2023届高考英语二轮复习外刊阅读模拟强化训练完形填空专题二

高考英语外刊阅读模拟强化训练 完形填空专题二 ① Before she passed away from cancer, A.J. Walters made her husband and daughter promise her one thing: Sean would accompany Brittany, a high school senior, to the homecoming game, where she was in the running for homecoming queen. A.J. was a 1 administrative assistant at Brittany’s high school. It was important to her that her daughter go. Brittany and Sean 2 . Days later, on the morning of Friday, September 24, A.J. died. Keeping their 3 , that very afternoon, an 4 Brittany walked arm in arm with her father across the football field with the other nominees to await the 5 of the voting. Brittany wasn’t named homecoming 6 that day; Nyla Covington was. But, like many in the close-knit community, Nyla had heard about A.J. In an 7 gesture, moments after receiving the crown, Nyla walked over to Brittany, removed the tiara from her head, and 8 it atop her friend’s. The two 9 , tearfully clutching each other for support. “She’d rather have her 10 than a crown,” Nyla told CNN. By handing it to Brittany, “I was telling her that she was her mom’s queen, and that she was 11 by many, especially me.” “I felt so much love from her, and I just felt so much love for her,” said Brittany, who paid Nyla the ultimate 12 , telling WDAM News, “I can see my mom through Nyla. They have the same caring, 13 spirit.” Nyla is no less regal for lack of a crown, says Tyra Willamor-Idom, a friend of the Walters family. She told KTVU News, “There’s a saying that real queens 14 each other’s crowns. But the truth is, real queens 15 their crowns to let other queens shine.” 【题源 Reader’s Digest USA (October, 2022) 】 1. A. strict B. responsible C. unknown D. beloved 2. A. agreed B. saddened C. upset D. discouraged 3. A. figure B. duty C. promise D. company 4. A. emotional B. passionate C. moving D. rational 5. A. design B. opening C. process D. outcome 6. A. queen B. lady C. princess D. tiara 7. A. ro