Question

【题目】 The pencil maker took the Pencil aside just before putting him into the box.

“There are five things you need to know before I send you out into the world,” he told the Pencil. “Always remember them, and you will become the best Pencil you can be. One: You will be able to do many great things, but only if you allow yourself to be held in someone’s ______. Two: You will experience a painful sharpening (削尖) ______, but you’ll need it to become a better pencil. Three: You will be able to correct any mistakes you might make. Four: The most important part of you will always be what is ______. And Five: On every surface you are used, you must leave your mark. No matter what the condition is, you must continue to write.”

The Pencil understood and ______ to remember, and went into the box with purpose in its mind.

Now, replace the Pencil with you. Always remember the following words, and you will become the best person you can be. One: You will be able to do many great things, but only if you allow other human beings to see your ability and put you in a certain position (位置). Two: You will go through various problems in life, which might be painful ______. But you’ll need them to become a stronger person. Three: You will be able to correct any mistakes you might make. Four: The most important part of you will always be your heart. And Five: Wherever you go, work hard and try to make some achievement. No matter what the situation is, you must continue to ______. Believe it, each of you is a special person and your life could be really meaningful as long as you want to.

【1】A.pocketB.bagC.handD.mouth

【2】A.in allB.in returnC.in the endD.from time to time

【3】A.insideB.outsideC.indoorsD.outdoors

【4】A.producedB.promisedC.providedD.prepared

【5】A.experiencesB.resultsC.solutionsD.mistakes

【6】A.enjoy yourselfB.keep a diaryC.do your dutiesD.make a decision

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】C

【2】D

【3】A

【4】B

【5】A

【6】C

【解析】

本文是哲理文章，把人生的经历比作铅笔：要想成就更好的自己，就要像铅笔让人握着一样，要让人了解你的才能，把你放在合适的位置；无论经历什么痛苦、在什么地方工作，都要履行自己的职责、努力取得成就，每个人都可以成就自己有意义的人生。

【1】句意：你将可以做很多大事，但只有你允许自己被人握在手里。

考查名词辨析。 A. pocket（口袋）；B. bag（书包）；C. hand（手）；D. mouth（嘴巴）；

根据常识“手握笔”，故选C。

【2】句意：你将会不时地经历痛苦的刀削，但是你需要这样才能成为更好的铅笔。

考查短语辨析。 A. in all（总共）；B. in return（回报）；C. in the end（最后）；D. from time to time（不时地）；根据下文“but you’ll need it to become a better pencil. 但是你需要这样才能成为更好的铅笔。”，推断想要成为好的铅笔就需要“不时地”经历被刀削的痛苦；故选D。

【3】句意：你最重要的部分总是在最里面的。

考查副词辨析。A. inside（里面）；B. outside（外面）；C. indoors（室内）；D. outdoors（室外）；最重要的总是藏在最里面的，inside 意为“里面”，故选A。

【4】句意：铅笔懂得、承诺要记得（这些），牢记在心带着目标进入铅笔盒。

考查动词辨析。A. produced（生产）；B. promised（承诺）；C. provided（提供）；D. prepared（准备）；根据下文“and went into the box with purpose in its mind. 牢记在心带着目标进入铅笔盒”，推断上文是“承诺要记得制造者的嘱咐”，promise意为“承诺”，故选B。

【5】句意：你将会经历生活中各种问题，那些问题可能是痛苦的经历。

考查名词辨析。 A. experiences（经历）；B. results（结果）；C. solutions（解决）； D. mistakes（错误）；根据上文“You will go through various problems in life你将会经历生活中各种问题”，推断“生活中碰到的问题可能是痛苦的经历”，experience意为“经历”，故选A。

【6】句意：无论情况如何，你必须继续履行你的职责。

考查短语辨析。A. enjoy yourself（过得愉快）；B. keep a diary（日记）；C. do your duties（履行职责）；D. make a decision（做决定）；根据上文No matter what the condition is, you must continue to write.不论什么情况你都要继续写”，下文把人生经历的比作的铅笔的经历，推断句意是“无论情况如何，你必须继续履行你的的职责。”，do one’s duty意为“履行职责”，故选C。

本篇完型填空考查词汇辨析、固定搭配等。解答前要跳空阅读全文，理解大意；再阅读选项，逐个理解选项的词义；然后回归原文，根据句意、上下文联系、固定搭配排除干扰项，得出答案。清楚本篇文章的结构是解答的关键，前文是制造者告诫铅笔要想成为更好的铅笔所要经历的一切，下文是把人生比作铅笔，根据上下文的联系，很容易作答。