2019年高考英语大二轮复习专题强化练十九 11页

专题强化练十九　组合练(六)‎ Ⅰ.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 family.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 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 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.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，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.Katie 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 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。‎ ‎1．Which 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 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。故选D项。‎ 答案：D ‎2．What 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 success.‎ 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 ‎3．The underlined word“This”in 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 department 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 ‎4．What message does Betty Smith try to convey in A Tree Grows in Brooklyn?‎ A．Family support is of significance.‎ B．Men should support 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 Ⅱ.完形填空 I felt very depressed the other day.The weather had been dark and rainy，and I just didn't feel so__1__．‎ As I was sitting at my desk，I__2__it was the birthday of a dear long－time friend—a single，middle－aged 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 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 out 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 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 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 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。‎ ‎1．A.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“乐观的”，符合语境。‎ 答案：B ‎2．A.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。故选C项。‎ 答案：C ‎3．A.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)。故选C项。‎ 答案：C ‎4．A.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”。故选A项。‎ 答案：A ‎5．A.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，故选D项。‎ 答案：D ‎6．A.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；故选much。‎ 答案：A ‎7．A.sounded B．looked C．grew D．found 解析：“我”打电话给她，她听上去很高兴。故选A项。‎ 答案：A ‎8．A.admitted B．called C．succeeded D．apologized 解析：参见上题解析。选B项。‎ 答案：B ‎9．A.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。故选C项。‎ 答案：C ‎10．A.Almost B．Even C．Never D．Still 解析：此处用“still”表明“我”仍然感到沮丧，与文章开头相呼应。故选D项。‎ 答案：D ‎11．A.luckily B．finally C．unhappily 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”，故选B项。‎ 答案：B ‎12．A.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。故选A项。‎ 答案：A ‎13．A.response B．contribution 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)。故选C项。‎ 答案：C ‎14．A.careless B．lonely C．weak D．curious 解析：由上文的“a single，middle－aged woman”和“she didn't have family in town”可知，“我”的朋友是孤独的。故选B项。‎ 答案：B ‎15．A.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”。故选D项。‎ 答案：D ‎16．A.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”。故选A项。‎ 答案：A ‎17．A.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 ‎18．A.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。故选B项。‎ 答案：B ‎19．A.opportunities B．dreams 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。故选A项。‎ 答案：A ‎20．A.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。故选A项。‎ 答案：A Ⅲ.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 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 Jack 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， along the street.Suddenly a car was running towards him knocked down.Jack was ‎ hurt seriously.The driver got such 　a fright that he drove away quickly，leaving Jack on the spot.Fortunately I saw what had happened and the of the car.I reported this to the police. the same time I went up to help Jack and sent him to nearest hospital.Now the driver has been caught and will be punished for wrong deed.‎ Ⅳ.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.词数100左右(开头和结尾已给出，不计入总词数)；‎ ‎2．可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。‎ ‎3．参考词汇：ideal college理想大学 Dear Joyce，‎ How is everything going？　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　‎ Looking forward to your reply.‎ Yours，‎ Li Hua 答案：‎ Dear__Joyce，‎ How__is__everything__going? Since it will be 100 days before I graduate from high school, I want to convey my appreciation for your help during my whole school year, without which I couldn't have made such rapid progress in my studies.‎ As for my ideal college, Tsinghua University, with masters，abundant resources, the atmosphere of freedom and the interaction of marvelous ideas, provides everything that fulfills my dream. There, I am pretty sure, my interest can be fully developed and my character will be properly cultivated. More importantly, there may be many opportunities to make new friends, Chinese or foreign.‎ Given all the efforts put into my studies, I am longing to be admitted to my ideal college and I am dreaming of that life.‎ Looking__forward__to__your__reply.‎ Yours，‎ Li__Hua