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完形填空专题突破练10AHonest ThanksI sat down at my desk and started writing.I wrote an emotional letter of gratitude.I put the notecard into the1,sealed it and stuck the stamps on it,but when it came to actually placing the letter into the mailbox.I2.The letter was to a schoolmate with whom I kept in contact through the website3.She had inspired me to live a(n)4life for example,by5more.Her volunteer efforts werent6 she wasnt building wells in Uganda,but7she was doing small,local good deeds,such as serving as a crossing guard.These were things I could do,too.She made me8I could make a difference here at home.I felt I should let her know how her9positively influenced my life.I could have easily sent her an e-mail,10that seemed a bit lame for such an important thank you.Thats why I ended up11the letter.But now I stood before the mailbox,unable to place the envelope inside.What was12me?Why was this so13to do?I guess I felt strange because it wasnt like she was my best friend.I just knew her.“People dont14do this,” I thought to myself.However,15thinking it over,I still felt a(n)16to let her know how grateful I was.Finally,I put the envelope in the mailbox.Weeks later I received her reply.She was17a tough time and my letter meant the 18to her.She didnt know she had such a(n)19on others.Not only did this letter make her happy,but her response to it increased my20of happiness.I decided to write a gratitude letter to someone each month.Cultivating gratitude is a great skill to practice.Life is too short not to do it.【解题导语】本文是一篇夹叙夹议文。“我”在网站上认识了一个朋友,她鼓励“我”参加志愿活动,“我”因此感受到了不同的人生。为了表示感谢,“我”给她手写了一封信,没想到她收到信时正经历人生的艰难时刻,“我”的信鼓舞了她,她的回复也提高了“我”的幸福程度。1.A.envelopeB.drawerC.handbagD.pocket答案A解析根据该句中的“sealed it and stuck the stamps on it”可知,“我”将便笺卡放进信封,然后封上,再贴上邮票。envelope“信封”,故A项正确。drawer“抽屉”;handbag“小手提包”;pocket“口袋”。2.A.sighedB.frozeC.panickedD.smiled答案B解析根据该句中的“but when it came to actually placing the letter into the mailbox”可知,但是当确实要把信投放到信箱时,“我”停住不动了。freeze意为“停住不动,惊呆”,符合语境,故B项正确。3.A.usuallyB.formallyC.occasionallyD.secretly答案C解析根据下文第三段的“it wasnt like she was my best friend.I just knew her”可知,“我”仅仅认识她。据此可以判断,我们只是通过网站偶尔联系。occasionally“偶尔”,故C项正确。usually“经常地”;formally“正式地”;secretly“秘密地”。4.A.differentB.toughC.enthusiasticD.rich答案A解析根据下文第三段的“Her volunteer efforts”并结合该句中的“inspired”可以判断,她鼓励“我”过不同的生活,比如多参加志愿活动。different“不同的”,故A项正确。tough“艰苦的”;enthusiastic“热情的”;rich“富裕的”。5.A.enjoyingB.volunteeringC.exercisingD.travelling答案B解析参见上题解析。volunteer“自愿做”,故B项正确。6.A.essentialB.meaningfulC.ordinaryD.huge答案D解析根据该句中的“she was doing small,local good deeds”可知,她所做的志愿活动并非大事,而是在当地做一些善事。故选D项,huge与该句中的small对应。7.A.onceB.alsoC.stillD.instead答案D解析参见上题解析。instead意为“反而,却”,符合语境,故D项正确。8.A.acceptB.realizeC.admitD.prove答案B解析根据语境可知,她使“我”意识到,“我”也可以发挥一定的作用。realize意为“意识到,认识到”,故B项正确。accept“接受”;admit“承认”;prove“证明”。9.A.wordsB.thoughtsC.exampleD.emotion答案C解析根据语境可知,“我”要让她知道,她积极的榜样作用影响了“我”的人生。