1、高考英语二轮复习专项技能保分练十六完形填空专项技能保分练(十六)完形填空Test 12019长沙四校一模“Love is caring,” Grandma told me as I sat at her bedside. She was in bed and receiving hospice care (临终关怀护理)As immigrants, Grandmas families were _1_. First, they started a sausagemaking business. Then, they ran a grocery store. As the Depression
2、(经济大萧条) raised its _2_ head in 1929, many families couldnt _3_ groceries. Her father insisted on helping by extending credit to them. But, his selfless help led to financial disaster _4_ large numbers of the credit extensions went _5_.Disaster didnt stop there. After her parents deaths two years lat
3、er, Grandma _6_ the debts, lost the business and _7_ her brothers, looking after and protecting them. She fell sick from sadness, feeling hopeless and helpless. _8_, she finally pulled herself together. She _9_ creditors to give her time to repay them. She found a job in a candy shop. _10_, all of h
4、er familys debts were repaid. Her _11_ kept the family from bankruptcy (破产)Through her many _12_, Grandma found the strength to give and be _13_ for the smallest things. She never made complaints about the families that _14_ to repay her even after their hardships ended.I remembered the _15_ she had
5、 told us many times. Her sister Olivia was _16_ hard times. She only had two dollars in cash to get herself through the week then. But after struggling, she _17_ slipped her very last two dollars into an envelope _18_ to Olivia.“Be appreciative of everything, Lauren. And love others. Love is caring,
6、” Grandma _19_.Looking at the courage of a woman facing _20_ made me realize I had so much to learn.体裁:记叙文题材:人生经历主题:爱就是关怀【语篇解读】本文是一篇记叙文。文章讲述了作者在祖母临终前探视她时,对她坚强、富有爱心的一生作了追忆,并告诉我们“爱就是关怀”这一人生真理。【高频词回顾】adventurous adj.有冒险精神的,大胆开拓的in time经过一段时间之后;迟早;最后,终于1A.united BadventurousCreliable Dcautious答案与解析:B根据下
7、文中的“First, they started a sausagemaking business. Then, they ran grocery store”可知,作者的祖母一家作为移民,他们先后开办了香肠制作店和食品杂货店,这说明他们很有冒险精神。adventurous“有冒险精神的”,符合语境。united“团结的”;reliable“可靠的”;cautious“小心的,谨慎的”。2A.rigid BbigCugly Dheavy答案与解析:C根据上文中的“As the Depression (经济大萧条). groceries”可知,此处应用“ugly”来形容经济大萧条,暗含了人们对经济
8、大萧条的痛恨之情。ugly“丑陋的,险恶的,令人不快的”,符合语境。rigid“僵硬的”;big“大的”;heavy“沉重的”。名师点津:此空颇具感情色彩。经济大萧条给人们的生活带来了巨大的负面影响,人们对其应是痛恨的,故ugly“丑陋的”最能体现人们对经济大萧条的憎恶之情。3A.manage BdemandCafford Dsupply答案与解析:C由于经济大萧条,人们买不起食品杂货。afford“支付得起”,符合语境。manage“经营”;demand“需要,要求”;supply“供应”。4A.although BunlessCbefore Dwhen答案与解析:D根据上文中的“Her f
9、ather insisted on helping by extending credit to them”“his selfless help led to financial disaster”可知,在经济大萧条的形势下,作者祖母的父亲坚持为人们提供信贷服务。但是当人们不能偿还信贷时,他无私的关爱给他的家庭带来经济灾难。when“当的时候”,符合语境。5A.unpaid BunconfirmedCunknown Dunnoticed答案与解析:A参见上题解析。下文中的“repay them”亦是提示。unpaid“未偿还的”,符合语境。unconfirmed“未经证实的”;unknown“
10、未知的”;unnoticed“被忽视的”。6A.took over Bturned overCpicked up Dmade up答案与解析:A根据上文中的“After her parents deaths two years later”和下文中的“She found a job. repaid”可知,祖母的父母去世后,她承担了那些债务。take over“接管,接手”,符合语境。turn over“使翻转”;pick up“捡起”;make up“构成,组成”。7A.bothered BmotheredCcomforted Dinstructed答案与解析:B父母都去世了,她承担起照顾弟弟
