1、1完形填空提升练(五)AThe other day I shared knowledge on several aspects of Hindi (印地) culture with you.Today Im hoping to paint a better picture of 1 it means to give in Hindi and how their generosity differs from 2 of Western culture. I was 3 when we learned the expression “thank you” doesnt really exist i
2、n Hindi.In the mountains,it is 4 used,and people often seemed 5 when we tried to thank them.They 6 either turn their heads,or shake their hands at us. When we asked our Indian friends why this is so,they 7 that giving and generosity are vital parts of their culture.Giving is more of a 8 of “changing
3、 hands” than an act of generosity.In their eyes,the foods they would give us were 9 really “theirs”.They see them as something passed along to them and now they are 10 passing them along to us. The villagers were eager to 11 their best cucumbers to a passing stranger. 12 ,people in the U.S.tend to 1
4、3 old,used,or unwanted things 14 their treasured ones. 15 ,during a coffee break,a friend told me about how he donated his 16 clothes and shoesjust for the 17 of giving up the possessions he likes most.Giving is 18 Westerners can certainly do.We can practice 19 giving away the things we value mostno
5、t only actual physical possessions,but also perhaps even more 20 ,our time and attention. 1.A.how B.whenC.why D.what2.A.that B.oneC.it D.both3.A.amused B.interestedC.shocked D.disappointed4.A.often B.occasionallyC.sometimes D.seldom5.A.annoyed B.excitedC.frightened D.bored6.A.could B.shouldC.would D
6、.might7.A.learned B.realizedC.decided D.explained8.A.matter B.change2C.picture D.state9.A.ever B.yetC.never D.already10.A.partly B.equallyC.obviously D.simply11.A.give away B.give outC.give back D.give in12.A.Therefore B.HoweverC.Otherwise D.Meanwhile13.A.return B.possessC.donate D.share14.A.rather
7、than B.better thanC.more than D.less than15.A.Importantly B.ObviouslyC.Interestingly D.Luckily16.A.expensive B.favoriteC.beautiful D.casual17.A.pain B.targetC.experience D.reason18.A.anything B.nothingC.everything D.something19.A.in B.by C.for D.about20.A.urgent B.efficientC.important D.flexibleBI l
8、ifted my wet woollen gloves to my face and wiped the snowflakes from my eyes.I could not feel my nose and my 1 formed a thick fog in the air.The biting wind was making me 2 .I was fed up!I didnt want to be here.I wanted to go home.But Mum and Dad had 3 me to go for a Sunday afternoon walk in the par
9、k.I could see my 4 in the snowy path,like a trail of breadcrumbs (一串面包屑) in the forest showing me the way 5 . I stopped and listened to my 6 .I could 7 the wind crying like a homeless dog hungry for a delicious 8 .The once-green tree 9 ,which used to wave gently in the breeze,had become bare,and the
10、 grass was covered with a 10 blanket of fresh snow.Then I saw a broken spiders web shining golden beneath a pale sun.My breath was like silky soft 11 floating up into the freezing cold air. Suddenly there was Mum, 12 handing me a big cup of hot chocolate.Her big smile immediately 13 my heart. “Here
