1、专题限时检测(十)完形填空之记叙文体(一)(共3篇,每篇限时18分钟)A(2015南京市高三学情调研)Most teenagers in the United States spend their time trying to make time for school, family and friends. But some choose bigger goals and make a difference in the world.At age 15, Winter Vinecki has already had more _1_ than most people have in thei
2、r lifetime. Doctors discovered Winters father had a rare and _2_ form of prostate cancer when she was nine years old. He died 10 months later. “When he was first diagnosed I immediately knew I had to do something to help him. Thats _3_ I formed Team Winter for prostate cancer research and _4_.”Winte
3、r Vinecki has raised almost 500,000 dollars. She has _5_ prostate cancer education worldwide from Kenya to Mongolia _6_ foot races called marathons, on seven continents. In the United States she travels _7_ to talk about prostate cancer and _8_ others to act. Winter Vinecki spoke recently at a confe
4、rence in Los Angeles. “Prostate cancer is much more common, _9_ the men dont want to talk about it. So thats why a nineyearold girl had to go out there and start talking it for _10_.”Jack Andraka invented an inexpensive sensor that _11_ cancers of the pancreas, ovaries and lungs. Jack is now 17 and
5、seeking patents for his latest inventions. He has developed lowcost water quality _12_. They help identify and remove heavy metals and poisonous chemical from _13_.“I hope to see them _14_ in the developing nations.”Sixteenyearold MaryPat Hector saw a problem in her own community. She said too many
6、young people were _15_ in gun violence. It kind of made her feel like she had to do something about it. So she started a _16_ to educate young people about gun violence. “I just want the world to be a better place,” she said.MaryPat Hector, Jack Andraka, and Winter Vinecki say a _17_ of supportive p
7、arents, the Internet and social media has helped them succeed; but Winter and Jack also created their inner _18_.“I think the biggest thing for kids and adults is to never let age and gender be a _19_ and to not just dream but dream big,” said Vinecki.“Never let anyone else tell you _20_.”Said Andra
8、ka.“Always keep going for your dream, so anything is possible.”1.A.opportunitiesBtroublesCsuccesses Drisks2A.passive BsensitiveCaggressive Dnegative3A.when BbecauseCwhere Dhow4A.development BthreatCpanic Dawareness5A.taken BreceivedCsearched Dtested6A.through BoffCover Dbeyond7A.officially Bcontinua
9、llyCpeacefully Dtemporarily8A.promise BpayCurge Dprefer9A.for BbeforeCunless Dbut10A.her BteenagersCthem Dfathers11A.cures BinsistsCdefeats Didentifies12A.experiments BdevicesCtrials Ddata13A.body BwaterCland Dfood14A.carried BexposedCemployed Dhandled15A.failing BfleeingCdeclining Ddying16A.revolut
10、ion BdiscussionCbusiness Dcampaign17A.combination BconvenienceCcompetence Dconsideration18A.harmony BsatisfactionCselves Dimpressions19A.barrier BfavorCbenefit Ddifference20A.all BnoCnothing DnoneB(2015泰州市高三第一次模拟考试)Wearing a sparkling blue dress, 18yearold Carley Allison glided across the ice. Two w
11、eeks out of radiation therapy (放射疗法), the Toronto teen _1_ wasnt a cancer patient any more. She was a competitor, _2_ and graceful in a junior womens figure skating contest at the Thornhill Community Centre. For Allison and her family, it was a big step in her welcome _3_ to normal life.Several mont
