高考英语专题完形填空二轮精选试题

高考英语专题完形填空二轮精选试题

专题15 完形填空 ‎(一)‎ In my early childhood, my parents and teachers taught me to be persistent (执着) in every task I devoted myself to. I was __1__ that persistence is the only way towards success. But a small __2__ made me change my mind.‎ One day my twoyearold son, __3__ at a dozen of “stood” color markerpens, cheered excitedly，“Mummy, look! I did it.” Afterwards, he collected some ballpens, __4__ to do the same. Hard though he tried, the ballpens just lay __5__. He turned to me for help. Noticing they had either sharp or round ends, I said __6__， “Mummy can't help you.” To my surprise, he wouldn't listen and continued trying... I was dumbfounded by his persistence.‎ My son's behaviour reminded me of George who was always __7__ in his work and rarely talked to anyone. To him, __8__， there was no such thing called weekends or holidays. Our boss praised __9__ about him and __10__ us to look up to him as a role model.‎ One day I met George. “Gonna work late again tonight？”‎ ‎“Probably can't leave till midnight，” he said.‎ ‎“How many hours have you put in here each week, eighty or ninety？”‎ ‎“__11__.”‎ ‎“Don't you have time to be with your family at all？”‎ He shook his head slowly and __12__ a sigh. “It's not what I wanted. But I have worked on it for so long. It's much too __13__ to even think about letting go.”‎ A year later I resigned. The __14__ thing I heard about him was that his wife divorced him. Since then I've never seen him. But occasionally his aged __15__ would come to my mind.‎ Until that day, __16__ knowing why the ballpens couldn't stand up, the twoyearold had __17__ the impossibility after many failures. He put aside all the ballpens and kept only those water markers for his “game”. __18__， he already learned to let go of his previous __19__ attempts.‎ In our daily life, many headaches can be avoided if we know how to __20__ them and then decisively let go of them immediately.‎ 文章大意：本文是一篇夹叙夹议文。作者通过自己儿子以及以前一位同事的例子说明了，当意识到目标无法实现时，应该学会接受失败，懂得放手的道理。‎ ‎1．A.confident B．consistent ‎ C．conscious D．convinced ‎2．A.event B．incident ‎ C．accident D．affair ‎3．A.pointing B．shouting ‎ C．screaming D．laughing ‎4．A.insisting B．requiring ‎ C．intending D．urging ‎5．A.flat B．silent ‎ C．still D．quiet ‎6．A.deliberately B．casually ‎ C．unintentionally D．enthusiastically ‎7．A.interested B．busy ‎ C．devoted D．buried ‎8．A.therefore B．however ‎ C．otherwise D．though ‎9．A.high B．highly ‎ C．well D．much 答案：B　考查固定搭配。句意为：我们老板对他高度赞扬……praise highly about sb.意为“高度赞扬某人”，是固定搭配。故答案选B。‎ ‎10．A.promised B．demanded ‎ C．inspired D．appealed ‎11．A.At random B．At times ‎ C．At most D．At least ‎12．A.let off B．let out ‎ C．sent off D．sent out ‎13．A.encouraging B．comfortable ‎ C．painful D．ashamed 答案：C　考查形容词辨析。A项意为“令人鼓舞的”；B项意为“舒适的”；C项意为“痛苦的”；D项意为“羞愧的”。根据句意和上下文语境可知，答案选C。‎ ‎14．A.latter B．later ‎ C．last D．lately ‎15．A.picture B．figure ‎ C．reflection D．image ‎16．A.for B．with ‎ C．without D．besides ‎17．A.received B．accepted ‎ C．refused D．rejected ‎18．A.Generally B．Eventually ‎ C．Additionally D．Obviously ‎19．A.useless B．endless ‎ C．hopeful D．meaningful 答案：A　考查形容词辨析。A项意为“无效的，无用的”；B项意为“无止境的”；C项意为“充满希望的”；D项意为“有意义的”。根据句意和上文内容可知，答案选A。‎ ‎20．A.clarify B．