福建省厦门市2020-2021学年高二上学期期末考试英(11)

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On my last birthday, my mum and I tried flyboarding. Instructed by a coach, we were launched(发射) into the air and slid along the surface, scared but___36____.We felt nervous but were soon laughing, ____37____each other to master the technique and shouting encouragement across the water. What an amazing ___38____ gift from my mother, and a complete___39____!

I’m hoping to have lots more ____40____ like this because I've decided to ___41___ buying friends and family presents and asked them to do the same. ____42__, I want us to plan ways to spend time together. This ____43___ has been coming for a while. Too often, I find myself___44____ the shops madly after forgetting the birthday of someone I barely see, or searching for a(n)__45__ flavour (味道) of jam for a picky relative. I try to get it right, but chances are these items are unwanted or unused. We’re exchanging ___46___ because that’s what is expected. But this __47__ doesn’t feel right for me. I love to ___48___ those I care about but would rather do so by cooking their favorite meal or by sharing an experience and creating __49___ together.

Flyboarding is not something I thought my mum would want to try. But it __50___ to be so much fun, and even more so because I am ___51___ it with my mum. Sharing time doesn’t __52___ mean anything as expensive as flyboarding as long as we are truly __53___, spending the time together simply having fun. Time can also easily ___54___ but giving experiences has allowed me to mark my year with things to look forward to plan quality ___55___ to reconnect with those I love.

36. A. calm B. excited C. anxious D. relaxed

【主旨大意】文章讲述了作者的妈妈在作者生日时带他去玩飞板，带给了他不一样的生日礼物，让作者感慨到最好的礼物就是与家人朋友一起度过的时光。

【答案】B

【解析】本题考查语境判断之其他线索（上下文推断）。A. calm冷静的；B. excited 激动的；

C. anxious不安的；

D. relaxed放松的。本题的线索为下句“We felt nervous but were soon laughing”体现出“我们虽然很紧张，但是也很快笑了出来”，由此可以推断出我们是害怕又激动的。结合句意和结合上下文可知，答案为B。

37. A. forcing B. ordering C. begging D. helping

【答案】D

【解析】本题考查语境判断之其他线索（上下文推断）。A. forcing强迫；B. ordering要求；

C. begging乞求；

D. helping帮助。上文提到作者和母亲去玩飞板，经过教练的指导，既激动又害怕，此处指他们相互笑着并帮助彼此掌握技巧。故答案为D。

38. A. Christmas B. birthday C. wedding D. graduation

【答案】B

【解析】本题考查语境判断之其他线索（上下文推断）。A. Christmas圣诞节；B. birthday生日；C. wedding 婚礼；D. graduation毕业。本题的线索为本段第一句“On my last birthday, my mum and I tried flyboarding.”，可知此处句意为“多么奇妙的生日礼物”，结合句意和上下文可知，答案为B。

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