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完形填空练习题二(解析
完形填空练习题二(解析

完形填空练习题二(解析

一、高中英语完形填空

1.阅读下面短文,从短文后各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C、D)中,选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

It was a cold and rainy day. I had no 1 to drive up the winding mountain road to my daughter Carolyn's house. But she 2 I come to see something at the top of the mountain.

3 as I was, I made the two-hour journey

4 the fog that hung like veils (面纱). By the time I saw how

5 it was near the summit, I had gone too far away. Nothing could be worth this, I

6 as I drove slowly along the dangerous highway.

"I'll stay for lunch, but I'm heading back as soon as the fog 7 ." I announced. "But I want you to drive me to the garage to pick 8 my car." Carolyn said. "How far is it?" I asked. She replied:" About three minutes and I'll drive you there."

After ten minutes on the mountain road, I looked at her 9 . "I thought you said three minutes." She smiled. " This is a detour (绕行路线)." Turning down a narrow track, we parked the car and got out. We walked a long path that was thick with pine trees. Gradually the peace and silence of the place began to fill my mind. Then we turned a corner and stopped. I was 10 . From the top of the mountain to the folds and valleys 11 several acres of daffodils (水仙花) rich in a variety of colors. It looked as if God had painted something gorgeous in front of us. Many questions 12 my mind. Who created such beauty? Why? How? As we approached the home that stood in the centre of the property, we saw a 13 that read: " Answers to the Questions I know you are asking." The first answer was: "One Woman-Two Hands, Two Feet, and Very Little Brain." The second was: " One at a Time." The third: "Started in 1958."

As we drove home, I was so 14 by what we had seen. I could 15 speak. "She changed the world." I finally said, "one bulb (水仙球茎) at a time. She started almost 40 years ago, probably just the beginning of an idea, and she 16 at it.

The 17 of it would not let me go. I said:" Imagine if I'd had a 18 and worked on it, just a little bit every day, what might I have 19 ? Carolyn looked at me sideways, smiling. " 20 tomorrow," she said. "Better yet, start today."

1. A. ambition B. desire C. challenge D. way

2. A. invited B. wished C. insisted D. hoped

3. A. Cautious B. Surprised C. Eager D. Unwilling

4. A. through B. over C. across D. beyond

5. A. fresh B. bright C. thick D. cloudy

6. A. doubted B. declared C. hesitated D. thought

7. A. lifts B. cleans C. raises D. sinks

8. A. out B. up C. off D. on

9. A. eagerly B. desperately C. anxiously D. calmly

10. A. shocked B. amazed C. amused D. concerned

11. A. contained B. lay C. presented D. located

12. A. filled B. disturbed C. occurred D. confused

13. A. signal B. symbol C. note D. sign

14. A. encouraged B. inspired C. moved D. thrilled

15. A. hardly B. rarely C. simply D. totally

16. A. brought B. continued C. made D. kept

17. A. wonder B. doubt C. mystery D. idea

18. A. view B. vision C. sight D. scene

19. A. predicted B. expected C. accomplished D. explored

20. A. Behave B. Take C. Set D. Start

【答案】(1)B;(2)C;(3)D;(4)A;(5)C;(6)D;(7)A;(8)B;(9)C;(10)B;(11)B;(12)A;(13)D;(14)C;(15)A;(16)D;(17)A;(18)B;(19)C;(20)D;

【解析】【分析】本文是一篇记叙文,作者应女儿之邀,开车去找女儿,在女儿的带领下发现了满地的水仙花,并由此产生了感悟。

(1)考查名词。A. ambition “雄心”;B. desire“欲望”;C. challenge“挑战”;D. way“道路”。根据语境可知,天气很冷,有雾,需要开车走两个小时的弯曲的山路,因此作者应该是不愿意去女儿家,故选B。

(2)考查动词。A. invited“邀请”;B. wished “希望”;C. insisted“坚持”;D. hoped“希望”。根据上文可知,作者不愿意去女儿那儿,因此,此处是指女儿坚持让她去,故选C。

(3)考查形容词。A. Cautious“谨慎的”;B. Surprised“吃惊的”;C. Eager“渴望的”;D. Unwilling“不情愿的”。根据上文可知,此处要表达尽管不情愿,我还是冒着面纱般的雾走了两个小时的山路,故选D。

(4)考查介词。A. through“(空间)穿过”;B. over“越过”;C. across“(表面)穿过”;D. beyond“超过”。此处是指作者从雾中穿过,through,over和across都有穿过的意思,over是指从上方过去,across是指从面上穿过,跨过,而through是指从空间穿过,故选A。

(5)考查形容词。A. fresh“新鲜的”;B. bright“明亮的”;C. thick“浓的”;D. cloudy“多云的”。根据上文语境可知,此处是指雾非常的浓,故选C。

(6)考查动词。A. doubted “怀疑”;B. declared“声明”;C. hesitated“犹豫”;D. thought“认为”。根据上文可知,作者的女儿坚持让作者上山,作者不太愿意,天气也不好,因此,此处是指作者上山时认为此行一点都不值得,故选D。

(7)考查动词。A. lifts “消散,升起”;B. cleans“打扫”;C. raises“ 举起”;D. sinks“下沉”。根据上文可知,作者本不太想来,当时雾很大,由此可知,作者对女儿说吃过午饭雾散了就回去,故选A。

(8)考查动词短语。句意:但是我想让你开车送我去车库取我的车。A.pick out“挑出”;

B.pick up“开车接某人”;

C.pick off“摘掉”;

D.pick on“挑选”。根据句意可知,此处要用pick up 开车接人,故选B。

(9)考查副词。A. eagerly“渴望地”;B. desperately“绝望地”;C. anxiously“焦急地”;D. calmly“镇定地”。作者的女儿说只有三分钟的路程,结果走了十分钟的山路还没有到,因此作者是感到焦急,故选C。

(10)考查形容词。A. shocked“震惊的”;B. amazed“惊奇的”;C. amused “有趣的”;D. concerned“关心的”。根据下文作者看到满山的水仙花可知,此处是指作者感到非常惊奇,故选B。

(11)考查动词。句意:从山顶到山谷铺满了几英亩的富含多种颜色的水仙花。A. contained “包括”;B. lay“位于,躺”;C. presented “展示”;D. located“位于”。根据句意可知,此处是指水仙花铺满了山谷,故选B。

(12)考查动词。A. filled“装满”;B. disturbed“打扰”;C. occurred“发生”;D. confused“困惑”。根据下文可知,此处是指我脑子里装满了问题,故选A。

(13)考查名词。A. signal“信号”;B. symbol“象征”;C. note“笔记”;D. sign“指示牌”。根据下文提到"上面写着……"可知,此处是指指示牌,故选D。

(14)考查动词。A. encouraged“鼓励”;B. inspired“激励”;C. moved“感动”;D. thrilled“激动”。根据上文“Who created such beauty? Why? How? As we approached the home that stood in the centre of the property, we saw a that read: "Answers to the Questions I know you are asking." The first answer was: "One Woman-Two Hands, Two Feet, and Very Little Brain." The second was: "One at a Time." The third: "Started in 1958."以及下文"She changed the world." I finally said, "one bulb (水仙球茎) at a time. She started almost 40 years ago, probably just the beginning of an idea, and she at it.”可知,作者应该是被种花的人感动,从1958年开始,一个女人开始种植水仙花,终于让几英亩的土地上长满了美丽的水仙花,故选C。

