一、高中英语完形填空
1.阅读下面短文,掌握其大意,然后从各题所给的四个选项A、B、C、D四个选项中,选出最佳选项。
I started volunteering at a soup kitchen several years ago. The original reason I was going was to 1 community service hours for school. My plan was to 2 go there a few times and get my service hours, but it taught me a lot. The typical volunteer there served 3 to people.
Basically, I was 4 serving bread and juice to whoever wanted it, which was a simple task. Some of the people were homeless, and some of them were 5 families. All of them were people in need of a hot meal and a place to 6 for an hour or several minutes. 7 some of them looked like they weren't behaving well, we always took care of them. The first time I went there was right before Christmas. For the people coming to the soup kitchen, it was not exactly a 8 time. It made me think about my happy Christmas and made me feel how 9 I was. Unlike them, I have a home and I don't 10 cold or hunger. At that point, I decided that I 11 wanted to go back there. I couldn't offer them much, but I could always offer my time and 12 . The experience also gives me a feeling of 13 . Whenever I go there, people are 14 that I showed up again. They know my name and they know that I am more than happy to 15 them. It truly feels good to know that you can 16 someone's day. I've realized that the feeling of doing good for people can be a better 17 than any amount of money. You can't buy that feeling.
I have never 18 a single second of my volunteering. It 19 me that dozens of cities have made it illegal to set up a soup kitchen. But I will continue my volunteer work and find more ways to show my 20 to people in need. 1. A. reduce 2. A. yet 3. A. food 4. A. tired of 5. A. busy 6. A. hide 8. A. available 9. A. wise
B. avoid B. just B. work B. serious B. rest B. strange B. honest
C. complete C. even C. time
D. cancel D. still D. money
B. worried about C. responsible for D. free from
C. experienced D. struggling C. live C. Because C. pleasant C. curious C. pass down C. equally C. chance C. loss C. proud C. forget
D. study D. Until D. painful D. fortunate D. learn from D. hardly D. patience D. appreciation D. shocked D. help
7. A. Although B. If
10. A. turn down B. suffer from 11. A. definitely B. gradually 12. A. reason
B. effort
13. A. stability B. guilt 14. A. grateful B. confident 15. A. change
B. leave
16. A. describe B. waste 17. A. reward
B. excuse
18. A. planned B. regretted 19. A. reminds B. confuses 20. A. talent
B. concern
C. brighten C. risk C. forgiven C. encourages C. kindness
D. disturb D. mistake D. understood D. disappoints D. weakness
【答案】 (1)C;(2)B;(3)A;(4)C;(5)D;(6)B;(7)A;(8)C;(9)D;(10)B;(11)A;(12)C;(13)D;(14)A;(15)D;(16)C;(17)A;(18)B;(19)D;(20)C;
【解析】【分析】本文是一篇记叙文,作者讲述了在流动厨房当志愿者的经历,最初打算去完成规定的服务时间,最后爱上了志愿者服务,喜欢去帮助别人。
(1)考查动词。A. reduce“减少”;B. avoid“避免”;C. complete“完成”;D. cancel“取消”。根据下文“My plan was to 2 go there a few times and get my service hours”可知,作者去流动厨房是为了获得学分,完成社区服务时间,故选C。
(2)考查副词。A. yet“但是”;B. just“仅仅”;C. even“甚至”;D. still“仍然”。根据下文“but it taught me a lot”可知,作者的计划仅仅是获得学分,但是却收获了很多,故选B。 (3)考查名词。A. food“食物”;B. work“工作”;C. time“时间”;D. money“金钱”。根据下文“serving bread and juice to whoever wanted it”可知,流动厨房的典型志愿者就是提供吃的,故选A。
(4)考查形容词。A. tired of“疲倦”;B. worried about“担忧”;C. responsible for“负责”;D. free from“不受.....限制”。根据“which was a simple task.”可知,作者的工作就是负责发放食物,故选C。
(5)考查形容词。A. busy“繁忙的”;B. serious“严重的”;C. experienced“有经验的”;D. struggling“困难的,挣扎的”。本句描述那些接受食物的对象的情况,有些人的家庭很困难,故选D。
(6)考查动词。A. hide“隐藏”;B. rest“休息”;C. live“生活”;D. study“学习”。根据上文“a place”可知,需要一个地方休息,故选B。
(7)考查连词。句意:尽管有些人看起来表现很差,我们总是照顾他们。A. Although“尽管”;B. If“如果”;C. Becaus“因为”;D. Until“直到”。前后句属于让步关系,故选A。 (8)考查形容词。A. available“可以得到的”;B. strange“奇怪的”;C. pleasant“令人快乐的”;D. painful“痛苦的”。根据上文“The first time I went there was right before Christmas.”可知,作者第一次去做服务是在圣诞节前夕,本该家人团聚,但是很多人还需要靠施舍的东西为生,这不是令人高兴的事,故选C。
(9)考查形容词。A. wise“明智的”;B. honest“诚实的”;C. curious“好奇的”;D. fortunate“幸运的”。根据上文“It made me think about my happy Christmas”可知,看到这些场景,让作者回想起自己快乐的圣诞节,感觉自己很幸运,故选D。
(10)考查动词短语。A. turn down“拒绝”;B. suffer from“遭受”;C. pass down“传递”;D. learn from“向...…学习”。根据上文“Unlike them, I have a home”可知,跟他们不一样,作者有个家,不用饥寒交迫,故选B。
(11)考查副词。A. definitely“当然”;B. gradually“逐渐地”;C. equally“相当”;D. hardly“几
乎不”。根据句意可知,从那时起,我明确了自己还要回去做志愿者,帮助需要帮助的人,故选A。
(12)考查名词。A. reason“原因”;B. effort“努力”;C. chance“机会”;D. patience“耐心”。根据上文“I couldn't offer them much”可知,作者无法提供太多的东西,但是可以奉献自己的时间和努力,故选B。
(13)考查名词。A. stability“稳定”;B. guilt“愧疚”;C. loss“迷失”;D. appreciation“感激”。根据下文“They know my name and they know that I am more than happy to”可知,作者的付出得到了大家的认可和回应,故作者很感激,选D。
(14)考查形容词。A. grateful“感激的”;B. confident“自信的”;C. proud“自豪的”;D. shocked“震惊的”。当作者出现在那里的时候,人们很感激他,故选A。
(15)考查动词。A. change“改变”;B. leave“离开”;C. forget“忘记”;D. help“帮助”。根作者去流动厨房做志愿者是帮助那些需要帮助的人,故选D。
(16)考查动词。A. describe“描述”;B. waste“浪费”;C. brighten“照亮”;D. disturb“打扰”。根据下文“I've realized that the feeling of doing good for people”可知,帮助别人可以照亮别人,让他们对未来充满信心和希望,故选C。
(17)考查名词。A. reward“回报”;B. excuse“借口”;C. risk“风险”;D. mistake“错误”。根据下文“any amount of money”可知,帮助别人的感觉是任何金钱无法相比的,故选A。 (18)考查动词。A. planned“计划”;B. regretted“后悔”;C. forgiven“原谅”;D. understood“理解”。根据下文“But I will continue my volunteer work”可知,作者很满足自己的志愿者工作,不后悔,还会继续下去,故选B。
(19)考查动词。A. reminds“提醒”;B. confuses“使迷惑”;C. encourages“鼓舞”;D. disappoints“使失望”。根据句意可知,有些人非法建立流动厨房,这让作者很失望,故选D。
(20)考查名词。A. talent“天赋”;B. concern“担忧,关心”;C. kindness“善意”;D. weakness“弱点”。根据上文“I will continue my volunteer work”可知,作者会继续自己的志愿者服务,表示对那些需要帮助的人的善意,故选C。
【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。
2.完形填空
Once upon a time, there was a king who had twin sons. There was some 1 about which one had been born first. As they grew up, the king sought out a 2 way of choosing one of them as the crown prince.
One day he said, \"My sons, the 3 will come when one of you must succeed (继任) me as king. The 4 of power are very heavy. To find out which of you is 5 able to bear them cheerfully, I'm sending you to one of my advisors, who will place equal burdens on your 6 . My crown will go to the one who first 7 bearing his burden.\"
The brothers 8 together at once. Soon they met a weak and 9 woman struggling under a heavy weight. One of the boys suggested that they stop to help her. The other 10 , \"We have a burden of our own to worry about. Let's be on our way.\"
So the second son 11 on while the first stayed behind to help the woman. As he continued, the first son found others who needed 12 : a blind man who needed assistance to go home and a lost child whom he carried back to her 13 parents.
