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练(一) 语言运用板块专练
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(2021·江苏扬州期末)We need to learn to make choices.I still remember the thing.After that weekend my high school classmates and I would go our __1__ ways.Many planned on attending colleges far away,as I did.Others had jobs lined up and a few were imagining __2__ in the future.
Directly in front of me was a friend,who __3__ and smiled,acting a little selfsatisfied.He and a couple of friends had decided to play one __4__ trick before graduation.The night before,they'd __5__ over to the principal's home and used rolls of toilet paper to decorate his house and yard.
The principal onstage had given no __6__ that anything was wrong.Hearing my name,I took a deep breath,__7__ climbed the steps,crossed the stage and stopped in front of the principal.He handed me my __8__ case.I couldn't wait to open it and find my name,__9__ that I had graduated.My friend opened his case and all of us burst into __10__.What we saw was a single roll of toilet paper inside.
The choices we make __11__ our lives.
Our high school principal had a great sense of __12__ and took this opportunity to play a trick back on the boys,but they were allowed to graduate.
Sometimes we get luck when we do something wrong.__13__,sometimes we don't.I often wonder what __14__ those who didn't make it to graduation.The __15__ way to stay out of trouble is to avoid it in the first place.
【语篇导读】 本文是一篇记叙文。作者通过回忆高中毕业前同学们的一次恶作剧,从而想到人的一生总会作出这样或那样的选择,避免麻烦的方式就是在最初就避免犯错。
1.A.wide B.separate
C.similar D.contradictory
解析:B 根据下文Many planned on attending colleges far away,as I did.Others had jobs lined up and a few were imagining the ________ in the future.可知,同学们高中毕业后有着各自不同的打算,所以作者和同学们要分道扬镳,走不同的人生道路。separate意为“不同的”,符合语境。wide意为“宽的”;similar意为“相似的”;contradictory意为“对立的”。
2.A.education B.result
C.marriage D.separation
解析:C 根据语境可知,此处讲的是同学们不同的规划,有的人找到了工作,有的人在想象未来的某些事情,而结合选项可知,与“工作”呼应且符合语境的只有marriage,意为“婚姻”。education意为“教育”;result意为“结果”;separation意为“分离”。
3.A.sighed B.cursed
C.trembled D.yawned