1、完形填空专练(五)(限时45分钟)AWhen I was a child my father taught me five words that Ive used all my lifein my acting career, as a mother, in my business activities. If I 1 that I was afraid of the dark, or worried about meeting new people, Dad would say, “Stand porter to your 2. ”A porter is a gatekeeper, who
2、stands at a door3 people in or out. Dad would get me to 4 myself stopping destructive thingssuch as fearat the door, 5 saying “Come in” to faith, love and self-confidence. As a(n) 6, I showed confidence before the camera. As a mother, when I was 7 about my children, I would try not to let worry in b
3、ut would 8 my mind with trust in them. Of course, there were always times Id9 those words. In 1972, Fillmore and I opened our own 10 in North Hollywood. This was a new business venture for us, and it was a lot more 11 and complicated than we had 12. We were on call 24 hours a day. Something was alwa
4、ys going 13. Electricity went on a blink, food wasnt delivered, employees called in sick. Once, a flu epidemic(传染病) 14 left us with no maids. Fillmore gave me a 15: mop floors or do the laundry. For 10 days I folded enough sheets to 16 the whole state of California. Then there was the17 crisis. The
5、price of gasoline doubled, and tourism in California 18. Fear and worry were sneaking in. But I caught them just 19. I stood in the door of my mind and sent fear packing. These days at the hotel, whenever fear tries to20, I just smile and point to the sign that reads No Vacancy. 【文章大意】本文为一篇记叙文。记叙了作者
6、在父亲的影响下, 战胜生活中的困难。1. A. complainedB. announcedC. recalledD. decided【解析】选A。上文写父亲教会我5个词, 这一句引出寓意。作者害怕黑暗, 或者很担心遇见新认识的人都是作者抱怨的话。故选A。2. A. future B. mindC. family D. studio【解析】选B。句意: 如果我抱怨害怕黑暗, 或者担心遇到新的人, 爸爸会说, “做你思想上的守门人吧。”根据下文I stood porter to my mind可知, 这里的守门人(porter)指的是心理上的守卫, 父亲希望作者遇到困难时要找到自己心理上的守卫。
7、故选B。3. A. lettingB. urgingC. invitingD. observing【解析】选A。一个porter就是一位守门员, 站在门前让人们进进出出。故选A。4. A. busyB. involveC. sendD. picture【解析】选D。父亲会让作者想象(picture), 自己在入口处能够阻止破坏性的事情, 例如恐惧。故选D。5. A. soB. andC. butD. or【解析】选C。句意: 爸爸会让我想象, 自己在门口能够阻止破坏性的事情, 比如恐惧, 但是对真诚, 爱和自信要说“进来吧”。空后内容和上半句为转折关系。故选C。6. A. officialB.
8、 actressC. maidD. manager【解析】选B。句意: 作为一名女演员, 我在镜头前会展示出信心。文中的before the camera暗示我是女演员。故选B。7. A. seriousB. curiousC. anxiousD. cautious【解析】选C。句意: 作为一个母亲, 当我为我的孩子们感到担忧时, 我会努力不让担忧进入我的脑海, 而是让我对他们充满信任。这里的anxious和后面的worry为同义表达。故选C。8. A. fillB. changeC. readD. ease【解析】选A。由“my mind with trust in them”可知, 作者让
9、对他们充满(fill)信任。故选A。9. A. eatB. twistC. exchangeD. forget【解析】选D。作者有时候也会忘记那些话。故选D。10. A. clinicB. hotelC. laundryD. restaurant【解析】选B。根据文章可知, 作者和丈夫开了他们自己的旅馆。故选B。11. A. promisingB. demandingC. convincingD. boring【解析】选B。promising有前途的; demanding要求高的; convincing有说服力的; boring无聊的。由前文“This was a new business v
10、enture for us”可知, 这对他们来说是一次新的商业冒险, 它的要求比我预计的要更高且更复杂。故选B。12. A. figuredB. confirmedC. deducedD. suggested【解析】选A。 figure估计, 料想; confirm确认; deduce推断; suggest建议。由“it was a lot more_and complicated. . . ”可知, 它比我们当初料想的要求更高且更加复杂。故选A。13. A. sourB. missingC. wrongD. pale【解析】选C。根据后文可知, 停电了, 食物没送到, 员工打电话请病假, 可
