一、高中英语完形填空
1.阅读下面短文,从短文后各题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中,选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
Zigfried, a little mouse, blew his breath on the frosty window of the farmhouse and rubbed it to see the outside. Still nobody came. Maybe today, he thought 1 . It was only a few days before Christmas and he was watching for a miracle (奇迹).
This farmhouse had been 2 too long. It needed a family. Zigfried's 3 made a noise. He realized that he hadn't eaten anything since yesterday. He jumped from the windowsill (窗沿), grabbed a 4 from his home, and went next door to Farmer Mike's.
Farmer Mike's house had been a great place for the little mouse 5 the farmer married a wife who had a cat. Zigfried 6 when he thought of it. He looked around cautiously as he 7 into the room where grain was stored and was quite 8 as he filled his bag with wheat. He was turning to leave when suddenly he 9 a hot breath about his ear. His heart beat 10 , and without thinking he started to run and luckily 11 the cat's paws (爪子).
The next afternoon Zigfried heard some good news: a 12 family would be moving into the farmhouse soon. Zigfried's granny would arrive on Christmas Eve to 13 with him. He hoped that the family would come before his granny came. Before long, a car came 14 the road leading to the house, with butter sandwiches, cheese and chocolate. Zigfried's Christmas miracle did arrive!
The house came 15 the next few days. Zigfried 16 every single hour of them. 17 the day before Christmas when he was drinking hot chocolate with a 18 smile at the door of his home, he heard the 19 of the children of the family about what they might get for Christmas. What? A cat? The 20 froze on his face; his mouth fell wide open. After a long while, he at last found his voice: \"Hey! Whose Christmas miracle is this?\" 1. A. carefully 2. A. dirty 3. A. mouth 4. A. bag 5. A. although 6. A. jumped 7. A. broke 8. A. curious 9. A. took 10. A. strongly 11. A. escaped 12. A. close 13. A. celebrate
B. excitedly B. noisy B. nose B. stick B. until B. shocked B. marched B. nervous B. released B. irregularly B. touched B. happy
C. hopefully D. proudly C. messy C. bowl C. when C. paced C. pitiful C. felt C. slowly C. new
D. empty D. coat D. unless D. stole D. enjoyable D. drew D. wildly D. young
C. stomach D. throat
C. trembled D. run
C. rubbed D. hold
B. communicate C. compete D. charge
14. A. across 15. A. alive 16. A. counted 17. A. However 18. A. sad 20. A. blood
B. from B. loose B. enjoyed B. Instead B. forced B. smile
C. off C. open C. missed C. polite C. tear
D. up D. still D. wasted D. satisfied D. sweat
C. Moreover D. Therefore C. comment D. debate
19. A. introduction B. discussion
【答案】 (1)C;(2)D;(3)C;(4)A;(5)B;(6)C;(7)D;(8)B;(9)C;(10)D;(11)A;(12)C;(13)A;(14)D;(15)A;(16)B;(17)A;(18)D;(19)B;(20)B;
【解析】【分析】本文是一篇记叙文,小老鼠Zigfried住在一座空荡荡的农舍,没吃没喝.圣诞节快到了,这座房子搬来了新主人,Zigfried过上了富足的生活.可惜好景不长,圣诞节这家的孩子就会有一只猫陪伴他们了.那么,Zigfried这个圣诞节会过得怎么样呢? (1) 考查副词。A.carefully“仔细地”;B.excitedly“兴奋地”;C.hopefully“充满希望地”;D.proudly“自豪地”。这只小老鼠在窗户上哈气,然后把窗户擦亮,它满怀希望地想,或许今天会有人来.这里用hopefully指它的一种心情。故选C.
(2) 考查形容词。A.dirty“脏的”;B.noisy“吵闹的”;C.messy“混乱的”;D.empty“空的”。根据下文\"这座农舍需要有一家人住下\",可知这里表示这座农舍空荡荡的,没有人住,故选D。
(3) 考查名词。A.mouth“嘴”;B.nose“鼻子”;C.stomach“胃”;D.throat“咽喉”。根据下文它意识到自己从昨天起就没有吃东西了,以及常识可知,饿的时候是\"肚子\"叫,而不是\"嘴巴\"\"鼻子\"或者\"喉咙\",因此选C。
(4)考查名词。A.bag“包”;B.stick“棍”;C.bowl“碗”;D.coat“大衣”根据下文它把口袋装满了小麦,这是很重要的提示,可知它从自己的窝里拿起一个袋子就跑到隔壁的农民迈克家去了。 故选A。
(5) 考查状语从句.A.although“尽管”;B.until“直到......为止”;C.when“当......的时候”;D.unless“除非”。迈克家一直是这只小老鼠的天堂,直到迈克娶了妻子,而他的妻子带来了一只猫。猫是老鼠的天敌,猫来了对老鼠来说并不是一件好事,也就是说老鼠的好日子到头了。故选B。
(6) 考查动词 。A. jump\"跳跃\";B.shocked“使震惊\";C.tremble\"颤抖,发抖\";D.run\"跑,经营\"。老鼠害怕猫是常识.句意:一想到他家的那只猫,Zigfried就害怕得浑身发抖,故选C。
(7)考查动词。A.broke” 弄坏“;B.marched”前进,行军“;C.paced”踱步,走来走去“;D.stole”偷“。这里用steal(into)描述小老鼠小心翼翼的神态和动作:它一边谨慎地向四周看,一边蹑手蹑脚地溜进存放谷物的房间。故选D。
(8) 考查形容词。A.curious”好奇的“;B.nervous”紧张的,不安的“;C.pitiful”可怜的,可鄙的“;D.enjoyable”欢乐的“。根据上文,因为害怕那只猫,它很小心,因此在往袋子里装粮食的时候\"很紧张\".nervous形象地描述了老鼠当时害怕的心理,故选B。 (9) 考查动词。A.took ”拿走“;B.released”释放“;C.felt”感觉“;D.drew”绘画“。就
在老鼠转身准备离开的时候,它感觉到耳旁有呼出的热气.这里用feel表示\"感觉\"到外来的呼吸,选C。
(10)考查副词。A.strongly”强烈地“;B.irregularly”不规则地,没规律地“;.C.slowly”慢慢地“;D.wildly”疯狂地“。老鼠知道形势不妙,猫来了,就在它旁边,面对危机,老鼠的心怦怦乱跳。one's heart beat wildly\"心怦怦乱跳\",故选D。
(11)A 考查动词。A.escaped”逃脱“;B.touched”接触,触摸“;C.rubbed”擦,摩擦“;D.held ”持,握“。老鼠赶紧逃窜,幸运地躲过了那只猫的抓捕。故选A。
(12) 考查形容词.A.close”密切的“; B.happy”高兴的“;C.new”新的“;D.young”年轻的“。根据上文,这座农舍很长时间空荡荡的,没有人居住,既然是要搬来人家,故选C。
(13) 考查动词.A.celebrate”庆祝“;B.communicate”交流“;C.compete”比赛“;D.charge ”控制“。语境表示奶奶要来跟它一起庆祝这个圣诞节,故选A。
(14)考查介词。句意:不久,一辆汽车沿着通向这座房子的路驶来,载着黄油三明治、奶酪和巧克力。A.across”穿过“;B.from”从“;C.off ”远离“;D.up”向上“。 这里用介词up描述动作由远及近的方向,come up the road固定短语,”沿着这条路驶来“,故选D。
(15)考查形容词。A.alive”活着的“;B.loose”松的“;C.open”开着的\";D.still\"静止的“。这座农舍因为有人的搬入,有了人气,开始充满活力,因此选A。
(16) 考查动词。A.counted ”数数,重要“;B.enjoyed”喜爱“;C.missed”错过,想念“;D.wasted”浪费“。句中的them指前面提到的days,有人搬进来了,接下来的几天里,房子里面又开始活跃起来了,Zigfried尽情享受着每时每刻。故选B。
(17)考查副词。A.However”然而“;B.Instead”代替“;C.Moreover”另外,此外“;D.Therefore”因此“。 根据下文\"What?A cat?\"可知,孩子们是讨论圣诞节用猫做礼物的信息,老鼠的好日子到头了,故用转折副词however,选A。
(18)考查形容词。A.sad”悲伤的“;B.forced”被迫的“;C.polite”有礼貌的“;D.satisfied ”满意的“。 这家原先没人居住,老鼠总是挨饿,而现在,它在自家门口喝着热巧克力,当然是觉得很满足了.a satisfied smile\"满足的笑容\",因此选D。
(19)考查名词。A.introduction”介绍“;B.discussion”讨论“;C.comment”评论“;D.debate”争论\"。这里用discussion指这些孩子七嘴八舌地在讨论他们圣诞节会得到什么礼物,故选B。
(20)考查名词。A.blood“血”;B.smile“微笑”;C.tears“眼泪”;D.sweat“汗水”。听说这家的孩子圣诞节就会有只猫了,老鼠Zigfried脸上原本满意的笑容一下子僵住了,故选B。
【点评】本题考点涉及副词,动词,名词,形容词,状语从句,介词,固定短语等多个知识点的考查,是一篇故事类阅读,要求考生在理解细节信息的基础上,进一步根据上下文的逻辑关系,进行分析推理,从而选出正确答案。
2.阅读下面短文,从短文后各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中,选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
Even though it was only October, my students were already whispering about Christmas plans. With each passing day everyone became more 1 , waiting for the final school bell. Upon its 2 everyone would run for their coats and go home, everyone except David.
David was a small boy in ragged clothes. I had often 3 what kind of home life David had, and what kind of mother could send her son to school dressed so 4 for the cold winter months, without a coat, boots, or gloves. But something made David 5 . I can still remember he was always 6 a smile and willing to help. He always 7 after school to straighten (使变直)chairs and mop the floor. We never talked much. He 8 just simply smile and ask what else he could do, then thank me for letting him stay and slowly 9 home.
Weeks passed and the 10 over the coming Christmas grew into restlessness(骚动) until the last day of 11 before the holiday break. I smiled in 12 as the last of them hurried out the door. Turning around I saw David 13 standing by my desk.
\"I have something for you\" he said and 14 from behind his back a small box. 15 it to me, he said anxiously, \"Open it\" I took the box from him, thanked him and slowly unwrapped it. I lifted the lid (盖子)and to my 16 saw nothing. I looked at David's smiling face and back into the box and said, \"The box is nice, David, but it's 17 .\"
\"Oh, no, it isn't\" said David. \"It's full of love. My mum told me before she died that love was something you couldn't see or touch unless you know it's there.\"
Tears filled my eyes 18 I looked at the proud dirty face that I had rarely given 19 to. After that Christmas, David and I became good friends and I never forgot the meaning 20 the little empty box set on my desk. 1. A. anxious 2. A. warning 3. A. scolded 5. A. popular
B. courageous C. serious B. ringing
C. calling C. gradually C. special
B. wondered C. realized B. upset
D. cautious D. yelling D. learned D. improperly D. funny D. sharing D. stayed D. could D. head for
4. A. modestly B. naturally
6. A. expressing B. delivering C. wearing 7. A. practised B. wandered C. studied 8. A. would 9. A. aim at 11. A. school 12. A. relief 13. A. weakly
B. should B. turn to B. year B. return B. sadly
C. might C. put off
10. A. argument B. excitement C. movement D. judgment
C. education D. program C. vain C. quietly C. raised C. Sending C. useless C. because
D. control D. helplessly D. pulled D. Leaving D. improper D. though
14. A. searched B. found 15. A. Holding B. Handing 16. A. delight 17. A. cheap 18. A. as
B. empty B. until
B. expectation C. appreciation D. surprise
19. A. advice 20. A. from
B. support B. behind
C. attention C. over
D. command D. towards
【答案】 (1)A;(2)B;(3)B;(4)D;(5)C;(6)C;(7)D;(8)A;(9)D;(10)B;(11)A;(12)A;(13)C;(14)D;(15)B;(16)D;(17)B;(18)A;(19)C;(20)B;
【解析】【分析】本文是一篇记叙文,讲述了作为教师的作者和沉默寡言、善良贫困学生David的故事,在圣诞节之际,David给了作者一份礼物——一个空盒子,作者很吃惊,他解释母亲离世前曾说过:爱看不见摸不着但是你知道它就在那里,从此他们成为了好朋友。
(1) 考查形容词。 anxious“焦急的,焦虑的”;courageous \"勇敢的\",serious \"严肃的\",cautious \"小心的\"。时间一周一周过去,同学们也越来越焦虑地期盼圣诞快一点来临,故选A。
(2)B 考查动词。句意:当学校放学的铃声的时候,除了 David,所有人都回家了。 warn \"警告\";ring ”按铃,敲钟,回响“;call \"打电话\";yell \"大喊\"。根据上文可知,每个人在等待放学铃声l 的敲响。故选B。
(3)考查动词。 scold \"责备\";wonder”想知道“;realize\"意识到\";learn \"了解;学习\"。根据语境可知,David 通常穿得破破烂烂的,于是我很想知道他究竟过的是什么样的生活。故选B。
(4)考查副词。 modestly\"谦虚地\";naturally \"自然地\";gradually”逐渐地“;improperly”不合适地“。根据下文可知,David 在冬天里没有戴手套,没有大衣,穿得不合适,不合时节,故选D。
(5) 考查形容词。 popular \"受欢迎的\";upset \"沮丧的\";special”特别的“;funny \"滑稽的\"。根据下文可知,David 经常在放学后打扫卫生和整理桌椅,这让他显得很特别,也因为如此\"我\"才注意到了他。故选C。
(6) 考查动词。express \"表达\";deliver \"递送\";wear”穿,戴“;share \"分享\" 。David 经常挂着一张笑脸。wear a smile固定短语,”面带微笑“,故选C。
(7) 考查动词。 practise \"练习\";wander \"漫游\";study\"学习\";stay”停留“。 根据下文可知,David 放学后经常留下来摆课桌和拖地板,故选D。
(8) 考查情态动词。would”会,愿意“; should \"应该\";might \"可能\";could \"可能\"。 \"我\"和 David 很少说话,但是每次见面他都会对\"我\"微笑,故选A。
(9)考查动词短语。 aim at\"针对;瞄准\";turn to\"转向;变成\";put off\"推迟\";head for\"前往;出发\"。David 在把所有事做完后才会回家。故选D。
(10)查名词。argument \"争吵\";excitement”激动“;movement \"运动\";judgment\"判断\"。圣诞一天天接近,同学们都激动得坐立不安。故选B。
(11) 考查名词。school”学校“; year \"年\";education \"教育\";program \"项目\"。直到在校的最后一天,每个人都对即将来临的圣诞感到激动。故选A。
(12)考查名词。 句意:当他们离开教室的时候,我如释重负地笑了 relief\"缓解,轻松\";return\"返回\"; vain\"徒劳的\";control\"控制\"。in relief,固定短语,\"如释重负\",故选A。
(13)考查副词。 weakly \"虚弱地\";sadly \"伤心地\";quitely”安静地“;helplessly \"无助地\"。根据语境可知,其他人都走了,只有 David 静静地站在\"我\"的讲桌旁边.quietly 与上文提到的 restlessness 相对应,故选C。
(14)考查动词。search \"搜查\";find \"找到\";raise \"上升\";pull”拉“。 根据上下文可知,David 起初把盒子藏在背后,说完话后便从身后拿了出来,故选D。
(15)考查动词。 hold \"握住\";hand”递“;send \"发送,寄送\";leave \"离开\"。根据下文\"Open it!\"可知,David 把小盒子递给了\"我\",故选B。
(16)考查名词。 delight\"高兴\";expectation\"期望\";appreciation\"欣赏\";surprise”惊讶“。令\"我\"吃惊的是,盒子里什么也没有。to one's surprise固定短语,\"让人吃惊的是\",故选D。
(17)考查形容词。cheap\"便宜的\";empty”空的“;useless \"没有用的\";improper \"不合适的\"。 根据上文可知,盒子里什么也没有,是空的。故选B。
(18)考查连词。 as \"当.......的时候\";until \"直到.......\",because \"因为\";though \"虽然\"。根据句意可知,当\"我\"看着 David 脏兮兮的脸的时候,\"我\"的眼睛里禁不住充满了泪水.故选A。
(19)考查动词。 advice \"建议\";support \"支持\";attention”注意“;command \"命令\"。 根据句意可知,\"我\"以前从来没有注意David 的脸, 故选C。
(20) 考查介词。 from \"从,来自\";behind”在......后面“;over\"超过\";towards \"朝向\"。根据句意可知,\"我\"永远也不会忘记这个盒子背后的意义,故选B。
【点评】本题考点涉及动词,名词,形容词,副词,连词,介词,情态动词,固定短语等多个知识点的考查,是一篇故事类阅读,要求考生在理解细节信息的基础上,进一步根据上下文的逻辑关系,进行分析推理,从而选出正确答案。
3.阅读下面短文,从短文后各题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中,选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
From the time each of my children started school, I packed their lunches. And in each lunch, I 1 a note. Often written on a napkin (餐巾), it might be a thank-you for 2 moment, a reminder of something we were happily expecting, or a bit of 3 for the coming test or sporting event.
In early grade school they 4 their notes. But as children grow older they become self-conscious (有自我意识) and 5 he reached high school, my older son, Marc, informed me he no longer 6 my daily notes. Telling him that he no longer needed to 7 them but I still needed to write them. I 8 until the day he graduated.
Six years after high school graduation, Marc called and asked if he could move 9 for a couple of months. He had spent those years well, graduating from college, 10 two interships (实习) in Washington, D.C., and 11 , becoming a technical assistant in Sacramento. 12 short vacation visits, however, he had lived away from home. With his younger sister leaving for college, I was 13 happy to have Marc back. Since I was 14 making lunch for his younger brother, I 15 one for Marc, too. Imagine my 16 when I got a call from my 24-year-old son, 17 his lunch.
\"Did I do something 18 ? Don't you love me 19 , Mom?\" were just a few of the questions he threw at me as I 20 asked him what was wrong. \"My note, mom,\" he answered. \"Where's my note?\" 1. A. carried 2. A. difficult 4. A. loved 5. A. lately 6. A. received 7. A. copy 8. A. held up 9. A. out 10. A. organizing 11. A. hopefully 13. A. especially 14. A. once 15. A. packed 16. A. fear 18. A. wrong 19. A. any more
B. found B. special B. answered B. by the way B. understood B. read B. gave up B. home B. planning B. finally B. immediately B. again B. fetched B. surprise B. funny B. enough
C. included
D. held
C. comfortable D. separate C. wrote C. enjoyed C. take C. followed
D. examined D. collected D. send D. continued
3. A. congratulation B. improvement C. explanation D. encouragement
C. by the time D. gradually
C. to college D. to Sacramento C. comparing D. completing C. particularly D. certainly C. Except for D. As for C. equally C. still C. bought C. anger C. strange C. politely
D. generally D. even D. filled D. disappointment D. smart D. laughingly
12. A. Because of B. Instead of
17. A. waiting for B. worrying about C. caring for D. asking about
C. once more D. better
20. A. interestingly B. bitterly
【答案】 (1)C;(2)B;(3)D;(4)A;(5)C;(6)C;(7)B;(8)D;(9)B;(10)D;(11)B;(12)C;(13)A;(14)C;(15)A;(16)B;(17)D;(18)A;(19)A;(20)D;
【解析】【分析】本文是一篇记叙文,作者不厌其烦的年复一年的为孩子们上学包午餐,随同午餐盒,她总坚持给孩子写上简单的一张便条,便条上都是些丁点儿鼓励的话语关于即将到来的考试啊运动比赛啊,还有一个特殊时刻的感激啊等等都写上两句。就这样,作者从孩子一开始上小学到高中毕业都一直坚持这样做。天底下的母亲在生活小事上处处传递的伟大的爱!
