2019高考英语最后冲刺增分小题狂练②

小题狂练②

Ⅰ.完形填空

[2019·成都毕业班摸底测试]

In April 1952, I was 11 years old and in the sixth grade at an elementary school. My teacher was Miss Pemberton. It was spelling bee time in our city — students were issued with brochures of words to study in __1__ for the class spelldowns (比赛). They would lead to a schoolwide contest and __2__ qualification for the citywide spelling bee, where school __3__ competed for the __4__ of being the spelling champion of Houston.

The day __5__ the class spelling bee, my youngest brother was playing with matches and __6__ set a fire in our apartment. My mother made sleeping arrangements for all of us and __7__ the school in the morning to inform Miss Pemberton of the accident, __8__ that the class spelling bee was that day.

When I arrived at school, Miss Pemberton __9__ me aside. She asked if I wanted her to __10__ the spelling bee to another day because of my __11__ about the fire. I told her no. That day, I won the spelling bee for my class.

The next week was the school spelling bee, with class champions __12__. I won again! The __13__ spelling bee was one month away.

Every Sunday afternoon, Miss Pemberton would pick me up, and we would go to her house, where she would help me __14__ by calling out spelling words. After a couple of __15__，Miss Pemberton would __16__ me to Rettig's ice-cream parlor, where I could __17__ a hot chocolate sundae (圣代冰激凌) which I'd never had. We practiced every __18__ until the citywide spelling bee.

I did not win the citywide spelling bee, but I still felt __19__ to have participated. I also felt grateful that I had such a __20__ teacher in elementary school.

体裁：记叙文题材：校园生活主题：难忘的拼字比赛

【文章大意】本文是一篇记叙文，主要讲述了十一岁时“我”参加拼字比赛的故事。

1．A.need B．exchange

C．preparation D．return

答案与解析：C根据该句中的“students were issued with brochures of words to study in __1__ for the class spelldowns(比赛)”可知，老师给学生们分发了单词手册，以便他们为班级拼字比赛做准备。in preparation for为固定搭配，意为“为……做准备”，故C项正确。A项意为“需要”；B项意为“交换”；D项意为“返回”。

2．A.actual B．final

C．hopeful D．lucky

答案与解析：B根据该句中的“They would lead to a schoolwide contest and __2__ qualification for the citywide spelling bee”可知，班级比赛后便是校级比赛，最后选出参加市级比赛的合格人选。B项意为“最后的”，符合语境，故B项正确。A 项意为“真实的”；C项意为“有希望的”；D项意为“幸运的”。

3．A.students B．participants

C．winners D．teams

答案与解析：C结合该句中的“where school __3__ competed for the __4__ of being the spelling champion of Houston”可以判断，学校的获胜者们将为休斯敦市拼字比赛的冠军荣誉而竞争。C项意为“获胜者”，符合语境，故C项正确。

4．A.prize B．benefit

C．fame D．honor

答案与解析：D参见上题解析。D项意为“荣誉”，符合语境，故D项正确。A项意为“奖励”；B项意为“好处”；C 项意为“名声”。

5．A.before B．after

C．during D．for

答案与解析：A根据语境可知，在参加班级拼字比赛的前

一天，“我”最小的弟弟在家里玩火柴意外地引发了一场火灾。A项意为“在……以前”，符合语境，故A项正确。

6．A.stupidly B．successfully

C．shortly D．accidentally

答案与解析：D参见上题解析。D项意为“意外地，偶然地”，符合语境，故D项正确。A项意为“愚蠢地”；B项意为“成功地”；C项意为“不久，很快”。

7．A.visited B．called

C．emailed D．wrote

答案与解析：B“我”的妈妈安排好我们睡觉的地方，第二天早上就打电话将这次事故告诉了Pemberton老师。B项意为“打电话”，符合语境，故B项正确。A项意为“参观”；C项意为“发电子邮件”；D项意为“写信”。

8．A.believing B．hoping

C．knowing D．telling

答案与解析：C“我”的妈妈在告诉老师这次事故时知道了班级的拼字比赛就在那天。C项意为“知道，了解”，符合语境，故C项正确。A项意为“相信”；B项意为“希望”；D项意为“告诉”。

9．A.pulled B．drove

C．left D．helped

答案与解析：A根据该句“When I arrived at school, Miss Pemberton __9__ me aside”并结合下文内容可知，Pemberton老师在“我”到学校时将“我”拉到一边，询问“我”的情况。A 项意为“拉”，符合语境，故A项正确。B项意为“驾驶”；C 项意为“离开”；D项意为“帮助”。

10．A.call off B．take off

C．put off D．send off

答案与解析：C根据上文可知，“我”家遭遇了火灾；结合该句“She asked if I wanted her to __10__ the spelling bee to another day because of my __11__ about the fire”可知，老师问“我”是否因为“我”的烦闷而需要推迟拼字比赛。C项意为“推迟”，符合语境，故C项正确。A项意为“取消”；B项意为“脱下；起飞”；D项意为“寄出”。

11．A.upset B．curiosity

C．doubt D．anger

答案与解析：A参见上题解析。A项意为“不痛快，烦闷”，符合语境，故A项正确。B项意为“好奇”；C项意为“怀疑”；D项意为“愤怒”。

12．A.waiting B．competing

C．winning D．applying

答案与解析：B根据语境可知，下一周校级拼字比赛上，所有班级获胜者参与竞争(competing)，故B项正确。A项意为“等候”；C项意为“获胜”；D项意为“申请”。

13．A.schoolwide B．citywide

C．nationwide D．worldwide

答案与解析：B根据上文可知，“我”在参加校级拼字比赛时获胜了；结合下文中的“until the citywide spelling bee”可知，此处表示市级拼字比赛一个月后进行。B项意为“全市范围的”，故B项正确。A项意为“全校范围的”；C项意为“全国范围的”；D项意为“世界各地的”。

14．A.review B．remember

C．learn D．practice

答案与解析：D根据该句中的“by calling out spelling

words”和下文中的“We practiced”可知，Pemberton老师帮助“我”练习(practice)，故D项正确。A项意为“复习”；B项意为“记住”；C项意为“学习”。

15．A.minutes B．hours

C．days D．weeks

答案与解析：B根据该句中的“After a couple of __15__，Miss Pemberton would __16__ me to Rettig's ice-cream parlor”可知，在练习几个小时后，Pemberton老师会将“我”带到Rettig 冰激凌店。B项意为“小时”，故B项正确。

16．A.rush B．drag

C．take D．send

答案与解析：C参见上题解析。take sb. to so …… 此处隐藏：9901字，全部文档内容请下载后查看。喜欢就下载吧 ……