第11練　閱讀＋完形＋語法填空

　?、?閱讀理解

　　A

　　體裁：記敘文　話題：學會生存　詞數(shù)：290　時間：6′

　　I have never taken cooking classes in my life.I learned cooking from my mother because she was really interested in teaching me how to cook.

　　The main reason for this was that when my mother got married，she didn't know how to cook anything，not even an egg.My grandmother never allowed her to stay in the kitchen when she was cooking.My mother did not start to cook until she was 25 years old.After she got married，she had to cook for herself and my father.One morning，she cooked two eggs for my father，but she didn't make them cooked.My father had to go to work with an empty stomach.My mother felt very sorry for my father and she decided to learn to cook from then on.In the beginning，it was very hard for her.Therefore，she had to take cooking classes to prepare the meals.

　　After having that experience，she decided to teach me how to cook because she didn't want me to have the same experience.I remember when I was seven years old，and my mother was cooking，I was with her in the kitchen enjoying cooking.I always helped her.Sometimes we prepared meals that my mother already knew how to make，and sometimes we prepared them from recipes.

　　Nowadays，I don't need help to cook a meal.I can cook for myself alone or for a group of people；it doesn't matter.All has been done because of my mother.I will do the same with my children when they are young because I don't want them to have the same experience as my mother.If one day I am not with them，I want to be sure that they can carry on their lives without me.

　　【語篇解讀】　作者的媽媽直到結(jié)婚后才學會做飯，為了不讓自己的經(jīng)歷發(fā)生在自己的

　　1．Why couldn't the author's mother cook before she got married?

　　A．Because she was too lazy to do any cooking.

　　B．Because she was tired of doing that.

　　C．Because she was too busy to do that.

　　D．Because she wasn' t permitted to do that.

　　答案　D　[細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第二段“My grandmother never allowed her to stay in the kitchen when she was cooking.”可知，作者的媽媽在結(jié)婚前不會做飯是因為作者的外婆不允許她去做。]

　　2．How did the author's mother feel when her husband left for work with an empty stomach?

　　A．Disappointed.

　　B．Ashamed.

　　C．Worried.

　　D．Helpless.

　　答案　B　[細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第二段“One morning...My father had to go to work with an empty stomach.My mother felt very sorry for my father and she decided to learn to cook from then on.”可知，因為做的雞蛋不熟，父親沒吃飯就上班去了，作者的媽媽感到很對不起作者的爸爸，她感到很慚愧。]

　　3．It can be known from the last paragraph that the author ________．

　　A．becomes a famous cook with the help of her mother

　　B．decides to teach her children to cook when they grow up

　　C．wants to make her children live alone when they are young

　　D．is grateful for her mother's teaching her to cook

　　答案　D　[推理判斷題。根據(jù)最后一段“Nowadays，I don't need help to cook a meal.I can cook for me alone or for a group of people；it doesn't matter.All has been done because of my mother.”可知，現(xiàn)在作者做飯不需要幫助。給她自己做飯或者給一群人做飯都沒問題。這一切都是因為她的媽媽。由此可推知，作者對媽媽教她做飯這一經(jīng)歷心存感激。]

　　B

　　體裁：說明文　話題：社會現(xiàn)象　詞數(shù)：390　時間：8′

　　It's midnight in Taiwan.While some people are slowly walking home through the busy streets，or getting ready to hit the club scene，others are on their way to a more unusual place—a bookstore.The Eslite store in central Taipei opens 24 hours and has more visitors than most Western bookstores could dream of during their daytime hours.Here，young and old sit side－by－side on small steps or around reading tables，deeply absorbed in literary worlds.Others stand and some sit on the floor，all reading in silence as soft classical music flows out from the speakers.

　　The Eslite Group，which runs the five－story store，opened its first branch in Taipei in 1989.Today，25 years on，the company runs 42 stores in Taiwan，one in Hong Kong and has powerful plans to expand in Chinese mainland.The chain's rise comes at a time when bookstores in the United States and Europe are struggling to survive，with some forced to wind__up due to growing pressure from online competitors like Amazon.In the United Kingdom，a third of all independent bookstores have closed down in the last decade.

　　And the last major book seller in the U．S.—Barnes & Noble—is shutting stores as its management struggles to meet the challenges from its digital competitors.Eslite has hit upon an idea to avoid this—making the store as much a place for books as it is for design，fashion and home styling，small cafes and restaurants.It reported revenue (收入) of around $425 million in 2024，with books accounting for some 40 percent of sales.

　　The mix of literature and design has made the store a place for bookworms，allowing the company to ignore the challenges of the digital age.“It is our belief that the more digital the society (becomes)，the

　　more

　　we

　　treasure

　　the

　　warmth

　　of

　　the interconnection，”Timothy Wang，the manager，says.“This key idea makes Eslite hardly influenced by the changes of the industry.”

