Ⅰ.完形填空(2010杭州高級(jí)中學(xué)高三二模)

　　The simplest way to say it is this: I believe in my mother. My __1__ began when I was just a kid. I __2__ becoming a doctor.

　　My mother was a domestic. Through her work, she observed that __3__ people spent a lot more time reading than they __4__ watching television. She announced that my brother and I __5__ watch two to three pre－selected TV programs during the week. Within our free time, we had to read two books each from the Detroit Public Library and

　　__6__ her written book reports. She would mark them up with check marks and highlights. Years later we realized her marks were a __7__. My mother was illiterate.

　　When I entered high school I was a(n) __8__，but not for long. I wanted the fancy clothes. I wanted to __9__ the guys. I went from being an A－student to a B－student to a C－student. One night my mother came home from __10__ her various jobs and I complained about not having enough Italian knit shirts. She said, “Okay, I'll give you all the money I make

　　this week scrubbing floors and cleaning bathrooms, and you can buy __11__ food and pay the bills.” With everything __12__， you can have all the Italian knit shirts you want.

　　I was very __13__ with that arrangement but once I got through allocating (購買的) money, there was __14__ left. I realized my mother was a financial genius to be able to __15__ our heads and any kind of food on the table, __16__ buy clothes. I also realized that immediate satisfaction wasn't going to get me anywhere. Success required intellectual preparation. I went back to my __17__ and became an A－student again, and eventually I __18__ my dream and I became a doctor.

　　My story is really my mother's story—a woman with __19__ formal education or property who used her position as a parent to change the lives of many people around the globe. There is no job __20__ than parenting. This is what I believe in.

　　1．A.belief B．work　C．education　 D．promise

　　【答案與解析】　A　由首段第1句“I believe in my mother”及末段最后一句“This is what I believe in”可知本文講述的是“我”對(duì)母親的“信仰”。

　　2．A.majored in

　　B．got used to

　　C．dreamed of

　　D．got tired of

　　【答案與解析】　C　由倒數(shù)第2段“and eventually I __18__ my dream and I became a doctor”可知“我”自小就“夢想”成為一名醫(yī)生。

　　3．A.lazy

　　B．easy－going

　　C．successful

　　D．reliable

　　【答案與解析】　C　由下文“Success required intellectual preparation”可推知此題選C項(xiàng)。句意為“通過工作，她注意到，成功人士花更多時(shí)間在看書上，而不是看電視”。

　　4．A.spent

　　B．paid

　　C．took

　　D．did

　　【答案與解析】　D　此處為避免重復(fù)累贅，用did指代前文的“spent a lot more time”。

　　5．A.could only

　　B．could not

　　C．must not

　　D．should often

　　【答案與解析】　A　句意為“她宣布，我們兄弟倆每周只能看兩到三個(gè)(由她)預(yù)選好的電視節(jié)目”。could only“只能”，符合語境和邏輯。

　　6．A.read to

　　B．present to

　　C．teach

　　D．explain to

　　【答案與解析】　B　由后文“mark them up with check marks and highlights”可知“我們”交給母親的是書面的讀書報(bào)告，據(jù)此可排除其他選項(xiàng)。present sth to sb“把某物交給某人”，此句中賓語后移。

　　7．A.joke

　　B．means

　　C．tool

　　D．trick

　　【答案與解析】　D　由后文“My mother was illiterate”可知母親目不識(shí)丁，“我們”后來才意識(shí)到那些標(biāo)記原是個(gè)“騙局”。

　　8．A.A－student

　　B．B－student

　　C．C－student

　　D．D－student

　　【答案與解析】　A　由后文“I went from being an A－student to a B－student to a C－student”及“became an A－student again”可知“我”入學(xué)時(shí)是個(gè)優(yōu)生。

　　9．A.get rid of

　　B．hang out with

　　C．break away from

　　D．keep in touch with

　　【答案與解析】　B　由but轉(zhuǎn)折可知，后來“我”“墮落”了，喜歡上了高檔衣服和跟其他人出去鬼混。hang out“外出閑蕩”，符合此處語境。

　　10．A.making

　　B．stopping

　　C．working

　　D．getting

　　【答案與解析】　C　題意：一天晚上母親“做”完了她繁雜的工作回到家里。work“做；工作”，可用作及物動(dòng)詞，符合語境。其他選項(xiàng)與job搭配不當(dāng)。

　　11．A.your brother

　　B．yourself

　　C．your sister

　　D．the family

　　【答案與解析】　D　由“I'll give you all the money I make this week scrubbing floors and cleaning bathrooms”可推知，母親把她這個(gè)星期擦地板和洗廁所賺的所有的錢都給“我”，當(dāng)然是要“我”為“全家”買食物和付賬了。

