2019年高考英语大二轮练习专项强化练十九

1、2019年高考英语大二轮练习专项强化练十九 .阅读理解 Betty Smith's first novel, A Tree Grows in Brooklyn, became immediately popular when it was published in 1943.The story is set in the years of 1900 to 1920.It tells of Francie Nolan and her parents，who were born to immigrants，and their struggle to provide for their fa

2、mily.Smith says she based the story on her own experiences growing up in the neighbourhood of Williamsburg in Brooklyn，a borough(城市的行政区) of New York City.It's widely believed that the character of Francie is based on Smith. The tree of the book's title refers to the big Tree of Heaven which

3、grows near the family's apartment building，despite attempts to get rid of it.It's a symbol for Francie herself.Francie is determined to survive and improve her life，despite things that get in her way: her father is an alcoholic and dies，her mother doesn't care about Francie's dreams

4、and her family is almost constantly poor. The novel tells the story of how Francie's parents，Johnny and Katie Nolan，met as teenagers.Katie later became pregnant，and they married before either of them had turned 20.Despite his charm and good nature.Johnny is an alcoholic who can't hold a job.

5、Katie supports the family by cleaning apartment buildings.This went against tradition，as the man was usually the one with the job who provided for the family.Francie enjoys learning，and idolizes her father，who shares her dreamy nature and vivid imagination.He lies to get Francie into a better school

6、，realizing it's what will make her happiest. Readers experience the scenes in Brooklyn from Francie's point of view.She observes the neighbourhood's people and events from the fire escape outside the family's apartment. Family plays a key role throughout A Tree Grows in Brooklyn.Kati

7、e tries hard to provide for her family when Johnny can't.The children work afterschool jobs to support their mother after Johnny dies.Additionally，Francie sacrifices her savings to send her brother to school. Smith's book is still a popular read for many young women even though it's more

8、 than 70 years old. 【语篇解读】 本文介绍了贝蒂·史密斯的小说?布鲁克林有棵树?，具体讲述了作者的创作背景、创作过程和书的内容。这本书虽然已经出版70多年了，但是书中主人公对待生活不屈不挠的精神，仍然受到许多年轻女士的欢迎。 1Which of the following is TRUE about A Tree Grows in Brooklyn? A、It is an autobiography of Betty Smith. B、It is Betty Smith's most popular book. C、It sets the story in

9、 New York in the 1940s D、It tells of immigrant's life in New York. 解析：细节理解题。根据第一段第三句可知这本小说的内容，它讲述了身为移民的弗朗西和她的父母努力去养活他们的家人的故事。应选D项。 答案：D 2What role does the Tree of Heaven play in Francie's life? A、It accompanies her growth. B、It represents her struggle in life. C、It contributes to her succes

10、s. D、It makes her dream come true. 解析：推理判断题。根据第二段第二句可知，这棵树是主人公弗朗西的象征，紧接着下一句描述了她的努力和奋斗，由此可以推断出，这棵树代表了弗朗西的拼搏。 答案：B 3The underlined wordThisin Paragraph 3 refers to the fact that_ A、Johnny was charming and had good nature B、Johnny married Katie before they were 20 C、Katie worked as a cleaner in departm

11、ent buildings D、Katie supported the family instead of Johnny 解析：词义猜测题。This的前一句中提到Katie supports the family，后面又提到违背传统的原因是因为通常都是男人养家糊口，由此可以推断出This指的是凯蒂养活家庭而不是她的丈夫约翰尼。 答案：D 4What message does Betty Smith try to convey in A Tree Grows in Brooklyn? A、Family support is of significance. B、Men should suppor

12、t their families. C、Immigrants in the US got married early. D、Good imagination makes a great writer. 解析：细节理解题。根据倒数第二段第一句Family plays a key role throughout A Tree Grows in Brooklyn.可知，这本书要传递的信息是家庭的支持很重要。 答案：A .完形填空 I felt very depressed the other day.The weather had been dark and rainy，and I just did

13、n't feel so_1_ As I was sitting at my desk，I_2_it was the birthday of a dear longtime frienda single，middleaged woman who has devoted the past 30 years to nursing and loving her_3_ Knowing that she didn't have family in town，I_4_to give her a call.Sure enough，she was on her shift，_5_to work

14、late into the evening，and wouldn't have_6_of a birthday this year.As always，though，she_7_cheerful and was happy that I_8_ After I hung up，I couldn't_9_the feeling that she would really appreciate a little attention on her special day._10_feeling a little depressed myself，I tried to put it ou

15、t of my mind，but as the day passed，I couldn't shake the thought.I_11_gave in，and set off to the hospital with a card，a cheese cake，and some balloons that evening.My friend's grateful smile and joyful surprise_12_me that I'd done the right thing，and they were a generous_13_for the little

16、effort it had taken. When I got home，I realized that not only had I cheered up a_14_friend on her birthday，but my own negative feelings had also disappeared.Making her day had_15_my own! Isn't that the way it is_16_we take the time and make the_17_to do something for someone else? It's just

17、like the saying，Loving kindness is twice blessed; it blesses him who gives，and him who_18_ Cheering up people on their birthdays isn't the only thing we can do to make their day.Life constantly presents us with_19_to take an extra step or do a kind deed that will make a difference to_20_And the

