2017届河北省衡水名校高考英语一轮复习专题撬分练：专题23 议论文（含解析）

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　　基础组Cloze 1

　　限时：15分钟

　　[2016·衡水二中热身]Busy. Busy. Busy. I've got no____1___for anything. I'm exhausted at the end of the day.

　　How many times have you____2___this in a day when talking to others? No doubt that life is____3___. Regardless of what is draining (耗尽) your time, it can still create a sense of loss of self or imbalance in daily life____4___considerable stress.

　　There are 86,400 seconds in a(n)____5___. No more, no less. You must spend these seconds every 24­hour period. There is no banking of time,____6___it for later. You spend all of it and then it resets every day for another 86,400 seconds. The____7___becomes: are you spending your 86,400 seconds where you want to spend them or are you letting the busyness of life dictate (支配) where you spend them?

　　This question usually is____8___by thoughts of “Do I really know where I want to spend my time？”and “What makes me____9___？”

　　I've found it is hard to find___10__ to these questions when we are so caught up in being busy.

　　There are many___11___running through our brains. It becomes easy to make excuses

　　and___12__ that we just don't have time to put balance and___13__ back into our lives.

　　One solution to this is meditation (沉思).

　　It's a simple

　　solution. It doesn't___14__ anything. It's a great way to___15___the mind and to relax the body from stress and tension.___16__ I listen to relaxing music while I meditate. I find it can also___17__ the quality of my sleep.___18__ we only have 86,400

　　seconds each day; I want to be confident about how I plan to___19__ them.

　　Controlling the busyness of life is a choice. Don't get

　　caught up in making___20__ that you don't have time. Choose

　　to be more in control. Choose to have more balance. Choose

　　your life!

　　在忙碌的生活中，我们每个人都有可能迷失自己，我们该以什么样的态度去度过每一天呢？

　　1．A.money

　　B．time

　　C．information D．method

　　答案　B　[“我”每天都很忙碌，没有多余的时间(time)。]

　　2．A.heard

　　B．understood

　　C．introduced

　　D．appreciated

　　答案　A　[从本空后的“when talking to others”可知，当你跟别人谈话时，你可能多次听到(heard)别人说很忙。]

　　3．A.active

　　B．regular

　　C．simple

　　D．busy

　　答案　D　[根据上文内容可知，毫无疑问，我们的生活是忙碌的(busy)。]

　　4．A.depending on

　　B．consisting of

　　C．leading to

　　D．dealing with

　　答案　C　[根据本空前的“a sense of loss of self or imbalance”可知，生活中的琐事会耗尽我们的时间，使我们产生迷失感或不平衡感，从而导致了(leading to)很大的压力。]

　　5．A.hour

　　B．week

　　C．month

　　D．day

　　答案　D　[由本空前的数字和下文中的“every 24­hour period”可知，一天(day)当中有86400秒。]

　　6．A.sparing

　　B．saving

　　C．balancing

　　D．collecting

　　答案　B　[世界上没有时间银行，我们无法保存(saving)时间。]

　　7．A.passage

　　B．difficulty

　　C．question

　　D．puzzle

　　答案　C　[本空后是提出的问题(question)：你把这86400秒花到你想做的事情上了吗？你让这忙碌的生活来决定你把它们花到哪里了吗？]

　　8．A.accompanied

　　B．raised

　　C．solved

　　D．left

　　答案　A　[联系空后的“Do I really know where I want to spend my time”和“What makes me____9___”可知，上面的问题伴随着(accompanied)这两种想法而产生。故选A。]

　　9．A.responsible B．happy

　　C．amazed D．wise

　　答案　B　[此处表示生活中的什么(事情)能使我们快乐(happy)？]

　　10．A.answers B．results

　　C．facts D．requests

　　答案　A　[联系空后的“to these questions”可知，当我们陷入生活中的琐事时，我们很难找到答案(answers)。]

　　11．A.suggestions B．distractions

　　C．orders D．dreams

　　答案　B　[当我们很忙的时候，大脑中会有许多分心的事物。distraction意为“使人分心的事物”。]

　　12．A.exchange B．predict

　　C．prove D．believe

　　答案　D　[我们很容易找到借口，认为(believe)我们没有时间来平衡和控制(control)我们的生活。]

　　13．A.expression B．pity

　　C．control D．wealth

　　答案　C　[参见上题解析。]

　　14．A.reduce

　　B．cost

　　C．drop

　　D．cover

　　答案　B　[从上句中的simple可判断，这是一个简单的解决办法，不会有任何代价。cost表示“以……为代价”。]

　　15．A.quiet

　　B．complete

　　C．fix

　　D．challenge

　　答案　A　[与本空后的relax并列，这种方法能使我们的心态平和，身体放松。quiet此处用作动词，意为“使平静”。]

　　16．A.Surprisingly

　　B．Recently

　　C．Personally

　　D．Fortunately

　　答案　C　[联系空后的“I listen to relaxing music while I meditate”可知，此处表示“我”个人(personally)的一些情况。故选C。]

　　17．A.relax

　　B．reset

　　C．decrease

　　D．improve

　　答案　D　[联系空后的“the quality of my sleep”可知，“我”发现沉思时听轻松的音乐能改善(improve)“我”的睡眠质量。]

　　18．A.Remember

　　B．Guess

　　C．Consider

　　D．Report

　　答案　A　[记住(Remember)，我们每个人每天只有86400秒，“我”想每天自信地利用(use)好这86400秒。]

　　19．A.require

　　B．find

　　C．use

　　D．celebrate

　　答案　C　[参见上题解析。]

　　20．A.sentences

　　B．mistakes

　　C．promises

　　D．excuses

　　答案　D　[上文中的“It becomes easy to make excuses”是提示，不要找借口(excuses)认为你没有时间。]

　　Cloze 2

　　限时：17分钟

　　[2016·武邑中学期末]When we read books we seem to enter a new world. This new world can be similar to the one we are living in, or it can be very____1___. Some stories are told____2___they were true. Real people who live in a____3___world do real things; in other words, the stories are about people just like us doing what we do. Other stories, such as the Harry Potter books, are not____4___. They are characters and creatures that are very different from us and do things that would be____5___for us.

　　But there is more to books and writing than this. If we think about it, even realistic writing is only____6___. How can we tell the difference between what is real and what is not real? For example, when we

　　read about

　　Harry Potter, we____7___seem

　　to learn something about the real world. And when Harry studies magic at Hogwarts, he also learns more about his real life than____8___. Reading, like writing, is an action. It is a way of____9___. When we read or write something, we do much more than simple look at words on a page. We use our___10__ —which is real—and our imagination—which is real in a different way—to make the words come to life in our minds.

　　Both realism

　　and

　　fantasy (幻想)___11__ the

　　imagination and the “magic” of reading and writing to make us think. When

　　we read___12___realistic, we have to imagine that the people we

　　are reading about are just like us, even though we___13___that

　　we are real and they are___14__. It sounds___15__， but it works. When we read，we fill in missing information and___16__ about the causes and effects of what a character does. We help the writer by___17__ that what we read is like real life. In a way, we

　　are writing the book, too.

