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高考英语【完型填空】专题强化训练
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.2
Test 1
From
childhood
,
Moira
loved
to
hout
school
she
1
writing,
but
pursuing(
追求
)
it
2
was never a father was a
doctor
,
her mother a
nurse.“Medicine was a fairly
3
choice
,
” Moira
say
s, “and writing was a
career where it wasn’t a
4
that you’d have high
income.”
She
became
a
doctor
but
still
wanted
to
write
r
,
being
a
doctor
was
so
5
that
she
didn’t
take
up
writing
until
her
6
a
novel
—
a
fictionalized
version
of
her
travel
in
China
after
got excellent
7
.
Moira sent it off to as
many agents as she could
find
,
and found one who
wanted to
8
ly, it seemed she was on her
9
as an author.
“I
had
one
lengthy
phone
call
wit
h
the
agent
where
we
10
all
possible
areas
that
she
thought
needed
11
.I
worked
on
those
and
sent
it
back
to
her
but
didn’t
hear
anything.”
It
wasn’t
long
12
Moira
found
another agent who was
13
if she was willing to rewrite it from
the first person to the third did the
hard work and sent it off again. “I got
back a really brief
letter
:
‘Thank you.I’m no
longer interested.’It was really
14
.
”
A
decade went by
,
and Moira
found herself eager to write again, this time
15
for her own
16
herself the challenge of creating a
thriller and chose Western Australia as her
setting.
As she was writing just for
herself, something surprising began to happen.“The
characters
17
a life of
their
own
;
they
started
doing
things
I
hadn’t
thought
just
18
.
”
One
day
,
an
agent
called
from
weeks
later
,
Moira had a
publication novel
,
Cicada
,
was published in March.
“
19
it hadn’t been
published, I still gained so much from the
20
,
” says Moira.
1
.
A.
learnt
C
.
considered
2
.
A.
actively
C
.
energetically
3
.
A.
influential
C
.
terrible
4
.
A.
dream
C
.
choice
5
.
A.
promising
C
.
demanding
6
.
A.
produced
C.
bought
7
.
A.
rewards
C
.
reviews
B
.
avoided
D
.
enjoyed
B
.
professionally
D
.
permanently
B
.
clear
D
.
safe
B
.
purpose
D
.
certainty
B
.
discouraging
D
.
interesting
B
.
introduced
D
.
received
B
.
readers
D
.
praises
8
.
A.
employ
C
.
trust
9
.
A.
own
C
.
way
10
.
A.
took off
C
.
pulled down
11
.
A.
deleting
C
.
polishing
12
.
A.
before
C
.
since
13
.
A.
fascinated
C
.
anxious
14
.
A.
common
C
.
terrifying
15
.
A.
purely
C
.
instantly
16
.
A.
set
C
.
made
17
.
A.
put up
C
.
went over
18
.
A.
flew
C
.
broke
19
.
since
C
.
If only
20
.
A.
adventure
C
.
process
B
.
represent
D
.
guide
B
.
feet
D
.
business
B
.
went through
D
.
came over
B
.
adapting
D
.
covering
B
.
after
D
.
when
B
.
interested
D
.
amused
B
.
absurd
D
.
disappointing
B
.
wonderfully
D
.
sadly
B
.
found
D
.
permitted
B
.
took on
D
.
got down
B
.
flashed
D
.
survived
B
.
As if
D
.
Even if
B
.
practice
D
.
result
【解题导语】
本文通过
Moira
爱好写作并坚持写作的故事告诉我们:每个人都要为实现自己的梦
想而去
努力尝试,只有经历过才能够有所得;在追求的过程中不要过于担心结果,只有这
样才能成功。
1
.
D
解析:根据首句
“From
childhood
,
Moira loved to wri
te.”
可知,从童年开始,
Moira
就爱好写作;
由此推断,在上学期间,她仍然喜欢
(enjo
yed)
写作。
2
.
B
解析:根据生活常识及该句中的关键词
“never a po
ssibility”
可知,把写作当作职业来追求几乎是
不可
能的。
actively“
积极地
”<
/p>
;
professionally“
作为
职业
”
;
energetically
“
精力充沛地
”
;
permanently“
永久地
”
。
3
.
D
解析:根据空处前一句
“Her father was a
doctor
,
her mother a nurse.”<
/p>
可知,她的父母会给予她医
学方面很多的帮助,所以
Moira
认为医学是一个十分安全的
(safe)
选择。
influential“
有影
响力的
”
。
4
.
