定時訓(xùn)練(12)專題特訓(xùn)(完形填空)(一)SectionAIremembervividlythecallthatchangedmylife.ItwasTuesday，F(xiàn)ebruary18，whenthe__1__ranginthekitchenofmyLosAngeleshome.OnthelinewasMartyBanderas，aliteraryagenttowhomIhadsentadraft(草稿)ofmynovelthreeweeksearlier.“Ihaveacoupleof__2__，”Banderassaid.“First，howoldareyou？”“I'm48，”Ireplied.“Areyouingoodhealth？”“Yes，excellent.What'sthisabout？”“I'vesoldyournovels__3__oneandahalfmilliondollars.”Isatdowninshock.Ihadwrittenfourteennovelsintwentyyears，buteachonehadbeen__4__bythepublishers.Isupposemanypeoplewouldhavebeendiscouraged，butnotme.Eachtime，Ijust__5__writinganotherone.Myhusbandadvisedmetofindsomethingelsetodo，butIrefusedto__6__up.Seeingthisbook__7__wasthebestthingthathaseverhappenedtome.It'samysterystory(likealltheothers)anditwasonthebest－seller__8__twoweeksafterpublication！Igotmyfirstlessoninstorytellingfrommygrandmother.Sheusedtoreadmestories.Shewastheonewhogavemea__9__ofwords.Shesparked(激發(fā))myimaginationandshehasbeena__10__influenceonme.IalwayshadstoriesrunningthroughmyheadandassoonasIcouldwrite，Iputthemdownonpaper.ImarriedyoungandIhavethreechildren，butIneverstoppedwriting，__11__novelsbetweendoingthediapers(嬰兒的尿布)anddishes.I'mwritinganothernovelnow.Yes，my__12__haschangedmylife.1．A.phone B.bellC．clock D.alarm解析前面提到了“記得一個電話”。call是“電話”之意，當(dāng)然下文仍舊指當(dāng)電話響的時候“我”正在廚房里，故選phone。答案A2．A.novels B.thingsC．questions D.problems解析從接下來的幾個句子可知這里指有幾個問題要問。答案C3．A.to B.forC．on D.in解析sellsthforsomemoney意為“把某物賣了多少錢”，此處意為“我把你的小說賣了一百五十萬美元”。答案B4．A.rejected B.receivedC．decided D.lost解析指以前寫的小說始終都被出版社退回。答案A5．A.couldn'thelp B.gotdowntoC．gotusedto D.wenton解析getdowntodoing“開頭著手做某事”。承接上文意思，這句說：每次被出版社退回后，我不灰心，開頭著手寫另一本。goondoing指連續(xù)做同一件事。答案B6．A.hold B.lookC．give D.set解析固定短語giveup。句意：丈夫建議我做點(diǎn)別的事情，但我不放棄。答案C7．A.sold B.publishedC．printed D.passed解析seesthdone是固定用法，此處指看到這本書被出版。答案B8．A.books B.shopsC．record D.list解析指這本書在暢銷品之列。答案D9．A.use B.loveC．meaning D.respect解析是祖母給“我”講故事讓“我”寵愛上文字。答案B10．A.lasting B.normalC．careful D.general解析祖母通過那些故事對“我”產(chǎn)生了長久的影響。答案A11．A.thinking B.readingC．developing D.translating解析developnovels“開放故事”。答案C12．A.friend B.callC．success D.work解析指“我”寫小說這件事的成功轉(zhuǎn)變了“我”的一生。答案CSectionBDearUncleSid，Thisweek，CarlaandIhavebeenvisitingCalgaryinCanada，sothatwecouldgoskiing.YouprobablyhaveneverheardofCalgary，__1__itisthethirdlargestcityinCanada.Itisabout300kmsouthofCalgary__2__becameasettlementinthe1870s.Back__3__，itwaslittlemorethananarmycampprotectinghuntersandmerchants.Thecityonlyreallybegantogrowafter1883，__4__therailwayreachedit.ThousandsofpeopletravelledwestwardstoCalgarytostartfarmsandraisecattle.Today，Calgaryisamodern，dynamiccity.Ithasmanyshoppingmallsandskyscrapers.