1、强化练(十一)完形填空记叙文专练(一)A Susie Goodall finally was discovered and rescued.She was a volunteer in the _1_ Golden Globe Race accompanying sailors through the _2_ every June.On Wednesday morning, Goodall was 2,000 miles west of South America when her boat was like a drunken man in a strong wind and a broke
2、n bar knocked her _3_ unconscious.But soon after that she _4_ and at once rang the alarm through her emergency system.And a series of troubling _5_,which had recorded her happenings during the journey, were _6_ on her social media page at once.Chiles Maritime Center received her _7_ and soon ordered
3、 a ship to change its _8_ to rescue Goodall.Meanwhile, all Goodall could do was waittrying to keep her boat _9_ in the waving South Pacific and pumping out water that was _10_ into the damaged cabin (船舱)That made her _11_ her present situation. The Chilean ship finally _12_ Goodall.Then lowering dow
4、n a small boat to save her seemed _13_ because up to 13 feet waves would _14_ the boat at any time._15_, crew members on board _16_ another way.They lowered a long thick rope from the ship, and _17_ Goodall from her ship to safety.As luck would have it, the chosen method _18_ worked.Goodall arrived
5、at the Chilean port without any delay.On her social media page, Goodall wrote, “They were the hardest and loneliest days Ive ever had.Actually, all I wanted was a break with no _19_ to the busy daily life.But I might as well _20_ home instead of giving up.”语篇解读 Susie Goodall在陪同水手参加Golden Globe Race比
6、赛的过程中,所乘船只因遇到巨浪而剧烈摇晃,她自己也被断裂的栏杆砸晕;醒来后,她立即拉响了警报器;后来在智利海事中心的帮助下,她最终转危为安。1A.final BpreviousCmonthly Dannual解析:根据第2空后的“every June”可知,Susie Goodall每年都会作为志愿者陪同水手参加比赛。故选D。答案:D2A.tour BvoyageCtrip Dscene解析:根据空前的“sailors”以及下文中的“her boat”可知,这些人参加的是航行比赛,故选B。答案:B3A.permanently BtotallyCtemporarily Dseriously解析:
7、根据第4空后的“at once rang the alarm”可知,她只是被断裂的栏杆暂时砸晕了。故选C。答案:C4A.awakened BsleptCshouted Dcried解析:根据第3空后的“unconscious”及该空后的“rang the alarm”可知,她不久就醒过来了。故选A。答案:A5A.updates BquestionsCfantasies Dthoughts解析:根据该空后的“which had recorded her happenings”以及第6空后的“on her social media page”可知,记录她在航行中发生的事情的一系列最新信息立即就被发
8、布在社交媒体网页上。故选A。答案:A6A.put BgatheredCposted Dsent解析:参见上题解析。A项意为“放,安置”;C项意为“发布”;D项意为“发送”。答案:C7A.call BwarningCsignal Dreply解析:根据第4空后的“rang the alarm through her emergency system”可知,她当时拉响了警报器,由此可知,此处表示智利的海事中心收到了她发出的信号。故选C。答案:C8A.system BcourseCsubject Dpolicy解析:根据第7小题的解析可知,海事中心收到信号后,即刻命令一艘船改变航向(course)去
9、营救Goodall。答案:B9A.dry BtidyCstill Dsteady解析:根据空后的“the waving South Pacific”可知,当时海浪凶猛,因此她在等待的过程中,尽量让船保持稳定(steady)。答案:D10A.leaking BflyingCflowing Ddropping解析:根据上文中的“pumping out water”及下文中的“the damaged cabin”可知,当时船已经受损,并且开始渗水。leak“渗入”。答案:A11A.curious about Bworried aboutCsatisfied with Ddisappointed wi
10、th解析:根据第9、10小题的解析可知,当时船已经开始渗水,她需要在巨浪中稳住船只、抽掉渗入的水等待救援。由此可推知,她担心自己当时的处境。故选B。答案:B12A.rescued BabandonedCpassed Dspotted解析:根据下文中的“lowering down a small boat to save her”可知,赶来救援的智利船只发现了(spotted)她。答案:D13A.fast BproperCimpossible Duncomfortable解析:根据下文中的“up to 13 feet waves”并结合常识可知,当时放下小船去救她这一做法看起来是不可能的,因为海
