一、高中英语完形填空
1.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。
Flying on a plane for the first time can be frightening. It can be extra 1 for children who have autism (自闭症). When Linda Diaz was 2 a vacation to Disney World four years ago, she wanted to make flying a 3 experience for her son, Andy, who has autism.
She called Minneapolis-St Paul International Airport (MSP) to see what could be done. 4 , the airport didn't have programs to help Andy. So Diaz 5 the family's flights and 6 drove 1, 500 miles to Orlando, Florida.
Soon after that drive to Disney World, a program started at MSP. It is to help make flying 7 for kids like Andy. The program is called Navigating MSP. It holds 8 every month for anyone who has 9 about flying. The program is not 10 for people with autism. Airline workers help 11 get used to the airport and planes. It helps them to be less frightened of flying. When they 12 fly, they are not as worried.
When Andy was 13 years old, his first 13 ride was planned. He went through a practice with his family. George Callow, an officer at the airport, helped the family through the safety checks. Callow said the visiting families got on a plane, 14 it was not going anywhere. It was just for them to 15 .
After the last family arrived, the pilot greeted the families over the speaker, \"Welcome aboard our flight to 16 .\" After greeting the pilot and flight attendants, passengers went to their 17 . But Andy had other plans. Frightened by his new surroundings, he ran down the aisle (走廊) of the plane, 18 a way out. Volunteers suggested that Andy might be most 19 in the front row. They were 20 . Once seated, Andy was quiet and kissed his mother on the face. He felt better about flying now. 1. A. brave 2. A. planning 3. A. long 5. A. canceled 6. A. once 7. A. quieter 8. A. games 9. A. stories 10. A. even 11. A. visitors 12. A. usually 13. A. plane 14. A. unless
B. hard B. spending B. common
C. harmful C. booking C. good C. However C. still C. faster C. speeches C. worries C. always C. children C. bus C. so
D. clever D. enjoying D. personal D. Then D. missed D. instead D. shorter D. practices D. suggestions D. yet D. foreigners D. taxi D. if
4. A. Moreover B. Therefore
B. again B. easier B. classes B. questions B. just B. patients B. train B. but
B. remembered C. prepared
B. immediately C. occasionally D. really
15. A. hide 17. A. offices 19. A. certain
B. relax B. friends
C. pay C. seats
D. see D. everywhere D. families
16. A. nowhere B. somewhere C. anywhere
18. A. pointing to B. looking for C. thinking about D. dreaming of
B. acceptable C. comfortable D. special
C. hopeful
D. right
20. A. important B. lucky
【答案】 (1)B;(2)A;(3)C;(4)C;(5)A;(6)D;(7)B;(8)D;(9)C;(10)B;(11)A;(12)D;(13)A;(14)B;(15)D;(16)A;(17)C;(18)B;(19)C;(20)D;
【解析】【分析】本文是一篇记叙文,明尼阿波利斯—圣保罗国际机场为有飞行障碍的人组织了体验活动,以减轻这些人乘坐飞机旅行的焦虑。
(1)考查形容词。A:brave“勇敢的”;B:hard“艰难的,坚硬的”;C:harmful“有害的”;D:clever “聪明的”。根据上文中的\"Flying on a plane for the first time can be frightening\"及本句中的\"children who have autism\"可知,对于有自闭症的儿童来说,首次乘机出行尤为艰难。故选B。
(2)考查动词。A:planning“计划”;B:spending“花费”;C:booking“预定”;D:enjoying“享受,喜欢”。 根据\"She called Minneapolis-St Paul International Airport (MSP) to see what could be done\"可知,Linda Diaz四年前打算坐飞机去迪斯尼世界旅行,她想让自己罹患自闭症的儿子Andy有一次良好的飞行体验。故选A。
(3)考查形容词。A:long“长的”;B:common“共同的”;C:good“好的”;D:personal “个人的”。根据\"She called Minneapolis-St Paul International Airport (MSP) to see what could be done\"可知,Linda Diaz四年前打算坐飞机去迪斯尼世界旅行,她想让自己罹患自闭症的儿子Andy有一次良好的飞行体验。故选C。
(4)考查副词。A:Moreover“而且”;B:Therefore“因此”;C:However“然而”;D:Then “然后”。根据语境可知,设空所在句与上一句之间是转折关系,故选C。
(5)考查动词。A:canceled“取消”;B:remembered“记住,记起”;C:prepared“准备”;D:missed “错过,想念”。根据上文中的\"the airport didn't have programs to help Andy\"可知,明尼阿波利斯—圣保罗国际机场没有相关项目能帮助Andy,因此Diaz取消了一家人的航班,改作驱车1500英里前去奥兰多。故选A。
(6)考查副词。A:once“从前,曾经”;B:again“再,又”;C:still“仍然,一直”;D:instead “代替”。根据上文中的\"the airport didn't have programs to help Andy\"可知,明尼阿波利斯—圣保罗国际机场没有相关项目能帮助Andy,因此Diaz取消了一家人的航班,改作驱车1500英里前去奥兰多。故选D。
(7)考查形容词,A:quieter“更安静的”;B:easier“更容易的”;C:faster“更快的”;D:shorter“更短的,更矮的”。 根据下文中的\"It helps them to be less frightened of flying\"可知,该项目旨在帮助像Andy一样的孩子们,使他们的乘机出行变得更容易一些。故选B。 (8)考查名词。A:games“游戏,比赛”;B:classes“班,课”;C:speeches“演讲”;D:practices “练习,时间”。根据\"He went through a practice with his family\"提示了,故选D。 (9)考查名词。A:stories“故事”;B:questions“问题”;C:worries“担心”;D:
suggestions “建议”。本空是对下文\"they are not as worried\"中的worried的同根词复现。故选C。
(10)考查副词。A:even“甚至”;B:just“刚刚,只”;C:always“总是”;D:yet “但是”。根据上文中的anyone可知,这一项目并非只针对自闭症患者。故选B。
(11)考查名词。A:visitors“游客,来宾”;B:patients“病人”;C:children“孩子”;D:foreigners“外国人”。 本空对下文\"passengers went to their\"中的passengers的同义词复现,故选A。
(12)考查副词。A:usually“通常”;B:immediately“立刻,马上”;C:occasionally“偶尔”;D:really “确实”。根据上文中的\"Airline workers...get used to the airport and planes\"可知,航空公司的工作人员帮助有飞行焦虑的人熟悉机场和飞机,当这些人实际乘机旅行时,就没有先前那么焦虑了。故选D.
(13)考查名词。A:plane“飞机”;B:train“火车”;C:bus“公共汽车”;D:taxi “出租车”。Andy的首次乘飞机旅行已经安排就绪。故选A。
(14)考查连词。根据上文中的\"He went through a practice with his family\"可知,进行参观体验的各个家庭上了一架飞机,但是该飞机哪儿也不去,他们只是进行观摩来了。故选B。
(15)考查动词。A:hide“躲藏”;B:relax“放松”;C:pay“支付”;D:see“看见”。 根据上文中的\"He went through a practice with his family\"可知,进行参观体验的各个家庭上了一架飞机,但是该飞机哪儿也不去,他们只是进行观摩来了。故选D。
(16)考查副词。根据上文中\"it was not going anywhere\"可知,这趟航班无处可去。故选A。
(17)考查名词。A:offices“办公室”;B:friends“朋友”;C:seats“座位”;D:families “家庭”。下文中的\"Once seated\"提示了本空,故选C。
(18)考查动词短语。A:pointing to“指向”;B:looking for“寻找”;C:thinking about“考虑”;D:dreaming of “梦想”。根据上文\"Frightened by his new surroundings\"可知,Andy对新环境感到不适,在飞机走廊里跑来跑去,试图寻找出口。故选B。
(19)考查形容词。A:certain“某种,确信的”;B:acceptable“可以接受的”;C:comfortable“舒服的”;D:special “特殊的”。 根据下文\"Andy was quiet and kissed his mother on the face. He felt better about flying now\"可知,有志愿者建议,头排座椅可能对Andy来说是最舒服的,事实证明,志愿者们是对的。故选C。
(20)考查形容词。A:important“重要的”;B:lucky“幸运的”;C:hopeful“充满希望的”;D:right“正确的”。 根据下文\"Andy was quiet and kissed his mother on the face. He felt better about flying now\"可知,有志愿者建议,头排座椅可能对Andy来说是最舒服的,事实证明,志愿者们是对的。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。
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。
You Did More Than Carry My books
Mark was walking home from school one day when he noticed the boy ahead of him had dropped all of the books he was carrying, along with a baseball bat and several other things. Mark 1 down and helped the boy pick up these articles. 2 they were going the same way, he helped to carry some of them for him. As they walked Mark 3 the boy's name was Bill, that he 4 computer games, baseball and history, that he was having a lot of 5 with his other subjects and that he had just broken 6 with his girlfriend. They arrived at Bill's home first and Mark was 7 in for a Coke and to watch some television. The afternoon passed 8 with a few laughs and some shared small talk, and then Mark went home. They 9 to see each other around school, had lunch together once or twice, and then both ended up from the same high school. Just three weeks before 10 , Bill asked Mark if they 11 talk.
