一、高中英语完形填空 1.完形填空
During my second year at the city college, I was told that the education department was offering a \"free\" course, called Thinking Chess, for three credits.
I 1 the idea of taking the class because, after all, who doesn't want to 2 a few dollars? More than that, I'd always wanted to learn chess. And, even if I weren't 3 enough about free credits, news about our 4 was appealing enough to me. He was an international grandmaster, which 5 I would be learning from one of the game's 6 . I could hardly wait to 7 him.
Maurice Ashley was kind and smart, a former graduate returning to teach, and this 8 was no game for him; he meant business. In his introduction, he made it 9 that our credits would be hard-earned. In order to 10 the class, among other criteria, we had to write a paper on how we plan to 11 what we would learn in class to our future professions and, 12 , to our lives. I managed to get an A in that 13 and learned life lessons that have served me well beyond the 14 .
Ten years after my chess class with Ashley, I'm still putting to use what he 15 me: \"The absolute most important 16 that you learn when you play chess is how to make good 17 . On every single move you have to 18 a situation, process what your opponent (对手) is doing and 19 the best move from among all your options.\" These words still ring true today in my 20 as a journalist. 1. A. put forward B. jumped at C. tried out 2. A. waste 3. A. excited 4. A. title 5. A. urged 6. A. fastest 8. A. chance 9. A. real 10. A. attend 11. A. add 13. A. game 15. A. taught 16. A. fact 17. A. grades 18. A. analyze
B. earn B. worried
C. save C. moved
D. turned down D. pay D. tired D. instructor D. meant D. rarest D. job D. possible D. observe D. compare D. normally D. experiment
B. competitor C. textbook B. demanded C. held B. easiest
C. best
7. A. interview B. meet
B. perfect B. pass B. expose
C. challenge D. beat C. clear C. skip C. apply C. directly
B. qualification C. honor
12. A. eventually B. naturally
B. presentation C. course B. wrote B. step B. decisions B. describe
14. A. criterion B. classroom C. department D. situation
C. questioned D. promised C. manner C. rebuild
D. skill D. control
C. impressions D. comments
19. A. announce B. signal 20. A. role
B. desire
C. block C. concern
D. evaluate D. behavior
【答案】 (1)B;(2)C;(3)A;(4)D;(5)D;(6)C;(7)B;(8)D;(9)C;(10)B;(11)C;(12)A;(13)C;(14)B;(15)A;(16)D;(17)B;(18)A;(19)D;(20)A;
【解析】【分析】本文是一篇记叙文,作者在大二所学习的免费课程—象棋。也介绍了这门课程对作者生活的深远指导作用。
(1) 考查动词短语。A. put forward”提出“; B. jumped at”急于接受“; C. tried out”尝试“; D. turned down”拒绝“。“我”在大二时,学校教育处提供一种名叫思维象棋的免费课程,这个课程3个学分。“我“急于接受这个课程,是因为”我“想节省点钱。 故选B。
(2) 考查动词。A. waste”浪费“; B. earn”赚钱“; C. save”节省“; D.pay”付钱“。”我“在大二时,学校教育处提供一种名叫思维象棋的免费课程,这个课程3个学分。我急于接受这个课程,是因为”我“想节省点钱。故选C。
(3)考查形容词。A. excited”激动的; 兴奋的“; B. worried”担心的“; C. moved”感动的“; D. tired”劳累的“。”我“总是想学象棋,即便是”我“对免费的学分不感到兴奋,单单是”我“们导师的信息就足以吸引”我“。 故选A
(4)考查名词。”A. title”头衔;题目“; B. competitor”竞赛者“; C. textbook”教科书“; D. instructor”导师“。”我“总是想学象棋,即便是”我“对免费的学分不感到兴奋,单单是”我“们导师的信息就足以吸引”我“。故选D。
(5)考查动词。A. urged”督促“; B. demanded”要求“; C. held”握住“; D. meant”意味着“。这意味着”我“将师从这个游戏最好的大师之一 。 故选D。
(6)考查形容词。A. fastest”最快的“; B. easiest”最容易的“; C. best”最好的“; D. rarest”最稀少的“。这意味着”我“将师从这个游戏最好的大师之一 。故选C。
(7)考查动词。A. interview”面试“; B. meet”见面“; C. challenge”挑战“; D. beat”击败“。”我“迫不及待地想见到他。故选B。
(8)考查名词。A. chance”机会;“ B. qualification”合格“; C. honor”荣誉“; D. job”工作“。一位先前的毕业生回校教书,这项工作对他来说根本不是游戏。故选D。
(9)考查形容词。A. real”真实的“; B. perfect”完美的“; C, clear”清楚的“; D. possible”可能的“。在他的介绍中,他明确指出这些学分不容易得到。故选C。
(10)考查动词。A. attend”参加“; B. pass”通过“; C. skip”跳跃;“ D. observe”观察,遵守“。为了通过考试,”我“们必须写一篇关于把”我“们在课堂里学到的东西应用于未来的职业中。故选B。
(11) 考查动词。A. add”增加“;B. expose”揭露“;apply\"把....运用于....\";D. compare”比较“。”我“们必须写一篇关于把”我“们在课堂里学到的知识应用于未来的职业中。apply...to...固定短语,”把......应用于......“,故选C。
(12)考查副词。A. eventually”最终“; B. naturally”自然地“; C. directly”直接地“; D. normally”正常地“。最终把”我“们在课堂里学的知识应用到我们的生活中。 故选A。
(13)考查名词。A. game”游戏“; B. presentation”介绍;陈述“; C. course”课程“; D. experiment”实验“。”我“设法在这个课程中获得了个A。故选C。
(14)考查名词。A. criterion”标准“; B. classoom”教室“; C. department”部门,系“; D. situation”情况“。”我“还学习了课堂之外对”我“很有用的生活课程。beyond the classroom固定短语,”课堂之外“,故选B。
(15) 考查动词。A. taught”教“; B. wrote”写“; C. questioned”提问“; D. promised”承诺“。 和Ashley学了象棋课程之后10年里,”我“仍在应用他教”我“的东西。故选A。
(16) 考查名词。A. fact”事实“; B. step”步“; C. manner”方式“; D. skill”技能“。你在学下棋的时候,学到的绝对重要的技能是如何做出好的决定。故选D。
(17) 考查名词。A. grades”等级“;B. decisions”决定“; C. impressions”印象“; D. comments”评论“。你在学下棋的时候,学到的绝对重要的技能是如何做出好的决定。故选B。 (18) 考查动词。A. analyze”分析“; B. describe”描述“; C. rebuild”重建“; D. control”控制“。每一步你都必须分析形势,审视对手要做什么。故选A。
(19)考查动词。A. announce”宣布“; B. signal”发信号“; C. block”阻塞“; D. evaluate”评估“。从你所有的选择中,评估出最好的一步。故选D。
(20)考查名词。现在这些话对我作为一名新闻记者的角色来说仍然是正确的。A role”角色“; B. desire”欲望; 要求“;C. concern”涉及, 关系到“; D. behavior”行为“。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。
I was a single(单身的) parent of four small children, working at a low-paid job. Money was always tight, but I 1 to make ends meet(收支平衡), and if not a lot, 2 we had enough. Not knowing we were poor, my kids just thought I was 3 . I've always been glad about that.
It was Christmas time, and although there wasn't 4 for a lot of gifts, we planned to celebrate with a family party. But the big 5 for the kids was the fun of Christmas 6 . They planned weeks ahead of time, asking 7 what they wanted for Christmas. 8 , I had saved $120 for gifts to be shared by all five of us.
The big day 9 . I gave each kid a twenty-dollar bill and 10 them to look for 11 of about four dollars each. Then everyone went away excitedly. We had two hours to shop and 12 back at the “Santa's Workshop”.
Driving home, everyone was in high Christmas spirits, 13 my youngest daughter, Ginger, who was unusually 14 . She had only one small, flat bag with a few candies —fifty-cent candies! I was very doubtful but I didn't say anything 15 we got home. I called her into my bedroom and closed the door. This is what she told me:
“I was looking 16 thinking of what to buy when I 17 to read the little cards on the “Giving Trees”. One was for a little girl, four years old, and all she 18 for Christmas was a doll. So I took the card off the tree and 19 the doll for her. We have so much and she doesn't have anything.”