　　Most of us probably don't think about what is going on in

　　our___18__ when we are reading. We pick up a book and lose___19___in a good story, eager to find out what will happen next.

　　Knowing how we feel___20___we read can help us become better

　　readers, and it will help us discover more about the real magic of

　　books.

　　阅读的时候我们似乎进入了一个新的世界，这个新的世界可能与我们生活的世界相似，也可能是不同的。读书像写作一样，是一种行为，是一种思考的方法。

　　1．A.possible

　　B．easy

　　C．new

　　D．different

　　答案　D　[上文中有similar“相似”，or提醒我们应选与similar意义相反的词different。]

　　2．A.that

　　B．what

　　C．whether

　　D．as if

　　答案　D　[句意：有些故事讲起来似乎就是真的。told用在被动语态中，因而后面不可跟宾语从句，应该是方式状语从句，故选D项。]

　　3．A.usual

　　B．normal

　　C．certain

　　D．common

　　答案　B　[句意：生活在正常世界的现实的人做实际的事，……故选B。usual“通常的”；normal“正常的”；certain“确定的”；common“共同的；常见的”。]

　　4．A.realistic

　　B．reasonable

　　C．moral

　　D．instructive

　　答案　A　[句意：有些故事则不是真实的(realistic)。此处与上文对比。]

　　5．A.difficult

　　B．impossible

　　C．important

　　D．necessary

　　答案　B　[句意：这些故事中的人和动物与我们不同，他们能做对我们来说是不可能的(impossible)事。]

　　6．A.thinkable

　　B．designed

　　C．imagined

　　D．planned

　　答案　C　[此处指甚至现实的作品也只是想象出来的(imagined)。thinkable“能想到的，可相信的”；designed“有计划的，愿意的”；planned“计划的”。]

　　7．A.do B．make

　　C．have

　　D．are

　　答案　A　[句意：我们似乎确实了解了真实的世界。do表示强调，意为“确实，务必，一定”。]

　　8．A.lessons

　　B．dreams

　　C．experience

　　D．magic

　　答案　D　[句意：当哈里在霍格沃兹学习魔法时，他对自己现实生活的了解也比对魔法(magic)的了解要多。]

　　9．A.working

　　B．thinking

　　C．living

　　D．understanding

　　答案　B　[句意：读书像写作一样，是一种行为，是一种思考(thinking)的方法。]

　　10．A.knowledge

　　B．skill

　　C．words

　　D．grammar

　　答案　A　[上文提到读书，由此可知此处指利用我们所学到的知识

　　(knowledge)。]

　　11．A.make

　　B．get

　　C．use

　　D．have

　　答案　C　[句意：现实和幻想用(use)读书和写作的想象力和魅力使我们去思考。]

　　12．A.a newspaper

　　B．something

　　C．everything

　　D．a story

　　答案　B　[句意：当我们读到某些现实的东西(something)时，我们就不得不去想象我们所读到的有关的人就像我们一样。]

　　13．A.find

　　B．learn

　　C．know

　　D．hope

　　答案　C　[句意：即使我们知道(know)我们是现实的而他们不是(not)。]

　　14．A.too

　　B．not

　　C．all D．so

　　答案　B　[句意参考上题。考查上下文联系。此处是把我们和书中的人物进行对比。]

　　15．A.dangerous

　　B．serious

　　C．strange

　　D．terrible

　　答案　C　[此处与it works为转折关系，指这种对比有些奇怪(strange)。]

　　16．A.talk

　　B．learn

　　C．read

　　D．think

　　答案　D　[句意：我们读书的时候，可以把丢失的信息补充起来而且会思考(think)一个人所做事情的影响和起因。]

　　17．A.telling B．pretending

　　C．promising

　　D．guessing

　　答案　B　[句意：我们只有通过假装(pretending)我们所读到的东西就像真正的生活一样来给作家一些帮助。]

　　18．A.mind

　　B．life

　　C．world

　　D．society

　　答案　A　[和思考有关的是头脑(mind)。]

　　19．A.heart

　　B．time

　　C．money

　　D．ourselves

　　答案　D　[根据eager to find out what will happen next可知此处指陶醉在精彩的故事中。lose oneself in意为“埋头于，陶醉于”。]

　　20．A.what

　　B．how

　　C．when

　　D．why

　　答案　C　[句意：读书时如果知道我们的感受如何的话，那将有助于我们成为更好的读者。根据语境可知此处是时间状语从句，所以选择when。]

　　Cloze 3

　　限时：18分钟

　　[2016·衡水二中预测]What is it that you love to do but never feel that you get it quite right? Perhaps you don't even try any more because you think what you do is not____1___enough.

　　Discouragement seems to follow us a good part of the time,____2___whatever it is that we work so hard doing, it seems that there is____3___someone else who can do it much better.

　　I have always enjoyed music and it is____4___to me that every musician has a____5___of their own. My father____6___several instruments and when he played with others, it was not difficult to____7___his sound in a group. Whether it was guitar or another instrument, he had his own____8___sound.

　　I____9___read of a music teacher who commented to a discouraged student, “__10___else can make the

　　sound

　　that you make.”

　　The sound that you make may not be the same as someone else's but who is to say which is___11__？ It is said that，“__12__ is in the eye of the beholder (观看者)”. Perhaps it could be said that a delightful sound “is in the ear of the___13__”．

　　Every person has a different tone of voice that___14__ only to them,___15__ we all know people with an unforgettable laugh or a way of___16__ that is unique to them. It might not be the sound of your music or your voice at all. It___17__ be the way you whistle or the sound of your footsteps.

　　Each person has a(n)___18__ on the world in some way. Someone else can do what you do, but they cannot do it.___19__ the same way that you do it. The next time you feel___20__， remember “Nobody else can make the sound that you make.”

　　一件事无论你怎么努力，总有人比你做得更好。但是你不能因此而灰心，因为“没有人能发出你所发出的声音”，你是世界上独一无二的。

　　1．A.easy B．good

　　C．simple D．hard

　　答案　B　[根据文章首句的“never feel that you get it quite right”的提示，可知此句表达的意思是，也许你因为认为自己做得不够好(good)，你就不再尝试了。故选B项。]

　　2．A.because B．although

　　C．when D．if

　　答案　A　[句意：灰心似乎很多时候都在跟随着我们，因为(because)无论我们努力做什么，似乎总有人(always)比我们做得更好。前半句和后半句构成逻辑上的果和因的关系，故选A项。]

　　3．A.seldom B．always

　　C．never D．sometimes

　　答案　B　[见上题解析。seldom意为“很少”；always意为“总是”；never意为“从不”；sometimes意为“有时”。根据句意应选B项。]

　　4．A.satisfying B．convincing

　　C．inspiring D．interesting

　　答案　D　[句意：我一直喜欢音乐。每个音乐家都有自己的声音，在我看来这是非常有趣的。satisfying意为“令人满意的”；convincing意为“使人信服的”；inspiring意为“鼓舞人心的”；interesting意为“有趣的”。根据语境应选D项。]

　　5．A.gift B．sound

　　C．life D．song

　　答案　B　[根据下文多次出现的sound的提示可知，应选B项。]

