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（通用版）2021高考英语一轮复习考点二十四记叙文练习（含解析）
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三年全国卷考情分析
体裁考频
记叙文 3年7考
夹叙夹议文 3年1考
说明文/议论文 3年1考
题材考频
人物故事 3年1考
个人经历 3年2考
社会生活 3年6考
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从体裁上看，2020年的高考仍然以记叙文和夹叙夹议文为主
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考点二十四 记叙文
Cloze 1
限时12分钟
My First Parttime Job
It's been a month since the summer vacation started. We had a long holiday, __1__ most of us planned to find a parttime job in order to kill the boring time. I've been __2__ to take a parttime job since I was in junior high school, more to get some valuable __3__ than money.
Lots of my friends have had some work experiences and have a more __4__ life as a result. They always share their work experiences with me. In their work life, they met many __5__， but those setbacks made them stronger and everything easier afterwards. __6__， they would also try to do something on their own in their work. I felt somehow __7__ of myself because I depended on my parents for everything. For this __8__， I took a parttime job together with my friends. Our __9__ was demanding (费力的). Sometimes we felt disappointed, made many complaints, and __10__ thought about giving up. But we __11__ doing it.
While working, I met some really __12__ people. There was a warmhearted old man, who was a security guard. He took good care of us, which made us feel __13__ in another city. We were very grateful to him. __14__， I got a bad headache and a high temperature when I was planning to go back. That was __15__ the hot weather and the hard work. When I was ill, my friends __16__ me, as if my mother was around. They made me feel deeply about the importance of __17__.
When I got the first salary of my life, I __18__ how difficult it is to make __19__. Now, my first work experience in life is over. I __20__ lots of things. It's been meaningful.
篇章导读：本文是一篇记叙文。作者讲述了自己第一次做兼职工作的经历。从这份工作中，作者学到了许多有意义的东西。
1．A.but B．or
C．so D．because
答案：C 根据上下文可知，我们有一个长长的假期，因此我们中大部分人计划找一份兼职工作消磨枯燥的时间。故选C。
2．A.wanting B．choosing
C．managing D．remembering
答案：A 根据下文“more to get some valuable __3__ than money”可知，此处指自从上初中时，“我”就想要一份兼职工作，比起赚钱“我”更想拥有一些珍贵的经历。故选A。
3．A.help B．ideas
C．information D．experiences
答案：D 根据下文“Lots of my friends have had some work experiences”可知，自从上初中时，“我”就想要一份兼职工作，比起赚钱“我”更想拥有一些珍贵的经历。故选D。
4．A.similar B．independent
C．relaxing D．unpleasant
答案：B 根据上文“Lots of my friends have had some work experiences”和下文的“as a result”可推断，“我”的许多朋友有工作经历，结果过着更加独立的生活。故选B。
5．A.chances B．changes
C．difficulties D．secrets
答案：C 根据下文提到的“but those setbacks”可知，在他们的兼职工作中，他们遇到许多困难。故选C。
6．A.Besides B．Instead
C．However D．Therefore
答案：A 根据下文“they would also try to do something on their own in their work”可知，此外，他们也总是努力在工作中独自做一些事情。故选A。
7．A.afraid B．proud
C．glad D．ashamed
答案：D 根据下文“because I depended on my parents for everything”，并结合“我”的很多朋友做兼职工作，独立生活可知，“我”为“我”自己感到羞愧，因为“我”在所有的事情上都依靠“我”的父母。故选D。
8．A.rule B．reason
C．purpose D．advantage
答案：B 根据语境可知，因为这个理由，“我”和“我”的朋友一起做兼职工作。故选B。
9．A.work B．study
C．preparation D．performance
答案：A 根据上文可知，“我”和朋友一起做兼职工作。因此推断此处讲的是：我们的工作是费力的。故选A。
10．A.still B．again
C．even D．just
答案：C 根据上文“Sometimes we felt disappointed, made many complaints”可推断，有时候，我们感到失望，经常抱怨，甚至考虑放弃。故选C。
11．A.risked B．avoided
C．waited for D．kept on
答案：D 根据句首的“But”可推断，但是我们坚持下来了。故选D。
12．A.lucky B．nice
C．funny D．strange
答案：B 根据下文“There was a warmhearted old man”可推断，“我”工作时，遇到一些真正善良的人。故选B。
13．A.happy B．free
C．brave D．peaceful
答案：A 根据上文“He took good care of us”可推断，他非常照顾我们，这让我们在另一个城市感到幸福。故选A。
14．A.Clearly B．Importantly
C．Unfortunately D．Undoubtedly
答案：C 由下文可知，不幸的是，“我”得了重感冒，发高烧，这时候“我”计划回去。故选C。
15．A.up to B．along with
C．according to D．because of
答案：D 此处That指代上文提到的“我感冒发高烧”这件事，因此推断，那是因为炎热的天气和繁重的工作所致。故选D。
16．A.played B．looked after
C．caught up with D．walked away from
答案：B 根据下文“as if my mother was around”可推断，“我”生病的时候，“我”的朋友照顾“我”，好像“我”妈妈在身边一样。故选B。
17．A.teamwork B．trust
C．friendship D．kindness
答案：C 此处They指代“我的朋友们”，因此推断句意是：我的朋友们让我深深地感觉到友谊的重要性。故选C。
18．A.realized B．noticed
C．proved D．agreed
答案：A 根据上文的内容可推断，当“我”第一次拿到工资的时候，“我”意识到赚钱的不容易。故选A。
19．A.time B．effort
C．progress D．money
答案：D 根据该段首句可知，当“我”第一次拿到工资的时候，“我”意识到赚钱的不容易。故选D。
20．A.accepted B．learned
C．discovered D．expected
答案：B 根据下文“It's been meaningful.”可推断，“我”学到了很多东西。故选B。
Cloze 2
限时12分钟
Sarah Hott had fought against weight all her life, and when she had trouble walking down the school bus aisle (过道) for her ride to work, she knew she had to __1__.
“I was __2__Reader's Digest, and the people in an article seemed so __3__，” said the 43yearold teaching assistant. She decided to try the 21day __4__. She first __5__healthy food and good habits, and then went on to __6__18 pounds in three weeks, then 73 pounds in eight months. Then chores aren't __7__ anymore for her.
“Last year, my __8__hurt so bad that I couldn't climb on a chair to change a light bulb，” Sarah said. “Now I feel __9__.” “Best of all，” she__10__，“my three daughters love to play Frisbee (弗里斯比飞盘) and swim, and I can __11__ with them now.”
Recently, the students in Sarah's class brought “Ms Sarah” a special__12__for her birthday. But the kids didn't provide her with cupcakes __13__rich calories or cookies with much sugar. __14__， they brought her favorite parfait (冻糕)．
Sarah's success has__15__her friends to start the diet. “A few weeks ago, I took a friend to go food shopping for the plan.” Her __16__ was felt at home, too. She called her husband “a potato chip connoisseur (行家)”，__17__ almonds (杏仁) in front of the television.
Sarah makes some changes for her own__18__. She changes the master __19__by using half a banana and half a cup of apple juice. “I __20__the diet food in the fridge and eat them with a spoon，” she said. Now Sarah is trying to change her diet plan in many different ways and encouraging more and more people around her to join her plan.
篇章导读：本文是一篇记叙文。文中的主人公Sarah最初走过校车过道都很困难，后来坚持按照自己的节食计划减肥，取得成功，并鼓励她的家人和朋友一起加入她的节食计划。
1．A.push B．change
C．stop D．climb
答案：B 根据下文“18 pounds in three weeks, then 73 pounds in eight months”以及最后一段第一句中的“Sarah makes some changes”可知，当她发现自己过校车的过道都困难的时候，她认识到自己必须作出改变了，故选B项。
2．A.looking through B．looking down
C．looking into D．looking up
答案：A 由下文中的“Reader's Digest”及书中的人物故事和经历可知，Sarah浏览了《读者文摘》，故选A项。
3．A.incredible B．believable
C．rude D．stubborn
答案：B 根据下文的“She decided to try”可知，此处表示文章里的人物看起来很“可信”。故选B项。
4．A.test B．race
C．plan D．trip
答案：C 此处表示21天节食计划，故plan “计划”符合题意，且下文多次提到的plan与之呼应。
5．A.picked up B．gave up
C．slowed down D．centred on
答案：D 此处表示她最初以健康的食物和好习惯为中心。故选D项。
6．A.achieve B．buy
C．lose D．gain
答案：C 根据第一段中的“fought against weight all her life”可知，此处指的是她三周“减掉”18磅。故选C项。
7．A.extra B．simple
C．easy D．hard
答案：D 此处chore意为“家庭杂务”。因为她八个月就减掉了73磅，可以说家庭杂务对于她来说不难了，故选D项。
8．A.knees B．hands
C．feelings D．teeth
答案：A 根据下文“I couldn't climb on a chair to change a light bulb”可知，她的“膝盖”疼得厉害，故选A项。
9．A.convenient B．painful
C．hurt D．comfortable
答案：D 这是减肥后的一个变化，之前她不能爬上椅子换灯泡，而现在她感觉“舒服”了，故选D项。
10．A.answered B．added
C．shouted D．explained
答案：B 下文还是Sarah所说的话，表示她进一步补充说，故用added。
11．A.care for B．join in
C．apply for D．catch up
答案：B Sarah的三个女儿都喜欢玩弗里斯比飞盘和游泳，她现在能加入她们了。join in “加入”符合题意。
12．A.treat B．cake
C．party D．reward
答案：A 根据下文孩子们给她的生日礼物是冻糕可知，这是“a special treat”。
13．A.over B．in
C．with D．by
答案：C 根据下文“cookies with much sugar”可知，本空选择with，表示“带有；具有”。
14．A.Still B．Otherwise
C．Besides D．Instead
答案：D 上文谈到“didn't provide her with cupcakes”，下文谈到“they brought her favorite parfait (冻糕)”可知，上下文是转折关系，所填词意为“相反；而”，故用Instead。
15．A.inspired B．cheated
C．persuaded D．prevented
答案：A 此处指Sarah成功减肥的经历激励了她的朋友们也开始节食，故用inspired。
16．A.devotion B．influence
C．attention D．comment
答案：B 根据下文提到她的丈夫可知，她减肥成功也影响了她的家人，故选B项。
17．A.swallowing B．enjoying
C．watching D．absorbing
答案：B 用enjoy “享受”来说明Sarah减肥成功后对丈夫的影响。
18．A.payment B．education
C．preference D．appearance
答案：C 根据下文可知，本句指的是她根据自己的偏好进行了一些改变。故选C项。
19．A.chef B．cooker
C．bill D．recipe
答案：D 根据下文的“using half a banana and half a cup of apple juice”可知， 本空用recipe “食谱”。
20．A.freeze B．purchase
C．put D．boil
答案：A 根据生活常识及语境可知，此处表示她把食物放在冰箱里冷冻好，然后用勺子吃。
Cloze 3
限时13分钟
My cousin is nine years old, a little bit fat and doesn't do really well at school. She is heavily __1__， and thus has developed some resistance and __2__ towards adults, who usually don't put high hopes in her.
