定时训练(12)Ⅰ.专题特训(完形填空)A体裁：夹叙夹议话题：学校生活时间：13分钟The First Day of School“How was school，Ben？” I asked my __1__ after he began kindergarten this year.“The work is too long and there's not enough time to __2__，”he replied with a deep sigh.I couldn't help but remember Ben's mother，my daughter，and her __3__ to the first day of school.When Julie __4__ home that afternoon I asked her the same question.She also replied with a long，__5__ face but her answer was a little different as she announced，“I didn't learn to read today.”What a(n) __6__ for a little girl who thought she would __7__ know how to read her little books after the first day of school.I had to explain to her that she would __8__ learn to read but it didn't happen quite that fast.My __9__ went back to my school days again.I could almost __10__ the chalk dust in the air.I suppose few schools still use chalk and __11__．They have probably been __12__ with newer equipment and large computer screens.On the first day of school，the expectation was so __13__ that I would be up early in the morning and __14__ long before it was time to leave for school.We __15__ about 6 blocks to school in new shoes that felt tight and carried our small supplies inside of a cigar box from one of the local __16__．The stores must have saved cigar boxes just to give to us children.We __17__ them from year to year until they fell apart.The first day of school was a new beginning，__18__ there might be disappointment on that first day.The doors of knowledge had been opened and we __19__ great learning adventures.It is a significant __20__ in our lives that most of us remember.【语篇导读】本文是一篇夹叙夹议文。
如今，学校发生了巨大的变化，粉笔和黑板已被现代化的设备和大的屏幕所取代，但上学第一天的记忆对每个人来说都同样难以忘怀。
1．A.son B．grandson C．brother D．cousin解析根据第二段中的“I couldn't help but remember Ben's mother，my daughter”可知Ben是“我”的外孙。
答案 B2．A.play B．read C．learn D．waste解析根据空前的“The work is too long”以及空后的“he replied with a deep sigh”可知，Ben 为学习时间太长，没有时间玩而叹气。
3．A.attention B．approachC．reaction D．access解析“我”不禁想起了女儿第一天上学时的反应。
答案 C4．A.returned B．left C．headed D．escaped解析由语境和常识可知，下午应该是放学回家。
答案 A5．A.cheerful B．friendly C．sad D．familiar解析此处的关键词为also，由此可知Julie并不开心。
故sad符合语境。
cheerful“欢乐的，愉快的”；friendly“友好的”；familiar“熟悉的”。
答案 C6．A.pleasure B．encouragementC．comfort D．disappointment解析小女孩本来认为在上学第一天就神奇地学会读书，结果没有，所以感到失望。
答案 D7．A.widely B．magicallyC．perfectly D．commonly解析根据语境可知，第一天就学会读书是“神奇地”，故选B。
widely“广泛地”；perfectly“完美地”；commonly“一般地，通常”。
答案 B8．A.eventually B．actuallyC．frequently D．immediately解析“我”不得不向她解释她终将学会读书，只是不会发生得那么快而已。
eventually“终于，最后”，符合语境。
actually“事实上，实际上”；frequently“经常地，频繁地”；immediately“立即，马上”。
答案 A9．A.idea B．view C．mind D．sight解析“我”的思绪又回到了那些上学时的岁月。
C项符合语境。
答案 C10．A.taste B．imagine C．reach D．smell解析根据句意可知这里应该表示“我”几乎可以闻到(smell)在空中漂浮的粉笔灰的味道。
11．A.blackboards B．paperC．computers D．ink解析由下文的“newer equipment and large computer screens”以及常识可知，此处与粉笔搭配的应是黑板。
答案 A12．A.decorated B．replacedC．exchanged D．equipped解析此处指更加现代化的设备和大的电脑屏幕取代了过去的粉笔和黑板。
replace“取代”，符合语境。
答案 B13．A.clear B．normal C．great D．precious解析从下文中的“I would be up early in the morning”可知“我”对上学有很大的期待。
答案 C14．A.anxious B．nervous C．curious D．ready解析从下文中的“long before it was time to leave for school”可知“我”一早就起床并在离上学时间还有一段时间的时候就开始着急。
答案 A15．A.walked B．drove C．ran D．rode解析从下文中的“in new shoes that felt tight”可知，“我们”是步行去上学的。
答案 A16．A.schools B．factories C．stores D．hospitals解析根据空后的“The stores must have saved cigar boxes just to give to us children.”可知，应选stores。
答案 C17．A.saved B．used C．protected D．hid解析我们年复一年地使用这些盒子直到把它们用坏。
故选B。
答案 B18．A.unless B．since C．as D．although解析根据上下文可知，此处表示尽管(although)在上学的第一天可能会有失望，但它是一个新的开始。
19．A.expected B．promised C．demanded D．appreciated解析根据句意可知此处表示对学习的期望。
故expect“期望”，符合语境。
promise“承诺”；demand“要求”；appreciate“欣赏”。
答案 A20．A.matter B．affair C．fact D．event解析上学第一天，在我们的人生中是一件重要的事情。
event“(尤指)重要事情，大事”。
答案 DB体裁：记叙文话题：环境保护时间：15分钟Once upon a time，a boy was walking through a wood when he heard a sad cry.Following the sound he came to a big，round，mysterious，__1__ fountain.The sad sobbing seemed to be __2__ the fountain pool.The boy swept aside the pool's __3__ surface water and saw a group of grey fish swimming in a slow circle through the pond.With each lap they made，their little voices opened and out came the __4__ sound.__5__ by this，the boy tried to catch one of these incredible talking fish.But when he stuck his __6__ into the water it turned grey right up to the elbow.As this happened，a huge __7__ entered into him，and he suddenly understood how sorrowful the fish was feeling.He felt just like the earth __8__ his arm；dirty and contaminated.He quickly pulled his arm out of the water，and ran from that __9__．But the arm stayed grey，and the boy continued __10__ sad.He tried so many times to cheer himself up，but __11__ worked.At last，he__12__ that if he were to make the earth happy then that happiness would be，in turn，transmitted back to him，through the earth on his arm.From then on he __13__ looking after the countryside.He cared for the plants，he did what he could to keep the water from being __14__，and he __15__ others to do the same.He was so successful that his hand started to __16__ its normal colour.When the grey had disappeared __17__，he started feeling happy again，and he decided to go and visit the fountain.When he was still some way from the fountain he could hear the__18__ singing happily，and he heard them __19__ splashing in the crystal clear waters of that magic fountain.It was plain to see that the earth had returned to its original happiness；and the boy felt __20__ happier at the sight.【语篇导读】本文讲述一个男孩在森林中发现了受污染的泉水池中有鱼儿在哭泣。