11、浪太大,小船随时都有可能被海浪吞没。故选C。答案:C14A.swallow BliftChit Dpush解析:参见上题解析。答案:A15A.Besides BOtherwiseCInstead DAlso解析:根据第13小题的解析及第16空后的“another way”可推知,考虑到用小船救人是不可能的,而有船员推荐另外一种方式。答案:C16A.changed BrecommendedCadmired Ddescribed解析:参见上题解析。答案:B17A.pulled BkeptCgrasped Dfetched解析:根据上文中的“They lowered a long thick rop
12、e from the ship”可推知,营救人员放下一根又长又粗的绳子,然后将Goodall从她自己的船上拉到安全的地方。故选A。答案:A18A.hardly BprobablyCusually Dreally解析:根据最后一段第一句中的“Goodall arrived at the Chilean port”可知,用绳子救人的方法真的奏效了。故选D。答案:D19A.answer BaccessCdamage Dcontribution解析:根据空前一句可知,在海上遇险的那几天是她最艰难、最孤独的时期。由此可推知,被营救之后,她只想休息,而不想再让自己接触那些繁忙的日常事务。答案:B20A.d
13、rive BrideCwalk Dsail解析:根据第19小题的解析可知,虽然她不想再如此劳累了,但她还是认为自己最好还是开船返航回家,而不是就这样放弃。故选D。答案:DB Brooke Ochoa was going to enter a restaurant for lunch when she saw an elderly lady approaching.The 30yearold woman _1_ to keep the door open for her.She thought she was just doing something _2_.She didnt know, ho
14、wever, that a remark (评论) that the lady would make a few seconds later would _3_ a chain of events that would cause her to get countless likes on her post and _4_ on social media suddenly.As Brooke entered the restaurant, she _5_ the elderly lady asking for “a table for one”Then she decided to do on
15、e more act of _6_.Brooke walked up to the ladys _7_ and asked,“I also _8_ alone, would you like to have lunch together?”The lady, named Dolores, not only accepted Brookes _9_,but she was very pleased to have _10_.The two _11_ up an instant friendship during their meal.Dolores told Brooke that shed b
16、een having a _12_ time.“She spent the last decade living with her mom, who recently passed away,” Brooke wrote in a later post about the encounter.“She just kept smiling and saying thank you for listening to me, which made me _13_ too!” Brooke and Dolores enjoyed their conversation so much that they
17、 _14_ to have lunch with each other every Thursday from that point on.In a later _15_, not long after their first meeting, Brooke _16_ that Dolores had passed away.If nothing else, this chance _17_ is evidence that the smallest _18_ of goodwill can quite exactly change a life.Neither of the two wome
18、n knew that Doloress days on earth were so _19_,but they found _20_ in each other, and thats what matters.语篇解读 Brooke Ochoa去餐馆吃饭时偶遇了一位老妇人,她为这位老妇人开门,又在得知老妇人自己一个人吃饭后邀请其一起共进午餐,两人由此建立了友谊,并约定每周四共进午餐;但在她们第一次见面后不久,那位老妇人就去世了。这段友谊虽然很短暂,但是她们在彼此身上找到了安慰。1A.hesitated BwaitedCcompeted Dpretended解析:根据空后的“keep the
19、door open for her”和下文Brooke因为这个行为获赞可知,Brooke在那儿等着为那位老妇人开门。故选B。hesitate “犹豫”;pretend “假装”。答案:B2A.polite BhonestCwise Dfoolish解析:根据上文内容并结合常识可知,等着为别人开门是一种礼貌的行为。故选A。答案:A3A.ignore BreportCremove Dproduce解析:与该句中的cause呼应,并结合空后的a chain of events可知,此处表示几秒后那位老妇人的评论会引起(produce)一连串的事件。答案:D4A.take off Bset offCl
20、eave off Dcut off解析:与句中的get countless likes呼应可知,此处表示Brooke因为无数点赞而在社交媒体上开始走红。take off “开始走红”;set off “出发”;leave off “停止,中断”;cut off “中断”。答案:A5A.realized BfeltCinsisted Doverheard解析:根据语境可知,当Brooke走进餐馆,她无意中听到那位老妇人正在要一张单人桌。overhear “无意中听到,偶然听到”。答案:D6A.weakness BkindnessCfriendship Dencouragement解析:根据上文可
