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閱讀理解+完形填空+語法填空
一、閱讀理解
A
THENWECAMETOTHEEND
JoshuaFerris
ThefirstnovelbyAmericanauthorJoshuaFerriswassodifferent,
becauseitiswritteninthesecondperson;thegroupofodd(古怪的)
officecolleaguestalkandactasacollective.Itmusthavebeenhard
tomaintain,butFerrisdoesagreatjob.Itisreallyagoodnovelset
inboringofficeenvironments.
THEGRAPESOFWRATH
JohnSteinbeck
Obviouslyaclassicandstillpopular,thethemesofthisnovelare
timelessandechojustusstronglytoday.SetduringtheGreat
Depression,thestoryfollowsafamilyof"Okies"—poormigrant
farmersfromOklahoma-astheyheadwestseekingwork.
PROPERTY
LionelShriver
Shortstoriesfromoneofourbestcontemporarywriters.Exploring
thethemeofpossessionsandownershipfrommanyangles,thisis
certainlyoneforMarieKondofans.Ihavelongbeeninterestedin
whatitisaboutthingsthatcanhooksomepeople.Thedriveto
possessitemsthatservenoobviouspurposeismostappealingto
me.Fine,ifanitemissomethinggiventoyoubysomeonespecial.
Butifyoutakealookaroundyou,somethingsareprobablysimply
uselessandunmemorable.Shriver'sbookexploresitbetter.
THELOVETHATIHAVE
JamesMaloney
ThisabsorbingstoryisaboutMargotBaumann,whotakesajob
inamail-roominwhat,aslaterbecomesclear,isaconcentration
camp.TheamazingthingistheperspectiveitgivesofGermanlife
duringWorldWarII.OfcoursenotallGermans,probablythelarge
majority,hadanyrealideaofwhatwasgoingon.WithinMargot's
immediatecircleyouseethereactionsamongtheGerman
populationtotheriseandfalloftheirbeloved-orhatedFuhrer(元
首),andnation.
1.WhomaybelikedbyMarieKondofans?
A.JoshuaFerris.B.JohnSteinbeck.
C.LionelShriver.D.JamesMaloney.
2.WhatisspecialaboutTHELOVETHATIHAVE?
A.Itfollowsafamilyof"Okies".
B.Itissetinboringofficeenvironments.
C.Ittellsstoriesaboutacontemporarywriter.
D.Itexplorestheriseandfallofanationintheworld.
3.Forwhomisthistextmainlyintended?
A.Novelists.B.Bookaddicts.
C.Editors.D.Storytellers.
B
WilliamButlerYeats,amostfamousIrishwriter,wasbornin
DublinonJune13,1865.Hischildhoodlackedtheharmony(和睦)
thatwastypicalofahappyfamily.Later,Yeatsshockedhisfamily
bysayingthatheremembered"littleofchildhoodbutitspain".Infact,
heinherited(繼承)excellenttasteinartfromhisfamily—bothhis
fatherandhisbrotherwerepainters.Buthefinallysettledon
literature,particularlydramaandpoetry.
Yeatshadstrongfaithincomingofnewartisticmovements.He
sethimselfthefreshtaskinfoundinganIrishnationaltheaterinthe
late1890s.Hisearlytheatricalexperiments,however,we'renot
receivedfavorablyatthebeginning.Hedidn'tloseheart,andfinally
enjoyedsuccessinhispoeticaldrama.
Comparedwithhisdramaticworks,Yeats'spoemsattractmuch
admiringnotice.Thesubjectmatterincludeslove,nature,history,
timeandaging.ThoughYeatsgenerallyreliedonverytraditional
forms,hebroughtmodernsensibility(情感)tothem.Ashisliterary
lifeprogressed,hispoetrygrewfinerandricher,whichledhimto
worldwiderecognition.
HehadnotenjoyedamajorpubliclifesincewinningtheNobel
Prizein1923.Yet,hecontinuedwritingalmosttotheendofhislife.
HadYeatsstoppedwritingatage40,hewouldprobablynowbe
valuedasaminorpoet,forthereisnootherexampleinliterary
historyofapoetwhoproduceshisgreatestworksbetweentheages
of50and75.AfterYeats'sdeathin1939,W.H.Audenwrote,
amongothers,thefollowinglines:
Earth,receiveanhonoredguest:
WilliamYeatsislaidtorest.
LettheIrishvessellie
Emptiedofitspoetry.
4.WhichofthefollowingcanbestdescribeYeats'sfamily?
A.ItfilledYeats'schildhoodwithlaughter.
B.ItwasshockedbyYeats'schoice.
C.Itwasatypicallywealthyfamily.
D.Ithadanartisticatmosphere.
5.WhatdoweknowaboutYeats'slife?
