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题型组合练(十)
Ⅰ.完形填空
Experts say boredom is good for kids. It forces them to be creative, 1 their imaginations and helps them discover new things. A(n) 2 is 13yearold Luke Hill.
Tired of playing video games,Luke decided to build a tiny house in his backyard instead.He made money from cutting lawns(草坪) and 3 exchanged some services to gain the help of an electrical engineer.Luke also used spare materials and other 4 materials for some of the windows and the door.
The 89squarefoot home cost $1,500 and 5 18 months. Inside there’s a kitchenette,a sitting room,a table and a mounted(镶嵌的) TV,and an upstairs bedroom can be easily 6 by stairway.
Although Luke did the 7 and learned how to do all the work, he had his father’s 8 throughout the project. 9 ,he had some simple rules when Luke 10 the house:“You 11 the money. You build it. And you own it.” Greg Hill was very happy that his son learned to stay on 12 and deal with grownups.
In love with building, Luke has a YouTube channel and hopes to 13 other kids.For now,he usually 14 in his new home a few nights a week,and uses it to take a 15 from his twin brother.
语篇解读 本文是一篇记叙文。13岁小男孩卢克,因为厌倦了玩电子游戏,决定在后院建一个小房子,从此迷恋上了建筑。这个例子证明了无聊对孩子有好处。它迫使他们变得有创造力,提高他们的想象力,帮助他们发现新东西。
1.A.changes B.ignores
C.improves D.weakens
答案 C[来源:学_科_网]
解析 根据空后的“helps them discover new things”可知是“提高”想象力,故选C。
2.A.method B.explanation
C.procedure D.case
答案 D
解析 一个恰当的例子是13岁的卢克·希尔。此处指的是一个“案例”,故选D。
3.A.thus B.even
C.still D.anyhow
答案 B
解析 他通过修剪草坪赚钱,甚至(even)还交换了一些服务,以获得一位电气工程师的帮助。故选B。
4.A.recycled B.cheap
C.new D.raw
答案 A
解析 根据语境可知答案选A。
5.A.spent B.took
C.saved D.wasted
答案 B
解析 建造这个89平方英尺的房子花费了1 500美元,耗时18个月。spend花费,主语是“人”;take花费,主语是“物”,此处主语是小房子,故选B。
6.A.supported B.accessed
C.held D.landed
答案 B
解析 根据语境可知,此处指很容易地通过楼梯“进入”,故选B。access到达,进入。
7.A.research B.housework
C.experiment D.discovery
答案 A
解析 虽然卢克做了研究,并学会了如何做所有的工作,但他在整个过程中都得到了父亲的帮助。research研究,调查,符合语境。
8.A.permission B.assistanc