时间:7~10分钟/篇 分值:1分/小题
Cloze 1(2018漳州)
There is an old Spanish saying,“Tomorrow is often the busiest day of the week”. How many times have we __1__ our dreams until tomorrow? I would say, too many. Our dreams should not, and can not wait. We have to go for them now! Here are the __2__.
Tomorrow is not promised. Nobody likes to talk about __3__, but the fact is —everybody is going to die at one point. __4__ of us know the hour, or the day. So __5__ is all we have. Don't go to your tomb __6__ unfulfilled (未完成的) dreams. Make the decision to go after every dream, __7__ or small right now.
You will be much __8__ if you go for it. Imagine how much happier you'll be if you are living the life you always dream about. The only thing that is stopping you is __9__. Take control of your own happiness. Don't keep your dreams waiting.
Take me for example. When I was nine, I found an ad for __10__ greeting cards in a children's magazine. I asked my mother to let me send for the cards. Two weeks later when the cards arrived, I rushed from the house. Three hours later, I returned home with no card but a lot of money. A salesperson was born.
( )1. A. given up B. talked about C. put off
( )2. A. reasons B. examples C. puzzles
( )3. A. danger B. dream C. death
( )4. A. All B. None C. Neither
( )5. A. today B. yesterday C. tomorrow
( )6. A. in B. with C. after
( )7. A. mad B. good C. big
( )8. A. happier B. lazier C. healthier
( )9. A. ourselves B. himself C. yourself
( )10. A. lending B. selling C. collecting
Cloze 2(2018南宁)
Students may have problems with their minds. Some students become worried because they have to study very __1__. Others have trouble getting on well with people like their parents and classmates.
A student of Grade 8 could not understand his teacher and was doing __2__ in his lessons. He became so worried about it that he __3__ to cut his finger with a knife.
Another student was afraid of __4__. She got very worried __5__ she looked at the exam paper, and she could write nothing. A report says that 18% of Shanghai students have mental(心理的) problems. Their troubles include being worried and __6__, having problems in learning and getting on with people. Many students who have problems won't ask for __7__. Some think they will look stupid if they go to see a doctor. Others don't want to talk __8__ their secrets.
A famous expert on students has the following __9__.
Talk to your parents and teachers often.
Take part in group activities and play sports.
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Go to see a doctor if you feel unhappy __10__ unwell.
( )1. A. hard B. hardly C. easy D. easily
( )2. A. worse B. badly C. well D. better
( )3. A. refused B. stopped C. forgot D. started
( )4. A. friends B. exams C. doctors D. books
( )5. A. when B. what C. where D. why
( )6. A. happy B. unhappy C. lucky D. unlucky
( )7. A. success B. chance C. help D. dream
( )8. A. to B. with C. about D. in
( )9. A. suggestion B. facts C. fact D. suggestions
( )10. A. as B. or C. but D. so
Cloze 3(2018成都)
September is the time for students to go back to school! For Chinese students, most schools start on the same day. We will share summer stories with the same classmates__1__ the firstyear students. But in US schools, students get ready for classes a little__2__.
First of all, US schools don't all start on the same day. Classes begin any time between August and September. Every __3__ decides when to begin their classes. If summers are too __4__, then school will usually start a little later.
Every year we usually see the same teachers and classmates, but US students have some big changes. In US high schools, teachers divide__5__ into different levels or focuses. Students can choose their favorite teachers and courses according to their abilities and __6__.This means that every year US students will __7__ different classrooms for each class. They will meet __8__ classmates and teachers in each one. Also, students will go to school a few days early to get their__9__ so that they can know the classes every day.
For first year students, the first day of school also means they finally get their own lockers(储物箱). Primary school students in the US have to share closets(储物柜)with their __10__. But once students make it to junior high they finally get one.
( )1. A. including B. except C. besides
( )2. A. early B. late C. differently
( )3. A. school B. city C. town
( )4. A. dry B. cool C. hot
( )5. A. students B. classes C. subjects
( )6. A. ages B. interests C. habits
( )7. A. see B. enter C. build
( )8. A. new B. special C. unfriendly
( )9. A. homework B. books C. schedule
( )10. A. classmates B. teachers C. owners
Cloze 4(2018江西)
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Things like Hula hoops(呼啦圈) used to be very popular. Did you ever own any of these? If you didn't, don't feel too bad. They were all fads. A fad is something that becomes very __1__ among a large number of people, but only for a short time. __2__ can become a fad very quickly, but can stop being popular just as quickly. __3__ it is no longer “cool,” a fad goes away. Anything can become a(n) __4__ —fashion, food, music, technology, even language.
