2013年高考第二轮复习英语陕西版 专题升级训练十二 完形填空（二）
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Hi Cindy，
Please don't worry if you feel a little strange around boys.You are in the process of __1__ from a little girl into a young woman and there are __2__ called hormones（荷尔蒙）that are changing not only your body but your __3__.For example，you say you used to feel at ease __4__ boys and you would usually run and fight one another for __5__.That was Cindy，the little girl.Cindy，the __6__ woman，doesn't want to fight boys or even run with them __7__ your interests are changing.That is what is making you feel strange and it is also __8__ to the other girls around you and also to the boys.Your life is __9__ a different stage but you should understand that this is __10__ normal，and something that will pass quickly.
I think you should try again to __11__ around boys.You can still talk with them about __12__you like including sports，movies，websites and celebrities（名人）．I __13__ that you not try to fight with them，however，because the __14__ are becoming much bigger and stronger.I think you will find that you will __15__ being with boys but that your feelings will be different from the __16__ they used to be.I know you are not supposed to have a __17__ while you are still in school in China，but if you start to find some boys very handsome and you are strongly __18__ to some of them，don't be surprised.__19__，this is all very normal.For now，you should __20__ your school work，though you will find that some boys are attracted to you.This will be a new adventure for you and my best advice is to relax and enjoy it.
Good luck!
Brad
1．A．starting B．surviving C．changing D．ranging
2．A．cells B．nutritions C．objects D．chemicals 3．A．head B．mind C．life D．study 4．A．against B．for C．with D．without 5．A．fun B．honour C．good D．praise 6．A．brave B．young C．smart D．unique 7．A．before B．when C．until D．because 8．A．referring B．appealing C．happening D．pointing 9．A．setting B．entering C．reflecting D．representing 10．A．perfectly B．possibly C．hardly D．nearly 11．A．play B．fool C．date D．relax 12．A．somebody B．anybody C．anything D．something 13．A．demand B．recommend C．command D．determine 14．A．girls B．adults C．kids D．boys 15．A．enjoy B．hate C．avoid D．regret 16．A．model B．standard C．way D．style 17．A．girlfriend B．boyfriend C．degree D．job 18．A．attracted B．opposed C．exposed D．accustomed 19．A．Rather B．Besides C．Afterwards D．Again 20．A．depend on B．decide on C．concentrate on D．agree on
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There was a time when I thought my dad didn't know a thing about being a good father.I couldn't __1__ him ever saying the words “I love you”．It seemed to me his only purpose in life was to say “__2__” to anywhere I wanted to go and any thing
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I wanted to do，including getting a __3__.Some parents bought their kids cars when they got their driver's licenses.__4__ my dad—he said that I'd have to get a job and buy my own.
So that's what I did.I got a job at a very nice restaurant and __5__ every penny I could.And when I had enough to buy my car，I __6__！The day I brought that car home，my dad was the first one I wanted to show it __7__ to.“Look，dad，a car of my own.If you ever want a ride，I'll only __8__ you five dollars.” I offered with a smile.
“I see，” was all he said.
One day，there was something wrong with my father's truck.So he needed a __9__ to work.The sun wasn't even up when we left the house，__10__ it was already getting warm out.It was going to be a __11__ day.As I dropped my dad off，I __12__ him，dressed in his work clothes，getting his __13__ from the trunk（尾箱）of my car.Watching his sun-weathered face，and even from a distance I could tell there were __14__ lines than I ever remembered being there before.I realized how hard my dad had worked for his family.My father was a cement finisher（水泥修整工）．
In that instant，it __15__ to me that he actually got down on his hands and knees to sweat over hot concrete to make a living for his family.And he did this __16__，no matter how hot it got.Never，not once，had I heard him __17__ about it.To him we were “worth” it.And never once did he “charge” us for it.
When he closed the trunk，his tools set off to the side，he walked over to my window to __18__ me five dollars.I rolled down the window and said “Good-bye，dad.Keep your five dollars.It's __19__ me.Don't work too hard.I love you.”
His eyes met mine，then glanced away in the direction of his waiting tools.He cleared his __20__ and said，“Oh，and... me，too.”
1．A．like B．remember C．forget D．care 2．A．Sorry B．Yes C．No D．Good 3．A．car B．friend C．job D．bus 4．A．So B．As C．Not D．Even 5．A．spent B．earned C．kept D．saved 6．A．did B．changed C．stopped D．was 7．A．out B．in C．up D．off
8．A．pay B．charge C．offer D．accept 9．A．ride B．leave C．trip D．hurry 10．A．as B．although C．but D．since 11．A．ordinary B．hot C．work D．special 12．A．helped B．followed C．left D．watched
13．A．tools B．clothes C．luggage D．bag 14．A．fewer B．more C．longer D．deeper 15．A．happened B．seemed C．occurred D．appeared 16．A．now and then B．day and night
C．all the time D．day in and day out
17．A．talk B．complain C．ask D．speak 18．A．hand B．pass C．lend D．take 19．A．for B．at C．on D．in
20．A．hands B．eyes C．throat D．clothes
C
（2012·山西大同学情调研）
When I first entered university，my aunt，who is an English professor，gave me a new English dictionary.I was __1__ to see that it was an English-English dictionary，also known as a monolingual dictionary.__2__ it was a dictionary intended for
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non-native learners，none of my classmates had one __3__，to be honest，I found it extremely __4__ to use at first.I would look up words in the dictionary and __5__ not fully understand the meanings.I was used to the __6__ bilingual dictionaries，in which the words are __7__ both in English and Chinese.I really wondered why my aunt __8__ to make things so difficult for me.Now，after studying English at university for three years，I __9__ that monolingual dictionaries are __10__ in learning a foreign language.
As I found out，there is，__11__，often no perfect equivalence（对应）between two __12__in two languages.My aunt even goes so far as to __13__ that a Chinese “equivalent” can never give you the __14__ meaning of a word in English！__15__，she insisted that I read the definition（定义）of a word in a monolingual dictionary __16__ I wanted to get a better understanding of its meaning.__17__ I have come to see what she meant.
Using a monolingual dictionary for learners has helped me in another important way.This dictionary uses a（n）__18__ number of words，around 2,000，in its definitions.When I read these definitions，I am __19__ exposed to（接触）the basic words and learn how they are used to explain objects and ideas.__20__ this，I can express myself more easily in English.
1．A．worried B．sad C．surprised D．nervous 2．A．Because B．Although C．Unless D．If 3．A．but B．so C．or D．and
4．A．difficult B．interesting C．ambiguous D．practical 5．A．thus B．even C．still D．again 6．A．new B．familiar C．earlier D．ordinary 7．A．explained B．expressed C．described D．created 8．A．offered B．agreed C．decided D．happened 9．A．imagine B．recommend C．predict D．understand 10．A．natural B．better C．easier D．convenient 11．A．at best B．in fact C．at times D．in case 12．A．words B．names C．ideas D．characters 13．A．hope B．declare C．doubt D．tell
14．A．exact B．basic C．translated D．expected 15．A．Rather B．However C．Therefore D．Instead 16．A．when B．before C．until D．while 17．A．Largely B．Generally C．Gradually D．Probably 18．A．extra B．average C．total D．limited 19．A．repeatedly B．nearly C．immediately D．anxiously 20．A.According to B．In relation to C．In addition to D．Because of
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陕西省高考英语二轮复习 专题升级训练卷十二 完形填空(二)