21、知,Brooke为老妇人开门是一种礼貌的行为;当她无意中听到那位老妇人想要一张单人桌时,她决定再多做一个善举。答案:B7A.car BcounterCdoor Dtable解析:根据上文中的table可知,Brooke走到老妇人的餐桌旁邀请她一起共进午餐。答案:D8A.struggle BdefendCeat Dpost解析:根据空后的“would you like to have lunch together”可知, Brooke也是一个人来餐馆吃饭的。答案:C9A.bow BcareCeffort Doffer解析:根据上文中的“would you like to have lunch t
22、ogether”可知,这是Brooke的提议 (offer)。答案:D10A.company BfrictionCadjustment Dpermission解析:与上文中的“a table for one”“alone”形成对比可知,老妇人不仅接受了Brooke的提议,而且也乐意吃饭有个伴儿。company “陪伴”;friction “摩擦”;adjustment “调整”;permission “许可”。答案:A11A.turned BbuiltCthrew Dput解析:根据语境可知,两个陌生人在就餐过程中迅速建立了友谊。答案:B12A.pleasant BshortCtough Dl
23、ucky解析:根据下一句中的“She spent the last decade living with her mom,who recently passed away”可推知,老妇人当时正在过着艰难的日子。tough意为“艰难的”。答案:C13A.sob BpanicClisten Dsmile解析:根据本句中的“She just kept smiling”和“too”可知,老妇人感染了Brooke,Brooke也面带微笑。故选D。sob “啜泣”;panic “(使)惊慌”。答案:D14A.seemed BrefusedCagreed Dremained解析:根据该句中的“Brooke
24、and Dolores enjoyed their conversation so much”可知,Brooke和Dolores聊得很开心,因此两人约定每个星期四都共进午餐。agree意为“商定,约定”。答案:C15A.update BpurchaseCabsence Dpraise解析:与上文“Brooke wrote in a later post about the encounter”呼应可知,此处表示在Brooke和Dolores第一次见面之后不久更新的一篇帖子中,Brooke说Dolores已经去世了。答案:A16A.approved BtoldCanalyzed Dcommitt
25、ed解析:参见上题解析。答案:B17A.complaint BargumentCconversation Dappointment解析:根据上文中的“Brooke and Dolores enjoyed their conversation so much”可知,此处表示Brooke和Dolores共进午餐时所进行的谈话。答案:C18A.strength BactCcompetence Dfault解析:与上文中的“Then she decided to do one more act of _6_.”形成呼应可推知,此处表示善举。故选B。competence “能力”;fault “过错,过
26、失”。答案:B19A.limited BrichClong Dpoor解析:根据上文可知,在Brooke和Dolores约定一起共进午餐后不久,Dolores就去世了,故此处表示当时她们都不知道Dolores在世的时间如此有限。答案:A20A.success BrealityCcomfort Dequality解析:Brooke和Dolores共进午餐时聊得很开心,她们之间建立了友谊,彼此在对方那里找到了安慰。答案:CCEthan Katz enjoys playing with his dogs, McFly and Brooklyn, and often helps his grandma
27、 feed and _1_ her five dogs.On his ninth birthday, Ethan _2_ the idea to sell Tshirts for his favorite _3_, City Dogs Rescue in Washington, DC.The dogs of Ethans and his grandmas were _4_ from animal shelters.Most shelters have _5_ on the number of animals they can care for.City Dogs Rescue _6_ dogs
28、 from overcrowded shelters.Volunteers care for the animals _7_ theyre adopted.Ethan went about a website for Tshirt designing and fundraising.He typed a(n) _8_ about his project, designed a Tshirt,and _9_ each Tshirt at $20.Every time someone bought one, part of that _10_ went to City Dogs Rescue.As
29、 word spread, many people bought Tshirts.“My _11_ goal was to sell 75 Tshirts, and I went _12_ that in three days,” said Ethan.By the end of his 30day fundraising _13_, he had sold 179 Tshirts and raised $2,640.That money helped City Dogs Rescue save 10 dogs from overcrowded shelters.But Ethan wasnt
30、 finished.People continued to _14_ City Dogs Rescue about buying Tshirts, so Ethan decided to _15_ the fundraising event for another month.Through Tshirt sales and other _16_, he finally raised more than $ 14,500 in all.Dogs in Washington,DC.are _17_ to have him as their friend!Kids often feel as if
