提分专练（一）.完形填空I have always considered myself an optimist, trying to find the best in every situation. Ive recently become _1_ of how two little words have had a tremendous impact on people.My recently divorced daughter _2_ to tell me about a house she was _3_ in. I held the line and listened. I _4_ her for moving forward with her life, and I said, “Honey, I am glad youve found something you like, _5_ dont you think, with the gas prices, you might need to buy one _6_ to your work？” As she told me all _7_ the house, I could hear the _8_ and joy in her voice. The moment I spoke the word, BUT, it was _9_ I had stuck a needle into a balloon. I could hear her _10_ deflate (使泄气). I wish Id used the word AND. “Honey, Im glad you found a house in your price _11_， AND Im happy for you. ” I _12_ that if I had held my tongue, her _13_ wouldnt have changed, and wed have both _14_ feeling better.Since then, Ive been doing some _15_. And I am going to _16_ myself from using the BUT word. I think I can _17_ it, and I am going to give it my best shot. If I _18_， I will try again, and again to _19_ that naughty little word from my vocabulary. I intend to _20_ it with the word AND. This is a decision I plan to keep!语篇解读：本文是一篇夹叙夹议文。作者通过女儿买房这件事领悟到对别人应该少说“BUT”，多说“AND”。1A.ignorantBawareCcapable Dsceptical解析：选B结合下文内容可知，此处指作者最近意识到两个小小的单词对人的影响有多么巨大。aware“知道的，明白的，意识到的”，符合语境。ignorant“愚昧的，无知的”；capable“有能力的”；sceptical“表示怀疑的”。2A.phoned BattemptedCcame Ddecided解析：选A根据下文中的“I held the line and listened.”可知，此处指作者最近离婚的女儿打电话(phoned)告诉作者她感兴趣的一个房子。attempt“企图，试图”；decide“决定”。3A.involved BtrappedCoccupied Dabsorbed解析：选D参见上题解析。下文中的“I am glad youve found something you like”也是提示。be involved in“参与，有关联”；be trapped in“被困于”；be occupied in“忙于”；be absorbed in“被吸引住，全神贯注”。4A.rewarded BthankedCqualified Dapplauded解析：选D根据下文中的“_her for moving forward with her life”及上文提到作者的女儿最近离婚了的内容可知，此处指作者称赞了女儿。reward“奖励，奖赏”；thank“感谢(某人)”；qualify“(使)有权利”；applaud“称赞，赞赏”。5A.or BsoCbut Dand解析：选C此处表示“亲爱的，我很高兴你找到了你喜欢的东西，但是，考虑到油价，难道你不觉得你可能需要买一个靠近你工作的地方的房子吗？”前后句之间存在转折关系，故用but。6A.accessible BavailableCbeneficial Dclose解析：选D参见上题解析。accessible“易进入的，易使用的”；available“易得到的，可使用的”；beneficial“有利的，有用的”；close“接近的，靠近的”。7A.in regard to Bon account ofCapart from Dalong with解析：选A当作者的女儿告诉作者所有关于那个房子的事情时，作者能从她的声音里听出兴奋和喜悦。in regard to“关于，至于”；on account of“因为，由于”；apart from “除之外”；along with “连同，与一道”。8A.amazement BhesitationCexcitement Dconfusion解析：选C参见上题解析。设空后的“and joy”亦是提示。amazement“惊奇，吃惊”；hesitation“犹豫”；excitement“兴奋，激动”；confusion“困惑，不确定”。9A.in case BbecauseCwhether Das if解析：选D根据语境可知，此处指这就好像作者用针扎了气球一样。as if“似乎；好像”，在此引导表语从句，符合语境。in case“以防万一”。10A.suddenly BslowlyCoccasionally Drandomly解析：选B根据上文中的“stuck a needle into a balloon”并结合常识可知，用针扎了气球后，气球会慢慢地变瘪，此处意在突出女儿逐渐变得失落。slowly“慢慢地”，符合语境。suddenly“突然地”；occasionally“偶尔”；randomly“任意地”。11A.expectation BrangeCmeasurement Dplanning解析：选B作者真的希望自己用了AND这个词，对女儿说：“亲爱的，我很高兴你在你的价格承受范围内找到了一所房子，而且我为你感到高兴。”in ones price range“在某人的价格承受范围以内”。expectation“期望，期待”；measurement“测量，度量”；planning“计划”。12A.admit BrecallCsuspect Dpromise解析：选C作者觉得如果自己忍住不说这句话，那么女儿的情绪可能就不会改变，而且她们在挂断电话的时候都会感觉更好，suspect“怀疑；觉得(尤指坏事可能属实或发生)”，符合语境。admit“承认”；recall“回忆起”；promise“承诺”。13A.emotions BstrugglesCburdens Ddestinations解析：选A参见上题解析。emotion“情感；情绪”。14A.come over Bgone offCset apart Dhung up解析：选D参见第12题解析。come over“短暂造访；改变立场”；go off“继续下去”；set apart“使与众不同；留出”；hang up“挂断(电话)”。15A.selfreflection BselfpromotionCselfsupport Dselfsacrifice解析：选A根据下文的内容可知，此处指作者在自省(selfreflection)。selfpromotion“自抬身价”；selfsupport“自给，自立”；selfsacrifice“自我牺牲”。16A.excuse BpreventCspare Dprotect解析：选B作者将阻止(prevent)自己使用BUT这个词。excuse“准许离开；同意免除”；spare“使逃脱；放过”。protect“保护”。17A.improve BoverlookCmonitor Dmanage解析：选D作者认为自己能做到。improve“提高，改善”；overlook“忽略，不予理会”；monitor“监视，检查”；manage“完成(困难的事)，应付(困难局面等)”。18A.give up Bkeep upCturn up Dmess up解析：选D如果作者搞砸了，作者会再次进行尝试。mess up“把弄糟；胡乱地做”，符合语境。give up“放弃”；keep up“继续”；turn up“出现，露面”。19A.remove BdismissCseparate Ddistinguish解析：选A作者将会一次又一次地尝试把这个淘气的小单词从她的词汇表中移出去。remove“移开，拿开，去掉”；dismiss“解雇；摒除(思想、感情等)”；separate“使分开，分离”；distinguish“区分，辨别”。20A.connect BcompareCsubstitute Dexchange解析：选C作者打算用AND来代替它(指BUT)。substitute“(用)代替，取代”，符合语境。connect“连接”；compare“对比，比较”；exchange“交换；交流”。.任务型阅读(2019南通、泰州模拟)Climate change has had a big impact on the timing of river floods across Europe over the past 50 years, according to a new study. In some regions, such as southern England, floods are now occurring 15 days earlier than they did half a century ago. But the changes arent uniform, with rivers around the North Sea seeing floods delayed by around eight days.Floods caused by rivers impact people more than any other natural disaster, and the estima