　　6．A.played B．designed

　　C．created D．checked

　　答案　A　[根据空后的when he played with others和下文中的Whether it was guitar or another instrument, he had his own___8__ sound.可知父亲会演奏(played)几种乐器。]

　　7．A.turn down B．call up

　　C．pick out D．give off

　　答案　C　[句意：……父亲与别人在一起演奏时，不难从一群人中辨别出他演奏的声音。turn down意为“调小；拒绝”；call up意为“使回忆起；打电话”；pick out意为“辨别出，识别出”；give off意为“发出(光、热、电等)”。]

　　8．A.loud B．powerful

　　C．perfect D．special

　　答案　D　[根据上句中“it was not difficult to___7__ his sound in a group”(不难从一群人中辨别出他演奏的声音)可知，无论是演奏吉他，还是其他乐器，父亲都有自己独特的(special)声音。故选special。]

　　9．A.once B．yet

　　C．even D．still

　　答案　A　[句意：我曾经读过这样一件事，一位音乐老师告诉一个气馁的学生，“没有人能发出你所发出的声音。”故选once，在此意为“曾经”。yet意为“然而”；even意为“甚至”；still意为“仍然”。]

　　10.A.Anybody B．Somebody

　　C．Nobody D．Everybody

　　答案　C　[根据第20空后的“Nobody else can make the sound that you make.”的提示可知此设空处选nobody。]

　　11．A.bigger B．better

　　C．deeper D．lower

　　答案　B　[句意：你所发出的声音可能和别人不一样，但是谁又能说哪个声音更好(better)呢？根据语境应选B项。]

　　12．A.beauty B．interest

　　C．patience D．honesty

　　答案　A　[本句意为“情人眼里出西施”，故用beauty。]

　　13．A.speaker B．receiver

　　C．listener D．looker

　　答案　C　[根据第12空后的“in the eye of the beholder”和第13空前的“in the ear of”提示，可知此处应用listener。]

　　14．A.devotes B．adds

　　C．adapts D．belongs

　　答案　D　[句意：每个人都有只属于自己的与众不同的语气…… devote to意为“致力于”；add to意为“增加，增添”；adapt to意为“适应”；belong to 意为“属于”。根据句意选D项。]

　　15．A.but B．yet

　　C．and D．for

　　答案　C　[根据上下文语境可知，设空处前后的两个句子是并列关系，故选and。]

　　16．A.running B．walking

　　C．jumping D．speaking

　　答案　D　[句意：……我们都认识一些人，他们有令人难忘的笑声或独特的说话方式(a way of speaking)。根据句意应选speaking。]

　　17．A.must B．might

　　C．would D．could

　　答案　B　[第17空前面的句子与第17空所在的句子是顺承并列的关系。根据第17空前的“It might not be the sound of your music or your voice at all.”中的might提示可知，第17空应选B项。]

　　18．A.choice B．opinion

　　C．duty D．effect

　　答案　D　[句意：每个人都以某种方式影响着这个世界。have an effect on是固定搭配，意为“对……有影响”。]

　　19．A.exactly B．carefully

　　C．cautiously D．seriously

　　答案　A　[句意：别人可以做你做的事情，但是他们不可能用和你完全相同的方式去做。exactly意为“准确地；确切地”；carefully意为“仔细地”；cautiously意为“小心谨慎地”；seriously意为“严肃地”。故选A项。]

　　20．A.annoyed B．puzzled

　　C．discouraged D．bothered

　　答案　C　[根据第二段句首的discouragement和第9空后的a discouraged student 的提示，可知此处表达的意思是：下次你感到灰心的(discouraged)时候，要记住“没有人能发出你所发出的声音”。故选C项。]

　　能力组Cloze 1

　　限时：18分钟

　　[2016·枣强中学月考]Nowadays many people enjoy____1___activities—walking, cycling or mountaineering.

　　People often____2___the act of climbing high and difficult mountains to be astonishing. Why are men and women____3___to suffer cold and hardship, and to____4___on high mountains? This astonishment may be caused by the difference between mountaineering and other forms of activities to which men____5___their leisure time.

　　There are no man­made rules, as there are for____6___sports as golf and football. There are,

　　of course,

　　principles of different kinds.

　　It would be dangerous if you____7___them.

　　But it is this freedom from man­made rules____8___makes mountaineering attractive to many people. Those who climb mountains are free to choose their own____9___.

　　If we___10__ mountaineering with other more familiar sports, we might think that one big difference is that mountaineering is not a kind of___11__ work at all.___12__， it is only our misunderstanding. There are no “matches”___13__“teams”

　　of climbers,

　　but when climbers are on a rock face linked by a rope which their lives may___14__， there is obviously teamwork.

　　A mountain climber knows that he may have to fight with natural___15__ that are stronger and more powerful than man.

　　A mountain climber___16__ to improve his skill year after year. A skier has probably passed his best by the age of thirty, and most tennis champions___17__ in their early twenties. But it is not___18___for men of fifty or sixty to climb the highest mountains in the Alps. They may take more___19__ to do that than younger men, but they probably climb more skillfully and with less effort, and they certainly experience equal___20__.

　　作者向我们介绍了登山运动的特点和人们爱好此项运动的原因，并说明了登山运动给人们带来的益处。

　　1．A.physical B．easy

　　C．difficult D．mental

　　答案　A　[根据破折号后列举的三项运动walking，cycling和mountaineering可知，此处指的是“体力活动”。故选A项，physical意为“身体的”。]

　　2．A.find B．respect

　　C．treat D．consider

　　答案　D　[句意：人们常认为攀登高山峻岭这件事是十分惊人的。consider意为“认为”，符合句意。

　　【易错警示】本题的陷阱设置在A项。考生容易受汉语思维影响而误选find。“consider sb./sth.to be＋形容词/名词”意为“认为某人/某物……”；但是find不能用于此结构。]

　　3．A.scared B．willing

　　C．afraid D．suitable

　　答案　B　[句意：为什么男男女女(的登山者)愿意忍受严寒并且克服重重困难，去高山上冒险呢？scared意为“受到惊吓的，感到害怕的”；willing意为“愿意的”；afraid意为“害怕的”；suitable意为“合适的”。根据语境应选B项。]

　　4．A.have a break B．make sense

　　C．take a risk D．lose weight

　　答案　C　[根据上下文推测，既然登山者愿意忍受严寒并且克服困难，应该是主动去冒险。take a risk意为“冒险”，尤指明知道有危险也要主动去冒险。故选C项。]

　　5．A.give B．hope

　　C．discover D．receive

　　答案　A　[give leisure time to sth.意为“把空闲时间用于……”，符合语境，故选A项。]

　　6．A.so B．various

　　C．different D．such

　　答案　D　[句意：登山运动不像高尔夫球和足球那样的运动有人为制定的规则。such... as意为“诸如……之类的……”。]

　　7．A.applied B．worried

　　C．ignored D．noticed

　　答案　C　[句意：不遵守规则，登山会很危险。ignore意为“忽视，不顾”，符合题意。]

　　8．A.which B．that

　　C．how D．why

　　答案　B　[句意：正是由于不受人为制定的规则的限制，才使登山运动吸引了许多人。此题考查对强调句型的掌握。It is...that...为强调句型。故选B项。]

