1、【 精品教育资源文库 】 Uint 11 The Media 课时练 2 知识运用板块练 完形填空 (2018 湖北部分重点中学高三起点考试 )From childhood, Moira loved to write. Throughout school she _1_ writing, but pursuing(追求 ) it _2_ was never a possibility. Her father was a doctor, her mother a nurse.“ Medicine was a fairly _3_ option,” Moira says. “ And writi
2、ng was a career where it wasn t a _4_ that youd have high income.” She became a doctor but still wanted to do some writing. However, being a doctor was so _5_ that she didnt take up writing until her thirties. She _6_ a novel a fictionalized version of her travels in China after university. She got
3、excellent _7_. Moira sent it off to as many agents as she could find, and found one who wanted to _8_ her. Suddenly, it seemed she was on her _9_ as an author. “ I had one lengthy phone call with the agent where we _10_ all possible areas she thought needed _11_ I worked on those and sent it back to
4、 her but didnt hear anything.” It was not long _ 12_ Moira found another agent who was _13_ if she was willing to rewrite it from the first person to the third person. She did the hard work and sent it off again. “I got back a really brief letter : Thank you, I m no longer interested. It was really
5、_14_ ” A decade went by, and Moira found herself eager to write again, this time _15_ for her own enjoyment. She _16_ herself the challenge of creating a thriller and chose Western Australia as her setting. As she was writing just for herself, something surprising began to happen. “ The characters _
6、17_ a life of their own; they started doing things I hadnt thought about. It just _18_ out.” One day, an agent called from Australia. Three weeks later, Moira had a publication deal. Her novel, Cicada, was published in March. “ _19_ it hadnt been pu blished I still gained so much from the _20_,” say
7、s Moira. 【解题导语】 本文通过 Moira 爱好写作并坚持写作的故事告诉我们:每个人都要为实现自己的梦想而去努力尝试 , 只有经历过才能够有所得 , 在追求的过程中不要过于担心结果 ,只有这样才能成功。 1 A.learnt B avoided C considered D enjoyed 【 精品教育资源文库 】 D 解析:根据首句 “From childhood , Moira loved to write.” 可知 , 从童年开始 ,Moira 就爱好写作;由此推断 , 在上学期间 , 她仍然喜欢 (enjoyed)写作。 2 A.actively B professiona
8、lly C energetically D permanently B 解析:根据生活常识及该句中的关键词 “never a possibility” 可知 , 把写作当作职业来追求几乎是不可能的。 actively“ 积极地 ” ; professionally“ 作为职业地 ” ;energetically“ 精力充沛地 ” ; permanently“ 永久地 ” 。 3 A.influential B explicit C terrible D safe D 解析 : 根据空处前一句 “Her father was a doctor , her mother a nurse.” 可知
9、,她的父母会给予她医学方面很多的帮助 , 所以 Moira 认为医学是一个十分安全的 (safe)选择。 4 A.dream B purpose C choice D certainty D 解析:根据空后的 “youd have high income” 可知 , Moira 也认为写作是一个不一定能带来高收入的职业。 certainty“ 确定的事 ” , 符合语境 , 所以选项 D 正确。 5 A.promising B discouraging C demanding D interesting C 解析:根据空后的 “she didnt take up writing until h
10、er thirties” 可知 ,医生是一个要求很高的职业 , 因此她直到三十多岁才开始写作。 promising“ 有希望的 , 有前途的 ” ; discouraging“ 使 人 泄 气 的 ” ; demanding“ 苛 刻 的 , 要 求 高 的 ” ;interesting“ 有趣的 ” 。所以选项 C 正确。 6 A.produced B introduced C bought D received A 解析:根据语境可知 ,她以大学毕业后在中国的旅游经历为背景创作了一本小说。produce“ 创作 , 生产 , 产生 ” ; introduce“ 介绍 ” ; buy“ 买
