專限時訓練(十五)　[夾敘夾議型完形填空(一)]

　　(限時：每篇10分鐘)

　　(一)

　　Sometimes a stepparent has to take a step back. When I was thirty-five, I met my husband and came to know his kids, aged 10 and 7.We __1__ playing basketball and shopping for cartoon books and became great friends. Then I got __2__.

　　In most cases, stepkids live with their mom and stepdad. This makes our case quite __3__. Four years into our marriage, after going between their mom’s place and ours, the boys __4__in with us full-time.

　　I was no longer a part-time friend, so everything changed. For example, __5__ the kids to help didn’t appear an important thing before, but now they became unwilling. Once, after I’d asked my elder stepson to set the table, he __6__ said, “You’re not my mother; I don’t have to __7__ you.”

　　It was painful but I realized it was about keeping __8__clear in our new family life. I told him he was right—I wasn’t his mom; I was another person in his life who loved him, and we needed to get things done __9__.

　　Even in a life-in situation, a stepparent isn’t the parent. You help with everything and __10__ lots of hugs and laughs. But you also have to learn to stand in the shadow. For example, when there were only enough __11__ for Mom and Dad to sit up front, I sat in back. It was hurtful, but I realized it wasn’t personal.

　　Today, my stepsons know where to find me, whether it’s for long chats or a(n) __12__e-mail to say hi. And I know where to find them. The caring is surely there, even if the bloodline isn’t.

　　()1. A．passed time

　　B．agreed on

　　C．had fun

　　D．set about

　　()2.A.convinced

　　B．separated

　　C．changed

　　D．married

　　()3.A.unusual

　　B．similar

　　C．positive

　　D．difficult

　　()4.A.came

　　B．moved

　　C．got

　　D．ran

　　()5.A.allowing

　　B．getting

　　C．advising

　　D．inviting

　　()6.A.quickly

　　B．suddenly

　　C．simply

　　D．immediately

　　()7.A.work for

　　B．listen to

　　C．stay with

　　D．focus on

　　()8.A.roles

　　B．duties

　　C．quarrels

　　D．records

　　()9.A.properly

　　B．together

　　C．already

　　D．easily

　　()10.A.have

　　B．expect

　　C．avoid

　　D．share

　　()11.A.spots

　　B．beds

　　C．desks

　　D．tickets

　　()12.A.special

　　B．extra

　　C．quick

　　D．private

　　(二)

　　“What kind of Thanksgiving can I provide？” I said to myself. Living in a small house and still jobless, I __13__ to make ends meet.

　　Still, I counted my blessings (知足) when I learned that a young family in a nearby home lost everything in a flash fire. I watched as the entire community became involved in their __14__ : A church provided shelter; others gathered food, bedding and clothing. Lines of busy people willingly gave their time as well as their money.

　　The afternoon before Thanksgiving, two women came to our house

　　__15__

　　donations. Although we had less to spare, I helped carry items to their car, __16__ in my heart to give more.

　　As we stood outside chaffing, my little Helen, only three, screamed, “Wait! Don’t anybody move.” She rushed into the house, complaining, “We __17__ something！”

　　I looked apologetically at the ladies, but __18__ I could follow her, Helen was back outside, carrying her__19__ teddy bear, which I had made for her birthday just two months before.

　　“Mommy，” her green eyes searched my __20__， “the little girl doesn’t have any toys. I have to give it to her.”

　　My heart quaked. I thought about the few toys Helen had and how many hours I had spent sewing this one. Now she wanted to __21__ it away. We stood in silence, the ladies staring at me. I struggled with my feelings. I thought of all the things we needed and didn’t have.

　　Everyone held their __22__ as I bent down to face Helen. “Of course, Helen，” my voice nearly __23__， “you’re right. We forgot the toy. How thoughtful of you to remember！”

　　And I __24__my own heart would never be as big as the one pounding (怦怦地跳) in my daughter’s little chest.

　　()13.A.struggled

　　B．decided

　　C．prepared

　　D．happened

　　()14.A.trouble

　　B．rescue

　　C．experience

　　D．work

　　()15.A.collecting

　　B．reporting

　　C．requiring

　　D．allowing

　　C. when

　　D. though

　　()21.A.take

　　B．throw

　　C．give

　　D．put

　　()22.A.words

　　B．steps

　　C．breath

　　D．hands

　　()23.A.broke

　　B．failed

　　C．appeared

　　D．stopped

　　()24.A.admitted

　　B．wished

　　C．explained

　　D．realized

　　(三)

　　After my second-graders finished reciting the text, they settled back in their seats. But Duane remained standing. Duane was a bright and lovable student, though his mother, a single parent, had many problems such as drinking. __25__ that he might have had a bad night, I walked over to him to see what was wrong. As he looked up, I could see the __26__ in his dark eyes.

