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中职英语完型填空专练 二
[十一]
These days, teenagers are often addicted to their cellphones or other electronic devices. They are often so 1______ with what's happening on social media that they often 2 ______what’s going on around them.
But you 3______ can’t say that about this 17-year-old boy. Seeing how the teen helped an elderly woman who was 4______ at the Dollar General just restored my 5______ in our 6______!
17-year-old Senquavious Driver joined his 7______, Connie, for a trip to the Dollar General. They'd finished shopping and were starting to pull out when Senquavious noticed a woman in her eighties struggling to 8______. She succeeded but was having trouble walking. Senquavious wasted no time coming to the 9______!
The teen jumped out of his aunt's car without hesitation. He helped the elderly woman to the sidewalk and 10 ______walking her to the store. She was there to get soda, but could hardly walk. The woman explained that she’d 11______, hurting her back and face. So, Senquavious stayed with her, helped her get her shopping done, and then saw her back to her car.
His aunt watched him help the woman, 12______ by her nephews compassion. She took some photos. " I was in 13 ______taking pictures because he didn’t hesitate to help her, and that made me delighted,” she said.
Connie proudly 14______ the photos of her nephew's act of 15______ on Facebook, saying, "I hope he continues to do great things in his life.”
1. A concerned B associated C content D abundant
2. A remind B. review C ignore D. notice
3. A temporarily B actually C. basically D. certainly
4. A. moving B complaining C struggling D driving
5. A prejudice B. faith C. respect D budget
6. A age B youth C childhood D experience
7.A. aunt B mother C. teacher D. grandma
8.A car B. store C home D sidewall
9. A conclusion B. rescue C end D point
10. A considered B stopped C continued D began
11. A driven B walked C. grasped D. fallen
12.A amazed B. inspired C. attracted D touched
13. A sweat B. tears C relief D. silence
14. A chose B remember C shared D described
15. A bravery B kindness C. sympathy D. gratitude
答案:1--5ACDCB 6--10 BAABC 11--15 DDBCB
文章讲述了在当今青少年沉迷于电子产品的时代,17岁的少年圣科维斯帮助一位走路吃力的老人的故事。
1. A 根据上文的are often addicted to their cellphones or other electronic devices 和下文的what's happening on social media可推知,青少年经常关注社交媒体上发生的事情。Concerned意为“关注的”,符合语境。associated意为“有关联的content 意为“满意的”;abundant 意为“丰富的”。【刷有所得·拓展】“和……有关系”的常见表达方式be associated with/be connected with/have something to do with/be linked with ( to )/be related to
2. C根据语境以及上文的what's happening on social media和下文的 what's going on around them形成对比可知,青少年将注意力都放在社交媒体上了,以至于会忽视他们身边所发生的事。ignore 意为“忽视”,符合语境。remind 意为“提醒”;review 意为“复习”;notice 意为“注意到"。
3.D 根据下文的the teen helped an elderly woman可知,这个17岁的孩子帮助老人的行为不符合上面的描述,故此
处应指对这位17岁的孩子来说,这种说法肯定不适用。certainly 意为"当然”,符合语境。temporarily 意为“暂时地";actually 意为“实际上";basically 意为“基本上”。
