“完形填空語法填空”組合練(四)(限時(shí)25分鐘).完形填空At the age of nine, I was taking swimming lessons at a pool. The day arrived when I was to be tested to see if I could _1_ to a higher level class.Fifteen of us were to _2_ swimming from one side of the pool to the other and back. I watched as my _3_， one by one, tried and failed. Then it was my turn to _4_， I mean, my turn to attempt to pass the test. It was about halfway when I got _5_. I immediately stopped and _6_ the side of the pool, ending my test. Our instructor, a college student, was standing _7_ me. “Why did you stop？” he yelled, in a less than _8_ voice. “I got water in my nose，” I _9_.Thats when this college student _10_ me one of lifes great lessons, _11_ he probably never realized that. Bending down, he shouted, “So？”“So？” The _12_ shocked me. It had just seemed _13_ to me that the answer to pain was to remove the thing causing the _14_. My nineyearold brain had not understood the fact that a valuable _15_ is worth achieving, however difficult to get there. Recognizing that, I was _16_ nothing would keep me from pleting the test. In fact, I did it rather _17_ on my next attempt. Seeing me _18_ the test, almost all the others did so as well.Life is a journey, and the road wont _19_ be easy. We have to focus on the final destination, not the _20_ along the road.語篇解讀：本文是一篇記敘文。作者講述了自己九歲的時(shí)候參加游泳考試的一段經(jīng)歷。從這段經(jīng)歷中，作者認(rèn)識(shí)到：有價(jià)值的目標(biāo)是值得一個(gè)人為之努力和奮斗的。1A.skipBreferCadvance Dadd解析：選C空處所在句子表示作者要參加游泳考試以便確認(rèn)能否“升級(jí)到”一個(gè)更高層次的課程，advance to“達(dá)到(某地等)，前進(jìn)到”符合語境。2A.take turns Binsist onCtake risks Dput off解析：選A根據(jù)下文的“one by one”可知，作者和同學(xué)們是“輪流”進(jìn)行考試的，take turns doing sth. “輪流做某事”符合語境。insist on“堅(jiān)持”；take risks“冒險(xiǎn)”；put off “推遲”。3A.petitors BclassmatesCstudents Dinstructors解析：選B根據(jù)首段首句“At the age of nine, I was taking swimming lessons at a pool.”可知，作者參加了一個(gè)游泳班，作者觀看的應(yīng)是“同班同學(xué)”輪流考試，所以答案是classmates。petitor“競爭者”；student“學(xué)生”；instructor“指導(dǎo)者”。4A.show BleaveCfail Dobserve解析：選C上文講到，作者眼看著他的同學(xué)們一個(gè)跟著一個(gè)進(jìn)行游泳考試，但都失敗了，接下來，輪到自己“失敗”了，所以答案是fail。show“顯示，顯出”；leave“離開”；observe“觀察”。5A.injured BblamedCtrapped Dchoked解析：選D根據(jù)下文中的“I got water in my nose”可知，作者在游泳考試中被水“嗆”著了，由此可知答案是choked，choke的意思是“嗆，窒息”，get choked“被嗆著了”。get injured“受傷”；get blamed“被責(zé)備”；get trapped“被困住”。6A.pushed BpressedCgrabbed Dcontrolled解析：選C作者被水嗆到后馬上停止了游泳，“抓住”了泳池的邊，結(jié)束了考試。grab“抓住”符合語境。push“推”；press“按，壓”；control“控制”。7A.above BbelowCbeside Dbeyond解析：選A作者因?yàn)楸凰畣苤Ｖ沽擞斡究荚?，抓住了泳池的邊，此時(shí)，他的教練一個(gè)大學(xué)生，正站在他的“上方”。作者在泳池里，教練應(yīng)是站在游泳池邊上，所以要用above，表示“在上方”。below“在下面”；beside“在旁邊”；beyond“超出(某個(gè)數(shù)量、水平或限度)”。8A.surprised BsympatheticCannoyed Dcold解析：選B作者因?yàn)楸凰畣苤Ｖ沽丝荚?，抓住了泳池的邊。結(jié)合下文可知，此時(shí)，教練用毫不“同情的”聲音對(duì)作者喊：“你為什么不游了？”所以答案是sympathetic“同情的”。surprised“吃驚的”；annoyed“煩惱的”；cold“冷淡的，不友好的”。9A.explained BreactedCdeclined Durged解析：選A當(dāng)教練用毫不同情的聲音質(zhì)問作者為什么停止游泳的時(shí)候，作者“解釋”說：“我的鼻子進(jìn)水了。”所以答案是explained“解釋”。react“反應(yīng)”；decline“拒絕，謝絕”；urge“敦促”。10A.delivered BowedCtaught Dpromised解析：選Cteach sb. a lesson是固定短語，意思是“給某人一個(gè)教訓(xùn)”，符合語境，所以答案是taught。deliver“分送”；owe“欠”；promise“許諾”。11A.so that Bas ifCin case Deven if解析：選D作者感慨，這個(gè)大學(xué)生，也就是教練，給了他人生中一個(gè)很大的教訓(xùn)，“雖然”他(教練)很可能并沒有意識(shí)到這一點(diǎn)。even if“雖然，即使”符合語境。so that“以便”；as if“好像”；in case“以防”。12A.problem BexcuseCquestion Dvoice解析：選C根據(jù)So可知，此處表示這個(gè)“問題”使作者很吃驚，所以答案是question。problem“難題”；excuse“理由，借口”；voice“聲音”。