distinguish C．identify D．acknowledge ‎ (二)‎ Youth sports teach kids to develop a winning state of mind as well as the ability to become team leaders. Although having __1__ is a major part of athletics, the only purpose of sports is to compete and create the __2__ mentality (心态) people need in sports.‎ ‎__3__ have the extremely hard task of getting their young athletes to learn how to play the sport and become disciplined, and ready to play the sport to the best of their ability. __4__， I was at my younger brother's baseball game the other night and his team was __5__ by five runs in the last part of the game. While most teams in this situation would be desperately trying to regain their __6__ for bravery and will to fight, his team just seemed to slowly walk around, __7__ sunflower seeds, and laugh at jokes made by teammates. I asked my brother after the game why everybody was so __8__ about the loss and he said it was because some kid's mom brought really good snacks.‎ Some parents have a __9__ with coaches shouting at their child, as they hold the view that if a child makes a mistake, it is the coach's __10__ to correct the problem. When parents get involved in telling the coach how to __11__ the team, problems __12__. Some parents feel if they pay their money, they should have an equal __13__ on how to coach the team. In order to have a successful learning experience, the coach needs to feel like he can control his team and __14__ the parents from having the last say. Without that, the coach feels as if he needs to __15__ the parents by giving more playing time to their kids who actually don't __16__ it.‎ With youth sport programs becoming less competitive, club teams are on the __17__. More teens can get an easier access to them. Club teams __18__ more of what high school and junior high coaches are looking for, the competitive edge that is absolutely necessary in __19__. While having fun is important, skills and a __20__ mentality is worth more in the world of sports.‎ 文章大意：本文是一篇议论文。体育运动对青少年来讲不仅是好玩，更重要的是它培养了青少年竞争、必胜的心态，这也是体育的价值所在。‎ ‎1．A.fun B．dignity ‎ C．courage D．patience ‎2．A.social B．competitive ‎ C．healthy D．responsible ‎3．A.Coaches B．Parents ‎ C．Experts D．Headmasters ‎4．A.As a result B．In addition ‎ C．For example D．On the contrary ‎5．A.up B．below ‎ C．above D．down ‎6．A.scores B．goals ‎ C．spirits D．dreams 答案：C　考查名词辨析。句意为：尽管大多数队伍在这种情况下会竭力振作起来(regain one's spirits)，进行反击……由for bravery可知，此处应是一种“精神(spirit)”，故答案C符合文义。score得分；goal目标，进球；dream梦想，均不符合文义，故排除。‎ ‎7．A.chew B．spit ‎ C．count D．swallow ‎8．A.worried B．happy ‎ C．serious D．casual ‎9．A.joke B．problem ‎ C．contact D．compromise ‎10．A.duty B．experience ‎ C．awareness D．turn ‎11．A.dismiss B．unite ‎ C．handle D．assess ‎12．A.stand out B．break out ‎ C．work out D．come out 答案：D　考查动词短语辨析。句意为：当父母开始干涉教练如何管理运动员时，长此以往，问题也就随之而来(come out)了。stand out出色，突出；break out爆发(一般指战争或者口角)；work out锻炼身体，进展，均不符合文义，故排除。‎ ‎13．A.say B．guidance ‎ C．response D．reward ‎14．A.protect B．defend ‎ C．excuse D．discourage ‎15．A.assist B．motivate ‎ C．please D．blame ‎16．A.want B．deserve ‎ C．value D．appreciate ‎17．A.way B．decline ‎ C．go D．rise ‎18．A.offer B．require ‎ C．seek D．preserve 答案：A　考查动词辨析。