1、北京密云县2015高考英语9月训练(2)及答案完形填空I had traveled halfway around the world to see himmy father. I was 7 years old when I last saw him. Nearly 15 years later, I1in the courtyard of his home in Armenia. My brother remembered2our father lived. It was the3gray, decaying building my parents lived in after they4.
2、 You could say that I had come home. But that wasnt how I5. I have few6of my father. I remember us dancing together and him giving me my first doll. I also remember him7and he liked to leave. Sometimes he would be8for months at a time, and then unexpectedly he would be back. Until, one day, it was o
3、ur9to leave. My mother woke me up and told me to10my belongings. I remember her grasping my hand as we made our11to the airport in Moscow. She said we were going on a trip. The next day, we12at our new home, California. We13ever spoke of my father. I had no14of him, and over time forgot what he look
4、ed like. When I asked my mother about him, she would look at me, 15: “Forget him. Hes gone, ”shed say. I felt robbed of a relationship with a16, and somehow I wanted to17the lost years. For nearly a year, I lived with him. Often, my father sat across the table from me, 18me stories as if we were old
5、 friends. Now slowly I am piecing together a picture of a19stranger. In some ways, he is no less absent to me than when I was a20. But now I have a glimpse of a man who should have been my father. 【文章大意】本文是一篇记叙文。小时候父亲经常离家出走, 作者七岁时最终和母亲一起离开了父亲, 直到15年后才再次见到他并和他在一起待了将近一年, 但父亲在作者心目中的印象仍然是熟悉的陌生人。1. A. de
6、batedB. stoodC. answeredD. awoke【解析】选B。前后照应题。根据上下文可知, 作者多年后回到原来的家。将近十五年后, 我又站在了父亲的院子里。2. A. whyB. howC. whereD. when【解析】选C。前后照应题。根据后面的句子可知, 我哥哥还记得父亲住的地方。3. A. sameB. officialC. legalD. different【解析】选A。逻辑推理题。根据语境可知, 父亲还住在原来的房子里。依然是那栋灰色破旧的建筑。4. A. separatedB. marriedC. changedD. quarreled【解析】选B。逻辑推理题。
7、父母婚后就住在那栋建筑里。5. A. tastedB. smeltC. soundedD. felt【解析】选D。逻辑推理题。根据You could say that I had come home. 及But可判断出, 作者并没有这种感觉。你可以说我回家了, 但我却没有这种感觉。6. A. memoriesB. decisionsC. doubtsD. honors【解析】选A。前后照应题。根据后面的内容可知这是本段的主题句, 我对父亲的记忆不多。7. A. jokingB. singingC. paintingD. leaving【解析】选D。前后照应题。根据后面的and he liked
8、 to leave及下文的描述可知, 我还记得他离开家时的情形, 他喜欢离家出走。8. A. determinedB. concernedC. goneD. devoted【解析】选C。逻辑推理题。有时候他会一走就是几个月, 然后不期而归。9. A. dutyB. businessC. honorD. turn【解析】选D。逻辑推理题。父亲经常离开家, 直到有一天, 轮到我们离开了。10. A. buyB. packC. transportD. view【解析】选B。逻辑推理题。因为我们要离开了, 所以要收拾行李打包。11. A. wayB. lifeC. dayD. mind【解析】选A。固
9、定搭配题。根据后面的to the airport可知, 要用make ones way to前往。我记得在去莫斯科机场的路上, 妈妈紧紧地握着我的手。12. A. pointedB. staredC. aimedD. arrived【解析】选D。固定搭配题。根据后面的our new home可知要用arrive at到达。第二天, 我们来到了在加利福尼亚州的新家。13. A. hardlyB. fortunatelyC. curiouslyD. generally【解析】选A。前后照应题。根据后面作者问及父亲时母亲的态度可知, 我们几乎从没谈起过我父亲。14. A. photosB. clot
10、hesC. demandsD. books【解析】选A。前后照应题。根据后面and over time forgot what he looked like可知, 导致我忘记了他长什么样的原因应该是我没有他的照片。15. A. excitedB. disappointedC. advancedD. pleased【解析】选B。逻辑推理题。根据Forget him. Hes gone可知, 当问及父亲的情况时, 母亲的反应是非常失望。每当我想问问母亲有关父亲的情况时, 她都会看着我, 失望地说: “忘了他吧! 他走了。”16. A. motherB. brotherC. sisterD. fat
11、her【解析】选D。词汇复现题。根据语境可知, 母亲的行为让我感觉好像被人剥夺了与父亲的关系。17. A. make up forB. make away withC. make use ofD. make out of【解析】选A。短语辨析题。因此我想用某种方式来弥补这些年失去的时光。make up for补偿, 弥补; make away with带走, 拿走, 偷走; make use of使用, 利用; make out of用制造出。18. A. teachingB. tellingC. supplyingD. writing【解析】选B。逻辑推理题。父亲和我隔桌而坐, 像老朋友那样
12、给我讲故事。19. A. familiarB. completeC. realD. passing【解析】选A。前后照应题。根据上文可知, 对于作者来说父亲的形象在自己的心目中既熟悉又陌生。此刻渐渐地, 我拼凑起了一张熟悉的陌生人的画像。20. A. studentB. childC. parentD. writer【解析】选B。逻辑推理题。根据语境可知, 作者自小和父亲在一起的时间很有限。在某种程度上, 他依然像我在孩童时和我那么疏远。阅读下列四篇短文,从每小题后所给的A,B,C或D四个选项中,选出最佳选项。Some years ago, writing in my diary used t
13、o be a usual activity.I would return from school and spend the expected half hour recording the days events, feelings, and impressions in my little blue diary.I did not really need to express my emotions by way of words, but I gained a certain satisfaction from seeing my experiences forever recorded
14、 on paper.After all, isnt accumulating memories a way of preserving the past?When I was thirteen years old, I went on a long journey on foot in a great valley, wellequipped with pens, a diary, and a camera.During the trip, I was busy recording every incident, name and place I came across.I felt prou
15、d to be spending my time productively, dutifully preserving for future generations a detailed description of my travels.On my last night there, I wandered out of my tent, diary in hand.The sky was clear and lit by the glare of the moon, and the walls of the valley looked threatening behind their scr
16、een of shadows.I automatically took out my pen.At that point, I understood that nothing I wrote could ever match or replace the few seconds I allowed myself to experience the dramatic beauty of the valley.All I remembered of the previous few days were the dull characterizations I had set down in my
