题目内容

One day I decided to quit.I quitted my job, my relationship, my spirituality. I wanted to quit my life.

I went to the   36   to have one last talk with God. "Can you give me one good   37   not to quit?" His answer surprised me.

   "Look around. Do you see the fern(蕨类植物) and the bamboo? When I planted their seeds, I took good care of them.The fern quickly grew from the earth.   38   nothing came from the bamboo seed. During the following three years, the fern grew more plentiful. And   39  , nothing came from the bamboo seed. But I did not quit on the bamboo. Then in the fifth year a    40   sprout(新芽) emerged from the earth. Compared to the fern it was   41   small and insignificant. But just 6 months later the bamboo   42   to over 100 feet tall. It had spent the five years growing   43  . Those roots made it strong and gave it  44   it needed to survive. I wouldn’t give any of my creations a challenge it could not   45  .”

   He said to me. "All this time you have been struggling, you have   46   been growing roots. I would not quit on the bamboo.   47   will I ever quit on you. Don't   48   yourself with others. The bamboo had a different   49   from the fern. Yet they both make the forest beautiful. Your time will   50  . You will rise high! "

   "How high should I rise?" I asked.

   "How high will the bamboo rise?" He asked   51  

   "As high as it can?" I   52  .

   "Yes," He said. "Give me glory   53   rising as high as you can."

   I left the forest and bring back this story. I hope it can help you see that God will never   54 on you. Never regret a day in your life. Good days give you happiness. Bad days give you   55 . Both are necessary to life

1.A. farm                B.heaven               C.bushes          D.woods

2.A. reason            B. sense                C.response  D.explanation

3.A. Even                B. Instead             C.Yet        D.Rather

4.A. again               B. always              C.ever     D.often

5.A. thin                  B. tiny          C.weak             D.short

6.A. largely             B. entirely            C.seemingly   D.probably

7.A. raised              B. provided      C.rose        D.produced

8.A. fruits               B. leaves               C.seeds             D.  roots

9.A. which              B. where              C.how       D.what

10.A. present              B. explore           C.handle           D .offer

11.A. particularly     B. actually             C.merely           D. obviously

12.A. Either            B. So                C.Neither           D. As

13.A. furnish      B. associate    C.  connect           D. compare

14.A. purpose             B. recognition         C.  credit           D. possibility

15.A. go                  B. come       C. get        D. leave

16.A. in nature           B. in exchange        C. in respect    D. in turn

17.A. questioned     B. required           C. requested         D. remarked

18.A. from             B. with          C. by               D. for

19.A. cut up          B. give up             C. break up     D. pick up

20.A. experiences          B. strengths           C. awards           D. ambitions

 

【答案】

 

1.D

2.A

3.C

4.A

5.B

6.C

7.C

8.D

9.D

10.C

11.B

12.C

13.D

14.A

15.B

16.D

17.A

18.C

19.B

20.A

【解析】

试题分析:本文叙述了作者因为感觉生活没有意义想要放弃所有的家人朋友,放弃自己的生活,他想去树林见上上帝最后一面,上帝以竹子和蕨类植物给作者作比较,虽然蕨类植物发芽很快,竹子在五年后才发芽,其实在这五年里竹子在长根,但是6个月后竹子就能长到100英尺,现在的作者就是和竹子一样

1.考查名词及语境的理解。A. farm      农场; B.heaven天堂; C.bushes灌木; D.woods树林。 根据"Look around. Do you see the fern(蕨类植物) and the bamboo?可知作者去了森林,“我” 去了森林和上帝进行了最后一次谈话,故选D。

2.考查名词及语境的理解。A. reason理由; B. sense感觉; C.response反应; D.explanation解释。你能给“我”一个理由不让“我”放弃吗?故选A。

3.考查副词及语境的理解。A. Even甚至; B. Instead反而; C.Yet但是; D.Rather宁可。根据The fern quickly grew from the earth可知前后是转折关系。蕨类植物很快从地上长出来,可是竹子的种子里什么也没有,故选C。

4.考查副词及语境的理解。A. again又; B. always 总是; C.ever曾经; D.often经常。nothing came from the bamboo seed 可知竹子还没有发芽,故选A。

5.考查形容词及语境的理解。A. thin薄的; B. tiny细小的,很少的,微小的; C.weak弱的; D.short矮的。根据Compared to the fern it was         small可知是很小的芽。在第五年的时候一个很小的嫩芽从地上长了出来,故选B。

6.考查副词及语境的理解。A. largely主要地; B. entirely完全地; C.seemingly貌似,表面上看来; D.probably可能。根据But just 6 months later the bamboo         to over 100 feet tall可知刚发芽时给人的感觉是它太小了。与蕨类植物相比它似乎太小了无关紧要,故选C。

7.考查动词及语境的理解。A. raised提高; B. provided提供; C.rose上升; D.produced产生。根据Compared to the fern it was           small可知它有开始的那么小,到6个月后的那么高。但是6个月之后竹子长到100英尺高,故选C。

8.考查名词及语境的理解。A. fruits水果; B. leaves叶子; C.seeds种子; D.  roots根。根据下文Those roots made it strong可知这里应是根。竹子花了五年的时间长出了根,故选D。

9.考查连词及语境的理解。这里缺少need的宾语。不是定语从句,所以不能用which;where和how不能作宾语。这些根使竹子变得强壮并且供应它生存所需要的东西,故选D。

10.考查动词及语境的理解。A. present提出; B. explore探索; C.handle处理; D .offer提供。这里是handle a challenge应付挑战。我不会让我的创造物它无法应付的挑战,故选C。

