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2019-2020年高考英语限时阅读训练十七完形填空“MumcanIinvitemyclassmateBrettovertostaytomorrownightpleaseIt’sFridayandwedon’thaveany
1.CanIplease”Mumwassittingatthekitchentable.Dadwas2nexttoherrestinghisheadonhisarms.Mumcould3thatJameswantedsobadlytohavehisfriendover.“I’msosorryJames”shesaid.“I’mneverallowedtohavefriendsetothehouseWhyMum”Jamesaskedsadlyalmostin
4.“Iknowit’s5foryou”Mumsaidsoftly.“ButI’mjustworriedotherpeoplemightthinkwe’realittle…strange.Andthentheywouldmakefunofyou.”“Notheywouldn’tMum”Jamesprotested.“We’renot6atall.We’rejustordinarypeople.”Mumsighedheavily.“TotellyouthetruthJamesmyneckhasbeensopainfulthatit’sgivenmeaheavy
7.Andyourpoorfather–hedoesn’tfeel
8.Hereallyneedsarest.”“IcanhelpMum!”Jamessaid.“9IcanmakeyouandDadfeelbettercanBretteoverPlease”“Well…”Mumbegan.“Great!ThanksMum!”Jamesalmostshouted.“Justsittheredon’tmove.”Herushedovertothekitchendrawerand10whatheneeded–twospanners.“HangonMum”hesaid.“Thiswon’ttakeasecond.”Aftersome11Jameswasfinished.Withasmileof12onhisfacehesaid“There!Howdoesthatfeel”“OhJames”Mumsaid.“That’samuchbetter!Howdidyoudoit”“Easy”Jamessaid13”Dadhadtightenedyourneckbolts螺栓toomuch!Ijust14themslightly!Ilearnedthatinroboticscienceatschool.”“WhataboutyourfatherCanyou15him”askedMum.“I’lltry”Jamesreplied.He16upDad’shairatthebackofhisneck.andpluggedtheelectricwireintoDad’shead.Thenheturnedthe17on.Dadopenedhiseyesand18immediately.“Hejustlethis19runtoolowthat’sall”Jamessaid“ShallItellBretttoeoverstraightafterschooltomorrow”“Iguessso”repliedMum.“Yourfriendswilljusthaveto20thatweareaveryunusualfamily.Thanksson!”
1.A.chanceB.messageC.homeworkD.difficulty
2.A.asleepB.readingC.aloneD.standing
3.A.explainB.seeC.agreeD.doubt
4.A.terrorB.tearsC.surpriseD.silence
5.A.fairB.easyC.goodD.hard
6.A.strangeB.normalC.popularD.anxious
7.A.headacheB.lossC.taskD.day
8.A.illB.funnyC.sorryD.well
9.A.AsB.IfC.SinceD.Before
10.A.keptB.controlledC.foundD.returned
11.A.requestsB.thoughtsC.repairsD.instructions
12.A.sympathyB.satisfactionCbitternessD.politeness
13.A.embarrassedlyB.gratefullyC.impatientlyD.proudly
14.A.adjustedB.collectedC.producedD.covered
15.A.greetB.acpanyC.helpD.ask
16.A.liftedB.caughtC.gaveD.filled
17.A.televisionB.powerC.lightD.gas
18.A.grewupB.laydownC.brokedownD.satup
19.A.foodB.temperatureC.batteryD.blood
20.A.proveB.expectC.suspectD.acceptA“Dad”Isayoneday‘let’stakeatrip.Whydon’tyouflyandmeetme”Myfatherhadjustretiredafter27yearsasamanageforIBMHisjobfilledhisdayhisthoughthislife.WhilehewokeupandtookawarmshowerIscreamedunderafreezingwaterfallPeru.WhilehetiedatieandputonthesameSwisswatchIrowedaboatacrossLakeoftheOzarks.Myfatherseesmedriftingaimlesslynothingtoshowformy33yearsbutapassportfulloffunnystamps.HewantsmetosettledownbutnowIwanthimtofindanadventure.Heagreestotravelwithmethroughthenationalparks.WemeetfourweekslaterinRapidCity.“Whatisourfirststop”asksmyfather.“Whattimeisit”“Stilldon’thaveawatch”LessthananhourawayisMountRushmore.AshestaresupatthefourPresidentscarvedingranite花岗岩hismouthandeyesopenslowlylikethoseoflittleboy.