I never felt so 20 as I did that day. 1. A. failed 2. A. at least 3. A. busy 4. A. reason 5. A. question
B. managed B. at most B. serious B. room B. problem
C. meant C. at first C. strict C. time C. parties C. Hardly C. reached
D. wished D. at last D. kind D. money D. greetings D. Sadly D. arrived D. forced D. moved D. quiet D. while D. around D. gave D. bought D. angry
C. pleasure D. treasure
6. A. shopping B. travelling 8. A. Strangely B. Luckily 9. A. went 11. A. toys 13. A. except 14. A. excited 15. A. since 16. A. out 17. A. forgot 18. A. wanted 20. A. calm
B. left B. clothes B. besides B. after B. over B. did B. rich
7. A. every other B. each other C. one by one D. the other
10. A. persuaded B. commanded C. advised 12. A. returned B. met
C. sat
C. presents D. bargains C. including D. concerning C. until C. forward C. got C. brought C. well
B. disappointed C. sad
B. remembered C. happened D. offered
19. A. searched B. found
【答案】(1)B;(2)A;(3)C;(4)D;(5)C;(6)A;(7)B;(8)B;(9)D;(10)C;(11)C;(12)B;(13)A;(14)D;(15)C;(16)D;(17)C;(18)A;(19)D;(20)B;
【解析】【分析】本文是一篇记叙文,作者一个人独自抚养四个孩子,在圣诞节那天用省下来的钱让孩子们去买礼物,最后除了小女儿所有的孩子都买到了自己想要的,后来作者知道最小的女儿用她的钱给一位贫困的小女孩买了娃娃,自己只买了一点糖果,作者为自己有这么善良的孩子感到高兴。
(1)考查动词。failed“失败”; managed“设法做到”;meant“意味着,打算”;wished“希望,但愿”。上文说我是一个单亲母亲,收入不高,钱总是很紧张。但我却能设法收支平衡。因此根据语境可知B项符合题意,故选B。
(2)考查固定短语。at least“至少”;at most “至多”;at first“开始”;at last“最后”。根据语境可知,我们的钱不多,但至少够用了,故选A。
(3)考查形容词。句意:孩子们不知道我家很穷,只是认为是我要求严格。busy“忙碌”; serious“严肃的,严重的”;strict“严格的”;kind“温和的”。故选C。
(4)考查名词。reason“理由,原因”;room “房间”;time“时间”;money“钱”。从第一段可知作者的经济很紧张,所以没有钱买许多礼物。故选D。
(5)考查名词。question“问题,疑问”;problem“难题”; pleasure“愉快,乐事”;treasure“珍宝”。根据语境和常识,圣诞节到了,孩子们最兴奋的是去购物。故选C。
(6)考查名词。shopping“购物”;travelling“旅行”;parties“聚会”;greetings“问候”。根据下文,他们去购物了,可以推测出,去购物让孩子们很兴奋,故选A。
(7)考查固定短语。every other“每隔一个”;each other“彼此,互相”;one by one“一个接一个”;the other“有两个中的“另一个”的意思,表示(两个中的)另一个, 或其余的人或物,通常后面会加one,确指另一个”。根据语境可知,他们几周前就开始提前准备,互相询问想要什么礼物。故选B。
(8)考查副词。Strangely“奇怪地”;Luckily“幸运的”;Hardly“几乎不”;Sadly“悲伤地”。上文可知作者的经济很紧张,所以能节省120美元来买礼物已是很幸运了,故选B。 (9)考查动词。went“去”;left“离开”;reached“到达”;arrived“到达”。本句是说圣诞节这个伟大的日子终于到了。reach和arrive都有“到达”,但reach为及物动词,后面跟名词作宾语,而arrived为不及物动词。本句的主语是the big day,要用不及物的,所以用arrived到达。故选D。
(10)考查动词。句意:圣诞节到了。我给每个孩子一张二十美元的钞票,建议他们每人找一份约四美元的礼物。persuaded“说服”;commanded“命令”;advised“建议”; forced“强迫”。根据语境和常识,可知家长对孩子们提的建议,故选C。
(11)考查名词。toys“玩具”;clothes“衣服”;presents “礼物”;bargains“账单”。根据语境可知是买礼物,故选C。
(12)考查动词。returned“返回,回来”;met “遇见,碰面”;sat“坐下”;moved“移动,搬家”。本句是说“然后每个人都兴奋地离开了。我们花了两个小时购物,买完后在“圣诞老人工作室”集中(碰面)。因此选B。
(13)考查介词。 except“除…之外,(不包括)”; besides“除…之外,还”; including“包括”;concerning“有关的”。根据下文可知,小女儿用自己买礼物的钱给一个陌生的小女孩买了娃娃,所以说除了她之外,其他的人每个人都沉浸在圣诞节的欢乐气氛中。因此选A。
(14)考查形容词。excited“安静的”;disappointed“失望的”;sad“悲伤难过的”;quiet“安静的”。根据上文说其他的人都沉浸在圣诞节的欢乐气氛中,除了小女儿,可知,她异常的安静,故选D。
(15)考查连词。since“自从…”; after“在……之后;到…为止”;not……until……“直到„„才„„” ;while“当……的时候”。本句是指“我很生气,但是到家之前什么也没说”。可知,本题考查的是“直到…才…”,因此要用until,故选C。
(16)考查动词短语。look out“注意,小心”;look over“检查,从上面看”;look forward“期待,期盼”;look around“四处看,四处转”。根据语境可知,小女孩说“我正在四处转转,思考买什么”。故选D。
(17)考查动词。forgot“忘记”;remembered“记得”;happened“发生”;offered“提供”。根据语境可知,这里是指小女正在四处转转,思考买什么, 这个时候碰巧看见了Giving Trees,就停下来去读上边的卡片。happen to do…,固定短语,“碰巧做某事”,因此选C。 (18)考查动词。wanted“想要”;did“做”;got “得到”;gave“给”。由下文女儿把洋娃娃买给那个四岁的小女孩可推测本句的意思是:那个4岁的小女孩圣诞节想要的就是一个洋娃娃。故选A。
(19)考查动词。searched“搜索” ;found“发现”;brought “带来”;bought“买”。根据上下文可知,我女儿把卡片拿下来,并把洋娃娃买给那个四岁的小女孩,因此D项符合题意,选D。
(20)考查形容词。calm“冷静的”;rich“富有的”;well“健康的”;angry“生气的”。与第一段的money was always tight 相呼应。作者认为虽然经济拮,但从没有像那天那样感觉自己很富有(因为有这么一个善良的小女儿)。故选B。
【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。
It was a normal Monday morning at an assembly, and the old headmaster was giving the students a speech about important things in life and about 1 ourselves to what is important to us. This is 2 the story went: An old man lived in a certain part of London, and he 3 wake up every morning and go to the 4 , where he got the train right to Central London, and then sat at the street corner, 5 . He did this every single day of his life. He sat at the same street corner and begged for almost 20 years. His house was dirty, and it smelled 6 . The neighbors could not 7 the smell anymore, so they asked the police officers to 8 the place. The officers knocked down the 9 and cleaned the house. There were small bags of 10 all over the house that he had 11 over the years. The police counted the money, and they soon realized that the old man was a 12 . They waited outside his house expecting to share the good news with him. When he arrived home that evening, he was met by one of the officers who told him that there was no need for him to beg any more 13 he was a rich man now. He said 14 at all; he went into his house and locked the door. The next morning he woke up as usual, went to the street and 15 to beg. 16 , this old man had no great plans, dreams or anything important for his life. We learn nothing from this story other than staying 17 the things we enjoy doing. We should remain true to our course, which may mean devoting yourselves to things that people around you may disapprove. Let nothing prevent us from being happy, let nothing else decide our fate (命运), but 18 . What makes us happy is what 19 in the end…not what we gain. This particular story is one such lesson that I will never forget. Every time I don't focus on courses, I 20 myself of this story. 1. A. attracting 2. A. why 3. A. might 4. A. street 5. A. begging 6. A. pleasant 7. A. bear
B. agreeing C. devoting B. how B. would B. factory B. waiting B. forget
C. where C. should C. airport
D. believing D. when D. must D. subway D. serious D. get
C. attempting D. sleeping C. judge
B. delicious C. terrible
8. A. control 9. A. old man 10. A. rubbish 11. A. earned 12. A. manager 13. A. as
B. remove B. door B. waste
C. clear C. money
D. look D. food
C. neighbor D. wall
B. collected C. managed D. stole B. gentleman C. millionaire D. gift B. unless
C. until
D. though D. everything
14. A. something B. anything C. nothing 15. A. discouraged B. found 16. A. Actually 18. A. others
C. managed D. continued
B. Obviously C. Surprisingly D. Generally B. us
C. some C. achieves
D. ourselves D. faces D. tired
17. A. focused on B. called on C. turned to D. acted out 19. A. considers B. matters
20. A. reminded B. admitted C. warned
【答案】 (1)C;(2)B;(3)B;(4)D;(5)A;(6)C;(7)A;(8)C;(9)B;(10)C;(11)B;(12)C;(13)A;(14)C;(15)D;(16)B;(17)A;(18)D;(19)B;(20)A;
【解析】【分析】本文是一篇记叙文,作者在校长的演讲里听到的关于致力于自己觉得重要的事情的故事。故事讲到一位老人二十年如一日的去到街上乞讨,警察在他家发现老人这二十年的钱足以让他成为一个有钱人了,但老人还是坚持去街上乞讨。这个故事让作者意识到只有自己才能决定自己的命运,决定什么才能让自己快乐。
