1、1精编优选练(二十五)完形填空-记叙文 1(限时：35 分钟)AWhen my wife and I decided to open our bookstore in 2012, we were a little _1_. The challenges facing small bookstores wereand remain_2_. Aside from the obvious _3_ in online selling, the increase in the popularity of ebooks has had a(n) _4_ effect on independent prov
2、iders.The question is why a new, smallscale (小规模的 ) provider would _5_ enter such a(n) _6_ market?From a personal view, our reasoning was sound: we wanted to _7_ our love of great books and reading for pleasure with as many _8_ people as possible.Having done our homework, one thing became_9_. In ord
3、er for us to succeed, we would have to offer something that none of our larger competitors already provided.And so we _10_ the Willoughby Book Club. We set up our website in the summer of 2012and we havent looked back.The idea of our _11_ is simple. We offer a range of book subscription gift package
4、s, _12_ in three， six and 12month options. Our customers _13_ a package, tell us a little about the person theyre buying it for, and we use this information to _14_ the recipient (接收者) a handpicked, giftwrapped (包装的) book once a month.We also recently decided to _15_ one new book to Book Aid Interna
5、tional for every gift subscription sold. These books are sent out to subSaharan Africa, _16_ the educational work there.Within four months of starting out, we won the Young Bookseller of the Year award at the 2013 Bookseller awards. Our brief _17_ from new booksellers to award receivers has been cha
6、llenging and _18_ . The biggest thing weve learned is that, despite the _19_ facing independent providers, there is a _20_ for them in the UK market. It s just a question of finding it.语篇解读 本文是一篇记叙文。作者在文中讲述了自己开实体书店的经历。1A.proud Bcurious 2Cworried Dshocked 解析：根据下文的 The challenges facing small bookstor
7、es可知，因为面临挑战，所以作者夫妻二人准备开书店时也有一丝“担忧 (worried)” 。答案：C2A.abrupt BsignificantCdistant Dpotential 解析：根据下文的 online selling和 the increase in the popularity of ebooks可知，小型实体书店面临着“巨大的(significant)”挑战。答案：B3A.need BfaithCchange Drise解析： 此处与本句中的 increase并列，故选 rise (增长)。答案：D4A.immediate BmagicalCharmful Dequal解析：
8、网络书店和电子书的增长对小型实体书店“不利(harmful)” 。答案：C5A.voluntarily Bgradually Csecretly Dfinally解析：根据下文所提到的原因可知，作者此处在讲他们夫妻二人为何要“心甘情愿地 (voluntarily)”开书店。答案：A6A.active BglobalCpromising Dchallenging解析：根据上文可知，市场形势“严峻 (challenging)” 。答案：D7A.share BseekCenjoy Dvalue解析：既然开书店，那么自然是想和别人一起“分享(share)”对书的热爱，想和“志同道合的(likemind
9、ed)”人一起体会阅读的快乐。答案：A8A.strongminded BlikemindedCopenminded Dsimpleminded解析：见上题解析。3答案：B9A.easy BclearCpossible Dsafe解析：根据上文的 Having done our homework及下文作者书店的经营策略可知，看清形势之后， “很显然(clear)” ，要想成功，就必须提供比我们大的竞争者没有提供过的服务，另辟蹊径。答案：B10A.joined BvisitedCstarted Dleft 解析：根据下文的 set up our website可知，本段讲作者的书店所开展的工作：“
10、开办 (started)”了读书俱乐部，创建了自己的网站。答案：C11A.success Bservice Cdevelopment Dactivity解析：根据下文可知，此处指作者的书店所提供的“服务(service)” 。答案：B12. Aaffordable BacceptableCreliable Davailable 解析：根据下文的 three，six and 12month options 可知，书店提供了三种选择。available可用的，可以得到的。答案：D13. Achoose BdesignCprovide Dprepare解析：上文提到书店提供了三种选择，故此处指客户可
11、以“选择(choose)”其中一个。答案：A14A.send BreadCbuy Dorder 解析：客户选好需要的产品并告诉书店接收人的信息，接下来书店每月就会按要求将书“送出(send)” 。答案：A15A.pass BlendCgive Dreturn解析：根据下文的 These books are sent out to subSaharan Africa可知，此4处指书店“捐 (give)”书。答案：C16A.guiding BfollowingCcontinuing Dsupporting解析：捐书的目的是为了“支持 (supporting)”当地的教育事业。答案：D17A.jou
12、rney BdreamCbusiness Dattempt解析：from new booksellers to award receivers是作者的书店所走过的一段“历程(journey)” 。答案：A18A.tiring BrewardingCdisappointing Dinteresting解析：根据下文的 The biggest thing weve learned可知，作者在此过程中“受益匪浅 (rewarding)” 。答案：B19A.chances Bdemands Cpressures Djudgments解析：作者最大的收获是：尽管面临着“压力(pressures)” ，但
13、是在英国的图书市场，小型实体书店一定能找到自己的“一席之地(place)” 。答案：C20A.prize BtimeCresult Dplace解析：见上题解析。答案：DBDaniella Wride was brushing her daughters long brown hair when she noticed there was something wrong. That was January 1, 2017. Within 20 days, sevenyearold Gianessa Wrides hair and eyebrows were completely _1_， an
