2019高考英语二轮复习精编优选练（二十七）完形填空提升练_记叙文3.docx

精编优选练(二十七)完形填空记叙文3(限时：35分钟)A When Heather McHugh, a poet, won a $500,000“genius grant” from the MacArthur Foundation, she didnt buy a luxurious car or fly to Paris._1_ , she put the money in the bank and _2_ writing poems.In 2015, she finally _3_ what to do with it. That year, Heathers godson and his wife _4_ their first child, a beautiful baby girl but severely disabled.“I saw how peoples _5_ can change overnight. I started thinking about people in a _6_ situation，” says Heather. She _7_ there were millions of caregivers taking care of the chronically (慢性地) ill or disabled. So in 2012, Heather _8_ a nonprofit organization offering a sevenday vacation, with all _9_ paid, to people who have been caregivers for at least ten years.Tricia was one of the first caregivers to go on vacation. When Tricia got a call saying she was offered a _10_ vacation, she couldnt _11_ it; disbelief even _12_ her concern about leaving her two kids.Tricia went, and her favorite parts of the trip were to enjoy the _13_ things. “I got to eat hot food hot and cold food cold. I could go to bed when I wanted to and wake up whenever I chose to, ”says Tricia. She was afraid the _14_ would return when the _15_ was over, but to her surprise, it hasnt been back since.Heather says Tricias _16_ resembles those of the other ten caregivers she helps every year. “Before the vacation they are so _17_ , but the _18_ is so amazing. They reflect and relax. It feels _19_ like another world and gives them a chance to see their lives from another _20_ , ” she adds.语篇解读本文是一篇记叙文。Heather McHugh利用自己的五十万美元奖金建立非营利组织，为照顾慢性病患者和残疾人的护理员提供免费休假，让他们到新的环境中，从不一样的角度来看待他们的人生。1A.HoweverBThereforeCInstead DBesides解析：根据空处前一句中的“she didnt buy a luxurious car or fly to Paris”可知，在获得了五十万美元的奖金后，她并没有购买汽车或去旅游；结合该句中的“she put the money in the bank”可知，反而，她将这些钱存入银行。C项意为“而是，反而”，符合语境；however“然而”；therefore“因此”；besides“此外”。答案：C2A.continued BquittedCpracticed Dstarted解析：根据前一句中的“a poet”，结合该句中的“she put the money in the bank and _2_ writing poems”可知，她(这位诗人)获奖后，将奖金存进银行，继续(continued)写诗。quit“停止”；practice“实践，训练”。答案：A3A.thought over Bwondered Ctalked about Ddecided解析：根据下文中的“Heather _8_ a nonprofit organization offering a sevenday vacation”可知，此处表示在2015年，她终于决定如何使用这笔钱。 think over“仔细考虑”；wonder“想知道，好奇”；talk about“谈到，谈论”； decide“决定”符合语境。答案：D4A.held BwelcomedClost Dsaved解析：Heather的教子和他的妻子迎来了他们的第一个孩子，那是一个漂亮的女婴，但是有严重的残疾。hold“握着，举行”；lose“失去”；save“拯救，节约”；welcome“迎接”符合语境。答案：B5A.feelings BfutureClives Droutine解析：根据语境，并结合上文中提到的Heather的教子和他的妻子生下了一个残疾的女婴可知，Heather看到了人的生活(lives)是如何在一夜之间发生改变的。答案：C6A.different BsimilarCworse Dbetter解析：根据上文提到的Heather的教子和他的妻子生下了一个残疾女婴并且Heather看到了人的生活是如何在一夜之间发生改变的可知，Heather开始关注那些有相似(similar)境遇的人。