专题19+完形填空——夹叙夹议文（Ⅱ）-2019年高考英语二轮复习提分秘籍 8页

A When my sister Diane began playing the violin，she was seven. How did she sound？Terrible. But she didn't 1 ．At twelve，she asked our parents if she could 2 a fulltime music school. They said no. Actually，everyone agreed that my sister 3 talent.‎ I was better at my 4 ．My teacher had told my parents that I had great 5 ．So my parents found the best piano teacher in the area to 6 me. But the only time he was 7 was Saturday afternoons at 3 p．m. Back then，I was 8 about the British TV show “The Avengers”，which was 9 every Saturday at 3 p．m. I let nothing take up my “The Avengers” hour. So I 10 this amazing opportunity. Today，I don't even have a 11 in my house.‎ My sister became an engineer，but she 12 stopped making music. When she was in her 40s，she switched her 13 ．She went back to college，got a(n) 14 in music education，and became a music teacher. She starts kids off on their first instrument and gives them all the encouragement and support she never 15 .‎ Recently，she and a pianist pal put on a recital. A big crowd of friends and family 16 for her. As she played，I looked around at the 17 ．Everyone was 18 enjoying the music. It occurred to me that I was the only person that remembered that 7yearold kid making those perfectly 19 sounds and knew how far she had come，despite 20 ．‎ Talent is important. But enthusiasm is even more important.‎ ‎【语篇解读】本文是一篇夹叙夹议文，通过讲述妹妹追求梦想的经历告诉我们：天赋很重要，但更重要的是热情。‎ ‎1．A．advance B．quit C．reflect D．listen ‎【答案】B　‎ ‎2．A．inspect B．open C．attend D．visit ‎【答案】C　‎ ‎【解析】根据上文可知，尽管妹妹的小提琴演奏得很糟糕，但是她仍不愿放弃；据此可以判断，本句句意为：在十二岁时，她问父母她是否可以去全日制的音乐学校上学。attend school为固定搭配，意为“上 ‎ ‎4．A．major B．project C．composition D．instrument ‎【答案】D　‎ ‎【解析】根据本段第三句的“So my parents found the best piano teacher in the area”可知，“我”的父母为“我”找了当地最好的钢琴老师教“我”学钢琴；据此可以判断，与妹妹相比，“我”更擅长“我”的乐器。‎ ‎5．A．patience B．enthusiasm C．potential D．ambition ‎【答案】C　‎ ‎6．A．train B．examine C．correct D．challenge ‎【答案】A　‎ ‎【解析】参见上题解析。A项意为“培训，教育”；B项意为“检查”；C项意为“改正”；D项意为“挑战”。‎ ‎7．A．punctual B．skillful C．occupied D．available ‎【答案】D　‎ ‎【解析】[根据语境可知，钢琴老师只有每周六下午三点有空。D项意为“有空的”，符合语境，故D项正确。A项意为“准时的”，B项意为“技术好的”，C项意为“使用中”，都与语境不符。‎ ‎8．A．sensitive B．crazy C．serious D．particular ‎【答案】B　‎ ‎【解析】根据本句中的“about the British TV show”可判断，“我”热衷于一档英国电视节目。be crazy about为固定搭配，意为“热衷于”，故B项正确。A项意为“敏感的”，C项意为“严肃的”，D项意为“特别的，挑剔的”，都与语境不符。‎ ‎9．A．filmed B．designed C．aired D．commented ‎【答案】C　‎ ‎【解析】根据该句中的“every Saturday at 3 p．m.”可知，这档英国电视节目在每周六的下午三点播放。air在本句中意为“播出，播放”，属于熟词生义，故C项正确。A项意为“拍电影”，B项意为“设计”，D项意为“评论”。‎ ‎10．A．jumped at B．turned down C．waited for D．opened up ‎【答案】B　‎ ‎11．A．tutor B．violin C．musician D．piano ‎【答案】D　‎ ‎【解析】根据本段的“So my parents found the best piano teacher in the area”可以判断，由于“我”拒绝了学钢琴，所以现在家里甚至一台钢琴也没有，故D项正确。