2013届江苏高考完形填空、任务型阅读专项训练八

2013届江苏高考完形填空、任务型阅读专项训练八I.完形填空Lifeisnotalwayssmooth.Therewasamanwhohad36numerousfailuresinhislife.Buthesaid,“Onesuccessis37forme!”Whenhewasfiveyearsold,hisfatherdiedofillnesswithoutleavinghimany38.Sincethen,hismotherworkedoutside39hehadtostayathomeandtakecareofhissiblings.Helearntcookingsincethen.Whenhewasfourteen,hedropped40andbeganhislifeofloving.Whenhewaseighteen,hemarriedagirl,who,41,soldoutallhispropertiesandwentbacktoherhomeseveralmonthsaftertheirmarriage.Whenhewastwenty,he42hisjobfromelectriciantoferrystafftorailwayworker.Allhisjobswere43forhim.Whenhewasthirty-five,misfortuneagain44onhim.Whenhewasdrivingacrossahugebridge,thesteelropesalongtheedgeofthebridgewerebrokenandhefellintotheriverwithhiscar.Hesufferedsuchsevereinjuriesthathecouldnolongercontinuehis45.Whenhewas46,heopenedagasstationinatown.However,he47dispute（争端）becausehebeathiscompetitors48thebillboardhangingproblems.Whenhewasforty-seven,he49hissecondwife,whichhad50strickenhisthreechildren.Whenhewassixty-six,hemadealivingby51hischicken-fryingtechniquestovariousrestaurantsindifferentplaces.Whenhewasseventy-five,hefelt52tomaintainhiscompany,sohetransferredhisbrandandpatenttoothers.Thenewownersuggestedgivinghimtenthousandstocksharesaspartofthepurchasingprice.Buthe53thesuggestion.Laterthepriceofthestocksofthecompanysoaredandhelostthechanceofbeingabillionaire.Whenhewaseighty-eight,heachievedgreatsuccessandbecamewell-knowntothewholeworld.HewasexactlythefounderofKentuckyFriedChicken,HaLundaSandoz.Heoftensaid,“Peoplealwayscomplainaboutthebad54.Actuallyitisnotbadatall.Aslongasyouare55andconfidentallthetime,youwillhavegoodweathereveryday.“36.A.achievedB.undergoneC.triedD.undertook37.A.greatB.importantC.valuableD.enough38.A.wordsB.moneyC.propertyD.families39.A.whileB.butC.whenD.so40.A.inB.outC.downD.up41.A.meanwhileB.moreoverC.howeverD.therefore42.A.startedB.tookC.lostD.changed43.A.fitB.toughC.unusualD.adequate44.A.fellB.hitC.putD.rested45.A.lifeB.majorC.jobD.education46.A.fortyB.thirty-fiveC.fifty-threeD.seventy47.A.gotthroughB.cameintoC.cameaboutD.wentagainst48.A.contributingtoB.judgingfromC.owingtoD.leadingto49.A.changedB.marriedC.missedD.divorced50.A.deeplyB.highlyC.generallyD.thickly51.A.learningB.promotingC.developingD.teaching52.A.powerlessB.depressedC.disappointedD.hopeless53.A.turnedupB.turnedtoC.turneddownD.turnedin54.A.difficultiesB.misfortuneC.lifeD.weather55.A.hard-workingB.braveC.cautiousD.optimisticII.任务型阅读Everyoneneedsabreak,andvacationsarenotmeantforseriousstudy.Instead,they’reagreatwaytotakeabreakandenjoyagoodbook.TheSpringFestivaliscomingupsothisistheperfecttimetodiscusssomegreatEnglishlanguageliteraturetotakeonalongtrainjourneyorwhileyou’rehangingoutwiththefamily.Beforegettingintotherecommendations,weneedtodetermineyourEnglishreadingcomprehensionlevelsoyoudon’tpickabookwhichissochallengingthatit’sstressfulorsosimplethatit’sboring.Ifyou’reatthebeginnerlevel,therearetwooptions:readingachildren’sbookorreadingabookthatyou’vereadinChinesetranslation.Thiswillhelpyougetoveranyunfamiliarwordsorphrases,sinceyou’realreadyfamiliarwiththestory.Ifyou’reattheintermediatelevel,popularbookslikepopfiction,mysteriesandthrillersaregoodoptions,asthey’llbeguaranteedpageturnersandthatwillincreasethepossibilityofyourgettingallthewaythroughthebook.Foradvancedreaders,sciencefiction,classicworksofliteratureorcontemporaryprizewinners(Booker,Nobel,Pulitzer)aregoodoptions.Themostimportantthingistopickabookthatyou’rereallyinterestedin.WhenIpickupanewbookinChinese,thefirstfewchaptersarealwaysreallyhardtogetthrough,asIhavetogetaccustomedtothewaytheindividualauthorusesthelanguage.Butafterthefirstfewchapters,thingsgetaloteasier,especiallyifIgetinvolvedinthestory.SomeofmyfavoriteChinese-languageeyecandyarebooksthatareserieslikeBrothersbyYuHuaorTheDancerbyHaiYan.Ilikethembecausethere’salwaysalotofactionandstorydevelopmenttokeepmeinvolved,whichhelpsmemakeitthroughthosefirstfewchapters.Anothergreatwaytokeepyourselfmotivatedovertheholidayistofindafriendwho’sinterestedinreadingthesamebook.YoucanmakegoalsthatyoubothwanttoachieveanddiscussplotlinesorvocabularyissueswitheachotherbySMSore-mail.I’mcurrentlydoingthatwithmyfriendLaura.We’vebeendoingthissincewewereclassmatesinChineseatcollege.Somequickrecommendations:HarryPotter,startwiththefirstbookandgoonfromthere;theNarniaseries;anythingbyUSwriterMichaelCrichtonorBritishwriterAgathaChristie;andifyoulikehorror,USwriterStephenKingisalwaysunusualandfun.Butreallyyoushouldjustfindatopicorauthorthatyou’reinterestedin,andtherestwillgofromthere.Happyreading!—from21stCentury(January21,2009)TitleEnjoyEnglishlanguageliteratureonvacationThemeFindagoodbooktoreadonyour(71)__________toadistantplace.(72)__________ofproperbooks●Beginnersmaypickachildren’sbookorabookwhosestoryis(73)__________tothem.●Poplarbooksmightmakeit(74)__________forintermediate-levelreaderstoreadthemfromcovertocover.●Sciencefiction,classicworksofliteratureorcontemporaryprizewinnersmaybe(75)__________foradvancedreaders.Waystokeepupyour(76)__________forreading●Chooseabookthat