2019届高考英语复习Uint11TheMedia课时练2知识运用板块练北师大版必修4.docx

Uint 11 The Media课时练2知识运用板块练 完形填空(2018湖北部分重点中学高三起点考试)From childhood，Moira loved to write. Throughout school she _1_ writing, but pursuing(追求) it _2_ was never a possibility. Her father was a doctor, her mother a nurse.“Medicine was a fairly _3_ option，” Moira says. “And writing was a career where it wasnt a _4_ that youd have high income.”She became a doctor but still wanted to do some writing. However, being a doctor was so _5_ that she didnt take up writing until her thirties. She _6_ a novela fictionalized version of her travels in China after university. She got excellent _7_. Moira sent it off to as many agents as she could find, and found one who wanted to _8_ her. Suddenly, it seemed she was on her _9_ as an author. “I had one lengthy phone call with the agent where we _10_ all possible areas she thought needed _11_I worked on those and sent it back to her but didnt hear anything.” It was not long _12_ Moira found another agent who was _13_ if she was willing to rewrite it from the first person to the third person. She did the hard work and sent it off again. “I got back a really brief letter：Thank you, Im no longer interested. It was really _14_”A decade went by, and Moira found herself eager to write again, this time _15_ for her own enjoyment. She _16_ herself the challenge of creating a thriller and chose Western Australia as her setting.As she was writing just for herself, something surprising began to happen. “The characters _17_ a life of their own; they started doing things I hadnt thought about. It just _18_ out.” One day, an agent called from Australia. Three weeks later, Moira had a publication deal. Her novel, Cicada, was published in March.“_19_ it hadnt been published I still gained so much from the _20_，” says Moira.【解题导语】本文通过Moira爱好写作并坚持写作的故事告诉我们：每个人都要为实现自己的梦想而去努力尝试，只有经历过才能够有所得，在追求的过程中不要过于担心结果，只有这样才能成功。1A.learnt BavoidedCconsidered DenjoyedD解析：根据首句“From childhood，Moira loved to write.”可知，从童年开始，Moira就爱好写作；由此推断，在上学期间，她仍然喜欢(enjoyed)写作。2A.actively BprofessionallyCenergetically DpermanentlyB解析：根据生活常识及该句中的关键词“never a possibility”可知，把写作当作职业来追求几乎是不可能的。actively“积极地”；professionally“作为职业地”；energetically“精力充沛地”；permanently“永久地”。3A.influential BexplicitCterrible DsafeD解析：根据空处前一句“Her father was a doctor，her mother a nurse.”可知，她的父母会给予她医学方面很多的帮助，所以Moira认为医学是一个十分安全的(safe)选择。4A.dream BpurposeCchoice DcertaintyD解析：根据空后的“youd have high income”可知，Moira也认为写作是一个不一定能带来高收入的职业。certainty“确定的事”，符合语境，所以选项D正确。5A.promising BdiscouragingCdemanding DinterestingC解析：根据空后的“she didnt take up writing until her thirties”可知，医生是一个要求很高的职业，因此她直到三十多岁才开始写作。promising“有希望的，有前途的”；discouraging“使人泄气的”；demanding“苛刻的，要求高的”；interesting“有趣的”。所以选项C正确。6A.produced BintroducedCbought DreceivedA解析：根据语境可知，她以大学毕业后在中国的旅游经历为背景创作了一本小说。produce“创作，生产，产生”；introduce“介绍”；buy“买”；receive“收到”。所以选项A正确。