2024届高考英语二轮复习热点限时训练：完形填空系列25

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　　This is my third story．When I was seventeen, I

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　　a quote （引文） that went something like, " If you live each day

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　　it was your last, someday you'll most certainly be right．" Since then, for the past thirty-three years, I've looked

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　　the mirror every morning and asked myself, "If today were the last day of my life, what would I do ?" And when there was no answer for too many days in a

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　　, I know I need to change something．

　　About a year ago I

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　　from cancer．The doctors told me it was incurable, and that I should 41

　　to live no longer than three to six months．They advised me to get my

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　　in order, which is doctors' code （代名词） for "prepare to

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　　"．Later when the doctors

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　　the cells taken from my pancreas （胰腺） under a microscope, they found it turned out to be a very rare form of cancer that is

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　　with surgery．I had the surgery and,

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　　, I'm fine now．

　　This was the closest I've been to facing

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　　, and I hope it's the closest I get for a few more decades．Death is the destination we all

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　　．No one has ever escaped it．And that is

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　　it should be, because death is very likely the single

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　　invention of life．It clears out the old to make

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　　for the new．Your time is limited, so don't waste it living

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　　life．Don't let the noise of others' opinions drown out （ 盖过） your own inner

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　　．And most importantly, have the courage to 54 your heart and intuition （直觉）．They

　　55 already know what you truly want to become．Everything else is secondary．

　　1．A．wrote B．described C．expressed D．read

　　2．A．now that B．even though C．as if D．as long as

　　3．A．in B．at C．through D．on

　　4．A．row B．minute C．sense D．word

　　5．A．recovered B．kept C．fell D．suffered

　　6．A．desire B．prepare C．expect D．wait

　　7．A．office B．affairs C．money D．documents

　　8．A．work B．die C．act D．start

　　9．A．witnessed B．noticed C．confirmed D．viewed

　　10．A．curable B．possible C．acceptable D．suitable

　　11．A．immediately B．gradually C．thankfully D．hopefully

　　12．A．cancer B．death C．life D．success

　　13．A．share B．desert C．admire D．avoid

　　14．A．when B．while C．as D．since

　　15．A．oldest B．best C．newest D．worst

　　16．A．preparations B．progress C．plans D．way

　　17．A．your B．anyone else's C．his D．someone else's

　　18．A．voice B．world C．heart D．trouble

　　19．A．touch B．follow C．open D．accept

　　20．A．otherwise B．anyway C．somehow D．therefore

　　【答案】

　　1．D

　　2．C

　　3．A

　　4．A

　　5．D

　　6．C

　　7．B

　　8．B

　　9．D

　　10．A

　　11．C

　　12．B

　　13．A

　　14．C

　　15．B

　　16．D

　　17．D

　　18．A

　　19．B

　　20．C

　　【解析】

　　1．上下文，根据后面的quote可知，此处意为读到了这样一句引文。

　　2．上下文，根据下文可知，引文意为如果你把每一天当做（好像是）最后一天来过的话，总有一天，会出现这样的一天的。

　　3．习惯用语，盯着镜子看look in the mirror

　　4．in a row 意为连续的，句意为当连续很多天都没有答案的时候，我知道我需要改变点什么了。

　　5．上下文，根据后文的it was incurable可知是作者患有癌症，即suffer from遭受……疾病的折磨

　　6．句意理解，此处意为我应当不会活着超过三到六个月，expect意为预料，预计 desire 渴望 prepare准备 wait等待

　　7．上下文，根据上文的incurable可知，医生建议作者安排好相关事宜，即安排好后事，也就是说准备好要死亡了。

　　8．同上

　　9．根据under a microscope 可知，是通过显微镜观察/检查从胰腺里取出的细胞。View 意为观察，检查 witness意为目击 notice意为注意到 confirm意为证实

　　10．上下文，根据后文的I had the surgery可知，医生发现他的癌症是可治愈的，所以才会做手术。

　　11．句意理解，句意为谢天谢地，我现在很好。

　　12．上下文，根据上文医生让他准备后事可知，作者讲的是面对死亡。

　　13．上下文，根据No one has ever escaped it每个人都逃不了的，所以是每个人都共同分享的。

　　14．as it should be 为固定短语，意为应当（如此）

　　15．上下文，根据下文It clears out the old to make

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　　for the new可知，这里讲的是好的方面，所以是最好的发明。

