1、预科高一英语午练(9,27)I. 完形填空I was a tenyearold girl living with my parents and fouryearold brother in Madrid，Spain.We had _1_ our country Cuba just a few months before.The Christmas season arrived.The Corte Ingles department store had a shiny red _2_ that circled the town，_3_ its horn at every turn. My you
2、nger brother，Santiago，had never seen it. However，_4_ were considered a luxury then for my family and were very hard to _5_My brother fell in love with it.Every day he would push his nose _6_ the glass in the window.My parents pain was _7_ as they looked at their sons _8_ face. But I didnt want to _9
3、_ the innocence of a fouryearold.So the next time，I pulled him aside.“Santiago，you know that we left our country and we are in a strange land，” I said.“_10_ we are only here in Madrid for a while，Santa probably doesnt have our _11_”I also told him that once we _12_ in the United States，Santa would f
4、ind us once again.Much to my surprise，he accepted my_13_ without question.A year later，we lived in Union City，New Jersey.Both my parents were working in factories to make ends meet.Santiago and I were _14_ a new school and quickly learning English.That Christmas was _15_，but my parents bought a silv
5、ercolored Christmas tree.On Christmas Day，I woke up early，and to my surprise and _16_，I found several presents under the tree.My brother _17_ a square box.Inside was a shiny，brandnew train！It _18_ the one that had so attracted my brother a year before.Santiagos face _19_ like the Christmas tree.He l
6、ooked at my parents and me，happy and surprised.“You were _20_！”my brother told me eagerly，“Santa found our address.”1A.reachedBvisitedCleft Dmissed2A.light Bcar Cbike Dtrain3A.sounding BpressingCturning Dmaking4A.clothes BdecorationsCmeals Dtoys5A.find BgetCsearch Dexhibit6A.beneath BagainstCabove D
7、under7A.obvious Bweak Cstrange Dpuzzling8A.fearful BhopefulCambitious Dnervous9A.realize BsolveCexpect Ddestroy10A.Since BWhether CAlthough DWhen11A.telephone BnamesCaddress Dpermission12A.allowed BdeterminedCsettled Ddevoted13A.directions BinstructionsCexcuse Dexplanation14A.applying for Badapting
8、toClooking for Dwaiting for15A.expensive BdepressingCcolorful Dsimple16A.sorrow BworryCcare Ddelight17A.threw BdesignedCopened Ddid18A.resembled BmeantCrecognized Dcalled19A.turned up Bcame upClit up Dwent up20A.surprised BrightCwrong DkindII.语法填空Nelson Mandela，1._(bear)on July 18，1918，is the 2._(on
9、e) black president of South Africa. He studied 3._(lawyer) after he entered university. Then in 1952 he set up 4._ law office to help poor black people. Because of his fight 5._ the government and antiblack laws，he 6._ (sentence)to five years of hard labour. After that he formed ANC Youth League. Fi
10、ghters from ANC began 7._ (blow)up buildings in 1963 and he was sentenced to life imprisonment on Robben Island. Twenty seven years 8._ (late)，he was freed by the white government. In 1993 he was made president of South Africa 9._ the government by and for the black people was 10._(final)set up. Nel
11、son Mandela was really a great man!解析：根据第三段的“Santiago，you know that we left our country and we are in a strange land”可知，作者一家是刚刚离开(left)自己的祖国古巴。答案：C解析：根据第五段的Inside was a shiny，brandnew train！可知，是一辆玩具火车。答案：D解析：此处指玩具火车到拐弯处就自动响(sounding)喇叭。答案：A解析：由上文的The.store had a shiny red train可知是玩具。答案：D解析：根据上下文可知，对
12、于当时作者一家的家庭状况而言，玩具是一种奢侈品，很难得到(get)。答案：B解析：此处形象地写出了弟弟对玩具的渴望，整天脸贴着橱窗观看那个玩具火车。介词against的意思是“紧靠；倚”。答案：B解析：父母看到自己的孩子非常喜欢这个玩具火车，而又无钱购买，内心感到无比伤痛。因此，这种伤痛是显而易见的(obvious)。答案：A解析：根据上文的push his nose _6_ the glass in the window 可知弟弟脸上呈现出一种充满期望的(hopeful)神情。答案：B解析：四岁的弟弟对玩具充满了渴望，“我”不忍心破坏(destroy)他的天真，于是对他撒了下文的谎言。答案：
13、D解析：作者试图让自己的弟弟相信：既然他们是刚到这儿，时间不长，或许圣诞老人还没有他们家的地址。前后句之间是因果关系。故选A。答案：A解析：从文章最后一句Santa found out address可知。答案：C解析：此处作者说一旦自己一家定居(settled)到美国，圣诞老人会重新找到他们家的。答案：C解析：此处指的是“我”对弟弟所做的解释(explanation)。答案：D解析：根据下文的quickly learning English可知，“我”和弟弟已经上学，并在适应(adapting to)新的学校。答案：B解析：根据上文的make ends meet可知，作者一家刚移居美国，也只
14、是刚刚维持生计，因此这一年的圣诞节不会过得很奢华，因此选simple更适合作者一家的家庭状况。而根据下文的happy一词也可知不选depressing。答案：D解析：对于作者而言，见到礼物，既惊奇又高兴(to my surprise and delight)。答案：D解析：由下文的Inside was a shiny，brandnew train！可知，弟弟拿到礼品盒后就打开了(opened)。答案：C解析：从上下文可知，这个玩具火车与一年前弟弟所见到的那个非常相似(resembled)。答案：A解析：收到心爱的玩具，弟弟的脸放出光彩。light up意为“容光焕发”。答案：C解析：此处呼应文
15、章第三段作者对弟弟所作出的解释，姐姐的话实现了，所以他说“你是正确的”。答案：BNelson Mandela，1.born(bear)on July 18，1918，is the 2.first(one) black president of South Africa.He studied 3.law(lawyer) after he entered university.Then in 1952 he set up 4.a law office to help poor black people.Because of his fight 5.against the government an
16、d antiblack laws，he 6.was_sentenced(sentence)to five years of hard labour.After that he formed ANC Youth League.Fighters from ANC began 7.to_blow (blow)up buildings in 1963 and he was sentenced to life imprisonment on Robben Island.Twenty seven years 8.later (late)，he was freed by the white government.In 1993 he was made president of South Africa 9.and the government by and for the black people was 10.finally(final)set up.Nelson Mandela was really a great man!
