閱讀下面短文,掌握其大意,然后從1~15各題所給的A、B、C和D項(xiàng)中,選出最佳選項(xiàng),并在答題卡上將該項(xiàng)涂黑。
(1)
John bought a book which he found in the darkest corner of the bookstore. He took it on his way to 1 , hoping to enjoy a few pages. When walking into the factory, he met Mrs. Smith. He smiled at the old lady. They began to talk about the 2 . John liked to hear the stories of the 3 .
John said, “How was your 4 ?”
“Terrible!” she replied 5 . “My grandson didn’t visit me. He promised me he’d be here today.” She tried to hide her tears.
“Maybe tomorrow,” John replied. He noticed the 6 in her eyes and changed the 7 . “Mrs. Smith, didn’t you live during the Great Depression?”
A smile came to her 8 . “Oh, yes. What a difficult time that was. But we 9 . We all worked together and helped each other. It’s not like today, when people are too busy to worry about anyone but themselves. In those days, we 10 together, or we would have starved to death.”
“It must have been a 11 time. I don’t know how you did it,” said John.
“I didn’t,” she 12 . “We did. We did it together—the neighbors and my family.”
John left her 13 . He knew what to do for the elderly. He held them like books, let their hearts fall open and found the 14 which were long forgotten. The stories in those pages are the most valuable and 15 .
1. A. work B. school
C. home D. department
2. A. future B. past
C. present D. weather
3. A. interpreter B. professor
C. visitor D. elderly
4. A. month B. year
C. day D. century
5. A. happily B. sadly
C. luckily D. secretly
6. A. lights B. sands
C. dusts D. tears
7. A. subject B. object
C. furniture D. vehicle
8. A. head B. face
C. nose D. mouth
9. A. recycled B. transported
C. survived D. created
10. A. walked B. slept
C. played D. worked
11. A. hard B. simple
C. wonderful D. easy
12. A. glared B. grinned
C. glimpsed D. whispered
13. A. crying B. weeping
C. tricking D. smiling
14. A. passages B. paragraphs
C. pages D. chapters
15. A. forgetful B. joyful
C. fearful D. stressful
(2)
I have two friends who are eager to go climbing. There is a High Peaks region consisting of 46 mountains in New York. A mountain club gives special 1 to anyone who climbs all the 46 mountains. My two friends decided to go for this award. The mountains were really 2 to climb. It took them several years to 3 it. My friends had climbed 45 of the mountains, and the last one was the most 4 and the highest.
Early one morning they left their 5 site and walked five miles on the hiking path to the base of a chain of mountains. When they reached the 6 , they found that they had left their map and 7 in the camp. Rather than 8 to the camp, they decided to navigate without them. Finally, they reached the top of a mountain. They are 9 but extremely happy.
However, the 10 lasted only for a short time. When they looked around, they saw another 11 mountain. They had climbed the wrong mountain! Due to the mistake, they had to wait for another four months to climb the right mountain.
I think this story tells an important 12 : often in life we put great 13 into some of our goals, but without the right map and compass, it is easy to get lost. Knowing your 14 in life gives you a powerful map and compass, ensuring you are always climbing the 15 mountain.
1. A. award B. organization
C. administration D. instruction
2. A. easy B. hard
C. abrupt D. steep
3. A. draw B. achieve
C. copy D. attract
4. A. beautiful B. fantastic
C. distant D. remarkable
5. A. camp B. home
C. company D. cooperation
6. A. top B. valley
C. ridge D. base
7. A. passport B. visa
C. compass D. identity
8. A. approaching B. returning
C. struggling D. striving
9. A. puzzled B. frustrated
C. embarrassed D. exhausted
10. A. delight B. sorrow
C. grief D. sadness
11. A. bigger B. higher
C. thinner D. slimmer
12. A. class B. subject
C. lesson D. majority
13. A. effect B. efficiency
C. affection D. effort
14. A. theory B. direction
C. purpose D. idea
15. A. right B. suitable
C. wrong D. difficult
(3)
When I was diagnosed with a brain tumour(腦瘤) I reacted like many people do—the first thing that came to mind was that this was “a 1 sentence”. However, I found out later that it was truly “an awakening” for me, especially when I received 2 news again. I was diagnosed with colon cancer(結(jié)腸癌) last year. I began to ask myself, “What had I done so 3 in life to have this placed upon me?” But suddenly, I knew that I was going to be OK.