__5__，itstillhasthesamefrontierspiritoftheOldWest—manypeoplewearcowboyhatsandboots，andcountrymusicisverypopular.Yesterday，__6__wenttothenearbymountains.Itwasfreezingcold.However，asaphotographeryou__7__haveenjoyedtheopportunitytoseethisplace—itwassobeautifulthatittookmybreathaway.Ireallylovethisplace.Thereissomuchyoucandohere__8__recreation.Youshouldreallycomeandvisitit.Ithinkyouwouldloveittoo.Yourniece，Katie1．解析前句說“你可能從沒聽說過卡爾加里”，好像是沒出名氣，后句說“它是加拿大第三大城市”，其實(shí)不是一個小地方。所以前后為轉(zhuǎn)折關(guān)系。答案but2．解析此句意思是“卡爾加里第一次有人居住是在19世紀(jì)70年月”。答案first3．解析backthen意思是“那時，當(dāng)時”。答案then4．解析when引導(dǎo)非限制性定語從句修飾1883，在從句中作時間狀語。答案when5．解析前句指其現(xiàn)代性，后句指其傳統(tǒng)習(xí)俗，所以應(yīng)當(dāng)填表示轉(zhuǎn)折關(guān)系的詞。由于有逗號，所以只能是副詞however，不能填連詞but。答案However6．解析由于第一句告知讀者是作者和Carla一起在加拿大觀光游玩，所以應(yīng)當(dāng)為“我們?nèi)チ怂闹艿纳綆X”。答案we7．解析鑒于作者對此處美景大加觀賞的程度，此句應(yīng)為虛擬語氣，意思是“天氣冷得可以將人凍僵。不過，作為一個攝影師，(假如你昨天和我們在一起，)你有機(jī)會看到這里的美景確定也會感到很幸運(yùn)”。wouldhavedone是表示“假如滿足某虛擬條件，過去某時候某人確定會……”。答案would8．解析表示目的。句意：在這里可以搞很多活動來玩樂。答案for(二)SectionAGrowingupintheU．S.A.，Ialwayswantedtoexperienceanotherculture.The__1__camewhenIwas15.Afterseveralmonthsof__2__,IwasreadytospendthesecondtermofmyfirstyearofhighschoolasanexchangestudentinAustralia.LandinginPerthwasoneofthemostexcitingmomentsofmylife.I__3__thenthattherewasnoturningback.ThefamilyIwouldlivewithwaswaitingforme，anditwouldbeonlyfivedays__4__thenewschoolyearstarted.TheCatholicschoolI__5__wasdifferentfrommypublicschoolbackintheStates.Theuniformcodewasverystrict.Wewereonly__6__towearonebracelet，whichhadtobeawatchandonenecklace，whichhadtohaveaHolyCross.Iwasquiteintimidated(可怕的)atfirst，__7__neverhavingbeentoanewschool—evenintheUnitedStates.Everythingwent__8__，though.Theteacherswerewelcomingandthestudentswerefriendly.Themostunforgettabletimeofmytermabroadwaswithforty－oneotherinternationalexchangestudentstravelingaroundAustraliaduringourtermbreak.Our__9__wereasextensiveasournationalities：wetraveledtoSydney，Canberra，Mildura，CooberPedy，Uluru，KingsCanyon，AliceSprings，MountIsa，AirlieBeach，andtheColdCoast.Thefewweeksweenjoyedtogetherwerecrowdedwith__10__．Wetookaday－cruiseonDarlingHarborandvisitedtheSydneyOperaHouse.Wesleptinan“undergroundtown”．