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完形填空 原创题组练(六)
Passage 1
When nine-year-olds Ella and Cash met in July 2019,they immediately connected.Then
they
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became best friends.Within a short time,their meeting
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into action,birthing
the Cleanup Kids—a youth-led non-profit
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to make waves in environmental
conservation.
Ella’s
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for the environment started with an early love of sharks and many first-
hand
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of cleaning up rubbish along the shores of Vero Beach.For Cash,when a single
plastic straw on the beach
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his eye at 7,he became aware of the
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facing
thousands of turtles and seabirds,which risk death from
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thrown-away plastic.Now both
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in person for conference,co-leading the Cleanup Kids,which now has more
than 200 members worldwide.
Member
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include conducting at least one cleanup per month,counting every
piece to
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towards the goal of collecting one million pieces of rubbish by year’s
end,and sorting and recycling items.In 2022,they were
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the Gloria Barron Prize for
Young Heroes,who have made an
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impact both on people and the environment.
How do you even begin to make that influence? Cash’s best advice is to start small.He
says,“And just
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that kids may be only a small part of the population,but we’re 100 per
cent of the
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.”
【语篇导读】本文是一篇记叙文。文章主要叙述Ella 和Cash 组建Cleanup Kids,为环保
做贡献的事情。
1.A.normally
B.regularly
C.instantly
D.occasionally
答案 C
解析 九岁的Ella 和Cash 2019 年7 月初次见面,便建立的联系。他们马上(instantly)就成
了好朋友,此处instantly 与上文immediately 及下文“Within a short time...”相呼应。
2.A.transformed
B.forced
C.persuaded
D.divided
答案 A
解析 不久,她们之间的会面就转换成了(transformed)行动,组建了一个青年领导的公益组
织Cleanup Kids。
3.A.confident
B.satisfied
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C.inspired
D.determined
答案 D
解析 承接上文,这个公益组织决心(determined)推动环境保护。
4.A.talent
B.passion
C.sympathy
D.anxiety
答案 B
解析 Ella 对于环保的热情(passion)来源于对鲨鱼的喜爱。
5.A.competitions
B.appointments
C.experiments
D.encounters
答案 D
解析 Ella 对于环保的热情还源于她多次在Vero Beach 两岸亲眼遇见(encounters)清理垃
圾的状况。
6.A.fixed
B.caught
C.searched
D.spotted
答案 B
解析 而对于Cash,他七岁那年在海岸刚好目睹(caught one’s eye)了一根塑料吸管,当即意
识到了对于海龟和海鸟的危险之所在。
7.A.crisis
B.emergency
C.opportunity
D.moment
答案 A
解析 他意识到塑料吸管对于成千上万的海龟和海鸟来说是一种危机(crisis)。
8.A.destroying
B.producing
C.consuming
D.recycling
答案 C
解析 海龟和海鸟因吃掉(consuming)丢弃的塑料吸管而面临窒息的危险。
9.A.stand out
B.meet up
C.pick out
D.dress up
答案 B
解析 今年两人都14 岁,他们相约会面(meet up),共同领导Cleanup Kids 这个组织,已在全
球招募200 个成员。
10.A.conditions
B.courses
C.abilities
D.responsibilities
答案 D
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解析 成员的职责(responsibilities)包括每个月至少参加一次清理活动,并清点垃圾的数量。
11.A.contribute
B.return
C.appeal
D.donate
答案 A
解析 每一名成员为年末收集、分拣及重新利用100 万件垃圾做贡献(contribute)。
12.A.selected
B.promised
C.awarded
D.shown
答案 C
解析 2022 年,他们被授予(awarded)Gloria Barron 青年英雄奖。
13.A.ambitious
B.actual
C.anxious
D.artificial
答案 B
解析 奖章的颁发用来表彰他们对人类和环境产生的真正的(actual)影响。
14.A.remember
B.understand
C.conclude
D.recognize
答案 A
解析 关于如何产生作用和影响,Cash 的建议是从小事做起。他说:“只要记住
(remember),孩子们仅仅是人类的一小部分,但他们代表着未来。”
15.A.burden
B.meaning
C.truth
D.future
答案 D
解析 虽然对于全人类来讲,这些儿童成员只是沧海一粟,但我们的确代表了未来(future)
一代。
Passage 2
Plumbers(管道工) are usually thought of as the go-to person when you have a leaky
sink.However,there is little
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that plumbing is much more than just a blue-collar
job.The Elite Trades Championship Series (ETCS) seeks to
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the way people think
about plumbing by
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pipework to a competitive sport.
