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专题强化训练20 完形填空——逆境成长篇
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Test 1
(2025·安阳二模)Asked to consider his life without tennis, Kale hesitates. “I almost can't _____________it,” says the motivational speaker. “Much of my life is connected to it. It seems that without tennis, life would be _____________.”
D.imagine
A.empty
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Born with a rare condition, Kale has only one finger on his right hand and two on his left. He's also_____________part of his left leg and two toes on his right foot. With an artificial leg, he wasn't a(n) _____________candidate for a sport that requires balance and footwork.
C.missing
D.ideal
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Giving little thought to his _____________, Kale fell in love with tennis at first sight. And Kale's parents didn't allow him to be _____________, always telling him, “You don't live in the pity city.” In Kale's mind, there was only one ____________________: he needed a way to hold the racquet (球拍) with his one finger.
B.limitation
B.self-pitying
C.barrier
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Kale's ________________came when he found the T2000 racquet, which suited him ___________________.Then, Kale seemed to find power and spent hours _____________before working with a coach.
Soon Kale's _____________brought him a sense of belonging and purpose. He started to compete against able-bodied players. Kale's opponents often _________________him, but he used that to his advantage. “People thought, ‘How am I going to _____________to a guy with three fingers and a missing leg?’” he laughs.
D.breakthrough
C.Exceptionally
A.practicing
B.efforts
A.underestimated
C.lose
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Despite occasional doubts, Kale sees his disability as a source of _____________,contributing to his career as a motivational speaker. He has _______________audiences worldwide, sharing his story of determination.
A.opportunity
D.cheered up
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【解题导语】 本文是一篇记叙文。文章讲述了凯尔虽然身体有缺陷,但他从不自我怜悯,为自己喜欢的网球运动努力,并成为一名励志演说家的故事。
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1.A.stress B.change
C.check D.imagine
D 解析:根据上文“consider his life without tennis”和下文“Much of my life is connected to it.”可知,凯尔的大部分生活都与网球有关,因此他几乎无法想象(imagine)没有网球的生活。
2.A.empty B.awkward
C.restless D.eventful
A 解析:根据上文“Much of my life is connected to it.”可知,没有网球,凯尔的生活会变得空虚(empty)。
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3.A.examining B.hurting
C.missing D.balancing
C 解析:根据下文a missing leg可知,他失去(miss)了左腿的一部分。
4.A.independent B.intelligent
C.humble D.ideal
D 解析:根据上文“With an artificial leg”和下文“a sport that requires balance and footwork”可知,他带着假肢,并非从事这项需要平衡感和步法技巧的运动项目的理想(ideal)人选。
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5.A.experience B.limitation
C.personality D.age
B 解析:根据上文“Kale has only one finger...on his right foot.”可知,他身体有缺陷,会限制(limitation)他从事运动。
6.A.self-centered B.self-pitying
C.nervous D.envious
B 解析:根据下文“You don't live in the pity city.”可知,凯尔的父母不允许他自我怜悯(self-pitying)。
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7.A.advantage B.reason
C.barrier D.excuse
C 解析:根据下文“he needed a way to hold the racquet with his one finger”可知,找到一个合适的球拍是他从事网球运动的一个障碍(barrier)。
8.A.honor B.contribution
C.reform D.breakthrough
D 解析:根据下文“when he found the T2000 racquet”可知,此处指他的突破(breakthrough)出现在他找到T2000球拍时,这款球拍对他来说极其(exceptionally)合适。
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9.A.reasonably B.rarely
C.exceptionally D.temporarily
C 解析:参见上题解析。
10.A.practicing B.understanding
C.comparing D.relaxing
A 解析:根据上文“Kale seemed to find power”和下文“before working with a coach”可知,凯尔似乎找到了力量,和教练合作前应是连续练习(practice)数小时。
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11.A.characters B.efforts
C.promises D.intentions
B 解析:根据上文“spent hours _____________ before working with a coach”可知,此处指他的努力(effort)带给他一种归属感和目标感。
12.A.underestimated B.misled
C.warned D.rejected
A 解析:根据语境和下文“a guy with three fingers and a missing leg”可知,他身体有缺陷,对手经常低估(underestimate)他。
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13.A.respond B.appeal
C.lose D.complain
C 解析:根据下文“a guy with three fingers and a missing leg”可知,人们会想自己不会输(lose)给一个身体有缺陷的人。
14.A.opportunity B.pain
C.failure D.expectation
A 解析:根据下文“contributing to his career as a motivational speaker”可知,此处指凯尔认为自己身体的缺陷是机会(opportunity)的源泉。
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15.A.relied on B.turned down
C.stood for D.cheered up
D 解析:根据上文a motivational speaker和下文“sharing his story of determination”可知,作为一名励志演说家,他用自己的故事鼓舞(cheer up)别人。
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Test 2
(2025·河南二模)The 2024 Paris Olympics delivered unforgettable moments of triumph, perseverance, and sportsmanship. One story is that of Hunter Woodhall, a Paralympic runner whose journey is the _____________to determination and self-belief.
