强化技能限时训练(二)语法填空(有提示词类试题)+阅读理解(限时30分钟)Ⅰ.语法填空( A )1. She was put under house arrest two years ago but remained a powerful (symbolic)in last year’s election.2. She wished that he was as easy (please) as her mother,who was always delighted with perfume.3.As time went on,the old man’s health is getting from bad to (bad).4.The (tall) of the two girls is the girl I always talk about with you.5.Only (environment) problems are discussed at the meeting.6.It is a well-known fact that smoking is (harm) to our health.7.As we all know,English is (wide) used in our daily life.8. Mary felt (please),because there were many empty seats in the room.9. What was so (impress)about Jasmine Westland’s victory was that she came firstin the marathon bare-footed.10. She turned off her phone and (rejoin) them at the table.答案及剖析:1.symbol 本题考查派生词的用法。
a powerful后需接名词形式。
2.to please 本题考查非谓语形式。
主语+谓语(系动词)+形容词(difficult,easy,hard,etc.)+动词不定式(用主动形式表被动含义)。
3.worse 本题考查形容词比较级的用法。
此处填提示词的比较级形式,构成短语from bad to worse,意思是“每况愈下”。
4.taller 本题考查形容词比较级的用法。
此处表示“两个女孩中较高的那个”,所以填提示词的比较级形式。
5.environmental 本题考查派生词的用法。
此处作定语,修饰名词problems,应该填提示词的形容词形式。
6.harmful 本题考查派生词的用法。
此处在句中作表语,应该填提示词的形容词形式。
7.widely 本题考查派生词的用法。
此处在句中作状语,应该填提示词的副词形式。
8.pleased 本题考查非谓语形式。
由于主语是人,故此处用过去分词pleased。
9.impressive 本题考查派生词的用法。
括号内提供的是动词,此处需要形容词作表语。
10.rejoined 本题考查谓语动词的形式。
根据主句的时态turned off可知,此空动词应该是一般过去时态。
( B )阅读下面材料,在空白处填入适当的内容(1个单词)或括号内单词的正确形式。
During my stay in Africa,I went to a local supermarket and there was a young boy in one of the passages.He was around ten years old and in clothes 1. didn’t fit himwell.He had no shoes on and stood there 2. (stare) at the candy section.I walked down the next passage and back to where he was standing.There 3. (seem) to be nobody with him.He pulled my sleeve 4. (attract) my attention and said,“Excuse me.Do you know what I can buy5. this?”He held out6. 20-cent piece.I knew he couldn’t really buy anything much.However,even though the boy looked so sad,he also looked7.(hope).So,I said,“Hold out your hand and let’s see what happens.”He held out his hand and then I put enough money in 8. for him to buy the candy.I smiled at him and walked off.All I could hear was him 9. (say),“Thank you,lady!I’m so happy!”I didn’t know what he bought and I didn’t care.The 10. (excite) in his voice made my day!答案及剖析:1.that/which 考查关系词。
设空处引导定语从句修饰先行词clothes,且在从句中作主语,故填that/which。
2.staring 考查非谓语动词。
He与stare之间是逻辑上的主谓关系,故用其动词-ing形式作伴随状语。
3.seemed 考查时态。
此处描述的是过去的情况,故用一般过去时。
4.to attract 考查非谓语动词。
设空处作目的状语,故填to attract。
5.with 考查介词。
由下文可知,this指代20美分的硬币,故此处用with表示“用(钱买)”。
6.a 考查冠词。
a 20-cent piece一枚20美分的硬币。
7.hopeful 考查形容词。
由语境可知,“尽管男孩很沮丧但看起来又抱有希望”,故填hopeful。
8.it 考查代词。
设空处指代前面提到的hand,故填it。
9.saying 考查非谓语动词。
设空处作表语,且him是say所表示动作的逻辑主语,故填saying。
10.excitement 考查名词。
设空处作主语,故填excitement。
Ⅱ.阅读理解( A )【短篇故事类】I used to believe in the American dream that meant a job,credit,success.I wanted it and worked toward it like everyone else,all of us separately chasing the same thing.One year,through a series of unhappy events,it all fell apart.I found myself homeless and alone.I had my truck and $ 56.I searched the countryside for some place I could rentfor the cheapest possible amount.I came upon a deserted cottage in a small remote valley.I hadn’t been alone for 25 years.I was scared,but I hoped the hard work would distract and heal me.I found the owner and rented the place for $50 a month.The locals knew nothing about me.But slowly they started teaching me the art of being a neighbor.They dropped off blankets,tools and canned deer meat and began sticking around to chat.They would ask if I wanted to meet cousin Albie or go fishing.They started to teach me a belief in a different American dream,not the one of individual achievement but of neighborliness.Men would stop by with wild berries,ice cream,truck parts to see if I needed some.The women on that mountain worked harder than any I’d ever met.They taught me how to store food in the stream and keep it cold and safe.I learned to keep enough for an extra plate for company.What I had believed in,all those things that I thought were necessary for a civilized life,were non-existent in this place.Up on the mountain,my most valuable possessions were my relationships with my neighbors.After four years in that valley,I moved back into town.I saw a lot of people were having a really hard time,losing their jobs and homes.With the help of a real estate broker (房地产经纪人)I chatted up at the grocery store,I managed to rent a big enough house to take in a handful of people.It’s four of us now,but over time I’ve had nine come in and move on to other places from here.We’d all be in shelters if we hadn’t banded together.The American dream I believe in now is a shared one.It’s not so much about what I can get for myself;it’s about how we can all get by together.1.Before a series of unhappy events happened,the writer . A.had a well-paid jobB.worked hard for his American dreamC.worked hard and liked to shareD.felt hopeless about his American dream2.What does the underlined sentence in Paragraph 3 probably mean?( )A.The writer learned to run a company.B.The writer learned to share with others.C.The writer learned to keep enough plates.D.The writer learned to save money for his company.3.Why did the writer rent a big house?( )A.To make some money.B.To show off his wealth.C.To share with those people in need.D.To make friends with his neighbors.4.The writer mainly tells us about .A.his unhappy experiencesB.the friendly people in the valleyC.the change of his living conditionsD.his new idea of the American dream语篇解读:本文讲述了在现实生活的打拼中,作者对于美国梦想法的不断变化的过程,阐述了对人生及其意义的理解和感悟。