4.C 根据下文的Senquavious noticed a woman in her eighties可推知,此处指这位老struggling to get out of her人在艰难地行走。struggle 意为“艰难地(向某处)行进”符合语境。move意为“移动”:complain 意为“抱怨;投诉”;drive 意为“驾驶”。
5.B 根据上文语境可知,这个孩子的行为和大多数青少年的行为不一样,故可推知,此处表示这位少年的行为让作者对年轻人恢复了信心。faith 意为“信心”,符合语境。prejudice 意为“偏见”;respect 意为“尊重”;budget 意为“预算”。
6.B 根据上文对当今青少年行为的描述以及这位少年的表现可知,此处表示作者恢复了对年轻人的信心。youth意为“年轻人”,符合语境。age 意为“时代”;childhood 意为“童年”;experience 意为“经历”。
7.A 根据下文第四段中的 The teen jumped out of his aunt'scar 可推知,这位少年和他的阿姨康妮一起去购物。此处为原词复现。aunt 意为“阿姨”,符合语境。mother 意为“母亲”;teacher 意为“老师”;grandma意为“祖母”。
8.A 根据下文的“ helped her get her shopping done, and thensaw her back to her car”可推知,老人当时正艰难地从车里出来。car 意为“汽车”,符合语境。store 意为“商店”home 意为“家”;sidewalk 意为“人行道”。
9.B 根据上文的 having trouble walking可知,老人走路有困难,由此可推知,圣科维斯是去帮忙。cometo the/one’srescue 意为“救助某人”,符合语境。conclusion 意为“结论”;end 意为“结束”;point 意为“要点”。
10.℃ 根据下文的 walking her to the store可推知,少年把老人扶到人行道上后并没有马上离开,而是继续把她送进商店。continue 意为“继续”,符合语境。consider 意为“考虑”;stop 意为“停止”;begin 意为“开始”。
11.D根据空后的 hurting her back and face 可推知,这个老人摔倒了。fall 意为“摔倒”,符合语境。drive 意为“驾驶”;walk 意为“走路”;grasp 意为“抓住”。
12.D 根据上文圣科维斯热心助人的事件和设空后的 her nephews compassion可推知,他的阿姨应是深受感动。touched 意为“受感动的”,符合语境。amazed 意为“惊讶的”;inspired 意为“受到鼓舞的”。
13.B 上文说圣科维斯的行为让康妮深受感动,由此可推知,此处指康妮被感动得泪流满面。tear 意为“眼泪”,符合语境。sweat 意为“汗水”;relief意为“宽慰”:silence 意为“沉默”。
14.C 根据下文中的on Facebook 可推知,康妮在脸书上分享了侄子所做善行的照片。share 意为“分享”,符合语境。choose 意为“选择”;remember 意为“记得”;describe意为“描述”。
15.B 根据上文对圣科维斯热心助人的事件的描述和下文的“I hope he continues to do great things in his life.”可推知,她的侄子做了一件善事。kindness 意为“善良”,符合语境。bravery 意为“勇敢”;sympathy 意为“同情”gratitude 意为“感激”。
[十二]
Time spent in a bookshop can be very enjoyable, whether you are a book-lover or merely buy a book as a present. You may even have entered the shop Just to find 1______from a sudden shower.
Whatever the 2______ , you can soon become he totally unaware of your surroundings. The desire to 3______ a book with an attractive cover is irresistible but you end up with a rather 4______ book. A book-lover 5______ adopts this method of selection. All too often you soon become 6______ in some books or the others, and usually it is too 7______when you realize you have spent far too much time there and must 8______ to keep some forgotten appointments without buying a book, of course.
This opportunity to escape the reality of everyday life is the main 9______ of a bookshop. There are not many places where it is 10______ for people to do this. You can wander round such places to your heart's content. If it is a good shop, no assistant will 11______ you with the unavoidable greeting: "Can I help you, sir/madam? "You needn't buy anything you don't want. In a bookshop an assistant should remain in the 12______ until you have finished browsing. Then, and only then, are his services 13______. Of course, you may want to find out where a particular section is, but when he has 14______you there, the assistant should leave you alone considerately and look as if he is not interested in 15______ a single book.
