高考英语大二轮复习专题强化练十九

1、.专题强化练十九组合练六.阅读理解Betty Smith's 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

2、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.It's widely believed that the character of Francie is based on Smith.The tree of the book's title refers to the big Tree of Heaven which grows near the

3、 family's apartment building，despite attempts to get rid of it.It's 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 doesn't care about Francie's dreams and her family

4、 is almost constantly poor.The novel tells the story of how Francie's 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 can't hold a job.Katie supports

5、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 it&#

6、39;s what will make her happiest.Readers experience the scenes in Brooklyn from Francie's point of view.She observes the neighbourhood's people and events from the fire escape outside the family's apartment.Family plays a key role throughout A Tree Grows in Brooklyn.Katie tries hard to p

7、rovide for her family when Johnny can't.The children work afterschool jobs to support their mother after Johnny dies.Additionally，Francie sacrifices her savings to send her brother to school.Smith's book is still a popular read for many young women even though it's more than 70 years old

8、.【语篇解读】本文介绍了贝蒂·史密斯的小说?布鲁克林有棵树?，详细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送。1Which of the following is TRUE about A Tree Grows in Brooklyn?AIt is an autobiography of Betty Smith.BIt is Betty Smith's most popular book.CIt sets the story in New York in the 1940sDIt t

9、ells of immigrant's 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。应选D项。答案：D2What role does the Tree of Heaven play in Francie's 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

10、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，紧接着下一句描绘了她的努力和奋斗，由此可以推断出，这棵树代表了弗朗西的拼搏。答案：B3The underlined word“Thisin 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

11、 of Johnny解析：词义猜测题。This的前一句中提到“Katie supports the family，后面又提到违犯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

12、.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 didn't feel so_1_As I was sitting at my desk，I_2_it was the bi

13、rthday of a dear longtime frienda single，middleaged woman who has devoted the past 30 years to nursing and loving her_3_Knowing that she didn't 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 wouldn't have_6_of a birthday this

14、year.As always，though，she_7_cheerful and was happy that I_8_After I hung up，I couldn't_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 couldn't shake the though

15、t.I_11_gave in，and set off to the hospital with a card，a cheese cake，and some balloons that evening.My friend's grateful smile and joyful surprise_12_me that I'd 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

16、 cheered up a_14_friend on her birthday，but my own negative feelings had also disappeared.Making her day had_15_my own! Isn't that the way it is_16_we take the time and make the_17_to do something for someone else? It's just like the saying，“Loving kindness is twice blessed; it blesses him w

17、ho gives，and him who_18_Cheering up people on their birthdays isn't 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 f

18、or 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时机，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

19、起今天是一个朋友的生日。应选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。应选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 。应选A项。答案：A5A.surprised BdisappointedCbored Dprepared解析：根据前面的“Sure enough，she was on her shift可

20、知，这是她的当班时间，她准备工作到晚上，应选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本身含有否认的意思，在此处可排除；应选much。答案：A7A.sounded BlookedCgrew Dfound解析：“我打 给她，她听上去很快乐。应选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

21、除这种感觉，应用shake，表示“去除，摆脱。下文中的“I couldn't shake the thought也是提示。应选C项。答案：C10A.Almost BEvenCNever DStill解析：此处用“still说明“我仍然感到沮丧，与文章开头相照应。应选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“我屈从了。finally“最后，终于，应选B项。答案：B12A.convinced BadvisedCpromised Dreminded解析：根据

22、空格前面的“My friend's grateful smile and joyful surprise和空格后面的“I'd 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。应选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“我大方的回报reward。应选C项。答案：C14A.careless BlonelyCweak Dcurious解析：由上文的“a single，middleaged woman和“she

23、didn't have family in town可知，“我的朋友是孤独的。应选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。应选D项。答案：D16A.when BwhereCwhy Dhow解析：从句子的构造和语境看，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。应选A项。答案：A17A.suggestion BmoneyCeffort Dcall解析：参见上题解析。make the effo

24、rt 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。应选B项。答案：B唐宋或更早之前，针对“经学“律学“算学和“书学各科目，其相应传授者称为“博士，这与当今“博士含义已经相去甚远。而对那些特别讲授“武事或讲解“经籍者，又称“讲师。“教授和“助教均原为学官称谓。前者始于宋，乃“宗学“律学“医学“武学等科目的讲授者；而后者那么于西晋武帝时代即已设立了，主要协助国子、博士培养生徒。“助教在古代不仅要作入流的学问，其教书育人的职责也十清楚晰。唐代国子学、太学等所设

25、之“助教一席，也是当朝打眼的学官。至明清两代，只设国子监国子学一科的“助教，其身价不谓显赫，也称得上朝廷要员。至此，无论是“博士“讲师，还是“教授“助教，其今日老师应具有的根本概念都具有了。19A.opportunities BdreamsCchoices Dregrets解析：生活总是为我们提供时机。opportunity意为“时机，符合语境。应选A项。答案：A20A.someone BsomethingCeveryone Deverything解析：生活总是为我们提供时机，让我们多迈出一步或者做一件对某人产生影响的善事。应选A项。答案：A.短文改错One day when I was on

26、 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 happe

27、ned 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，

28、 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 an

29、d 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.表达感谢之情；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可以适当增加细节，以使行文连接。3参考词汇：ideal college理想大学Dear Joyce，How is everything going？Looking forward to your reply.Yours，Li Hua答案：Dear_Joyce，How_is_everything_going? Since it will