Bill 12 him of the day years ago when they had first met. \"Do you 13 wonder why I was carrying so many things home that day?\" asked Bill. \"You see, I 14 out my locker because I didn't want to leave a mess(脏乱) 15 anyone else. I had planned to run away and I was going home to 16 my things. But after we spent some time together 17 and laughing, I realized that 18 I had done that, I would have 19 a new friend and missed all the fun we would have together. So you see, Mark, when you picked up my books that day, you did a lot more. You 20 my life.\" 1. A. fell 2. A. Although 3. A. realized 4. A. played 6. A. up 7. A. called
B. bent B. After B. made B. out B. helped
C. lay C. Since C. tried C. trouble C. off C. invited C. forced C. could C. spoke C. ever C. cleaned C. with C. pick C. reading C. while C. left
D. sat D. Until D. decided D. loved D. doubt D. away D. allowed D. willingly D. offered D. must D. asked D. never D. put D. for D. hold D. watching D. if D. forgotten
B. discovered C. said
5. A. questions B. ideas
8. A. peacefully B. pleasantly C. freely 9. A. continued B. agreed 11. A. would 13. A. even 15. A. over 16. A. find 17. A. talking 18. A. before 19. A. lost
B. should B. usually B. into B. pack B. playing B. as B. passed
10. A. movement B. graduation C. separation D. vacation 12. A. reminded B. told 14. A. checked B. took
20. A. helped B. changed C. improved D. recovered
【答案】 (1)B;(2)C;(3)B;(4)D;(5)C;(6)A;(7)C;(8)B;(9)A;(10)B;(11)C;(12)A;(13)C;(14)C;(15)D;(16)B;(17)A;(18)D;(19)A;(20)B;
【解析】【分析】本文是一篇记叙文。Mark在回家的路上遇到了一个想辍学的学生比尔。Mark帮助Bill捡起掉落在地上的物品,并和他一同前行。Mark与Bill开心地聊了一个下午,他们成为了好朋友。正是Mark的帮助才使得Bill没有做出辍学的傻事,是Mark改变了Bill的一生。
(1)考查动词。A. fell”摔倒“;B. bent”弯腰“;C. lay”放置“;D. sat”坐“。根据上文可知那个男孩的东西撒落在地上,所以弯腰在地上帮他捡东西。故选B。
(2)考查连词 。句意:因为他们同路,所以他帮他拿一些东西。A. Although”尽管“;B. After”在……之后“;C. Since”因为“;D. Until”直到“。故选C。
(3)考查动词。句意:他们边走边交谈,Mark发现男孩的名字叫Bill。A. realized”意识到“;B. discovered”发现“;C. said”说“;D. decided”决定“。故选B。
(4)考查动词。句意:Bill喜欢游戏、棒球和历史。A. played”玩“;B. made\"制作\";C. tried”尝试“;D. loved”爱,喜欢“。故选D。
(5)考查名词。A. questions”问题“;B. ideas”主意“;C. trouble”麻烦“;D. doubt”怀疑“。根据下文Bill告诉Mark自己想离家出走可判断出他在学业上有很多麻烦。have a lot of trouble”有很多麻烦“。故选C。
(6)考查动词短语。句意:他和他的女朋友刚刚分手。A. break up ”(尤指关系)结束,破裂“;B. break out”(火灾或战争)爆发“;C. break off”折断“;D. break away”脱离“。故选A。
(7)考查动词。句意:由于Mark帮助Bill拿东西,所以被Bill邀请喝可乐和看电视。A. called”叫“;B. helped”帮助“;C. invited”邀请“;D. allowed”允许“。故选C。
(8)考查副词。句意:Mark和Bill有说有笑,愉快地度过了下午时光,然后Mark回家了。A. peacefully”平静地“;B. pleasantly”快乐地“;C. freely”自由地“;D. willingly”乐意地“。故选B。
(9)考查动词。句意:Mark和Bill在学校保持着联系,他们继续见面,有时一起吃午饭。A. continued”继续“;B. agreed”同意“;C. forced”强迫“;D. offered”提出,提供“。故选A。
(10)考查名词。A. movement”运动“;B. graduation”毕业“;C. separation”分离“;D. vacation”假期“。根据上文”and then both ended up from the same high school“可判断他们之间的谈话发生在他们毕业的前三周。故选B。
(11)考查情态动词。句意:Bill问Mark他们是否可以谈一谈。A. would”会“;B. should”应该“;C. could”可以“;D. must”必须“。could可以,用来征求对方的意见;would构成过去将来时,但根据下文可以看出,他们并不是经过一段时间后才交谈,而是马上进行了交谈。故选C。
(12)考查动词。句意:Bill使Mark想起几年前他们初次见面的那一天。A. reminded”提醒,使想起“;B. told”告诉“;C. spoke”说“;D. asked”问“。故选A。
(13)考查副词。句意:你是否曾经想知道那天我为什么带那么多东西回家?A. even”甚至“;B. usually”通常“;C. ever”曾经“;D. never”从不“。故选C。
(14)考查动词。A. checked”检查“;B. took”带“;C. cleaned”清理“;D. put”放“。根据下文”I didn't want to leave a mess“可判断出他把自己的抽屉洞清理好。故选C。
(15)考查动词短语。句意:我不想把脏乱留给别人。leave sth. for sb.固定短语,“把某物留给某人”,故选D。
(16)考查动词。A. find“发现”;B. pack“收拾”;C. pick“捡起”;D. hold“握住”。根据语境可知,因为Bill想离家出走,所以他回家收拾东西。故选B。
(17)考查动词。A. talking“谈话”;B. playing“玩”;C. reading“读”;D. watching“看”。根据上文“The afternoon passed pleasantly with a few laughs and some shared small talk.”为做出正确选择提供了重要线索,只是把原句中的名词换成了动名词。故选A。
(18)考查连词。句意:我意识到如果我真地那样做了的话,我会失去一个新朋友,错过我们一起的快乐。A. before“在……之前”;B. as“随着”;C. while“在……期间”;D. if“如果”。在表示过去的虚拟语气中,if从句中用had+过去分词,主句用 would(could)+动词原形。故选D。
(19)考查动词。A. lost“失去”;B. passed“经过”;C. left“离开”;D. forgotten“忘记”。根据语境可知,此处指\"失去一个新朋友\"。故选A。
(20)考查动词。A. helped“帮助”;B. changed“改变”;C. improved“改善”;D. recovered“恢复”。根据上文可知,在Bill遇到Mark前,他试图离家出走,但后来改变了主意,所以Bill说是Mark的帮助改变了他的生活。故选B。
【点评】本题考点涉及动词,名词,副词,连词,介词,固定短语等多个知识点的考查,是一篇故事类阅读,要求考生在理解细节信息的基础上,进一步根据上下文的逻辑关系,进行分析推理,从而选出正确答案。
3.阅读下面短文,掌握其大意,从短文后所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中,选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
Think of the ways you use your eyes every day. Imagine your life 1 sight. Cover your ears, and 2 being deaf and blind for the rest of your life. Think about the songs, the voices, the music you will never 3 again.
For the first 19 months of her life, Helen Keller was 4 to see and hear. But then a sickness struck her. She became 5 blind and deaf. For the rest of her life, she was never to see or hear. She didn't have memories of sight or 6 . And the sickness struck her when she was a baby 7 she learned to talk. But Helen Keller became a teacher and writer. She was in the hearts of millions of people.
8 did this miracle (奇迹) happen? For the first seven years of her life she was almost like a 9 animal. Her mother and father did not know how to 10 her. She screamed, kicked and cried. She wanted very much to have others understand her, but there was no way she could do. 11 her parents decided to send for a family 12 to treat her. Some went away shortly after they spent a few days with her, until the 13 one — Annie Sullivan came, who seemed to be sent here by 14 , for during the rest of Helen's life, she stayed with Helen to overcome (克服) a lot of unthinkable 15 .
Sullivan was a lovely young woman with great patience and imagination. She was a born teacher, 16 of turning a deaf-blind creature into a useful human being. It was this teacher that did not let Helen's world be 17 . Through the teacher's hands and fingers, Helen heard the sounds 18 one can hear on a farm, the noises made by cows, horses, chickens and pigs.
19 back on those years, Helen once said, she was greatly struck by her teacher's wisdom and she was very grateful 20 her teacher. 1. A. without B. by 2. A. think 3. A. see 4. A. happy 5. A. quickly 6. A. smell 7. A. before 8. A. Why 9. A. strong 10. A. feed 11. A. First 13. A. last
C. with
D. through D. look at D. glad D. completely D. sound D. when D. When D. wild D. keep D. Last D. only D. God
B. imagine C. consider D. regard B. listen to C. hear B. able B. partly B. feeling B. after B. What B. clever B. treat B. Finally
C. good C. mostly C. taste C. unless C. How C. silly C. praise C. Slowly
12. A. member B. doctor 14. A. Mother B. Father 16. A. caring 17. A. silent 18. A. what 20. A. for
C. teacher D. nurse C. Uncle
B. second C. first
15. A. thoughts B. moments C. surprises D. difficulties
B. thinking C. dreaming D. hoping B. noisy B. that B. on
C. poor C. who C. to
D. bright D. when D. with
19. A. Looking B. Watching C. Thinking D. Seeing
【答案】 (1)A;(2)B;(3)C;(4)B;(5)D;(6)D;(7)A;(8)C;(9)D;(10)B;(11)B;(12)C;(13)A;(14)D;(15)D;(16)C;(17)A;(18)B;(19)A;(20)C;
【解析】【分析】本文是一篇记叙文,海伦·凯勒小时候因为得病,变得又聋又瞎,以及后来在安妮·沙利文的帮助下改变了自己。
(1)考查介词。句意:想象什么也看不到的生活。A. without”没有“;B. by”通过“;C. with”带有,随着“;D. through”穿过“。根据下文”Cover your ears, and ___2___ being deaf and blind for the rest of your life.“可知,此处指\"想象一下什么也看不到的生活\"。故选A。 (2)考查动词。句意:捂住你的耳朵,想象你的余生是盲人和聋子。A. think”想“;B. imagine”想象“;C. consider”考虑“;D. regard”认为“。根据上文”Imagine your life ___1___ sight. Cover your ears,“可知,此处也是指\"想象\"故选B。
(3)考查动词(短语)。句意:想想那些你再也听不到的歌曲、声音和音乐。A. see”看到“;B. listen to”听“;C. hear”听到“;D. look at”看“。listen to指听的动作,hear表示听到的结果。根据语境可知,此处指\"再也听不到的歌曲、声音和音乐\"。故选C。