‎ ‎12．A．never B．once C．already D．even ‎【答案】A　‎ ‎【解析】根据空后两句可知，“我”妹妹在四十几岁时上大学学习音乐；据此可知，尽管“我”妹妹成了一名工程师，但是她从未(never)停止对音乐的追求，故A项正确。 ‎ ‎13．A．attitude B．career C．plan D．position ‎【答案】B　‎ ‎【答案】根据下文的“and became a music teacher”可知，在她四十几岁时，她改变了职业(career)，从工程师成为一名音乐老师，故B项正确。A项意为“态度”，C项意为“计划”，D项意为“地位”，都与语境不符。 ‎ ‎14．A．scholarship B．sponsor C．degree D．assistant ‎【答案】C　‎ ‎【答案】根据句中的“She went back to college”和“and became a music teacher”可知，她重返大学学习音乐，并取得了音乐教育的学位(degree)，成了一名音乐老师。A项意为“奖学金”，B项意为“赞助人”，D项意为“助手”，都与语境不符。‎ ‎15．A．provided B．imagined C．received D．expected ‎【答案】C　‎ ‎【解析】根据上文可知，“我”的父母认为妹妹没有音乐天赋，拒绝了妹妹上全日制音乐学校的请求，据此可以判断，妹妹做音乐老师时，给了孩子们她未曾得到(received)的鼓励和支持。A项意为“提供”，B项意为“想象”，D项意为“期望”，都与语境不符。‎ ‎16．A．voted B．feared C．stayed up D．turned up ‎【答案】D　‎ ‎17．A．students B．audience C．spotlights D．platform ‎【答案】B　‎ ‎【答案】根据下文的“enjoying the music”可知，所有人都在欣赏妹妹演奏的音乐；据此可知，“我”环顾了四周的观众(audience)，故B项正确。A项意为“学生”，C项意为“聚光灯”，D项意为“平台，讲台”。‎ ‎18．A．obviously B．desperately C．appropriately D．anxiously ‎【答案】A　‎ ‎【解析】根据本句中的“enjoying the music”可知，很显然(obviously)，所有人都在欣赏妹妹演奏的音乐。B项意为“极其”，C项意为“恰当地”，D项意为“着急地”，都与语境不符。‎ ‎19．A．booming B．pleasing C．awful D．powerful ‎【答案】C　‎ ‎【解析】根据上文的“How did she sound？Terrible”可知，七岁时，“我”妹妹的小提琴演奏得糟糕透了(awful)，故C项正确。A项意为“迅速发展的”，B项意为“令人愉快的”，D项意为“有力量的”，都与语境不符。‎ ‎20．A．everything B．something C．everybody D．somebody ‎【答案】A　‎ ‎【解析】根据本句中的“and knew how far she had come，despite”并结合上文可知，“我”想起了妹妹七岁时演奏小提琴的糟糕的声音，只有“我”知道她不顾一切(everything)走了多远。‎ B ‎ Ten years ago，a doctor told me something was wrong with my lung and I had to give up work at once and went to bed. I was totally 21 and felt I was suddenly placed under 22 of death with an indefinite reprieve (缓刑)．After careful thought，I 23 my affairs; then I went home and got into bed. But 2 years later，I left my bed and 24 the long climb back. It was another year 25 I made it.‎ I speak of this experience because these past years have 26 me what to value and what to believe. ‎ I 27 now that this world is not my oyster (牡蛎)to be opened but my 28 to be grasped.‎ I've also learned that it's necessary to 29 those little，all important things I never thought I would 30 before: the music of the wind in my favorite pine tree，the 31 of sunlight on running water. I seem now，with some of the 32 freshness of childhood，to hear and see. How well， 33 ，I recall the touch of the earth the day I first stepped upon it after the years in bed. It was like 34 one's citizenship in a world one had nearly lost.‎ Frequently，I 35 myself that I need make notes of this 36 I'm living in now，because in it I'm well， 37 ，doing what I like best. It won't always be like this， 38 I'll make the most of it and be grateful. I 39 all this to that long time spent in bed. Wiser people come to this 40 without having to acquire it the hard way. But I wasn't wise enough. I'm wiser now，a little，and happier.