11、知开酒店很复杂, 总是出问题。故选C。14. A. hardlyB. regularlyC. speciallyD. suddenly【解析】选D。hardly几乎不; regularly经常地; specially特别地; suddenly突然地。由“left us with no maids”可知, 一场流感突然让我们的服务员人手不够。故选D。15. A. warningB. commandC. choiceD. solution【解析】选C。句意: 菲尔莫给了我一个选择: 擦地板还是洗衣服。结合后文, 可知此处为一个选择。故选C。16. A. serveB. touchC. decora
12、teD. blanket【解析】选D。serve服务; touch触摸; decorate装饰; blanket覆盖。此处夸张的手法, 作者叠的床单可以覆盖整个加利福尼亚州。故选D。17. A. creditB. energyC. identityD. family【解析】选B。由下文“The price of gasoline doubled”可知, 出现了能源危机。故选B。18. A. ceasedB. recoveredC. dropped D. boomed【解析】选C。油价翻倍, 加利福尼亚州的旅游业下降。这都是不利的方面。故选C。19. A. in time B. on purpo
13、seC. at random D. by chance【解析】选A。in time及时; on purpose故意地; at random任意地; by chance偶然。由下文“I stood in the door of my mind and sent fear packing”可知, 作者及时地控制住它们。故选A。20. A. splitB. shelterC. withdrawD. register【解析】选D。句意: 这几天在酒店, 每当恐惧来“登记”时, 我就微笑着指着上面写着“没有空房”的牌子。split分开; shelter掩蔽; withdraw撤回; register登记
14、。这道题用了双关的写作手法: 一是说旅馆没有空房间, 二是说自己的心里没有空房间; 并且住旅馆都是要登记的。故选D。BWe moved to Canada when I was in 10th grade. I usually didnt talk to people because I was not 1 to speak the new language. In class, I didnt 2 and always chose to shut my 3 because I also was not very confident to speak in front of everyone.
15、 One day, this event happened in my school where everyone had to play in the 4. I didnt join 5. I just watched everyone play, having so much 6 and just enjoying the moment that the school gave us. I am 7 a very athletic and energetic person, so while 8 everyone play I was very jealous and tempted to
16、 join. I said to myself , “I cant just 9 here in the side of the gym watching others ”. This 10 pushed me to step out of my comfort zone. I stood up and just plainly 11 and after that everything changed. I made a lot of 12. I was a participant in every 13 in class because Ive gained more 14. I joine
17、d sports club. I become more 15 to come to school every day to see my friends. When you get out of your comfort zone, you will be able to 16 things that you have no idea you will. You will 17 something about yourself that you didnt even know. You will build more 18 with others. You will become more
18、excited about life. Lastly, it will 19your confidence. And that is the great thing that actually ever happened to me. Its a 20 feeling being out of my comfort zone. 【文章大意】本文为一篇记叙文, 作者刚移居到加拿大时, 语言不习惯, 信心不足, 但后来操场上的一次体育活动使作者体会到了跳出舒适区, 参与到活动中的乐趣, 从此改变了作者的生活。1. A. ableB. comfortableC. interestedD. sure【
19、解析】选B。作者不与人们交流, 不参加课堂活动, 是因为不习惯说一种新的语言, 感到不自信, 所以, 当说英语的时候感到不自在, 不舒服, 故选B。2. A. participate B. riseC. listenD. succeed 【解析】选A。因为作者说英语不自信, 所以, 不参加课堂活动。故选A。3. A. doorB. earsC. window D. mouth【解析】选D。既然说英语不自信, 又不参加课堂活动, 肯定是闭口不言。故选D。4. A. yardB. classroomC. gymD. park【解析】选C。根据下文“I cant just _here in the
20、side of the gym watching others”可知, 这个要求所有孩子参加的课堂活动是在体育馆进行的。故选C。5. A. at lastB. in time C. after allD. at first【解析】选D。根据下文内容可知, 作者终于走出了自己的舒适区, 加入了这次活动。所以, 不参加活动是指开始的时候。at last 最后; in time 及时; after all毕竟; at first起初。故选D。6. A. workB. trouble C. funD. freedom 【解析】选C。根据常识以及下文的“enjoying the moment”可知, 孩