31、 they had no say in things and Ethan _18_ them that their actions could have real _19_.His love for his own dogs _20_ Ethan Katz to help other dogs.语篇解读文章主要讲述了Ethan Kaze很喜欢狗,并通过卖T恤为City Dogs Rescue慈善组织筹集资金的故事。1A.observeBsellCwalk Dsave解析:根据第一段第一句中的“Ethan Katz enjoys playing with his dogs.often helps
32、 his grandma feed”和语境可知,Ethan Katz喜欢和自己的狗狗玩耍,并经常帮外婆喂和遛(walk)她的五只狗。故选项C符合语境。答案:C2A.shared BchangedCwent on with Dcame up with解析:根据空后的“the idea to sell Tshirts”和语境可知,在他九岁生日的时候,Ethan想出了一个主意,即通过卖T恤衫来为他最喜欢的慈善组织(charity)City Dogs Rescue筹钱。come up with意为“想出,想到”,故选项D符合语境。答案:D3A.dog BcharityCshelter Devent解析
33、:参见上题解析。答案:B4A.adopted BabandonedCprotected Dkept解析:根据上文中的“to sell Tshirts for his favorite _3_,City Dogs Rescue”及下文中的“Volunteers care for the animals _7_ theyre adopted.”可推知,Ethan和他外婆的狗是从动物收容所里收养的。故选A。 答案:A5A.decrease BattentionCchanges Dlimits解析:根据下文“City Dogs Rescue _6_ dogs from overcrowded shel
34、ters.”中的“overcrowded(过度拥挤的)”可知,大多数收容所对它们能照顾的动物数量有限制(limits),故选D。答案:D6A.refuses Breplaces Cremoves Dreturns解析:根据上文“Most shelters have _5_ on the number of animals they can care for”可知,大多数收容所都对它们能照顾的动物数量有限制,所以City Dogs Rescue把狗从拥挤的收容所中搬迁出来。remove.from.从移除/搬迁。故选C。答案:C7A.until BafterCbecause Dalthough解析
35、:根据语境可知,志愿者们照顾这些被从过度拥挤的收容所里转移出来的动物,直到它们被收养。until“直到为止”符合语境,故选A。答案:A8A.email BphraseCpicture Dparagraph解析:根据语境可知,Ethan要在一个网站上卖T恤衫来筹钱,此处应是他打了一段关于他项目的文字,故选D。答案:D9A.paid BpricedCbought Ddonated解析:根据空后的“each Tshirt at $20”可知,此处指Ethan将每件T恤衫定价为20美元,故选B。price在此处是动词,意为“给定价”。答案:B10A.time BcostClove Dmoney解析:根
36、据本句中的“Every time someone bought one”及上文表述的Ethan要为City Dogs Rescue筹钱可知,此处指每次有人买T恤衫,所卖的钱的一部分就捐给City Dogs Rescue,故选项D符合语境。答案:D11A.special BoriginalCunique Dfinal解析:根据下文中的“By the end of his 30day fundraising _13_, he had sold 179 Tshirts and raised $2,640.”可推知,Ethan起初的(original)目标是卖出75件T恤衫,而他只用了三天时间就超过了
37、这个目标。答案:B12A.for BintoCabove Dafter解析:参见上题解析。above意为“超过”,故选C。答案:C13A.show BdriveCmeeting Dorganization解析:根据语境及下文中的“the fundraising event”可知,此处表示他为期30天的筹款活动。drive意为“活动”,故选B。答案:B14A.contact BvisitCpromise Dadvise解析:根据上文中的“But Ethan wasnt finished.”和下文中的“so Ethan decided to _15_ the fundraising event f
38、or another month”可知,人们继续联系City Dogs Rescue,要购买T恤衫。此处选项B的干扰性比较大,visit意为“访问,参观”;从文中可知,T恤衫不是City Dogs Rescue直接销售的,而是Ethan在网站上出售的,故不选B。答案:A15A.cover BstartCdirect Drun解析:根据语境可知,Ethan决定将这次筹款活动延续一个月,故选项D “组织,管理,经营”符合语境。答案:D16A.donations BrescuesCdecisions Ddiscussions解析:根据语境和本句中的“he finally raised more th
39、an $14,500 in all”可知,通过销售T恤衫和得到的其他捐款,他最终总共筹集了14 500多美元。donation意为“捐赠物(尤指捐款)”,故选A。答案:A17A.friendly BpopularClucky Dlovely解析:根据上文中的“That money helped City Dogs Rescue save 10 dogs from overcrowded shelters.”和语境可知,能有Ethan这样的朋友,华盛顿哥伦比亚特区的狗狗很幸运。故选C。答案:C18A.guaranteed BexpectedCshowed Djudged解析:根据语境可知,Ethan向孩子们证明了(showed)他们的行为可以产生真正的影响(effects),故选C。答案:C19. Aeffects BresultsCpurposes Didentities解析:参见上题解析。答案:A20A.approved Binspired Cfollowed Dadapted解析:根据整篇文章的内容可知,Ethan对自己的狗狗的爱激励了他去帮助别的狗狗。inspire sb.to do sth.是固定用法,意为“激励某人做某事”,故选B。答案:B