‎ ‎【语篇解读】　本文是一篇夹叙夹议文。一场重病让作者明白了什么是人生中最重要的东西。因此他对自己当下所拥有的倍加珍惜，并心存感激。‎ ‎21．A．confused B．shocked C．determined D．annoyed ‎【答案】B　‎ ‎22．A．trial B．pressure C．sentence D．control ‎【答案】C　 ‎ ‎【解析】作者突然觉得自己好像是被判了死缓一样。根据语境尤其是下文的“with an indefinite reprieve(缓刑)”可知，此处应选sentence“宣判，判刑”。under sentence of death“被判处死刑”。‎ ‎23．A．made up B．set up C．took up D．cleared up ‎【答案】D　‎ ‎【解析】仔细思考之后，作者把手头的事务处理掉，然后回家了。根据上文中的“I had to give up work at once and went to bed”可知，clear up“解决，清理”符合语境。make up“组成，编造”；set up“设立”；take up“开始从事，占据”。‎ ‎24．A．recalled B．began C．avoided D．accepted ‎【答案】B　‎ ‎【解析】两年后，作者离开了病床，开始(began)了漫长的重回之前的生活状态的“攀登”。recall“回忆起”；avoid“避免”；accept“接受”。‎ ‎25．A．when B．after C．since D．before ‎【答案】D　‎ ‎【解析】过了一年，作者就做到了。It was/is＋一段时间＋before...是固定句型，意为“过了……才/就……”。‎ ‎26．A．assigned B．taught C．treated D．assured ‎【答案】B　‎ ‎27．A．admit B．demand C．expect D．realize ‎【答案】D　‎ ‎【解析】现在作者意识到(realize)这个世界不是等待他去打开的牡蛎，而是需要他去抓住的机会。admit“承认”；expect“期待，期望”。‎ ‎28．A．knowledge B．opportunity C．attention D．point ‎【答案】B　‎ ‎【解析】参见上题解析。grasp the opportunity“抓住机会”，是固定搭配。knowledge“知识”；attention“注意力”；point“观点”。‎ ‎29．A．dismiss B．list C．define D．appreciate ‎【答案】D　‎ ‎【解析】作者也学会了欣赏(appreciate)那些不起眼的但却很重要的东西，而作者之前从未想过自己会去注意这些东西。dismiss“不予理会，不予考虑”；list“列举”；define“给……下定义，解释”。‎ ‎30．A．notice B．record C．remember D．track ‎【答案】A　‎ ‎【解析】参见上题解析。notice“注意到”；record“记录”；remember“记得”；track“跟踪”。‎ ‎31．A．shadow B．shake C．play D．feeling ‎【答案】C　‎ ‎32．A．damaged B．recovered C．faded D．changed ‎【答案】B　‎ ‎【解析】作者重新找回了童年时期看待事物的新鲜感。recovered“重新获得的，重新找到的”，符合语境。‎ ‎33．A．in contrast B．in return C．for instance D．by chance ‎【答案】C　‎ ‎【解析】比如，回想起自己卧床两年后重新踏上这片土地的感觉有多好。for instance“比如，例如”，符合语境。in contrast“相反”；in return“作为回报”；by chance“偶然地”。 ‎ ‎34．A．maintaining B．regaining C．discovering D．forgetting ‎【答案】B　‎ ‎【解析】这就像在一个差点失去的世界中重新获得公民身份一样。regain“重新得到”和下文的“lost”相对应。maintain“维持”；discover“发现”；forget“忘记”。 ‎ ‎35．A．remind B．promise C．advise D．convince ‎【答案】A　‎ ‎【解析】作者经常提醒自己要记下这个自己现在生活的时刻，因为活在此刻，作者是健康且快乐的，而且能做自己最喜欢做的事情。remind“提醒”，符合语境。promise“许诺，允诺”；convince“使相信”。‎ ‎36．A．country B．moment C．memory D．inspiration ‎【答案】B　‎ ‎【解析】参见上题解析。moment“时刻”；inspiration“灵感”。‎ ‎37．A．pleased B．courageous C．confident D．strong ‎【答案】A　‎ ‎38．A．meanwhile B．otherwise C．however D．therefore ‎【答案】D　‎ ‎【解析】它不会总是如这般存在，因此作者会充分利用它并心存感激。上下文之间是因果关系，故用therefore。meanwhile“与此同时”；otherwise“否则”；however“然而”。‎ ‎39．A．apply B．owe C．contribute D．adapt ‎【答案】B　‎ ‎【解析】作者将这一切都归功于他卧病在床的那段漫长时光。owe...to...“把……归功于……”，是固定用法。‎ ‎40．A．awareness B．agreement C．comment D．compromise ‎【答案】A　‎ ‎【解析】更有智慧的人无需被困到如此境地也能明白这些道理。awareness“意识，明白”符合语境。compromise“妥协”。‎