1、【 精品教育资源文库 】 Unit 2 Poemsa .完形填空 2018 湖北七市 (州 )联考 I have written a poem called Flying Kites, in which a man _1_ his son to fly a kite. After a few minutes, the child _2_ drops the string and lets the kite soar (高飞 ). With joy in his eyes, he watches it climb until it disappears _3_. The father real
2、izes that _4_ hell have to loosen the tie that binds (绑 ) him to his son. And he _5_， “Will I release the string as unselfishly as that？ ” Many years later my son, Gary, _6_ he wouldnt finish his college career. I tried to talk him out of it. But none of my reasoning made any _7_. At the end of the
3、semester Gary moved back home. Gary managed to find a _8_ at a nursery and went at it with usual enthusiasm. I, _9_， was deeply disappointed. What was a college professors _10_ doing a job that any high school dropout could perform? Then I tried to _11_ him. “Look ， ” I said， “in a few years youll b
4、e at your high school reunion with _ 12_ classmates who become doctors, lawyers, and engineers. Do you think youll be able to _13_ that？ ” “Yes, Dad ， ” he replied without _ 14_. Then he fixed his eyes on mine and said, “But the real question is: Can you ？ ” Shame suddenly _15_ me. I wasnt thinking
5、about my son; I was thinking about myself and what my friends would think. The problem wasnt Garys pride. It was mine. All at once I remembered my _16_ and the question it asked “Will I release the _17_ as unselfishly as that？ ” At that moment I knew I had to let go. Gary was _18_ enough to make his
6、 own choices. Today Gary has a successful career working for the city. I am very _19_ of who he has become. _20_ I let go of my pride, Ive been able to sit back and enjoy watching him soar. 篇章导读：本文是一篇记叙文。作者曾经写过一首诗，诗中的父亲反思自己是否应该松开捆绑儿子的绳索，任其自由发展。作者是一 位大学教授，当自己的儿子决定放弃大学的学业在幼儿园工作的时候，作者感到非常失望，但是儿子的话让作者羞愧
7、，于是决定任其自由发展，后来儿子的成就让作者意识到他的选择是正确的。 1 A.orders B instructs C advises D allows 答案： B 根据下一句中的 “drops the string and lets the kite soar ( 高飞 )” 可知，作者写的诗中，描绘了一个父亲在教自己的孩子如何放风筝。 instruct 意为 “ 指导 ” ，符合【 精品教育资源文库 】 语境。 2 A.suddenly B actually C properly D sadly 答案： A 根据设空后的 “lets the kite soar ( 高飞 )” 及 “un
8、til it disappears” 可知，此处指儿子突然放开了绳子，然后风筝飞上了天。 suddenly 意为 “ 突然 ” ，强调出其不意，符合语境。 3 A.in a row B in a way C in no time D in the distance 答案： D 根据本句中的 “until it disapp ears” 和下文的 “hell have to loosen the tie that binds (绑 ) him to his son” 可知，风筝最后消失在远处。 in the distance 意为 “ 在远方 ” ，符合语境。 4 A.abruptly B ev
9、entually C absolutely D apparently 答案： B 孩子望着风筝越飞越高，眼中充满了欢乐。父亲意识到他自己最终也得松开捆绑儿子的绳子，于是自忖： “ 我也会一样无私地松开绳子吗？ ”eventually 意为 “ 最终 ” ，符合语境。 5 A.responds B guesses C wonders D hesitates 答案： C 根据本句引号中的 “Will I release the string as unselfishly as that ？ ”可知，这是父亲的疑惑，他自己也想知道，作为父亲，自己是否也会无私地松开绳子，让自己的孩子自由发展。 won
10、der 意为 “ 疑惑；想知道 ” ，符合语境。 6 A.believed B explained C regretted D announced 答案： D 根据本句中的 “he wouldnt finish his college career” 可知，作者的儿子宣布说，他决定放弃大学的学业，这是非常重大的决定，所以他要正式地告知大家，故用announced 表示正式宣告。 7 A.progress B decision C effort D difference 答案： D 根据上一句中的 “tried to talk him out of it” 可知，作者尽力说服儿子不要这样做，结合
