江苏省常州市2014高考英语阅读理解完形填空训练(24)

-1-江苏省常州市2014高考英语阅读理解、完形填空训练（24）含答案维A完形填空(每题1.5分，满选材相似度：★★★★设题相似度：★★★难度系数：★★★★★Inseventhgrade，BrittanyBlythedreamedofbeingacheerleader.Herschool'scoacheswere__1__enthusiastic.“Theysaid，‘Idon'tknowhowyou'llbeabletodoit，’”she__2__.“‘Youwon'tbeabletodothestunts(绝技)．’”__3__Brittany，nowajunioratStrathHavenHighSchoolnearPhiladelphia，persisted(坚持)．And__4__thejuniorcheerleaderswonatournament(锦标赛)lastyear，shewasrightthere，__5__withtherestofherpeers.Notbadforsomeonewhose__6__wereamputated(切除)belowthekneewhenshewastwoyearsold.Brittany,18，wasborn__7__shinbones—“justbloodandmuscletissue，”asshe__8__it.Whenshetriedtowalk，herlegstwisted.Aftertheamputation，sheadapted__9__.“Fromdayone，Ibasicallyjumpedupandwantedtodo__10__”shesays.Prosthetic(假的)legsallowedhertomovearoundupright，buttoo__11__tokeepupwithherfriends.Brittany's__12__：takethelegsoffandwalkonherknees—somethingshestilldoeswhensafetyandcomfort__13__.She'srarelydiscouraged.Otherchildren__14__herthroughtheyears，especiallyinjuniorhighschool，butshesaysthe__15__onlymadeherstronger.Nowshe'stryingto__16__hercoachestolethertakeofftheprosthesesandbeaflyer，the__17__who'sthrownintheairand__18__byherteammates.Brittanydoesn'tthinkherproblemsareanymore__19__thanthenextperson's.“MydisabilitywasthefirstthingIhadto__20__，andthat'sgoingtopreparemeforthefuture，”shesays.【语篇解读】本文是记叙文。从两岁开始BrittanyBlythe膝盖以下的部分就被截去，但是这些年她一直梦想着自己能成为一名拉拉队队员。克服种种身体障碍和人们的嘲讽，她-2-如愿以偿，并对自己的残疾有了新的认识。1．A.lessthanB．morethanC．abitD．nolonger答案A[联系下文Idon'tknowhowyou'llbeabletodoit，可知，他们对此想法没有多少热情。]2．A.complainsB．recallsC．repliesD．explains答案B[联系短文的第一句Inseventhgrade...可知，这些话是她在7年级的时候教练说的，现在她回想着这些话。]3．A.ButB．SoC．ThenD．Never答案A[从第一段可知，当她说出自己的理想时，别人对她没有信心，但是她自己坚持了下来，因此前后为转折关系。]4．A.ifB．whenC．unlessD．because答案B[联系空后的shewasrightthere可知，当大三学生拉拉队赢得了去年的锦标赛的时候，她就在队里面。]5．A.playingandsingingB．dancingandcheeringC．studyingandwalkingD．watchingandshouting答案B[因为她们是大三学生拉拉队队员，因此她们在表演中的动作是跳舞与欢呼。其他选项都不符合拉拉队所做的。]6．A.feetB．handsC．legsD．arms答案C[联系空后的belowtheknee以及下文的描述可知，她膝盖以下的部分被截去了。]7．A.withoutB．withC．onD．about答案A[联系空后的“justbloodandmuscletissue.”可知，出生的时候她没有胫骨。]8．A.saysB．makesC．recallsD．puts答案D[空前的justbloodandmuscletissue是她的陈述，put在这里的意思是“陈述”。A有一定的干扰性，say后面一般不跟it。]9．A.wellB．slowlyC．quicklyD．later答案C[联系Fromdayone，Ibasicallyjumpedupandwantedtodo...可知，她适应得非常快。]10．A.nothingB．everythingC．somethingD．anything-3-答案B[从空前的Fromdayone，Ibasicallyjumpedup可知，从第一天，她就想做一切事情。]11．A.slowlyB．heavilyC．steadilyD．tiredly答案A[联系空前的but以及空后的takethelegsoffandwalkonherknees可知，安上假肢后，尽管她很快适应了，但是跑的速度太慢了。]12．