(1)考查动词。A.carried“携带”;B.found“发现”;C.included“包括”;D.held “容纳,举行”。在每一次午饭中,都包含着一个纸条。故选C,
(2)考查形容词。A.difficult“困难的”;B.special“特殊的”;C.comfortable“舒服的”;D.separate “分离的”。这个纸条或许是为了感谢某一特别时刻,故选B。
(3)考查名词。A.congratulation“祝贺”;B.improvement“提高,改善”;C.explanation“解释”;D.encouragement “鼓励”。根据下文可知,为要举行的考试或体育比赛写的话,该是鼓励的。故选D。
(4)考查动词。A. loved “爱”;B. answered“回答 ”;C. wrote“写”;D. examined“检查”。一
开始,他们很喜欢这些便条。选A。
(5)考查副词。A. lately“最近”;B. by the way“顺便说一下”;C. by the time“到.....为止”;D. gradually“逐渐的”。到他们上高中为止。选C。
(6)考查动词。A. received“收到”;B. understood“理解”;C. enjoyed“享受”;D. collected“收集”。根据语境可知,我最大的儿子不再享受我的便条。选出C。
(7)考查动词。A. copy“复制”;B. read“读”;C. take“拿”;D. send“送”。母亲写条,孩子读,选B。
(8)考查动词。A. held up“举起,耽搁”;B. gave up“放弃”;C. followed“跟随”;D. continued“继续”。我继续写直到毕业那天,选D。
(9)考查副词。根据下文可知,我从最小的孩子走了以后,尤其希望大儿子回来推断出大儿子是想回家住几个月。选B。
(10)考查动词。A. organizing“组织”;B. planning“计划”;C. comparing“对比”;D. completing“完成”。这些是做完了的事,故选D。
(11)考查副词。A. hopefully“有希望的 ”;B. finally“终于”;C. particularly“尤其是 ”;D. certainly“当然”。完成学业,经过实习以后,他终于成了技术助手,故选B。
(12)考查介词短语。A.Because of“因为”;B.Instead of“代替”;C.Except for“除了”;D.As “至于”。孩子住得远,只是除去短短的假期回家拜访。选C。
(13)考查副词。A. especially“尤其是”;B. immediately“立刻”;C. Equally“相等的”; D. generally“一般地”。马克回来我特别高兴。选A。
(14)考查副词。A. once“曾经”;B. again“再次”;C. still“仍然”; D. even“甚至”。做以前一直在做的事,故选C。
(15)考查动词。A. packed“收拾,打包”;B. fetched“去拿回,来拿去”;C. Bought“买”;D. filled“填满”。因为我还在为最小的弟弟准备午餐,我也帮马克准备了一份。选A。 (16)考查名词。A.fear“害怕”;B.surprise“惊讶”;C.anger“怒气,生气”;D.disappointment “失望”。根据上文可知,大儿子在上大学的时候说过不需要母亲的纸条了,所以,对于现在大儿子对见不到纸条的失望,母亲感到的是惊奇。选B。
(17)考查动词短语。A. waiting for“等待”;B. worrying about“担心”;C. caring for“照顾”;D. asking about“询问”。想象我的惊讶当儿子打电话来询问便条的事情。故选D。 (18)考查形容词。A.wrong“错误的”;B.funny“滑稽的,可笑的”;C.strange“奇怪的,陌生的”;D:smart “聪明的”。儿子见不到母亲的纸条,很失望,所以打电话问是不是自己做得不好了。故选A。
(19)考查副词。not…any more固定短语,“不再”,难道你不再爱我了吗?选A。 (20)考查副词。A. interestingly“有趣地”;B. bitterly“痛苦地”;C. politely“礼貌地“;D. laughingly“大笑地”。儿子无缘无故打来电话说是不是他做错了什么,我感到很好奇,所以我是笑着问他出了什么事,故选D。
【点评】本题考点涉及动词,名词,形容词,副词,固定短语等多个知识点的考查,是一篇故事类阅读,要求考生在理解细节信息的基础上,进一步根据上下文的逻辑关系,进行分析推理,从而选出正确答案。
4.阅读下面短文,从短文后各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中,选出可以填人空白处的最佳选项。
I was broke after the bankruptcy(破产) of my company and before that, my marriage also came to an end, which may be the hardest truth to me.
Suddenly, I got 1 lost. That \"one can start from nothing\" thing was much like nonsense. It was never easy! So I chose to 2 myself at home. Unexpectedly, my mom came to my 3 and took me to the hospital.
After my 4 , she paid for my exercise class in a gym just to 5 my mind.
One day, my mom was driving me back from 6 . We were talking. All was well. The 7 slowly went on. And she said, smiling, \"By the way, today's my birthday. No one 8 me so I thought I should just say so.\" I went 9 .
She laughed. A laugh so 10 ! I wanted to cry. She hadn't had a proper birthday celebration in twenty years.
She 11 again, \"It's OK. It's a little thing. But do you know what the 12 truth is? That is, love is one sided, most of the time. That's 13 most people want love but not the responsibility(责任) it 14 . Parents take all that responsibility. They take it 15 . I promise you. They'll take it to their grave, even if they 16 get it back.\" I bowed my head.
She continued, \"When you were 17 , I was as heartbroken as you, if not more heartbroken 18 you. When you were killing yourself, you were 19 my body. I would always like to be tortured by the one-sided love. Very much! But I just expect you to become 20 . Much braver.\" 1. A. actually 2. A. kill 3. A. power 4. A. job 5. A. pack 6. A. survey 7. A. car 8. A. reminded 9. A. blank 10. A. happy 11. A. stopped 12. A. hardest 13. A. why 14. A. comes up 15. A. little 16. A. never 17. A. smiling
B. hopelessly B. calm B. success B. change B. study B. talk B. asked B. loose B. sweet B. gossiped B. because B. some B. frequently B. listening
C. gradually D. surprisingly C. upset C. recovery C. swap C. practice C. road C. praised C. fluent C. strange
D. thank D. graduation D. strengthen D. examination D. day D. ignored D. straight D. painful D. entire D. how D. all D. maybe
B. apartment C. company D. office
C. requested D. laughed C. when C. much C. always
B. interesting C. half
B. comes across C. comes with D. comes out
C. speaking D. crying
18. A. before 20. A. free
B. than B. lonely
C. for C. brave
D. as D. grateful
19. A. suffering from B. adding up C. cutting off D. setting down
【答案】(1)B;(2)A;(3)B;(4)C;(5)D;(6)C;(7)B;(8)A;(9)A;(10)D;(11)D;(12)A;(13)B;(14)C;(15)D;(16)A;(17)D;(18)B;(19)C;(20)C;
【解析】【分析】本文是一篇记叙文,作者讲述了自己在人生最低谷时,选择在家自杀。作者的母亲及时赶到,救了作者。在作者和母亲的一次谈话中,作者感受到了母亲深沉无私的爱。
(1)考查副词。A. actually“事实上”;B. hopelessly“绝望地”; C. gradually“逐渐地”;D. surprisingly“出人意料地”。根据下文“That ‘one can start from nothing’ thing was much like nonsense. ”“白手起家”更像是胡说八道,由此推断出作者很绝望。故选B。
(2)考查动词。A. kill“杀死”;B. calm“使平静”;C. upset“心烦”;D. thank“感谢”。根据“When you were killing yourself”可知我选择在家自杀。故选A。
(3)考查名词。A. power“力量”;B. apartment“公寓”;C. company“公司”;D. office“办公室”。根据上文“So I chose to _____2_____ myself at home.”可知我的母亲来到了我的公寓。故选B。
(4)考查名词。句意:我恢复之后,为了增强我的精神,她在一个健身房里为我支付了练习课程的学费。A. job“工作”;B. success“成功”;C. recovery“恢复”;D. graduation“毕业”。故选C。
(5)考查动词。句意:我恢复之后,为了增强我的精神,她在一个健身房里为我支付了练习课程的学费。A. pack“包装”;B. change“改变”;C. swap“交换”;D. strengthen“加强”,故选D。
(6)考查名词。 A. survey“调查”;B. study“研究”;C. practice“练习”;D. examination“考试”。根据上文“she paid for my exercise class in a gym”可知一天,我的母亲把我从练习课接回来。故选C。
(7)考查名词。A. car“汽车”; B. talk“谈话”;C. road“马路”;D. day“一天”。根据“We were talking.”可知这次谈话在缓慢地进行。故选B。
(8)考查动词。句意:没有人提醒我,所以我认为我应该这样说。A. reminded“提醒”; B. asked“问”;C. praised“称赞”;D. ignored“忽略”。故选A。
(9)考查形容词。句意:我脑子一片空白。 A.blank“空白的”;B.loose“松的”;C.fluent“流利的”;D.straight“直的”。go blank“脑子一片空白”,该短语是固定短语,故选A。
(10)考查形容词。A. happy“快乐的”;B. sweet“甜的”;C. strange“奇怪的”;D. painful“痛苦的”。根据“I wanted to cry. She hadn't had a proper birthday celebration in twenty years.”可知母亲痛苦的笑着。故选D。
(11)考查动词。A. stopped“停止”;B. gossiped“闲聊”;C. requested“要求”;D. laughed“笑”。根据“She laughed.”可知她再次笑了。故选D。
(12)考查形容词。A. hardest“最困难的”;B. interesting“有趣的”;C. half“一半”;D. entire“全部的”。根据“That is, love is one sided, most of the time.”可知这里意思是你知道最困
难的事实是什么。故选A。
(13)考查连词。句意:那是因为多数人想要爱,但是却没有与责任一起供给。A. why“为什么”;B. because“因为”;C. when“当......时”;D. how“如何”。故选B。
(14)考查动词短语。句意:那是因为多数人想要爱,但是却没有与责任一起供给。A. comes up“走近”;B. comes across“偶然遇到”;C. comes with“与……一起供给”;D. comes out“出版”。故选C。
(15)考查代词。A. little“少许”; B. some“一些”;C. much“许多”;D. all“全部”。根据“Parents take all that responsibility. ”可知他们带走了全部。故选D。
(16)考查副词辨析。句意:即使他们永远不会得到回报。A. never“从未”;B. frequently“频繁地”; C. always“总是”;D. maybe“可能”。故选A。
(17)考查动词。A. smiling“微笑”;B. listening“听”;C. speaking“说”;D. crying“大哭”。根据“I was as heartbroken as you ”可知当你大哭时,如果不比你更伤心,至少我也和你一样悲伤。故选D。
(18)考查连词。句意:当你大哭时,如果不比你更伤心,至少我也和你一样悲伤。A. before“在......之前”;B. than“比”;C. for“因为”;D. as“随着”。故选B。
(19)考查动词短语。句意:当你自杀时,你切断了我的身体。A. suffering from“ 遭受”; B. adding up“合计”;C. cutting off “切断”;D. setting down“记下”。故选C。
(20)考查形容词。A. free“自由的”;B. lonely“寂寞的”;C. brave“勇敢的”;D. grateful“感谢的”。根据“Much braver.”可知我期待着你变勇敢。故选C。
【点评】本题考点涉及副词,动词,名词,形容词,连词,代词,固定短语等多个知识点的考查,是一篇故事类阅读,要求考生在理解细节信息的基础上,进一步根据上下文的逻辑关系,进行分析推理,从而选出正确答案。
5.阅读下面短文,掌握其大意,然后从各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中,选出最佳选项。
Christmas was always a very special time because I could receive many wonderful gifts. There was one particular Christmas 1 all I wanted was a pink car for my Barbie doll. I had 2 all of the commercials (广告) and seen how cool Barbie could look in that car. 3 that time, I had known that Santa Claus was really my parents, so no surprise there. I didn't 4 who bought me the car as long as I got it.
Finally, Christmas Eve arrived. I could not fall asleep that night, just 5 for it to get late enough for me to slip downstairs and open my gifts. Well, I must have fallen asleep at some point, 6 when I awoke it was Christmas morning. I ran 7 to a ton of gifts, but I didn't see the Barbie doll car. I was very 8 for what I had received, but I was still wondering where my car was. After a while, my father 9 what looked like a garbage bag and handed it to me. Before I could opened the bag completely, I saw the pink color. I jumped for 10 and Dad's face lit up. Of course there was 11 what I wanted. Then I noticed a price tag (标签). I asked Dad why it was on my new toy. He sweetly said that Santa went to a special store for the gift and he was probably short on 12 and had forgotten to take the price tag off. Hearing this, I just smiled and said, \"Oh, cool!\" I was happy with my car and my father was happy knowing
that I still 13 in Santa Claus.
To this day, that is my very favourite Christmas 14 , because it was sweet that there was 15 who cared about a little kid and the joy and spirit of Christmas. 1. A. that 2. A. watched 3. A. After 4. A. show 5. A. counting 6. A. although 7. A. upstairs 8. A. grateful 9. A. gave out 11. A. nearly 12. A. money 13. A. believed 14. A. truth 15. A. anyone
B. when B. bought B. Until B. waiting B. so that B. calm
C. where C. written C. By C. asking
D. which D. heard D. Since D. care D. wishing D. sadly D. nervous D. pity D. exactly D. food D. memory
B. consider C. forget
C. because D. yet C. angry C. joy C. closely C. time C. trip
B. downstairs C. slowly
B. carried out C. came out D. took out B. almost B. energy B. hated B. reality
10. A. disappointment B. interest
C. depended D. trusted
B. everyone C. someone D. none
【答案】 (1)B;(2)A;(3)C;(4)D;(5)B;(6)C;(7)B;(8)A;(9)D;(10)C;(11)D;(12)C;(13)A;(14)D;(15)C;
【解析】【分析】本文是一篇记叙文,作者有一个圣诞节最想要的礼物是给自己的芭比娃娃配一辆粉红色的车,爸爸满足了她的心愿。那是她最喜欢的圣诞节记忆。
(1)考查定语从句。句意:有一个特别的圣诞节,当时我想要的只是我的芭比娃娃坐的一辆粉红色的车。此句是限制性定语从句定语从句,先行词为Christmas,关系副词在定语从句中作时间状语,故选B。
(2)考查动词。句意:我看了所有的广告,看到芭比娃娃坐在车上看起来有多酷。A. watched“观察,看”;B. bought“买”;C. written“写作”;D. heard“听,听说”。根据下文“seen how cool Barbie could look in that car.”可知,作者要先“看”,才能“看到”,故选A。 (3)考查介词。句意:那时,我已经知道圣诞老人是我的父母了,所以没什么好惊讶的A. After“在……之后”;B. Until“直到”;C. By“到……时(后接时间名词)”;D. Since“自从”。by+时间名词,意为:“到……时,在……之前”,故选C。
(4)考查动词。句意:我不在乎谁给我买了那辆车,只要我能拿到它。A. show“展示”;B. consider“考虑,认为”;C. forget“忘记”;D. care“关心,在乎”。根据下文“as long as I got it”只要我能得到它,根据逻辑,主句应该是不在乎(谁给买),故选D。
(5)考查动词。句意:那天晚上我睡不着,只为等着粉红色的小汽车,到时间够晚我好溜下楼,打开我的礼物。A. counting“计数,数数”;B. waiting“等待”;C. asking“问”;D. wishing“希望”。空后it指代a pink car,上文作者就想要一辆粉色的小汽车,所以是等待它,wait for固定短语,“等待”,故选B。
(6)考查状语从句。句意:我一定在某个时候睡着了,因为当我醒来时,是圣诞节的早
晨了。A. although“尽管”;B. so that“以便,为了”;C. because“因为”;D. yet“仍然,还”。设空词前为主句,表示结果,设空词所在句子是从句,表示原因,所以选项C切题,故选C。
(7)考查副词。句意:我跑下楼到了一堆礼物那里,但没有看到芭比娃娃的汽车。A. upstairs“楼上”;B. downstairs“楼下”;C. slowly“慢慢地”;D. sadly“悲伤地”。上文中的downstairs,说明作者睡在楼上的,现在是下楼找礼物,故选 B。
(8)考查形容词。句意:收到的礼物我非常感激,但我还是想知道我的车在哪里。A. grateful“感激的”;B. calm“平静的”;C. angry“愤怒的,生气的”;D. nervous“紧张的”。根据下文我所收到的东西,收到东西当然心怀感激,故选A。
(9)考查动词短语。句意:过了一会儿,我父亲拿出一个看起来像垃圾袋的东西递给我。A. gave out“发出,公布”;B. carried out“完成”;C. came out“出版,出现”;D. took out“拿出来”。故选D。
(10)考查名词。句意:我高兴得跳了起来,爸爸的脸也亮了。A. disappointment“失望”;B. interest“兴趣,利益”;C. joy“高兴,兴奋”;D. pity“遗憾”。上文作者最想要的是芭比娃娃的汽车,下文“I was happy with my car”,可知作者拿到了小汽车,所以是高兴地跳起来,故选C。
(11)考查副词。句意:当然,这正是我想要的。A. nearly“几乎,将近”;B. almost“几乎”;C. closely“精密地,紧密地”;D. exactly“准确地,确切地”。上文作者兴奋地跳了起来,说明她拿到的是她最想要的礼物,强调就是她要的礼物,故选D。
(12)考查名词。句意:他甜甜地说,圣诞老人去的一家特别的商店购买礼物,可能时间短,忘了把价格标签拿下来。A. money“钱”;B. energy“能量”;C. time“时间”;D. food“食物”。故选C。
(13)考查动词。句意:我对我的车很高兴,我父亲知道我仍然相信圣诞老人也很高兴。A. believed“相信”;B. hated“恨”;C. depended“依靠”;D. trusted“信任”。根据上文可知,爸爸告诉她礼物是圣诞老人买(送)的,所以作者是相信圣诞老人,believe in固定短语,“信任”,故选 A。
(14)考查名词。句意:直到今天,那是我最喜欢的圣诞节记忆,因为有人关心一个小孩以及这种圣诞的快乐和精神是甜蜜的。A. truth“真相,事实”;B. reality“现实”;C. trip“旅行”;D. memory“记忆”。故选D。
(15)考查代词。句意:直到今天,那是我最喜欢的圣诞节记忆,因为有人关心一个小孩以及这种圣诞的快乐和精神是甜蜜的。A. anyone“任何人”;B. everyone“每个人”;C. someone“某人”;D. none“没有一个人”。根据上文可知作者父亲给她买了她最想要的礼物,是关心她;作者还玩芭比娃娃,可知当时作者是个小孩,所以是有人(她父亲)关心小孩子(作者),句子为肯定句,故选C。
【点评】本题考点涉及动词,名词,形容词,介词,副词,代词,定语从句,状语从句固定短语等多个知识点的考查,是一篇故事类阅读,要求考生在理解细节信息的基础上,进一步根据上下文的逻辑关系,进行分析推理,从而选出正确答案。
6.完形填空
In a used furniture business, unlike new, you cannot order stock from a catalogue. People call in, and you have to go out and make an offer. \"You can't 1 what you don't have,\" my father would say.