12、hs ago, Allisons life as a skater and _4_ was interrupted when she was diagnosed with a(n) _5_ cancer in her throat. There have been fewer than 10 known cases like it in the world.Allisons story captured the hearts of Torontonians _6_ she posted a video on YouTube of her performance of More Than Thi
13、s, which she sang while breathing _7_ a hole in her throat.“Its been crazy,” said Carley.Her video even received the _8_ of the actress and pop star Selena Gomez, who wrote on Twitter, “Carley Allison, you are so strong. Love you! And pray for you. Keep singing.”These words echoed a flood of comment
14、s and helped her singing videos _9_ online.After months of treatment, she was picking up _10_ she left off before the diagnosis, _11_ her energy on her two passions: figure skating and singing.In the meantime, she continues to inspire people on social media with her _12_ attitude.“Shes been able to
15、_13_ people,” Allisons mother said.“Her public school _14_ $5,000 in a fundraiser for Torontos Sick Kids Hospital where shes having her chemotherapy. There are thousands of dollars coming into Princess Margaret Hospital where she has the link on her blog. Shes very _15_ of that.”“From an early age,
16、Carley always knew what she wanted and had no _16_ trying to get it.”Her mother added, “For her, every day _17_ a new opportunity to take a step closer. The interesting thing about Carley is that she actually enjoys the _18_ as much as achieving her goals. When things dont _19_ according to her plan
17、, she bounces back and moves on.”“For me, reaching out to other people throughout all this has been great,”Carley Allison said.“I kind of live more in the moment. I have a different viewpoint on everything now. _20_, I think it will make me a better person.”1.A.impossibly BclearlyCfairly Dactually2A
18、.satisfied BencouragedCdetermined Dtired3A.return BdepartureCsolution Dchoice4A.actress BsingerCpatient Dnurse5A.abnormal BcommonCrare Dspecial6A.before BuntilCsince Dafter7A.through BbyCacross Din8A.announcement BproposalCknowledge Dnotice9A.take up Btake offCshow off Dshow up10A.which BwhenCwhere
19、Dthat11A.focusing BsubmittingCwasting Dconsuming12A.critical BnegativeCsubjective Dpositive13A.understand BpraiseCtouch Dtrust14A.raised BchargedCinvested Dcontributed15A.conscious BproudCfond Daware16A.awareness BsenseCfear Dconcern17A.seizes BrequiresCresembles Dpresents18A.journey BtripCtour Dvoy
20、age19A.grow BgoCrun Dhappen20A.Naturally BOccasionallyCSurprisingly DEventuallyC(2015常州教学质检)I read mostly fiction before I was introduced to CaMalcolm Gladwells work.In his TED talk called “Choice, Happiness, and Spaghetti Sauce”, the economist and journalist used the _1_ of Pepsi and spaghetti sauc
21、e to argue that giving people choices makes them happy. If I had only heard his conclusion statement and _2_ the artfullymanipulated (巧妙处理的) statistical evidence that he _3_, I would have been itching (渴望的) to know how he could argue such an interesting point. But he _4_ his argument like a detectiv
22、e story, with each puzzle piece _5_ to the conclusion._6_, I borrowed his book Outliers:The Story of Success from the library. Each chapter had its own story and argument, and all of the arguments were, _7_ Gladwell, about _8_ that led to an individuals success in the world.The _9_ of his research w
23、as amazing. In the first chapter, he _10_ the reasons behind the crash of Korean Air Flight 801 in 1997, which _11_ more than 220 lives. The disaster took place partly because the copilot didnt _12_ mistakes that the pilot was making. In South Korea, its _13_ to contradict higherups even if they are
