2018年英语一轮复习每日一题(第21周)每周一测(含解析)

每周一测

Ⅰ.完形填空

阅读下面的短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

Every Sunday morning I take a light jog around a 1 located in one corner of the park near my home. Each time I jog by this lake, I 2 the same elderly woman sitting at the water’s edge with a sm all metal cage sitting 3 her.

This past Sunday my 4 got the best of me, so I stopped jogging and walked over to her. 5 I got closer, I realized that the metal cage was 6 a small trap. There were three turtles, 7 , slowly walking around the 8 of the trap. She had a fourth turtle in her lap that she was carefully wiping with a spongy brush.

＂Hello,＂ I said. ＂If you don’t mind my9 , I’d love to know what you’re10 these turtles. ＂ She smiled. ＂I’m cleaning off their shells,＂she replied.

＂11 on a turtle’s shell, like algae or scum,12 the turtle’s ability to absorb heat and blocks its ability to swim. It can also harm and 13 the shell over time. ＂

She went on: ＂I 14 a couple of hours each Sunday morning, relaxing by this lake and helping these little guys out. It’s my own strange way of15 . ＂＂Well then, don’t you think your time could be better spent? And 99% of these turtles don’t have16 people like you to help them 17 their shells. So, no offense. . . but how 18 are your efforts here truly making a difference?＂The woman giggled aloud, then 19 the turtle in her lap, wiped off the last piece of algae from its shell, and said, ＂Sweetie, 20 this little guy could talk, he’d tell you I just made all the difference in the world. ＂

1. A. river B. playground C. house D. lake

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2. A. see B. remember C. recognize D. demand

3. A. with B. beside C. on D. below

4. A. anxiety B. safety C. curiosity

D. popularity

5. A. As B. Before C. Even though D. In case

6. A. surrounded B. imitated C. in general D. in fact

7. A. unharmed B. unhealthy C. unconditional D. uncomfortable

8. A. base B. surface C. corner D. back

9. A. witness B. nervousness C. nosiness D. greediness

10. A. dealing with B. joining in C. moving around

D. doing with

11. A. Anything B. Everything C. Nothing D. Cages

12. A. adjusts B. reduces C. determines D. controls

13. A. widen B. weaken C. burden D. strengthen

14.A. take B. cost C. spend D. pay

15.A. making out B. making up C. making a difference

D. making excuses

16. A. brave B. innocent C. responsible D. kind

17. A. support B. arrange C. build up D.

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