　　12．A.left over

　　B．paid up

　　C．used up

　　D．carried out

　　【答案與解析】　A　由后文“there was ________ left”可知，母親想把買食物和付賬“剩下的”全部的錢都給“我”。

　　13．A.angry

　　B．pleased

　　C．disappointed

　　D．bored

　　【答案與解析】　B　由后文“but once I got through allocating money”可推知，作者開始聽到這個(gè)消息，自然“喜出望外”。其他三項(xiàng)均表示消極、失望的情緒，不合語境，可排除。

　　14．A.anything

　　B．everything

　　C．something

　　D．nothing

　　【答案與解析】　D　由上文“With everything ________”可知，本來是剩下的全部都?xì)w“我”，可是一旦我支配完錢(在買食物和付其他賬)后，“什么”也沒剩下。前后對(duì)比明顯，故用nothing。

　　15．A.put an idea into

　　B．give an impression on

　　C．keep a roof over

　　D．have eyes in the back of

　　【答案與解析】　C　此處題意為“‘我’意識(shí)到母親是位能為我們提供棲身之所和桌上之食的理財(cái)天才”。keep a roof over one's head“為某人提供棲身之所”。

　　16．A.let alone

　　B．let out

　　C．let in

　　D．leave alone

　　【答案與解析】　A　題意：母親是位能為“我們”提供食宿的理財(cái)能手，“更不用說”買衣服了。let alone“更不用說”，符合句意。leave out“刪除”；let in“允許進(jìn)入；放……進(jìn)來”；leave alone“不打擾；聽其自然”。

　　17．A.guys

　　B．mother

　　C．studies

　　D．play

　　【答案與解析】　C　此事過后，作者經(jīng)過反思，把心思重新收回到“學(xué)業(yè)”上來。由后文“became an A－student again, and eventually I

　　my dream”可推知。

　　18．A.made

　　B．fulfilled

　　C．changed

　　D．tried

　　【答案與解析】　B　由后文“and I became a doctor”可知作者“實(shí)現(xiàn)”了兒時(shí)的夢想。fulfill“實(shí)現(xiàn)”。

　　19．A.little

　　B．much

　　C．few

　　D．high

　　【答案與解析】　A　由第2段最后一句“My mother was illiterate”可知母親未接受任何正規(guī)教育。little“幾乎不”，修飾不可數(shù)名詞。few用于修飾可數(shù)名詞。

　　20．A.more interesting

　　B．less important

　　C．more important

　　D．less interesting

　　【答案與解析】　C　由上文“who used her position as a parent to change the lives of many people around the globe”可知“世界上沒有比為人父母‘更偉大和重要的’工作了”。

　　Ⅱ.單項(xiàng)填空

　　1．If the young trees ________， it would not die now.

　　A．have been wateredB．was watered

　　C．would be watered

　　D．had been watered

　　【答案與解析】　D　條件從句表示與過去事實(shí)相反，故用過去完成時(shí)。

　　2．It is hard for me to imagine what I would be doing today if I ________ in love, at the age of seven, with the Melinda Cox Library in my hometown.

　　A．would not have fallen

　　B．had not fallen

　　C．should fall

　　D．were to fall

　　【答案與解析】　B　根據(jù)“at the age of seven”可知條件從句表示與過去事實(shí)相反，故用過去進(jìn)時(shí)表示對(duì)過去事情的虛擬。

　　3．She as well as the two guides ________ the idea of climbing the mountain in such bad weather.

　　A．opposed to

　　B．objected to

　　C．a(chǎn)re opposed to

　　D．a(chǎn)pproved

　　【答案與解析】　B　“反對(duì)某人/事”可用oppose sb / sth或be opposed to sb / sth，as well as連接并列主語時(shí)，謂語動(dòng)詞的單復(fù)數(shù)要根據(jù)as well as前的主語來確定；approve當(dāng)“同意”講時(shí)，是不及物動(dòng)詞，與介詞of連用；object to“反對(duì)”，符合題意。

　　4．Ten years ago，John and Tom________ at the entrance to this restaurant；John went to the west to________ his fortune while Tom stayed.

　　A．parted; seek

　　B．separated; hunt

　　C．departed; seek

　　D．divided; found out

　　【答案與解析】　A　考查動(dòng)詞詞義辨析。題意：十年前，約翰和湯姆在這個(gè)飯店入口處分手；約翰去西部尋找發(fā)財(cái)?shù)臋C(jī)會(huì)，而湯姆留了下來。part“分手”；separate“分離”；depart“啟程”；divide“分開”，表示一個(gè)整體分成幾份；“尋找發(fā)財(cái)?shù)臋C(jī)會(huì)”為seek one's fortune。

　　5．He is an independent person. He always________ any offer of help.

　　A．declines

　　B．denies

　　C．turns away

　　D．turn in

　　【答案與解析】　A　由句中independent“獨(dú)立的；不依賴別人的”可知，空格處想表達(dá)“拒絕”的意思。decline“委婉地拒絕”，符合題意。deny“否認(rèn)”；turn away“拒絕幫助(別人)”；均與題意不符。turn in“上交”。

　　6．This accident________ by driving beyond speed limit.