(1)考查动词。句意:在一个普通周一上午的集会上,老校长正在给学生们做关于生活中重要的事情,且要致力于重要事情的讲座。A. attracting“吸引”;B. agreeing“同意”;C. devoting“致力于”;D. believing“相信”。devote oneself to固定短语,“献身于;致力于;专心从事(研究)”。故选C。
(2)考查表语从句。句意:这个故事是这样的。A. why“为什么”;B. how“怎样”;C. where“哪里”;D. when“什么时候”。分析句子可知,此处应表达的是故事发展的方式。且该句为表语从句,用how表方式,意为“如何”。故选B。
(3)考查情态动词。句意:一位老人住在伦敦某处,他每天早上醒来后都要去坐地铁,在那里他会坐火车去伦敦市中心,然后坐在街角乞讨。A. might“可能”;B. would“会”;C. should“应该”;D. must“必须”。分析句子可知,老人每天早上都会醒来,would可以表示过去的某一种习惯。故选B。
(4)考查名词。句意:一位老人住在伦敦某处,他每天早上醒来后都要去坐地铁,在那里他会坐火车去伦敦市中心,然后坐在街角乞讨。A. street“街道”;B. factory“工厂”;C. airport“机场”;D. subway“地铁站”。故选D。
(5)考查动词。句意:一位老人住在伦敦某处,他每天早上醒来后都要去坐地铁,在那里他会坐火车去伦敦市中心,然后坐在街角乞讨。A. begging“乞讨”;B. waiting“等待”;C. attempting“尝试”;D. sleeping“睡觉”。根据下文“He did this every single day of his life. He sat at the same street corner and begged for almost 20 years.”他每天都会做这样的事,他坐在同样的街角乞讨了差不多20年了。该句进一步说明了老人乘车去伦敦市中心做的事——乞
讨。故选A。
(6)考查形容词。句意:他的房子非常脏,闻起来也很可怕。A. pleasant“愉快的”;B. delicious“美味的”;C. terrible“可怕的”;D. serious“严重的”。根据上文“His house was dirty”老人的房子非常的脏,由此可判断家里的气味也非常难闻。故选C。
(7)考查动词。句意:邻居再也无法忍受这种气味了,于是叫来了警察来清理这个地方。A. bear“忍受”;B. forget“忘记”;C. judge“评判”;D. get“得到”。老人的房子很脏而且味道很难闻,因此邻居再也无法忍受。故选A。
(8)考查动词。句意:邻居再也无法忍受这种气味了,于是叫来了警察来清理这个地方。A. control “控制”;B. remove“移开”;C. clear“清理”;D. look“看”。邻居对这种味道难以忍受,说明老人的住所需要清理。故选C。
(9)考查名词。句意:警察拆掉了门,打扫了房子。A. old man“老人”;B. door“门”;C. neighbor“邻居”;D. wall“墙”。警察没有进门的钥匙,因此需要把门拆了进去清理。故选B。
(10)考查名词。句意:他的房子里有好几袋他这些年来收集的钱。A. rubbish“垃圾”;B. waste“废弃物”;C. money“钱”;D. food“食物”。根据下文“The police counted the money…”,说明警察在老人家里发现的袋子中装的是钱。故选C。
(11)考查动词。句意:他的房子里有好几袋他这些年来收集的钱。A. earned“赚取”;B. collected“收集”;C. managed“管理”;D. stole“窃取”。老人乞讨了近20年,说明家里的钱都是他乞讨得来的。故选B。
(12)考查名词。句意:警察数完钱后发现原来这位老人竟然是个百万富翁。A. manager“经理”;B. gentleman“绅士”;C. millionaire“百万富翁”;D. gift“礼物”。根据上文可知,警察在老人家里发现了好几袋钱,在根据下文“…he was a rich man now”警察也告诉他没有必要再乞讨了,因为他是个有钱人。故选C。
(13)考查连词。句意:那天晚上他到家时,遇到了一名警官告诉他,他没有必要再乞讨了,因为他现在是个有钱人了。A. as“因为”;B. unless“除非”;C. until“到……时”;D. though“虽然”。分析句子可知,前后两句是因果关系,as表原因。故选A。
(14)考查代词。句意:他什么也没说,走进房间后锁上了门。A. something“某事”;B. anything“任何事”;C. nothing“什么也没有”;D. everything“一切”。下文中没有提到老人说了什么话,由此判断老人什么都没说就进了家门。故选C。
(15)考查动词。句意:第二天他又如常起床了,去到那个街道继续乞讨。A. discouraged“阻止”;B. found“发现”;C. managed“管理”;D. continued“继续”。根据“The next morning he woke up as usual…”第二天老人又按照之前的习惯起床了,而老人已经按照这样的方式过了快20年了,说明老人第二天起床后又去街上乞讨了。故选D。
(16)考查副词。句意:很明显,老人没有伟大的计划、梦想或任何在他生命中重要的事。A. Actually“实际上”;B. Obviously“明显地”;C. Surprisingly“令人惊讶地”;D. Generally“通常的”。根据上文老人得知自己存下很多钱后,第二天还是按照之前的习惯去街上乞讨,说明老人没有因为自己有钱而改变,故选B。
(17)考查动词短语。句意:我们在故事中并没有学到什么,除了要专注于自己喜欢的事情。A. focused on“专注于”;B. called on“呼吁”;C. turned to“转向”;D. acted out“行动”。根
据老人坚持了20多年的行为,说明这个故事告诉我们要坚持自己的事情。故选A。 (18)考查代词。句意:不要让任何东西阻止我们快乐,也别让别的事情决定我们的命运,能决定的只有我们自己。A. others“其他人”;B. us“我们”;C. some“一些”;D. ourselves“我们自己”。分析句子可知,该句的主语和宾语都是“我们”,因此需使用反身代词。故选D。
(19)考查动词。句意:使我们快乐的是最终重要的事。A. considers“考虑”;B. matters“重要”;C. achieves“实现”;D. faces“面对”。最终在我们身边的才最重要,才能使我们开心。故选B。
(20)考查动词。句意:这特殊的一课我永远不会忘记。每次我没法集中精力学习的时候,我都会回想起这个故事。A. reminded“回想起”;B. admitted“承认”;C. warned“警告”;D. tired“疲倦”。这个故事已经在脑海里,每次不想学习的时候就回想一下这个故事,就会有精力学习了。故选A。
【点评】本题考点涉及动词,名词,形容词,表语从句,情态动词,连词,代词,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 come from a small rural area, where college education is very important to make a good living. I am considering gaining a good 1 and a job I absolutely love. My parents weren't so 2 to have such an opportunity. My dad dropped out of school during his senior year to drive truck and move out on his own.
As a high school student, I know I can be very smart if I 3 myself so I've studied a lot of courses. I plan to attend college, one of the 4 I'm faced with. Though we aren't wealthy and college can be very 5 , I intend to get a good education so my 6 can have a better life. Knowing college is very hard to 7 pushes me to do my best. Luckily, Colorado State University (CSU) can offer a lot and will 8 my plan.
My 9 has always been to do well in my life and give my family a better 10 of life. The life I live isn't bad but I want to try to make a 11 . My life is 12 of ups and downs but I always keep my head high and make the best out of every 13 . I first understood it when I started realizing my parents 14 financially for what we really needed. Nowadays it gets 15 to support a living in this economic depression. Seeing this, I want to make a change and get a good job that I will 16 for the rest of my life.
I 17 to go to CSU and major in biomedicine. I can get distracted easily, but 18 this shouldn't be a problem as long as I keep my goals in sight. I have determined to do well in college and 19 in life. CSU would be a(n) 20 opportunity with a great environment and it would be an honor to be a student there. 1. A. present 2. A. smart 3. A. push
B. harvest B. relieved B. enjoy
C. education D. explanation C. qualified
D. fortunate
C. persuade D. inform
4. A. demands 5. A. interesting 6. A. friend 7. A. attend 8. A. find out 9. A. goal 10. A. way 12. A. free 14. A. desired 15. A. simpler 16. A. affect 17. A. plan 18. A. gaining 19. A. exist 20. A. different
B. choices B. large B. family B. visit B. fit into B. need
C. challenges D. opportunities C. attractive D. expensive C. classmate D. partner C. imagine C. agree to
D. complete D. result in D. understanding D. full D. ambition D. tougher D. remember D. succeed
C. condition D. schedule
B. imagination C. reward B. aware
C. worthy C. situation C. braver C. refuse C. operate
11. A. reservation B. difference C. preparation D. decision 13. A. involvement B. response
B. funnier B. love B. agree B. forming B. appear
B. struggled C. improved D. searched
C. accomplish D. compare C. overcoming D. reserving
B. temporary C. awesome D. separate
【答案】 (1)C;(2)D;(3)B;(4)C;(5)D;(6)B;(7)C;(8)C;(9)A;(10)C;(11)B;(12)D;(13)C;(14)B;(15)D;(16)B;(17)A;(18)C;(19)D;(20)C;
【解析】【分析】本文是一篇记叙文,作者讲述了自己的家庭状况,以及自己的人生观,最终经过自己的努力,进入了梦想的大学。
(1)考查名词。句意:我正在考虑要一份好的教育和一份我非常喜欢的工作。A:present“礼物”;B:harvest“丰收”;C:education“教育”;D:explanation“解释”。选C。 (2)考查形容词。句意:我的父母没有那么幸运,有这样的机会。A:smart“聪明的”;B:relieved“缓解的”;C:qualified“有资格的”;D:fortunate“幸运的”,选D。
(3)考查动词。句意:作为一名高中生,我知道如果我玩得开心的话我会很聪明的,所以我学过很多课程。A:push“推”;B:enjoy“喜欢,享受”;C:persuade“说服”;D:inform“通知”。enjoy oneself固定短语,“玩得高兴”。故选B。
(4)考查名词。句意:我打算上大学,这是我面临的一个问题。A:demands“要求”;B:choices“选择”;C:challenges“挑战,困难”;D:opportunities“机会”。选C。
(5)考查形容词。句意:虽然我们并不富裕,大学也很贵,但是我打算接受良好的教育,这样我的家人就能过上更好的生活。 A:interesting“有趣的”;B:large“大的”;C:attractive“有魅力的”;D:expensive“昂贵的”。故选D。
(6)考查名词。句意:虽然我们并不富裕,大学也很贵,但是我打算接受良好的教育,这样我的家人就能过上更好的生活。 A:friend“朋友”;B:family“家,家人”;C:classmate“同学”;D:partner“伙伴”。选B。
(7)考查动词。句意:了解大学生活很难想象能促使我做到最好。A:attend“参加”;B:visit“参观”;C:imagine“想象”;D:complete“完成”。选C。
(8)考查动词短语。句意:幸运的是,科罗拉多州立大学可以提供很多,并且同意我的计划。A:find out“发现,找到”;B:fit into“适合”;C:agree to“同意”;D:result in“导致”。选C。
