1、强化训练14完形填空(六)(45分钟,100分)AFrom the very first moment I met Mattie on my TV show, I fell in love with him. He was a 10yearold little _1_ born with a lifethreatening disease. But his poems of peace and _2_ had touched millions of lives. We became quick friends, emailing each other.We often talked about
2、 the sunrises and sunsets, and I shared with Mattie that being a black, I wasnt a _3_ person because there was no _4_ for me to tan(晒黑). He strongly _5_ me to go to the beach that he and his mom visited. He always _6_ every single second of the present. He could not understand why everybody wasnt ou
3、t at the pier(码头) at _7_ during their vacation, because he couldnt _8_ why people would want to miss a sunrise. I said, “Mattie, most people like to _9_ on vacation.”We also talked a lot about _10_ . He said to me one day, “I sometimes get a little unhappy or angry when Im _11_ of dying. The boys wh
4、o live upstairs said that _12_ I got famous, I should always be happy and never sad. I dont _13_ they understand what its like to know you have to live your life so _14_ , because unless I keep getting miracles, my life here wont _15_ . I am afraid of the pain of dying and worried about what I will
5、_16_ because I love living so, so, so much. ”He said to me, “I really do want to be a _17_ when I die.” His dream was to bring his message of peace to as many people as possible.Mattie _18_ on June 22, 2004, but the light of his life shone so _19_ that every one of us will feel the light for the res
6、t of our lives. I know that Heartsongs (his book of poems) has left a _20_ in my life.1. A. painter B. poetC. dancer D. architect2. A. war B. hopeC. struggle D. success3. A. job B. sportsC. vacation D. beach4. A. time B. placeC. need D. possibility5. A. advised B. persuadedC. forced D. commanded6. A
7、. hated B. doubtedC. enjoyed D. noticed7. A. dawn B. duskC. midnight D. noon8. A. try out B. cheek outC. speak out D. figure out9. A. travel B. sleepC. take photos D. go shopping10A. living B. dyingC. dream D. friendship11A. afraid B. ashamedC. fond D. confident12A. if B. unlessC. because D. althoug
8、h13A. remember B. imagineC. realize D. think14A. fast B. hardC. unhappily D. painfully15A. stop B. lastC. begin D. exist16A. lose B. achieveC. meet D. miss17A. dreammaker B. peacemakerC. miraclecreator D. successachiever18A. broke down B. wore outC. passed away D. set off19A. heavily B. clearlyC. st
9、rongly D. brightly20A. scar B. spotC. crack D. print【语篇解读】本文改编自美国著名脱口秀主持人Oprah Winfrey在美国励志小诗人Mattie Stepanek逝世十周年之际发表的讲话。虽然Mattie离我们远去已有十年,但是他热爱和平、热爱生活、对生活充满希望的精神将一直伴我们左右,给我们激励和鼓舞!1解析:由下一句中的“But his poems of peace”可知应选poet“诗人”。答案:B2解析:从下文可看出Mattie是一个对生活充满希望的人,“战争”、“奋斗”和“成功”都不符合题意。答案:B3解析:“我”是黑人,“我”
10、不喜欢去沙滩(beach)晒太阳,因为“我”没有必要(need)晒黑皮肤。beach“沙滩”,符合语境。下文中的“He strongly _5_ me to go to the beach”也是提示。答案:D4解析:参见上题解析。答案:C5解析:Mattie强烈“建议”“我”去他和他妈妈去的沙滩。“说服”、“逼迫”、“命令”皆不符合题意。答案:A6解析:Mattie总是“享受”当下的每一秒钟。enjoy“享受”。答案:C7解析:他不理解人们度假时为什么不去码头看日出,因为他不明白人们为什么要错过日出。根据下文中的“why people would want to miss a sunrise”
11、可知选A,黎明时才能看到日出。答案:A8解析:参见上题解析。try out“测试”;check out“调查,核实”;speak out“公开反对”;figure out“想出,弄明白”。答案:D9解析:从上文可以推出,此处指人们度假时不在黎明时分去看日出,是因为他们要睡觉。答案:B10解析:根据下文中的“I am afraid of the pain of dying”可知,“我”和Mattie也谈论很多关于死亡的事。答案:B11解析:当他害怕(afraid)死亡时,他有时会感到不开心,会对自己生气。下文中的“I am afraid of the pain of dying”是提示。答案:A