(4)考查形容词。句意:在她生命的最初19个月里,海伦·凯勒能够看到和听到。A. happy”快乐的“;B. able”有能力的“;C. good”好的“;D. glad”高兴的“。根据下文”But then a sickness struck her. She became ___5___ blind and deaf.“可知,海伦•凯勒在她生命的最初19个月里能够看到和听到。be able to do sth.固定短语,\"能够做某事\"。故选B。
(5)考查副词。句意:她完全地失明和失聪了。A. quickly“快速地”;B. partly“部分地”;C. mostly“大部分,主要地”;D. completely“完全地”。根据下文“For the rest of her life, she was never to see or hear.”可知,她完全失明和失聪。故选D。
(6)考查名词。句意:她没有视觉和声音的记忆。A. smell“嗅觉”;B. feeling“感觉”;C. taste“味觉”;D. sound“声音”。她没有视觉和声音的记忆。根据上句海伦·凯勒在她生命的最初19个月里之后就看不到和听不到了,所以她没有视觉和声音的记忆。故选D。 (7)考查状语从句。句意:当她还是个婴儿的时候,还没学会说话,她就得了这种疾病。A. before“在……之前”;B. after“在……之后”;C. unless“除非”;D. when“但……时候”。根据上文“For the first 19 months of her life, Helen Keller was ___4___ to see and hear. But then a sickness struck her.”可知,她是在说话之前就得了疾病。故选A。
(8)考查疑问词。句意:这个奇迹是如何发生的?A. Why“为什么”;B. What“什么”;C. How“如何”;D. When“什么时候”。根据上文“But Helen Keller became a teacher and writer. She was in the hearts of millions of people.”可知,海伦·凯勒成为了老师和作家,此处询问这个奇迹是如何发生的。故选C。
(9)考查形容词。句意:在前七年的生活中她就像一头野兽。A. strong“强的”;B. clever“聪明的”;C. silly“蠢的”;D. wild“野生的”。根据下文“She screamed, kicked and cried.”可知,她就像一头野兽。故选D。
(10)考查动词。句意:她的父母不知道如何对待她。A. feed“饲养,喂”;B. treat“对待,治疗”;C. praise“赞扬,夸奖”;D. keep“保持”。根据下文“___11___ her parents decided to send for a family ___12___ to treat her.”可知,她的父母不知道如何对待她,treat是同词复现。故选B。
(11)考查副词。句意:最终,她的父母决定给她请一位家庭教师来管她。A. First“首先”;B. Finally“最终”;C. Slowly“慢慢地”;D. Last“上次”。最终,她的父母决定给她请一位家庭教师来管她。故选B。
(12)考查名词。句意:最终,她的父母决定给她请一位家庭教师来管她。A. member“成员”;B. doctor“医生”;C. teacher“教师”;D. nurse“护士”。根据下文“It was this teacher that did not let Helen's world be ___17___.”可知,他们请来了家庭教师。故选C。
(13)考查形容词。句意:有些人在和海伦相处了几天后就离开了,直到最后一位——安妮·沙利文出现了,她似乎是上帝派到这里来的,因为在海伦的余生里,她和海伦一起克服了许多难以想象的困难。A. last“最后的”;B. second“第二的”;C. first“第一的”;D. only“唯一的”。根据下文“Some went away shortly after they spent a few days with her, until the ___13___ one — Annie Sullivan came, who seemed to be sent here by ___14___, for during the rest of Helen's life, she stayed with Helen to overcome (克服) a lot of unthinkable ___15___.”可知,安妮·沙利文是最后一个来的家庭教师。故选A。
(14)考查名词。句意:有些人在和海伦相处了几天后就离开了,直到最后一位——安妮·沙利文出现了,她似乎是上帝派到这里来的,因为在海伦的余生里,她和海伦一起克服了许多难以想象的困难。A. Mother“妈妈”;B. Father“爸爸”;C. Uncle“叔叔”;D. God“上帝”。根据上文可知一些家庭教师和Helen Keller一起度过几天之后,都会离开,而只有安妮·沙利文来了之后,留了下来,并和海伦一起克服了许多不能想象的困难,所以说Annie Sullivan似乎是上帝派来的。故选D。
(15)考查名词。句意:有些人在和海伦相处了几天后就离开了,直到最后一位——安妮·沙利文出现了,她似乎是上帝派到这里来的,因为在海伦的余生里,她和海伦一起克服了许多难以想象的困难。A. thoughts“想法”;B. moments“时刻”;C. surprises“惊讶”;D. difficulties“困难”。根据上文可知,海伦又聋又瞎,人生中必定有很多困难。overcome difficulties固定短语,“克服困难”,故选D。
(16)考查动词。句意:她天生就是个当老师的料,梦想着把又聋又瞎的孩子变成有用的人。A. caring“关心”;B. thinking“认为”; C. dreaming“梦想”;D. hoping“希望”。根据常识可以判出,老师都梦想着把人教育成有用的人。dream of doing sth.固定短语,\"梦想做某事\"。故选C。
(17)考查形容词。句意:是老师让海伦的世界变得不再无声。A. silent“无声的”;B. noisy“喧闹的”;C. poor“贫穷的”;D. bright“明亮的”。根据下文“Through the teacher's hands and fingers, Helen heard the sounds ___18___ one can hear on a farm, the noises made by cows, horses, chickens and pigs.”可知,通过老师的手和手指,海伦听到了声音,是这个老师让海伦的世界变得不再无声。故选A。
(18)考查定语从句。句意:海伦听到了农场上可以听到的声音,牛、马、鸡和猪发出的声音。此处是限制性定语从句,先行词是the sound,关系词在从句中做hear的宾语,用that或which。故选B。
(19)考查动词。句意:回顾这些年,海伦曾经说过,她被她的老师的智慧所打动,并且非常感激她的老师。A. Looking“看”;B. Watching“观看”;C. Thinking“认为”;D. Seeing“看到”。look back on固定短语,\"回顾\"。故选A。
(20)考查介词。句意:回顾这些年,海伦曾经说过,她被她的老师的智慧所打动,并且非常感激她的老师。A. for“因为”;B. on“在……上”;C. to“对于”;D. with“随着”。be grateful to sb. for sth.固定短语,\"因某事而感激某人\"。故选C。
【点评】本题考点涉及介词,动词,名词,形容词,副词,状语从句,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。
4.阅读下面短文,从短文后各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中,选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
I was five foot ten and weighed between 340 and 360 pounds; the exact number depended on whether you took my weight before or after one of my big meals. I knew that I needed to
1 .
\"At every 2 , just make sure that at least half your plate is full of fruits and 3 .\" And my doctor suggested I start with 20 minutes of easy exercise twice a day. \"Something you can enjoy, like taking a walk. And I suggest that you go to 4 a dog.\"
\"A dog is a good partner,\" she said. \"Plus, you live in an apartment, which means the dog has to be walked. So you walk your dog twice a day, and that will be your 5 .\" \"I've never owned a dog. What about a cat?\" I asked. \"Have you ever seen anyone 6 a cat?\"
My friend Casaundra said she had the 7 dog for me. There he was: a large black-and-white dog with a big round body. He looked up at me and then 8 his head with a clear look of 9 . Like, Really? This loser? I suppose I looked at him the same way.
I named him Peety, and we took it 10 , just as my doctor had suggested. Peety weighed 75 pounds when a healthy 11 for him was more like 50 pounds. But on our first walk together, Peety took the lead. We made it halfway down the 12 and then came back. Luckily for me, he didn't walk very fast. You could 13 hear my footsteps on the sidewalk as I 14 each leg forward—thump, thump, thump, like the giant from \"Jack and the Bean Stalk.\" The next day we made it to the 15 of the block. Soon he would 16 me around the block.
Over the next weeks, Peety kept 17 harder and harder on the leash(束缚). There were times when I couldn't 18 , even though I'd dropped five pounds a week 19 I started the plant-based eating and walking.
We walked together for nearly five years, until Peety died of cancer. He'd come into my life, and simply by being here, he 20 me. And in that moment, I felt like the two of us could have done anything. 1. A. listen 2. A. moment 3. A. meats 4. A. shelter 5. A. surprise 6. A. pet 7. A. strange 8. A. pointed 10. A. high 11. A. survey 12. A. mountain 13. A. actually 14. A. swung 15. A. start 16. A. begged
B. change B. school B. chicken B. touch B. love B. mean B. dropped B. slow B. item B. river B. luckily B. end B. lifted
C. eat C. meal C. follow C. lose C. perfect C. offered C. deep C. weight C. road C. fluently C. part C. struck
D. continue D. cross D. calm D. walk D. grateful D. nodded D. hard D. mind D. block D. extremely D. matched D. centre D. lead
C. vegetables D. bread
B. shortcoming C. command D. exercise
9. A. disappointment B. appreciation C. excitement D. determination
B. controlled C. relaxed
17. A. pulling 18. A. settle down 19. A. unless 20. A. trapped
B. flying B. keep up B. before B. judged
C. dancing C. give in C. since C. buried
D. blowing D. set out D. whether D. rescued
【答案】 (1)B;(2)C;(3)C;(4)A;(5)D;(6)D;(7)C;(8)B;(9)A;(10)B;(11)C;(12)D;(13)A;(14)A;(15)B;(16)D;(17)A;(18)B;(19)C;(20)D;
【解析】【分析】本文是一篇记叙文,讲述了作者因为超重,听从了医生的建议,每天通过遛自己的狗Peety一起减肥的故事。
(1)考查动词。句意:我知道我需要改变。A. listen“听”;B. change“改变”;C. eat“吃”;D. continue“继续”。根据上文“I was five foot ten and weighed between 340 and 360 pounds; the exact number depended on whether you took my weight before or after one of my big meals.”可知作者体重超重,结合下文医生给出的建议可知作者需要作出改变来减少体重。故选B。 (2)考查名词。句意:每顿饭,确保你的盘子里至少有一半是水果和蔬菜。A. moment“时刻”;B. school“学校”;C. meal“一餐”;D. cross“交叉”。根据下文“at least half your plate”可知是指吃每顿饭的时候,故选C。
(3)考查名词。句意:每顿饭,确保你的盘子里至少有一半是水果和蔬菜。A. meats“肉”;B. chicken“鸡肉”;C. vegetables“蔬菜”;D. bread“面包”。根据上文fruits and可知医生告诉作者每顿饭盘子里至少有一半是水果和蔬菜。故选C。
(4)考查名词。句意:我建议你去狗狗收容所。A. shelter“收容所”;B. touch“接触”;C. follow“跟随”;D. calm“冷静”。根据下文“Plus, you live in an apartment, which means the dog has to be walked.”可知医生建议作者去收容所领养一只狗来将遛狗当做自己的锻炼。故选A。
(5)考查名词。句意:你每天遛狗两次,这就是你的锻炼。A. surprise“惊奇”;B. shortcoming“缺点”;C. command“命令”;D. exercise“锻炼”。根据上文“And my doctor suggested I start with 20 minutes of easy exercise twice a day.”可知作者需要锻炼,而每天遛狗两次刚好可以作为锻炼。故选D。
(6)考查动词。句意:你见过有人遛猫吗?A. pet“爱抚”;B. love“爱”;C. lose“失去”;D. walk“步行,溜”。根据上文作者提出想养一只猫,医生提出猫不能像狗一样出门去溜,故选D。