Eventually he did reach his father's advisor, 14 his own burden, and went back home with it 15 on his shoulders. When he arrived back at the palace, his brother met him at the gate and greeted him with 16 . \"I don't understand, \" the brother said. \"I 17 Father the burden was too heavy to carry. How did you 18 it alone?\"
The future king replied 19 , \"I suppose by helping others carry their burdens. I 20 the strength to bear my own.\" 1. A. difference B. concern 2. A. convenient B. fair 3. A. hour 4. A. burdens 5. A. worse 7. A. leaves 9. A. excited
B. day B. benefits B. harder B. flees
C. surprise C. simple C. month C. shares C. better C. head C. stays C. set up C. agreed C. planned C. courage C. worried
D. confusion D. familiar D. year D. desires D. rougher D. back D. returns D. set down D. surprised D. objected D. insisted D. confidence D. frightened
6. A. shoulders B. hands 8. A. set aside B. set out 10. A. proposed B. suggested 11. A. hurried B. looked 12. A. effort 13. A. tired 14. A. bore
B. help B. trapped B. shared
B. disappointed C. aged
C. removed D. lessened C. admiration D. fear C. delighted D. comforted C. manage C. proudly C. found
D. find D. thoughtfully D. measured
15. A. fearfully B. frequently C. hopelessly D. safely 16. A. pleasure B. sadness 17. A. told
B. scolded
18. A. transport B. direct 19. A. carelessly B. painfully 20. A. lost
B. lacked
【答案】 (1)D;(2)B;(3)B;(4)A;(5)C;(6)A;(7)D;(8)B;(9)C;(10)D;(11)A;(12)B;(13)C;(14)A;(15)D;(16)B;(17)A;(18)C;(19)D;(20)C;
【解析】【分析】本文是一篇记叙文,国王有一对双胞胎孩子,在他们长大的过程中,国王找到了一种公平的方式来选择他们中的一位作为王储。考验了其中那个人更有爱心,更适合做国王。
(1)考查名词。句意: 从前,有一个国王有一对双胞胎儿子,人们对谁先出生有些困惑。A. difference“差异”;B. concern“关心”;C. surprise“惊奇”;D. confusion“混乱”。根据 上文的\"there was a king who had twin sons\"可知,国王有一对双胞胎儿子,双胞胎孩子当然容易弄
混。故选D。
(2)考查形容词。句意: 当他们长大后,国王想办法公平地选择他们中的一个作为王储。A. convenient“方便的”;B. fair“公平的”;C. simple“简单的”;D.familiar “熟悉的”。根据语境可知,在他们长大的过程中,国王找到了一种公平的方式来选择他们中的一位作为王储。故选B。
(3)考查名词。句意: 我的儿子们,总有一天你们中的一个必须继承我的王位。A. hour“小时”;B. day“天”;C. month“月”;D. year“年”。当你们中的一个人必须接替我成为国王的时候,这一天就要到来了. 故选B。
(4)考查动词。句意: 权力的重担是非常沉重的。A. burdens“负担”;B. benefits“利益”;C. shares“分享”;D. desires“欲望”。根据语境可知,他们当中有一个人会接替父亲成为国王,在这里表示,虽然是国王,拥有权力的同时,负担也非常重。故选A。
(5)考查形容词。句意: 为了找出你们中哪一个更能愉快地承受这些重担,我把你们交给我的一个顾问。A. worse“更坏的”;B. harder“更难的”;C. better“更好的”;D.rougher“更粗糙的”。根据语境可知,国王为了找出王子们中间哪一个能更好地忍受权力的负担,国王把他们送到一个顾问那里。故选C。
(6)考查名词。句意: 他将把同样的重担放在你们的肩上。A. shoulders“肩膀”;B. hands“手”;C. head“头”;D. back“后面”。根据语境可知,为了找出谁能更好的承受负担,顾问会把同样的重担放在他们的肩上。故选A。
(7)考查动词。句意: 我的冠冕将归到那第一个承担他的重担的人身上。A. leaves“离开”;B. flees“逃跑”;C. stays“停留”;D. returns“返回”。根据语境可知,谁第一个成功归来,谁就能继承王位。故选 D。
(8)考查动词短语。句意: 兄弟俩立刻一起出发了。A. set aside“留出”;B. set out“出发”;C. set up“建立”;D. set down“放下”。根据上文可知,两兄弟会被送到一个顾问那里,故在这里表示,他们俩一起出发了。故选B。
(9)考查形容词。句意: 不久,他们遇到了一个虚弱而年迈的女人,她在重压之下挣扎着。A. excited“兴奋的”;B. disappointed“失望的”;C. aged“ 年纪大的”;D. surprised“惊奇的”。根据上文的“weak”以及结合选项可知,此处表示一个虚弱年迈的女人。故选 C。 (10)考查动词。句意: 另一个反对说: “我们有自己的负担需要担心。我们走吧。”A. proposed“提议”;B. suggested“建议”;C. agreed“同意”;D. objected“反对”。根据“We have a burden of our own to worry about. Let's be on our way.”可知,另一个人是反对留下来帮忙这个提议的,他认为自己还有更重要的事情要做。故选D。
(11)考查动词。句意: 于是第二个儿子急急忙忙地往前走,而第一个留下来帮助那个女人。A. hurried“匆忙”;B. looked“看”;C. planned“计划”;D. insisted“坚持”。根据上文中“We have a burden of our own to worry about. Let's be on our way.”可知,第二个儿子跑了,第一个留在后面帮助那个女人。故选A。
(12)考查名词。句意: 当他继续走的时候,第一个儿子找到了其他需要帮助的人。A. effort“努力”;B. help“帮助”;C. courage“勇气”;D. confidence“信心”。根据下文的“a blind man who needed assistance to go home”可知,第一个儿子找到了其他需要帮助的人。故选B。
(13)考查形容词。句意: 他把他带回了忧心忡忡的父母身边。A. tired“疲倦的”;B. trapped“陷入困境的”;C. worried“担心的”;D. frightened“害怕的”。根据上文可知孩子走丢了,故父母当然是担心的。故选C。
(14)考查动词。句意: 最后,他终于找到了父亲的顾问,承担了自己的责任。A. bore“承担”;B. shared“分享”;C. removed“远离”;D. lessened“减少”。根据下文可知,第一个儿子最终于找到了父亲的顾问,承担了自己的责任。故选A。
(15)考查副词。句意: 他安全地将这份责任送回家中。A. fearfully“害怕地”;B. frequently“频繁地”;C. hopelessly“绝望地”;D. safely“安全地”。根据下文,第一个人儿子回到家可知,他安全地将这份责任送回家中。故选D。
(16)考查名词。句意: 当他回到皇宫时,哥哥在大门口迎接他,悲伤地向他打招呼。A. pleasure“快乐”;B. sadness“悲伤”;C. admiration“钦佩”;D. fear“恐惧”。根据下文哥哥放弃了承担责任可知,他应该是悲伤的。故选B。
(17)考查动词。句意: 我告诉父亲,这个负担太重了,我承担不了。A. told“告诉”;B. scolded“训斥”;C. delighted“高兴”;D. comforted“安慰”。根据语境可知,这是第二个儿子对父亲说的话。故选A。
(18)考查动词。句意: 你是如何独自处理的?A. transport“运输”;B. direct“直接”;C. manage“处理”;D. find“找到”。根据上文可知,第二个儿子失败了,而第一个儿子成功了。故第这是第二个儿子问第一个儿子是如何成功做到的。故选C。
(19)考查副词。句意: 未来的国王深思熟虑地回答说。A. carelessly“粗心地”;B. painfully“痛苦地”;C. proudly “傲慢地”;D. thoughtfully“深思熟客地”。根据语境,未来的国王深思熟虑地回答。故选 D。
(20)考查动词。句意: 我想是通过帮助别人分担负担,所以我找到了自己承担责任的力量。A. lost“失去”;B. lacked“缺乏”;C. found“找到”;D. measured“测量”。根据上文可知,第二个儿子在沿途中帮助了很多人,由此找到了自己承担责任的力量。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 seen a miracle happen? Two winters ago, I did. It was 1 that day. The road was covered with snow.
I asked my mom if we could go to our neighbor's hill and take my dog, Buddy. She said, \"Sure. 2 don't go any farther than that.\" After a while, we walked over to another hill by a pond (池塘) not far away. Then suddenly I saw Buddy walk out onto the ice. I was 3 when he walked to the middle of the pond. The 4 was thin there.
We 5 Buddy, but he didn't listen. Then 6 the ice broke, and my dog 7 into the water. I asked my friend if I should go in and get him out. She said, \"NO!\" 8 , I ran to my house to tell my mom. It was 9 for me to run on the snowy ground. I was tired, but I had to 10 Buddy.
When my mom heard what 11 , she said, \"Get in the car.\" When we got there, she told me to run home 12 and get her phone. But back at the pond, my mom 13 to get Buddy out of the water and fell in.
14 , my friend saw it happen. She ran to a neighbor's house for help. Soon they got my mom out of the water, but Buddy was still 15 for his life. The fire department (部门) put a ladder (梯子) out onto the ice to get him, but it didn't 16 . I was back again by then, and someone said I should 17 inside the neighbor's house. It didn't look 18 for Buddy. I went inside and 19 and hoped for a miracle.
