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湖北京山县2017高考英语文章阅读类暑假精选完形填空after 22 years of marriage，i have discovered the secret to keep love alive in my relationship with my wife，peggy. i started dating another woman.one day peggy said to me，“life is too_1_，and you need to spend time with the people you love. you probably wont believe me，but i know you love her and i think that if you spend more time with her，it will make us_2_.”the “other” woman my wife was encouraging me to_3_is my mother，a 72yearold widow who has lived alone since my father_4_20 years ago. right after his death，i_5_2,500 miles away to california and started my own life and career. when i moved back near my hometown six years ago，i promised myself that i would spend more time with my mom. but with the_6_of my job and three kids，i never got around to seeing her much_7_family gettogethers and holidays.mom was_8_and suspicious when i called and suggested the two of us go out to dinner and a movie.we didnt go anywhere _9_，just a neighboring place where we could talk._10_her eyes now see only large shapes and shadows，i had to read the menu for her.“i used to be the_11_when you were little，” she said.“then it is time for you to relax and let me_12_the favor，” i said.we had a nice talk_13_dinner，just catching up on each others lives. we talked for so long that we_14_the movie.“_15_was your date？my wife asked when i got home that evening.”“nice.nicer than i thought it would be，” i said.mom and i get out for_16_a couple of times a month. sometimes we take in a movie，but_17_we talk. through the talks，i know what it was like for her to work in a factory during the second world war. i know how she met my father there，and know how they_18_the difficult times. i cant get enough of these stories. they are_19_to me，a part of my history.peggy was right. dating another woman has_20_my marriage.【语篇解读】22年的婚姻之后，作者发现了维系夫妇二人良好关系的秘诀，那就是与另外一个女人约会，这个女人不是别人，正是自己的母亲。1. a. easy bdifficultcshort dhard解析根据1空后面的内容可知，作者的妻子认为人生太“短暂”。答案c2 a. closer blonger chappier deasier解析此处与第一段中的relationship相呼应，意思是这样做能让我们之间的关系“更加亲密”。答案a3a. date bplease cmeet dconsult解析根据第一段后半部分中的dating可知，作者的妻子鼓励作者与之“约会”的对象是作者的母亲。答案a4a. passed out bpassed bycpassed down dpassed away解析根据4空前面的widow可知，作者的母亲是一位寡妇，由此可知她自从丈夫在20年前“去世”后就一直独居。另外，5空前面的death是线索提示。答案d5a. went bdrove cmoved dremoved解析就在父亲去世后，作者“搬”到了2 500英里之外的加利福尼亚，开始了自己的生活和事业。此外，下一句开头部分的内容也是线索提示。答案c6a. pressure bdevelopmentcdemand dloss解析虽然作者自我承诺多花时间陪母亲，但是由于工作和三个孩子的“需要”，除了家庭团聚和假期之外，作者从未能履行自己的诺言。答案c7a. beyondbwith cduring don解析参见上题解析。此处beyond表示“除之外”。答案a8a. excitedbannoyed cdelighteddsurprised解析作者此前很少陪伴母亲，如今突然给母亲打电话并建议两人一同外出就餐和看电影，她显然很“惊讶”。本句中的suspicious也是线索提示。答案d9a. ordinarybfancy cplain dcommon解析作者和母亲并没有去任何“豪华的”地方，仅仅去了一个附近的可以说话的地方。答案b10. asince buntil cif dunless解析“因为”她的视力不佳，作者不得不将菜单读给母亲听。答案a11a. worker bwaitress creader downer解析此处与上一段中的read相呼应，意思是当作者小的时候，作者的母亲经常是“读者”。答案c12a. award breturn cturn danswer解析如今作者的母亲年事已高，是作者“回报”恩惠的时候了。答案b13a. over bwith con dacross解析作者和母亲在晚饭期间交谈甚欢，此处over表示“在期间”。答案a14a. forgot brefused cmissed dabandoned解析作者和母亲交谈的时间很长，以至于“错过”了那部电影。答案c15a. what bwho cwhere dhow解析根据下一段中的内容可知，作者的妻子询问的是这次约会“如何”。答案d16a .talkbmovie cwalk ddinner解析根据第8空后面的“go out to dinner”可知作者和母亲每个月都要出去吃几次“晚饭”。答案d17a. finallybmerely cmostly despecially解析上文提到作者和母亲长时间交谈，以至于错过了电影，由此可知，两人在一起的时候“主要”是交谈。答案c18a. went through bgot throughclooked throughdsaw through解析通过交谈，作者知道了母亲如何与父亲相识和他们如何“渡过”那些困难时光。答案a19a. friendly bkindcloyal dimportant解析根据上下文内容可知，这些故事对作者而言很“重要”。答案d20a. ruined bdamaged chelped daffected解析根据第一段第一句的内容可知，与母亲约会对作者的婚姻有“帮助”。答案c阅读下列四篇短文，从每小题后所给的a,b,c或d四个选项中，选出最佳选项。