Question

 

阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C、D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

I returned to Abuja, the capital of Nigeria, after college graduation. I had been there before my mother became a minister.

Two weeks later, I told my mother I was bored. She said, “Here’re the car keys. Go and buy some fruit.”      1, I jumped into the car and speeded off.

Seeing me or rather my      2, a boy sprang up（跳起来）,      3to sell his bananas and peanuts. “Banana 300 naira. Peanut 200 naira!”

Looking at his black-striped bananas, I      4to 200 total for the fruit and nuts. He      5. I handed him a 500 naira note. He didn’t have      6, so I told him not to worry. He was      7and smiled a row of perfect teeth.

When, two weeks later, I      8this same boy, I was more aware of my position in Nigerian society. I should     9this country as the son of a      10. But it was hard to find pleasure in a place where it was so      11to see a little boy who should have been in school selling fruit.

“What’s up?” I asked. He answered in     12English, “I … I no get money to buy book.” I took out two 500 naira notes. He looked around      13before sticking his hand into the car     14the bills. One thousand naira means a lot to a family that     15only 50,000 each year.

The next morning, security officers told me, “In this place, when you give a little, people think you’re a fountain of opportunity（机会）.”

16it’s right, but this happens everywhere in the world. I wondered if my little friend had actually used the money for      17.

After six months’ work in northern Nigeria, I returned and saw him again standing on the road.

“Are you in school now?”

He nodded.

A silence fell as we looked at each other, then I      18what he wanted. I held out a 500 naira note. “Take this.”

He shook his head fiercely and stepped back      19hurt.

“It’s a gift,” I said.

Shaking his head again, he handed me a basket of bananas and peanuts. “I’ve been waiting to      20these to you.”

本文讲述了作者毕业后回到尼日利亚首都阿布贾后，在街上结识了一个卖水果的小男孩并且慷慨解囊资助他入学，同时也从另一个侧面刻画了小男孩对于作者的资助的感激和惴惴不安的心理。考生只有在把握了这点才能够理解命题人的意图。从命题设置来看，命题人从语篇层次上进行命题，很好地体现了高考的命题要求。

1.A. Encouraged     B. Disappointed     C. Delighted        D. Confused

2.A. car                B. mother             C. driver     D. keys

3.A. willing            B. afraid             C. eager      D. ashamed

4.A. got down       B. bargained down       C. put down     D. took down

5.A. explained      B. promised        C. agreed            D. admitted

6.A. change        B. notes            C. checks            D. bills

7.A. troubled          B. regretful       C. comfortable        D. grateful

8.A. ran after      B. ran into     C. ran over     D. ran to

9.A. protect           B. enjoy         C. help     D. support

10.A. minister         B. headmaster        C. manager          D. president

11.A. lucky       B. amazing        C. funny        D. common

12.A. old            B. broken      C. traditional      D. modern

13.A. proudly       B. madly       C. curiously        D. nervously

14.A. for             B. with       C. at       D. upon

15.A. spends        B. pays        C. makes        D. affords

16.A. Possibly  B. Actually     C. Certainly        D. Fortunately

17.A. joys      B. nuts            C. books            D. bananas

18.A asked       B. imagined       C. reminded      D. realized

19.A. when      B. as if            C. even if          D. after

20.A. send      B. provide      C. sell         D. give

 

Answer 1

【答案】

1.C

【解析】母亲让她出去散散心，买点水果回来，因此她很高兴。Delighted 在句中做状语，说明“我”当时的心理。

【考点】分词的辨析

2.A

【解析】小男孩看到我开着汽车（上文已交待）过来，猜想我一定富有或许会买很多水果。所以急于卖给我水果。

【考点】在上下文中名词的运用

3.C

【解析】见上题。

【考点】形容词短语辨析

4.B

【解析】看到他卖的black-stripped bananas,因此我出价（讨价还价）最多200奈拉。

【考点】动词短语辨析

5.C

【解析】从下文可知小男孩同意了我的出价。

【考点】动词辨析

6.A

【解析】我给了他500奈拉的钞票，可是他没有零钱（change）找。

【考点】名词词义辨析

7.D

【解析】小孩对我很感激（grateful）,因为我告诉他别担心。

【考点】形容词辨析

8.B

【解析】run into 偶遇。run after 追赶；run over 从上面碾过；

【考点】动词短语辨析

9.B

【解析】由下文but it was hard to find pleasure可知。

【考点】动词词义辨析

10.A

【解析】由上文（第一段）I had been there before my mother became a minister. 可知。

【考点】名词词义辨析

11.D

【解析】由文意知像小男孩这样应该上学读书而没钱上学的孩子很多。

【考点】形容词辨析

12.B

【解析】从小男孩的答语中可知。朗文词典中也有这样的解释：if you speak in broken English, French etc, you speak slowly and make a lot of mistakes because you only know a little of the language

【考点】形容词辨析

13.D

【解析】从下文可以看出小男孩并不是贪婪的，而是有很强自尊心的人，因此他环顾四周生怕别人看到他无故接受别人的施舍。

【考点】副词词义辨析

14.A

【解析】for介词，表示动作的对象：他伸手去拿……。

【考点】介词的用法

15.C

【解析】make money 赚钱，挣钱。

【考点】动词和名词的搭配

16.A

【解析】从下文：but this happens everywhere in the world.可知那位保安的话可能是对的。

【考点】副词的运用

17.C

【解析】由上文可知我给他钱是想让他买书。

【考点】名词的选择

18.D

【解析】作者从几次与小孩的交往认识到小男孩此时不说话可能是缺钱。

【考点】动词的辨析

19.B

【解析】从前面的fiercely可知作者想错了，并且好像还使小男孩的自尊受到伤害。

【考点】连词的用法

20.D

【解析】小男孩这次是来偿还她的善意的资助的。

【考点】动词的辨析

【备考建议】完形填空是分值较大的一道题，在试卷中有着举足轻重的作用，解题关键是理解文章的大意，理解作者的写作目的和文章的思想意义，要善于从语篇中寻找答案，不能就题解题，上下文是解题的依据。