新课程高考英语专题测试必修二 Unit 1 Cultural relics

必修二Unit 1Cultural relics Ⅰ.完形填空

(2019·成都市毕业班摸底) In April 1952，I was 11 years old and in the sixth grade at an elementary school.My teacher was Miss Pemberton.It was spelling bee time in our city—students were issued with brochures of words to study in ___1._C___ for the class spelldowns (比赛)．They would lead to a schoolwide contest and ___2._B___ qualification for the citywide spelling bee, where school ___3._C___ competed for the ___4._D___ of being the spelling champion of Houston.

The day ___5._A___ the class spelling bee, my youngest brother was playing with matches and ___6._D___ set a fire in our apartment.My mother made sleeping arrangements for all of us and ___7._B___ the school in the morning to inform Miss Pemberton of the accident, ___8._C___ that the class spelling bee was that day.

When I arrived at school, Miss Pemberton ___9._A___ me aside.She asked if I wanted her to ___10._C___ the spelling bee to another day because of my ___11._A___ about the fire.I told her no.That day, I won the spelling bee for my class.

The next week was the school spelling bee, with class champions ___12._B___.I won again! The ___13._B___ spelling bee was one month away.

Every Sunday afternoon, Miss Pemberton would pick me up, and we would go to her house, where she would help me ___14._D___ by calling out spelling words.After a couple of ___15._B___, Miss Pemberton would ___16._C___ me to Rettig's ice－cream parlor, where I could ___17._D___ a hot chocolate sundae (圣代冰激凌) which I'd never had.We practiced every ___18._A___ until the citywide spelling bee.

I did not win the citywide spelling bee, but I still felt ___19._A___ to have participated.I also felt grateful that I had such a ___20._D___ teacher in elementary school.

文章大意：本文是一篇记叙文，主要讲述了十一岁时“我”参加拼字比赛的故事。

1. A．need B．exchange

C．preparation D．return

解析：根据该句中的“students were issued with brochures of words to study in __1__ for the class spelldowns(比赛)”可知，老师给学生们分发了单词手册，以便他们为班级拼字比赛做准备。in preparation for为固定搭配，意为“为……做准备”，故C项正确。A项意为“需要”；B项意为“交换”；D项意为“回报”。

2. A．actual B．final

C．hopeful D．lucky

解析：根据该句中的“They would lead to a schoolwide contest and __2__ qualification for the citywide spelling bee”可知，班级比赛后便是校级比赛，最后选出参加高级比赛的合格人

选。B项意为“最后的”，符合语境，故B项正确。A项意为“真实的”；C项意为“有希望的”；D项意为“幸运的”。

3. A．students B．participants

C．winners D．teams

解析：结合该句中的“where school __3__ competed for the __4__ of being the spelling champion of Houston”可以判断，学校的获胜者们将为休斯敦市拼字比赛的冠军荣誉而竞争。C项意为“获胜者”，符合语境，故C项正确。

4. A．prize B．benefit

C．fame D．honor

解析：参见上题解析。D项意为“荣誉”，符合语境，故D项正确。A项意为“奖励”；B项意为“好处”；C项意为“名声”。

5. A．before B．after

C．during D．for

解析：根据语境可知，在参加班级拼字比赛的前一天，“我”最小的弟弟在家玩火柴意外地引发了一场火灾。A项意为“在……以前”，符合语境，故A项正确。

6. A．stupidly B．successfully

C．shortly D．accidentally

解析：参见上题解析。D项意为“意外地，偶然地”，符合语境，故D项正确。A项意为“愚蠢地”；B项意为“成功地”；C项意为“不久，很快”。

7. A．visited B．called

C．emailed D．wrote

解析：“我”的妈妈安排好我们睡觉的地方，第二天早上就打电话将这次事故告诉了Pemberton老师。B项意为“打电话”，符合语境，故B项正确。A项意为“参观”；C项意为“发电子邮件”；D项意为“写信”。

8. A．believing B．hoping

C．knowing D．telling

解析：“我”的妈妈在告诉老师这次事故时知道了班级的拼字比赛就在那天。C项意为“知道，了解”，符合语境，故C项正确。A项意为“相信”；B项意为“希望”；D项意为“告诉”。

9. A．pulled B．drove

C．left D．helped