When I was aged thirteen, my father 2 his store manager, a one-armed guy who could do more with his one arm than many will do with two. With his 3 gone, my father came to me. \"Will you come in while I go out to 4 the day's calls 5 I find the right person?\" he asked. The store has tens of thousands of 6 . \"People like to bargain,\" he told me. \"So I don't 7 prices. You just have to know a 8 .\"
He took me around and said, \"A quarter-horse motor you can sell for four dollars. For a refrigerator, depending on the 9 , you can sell for thirty-five dollars to sixty dollars. However, if it has a freezer all the way across, sell it for eighty dollars; 10 excellent condition, maybe one hundred dollars. Dishes come in with a houseful of furniture, and I don't even figure them in when I give a price. You can sell them for a nickel to a quarter. Something really nice.\"
Every day after 11 , I would pedal (骑自行车) down to the store. Soon after, I was writing up a sales slip (纸条) for an attractive plate when my father walked in. I had asked a dollar and the guy did not hesitate. I was very 12 . My father glanced down at what I was doing, 13 the customer and said, \"You sure got a 14 today. My employee gave you the price and that's the price.\" Afterward, I asked my father, \"What was that all 15 ?\"
It turned out that it was a(n) 16 plate, worth a few hundred dollars. I was shocked. Here I was 17 to help my father in the business and instead I was losing money for him. He said, \"I could have stopped the sales if I'd wanted to. You were just writing up the slip and hadn't yet taken the money. 18 , by civil law, you're 19 age. But, a man stands by his word and the word of his agent.\" It 20 my father a small amount of money, but I learned a lifelong lesson in integrity (正直). 1. A. buy 2. A. missed 4. A. ask 5. A. if 6. A. items 7. A. offer 8. A. name 9. A. price 10. A. on 11. A. school 12. A. upset 14. A. plate 15. A. about
B. sell B. fired B. return B. when B. decide B. range B. for B. work
C. order C. dismissed C. servant C. answer C. until C. mark C. variety C. by C. study
D. store D. lost D. salesman D. give D. unless D. instruments D. create D. catalogue D. quantity D. in D. play D. turned down D. fortune D. to
3. A. manager B. boss
B. materials C. facilities
B. situation C. condition
B. worried C. embarrassed D. pleased B. reward C. bargain B. for
C. around
13. A. turned on B. turned to C. turned up
16. A. ordinary B. fragile 17. A. willing 19. A. under 20. A. spent
C. antique D. delicate D. trying D. Consequently D. of D. wasted
B. waiting C. managing B. above B. cost
C. at C. took
18. A. However B. Therefore C. Besides
【答案】 (1)B;(2)D;(3)A;(4)C;(5)C;(6)A;(7)C;(8)B;(9)C;(10)D;(11)A;(12)D;(13)B;(14)C;(15)A;(16)C;(17)D;(18)C;(19)A;(20)B;
【解析】【分析】本文是一篇记叙文。作者通过自己和父亲之间发生的故事,说明了父亲为他上了一堂终生受益的课,并教会了他应该做一名正直的人。
(1)考查动词。句意:“你不能卖掉你没有的东西,”我父亲经常说。 A. buy“购买”;B. sell“卖”;C. order“订购”;D. store“贮存”。根据上文“In a used furniture business, unlike new, you cannot order stock from a catalogue.”可知,此处指你不能卖你没有的东西。故选B。 (2)考查动词。句意:在我十三岁的时候,我父亲失去了他的商店经理,一个单手独臂的人,用一只手臂能做的事情比用两只手臂做的多得多。A. missed“漏掉,错过”;B. fired“解雇”;C. dismissed“解雇,把……免职”;D. lost“失去”。此处指父亲失去了他的商店经理。故选D。
(3)考查名词。句意:经理走了,我父亲来找我。A. manager“经理”;B. boss“老板”;C. servant“服务员”;D. salesman“销售员”。根据上文“When I was aged thirteen, my father ___2___ his store manager”,可知,父亲失去了他的商店经理,此处指经理走了。故选A。 (4)考查动词。句意:“我出去接今天的电话,直到找到合适的人,你愿意来吗?”他问。A. ask“问”;B. return“返回”;C. answer“应答”;D. give“给”。answer a call固定短语,“接听电话”。故选C。
(5)考查状语从句。句意:“我出去接今天的电话,直到找到合适的人,你愿意来吗?”他问。A. if“如果”;B. when“当……的时候”;C. until“直到”;D. unless“除非”。根据上文可知,本句的意思应是:在我找到合适的人选之前,我出去回复一天的订货电话时,你愿意来吗?故选C。
(6)考查名词。句意:这家商店有成千上万的东西。A. items“东西”;B. materials“材料”;C. facilities“设备”;D. instruments“乐器”。这里指的是父亲的店里有上万种的二手家具。故选A。
(7)考查动词。句意:“人们喜欢讨价还价,”他告诉我。“所以我不标价。只要知道一个范围就行了。” A. offer“提供”;B. decide“决定”;C. mark“标记”;D. create“创造”。因为人们喜欢讨价还价,所以父亲没有标记价格。故选C。
(8)考查名词。句意:“人们喜欢讨价还价,”他告诉我。“所以我不标价。只要知道一个范围就行了。” A. name“名字”;B. range“范围”;C. variety“种类”;D. catalogue“目录”。根据下文可知,一个冰箱根据实际情况,可以卖到35美元到60美元,可以推断出,此处应表示的是价格范围。故选B。
(9)考查名词。句意:至于冰箱,根据情况,你可以卖35到60美元。A. price“价格”;B. situation“形势,处境”;C. condition“情况,状态”;D. quantity“数量”。根据上文讲的是二手
家具可知,这里指的是根据商品自身的状况,来确定商品的价格。故选C。
(10)考查介词。句意:但是,如果它有一个冰箱,卖80美元;情况很好,大概100美元。in excellent condition固定短语,“情况特别好”,故选D。
(11)考查名词。句意:每天放学后,我都会骑车去商店。A. school“学校”;B. work“工作”;C. study“学习”;D. play“戏剧”。根据上文“When I was aged thirteen”可知,因为作者那时只有13岁,因此可以判断出作者当时应该还是一名学生,此处指每天放学后。故选A。 (12)考查形容词。句意:我要了一美元,那家伙毫不犹豫。我很高兴。A. upset“伤心的”;B. worried“担心的”;C. embarrassed“尴尬的”;D. pleased“高兴的”。根据“I had asked a dollar and the guy did not hesitate”可知,作者要了一美元,顾客并没有犹豫地就给了一美元,所以可推测出,作者应该很高兴。故选D。
(13)考查动词短语。句意:父亲低头看了我一眼,转身对顾客说:“今天你肯定买到了一个便宜货。我的员工给了你这个价格,那就是这个价格了。”A. turned on“打开,发动,使兴奋”;B. turned to“(使)转向”;C. turned up“出现”;D. turned down“减少,关小,拒绝”。此处指的是:父亲瞥了一眼我正在做的事情,转向顾客并说。故选B。
(14)考查名词。句意:父亲低头看了我一眼,转身对顾客说:“今天你肯定买到了一个便宜货。我的员工给了你这个价格,那就是这个价格了。” A. plate“盘子”;B. reward“报酬,报答,酬金”;C. bargain“便宜货”;D. fortune“命运,财富”。根据语境可知,作者将一个古董盘子低价卖给了一位顾客,这里父亲告诉顾客的应是:今天你肯定买到了一个便宜货。故选C。
(15)考查介词。句意:后来,我问父亲:“那是怎么回事?”此处为固定的表达方式“What was that all about?”“那是怎么回事?”故选A。
(16)考查形容词。句意:原来那是一个古董盘子,值几百美元。A. ordinary“普通的,平常的”;B. fragile“易碎的,脆弱的”;C. antique“古董的”;D. delicate“纤弱的,易损的”。根据下文“worth a few hundred dollars”可知,该盘子值几百美元可知,因此,这是一个古董盘子。故选C。
(17)考查动词。句意:在这里,我试图在生意上帮助我父亲,,但我却让他亏钱了。A. willing“决心要”;B. waiting“等待”;C. managing“管理”;D. trying“试图”。根据上文作者将一个价值几百美元的古董盘子只卖了一美元可知,他让父亲损失了钱,因此本句话的意思应是:我在这本是试图帮助我的父亲做生意,但我却让他亏钱了。故选D。
(18)考查副词。句意:除此之外,根据民法,你还未成年。A. However“然而”;B. Therefore“所以”;C. Besides“除此之外”;D. Consequently“因此”。根据句意关系可知,此处的前后两个句子表示的是并列关系递进关系。故选C。
(19)考查介词。句意:除此之外,根据民法,你还未成年。A. under“在……之下”;B. above“在……之上”;C. at“在”;D. of“关于”。根据上文可知,作者当时只有13岁,故此处应表示按照法律规定,作者属于未成年。故选A。
(20)考查动词。句意:这花了我父亲一点钱,但我学到了一生的正直。A. spent“花费”;B. cost“花费”;C. took“带走”;D. wasted“浪费”。根据上文并分析句意可知,此处It即代指上文我将一个古董盘子低价销售的事情,此处指“”虽然它花去了父亲少量的钱,但却在学做正直的人这方面,为我上了一堂终生受益的课。spend的主语通常指人,cost的主语通
常指物,而此处主语指的是一件事情。故选B。
【点评】本题考点涉及动词,名词,形容词,副词,介词,状语从句,固定短语等多个知识点的考查,是一篇故事类阅读,要求考生在理解细节信息的基础上,进一步根据上下文的逻辑关系,进行分析推理,从而选出正确答案。
7.完形填空
I always think how lucky I am that my work as a travel writer introduces me to extraordinary locations, experiences and people. However, my recent hot air balloon(热气球) 1 over the breathtaking ancient temples of Bagan has proved the most impressive. Without 2 it will stay with me forever, and years later I can still smile at the fond 3 .
There are over 2200 temples and pagodas(宝塔) on the plains of Bagan, 4 the 11th and13th century. For me, Bagan is the place where travel 5 come true.
The sunrise hot air balloon experiences are popular so it's best to book 6 . My husband Ryan Wright and I were picked up at 5:10 am. After picking up some additional guests, we made our way to the launch field. The pilots(飞行员) introduced themselves and 7 the basics of ballooning. They were warm, 8 and funny and set my nerves at ease.
Then, 9 I even realized what had happened, we were off the ground. The earth just seemed to drop away from the hot air balloon. 10 , I felt nothing when the ropes were 11 and we started to fly into the sky. Graeme suggested some of the best sights and photo 12 , starting with the sunrise.
Once the sun was up, the temples and pagodas were even more beautiful. Ranging from 13 groups of buildings to tiny structures, Graeme was keen to point out some of his personal favorites, as well as those buildings 14 restoration(修复) work. Who knew that bamboo scaffolding(脚手架) could be so beautiful 15 the sunrise?
With the end of our flight approaching, Graeme 16 us of safe landing procedures. I really 17 that he was so clear and focused on 18 ! We were soon back on solid land. A circle of chairs had been 19 for us to enjoy a light breakfast.
This hot air balloon journey was the most 20 travel experience of my life. 1. A. ride 2. A. command 3. A. schedule 5. A. dreams 6. A. at present 7. A. explored 8. A. grateful 9. A. before
B. drive B. evidence B. memory B. views B. in advance B. judged B. informal B. after
C. voyage C. doubt C. adventure C. bargains C. as usual C. explained C. hopeful C. when C. Strangely C. escaped
D. transport D. basis D. reality D. events D. on purpose D. suggested D. friendly D. since D. Regularly D. pulled
4. A. standing for B. going through C. digging out D. dating from
10. A. Gradually B. Personally 11. A. recovered B. released 12. A. outlines
B. designs
C. opportunities D. spots
13. A. large 15. A. against
B. valuable B. over
C. rare C. beyond C. reminded C. ignored C. packed up C. wonderful
D. major D. across D. concerned D. admitted D. brought up D. peaceful
14. A. organizing B. experiencing C. supporting D. begging 16. A. persuaded B. educated 17. A. appreciated B. settled 19. A. came up 20. A. willing
B. set up B. active
18. A. principles B. competitions C. responsibility D. safety
【答案】 (1)A;(2)C;(3)B;(4)D;(5)A;(6)B;(7)C;(8)D;(9)A;(10)C;(11)B;(12)C;(13)A;(14)B;(15)A;(16)C;(17)A;(18)D;(19)B;(20)C;
【解析】【分析】本文是一篇记叙文,身为旅行家的作者一次乘坐热气球参观蒲甘古庙,作者认为这次热气球之旅是一生中最美妙的旅行经历。
(1)考查动词。句意:然而,我最近乘坐热气球飞过令人叹为观止的蒲甘古庙的经历是我最深刻的印象。A. ride“乘坐”;B. drive“驾驶”;C. voyage“航行”;D. transport“运输”。根据上文“my recent hot air balloon”可知是指作者最近乘坐热气球。故选A。
(2)考查名词。句意:毫无疑问,它将永远与我同在,多年以后,我仍然可以带着微笑回忆这美妙经历。A. command“命令”;B. evidence“证据”;C. doubt“怀疑”;D. basis“基础”。根据下文“it will stay with me forever”可知,毫无疑问,作者乘坐热气球飞过令人叹为观止的蒲甘古庙的经历将永远与作者同在。without doubt固定短语,“毫无疑问”。故选C。
(3)考查名词。句意:毫无疑问,它将永远与我同在,多年以后,我仍然可以带着微笑回忆这美妙经历。A. schedule“计划表”;B. memory“记忆”;C. adventure“冒险”;D. reality“现实”。根据上文“and years later I can still smile at the fond”可知多年这成了作者可以微笑想起的美好记忆。故选B。
(4)考查动词短语。句意:蒲甘平原上有2200多座寺庙和宝塔,可追溯到11世纪和13世纪。A. standing for“代表”;B. going through“经受”;C. digging out“挖出”;D. dating from“追溯到”。根据下文“the 11th and 13th century”可知是说明2200多座寺庙和宝塔历史可以追溯到11世纪和13世纪。故选D。
(5)考查名词。句意:对我来说,蒲甘是实现我旅行美梦的地方。A. dreams“梦想”;B. views“观点”;C. bargains“交易”;D. events“事件”。根据下文作者对这次蒲甘之行的描述,可知蒲甘是作者旅游梦想成真的地方。故选A。
(6)考查介词短语。句意:日出时热气球游览很受欢迎,所以最好提前预定。A. at present“目前”;B. in advance“提前”;C. as usual“像往常一样”;D. on purpose“故意地”。根据上文“The sunrise hot air balloon experiences are popular” 日出时热气球游览很受欢迎,所以最好提前预定。故选B。
(7)考查动词。句意:飞行员做了自我介绍,并解释了乘气球飞行的基本知识。A. explored“探索”;B. judged“判断”;C. explained“解释”;D. suggested“建议”。根据下文“the basics of ballooning”可知是解释乘气球飞行的基本知识。故选C。
(8)考查形容词。句意:他们热情、友好、有趣,让我放松紧绷的神经。A. grateful“感激的”;B. informal“非正式的”;C. hopeful“有希望的”;D. friendly“友好的”。根据上文“They were warm”可知飞行员很热情友好。故选D。
(9)考查状语从句。句意:然后,在我意识到发生了什么之前,我们已经离开了地面。A. before“在……之前”;B. after“在……之后”;C. when“当……时候”;D. since“自从”。本句为时间状语从句,表示“在……之前”,故选A。
(10)考查副词。句意:奇怪的是,当绳索被解开,我们开始飞向天空时,我什么也感觉不到。A. Gradually“逐步地”;B. Personally“亲自地”;C. Strangely“奇怪地”;D. Regularly“定期地”。根据下文“I felt nothing”可知奇怪地是,作者开始飞向天空时,作者什么也感觉不到。故选C。
(11)考查动词。句意:奇怪的是,当绳索被解开,我们开始飞向天空时,我什么也感觉不到。A. recovered“恢复”;B. released“解开,释放”;C. escaped“逃跑”;D. pulled“拉”。根据下文“we started to fly into the sky”可知是绳索被解开,故选B。
(12)考查名词。句意:Graeme建议了一些从日出开始最好的景点和摄影机会。A. outlines“提纲”;B. designs“设计”;C. opportunities“机会”;D. spots“斑点”。根据上文“the best sights and photo”可知是指最好的景点和摄影时机。故选C。
(13)考查形容词。句意:从大型建筑群到小型建筑,Graeme热衷于指出他个人最喜欢的一些建筑,以及那些正在经历修复工作的建筑。A. large“大的”;B. valuable“有价值的”;C. rare“稀有的”;D. major“主要的”。根据下文“to tiny structures”可知是指从大型建筑群到小型建筑。故选A。
(14)考查动词。句意:从大型建筑群到小型建筑,Graeme热衷于指出他个人最喜欢的一些建筑,以及那些正在经历修复工作的建筑。A. organizing“组织”;B. experiencing“经历”;C. supporting“支持”;D. begging“恳求”。根据下文“restoration work”可知一些建筑正在经历修复工作。故选B。
(15)考查介词。句意:谁知道竹子脚手架在日出的映衬下会如此美丽?A. against“以……为背景”;B. over“在……上面”;C. beyond“超过”;D. across“穿过”。根据下文“the sunrise”可知是指竹子脚手架在日出的映衬下会如此美丽。故选A。
(16)考查动词。句意:随着飞行接近尾声,Graeme提醒我们注意安全着陆程序。A. persuaded“说服”;B. educated“教育”;C. reminded“提醒”;D. concerned“关心”。根据下文“safe landing procedures”可知Graeme提醒作者他们注意安全着陆程序。remind sb. of sth.固定短语,“提醒某人某事”。故选C。
(17)考查动词。句意:我真的很欣赏他对安全的关注!A. appreciated“欣赏”;B. settled“解决”;C. ignored“忽略”;D. admitted“承认”。Graeme提醒作者他们注意安全着陆程序,这种行为让作者很欣赏。故选A。
(18)考查名词。句意:我真的很欣赏他对安全的关注!A. principles“原则”;B. competitions“竞争”;C. responsibility“责任”;D. safety“安全”。根据上文“safe landing procedures”可知是对安全的关注。故选D。
(19)考查动词短语。句意:一圈椅子已经摆好,让我们享用简单的早餐。A. came up“出现”;B. set up“设立,建立”;C. packed up“打包”;D. brought up“提出”。根据上文“A circle of
chairs had been”可知人们摆好了椅子等着作者他们吃早饭。故选B。
(20)考查形容词。句意:这次热气球之旅是我一生中最美妙的旅行经历。A. willing“乐意的”;B. active“活跃的”;C. wonderful“极好的”;D. peaceful“平静的”。根据上文中的“proved the most impressive”可知作者认为这是一次一生中最美妙的旅行经历。故选C。
【点评】本题考点涉及动词,名词,形容词,副词,状语从句,固定短语等多个知识点的考查,是一篇故事类阅读,要求考生在理解细节信息的基础上,进一步根据上下文的逻辑关系,进行分析推理,从而选出正确答案。
8.阅读下面短文,从短文后各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中,选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
The movie, Alita—Battle Angel, tells a story of a girl with robotic arms and fighting powers. And in 1 life 13—year—old Tilly Lockey also has the most advanced robotic arms like Alita. Tilly lost her arms 2 a rare disease when she was a 3 . As she grew, her mother tried to get her to 4 various prosthetic(假肢). At the age of three, she got her first 5 arms, which moved the fingers by picking up 6 from nerves(神经) in the skin. But these only 7 Tilly to move her fingers one at a time. Tilly recalls: \"They were really heavy\". In the end she 8 wearing them and learned to do things without arms.
9 , not long ago, she got two robotic arms of which she has 10 the use! Tilly's new arms came as a 11 . The movie makers 12 to pay for a new pair of arms called Hero Arms for an amputee(被截肢者).Robotic arms have 13 for a decade but these Hero Arms cost less. They are also lighter and more 14 than any that have come before. Moreover, these new versions are 15 proudly machine like.