(15)考查副词。A. hardly“几乎不”;B. rarely“罕见地”;C. simply“简单地”;D. totally“完全地”。根据上文可知,此处是指景色美的让我几乎说不出话来,故选A。

(16)考查动词。A. brought “带来”;B. continued“继续”;C. made“做”;D. kept“保持,坚持”。根据上文可知,她坚持下去了,一次一个水仙球茎,从四十年前开始。故选D。

(17)考查名词。句意:这个惊奇让我不能忘怀。A. wonder“惊奇”;B. doubt“怀疑”;C. mystery“神秘”;D. idea“主意”。根据语境可知,作者对满山谷的水仙花感到非常惊奇,故选A。

(18)考查名词。A. view“风景”;B. vision“愿景”;C. sight“视野”;D. scene “场景”。根据上文可知,此处要表达如果我有一个愿景并一天天坚持下去,我将会完成什么。故选B。(19)考查动词。A. predicted“预测”;B. expected“期望”;C. accomplished“完成”;D. explored“探索”。根据上文可知,如果我每日都坚持一点一点的做下去可知,此处是问"我会完成什么呢?",故选C。

(20)考查动词。A. Behave“表现”;B. Take“拿”;C. Set“树立”;D. Start“开始”。根据下文Carolyn说最好从今天开始可知,此处是作者说从明天开始,故选D。

【点评】本题考点涉及动词,名词,形容词,副词,介词,固定短语等多个知识点的考查,是一篇故事类阅读,要求考生在理解细节信息的基础上,进一步根据上下文的逻辑关系,进行分析推理,从而选出正确答案。

2.阅读下面短文,从短文后各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C 和D)中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

When things went wrong, Ittleby Fein always had something nice to say.

When Dad forgot about the pizza and it burned, It tleby said, “Don't 1 . It'll still taste good.” And he was 2 . The pizza edges were dark, 3 the middle wasn't bad.

Ittleby looked on the 4 side. And everyone, except Hazel, 5 that about him.

Hazel was the 6 student in class. On her first day, Ittleby said, “Nice to meet you, Hazel.

I think you'll like it here.” Hazel looked at him, “I 7 it.” Ittleby didn't know what to do. He'd never 8 anyone like Hazel.

9 Mr. D. said they'd have recess (休息) inside 10 the rain, Hazel said, “Bad things come in threes. No outdoor recess is number one. What will the 11 thing be?

The class didn't have to 12 long to find out. Greta was carrying a box of paints during art class. She 13 , and paint went flying. Hazel turned to Ittleby, “That was the second 14 thing. What will the third be?”

Ittleby didn't know what to say. Hazel seemed so 15 about the Rule of Three Bad Things.

Emma came to look at Ittleby's 16 . She picked it up, not realizing she had paint on her fingers. Hazel pointed, “Ittleby's picture is ruined(破坏)! There's number three.” Emma looked 17 . “I'm sorry, Ittleby.” “It's OK, Emma. If I add wings, the fingerprint(指纹) could look like butterflies,” said Ittleby.

So Ittleby added wings. 18 he said, “Everyone, let's make a field of butterflies.”

Everyone put a fingerprint on Ittleby's paper. Only Hazel didn't.

“Want to add one?” Ittleby asked her. Hazel thought about it, and she carefully added wings.“It looks 19 . I like it very much,” said Ittleby. Hazel 20 , “You know, I don't really think there's a Rule of Three Bad Things.” Ittleby nodded, “Bad things happen. But good things happen, too. And sometimes, there are good things hiding where you don't expect them.”

1. A. argue B. worry C. touch D. explain

2. A. hungry B. different C. right D. wrong

3. A. and B. but C. if D. as

4. A. humorous B. easy C. bright D. back

5. A. liked B. hated C. heard D. trusted

6. A. shy B. good C. poor D. new

7. A. forget B. want C. enjoy D. doubt

8. A. met B. helped C. asked D. believed

9. A. Unless B. When C. Before D. Though

10. A. according to B. along with C. instead of D. because of

11. A. second B. last C. first D. third

12. A. prepare B. rest C. wait D. practice

13. A. calmed down B. went down C. fell down D. looked down

14. A. strange B. bad C. funny D. interesting

15. A. sure B. sorry C. excited D. disappointed

16. A. finger B. butterfly C. painting D. board

17. A. happy B. surprised C. angry D. upset

18. A. Then B. Thus C. Yet D. Still

19. A. simple B. similar C. great D. normal

20. A. answered B. cried C. shouted D. smiled

【答案】(1)B;(2)C;(3)B;(4)C;(5)A;(6)D;(7)D;(8)A;(9)B;(10)D;(11)A;(12)C;(13)C;(14)B;(15)A;(16)C;(17)D;(18)A;(19)C;(20)D;

【解析】【分析】本文一篇是记叙文,讲述了一个男孩Ittleby Fein在遇到问题时,总能找到好的一面,在他的影响下,他的同学也在改变,赞美了他的乐观主义精神。

(1)考查动词。A. argue“辩论”;B. worry“担忧”;C. touch“接触”;D. explain“解释”。根据“ When Dad forgot about the pizza and it b urned 及It'll still taste good ”可知,在 Ittleby 的爸爸将披萨饼烤糊的时候,他安慰爸爸说:“别担心,披萨饼依然会很好吃。” 故选B。

(2)考查形容词。A. hungry“饥饿的”;B. different“ 不相同的”;C. right“正确的”;D. wrong“错误的”。根据下“the middle wasn't bad”可知,Ittleby 是对的,披萨饼里面并没有烤糊。故选C。

(3)考查连词。上文“ The pizza edges were dark” 与下文“ the middle wasn't bad ”构成转折关系,故选B。

(4)考查形容词。A. humorous“幽默的”;B. easy“容易的”;C. bright“明亮的”; D. back“后面的”。Ittleby 总是能看到事物好的一面,大家都喜欢他这一点。故选C。

(5)考查动词。根据上文中的“When things went wrong, Ittleby Fein always had something nice to say ”可知,Ittleby 总是能看到事物好的一面,大家都喜欢他这一点。故选A。

(6)考查形容词。A. shy“害羞的”;B. good“好的”;C. poor“贫穷的”;D. new“新的”。根据下文中的“ On her first day ... I think you'll like it here” 可知,Hazel 是班里的新生。故选D。(7)考查动词。A. forget “忘记”;B. want“想要”;C. enjoy“喜爱”;D. doubt“怀疑”。Hazel 怀疑”Ittleby 的说法,Ittleby 从来没遇见过像 Hazel 一样悲观的人。故选D。

(8)考查动词。A. met“遇见”;B. helped “帮助”;C. asked“问”;D. believed“相信”。根据“ Ittleby didn't know what to do. He'd never ... anyone like Hazel ”可知,Hazel怀疑Ittleby 的说法,Ittleby 从来没遇见过像Hazel一样悲观的人。故选A。

(9)考查状语从句。A. Unless“除非”;B. When “当.....时候”;C. Before“在.....之前”;D. Though“尽管”。当(师宣布“因为下雨要把课间休息改在室内的时候,Hazel 认为坏事开始发生了。故选B。

(10)考查介词短语。A. according to“按照”;B. along with“沿着,随着.....一起”; C. instead of “代替”;D. because of“因为”。根据“Mr. D. said they'd ... Hazel said, “Bad things come in threes ”可知,当”老师宣布因下雨要把课间休息改在室内的时候,Hazel 认为坏事开始发生了。故选D。

