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【英语】2018届二轮复习完形填空记叙文典题10篇练与析(含有解析)学案(20页word版)
2018届二轮复习完形填空记叙文典题10篇练与析 【一】 I fell in love with Yosemite National Park the first time I saw it, when I was 13. My parents took us there for camping. On the way out, I asked them to wait while I ran up to El Capitan, a __16__ rock of 3,300 feet straight up. I touched that giant rock and knew __17__ I wanted to climb it. That has been my life's passion (钟爱) ever since — __18__ the rocks and mountains of Yosemite. I've long made Yosemite my __19__. About 15 years ago I started seeing a lot of __20__, like toilet paper, beer cans, and empty boxes, around the area. It's __21__ me why visitors started respecting the place __22__ and treated such a beautiful homelike place this way. I tried __23__ trash (垃圾) myself, but the job was too big. I would __24__ an hour or two on the job, only to find the area trashed all over again weeks later. Finally, I got so __25__ it that I decided something had to change. As a rockclimbing guide, I knew __26__ about organizing any big event. But in 2004, together with some climbers, I set a date for a __27__. On that day, more than 300 people __28__. Over three days we collected about 6,000 pounds of trash. It was amazing how much we were able to __29__. I couldn't believe the __30__ we made — the park looked clean! Each year volunteers come for the cleanup from everywhere. In 2007 alone, 2,945 people picked up 42,330 pounds of trash and __31__ 132 miles of roadway. I often hear people __32__ about their surroundings. If you are one of them, I would say the only way to change things is by __33__ rather than complaining. We need to teach by __34__. You can't blame others __35__ you start with yourself. 语篇解读:本文为记叙文。作者和志愿者让公园变得更干净了。而有些人面对环境问题只是一味的埋怨。由此,作者提出建议,改变事情的唯一办法是身体力行,从自我做起,而不是一味的埋怨。 16.A.distant B.huge C.narrow D.loose 解析:选B。根据下句的that giant rock可知,答案为B。huge意为“巨大的”,符合语境。A项意为“遥远的”;C项意为“狭窄的”;D项意为“松的”,都与语境不符。 17.A.immediately B.finally C.gradually D.recently 解析:选A。根据下句的That has been my life's passion可知,爬山是作者最喜欢做的事,所以作者一触摸到这块巨大的岩石就想爬上去,所以答案为A。“immediately”意为“立刻,马上”,符合语境。B项意为“最后”;C项意为“逐渐地”;D项意为“最近”,都与语境不符。 18.A.imagining B.painting C.describing D.climbing 解析:选D。根据上句的climb和下文的as a rockclimbing guide可知,答案为D。climb意为“爬”,符合语境意义。A项意为“想象,设想”;B项意为“画”;C项意为“描写,描述”,都与语境不符。 19.A.garden B.home C.lab D.palace 解析:选B。 根据。由下文第二段末句的such a beautiful homelike place可知,答案为B。home意为“家”。A项意为“花园”;C项意为“实验室”;D项意为“宫殿”,都与语境不符。 20.A.material B.resources C.waste D.goods 解析:选C。根据本句中的like toilet paper,beer cans,and empty boxes可知,答案为C。waste意为废物。A项意为“材料”;B项意为“资源”;D项意为“货物”,都与语境不符。 21.A.beyond B.against C.over D.within 解析:选A。 根据本句中的why可知,答案为A。beyond意为“超出”。It's beyond me“我不理解”,符合语境。B项意为“反对”;C项意为“在……上面,超过”;D项意为“在……以内”,都与语境不符。 22.A.more B.most C.less D.least 解析:选C。根据上句a lot of waste ... around the area可知,答案为C。less意为“更少的”。A项意为“更多的”;B项意为“最多的”;D项意为“最少的”,都与语境不符。 23.A.throwing away B.picking up C.breaking down D.digging out 解析:选B。 根据本句中tried、myself和the job was too big可知作者捡过垃圾。pick up意为“捡起”,符合语境。A项意为“扔掉”;C项意为“分解,垮掉”;D项意为“挖出”,都与语境不符。 24.A.kill B.save C.wait D.spend 解析:选D。根据上文的I tried __23__ trash myself可知作者捡垃圾会花费时间,答案为D。spend意为“花费”,符合语境。A项意为“杀死”;B项意为“拯救”;C项意为“等待”,都与语境不符。 25.A.satisfied with B.delighted in C.tired of D.used to 解析:选C。 根据上句的only to find the area trashed all over again和本句的I decided something had to change可知,作者厌烦了,因为捡了垃圾不久到处又会满是垃圾,答案为C。be tired of意为“厌倦”。A项意为“对……满意”;B项意为“以……为乐趣”;D项意为“习惯于”,都与语境不符。 26.A.something B.anything C.everything D.nothing 解析:选D。 根据本句的As a rockclimbing guide,organizing any big event 和下句but的转折句意可知,本句为否定意义,答案为D。nothing意为“没什么事情”,know nothing“一无所知”,符合语境。A项意为“某事,某物,一些”;B项意为“任何事”;C项意为“每一样东西”,都与语境不符。 27.A.cleanup B.party C.picnic D.concert 解析:选A。 根据下文的Each year volunteers come for the cleanup from everywhere可知,答案为A。cleanup意为“清理”,符合语境。B项意为“聚会”;C项意为“野炊”;D项意为“音乐会”,都与语境不符。 28.A.dropped out B.showed up C.looked around D.called back 解析:选B。根据下文的we collected about 6,000 pounds of trash可知来了300人,答案为B。