(江苏专用)2016届高考英语二轮复习冲刺演练、综合练：第14练

第14练完形填空＋阅读理解＋短文改错

Ⅰ.完形填空

体裁：夹叙夹议话题：礼物词数：300时间：15′

During the 1960s，my father had lay-offs(解雇) now and then.My mother __1__ the family's money.She worked，but money was tight as she __2__ to pay the bills until my dad was rehired.At that time I was too young to know her __3__．

But one spring，when I was 10，during one of my father's lay-offs，I could __4__ my mother was upset.I __5__ that I would cheer her up by buying her a special Mother's Day gift.

I could remember my mother once __6__ a store，the Agins，with great admiration.So I rode my bike to the store and told Mrs.Agins I was looking for a Mother's Day present.

She didn't __7__ me but treated me like a valued customer and suggested an Italian purse.

“How much money do you have？” she asked.

“Twelve dollars，” I said.

“You're in __8__，”she smiled.“It's only $11.You have a dollar left for the __9__．”

Then I __10__ off happily.

When my mother opened the gift，she appeared rather angry，“__11__ did you get this？”

“I bought it at the Agins，”I said，“Mrs.Agins charged me 11 dollars.”

Then my mother was surprised into __12__．

It wasn't until many years later that I learned that the __13__ was worth several hundred dollars，that I __14__ just how wonderful Mrs.Agins had been to me.

My mother，who __15__ the purse for many years until it was __16__ repair，is now 90.She said she can still recall every __17__ about it：the leather，the color and even the buttons.

“You know what really __18__ me to this day，”my mother said.“Letting you have the purse for just a few dollars was __19__ enough.But the fact that she let you leave the store with a dollar for the card was of much __20__ that I'll never forget.”

【语篇解读】作者小时候家里经济条件不好，但为了使妈妈高兴，作者决定给妈妈买礼物。好心的Agins夫人以低价卖给了作者一个贵重的皮夹。这件事令作者的妈妈终生难忘。1．A.controlled B．managed

C．spent D．paid

答案B[根据上下句可知，此处应为妈妈管理(managed)家里的钱。control意为“控制”；

spend意为“花费”；pay意为“付钱”。]

2．A.struggled B．wished

C．continued D．prepared

答案A[由上文的“money was tight”可推知，妈妈付账单都很费劲，故用struggle to do sth，意为“挣扎着做某事，努力做某事”。]

3．A.hopes B．attitudes

C．worries D．opinions

答案C[从上下文语境可知，此处指，“我”当时太小，还不了解妈妈的烦恼(经济总是紧张)。]

4．A.tell B．understand

C．believe D．remember

答案A[由下文中的“I __5__ that I would cheer her up”可知，但是一年春天，爸爸失业的时候，“我”能感觉到妈妈的难过。tell“知道，了解，觉察”。]

5．A.said B．chose C．insisted D．decided 答案D[由前一句“我”可以感觉到妈妈很难过和下文“我”买礼物给妈妈可知，这里指“我”决定(decided)为妈妈买礼物。]

6．A.saw B．mentioned

C．stared D．observed

答案B[由上下文可知这里应是妈妈曾经提到过一家名叫the Agins的商店。]

7．A.serve B．receive

C．welcome D．ignore

答案D[根据下文的“treated me like a valued customer”可知，Agins夫人并没有忽视(ignore)我，反而待我像一位尊贵的顾客。]

8．A.luck B．surprise C．fashion D．doubt

答案A[根据下文中的“It's only $11”可知，“我”有12美元，礼物只要11美元，所以店主应说“你很幸运”。]

9．A.flower B．bike C．card D．gift

答案C[文章最后一段中提到了卡片(card)，是对此处的提示。]

10．A.ran B．rode C．drove D．walked