A.HefoundedthefirstIrishtheater.
B.Hestucktomodernformsinhispoetry.
C.Hewasnotfavoredbythepublicuntil1923.
D.Hebegantoproducehisbestworksfrom1915.
6.WhatkindoffeelingisexpressedinW.H.Auden'slines?
A.Worry.B.Pity.
C.Emptiness.D.Respect.
7.Whatisthetextmainlyabout?
A.Yeats'sliteraryachievements.
B.Yeats'shistoricalinfluence.
C.Yeats'sartisticambition.
D.Yeats'snationalhonor.
C
WemaybeonlythreeweeksintoDecember,butartistJonnie
Hartmanhasbeenintheholidayspiritformonths,designingand
buildingtheGrandAmericaHolidayWindowStroll.
Thegoalwitheachwindowstrollistocreateplayfulanduplifting
displays,accordingtoHartman."Ireallytrytodosomething
light-hearted,somethingwhimsical,thatis,somethingeveryone
canconnectwithandmaybenotseeeverydayintherealworld,”
Hartmansaid.
Shedesignsallofthewindowdisplaysbyhand,startingwith
pencilsketches(素描),thenillustratingthedesignsonher
computerandsendingpartsofthedrawingstobeprinted.Fromthere,
Hartmanworkswithateamoffivepeopletobuildthedisplays,
creating,sewingandembellishing(潤色)manyelementsbyhand.
However,achallengeHartmanhasfacedovertheyearsasshe
hasdesignedthedisplaysismakingsureallofthemeasurements
arerightforelementstofitinsidethewindows.
“WhenIwasincollege,Iwasanartmajor,andIthought,I
don'tneedmath.Iwillneveruseit.I'manartist,andguesswhat,
it'sthemostimportantthingthatIuse,“Hartmansaid."IfIdon'tget
thatright,thenthewindowsdon'tfit,thepiecesdon'tcome
togetheranditjustdoesn'tworkout."
TheholidaywindowstrollgivesHartmanaspecialopportunityto
hearfeedbackfromthosewhoobservehercreations,whichis
somethingshedoesn'talwaysgettoexperiencewithherother
artworks.Shesaidit'sfuntohearpeople'sreactionsastheygo
throughtheholidaywindowstroll.
"ItjustmakesmehappythatIcankindofsetthetoneforpeoples
holidayseasonandjustmaybebringasmiletotheirface,“Hartman
said.
8.Whatwordcanreplacetheunderlinedword“whimsical”in
Paragraph2?
A.Serious.B.Exciting.
C.Unusual.D.Ordinary.
9.WhatchallengesHartmanmostindesigningthedisplays?
A.Tosew.B.Tofit.
C.Tomeasure.D.Todraw.
10.WhatdoesHartmanthinkaboutmathnow?
A.Itistoodifficultforher.
B.Shevaluesitverymuch.
C.Shestillthinksit'suseless.
D.It'snotsuitableforhertolearn.
11.WhyistheholidaywindowstrollspecialforHartman?
A.Itjustcanmakeherhappy.
B.Shehasachancetocreatebyhand.
C.Itcanhelpimproveherotherartworks.
D.Shecangetsomeremarksfromtheviewers.
D
Infictionandliterature,thecanonisthecollectionofworks
consideredrepresentativeofaperiodorgenre.Thecollectedworks
ofWilliamShakespeare,forinstance,wouldbepartofthecanonof
Westernliterature.
TheacceptedbodyofworkthatincludesthecanonofWestern
literaturehaschangedovertheyears.Someworksbecomeless
properinthecanonasthey'rereplacedbymoremoderncounterparts
(對應(yīng)物).Forinstance,theworksofShakespeareandChaucer
arestillconsideredsignificant.Butlesser-knownwritersofthepast,
suchasWilliamBlakeandMatthewArnold,havefadedinrelevance,
replacedbymoderncounterpartslikeErnestHemingway,Langston
HughesandToniMorrison.
Inreligiousterms,acanonisastandardofjudgment.Sometimes
withinreligioustraditions,asviewsevolveorchange,some
formerlycanonicaltextsbecome"apocryphal(偽經(jīng)的)",meaning
outsidethefieldofwhat'sconsideredrepresentative.Some
apocryphalworksneverwonformalacceptancebutareinfluential
nevertheless.AnexampleofanapocryphaltextwouldbetheGospel
ofMaryahighlydebatabletextnotwidelyrecognizedintheChurch,
butbelievedtobethewordsofoneofJesusclosestcompanions.
Manyteachersandschoolsrelyonthecanontoteachstudents
aboutliterature,soit'snecessarythatitincludesworksthatare
representativeofsociety,providinganintroductiontoagivenpoint
intime.This,ofcourse,hasledtomanydebatesamongliterary
scholarsovertheyears,andargumentsaboutwhichworksare
worthyoffurtherexaminationandstudyarelikelytocontinueas
culturalstandardsandhabitschangeandevolve.