　　16．句意理解，句意为死亡可以清理掉老的，给新的让路，即make way for

　　17．上下文，根据上文讲到的清理老的，给新的让路，所以此处指的是你的时间是有限的，不要浪费它来过别人的生活，与下文的不要受别人的影响相对应。

　　18．下上文，根据the noise 可知，此处为内心的声音

　　19．句意为，最重要的，具有跟随内心与直觉的勇气，你的内心与直觉以某种方式知道你真正想要成为什么样的

　　20．同上，somehow 以某种方式，不知何故 otherwise否则 anyway无论如何 therefore因此

　　I woke up the other day to find that 10 inches of freshly fallen snow was waiting for me outside my door. The flakes were still __36__ heavily too. I didn’t want my little dogs __37__ in it, so I reluctantly __38__ on my heavy coat and grabbed the snow shovel to make a __39__. I had only gotten a bit done, however, _40_ the handle of my old snow shovel __41__ with a 搒nap? Laughing and shaking my head, I _42_ to wait out the storm for a while. s

　　It was late in the afternoon when the snow finally __43__ and I trudged(跋涉) over to my Dad’s house to borrow his shovel and _44__ again. By then the 10 inches of snow had turned into a foot and a half. I started out slow setting a steady __45__ and stopping to rest whenever my back started to ache. After a while, though, the __46__ finally broke and the sun peeked out to __47__ me on. The work seemed a lot easier then even though it was still __48__. I even sang a few Christmas carols and __49__ while I cleared out the drives, cleaned off the cars, and shoveled out the paths. After an hour of hard work the job was finally done. _50_, I let the child that still lives __51__ of me fall back into the snow and _52_ a snow angel for the angels in Heaven to see. It felt good walking back to my house after a job well done. It felt even better _53__ around at this wonderful world of white.

　　I don’t know why life sometimes gives us spring days and sometimes dumps a ton of snow in us. I do know, __54_, that we can pray, laugh, love, and choose _55__ through it all.