　　9．A.methods B．tradition

　　C．styles D．activities

　　答案　A　[句意：登山者们可以自由地选择他们自己的登山方法。method意为“方法”；tradition意为“传统”；style意为“风格”；activity意为“活动”。根据句意选A项。]

　　10．A.contact B．relate

　　C．replace D．compare

　　答案　D　[句意：如果把登山运动和其他较熟悉的运动相比，我们可能会认为最大的不同在于登山根本不是一种团队合作运动。根据该空后面的one big difference可知，此处是把登山运动和其他运动作比较。compare...with...意为“把……与……作比较”，符合句意。]

　　11．A.pair B．complex

　　C．team D．simple

　　答案　C　[根据下文的“There are no ‘matches’___13__ ‘teams’of climbers...”和第14空后的“there is obviously teamwork”的提示可知，应选C项。]

　　12．A.Otherwise B．Therefore

　　C．Furthermore D．However

　　答案　D　[上文说人们可能会以为登山不需要团队合作；下文则说这只是人们的误解，事实上，登山也需要团队合作。因此上下文是转折关系，故选However，表转折。]

　　13．A.between B．within

　　C．from D．beyond

　　答案　A　[句意：登山“队伍”之间没有“竞争比赛”……between意为“两者之间”，符合句意。]

　　14．A.keep on B．go on

　　C．depend on D．focus on

　　答案　C　[句意：……登山者们的生命可能依赖于一根绳索。keep on意为“继续”；go on意为“继续进行”；depend on意为“依靠”；focus on意为“集中注意力于”。根据句意选C项。]

　　15．A.storms B．forces

　　C．energies D．strengths

　　答案　B　[句意：登山者知道，他也许不得不与比人类更强大有力的自然力量作斗争。natural force意为“自然界的力量”。故选B项。]

　　16．A.tries B．wants

　　C．continues D．decides

　　答案　C　[句意：登山者年复一年地提高自己的登山技能。根据该空后的“year after year”可知，此处应选表示“持续”的动词，故选C项。]

　　17．A.will be B．are

　　C．appear D．is

　　答案　B　[由于整篇文章都用一般现在时，且此处的主语是复数champions，故选B项。]

　　18．A.unusual B．normal

　　C．common D．frequent

　　答案　A　[根据上文“A skier has probably passed his best by the age of thirty, and most tennis champions___17__ in their

　　early twenties.But...”可知，此处转折表达的意思是：但是50岁或者60岁的人登上阿尔卑斯山脉的最高峰也是常有的。根据双重否定表示肯定可确定答案为A项。unusual意为“不寻常的”。]

　　19．A.gifts B．means

　　C．brains D．time

　　答案　D　[根据下文“... but they probably climb more

　　skillfully and with less effort...”的转折可知，年迈的登山者比年轻的登山者会使用更多的时间(time)。故选D项。]

　　20．A.astonishment B．ambition

　　C．concern D．enjoyment

　　答案　D　[文章开篇用了enjoy一词，且全文介绍了登山运动的益处，最后用enjoyment结尾，前后呼应，故选D项。]

　　Cloze 2

　　限时：18分钟

　　[2016·衡水二中猜题]For a long time I saw happiness as a huge banner (旗帜)

　　across the finish line of a long race.

　　I felt that only when I____1___certain things could I finally be happy in my life. Most of the time I felt like a tortoise believing that being slow and____2___would win the race. At other times I would____3___like a rabbit trying different side roads at a dangerous____4___hoping to reach that banner a little faster.____5___，

　　I began to see that no matter how long I raced toward it, the banner was never any____6___. I finally decided to____7___and take a break.

　　It was then that I saw my____8___sitting beside me.

　　It had been with me as I____9___hard to support my family, as I played with my children and heard their___10__ and even when I was___11__ with my wife at my side looking after me. It had been with me as I raced toward that stupid banner. I just didn't have the___12__ to see it.

　　There is an old Chinese proverb that says, “Tension is what you think you should be.___13__ is who you are.” Perhaps we all should stop our race toward the___14__ life we think we should have and___15__ the life

　　we have now. Happiness will never be found under some banner far away. It will be found___16__ your own heart, soul and mind. It will be found when you___17__ that others love you just as you do.

　　Don't be a tortoise or a rabbit when it comes to your happiness. Be a playful puppy and carry your stick of___18__ with you everywhere you go.___19__ yourself out of the race and realize that when it comes to love and

　　happiness，you are___20__ there.

　　我们经常认为只有取得了某些成就，过上理想中完美的生活才会幸福。其实幸福一直就在你我身边，它就存在于我们不经意间平凡而琐碎的生活中。

　　1．A.forgot

　　B．missed

　　C．accomplished

　　D．overcame

　　答案　C　[根据上文的“finish line of a long race(长跑比赛的终点线)”，并结合本句语境可知，此处想说的是只有人生中取得阶段性成功时，“我”才感觉到快乐。forget意为“忘记”；miss意为“想念；错过”；accomplish意为“完成，取得成绩”；overcome意为“克服，战胜”。故选C项。]

　　2．A.safe

　　B．calm

　　C．steady

　　D．quiet

　　答案　C　[该句引用了龟兔赛跑的典故，乌龟速度虽慢，但坚持不懈，最终依靠沉稳赢得了比赛。safe意为“安全的”；calm意为“平静的”；steady意为“稳定的，持续的”；quiet意为“安静的”。根据句意和并列连词and前的slow可知，此处选C项。]

　　3．A.act

　　B．run

　　C．jump

　　D．walk

　　答案　A　[句意：在其他时候，我表现得像兔子一样不断尝试不同的道路……这里说的是作者在人生路上的行为方式。故选act，意为“做事；行动；表现”。]

　　4．A.place

　　B．height

　　C．time

　　D．speed

　　答案　D　[下文提到“hoping to reach that banner a little

　　faster”，既然是想快点到达终点，肯定是以一种危险的速度(speed)前行。故选D项。]

　　5．A.Generally

　　B．Firstly

　　C．Fortunately

　　D．Gradually

　　答案　D　[generally意为“一般，通常”；firstly意为“第一，首先”；fortunately意为“幸运地”；gradually意为“逐渐地”。由下文“I began to see that”可知，此处想说的是“我”逐渐意识到……故选D项。]

　　6．A.clearer

　　B．closer

　　C．lower

　　D．smaller

　　答案　B　[根据常识可知在往前跑的过程中，作者是想离终点越来越近(closer)。故选B项。]

　　7．A.settle in

　　B．sit down

　　C．stop by

　　D．start off

　　答案　B　[由下文的“take a break”可知此处选sit down，意为“坐下”。settle in意为“安顿下来；适应”；stop by意为“顺路造访”；start off意为“启程，出发”。]

　　8．A.happiness

　　B．friendship

　　C．success

　　D．goal

　　答案　A　[根据下文“Happiness will never be found under

　　some banner far away.”可知，作者一直忙着追求成功和幸福，停下来休息时才发现幸福就在自己身边。故选A项。]

　　9．A.studied

　　B．fought

　　C．exercised

　　D．worked

　　答案　D　[根据语境，养活家人只能是努力工作(worked)。故选D项。]

