2018年高考英语一轮总复习 第一部分 重点全程攻略 Unit 2 Working the land限时规范特训 新人教版必修4.docVIP

Unit 2 Working the land Ⅰ.完形填空(建议用时17′) [2017·双鸭山一中质检]On Mothers Day, I was expecting my grown children to come back home and spend the day with me. Fifteen years earlier, I was a single mom with two children, a __1__ job and a long commute (通勤路程). So I had to shop for groceries and plan for the next week on weekends. __2__， I went shopping on Sunday. When I __3__ to the cashier that the store was really quiet that day, she replied, “Its always __4__ on Mothers Day. You must be the only __5__ out there shopping.” I know she was __6__ telling the truth and she did not mean to __7__ me. Needless to say, all I could do was to finish paying and get to my car. I hadnt __8__ realized it was Mothers Day. My children were too young to know it. How __9__ I really was! I was excited to see my __10__ soon. I decided to treat myself to an ice tea and __11__ to the sandwich shop next door. It was __12__ except for a mom and her son ahead of me. __13__ this was a single mom, celebrating Mothers Day with her son in the sandwich shop. When she finished __14__， I handed the cashier a $20 bill and said, “This is my treat. Happy Mothers Day！” The cashier was __15__ for a moment and the woman searched my face to see if she __16__ me. Wayne Dyer once __17__ the power of kindness. He said studies showed that not only do the giver and receiver of an act of kindness __18__， but an observer benefits in exactly the same way. The mom and her son felt __19__ because she had been honored and received an unexpected __20__. I felt good because I felt I had honored that part of me that wasnt honored all those years ago. 篇章导读：本文是一篇夹叙夹议文。作者通过讲述自己在母亲节的经历，向读者阐释一个道理：无论是给予他人的善行还是接受别人的善举，都在传递着正能量。 1．A.routine B．demanding C．well－paid D．miserable 答案：A　根据下文的“a long commute”以及作者描述的一系列一天的工作，可知答案是routine (常规)。 2．A.As usual B．Seldom C．Occasionally D．For once 答案：A　根据上下文可知，作者每周日都要去购物，故应填as usual (像往常一样)。 3．A.reported B．explained C．commented D．suggested 答案：C　根据下文的“the store was really quiet, she re