2017高考英语三轮复习完形填空专项训练59

　　The House Fairy

　　As young parents, my husband and I felt that at age 6 and 8, our children were old enough to be cleaning their rooms and making their beds. But they thought

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　　. My complaints, repeating myself, even self-justified shouting were landing on

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　　ears. I felt frustrated (沮丧的) , and very often a whole afternoon’s scolding would end with their

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　　into tears, I realized I needed to

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　　my methods of “mothering”.

　　One day while they were at school, I had great fun

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　　their rooms. On their desks, in plain

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　　, I left the cards: “Dear Bill (the other card was

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　　to Sarah), your room was messy this morning and I’m sure you like it clean. Love, the House Fairy. ”

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　　arriving back, the children were

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　　excited to receive the little note from the House Fairy. The next day, their rooms were fairly tidy. Sure enough, there was another note from the House Fairy

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　　for them, thanking them for their nice “gift” of a clean room and

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　　asking them to play a certain violin

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　　. Each day, thank--you notes would be worded differently to keep the ideas

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　　.

　　Sometimes the House Fairy would propose a little

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　　: “If you can finish your homework today and

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　　it before dinner, I’ d like to watch a particular television program with you tonight. ” Sometimes some colored markers or other little items would be left in

　　51 of jobs especially well done the day

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　　.

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　　I can’t remember how long “the House Fairy” continued leaving her love notes. When they were no longer age appropriate (合适的), we used various versions of Post-Its. The bathroom mirror became the

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　　centre of our home. Appointments, notices about visiting relatives, lesson schedules, and changes in plans could be posted.

　　We all benefited from and

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　　the idea of sharing reminders and daily details of life through notes. I believe the true legacy of the House Fairy notes survives in our frequent and enjoyable communication.

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　　A. different

　　B. no

　　C. otherwise

　　D. doubtful

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　　A. side

　　B. deaf

　　C. neither

　　D. either

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　　A. crying

　　B. breaking

　　C. bursting

　　D. bumping

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　　A. adjust

　　B. adopt

　　C. access

　　D. addict

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　　A. to tidy

　　B. tidying

　　C. tidied

　　D. tidy

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　　A. distance

　　B. words

　　C. speech

　　D. sight

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　　A. sent

　　B. read

　　C. delivered

　　D. addressed

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　　A. As

　　B. At

　　C. Of

　　D. Upon

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　　A. more than

　　B. rather than

　　C. no more than

　　D. other than

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　　A. asking

　　B. waiting

　　C. praying

　　D. expecting

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　　A. politely

　　B. friendly

　　C. gently

　　D. toughly

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　　A. music

　　B. song

　　C. piece

　　D. tone

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　　A. respectable

　　B. uninteresting

　　C. incredible

　　D. fresh

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　　A. challenge

　　B. question

　　C. suggestion

　　D. advice

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　　A. go with

　　B. go through

　　C. look up

　　D. look into

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　　A. response

　　B. answer

　　C. praise

　　D. honor

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　　A. ahead

　　B. before

　　C. over

　　D. ago

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　　A. Actually

　　B. Even so

　　C. Even if

　　D. Though

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　　A. reminder

　　B. main

　　C. memory

　　D. life

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　　A. learned

　　B. appreciated

　　C. shared

　　D. thanked

　　答案：36-40：CBCAB

　　41-45：BDDAB

　　46-50：CCDAB

　　51-55：CBAAB

　　Loving Kindness Is Twice Blessed

　　I felt gloomy (沮丧的) the other day. The weather had been dark and rainy, and I just didn’t feel so

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　　.

　　As I was sitting at my desk, I

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　　it was the birthday of a dear long-time friend — a single, middle-aged woman who has devoted the past 30 years to nursing and loves her

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　　.

　　Knowing that she doesn’t have family in town, I

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　　to give her a call. Sure enough, she was on B-shift,

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　　to work late into the evening, and wouldn’t have

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　　of a birthday this year. As always,

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　　, she sounded cheerful and was happy that I

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　　.

　　After I hung up, I couldn’t

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　　the feeling that she would really appreciate a little attention on her special day.

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　　feeling a little gloomy myself, I tried to put it out of my mind, but as the day passed I couldn’t shake the thought. I

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　　gave in, and that evening set off to the hospital with a card, a cheese cake, and some balloons. My friend’s grateful smile and joyful surprise

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　　me I’d done the right thing and were a generous

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　　for the little effort it had taken.

　　When I got home, I realized that not only had I cheered up a

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　　friend on her birthday, but my own gloomy feelings had also disappeared. Making her day had

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　　my own!

　　Isn’t that the way it is

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　　we take the time and make the

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　　to do something for someone else? It’s like the little saying, “Loving kindness is twice blessed; it blesses him who gives, and him who

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　　.”

　　Cheering up people on their birthdays isn’t the only thing we can do to make their day. Life constantly presents us with

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　　to take an extra step or do a kind deed that will make a difference to

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　　. And the wonderful thing is that as we do, it changes things for the better for us too.