Woodhall's story _____________with a life-changing decision by his parents when he was born with a condition preventing bone formation in his legs. They _____________to remove both legs below the knee. With _____________legs, Woodhall competed in many sports events. Ultimately, he _____________his calling on the track.
D.evidence
A.began
B.chose
C.artificial
A.found
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In his youth, Woodhall competed in various local and national _____________, winning the Utah state high school championship in the 400 meters with a(n)__________________time of 47.64 seconds. His success led him to compete against able-bodied athletes in college and then ____________________in the Paralympics. His father attributes Woodhall's drive to his own inner ________________, and Woodhall pushed himself to excel.
B.events
C.impressive
C.internationally
D.motivation
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Since 2015, Woodhall has competed in the World Championships, winning medals and _____________along the way. It was on the track that he met his future _____________,Olympic Gold Medalist Tara Davis. Their love story became the most heart-warming moments of the 2024 Olympics. After a race, Woodhall's embrace with Davis _____________hearts around the world, as he whispered to her, “I knew we could do it.”
A.recognition
A.wife
B.melted
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Woodhall's journey is a powerful _____________that with determination and perseverance, anything is achievable. Woodhall's _____________is not just defined by his medals, but by the lives he touched along the way. His story reminds us greatness isn't _____________by circumstances, but by the courage to rise above them.
D.reminder
D.legend
C.measured
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【解题导语】 本文是一篇记叙文。文章讲述了残奥会运动员亨特·伍德霍尔的励志故事。
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1.A.barrier B.clue
C.access D.evidence
D 解析:根据下文“to determination and self-belief”以及对伍德霍尔的描述可知,他的经历是决心和自信的证明(evidence)。
2.A.began B.expanded
C.transformed D.reacted
A 解析:根据下文“with a life-changing decision...in his legs”可知,他的故事开始(begin)于父母的一个决定。
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3.A.forgot B.chose
C.continued D.promised
B 解析:根据上文“when he was born...in his legs”可知,因为伍德霍尔的腿部有疾病,所以父母选择(choose)为他截肢。
4.A.flexible B.huge
C.artificial D.strange
C 解析:根据上文“They _____________ to remove both legs below the knee.”可知,因为他截去了双腿,所以此处指装上人造的(artificial)假肢后参加比赛。
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5.A.found B.covered
C.tried D.changed
A 解析:根据下文“His success led him...in the Paralympics.”可知,伍德霍尔在跑道上找到(find)了自己的使命。
6.A.celebrations B.events
C.challenges D.investments
B 解析:根据下文“winning the Utah state high school championship”可知,伍德霍尔参加了各种赛事(event)。
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7.A.scary B.untrue
C.impressive D.disappointing