11、们的重任。mother“给以母亲的关爱,像母亲般地照顾”,符合语境。下文中的“looking after and protecting them”是提示。bother“使烦恼”;comfort“安慰”;instruct“指导”。8A.Therefore BMeanwhileCOtherwise DHowever答案与解析:D根据上文中的“She fell sick. helpless”和下文中的“She finally pulled herself together”可知,但是,她最终振作起来了。前后句之间存在语义上的转折关系,故however“但是”符合语境。therefore“因此”;me
12、anwhile“与此同时”;otherwise“否则,要不然”。9A.commanded BremindedCpersuaded Dexpected答案与解析:C她说服了债主们延长还债期限。persuade“说服”,符合语境。command“命令”;remind“提醒”;expect“期待”。10A.In turn BIn timeCIn secret DIn surprise答案与解析:B过了一段时间之后,她家的债务终于还清了。in time“经过一段时间之后,最后”,符合语境。in turn“轮流,转而”;in secret“秘密地”;in surprise“惊讶地”。11A.intell
13、igence BfortuneCconfidence Ddetermination答案与解析:D根据上文她说服债主延长还债期限,找到工作并还清债务的内容可知,祖母有很大的决心和毅力。determination“决心,毅力”,符合语境。intelligence“智慧”;fortune“运气”;confidence“信心”。12A.losses BrolesCattempts Derrors答案与解析:A经历了许多的挫折,祖母发现了给予的力量。loss“损失,失利”,此处可理解为“挫折,逆境”,符合语境。role“角色”;attempt“尝试”;error“错误”。13A.ready Bthank
14、fulCrespectful Dresponsible答案与解析:B祖母经历了许多挫折,却没有对生活心生怨恨,反而感激生活赋予的一切。下文中的“Be appreciative of everything”亦是提示。thankful“感激的”,符合语境。ready“准备好的”;respectful“尊敬的”;responsible“负有责任的”。14A.refused BpromisedCpretended Dintended答案与解析:A即使是对那些已度过困难时期却拒绝偿还信贷的家庭,作者的祖母亦不曾有过抱怨。refuse“拒绝”,符合语境。promise“承诺”;pretend“假装”;in
15、tend“打算”。15A.business BchallengeCactivity Dstory答案与解析:D根据语境可知,此处指祖母多次讲述的一件往事(story)。business“商务,公事”;challenge“挑战”;activity“活动”。16A.going around Bgoing withCgoing through Dgoing over答案与解析:C祖母的妹妹正经历困难时期。go through“经历,经受(困境、痛苦等)”,符合语境。go around“传播,流行”;go with“附属于”;go over“仔细考虑,仔细检查”。17A.calmly Bhesitan
16、tlyCthoughtfully Dgently答案与解析:A根据下文中的“into an envelope _18_ to Olivia”可知,尽管祖母只剩下两美元来度过那一周,但经过一番挣扎之后,她还是把这仅有的两美元装到信封里寄给了妹妹。此处用calmly表明祖母内心的平静,更能说明她的爱心之伟大。hesitantly“不情愿地,犹豫地”;thoughtfully“体贴地”;gently“温柔地”。18A.presented BconveyedCwritten Daddressed答案与解析:D参见上题解析。address“写(收信人)姓名地址”,符合语境。19A.continued B
17、repeatedCresponded Dexplained答案与解析:B作者的祖母重复道:“Lauren,要对一切事物心存感激。要关爱他人。爱就是关怀。”repeat“重复,重说”,符合语境。continue“继续说”;respond“答复”;explain“解释”。20A.unfairness BuncertaintyCdeath Ddanger答案与解析:C祖母一生经历了那么多艰难困苦,却都一一克服,所以看到她面对死亡的勇气让作者意识到自己还有很多要学习的地方。此处用“death”呼应文章开头的“hospice care(临终关怀护理)”。unfairness“不公平”;uncertain
18、ty“犹豫”;danger“危险”。Test 22019郑州质量预测My father was born in a small town in the US. He wasnt sure what he wanted from _1_, but something told him to _2_ and begin a new adventure.He began that adventure traveling to cities in the US before going on to Australia, New Zealand and the Philippines. He took
19、my mother and us three daughters with him and went wherever the road _3_ him.Its easy to feel _4_ when youre on the road. We made lots of new friends on our trip most of them are mechanics, since we often _5_ hours in repair shops. But that was a way much _6_ than sitting by the roadside while waiti
20、ng for the engine to _7_ when it was 40 outside.Getting along well sometimes seemed _8_. There were always a lot of _9_, especially among us back seat passengers about who had to _10_ in the middle. But even if it was hard, we learned a lot about _11_. When we were traveling in the Philippines, we d
21、rove to Quezon City one day. It should have been an hours drive but was nearly three thanks to bad roads and _12_ traffic. “Did you put our suitcases in the car?” my father asked my mother as we arrived there. From the back seat, we saw her _13_ turn toward my father. “No,” she said. “I thought you
