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
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。
I began working in journalism(新闻工作) when I was eight.It was my mother’s idea.She wanted me to“make something”of myself,and decided I had better start young if I was to have any chance of keeping up with the competition.
With my load of magazines I headed toward Belleville Avenue.The crowds were there.There were two gas stations on the corner of Belleville and Union.For several hours I made myself highly visible,making sure everyone could see me and the heavy black letters on the bag that said THE SATURDAY EVENING POST.When it was suppertime,I walked back home.
“How many did you sell,my boy?”my mother asked.
“None.”
“Where did you go?”
“The corner of Belleville and Union Avenues.”
“What did you do?”
“Stood on the corner waiting for somebody to buy a Saturday Evening Post.”
“You just stood there?”
“Didn’t sell a single one.”
“My God,Russell!”
Uncle Allen put in,“Well,I’ve decided to take the Post.”I handed him a copy and he paid me a nickel(五分镍币).It was the first nickel I earned.
Afterwards my mother taught me how to be a salesman.I would have to ring doorbells,address adults with self-confidence(自信),and persuade them by saying that no one,no matter how poor,could afford to be without the Saturday Evening Post in the home.
One day,I told my mother I’d changed my mind.I didn’t want to make a success in the magazine business.
“If you think you can change your mind like this,”she replied,“you’ll become a good-for-nothing.”She insisted that,as soon as school was over,I should start ringing doorbells,selling magazines.Whenever I said no,she would scold me.
My mother and I had fought this battle almost as long as I could remember.My mother,dissatisfied with my father’s plain workman’s life,determined that I would not grow up like him and his people.But never did she expect that,forty years later,such a successful journalist as me would go back to her husband’s people for true life and love.
1.Why did the boy start his job young?
A.He wanted to be famous in the future. |
B.The job was quite easy for him. |
C.His mother had high hopes for him. |
D.The competition for the job was fierce. |
2.From the dialogue between the boy and his mother,we learn that the mother was _______.
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. |
5.What is the text mainly about?
A.The early life of a journalist. |
B.The early success of a journalist. |
C.The happy childhood of the writer. |
D.The important role of the writer in his family. |