24、 doing something wrong.Gladwell explained why a(n)_14_ number of Canadian hockey players are born in the first part of the year. The _15_ date for youth hockey leagues is December 31, and since hockey players born in the beginning of the year seem older, larger and more _16_ than younger players, th
25、ey are more to be given more attention in training and become _17_ hockey players as adults, he wrote. Perhaps most interesting of all, Gladwell explained why Asians are so good at _18_. He said Asians get a head start when we learn how to count because our language has fewer syllables and makes num
26、bers easier to remember.Gladwell is mostly interested in answering my favorite question, “Why?”. And thats exactly why I love his work. After reading Outliers: The Story of Success and other books like it, I found myself _19_ my commonlyaccepted beliefs much more often. After all, why should we take
27、 anything _20_?Thank God I came across Gladwell!1.A.skills BexamplesCtheories Dcredits2A.missed BbelievedCrefused Dinspected3A.preserved BcreatedCemployed Dconfirmed4A.suspected BprotectedCcovered Dstructured5A.reacting BcomparedCcontributing Dopposed6A.Frustrated BFascinatedCDelighted DDisappointed
28、7A.according to Bsimilar toCapart from Ddifferent from8A.plots BresultsCfactors Dcases9A.depth BwidthClength Dbreadth10A.analyzed BassessedCunderstood Ddiscovered11A.lost BriskedCspared Dclaimed12A.make out Bwork outCpoint out Drule out13A.conventional BoffensiveCcontroversial Dconsiderate14A.signif
29、icant BevenCreasonable Dprecise15A.putoff BsetoffCpayoff Dcutoff16A.mature BtalentedCflexible Denergetic17A.average BtopCordinary Dspecial18A.sports BlanguageCmath Dbiology19A.holding BsharingCabandoning Dquestioning20A.for granted BwrongCby mistake Deasy答 案A语篇解读:本文是一篇记叙文。主要介绍了几位出类拔萃的美国青少年的事迹,旨在告诉人们
30、只要坚持梦想,一切皆有可能。1选C根据第一段中的“bigger goals and make a difference”及下文对Winter Vinecki的介绍可知,此处表示她取得的成就。故选C项。2选C根据下句“He died 10 months later.”可知,这种癌症来势汹汹。故选C项。3选A句意:我就是在那时候组建了Winter团队。空格处引导表语从句,并在从句中作时间状语,由此结合语境可知,此处意为“在那时”,故用when引导。故选A项。4选D根据下文中“prostate cancer education”和“to talk about prostate cancer”可知,此
31、处应指让人们认识前列腺癌。结合语境可知,应选D项。5选A句意:她在全世界进行前列腺癌教育take education意为“进行教育”,符合句意。故选A项。6选A句意:从肯尼亚到蒙古,她以马拉松长跑的方式由句意可知,她以马拉松长跑的方式在全世界进行前列腺癌的教育。through意为“以,凭借”,符合语境。故选A项。7选B句意:在美国,她频繁旅行,宣讲有关前列腺癌的知识结合语境可知,应选B项。8选C句意:她敦促(力劝)其他人行动起来。urge sb. to do sth. 意为“督促某人做某事”,符合语境。故选C项。9选D句意:虽然前列腺癌非常常见,但是男人们并不想谈论此事。由句意可知,两个句子之
32、间为转折关系。故选D项。10选C句意:所以,那就是一个9岁的女孩必须走出去并开始替男人们谈论这种病的原因。根据上句中的“the men”可知,此处应为“them”,指代“the men”。故选C项。11选D句意:Jack Andraka发明了一种能识别胰腺癌、卵巢癌和肺癌的廉价传感器。结合语境可知,应选D项。12选B句意:他已经研制出了费用低廉的水质设备。结合语境可知,应选B项。13选B句意:这些设备有助于鉴定和去除水中的重金属和有毒化学成分。根据上句中的“water”可知,答案选B。14选C句意:我希望看到它们被用于发展中国家。结合语境可知,应选C项。15选D根据空格后的“in gun vi
33、olence”可知,此处应指在枪击暴力事件中丧生。故选D项。16选D句意:所以她发起了一场教育年轻人声讨枪击暴力的运动。结合语境可知,应选D项。17选A根据空格后的“supportive parents, the Internet and social media”可知,此处应指三者的共同作用。故选A项。18选C句意:但是Winter和Jack也创造了他们内在的自我。结合语境可知,应选C项。19选A句意:我认为,对孩子和成人来说最重要的事情是永远不要让年龄和性别成为障碍结合语境可知,应选A项。20选B根据下句中的“anything is possible”可知,答案选B。B语篇解读:本文是一篇
34、记叙文。18岁的Carley Allison患有一种极其罕见的癌症。但是她表现出了坚强的意志,使自己能够重返赛道与歌坛,还受到著名演员兼明星Selena Gomez的关注,这使她一夜成名。同时她的故事也感动了很多人。1选B根据本句中的“wasnt a cancer patient any more”和下句“She was a competitor . graceful in a junior womens figure skating contest at the Thornhill Community Centre.”可知,Carley Allison现在是一位参赛者,故此处应指很显然,她不