　　10．A.complaints

　　B．laughter

　　C．stories

　　D．breathing

　　答案　B　[根据上下文可知，作者在和孩子们玩耍时感觉到幸福的存在，由此可知是听到了孩子们的笑声。complaint意为“抱怨”；laughter意为“笑声”；story意为“故事”；breathing意为“呼吸”。故选B项。]

　　11．A.sick

　　B．tired

　　C．lonely

　　D．hungry

　　答案　A　[设空处后说妻子在“我”身边照顾“我”，由此可知是“我”病了(sick)。故选A项。]

　　12．A.courage

　　B．wisdom

　　C．chance

　　D．strength

　　答案　B　[由上文as I raced toward that stupid banner中的stupid可推知，幸福一直在作者身边，只是作者没有智慧去(wisdom)发现这一点。故选B项。]

　　13．A.Stress

　　B．Failure

　　C．Relaxation

　　D．Pain

　　答案　C　[句意：紧张来自于你对自己的期待。放松才能做你自己。因此该处要选和tension相对应的词relaxation，意为“放松”。故选C项。]

　　14．A.real

　　B．ordinary

　　C．common

　　D．perfect

　　答案　D　[根据上下文的语意可知，作者以前总是追求自以为值得自己全力以赴争取的某种生活，所以此处想说的是略带贬义的自以为完美的生活。real意为“真实的”；ordinary意为“普通的”；common意为“常见的；共同的”；perfect意为“完美的”。故选D项。]

　　15．A.enjoy B．change

　　C．improve D．create

　　答案　A　[上下文想告诉我们应该停止追逐自以为完美的生活的脚步，享受(enjoy)现在我们所拥有的生活。故选A项。]

　　16．A.from B．on

　　C．in D．over

　　答案　C　[句意：幸福就存在于你自己的内心、灵魂和思想里。in one's heart意为“在某人内心”。故选C项。]

　　17．A.hope B．believe

　　C．realize D．admit

　　答案　C　[句意：当你意识到别人爱你就像你爱他们一样时，幸福就出现了。hope意为“希望”；believe意为“相信，认为”；realize意为“意识到”；admit意为“承认”。]

　　18．A.joy B．responsibility

　　C．fortune D．sorrow

　　答案　A　[上文的puppy意为“小狗”，stick of joy意为“快乐的棍子”，与本文作者一直在寻找幸福快乐的主题呼应。joy意为“快乐”；responsibility意为“责任”；fortune意为“财富；运气”；sorrow意为“悲伤”。故选A项。]

　　19．A.Take B．Make

　　C．Push D．Carry

　　答案　A　[上文说到自己一生都在参加一场追求幸福的“比赛”，到最后发现原来幸福一直都在身边，故此处作者是建议我们从那场“竞赛”中挣脱出来(take out)。故选A项。]

　　20．A.never B．still

　　C．already D．ever

　　答案　C　[句意：从那个竞赛中将你自己解脱出来，你就会发现你已经(already)处于爱和幸福之中。设空处后的there意为“在爱和幸福中”。故选C项。]

　　Cloze 3

　　限时：18分钟

　　[2016·衡水二中一轮检测]Many people think that homework is essential for students to keep in touch with academics____1___， while others hold a view that children should do their studies at school. I completely____2___that assignments are important for any child to practice and memorize their knowledge.

　　Teachers assign homework to students so that they can____3___studies even after school and improve their efficiency in____4___. Also, this practice will let____5___observe how their children are performing in studies and know their___6___subjects if any. As a result of

　　this, parents can take special care of those subjects and____7___separate tuition (指导) for that subject in order

　　to improve it. For instance, I was___8___in Mathematics at school days and my parents came to know___9___while I was doing my homework. Then they sent me to tuition which helped me to___10__ myself.

　　Setting assignments extends the student's study___11___what they learn in school and allows for a wider

　　and deeper understanding of the topic. By doing the assignments, they would understand how much___12___they need to keep up with the teacher.___13__， a student can easily know his___14__ by working at home and

　　can get___15___guide from teachers the next day.

　　Though there are other forms to___16___lessons like monthly exams and yearly exams, which are not as

　　effective as daily practice at home. I___17__ that giving students assignments is a better___18__ to providing a

　　chance to encourage them to make progress by overcoming their own___19__. Thus the idea of___20___homework completely is not practical.

　　针对老师应不应该放学后给学生布置作业这一问题，不同人有不同的看法。作者通过举例等论证手法，肯定了给学生布置作业是一种较好的方法，给学生们提供了通过克服自身缺点而取得进步的机会。

　　1．A.curiously

　　B．deliberately

　　C．regularly

　　D．effectively

　　答案　D　[本句是由while连接的一个并列句，while表示对比。while后面的句子中提到有些人认为学生应该在学校学习，所以前一句的意思是为了让学生能够更有效地跟进学习，在家写作业对于学生来说是很有必要的。curiously意为“好奇地”；deliberately意为“故意地”；regularly意为“有规律地”；effectively意为“有效地”。故选D项。]

　　2．A.agree

　　B．hope

　　C．forget

　　D．advise

　　答案　A　[根据下文可知作者赞同(agree)学生在家做作业。hope意为“希望”；forget意为“忘记”；advise意为“建议”。]

　　3．A.turn to

　　B．mix up

　　C．come to

　　D．focus on

　　答案　D　[句意：老师给学生布置作业是为了即使在放学以后，学生们也能专注于学习，并提高他们的学习效率。turn to意为“转向”；mix up意为“弄错，弄乱”；come to意为“达到；总计”；focus on意为“集中(注意力、精力等)于”。根据语境可知选D项。]

　　4．A.progress B．academics

　　C．handwriting

　　D．activities

　　答案　B　[句意见上一题解析。做作业首要的影响应该是对学生的学习(academics)有帮助。故选B项。]

　　5．A.teachers B．friends

　　C．parents

　　D．neighbors

　　答案　C　[根据该句中的“their children”可知，设空处应是父母(parents)。故选C项。]

　　6．A.main

　　B．good

　　C．favorite

　　D．weak

　　答案　D　[根据下文“parents can take special care of those

　　subjects”可知，父母要特别关心的应该是孩子的弱势(weak)学科。]

　　7．A.apply

　　B．gain

　　C．arrange D．imagine

　　答案　C　[通过家庭作业，父母了解了孩子的弱势学科，为了改进孩子的学习，父母会特别关注这些学科，也可以安排(arrange)单独指导。apply意为“应用；申请”；gain意为“获得”；imagine意为“想象”。故选C项。]

　　8．A.confident

　　B．poor

　　C．impatient

　　D．gifted

　　答案　B　[根据for instance可知，此处是作者用自己数学不好的例子来支持自己上文的观点。confident意为“自信的”；poor意为“贫穷的；缺乏的；不擅长的”；impatient意为“没有耐心的”；gifted意为“有天赋的”。]

　　9．A.this

　　B．one

　　C．nothing

　　D．anything

　　答案　A　[在家做作业的时候，父母发现了作者数学不好这件事，所以要用代词this。]

　　10．A.improve

　　B．comfort

　　C．evaluate

　　D．show

　　答案　A　[通过辅导，当然是提高(improve)自己。根据上文“...separate tuition for that subject in order to improve it.”也可以得到信息。故选A项。]