11、you are,Jo.This will keep you 14 ,” she said as she placed a comforting arm around my shoulders and 15 her cheek against mine. I slowly took a mouthful of the hot 16 and felt it slowly dripping down my throat like lava (熔岩) 17 down a mountainside.My wet woollen gloves were now warm,not 18 .My breath
12、 warmed,and I was 19 fed up or cold.I was happy and 20 . 1.A.sweat B.breathC.tears D.words 2.A.hungry B.thirstyC.cold D.tired3.A.forced B.forbiddenC.allowed D.needed 34.A.shadow B.imageC.shoes D.footprints5.A.up B.insideC.home D.there6.A.surroundings B.whispersC.heartbeat D.mind7.A.see B.hearC.feel
13、D.smell8.A.chocolate B.drinkC.bone D.snowball 9.A.roots B.branchesC.trunks D.leaves10.A.colourful B.shabbyC.plain D.white11.A.ice B.rainC.smoke D.light12.A.finally B.cheerfullyC.gradually D.unwillingly13.A.melted B.impressedC.broke D.stopped14.A.calm B.aliveC.warm D.awake15.A.raised B.feltC.dropped
14、D.pressed16.A.soup B.liquidC.meal D.cup17.A.flowing B.walkingC.jumping D.squeezing 18.A.damaged B.abandonedC.frozen D.worn19.A.either B.sometimesC.no less D.no longer20.A.surprised B.contentedC.determined D.warm-heartedC(2018浙江金丽衢十二校第二次联考)My wife and I separated in December.As you might expect,I had
15、 a very 1 December. My therapist(心理治疗师) gave me 2 totally unexpected.It was a small handmade Play-Doh heart.She 3 that it was not for me to keep,but only to 4 until I got my own heart.Then I 5 return it to her. After the session,I placed the heart carefully on the dash of my car and drove to 6 my da
16、ughter Juli-Ann,for this was the first night that she would be staying at my new home.As she got into the car,she was immediately 7 to the heart,picking it up, 8 it and asking me what it was. “Its a present from my therapist to help me through this difficult time 9 it is not for me to keep,but only
17、to have till I get my own heart,” I 10 .Juli-Ann made no 11 .I wondered,at 11 years old,could she understand? Several 12 later,when my daughter was again at my home,she handed me her Valentines Day present for me:a small red box, 13 with a gold band.I 14 into 4the pretty little box.To my surprise,I
18、pulled out a similar Play-Doh heart that she had made for me.I looked at her, 15 ,wondering what it meant. Afterwards she slowly handed me a card.It was a(n) 16 .Juli-Ann had written me the most 17 and loving words I had ever read.Tears flooded my eyes and my heart 18 open: For My Dad/Here is a hear
19、t/for you to keep/for the big leap/youre trying to take/Have fun on your journey/It might be blurry/But when you get there/Learn to care19 all my material wealth,I 20 this as my most sacred treasure. 1.A.usual B.hardC.ordinary D.cold2.A.nothing B.everythingC.something D.anything3.A.reminded B.recomm
20、endedC.responded D.remembered4.A.hold back B.hold downC.hold up D.hold onto5.A.may B.willC.can D.must6.A.take up B.pick upC.make up D.give up7.A.drawn B.takenC.brought D.shown8.A.opening B.touchingC.painting D.examining9.A.so B.andC.while D.or10.A.explained B.declaredC.shouted D.sighed11.A.differenc