(11)考查数词。A. second“第二”;B. last “最后的”;C. first“第一”;D. third“第三”。根据“ Bad things come in threes ... number one ”可知,Hazel 认为三件坏事即将发生,这是第一件,那么第二件会是什么呢?故选A。

(12)考查动词。A. prepare“准备”;B. rest“休息”;C. wait“等待”;D. practice“练习”。根据下文“ Greta was carrying a box of paints ... and paint went flying” 可知,这第二件坏事并没有

让大家等太久就发生了。故选C。

(13)考查动词词组。A. calmed down“使冷静”;B. went down“下跌,下来”; C. fell down“倒下”;D. looked down“向下看”。根据“ Greta was carrying a box of paints ... and paint went flying ”可知, Greta摔倒了,所以把颜料弄得哪都是。故选C。

(14)考查形容词。A. strange“奇怪的”;B. bad“坏的”;C. funny“逗乐的”;D. interesting“有趣的”。根据“ Bad things come in threes ”及语境可知,Hazel 认为这是第二件坏事。故选B。

(15)考查形容词。 A. sure“确信的”;B. sorry“难过的”;C. excited“兴奋的”; D. disappointed“失望的”。根据“That was the second ... thing. What will the third be ”可知,Hazel 很确定会发生三件坏事。故选A。

(16)考查名词。A. finger“手指”;B. butterfly“蝴蝶”;C. painting“绘画”;D. board“木板”。根据下文“Ittleby's picture is ruined ”可知,Emma 拿起了 Ittleby 的画。故选C。

(17)考查形容词。A. happy“高兴的”;B. surprised“感到吃惊的”;C. angry“生气的”;D. upset“烦恼的”。根据“ She picked it up ... Ittleby's picture is ruined 及I'm sorry, Ittleby ”可知,Emma 毁了 Ittleby 的画,因此她感到难过。故选D。

(18)考查副词。A. Then“然后”;B. Thus“因此”;C. Yet “然而”;D. Still“仍然”。he said 发生在 added wings 之后,then表示承接,符合语境。故选A。

(19)考查形容词。A. simple“简单的”;B. similar“相似的”;C. great“伟大的”; D. normal“正常的”。根据下文“ I like it very much ”可知, Ittleby 认为被加工后的画很棒。故选C。

(20)考查动词。A. answered“回答”;B. cried “哭”;C. shouted“大喊”;D. smiled“微笑”。根据下文中的“ You know, I don't really think there's a Rule of Three Bad Things ”可知,Hazel 听到 Ittleby 的话后笑了,她改变了自己的态度。故选D。

【点评】本题考点涉及动词,名词,形容词,副词,介词,状语从句,连词,固定短语等多个知识点的考查,是一篇故事类阅读,要求考生在理解细节信息的基础上,进一步根据上下文的逻辑关系,进行分析推理,从而选出正确答案。

3.阅读下面短文,从短文后各题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中,选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

A young man was getting ready to graduate from college. For many months he had loved a beautiful sports car in a dealer's showroom, and knowing his father could well 1 it, he told him that was all he wanted.

As 2 drew near, the young man expected 3 that his father had bought the car. Finally, on the morning of the special day, his father called him into his study. His father told him how 4 he was to have such a fine son, and how much he loved him. He handed his son a beautiful wrapped (包装好的) gift box. Curious, but a little bit 5 , the young man opened the box and found a lovely, leather-bound (皮边的) Bible (圣经).

Angrily, he raised his 6 to his father and said, “Is a Bible 7 you can give me with all your money?” He then stormed out of the house, leaving the Bible.

Many years 8 and the young man was very successful in business, but 9 his

father was very old, he thought perhaps he 10 go to see him. He had not seen him since that graduation day. 11 he could make the arrangements , he received a telegram which

12 him of his father's death, and all the possessions (财产) left to him.

13 arriving at his father's house, sudden sadness and regret filled his heart. He began

to 14 through his father's important papers and saw the still new Bible, just as he had

15 it years ago. With tears, he opened the Bible and began to 16 . As he was reading,

a car 17 dropped from the back of the Bible.

How many times do we 18 blessings (祝福) because they are not wrapped as we expected? Do not spoil (搞糟) what you have by desiring (渴求) what you have not; but remember that what you now have was once 19 the things you hoped for. What may appear as bad fortune (运气) may 20 be the door that is just waiting to be opened.

1. A. offer B. pay C. buy D. afford

2. A. his birthday B. graduation day C. sports meet D. examination day

3. A. signs B. notes C. warnings D. marks

4. A. upset B. crazy C. comfortable D. proud

5. A. excited B. disappointed C. worried D. satisfied

6. A. hand B. head C. voice D. sound

7. A. all B. that C. all what D. that all

8. A. past B. gone C. passed D. spent

9. A. learning B. realizing C. hearing D. understanding

10. A. could B. would C. should D. ought

11. A. After B. Before C. Since D. Until

12. A. informed B. required C. reported D. introduced

13. A. By B. On C. As D. At

14. A. put B. push C. search D. pass

15. A. kept B. bought C. left D. expected

16. A. turn over B. turn on C. turn up D. turn down

17. A. picture B. model C. key D. toy

18. A. miss B. mean C. forget D. avoid

19. A. of B. among C. between D. along

20. A. surely B. actually C. mainly D. naturally

【答案】(1)D;(2)B;(3)A;(4)D;(5)B;(6)C;(7)A;(8)C;(9)B;(10)C;(11)B;(12)A;(13)B;(14)C;(15)C;(16)A;(17)C;(18)A;(19)B;(20)B;

【解析】【分析】本文是一篇记叙文,主人公希望在毕业的时候他爸爸能送他一辆他在展

览馆内看中的那辆跑车,他爸爸却送给他一本圣经,主人翁生气的离去,在爸爸去世后,

故地重游却发现圣经的最后一页是那辆跑车的钥匙,一时间,一切成惘然,令人扼腕叹息啊。

(1)考查动词。A.offer“提供”;B.pay“支付”;C.buy“买”;D.afford“买得起,承担得起”。他

知道,他那富有的父亲肯定买得起这辆车,选D。

(2)考查名词。A. his birthday“他的生日”; B. graduation day “毕业的日子”;C. sports meet“运动会”;D. examination day“考试的日子”。在毕业典礼即将来临的日子里,选B。(3)考查名词。A. signs“迹象”;B. notes“注释”;C. warnings “警告”;D. marks“记号”。年轻人等着父亲买了汽车的迹象。选A。

(4)考查形容词。A. upset “不安的”;B. crazy“疯狂的”;C. comfortable“安慰的”;D. proud“骄傲的”。有他这么出色的儿子自己感到非常自豪,选D

(5)考查形容词。A. excited“兴奋的”;B. disappointed“失望的”;C. worried“担心的”;D. satisfied“满意的”。看到礼物盒儿子有点好奇也有点失望。选B。

(6)考查名词。A. hand“手”;B. head “头”;C. voice“嗓音”;D. so und“声音”。儿子提高嗓音。raise one's voice固定短语,“提高声音”。选C

(7)考查代词。句意:这个圣经就是你的钱买的所有东西吗?all“所有的”;一本《圣经》就是你给我所有的?故选A。

(8)考查词义辨析。A. past介词,“过去,经过B;. gone形容词,“消失”;C. passed动词“传递,经过”;D. spent动词“花费”。很多年过去了。选C。

(9)考查动词。A. learning “学习”;B. realizing“意识到”;C. hearing“听见”;D. un derstanding “理解”。意识到父亲老了。选B。

