2019年高考英语大二轮复习专题强化练十九

专题强化练十九组合练(六).阅读理解Betty Smiths first novel, A Tree Grows in Brooklyn, became immediately popular when it was published in 1943.The story is set in the years of 1900 to 1920.It tells of Francie Nolan and her parents，who were born to immigrants，and their struggle to provide for their family.Smith says she based the story on her own experiences growing up in the neighbourhood of Williamsburg in Brooklyn，a borough(城市的行政区) of New York City.Its widely believed that the character of Francie is based on Smith.The tree of the books title refers to the big Tree of Heaven which grows near the familys apartment building，despite attempts to get rid of it.Its a symbol for Francie herself.Francie is determined to survive and improve her life，despite things that get in her way: her father is an alcoholic and dies，her mother doesnt care about Francies dreams and her family is almost constantly poor.The novel tells the story of how Francies parents，Johnny and Katie Nolan，met as teenagers.Katie later became pregnant，and they married before either of them had turned 20.Despite his charm and good nature.Johnny is an alcoholic who cant hold a job.Katie supports the family by cleaning apartment buildings.This went against tradition，as the man was usually the one with the job who provided for the family.Francie enjoys learning，and idolizes her father，who shares her dreamy nature and vivid imagination.He lies to get Francie into a better school，realizing its what will make her happiest.Readers experience the scenes in Brooklyn from Francies point of view.She observes the neighbourhoods people and events from the fire escape outside the familys apartment.Family plays a key role throughout A Tree Grows in Brooklyn.Katie tries hard to provide for her family when Johnny cant.The children work afterschool jobs to support their mother after Johnny dies.Additionally，Francie sacrifices her savings to send her brother to school.Smiths book is still a popular read for many young women even though its more than 70 years old.【语篇解读】本文介绍了贝蒂史密斯的小说布鲁克林有棵树，具体讲述了作者的创作背景、创作过程和书的内容。这本书虽然已经出版70多年了，但是书中主人公对待生活不屈不挠的精神，仍然受到许多年轻女士的欢迎。1Which of the following is TRUE about A Tree Grows in Brooklyn?AIt is an autobiography of Betty Smith.BIt is Betty Smiths most popular book.CIt sets the story in New York in the 1940sDIt tells of immigrants life in New York.解析：细节理解题。根据第一段第三句可知这本小说的内容，它讲述了身为移民的弗朗西和她的父母努力去养活他们的家人的故事。故选D项。答案：D2What role does the Tree of Heaven play in Francies life?AIt accompanies her growth.BIt represents her struggle in life.CIt contributes to her success.DIt makes her dream come true.解析：推理判断题。根据第二段第二句可知，这棵树是主人公弗朗西的象征，紧接着下一句描述了她的努力和奋斗，由此可以推断出，这棵树代表了弗朗西的拼搏。答案：B3The underlined word“This”in Paragraph 3 refers to the fact that_AJohnny was charming and had good natureBJohnny married Katie before they were 20CKatie worked as a cleaner in department buildingsDKatie supported the family instead of Johnny解析：词义猜测题。This的前一句中提到“Katie supports the family”，后面又提到违背传统的原因是因为通常都是男人养家糊口，由此可以推断出This指的是凯蒂养活家庭而不是她的丈夫约翰尼。答案：D4What message does Betty Smith try to convey in A Tree Grows in Brooklyn?AFamily support is of significance.BMen should support their families.CImmigrants in the US got married early.DGood imagination makes a great writer.解析：细节理解题。根据倒数第二段第一句“Family plays a key role throughout A Tree Grows in Brooklyn.”可知，这本书要传递的信息是家庭的支持很重要。答案：A.完形填空I felt very depressed the other day.The weather had been dark and rainy，and I just didnt feel so_1_As I was sitting at my desk，I_2_it was the birthday of a dear longtime frienda single，middleaged woman who has devoted the past 30 years to nursing and loving her_3_Knowing that she didnt have family in town，I_4_to give her a call.Sure enough，she was on her shift，_5_to work late into the evening，and wouldnt have_6_of a birthday this year.As always，though，she_7_cheerful and was happy that I_8_After I hung up，I couldnt_9_the feeling that she would really appreciate a little attention on her special day._10_feeling a little depressed myself，I tried to put it out of my mind，but as the day passed，I couldnt shake the thought.I_11_gave in，and