1、Literature.完形填空(2020山西省祁县中学高三月考)From childhood, Moira loved to write. Throughout school she _1_ writing, but pursuing (追求) it _2_ was never a possibility. Her father was a doctor, her mother was a nurse. “Medicine was a fairly _3_ option，” Moira says. “And writing was a career where it wasnt a _4_ t
2、hat youd have high income.”She became a doctor but still wanted to do some writing. However, being a doctor was so _5_ that she didnt take up writing until her thirties. She _6_ a novela fictionalized version of her travels in China after university. She got excellent _7_. Moira sent it off to as ma
3、ny agents as she could find and found one who wanted to _8_ her. Suddenly it seemed she was on her _9_ as an author.“I had one lengthy phone call with the agent where we _10_ all possible areas she thought needed _11_. I worked on those and sent it back to her but didnt hear anything.” It was not lo
4、ng _12_ Moira found another agent who was _13_ if she was willing to rewrite it from the first person to the third person. She did the hard work and sent it off again. “I got back a really brief letter: Thank you. Im no longer interested. It was really _14_.”A decade went by, and Moira found herself
5、 itching to write again, this time _15_ for her own enjoyment. She _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 thin
6、gs I hadnt thought about. It just _18_ out.” One day, an agent called from Australia. Three weeks later, Moira had a publication deal. Her novel, Cicada, was published in March.“_19_ it hadnt been published I still gained so much from the _20_，” says Moira.篇章导读：本文是一篇记叙文。文章讲述了Moira虽然作为一名医生，但她爱好写作并坚持写
7、作，在追求的过程中努力尝试的故事。1A.learnt BavoidedCconsidered Denjoyed答案：D根据首句“From childhood，Moira loved to write.”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(enjoyed)写作。故选D。2A.actively BprofessionallyCenergetically Dpermanently答案：Bactively “积极地”；professionally “作为职业地”；energetically “精力充沛地”；permanently “永久地”。根据but转折及该句中
8、的关键词never a possibility可知，尽管Moira喜欢写作，但是把写作当作职业来追求几乎是不可能的。故选B。3A.influential BexplicitCterrible Dsafe答案：Dinfluential “有影响的”；explicit “明确的”；terrible “可怕的”；safe “安全的”。根据空处前一句“Her father was a doctor, her mother was a nurse.”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。故选D。4A.dream BpurposeCchoice
9、Dcertainty答案：D根据上文提到不会把写作当作职业可知，Moira也认为写作不是一个确定的事，也不一定能带来高收入的职业。故选D。5A.promising BdiscouragingCdemanding Dinteresting答案：Cpromising “有希望的，有前途的”；discouraging “使人泄气的”；demanding “苛刻的，要求高的”；interesting “有趣的”。根据空后的“she didnt take up writing until her thirties”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。故选C。6A.produce
10、d BintroducedCbought Dreceived答案：Aproduce “创作，生产，产生”。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。故选A。7A.rewards BreadersCreviews Dpraises答案：C根据下文提到她把她的小说寄给很多代理商，可以判断这部小说写出来后，她得到了极好的评论。故选C。8A.employ BrepresentCtrust Dguide答案：B根据语境可知，Moira在众多的代理人中找到愿意代理出版这本小说的人。故选B。9A.own BfeetCway Dbusiness答案：C根据语境可知，她似乎突然就要成为作
11、家了。on ones way “即将到达或发生”， 故选C。10A.took off Bwent throughCpulled down Dcame over答案：Btake off “脱下，起飞”；go through “仔细察看，仔细琢磨”；pull down “拆毁，推翻”；came over “过来，来访”。根据语境可知，Moira在电话中与代理人就小说中需要润色的地方进行了仔细琢磨(went through)。故选B。11A.deleting BadaptingCpolishing Dcovering答案：Cpolish “修改，润色”。Moira在电话中与代理人就小说中需要润色(p
12、olishing)的地方进行了仔细琢磨。故选C。12A.before BafterCsince Dwhen答案：A根据上文中的“sent it back to her but didnt 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 wasnt long before . 意思是“不久之后”。故选A。13A.fascinated BinterestedCanxious Damused答案：B根据下文中的“Im no longer interested”可知，此处指这位代理人对她的书感兴趣。故选B。14A.