(9)考查名词。句意:我的目标一直是在我的生活中做得好,在生活上给我的家人一个更好回报。A:goal“目标”;B:need“需要”;C:condition“条件”;D:schedule“时间表,计划”。选A。
(10)考查名词。句意:我的目标一直是在我的生活中做得好,在生活上给我的家人一个更好回报。A:way“方式,方法”;B:imagination“想象”;C:reward“报答”;D:understanding“理解”。故选C。
(11)考查名词。句意:我的生活还不错,但我想试着改变。A:reservation“预定”;B:difference“不同,差异”;C:preparation“准备”;D:decision“决定”。make a difference固定短语,“有影响,起(重要)作用”,故选B。
(12)考查形容词。句意:我的生活充满了起起落落,但我总是昂首挺胸,充分利用每一件事。A:free“自由的”;B:aware“意识到的”;C:worthy“值得的”;D:full“充满的”。be full of固定短语,“充满”。选D。
(13)考查名词。句意:我的生活充满了起起落落,但我总是昂首挺胸,在各种情况下都能做到最好。A:involvement“参与”;B:response“回应”;C:situation“形势,情况”;D:ambition“雄心”。选C。
(14)考查动词。句意:当我开始意识到我的父母为我们真正需要的东西在经济上挣扎时,我第一次理解了。A:desired“想要”;B:struggled“挣扎,努力”;C:improved“改善,提高”;D:searched“搜索”。选B。
(15)考查形容词。句意:如今,在经济萧条时期,维持生计变得更加困难。A:simpler“更简单的,更简朴的”;B:funnier“更有趣的”;C:braver“更勇敢的”;D:tougher“更艰难的”。选D。
(16)考查动词。句意:看到这个,我想改变一下,找一份我一生都会喜欢的好工作。A:affect“影响”;B:love“热爱”;C:accomplish“完成”;D:compare“比较”。选B。 (17)考查动词。句意:我打算科罗拉多州立大学主修生物医学。A:plan“计划”;B:agree“同意”;C:refuse“拒绝”;D:remember“记住”。选A。
(18)考查动词。句意:我很容易分心,但是只要我把我的目标放在眼前,克服这个问题应该不成问题。A:gaining“获得”;B:forming“形成”;C:overcoming“克服”;D:reserving“保留,预约”。选C。
(19)考查动词。句意:我决心要在大学里好好做,在生活中取得成功。A:exist“存在”;B:appear“好像,出现”;C:operate“操作,运行”;D:succeed“成功”。选D。
(20)考查形容词。句意:csu将是一个环境良好的极佳机会在那里当个学生是我的荣幸。A:different“不同的”;B:temporary“临时的”;C:awesome“令人敬畏的;使人畏惧的;可怕的;极好的”;D:separate“分离的”。选C。
【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.请认真阅读下面短文,从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中,选出最佳选项。 My mother and her family kept information about my father and his family a secret from me for over half a century. In 2010 I began to 1 my father through Ancestry.com. However, I learned he had 2 cancer on August 6, 1999 in a hospital in Dallas, Texas.
When I got my father's death 3 , the medical examiner told me because my father had no 4 around the city, they buried him in a body bag in a(n) 5 grave in an old cemetery.
I knew my father 6 in WW2 so I decided to work on getting his remains 7 to my state to be buried in our national cemetery. From 2011 to 2017 I kept working on 8 my debt from a divorce and increasing my 9 score so someday I could get a personal loan.
That certificate of 10 service proved my father served 43 months in WW2 in the USA Army Air Force fighting the Nazi's. I still did not have the money 11 . In July of 2018 a bank approved a $10, 000 personal loan so I had a funeral director 12 a permit to exhume my father. After 4 months of 13 I asked Senator Brown for help again in November. Six days after he contacted Texas officials a permit was 14 .
On July 9, 2019 an airplane will 15 at the Cleveland Hopkins International Airport 16 I will be finally 17 with my father and touch his metal casket and the missing piece of my heart will be 18 .
On January 10, 2019 the Ohio Patriot Guard Riders will escort my father's hearse through my 19 to be buried with honors in our states National cemetery and one day in January Senator Brown will have an American Flag 20 over our Nation's Capital to honor my father. If you never give up one day your dream will become a reality. 1. A. hire out 3. A. adjustment 4. A. soldiers 6. A. joined 8. A. lowering 9. A. housing 11. A. moreover 12. A. apply to 13. A. clarifying 15. A. land 16. A. which
B. allow for B. diploma B. seniors B. played
C. search for D. dive in C. evolved into D. died from C. penalty C. relatives C. served
D. certificate D. enemies D. enrolled D. swapping D. credit D. therefore D. try on D. substituted D. touch D. when
2. A. suffered from B. died of
5. A. unprotected B. unmarked C. theoretical D. mobile 7. A. brought down B. brought in C. brought out D. brought back
B. increasing C. wiping B. employment C. marriage B. while B. apply for B. waiting B. stop B. whose
C. though C. try out C. granted C. leave C. where
10. A. sustainable B. military C. authentic D. historic
C. requesting D. wrestling
14. A. suspended B. rejected
17. A. confronted B. reunited 18. A. reserved 19. A. school 20. A. flowed
B. restricted B. church B. flown
C. involved C. restored C. country C. covered
D. occupied D. rewarded D. hometown D. controlled
【答案】 (1)C;(2)B;(3)D;(4)C;(5)B;(6)C;(7)D;(8)A;(9)D;(10)B;(11)C;(12)B;(13)B;(14)C;(15)A;(16)C;(17)B;(18)C;(19)D;(20)B;
【解析】【分析】本文是一篇记叙文,作者通过讲述自己坚持不懈接自己父亲的灵柩回家乡的故事,说明了坚持不放弃,你便是生活的主人。
(1)考查动词短语。A. hire out“出租”;B. allow for“考虑到”;C. search for“寻找”;D. dive in“头朝下跳入水中”。根据through Ancestry.com可知作者开始通过Ancestry.Com网站寻找作者父亲的相关信息。故选C。
(2)考查动词短语。根据下文“When I got my father's death ___3___”可知这里意思是作者父亲早已在1999年8月6日去世,在德克萨斯州达拉斯市的一家医院里,死因是癌症。A. suffered from“遭受”;B. died of“死于”;C. evolved into“发展成”;D. died from“死于”。若死因存在于人体之上或之内(主要指疾病、衰老等自身的原因),一般用介词 of;若死因不是存在人体之内或之上,而是由环境造成的(主要指事故等方面的外部原因),一般用介词 from,故选B。
(3)考查名词。A. adjustment“调整”;B. diploma“毕业证书”;C. penalty“罚款”;D. certificate“证明”。根据下文“the medical examiner told me because my father had no ___4___ around the city, they buried him in a body bag in a(n) ___5___ grave in an old cemetery.”可知这里意思是作者拿到了父亲的死亡证明。故选D。
(4)考查名词。A. soldiers“士兵”;B. seniors“年长者”;C. relatives“亲属”;D. enemies“敌人”。根据下文“they buried him in a body bag in a(n) ___5___ grave in an old cemetery.”可知由于作者父亲在当地没有任何家属,医院只能把他埋葬在一个废旧的墓地里,墓碑上没有名字,遗骸入殓于廉价的裹尸袋之中。故选C。
(5)考查形容词。句意:医院只能把他埋葬在一个废旧的墓地里,墓碑上没有名字,遗骸入殓于廉价的裹尸袋之中。A. unprotected“无保护的”;B. unmarked“没有名字的”;C. theoretical“理论的”;D. mobile“可移动的”。故选B。
(6)考查动词。A. joined“参加”;B. played“演奏”; C. served“服役”;D. enrolled“登记”。这里意思是作者知道父亲曾在二战中服役,作者决定想尽一切办法,把父亲的遗骸带回作者所在的州,入葬在国家公墓。故选C。
(7)考查动词短语。A. brought down“降低”;B. brought in“引进”;C. brought out“出版”;D. brought back“拿回来”。这里意思是作者知道父亲曾在二战中服役,作者决定想尽一切办法,把父亲的遗骸带回作者所在的州,入葬在国家公墓。故选D。
(8)考查动词。A. lowering“降低”; B. increasing“增加”;C. wiping “擦干”;D. swapping“交换”。这里意思是后来作者离婚了,从2011年到2017年,六年的时间里,作者一直设法降低自己由于离婚所必须支付的债务,并提升作者的个人信用度,以冀某天能获得一笔个人贷款,完成作者让父亲入土在国家公墓的心愿。故选A。
(9)考查名词。A. housing“房屋”;B. employment“雇用”;C. marriage“结婚”;D. credit“信用”。根据“so someday I could get a personal loan.”可知这里意思是作者一直设法降低自己由于离婚所必须支付的债务,并提升作者的个人信用度。故选D。
(10)考查形容词。A. sustainable“可以忍受的”;B. military“军事的”;C. authentic“真正的”;D. historic“有历史意义的”。根据“in WW2 in the USA Army Air Force fighting the Nazi's.”可知这里意思是军方出具了一份证明,证明作者父亲在二战期间服役于美国空军,与纳粹战斗了43个月之久。故选B。
(11)考查副词。A. moreover“此外”;B. while“当……的时候”;C. though“虽然”;D. therefore“因此”。这里意思是尽管,作者还是出不起这笔钱。故选C。
(12)考查动词短语。A. apply to“适用于”;B. apply for“申请”;C. try out“试验”;D. try on“试穿”。这里意思是2018年7月,银行批准了作者的个人贷款,作者获得了1万美元的贷款,联系了一位丧葬承办人,请他代理申请作者父亲的转葬事宜。故选B。
(13)考查动词。A. clarifying“净化”;B. waiting“等待”;C. requesting“要求”;D. wrestling“摔跤”。这里意思是经过4个月的漫长等待,在11月,作者不得不再次请求一位姓Brown的议员伸出援手。故选B。
(14)考查动词。句意:他为我跟德克萨斯州政府官员进行了交涉,6天后,转葬事宜获得了批准。A. suspended“推迟”;B. rejected“拒绝”;C. granted“允许”;D. substituted“代替”,故选C。