Tilly is 16 with her new-found skills. She has 17 exactly what she can do now with her Hero Arms. She says: \"When I go into school now, I don't have a 18 . I feel I have something that looks super 19 .\"
Tilly is now working with the tech company to 20 robotic arms for other differently-able people, to help them lead better and happier lives. 1. A. natural 2. A. due to 3. A. teenager 4. A. take 5. A. electric 6. A. promises 7. A. returned 8. A. expected 9. A. Frequently 10. A. risked 11. A. tradition
B. dreaming B. student B. wear B. wooden B. feelings B. allowed B. stopped B. Normally B. joke
C. unique C. baby C. lead C. signals C. mistook C. found
D. real D. regardless of D. mother D. earn D. concerns D. avoided D. remembered D. noticed D. gift
B. instead of C. thanks to
C. secondhand D. common
C. Surprisingly D. Fortunately C. burden
B. demanded C. mastered
12. A. ordered 13. A. existed 15. A. trained
B. believed C. advised C. flexible C. pleased C. choice C. simple C. control
D. offered D. treated D. expensive D. calm D. weakness D. formal D. charge
B. disappeared C. proved B. designed
14. A. entertaining B. limited 16. A. embarrassed B. annoyed 18. A. strength 19. A. cool 20. A. relax
B. solution B. funny B. develop
C. discovered D. pretended
17. A. showing off B. staying up C. coming back D. getting away
【答案】 (1)D;(2)A;(3)C;(4)B;(5)A;(6)C;(7)B;(8)B;(9)D;(10)C;(11)D;(12)D;(13)A;(14)C;(15)B;(16)C;(17)A;(18)D;(19)A;(20)B;
【解析】【分析】本文是一篇记叙文,Tilly Lockey从小因为疾病而失去双臂,后来得到了制片人的帮助获得了一款新式假肢,从而快乐地上了学。
(1)考查形容词。句意:在现实生活中,13岁的Tilly Lockey也拥有像电影中的Alita一样先进的机器人手臂。A. natural“自然的”;B. dreaming“做梦的”;C. unique“独特的”;D. real“真实的”。此处表示她像电影中的Alita一样有着机器人手臂。故选D。
(2)考查介词短语。句意:Tilly在小的时候,因为一种罕见的疾病失去了双臂。A. due to“由于”;B. instead of“代替”;C. thanks to“多亏了”;D. regardless of“不管”。此处表示失去手臂的原因是她患有一种罕见的疾病。故选A。
(3)考查名词。句意: Tilly在小的时候,因为一种罕见的疾病失去了双臂。A. teenager“青少年”;B. student“学生”;C. baby“婴儿,婴孩”;D. mother“母亲”。根据“At the age of three she got her first … arms”可知,她还是一个婴孩时就没有了双臂。故选C。 (4)考查动词。句意:慢慢的Tilly长大了,她的妈妈尝试让他去穿戴各种各样的假肢。 A. take“拿走”;B. wear“穿戴”;C. lead“领导”;D. earn“赚钱”。根据“In the end I …wearing them”可知,她的妈妈让她穿戴假肢。故选B。
(5)考查形容词。句意:3岁的时候,Tilly拥有了她的第一个电动的胳膊。A. electric“电动的”;B. wooden“木制的”;C. secondhand“二手的”;D. common“共同的”。由这副假肢能够接收神经信号可知,选择electric是合适的,表示假肢是“电动的”。故选A。
(6)考查名词。句意:电动的胳膊能够接收到皮肤神经传来的信号,从而移动手指。A. promises“诺言”;B. feelings“感受”;C. signals“信号”;D. concerns“担心”。神经将信号传递到电动假肢,它开始移动手指。pick up signals“接收信号”,故选C。
(7)考查动词。句意:但这只能够让她一次动一根手指。A. returned“回到”;B. allowed“允许”;C. mistook “弄错”;D. avoided“避免”。此处指电动手臂让她移动手指。allow sb to do sth固定短语,“允许某人做某事”,故选B。
(8)考查动词。句意:最终她停止佩戴电动胳膊并学会了不用手臂去做事情。 A. expected“预期”;B. stopped“停止”;C. found“发现”;D. remembered“记得”。根据“learned to do things without arms”可知,她自后停止穿戴假肢了。故选B。
(9)考查副词。句意:幸运的是,不久以前她获得了两只机器人手臂而且她已经掌握了
如何使用它们。A. Frequently“经常”;B. Normally“正常地”;C. Surprisingly“令人惊讶地”;D. Fortunately“幸运地”。根据下文的新假肢轻便可知,这是幸运的事情。故选D。
(10)考查动词。句意:幸运的是,不久以前她获得了两只机器人手臂而且她已经掌握了如何使用它们。A. risked“冒险”;B. demanded“要求”;C. mastered“掌握”;D. noticed“注意到”。既然得到新假肢是幸运的事情,那她应该是掌握了它的使用。故选C。
(11)考查名词。句意:他的新胳膊是给她的一份礼物。A. tradition“传统”;B. joke“玩笑”;C. burden“负担”;D. gift“礼物”。电影制片人购买了一副叫做Hero Arms的新胳膊,可知,这是送给她的一份礼物。故选D。
(12)考查动词。句意:电影制片人为被截肢者主动购买了一副叫做HeroArms的新胳膊。 A. ordered“命令”;B. believed“相信”;C. advised“建议”;D. offered“提供”。offer to do“主动提议做某事”,故选D。
(13)考查动词。句意:机器人手臂已经存在10年了,但是这对Hero Arms手臂成本更少。A. existed “存在”;B. disappeared“消失”;C. proved“证明”;D. treated“对待”。根据“any that have come before”可知,机器臂以前就有了,已经存在十年了。故选A。
(14)考查形容词。句意: Hero Arms手臂比以往的任何手臂也更轻更灵活。A. entertaining“娱乐的”;B. limited“有限的”;C. flexible“灵活的”;D. expensive“昂贵的”。空格所在句子是在比较Hero Arms和以前的机器臂的不同,由and可知,此处应填入表示Hero Arms优点的词语,即Hero Arms更“灵活”。故选C。
(15)考查动词。句意:Hero Arms 被设计得就像机器一样。A. trained“训练”;B. designed“设计”;C. discovered“发现”;D. pretended“假装”。承接上文说明Hero Arms的优点,它被设计得像机器一样能够灵活运转,故选B。
(16)考查形容词。句意:Tilly对自己的新技能很满意。A. embarrassed“尴尬的”;B. annoyed“懊恼的”;C. pleased“高兴的”;D. calm“平静的”。新手臂更轻便更灵活,因此Tilly应该感到高兴。故选C。
(17)考查动词短语。句意:她一直在展示她使用新手臂能够做的事情。A. showing off “展示,炫耀”;B. staying up“熬夜”;C. coming back“回来”;D. getting away“逃跑”。Tilly对新手臂感到高兴,因此她愉快地展示着她使用新手臂能做的事情。故选A。
(18)考查名词。句意:我现在去上学的时候没有缺点了。A. strength“强项”;B. solution“解决”;C. choice“选择”;D. weakness“弱点”。以前Tilly因为戴着沉重的手臂很不方便,后来又学着不戴假肢,这对于她而言都是缺陷,现在有了新的Hero Arms,她觉得没有了缺点。故选D。
(19)考查形容词。句意:我感觉到我拥有了看起来非常棒的东西。A. cool“凉的,出色的,极好的”;B. funny“滑稽的”;C. simple“简单的”;D. formal“正式的”。新的假肢让Tilly感到很愉快,因此cool这个词最能形容她的心情。故选A。
(20)考查动词。句意:Tilly现在和技术公司合作来开发用于不同程度残疾的人使用的机器人手臂,来帮助他们过上更好、更快乐的生活。A. relax“使放松”;B. develop“开发”;C. control“控制”;D. charge“收费,充电,指控”。此处表示为其他残疾人“开发”机器人手臂,为了帮助他们过上更好、更快乐的生活,故选B。
【点评】本题考点涉及动词,名词,形容词,副词,固定短语等多个知识点的考查,是一
篇故事类阅读,要求考生在理解细节信息的基础上,进一步根据上下文的逻辑关系,进行分析推理,从而选出正确答案。
9.阅读下面短文,从短文后各题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中,选出可以填入空白处的 最佳选项。
Pamela Malhotra and her husband Anil K. Malhotra have spent the last 25 years buying abandoned agricultural land and reforesting it. They want to 1 the land to a bio-diverse rainforest for elephants, birds and other 2
Now the couple 3 300 acres of land in Brahmagiri, India. They've spotted more than 300 kinds of birds as well as many 4 and threatened(受到威胁的)animal species. But, this was not the 5 in 1991 when Anil and Pamela came to this part of the country. \"When I came here, it was a 6 . The owner wanted to sell because he couldn't grow coffee 7 anything else here,\" says Anil who worked in the real estate(房地产)and restaurant business in the US before moving to India. \"For me and Pamela, this was what we were 8 all our life.\"
The couple had a love for 9 from their childhood. When the Malhotras came to India, the pollution 10 them. \"That was when we decided to 11 something to reclaim (开垦) the forests in India,\" says Anil. \"We were not looking for money. Early on, we 12 that shortage of fresh water will be a 13 for India and the rest of the world. Acquisition, protection and reclamation of forested lands and wildlife habitat, where vital water sources have their origin, is the only way to 14 ourselves,\" explains Anil.
They sold property (财产) they owned in America, bought the first 55 acres and began to grow a 15 . Soon, they bought the land nearby as well. \"Many of the 16 considered their holdings 'wasteland' as very little grew on it and were 17 to get money,\" says Anil. Stopping poaching (偷猎) was a 18 and often the locals did not understand what this couple was doing, so it required a lot of talking to create 19 . They worked with the forest department to set up camera traps and keep poachers away. \"There are times I have 20 with poachers. I was even in great danger once, \"says Pamela. \"I hope what we are doing now will make a difference to animals.\" 1. A. sell 2. A. plants 3. A. needs 4. A. rare 5. A. dream 7. A. and 9. A. culture
B. return B. producers B. owns B. common B. design B. or B. custom
C. move C. collects C. land C. field C. as C. nature C. terrified
D. offer D. refuses D. scene D. wasteland D. but D. history D. embarrassed
C. creatures D. businessmen C. beautiful D. lazy
6. A. landmark B. park 8. A. seeking for B. leaving for 10. A. interested B. satisfied
C. giving up D. looking after
11. A. do 12. A. forgot 13. A. comfort 14. A. lose 15. A. forest 16. A. workers 17. A. happy 19. A. conflict 20. A. united
B. add B. realized B. success B. thank B. plant B. fammers B. anxious
C. finish C. ignored C. concern C. damage C. flower C. officers C. upset
D. drag D. required D. failure D. save D. grain D. businessmen D. free
18. A. enjoyment B. request
B. watched
C. challenge D. order C. worked
D. fought
B. development C. disapproval D. awareness
【答案】 (1)B;(2)C;(3)B;(4)A;(5)D;(6)D;(7)B;(8)A;(9)C;(10)C;(11)A;(12)B;(13)C;(14)D;(15)A;(16)B;(17)A;(18)C;(19)D;(20)D;
【解析】【分析】本文主要讲述了一对美国夫妇在印度买下三百英亩废弃的土地,植树造林,造福后代。
(1)句意:他们想把这片土地归还给大象、鸟类和其他生物赖以生存的生物多样性雨林。A. sell卖;B. return归还;C. move移动;D. offer提供。根据上句中Malhotra have spent the last 25 years buying abandoned agricultural land and reforesting it.(过去25年来,Malhotra一直在购买废弃的农业用地,并重新造林。)可知,收购废弃的土地,归还给大象、鸟类和其他生物。故选B。
(2)句意:他们想把这片土地归还给大象、鸟类和其他生物赖以生存的生物多样性雨林。A. plants植物;B. producers生产者;C. creatures生物;D. businessmen商人。根据for elephants, birds and other可知,此处指其他生物。故选C
(3)句意:现在,这对夫妇在印度的婆罗门基里拥有300英亩的土地。A. needs需要;B. owns拥有;C. collects收集;D. refuses拒绝。这里应该指夫妇拥有土地。故选B。 (4)句意:他们发现了300多种鸟类以及许多珍稀濒危动物。A. rare罕见的;B. common共同的,普通的;C. beautiful美丽的;D. lazy懒惰的。濒危动物应该是罕见动物。故选A。
(5)句意:1991年,当阿尼尔和帕梅拉来到这个国家的这个地区时,情况并非如此。A. dream梦想;B. design设计;C. land陆地;D. scene场面,情景。这里指来到这个地区时的场面、情况。故选D。(6)句意:当我来到这里的时候,那是一片荒地。A. landmark地标;B. park公园;C. field领域;D. wasteland荒地。根据第一段第二句Malhotra have spent the last 25 years buying abandoned agricultural land and reforesting it.可知,这里指被遗弃的荒地。故选D。
(7)句意:店主想卖,因为他不能在这里种咖啡或其他东西。A. and和;B. or或者;C. as正如;D. but但。这里指一种选择关系。故选B。
(8)句意:对我和帕梅拉来说,这就是我们一生所追求的。A. seeking for寻找;B. leaving for去某地;C. giving up放弃;D. looking after照顾。这里指一生所追求的。故选A。 (9)句意:这对夫妇从小就热爱大自然。A. culture文化;B. custom风俗;C. nature自
然;D. history历史。故选C。
(10)句意:当Malhotra夫妇来到印度时,污染使他们感到恐惧。A. interested感兴趣的;B. satisfied感到满意的;C. terrified恐惧的;D. embarrassed尴尬的。污染严重肯定会使人们感到恐惧。故选C。(11)句意:就在那时,我们决定做些什么来开垦印度的森林。A. do做;B. add添加;C. finish完成;D. drag拖拉。根据下文We were not looking for money.可知,他们决定做些事情来开垦印度的森林。故选A。
(12)句意:早些时候,我们意识到淡水短缺将是印度和世界其他地区的一个担忧。A. forgot忘记;B. realized意识到;C. ignored忽视;D. required需要。这里指很早就意识到淡水短缺,只是没有找到钱。故选B。
(13)句意:早些时候,我们意识到淡水短缺将是印度和世界其他地区的一个担忧。A. comfort舒适,安慰;B. success成功;C. concern担忧,关心;D. failure失败。缺少淡水当然是一个\"担忧\"。故选C。(14)句意:获得、保护和开垦森林土地和野生动物栖息地是拯救我们自己的唯一方法,因为它们是重要水源的来源。A. lose失去,丢失;B. thank感谢;C. damage损害;D. save挽救。获得、保护和开垦森林土地和野生动物栖息地是为了拯救自己。故选D。
(15)句意:他们卖掉了在美国拥有的房产,买下了最初的55英亩土地,开始种植森林。A. forest森林;B. plant植物;C. flower花;D. grain谷物。根据下文Soon, they bought the land nearby as well.可知,他们买地造林。故选A。
(16)句意:许多农民认为他们的土地是\"荒地\",因为土地上没有什么东西生长,他们很高兴能得到钱。A. workers工人;B. fammers农民;C. officers军官;D. businessmen商人。种地当然应该是\"农民\"。故选B。
(17)句意:许多农民认为他们的土地是\"荒地\",因为土地上没有什么东西生长,他们很高兴能得到钱。A. happy高兴的;B. anxious焦虑的;C. upset心烦的;D. free自由的。能得到钱,所以很高兴。故选A。
(18)句意:停止偷猎是一项挑战,当地人往往不明白这对夫妇在做什么,因此需要大量的交谈来提高意识。A. enjoyment享受,乐趣;B. request请求;C. challenge挑战;D. order命令。要提高人们停止偷猎的意识,所以这是一种挑战。故选C。
(19)句意:停止偷猎是一项挑战,当地人往往不明白这对夫妇在做什么,因此需要大量的交谈来提高意识。A. conflict冲突;B. development发展;C. disapproval不赞成;D. awareness意识。只有提高意识,才能停止偷猎。故选D。
(20)句意:我和偷猎者打过几次架。A. united使联合;B. watched观看;C. worked工作;D. fought战斗。阻止偷猎是一种挑战,所以Pamela和偷猎者打过架。故选D。 【点评】考查完形填空。完形填空可以运用上下文语境解题,即瞻前顾后,通过上下文提示、暗示、铺垫等对文章进行整体把握,解题时快速浏览全文,把语言知识融入到具体语境中考虑,同时,注意考虑句型、语法、搭配等。
10.阅读下面短文,从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中,选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
There came a time in my life when my learning curve (曲线) became very steep. I learned so
much in such a 1 time that I was reading two grades ahead of my 2 class. At school I was continuously 3 with lectures, because I had already done 4 .
And 5 my knowledge increased, so did my arrogance (傲慢). I started getting into 6 debates with my teachers. I knew more than them, and I was eager to show it at every 7 I got. That was until Mrs T 8 . She was new to our school, and a perfect 9 for me. I tried one of my tricks on her in front of the whole class. She didn't scold me. She just 10 .
At the end of the class, she 11 me aside and said the following words:
\"I know that there is an unspoken 12 that a teacher is supposed to be more 13 than the student. We both know that is 14 . I know for a fact that you know much more than me. And I won't insult you by pretending otherwise. But remember this. Knowledge is supposed to give you 15 , not pride. Today you are the smartest person in the room; tomorrow you won't be. There will always be someone much 16 , much more diligent than you. And when that happens, all the pride in the world wouldn't be enough to 17 you from downfall. Everything that you have learnt will be for nothing if you don't learn the 18 of humility.\"
Today, I 19 remember her words. I 20 myself of them daily. 1. A. free 2. A. regular 3. A. excited 4. A. nothing 5. A. before 6. A. political
B. short B. content B. unless B. amusing
C. good C. angry C. as C. heated
D. long D. modern D. bored D. none D. although D. friendly D. problem D. market D. worried D. called D. knowledgeable D. reasonable D. control D. nicer D. behavior D. yet D. remind
B. traditional C. favourite B. everything C. either
7. A. opportunity B. permission C. right 9. A. audience 10. A. cried 11. A. set
B. target B. shouted B. pushed
C. guide C. smiled C. put
8. A. came back B. came across C. came about D. came along
12. A. assumption B. attention 14. A. correct 15. A. power 16. A. warmer 17. A. guard 18. A. failure 19. A. still 20. A. warn
B. wrong B. energy B. stronger B. save B. even B. convince
C. attraction D. appreciation C. basic C. potential C. smarter
13. A. considerate B. important C. sensitive
C. discourage D. ban C. also C. approve
B. experience C. lesson
【答案】 (1)B;(2)A;(3)D;(4)B;(5)C;(6)C;(7)A;(8)D;(9)B;(10)C;(11)D;(12)A;(13)D;(14)B;(15)A;(16)C;(17)B;(18)C;(19)A;(20)D;
【解析】【分析】本文是一篇记叙文,作者小时候学习能力很强,总是能比正常教学进度快两个年级。知识增加的同时,作者的傲慢也增加了,时不时会与老师争论。学校来了新老师,一次争执后,老师告诉他如果不学会谦卑,学到的东西都将是没有用处的。这句话让作者受用至今。
(1)考查形容词。句意:我在很短的时间内学了如此多的东西,所以我的学习进度比我常规的课程快两个年级。空格处单词与\"so much\"形成反义呼应。A. free“免费的,自由的”;B. short“短的”;C. good“好的”;D. long“长的”。故选B。
(2)考查形容词。句意:我在很短的时间内学了如此多的东西,所以我的学习进度比我常规的课程快两个年级。空格处单词与\"ahead of\"意义一致。A. regular“有规律的,合格的”;B. traditional“传统的,惯例的”;C. favourite“最喜爱的”;D. modern“现代的,近代的”。故选A。
(3)考查形容词。句意:在学校我总是觉得上课内容很无趣,因为我已经都学过了。由because后边的原因可以推知作者对上课内容不感兴趣。A. excited “兴奋的,激动的”;B. content“满意的”;C. angry“生气的”;D. bored“无聊的,无趣的”。故选D。
(4)考查代词。句意:在学校我总是觉得上课内容很无趣,因为我已经都学过了。have done everything意为“做过了每件事”。A. nothing“没有什么”;B. everything“每件事物”;C. either“两者之中任一的”;D. none“没有任何东西/人”。故选B。
(5)考查状语从句。句意:当我的知识增加的同时,傲慢也增加了。A. before“在......之前”;B. unless“除非”;C. as“当......的时候”;D. although“尽管,虽然”。故选C。
(6)考查形容词。句意:我开始和我老师激烈的争议。空格与下句中的\"eager to do(急于做)\"呼应。A. political“政治的”;B. amusing“有趣的”;C. heated“激烈的”;D. friendly“有好的”。故选C。
(7)考查名词。句意:我知道的比他们多,我一抓到机会就想表明这一点。A. opportunity“机会”;B. permission“允许,许可”;C. right“权利”;D. problem“问题”。故选A。
(8)考查动词短语。句意:这种情况持续到Mrs T到来。空格与下句中的\"new\"呼应。A. came back“回来,记起”;B. came across“偶遇,无意中发现”;C. came about“发生,产生”;D. came along“出现,一起来”。故选D。
(9)考查名词。句意:她是新来的,对我来说是个好的目标。A. audience“观众,听众”;B. target“目标,指标”;C. guide“指南,向导”;D. market“市场,行情”。故选B。 (10)考查名词。句意:她没有训斥我,只是笑了笑。空格与\"scold\"反义呼应。A. cried“哭”;B. shouted“呼喊,大声说”;C. smiled“笑”;D. worried“担心”。故选C。 (11)考查动词。句意:课后,她把我叫到边上说了以下的话。call …aside固定短语,“叫到一边”。故选D。
(12)考查名词。句意:我知道有不成言的说法,老师比学生应该知识渊博。不成文的说法就是假定。空格与下两句中的\"fact\"呼应。A. assumption“假定,设想”;B. attention“注意”;C. attraction“吸引人的事物”;D. appreciation“欣赏,鉴别”。故选A。
(13)考查形容词。句意:我知道有不成言的说法,老师比学生应该知识渊博。空格与下两句中的\"you know much more than me\"呼应。A. considerate“体贴的,体谅的”;B.
important“重要的”;C. sensitive“敏感的”;D. knowledgeable“知识渊博的”。故选D。 (14)考查形容词。句意:我们都知道这是错的。空格与下句中的\"fact\"呼应。A. correct“正确的”;B. wrong“错误的”;C. basic“基本的,基础的”;D. reasonable“合理的”。故选B。
(15)考查名词。句意:记住,知识应该给你力量,而不是骄傲。A. power“力量,能力”;B. energy“能量,精力”;C. potential“潜能,可能性”;D. control“控制,管理”。故选A。
(16)考查形容词。句意:总有人比你更聪明,更勤奋。空格处单词与\"diligent\"意义一致。A. warmer“更加暖和”;B. stronger“更强壮的”;C. smarter“更聪明的”;D. nicer“更好的”。故选C。
(17)考查动词。句意:当它发生的时候,世间所有的骄傲都不能挽救你跌落。A. guard“保卫”;B. save“挽救”;C. discourage“阻止,使气馁”;D. ban“禁止,取缔”。与downfall搭配的只能是save。故选B。
(18)考查名词。句意:如果不学会谦卑,你学到的东西都将是没有用处的。A. failure“失败”;B. experience“经历”;C. lesson“课”;D. behavior“行为”。learn the lesson of…固定短语,“吸取…的教训”。故选C。
(19)考查副词。句意:直到今天,我仍然记得她说的话。A. still“仍然,更”;B. even“甚至,即使”;C. also“也,而且”;D. yet“还,但是,已经”。故选A。
(20)考查动词。句意:我每天提醒我自己那些话。A. warn“警告,提醒”;B. convince“说服,使确信”;C. approve“批准,赞成”;D. remind“提醒,使想起”。故选D。
【点评】本题考点涉及动词,名词,形容词,副词,代词,状语从句,固定短语等多个知识点的考查,是一篇故事类阅读,要求考生在理解细节信息的基础上,进一步根据上下文的逻辑关系,进行分析推理,从而选出正确答案。
二、高中英语完形填空夹叙夹议
11.阅读下面短文,从短文后所给各题的四个选项(A, B; C 和 D)中,选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
Have you ever wondered about changing your life for the better? There are many ways for us to live a healthy lifestyle. So it seems 1 that although we know a lot about 2 to live healthily, many people continue to do things which may be 3 for their health. There are many parts of our lifestyles which allow us to live healthily. For example, we all know about the importance of 4 healthy foods and doing enough exercise and physical activities in our daily life. In rich countries, good-quality fresh foods and sports facilities are 5 to the people, so it should be easy to 6 healthy living habits. 7 , today there are things which prevent people from having a healthy lifestyle. Industry and traffic have 8 serious environmental pollution. What's more, we spend a lot of time sitting before 9 , and this often means we have 10 time for activities which keep us fit. There are many people who spend many hours sitting in front of computers working, studying or playing computer games. 11 , many people do not eat the 12 food.