show up意为“出现,到场”,符合语境。A项意为“退出;退学”;C项意为“环顾四周”;D项意为“收回,回电”,都与语境不符。 29.A.demand B.receive C.accomplish D.overcome 解析:选C。 根据上句的over three days we collected about 6,000 pounds of trash和下句I couldn't believe ...the park looked clean可知,我们能做这么多,真令人吃惊。accomplish意为“完成”,符合语境。A项意为“要求”;B项意为“接到”;D项意为“克服”,都与语境不符。 30.A.plan B.visit C.contact D.difference 解析:选D。根据本句的the park looked clean可知,我不相信我们带来的这么大的变化,答案D。difference意为“不同,区别”,make a difference“有影响,使不同”,difference放在前面做先行词,we made是定语从句,符合语境。A项意为“计划”;B项意为“参观,访问”;C项意为“联系”,都与语境不符。 31.A.crossed B.measured C.covered D.designed 解析:选C。根据本句中的132 miles of roadway可知,答案为C。cover意为“走过……里路”,符合语境。A项意为“跨过,横过”;B项意为“测量”;D项意为“设计”,都与语境不符。 32.A.talk B.complain C.argue D.quarrel 解析:选B。 根据下句的instead of complaining可知,答案为B。complain意为“埋怨,发牢骚”,符合语境。A项意为“谈话”;C项意为“争论”;D项意为“吵架”,都与语境不符。 33.A.doing B.thinking C.questioning D.watching 解析:选A。根据上文作者叙述的和其他人捡垃圾及下文的you start with yourself可知,改变事情的唯一方法是靠做而不是埋怨,答案为A。do意为“做”,符合语境。B项意为“想,认为”;C项意为“质问,提问”;D项意为“观察”,都与语境不符。 34.A.method B.explanation C.example D.research 解析:选C。 根据上句的the only way to change things is by ________ rather than complaining和下句的you start with yourself可知,我们需要用实际行动去教(人们),答案为C。example意为事例,符合语境。A项意为“方法”;B项意为“解释”;D项意为“调查;研究”,都与语境不符。 35.A.although B.if C.when D.unless 解析:选D。根据上文的the only way to change things is by ________ rather than complaining和本句空格前后句的逻辑关系可知,除非你从自我做起,否则就不要埋怨别人,答案D。unless意为“除非……”,符合语境。A项意为“虽然,尽管”;B项意为“如果”;C项意为“当……时候”,都与语境不符。 【二】 One sunny afternoon, a sevenyearold girl went for a walk. She crossed a large area of grassland into the woods __26__ she realised that she was lost. Sitting on a rock and __27__ what to do, she began crying. After a while, she __28__ to walk along a wide path lined with tall trees and thick bushes.__29__ it was getting dark, she saw a small, dark wooden house. She opened the door and __30__ stepped in. Suddenly, she heard a strange noise, and she ran out the door and back to the __31__. Cold and tired, she fell asleep near a __32__. The girl's parents were out and her dog, Laddy, was at home. Laddy __33__ that his mistress (女主人) was in danger. He jumped __34__ a window, breaking the glass. He looked in the fields, but he couldn't find his mistress anywhere. However, from the ground came a __35__ scent (气味) as he lowered his head. He __36__ the scent and walked across the grassland. Barking __37__ into the air, the dog __38__ through the woods until he found the __39__. But the girl was not there, so he headed back to the woods. Much to his __40__, he saw his mistress' blue shirt in the distance. He __41__ over some bushes and saw the little stream, where the girl was __42__. When she opened her eyes and __43__ her dog standing beside her, the girl said, “you __44__ me, Laddy,” and she kissed him several times. Seeing their daughter and dog coming back, the parents burst into tears of __45__. That night Laddy had a hero's supper: a huge meal of steak. 语篇解读:一位小姑娘来到树林里散步,走着走着她迷路了。他们家的小狗Laddy意识到主人有危险,几经周折,最终小狗Laddy找到了她。 26.A.before B.since C.while D.as 解析:选A。句意:她穿过一大片草地,只是她意识到自己迷路了,即在她意识到自己迷路之前她已经走过了一大片草地,故选A。 27.A.wondering B.forgetting C.remembering D.regretting 解析:选A。wonder“想知道”;forget“忘记”;remember“记得”;regret“遗憾;后悔”。根据宾语what to do可以推断出此处选A。 28.A.preferred B.expected C.failed D.decided 解析:选D。prefer“更喜欢”;expect“期待;预料”;fail“没做到;失败”;decide“决定”。由句意可知此处选D。 29.A.When B.Until C.If D.Because 解析:选A。由句意可知所填词引导时间状语从句,意为“当……的时候”,故选A。 30.A.carelessly B.cautiously C.hopelessly D.unwillingly 解析:选B。carelessly“粗心地”;cautiously“小心地;谨慎地”;hopelessly“无望地”;unwillingly“不愿意地”。句意:她打开门,小心地走了进去。 31.A.trees B.bushes C.woods D.grasses 解析:选C。根据上文中woods可知此处选C。 32.A.stream B.rock C.tree D.house 解析:选A。根据下文中的the little stream可知此处选A。 33.A.found B.sensed C.heard D.smelt 解析:选B。句意: Laddy意识到女主人有危险。所填词意为“意识到;感觉到”,故选B。 34.A.at B.through C.in D.onto 解析:选B。根据breaking the window可以推断出所填介词意为“穿过”,故选B。 35.A.terrible B.strange C.pleasant D.familiar 解析:选D。句意:然而,当它低头闻时,地面上散发出一种熟悉的气味。 36.A.missed B.discovered C.followed D.ignored 解析:选C。miss“失去”;discover“发现”;follow“跟随”;ignore“忽略”。