強(qiáng)化訓(xùn)練12　完形填空(四)

　　(45分鐘，100分)

　　A

　　In March 2007, I was recovering from surgery for breast cancer and going through a divorce. It was a terrible time, and I was spending my days at home

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　　everything to myself. Then my Today show colleague suggested

　　__2__ , “Why don't you pick a couple of days and go to Ireland and escape？” I

　　__3__ the tip.

　　The trip was fun because I was living in the

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　　, but when I got on the plane to go home, I wasn't feeling well. My plan was to sleep for the

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　　flight, but the guy next to me looked good-hearted for a conversation

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　　he had kind eyes.

　　“I had an operation，” I said

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　　“I had breast cancer. ”

　　He paused for a moment and said, “ What's wrong with that? Breast cancer is just a

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　　of you, like going to college or getting married. ”

　　I could feel my eyes __9__

　　up with tears.

　　“Don't hog(獨(dú)占) your journey，” he said. “Think of how many people you could help.”

　　I had tears coming down my face, and said, “I can't

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　　I'm crying in front of you, I don't

　　__11__ know you. ”

　　“Look, you have a

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　　in life，” he said. “You can either

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　　your things deep in your pockets and take them to your grave, or you can help someone. ”

　　I've always been a very

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　　person, and aside from the few people who needed to know, I'd kept my illness secret. I didn't want to be

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　　by my weakness.

　　But this man, whose name was Ken Duane, showed me that my illness gave me

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　　－because it gave me the ability to

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　　someone else's load. I decided at that moment that I was going to share my story

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　　. Later that year, I talked about my illness and my

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　　with Ken on air.

　　I am forever

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　　that I never took a nap on that flight over the Atlantic.

　　1. A. devotingB. explaining

　　C. keeping

　　D. storing

　　2. A. seriously

　　B. hurriedly

　　C. kindly

　　D. confidently

　　3. A. overlooked

　　B. dismissed

　　C. doubted

　　D. accepted

　　4. A. pleasure

　　B. moment

　　C. excitement

　　D. scenery

　　5. A. whole

　　B. complete

　　C. exact

　　D. normal

　　6. A. if

　　B. because

　　C. while

　　D. though

　　7. A. willingly

　　B. readily

　　C. cheerfully

　　D. weakly

　　8. A. part

　　B. centre

　　C. pain

　　D. symbol

　　9. A. coming

　　B. filling

　　C. taking

　　D. ending

　　10．A. bear

　　B. help

　　C. believe

　　D. deny

　　11．A. still

　　B. already

　　C. then

　　D. even

　　12．A. decision

　　B. choice

　　C. goal

　　D. belief

　　13．A. clear

　　B. sort

　　C. put

　　D. mix

　　14．A. private

　　B. outspoken

　　C. clumsy

　　D. polite

　　15．A. defeated

　　B. evaluated

　　C. affected

　　D. defined

　　16．A. surprise

　　B. strength

　　C. advice

　　D. reference

　　17．A. broaden

　　B. widen

　　C. lighten

　　D. brighten

　　18．A. publicly

　　B. officially

　　C. clearly

　　D. sharply

　　19．A. argument

　　B. exploration

　　C. appointment

　　D. conversation

　　20．A. grateful

　　B. conscious

　　C. pitiful

　　D. regretful

　　【語篇解讀】　這是一篇記敘文。作者手術(shù)之后出去散心，在回來的航班上，鄰座小伙子的一席話打開了作者的心扉。

　　1．解析：根據(jù)語境可知，這里指作者把這一切都憋在心里。故用keep...to oneself表示“不給人知道，保守秘密”。

　　答案：C

　　2．解析：同事看到作者這樣的情況，自然是好心給她提建議了，因此選C，kindly表示“友善地”。

　　答案：C

　　3．解析：根據(jù)下文可知，作者接受了同事提的建議。accept“接受”符合語境。

　　答案：D

　　4．解析：live in the moment表示“活在當(dāng)下”，因此選B，moment表示“時(shí)刻”。

　　答案：B

　　5．解析：這里表示整個(gè)飛行過程，故用whole表示“全部的，整個(gè)的”。

　　答案：A

　　6．解析：旁邊座位的這個(gè)乘客看起來是個(gè)熱心腸的人，因?yàn)樽髡邚膶Ψ降难凵裰锌闯鰜硭苡押谩ecause意為“因?yàn)椤保龑?dǎo)原因狀語從句。