21、子们在体育馆里玩得很开心。故选C。7. A. possibly B. actually C. hardly D. nearly 【解析】选B。根据下文“I was very jealous and tempted to join. ”可知, 作者很羡慕, 试图参加, 说明作者身体好, 精力旺, 完全可以参加这样的活动, 由此推知此处的实际情况。 故选B。8. A. watchingB. havingC. makingD. helping 【解析】选A。根据上文“I just watched everyone play, ”可知, 作者不参加活动, 只是看着别人活动。故选A。9. A. sit
22、B. play C. suffer D. hang 【解析】选A。根据下文“I stood up and just plainly _and after that everything changed. ”可知, 作者开始时是坐在体育馆的角落里的。故选A。10. A. decision B. wishC. thought D. event 【解析】选C。根据空格前的This可知, 此处名词概括上句话, 而上句引号中的话“I cant just _here in the side of the gym watching others”是作者当时的心理活动, 即这种想法, 故选C。11. A. l
23、eft B. stayed C. turned D. joined【解析】选D。根据文章内容, 作者此时站起来参加(join)了活动。故选D。12. A. mistakes B. friends C. comments D. sacrifices 【解析】选B。根据下文“I become more _to come to school every day to see my friends. ”可知, 作者加入活动之后, 交了许多朋友。13. A. discussion B. moment C. exam D. group 【解析】选A。结合本文开头时作者的情况可知, 此处作者应该是参加了课堂
24、上需要在众人前说话的活动, 故A选项(discussion)符合语境。14. A. energy B. opportunities C. confidence D. achievements【解析】选C。作者敢于参加课上讨论, 说明敢于开口说话, 说明有了信心(confidence), 而不是有了精力(energy), 机会(opportunities)或成就(achievements), 故选C。15. A. proper B. likelyC. resistantD. excited【解析】选D。既然有了信心, 又有了朋友, 上学就成了令人兴奋的事, 故选D。16. A. remember
25、 B. experience C. prove D. describe 【解析】选B。走出舒适区之后, 你将有许多收获, 你就能够体会到一些你不知道的东西, 故选B。17. A. learn B. bringC. create D. tell【解析】选A。根据后面的“that you didnt even know”可知, 此处指你就会获悉(learn)一些你以前不知道的关于自己的东西。故选A。18. A. sports clubs B. relationships C. agreements D. comfort zones【解析】选B。根据空格后面的“with others”可知, 此处暗
26、指上文提到的交朋友一事。即与别人建立更多联系。故选B。19. A. break downB. give outC. add to D. call for【解析】选C。根据语境, 此处指走出舒适区会增强你的信心。add to. . . (增添; 增加)为固定搭配。20. A. strange B. pressing C. normalD. great【解析】选D。根据上句“that is the great thing that actually ever happened to me”以及故事内容可知, 走出舒适区对我来说是是一种很棒的感觉。故选D。【知识拓展】长难句分析I just watc
27、hed everyone play, having so much fun and just enjoying the moment that the school gave us. 分析: watch sb. do sth. “看着某人做某事”为固定搭配; having. . . and just enjoying为并列分词短语作伴随状语; that the school gave us为伴随状语中的定语从句, 修饰moment。译文: 我只是看着大家玩, 享受学校给我们的这一刻。CIts “BABY DAY” at the Chartwell Riverpark seniors resid
28、ence (住所) in Ottawa. Eulah Johnson, 90, never 1 the twice -monthly event. Today, Johnson sits on a sofa and smiles at a baby sitting on the seat of her walker. After a few moments, the girl 2 to play with the dozen or so other small children 3 together with 20 of Johnsons fellow residents. As the 4
29、eat snacks and drink tea or coffee, their young guests crawl (爬行) around, draw in colouring books, bat balloons back and forth or sleep in the arms of 5 residents. Babies Who Volunteer, bringing these 6 together, is the inspired idea of Jessica Turner. During a(n) 7 with her baby daughter Amelia to