1.A. information B shelter C. advice D. equipment
2. A. weather B. place C. reason D. time
3. A pick up B. pass on C. write D purchase
4. A. special B creative C. surprising D. dull
5. A often B nearly C rarely D easily
6. A absorbed B. stuck C involved D experienced
7. A. early B. late C. lucky. D. cheerful
8. A. remember B. rush C pretend D. hesitate
9. A. function B. difference C. attraction D purpose
10. A. vital B popular C indispensable D. possible
11. A approach B assist C. warn D support
12. A. office B distance C room D shop
13. A obvious B necessary C acceptable D competitive
14. A. carried B. made C put D led
15. A finding B. buying C reading D selling
答案:1--5BCADC 6--10 ABBCD 11--15 ABBDD
本文主要论述了不管你是因为爱看书,还是只为买一本书作为礼物而去书店,在书店里度过的时光都是非常愉快的。
1.B 根据空后的 from a sudden shower 和常识可推知,此处表示走进书店的目的是避雨。shelter 意为“遮蔽”,符合语境。information意为"信息”;advice 意为“建议”;equipment意为“设备”。
2.C 根据上文语境可知,此处表示不管人们走进书店的原因是什么。reason 意为“原因”,符合语境。weather 意为"天气”:place 意为“地方”;time 意为“时间”。
3.A 上文提到无论人们进入书店的原因是什么;根据下文的 this method of selection可推知,此处指你进入书店会忍不住拿起一本封皮很漂亮的书。pick up意为“拿起”,符合语境。pass on 意为“把(信息)传给";write 意为“写”purchase 意为“购买”。
4.D 根据上文的 an attractive cover和 but 可推知,此处表转折,表示你最终可能买了一本内容无趣的书。dull意为“无聊的”,符合语境。special意为"特殊的";creative 意为创造性的”;surprising 意为“令人惊讶的”。book 可知,这种
5.C 根据you end up with a rather选书的方法存在弊端;结合常识可推知,爱书的人很少会采用这种选书方式。rarely 意为“很少;罕见地”,符合语境。
6.A 根据下文的you realize you have spent far too much time可知,此处表示你常常很快沉迷于某些书。be/become absorbed in... 意为“沉迷于…”,符合语境。be stuck in...意为“困在……”;be involved in意为“参与”:be experienced in... 意为“在……方面经验丰富”。 “专心于;沉迷于”的常用表达方式be immersed/absorbed in focus/concentrate on
7.B根据下文的keep some forgotten appointments 可推知当你意识到自己已经在书店花了太多时间,必须赶赴被遗忘的约会时,通常已经太晚了。late 意为“晚的”,符合语境。early 意为“早的";lucky 意为“幸运的”;cheerful 意为“高兴的”。
8.B根据上文的realize you have spent far too much time there 可推知,此处应表示赶紧去赴约。rush to do sth.意为“赶紧做某事”,故rush 符合语境。remember 意为“记得”pretend 意为“假装”;hesitate 意为"犹豫"。
9.C根据上文的This opportunity to escape the reality of evenyday life 可推知,给人们提供一个逃离现实生活的机会是书店的主要吸引力所在。attraction 意为"吸引力”,符合语境。
10.D 上句讲到这是书店的主要吸引力所在,由此可知,此句表示没有多少地方可以做到这一点。possible 意为“可能的“,符合语境。vital意为“极其重要的";popular 意为“流行的;受欢迎的";indispensable意为“必需的;不可缺少的”。
11.A 根据上文的If it is a good shop 和下文的" You needn't buy anything you don't wan."及常识可推知,没有一个店员会走近和你打招呼。approach 意为“接近”,符合语境。assist 意为“帮助”;warm 意为"警告”;support 意为“支持”。
12.B根据上文的“no assistant will you with the unavoidable greeting :' Can I help you ,sir/madam?’"可知,此处表示店员不会靠近你,而会待在远处直到你需要帮助。in the distance 意为"在远处”,符合语境。ofice 意为“办公室”;room 意为“房间”;shop 意为"商店”。
13.B 根据上文语境可推知,店员不会询问顾客需要什么,而是在远处等待顾客有需要时再上前。由此可推知,只有那时店员的服务才是必要的。necessary 意为"必需的:必要的”,符合语境。obvious 意为“明显的";acceptable意为"可接受的”;competitive 意为“有竞争力的”。
14,D 根据上文的you may want to find out where a particular section is可推知,店员会将顾客带到他们想找的区域。lead 意为“引领”,符合语境。carry 意为“携带”;make 意为“制作”;put 意为“放下”。
15.D 根据常识可知,书店店员在店里卖书,但由上文的the assistant should leave you alone considerately可知,此处指店员表现得就好像自己对卖书没有兴趣一样。sell 意为“售卖”,符合语境。find 意为"发现”;buy 意为“买”read 意为“阅读”。
【十三】
Coffee shops are cool, but in Wilmington,Bity& Beau's Coffee enjoys a good reputation for its warmth.