13、common BabsurdCterrifying Ddisappointing答案：Dcommon “共同的”；absurd “荒谬的”；terrifying “令人恐惧的”；disappointing “令人失望的”。根据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。故选D。15A.purely BwonderfullyCinstantly Dsadly答案：A根据该句中的“found herself itching 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。
14、故选A。16A.set BfoundCmade Dpermitted答案：A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。set “提出”。故选A。17A.put up Btook onCwent over Dgot down答案：Bput 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”。根据该句“The characters _17_ a life of their own; they started doing things I hadnt thought about.”可知，
15、小说中的人物开始具有(took on)他们自己的生活。故选B。18A.flew BbroughtCbroke Dcarried答案：A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”。故选A。19A.Ever since BAs ifCIf only DEven if答案：Dever since “自从”；as if “好像，似乎”；if only “要是就好了”；even if “即使，尽管”。根据语境可推断出，即使(even if)这部小说没有出版，Moira仍然在这个过程中得到许多。故选D。20A.adventure B
16、practiceCprocess Dresult答案：C根据语境可推断出，Moira在这个过程(process)中得到许多。故选C。.阅读理解A(2019全国卷)My Favourite BooksJo Usmar is a writer for Cosmopolitan and coauthor of the This Book Will series (系列) of lifestyle books. Here she picks her top reads.MatildaRoald DahlI once wrote a paper on the influence of fairy tal
17、es on Roald Dahls writing and it gave me a new appreciation for his strange and delightful worlds. Matildas battles with her cruel parents and the bossy headmistress, Miss Trunchbull, are equally funny and frightening, but theyre also aspirational. After DarkHaruki MurakamiIts about two sistersEri,
18、a model who either wont or cant stop sleeping, and Mari, a young student. In trying to connect to her sister, Mari starts changing her life and discovers a world of diverse “night people” who are hidingsecrets.Gone GirlGillian FlynnThere was a bit of me that didnt want to love this when everyone els
19、e on the planet did, but the horror story is brilliant. Theres tension and anxiety from the beginning as Nick and Amy battle for your trust. Its a real whodunit and the frustration when you realise whats going on is horribly enjoyable.The StandStephen KingThis is an excellent fantasy novel from one
20、of the best storytellers around. After a serious flu outbreak wipes out 99.4% of the worlds population, a battle unfolds between good and evil among those left. Randall Flagg is one of the scariest characters ever.篇章导读：本文是一篇应用文。著名作家Jo Usmar向读者介绍了几本她最喜欢的书。1Who does “I” refer to in the text?AStephen K
21、ing. BGillian Flynn.CJo Usmar. DRoald Dahl.答案：C细节理解题。根据第一段最后一句可知，Jo Usmar在下文要为读者推荐几本她最喜欢的书，这说明下文中的“I”指的就是Jo Usmar。2Which of the following tells about Mari and Eri?ACosmopolitan. BMatilda.CAfter Dark. DThe Stand.答案：C细节理解题。根据After Dark部分第一句可知，After Dark讲述了Mari和Eri的故事。3What kind of book is Gone Girl?AA
22、 folk tale. BA biography.CA love story. DA horror story.答案：D细节理解题。根据Gone Girl部分中的“. the horror story is brilliant”可知，Gone Girl这本书属于恐怖故事。BHarriet Beecher StoweBy Noel B. Gerson218 pages $8.95“So this is the little lady who made this big war，” said Abraham Lincoln. The president was meeting the author
23、 of Uncle Toms Cabin for the first time, more than a decade after the books publication in 1852. “It was not simply a patronizing (傲慢的) remark.” Harriet Beecher Stowe really was small; “I am a little bit of a woman，” she described herself, “about as thin and dry as a pinch of snuff.”If Uncle Toms Ca