rae armantrout, who has been a poetry professor at the university of california san diego(ucsd)for two decades, has won the 2010 pulitzer prize in the poetry category for her most recent book, “versed”. im delighted and amazed at how much media recognition that the pulitzer brings, as compared to even the national book critics award, which i was also surprised and delighted to win,” said armantrout. for a long time, my writing has been just below the media radar, and to have this kind of attention, suddenly, with my 10th book, is really surprising.”armantrout, a native californian, received her bachelors degree at uc berkeley, where she studied with noted poet denise levertov, and her masters in creative writing from san francisco state university. she is a founding member of language poets, a group in american poetry that analyzes the way language is used and raises questions to make the reader think. in march, she won the national book critics award for“versed.” this book has gotten more attention,” armantrout said, “but i dont feel as if its better.”the first half of“versed” focuses on the dark forces taking hold of the united states as it fought the war against iraq. the second half looks at the dark forces casting a shadow over her own life after armantrout was diagnosed with cancer in 2006.armantrout was shocked to learn she had won the pulitzer but many of her colleagues were not. “rae armantrout is a unique voice in american poetry,” said seth lerer, head of arts and humanities at ucsd. versed,” published by the wesleyan university press, did appear in a larger printing than her earlier works, which is about 2, 700 copies. the new edition is scheduled to appear in may. 1. according to rae armantrout, .a. her 10th book is much better b. her winning the pulitzer is unexpectedc. the media is surprised at her works d. she likes being recognized by her readers2. which of the following is true of rae armantrout? a. she published a poetry textbook. b. she used to teach denise levertov.c. she started a poets group with others. d. she taught creative writing at uc berkeley.3. what can we learn about“versed” ? a. it consists of three parts. b. it is mainly about the american army.c. it is a book published two decades ago. d. it partly concerns the poets own life. 4. rae armantrouts colleagues think that she .a. should write moreb. has a sweet voicec. deserves the prize d. is a strange professor5. what can we learn from the text? a. about 2, 700 copies of“versed” will be printed. b. cancer made armantrout stop writing.c. armantrout got her degrees at ucsd.d. “versed” has been awarded twice.【参考答案】1-5 、bcdcd阅读an increase in students applying to study economics at university is being attributed to (归因于) the global economic crisis awakening a public thirst for knowledge about how the financial system works. applications for degree courses beginning this autumn were up by 15% this january, according to ucas, the universities and colleges admissions service. a spokesman for the royal economic society said applications to do economics at a-level were also up. professor john beath, the president of the society and a leading lecturer at st andrews university, said his first-year lectureswhich are open to students from all departmentswere drawing crowds of 400, rather than the usual 250. “there are a large number of students who are not economics majors, who would like to learn something about it. one of the things i have done this year is to relate my teaching to contemporary events in a way that one hasnt traditionally done,” he added. university applications rose 7% last year, but there were rises above average in several subjects. nursing saw a 15% jump, with peoples renewed interest in careers in the public sector (部门), which are seen as more secure in economic crisis. a recent study showed almost two thirds of parents believed schools should do more to teach pupils about financial matters, and almost half said their children had asked them what was going on, although a minority of parents felt they did not understand it themselves well enough to explain. zack hocking, the head of child trust funds, said:“its possible that one good thing to arise from the downturn will be a generation thats financially wiser and better equipped to manage their money through times of economic uncertainty.”1. professor john beaths lectures are.a. given in a traditional wayb. connected with the present situationc. open to both students and their parentsd. warmly received by ec