Ideal Industries,the company that
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the championship,added plumbing as a
category in 2023 to show the exceptional
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of plumbers across the US,according to a
press release.
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Plumbers play a
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role in keeping the modern world running.While plumbing is
not exciting and does not follow the
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,the competition is attempting to change people’s
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of the profession.
The competition
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on July 10,2023,during which plumbers competed against one
another in a series of digital and live hands-on
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.The participants had to prove their
remarkable skills of plumbing professionals in real-world
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,using just their knowledge
and tools.
Craig Childress,a skilled worker from Boston University
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the plumbing
championship,a first in the event’s history.With a big share of the prize money,he was
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.“Professionally,this is the most wonderful thing that’s ever
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to me,” he told the
sponsor.“It’s been an unbelievable journey.I’m
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grateful.”
Sometimes pipe dreams really do come true.
【语篇导读】本文是一篇说明文。文章主要介绍美国精英交易锦标赛系列赛将管道工
行业添加为竞技性赛事,以展示他们独特的技艺,改变人们对管道工固有的看法。
1.A.identification B.recognition
C.appreciation
D.comprehension
答案 B
解析 管道工通常被人们认为是管道泄漏时才用得着的人。然而人们很少有这种认识
(recognition):管道工远远不仅仅是蓝领工种。
2.A.explain
B.design
C.display
D.change
答案 D
解析 精英交易锦标赛系列赛力求改变(change)人们对管道工的这种看法。
3.A.promoting
B.forming
C.directing
D.arranging
答案 A
解析 系列赛组织方通过推动(promoting)将管道工作作为一项竞技性赛事,以改变人们的
思维。
4.A.publishes
B.answers
C.sponsors
D.attends
答案 C
解析 主办(sponsors)锦标赛的理想工业公司,在2023 年将管道工行业纳入比赛项目。
5.A.tricks
B.interests
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C.facts
D.talents
答案 D
解析 设置这个项目是为了展示全美管道工人的诸多天赋(talents)。
6.A.critical
B.possible
C.minor
D.simple
答案 A
解析 管道工在维持现代社会运转方面起到关键(critical)作用。
7.A.example
B.pattern
C.trend
D.principle
答案 C
解析 尽管管道工行业并不令人兴奋,也不新潮(trend),但这项赛事还是想改变了人们的
看法。
8.A.mind
B.view
C.action
D.schedule
答案 B
解析 设置赛事的目的是改变人们对管道工这一职业的看法(view)。
9.A.set out
B.broke out
C.took off
D.kicked off
答案 D
解析 比赛于2023 年7 月10 日开启(kicked off)。
10.A.challenges
B.puzzles
C.conflicts
D.chances
答案 A
解析 比赛期间,各位选手分别在一系列电子和实际挑战(challenges)中角逐。
11.A.positions
B.lessons
C.situations
D.systems
答案 C
解析 选手们在真实情景(situations)中用自己的知识和工具展示自己的卓越技术。
12.A.organized
B.won
C.watched
D.witnessed
答案 B
解析 最终,来自波士顿大学的一名技术工人Craig Childress 赢得(won)了管道冠军,这在
历史上是头一次。
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13.A.amused
B.shocked
C.moved
D.thrilled
答案 D
解析 Craig Childress 分得不菲的奖金,非常兴奋(thrilled)。
14.A.happened
B.applied
C.appealed
D.intended
答案 A
解析 他告诉主办方,从职业角度上说,这是发生(happened)在他身上最美好的事情。
15.A.naturally
B.basically
C.astonishingly
D.normally
答案 C
解析 Craig Childress 认为这场赛事是不可思议的旅程,他非常(astonishingly)感激。
Passage 3
On a bright April day in 2022,McAvoy was 38 kilometres into a demanding
ultramarathon(超马拉松赛) through rough mountain paths.
