A
(2016·福建省普通高中毕业班单科质量检查)Many of us develop a desire to travel. __1__, few are lucky enough to turn that desire into a(n) __2__ career (职业). For Trish Sare, owner of Vancouverbased BikeHike Adventures, Inc., it was a(n) __3__ story.
“I left home when I was 20 with a __4__ of traveling the world for five years,” recalls Sare. “During that period, I spent a lot of time __5__ adventure companies abroad and taking part in some of their adventures. Upon returning, I studied __6__ and fitness leadership. Then, when we had to do our field placement (实习工作), I __7__ a tour agency. When they heard about my __8__, they asked if I wanted to go to Costa Rica for my placement and __9__ as a tour leader. And that is where it all __10__.”
That beginning marked the accomplishment of a __11__ dream for Sare. Today, she can __12__ those exciting memories from such places as Thailand, Nepal, Costa Rica and more. Although Sare __13__ her dream of traveling for many years, she began __14__ something that offered just a little bit more. So, in 2014, she took the big __15__ of starting her own company: BikeHike Adventures Inc.
Her career has __16__ her all over the world to interact with people of so many different __17__ and backgrounds. Looking back, Sare can __18__ say that it’s been the right choice for her. Here is her __19__ for those wanting a similar path:
“Do some traveling __20__ your own first and then you’ll be marketable to companies,” she concludes.
1.A.Therefore B.However
C.BesidesD.Meanwhile
2.A.short B.complex
C.successful D.ordinary
3.A.funny B.awful
C.fairy D.different
4.A.goal B.choice
C.hobby D.problem
5.A.running B.founding
C.meeting D.advertising
6.A.farming B.adventure
C.employment D.tourism
7.A.approached B.charged
C.left D.informed
8.A.suggestion B.destination
C.experience D.suffering
9.A.travel B.apply
C.wander D.train
10.A.began B.succeeded
C.existed D.appeared
11.A.terrible B.strange
C.faraway D.lifelong
12.A.accept B.review
C.discover D.lose
13.A.shared B.followed
C.resisted D.questioned
14.A.calling for B.giving up
C.looking for D.breaking up
15.A.step B.measure
C.advantage D.lead
16.A.driven B.shown
C.taken D.forbidden
17.A.committees B.cultures
C.functions D.times
18.A.politely B.patiently
C.rudely D.honestly
19.A.explanation B.advice
C.requirement D.wish
20.A.on B.by
C.of D.with
B
(2016·厦门市高中毕业班第一次质量检查)
“Hi, Mrs. Grady,” said Mark. “Would you like us to shovel (铲除) your driveway?”
Mrs. Grady touched her hand to her heart. “That would be __1__,boys. I think the job is too much for me.”
“It will cost 10 __2__,” said Jamie.
“If that’s OK,” Mark __3__.
Shoveling was Jamie’s idea, a way to earn enough money for video games.
“Oh, dear,”Mrs. Grady sounded __4__. “I haven’t been able to get to the bank. I can __5__ homemade cookies, but I realize that’s not what you had in __6__.”
Jamie was going to say Mrs. Grady could __7__ them another time, but Mark __8__, “We’ll come back later.”
As they walked through the snow off the __9__, Mark glanced over his shoulder. Mrs Grady stood at her window, __10__ them.
She didn’t look like the person who’d come to his __11__ last summer when Mr. Dunn’s dog, Goldie, escaped from his backyard. Goldie had __12__ wanted to play, but Mark didn’t feel __13__ around big dogs. Mark tried to call for his dad, but his __14__ seemed locked behind his teeth.
Mrs. Grady’s front door flew open. She ran across the street and slipped __15__ Mark and the dog. She wasn’t much __16__ than Mark, but she stood __17__ as a rock in front of him. “Goldie, go home!” Then she swept a broom to __18__ the dog along. “Get!” Goldie obeyed.
When Mark’s father appeared, he said to Mrs. Grady. “That was very __19__! Thank you.”