(10)考查情态动词。A. could“能”;B. would“愿意”;C. should “应该”;D. ought to“应该”。他觉得应该去看看他,D项没有to,选C。

(11)考查连词。句意:他还没来得及安排时间去看望父亲就收到电报。A. After“在.....之后”;B. Before“在......前面”;C. Since“自从”;D. Until “直到”。就在起程前,他收到一封电报,选B。

(12)考查动词。A. informed“通知”;B. required “要求”;C. reported“报告”;D. introduced “介绍”。通知他父亲去世的消息。inform sb of sth固定短语,“通知某人某事”。选A

(13)考查介词。句意:一到达他父亲的房子。介词on表示“一......就......”,on arriving at…,“一到达......”,选B。

(14)考查动词。句意:在书房中父亲留下的重要文件中寻找,即清点父亲留下的东西。。A. put“放”;B. push “推”;C. search“搜索”;D. pass“通过”。,search through固定短语,“把……仔细搜寻一遍”,选C。

(15)考查动词。A. kept “保持”;B. bought“买”;C. left“离开”;D. expected“期望”。还像他几年前留下的。选C。

(16)考查动词短语。A. turn over“翻转”;B. turn on“打开”;C. turn up“出现”;D. turn down“拒绝”。表示把圣经反过来。选A。

(17)考查名词。A. picture“照片”;B. model“模型”;C. key“钥匙”;D. toy“玩具”。根据上文可知作者一直想要辆汽车。这是汽车钥匙。选C。

(18)考查动词。A. miss“错过”;B. get“得到”;C. forget“忘记”;D. avoid“避免”。多少次我们错过了祝福。选A。

(19)考查介词。你现在所拥有的恰恰正是在你曾经一心渴望得到的东西中。among“在……之中”,在你所希望的事情当中。选B。

(20)考查副词:A. surely“当然”;B. actually “实际上”;C. mainly“主要的”;D. naturally“自

然地”。其实,表面上看起来像是坏运气的东西正是等待开启的幸运之门。选B。

【点评】本题考点涉及动词,名词,形容词,代词,连词,介词,情态动词,副词,固定

短语等多个知识点的考查,是一篇故事类阅读,要求考生在理解细节信息的基础上,进一

步根据上下文的逻辑关系,进行分析推理,从而选出正确答案。

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My twin sister and I have always been homeschooled, rather than sent to school. And it's wonderful and has changed me greatly. I can't imagine what my 1 would have been like if I wasn't.

When I was younger, we mostly 2 from my parents and textbooks, but now we do most work on the computer, 3 my parents still help us when we feel 4 about what we learn. There's a large community of homeschoolers in my town, and they have frequent 5 so that we can talk and play together happily and become more 6 .

In addition, we have a homeschool "co-op(合作社)" where some of the moms serve as 7 teachers. We're 8 by age rather than grade, but we get appreciation for everything we do for others there and it 9 well for me. Right now I'm taking 10 writing, a course in which I can learn to express new ideas perfectly! We also learn production, which is taught by my 11 . My best friends go there too, so we have fun learning together.

Some of the most interesting things I learn come from 12 with my mom and dad. They are both very 13 people and we have long talks about history, politics, literature,just to 14 a few. My sister is more naughty and 15 trouble a lot more often than I do. We fight and quarrel sometimes, but things have been better with us 16 , because we have been trying really hard to improve our 17 and become more considerate.

I think homeschool has 18 me well. I have a bigger vocabulary and become more intelligent. 19 , I get better grades. I can socialize, too. I'm sort of well known, even if not the most 20 girl. That's just fine with me.

1. A. voyage B. life C. family D. dream

2. A. suffered B. escaped C. learned D. heard

3. A. though B. because C. so D. otherwise

4. A. crazy B. concerned C. upset D. puzzled

5. A. events B. incidents C. exams D. competitions

6. A. special B. formal C. famous D. social

7. A. experienced B. voluntary C. professional D. official

8. A. charged B. marked C. remembered D. sorted

9. A. works B. organizes C. deals D. benefits

10. A. summary B. creative C. practical D. journal

11. A. sister B. friend C. mom D. teacher

12. A. bargains B. conversations C. lessons D. touches

13. A. knowledgeable B. positive C. busy D. strict

14. A. call B. show C. name D. bring

15. A. deals with B. runs into C. settles down D. get tired of

16. A. finally B. suddenly C. lately D. regularly

17. A. schedules B. home C. skills D. behavior

18. A. treated B. won C. served D. raised

19. A. As a result B. As usual C. On purpose D. By chance

20. A. generous B. responsible C. selfless D. popular

【答案】(1)B;(2)C;(3)A;(4)D;(5)A;(6)D;(7)B;(8)D;(9)A;(10)B;(11)C;(12)B;(13)A;(14)C;(15)B;(16)C;(17)D;(18)C;(19)A;(20)D;

【解析】【分析】本文是一篇记叙文,讲述了作者上“家庭学校”的经历。作者小时候和双胞胎妹妹在家跟父母和课本学习,后来去上了社区里开设的家庭学校合作社,跟里面的志愿老师一起学习。在学习过程中,作者从父母那里学到了很多知识,也和妹妹不再打架争吵,变得更懂事了。

(1)考查名词。句意:我无法想象如果我没有在家接受教育,我的生活会是什么样子。A. voyage“旅程”;B. life“生活”;C. family“家庭”;D. dream“ 梦想”。根据“And it's wonderful and has changed me greatly.”可知是家庭学校对作者生活的影响,故选B。

(1)考查动词。句意:小时候,我们主要从父母和课本中学习。A. suffered“遭受”;B. escaped“逃走”;C. learned“学会”;D. heard “听见”。根据常识和“my parents still help us”可知小时候是从父母那里和书上学知识,learn from…固定短语,“从……当中学习”,故选C。(3)考查连词。句意:我们现在多数在电脑上学习,尽管父母还是会帮助他们。A. though“虽然,尽管”;B. because“因为”;C. so“因此”;D. otherwise“否则”。根据上文,作者和双胞胎妹妹现在多数是在电脑上学习,尽管父母还是会帮助他们。故选A。

(4)考查形容词。句意:当我们对所学东西感到困惑时,父母仍然帮助我们。A. crazy“疯狂的”;B. concerned“有关的”;C. upset“心烦的”;D. puzzled“困惑的”。我们对所学东西感到困惑的时候会求助于父母,他们会帮助我们。puzzle about sth.固定短语,“对某事感到困惑”,故选D。

(5)考查名词。句意:我们镇上有一个很大的家庭学校社区,他们经常举办活动。A. events“活动”;B. incidents“事件”;C. exams“考试”;D. competitions“竞争”。根据“we can talk and play together h appily ”可知是举办活动,故选A。

(6)考查形容词。句意:我们镇上有一个很大的家庭学校社区,他们经常举办活动以便我们可以一起开心地聊天、玩耍,变得更善于交际。A. special“特别的”;B. formal“正式的”;C. famous“有名的”;D. social “社会的,社交的”。上文提到了学校家庭社区会举办很多活动,就是为了我们可以在一起开心地玩耍和交流,并变得更加善于交际。故选D。(7)考查形容词。句意:此外,我们有一个自主学习“合作社”,一些妈妈们作为志愿老师。A. experi enced“熟练的”;B. voluntary“自愿的”;C. professional“专业的”;D. official “官方的,正式的”。因为是家庭学校合作社,所以一些妈妈们是当志愿老师,故选B。