WewalkedaroundthefamousAyersRockandwentsailingonthePacificOcean.Attheendofour__11__inAustralia，wehadthreeweeksoftravelingtimetoshareourstoriesandhelpeachotherdealwithleaving.Itwas__12__thatourlastdaytogetherwasfilledwithtears.Wepackedourcamp，exchangede－mailaddresses，andgatheredtogetherforafinalgood－bye.1．A.dream B.vacationC．privilege D．opportunity解析依據(jù)前文可知，作者始終期望能去體驗(yàn)另一種不同的文化，這次機(jī)會最終來了。dream“幻想”；vacation“假期”；privilege“特權(quán)，特殊待遇”；opportunity“機(jī)會，時機(jī)”。答案D2．A.examining B.preparingC．staying D.resting解析經(jīng)過幾個月的預(yù)備，作者在高中第一年的其次學(xué)期到澳大利亞去做交換生。依據(jù)句意可知B項(xiàng)符合。答案B3．A.realized B.wonderedC．wished D.concluded解析作者到達(dá)佩思(澳大利亞城市)的時候就意識到已經(jīng)不能再回頭了。由于要同自己一起生活的那家人在等自己，而且新學(xué)校還有五天就要開學(xué)了。A項(xiàng)“意識到，實(shí)現(xiàn)”；B項(xiàng)“想知道，對……感到懷疑”；C項(xiàng)“期望，祝愿”；D項(xiàng)“總結(jié)，得出結(jié)論”。答案A4．A.when B.sinceC．until D.before解析依據(jù)上一題解析可知答案為D項(xiàng)。答案D5．A.visited B.involvedC．a(chǎn)ttended D.studied解析作者要去上學(xué)的學(xué)校和自己在美國的公立學(xué)校不同。attendschool“上學(xué)”。答案C6．A.persuaded B.allowedC．determined D.forced解析這所學(xué)校只允許同學(xué)戴手表和帶有十字架的項(xiàng)鏈。allowsbtodosth/sbbeallowedtodosth“允許某人做某事”。答案B7．A.always B.intentionallyC．specially D.especially解析作者有些擔(dān)憂，特殊是之前在美國從來沒有去過新學(xué)校。always“總是，始終”；intentionally“有意地，有意地”；specially“特地地，專程地”；especially“尤其地，特殊地”。答案D8．A.toughly B.annoyinglyC．smoothly D.strangely解析依據(jù)后面“Theteacherswerewelcomingandthestudentswerefriendly.”可知，作者在這里一切都還順當(dāng)。toughly“強(qiáng)硬地，固執(zhí)地”；annoyingly“惱人地，煩人地”；smoothly“平滑地，流暢地，平穩(wěn)地，順當(dāng)?shù)亍保籹trangely“奇異地，不行思議地，驚異地”。答案C9．A.destinations B.worksitesC．habitats D．shelters解析依據(jù)后文提到的國家名稱可知，作者和其他的交換生會利用假期去很多地方旅游。旅游的目的地多的就像他們的國籍一樣。A項(xiàng)“目的地”；B項(xiàng)“工地，工作地點(diǎn)”；C項(xiàng)“習(xí)慣”；D項(xiàng)“避風(fēng)港，避難所”。答案A10．A.challenges B.amusementsC．a(chǎn)ssignments D.activities解析依據(jù)后文可知，作者和其他同學(xué)在這僅有的幾周時間里參與了很多的活動。A項(xiàng)“挑戰(zhàn)”；B項(xiàng)“消遣，消遣”；C項(xiàng)“工作，任務(wù)”；D項(xiàng)“活動”。答案D11．A.holiday B.stayC．work D.tour解析在澳大利亞停留的最終階段，作者和同學(xué)們共享彼此的故事和相互掛念處理動身前的事宜。holiday“假期，度假”；stay“停留，駐足”；work“工作，作品”；tour“旅行，觀光，巡回演出”。答案B12．A.natural B.essentialC．embarrassing D.unexpected解析最終時刻免不了要灑淚分別，這是很自然的事情，所以選擇A項(xiàng)。natural“自然的，自然?的”；essential“基本的，必不行少的”；embarrassing“令人尷尬的，令人犯難的”；unexpected“無法預(yù)料的，突如其來的”。答案ASectionBLiuWeihaiismakinggoodprogress.__1__hishandisweak，hecannowfeelhotandcold.TheoperationwasdoneinZhongshanHospitalandlastedforfourhours.Duringtheoperation，MrLiuhad__2__newhandattached.LiuWeihaiwasattackedbyawildanimalthreemonthsagowhileleadingagroupoftouristsinthemountains，__3__losthislefthand.__4__membersofLiu'sg