题目内容
One day as a boy and his father were taking a walk in the woods, they saw lying beside a half-fallen tree a pair of shoes. An old workman was cooling his feet in a neighboring stream. The son, in a spirit of 36 ____ , picked up some small pebbles (卵石)and said, “I will put these in the old fellow’s shoes, and it’ll be great fun when he tries to put them on.”
“I 37 ____ if you will get much fun out of that,” said the father, “ 38 ____from his clothes, he must be a poor man. And his life is hard. Would there be fun in 39 ____ his troubles? If you were to surprise him in a 40 ____ way, say by putting a coin in each shoe, you would probably enjoy more.”
The boy adopted the 41 ____ of his father and slipped a silver coin into each shoe. Then they hid behind a tree to watch the 42 ____ of their trick. After a while, the old man came back to his work and slipped his right foot into his shoe.
43 ____ something hard in the shoe he 44 ____ his foot to see what was inside. He discovered the coin. A(n) 45 ____look came over his face. He turned the coin over and over in his hand, and gazed at it in astonishment. As he looked at it, he felt with his foot for the other shoe, which also held a coin. Then 46 ____ clasping his hands together, he fell upon his 47 ____ and prayed. The boy and his father 48 ____ from his words that his poor wife was sick and
49 ____ at home, and that his orphaned grandchildren were suffering starvation, while he was struggling to earn a living.
“The kind helper has gone,”cried the old man, “without even waiting to be thanked. But 50____he may go, my blessing shall seek him out and be 51 ____him to the end of life. May God keep him from poverty, 52 ____ him against evil and ever fill his heart with warmth and joy, 53____ he has filled mine today.” The boy and his father listened to the most heart-felt words in the world, eyes 54 ____.
“Now I call this the best kind of fun”,said the father, “So,you see, fun may lead to 55 ____as well as to laughter. Of all the pleasures of life, those that are expressed by tears rather than laughter are the most blessed”.
1.A. mercy B. charity C. help D. fun
2.A. wonder B. doubt C. analyze D. suspect
3.A. ConsideringB. Distinguished C. Judging D. Determined
4.A. adding to B. making up C. bringing out D. adding up to
5.A. confusing B. different C. same D. challenging
6.A. agreement B. plan C. request D. proposal
7.A. output B. outcome C. intention D. production
8.A. Feeling B. Realizing C. Noticing D. Recognizing
9.A. drove B. dropped C. pushed D. withdrew
10.A. excited B. strange C. puzzled D. delighted
11.A.suddenly B. frequently C. finally D. gradually
12.A. hands B. knees C. feet D. head
13.A.thought B. guessed C. sensed D. learned
14.A. useless B. helpless C. worthless D. careless
15.A. however B. whenever C. whatever D. wherever
16.A. after B. against C.with D.onto
17.A. spare B. guard C. help D. prevent
18.A. as B. when C. what D. although
19.A. wet B. wide C. closed D. fixed
20.A. appreciation B. hurt C.tears D.satisfaction
1.D
2.B
3.C
4.A
5.B
6.D
7.B
8.A
9.D
10.C
11.A
12.B
13.D
14.B
15.D
16.C
17.B
18.A
19.A
20.C
【解析】
试题分析:记叙文,本文通过一个父亲改变儿子想开怀一笑的趣味性动作的做事方式,交给我们一个道理,想要开心,应该去做对人对己有意义的事情。
1.D 考查名词词义和语境理解。Mercy怜悯 charity 慈善 help帮助 fun 有趣,根据下一行(后线索it’ll be great fun)和语境,所以D正确。
2.B 考查动词词义。A wonder想知道 B. doubt 怀疑C. analyze 分析D. suspect监视。根据下文he must be a poor man. And his life is hard.他一定是穷人而且他的生活很难判断出父亲想阻止儿子闹玩举动,所以说怀疑他是否可以获得趣味,所以B正确。
3.C考查固定短语, 根据空后关键词from 得出固定搭配:judging from 根据…判断,得出:据从他的衣服来判断这个人一定很穷而且生活艰辛。所以C正确。
4.A 考查固定短语和语境理解。A. adding to 增加B. making up组成,编造,弥补 C. bringing out 带来 D. adding up to总计,根据上句这个人已经够可怜的了,在和他闹玩会增加他的烦恼。所以A正确。
5.B 区分形容词的词义。A. confusing 令人混乱的 B. different 不同的C. same同样的D. challenging具有挑战性的。根据语境,父亲是在给提议:如果你换一种方式让他惊讶,就把他的每一只鞋里放一枚硬币,你将会更加高兴。
6.D区分名词词义。A agreement 协议B. plan计划 C. request要求 D. proposal提议。这个男孩接受了父亲的提议,所以D正确。
7.B区分名词词义。A. output产量,输出B. outcome结果 C.intention意图 D. production生产。他们藏在树后观看他们的戏法的结果,所以B正确。
8.A区分动词词义。A. Feeling感觉 B. Realizing意识到 C. Noticing 注意D. Recognizing认出。老人把脚伸进鞋里当然是感觉到鞋子里有点硬,因为男孩已经放进了硬币,所以B正确。
9.D 区分动词词义。 A. drove驾驶 B. dropped 掉落C. pushed推,D. withdrew退出。因为感觉不对劲,当然是把脚退出来看看鞋子里有什么,所以D正确。
10.C 区分形容词词义。.A. excited 感到兴奋B. strange奇怪,陌生C. puzzled感到困惑D. delighted高兴。看到鞋里是一枚硬币,老人脸上当然是困惑的表情,所以C正确。
11.A区分副词词义。A.suddenly 突然B. frequently 频繁地C. finally最终 D. gradually逐渐地 。发现另一只鞋里也有硬币,老人突然双手合十,跪下祈祷,所以A正确。
12.B根据上下文和固定短语fall upon one’s knees 跪下,当然是老人突然双手合十,跪下祈祷所以B正确。
13.D 区分动词词义。A.thought思考 B. guessed猜C. sensed判断 D. learned了解。据空后from his words 得出,这个男孩和他的父亲从老人的话里了解到。。。。,所以D正确。
14.B区分形容词词义。A.useless无用的 B. helpless无助的 C. worthless 不值钱的D.careless粗心的。他的妻子生病在家当然无助了,所以B正确。
15.D 区分连词词义。A.however 无论怎么B. whenever 无论何时C.whatever 无论什么D. wherever无论在哪。据空后he may go ,所以应该是:无论他走到哪,我的祝福都追随着他。
16.C考查介词。A after在。。。之后 B, against紧靠着C.with和….一起D.onto在…之上。根据句义;我的祝福追随着你而且伴你一生,所以C正确。
