1、1“完形填空语法填空”组合练(四)(限时 25分钟).完形填空At the age of nine, I was taking swimming lessons at a pool. The day arrived when I was to be tested to see if I could _1_ to a higher level class.Fifteen of us were to _2_ swimming from one side of the pool to the other and back. I watched as my _3_， one by one, tried
2、 and failed. Then it was my turn to _4_， I mean, my turn to attempt to pass the test. It was about halfway when I got _5_. I immediately stopped and _6_ the side of the pool, ending my test. Our instructor, a college student, was standing _7_ me. “Why did you stop？” he yelled, in a less than _8_ voi
3、ce. “I got water in my nose， ” I _9_.Thats when this college student _10_ me one of lifes great lessons, _11_ he probably never realized that. Bending down, he shouted, “So？”“So？” The _12_ shocked me. It had just seemed _13_ to me that the answer to pain was to remove the thing causing the _14_. My
4、nineyearold brain had not understood the fact that a valuable _15_ is worth achieving, however difficult to get there. Recognizing that, I was _16_ nothing would keep me from completing the test. In fact, I did it rather _17_ on my next attempt. Seeing me _18_ the test, almost all the others did so
5、as well.Life is a journey, and the road wont _19_ be easy. We have to focus on the final destination, not the _20_ along the road.语篇解读：本文是一篇记叙文。作者讲述了自己九岁的时候参加游泳考试的一段经历。从这段经历中，作者认识到：有价值的目标是值得一个人为之努力和奋斗的。1A.skip BreferCadvance Dadd解析：选 C 空处所在句子表示作者要参加游泳考试以便确认能否“升级到”一个更高层次的课程，advance to“达到(某地等)，前进到”符合语
6、境。2A.take turns Binsist onCtake risks Dput off解析：选 A 根据下文的“one by one”可知，作者和同学们是“轮流”进行考试的，take turns doing sth. “轮流做某事”符合语境。insist on“坚持” ；take risks“冒险” ；put off “推迟” 。23A.competitors BclassmatesCstudents Dinstructors解析：选 B 根据首段首句“At the age of nine, I was taking swimming lessons at a pool.”可知，作者参加
7、了一个游泳班，作者观看的应是“同班同学”轮流考试，所以答案是 classmates。competitor“竞争者” ；student“学生” ；instructor“指导者” 。4A.show BleaveCfail Dobserve解析：选 C 上文讲到，作者眼看着他的同学们一个跟着一个进行游泳考试，但都失败了，接下来，轮到自己“失败”了，所以答案是 fail。show“显示，显出” ；leave“离开” ；observe“观察” 。5A.injured BblamedCtrapped Dchoked解析：选 D 根据下文中的“I got water in my nose”可知，作者在游泳考
8、试中被水“呛”着了，由此可知答案是 choked，choke 的意思是“呛，窒息” ，get choked“被呛着了” 。get injured“受伤” ；get blamed“被责备” ；get trapped“被困住” 。6A.pushed BpressedCgrabbed Dcontrolled解析：选 C 作者被水呛到后马上停止了游泳， “抓住”了泳池的边，结束了考试。grab“抓住”符合语境。push“推” ；press“按，压” ；control“控制” 。7A.above BbelowCbeside Dbeyond解析：选 A 作者因为被水呛着停止了游泳考试，抓住了泳池的边，此时
9、，他的教练一个大学生，正站在他的“上方” 。作者在泳池里，教练应是站在游泳池边上，所以要用 above，表示“在上方” 。below“在下面” ；beside“在旁边” ；beyond“超出(某个数量、水平或限度)” 。8A.surprised BsympatheticCannoyed Dcold解析：选 B 作者因为被水呛着停止了考试，抓住了泳池的边。结合下文可知，此时，教练用毫不“同情的”声音对作者喊：“你为什么不游了？”所以答案是sympathetic“同情的” 。surprised“吃惊的” ；annoyed“烦恼的” ；cold“冷淡的，不友好的” 。9A.explained Bre
10、actedCdeclined Durged解析：选 A 当教练用毫不同情的声音质问作者为什么停止游泳的时候，作者“解释”说：“我的鼻子进水了。 ”所以答案是 explained“解释” 。react“反应” ；decline“拒绝，3谢绝” ；urge“敦促” 。10A.delivered BowedCtaught Dpromised解析：选 C teach sb. a lesson 是固定短语，意思是“给某人一个教训” ，符合语境，所以答案是 taught。deliver“分送” ；owe“欠” ；promise“许诺” 。11A.so that Bas ifCin case Deven i
11、f解析：选 D 作者感慨，这个大学生，也就是教练，给了他人生中一个很大的教训，“虽然”他(教练)很可能并没有意识到这一点。even if“虽然，即使”符合语境。so that“以便” ；as if“好像” ；in case“以防” 。12A.problem BexcuseCquestion Dvoice解析：选 C 根据 So可知，此处表示这个“问题”使作者很吃惊，所以答案是question。problem“难题” ；excuse“理由，借口” ；voice“声音” 。13A.logical BillegalCridiculous Dimpossible解析：选 A 在作者看来，解决痛苦的办法
