pennies ...可知,自从捡了麦穗图案的硬币后,麦穗图案的硬币就突然经常出现在纽约的人行道上。turn down意为“关小;拒绝”;turn up意为“调高;出现”;turn away意为“转身”;turn out意为“结果是,原来是”。故选B项。
13.解析:选C。根据第13空后的his birth year,the year he graduated from college,the year he 14 my mom,the year they got married可知,那些年份都是跟父亲有关的重要的(important)有纪念意义的年份,因此C项最合适。serious意为“严重的;严肃的”;pleasant意为“愉悦的”;familiar意为“熟悉的”。
14.解析:选A。第14空后说的是父母结婚的年份,因此此处应该是指父母相遇(met)才符合逻辑。故选A项。
15.解析:选C。根据下文I just had to get it.可知,本空不可能是已经拿到手了,因此caught(抓住),picked(捡起),took(携带;拿走),均不符合语境。此处应指“发现”了一枚硬币。故选C项。spot意为“发现”。
16.解析:选D。根据空后的taxis were speeding by可知,出租车在街道上快速驶过,因此可以判断道路上车很多,交通繁忙,故选busy。
17.解析:选B。根据前文可知,街道繁忙,出租车快速驶过,因此作者在犹豫是不是要冒险穿过车流去捡硬币,因此B项符合语境。observe意为“观察到,看到”,find意为“发现”,make it意为“获得成功;准时到达”,均不符合语境。
误区诊断:本题易误选D项,make it意为“获得成功”,但与空前的speeding by及should(应该)不相符。
18.解析:选C。根据下一句I couldn't read the date及作者用magnifying glass(放大镜)才看得清楚可知,这枚硬币比较破旧(worn)了。故选C项。magic意为“魔力的,魔法的”;new意为“新的”;precious意为“珍贵的”。
19.解析:选D。作为一名记者,怀疑是职业中必需的和诚实的美德(virtue)。devotion意为“奉献”,advantage意为“优势”,conduct意为“行为,表现”,均不符合语境。
20.解析:选D。作者在父亲去世后发现了21枚有麦穗图案的硬币,基于作者的身份可知他认为这不是巧合(coincidence)。accident意为“事故;意外事件”;incident意为“事件”;evidence意为“证据”。
方法:解答记叙文类体裁的完形填空,需要注意以下几点:(1)记叙文六要素:when,where,who,what,why,how。(2)作者意图,读懂作者观点或态度。答题时,切记要通读全文,搞清作者的意图、观点或态度。一般说来,作者都不会就事论事,只有明白作者的意图、观点或态度,才能选择与作者口吻吻合的词汇。(3)注意上下文之间的逻辑联系。如果忽略逻辑关系,很容易掉进命题者设置的“陷阱”中。
Ⅲ.语法填空
(2016·山东文登市高三模拟)It is reported that many middle school students are
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just not getting enough sleep,especially during the school week.The problem seems to get 1. (bad)as they get older.Year 7 students sleep 8.4 hours in a school night,and Year 9 students only 6.9 hours.
It's also reported that not getting enough sleep can cause 2. (problem)in a student's life.Many students fall 3. (sleep)in school or
while doing their homework,so it is not 4 . (surprise)that they get lower grades than those who get enough sleep.Scientists suggest nine hours a night for middle school students.
Of the students who feel 5. (happy)and nervous,73% don't get enough sleep at night.
Why aren't students getting enough sleep?Many students have one of the 6. (follow)things,like telephone,television,or computer in their bedrooms.Using them on a school night not 7. takes their time away from homework,but also makes 8. difficult for them to sleep.As a result,many students can't sleep before 11 p.m,yet they must get up early 9. (go)to school.
Scientists also suggest students should not do exciting activities for an hour 10. bedtime.
【解题导语】 本文描述了一个普遍存在的现象。调查显示大部分青少年学生的睡眠时间不足,这是导致他们学习成绩差的原因之一。
1.解析:worse。考查比较级。这里与get older 相对应,所以都应该用比较级,bad的比较级是worse,get worse“变得更糟糕”。故填worse。
2.解析:problems。考查可数名词使用。problem是可数名词,这里没有定冠词所以要用复数形式。故填problems。
3.解析:asleep。考查固定短语。fall asleep“入睡;睡着”。故填asleep。 4.解析:surprising。考查形容词。surprise vt. & n.“使吃惊;惊奇”,主要用法有:(1)in surprise“惊奇地”;(2)by surprise“出其不意地”;(3)to one's surprise“使人吃惊的是”;surprised adj.“吃惊的”,一般修饰人, 如:be surprised to do; surprising也是形容词,“使人吃惊的”,一般修饰物,it is not surprising that...“不足为奇”。故填surprising。
5.解析:unhappy。考查形容词。睡眠不足会导致nervous“紧张”,这里与紧张是并列结构,所以应该是一个消极词汇。故填unhappy。
6.解析:following。考查形容词的使用。这里修饰的是名词things,所以要填形容词。follow的形容词形式要加-ing。故填following。
7.解析:only。考查固定搭配的使用。后半句出现了but also,所以这里应该是not only,
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not only...but also“不仅??而且”。故填only。
8.解析:it。考查代词的使用。make为动词,difficult为形容词,中间缺少一个名词,要用it指代睡觉。故填it。
9.解析:to go。考查动词不定式的使用。get up to do something“起床做某事”。故填to go。
10.解析:before。考查介词的使用。文章的意思是在睡前一小时不要做太兴奋的活动。故填before。
Ⅳ.书面表达
假定你是李华,暑假马上就要到了,你的笔友Peter给你发邮件询问你的假期计划。请你按照下面表格所列出的计划给他写一封电子邮件进行回复。
My Plan of the Summer Holiday
1.Read famous English classics 2.Learn to cook by myself 3.Do some voluntary work 注意:1.词数100左右;
2.可以适当增加细节,以使行文连贯; 3.格式和开头语已为你写好,不计入总词数。 Dear Peter,
How are you doing?
Yours, Li Hua
One possible version: Dear Peter,
How are you doing? I am very glad to receive your e-mail asking for my
plan of the coming summer holiday.Now I have worked out my schedule.
Firstly,I want to read some famous English classics,which will be able to help me learn about the cultures of foreign countries and improve my English level.Secondly,I am going to learn to cook by myself in order to develop my ability of independent living.Besides,I will spare some time to take an active part in some voluntary work in the nearby community,which I believe will make a difference to society.
Do you have better advice for me?I'd appreciate it if you could reply earlier.
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Yours, Li Hua
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