句意:它跟随这种气味,穿过了草地。 37.A.calmly B.loudly C.merrily D.gently 解析:选B。calmly“平静地”;loudly“大声地”;merrily“欢乐地”;gently“温柔地”。句意:狗向空中大声的吠叫,穿行森林一直在寻找(主人),直到发现了那个小屋。 38.A.searched B.wandered C.looked D.travelled 解析:选A。search“寻找”;wander“徘徊”;look“看;瞧”;travel“旅行”。参考上题解析可知此处选A。 39.A.window B.girl C.house D.hero 解析:选C。根据上文的提到的名词house可知此处选C。 40.A.satisfaction B.disappointment C.embarrassment D.delight 解析:选D。satisfaction“满意;满足”;disappointment“失望”;embarrassment“尴尬”;delight“愉快;高兴”。从远处看到了主人的蓝色衣服,当然他高兴。 41.A.jumped B.climbed C.walked D.flew 解析:选A。jump“跳”;climb“爬”;walk“走;步行”;fly“飞”。根据语境:狗在草丛中,且已发现了主人。故选A。 42.A.awake B.abandoned C.available D.asleep 解析:选D。根据第二段最后一句中的fall asleep可知此处选D。 43.A.spotted B.watched C.observed D.saw 解析:选D。spot“玷污; 认出;发现”;watch“观看”;observe“观察”;see“看见”。由句意可知,此处所填词意为“看见”,故选D。 44.A.disturbed B.comforted C.rescued D.scared 解析:选C。disturb“打扰”;comfort“使舒适”;rescue“挽救”;scare“惊吓”。句意:Laddy,是你救了我。 45.A.pain B.shock C.sorrow D.relief 解析:选D。pain“痛”;shock“震惊”;sorrow“难过;悲伤”;relief“解脱”。句意:看到他们的女儿回来了,父母激动地留下了泪水,他们如释重负了。 【三】 Whenever we hear about “the homeless”, most of us think of the Developing World. But the __36__ is that homelessness is everywhere. For example, how many of us would expect to see people living on the streets of a __37__ country like Germany? Kurt Muller and his wife Rita have spent eleven years making __38__ for the homeless of Berlin, Germany's capital. They first __39__ one long hot summer when most Germans were __40__ on holiday. Kurt and his wife stayed at home, made sandwiches, __41__ a table in the street and gave food to the homeless. The Mullers soon realised that food and clothing weren't __42__. “What these people also need is warmth and __43__,” says Rita. The Mullers didn't __44__ to give their phone number to the street people and told them to phone anytime. Rita __45__ there was somebody at home to answer the phone and their home was always __46__ to anyone who couldn't face another night on the street. The couple were soon __47__ all their time and money, so Kurt visited food and clothing companies to __48__ donations. Today, over thirty companies __49__ donate food and other goods to the cause and volunteers help to __50__ them to the homeless. The public also give clothes and money and a shoe producer __51__ new shoes. Kurt and Rita receive no __52__ for their hard work. “We feel like parents,” says Rita, “and parents shouldn't __53__ money for helping their children. The love we get on the streets is our salary.” Though Rita admits she often gets __54__. She says she will continue with her work because she likes the feeling of having made a __55__ in the world. 语篇解读:这是一篇记叙文,叙述的是一对德国夫妇为了帮助无家可归的人所付出的努力,并借主人公之口表达了作者的感受:给予爱,也收获爱,这非常有意义。 36.A.result B.truth C.reason D.idea 解析:选B。前面的but表转折,句意:但是事实上无家可归的到处都有。句型the truth is that ...意为“事实上……”。 37.A.traditional B.developing C.typical D.wealthy 解析:选D。根据上文,此处表达的是“一个像德国这么富有的国家”,与前文的for example和后面的like Germany一致。 38.A.preparations B.houses C.meals D.suggestions 解析:选C。根据下文的sandwiches及a table可知,此句句意为:他们为德国首都柏林的无家可归者做饭已经十一年了。 39.A.began B.met C.called D.left 解析:选A。此处意为:他们从一个漫长而炎热的夏天开始。上句提到他们为无家可归者提供食物有十一年了,所以此处应该表达何时开始。 40.A.asleep B.alone C.across D.away 解析:选D。根据后面的Kurt and his wife stayed at home,此处是用大多数德国人与Kurt夫妇作一对比,句意:他们从一个漫长而炎热的夏天开始,此时大多数德国人都外出度假了。 41.A.brought up B.set up C.put aside D.gave away 解析:选B。句意:Kurt和他的妻子待在家里做三明治,他们在街上布置好桌子,给无家可归者提供食物。set up“安装;布置;临时搭起”,符合句意。put aside“储存;撇开”;bring up“提出;抚养”;gave away“无偿赠送;暴露”。 42.A.enough B.necessary C.helpful D.expensive 解析:选A。由后句中的what people also need ...可知,此处应该表达的是“穆勒夫妇意识到只有食物和衣服并不够”,故用enough。 43.A.fame B.freedom C.courage D.caring 解析:选D。句意:他们也需要温暖和关怀。caring“关心;关怀”,符合句意。fame“名誉;名声”;freedom“自由”;courage“勇气”。 44.A.hesitate B.agree C.pretend D.intend 解析:选A。由后文中的somebody at home to answer the phone可知,穆勒夫妇很愿意把电话号码给那些街上的需要帮助的人,因此此处表示“很愿意;毫不犹豫地”之意。B项和D项的意义与下文矛盾;pretend“假装”。 45.A.made sense B.found out C.made sure D.worked out 解析:选C。承接上句而来,前面说到穆勒夫妇把电话号码给街上的人,因此此处应是:Rita确定家里有人随时接电话,make sure“确定”,符合句意。