All in all, although we have plenty of chances to follow a healthy lifestyle, in 13 , we often choose a less healthy lifestyle. It's true that 14 lifestyles have good and bad aspects, but the lifestyle we choose 15 us. So, live healthily and find your best self. 1. A. moving 2. A. how 3. A. good 4. A. selling 5. A. special 6. A. form 7. A. Therefore 8. A. reduced 9. A. doors 10. A. long 11. A. Yet 12. A. fast 13. A. all 14. A. old
B. catchy B. where B. bad B. useless B. break
C. strange D. relaxing C. when C. safe
D. whether D. unimportant
B. sending C. choosing D. affording
C. familiar D. available C. discuss D. change
B. However C. Naturally D. Luckily B. decided C. stopped D. caused B. windows C. screens D. recorders B. free B. Then B. right B. fact B. past
C. spare C. cheap C. time C. active
D. little D. delicious D. theory D. modern
C. Besides D. Anyway
15. A. depends on B. deals with C. pays for D. agrees with
【答案】 (1)C;(2)A;(3)B;(4)C;(5)D;(6)A;(7)B;(8)D;(9)C;(10)D;(11)C;(12)B;(13)B;(14)D;(15)A;
【解析】【分析】本文是一篇议论文,我们现在有很多保持健康生活方式的规则,但仍有人过着不健康的生活,我们是否有健康的生活方式取决于我们自己。
(1)考查形容词。句意:奇怪的是,然我们很了解如何健康地生活,但许多人仍在做一些可能对他们的健康有害的事情。A. moving“令人感动的”;B. catchy“引人注意的”;C. strange“奇怪的”;D. relaxing“令人放松的”。根据although引导的让步状语从句可知,这种现象看起来很奇怪。故选C。
(2)考查连词。句意:奇怪的是,虽然我们很了解如何健康地生活,但许多人仍在做一些可能对他们的健康有害的事情。A. how“怎样”;B. where“在哪里”;C. when“在......时候”;D. whether“是否”。how表示方式,符合句意。故选A。
(3)考查形容词。句意:奇怪的是,虽然我们了解如何健康地生活,但许多人仍在做一些可能对他们的健康有害的事情。A. good“好的”;B. bad“坏的”;C. safe“安全的”;D. unimportant“不重要的”。主句提及的信息是一种期待之外的结果,所以bad符合句意。故选B。
(4)考查动词。句意:例如,我们都知道在我们的日常生活中选择健康的食物、做足够的运动和体育活动的重要性。A. selling“卖”;B. sending“发送”;C. choosing“选择”;D. affording“提供”。食物有很多种,所以要对食物进行选择,选择健康的适合自己的食物。故选C。
(5)考查形容词。句意:在富裕的国家,人们可以享用优质的新鲜食品和完善的体育设施,因此,养成健康的生活习惯应该是很容易的。。A. special“特殊的”;B. useless “无用的”;C. familiar“熟悉的”;D. available“可以利用的”be available to 固定短语“对某人来说可用
的”符合句意。故选D。
(6)考查动词。句意:在富裕国家,人们可以享用优质的新鲜食品和完善的体育设施,所以养成健康的生活习惯应该是很容易的。A. form“形成”;B. break“打破”;C. discuss“讨论”;D. change“改变”。优质的新鲜食品和完善的体育设施很容易养成健康的生活习惯。故选A。
(7)考查副词。句意:然而,今天有一些事情阻止人们拥有健康的生活方式。。A. Therefore“因此”;B. However “然而”;C. Naturally“自然地”; D. Luckily“幸运地”。However与前一句形成转折关系,所以however符合句意。故选B。
(8)考查动词。句意:工业和交通造成了严重的环境污染。8. A. reduced“减少”;B. decided“决定”;C. stopped“停止”;D. caused“促使”。根据常识来判断,工业和交通会造成严重的环境污染。故选D。
(9)考查名词。句意:其次,我们花了很多时间坐在屏幕前,这通常意味着我们很少有时间去做那些让我们保持健康的活动。A. doors“门”;B. windows“窗户”;C. screens“屏幕”;D. recorders“录音机”。根据下文“.There are many people who spend many hours sitting in front of computers working, studying or playing computer games ”可知,有许多人花很多时间坐在电脑前工作、学习或玩电脑游戏。所以判断出他们花费很多时间坐在屏幕前。故选C。 (10)考查形容词。句意:此外,我们花了很多时间坐在屏幕前,这通常意味着我们很少有时间去做那些让我们保持健康的活动。A. long“长的”;B. free“自由的”;C. spare“空闲的”;D. little“少的”。little“少”表示否定。符合句意。故选D。
(11)考查副词。句意:此外,许多人不吃健康的食物。A. Yet“还,尚”;B. Then“然后”; C. Besides“除此之外”;D. Anyway“无论如何”。本句表示进一步的说明,所以Besides“除此之外”符合句意。故选C。
(12)考查形容词。句意:此外,许多人不吃健康的食物。 A. fast“快速的”;B. right“健康的”;C. cheap“便宜的”;D. delicious“好吃的”。这里仍然在说明不健康的生活方式,所以right符合句意。故选B。
(13)考查名词。句意:事实上,尽管我们有很多机会追求健康的生活方式,但事实上,我们经常选择不太健康的生活方式。A. all“所有”;B. fact“事实”;C. time“时间”;D. theory“理论”。in fact表示总结。故选B。
(14)考查形容词。 句意:现代生活方式有好的方面和坏的方面,这是事实,但我们选择的生活方式取决于我们自己。A. old“老的”;B. past“过去的”;C. active“积极的”;D. modern“新式的”。短文一直在说明现代人的生活方式。故选D。
(15)考查动词短语。句意:现代生活方式有好的方面和坏的方面,这是事实,但我们选择的生活方式取决于我们自己。A. depends on“取决于”;B. deals with“处理”;C. pays for“支付”;D. agrees with“同意”。由“but”可知,but之后的句子阐明了作者的观点,选择的生活方式取决于自己。所以 depends on符合句意。故选A。
【点评】本题考点涉及动词,名词,形容词,连词,副词,固定短语等多个知识点的考查,是一篇社会类阅读,要求考生在理解细节信息的基础上,进一步根据上下文的逻辑关系,进行分析推理,从而选出正确答案。
12.阅读下面短文,从短文后各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C、D),选出最佳选项。 I had worried myself sick over Simon's mother coming to see me. I was a new 1 , and I gave an honest account of the students' work. In Simon's case, the grades were awfully low. He couldn't read his own handwriting. 2 he was a bright student. He discussed adult subjects with nearly adult comprehension. His work in no way reflected his 3 .
So when Simon's mother entered the room, my palms (手掌心) were sweating. I was completely 4 for her kisses on both my cheeks. \"I came to thank you,\" she said, surprising me beyond speech. 5 me, Simon had become a different person. He talked of how he 6 me, he had begun to make friends, and for the first time in his twelve years, he had 7 spent an afternoon at a friend's house. She wanted to tell me how grateful she was for the 8 I had nurtured (培养) in her son. She kissed me again and left.
I sat, stunned (惊呆), for about half an hour, 9 what had just happened. How did I make such a life-changing difference to that boy without 10 knowing it? What I finally came to 11 was one day, several months before, when some students were 12 reports in the front of the class. Jeanne spoke 13 , and to encourage her to raise her voice, I had said, \"Speak up. Simon's the expert on this. He is the 14 one you have to convince, and he can't hear you in the 15 of the room.\" That was it. From that day on, Simon had sat up straighter, paid more attention, 16 more, and became happy. And it was all because he 17 to be the last kid in the last row. The boy who most needed 18 was the one who took the last seat that day.
It taught me the most 19 lesson over the years of my teaching career, and I'm thankful that it came 20 and positively. A small kindness can indeed make a difference. 1. A. cleaner 2. A. Or 3. A. courage
B. reporter B. And B. abilities
C. monitor C. But C. feelings
D. teacher D. So D. dream
4. A. desperate B. responsible C. unprepared D. unsuitable 5. A. Because of B. In spite of C. Apart from D. As for 6. A. loved
B. envied
C. pleased
D. criticized D. obviously D. self-defense D. still D. accept D. giving D. firmly D. likely D. back D. quarreled D. happened D. visits
7. A. gradually B. constantly C. recently 8. A. self-respect B. self-doubt C. self-pity 10. A. also 11. A. expect 12. A. writing 13. A. quietly 14. A. lucky 16. A. slept 18. A. change
B. even
C. always
9. A. imagining B. observing C. wondering D. regretting
B. remember C. believe B. reviewing C. editing B. repeatedly C. quickly B. lonely B. smiled B. praise
C. only C. front C. shouted C. thanks
15. A. entrance B. middle
17. A. intended B. pretended C. refused
19. A. difficult B. painful 20. A. early
B. slowly
C. valuable D. enjoyable
C. frequently D. occasionally
【答案】 (1)D;(2)C;(3)B;(4)C;(5)A;(6)A;(7)C;(8)A;(9)C;(10)B;(11)B;(12)D;(13)A;(14)C;(15)D;(16)B;(17)D;(18)B;(19)C;(20)A;
【解析】【分析】本文是夹叙夹议文。因为无意中自己的一句表扬的话语竟然改变了一个孩子,所以请不要吝啬你的鼓励的语言。
(1)考查名词。A:cleaner“清洁工”;B:reporter“记者”;C:monitor“班长”;D:teacher “教师”。根据下文“I gave an honest amount of the students' work”可知,我是老师,故选D。
(2)考查连词。A:Or“或者,否则”;B:And“和”;C:But“但是”。D:So 因此。空前指“他的书写自己都读不出来”,而空后则说“他是个聪明的学生”,前后是转折关系,要用并列连词but连接并列句,故选C。
(3)考查名词。A:courage“勇气”;B:abilities“能力”;C:feelings“感情”;D:dream “梦想”。根据上文可知,他几乎是用成年人的理解来讨论成年人的话题,所以,他的作业反映不出的应该是他的能力,故选B。
(4)考查形容词。A:desperate“绝望的,不顾一切的”;B:responsible“负责任的”;C:unprepared“没做好准备的”;D:unsuitable “不合适的”。根据上文可知,当西蒙的妈妈进入房间时,我的手掌出汗了。她亲吻我的两颊,是我意想不到的事情,也就是我完全没有做好准备。故选C。
(5)考查介词短语。A:Because of“因为”;B:In spite of“尽管”;C:Apart from“除……之外(还)”;D:As for “至于,对于”。根据上文可知,西蒙妈妈的话让我哑口无言。因为我,西蒙才变成了一个不同的人。故选A。
(6)考查动词。A:loved“热爱,喜爱”;B:envied“羡慕,嫉妒”;C:pleased“使高兴”;D:criticized “批评”。根据语境可知,西蒙对妈妈说的是喜欢我,故选A。
(7)考查副词。A:gradually“逐渐地”;B:constantly“经常地”;C:recently“近来,最近”;D:obviously “显而易见地”。根据语境可知,此处表示第一次在他人生的前12年里,他近来在朋友家里呆了一下午。故选C。
(8)考查名词。A:selfrespect“自尊”;B:selfdoubt“自我怀疑”;C:selfpity“自怜”;D:self-defense “自卫”。根据语境可知,西蒙妈妈感激我的是我培养了孩子的自尊,故选A。
(9)考查动词。A:imagining“想象”;B:observing“观测”;C:wondering“疑惑,想知道”;D:regretting“遗憾,后悔”。 根据语境可知,我没想到西蒙的妈妈会来,她说的话也是我意想不到的,因此,我惊呆了,接近半个小时的时间在疑惑到底发生了什么事。故选C。
(10)考查副词。A:also“也”;B:even“甚至”;C:always“总是”;D:still “一直,任仍然”。上文西蒙的妈妈提到,我改变了西蒙,此处指“我对西蒙的改变起了这么大的作用,我甚至不知道”。此处表示递进符合语境,故选B。
(11)考查动词。A:expect“期望,预料”;B:remember“记住,记起”;C:believe“相
信”;D:accept“接受”。 根据下文可知, 某一天发生的事情应该是我记起来的,故选B。 (12)考查动词。A:writing“写”;B:reviewing“复习”;C:editing“编辑”;D:giving“给”。根据语境可知,学生们在全班同学面前作报告。give reports固定短语,“作报告”,故选D。
(13)考查副词。A:quietly“安静地”;B:repeatedly“重复地”;C:quickly“迅速地”;D:firmly “坚决地”。根据空后的“speak up(大声说出来)”可知,詹妮是在轻轻地说话,故选A。
(14)考查形容词。A:lucky“幸运的”;B:lonely“寂寞的,孤独的”;C:only“唯一的”;D:likely“可能的”。根据上文可知,西蒙是这方面的专家,你只要让他信服就好了;也就是说,他是唯一一个你得使其信服的人,故C。
(15)考查名词。A:entrance“入口”;B:middle“中间”;C:front“前面”;D:back “后部,背部”。根据上文可知,詹妮说话声音小,自然是坐在教室后面的同学听不见,故选D (16)考查动词。A:slept“睡觉”;B:smiled“微笑”;C:shouted“喊”;D:quarreled “争吵”。这就是西蒙变化的转折点。他坐得更直了,注意力更集中了,微笑多了,变得快乐了。与sit up straighter, pay more attention,become happy并列的只能是smile,故选B。 (17)考查动词。A:intended“打算,企图”;B:pretended“假装”;C:refused“拒绝”;D:happened“发生,碰巧”。 根据上文可知,我让詹妮说话大点声,因为坐在后面的同学听不见,而恰好西蒙就是在最后一排的最后一名同学。happen to be固定短语,“碰巧是”,故选D。
(18)考查名词。A:change“改变,变化”;B:praise“表扬”;C:thanks“感谢”;D:visits “参观,拜访”。根据上文可知,就是无意当中的一句表扬的话竟然改变了一个孩子。也就是说,那天最需要表扬的孩子就是坐在最后排的那个。故选B。
(19)考查形容词。A:difficult“困难的”;B:painful“痛苦的”;C:valuable“有价值的”;D:enjoyable “令人愉快的”。上文那个故事使我学到了我多年教学生涯的一个很有价值的经验教训。根据语境可知,这件事情让我受益颇多,自然是有价值的,故选C。 (20)考查副词。A:early“早地”;B:slowly“缓慢地”;C:frequently“屡次地”;D:occasionally “偶尔”。根据语境可知,西蒙的改变还不算晚,并且是朝着好的方面改变,因为这样我很感激。我无意当中的一句表扬的话语对西蒙的生活产生了如此巨大的影响。选A。
【点评】本题考点涉及动词,名词,形容词,副词,连词,固定短语等多个知识点的考查,是一篇人生感悟类阅读,要求考生在理解细节信息的基础上,进一步根据上下文的逻辑关系,进行分析推理,从而选出正确答案。
13.阅读下面短文,从短文后各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中,选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
While driving home today, I passed a man who was holding a sign, begging for donations. I had 1 dollar(s) in my wallet. I decided that I was not going to give 2 money was so tight right now.
Then, I felt it 3 not to give, and therefore I 4 to give him half of what I had. I rolled down my window and 5 him one dollar. He said, \"God bless you!\" and I said, \"You too.\" It was not a full 6 .
As I 7 away, I wished that I had 8 more to him, and I wished that I had given him all that I had, but instead I was too 9 to give more of myself.
On my way home, I wondered why helping others didn't make me happy. I wondered if I had 10 a powerful universal law—the law of giving from my 11 instead of my head. Perhaps just 12 not giving it all from my heart, I had blocked (阻塞) what I need to 13 right now.
I did not feel guilty, 14 I did feel sad in my heart over my 15 . My giving was from my head, not my heart. Now I 16 have the other dollar in my wallet. I hope that I will have a 17 soon to give it all.