(15)考查动词。A. land“登录”;B. stop“停止”;C. leave“离开”;D. touch“触摸”。这里意思是2019年7月9日,一架飞机将会降落在克里夫兰霍普金斯国际机场。故选A。 (16)考查定语从句。_____ I will be finally ___17___ with my father and touch his metal casket and the missing piece of my heart will be ___18___.是一个定语从句,先行词是the Cleveland Hopkins International Airport,关系词在从句中作地点状语,用关系副词where,故选C。
(17)考查动词。A. confronted“面对”;B. reunited“重聚”;C. involved“涉及”;D. occupied“占有”。这里意思是在那里,作者父子终于可以重聚了,作者可以触碰到父亲的金属棺材,作者内心缺失的部分可以修复了。故选B。
(18)考查动词。A. reserved“保留”;B. restricted“限制”; C. restored“修复”;D. rewarded“奖赏”。这里意思是在那里,作者父子终于可以重聚了,作者可以触碰到父亲的金属棺材,作者内心缺失的部分可以修复了。故选C。
(19)考查名词。A. school“学校”;B. church“教堂”;C. country“国家”;D. hometown“家乡”。这里意思是2019年1月10日,俄亥俄州爱国者卫队骑手将护卫着父亲的灵柩穿过作者的家乡,将遗体礼葬在国家公墓。故选D。
(20)考查动词。A. flowed“流动”;B. flown“飞行”;C. covered“覆盖”;D. controlled“控制”。这里意思是Brown先生将带着一面美国国旗飞跃首都上空,向作者的父亲致敬。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。
6.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。
\"Mom, I don't like you,\" my two-year-old son said. \"Okay… is that 1 you love me?\" I asked. \"No, you're not lovely.\"
That night, as I washed my face, I 2 a little longer in the mirror—not because I was hurt by his 3 , but because I noticed there was no light in my 4 .
I took out a pen and started writing a list—a list to 5 myself; a list to put sparkle(火花)back into my eyes. I once made many lists but 6 accomplished anything. This time would be 7 !
The first goal on my list I wanted to achieve was 8 a Polar Plunge to raise money for the Special Olympics. On that day, when I 9 into my 1980s workout clothes, Jack smiled, \"Mom, you look 10 .\" Maybe, just maybe some light 11 my eyes.
When coming out of the cold lake I felt happy and proud. I kept screaming, \"I 12 it !\" But one of the most exciting parts of the day was when I stood in front of my 13 , which was taped on the refrigerator door. I 14 item number one. With that, I began to take back my life.
Everyone taking part in the Polar Plunge received a 15 . Whenever I wore it, Jack asked, \"Is that your Polar Plunge clothing?\" I answered 16 , \"Yes!\" \"I want to do that too.\" I was happy he remembered I jumped into a 17 lake, and that he wanted to do activities with me.
With each 18 crossed off(划掉) the list, a piece of myself is 19 . Not only am I showing my family it's important to 20 , but I'm showing myself that I'm worth it. 1. A. how 2. A. washed 3. A. behavior 4. A. face 5. A. defeat 6. A. seldom 7. A. complete 9. A. jumped 10. A. nervous 12. A. did 13. A. mirror 14. A. ticked 15. A. souvenir 16. A. patiently
B. where B. looked B. statement B. life B. save B. always B. similar B. changed B. calm B. got B. son B. added B. medal
C. whether C. stayed C. question C. eyes C. explain C. yet
D. because D. felt D. rudeness D. thoughts D. teach D. almost
C. unforgettable D. different C. looking into D. participating in C. ran C. pretty C. missed C. list C. built C. cap
D. burst D. cold D. came back to D. appreciated D. photo D. enlarged D. shirt D. unwillingly
8. A. learning from B. setting up
11. A. slid away B. approached to C. got out of
B. embarrassingly C. proudly
17. A. huge 18. A. letter 19. A. returning 20. A. work
B. freezing B. date B. dream
C. beautiful C. name C. learn
D. deep D. goal D. cured D. share
B. disappearing C. united
【答案】 (1)D;(2)B;(3)B;(4)C;(5)B;(6)A;(7)D;(8)D;(9)B;(10)C;(11)D;(12)A;(13)C;(14)A;(15)D;(16)C;(17)D;(18)B;(19)A;(20)B;
【解析】【分析】本文是一篇记叙文,在听到儿子说自己不可爱,不喜欢自己后,作者进行了反思,开始改变自己,找回以前的自己。最后她成功了。
(1)考查连词。A. how表方式;如何;B. where表地点;哪里;C. whether是否;D. because因为。根据下句儿子的回答可知,作者询问的是孩子不喜欢自己的原因。故选D。 (2)考查动词。A. washed“洗”;B. looked“看”;C. stayed“停留”;D. felt“感觉”。根据\"in the mirror\"以及\"noticed\"可知,作者洗脸时在镜子前多停留了一会,在镜子中多看了一会自己的样子。故选B。
(3)考查名词。A. behavior“行为”;B. statement“陈述,话语”;C. question“问题”;D. rudeness“粗鲁”。根据文章开头母子的对话可知,作者指出不是儿子说的话让她受伤。故选B。
(4)考查名词。A. face“面孔”;B. life“生活”;C. eyes“眼睛”;D. thoughts“想法”。根据下文\"a list to put sparkle(火花) back into my eyes\"以及\"just maybe some light 11 my eyes\" 可以推断,作者看到镜子中的自己眼中没有了光彩。故选C。
(5)考查动词。A. defeat“击败”;B. save“解救,节省”;C. explain“解释”;D. teach“教”。根据下文\"a list to put sparkle(火花) back into my eyes\"及\"With that, I began to take back my life.\" 可知,作者认为自己眼中没有了光彩,没有了生活的激情,想拯救自己。故选B。 (6)考查副词。A. seldom“几乎不”;B. always“总是”;C. yet“还没有”;D. almost“几乎”。根据\"but\"的转折可推知,作者以前列过很多类似的单子,计划做很多事,但是都几乎没有做成。故选A。
(7)考查形容词。A. complete“完全的”;B. similar“相似的”;C. unforgettable“难忘的”;D. different“不同的”。根据下文可知,这次列出单子后作者按照计划清单去进行一个一个的计划,所以这次和以往是不同的。故选D。
(8)考查动词短语。A. learning from“学会”;B. setting up“建立”;C. looking into“看,调查”;D. participating in“参加”。根据下文的\"Everyone taking part in the Polar Plunge...\"可知,作者是参加了这项募捐活动。故选D。
(9)考查动词。A. jumped“跳跃”;B. changed“改变,更换”;C. ran“跑步”;D. burst“爆发”。根据语境可推断,作者换上了自己80年代的运动服。故选B。
(10)考查形容词。A. nervous“紧张的”;B. calm“平静的”;C. pretty“漂亮的”;D. cold“冷的”。根据空前的\"smiled\"以及空后内容可以推断,孩子称赞穿着运动服的妈妈很漂亮。故选C。
(11)考查动词短语。A. slid away“溜掉”;B. approached to“接近”;C. got out of“避免,逃避”;D. came back to“恢复,回到”。根据上文中作者的儿子称赞妈妈漂亮可推断出,作者
听后眼晴里恢复了一些光彩。故选D。
(12)考查动词。A. did“做”;B. got“得到”;C. missed“错过”;D. appreciated“感激”。根据上文可以推断,作者骄傲地喊自己做到了。故选A。
(13)考查名词。A. mirror“镜子”;B. son“儿子”;C. list“列表”;D. photo“照片”。根据上文的\"The first goal on my list I wanted to achieve\"以及空后内容可知,作者把自己的计划清单贴在冰箱上,完成一项就标记一项。故选C。
(14)考查动词。A. ticked“勾选”;B. added“添加”;C. built“建造”;D. enlarged“放大”。根据下文“item number one”可知,作者勾掉了清单的第一个项目作为开始,故选A。 (15)考查名词。A. souvenir“纪念品”;B. medal“奖章”;C. cap“帽子”;D. shirt“衬衫”。根据空后的\"wore\"以及\"clothing\"可知,作者参加活动时得到了一件衬衣。故选D。
(16)考查副词。A. patiently“耐心地”;B. embarrassingly“尴尬地”;C. proudly“骄傲地”;D. unwillingly“不情愿地”。根据句中的感叹号以及\"happy\"等可以推断,作者很骄傲地回答儿子的问题。故选C。
(17)考查形容词。A. huge“巨大的”;B. freezing“结冰的”;C. beautiful“美丽的”;D. deep“深的”。根据上文出现的\"cold lake\"可知,作者参加的活动是在寒冷的湖水里面进行的。freezing在此意为\"极冷的\"。故选B。
(18)考查名词。A. letter“信件”;B. date“日期”;C. name“名字”;D. goal“目标”。根据上文\"The first goal on my list...\"可知,作者列出的计划清单就是自己要实现的一个个目标。故选D。(19)考查动词。A. returning“回归”;B. disappearing“消失”;C. united“团结”;D. cured“治愈”。作者想找回自己,找回自己眼中曾经的光彩,所以作者认为在完成了一个个计划后,从前的自己也慢慢回来了。故选A。
(20)考查动词。A. work“工作”;B. dream“梦想”;C. learn“学习”;D. share“分享”。作者列出了计划清单,自己要做的事情,这些实际上就是自己的梦想。所以通过这件事她向家人展示了梦想的重要性。故选B。
【点评】本题考点涉及连词,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。
7.阅读下面短文,掌握其大意,从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中,选出最佳选项。 I was studying chemistry at college because my family thought it was the key to success. One day, my professor took me aside and asked a very simple question, \"Why are you in my class when it's obvious that you have little or no 1 in chemistry?\"
I came up with an explanation by 2 pressure from my dad, but he knew it was just a /an 3 excuse. He gave me the following advice.