24、bin did not quite start a war, it ignited (点燃) the minds of people North and South, both for and against abolition. Tens of thousands of Americans who had not read the book already knew Simon Legree as the classic slave driver and Uncle Tom the black victim.Harriet Beecher Stowe was a wellknown writ
25、er well before Uncle Toms Cabin made her rich and famous. For a time, she and her preacher husband Calvin Stowe were too poor to afford a servant. Mrs Stowe ran her house, cared for her twin daughters (the first two of seven children), churned out genteel (上流社会的), folksy stories and religious essays
26、 to help make ends meet.Uncle Toms Cabin changed all that. It was the first great American bestseller. In the initial year in print, it sold 300,000 copies, and eventually more than 3 million American readers bought the book. Worldwide, sales ran to something like 10 million in 40 languages.In this
27、plain but informative portrait, biographer Gerson notes that author Stowe never visited the deep South before the Civil War. Most of the knowledge of slavery was gained from former slaves whom she met while living in Cincinnati (one of the busiest stops on the Underground Railway), though she did vi
28、sit a working plantation in Kentucky briefly in 1833.In spite of the impact on the world of her celebrated novel it turns out that except for the issue of slavery, she had a scant (不充分的，不足的) interest in politics.篇章导读：本文是一篇应用文。文章主要介绍了一本书，该书描写汤姆叔叔的小屋的作者Stowe的生活和文学作品。4Harriet Beecher Stowe is a book th
29、at describes mainly _.Athe effect of Uncle Toms CabinBthe family of Mrs StoweCthe reason for the popularity of Uncle Toms CabinDthe life and works of Mrs Stowe答案：D推理判断题。由全文描述及倒数第二段第一句中的“biographer”可知，Harriet Beecher Stowe是一部人物传记，该传记主要描写Stowe的生活和文学作品，由此可知D为正确答案。5Abraham Lincolns remark concerning Har
30、riet Beecher Stowe was _.Apatronizing and inspiringBimportant and necessaryCmade in 1852Dpatronizing but quite accurate答案：D推理判断题。第一段第三句提到“It was not simply a patronizing (傲慢的) remark.”，下一段证明了Harriet Beecher Stowe所写的汤姆叔叔的小屋的确影响了美国。由此推知本题答案为D。6Harriet Beecher Stowe wrote many stories _.Ato fight for t
31、he independence of AmericaBto supplement her husbands incomeCto champion the cause of the slavesDto obtain fame as a writer答案：B推理判断题。第三段提到有一段时间，Harriet Beecher Stowe夫妇很穷，于是为了养家糊口，她边做家务边写小说，因此她写小说是为了增加丈夫的收入，故本题选B。.短文改错Dear Ben，As graduation is draw near, Id like to express my sincere gratitude to you
32、 for your kind.In the last three years, you had shared my joys and sorrows, making my school life unforgettable. I remember very much that you sent me to hospital when I had my left leg break. During the days when I had to stay in the bed, you comforted me and helped me my lessons. It is your friend
33、ship which fills my life with sunshine. I hope my friendship will last forever and I also hope all your dreams will come truly in the future.Best wishes.Yours，Li Hua答案：1第一句：drawdrawing考查动词的时态。现在进行时的结构为be doing，故用drawing。2第一句：kindkindness考查名词。形容词性物主代词后面跟名词。3第二句：hadhave考查动词的时态。in the last three years“
34、在刚刚过去的三年或最近三年”，这个时间状语通常与现在完成时连用。4第三句：muchwell考查副词。very well意为“很好”，此处表示“很清楚地记得”。5第三句：breakbroken考查非谓语动词。have sth. done意为“让某事发生”。宾语my left leg与break之间是被动关系，故把break改为broken。6第四句：去掉第二个the考查固定搭配。stay in bed “卧病在床”。7第四句：me和my间加with考查固定搭配。help sb. with sth. “帮助某人做某事”。8第五句：whichthat考查强调句型。“It is/was . that .”是强调句型。9第六句：myour考查代词。这里指作者和同学之间的友谊，故用our。10第六句：trulytrue考查固定搭配。come true “实现”。