12、12解析:从句和主句之间是因果关系,故用because“因为”。此处指“因为我出名了,所以我应该一直开开心心的,而不该伤心”。答案:C13解析:此处指“我认为(think)他们不懂只能匆匆地活的生活是什么样子的”。答案:D14解析:参见上题解析。fast“快速”。答案:A15解析:除非奇迹不断发生,否则“我”的生命就不能持续下去。last“持续,维持”,符合语境。答案:B16解析:因为Mattie太热爱生命了,不愿错过每一刻,所以他一想到他会错过(miss)些什么,就感到担心。答案:D17解析:从下一句“His dream was to bring his message of peace t
13、o as many people as possible”可知,Mattie想成为一个给世界带来和平的人。答案:B18解析:pass away意为“死亡”,下文中的“但他的生命之光却明亮地闪耀着”是提示。答案:C19解析:此处指“生命之光明亮地闪耀着”,故用brightly修饰shone。答案:D20解析:他的诗集已在“我”的生命中留下了“印记”。print“印记”,符合语境。答案:DBI put my sunglasses on and took a deep breath. With her hand held _1_ in mine, we started walking down th
14、e street to her first day of school. I knew that she would be crying; she always cries when she is anxious about new _2_ .As we walked, she asked, “What if _3_ talks to me?” “I know that your _4_ will talk to you. Shell help you find your seat and shell even _5_ you all to each other. And you alread
15、y know two friends in the class from preschool. They are _6_ too, I bet. ”She _7_ and started to play with her backpack strap. Its the backpack that we spent 20 minutes _8_ up the night before. And the same one she slipped her small stuffed animal puppy into _9_ she thought I wasnt looking this morn
16、ing.“What if I get shy and cant talk to anyone?” “You might feel shy at first. ” I said to her, “_10_ give yourself a little time and youll realize that you are having fun and feeling more _11_ . ”She looked up at me and smiled, as we waited at a stop sign. “Im _12_ but really excited.”“What are you
17、 most excited for?” “ _13_ .”I laughed because this was the same girl who weeks before told me she was _14_ from running one block down the street and needed to rest and drink water to _15_ .As we turned the corner, her face dropped. The massive group of students gathered everywhere overwhelmed her
18、and her face _16_ fell as the tears welled up in her eyes. “You can do this, sweetie. Everyone has a place in _17_ ; lets go find yours. ”We lined up with her class and just as she was about to cling to my leg _18_ , her friend from preschool stood next to her. In a second, she _19_ . As the teacher
19、 began to walk them all into the school, she was not _20_ , not holding onto me, but smiling. I held my husbands hand, feeling happy and proud.1. A. tightly B. naturallyC. casually D. carefully2. A. expectations B. experiencesC. senses D. challenges3. A. no one B. someoneC. anyone D. everyone4. A. s
20、ister B. teacherC. friend D. classmate5. A. report B. recommendC. mention D. introduce6. A. crazy B. nervousC. curious D. cautious7. A. looked away B. looked onC. looked up D. looked over8. A. washing B. finishingC. packing D. keeping9. A. although B. unlessC. until D. when10. A. so B. butC. or D. a
21、nd11. A. comfortable B. familiarC. worried D. delighted12. A. sick B. scaredC. tired D. shocked13. A. PE. B. EnglishC. Chinese D. Maths14. A. free B. preventedC. exhausted D. separated15. A. refuel B. recycleC. reform D. reassure16. A. eventually B. slowlyC. instantly D. constantly17. A. school B. c
22、lassC. line D. seat18. A. naturally B. surprisinglyC. roughly D. desperately19. A. lit up B. gave inC. came out D. turned over20. A. whispering B. cryingC. shouting D. jumping【语篇解读】这是一篇记叙文。文中叙述了作者送女儿第一天上学的经历及感受。1解析:根据上文中的“took a deep breath”和下文中的“she would be crying;she always cries when.”可知,这是女儿第一天
23、上学,故作者应是紧紧握着她的手,送她去学校。答案:A2解析:当她对新的经历感到担忧时,她总会哭。experience“经历”,符合语境。答案:B3解析:女儿问道:“要是(在学校)没人与我说话该怎么办?”no one“没人,无人”,符合语境。答案:A4解析:根据下文中的“Shell help you find your seat.”可知,此处指女儿的老师。故选B。答案:B5解析:此处指母亲安慰女儿说,老师会把所有学生介绍给彼此。introduce“介绍”,符合语境。答案:D6解析:母亲安慰女儿说,她的两个朋友开学第一天也会像她一样紧张。上文中的“anxious”也是提示。nervous意为“紧张
