【创新设计】2021高考英语(湖南专用)大二轮总复习定时训练-12

定时训练(12)专题特训(完形填空)(一)SectionAIremembervividlythecallthatchangedmylife.ItwasTuesday，February18，whenthe__1__ranginthekitchenofmyLosAngeleshome.OnthelinewasMartyBanderas，aliteraryagenttowhomIhadsentadraft(草稿)ofmynovelthreeweeksearlier.“Ihaveacoupleof__2__，”Banderassaid.“First，howoldareyou？”“I'm48，”Ireplied.“Areyouingoodhealth？”“Yes，excellent.What'sthisabout？”“I'vesoldyournovels__3__oneandahalfmilliondollars.”Isatdowninshock.Ihadwrittenfourteennovelsintwentyyears，buteachonehadbeen__4__bythepublishers.Isupposemanypeoplewouldhavebeendiscouraged，butnotme.Eachtime，Ijust__5__writinganotherone.Myhusbandadvisedmetofindsomethingelsetodo，butIrefusedto__6__up.Seeingthisbook__7__wasthebestthingthathaseverhappenedtome.It'samysterystory(likealltheothers)anditwasonthebest－seller__8__twoweeksafterpublication！Igotmyfirstlessoninstorytellingfrommygrandmother.Sheusedtoreadmestories.Shewastheonewhogavemea__9__ofwords.Shesparked(激发)myimaginationandshehasbeena__10__influenceonme.IalwayshadstoriesrunningthroughmyheadandassoonasIcouldwrite，Iputthemdownonpaper.ImarriedyoungandIhavethreechildren，butIneverstoppedwriting，__11__novelsbetweendoingthediapers(婴儿的尿布)anddishes.I'mwritinganothernovelnow.Yes，my__12__haschangedmylife.1．A.phone B.bellC．clock D.alarm解析前面提到了“记得一个电话”。call是“电话”之意，当然下文仍旧指当电话响的时候“我”正在厨房里，故选phone。答案A2．A.novels B.thingsC．questions D.problems解析从接下来的几个句子可知这里指有几个问题要问。答案C3．A.to B.forC．on D.in解析sellsthforsomemoney意为“把某物卖了多少钱”，此处意为“我把你的小说卖了一百五十万美元”。答案B4．A.rejected B.receivedC．decided D.lost解析指以前写的小说始终都被出版社退回。答案A5．A.couldn'thelp B.gotdowntoC．gotusedto D.wenton解析getdowntodoing“开头着手做某事”。承接上文意思，这句说：每次被出版社退回后，我不灰心，开头着手写另一本。goondoing指连续做同一件事。答案B6．A.hold B.lookC．give D.set解析固定短语giveup。句意：丈夫建议我做点别的事情，但我不放弃。答案C7．A.sold B.publishedC．printed D.passed解析seesthdone是固定用法，此处指看到这本书被出版。答案B8．A.books B.shopsC．record D.list解析指这本书在畅销品之列。答案D9．A.use B.loveC．meaning D.respect解析是祖母给“我”讲故事让“我”宠爱上文字。答案B10．A.lasting B.normalC．careful D.general解析祖母通过那些故事对“我”产生了长久的影响。答案A11．A.thinking B.readingC．developing D.translating解析developnovels“开放故事”。答案C12．A.friend B.callC．success D.work解析指“我”写小说这件事的成功转变了“我”的一生。答案CSectionBDearUncleSid，Thisweek，CarlaandIhavebeenvisitingCalgaryinCanada，sothatwecouldgoskiing.YouprobablyhaveneverheardofCalgary，__1__itisthethirdlargestcityinCanada.Itisabout300kmsouthofCalgary__2__becameasettlementinthe1870s.Back__3__，itwaslittlemorethananarmycampprotectinghuntersandmerchants.Thecityonlyreallybegantogrowafter1883，__4__therailwayreachedit.ThousandsofpeopletravelledwestwardstoCalgarytostartfarmsandraisecattle.Today，Calgaryisamodern，dynamiccity.Ithasmanyshoppingmallsandskyscrapers.__5__，itstillhasthesamefrontierspiritoftheOldWest—manypeoplewearcowboyhatsandboots，andcountrymusicisverypopular.Yesterday，__6__wenttothenearbymountains.Itwasfreezingcold.However，asaphotographeryou__7__haveenjoyedtheopportunitytoseethisplace—itwassobeautifulthatittookmybreathaway.Ireallylovethisplace.Thereissomuchyoucandohere__8__recreation.Youshouldreallycomeandvisitit.Ithinkyouwouldloveittoo.Yourniece，Katie1．解析前句说“你可能从没听说过卡尔加里”，好像是没出名气，后句说“它是加拿大第三大城市”，其实不是一个小地方。所以前后为转折关系。答案but2．解析此句意思是“卡尔加里第一次有人居住是在19世纪70年月”。答案first3．解析backthen意思是“那时，当时”。答案then4．解析when引导非限制性定语从句修饰1883，在从句中作时间状语。答案when5．解析前句指其现代性，后句指其传统习俗，所以应当填表示转折关系的词。由于有逗号，所以只能是副词however，不能填连词but。答案However6．解析由于第一句告知读者是作者和Carla一起在加拿大观光游玩，所以应当为“我们去了四周的山岭”。答案we7．解析鉴于作者对此处美景大加观赏的程度，此句应为虚拟语气，意思是“天气冷得可以将人冻僵。不过，作为一个摄影师，(假如你昨天和我们在一起，)你有机会看到这里的美景确定也会感到很幸运”。