Mrs. Grady laughed. “It’s nothing. Good neighbors watch for each other, don’t they?”
Now she needed Mark as much. He smiled and __20__ at her, then pushed his shovel deep into the snow.
1.A.vitalB.wonderful
C.practical D.expensive
2.A.hours B.dollars
C.days D.cookies
3.A.added B.advised
C.bargained D.concluded
4.A.satisfied B.uninterested
C.considerate D.disappointed
5.A.sell B.accept
C.offer D.swap
6.A.need B.store
C.mind D.common
7.A.pay B.reward
C.visit D.save
8.A.turned up B.calmed down
C.passed out D.broke in
9.A.bank B.door
C.driveway D.window
10.A.admiring B.watching
C.inspecting D.blessing
11.A.rescue B.acquaintance
C.company D.notice
12.A.just B.seldom
C.still D.never
13.A.confident B.comfortable
C.energetic D.enthusiastic
14.A.mouth B.nose
C.throat D.tongue
15.A.under B.into
C.between D.against
16.A quicker B.taller
$来&源:C.cleverer D.better
17.A.straight B.attentively
C.firm D.naturally
18.A.clean B.pull
C.kick D.hurry
19.A.brave B.generous
C.unforgettable D.exciting
20.A.stared B.pointed
C.shouted D.waved
完形填空专练(一) 记叙文(一)
A
语篇解读:Trish Sare的梦想是环球旅行,她以此作为自己的终生事业。后来她通过旅游积累了经验并创立了自己的旅游公司。
1.选B 根据空处上句“Many of us develop a desire to travel”和空后的“few are lucky enough to turn that desire ...”可知,许多人都渴望旅行,然而没有多少人将旅游变成一个成功的职业,故B项正确。A项意为“因此”,C项意为“此外”,D项意为“同时”,都与语境不符。
2.选C 参见上题解析。C项意为“成功的”,符合语境。A项意为“短的”,B项意为“复杂的”,D项意为“平常的”,都与语境不符。
3.选D 根据下文描述可知,Trish Sare 将旅游变成了成功的职业;据此可知,她的故事是不一样的。D项意为“不同的”,符合语境。
4.选A 根据空后的“of traveling the world for five years”可以判断,Sare怀着在世界旅行五年的目标。A项意为“目标”,符合语境。B项意为“选择”,C项意为“爱好”,D项意为“问题”,都与语境不符。
5.选C 根据该句中的“adventure companies abroad and taking part in some of their adventures”可以判断,Sare与国外探险公司会面,并参加它们的一些冒险活动。C项意为“会面”,符合语境。A项意为“经营”,B项意为“创立”,D项意为“做广告”,都与语境不符。
6.选D 根据下句中的“tour agency”可以判断,一回来Sare就研究了旅游业。D项意为“旅游业”,符合语境。A项意为“农场经营”,B项意为“冒险”,C项意为“雇用”,都与语境不符。