D
解析:根据空后的
“you’d have high inc
ome”
可知,
Moira
也认为写作
是一个不一定能带来高收入
的职业。
certainty“
p>
确定的事
”
,符合语境,所以选项
D
正确。
5
.
C
解析:根据空后的
“she didn’t take
up
writing until her thirtie
s”
可知,医生是一个要求很高的职业,
因此她直到三十多岁才
开始写作。
promising“
有希望的,
< br>有前途的
”
;
discoura
ging“
使人泄气的
”
;
demanding“
苛
刻的,要求高的
”
;
interesting“
有趣的
”
。所以选项
C
正确。
6
.
A
p>
解析:
根据语境可知,
她以大学毕业后在中
国的旅游经历为背景创作了一本小说。
produce“
创作,
生产,产生
”
;
introduce“
介绍
”
;
p>
buy“
买
”
;<
/p>
receive“
收到
”
。所以选项
A
正确。
7
.
C
p>
解析:根据该段最后一句
“Suddenly
,
it seemed she was on her
as an author.”<
/p>
可以判断,这
部小说写出来后,她得到了极好的评论。
reward“
报酬
”
;
reader“
读者
”
;
review“
评论
”
p>
;
praise“
赞扬
”
。所以选
项
C
< br>正确。
8
.
B
p>
解析:
根据语境可知,
在众多的代理人中有
一个人愿意代理出版这本小说。
employ“
雇用,
使用
”
;
repres
ent“
代表,代理
”
;
trust“
信任
”
;
p>
guide“
指导
”
。所以选项
B
正确。
9
.
C
解析:根据语境可知,她似乎突然就要成为作家了。
on
one’s way“
即将到达或发生
”
,所以选项
C
正确。
10
.
B
<
/p>
解析:根据语境可知,
Moira
在电话
中与代理人就小说中所有代理人认为需要润色
(polishing)
< br>的地方进行了仔细琢磨
(went
through)
。
take off“
脱下,
起飞
”
;
go through“
仔细察看,
仔细琢磨
”
;
pull down“
拆
毁,推翻
”
;
come over“
过来,来访
”
。所以选项
B
正确。
11
.
C
<
/p>
解析:参见上题解析。
delete“
删
除
”
;
adapt“
< br>适应,改编
”
;
polish“
修改,润色
”
;
cover“
覆盖,
报道
”
。所以选项
C
正确。
12
.
A
解析:根据上文中的
“sent it back to
her but didn’t hear anything”
可知,
Moira
重新把小说发给代
理人但是没有收到任何回
复,
不久之后
Moira
找到了另外一
个代理人。
句型
It wasn’t long before
...
意思是
“
不
久之后
……”
。所以选项
A
正确。
13
.
B
解析:根据下文中的
“I’m no longer inte
rested.”
可知,此处指这位代理人对她的书感兴趣。
f
ascinated“
入迷的
”
;
p>
interest
ed“
感兴趣的
”
;
anxious“
焦急的,忧虑的
”
;
amused“<
/p>
逗笑的
”
。所以选项
B
正确。
14
.
D
<
/p>
解析:从两位代理人的态度可知,
Moira
这两次都以失败告终,所以这件事情肯定令她感到失
望。
c
ommon“
共同的,普遍的
”
;
p>
absurd“
荒谬的
”
< br>;
terrifying“
令人恐惧的
< br>”
;
disappointing“
令人失望的
”
。所以
选项
D
正确。
15
.
A
解析:根据该句中的
“found herself
eager to write again...own enjoyment”
可知
,她发现自己渴望
再次写作,而这次写作仅仅
(purely)
是为了个人乐趣。
purely“
仅仅
,纯粹地
”
;
wonderfully
“
非常好,非常
”
;
< br>instantly“
立即
”
;
sadly“
悲伤地
”
。所以选项
A
正确。
16
.
A
<
/p>
解析:根据语境可知,
Moira
向自己
提出
(set)
了一个挑战,写一
部惊险小说。
find“
发现
”
;
permit“
允许,许可
”
。所以选项
A
正确。
17
.
B
解析:根据该句
“The characters
a life of their
own
;
they started doing
things I hadn
’t
thought
about.”