\"Success can only be measured by oneself, and each of us is 4 . Your success will not be the same as mine, as your neighbor's or your parents'. There is no secret formula(公式), no examination you have to 5 , and no guarantee, but there is a secret ingredient- 6 . To be successful in life in the broadest sense, you must pursue your passion. 7 it is fixing cars or exploring the world, you must be passionate about your 8 and set a path to achieve it. Only then will you find true 9 .\"
Since I was just nineteen years old, that was pretty profound advice to 10 , but I knew instinctively (本能地) that he was 11 . I made a conscious self-examination of my short life to 12 where my passion was hiding. It was so 13 that even my kid sister could have told me my true passion was music. It was in my genes. I could play the piano by ear, but had 14 considered music as a hobby.
Could I be a successful musician? Or a songwriter? Or a music critic? There was only one way to find out, so I took my professor's 15 and switched to the university's music school. I studied harmony and composition, learned how to play a clarinet(单簧管) and 16 the symphony orchestra. I felt as though I was on top of the world, and that 17 has never left me.
I'm now fifty-four years old, and a very happy and 18 man. As I look at the walls of my small office, I still get a thrill at seeing the records I 19 , the photos of the famous musicians I was lucky enough to play with, and the praises from many of the finest instrumentalists in the world who I am honored to call my friends.
Life was a long journey, and not a/an 20 one, but I followed my passion and succeeded. 1. A. achievement B. doubt 2. A. blaming 3. A. accurate 4. A. different 5. A. design 6. A. knowledge 7. A. Unless 8. A. study 9. A. fortune 10. A. confirm 11. A. sensitive 12. A. choose 13. A. likely 14. A. only 15. A. message 16. A. helped 17. A. feeling 19. A. bought
B. weak B. perfect B. pass
C. interest C. direct C. honest C. control
D. belief D. innocent D. creative D. stand D. effort D. Whether D. gift
B. gathering C. overcoming D. reducing
B. confidence C. passion B. Because C. While B. need B. absorb B. report B. obvious B. even B. lecture B. started
C. goal
B. friendship C. character D. happiness
C. remember D. seek
D. right D. follow D. practical D. seldom D. view D. joined D. contented D. copied
C. discover C. popular C. never C. advice C. hosted C. brave C. received
B. generous C. kind
B. experience C. expression D. appreciation B. made
18. A. independent B. patient
20. A. easy B. good C. ordinary D. safe
【答案】 (1)C;(2)A;(3)B;(4)A;(5)B;(6)C;(7)D;(8)C;(9)D;(10)B;(11)D;(12)C;(13)B;(14)A;(15)C;(16)D;(17)A;(18)D;(19)B;(20)A;
【解析】【分析】本文是一篇记叙文,作者大学时迫于家庭压力选择了化学课,教授看出作者对化学并没有兴趣,并给作者了一条建议那就是寻找自己的激情所在。作者对自我进行了反省,最后发现自己真正热爱的是音乐,并转到了音乐学院。并最终获得了成功,感悟到生活是一个漫长的旅程,并不容易,但作者追随激情,并取得了成功。
(1)考查名词。句意:\"很明显,你对化学几乎没有兴趣,或者根本不感兴趣,为什么还来我 的 课?\"A. achievement”成就“;B. doubt”怀疑“;C. interest”兴趣“;D. belief”信仰“。根据上文”I was studying chemistry at college because my family thought it was the key to success.“可知作者是因为家人的原因才去上化学课的,因此对化学课本身并没有兴趣。故选C。
(2)考查动词。句意:我把原因归咎于来自父亲的压力,但他知道这只是一个软弱的借口。A. blaming”责备,;归咎于“;B. gathering”聚集“;C. overcoming”克服“;D. reducing”减少“。根据下文”pressure from my dad“可知作者把原因归咎于来自父亲的压力。故选A。 (3)考查形容词。句意:我把原因归咎于来自父亲的压力,但他知道这只是一个软弱的借口。A. accurate”精确的“;B. weak”软弱的“;C. direct”直接的“;D. innocent”无辜的“。根据下文”excuse“可知教授知道这只是个软弱的借口。故选B。
(4)考查形容词。句意:成功只能用自己来衡量,我们每个人都是不同的。A. different”不同的“;B. perfect”完美的“;C. honest”诚实的“;D. creative”有创造力的“。根据下文”Your success will not be the same as mine, as your neighbor's or your parents“可知每个人都是不同的。故选A。
(5)考查动词。句意:没有秘密配方,没有你必须通过的考试,也没有保证,但是有一个秘密成分--激情。A. design”设计“;B. pass”通过“;C. control”控制“;D. stand”站立“。根据上文”no examination you have to“可知没有你必须通过的考试,故选B。
(6)考查名词。句意:没有秘密配方,没有你必须通过的考试,也没有保证,但是有一个秘密成分--激情。A. knowledge”知识“;B. confidence”自信“;C. passion”激情“;D. effort”努力“。根据下文”you must pursue your passion“可知秘密成分是激情。故选C。
(7)考查连词。句意:无论是修理汽车还是探索世界,你都必须对你的目标充满激情,并为实现它设定一条道路。A. Unless”除非“;B. Because”因为“;C. While”当……时候“;D. Whether”是否“。根据下文”it is fixing cars or exploring the world“可知无论是修理汽车还是探索世界,whether…or…固定短语,\"是……还是……\",故选D。
(8)考查动词。句意:无论是修理汽车还是探索世界,你都必须对你的目标充满激情,并为实现它设定一条道路。A. study”学习“;B. need”需要“;C. goal”目标“;D. gift”礼物“。根据下文”set a path to achieve it“可知是对目标充满激情。故选C。
(9)考查名词。句意:只有这样你才能找到真正的幸福。A. fortune”财富“;B. friendship”友谊“;C. character”性格“;D. happiness”幸福“。根据上文”Only then will you find true“可知只有这样你才能找到真正的幸福。故选D。
(10)考查动词。句意:由于我只有19岁,这是一个需要去理解的相当深刻的建议,但我本能地知道,他是对的。A. confirm”确认“;B. absorb”吸收,理解“;C. remember”记住“;D. seek“寻找”。根据上文“pretty profound advice to”可知这是一个需要去理解的相当深刻的建议。故选B。
(11)考查形容词。句意:由于我只有19岁,这是一个需要去理解的相当深刻的建议,但我本能地知道,他是对的。A. sensitive“敏感的”;B. generous“大方的”;C. kind“亲切的”;D. right“正确的”。根据上文“but I knew instinctively that he...”可知本能地知道,他是对的。故选D。
(12)考查动词。句意:我对自己短暂的一生进行了有意识的自我反省,发现我的激情藏在哪里。A. choose“选择”;B. report“报道”;C. discover“发现”;D. follow“跟随”。根据下文“where my passion was hiding”可知作者去发现激情藏在哪里。故选C。
(13)考查形容词。句意:很明显,就连我的小妹妹都能告诉我,我真正热爱的是音乐。A. likely“可能的”;B. obvious“明显的”;C. popular“流行的”;D. practical“现实的”。根据下文“even my kid sister could have told me my true passion was music”可知很明显,就连我的小妹妹都能告诉我,我真正热爱的是音乐。故选B。
(14)考查副词。句意:我可以凭听觉弹钢琴,但我只把音乐当作一种爱好。A. only“只;仅仅”;B. even“甚至”;C. never“从不”;D. seldom“几乎不”。根据下文“considered music as a hobby”可知作者只把音乐当作一种爱好。故选A。
(15)考查名词。句意:只有一个办法可以找到答案,所以我听从了教授的建议,转到了大学的音乐学院。A. message“消息”;B. lecture“演讲”;C. advice“建议”;D. view“意见”。根据上文“took my professor's”可知听从了教授的建议,故选C。
(16)考查动词。句意:我学习了和声和作曲,学会了单簧管的演奏,还加入了交响乐团。A. helped“帮助”;B. started“开始”;C. hosted“主持”;D. joined“加入”。根据下文“the symphony orchestra”可知是加入了交响乐团。故选D。
(17)考查名词。句意:我觉得自己好像站在世界之巅,这种感觉从未离开过我。A. feeling“感觉”;B. experience“经历”;C. expression“表达”;D. appreciation“欣赏”。根据上文“I felt as though I was on top of the world”可知这是一种感觉。故选A。
(18)考查形容词。句意:我现在54岁了,是一个非常快乐和满足的人。A. independent“独立的”;B. patient“耐心的”;C. brave“勇敢的”;D. contented“满足的”。根据上文“a very happy and...”可知作者快乐和满足。故选D。
(19)考查动词。句意:当我看着我的小办公室的墙壁时,我仍然对我创造的记录感到兴奋。A. bought“购买”;B. made“制造”;C. received“收到”;D. copied“复制”。根据上文“the records”可知是创造的记录。故选B。
(20)考查形容词。句意:生活是一个漫长的旅程,并不容易,但我追随我的激情,并取得了成功。A. easy“容易的”;B. good“好的”;C. ordinary“普通的”;D. safe“安全的”。根据上文“Life was a long journey, and not an....”可知生活是一个漫长的旅程,并不容易。故选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A、B、C和D四个选项中,选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
A Milwaukee bus driver went above the call of duty when she stopped to save an unlikely would-be passenger: a toddler.