7A.rewards BreadersCreviews DpraisesC解析：根据该段最后一句“Suddenly，it seemed she was on her_as an author.”可以判断，这部小说写出来后，她得到了极好的评论。reward“报酬”；reader“读者”；review“评论”；praise“赞扬”。所以选项C正确。8A.employ BrepresentCtrust DguideB解析：根据语境可知，在众多的代理人中有一个人愿意代理出版这本小说。employ“雇用，使用”；represent“代表，代理”；trust“信任”；guide“指导”。所以选项B正确。9A.own BfeetCway DbusinessC解析：根据语境可知，她似乎突然就要成为作家了。on ones way“即将到达或发生”，所以选项C正确。10A.took off Bwent throughCpulled down Dcame overB解析：根据语境可知，Moira在电话中与代理人就小说中所有代理人认为需要润色(polishing)的地方进行了仔细琢磨(went through)。take off“脱下，起飞”；go through“仔细察看，仔细琢磨”；pull down“拆毁，推翻”；come over“过来，来访”。所以选项B正确。11A.deleting BadaptingCpolishing DcoveringC解析：参见上题解析。delete“删除”；adapt“适应，改编”；polish“修改，润色”；cover“覆盖，报道”。所以选项C正确。12A.before BafterCsince DwhenA解析：根据上文中的“sent it back to her but didnt hear anything”可知，Moira重新把小说发给代理人但是没有收到任何回复，不久之后Moira找到了另外一个代理人。句型It wasnt long before.意思是“不久之后”。所以选项A正确。13A.fascinated BinterestedCanxious DamusedB解析：根据下文中的“Im no longer interested”可知，此处指这位代理人对她的书感兴趣。fascinated“入迷的”；interested“感兴趣的”；anxious“焦急的，忧虑的”；amused“逗笑的”。所以选项B正确。14A.common BabsurdCterrifying DdisappointingD解析：从两位代理人的态度可知，Moira这两次都以失败告终，所以这件事情肯定令她感到失望。common“共同的”；absurd“荒谬的”；terrifying“令人恐惧的”；disappointing“令人失望的”。所以选项D正确。15A.purely BwonderfullyCinstantly DsadlyA解析：根据该句中的“found herself eager to write again.own enjoyment”可知，她发现自己渴望再次写作，而这次写作仅仅(purely)是为了个人乐趣。purely“仅仅，纯粹地”；wonderfully“非常好，非常”；instantly“立即”；sadly“悲伤地”。所以选项A正确。16A.set BfoundCmade DpermittedA解析：根据语境可知，Moira向自己提出(set)了一个挑战，写一部惊险小说。find“发现”；permit“允许，许可”。所以选项A正确。17A.put up Btook onCwent over Dgot downB解析：根据该句“The characters_a life of their own；they started doing things I hadnt thought about.”可知，小说中的人物开始具有(took on)他们自己的生活。put up“建造，张贴”；take on“开始具有(某种特征、面貌等)”；go over“仔细检查”；get down“下来，取下”。所以选项B正确。18A.flew Bbrought Cbroke DcarriedA解析：根据下文可知，Moira的书得到了一位澳大利亚代理人的关注并顺利出版；据此可以推断，这部小说成功了。所以选项A正确。19A.Ever since BAs ifCIf only DEven ifD解析：根据语境可推断出，即使(Even if)这部小说没有出版，Moira仍然在这个过程(process)中得到许多。ever since“自从”；as if“好像，似乎”；if only“要是就好了”；even if“即使，尽管”。所以选项D正确。20A.adventure BpracticeCprocess DresultC解析：参见上题解析。adventure“冒险”；practice“实践”；process“过程”。所以选项C正确。 语法填空(2018青海西宁第一次联考)Everyone seems 1._(have) his or her own holiday.Dad has Fathers Day.Mom has Mothers Day.Children have Childrens Day.Lovers have Valentines Day.But is there a special day 2._ older people?Of course.The Chongyang Festival is the holiday 3._ Chinese people show love for their elders.4._(celebrate) on the ninth day of the ninth lunar month, the festival is also known as the Double Ninth Festival.Nine is the 5._(high) digit(数字), so it 6._(regard) that the two together mean a long life.The festival comes during 7._ golden time of autumn.The clear weather and the joy of harvest make for a happy atmosphere.On the day, people 8._(traditional) climb a mountain and carry dogwood(茱萸)People in ancient times 9._(believe) that the plant could drive away evil 10._(spirit) and prevent people against cold in winter.【解题导语】本文是说明文，