1、题型组合练(四).完形填空When I was young，I was a terrible student.I didnt 1 talking with my grandmother on the phone， 2 she would ask me about school and about what I was reading.Her inability to know what was 3 to me was never more evident than at giftgiving time.Each Christmas，I would get a package from Gran
2、dmother.“Another 4 ，just like every year！” I would think and then put it aside.I would 5 all my latest toys on Christmas morning and for days and even weeks after. 6 ，I would open Grandmothers gift.I would read the book and sometimes 7 the text，but I didnt count this as having fun.Although I was not
3、 interested in 8 ，I had great patience with younger children.Seeing how I 9 her kid with her homework，my neighbor 10 that I should become a teacher when I grew up.At first，the idea seemed 11 to me.Slowly the idea took root and I decided to give 12 a try.During my second semester in college，I 13 in m
4、y Childrens Literature class.Our teacher 14 a list of classic childrens books.It was then that I wanted to 15 .I raced home and ran to the basement.There on a dusty shelf sat the most amazing collection of childrens books any teacher could 16 to have.My grandmother didnt 17 me what my little girl mi
5、nd wanted，but what she knew I 18 a gift for the soul that would last a lifetime.I 19 to water the seed my grandmother planted so long ago.I graduated from college，received my masters degree and became a 20 ，trying my best to plant those tiny seeds in all my students.语篇解读本文是记叙文。作者小时候不喜欢祖母每年圣诞节都送自己一本书
6、当礼物，上大学后才突然发现祖母的书让自己受益匪浅。1A.avoid BlikeCsuggest Dstop答案B解析由上文中的“I was a terrible student.”可知，“我”不喜欢(like)在电话里和祖母聊天，因为(because)她会问“我”关于学校的事以及“我”正在读什么书。2A.because BthoughCso Dwhile答案A解析见上题解析。3A.obvious BavailableCimportant Dpossible答案C解析儿时的“我”觉得祖母不了解什么对“我”来说是重要的(important)，这一点在她送礼物时表现得尤为明显。4A.toy Bpho
7、neCbag Dbook答案D解析由下文中的“I would read the book”可知，此处指的是祖母像往年一样又送了一本书(book)。5A.look for Bplay withCbreak down Dclean up答案B解析由语境可知，“我”会先玩(play with)最新的玩具。6A.Suddenly BGraduallyCEventually DCuriously答案C解析由“on Christmas morning and for days and even weeks after”可知，过了很长时间后，“我”才最终(eventually)打开祖母送的礼物。7A.edi
8、t BmemorizeCimprove Dpublish答案B解析“我”在读书的过程中有时会记住(memorize)一些内容。8A.school BChristmasCchildren Dgifts答案A解析由文章首句中的terrible student可知，“我”对学业(school)不感兴趣。9A.provided BfilledCleft Dhelped答案D解析由下文中的“with her homework”以及“should become a teacher when I grew up”可知，看到“我”如何帮(help)她的孩子做作业，“我”的邻居评论(remark)说“我”长大后
9、应该去当老师。10A.reported BprovedCremarked Dquestioned答案C解析见上题解析。11A.mean BfamiliarCnatural Dridiculous答案D解析由于“我”不喜欢学习，所以最初“我”觉得当老师这个想法是荒唐的(ridiculous)。12A.college BsportCdiet Djob答案A解析由下文的in college可知，此处指“我”决定尝试上大学(college)。13A.slept BsatCwaited Dspoke答案B解析由语境可知，“我”坐(sit)在儿童文学课堂上，老师展示了(show)经典儿童书籍的名单。14A
10、.received BsubmittedCdemanded Dshowed答案D解析见上题解析。15A.rest BexplainCcry Dtravel答案C解析由下文可知，此处指作者发现祖母送的书都是堪称经典的儿童读物，于是就在那时，“我”感动得想哭(cry)。16A.agree BhappenCafford Dhope答案D解析由上文中的“most amazing collection of childrens books”可知，这些书是任何一名老师都希望(hope)拥有的。17A.tell BgiveCread Dlend答案B解析由文章前两段可知，祖母没有给(give)“我”小女孩想
11、要的东西，她给“我”的是她认为“我”需要(need)的东西一个会让“我”终生受用的礼物。18A.needed BforgotCrepeated Ddoubted答案A解析见上题解析。19A.hesitated BpretendedCcontinued Drefused答案C解析由下文中的“I graduated from college，received my masters degree and became”可知，“我”继续(continue)浇灌祖母很久以前播下的知识的种子。20A.teacher BwriterCmanager Ddoctor答案A解析由下文中的“all my stud
12、ents”可知，“我”成了一名教师(teacher)。.语法填空Peoples fingernails and toenails，according 21. a recent study，are nowadays growing more quickly.Research carried out at the University of North Carolina indicates that the speed at 22. human nails are growing 23. (increase) by close to 25 percent over the last 70 year
13、s.The results of the study show that the average human fingernail now grows about 3.5mm a month，24. (compare) with just 3mm seven decades ago.Toenail growth，although only about 2mm per month，was also upon the figure obtained in 25. similar survey done 70 years ago.Researchers put the rapid increase
14、down to changes in lifestyle，particularly the greater awareness of the 26. (important) of regular exercise and a healthy diet.This，they point out，is in line with similar 27. (trend) in the height and weight of presentday adults.28. (interesting)，it appears that nails tend 29. (grow) fastest in warme