It is true that all of us should have courage to 18 all that we have. Though we do 19 money to buy our own children food and clothes, Christmas presents, socks, toilet paper and so on, we are 20 to try our best to help those in need of our help. 1. A. one 2. A. if
B. two
C. three
D. four D. because D. agreed D. owed D. greeting D. drove D. referred D. busy D. heart D. over D. avoid D. but D. fear D. almost D. duty D. trust D. borrow D. forbidden
B. though C. when
3. A. necessary B. normal C. unimportant D. wrong 4. A. decided B. refused C. asked 5. A. showed B. lent 6. A. deal 7. A. walked 8. A. spoken
C. handed
B. exchange C. business B. turned C. ran B. proved C. admitted
C. afraid C. mind C. upon C. or C. difficulty C. still C. give C. earn C. supposed
9. A. pleased B. sure 11. A. mouth B. hand 12. A. by 13. A. admit 14. A. and
B. after B. so
10. A. passed B. ignored C. remembered D. practiced
B. receive C. blame
15. A. choice B. failure 16. A. already B. even 17. A. way 18. A. enjoy 19. A. need
B. value B. lose
B. chance C. right
20. A. prepared B. forced
【答案】 (1)B;(2)D;(3)D;(4)A;(5)C;(6)B;(7)D;(8)A;(9)C;(10)B;(11)D;(12)A;(13)B;(14)D;(15)A;(16)C;(17)B;(18)C;(19)A;(20)C;
【解析】【分析】本文是一篇夹叙夹议文,作者因为没有尽其所能去帮助他人而遗憾,也因此意识到我们应该发自内心地尽最大努力去帮助那些需要帮助的人。
(1)考查数词。根据第二段中的“. ..give him half of what I had...him one dollar”和倒数第二段Now I 16 have the other dollar in my wallet”可判断,作者总共只有两美元,选B。 (2)考查连词。因为目前手头很紧,所以作者决定不给钱。这是一个原因状语从句,故选D。
(3)考查形容词。A:necessary“必要的”;B:normal“正常的”;C:unimportant“不重要的”;D:wrong “错误的”。根据作者随后返回可判断,他认为一分钱都不给是不对的,所以决定返回给钱,故选D。
(4)考查动词。A:decided“决定”;B:refused“拒绝”;C:asked“问”;D:agreed “同意”。根据作者随后返回可判断,他认为一分钱都不给是不对的,所以决定返回给钱。故选A。
(5)考查动词。A:showed“展示,出示”;B:lent“借出”;C:handed“传递”;D:owed“欠”。 根据He said,\"God bless you!\"可知,作者递给了乞丐1美元,选C。 (6)考查名词。A:deal“交易”;B:exchange“交流”;C:business“商业”;D:greeting“问候”。根据上文乞丐和作者的对话可知,他们的语言交流非常简单。选B。
(7)考查动词。A:walked“步行”;B:turned“转身”;C:ran“跑”;D:drove “驾驶”。根据上文“While driving home today”及第二段“I rolled down my window”可知,作者是开车走的。选D。
(8)考查动词。A:spoken“说”;B:proved“证明”;C:admitted“承认”;D:referred“提及”。 根据上文可知,他们的语言交流很少,所以作者想要是对他多说一些话就好了。故选A。
(9)考查形容词。A:pleased“高兴的”;B:sure“确信的”;C:afraid“害怕的”;D:busy“繁忙的”。 作者现在只是心里这么想,但其实他当时就是不敢多说一句,也不敢将钱都给别人。选C。
(10)考查动词。A:passed“传递,经过”;B:ignored“忽视”;C:remembered“记住”;D:practiced “练习”。作者没有尽其所能,也不是发自内心想帮助他人,所以他觉得自己忽略了一条助人的原则。选B。
(11)考查名词。A:mouth“嘴”;B:hand“手”;C:mind“思维”;D:heart“心,心脏”。 根据下文“not giving it all from my heart”的提示可判断选D。
(12)考查介词。或许正是通过未发自内心地帮助他人,作者此时才没能感受到助人的快乐。故选A。
(13)考查动词。A:admit“承认”;B:receive“接收”;C:blame“责备”;D:avoid “避免”。作者本来能接受到那种助人之后的好心情的,但如今没有,由此语境可判断选B。 (14)考查连词。作者心里不内疚,但是很难过,由前后的转折关系可判断选D。 (15)考查名词。A:choice“选择”;B:failure“失败”;C:difficulty“困难”;D:fear “害怕”。作者选择给1美元而不是2美元,因此而难过,故选A。
(16)考查副词。A:already“已经”;B:even“甚至”;C:still“仍然,一直”;D:almost “几乎,差不多”。给出1美元后现在依然还有1美元,故选C。
(17)考查名词。A:way“方式,方法”;B:chance“机会”;C:right“权利”;D:duty“职责”。 作者希望很快会有机会给出这1美元,故选B。
(18)考查动词。A:enjoy“喜欢,享受”;B:value“珍惜”;C:give“给”;D:trust“相信”。 根据上文“…I wished that I had given him all that I had”的提示再结合下一句的意思可判断选C。
(19)考查动词。A:need“需要”;B:lose“丢失,失去”;C:earn“赚得,赢得”;D:borrow “借入”。尽管我们确实需要钱来给孩子们买东西,但我们也应该尽最大努力去帮助需要帮助的人,由此语境可判断选A。
(20)考查动词。A:prepared“准备”;B:forced“强迫”;C:supposed“假设”;D:forbidden “禁止”。尽管我们确实需要钱来给孩子们买东西,但我们也应该尽最大努力去帮助需要帮助的人,be supposed to do固定短语,“应该做......”。故选C。
【点评】本题考点涉及动词,名词,形容词,数词,连词,副词,介词,固定短语等多个知识点的考查,是一篇人生感悟类阅读,要求考生在理解细节信息的基础上,进一步根据上下文的逻辑关系,进行分析推理,从而选出正确答案。
14.完形填空
If your home were on fire, what would you try to save? Our area was just a few miles from the largest wildfire in Colorado's history. On getting the call to evacuate(疏散), we had to consider what we couldn't live without, 1 whatever we could save and leaving immediately. We 2 suitcases with necessary clothes. We took the 3 financial records ---- who wants to 4 himself with the government over 5 documents? Now, what else? We seized the valuable family 6 from the walls, which couldn't be replaced.
Then we took a hard look at all that 7 . A lamp that 8 my great grandmother. A 9 my wife learned to play as a kid. A large tent we spent months 10 money for camping. Bedroom furniture we wanted to pass down to our 11 some day. The gifts that decorated our house from our treasured friends. These things 12 our love as a family and friends. It was 13 to move everything from our home. 14 at all that we might lose, I found it difficult to say goodbye. But 15 , I felt warm.
We were 16 with memories as we 17 at these items. Each had stories to tell just like the photos. They told about where we'd been, where we 18 were and where we were going. They were 19 of those people we had loved and who loved us. Now I didn't think my \"things\" meant that much to me. Indeed, the spirit of them was all that truly 20 . 1. A. covering 2. A. carried 3. A. cars 4. A. enjoy 5. A. extra 6. A. pictures
B. removing B. piled B. computers B. entertain B. regular B. televisions
C. collecting C. supplied C. books C. bother C. useless C. decorations C. burned C. related to C. sport C. paying
D. spotting D. packed D. food D. force D. missing D. chargers D. kept D. appealed to D. piano D. lending
7. A. abandoned B. remained 8. A. belonged to B. adapted to 9. A. doll
B. ball
10. A. borrowing B. saving
11. A. children 12. A. inspired
B. friends B. measured
C. colleagues C. represented C. inconvenient C. strangely C. surrounded C. glared C. suddenly C. symbols C. lasted
D. relatives D. expressed D. unnecessary D. curiously D. satisfied D. stared D. presently D. lessons D. changed
13. A. unbelievable B. impractical 15. A. roughly 16. A. flooded 18. A. normally 19. A. signals 20. A. mattered
B. casually B. impressed B. frequently B. signs B. proved
14. A. Looking up B. Looking around C. Looking forward D. Looking out
17. A. wondered B. glanced
【答案】 (1)C;(2)D;(3)B;(4)C;(5)D;(6)A;(7)B;(8)A;(9)D;(10)B;(11)A;(12)C;(13)B;(14)B;(15)C;(16)A;(17)D;(18)D;(19)C;(20)A;
【解析】【分析】本文是一篇夹叙夹议文,作者讲述了自己紧急撤离时,不能带走所有的东西。作者发现每件物品都很难舍弃,因为它们是我们所爱的人和爱我们的人的象征。 (1)考查动词。句意:接到疏散的电话后,我们不得不考虑没有什么是我们无法生存的,收集我们能保存的一切,立即离开。A. covering“覆盖”;B. removing“移动”;C. collecting“收集”;D. spotting“发现”。故选C。
(2)考查动词。句意:我们把必要的衣服塞满手提箱。A. carried“搬运”;B. piled“堆积”;C. supplied“供应”;D. packed“塞满”。故选D。
(3)考查名词。A. cars “汽车”;B. computers“电脑”;C. books“书”;D. food“食物”。根据下文“who wants to ___4___ himself with the government over ___5___ documents?”可知这里意思是我们拿着电脑的财务记录。故选B。
(4)考查动词。句意:谁愿意为丢失的文档而烦恼呢? A. enjoy“欣赏”;B. entertain“娱乐”;C. bother“烦恼”;D. force“强迫”。故选C。
(5)考查形容词。句意:谁愿意为丢失的文档而烦恼呢? A. extra“额外的”;B. regular“定期的”;C. useless“无用的”;D. missing“丢失的”。故选D。
(6)考查名词。A. pictures“照片”;B. televisions“电视”;C. decorations“装饰”;D. chargers“控诉者”。根据“which couldn't be replaced.”可知这里意思是我们从墙上取下了珍贵的全家福照片。故选A。
(7)考查动词。A. abandoned“抛弃”;B. remained“剩余”;C. burned“燃烧”;D. kept“保持”。根据下文内容可知,然后我们仔细看了看剩下的一切。故选B。
(8)考查动词短语。句意:一盏属于我曾祖母的灯。A. belonged to“属于”;B. adapted to“适合”;C. related to“与.....有关”;D. appealed to“呼吁”。故选A。
(9)考查名词。根据“my wife learned to play as a kid.”可知这里意思是一架我妻子小时候学的钢琴。A. doll“洋娃娃”; B. ball“球”;C. sport“运动”;D. piano“钢琴”。故选D。 (10)考查动词。句意:我们花了几个月的时间为露营,攒钱买的一顶帐篷。A. borrowing“借入”;B. saving“攒钱”;C. paying“支付”;D. lending“借给”。故选B。
(11)考查名词。句意:有一天,我们想传给孩子们的卧室里的家具。A. children“孩子
们”;B. friends“朋友”; C. colleagues“同事”;D. relatives“亲属”。故选A。
(12)考查动词。句意:这些东西都代表了我们对家人和朋友的爱。A. inspired“激发”;B. measured“测量”;C. represented“代表”; D. expressed“表达”。故选C。
(13)考查形容词。根据“to move everything from our home. ”可知这里意思是把一切东西都搬走不现实。A. unbelievable“难以置信的”;B. impractical“不现实的”;C. inconvenient“不便的”; D. unnecessary“不必要的”。故选B。
(14)考查动词短语。句意:环顾四周,看着我们可能失去的一切,我发现很难说再见。A. Looking up“查找”;B. Looking around“环顾四周”;C. Looking forward“期待”;D. Looking out“远望”。故选B。
(15)考查副词。句意:但奇怪的是,我感到温暖。A. roughly“粗糙地”;B. casually“随便地”;C. strangely“奇怪地”; D. curiously“好奇地”。故选C。
(16)考查形容词。句意:当我们注视着这些物品时,我们的脑海中被回忆淹没。A. flooded“淹没的”;B. impressed“印象深刻的”;C. surrounded“被....围绕的”;D. satisfied“感到满意的”。故选A。
(17)考查动词。句意:当我们注视着这些物品时,我们的脑海中被回忆淹没。A. wondered“想知道”;B. glanced“扫视”;C. glared“怒目而视”;D. stared“注视”。故选D。 (18)考查副词。句意:它们讲述了我们到过哪里,目前在哪里,将要要去哪里。A. normally“正常地”;B. frequently“频繁地”;C. suddenly“突然地”;D. presently“目前”。故选D。
(19)考查名词。句意:它们是我们所爱的人和爱我们的人的象征。A. signals“信号”;B. signs“标志”;C. symbols“象征”;D. lessons“课程”。故选C。
(20)考查动词。句意:事实上,它们的精神才是最重要的。A. mattered“要紧”; B. proved“证明”;C. lasted“持续”;D. changed“改变”。故选A。
【点评】本题考点涉及动词,名词,形容词,副词,固定短语等多个知识点的考查,是一篇人生感悟类阅读,要求考生在理解细节信息的基础上,进一步根据上下文的逻辑关系,进行分析推理,从而选出正确答案。
15.阅读下面短文,从短文后所给各题的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中,选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
For me personally, I could write for days about many different situations where adversity (逆境) 1 my life. Now let me tell you one experience where I almost let adversity 2 . We had a glass studio, which was located 50 feet from our home. A couple of years ago we experienced an 3 winter; we had a lot of snow and ice. The 4 of the ice and snow 5 the roof on our studio, taking with it one of our sources of income. 6 it did fall down, we got on the roof and tried to 7 the snow and ice, but when you have 5 feet of ice and temperatures of minus 20 Celsius, it was pretty 8 to do.
We had a partner come in to help us try to 9 the roof by supporting. In the end, there was 10 that could be done. The roof came down. We had moved a lot of our goods and tools from the studio 11 we lost a lot also: glass, kilns, workbenches, to name only a few of the items. It was a 12 experience.
Here we were in the middle of winter with our studio collapsed. We couldn't work as we had almost 13 all the material in a building we were not using. We could have done one of two things: we could simply say that we can no longer 14 our glass business. Let me tell you that this was certainly a thought that 15 our mind. Or we could find a way to get our studio back up and running.
We picked the 16 option. We had a large barn that we were not using. So we renovated (翻新) the barn, 17 our working area and today we have a nicer studio than we 18 had. If the adversity we were 19 had not happened, we probably would 20 be working in the old studio — a studio that was less efficient. 1. A. prevented 2. A. suffer 3. A. awkward 4. A. size 5. A. destroyed 6. A. Although 7. A. remove 9. A. examine 10. A. nothing 11. A. for 12. A. vain 14. A. conduct 16. A. easier
B. influenced B. win B. awesome B. weight B. limited B. Unless B. reduce B. test B. enough B. but B. valid B. predict B. former
C. damaged C. escape C. awful C. height C. pressed C. Before C. recycle C. rewarding C. restore C. all C. or C. treasured C. piled C. instruct C. crossed C. further C. organized C. eventually C. still
D. promoted D. work D. agreeable D. temperature D. struck D. When D. replace D. annoying D. secure D. something D. so D. disastrous D. presented D. quit D. comforted D. latter D. reserved D. hopefully D. even
8. A. worthwhile B. tough
13. A. displayed B. arranged 15. A. approached B. cleared 17. A. redesigned B. evaluated 18. A. desperately B. previously 19. A. aware of 20. A. ever
B. already
B. concerned about C. cautious about D. faced with
【答案】 (1)D;(2)B;(3)C;(4)B;(5)A;(6)C;(7)A;(8)B;(9)D;(10)A;(11)B;(12)D;(13)C;(14)A;(15)C;(16)D;(17)A;(18)B;(19)D;(20)C;
【解析】【分析】本文是一篇夹叙夹议文,作者通过自己的亲身经历告诉我们:人生中的逆境不一定是坏事,有时会提升你,让你更好。
(1)考查动词。句意:就我个人而言,我可以写好几天的关于对许多不同的情形中逆境
提升了我的生活。A:prevented“阻止”;B:influenced“影响”;C:damaged“损害”;D:promoted “促进,推进,提升,助长”。根据下文可推断出,本空是提升我的生活。故选D。
(2)考查动词。句意:让我告诉你一个我几乎让厄运战胜的经历。A:suffer“遭受”;B:win“获胜”;C:escape“逃脱”;D:work“工作”。根据下文的冰雪压塌了我的工作室,无法正常工作的经历可知,我几乎被击败。故选B。
(3)考查形容词。句意:我们有一个玻璃工作室,它位于离我们家50英尺的地方。几年前,我们经历了一个可怕的冬天;我们房顶有很多雪和冰。A:awkward“难对付的,棘手的,笨拙的”;B:awesome“令人敬畏的,使人畏惧的,可怕的”;C:awful“糟糕的,可怕的”;D:agreeable “令人愉快的,惬意的,有礼貌的“。根据下文问他的工作室的屋顶有很多的冰和雪,而且屋顶倒塌了,因此可判断出是“很可怕的,糟糕的事”, 故选C。 (4)考查名词。句意:冰雪的重压让屋顶倒塌。A:size“大小”;B:weight“重量”;C:height“高度”;D:temperature“温度”。根据常识可知,是重量让屋顶承受不住而倒塌,故选B。
(5)考查动词。句意:冰雪的重量使我们工作室的屋顶毁坏了。A:destroyed“毁灭”;B:limited“限制”;C:pressed“按,压”;D:struck “撞击,敲响,报时”。故选A。 (6)考查状语从句。句意:在它倒塌之前,我们上了屋顶。A:Although“尽管,虽然,但是”;B:Unless“除非”;C:Before“在……之前”;D:When “当……时候”。根据常识应该是还没毁坏才能上房顶,故选C。
(7)考查动词。句意:我们爬上屋顶,试图除去雪和冰。A:remove“移走”;B:reduce“减少”;C:recycle“循环”;D:replace “代替”。因为房顶有雪和冰,所以上屋顶的目的就是去掉它们。故选A。
(8)考查形容词。句意:当你有5英尺厚的冰和零下20摄氏度的温度时,这是很难做到的。A:worthwhile“值得花时间与精力的”;B:tough“艰苦的,困难的,难办的”;C:rewarding“值得的,有报酬的”;D: annoying“恼人的”。根据常识可知,天冷雪厚去掉谈何容易,因此是很困难的。故选B。
(9)考查动词。句意:我们让一个搭档来帮助我们通过支撑屋顶来固定屋顶。A:examine“检查,考试”;B:test“测试”;C:restore“归还,使恢复,修复”;D:secure“保护,(使)获得,使安全,担保”。要通过支撑屋顶来让屋顶固定,以使其安全。故选C。 (10)考查代词。句意:最后,我们没有什么能做的(来阻止屋顶的倒塌)。A:nothing“没有什么东西”;B:enough“充足”;C:all“一切”;D:something “某物,某事”。根据下文屋顶倒塌,什么也不能做了,故选A。
(11)考查连词。句意:我们从工作室搬走了我们的很多产品和工具,但我们失去了很多:玻璃窑,工作台,仅举几项。A:for“由于,因为”;B:but“但是”;C:or“或者”;D:so“因此”。虽然搬走一些但还是失去了很多,前后是转折关系,故用but,故选B。 (12)考查形容词。句意:这是一次损失惨重的经历。A:vain“徒劳的,自负的,无结果的”;B:valid“有效的,有法律效力的,正当的”;C:treasured“宝贵的,珍贵的”;D:disastrous “灾难性的,损失惨重的”。因为有很多东西没有搬出来,因此是损失惨重,故选D。
(13)考查动词。句意:我们不能工作,因为我们几乎把所有的材料堆在一个我们没有使用的建筑物里。A:displayed“展示”;B:arranged“安排”;C:piled“堆放,放置,装入”;D:presented “呈现”。把所有的材料放在一起,无秩序地,故选C。
(14)考查动词。句意:我们可以简单地说,我们再也不能经营玻璃业了。A:conduct“引导,带领,进行”;B:predict“预言,预测,预示”;C:instruct“吩咐,指导”;D:quit “离开,放弃“。根据题意可知,因为工作室的倒塌,无法正常进行工作了。故选D。 (15)考查动词。句意:让我告诉你,这的确是我们心中的突然的一个想法。根据句意可知心中突然有一个想法。cross one’s mind 固定短语,“无意中想到、偶然想起”。故选C。 (16)考查形容词。A:easier“容易的”;B:former“前者的”;C:further“更远的,较远的,更进一步的”;D:latter “后者的”。上文中作者说或者不可能再做下去了,或者也可以找到一个方法让他的工作室重新开始运行。这两个选择中作者选择了后者。从下文可知,作者把翻新的粮仓作为工作室,自然是选择重新开始。故选D。
(17)考查动词。句意:所以我们翻新了谷仓,重新设计了我们的工作区,今天我们有一个比以前更好的工作室。A:redesigned“重新设计”;B:evaluated“评估”;C:organized“组织,创立”;D:reserved “储备,保留,预约”。根据下文现在的工作区比以前的更好,可推断出是重新设计的,故选A。
(18)考查副词。句意:比以前的工作室要好。A:desperately“绝望地,不顾一切地”;B:previously“以前,事先”;C:eventually“最终地”;D:hopefully“有希望地,有前途地”。根据常识可知是比以前倒塌的那个要好,故选B。
(19)考查固定短语。句意:如果我们面对的不幸没有发生过。A:aware of“意识到”;B:concerned about“关注,关心”;C:cautious about“好奇”;D:faced with “面对”。本句是虚拟语气,根据文章可知,这个不幸已发生,让我们面对,而不是关注的,好奇地或意识到,在此也不恰当,而是我们现在面对的,故选D。
(20)考查副词。句意:我们可能仍然在旧的工作室工作,那是一个效率较低的工作室。A:ever“曾经”;B:already“已经”;C:still“仍然”;D:even “甚至”。根据文章的内容可知,如果原来的工作室没倒塌的话,它仍然在那里,故选B。
【点评】本题考点涉及动词,名词,形容词,副词,代词,连词,固定短语等多个知识点的考查,是一篇人生感悟类阅读,要求考生在理解细节信息的基础上,进一步根据上下文的逻辑关系,进行分析推理,从而选出正确答案
16.阅读下面短文,从短文后各题所给的四个选项(A, B, C和D)中,选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
Nowadays, more and more young people are becoming too 1 and over-confident. They think they can do everything. So they simply 2 their old parents, and believe that their parents' 3 are out of date. Actually I used to be one of them, but after hearing a story told by my father, I changed my mind 4 . Now I would like to 5 it with you. Once, there was a young man who 6 the old. He always thought that the old, including his father, were 7 . One day, the father and the son went for a walk in the 8 . As they walked, a beautiful 9 came into their sight. The son 10 to one pretty flower and said, “We young people are like this fragrant (芳香的) flower, so healthy, vigorous, and full of
spirit. What about you oldsters? Just like the 11 leaves from a dying tree.”
Hearing this, the father smiled but said 12 . They continued the walking in silence. When they passed a(n) 13 , the father stopped and went in. He bought a walnut (核桃) and showed it to his son, and said, “We old are like this walnut.