24、的”,符合语境。答案:B7解析:根据下文中的“started to play with her backpack strap”可知,此处指女儿转移了视线。look away意为“把目光移开,看别的地方”,符合语境。look on“旁观”;look up“好转,改善”;look over“浏览,迅速地检查”。答案:A8解析:这个背包是母女俩昨晚花了20分钟才整理好的。pack up意为“收拾行李,把某物打包”,符合语境。答案:C9解析:今天早上,女儿以为“我”没在注意她时,悄悄地将她的小毛绒玩具狗塞进了背包。根据句意可知,此处应用when引导时间状语从句。答案:D10解析:根据上下文语境可知,空
25、格前后句之间存在语义上的转折关系,故应用连词but。答案:B11解析:母亲对女儿讲,你起初可能会觉得害羞,一段时间后,你就会意识到你很开心,感觉更舒适。comfortable意为“舒适的,舒服的”,符合语境。答案:A12解析:根据上文中的“she always cries when she is anxious about new.”“What if _3_ talks to me”“What if I get shy and cant talk to anyone”“smiled”可知,此处指女儿很害怕,但也很兴奋。scared意为“担心的,害怕的”,符合语境。答案:B13解析:根据下文中的
26、“running one block down the street and needed to rest”可知此处指体育课。故选A。答案:A14解析:根据下半句中的“needed to rest and drink water”可知,女儿几周前跑一个街区就感到筋疲力尽。exhausted意为“疲惫不堪的,筋疲力尽的”。答案:C15解析:跑步后休息喝水是为了补充能量。此处是refuel“加燃料,加油”的引申义。recycle“再利用”,reform“改进,改革”,reassure“使安心,使放心”,均与语境不符。答案:A16解析:女儿的脸立即沉了下来,眼中充满泪水。instantly意为“立即
27、,马上”,符合语境。答案:C17解析:根据下文中的“We lined up with her class”可知此处应用line。答案:C18解析:根据上下文可知,女儿是第一天上学,心里很紧张,所以此处指女儿正要拼命地抱“我”的腿。desperately意为“拼命地,不顾一切地”,符合语境。答案:D19解析:看到自己的朋友站在身边,女儿顿时喜笑颜开了。light up意为“(脸上或眼中)流露出喜悦”,符合语境。give in“屈服,让步”;come out“去掉,出现”;turn over“翻转”。答案:A20解析:根据上文中的“the tears welled up in her eyes”及
28、下文中的“not holding onto me,but smiling”可知此处应用crying。答案:BCSometimes pleasures of life are so simple that I take them for granted, things that Ive considered as my right, instead of a blessing. I _1_ this after a friend of mine, who served there as a volunteer, invited me to pay a visit to Honduras.The
29、night before I set off, I decided a warm bath would help calm my _2_ nerves and help me sleep. So I _3_ the hot water handle on the tub(浴盆) and waited. and waited. It took forever for the hot water to work its way _4_ the pipes, so I rushed through the bath late at night. What an _5_ experience!On t
30、he fivehour drive to my friends home, I _6_ the beautiful countryside. On my arrival, she took me to some families, who were in great _7_, living in stickandmud houses and sleeping on dirt floors. _8_, even in these terrible conditions, everyone I met had a smile on their face. They were so nice as
31、to _9_ we stay for coffee. Among them were two women beside a dirty pond. One pushed dirt back with a stick _10_the other dipped the water into a bucket. I shot a _11_ toward the heavens, “Dear Lord, please dont let them offer coffee.” Suddenly, one little girl ran towards us, _12_ a mango (芒果) in e
32、ach hand. The one in her left hand was half eaten. _13_ had mixed with the dirt on her skin and small streams of mangomud ran down her wrist. She held out her _14_ hand and offered me the other mango, which I _15_ accepted. Her eyes danced and joy spread into a smile. When we left, my friend pointed
33、 at a small stream beside their home and said, “That is where they _16_. It is also where the animals drink and defecate (排便)” I have to say I had never been so _17_.The evening I returned home, I went into my bathroom. The image of that poor little girl _18_ my mind. Her bath would only take place
34、in the cold, dirty water in the stream. I eased into my tub filled with warm water, enjoying this simple pleasure. Clean water wasnt my _19_; it was a blessing, one I was determined to _20_ with others.1. A. accepted B. realizedC. imagined D. proved2. A. worried B. disturbedC. excited D. delighted3.