句意为：俱乐部提供给(offer)初高中教练们更多他们一直追寻的东西……require要求；seek追求，寻找；preserve保护，均不符合文义，故排除。‎ ‎19．A.academics B．sports ‎ C．exams D．competitions 答案：B　考查名词辨析。由文章主题：youth sports和第一段中“the only purpose of sports is to compete...”可知，此处指竞争性在体育运动中还是非常有必要的。故答案B符合文义。‎ ‎20．A.risking B．controlling C．winning D．cooperating ‎ (三)‎ It was about the third week in June last year. My 15yearold son had already settled into his summer routine：Go to __1__ at 2 a. m. and wake up at 1 p．m. only to get back on his computer to play computer games __2__ dinner.‎ It was the middle of the __3__ when the sound of his computer games woke me up again. I couldn't __4__ that any more and decided it was time for him to get a summer job. I got on the computer and found a lifeguard certification class that __5__ the next day, and a company that __6__ teenagers to guard their pools.‎ From that day I woke him up at 8 a．m. every day for him to __7__ the class. At first, he continued to complain that I was __8__ his summer. But by the end of the week, he was actually __9__ going. He learned something about first aid, figured he really could __10__ someone from drowning, and got some ideas on how to __11__ work for a living.‎ Two weeks later, he had a __12__ as a lifeguard. He took his responsibility very __13__ and never went to work late. This summer, he will be working fulltime at a pool. He says a lot of his __14__ don't have jobs. And I say that is because their mothers didn't try __15__ enough! Even if your kid is super __16__ with finals and afterschool activities and doesn't have time, you can __17__ job information for him.‎ Whether it is an ice cream store, a movie __18__， or a summer camp, you can ask if they are hiring __19__ for the summer. After your kid gets a job, pay attention to the __20__ to make sure he is never late.‎ 文章大意：本文是一篇记叙文。孩子的暑假怎么过呢？让他们自己尽情玩电脑游戏？作者从自己的实践出发，认为家长应该给孩子一定的指导和帮助，让他们过一个愉快而有意义的假期。‎ ‎1．A.school B．study ‎ C．bed D．work ‎2．A.around B．until ‎ C．after D．during ‎3．A.night B．noon ‎ C．morning D．afternoon ‎4．A.watch B．appreciate ‎ C．notice D．stand ‎ 5．A.lasted B．rested ‎ C．started D．developed ‎6．A.hired B．forced ‎ C．persuaded D．force ‎7．A.give B．attend ‎ C．observe D．help 答案：B　考查动词辨析。由第三段第四句中“He learned something about first aid...”可知，每天早上八点我叫醒儿子去参加(attend)这个班的学习。give给；attend参加；observe观察；help帮助。故B项正确。‎ ‎8．A.designed B．ruining ‎ C．enjoying D．joining ‎ 9．A.looking into B．looking out of ‎ C．looking down upon D．looking forward to ‎10．A.recognize B．conduct ‎ C．save D．buy ‎11．A.roughly B．luckily ‎ C．actually D．suddenly ‎12．A.job B．problem ‎ C．goal D．reward ‎13．A.slowly B．seriously ‎ C．calmly D．quickly 答案：B　考查副词辨析。根据下文“never went to work late”可知，他工作认真，从不迟到。slowly缓慢地；seriously认真地；calmly平静地；quickly迅速地。take sth. seriously为固定搭配，意为“认真对待某事”。故B项正确。‎ ‎14．A.teachers B．colleagues ‎ C．students D．friends ‎ ‎15．A.hard B．fast ‎ C．early D．directly 答案：A　考查副词辨析。那是因为他们的妈妈们没有努力地(hard)尝试。hard努力地；fast快地；early早地；directly直接地。故A项正确。‎ ‎16．A.clear B．excited ‎ C．busy D．disappointed ‎ ‎17．A.write down B．think about ‎ C．wait for D．search for ‎18．A.theatre B．square ‎ C．park D．factory 答案：A　考查名词在语境中的运用。根据语境可知，此处指冰激凌店、电影院(movie theatre)或夏令营。故A项正确。‎ ‎19．A.experts B．foreigners ‎ C．teenagers D．villagers ‎20．A.habit B．schedule C．