make sense“有道理”;find out“找出;查明”;work out“算出;制定”。 46.A.open B.crowded C.noisy D.near 解析:选A。此处意为:她家对那些不能在街上再待一夜的人是敞开着的。be open to意为“对某人是敞开的;对……开放”。 47.A.costing B.wasting C.taking D.spending 解析:选D。句意:穆勒夫妇马上就要花完他们的时间和金钱了。此处用动词过去进行时表示过去将要发生的动作。waste“浪费”;cost“花费”,但主语不能是sb.;take也可表示“花费”,但其主语一般是sth.或形式主语it。 48.A.pay for B.ask for C.look into D.carry out 解析:选B。句意:因此Kurt去了几家食品厂和服装厂请求捐赠。ask for“请求”,符合句意。pay for“支付”;look into“调查”; carry out“贯彻;执行”。 49.A.completely B.calmly C.regularly D.roughly 解析:选C。句意:如今,三十多家公司经常为他们的事业捐赠食品和其他物品。regularly“经常性地”,符合句意。completely“完全地;完整地”;calmly“平静地;镇定地”;roughly“粗略地;粗暴地”。 50.A.advertise B.sell C.deliver D.lend 解析:选C。句意:志愿者帮助向无家可归者分发这些食品物品。deliver“传送;递送”,符合句意。advertise“作广告”;lend“借”;sell“卖”。 51.A.donates B.produces C.designs D.collects 解析:选A。上文提到很多公司为无家可归者捐赠,此处表达的应该是:公众也给衣服和钱,而且一家制鞋商捐赠新鞋。donate“捐赠”,符合句意。produce“生产”;design“设计”;collect“收集”。 52.A.permission B.payment C.direction D.support 解析:选B。由下文可知,此处意为“穆勒夫妇没有因为他们的工作而得到报酬”,payment“报酬;付款”,符合句意。permission“允许;许可”;direction“方向”;support“支持”。 53.A.borrow B.raise C.save D.expect 解析:选D。句意:我们感觉就像父母,父母是不应该因为帮助孩子而期望得到金钱的。expect“期望;期待”,符合句意;其他选项中,borrow“借”;raise“募集”;have“拥有”,都不符合句意。 54.A.surprised B.excited C.tired D.amused 解析:选C。这是一个表示让步的句子。句意:尽管Rita承认有时感到累,但她说她会继续这工作,因为她喜欢这种让世界变得不同的感觉。 55.A.profit B.difference C.decision D.rule 解析:选B。由上题解析可知,此处应该表达的意思是“对世界有意义;让世界不同”,故用短语make a difference,意为“有影响;有区别”。 【四】 I truly feel that my mother led me here, to Morzaine, and to my future as a happy wife and businesswoman.When Mum__21__in October 2007, I was a cook.In December that year, while I was working for a wedding, a pearl necklace Mum had left me__22__.I was distraught( 忧心如焚的).Some days later, I was__23__that a guy who was working with us that day, “ could probably have made a fortune__24__the necklace he found.” __25__, he returned it.Hearing how I'd __26__Mum for six months before her death, he said, “ Christmas is going to be __27__- why not go out to the Alps for a couple of weeks?” I came to Morzaine, a small, friendly village in the Alps and__28__fell in love with it.What was__29__to be a stopgap(权宜之计) trip turned into a new life.I kept travelling between London and here and felt__30__than I had in months.In December 2008, I was __31__as a hotel manager and moved here full time. A month later, I met Paul, who was travelling here.We fell in love.In the beginning, I didn't want to discuss__32__, because the sadness of losing Mum__33__felt great.Paul understood that and never__34__me but, by summer, we got married.A year later, we used his savings, and the money from the sale of Mum's house, to build our own__35__. We want to give our guests a __36__feel, so each room is themed(以……为主题) around memories from our lives.There are also styles to remind me of Mum-a tiny chair which__37__be in her bedroom is set in one room. We are having a wonderful life and Mum__38__naturally part of it, __39__there's no way we would be here if it wasn't for the __40__she gave me.I know she's here in spirit, keeping an eye on us. 语篇解读:本文为一篇记叙文。2007年10月母亲去世时,“我”很悲伤,于是到 Morzaine 度假,没想到权宜之计竟成了“我”新生活的开始。 21.A.died B.came C.returned D.visited 解析:根据下文信息“...a pearl necklace Mum had left me...” 以及“...Mum for six months before her death” 可知,此处应选A。 答案:A 22. A.burned B.disappeared C.broke D.dropped 解析:根据空格后的信息“...I was distraught (忧心如焚的).Some days later, I was__23__that ...a fortune __24__the necklace he found”可知,母亲留给“我”的珍珠项链不见了,disappear 不见,消失,符合语境。 答案:B 23. A.shown B.comforted C.persuaded D.told 解析:几天后,有人告诉( told)“我”:那天与“我”一起工作的一个小伙子本可卖掉他捡到的项链赚一笔钱。 答案:D 24. A.hiding B.stealing C.selling D.wearing 解析:sell 出售。 有人告诉“我”:那天与“我”一起工作的一个小伙子本可卖掉他捡到的项链赚一笔钱。 答案:C 25. A.Luckily B.Naturally C.Surely D.Hopefully 解析:Luckily 幸运地,幸好,符合语境。幸运的是,小伙子把捡到的项链还给了“我”。Naturally 自然地;Surely 无疑;Hopefully 抱有希望地,均不符合语境。 答案:A 26. A.nursed B.cured C.missed D.guarded 解析:nurse 看护,照料。小伙子听到母亲去世前六个月“我”怎样照料她后,建议“我”去 Alps 度假。 答案:A 27. A.long B.hard C.merry D.free 解析:hard 难过的,艰难的。圣诞节将会很难过。 