Yesterday we went to an art __3__ together. There were paintings from kids with disabilities. My little girl has a __4__ eye, for the paintings she liked most were also the best of the show. She voluntarily helped to __5__ the chairs and table for a sharing session, painted by herself alongside new friends while I attended the sharing, and also __6__ helped me to get my bag from another room. That's __7__ that doesn't happen often at home as she's usually __8__ to her iPad.
In the afternoon, we went to buy books together. I bought a book written by a mom __9__ her journey with her autistic (自闭症的) son. On the bus back home, I briefly __10__ the book to my cousin, and to my surprise she was __11__ interested. She kept asking me to tell more stories about the boy in the book who __12__ with small things in life. Even when the subject strayed (离题) elsewhere, she __13__ hearing more about this boy. This is the first time I've seen her so interested in a __14__. Usually when she talks to me she describes events at school and at home without a __15__ focus. I'm very __16__ that the life of a __17__ has found its way into this little girl's heart.
I'm very thankful for the __18__ of books, for the beauty that my cousin revealed to me, and for the time we had together. I __19__ that I can keep seeing clearly the wonderful things in her, so that whenever the not－so－kind world __20__ her down, I can remind her how truly wonderful she has always been.
篇章导读：本文是一篇记叙文。作者的堂妹因为有点儿胖和学业成绩不是很好被别人取笑，从而对成年人产生了一些抵触和不信任。她却对作者讲的一个故事感兴趣，作者感慨一个陌生人的生活影响了小女孩的心灵。
1．A.abused B．adored
C．challenged D．teased
答案：D 根据上文中的“a little bit fat and doesn't do really well at school”可推知，作者的堂妹有点胖，学业成绩不是很好，因此被人取笑。tease “取笑”。故选D。
2．A.satisfaction B．dependence
C．distrust D．appreciation
答案：C 根据上文内容并与该句中的“resistance”相呼应可知，她对成年人产生了一些抵触和不信任(distrust)，而这些人通常也不对她抱太大希望。
3．A.exhibition B．performance
C．interview D．course
答案：A 根据下文中的“There were paintings” “show”可知，作者和堂妹一起去参观了艺术展览。故选A。
4．A.curious B．blind
C．doubtful D．sharp
答案：D 根据下文中的“for the paintings she liked most were also the best of the show\”可推知，堂妹的眼光非常敏锐(sharp)，她喜欢的画是展览中最好的。
5．A.donate B．rent
C．arrange D．distribute
答案：C 根据设空后的“the chairs and table for a sharing session”并结合选项可知，她自愿去帮着布置桌椅。故选C。
6．A.finally B．unwillingly
C．cheerfully D．secretly
答案：C 与上文“voluntarily helped”相呼应可推知，作者参加分享会的时候，堂妹和新朋友一起画画，还很高兴地(cheerfully)帮作者从另一个房间拿包。
7．A.anything B．something
C．nothing D．everything
答案：B 此处指上文堂妹为作者拿包这件事，故选B。
8．A.adjusted B．glued
C．admitted D．opposed
答案：B 这在家里是不常见的，因为她总是在看iPad。glue意为“黏合”，be glued to sth.为固定短语，意为“全神贯注看着某物”，故选B。
9．A.beginning B．advertising
C．recording D．taking
答案：C 作者买了一本由一位母亲写的书，书中记录(record)了她和患有自闭症的儿子的故事。
10．A.sent B．lent
C．owed D．introduced
答案：D 由设空前的“briefly”及下文中的“asking me to tell more stories”可知，在回家的公交车上，作者简要地把这本书介绍给堂妹。故选D。
11．A.nearly B．hardly
C．slightly D．truly
答案：D 由下文中的“She kept asking me to tell more stories” “This is the first time I've seen her so interested”可知，让作者惊讶的是，堂妹确实很感兴趣。truly意为“确实地”，故选D。
12．A.struggles B．plays
C．deals D．lives
答案：A 由上文提及书中的男孩患有自闭症可知，此处表示书中的男孩努力应付生活中的小事。struggle with sth.为固定短语，意为“与某事做斗争”。
13．A.insisted on B．dreamed of
C．worried about D．objected to
答案：A 由下文中的“seen her so interested”可推知，即使话题转移到别的地方，她也坚持要多听听这个男孩的故事。这是作者第一次看到她对一个话题如此感兴趣。insist on意为“坚持”，故选A。object to “反对”。
14．A.painting B．journey
C．topic D．title
答案：C 与上文中的subject “话题”相对应，故选C。
15．A.simple B．clear
C．natural D．controversial
答案：B 由上文作者第一次看到堂妹对一个话题如此感兴趣可知，通常当她和作者谈话时，她描述的是学校和家里发生的事情，没有明确的重点。clear “清晰的”，符合语境。故选B。
16．A.touched B．discouraged
C．puzzled D．disappointed
答案：A 作者感动于一个陌生人的生活进入了堂妹的内心。touched意为“受感动的；受触动的”，故选A。
17．A.relative B．stranger
C．traveler D．passer－by
答案：B 这个男孩和表妹并不认识，因此是陌生人。故选B。
18．A.theme B．content
C．characters D．power
答案：D 由上文书中人物的生活能进入堂妹的内心可知，作者非常感谢书籍的力量。
19．A.pray B．suspect
C．agree D．conclude
答案：A 根据设空后的“I can keep seeing clearly the wonderful things in her”并结合选项和常识可知，作者希望能一直看到堂妹身上的美好。pray “强烈地希望”，故选A。
20．A.turns B．puts
C．lets D．takes
答案：B 与第一段叙述的堂妹被别人取笑对应，此处表示每当这个不那么友善的世界贬低她时，作者就能提醒她，她一直都是很棒的。put sb. down是固定短语，意为“批评某人，使某人出洋相”。故选B。
Cloze 4
限时12分钟
Although my good job at a large company had made my parents happy, now I wanted something different. The only place I could __1__ working was Facebook, I __2__ from New York to San Francisco and __3__ at Facebook headquarters in Palo Alto, __4__ to find a job in Facebook.
A friend who worked there had agreed to __5__ me to a few people around the office. But on the way back from a coffee break, I got __6__. I __7__ around outside the Facebook building by myself, trying to __8__ myself that I was able enough to work here. I told myself I had already flown across the __9__ and now I just needed to go for it.
I sat in the hall of the building for what __10__ hours. Finally, at the very end of the day, the director of PR walked out and introduced herself. An hour later, I left the Facebook office even more __11__ about the company.
A few days later, the __12__ I had spoken with called me and said, “We don't have a full time job __13__. But if you're interested in a parttime job, you can come to work here tomorrow.”
This was not __14__ what I'd been hoping for. But I knew that I was passionate about the work and the company, so __15__ I flew from New York to San Francisco. A few months later I was __16__ a full time job.
Now Facebook is 15 times bigger than it was six years ago. If I hadn't made it __17__ my nervousness six years ago I would never have gotten the __18__.
Nowadays whenever I'm nervous about __19__， I think about waiting in the hall of Facebook and I encourage myself to be __20__.
篇章导读：本文是一篇记叙文。文章讲述了作者在Facebook求职并得到工作的一次经历。
1．A.remember B．imagine
C．permit D．recommend
答案：B 前文作者想要尝试不同的工作，此处表示作者唯一能想象的地方就是Facebook，故选B项。
2．A.rode B．drove
C．flew D．walked
答案：C 根据后文“flown across”可知作者从纽约飞往旧金山，故选C项。
3．A.showed up B．took up
C．brought up D．broke up
答案：A 根据语境可知，此处表示作者出现在Facebook总部。show up “露面，出现”，故选A项。
4．A.satisfied B．determined
C．unwilling D．inspired
答案：B 作者飞越整个美国，结合语境可知作者决心要在Facebook找到一个工作。故选B项。
5．A.confirm B．advise
C．explain D．introduce
答案：D 从下句“on the way back from a coffee break.”可知，作者的一个朋友同意把他介绍给办公室的几个人，故选D项。
6．A.comfortable B．confused
C．nervous D．afraid
答案：C 从后两句可以得知，作者突然紧张了，故选C项。
7．A.paced B．ran
C．turned D．marched
答案：A 作者在Facebook大楼外徘徊，pace around “四处走动”，故选A项。
8．A.refuse B．persuade
C．prohibit D．restrict
答案：B 从上下文语境可知，作者此时很紧张，试图去说服自己有能力在这儿工作，故选B项。
9．A.country B．city
C．state D．ocean
答案：A 从前文可知，作者从纽约飞到旧金山，即飞越了整个国家，故选A项。
10．A.looked like B．felt like
C．waited for D．took off
答案：B 作者感觉时间非常难熬，坐在大楼的大厅里，感觉过了好几个小时，故选B项。
11．A.excited B．amazed
C．confused D．disappointed
答案：A 根据后文可知作者对这次面试感觉比较成功，因此离开公司时比刚到时更加激动，故选A项。
12．A.man B．friend
C．woman D．neighbor
答案：C 根据前文中的“introduce herself”可知选C项。
13．A.appropriate B．ready
C．rewarding D．open
答案：D 根据语境可知，目前没有一个全职工作，只有一个临时工作岗位开放，open符合语境。故选D项。
14．A.firmly B．barely
C．truly D．exactly
答案：D 因为作者想找一个全职工作，因而这确实不是作者希望的工作，故选D项。
15．A.at once B．once again
C．just now D．immediately
答案：B 从前文可知作者从纽约飞到旧金山，因而这里作者再次从纽约飞到旧金山。once again表示“再次”，故选B项。
16．A.guaranteed B．declared
C．clarified D．offered
答案：D 几个月后公司给了作者一个正式工作。offer表示“主动提供”，符合语境，故选D项。
17．A.through B．up
C．out D．from
答案：A 句意：如果六年前我没有克服紧张，我就永远没有机会了。through “通过(障碍、阶段或测试)”，符合语境，故选A项。
18．A.salary B．payment
C．chance D．promotion
答案：C 根据语境可知，chance “机会”，符合语境，故选C项。
19．A.making a move B．having a try
C．doing a favor D．taking a risk
答案：D 根据全文可知，作者在面对冒险时有点紧张，符合语境，故选D项。
20．A.happy B．optimistic
C．brave D．anxious
答案：C 根据语境可知，面对冒险时，应该是鼓励自己要勇敢。故选C项。
Cloze 1
限时12分钟
(2019·全国卷Ⅱ)It's about 250 miles from the hills of westcentral Iowa to Ehlers' home in Minnesota. During the long trip home, following a weekend of hunting, Ehlers __1__ about the small dog he had seen __2__ alongside the road. He had __3__ to coax (哄) the dog to him but, frightened, it had __4__.
Back home, Ehlers was troubled by that __5__ dog. So, four days later, he called his friend Greg, and the two drove __6__. After a long and careful __7__， Greg saw, across a field, the dog moving __8__ away. Ehlers eventually succeeded in coaxing the animal to him. Nervousness and fear were replaced with __9__. It just started licking (舔) Ehlers' face.