Bystudyingcanonicalworksofthepast,wecangetanew
appreciationfortheminamodernperspective.
12.Thecanonreferstoliteraryworksthat.
A.arereprintedmanytimes
B.haslargegroupsofreaders
C.hasgreatsocialandeconomicvalue
D.arerecognizedasclassicsinonefield
13.Whydoesthecanonchangeovertime?
A.Newmethodsareusedtoevaluateworks.
B.Moreworksinthesimilarstylescomeout.
C.Worksthatarebettervaluedmaystandout.
D.Peoplebecomelessinterestedinoldworks.
14.Paragraph3suggeststhatthevalueofapocryphalworkscan
be.
A.highB.low
C.limitedD.obvious
15.WhatcanwelearnfromParagraph4?
A.Canonusecaninfluencetheeducationquality.
B.Today'scanonusedforeducationisoutofdate.
C.Modernstudentsarelessfamiliarwithcanonicalworks.
D.Educatorsshouldimprovechildren'sinterestinlearning.
二、完形填空
TheRollofaLifetime
Sincetheageofthree,ChelseaHillhaddreamedofbecominga
dancer.Thatambition1endedonenightin2010.Hillwasinacar
accidentthatleftherparalyzed(癱瘓的)fromthewaistdown.For
mostpeople,thatwouldhave2anyhopeofadancingcareer.
ForHill,itwasthebeginning.Farfrombeinganobstacle,her
wheelchair3hercourage.Shewantedtoprovethatshewasstill
“normal”,whatevernormalmeant.
Normalforhermeant4,soHilldiditinherwheelchairright
alongsidehernondisabledhighschooldanceteam.Halfofherbody
wastaken5fromher.Itdefinitelytookalotofbumping(碰撞)
andpatience.
Aftergraduation,Hillwantedto6herdancenetworkto7
womenlikeher.Shemetpeopleonlinewhohad8variousspinal
cordinjuries(脊髓損傷)butsharedher9,andsheinvitedthem
todancewithher.
Hopingto10morepeopleinalargercity,HillmovedtoLos
Angelesandformedateamofdancerswith11shecallsthe
Rillettes.Dancingon12,theRillettesdiscovered,canbejustas
fast-pacedandfulfillingasthefootbasedvariety.Indisableddance
competitionsaroundthecountry,they'rehavingfun,andasthe
audiences13reactionsindicate,thefunisinfectious.
Hillhas14whatmanyofusneverwill:Herchildhooddream.
TheRilletteshavehelpedherfindsomethingelsejustasfulfilling.
Everyyearsheholdsadance15forwheelchairusersandin2019,
173participantsfromtencountriesattended.Formany,beingpart
oftheRilletteswasreallygreat.Itwasthefirsttimethey'dfeltthey_
16."Ihadagirlsayitwasthemostempoweringthingwhenshe17
intoaroomandeveryonewasateyelevel,“HilltoldCBSNews.
Thedancersaren'ttheonlyonesfeeling18.Onewomansawa
YouTubevideooftheteamcompetingandcommented,"Youguys
areso19!Imintearswhenyourock!Tobeinawheelchairand20
besobeautifulmakesmeknowIcanbebeautifultoo!"
1.A.simplyB.nearlyC.suddenlyD.really
2.A.approachedB.abandonedC.raisedD.ruined
3.A.provedB.offeredC.createdD.indicated
4.A.dreamB.performanceC.dancingD.teamwork
5.A.awayB.inC.outD.off
6.A.designB.expandC.employD.change
7.A.includeB.contactC.protectD.cure
8.A.sufferedB.lackedC.treatedD.escaped
9.A.accomplishmentB.identification
C.determinationD.requirement
10.A.interviewB.entertainC.educateD.reach
11.A.illnessesB.injuriesC.painsD.disabilities
12.A.wheelsB.chairsC.stagesD.feet
13.A.immediateB.enthusiasticC.extremeD.distant
14.A.experiencedB.applied
C.attainedD.accumulated
15.A.campB.clubC.partyD.show
16.A.livedB.succeededC.appearedD.belonged
17.A.walkedB.rolledC.rushedD.wandered
18.A.engagedB.determinedC.inspiredD.delighted
19.A.talentedB.amazingC.energeticD.special
20.A.justB.everC.onlyD.still
三、填空
AftercollegeIwantedtomakeadifferenceintheworld,soI
becameavolunteerteacherand1(send)toNamibia.Honestly,
myfirstchoicewasn'tAfrica,butIamextremelygratefulthatIhad
thechance.Sowithagroupof2(equal)eageryounggr
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