题型:完形填空 题类:常考题 难易度:困难
北京市朝阳区2020届高三上学期英语期末考试试卷
New Distractions (使人分心的事)
Madeline's family vacation to the beach was usually the highlight of her summer. This year however, her parents announced a new1no phones allowed for the entire week. "No distractions," they said. "But my friends will be2updates," Madeline protested. "They'll have to3," her mom said. "What if something bad happens?" Madeline changed her4Her mom shook her head as she opened a drawer. Madeline saw that her parents' phones were already in it. Madeline had to5her phone in, too. The drive to the beach house took most of the day. That night after dinner, Madeline wandered into the kitchen, where her father was6dishes. "Still hungry?" he asked. "No," she answered. Then she gave him a7look and said in her sweetest voice, "Couldn't I have my phone back? Just so I can tell everyone what a(n)8time I'm having?" "Can't," he said. "It's not here. Remember?9out the bookcase in the living room," he suggested. "Might find something you like." She walked into the living room and spotted a jigsaw puzzle (拼图玩具) on the bookcase. She took it, put the pieces on the table, and began to10them. After what seemed like minutes, she looked up. It was past ten o'clock. She had been11for almost two hours! The puzzle was less than half done. It would have been nice to12a picture of the puzzle with her friends, she thought. The next morning, a golden sun was rising over the blue ocean. The sky was cloudless. The scene13Madeline of a photo that Brandi had shared. Her friends had oohed and ahhed over it. This view was even better. It would leave everyone14Madeline's hand15to the bedside table, but there was nothing there.
That evening, Madeline lost herself in the jigsaw puzzle again. She felt a little excited every time the shapes16. Soon, all that were left were a few gaps. She quickly put the remaining pieces into place. The puzzle was17.
She stepped back to18the finished puzzle. The picture showed an old painting of several farmhands working in a brown field and there was a giant rainbow arching across the sky.
Madeline enjoyed the puzzle for a few minutes, trying to19the image in her mind. Then, she quietly started taking it20. That, she thought, was just for me.
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