答案:B 28. A.suddenly B.finally C.nearly D.immediately 解析:“我”一到 Morzaine 这个友好的小村庄,就喜欢上了它。immediately 立即,立刻,符合语境。suddenly 表示突然,忽然,强调感到意外,不符合语境。 答案:D 29. A.said B.proved C.supposed D.judged 解析:be supposed to 应该,一般认为。本该是权宜之计的Alps 之旅成了“我”新生活的开始。 答案:C 30. A.smarter B.higher C.firmer D.lighter 解析:light 快活的,愉快的。句意:往返于London 和 Alps 之间,“我”的心情比此前几个月愉快多了。 答案:D 31. A.honoured B.hired C.regarded D.trained 解析:hire 聘用,雇用。此处指“我”被聘用为酒店经理。 答案:B 32. A.travel B.business C.children D.marriage 解析:marriage 婚姻,婚礼。根据上文信息“ A month later, I met Paul, who was travelling here.We fell in love.”及下文“we got married ”可知,应选D。 答案:D 33. A.recently B.once C.still D.firstly 解析:因为“我”仍然对“我”母亲的去世感到极大的悲伤,所以最初“我”不想谈结婚问题。 答案:C 34. A.left B.pushed C.surprised D.interrupted 解析:push 催促,说服,敦劝。句意:Paul理解“我”的感受,并没催促“我”结婚。 答案:B 35. A.hotel B.restaurant C.home D.shop 解析:根据下文信息“We want to give our guests a __36__feel, so each room is themed (以……为主题) around memories from our lives.” 可知,“我们”开办了属于自己的旅馆。 答案:A 36. A.homely B.lively C.motherly D.friendly 解析:homely 像家一样舒适的,热情友好的,亲切的。根据该句后半句信息 so each room is themed (以……为主题) around memories from our lives 可知“我们”想给顾客一种像在家一样舒适的感觉。 答案:A 37. A.ought to B.used to C.might D.could 解析: used to (过去持续或经常发生的事)曾经。有方法让“我”想起去世的母亲,因为以前在“我”母亲卧室里放的一把椅子被布置在了一个房间里。 答案:B 38. A.takes B.keeps C.looks D.feels 解析:从最后一句话“I know she's here in spirit, keeping an eye on us.”可知“我”认为母亲也自然是我们美好生活的一部分。 答案:D 39. A.unless B.while C.because D.though 解析:because 引导原因状语从句。前后分句有因果关系。要不是母亲给“我”的项链,“我们”不会在 Morzaine,也不会有现在美好的生活。 答案:C 40. A.money B.chair C.house D.necklace 解析:第一段中的“...a pearl necklace Mum had left me...”有答案提示。 答案:D 【五】 In the summer vacation of 1997 , I was fixed with a job . I worked as a(n) 36 at Mr. Breen’s fruit shop .The fruit shop did 37 business . Most of the trade came from the housewives who lived in the neighbourhood , 38 he also had regular customers who arrived outside the shop in cars . Mr Breen 39 them all by name and they sometimes even had their order already made up , always 40 me to carry it out to their car . They were clearly long-standing customers , and I 41 they must have stayed faithful to him 42 he had promised to sell good quality 43 . He had a way with them —I had to 44 that . He called every woman “madam” for a start , 45 those who clearly were not, but when he 46 it , it did not sound like flattery (奉承). It just sounded 47 in an old-fashioned way . He was a great chatter 48 . If he did not know them , he would greet them with a few 49 about the weather , 50 he did , he would ask about their families or make 51 , always cutting his cloth 52 his customers . Whatever their bills came to , be 53 gave them back the few odd pence (零钱), and I am sure they thought he was very generous (慷慨). But I thought he was the opposite . He never 54 anything away . He was always looking for 55 for nothing . 36.A.operator B.assistant C.waiter D.secretary 37.A.good B.poor C.big D.usual 38.A.so B.when C.therefore D.but 39.A.sold B.knew C.gave D.sent 40.A.making B.letting C.getting D.keeping 41.A.wish B.insist C.declare D.suppose 42.A.when B.if C.because D.though 43.A.food B.fruit C.vegetables D.drink 44.A.admit B.expect C.announce D.promise 45.A.yet B.only C.just D.even 46.A.told B.said C.spoke D.talked 47.A.serious B.strange C.polite D.familiar 48.A.as well B.as usual C.either D.also 49.A.sayings B.questions C.words D.speeches 50.A.and then B.and so C.even if D.but if 51.A.preparations B.jokes C.repairs D.friends 52.A.according to B.due to C.instead of D.up to 53.A.never B.ever C.seldom D.always 54.A.took B.moved C.threw D.turned . 55.A.something B.anything C.somebody D.anybody 答案 36.B 37.A 38.D 39.B 40.C 41.D 42.C 43.B 44.A 45.D 46.B 47.C 48.A 49.C 50.D 51.B 52.A 53.D 54.C 55.A 【六】 When I was thirteen, my family moved from Boston to Tucson, Arizona. 