活页综合提升练(二十一)语法填空+阅读理解+完形填空(限时40分钟)Ⅰ.语法填空(2015大庆高三第二次质量检测)阅读下面材料,在空白处填入适当的内容(1个单词)或括号内单词的正确形式。Yearsago,whenIwasapoorartisttryingtosellmypaintingsinlocalgalleries,I1(live)intheheartofacity.Therentformyapartmentwasreallycheap2itwasinthemiddleofoneofthebusiest3(neighborhood)intown.PeoplewhovisitedmeusedtoaskmehowIcouldsleep.“Doesn’tthesoundofthetrafficbotheryou?Howcanyougetusedto4muchnoise?”Yousee,therewerealsorowsandrowsofshopsandbarsplayingloudmusicdayandnightandmyapartmentwasaboveareallyloudandnoisy5.ButIfounditallfascinating.IfIwereevershortofcashandcouldn’tafford6(do)anythingmuch,whichinthosedayswasusuallythecase,Icouldalwaysgooutsideandtake7lookaround.Yousee,therewerealwaysagreatnumberoftouristsvisitingtheshops,soIcouldalwaysfindsomeone8(interest)totalkwith.AndJoe,theownerofthebarbelowme,couldalwaysgivemealittlemoneytosurviveoninexchangefor9(do)afewoddjobsforhim.Atthetime,Isuppose,IthoughtIwaspoor.Sometimes,wedon’trealizehow10(fortune)weare,dowe?Ⅱ.阅读理解【人物传记类】Backintheday,thelocallibraryinAthenshadaneight-bookcheckoutlimit.Buttherewereexceptions.AndyoungJohnWoodwasoneofthem.Inordernottopreventhishungryreadinghabit,thelibraryincreasedhislimitto12andJohnwentonhismerryway,gobblingupbooksthewaymostchildrendocandy.It’slittlewonderthattodaythissuccessfulsocialbusinessmanlikesnothingmorethananairplaneflight.Itofferstheidealchanceforagoodread.Mr.WoodgetslotsofflyingreadingtimethesedaysasthefounderofRoomtoRead,anonprofitprogramthathasspentthepastdecadebuildingchildren’slibrariesandpromotingliteracyandeducationinsomeoftheworld’spoorestregions.Despitehisloveforbooks,thereisnothingbookishaboutWood.Asadistancerunnerwithafondnessfortheoutdoors,Woodwasonaself-guidedtrek(长途艰苦旅行)acrossNepalin1998whenhisfuturechangedfromthemoreusualpathhehadforgedasaMicrosoftmarketingexecutive.Onthefirstdayofthe21-daytrek,Woodhadachancetomeetwithalocaleducationofficial.Astheychattedatateahouse,theofficialgavehimaninvitationtovisitalocalschool.Offtheywentthenextmorning.WhileWoodwastouchedbythelackoftheschool’sresources,hewaspositivelyheartbrokenbywhatpassedforitslibrary:Theraggedcollectionofusedbookswaskeptunderlockandkey,soprecioustotheschoolwereitscontents.TheheadmasterlookedatWoodandaskedloud,“Perhaps,sir,youwillsomedaycomebackwithbooks.”Comebackhedid.Firstwithhisfather,Woody,andnearly1,000poundsofbooks.Andthenhecamebackasthefounderofanonprofitprogramtoprovidebooks,schools,andlibrariesinNepal.“Thehardestthingisthatthereare50morecountriesthatneedRoomtoRead,”saysWood.RoomtoRead,whichopenedits10,000thlibraryearlierthisyear,raisesallofitsfundsfromprivatedonorsandfoundations.Wood’stechnologybackgroundhasmadehisworkparticularlyappealingtothephilanthropists(慈善家).EarlierthisyearTimKoogle,Yahoo’sfoundingCEOandnowpresidentofhisownfoundation,joinedWoodonatrekinNepaltocelebrateRoomtoRead’s10-yearanniversary.Woodseeseducationasthepathoutofpoverty,butheunderstandsthatitisn’taquicksolution.“Educationissuchalong-termone,”hesays.“Partoftheproblemwiththeaidworldisthatit’ssofocusedontheshortterm.Noonegetsoutofpovertyonforeignaid.It’salwayseducation.”1.WhywasWoodallowedtoborrow12booksfromthelocallibrary?()A.Becauseheusedtobringcandytothelibrarian.B.Becausethelibrariandidn’tdiscouragehimfromreading.C.Beca...