答案：B7A.discovered BclaimedCadmitted Dfelt解析：她发现有数百万照顾慢性病患者和残疾人的护理员。discover“发现”；claim“宣称； 断言”；admit“承认”；feel“感觉”。答案：A8A.donated BfoundCvisited Dformed解析：因此Heather在2016年建立了一个非营利组织，为那些成为护理员至少十年的人提供七天免费(free)休假。form“建立，组成”符合语境。 donate“捐赠”；find“发现”；visit“参观”。答案：D9A.taxes BsalaryCexpenses Drent解析：参见上题解析。tax“税”；salary“薪水”；rent“租金”；expense“花费”符合语境。 答案：C10A.free BcaringCshort Dlong解析：参见8题解析。free“免费的”。答案：A11A.believe BtakeCrefuse Denjoy解析：根据空后的“disbelief”可知，Tricia不相信她获得了一个免费休假这件事。A项意为“相信”，符合语境。答案：A12A.woke BdefeatedCshowed Dmoved解析：根据下一段中的“Tricia went，and her favorite parts of the trip were to enjoy”可知，Tricia接受了免费休假这件事情，由此可知，她对免费休假的怀疑(和向往)打败(defeated)了对于留下孩子们的担忧。wake“醒来”；show“展示”；move“移动”。答案：B13A.wonderful BdeliciousCpeaceful Dsimple解析：根据空后的“I got to eat hot food hot and cold food cold.I could go to bed when I wanted to and wake up whenever I chose to”可知，Tricia在度假时所做的事情都是很普通、很简单的(simple)事情。wonderful“精彩的，极棒的”；delicious“美味的”；peaceful“平静的，和平的”。答案：D14A.heaviness BpainCsadness Ddisbelief解析：她担心度假结束后，自己的生活会回归以前的沉闷，但出乎她意料的是后来的生活并没有回到从前。根据上文可知，Tricia是一个护理员，平时的工作都是照顾病人，生活少有放松的时候，故heaviness“沉闷”符合语境。pain“伤痛”；sadness“伤心，悲伤”；disbelief“怀疑，不信任”。 答案：A15A.entertainment BdreamCvacation Dfreedom解析：根据第四段第一句“Tricia was one of the first caregivers to go on vacation.”可知选C。答案：C16A.comment BstoryCsurprise Dfortune解析：上文讲述的是Tricia享受免费休假的故事，故B项story“故事”符合语境。答案：B17A.worried BconfusedCunexpected Dstressed解析：根据上文提到的Tricia担心度假结束后自己的生活会回归以前的沉闷可知，D项“stressed”符合语境。答案：D18A.award BchangeCscenery Daccommodation解析：根据上文可知，其他看护人员和Tricia一样，在度假前他们的生活较为沉闷；结合后一句“They reflect and relax.”可知，在度假之后，他们变得很放松。据此可知，这样的改变令人惊讶。change意为“改变”，符合语境，故B项正确。award“奖”；scenery“风景”；accommodation“住宿”。答案：B19A.slightly BinterestinglyCmagically Dmostly解析：这神奇地(magically)像是另外一个世界，并且给了他们一个从另一个角度(angle)看待他们的生活的机会。slightly“轻微地”；interestingly“有趣地”；mostly“大多地”；magically“魔法般地，神奇地”符合语境。答案：C20A.place BsituationCheight Dangle解析：参见上题解析。答案：DBAt the age of nine, I was taking swimming lessons at a pool. The day arrived when I was to be tested to see if I could _1_ to a higher level class.Fifteen of us were to _2_ swimming from one side of the pool to the other and back. I watched as my _3_， one by one, tried and failed.Then it was my turn to _4_ , I mean, my turn to attempt to pass the test. It was about halfway when I got _5_. I immediately stopped and _6_ the side of the pool, ending my test. Our instructor, a college student, was standing _7_ me. “ Why did you stop？” he yelled, in a less than _8_ voice. “I got water in my nose, ”I _9_ .Thats when this college student _10_ me one of lifes great lessons, _11_ he probably never realized that. Bending down, he shouted, “So？” “So？”