36 the move, my father 37 us in the living-room on a freezing January night. My sisters and I sat around the fire, not 38 that the universe would suddenly change its course. "In May, we're 39 to Arizona." The words, so small, didn't seem 40 enough to hold my new life. But the world changed and I awoke on a tram moving across the country. I watched the 41_ change from green trees to flat dusty plains to high mountains as I saw strange new plants that 42 mysteries(奥秘) yet to come. Finally, we arrived and 43 into own new home. 44 my older sisters were sad at the loss of friends, I 45 explored(探索) our new surroundings. One afternoon, I was out exploring 46 and saw a new kind of cactus(仙人掌). I crouched (蹲) down for a closer look. "You'd better not 47 that." I turned around to see an old woman "Are you new lo this neighborhood?" I explained that I was, 48 , new to the entire state. "My name is Ina Thorne. Have you got used to life in the 49 ? It must be quite a _50 after living in Boston." How could I explain how I 51 the desert? I couldn't seem to find the right words. "It's vastness," she offered. “That vastness 52 you stand on the mountains overlooking the desert -- you can 53 how little you are in comparison with the world. _54 , you feel that the possibilities are limitless.” That was it. That was the feeling I'd bad ever since I'd first seen the mountains of my new home. Again, my 55 would change with just a few simple words. "Would you like to come to my home tomorrow? Someone should teach you which plant you should and shouldn't touch." 36. A. During B. Until C. Upon D. Before 37. A. gathered B. warned C. organized D. comforted 38. A. hoping B. admitting C. realizing D. believing 39. A. going B. moving C. driving D. flying 40. A. good B. simple C. big D. proper 41 A. picture B. ground C. sense D. area 42. A. suggested B. solved C. discovered D. explained 43. A. settled B. walked C. hurried D. stepped 44. A. If B. After C. once D. While 45. A. bitterly B. easily C. proudly D. eagerly 46 A as well B. as usual C. fight away D. on time 47. A. move B. dig C. pull D. touch 48. A. of course B. in fact C. after all D. at least 49. A. desert B. city C. state D. country 50. A. luck B. doubt C. shock D. danger 51. A. found B. examined C. watched D. reached 52. A. why B. when C. how D. where 53. A. prove B. guess C. sense D. expect 54. A. However B. Otherwise C. Therefore D. Meanwhile 55. A. idea B. life C. home D. family 答案 36.D 37.A 38.C 39.B 40.C 41.C 42.A 43.A 44.D 45.D 46.B 47.D 48.B 49.A 50.C 51.A 52.B 53.C 54.D 55.B 【七】 I did very badly at school. My headmaster thought I was 36 and when I was 14 he said, “You’re never going to be 37 but a failure.” After five years of 38 jobs, I fell in love with a very nice middle-class girl. It was the beat 39 that could have happened to me. I 40 ! wanted-to do something positive (积极地) with my life because I wanted to prove to 41 that what people said about me was 42 . Especially her mother, who had said to me, “Let’s 43 it, you’ve failed at everything you’ve ever done.” So I tried hard with my 44 and went to college. My first novel (小说) 45 while I was at college. After college I taught during the 46 in high schools and attended evening classes at London University, where I got a 47 in history. I became a lecturer at a college and was thinking of 48 that job to write full time 49 I was offered a part-time job at Leeds University. I began to feel proud of myself — 50 was a working-.class boy who’d 51 school early, now teaching at the university My writing career (职业) took off when I discovered my own style. Now I’m rich and 52 , have been on TV, and met lots of film stars. 53 what does it mean? I 54 wish all the people that have put me down had 55 : “I believe in you. You’ll succeed.” 