tradition D．determination 答案：B　考查名词辨析。此处指留意时间表确保他永远不迟到。habit习惯；schedule时间表；tradition传统；determination决心。根据“to make sure he is never late”可知，B项正确。‎ ‎(四)‎ My mother has been a true inspiration to me and changed the way I look at life. Since my birth she has made it evident that I would become __1__ and that I would be one of the great ones. She has taught me that I can do anything if I put my __2__ to it.‎ As a young boy, I struggled to achieve tasks that came __3__ to others. I had problems with writing, reading and especially speaking. I didn't talk the way __4__ kids did and did not respond to questions or stay alert (警觉的) to my surroundings. My reading was poor __5__ with teachers helping me, and my speech was hard to __6__. My writing was not at the __7__ it should have been. Even simple things like knowing my left from my right or being able to snap my fingers (弹手指) were __8__.‎ My mother __9__ all my challenges and as a professor with a PH. D. , decided to __10__ the situation early in my development. She didn't want me to __11__. After a while, we did indeed get over all the problems that had __12__ me. She spent hours every day __13__ me everything I needed to know, determined ‎ to help me learn. __14__ her I would not be anywhere close to the level I am now.‎ In addition, she gave __15__ for my life. She told me what to do and what not to do. Her expectations have always been high __16__ she knows that I can do it. For that, I thank her. She would not allow her son to be incapable. She never __17__ on me, and to this day she tells me education is a must. I will be a __18__ person if I continue to follow her lead. She encourages me to study hard for my __19__ and attend college.‎ She used her gifts as a __20__ to help a child—her child—and now I have the opportunity to become something.‎ 文章大意：本文是一篇记叙文。作为一名教师和哲学博士，妈妈对残疾的儿子尽心尽力，帮助“我”克服生活中的种种困难，树立积极的生活态度，最终使“我”有所作为。‎ ‎1．A.everything B．nothing C．anything D．something ‎2．A.mind B．brain C．feelings D．work 答案：A　考查名词在语境中的运用。句意为：妈妈让我知道了只要我专心于某件事，就一定能成功。put one's mind to意为“全神贯注于……”符合语境。故A项正确。‎ ‎3．A.smoothly B．strongly C．frequently D．easily ‎4．A.average B．ordinary C．normal D．common ‎5．A.just B．ever C．even D．only ‎6．A.hear B．write C．read D．understand ‎7．A.level B．length C．speed D．degree 答案：A　考查名词辨析。level水平；length长度；speed速度；degree程度，等级。句意为：我的写作没有达到本该有的水平。故A项正确。‎ ‎8．A.problems B．excuses C．worries D．duties ‎9．A.suffered B．observed C．removed D．tolerated ‎10．A.study B．find C．change D．keep 答案：C　考查动词辨析。句意为：作为一名哲学博士，妈妈决定要尽早改变我的这种情况。根据下文内容可知，妈妈一直没有放弃“我”，而是一直在帮助“我”改变这种情况。故C项正确。‎ ‎11．A.fight B．struggle C．strike D．challenge ‎12．A.interrupted B．disturbed C．terrified D．troubled ‎13．A.teaching B．giving C．supporting D．reminding 答案：A　考查动词辨析。句意为：妈妈决定帮助我学习，她每天花几个小时教我听需要知道的所有事情。故A项正确。‎ ‎14．A.Without B．Except C．Besides D．Beyond ‎15．A.information B．advice C．promise D．expectation ‎16．A.before B．though C．because D．unless ‎17．A.set up B．gave up C．pushed up D．looked up 答案：B　考查动词短语辨析。set up建立；give up放弃；push up提高；look up仰望。句意为：不允许自己的儿子无能。她从来都没有放弃过我，直到今天她还告诉我：教育是必需的。故B项正确。‎ ‎18．A.rich B．famous C．successful D．powerful ‎19．A.training B．grades C．experiments D．abilities 答案：B　考查名词辨析。training培训；grade成绩；experiment实验；ability能力。