1、專題能力提升練十六記敘文限時45分鐘1(2018德州一模)Trying new things is the only way we can discover hidden talents. I1 my career as an editor for a magazine. I didn t really mind the worbut I wanted something more 2 . Then I was offered a management3 of a digital reading company. The job was a seemingly 4 mix of my skil

2、ls and interests, so I jumped at it.5 , soon after I joined the company, its model changed to focus on K-12 education, and everything about my position changed. I was asked to take on the 6 different roles of selling content to teachers and training people. I felt more than a little 7 my comfort zon

3、e.I knew I wanted to grow as a(n) 8 and make a serious effect on the company. I told myself that everything feels 9 at first and I should at least try. 10 , I felt like I didnt have a(nknewjumping out of the 12 was the right thing for me, even though it felt pretty awful.I was fortunate to be 13 by

4、very helpful people, both at work and at home. They kept 14 me. I spent hours researching my company s 15- I asked lots of questions and spoke to many peoplein need. I looked for opportunities to put in extra 16 . The more I did, the better I felt.Over time, I discovered that the job was 17 I could

5、do and liked doing. It was an amazing 18 to see the company grow and know that my efforts contributed to 19 success and that it s important to take risks and accept new 20 . Actually, there s nothing worse than failing because you refuse to even try.【文章大意】作者因為工作變動最終成為一名個體。通過作者的嘗試新事物的經歷，啟迪人們：冒險和接受新機會

6、是非常重要的。沒有什 么比因為你拒絕嘗試失敗更糟。A. started outB. moved upC. developedD. spent【解析】選A。作為雜志的一名編輯開始我的事業。首句中new是提示。A. steadyB. comfortableC. payingD. challenging【解析】選Do我真的不介意這份工作，但是我想要工作更具有挑戰 性。Trying new things是提示。A. guidanceB. suggestionC. positionD. course【解析】選a結合上下文語境可知，我被提供了一個數字閱讀公司 的管理職位。4. A. looseB. per

7、fectC. mildD.complex【解析】 選 B。 這項工作看似是我的技能和興趣的完美組合, 所以 , 我高興得跳了起來。 jumped at it 是提示。A. However B. InsteadC. Additionally D.Thus【解析】選A。然而我加入這個公司不久，其模型改變專注于K-12教 育 , 關于我的位置, 一切都改變了。前后文語境表轉折。A. slightlyB. completelyC. relativelyD. strangely【解析】選B。我被要求承擔完全不同的角色，賣東西給老師和訓練人們。everything about my position ch

8、anged是提示。A. inside B. around C. withinD. outside【解析】 選Do我感覺非常不自在。outside my comfort zone遠離舒 適區。A. individualB. consumerC. leaderD. adult【解析】 選 A。 我知道我想成長為一名個體并會給公司造成嚴重影響。止匕處and和company是提示，由個體遞進到集體。A. silly B. toughC. freshD. easy【解析】選B。我告訴我自己最初每彳事都會感到困難的，至少我要試試。因為換了完全不同的工作, 所以剛開始會有困難。10. A. On the c

9、ontraryB. In briefC. In a wayD. On one hand【解析】選C。在某種程度上，我感覺好像我沒有一個選擇。A. choiceB. ideaC. dreamD. reason【解析】選A。在某種程度上，我感覺好像我沒有一個選擇。A. controlB. touchC. nestD. company【解析】選C。我知道跳出這個梢對我來說是一件正確的事情。A. informed B. surrounded C. followed D. impressed【解析】選Bo我很幸運周圍都是樂于助人的人。A. convincingB. remindingC. accessi

10、ngD. encouraging【解析】選Do他們不停地鼓勵我。前文helpful是提示。A. staffB. incomeC. productsD. conditions【解析】選C。我花費數小時研究我公司的產品。故選 GA. efforts B. money C. offer D. care【解析】選A。我尋找機會付出額外努力。后文 my efforts是提示。A. anythingB. everythingC. somethingD. nothing【解析】選C。隨著時間流逝，我發現這工作就是我能做的事情，我 喜歡做的事。18. A. profitB. rewardC. platform

11、D.behavior【解析】選B。看到公司成長這是一件令人驚訝的回報。A. myB. theirC. yourD. its【解析】選Do我的努力有助于它的成功。A. opportunitiesB. requestsC. culturesD. services【解析】選A。冒險和接受新機會是很重要的。呼應首段。21世紀金榜導學號7I was on my way home from work, cutting through the park. On that day, the sun seemed to 1 faster than usual, and all of a sudden I fou

