第11練　完形填空＋閱讀理解

　　Ⅰ.完形填空

　　體裁：夾敘夾議　話題：成長經歷　詞數：280　時間：15′

　　When I heard the garage door open，I ran down to the kitchen and waited.I saw my dad come up the front walk，a white __1__ in his hand.I had waited all day for this.I __2__ over him for it as soon as he came into the house.__3__，he threw the envelope on the table and said that it was nothing to get __4__ about，and it was just a piece of paper.I grabbed it and headed for my __5__．I wondered why my dad did not understand how __6__I was to see my mid-year report card.I was really __7__ by his angry words.

　　I stood in the middle of my bedroom.I opened the report card and saw my class rank：first place.I felt my lips form a __8__ and wanted to run downstairs to tell everyone.Then I __9__ what my dad had said—it was nothing to get excited about.I wanted to share my __10__ with someone，but felt alone.

　　I realized that I had become __11__ from my family.We used to __12__ late and watch Disney movies，and my brother and I would play badminton(羽毛球) in the backyard all the time.I wondered when all that had __13__．I just no longer took part in them.My __14__ consumed all my time and energy.

　　While I had been busy with my study，I had also built a wall between me and my __15__．I was only trying to become a person everyone could be __16__ of，but I let that goal take over my life.

　　I wanted to go downstairs，__17__ to my family for every __18__ movie and badminton game，and be an active __19__ of my family again.I knew I had to do something __20__ without their support，my accomplishments(成就)

　　meant nothing.Although my head might be in the clouds filled with soaring aspirations(壯志凌云)，my family keeps my feet firmly grounded.

　　【語篇解讀】　作者因為學習而忽視了自己的家人，后來他發現了自己的錯誤，想重新成為家庭的一部分。

　　1．A.key

　　B．envelope

　　C．shirt

　　D．card

　　答案　B　[根據下文“he threw the envelope on the table”的提示可知，爸爸手里拿著一個信封走進了家門。]

　　2．A.reached

　　B．turned

　　C．climbed

　　D．watched

　　答案　A　[看到爸爸進了門，作者伸手去拿爸爸手里拿著的東西。]

　　3．A.Slowly

　　B．Obviously

　　C．Unluckily

　　D．Angrily

　　答案　D　[下文提到爸爸把信封扔在桌上，并且根據下文“I was really __7__ by his angry words.”可知，爸爸是生氣的。]

　　4．A.frightened

　　B．nervous

　　C．excited

　　D．upset

　　答案　C　[根據下文“it was nothing to get excited about.”的提示可知答案。]

　　5．A.bedroom

　　B．kitchen

　　C．home

　　D．living-room

　　答案　A　[根據下文“I stood in the middle of my bedroom.”的提示可知，作者朝著臥室走去。]

　　6．A.sad

　　B．anxious

　　C．ashamed

　　D．worried

　　答案　B　[根據上文“I had waited all day for this.”可知，作者等了一天了，急于知道自己的考試成績。]

　　7．A.disturbed

　　B．hurt

　　C．satisfied

　　D．moved

　　答案　B　[爸爸生氣的話讓作者感到很受傷。]

　　8．A.circle

　　B．shape

　　C．square

　　D．smile

　　答案　D　[因為看到自己得了第一名，所以作者露出了微笑。]

　　9．A.realized

　　B．considered

　　C．remembered

　　D．missed

　　答案　C　[根據下文內容可知，作者想起了爸爸說過的話。]

　　10．A.happiness

　　B．secret

　　C．mystery

　　D．imagination

　　答案　A　[因為自己考了第一名，所以作者想和別人分享自己的這份快樂。]

　　11．A.different

　　B．distant

　　C．independent

　　D．free

　　答案　B　[根據下文“We used to...in the backyard all the time.”可知，作者以前喜歡看電影。]

　　12．A.come back

　　B．study hard

　　C．go around

　　D．stay up

　　答案　D　[作者因為和家人看電影而熬夜。]

　　13．A.happened

　　B．formed

　　C．stopped

　　D．improved

　　答案　C　[根據下文“I just no longer took part in them.”可知，作者不記得與家人一起玩這樣的事情是什么時候停止的。]

　　14．A.school

　　B．house

　　C．farm

　　D．garden

　　答案　A　[作者因為努力學習用盡了時間和精力。]

　　15．A.neighbor

　　B．friends

　　C．teachers

　　D．family

　　答案　D　[根據上文內容可知，作者認為自己與家人之間有道墻，有了隔閡。]

