语言知识运用练(四)
(建议用时:25分钟)
Ⅰ.完形填空(共20小题;每小题1.5分,满分30分)
阅读下面短文,从短文后各题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中,选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
(2017·江西南昌一模)
Years ago, I lost my sight completely. I would do anything for a __1__. In fact, desperate and __2__, I tried every supplement, experimental trial, diet and anything anyone __3__. All for nothing.
But now, after 25 years in physical darkness, my life is __4__ than ever. The change began one day, many years ago, when I drank my tea __5__, swallowing gulps(一大口) of “poor me” and wondering what my future would __6__. Then, the doorbell rang. Janet came in and brought an idea. “Have you ever thought about working as a(n) __7__?” she said. “You speak Spanish. Go for it.”
Her idea __8__ me to make a phone call. And the interpreting company I contacted invited me to take a test. Thank goodness it was __9__.
“We’re so __10__ with the results,” the receptionist said the next day, “that we want to send you on your first __11__ tomorrow. It’s in the Immigration and Naturalization Court.”
That was the beginning. That was when I began to __12__ possibilities where my blindness wouldn’t get __13__. The view of my world changed. Blindness didn’t have to label me as __14__. On the contrary, the blindness improved my ability to __15__ information and present a quicker and more __16__ interpretation.
The letters from the judges, praising me for my work, __17__ me for the hours I’d spent studying, memorizing,and __18__.
Blindness? Not a barrier anymore. __19__, it became a handy __20__ to sharpen my creativity. Not only in the courtroom, but at home, in my relationships and in the way I viewed myself.
1.A.method B.cure
C.suggestion D.change
2.A.anxious B.delighted
C.peaceful D.ashamed
3.A.discovered B.offered
C.recommended D.appreciated
4.A.darker B.brighter
C.harder D. calmer
5.A.eagerly B.nervously
C.bravely D.pitifully
6.A.include B.need
C.hold D.share
7.A.assistant B.applicant
C.teacher D.interpreter
8.A.advised B.inspired
C.permitted D.expected
9.A.oral B.useful
C.easy D.written
10.A.moved B.impressed
C.crazy D.tolerant
11.A.appointment B.interview
C.talk D.assignment
12.A.suffer from B.leave out
C.focus on D.recover from
13.A.on the way B.through
C.in the way D.over
14.A.effective B.unproductive
C.exhausted D.uncommon
15.A.memorize B.check
C.correct D.share
16.A.fair B.accurate
C.formal D.funny
17.A.rewarded B.awarded
C.informed D.amazed
18.A.imagining B.previewing
C.practicing D.performing
19.A.However B.Instead
C.Therefore D.Besides
20.A.handle B.challenge
C.description D.tool
Ⅱ.语法填空(共10小题;每小题1.5分,满分15分)
阅读下面短文,在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。
(2017·山东部分重点中学调研)
The cheongsam(旗袍) is a female dress with distinctive Chinese features and enjoys growing 1.____________ (popular) in the international world of high fashion. The name “cheongsam”2.____________ (mean) simply “long dress” entered the English vocabulary from the dialect of China’s Guangdong Province. In other parts of the country including Beijing, however, it 3.____________ (know) as “qipao”, which has a history behind it.
After the early Manchu(满族的) rulers came to China, the Manchu women wore 4.____________ (normal) a onepiece dress which came to be called “qipao”.5.____________ the 1911 Revolution ended the rule of the Qing Dynasty, the female dress survived the political change and, with later improvements, has become the traditional dress for Chinese women.
The cheongsam,6.____________ neck is high, collar closed, fits well the Chinese female figure, and its sleeves may be either short, medium or full 7.____________ (long), depending on seasons or tastes. In addition, it is not too complicated 8.____________ (make). Nor 9.____________ it need too much material. Another beauty of the cheongsam is that it can be worn either 10.____________ casual or formal occasions. In either case, it creates an impression of simple and quiet charm, elegance and neatness.
语言知识运用练(四)
Ⅰ.完形填空
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【解题导语】 本文主要讲述了作者失明后重新找回生活信心并不断自我提升的励志故事。
1.B 解析:根据下文的“I tried every supplement, experimental trial, diet and anything”可推知,作者失明之后,非常想找到治疗的方法,从而恢复视力,故选B。
2.A 解析:从“desperate”可知,作者当时心情很迫切。anxious“渴望的,急切的”,符合语境。
3.C 解析:从“anything”可推知,作者当时心情迫切,任何人的建议都会去试一试。recommend“推荐”。
4.B 解析:根据“But now”的转折可推知,尽管作者依然看不见,但是生活却比以前明亮了许多。
5.D 解析:结合句中的“swallowing gulps(一大口) of ‘poor me’ ”可推知,作者当时为自己感到难过。
6.C 解析:根据“wondering what my future”可推知,作者当时在想未来会发生什么。hold“(未来)发生”。
7.D 解析:根据“You speak Spanish. Go for it.”可推知,Janet建议作者去做译员,与下文的“And the interpreting company I contacted invited me to take a test.”呼应。interpreter“口译员”。
8.B 解析:根据下文的“And the interpreting company I contacted invited me to take a test.”可推知,作者被Janet的建议鼓舞,于是就去应聘了。
9.A 解析:根据“Thank goodness”可知,已经失明的作者感觉很庆幸,因为测试是口头的而非书面的。
10.B 解析:根据下文作者被派出去工作可推知,作者应聘时的表现让人印象深刻,得到了认可。
11.D 解析:从“first”可推知,作者应聘成功,得到了第一个任务。assignment“任务”。
12.C 解析:根据下文的“The view of my world changed.”可推知,作者开始走出生活的阴霾,关注更多的可能性,而不是一味地沉溺于自己的缺陷中不能自拔。
13.C 解析:固定搭配“in the way”意为“挡路”,与语境“blindness”呼应。
14.B 解析:失明并不会给作者贴上无用的标签。unproductive“无结果的,徒劳的”。
15.A 解析:根据下一段中的“memorizing”可知,作者虽然失明了,但是这却激发了记忆能力的提升。
16.B 解析:从“quicker”可推知,记忆信息能力的提升使作者的翻译变得更快更精准。accurate“精确的”。
17.A 解析:从“praising”可知,作者因工作出色而得到了表扬和奖励。reward“奖励”。reward sb.for sth.为固定搭配。
18.C 解析:作者是因为不断学习、记忆和练习而变得熟练起来的。practice“练习”。
19.B 解析:根据上下文可知,此处表示强调,形成对比。instead“反而”。
20.D 解析:从“sharpen my creativity”可推知,作者把失明作为一种工具来提高自己的创造性,让自己更优秀。
Ⅱ.语法填空
1.popularity 2.meaning 3.is known 4.normally 5.Although/Though/While 6.whose 7.length 8.to make 9.does 10.on