　　16. A. special

　　B. positive

　　C. nervous

　　D. proud

　　17. A. explained

　　B. complained

　　C. remembered

　　D. informed

　　18. A. family

　　B. training

　　C. work

　　D. school

　　19. A. decided

　　B. continued

　　C. agreed

　　D. refused

　　20. A. surprised

　　B. disappointed

　　C. bored

　　D. prepared

　　21. A. much

　　B. many

　　C. little

　　D. few

　　22. A. though

　　B. besides

　　C. therefore

　　D. otherwise

　　23. A. admitted

　　B. called

　　C. succeeded

　　D. apologized

　　24. A. experience

　　B. imagine

　　C. shake

　　D. understand

　　25. A. Almost

　　B. Even

　　C. Never

　　D. Still

　　26. A. luckily

　　B. finally

　　C. unhappily

　　D. hardly

　　27. A. convinced

　　B. advised

　　C. promised

　　D. reminded

　　28. A. response

　　B. contribution

　　C. reward

　　D. share

　　29. A. careless

　　B. lonely

　　C. weak

　　D. curious

　　30. A. troubled

　　B. taken

　　C. wasted

　　D. made

　　31. A. when

　　B. where

　　C. why

　　D. how

　　32. A. suggestion

　　B. friend

　　C. effort

　　D. call

　　33. A. tries

　　B. receives

　　C. expects

　　D. cares

　　34. A. opportunities B. dreams

　　C. choices

　　D. regrets

　　35.A. someone

　　B. something

　　C. everyone

　　D. everything

　　16.B. positive意为“乐观的”，此处的didn’t feel so positive 与上文的felt gloomy相符。

　　17.C. 记起。

　　18.C. 从事护士职业30年，很喜欢她自己的工作。

　　19.A. 我决定给她打个电话。

　　20.D. 她是B班，准备工作到深夜。

　　21.A. 不会有太多的时间过生日。

　　22.A. though 意为“虽然”。

　　23.B. 她因我打电话而高兴。

　　24.C. shake 意为“动摇”，下文26空前有提示。

　　25.D. 作者仍然感到沮丧，与文章开头相呼应。

　　26.B. 最终。

　　27.A. 使我相信我做对了。

　　28.C. 她的笑容和惊喜是对我慷慨的回报。

　　29.B. 作者没有家人在镇里，所以孤独，与19空前内容相符合。

　　30.D. 与make her day 相符合。

　　31.A. 当我们付出时间和努力的时候。

　　32.C. 同上。

　　33.B. receives 与 gives 相对应。

　　34.A. 生活为我们提供机会。

　　35.A. 对某个人产生影响。

　　In the doorway of my home, I looked closely at my 23-year-old son, Daniel．In a few hours he would be flying to France to

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　　a different life．It was a transitional(过渡的) time in Daniel’s life．I wanted to

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　　him some words of significance．But nothing came from my lips, and this was not the

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　　time I had let such moments pass．

　　When Daniel was five, I took him to the bus stop on his first day of kindergarten．He asked, “What is it going to be like, Dad? Can I do it?” Then he walked

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　　the steps of the bus and disappeared inside．The bus drove away and I said nothing．A decade later, a similar

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　　played itself out．I drove him to college．As I started to leave, I tried to think of something to say to give him

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　　and confidence as he started this new stage of life．Again, words

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　　me．

　　Now, as I stood before him, I thought of those

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　　opportunities．How many times have I let such moments

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　　? I don’t find a quiet moment to tell him what they have

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　　to me．Or what he might

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　　to face in the years ahead．Maybe I thought it was not necessary to say anything．

　　What does it matter in the course of a lifetime if a father never tells a son what he really thinks of him?

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　　as I stood before Daniel, I knew that it did matter．My father and I loved each other．Yet, I always

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　　never hearing him put his

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　　into words．Now I could feel my palms sweat and my throat tighten．Why is it so

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　　to tell a son something from the heart?

　　My mouth turned dry, and I knew I would be able to get out only a few words clearly．“Daniel,” I said, “If I could have picked, I would have picked you．” That’s all I could say．He hugged me．For a moment, the world

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　　, and there were just Daniel and me．He was saying something, but tears misted my eyes, and I couldn’t understand what he was saying．All I was

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　　of was the stubble(短须) on his chin as his face pressed

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　　mine．What I had said to Daniel was

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　　．It was nothing．And yet, it was

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　　．

　　36．A．experience

　　B．spend

　　C．enjoy

　　D．shape

　　37．A．show

　　B．give

　　C．leave

　　D．instruct

　　38．A．last

　　B．first

　　C．very

　　D．next

　　39．A．upward

　　B．into

　　C．down

　　D．up

　　40．A．sign

　　B．scene

　　C．scenery

　　D．sight41．A．interest

　　B．instruction

　　C．courage

　　D．direction

　　42．A．failed

　　B．discouraged

　　C．struck

　　D．troubled

　　43．A．future

　　B．embarrassing

　　C．obvious

　　D．lost

　　44．A．last

　　B．pass

　　C．fly

　　D．remain

　　45．A．counted

　　B．meant

　　C．valued

　　D．eared

　　46．A．think

　　B．want

　　C．expect

　　D．wish

　　47．A．But

　　B．And

　　C．Instead

　　D．So

　　48．A．wondered

　　B．regretted

　　C．minded

　　D．tried

　　49．A．views

　　B．actions

　　C．feelings

　　D．attitudes

　　50．A．important

　　B．essential

　　C．hard

　　D．complex

　　51．A．disappeared

　　B．changed

　　C．progressed

　　D．advanced52．A．sensitive

　　B．convinced

　　C．aware

　　D．tired

　　53．A．by

　　B．against

　　C．on

　　D．with

　　54．A．clumsy

　　B．gentle

　　C．absurd

　　D．moving

　　55．A．none

　　B．all

　　C．anything

　　D．everything