1、精编优选练(二十七) 完形填空记叙文 3(限时:35 分钟)AWhen Heather McHugh, a poet, won a $500,000“genius grant” from the MacArthur Foundation, she didnt buy a luxurious car or fly to Paris._1_ , she put the money in the bank and _2_ writing poems.In 2015, she finally _3_ what to do with it. That year, Heathers godson and
2、his wife _4_ their first child, a beautiful baby girl but severely disabled.“I saw how peoples _5_ can change overnight. I started thinking about people in a _6_ situation, ” says Heather. She _7_ there were millions of caregivers taking care of the chronically (慢性地) ill or disabled. So in 2012, Hea
3、ther _8_ a nonprofit organization offering a sevenday vacation, with all _9_ paid, to people who have been caregivers for at least ten years.Tricia was one of the first caregivers to go on vacation. When Tricia got a call saying she was offered a _10_ vacation, she couldnt _11_ it; disbelief even _1
4、2_ her concern about leaving her two kids.Tricia went, and her favorite parts of the trip were to enjoy the _13_ things. “I got to eat hot food hot and cold food cold. I could go to bed when I wanted to and wake up whenever I chose to, ”says Tricia. She was afraid the _14_ would return when the _15_
5、 was over, but to her surprise, it hasnt been back since.Heather says Tricias _16_ resembles those of the other ten caregivers she helps every year. “Before the vacation they are so _17_ , but the _18_ is so amazing. They reflect and relax. It feels _19_ like another world and gives them a chance to
6、 see their lives from another _20_ , ” she adds.语篇解读 本文是一篇记叙文。Heather McHugh 利用自己的五十万美元奖金建立非营利组织,为照顾慢性病患者和残疾人的护理员提供免费休假,让他们到新的环境中,从不一样的角度来看待他们的人生。1A.However BThereforeCInstead DBesides解析:根据空处前一句中的“she didnt buy a luxurious car or fly to Paris”可知,在获得了五十万美元的奖金后,她并没有购买汽车或去旅游;结合该句中的“she put the money in
7、 the bank”可知,反而,她将这些钱存入银行。C 项意为“ 而是,反而”,符合语境;however“ 然而”;therefore“因此”;besides“此外”。答案:C2A.continued BquittedCpracticed Dstarted解析:根据前一句中的“a poet”,结合该句中的“she put the money in the bank and _2_ writing poems”可知,她( 这位诗人) 获奖后,将奖金存进银行,继续(continued)写诗。quit“停止 ”;practice“ 实践,训练 ”。答案:A3A.thought over Bwonde
8、redCtalked about Ddecided解析:根据下文中的“Heather _8_ a nonprofit organization offering a sevenday vacation”可知,此处表示在 2015 年,她终于决定如何使用这笔钱。 think over“仔细考虑” ;wonder“想知道,好奇”;talk about“谈到,谈论”; decide“决定”符合语境。答案:D4A.held BwelcomedClost Dsaved解析:Heather 的教子和他的妻子迎来了他们的第一个孩子,那是一个漂亮的女婴,但是有严重的残疾。hold“握着,举行”;lose“ 失
9、去”;save“拯救,节约”;welcome“迎接”符合语境。答案:B5A.feelings BfutureClives Droutine解析:根据语境,并结合上文中提到的 Heather 的教子和他的妻子生下了一个残疾的女婴可知,Heather 看到了人的生活(lives)是如何在一夜之间发生改变的。答案:C6A.different BsimilarCworse Dbetter解析:根据上文提到的 Heather 的教子和他的妻子生下了一个残疾女婴并且 Heather 看到了人的生活是如何在一夜之间发生改变的可知,Heather 开始关注那些有相似(similar)境遇的人。答案:B7A.d
10、iscovered BclaimedCadmitted Dfelt解析:她发现有数百万照顾慢性病患者和残疾人的护理员。discover“发现”;claim“宣称; 断言” ;admit“承认”;feel“ 感觉”。答案:A8A.donated BfoundCvisited Dformed解析:因此 Heather 在 2016 年建立了一个非营利组织,为那些成为护理员至少十年的人提供七天免费(free)休假。 form“建立,组成” 符合语境。 donate“捐赠”;find“发现” ;visit“参观 ”。答案:D9A.taxes BsalaryCexpenses Drent解析:参见上题解