句意为：她鼓励我要努力学习，提高成绩，考上大学。故B项正确。‎ ‎20．A.woman B．doctor C．sister D．teacher ‎ (五)‎ Have you ever asked yourself what makes people successful? If you look around and talk those who are very successful, you will see that they all __1__ certain ‎ qualities which have proved __2__ for their success.‎ It is evident that successful people are those who act. When they find something needs to be done, they just do it instead of waiting. They believe that __3__ is taken, not given. They __4__ immediately what has to be done and then do it with __5__， thus strengthening their reputation.‎ Successful people are __6__ about the things they do, especially when they __7__ what they are doing. They are motivated by their own __8__ and the joy they get from doing their work. They work hard __9__ when no one is watching and they throw themselves into their work.‎ They do not __10__ failure. Failures and disappointments in life are __11__. It is failure that teaches us much more than success. Successful people pick themselves up after a fall and try again with more determination and __12__ and learn from each failure. They __13__ with those they can learn from and enjoy the company of those who __14__ their achievement.‎ Having good IQ often gets a person what he wants but it's __15__ the EQ that keeps him there and helps him enjoy a high reputation. Successful people are polite to everyone and treat others with respect. By giving respect to others, they __16__ respect for themselves.‎ Another important __17__ of successful persons is that they never complain. It's better to praise others and win favor with them. So instead of complaining about a situation, successful people always try to solve it.‎ To put it __18__， take action and be enthusiastic. Do not be afraid to fail, __19__ get up and start again. When you do so, success will be just __20__ the corner.‎ 文章大意：本文是一篇说明文。文章主要介绍了成功的要素，即行动起来，充满热情，不要害怕失败，失败了站起来从头再来。‎ ‎1．A.improve B．raise ‎ C．test D．possess ‎2．A.vital B．individual ‎ C．personal D．mental 答案：A　考查形容词辨析。句意为：……那些品质对于他们的成功来讲是至关重要的。vital至关重要的；individual个体的；personal个人的；mental精神的。由语境可知，A项正确。‎ ‎3．A.devotion B．responsibility ‎ C．authority D．administration ‎4．A.sigh B．show ‎ C．weigh D．hope ‎5．A.pleasure B．honor ‎ C．adventure D．behavior 答案：A　考查名词辨析。句意为：……而且很乐意地去做。由第三段第二句中的“the joy they get from doing their work”可知，pleasure乐意，快乐，符合语境。故A项正确。honor荣誉；adventure探险；behavior行为，均不符合语境，故排除。‎ ‎6．A.enthusiastic B．characteristic ‎ C．energetic D．authentic ‎7．A.bring in B．believe in ‎ C．call in D．join in ‎8．A.effort B．satisfaction ‎ C．condition D．value ‎9．A.just B．right ‎ C．only D．even ‎10．A.represent B．expect ‎ C．fear D．want ‎11．A.apparent B．uncomfortable ‎ C．unavoidable D．urgent 答案：C　考查形容词辨析。句意为：失败和失望在生活中是不可避免的。apparent明显的；uncomfortable不舒服的；unavoidable不可避免的；urgent紧迫的。由语境可知，C项正确。‎ ‎12．A.commitment B．arrangement ‎ C．movement D．achievement ‎13．A.progress B．work ‎ C．associate D．celebrate ‎14．A.congratulate B．appreciate ‎ C．attempt D．choose 答案：B　考查动词辨析。句意为：而且喜欢和那些欣赏他们成就的人们在一起。congratulate庆贺；appreciate欣赏；attempt尝试；choose选择。由语境可知，B项正确。‎ ‎15．A.especially B．totally ‎ C．naturally D．really ‎16．A.pay B．receive ‎ C．require D．promise 答案：B　考查动词辨析。句意为：通过尊重他人，他们获得别人的尊重。