wouldhavedone是表示“假如满足某虚拟条件，过去某时候某人确定会……”。答案would8．解析表示目的。句意：在这里可以搞很多活动来玩乐。答案for(二)SectionAGrowingupintheU．S.A.，Ialwayswantedtoexperienceanotherculture.The__1__camewhenIwas15.Afterseveralmonthsof__2__,IwasreadytospendthesecondtermofmyfirstyearofhighschoolasanexchangestudentinAustralia.LandinginPerthwasoneofthemostexcitingmomentsofmylife.I__3__thenthattherewasnoturningback.ThefamilyIwouldlivewithwaswaitingforme，anditwouldbeonlyfivedays__4__thenewschoolyearstarted.TheCatholicschoolI__5__wasdifferentfrommypublicschoolbackintheStates.Theuniformcodewasverystrict.Wewereonly__6__towearonebracelet，whichhadtobeawatchandonenecklace，whichhadtohaveaHolyCross.Iwasquiteintimidated(可怕的)atfirst，__7__neverhavingbeentoanewschool—evenintheUnitedStates.Everythingwent__8__，though.Theteacherswerewelcomingandthestudentswerefriendly.Themostunforgettabletimeofmytermabroadwaswithforty－oneotherinternationalexchangestudentstravelingaroundAustraliaduringourtermbreak.Our__9__wereasextensiveasournationalities：wetraveledtoSydney，Canberra，Mildura，CooberPedy，Uluru，KingsCanyon，AliceSprings，MountIsa，AirlieBeach，andtheColdCoast.Thefewweeksweenjoyedtogetherwerecrowdedwith__10__．Wetookaday－cruiseonDarlingHarborandvisitedtheSydneyOperaHouse.Wesleptinan“undergroundtown”．WewalkedaroundthefamousAyersRockandwentsailingonthePacificOcean.Attheendofour__11__inAustralia，wehadthreeweeksoftravelingtimetoshareourstoriesandhelpeachotherdealwithleaving.Itwas__12__thatourlastdaytogetherwasfilledwithtears.Wepackedourcamp，exchangede－mailaddresses，andgatheredtogetherforafinalgood－bye.1．A.dream B.vacationC．privilege D．opportunity解析依据前文可知，作者始终期望能去体验另一种不同的文化，这次机会最终来了。dream“幻想”；vacation“假期”；privilege“特权，特殊待遇”；opportunity“机会，时机”。答案D2．A.examining B.preparingC．staying D.resting解析经过几个月的预备，作者在高中第一年的其次学期到澳大利亚去做交换生。依据句意可知B项符合。答案B3．A.realized B.wonderedC．wished D.concluded解析作者到达佩思(澳大利亚城市)的时候就意识到已经不能再回头了。由于要同自己一起生活的那家人在等自己，而且新学校还有五天就要开学了。A项“意识到，实现”；B项“想知道，对……感到怀疑”；C项“期望，祝愿”；D项“总结，得出结论”。答案A4．A.when B.sinceC．until D.before解析依据上一题解析可知答案为D项。答案D5．A.visited B.involvedC．attended D.studied解析作者要去上学的学校和自己在美国的公立学校不同。attendschool“上学”。答案C6．A.persuaded B.allowedC．determined D.forced解析这所学校只允许同学戴手表和带有十字架的项链。allowsbtodosth/sbbeallowedtodosth“允许某人做某事”。答案B7．A.always B.intentionallyC．specially D.especially解析作者有些担忧，特殊是之前在美国从来没有去过新学校。always“总是，始终”；intentionally“有意地，有意地”；specially“特地地，专程地”；especially“尤其地，特殊地”。答案D8．A.toughly B.annoyinglyC．smoothly D.strangely解析依据后面“Theteacherswerewelcomingandthestudentswerefriendly.”可知，作者在这里一切都还顺当。toughly“强硬地，固执地”；annoyingly“恼人地，烦人地”；smoothly“平滑地，流畅地，平稳地，顺当地”；strangely“奇异地，不行思议地，惊异地”。答案C9．A.destinations B.worksitesC．habitats D．shelters解析依据后文提到的国家名称可知，作者和其他的交换生会利用假期去很多地方旅游。旅游的目的地多的就像他们的国籍一样。A项“目的地”；B项“工地，工作地点”；C项“习惯”；D项“避风港，避难所”。答案A10．A.challenges B.amusementsC．assignments D.activities解析依据后文可知，作者和其他同学在这仅有的几周时间里参与了很多的活动。A项“挑战”；B项“消遣，消遣”；C项“工作，任务”；D项“活动”。答案D11．A.holiday B.stayC．work D.tour解析在澳大利亚停留的最终阶段，作者和同学们共享彼此的故事和相互挂念处理动身前的事宜。holiday“假期，度假”；stay“停留，驻足”；work“工作，作品”；tour“旅行，观光，巡回演出”。答案B12．A.natural B.essentialC．embarrassing D.unexpected解析最终时刻免不了要洒泪分别，这是很自然的事情，所以选择A项。natural“自然的，自然 的”；essential“基本的，必不行少的”；embarrassing“令人尴尬的，令人犯难的”；unexpected“无法预料的，突如其来的”。答案ASectionBLiuWeihaiismakinggoodprogress.__1__hishandisweak，hecannowfeelhotandcold.TheoperationwasdoneinZhongshanHospitalandlastedforfourhours.Duringtheoperation，MrLiuhad__2__newhandattached.LiuWeihaiwasattackedbyawildanimalthreemonthsagowhileleadingagroupoftouristsinthemountains，__3__losthislefthand.__4__membersofLiu'sg