第一部分 必修1 Unit 3
Ⅰ.完形填空
(2014湖北)
When our restaurant business failed, we headed north in a camping truck to Texas, hoping to have a “fresh start”．
At the __1__ of Palo Duro Canyon(峡谷)State Park, I __2__ a job advertisement hiring park hosts.The position offered a __3__， permanent campsite in the park, and __4__， the hosts served as a link between the park's guests and the rangers (护林人)．It was the perfect solution: a rent-free place to reorganize our lives.We entered the park and I made an __5__ for the following day. The park was __6__， so it took us some time to find an available site.That evening, as we finished our dinner, my wife saw two large skunks(臭鼬)walking toward our table.We __7__ climbed onto the table and, for the next four hours, waited for them to __8__ our camp. Having survived that night, we were __9__ that everything else would be all right.The next day we met with the people who ran the park.They explained our __10__ and gave us a beautiful campsite.
That evening, __11__， we learned about the canyon __12__.They were strong and cold, rocking our little camping truck violently, and we lay __13__ in the dark until the winds died away. __14__ the weeks that followed, we learned to survive in our truck and __15__ the little money my wife __16__ by substitute teaching.Building a successful business and then losing it had left very little time for building a successful __17__.For a time after our business __18__ I thought I might lose my family as well.
Living in the tiny __19__ with no television, we sat close together reading and talking.One evening, standing under a jeweled sky, I found myself __20__ for all the hardships.We had walked the trails and climbed the canyon walls.We had become a family!
( )1.A．back C．center ( )2.A．sponsored C．noticed
( )3.A．safe C．convenient
( )4.A．in return C．in short
( )5.A．attempt
B．edge D．entrance B．published D．answered B．free D．beautiful B．in time D．in turn B．agreement
C．appeal
( )6.A．crowded C．ideal ( )7.A．repeatedly C．eventually ( )8.A．attack C．pass
( )9.A．satisfied C．confident
( )10.A．responsibilities C．circumstances
( )11.A．moreover C．meanwhile ( )12.A．winds C．woods
( )13.A．shaking C．mourning
( )14.A．After C．During
( )15.A．give away C．live on ( )16.A．borrowed C．posted
( )17.A．business C．family ( )18.A．started C．expanded
( )19.A．truck C．house ( )20.A．desperate C．suitable
D．appointment B．dangerous D．quiet B．immediately D．calmly B．leave D．search B．determined D．aware B．requirements D．conditions B．therefore D．however B．snows D．trails B．quarreling D．aching B．Between D．Beyond B．hand out D．put aside B．earned D．raised B．career D．image B．failed D．declined B．park D．camp B．ready D．thankful
【主旨大意】作者记述了饭店生意失败后，到北方开始全新生活的一段经历。尽管那里条件艰苦，但是作者和妻子同甘共苦，共享家庭的欢乐。
1．【答案】D
【解析】句意为：在帕罗杜洛峡谷州立公园的入口处，我发现了一个雇用公园主人的招聘广告。根据下文“We entered the park and…” 可推断出广告应该是在公园的入口处。back意为“后面”；edge意为“边缘”；center意为“中心”；entrance意为“入口”。故选D项。
2．【答案】C
【解析】sponsor意为“赞助”；publish意为“出版”；notice意为“注意到”；answer意为“回答”。根据上文，在公园的入口处“我”注意到……可知，应选C项。
3．【答案】B
【解析】safe意为“安全的”；free意为“免费的”；convenient意为“方便的”；beautiful意为“美丽的”。根据下文“It was the perfect solution: a rent-free place to reorganize our lives.”中的rent-free可知此处选free。
4．【答案】A
【解析】in return意为“作为回报”；in time意为“及时”；in short意为“简言之”；in turn意为“轮流”。根据前一句“这个岗位提供一个公园里永久免费的营地”以及后文“公园主人的职责是作游客和护林人之间的纽带”，可以推测该职责是对永久免费营地的“回报”，故选A项。
5．【答案】D
【解析】attempt意为“努力，尝试”；agreement意为“协议”；appeal意为“呼吁；上诉”；appointment意为“约定”。根据空后的“for the following day”和第四段第二句“The next day we met with the people who ran the park.”可知，是预约了第二天与公园经营者见面，故选D项。
6．【答案】A
【解析】crowded意为“拥挤的”；dangerous意为“危险的”；ideal意为“理想的”；quiet意为“安静的”。根据下文“ …it took us some time to find an available site.”可知公园比较拥挤。
7．【答案】B
【解析】repeatedly意为“反复地”；immediately意为“立刻”；eventually意为“最终”；calmly意为“冷静地”。根据上文“我妻子看到两只巨大的臭鼬朝着我们的桌子走过来”，可以推断“我们立刻爬到了桌子上”，故选B项。
8．【答案】B
【解析】attack意为“攻击”；leave意为“离开”；pass意为“经过”；search意为“搜寻”。根据上下文语境可知，此处表示“我们等待它们离开我们的营地”，故选B项。
9．【答案】C
【解析】satisfied意为“满意的”；determined意为“坚决的”；confident意为“确信的”；aware意为“意识到的”。通过语境“我们成功地度过了那个夜晚”，可以推断“我们确信其
他一切事情都会好转”，故选C项。
10．【答案】A
【解析】responsibility意为“职责”；requirement意为“要求”；circumstance意为“情况”；condition意为“条件”。根据上文“公园的经营者和我们见了面”以及下文“给了我们一个漂亮的营地”，可推知此处为“他们向我们解释了我们的职责”，故选A项。
11．【答案】D 【解析】上D
【解析】moreover意为“此外，而且”；therefore意为“因此”；meanwhile意为“同时”；however意为“然而”。上一段讲的是“我们”确信一切都会好转，并且得到了一个漂亮的营地；本段则叙述了峡谷肆虐的狂风使“我们”浑身颤抖。前后为转折关系，故选D项。
12．【答案】A
【解析】根据下句中的“until the winds died away”可知应选A项winds。 13．【答案】A
【解析】shake意为“发抖”；quarrel意为“吵架”；mourn意为“哀悼”；ache意为“疼痛”。根据上文中“ … strong and cold, rocking our little camping truck violently…” 可知，此处意为“我们躺在黑暗中浑身颤抖，直到狂风消失”，故选A项。
14．【答案】C
【解析】句意为：在接下来的几周时间里，…… 故选C项During。 15．【答案】C
【解析】give away意为“分送；泄露”；hand out意为“分发”；live on意为“依靠……生活”；put aside意为“不考虑；储存备用”。根据语境可知，“我们在卡车里度日，依靠我妻子代课挣的微薄收入生活”，故选C项。
16．【答案】B
【解析】根据语境，此处指“我妻子通过代课挣的钱”，故选B项earned。 17．【答案】C
【解析】根据下文“生意失败之后，有一段时间我认为我也会失去我的家庭”可以推断，此处应选family。句意为：生意成功后又失败了，使我几乎没有时间去考虑经营一个幸福的家庭。
18．【答案】B
【解析】根据第一段第一句可知，此处应指饭后生意失败，故选B项failed。 19．【答案】A
【解析】根据上一段中的“we learned to survive in our truck”以及本句中的提示内容可知，应选A项truck。
20．【答案】D
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