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专题特训(完形填空——记叙文)
Section A
I was driving home from a meeting this freezing evening at about 5 , stuck in traffic on
Colorado Blvd,and my car started to choke and then died.
I barely managed to walk into a gas station,hoping that I would not be blocking traffic and
would have a somewhat __1__ spot to wait for the tow truck (拖车).
Before I could make the __2__,I saw a woman walking out of the “quickie mart”building,
and it looked like she __3__ on some ice and fell onto a gas pump!So I got out to see if she was
okay.When I got there,it looked more like she had been overcome by sobs than that she had
__4__.She was a young woman who looked really worn out with __5__ circles under her eyes.
I asked her if she was okay and if she needed help,and she just kept saying“I don't want my
kids to see me __6__,”so we stood on the other side of the pump from her car.She said she was
__7__ to California and that things were extremely __8__ for her right now.
So,I asked,“And you were praying?”That made her back away from me a little,but I
__9__ her I was not a crazy person and said,“He heard you,and he sent me.”
I took out my __10__ and swiped it through the card reader on the pump so she could __11__
her car completely.Then I hurried to the next door McDonald's and bought two big bags of
food.She gave the food to the __12__ in the car who attacked it like wolves,and we stood by the
pump eating fries and talking a little.
1.A.warm B.safe C.empty D.large
解析 根据第一段中“this freezing evening”可知,作者在加油站等拖车的同时希望找到
一个温暖一点的地方躲避一下。
答案 A
2.A.preparations B.decision
C.bills D.call
解析 作者的汽车坏在路上,所以作者要打电话找拖车帮忙。
答案 D
3.A.stepped B.slipped
C.waited D.walked
解析 根据后文“fell onto a gas pump”可知,这位女士在冰上滑了一下,所以 B 项符合。
答案 B
4.A.expected B.estimated
C.fallen D.imagined
解析 当作者看到这位女士时发现,与其说她是跌倒的,倒不如说她是由于哭泣才倒下
去的。
答案 C
5.A.bright B.dark C.colorful D.frozen
解析 根据后面的“under her eyes”可知这里应该选择 B 项,dark circles“黑眼圈”。
答案 B
6.A.talking B.falling C.walking D.crying
解析 根据第三段中的“sobs”可知,这位女士不想让孩子们看到自己在哭泣。
答案 D
7.A.flying B.hurrying C.driving
D.walking
解析 根据最后一段可知,这位女士也是驾车到达这里,所以应该选择 C 项。
答案 C
8.A.rough B.typical C.sharp D.tight
解析 根据第三段对这位女士的精神状态和着装等的描述说明她现在事情进展很不顺
利,生活很艰难。A 项“粗糙不平的,不舒服的,艰难的”;B 项“典型的,有代表性的”;
C 项“锋利的,尖锐的,敏锐的,刺耳的,急剧的”;D 项“紧的,牢牢的”。
答案 A
9.A.astonished B.approved
C.showed D.convinced
解析 作者让这位女士相信自己并不是什么疯子。convince sb of/that...“使某人相
信……”。
答案 D
10.A.money B.food C.card D.car
解析 根据后面“card reader”可知,这里加油需要用加油卡,所以答案为 C 项。
答案 C
11.A.start out B.fill up
C.pull up D.get over
解析 根据后面“completely”可知,作者为这位女士的汽车加满了油。start out“启程,
出发,开始做”;fill up“充满,加满”;pull up“(使)停下,拔起”;get over“越过,做完,
克服,从……恢复过来”。
答案 B
12.A.kids B.passers-by
C.husband D.boys
解析 根据后面“who attacked it like wolves.”可知,作者将买的食物给了车里饥饿的孩
子们。
答案 A
Section B
If you want to spend more time with your children , there are actually a lot of learning
activities that you __1__ choose from.
Reading stories with your children is __2__ really fun way.Doing this will create the idea that
you value reading as a learning activity.Choose good reading materials __3__ will let them learn
something __4__ having fun.Choose books with vivid colors and great pictures to get the attention
of your child.
Riddles are really fun.Try to take turns in asking riddles with your child to develop __5__
critical thinking and imagination.You will be surprised with how far their imagination can go just
to come __6__ with the right answer.
Songs are considered to be __7__ the most effective teaching tools for children.Kids
remember things __8__ if they are linked to a song.
1.解析 考查情态动词。此处表示有各种各样选择的“可能性”。
答案 can
2.解析 考查冠词,way 表示“方式,方法”。
答案 a
3.解析 考查关系代词。引导定语从句,在从句中作主语。
答案 that
4.解析 考查连词。引导省略的状语从句。
答案 while
5.解析 考查人称代词。指代上文中的 child。
答案 his
6.解析 考查副词。固定短语 come up with 提出。
答案 up
7.解析 考查介词。介词,与 one of 意义一致。
答案 among
8.解析 考查副词。隐含的比较级。
答案 better
(二)
Section A
My father often works very hard.And he has __1__ to see a film.Here I'll tell you a funny
story about him.