12、就是清除引起“不适”的事物，这似乎是“合乎逻辑的” ，所以答案是 logical“合乎逻辑的” 。illegal“违法的” ；ridiculous“荒谬的，可笑的” ；impossible“不可能的” 。14A.disaster BdiscomfortCdamage Dfear解析：选 B 参见上题解析。disaster“灾难” ；discomfort“不舒服，不适” ；damage“破坏，毁坏” ；fear“害怕” 。15A.result BadvantageCgoal Dtask解析：选 C 作者九岁的脑袋此前还不明白这个事实：一个有价值的“目标”是值得实现的，无论实现它有多么难。goal
13、“目标”符合语境。result“结果” ；advantage“优势，长处” ；task“任务” 。16A.concerned BsensitiveCembarrassed Dsure解析：选 D 作者意识到无论多么难，一个有价值的目标是值得实现的之后， “确信”什么也阻挡不了自己完成这次考试。sure“确信的，有把握的”符合语境。concerned“担心的” ；sensitive“敏感的” ；embarrassed“难堪的” 。417A.slowly BeasilyCclumsily Deagerly解析：选 B 作者在坚定了信心之后，在下一次的尝试中，很“轻易地”通过了考试，所以答案是 ea
14、sily“容易地，轻易地” 。slowly“缓慢地” ；clumsily“笨拙地” ；eagerly“热切地，渴望地” 。18A.attend BtakeCgive Dpass解析：选 D 根据第二段中的“my turn to attempt to pass the test”及第四段中的“I did it rather _17_ on my next attempt”可知选 D。19A.always BsometimesCever Dseldom解析：选 A 生活如同一次旅行，道路不会“总是”平坦的。always“总是” ；sometimes“有时候” ；ever“曾经” ；seldom“很
15、少” 。20A.sights BbarriersCsurprises Dharvests解析：选 B 我们要关注最终的目的地，而不是沿途的“障碍” 。sight“景象” ；barrier“障碍” ；surprise“令人惊奇的事物” ；harvest“收获” 。.语法填空Bike to Work Day was started by the League of American Bicyclists in 1956 with _1_ aim of promoting the bicycle as a serious choice of getting to and from work. It
16、is _2_ (annual) held across North America on the third Friday of May. In todays world _3_ global warming is a serious issue, the bicycle is a perfect way of reducing our carbon footprint. Cycling to work is a healthy alternative _4_ driving or taking public transport. It can not only save your money
17、 but also enable you to be more _5_ (create) once you get to work, thus improving your performance.Bicycles are the most common form of transport in the world and there are about two billion in use worldwide, _6_ (make) the bicycle the most popular invention ever. When we think of some countries, li
18、ke the Netherlands, we imagine _7_ (hundred) of people cycling everywhere. Even in hightech Japan, it is impossible not _8_ (see) businessmen, farmers, mothers or workers in the streets on their bikes. Bicycles _9_ (invent) in the 19th century and havent changed much since. Today, we use bicycles fo
19、r pleasure, fitness, Olympic competitions, mail _10_ (deliver) and lots more. Without the bicycle, 5much of the world might stop working!语篇解读：本文是一篇说明文。文章介绍了 Bike to Work Day的由来以及骑自行车的好处等。1the 考查冠词。此处特指创立 Bike to Work Day的宗旨，故填 the。with the aim of doing sth.“以做某事为目标，旨在做某事” 。2annually 考查副词。修饰动词 held应用
20、副词。annually“一年一次地” 。3where 考查定语从句。分析句子结构可知，空处在此引导定语从句，且在从句中作地点状语，先行词为 todays world，故填 where。4to 考查介词。alternative 在此作名词，意为“可供选择的事物” ，常与介词 to搭配使用。5creative 考查形容词。根据空前的“to be more”可知，此处应用形容词。creative“有创造力的” 。6making 考查非谓语动词。自行车是世界上最常见的交通工具，全世界在使用中的自行车约有二十亿辆，这使得自行车成为有史以来最受欢迎的发明。make 与其逻辑主语之间是主动关系，故应用现在分
21、词作状语。7hundreds 考查名词复数。hundreds of表示“数以百计的，很多的” ，是固定用法。8to see 考查非谓语动词。此处考查的是“it is adj.to do”句型，其中 it是形式主语，真正的主语是后面的不定式。9were invented 考查动词的时态、语态和主谓一致。自行车是在 19世纪被发明的。根据时间状语“in the 19th century”可知，此处描述的是发生在过去的动作，应用一般过去时；又因 Bicycles为复数，且和 invent之间是被动关系，应用被动语态。故填 were invented。10delivery 考查名词。分析句子结构可知，mail 与空处构成名词词组，在句中作介词 for的宾语，故应填名词 delivery“传送，递送” 。6