At the heart of the shop’s popularity is its 1_______ staff: almost everyone has an intellectual or developmental disability.
The coffee shop was opened by Amy Wright and her husband, 2_______ by two of her four children Beau and Bitty, who have Down syndrome.
When the couple discovered that people with disabilities could never find an employer who would even give them an 3_______, they resolved to do something.
“It 4_______ me like a flash of lightning: a coffee shop! "Wright said. "It would be perfect. Seeing the staff 5_______ customers at the door, preparing food, serving orders and cleaning tables, people would realize how 6_______ they are.”
When the shop opened, it immediately had 7_______ outside the door. National press attention8________, and later it had to move to a 9_______ space.
What makes Amy most proud is the 10_______ it has built in the community, “people say, You've made my day. ' That's a feeling of happiness most people don't get elsewhere, and it's what 11_______ people back here, "she said."This is a place where people can 12_______ with those with disabilities and realize how much more alike we are than different. It has 13_______ a cup of coffee. It's a human rights movement. It has given our employees the respect and a sense of being 14_______ that they deserve. For many employees, it's their first job, and their 15_______ fills the air.”
1. A professional B unique C active D. talented
2. A accompanied B. controlled C. impressed D inspired
3. A interview B appointment C. arrangement D. invitation
4. A. occurred B encouraged C struck D. affected
5. A greeting B. Observing C gathering D. seizing
6. A capable B generous C invisible D. considerate
7.A. waiters B. activities C lines D guards
8. A agreed B continued C responded D. followed
9. A farther B. larger C. quieter D. nearer
10. A background B balance C bridge D tradition
11. A holds B. calls C forces D. draws
12. A. interact B discuss C argue D. work
13. A. nothing but B. far from C above all D. more than
14. A admired B. valued C separate D protected
15. A. ambition B humor C joy D patience
答案:1--5BDACA 6--10 ACDBC 11--15 DADBC
本文介绍了人气咖啡馆 Bitty&Beau,它是一家很特殊的咖啡馆,店里几乎每个员工都具有智力障碍或发育障碍。这家咖啡馆为人们提供了与残疾人交流的一种方式。
1. B根据下文的almost everyone has an intellectual or developmental disability可推知,这家咖啡馆的员工很特别。unique 意为“独一无二的”,符合语境。professional 意为“专业的”;active 意为“积极的”;talented 意为“有天赋的”。
2. 2.D 根据第四段的内容可知,想到这些特殊人群无法找到工作,他们决定做点什么。由此可推知,开这家咖啡馆是受到两个患病的孩子的启发。inspire意为“赋予灵感”,符合语境。accompany意为“陪伴”;control 意为“控制”:impress 意为“使留下深刻印象”。
3. 3.A 根据设空处前的an employer who would even give them和常识可推知,雇主不愿意给他们面试机会。interview 意为“面试;采访”,符合语境。appointment 意为"约会”arrangement 意为“安排”;invitation意为“邀请”。
4. 4.C 根据下文的" like aflash of lightning:a coffee shop"可推知,这个想法是突然想到的。stike 意为"突然想到”,符合语境。occur意为"发生”;encourage 意为“鼓励”;afect意为"影响”。【刷有所得·拓展】“某人突然想起……”的常见表达方式It occurs to/hits/strikes sb. that...
