1、第一节(共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分)阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。(2017洛阳市高三第一次统一考试)My parents owned a 500acre farm in Montana when I was young.Life there was filled not just with fun and games but _41_ as well.The lambing season was especially hard.Montanas freezing spring weather kept my parents
2、 watching _42_ mamas at all hours of the day and night _43_ a newborn lamb.It was during this time of new life that my favorite childhood memory _44_.One exceptionally _45_ day, my mother spied a sheep trying to deliver her baby lamb and needed my _46_.My mother calmly held the sheeps head and _47_
3、me to get hold of the lambs protruding (伸出) legs.I _48_ and must have had a look of panic on my face.The little things were _49_ not something I wanted to touch.But I _50_ my courage and wrapped my fingers _51_ them.I can still remember the _52_ of the unexpectedly delicate legs.My heart beat in fea
4、r and excitement _53_ I pulled with all my strength.The lamb was delivered!I was no _54_ to seeing farm animals being born, but to have a _55_ in it was something I will cherish forever.Im sure everyone got very _56_ hearing me tell and retell my heroic story.Looking back, Im so glad that I didnt _5
5、7_ to get my hands dirty.If I had, the miraculous moment and the precious memory would have been _58_.I try to instill (逐渐灌输) that life _59_ into my children.Sometimes you need to get your hands a little dirty to experience something _60_ and pure.语篇解读：本文是一篇夹叙夹议文。作者主要回顾了小时候在农场帮母亲给羊接生的故事并由此阐发了自己的一些感想
6、。41A.pleasureBdangerCdilemma Dhardship解析：选D根据下文的“The lambing season was especially hard.”可推知，农场的生活既充满乐趣也有艰辛。42A.pregnant BworkingCdesperate Dsleeping解析：选A结合下文语境“a newborn lamb”可推知，应选A项，意为“怀孕的”。43A.at the risk of Bin case ofCfree from Din exchange for解析：选B根据语境“watching _42_ mamas at all hours of the
7、day and night”可推知，作者的父母当时日夜看护着怀孕的母羊以防有新羊羔诞生。44A.faded Btook placeCimpressed Dbroke down解析：选B结合下文可知，作者最喜欢的童年记忆发生在这段时间。45A.warm BcoldCmild Dhot解析：选B与上文的“Montanas freezing spring weather”呼应可知，此处表示“非常冷的一天”。46A.notice BsupportChelp Doperation解析：选C根据下文可知，妈妈在照看即将生产的羊，并需要作者的帮助。47A.begged BinvitedCforbade Di
8、nstructed解析：选D根据语境可推知，当时母亲在指导作者如何帮助羊生产。48A.wondered BresistedCsuspected Dhesitated解析：选D结合语境“and must have had a look of panic on my face”可推知，作者当时有些惊慌失措，所以犹豫了。49A.surely BhardlyConly Dhopefully解析：选A根据下文的转折可推知，年幼的作者当时肯定是不想去触碰正在出生的小羊的。50A.lost BgatheredCsearched Dlacked解析：选B根据上文的“The little things were
9、 _49_ not something I wanted to touch.”可知，此处表示作者鼓起勇气。gather courage在此表示“鼓起勇气”，符合语境。51A.beyond BthroughCaround Din解析：选C根据“wrapped”可知，作者当时手握着新生羊羔的腿。wrap sth.around sth.为固定用法。52A.feel BpointCsight Dthought解析：选A根据下文的“delicate legs”可推知，此处表示的是触感，与上文的“touch”呼应。53A.because BasCif Dunless解析：选B此处表示当作者用尽力气帮助母羊
10、接生时，作者感到既害怕又兴奋。as意为“当时候”，引导时间状语从句，符合语境。54A.stranger BbeginnerCnewcomer Dspeaker解析：选A此处表示看农场上的动物出生对作者来说并不陌生，但是亲自参与接生这件事作者将会永远珍视。55A.memory BhandClook Ddifference解析：选B参见上题解析。have a hand in sth.意为“参与某事”，符合语境。56A.proud of Bexcited aboutCtired of Dsorry for解析：选C根据“tell and retell”可推知，作者反复地讲自己的英雄事迹，自然会让人觉
11、得厌烦。此处为作者用诙谐的口吻叙事。57A.refuse BpromiseCchoose Dpause解析：选A根据上文可知，作者当时没有拒绝帮羊接生，这让作者感到高兴。58A.kept BlostCignored Dforgotten解析：选B由第二段的“my favorite childhood memory”和第四段的“but to have a _55_ in it was something I will cherish forever”可知，如果作者没有给羊接生，那么作者就得不到这些珍贵的记忆。59A.quality BskillClesson Dstandard解析：选C很明显，
12、作者想给孩子们灌输这一人生经验(lesson)。60A.upset BfunnyCthrilling Damazing解析：选D由上文的“the miraculous moment and the precious memory”并结合空后的“and pure”可推知，作者认为有时人们需要“把手变脏”来经历一些“精彩和纯净的事”。第二节(共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分)阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。(2017江西名校联盟检测)Traditional Chinese culture is beginning to capture the attentio
13、n of the world.Kung fu, _61_ (especial), has had a great effect _62_the millions of people who first learned about China through it.From that, they may come to China and learn about some other _63_ (aspect) of this culture.Other Asian nations have long known about the _64_ (great) of ancient Chinese
14、 culture.Their own cultures are _65_ mix of native ones and those Chinese characteristics.Korea and Japan long ago adopted Confucianism, something that continues today even as it _66_ (challenge) by pop culture.This strength comes from the ideas _67_ (give) in the Four Books of Confucianism, which b
15、uilt upon the ideas of an even _68_ (much) ancient period codified (编纂) in the Five Classics.From them, the West learns _69_ is uniquely Chinese, for example, feng shui.So far China has taken steps _70_ (further) this spread of its culture by establishing Chinese Cultural Centers in such places as t
16、he United States and Europe.61especially句意：尤其是中国功夫，对于那些通过功夫初次了解中国的成千上万的人来讲，有着非常大的影响。especially“尤其是”，用于强调突出的人或者事情。62onhave a .effect on sb.意为“对某人有影响”，为固定搭配，故填on。63aspects句意：他们可能会来到中国，学习了解中国文化的一些其他方面。根据空前的“some other”及“aspect”可知，此处意为“方面，层面”，是可数名词，故此处应用aspect的复数形式aspects。64greatness句意：其他亚洲国家很早以前就知道古代中国
17、文化的博大。根据空前的“the”及空后的“of”可知，此处应填名词greatness。65a句意：这些国家自身的文化是本土文化和中国特色(文化)的混合。mix在此作名词，意为“混合，结合”，是可数名词，且此处表示泛指，故用a。66is challenged根据本文的基本时态为一般现在时可知，此处亦用一般现在时；it在此指代上文中的“Confucianism”，和challenge之间为被动关系，应用被动语态。故填is challenged。67given句意：这种力量来自“四书”中所提供的观念。the ideas与give之间为逻辑上的被动关系，应用过去分词作后置定语。68more句意：“四书”是依照“五经”的编纂中所体现的更为早期的思想而著成的。根据句意及空前的“even”可知，此处应用比较级形式，故填more。69what分析句子结构可知，空处在此引导宾语从句，作learns的宾语，空处在句中作主语，且此处表示“所的事物”，故用what。70to further句意：目前，中国已经采取措施进一步推广中国文化。分析句子结构可知，空处在句中作目的状语，故应用不定式形式。further在此用作动词，意为“促进，增进”。