set off to the hospital with a card，a cheese cake，and some balloons that evening.My friends grateful smile and joyful surprise_12_me that Id done the right thing，and they were a generous_13_for the little effort it had taken.When I got home，I realized that not only had I cheered up a_14_friend on her birthday，but my own negative feelings had also disappeared.Making her day had_15_my own! Isnt that the way it is_16_we take the time and make the_17_to do something for someone else? Its just like the saying，“Loving kindness is twice blessed; it blesses him who gives，and him who_18_”Cheering up people on their birthdays isnt the only thing we can do to make their day.Life constantly presents us with_19_to take an extra step or do a kind deed that will make a difference to_20_And the wonderful thing is that as we do，it changes things for the better for us too.【语篇解读】作者讲述了在自己心情不好的一天给一个从事护士职业的朋友过生日而得到的感悟：生活总是为我们提供机会，让我们多迈出一步或者做一件对别人有影响的善事。1A.specialBpositiveCnervous Dscared解析：根据空格前的“I felt very depressed the other day.The weather had been dark and rainy”可知，“我”的心情不好，positive意为“乐观的”，符合语境。答案：B2A.explained BcomplainedCremembered Dinformed解析：当“我”坐在书桌前的时候，记起今天是一个朋友的生日。故选C项。答案：C3A.family BtrainingCwork Dschool解析：根据空格前的“who has devoted the past 30 years to nursing”可知，她从事护士职业30年，说明她很喜欢自己的工作(work)。故选C项。答案：C4A.decided BcontinuedCagreed Drefused解析：根据语境可知，此处表示“我决定给她打个电话”。故选A项。答案：A5A.surprised BdisappointedCbored Dprepared解析：根据前面的“Sure enough，she was on her shift”可知，这是她的当班时间，她准备工作到晚上，故选D项。答案：D6A.much BmanyClittle Dfew解析：此处表示“不会有太多的时间过生日”。many和few用来修饰或替代可数名词，故排除；little本身含有否定的意思，在此处可排除；故选much。答案：A7A.sounded BlookedCgrew Dfound解析：“我”打电话给她，她听上去很高兴。故选A项。答案：A8A.admitted BcalledCsucceeded Dapologized解析：参见上题解析。选B项。答案：B9A.experience BimagineCshake Dunderstand解析：此处表示“我没法去除这种感觉”，应用shake，表示“去除，摆脱”。下文中的“I couldnt shake the thought”也是提示。故选C项。答案：C10A.Almost BEvenCNever DStill解析：此处用“still”表明“我”仍然感到沮丧，与文章开头相呼应。故选D项。答案：D11A.luckily BfinallyCunhappily Dhardly解析：“我”的心情沮丧，“我”尽力去清理掉这种心情，但是经过一天的时间，还是没能摆脱，最终“我”屈服了。finally“最后，终于”，故选B项。答案：B12A.convinced BadvisedCpromised Dreminded解析：根据空格前面的“My friends grateful smile and joyful surprise”和空格后面的“Id done the right thing”可知，朋友的神情让“我”确信自己做对了。convince意为“使确信”，符合语境。故选A项。答案：A13A.response BcontributionCreward Dshare解析：她的笑容和惊喜使“我”确信“我”做对了，这也是对“我”慷慨的回报(reward)。故选C项。答案：C14A.careless BlonelyCweak Dcurious解析：由上文的“a single，middleaged woman”和“she didnt have family in town”可知，“我”的朋友是孤独的。故选B项。答案：B15A.troubled BtakenCwasted Dmade解析：让这位孤独的朋友快乐的同时，又扫除了“我”的沮丧，所以说“Making her day had made my own”。故选D项。答案：D16A.when BwhereCwhy Dhow解析：从句子的结构和语境看，此处应该用引导时间状语从句的连词，表示“当我们花费时间为别人努力做一些事情的时候”。故选A项。答案：A17A.suggestion BmoneyCeffort Dcall解析：参见上题解析。make the effort to do sth.“努力做某事”。答案：C18A.tries BreceivesCexpects Dcares解析：根据空格前的“gives”可知，应用receives与gives相对应。故选B项。答案：B19A.opportunities BdreamsCchoices Dregrets解析：生活总是为我们提供机会。opportunity意为“机会”，符合语境。故选A项。答案：A20A.someone BsomethingCeveryone Deverything解析：生活总是为我们提供机会，让我们多迈出一步或者做一件对某人产生影响的善事。故选A项。答案：A.短文改错One day when I was on my way to school，I saw Jack，a student of Grade 3 in our school，ride along the street.Suddenly a car what was running towards him knocked her down.Jack was hurt seriously.The driver got such very a fright that he drove away quickly，leaving Jack helplessly on the spot.Fortunately I saw what had happened and remember the numbers of the car.I reported this to the police.In the same time I went up to help Jack and sent him to a nearest hospital.Now the driver has been caught and will be punished for wrong deed.答案：One day when I was on my way to school，I saw Jack，a student of Grade 3 in our school， along the street.Suddenly a car was running towards him knocked down.Jack was hurt seriously.The driver got such a fright that he drove away quickly，leaving Jack on the spot.Fortunately I saw what had happened and the of the car.I reported this to the police. the same time I went up to help Jack and sent him to nearest hospital.Now the driver has been caught and will be punished for wrong deed.书面表达假定你是李华，再过100天你就高中毕业了。写一封信给你的美国外教Joyce，感谢她这一年来对你学业上的帮助，并谈谈你的理想大学。内容要点：1.表达感激之情；2你的理想大学及选择它的理由；3期待大学生活。注意：1.词数100左右(开头和结尾已给出，不计入总词数)；2可以适