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Book 2 Unit 1 Cultural relics
语言知识·精准练
Ⅰ.完形填空(建议用时16′)
(2021·河南许昌质检)
It was Friday at the end of a really,really long week.Mike and I planned to invite friends to our home for dinner.
Just 1 I got home,Mike texted me to say that he had to stay late at work.I was now on my own to get everything 2 for the night.As I drove to pick up the children from school,I 3 them into the car and informed them that we were making a few 4 before heading home.
For the next hour, I 5 the boys from one place to the next.Just as we finished our last errand(差事),the boys reminded me that we needed to 6 crickets (蟋蟀) at the pet store.“You 7 ,” they said.
“Fine,but we need to be fast,” I said.
Fifteen minutes later,we were back in the car with one hundred live crickets in a plastic bag.I 8 the driveway with only forty-minutes 9 to make preparations for everything before our guests arrived.
I started barking 10 at the boys,but they focused on 11 the crickets from the bags into the top of their little cricket-keeping 12 .
My 13 started to soar,and I yelled at them to hurry up.I really didn’t know 14 it happened,but the next time I looked up,one hundred crickets were 15 all over my kitchen,chirping chaotically(唧唧乱叫).
I could 16 feeling annoyed and angry,but then the most amazing thing happened.As I watched my two sweet boys running around 17 to capture the crickets,it felt like 18 slowed down.At that 19 ,I realized I could go on feeling annoyed and angry,or I could let go and 20 this ridiculous scene with them.
I chose joy.
语篇解读 本文是记叙文。文章讲述了在周末的时候,作者本来在为客人的到来匆匆忙忙地做准备。但是孩子们买的100只蟋蟀却意外地跑到厨房里。作者决定和孩子们一起享受开心的时刻。
1.A.until B.unless
C.since D.before
答案 D
解析 句意为:就在我到家之前,迈克给我发短信说他得工作到很晚。 until直到;unless除非;since自从;before在……之前。在作者到家之前,丈夫才告诉她说要加班。故选D项。
2.A.finished B.bought
C.ready D.good
答案 C
解析 句意为:我现在独自一人为今晚做准备。finish完成;buy购买;ready准备好的;good好的。短语get...ready for...“为……准备好……”;根据上文“Mike and I planned to invite friends to