完形填空

先通讀短文，掌握其大意，然后從A、B、C、D四個選項中選出一個可以填入相應空白處的最佳答案，并將其標號填入題前括號內。

（一）

When I was a child， I often dreamed of the time when I could leave home and escape to the city. We lived on a farm， in the winter ___1___， we were quite out off from the outside world. As soon as I left school， I ___2___ my bags and moved to the capital， ___3___ I soon discovered that my life has its problem too.

One big ___4___ is money. It costs so much to go out， not to mention ___5___ like food and housing. Another disadvantage is pollution. I ___6___ asthma[哮喘]， and the air is so bad that I am ___7___ to go outside. Then there is the problem of traveling round. Although I have a car， I ___8___ use it because of the traffic jams. One choice is to go ___9___， but that can be quite ___10___.

___11___ there are advantages. First， there is so much to do in the city， ___12___ you tastes in culture or entertainment[娛樂活動]. Besides， there are wonderful jobs and greater chances of ___13___ a more important job or position. Finally， if you like shopping， the ___14___ of goods is very surprising—and， ___15___， shops are often only a short ___16___.

Is life ___17___ then， in the city？ Perhaps it is， when you are in your teens or twenties. However， as you get ___18___， and especially if you have small children， the peace of the countryside may seem ___19___. I certainly hope to move ___20___ there soon.

（ ） 1. A. fortunately B. especially C. specifically D. regularly

（ ）2. A. discarded B. retrieved C. packed D. collected

（ ）3. A. However B. And C. So as? D. Further more

（ ）4. A. advantages B. disadvantage C. proposal D. objective

（ ）5. A. valuables B. implement C. treasures D. basics

（ ）6. A. suffer from B. escape from C. derive from D. keep from

（ ）7. A. excited B. disappointed C. angry? D. afraid

（ ）8. A. usually? B. seldom C. often? D. sometimes

（ ）9. A. by car B. by subway C. by bus? D. by bicycle

（ ）10. A. useless B. crowded C. dangerous D. safe

（ ）11. A. Of course B. Although C. Above all D. Of all

（ ）12. A. whatever B. however C. whoever D. wherever

（ ）13. A. treating to B. looking to C. moving to D. expecting to

（ ）14. A. plenty? ? B. variety? C. measure? D. quality

（ ）15. A. for instance B. in all? ? C. in conclusion D. what is more

（ ）16. A. far away B. run away C. around away D. walk away

（ ）17. A. busier? B. better? ? C. quieter? D. still

（ ）18. A. elder? B. richer? ? C. older? ? D. happier

（ ）19. A. available B. creditable C. preferable D. variable

（ ）20. A. back B. off? ? C. forward? ? ? D. toward

（二）

Sandra Cisneros was born in Chicago in 1954 to a Mexican American family. ___1___ the only girl in a family of seven children， she often felt like she had “___2___ fathers，” because her six brothers， as well as her father， tried to control her. Feeling ___3___ and unimportant， she retreated[躲避] into books. ___4___ her love of reading， she did not do well in elementary school because she was too shy to ___5___.

In ___6___ school， with the encouragement of one particular teacher， Cisneros ___7___ her grades and worked for the school literary magazine. Her father ___8___ her to go to college because he thought it would be a good way for her to find a ___9___. Cisneros did attend college， but instead of searching for a husband， she found a teacher who helped her ___10___ the famous graduate writing program at the University of Iowa. At the universitys Writers Workshop， however， she felt ___11___—a Mexican American from a poor neighborhood among students from wealthy families. The feeling of being so ___12___ helped Cisneros find her “Creative voice.”

“It was not until this moment when I considered myself ___13___ different that my writing acquired a voice. I knew I was a Mexican woman， but I didnt think it had anything to do with why I felt so much ___14___ in my life， but it had ___15___ to do with it！ Thats when I ___16___ I would write about something my classmates couldnt write about.”

Cisneros ___17___ her first work， The House on Mango Street， when she was twenty-nine. The book tells about a young Mexican American girl ___18___ in a Spanish-speaking area in Chicago， much like the neighborhoods in which Cisneros lived as a child. The book ___19___ an award in 1985 and has been used in classes from high school through graduate school ___20___. Since then， Cisneros has published several books of poetry， a childrens book， and a short-story collection.