此空与“give”相呼应，故receive符合语境。‎ ‎17．A.quality B．identity ‎ C．ability D．reality ‎18．A.honestly B．firmly ‎ C．shortly D．deeply ‎19．A.so B．and ‎ C．or D．but ‎20．A.in B．at ‎ C．within D．around ‎ (六)‎ It was 1958. I was eighteen and was working as a nurse in a rural town west of Sydney, Australia. I was looking forward to having five days __1__ from duty after working overtime for some time. __2__， the only train that day back to my hometown, over 270 km away, had already __3__. I thought I'd thumb a lift.‎ I waited by the side of the __4__ for three hours but no one stopped for me. Finally, a man walked over and __5__ himself as Gordon. He said that __6__ he couldn't give me a lift, I could come to his house, which was across the road, for lunch. He'd been watching me and thought I must be __7__ after standing for hours. I hesitated but he assured me I was __8__， and he also offered to help me find a __9__ home afterwards.‎ When we arrived at Gordon's __10__， he made us sandwiches. After lunch, he stopped a car, which took me to my hometown.‎ Then I got married, but my husband didn't believe in giving __11__ a ride. This made me feel __12__ when we'd pass people waiting on the roadside, as I could __13__ offer them the lift they hoped for.‎ Twentyfive years later, in 1983, I was driving alone to a nearby town, when I __14__ an elderly man with a small boy, standing in the glaring heat, trying to __15__ a ride. I saw my chance to repay someone for the __16__ I'd been given decades earlier. I pulled over and picked the __17__ up. I made them comfortable on the back seat and __18__ some water and sweets.‎ After a few minutes of small talk, the man said to me，“You haven't changed a bit, __19__ your red hair is still the same.” I couldn't __20__ where I'd met him. He then told me he was Gordon.‎ 文章大意：本文是一篇记叙文。一位叫Gordon的陌生人对作者进行了帮助，带作者去家里吃饭，并帮助作者搭便车。后来，作者一直想帮助别人，特别是等待搭便车的人，但是由于作者的丈夫对陌生人不信任，一直未能实现。后来，作者在一次单独驾车出行时，帮助了一位老人和孩子搭便车，而那位老人竟然就是曾经帮助作者的Gordon。‎ ‎1．A.off B．away ‎ C．out B．up ‎2．A.Surprisingly B．Hopefully ‎ C．Unfortunately D．Strangely ‎3．A.started B．left ‎ C．delayed D．arrived ‎4．A.town B．station ‎ C．railway D．highway ‎5．A.considered B．described ‎ C．introduced D．named 答案：C　考查动词辨析。一位路过的男士介绍自己是Gordon。introduce oneself as可作为短语使用，是“自称”之意。由此可知，C项符合语境。故答案选C。‎ ‎6．A.when B．once ‎ C．although D．unless 答案：C　考查连词辨析。根据下文“I could come to his house”可知，前后句为让步关系。因此，although“虽然，尽管”与此相符。故答案选C。‎ ‎7．A.tired B．thirsty ‎ C．angry D．hungry 答案：D　考查形容词辨析。根据下文“after standing for hours”和上文“for lunch”，并结合选项可知，空格处表达的意思是“饥饿的”，因此，hungry符合文义。故答案选D。‎ ‎8．A.careful B．safe ‎ C．young D．suspicious ‎9．A.lift B．way ‎ C．train D．bicycle ‎10．A.kitchen B．shop ‎ C．house D．garage ‎11．A.villagers B．strangers ‎ C．relatives D．neighbours ‎12．A.bad B．nervous ‎ C．excited D．anxious 答案：A　考查形容词辨析。作者一心想帮助别人搭便车，但是，她的丈夫不愿意那样做。因此，从那些在路边上等待搭便车的人旁边经过时，作者心里感到难过。由此可知，bad符合文义。故答案选A。‎ ‎13．A.ever B．still ‎ C．never D．sometimes ‎14．A.recognized B．noticed ‎ C．knew D．observed ‎15．A.offer B．enjoy ‎ C．demand D．get ‎16．A.support B．debt ‎ C．effort D．favour ‎17．A.pair B．couple ‎ C．group D．team 答案：A　考查名词辨析。根据上文“an elderly man with a small boy”可知，此处指的是老人和孩子两个人。在四个选项中，pair符合文义。故答案选A。‎ ‎18．A.exchanged B．shared ‎ C．drank D．brought ‎19．