專限時(shí)訓(xùn)練(十六)　[夾敘夾議型完形填空(二)]

　　(限時(shí)：每篇10分鐘)

　　(一)

　　It was a test all of us would hope to pass, but none of us really wants to take. A masked gunman points his weapon at a Christian and asks “Do you

　　__1__ God？” She knows that if she says “yes，” she’ll pay for her belief. But unfaithfulness to her Lord is unthinkable.

　　So, with what would be her last

　　__2__， she calmly answers “Yes, I believe in God.”

　　As you may have guessed, the event I’m describing took place last Tuesday in Littleton, Colorado.

　　As the Washington Post __3__， the two students who shot 13 people, Eric Harris and Dylan Klebold, did not choose their victims at random(隨意)—they were __4__ out of ugly prejudices(偏見)．

　　Media coverage has focused on the killers’ hostility(敵意) toward racial minorities and athletes, but there was another group the pair __5__ every bit as much, if not more: Christians. And, there were plenty of them to hate at Columbine High School. According to some __6__ eight Christians—four Evangelicals and four Catholics—were killed.

　　Among them was Cassia Bernall. And it was Cassia who made the dramatic __7__ I’ve just described —fitting for a person whose __8__ movie was Brave Heart, in which the hero dies a martyr’s(殉教的) death.

　　Cassia was a 17-year-old junior with long blond hair that she wanted to __9__ and have made into wigs(假發(fā)) for cancer patients who had lost their hair through chemotherapy(化療). She was __10__ in her youth group at West Pool’s Community Church and was known for carrying a Bible to school.

　　Cassia was in the school library reading her Bible when the two young killers __11__ . According to witnesses, one of the killers pointed his gun at Cassia and asked, “Do you believe in God？” Cassia __12__ and then answered, “Yes, I believe in God.” “Why？” the gunman asked. Cassia did not have a chance to respond. The gunman had already shot her dead.

　　()1.A.believe in

　　B．care for

　　C．fight against

　　D．rely on

　　()2.A.sight

　　B．words

　　C．note

　　D．picture

　　()3.A.reported

　　B．wrote

　　C．a(chǎn)sked

　　D．watched

　　()4.A.killing

　　B．walking

　　C．a(chǎn)cting

　　D．making

　　()5.A.liked

　　B．noted

　　C．got

　　D．hated

　　()6.A.accounts

　　B．papers

　　C．policemen

　　D．a(chǎn)rticles

　　C．drove in

　　D．burst in

　　()12.A.paused

　　B．stood

　　C．smiled

　　D．walked

　　(二)

　　Since I have been in my new neighborhood, I have had the pleasure of meeting a few of my neighbors. My __13__ idea was to make small fruit baskets and leave them on each of my neighbors’ front porches(門廊) the night of Christmas Eve for them to find. I signed the cards: “Happy Holidays from 5104 Northumberland Road.”

　　I __14__ the friendly lady for last, since I was still not exactly sure where she lived. I __15__ decided upon a house down about where I met her each morning and felt relatively sure that it was hers.

　　This morning I noticed a small __16__ inside the mailbox. It was addressed simply—Resident, 5104 Northumberland Road. I opened the __17__ and took out a thank-you card. The card said, “Thank you for the lovely fruit basket you __18__ on the porch of Richard Kelly. It was very __19__ . Richard Kelly passed away half a month ago. He never stopped talking about how nice it was that someone remembered him in his time of __20__ . He really appreciated it.”

　　I was sincerely shocked. I had no idea who Richard Kelly was or that he had been gravely ill. I had left that __21__ lady’s basket on Mr Kelly’s porch by accident. I wanted to say by mistake, but that would be wrong. I believe that Richard Kelly was __22__ to have that basket. I hate that the lady did not get to __23__ a fruit basket from me, but I believe that if she knew what had happened, she would not have had the outcome any other way.

　　I feel blessed to have helped Richard Kelly’s last days be more cheerful. This just further reinforces(加強(qiáng)) my belief that there are never any __24__ in life.

　　()13.A.gift

　　B．sympathy

　　C．visit

　　D．invitation

　　()14.A.helped

　　B．called

　　C．thanked

　　D．saved

　　()15.A.immediately

　　B．finally

　　C．honestly

　　D．terribly

　　()16.A.basket

　　B．present

　　C．note

　　D．cheque

　　()17.A.mailbox

　　B．window

　　C．book

　　D．envelop

　　()18.A.made

　　B．left

　　C．provided

　　D．designed

　　()19. A．thoughtful

　　B．a(chǎn)ttractive

　　C．sad

　　D．practical

　　C．changes

　　D．secrets

　　(三)

　　About a year ago I remember getting a call from the school just as I came home after having driven 20 minutes to the school and 20 minutes back. “Mrs. Brown, your son

　　__25__

　　us to call. He forgot his sports clothes. Can you come back to the school and drop them off？” I got very

　　__26__

　　! I had already spent 40 minutes in the busy weekday morning traffic. I replied, “Sorry, I’m working at the moment. I’m afraid that my son needs to learn to be

　　__27__ .” Ouch. Yes, it was tough to do so, but I hated it that my son thought my only

　　__28__

　　in life was to always be ready to do what he wanted.