C 解析:根据下文“time of 47.64 seconds”可知,伍德霍尔以47.64秒的成绩赢得了犹他州高中400米冠军,这个成绩令人印象深刻(impressive)。
8.A.independently B.emotionally
C.internationally D.humbly
C 解析:根据下文“in the Paralympics”并结合常识可知,残奥会是国际性的赛事,所以此处指在国际上(internationally)参加比赛。
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9.A.confusion B.explanation
C.foundation D.motivation
D 解析:根据下文“Woodhall pushed himself to excel”可知,父亲认为他的动力来自内心的动力(motivation)。
10.A.recognition B.foundation
C.advice D.freedom
A 解析:根据上文“winning medals”可知,赢得奖牌后会获得大家的认可(recognition)。
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11.A.wife B.coach
C.competitor D.minister
A 解析:根据下文“Their love story...of the 2024 Olympics.”可知,他们之间是爱情故事,所以此处指伍德霍尔未来的妻子(wife)。
12.A.froze B.melted
C.opened D.broke
B 解析:根据下文“as he whispered to her, ‘I knew we could do it.’”可知,他们的拥抱很感人,融化(melt)了全世界的心。
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13.A.joke B.accident
C.criticism D.reminder
D 解析:根据下文“that with determination and perseverance, anything is achievable”可知,伍德霍尔的经历是一种提醒(reminder)。
14.A.weapon B.influence
C.force D.legend
D 解析:根据下文“but by the lives he touched along the way”并结合语境可知,伍德霍尔的经历很传奇,他的传奇(legend)不仅仅由奖牌定义。
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15.A.sponsored B.tackled
C.measured D.quoted
C 解析:根据下文“by circumstances, but by the courage to rise above them”可知,此处指伟大不是由环境衡量(measure)的。
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Test 1 [高频词]hesitate vi.犹豫不决 fall in love with喜欢上,爱上 imagine vt.想象 independent adj.独立的 intelligent adj.聪明的 humble adj.谦逊的 advantage n.有利条件,优点 barrier n.障碍 excuse n. 借口 respond vi.回应 appeal vt.呼吁;吸引 complain vt. 抱怨 [障碍词]able-bodied adj.健康的,体格健全的 eventful adj.多变故的,多事的 self-centered adj.以自我为中心的 self-pitying adj.自怜的,自哀的 [熟词生义]see (常用义) vt.看见(文章义) vt.看待,视作
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Test 2 [高频词]determination n.决心 prevent vt.阻止 remove vt.除掉,去掉 various adj.各种各样的 define vt.给……下定义
remind vt.提醒 circumstance n.环境;条件;状况 barrier n.障碍 clue n.线索 access n.通道;机会 evidence n.证据 celebration n.庆典;庆祝 event n.活动;赛事 challenge n.挑战 sponsor vt.赞助 tackle vt.处理,解决 measure vt.测量,测试,衡量 [障碍词]triumph n.胜利 perseverance n.毅力 sportsmanship n.体育精神 Paralympic n.残奥会 attribute...to...把……归因于…… excel vi.追求卓越 embrace n.拥抱 [熟词生义]condition(常用义) n.状况,情况(文章义)n.疾病
calling (常用义)n.呼喊,呼叫(文章义)n.使命感;事业 drive (常用义)vt.开车,驾驶(文章义)n.动力 push(常用义) vt.推(动) (文章义)vt.鼓励
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分析 [Test 1]Kale's breakthrough came when he found the T2000 racquet, which suited him exceptionally.
[分析] 本句是复合句。when引导时间状语从句;which引导非限制性定语从句,修饰先行词the T2000 racquet。
[译文] 凯尔的突破出现在他找到T2000球拍时,这款球拍对他来说极其合适。
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长难句
分析 [Test 2]Woodhall's story began with a life-changing decision by his parents when he was born with a condition preventing bone formation in his legs.
[分析] 本句是复合句。句中when引导时间状语从句;preventing bone formation in his legs是现在分词短语作后置定语。
[译文] 伍德霍尔的故事始于他父母的一个改变人生的决定,当时他出生时患有阻止腿部骨骼形成的疾病。
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