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1、阅读19江苏省仪征中学2015届高三英语阅读训练19完形填空Two truths to Live ByThe art of living is to know when to hold fast and when to let go. For life is a(n) 16 : It teaches us to 17 its many gifts even while it also orders us to give them up when the time comes. The rabbis of old 18_ it this way: A man comes to this worl

2、d with his fist clenched, but when he dies, his hand is open. Surely we ought to hold fast to life, for it is wondrous, and full of a beauty. Learn to _19_ at the golden sunshine and appreciate the wonders of each day. Be thankful and learn to 20 each hour and seize each golden minute.Hold fast to l

3、ife, but not so fast that you cannot let go. This is the second side of lifes coin : we must accept our losses, and learn how to let go.At every 21 of life we sustain losses-and grow in the process. We begin our independent lives only when we emerge from the womb and lose its protective 22 . We ente

4、r a progression of schools, then we leave our mothers and fathers and our childhood homes. We get married and have children and then have to let them go. We 23 the death of our parents and our spouses. Someday we will grow old and tasks that are yet to be _ 24_ will be passed on to our children.But

5、why should we be 25 lifes contradictory demands? Why should we 26 things of beauty when beauty is bound to leave us? Why give our heart in love when those will 27 be torn from our grasp? In order to 28 this paradox, we must seek a wider perspective, viewing our lives as through windows that open on

6、eternity. Once we do that, we realize that though our lives are finite; our deeds on earth weave a 29_ pattern.Life is never just being, It is a becoming, a flowing on. Our parents live on through us, and we will live on through our children. The institutions we build 30 , and we will last through t

7、hem. The beauty we create cannot be 31 by death. Our flesh may perish, our hands will grow old, but what they create in beauty and goodness and truth lives on for all time to 32 .Dont spend and waste your lives 33 objects that will only turn to dust and ashes. Pursue not so much the material as the

8、ideal, for ideals alone 34 _ life with meaning and are of enduring worth.Add love to a house and you have a home. Add fairness to a city and you have a community. Add truth to a pile of red brick and you have a school. Add justice to the human attempt and you have civilization. Put them all together

9、, 35 their present imperfections, and you will have a future lighted with the radiant colors of hope.16. A. paradox17. A. hold back18. A. say19. A. watch20. A. accept21. A. condition22. A. shade23. A. faced with 24. A. fulfilled25.A. adapted to26. A. admire27. A. last28. A. decide29. A. limited 30.

10、A. endure31. A. darkened32. A. go33. A. assembling34. A. give35. A. go beyondB. differenceB. stick to B. speak B. look B. include B. situation B. shadow B. confront B. started B. reconciled to B. fashion B. later B. resolve B. countless B. stay B. cloudedB. comeB. decreasing B. burden B. go aboutC.

11、alternative C. catch up C. tell C. marvel C. hug C. stage C. shelter C. oppose C. stopped C. compromise with C. fancy C. ultimately C. revolve C. timeless C. remain C. dimmed C. pass C. losing C. empower C. go afterD. choice D. cling to D. put D. surprise D. embrace D. occasion D. strength D. come t

12、o D. quit D. adjust to D. set D. previously D. analyze D. spaceless D. standD. misted D. undergo D. accumulating D. invest D. go against阅读理解AAs a young child I never really thought about my parents lives in Irvine, how small their world must have seemed, never extending beyond the Dragon Cafe. Every

13、 day my parents did the same jobs in the restaurant. I watched the same customers come for meals, for morning coffee, for afternoon soft drinks and French fries. For my parents one day was like the next. They settled into an uneasy and distant relationship with each other. Their love, their tenderne

14、ss, they gave to me.But my life was changing. I became taller and bigger, my second teeth grew in white and straight. At school I began to learn about my adopted country. I spoke English like a native, without a trace of an accent. I played, thought, and dreamed in the language of our Irvine neighbo

15、rs. A few years later and I would no longer remember a time when I didnt speak their words and read their books. But my father and Uncle Yat still spoke the same halting English. My mother spoke only a few words. I began to translate conversations they had with the customers, switching between Engli