　　21．A. falling

　　B. floating

　　C. piling

　　D. flying

　　22．A. missing

　　B. running

　　C. hiding

　　D. drowning

　　23．A. pulled

　　B. dragged

　　C. drew

　　D. pushed

　　24．A. difference

　　B. discovery

　　C. path

　　D. snowman

　　25．A. until

　　B. when

　　C. once

　　D. as

　　26．A. crashed

　　B. bent

　　C. slipped

　　D. broke

　　27．A. decided

　　B. hoped

　　C. continued

　　D. hesitated

　　28．A. disappeared

　　B. froze

　　C. stopped

　　D. melted

　　29．A. clear

　　B. try

　　C. check

　　D. think

　　30．A. development

　　B. rate

　　C. step

　　D. pace

　　31．A. clouds

　　B. shovel

　　C. sky

　　D. trees

　　32．A. overlook

　　B. cheer

　　C. shine

　　D. watch

　　33．A. heavy

　　B. cold

　　C. warm

　　D. bright

　　34．A. danced

　　B. jumped

　　C. stopped

　　D. smiled

　　35．A. Laughing

　　B. Crying

　　C. Resting

　　D. Wandering

　　36．A. outside

　　B. inside

　　C. beyond

　　D. above

　　37．A. catch

　　B. find

　　C. make

　　D. pretend

　　38．A. looking

　　B. walking

　　C. turning

　　D. wondering

　　39．A. anyway

　　B. still

　　C. then

　　D. however

　　40．A. fate

　　B. determination

　　C. joy

　　D. luck

　　【答案】

　　21．A

　　22．D

　　23．A

　　24．C

　　25．B

　　26．D

　　27．A

　　28．C

　　29．B

　　30．D

　　31．A

　　32．B

　　33．B

　　34．D

　　35．A

　　36．B

　　37．C

　　38．A

　　39．D

　　40．C

　　【解析】作者通过一件小事告诉我们生活中有开心有挫折，我们可以选择开心，让自己更开心。

　　21．动词辨析。A落下；B漂浮；C堆积；D飞行；由句意可知是片片雪花落下。

　　22．动词辨析。A错过，想念；B奔跑；C躲藏；D淹没；由句意可知我不想被雪淹没。

　　23．固定搭配。Pull on披上；句意可知我披上我的外衣。

　　24．上下文串联。由上文可知我拿起铁锹肯定是铲出路。

　　25．连词辨析。A直到；B在这时；C一旦；D作为…由句意可知我刚刚干了一会，在这时铁锹突然断了。

　　26．动词辨析。解析同上。

　　27．动词辨析。A决定；B希望；C继续；D犹豫；由句意可知我决定等一会。

　　28．动词辨析。A消失；B冰冻；C停止；D融化；有下文可知雪停了。

　　29．动词辨析。由句意可知我是想再试试。

　　30．名词辨析。A发展；B比例；C脚步；D速度；由句意可知我以稳定的速度开始铲雪。

　　31．上下文串联。由后文可知太阳出来了，那应该是乌云散去了。

　　32．动词搭配。Cheer on鼓励;太阳出来了，鼓励着我继续。

　　33．形容词辨析。由句意可知天气仍然寒冷。

　　34．动词辨析。我唱着笑着干活。

　　35．动词辨析。有上下文可知干完活了我很开心。

　　36．词义辨析。由下文可知我让住在家里的孩子到外面玩耍。

　　37．词义辨析。由上下文可知是堆了个雪人。

　　38．动词搭配。Look around环顾四周；由句意可知我环顾四周看着这个雪白的世界。

　　39．上下文串联。上文说我不知道…接着说我知道…存在着转折关系。

　　40．名词辨析。根据上下文可知我们选择开心。

　　The inhalation (吸入) of asbestos particles is associated with a number of lung diseases, such as asbestosis and ___50___ cancer.

　　Asbestosis is caused by the entry of asbestos particles into the wall of the alveoli, causing scarring which limits the functioning of the lungs.

　　The lung ___51___ its elasticity and may change shape.

　　The initial symptoms of asbestosis are a tightness in the chest and breathlessness.

　　In its ___52___ stages, sufferers develop the barrel-shaped chests associated with emphysema, cyanosis, (where the skin takes a bluish ___53___ ) and club fingers.

　　Lung cancer, the generic ___54___ for malignant tumors（肿瘤）of the alveoli and bronchial tubes, has been shown to be directly ___55___ to the inhalation of asbestos particles.

　　As in the case of asbestosis, there is generally a period of inactiveness which may ___56___ from 25 to 30 years after initial exposure, despite the ___57___of further exposure.

　　Research suggests that there is a direct correlation between the degree of exposure to asbestos ___58___the incidence of lung cancer.

　　Where exposure occurs, the level of risk is further ___59___ by cigarette smoking.

　　Asbestos workers who smoke cigarettes have a 90% greater risk of catching lung cancer than workers who do not ___60___.

　　Exposure to blue asbestos has been shown to produce mesothelioma, a rare cancer of the outer lining of the lung or pleura.

　　In a normal population the incidence of mesothelioma is extremely ___61___. Where epidemiological surveys have revealed a higher incidence of the disease, it is almost always related to ___62___ exposure.

　　___63___ changes in lung tissue caused by exposure to asbestos are pleural plaques and effusions.

　　The former refer to a thickening of the lining of the chest wall, ___64___ the latter consists of a collection of fluid in the chest region outside the lungs.

　　Pleural plaques commonly remain undiagnosed and generally have no detrimental effect on health.

　　41．A. skin

　　B. blood

　　C. liver

　　D. lung

　　42．A. loses

　　B. gains

　　C. improves

　　D. tightens

　　43．A. early

　　B. formal

　　C. later

　　D. final

　　44．A. size

　　B. color

　　C. sound

　　D. smell

　　45．A. noun

　　B. term

　　C. way

　　D. approach

　　46．A. related

　　B. revealed

　　C. compared

　　D. exposed

　　47．A. disappear B. spread

　　C. live

　　D. extend

　　48．A. presence

　　B. activeness

　　C. absence

　　D. intensity

　　49．A. and

　　B. alongside

　　C. as well as

　　D. plus

　　50．A. decreased

　　B. lost

　　C. doubled

　　D. increased

　　51．A. diet

　　B. drink

　　C. smoke

　　D. fare

　　52．A. high

　　B. low

　　C. common

　　D. frequent

　　53．A. lead

　　B. asbestos

　　C. carbon

　　D. hydrogen

　　54．A. Three

　　B. Some

　　C. No

　　D. Other