11、析。tax“税” ;salary“薪水”;rent“租金”;expense“花费”符合语境。 答案:C10A.free BcaringCshort Dlong解析:参见 8 题解析。free“免费的”。答案:A11A.believe BtakeCrefuse Denjoy解析:根据空后的“disbelief”可知,Tricia 不相信她获得了一个免费休假这件事。A 项意为“相信”,符合语境。答案:A12A.woke BdefeatedCshowed Dmoved解析:根据下一段中的“Tricia went,and her favorite parts of the trip were to e
12、njoy”可知,Tricia 接受了免费休假这件事情,由此可知,她对免费休假的怀疑( 和向往)打败(defeated)了对于留下孩子们的担忧。wake“醒来”;show“展示”;move“ 移动”。答案:B13A.wonderful BdeliciousCpeaceful Dsimple解析:根据空后的“I got to eat hot food hot and cold food cold.I could go to bed when I wanted to and wake up whenever I chose to”可知,Tricia 在度假时所做的事情都是很普通、很简单的(simpl
13、e) 事情。wonderful“精彩的,极棒的”;delicious“美味的”;peaceful“平静的,和平的”。答案:D14A.heaviness BpainCsadness Ddisbelief解析:她担心度假结束后,自己的生活会回归以前的沉闷,但出乎她意料的是后来的生活并没有回到从前。根据上文可知,Tricia 是一个护理员,平时的工作都是照顾病人,生活少有放松的时候,故 heaviness“沉闷”符合语境。pain“ 伤痛”;sadness“伤心,悲伤”;disbelief“怀疑,不信任”。 答案:A15A.entertainment BdreamCvacation Dfreedom
14、解析:根据第四段第一句“Tricia was one of the first caregivers to go on vacation.”可知选 C。答案:C16A.comment BstoryCsurprise Dfortune解析:上文讲述的是 Tricia 享受免费休假的故事 ,故 B 项 story“故事”符合语境。答案:B17A.worried BconfusedCunexpected Dstressed解析:根据上文提到的 Tricia 担心度假结束后自己的生活会回归以前的沉闷可知, D项“stressed”符合语境。答案:D18A.award BchangeCscenery D
15、accommodation解析:根据上文可知,其他看护人员和 Tricia 一样,在度假前他们的生活较为沉闷;结合后一句“They reflect and relax.”可知,在度假之后,他们变得很放松。据此可知,这样的改变令人惊讶。change 意为“改变” ,符合语境,故 B 项正确。award“奖” ;scenery“风景” ;accommodation“住宿” 。答案:B19A.slightly BinterestinglyCmagically Dmostly解析:这神奇地(magically) 像是另外一个世界,并且给了他们一个从另一个角度(angle)看待他们的生活的机会。slig
16、htly “轻微地” ;interestingly “有趣地” ;mostly“大多地” ;magically“魔法般地,神奇地 ”符合语境。答案:C20A.place BsituationCheight Dangle解析:参见上题解析。答案:DBAt the age of nine, I was taking swimming lessons at a pool. The day arrived when I was to be tested to see if I could _1_ to a higher level class.Fifteen of us were to _2_ swi
17、mming from one side of the pool to the other and back. I watched as my _3_, one by one, tried and failed.Then it was my turn to _4_ , I mean, my turn to attempt to pass the test. It was about halfway when I got _5_. I immediately stopped and _6_ the side of the pool, ending my test. Our instructor,
18、a college student, was standing _7_ me. “ Why did you stop?” he yelled, in a less than _8_ voice. “I got water in my nose, ”I _9_ .Thats when this college student _10_ me one of lifes great lessons, _11_ he probably never realized that. Bending down, he shouted, “So?”“So?”The _12_ shocked me. It had
19、 just seemed _13_ to me that the answer to pain was to remove the thing causing the _14_ . My nineyearold brain had not understood the fact that a valuable _15_ is worth achieving, however difficult to get there. Recognizing that, I was _16_ nothing would keep me from completing the test. In fact, I
20、 did it rather _17_ on my next attempt. Seeing me _18_ the test, almost all the others did so as well.Life is a journey, and the road wont _19_ be easy. We have to focus on the final destination, not the _20_ along the road.语篇解读 本文是人物故事类记叙文。作者讲述了自己九岁的时候游泳考试的一段经历。从这段经历中,作者认识到了这一点:有价值的目标是值得一个人为之努力和奋斗的
