选修6 Module 5 高考试卷分块专练
Ⅰ.完形填空
I always had a dream. In it, I was a little girl again, rushing about, trying to get __1__ for school. Deep inside I knew __2__ it came from. It was some unfinished __3__ in my life.
As a kid I loved school. Most of all I __4__ to receive my diploma. That seemed more __5__ even than getting married. But at 15, I had to __6__ because my parents couldn't afford my __7__.Pretty soon I married and had three children. I thought, "There goes my diploma." __8__, I wanted my children to be educated. But Linda, the youngest, had a serious heart disease, which made it impossible for her to __9__ in a normal classroom.
One day, I saw an ad for evening courses. "That's the __10__. Linda always feels better in the evening, so I'll just__11__ her up for night school."
Linda was busy filling forms when the school __12__ said, "Mrs Schantz, why don't you come back to school?"
I laughed, "There's no __13__! I'm 55!"
But he __14__ me and I attended class with Linda. Surprisingly, both Linda and I felt great there and my __15__ steadily improved.
It was exciting to go to school again, but it was no __16__. Sitting in a class full of kids was __17__, even if they were respectful. Whenever I was down, Linda encouraged me, "Mom, you can't __18__ now!" Together we made it __19__.
Finally, I got my diploma with Linda and realized my __20__ of years.
语篇解读:本文是一篇记叙文。文章讲述了已为人母的作者梦想着自己能够再年轻一次重新回到课堂,最后她在女儿的带动下实现了自己梦想的故事。
1.A.started B.concerned
C.finished D.prepared
解析:选D 根据下文作者和女儿一起回到课堂的事可知,此处指"准备上学"。get prepared for"为......做准备"。故选D。
2.A.when B.where
C.how D.why
解析:选B 根据语境可知,此处指作者知道这种想法(再次年轻并回到校园)来源于哪里(where)。故选B。
3.A.homework B.diploma
C.accident D.business
解析:选D 根据下文内容可推知,这个梦想是作者未完成的事(business)。故选D。