可知,小说中的人物开始具有
(took on)
他们自己的生活。
put up“
建造
,张贴
”
;
take on“
开始
具有
(
某种特征、
面貌等
)”
;
go over“
仔细检查
”
;
get
down“
下来,取下
”
。所以选项<
/p>
B
正确。
18
.
A
<
/p>
解析:根据下文可知,
Moira
的书得
到了一位澳大利亚代理人的关注并顺利出版;据此可以推
断,这部小说成功了。
fly“
成功
”
。所以
选项
A
正确。
19
.
D
解析:根据语境可推断出,即使
(Even if)
这部小说没有出版,
Moira
仍然在这个过程<
/p>
(process)
中得到许多。
eve
r since“
自从
”
;
as if“
好像,似乎
”
;
if only“
要是
……
就好了
”
;
even
if“
即使,尽管
”
。所以选
项
D
正确。
20
.
C
<
/p>
解析:参见上题解析。
adventure“
冒险
”
;
practice“
p>
实践
”
;
proc
ess“
过程
”
。所以选项
C
正确。
Test 2
Earlier that evening, my mother called,
telling me that my brother died in a car crash. I
stumbled(
跌跌撞撞地
走
)
around the house __1__ what to put into the
suitcases. My husband, Larry, and I had been __2__
for moving to
New Mexico. The house was
in (a) total __3__.
I tried to hold my
tears. I __4
__picked things up and put
them down. I couldn’t __
5
__.
What I’d heard
on the
phone
echoed through my head.
Larry
phoned
a
few
friends.
__6__
,
someone
asked
to
speak
to
me.“If
there
is
anything
I
can
do,
let
me
know.”“Thank
you
,
” I replied. I didn’t
know what to __
7__.
The
doorbell rang and I rose slowly for the __8__. It
was Donna.
“I’ve come to
__
9__ your
shoes
,
”she said.
__
10__
,
I asked her
to repeat.“When
my father died, it took me
__11__ to
get the shoes cleaned and __12
__ for my
father’s __
13__
,
”
she said. I hadn’t even thought about
shoes.
Shoes were gathered.
Donna __14__ herself on the floor and got to work.
The love in the act __15__ my tears.
Watching her __16__on one task helped
me pull my __17__ into order. Laundry first, I
told myself. One by one, the
jobs fell
into place.
Now whenever I hear of an
acquaintance’s __
18__ of a loved one, I
think of one __19__ task that suits that
pers
on’s
__
20
__. If the
person asks, “How did you know I needed
that
?
” I’d reply, “Because
someone did that.”
1.
A.
forgetting
C
.
wondering
2
.
A.
hoping
C
.
leaving
3
.
A.
damage
C
.
despair
4
.
A.
aimlessly
C
.
quickly
5
.
A.
hurry
C
.
focus
6
.
A.
Constantly
C
.
Suddenly
B
.
imagining
D
.
searching
B
.
packing
D
.
planning
B
.
failure
D
.
mess
B
.
helplessly
D
.
decisively
B
.
decide
D
.
move
B
.
Luckily
D
.
Happily
7
.
A.
call for
C
.
talk about
8
.
A.
telephone
C
.
person
9
.
A.
borrow
C
.
clean
10
.
A.
Touched
C
.
Confused
11
.
A.
minutes
C
.
weeks
12
.
A.
washed
C
.
selected
13
.
A.
satisfaction
C
.
smiles
14
.
A.
laid
C
.
rested
15
.
A.
released
C
.
stopped
16
.
A.
keeping
C
.
insisting
17
.
A.
thoughts
C
.
sadness
18
.
A.
feeling
C
.
loss
19
.
A.
specific
C
.
strange
20
.
A.
idea
C
.
identity
B
.
ask for
D
.
get across
B
.
noise
D
.
door
B
.
remove
D
.
repair
B
.
Shocked
D
.
Amused
B
.
hours
D
.
decades
B
.
coped
D
.
shined
B
.
funeral
D
.
wishes
B
.
stood
D
.
settled
B
.
held
D
.
caused
B
.
concentrating
D
.
depending
B
.
rooms
D
.
luggage
B
.
meeting
D
.
story
B
.
normal
D
.
perfect
B
.
personality
D
.
need
【解题导语】
本文是一篇记叙文,主
要讲述了作者在失去亲人后心理状态很不好,在受到了别人的帮助
而恢复正常之后,她也
以同样的方式帮助失去亲人的熟人。
1
.