18、wonderful thing is that as we do，it changes things for the better for us too. 【语篇解读】 作者讲述了在自己心情不好的一天给一个从事护士职业的朋友过生日而得到的感悟：生活总是为我们提供机会，让我们多迈出一步或者做一件对别人有影响的善事。 1A.special B、positive C、nervous D、scared 解析：根据空格前的I felt very depressed the other day.The weather had been dark and rainy可知，我的心情不好，positive意为乐

19、观的，符合语境。 答案：B 2A.explained B、complained C、remembered D、informed 解析：当我坐在书桌前的时候，记起今天是一个朋友的生日。应选C项。 答案：C 3A.family B、training C、work D、school 解析：根据空格前的who has devoted the past 30 years to nursing可知，她从事护士职业30年，说明她很喜欢自己的工作(work)。应选C项。 答案：C 4A.decided B、continued C、agreed D、refused 解析：根据语境可知，此处表示我决定给她打个电话

20、。应选A项。 答案：A 5A.surprised B、disappointed C、bored D、prepared 解析：根据前面的Sure enough，she was on her shift可知，这是她的当班时间，她准备工作到晚上，应选D项。 答案：D 6A.much B、many C、little D、few 解析：此处表示不会有太多的时间过生日。many和few用来修饰或替代可数名词，故排除；little本身含有否定的意思，在此处可排除；应选much。 答案：A 7A.sounded B、looked C、grew D、found 解析：我打电话给她，她听上去很高兴。应选A项。 答

21、案：A 8A.admitted B、called C、succeeded D、apologized 解析：参见上题解析。选B项。 答案：B 9A.experience B、imagine C、shake D、understand 解析：此处表示我没法去除这种感觉，应用shake，表示去除，摆脱。下文中的I couldn't shake the thought也是提示。应选C项。 答案：C 10A.Almost B、Even C、Never D、Still 解析：此处用still说明我仍然感到沮丧，与文章开头相呼应。应选D项。 答案：D 11A.luckily B、finally C、u

22、nhappily D、hardly 解析：我的心情沮丧，我尽力去清理掉这种心情，但是经过一天的时间，还是没能摆脱，最终我屈服了。finally最后，终于，应选B项。 答案：B 12A.convinced B、advised C、promised D、reminded 解析：根据空格前面的My friend's grateful smile and joyful surprise和空格后面的I'd done the right thing可知，朋友的神情让我确信自己做对了。convince意为使确信，符合语境。应选A项。 答案：A 13A.response B、contribut

23、ion C、reward D、share 解析：她的笑容和惊喜使我确信我做对了，这也是对我慷慨的回报(reward)。应选C项。 答案：C 14A.careless B、lonely C、weak D、curious 解析：由上文的a single，middleaged woman和she didn't have family in town可知，我的朋友是孤独的。应选B项。 答案：B 15A.troubled B、taken C、wasted D、made 解析：让这位孤独的朋友快乐的同时，又扫除了我的沮丧，所以说Making her day had made my own。应选D项

24、。 答案：D 16A.when B、where C、why D、how 解析：从句子的结构和语境看，此处应该用引导时间状语从句的连词，表示当我们花费时间为别人努力做一些事情的时候。应选A项。 答案：A 17A.suggestion B、money C、effort D、call 解析：参见上题解析。make the effort to do sth.努力做某事。 答案：C 18A.tries B、receives C、expects D、cares 解析：根据空格前的gives可知，应用receives与gives相对应。应选B项。 答案：B 19A.opportunities B、dream

25、s C、choices D、regrets 解析：生活总是为我们提供机会。opportunity意为机会，符合语境。应选A项。 答案：A 20A.someone B、something C、everyone D、everything 解析：生活总是为我们提供机会，让我们多迈出一步或者做一件对某人产生影响的善事。应选A项。 答案：A .短文改错 One day when I was on my way to school，I saw Jack，a student of Grade 3 in our school，ride along the street.Suddenly a car what

26、was running towards him knocked her down.Jack was hurt seriously.The driver got such very a fright that he drove away quickly，leaving Jack helplessly on the spot.Fortunately I saw what had happened and remember the numbers of the car.I reported this to the police.In the same time I went up to help J

27、ack and sent him to a nearest hospital.Now the driver has been caught and will be punished for wrong deed. 答案： One day when I was on my way to school，I saw Jack，a student of Grade 3 in our school，rideriding along the street.Suddenly a car whatthat/which was running towards him knocked herhim down.Ja

28、ck was hurt seriously.The driver got such a fright that he drove away quickly，leaving Jack helplesslyhelpless on the spot.Fortunately I saw what had happened and rememberremembered the numbersnumber of the car.I reported this to the police. InAt the same time I went up to help Jack and sent him to athe nearest hospital.Now the driver has been caught and will be punished for wrong deed. .书面表达 假定你是李华，再过100天你就高中毕业了。写一封信给你的美国外教Joyce，感谢她这一年来对你学业上的帮助，并谈谈你的理想大学。 内容要点：1.表达感激之情； 2你的理想大学及选择它的理由； 3期待大学生活。 注意：1.