　　“Mrs. Brown, aren’t you going to open my present？” he asked __27__. “I put it on your desk.”

　　Getting back his gift from my desk, he handed it to me. I noticed my gift appeared to be a matchbox. Duane told me that this was really a jewelry box rather than a matchbox. As I opened it, the __28__ of two beer caps surprised me. Duane __29__

　　me that they were two silver earrings. He had noticed that I never wore earrings and wanted me to have some pretty ones.

　　I was __30__ by Duane’s creativity and thoughtfulness. Since birth, one of my ears was slightly deformed (畸形的). Fearing that wearing earrings might __31__ to the ear, I avoided wearing them. But how could I __32__ to wear these precious earrings given by this __33__ child?

　　As I placed the earrings on my ears, my __34__ clapped, and Duane stood proudly beside me.

　　Since then, the matchbox remained on my desk. It reminded me of Duane’s act of kindness and of the lessons he taught me. Although his __35__ at home was bad,

　　Duane continued to see the good in life. Although poor, he still wanted to __36__. Whenever I see Duane’s gift on my desk, I feel encouraged. If I’m having difficulty reaching a student, I’ll try to be like Duane and give that student a piece of my heart.

　　()25.A.Wondering

　　B．Thinking

　　C．Finding

　　D．Pointing

　　()26.A.hope

　　B．joy

　　C．hurt

　　D．determination

　　()27.A.disappointedly

　　B．angrily

　　C．happily

　　D．shyly

　　()28.A.shape

　　B．color

　　C．design

　　D．sight

　　()29.A.persuaded

　　B．fooled

　　C．told

　　D．encouraged

　　()30.A.frightened

　　B．touched

　　C．knocked

　　D．influenced

　　()31.A.do good

　　B．draw attention

　　C．add weight

　　D．make use

　　(四)

　　Yesterday I totally changed my views about life after a talk with one of my friends. He told me despite being in a debt, he was happy and __37__ that it was because of something he saw in India.

　　A few years ago he was __38__ feeling sad and was touring India. He said right in front of his eyes, he saw an Indian mother __39__ her child’s right hand with a knife. The helpless __40__ in the mother’s eyes and the painful scream of the __41__ four-year-old child still remained in his mind.

　　The desperate mother made the child handicapped (disabled) so that he could go out on the streets to beg. __42__ by the scene, he dropped a small piece of bread he was eating. And almost at once, several children __43__ around this small piece of bread covered with sand, taking bits from one another. It was the __44__ reaction of hunger. He then went to the nearest bakery and bought every single loaf of bread. As he gave out the bread to the children (mostly handicapped), he __45__ cheers and bows from these unfortunate children. For the first time in his life, he understood how people could give up their __46__ for a loaf of bread. He came to __47__

　　how fortunate he was to be able to have a sound body, have a job, have a family, have the chance to __48__ about food that didn’t taste good, and have the many things that these people in front of him never dreamed of having. Perhaps life wasn’t bad at all.

　　()37.A.explained

　　B．recalled

　　C．mentioned

　　D. insisted

　　()38.A.certainly

　　B．really

　　C. seriously

　　D．absolutely

　　()39.A.took off

　　B．carved from

　　C．took on

　　D．cut off

　　()40. A．expression

　　B．hope

　　C．impression

　　D．anger

　　()41. A．guilty

　　B．tiresome

　　C．innocent

　　D．numb

　　()42.A.Puzzled

　　B．Attracted

　　C．Disgusted

　　D．Shocked

　　()43.A.gathered

　　B．looked

　　C．sat

　　D．turned

　　()44.A.mental

　　B．physical

　　C．natural

　　D．emotional

　　()45.A.received

　　B．accepted

　　C．heard

　　D．rejected

　　()46.A.honor

　　B．identity

　　C．morals

　　D．dignity

　　()47.A.acknowledge

　　B．realize

　　C．conclude

　　D．recognize

　　()48. A．complain

　　B．comment

　　C．argue

　　D．decide

　　專限時訓練(十五)

　　(一)