Then, my uncle walked into the house with Buddy in his arms! I was so 20 , I hugged Buddy and thanked the firefighters (消防员). 1. A. dry 2. A. Unless 4. A. light
B. rainy B. Or B. air
C. warm C. So C. voice C. naturally C. ran C. However C. wrong C. help C. too C. tried C. Strangely C. end C. wait C. left
D. cold D. But D. ice D. possibly D. walked D. Instead D. important D. train D. appeared D. together D. decided D. Sadly D. fishing D. work D. sleep D. hid
3. A. dissatisfied B. moved C. frightened D. excited
5. A. looked for B. laughed at C. shouted at D. woke up 6. A. suddenly B. slowly 7. A. jumped 8. A. Still 9. A. difficult 10. A. find 12. A. again 14. A. Luckily 16. A. change 17. A. play 18. A. clean 19. A. smiled 20. A. angry
B. fell B. Besides B. fun B. watch B. once B. Firstly B. fail B. eat B. good B. cried B. proud
11. A. followed B. happened C. came 13. A. stopped B. agreed
15. A. swimming B. dreaming C. hunting
C. dangerous D. true C. disappointed D. happy
【答案】 (1)D;(2)D;(3)C;(4)D;(5)C;(6)A;(7)B;(8)D;(9)A;(10)C;(11)B;(12)A;(13)C;(14)A;(15)A;(16)D;(17)C;(18)B;(19)B;(20)D;
【解析】【分析】本文是一篇记叙文。作者和朋友带狗去池塘边玩,不料池塘的冰面突然断裂,他的狗掉进了冰冷的水里。在一番紧张的营救过后,他的狗最终被消防员们救了出来。
(1)考查形容词。A:dry“干燥的”;B:rainy“下雨的,多雨的”;C:warm“温暖的”;D:cold “寒冷的”。根据下文中的\"The road was covered with snow.\"可知,那天天气很冷。故选D。
(2)考查连词。上文中的\"Sure\"与下文中的\"don't go any farther than that\"构成转折关系,故用But,选D。
(3)考查形容词。句意:当他走到池塘中央时,我很害怕。A:dissatisfied“不满意的”;B:moved“感动的”;C:frightened“害怕的”;D:excited “激动的”。选C。
(4)考查名词。A:light“灯,光”;B:air“空气”;C:voice“声音,嗓音”;D:ice“冰”。 根据文中的\"I saw Buddy walk out onto the ice...was thin there\"可知,因为池塘中心位置的冰很薄,所以当Buddy走到了池塘的中心时,“我”感到很害怕。故选D。
(5)考查动词短语。A:looked for“寻找”;B:laughed at“嘲笑”;C:shouted at“向......大喊”;D:woke up “醒来”。根据语境及下文中的\"but he didn't listen\"可知,“我们”朝着Buddy大喊,但它根本不听。故选C。
(6)考查副词。A:suddenly“突然”;B:slowly“慢慢地,缓慢地”;C:naturally“自然地”;D:possibly “可能”。根据文中的\"the ice broke, and my dog...into the water\"可知,突然冰面断裂,Buddy掉进了水里。故选A。
(7)考查动词。A:jumped“跳”;B:fell“掉落”;C:ran“跑”;D:walked“步行”。 根据文中的\"the ice broke, and my dog...into the water\"可知,突然冰面断裂,Buddy掉进了水里。故选B。
(8)考查副词。根据语境及文中的\"I asked my friend if I should go in and get him out. She said, 'NO!'\"及\"I ran to my house to tell my mom\"可知,“我”本来想自己跳进池塘救Buddy,但在朋友的劝说下,“我”却跑回家向妈妈求救。这里的Instead表“反而,却”的意思。故选D。
(9)考查形容词。A:difficult“困难的”;B:fun“有趣的”;C:wrong“错误的”;D:important “重要的”。根据下文中的\"run on the snowy ground. I was tired\"可知,在雪地上跑步对“我”来说很困难。故选A。
(10)考查动词。A:find“发现”;B:watch“观察,观看”;C:help“帮助”;D:train“训练”。 根据语境及文中的\"I was tired, but I had to...Buddy\"可知,“我”很累,但是“我”必须去救助Buddy。故选D。
(11)考查动词。A:followed“跟随,遵循”;B:happened“发生”;C:came“来”;D:appeared “出现,好像”。根据文中的\"When my mom heard what...'Get in the car.'\"可知,当“我”妈妈听说发生的事情后,她告诉“我”赶紧上车。选B。
(12)考查副词。A:again“又,再”;B:once“曾经”;C:too“也,太”;D:together“一起。一块”。 根据上文中的\"I ran to my house to tell my mom\"可知,“我”之前已经回过一次家了,所以这次是再次回家。故选A。
(13)考查动词。A:stopped“停止”;B:agreed“同意”;C:tried“尽力,尝试”;D:decided“决定”。 根据文中的\"But back at the pond, my mom...to get Buddy out of the water\"可知,但是当“我”再次回到池塘的时候,“我”妈妈正试图将Buddy从水中救出来。故选C。 (14)考查副词。A:Luckily“幸运地”;B:Firstly“首先”;C:Strangely“奇怪地”;D:Sadly “悲伤地”。根据下文中的\"my friend saw it happen. She ran to a neighbor's house for help\"可知,幸好“我”的朋友看见了发生的一切,所以她去邻居家寻求帮助。故选A。 (15)考查动词。A:swimming“游泳”;B:dreaming“梦想”;C:hunting“打猎”;D:
fishing“钓鱼”。 根据语境及文中的\"Soon they got my mom out of the water, ...but it didn't...\"可知,“我”妈妈先被救了上来,而Buddy却还在为了活命而拼命地游泳,消防员们试图用梯子把它救上来,但是这个方法却没有奏效。故选A。
(16)考查动词。A:change“改变”;B:fail“失败”;C:end“结束”;D:work “工作,生效,起作用”。根据语境及文中的\"Soon they got my mom out of the water, ...but it didn't...\"可知,“我”妈妈先被救了上来,而Buddy却还在为了活命而拼命地游泳,消防员们试图用梯子把它救上来,但是这个方法却没有奏效。故选D。
(17)考查动词。A:play“玩”;B:eat“吃”;C:wait“等待”;D:sleep“睡觉”。 根据文中的\"someone said I should...inside the neighbor's house\"及\"I went inside\"可知,有人让“我”进邻居家等着。故选C。
(18)考查形容词。A:clean“干净的”;B:good“好的”;C:dangerous“危险的”;D:true “真实的”。根据语境及文中的\"It didn't look...and hoped for a miracle\"可知,Buddy看起来不太“好”,所以“我”担心地哭了。故选B。
(19)考查动词。A:smiled“微笑”;B:cried“哭喊”;C:left“离开,留下”;D:hid“躲藏”。 根据语境及文中的\"It didn't look...and hoped for a miracle\"可知,Buddy看起来不太“好”,所以“我”担心地哭了。故选B。
(20)考查形容词。A:angry“生气的”;B:proud“骄傲的,自豪的”;C:disappointed“失望的”;D:happy“高兴的”。 根据上文中的\"Then, my uncle walked into the house with Buddy in his arms\"可知,“我”叔叔带着Buddy回来了,所以“我”非常高兴。故选D。
【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。
4.完形填空
Tell mommy I love her
John had been on the road visiting customers for more than three weeks. It was coming up on Mother's Day. He said to himself, \"I'll 1 Mom some roses.\"
He went into the small shop and saw a boy 2 to the clerk. \"How many roses can I get for six dollars, ma'am?\" the boy asked. The clerk was trying to 3 that roses were expensive. 4 the young man would be happy with carnations (康乃馨).
\"No. I 5 have roses,\" he said, \"My Mom was sick so much last year and I didn't get to spend much time with her. I want to get something 6 . It has to red roses, because that's her favorite.\"
The clerk 7 John and was just shaking her head. Something inside John was 8 by the boy's voice. He looked at the clerk and 9 mouthed that he would pay for the boy's roses.
The clerk looked at the young man and said, \"Okay, I will give you a dozen red roses 10 your six dollars.\" The young man 11 jumped into the air. He took the flowers and ran from the store.