I realize that I am about to have a new 4 and new hope, and see more with a whole 5 perspective on life. When I think of the “gift of life”, I know that I will 6 and gain strength from all my experiences. Even with all the current complications(并發(fā)癥) I now have to 7 with, and with the 8 I’ve conducted all my life, I still feel 9 blessed.
I decide to snap out of it. I think about the people who are no longer among us. I also 10 that there will always be someone 11 off than I am. I just received some treatment. I still have my 12 .
I’m a true example that you can 13 cancer if you face up to it; I’m not saying that it will all be 14 , but you must have a lot of faith. This is what my 15 with cancer made me: a believer!
1. A. death B. growth
C. warmth D. truth
2. A. good B. bad
C. exciting D. surprising
3. A. right B. real
C. wrong D. accurate
4. A. fitting B. pausing
C. ending D. beginning
5. A. old B. closed
C. new D. open
6. A. decorate B. develop
C. detect D. decrease
7. A. live B. stay
C. play D. carry
8. A. problems B. struggles
C. disputes D. arguments
9. A. obviously B. strictly
C. frankly D. truly
10. A. recognize B. organize
C. realize D. modernize
11. A. better B. bigger
C. higher D. worse
12. A. life B. health
C. wealth D. friendship
13. A. surprise B. defeat
C. meet D. attack
14. A. difficult B. hard
C. easy D. horrible
15. A. expressions B. impressions
C. experiments D. experiences
(4)
One day, I was sitting in a fast food restaurant when I noticed an older gentleman walking in. As he 1 by I smiled at him, sincerely welcoming his 2 . That was all.
A few minutes later he stopped in front of my 3 because he really wanted to tell me how much he had 4 my smile. “Not many people give a friendly 5 to a stranger these days,” he said. “And I just wanted to thank you for your kind 6 .”
His 7 surprised me, but my response to his words was even more 8 . I just felt warm in heart! It is true that smiles are rare among 9 these days, and I was just happy to have done a little bit to 10 that imbalance.
Even a small gesture like a smile can 11 out the best in others, and what’s more, it will usually bring out something good in you as well! Also, this is a
12 gift to humans. The magic of a smile is so sincere and 13 that it can make everything better. What a simple but moving way to make someone warm!I
14 each of us will find a lot more smiles in our life and bring love and light to other people’s 15 just by smiling.
1. A. passed B. stood
C. sat D. ran
2. A. proposal B. survival
C. arrival D. approval
3. A. desk B. table
C. house D. window
4. A. expected B. predicted
C. adopted D. appreciated
5. A. smile B. hand
C. lung D. chest
6. A. language B. gesture
C. reaction D. influence
7. A. response B. expression
C. impression D. addiction
8. A. exciting B. surprising
C. disappointing D. frightening
9. A. colleagues B. accompanies
C. strangers D. villagers
10. A. hold B. watch
C. keep D. correct
11. A. bring B. break
C. turn D. carry
12. A. delicious B. curious
C. precious D. previous
13. A. stressful B. powerful
C. doubtful D. careful
14. A. understand B. realize
C. think D. hope
15. A. family B. habit
C. life D. work
(5)
A group of ten children for Chageletti, a small village in India, has set up a library on their own. Their act is both 1 and rewarding. The Chageletti Children’s Library has managed to 2 about 90 children from the village as members and has done wonders by changing their reading habits. What’s more exciting, their library has won them an 3 , which was set up to inspire children from backward communities to 4 more.
The Chageletti Children’s Library was 5 for the best library award out of 125 libraries across India because it is one of few well-kept libraries in the 6 . Besides being run by children, it also has a good 7 of books.
Expressing her 8 at receiving the award, Meghana, the 17-year-old librarian of the Chageletti
Children’s Library, said the 9 would motivate them to improve the library further. “It’s a big honour for us. We are trying our best to 10 it into a fully-fledged(完全合格的) library. We have 11 our books in various sections, and our collection has also improved a lot,” said Meghana.
“The library is the 12 place for children to learn and have fun. Children who visited the library 13 have improved their reading and writing skills. Besides this, we also have 14 like solving puzzles, holding sports meetings and playing games,”said Karthik, a founder member of the library. The parents in the village are also 15 of their children’s constructive activities. “Before the library was set up, our children did nothing or watched television all day. Now, most of them go to the library,” said Pushpa, a mother.