C
解析:根据文章开头第一句和空前的
“I stumbled(
跌跌撞撞地走
)”
以及下文中的
“I tried to hold my
tears.”
可推知,作者听到亲人去世的噩耗时,有些不知所措,虽然是在收拾行李,却不知道该把什么放进
手
提箱里。
wonder“
感到疑惑,
想知道
”
。
2
.
B
解析:根据本句中的
“for
moving
to
New
Mexico”
可推知,作者为搬家到新墨西哥州而打包
(packing)
。
3
.
D
p>
解析:根据上文可知,作者和丈夫一直在为搬家而收拾行李,由此可推知,当时作者的家里应
该是很杂乱
(mess)
。
4
.
A
解析:根据上句
“I tried to hold my
tears.”
和本句中的
“picked things
up and put them down”
可推知,
作者因
为听到弟弟去世的噩耗而悲伤不已,乱了方寸。
aimlessly“
< br>无目的地,无计划地
”
符合语境。
5
.
C
解析:根据语境可知,作者当时的心理状态非常不好,不能集中精力做事情。
f
ocus“
集中
(
p>
注意
力、精力等于
)”
符合语境。
6
.
A
解析:根据上句
“Larry phoned a few f
riends.”
可推知,作者的丈夫将作者失去弟弟的事情告诉了
一些朋友,他们接着就不断地
(Constantly)
说
愿意提供帮助。
7
.
B
p>
解析:
根据语境可知,
作者当时并不知道需
要朋友们提供什么样的帮助。
call for“
呼吁
”
;
ask for“
要
求,请求
”
;
talk about“
谈论
”
;<
/p>
get across“
解释清楚
”
p>
。
8
.
D
解析:根据本句中的
“The doorbell rang”
可知,作者站起来去开门
(door)
。
9
.
C
解析:根据下文中的
“to get the shoes c
leaned”
可推知,
Donna
是
来帮助作者清理
(clean)
鞋的。
10
.
C
解析:
根据本句中的
“I asked
her to repeat”
可推知,
作者当时对
Donna
说的来帮她清理鞋子感到
困惑
(Confused)
。
touched“
p>
受感动的
”
;
sh
ocked“
震惊的
”
;
amused“
逗乐的
”
。
11
.
B
解析:根据本句中的
“When my father
died”
和
“to get the shoes
cleaned and ______ for my father’s
____
__”
可推知,
Donna
应是说她为
了参加父亲的葬礼
(funeral)
去清理鞋子并把它们擦亮
(shined)
,这花费了
她几个小
时。
12
.
D
解析:根据上文可知她为了参加父亲的葬礼
(funeral
)
去清理鞋子并把它们擦亮
(shined)
< br>。
13
.
B
解析:根据上文
When my father
died...
可知是参加父亲的葬礼。
14
.
D
解析:根据上句
“Shoes were gathered”
和语境可推知,当鞋被聚集到一起之后,
Donna
在地板上
找到舒适的位置
(settled)
p>
开始清理鞋。
15
.
A
解析:
根据上文中的
“I tried
to hold my tears.”
和语境可知,
Donn
a
用行动所展示的关爱让作者流
泪。
r
elease“
释放
”
。
16
.
B
解析:根据上文
“Donna ______ herself
on the floor and got to work.”
可知,当时
Donna
在专心地
清理鞋。
< br>keep on“
继续,反复做
”
;
concentrate on“
集中
(
注意力
)
于
”
;
insist on“
坚持<
/p>
”
;
depend on“
依靠
”
。
17
.
A
<
/p>
解析:
根据上文可知,作者当时因为亲人的突然离世而乱了思绪,
而看到
Donna
专心地帮她清
理鞋让
她的思想
(thoughts)
恢复到了有序状态。
18
.
C
<
/p>
解析:由上文提到作者的弟弟突然离世可知,此处表示每当
“
p>
我
”
听说熟人的亲人去世
< br>(loss)
。
19
.
A
解析:
根据上文中的
“
Watching her ______on one task”
可知,
“
我
”
会想一件能满足那
个失去亲人
的熟人需要
(need)
的
具体的
(specific)
工作。
20
.
D
解析:根据上文可知此处表示一件能满足那个失去亲人的熟人需要
(need)
Test 3
One can never
find his/her potential until he/she has a try.
When I retired five years ago, I started running.
I