14、d her doctor said they would never grow back. Gianessa had _2_ one of the 6.8 million Americans with alopecia, a disease that causes hair loss.Alopecia isnt _3_， but for kids who suffer from it, the suffering comes from standing out from the crowd. For the most part, the students in Gianessas firstg
15、rade class were _4_ . But the occasional taunts (嘲笑) 5made her feel like she was _5_. “I did not want her to _6_ not beautiful, ” her mother said.They tried _7_ her baldness (秃头), but artificial hair made her feel _8_ and scarves wouldnt stay on. Then the school announced its “Crazy Hair Day” compet
16、ition, and Daniella and Gianessa _9_ that rather than hiding Gianessas baldness under scarves or artificial hair, they would _10_ it. Daniella bought scrapbooksticker jewels and decorated her daughters head with _11_ like flowers. “They just fit her _12_ , ” Daniella said. “She is always so lovely a
17、nd optimistic.”On the morning of the competition, Gianessa was _13_. Would her friends think it was funny or strange? She had nothing to _14_. Gianessa was a hit the _15_ of the crazyhair competition. Gianessa is now glad she _16_ to go bare. “I was sad at first when I _17_ all my hair, ” she said,
18、“_18_ now I love being bald. I can do things to my _19_ that other kids cant. Im thinking now it might be _20_ to decorate my head with some butterflies and flowers.”语篇解读 本文是一篇记叙文。七岁的 Gianessa Wride患上了脱发症，但她并没有因此而放弃自己，而是勇敢面对，找到了秃头的乐趣。1A.white Bgone Creplaced Dblack解析：由本空后的 they would never grow back
19、可知，Gianessa Wride的头发和睫毛都“掉(gone)”了。该段末尾的 a disease that causes hair loss也是提示。答案：B2.A.observed BhelpedCtreated Dbecome解析：因为 Gianessa Wride的头发和睫毛都掉了，所以她“成为(become)”了美国680万脱发患者中的一员。答案：D3A.painful BupsetChopeless Dstrange解析：由本空后的 the suffering comes from standing out from the crowd可知，脱发并不使人感到“疼痛(painful
20、)” ，但是对于患上这种病的孩子们来说，伤痛来自于和别人不一样。答案：A64A.curious BsatisfiedCunderstanding Dpromising解析： 由本空前的 For the most part和本空后的 the occasional taunts可知，大多数时候 Gianessa Wride的同学对她的情况是“理解的(understanding)” 。答案：C5A.forbidden BdistrustedCcheated Dabandoned解析：由本空前的 the occasional taunts可知，尽管大多数时候同学们对她的情况比较理解，但是偶尔的嘲笑让她
21、感觉自己“被抛弃了 (abandoned)” 。答案：D6A.dress BfeelCact Dsound解析：Gianessa Wride 的头发掉了，她妈妈不想让她“感到(feel)”自己不漂亮。答案：B7A.covering BcheckingCstudying Dignoring解析：由本空后的 artificial hair和 scarves可知， 她们曾尝试着去“遮住(covering)”Gianessa Wride的秃头。答案：A8A.unchanged BconfidentCuncomfortable Dinnocent解析：由本空前的 artificial hair可知，假发
22、让她感到“不舒服(uncomfortable)” 。答案：C9A.noticed BdecidedCdoubted Dwished解析： 由本空后的 rather than hiding Gianessas baldness under scarves or artificial hair, they would可知，这是她们母女两人的“决定 (decided)” 。答案：B10A.celebrate BforgetCmiss Dselect解析： 由本空后的 Daniella bought scrapbooksticker jewels and decorated her daughters
23、 head可知，她们俩决定“庆祝 (celebrate)”秃头。答案：A711A.discoveries BproductsCgifts Ddesigns解析：由上文中 Daniella买的贴纸首饰和本空后的 like flowers可知，她在女儿的头上装饰了像花一样的“设计图案(designs)” 。答案：D12A.size BpersonalityClevel Dposition解析：由本空后的 She is always so lovely and optimistic可知，Daniella 这些图案很符合女儿可爱乐观的“性格特征(personality)” 。答案：B13A.nervo
24、us BproudCangry Dexcited解析：由本空后的 Would her friends think it was funny or strange？可知，比赛那天早上 Gianessa很“紧张(nervous)” 。答案：A14A.expect BbelieveCfear Dkeep解析：由文中的 a hit可知，Gianessa 其实没什么好“害怕(fear)”的，比赛那天她成为大家关注的焦点，因为她是那场比赛的“赢家 (winner)” 。 答案：C15A.judge BhostCaudience Dwinner解析：见上题解析。答案：D16A.dared Bpretende
25、dChesitated Dhappened解析：上文中提到了 Gianessa参加了发型比赛， 再结合本空后的 go bare可知，她“敢于 (dared)”露出自己的秃头。答案：A17A.cut BcleanedClost Dbrushed解析： 由本空前的 I was sad at first可知，刚开始“掉(lost)”了头发那会儿，Gianessa很伤心。答案：C818A.or BbutCfor Dso解析：本空后的 now I love being bald与上文中 的 I was sad at first形成转折，故选 but。答案：B19A.hair BfaceCeyebrows Dhead解析：因为 Gianessa失去了头发，所以她可以在“头(head)”上设计一些图案，但是别的小孩不行。答案：D20A.hard BwrongCfun Dcommon解析：因为 Gianessa现在喜欢自己的秃头，再结合本空后的 decorate my head with some butterflies and flowers可知， 她现在觉得用蝴蝶和花在头上装饰可能会“有意思(fun)” 。答案：C
