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课时作业十二 完形填空提分练4
Passage 1 (2023·重庆拟预测)
I was talking to some friends while standing in line in the cafeteria at my middle school. As I started to share a funny story, my friend Elizabeth __1__ me. “Coco! Coco!” she called out. Everyone laughed. This is so __2__, I thought. I felt a little bit uncomfortable.
However, I never wanted to ask what “Coco” meant. I __3__ it was a code word for a cute boy. Elizabeth was one of the girls that everyone wanted to be friends with. I felt __4__ to be friends with her. Later, I noticed that Elizabeth often said bad things about other kids. I would have never said those things about someone, but to fit in, I __5__ when Elizabeth said them.
One day, a classmate stopped by my locker and said to me, “‘Coco' means Elizabeth thinks you're being __6__. It's really mean.” My eyes filled with tears. I couldn't __7__ it.
The next day, at lunchtime, I sat beside Macy, who was sitting with another two girls and who had always seemed nice, __8__ that she didn't know about Coco. “You know Elizabeth is mean, right?” My heart __9__. She knew. Before I could respond, Macy said, “You didn't __10__ to be treated that way, and nobody else does either.” I smiled and then talked to my new friends with __11__. We laughed a lot, and no one interrupted with a mean code word.
Most adolescents are attempting to __12__ who they are and who they want to be. The word Coco will always serve as a(n) __13__ that I need to stay __14__ to myself and never compromise my values to be friends with someone. Because with __15__ friends, I won't have to.
【语篇解读】 本文是一篇夹叙夹议文。文章讲述了作者在中学时期与朋友们的故事,以及对人际交往的感触。
1.A.interrupted B.mentioned
C.greeted D.recognized
【答案】 A 考查动词词义辨析。句意:正当我开始讲一个有趣的故事时,我的朋友Elizabeth打断了我。A.interrupted打断;B.mentioned提到;C.greeted打招呼;D.recognized认出。根据下文“‘Coco! Coco!’ she called out.”可知,Elizabeth喊了“Coco”,所以应该是打断了作者。故选A。
2.A.incredible B.odd
C.risky D.relaxing
【答案】 B 考查形容词词义辨析。句意:这太奇怪了,我想。A.incredible不可思议的;B.odd奇怪的;C.risky有风险的;D.relaxing舒服的。