(7)考查形容词。句意:我的朋友Casaundra说她有一条最适合我的狗。A. strange“奇怪的”;B. mean“刻薄的”;C. perfect“完美的”;D. grateful“感激的”。根据下文“for me”可知作者的朋友对作者说有一天很适合作者的狗,perfect for固定短语,\"对……来说最理想\"。故选C。
(8)考查动词。句意:他抬头看了看我,然后垂下头,明显是失望的表情。A. pointed“指出”;B. dropped“落下,下降”;C. offered“提供”;D. nodded“点头”。根据下文“This loser? I suppose I looked at him the same way.”可知狗看到作者很失望,因此是低下了头。故选B。 (9)考查名词。句意:他抬头看了看我,然后垂下头,明显是失望的表情。A. disappointment“失望”;B. appreciation“感激”;C. excitement“激动”;D. determination“决
心”。根据下文“Like, Really? This loser? I suppose I looked at him the same way.”可知作者和狗都对彼此有点失望。故选A。
(10)考查形容词。句意:我给他起名叫Peety,我们按照医生的建议慢慢来。A. high“高的”;B. slow“缓慢的”;C. deep“深的”;D. hard“困难的”。根据下文作者遛狗的过程可知他们在慢慢按照医生的建议来锻炼。故选B。
(11)考查名词。句意:Peety的体重是75磅,而他的健康体重应该是50磅。A. survey“调查”;B. item“项目”;C. weight“重量”;D. mind“思维”。根据下文“for him was more like 50 pounds”可知是在说明Peety的健康体重。故选C。
(12)考查名词。句意:我们走了半个街区就回来了。A. mountain“山”;B. river“河流”;C. road“道路”;D. block“街区”。根据下文of the block可知第一天作者和狗走了半个街区。故选D。
(13)考查副词。句意:你实际上甚至可以听到我在人行道上的脚步声,我把每条腿向前甩动——砰、砰、砰,就像《杰克与豆茎》里的巨人。A. actually“真实地”;B. luckily“幸运地”;C. fluently“流利地”;D. extremely“非常”。根据下文“hear my footsteps on the sidewalk”可知作者走得非常艰难,甚至都能实际听到在人行道上的脚步声。故选A。
(14)考查动词。句意:你甚至可以听到我在人行道上的脚步声,我把每条腿向前甩动——砰、砰、砰,就像《杰克与豆茎》里的巨人。A. swung“摇摆,甩”;B. controlled“控制”;C. relaxed“放松”;D. matched“匹配”。根据下文“each leg forward—thump, thump, thump”可知作者行走艰难,只能将腿向前甩动。故选A。
(15)考查名词。句意:第二天,我们走到了街区的尽头。A. start“开始”;B. end“尽头”;C. part“部分”;D. centre“中心”。根据上文“We made it halfway down”可知第一天走了半个街区,第二天走到了街区的尽头。故选B。
(16)考查动词。句意:很快他就会带我去附近的街区。A. begged“恳求”;B. lifted“举起”;C. struck“罢工,打击”;D. lead“导致,带领”。根据下文“me around the block”可知Peety开始带着作者去附近的街区。故选D。
(17)考查动词。句意:在接下来的几个星期里,Peety越来越用力地拉着那条皮带。A. pulling“拉”;B. flying“飞”;C. dancing“跳舞”;D. blowing“吹气”。根据下文“harder and harder on the leash”可知Peety越来越用力地拉着那条皮带。故选A。
(18)考查动词短语。句意:有几次我跟不上了,尽管自从我开始以植物为主的饮食和散步以来,我每周已经减掉了5磅。A. settle down“定居”;B. keep up“保持,跟上”;C. give in“屈服”;D. set out“出发”。根据上文Peety越来越用力拉皮带,以致于作者好几次跟不上。故选B。
(19)考查连词。句意:有几次我跟不上了,尽管自从我开始以植物为主的饮食和散步以来,我每周已经减掉了5磅。A. unless“除非”;B. before“在……之前”;C. since“自从……以来”;D. whether“是否”。本句为时间状语从句,表示\"自从……以来\"。故选C。
(20)考查动词。句意:他走进了我的生活,就在这里,他拯救了我。A. trapped“诱捕,受困”;B. judged“判断”;C. buried“埋葬”;D. rescued“拯救”。根据上文可知Peety帮助作者减肥,拯救了作者。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。
5.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 we finished eating, I quickly grabbed (抓住)the check and 1 to pay. Before I could get to the counter(结账处)a man 2 me over to his table, saying \"I know you saw 3 at you and I'm sorry if it made you 4 . It's just because you look like my old classmate 40 years ago.\" Then he asked if we would be with them for a few minutes. 5 , Danielle and I sat down. We talked for about 10-15 minutes and then I 6 I had something 7 to do. As I stood up to leave, the man 8 across the table and took my 9 out of my hand. Before I could explain, he said \"I would really like to 10 this meal for you.\" He continued,\" The only thing I ask 11 is that some day when you can help others, please pass on the 12 .\"
As I walked to my car 13 what just happened, Danielle started jumping up and down with 14 , saying, \"Mama, now we can get a Christmas tree!\" 15 , we bought a Christmas tree for $8.97, which I still have today. I never put an angel (天使)on the top because it has a 16 one! Although I never met that man again 17 the years, there's hardly a day that goes by that I don't think of his 18 .He was right. I have been able to pass it on. I became a speaker and passed on his 19 to as many people as I could reach.
Whether he's divine (神圣的)or not doesn't 20 . I still think of him as a guardian angel. 1. A. reacted 2. A. forced 3. A. coming 4. A. disappointed 5. A. Carefully 6. A. remembered 7. A. formal 8. A. stood 9. A. money 10. A. take care of 11. A. in the past 12. A. tradition 14. A. congratulation 15. A. Afterwards 16. A. built-in 17. A. over 18. A. presentation
B. competed B. switched B. laughing B. Calmly B. expressed B. boring B. sat B. check B. join in B. in return B. kindness B. relaxation B. Otherwise B. useless B. after B. admiration
C. headed C. waved C. shouting C. Merrily C. realized C. ready C. reached C. chopsticks
D. preferred D. pushed D. staring D. Eagerly D. explained D. urgent D. looked D. dishes
B. uncomfortable C. uninterested D. impatient
C. come up with D. fill with C. in the future D. in a hurry C. meal C. complaint C. Besides C. portable C. as C. generosity
D. story D. excitement D. However D. false D. before D. manners
C. thinking about D. admiring
13. A. getting involved with B. surveying
19. A. contribution 20. A. help
B. character B. matter
C. requirement D. message C. fit
D. mean
【答案】 (1)C;(2)C;(3)D;(4)B;(5)A;(6)D;(7)D;(8)C;(9)B;(10)A;(11)B;(12)B;(13)C;(14)D;(15)A;(16)A;(17)A;(18)C;(19)D;(20)B;
【解析】【分析】本文是一篇记叙文,作者与女儿一起就餐,一个陌生人为她付了餐费,并告知她所要的回报就是在能帮助别人的时候,把爱心传递下去。之后作者一直牢记这位陌生人的慷慨,向世界传递着更多的爱。
(1)考查动词。句意:当我们吃完饭,迅速拿了支票并去支付。A:reacted ”反应“;B:competed ”竞争,比赛“;C:headed ”朝.....走去“;D:preferred”更喜欢“。故选 C。 (2)考查动词。句意:在我走到柜台前,一个男人向他的桌子挥手示意我,说,“我知道你看到我盯着你,我很抱歉让你觉得不舒服。”A:forced ”强迫“;B:switched ”开关“;C:waved ”挥手“;D:pushed”推“。故选 C。
(3)考查动词。句意:在我走到柜台前,一个男人向他的桌子挥手示意我,说,“我知道你看到我盯着你,我很抱歉让你觉得不舒服。”A:coming ”来“;B:laughing ”笑“;C:shouting”喊“; D:staring”盯“。故选 D。
(4)考查形容词。句意:在我走到柜台前,一个男人向他的桌子挥手示意我,说,“我知道你看到我盯着你,我很抱歉让你觉得不舒服。”A:disappointed”失望的“; B:uncomfortable”不舒服的“; C:uninterested ”不感兴趣的“;D:impatient”没耐心的“。故选 B。
(5)考查副词。句意:我和Danielle 小心地坐了下来。A:Carefully”认真地,小心地“; B:Calmly ”平静地“;C:Merrily”仁慈地“; D:Eagerly”热情地“。故选A。
(6)考查动词。句意:我们谈了大约10分钟,之后我解释我有急事。A:remembered ”记住“;B:expressed ”表达“;C:realized”实现,意识到“; D:explained”解释“。故选D。 (7)考查形容词。句意:我们谈了大约10分钟,之后我解释我有急事。A:formal”正式的“; B:boring ”烦人的“;C:ready”准备好的“; D:urgent”急促的,紧急的“。故选D。 (8)考查动词。句意:当我站起来要离开时,那人把手伸过桌子,把我的支票从我手里拿走了。A:stood ”站立“;B:sat ”坐“;C:reached ”伸手够......“;D:looked”看“。故选 C。
(9)考查名词。句意:当我站起来要离开时,那人把手伸过桌子,把我的支票从我手里拿走了。A:money ”钱“;B:check ”支票“;C:chopsticks”筷子“; D:dishes”菜,盘子“。选B。
(10)考查动词短语。我还没来得及解释,他就说:“我真的很想为你料理这顿饭。A:take care of ”照顾“;B:join in ”参加“;C:come up with ”提出“;D:fill with”填充“。故选A。
(11)考查介词短语。句意:我唯一的要求回报的就是有一天你能帮助别人的时候,请你传递这种善意。A:in the past ”在过去“;B:in return ”作为回报“;C:in the future”在将来“; D:in a hurry”匆匆忙忙地“。故选 B。
(12)考查名词。句意:句意:我唯一的要求回报的就是有一天你能帮助别人的时候,请
你传递这种善意。A:tradition ”传统“;B:kindness”善意“;C:meal ”餐,饭“;D:story”故事,经历“。故 B。
(13)考查动词(短语)。句意:当我走向我的车想着刚才发生的事, Danielle 兴奋得开始上下跳,说“妈妈,现在我们可以买圣诞树了!”A:getting involved with”参与“; B:surveying”调查“; C:thinking about ”考虑“;D:admiring”羡慕,钦佩“。故 C。
(14)考查名词。句意:当我走向我的车想着刚才发生的事, Danielle 兴奋得开始上下跳,说“妈妈,现在我们可以买圣诞树了!”A:congratulation”祝贺“; B:relaxation ”放松“;C:complaint ”抱怨“;D:excitement”激动,兴奋“。故选 D。
(15)考查副词。句意:之后,我们花了8.97美元买了一棵圣诞树,现在我们还保留着。A:Afterwards ”之后“;B:Otherwise”否则,要不然“; C:Besides ”除此之外“;D:However”然而“。选A。
(16)考查形容词。句意:我从来没有把天使放在上面因为它有一个内置的!A:built-in”嵌入的,固定的“; B:useless ”无用的“;C:portable”手提的,轻便的“; D:false”虚假的“。故选 A。
(17)考查介词。句意:虽然这些年我再也没见过那个人,但是我几乎每天都想到他的慷慨。over the years”在这些年期间“,故选 A。
(18)考查名词。句意:虽然这些年我再也没见过那个人,但是我几乎每天都想到他的慷慨。A:presentation ”赠送“;B:admiration ”羡慕,钦佩“;C:generosity”慷慨“; D:manners”礼貌“。故选 C。
(19)考查名词。句意:我成了一个演讲者,把他的信息传递给尽可能多的人。A:contribution ”贡献“;B:character ”性格,特征“;C:requirement ”需要“;D:message”信息“。故选 D。
(20)考查动词。句意:他是否神圣并不重要。A:help ”帮助“;B:matter ”相关,重要“;C:fit ”适合“;D:mean”意味着“。故选 B。
【点评】本题考点涉及动词,名词,形容词,副词,介词,固定短语等多个知识点的考查,是一篇故事类阅读,要求考生在理解细节信息的基础上,进一步根据上下文的逻辑关系,进行分析推理,从而选出正确答案。
6.阅读下面短文,掌握其大意,然后从各题所给的A、B、C和D项中,选出最佳选项. As she walked round the large shop, Edith realized how difficult it was to choose a suitable Christmas 1 for her father.