　　11．A.below

　　B．beyond

　　C．without

　　D．despite

　　答案　B　[根据上下文可知，此句应是说布置作业的好处，所以是除了在学校学的知识，布置作业还可以拓展学生的学习，也可以让学生对所学知识有更广更深的理解。below意为“在……下面”；beyond意为“除了”；without意为“没有”；despite意为“尽管”。故选B项。]

　　12．A.effort

　　B．attention

　　C．money

　　D．information

　　答案　A　[通过下文to keep up with the teacher可知，要想跟上老师的进度，学生是要付出努力(effort)的，通过做作业他们可以知道还要付出多少努力。故选A项。]

　　13．A.In fact

　　B．After all

　　C．For example

　　D．As usual

　　答案　C　[根据上下文可知，此处是举例来证明上面的观点。in fact意为“事实上”；after all意为“毕竟”；for example意为“例如”；as usual意为“像往常一样”。]

　　14．A.abilities

　　B．chances

　　C．views

　　D．subjects

　　答案　A　[根据上文可知，通过写作业可以让自己知道自己的弱势学科，从而明白还要付出多少努力，也就是更好地了解自己的能力(ability)。chance意为“机会”；view意为“观点”；subject意为“学科”。故选A项。]

　　15．A.equal

　　B．necessary

　　C．considerate

　　D．familiar

　　答案　B　[针对自己的问题，老师会给出必要的

　　(necessary)指导。equal意为“平等的”；considerate意为“考虑周到的”；familiar意为“熟悉的”。]

　　16．A.adopt

　　B．review

　　C．take

　　D．cancel

　　答案　B　[根据下文like monthly exams and yearly exams可知，这些考试都是对所学课程的回顾。adopt意为“收养；采用”；review意为“回顾；复习”；take意为“学习；修(课程)”；cancel意为“取消”。故选B项。]

　　17．A.doubt

　　B．insist

　　C．wonder

　　D．suggest

　　答案　B　[根据全文可知，作者坚持(insist)主张老师给学生布置作业，同时此处与第一段的最后一句形成前后呼应。]

　　18．A.entrance B．key

　　C．introduction

　　D．approach

　　答案　D　[根据作者的观点可知，给学生布置作业是让学生进步的一个好方法。entrance意为“入口”；key意为“答案；关键”；introduction意为“介绍”；approach意为“方法”。这四个词都可以跟介词to进行搭配，但只有approach符合语境，故选D项。]

　　19．A.drawbacks B．habits

　　C．failures D．principles

　　答案　A　[根据上文可知，学生通过克服自身的缺点才能取得进步。drawback意为“缺点”；habit意为“习惯”；failure意为“失败”；principle意为“原则”。故选A项。]

　　20．A.giving

　　B．removing

　　C．taking

　　D．setting

　　答案　B　[通过作者的举例说明和陈述，肯定了布置作业的好处，所以最后对不布置作业的观点进行了否定。句意：因此，完全去除(removing)家庭作业是不合实际的。故选B项。]

　　强化组

　　Cloze 1

　　限时：15分钟

　　[2016·冀州中学周测]It started out like any other Wednesday—reports to type and telephones to answer. It was 4：30 p．m. and Lauren had____1___her work in the office.Although she was very____2___， she couldn't go straight home.She had to do the part­time job in the evening—___3___as a waitress in a fast­food café. As a single mother struggling to____4___the whole family, Lauren was___5___having the days which were an endless mix of typing, answering telephones and serving customers. A few hours later, the whole____6___of Lauren changed when she discovered that she had won $5 million in a lottery.

　　That was five years ago. Today, Lauren is back to____7___reports and answer telephones. Instead of leading a____8___life, she has no money and is once again working hard to make money. Like many lottery winners, Lauren____9___her winnings

　　in immoderate

　　spending. Now, how

　　she wishes

　　she had___10___managed her wealth.

　　“__11___I could get that kind of money！” You may be thinking, “I would never____12___it.”

　　That may be true. But what are you doing with the wealth you already___13__ ? I don't mean your money. I mean your inner___14__， such as your talents, time, and opportunities. Your inner wealth is far more___15___than your

　　money. However, in

　　our lives, we often

　　ignore our inner wealth but always try to___16___money.

　　Our life is limited. Sadly, many people come to the___17___of their lives but have never made____18___use of their inner wealth. So, try to grasp every___19___to use your inner wealth. Live your life to the fullest and don't___20___it when you come to the end of your life. Live without regret, and spend each day seriously.

　　生活中我们可能经常为财富的丢失而伤心和惋惜，但我们往往忽略了生命中更重要的东西——内在财富。智慧、机会、时间……这些都是我们的内在财富。生命是有限的，我们要在有生之年好好利用这些内在财富，认真过好每一天，让生命没有遗憾。

　　1．A.finished

　　B．forgotten

　　C．prepared

　　D．checked

　　答案　A　[根据下文．..she couldn't go straight home.She had to do the part­time job in the evening...可知这里是“做完”(finished)了办公室的工作。]

　　2．A.surprised

　　B．worried

　　C．tired

　　D．excited

　　答案　C　[前后为转折关系，根据下文的“不能回家”可知这里是尽管很“累”(tired)。]

　　3．A.working

　　B．playing

　　C．regarding

　　D．considering

　　答案　A　[词组搭配work as...意为“担任；以……身份而工作”。]

　　4．A.protect

　　B．support

　　C．encourage

　　D．control

　　答案　B　[作为一个努力养家的单身母亲，Lauren的生活“总是”(always)无休止地混合着打字、接电话和服务顾客。“养家”用support。]

　　5．A.ever

　　B．seldom

　　C．always

　　D．never

　　答案　C　[根据第4题解释可知答案为C。]

　　6．A.duty

　　B．world

　　C．family

　　D．business

　　答案　B　[当她发现她买彩票中了五百万美元时，Lauren的整个“世界”(world)都变了。]

　　7．A.write

　　B．give

　　C．type

　　D．do

　　答案　C　[五年前，中了五百万美元时，Lauren的世界变了，但今天她又回到了过去，又开始在办公室打报告(type reports)、接电话。与文章第一句中的reports to type and telephones to answer相呼应。]

　　8．A.hard

　　B．rich

　　C．busy

　　D．free

　　答案　B　[根据下文“...she has no money and is once again working hard to make money.”和该空前的Instead of可知前后为转折关系，所以不是过着“富有的”(rich)生活，而是辛苦工作挣钱。]

　　9．A.dropped

　　B．missed

　　C．left

　　D．lost

　　答案　D　[根据下文的“...immoderate spending”可知Lauren“失去了”(lost)买彩票所中的钱。]

　　10．A.naturally

　　B．honestly

　　C．properly

　　D．calmly

　　答案　C　[现在她多么希望自己当时“合理地”(properly)管理自己的钱财。]

　　11．A.If only

　　B．Now that

　　C．Not until

　　D．In case

　　答案　A　[由“要是(if only)我能得到那样的钱就好了。我一定不会浪费(waste)。”可推断出，这里表示假设，选项B、C、D不符合语境。]