A local farmer told them the dog sounded like one __10__ as lost in the local paper. The ad had a __11__ number for a town in southern Michigan. Ehlers __12__ the number of Jeff and Lisa to tell them he had __13__ their dog.
Jeff had __14__ in Iowa before Thanksgiving with his dog, Rosie, but the gun shots had scared the dog off. Jeff searched __15__ for Rosie in the next four days.
Ehlers returned to Minnesota, and then drove 100 miles to Minneapolis to put Rosie on a flight to Michigan. “It's good to know there's still someone out there who __16__ enough to go to that kind of __17__，” says Lisa of Ehlers' rescue __18__.
“I figured whoever lost the dog was probably just as __19__ to it as I am to my dogs，” says Ehlers. “If it had been my dog, I'd hope that somebody would be __20__ to go that extra mile.”
篇章导读：本文是一篇记叙文。文章主要介绍了一位男士帮助素不相识的人找回走失的狗的故事，体现了和谐的人际关系。
1．A.read B．forgot
C．thought D．heard
答案：C 根据前文可知，回家旅途中，Ehlers碰到一只小狗。再根据后文中Ehlers和小狗的故事可知，他在回家的路上一直想着(think)那条狗。
2．A.fighting B．trembling
C．eating D．sleeping
答案：B 根据后面的frightened可知，此处表示那条狗正在路边发抖(tremble)。
3．A.tried B．agreed
C．promised D．regretted
答案：A 结合后面的“to coax (哄) the dog to him but, frightened, it had__4__”可知，本来Ehlers试图(try)把那条狗哄到身边来，希望帮助它。但是却没有成功，狗因为受到惊吓跑掉了。
4．A.calmed down B．stood up
C．rolled over D．run off
答案：D 虽然Ehlers想把狗哄到身边来，帮助它，但是狗由于害怕，跑掉了(run off)，此处也与下文的lost呼应。
5．A.injured B．stolen
C．lost D．rescued
答案：C 根据上文的“but, frightened, it had run off”可知，那条狗跑掉了，因此Ehlers被那条走失的(lost)狗弄得心烦意乱。
6．A.home B．past
C．back D．on
答案：C 根据本段第一句可知，Ehlers回家了，但是他被那条走失的狗弄得心烦意乱，所以，四天后， 他叫上他的朋友Greg，开车回去(back)寻找那条狗。
7．A.preparation B．explanation
C．test D．search
答案：D 结合前面的“After a long and careful”和后面的“Greg saw, across a field, the dog moving__8__ away”可知，经过长时间的仔细搜索(search)，Greg看见了那条狗。
8．A.cautiously B．casually
C．skillfully D．angrily
答案：A 根据第一段最后一句中的“frightened”和下文的“Nervousness and fear”可知，那条狗受到惊吓，感到紧张不安和恐惧，因此当Greg看见它的时候，它正小心谨慎地(cautiously)移动。
9．A.surprise B．joy
C．hesitation D．anxiety
答案：B 根据空格前面的“Nervousness and fear were replaced”以及后面的“It just started licking (舔) Ehlers' face.”可知，它的不安和恐惧被快乐(joy)取代。
10．A.predicted B．advertised
C．believed D．recorded
答案：B 结合后面的“as lost in the local paper”及“The ad”可知，一位当地的农场主告诉他们这条狗好像是在当地报纸上被登广告的(advertise)走失的狗。
11．A.house B．phone
C．street D．car
答案：B 根据后面的“number for a town in southern Michigan”和“the number of Jeff and Lisa”以及生活常识可知，寻狗启事上应该有电话(phone)号码。
12．A.called B．copied
C．counted D．remembered
答案：A 根据后面的“the number of Jeff and Lisa to tell them he had __13__ their dog”可知，Ehlers打电话 (call)告诉Jeff和Lisa，即狗的主人，他发现了他们的狗。
13．A.fed B．adopted
C．found D．cured
答案：C 根据前面的“Ehlers __12__ the number of Jeff and Lisa to tell them”并结合生活常识可知，Ehlers当然是打电话告诉狗的主人，他发现(find)了他们的狗。
14．A.hunted B．skied
C．lived D．worked
答案：A 根据后面的“in Iowa before Thanksgiving with his dog, Rosie, but the gun shots had scared the dog off”可知，Jeff带着他的狗Rosie在Iowa打猎(hunt)，但是枪声把狗吓跑了。
15．A.on purpose B．on time
C．in turn D．in vain
答案：D 结合上文Ehlers发现了Rosie和本句“Jeff searched__15__ for Rosie in the next four days.”可知，Jeff找了四天，也没有找到他的狗，即徒劳无功(in vain)。
16．A.cares B．sees
C．suffers D．learns
答案：A 分析本句中的“says Lisa of Ehlers' rescue”可知，这句是狗的女主人Lisa赞美Ehlers的话。她认为有人能够关心(care)一条狗，真是一件好事。
17．A.place B．trouble
C．waste D．extreme
答案：B 结合上文Ehlers邀请朋友Greg帮助寻找那条狗，并且根据本段第一句可知，他还回到Minnesota，又开车100英里到了Minneapolis，在那里让Rosie登上了飞往Michigan的航班，这都说明他为那条狗大费周折(trouble)。
18．A.service B．plan
C．effort D．team
答案：C 上文提及Ehlers邀请朋友Greg一同寻找那条狗，他还回到Minnesota，又驱车100英里到了Minneapolis，在那里让Rosie登上了飞往Michigan的航班，这都说明Ehlers为了Rosie做出了很多努力(effort)。
19．A.equal B．allergic
C．grateful D．close
答案：D Ehlers认为无论是谁丢失了狗，狗主人对丢失的狗的亲密(close)程度都很可能像他对待自己的狗一样。
20．A.suitable B．proud
C．wise D．willing
答案：D 分析本句可知，Ehlers认为，如果他的狗走丢了，他希望有人愿意(willing)不怕麻烦地去帮助寻找他的狗。
Cloze 2
限时13分钟
(2020·大同市高三学情调研测试试题)
Nailed It!
Last July, Peters, 36, rolled her wheelchair into a nail (指甲) salon with the idea of doing her nails. But Peters, who has cerebral palsy (大脑性瘫痪), was __1__. The salon, she says, told her that they were afraid it would be __2__ difficult to properly paint her nails given that her hands __3__. What was meant to be a day of beauty for Peters was then a __4__.
__5__ the interaction from a few feet away was a Walmart cashier (收银员) about to go on her __6__. Ebony Harris, 40, __7__ in Peters, a Walmart regular, a similar spirit. “She's a lovely girl，\” Harris told ABC 12 of Flint, Michigan. “She's just like you, me, my daughter, and anybody. She wants to look __8__. So why can't she？\”
Harris __9__ Peters. “Do you want me to do your nails？\”she asked. A smile __10__ across Peters's face. “Yeah！\”
They shopped for nail polish and __11__ on a bright blue—a color that would catch every eye. They then made their __12__ into a neighboring subway, and found a table for two. Harris __13__ took Peters's hand into hers and carefully began painting her nails.
“I was a little nervous and was shaking too because I didn't want to __14__ her nails up，\” Harris admitted to ABC News. “I told her she's a blessing to us, to anybody, not __15__ me. She makes me look at life and appreciate it much __16__ than I have.\”
Watching it all with __17__ was subway employee Tasia Smith. What struck her most was the ease and gentleness __18__ by Harris as she painted Peters's nails, all the while chatting __19__ they were old friends. Smith was so moved by the scene that she wrote about it on the social media. “She was so __20__ with her，\” she wrote. “A big thank you to the Walmart worker for making this beautiful girl's day！\”
篇章导读：本文是一篇记叙文。患有脑瘫的Peters想做美甲却被美甲店拒绝了，路过的超市店员Harris主动提出为Peters做美甲，她认为Peters和其他人一样，有追求美的权利。地铁站的员工Tasia看到了Harris为Peters做美甲的一幕，她为Harris对Peters的耐心和温柔打动。
1．A.turned off B．turned on
C．turned away D．turned back
答案：C 根据文中的“wheelchair” “But” “cerebral palsy”并结合语境可知，Peters想做美甲，但被美甲店拒绝了。turn off意为“关闭”；turn on意为“打开”；turn away意为“拒绝”；turn back意为“折回，掉转头”。故选C。
2．A.so B．very
C．much D．too
答案：D 根据语境以及空后的“to”可知，该处为“too ... to ...”结构，表示“太……而不能……”，故选D。
3．A.shook B．waved
C．hurt D．moved
答案：A 此处是说美甲店告诉她，鉴于她的手颤抖，他们担心太难而不能很好地给她做美甲。
4．A.question B．success
C．disappointment D．surprise
答案：C 根据上文可知，美甲店拒绝为Peters做美甲，那对Peters意味着美好的一天变成了一种失望，故选C。
5．A.Thinking B．Watching
C．Staring D．Searching
答案：B 根据下文Harris有时间为Peters做美甲可知，一位准备要休息的沃尔玛收银员在不远处看到了这一幕，故选B。
6．A.break B．work
C．trip D．picnic
答案：A break意为“休息”，符合语境，故选A。
7．A.knew B．recognized
C．kept D．had
答案：B 根据语境可知，40岁的Ebony Harris在沃尔玛的这位常客Peters身上看到了女孩子们都有的爱美精神，等于recognized a similar spirit in Peters。故选B。
8．A.happy B．pretty
C．sad D．honest
答案：B 根据上文中的“a day of beauty”可知，Harris认为Peters也想看起来美丽，故选B。
9．A.praised B．smiled
C．approached D．asked
答案：C 根据下文内容可知，Harris走近Peters询问她。故选C。
10．A.covered B．lit
C．left D．spread
答案：D Peters脸上绽放出了微笑，spread “展开，散布”符合语境。故选D。
11．A.settled B．disagreed
C．sought D．discussed
答案：A 根据该句可知，她们去商店买指甲油，最后决定选择亮蓝色，一种吸引人眼球的颜色，故选A。settle on “选定”。
12．A.road B．direction
C．way D．aim
答案：C 然后她们走进了临近的地铁，找了一张两个人坐的桌子，make one's way “前往，到……地方去”为固定用法。故选C。
13．A.gently B．fiercely
C．violently D．gradually
答案：A 根据该句中的“carefully began painting her nails”可知，Harris轻柔地把Peters的手握在她的手里，然后小心地开始给她做美甲，故选A。
14．A.paint B．do
C．cut D．mess
答案：D 根据上文Harris小心地给Peters做美甲可知，Harris有一点紧张，手有点抖，因为她不想把Peters的指甲弄脏。mess sth. up意为“弄脏，弄乱”，故选D。
15．A.exactly B．entirely
C．really D．just
答案：D 根据空前的“to us, to anybody, not”并结合语境可知，此处表述“不仅仅是对我来说”。D项符合语境。
16．A.less B．more
C．fewer D．worse
答案：B 根据该句中的“much __16__ than I have”可知，Peters让Harris去审视人生，比以前更加感激生活，故选B。
17．A.kindness B．admiration
C．help D．amazement
答案：B 根据下文内容可知，地铁站的员工Tasia Smith赞赏地看着这一切，admiration “钦佩；赞赏”，故选B。
18．A.wanted B．required
C．shown D．surrounded
答案：C 根据空后的“by”并结合语境可知，Harris给Peters做美甲的时候展现出的自在和温柔让Tasia印象深刻，故选C。
19．A.because B．though
C．even if D．as if
答案：D 根据该句中的“old friends”可知，在整个过程中，她们一直在聊天就好像她们是老朋友似的，as if “犹如；好似”，故选D。
20．A.patient B．satisfied
C．popular D．familiar
答案：A 根据上文Harris小心地给Peters做美甲的描写可知，Harris对Peters很有耐心。故选A。
Cloze 3
限时13分钟
(2019·浙江高考)There are lots of ways to raise awareness for a cause. Usually, the __1__ the idea is, the more it gets noticed. And that's precisely why one __2__ Frenchman has caught our attention.