12、nd myself walking 2 . I was less than half a mile from my apartment, 3 the path would lead me over a bridge, across train tracks, and 4 an unlit underpass 地下通道）.Then 5 I heard hima stranger running alongside me. My mouth went 6 . My legs felt like water. But I didn t 7 my pace. Instead, I stopped, t

13、urned, and 8 him. He came out of the bushes and said he deen watching me for a long time. _9 he walked beside me, I moved a little closer to the edge of the 10 . When we reached the bridge, a train raced past, and he seized the moment, 11 himself suddenly at me as his hands 12 my throat. The self-de

14、fense skills I had learned years before kicked in, and I dug my _13一 into his eye, hard. But he _14 grew bolder （大膽）， pulling at my clothes. So I put all my 15 into that thumb, and finally he 16 .I was shaking with 17 , but I looked at him straight in the eye and began to back away. I 18 to run the

15、hell out of there, but then I 19 another self-defense lesson: Never 20 , because then you rprey （獵物）. So I walked awayalonethrough the dark underpass as I dialed 911 with trembling fingers.【文章大意】文章主要講述了自己在回家路上遇到陌生人攻擊，自己沉著應對的故事。A. riseB. liftC. setD. fall【解析】 選 C。根據 I was on my way home from work, cu

16、tting through the park.可知，下班回家,太陽應該下山。rise升起；lift舉起；set（太 陽、月亮）下山；fall跌倒，下降。A. at a loss B. out of breath C. in a hurry D. in the dark【解析】選D。太陽下山了，我在黑暗中行走。at a 10ss不知所措；out of breath氣喘吁吁；in a hurry匆匆忙忙；in the dark在黑暗中。A. butB. so C. orD. for【解析】選Ao雖然離家不到半英里，但要經過一座橋，穿過火車軌 道和一個黑暗的地下通道。A. across B. pas

17、t C. through D. by【解析】選C。表示空間穿過，應該用through5. A. immediatelyB. suddenlyC. clearlyD. quietly【解析】選B。我突然聽到有個陌生人在自己旁邊跑。immediately立即；suddenly突然；clearly清楚地；quietly安靜地。A. cold B. hot C. empty D. dry【解析】選 D。 根據 My legs felt like water. 可知 , 我很緊張 , 人在緊張的時候 , 嘴會發干。A. pick upB. use upC. throw up D. break up【解析

18、】選A。根據But可知，雖然我緊張，但并沒有加快步伐。A. caughtB. facedC. hitD. recognized【解析】選B。根據stopped和turned可知，我停下來，回轉身，面 向陌生人。A. Until B. Since C. AfterD. As【解析】選Do當他走到我旁邊的時候，我已經到了公園的邊緣。as 當的時候。A. apartmentB. homeC. parkD. train【解析】選a根據第一段經過公園、橋、火車軌道、地下通道，再根據后文 When we reached the bridge, 可知此時已經到了公園的邊緣。D. drivingA. laug

19、hingB. throwingC. keeping【解析】選B。他抓住機會，沖向我，掐住我的脖子。A. closed around B. took inC. cut offD. waved at【解析】選A。他的手掐住了我的脖子。close around緊緊圍繞；take in 吸收，欺騙；cut off切斷；wave at朝招手。A. headB. armC. fistD. thumb【解析】選 D。 根據下文的 that thumb 可知 , 我把拇指扎向他的眼睛。A. alwaysB. simplyC. nearlyD. usually【解析】 選 B。 根據 grew bolder 可

20、知 , 他更加大膽了。 simply 只是 , 僅 僅。A. strength B. ability C. feeling D. attention【解析】 選 A。 根據常識可知, 我用盡全身力氣把拇指扎向他。 strength力氣 ; ability 能力 ; feeling 情感 ; attention 注意。A. went byB. broke downC. let goD. looked away【解析】 選 C。 根據下文作者逃脫了可知 , 那個陌生人終于松開了我。go by 走過 ; break down 出故障 ; let go 放走 ; look away 不再看某人或某物。

21、A. excitementB. joyC. disappointmentD. fear【解析】選Do根據上下文可知，我害怕地發抖。A. attemptedB. managedC. failedD. preferred【解析】選A。我企圖逃跑。attempt to do sth.企圖做某事；manage to do sth.成功做某事；fail失敗；prefer更喜歡。A. watchedB. learnedC. rememberedD. found【解析】選C。根據上下文可知，我記起了另一起自我防御的教訓。A. wait B. hesitate C. panicD. run【解析】選D。根據下

