高考英语专项练习
完形填空模拟检测
记叙文
(共2篇,限时35分钟)
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(2018·成都诊断)When Heather McHugh, a poet, won a $500,000 “genius grant” from the MacArthur Foundation, she didn’t buy a luxurious car or fly to Paris. __1__, she put the money in the bank and __2__ writing poems.
In 2011, she finally __3__ what to do with it. That year, Heather’s godson and his wife __4eps聚苯板__ their first child, a beautiful baby girl but verely disabled. “I saw how people’s __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, Heather __8__ a nonprofit organization offering a venday 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 couldn’t __11__it; disbelief even __12__ 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 cho to,” says Tricia. She was afraid the __14__ would return when the __15__ was over, but to her surpri, it hasn’t been back since.
Heather says Tricia’s __16__ rembles tho of the other ten caregivers she helps every year. “Before the vacation they are so __17行测题型及答题技巧__, but the __18__ is so amazing. They reflect and relax. It feels __19甜菜的做法__ like another world and gives them a chance to e 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一个非营利组织,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。
1.A.However B.Therefore
C.Instead D.Besides
解析:选C 根据空处前一句中的“she didn’t 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,反而,她将这些钱存入银行。instead“而是,反而”,符合语境。
2.A.continued B.quitted
C.practiced D.started
解析:选A 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”。
3.A.thought over B.wondered
C.talked about D.decided
解析:选D 根据下文第三段中的“Heather __8__ a nonprofit organization offering a venday vacation”可知,此处表示在2011年,她终于决定如何使用这笔钱。decide“决定”,符合语境。think over“仔细考虑”;wonder“想知道,好奇”;talk about“谈到,谈论”。
4.A.held B.welcomed
C.lost D.saved
解析:选B 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。welcome“迎接”,符合语境。
5.A.feelings B.future
C.lives D.routine
解析:选C 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,并开始关注那些有相似(similar)境遇的人。routine“惯例,常规”。
6.A.different B.similar
C.wor D.better
解析:选B 参见上题解析。
7.A.discovered B.claimed怎么酱牛肉好吃又简单
C.admitted D.felt
解析:选A 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”,符合语境。claim“宣称;断言”;admit“承认”;feel“感觉”。
8.A.donated B.found
C.visited D.formed
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解析:选D 因此Heather在2012年建立了一个非营利组织,为那些当护理员至少十年的人提供七天休假,并支付所有费用。form“建立,组成”,符合语境。donate“捐赠”;find“发现”;visit“参观”。
9.A.taxes B.salary
C.expens D.rent
解析:选C 参见上题解析。expen“花费”,符合语境。tax“税”;salary“薪水”;rent“租金”。
10.A.free B.caring读书小报六年级
C.short D.long
解析:选A 根据上文中的“... with all 9.(expens) paid”可知,free“免费的”符合语境。
11.A.believe B.take
C.refu D.enjoy
解析:选A 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。believe“相信”,符合语境。
12.A.woke B.defeated
C.showed D.moved
解析:选B 根据下一段中的“Tricia went, and her favorite parts of the trip were to enjoy”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”。
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13.A.wonderful B.delicious
C.peaceful D.simple
解析:选D 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 cho to”可知,Tricia在度假时所做的事情都是很普通、很简单的(simple)事情。wonderful“精彩的,极棒的”;delicious“美味的”;peaceful“平静的,和平的”。
14.A.heaviness B.pain
C.sadness D.disbelief
解析:选A 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”。
15.A.entertainment B.dream
C.vacation D.freedom
解析:选C 根据第四段第一句“Tricia was one of the first caregivers to go on vacation.”可知选C。
16.A.comment B.story
C.surpri D.fortune
解析:选B 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。
17.A.worried B.confud
C.unexpected D.stresd
解析:选D 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“stresd”,符合语境。
18.A.award B.change
C.scenery D.accommodation
解析:选B 根据上文可知,其他护理员和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。award“奖品”;scenery“风景”;accommodation“住宿”。
19.A.slightly B.interestingly
C.magically D.mostly
解析:选C 这奇妙地(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。magically“魔力般地;奇妙地”,符合语境。slightly“轻微地”;interestingly“有趣地”;mostly“大多地”。