Baptiste Dubanchet is biking across Europe, surviving __3__ on discarded (丢弃) food. The threemonth, 1,900mile journey from Paris to Warsaw is Dubanchet's __4__ of raising awareness of food waste in Europe and throughout the world.
As you can __5__， the trip is no piece of cake. While restaurants __6__ tons of food each year, much of it remains inaccessible because of __7__ garbage containers, health regulations, or business policies. Only about one in ten places __8__ him food that would otherwise be discarded. For legal __9__， most restaurants have a policy against __10__ food waste. “Some people have even __11__ their jobs by giving me food，” Dubanchet said.
What's __12__ interesting is the attitude various cities have toward Dubanchet's cause. Berlin has been the __13__ while the most difficult was the Czech town of Pilsen. There, he had to __14__ at some 50 different stores or restaurants before finding food. The __15__ is all the more serious when you consider the __16__ exercise required to bike from France to Poland.
“I have to get food __17__ because after all the biking I am tired and I need the __18__，” Dubanchet explained. “Is my __19__ full or empty? That is the most important thing, not what I am eating.”
He aims to __20__ his journey by midJuly. With any luck, he'll turn a few more heads in the process.
篇章导读：本文是一篇记叙文。文章讲述了为提高人们节约食物的意识，法国人Dubanchet 骑行穿越欧洲，途中靠人们丢弃的食物为生，并介绍了不同城市对食物垃圾的态度不同。
1．A.cleverer B．older
C．stranger D．simpler
答案：C 引起人们对一项事业的关注有很多种方式。通常来说，想法越奇怪(stranger)，得到的关注也越多。根据下文所述，骑行过程中以垃圾为食是一种奇怪行为。
2．A.garbageeating B．sportsloving
C．foodwasting D．lawbreaking
答案：A 句意：这就是一个吃垃圾的(garbageeating)法国人引起我们注意的原因。
3．A.secretly B．finally
C．entirely D．probably
答案：C Baptiste Dubanchet 骑行穿越欧洲，途中完全(entirely)靠吃人们丢弃的食物为生。
4．A.purpose B．way
C．opinion D．dream
答案：B 由第一段第一句可知，从巴黎到华沙，历时三个月，骑行1,900英里，这就是Dubanchet引起欧洲和世界对食物浪费这一现象关注的方式(way)。
5．A.observe B．imagine
C．suggest D．remember
答案：B 正如你能想象(imagine)的，这趟骑行之旅并不容易。
6．A.store B．cook
C．shop for D．throw away
答案：D 根据上下文可知，饭店每年都要丢掉(throw away)大量的食物。
7．A.locked B．damaged
C．connected D．abandoned
答案：A 虽然饭店每年都会丢掉大量的食物，但由于垃圾箱被锁(locked)、健康法规或商业政策的限制，大部分被丢弃的食物是不容易获得的。
8．A.bought B．offered
C．ordered D．sold
答案：B 只有大约十分之一的地方为他提供了(offered)会丢弃的食物。
9．A.reasons B．rights
C．fees D．aids
答案：A 根据下文可知，送给别人被丢弃的食物是法律不允许的，因此此处指“出于法律原因(reasons)”。
10．A.begging for B．giving away
C．hiding D．causing
答案：B 大多数饭店都有政策禁止送给(give away)别人被丢弃的食物。
11．A.did B．kept
C．accepted D．risked
答案：D 有些人因为给“我”食物而冒着丢掉工作的风险(risk)。
12．A.hardly B．usually
C．particularly D．merely
答案：C 特别(particularly)有趣的是，各个城市对Dubanchet的事业的态度。
13．A.easiest B．nearest
C．biggest D．richest
答案：A 根据后面的“while the most difficult was the Czech town of Pilsen”可知，前面应该是与最困难的对比，因此柏林是最容易(easiest)得到食物的城市。
14．A.work B．shout
C．ask D．jump
答案：C 在最难获得食物的镇上，他要询问(ask)大约50家不同的商店或餐馆，才能找到食物。
15．A.competition B．conversation
C．conflict D．challenge
答案：D 当你考虑到从法国骑行到波兰需要消耗大量体力时，这个挑战(challenge)就更加严峻了。
16．A.adequate B．rewarding
C．demanding D．suitable
答案：C 从法国到波兰，对人来讲应该是需要消耗大量(demanding)体力的。
17．A.again B．alone
C．later D．fast
答案：D “我”不得不很快(fast)获得食物，因为骑行之后，“我”很累。
18．A.spirit B．energy
C．time D．effort
答案：B 骑行之后很累，需要补充能量(energy)。
19．A.stomach B．hand
C．pocket D．basket
答案：A 他的肚子(stomach)是不是饱了？这是最重要的，而不是他在吃什么。
20．A.arrange B．restart
C．report D．finish
答案：D 他打算在7月中旬完成(finish)他的旅行。
Cloze 4
限时12分钟
(2018·全国卷Ⅲ)When most of us get a text message on our cell phone from an unknown person, we usually say “sorry, __1__ number！” and move on. But when Dennis Williams __2__ a text that clearly wasn't intended for him, he did something __3__.
On March 19, Dennis got a group text __4__ him that a couple he didn't know were at the hospital, waiting for the __5__ of a baby.
“Congratulations! But I think someone was mistaken，” Dennis __6__. The baby was born and update texts were __7__ quickly from the overjoyed grandmother, Teresa. In her __8__， she didn't seem to realize that she was __9__ the baby's photos with a complete stranger. “Well, I don't __10__ you all but I will get there to take pictures with the baby，” replied Dennis before asking which room the new __11__ were in.
Much to the family's surprise, Dennis stuck to his __12__！ He turned up at the hospital __13__ gifts for the new mother Lindsey and her baby boy. Lindsey's husband was totally __14__ by the unexpected visit. “I don't think we would have randomly invited him over but we __15__ it and the gifts.”
Teresa __16__ a photo of the chance meeting on a social networking website __17__ by the touching words: “What a __18__ this young man was to our family! He was so __19__ and kind to do this.” The post has since gained the __20__ of social media users all over the world, receiving more than 184,000 shares and 61,500 likes in just three days.
篇章导读：本文是一篇记叙文。文章主要讲述了Dennis Williams认真对待陌生人发来的手机信息，积极行善，传递祝福，使一对初为父母的陌生夫妻备受感动的故事。
1．A.unlucky B．secret
C．new D．wrong
答案：D 根据前后关键信息“from an unknown person”， “sorry”， “and move on”及生活常识可知，大部分人对收到的陌生短信息会回应说“发错(wrong)手机号了”。故选D。
2．A.received B．translated
C．copied D．printed
答案：A 根据文章第一句中的“When most of us get a text message on our cell phone”可以推知，此处表示他收到(receive)了一则信息。故选A。
3．A.reasonable B．special
C．necessary D．practical
答案：B 根据设空处所在句子中的转折连词But及后文所述他对陌生短信的处理方式可知，他的做法与众不同，所以用special。
4．A.convincing B．reminding
C．informing D．warning
答案：C 根据后面宾语从句的内容“a couple he didn't know were at the hospital, waiting for the __5__ of a baby”可知，这组短信是在告诉(inform)他这个消息。故选C。
5．A.wakeup B．recovery
C．growth D．arrival
答案：D 根据下文中关键信息“The baby was born”可知，他们在等候新生儿的到来(arrival)。故选D。
6．A.responded B．interrupted
C．predicted D．repeated
答案：A 根据引号中的内容可知，Dennis积极、真诚且委婉地回复(respond)了。故选A。
7．A.coming in B．setting out
C．passing down D．moving around
答案：A 由语境可知，此处表示更新了的信息源源不断地被Dennis的手机接收到。come in可表示消息或信息被接收到。故选A。
8．A.opinion B．anxiety
C．excitement D．effort
答案：C 根据第7空后的“from the overjoyed grandmother”可知，这位奶奶太兴奋，以致把信息发错了。故选C。
9．A.comparing B．exchanging
C．discussing D．sharing
答案：D 根据后文中“I will get there to take pictures with the baby”可知，Dennis收到了Teresa发来的新生儿的照片，所以是Teresa跟陌生人分享(share)了照片。故选D。
10．A.accept B．know
C．believe D．bother
答案：B 根据前文中的“Dennis got a group text __4__ him that a couple he didn't know”可知，Dennis不认识(know)他们。故选B。
11．A.parents B．doctors
C．patients D．visitors
答案：A 根据前文可以推知，这对夫妇初为父母(parents)。故选A。
12．A.dream B．promise
C．agenda D．principle
答案：B 根据第10空所在句子中后一分句及后文“He turned up at the hospital __13__ gifts for the new mother Lindsey and her baby boy.”可知，他坚守了自己的承诺(promise)。故选B。
13．A.bearing B．collecting
C．opening D．making
答案：A 根据语境可知，他是携带着(bear)礼物来的。故选A。
14．A.discouraged B．relaxed
C．astonished D．defeated
答案：C 根据空后的“unexpected”及后文引号中她丈夫所说的话可知，她丈夫对Dennis的来访感到十分惊讶。astonished “吃惊的”。故选C。
15．A.admit B．need
C．appreciate D．expect
答案：C 根据语境以及后文所述Teresa在网上发贴可知，他们全家十分感激(appreciate) Dennis的到来以及带来的礼物。故选C。
16．A.found B．selected
C．developed D．posted
答案：D 根据后文中的“The post has since gained the __20__ of social media users ...”可知，她把照片张贴(post)到了社交网站上。故选D。
17．A.confirmed B．simplified
C．clarified D．accompanied
答案：D 根据语境可知，照片后面附着一段感人的文字。be accompanied by “伴随有；附有”，过去分词短语作后置定语，符合语境。故选D。
18．A.pity B．blessing
C．relief D．problem
答案：B 根据语境可推知，这位奶奶认为这位年轻的陌生人来看望宝宝是对全家人的祝福(blessing)。故选B。
19．A.smart B．calm
C．sweet D．fair
答案：C 所填词与kind并列，所以用sweet, 表示“亲切的；体贴的”。故选C。
20．A.sympathy B．attention
C．control D．trust
答案：B 根据文章最后一句中的“receiving more than 184,000 shares and 61,500 likes in just three days”可知，三天里有184,000人分享，61,500点赞，所以是引起了极大的关注。attention “关注”符合语境。故选B。
三年全国卷考情分析
体裁考频
记叙文 3年7考
夹叙夹议文 3年1考
说明文/议论文 3年1考
题材考频
人物故事 3年1考
个人经历 3年2考
社会生活 3年6考
预测说明
从体裁上看，2020年的高考仍然以记叙文和夹叙夹议文为主
解题流程
重视首句信息，推测全篇→通读全文，了解主旨大意→瞻前顾后，先易后难→上下连贯，复查全文
考点二十四 记叙文
Cloze 1
限时12分钟
My First Parttime Job
It's been a month since the summer vacation started. We had a long holiday, __1__ most of us planned to find a parttime job in order to kill the boring time. I've been __2__ to take a parttime job since I was in junior high school, more to get some valuable __3__ than money.