(8)考查动词。句意:我们按照年龄分班,而不是成绩。A. charged“负责”;B. marked“标记”;C. remembered“记住”;D. sorted “分类”。此处指的是按年龄分班,故选D。

(9)考查动词。句意:但是我们为别人做的每一件事都会得到别人的赞赏,这对我来说很有效。A. wo rks“工作,起作用”;B. organizes“组织”;C. deals“处理”;D. benefits“受益”。根据下文的“well for me”,可知这种方式对作者来说非常有效,故选A。

(10)考查形容词。句意:我立刻就学了创造性写作。A. summary“总结性的”;B. creative“有创造力的”;C. practical“实际的”;D. journal“日记”。根据下文“I can learn to express new ideas perfectly ”可知这是一门教学生表达新想法的课程,即有创造性的课程,故选B。

(11)考查名词。句意:我们也学习生产,这是由我妈妈教授的。A. sister“姐妹”;B. friend“朋友”;C. mom“妈妈”;D. teacher“老师”。根据上文可知,参加合作社之前,作者是由父母教授知识的,还提到了妈妈们作为志愿老师,故作者是由自己的妈妈教授的生产课程。故选C。

(12)考查名词。句意:我学到的一些最有趣的东西来自和父母的对话。A. bargains“交易”;B. conversations“对话”;C. lessons“课程”;D. touches“ 接触”。根据下文“we have long talks about history, politics, literature ”可知作者和父母关于历史、政治和文学进行了长谈,即从对话中学习。故选B。

(13)考查形容词。句意:他们都是知识渊博的人,我们经常谈论历史、政治、文学,这只是其中的一部分。A. knowledgeable“知识渊博的”;B. positive“积极的”;C. busy“忙碌的”;D. strict“严格的”。根据下文谈话的内容涉及历史、政治和文学可知,作者的父母都是知识渊博的人,故选A。

(14)考查动词。句意:他们都是知识渊博的人,我们经常谈论历史、政治、文学,这只是其中的一部分。A. call“呼叫”;B. show“展示”;C. name“命名,说出”;D. bring“带来”。根据上文谈话的内容包括历史、政治等方面,可知随便说出一些领域作者的父母都知道。故选C。

(15)考查动词短语。句意:我妹妹更调皮,也比我更经常遇到许多麻烦。A. deals with“处理”;B. runs into“遭遇”;C. settles down“定居”;D. get tired of “厌倦”。与more naughty对应,根据常识可知淘气就容易遇到麻烦。故选B。

(16)考查副词。句意:我们有时会打架和吵架,但是最近情况有所好转。A. finally“最终”;B. suddenly“突然”;C. lately“最近”;D. regularly“定期地”。此处是上家庭学校合作社前后的比较,指最近情况有所好转。故选C。

(17)考查名词。句意:因为我们一直在努力改善我们的行为,想变得更加体贴。A. schedules“日程安排”;B. home“家庭”;C. ski lls“技能”;D. behavior“行为”。根据上文可知,两姐妹经常打架,但是最近有所好转是因为他们一直在尽最大努力改进自己的行为,变得更为别人着想。故选D。

(18)考查动词。句意:我认为家庭学校对我很有帮助。A. treated“对待”;B. won“赢得”;C. served“服务,起作用”;D. raised “抚养”。通过作者的改变可知家庭学校对作者非常有效,故选C。

(19)考查介词短语。句意:我有了更大的词汇量,变得更聪明。作为结果,我得到了更好的成绩。A. As a result“结果”;B. As usual“像往常一样”;C. On purpose“故意地”;D. By chance“意外地”。根据上文可知,家庭学校对作者很有帮助,作者有了更多的词汇,变得

更聪明了,这些导致作者获得了更好的成绩。故选A。

(20)考查形容词。句意:我想我算是有点名气了,即使不是最受欢迎的女孩。A. generous“大方的”;B. responsible“负责的”;C. selfless“无私的”;D. popular“受欢迎的”。文

中并未涉及作者大方,负责,无私等内容,此处对应上文的well-k nown“著名的;众所周知的”,故选D。

【点评】本题考点涉及动词,名词,形容词,连词,固定短语等多个知识点的考查,是一

篇故事类阅读,要求考生在理解细节信息的基础上,进一步根据上下文的逻辑关系,进行

分析推理,从而选出正确答案。

5.阅读下面的短文,从短文后各题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中,选出可以填入空白

处的最佳选项。

At the far end of Islington Road in Newton, Massachusetts, lives a little girl near and dear to the neighborhood. Two-year-old Samantha Savitz is 1 , but she loves to talk to anyone who knows sign language. And her whole personality changes when it's someone who can 2 with her.

Her desire for communication has been 3 obvious to everyone in the neighborhood. Whenever Sam tries to be neighborly, they 4 themselves lost for words. So they need to 5 more than a basic conversation with the child in the community.

Unfortunately, this isn't something you can 6 with ease. You'd need the whole community to learn sign language 7 for a little 2-year-old girl. You can't 8 neighbors to do that. You can only appreciate them when they do.

On their own, Sam's neighbors got together, 9 an instructor, and are now fully 10 an American Sign Language class. Even the parents of deaf children don't 11 to learn sign language. Now Sam has a whole 12 to communicate with her.

And this level of inclusion will almost certainly guarantee a happier, more 13 Sam. Her parents says there aren't words in any language to express their 14 . In fact, they're already seeing a 15 in their daughter. "The first thing she says to us is 'friend'", said her mother, "I think your heart would 16 just as mine did."

Sometimes it feels like America is losing its 17 of community — but then you hear about a place like this where it takes a whole village to 18 a child. Now the village is alive and is here to 19 us that what makes a "good neighborhood" is nothing more than good 20 .

1. A. blind B. deaf C. lame D. dull

2. A. communicate B. sing C. play D. quarrel

3. A. cheerfully B. peacefully C. painfully D. doubtfully

4. A. make B. find C. let D. have

5. A. strike up B. put off C. go through D. take in

6. A. confirm B. trust C. discover D. solve

7. A. still B. even C. just D. also

8. A. educate B. expect C. wish D. help

9. A. trained B. taught C. hired D. dismissed

10. A. trapped in B. involved in C. aware of D. equipped with

11. A. agree B. plan C. promise D. bother

12. A. school B. community C. family D. club

13. A. well-fed B. well-known C. well-behaved D. well-adjusted

14. A. sympathy B. dilemma C. gratitude D. love

15. A. complaint B. fault C. difference D. commitment

16. A. melt B. race C. break D. burst

17. A. control B. credit C. sign D. sense

18. A. raise B. feed C. tell D. request

19. A. urge B. warn C. guide D. remind

20. A. neighbors B. friends C. partners D. colleagues

【答案】(1)B;(2)A;(3)C;(4)B;(5)A;(6)D;(7)C;(8)B;(9)C;(10)B;(11)D;(12)B;(13)D;(14)C;(15)C;(16)A;(17)D;(18)A;(19)D;(20)A;

【解析】【分析】本文是一篇记叙文,讲述了为与失聪女童能够顺畅沟通,整个社区学用手语的温情故事。

(1)考查形容词。A. blind“瞎的”;B. deaf“聋的”;C. lame“跛足的”;D. dull“迟钝的”。根据“but she loves to talk to anyone who knows sign language.”可知,两岁的萨曼莎·萨维茨是个聋子,但她喜欢和任何懂手语的人交谈。故选B。