36. A. bright B. useless C. simple D. hopeful 37. A. anything B. something C. everything D. nothing 38. A. low B. poor C. good D. useful 39 A. support B. happiness C. surprise D. thing 40. A. admitted B. decided C. planned D. told 41. A. me B. them C. her D. it 42. A. wrong B. right C. stupid D. faulty 43. A. see B. know C. understand D. face 44. A. experiment B. practice C. writing D. composition 45. A. came on B. came in C. came out D. came back 46. A. day B. night C. month D. year 47. A. graduation B. pass C. degree D. success 48. A. giving in B. giving back C. giving out D. giving up 49. A. while B. if C. when D. or 50. A. there B. here C. it D. that 51. A. left B. attended C. changed D. graduated 52. A. tired B. calm C. nervous D. famous 53. A. And B. But C. However D. Well 54. A. just B. exactly C. so D. very 55. A. praised B. said C. answered D. advised 答案 36.B 37.A 38.B 39.D 40.B 41.C 42.A 43.D 44.C 45.C 46.A 47.C 48.D 49.C 50.B 51.A 52.D 53.B 54.A 55.B 【八】 You are near the front line of a battle .Around you shells are exploding ;people are shooting from a house behind you .What are you doing there? You aren’t a soldier .You aren’t 36 carrying a gun .You’re standing in front of a 37 and you’re telling the TV 38 what is happening. It’s all in a day’s work for a war reporter ,and it can be very 39 .In the first two years of the 40 in former Yugoslavia(前南斯拉夫),28 reporters and photographers were killed .Hundreds more were 41 .What kind of people put themselves in danger to 42 pictures to our TV screens and 43 to our newspapers? Why do they do it ? “I think it’s every young journalist’s 44 to be a foreign reporter,” says Michael Nicholson, “that’s 45 you find the excitement .So when the first opportunity comes ,you take it 46 it is a war.” But there are moments of 47 . Jeremy Bowen says, “Yes ,when you’re lying on the ground and bullets (子弹)are flying 48 your ears ,you think: ‘What am I doing here? I’m not going to do this again.’ But that feeling 49 after a while and when the next war starts , you’ll be 50 .” “None of us believes that we’re going to 51 ,” adds Michael .But he always 52 a lucky charm(护身符)with him .It was given to him by his wife for his first war .It’s a card which says “Take care of yourself.” Does he ever think about dying? “Oh, 53 ,and every time it happens you look to the sky and say to God, ‘If you get me out of this ,I 54 I’ll never do it again.’ You can almost hear God 55 ,because you know he doesn’t believe you .” 36.A.simply B.really C.merely D.even 37.A.crowd B.house C.battlefield D.camera 38.A.producers B.viewers C.directors D.actors 39.A.dangerous B.exciting C.normal D.disappointing 40.A.stay B.fight C.war D.life 41.A.injured B.buried C.defeated D.saved 42.A.bring B.show C.take D.make 43.A.scenes B.passages C.stories D.contents 44.A.belief B.dream C.duty D.faith 45.A.why B.what C.how D.where 46.A.even so B.ever since C.as if D.even if 47.A.fear B.surprise C.shame D.sadness 48.A.into B.around C.past D.through 49.A.returns B.goes C.continues D.occurs 50.A.there B.away C.out D.home 51.A.leave B.escape C.die D.remain 52.A.hangs B.wears C.holds D.carries 53.A.never B.many times C.some time D.seldom 54.A.consider B.accept C.promise D.guess 55.A.whispering B.laughing C.screaming D.crying 答案 36.D 37.D 38.B 39.A 40.C 41.A 42.A 43.C 44.B 45.D 46.D 47.A 48.C 49.B 50.A 51.C 52.D 53.B 54.C 55.B 【九】 Dear Laura, I just heard you tell an old story of gift giving and unselfish love in your program. You doubted that such unselfish love would happen in today’s world. Well, I’m here to give you 36 . I wanted to do something very 37 for my fifteen – year – old son, who has always been the perfect child. He 38 all summer to earn enough money to buy a used motorcycle. Then, he spent hours and hours on it 39 it looked almost new. I was so 40 of him that I bought him the shiniest helmet and a riding outfit. I could 41 wait for him to open up his gift. In fact, I barely slept the night before. Upon awakening. I went to the kitchen to 42 the coffee, tea, and morning goodies. In the living room was a beautiful keyboard with a 43 : “To my wonderful mother, all my love, your son.” I was so 44 . It had been a long – standing joke in our family that I wanted a piano so that I could 45 lessons. “L earn to play the piano, and I’ll get you one” was my husband’s 46 . I stood there