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定时训练(13)专题特训(完形填空)(一)Section ACheerful Charlie was a very special boy.When he was still in his mothers tummy，she had an accident，which meant that Charlie couldnt walk.But that had never been a(n)_1_ for him；they had started calling him Cheerful Charlie because of his joyful and _2_ nature.He really brightened everything up for those around him.There wasnt a postman，or a taxi driver who wasnt _3_ to see Charlie.“Cheer up，Mr Postman，that way youll _4_ more letters today！”he would say，or “That was great，Mr Taxi Driver.You _5_ that thing better than anyone else.”He also had great ideas and solutions for everything and he shared them so generously that，just about every day in that town，someone did a great job，or _6_ something new，thanks to Charlies ideas.One day，though，he came up against a real _7_A young boy came to town on his holidays.He was known as Waterworks and was a real crybaby.No matter what Charlie said to him，Waterworks would always find some reason to be sad：“I dont have many sweets.my parents didnt buy me that toy.”Everything seemed so bad to him.But Cheerful Charlie wasnt going to be _8_，and he kept spending more time with Waterworks，constantly trying to cheer him up，just as he did with everyone.Then，one day，when they were together in the street，someone _9_ a pie from a window above by chance，and it landed _10_ on Charlies head.He got such a fright that he couldnt even move his lips.He was speechless，and although Waterworks was just about to cry，he _11_ Charlies happy words so much that he finally said，“Wow，Charlie，thats a nice clown mask(小丑面具)you just put on！”On saying those words，Waterworks felt so _12_ that he finally understood why Charlie was always so happy and cheerful.He realized that he was so used to Charlies enthusiasm that he couldnt help but see the funny side of everything.1A.problem Bmistake Cexcuse Dtopic解析从后面提到的他的外号Cheerful Charlie和joyful的性格，可知此处意为“Charile不能走路，但这对他不是什么问题”，以表现其乐观。答案A2A.sensitive Bhumorous Cresponsible Denthusiastic解析enthusiastic意思是“有激情的”，和前面的joyful同样表现其乐观向上的性格。答案D3A.surprised Bmoved Cpleased Ddisappointed解析没有一位邮递员或的士司机不喜欢见到Charlie，表示大家都很喜欢他。答案C4A.deliver Bwrite Cprint Dfind解析邮递员送信为deliver letters。答案A5A.paint Bplay Cpark Drepair解析你停车的活比任何人做得都强。park a car/a taxi是“停车”之意。答案C6A.cleared Bnoticed Cenjoyed Dinvented解析或因为Charlie的主意，发明了一个新东西。答案D7A.difficulty Bsurprise Crisk Ddisaster解析不过有一天他真遇到了一个棘手的问题。指后文的Waterworks是个很不容易快乐起来的小孩，让Charlie很犯难。答案A8A.let down Btaken up Cset free Ddriven away解析Charlie决心不让自己灰心，let sb down为“让某人失望”之意，指Charlie决定还是继续努力让Waterworks高兴起来。答案A9A.aimed Bmoved Cthrew Ddropped解析有人从上面的窗户无意间掉了一块煎饼下来。因为有by chance“无意间”，所以应该是 “让某物掉下来”；而不是 threw“将其扔下来”。答案D10A.ahead Bright Calmost Deven解析煎饼正好落在他头上。right表示“恰好”。答案B11A.missed Bloved Cenvied Dwanted解析尽管Waterworks就要哭起来，他还是非常想念Charlie讲过的那些快乐的话。miss sth意为“思念，想念”。答案A12A.ordinary Bsorry Cgood Dcurious解析由于终于体会到快乐了，所以感觉很好。答案CSection BMy room at home was too small for me.I _1_ had room for all the little things Id collected over the years.There were so _2_ things that I had to pack away in boxes and store in closets all over the house.I didnt quite remember exactly where everything was.Im not exactly sure _3_ I saved everything，but I have some sort of idea.I never wanted to forget _4_ great times Id had growing up.I always feared Id become one of those adults _5_ couldnt relate to children because they simply couldnt remember having been children themselves.I wanted to remember the flowers my brother gave me when no _6_boy would.I wanted to someday look back _7_ the pictures of my first trip to Panama City.So I kept my life stored away in my bedroom in the hope that Id never forget _8_I loved my room because it was all about me.My room at home was just that my room，full of my things.1解析我几乎没有地方/我根本没有地方来放我多年来收集到的小东西。