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组合练四 (限时35分钟) Ⅰ.完形填空 (2018·福建省毕业班质量检查)Growing up, I always hid my thumbs (拇指) in my fists because of their unusual shape. 1 they do look more like big toes (脚趾) 2 thumbs. And from an early age, my thumbs 3 another name “toe thumbs”． In high school, I served as a cashier in a grocery store.One day, I was 4 the bill of a sweet little old lady and as I 5 her change back to her, she suddenly took my hands and said in a thick Polish 6 ， “You are Polish! Look at those 7 Polish thumbs! They match mine！” She raised her hands and 8 her thumbs to me that 9 weathered and wrinkled, looked exactly like mine! She 10 my hands again and said, “Be 11 of those thumbs！” I’ll never forget that 30-second 12 with a stranger that forever 13 my view of a part of me I once was 14 at and now accept.As I was eating dinner with my son, Samuel, that night, he looked down at my hand 15 on the table next to his and said, “Mommy! Our thumbs 16 ！” I smiled and answered, “Yes, they do, buddy! Those are strong Polish 17 you have! Take pride in them! Maybe someday you’ll have a little boy or girl who will have the same thumbs！” I 18 my son never hides his thumbs like I did. I hope he’ll be proud of their “unusualness” and the 19 behind them.He inherits (遗传) a(n) 20 part from me and that for me will always be beautiful! 语篇解读：本文是一篇记叙文。文章讲述了一位好心的顾客促使我勇于面对自己异常的大拇指，建立自己“独特”的自尊、自爱和自豪感的故事。 1．A.Fortunately　　　　　 B．Admittedly C．Normally D．Basically 解析：选B　不可否认，它们的确看起来更像大脚趾，而不是大拇指。fortunately“幸运地”；admittedly“诚然，不可否认地”；normally“正常地”；basically“基本地，本质上”。 2．A.other than B．due to C．instead of D．along with 解析：选C　参见上题解析。instead of“代替……，而不是……”符合语境。other than“除了……以外”；due to“由于……，因为……”；along with“与……一起，与……同样地”。 3．A.earned B．cloned C．found D．deserved 解析：选A　根据前一句中的“they do look more like big toes(脚趾)”可知，我的大拇指赢得了另外一个名字“toe thumbs”。earn“赚得，挣得，赢得”；clone“克隆”；deserve“应得，应受到”。 4．A.checking out B．hunting for C．talking with D．watching over 解析：选A