（ ）1. A. Like B. As C. With? ? ? ? D. For

（ ）2. A. five B. six C. seven? ? ? ? D. eight

（ ）3. A. confident B. shy C. admired D. ashamed

（ ）4. A. Despite B. Besides C. Although D. Except

（ ）5. A. consist B. involve C. anticipate D. participate

（ ）6. A. high B. elementary C. graduate D. middle

（ ）7. A. increase B. advance C. improved D. promote

（ ）8. A. enlightened B. encouraged C. made D. inquire

（ ）9. A. teacher B. program C. work D. husband

（ ）10. A. take B. attend C. build D. join

（ ）11. A. calm B. concerned C. lonely D. faint

（ ）12. A. different B. poor C. difficult D. creative

（ ）13. A. mainly B. truly C. principally D. chiefly

（ ）14. A. reliance B. imbalance C. alliance D. finance

（ ）15. A. something B. anything C. nothing D. everything

（ ）16. A. remembered B. managed C. decided D. asked

（ ）17. A. published B. punished C. delivered D. spread

（ ）18. A. coming up B. taking up C. growing up D. keeping up

（ ）19. A. won B. beat C. attracted D. accept

（ ）20. A. rank B. range C. degree D. level

參考答案與解析

（一）

【答案與解析】本文記述了作者由鄉村搬到城市的經歷。作者小時候夢想著住到城市里，但到了城市生活卻發現這里存在著各式各樣的問題，最后作者發現自己更喜歡鄉村的寧靜，希望能搬回去。

1. B。根據下文we were quite out off from the outside world可知作者是指到了冬天，在農場生活就更加與世隔絕了。especially意為“特別;尤其”，符合此處語境。

2. C。前面提到作者一直夢想著離家去城市的那一刻，因此迫不及待地打包好行李（pack my bags）搬去市中心。

3. A。前面說作者希望搬到城市去，后面又發現存在著一些問題，兩句間應是轉折關系，只有However符合。

4. B。此處開始講存在的問題了，從It costs so much to go out可知第一個問題是缺錢。disadvantage意為“不利條件，缺點”，故答案為B。從Another disadvantage is pollution.亦可得知。

5. D。食物和住房應屬于基本生活用品（basics），valuables指“貴重物品”，implement指“工具”，treasure指“財寶，寶物”，故此處選D。

6. A。suffer from意為“忍受，遭受”，escape from意為“逃走”，derive from意為“得到;源自”，keep from意為“阻止，抑制”，只有A符合此處語境。

7. D。上文提到作者有哮喘病，而城市空氣渾濁，不難得知作者應是害怕出門的。

8. B。從Although可知此處應表示轉折，雖然作者有部車，但是因為交通問題卻幾乎用不上。

9. D。上文提到交通狀況不佳，道路擁擠，比較四個選項，要解決這一問題只能騎自行車。

10. C。but表示轉折，而騎自行車在車輛中穿梭是很危險的（dangerous），故答案選C。

11. A。此處開始講在城市生活的優點，缺點之后自然也有優點，Of course指“當然”，其余幾項均不符合此處語境。

12. A。此處是一個whatever引導的名詞性從句，whatever在從句中充當的是賓語，意思是“所有……的一切事或東西”。

13. C。聯系此處語境，這句是指城市里有著很好的工作以及換到更好工作或職位的很多機會。只有moving to符合此處語境。

14. B。聯系此處語境，這里是指如果你喜歡購物的話，這里的商品種類（variety）會讓你眼花繚亂，感到吃驚。plenty意為“豐富，大量”，measure意為“計量單位”，quality意為“質量”，故答案選B。

15. D。由and可知此處表示進一步說明。for instance表示“舉例，例如”，in all表示“總共”，in conclusion表示“最后;總之”，what is more表示“而且，更甚者”。對比四個選項，只有D符合語境。

16. D。這里是說商店之間往往只要走幾步就可到了（距離很近），walk away 表示步行的距離，符合此處語境。

17. B。此處是將城市和農場的生活作比較，聯系下文可知作者認為城市生活雖然好，但對年齡較大的人而言，鄉村生活更為適合。故此處選better。

18. C。從前文when you are in your teens（十幾歲） or twenties及后文especially if you

have small children可知，此處應填表示年齡的詞。elder一般指有血緣關系的年長的，older表示年長的，elder通常于名詞前作定語用，而older用在be動詞或系動詞后作表語。故答案選C。

