高考英语二轮复习 限时规范训练（二十八）语言知识运用板块 - 练准度

限时规范训练(二十八) 语言知识运用板块——练准度

(满分45分，限时35分钟)

Ⅰ.完形填空(30分)

阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

My parents managed to clear their debts before we moved to America. Neither of them spoke fluent English and neither had a professional career. Growing up, I was always aware of my family's __1__ financial situation. I also found that I was responsible for my parents' hardships. I decided that my goal in life was to become successful, get a well-paid job and __2__ them. So naturally, I took my studies seriously and worked hard to become an __3__ high-achieving student，I dreamt to enroll in a top college to pursue greater knowledge. Like many students, I spent a lot of energy and time __4__ my college resume. Despite my __5__ schedule, I managed to complete the lengthy and complex __6__. I believed it, from essays to recommendation letters, was flawless—a guaranteed acceptance into this competitive program. But I had one last __7__ to overcome: to __8__ mail the application. On the instruction sheet, it said in capitalized and bold letters, “WE DO NOT ACCEPT CERTIFIED MAIL (挂号邮件)．” I should have posted the application myself because it had special directions, but my father kindly insisted that he __9__ it. I had my __10__ because my parents didn't speak great English, but I finally __11__ and wrote the instructions for him.

While I was in school, my father sent me a text saying that he had finished the task __12__. He had found a worker at the post office to help him. I was __13__. Yet, later, I found out that he had done one thing very __14__： he sent the application as “certified mail”.

Right then and there, my perfect application became an automatic __15__. In the moment of despair and frustration and anger, I __16__ him. I locked myself in my room and sobbed until my face was covered in tears, my floor in used tissues. Then as I __17__ my room, my father also came out of his. My mother, who was watching from a(n) __18__ distance, joined the hug, and we three cried together. I knew my __19__ need for success came from my selfless desire to make my parents happy, and my temporary hatred toward them was a result of my love for them. My intentions were pure, but things were __20__ later. I'm just glad finally they were all straightened out.

[语篇解读] 本文是一篇记叙文，主要讲述了“我”在意识到家里困难的经济状况后，

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决心通过努力学习改变家庭的命运，虽然“我”和父母之间在此过程中产生了摩擦，但最终我们都谅解了对方的故事。

1．A.total B．complex C．important D．difficult

解析：根据上文“My parents managed to clear their debts before we moved to America...neither had a professional career.”可推知，“我”总是意识到家里困难的(difficult)经济状况。故D项符合语境。

答案：D 2．A.leave C．support

B．value D．request

解析：根据上文“...I was responsible for my parents' hardships...get a well-paid job...”可知，此处指得到一份高薪工作来养活(support)他们，故C项符合语境。

答案：C 3．A.equally C．artificially

B．immediately D．academically

解析：根据上文“...I took my studies seriously...”及下文“...I dreamt to...to pursue greater knowledge.”可推知，此处指“我”努力成为一名在学业上 (academically) 取得很高成就的学生。故选D。

答案：D 4．A.building C．applying

B．copying D．posting

解析：根据语境可知，像很多学生一样，“我”花费了很多精力和时间创建(building)“我”的大学简历。

答案：A 5．A.good C．daily

B．tight D．proper

解析：根据上文“...I took my studies seriously and worked hard...”可推知，此处指“我”的日程排得很紧。tight“(时间)紧的”符合语境，故选B。

答案：B 6．A.record C．program

B．worksheet D．application

解析：根据上文“...I spent a lot of energy and time __4__ my college resume.”及下文“...to __8__ mail the application.”可推知，此处指“我”成功地完成了这项漫长且复杂的申请(application)。故D项符合语境。

答案：D

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7．A.hope C．shortcoming

B．task D．obstacle

解析：根据语境可知，此处指“我”有最后一个障碍 (obstacle)需要克服，故D项符合语境。

答案：D 8．A.freely C．frequently

B．easily D．personally

解析：根据语境并结合选项可知，此处指“我”需要亲自(personally)去邮寄这项申请。故选D。

答案：D

9．A.take care of C．look for

B．take notice of D．stand for

解析：根据语境可推知，此处指“我”的父亲执意要负责(take care of)这件事。故选A。 答案：A 10．A.emotion C．concern

B．sign D．favor

解析：根据下文“...because my parents didn't speak great English...”可推知，“我”有“我”的担心(concern)，故C项符合语境。

答案：C 11．A.refused C．regretted

B．canceled D．agreed

解析：根据“...but I finally...wrote the instructions for him.” 可知，“我”最终同意(agreed)并为他写下了操作步骤。

答案：D

12．A.perfectly C．formally

B．dramatically D．partly

解析：根据下文“He had found a worker at the post office to help him.”可推知，父亲发短信说他完美地(perfectly)完成了这项任务，所以“我”很高兴(delighted)。

答案：A

13．A.disappointed C．worried

解析：参见上题解析。 答案：B 14．A.wrong

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B．delighted D．shocked

B．fairly

C．satisfyingly D．confusingly

解析：根据上文的“...‘WE DO NOT ACCEPT CERTIFIED MAIL.’”和下文的“...he sent the application as ‘certified mail’．”可知，此处指他错误地(wrong)做了一件事情。

答案：A 15．A.force C．reject

B．fright D．reply

解析：根据语境可知，“我”的完美的申请变成了一个自动的拒绝 (reject)，故C项符合语境。

答案：C

16．A.abandoned C．protected

B．accepted D．blamed

解析：根据上文中的“...despair and frustration and anger...”可推知，此处指“我”责怪(blamed)了父亲。

答案：D 17．A.cleaned C．exited

B．entered D．passed

解析：根据下文中的“...my father also came out of his.”可推知，此处指当“我”走出(exited)“我”的房间时。

答案：C 18．A.ordinary C．individual

B．careful D．safe

解析：根据语境可推知，“我”之前的情绪是绝望、生气的，所以母亲不敢接近“我”，而是从一个谨慎的(careful)距离看我们，故B项符合语境。

答案：B 19．A.selfish

B．correct C．necessary D．awful

解析：根据语境可知，“我”向往成功的自私的(selfish)需求，源自“我”想让父母过得高兴的无私的渴望，空处与“selfless”形成对比。故A项符合语境。

答案：A 20．A.simple C．twisted

B．wonderful D．delayed

解析：根据上文中的“pure”和“but”可知，空处与“pure”形成对比，故twisted“扭曲的”符合语境。

答案：C

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