One afternoon,when he finished his work and __2__ go home,he found a film ticket under
the glass on his desk.He thought he happened to have not much work to do that day and __3__
was quite wonderful to pass the evening at the cinema.So he came back home and quickly finished
his supper.Then he said __4__ to us and left.
But to our __5__,he came back about half an hour later,I asked him what was the matter.He
smiled and told us about __6__ funny thing that had happened at the cinema.
When my father was sitting in his seat,a woman came to my father's and said that the seat
was __7__.My father was surprised.He took out the ticket and looked at it carefully.It was Row
17,__8__.And then he looked at the seat.It was the same.So he asked her __9__ her ticket.She
took out the ticket at once and the seat shown in it was Row 17,Seat 3.
__10__?What's the matter with all this?While they were wondering,suddenly the woman
said,“The __11__ of the tickets are different.”So they looked at the ticket more carefully.After a
while,my father said,“Oh,__12__,I made a mistake.My ticket is for the film a month ago.Take
this seat,please.”With these words,he left the cinema.
1.A.little money B.much money
C.little time D.much time
解析 根据前一句,此句应为“他很少有时间去看电影”,故选 C 项。
答案 C
2.A.was to B.was about to
C.had to D.ought
解析 下午下班,正打算回家,故选 B 项。在此 A 项有较大的干扰性,be to 表示将来
时,表示按计划安排要做的事。
答案 B
3.A.it B.this C.that D.which
解析 分析此句的结构可以看出,to pass the evening at the cinema 应为主语,故 it 作形
式主语,选 A 项。
答案 A
4.A.hello B.good-bye
C.good evening D.good night
解析 从家里出去看电影,向家人告别,故选 B 项。
答案 B
5.A.disappointment B.joy
C.sorrow D.surprise
解析 电影不可能这么快就结束,故我们吃惊。选 D 项。
答案 D
6.A.a B.one C.some D.the
解析 thing 有后置定语,表特指,故选 D 项。
答案 D
7.A.hers B.his C.taken D.wrong
解析 C 和 D 项有较大干扰性,taken 意为“占领”,wrong 意为“错的”,此处指这位
妇女对作者的父亲说座位是“她的”。
答案 A
8.A.Seat 1 B.Seat 2 C.Seat 3 D.Seat 4
解析 从“It was the same”与 “...Row 17,Seat 3”判断选 C 项。
答案 C
9.A.it bring B.to get C.to see D.to show
解析 因为父亲确信他没有错,故他让那位妇女拿出票让他看一看是否她错了,故选 D
项。
答案 D
10.A.Why B.How C.When D.Where
解析 出现两张同是“Row 17,Seat 3”的票,父亲纳闷,故选 A 项。
答案 A
11.A.designs B.dates
C.prices D.owners
解析 两张票座号相同,只是日期不同,故选 B 项。在此 A 有较大干扰性,一般电影
票的设计都是一样的。
答案 B
12.A.I'm sad B.I'm sorry
C.I'm wrong D.I'm worried
解析 因为父亲出了错,故向那位妇女道歉,选 B 项。
答案 B
Section B
Parents who were fortunate enough to have a good summer camp experience themselves
realize that there is __1__ better than to attend a good camp.Camp is a safe environment for
children,which helps __2__ prepare for adulthood.Trained,caring adult role models help children
feel loved,capable and included.The summer camp experience can lay a foundation that will serve
well __3__ adulthood.
There are over 10,000 camps in this country,so there __4__ be one for every child.The cost
is sometimes a problem for families , but __5__ they look at this as an important part of the
growing up process,most families can find the means.In the __6__ run,a good camp experience
is going to be much more beneficial than that new 54-inch television.This is __7__ investment in
your child's future and one __8__ will be remembered long.
1.解析 考查不定代词。否定的比较级等于最高级。根据上下文的意义和 there be 句
型可知。
答案 nothing
2.解析 考查人称代词。此处指代“孩子们”。
答案 them
3.解析 考查介词。表示在整个成年时期。可与全文最后一句中的 in your child's future
比较。
答案 in
4.解析 考查情态动词。此处表示“按道理应当”之意。
答案 should
5.解析 考查从属连词。引导条件状语从句。
答案 if
6.解析 考查形容词。固定短语 in the long run“长期来看”。
答案 long
7.解析 考查冠词,用在元音音素前。
答案 an
8.解析 考查关系代词。在不定代词 one 后引导定语从句。
答案 that