7.选A 根据上句中的“studied”可知,Sare回来便研究旅游业;据此可以判断,她实习时联系了一家旅行社,以学习旅游知识。A项意为“接洽”,符合语境。B项意为“收费”,C项意为“离开”,D项意为“通知”,都与语境不符。
8.选C 前文介绍了Trish Sare的一些经历,据此可以判断,旅行社的人听了她的经历后,询问她是否想要去哥斯达黎加实习。C项意为“经历”,符合语境。A项意为“建议”,B项意为“目的地”,D项意为“痛苦”,都与语境不符。
9.选D 根据空后的“as a tour leader”可以判断,旅行社询问Sare是否可以去哥斯达黎加接受培训成为导游。D项意为“培训”,符合语境。A项意为“旅游”,B项意为“申请”,C项意为“闲逛”,都与语境不符。
10.选A 根据该句中的“where it all”以及下一段中的“That beginning”可以判断,此处表示那就是所有故事开始的地方。A项意为“开始”,符合语境。B项意为“成功”,C项意为“存在”,D项意为“出现”,都与语境不符。
11.选D 根据第一段中的“career (职业)”以及该段第三句中的“her dream of traveling for many years”可以判断,对于Sare来说,环球旅游是她终生的梦想。D项意为“终生的”,符合语境。A项意为“可怕的”,B项意为“奇怪的”,C项意为“遥远的”,都与语境不符。
12.选B 根据该句中的“those exciting memories from ...”可以判断,她能想起在许多地方令人激动的回忆。B项意为“回顾”,符合语境。A项意为“接受”,C项意为“发现”,D项意为“丢失”,都与语境不符。
13.选B 根据语境可知,多年来Sare一直追逐自己的梦想;follow one’s dream为固定搭配,意为“追逐某人的梦想”,故B项正确。A项意为“分享”,C项意为“抵制”,D项意为“询问”,都与语境不符。
14.选C 根据下句Sare创立自己的公司可以判断,尽管Sare多年来一直坚持旅行的梦想,但是她开始寻找能给自己带来更多收益的事情。C项意为“寻找”,符合语境。A项意为“呼吁”,B项意为“放弃”,D项意为“粉碎,结束”,都与语境不符。
15.选A 根据语境可知,2014年她迈开了一大步,创立了自己的公司。A项意为“脚步,步”,符合语境。B项意为“方法”,C项意为“优点”,D项意为“领导”,都与语境不符。
16.选C 她的职业将她带向全世界,和不同的人交流。C项意为“带”,符合语境。A项意为“驱使”,B项意为“展示”,D项意为“禁止”,都与语境不符。
17.选B 根据空后的“and backgrounds”可以判断,空处和“backgrounds”对应;据此可以判断,她的职业将她带向全世界,与不同文化和背景的人交流。B项意为“文化”,符合语境。A项意为“委员会”,C项意为“功能”,D项意为“次数”,都与语境不符。
18.选D 根据该句中的“that it’s been the right choice for her”可以判断,回顾从前,Sare可以诚实地说,对于她来说,这是一个正确的选择。D项意为“诚实地”,符合语境。A项意为“礼貌地”,B项意为“耐心地”,C项意为“粗鲁地”,都与语境不符。
19.选B 根据该句中的“for those wanting a similar path”以及下文内容可知,这里表示她给想要走相似路径的人的建议。B项意为“建议”,符合语境。A项意为“解释”,C项意为“需要”,D项意为“希望”,都与语境不符。
20.选A 此处表示你先独自到一些地方旅游,然后你会变成对于公司来说受欢迎的雇员。on one’s own为固定搭配,意为“独自”,故A项正确。
B
语篇解读:本文是一篇记叙文。Jamie和Mark想替Grady太太清理车道上的积雪以挣些钱玩视频游戏,然而Grady太太当时并没有那么多钱。但是最后,Mark还是决定帮助Grady太太清理积雪,因为Grady太太曾经帮助Mark脱困。邻里之间就是需要相互帮忙的。
1.选B 根据下文“I think the job is too much for me.”可知,Grady太太觉得自己一个人干不完,所以如果这两个男孩能为她清理车道上的积雪是极好的。A项意为“至关重要的”;B项意为“极好的”;C项意为“现实的,实用的”;D项意为“昂贵的”。故选B。