35、再是一名癌症患者。故选B项。2选C根据第三段中“she posted a video on YouTube . which she sang while breathing _ a hole in her throat”可知,Carley Allison是一个意志坚定的女孩。故选C项。3选A根据下文中“Several months ago . when she was diagnosed with a(n) _ cancer”可知,Carley Allison几个月前才被诊断出患有癌症,在患癌症之前Carley Allison过的是正常人的生活,故此处应指Carley病好了,又过上了正常人的生
36、活。故选A项。4选B根据第六段中“her energy on her two passions: figure skating and singing”可知,Carley Allison既是一名溜冰运动员,也是一名歌手。故选B项。5选C根据下句“There have been fewer than 10 known cases like it in the world.”可知,这种癌症应该是很罕见的。故选C项。6选D根据本句前半句句意“Allison的故事牵动了多伦多人民的心”可知,这件事应该发生在Carley Allison 发布了她的视频之后。故选D项。7选A句意:她一边通过喉咙处的一个孔
37、呼吸,一边唱着这首歌。根据常识可知,呼吸时气流应该是从孔里穿过去。故选A项。8选D根据本句后半句“who wrote on Twitter,Carley Allison, you are so strong. Love you .”可知,此处指Selena Gomez注意到了Carley Allison的视频。故选D项。9选B根据该段第一句中“the actress and pop star”和空格前“These words echoed a flood of comments”可知,这是Selena Gomez的关注所带来的影响,使Allison的唱歌视频突然大受欢迎。故选B项。10选C分析
38、句子结构可知,空格处所在句子为状语从句,空格处所填引导词在此句中作地点状语,意为“在的地方”,应用where。故选C项。11选Afocus . on .为固定结构,意为“集中于”,根据下句中的“her energy on her two passions .”可知,应选A项。12选D根据本句中的“. she continues to inspire people on social media”可知,Allison的态度积极。故选D项。13选C根据本段中“There are thousands of dollars coming into .”可知,Carley Allison的事迹感动了人们
39、。故选C项。14选A根据本句中的“a fundraiser”可知,此处应为筹集资金。故选A项。15选B上文中Allison的妈妈提到Allison的事迹感动了很多人,大家受她的影响做了很多善事,其中包括给她博客中链接的一家医院捐款。由此可知,Allison对此(募捐到这么多钱)感到很自豪。故选B项。16选C根据下文中“she bounces back and moves on”可知,Carley Allison很勇敢。have no fear意为“毫不畏惧”。故选C项。17选D根据本句中“a new opportunity to take a step closer”可知,对她来说,每一天都会
40、出现一个使她进步的新机会。故选D项。18选A根据本句中“as much as achieving her goals”可知,Carley既享受实现目标的旅程,也喜欢看到目标实现。故选A项。19选B根据本句中“according to her plan, she bounces back and moves on”可知,此处指当事情没有按照她的计划进行时,她迅速恢复信心,然后继续前进。故选B项。20选D根据上一句可知,Carley Allison对每件事情都有自己不同的看法。她认为她最终会成长为一个更好的人。故选D项。C语篇解读:本文是一篇记叙文。主要介绍了Gladwell的演讲和他的书对作者的
41、影响。1选B根据下文尤其是本段最后一句中的“But he _ his argument like a detective story”可推知,演讲者的演讲生动有趣,由此可推知,他是利用百事可乐和意大利面酱的例子来说明自己的观点的。故选B。2选A本句话是虚拟语气,根据“I would have been itching (渴望的) to know how he could argue such an interesting point”可知,作者实际上不仅听到了结论,而且还知道Gladwell是如何得出这个结论的(即没有错过Gladwell得出结论的过程)。故选A,意为“错过”。3选C此处指这些
42、数据是Gladwell在其演讲过程中所使用的。故选C,意为“采用,使用”。4选D本句指演讲者像讲侦探故事一样阐述他的论点。故选D,意为“组织,安排”。5选C本句指每一个章节都有助于得出结论。故选C,contribute to意为“有助于,促进”。6选B根据上文内容可知,作者被Gladwell的演讲所吸引,所以又借了他的书。故选B,意为“着迷的”。7选A分析句子结构可知,“_ Gladwell”在本句中是一个插入语,指这些是Gladwell的观点。故选A,意为“根据,按照”。8选C根据空格后定语从句“that led to an individuals success”可知,所有的论断都是与成功
43、相关的因素。故选C,意为“因素”。9选A根据本段最后一句可知,Gladwell将1997年韩国飞机失事的原因归结为文化因素,由此可推知,此处指Gladwell对事情挖掘的深度是惊人的。故选A。10选A根据下文可知,此处指Gladwell分析揭露了韩国飞机失事的原因。故选A,意为“分析”。11选D此处指这次飞机失事夺去了220多人的性命。故选D,意为“夺去(生命),索取”。12选C根据本段最后一句“In South Korea, its _ to contradict higherups even if they are doing something wrong.”可知,在韩国,即使上级做错了
44、,下属也不能反驳上级。由此可知,答案选C,意为“指出”。13选B根据上一句及本句句意可知,在韩国下属是不能反驳上级的。如果上级做错了,下属指出来,那就是侮辱上级。故选B,意为“冒犯的,侮辱的”。14选A根据下一句中“since hockey players born in the beginning of the year seem older, larger and more _ than younger players, they are more to be given more attention in training .”可知,此处表示“相当数量的”的意思。故选A,意为“显著的,重
45、要的”。15选D加拿大冰上曲棍球按年龄分组的截止日期是12月31日,只要在该年内出生的孩子就算同一组,年初出生的体型大些,而曲棍球队自然会挑选长得较高大的球员了。故选D,cutoff date意为“截止日期”。16选A根据所比较的对象可知,此处强调这些在年初出生的队员外表更显成熟。故选A,意为“成熟的”。17选B根据上一句可知,这些孩子受到了更多的关注和训练,所以他们更容易成为出类拔萃的曲棍球运动员。故选B,意为“顶端的”。18选C根据下句中的“count”及“number”可知,此处指数学。故选C。19选D根据本段前两句可知,作者不仅要知道结论,更要明白为什么。故选D,意为“询问,怀疑”。20选Atake . for granted 是固定短语,意为“视为理所当然”,符合句意。故选A。此处指我们为什么要把什么事都当作是理所当然的呢,为什么不去问个清楚呢。