13A.logical BillegalCridiculous Dimpossible解析：選A在作者看來，解決痛苦的辦法就是清除引起“不適”的事物，這似乎是“合乎邏輯的”，所以答案是logical“合乎邏輯的”。illegal“違法的”；ridiculous“荒謬的，可笑的”；impossible“不可能的”。14A.disaster BdisfortCdamage Dfear解析：選B參見上題解析。disaster“災(zāi)難”；disfort“不舒服，不適”；damage“破壞，毀壞”；fear“害怕”。15A.result BadvantageCgoal Dtask解析：選C作者九歲的腦袋此前還不明白這個(gè)事實(shí)：一個(gè)有價(jià)值的“目標(biāo)”是值得實(shí)現(xiàn)的，無論實(shí)現(xiàn)它有多么難。goal“目標(biāo)”符合語境。result“結(jié)果”；advantage“優(yōu)勢(shì)，長處”；task“任務(wù)”。16A.concerned BsensitiveCembarrassed Dsure解析：選D作者意識(shí)到無論多么難，一個(gè)有價(jià)值的目標(biāo)是值得實(shí)現(xiàn)的之后，“確信”什么也阻擋不了自己完成這次考試。sure“確信的，有把握的”符合語境。concerned“擔(dān)心的”；sensitive“敏感的”；embarrassed“難堪的”。17A.slowly BeasilyCclumsily Deagerly解析：選B作者在堅(jiān)定了信心之后，在下一次的嘗試中，很“輕易地”通過了考試，所以答案是easily“容易地，輕易地”。slowly“緩慢地”；clumsily“笨拙地”；eagerly“熱切地，渴望地”。18A.attend BtakeCgive Dpass解析：選D根據(jù)第二段中的“my turn to attempt to pass the test”及第四段中的“I did it rather _17_ on my next attempt”可知選D。19A.always BsometimesCever Dseldom解析：選A生活如同一次旅行，道路不會(huì)“總是”平坦的。always“總是”；sometimes“有時(shí)候”；ever“曾經(jīng)”；seldom“很少”。20A.sights BbarriersCsurprises Dharvests解析：選B我們要關(guān)注最終的目的地，而不是沿途的“障礙”。sight“景象”；barrier“障礙”；surprise“令人驚奇的事物”；harvest“收獲”。.語法填空Bike to Work Day was started by the League of American Bicyclists in 1956 with _1_ aim of promoting the bicycle as a serious choice of getting to and from work. It is _2_ (annual) held across North America on the third Friday of May. In todays world _3_ global warming is a serious issue, the bicycle is a perfect way of reducing our carbon footprint. Cycling to work is a healthy alternative _4_ driving or taking public transport. It can not only save your money but also enable you to be more _5_ (create) once you get to work, thus improving your performance.Bicycles are the most mon form of transport in the world and there are about two billion in use worldwide, _6_ (make) the bicycle the most popular invention ever. When we think of some countries, like the Netherlands, we imagine _7_ (hundred) of people cycling everywhere. Even in hightech Japan, it is impossible not _8_ (see) businessmen, farmers, mothers or workers in the streets on their bikes. Bicycles _9_ (invent) in the 19th century and havent changed much since. Today, we use bicycles for pleasure, fitness, Olympic petitions, mail _10_ (deliver) and lots more. Without the bicycle, much of the world might stop working!語篇解讀：本文是一篇說明文。文章介紹了Bike to Work Day的由來以及騎自行車的好處等。1the考查冠詞。此處特指創(chuàng)立Bike to Work Day的宗旨，故填the。with the aim of doing sth.“以做某事為目標(biāo)，旨在做某事”。2annually考查副詞。修飾動(dòng)詞held應(yīng)用副詞。annually“一年一次地”。3where考查定語從句。分析句子結(jié)構(gòu)可知，空處在此引導(dǎo)定語從句，且在從句中作地點(diǎn)狀語，先行詞為todays world，故填where。4to考查介詞。alternative在此作名詞，意為“可供選擇的事物”，常與介詞to搭配使用。5creative考查形容詞。根據(jù)空前的“to be more”可知，此處應(yīng)用形容詞。creative“有創(chuàng)造力的”。6making考查非謂語動(dòng)詞。自行車是世界上最常見的交通工具，全世界在使用中的自行車約有二十億輛，這使得自行車成為有史以來最受歡迎的發(fā)明。make與其邏輯主語之間是主動(dòng)關(guān)系，故應(yīng)用現(xiàn)在分詞作狀語。7hundreds考查名詞復(fù)數(shù)。hundreds of表示“數(shù)以百計(jì)的，很多的”，是固定用法。8to see考查非謂語動(dòng)詞。此處考查的是“it isadj.to do”句型，其中it是形式主語，真正的主語是后面的不定式。9were invented考查動(dòng)詞的時(shí)態(tài)、語態(tài)和主謂一致。自行車是在19世紀(jì)被發(fā)明的。根據(jù)時(shí)間狀語“in the 19th century”可知，此處描述的是發(fā)生在過去的動(dòng)作，應(yīng)用一般過去時(shí)；又因Bicycles為復(fù)數(shù)，且和invent之間是被動(dòng)關(guān)系，應(yīng)用被動(dòng)語態(tài)。故填were invented。10delivery考查名詞。分析句子結(jié)構(gòu)可知，mail與空處構(gòu)成名詞詞組，在句中作介詞for的賓語，故應(yīng)填名詞delivery“傳送，遞送”。