高考英语二轮复习外刊阅读模拟强化训练完形填空专题二.docx

高考英语外刊阅读模拟强化训练 完形填空专题二Before she passed away from cancer, A.J. Walters made her husband and daughter promise her one thing: Sean would accompany Brittany, a high school senior, to the homecoming game, where she was in the running for homecoming queen. A.J. was a 1 administrative assistant at Brittanys high school. It was important to her that her daughter go. Brittany and Sean 2 .Days later, on the morning of Friday, September 24, A.J. died. Keeping their 3 , that very afternoon, an 4 Brittany walked arm in arm with her father across the football field with the other nominees to await the 5 of the voting.Brittany wasnt named homecoming 6 that day; Nyla Covington was. But, like many in the close-knit community, Nyla had heard about A.J. In an 7 gesture, moments after receiving the crown, Nyla walked over to Brittany, removed the tiara from her head, and 8 it atop her friends. The two 9 , tearfully clutching each other for support.“Shed rather have her 10 than a crown,” Nyla told CNN. By handing it to Brittany, “I was telling her that she was her moms queen, and that she was 11 by many, especially me.”“I felt so much love from her, and I just felt so much love for her,” said Brittany, who paid Nyla the ultimate 12 , telling WDAM News, “I can see my mom through Nyla. They have the same caring, 13 spirit.”Nyla is no less regal for lack of a crown, says Tyra Willamor-Idom, a friend of the Walters family. She told KTVU News, “Theres a saying that real queens 14 each others crowns. But the truth is, real queens 15 their crowns to let other queens shine.”【题源 Readers Digest USA (October, 2022) 】1. A. strict B. responsible C. unknown D. beloved 2. A. agreed B. saddened C. upset D. discouraged 3. A. figure B. duty C. promise D. company4. A. emotional B. passionate C. moving D. rational 5. A. design B. opening C. process D. outcome 6. A. queen B. lady C. princess D. tiara 7. A. romantic B. simple C. friendly D. unplanned 8. A. arranged B. lay C. placed D. assigned9. A. crashed B. hit C. seized D. embraced 10. A. mom B. title C. prize D. fame 11. A. seen B. known C. loved D. recognized 12. A. compliment B. visit C. regards D. attention 13. A. creative B. giving C. devoted D. respected 14. A. steal B. link C. hold D. fix 15. A. give off B. give in C. give back D. give up Eradajere Oleita thinks she may have a partial solution for two of our country's persistent problems: garbage and poverty. It's called the Chip Bag Project. The 26-year-old student and environmentalist from Detroit is asking a 1 of local snack lovers: Rather than toss your empty chip bags into the trash, donate them so she can turn them into sleeping bags for the 2 .Chip eaters 3 their empty bags at two locations in Detroit: a print shop and a clothing store, where Oleita and her 4 helpers collect them. After they sanitize the chip bags in soapy hot water, they slice them open, lay them flat, and 5 them together. They use padding and liners from 6 coats to line the insides.It takes about four hours to 7 a sleeping bag, and each takes around 150 to 300 chip bags, depending on whether theyre single-serve or 8 size. The result is a sleeping bag that is “waterproof, lightweight, and easy to 9 ," Oleita told the Detroit News.Since its start in 2020, the Chip Bag Project has collected more than 800,000 chip bags and, as of last December, created 110 sleeping bags. Sure, it would be 10 to raise the money to buy new sleeping bags. But that's only half the 11 for Oleita- -whose family moved to the United States from Nigeria a decade ago with the hope of attaining a better life- - and her fellow volunteers. “We are 12 to making an impact not only socially, but 13 ," she says.And, of course, there's the symbolism of salvaging bags that would 14 land in the trash and using them to help the homeless. It's a powerful reminder that environmental injustice and poverty often go 15 . As Oleita told :“I think it's time to show connections between all of these issues." 【题源 Readers Digest USA (March &April , 2022) 】1. A. reason B. price C. permission D. favor 2. A. sick B. weak C. poor D. homeless 3. A. drop off B. come off C. turn off D. fall off 4. A. senior B. informal C. domestic D. volunteer 5. A. pull B. bring C. stick D. iron 6. A. large B. old C. fashionable D. broken7. A. sew B. sell C. match D. distribute 8. A. double B. average C. various D. family 9. A. carry on B. carry around C. carry out D. carry through 10. A. sooner B. cleverer C. faster D. simpler 11. A. mission B. procedure C. process D. goal 12. A. close B. accustomed C. equal D. dedicated 13. A. additionally B. environmentally C. physically D. consequently 14. A. except B. otherwise C. somehow D. anyway15. A. face to face B. hand in hand C. neck and neck D. foot to foot Jeff Jensen was in a quandary. The entrepreneur and Boy Scout leader was hobbled by painful nerve damage in his leg and foot. He needed 1 , but he doubted he could afford it, even with insurance. “Theres nothing more 2 than seeing a bill for 18, 20, 24,000 dollars and going, How much of this will my insurance cover and how much is mine to 3 ?” Jensen told WWAY-TV.Luckily for Jensen, his doctor is Demetrio Aguila. The nerve specialist gives patients at his Healing Hands of Nebraska practice in Papillion the 4 to pay for surgery though 5 work. He calls it his M25 Program, 6 by the Bible verse at Matthew 25:40: “Amen, I say to you, whatever you did for one of these least brothers of mine, you did for me.”“We cant ignore the people in our own 7 ,” Aguila told CBS. “We want to be able to offer hope to patients who have lost 8 medically.”Using an algorithm, the clinic 9 community service hours based on the price of the surgery. In Jensens case, the $12,000 operation 10 560 hours of helping out at one of the local 11 organizations registered with the M25 Program.Like 10 percent of Aguilas patients, Jensen opted for the community service. And because hundreds of hours of community service can seem 12 , Aguila, 50, not only lets others help, he 13 it. “I had this hope that we would rekindle in our neighbors and in ourselves a 14 of volunteerism,” he told CNN.Count Dave Harvey, founder of the homeless aid organization Least of My Brethren, as one who is 15 by Aguila. “His helping us by sending volunteers our way?” he told KMTV in Omaha. “What a cool thing.”【题源 Readers Digest USA (February , 2022) 】1. A. cure B. treatment C. experiment D. surgery 2. A. regretful B. depressing C. frightening D. exciting 3. A. settle B. deal C. cover D. pay 4. A. advice B. credit C. gift D. option 5. A. volunteer B. medical C. business D. physical 6. A. left B. accommodated C. inspired D. moved 7. A. stairs B. blocks C. communities D. backyard 8. A. sight B. touch C. track D. hope 9. A. calculates B. determines C. costs D. plans 10. A. exceeded B. outnumbered C. overweighted D. equaled 11. A. international B. religious C. non-governmental D. charitable 12. A. satisfying B. comforting C. relaxing D. frustrating 13. A. criticizes B. protests C. shocks D. encourages 14. A. emotion B. sense C. term D. feeling 15. A. removed B. supported C. disappointed D. awed 答案DACAD ADCDA CABDDDDADD BADBD DDBBBDBCDA CDDAD DDDBD学科网（北京）股份有限公司