(2)考查动词。A. communica te“交流”;B. sing“唱歌”;C. play“玩”;D. quarrel“吵”。当有人与之交流时,她的整个人都变了。故选A。

(3)考查副词。A. cheerfully“高高兴兴地”;B. peacefully“平静地”;C. painfully“痛苦地”;

D. doubtfully“怀疑地”。整个社区的人们看在眼里,痛在心头。故选C。

(4)考查动词。A. make“使得”;B. find“发现”;C. let“让”;D. have“有”。当Sam 试图表现邻里之情、与之沟通交流时,人们发现茫然失语,不知所措。故选B。

(5)考查动词短语。A. strike up“开始”;B. put off“推迟”;C. go through“经历”;D. take in“接受”。他们需要与社区里的孩子进行的不仅仅是基本的对话交流。strike up a conversation习语,“开启对话交流”。故选A。

(6)考查动词。A. confirm“证实”;B. trust“相信”;C. discover“发现”;D. solve“解决”。不是轻而易举能解决的事情。故选D。

(7)考查副词。A. sti ll“仍然”;B. even“甚至”;C. just“就是”;D. also“也”。整个社区学手语就是为了能与女孩交流。故选C。

(8)考查动词。A. educate“教育”;B. expect“期望”;C. wish“希望”;D. help“帮助”。不能指望邻居们都这么做。故选B。

(9)考查动词。A. trained“培训”;B. taught“教”;C. hired“聘请”;D. dismissed“开除”。聘请一位老师教手语。故选C。

(10)考查动词短语。A. trapped in“困在”;B. involved in“参与”;C. aware of“知道”;D. equipped with“装配”。整个社区全员参与手语学习。故选B。

(11)考查动词。A. agree“同意”;B. plan“计划”;C. promise“答应”;D. bother“烦扰”。甚

至失聪儿童的父母都懒得去学手语。故选D。

(12)考查名词。A. school“学校”;B. community“社区”;C. family“家庭”;D. club“俱乐部”。根据上文“So they need to 5 more than a basic conversation with the child in the community.”可知,现在整个社区的人(学了手语)与之交流。故选B。

(13)考查形容词。A. well-fed“营养充足的”;B. well-known“众所周知的”;C. well-behaved“行为端正的”;D. well-adjusted“完全适应环境的”。让山姆更好地融入社区。故选D。

(14)考查名词。A. sympathy“同情”;B. dilemma“困境”;C. gratit ude“感激”;D. love“爱”。任何语言都无法表达他们的感激之情。故选C。

(15)考查动词。A. complaint“抱怨”;B. fault“过错”;C. difference“不同”;D. commitment“承诺”。事实上,他们已经看到了他们女儿的不同。故选C。

(16)考查动词。A. melt“融化”;B. race“赛跑”;C. break“打破”;D. burst“爆发”。我想你

的心会像我的一样融化。故选A。

(17)考查名词。A. control“控制”;B. credit“信用”;C. sign“手势”;D. sense“意识”。你会

觉得美国正在失去它的社区意识。故选D。

(18)考查动词。A. raise“抚养”;B. feed“喂养”;C. tell“告诉”;D. request“请求”。raise a child“抚养孩子”。举全村之力抚养一个孩子。故选A。

(19)考查动词。A. urge“鼓励”;B. warn“警告”;C. guide “引导”;D. remind “提醒”。它在

这里提醒我们。故选D。

(20)考查名词。A. neighbors“邻居”;B. friends“朋友”;C. partners“伙伴”;D. colleagues“同事”。好邻居可以成就一个好的社区。故选A。

【点评】本题考点涉及动词,名词,形容词,副词,固定短语等多个知识点的考查,是一

篇故事类阅读,要求考生在理解细节信息的基础上,进一步根据上下文的逻辑关系,进行

分析推理,从而选出正确答案。

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The Youth Commission meeting only just started; I didn't even want to think about the piles of homework sitting on my desk at home. I didn't wanted to 1 the youth involvement in the annual holiday parade in the meeting, much less 2 the speech of Ray D.

Ray D. came to every meeting of the Youth Commission. The local papers 3 him as "a thorn in public official's side-open, honest and overactive." He gave himself the 4 of "Citizen Ray" and even wore a baseball cap with this name printed on the front. He came to the meetings and 5 unsafe bike lanes and noise complaints, 6 they had nothing to do with our 7 and we could do nothing about them. He always went over the two-minute limit for guest speakers, and would not stop 8 until one of us told him his 9 was up.

After countless nights of staying up to finish my 10 because of meetings that ran 11 , largely due to distractions provided by Citizen Ray, I began to hate his 12 . Why did

he waste his time with the Youth Commission, when we couldn't 13 him with all of his

issues? 14 , we planned youth forums and relayed information about the town government to our peers; we didn't fix problems or give out building permits that he seemed to 15 .

It took me several months to 16 understand the motivations of Citizen Ray. Most people in their late seventies are 17 to leave the workplace and live in the relaxation provided by 18 . Ray D., however, considered participating in the public good as his duty

as a(n) 19 . His efforts should be admired, not hated. After all, Ray is motivated, dedicated and ambitious. His persistence and 20 would prove valuable in any field of study or work, and I realized I should value his presence.

1. A. continue B. enjoy C. remember D. discuss

2. A. depend on B. wait for C. listen to D. refer to

3. A. characterized B. treated C. invited D. employed

4. A. gift B. title C. position D. purpose

5. A. picked up B. wrote down C. thought of D. talked about

6. A. as B. unless C. even though D. as if

7. A. duties B. records C. opportunities D. tastes

8. A. performing B. speaking C. judging D. struggling

9. A. show B. power C. time D. topic

10. A. service B. report C. collection D. homework

11. A. quietly B. frequently C. late D. again

12. A. presence B. problem C. response D. advantage

13. A. provide B. help C. reward D. associate

14. A. After all B. At last C. In all D. For instance

15. A. observe B. change C. cause D. need

16. A. naturally B. accidentally C. finally D. temporarily

17. A. lucky B. brave C. safe D. happy

18. A. school B. pension C. travel D. donation

19. A. customer B. citizen C. professor D. officer

20. A. determination B. skill C. freedom D. independence

【答案】(1)D;(2)C;(3)A;(4)B;(5)D;(6)C;(7)A;(8)B;(9)C;(10)D;(11)C;(12)A;(13)B;(14)A;(15)D;(16)C;(17)D;(18)B;(19)B;(20)A;

【解析】【分析】本文是一篇记叙文,作者讲述了开始很不理解,为什么每年青年委员会

会议上,Ray D都要去讲一些貌似跟青少年无关的社会问题。几个月后慢慢理解了Ray D.