We've 14 many hard events in life. So we built up such a 15 shell, and at the same time we built up a 16 inner world. Every fruit is so full-grown.” \"But every fruit was born by a 17 .\" argued the son. \"Yes, but not every flower can bear fruit…\"
From then on, I always keep this 18 in mind. It has taught me a lot. We should try to be a flower that can bear fruit, we also have to know that our 19 aren't falling leaves but experienced walnuts, masterpiece of 20 . They are the ones we should appreciate forever. 1. A. proud 2. A. blame 3. A. spirits 4. A. gradually 5. A. provide 7. A. careless 8. A. bushes 9. A. garden 10. A. pointed 11. A. growing 13. A. grocery 15. A. tender 16. A. merciful 17. A. branch 19. A. parents 20. A. spirit
B. clever B. respect B. thoughts B. suddenly B. supply B. useless B. woods B. referred B. grown B. office B. colorful B. mature B. plant B. teachers B. material
C. rude C. ignore C. methods C. slowly C. offer C. fruitful C. yard C. attended C. falling C. street C. big C. simple C. leaf C. fruit C. friends C. nature
D. genuine D. believe D. strengths D. completely D. share D. successful D. court D. factory D. turned D. fallen D. anything D. river D. contributed D. hard D. complex D. flower D. story D. relatives D. society
6. A. look up to B. live up to C. look down on D. get down to
B. mountain C. school
12. A. something B. everything C. nothing 14. A. protected B. experienced C. promoted
18. A. experience B. walnut
【答案】 (1)A;(2)C;(3)B;(4)D;(5)D;(6)C;(7)B;(8)B;(9)A;(10)A;(11)C;(12)C;(13)A;(14)B;(15)D;(16)B;(17)D;(18)D;(19)A;(20)C;
【解析】【分析】本文是一篇夹叙夹议文,现在,很多年轻人越来越瞧不起自己年老的父母。作者也曾经是他们中的一员。但是,在作者的父亲给作者讲了一个故事之后,作者改变了自己的想法。
(1)考查形容词。proud“骄傲的,自豪的”;clever“聪明的”;rude“粗鲁的”;genuine“真正的,真诚的”。根据下文“over-confident. They think they can do everything”可知,越来越多
的年轻人变得过于骄傲,过于自信。他们认为他们什么都可以做。选A。
(2)考查动词。blame“责备”;respect“尊敬”;ignore“忽略”;believe“相信”。根据下文“believe that their parents' ___3___ are out of date”可知,他们认为自己的父母过时了。由此可以推知,他们忽略了自己的父母。选C。
(3)考查名词。spirit“精神”;thought“想法”;method“方法”;strength“长处”。年轻人认为父母的想法过时了。故选B。
(4)考查副词。gradually“逐渐地”;suddenly“突然地”;slowly“慢慢地”;completely“完全地”。听了父亲讲述的故事之后,“我”完全改变了想法。故选D。
(5)考查动词。provide“提供”;supply“供应”;offer“(主动)提供”;share“分享”。“我”想把故事分享给大家。故选D。
(6)考查动词短语。look up to“抬头看,尊敬”;live up to“不辜负”;look down on“瞧不起”;get down to“开始认真对待”。第一段中提到,年轻人认为年老的父母的想法过时,所以他们瞧不起自己年老的父母。故选C。
(7)考查形容词。careless“粗心的”;useless“无用的”;fruitful“富有成效的”;successful“成功的”。年轻人认为老年人,包括自己的父亲都没有用。故选B。
(8)考查名词。bush“灌木”;woods“树林”;yard“院子”;court“法院,庭院”。根据下文可知,他们散步的地方有一个花园,有树木,由此可以推知,这应该是个“树林”。故选B。
(9)考查名词。garden“花园”;mountain“山”;school“学校”; factory“工厂”。根据下文中的“a pretty flower”可知,他们看到了一个美丽的花园。故选A。
(10)考查动词。point“指”;refer“提到,谈及”;attend“参加”;turn“转动”。他们看到花园之后,儿子指着一朵漂亮的花,对父亲说:“……”。故选A。
(11)考查动词。growing“生长中的”; grown“成熟的,长大的”;falling“正在落下的”; fallen“落下的,落在地上的”。儿子将年轻人比作芳香的花朵,将老人比作从快死的树上落下的叶子,以此来形容老年人年老无用。最后一段中的“we also have to know that our ___19___ aren't falling leaves”也是提示。故选C。
(12)考查代词。something“某物”;everything“一切”;nothing“没有什么”;anything“任何东西”。根据下文 的 “They continued the walking in silence”可知,父亲听了儿子的话后,什么也没说。故选C。
(13)考查名词。grocery“杂货店”;office“办公室”;street“大街”;river“河”。根据下文“He bought a walnut (核桃)”可知,父亲买了一个核桃。卖核桃的地方应该是杂货店,故选A。
(14)考查动词。protect“保护”;experience“经历”;promote“促进,促销”;contribute“做贡献”。父亲说:我们(老年人)在生活中经历了很多困难的事。故选B。
(15)考查形容词。tender“温柔 的” ;colorful“多彩的”;big“大的”;hard“硬的”。老年人在一生中经历了很多困难的事,所以,他们像核桃一样,建立了坚硬的外壳。故选D。 (16)考查形容词。merciful“仁慈的,宽恕的”;mature“成熟的”;simple“简单的”;complex“复杂的”。根据下文“Every fruit is so full-grown.”可知,老人像核桃一样,外壳坚硬,内里成熟。故选B。
(17)考查名词。branch“树枝,分支”;plant“植物”;leaf“叶子”;flower“花”。根据下文“but not every flower can bear fruit”可知,儿子辩驳说每一个果实都是由花生长而成的。但是父亲说:并非每朵花都会结果。故选D。
(18)考查名词。experience“经验”;walnut“胡桃”;fruit“果实”;story“故事”。根据上文“after hearing a story told by my father”可知,作者现在一直记着这个故事。故选D。 (19)考查名词。parent“父(母)”;teacher“教师”;friend“朋友”;relative“亲戚”。我们必须知道,我们的父母不是落叶而是核桃。故选A。
(20)考查名词。spirit“精神”;material“材料”;nature“大自然”;society“社会”。核桃是大自然的杰作。故选C。
【点评】本题考点涉及动词,名词,形容词,副词,代词,固定短语等多个知识点的考查,是一篇人生感悟类阅读,要求考生在理解细节信息的基础上,进一步根据上下文的逻辑关系,进行分析推理,从而选出正确答案。
17.阅读下面短文,从短文后各题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中,选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
Now that my children are grown and, for the most part, I have recovered a habit, and a love: solo travel(独自旅行). The 1 was planted when I was 17 and went on a class trip to Spain. After that adventure I sought every opportunity to 2 on my own, because I wanted to 3 as I wished, noting my 4 into my journal.
I 5 , many years ago, before I became a dad, arranging to 6 for a summer on an Icelandic farm in exchange for room and board. My 7 were to take a bus along the south coast from Reykjavik and get off at a certain crossroads, where the farmer was to pick me up. The driver 8 at the appointed place, but no one was there to 9 me. And so I put my backpack down in a sheep field and read a book, having 10 myself that when one 11 , one is never lost. Sure enough, within a reasonable amount of time my host 12 , and I spent a lovely summer haying (制干草) with a family in which not a word of English was 13 .
I tell this last story to lessen the 14 of friends and others who have occasionally raised their hands to their faces upon 15 what I was up to. Some are specialists in outlining for me all the things that can go wrong when one puts oneself into the 16 . But for me, that's the whole 17 of travel: to go where I haven't gone before, to 18 friendships waiting to be made, to 19 a new and, for me, undiscovered environment where being pleasantly surprised is the 20 . 1. A. grass 2. A. explore 3. A. reflect 5. A. imagined 6. A. work
B. seed B. march B. speak B. resisted B. tolerate
C. flower C. harvest C. move C. risked
D. tree D. miss D. withdraw D. remembered
4. A. consequence B. impressions C. dilemma D. safety
C. respond D. compromise C. references D. routes
7. A. achievements B. mistakes
8. A. wandered 9. A. correct 11. A. erupts 12. A. stopped 13. A. spoken 14. A. fears 15. A. arguing 16. A. powerful 17. A. plan 18. A. discover 19. A. adopt 20. A. privilege
B. bargained C. stopped D. failed B. meet B. travels B. returned B. accepted B. finishing B. absurd B. point B. insure B. survive B. defence
C. employ
D. contradict
C. attended D. teased C. disappears D. recovers C. appeared D. joined C. ignored C. hearing C. noisy C. story C. mend C. enter
D. prohibited D. memorizing D. unknown D. contract D. promote D. develop
10. A. convinced B. adjusted
B. apologies C. suffering D. discrimination
C. freedom D. reward
【答案】 (1)B;(2)A;(3)C;(4)B;(5)D;(6)A;(7)D;(8)C;(9)B;(10)A;(11)B;(12)C;(13)A;(14)A;(15)C;(16)D;(17)B;(18)A;(19)C;(20)D;
【解析】【分析】本文是一篇夹叙夹议文,作者讲叙了自己的旅行经历,发表了对独自旅行的看法:去从未去过的地方,去发现等待的友谊,进入一个新的、未被发现的环境,在那里,惊喜就是回报。
(1)考查名词。句意:这颗种子是我17岁那年,随班去西班牙旅行时种下的 。A. grass“草”;B. seed“种子”;C. flower“花”;D. tree“树”。 独自旅游的种子始于我十七岁时去西班牙的一次班级旅行。故选B。
(2)考查动词。句意:那次冒险之后,我寻找一切机会独自探索,因为我想随心所欲地行动,在日记里记下我的印象。A. explore“探索”;B. march“前进”;C. harvest“收获”;D. miss “想念,错过”。在那次冒险之后,我寻找一切机会独自去探险。故选A。
(3)考查动词。句意:那次冒险之后,我寻找一切机会独自探索,因为我想随心所欲地行动,在日记里记下我的印象。A. reflect“反应,折射”;B. speak“讲话”;C. move“移动”;D. withdraw“ 退缩”。因为我想按照自己的意愿去行动,把印象记在我的日记里。故选C。 (4)考查名词。句意:那次冒险之后,我寻找一切机会独自探索,因为我想随心所欲地行动,在日记里记下我的印象。A. consequence“结果”;B. impressions“印象”;C. dilemma“困境”;D. safety“安全”。故选B。
(5)考查动词。句意:我记得,许多年前,在我成为一名父亲之前,我安排在冰岛的一个农场工作一个夏天,以换取食宿。A. imagined“想象”;B. resisted “抵制,反抗”;C. risked“冒险”;D. remembered“记得”。 我记得,很多年前,在我成为父亲之前,我计划在冰岛的一个农场工作一个夏天,以换取食宿。故选D。
(6)考查动词。句意:我记得,许多年前,在我成为一名父亲之前,我安排在冰岛的一个农场工作一个夏天,以换取食宿。A. work“工作”;B. tolerate “忍受,容忍”;C. respond“反应”;D. compromise“承诺”。故选A。
(7)考查名词。句意:我的路线是从雷克雅未克沿南海岸乘公共汽车,在某个十字路口
下车,农民会来接我。A. achievements“成就”;B. mistakes“错误”;C. references“参考”;D. routes“路线”。 根据下文\"沿着南海岸从雷克雅未克出发,在一个特定的十字路口下车……\"可知,此处指我的旅游路线。故选D。
(8)考查动词。句意:司机在约定的地方停了下来,但没有人在那里接我。A. wandered“徘徊”;B. bargained“交易”;C. stopped“购物”;D. failed“失败”。 司机在指定的地方停了下来,但没有人来接我。故选C。
(9)考查动词。句意:司机在约定的地方停了下来,但没有人在那里接我。A. correct“改正”;B. meet“遇见”;C. employ“雇佣”;D. contradict“反驳,否定”。故选B。
(10)考查动词。句意:于是,我把背包放在牧羊地里,读了一本书,因为我相信,当一个人旅行时,他永远不会迷路。A. convinced“说服”;B. adjusted“调整”;C. attended“出席”;D. teased“取笑”。我一直说服自己:当一个人旅行时,他是永远不会迷路的,于是我把背包放在羊圈里,读了一本书(等着人来接我)。故选A。
(11)考查动词。句意:于是,我把背包放在牧羊地里,读了一本书,因为我相信,当一个人旅行时,他永远不会迷路。A. erupts“爆发”;B. travels “旅行”;C. disappears“消失”;D. recovers “恢复”。故选B。
(12)考查动词。句意:果然,在相当长的一段时间里,我的主人来了,我和一家人度过了一个愉快的夏天,他们一句英语也没说。 A. stopped“停止”;B. returned“归还,返回”;C. appeared“出现”;D. joined“加入”。 根据上文\" for summer on an Icelandic farm in exchange for room and board\"因为作者去农场工作,可知,此处指来接我的主人出现了。故选C。 (13)考查动词。句意:果然,在相当长的一段时间里,我的主人来了,我和一家人度过了一个愉快的夏天,他们一句英语也没说。A. spoken“讲话,说”;B. accepted“接受”;C. ignored“忽视”;D. prohibited“禁止”。我和一个不说英语的家庭在一起度过了一个愉快的夏天。故选A。
(14)考查名词。句意:我讲最后这个故事,是为了减轻朋友和其他人的恐惧,他们听到我要做什么,有时会把手举到脸上。A. fears“害怕”;B. apologies“道歉”;C. suffering“痛苦”;D. discrimination“歧视”。根据下文\"who have occasionally raised their hands to their faces upon 15 what I was up to\"可知,听到我经历的一切,他们感到害怕。故选A。 (15)考查动词。句意:我讲最后这个故事,是为了减轻朋友和其他人的恐惧,他们听到我要做什么,有时会把手举到脸上。A. arguing“辩论”;B. finishing“完成”;C. hearing“听见”;D. memorizing“记忆”。根据上文\"I tell this last story \"可知,我讲故事,他们听故事。故选C。
(16)考查形容词。句意:有些人是为我概述所有事情的专家,当一个人把自己放入未知的时候,可能会出错。A. powerful“强大的”;B. absurd“荒谬的”;C. noisy“吵闹的”;D. unknown“不知名的”。 一些人是这方面的行家,他们为我列出当置身于未知之地时,一切可能出错的事情。故选D。
(17)考查名词。句意:但对我来说,这就是旅行的全部意义:去我从未去过的地方,去发现等待结交的友谊,去进入一个全新的,对我来说,未被发现的环境,在那里惊喜就是回报。A. plan“计划”;B. point“观点”;C. story“故事”;D. contract “合同”。但对我来说,这就是旅行的全部意义。故选B。
(18)考查动词。句意:但对我来说,这就是旅行的全部意义:去我从未去过的地方,去发现等待结交的友谊,去进入一个全新的,对我来说,未被发现的环境,在那里惊喜就是回报。A. discover“发现”;B. insure“确保”;C. mend“修补”;D. promote“促进,提升”。根据语境可知,去我从未去过的地方,去发现等待的友谊。故选A。
(19)考查动词。句意:但对我来说,这就是旅行的全部意义:去我从未去过的地方,去发现等待结交的友谊,去进入一个全新的,对我来说,未被发现的环境,在那里惊喜就是回报。A. adopt“收养,采纳”;B. survive“幸存”;C. enter“进入”;D. develop“发展”。 此处意为进入一个新的,对我来说,未被发现的环境,在那里,惊喜就是回报。故选C。 (20)考查名词。句意:但对我来说,这就是旅行的全部意义:去我从未去过的地方,去发现等待结交的友谊,去进入一个全新的,对我来说,未被发现的环境,在那里惊喜就是回报。A. privilege“特权”;B. defence“防御”;C. freedom“自由”;D. reward“报酬”。故选D。 【点评】本题考点涉及动词,名词,形容词,固定短语等多个知识点的考查,是一篇人生感悟类阅读,要求考生在理解细节信息的基础上,进一步根据上下文的逻辑关系,进行分析推理,从而选出正确答案。
18.阅读下面短文,从短文后所给各题的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中,选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
I am an amateur radio operator. A few weeks ago, I was heading towards the basement with a steaming cup of coffee in my hand. What began as a 1 Saturday morning, 2 one of those lessons that life seems to hand you occasionally.
When I turned up my radio for a Saturday morning swap net, I 3 an older man with a 4 signal and golden voice. He was telling 5 he was talking with something about \"a thousand marbles\"
\"It sounds like you are busy with your job. Surely they pay you well but it's a 6 you have to be away from home. You missed your daughter's dance recital. You see, the 7 person lives about seven-five years. Now I 8 75 times 52 and I came up with 3,900, which is the number of 9 that the average person has in their entire lifetime. It took me until I was fifty-five years old to think about this 10 \he went on \"and by that time I have 11 2,800 Saturdays. If I lived to be seventy-five, I only had about a thousand left to enjoy. So I went to stores to round up 1000 marbles. I put them inside a 12 container. Every Saturday since then, I have taken one marble out and thrown it away.\"
\"I found by watching the marbles 13 , I focused more on the really important things in life. There is nothing like watching your time run out to help get your 14 straight. This morning, I took the very last marble, I think if I 15 it until next Saturday then I have been given a little extra time by life. Time is the only thing we can use in life. Bye, and I hope you can spend more time with your 16 \" and then he 17 .