Lots of my friends have had some work experiences and have a more __4__ life as a result. They always share their work experiences with me. In their work life, they met many __5__， but those setbacks made them stronger and everything easier afterwards. __6__， they would also try to do something on their own in their work. I felt somehow __7__ of myself because I depended on my parents for everything. For this __8__， I took a parttime job together with my friends. Our __9__ was demanding (费力的). Sometimes we felt disappointed, made many complaints, and __10__ thought about giving up. But we __11__ doing it.
While working, I met some really __12__ people. There was a warmhearted old man, who was a security guard. He took good care of us, which made us feel __13__ in another city. We were very grateful to him. __14__， I got a bad headache and a high temperature when I was planning to go back. That was __15__ the hot weather and the hard work. When I was ill, my friends __16__ me, as if my mother was around. They made me feel deeply about the importance of __17__.
When I got the first salary of my life, I __18__ how difficult it is to make __19__. Now, my first work experience in life is over. I __20__ lots of things. It's been meaningful.
篇章导读：本文是一篇记叙文。作者讲述了自己第一次做兼职工作的经历。从这份工作中，作者学到了许多有意义的东西。
1．A.but B．or
C．so D．because
答案：C 根据上下文可知，我们有一个长长的假期，因此我们中大部分人计划找一份兼职工作消磨枯燥的时间。故选C。
2．A.wanting B．choosing
C．managing D．remembering
答案：A 根据下文“more to get some valuable __3__ than money”可知，此处指自从上初中时，“我”就想要一份兼职工作，比起赚钱“我”更想拥有一些珍贵的经历。故选A。
3．A.help B．ideas
C．information D．experiences
答案：D 根据下文“Lots of my friends have had some work experiences”可知，自从上初中时，“我”就想要一份兼职工作，比起赚钱“我”更想拥有一些珍贵的经历。故选D。
4．A.similar B．independent
C．relaxing D．unpleasant
答案：B 根据上文“Lots of my friends have had some work experiences”和下文的“as a result”可推断，“我”的许多朋友有工作经历，结果过着更加独立的生活。故选B。
5．A.chances B．changes
C．difficulties D．secrets
答案：C 根据下文提到的“but those setbacks”可知，在他们的兼职工作中，他们遇到许多困难。故选C。
6．A.Besides B．Instead
C．However D．Therefore
答案：A 根据下文“they would also try to do something on their own in their work”可知，此外，他们也总是努力在工作中独自做一些事情。故选A。
7．A.afraid B．proud
C．glad D．ashamed
答案：D 根据下文“because I depended on my parents for everything”，并结合“我”的很多朋友做兼职工作，独立生活可知，“我”为“我”自己感到羞愧，因为“我”在所有的事情上都依靠“我”的父母。故选D。
8．A.rule B．reason
C．purpose D．advantage
答案：B 根据语境可知，因为这个理由，“我”和“我”的朋友一起做兼职工作。故选B。
9．A.work B．study
C．preparation D．performance
答案：A 根据上文可知，“我”和朋友一起做兼职工作。因此推断此处讲的是：我们的工作是费力的。故选A。
10．A.still B．again
C．even D．just
答案：C 根据上文“Sometimes we felt disappointed, made many complaints”可推断，有时候，我们感到失望，经常抱怨，甚至考虑放弃。故选C。
11．A.risked B．avoided
C．waited for D．kept on
答案：D 根据句首的“But”可推断，但是我们坚持下来了。故选D。
12．A.lucky B．nice
C．funny D．strange
答案：B 根据下文“There was a warmhearted old man”可推断，“我”工作时，遇到一些真正善良的人。故选B。
13．A.happy B．free
C．brave D．peaceful
答案：A 根据上文“He took good care of us”可推断，他非常照顾我们，这让我们在另一个城市感到幸福。故选A。
14．A.Clearly B．Importantly
C．Unfortunately D．Undoubtedly
答案：C 由下文可知，不幸的是，“我”得了重感冒，发高烧，这时候“我”计划回去。故选C。
15．A.up to B．along with
C．according to D．because of
答案：D 此处That指代上文提到的“我感冒发高烧”这件事，因此推断，那是因为炎热的天气和繁重的工作所致。故选D。
16．A.played B．looked after
C．caught up with D．walked away from
答案：B 根据下文“as if my mother was around”可推断，“我”生病的时候，“我”的朋友照顾“我”，好像“我”妈妈在身边一样。故选B。
17．A.teamwork B．trust
C．friendship D．kindness
答案：C 此处They指代“我的朋友们”，因此推断句意是：我的朋友们让我深深地感觉到友谊的重要性。故选C。
18．A.realized B．noticed
C．proved D．agreed
答案：A 根据上文的内容可推断，当“我”第一次拿到工资的时候，“我”意识到赚钱的不容易。故选A。
19．A.time B．effort
C．progress D．money
答案：D 根据该段首句可知，当“我”第一次拿到工资的时候，“我”意识到赚钱的不容易。故选D。
20．A.accepted B．learned
C．discovered D．expected
答案：B 根据下文“It's been meaningful.”可推断，“我”学到了很多东西。故选B。
Cloze 2
限时12分钟
Sarah Hott had fought against weight all her life, and when she had trouble walking down the school bus aisle (过道) for her ride to work, she knew she had to __1__.
“I was __2__Reader's Digest, and the people in an article seemed so __3__，” said the 43yearold teaching assistant. She decided to try the 21day __4__. She first __5__healthy food and good habits, and then went on to __6__18 pounds in three weeks, then 73 pounds in eight months. Then chores aren't __7__ anymore for her.
“Last year, my __8__hurt so bad that I couldn't climb on a chair to change a light bulb，” Sarah said. “Now I feel __9__.” “Best of all，” she__10__，“my three daughters love to play Frisbee (弗里斯比飞盘) and swim, and I can __11__ with them now.”
Recently, the students in Sarah's class brought “Ms Sarah” a special__12__for her birthday. But the kids didn't provide her with cupcakes __13__rich calories or cookies with much sugar. __14__， they brought her favorite parfait (冻糕)．
Sarah's success has__15__her friends to start the diet. “A few weeks ago, I took a friend to go food shopping for the plan.” Her __16__ was felt at home, too. She called her husband “a potato chip connoisseur (行家)”，__17__ almonds (杏仁) in front of the television.
Sarah makes some changes for her own__18__. She changes the master __19__by using half a banana and half a cup of apple juice. “I __20__the diet food in the fridge and eat them with a spoon，” she said. Now Sarah is trying to change her diet plan in many different ways and encouraging more and more people around her to join her plan.
篇章导读：本文是一篇记叙文。文中的主人公Sarah最初走过校车过道都很困难，后来坚持按照自己的节食计划减肥，取得成功，并鼓励她的家人和朋友一起加入她的节食计划。
1．A.push B．change
C．stop D．climb
答案：B 根据下文“18 pounds in three weeks, then 73 pounds in eight months”以及最后一段第一句中的“Sarah makes some changes”可知，当她发现自己过校车的过道都困难的时候，她认识到自己必须作出改变了，故选B项。
2．A.looking through B．looking down
C．looking into D．looking up
答案：A 由下文中的“Reader's Digest”及书中的人物故事和经历可知，Sarah浏览了《读者文摘》，故选A项。
3．A.incredible B．believable
C．rude D．stubborn
答案：B 根据下文的“She decided to try”可知，此处表示文章里的人物看起来很“可信”。故选B项。
4．A.test B．race
C．plan D．trip
答案：C 此处表示21天节食计划，故plan “计划”符合题意，且下文多次提到的plan与之呼应。
5．A.picked up B．gave up
C．slowed down D．centred on
答案：D 此处表示她最初以健康的食物和好习惯为中心。故选D项。
6．A.achieve B．buy
C．lose D．gain
答案：C 根据第一段中的“fought against weight all her life”可知，此处指的是她三周“减掉”18磅。故选C项。
7．A.extra B．simple
C．easy D．hard
答案：D 此处chore意为“家庭杂务”。因为她八个月就减掉了73磅，可以说家庭杂务对于她来说不难了，故选D项。
8．A.knees B．hands
C．feelings D．teeth
答案：A 根据下文“I couldn't climb on a chair to change a light bulb”可知，她的“膝盖”疼得厉害，故选A项。
9．A.convenient B．painful
C．hurt D．comfortable
答案：D 这是减肥后的一个变化，之前她不能爬上椅子换灯泡，而现在她感觉“舒服”了，故选D项。
10．A.answered B．added
C．shouted D．explained
答案：B 下文还是Sarah所说的话，表示她进一步补充说，故用added。
11．A.care for B．join in
C．apply for D．catch up
答案：B Sarah的三个女儿都喜欢玩弗里斯比飞盘和游泳，她现在能加入她们了。join in “加入”符合题意。
12．A.treat B．cake
C．party D．reward
答案：A 根据下文孩子们给她的生日礼物是冻糕可知，这是“a special treat”。
13．A.over B．in
C．with D．by
答案：C 根据下文“cookies with much sugar”可知，本空选择with，表示“带有；具有”。
14．A.Still B．Otherwise
C．Besides D．Instead
答案：D 上文谈到“didn't provide her with cupcakes”，下文谈到“they brought her favorite parfait (冻糕)”可知，上下文是转折关系，所填词意为“相反；而”，故用Instead。
15．A.inspired B．cheated
C．persuaded D．prevented
答案：A 此处指Sarah成功减肥的经历激励了她的朋友们也开始节食，故用inspired。
16．A.devotion B．influence
C．attention D．comment
答案：B 根据下文提到她的丈夫可知，她减肥成功也影响了她的家人，故选B项。
17．A.swallowing B．enjoying
C．watching D．absorbing
答案：B 用enjoy “享受”来说明Sarah减肥成功后对丈夫的影响。
18．A.payment B．education
C．preference D．appearance
答案：C 根据下文可知，本句指的是她根据自己的偏好进行了一些改变。故选C项。
19．A.chef B．cooker
C．bill D．recipe
答案：D 根据下文的“using half a banana and half a cup of apple juice”可知， 本空用recipe “食谱”。
20．A.freeze B．purchase
C．put D．boil
答案：A 根据生活常识及语境可知，此处表示她把食物放在冰箱里冷冻好，然后用勺子吃。
Cloze 3
限时13分钟
My cousin is nine years old, a little bit fat and doesn't do really well at school. She is heavily __1__， and thus has developed some resistance and __2__ towards adults, who usually don't put high hopes in her.