In the late 1970s, Erno Rubik, a professor was looking for a __5__ way to teach his students about 3D objects. He __6__ a sixcolor plastic object that would be called the Rubik's Cube(魔方). The goal was to get each side of the cube a __7__ color. It was very challenging. It took a few years for the toy to become popular, but then __8__, in 1982, it seemed everyone had one. People bought over a hundred million of the __9__. There were 50 books available that year offering solutions(解决为法). Then, just as suddenly as the craze(风尚) started, it __10__. By 1983, people were not interested in the Rubik's Cube anymore, perhaps because so many people __11__ had one in their home.
In 2012, a South Korean musician named Psy released a song called “Gangnam(江南) Style.” The music video shows Psy pretending(假装) to horseride while he is dancing. In six months, it became the first Youtube(一视频网站) video ever to reach a billion views(观看). Six months after that, __12__ went on to reach two billion views. The song and video started a worldwide __13__ craze. “Gangnam Style” had a huge influence on world popular culture. U.S. President Barack Obama and U.K. Prime Minister David Cameron even __14__ the dance. “Gangnam Style” became less and less popular, __15__ the “Korean Wave” of culture remains popular all over the world.
( )1. A. useful B. popular C. valuable D. relaxing
( )2. A. Both B. Someone C. Something D. None
( )3. A. Although B. Whether C. Before D. When
( )4. A. invention B. fad C. goal D. dream
( )5. A. creative B. difficult C. traditional D. common
( )6. A. found B. bought C. invented D. borrowed
( )7. A. strange B. dark C. bright D. different
( )8. A. suddenly B. slowly C. exactly D. seriously
( )9. A. videos B. toys C. clothes D. books
( )10. A. spread B. appeared C. ended D. failed
( )11. A. already B. hardly C. especially D. only
( )12. A. he B. they C. we D. it
( )13. A. food B. dance C. language D. sport
( )14. A. depended on B. tried out
C. gave up D. put off
( )15. A. then B. and C. but D. so
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, 小 词 典)
1.unfulfilled adj.未完成的 2.salesperson n. 售货员
3.mental adj.心理的 4.locker n. 储物箱
5.closet n. 储物柜 6.Hula hoop呼啦圈
7.cube n. 魔方 8.solution n. 解决办法
9.craze n. 风尚 10.pretend v.假装
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专项训练七 观点看法
Cloze 1【主旨大意】本文是一篇励志散文。西班牙格言“明天经常是一周内最为忙碌的日子”,生命有限,无法预知,需要人们努力实现自己的梦想,不为将来留下遗憾。
1. C【解析】考查动词短语辨析。given up放弃;talked about谈论;put off 推迟,拖延。根据句意“多少次我们把梦想拖延到明天”,故选C。
2. A【解析】考查名词词义辨析。reasons原因;examples例子;puzzles谜语。根据句意“这是一些原因”可知选A。
