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练案[32] 选择性必修第四册 UNIT 1 SCIENCE FICTION
Ⅰ. 完形填空
(2023重庆市南开中学月考)
Literature was something I was interested in. At school I was
that kid who stuck his hand up to 1. aloud from the
Shakespeare play. Over the holidays I would visit the 2. and
read literature. While my generation was playing after schoolꎬI
was in a ghetto (贫民区) learning to 3. .
I lived then in Lagos. The ghetto landlords had unlimited
4. . They could throw families with all their possessions out
into the street. Annoyedꎬ I wrote about 5. . Those pieces
were not published. Then it occurred to me to write a story about
them. This began my long 6. in the rigorous craft(严谨构
思) of the short story.
Howeverꎬ after finishing my A levelsꎬI had a job working
for a paint company. 7. in Lagos was so terrible that it took
three hours to get to work. I would wake up at 4 a. m. and write
for an hour before 8. work. When I 9. ꎬI would sleep
and then write till one oclock.
The first 10. took a year. I got myself 11. from
work and bought a typewriter with the severance pay (解雇金).
I began 12. works. I sent the manuscript (手稿) to many
13. ꎬ who all turned it down.
Thenꎬ one morningꎬ a letter came from Longman African
Writers Series. I remember giving a cry of 14. . That moment
changed everything. I was 19. With the publication of Flowers
and Shadowsꎬ the life I was meant to live 15. .
1. A. think B. read
C. cry D. speak
2. A. libraries B. charities
C. exhibitions D. attractions
3. A. act B. write
C. cook D. paint
4. A. talents B. wealth
C. powers D. freedom
5. A. friendship B. possibilities
C. injustices D. welfare
6. A. memory B. suffering
C. service D. adventure
7. A. Traffic B. Climate
C. Accommodation D. Security
8. A. making up for B. getting down to
C. looking forward to D. setting out for
9. A. resigned B. retired
C. returned D. resolved
10. A. option B. draft
C. visit D. picture
11. A. filled B. inspired
C. fired D. prevented
12. A. rew