11.考查副词及语境的理解。A. particularly特别的; B. actually事实上; C.merely仅仅;             D. obviously明显地。这么长时间你一直在挣扎,你事实上在长根,故选B。

12.考查副词及语境的理解。A. Either也; B. So因此; C.Neither也不; D. As因为。根据I would not quit on the bamboo.可知后面应是Neither ,我没有放弃竹子,我也不会放弃你,故选C。

13.考查动词及语境的理解。A. furnish提供; B. associate联想; C.  connect连接; D. compare比较。根据上文举的例子可知不要把自己和其他的人相比,故选D。

14.考查名词及语境的理解。A. purpose       目的; B. recognition承认; C.  credit信用;      D. possibility可能。根据上文可知竹子和蕨类植物有不同的目的,故选A。

15.考查动词及语境的理解。A. go走; B. come来; C. get到达; D. leave离开。根据上文可知竹子的时间来的晚。你的时间到了你就长高了,故选B。

16.考查短语辨析及语境的理解。A. in nature      本质上; B. in exchange作为交换; C. in respect to关于; D.in turn反过来,轮流,依次。竹子能长多高呢?他反过来问我,故选D。

17.考查动词及语境的理解。A. questioned询问; B. required需要; C. requested 要求;  D. remarked注意。根据上文可知这是对话。它长地尽可能高吗?我问道,故选A。

18.考查介词及语境的理解。by+doing通过做某事。它通过尽可能地长高来给我荣耀,故选C。

19.考查动词短语及语境的理解。A. cut up切碎; B. give up放弃; C. break up打碎;     D. pick up捡起。我希望它能使你看到上帝不会放弃你,故选B。

20.考查名词及语境的理解。A. experiences经历; B. strengths优势; C. awards奖项; D. ambitions理想。好的日子给你幸福,不好的日子给你经历,两者在生活中都是很重要的,故选A。

考点:人生百味类短文。

 

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37.A.complete  B.close C.narrow     D.fixed

38.A.quite B.nearly       C.seldom     D.hardly

39.A.hurriedly  B.first   C.finally      D.timely

40.A.as usual    B.as planned C.as well      D.as yet

41.A.run into    B.run about  C.run out     D.run off

42.A.keeping    B.saving      C.offering    D.leaving

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44.A.For   B.With  C.From D.Upon

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46.A.an instruction   B.a result     C.an answer D.a chance

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48.A.working   B.driving     C.returning  D.cooking

49.A.on end      B.so long     C.like that    D.any more

50.A.hope B.know C.suppose    D.suggest

51.A.comfort    B.help  C.forgive     D.please

52.A.office       B.flat    C.place D.garage

53.A.crazily      B.eagerly     C.noisily      D.early

54.A.neighbors B.friends      C.drivers      D.writers

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21.A.formed              B.developed               C.received                D.gained

22.A. average          B. normal               C. ordinary           D. common

23.A. slightly          B. secretly       C. seriously           D. terribly

24.A.died                   B.choked                   C.starved                        D.worsened

25.A.cured                  B.prevented               C.forbidden              D.saved

26.A.better               B.heavier                   C.worse                           D.happier

27.A.disasters            B.adventures               C. directions                    D.situations

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30.A.needed              B.shared                   C.benefited               D.possessed

31.A.Eventually          B.Gradually                C.Therefore              D.Meanwhile

32.A.trouble                B.hardship                  C.failure                        D.waste

33.A. never                   B. even                 C. still                D. ever

34.A.win                B.fall                          C.space                    D.flow

35.A.up                   B.with                        C.on                             D.through

36.A.worried             B.puzzled                    C.interested               D.attracted

37.A.especially           B.basically                   C.merely                  D.specially

38.A.argued               B.searched                  C.analyzed                 D.reflected

39.A.thoughts            B.ideas                       C.minds                   D.memories

40.A.treat                 B.call                        C.judge                             D.feel

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1.When the author learnt her friend had lost his mother, she ______.

A.gave him some money                   B.wrote an email to him

C.went to visit him                        D.went for a journey with him

2.What good news did the author’s friend receive?

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B.He was told that life would go on.

C.He would go to Cambridge University.

D.His life would go back to normal again

3.Which of the following is TRUE according to the text?

A.The author wrote four emails to her friend.

B.The mother of the author’s friend died from cancer.

C.The author’s friend is a teacher in Cambridge University.

D.The author felt relaxed after sending the email.

4.From the text, we can learn that the author is ______.

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C.serious and friendly

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“That you’re so mean!” I whispered.

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“If I do it for you, how will you ever learn to do it yourself?” Suddenly, I was   48  at that general store where Miss Bee had really taught me something all those years ago.

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2.                A.buy            B.read           C.borrow   D.sell

 

3.                A.daughter       B.servant         C.master   D.teacher

 

4.                A.honestly        B.quietly         C.coldly    D.quietly

 

5.                A.busy           B.stupid          C.lucky D.popular

 

6.                A.However       B.Besides         C.Therefore D.Also

 

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“Where did you go?”

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“What did you do?”

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“You just stood there?”

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A.He wanted to be famous in the future.

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C.His mother had high hopes for him.

D.The competition for the job was fierce.

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A.excited

B.interested

C.ashamed

D.disappointed

3.What did the mother do when the boy wanted to give up?

A.She forced him to continue.

B.She punished him.

C.She gave him some money.

D.She changed her plan.

4.What does the underlined phrase “this battle”(last paragraph) refer to?

A.The war between the boy’s parents.

B.The arguing between the boy and his mother.

C.The quarrel between the boy and his customers.

D.The fight between the boy and his father.

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