1. A. frightening B. inspiring
C. disappointing D. discouraging
2. A. draw B. pull
C. drag D. push
3. A. honor B. effect
C. award D. opportunity
4. A. think B. consider
C. speak D. read
5. A. chosen B. decided
C. requested D. ordered
6. A. world B. village
C. globe D. country
7. A. cover B. collection
C. picture D. printing
8. A. happiness B. bitterness
C. sadness D. tiredness
9. A. money B. wealth
C. honour D. treasure
10. A. change B. turn
C. translate D. develop
11. A. graded B. held
C. grabbed D. updated
12. A. awful B. perfect
C. horrible D. improper
13. A. gently B. automatically
C. regularly D. politely
14. A. cartoons B. movies
C. exhibitions D. activities
15. A. tired B. proud
C. ashamed D. sure
答案與解析
(1)約翰與一位老人的幾句閑談讓他擺脫了憂傷,沉浸在回憶的喜悅中。
1. A 根據(jù)下句中的When walking into the factory可知。work與factory是詞語同現(xiàn)。
2. B 根據(jù)常識(shí),從下句中的the stories可知。
3. D 因the elderly與前面的the old lady是上下義詞復(fù)現(xiàn)。
4. C 根據(jù)口語常識(shí),How was your day (你今天過得怎樣) ?
5. B 由下面的She tried to hide her tears可知。
6. D 根據(jù)上文的 her tears可知。與tears是原詞復(fù)現(xiàn)。
7. A 因?yàn)橄旅骜R上問了另外一個(gè)問題,所以當(dāng)然是轉(zhuǎn)換了話題 (subject)。
8. B 根據(jù)常識(shí),微笑當(dāng)然是出現(xiàn)在臉上。
9. C 由下面的or we would have starved to death可推出,survive與death是詞語同現(xiàn)。
10. D 根據(jù)上文的We all worked together可知,與work是原詞復(fù)現(xiàn)。
11. A 根據(jù)上段的What a difficult time that was可知,hard與difficult是近義詞復(fù)現(xiàn)。
12. B 根據(jù)上段的A smile came to her 8 可知。grinned與smile是近義詞復(fù)現(xiàn)。
13. D 根據(jù)上段的“I didn’t,” she 12 .可知。
14. C 根據(jù)下面的in those pages可知,與page是原詞復(fù)現(xiàn)。
15. B 根據(jù)空前的valuable可知,joyful與valuable是詞語同現(xiàn)。
(2)本文以作者的兩個(gè)朋友爬山的事例說明了人生如爬山,只有在奮斗時(shí)找準(zhǔn)目標(biāo)才會(huì)得到自己想要的結(jié)果。
1. A 下句My two friends decided to go for this award有提示。與award是原詞復(fù)現(xiàn)。
2. B 根據(jù)下句中的It took them several years可推出。
3. B 根據(jù)下句內(nèi)容可知。
4. C 根據(jù)下段第一句中的walked five miles可推出。
5. A 下句中的their 7 and map in the camp有提示。與camp是原詞復(fù)現(xiàn)。
6. D 根據(jù)上句中的the base of a chain of mountains可知。與base是原詞復(fù)現(xiàn)。
7. C 根據(jù)最后一段中的but without the right map and compass可知。與compass是原詞復(fù)現(xiàn)。
8. B 根據(jù)語境,他們沒有返回(returning)去取,而是繼續(xù)前進(jìn)。
9. D 上句說他們到達(dá)了山頂,根據(jù)常識(shí)可知他們是筋疲力盡的(exhausted)。
10. A 由上句中的but extremely happy可推出填delight。delight與happy是詞語同現(xiàn)。
11. B 因higher與第一段的highest 是同根詞復(fù)現(xiàn)。
12. C 因lesson(教訓(xùn))與冒號后面的內(nèi)容是上下義復(fù)現(xiàn)。
13. D 根據(jù)搭配及句意可知。
14. C 根據(jù)上句中的some of our goals可知。purpose與goal是近義詞復(fù)現(xiàn)。
15. A 上段最后一句中的to climb the right mountain有提示。與right是原詞復(fù)現(xiàn)。
(3)當(dāng)“我”被確診為腦瘤患者和結(jié)腸癌之后,“我”沒有怨天尤人,自暴自棄,而是勇敢頑強(qiáng)地與病魔做斗爭,并且最后戰(zhàn)勝了病魔。
1. A 根據(jù)常識(shí),由句中的brain tumour可推出。
2. B 根據(jù)語境及下句內(nèi)容可推出。
