题目内容
完形填空(共15小题,每小题1分,计15分)
Mark was walking home from school one day when he noticed a boy ahead of him had dropped all of the books he was carrying. Mark helped the boy pick them up. they were going the same way, he carried them for the boy. As they walked, Mark knew the boy’s name was Bill. Mark discovered that he loved computer games, baseball and history and that he was having a lot of with his other subjects. Coke and to watch some television. The afternoon passed with a few laughs and some shared small talk, and then Mark went home. They to see each other around school, had lunch together once or twice and then ended up from the same high school. Just three weeks before they finished school, Bill asked Mark if they could have a talk.
Bill him of the day years ago when they had first met. ‘Do you wonder why I was carrying so many things home that day?’ asked Bill. ‘You see, I out my locker because I didn’t want to leave a mess for anyone else. I had planned to from home and I was going home to pack my things. But after we spent some time together and laughing, I realized that I had done that, I would have 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 my life.’
1.A. After B. Since C. Although D. Until
2.A. also B. still C. always D. almost
3.A. questions B. ideas C. trouble D. doubt
4.A. from B. with C. to D. for
5.A. quickly B. proudly C. freely D. pleasantly
6.A. continued B. hoped C. preferred D. offered
7.A. all B. both C. every D. none
8.A. removed B. reminded C. asked D. described
9.A. ever B. soon C. even D. never
10.A. checked B. took C. cleaned D. put
11.A. run away B. take away C. put away D. pass away
12.A. reading B. playing C. talking D. watching
13.A. before B. if C. while D. as
14.A. forgotten B. made C. became D. lost
15.A. helped B. saved C. changed D. improved
1.B
2.A
3.C
4.D
5.D
6.A
7.B
8.B
9.A
10.B
11.A
12.C
13.B
14.D
15.B
【解析】
试题分析:这篇短文说的是迈克在回家的路上遇到了一位想辍学的学生比尔,就把他送回家并且和他谈心、玩耍,结果成了好朋友。朋友的热情点燃了比尔的生命火花,正是这个动力使比尔重新走进了学校的大门,然后坚持到毕业。
1.考查连词和语境的理解。原句意思: 由于他们走同一条路,他就帮着小男孩拿着这些书。A. After在……之后;BSince由于;CAthough尽管;D. Until直到;因为前后句是因果关系,根据句意,故选B。
2.考查副词和语境的理解。本句的意思:迈克不但知道小男孩的名字,还进一步知道他喜欢的科目。A. also也;B. still还;C. always总是;D. almost几乎;根据句意,表示意思递进一层。故选A。
3.考查名词和语境的理解。句意:与此同时,迈克还了解到对于其他的学科,比尔感到有些困难。A. questions问题;B. ideas主意;C. trouble难题;D. doubt怀疑;根据句意和固定短语have trouble with在……方面有困难,故选C。
4.考查介词和语境的理解。句意:他们到达比尔的家后,招待迈克喝可乐,看电视。A. from来自;B. with有;C. to 到……;D. for为……。根据句意,可知答案是D。
5.考查副词和语境的理解。句意:由于谈笑风生,因此那天下午在愉快的氛围中度过。A. quickly快速地;B. proudly骄傲地;C. freely免费地;D. pleasantly愉快地;根据句意及其with a few laughs and some shared small talk可知,故选D。
6.考查动词和语境的理解。句意:他们继续彼此见面,在一起吃了一两次午饭。A. continued继续;B. hoped希望;C. preferred更喜欢;D. offered提供;根据句意和固定短语continue to do sth继续做某事,故选A。
7.考查代词和语境的理解。句意:我们两个从同一学校毕业。A. all三个,三个以上所有的;B. both 两者都;C. every每个;D. none三个,三个以上都不;因为故事中只有两个人,因此用both,故选B。
8.考查动词短语和语境的理解。句意:这让Bill想起了数年前他们呢第一次见面的一天。A. removed移居;B. reminded想起;C. asked叫;D. described描述;此题考查固定短语remind of叫某人想起。故选B。
9.考查介词和语境的理解。句意:你是否曾经想知道那天我为什么带着那么多的东西回家?A. ever曾经;B. soon 不久;C. even甚至;D. never从来不;根据句意,故选A。
10.考查动词和语境的理解。句意:我带走我的物品是因为我不想给其他人留下一团糟。A. checked检查;B. took 带走;C. cleaned清整;D. put放置;根据句意及其because I didn’t want to leave a mess for anyone else,可知选B。
11.我曾经想离家出走。A. run away跑开;B. take away拿走;带走; C. put away放好; D. pass away过去;根据句意,run away是跑开的意思。故选A。
12.…doing sth花费时间用在做某事上,根据句意,故选C。
13.现在我意识到:如果那样做了,我就会丢失一位新朋友。A. before 在……之前;B. if 如果;C. while当……时候;然而;D. as当……时候;此题考查if引导的条件状语从句,故选B。
14.A. forgotten忘记;B. made叫让;C. became成为;D. lost失去;根据句意和固定短语lose sb失去了某人和lose sth失去了某物,故选D。
15.A. helped帮助;B. saved拯救;C. changed改变;D. improved提高;根据句意和固定短语save one’s life挽救了某人的性命,故选B。
考点:考查故事类短文。
阅读下面短文,根据要求完成表格,每空一词。(共10空,每空1分,计10分)
Are people less happy or happier when they get older? If your answer is “happier”, then you are right, based on a study published five years ago. It found that people generally become happier and experience less worry after age fifty. In fact, it found that by the age of eighty-five, people are happier with their life than they were at eighteen.
The findings came from a Gallup survey of more than three hundred and forty thousand adults in the United States in 2008. At that time, the people were between the ages of eighteen and eighty-five.
Arthur Stone in the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Science at Stony Brook University in New York led the study. His team found that levels of stress were the highest among adults between the ages of twenty-two and twenty-five. Stress levels dropped sharply after people reached their fifties.
Levels of happiness were the highest among the kids and those in their early seventies.
The survey also found that men and women have similar emotional patterns as they grow older. However, women at all ages reported more sadness, stress and worry than men did.
So why would happiness increase with age? One theory is that, as people get older, they become more thankful for what they have and have better control of their emotions. They also spend less time thinking about bad experiences.
Title: Relationship Between Age and 1.
The elements of the survey | Time: 2008 Place: in the United States Researcher: Arthur Stone and his 2. Targets: 340,000 adults |
The 3. of the survey | Generally people become happier and feel 4. worried after age 50. By the age of 85, people are happier with their life than they were at 18. Adults between the ages of 22 and 25 have the 5. stress. The kids and those in their early 6. feel the happiest. Men and women have similar emotional patterns as they grow older. However, women feel sadder, more 7. and worried than men do. |
Conclusion | Happiness 8. with age. That’s because people become more thankful for what they have and control their emotions 9. as they get older. It also 10. them less time to think about bad experiences. |