专题练(二十) 夹叙夹议文(2) (2021·天津6月改编) My brother and I look like twins，but we are completely 1 .My older brother 2 meditation(冥想)，while I was a born 3 who preferred the theatrical.I took his relative silence to be offensive.We simply didn’t 4 . I didn’t 5 having a tense relationship with my brother.I practised singing in the bedroom every day to remain at my best and be 6 for roles；my brother would meditate on a window seat. At the start of the semester，I practised “Circle of Life” for a musical.This was the first time I had 7 to learn a song，because my voice cracked(破音) as I switched to a head voice.I was annoyed in that period and 8 practising，declaring I had reached the ceiling of my singing career.For the first time in years my brother 9 quiet when I got home. After two days of this，my brother asked me to 10 him in meditation.Feeling my anger at my inability to manage this song 11 ，I accepted.My brother said，“When your mind floats away，you simply come back.Don’t blame yourself.” I got the message.I kept trying at the song，no longer getting 12 at myself.And finally I was able to 13 power in my singing.I learned that you don’t have to always get everything 14 the first time and that good things come with continual 15 . 1．A.mature B．different C．content D．normal 2．A.disliked B．abandoned C．replaced D．preferred 3．A.writer B．leader C．painter D．performer 4．A.get along B．drop by C．show off D．check in 5．A.try B．mind C．enjoy D．delay 6．A.humorous B．ordinary C．competitive D．grateful 7．A.struggled B．expected C．promised D．decided 8．A.began B．allowed C．stopped D．continued 9．A.hated B．wanted C．accepted D．experienced 10．A.help B．invite C．join D．admire 11．A.gracefully B．suddenly C．fiercely D．cautiously 12．A.rude B．angry C．surprised D．excited 13．A.lose B．share C．reduce D．maintain 14．A.wrong B．right C．back D．down 15．A.luck B．absence C．effort D．fear A (2024·辽宁沈阳一模) While enjoying my fresh lunch in a restaurant in Amsterdam，I noticed something odd.Customers coming in for something to eat ignored the person standing behind the ①counter，preferring to 1 through a smartphone. What was the crazy thing about this They were just several 2 apart! In fact，they were so close that the staff member took a quick 3 at his screen to ②get a head start on picking the right vegetables—all without any words 4 .Now，I get it：Modern technology allows us to be more 5 ，but I might be ③witnessing something deeper：we prefer not to talk to each other anymore. Think about it for a moment.When was the last time you naturally 6 a conversation with somebody you didn’t know The chances are that you don’t even 7 ！ Likely either you or the other person was “busy” with other things like 8 with a smartphone.Now，with the 9 of digital technologies，one can’t help but pay the 10 for modern efficiency：our ability to talk to strangers. We shop， 11 a hotel，or order a taxi，all via an app ... ...