“Unbelievable”hesays“Howwasthisdone”AfilmintheinformationcentershowssculptorGutzonBorglumdevoted14yearstothesculptureandthenleftthefinaltouchestohisson.WestareupandIaskmyselfWouldIeverdevotemylifetoanythingNodirectionsnogoals.Ialwaysusedtohearthosewordsinmyfather’svoice.NowIheartheminmyown.Thenextdaywe’reatYellowstoneNationalParkwherewehaveapicnic.“DidyouevertravelwithyourdadIask.“Onlyonce”hesays.“Ineverspokemuchwithmyfather.Welovedeachother---butneversaidit.Whateverhecouldgivemehegave.”Thatlastsentence----it’sprobablythesamethingI’dsayaboutmyfather.AndwhatI’dwantmychildtosayaboutme.InGlacierNationalParkmyfathersays“I’veneverseenwatersoblue.”IhaveinseveralplacesoftheworldIcankeeptravelingIrealize---andmaybearegularjobwon’tbeasdullasIfeared.WeeksafterourtripIcallmyfather.“Thephotosfromthetriparewonderful”hesays.”Wehavegottotakeanothertriplikethatsometime.ItellhimI’velearndecidedtosettledownandI’mwearingawatch.
21.WecanlearnfromParagraphs2and3thatthefather_________.A.followedthefashionB.gotboredwithhisjobC.wasunhappywiththeauthor’slifestyleD.likedtheauthor’scollectionofstamps
22.WhatdoestheauthorrealizeatMountRushmoreA.HisfatherisinterestedinsculptureB.HisfatherisasinnocentasalittleboyC.HeshouldlearnsculptureinthefutureD.Heshouldpursueaspecificaiminlife.
23.Fromtheunderlinedparagraphwecanseethattheauthor________.A.wantshischildrentolearnfromtheirgrandfatherB.estounderstandwhatparentallovemeansC.learnshowtomunicatewithhisfatherD.hopestogivewhateverhecantohisfather
24.WhatcouldbeinferredabouttheauthorandhisfatherfromtheendofthestoryA.ThecallsolvestheirdisagreementsB.TheSwisswatchhasdrawnthemcloserC.Theydecidetolearnphotographytogether.D.Theybegintochangetheirattitudestolife
25.WhatcouldbethebesttitleforthepassageA.LoveNatureLoveLifeB.ASonLostinAdventureC.AJourneywithDadD.TheArtofTravelBQ=Question;A=AnswerSituationIQ:IfsomeonesitsrightnexttomeinanemptymovietheaterisitrudetomoveA:Maybebutnobodywillfaultyouforit.Chancesarethattheclosesitterdoesn’trealizehedisturbsyousohemaymissyourannoyance.Youundoubtedlyaren’tthefirstpersonhe’smetwhoneedsenoughroom.Forgivehisbadjudgmentmovequietlyandenjoytheshow.SituationIIQ:If1usethebathroomatastoredoIneedtobuysomethingA:Considerfrequencyandurgency.Isthisaone-timethingoranemergencyIfsoyoudon’thavetobuyanythingbutitwouldbekindifyoudid.Howeverifyouregularlyusethebathroomatthisplacethenyouarcacustomerandyoushouldactlikeone.SituationIIIQ:IfsomeoneistalkingloudlyonthebusisthereanicewaytoaskhimtokeepitdownA:No.Tryothermeans:1Stareathimuntilhegetsawareofitandquietsdown.2Liftyourfingerinasilencemotion(动作)andsmile.3Putonearphonesandignorehim.SituationIVQ:IfIremembermyfriend’sbirthdayadaylateshouldIapologizeorjustwishherahappybirthdaylikenothinghappenedA:Thisisthereasonwhythewordbelatedwasinvented.“Happybelatedbirthday!”isshortfor:“Well.IknowIforgotbutthenIremembered.Forgivemeandhappybirthday.”SituationVQ:CanIlieaboutseeingatextbecauseIwasloobusyorlazytorespondtoitA:Don’tlie.Receivingatextdoesnotmeanyouneedtorespond回复toit.Whywasteaperfectlygoodliewhenthetruthwillserve“Yes”youcansayifeverasked“Isawit.”Noexplanationisneededastowhyyoudon’trespond.
