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强化练(八) 词句猜测题 (限时：25 分钟)
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(2022·山东临沂一模)
A letter written to a 12-year-old girl in Lithuania was delivered in December，almost 51 years
after it was sent by a pen pal in Poland.“I thought that someone was pranking me，”said
Genovefa Klonovska after being handed the letter，which included a handmade colored rose and
two paper dolls.
The letter，together with 17 others，fell out of a ventilation hole(通风口) this summer，dirty
and wrinkled，as a wall was taken down in a former post office on the suburb of Vilnius.Jurgis
Vilnius，owner of the building immediately called the post office.“I’m so happy they got
interested，” he said.
Street names and their numbering have changed in Vilnius，and post office workers spent
months looking for the right houses and talking to current renters and neighbors，tracking down
where the recipients moved to.Only five were found.In several cases children of late recipients
were handed a lost letter.
“We felt a moral duty to do this，”said Deimante Zebrauskaite，head of the customer
experience department at Lithuania Post.
One lady compared the experience to receiving a message from a bottle thrown into
sea.People were emotional.“Some felt they saw a part of daily life of their deceased parents，”
Zebrauskaite said.
In the letter to Klonovska，sent from Koezary in Poland and stamped in 1970，a girl named
Ewa complains buses no longer reach her village，so she has to walk in minus 23 degree Celsius
cold，and asks for pictures of actors.
Now in her 60s，Klonovska has no memory of Ewa.She probably wrote Ewa after finding her
address advertising for pen pals in a newspaper，and the relationship ceased after the letter got
undelivered.
“So good that the letter didn’t matter much.The loss was not life-changing，”said
Klonovska.“What if they delivered a lost letter from a suitor(求婚者) to his love，and their
wedding never happened？”
1．What does the underlined word “pranking” in paragraph 1 mean?
A．Brightening. B．Embarrassing.
C．Tricking. D．Pleasing.
2．What happened to the letters in paragraph 2?
A．They were accidentally found.B．They remained well-preserved.
C．They were delivered by the former post office.
D．They were hidden by the owner of the building.
3．Which of the following best describes the present post office in Vilnius?
A．Generous. B．Dutiful.
C．Honest. D．Cautious.
4．What can we learn from what Klonovska said?
A．Klonovska refused a suitor.
B．Klonovska stopped the wedding.
C．The undelivered letter ruined the relationship.
D．The undelivered letter made little difference to her.
B
(2022·河北保定七校一模联考)
In 2010，Barack Obama was to pay a visit to Mumbai’s Gandhi Museum，where palm(棕
榈)trees full of me dotted the grounds.The president knew me well—coconuts(椰子) are a part of
life in Indonesia，where he spent his boyhood.Before his visit，Indian authorities，however，
removed every last sign of me around the museum.They were afraid the president of the United
States would be taken out by one of me falling on his head.
Let’s get this out of the way：My reputation as the “killer fruit”of countless innocents
was then and still is a misbelief.A repeatedly misinterpreted 1984 study overstated the number of
deaths I caused by hitting people on the head，and the word spread.Today，the only things about
me “to die for” are the sometimes too-delicious foods you humans make with me，such as
cookies and pies.A decade ago，health experts briefly gave me a halo because some of my fats
may raise beneficial cholesterol(胆固醇)．But ask a heart doctor today and they’ll tell you that
coconut oil will raise your bad cholesterol as much.Death by coconut，indeed!
People have other wrong ideas about me.But allow me to leave you with a sweet presidential
tale.A World War Ⅱ boat commanded by one John F．Kennedy was destroyed in 1943 by a
Japanese warship.Kennedy and his surviving crew were stuck on an island.They were suffering
from hunger，thirst and injuries when they met two friendly native coast-watchers.Kennedy
scratched a message into a coconut shell：“NAURO ISL...COMMANDER...11 ALIVE...NEED
SMALL BOAT...KENNEDY.”
The coast-watchers delivered this successfully and all the crew were saved.Years later，the
coconut shell was given to the newly elected president.It sat on his office desk throughout his
presidency and now is a center-piece of the John F．Kennedy Library in Boston—as the proof that
we coconuts don’t take lives，we save them.
5．Why did Indian officials get rid of “me”？
A．To reduce Obama’s fear.B．To avoid unexpected injuries.
C．To show their welcome tradition.
D．To follow the request from the US.
6．Which of the following can replace the underlined words in paragraph 2?
A．Thought little of me.
B．Did great damage to me.
C．Made me well-known.
D．Brought me a good name.
7．How does the author sound in the passage?
A．Amusing. B．Anxious.
C．Concerned. D．Romantic.
8．What is the purpose of the passage?
A．To show a new discovery.
B．To correct people’s misbelief.
C．To tell the history of coconuts.
D．To describe a successful rescue.
C
(2022·浙江绍兴二模)
When kids melt down in the middle of a crowded store or at a holiday dinner with extended
family，it can be extremely frustrating.But parents can help kids learn self-control and teach them
how to respond without just acting on impulse(冲动)．
Teaching self-control is one of the most important things that parents can do for their kids
because these skills are some of the most important for success later in life.By learning self-
control，kids can make appropriate decisions and respond to stressful situations in ways that can
yield positive outcomes.For example，if you say that you’re not serving ice cream until after
dinner，your child may cry，plead，or even scream in the hope that you will give in.But with
self-control，your child can understand that a temper tantrum(发脾气) means you’ll take away
the ice cream for good and that it’s wiser to wait patiently.
Difficult as it may be，resist the urge to yell when you’re disciplining your kids.Instead，be
persistent and matter of fact.During a child’s meltdown，stay calm and explain that yelling，
throwing a tantrum，and slamming doors are unacceptable behaviors that have consequences.Your
actions will show that tantrums won ’ t get kids the upper hand .For example，if your child gets
upset in the grocery store after you’ve explained why you won’t buy candy，don’t give in—
thus demonstrating that the tantrum was both unacceptable and ineffective.Also ， consider
speaking to your child’ s teachers about classroom settings and appropriate behavior
expectations.Ask if problem-solving is taught or demonstrated in school.
And model good self-control yourself.If you’re in an annoyed situation in front of yourkids，tell them why you’re frustrated and then discuss potential solutions to the problem.For
example，if you’ve misplaced your keys，instead of getting upset，tell your kids the keys are
missing and then search for them together.If they don’t turn up，take the next constructive
step.Show that good emotional control and problem-solving are the ways to deal with a difficult
situation.
9．What is the main idea of paragraph 2?
A．Impulsive responses lead to frustration.
B．Kids’ melting down is a common phenomenon.
C．Parents should help kids make decisions appropriately.
D．Teaching kids self-control is a must for their future success.
10．What is the parents’ best attitude towards a child’s meltdown?
A．Firm and factual.
B．Calm and tolerant.
C．Cautious and objective.
D．Annoyed and disapproving.
11．Which of the following best explains the underlined part in paragraph 3?
A．Emotional outburst is unexpected behaviors.
B．Kids shouldn’t be responsible for their behaviors alone.
C．Temper loss won’t give the kids a position of advantage.
D．Tantrums are ineffective in interpersonal communications.
12．What message is conveyed in the last paragraph?
A．Slow and steady wins the race.
B．Good example is the best sermon.
C．Experience is the mother of wisdom.
D．Success comes from thorough self-control.
