1、语篇提能.完形填空My dad left me a treasure when he died. It wasnt a mansion or a car. It wasnt cash or bank accounts. In the eyes of the world, my dad died a _1_ man. He was a simple mechanic (技工) who worked hard to _2_ his family. My dads _3_, rather, was in the thousand wonderful _4_ that he gave me over
2、the course of his life.One particular one _5_ in my mind today. I was just a boy playing in the backyard of a friends house while my _6_ spent the afternoon under the hood (引擎罩) of his beat up(破旧的) old car trying to get it _7_ again. It seemed to take _8_, and I wasnt sure if he could bring the anci
3、ent car back to _9_ this time. At long last, though, he closed the hood and turned the key in the ignition (点火装置). There was a sweet smile of _10_ on his face as the engine purred (呜呜叫). There was a twinkle (闪耀) of _11_ in his eye when he shook his head and _12_ to accept anything for his work. And
4、there was a quiet hum of happiness in his voice as we drove back home that day. This memory made a home in my _13_ and became a priceless pearl for me to _14_.Time and time again Dad _15_ me that a good life, a kind life and a giving life is _16_ one choice at a time. Not all of his choices were the
5、 right ones, _17_ most of them were. He did the _18_ he could. He lived the best he could. And he helped to _19_ the best in me too. As I look back into that treasure trove (珍藏物) of memories that Dad left me, I realize that each one of them _20_ me to live and to love: one choice at a time.1A.cold B
6、poorCrich Dproud2A.start BsettleCsupport Dimpress3A.love BtreasureChelp Ddifference4A.presents BlettersCsmiles Dmemories5A.stands out Bputs outCpicks up Dturns up6A.friend BdadCmom Dbrother7A.changing BremovingCrunning Drepairing8A.hours BminutesCseconds Ddays9A.garage BroadCmarket Dlife10A.surprise
7、 BsatisfactionCcalm Dcuriosity11A.joy BinterestCconfusion Dregret12A.decided BofferedCrefused Dforgot13A.house BheartChead Dchildhood14A.value BshareCpresent Dpass15A.called BfollowedCwarned Dshowed16A.created BownedCimagined Dsuggested17A.and BsoCbut Dunless18A.least BbestCless Dmore19A.build up Bb
8、ring upCsort out Dbring out20A.allowed BinspiredCleft Dexpected答案与解析:1解析:由上文的“It wasnt a mansion or a car. It wasnt cash or bank accounts.”和下文的“He was a simple mechanic who worked hard to _2_ his family.”可推知父亲一生清贫,故选 B。答案:B2解析:support the family 表示“赚钱养家” 。答案:C3解析:这里对应上文的“My dad left me a treasure .”
9、。答案:B4解析:由下文的“One particular one _ 5_ in my mind today.”和“This memory made a home in my _13_ ”可以推知作者认为父亲留给她的珍宝是他带给作者的美好回忆,故选 D。答案:D5解析:stand out 表示“突出,显眼” ,符合语境。put out表示“张贴” ;pick up 表示 “捡起,无意中学会,收听 (节目),开车去接某人” ;turn up 表示 “把声音调大,出现,露面” 。答案:A6解析:上文提到父亲是技工,这里修车的当然也是父亲了。答案:B7解析:由下文可知这辆老爷车坏了,父亲正在修理它,
10、努力使它运转起来,故选 C。run 表示“(机器)转动,运转” 。答案:C8解析:由上下文可知父亲修车花费的时间应该比较长,不是几秒钟、几分钟的事,但是当天下午还是完成了,故选 A 比较合适,花费了数小时。答案:A9解析:bring sth. back to life 表示“使某物充满生机” ,这里指使车恢复正常,故选 D。答案:D10解析:车修好了,父亲露出了满意的微笑,故选 B。答案:B11解析:这里作者继续描写父亲修好车后喜悦的心情,故选A。答案:A12解析:由父亲摇头可以推知他拒绝接受朋友的礼物。答案:C13解析:这里对应本段第一句“One particular one _5_ in
11、my mind today.”这一回忆在作者的心里(heart) 珍藏下来了,故选B。答案:B14解析:句意:这一回忆成了一颗无价的珍珠,让我一直珍惜。value 用作动词,表示 “珍惜,珍视” 。答案:A15解析:从上下文可知父亲没有说教,只是用行动向作者展示他的为人处事风格,故答案为 D。答案:D16解析:句意:不时地,父亲向我展示了,一个美好的人生,友善的人生,奉献的人生是在我们一次次的选择中_的。选项中只有 A 符合语境,create “创造” 。答案:A17解析:前后分句间是转折关系,故选 C。答案:C18解析:这里对应下文的“He lived the best he could.”
12、答案:B19解析:bring out 表示“使显现,使表现出” 。这里指父亲帮助我把自己最好的一面展示出来。答案:D20解析:这里表示父亲带给作者的每一份回忆都激励着她好好生活,去关爱他人。答案:B.阅读理解I had been rather proud of myself when my friends and family got the ticket, whether it was for speeding, parking or stop sign violations(违反). It was something that happened to others. But last Fr
13、iday I joined the_club.I was asked to do a new project last week. On Friday morning on my way to work, I suddenly remembered that I had spent the past six weeks without considering that I had a weeks vacation planned during that time. I was very disappointed with myself for not remembering it.The tr
14、uth is that I was not paying enough attention to my driving and I did not come to a complete stop at the stop sign in front of a school. I was so distracted(思想不集中的 ) that I didnt even notice I had a policeman on my tail with his lights flashing. Finally I looked in my mirror and caught on.The police
15、man was rude and took my papers. Fortunately, I had everything up to date and since I had never had a ticket before, there was nothing for him to do but write me a ticket. While I was sitting there in the seat of “shame”, I felt bad. If I had been that distracted and a child had run onto the road, p
16、erhaps I would have not reacted as well as I could have. It was a wakeup call.People at work asked me if I tried to talk my way out of it. Frankly, it never occurred to me. I felt guilty. Now I no longer have a clean driving record. Please be careful out there, as a moments distraction can lead to t
17、ragedy.1We can infer that the underlined part “the club” in Paragraph 1 here refers to “_”Apeople who are crazy about driving carsB a club for drivers without much experienceCpeople who get tickets for breaking traffic rulesDa club for people to talk about their driving stories2What made the writer
18、unable to focus on her driving?APlanning how to spend the vacation.B Thinking of the forgotten vacation.CThinking about her work.DMissing her children.3From the experience, the writer has probably learnt _.Awhat is really important to herB how to deal with policemenCto enjoy the small things in life
19、Dto be much more careful答案与解析:1解析:推理判断题。根据前文的“.got the ticket, whether it was for speeding, parking or stop sign violations”可知 the club 在这里指那些因违反交通规则被开了罚单的人。答案:C2解析:细节理解题。根据第二段的“.without considering that I had a weeks vacation planned during that time. I was very disappointed with myself for not remembering it.”可知作者想起那个被忘了的假期才分了神。答案:B3解析:推理判断题。根据末段的“Please be careful out there, as a moments distraction can lead to tragedy.”可推断从这件事中,作者学到了以后要更加小心。答案:D