2020屆高考英語Units 11～12 The sounds of the world Art and literature知識點復習
a.mad b.good c.ordinary d.normal
解析：由句意“母親們都太善談，故而有時與母親發急亦是正常的”可知，答案只能從ordinary和normal中選。normal側重于“正規的；正常的；標準的”；ordinary則側重于“普普通通的；不特殊的”，其反義詞為special。由此可得答案。
答案：d
9.at the street corner，anyone who was seen carrying a bag，a box，or ________，was stopped by the police.
a.what it is b.whatever it is c.what there is d.whatever there is
解析：whatever常放于or之后，意為“或是任何其他東西”。
答案：b
10.________ with many women, jane was indeed very fortunate.
a.comparing b.to compare c.to be compared d.compared
解析：compared to/with為固定搭配，意為“與……相比”。
答案：d
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there were many people standing on the platform，but jeff could see his grandfather standing near the back of the__1__.each summer jeff spent a month with him at the seashore.
grandpa’s old truck__2__in front of the cottage，grandpa smiled and nodded his head toward the__3__.“go on，” he said with a smile，“and i’ll get__4__on.”
sand moved and settled under jeff’s feet as he walked along the beach.he closed his eyes and took a deep breath of salty air.suddenly the__5__was broken，he heard whoosh，whoosh，whoosh.and he__6__a big seagull flying around his head，darting(沖) at him.“aaawk，” it cried，swooping (撲) down again and again.
__7__his head with his arms，jeff rushed back to grandpa’s cottage.grandpa had prepared a delicious supper.afterward they sat by the fire and jeff told him about the seagull.“it surely had a reason to__8__that way，” grandpa said.“i wonder__9__it is.”
the next morning，sunlight shone warm and bright as jeff__10__returned to the beach in search of interesting stones，shells，or pieces of driftwood.once again，though，he soon found himself under__11__.“go away！” jeff shouted，clapping loudly to persuade the__12__seagull to leave.instead it swooped even closer.and jeff had to scramble (爬) under some nearby bushes.
there he heard a softer bird__13__“eeeep！” gently pushing branches aside，he saw a__14__seagull.its feet were trapped in plastic rings，the type that is like coca bottles.
“no wonder your mom’s upset，” jeff said.carefully he__15__the rings.at first crying and shaking，the bird soon__16__，accepting help.