17、diary.Now, I only write in my diary when I need to write down a special thought or feeling.I still love to record ideas and quotations that strike me in books, or observations that are particularly meaningful.I take pictures, but not very oftenonly of objects I find really beautiful.Im no longer bli
18、ndly satisfied with having something to remember when I grow old.I realize that life will simply pass me by if I stay behind the camera, busy preserving the present so as to live it in the future.I dont want to wake up one day and have nothing but a pile of pictures and notes.Maybe I wont have as ma
19、ny exact representations of people and places; maybe Ill forget certain facts, but at least the experiences will always remain inside me.I dont live to make memoriesI just live, and the memories form themselves.1Before the age of thirteen, the author regarded keeping a diary as a way of_.Aobserving
20、her school routineBexpressing her satisfactionCimpressing her classmatesDpreserving her history解析细节理解题。由文章第一段的最后一句话“After all, isnt accumulating memories a way of preserving the past?”可知,我认为通过看过去经历的记录是保存过去的一种方式,故选D项。答案D2What caused a change in the authors understanding of keeping a diary?AA dull nig
21、ht on the journey.BThe beauty of the great valley.CA striking quotation from a book.DHer concerns for future generations.解析细节理解题。由第三段的第一句话“At that point, I understood that nothing I wrote could ever match or replace the few seconds I allowed myself to experience the dramatic beauty of the valley.”可知
22、,山谷的美让我意识到没有什么能比得上让自己去体验美。故选B项。答案B3What does the author put in her diary now?ANotes and beautiful pictures.BSpecial thoughts and feelings.CDetailed accounts of daily activities.DDescriptions of unforgettable events.解析细节理解题。由第四段第一句话“Now, I only write in my diary when I need to write down a special th
23、ought or feeling.”可知现在“我”只把一些特殊想法和感受写在日记里,故正确答案为B项。答案B4The author comes to realize that to live a meaningful life is_.Ato experience itBto live the present in the futureCto make memoriesDto give accurate representations of it解析细节理解题。由最后一段的最后一句“I dont live to make memories.I just live,and the memorie
24、s form themselves”可知A项正确,C项不正确;由第四段最后一句“I realize that life will simply pass me by if I stay behind the camera,busy preserving the present so as to live it in the future.”可知B项错误。由最后一段第二句话“Maybe I wont have as many exact representations of people and places;maybe Ill forget certain facts,but at least
25、 the experiences will always remain inside me.”可知D项错误。答案A.【上海市黄浦区2014模拟】任务型阅读Directions: Complete the following passage by using the words in the box. Each word can only be used once. Note that there is one word more than you need.A. applicationsB. devotedC. easy-goingD. efficientlyE. increasinglyF.
26、 interactG. freshH. publicizeI. respectJ. traditionalK. wildfireWhen US Duke University second-year student Christian Drappi sees someone using a Square (an electronic payment service) credit card reader, he pulls out his phone, takes a picture and uploads it to Twitter. “It kind of spreads like _41
27、_ through Twitter,” said Drappi, who is a campus brand representative for Square. Companies are _42_ using college campus brand representatives to spread the word about their products. These representatives often rely on word-of-mouth tools like social media to _43_ the company and any promotional e
28、vents they host.Though the brand representative is no stranger to the college marketing scene, social media are changing how these representatives _44_ with students of their same age and how effectively their message is communicated. Companies like Red Bull, Microsoft and Twitter all have campus re
29、presentatives _45_ to spreading good news about the brand.“Campus representatives approach students groups, local merchants and other prospective users to demonstrate how the card reader works and its advantages over _46_ machines.” Adam Bassett, who runs the Square U program said.Cord Silverstein,
30、executive vice president of interactive communications at the Raleigh advertising agency Capstrat, said, “Social media have made it easier than ever for college students to share opinions on a product with their friends. Someones friend, someone they _47_, like a student or a professor, these people
31、 are having much greater influence on what college students think, like and dont like, because they trust their opinions.”When looking at representative _48_, McCarthy, who heads the campus representative program for Square, said the company looks for _49_ students who are social-media understanding. “Three or four years ago, brand representatives on campus were a(n) _50_ idea. Now companies have them everywhere. Theres only so much mindshare to capture.” McCathy emphasized. 【参考答案】41 45 KEHFB 46 50 JIACG