　　答案：B

　　7．解析：由上文可知，作者因乳腺癌做了手術(shù)，且旅游完準(zhǔn)備回家時(shí)又覺得不舒服，故用weakly表示“軟弱無力地”。

　　答案：D

　　8．解析：語境表示說話人在勸解作者，說乳腺癌只是她生活的一部分，因此用part。

　　答案：A

　　9．解析：聽到對方這么說，作者眼睛里充滿了淚水，用fill up表示“充滿”。

　　答案：B

　　10．解析：這里用believe表示“相信”：我不敢相信自己會(huì)在你面前流淚。

　　答案：C

　　11．解析：這里用副詞even表示遞進(jìn)關(guān)系，even意為“甚至”：我甚至都不認(rèn)識(shí)你。

　　答案：D

　　12．解析：下文的“either... or...”表明本題選B，choice表示“選擇”。

　　答案：B

　　13．解析：你可以把自己那些事都裝進(jìn)口袋里。根據(jù)句意，這里用put表示“放，放置”。

　　答案：C

　　14．解析：下文說到作者不隨便把自己的病情告訴他人，因此選A表示“內(nèi)向的，不愛交流思想感情的”。指作者這個(gè)人不愿吐露心思。

　　答案：A

　　15．解析：作者不隨便把自己的病情告訴別人，因?yàn)樗幌Ｍ麆e人依據(jù)她的疾病來界定她這個(gè)人。這里用define表示“界定，下定義”。

　　答案：D

　　16．解析：語境說患病之后作者可以去幫助別人，因此選B，作者的疾病反而給了作者力量(strength)。

　　答案：B

　　17．解析：從文中的“help”和“l(fā)oad”看，這里表示幫助別人，減輕他人的負(fù)擔(dān)，故用lighten表示“減輕”。

　　答案：C

　　18．解析：前面說作者很內(nèi)向，把自己患病的事瞞著很多人，這里說到作者思想的轉(zhuǎn)變，因此選A表示“公開地”。

　　答案：A

　　19．解析：從前面的敘述可知選D，這里說的是在飛機(jī)上與Ken的交談(conversation)。

　　答案：D

　　20．解析：作者感到慶幸的是自己當(dāng)初在航班上沒有打盹睡覺，而是與鄰座小伙子進(jìn)行了交談，故用grateful表示“感激的”。

　　答案：A

　　B

　　Summer break is approaching. It is a perfect

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　　for your students to gain experience through paid or volunteer jobs and other summer activities. It can also

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　　a student's sense of

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　　to college admission officers. How can you help your students

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　　the most rewarding summer activities?

　　First,

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　　students to talk to adults in their lives who can help them find

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　　that match their interests.

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　　, share the following ideas and suggestions with your students as they begin the

　　__8__ for perfect summer jobs.

　　Ask your students, “If you could do anything this summer, what would it be？”

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　　, a student who enjoys the outdoors and hiking could

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　　working at a summer camp or national park.

　　Advise students to experience the

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　　they hope to pursue in the future. They can start by calling businesses and organizations related to their chosen field about summer jobs. Professionals in any career often go out of their way to

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　　a motivated student, so even if they're not hiring they may have

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　　Motivated students may find it rewarding to start their own

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　　A bilingual student can advertise services as a language tutor. Tell students to start lining up a few clients

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　　the summer and

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　　them that being your own boss can be hard work.

　　Spending a summer at a local charity is a great way for students to learn about life and themselves. It can help them develop leadership

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　　that will last a lifetime. Students can volunteer and

　　__18__ how to help others－while helping themselves.

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　　students decide to do this summer, encourage them to read. Reading opens students' minds and introduces them to other worlds while sharpening important

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　　such as comprehension and vocabulary.