　　16．A.tired

　　B．aware

　　C．proud

　　D．certain

　　答案　C　[作者把時間和精力用在學習上是為了讓每個人都以他為自豪。]

　　17A.answer

　　B．apologize

　　C．apply

　　D．thank

　　答案　B　[作者因為沒能夠陪家人一起看電影和打羽毛球而向家人道歉。]

　　18．A.forgotten

　　B．refused

　　C．avoided

　　D．missed

　　答案　D　[作者因為努力學習而錯過了應該與家人一起看的電影。]

　　19．A.part

　　B．director

　　C．symbol

　　D．actor

　　答案　A　[作者想重新成為家庭里的一個活躍分子。]

　　20．A.if

　　B．when

　　C．once

　　D．because

　　答案　D　[作者知道自己必須做些事情，因為沒有家人的支持，他的成就什么都不是。]

　　Ⅱ.閱讀理解

　　A

　　體裁：記敘文　話題：人與自然　詞數：675　時間：6′

　　My story is from my college days.One of my geology professors got me involved in mountain climbing.Since he and I climbed at roughly the same pace, we made perfect companions on the trail.On one trip, we hooked up with the Colorado Mountain Club to climb Mount Massive, the second highest mountain in Colorado and fourth highest in the Lower 48 states.

　　The day started out great.It was a beautiful sunny day.The CMC folks decided they wanted to take an “alternate” route up the mountain rather than the established trail.The alternate route was straight up the west (steep) side.CMC is synonymous with mountain goat.Most of these folks scurried up the mountain like most people climb a set of stairs at the mall.Carl and I were a bit slower, quite a bit slower.

　　We made it to the summit(山頂)around noon, feeling like I was a 70-year-old man with emphysema.For those who have experienced the joys of the air(or lack thereof) above 14，000 feet, you know what I'm talking about.We sat down and ate lunch admiring the spectacular view along with a half dozen other climbers.By 1：00 we decided it was past time to vacate the top of the mountain.Those familiar with the Rockies know that between 1：00 and 2：00 every afternoon, thunderstorms roll across the mountains.Being 3，000 plus feet above timberline, people are the tallest standing thing and make great lightning rods(避雷針)．Every year several people are killed by lightning in the high country.Just the day before, a climber was killed on Mt.Elbert, the next mountain over, so you can imagine our anxiety.

　　We could see the thunderheads building to the west, ready to seek out their hapless prey(獵物)．It was time to get the heck off the top of the mountain fast.One climber opted (選擇) to boot ski down the snow-covered east cirque.I didn't think it was a great idea but he quickly made it to the bottom some 2，500 feet below in mere seconds.Seemed like a good idea right? Wrong! While my climbing partner Carl opted for the trail, I prepared for my snowy descent.I took three steps into the snow and whoosh, I slipped on the ice layer under the snow and slid under the snow.Now completely soaked with melt water, I could only crawl on my hands and knees to the dry rock above.

　　By the time I made it out, I was out of options.The thunderstorms were approaching fast and all I could do was try and make myself flat against the mountain.Realizing almost too late that being the good geologist that I was, I had a rock hammer, camera, and who knows what other metal objects in my backpack, which sounded like good lightning rod material to me, I quickly took off my pack and threw it as far away as I could.I then lay down on my back and tried to sink into the mountain as far as I could.

　　I could hear the lightning striking the back of the mountain.The frequent loud report of the thunder marched even closer.It started to rain, and soon the rain turned to sleet.Normally this would not be a real big deal except that my nice warm rain jacket was cleverly tucked away in the backpack I just threw some 30 feet away.Already cold from being soaked with ice water, I dared not move.Just then the lightning arrived.Bolt after bolt was striking the mountain around me with instantaneous explosions of the thunder.

　　The storm moved across and the bolts of lightning were striking far below me now.I waited until I was certain the storm was truly past.I looked over and saw what really got me.There about a half-mile down the trail, I could see my climbing partner snug and warm beneath a rock overhang he had found to wait out the storm.I gathered my pack and headed down the trail to catch up with him.We had a few laughs about it and I realized that with age does come great wisdom!