She 2 that he were as easy to please as her mother, who was 3 satisfied with perfume(香水). 4 , shopping at this time of the year was a most 5 job. People 6 on your feet, pushed you with their shoulders and almost 7 you over in their hurry in order to 8 something cheap ahead of you.
Partly to have a rest, Edith paused in front of a counter, where some beautiful ties were on 9 . \"They are 10 silk,\" the shop assistant told her with a smile trying to 11 her to buy one. But Edith knew from past 12 that her choice of ties hardly ever pleased her father.
She moved on slowly and then, quite by chance, 13 where a small crowd of men had gathered round a counter. She found some fine pipes on sale and the 14 were very beautiful. Edith did not hesitate for long, although her father 15 smoked a pipe once in a while, she believed this was 16 to please him.
When she got home, with her small but 17 present hidden in her handbag, it was time for supper and her parents were already 18 table. Her mother was in great 19 . \"Your father has at last decided to stop smoking,\" she told her daughter happily. Edith was so 20 that she could not say a single word. 1. A. suit 2. A. believed 3. A. never 5. A. unhappy 6. A. walked 7. A. turned 8. A. watch 9. A. time 10. A. real 11. A. hope 13. A. stopped 14. A. money 15. A. always 16. A. hardly 17. A. cheap 18. A. on 20. A. glad
B. card B. wished B. seldom B. careful B. stepped B. hit B. find B. show B. cheap B. ask B. saw B. cigarette B. nearly
C. thing C. hoped C. always
D. gift D. supposed D. scarcely
4. A. Therefore B. Fortunately C. Besides D. Finally
C. exciting D. tiring C. lifted C. grasp C. board C. poor C. force C. books C. asked C. shapes C. only
D. stood D. sell D. duty D. exact D. persuade D. school D. found D. shop D. never
C. brought D. knocked
12. A. experience B. things
B. impossibly C. possibly D. certainly B. well-chosen C. expensive D. ready-made B. by B. happy
C. beside
D. at
C. sadness D. disappointment C. surprised D. excited
19. A. excitement B. anger
【答案】(1)D;(2)B;(3)C;(4)C;(5)A;(6)B;(7)D;(8)B;(9)B;(10)A;(11)D;(12)A;(13)A;(14)C;(15)C;(16)D;(17)B;(18)D;(19)A;(20)C;
【解析】【分析】本文是一篇记叙文,讲述了Edith在圣诞节前夕为父亲买礼物的过程.在圣诞节前的商店里人们摩肩擦踵,非常拥挤,最后Edith终于为父亲挑选了一个精美的烟斗作为礼物.但是当她兴冲冲地回到家的时候,母亲却告诉她父亲决定要戒烟了。 (1)考查名词。A.suit“西服”;B.card“卡片”;C.thing“事情,东西”;D.gift“礼物”。根据下文“with her small but 17 present hidden in her handbag”可知Edith是在给父亲买圣诞礼物,故选D。
(2)考查动词。A.believed“相信”;B.wished“希望”;C.hoped“希望”;D.supposed“认为”。根据下文可知,她希望父亲像母亲一样容易得到满足。从句用的是虚拟语气,故选B。 (3)考查副词。A.never“从来不”;B.seldom“很少”;C.always“总是”;D.scarcely“几乎不”。
此处是母亲总是容易满足,故选C。
(4)考查副词。句意:此外,在一年中的这个时候购物是一项最不愉快的工作。A.Therefore“因此”;B.Fortunately“幸运的是”;C.Besides“除此之外”;D.Finally“最后”。故选C。
(5)考查形容词。A.unhappy“不愉快的,不高兴的”;B.careful“小心的,仔细的”;C.exciting“兴奋的”;D.tiring“令人厌倦的”。根据下文“People 6 on your feet, pushed you with their shoulders and almost 7 you over in their hurry in order to 8 something cheap ahead of you.”可知圣诞节购物期间商场里拥挤,混乱的状况可知这时候购物是Edith不喜欢的,故选A。
(6)考查动词。A.walked“走”;B.stepped“踩,踏”;C.lifted“举起”;D.stood“站”。在拥挤的人群中,人们很容易彼此踩到脚,故选B。
(7)考查动词。A.turned“翻,转”;B.hit“打,击”;C.brought“带来”;D.knocked“敲”。根据“People 6 on your feet, pushed you with their shoulders and almost 7 you over in their hurry in order to 8 something cheap ahead of you.”可知此处描写的是混乱的场面,所以是踩脚,推挤甚至是匆忙中撞到人,knock over固定短语,“撞倒某人”,故选D。 (8)考查动词。A.watch“观察”;B.find“发现”;C.grasp“抓住,掌握”;D.sell“卖”。人们在商场里挤的目的是为了抢到便宜的商品,故选B。
(9)考查名词。A.time“时间”;B.show“展览”;C.board“牌,板”;D.duty“职责”。四个选项与on构成短语,on itme“ 按时”;on show“在展出”;on board“在船上,在车上”; on duty “值班,值日”。领带只能被展出。故选B。
(10)考查形容词。A.real“真正的”;B.cheap“便宜的”;C.poor“贫穷的”;D.exact“精确的”。此处是指领带的材料,real silk“真正的丝绸\",故选A。
(11)考查动词。A.hope“希望”;B.ask“问”;C.force“强迫”;D.persuade“说服”。店员只能说服顾客买东西。故选D。
(12)考查名词。A.experience“经验,经历”;B.things“事情”;C.books“书”;D.school“学校”。根据下文“her choice of ties hardly ever pleased her father.”可知她为父亲买过领带,所以是过去的经验,故选A。
(13)考查动词。句意:她慢慢地往前走,然后,很偶然地停在一小群人聚集在柜台旁。A.stopped“停止”;B.saw“看见”;C.asked“问”;D.found“发现”。选A。
(14)考查名词。句意:她发现了一些正在出售的好烟斗,形状非常漂亮。A.money“钱”;B.cigarette“香烟”;C.shapes“形状”;D.shop“商店”。外形很漂亮,选C。
(15)考查副词。A.always“总是”;B.nearly“将近”;C.only“仅仅”;D.never“从来不”。根据下文可知她的父亲吸烟很少,故选C。
(16)考查副词。A.hardly“几乎不”;B.impossibly“不可能地”;C.possibly“可能地”;D.certainly“当然”。此处指她对她选择的肯定判断,认为父亲一定会喜欢这个烟斗,故选D。
(17)考查形容词。A.cheap“便宜的”;B.well-chosen“精心挑选的”;C.expensive“昂顾得”;D.ready-made“现成的,做好的”。通过上文可以看出这个礼物确实是主人公精心选择的。故选B。
(18)考查介词。句意:晚饭时间到了,她的父母已经开始吃饭了。at table固定短语,“在吃饭”,故选D。
(19)考查名词。A.excitement“兴奋”;B.anger“怒气”;C.sadness“悲伤”;D.disappointment“失望”。根据下文可知,父亲决定不吸烟了,这对于母亲来时应该是高兴地事情。故选A。
(20)考查形容词。A.glad“高兴的”;B.happy“快乐的”;C.surprised“惊讶的”;D.excited“激动的”。她满以为父亲会喜欢她买的礼物,不知道父亲决定要戒烟了,根据下文“that she could not say a single word.”可以判断当她听到母亲的话时她很吃惊,故选C。
【点评】本题考点涉及动词,名词,形容词,副词,介词,固定短语等多个知识点的考查,是一篇故事类阅读,要求考生在理解细节信息的基础上,进一步根据上下文的逻辑关系,进行分析推理,从而选出正确答案。
7.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。
When things went wrong, Ittleby Fein always had something nice to say.
When Dad forgot about the pizza and it burned, Ittleby said, “Don't 1 . It'll still taste good.” And he was 2 . The pizza edges were dark, 3 the middle wasn't bad. Ittleby looked on the 4 side. And everyone, except Hazel, 5 that about him. Hazel was the 6 student in class. On her first day, Ittleby said, “Nice to meet you, Hazel. I think you'll like it here.” Hazel looked at him, “I 7 it.” Ittleby didn't know what to do. He'd never 8 anyone like Hazel.
9 Mr. D. said they'd have recess (休息) inside 10 the rain, Hazel said, “Bad things come in threes. No outdoor recess is number one. What will the 11 thing be? The class didn't have to 12 long to find out. Greta was carrying a box of paints during art class. She 13 , and paint went flying. Hazel turned to Ittleby, “That was the second 14 thing. What will the third be?”
Ittleby didn't know what to say. Hazel seemed so 15 about the Rule of Three Bad Things.
Emma came to look at Ittleby's 16 . She picked it up, not realizing she had paint on her fingers. Hazel pointed, “Ittleby's picture is ruined(破坏)! There's number three.” Emma looked 17 . “I'm sorry, Ittleby.” “It's OK, Emma. If I add wings, the fingerprint(指纹) could look like butterflies,” said Ittleby.
So Ittleby added wings. 18 he said, “Everyone, let's make a field of butterflies.” Everyone put a fingerprint on Ittleby's paper. Only Hazel didn't.