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tiredness,he pushed his
body and mind through the final
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of the race.With the finish arch just 4 kilometres
away,he welled up with
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.In that moment,he felt so free and alive.
It was quite the opposite from
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his life had been a decade before.McAvoy had just
been
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from prison after serving a 10-year sentence for robbery.Now 40 years old,he
has
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the last 10 years rebuilding his life to one with
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.After his release,he began
making speeches.But it was on this day that he
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how impactful conquering(征服) this
mountain run could be for kids.After all,sport had helped him renew and
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his world.It
could do the same for others.
So,McAvoy
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the Alpine Run Project,which recently led 12 disadvantaged young
people through their own races.After a six-month training
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,the youth travelled to the
Alps for their race.For them,it was a
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high.“It changed my point of
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on life,”
says Mahamud,a 20-year-old who had
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family abuse.Pushing herself to complete the
race gave her a glimpse of her own
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through hard work and dedication.
【语篇导读】本文是一篇记叙文。文章主要叙述McAvoy 从自身经历出发,立志通过山
地运动跑改变弱势孩子的人生态度,激发他们的潜能。
1.A.Battling
B.Changing
C.Seeking
D.Shaking
答案 A
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解析 2022 年四月的阳光明媚的一天,McAvoy 正在38 千米以外的挑战超马拉松赛的崎
岖山路上。与疲惫抗争(Battling),他全身心地向终点冲刺。
2.A.amount
B.sum
C.stretch
D.number
答案 C
解析 尽管身体非常疲惫,但他凝神聚力,朝着比赛最后一段(stretch)路程冲去。
3.A.courage
B.spirit
C.interest
D.emotion
答案 D
解析 离终点4 公里的时候,他激动万分,泪如泉涌(welled up with emotion)。那一刻,他感
到万分放松,活力满满。
4.A.which
B.what
C.whether
D.when
答案 B
解析 与十年前生活的样态完全相反。what 引导宾语从句,表示“……的样子”。
5.A.recorded
B.released
C.reserved
D.relaxed
答案 B
解析 那时候,McAvoy 因参与抢劫,监狱服刑十年刚被释放(released)出来。
6.A.survived
B.developed
C.spent
D.discovered
答案 C
解析 如今,40 岁的他花了(spent)十年时间开启新的生活。
7.A.purpose
B.idea
C.question
D.identity
答案 A
解析 获得新生后,McAvoy 重启有意义(purpose)的生活。
8.A.remembered
B.regretted
C.imagined
D.realized
答案 D
解析 被释放后,他开始做演讲。但就在比赛的这一天他才意识到(realized)征服这样的山
地比赛对孩子们该有多大的影响。
9.A.come back
B.close down
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C.open up
D.go by
答案 C
解析 毕竟,体育曾经帮他获得新的生活,并且开启(open up)他的世界。
10.A.advanced
B.started
C.abandoned
D.left
答案 B
解析 鉴于此,McAvoy 创建了(started)Alpine Run Project,近期带领12 个弱势年轻人赛跑。
11.A.design
B.interview
C.movement
D.program
答案 D
解析 经过六个月训练项目(program)后,这群年轻人转道阿尔卑斯山,准备比赛。
12.A.life-changing B.time-killing
C.head-spinning
D.eye-catching
答案 A
解析 对他们而言,这场比赛是改变生命(life-changing)的高度。
13.A.quality
B.reason
C.view
D.mind
答案 C
解析 20 岁的Mahamud 感慨道:“这场比赛改变了我对生命的看法(point of view)。”
14.A.returned
B.escaped
C.recovered
D.spread
答案 B
解析 Mahamud 是从家暴中逃离(escaped)出来的。
15.A.concern
B.decision
C.information
D.potential
答案 D
解析 逼迫自己完成比赛让她认识到,努力和毅力可以使潜能(potential)发挥出来。