退休后没有贪图安逸,而是将参加公共活动看成自己作为公民的职责。他的这种坚持和奉

献精神让作者很感动。也逐渐珍视Ray D的存在感。

(1)考查动词。句意:青年委员会会议才刚刚开始,还有很多家庭作业要做,我不想讨

论一下一年一度节日游行中的青年参与问题,更不用说去听Ray D的演讲了。A. continue “继续”;B. enjoy“欣赏,享受”;C. remember“记得,牢记”;D. discuss “讨论”。故选D。

(2)考查动词短语。句意:青年委员会会议才刚刚开始,还有很多家庭作业要做,我不想讨论一下一年一度节日游行中的青年参与问题,更不用说去听Ray D的演讲了。A. depend on“取决于,依赖”;B. wait for“ 等待”;C. listen to “听”;D. refer to“参考,涉及”。故选C。

(3)考查动词。句意:当地报纸将他描述为“公职人员中的一根刺”,“公开、诚实、过度活跃、悲观”。A. characterized“使......具有特点(或最引人注目的特征)”;B. treated“治疗,对待”;C. invited“邀请,招待”;D. employed“使用,采用”。故选A。

(4)考查名词。句意:他给他自己的头衔是:公民Ray,甚至戴着一顶印有这个名字的棒球帽。A. gift“礼物”;B. title“标题,头衔”;C. position“职位,工作”;D. purpose“目的”。title与原句中的name相呼应,故选B。

(5)考查动词短语。句意:他参加了青年委员会会议,对不安全的自行车道和噪音投诉发牢骚。A. picked up“捡起,获得”;B. wrote down “写下,记下”;C. thought of“记起,想起”;D. talked about “谈论”。talk about与第一段最后一句的speech呼应。故选D。

(6)考查状语从句。句意:他来参会并讨论不安全的自行车道及噪音投诉,尽管这些问题与我们职责无关并且关于那些问题我们也做不了什么事情。A. as“当......的时候,因为”引导时间状语从句,原因状语从句或定语从句;B. unless“除非,如果不”引导条件状语从句;

C. even though“虽然,即使”引导让步状语从句;

D. as if“好像”引导方式状语从句。空格前后句子是相反关系,故选C。

(7)考查名词。句意:他来参会并讨论不安全的自行车道及噪音投诉,尽管这些问题与我们职责无关并且关于那些问题我们也做不了什么事情。A. duties“ 职责”;B. records“最高纪录”;C. opportunities“机会”;D. tastes“口味”。这句话里的职责与citizen Ray形成对比关系,凸显citizen Ray强烈的社会责任感。故选A。

(8)考查动词。句意:他总是超过嘉宾发言者两分钟的发言时间的限制,直到有人告诉他时间到了他才会停止演讲。A. performing “ 表演”;B. speaking“演讲”;C. judging“判断,审判”;D. struggling“努力,挣扎”。这里的空格与首段段尾的speech呼应。故选B。

(9)考查名词。句意:他总是超过嘉宾发言者两分钟的发言时间的限制,直到有人告诉他时间到了他才会停止演讲。A. show“表演”;B. power“力量,能力”;C. time“时间”; D. topic“话题”。这里的空格与本句中的the two-minute limit呼应,故选C。

(10)考查名词。句意:无数的夜晚我熬夜完成我的作业。A. service“服务”;B. report “报告”;C. collection“采集,聚集”;D. homewo rk“家庭作业”。此处空格与文章第一句中的homework前后呼应。故选D。

(11)考查副词。句意:因为会议总是开到很晚,所以无数的夜晚我总是熬夜完成我的工作。A. quietly“悄悄地”;B. frequently“频繁地,经常地”;C. late“很晚”;D. again“又一次”。此处空格与本句中的staying up对应。故选C。

(12)考查名词。句意:因为会议总是开到很晚,所以无数的夜晚我熬夜完成我的工作,很大部分原因都是因为Citizen Ray的打扰,因此我讨厌他的存在。A. pre sence“存在,出席”;B. problem“问题”; C. response“响应,反应”;D. advantage“优势,利益”。此处空格与文章最后一句中的presence呼应,故选A。

(13)考查动词。句意:我们又不能帮他解决他的问题,为什么他要在青年委员会会议上

浪费他的时间?A. provide“提供”;B. help“帮助”;C. reward“奖励”; D. associate“交往,结交”。help sb. with sth固定短语,(帮某人做某事),且与下一句中的fix problems呼应。

故选B。

(14)考查介词短语。句意:毕竟,我们计划的是青年论坛,是向同龄人传达关于镇政府

的相关信息的。A. After all“毕竟”;B. At last“最后”;C. In all“总共,合计”;D. For instance“例如”。这句话是对前一句话原因的进一步解释。故选A。

(15)考查动词。句意:我们不能帮他解决问题,也不能提供给他他需要的施工执照。A. observe“观察,遵守”;B. change“改变,转变”;C. cause“造成”;D. need“需要”。故选D。(16)考查副词。句意:最终花费了我几个月的时间菜了解Citizen Ray的积极性。A. naturally“自然地”;B. accidentally“意外地,偶然地”;C. finally“最后”;D. temporarily“临时地,临时”。故选C。

(17)考查形容词。句意:很多将近80岁的老人很开心地离开他们的工作,靠退休金过

着悠闲的生活。A. lucky“幸运的”;B. brave“勇敢的”;C. safe“安全的”;D. happy“开心的”。

此空格与本句中的relaxation呼应,故选D。

(18)考查名词。句意:很多将近80岁的老人很开心地离开他们的工作,靠退休金过着

悠闲的生活。A. school“学校”;B. pension“退休金”;C. travel“旅行”;D. donation“捐赠”。此

空格与本句中的leave the workplace呼应,故选B。

(19)考查名词。句意:然而,Ray D. 认为参加公共活动是他作为公民的职责。A. customer“顾客”;B. citizen“公民”;C. professor“教授”;D. officer“军官”。此空格与他的头衔Citizen Ray呼应,故选B。

(20)考查名词。句意:他的坚持和决心在研究或工作的任何领域都是珍贵的,我意识到

我应该珍视他的存在。A. determination“决心”;B. skill“技能”;C. freedom“自由”;D. independence“独立”。此处空格与全文内容呼应,故选A。

【点评】本题考点涉及动词,名词,形容词,副词,状语从句,固定短语等多个知识点的

考查,是一篇故事类阅读,要求考生在理解细节信息的基础上,进一步根据上下文的逻辑

关系,进行分析推理,从而选出正确答案。

7.阅读下面短文,从短文后各题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中,选出可以填入空白处

的最佳选项。

For my grandpa, Tatay's 90th birthday, our family threw him a big party.

We 1 the backyard with colorful flags so it would look like the neighborhood parties with which Tatay 2 in his home country of the Philippines. We 3 a big lechon, a roasted pig. And the guests were 4 to wear traditional Filipino clothes.

5 I was excited to wear an orange patadyong — a Philippine skirt and wrap — my white husband Darren, from Nashville, Tenn., felt

6 in his barong, a shirt woven from pineapple leaf fibers. My aunt had told all the guests to dress in

7 clothes.

"I feel like this is cultural appropriation," he said,pulling the collar and looking around

8 . "I honestly feel uncomfortable."

I could understand Darren's 9 . But wearing a barong to Tatay's birthday party this, I felt, was not appropriation but 10 . It filled me with great 11 to see my white husband

in the clothing of my family's tradition. I knew my family was 12 , too. My uncle lent his clean shirt to Darren. My cousins wanted to 13 photos with him.

I 14 him by saying he was expressing 15 and a sense of unity with my Filipino family. And we were wearing these clothes as an act of 16 to Tatay. He is losing his 17 —but barong and patadyong and lechon, these are some of the things that 18 in

his mind.

In that barong, Darren's standing next to Tatay 19 that he was making an 20 to understand and connect with my family. And that, to me, was a beautiful thing.

After all, appreciating different cultures helps understand the world.