因为前面说 “我的房间太小了”。答案hardly/scarcely/never2解析有如此多的东西要打包移走存放在房子四散的壁橱里。答案many3解析句意：我不是完全明白我为什么要把我的东西都保留下来，但我还是记得一点点。答案why4解析我一点都不想忘记我长大过程中的曾经拥有的欢乐时刻。the 表示特指。答案the5解析我总是害怕自己也成为一个因为想不起自己也曾经是孩子而不能理解他们的成年人。who引导定语从句，作主语。答案who6解析我想记住我哥哥送给我的花，而别的男孩子不会那样做。答案other7解析我想以后再看我第一次到巴拿马城去拍的照片。答案at8解析it此处指代前面的my life；填anything可解释为“生活记忆中的任何东西”。答案it/anything(二)Section AI am in my seventies now.Of all the people I remember with _1_，my grandfather stands out.I was fourteen and appearing in a school play.Two hours before it began，the actor to play the most important role，a homeless tramp(流浪汉)，called to say that he could not _2_ it.His decision shocked Mr Razin，the director，and the entire cast sat _3_At that moment，my grandfather walked in.Mr Razin stared at him and got enthusiastic.“Sir，you can _4_ our play！”Nothing could have been more _5_My grandfather was a banker，highly successful and respected.He was，as always，perfectly dressed in a formal suit，and wearing a pair of leather dress shoes.My grandfather asked me，“Will you really have to cancel the play？”I _6_My grandfather then said，“I will do that part.”Mr Razin took my grandfather into the costume area.My grandfather was shocked when he was asked to _7_ his shoes since no one had ever told him to do that.I suddenly realized that my grandfather had agreed to something that might make him look _8_I remember that day as if it were yesterday.I can still see shiny dress shoes sitting on the floor.Then he was given his few _9_ and played his part perfectly.Looking back，I didnt realize what it meant for my grandfather to be _10_ into a tramp in front of many people who knew and respected him.His outer identity had been _11_ while the man himself was on the stage.He had done it for me.He always put family first.But the sacrifice he made would not become _12_ until I was older and knew something about life.1A.envy Bappreciation Cpity Dadmiration解析由最后一段中作者的感慨可知，作者对爷爷能为家人付出表示钦佩。答案D2A.make Btake Creach Dcatch解析make it意思是“做成某事”，句意：打电话过来说他演不了了。答案A3A.hopefully Bdesperately Cangrily Dpatiently解析desperately意思是“绝望地”，表示演员们听说演流浪汉的演员来不了之后的情绪。答案B4A.act Bshow Chelp Dsave解析爷爷来了，成了救星。故应选D项。答案D5A.humorous Bmarvelous Cridiculous Dadventurous解析ridiculous意思是“荒诞的”，整句意思是“这事再荒诞不过了”。因为后句说“我爷爷是银行家，很成功也很受到尊重，总是穿着西装和皮鞋”，和流浪汉形象相差甚远。答案C6A.nodded Bhesitated Cadded Dignored解析此处指“我”点头称是。答案A7A.put out Btake off Ctake down Dput on解析此处情节应为：我爷爷被叫到服装区去换戏装，要脱下自己的鞋子，所以爷爷感到很惊愕，因为从没人要他那样做过。take down为“取下某物”；put on为“穿衣”；put out为“扑灭(火)或熄灭灯”。答案B8A.foolish Bperfect Ccharming Dattractive解析此处指爷爷同意去做会让他显得很傻的事情。答案A9A.stories Bwords Cpapers Dlines解析然后爷爷就学了少得可怜的几句台词。lines为“台词”之意。答案D10A.directed Bmodelled Ctransformed Dequipped解析transform A into B意思是“将A变成B”，此处指爷爷被“变成一个流浪汉”。答案C11A.put down Bleft behind Cleft out Dput on解析leave sth behind意为“将丢在身后”，此处leave behind his outer identity意思是“忘却自己的身份”。答案B12A.apparent Bmoving Cpleasant Dcertain解析句意：他所做的牺牲直到我长大并且懂得生活之后才变得明晰。故选A项。答案ASection BWe live in a world of advertisements.We see and hear them _1_No one _2_ avoid being influenced by advertisements.Radio，television and computers have made _3_ possible for advertisements to attract the attention of millions of people._4_，it has become an im