35、 A. touched B. twistedC. opened D. removed4. A. to B. againstC. over D. through5. A. awful B. interestingC. amazing D. unusual6. A. took up B. took inC. took out D. took over7. A. debt B. painC. demand D. poverty8. A. Still B. RatherC. Besides D. Thus9. A. command B. suggestC. insist D. recommend10.
36、 A. after B. whenC. until D. while11. A. dream B. whisperC. prayer D. glance12. A. holding B. takingC. pressing D. lifting13. A. Sweat B. WaterC. Juice D. Coffee14. A. right B. leftC. dirty D. clean15. A. unwillingly B. gladlyC. cautiously D. coldly16. A. play B. drinkC. swim D. bathe17. A. angry B.
37、 guiltyC. sad D. calm18. A. crossed B. inspiredC. slipped D. changed19. A. treasure B. rightC. possession D. favor20. A. share B. meetC. combine D. provide【语篇解读】有时候,生活中的快乐是如此简单,以至于我们想当然地将其视为自己的权利,而非一种恩赐。但事情真是如此吗?1解析:在作者的一个做志愿者的朋友邀请作者访问洪都拉斯之后,作者才意识到(realized)这一点。答案:B2解析:此处指作者想洗个热水澡,以帮助自己平静一下兴奋的神经。作者应
38、朋友邀请访问洪都拉斯,应是有些兴奋,所以选择C。答案:C3解析:此处指旋转热水开关并等待热水流出。twist“(用手)转动,旋动”,符合语境。答案:B4解析:根据上下文语境可知,热水流得很慢,所以作者很晚才匆忙地洗完澡。故through“穿过,通过”符合语境。答案:D5解析:等到很晚才匆忙地洗完热水澡对于作者而言是个可怕的(awful)经历。答案:A6解析:在去朋友家的路上,作者欣赏(took in)着美丽的乡村风景。take up“从事,占据”;take out“取出”;take over “接管”。答案:B7解析:根据下文的“living in stickandmud houses and
39、 sleeping on dirt floors”可知,这些家庭很贫穷(poverty)。答案:D8解析:前文说那里的人非常贫穷,生活艰苦,下文说作者遇到的每个人脸上都带着笑容,故前后表示转折,因此选择A。still“然而”,符合语境。答案:A9解析:他们很友好,坚持(insist)让我们留下来喝咖啡。答案:C10解析:此处while为连词,表示对比性转折,意为“而,却”。答案:D11解析:根据下文的“toward the heavens,Dear Lord,please dont let them offer coffee”可知,作者是在向上帝祈祷,因此选择C。prayer“祈祷”。答案:C
40、12解析:此处指小女孩跑过来,一个手里拿(holding)着一个芒果。答案:A13解析:根据前文可知,小女孩左手里的芒果已经吃了一半了,因此果汁(Juice)与她皮肤上的脏东西混在一起,沿着手腕流了下来。答案:C14解析:根据下文的“and offered me the other mango”可知,小女孩伸出的是右手。答案:A15解析:小女孩把整个芒果给了作者,且根据下文小女孩高兴地笑了可知,作者欣然接受了小女孩送给自己的芒果。unwillingly“不情愿地”;gladly“高兴地,乐意地”;cautiously“谨慎地,小心地”;coldly“冷冷地”。故选B项。答案:B16解析:作者的
41、朋友告诉作者那条小溪就是他们洗澡的地方,也是动物们喝水和排便的地方。最后一段中的“Her bath would only take place in the cold,dirty water in the stream”也是提示。答案:D17解析:听到朋友的话,作者从没有感到如此伤心(sad)过。答案:C18解析:此处指小女孩的形象浮现在作者的脑海里。cross“穿过”,cross ones mind“(想法、思想等)从脑中掠过”。答案:A19解析:根据第一段的第一句可知,此处表示干净的水并不是作者的权利(right),而是一种恩赐。treasure“财富”;possession“财产”;favor“偏爱”。答案:B20解析:此处指作者决定与他人分享(share)这种恩赐。答案:A