22、文的So I walked awa河知，另一防御教訓是：不 要跑，那樣的話，你就成了獵物。3（2018株洲一模）I was traveling by train from Perth to Central one morning. Quietly sitting there reading, I found myself suddenly listening to the train guard s 1. As I looked up from my paper, I noticed otherpassengers, 2 absorbed in their smart phones, also

23、 appeared to be listening. Why did they 3 this message so much?As best I can recall, the guard said something along the 4 , “Good morning, everyone! This is the 7: 35 a. m. train from Perth to Central and we are right on time. It is really a 5_ morning in Sydney today! The sun is shining, birds are

24、6, and all right with theworld. I trust you have a great day wherever you reoing. Thanks for 7 my train and I hope to see you again soon. Have a great day.Everyone started smiling, even the 8 talking to one another, all about the guard 9 sand how good it made everyone feel.I was thinking about this

25、and as I exited the train, I 10 the Guard s cabin to thank him, only to be told he had just finished his 11 and was on his way home.Then I 12 down the stairs. At the bottom, I finally 13 the young guard.“Are you the guard on the 7: 35 train from Perth?“ Oh, oh, yes, yes. replied the guard4 a bat fir

26、st.“ Well, I just want to thank you for your message. It is so upbeat and pleasant. Thank you for giving us such a good 15 to the day. Please 16_ doing it. ”When people are happy in their 17 , it shows in what they do and say, which will make a 18 to each other. Can you imagine the conversation that

27、 guard would have at table when he 19 home, “Guesswhat happened to me todaya customer actually _20 me! ”【文章大意】作者講述了一次坐火車的經歷，列車員快樂陽光的廣播 給乘客們帶來了好心情。作者對列車員表示了感謝。A. announcementB. explanationC. appreciationD. arrangement【解析】選 A。根據下文 “ Good morning, everyone! This is the 7: 35 a.train from Perth to Centr

28、al and we are right on timeThanks formy train and I hope to see you again soon. Have a great day. 可知是列車員的廣播。A. confidently B. deliberately C. anxiously D. previously【解析】 選Do根據also appeared to be listening.可知以前看報紙和 看手機的人都停下來開始聽列車員廣播。A. object toB. pay attention toC. get acrossD. give out【解析】選B。此處指作者表

29、示疑問，為什么這些乘客對列車員廣播 的信息如此關注。指注意收聽。A. rowsB. texts C. lines D. passages【解析】選 C。 along the lines 沿線 ” 此處指列車員沿線的廣播。, “A. busy B. violent C. freeD. lovely【解析】 選Do根據廣播中的The sun is shining, birds are and all s right with the word知這一天是令人愉快的。A. falling B. singing C. trembling D. hiding 【解析】選Bo此處指鳥兒在歌唱。A. leav

30、ingB. decoratingC. takingD. cleaning【解析】選C。列車員表示感謝大家乘坐這次列車。A. friendsB. cleanersC. acquaintances D. strangers【解析】選Do聽完廣播之后每個人開始微笑，甚至陌生人也開始互 相交談。A. messageB. instructionC. requirementD. warning【解析】 選 A。根據文中 Why did they this message so much?和 I just want to thank you for your message. 提至口的 message,可知

31、止匕處 指列車員的廣播信息。A. watchedB. approachedC. ignoredD. escaped【解析】選B。此處指我下車時走近廣播室去感謝廣播員。A. shiftB. speechC. advertisementD. vocation【解析】選A。此處指別人告訴我廣播員已經完成了輪班回家了，指下班了。A. wentB. fellC. racedD. broke【解析】選C。此處指我聽完后趕緊跑下樓梯去追廣播員。A. missedB. caughtC. mistookD. avoided【解析】選B。我最后追上了那個年輕的列車員。A. honoredB. relaxed C. moved D. shocked【解析】選Do因為列車員并不認識我，所以我問他問題時他有點震 驚。15. A. arrangementB. conclusionC. startD. excuse【解析】選C。我感謝列車員給了我一天中好的開始。A. keepB. rememberC. imagineD. risk【解析】選Ao keep doing sth. 一直做某事”作者希望列車員一直堅 持下去。A. lectureB. workC. challengeD. traveling【