　　A．is believed to cause

　　B．is believed to have been caused

　　C．believed that it was caused

　　D．is believed to have caused

　　【答案與解析】　B　題意：人們認(rèn)為這場車禍?zhǔn)怯捎诔傩旭倢?dǎo)致的。be believed to do“被認(rèn)為……”，這里由于車禍已發(fā)生，故應(yīng)用不定式的完成時(shí)，且accident與cause之間為被動(dòng)關(guān)系，故選B項(xiàng)。

　　7．I would have gone to America with my friends, but I ________ by my mother.

　　A．was stopped

　　B．stopped

　　C．stop

　　D．would stop

　　【答案與解析】　A　題意：我本打算和朋友去美國，但是被我母親阻止了。be stopped by sb“被某人阻止”。

　　8．Would you please ________ the paper for me and see if there are any obvious mistakes?

　　A．look around

　　B．look into

　　C．look up

　　D．look through

　　【答案與解析】　D　look around “環(huán)顧四周”；look into“深入調(diào)查”；look up“拜訪某人；查閱”；look through“瀏覽；審閱”。

　　9．________ to give up smoking, he threw away his ________ cigarettes.

　　A．Determined; remained

　　B．Determined; remaining

　　C．Determining; remained

　　D．Determining; remaining

　　【答案與解析】　B　be determined to do sth“下定決心做某事”。remaining“剩余的”，通常作前置定語。

　　10．The popularity of the plant lies in its good ________ to the environment.

　　A．a(chǎn)daptation

　　B．a(chǎn)djustment

　　C．a(chǎn)doption

　　D．independence

　　【答案與解析】　A　題意：這種植物很普遍，這在于它對(duì)環(huán)境的良好的適應(yīng)性。adaptation“適應(yīng)”，符合題意。

　　Ⅲ.閱讀理解(2010 天津)

　　In the kitchen of my mother's house there has always been a wooden stand (木架) with a small notepad (記事本) and a hole for a pencil.

　　I'm looking for paper on which to note down the name of a book I am recommending to my mother. Over forty years since my earliest memories of the kitchen pad and pencil, five houses later, the current paper and pencil look the same as they always did. Surely it can't be the same pencil! The pad is more modern, but the wooden stand is definitely the original one.

　　“I'm just amazed you still have the same stand for holding the pad and pencil after all these years.” I say to her, walking back into the living－room with a sheet of paper and the pencil. “You still use a pencil. Can't you afford a pen？”

　　My mother replies a little sharply. “It works perfectly well. I've always kept the stand in the kitchen. I never knew when I might want to note down an idea, and I was always in the kitchen in these days.”

　　Immediately I can picture her, hair wild, blue housecoat covered in flour, a wooden spoon in one hand, the pencil in the other, her mouth moving silently. My mother smiles and says, “One day I was cooking and watching baby Pauline, and I had a brilliant thought, but the stand was empty. One of the children must have taken the paper. So I just picked up the breadboard and wrote it all down on the back. It turned out to be a real breakthrough for solving the mathematical problem I was working on.”

　　This story—which happened before I was born—reminds me how extraordinary my mother was, and is also a gifted mathematician. I feel embarrassed that I complain about not having enough child－free time to work. Later, when my mother is in the bathroom, I go into her kitchen and turn over the breadboards. Sure enough, on the back of the smallest one, are some penciled marks I recognize as mathematics. Those symbols have traveled unaffected through fifty years, rooted in the soil of a cheap wooden breadboard, invisible (看不到的) exhibits at every meal.

　　1．Why has the author's mother always kept the notepad and pencil in the kitchen?

　　A．To leave messages.

　　B．To list her everyday tasks.

　　C．To note down maths problems.

　　D．To write down a flash of inspiration.

　　【答案與解析】　D　細(xì)節(jié)題。從“I never knew when I might want to note down an idea” 到下一段的 “and I had a brilliant thought, but the stand was empty” 可知正確答案。

　　2．What is the author's original opinion about the wooden stand?

　　A．It has great value for the family.

　　B．It needs to be replaced by a better one.

　　C．It brings her back to her lonely childhood.

　　D．It should be passed on to the next generation.

　　【答案與解析】　B　推斷題。根據(jù)第3段中“I'm just amazed you still have the same stand for holding the pad and pencil after all these years” 可推斷，作者認(rèn)為the wooden stand該換成更好的了。

　　3．The author feels embarrassed for ________.

　　A．blaming her mother wrongly

　　B．giving her mother a lot of trouble

　　C．not making good use of time as her mother did

　　D．not making any breakthrough in her field

　　【答案與解析】　C　細(xì)節(jié)題。最后一段中有“I feel embarrassed that I complain about not having enough child－free time to work” 可知答案。