　　Eslite's success may seem counter－intuitive(反直覺的) especially when it seems most late－night visitors treat it like a library，leaving empty handed after hours of free reading.Eslite's Timothy Wang says that the business is successful because it creates “a friendly environment” and treats “books as well as the visitors with great enthusiasm.”

　　【語篇解讀】　文章介紹了為什么臺灣圖書銷售繁榮，因為有很多可以看書的夜店。

　　4．According to the passage，we can know that ________．

　　A．people in Taipei have no time to read in the daytime

　　B．people in Taipei enjoy reading in the Eslite store

　　C．the Eslite Group is a good place to chat with friends

　　D．the Eslite store attracts many Western readers

　　答案　B　[細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第一段后三句內(nèi)容可知，臺北誠品書店24小時營業(yè)，它擁有的顧客比許多西方國家書店里白天的顧客還多。在這里，老人和小孩挨著坐在小階梯上或者緊挨著書桌，深深地陷入文學世界。有的站著看，還有的坐在地板上看，柔和的古典音樂從揚聲器里流淌出來，所有的人都在只剩音樂的一片寂靜中閱讀書籍。由此可知，臺北的人們喜歡在誠品書店讀書。]

　　5．What's the meaning of the underlined phrase “wind up” in Paragraph 2?

　　A．Find out.

　　B．Support.

　　C．Develop.

　　D．Shut down.

　　答案　D　[詞義猜測題。根據(jù)第二段“The chain's rise comes at a time when bookstores in the United States and Europe are struggling to survive...In the United Kingdoma third of all independent bookstores have closed down in the last decade.”可知臺北誠品連鎖書店正在崛起，而此時美國和歐洲的書店正慘淡經(jīng)營。在過去的十年里，英國三分之一的獨立書店已經(jīng)停業(yè)。由此可知，由于來自電商競爭者的壓力日益劇增，比如亞馬遜，有的書店不得不被迫“關(guān)門”。畫線短語的意思是：關(guān)門，停業(yè)。]

　　6．How does the Eslite Group enlarge its business according to Paragraph 3?

　　A．By selling books online.

　　B．By competing with digital competitors.

　　C．By making its store comfortable and relaxing.

　　D．By selling books at a low price.

　　答案　C　[推理判斷題。根據(jù)第三段“Eslite has hit upon an idea to avoid this—making the store as much a place for books as it is for design，fashion and home styling，small cafes and restaurants.”可知，誠品書店突發(fā)奇想出了一個躲避低潮的辦法——把書店打造成一個有設計感、時尚、家庭風格的小咖啡館和餐廳式的地方。由此可推知，誠品書店把書店打造成一個舒適、放松的地方吸引更多的讀者。]

　　7．Which is the best title for this passage?

　　A．How to sell books in the digital age

　　B．Ways of managing a bookstore successfully

　　C．Why book selling is successful in Taiwan

　　D．The measures taken to protect the booksellers in the digital age

　　答案　C　[標題判斷題。文章主要介紹了臺灣的誠品書店在電商時代是如何取得成功的。]

　　Ⅱ.完形填空

　　體裁：夾敘夾議　話題：成長經(jīng)歷　詞數(shù)：280　時間：15′

　　When I heard the garage door open，I ran down to the kitchen and waited.I saw my dad come up the front walk，a white __8__ in his hand.I had waited all day for this.I __9__ over him for it as soon as he came into the house.__10__，he threw the envelope on the table and said that it was nothing to get __11__ about，and it was just a piece of paper.I grabbed it and headed for my __12__．I wondered why my dad did not understand how __13__I was to see my mid－year report card.I was really __14__ by his angry words.

　　I stood in the middle of my bedroom.I opened the report card and saw my class rank：first place.I felt my lips form a __15__ and wanted to run downstairs to tell everyone.Then I __16__ what my dad had said—it was nothing to get excited about.I wanted to share my __17__ with someone，but felt alone.

　　I realized that I had become __18__ from my family.We used to __19__ late and watch Disney movies，and my brother and I would play badminton(羽毛球) in the backyard all the time.I wondered when all that had __20__．I just no longer took part in them.My __21__ consumed all my time and energy.

　　While I had been busy with my study，I had also built a wall between me and my __22__．I was only trying to become a person everyone could be __23__ of，but I let that goal take over my life.

　　I wanted to go downstairs，__24__ to my family for every __25__ movie and badminton game，and be an active __26__ of my family again.I knew I had to do something __27__ without their support，my accomplishments(成就)

　　meant nothing.Although my head might be in the clouds filled with soaring aspirations(壯志凌云)，my family keeps my feet firmly grounded.