3. C【解析】考查名词词义辨析。根据下文“……但是事实是——人人最终会走向死亡终点”,可知“没有人喜欢谈论死亡”,故选C。
4. B【解析】考查代词词义辨析。All全部(三者及三者以上);None没有一个(三者及三者以上);Neither没有(两者都不)。根据句意“我们没有人知道(死亡的)时刻、日期”,故选B。5. A【解析】考查名词词义辨析。today今天;yesterday昨天;tomorrow明天。根据语境“所以我们拥有的只有今天”,故选A。
6. B【解析】考查介词词义辨析。根据句意“不要把未完成的梦想带进坟墓”,介词with意为“带着”,故选B。
7. C【解析】考查形容词词义辨析。mad生气的;good好的;big大的。根据句意“无论梦想大与小,立刻决定去实现每个梦想”,与下文“…small ”相对应,故选C。
8. A【解析】考查形容词比较级辨析。根据句意“如果你坚持了, 你会更加快乐的”,以及下文“Imagine how much happier you'll be...”可知选A。
9. C【解析】考查反身代词辨析。ourselves我们自己;himself他自己;yourself你自己。根据句意“能够阻止你的只有。” 同时根据句意“把控好你自己的快乐”可知选C。
10. C【解析】考查动词词义辨析。lend借用;sell出售;collect收藏。根据下文“我发现一则儿童杂志收集问候卡片的广告”可知选C。
Cloze 2【主旨大意】本文是一篇说明文。谈论当前学生们在学习、考试、与人相处方面存在一些心理压力,以及专家对此给出的一些建议。
1. A【解析】考查形容词和副词混合辨析。hard努力地;hardly几乎不;easy容易的;easily容易地。study是动词,用副词修饰,排除C;根据句意“Some students become worried...”可推知,他们不得不努力学习,故选A。
2. B【解析】考查形容词原级和比较级辨析。worse更差;badly坏地,差地;well好;better更好。根据前一句“A student of Grade 8 could not understand his teacher...”可推知这个学生在学习中有困难,do badly in在某方面做得不好。此处没有对比的含义,不用worse。故选B。3. D【解析】考查动词词义辨析。refused拒绝;stopped停止;forgot忘记;started开始。根据前文“He became so worried about it”,结合后面“to cut his finger with a knife”可推知他因为心理压力,开始用刀划破自己的手指,start to do sth. 开始做某事。故选D。
4. B【解析】考查名词词义辨析。friends朋友;exams考试;doctors医生;books书。根据后句“...she looked at the exam paper, and she could write nothing.”可推知她担心考试。故选B。5. A【解析】考查疑问词辨析。when当……时;what什么;where哪里;why为什么。根据句意及结构分析,可知此句是由when引导的时间状语从句,当她看到试卷时会变得非常担忧。故选A。
6. B【解析】考查形容词词义辨析。句意:这些问题包括感到焦虑和,学习上有问题,与人相处上有困难。happy快乐的;unhappy不开心的;lucky幸运的;unlucky不幸的。此处填与worried意思相近的词,结合语境可知感到不开心,故选B。
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C【解析】考查名词词义辨析。success成功;chance机会;help帮助;dream梦想。此处表达寻求帮助,用ask for help。故选C。
6. C【解析】考查介词词义辨析。to到;with和;about关于;in在……里。根据句意可知其他学生不想“谈论”他们的秘密,用talk about“谈论”。故选C。
7. D【解析】考查名词词义与单复数混合辨析。suggestion建议;facts事实(复数);fact(事实);suggestions建议(复数)。后文中给出了三条建议,故选D。
8. B【解析】考查并列连词辨析。as作为;or或者;but但是;so因此。根据句意“如果你感觉不开心或不舒服就去看医生”。可知unhappy与unwell为并列词语,此处为选择关系,用or连接。故选B。
Cloze 3【主旨大意】本文是一篇说明文。主要介绍了美国学校不同的教育理念和方法。
1. B【解析】考查介词词义辨析。句意:一年级的学生,我们会跟同样同班同学分享暑假的故事。including包括;except除……之外(不包含在内);besides除了(包含在内)。根据常识,一年级的学生刚升级到一年级,他们没有同样的同班同学,所以本句表示除去一年级的学生以外;且A、C都表示包括一年级的学生,只有B项表示不包括。故选B。
2. C【解析】考查副词词义辨析。句意:但是在美国学校,学生们的开学前准备有点。early早地;late晚地;differently不同地。根据下文,介绍了美国学校不同时开学、老师也有很大变动等,可知美国学校的学前准备不同。故选C。
3. A【解析】考查名词词义辨析。句意:每决定什么时候开始上课。school学校;city城市;town城镇。根据上文,美国的学校不是在同一天开学,而是自主决定开学时间,故选A。
4. C【解析】考查形容词词义辨析。句意:如果暑假太,那么学校通常晚点开学。dry干燥的;cool凉爽的;hot热的。根据常识,暑假就是因为天气太热,不利于学习和学生身体健康,所以如果天气热,学校会晚点开学,故选C。
5. C【解析】考查名词词义辨析。句意:在美国中学,老师把划分成不同的水平或目标。students学生们;classes班级;subjects科目。根据下文学生们可以选择他们喜欢的老师和课程,可知老师把科目划分成不同的水平和目标让学生们选择。故选C。