　　【語篇解讀】　本文為一篇記敘文。作者登上山頂之后，沒有及時下山，遇到雷雨，親身經歷了一次被閃電和雷聲包圍的險情。

　　21．According to the first two paragraphs, the author ________．

　　A．persuaded the professor to go climbing with him

　　B．had planned to climb Mount Massive

　　C．did not choose the same route as the CMC members

　　D．was left behind with the professor

　　答案　D　[考查細節理解。根據文章前兩段內容可知，作者和他的一個地質學教授的攀爬速度比較慢，因此他們被科羅拉多登山俱樂部的隊員們落在了后面。]

　　22．The underlined word “vacate” in Paragraph 3 probably means “________”．

　　A．leave

　　B．reach

　　C．admire

　　D．see

　　答案　A　[考查詞義猜測。由第三段內容可知，作者他們在正午前后到達山頂，在山頂上吃了午飯并欣賞了壯麗的風景。而一點到兩點之間，洛基山會有雷雨。所以在一點的時候，作者他們應該是決定要下山。故畫leave“離開”意思最相近。]

　　23．The author was anxious because ________．

　　A．the day before a climber was killed on this summit

　　B．he was likely to be struck by lightning

　　C．he forgot to bring lightning rods with him

　　D．he was the tallest among the travelers

　　答案　B　[考查細節理解。根據文章第三段中的“people are the tallest standing thing and make great lightning rods(避雷針)．Every year several people are killed by lightning in the high country”可知，作者擔心成為避雷針，被雷電擊中。]

　　24．When the thunderstorm began to build, the author ________．

　　A．was admiring the beautiful view from the top of the mountain

　　B．decided to ski down the ice-covered route

　　C．was forced to hide under the snow

　　D．tried to ski down but was caught under the snow

　　答案　D　[考查細節理解。根據文章第四段倒數第二句可知D項正確。]

　　25．What did the author do when the thunderstorms were approaching?

　　A．He slipped under the snow quickly.

　　B．He collected his belongings and put them on his back.

　　C．He lay down with his backpack on his back.

　　D．He lay flat as close to the mountain as possible.

　　答案　D　[考查細節理解。根據文章倒數第三段第二句及最后一句可知，D項正確。]

　　B

　　體裁：說明文　話題：社會現象　詞數：390　時間：8′

　　It's midnight in Taiwan.While some people are slowly walking home through the busy streets，or getting ready to hit the club scene，others are on their way to a more unusual place—a bookstore.The Eslite store in central Taipei opens 24 hours and has more visitors than most Western bookstores could dream of during their daytime hours.Here，young and old sit side-by-side on small steps or around reading tables，deeply absorbed in literary worlds.Others stand and some sit on the floor，all reading in silence as soft classical music flows out from the speakers.

　　The Eslite Group，which runs the five-story store，opened its first branch in Taipei in 1989.Today，25 years on，the company runs 42 stores in Taiwan，one in Hong Kong and has powerful plans to expand in Chinese mainland.The chain's rise comes at a time when bookstores in the United States and Europe are struggling to survive，with some forced to wind__up due to growing pressure from online competitors like Amazon.In the United Kingdom，a third of all independent bookstores have closed down in the last decade.

　　And the last major book seller in the U．S.—Barnes & Noble—is shutting stores as its management struggles to meet the challenges from its digital competitors.Eslite has hit upon an idea to avoid this—making the store as much a place for books as it is for design，fashion and home styling，small cafes and restaurants.It reported revenue (收入) of around $425 million in 2024，with books accounting for some 40 percent of sales.

　　The mix of literature and design has made the store a place for bookworms，allowing the company to ignore the challenges of the digital age.“It is our belief that the more digital the society (becomes)，the

　　more

　　we

　　treasure

　　the

　　warmth

　　of

　　the interconnection，”Timothy Wang，the manager，says.“This key idea makes Eslite hardly influenced by the changes of the industry.”

　　Eslite's success may seem counter-intuitive(反直覺的) especially when it seems most late-night visitors treat it like a library，leaving empty handed after hours of free reading.Eslite's Timothy Wang says that the business is successful because it creates “a friendly environment” and treats “books as well as the visitors with great enthusiasm.”

　　【語篇解讀】　文章介紹了為什么臺灣圖書銷售繁榮，因為有很多可以看書的夜店。

　　26．According to the passage，we can know that ________．

　　A．people in Taipei have no time to read in the daytime

　　B．people in Taipei enjoy reading in the Eslite store

　　C．the Eslite Group is a good place to chat with friends

　　D．the Eslite store attracts many Western readers

　　答B　[細節理解題。根據第一段后三句內容可知，臺北誠品書店24小時營業，它擁有的顧客比許多西方國家書店里白天的顧客還多。在這里，老人和小孩挨著坐在小階梯上或者緊挨著書桌，深深地陷入文學世界。有的站著看，還有的坐在地板上看，柔和的古典音樂從揚聲器里流淌出來，所有的人都在只剩音樂的一片寂靜中閱讀書籍。由此可知，臺北的人們喜歡在誠品書店讀書。]