Yesterday we went to an art __3__ together. There were paintings from kids with disabilities. My little girl has a __4__ eye, for the paintings she liked most were also the best of the show. She voluntarily helped to __5__ the chairs and table for a sharing session, painted by herself alongside new friends while I attended the sharing, and also __6__ helped me to get my bag from another room. That's __7__ that doesn't happen often at home as she's usually __8__ to her iPad.
In the afternoon, we went to buy books together. I bought a book written by a mom __9__ her journey with her autistic (自闭症的) son. On the bus back home, I briefly __10__ the book to my cousin, and to my surprise she was __11__ interested. She kept asking me to tell more stories about the boy in the book who __12__ with small things in life. Even when the subject strayed (离题) elsewhere, she __13__ hearing more about this boy. This is the first time I've seen her so interested in a __14__. Usually when she talks to me she describes events at school and at home without a __15__ focus. I'm very __16__ that the life of a __17__ has found its way into this little girl's heart.
I'm very thankful for the __18__ of books, for the beauty that my cousin revealed to me, and for the time we had together. I __19__ that I can keep seeing clearly the wonderful things in her, so that whenever the not－so－kind world __20__ her down, I can remind her how truly wonderful she has always been.
篇章导读：本文是一篇记叙文。作者的堂妹因为有点儿胖和学业成绩不是很好被别人取笑，从而对成年人产生了一些抵触和不信任。她却对作者讲的一个故事感兴趣，作者感慨一个陌生人的生活影响了小女孩的心灵。
1．A.abused B．adored
C．challenged D．teased
答案：D 根据上文中的“a little bit fat and doesn't do really well at school”可推知，作者的堂妹有点胖，学业成绩不是很好，因此被人取笑。tease “取笑”。故选D。
2．A.satisfaction B．dependence
C．distrust D．appreciation
答案：C 根据上文内容并与该句中的“resistance”相呼应可知，她对成年人产生了一些抵触和不信任(distrust)，而这些人通常也不对她抱太大希望。
3．A.exhibition B．performance
C．interview D．course
答案：A 根据下文中的“There were paintings” “show”可知，作者和堂妹一起去参观了艺术展览。故选A。
4．A.curious B．blind
C．doubtful D．sharp
答案：D 根据下文中的“for the paintings she liked most were also the best of the show\”可推知，堂妹的眼光非常敏锐(sharp)，她喜欢的画是展览中最好的。
5．A.donate B．rent
C．arrange D．distribute
答案：C 根据设空后的“the chairs and table for a sharing session”并结合选项可知，她自愿去帮着布置桌椅。故选C。
6．A.finally B．unwillingly
C．cheerfully D．secretly
答案：C 与上文“voluntarily helped”相呼应可推知，作者参加分享会的时候，堂妹和新朋友一起画画，还很高兴地(cheerfully)帮作者从另一个房间拿包。
7．A.anything B．something
C．nothing D．everything
答案：B 此处指上文堂妹为作者拿包这件事，故选B。
8．A.adjusted B．glued
C．admitted D．opposed
答案：B 这在家里是不常见的，因为她总是在看iPad。glue意为“黏合”，be glued to sth.为固定短语，意为“全神贯注看着某物”，故选B。
9．A.beginning B．advertising
C．recording D．taking
答案：C 作者买了一本由一位母亲写的书，书中记录(record)了她和患有自闭症的儿子的故事。
10．A.sent B．lent
C．owed D．introduced
答案：D 由设空前的“briefly”及下文中的“asking me to tell more stories”可知，在回家的公交车上，作者简要地把这本书介绍给堂妹。故选D。
11．A.nearly B．hardly
C．slightly D．truly
答案：D 由下文中的“She kept asking me to tell more stories” “This is the first time I've seen her so interested”可知，让作者惊讶的是，堂妹确实很感兴趣。truly意为“确实地”，故选D。
12．A.struggles B．plays
C．deals D．lives
答案：A 由上文提及书中的男孩患有自闭症可知，此处表示书中的男孩努力应付生活中的小事。struggle with sth.为固定短语，意为“与某事做斗争”。
13．A.insisted on B．dreamed of
C．worried about D．objected to
答案：A 由下文中的“seen her so interested”可推知，即使话题转移到别的地方，她也坚持要多听听这个男孩的故事。这是作者第一次看到她对一个话题如此感兴趣。insist on意为“坚持”，故选A。object to “反对”。
14．A.painting B．journey
C．topic D．title
答案：C 与上文中的subject “话题”相对应，故选C。
15．A.simple B．clear
C．natural D．controversial
答案：B 由上文作者第一次看到堂妹对一个话题如此感兴趣可知，通常当她和作者谈话时，她描述的是学校和家里发生的事情，没有明确的重点。clear “清晰的”，符合语境。故选B。
16．A.touched B．discouraged
C．puzzled D．disappointed
答案：A 作者感动于一个陌生人的生活进入了堂妹的内心。touched意为“受感动的；受触动的”，故选A。
17．A.relative B．stranger
C．traveler D．passer－by
答案：B 这个男孩和表妹并不认识，因此是陌生人。故选B。
18．A.theme B．content
C．characters D．power
答案：D 由上文书中人物的生活能进入堂妹的内心可知，作者非常感谢书籍的力量。
19．A.pray B．suspect
C．agree D．conclude
答案：A 根据设空后的“I can keep seeing clearly the wonderful things in her”并结合选项和常识可知，作者希望能一直看到堂妹身上的美好。pray “强烈地希望”，故选A。
20．A.turns B．puts
C．lets D．takes
答案：B 与第一段叙述的堂妹被别人取笑对应，此处表示每当这个不那么友善的世界贬低她时，作者就能提醒她，她一直都是很棒的。put sb. down是固定短语，意为“批评某人，使某人出洋相”。故选B。
Cloze 4
限时12分钟
Although my good job at a large company had made my parents happy, now I wanted something different. The only place I could __1__ working was Facebook, I __2__ from New York to San Francisco and __3__ at Facebook headquarters in Palo Alto, __4__ to find a job in Facebook.
A friend who worked there had agreed to __5__ me to a few people around the office. But on the way back from a coffee break, I got __6__. I __7__ around outside the Facebook building by myself, trying to __8__ myself that I was able enough to work here. I told myself I had already flown across the __9__ and now I just needed to go for it.
I sat in the hall of the building for what __10__ hours. Finally, at the very end of the day, the director of PR walked out and introduced herself. An hour later, I left the Facebook office even more __11__ about the company.
A few days later, the __12__ I had spoken with called me and said, “We don't have a full time job __13__. But if you're interested in a parttime job, you can come to work here tomorrow.”
This was not __14__ what I'd been hoping for. But I knew that I was passionate about the work and the company, so __15__ I flew from New York to San Francisco. A few months later I was __16__ a full time job.
Now Facebook is 15 times bigger than it was six years ago. If I hadn't made it __17__ my nervousness six years ago I would never have gotten the __18__.
Nowadays whenever I'm nervous about __19__， I think about waiting in the hall of Facebook and I encourage myself to be __20__.
篇章导读：本文是一篇记叙文。文章讲述了作者在Facebook求职并得到工作的一次经历。
1．A.remember B．imagine
C．permit D．recommend
答案：B 前文作者想要尝试不同的工作，此处表示作者唯一能想象的地方就是Facebook，故选B项。
2．A.rode B．drove
C．flew D．walked
答案：C 根据后文“flown across”可知作者从纽约飞往旧金山，故选C项。
3．A.showed up B．took up
C．brought up D．broke up
答案：A 根据语境可知，此处表示作者出现在Facebook总部。show up “露面，出现”，故选A项。
4．A.satisfied B．determined
C．unwilling D．inspired
答案：B 作者飞越整个美国，结合语境可知作者决心要在Facebook找到一个工作。故选B项。
5．A.confirm B．advise
C．explain D．introduce
答案：D 从下句“on the way back from a coffee break.”可知，作者的一个朋友同意把他介绍给办公室的几个人，故选D项。
6．A.comfortable B．confused
C．nervous D．afraid
答案：C 从后两句可以得知，作者突然紧张了，故选C项。
7．A.paced B．ran
C．turned D．marched
答案：A 作者在Facebook大楼外徘徊，pace around “四处走动”，故选A项。
8．A.refuse B．persuade
C．prohibit D．restrict
答案：B 从上下文语境可知，作者此时很紧张，试图去说服自己有能力在这儿工作，故选B项。
9．A.country B．city
C．state D．ocean
答案：A 从前文可知，作者从纽约飞到旧金山，即飞越了整个国家，故选A项。
10．A.looked like B．felt like
C．waited for D．took off
答案：B 作者感觉时间非常难熬，坐在大楼的大厅里，感觉过了好几个小时，故选B项。
11．A.excited B．amazed
C．confused D．disappointed
答案：A 根据后文可知作者对这次面试感觉比较成功，因此离开公司时比刚到时更加激动，故选A项。
12．A.man B．friend
C．woman D．neighbor
答案：C 根据前文中的“introduce herself”可知选C项。
13．A.appropriate B．ready
C．rewarding D．open
答案：D 根据语境可知，目前没有一个全职工作，只有一个临时工作岗位开放，open符合语境。故选D项。
14．A.firmly B．barely
C．truly D．exactly
答案：D 因为作者想找一个全职工作，因而这确实不是作者希望的工作，故选D项。
15．A.at once B．once again
C．just now D．immediately
答案：B 从前文可知作者从纽约飞到旧金山，因而这里作者再次从纽约飞到旧金山。once again表示“再次”，故选B项。
16．A.guaranteed B．declared
C．clarified D．offered
答案：D 几个月后公司给了作者一个正式工作。offer表示“主动提供”，符合语境，故选D项。
17．A.through B．up
C．out D．from
答案：A 句意：如果六年前我没有克服紧张，我就永远没有机会了。through “通过(障碍、阶段或测试)”，符合语境，故选A项。
18．A.salary B．payment
C．chance D．promotion
答案：C 根据语境可知，chance “机会”，符合语境，故选C项。
19．A.making a move B．having a try
C．doing a favor D．taking a risk
答案：D 根据全文可知，作者在面对冒险时有点紧张，符合语境，故选D项。
20．A.happy B．optimistic
C．brave D．anxious
答案：C 根据语境可知，面对冒险时，应该是鼓励自己要勇敢。故选C项。
Cloze 1
限时12分钟
(2019·全国卷Ⅱ)It's about 250 miles from the hills of westcentral Iowa to Ehlers' home in Minnesota. During the long trip home, following a weekend of hunting, Ehlers __1__ about the small dog he had seen __2__ alongside the road. He had __3__ to coax (哄) the dog to him but, frightened, it had __4__.
Back home, Ehlers was troubled by that __5__ dog. So, four days later, he called his friend Greg, and the two drove __6__. After a long and careful __7__， Greg saw, across a field, the dog moving __8__ away. Ehlers eventually succeeded in coaxing the animal to him. Nervousness and fear were replaced with __9__. It just started licking (舔) Ehlers' face.