A.even B．only ‎ C．thus D．just 答案：A　考查副词辨析。根据上下文可知，空格处表示的是程度，前后两句为递进关系，even意为“甚至”，与此相符。故答案选A。‎ ‎20．A.remind B．repeat ‎ C．recommend D．recall 答案：D　考查动词辨析。根据语境可知，作者一时想不起在哪里见过他。remind意为“提醒”；repeat意为“重复”；recommend意为“推荐，建议，劝告”；recall意为“回想起，记起”。根据语境可知，答案选D。‎ ‎(七)‎ Two years ago, Shirley, wife, mother and doctor, found herself worn out. She got up earlier, and went to bed later, just to meet everyday __1__， but lacked __2__ for the things that mattered most.‎ She and her husband, a lawyer, began searching for ways to __3__ their lives. “We had to decide what was really __4__，” says Shirley. They knew they wanted more time to __5__ with their threeyearold son, to exercise and eat right, and to develop friendship.‎ So the couple chose to live more simply, shopping with care for necessities and enjoying inexpensive __6__ such as reading, cooking and going to the park.‎ Then Shirley __7__ her job and began working part time. She printed business cards that __8__ “At your service, buy __9__ a little time” and helped clients (客户) with personal tasks like shopping, paying bills and __10__ parties. “I still work hard, but being able to control my hours makes a __11__，” she says, “I can spare time to take my son to the __12__ or play basketball with him. My stress and headaches are __13__.”‎ Shirley and her husband are __14__ alone in wanting to __15__ and live a satisfying life. A survey found that 54 percent of parents say they have little time with their children, and 47 percent of married couples __16__ that they lack time together. __17__ does the time go?‎ For most people, __18__ and commuting (通勤) take up most of the day. Simplifying means becoming __19__ of the ways we use money, time and energy, and finding ways to make things easier. Then we have to gain __20__ over life and have time for the pleasures.‎ 文章大意：本文是一篇夹叙夹议文。文章主要介绍了Shirley夫妇为了追求更简单的生活方式，辞掉工作做起了兼职，为私人购物、付款、组织聚会等。他们在自己享受生活的同时也给他人提供了便利。生活简单化就意味着我们要知道所花钱、时间和精力的方式，然后找到使事情变简单的方式。‎ ‎1．A.activities B．services ‎ C．demands D．exercises ‎2．A.time B．strength ‎ C．money D．ability 答案：A　考查名词辨析。根据第二段“They knew they wanted more time to...”可知，辞掉工作前她没有太多时间去做最重要的事情。故A项正确。‎ ‎3．A.lead B．simplify ‎ C．adapt D．consider ‎4．A.comfortable B．interesting ‎ C．important D．hard ‎5．A.study B．help ‎ C．meet D．play 答案：D　考查动词辨析。由语境可知，他们希望有更多的时间和三岁的儿子一起玩。play with sb.意为“和某人玩”，符合语境。故D项正确。‎ ‎6．A.pleasures B．places ‎ C．tasks D．goods ‎7．A.found B．received ‎ C．took D．quit 答案：D　考查动词辨析。find发现；receive接受；take拿；quit辞职。根据下文“... began working part time”可知，此处指她辞职了。故D项正确。‎ ‎8．A.read B．wrote ‎ C．showed D．told ‎9．A.us B．yourself ‎ C．children D．herself ‎10．A.attending B．organizing ‎ C．having D．going ‎11．A.life B．result ‎ C．balance D．difference ‎12．A.office B．hospital ‎ C．park D．school ‎13．A.gone B．better ‎ C．strong D．obvious ‎14．A.a bit B．far from ‎ C．much too D．more than 答案：B　考查短语辨析。a bit一点儿；far from远非；much too太，非常；more than多于。联系下文调查中“54 percent”和“47 percent”可知，并非只有Shirley夫妇想放慢生活的节奏，过一种更舒服的生活。故B项正确。‎ ‎15．A.keep pace B．settle down ‎ C．take off D．slow down ‎16．A.expect B．doubt ‎ C．complain D．imagine ‎17．A.How B．When ‎ C．Where D．Why ‎18．A.traveling B．reading ‎ C．shopping D．working ‎19．A.aware B．afraid ‎ C．proud D．sure ‎20．A.value B．