组合练四(限时35分钟)Ⅰ.完形填空(2018·福建省毕业班质量检查)Growing up, I always hid my thumbs (拇指) in my fists because of their unusual shape. 1 they do look more like big toes (脚趾) 2 thumbs. And from an early age, my thumbs 3 another name “toe thumbs”．In high school, I served as a cashier in a grocery store.One day, I was 4 the bill of a sweet little old lady and as I 5 her change back to her, she suddenly took my hands and said in a thick Polish 6 ，“You are Polish! Look at those 7 Polish thumbs! They match mine！” She raised her hands and 8 her thumbs to me that 9 weathered and wrinkled, looked exactly like mine! She 10 my hands again and said, “Be 11 of those thumbs！”I’ll never forget that 30second 12 with a stranger that forever 13 my view of a part of me I once was 14 at and now accept.As I was eating dinner with my son, Samuel, that night, he looked down at my hand 15 on the table next to his and said, “Mommy! Our thumbs 16 ！” I smiled and answered, “Yes, they do, buddy! Those are strong Polish 17 you have! Take pride in them! Maybe someday you’ll have a little boy or girl who will have the same thumbs！” I 18 my son never hides his thumbs like I did. I hope he’ll be proud of their “unusualness” and the 19 behind them.He inherits (遗传) a(n) 20 part from me and that for me will always be beautiful!语篇解读：本文是一篇记叙文。
文章讲述了一位好心的顾客促使我勇于面对自己异常的大拇指，建立自己“独特”的自尊、自爱和自豪感的故事。
1．A.Fortunately B．AdmittedlyC．Normally D．Basically解析：选B不可否认，它们的确看起来更像大脚趾，而不是大拇指。
fortunately“幸运地”；admittedly“诚然，不可否认地”；normally“正常地”；basically“基本地，本质上”。
2．A.other than B．due toC．instead of D．along with解析：选C参见上题解析。
instead of“代替……，而不是……”符合语境。
other than“除了……以外”；due to“由于……，因为……”；along with“与……一起，与……同样地”。
3．A.earned B．clonedC．found D．deserved解析：选A根据前一句中的“they do look more like big toes(脚趾)”可知，我的大拇指赢得了另外一个名字“t oe thumbs”。
earn“赚得，挣得，赢得”；clone“克隆”；deserve“应得，应受到”。
4．A.checking out B．hunting forC．talking with D．watching over解析：选A一天，我正在核实一位和蔼可亲的、身材娇小的老太太的账单。
check out“检查，核实”；watch over“照管，监督”。
5．A.paid B．chargedC．donated D．counted解析：选D正当我数好零钱给她的时候，她突然抓住我的手。
charge“收费，要价”；donate“捐赠，捐献”；count“点数目”。
6．A.tune B．voiceC．language D．accent解析：选D她用浓重的波兰口音说：“你是波兰人。
” accent“口音”符合语境。
tune“曲调，调子”；voice“声音，嗓音”；language“语言”。
7．A.beautiful B．strangeC．long D．clumsy解析：选A根据下文可知，老太太是在赞美这些独特的大拇指，且文章最后一句中的beautiful也是提示，故此处选beautiful。
clumsy“笨拙的，不灵活的”。
8．A.passed B．showedC．recommended D．offered解析：选B她举起她的手，把她的大拇指给我看。
show“给……看”；recommend“建议，推荐”。
9．A.till B．unlessC．although D．once解析：选C尽管她的大拇指历经岁月风霜，皱纹斑斑，但是它们看起来和我的完全一样。
根据语境，此处应用although引导的让步状语从句，在although 与weathered之间省略了“her thumbs were”。
10．A.raised B．inspectedC．examined D．held解析：选D根据上文中的“she suddenly took my hands”和空处后面的“my hands again”可知，她又一次抓住我的手，故选held。
raise“举起，抬起”；inspect“视察，检查”；examine“检查”。
11．A.proud B．skepticalC．afraid D．sure解析：选A根据下文中的“Take pride in them！”和“be proud of”可知，此处应选proud, be proud of“对……感到骄傲/自豪”。
skeptical“怀疑的”。
12．A.appointment B．bargainC．conversation D．deal解析：选C根据上文可知，我与这位陌生人进行了30秒的交谈。
conversation“交谈”符合语境。
appointment“约会”；bargain“讨价还价”；deal“交易”。
13．A.supported B．changedC．proved D．hurt解析：选B这次交谈永远改变(changed)了我对自己的身体的一部分(大拇指)的看法，我曾经为这一部分(大拇指)感到尴尬，现在我接受了。
support“支持”；prove“证明”；hurt“伤害”。
14．A.amazed B．terrifiedC．d elighted D．embarrassed解析：选D参见上题解析。
be embarrassed at“对……感到尴尬”。
amazed“惊讶的”；terrified“非常害怕的”；delighted“高兴的”。
15．A.scratching B．restingC．knocking D．drawing解析：选B那天晚上当我和我的儿子塞缪尔一起吃饭的时候，他低头看我的手，我的手靠在桌子上，紧挨着他的手。
他说：“妈咪，我们的大拇指一样。
” rest“支撑，倚靠”。
16．A.differ B．fitC．fight D．match解析：选D参见上题解析。
且根据第二段中的“They match mine！”可知，此处应选match“相配，相一致”。
differ“不同，相异”；fit“适合”；fight“打斗，争吵”。
17．A.fists B．thumbsC．toes D．hands解析：选B根据上下文的内容可知，此处应选thumbs。
18．A.guarantee B．figureC．pray D．insist解析：选C根据语境，此处表示我祈祷(pray)我的儿子不要像我一样藏起他的大拇指。
guarantee“保证”；figure“认为，以为”；insist“坚决认为”。
19．A.scene B．lessonC．history D．moment解析：选C我希望他将会为他的大拇指的“独特之处”和其背后的历史(history)感到骄傲。
20．A.unique B．elegantC．authentic D．sensitive解析：选A根据第一段第一句中的“unusual shape”和空前一句中的“unusualness”可知，他遗传了我身体中独特的部分，故选unique“独特的”。
elegant“优雅的”；authentic“真实的”；sensitive“敏感的”。
Ⅰ.语法填空(2018·广州综合检测)More than 700 years ago, a 17yearold Italian youth followed his father and uncle on a journey to the East, dreaming about the mysteries of China.The three set 1 on a path that might have frightened even the most ambitious travellers.The young adventurer was Marco Polo.Having a talent for languages, Marco Polo learned to speak Mongolianlanguage and ter under the orders of Kublai Khan, he 2 (travel) far and wide across China.Along the way, he stopped 3 (record) detailed notes about the local customs, geography and values of the people, so as to report back to the Khan.Marco Polo returned to Venice 24 years later.With 4 (count) treasures brought back from the East, he became 5 wealthy man overnight. 6 he witnessed in China aroused much interest among his countrymen.Marco Polo’s journey to China and the contents of the 7 (vivid) written book, The Travels of Marco Polo, which 8 (think) to be a fairy tale in Europe at the time, triggered a wave of European interest in the Orient.Ma rco Polo’s story is both one about an explorer’s search for riches a nd a Westerner 9 (follow) his dream to reach China.More than 700 years later, China, the once mysterious oriental nation, is igniting the Chinese dream of many modern Marco Polos, attracted by its rapid 10 (develop) and its growing importance in the world.语篇解读：本文是一篇夹叙夹议文。