A local farmer told them the dog sounded like one __10__ as lost in the local paper. The ad had a __11__ number for a town in southern Michigan. Ehlers __12__ the number of Jeff and Lisa to tell them he had __13__ their dog.
Jeff had __14__ in Iowa before Thanksgiving with his dog, Rosie, but the gun shots had scared the dog off. Jeff searched __15__ for Rosie in the next four days.
Ehlers returned to Minnesota, and then drove 100 miles to Minneapolis to put Rosie on a flight to Michigan. “It's good to know there's still someone out there who __16__ enough to go to that kind of __17__，” says Lisa of Ehlers' rescue __18__.
“I figured whoever lost the dog was probably just as __19__ to it as I am to my dogs，” says Ehlers. “If it had been my dog, I'd hope that somebody would be __20__ to go that extra mile.”
篇章导读：本文是一篇记叙文。文章主要介绍了一位男士帮助素不相识的人找回走失的狗的故事，体现了和谐的人际关系。
1．A.read B．forgot
C．thought D．heard
答案：C 根据前文可知，回家旅途中，Ehlers碰到一只小狗。再根据后文中Ehlers和小狗的故事可知，他在回家的路上一直想着(think)那条狗。
2．A.fighting B．trembling
C．eating D．sleeping
答案：B 根据后面的frightened可知，此处表示那条狗正在路边发抖(tremble)。
3．A.tried B．agreed
C．promised D．regretted
答案：A 结合后面的“to coax (哄) the dog to him but, frightened, it had__4__”可知，本来Ehlers试图(try)把那条狗哄到身边来，希望帮助它。但是却没有成功，狗因为受到惊吓跑掉了。
4．A.calmed down B．stood up
C．rolled over D．run off
答案：D 虽然Ehlers想把狗哄到身边来，帮助它，但是狗由于害怕，跑掉了(run off)，此处也与下文的lost呼应。
5．A.injured B．stolen
C．lost D．rescued
答案：C 根据上文的“but, frightened, it had run off”可知，那条狗跑掉了，因此Ehlers被那条走失的(lost)狗弄得心烦意乱。
6．A.home B．past
C．back D．on
答案：C 根据本段第一句可知，Ehlers回家了，但是他被那条走失的狗弄得心烦意乱，所以，四天后， 他叫上他的朋友Greg，开车回去(back)寻找那条狗。
7．A.preparation B．explanation
C．test D．search
答案：D 结合前面的“After a long and careful”和后面的“Greg saw, across a field, the dog moving__8__ away”可知，经过长时间的仔细搜索(search)，Greg看见了那条狗。
8．A.cautiously B．casually
C．skillfully D．angrily
答案：A 根据第一段最后一句中的“frightened”和下文的“Nervousness and fear”可知，那条狗受到惊吓，感到紧张不安和恐惧，因此当Greg看见它的时候，它正小心谨慎地(cautiously)移动。
9．A.surprise B．joy
C．hesitation D．anxiety
答案：B 根据空格前面的“Nervousness and fear were replaced”以及后面的“It just started licking (舔) Ehlers' face.”可知，它的不安和恐惧被快乐(joy)取代。
10．A.predicted B．advertised
C．believed D．recorded
答案：B 结合后面的“as lost in the local paper”及“The ad”可知，一位当地的农场主告诉他们这条狗好像是在当地报纸上被登广告的(advertise)走失的狗。
11．A.house B．phone
C．street D．car
答案：B 根据后面的“number for a town in southern Michigan”和“the number of Jeff and Lisa”以及生活常识可知，寻狗启事上应该有电话(phone)号码。
12．A.called B．copied
C．counted D．remembered
答案：A 根据后面的“the number of Jeff and Lisa to tell them he had __13__ their dog”可知，Ehlers打电话 (call)告诉Jeff和Lisa，即狗的主人，他发现了他们的狗。
13．A.fed B．adopted
C．found D．cured
答案：C 根据前面的“Ehlers __12__ the number of Jeff and Lisa to tell them”并结合生活常识可知，Ehlers当然是打电话告诉狗的主人，他发现(find)了他们的狗。
14．A.hunted B．skied
C．lived D．worked
答案：A 根据后面的“in Iowa before Thanksgiving with his dog, Rosie, but the gun shots had scared the dog off”可知，Jeff带着他的狗Rosie在Iowa打猎(hunt)，但是枪声把狗吓跑了。
15．A.on purpose B．on time
C．in turn D．in vain
答案：D 结合上文Ehlers发现了Rosie和本句“Jeff searched__15__ for Rosie in the next four days.”可知，Jeff找了四天，也没有找到他的狗，即徒劳无功(in vain)。
16．A.cares B．sees
C．suffers D．learns
答案：A 分析本句中的“says Lisa of Ehlers' rescue”可知，这句是狗的女主人Lisa赞美Ehlers的话。她认为有人能够关心(care)一条狗，真是一件好事。
17．A.place B．trouble
C．waste D．extreme
答案：B 结合上文Ehlers邀请朋友Greg帮助寻找那条狗，并且根据本段第一句可知，他还回到Minnesota，又开车100英里到了Minneapolis，在那里让Rosie登上了飞往Michigan的航班，这都说明他为那条狗大费周折(trouble)。
18．A.service B．plan
C．effort D．team
答案：C 上文提及Ehlers邀请朋友Greg一同寻找那条狗，他还回到Minnesota，又驱车100英里到了Minneapolis，在那里让Rosie登上了飞往Michigan的航班，这都说明Ehlers为了Rosie做出了很多努力(effort)。
19．A.equal B．allergic
C．grateful D．close
答案：D Ehlers认为无论是谁丢失了狗，狗主人对丢失的狗的亲密(close)程度都很可能像他对待自己的狗一样。
20．A.suitable B．proud
C．wise D．willing
答案：D 分析本句可知，Ehlers认为，如果他的狗走丢了，他希望有人愿意(willing)不怕麻烦地去帮助寻找他的狗。
Cloze 2
限时13分钟
(2020·大同市高三学情调研测试试题)
Nailed It!
Last July, Peters, 36, rolled her wheelchair into a nail (指甲) salon with the idea of doing her nails. But Peters, who has cerebral palsy (大脑性瘫痪), was __1__. The salon, she says, told her that they were afraid it would be __2__ difficult to properly paint her nails given that her hands __3__. What was meant to be a day of beauty for Peters was then a __4__.
__5__ the interaction from a few feet away was a Walmart cashier (收银员) about to go on her __6__. Ebony Harris, 40, __7__ in Peters, a Walmart regular, a similar spirit. “She's a lovely girl，\” Harris told ABC 12 of Flint, Michigan. “She's just like you, me, my daughter, and anybody. She wants to look __8__. So why can't she？\”
Harris __9__ Peters. “Do you want me to do your nails？\”she asked. A smile __10__ across Peters's face. “Yeah！\”
They shopped for nail polish and __11__ on a bright blue—a color that would catch every eye. They then made their __12__ into a neighboring subway, and found a table for two. Harris __13__ took Peters's hand into hers and carefully began painting her nails.
“I was a little nervous and was shaking too because I didn't want to __14__ her nails up，\” Harris admitted to ABC News. “I told her she's a blessing to us, to anybody, not __15__ me. She makes me look at life and appreciate it much __16__ than I have.\”
Watching it all with __17__ was subway employee Tasia Smith. What struck her most was the ease and gentleness __18__ by Harris as she painted Peters's nails, all the while chatting __19__ they were old friends. Smith was so moved by the scene that she wrote about it on the social media. “She was so __20__ with her，\” she wrote. “A big thank you to the Walmart worker for making this beautiful girl's day！\”
篇章导读：本文是一篇记叙文。患有脑瘫的Peters想做美甲却被美甲店拒绝了，路过的超市店员Harris主动提出为Peters做美甲，她认为Peters和其他人一样，有追求美的权利。地铁站的员工Tasia看到了Harris为Peters做美甲的一幕，她为Harris对Peters的耐心和温柔打动。
1．A.turned off B．turned on
C．turned away D．turned back
答案：C 根据文中的“wheelchair” “But” “cerebral palsy”并结合语境可知，Peters想做美甲，但被美甲店拒绝了。turn off意为“关闭”；turn on意为“打开”；turn away意为“拒绝”；turn back意为“折回，掉转头”。故选C。
2．A.so B．very
C．much D．too
答案：D 根据语境以及空后的“to”可知，该处为“too ... to ...”结构，表示“太……而不能……”，故选D。
3．A.shook B．waved
C．hurt D．moved
答案：A 此处是说美甲店告诉她，鉴于她的手颤抖，他们担心太难而不能很好地给她做美甲。
4．A.question B．success
C．disappointment D．surprise
答案：C 根据上文可知，美甲店拒绝为Peters做美甲，那对Peters意味着美好的一天变成了一种失望，故选C。
5．A.Thinking B．Watching
C．Staring D．Searching
答案：B 根据下文Harris有时间为Peters做美甲可知，一位准备要休息的沃尔玛收银员在不远处看到了这一幕，故选B。
6．A.break B．work
C．trip D．picnic
答案：A break意为“休息”，符合语境，故选A。
7．A.knew B．recognized
C．kept D．had
答案：B 根据语境可知，40岁的Ebony Harris在沃尔玛的这位常客Peters身上看到了女孩子们都有的爱美精神，等于recognized a similar spirit in Peters。故选B。
8．A.happy B．pretty
C．sad D．honest
答案：B 根据上文中的“a day of beauty”可知，Harris认为Peters也想看起来美丽，故选B。
9．A.praised B．smiled
C．approached D．asked
答案：C 根据下文内容可知，Harris走近Peters询问她。故选C。
10．A.covered B．lit
C．left D．spread
答案：D Peters脸上绽放出了微笑，spread “展开，散布”符合语境。故选D。
11．A.settled B．disagreed
C．sought D．discussed
答案：A 根据该句可知，她们去商店买指甲油，最后决定选择亮蓝色，一种吸引人眼球的颜色，故选A。settle on “选定”。
12．A.road B．direction
C．way D．aim
答案：C 然后她们走进了临近的地铁，找了一张两个人坐的桌子，make one's way “前往，到……地方去”为固定用法。故选C。
13．A.gently B．fiercely
C．violently D．gradually
答案：A 根据该句中的“carefully began painting her nails”可知，Harris轻柔地把Peters的手握在她的手里，然后小心地开始给她做美甲，故选A。
14．A.paint B．do
C．cut D．mess
答案：D 根据上文Harris小心地给Peters做美甲可知，Harris有一点紧张，手有点抖，因为她不想把Peters的指甲弄脏。mess sth. up意为“弄脏，弄乱”，故选D。
15．A.exactly B．entirely
C．really D．just
答案：D 根据空前的“to us, to anybody, not”并结合语境可知，此处表述“不仅仅是对我来说”。D项符合语境。
16．A.less B．more
C．fewer D．worse
答案：B 根据该句中的“much __16__ than I have”可知，Peters让Harris去审视人生，比以前更加感激生活，故选B。
17．A.kindness B．admiration
C．help D．amazement
答案：B 根据下文内容可知，地铁站的员工Tasia Smith赞赏地看着这一切，admiration “钦佩；赞赏”，故选B。
18．A.wanted B．required
C．shown D．surrounded
答案：C 根据空后的“by”并结合语境可知，Harris给Peters做美甲的时候展现出的自在和温柔让Tasia印象深刻，故选C。
19．A.because B．though
C．even if D．as if
答案：D 根据该句中的“old friends”可知，在整个过程中，她们一直在聊天就好像她们是老朋友似的，as if “犹如；好似”，故选D。
20．A.patient B．satisfied
C．popular D．familiar
答案：A 根据上文Harris小心地给Peters做美甲的描写可知，Harris对Peters很有耐心。故选A。
Cloze 3
限时13分钟
(2019·浙江高考)There are lots of ways to raise awareness for a cause. Usually, the __1__ the idea is, the more it gets noticed. And that's precisely why one __2__ Frenchman has caught our attention.