control ‎ C．success D．experience ‎ (八)‎ If you're going to do something, my dad used to say, do it right.‎ Mostly he said that after my halfhearted (不尽力的) __1__ to weed the vegetable garden. For some reason, he knew that there were white roots still __2__ deep in the ground without looking around the garden. So I would be in the __3__ again the next day with a spade dig deep and __4__ the roots of our garden. As I tried to focus my attention to __5__， Dad's words kept echoing in my mind: “Do it right.”‎ I saw a perfect example of what Dad was talking about last week when one of the ‎ teams in the company was __6__. All of us were sad to see them go. They were good friends and __7__， and we worried about them. And __8__， at such times you always wonder: am I next?‎ But as we watched them during the week they were given to __9__， many of us noticed that they weren't handling this in quite the way we expected them to. __10__ none of them found another job, there was also no bitterness or __11__ in their departure. I didn't hear a negative word. I didn't see any __12__ or unhappy faces—at least, not from them. Instead, I saw grace.‎ ‎“It's __13__，” one of my colleagues whispered. “I went over there to offer comfort and support to them, and they __14__ comforting me.”‎ Ancient Greeks believed that swans save their sweetest song for the moments to their __15__. I don't know if my departing friends __16__ their ending as a “swan song” or not, but the calm, quiet dignity with which they embraced their cruel reality touched and __17__ us.‎ Lee, a man who has seen and __18__ lots of layoffs during almost 40 upanddown, onagainoffagain years with the company, __19__ nicely for all of us.‎ ‎“Now, that's doing it right，” he said.‎ Somewhere, I just know Dad was smiling his __20__.‎ 文章大意：本文是一篇夹叙夹议文，作者通过小时候清除菜园杂草的经历以及公司里几个被解雇的同事的表现，向我们诠释了“Do it right”的内涵。‎ ‎1．A.attempts B．judgements ‎ C．expectations D．requests 答案：A　父亲大多是在“我”没有尽力尝试清除菜园的杂草时说这句话。attempt“努力，尝试”，符合语境。‎ ‎2．A.planted B．buried ‎ C．grown D．stuck 答案：B　根据上下文可知，此处表示“父亲知道仍然有一些白色的根深埋在土里”，故buried符合语境。‎ ‎3．A.house B．school ‎ C．garden D．company ‎4．A.look forward to B．come up with C．fit in with D．get down to ‎5．A.watching B．thinking ‎ C．digging D．working ‎6．A.turned down B．laid off ‎ C．cut down D．given up ‎7．A.competitors B．colleagues C．directors D．consultants 答案：B　由上下文可知，此处表示“他们是我们的好朋友和好同事”。‎ ‎8．A.frankly B．naturally ‎ C．equally D．generally ‎9．A.hurry up B．turn up ‎ C．pack up D．come up ‎10．A.Since B．When ‎ C．Unless D．While 答案：D　根据上下文可知，空处所在句和后一句之间是让步关系，因此选while，表示“尽管”。尽管没有一个人找到其他的工作，但是他们也没有痛苦或难过。‎ ‎11．A.sadness B．puzzle ‎ C．anger D．delight 答案：A　根据语境可知，此处应该选一个与bitterness意思相近的词语，因此选sadness。‎ ‎12．A.tears B．smiles ‎ C．dangers D．fears 答案：A　“我”没有从他们脸上看见眼泪和难过的神色。‎ ‎13．A.upsetting B．exciting ‎ C．disappointing D．amazing ‎14．A.objected to B．insisted on ‎ C．ended up D．kept on ‎15．A.birth B．death ‎ C．arrival D．party ‎16．A.view B．recognize ‎ C．choose D．describe ‎17．A.discouraged B．warned C．inspired D．amused ‎18．A.celebrated B．witnessed C．resisted D．survived ‎19．A.made up B．summed up C．picked up D．speeded up 答案：B　Lee为我们做了很好的总结。sum up意为“总结”，符合上下文语境。‎ ‎20．A.disagreement B．indifference C．admiration D．approval