2.选B 根据下文“a way to earn enough money for video games.”可知,Jamie的意思是说Grady太太需要为他们的工作付10美元。故选B。
3.选A 根据语境可知,Mark对Jamie的话进行了补充。A项意为“补充说”;B项意为“建议”;C项意为“讨价还价”;D项意为“断定”。故选A。
4.选D 根据下文“I haven’t been able to get to the bank.”可知,Grady太太现在不能去银行,身上又没有那么多钱,但是她又希望这两个男孩能为她清理车道上的积雪,所以她的语气听起来有些失望。A项意为“满意的”;B项意为“不感兴趣的”;C项意为“考虑周到的”;D项意为“失望的”。故选D。
5.选C 根据语境可知,Grady太太想用自制的饼干作为他们清理车道上的积雪的回报。A项意为“卖”;B项意为“接受”;C项意为“提供”;D项意为“交换,交易”。故选C。
6.选C 根据上文“to earn enough money for video games”可知,两个男孩脑中想要的并不是吃的东西,而是钱。A项意为“需要”;B项意为“商店”;C项意为“头脑,想法”;D项意为“公有地”。故选C。
7.选A 根据语境可知,Grady太太现在没有钱,所以Jamie想让她以后再付。A项意为“支付”;B项意为“奖励”;C项意为“参观”;D项意为“节省”。故选A。
8.选D 根据语境可知,就在Jamie准备对Grady太太说她可以以后再付钱的时候,Mark打断了Jamie的话。A项意为“现身”;B项意为“冷静下来”;C项意为“昏迷”;D项意为“打断”。故选D。
9.选C 根据文中提到的“driveway”并结合语境可知,当时他们就站在堆满积雪的车道旁,此处表示这两个男孩穿过积雪离开了车道。A项意为“银行”;B项意为“门”;C项意为“车道”;D项意为“窗户”。故选C。
10.选B 根据逻辑关系可判断出,Grady太太站在窗户处看着这两个男孩。A项意为“钦佩”;B项意为“注视”;C项意为“检查,视察”;D项意为“保佑”。故选B。
11.选A 根据下文对Grady太太帮助Mark脱困一事的叙述并结合语境可知,此处应表示Grady太太看起来不像是那种会去帮Mark脱困的人。A项意为“救援”;B项意为“认识”;C项意为“陪伴”;D项意为“通知”。故选A。
12.选A 根据语境可知,那只狗只是想和Mark玩,但是Mark看见体型大的狗会不舒服。故选A。
13.选B 根据下文Mark拼命喊他爸爸可知,Mark很害怕狗,一看到大狗就会感到不舒服。A项意为“自信的”;B项意为“舒服的”;C项意为“精力充沛的”;D项意为“热情的”。故选B。
14.选D 根据语境可知,Mark想叫他爸爸来帮忙,但是他太紧张,以至于舌头像是被锁住了一样说不出话来。A项意为“嘴”;B项意为“鼻子”;C项意为“咽喉”;D项意为“舌头”。故选D。
15.选C 根据常识并结合逻辑关系可判断出,Grady太太是站在Mark和那条狗的中间来帮助Mark脱困的,所以此处应用介词between。故选C。
16.选B 根据“but”及“as a rock in front of him”可知,Grady太太并不比Mark高多少,但是她就像一块石头一样坚定地站在Mark的前面。此处是将Grady太太此刻在Mark心目中的形象与石头做类比。故选B。
17.选C 根据石头的特性以及当时Grady太太在Mark心目中的形象可推断出,她保护Mark时像石头一样坚定。A项意为“笔直地”;B项意为“专心地”;C项意为“坚定地”;D项意为“自然地”。故选C。
18.选D 根据语境可知,Grady太太挥舞着扫帚赶那条狗走。hurry along为固定搭配,意为“赶快走”。A项意为“打扫,清洁”;B项意为“拉”;C项意为“踢”;D项意为“仓促,催促”。故选D。
19.选A 根据上文Grady太太的举止并结合逻辑关系可判断出,Mark的爸爸夸赞Grady太太很勇敢。A项意为“勇敢的”;B项意为“慷慨的”;C项意为“无法忘记的”;D项意为“令人兴奋的”。故选A。
20.选D 根据语境可知,此刻Mark站在窗外的车道旁向Grady太太笑了笑并挥了挥手,然后开始去铲雪了。选项中的动词和空格后的at可构成固定短语:stare at意为“盯着看”;point at意为“指向”;shout at意为“朝……大喊”;wave at意为“朝……挥手”。故选D。
