高考英语外刊阅读模拟强化训练+完形填空专题二十一.docx

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1、高考英语外刊阅读模拟强化训练完形填空专题二十一On a late January evening in 2008, Rachel Lapierre bought a $4 scratch ticket while picking up groceries. For years, Lapierre had done humanitarian work overseas for organizations and she longed to be able to one day J her nursing job and focus on the volunteer work she found

2、most 2. She vowed to herself that if she ever won the lottery, thats what she would do.Lapierre went home and 3 her ticket, revealing three sunny faces. Not sure what they meant, she took it to a corner store, where the ticket-checking machine went berserk but didnt 4 the prize. The next day, the Lo

3、to-Quebec office 5 her that she had won a lump sum of $675,000 or $ 1,000 a week for life. She chose the 6. “I know myself, she says. The lump sum would have melted like snow in the sun.”Staying true to her 7, Lapierre quit her nursing job and 8 her life to helping others through her passion project

4、, Le Book Humanitaire, which has since become a registered 9. Le Book, as Lapierre, now 62, affectionately calls it, began as a simple list of good deeds she jotted down in a black-and-white wire-coiled notebook. She had been using it to keep 1() of what she had done to help those living in the smal

5、l jj around her.To her, the deeds were just small acts of kindness-buying clothes for a family of newly arrived immigrants, delivering a meal to an isolated 12 on or giving medical attention to someone living on the streetsthat anyone else might have done. But word started spreading, her phone began

6、 ringing and a Facebook page she created for the project became an efficient way to j 3 requests from those in need and those who wanted to help.Sixteen years later, Le Book Humanitaire now has a team of 80 volunteers. The book itself? It has since been replaced by dozens more, representing millions

7、 of deeds. In 2022 alone, the organization 14 nearly 450,000 acts of service.“ When you do a good deed, it has a butterfly 15 says Lapierre. tkOne good deed can affect 1() people. So if we all do a good deed? That can save the world.,Reader s Digest Canada (July & August, 2023)1. A. quit B. manage C

8、. replace D. apply2. A. challenging B. demanding C. rewarding D. fulfilling3. A. cleaned B. scratched C. announced D. noticed4. A. distribute B. comment C. drop D. reveal5. A. informed B. warned C. required D. covered6. A. value B. former C. Iasi D. latter7. A. word B. plan C. position D. pose8. A.

9、owed B. led C. dedicated D. saved9. A. plant B. charity C. company D. agency10. A. informed B. busy C. road D. track11. A. areas B. regions C. apartments D. communities12. A. senior B. mother C. staff D. homeless13. A. appeal B. reject C. field D. recite14. A. carried out B. carried off C. carried o

10、n D. carried up15. A. situation B. effect C. phenomenon D. conditionThe Deadly Swamp (Excerpt )BY Derek BurnettLosing his arm to an alligator was just the start of Eric Merda s three-day ordeal (磨难).Now Merda spent another couple of hours wandering among the orange trees, which were laid out in an e

11、ndless grid. No J of civilization, so he re-entered the woods and soon found himself mucking around in swamp water.He 2 for hours as the sun sank. Tall, thick grasses and thorns clogged his way; mud and water 3 his boots. He tried to 4 by the sun but kept losing it. Each time he picked out a 5 or ch

12、ose a beeline course, he became hopelessly lost again after just a few minutes.Darkness was falling when at last he re-emerged onto the shore of the lake. The water was surprisingly cold, especially as it deepened. Merda started out paddling strongly for the opposite 6, drinking lake water to quench

13、 his awful thirst. He swam on, but some strange 7 prevented his progress. He was a good swimmer, yet he somehow kept 8 from his goal. It was maddening, but he refused to surrender to 9 The sun disappeared and the stars came out, and still he struggled. And thats when he saw the alligator.Before he c

14、ould swim a stroke, before he could save himself, before he could 0 a scream, the creature H like a snake. It sank its teeth into Merdas forearm, breaking it at the elbow, and 12 him underwater.Merda went into 3 mode. He flung his other arm around the gators middle, clutching at its heaving belly as

15、 he kicked his feet to keep from going to the bottom. Man and beast resurfaced and Merda gulped 14-but just as quickly the gator yanked him under again. The third time, the alligator did what alligators do: It barrel-rolled its entire body in a vicious coup de grace (致命一击), and Merda felt the flesh

16、of his arm 5 as the limb was severed. The creature disappeared into the darkness, carrying Merdas forearm with it.No pain yet, only terror. Then he realized, Im the only one who can get myself out of this. He positioned himself up against the trunk of the tree and waited for dawn.【Readers Digest Can

17、ada (July & August, 2023)1. A. sign B. recognizing C. identity D. guarantee2. A. sighted B. fought C. sought D. labored3. A. treated B. filled C. wrapped D. packed4. A. navigate B. site C. position D. follow5. A. direction B. shape C. landscape D. landmark6. A. river B. bank C. dam D. equipment7. A.

18、 local B. resident C. police D. current8. A. diverging B. preventing C. escaping D. borrowing9. A. enemy B. rival C. emotion D. dilemma10. A. let out B. try out C. carry out D. pull out11. A. swam B. flew C. struck D. bit12. A. dragged B. pushed C. contacted D. destroyed13. A. low B. fight C. defens

19、ive D. noble14. A. mud B. air C. breathe D. tears15. A. tearing away B. washing away C. setting away D. driving awayAs a woman in the space sector, I take great pride in smoothing the path for leadership and innovation - although I find the lack of gender diversity within the industry still quite co

20、ncerning.Despite an j in the number of women entering the space industry over the past 20 years, particularly at a senior level, it remains a male-dominated 2. To this day, only 11 percent of all people that have been to space are women. The roots of the space sector 3 within the government and the

21、military, which means the culture remains very 4: male-dominated and highly technical. Limit to 5 breeds limit to success, and the breadth of skills within the sector is curbed if the talents and 6 that women can offer arent incorporated.In my own experience, it can be intimidating at times to be co

22、nfronted with 7 around being taken seriously. I have learned to find slrenglh in 8 and I firmly believe we can drive 9 to overcome these challenges through 0, inclusivity and support.There are vibrant female entrepreneurs making JJ across the industry, and their expertise and diversity of thought sh

23、ould be 12. Its encouraging to see 1 3 taking an active role inrecruiting female entrepreneurs onto their programmes.Representation of women in the space industry is vital in 14 to young women and children that space exploration is not just reserved for men, but for all those who are passionate abou

24、t it. The space industry needs to L5 girls from an early age, encouraging more children and young people to study aerospace engineering.BBC Sky at Night (July, 2023)LA. improvement B. slump C. decrease D. spike2. A. company B. industry C. field D. program3. A. engage B. lie C. put D. participate4. A

25、. traditional B. normal C. typical D. general5. A. entrance B. door C. key D. access6. A. warnings B. capabilities C. advice D. demonstrations7. A. matters B. challenges C. issues D. problems8. A. range B. project C. diversity D. device9. A. progress B. process C. report D. movement10. A. production

26、 B. results C. collaboration D. control11. A. replacement B. strides C. improvement D. requirement12. A. known B. celebrated C. succeeded D. admitted13. A. intelligence B. initiatives C. patterns D. globe14. A. demonstrating B. selecting C. sending D. claiming15. A. educate B. attract C. argue D. inform答案ADBDA DACBD DACABADBAD BDACA CABBAACBAD BBCAC BBBAB