John 12 his own flowers and had the clerk be 13 that delivery would include a note telling his mother how much he loved her. 14 he drove away from the shop, he saw the young boy walking down the sidewalk. He 15 him cross the street and enter a cemetery (墓地). The young man stopped by a small monument and went on his knees. He 16 laid the roses on the grave and began to sob. John heard the young man speak, \"Mommy, oh Mommy, 17 didn't I tell you how much I love you? Jesus, please, find my Mommy. 18 my Mommy I love her.\"
John 19 , tears in his eyes, and walked back to his car. He drove quickly to the florist and told her he would take the flowers 20 . 1. A. buy 2. A. talking 3. A. suggest 5. A. need 6. A. pure 8. A. reached 9. A. quickly 10. A. for 11. A. usually 12. A. asked 13. A. enough 14. A. As 15. A. found 16. A. sadly 17. A. how 18. A. Tell 19. A. worried
B. send B. listening B. Insist B. have to
C. give C. walking C. say C. ought to
D. bring D. introducing D. explain D. However D. decide to D. special D. beat D. secretly D. by D. almost D. appreciated D. sure D. Since D. observed D. slowly D. why D. Please D. wondered D. on purpose
4. A. Therefore B. Extremely C. Maybe
B. Expensive C. rare B. hit B. silently B. on B. seldom B. likely B. once B. watched B. clearly B. where B. Show B. hesitated
C. touched C. obviously C. at C. mostly C. possible C. As long as C. noticed C. carefully C. when C. Inform C. turned
7. A. looked up at B. glared at C. fixed his eyes on D. stared at
B. examined C. ordered
20. A. by delivery B. immediately C. personally
【答案】 (1)B;(2)A;(3)D;(4)C;(5)B;(6)D;(7)A;(8)C;(9)B;(10)A;(11)D;(12)C;(13)D;(14)A;(15)B;(16)C;(17)D;(18)A;(19)C;(20)C;
【解析】【分析】本文是一篇记叙文,约翰本想在母亲节那天给母亲寄玫瑰花,在看到男孩因为没有亲口表达对母亲的爱意而痛苦悲伤后,决定亲自给母亲送花。
(1)考查动词。A.buy“买”;B.send“寄”;C.give“给”;D.bring“带来”。根据下文的“that delivery would include a note telling hismother how much he loved her”可知,约翰想在母亲节给母亲寄玫瑰花.故选B。
(2)考查动词。A.talking“谈话”;B.listening“听”;C.walking“走”;D.introducing“介绍”。根据下文可知,约翰看到一个男孩正与店员交谈,故选A。
(3)考查动词。A.suggest“建议”;B.Insist“坚持”;C.say“说”;D.explain“解释”。因
为男孩只有6美元,所以店员尽力解释玫瑰花很贵。故选D。
(4) 考查副词。A.Therefore“因此”;B.Extremely“非常”;C.Maybe“可能,或许”;D.However“然而”。因为玫瑰花很贵,所以男孩或许喜欢康乃馨。故选C。
(5)考查动词。 A.need“需要”;B.have to“必须”;C.ought to“应该”;D.decide to“决定”根据下文的“It has to red roses”可知,必须是玫瑰花.故选B。
(6)考查形容词。句意:我想送给她特殊的东西,必须是玫瑰花。A.pure“纯净的”;B.expensive“昂贵的”;C.rare“罕见的”;D.special“特殊的”。故选D。
(7)考查动词短语。 A.looked up at“抬头看”;B.glared at “怒目而视”;C.fixedhis eyes on“目不转睛地盯着”;D.stared at“凝视”。因为刚才店员一直和男孩说话,所以这时抬头看了看约翰。故选A。
(8)考查动词。A.reached“到达”;B.hit“撞,击”;C.touched“触动”;D.beat“敲打”。根据“Something inside”可知,男孩的话触动了约翰心灵深处的东西,他被感动了。故选C。
(9)考查副词。 句意:他看着店员,默默地说他要为男孩的玫瑰花付钱。A.quickly“迅速地”;B.silently“默默地”;C.obviously“显然地”;D.secretly“秘密地”。故选B. (10)考查介词。句意:用你的六美元我给你一打红玫瑰。 A.for“因为,用”;B.on“在.....上”;C.at“在”;D.by“通过”。for one's money固定短语,\"用某人的钱\",故选A。
(11)考查副词。句意:那个男孩高兴地几乎跳起来。A.usually“通常”;B.seldom“很少”;C.mostly“主要地”;D.almost“几乎,差不多”。故选D。
(12)考查动词。A.asked“问”;B.examined“检查”;C.ordered“订购”;D.appreciated“欣赏”。根据下文让花店给母亲送花,可知此处是预购花。故选C。 (13)考查形容词。A.enough“足够的”;B.likely“可能的”;C.possible“可能的”;D.sure“一定的,确信的”。have sb.be sure固定短语,\"使某人弄清楚,务必做到\"。故选D。
(14)考查连词。句意:当他开车离开商店时,他看见那个小男孩走在人行道上。A.As“当.....的时候”;B.once“一旦”;C.As long as“只要”;D.Since“既然”。故选A。 (15)考查动词。句意:他看着他穿过街道进入墓地。A.found“发现”;B.watched“注视”;C.noticed“注意到”;D.observed“观察”与前面的saw呼应,故选B。
(16)考查副词。句意:他小心地把玫瑰放在坟墓上,开始抽泣起来。A.sadly“不幸地”;B.clearly“清楚地”;C.carefully“小心地”;D.slowly“慢慢地”。\"小心地,谨慎地\"表达了男孩对已故母亲的既悲伤又敬仰的心情。故选C.
(17) 考查疑问句。句意:我为什么不告诉你我有多么爱你?A.how“如何”;B.where“在哪里”;C.when“何时”;D.why“为什么”。故选D.
(18)考查动词。 A.Tell“告诉”;B.Show“展示,表明”;C.Inform“通知,告知”;D.Please“请”。男孩祈求上帝告诉他母亲他是多么爱她,与文章标题呼应.故选A。 (19)考查动词。 A.worried“担忧”;B.hesitated“犹豫”;C.turned“改变方向”;D.wondered“想知道”。根据下文的“ walked back to his car”可知是约翰转过身去,故选C。 (20)考查副词(短语)。A.by delivery“通过快递”;B.immediately“立刻”;
C.personally“亲自地”;D.on purpose“故意地”。看到男孩的悲伤后,约翰决定亲自送花给母亲.故选C。
【点评】本题考点涉及副词,动词,形容词,介词,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。
5.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。
The king's Elephant-keeper had a Dog, who often went into the house where the king's Elephant lived. At first the Dog went there to get the 1 that was left after the Elephant had 2 eating. Day after day they became great 3 . The Elephant began to share his food with the Dog, and they 4 and played together.
One day a 5 saw the Dog. He loved the Dog, so he 6 the Dog and took him away from the Elephant-keeper. The Elephant 7 the Dog and did not want to eat. The next 8 , the king knew it. He sent his servant to find out why the Elephant was 9 in that way.
The servant went to 10 the Elephant-keeper, \"Why does the Elephant look so 11 ?\" The keeper answered, \"There was a Dog who was the Elephant's friend but he 12 yesterday.\"
\"Do you know 13 he is now?\" asked the servant. \"No, I do not,\" said the keeper.
Then the servant went back to the king and said, \"The Elephant is not sick, but he is 14 without his friend, the Dog. A farmer took him away, but nobody knows where the farmer 15 .\"
\"Well,\" said the king, \"I'll send 16 all over the country, asking the farmer to turn him 17 . I'll give him as much money as he paid for the Dog.\"
When the farmer 18 this, he turned him loose. The Dog ran back as 19 as he could. The Elephant was so 20 to see the Dog that he picked him up and put him on his head.
All the rest of their lives the Elephant and the Dog lived together. 1. A. money 2. A. finished 3. A. soldiers 4. A. traveled 5. A. servant 6. A. trained 7. A. visited 8. A. week 9. A. acting 10. A. ignore
B. food B. heroes B. ate B. keeper B. met B. day
C. cloth C. friends C. studied C. farmer
D. water D. forgot D. workers D. tried D. king D. beat D. month D. help
B. allowed C. spent
B. borrowed C. bought
C. hour
C. welcomed D. missed
B. running C. sleeping D. drinking B. recognize C. ask
11. A. clever 13. A. how 14. A. free 15. A. walks 16. A. wood 17. A. loose 18. A. felt 19. A. often 20. A. glad
B. short B. who B. slow B. writes B. word B. quick B. quietly B. sorry
C. busy C. where C. lovely C. reads C. air C. right
D. sad D. why D. lonely D. lives D. medicine D. open
12. A. went away B. came up C. turned to D. came back
B. stopped C. imagined D. heard
C. carefully D. fast C. safe
D. shy
【答案】(1)B;(2)A;(3)C;(4)B;(5)C;(6)C;(7)D;(8)B;(9)A;(10)C;(11)D;(12)A;(13)C;(14)D;(15)D;(16)B;(17)A;(18)D;(19)D;(20)A;
【解析】【分析】本文是一篇记叙文。叙述了狗与大象被分开又团聚的故事。
(1)考查名词。句意:起初,狗去那里吃大象吃完后剩下的食物。 A. money “钱”; B. food“食物”; C. cloth“布”; D. water“水”。根据“The Elephant began to share his food with the Dog ”可知,大象开始与狗分享食物,证明这之前狗是吃大象剩下的食物。故选B。 (2)考查动词。句意:起初,狗去那里吃大象吃完后剩下的食物。A. finished “完成”; B. allowed“允许”; C. spent“花费”; D. forgot“忘记”。起初,狗与大象不是朋友,所以狗经常吃大象剩下的食物。故选A。
(3)考查名词。句意:日复一日,他们成了好朋友。A. soldiers “士兵”; B. heroes“英雄”; C. friends“朋友”; D. workers“工人”。根据下文的“ share his food ,ate and played together ”可知他们成为了好朋友。故选C。
(4)考查动词。句意:大象开始和狗分享大象的食物,它们一起吃东西,一起玩耍。A. traveled“旅行”; B. ate“吃”; C. studied“学习”; D. tried“尝试”。根据“share his food”可知,故选B。