3. C 因?yàn)樽髡邘状伪辉\斷得了癌癥,因此開始問自己到底做了什么錯(cuò)事。
4. D 因beginning與下文的hope是詞語同現(xiàn)。
5. C 由句中的have a new 4 and new hope可知。與new是原詞復(fù)現(xiàn)。
6. B. 因develop與后面的gain是詞語同現(xiàn)。
7. A 根據(jù)句意及搭配可知。live with “忍受”。
8. B 根據(jù)句意可知,這里是指作者與病魔所作的斗爭。
9. D 正因?yàn)橛辛伺c病魔所作的斗爭,“我”才會(huì)感覺到能夠活下來真的(truly)是幸運(yùn)的。
10. C 根據(jù)上段第一句中的I realize that I am可知。與realize是原詞復(fù)現(xiàn)。
11. D 根據(jù)句意及后面的than可知。
12. A 根據(jù)前面的people who are no longer among us可推出。
13. B 根據(jù)條件從句內(nèi)容可推出填defeat。
14. C 根據(jù)下面的you must have a lot of faith可推出。
15. D 整篇文章講述了作者與癌癥作斗爭的經(jīng)歷(experiences)。
(4)在餐廳用餐時(shí),“我”向一位剛進(jìn)來的陌生男子禮貌地微笑以示歡迎他的到來。不一會(huì)兒,那位先生竟來到我桌前為我的微笑表達(dá)真誠的謝意。
1. A 根據(jù)上句的an older gentleman walking in可推出這里填passed。pass與walk是詞語同現(xiàn)。
2. C arrival (到達(dá))與上文的walking in和passed by是詞語同現(xiàn)。
3. B 第一句中的I was sitting in a fast food restaurant 有提示。table與restaurant是詞語同現(xiàn)。
4. D 根據(jù)下文的And I just wanted to thank you 可推出。appreciate與thank是近義詞復(fù)現(xiàn)。
5. A 根據(jù)第一段的I smiled at him可知。與smile是同根詞復(fù)現(xiàn)。
6. B gesture(手勢,姿勢)與上文的smile是上下義詞復(fù)現(xiàn)。
7. A 由句中的but my response可知。與response是原詞復(fù)現(xiàn)。
8. B surprising與上文的surprised是同根詞復(fù)現(xiàn)。
9. C 根據(jù)第一段的Not many people give a friendly
5 to a stranger 可知。與stranger是原詞復(fù)現(xiàn)。
10. D根據(jù)句意及后面的imbalance(不平衡)可推出。
11. A 根據(jù)句中的it will usually bring out可知。與bring是原詞復(fù)現(xiàn)。
12. C precious(寶貴的)與上文出現(xiàn)的the best, something good是詞語同現(xiàn)。
13. B 根據(jù)主語magic可推出。
14. D 根據(jù)句意及該空后面的賓語可知。
15 C. 由句中的will find a lot more smiles in our life 可知。與life是原詞復(fù)現(xiàn)。
(5)一所由十個(gè)農(nóng)村孩子發(fā)起建立的圖書館在全國125個(gè)圖書館中脫穎而出,獲得了“印度最好圖書館”的榮譽(yù)。
1. B 因inspiring(令人鼓舞的)與后面的rewarding是詞語同現(xiàn)。
2. A 由后面的about 90 children from the village可知。
3. C 根據(jù)下段第一句中的for the best library award 可知。與award是原詞復(fù)現(xiàn)。
4. D 根據(jù)上句中的reading habit及本句中的their library可推出填read。read與reading是同根詞復(fù)現(xiàn),與library是詞語同現(xiàn)。
5. A 由本句中的out of 125 libraries可推出填chosen。
6. D 由句中的India可知。country與India是上下義復(fù)現(xiàn)。
7. B 下段最后一句中的and our collection has also有提示。與collection 是原詞復(fù)現(xiàn)。
8. A 根據(jù)下文的It’s a big honour for us可推出。happiness與honor是詞語同現(xiàn)。
9. C 同樣根據(jù)It’s a big honour for us可知。與honor是原詞復(fù)現(xiàn)。
10. D 由下句中的our collection has also improved可推出。develop與improve是詞語同現(xiàn)。
11. A 由句中的in various sections可推出。
12. B 通讀全文可知,圖書館是一個(gè)非常好(perfect)的地方。
13. C 因?yàn)関isited the library regularly(經(jīng)常去圖書館),所以才會(huì)有下文的have improved their reading and writing skills(已經(jīng)提高了他們的閱讀和寫作技巧)。
14. D 因activities(活動(dòng))與下面的solving puzzles, holding sports meetings and playing games是上下義詞復(fù)現(xiàn)。
15. B 從后面那位媽媽所說的可以推斷出父母親是很自豪的(proud)。
(作者單位:何明,東莞市教育局教研室;林歡,東莞市塘廈中學(xué))
責(zé)任編校 蔣小青