2020版英语大一轮复习讲义人教版（全国）话题晨背与阅读训练话题：话题一第二节

第二节　话题阅读(2018·全国Ⅰ，完形填空)During my second year at the city college，I was told that the education department was offering a “free” course，called Thinking Chess，for three credits.I   41   the idea of taking the class because，after all，who doesn’t want to  42   a few dollars？More than that，I’d always wanted to learn chess.And，even if I weren’t   43   enough about free credits，news about our   44   was appealing enough to me.He was an international grandmaster，which   45   I would be learning from one of the game’s   46  .I could hardly wait to   47   him.Maurice Ashley was kind and smart，a former graduate returning to teach，and this   48   was no game for him；he meant business.In his introduction，he made it   49   that our credits would be hard­earned.In order to   50   the class，among other criteria，we had to write a paper on how we plan to   51   what we would learn in class to our future professions and，  52  ，to our lives.I managed to get an A in that   53   and learned life lessons that have served me well beyond the   54  .Ten years after my chess class with Ashley，I’m still putting to use what he   55   me：“The absolute most important   56   that you learn when you play chess is how to make good   57  .On every single move you have to   58   a situation，process what your opponent(对手) is doing and   59   the best move from among all your options.” These words still ring true today in my   60   as a journalist.41.A.put forward   B.jumped atC.tried  out   D.turned down答案　B解析　根据上文中的“offering a ‘free’ course，called Thinking Chess，for three credits”以及下文中的“I’d always wanted to learn chess”可知，参加国际象棋课程是免费的并且可以获得三个学分，而且“我”一直想学国际象棋，由此可知，“我”迫不及待地接受(jump at)了这个主意。put forward提出；try out试验；turn down拒绝。42.A.waste   B.earnC.save   D.pay答案　C解析　联系上文中的“a ‘free’ course”可知，这是免费的课程，因此可以节省(save)几美元。43.A.excited   B.worriedC.moved   D.tired答案　A解析　联系下文中的“appealing enough to me”可知，即使免费获得学分这件事不足以让“我”兴奋(excited)，也有其他事情对“我”有足够的吸引力。44.A.title   B.competitorC.textbook   D.instructor答案　D解析　联系下文中的“He was an international grandmaster(他是一位国际象棋大师)”可知，国际象棋课程的导师(instructor)足以吸引“我”。title标题；competitor对手；textbook课本。45.A.urged   B.demandedC.held   D.meant答案　D解析　国际象棋课程的导师是国际象棋大师，这就意味着(mean)“我”将跟随下国际象棋最好的人之一学习。urge强烈要求；demand(坚决)要求；hold持有。46.A.fastest   B.easiestC.best   D.rarest答案　C解析　联系上文中的“international grandmaster”可知，他是下国际象棋最好的(best)人之一。47.A.interview   B.meetC.challenge   D.beat答案　B解析　联系上文可知，国际象棋课程的导师吸引着“我”，所以“我”迫不及待地想见到(meet)他。interview采访，面试；challenge挑战；beat击败。48.A.chance   B.qualificationC.honor   D.job答案　D解析　联系空后的“was no game for him；he meant business”可知，这项工作(job)对他而言不是游戏，而是正经职业。chance机会；qualification资格；honor荣誉。49.A.real   B.perfectC.clear   D.possible答案　C解析　联系空后的“that our credits would be hard­earned”可知，他向我们明确表示(make it clear that)这门课程的学分很难获得。50.A.attend   B.passC.skip   D.observe答案　B解析　由上文中的“our credits would be hard­earned”及下文中的“among other criteria，we had to write a paper”可知，此处指为了通过(pass)这门课程，除了其他标准，“我们”还要写一篇论文。attend参加；skip跳过；observe观察。51.A.add   B.exposeC.apply   D.compare答案　C解析　联系空后的“to our future professions”可知，“我们”的论文是关于“我们”打算如何将所学的东西应用(apply)到未来的职业中的。apply...to...将……应用到……，符合语境。add...to...向……添加……；expose...to...使……暴露在……；compare...to...把……比作……。52.A.eventually   B.naturallyC.directly   D.normally答案　A解析　联系空后的“to our lives”可知，最终(eventually)要应用到“我们”的生活中。naturally自然地；directly直接地；normally正常地。53.A.game   B.presentationC.course   D.experiment  答案　C解析　联系空前的“I managed to get an A”可知，“我”在国际象棋课程(course)上获得了A。game游戏；presentation报告；experiment实验。54.A.criterion   B.classroomC.department   D.situation答案　B解析　联系空前的“life lessons that have served me well”可知，“我”从中学到了课堂(classroom)之外的生活课程。criterion标准；department部门；situation状况。55.A.taught   B.wroteC.questioned   D.promised 答案　A解析　分析语境可知，引号中的内容是导师说的话，也就是他教(teach)“我”的东西。write写；question询问；promise答应。56.A.fact   B.stepC.manner   D.skill答案　D解析　联系空后的“you learn when you play chess is how to make good         ”可知，这里是指学到的最重要的技能(skill)。57.A.grades   B.decisionsC.impressions   D.comments答案　B解析　联系下文中的“the best move from among all your options”可知，这里指做出正确的决定(decision)。grade分数；impression印象；comment评论。58.A.analyze   B.describeC.rebuild   D.control答案　A解析　联系空后的“a situation，process what your opponent(对手) is doing”可知，这里指分析(analyze)形势。describe描述；rebuild重建；control控制。59.A.announce   B.signalC.block   D.evaluate答案　D解析　联系空后的“the best move from among all your options”可知，要从你所有的选择中评估(evaluate)出最好的一步。announce宣布；signal示意；block堵住。60.A.role   B.desireC.concern   D.behavior答案　A解析　联系空后的“as a journalist”可知，今天这些话对于“我”作为记者的角色(role)仍然是真实有用的。desire渴望；concern担心；behavior举止。1.jump at迫不及待地接受，欣然接受(机会、建议等)2.appeal to对……有吸引力；呼吁；上诉；要求3.can’t wait to do sth.＝can hardly wait to do sth.迫不及待地做某事4.mean business (口)是认真的；说话算数5.criteria (criterion的复数形式) n.准则；标准6.process v.处理；整理；加工(食品等) n.过程；进程7.option n.选择1.(第41题)[正确答案]B项jumped at[命题句子]I   41   the idea of taking the class because，after all，who doesn’t want to save a few dollars？More than that，I’d always wanted to learn chess.请在命题句子中划出能推出正确答案的词句。2.(第60题)[正确答案]A项role[命题句子]These words still ring true today in my   60   as a journalist.请在命题句子中划出能推出正确答案的词句。3.In his introduction，he made it clear that our credits would be hard­earned.翻译：他在介绍中明确指出，我们的学分将很难获得。分析：句中it作形式宾语(成分)，that引导宾语从句。4.Ten years after my chess class with Ashley，I’m still putting to use what he taught me.翻译：跟着Ashley老师学了象棋后的10年里，我仍在应用他教我的东西。分析：句中what 引导宾语从句。put...to use 固定词组，表示“使用；利用”的意思。