19. C。此處是指對有孩子的人來說，鄉村的寧靜更為可取。available意為“可用的，有效的”，creditable意為“可信的，值得稱贊的”，preferablem意為“更可取的，更合意的”，variable意為“易變的，多變的”。故答案選C。

20. A。作者以前是住在鄉村的，從城市搬回鄉村應用move back，表搬回去之意。

（二）

【答案與解析】本文講述了一個出生于美籍墨西哥人家庭的女孩Sandra

Cisneros的故事，她喜好讀書卻過分內向，在讀高級中學時與來自富裕家庭的同學們相處，感受到自己與同學們的不同，于是開始著書描繪自己的經歷，形成了獨特的有創造性的語言，最后成為了著名作家。

1. B。此處指Sandra Cisneros是家里唯一的女孩，as意為“作為，以……的身份”。

2. C。由because her six brothers， as well as her father ，可知Sandra Cisneros有六個兄弟，再加上父親，就像有七位父親一般。

3. B。聯系后文because she was too shy to___5___，可知此處應是shy（害羞的），confident意為“自信的”，admired 意為“羨慕的”，ashamed意為“慚愧的”。

4. A。這里指她雖然喜歡讀書，但是成績并不很好。despite意為“不管，不論”

5. D。consist意為“組成，構成”，involve意為“卷入，牽涉”，anticipate意為“預料”，participate意為“參加，參與”，此處指因為她太害羞而不擅與人相處，故答案選D。

6. A。前面說Cisneros小學時成績不是很好，后面說父親鼓勵她上大學，可見此處應為正在上高級中學時。

7. C。成績上的提高應使用improve，increase 意為“增長”，advance 意為“前進，提高”，promote意為“促進，發揚”。

8. B。enlighten意為“啟發”，encourage意為“鼓勵，慫恿”，inquire意為“詢問”，此處指父親提議她去上大學，故答案選B。

9. D。聯系下文but instead of searching for a husband可知，父親讓Cisneros上大學是想她找個好老公。

10. D。join意為“參加（比賽、活動等）”，符合此處語境，attend意為“參加（會議等）”。

11. C。作為一個來自貧窮地區的美籍墨西哥人，在一群來自富裕家庭的同學之中，應是感到十分孤獨的。lonely 意為“孤獨的，寂寞的”，calm意為“冷靜的”，concerned意為“關心的”，faint意為“虛弱的，模糊的”

12. A。聯系后文I considered myself ___13___different that my writing acquired a voice可知此處應為different。

13. B。mainly、principally、chiefly意思均為“主要地”，故可排除，truly意為“真實地”，此處指發現自己確實和別人不同。

14. B。reliance意為“信任，依靠”，imbalance意為“不平衡”，alliance意為“聯盟”，finance意為“財政，金融”，正因為Cisneros覺得和別人格格不入，所以感覺到生活不平衡。

15. D。前面說Cisneros并不認為這和自己感到不平衡有什么關系，后面but表轉折，并從這句的語氣可知，實際上卻有著莫大的關聯，故使用everything。

16. C。這里指Cisneros因此決定要寫與自己的同學們與眾不同的東西。

17. A。從后文The book tells about…可知Cisneros把自己的第一份作業印刷成書了，publish意為“印刷”，deliver意為“遞送”，spread意為“傳播”，spread意為“傳播”

18. C。這里指美籍墨西哥人的成長經歷，grow up意為“成長”，符合此處語境。come up意為“走進;上來”，take up意為“拿起;開始從事”，keep up意為“維持”。

19. A。此處指書得獎應使用動詞win。beat意為“打敗”，attract意為“吸引”，accept意為“接受”。

20. D。從from high school through graduate school 可知，這里講的是學習水平，level表示“（文化等的）水平，程度，標準”，rank 意為“等級，階級”，range意為“范圍”，degree意為“程度，階段”，故答案選D。