15、r conditions，with the 30. (quick) growth rate among young people，and men.The fastestgrowing nail is on the middle finger，while that on the little finger is by far the slowest，at only a little over 3mm each month.语篇解读本文是说明文。现代社会，人们的指甲为什么越长越快？研究人员的最新研究给出了答案。21答案to解析考查介词。according to.意为“根据”，为固定搭配。22答案w
16、hich解析考查定语从句引导词。at which引导定语从句，修饰先行词speed。23答案has increased解析考查动词的时态和主谓一致。根据时间状语over the last 70 years可知，此处应用现在完成时。句子的主语the speed为第三人称单数，故填has increased。24答案compared解析考查非谓语动词。compare与其逻辑主语3.5mm之间是动宾关系，故用过去分词作状语。25答案a解析考查冠词。survey为可数名词，此处表泛指，且similar的发音是以辅音音素开头的，故填不定冠词a。26答案importance解析考查词性转换。设空处由定冠词
17、the修饰，故应填名词。27答案trends解析考查名词复数。设空处后面的weight of presentday adults为复数概念，故应填trend的复数形式。28答案Interestingly解析考查词性转换。设空处作状语，故应用副词形式。29答案to grow解析考查非谓语动词。tend to do sth.意为“倾向于做某事”，为固定搭配。故用动词不定式作宾语。30答案quickest解析考查形容词的最高级。设空处由the修饰，且由前面的fastest可知，应填quick的最高级形式。.应用文写作假定你是李华，你和几个朋友打算去参观茶园，想邀请美国交流生Henry同往。请你给他写
18、一封邮件告知他活动安排。内容包括：1时间和地点；2学习如何沏茶、品茶；3介绍中国茶文化的历史和发展。注意：1词数80左右；2开头和结尾已给出，不计入总词数；3可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。Dear Henry， Yours，Li Hua参考范文Dear Henry，Ive learned that you are interested in Chinese tea culture，and some of my friends plan to pay a visit to the tea garden near our school this Sunday.I wonder if you co
19、uld join us.I think it will be an enjoyable experience for you to learn some history and development of Chinese tea culture there.And I bet you will be impressed by the traditional craftsmanship of making tea，which includes washing the tea pots，adding tea leaves，and pouring water into the cups.And t
20、hen you can taste the tea made by yourself.I am looking forward to your reply.With best wishes!Yours，Li Hua.概要写作(2019丽水模拟)阅读下面短文，根据其内容写一篇60词左右的内容概要。“Helicopter parents” is a description of parents who are hovering over their children in a state of extreme concern.They always show up to solve their c
21、hildrens problems，protect them from real or imagined harm，resolve stressful situation，offer advice and get them out of trouble，even if they misbehaved.Although out of love and concern，it can have a harmful effect on their childrens emotional development and future autonomy.Children learn through the
22、ir mistakes.But if you intervene (介入) at first sign of struggle and finish your childs homework，hell miss out on valuable learning opportunities.Youre sending him the message that he needs to be perfect and failure is not an option，otherwise you wouldnt always take over for him.By constantly rescuin
23、g your child from stressful situation，youre sending him a message that you dont believe hes capable of taking care of himself.Children develop selfesteem by learning how to complete challenges on their own.If you are always intervening，hes denied this vital stage in his growth.As a result，your child
24、 may lack the confidence necessary to do well in school，pursue hobbies and interests，and develop friendships.If youre always taking care of everything for your child，itll be more difficult for him to become independent.As an adult，he might find it hard to take care of himself，because hes never devel
25、oped coping skills to deal with lifes challenges.He might suffer from irrational fears，anxiety and depression，which could lead him to drop out of college or frequently change jobs，according to Dr.Michele Borba.Instead of developing healthy relationships，he might seek a partner who will take care of
26、him or controlling，as his parents were.You can help your child become more independent by allowing him to complete tasks and challenges on his own without your intervention.Even if he fails at first，dont interfereencourage him to start again.Show that you have faith in his abilities to succeed witho
27、ut your help.Allow him to learn natural consequences.Even small things can help him become more independentmaking his own bed，preparing his own lunch，shopping for his own clothes and doing homework without your help.参考范文“Helicopter parents”，parents getting deeply involved in childrens life，actually
28、do big harm to childrens growth.Under overprotection，children miss the lessons taught by failures and mistakes，fail to build up their selfconfidence and become weak in competence and emotions，which consequently makes it hard for them to face real life challenges.Therefore，parents should learn to let go and encourage children to be independent，starting from small things.