5. A根据下文的"customers at the door, preparing food serving orders and cleaning tables"可推知,此处指服务员在咖啡馆里的职责;再由常识可推知,此处指服务员在门口招呼客人。greet 意为"问候”,符合语境。observe 意为“观察;注意到";gather 意为“聚集”;seize 意为“抓住”。
6. A 根据上文对咖啡馆的服务员的职责的描述可推知,此处指人们意识到他们是多么有能力做这些事情。capable意为"有能力的",符合语境。generous 意为"慷慨大方的”;invisible 意为"看不见的”;considerate 意为“体贴的”。
7. C 根据下文的 National press atention 可推知,该店得到全国媒体的关注,生意火爆,当咖啡馆营业时,人们在门外立刻排起了长队。line 意为“队伍”,符合语境。waiter 意为“服务员”;activity 意为"活动”;guard 意为“门卫”。
8.D根据上文的it immediately had outside the door 和空前的 National press attention可知,该咖啡馆生意很好;且根据上文描述的咖啡馆雇用残疾员工可知,此处指这家咖啡馆得到全国媒体的关注。follow 意为"在……后发生”,符合语境。agree 意为“同意”;continue 意为“继续”;respond 意为"回应”。
9.B 根据上文语境可知,这家咖啡馆生意火爆。由常识可知,它必须搬到一个更大的地方来招待更多人。large 意为"大的”,符合语境。far 意为"远的”;quiet 意为“安静的”;near 意为“距离近的”。
10.C根据下文的"This is a place where people can with those with disabilities and realize how much more alike we are than different"可知,此处表示这家特殊的咖啡馆建立起了人们与残疾人之间交流的桥梁。bridge 意为“桥梁”,符合语境。background 意为"背景”;balance 意为“平衡”:tradition 意为“传统”
11.D根据上文的a feeling of happiness most people don't getelsewhere 和下文的 back here 可推知,这种大多数人在其他地方体验不到的幸福感吸引人们重回这里。draw 意为“吸引”,符合语境。hold 意为“握住”;call 意为“给…打电话”;force 意为“强迫”。
12.A 根据空后的with those with disabilities and realize how much more alike we are than different可推知,人们通过和残疾人交流意识到大家是多么相似。interact 意为"交流”,符合语境。discuss 意为"讨论”;argue 意为"争论”work 意为“工作”。
13.D 根据下文的"It's a human rights movement.”可推知它有的不只是一杯咖啡。故 more than 符合语境。Nothing but 意为“只有”;far from 意为"远非”;above all 意为“最重要的是”。
14.B 根据上文的It has given our employees the respect可推知,此处表示员工在工作中会受到尊重,有一种被重视的感觉。value 意为"重视”,符合语境。admire 意为“羡慕钦佩”;separate 意为"分离”;protect 意为“保护”。
15.C根据上文的It has given our employees the respect 和its their first job 可推知,员工们在这里得到尊重,这是他们的第一份工作,也是他们的快乐所在。joy 意为"快乐高兴”,符合语境。ambition意为“雄心”;humor 意为“幽默”;patience 意为“耐心”。
【十四】
This happened when I was ten. On a normal Sunday,I went to the barbershop where I always went. That day, along with the barber there was an assistant, who had recently 1._______the shop.
So I sat for the haircut. The uncle asked me how 2.________ I wanted it. I answered, “Just do as my dad had 3.______you the last time.”
He smiled. Before starting the 4_________, he added, "What if I keep it long?"
I 5.________ he was joking. So I joked too. I said, "I can't 6._________ what would happen to your shop then! "
The moment I said it, the assistant 7.________ from behind. “How dare you say that ! who are you to take us down , eh?”
I admit I was too 8.________ at that moment and the uncle standing beside me was giving me an 9.________ look.
From that day on, I 10__________stopped joking about anyone's profession and work. It is one of the most 11._______incidents in my life, which taught me to 12._______ the profession and work of a person, no matter how 13._________ they are. I'm 14.__________ that the assistant responded in a way that made me rethink the power of my words. Words do make a 15.________.