The _12_ shocked me. It had just seemed _13_ to me that the answer to pain was to remove the thing causing the _14_ . My nineyearold brain had not understood the fact that a valuable _15_ is worth achieving, however difficult to get there. Recognizing that, I was _16_ nothing would keep me from completing the test. In fact, I did it rather _17_ on my next attempt. Seeing me _18_ the test, almost all the others did so as well.Life is a journey, and the road wont _19_ be easy. We have to focus on the final destination, not the _20_ along the road.语篇解读本文是人物故事类记叙文。作者讲述了自己九岁的时候游泳考试的一段经历。从这段经历中，作者认识到了这一点：有价值的目标是值得一个人为之努力和奋斗的。最后作者顺利通过了游泳考试。1A.skipBreferCadvance Dadd解析：空处所在句子表示作者要参加游泳考试以便确认能否“升级到”更高一个层次的课程，advance to“达到(某地等)，前进到”，符合语境。答案：C2A.take turns Binsist onCtake risks Dput off解析：根据one by one可知，作者和同学们是“轮流”进行考试的，take turns doing sth.“轮流做某事”，符合语境。insist on“坚持”；take risks“冒险”；put off“推迟”。答案：A3A.competitors BclassmatesCstudents Dinstructors解析：根据首段首句“At the age of nine, I was taking swimming lessons at a pool.”可知，作者参加了一个游泳班，由此可知，作者观看的是“同班同学”轮流考试，所以答案是petitor“竞争者”；student“学生”；instructor“指导者”。答案：B4A.show BleaveCfail Dobserve解析：上文讲到，作者眼看着他的同学们一个跟着一个进行游泳考试，但都失败了，接下来，轮到自己“失败”了，所以答案是fail。show“显示，显出”；leave“离开”；observe“观察”。 答案：C5A.injured BblamedCtrapped Dchoked解析：根据下文中的“I got water in my nose”可知，作者在游泳考试中被水“呛”着，由此可知答案是choked，choke的意思是“呛，窒息”，get choked“被呛着”。get injured“受伤”；get blamed“被责备”；get trapped“被困住”。 答案：D6A.pushed BpressedCgrabbed Dcontrolled解析：作者被水呛到后马上停止了游泳，“抓住”了泳池的边，结束了考试。 grab“抓住”，符合语境。push“推”；press“按，压”；control“控制”。答案：C7A.above BbelowCbeside Dbeyond解析：作者因为被水呛着停止了游泳考试，抓住了泳池的边，此时，他的教练一个大学生，正站在他的“上方”。作者在泳池里，教练应是站在游泳池边上，所以要用above，表示“在上方”。below“在下面”； beside“在旁边”；beyond“超出(某个数量、水平或限度)”。 答案：A8A.surprised BsympatheticCannoyed Dcold解析：作者因为被水呛着停止了考试，抓住了泳池的边。结合下文可知，此 时，教练用毫不“同情的”声音对作者喊：“你为什么不游了？”所以答案是 sympathetic“同情的”。surprised“吃惊的”；annoyed“烦恼的”；cold“冷淡的，不友好的”。答案：B9A.explained BreactedCdeclined Durged解析：当教练用毫不同情的声音质问作者为什么停止游泳的时候，作者“解释”说：“我的鼻子进水了。”所以答案是explained“解释”。react“反应”；decline“拒绝，谢绝”；urge“敦促”。答案：A10A.delivered Bowed Ctaught Dpromised解析：teach sb.a lesson是固定短语，意思是“给某人一个教训”，符合语境，所以答案是taught。deliver“传送”；owe“欠”；promise“许诺”。答案：C11A.so that Bas ifCin case Deven if解析：作者感慨，这个大学生，也就是教练，给了他人生中一个很大的教训，“虽然”他(教练)很可能并没有意识到这一点。even if“虽然，即使”，符合语境。so that“以便”；as if“好像”；in case“以防”。 答案：D12A.problem BexcuseCquestion Dvoice解析：根据So可知，此处表示这个“问题”使作者很吃惊，所以答案是 blem“难题”；excuse“理由，借口”；voice“声音”。 答案：C13A.logical BillegalCridiculous Dimpossible解析：在作者看来，解决痛苦的办法就是清除引起“不适”的事物，这似乎是“合乎逻辑的”，所以答案是logical“合乎逻辑的”。illegal“违法的”；ridiculous“荒谬的，可笑的”；impossible“不可能的”。 答案：A14A.disaster BdiscomfortCdama