(5)考查名词。A. servant “仆人”; B. keeper “看守人”; C. farmer “农夫”; D. king“国王”。句意:一天,一个农夫看到这个狗。根据下文“A farmer took him away” 可知,一个农夫看到了这个狗然后带走了他。故选C。
(6)考查动词。句意:他很喜欢这只狗,所以他买了这只狗。A. trained“训练”; B. borrowed“借” ; C. bought “买”; D. beat“打”。由常识可知,农夫买走了这只狗。故选C。 (7)考查动词。句意:大象很想念狗。A. visited“拜访” ; B. met “见面” ; C. welcomed “欢迎 ”; D. missed“想念”。根据下文“did not want to eat”可知,大象很想念狗。故选D。 (8)考查名词。句意:第二天,国王知道了这件事。A. week“周” ; B. day “天 ”; C. hour“小时”; D. month“月”。选B。
(9)考查动词。句意:他派仆人去打听大象为什么那样做。A. acting“行动”; B. running“跑”; C. sleeping “睡觉”; D. drinking“喝”。选A。
(10)考查动词。句意:仆人去问大象饲养员。A. ignore“忽略 ”; B. recognize“认出 ”; C. ask“ 问 ”; D. help“帮助”。根据asked the servant 可知,选C。
(11)考查形容词。句意:为什么大象看起来那么悲伤?A. clever“聪明的” ; B. short“短的 ”; C. busy“忙的” ; D. sad“伤心的”。根据上文“The Elephant missed the Dog and did not want to eat ”可知,大象很伤心。故选D。
(12)考查动词短语。句意:有一只狗是大象的朋友,但他昨天离开了。A. went away “离开”; B. came up“被提出”; C. turned to“求助”; D. came back“回来”。根据上文“took him away from the Elephant-keeper ”可知,故选A。
(13)考查副词。句意:你知道他现在在哪吗。A. how“如何,怎样”; B. who “谁” ; C. where“在哪里 ”; D. why“为什么”。这里问的是地点。故选C。
(14)考查形容词。句意:大象没生病,但是没有朋友,他很孤独。A. free“自由的 ”; B. slow“慢的”; C. lovely“可爱的”; D. lonely“寂寞的”。根据“without his friend”可知,大象很孤独。故选D。
(15)考查动词。句意:农夫把他带走了,但没人知道农夫住在哪里。A. walks “走 ”; B. writes “写”; C. reads“ 读 ”; D. lives“居住”。这里问的是农夫的住处。故选D。
(16)考查名词。句意:我会在全国发布消息。A. wood“ 木头 ”; B. word “消息”; C. air“空气 ”; D. medicine“药”。根据“asking the farmer to turn him loose”可知,这句是消息的内容。故选B。
(17)考查形容词。句意:让农夫放了狗。A. loose “宽松的” ; B. quick“快速的 ”; C. right “正确的”; D. open “开着的”。根据“ he turned him loose ”可知选A。
(18)考查动词。 句意:当农夫听到这个消息,就把狗放了。A. felt “感觉” ; B. stopped“ 停止” ; C. imagined “想象”; D. heard“听”。农夫听说了国王发布的消息。故选D。
(19)考查副词。。句意:狗以最快的速度跑了回来。A. often“经常” ; B. quietly “安静地”; C. carefully“认真地 ”; D. fast“快速的”狗被迫与好朋友大象分开,农夫把狗放了,所以狗以最快的速度跑回去见大象。故选D。
(20)考查形容词。句意:大象看到狗很高兴。A. glad“高兴的” ; B. sorry “对 不 起 的”; C. safe “安全的” ; D. shy“害羞的”。根据“he picked him up and put him on his head” 可知,大象很高兴。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。
6.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,选出可以填入的空白处的最佳选项。
The day that I will always remember is when I ran my first 10km.While putting my toe on the starting 1 , I felt my heart drop to my stomach. However, I would 2 my heart, because in running, when you run out of your 3 , you just run with your heart.
That day the 4 was cool and fresh, and my courage had 5 . The race was about to start. Bang! The 6 of the starting gun ran into the air. I took off running, 7 like the wind. I knew it would be a really great 8 for me. In the first four miles, I felt like a cheetah (猎豹). I felt 9 and forceful in my pace.
Then came the fifth mile. My legs 10 like jelly(果冻), and I could feel fire burning in my lungs, “keep 11 !” the thought ran through my head. Now was the time I had to run with my 12 . I had to win although I didn't know whether I would 13 it. My body really wanted to 14 , but my heart told me not to. I think it's the 15 thing about running. The real run starts when you want to 16 .
I saw the finishing line and I felt like an Olympic 17 who was about to win the race. I had 18 been happier, and felt proud too when I had my 19 put around my neck. As the saying goes, “Running is the greatest metaphor (比喻) for life, 20 you get out of it what you put into it.” 1. A. point 2. A. need 4. A. situation 6. A. sound 7. A. carefully 8. A. mistake 9. A. nervous 10. A. looked 11. A. growing 12. A. heart 13. A. expect 14. A. take off 15. A. first 16. A. stop 17. A. coach 19. A. metal 20. A. if
B. sign B. check
C. course C. break C. energy
D. line D. know D. money D. sunlight D. result D. freely D. success D. heavy D. smelt D. resting D. body D. make D. turn back D. easy D. improve D. never D. license D. though
3. A. knowledge B. ability
B. scenery C. air B. power B. gently B. serious B. tasted B. going B. feet B. see B. give up B. jump
C. action C. fast C. strong C. felt C. talking C. legs C. accept C. stay out C. turn C. always C. medal
5. A. shown off B. made out C. got through D. set in
B. challenge C. trouble
B. important C. terrible
B. volunteer C. supporter D. runner B. model
18. A. sometimes B. ever
B. because C. unless
【答案】(1)D;(2)A;(3)C;(4)C;(5)D;(6)A;(7)C;(8)B;(9)C;(10)C;(11)B;(12)A;(13)D;(14)B;(15)B;(16)A;(17)D;(18)D;(19)C;(20)B;
【解析】【分析】本文是一篇记叙文,作者参加十公里赛跑的经历。那天天气很好,比赛前期,作者像一只猎豹一样奔跑。后来在五英里的时候作者开始觉得很累,但是这是最艰难的时候,作者坚持了下来,最终赢得了比赛。
(1)考查名词。point“要点”;sign“符号”;course“科目”;line“排”。作者说他第一次参加了10公里的长跑比赛。由前文可知,作者在长跑即将开始的时候他的脚尖应该放在起跑线
上。the starting line,固定短语,“起跑线”故选D。
(2)考查动词。need“需要”;check“检查”;break“打破”;know“知道”。作者打趣地说,尽管如此,他需要心,因为“you just run with your heart”。felt my heart drop to toy stomach是习语,“感到极其紧张”。故选A。
(3)考查名词。knowledge“知识”;ability“能力”;energy“能量”;money“钱”。当一个赛跑运动员能量用光的时候,他是用心在跑。故选C。
(4)考查名词。situation“情形”;scenery“景色”;air“空气”;sunlight“太阳光”。根据下文“cool and fresh” 可知,作者说那天空气宜人,新鲜。故选C。
(5)考查动词短语。show off“炫耀”;make out“辨认出”;get through“通过”;set in“到来”。根据后文“作者跑得像猎豹”可知,他的勇气聚集了。故选D。
(6)考查名词。sound“声音”;power“能力”;action“行动”;result“结果”。根据“‘Bang!’以及下文“starting gun ran into the air ”可知,作者说发令枪的声音响彻天空。故选A。 (7)考查副词。carefully“小心地”;gently“轻轻地”;fast“快速地”;freely“自由地”。根据“I took off running, like the wind ”可知,作者起步飞跑,快的就像一阵风。故选C。 (8)考查名词。mistake“错误”;challenge“挑战”;trouble“麻烦”;success“成功”。十公里长跑对作者来说是一项非常大的挑战。故选B。
(9)考查形容词。nervous“焦虑的”;serious“严肃的”;strong“强壮的”;heavy“沉重的”。根据下文的并列成分forceful 可知,作者刚开始感觉到他每一步跑得坚强有力。故选C。 (10)考查动词。look“看起来”;taste“尝起来”;feel“感觉”;smell“闻起来”。根据下文“I could feel fire burning in my lungs ”可知,当作者跑到5英里的时候,他感觉到他的腿像果冻一样。故选C。
(11)考查动词。grow“生长”;go“走,进行”; talk“说”;rest“休息”。此处是作者自己在给自己打气,让自己继续跑。故选B。
(12)考查名词。heart“心”;foot“脚”;leg“腿”;body“身体”。作者此时明白他到了需要用心去跑的时候了,即此时需要极大的意志。故选A。
(13)考查动词。expect“期望”;see“看见”;accept“接受”;make“生产,制造,使得”。根据作者的腿像果冻一样,推测出他此时怀疑自已是否能坚持跑到终点。make it 固定短语,“成功做到”。故选D。
(14)考查动词短语。take off“起飞,脱下”;give up“放弃”;stay out“待在户外,不回家”;turn back“往回走”。根据前后文以及转折关系可知,作者的身体吃不消,想放,但他的意志告诉他要坚持。故选B。
(15)考查形容词。first“第一个”;important“重要的”;terrible“糟糕的”;easy“容易的”。根据下文内容可知,作者意识到了关于跑步很重要的事情。故选B。
(16)考查动词。stop“停止”;jump“跳跃”;turn“转动”;improve“改善”。真正的跑步开始于你想停止的时候,即坚持下去就是胜利!故选A。
(17)考查名词。coach“教练”;volunteer“志愿者”;supporter“支持者”;runner“跑步者”。根据下文“who was about to win the race” 可知,作者感觉到自己像一个即将取胜的奥林匹克赛跑者。故选D。
(18)考查副词。sometimes“有时”;ever“曾经”;always“总是”;never“从不”。根据下文
“and felt proud too...”可知,作者说他从来没有那样高兴过。故选D。
(19)考查名词。metal“金属”;model“模型”;medal“奖章”;license“执照,许可证”。根据上文以及“I had my put around my neck”可推断,作者取得了长跑的名次,别人将奖牌挂在他的脖子上。故选C。
(20)考查连词。if“如果”;because“因为”;unless“除非”;though“尽管”。(长)跑是对人生最好的比喻,因为你能从中得到你的付出。根据意思可知,前后句子之间是因果关系,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。
7.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。 It was our first Thanksgiving in the new house and I wanted everything to be perfect. But my plan for everyone to do some preparation work had been 1 by my husband's business trip. Even worse, a project for me that week had 2 two days of planned vacation. By Wednesday, my task of a table with fresh flowers, 3 drinking glasses and various homemade desserts had already 4 , I just hoped that I'd find a clean tablecloth and eight 5 forks.