11、下一句中的 “Gary move d back home” 可知，儿子还是下定决心回到家中。这说明家人的劝说没有起作用。 make a difference 意为 “ 有影响；起作用 ” ，符合语境。 8 A.ball B job C kite D toy 答案： B 根据句中的 “at a nursery” 及下文中的 “doing a job that any high school dropout could perform” 可知，儿子回到家后，在一个幼儿园找到了一份工作 (job)。 9 A.therefore B besides C however D otherwise 答案：
12、C 根据上一句中的 “with usual enthusiasm” 和本句中的 “was deeply 【 精品教育资源文库 】 disappointed” 可知，儿子对这份工作充满了热情，但作者却对他的选择感到非常失望，前后之间是转折关系。故选 however。 10 A.daughter B nephew C son D cousin 答案： C 由本句中的 “college professors” 可知，作者是大学教授，而作者的儿子是在幼儿 园工作。根据第二段第一句中的 “Many years later my son, Gary . ” 可知，此处指作者的儿子。 11 A.suppo
13、rt B accept C control D persuade 答案： D 根据下文 “Look ， I said ， in a few years youll be at your high school reunion with .” 可知，作者是在说服儿子，他希望儿子能够放弃自己的想法。try to persuade sb.意为 “ 尽力说服某人 ” ，符合语境。 12 A.honest B ordinary C latter D former 答案： D 根据上文可知，作者的儿子是在中途退学之后回到家中找了一份工作，所以作者是在就儿子和他之前的那些同学进行比较。 former 意为
14、“ 之前的 ” ，符合语境。 13 A.prevent B forget C handle D admit 答案： C 根据上文的 “become doctors, lawyers ， and engineers” 可知，作者希望自己的儿子能像其他的孩子一样，拥有一份体面的职业，所以他就质问自己的儿子是否能够应付这样的现实。 handle 意为 “ 处理 (难题 )；应付 (局面 )” ，符合语境。 14 A.hesitation B commitment C permission D comment 答案： A 根据设空前的 “Yes, Dad ， ” 可知，儿子对父亲的疑问毫不犹豫地给出了
15、回答。without hesitation 意为 “ 毫不犹豫 ” ，符合语境。 15 A.deserted B silenced C ignored D angered 答案： B 正是儿子的反问让作者无言以对。在那一刹那，作者突然感到羞愧，这种羞愧感让作者安静下来不再说话。 silence 意为 “ 使安静 ” ，符合语境。 16 A.essay B article C poem D passage 答案： C 根据第一段第一句中的 “I have written a poem called Flying Kites” 可知，儿子的经历和话语让作者想起了那首诗。 poem 意为 “ 诗 ”
16、 ，符合语境。 17 A.secret B string C dog D news 答案： B 根据第一段最后一句中的 “Will I release the string as unselfishly as that？ ” 可知，这里是原词复现。作为父亲，作者在反思自己是否会无私地释放手中的风筝线。 string 意为 “ 绳索 ” ，符合语境。 【 精品教育资源文库 】 18 A.old B honest C lucky D cute 答案： A 根据下文 “enough to make his own choices” 可知，儿 子可以作出自己的选择，说明儿子已经长大了。 old 指的
17、是孩子的生理和心理年龄都已经成熟，符合语境。 19 A.guilty B tired C afraid D proud 答案： D 结合上文可知，作者意识到该放手之后，就明白儿子作出的选择是正确的。而上一句中的 “has a successful career working for the city” 说明现在的作者为儿子的成就感到骄傲。 be proud of 意为 “ 以 ? 为骄傲 ” ，符合语境。 20 A.Since B When C Although D Unless 答案： A 作者认为，自己已经放下了心中那份对于所谓的体面工作的骄傲和偏见，所以能坐下来静心欣赏儿子的成长，主从
18、句之间是因果关系， Since 在此引导原因状语从句。 .阅读理解 A 2018 都江堰模拟 Books are to mankind what memory is to the individual. They contain the history of our race, the discoveries we have made, the accumulated knowledge and experience of ages; they picture for us the marvels and beauties of nature, help us in our difficult
19、ies, comfort us in sorrow and in suffering, change hours of weariness into moments of delight, store our minds with ideas, fill them with good and happy thoughts, and lift us out of and above ourselves. Many of those who have had, as we say, all that this world can give, have yet told us they owed much of their purest happiness to books. Macaulay had wealth and fame, rank and power, and yet he tells us in his