example“榜样”,故C项正确。word“话语”;thought“思想”;emotion“情感”。10.A.andB.butC.soD.or答案B解析根据该句中的easily和important可以判断,“我”给她发一封电子邮件很容易,但是这似乎无法表达“我”对她的深切感谢。根据语境可以判断,空处前后之间为转折关系。11.A.editingB.receivingC.answeringD.handwriting答案D解析根据上文第一段第一句中的“writing”可知,为了表达对她的衷心感谢,“我”给她手写了一封信。12.A.stoppingB.urgingC.encouragingD.confusing答案A解析根据上文中的“unable to place the envelope inside”可知,“我”无法将信封投进信箱;据此可以判断,“我”不知道是什么阻止了“我”。stop“阻止”,故A项正确。13.A.boringB.pleasantC.hardD.cool答案C解析根据上文中的“unable to place the envelope inside”可以判断,“我”不知道为何将信封投进信箱如此困难。hard“困难的”,故C项正确。14.A.directlyB.constantlyC.equallyD.normally答案D解析根据上文中的“I guess I felt strange.knew her”可知,她并不是“我”最好的朋友,“我”仅仅认识她,“我”却给她亲笔写信。故可推断,通常人们是不会这么做的。normally“通常,正常情况下”,故D项正确。directly“直接地”;constantly“始终,一直”;equally“平等地”。15.A.untilB.afterC.whileD.before答案B解析根据该句中的“However”和“I still”可知,在仔细考虑了这种“不正常”的行为之后,“我”还是渴望让她知道“我”是多么感谢她。after“在之后”,故B项正确。16.A.desireB.ambitionC.fearD.curiosity答案A解析参见上题解析。desire“渴望”,故A项正确。17.A.going throughB.going forC.going againstD.going over答案A解析根据该句中的“a tough time”可知,她正在经历一段艰难时期。go through“经历,遭受”,故A项正确。go for“努力争取”;go against“违反,反对”;go over“仔细检查”。18.A.earthB.worldC.dreamD.future答案B解析根据该句中的“my letter meant the18to her”可以判断,她正在经历一段艰难时期,“我”的感谢信对她来说非常重要。mean the world to sb.表示“对某人非常重要”,故B项正确。earth“地球”;dream“梦想”;future“未来”。19.A.commentB.honorC.influenceD.concern答案C解析根据上文第三段中的“influenced”可以判断,她不知道她竟然对他人有如此大的影响。influence“影响”,故C项正确。comment“评论”;honor“荣誉,尊敬”;concern“担心”。20.A.searchB.appreciationC.levelD.experience答案C解析根据语境可知,这封信不但让她幸福,她的回复也提高了“我”的幸福程度。level“水平,程度”,故C项正确。search“搜查”;appreciation“感谢”;experience“经历”。BThinking of my good friends,I sense that my attitudes are totally different towards men and women.My earliest childhood friend is Donald.In the street was a(n)1old German truck.No wheels.No doors.Each day,2we were flying over the Atlantic in that truck our“airplane”,there came that wonderful moment:“Engine3!”Id shout,“Well have to jump out.”Glancing at me,hed say,“I cant4!”“Fear not!Ill drag you to the5.”And when we swam6the dust,Donald cried“Sharks!”But I always7him.The next day,changing8,Donald would do the same to me.We saved each other hundreds of times,but when my family really did leave for America,we could do9.We just cried silently as the train10.These days,Jessica is one of my best friends.Recently we were swimming on the shore of the Atlantic,the11one I had “flown” over in my German truck with Donald.We were far from the shore when we both thought we12a shark!We began swimming13toward the shore.Although in14,I fell back to protect her.In the end,the“shark”proved15,but not my deep emotional feelings for my friend.We looked into each others eyes and said,“I love you!”You see with women I could be16,emotionally honest and transparent.With male friends,it seemed impossible to17caring feelings however deep the friendship was.Much to my18,research shows that men and women have very different19and rational(理性的)processes.I do love all my friends only the means of expression20.