1. A left B open C join D visited
2. A. much B. long C. often D. soon
3. A instructed B. invited C promised D. convinced
4.A discussion B. journey C. training D. haircut
5. A agreed B heard C hoped D. knew
6. A forget B. tolerate C guarantee D. understand
7. A urged B shouted C laughed D helped
8. A angry B proud C. scared D. curious
9. A anxious B appealing C encouraging D awkward
10.A. suddenly B completely C temporarily D regularly
11.important B. exciting C. strange D. interesting
12.A learn B. enter C change D respect
13. A hard B. small C good D complex
14. A sorry B. confident C. grateful D. embarrassed
15. A difference B mistake C. choice D joke
答案 1--5 CBADD 6--10CBCDB 11--15 ADBCA
作者经常去一家理发店理发,有一次理发师叔叔和作者开玩笑,说:"我要是把你的头发理得长点会怎样?"作者也开玩笑地回应道:"我不敢保证你的店到时会怎么样。"不料,这句玩笑话激怒了这个店新来的助手,作者也由此意识到语言的力量,从那天起作者再也不拿别人的职业和工作开玩笑了,作者学到要尊重别人的职业。
1.C 考查语境推断。根据语境并结合选项可知,这个助手是最近加入这家理发店的。
2.B 考查常识推断。根据常识并结合选项可知,理发师叔叔在询问作者想要多长。
3.A 考查常识和语境推断。根据常识和语境可知,作者只有十岁,作者的爸爸告诉过理发师作者的头发可以留多长。
4.D 考查词汇复现。根据上文中的"SoIsat for the haircut"可知,在开始理发之前,理发师和作者开玩笑。
5.D 考查逻辑推断。根据下文中的"SoIjoked too"可知,作者知道理发师在开玩笑,因此作者也和理发师开起了玩笑。6.C 考查语境推断。根据语境和选项可知,作者的玩笑话应是"(如果你把我的头发理得很长,我不敢保证你的店到时会怎么样"。
7.B 考查语境推。根据下文中的"Howdareyousay that!Who are you to take us down,eh?"可知,新来的助手非常生气,因此会朝作者大喊。
8.C 考查语境和常识推断。根据语境和常识可知,作者只有十岁大,自己的玩笑引起新来的助手的怒吼时会很害怕。9.D考查语境推断。根据语境可知,由于是理发师的玩笑,引起了这场风波,所以理发师给了作者一个尴尬的表情。
10.B 考查语境推断。根据空后一句可知,这件事给作者带来了较大的触动,因此从那天起作者彻底停止拿别人的职
业和工作开玩笑。
11. A 考查语境推断。根据语境可知,这件事教会了作者人生道理,因此是作者人生中最重要的事件之一。
12. D 考查语境推断。根据上文可知,作者拿别人的职业和工作开玩笑,引起了对方的怒吼。因此,这教会作者尊重别人的职业和工作。
13. B 考查语境和常识推断。根据语境和常识可知,作者不会再拿别人的职业和工作开玩笑,不管它们多么渺小。
14.C 考查语境推断。根据语境可知,那个助手的回应方式让作者重新思考自己语言的力量,因此作者对那个助手的回应方式是感激的。
15.A 考查语境推断。根据上文描述的作者的经历及上句中的" made me rethink the power of my words"可知,语言很有力量,会带来影响。
[十五]
A family tradition is recreated year after year. It adds to the family1.____________, making every family more distinctive. The tradition in my family is2.____________ in my mothers kitchen to make desserts for the New Year. It's a good time with much joy.
Family traditions .__________ family and personal well-being. Families sharing in their tradition provide security for
their members, especially children. Children love 4.____________ and consistency; a family tradition provides this. Moreover, it gives them something to 5.____________. With traditions that are celebrated year after year, family 6.____________ are created and strengthened.
Of course it's 7____________ to make some changes in the traditions to 8 ____________the family's needs. In recent years my family has added time to make 9.____________ with our relatives who work overseas, for their jobs 10.____________ their reunion with us. This gives us all a chance to stay 11.____________ as a family, even if we can't be together for the holiday 12.____________.
Family traditions don't have to be formal, or to be fancy. What 13.____________ is that you have something for all family members to expect each year. Traditions help create warm, positive 14.____________ that can be recalled fondly and 15.____________family members back to one another year after year.