“Want to add one?” Ittleby asked her. Hazel thought about it, and she carefully added wings. “It looks 19 . I like it very much,” said Ittleby. Hazel 20 , “You know, I don't really think there's a Rule of Three Bad Things.” Ittleby nodded, “Bad things happen. But good things happen, too. And sometimes, there are good things hiding where you don't expect them.” 1. A. argue 2. A. hungry
B. worry
C. touch
D. explain D. wrong
B. different C. right
3. A. and 4. A. humorous 5. A. liked 6. A. shy 7. A. forget 8. A. met 9. A. Unless 11. A. second 12. A. prepare 14. A. strange 15. A. sure 16. A. finger 17. A. happy 18. A. Then 19. A. simple 20. A. answered
B. but B. easy B. hated B. good B. want B. helped B. When B. last B. rest B. bad B. sorry
C. if C. bright C. heard C. poor C. enjoy C. asked C. Before C. first C. wait C. funny
D. as D. back D. trusted D. new D. doubt D. believed D. Though D. third D. practice D. interesting
10. A. according to B. along with C. instead of D. because of
13. A. calmed down B. went down C. fell down D. looked down
C. excited D. disappointed
D. upset D. Still D. normal
B. butterfly C. painting D. board B. surprised C. angry B. Thus B. similar B. cried
C. Yet C. great
C. shouted D. smiled
【答案】(1)B;(2)C;(3)B;(4)C;(5)A;(6)D;(7)D;(8)A;(9)B;(10)D;(11)A;(12)C;(13)C;(14)B;(15)A;(16)C;(17)D;(18)A;(19)C;(20)D;
【解析】【分析】本文一篇是记叙文,讲述了一个男孩Ittleby Fein在遇到问题时,总能找到好的一面,在他的影响下,他的同学也在改变,赞美了他的乐观主义精神。
(1)考查动词。A. argue“辩论”;B. worry“担忧”;C. touch“接触”;D. explain“解释”。根据“ When Dad forgot about the pizza and it burned 及 It'll still taste good ”可知,在 Ittleby 的爸爸将披萨饼烤糊的时候,他安慰爸爸说: “别担心, 披萨饼依然会很好吃。 ” 故选B。 (2)考查形容词。A. hungry“饥饿的”;B. different“ 不相同的”;C. right“正确的”;D. wrong“错误的”。根据下“the middle wasn't bad”可知,Ittleby 是对的 ,披萨饼 里面并没有烤糊。故选C。
(3)考查连词。上文“ The pizza edges were dark” 与下文“ the middle wasn't bad ”构成 转折关系,故选B。
(4)考查形容词。A. humorous“幽默的”;B. easy“容易的”;C. bright“明亮的”; D. back“后面的”。Ittleby 总是能看到事物好的一面,大家都喜欢他这一点。故选C。
(5)考查动词。根据上文中的 “When things went wrong, Ittleby Fein always had something nice to say ”可知,Ittleby 总是能看到事物好的一面,大家都喜欢他这一点。故选A。 (6)考查形容词。A. shy“害羞的”;B. good“好的”;C. poor“贫穷的”;D. new“新的”。根据下文中的“ On her first day ... I think you'll like it here” 可知,Hazel 是班里的新生。 故选D。 (7)考查动词。A. forget “忘记”;B. want“想要”;C. enjoy“喜爱”;D. doubt“怀疑”。Hazel怀疑”Ittleby 的说法,Ittleby 从来没遇见过像 Hazel 一样悲观的人。故选D。
(8)考查动词。A. met“遇见”;B. helped “帮助”;C. asked“问”;D. believed“相信”。根据“ Ittleby didn't know what to do. He'd never ... anyone like Hazel ”可知,Hazel怀疑Ittleby 的说法,Ittleby 从来没遇见过像Hazel一样悲观的人。故选A。
(9)考查状语从句。A. Unless“除非”;B. When “当.....时候”;C. Before“在.....之前”;D. Though“尽管”。当(师宣布“因为下雨要把课间休息改在室内的时候,Hazel 认为坏事开始发生了。故选B。
(10)考查介词短语。A. according to“按照”;B. along with“沿着,随着.....一起”; C. instead of “代替”;D. because of“因为”。根据“Mr. D. said they'd ... Hazel said, “Bad things come in threes ”可知, 当”老师宣布因下雨要把课间休息改在室内 的时候,Hazel 认为坏事开始发生了。故选D。
(11)考查数词。A. second“第二”;B. last “最后的”;C. first“第一”;D. third“第三”。根据“ Bad things come in threes ... number one ”可知,Hazel 认为三件 坏事即将发生,这是第一件,那么第二件会是什么呢? 故选A。
(12)考查动词。A. prepare“准备”;B. rest“休息”;C. wait“等待”;D. practice“练习”。根据下文“ Greta was carrying a box of paints ... and paint went flying” 可 知,这第二件坏事并没有让大家等太久就发生了。故选C。
(13)考查动词词组。A. calmed down“使冷静”;B. went down“下跌,下来”; C. fell down“倒下”;D. looked down“向下看”。根据“ Greta was carrying a box of paints ... and paint went flying ”可知, Greta摔倒了,所以把颜料弄得哪都是。 故选C。
(14)考查形容词。A. strange“奇怪的”;B. bad“坏的”;C. funny“逗乐的”;D. interesting“有趣的”。 根据“ Bad things come in threes ”及语境可知, Hazel 认为这是第二件坏 事。故选B。
(15)考查形容词。 A. sure“确信的”;B. sorry“难过的”;C. excited“兴奋的”; D. disappointed“失望的”。根据“That was the second ... thing. What will the third be ”可知,Hazel 很确定会发生三件坏事。 故选A。
(16)考查名词。A. finger“手指”;B. butterfly“蝴蝶”;C. painting“绘画”;D. board“木板”。根据下文“Ittleby's picture is ruined ”可知,Emma 拿起了 Ittleby 的画 。故选C。
(17)考查形容词。A. happy“高兴的”;B. surprised“感到吃惊的”;C. angry“生气的”;D. upset“烦恼的”。根据“ She picked it up ... Ittleby's picture is ruined 及 I'm sorry, Ittleby ”可知,Emma 毁了 Ittleby 的画,因此她感到难过 。 故选D。
(18)考查副词。A. Then“然后”;B. Thus“因此”;C. Yet “然而”;D. Still“仍然”。he said 发生在 added wings 之后,then表示承接,符合语境。 故选A。
(19)考查形容词。A. simple“简单的”;B. similar“相似的”;C. great“伟大的”; D. normal“正常的”。根据下文“ I like it very much ”可知, Ittleby 认为被加工后的画很 棒 。故选C。
(20)考查动词。A. answered“回答”;B. cried “哭”;C. shouted“大喊”;D. smiled“微笑”。根据下文中的“ You know, I don't really think there's a Rule of Three Bad Things ”可知,Hazel 听到 Ittleby 的话后笑了,她改变了自己的态度。故选D。
【点评】本题考点涉及动词,名词,形容词,副词,介词,状语从句,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。
I feel that I was blessed by an Angel not long ago I was out in town with my husband. We live in a 1 town. Because of the cold, my 2 shrunk, causing my anniversary ring to 3 . I didn't notice this until we got home. I became 4 ill ached all over. I thought my husband was going to have a heart attack.
Although it is a material item, it is yet very 5 . He went out and retraced our 6 to where we came back. I called the stores we were in and no one 7 it in. I thought it was 8 for sure.
Well, at around midnight last night, our dogs went mad. We have a sunroom 9 to our home. The door to that is usually 10 . But that night, we left it unlocked. My all-terrain motor scooter (小型摩托车) was 11 out there. In its basket was a ring box…holding my ring! Along with the ring was a diamond circle.
There was also a 12 that told the story of this stranger 13 the ring and recognizing the work, as it is a piece made particularly. The person then went to the jeweler and 14 about finding the ring. The jeweler is a friend of mine so she gave her my 15 and the town is so small, we are 16 to find. The stranger who found the ring 17 the ribbon (丝线) in the store in order to keep the ring around the finger when it is 18 out. And then also left a gift card for us to take our family out to the movies as a Christmas gift. The note was 19 \"Santa's Elf (小精灵)\". My friend is keeping her lips 20 about whom it was. 1. A. modern 2. A. ring 3. A. fall off 4. A. firmly 5. A. valuable 6. A. footprints 7. A. took 8. A. gone 9. A. adapted 10. A. open 11. A. made 12. A. slogan 13. A. handling 14. A. explained
B. small B. hand B. formally B. challenging B. steps B. pressed B. stolen B. attached B. abandoned B. parked B. exploring B. complained
C. big C. brain
D. developed D. finger
B. leave behind C. break down D. go away
C. identically D. physically C. memorable D. beneficial C. streets C. turned C. changed C. exposed C. closed C. repaired C. finding C. mailbox
D. directions D. counted D. transformed D. held D. locked D. destroyed D. announcement D. chasing D. name
B. advertisement C. note
C. wondered D. argued
15. A. phone number B. photo
16. A. difficult 17. A. purchased 18. A. warm 19. A. called 20. A. tight
B. easy B. tore B. rainy B. written B. painted
C. incredible D. complex C. sold C. foggy C. signed C. secret
D. borrowed D. cold D. noticed D. clear
【答案】 (1)B;(2)D;(3)A;(4)D;(5)C;(6)B;(7)C;(8)A;(9)B;(10)D;(11)B;(12)C;(13)C;(14)A;(15)D;(16)B;(17)A;(18)D;(19)C;(20)A;
【解析】【分析】本文是一篇记叙文,作者不小心弄丢了戒指,捡到戒指的好心人找到了戒指的主人也就是作者,将戒指放在她的车里并附上了一个纸条写着找寻戒指主人的经过。
(1)考查形容词。A. modern“现代的”;B. small“小的”;C. big“大的”;D. developed“发达的”。根据下文的\"the town is so small\"可知作者所在的城镇很小,故选B。
(2)考查名词。A. ring“戒指”;B. hand“手”;C. brain“大脑”;D. finger“ 手指”。根据下文可知作者的周年纪念戒指丢了,戒指是戴在手指的,因为寒冷,手指收缩了戒指才会掉,故选D。
(3)考查动词短语。A. fall off“脱落”;B. leave behind“留下”;C. break down“(机器等)损坏”;D. go away“离开”。因为寒冷,戒指从手指上脱落了,故选A。
(4)考查副词。A. firmly“坚定地”;B. formally“正式地”;C. identically“相同地”;D. physically“身体上地”。根据下文\"I thought my husband was going to have a heart attack.\"可知在发现戒指不见后,作者觉得丈夫的心脏病要发了,这是身体上的反应,所以作者也应该是身体上)浑身疼痛,选D。
(5)考查形容词。A. valuable“有价值的”;B. challenging“具有挑战性的”;C. memorable“值得纪念的”;D. beneficial “有益的”。根据上文“I didn't notice this until we got home. I became 4 ill ached all over. I thought my husband was going to have a heart attack.”可知作者夫妇知道戒指不见之后,反应很大,说明这枚戒指应该是很有意义的,故选C。 (6)考查名词。A. footprints“脚印”;B. steps“步子,步伐”;C. streets “压力”;D. directions “方向”。作者的丈夫又出去,沿着他们之前的步子寻找戒指,选B。
(7)考查动词。A. took “拿”;B. pressed“按压”;C. turned“翻转”;D. counted“数数,计算”。根据\"I called the stores we were in\"可知作者给他们之前去过的商店打了电话,打电话肯定是询问有没有捡到戒指,但是没有人捡到返还,turn sth in 固定短语“上交,返还”,故选C。
(8)考查动词。A. (be) gone“不见了”;B. stolen “偷窃”;C. changed“改变”;D. transformed “转变,转换”。根据上文“I called the stores we were in and no one turned it in.” 可知作者给去过的商店打电话,但是没有返还戒指。这时候作者认为她的戒指没了。sth be gone固定短语,“某物不见了,消失了”。选A。
(9)考查动词。A. adapted“适应”;B. attached“把…….附在……上”;C. exposed“暴露”;D. held “举行”。sunroom“日光浴室”,在这里人可以沐浴到阳光。作者家里有一间附属于房子的日光浴室,选B。
(10)考查动词。A. open“打开”;B. abandoned“遗弃”;C. closed“关闭”;D. locked“把……锁起来”。根据下文\"But that night, we left it unlocked.\"可知那天晚上,作者没锁日光浴室的门。作者平常都会把门锁上,但是那天晚上没锁。故选D。
(11)考查动词。句意:我的小摩托车停放在那儿。根据句意,小摩托车停放在日光浴室。A. made“做,制造”;B. parked“停放(车辆)”;C. repaired“修复,修理”;D. destroyed “破坏”。故选B。
(12)考查名词。A. slogan“标语”;B. advertisement“广告”;C. note“纸条”;D. announcement “宣言”。根据下文\"The note was 19 \"Santa's Elf (小精灵)\"可知车篮里除了戒指,还有一张纸条, 故选C。
(13)考查动词。A. handling“处理”;B. exploring“探索”;C. finding“发现”;D. chasing“ 追逐”。这位好心人发现了作者的戒指,故选C。
(14)考查动词。句意:那个人找到了宝石匠,解释到他发现了一枚戒指。A. explained“解释”;B. complained“抱怨”;C. wondered“想知道”;D. argued “争论”。故选A。 (15)考查名词。A. phone number“电话号码”;B. photo“照片”;C. mailbox“邮箱”;D. name“名字”。根据上文可知好心人将戒指直接放在了车篮里,如果知道的是作者的电话号码或者邮箱应该会直接联系作者去拿,不会就放在篮子里。根据\"The jeweler is a friend of mine\"可知宝石匠是作者的朋友,所以宝石匠应该是给了那位好心人作者的名字。故选D。 (16)考查形容词。A. difficult“困难的”;B. easy“容易的”;C. incredible“难以置信的”;D. complex “复杂的”。根据上文\"the town is so small,\"可知城镇很小,所以找到作者一家很容易。选B。
(17)考查动词。A. purchased“购买”;B. tore“撕裂”;C. sold“售卖”;D. borrowed“借”。根据“in the store”可知那人是在商店里,肯定是购买丝线,故选A。
(18)考查形容词。A. warm“温暖的”;B. rainy“多雨的”;C. foggy“有雾的”;D. cold“寒冷的”。根据上文\"Because of the cold\"可知现在天气很冷,故选D。
(19)考查动词。句意:纸条的署名为“圣诞老人的小精灵”。A. called“给……打电话”;B. written“写”;C. signed“署名”;D. noticed“察觉”。根据句意,Santa's Elf (小精灵)是那位好心人的名字,所以是署名为\"Santa's Elf (小精灵)\",故选C。
(20)考查形容词。A. tight“紧的,牢固的”;B. painted“被描绘的”;C. secret“秘密的”;D. clear“清晰的”。根据上文可知那人将自己称为圣诞老人的小精灵,说明他不想让作者知道自己是谁。所以作者的朋友紧紧地闭着嘴,不告诉作者那个人到底是谁。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。
9.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。 Ferdinand de Lesseps, once a French diplomat(外交官),became 1 with the cultures of the Mediterranean(地中海)and Middle East and the growth of western European 2 . But in 1849 he retired after a disagreement with the French government.