21、e B.senseC.comment D.answer12.A.years B.daysC.months D.weeks13.A.connected B.tiedC.equipped D.mixed14.A.moved B.lookedC.got D.reached15.A.surprised B.excitedC.embarrassed D.disappointed16.A.story B.essayC.poem D.letter17.A.touching B.inspiringC.interesting D.amusing18.A.burnt B.beatC.broke D.burst19
22、.A.Through B.AboveC.Across D.Beyond20.A.miss B.rememberC.count D.keep5完形填空提升练(五)A【语篇导读】在印地,人们并不经常说“谢谢你”这句话。在他们看来,“给予”更多的是一种“交换”,而不是慷慨的行为。他们认为很多东西从来就不是他们自己的,只是他们易手交给了其他人。1.D of 后面跟宾语从句,宾语从句中缺少宾语,所以用 what引导宾语从句。how“如何”;when“何时”;why“为什么”;what“什么”。故选 D项。2.A 此处代指前面提到的 generosity,generosity指“宽宏大量,慷慨”,是不可数
23、名词,所以用 that代替。故选 A项。3.C 根据后面的“we learned the expression thank you doesnt really exist in Hindi”可知,在印地,人们竟然不经常说“谢谢你”这句话,所以让人感到惊讶。故选 C项。4.D 根据前面的“the expression thank you doesnt really exist in Hindi”和后面的陈述可知,“thank you”这句话并不经常被使用。often“经常”;occasionally“偶尔”;sometimes“有时候”;seldom“很少”。故选 D项。5.A annoyed“
24、烦恼的”;excited“兴奋的”;frightened“害怕的”;bored“无聊的”。根据后面的“They 6 either turn their heads,or shake their hands at us.”可知,他们对于“我们”说“谢谢你”似乎感到很烦恼。故选 A项。 6.C could“能;能够”;should“应该”;would“将会”;might“或许”。此处指“我们”说“谢谢你”之后,他们将会做出什么反应。故选 C项。7.D 根据前面的“When we asked our Indian friends why this is so.”可知,他们在向“我们”解释什么原因。l
25、earn“学会;了解”;realize“意识到”;decide“决定”;explain“解释”。故选 D项。8.A a matter of.“这是的问题”。根据后面的“They see them as something passed along to them and now they are 10 passing them along to us.”理解本句句意:“给予”更多的是一种“交换”,而不是慷慨的行为。matter“物质;事件”;change“改变;变化”;picture“图画”;state“状态;州”。故选 A项。 9.C 根据后面的“They see them as somet
26、hing passed along to them and now they are 10 passing them along to us.”可知,他们认为他们送给“我们”的食物从来就不是他们的,只是他们易手交给了“我们”。ever“曾经”;yet“然而”;never“从不”;already“已经”。故选 C项。 10.D 此处指他们仅仅是把食物易手交给了“我们”。partly“部分地;在一定程度上”;equally“平等地”;obviously“明显地”;simply“仅仅;简单地”。故选 D项。11.A 根据上下文可知,此处指他们把收获的黄瓜送给陌生人。give away“放弃;泄露;赠
27、送”;give out“放出,发出(声音、光等)”;give back“归还;恢复”;give in“屈服”。故选 A项。12.B 后面的陈述与前面的内容呈现转折。therefore“因此”;however“然而”;otherwise“否则的话”;meanwhile“与此同时”。故选 B项。13.C 这里是说“捐献物品”的意思。return“归还;送还”;possess“拥有”;donate“捐献”;share“分享”。故选 C项。14.A 后面的“their treasured ones”与前面的“old,used,or unwanted things”形成了对比,指美国人捐献的不是他们珍惜
28、的。rather than“而不是”;better than“比好”;more than“超过;不仅仅”;less than“比少”。故选 A项。15.C 此处指作者的朋友讲了一个有趣的事情。importantly “重要地”;obviously“明显地”;interestingly“有趣地”;luckily“幸运地是”。故选 C项。16.B 根据后面的“.giving up the possessions he likes most.”可知,他把自己最喜欢的物品捐献了出去。expensive“昂贵的”;favorite“最喜爱的”;beautiful“美丽的”;casual“随便的;非正式的
29、”。故选 B项。17.C 此处指想体验放弃最喜欢的物品的感觉。pain“疼;痛苦”;target“目标;靶子”;experience“经历;经验”;reason“原因;理由”。故选 C项。18.D 此处指捐献也是西方人当然能做到的事情。在肯定句中用 something。anything“任何事情”;nothing“没什么事”;everything“每件事”;something“某些事情”。故选 D项。619.B by doing.表示“借助于某种方式手段”。故选 B项。20.C 与前面的“actual physical possessions”相对比,此处指“time and attentio
30、n”这些更重要的东西。urgent“紧急的;突发的”;efficient“有效率的”;important“重要的”;flexible“灵活的”。故选 C项。B【语篇导读】文章主要叙述了作者在一个寒冷的冬天被父母强迫出来散步时的所见所感,最后作者妈妈带来了一杯热饮再次温暖了他,让他感觉不再寒冷。1.B sweat “汗水”;breath“呼吸”;tears “泪水”;words “话语”。说明“我”的呼吸在空气中形成浓雾,故选 B项。2.C hungry “饿的”;thirsty “渴的”;cold “冷的”;tired“累的”。刺骨的风让“我”感觉很冷,故选 C项。3.A force“强迫”;