1.A. relationship B. value C identity D. belonging
2.A. waiting B gathering C playing D eating
3. A. witness B promote C measure D. confirm
4. A. difference B. routine C adventure D. challenge
5. A. look forward to B. face up to C come up with D step back from
6.A communications B achievements C. Bonds D. celebrations
7.A, effective B impossible C simple D reasonable
8.A. suit B recognize C. stress D. feel
9. A. video calls B online post C foreign travels D family dinners
10.A. enable B. disappoint C. gain D. block
11. A energetic B connected C. optimistic D. determined
12. A. gradually B. originally C. physically D. occasionally
13.A occurs B counts C.varies D remains
14.A attitudes B expressions C. memories D impressions
15. A pay B give C demand D draw
答案:1--5CBBBA 6--10 CDAAD 11--15 BCBCD
本文论述了家庭传统的重要性及其对家庭成员的影响。
1.C根据空后的"making every family more distinctive"可知,家庭传统增添了家庭特性,使每个家庭更独特。identity”别人或群体的)特性"。
2.B 根据下文的" to make various desserts for the New Year可知,作者家的传统是每年聚集(gathering)在母亲的厨房做各种新年甜品。
3.B 根据下文的" Families sharing in their traditions provide security" " With traditions that are celebrated year after year.family6are created and strengthened"可知,家庭传统提升(promote)家庭和个人的幸福感。
4.B根据上文的"provide security"和下文的"and consistency"可知,孩子们喜欢常规和稳定(这给他们一种安全感)。routine"常规,正常顺序"与security"安全,平安"和consistency"一致性,连贯性"语意范畴一致。
5.A 根据下文的" you have something for all family members toexpect each year"可知,家庭传统也让孩子们有所期待。look forward to"期待,期盼" ;face up to"敢于面对,勇于正视";come up with"想出,提出(主意、答案等)";step backf rom"跳出(某事物的)圈子看问题"。
6.C 根据语境和下文的"are created and strengthened"可知,庆祝家庭传统有助于建立和增强家庭纽带。bond"纽带,联系契合,关系"。
7.D根据下文的"has added time to make 9with our relatives who work overseas"可知,对家庭传统做一些改变来满足家人的需要也是合乎情理的。reasonable"有道理的,合情理的"。
8.A 参见上题解析。suit"对(某人)方便,满足(某人)需要合(某人)心意";recognize"认识,辨认出"。
9.A 结合常识以及下文的"without relatives who work overseas"可知,此处表示与远在海外工作的亲戚进行视频通话( video calls)。
10.D结合下文的"their reunion with us"" we can't be together"可知,这些远在海外的亲戚的工作使得他们不能回来与作者一家团聚。block"阻止,阻碍"符合语境。11.B增添视频通话的时间给了作者他们保持联系的机会energetic"精力充沛的,充满活力的";connected"有联系的,连接的,相连的";optimistic"乐观的"; determined"坚定的"。
12.C由于那些亲戚远在海外,他们不能和作者一家面对面团聚。physically"身体上地",在此可引申为"面对面"。
13.B重要的是你有让家庭成员每年都期待的事情(即一同庆祝家庭传统)。count表示"重要",符合语境。
14.C 根据下文的"that can be recalled fondly"可知,家庭传统帮助创造温暖积极的回忆(memories)。
15.D根据语境可知,家庭传统带来很多美好的回忆,吸引着家庭成员年复一年回来团聚。draw"吸引"。
[十六]
Two of the saddest words in the English language are" if only”I live my life with the goal of never having to say those words. The two words1_______ regret, lost opportunities, mistakes and disappointment. And sometimes the words"if only" go with 2_______ disasters. Think about how many times you
have heard about something awful happening, 3_______ by"if only he had called her back to make sure she was okay"or
"if only I had examined that noise . "or "if only they had made sure the gate to the pool clicked behind them... ".
My father-in-law is 4_______ in our family for saying, "Apply an extra minute to do it right. "He must be doing
something 5_______, since he's 91 years old and still making sense.
I always 6_______ to live by the"extra minute" rule. Sometimes it only takes seconds to make sure I write the words down 7_______, or check some information on the Internet, or move an object 8_______ before it trips someone.