In 1854, 3 his expectation, he returned to Egypt, 4 he was given a warm welcome and, soon afterwards, permission to begin work 5 the Suez Canal. De Lesseps had been 6 by reading about Napoleon's abandoned plans for a 7 that would allow large ships wishing to sail to the east to go 8 from the Mediterranean to the Red Sea, therefore 9 out the long sea journey around Africa.
De Lesseps' plan was 10 by an International commission of engineers, but failed to win the support of the British government, 11 de Lesseps making a number of trips to London. He persevered and 12 attracted financial support from the French emperor Napoleon III and others.
De Lesseps was no 13 - his achievement lay 14 organizing the necessary political and financial backing, and providing the technical support 15 for such a huge project. 16 began in April 1859, and the Suez Canal was 17 in November 1869. British attitudes changed when the canal was seen to be a 18 and de Lesseps was treated as a great celebrity (名人) on his later visit to Britain. In 1875, the Egyptian government sold its 19 , in the canal and the British prime minister, Benjamin Disraeli, 20 effective control of the Canal Company. 1. A. fascinated 2. A. conflict 3. A. beyond 4. A. when 5. A. in 6. A. paid 7. A. river 8. A. constantly 9. A. cutting 10. A. supposed 11. A. though 13. A. engineer 14. A. on 15. A. secure 17. A. opened 18. A. union 19. A. goods 20. A. made
B. tired B. sea B. in B. where B. off B. imagined B. lake B. directly B. putting B. objected B. despite B. officer B. down B. present B. closed B. shares
C. adapted C. trade C. out C. which C. through C. pictured C. canal C. instantly C. finding C. backed C. even C. emperor C. of
D. expected D. product D. to D. what D. on D. inspired D. pass D. theoretically D. setting D. suspected D. otherwise D. planner D. in
12. A. beneficially B. eventually C. surprisingly D. adequately
C. necessary D. abundant C. challenged D. traded
D. pressure D. power D. bought
C. project
16. A. Contribution B. Consultation C. Constitution D. Construction
B. movement C. success B. challenged C. agreed
【答案】 (1)A;(2)C;(3)A;(4)B;(5)D;(6)D;(7)C;(8)B;(9)A;(10)C;(11)B;(12)B;(13)A;(14)D;(15)C;(16)D;(17)A;(18)C;(19)B;(20)D;
【解析】【分析】本文是一篇记叙文,讲述了前法国外交官费迪南德•德•莱赛普斯建造苏
伊士运河的故事。
(1)考查形容词。句意:费迪南德•德•莱赛普斯曾是一名法国外交官,他对地中海和中东的文化以及西欧贸易的增长产生了浓厚的兴趣。A. fascinated“着迷的”;B. tired“厌烦的”;C. adapted“ 适合的”;D. expected“预期的”。他曾经是一名外交官,自然对其他国家和地区的文化和贸易感兴趣,be fascinated with固定短语,\"对……着迷\",故选A。
(2)考查名词。句意:费迪南德•德•莱赛普斯曾是一名法国外交官,他对地中海和中东的文化以及西欧贸易的增长产生了浓厚的兴趣。A. conflict“冲突”;B. sea“大海”;C. trade“贸易”;D. product“产品”。身为外交官,他对其他国家和地区的文化和贸易感兴趣,故选C。
(3)考查介词。句意:1854年,出乎他的意料,他回到了埃及,在那里受到了热烈的欢迎。beyond one's expectation固定短语,\"出乎某人的意料\",故选A。
(4)考查定语从句。句意:1854年,出乎他的意料,他回到了埃及,在那里受到了热烈的欢迎。。此处为非限定性定语从句,先行词为Egypt ,指地点,从句中缺少地点状语,应该用关系副词where来引导,故选B。
(5)考查介词。句意:不久之后,苏伊士运河获准动工。work on固定短语,\"从事于\",故选D。
(6)考查动词。句意:德·雷塞普斯的灵感来自阅读拿破仑废弃的运河计划,该计划允许想要向东航行的大型船只从地中海直达红海,因此,切断了环绕非洲的长途航行。A. paid“支付”;B. imagined“想象”;C. pictured“描写”;D. inspired“给……灵感、启发”。根据下文\"by reading about Napoleon's abandoned plans\"可知,德·雷塞普斯的灵感来自阅读拿破仑废弃的运河计划,故选D。
(7)考查名词。句意:德·雷塞普斯的灵感来自阅读拿破仑废弃的运河计划,该计划允许想要向东航行的大型船只从地中海直达红海,因此,切断了环绕非洲的长途航行。A. river“河”;B. lake“湖”;C. canal“运河”;D. pass“经过”。根据下文\"that would allow large ships wishing to sail to the east to go 8 from the Mediterranean to the Red Sea,\"可知,该计划允许想要向东航行的大型船只从地中海直达红海,因此这是一个修建运河的计划,故选C。
(8)考查副词。句意:德·雷塞普斯的灵感来自阅读拿破仑废弃的运河计划,该计划允许想要向东航行的大型船只从地中海直达红海,因此,切断了环绕非洲的长途航行。A. constantly“时常”;B. directly“直接”;C. instantly“立即”;D. theoretically“理论上”。根据常识可知,运河是用来缩短航行距离的,可以使船只直接通往某地,故选B。
(9)考查动词短语。句意:德·雷塞普斯的灵感来自阅读拿破仑废弃的运河计划,该计划允许想要向东航行的大型船只从地中海直达红海,因此,切断了环绕非洲的长途航行。A. cutting out“切断”;B. putting out“熄灭”;C. finding out“查明”;D. setting out“出发”。上文说该计划允许想要向东航行的大型船只从地中海直达红海,这样就切断了环绕非洲的长途航行,故选A。
(10)考查动词。句意:德·雷塞普斯的计划得到了一个国际工程师委员会的支持,但尽管德雷塞普斯多次前往伦敦,却未能赢得英国政府的支持。A. supposed“假设”;B. objected“反对”;C. backed“支持”;D. suspected“怀疑”。根据空后的转折连词but可知,此
处与没能赢得英国政府的支持相反,德·雷塞普斯的计划得到了一个国际工程师委员会的支持,故选C。
(11)考查介词。句意:德·雷塞普斯的计划得到了一个国际工程师委员会的支持,但尽管德雷塞普斯多次前往伦敦,却未能赢得英国政府的支持。A. though“尽管(接句子)”;B. despite“尽管(介词,接名词或名词性短语); C. even“甚至”;D. otherwise“否则”。根据句意可知,de Lesseps making a number of trips to London与failed to win the support of the British government之间是让步关系,故选B。
(12)考查副词。句意:他坚持不懈,最终获得了法国皇帝拿破仑三世和其他人的财政支持。A. beneficially“受益地”;B. eventually“最终”;C. surprisingly“令人惊讶地”;D. adequately“充分地”。根据上文\"He persevered\"可知,他的不懈努力让他最终获得了法国皇帝拿破仑三世和其他人的财政支持,故选B。
(13)考查名词。句意:德·雷塞普斯不是工程师——他的成就在于争取到了必要的政治和财政支持,并为如此庞大的项目提供了必要的技术支持。A. engineer“工程师”;B. officer“官员”;C. emperor“君主”;D. planner“规划师”。虽然德·雷塞普斯建造了苏伊士运河,但他并不是一位工程师,故选A。
(14)考查介词。句意:德·雷塞普斯不是工程师——他的成就在于争取到了必要的政治和财政支持,并为如此庞大的项目提供了必要的技术支持。德·雷塞普斯的成就在于争取到了必要的政治和财政支持,并为如此庞大的项目提供了必要的技术支持,lie in固定短语,\"在于\",故选D。
(15)考查形容词。句意:德·雷塞普斯不是工程师——他的成就在于争取到了必要的政治和财政支持,并为如此庞大的项目提供了必要的技术支持。A. secure“安全的”;B. present“现在的”;C. necessary“必要的”;D. abundant“丰富的”。根据上文\"organizing the necessary political and financial backing\"可知,德·雷塞普斯的成就在于为如此庞大的项目提供了必要的技术支持,故选C。
(16)考查名词。句意:苏伊士运河于1859年4月开始建设并于1869年11月开通。A. Contribution“贡献”;B. Consultation“咨询”;C. Constitution“章程”;D. Construction“建设”。上文说德·雷塞普斯争取到了建造苏伊士运河的财政支持,接下来就开始建造运河了,故选D。
(17)考查动词。句意:苏伊士运河于1859年4月开始建设并于1869年11月开通。。A. opened“开通”;B. closed“关闭”;C. challenged“挑战”;D. traded“交易”。运河建造完之后自然要开始通航,故选A。
(18)考查名词。句意:当这条运河被认为是一个巨大的成功时,英国人的态度发生了变化,德·雷塞普斯在后来访问英国时被视为一位了不起的名人。A. union“联合”;B. movement“运动”;C. success“成功”;D. pressure“压力”。根据下文\"de Lesseps was treated as a great celebrity (名人) on his later visit to Britain.\"可知,苏伊士运河被认为是一个巨大的成功,因此德·雷塞普斯在后来访问英国时被视为一位了不起的名人,故选C。
(19)考查名词。句意:1875年,埃及政府出售了它的股份,英国首相本杰明·迪斯雷利买下了运河公司的实际控制权。A. goods“商品”;B. shares“股份”;C. project“工程”;D. power“权力。根据上文\"the Egyptian government sold its\"可知,1875年,埃及政府出售了苏
伊士运河的股份,故选B。
(20)考查动词。句意:1875年,埃及政府出售了它的股份,英国首相本杰明·迪斯雷利买下了运河公司的实际控制权。A. made“制造”;B. challenged“挑战”;C. agreed“同意”;D. bought“购买”。根据下文\"effective control of the Canal Company.\"可知,英国首相本杰明·迪斯雷利买下了运河公司的实际控制权,故选D。
【点评】本题考点涉及动词,名词,形容词,副词,介词,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。
10.阅读下面短文,从短文后各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C、D)中,选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
It was a cold and rainy day. I had no 1 to drive up the winding mountain road to my daughter Carolyn's house. But she 2 I come to see something at the top of the mountain. 3 as I was, I made the two-hour journey 4 the fog that hung like veils (面纱). By the time I saw how 5 it was near the summit, I had gone too far away. Nothing could be worth this, I 6 as I drove slowly along the dangerous highway.