17.B考查动词。A. spare匀出 B. guard 保卫C. help帮助 D.prevent阻止,根据上句:愿上帝保佑你远离贫困,下句应该是:保护你免受邪恶,所以B正确。
18.A考查连词。A. as 正如B. when 当…时候C.what什么D. although尽管。愿上帝让他的内心充满了快乐和温暖,正如他现在的内心一样,所以A正确。
19.A 考查形容词。A. wet湿的 B. wide 宽的C.closed闭着D. fixed固定的。这个男孩和他父亲听着最暖人心的话语,眼睛湿润了,所以A正确。
20.C 考查名词和语境理解。根据上文父子眼睛湿润了,所以得出父亲说的话:趣味可以带来泪水也可以带来大笑,所以C 正确。
考点:考查记叙文的理解。
When I was six, Dad brought home a dog one day, who was called “Brownie”, my brothers and I all loved Brownie and did different things with her. One of us would walk her, another would feed her, and then there were baths, playing catch and many other games. Brownie, in return, loved each and every one of us. One thing that most touched my heart was that she would go to whoever was sick and just be with them. We always felt better when she was around.
One day, as I was getting her food, she chewed up(咬破) one of Dad’s shoes, which had to be thrown away in the end. I knew Dad would be mad and I had to let her know what she did was wrong. When I looked at her and said, “Bad girl.” She looked down at the ground and then went and hid. I saw a tear in her eyes.
Brownie turned out to be more than just our family pet. She went everywhere with us. People would stop and ask if they could pet her. Of course she’d let anyone pet her. She was just the most lovable dog. There were many times when we’d be out walking and a small child would come over and pull on her hair. She never barked (吠) or tried to get away. Funny thing is that she would smile. This frightened people because they thought she was showing her teeth. Far from the truth, she loved everyone.
Now many years have passed since Brownie died of old age. I still miss the days when she was with us.
【小题1】 What would Brownie do when someone was ill in the family?
A.Look at them sadly. | B.Keep them company. |
C.Play games with them. | D.Touch them gently. |
A.would eat anything when hungry | B.felt sorry for her mistake |
C.loved playing hide-and-seek | D.disliked the author’s dad |
A.She was treated as a member of the family. |
B.She played games with anyone she liked. |
C.She was loved by everybody she met. |
D.She went everywhere with the family. |
A.smiled | B.barked |
C.rushed to them | D.tried to be funny |
A.Shy. | B.Polite. | C.Brave. | D.Caring. |
The life of an actor appears attractive and many young people dream about becoming one. But the truth is, it is very hard work. If you’re successful, there are deadlines to be met, appointments to keep and the press to deal with. If you’re not successful, then life is extremely tough.
I remember when I started out, I had to search the advertisement board at my drama school every day to look for acting jobs. Drama school was expensive and I needed extra cash to help pay the fees. I welcomed every small job. I played extras in many crowd scenes and became a confident participant in a lot of TV commercials for hair shampoo, soap and washing powder.
I had been working for about two years before I got my lucky break. One day, as I was passing the drama school, I decided to go in to check the notice board. There was nothing on it and I was just leaving when the secretary came along the corridor with a piece of paper. She asked me how I was and I told her life was hard and work was difficult to find. The next moment, she put the paper in my hand and walked away. My hands were shaking as I unfolded the paper, full of expectation. To my surprise, it was an audition (试演) for a clown(小丑)for the Canadian circus. I couldn’t stop myself from laughing. I had expected an audition with a famous director for a new film!
When I was at drama school, there had been a course in acrobatics and clown tricks. I had gained top marks in this course for originality and daring. Later I went to the audition feeling very strange. This was not what I’d had in mind when I enrolled in drama school. To my surprise, the job as a clown turned out to be exactly what I wanted. I loved every moment of getting dressed up and putting on the make-up. I had the opportunity to travel the world and I was more than an actor, I was an entertainer as well. I had visited over 32 different countries and entertained millions of people.
【小题1】The first paragraph is about how _______ it is to be an actor, whether you’re successful or not.
A.easy | B.attractive | C.enjoyable | D.difficult |
A.to look for a job |
B.to see the secretary |
C.to collect a piece of paper |
D.to put a notice on the notice board |
A.Extremely frightened. | B.Feeling anxious and excited. |
C.Very worried. | D.Trembling with fear. |
A.sad that he was not a famous actor |
B.happy to travel the world |
C.feeling very strange to be a clown |
D.very content with his life |
A.The Life of a TV Actor | B.Acrobatics and Clown Tricks |
C.More than an Actor | D.Going to Drama School |