　　12．A.accept

　　B．waste

　　C．use

　　D．save

　　答案　B　[根据上题分析句意可知选B。]

　　13．A.produce

　　B．choose

　　C．need

　　D．own

　　答案　D　[你如何对待你已经“拥有”(own)的财富？这里和上文的假设情况相对。]

　　14．A.beauty

　　B．life

　　C．wealth

　　D．peace

　　答案　C　[根据下文的“Your inner wealth is far more...”可知这里指的是inner

　　wealth。]

　　15．A.valuable B．interesting

　　C．attractive

　　D．popular

　　答案　A　[根据下文的“However，in our lives，we often ignore our inner wealth...”可知这里表示内在财富比金钱更“有价值”。]

　　16．A.praise

　　B．hide

　　C．show

　　D．collect

　　答案　D　[生活中，很多人一味地“聚集”(collect)钱财而忽视内在财富。]

　　17．A.top

　　B．side

　　C．end

　　D．beginning

　　答案　C　[可悲的是很多人到了生命“结束”(end)的时候，还没有“充分地”利用过内在财富。根据下文“...when you come to the end of your life”也可得到提示。]

　　18．A.well

　　B．full

　　C．much

　　D．huge

　　答案　B　[make full use of意为“充分利用”。]

　　19．A.reason

　　B．chance

　　C．experience

　　D．lesson

　　答案　B　[前句讲到“充分利用好内在的财富”，所以该句应为“抓住每个机会(chance)利用你的内在财富”。由此可知选B。]

　　20．A.fear

　　B．deserve

　　C．doubt

　　D．regret

　　答案　D　[由下文“Live

　　without

　　regret...”可知，这里应该用regret。]

　　Cloze 2

　　限时：17分钟

　　[2016·冀州中学热身]If there is one thing I'm sure about, it is that in a hundred years from now we will still be reading____1___.

　　It is not that newspapers are a____2___.

　　Even now some people get most of their___3___from television or radio. Many people____4___a newspaper only on Saturday or Sunday. But for most people reading a newspaper has become a____5___passed down from generation to generation.

　　The nature of what is news may___6___. What basically makes news is what___7___our lives—the big political stories, the coverage of the wars, earthquakes and other___8___will continue much the same.

　　I think there will be more___9___of scientific research, though.

　　It's already happening in___10___that may directly affect our lives, like genetic engineering. In the future, I think there will be more coverage of scientific___11___ of why we feel as we do—as we develop a better understanding of how the brain___12__ and what our feelings really are.

　　It's quite possible that in the next century newspapers will be transmitted (传送)___13___from Fleet Street and printed out in our own home.

　　In fact, I'm pretty sure of how it will happen in the future.

　　You will probably be able to choose from a menu,___14___your own newspaper by___15__ the things you want to read—sports and international news, etc.

　　I think people have got it wrong when they talk about____16___ between the different media. They actually feed off each other. Some people once foresaw that television would___17__ newspapers, but that hasn't happened. What is read on the____18__ page lasts longer than____19___ on a screen or sound lost in the air. And as for the___20__， it's never really pleasant to read something just on a screen.

　　如果有一件事“我”敢肯定的话，那就是从现在起一百年后人们还会读报，因为报纸上读到的东西比荧屏上的图象和消失在空气中的声音更持久，而且读报成了人们的一种习惯。

　　1．A.novels

　　B．newspapers

　　C．textbooks

　　D．webs

　　答案　B　[本文讲述报纸(newspaper)和网络的行业竞争，作者认为在一百年以后报纸还是会受人们欢迎的。故选B。]

　　2．A.tool

　　B．medium

　　C．necessity

　　D．success

　　答案　C　[下文讲述人们还有获得消息的其他途径，所以并不是说看报是一种必要(necessity)。其余几项均不符合语境。故选C。]

　　3．A.news

　　B．information

　　C．knowledge

　　D．potential

　　答案　A　[从媒体上获知资讯(news)资讯。B项意义太广；C、D项不符合语境。故选A。]

　　4．A.buy

　　B．make

　　C．send

　　D．admire

　　答案　A　[许多人只在周末买(buy)报纸。B、C、D项不符合语境。故选A。]

　　5．A.rule

　　B．law

　　C．regulation

　　D．habit

　　答案　D　[根据下文人们读报代代相传，可知阅读报纸已成了一种习惯(habit)。A、C项是“规则，规律”之意，不符合句意；B项不符合语境。故选D。]

　　6．A.become

　　B．change

　　C．exist

　　D．continue

　　答案　B　[社会生活在变，资讯的特性会变，这里指“变化

　　(change)”。其余几项均不符合语境。故选B。]

　　7．A.affects

　　B．enriches

　　C．disturbs

　　D．decides

　　答案　A　[构成资讯的东西就是影响(affect)生活的东西。B、C、D三项不符合语境。故选A。]

　　8．A.incidents

　　B．problems

　　C．disasters

　　D．matters

　　答案　C　[答案的依据为前面的earthquakes。earthquakes等都是disasters。其余几项不符合文意。故选C。]

　　9．A.progress

　　B．advances

　　C．introduction

　　D．coverage

　　答案　D　[coverage“报道”，符合语境。C项不符合资讯文体；A、B项不符合语境。故选D。]

　　10．A.those

　　B．areas

　　C．things

　　D．space

　　答案　B　[根据下文，genetic engineering是一个学科领域(area)。D项space“空间”，不合题意；A、C项指代不明。故选B。]

　　11．A.explanations

　　B．inventions

　　C．choice

　　D．argument

　　答案　A　[对于“我们”为什么现在是这种感觉的科学解释(explanation)。此处是说报道一些科普知识。其余几项不符合语境。故选A。]

　　12．A.reacts

　　B．cooperates

　　C．operates

　　D．imagines

　　答案　C　[“我们”的大脑是如何运转(operate)的。A、B、D三项不符合语境。故选C。]

　　13．A.economically

　　B．electronically

　　C．physically

　　D．electrically

　　答案　B　[从Fleet Street到自己家，报纸上的信息只能通过电子(electronically)传输。electrically是“有电的，电的”，不符合句意；A、C项不符合语境。故选B。]

　　14．A.making up

　　B．buying

　　C．forming

　　D．purchasing

　　答案　A　[从菜单中选择，组成(make up)自己的报纸。C项是“形成”，与句意不符合；B、D项不符合语境。故选A。]

　　15．A.demanding

　　B．setting aside

　　C．storing

　　D．picking out

　　答案　D　[从报上挑选(pick up)出自己想看的资讯。其余几项不符合语境。故选D。]

　　16．A.cooperation

　　B．connection

　　C．competition

　　D．struggle

　　答案　C　[根据feed off的提示可知，不同媒体之间尔虞我诈，相互竞争(competition)。A、B、D项不符合文意。故选C。]

　　17．A.kill off

　　B．show

　　C．broadcast

　　D．lose

　　答案　A　[一些人曾经预见电视在竞争中会赢，会把报纸消灭掉(kill off)。B、C、D项不符合文意。故选A。]

　　18．A.colorful

　　B．printed

　　C．soft

　　D．hard

　　答案　B　[句意：印刷在纸上的东西比荧屏上的图象和消失在空气中的声音更持久。因为报纸是印刷(printed)在纸张上的，所以留存的时间要比电视荧屏上的图象长。其余几项与文意无关。故选B。]

　　19．A.research

　　B．selling

　　C．advertisements

　　D．pictures

　　答案　D　[印刷在纸页上的比荧屏上的图象(picture)更持久。A、B、C和上文的比较无联系。故选D。]

　　20．A.Internet

　　B．TV

　　C．radio

　　D．computer

　　答案　A　[从作为传媒工具的电视、收音机进一步讲到网络(Internet)，依据后文“read something just on a screen”也可以推出答案为A。B、C项文中已经有了阐述；D项电脑借助于网络才能传达信息。故选A。]

　　Cloze 3

　　限时：16分钟

　　[2016·枣强中学周测]There are two basic ways to see growth：one as a product, the other as a process.