Baptiste Dubanchet is biking across Europe, surviving __3__ on discarded (丢弃) food. The threemonth, 1,900mile journey from Paris to Warsaw is Dubanchet's __4__ of raising awareness of food waste in Europe and throughout the world.
As you can __5__， the trip is no piece of cake. While restaurants __6__ tons of food each year, much of it remains inaccessible because of __7__ garbage containers, health regulations, or business policies. Only about one in ten places __8__ him food that would otherwise be discarded. For legal __9__， most restaurants have a policy against __10__ food waste. “Some people have even __11__ their jobs by giving me food，” Dubanchet said.
What's __12__ interesting is the attitude various cities have toward Dubanchet's cause. Berlin has been the __13__ while the most difficult was the Czech town of Pilsen. There, he had to __14__ at some 50 different stores or restaurants before finding food. The __15__ is all the more serious when you consider the __16__ exercise required to bike from France to Poland.
“I have to get food __17__ because after all the biking I am tired and I need the __18__，” Dubanchet explained. “Is my __19__ full or empty? That is the most important thing, not what I am eating.”
He aims to __20__ his journey by midJuly. With any luck, he'll turn a few more heads in the process.
篇章导读：本文是一篇记叙文。文章讲述了为提高人们节约食物的意识，法国人Dubanchet 骑行穿越欧洲，途中靠人们丢弃的食物为生，并介绍了不同城市对食物垃圾的态度不同。
1．A.cleverer B．older
C．stranger D．simpler
答案：C 引起人们对一项事业的关注有很多种方式。通常来说，想法越奇怪(stranger)，得到的关注也越多。根据下文所述，骑行过程中以垃圾为食是一种奇怪行为。
2．A.garbageeating B．sportsloving
C．foodwasting D．lawbreaking
答案：A 句意：这就是一个吃垃圾的(garbageeating)法国人引起我们注意的原因。
3．A.secretly B．finally
C．entirely D．probably
答案：C Baptiste Dubanchet 骑行穿越欧洲，途中完全(entirely)靠吃人们丢弃的食物为生。
4．A.purpose B．way
C．opinion D．dream
答案：B 由第一段第一句可知，从巴黎到华沙，历时三个月，骑行1,900英里，这就是Dubanchet引起欧洲和世界对食物浪费这一现象关注的方式(way)。
5．A.observe B．imagine
C．suggest D．remember
答案：B 正如你能想象(imagine)的，这趟骑行之旅并不容易。
6．A.store B．cook
C．shop for D．throw away
答案：D 根据上下文可知，饭店每年都要丢掉(throw away)大量的食物。
7．A.locked B．damaged
C．connected D．abandoned
答案：A 虽然饭店每年都会丢掉大量的食物，但由于垃圾箱被锁(locked)、健康法规或商业政策的限制，大部分被丢弃的食物是不容易获得的。
8．A.bought B．offered
C．ordered D．sold
答案：B 只有大约十分之一的地方为他提供了(offered)会丢弃的食物。
9．A.reasons B．rights
C．fees D．aids
答案：A 根据下文可知，送给别人被丢弃的食物是法律不允许的，因此此处指“出于法律原因(reasons)”。
10．A.begging for B．giving away
C．hiding D．causing
答案：B 大多数饭店都有政策禁止送给(give away)别人被丢弃的食物。
11．A.did B．kept
C．accepted D．risked
答案：D 有些人因为给“我”食物而冒着丢掉工作的风险(risk)。
12．A.hardly B．usually
C．particularly D．merely
答案：C 特别(particularly)有趣的是，各个城市对Dubanchet的事业的态度。
13．A.easiest B．nearest
C．biggest D．richest
答案：A 根据后面的“while the most difficult was the Czech town of Pilsen”可知，前面应该是与最困难的对比，因此柏林是最容易(easiest)得到食物的城市。
14．A.work B．shout
C．ask D．jump
答案：C 在最难获得食物的镇上，他要询问(ask)大约50家不同的商店或餐馆，才能找到食物。
15．A.competition B．conversation
C．conflict D．challenge
答案：D 当你考虑到从法国骑行到波兰需要消耗大量体力时，这个挑战(challenge)就更加严峻了。
16．A.adequate B．rewarding
C．demanding D．suitable
答案：C 从法国到波兰，对人来讲应该是需要消耗大量(demanding)体力的。
17．A.again B．alone
C．later D．fast
答案：D “我”不得不很快(fast)获得食物，因为骑行之后，“我”很累。
18．A.spirit B．energy
C．time D．effort
答案：B 骑行之后很累，需要补充能量(energy)。
19．A.stomach B．hand
C．pocket D．basket
答案：A 他的肚子(stomach)是不是饱了？这是最重要的，而不是他在吃什么。
20．A.arrange B．restart
C．report D．finish
答案：D 他打算在7月中旬完成(finish)他的旅行。
Cloze 4
限时12分钟
(2018·全国卷Ⅲ)When most of us get a text message on our cell phone from an unknown person, we usually say “sorry, __1__ number！” and move on. But when Dennis Williams __2__ a text that clearly wasn't intended for him, he did something __3__.
On March 19, Dennis got a group text __4__ him that a couple he didn't know were at the hospital, waiting for the __5__ of a baby.
“Congratulations! But I think someone was mistaken，” Dennis __6__. The baby was born and update texts were __7__ quickly from the overjoyed grandmother, Teresa. In her __8__， she didn't seem to realize that she was __9__ the baby's photos with a complete stranger. “Well, I don't __10__ you all but I will get there to take pictures with the baby，” replied Dennis before asking which room the new __11__ were in.
Much to the family's surprise, Dennis stuck to his __12__！ He turned up at the hospital __13__ gifts for the new mother Lindsey and her baby boy. Lindsey's husband was totally __14__ by the unexpected visit. “I don't think we would have randomly invited him over but we __15__ it and the gifts.”
Teresa __16__ a photo of the chance meeting on a social networking website __17__ by the touching words: “What a __18__ this young man was to our family! He was so __19__ and kind to do this.” The post has since gained the __20__ of social media users all over the world, receiving more than 184,000 shares and 61,500 likes in just three days.
篇章导读：本文是一篇记叙文。文章主要讲述了Dennis Williams认真对待陌生人发来的手机信息，积极行善，传递祝福，使一对初为父母的陌生夫妻备受感动的故事。
1．A.unlucky B．secret
C．new D．wrong
答案：D 根据前后关键信息“from an unknown person”， “sorry”， “and move on”及生活常识可知，大部分人对收到的陌生短信息会回应说“发错(wrong)手机号了”。故选D。
2．A.received B．translated
C．copied D．printed
答案：A 根据文章第一句中的“When most of us get a text message on our cell phone”可以推知，此处表示他收到(receive)了一则信息。故选A。
3．A.reasonable B．special
C．necessary D．practical
答案：B 根据设空处所在句子中的转折连词But及后文所述他对陌生短信的处理方式可知，他的做法与众不同，所以用special。
4．A.convincing B．reminding
C．informing D．warning
答案：C 根据后面宾语从句的内容“a couple he didn't know were at the hospital, waiting for the __5__ of a baby”可知，这组短信是在告诉(inform)他这个消息。故选C。
5．A.wakeup B．recovery
C．growth D．arrival
答案：D 根据下文中关键信息“The baby was born”可知，他们在等候新生儿的到来(arrival)。故选D。
6．A.responded B．interrupted
C．predicted D．repeated
答案：A 根据引号中的内容可知，Dennis积极、真诚且委婉地回复(respond)了。故选A。
7．A.coming in B．setting out
C．passing down D．moving around
答案：A 由语境可知，此处表示更新了的信息源源不断地被Dennis的手机接收到。come in可表示消息或信息被接收到。故选A。
8．A.opinion B．anxiety
C．excitement D．effort
答案：C 根据第7空后的“from the overjoyed grandmother”可知，这位奶奶太兴奋，以致把信息发错了。故选C。
9．A.comparing B．exchanging
C．discussing D．sharing
答案：D 根据后文中“I will get there to take pictures with the baby”可知，Dennis收到了Teresa发来的新生儿的照片，所以是Teresa跟陌生人分享(share)了照片。故选D。
10．A.accept B．know
C．believe D．bother
答案：B 根据前文中的“Dennis got a group text __4__ him that a couple he didn't know”可知，Dennis不认识(know)他们。故选B。
11．A.parents B．doctors
C．patients D．visitors
答案：A 根据前文可以推知，这对夫妇初为父母(parents)。故选A。
12．A.dream B．promise
C．agenda D．principle
答案：B 根据第10空所在句子中后一分句及后文“He turned up at the hospital __13__ gifts for the new mother Lindsey and her baby boy.”可知，他坚守了自己的承诺(promise)。故选B。
13．A.bearing B．collecting
C．opening D．making
答案：A 根据语境可知，他是携带着(bear)礼物来的。故选A。
14．A.discouraged B．relaxed
C．astonished D．defeated
答案：C 根据空后的“unexpected”及后文引号中她丈夫所说的话可知，她丈夫对Dennis的来访感到十分惊讶。astonished “吃惊的”。故选C。
15．A.admit B．need
C．appreciate D．expect
答案：C 根据语境以及后文所述Teresa在网上发贴可知，他们全家十分感激(appreciate) Dennis的到来以及带来的礼物。故选C。
16．A.found B．selected
C．developed D．posted
答案：D 根据后文中的“The post has since gained the __20__ of social media users ...”可知，她把照片张贴(post)到了社交网站上。故选D。
17．A.confirmed B．simplified
C．clarified D．accompanied
答案：D 根据语境可知，照片后面附着一段感人的文字。be accompanied by “伴随有；附有”，过去分词短语作后置定语，符合语境。故选D。
18．A.pity B．blessing
C．relief D．problem
答案：B 根据语境可推知，这位奶奶认为这位年轻的陌生人来看望宝宝是对全家人的祝福(blessing)。故选B。
19．A.smart B．calm
C．sweet D．fair
答案：C 所填词与kind并列，所以用sweet, 表示“亲切的；体贴的”。故选C。
20．A.sympathy B．attention
C．control D．trust
答案：B 根据文章最后一句中的“receiving more than 184,000 shares and 61,500 likes in just three days”可知，三天里有184,000人分享，61,500点赞，所以是引起了极大的关注。attention “关注”符合语境。故选B。
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