【2014届高三一轮复习英语精品资料 题库强化练习(新课标专用)Book 4 Unit3 Word版含解析

15．No matter how frequently________，the works of Beenthoven still attract people all over the world.

A．being performed

C．to be performed B．performing D．performed

答案 D [考查状语从句的省略用法。句子主语the works of Beenthoven与perform之间是动宾关系，故应用过去分词作状语。No matter how frequently performed是让步状语从句No matter how frequently the works of Beenthoven were performed的省略形式。句意：贝多芬的作品无论演出多么频繁，都一样能吸引世界各地的人们。]

II. 完形填空

We recently treated our now-adult son and his girlfriend to a seafood feast, near Cocoa Beach, Florida. Our server, a grandmotherly woman skilled in the art of___1___, flew around the ___2___juggling dishes and drinks while treating customers as individuals. She remembered their ____3___tastes, likes and dislikes –all of which she’d learned after only the briefest ___4___.

At the end of the meal, she presented the bill, and then went to___5___ the growing crowd of other dinners. My husband __6___with a credit card, added her___7____, and we were off.

“Mr. Goldsmith!” our waitress ran out of the dinning room waving a receipt at him, “Thank you. ”

He looked at her as though he didn’t __8___. We’ve all seen that universal__9__ of confusion—eyebrows drawn together and head cocked to one side

“What did you give her?” I asked in a stage whisper, ___10___if he had done something __11__ or made a calculation error.

“Wow, Dad,” our son said, __12__like an awestruck 10 –year-old. “I’ve never seen a waitress ___13___anyone out of the restaurant to say ‘thank you’ for the tip.

“She gave us great service. I just thought she deserved a little bump __14___ what I usually give. ”

It wasn’t until later, when I accidentally heard our __15___retelling the story of the ___16___waitress, that I realized she had given my family something__17__ a “thank you”. She showed our son the importance of __18___hard work and the rewarding sound of “thank you”. Her show of thanks helped a dad earn a bit more __19__from a loving son. And it reminded me just why I __20___this thoughtful, caring man.