【解题导语】本文是一篇夹叙夹议文,通过讲述“我”和朋友Donald和Jessica在一起时的经历,说明了“我”对待男性朋友和女性朋友的情感表达方式是不同的。1.A.advancedB.decoratedC.abandonedD.updated答案C解析根据下文中的“No wheels.No doors.”可知,这是一辆废弃的(abandoned)德国卡车。advanced“高级的”;decorated“装饰的”;updated“更新的”。2.A.beforeB.whileC.afterD.until答案B解析根据语境可知,每天当(while)我们乘坐飞机(旧的德国卡车)飞越大西洋时,美妙的时刻就来临了。3.A.lossB.deathC.pressureD.failure答案D解析根据下文的“Well have to jump out.”可知,此处表示“发动机(出现)故障(failure)”,故选D项。4.A.jumpB.swimC.dieD.run答案B解析根据上文中的“we were flying over the Atlantic”及“Well have to jump out.”和下文的“when we swam”可知,此处表示“我不会游泳(swim)”。5.A.dustB.riverC.truckD.shore答案D解析参见上题解析。因为Donald不会游泳,故此处表示“我会拖着你一起到岸(shore)上”。6.A.overB.throughC.acrossD.beyond答案B解析根据语境可知,此处表示“当我们游过(一片)灰尘时”。through表示从空间内部穿过,此处是dust“灰尘”,故选B项。7.A.leftB.fetchedC.rescuedD.defeated答案C解析根据空前的“Sharks”及“But”可知,此处表示“但是我总是营救(rescued)他”。leave“留下”;fetch“去取回”;defeat“打败”。8.A.rolesB.mannersC.imagesD.forms答案A解析根据上文讲述的我们的游戏和扮演的角色可知,此处表示“第二天我们交换角色(roles)”。9.A.somethingB.nothingC.anythingD.everything答案B解析根据空前的“We saved each other hundreds of times”及“but”可知,在游戏中我们互相营救了几百次,但是当我们家真的要离开去美国的时候,我们什么事情都做不了,故选B项。10.A.broke downB.moved inC.pulled awayD.blew up答案C解析根据语境可知,当火车开动(pulled away)时,我们默默地哭了。break down“分解,失败”;move in“搬进新居”;blow up“炸毁,给(某物)充气”。11.A.veryB.lastC.firstD.only答案A解析根据空后的“one I hadflownover in my German truck with Donald”可知,此处应选A项。the very one表示“就是那一个”。12.A.attackedB.spottedC.annoyedD.killed答案B解析根据“We began swimming13toward the shore.”及语境可知,当我们都认为发现了(spotted)鲨鱼时,我们已远离了海岸。13.A.eagerlyB.casuallyC.hardlyD.crazily答案D解析根据上文可知,我们疯狂地(crazily)往岸边游去。eagerly“迫切地”;casually“偶然地”;hardly“几乎不”。14.A.panicB.hesitationC.doubtD.silence答案A解析根据语境可知,尽管恐慌、害怕(in panic),“我”还是游回去保护她。hesitation“犹豫”;doubt“怀疑”;silence“沉默”。15.A.fierceB.friendlyC.imaginaryD.true答案C解析根据语境可知,鲨鱼被证明是我们想象的(imaginary),但是“我”对朋友的深情是真实的。16.A.coolB.shyC.passiveD.open答案D解析根据空后的“emotionally honest and transparent”可知,和女性朋友在一起,“我”是坦率的(open)。17.A.expressB.hideC.admitD.control答案A解析根据空后的“however deep the friendship was”可知,和男性朋友在一起,无论友谊多么深厚,表达(express)关心的感情看起来都是不可能的。18.A.embarrassmentB.disappointmentC.reliefD.surprise答案C解析根据空后的“research shows.processes”可知,此处表示“令我非常宽慰的是”。to ones relief为固定短语,意为“令人宽慰的是”。19.A.emotionalB.physicalC.mentalD.moral答案A解析文章讨论的是情感的表达,故应选emotional“情感的”。physical“身体的”;mental“精神的”;moral“道德的”。20.A.changesB.developsC.mattersD.differs答案D解析根据本段内容可知,“我”确实爱“我”的朋友们,只是“我”的表达方式不同(differs)。CMy parents owned a 500-acre farm in Montana when I was young.Life there was filled not just with fun and games but1as well.The lambing season was especially hard.Montanas freezing spring weather kept my parents watching2mamas at all hours of the day and night3a newborn lamb.It was during this time of new life that my favorite childhood memory4.One exceptionally5day,my mother spied a sheep trying to deliver her baby lamb and needed my6.My mother