I guess he gave us all a lot to think about. I had planned to work that morning, and then I was going to 18 a few friends to work on the next club newsletter. 19 , I 20 and woke my wife up and decided to take her and the kids to breakfast. 1. A. valuable
B. terrible
C. typical
D. special
2. A. turned out 3. A. came up 4. A. distinct 5. A. anything 6. A. guilt 7. A. average 8. A. counted 9. A. weekends 10. A. in detail 11. A. lived on 12. A. clear 13. A. increase 14. A. preferences 15. A. make 16. A. friends 17. A. set off 18. A. round up for 19. A. However
B. turned back C. turned on B. vague B. anyone B. shame B. ordinary B. divided B. weekdays B. in short B. clean B. lose B. priorities B. get B. family B. saw off B. Therefore
C. apparent C. something C. chance C. specific C. multiplied C. holidays
D. turned into D. ambiguous D. whomever D. dignity D. common D. added D. Saturdays D. gone by D. full D. decrease D. responsibilities D. take D. career D. took off D. Instead
B. got through C. came across D. got across
C. in conclusion D. in brief C. empty C. change C. majorities C. have C. job C. signed off C. Moreover
B. lived through C. lived by
B. meet up with C. get around for D. make up for
20. A. went downstairs B. came outside C. went upstairs D. came inside
【答案】 (1)C;(2)D;(3)C;(4)A;(5)D;(6)B;(7)A;(8)C;(9)D;(10)A;(11)B;(12)A;(13)D;(14)B;(15)A;(16)B;(17)C;(18)B;(19)D;(20)C;
【解析】【分析】本文是一篇夹叙夹议文,一个周六,作者准备照常去工作。就在这时,他收听到了一个节目,一个老人正在讲述\"一千颗弹球\"的故事。作者从中深受启发,意识到生命中最重要的事情是对家人的陪伴。于是,作者放弃了之前的工作计划,上楼叫醒了自己的妻子,决定带妻子和孩子们去吃早餐。
(1)考查形容词。句意:典型的星期六早晨开始了,而这个早晨却让学到了关于生活的宝贵一课。A. valuable”有价值的“;B. terrible”可怕的“;C. typical”典型的“;D. special”特别的“。作者每周六都有工作安排,所以这是一个典型的周六早晨。故选C。
(2)考查动词短语。句意:典型的星期六早晨开始了,而这个早晨却让学到了关于生活的宝贵一课。A. turned out”结果证明“;B. turned back”往回走“;C. turned on”打开“;D. turned into”变成“。下文说作者听了老人的话,受到了启发,所以这个早晨变成了关于生活的宝贵的一堂课。故选D。
(3)考查动词短语。句意:当我打开收音机收听周六早间的交换网时,我搜到了一位年纪较大的男子,他有着独特的信号和黄金般的嗓音。A. came up”走近“;B. got through”通过“;C. came across”偶然遇到“;D. got across” (使)越过“。作者在收听节目时,偶然搜到了一位年纪较大的男子。故选C。
(4)考查形容词。句意:当我打开收音机收听周六早间的交换网时,我搜到了一位年纪较大的男子,他有着独特的信号和黄金般的嗓音。A. distinct”独特的“;B. vague ”模糊的“;
C. apparent”显然的“;D. ambiguous”模糊不清的“。根据上文可知,作者打开收音机搜到了一位年纪较大的男子,所以判断出这位年级较大的男子波段的信号很独特。故选A。 (5)考查代词。句意:他正在向和他谈话的人讲述一个关于\"一千颗弹球\"的事。A. anything”任何东西“;B. anyone”任何人“;C. something”某事“;D. whomever”无论谁“。 5 he was talking with something about \"a thousand marbles\"是一个宾语从句,引导词在从句中作宾语,表示\"无论谁\",故选D。
(6)考查名词。句意:他们当然给你高薪,但你不得不离开家这是一件憾事。A. guilt”犯罪“;B. shame”憾事“;C. chance”机会“;D. dignity”尊严“。根据”You missed your daughter's dance recital.“可知不得不离开家真是一件憾事。故选B。
(7)考查形容词。句意:你看,人的平均寿命是75年。A. average”平均的“;B. ordinary”普通的“;C. specific”具体的“;D. common”共同的“。文中表示\"人均寿命\"。故选A。 (8)考查动词。句意:现在我用75乘以52得到3900,这是一个普通人一生中拥有的周六数。A. counted”数“;B. divided ”分开“;C. multiplied”乘“;D. added”增加“。根据”Now I 8 75 times 52 and I came up with 3,900,“可知这里意思是75乘以52。故选C。
(9)考查名词。句意:现在我用75乘以52得到3900,这是一个普通人一生中拥有的周六数。A. weekends”周末“;B. weekdays”工作日“; C. holidays”假日“;D. Saturdays”星期六“。 根据下文”and by that time I have 11 2,800 Saturdays.“可知这里意思是这是一个普通人一生中拥有的周六数。故选D。
(10)考查介词短语。句意:直到我55岁的时候,我才开始详细地思考这个问题。A. in detail”详细地“;B. in short”简言之“;C. in conclusion”总之“;D. in brief”简言之“。根据”If I lived to be seventy-five, I only had about a thousand left to enjoy.“可知作者开始详细地思考这个问题。故选A。
(11)考查动词短语。句意:那时我已经度过了2800个星期六。A. lived on”靠......生活“;B. lived through”度过“;C. lived by”以......为生“;D. gone by”顺便走访“。 根据”If I lived to be seventy-five, I only had about a thousand left to enjoy. “可知上文的意思是那时作者已经度过了2800个星期六。故选B。
(12)考查形容词。句意:我把它们放在一个透明的容器里。A. clear”透明的“;B. clean”干净的“;C. empty”空的“;D. full”满的“。根据”Every Saturday since then, I have taken one marble out and thrown it away.\"可知这里意思是作者把它们放在一个透明的容器里。故选A。
(13)考查动词。句意:我发现,看着玻璃球减少,我更关注生活中真正重要的事情。A. increase“增加”;B. lose“失去”;C. change“改变”;D. decrease“减少”。根据下文“There is nothing like watching your time run out to help get your 14 straight.”可知这里意思是作者发现,看着玻璃球减少,作者更关注生活中真正重要的事情。故选D。
(14)考查名词。句意:没有什么比看着你的时间用完更能帮助你分清轻重缓急了。A. preferences“选择权”;B. priorities“优先顺序”;C. majorities“大多数”;D. responsibilities“责任”。根据I focused more on the really important things in life.可知这里意思是没有什么比看着你的时间用完更能帮助你分清轻重缓急了。故选B。
(15)考查动词。句意:今天早上,我拿走了最后一颗弹珠,我想如果我能坚持到下周
六,那么我的生命就多给了我一点时间。A. make“使成功”;B. get “得到”;C. have“有”;D. take“拿”。 make it固定短语,\"成功\",故选A。
(16)考查名词。句意:时间是我们在生活中唯一可以利用的东西。再见,我希望你有更多的时间和家人在一起。A. friends“朋友”;B. family“ 家人”;C. job“工作”;D. career“事业”。根据上文“Surely they pay you well but it's a 6 you have to be away from home.”可知这里意思是作者希望你有更多的时间和家人在一起。故选B。
(17)考查动词短语。句意:然后他就停止广播了。A. set off“出发”;B. saw off“送别”;C. signed off“停止广播”;D. took off“起飞”。根据“I guess he gave us all a lot to think about.”可知他停止了广播。故选C。
(18)考查动词短语。句意:那天早上我本来打算去工作的,然后我打算和几个朋友碰头,写下一份俱乐部通讯。A. round up for“使……集拢”;B. meet up with“碰面”;C. get around for“逃避”;D. make up for“弥补”。根据“to work on the next club newsletter.”可知这里意思是那天早上作者本来打算去工作的,然后作者打算和几个朋友碰头,写下一份俱乐部通讯。故选B。
(19)考查副词。句意:相反,我上楼叫醒了我的妻子,决定带她和孩子们去吃早餐。A. However“然而”;B. Therefore“因此”;C. Moreover“此外”;D. Instead“相反”。文中表示\"相反,作者上楼叫醒了自己的妻子,决定带她和孩子们去吃早餐。\"故选D。
(20)考查动词短语。句意:相反,我上楼叫醒了我的妻子,决定带她和孩子们去吃早餐。A. went downstairs“下楼”;B. came outside“来到外面”;C. went upstairs“上楼”;D. came inside“进来”。根据“A few weeks ago, I was heading towards the basement with a steaming cup of coffee in my hand.”可判断出作者并没有去地下室而是上楼叫醒了自己的妻子。故选C。 【点评】本题考点涉及动词,名词,形容词,副词,代词,固定短语等多个知识点的考查,是一篇人生感悟类阅读,要求考生在理解细节信息的基础上,进一步根据上下文的逻辑关系,进行分析推理,从而选出正确答案。
19.For each blank in the following passage there are four words or phrases marked A, B, C and D. Fill in each blank with the word or phrase that best fits the context.
From Selling Books to Selling Life
Charing Cross Street is the most famous bookstore street in London. From the largest female bookstore in Europe to the first detective novel store in Europe, from independent bookstores to large chain ones, 1 , it is a scenic spot worth visiting over and over again. The 84 Charing Cross Street, 2 as the Love Bible, tells the story of the New York woman writer Helene Hanff and the London bookseller Frank Percy Doel. It has been 3 into dozens of languages. Broadcasting, stage plays, and movies continue to interpret this friendship based on books. Charing Cross Street has thus become a 4 landmark in London, attracting many literary enthusiasts and tourists with its unique literary charm.
However, today's situation is no longer the same. With the closing of a number of chain bookstores, some independent bookstores have begun to think about how to 5 the British literary tradition with dignity. Recently, British book agents, writers, bookshop operators and other groups gathered here to explore the 6 model of the future bookstore.
Judging from the current business model, those who can survive are completing the 7 from selling books to selling life. Perhaps the literary lifestyle of the British, which is deep into the bone, should be considered as the most 8 secrets. As the largest independent bookstore in the United Kingdom, Waterstone is currently undergoing design changes by LDS, a British architectural firm. Architect Alex said they 9 improving customer experience and planned to build multiple space. \"We will have some small rooms full of books, like private study rooms, in which one can discuss his works with the author.\" The focus of the future physical bookstore is on creating an atmosphere. 10 , bars and cafes are an essential part of the bookstore. Booksellers and authors generally believe that bookstores must develop in the direction of a cultural 11 so that people come here for a lot of money, attending concerts, watching movies, or participating in discussions.
Some writers say that physical bookstores can 12 their business beyond selling books and provide cultural services to customers. Other writers believe that bookstores can 13 a membership system. 14 discounts, members are given the opportunity to attend lectures, literary gatherings and meetings with authors, and corresponding membership activities are 15 for children and students, and visiting bookstores has become part of the daily lives of more people as a cultural leisure method. 1. A. no kidding 2. A. known 3. A. presented 5. A. discover 6. A. survival 7. A. resolution 8. A. commercial 9. A. focused on 11. A. value 12. A. expect 13. A. adjust 15. A. stimulated
B. no doubt C. no way B. selected B. burst B. research B. material
D. no problem
C. learned D. defined C. divided D. translated C. interpret D. continue C. moral
D. spiritual
4. A. geographical B. academic C. cultural D. traditional
B. connection C. transition D. question B. confidential C. academic D. logic B. relied on B. complex B. explode B. activate
C. took on D. carried on C. symbol
D. identity
10. A. Meanwhile B. Therefore C. Moreover D. Nevertheless
C. expand D. explore C. acquire D. adopt
14. A. In addition to B. Instead of C. Except for D. Because of
B. conducted C. resolved D. postponed
【答案】 (1)B;(2)A;(3)D;(4)C;(5)D;(6)A;(7)C;(8)A;(9)A;(10)B;(11)B;(12)C;(13)D;(14)A;(15)B;
【解析】【分析】本文是一篇夹叙夹议文。很多书店位于查令十字街上,查令十字街成为了伦敦文化的地标。但是,随着大量书店的关闭,如何将英国文化传统继续下去已经成了一个问题。不同的群体针对这个问题提出了不同的观点和看法。
(1)考查名词。no kidding“不开玩笑,说真的”;no doubt“毫无疑问”;no way“没门”;no problem“没问题”。根据上文可知,查令十字街是伦敦最著名的书店街。那里有欧洲最大的女性书店,还有欧洲第一个侦探小说店,有独立的书店,也有大的连锁店。由此可以推
知,查令十字街非常值得参观,这是毋庸置疑的。故选B。
(2)考查动词。know“认识,知道”;select“挑选”;learn“学习”;define“下定义”。查令十字街84号被称之为\"爱情圣经\"。be known as固定短语,\"被称为……,作为……而出名\",选
A。
(3)考查动词。present“颁发,授予”;burst“爆裂,炸开”;divide“划分”;translate“翻译”。查令十字街84号被翻译成几十种语言。选D。
(4)考查形容词。geographical“地理学的,地理的”;academic“学术的,学业的”;cultural“文化的”;traditional“传统的”。根据下文\"attracting many literary enthusiasts and tourists with its unique literary charm\"可知,查林街已成为伦敦的一个文化地标,以其独特的文学魅力吸引了众多文学爱好者和游客。选C。
(5)考查动词。discover“发现”;research“研究”;interpret“口译,解释”;continue“继续”。随着大量连锁书店的倒闭,很多独立的书店开始思考如何将英国文学传统传承下去,即:继续下去。故选D。
(6)考查形容词(名词)。survival“幸存,生存”;material“材料”;moral“道德的”;spiritual“精神上的”。根据上文中的\"how to continue the Britain literacy traditions\"可知,他们聚集在一起探讨的是未来书店的生存模式。故选A。
(7)考查名词。resolution“决心”;connection“连接”;transition“转变,过渡”;question“问题”。从目前的商业模式来看,那些能够生存的人正在完成从卖书到卖生活的转变。from selling books to selling life这是一种转变,故选C。
(8)考查形容词(名词)。commercial“商业的”;confidential“秘密的,机密的”;academic“学业的,学术的”;logic“逻辑(学)”。根据上文\"current business model\"可知,该处应指:也许英国的文学生活方式应该被认为是最重要的商业秘密。选A。
(9)考查动词短语。focus on“聚焦于,集中于”;rely on“依靠,依赖”;take on“呈现……面貌”;carry on“继续”。Alex说他们把努力集中在提高顾客的体验上。下文中的\"The focus of the future physical bookstore is on creating an atmosphere.\"也是提示。选A。
(10)考查副词。meanwhile“与此同时”;therefore“因此”;moreover“此外,而且”;nevertheless“然而,不过”。根据上文,未来实体书店的重点是营造一种氛围。酒吧和咖啡店有助于创造一种氛围,所以,酒吧和咖啡店是书店必不可少的部分。故上下文之间是因果关系。故选B。
(11)考查名词。value“价值”;complex“错综复杂的组合,复合体”;symbol“象征,标志”;identity“身份”。根据下文的\"attending concerts, watching movies, or participating in discussions\"可知,书店应该是文化的综合体,人们在这里可以听音乐会,看电影,参加讨论会等。也就是说,未来的书店应该朝着多元化发展,兼具多种功能。故选B。 (12)考查动词。expect“期望,预料”;explode“爆炸”;expand“扩充,扩展”;explore“探索”。根据下文 \"beyond selling books and provide cultural services\"可知,该处指实体书店应该扩展它们的经营范围,要超越卖书这个局限,要为顾客提供文化服务。故选C。 (13)考查动词。adjust“调整”;activate“使起作用,使运作”;acquire“获得,得到”;adopt“收养,采纳”。其他作家认为书店可以采取会员制。选D。
(14)考查介词短语。in addition to“除……之外还……”;instead of“代替”;except for“ 除
了”;because of“因为”。结合实际情况可知,一个会员除了可以享受打折的优惠之外,还应该享受听演讲,参加文学聚会等活动的机会。故选A。
(15)考查动词。stimulate“刺激,激发”;conduct“执行,实施”;resolve“解决”;postpone“推迟,使延期”。该处指\"要为儿童及学生举办相应的会员活动\"。开展活动应该用动词conduct表示,故选B。
【点评】本题考点涉及动词,名词,形容词,副词,固定短语等多个知识点的考查,是一篇人生感悟类阅读,要求考生在理解细节信息的基础上,进一步根据上下文的逻辑关系,进行分析推理,从而选出正确答案。
20.阅读下面的短文,从短文后各题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中,选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
I still keep the photo taken by my mom and treasure it as my life. That was many years ago when I was taking summer 1 in college and was moving into an apartment. I was carrying two 2 with everything that I was going to need to 3 the 6 weeks of classes. It is the last time I can remember ever traveling that 4 .
Since then my possessions have 5 . Though most of them like my furniture are 6 , there are occasions when I feel 7 down by all of them. I am sure that I will need two trucks rather than two suitcases if I ever 8 again.
One thought, however, brings me 9 . It is the knowledge that when I make my 10 journey from this world-I am dead, I won't 11 any of those things with me. The only things I will take with me will be what I have packed in the suitcase of my 12 . I will be carrying with me every 13 thing I ever did, every loving thought I ever shared, and every bit of 14 I ever brought into this world to make others laugh. I will be carrying all the goodness I gave to others, all the 15 I was able to share, and all the joy I created. These things won't be weighing me down. Instead, I will be surely 16 .
As you are 17 for your own final trip-completely prepared, make sure that you should not make your 18 heavy. Make sure that the belongings in your home 19 take second place to the love in your heart. When you 20 it in Heaven, God and all His angels will smile. 1. A. journeys 2. A. trucks 3. A. bring out 4. A. hard 5. A. gone 7. A. weighed 8. A. treasure 10. A. final
B. holidays B. suitcases B. light
C. lectures C. books
D. classes D. computers
B. take away C. get through D. pay for
C. unforgettably D. happily
D. grown D. enjoyable D. calmed D. demand D. comfort D. latest D. stand
C. beautiful C. turned C. move C. hate C. tiring C. fill
B. appeared C. lessened B. put B. possess B. pleasant
6. A. expensive B. useful
9. A. confusion B. matter 11. A. compare B. take
12. A. soul 13. A. strange 15. A. love 17. A. ready 18. A. world 19. A. hardly 20. A. cover
B. body B. little
C. home C. kind C. thought
D. college D. smart D. laughter D. money D. lifted up D. responsible D. heart D. never D. untie
14. A. knowledge B. hope
B. information C. time B. eager B. weight B. always B. wrap
C. fit C. travel C. rather C. unpack
16. A. burst out B. worn out C. given up
【答案】 (1)D;(2)B;(3)C;(4)B;(5)D;(6)B;(7)A;(8)C;(9)D;(10)A;(11)B;(12)A;(13)C;(14)D;(15)A;(16)D;(17)A;(18)C;(19)B;(20)C;
【解析】【分析】本文是一篇夹叙夹议文,叙述了作者对旅游的理解。作者仍然保留着妈妈拍的照片,把它当作生命来珍惜。作者认为\"当我离开这个世界的最后一次旅程——我已经死了,我不会带走任何一样东西。\"
(1)考查名词。句意:那是很多年前的事了,那时我正在上大学的暑期班,要搬进一套公寓。A. journeys“旅程”;B. holidays “ 假日”;C. lecture“演讲”;D. classes“班级”。故选D。
(2)考查名词。句意:我带着两个手提箱,里面装着我在六周的课程中需要用到的所有东西。A. trucks“卡车”;B. suitcases“手提箱”;C. books“书”;D. computers“电脑”。结合上文的\"was moving into an apartment\"可知选B。
(3)考查动词短语。句意:我带着两个手提箱,里面装着我在六周的课程中需要用到的所有东西。A. bring out“出版,生产”;B. take away“带走,拿走”;C. get through“通过,到达”;D. pay for“为.....付款”。故选C。
(4)考查副词。句意:这是我记忆中最后一次以这种方式旅行。A. hard“努力地”;B. light“轻地”;C. unforgettably“令人难忘地”;D. happily“高兴地”。故选B。
(5)考查动词。句意:从那以后,我的财产增加了。A. gone“去”;B. appear“出现”;C. lessened“减少,减轻”;D. grown“生长”。故选D。
(6)考查形容词。句意:虽然我的大多数家具是有用的,有时我觉得它们拖累了我。A. expensive“昂贵的” ;B. useful“有用的”;C. beautiful “美丽的”;D. enjoyable“快乐的”。故选B。
(7)考查动词。句意:虽然我的大多数家具是有用的,有时我觉得它们拖累了我。A. weighed“称..... 的重量”;B. put“安置,放”;C. turned“使变成”;D. calmed“使冷静”。故选A。
(8)考查动词。句意:如果我再搬家的话,我肯定需要两辆卡车,而不是两个手提箱。A. treasure“珍惜”;B. possess“拥有”; C. move“移动”;D. demand“要求”。故选C。 (9)考查名词。句意:然而,一个想法,给我带来了安慰。A. confusion“困惑”;B. matter“物质”;C. hate“厌恶”;D. comfort“舒适”。故选D。
(10)考查形容词。句意:我知道,当我离开这个世界的最后一次旅程——我已经死了,
我不会带走任何一样东西。A. final“最好的”; B. pleasant“令人愉快的”;C. tiring“累人的”;D. latest“最新的”。故选A。
(11)考查动词。句意:我知道,当我离开这个世界的最后一次旅程——我已经死了,我不会带走任何一样东西。A. compare“比较”;B. take“拿走,带走”;C. fill“装满”; D. stand“站立”。故选B。
(12)考查名词。句意:我要带走的唯一的东西将是我灵魂行李箱里的东西。A. soul“灵魂”;B. body“身体”;C. home“家”;D. college“大学”。故填A。
(13)考查形容词。句意:我会带着我做过的每一件善良的事情,我分享过的每一个爱的想法,和我带到这个世界上让别人笑的每一丝笑声。A. strange“奇怪的”;B. little“小的”;C. kind“友好的”;D. smart“聪明的”。故选C。
(14)考查名词。句意:我会带着我做过的每一件善良的事情,我分享过的每一个爱的想法,和我带到这个世界上让别人笑的每一丝笑声。A. knowledge“知识”;B. hope“希望”;C. thought“思想”;D. laughter“笑声”。故选D。
(15)考查名词。句意:我将带着我给别人的所有美好,所有我能分享的爱,所有我创造的欢乐。A. love“爱”;B. information“信息”; C. time“时间”;D. money“金钱”。故选A。 (16)考查动词短语。句意:这些东西不会压得我喘不过气来。相反,我一定将会被提升。A. burst out“闯出来,突发”;B. worn out“疲惫不堪的”;C. given up“放弃”;D. lifted up“举起”。故选D。
(17)考查形容词。。句意:当你为自己的最后旅行准备时一完全做准备,确保你不应该让你的旅行沉重。A. ready“有准备的”;B. eager “渴望的”;C. fit“合适的”;D. responsible“负责的”故选A。
(18)考查名词。句意:当你为自己的最后旅行准备时一完全做准备,确保你不应该让你的旅行沉重。A. world“世界”;B. weight“重量”;C. travel“旅行”;D. heart“心脏”故选C。 (19)考查副词。句意:确保你家里的东西永远排在你心中爱的第二位。A. hard“努力地,困难地”;B. always“总是”; C. rather“相当”;D. never“从来没有”。故选B。 (20)考查动词。句意:当你在天堂打开包装,上帝和他所有的天使都会微笑。A. cover“覆盖”;B. wrap“缠绕”;C. unpack“打开包裹”;D. unite“使联合”。故选C。
【点评】本题考点涉及动词,名词,形容词,副词,固定短语等多个知识点的考查,是一篇人生感悟类阅读,要求考生在理解细节信息的基础上,进一步根据上下文的逻辑关系,进行分析推理,从而选出正确答案。
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