　　1. A. opportunity

　　B. message

　　C. response

　　D. suggestion

　　2. A. offer

　　B. show

　　C. introduce

　　D. describe

　　3. A. purpose

　　B. responsibility

　　C. possibility

　　D. courage

　　4. A. design

　　B. choose

　　C．a(chǎn)fford

　　D. organize

　　5. A. forbid

　　B. enable

　　C. expect

　　D. encourage

　　6. A. activities

　　B. approaches

　　C. companies

　　D. majors

　　7. A. Thus

　　B. However

　　C. Instead

　　D. Next

　　8. A. admiration

　　B. demand

　　C. search

　　D. research

　　9. A. For example

　　B. In reality

　　C. That is

　　D. As usual

　　10. A. give up

　　B. look into

　　C. keep on

　　D. insist on

　　11. A. subjects

　　B. styles

　　C. careers

　　D. dreams

　　12. A. interview

　　B. discourage

　　C. help

　　D. employ

　　13. A. weaknesses

　　B. suggestions

　　C. advantages

　　D. abilities

　　14. A. family

　　B. life

　　C. study

　　D. business

　　15. A. after

　　B. since

　　C. before

　　D. until

　　16. A. threaten

　　B. warn

　　C. recommend

　　D. inform

　　17. A. power

　　B. ability

　　C. strength

　　D. energy

　　18. A. explain

　　B. discover

　　C. remember

　　D. decide

　　19. A. Whatever

　　B. Wherever

　　C. However

　　D. Whenever

　　20. A. chances

　　B. skills

　　C. attitudes

　　D. effects

　　【語篇解讀】　暑假就要到了，如何安排學(xué)生們的暑期生活常常是很多家長、老師考慮的問題。在假期之前給學(xué)生們制訂一個(gè)合理的計(jì)劃是非常有用的。

　　1．解析：下文講述了學(xué)生們利用暑假做帶薪工作或志愿者和參加其他活動(dòng)，暑假給他們提供了這個(gè)機(jī)會(huì)。

　　答案：A

　　2．解析：依據(jù)上句可知，利用暑假學(xué)生們可以積累工作經(jīng)驗(yàn)，本句中的“college admission officers”說明，通過做帶薪工作或參加志愿工作和其他活動(dòng)，學(xué)生們可以把責(zé)任感展示給大學(xué)招生老師。

　　答案：B

　　3．解析：參見上題解析。

　　答案：B

　　4．解析：由上下文可知，這里指如何幫助學(xué)生們選擇最有意義的假期活動(dòng)。

　　答案：B

　　5．解析：首先，鼓勵(lì)學(xué)生們與身邊的成年人交談。其他三項(xiàng)與語境不符。

　　答案：D

　　6．解析：文章首段中的“other summer activities”表明，這里指學(xué)生們感興趣的活動(dòng)。

　　答案：A

　　7．解析：第二段句首的“First”暗示著這里應(yīng)用Next“其次”。

　　答案：D

　　8．解析：通讀全文可知，作者的意圖是教家長或老師如何幫助學(xué)生們尋找理想的暑假活動(dòng)，故search“尋找”符合語境。

　　答案：C

　　9．解析：下文的“a student who

　　enjoys...”是在列舉某一個(gè)學(xué)生的情況，故用For example。

　　答案：A

　　10．解析：一個(gè)喜歡戶外活動(dòng)和遠(yuǎn)足的學(xué)生可以調(diào)查一下在夏令營或國家公園工作怎么樣。look into表示“深入調(diào)查”，符合語境。

　　答案：B

　　11．解析：下文的“pursue in the future”暗示著這里指學(xué)生們未來希望從事的事業(yè)。

　　答案：C

　　12．解析：很多專業(yè)人士經(jīng)常特意來幫助有上進(jìn)心的學(xué)生。interview“面試”；discourage“使……沮喪”；help“幫助”；employ“雇用”。

　　答案：C

　　13．解析：由上文可知，這些專業(yè)人士會(huì)幫助學(xué)生，因此即使他們不雇用學(xué)生，他們也會(huì)給出建議。

　　答案：B

　　14．解析：下文的“advertise services as a language tutor”和“being your own boss”表明，學(xué)生利用暑假來自己創(chuàng)業(yè)。