shocked, crying a river, asking myself how my son could 47 this expensive gift. Of course, the 48 awoke, and my son was thrilled(激动的)with my reaction. Many kisses were 49 , and I immediately wanted him to 50 my gift. As he saw the helmet and outfit, the look on his face was not 51 what I was expecting. Then I 52 that he had sold the motorcycle to get me the keyboard. Of course I was the proudest mother 53 on that day, and my feet never hit the ground for a month. So I wanted you to know, that kind of love still 54 and lives even in the ever–changing world of me, me, me! I thought you’d love to 55 this story. Yours, Hilary P.S. The next day, my husband and I bought him a new “used” already shiny motorcycle. 36.A.hope B.advice C.support D.courage 37.A.polite B.similar C.special D.private 38.A.played B.studied C.traveled D.worked 39.A.after B.before C.unless D.until 40.A.sure B.fond C.proud D.confident 41.A.perhaps B.really C.almost D.hardly 42.A.start B.cook C.set D.serve 43.A.note B.notice C.word D.sign 44.A.disturbed B.confused C.astonished D.inspired 45.A.give B.take C.draw D.teach 46.A.reason B.request C.comment D.response 47.A.present B.afford C.find D.order 48.A.neighbor B.building C.home D.house 49.A.exchanged B.experienced C.expected D.exhibited 50.A.tear B.open C.check D.receive 51.A.purely B.basically C.obviously D.exactly 52.A.realized B.remembered C.imagined D.supposed 53.A.only B.still C.ever D.even 54.A.works B.exists C.matters D.counts 55.A.send B.publish C.share D.write 答案 36.A 37.C 38.D 39.D 40.C 41.D 42.A 43.A 44.C 45.B 46.D 47.B 48.D 49.A 50.B 51.D 52.A 53.C 54.B 55.C 【十】 Having left the town, the girl stopped the car at the landing near the entrance of the bay (海湾)She stepped into the 16 and rowed out silently. The tide was rushing to the entrance and 17 to the wild open sea. She had to row across the bay to reach 18 side. The waves struck against the side of the boat, 19 and uneven; it became 20 difficult to row. If she 21 for a moment, the tide would push the boat back towards the 22 . She wasn' t even halfway, 23 she was already tired and her hands 24 from pulling on the rough wooden oars (船桨). "I'm never going to 25 it”, she thought. She rested the oars on her knees and 26 her head helplessly, then looked up as she 27 the boat shift(晃动) against the tide. The east wind , which had swung(旋转) around from the south-west, 28 her help and pushed the boat towards the mountains. It was going to be 29 . Her hands weren't so painful. Her chest didn’t feel as if it was about to burst 30 . The lights of the town became 31 . one of the oars banged against the side of the boat and she 32 it with a start. Had she been asleep, or just 33 ? She looked over her shoulder. She was almost on the beach. The girl gave one last 34 on the oars to ground the boat, and then lay back against the seat. She listened to the waves 35 and knew she had come home. Far across the moonlit bay the lights were no more than a sparkling chain. 16. A. car B. boat C. ship D. mail 17. A. beside B. before C. behind D. beyond 18.A. another B. other C. either D. the other 19. A. deep B. calm C. gentle D. rough 20. A. more B. less C. as D. least 21. A. slept B. continued C. rested D.rowed 22. A. home B. mountains C. south-west D. entrance 23. A. if B. so C. but D. since 24. A. hurt B. ruined C. troubled D. broke 25. A. get B. make C. keep D. take 26. A. mined B. dropped C. cocked D. raised 27. A. saw B. made C. heard D. felt 28. A. got to B. came to C. sent for D. reached for 29. A. difficult B. serious C. all right D. certain enough 30. A. any more B. still more C. no more D. once more 31. A. brighter B. bigger C. closer D. smaller 32. A. destroyed B. threw C. repaired D. seized 33. A. dreaming B. guessing C. inventing D. expecting 34. A. blow B. hit C. pull D. strike 35. A. anxiously B. happily C. sadly D. carefully 答案 16.B 17.D 18.D 19.D 20.A 21.C 22.D 23.C 24.A 25.B 26.B 27.D 28.B 29.C 30.A 31.D 32.D 33.A 34.C 35.B查看更多