And of course when my children were young and likely to cause all kinds of troubles. I lived and breathed the “extra minute” 9_______. I always thought about what I could do to 10 _______an"if only” moment, whether it was something simple like moving a cup full of hot coffee away from the edge of a counter, or something that required a little more work such as taping padding (衬垫)onto the 11_______ corners of a glass coffee table.
I know there will still be 12_______ when I have to say "if only"about something, but my life is surely more peaceful because of my policy of doing everything possible to avoid that 13_______. And even though it takes an extra minute to do something right, or it occasionally takes an hour or two in my busy schedule to 14_______ a connection, I know that I'm doing the right thing. I'm buying myself peace of mind and that’s the best kind of 15_______ for my emotional well-being.
1. A convey B. handle C. experience D raise
2.A. harmful B shameful C accessible D. terrible
3.A accompanied B accused C contributed D. motivated
4.A respectful B respectable C sensitive D senseless
5. A. wise B. familiar C rare D. active
6.A. promise B attempt C. afford D hesitate
7.A frequently B. normally C. accurately D casually
8.A. across the way B by the way C on the way D in the way
9.A signal B. theory C. notice D principle
10.A prevent B reflect C admit D regret
11.A narrow B. plain C. sharp D flexible
12. A locations B. cases C occasions D events
13.A record Bending C. plot D memory
14.A keep B remind C transform D deliver
15.A program B bargain C reason D insurance
答案 1--5 ADABA 6--10 BCDDA 11--15 CCBAD
作者认为英语中最令人难过的两个单词就是"if only"。因为这两个单词意味着后悔、机会丢失、犯错和失望。于是,作者听从了受人爱戴的睿智的岳父的话,把"额外一分钟"原则运用到生活中,从而获得精神上的平和,同时这一原则也是给情绪健康最好的保险。
1.A 考查语境和常识推断。根据语境和常识可知,这两个单词表达了懊悔、失去的机会、错误和失望。convey"表达传递"。
2.D 考查同义复现。根据下句中的"something awful"可推知,"ifonly"这两个单词有时候会伴随着可怕的灾难terrible 与awful 为同义复现。
3.A 考查语境推断和同义复现。根据上句"And sometimes the words'ifonly’gowith2disasters"以及语境可推知,空处与 go with 意思一致,表示"伴随"。故选A。
4.B 考查语境推断。根据下文中的"sincehe's9l years old and still making sense"可推知,作者的岳父在家里受到大家的尊敬,因为他说了一句(有意义的)话。respectful"表示敬意的,尊敬的";respectable"值得尊敬的"。
5.A 考查语境推断。根据空后的"sincehes91yearsold and still making sense"可推知,他一定是在做明智的事情。
6.B 考查语境推断。根据本段内容可推知,作者一直在尝试按照"额外一分钟"的原则生活。attempt"尝试"。
7.C 考查语境推断。根据上文中的"Apply an extra minute to do it right"可推知,作者确保自己准确地写下那些字。此处的accurately与right 呼应。
8.D 考查语境推断。根据句中的"before it trips someone"可推知,作者把挡路的东西挪开,以免它绊倒他人。In the way"妨碍,挡路"。
9.D minute’rule"可知,此处表示原则。rule与principle 是同义复现。
10.A 考查同义复现。根据下文中的"my policy of doing everything possible to avoid that 13 "可推知,此处表示作者在孩子们小的时候总是想尽一切办法阻止"if only"时刻发生。
11.C考查语境推断。根据语境可推知,此处列举的是危险的状况,故此处表示玻璃桌子锋利的边角。
12.C考查语境推断和词汇复现。根据上文中的"an 'if only’ moment"可推知,尽管作者尽量避免"if only"时刻,但是他也知道生活中总是会有不得不说"if only"的时候。occasion"……的时候",被when引|导的定语从句修饰。
13.B 考查语境推断。作者的生活更平和是因为作者尽:切可能避免这种结局。ending"结局"。
14.A 考查语境推断。根据空后的"a personal connection"可推知,此处表示保持个人联系。
15.D 考查语境推断。根据句中的"buying"并结合选项可推知,此处表示作者是在给自己买心安,这是给情绪健康最好的保险。
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