calmly held the sheeps head and7me to get hold of the lambs protruding(伸出)legs.I8and must have had a look of panic on my face.The little things were9not something I wanted to touch.But I10my courage and wrapped my fingers11them.I can still remember the12of the unexpectedly delicate legs.My heart beat in fear and excitement13I pulled with all my strength.The lamb was delivered!I was no14to seeing farm animals being born,but to have a15in it was something I will cherish forever.Im sure everyone got very16hearing me tell and retell my heroic story.Looking back,Im so glad that I didnt17to get my hands dirty.If I had,the miraculous moment and the precious memory would have been18.I try to instill (逐渐灌输) that life19into my children.Sometimes you need to get your hands a little dirty to experience something20and pure.【解题导语】本文作者主要回顾了小时候在农场帮母亲给羊接生的故事及感想。1.A.pleasureB.dangerC.dilemmaD.hardship答案D解析根据下文的“The lambing season was especially hard.”可推知,农场的生活既充满乐趣也有艰辛。2.A.pregnantB.workingC.desperateD.sleeping答案A解析结合语境“a newborn lamb”可推知,应选A项,意为“怀孕的”。3.A.at the risk ofB.in case ofC.free fromD.in exchange for答案B解析根据语境“watching2mamas at all hours of the day and night”可推知,作者的父母当时日夜看护着怀孕的母羊以防有新羊羔诞生。4.A.fadedB.took placeC.impressedD.broke down答案B解析结合下文可知,作者最喜欢的童年记忆发生在这段时间。5.A.warmB.coldC.mildD.hot答案B解析与上文的“Montanas freezing spring weather”呼应可知,此处表示“非常冷的一天”。6.A.noticeB.supportC.helpD.operation答案C解析根据下文可知,妈妈在照看即将生产的羊,并需要作者的帮助。7.A.beggedB.invitedC.forbadeD.instructed答案D解析根据语境可推知,当时母亲在指导作者如何帮助羊生产。8.A.wonderedB.resistedC.suspectedD.hesitated答案D解析结合语境“and must have had a look of panic on my face”可推知,作者当时有些惊慌失措,所以犹豫了。9.A.surelyB.hardlyC.onlyD.hopefully答案A解析根据下文的转折可推知,年幼的作者当时肯定是不想去触碰正在出生的小羊的。10.A.lostB.gatheredC.searchedD.lacked答案B解析根据上文的“The little things were9not something I wanted to touch.”可知, 此处表示作者鼓起勇气。gather courage在此表示鼓起勇气,符合语境。11.A.beyondB.throughC.aroundD.in答案C解析根据“wrapped”可知,作者当时手握着新生羊羔的腿。wrap sth around sth.为固定用法。12.A.feelB.pointC.sightD.thought答案A解析根据下文的“delicate legs”可推知,此处表示的是触感,与上文的“touch”呼应。13.A.becauseB.asC.ifD.unless答案B解析此处表示当作者用尽力气帮助母羊接生时,作者感到既害怕又兴奋。as意为“当时候”,引导时间状语从句,符合语境。14.A.strangerB.beginnerC.newcomerD.speaker答案A解析此处表示看农场上的动物出生对作者来说并不陌生,但是亲自参与接生这件事作者将会永远珍视。15.A.memoryB.handC.lookD.difference答案B解析参见上题解析。have a hand in sth.意为“参与某事”,符合语境。16.A.proud ofB.excited aboutC.tired ofD.sorry for答案C解析根据“tell and retell”可推知,作者反复地讲自己的英雄事迹,自然会让人觉得厌烦。此处为作者用诙谐的口吻叙事。17.A.refuseB.promiseC.chooseD.pause答案A解析根据上文可知,作者当时没有拒绝帮羊接生,这让作者感到高兴。18.A.keptB.lostC.ignoredD.forgotten答案B解析由上文的“my favorite childhood memory”和“but to have a15in it was something I will cherish forever”可知,如果作者没有给羊接生,那么作者就得不到这些珍贵的记忆。19.A.qualityB.skillC.lessonD.standard答案C解析很明显,作者想给孩子们讲这一人生经验(lesson)。20.A.upsetB.funnyC.thrillingD.amazing答案D解析由上文的“the miraculous moment and the precious memory”并结合空后的“and pure”可推知,作者认为有时人们需要“把手变脏”来经历一些“精彩和纯净的事”。16
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