Irene Ivic was driving on a freeway overpass when she 1 a barefoot toddler, Milwaukee County Transit System spokesman Matt Sliker said. The child, wearing a red onesie and a diaper, was quickly 2 to the crossroads.
\"I'm just 3 I was in the right place at the right time, \"Ivic said at the awards ceremony held in her 4 on Thursday.
Ivic stopped the bus and ran out to 5 the toddler, as seen in a video 6 by the transit system. She carried the child to the bus, 7 passengers gathered in disbelief. \"Oh my God. Oh my God. I am 8 , \"Ivic said in the video as she sat down in the driver's seat with the toddler.
A 9 on the bus took off her winter coat and wrapped it 10 the little girl, who was 11 to the touch. The 12 were freezing that day, on December 22, according to the transit system.
Ivic sat talking to the child, stroking her hair. The little one soon fell asleep in her 13 , as seen in the video.
The 19-month-old had been cold and scared but was 14 unharmed, police said. The child went missing after officials believe her mother had a 15 health crisis, the transit system statement said. \"Authorities eventually 16 the baby with its father,\"Sliker said.
This is the ninth 17 a lost or missing child has been 18 by a Milwaukee County Transit System driver in recent years, according to the statement.
\"I absolutely love kids. I used to be a 19 and I have children of my own, so I'm so happy I was able to help this sweet, 20 baby, \"Ivic said. 1. A. crashed 2. A. running 3. A. grateful 4. A. memory
B. spotted C. escaped D. guided B. skipping C. rushing B. surprised C. anxious B. honor
C. favor
D. walking D. excited D. mind D. hold back D. how
5. A. calm down B. look into C. pick up 7. A. where 8. A. scolding 10. A. beside 11. A. cold 12. A. feet 13. A. seat
B. when B. yelling B. against B. hot B. streets B. arms
C. why
6. A. purchased B. borrowed C. replayed D. rented
C. laughing D. shaking C. around C. smooth C. buses C. hands
D. on D. sick D. temperatures D. chest
9. A. policeman B. passenger C. passer-by D. customer
14. A. therefore B. especially C. otherwise D. meanwhile 15. A. physical 17. A. time 19. A. mother
B. mental B. chance B. girl
C. slight C. case C. found C. parent C. 1ucky
D. common D. accident D. adopted D. teacher D. brave
16. A. discovered B. informed C. recognized D. reunited 18. A. reported B. solved 20. A. innocent B. pretty
【答案】 (1)B;(2)D;(3)A;(4)B;(5)C;(6)C;(7)A;(8)D;(9)B;(10)C;(11)A;(12)D;(13)B;(14)C;(15)B;(16)D;(17)A;(18)C;(19)D;(20)A;
【解析】【分析】本文是一篇记叙文。司机Irene Ivic在使命召唤下,她停下车救下了一个不太可能的潜在的乘客:一个蹒跚学步的孩子。官方最终让孩子与父亲团聚。她很高兴能够帮助这个可爱的、无辜的婴儿。
(1)考查动词。A. crashed“碰撞”;B. spotted“发现”;C. escaped“逃脱”;D. guided“指导”。Irene Ivic在高速公路立交桥开车时,她发现了一个赤脚的孩子。故选B。
(2)考查动词。A. running“跑”;B. skipping“跳过”;C. rushing“猛冲”;D. walking“散步”。孩子,身穿红色装和尿布,很快就走到十字路口。故选D。
(3)考查形容词。A. grateful“感激 的” ;B. surprised“感到吃惊的”;C. anxious“焦虑的”;D. excited“感到兴奋的”。我只是感激我在正确的时间出现在正确的地。故选A。
(4)考查名词。A. memory“记忆”;B. honor“荣誉”;C. favor“帮助”;D. mind“思想”。Ivic说,周四的时候为她举办颁奖仪式,所以对她来说是一件荣耀的事。故选B。
(5)考查动词短语。A. calm down“使冷静下来”;B. look into“调查”;C. pick up“拾起,接送,收到,偶然学到”;D. hold back“隐瞒,退缩”。Ivic停了车,跑出去接孩子。故选C。 (6)考查动词。A. purchased“购置”;B. borrowed“借入”;C. replayed“重放”;D. rented“租赁”。Ivic停了车,跑出去接孩子,这是视频显示的情景。故选C。
(7)考查定语从句。她带着孩子上了巴士,乘客们怀疑地聚集在那里。此处是where引导的定语从句。故选A。
(8)考查动词。A. scolding“责备”;B. yelling“叫喊”;C. laughing“大笑”;D. shaking“摇动”。“哦,我的上帝。哦,我的上帝。我在颤抖,”在视频里Ivic带着蹒跚学步的小孩坐在司机的位置上说。故选D。
(9)考查名词。A. policeman“警察”;B. passenger“旅客”;C. passer-by“过路人”;D. customer“顾客”。车上一名乘客脱下冬天的大衣,裹住小女孩,她摸起来很冷。故选B。 (10)考查介词。车上一名乘客脱下冬天的大衣,裹住小女孩,她摸起来很冷。包裹婴儿用around,表示围在它的周围。故选C。
(11)考查形容词。A. cold“冷的”;B. hot“热的”;C. smooth“顺利的,光滑的”;D. sick“厌恶的,病态的”。车上一名乘客脱下冬天的大衣,裹住小女孩,她摸起来很冷。故选A。 (12)考查名词。A. feet“脚”;B. streets“街道”;C. buses“公共汽车”;D. temperatures“温度”。根据运输系统,12月22日,那天的气温很低,天气寒冷。故选D。
(13)考查名词。A. seat“座位”;B. arms“胳膊”;C. hands“手”;D. chest“胸部”。小家伙很
快就在怀里睡着了,正如视频上所看到的。故选B。
(14)考查副词。A. therefore“因此”;B. especially“尤其是”;C. otherwise“在其他方面,否则”;D. meanwhile“与此同时”。警方说,这名19个月大的婴儿一直感到寒冷和恐惧,但除此之外没有受伤。故选C。
(15)考查形容词。A. physical“身体的”;B. mental“精神上的”;C. slight“轻微的”;D. common“共同的,常见的”。在官方认为她的母亲有精神健康危机后,这个孩子失踪了。故选B。
(16)考查动词。A. discovered“”发现”;B. informed“告知”;C. recognized“认识”;D. reunited“使重聚”。当局最终让孩子与父亲团聚。故选D。
(17)考查名词。A. time“次数”;B. chance“机会”;C. case“情况”;D. accident“事故”。这是密尔沃基县公交系统司机近年来第九次发现失踪儿童。故选A。
(18)考查动词。A. reported“报道”;B. solved“解决”;C. found“发现”;D. adopted“采用,接受”。这是密尔沃基县公交系统司机近年来第九次发现失踪儿童。故选C。
(19)考查名词。A. mother“母亲”;B. girl“女孩”;C. parent“父或母”;D. teacher“老师”。我非常喜欢孩子。我曾经是一个老师,我有我自己的孩子,所以我很高兴我能够帮助这个可爱的、无辜的婴儿。故选D。
(20)考查形容词。A. innocent“无辜的”;B. pretty“可爱的”;C. lucky“幸运的”;D. brave“勇敢的”。我非常喜欢孩子。我曾经是一个老师,我有我自己的孩子,所以我很高兴我能够帮助这个可爱的、无辜的婴儿。故选A。
【点评】本题考点涉及动词,名词,形容词,副词,定语从句,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。
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。
When I was a boy of nine. I used to mow the lawn(草坪) of Mrs. Long, an elderly lady. She paid me very little. But she did promise me, \"when Christmas come, I shall have a present for you.\" I spent much time 1 what it would be.