In my perfect Thanksgiving, there wouldn't be any orange in my salad because It hadn't made the grocery list. There would be no perfect family photos to record that day because I hadn't got the broken camera 6 . Someone had brought home the wrong toilet paper, which was the last straw that made me 7 .
I don't remember what my son asked me as he was doing some cleaning, 8 I do remember twisting into that mean-and-tight mom-face before making an 9 . This combination of noise and anger is a universal signal to kids everywhere that they might as well 10 me. But he didn't.
Instead of disappearing from view, my second-grader turned 11 the cleaning machine and walked across the room to 12 me. He never said a word. He just 13 his arms around me, making me feel 14 of myself until today.
It turned out a(n) 15 Thanksgiving. The people I loved gathered around my table and dined just one choice of the pie. My dad used a mismatched fork without 16 . My daughter drew a picture of us where everyone smiled.
My son took a(n) 17 to teach me that sometimes we need a hug most when we are 18 huggable. This is the best gift you can give: One size 19 all and no one ever minds if you 20 . 1. A. damaged 2. A. wasted 3. A. useful 4. A. failed 5. A. amazing
B. ruined B. offered B. rough B. changed B. amusing
C. destroyed D. robbed C. saved C. nice C. survived
D. spared D. ordinary D. come
C. satisfying D. matching
6. A. developed B. fixed 7. A. defend 8. A. but 9. A. excuse 10. A. criticize 11. A. on
B. so B. apology B. praise B. up
C. delivered D. hired
D. explode D. until D. answer D. comfort D. down D. trick D. wrapped D. effective
C. for C. order C. avoid C. off C. question C. bent
B. compromise C. sigh
12. A. challenge B. face 13. A. removed B. raised 14. A. proud
B. ashamed
C. confident D. astonished C. complaint D. permission C. opportunity D. lead C. best C. admit s C. recover
D. least D. applies D. remind
15. A. fashionable B. disappointing C. perfect 16. A. hesitation B. doubt 17. A. risk 18. A. most 19. A. fits 20. A. relieve
B. break B. worst B. affect s B. return
【答案】 (1)B;(2)A;(3)C;(4)A;(5)D;(6)B;(7)D;(8)A;(9)D;(10)C;(11)C;(12)B;(13)D;(14)B;(15)C;(16)C;(17)A;(18)D;(19)A;(20)B;
【解析】【分析】本文是一篇记叙文,作者打算在新房子过一个完美的感恩节,有鲜花装扮,有一桌美味,配有精美餐具的感恩节才是最完美的。但是因为其他原因导致计划被破坏而生气时,孩子的做法让作者认识到:只要有了爱,自己爱的人在一起即使没有鲜花美味,没有精致的餐具,也会有完美的节日。
(1)考查动词。 句意:这是我们在新房子里的第一个感恩节,我希望一切都完美。但我让大家做准备工作的计划被我丈夫的出差搞砸了。A. damaged“损坏,破坏”;B. ruined“毁灭,破坏,糟蹋”;C.destroyed“破坏,摧毁,毁灭”;D. robbed“抢劫”。damage是程度较小的“破坏”“损坏”,一般指被破坏的物品可以重修;destroy常指“彻底地、毁灭性地”破坏某事物,使其不复存在、不能或很难再使用或修复。强凋以具有摧毁或杀伤性的力量把某物彻底毁掉;ruin强调彻底毁掉,但是不含有以某种摧毁性的力量进行破坏。可知,本文指计划被完全破坏,ruined可指计划被毁坏,故选B。
(2)考查动词。 句意:更糟糕的是,那周我的一个项目浪费了我两天的计划好的假期。A. wasted“花费,浪费”;B. offered“付担得起”;C. saved“节约,节省”;D. spared“抽出,留出”。根据根据上文和本句中“ two days of planned vacation”可知,本空格是指作者的项目浪费/花费了两天的时间,故选A。
(3)考查形容词。句意:我想要用鲜花、精美的酒杯和各种自制甜点摆一张桌子,但我失败了。A. useful“有用的;B. rough“粗糙的”;C. nice“精美的,好的”;D. ordinary“普通的”。根据文中的并列连词and,能与“fresh flowers” and “various homemade desserts”一定是非常好的的东西,可知,此处是指精美的酒杯,故选C。
(4)考查动词。句意:我想用鲜花、精美的酒杯和各种自制甜点摆一张桌子,但我失败了。A. failed “(活动、尝试、计划等) 失败,不成功”;B. changed“改变”;C. survived“幸
存”;D. come“来”。根据语境可知,她的计划失败了。故选C。
(5)考查形容词。句意:我只希望能找到一块干净的桌布和八个配套的叉子。A. amazing“惊人的”; B.amusing“有趣的”;C. satisfying“满意 的”;D. matching“相称的,相配的”。根据下文“My dad used a mismatched fork without ___16___”我爸爸用的叉子不匹配,有提示,故选D。
(6)考查动词。句意:因为我没有把坏掉的相机修好,所以那天就没有完美的家庭照片可供记录。A. developed“开发”;B. fixed“修理,固定”;C. delivered“邮寄”;D. hired“雇佣”。根据“broken camera”坏相机,以及“There would be no perfect family photos to record that day”没有完美地记录那天,可知,照相机没有修理好。故选B。
(7)考查动词。句意:有人回家时带错了卫生纸,这是最后一根让我大发雷霆的稻草。A. defend“辩护”;B. compromise“妥协”;C. sigh“叹息”;D. explode“气炸,勃然 (大怒),大发(雷霆)”。根据上文自己的计划泡汤到各种不顺,可知作者在此时发脾气了;以及下文的“This combination of noise and anger is a universal signal”有提示。故选D。
(8)考查连词。句意:我不记得我儿子在打扫卫生的时候问我什么,但我记得在回答之前,我那张扭曲的刻薄而紧绷的脸。A. but“但是”,表转折关系;B. so“因此”,表因果关系;C. for“因为”,表并列关系;D. until“一直到......”。根据“I don't remember ..., but I do remember...”,可知,前后两句是转折关系,故选A。
(9)考查名词。句意:我不记得我儿子在打扫卫生的时候问我什么,但我记得在回答之前,我那张扭曲的刻薄而紧绷的妈妈脸。A. excuse“借口”;B. apology“道歉”;C. order“命令”;D. answer“答案”。根据上文“what my son asked me...”可知,此处是指作者回答儿子的问题。故选D。
(10)考查动词。句意:这种噪音和愤怒的结合是一个人人都懂的信号:所有的孩子们最好避开我。A. criticize“批评”;B. praise“表扬”;C. avoid“避免”;D. comfort“安慰”。根据上文可知,作者当时的脸色很难看,任何孩子都会避开我,故选C。
(11)考查副词。句意:我的上二年级的儿子关掉了吸尘机,穿过房间面对我。根据下文“walked across the room ... (走向我)”,可知是“关上吸尘器的电源(the cleaning machine and...)”。 turn off固定短语,“关电源”。故选C。
(12)考查名词。句意:我的上二年级的儿子关掉了吸尘机,走过房间面对我。A. challenge“挑战”;B. face“正视,面向”;C. question“质问”;D. trick“欺骗”。根据下文可知,他什么没说,只是搂着我,可知是面对,故选B。
(13)考查动词。 句意:他一句话也没说。他只是用双臂搂着我。A. removed“移开”;B. raised“提升”;C. bent “弯曲”;D. wrapped“用……缠绕(或围紧),包,裹”。根据上文可知,儿子没有走开,而是过来安慰我,因此推断此处是指用双臂抱着即用双臂围绕着我,故选D。
(14)考查形容词。句意:他只是用双臂搂着我,至今让我感到惭愧。A. proud“骄傲”;B. ashamed“羞愧的,惭愧的”;C. confident“自信的”;D. astonished“震惊的”。文章中作者发怒,表现如此之差,但孩子却来安慰自己,如此包容我,让作者感觉到惭愧,故选B。 (15)考查形容词。句意:结果是我们度过了一个完美的感恩节。A. fashionable“时尚的”;B. disappointing“失望的”;C. perfect“完美的”;D. effective“有效的”。作者希望在新房
中过的是一个完美的感恩节,因为各种事情让作者认为感恩节不会完美。其实没有好匹配的餐具和美食,有自己爱的家人的陪伴,这也是完美的。故选C。
(16)考查名词。句意:我爱的人围坐在我的桌子旁,只吃了一个馅饼。我爸爸毫无怨言地用了一个不相配的叉子。A. hesitation“犹豫”;B. doubt“怀疑”;C. complaint“抱怨”;D. permission“准许”。根据上文“It turned out a(n) perfect Thanksgiving”可知,此处是指即使没有相配的叉子,爸爸也不会有抱怨,故选C。
(17)考查动词。句意:我儿子冒着风险告诉我,有时候我们最不需要拥抱的时候,却是最需要拥抱。A. risk“危险”;B. break“休息”;C. opportunity“机会”;D. lead“领先”。根据上文的“I do remember twisting into that mean-and-tight mom-face before making an ___9___. This combination of noise and anger is a universal signal to kids everywhere that they might as well ___10___ me. But he didn't.”可知,当作者因生气而面部扭曲,每个孩子都觉得要躲开时,儿子却能走来冒险拥抱了我。take a risk to do...固定短语,“冒险做某事”。故选A。 (18)考查副词。句意:我儿子冒着风险告诉我,有时候我们最不需要拥抱的时候,却是最需要拥抱。A. most“ (程度上) 最大,最多”;B. worst“最坏,最严重”; C. best“最好”;D. least“最小,最少”。根据上下文的语境可知,此处与前面的“most”相对的是“least”,而且当人生气时,也不适合拥抱,应该是least huggable,故填D。
(19)考查动词。句意:(拥抱)是万能药。A. fits “适合”;B. affects“影响”;C. admits“承认”;D. applies“申请”。one size fits all固定用语,“适合所有需要的”。此处是指爱的拥抱是万能的,所有人都需要,故选A。
(20)考查动词。句意:没有人介意你是否还回去。A. relieve“减轻,缓和”;B. return“返回,退还”;C. recover“恢复”;D. remind“提醒”。作者精心准备在新家的感恩节,结果被一系列的意外打断,但作者的儿子给了作者一个拥抱,足以温暖了作者的心,而且儿子不求回报。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。
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My twin sister and I have always been homeschooled, rather than sent to school. And it's wonderful and has changed me greatly. I can't imagine what my 1 would have been like if I wasn't.