21、。最后作者顺利通过了游泳考试。1A.skip BreferCadvance Dadd解析:空处所在句子表示作者要参加游泳考试以便确认能否“升级到”更高一个层次的课程,advance to“ 达到(某地等 ),前进到” ,符合语境。答案:C2A.take turns Binsist onCtake risks Dput off解析:根据 one by one 可知,作者和同学们是 “轮流”进行考试的,take turns doing sth.“轮流做某事” ,符合语境。 insist on“坚持” ;take risks“ 冒险”;put off“推迟”。答案:A3A.competitors B
22、classmatesCstudents Dinstructors解析:根据首段首句“At the age of nine, I was taking swimming lessons at a pool.”可知,作者参加了一个游泳班,由此可知,作者观看的是“同班同学”轮流考试,所以答案是classmates。competitor“ 竞争者 ”;student“学生”;instructor“指导者”。答案:B4A.show BleaveCfail Dobserve解析:上文讲到,作者眼看着他的同学们一个跟着一个进行游泳考试,但都失败了,接下来,轮到自己“失败” 了,所以答案是 fail。show
23、“显示,显出” ;leave“ 离开”;observe“观察”。 答案:C5A.injured BblamedCtrapped Dchoked解析:根据下文中的“I got water in my nose”可知,作者在游泳考试中被水“呛”着,由此可知答案是 choked,choke 的意思是“呛,窒息”,get choked“被呛着”。get injured“受伤”;get blamed“被责备 ”;get trapped“ 被困住”。 答案:D6A.pushed BpressedCgrabbed Dcontrolled解析:作者被水呛到后马上停止了游泳, “抓住”了泳池的边,结束了考试。
24、grab“抓住 ”,符合语境。push“推” ;press “按,压” ;control “控制” 。答案:C7A.above BbelowCbeside Dbeyond解析:作者因为被水呛着停止了游泳考试,抓住了泳池的边,此时,他的教练一个大学生,正站在他的“上方” 。作者在泳池里,教练应是站在游泳池边上,所以要用above,表示“在上方” 。below“在下面” ; beside“在旁边” ;beyond“超出(某个数量、水平或限度)” 。 答案:A8A.surprised BsympatheticCannoyed Dcold解析:作者因为被水呛着停止了考试,抓住了泳池的边。结合下文可知,
25、此 时,教练用毫不“同情的”声音对作者喊:“你为什么不游了?”所以答案是 sympathetic“同情的” 。surprised “吃惊的” ;annoyed“烦恼的” ;cold“冷淡的,不友好的” 。答案:B9A.explained BreactedCdeclined Durged解析:当教练用毫不同情的声音质问作者为什么停止游泳的时候,作者“解释”说:“我的鼻子进水了。 ”所以答案是 explained“解释” 。react“反应” ;decline“拒绝,谢绝” ;urge“敦促 ”。答案:A10A.delivered BowedCtaught Dpromised解析:teach sb
26、.a lesson 是固定短语,意思是 “给某人一个教训” ,符合语境,所以答案是 taught。deliver “传送” ;owe“欠” ;promise“许诺” 。答案:C11A.so that Bas ifCin case Deven if解析:作者感慨,这个大学生,也就是教练,给了他人生中一个很大的教训, “虽然”他(教练 )很可能并没有意识到这一点。even if“虽然,即使” ,符合语境。so that“以便” ;as if“好像” ; in case“以防” 。 答案:D12A.problem BexcuseCquestion Dvoice解析:根据 So 可知,此处表示这个“问
27、题”使作者很吃惊,所以答案是 question。problem “难题” ; excuse“理由,借口” ;voice“声音” 。 答案:C13A.logical BillegalCridiculous Dimpossible解析:在作者看来,解决痛苦的办法就是清除引起“不适”的事物,这似乎是“合乎逻辑的” ,所以答案是 logical“合乎逻辑的” 。illegal“违法的” ;ridiculous “荒谬的,可笑的” ;impossible“不可能的” 。 答案:A14A.disaster BdiscomfortCdamage Dfear解析:参见上题解析。disaster“灾难” ;di
28、scomfort“不舒服,不适” ;damage “破坏,毁坏” ;fear“害怕 ”。答案:B15A.result BadvantageCgoal Dtask解析:作者九岁的脑袋此前还不明白这个事实:一个有价值的“目标”是值得实现的,无论实现它有多么难。goal“目标” ,符合语境。result“结果” ;advantage“优势,长处” ;task“任务 ”。答案:C16A.concerned BsensitiveCembarrassed Dsure解析:作者意识到无论多么难,一个有价值的目标是值得实现的之后, “确信”什么也阻挡不了自己完成这次考试。sure“确信的,有把握的” ,符合语
29、境。 concerned“担心的” ;sensitive“敏感的 ”;embarrassed “难堪的” 。答案:D17A.slowly BeasilyCclumsily Deagerly解析:作者在坚定了信心之后,在下一次的尝试中,很“轻易地”通过了考试,所以答案是 easily“容易地,轻易地” 。slowly“缓慢地” ;clumsily“笨拙地” ;eagerly“热切地,渴望地” 。答案:B18A.attend BtakeCgive Dpass解析:根据第二段中的“my turn to attempt to pass the test”及该段中的“I did it rather _17_ on my next attempt”可知选 D。答案:D19A.always BsometimesCever Dseldom解析:生活如同一次旅行,道路不会“总是”平坦的。always“总是” ; sometimes“有时候” ;ever “曾经” ;seldom“很少” 。答案:A20.A.sights BbarriersCsurprises Dharvests解析:我们要关注最终的目的地,而不是沿途的“障碍” 。sight“景象” ; barrier“障碍” ;surprise“ 令人惊奇的事物” ;harvest“收获” 。答案:B