26.Youwillgetannoyedinatheaterwhen.A.apersonistooactiveB.apersonistoorudetoyouC.apersontalkstooloudlyD.apersonsitstooclosetoyou
27.HowwillyouquietsomeonedowninapublicplaceA.Bymakingfunofhimcontinuously.B..Bylookingpurposefullyathim.C.Bytalkingtohimdirectly.D.Bypointingangrilyathim.
28.Theunderlinedword“belated”inSituationIVprobablymeans.A.predictedB.returnedC.cancelledD.delayed
29.WhatisthepassagemainlyaboutA.Modernwaystomindyourmanners.B.Differentwaystochangeothers’manners.C.Propermannerstoofferhelptoothers.D.Goodmannerstotalktopeople.CAworld-famousCanadianauthorMargaretAtwoodhascreatedtheworld’sfirstlong-distancesigningdevice装置theLongPen.Aftermanytiringbook-signingfromcitytocityAtwoodthoughttheremustbeabetterwaytodothem.Shehiredsometechnicalexpertsandstartedherownpanyinxx.TogethertheydesignedtheLongPen.Here’showitworks:Theauthorwritesapersonalmessageandsignatureonaputertablet手写板usingaspecialpen.Onthereceivingendinanothercityaroboticarmfittedwitharegularpensignsthebook.Theauthorandfancantalkwitheachotherviawebcams网络摄像机andputerscreensWorkontheLongPenbeganinAtwood’sbasement地下室.Atfirsttheyhadnoideaitwouldbeashardasitturnedouttobe.Thedevicewentthroughseveralversionsincludingonethatactuallyhadsmokeingoutofit.TheinvestingfinallypletedteatrunsweremadeinOttawaandtheLongPenwasofficiallylaunchedatthexxLondonBookFair.FromhereAtwoodconductedtwotransatlanticbooksigningsofherlatestbookforfansinTorontoandNewYorkCity.TheLongPenproducesauniquesignatureeachtimebecauseitcopiesthemovementoftheauthorinrealtime.Ithasseveralotherpotentialapplications.Itcouldincreasecreditcardsecurityandallowpeopletosigncontractsfromanotherprovince.ThevideoexchangebetweensignerandreceivercanberecordedonDVDforproofwhenlegaldocumentsareused.“It’sreallyfun”saidtheownerofabookstorewhowaspresentforoneofthetestruns.“Obviouslyyoucan’tshakehandswiththeauthor,buttherearechancesforaconnectionthatyoudon’tgetfromaregularbooksigning..Theresponsetotheinventionhasnotbeenallfavorable.Atwoodhasreceivedcriticismfromauthorswhothinksheistryingtoendbooktours.Butshesaid“Itwillbepossibletogotoplacesthatyounevergotsenttobeforebecausethepublisherscouldn’taffordit.”
30.WhydidAtwooddecidetoinventtheLongPenA.TosetupherownpanyB.TowinherselfgreaterpopularityC.TowriteherbooksinanewwayC.Tomakebooksigningslesstiring
31.HowdoestheLongPenworkA.Itcopiestheauthor’ssignatureandprintsitonabook.B.Itsignsabookwhilereceivingtheauthor’ssignature.C.Thewebcamsendstheauthor’ssignaturetoanothercity.D.Thefanusesittocopytheauthor’ssignaturehimself.
32.WhatdoweknowabouttheinventionoftheLongPenA.Ithasbeenpletedbutnotputintouse.B.Thebasementcaughtfirebyaccident.C.Someversionsfailedbeforeitstestrun.D.Thedesignerswerewell-preparedforthedifficulty.
33.HowcouldtheLongPenbeusedinthefutureA.Todraftlegaldocuments.B.ToimprovecreditcardsecurityB.Tokeeparecordoftheauthor’sideasD.Toallowauthorandfanexchangevideos
34.WhatcouldbeinferredfromParagraphs5and6A.Atwooddoesn’tmeantoendbooktours.B.CriticsthinktheLongPanisoflittleuseC.BookstoreownersdonotsupporttheLongPenD.PublishersdisliketheLongPanforitshighcost。