1. A. shared B. decorated C. provided D. covered

2. A. put up B. came up C. brought up D. grew up

3. A. ordered B. raised C. kept D. caught

4. A. allowed B. asked C. admitted D. found

5. A. Since B. Once C. While D. When

6. A. suitable B. comfortable C. stressful D. nervous

7. A. traditional B. regular C. plain D. expensive

8. A. patiently B. bravely C. tiredly D. worriedly

9. A. argument B. condition C. anxiety D. curiosity

10. A. difference B. appreciation C. influence D. expectation

11. A. faith B. disappointment C. pride D. complaint

12. A. excited B. interested C. embarrassed D. annoyed

13. A. develop B. send C. take D. exchange

14. A. comforted B. changed C. ignored D. attracted

15. A. fear B. regret C. happiness D. support

16. A. courage B. trust C. kindness D. devotion

17. A. wealth B. memory C. home D. heart

18. A. remain B. grow C. return D. disappear

19. A. promised B. noticed C. sounded D. showed

20. A. offer B. effort C. example D. excuse

【答案】(1)B;(2)D;(3)A;(4)B;(5)C;(6)D;(7)A;(8)D;(9)C;(10)B;(11)C;(12)A;(13)C;(14)A;(15)D;(16)C;(17)B;(18)A;(19)D;(20)B;

【解析】【分析】本文为一篇记叙文,在作者的爷爷塔泰90岁生日的时候,他的家人给了

他一个惊喜一一他们用菲律宾风格装饰后院,让客人穿上菲律宾传统服装。

(1)考查动词。A. shared“分享”;B. decorated“装饰”;C. provided“提供”;D. cov ered“覆盖”。根据“look like the neighborhood parities”可知,我们用彩旗装饰后院。故选B。

(2)考查动词短语。A. put up“搭建”;B. came up“上升”;C. brought up“抚养”;D. grew

up“长大”。根据“in his home country of the Philippines”可知,让它看起来像塔泰在他的祖国

菲律宾长大的邻居聚会。故选D。

(3)考查动词。A. ordered“订购”;B. raised“提高”;C. ke pt“保存”;D. caught“抓住”。我们订了份烤猪。故选A。

(4)考查动词。A. allowed“允许”;B. asked“问”;C. admitted“承认”;D. found“发现”。此外,也要求客人穿传统的菲律宾服装。故选B。

(5)考查连词。A. Since“自从”;B. Once “一旦”;C. While“然而”;D. When“当……时候”。这里用while表示对比,指作者的兴奋与她丈夫的紧张构成对比。我兴奋地穿着橙色的半截裙。故选C。

(6)考查形容词。A. suitable“适合的”;B. comfortable“舒服的”;C. stressful“压力重的”;D. nervous“紧张的”。根据下文“feel uncomfortable”可知,而Darren穿着barong有点紧张。故选D。

(7)考查形容词。A. traditional“传统的”;B. regular“正规的”;C. plain“清楚的”;D. expensive“昂贵的”。根据上文“wear traditional Pilipino clothes”可知,我姑妈叫所有的客人都穿传统服装。故选A。

(8)考查副词。A. patiently“耐心地”;B. bravely“勇敢地”;C. tiredly“疲劳的”;D. worriedly“担心地”。根据下文“I honestly feel uncomfortable”可知,他焦急地看四周。故选D。

(9)考查名词。A. argument“辩论”;B. condition“条件”;C. anxiety“焦虑”;D. curiosity“好奇”。根据上文可知,我能理解Darren的焦虑。故选C。

(10)考查名词。A. difference“不同”;B. appreciation“欣赏”;C. influence“影响”;D. expectation“期望”。根据最后一句可知,我认为这个不是文化借用而是文化欣赏。故选B。(11)考查名词。A. faith“信念”;B. disappointment“失望”;C. pride“自豪”;D. complaint“抱怨”。根据上文“I was excited to…”可知,看见丈夫穿着我们菲律宾的传统衣服,我心里充满了自豪。故选C。

(12)考查形容词。A. excited“激动的”;B. intereste d“感兴趣的”;C. embarrassed“尴尬的”;D. annoyed“气恼的”。根据上文“I was excited”可知,我们家人也很激动。故选A。(13)考查动词。A. develop“发展”;B. send“送”;C. take“带来”;D. exchange“交换”。我的表兄妹都想和他照相。take photos固定短语,“照相”。故选C。

(14)考查动词。A. comforted“安慰”;B. changed“改变”;C. ignored“忽略”;D. attracted“吸引”。根据上文Darren感觉不自在可知,我安慰他。故选A。

(15)考查名词。A. fear“害怕”;B. regret“遗憾”;C. happiness“幸福”;D. support“支持”。根据“and a sense of unity with my Filipino family”可知,他在表达支持。故选D。

(16)考查名词。A. courage“勇气”;B. trust“信任”;C. kindness“友好的行为”;D. devotion“献身”。我们穿着这些衣服是为了向塔泰表示友好。故选C。

(17)考查名词。A. wealth“财富”;B. memory“记忆”;C. home“家”;D. heart“心脏”。他正在丧失记忆。故选B。

(18)考查动词。A. remain“保留”;B. grow“生长”;C. return“返回”;D. disappear“消失”。这些东西依然留在他头脑里。故选A。

(19)考查动词。A. promised“许诺”;B. noticed“注意”;C. sounded“听起来”;D. showed“证明”。Darren穿着那件barong站在爷爷旁边证明(showed)他正努力理解我们的家

庭。故选D。

(20)考查名词。A. offer“提供”;B. effort“努力”;C. example“例子”;D. excuse“借口”。Darren穿着那件barong站在爷爷旁边证明他正努力理解我们的家庭。故选B。

【点评】本题考点涉及动词,名词,形容词,连词,副词,固定短语等多个知识点的考查,是一篇故事类阅读,要求考生在理解细节信息的基础上,进一步根据上下文的逻辑关系,进行分析推理,从而选出正确答案。

8.阅读下面短文,从短文后各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中,选出可以填入空白

处的最佳选项。

You never know how far a kind act can go. You don't know who it can 1 , either. When Gloria Porter and Jeff Reick began 2 , they had no idea how much it would 3 others to shower (大量给予) people with kindness.

89-year-old Gloria Porter was lying in hospital. She couldn't leave her ward. So to 4 boredom, she would often stare outside her window to watch construction workers building the new front entrance to the hospital. She wasn't expecting one of the 5 to wave to her. She couldn't help but wave back at the kind 6 . This was only the start of a special 7 between the two.

Jeff Reick knew Porter was 8 , so he decided to send a kind 9 to her by finding some chalk and writing "Get Well" on one of the beams (梁) facing her 10 . "I just thought that was 11 ," Porter said. "So I should do something to 12 that."

When Porter saw construction workers working high above the ground one cold, windy day, she grew 13 . She wrote "Stay safe" on a piece of paper, which she then 14 on the window for the workers to see. "When I saw 4 Stay safe' on a piece of paper, I 15 and said to my coworkers, 'Did you see that?'" Reick said.

The hospital staff took photos of that and 16 them on social media. The simple acts of kindness 17 and many people were employed in similar acts, including one woman who delivered 18 pizza to the construction workers.

"I just try to lead by example and never expect so much 19 ," Reick said. "If everybody 20 does things like that, the world will be a better place."

1. A. disturb B. employ C. affect D. describe

2. A. communicating B. singing C. arguing D. explaining

3. A. require B. warn C. force D. encourage

4. A. make for B. put off C. figure out D. escape from

5. A. workers B. nurses C. doctors D. patients

6. A. job B. inspiration C. gesture D. favor

7. A. business B. connection C. difference D. trouble

8. A. lonely B. upset C. ill D. poor

9. A. 1etter B. message C. note D. warning

10. A. window B. entrance C. wall D. door

11. A. impolite B. necessary C. familiar D. precious

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