　　So today, about a year later, the school called me again. This time my son got on the phone. “Mom, I’m really sorry but I forgot my sports clothes. Would you

　　__29__

　　if you dropped them off for me？” His

　　__30__

　　was genuinely sweet and unassuming(謙遜的). I decided to say

　　__31__

　　. I had some flexibility in my schedule and more importantly, my son had the right

　　__32__

　　—he was not assuming anything. When I arrived at the school and got to the main office, the school secretary

　　__33__

　　that my son had been very reluctant to call me. While passing the clothes to my son, I told him that I would

　　__34__

　　to do that sort of thing—__35__

　　he forgets something, I won’t come back to the school to drop it off.

　　Being a good parent requires delivering tough love sometimes because kids need to learn to be

　　__36__

　　and manage things on their own. If you always do everything they want for them, they’ll never learn to look after themselves, and probably fail in today’s competitive world.

　　()25.A.forced

　　B．ordered

　　C．a(chǎn)sked

　　D．wished

　　()26.A.worried

　　B．a(chǎn)ngry

　　C．disappointed

　　D．nervous

　　()27.A.educated

　　B．a(chǎn)dvised

　　C．criticized

　　D．organized

　　()28.A.purpose

　　B．pleasure

　　C．hobby

　　D．idea

　　()29.A.think

　　B．hate

　　C．mind

　　D．like

　　()30.A.appearance

　　B．voice

　　C．personality

　　D．speech

　　()31.A.no

　　B．yes

　　C．sorry

　　D．hello

　　()32.A.attitude

　　B．lifestyle

　　C．a(chǎn)pproach

　　D．intention

　　()33.A.believed

　　B．ensured

　　C．a(chǎn)greed

　　D．explained

　　()34.A.volunteer

　　B．hesitate

　　C．refuse

　　D．manage

　　()35.A.because

　　B．though

　　C．unless

　　D．if

　　()36.A.independent

　　B．confident

　　C．thoughtful

　　D．helpful

　　(四)

　　A person began reflecting on the people who had a positive effect on his life. In particular he remembered a woman teacher who had

　　__37__

　　to instill(灌輸) in him a love of poetry. He had not seen or spoken to her for many years and took a moment to remember the effect she had on his life. He

　　__38__

　　found her address and sent her a letter of thanks. A short time later, he received this

　　__39__

　?。?/p>

　　“I cannot tell you how much your letter

　　__40__

　　to me. I am in my eighties, living alone in a small room and cooking my own meals. You will be interested to know that I taught school for 50 years and yours is the first note of appreciation that I ever

　　__41__

　　. It came on a cold morning, and it

　　__42__

　　me as nothing has in many years.”

　　The

　　__43__

　　that were written back to the person brightened his day.

　　We never know who we are “touching” in our lives. We can say one word or maybe a short conversation with someone that can

　　__44__

　　change their life.

　　__45__

　　we all have a great effect on each other, yet we do not always get recognized for our efforts.

　　Therefore, appreciate someone today.

　　__46__

　　some people who have had a positive effect on your life and send them a sincere thank-you or appreciation card today. Find their address and mail them a greeting card, letting them know how they have

　　__47__

　　your life. In giving to them, you will not only be brightening their day, but also you will be

　　__48__

　　too.

　　()37.A.learned

　　B．failed

　　C．tried

　　D．prepared

　　()38.A.finally

　　B．generally

　　C．suddenly

　　D．slowly

　　()39.A.lesson

　　B．a(chǎn)rticle

　　C．memory

　　D．reply

　　()40.A.came

　　B．meant

　　C．happened

　　D．passed

　　C．Look after

　　D．Look for

　　()47.A.saved

　　B．enriched

　　C．damaged

　　D．touched

　　()48.A.rewarded

　　B．thanked

　　C．helped

　　D．respected

　　專限時(shí)訓(xùn)練(十六)

　　(一)

　　全文講述了宗教仇恨主義者槍殺了幾名宗教信仰者。在這里面就有Cassia，她是一個(gè)充滿愛心的初中生，面對殺人魔鬼，她勇敢地說出自己的信仰，為信仰而殉難。

　　1．A　 聯(lián)系下文“Yes, I believe in God.”我們知道，別人問是否信仰上帝。其他選項(xiàng)中，care for照顧，喜歡；fight against與……戰(zhàn)斗； rely on依靠。