11、” ; receive“ 收到 ” 。所以选项 A 正确。 7 A.rewards B readers C reviews D praises C 解析:根据该段最后一句 “Suddenly , it seemed she was on her_as an author.” 可以判断 , 这部小说写出来后 , 她得到了极好的评论。 reward“ 报酬 ” ; reader“ 读者 ” ; review“ 评论 ” ; praise“ 赞扬 ” 。所以选项 C 正确。 8 A.employ B represent 【 精品教育资源文库 】 C trust D guide B 解析:根据语境可
12、知 , 在众多的代理人中有一个人愿意代理出版这本小说。employ“ 雇用 , 使用 ” ; represent“ 代表 , 代理 ” ; trust“ 信任 ” ; guide“ 指导 ” 。所以选项 B 正确。 9 A.own B feet C way D business C 解析:根据语境可知 , 她似乎突然就要成为作家了。 on ones way“ 即将到达或发生 ” , 所以选项 C 正确。 10 A.took off B went through C pulled down D came over B 解析:根据语境可知 , Moira 在电话中与代理人就小说中所有代理人认为需要
13、润色(polishing)的地方进行了仔细琢磨 (went through)。 take off“ 脱下 , 起飞 ” ; go through“ 仔细察看 , 仔细琢磨 ” ; pull down“ 拆毁 , 推翻 ” ; come over“ 过来 , 来访 ” 。所以选项 B 正确。 11 A.deleting B adapting C polishing D covering C 解析:参见上题解析。 delete“ 删除 ” ; adapt“ 适应 , 改编 ” ; polish“ 修改 , 润色 ” ; cover“ 覆盖 , 报道 ” 。所以选项 C 正确。 12 A.befor
14、e B after C since D when A 解析:根据上文中的 “sent it back to her but didnt hear anything” 可知 ,Moira 重新把小说 发给代 理人但是没有收到任何回复 ,不久之后 Moira 找到了另外一个代理人。句型 It wasnt long before. 意思是 “ 不久之后 ?” 。所以选项 A 正确。 13 A.fascinated B interested C anxious D amused B 解析:根据下文中的 “Im no longer interested” 可知 , 此处指这位代理人对她的书感兴趣。 fa
15、scinated“ 入迷的 ” ; interested“ 感兴趣的 ” ; anxious“ 焦急的 , 忧虑的 ” ; amused“ 逗笑的 ” 。所以选 项 B 正确。 14 A.common B absurd C terrifying D disappointing D 解析:从两位代理人的态度可知 , Moira 这两次都以失败告终 , 所以这件事情肯定令她感到失望。 common“ 共同的 ” ; absurd“ 荒谬的 ” ; terrifying“ 令人恐惧的 ” ;disappointing“ 令人失望的 ” 。所以选项 D 正确。 【 精品教育资源文库 】 15 A.p
16、urely B wonderfully C instantly D sadly A 解析:根据该句中的 “found herself eager to write again.own enjoyment”可知 , 她发现自己渴望再次写作 , 而这次写作仅仅 (purely)是为了个人乐趣。 purely“ 仅仅 ,纯粹地 ” ; wonderfully“ 非常好 , 非常 ” ; instantly“ 立即 ” ; sadly“ 悲伤地 ” 。所以选项 A 正确。 16 A.set B found C made D permitted A 解析:根据语境可知 , Moira 向自己提出 (se
17、t)了一个挑战 , 写一部惊险小说。find“ 发现 ” ; permit“ 允许 , 许可 ” 。所以选项 A 正确。 17 A.put up B took on C went over D got down B 解析:根据该句 “The characters_a life of their own ; they started doing things I hadnt thought about.” 可知 , 小说中的人物开始具有 (took on)他们自己的生活。 put up“ 建造 , 张贴 ” ; take on“ 开始具有 (某种特征、面貌等 )” ; go over“ 仔细检查
18、 ” ; get down“ 下来 , 取下 ” 。所以选项 B 正 确。 18 A.flew B brought C broke D carried A 解析:根据下文可知 , Moira 的书得到了一位澳大利亚代理人的关注并顺利出版;据此可以推断 , 这部小说成功了。所以选项 A 正确。 19 A.Ever since B As if C If only D Even if D 解析:根据语 境可推断出 ,即使 (Even if)这部小说没有出版 , Moira 仍然在这个过程 (process)中得到许多。 ever since“ 自从 ” ; as if“ 好像 , 似乎 ” ; if
19、 only“ 要是 ?就好了 ” ; even if“ 即使 , 尽管 ” 。所以选项 D 正确。 20 A.adventure B practice C process D result C 解析:参见上题解析。 adventure“ 冒险 ” ; practice“ 实践”; process“ 过程 ” 。所以选项 C 正确。 语法填空 (2018 青海西宁第一次联考 )Everyone seems 1._(have) his or her own holiday.Dad has Fathers Day.Mom has Mothers Day.Children have Childrens
20、 Day.Lovers have Valentines Day.But is there a special day 2._ older 【 精品教育资源文库 】 people? Of course.The Chongyang Festival is the holiday 3._ Chinese people show love for their elders.4._(celebrate) on the ninth day of the ninth lunar month, the festival is also known as the Double Ninth Festival.Nine is the 5._