　　【語篇解　作者因為學習而忽視了自己的家人，后來他發(fā)現(xiàn)了自己的錯誤，想重新成為家庭的一部分。

　　8．A.key

　　B．envelope

　　C．shirt D．card

　　答案　B　[根據(jù)下文“he threw the envelope on the table”的提示可知，爸爸手里拿著一個信封走進了家門。]

　　9．A.reached

　　B．turned

　　C．climbed

　　D．watched

　　答案　A　[看到爸爸進了門，作者伸手去拿爸爸手里拿著的東西。]

　　10．A.Slowly

　　B．Obviously

　　C．Unluckily

　　D．Angrily

　　答案　D　[下文提到爸爸把信封扔在桌上，并且根據(jù)下文“I was really __14__ by his angry words.”可知，爸爸是生氣的。]

　　11．A.frightened

　　B．nervous

　　C．excited

　　D．upset

　　答案　C　[根據(jù)下文“it was nothing to get excited about.”的提示可知答案。]

　　12．A.bedroom

　　B．kitchen

　　C．home

　　D．living－room

　　答案　A　[根據(jù)下文“I stood in the middle of my bedroom.”的提示可知，作者朝著臥室走去。]

　　13．A.sad

　　B．a(chǎn)nxious

　　C．a(chǎn)shamed

　　D．worried

　　答案　B　[根據(jù)上文“I had waited all day for this.”可知，作者等了一天了，急于知道自己的考試成績。]

　　14．A.disturbed

　　B．hurt

　　C．satisfied

　　D．moved

　　答案　B　[爸爸生氣的話讓作者感到很受傷。]

　　15．A.circle

　　B．shape

　　C．square

　　D．smile

　　答案　D　[因為看到自己得了第一名，所以作者露出了微笑。]

　　16．A.realized

　　B．considered

　　C．remembered

　　D．missed

　　答案　C　[根據(jù)下文內(nèi)容可知，作者想起了爸爸說過的話。]

　　17．A.happiness

　　B．secret

　　C．mystery

　　D．imagination

　　答案　A　[因為自己考了第一名，所以作者想和別人分享自己的這份快樂。]

　　18．A.different

　　B．distant

　　C．independent

　　D．free

　　答案　B　[根據(jù)下文“We used to...in the backyard all the time.”可知，作者以前喜歡看電影。]

　　19．A.come back

　　B．study hard

　　C．go around

　　D．stay up

　　答案　D　[作者因為和家人看電影而熬夜。]

　　20．A.happened

　　B．formed

　　C．stopped

　　D．improved

　　答案　C　[根據(jù)下文“I just no longer took part in them.”可知，作者不記得與家人一起玩這樣的事情是什么時候停止的。]

　　21．A.school

　　B．house

　　C．farm

　　D．garden

　　答案　A　[作者因為努力學習用盡了時間和精力。]

　　22．A.neighbor

　　B．friends

　　C．teachers

　　D．family

　　答案　D　[根據(jù)上文內(nèi)容可知，作者認為自己與家人之間有道墻，有了隔閡。]

　　23．A.tired

　　B．a(chǎn)ware

　　C．proud

　　D．certain

　　答案　C　[作者把時間和精力用在學習上是為了讓每個人都以他為自豪。]

　　24．A.answer

　　B．a(chǎn)pologize

　　C．a(chǎn)pply

　　D．thank

　　答案　B　[作者因為沒能夠陪家人一起看電影和打羽毛球而向家人道歉。]

　　25．A.forgotten

　　B．refused

　　C．a(chǎn)voided

　　D．missed

　　答案　D　[作者因為努力學習而錯過了應該與家人一起看的電影。]

　　26．A.part

　　B．director

　　C．symbol

　　D．a(chǎn)ctor

　　答案　A　[作者想重新成為家庭里的一個活躍分子。]

　　27．A.if

　　B．when

　　C．once

　　D．because

　　答案　D　[作者知道自己必須做些事情，因為沒有家人的支持，他的成就什么都不是。]

　?、?閱讀下面材料，在空白處填入適當?shù)膬?nèi)容(1個單詞)或括號內(nèi)單詞的正確形式。

　　A twin－engine plane crashed Wednesday __28__ attempting to land in stormy weather in Taiwan's Penghu Islands，according to Taiwan's Central News Agency.The number of the deaths was unclear.

　　CNN reported that the plane crashed __29__ a building.The weather reported there were lightning storms at the time and winds between 40 and 45 mph，the news agency said.

　　The number of the deaths was unclear though officials are __30__(fear) that dozens have died.Taiwan's Transportation Minister told reporters there were no loss of life __31__ personal injury on the ground.Injured passengers __32__(rush) to Penghu Hospital，and TransAsia Airways has established __33__ emergency response center，according to a statement

　　__34__(issue) by the airline.

　　The president of TransAsia Airways appeared __35__(brief) at a news conference and bowed in front of news cameras.He choked up as he __36__(express) his sorrow to passengers' families and the public.“I sincerely apologize，” he said.

　　TransAsia Airways is exhausting all __37__(mean) to assist passengers，victims and families and

　　working investigators，its statement read.