　　2．B　 由短文最后兩句Cassia did not have a chance to respond. The gunman had already shot her dead.我們知道，“我相信上帝”是她說的最后一句話。

　　3．A　 聯(lián)系空前的the Washington Post我們知道，《華盛頓郵報(bào)》對此事進(jìn)行了報(bào)道。

　　4．C　 聯(lián)系空后的out of ugly prejudices我們知道，他們是出于丑惡的偏見才采取這樣的行動(dòng)的。A有一定的干擾性，聯(lián)系前面我們知道，kill為及物動(dòng)詞，因此后面要跟賓語。

　　5．D　 聯(lián)系空前的hostility和空后的as much，我們知道，他們對基督徒的仇視一點(diǎn)也不少。

　　6．A　 空后是具體的數(shù)字，因此這里講的是統(tǒng)計(jì)數(shù)字。

　　7．B　 the dramatic decision在這里指的是寧愿被殺死，也要說自己信奉上帝的生死抉擇。

　　8．A　聯(lián)系下文in which the hero dies a martyr’s(殉教的) death，我們知道，因?yàn)椤队赂业男摹返闹魅斯珵榻塘x而死，與自己有同樣的信仰，因此這是她最喜歡的電影。

　　9．C　 聯(lián)系空后的have made into wigs for cancer patients我們知道，她把自己的頭發(fā)留起來，以準(zhǔn)備將來把它剪下來留給癌癥病人。dress up裝扮，打扮；put up 舉起，張貼，建立；make smart弄整潔。

　　10．A　因?yàn)樗泻苌畹淖诮绦叛?，再?lián)系空后的at West Pool’s Community Church我們知道，她在教會是非常積極活躍的。

　　11．D　 burst in意思是“沖進(jìn)來”，說明暴徒的瘋狂。

　　12．A　 paused意思是“稍微停頓”，符合此時(shí)她在考慮是說假話保全性命還是說真話維護(hù)自己的信仰。其他選項(xiàng)都不是危急時(shí)刻的反應(yīng)。

　　(二)

　　作者來到這個(gè)街區(qū)后，覺得這里的鄰居很不錯(cuò)，于是決定在圣誕節(jié)前夕給每個(gè)鄰居偷偷送一件禮物，讓他們有個(gè)意外的驚喜。但是作者不知道其中一位鄰居的確切住址，就想當(dāng)然地放在了她們經(jīng)常見面的地方?？烧l知收到禮物的人卻是一個(gè)瀕臨死亡的陌生人，此人為自己在彌留之際能收到別人的禮物念念不忘。作者雖沒有如愿以償，卻也明白了一條人生哲理。

　　13．A　根據(jù)下文可知作者想給每個(gè)鄰居送一件“禮物”。

　　14．D　由于作者不知道女土的確切地址，所以把她“排”在了最后。

　　15．B　作者經(jīng)過一番思索，才“最終”作出決定。

　　16．C　作者在信箱里發(fā)現(xiàn)了一張“便條”。

　　17．D　根據(jù)本段開頭部分中的inside the mailbox可知作者打開的是“信封”。

　　18．B　作者只是把籃子“放在”門廊上讓主人自己拿。

　　19．A　這樣做太“體貼”了。

　　20．A　上—句提到他已經(jīng)過世，所以可推斷是“生病”期間。

　　21．B　與第二段第一句中的friendly相呼應(yīng)。

　　22．B　那籃子水果給了—個(gè)臨終的人極大的心理安慰，所以作者相信那個(gè)籃子“本應(yīng)”送給Richard Kelly。

　　23．C　作者本想把那籃子水果送給那位女士，可她沒有“收到”，作者有些怨恨。

　　24．A　作者通過上述事情認(rèn)識到人生沒有“失誤”，有時(shí)會有出人意料的結(jié)果。

　　(三)

　　兒子第一次忘記帶運(yùn)動(dòng)衣的時(shí)候他請求老師打電話通知“我”給他送過去，“我”拒絕了；兒子第二次忘記帶運(yùn)動(dòng)衣的時(shí)候他自己打電話有禮貌的請求“我”給他送過去，“我”同意了。 是的，對孩子的教育，有時(shí)家長要學(xué)會運(yùn)用“嚴(yán)厲的愛”。

　　25．C　學(xué)生叫老師做事自然是禮貌地“請求”了，故選C。

　　26．B　根據(jù)“我”所說的話可推斷“我”對兒子的行為生氣了，故選B。