A.decisionB．opinionC．solutionD．promise答案C[联系下文的takethelegsoffandwalkonherknees可知，这是她解决自己跑得慢的办法。]13．A.existB．permitC．disappearD．help答案B[联系空前的safetyandcomfort，可知，只要安全与舒适允许，她才这样做的。]14．A.encouragedB．supportedC．watchedD．teased答案D[联系空后的butshesaysthe__15__(challenge)onlymadeherstronger可知，有的人嘲笑她。]15．A.disabilityB．conditionC．educationD．challenge答案D[联系上文可知，别人对她嘲笑，但是她把这些挑战看做是使得她更坚强的东西。]16．A.allowB．convinceC．forceD．forbid答案B[她努力劝服她的教练让她摘掉假肢。convince在这里的意思是“说服”。]17．A.cheerleaderB．playerC．coachD．girl答案A[本空以及后面的内容是对aflyer的解释，也就是被队友抛在空中然后接住的拉拉队队员。]18．A.observedB．cheeredC．caughtD．loved答案C[联系空前的thrownintheair可知，先是被抛在空中，然后接住。]19．A.difficultB．importantC．independentD．special答案A[从空前的doesn'tthink可知，她觉得自己的问题比别人艰难不到哪里去。]20．A.makeupB．learnaboutC．getthroughD．endup答案C[从空前的MydisabilitywasthefirstthingIhadto可知，她首先要克服的是自己的残疾。getthrough意思是“克服”。makeup弥补；编造；learnabout学习；endup结束。]-4-************************************************结束（2011年安徽省“江南十校”高三联考）Ascientistturnsouttobeabletoseethefuturebyofferingeachofsomefour-year-oldsapieceofcandyandwatchinghowheorshedealswithit.Somechildrenreacheagerlyforthetreattheysee.Somelastafewminutesbeforetheygivein.Butothersaredeterminedtowaituntilthelastmoment.Bythetimethechildrenreachhighschoo1,somethingremarkablehashappened.Asurveyfoundthatthosewhoasfour-year-oldshadenoughself-controltoholdoutgenerallygrewuptobemorepopular,adventurous,confidentanddependable.Thechildrenwhogaveintotemptation(诱惑)earlyweremorelikelytobelonely.easilyfrustratedandinflexible(顽固的).Actually,theabilitytodelayrewardisasignofemotionalintelligencewhichdoesn’tshowuponanIQtest.Thehardwareofthebrainandthesoftwareofthemindhavelongbeenscientists’concerns.Butbraintheorycan’texplainwhatwewonderaboutmost,likethequestionwhysomepeopleremainupbeatinthefaceoftroublesthatwouldsinkalessresistantsoul.HerecomesthetheoryofDanielGoleman,writerofEmotionalIntelligence：whenitcomestopredictingpeople’sSuccess,brainabilitymeasuredbyIQmayactuallymatterlessthanthequalitiesofmindoncethoughtofascharacter.EQisnottheoppositeofIQ.Whatresearchershavebeentryingtounderstandishowtheyworktogether;howone’sabilitytohandlestress,forinstance,affectstheabilitytoconcentrateandputintelligencetouse.Amongtheingredients(要-5-素)forsuccess,researchersnowgenerallyagreethatIQcountsforabout20％;therestdependsoffeverythingfromsocialclasstoluck.Whilemanyresearchersinthisrelativelynewfieldaregladtoseeemotionalissuesfinallytakenseriously,somefewfearEQinvitesmisuse.（3)TheunderlinedwordupbeatinParagraph4probablymeans______________.A.kindB.floatingC.excitedD.op