31、forbid“禁止”;allow“允许”;need“需要”。force sb.to do sth.“强迫某人做某事”。“我”想回家,但是“我”父母却强迫“我”在公园里散步,故选 A项。4.D shadow“影子”;image “图像”;shoe “鞋子”;footprint“脚印”。在雪地上肯定是看到脚印,故选 D项。5.C up“向上”;inside“里面”;home“家”;there“那里”。就像是森林里的一串面包屑指引着我回家的路。由于作者是从家里过来的,所以脚印应该通往家中,故选 C项。6.A surroundings“周围”;whisper“窃窃私语”;heartbeat “心跳”;
32、mind“头脑”。“我”停下来听听我的周围。7.B see“看到”;hear“听到”;feel “感觉到”;smell“闻到”。由前面的 listened to可知此处是 hear“听到”,故选 B项。8.C chocolate“巧克力”;drink “饮料”;bone“骨头”;snowball “雪人”。就像一个无家可归的小狗渴望着美味的骨头,小狗看到对骨头比较感兴趣,故选 C项。9.B root“根”;branch“树枝”;trunk“树干,躯干”;leaf“树叶”。根据下面的描述,had become bare“变得光秃秃的”可知,这里指的是树枝,故选 B项。10.D colourful
33、“丰富多彩的”;shabby“破旧的,卑鄙的”;plain“平的”;white“白色的”。由于雪是白色的,所以仿佛给草盖上了白色的毛毯,故选 D项。11.C ice“雪”;rain “雨”;smoke “烟”;light “光”。“我”的呼吸就像轻盈的烟一样,故选 C项。12.B finally“最后”;cheerfully“愉快地”;gradually “渐渐地”;unwillingly“不情愿地”。根据后面的 big smile可知,此处是“愉快地”,故选 B项。13.A melt“融化”;impress“传送;给予某人深刻印”;break“打破”;stop“停止”。妈妈脸上大大的微笑立刻
34、融化了作者的心,故选 A项。14.C calm“冷静的”;alive “活着的”;warm“温暖的”;awake“醒着的”。妈妈给“我”带了一杯热巧克力,应该是能让“我”温暖起来,故选 C项。15.D raise“上升”;feel“感觉”;drop“扔掉”;press“压;贴”。press her cheek against mine表示“把她的脸贴在我的脸上”,故选 D项。16.B soup“汤”;liquid “液体”;meal “饭”;cup“杯”。“我”慢慢地喝了一口热热的液体,故选 B项。17.A flow“流动”;walk“走”;jump“跳”;squeeze“挤;紧握”。热热的液
35、体慢慢从“我”的喉咙滴下来像熔岩流下山坡,故选 A项。18.C damaged“毁坏的”;abandoned “放弃的”;frozen“冷的”;worn“旧的”。此处的frozen与 warm形成对比,说明“我”现在不再冷了,故选 C项。19.D either“也”;sometimes“有时”;no less “仍然;不相上下”;no longer“不再”。“我”现在不再感到寒冷,故选 D项。20.B surprised“惊讶的”;contented “满足的”;determined “坚定的”;warm-hearted“热心的”。“我”现在很快乐而且很满足,故选 B项。C7【语篇导读】妻子的
36、离去让“我”很伤心,于是去咨询心理治疗师,她给了“我”一份“培乐多泥胶”爱心,“我”带着它去接女儿,女儿了解了事情的来龙去脉,最后在情人节那天,她也送了一份类似的礼物,这让“我”感动不已。1.B 结合上文“My wife and I separated in December.”可知,“我”的妻子和“我”在十二月分开了,所以“我”度过了一个十分艰难的(hard)十二月。2.C 结合文意,“我”的心理治疗师给了“我”一个完全出乎意料的东西(something)。3.A 她提醒(remind)“我”不能一直保存它,而是保存到“我”找到自己的心。4.D 她提醒“我”不是一直保存着它,而是保存到(ho
37、ld onto)“我”找回自己的心。5.D 在那之后“我”必须(must)还给她。6.B “我”把那颗心放在车上,然后开车去接(pick up)“我”女儿。7.A 她一上车就被那颗心吸引(draw)了。8.D 她一上车就被那颗心吸引了,拿起它仔细地检查(examine),并问“我”这是什么。因为她想知道这是什么,所以会仔细地检查它来试图得到答案。故 examine 符合文意。9.B 这是“我”的心理治疗师给“我”的礼物,让“我”度过这段困难时期,并且(and)不是让“我”一直保存的。前后为并列关系,故用 and 表示并列关系。10.A 根据上文 asking me what it was 可知
38、,此处应是“我”在向女儿解释(explain)她的问题。11.C 女儿没有做任何评论(comment)。12.D 几周(week)过后,当“我”女儿再来“我”家的时候,她给了“我”一份情人节礼物。情人节在二月,女儿第一次来“我”家是在十二月后,这中间只隔了几周,故 week 符合文意。13.B 一个红色的盒子,绑着(tie)金色的丝带。14.D 结合下文“To my surprise,I pulled out a similar Play-Doh heart that she had made for me.”可知,“我”拿出了她为“我”做的一颗心。故此处应是“我”伸手去拿(reach int
39、o)盒子,reach into 为固定搭配,意为“伸手去拿”。15.A “我”惊讶地(surprised)看着她,想知道这颗心的意义。根据上文 To my surprise 可知,“我”的心情是很惊讶的,故 surprised 符合文意。16.C 这是一首诗(poem)。根据倒数第二段可知,卡片上是女儿写给“我”的一首诗。故 poem 符合文意。17.A Juli-Ann 写出了“我”读过最动人的(touching),最有爱的文字。根据下文“Tears flooded my eyes”可知,女儿的诗令“我”十分感动,故 touching 符合文意。18.D “我”的眼里饱含泪水,“我”的心也突然(burst)打开了。19.B 在“我”所有的物质财富之中(above all),“我”认为这个是“我”收到的最为神圣的礼物。above all 意为“在之上,在之中”,符合文意。20.C 在“我”所有的物质财富之中,“我”认为(count)这个是“我”最神圣的礼物。
