.wife

  B.life

  C.son

  D.friend

  答案 B [此处是作者对人生的感悟。句意:我们结婚后,我经常想起那些冰箱下面的豆子,并且意shatter“(使)散开;粉碎;损坏”。]

  12.A.turning to

  B.leading to

  C.adjusting to

  D.adding to

  答案 C [妻子去世,自己来到一座新的城市,整天忙于工作,儿子对新的环境及母亲的去世难以适应。adjust to“调节;调整以适应”;turn to“转向;求助于”;lead to“导致;通向”;add to“加到;增加”。]

  13.A.thank

  B.love

  C.help

  D.loss

  答案 D [文章开头提到自己妻子去世了,儿子没有从母亲去世的悲伤中走出来。loss“丧失;死亡”。]

  14.A.down

  B.near

  C.close

  D.wide

  答案 A [作者就豌豆一事发表自己的感想:当生活使你情绪低get sb down“(使)难过;(使)沮丧”。]

  15.A.get it

  B.make it

  C.take it

  D.leave it

  答案 B [make it“成功;达到预定目标”;get it“理解,明白”;take it“猜想;认为”;leave it“不管,不顾”。]

  16.A.grew

  B.bought

  C.collected

  D.frozen

  答案 C [豌豆散落在地可以重新收拢,我们的人生当然也会继续。collect“收集;集中”。]

  17.A.eventually

  B.fortunately

  C.properly

  D.specially

  答案 A [句意:你最终将会找到所有的豌豆,包括那些最难找到的。eventually“最后,终于”;fortunately“幸运地,侥幸地”;properly“正常地;恰当地”;specially“特别地;专门地”。]

  18.A.both

  B.all

  C.either

  D.each

  答案 B [句意:当你将它们重新收拢到一起时,你又将开始一个完整的人生(feel whole again)。句中them为双关语,既指散落的豌豆,又指我们人生的缺憾,因此用代词all代替。]

  19.A.call on

  B.put on

  C.bring on

  D.move on

  答案 D [由豌豆联想到人生:你的生活(即人生)随时都可能有缺憾,但是生活还是得继续(move on)。break apart“分裂;解体”。]

  20.A.while

  B.because

  C.since

  D.or

  答案 D[此处作者给我们提出了重大的人生抉择:你是用扫帚使豆子继续散落在各处,还是会一颗颗地捡起来恢复你原来的生活呢?]

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