限时训练(一)
Ⅰ.用方框中所给单词的适当形式完成短文(方框中有两个单词是多余的)
bad, he, return, run, simple, speak, really,
minute, invite, young, be, usual
Brian was not good at public speaking. One day, he 1.________ to make a speech at a church. His 2.________ sister Ann knew he was nervous and tried to calm him down. “Don't worry. Everything will be fine.” When the day came, Brian's car had an accident on the way to the church. Luckily, he was not 3.________ hurt and arrived at the church on time. It was 4.________ turn. When he stood up, his coat became tangled(使缠结) with his chair. After a few 5.________, he finally began his speech, but he was so nervous that he dropped his book. Many people thought he would run, but he went on.
Suddenly, people saw something unusual 6.________ down from his nose, blood! He stopped 7.________ when he saw the blood. But he still tried to finish his speech. Then Ann quietly moved to the front and handed him her handkerchief. Then she gave him a smile and 8.________ to her seat.
It was a 9.________ simple gesture and might be the 10.________. She just saw someone in need and gave him a hand. In the end, Brian finished his talk, with more confidence.
Ⅱ.完形填空
A few years ago, I worked at a church(教堂). My son was little, __1__ he went
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with me to the church every day. Most mornings, we'd stop at a __2__ and get a chocolate drink for him and a cup of coffee for me.
A girl at the store brought some__3__ and color to our lives each day, so we went there again and again. She had found her own way of enjoying life and her job. I was not even __4__ if she knew that her exuberance(活力) had put a smile on the face of each customer.
When a customer brought__5__ to the counter(柜台), a saleswoman could have asked, “Would you like some milk with these cookies?” __6__, the girl asked, “Would you like a lottery ticket(彩票) with these cookies?” She __7__ asked some funny questions.
Yes, life is what you make of it. It's clear that this girl's way of dealing with the customers made the hours in her day more __8__. By doing that, she also influenced the lives of others and made them __9__.
Sometimes, if my day at the church made me tired, we'd stop at that store before__10__ home. We'd giggle(咯咯笑) as we left the store with the girl's words still behind us, “Would you like some shampoo(洗发香波) with that soda?”
( )1.A.though B.so
C.because D.if
( )2.A.store B.hospital
C.hotel D.station
( )3.A.trouble B.fun
C.ideas D.sweets
( )4.A.afraid B.worried
C.sure D.nervous
( )5.A.drinks B.cookies
C.Coke D.chocolate
( )6.A.Suddenly B.Otherwise
C.Instead D.Besides
( )7.A.seldom B.never
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C.hardly D.always
( )8.A.necessary B.important
C.strange D.interesting
( )9.A.cry B.shout
C.laugh D.think
( )10.A.cleaning B.going
C.leaving D.missing
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详解详析
限时训练(一)
Ⅰ.1.was invited 2.younger 3.badly
4.his 5.minutes 6.running
7.speaking 8.returned 9.really
10.simplest
Ⅱ.1.B 考查连词辨析。“我儿子小”与“他每天和我一起去教堂”为因果关系,故选B。
2.A 考查名词词义辨析。根据下文的“给他买一杯巧克力饮料,给我买一杯咖啡”可知,在“商店”停留。故选A。
3.B
4.C 考查形容词词义辨析。根据下句句意“她是否知道她的活力已经让每位顾客脸上有了微笑”,这里表达的内容是“我”不能肯定的,故选C。
5.B 6.C 7.D 8.D 9.C 10.B
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