\"I'll stay for lunch, but I'm heading back as soon as the fog 7 .\" I announced. \"But I want you to drive me to the garage to pick 8 my car.\" Carolyn said. \"How far is it?\" I asked. She replied:\" About three minutes and I'll drive you there.\"
After ten minutes on the mountain road, I looked at her 9 . \"I thought you said three minutes.\" She smiled. \" This is a detour (绕行路线).\" Turning down a narrow track, we parked the car and got out. We walked a long path that was thick with pine trees. Gradually the peace and silence of the place began to fill my mind. Then we turned a corner and stopped. I was 10 . From the top of the mountain to the folds and valleys 11 several acres of daffodils (水仙花) rich in a variety of colors. It looked as if God had painted something gorgeous in front of us. Many questions 12 my mind. Who created such beauty? Why? How? As we approached the home that stood in the centre of the property, we saw a 13 that read: \" Answers to the Questions I know you are asking.\" The first answer was: \"One Woman-Two Hands, Two Feet, and Very Little Brain.\" The second was: \" One at a Time.\" The third: \"Started in 1958.\"
As we drove home, I was so 14 by what we had seen. I could 15 speak. \"She changed the world.\" I finally said, \"one bulb (水仙球茎) at a time. She started almost 40 years ago, probably just the beginning of an idea, and she 16 at it.
The 17 of it would not let me go. I said:\" Imagine if I'd had a 18 and worked on it, just a little bit every day, what might I have 19 ? Carolyn looked at me sideways, smiling. \" 20 tomorrow,\" she said. \"Better yet, start today.\" 1. A. ambition 2. A. invited 3. A. Cautious 4. A. through 5. A. fresh
B. desire B. wished B. over B. bright
C. challenge C. insisted C. across C. thick
D. way D. hoped D. Unwilling D. beyond D. cloudy
B. Surprised C. Eager
6. A. doubted 7. A. lifts 8. A. out 9. A. eagerly 10. A. shocked 12. A. filled 13. A. signal 15. A. hardly 16. A. brought 17. A. wonder 18. A. view 20. A. Behave
B. declared B. cleans B. up B. amazed
C. hesitated C. raises C. off C. amused C. presented C. note C. moved C. simply C. mystery C. sight C. Set
D. thought D. sinks D. on D. calmly D. concerned D. located D. confused D. sign D. thrilled D. totally D. kept D. idea D. scene D. Start
B. desperately C. anxiously
11. A. contained B. lay
B. symbol B. rarely B. doubt B. vision B. Take
B. disturbed C. occurred
14. A. encouraged B. inspired
B. continued C. made
19. A. predicted B. expected C. accomplished D. explored
【答案】 (1)B;(2)C;(3)D;(4)A;(5)C;(6)D;(7)A;(8)B;(9)C;(10)B;(11)B;(12)A;(13)D;(14)C;(15)A;(16)D;(17)A;(18)B;(19)C;(20)D;
【解析】【分析】本文是一篇记叙文,作者应女儿之邀,开车去找女儿,在女儿的带领下发现了满地的水仙花,并由此产生了感悟。
(1)考查名词。A. ambition “雄心”;B. desire“欲望”;C. challenge“挑战”;D. way“道路”。根据语境可知,天气很冷,有雾,需要开车走两个小时的弯曲的山路,因此作者应该是不愿意去女儿家,故选B。
(2)考查动词。A. invited“邀请”;B. wished “希望”;C. insisted“坚持”;D. hoped“希望”。根据上文可知,作者不愿意去女儿那儿,因此,此处是指女儿坚持让她去,故选C。
(3)考查形容词。A. Cautious“谨慎的”;B. Surprised“吃惊的”;C. Eager“渴望的”;D. Unwilling“不情愿的”。根据上文可知,此处要表达尽管不情愿,我还是冒着面纱般的雾走了两个小时的山路,故选D。
(4)考查介词。A. through“(空间)穿过”;B. over“越过”;C. across“(表面)穿过”;D. beyond“超过”。此处是指作者从雾中穿过,through,over和across都有穿过的意思,over是指从上方过去,across是指从面上穿过,跨过,而through是指从空间穿过,故选A。
(5)考查形容词。A. fresh“新鲜的”;B. bright“明亮的”;C. thick“浓的”;D. cloudy“多云的”。根据上文语境可知,此处是指雾非常的浓,故选C。
(6)考查动词。A. doubted “怀疑”;B. declared“声明”;C. hesitated“犹豫”;D. thought“认为”。根据上文可知,作者的女儿坚持让作者上山,作者不太愿意,天气也不好,因此,此处是指作者上山时认为此行一点都不值得,故选D。
(7)考查动词。A. lifts “消散,升起”;B. cleans“打扫”;C. raises“ 举起”;D. sinks“下沉”。根据上文可知,作者本不太想来,当时雾很大,由此可知,作者对女儿说吃过午饭雾散了就回去,故选A。
(8)考查动词短语。句意:但是我想让你开车送我去车库取我的车。A.pick out“挑出”;B.pick up“开车接某人”;C.pick off“摘掉”;D.pick on“挑选”。根据句意可知,此处要用pick up开车接人,故选B。
(9)考查副词。A. eagerly“渴望地”;B. desperately“绝望地”;C. anxiously“焦急地”;D. calmly“镇定地”。作者的女儿说只有三分钟的路程,结果走了十分钟的山路还没有到,因此作者是感到焦急,故选C。
(10)考查形容词。A. shocked“震惊 的” ;B. amazed“惊奇的”;C. amused “有趣的”;D. concerned“关心的”。根据下文作者看到满山的水仙花可知,此处是指作者感到非常惊奇,故选B。
(11)考查动词。句意:从山顶到山谷铺满了几英亩的富含多种颜色的水仙花。A. contained “包括”;B. lay“位于,躺”;C. presented “展示”;D. located“位于”。根据句意可知,此处是指水仙花铺满了山谷,故选B。
(12)考查动词。A. filled“装满”;B. disturbed“打扰”;C. occurred“发生”;D. confused“困惑”。根据下文可知,此处是指我脑子里装满了问题,故选A。
(13)考查名词。A. signal“信号”;B. symbol“象征”;C. note“笔记”;D. sign“指示牌”。根据下文提到\"上面写着……\"可知,此处是指指示牌,故选D。
(14)考查动词。A. encouraged“鼓励”;B. inspired“激励”;C. moved“感动”;D. thrilled“激动”。根据上文“Who created such beauty? Why? How? As we approached the home that stood in the centre of the property, we saw a that read: \"Answers to the Questions I know you are asking.\" The first answer was: \"One Woman-Two Hands, Two Feet, and Very Little Brain.\" The second was: \"One at a Time.\" The third: \"Started in 1958.\"以及下文\"She changed the world.\" I finally said, \"one bulb (水仙球茎) at a time. She started almost 40 years ago, probably just the beginning of an idea, and she at it.”可知,作者应该是被种花的人感动,从1958年开始,一个女人开始种植水仙花,终于让几英亩的土地上长满了美丽的水仙花,故选C。
(15)考查副词。A. hardly“几乎不”;B. rarely“罕见地”;C. simply“简单地”;D. totally“完全地”。根据上文可知,此处是指景色美的让我几乎说不出话来,故选A。
(16)考查动词。A. brought “带来”;B. continued“继续”;C. made“做”;D. kept“保持,坚持”。根据上文可知,她坚持下去了,一次一个水仙球茎,从四十年前开始。故选D。 (17)考查名词。句意:这个惊奇让我不能忘怀。A. wonder“惊奇”;B. doubt“怀疑”;C. mystery“神秘”;D. idea“主意”。根据语境可知,作者对满山谷的水仙花感到非常惊奇,故选A。
(18)考查名词。A. view“风景”;B. vision“愿景”;C. sight“视野”;D. scene “场景”。根据上文可知,此处要表达如果我有一个愿景并一天天坚持下去,我将会完成什么。故选B。 (19)考查动词。A. predicted“预测”;B. expected“期望”;C. accomplished“完成”;D. explored“探索”。根据上文可知,如果我每日都坚持一点一点的做下去可知,此处是问\"我会完成什么呢?\故选C。
(20)考查动词。A. Behave“表现”;B. Take“拿”;C. Set“树立”;D. Start“开始”。根据下文Carolyn说最好从今天开始可知,此处是作者说从明天开始,故选D。
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