30、a friends mother, who was living in a long-term-care center, people gathered around Amelia, 8 to play with her. She was most 9 by the response of her friends mother: she hadnt spoken in two years, but with Amelia in her lap, she 10 singing. Turner went home and immediately put out a 11 on a moms Fac
31、ebook group: would anyone be interested in 12 seniors residences with their babies? One hundred women 13 said yes. A year later, there are now 1, 500 volunteers. Everyone benefits from intergenerational programmes. This play group is 14 for the mothers, too. Theyre giving something to the community,
32、 which provides a 15 of purpose and belonging. It can really 16 someone who is feeling alone. Local 17 is growing: the Childrens Hospital of Eastern Ontario Foundation, 18, has donated $25, 000. With the help of charitable donations, Turner hopes to 19 programming from baby visits to having school k
33、ids communicating with 20 pen friends, and seniors teaching kids how to bake. 【文章大意】本文是记叙文。小婴儿们让敬老院里充满了欢乐, 而这一切都得益于一个叫“婴儿志愿者”的组织。1. A. affords B. selects C. creates D. misses【解析】选D。根据第二段描述的场景及第三段对“婴儿志愿者”这个组织的介绍可知, 老人们对婴儿的到来非常欢迎, 故此处指的是这位九十岁的老人从来不会“错过(misses)”这个组织的活动。2. A. turns upB. skips offC. make
34、s upD. shows off【解析】选B。根据上文的sitting on the seat of her walker可知, 小女孩从老人的助行架的座位上“离开(skips off)”去和别的小孩子玩了。3. A. mixedB. replacedC. coveredD. compared【解析】选A。孩子们与20名老人“混合(mixed)”在一起。4. A. guestsB. waitersC. seniorsD. kids【解析】选C。此空与后面的their young guests相对, “老人们(seniors)”是敬老院的主人。5. A. delightedB. braveC.
35、confusedD. strict【解析】选A。当老人们用茶点时, 孩子们在四处爬、涂色、拍打气球或是在那些“高兴的(delighted)”老人的臂弯里睡觉。本段中的smiles也提示了答案。6. A. predictionB. generationsC. evidenceD. organisations【解析】选B。上文描述了婴儿和老人在一起的场景, 故此处指这个组织将两“代(generations)”人聚到了一起。7. A. interviewB. argumentC. visitD. move【解析】选C。根据语境可知, Turner带孩子去敬老院“看望(visit)”一位朋友的母亲。8
36、. A. pretendingB. wantingC. regrettingD. failing【解析】选B。根据gathered around Amelia可知, 人们都“想要(wanting)”逗Amelia玩。9. A. surprisedB. embarrassedC. scaredD. disappointed【解析】选A。根据后句可知, 两年没有说话的人竟然开始唱歌, 这让Turner对她朋友母亲的反应大为吃惊(surprised)。10. A. mindedB. forgotC. consideredD. began【解析】选D。她已经两年没有说一句话, 但是当Amelia坐在她
37、的大腿上时, 她开始(began)唱歌。11. A. signalB. storyC. callD. policy【解析】选C。根据冒号后的内容可知, Turner在社交网站上发出了“号召(call)”。12. A. setting upB. dropping byC. cleaning upD. taking over【解析】选B。询问谁有兴趣带孩子一起去敬老院“拜访(dropping by)”。13. A. quicklyB. frequentlyC. properlyD. safely【解析】选A。100名女子“立即(quickly)”说她们愿意。14. A. freeB. readyC
38、. trueD. good【解析】选D。根据Everyone benefits from intergenerational programmes可知, 这个组合对妈妈们也“有益(good)”。15. A. listB. systemC. senseD. copy【解析】选C。为社区付出会给人一种“使命感和归属感(sense of purpose and belonging)”。16. A. helpB. rewardC. findD. warn【解析】选A。这确实能“帮助(help)”感到孤独的人。17. A. demandB. pressureC. economyD. interest【解
39、析】选D。一家儿童医院捐了款说明当地人对这个组织的“关注(interest)”在增加。18. A. at timesB. for exampleC. after allD. by chance【解析】选B。此处是作者在举例说明观点, 故选for example。19. A. observeB. mentionC. attendD. expand【解析】选D。根据from. . . to. . . 可知, Turner希望“扩大(expand)”帮助的范围。20. A. awkwardB. hungryC. elderlyD. innocent【解析】选C。从婴儿探视到让小学生与这些“年长的(elderly)”笔友写信交流以及让老人教孩子们烘焙技能。
