完形填空专项模拟训练（二）(131627)-高三英语阅读(685)-21英语网

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难度：☆☆☆☆

话题：公益事业与志愿服务

体裁：夹叙夹议

文章词数：300

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Books have incredible power. Between their 1 , readers can be transported to anywhere imaginable and become just about anyone … or anything. 2 , many children all over the world don’t have access to books.

For several years now, Maria Keller, a teenager from Minneapolis, Minnesota, has been trying to 3 that fact.

When she was 8 years old, Maria already 4 reading. She also noticed that some of her 5 didn’t read as much as she did. When she 6 her mother why that was, her mother said that they might not be able to 7 books. Maria had never thought of this. She couldn’t 8 that some children didn’t have bedtime stories read to them, and she became 9 to change this.

With her mother’s help, Maria 10 Read Indeed, which is a non-profit organization dedicated (致力于) to collecting and distributing books to children 11 .

During the early stages of Read Indeed, Maria set the 12 of collecting and distributing 1 million books by the time she was 18.

It didn’t take long to 13 that goal – to date, she has collected over 2.4 million books and has 14 them to many states and countries around the world.

She said, “I cannot live without 15 . As I continue my mission (使命), I have learned that the 16 of kids who have no books is in the hundreds of millions. So I just can’t 17 , even after reaching my 18 goal of 1 million books.”

She recently set a new goal: to 19 donations to kids in need in every state in the US, and every country in the world. She keeps track of her 20 on a large map at the warehouse (仓库) where her books are stored and sorted.

1. A. themes B. pages C. blanks D. columns

2. A. However B. Besides C. Instead D. Meanwhile

3. A. accept B. introduce C. change D. understand

4. A. imagined B. advised C. escaped D. loved

5. A. classmates B. students C. teachers D. relatives

6. A. showed B. asked C. required D. reminded

7. A. choose B. spare C. afford D. keep

8. A. decide B. explain C. believe D. agree

9. A. excited B. worried

C. satisfied D. determined

10. A. contacted B. created

C. studied D. discovered

11. A. in safety B. in danger

C. in trouble D. in need

12. A. goal B. point C. rule D. limit

13. A. set B. get C. reach D. start

14. A. sold B. shipped C. lent D. returned

15. A. food B. water C. friends D. books

16. A. number B. variety C. reasons D. doubts

17. A. set off B. get away

C. drop off D. give up

18. A. common B. original C. important D. distant

19. A. distribute B. collect C. attach D. devote

20. A. experience B. research C. progress D. investment

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难度：☆☆☆☆

话题：家庭生活

体裁：夹叙夹议

文章词数：360

建议时间16 分钟

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Some of my earliest memories involve greeting my dad every night when he came home from the office. First, he’d 1 his personal items away: his wallet, comb and car keys would always occupy the same spot on the table.

Then, he’d smile, 2 me his comb and say, “Be a good girl and clean it, OK?”

I was more than happy to do it. I’d excitedly turn the 3 on, then clean the comb as well as I could. 4 that I’d done a good job, I’d return the comb to Dad. He would 5 at me, and place the comb on top of his 6 .

About two years later, Dad left his 7 and started his own business. That was when things started to 8 . Dad’s business wasn’t doing so well, and he didn’t come home as much as he used to. And when he did come home, it was always 9 . Over the years, I stopped 10 for him to come home.

Years later, I graduated from college and got a job. Dad’s business had also started to do well. Yet, the uncomfortable 11 between Dad and me continued.

Two days before my birthday last year, Dad came home early. As usual, I 12 him to carry his bags into his study. When I turned to leave, he said: “Hey, would you like to help me clean my comb?” I 13 him for a moment, then took the comb and headed to the sink.

It 14 me then: As a child, helping my dad clean his comb 15 that he was home early to spend the evening with Mom and me. It meant a happy and loving 16 .

I passed the clean comb back to Dad, but this time, I noticed something 17 : My dad had wrinkles next to his eyes when he smiled, yet his smile was still as 18 as before.

Dad still carefully places his comb on top of his wallet when he gets home. After so many years, he still 19 his personal items in the same way. I guess some things 20 change. And for that, I’m glad.

1. A. take B. give C. put D. throw

2. A. hand B. send C. serve D. lend

3. A. light B. radio C. button D. tap

4. A. Annoyed B. Unaware C. Surprised D. Satisfied

5. A. point B. smile C. shout D. laugh

6. A. wallet B. bag C. bed D. chair

7. A. friends B. parents C. job D. project

8. A. happen B. change C. matter D. improve

9. A. busy B. boring C. late D. early

10. A. calling B. guessing C. answering D. waiting

11. A. argument B. competition C. difference D. silence

12. A. helped B. expected C. asked D. allowed

13. A. listened to B. looked at

C. discussed with D. played with

14. A. attacked B. touched C. hit D. beat

15. A. showed B. meant C. proved D. reminded

16. A. family B. journey C. business D. world

17. A. exciting B. familiar C. puzzling D. different

18. A. confident B. heartwarming

C. cool D. mysterious

19. A. classifies B. removes C. organizes D. appreciates

20. A. never B. always C. still D. already