22、did.” That was how a sevenhour car trip turned into a 16hour one, which was mostly spent in _14_.On occasions like that, we had to learn to let go of our anger because we were _15_ in a rolling box with the same people for the rest of the _16_. Even if I sometimes felt like opening the car door and
23、_17_ one of my sisters out, I kept my feelings to myself.This is why road trips were like _18_ universities to us. We _19_ our PhDs (博士学位) in how to get along with other people just by traveling in our old car.If we were _20_ given a second chance at life, we would do it all over again. Only this ti
24、me would I put the suitcases in the car myself.体裁:夹叙夹议文题材:个人经历主题:公路旅行的感悟【语篇解读】本文是一篇夹叙夹议文。小时候“我”随父亲和母亲以及我的姐妹开车旅行,在此过程中,我们学会了忍让以及和别人相处。这个颠簸的旅程是一所移动的大学,让“我”受益匪浅。【高频词回顾】 adventure n冒险,冒险经历get along well相处融洽occasion n时刻,时候;场合1A.move BlifeCexperience Dbelief答案与解析:B根据上文可知,“我”的父亲出生在美国的一个小镇上;结合该句中的“He wasnt
25、sure what he wanted”以及下文叙述的他带着全家开车旅行可推知,那时他不确定想从生活中要些什么,故B项正确。2A.live up Bstruggle onCget out Dwalk around答案与解析:C根据该句中的“begin a new adventure”可推知,他得到启示,要他走出去,去开启新的冒险经历。C项意为“离开,从出来”,故C项正确;A项意为“快乐地过日子”;B项意为“勉力维持”;D项意为“四处走动”。3A.took BdroveCserved Dcontrolled答案与解析:A根据该句中的“wherever the road”并结合语境可知,他带着妈妈
26、和我们这三个女儿,沿路旅行。A项表示“带去,引领”,符合语境,故A项正确。4A.anxious BupsetChelpless Dlonely答案与解析:D根据该句中的“when youre on the road”和下文介绍的沿路交朋友可推知,当在路上时,很容易感到孤独(lonely)。5A.wasted BworkedCspent Dchatted答案与解析:C根据语境可知,由于我们经常花费几个小时在修理店,所以我们交的朋友大部分是修理工。6A.better BeasierCsafer Dcleverer答案与解析:A由于外面的温度达到40摄氏度,所以去修理店要比坐在马路边等候好得多。7A
27、.break down Bcool offCclear up Dturn over答案与解析:B根据该句中的“when it was 40 outside”可知,外面气温高达40摄氏度;据此可推知,该处指等待发动机冷却下来;B项意为“使冷却下来”,故B项正确。A项意为“出故障”,C项意为“清理”,D项意为“翻转”,都与语境不符。8A.available BalternativeCnecessary Dimpossible答案与解析:D根据下文中的“it was hard”并结合语境可知,友好相处有时似乎是不可能的(impossible)。9A.arguments BfightsCembarra
28、ssments Damusements答案与解析:A根据空后的“especially among us. in the middle”可知,我们之间总是有很多争吵,尤其是关于后座的我们谁坐(sit)在中间时。10A.settle BrestCsit Dwatch答案与解析:C参见上题解析。11A.sharing BrespectCcommunication Dtolerance答案与解析:D根据该句中的“But”表达的语境可知,尽管这很难解决,但是我们学会了忍耐(tolerance)。12A.light BheavyClocal Dfast答案与解析:B根据该句中的“It should hav
29、e been an hours drive but was nearly three”可知,本可以在一小时就完成的路程,我们却花了三个小时;据此可推知,这里路况较差,交通拥堵,故B项正确。13A.suddenly BsensitivelyCcalmly Dslowly答案与解析:D根据语境可知,我们在后座看到母亲慢慢地转过头对父亲说:“没有,我还以为你把行李箱放在车上了”。14A.silence BvainCpanic Ddisappointment答案与解析:A根据上文可知,母亲忘记将手提箱放进车里;结合该句和下文中的“we had to learn to let go of our ang
30、er”可知,我们学会了控制自己的怒气,这个七小时的行程最终变成了十六小时的行程,我们大部分的时间都在沉默。15A.buried BcrazyCstuck Dimpatient答案与解析:C根据语境可知,在像上文提到的情况下,我们必须控制自己的怒气,因为我们和相同的人在接下来的旅程(journey)里一起被困在车里。be stuck in为固定搭配,意为“被困在”,故C项正确。16A.holiday BjourneyCexploration Dmarch答案与解析:B参见上题解析。17A.dragging BpushingChelping Dsending答案与解析:B根据该句中的“I kept
31、 my feelings to myself”可知,“我”控制住了自己的情绪;据此可推知,此处表示有时“我”想要打开车门将“我”的一个姐妹推出车外。B项意为“推”,故B项正确。18A.unusual BcommonCfree Dmobile答案与解析:D根据该句中的“road trips”以及下文中的“We _19_ our PhDs(博士学位)”可知,对于我们来说,公路旅行就像可移动的(mobile)大学。19A.earned BexpectedCmissed Dvalued答案与解析:A根据语境可知,就在这辆旧汽车里,我们获得了如何和他人相处的博士学位;A项意为“博得,赢得”,故A项正确。20A.somewhere BanytimeCsomehow Danyway答案与解析:C根据语境可知,如果我们能以某种方式在人生中获得第二次机会的
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