16、sh and Chinese. Whenever I stepped outside the restaurant it seemed I was entering a world unknown to my family: school, church, friends houses, the town beyond Main Street. I found it hard to imagine a year without winter any more, a home other than Irvine.For my mother, though, home would always b

17、e China. In Irvine she lived among strangers, unable to speak their language. Whenever she talked about happy times, they were during her childhood in that distant land. A wistful smile would soften her face as she told me about sleeping and playing with her sister in the attic above her parents bed

18、room. She once showed me a piece of jade-green silk cloth that was frayed and worn around the edge. In the center was a white lotus floating in varying shades of blue water, the embroidery so fine that when I held it at arms length the petals looked real. I had been helping her store away my summer

19、clothes in the brown leather suitcase from Hong Kong when I noticed a piece of shiny material in the corner and asked her what it was. She took it out and spread it on her lap. My mother embroidered this herself. I was going to have it made into a cushion, but then my life changed and over here ther

20、e seems to be no place for lovely things. Its all I have that reminds me of her, she said. Maybe, Su-Jen, one day you will do something with it. I admired the cloth some more, then she carefully folded it and stored it back in her suitcase. There was so little left from her old life. She said it was

21、 so long ago that sometimes it felt as if it had never happened. But she described her life with such clarity and vividness that I knew all those memories lived on inside her. There was so little in this new country that gave her pleasure. The good things she found were related in some way to China:

22、 an aria from a Chinese opera, a letter from a relative back home or from Aunt Hai-Lan in Toronto, written in Chinese, a familiar-looking script that I couldnt read and that had nothing to do with my life in Canada. There were times when I felt _about my own happiness in Irvine. We had come to Canad

23、a because of me, but I was the only one who had found a home.36. The primary purpose of the second paragraph is to _.A. provide insight into the motivations of the narrators parents and uncleB. recapture the pleasure the narrator experienced in learning a new languageC. emphasize the extent of the t

24、ransformation the narrator undergoesD. describe the complex interrelationships in the narrators family37The writers mothers memories of China are portrayed as _.A. distant yet enduring B. occasional yet overwhelmingC. lively but confused D. wistful and indistinct38. Fill in the blank of the last par

25、agraph with one of the following words that best fit the context and the theme.A. confused B. exhilarated C. concerned D. guilty 39. Which of the following best characterizes the narrators development over the course of the passage? A. She grows apart from the cultural tradition of her parents.B. Sh

26、e overcomes the fear she felt about the new land.C. She begins to view the inhabitants of Irvine from her mothers perspective.D. She becomes less and less interested in her mothers stories.BGood news travelers! Well-known travel guide publisher Lonely Planet has issued its top 10 cities to visit in

27、2015. Some of the selections are home to big events, and others are relatively unknown, but all are worthy of an adventure.Here is a glimpse at some of the best places you can visit. Find your favorite and put it on your travel list for this year. Washington, DC Rank: 1 Attraction: History in the ma

28、kingFrom the Washington Monument and John F. Kennedy Center all the way to Capitol Hill, the vigor of the US capital city is just as strong in real life as it is in House of Cards. The year 2015 marks the 150th anniversary of Abraham Lincolns assassination, and a series of special events will be hel

29、d to commemorate the occasion. Lincolns famous top hat, the pistol that fired the deadly shot, and other artifacts from that fateful day will be on display.Milan, ItalyRank: 3Attraction: A cradle of fine dining and culture If you are a gastronome, dont miss Milan in 2015. Expo 2015 will be held betw

30、een May and October, and the focus is on food.The 1.1-square-kilometer fairgrounds will be laid out like a classical Roman city, with symmetrical avenues, a canal, and a huge artificial lake surrounded by pavilions. You can explore the food district, watch cooking demos, wander a plaza full of stree

31、t musicians and dance performers, or indulge in nighttime wine-tasting.Plovdiv, BulgariaRank: 6Attraction: Architectural gems emerge after 800 years Nestled behind Bulgarias dramatic Rhodope Mountains and filled with historical treasures by the thousand, Plovdiv is one of Europes most beautiful old towns. In recent years, it was transformed into a spirited modern city with charming cobblestoned streets, delicately painted houses, craft markets and quirky museums. Colorful landmarks like St Nedelyas bell tower contrast against Brutalist creations like the