When I was younger, we mostly 2 from my parents and textbooks, but now we do most work on the computer, 3 my parents still help us when we feel 4 about what we learn. There's a large community of homeschoolers in my town, and they have frequent 5 so that we can talk and play together happily and become more 6 .
In addition, we have a homeschool \"co-op(合作社)\" where some of the moms serve as 7 teachers. We're 8 by age rather than grade, but we get appreciation for everything we do for others there and it 9 well for me. Right now I'm taking 10 writing, a course in which I can learn to express new ideas perfectly! We also learn production, which is taught by my 11 . My best friends go there too, so we have fun learning together.
Some of the most interesting things I learn come from 12 with my mom and dad. They are both very 13 people and we have long talks about history, politics, literature,just to 14 a few. My sister is more naughty and 15 trouble a lot more often than I do. We fight and quarrel sometimes, but things have been better with us 16 , because we have been trying really hard to improve our 17 and become more considerate.
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C. family C. learned C. so C. upset C. exams C. famous
D. dream D. heard D. otherwise D. puzzled D. competitions D. social
C. professional D. official C. remembered D. sorted C. deals C. practical C. mom C. busy C. name C. lately C. skills C. served
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B. conversations C. lessons B. show B. runs into B. suddenly B. home B. won B. As usual
13. A. knowledgeable B. positive
C. settles down D. get tired of
C. On purpose D. By chance
B. responsible C. selfless
【答案】 (1)B;(2)C;(3)A;(4)D;(5)A;(6)D;(7)B;(8)D;(9)A;(10)B;(11)C;(12)B;(13)A;(14)C;(15)B;(16)C;(17)D;(18)C;(19)A;(20)D;
【解析】【分析】本文是一篇记叙文,讲述了作者上“家庭学校”的经历。作者小时候和双胞胎妹妹在家跟父母和课本学习,后来去上了社区里开设的家庭学校合作社,跟里面的志愿老师一起学习。在学习过程中,作者从父母那里学到了很多知识,也和妹妹不再打架争吵,变得更懂事了。
(1)考查名词。句意:我无法想象如果我没有在家接受教育,我的生活会是什么样子。A. voyage“旅程”;B. life“生活”;C. family“家庭”;D. dream“ 梦想”。根据 “And it's wonderful and has changed me greatly.”可知是家庭学校对作者生活的影响,故选B。
(1)考查动词。句意:小时候,我们主要从父母和课本中学习。A. suffered“遭受”;B.
escaped“逃走”;C. learned“学会”;D. heard “听见”。根据常识和“my parents still help us”可知小时候 是 从父母那里和书上学知识,learn from…固定短语,“从……当中学习”,故选C。 (3)考查连词。句意:我们现在多数在电脑上学习,尽管父母还是会帮助他们。A. though“虽然,尽管”;B. because“因为”;C. so“因此”;D. otherwise“否则”。根据上文,作者和双胞胎妹妹现在多数是在电脑上学习,尽管父母还是会帮助他们。故选A。 (4)考查形容词。句意:当我们对所学东西感到困惑时,父母仍然帮助我们。A. crazy“疯狂的”;B. concerned“有关的”;C. upset“心烦的”;D. puzzled“困惑的”。我们对所学东西感到困惑的时候会求助于父母,他们会帮助我们。puzzle about sth.固定短语,“对某事感到困惑”,故选D。
(5)考查名词。句意:我们镇上有一个很大的家庭学校社区,他们经常举办活动。A. events“活动”;B. incidents“事件”;C. exams“考试”;D. competitions“竞争”。根据“we can talk and play together happily ”可知是举办活动,故选A。
(6)考查形容词。句意:我们镇上有一个很大的家庭学校社区,他们经常举办活动以便我们可以一起开心地聊天、玩耍,变得更善于交际。A. special“特别的”;B. formal“正式的”;C. famous“有名的”;D. social “社会的,社交的”。上文提到了学校家庭社区会举办很多活动,就是为了我们可以在一起开心地玩耍和交流,并变得更加善于交际。故选D。 (7)考查形容词。句意:此外,我们有一个自主学习“合作社”,一些妈妈们作为志愿老师。A. experienced“熟练的”;B. voluntary“自愿的”;C. professional“专业的”;D. official “官方的,正式的”。因为是家庭学校合作社,所以一些妈妈们是当志愿老师,故选B。 (8)考查动词。句意:我们按照年龄分班,而不是成绩。A. charged“负责”;B. marked“标记”;C. remembered“记住”;D. sorted “分类”。此处指的是按年龄分班,故选D。 (9)考查动词。句意:但是我们为别人做的每一件事都会得到别人的赞赏,这对我来说很有效。A. works“工作,起作用”;B. organizes“组织”;C. deals“处理”;D. benefits“受益”。根据下文的“well for me”,可知这种方式对作者来说非常有效,故选A。
(10)考查形容词。句意:我立刻就学了创造性写作。A. summary“总结性的”;B. creative“有创造力的”;C. practical“实际的”;D. journal“日记”。根据下文“I can learn to express new ideas perfectly ”可知这是一门教学生表达新想法的课程,即有创造性的课程,故选B。
(11)考查名词。句意:我们也学习生产,这是由我妈妈教授的。A. sister“姐妹”;B. friend“朋友”;C. mom“妈妈”;D. teacher“老师”。根据上文可知,参加合作社之前,作者是由父母教授知识的,还提到了妈妈们作为志愿老师,故作者是由自己的妈妈教授的生产课程。故选C。
(12)考查名词。句意:我学到的一些最有趣的东西来自和父母的对话。A. bargains“交易”;B. conversations“对话”;C. lessons“课程”;D. touches“ 接触”。根据下文“we have long talks about history, politics, literature ”可知作者和父母关于历史、政治和文学进行了长谈,即从对话中学习。故选B。
(13)考查形容词。句意:他们都是知识渊博的人,我们经常谈论历史、政治、文学,这只是其中的一部分。A. knowledgeable“知识渊博的”;B. positive“积极的”;C. busy“忙碌的”;D. strict“严格的”。根据下文谈话的内容涉及历史、政治和文学可知,作者的父母都是
知识渊博的人,故选A。
(14)考查动词。句意:他们都是知识渊博的人,我们经常谈论历史、政治、文学,这只是其中的一部分。A. call“呼叫”;B. show“展示”;C. name“命名,说出”;D. bring“带来”。根据上文谈话的内容包括历史、政治等方面,可知随便说出一些领域作者的父母都知道。故选C。
(15)考查动词短语。句意:我妹妹更调皮,也比我更经常遇到许多麻烦。A. deals with“处理”;B. runs into“遭遇”;C. settles down“定居”;D. get tired of “厌倦”。与more naughty对应,根据常识可知淘气就容易遇到麻烦。故选B。
(16)考查副词。句意:我们有时会打架和吵架,但是最近情况有所好转。A. finally“最终”;B. suddenly“突然”;C. lately“最近”;D. regularly“定期地”。此处是上家庭学校合作社前后的比较,指最近情况有所好转。故选C。
(17)考查名词。句意:因为我们一直在努力改善我们的行为,想变得更加体贴。A. schedules“日程安排”;B. home“家庭”;C. skills“技能”;D. behavior“行为”。根据上文可知,两姐妹经常打架,但是最近有所好转是因为他们一直在尽最大努力改进自己的行为,变得更为别人着想。故选D。
(18)考查动词。句意:我认为家庭学校对我很有帮助。A. treated“对待”;B. won“赢得”;C. served“服务,起作用”;D. raised “抚养”。通过作者的改变可知家庭学校对作者非常有效,故选C。
(19)考查介词短语。句意:我有了更大的词汇量,变得更聪明。作为结果,我得到了更好的成绩。A. As a result“结果”;B. As usual“像往常一样”;C. On purpose“故意地”;D. By chance“意外地”。根据上文可知,家庭学校对作者很有帮助,作者有了更多的词汇,变得更聪明了,这些导致作者获得了更好的成绩。故选A。
(20)考查形容词。句意:我想我算是有点名气了,即使不是最受欢迎的女孩。A. generous“大方的”;B. responsible“负责的”;C. selfless“无私的”;D. popular“受欢迎的”。文中并未涉及作者大方,负责,无私等内容,此处对应上文的well-known“著名的;众所周知的”,故选D。
【点评】本题考点涉及动词,名词,形容词,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。
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。
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 8. A. control 9. A. old man 10. A. rubbish 11. A. earned 12. A. manager 13. A. as
B. agreeing C. devoting B. how B. would B. factory B. waiting B. forget B. remove B. door B. waste
C. where C. should C. airport
D. believing D. when D. must D. subway D. serious D. get D. look D. food
C. attempting D. sleeping C. judge C. clear C. money
B. delicious C. terrible
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。
10.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。
A Tennessee woman celebrated her birthday with a bittersweet gift from beyond the grave —
—flowers from her father, who died five years ago.