6. B【解析】考查名词词义辨析。句意:学生可以根据他们的能力和来选择他们喜欢的老师和课程。ages年龄;interests 兴趣;habits习惯。根据常识,美国学生选择他们喜欢的课程,是根据他们的能力和兴趣来选择。故选B。
7. B【解析】考查动词词义辨析。句意:这就意味着每年,美国学生不同的教室上课。see看到;enter进入;build建造。根据上文美国学生可以根据自己的喜好选择班级和老师,可知每年他们进入不同的教室上课,故选B。
8. A【解析】考查形容词词义辨析。句意:在每个班级,他们将会遇到同学和老师。new新的;special特殊的;unfriendly 不友好的。根据上文他们去不同的教室上课,所以会遇到新同学和新老师,故选A。
9. C【解析】考查名词词义辨析。句意:学生们早几天去学校为了得到他们的以便他们能知道每天的课程安排。homework家庭作业;books书;schedule时间表。根据后半句学生们想知道每天的课程安排,可知他们早几天去学校是为了得到时间表。故选C。
10. A【解析】考查名词词义辨析。句意:美国的小学生不得不跟他们的共用储物柜。classmates同班同学;teachers老师;owners拥有者。根据下文,一旦小学生们的储物柜用到了初中,他们最后能得到一个,可知小学生们跟他们的同学们共用储物柜,故选A。
Cloze 4【主旨大意】本文是一篇议论文。通过“Rubik魔方”和“江南Style”两个例子论述了狂热这种现象。
1. B【解析】考查形容词词义辨析。useful有用的;popular流行的;valuable有价值的,珍贵的;relaxing令人放松的。根据文章第一句和“They were all fads”可知,fad
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意为“时尚”,故判断本题选B。
1. C【解析】考查不定代词词义辨析。句意: 能够很快变成时尚,但是一样很快停止流行。Both两者都;Someone某人;Something某物;None没有人,没有任何东西。根据句意和选项可知选C。
2. D【解析】考查连词词义辨析。句意:它不再酷的时候,时尚就走远了。Although虽然;Whether是否;Before在……以前;When当……时候。根据句意可知选D。
3. B【解析】考查名词词义辨析。句意:任何东西都能成为 ——时装、食物、音乐、科技,甚至语言。invention发明;fad时尚;goal目标;dream梦想。上文主要介绍了时尚。故选B。
4. A【解析】考查形容词词义辨析。句意:在20世纪70年代末,Erno Rubik教授寻找一种方法教他的学生3D物体。creative有创造力的;difficult困难的;traditional传统的;common普通的。根据本句的“3D objects”及下句的“the Rubik's Cube”可知,他寻找一种创新的方法。故选A。
5. C【解析】考查动词词义辨析。句意:他一个六种颜色的被称为Rubik魔方的物体。found发现;bought买;invented发明;borrowed借。根据上句可知,Erno Rubik教授在寻找创新的方法。故判断他发明这种魔方。故选C。
6. D【解析】考查形容词词义辨析。句意:目的是让魔方的每一面一个 颜色。strange奇怪的,陌生的;dark黑暗的;bright聪明的,明亮的;different不同的。根据常识可知,魔方每个面都是一种不同的颜色。故选D。
7. A【解析】考查副词词义辨析。句意:让这个玩具流行起来花费了很多年的时间,但是然后在1982年似乎是每个人有一个。suddenly突然地;slowly慢地;exactly确切地;seriously严肃地。根据句意可知选A。
8. 9. B【解析】考查名词词义辨析。句意:人们买超过1亿这种。videos录像;toys玩具;clothes衣服;books书。根据上文的“It took a few years for the toy to become popular...”可知,魔方是玩具。故选B。
9. C【解析】考查动词词义辨析。句意:然后就像这种风尚突然开始,它。spread传播;appeared出现;ended结束;failed失败。根据上文大意可知,就像风尚很快地兴起那样,它很快地就结束了。故选C。
10. A【解析】考查副词词义辨析。句意:到1983年人们不再对Rubik的魔方感兴趣,大概因为那么多人家中有一个。already已经;hardly几乎不;especially尤其,特别;only只,仅仅。根据上文“People bought over a hundred million...”可知选A。
12. D【解析】考查代词词义辨析。句意: 达到二十亿次观看。it在此指代上句出现的The music video。故选D。
13. B【解析】考查名词词义辨析。句意:这首歌曲和录像开启了世界范围的 狂热。food食物;dance舞蹈;language语言;sport运动。根据上文的“The music video shows Psy pretending(假装) to horseride while he is dancing.”可知,Psy跳的是骑马舞。故判断只有B符合文意。
14. B【解析】考查动词短语辨析。句意:美国总统巴拉克·奥巴马和英国首相大卫·卡梅伦甚至 这个舞蹈。depended on依靠;tried out尝试;gave up放弃;put off推迟。根据上句可知,“江南Style”对世界流行文化有很大的影响。故判断B符合文意。
15. C【解析】考查连词词义辨析。句意:“江南Style”变得越来越不流行了,“韩流”文化在世界各地仍然受欢迎。then然后;and和,表示并列关系;but但是,表示转折关系;so因此,表示因果关系。前后句是转折关系,故选C。
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