　　People have____1___viewed personal growth as an external (外在的) result or a___2___that can easily be identified and measured. The worker who gets a rise, the student whose___3___improve, and the foreigner who learns a new language—all these are____4___of people who have___5___results to show for their efforts.

　　By contrast, the____6___of personal growth is much more difficult to____7___， since it is a journey and not the specific signposts or____8___along the way.

　　The process is not the road itself, but the attitudes, feelings people have, and their caution or courage, as they____9___new experiences and unexpected difficulties.

　　In this process, the___10__ never really ends; there are always new ways to experience in the world, new ideas to try, new___11__ to accept.

　　In order to grow, to travel on new roads, people need to have a(n)____12___to take risks, to face the unknown, and to accept the possibility that they may “__13__” at first.

　　How we see ourselves as we try a new way of being is necessary for our ability to grow. Do we see ourselves as quick and____14__？ If so, then we tend to take more___15__ and be more open to unfamiliar experiences. Do we think we're shy and indecisive? Then our sense of fear can cause us to____16__， to move slowly, and we think we are slow to adapt to change or that we're not___17__ enough to deal with a new challenge.

　　Then we are likely to take a more___18___ role or not try at all.

　　These feelings of insecurity and___19__ are both unavoidable and necessary if we are to change and grow.

　　If we protect ourselves too much, then we stop growing. We become___20___inside shells of our own making.

　　人们看待成长有两种基本的方式：一是把成长看成一个结果，二是把它看成一个过程。

　　1．A.separately

　　B．privately

　　C．generally

　　D．publicly

　　答案　C　[人们“一般”(generally)把个人的成长看成是一个外在的结果或一个可以被简单地确定或衡量的结果。其余三项均不符合语境。故选C。]

　　2.A.product

　　B．produce

　　C．commodity

　　D．consequence

　　答案　A　[根据句意和or的提示可知，product和result是同义词，即“结果”。D项表示“后果”，不符合句意；B、C两项不符合语境。故选A。]

　　3．A.studies

　　B．relationships

　　C．abilities

　　D．grades

　　答案　D　[工人加薪是成长，那么学生“成绩”(grades)的提高也是成长。A、C两项主谓搭配不当，B项所指的关系的改善不属于成长的范畴。故选D。 ]

　　4．A.samples

　　B．examples

　　C．circumstances

　　D．situations

　　答案　B　[工人加薪、学生成绩的提高和外国人学习一种新的语言都是成长的具体“例子”(examples)。故选B。]

　　5．A.agreeable

　　B．acceptable

　　C．measurable

　　D．favorable

　　答案　C　[这些成长的结果都是“可以衡量的”(measurable)。根据第2空后的“be identified and measured”可知选C。其余三项不符合语境。]

　　6．A.process

　　B．possibility

　　C．procedure

　　D．stage

　　答案　A　[与结果相对的是把成长看成一个“过程”(process)。其余三项不符合语境。故选A。]

　　7．A.control

　　B．determine

　　C．predict

　　D．calculate

　　答案　B　[有人认为成长这个过程难以“确定”(determine)，因为它是人生的一段旅程，而不是特殊的标志。其余几项不符合文意。故选B。]

　　8．A.companions

　　B．facilities

　　C．passages

　　D．landmarks

　　答案　D　[根据signposts的提示可知答案，signpost和landmark为意义一致的词。成长是人生的一段旅程，而不是特殊的标志或“地标”(landmarks)。其余三项均不符合文意。故选D。]

　　9．A.foresee

　　B．observe

　　C．meet with

　　D．imagine

　　答案　C　[这个过程不是道路本身，而是当人们“遇到”(meet with)新的经历和没有预料到的困难时的态度、情感和谨慎或勇气。其余三项不符合语境。故选C。]

　　10．A.journey

　　B．difficulty

　　C．experience

　　D．travel

　　答案　A　[根据下文的提示可知，人生的这段“旅程”(journey)永远不会结束。D项是“旅游”，而不是人生的旅程；B、C两项不符合文意。故选A。]

　　11．A.regulations

　　B．programmes

　　C．failures

　　D．challenges

　　答案　D　[人生的旅途充满荆棘，要面对许多的“挑战”(challenges)。C项与下文文意不符；A、B两项不符合语境。故选D。]

　　12．A.approach

　　B．willingness

　　C．strategy

　　D．technique

　　答案　B　[要成长，就得克服困难，要“乐意”(willingness)去冒险。其余三项不符合语境。故选B。]

　　13．A.disappear

　　B．stick

　　C．hold

　　D．fail

　　答案　D　[在克服困难的同时，要有接受“失败”(fail)的心理准备。B项不符合句意，A、C两项不符合文意。故选D。]

　　14．A.curious

　　B．risky

　　C．honest

　　D．diligent

　　答案　A　[根据下文“更加开放地接受那些陌生的经历”可知，我们在尝试新事物的时候要敏捷而且要有“好奇心”(curious)。其余三项不符合语境。故选A。]

　　15．A.patience B．chances

　　C．advice D．measures

　　答案　B　[我们如果对新生事物反应敏捷，则接受陌生的经历的“机会”(chances)就更多。其余三项均不符合语境。故选B。]

　　16．A.escape

　　B．reflect

　　C．scare

　　D．hesitate

　　答案　D　[如果我们对新挑战优柔寡断，那么害怕的感觉就会让我们“犹豫不决”(hesitate)。其余三项均不符合语境。故选D。]

　　17．A.mature

　　B．powerful

　　C．smart D．confident

　　答案　C　[我们认为自己还不够聪明(smart)去处理新挑战。其余三项不符合语境。故选C。]

　　18．A.passive

　　B．active

　　C．unimportant

　　D．ambiguous

　　答案　A　[根据下文的“根本不愿意去尝试”可知，我们极有可能采取“消极的”(passive)态度。B项与文意相悖；C、D两项不符合文意。]

　　19．A.irresponsibility

　　B．ignorance

　　C．self­doubt

　　D．discomfort

　　答案　C　[根据上文可知不安全和“自我怀疑”(self­doubt)的感觉是不可避免的。其余三项不符合语境。故选C。]

　　20．A.blocked

　　B．trapped

　　C．contents

　　D．creatures

　　答案　B　[如果我们的自我保护意识太强了，我们就不可能成长，结果只会把我们困在(trapped)自己制造的壳里。C、D两项不符合语法；A项不符合语境。故选B。]