Michael William Sellers pre-paid for a bouquet of 1 to be delivered to his daughter, Bailey, every 2 until she turned 21. And on Friday, Bailey 3 the gift, her last from her dad.
\"My dad 4 when I was 16 from cancer and before he died he pre-paid flowers so I could receive them every year on my birthday,\" then she said. \"This is my 21st birthday flowers and the 5 .\"
Bailey said the special gift made birthdays 6 .\"Since that day I've hated my birthday 7 he always made it so special,\" Bailey said \"I was especially 8 my 21st because I knew it would be the last year.\"
Bailey said this year's gift and birthday card were especially 9 .\"I broke down,\" she said. \"That letter was very 10 and sad all at the same time.\"
\"This is my last love letter to,\" her father 11 . \"I do not want you to drop another 12 for me, for I am in a 13 place. He also told her to always respect her mother and stay 14 to herself.\" Be happy and live life to the fullest,\" he wrote. \"I will be with forever, just 15 and I will be.\"
\"That was my dad,\" she said. \"He was trying to make my birthday 16 .\"
Social media users 17 the post, calling it both \"heartwarming,\" and \"heartbreaking.\" Others praised her father, calling him a(an) \" 18 of what a good man is like,\" \"He would be very 19 ,\" Bailey said \"he'd be very proud that it 20 a lot of people.\" 1. A. flowers 2. A. wedding 3. A. sold 5. A. first 6. A. tough 7. A. because 8. A. liking 9. A. expensive 10. A. difficult 11. A. smiled 12. A. coin 13. A. better 14. A. hard 16. A. tiring 18. A. joke 19. A. vivid 20. A. knocked
B. cakes B. birthday B. cheated B. last B. happy B. but B. careful B. sweet B. forgot B. hair B. hotter B. wealthy B. amazing B. story B. proud B. fired
C. presents C. funeral C. received C. best C. natural C. so C. beautiful C. fortunate C. wrote C. tear C. colder C. foolish C. boring C. prize C. nervous C. informed
D. grapes D. exam D. threw D. passed away D. most D. honest D. if D. preparing D. meaningful D. selfish D. sighed D. leaf D. worse D. true D. embarrassing D. example D. ashamed D. touched
4. A. passed down B. passed out C. passed by
B. expecting C. hating
15. A. walk around B. put forward C. look around D. give up 17. A. responded to B. led to
C. contributed to D. came to
【答案】 (1)A;(2)B;(3)C;(4)D;(5)B;(6)A;(7)A;(8)C;(9)D;(10)B;(11)C;(12)C;(13)A;(14)D;(15)C;(16)B;(17)A;(18)D;(19)B;(20)D;
【解析】【分析】本文是一篇记述文,Bailey的父亲在她16岁因为癌症去世了,但是之后每年Bailey过生日的时候会收到来自父亲的一束花,直到她满21岁。这些花是她父亲在去世之前就买好的。她父亲的举动感动了很多人。
(1)考查名词。 A. flowers“花”;B. cakes“蛋糕”;C. presents“礼物”;D. grapes“葡萄”。根据下文“before he died he pre-paid flowers”可知这位父亲在死之前提前付了花的钱,故选A。
(2)考查名词。A. wedding“婚礼”;B. birthday“生日”;C. funeral“葬礼”;D. exam“考试”。根据“A Tennessee woman celebrated her birthday with a bittersweet gift”可知Bailey的父亲送的是她的生日礼物,所以花会在Bailey每个生日送给她,故选 B。
(3)考查动词。A. sold“售卖”;B. cheated“欺骗”;C. received“收到”;D. threw “扔”。在周五,Bailey收到了礼物,这是她父亲送给她的最后一个(礼物)。故选 C。
(4)考查动词短语。A. passed down“传给(下一代)”;B. passed out“昏倒”;C. passed by“经过,走过”;D. passed away“ 去世”。在Bailey16岁的时候,她的父亲因为癌症去世了。故选D。
(5)考查形容词。A. first“首先的”;B. last“最后的”;C. best“最好的”;D. most “最多的”。根据上文“her last from her dad”可知这次的花是来自她父亲的最后一次礼物,故选B。 (6)考查形容词。A. tough“艰难的,难熬的”;B. happy“高兴的”;C. natural“自然的”;D. honest“诚实的”。根据下文“Since that day I've hated my birthday”可知Bailey很讨厌她的生日,说明这特殊的礼物让她的生日变得很艰难,故选A。
(7)考查连词。A. because“因为”;B. but“但是”;C. so“所以”;D. if“如果”。Bailey说:\"从那天起,我就讨厌我的生日了,因为他总是把我的生日搞得那么特别。\"故选A。 (8)考查动词。A. liking“喜欢”;B. expecting“期待”;C. hating“厌恶”;D. preparing “准备”。根据上文“Since that day I've hated my birthday because he always made it so special”可知因为她的父亲让她的生日变得很特殊,Bailey很讨厌她的生日,故选C。
(9)考查形容词。A. expensive“昂贵的” ;B. careful“仔细的”;C. beautiful“漂亮的”;D. meaningful “有意义的”。Bailey说今年的礼物和生日贺卡尤其有意义。故选D。
(10)考查形容词。A. difficult“困难的”;B. sweet“甜蜜的”;C. fortunate“幸运的”;D. selfish “自私的”。根据上文的“a bittersweet gift”可知父亲的礼物对于她来说又苦涩又甜蜜,所以那封信对于她来说也是既甜蜜又悲伤。故选B。
(11)考查动词。 A. smiled“微笑”;B. forgot“忘记”;C. wrote“给......写信,写”;D. sighed “叹息”。根据“hat letter”可知Bailey的父亲给她写了一封信,所以是她的父亲(在信中)写到,故选C。
(12)考查名词。A. coin“硬币”;B. hair“头发”;C. tear“眼泪”;D. leaf “树叶”。Bailey的父亲写到,\"我不想让你再为我掉一滴眼泪。\"故选C。
(13)考查形容词。A. better“更好的”;B. hotter“更热的”;C. colder“更冷的”;D. worse “更糟糕的”。根据上文“I do not want you to drop another tear for me”可知Bailey的父亲不想
让她为他再流泪,因为他现在正在一个更好的地方。故选A。
(14)考查形容词。A. hard“困难的”;B. wealthy“富有的”;C. foolish“愚蠢的;D. true“真实的”。他(Bailey的父亲)还告诉她要尊重她的母亲并忠于自己。故选D。
(15)考查动词短语。A. walk around“绕着........走”;B. put forward“提出”;C. look around“(四处)转转,环视”; D. give up “放弃”。根据“I will be with forever”可知Bailey的父亲告诉她他永远都在她身边,所以只要她看看周围,他就会在。故选C。
(16)考查形容词。A. tiring“累人的” ;B. amazing“令人惊喜 (或惊羡、惊叹) 的”;C. boring“无聊的”;D. embarrassing “令人尴尬的”。根据上文“he always made it so special”可知Bailey的父亲总是让她的生日变得很特殊,所以Bailey在这里想表达的是\"他总是想让我的生日变成给人惊喜的(生日)\"。故选B。
(17)考查动词短语。A. responded to“回应”;B. led to“导致”;C. contributed to“贡献”;D. came to “恢复知觉”。根据下文“calling it both ‘heartwarming,’and ‘heartbreaking’”可知网友们觉得这个礼物又\"暖心\"又\"令人心碎\",他们对Bailey的帖子做出了回应,故选A。 (18)考查名词。A. joke“玩笑”;B. story“故事”;C. prize“奖品”;D. example“榜样”。其他人赞扬她的父亲,称他是\"好男人该是什么样子\"的榜样。故选D。
(19)考查形容词。A. vivid“鲜明的”;B. proud“自豪的”;C. nervous “紧张的”;D. ashamed “惭愧的”。根据下文的“he'd be very proud”可知Bailey认为她的父亲一定会为此感到自豪,故选B。
(20)考查动词。 A. knocked“敲打”;B. fired“解雇”;C. informed “通知”;D. touched “触动”。Bailey说她的父亲一定会因为这件事感动了很多人而感到自豪。故选D。
【点评】本题考点涉及动词,名词,形容词,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。
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