\"It would not be a 2 glove,\" I 3 with myself. \"She wouldn't know much about baseball.\" Since she was a fragile little person, I also 4 the bicycle, for how could she 5 such a big thing?
As December arrived and ice began to form on the 6 . I began to imagine myself upon the 7 , trying my 8 on the surface of it. On the 22st of December, couldn't wait any more and marched down the street, 9 myself at the door of the house whose lawn I had 10 all summer. What she had was a(n) 11 parcel. When I 12 it from her, I found it weighed almost nothing. I was 13 disappointed. \"A kind of magic. Do open it on Christmas morning.\" Mrs. Long said. Anyway, her words again set my mind 14 with new possibilities.
How long the 15 was! On Christmas morning, with great 16 , I opened the package and found a 17 box, in which I only saw ten 18 of black paper. Was it magic? Aunt Laura who taught school, said \"It really is!\". She showed me how to write. That a pencil could write on one piece of paper and mysteriously record on another was a magic which satisfied my childish mind. It reached me at that 19 Christmas when I was able to comprehend it.
Since then I have received some pretty thundering Christmas presents but none that ever came close to the 20 of this one. 1. A. wondering 2. A. football 3. A. added 4. A. made out 5. A. discover 6. A. equipment 7. A. skates 8. A. atmosphere 9. A. presented 11. A. quiet 12. A. lifted 13. A. obviously 14. A. dancing 15. A. trip 17. A. nice 18. A. ropes 19. A. eventual 20. A. quality
B. acquiring B. baseball B. described B. handle B. grass B. knees B. luck B. observed B. ordinary B. gathered B. easily B. blowing B. reason B. permanent B. strings B. very B. drawback
C. accessing D. conducting C. swimming D. boxing C. reasoned D. explained C. decide C. ponds C. hands C. conflict
D. advocate D. stones D. boats D. experience
B. checked out C. looked out D. ruled out
C. explored D. regarded C. counted on D. attended to C. clean C. cleared
D. fresh D. permitted
10. A. matched with B. lived in
C. extremely D. finally C. spreading D. saving C. purpose C. similar C. sheets
D. wait D. flat D. bunches
16. A. astonishment B. entertainment C. excitement D. movement
C. complete D. adequate C. extension D. significance
【答案】 (1)A;(2)B;(3)C;(4)D;(5)B;(6)C;(7)A;(8)B;(9)A;(10)D;(11)B;(12)A;(13)C;(14)A;(15)D;(16)C;(17)D;(18)C;(19)B;(20)D;
【解析】【分析】本文是一篇记叙文,讲述了一位老人送的礼物对作者的影响。主要凸显自己在等待礼物过程中的心情和得到礼物后的反应。
(1)考查动词。句意:我花了很多时间在想它将会是什么。A. wondering“想”;B. acquiring“获得”;C. accessing“接近,获取”;D. conducting“实施,执行”。根据上文“But she did promise me, ‘when Christmas come, I shall have a present for you.’ ”但是她承诺我当圣诞节来临的时候,会给我一个礼物。可知,因为别人答应了给我礼物,使得我一直翘首企盼,一直在想着会是什么礼物。故选A。
(2)考查名词。句意:我想,它不可能是一副棒球手套,因为她不了解棒球。A. football“足球”;B. baseball“棒球”;C. swimming“游泳”;D. boxing“拳击”。此空格与下句中的baseball呼应,故选B。
(3)考查动词。句意:我想,它不可能是一副棒球手套,因为她不了解棒球。A. added“增加”;B. described“描述”;C. reasoned“推理”;D. explained“解释”。根据第二段内容,我开始想会是不是棒球手套,否定了自己的推测后,又想会不会是一辆自行车,又否定了自己的推测,可知,我是在按照常理一步步推测那礼物会是什么。故选C。 (4)考查动词短语。句意:我也排除了自行车,因为她怎么能帮我解决这么大的事情呢?A. made out“ 辨认出,看出”;B. checked out“检出”;C. looked out“小心,向外看”;D. ruled out“排除”。根据下文“for how could she___5___such a big thing?”她怎么会帮我解决这么大的事情呢?可知,我将自行车排除在外了。故选D。
(5)考查动词。句意:我也排除了自行车,因为她怎么能帮我解决这么大的事情呢?A. discover“发现”;B. handle“处理”;C. decide“决定”;D. advocate“拥护,支持”。根据第一段,我觉得我为老人Mrs. Long修剪草坪,她给我很少地钱,按照我的推理,她也不可能为我处理买自行车这么大的事情。故选B。
(6)考查名词。句意:12月份到了,池塘里开始结冰。A. equipment“设备”;B. grass“草地”;C. ponds“池塘”;D. stones“石头”。根据常识,池塘里经常有水,冬天会结冰。故选C。
(7)考查名词。句意:我开始想象会不会是滑板,可以在滑板上试试运气。A. skates“滑板”;B. knees“膝盖”;C. hands“手”;D. boats“船”。根据下文“trying my___8___on the surface of it.”可以在它上边试试运气,可知,作者想象的这个礼物是可以在冰面上使用的。故选A。
(8)考查名词。句意:我开始想象会不会是滑板,可以在滑板上试试运气。A. atmosphere“大气,大气层”;B. luck“运气”;C. conflict“冲突,争执”;D. experience“经验”。try one's luck 固定短语,“碰运气;试试某人运气”,故选B。
(9)考查动词。句意:12月22日,我再也等不及了,沿着街道走下去,出现在我照顾了一夏天草坪的房子的门外。A. presented“出现”;B. observed“观察”;C. explored“勘探,勘查”;D. regarded“认为”。根据句意,我沿着路走下去,就出现在了她家门口。故选A。 (10)考查动词短语。句意:12月22日,我再也等不及了,沿着街道走下去,出现在我照顾了一夏天草坪的房子的门外。A. matched with“匹配”;B. lived in“住”;C. counted on“指望”;D. attended to“照料,照顾”。与上文中的“used to mow the lawn(常常修理草坪)”呼应,说明作者是在照顾草坪。故选D。
(11)考查形容词。句意:那是一个普通的盒子。A. quiet“安静的”;B. ordinary“普通的”;C. clean“干净的”;D. fresh“新鲜的”。根据下文“When I______12______ it from her, I found it weighed almost nothing. I was______13______ disappointed.”我拿到它时几乎没有什么分量。我很失望,以及后文中提到的Mrs. Long送给我的礼物仅仅是几张复印纸,可知这是一个很普通的盒子。故选B。
(12)考查动词。A. lifted“提起,举起”;B. gathered“聚集,集合”;C. cleared“移走,清理”;D. permitted“允许”。根据句意,我将礼物拿过来,才知道没什么分量。结合选项,只有“举起”意思可与这一意思吻合,故选A。
(13)考查副词。句意:对这个礼物,我感觉及其失望。A. obviously“明显地”;B. easily“容易地”;C. extremely“极其地”;D. finally“最后”。根据上文可知,我拿过礼物时,感
觉没有什么分量。所以感到极其失望。故选C。
(14)考查动词。句意:然而,她所说的话又让我使我的心为新的可能性而雀跃。A. dancing“跳舞”;B. blowing“吹”;C. spreading“使散开,张开”;D. saving“节省”。Set my mind dancing with new possibilities “使我的心为新的可能性而雀跃”,很形象地描写出了作者收到礼物激动地想知道是什么的心情。故选A。
(15)考查名词。句意:等待的时间好漫长。A. trip“旅行,旅游”;B. reason“原因”;C. purpose“目的”;D. wait“等待”。根据上文的故事情节可知,我从暑期开始就一直等礼物,所以觉得等待的时间过得很慢。故选D。
(16)考查名词。句意:圣诞节早上,带着很激动的心情,我打开了包裹发现了一个扁平的箱子。A. astonishment“惊讶,惊异”;B. entertainment“款待,娱乐”;C. excitement“激动”;D. movement“运动”。根据上文可知,我好不容易等到拆礼物的时候,当然是非常兴奋。故选C。
(17)考查形容词。A. nice“好的”;B. permanent“永久的”;C. similar“相似的”;D. flat“平的”。根据下文“in which I only saw ten _18__ of black paper”我只看到十张黑色的纸,可知,作者看到的应该是一个扁平的盒子。故选D。
(18)考查名词。A. ropes“粗绳,线缆”;B. strings“细绳,线,串”;C. sheets“一张,薄片”;D. bunches“串,束”。由于空格处单词作“纸”的量词,故选C。
(19)考查形容词。句意:就在那个我刚能理解它的圣诞节,收到了那叠纸。A. eventual“最终的”;B. very“正是的,恰好的”;C. complete“完全的”;D. adequate“充分的”。这里强调收到礼物的时间很合适。故选B。
(20)考查名词。句意:从那以后,我收到过很多很好的圣诞礼物,但是没有一件礼物比得上这件礼物的重要意义。A. quality“质量”;B. drawback“缺点”;C. extension“扩大,延伸”;D. significance“重要性”。作者写本文的目的就是强调这件礼物的重要性。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。
10.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 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. return B. producers B. owns B. common B. design B. or B. custom B. add B. realized B. success B. thank B. plant B. fammers B. anxious
C. move C. collects C. land C. field C. as C. nature C. terrified C. finish C. ignored C. concern C. damage C. flower C. officers C. upset
D. offer D. refuses D. scene D. wasteland D. but D. history D. embarrassed D. drag D. required D. failure D. save D. grain D. businessmen D. free
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
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。
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