　　本文為夾敘夾議的文章，作者首先敘述了與丈夫原有的孩子的交往，接著論述作為繼父母，如何與這些孩子相處，文章最后講述運用合適的方法所取得的效果。

　　1．C　 從空后的playing basketball and shopping for cartoon books and became great friends我們可以知道，“我”與他們過得很愉快。其他答案均有一定干擾性。pass time意思是“消磨時間”，agree on意思是“同意”，set about開始，著手。本句主要是與下面所講述的“隨著年齡的增大，這些孩子與我形成對抗”作對比，因此C項最佳。

　　2．D　 前面講I met my husband，接下來“我”就結婚了。C有較大干擾性，get changed意思是“換衣服”，顯然不合意。

　　3．A　 In most case, stepkids live with their mom and stepdad而我們的情況是“孩子與父親和繼母生活在一起”，因此說unusual。

　　4．B　 從空后的with us full-time可以推斷出，孩子們搬進來與我們住在一起。

　　5．B　 以前讓孩子幫忙不是件麻煩的事情。其他答案中allowing意思是“允許”， advising意思是“建議”， inviting意思是“邀請”，根據后文“我”讓他們幫忙時，他們總是拒絕，可以得此答案。

　　6．C　 B, D有較大干擾性，聯系前文after我們知道，quickly與immediately不合適。

　　7．B　 因為你不是我們的母親，我們不聽你的。

　　8．A　 從后文I wasn’t his mom; I was another person in his life可知，“我”認為到了把各自的角色搞清楚的時候了。

　　9．B　 叫他幫忙的目的是一起做事情。

　　10．D　 從空后的lots of hugs and laughs我們知道，是彼此“共享”，而不是“有”。

　　11．D　 有足夠的票讓父母坐在前排，“我”也選擇坐后排。

　　12．C　 從空后的to say hi我們得出答案。to say hi在這里的意思是“問候一下”，因此是a quick e-mail。

　　(二)

　　這是一篇夾敘夾議的文章，記述了感恩節前夕發生在一對母女身上的感人故事。雖然家境貧寒，但是母親仍然捐獻給因失火而身陷困境的鄰居一些物品。正在這時，僅僅三歲的女兒決定要捐獻自己最喜愛的玩具熊，媽媽舍不得但是又不忍傷害女兒幼小的心靈，勉強同意了。女兒年齡雖小，但是心胸不小，可愛可敬。

　　13．A　上文提到住所簡陋，又沒有工作，生活艱堆，只能勉強量入為出。struggled (努力，奮斗)符合語境。

　　14．B　由下文列舉各方援助的具體細節可知大家在“援助(rescue)”。

　　15．A　依據下文I helped carry items to their car可知她們是來募捐的，“收集(collecting)”捐獻物品的。

　　16．D　其實作者內心是“期盼，渴望(longing)”捐獻更多物品的，但實在是心有余而力不足。

　　17．D　依據下文you’re right. We forgot the toy…推斷出這里女兒的意思是我們“忘記(forgot)”拿什么東西了。

　　18．B　作者還沒來得及跟著女兒進屋，她已經又跑了出來。before這里作“還沒來得及……就……”。

　　19．B　結合上下文推斷該玩具熊是女兒的最愛。

　　20．A　女兒看著“我”的臉，察言觀色，試探“我”的態度。

　　21．C　女兒現在要把她最喜愛的玩具捐出去。give away捐獻。

　　22．C　大家都屏住呼吸，靜觀事情的發展。hold one’s breath是固定短語，意為“屏住呼吸”。

　　23．B　這里指“我”都要說不出話了。

　　24．D　這件事讓作者意識到她的女兒心地善良，可愛可敬。

　　(三)

　　本文講述了Duane與作者的交往。Duane對作者的一片真情深深地打動了作者。

　　25．B　當作者看到Duane還站著，以為他昨晚可能遇到什么事情，因此過去詢問。此處只是作者的一種想法而已，故選B。

　　26．C　根據下文可知作者沒有看Duane送的禮物，所以Duane眼神中透出受到傷害的委屈。

　　27．A　此處disappointedly失望地，對應上文的hurt。

　　28．D　作者打開盒子，看到的是兩個啤酒瓶蓋，這讓她很吃驚。the sight of…看見……

　　29．C　

　　Duane 告訴作者這是兩只銀耳環。

　　30．B　作者被Duane的創造性和考慮周到“打動(touched)”了。

　　31．B　作者擔心戴上耳環，會容易讓人注意到自己畸形的耳朵。draw attention to引起對……的注意；do good to對……有益；add weight增加重量；make use of充分利用。

　　32．A　但是面對學生的一片真誠，作者怎么能夠“拒絕(refuse)”呢？