题目内容

15．Embroidering（刺绣）
When I was a little boy living in New York，my mother used to embroider a great deal．I would sit at her knee and look up from the （36）A and ask what she was doing．She（37）D me that she was embroidering．I told her that it looked like a mess from where I was．As from the underside I watched her work within the （38）Bof the little round hoop（铁环） that she held in her hand，I complained to her that it sure looked（39）Afrom where I sat．
She would smile at me，look down and（40）Csay，"My son，you go about your （41）Bfor a while，and when I am finished with my embroidering，I will put you on my （42）Cand let you see it from my side．"
I would wonder why she was using some dark threads along with the （43）Cones and why they seemed so jumbled（混乱的）from my（44）D．A few minutes would pass and then I would hear Mother's voice say，"Son，come and sit on my knee．"This I did only to be  surprised and （45）Bto see a beautiful flower or a sunset．I could not （46）A it，because from underneath it looked so messy．
Then mother would （47）Cto me，"My son，from underneath it did look messy and jumbled，but you did not realize that there was a （48）Aplan on the top．It was a （49）D．I was only following it．Now look at it from my side （50）Byou will see what I was doing．"
Many （51）Athrough the years，I have（52）Dup to my Heavenly Father and said，"Father，what are You doing"？He （53）B，"I am embroidering your （54）C．"I say，"But it looks like a mess to me．It seems so jumbled．The threads seem so dark．Why can't they all be bright？"The Father seems to tell me，"'My child，you go about your business of doing My business，and one day I will bring you to （55）D and put you on my knee and you will see the plan from My side．"

36．A．floorB．cornerC．ceilingD．step
37．A．demandedB．blamedC．persuadedD．informed
38．A．decorateB．boundariesC．pictureD．surface
39．A．messyB．dirtyC．shabbyD．tight
40．A．smartlyB．cautiouslyC．gentlyD．precisely
41．A．complainingB．playingC．embroideringD．imagining
42．A．backB．chairC．kneeD．table
43．A．whiteB．blackC．brightD．shining
44．A．eyesB．opinionC．heartD．view
45．A．hopefulB．thrilledC．expectingD．enthusiastic
46．A．believeB．considerC．seeD．touch
47．A．talkB．mentionC．sayD．whisper
48．A．pre-drawnB．previewedC．preservedD．produced
49．A．directionB．lineC．diagramD．design
50．A．orB．andC．untilD．unless
51．A．timesB．daysC．seasonsD．chances
52．A．climbedB．jumpedC．shoutedD．looked
53．A．requiredB．answeredC．instructedD．concluded
54．A．decisionB．fortuneC．lifeD．business
55．A．homeB．motherC．AmericaD．Heaven．

分析 文中作者讲述了自己小时候看母亲刺绣的事情，刺绣时绣品的正面泾渭分明，图案精美，而反面则丝线交错，杂乱无章．所以在生活中也是这样，当你感到人生迷茫世事纷乱的时候，其实你只是看到事情的反面而已．

解答 36-40ADBAC  41-45 BCCDB  46-50 ACADB   51-55 ADBCD
36．A 考查名词辨析和上下文串联．A地板；B 角落；C 天花板；D 台阶．根据上文的look up和下文As from the underside I watched her work可知孩子应该是在低处看母亲刺绣，所以应是从地板向上看．故选A．
37．D 考查动词辨析．A 要求；B责备；C 劝说；D 通知，告知．that she was embroidering．是母亲说话的内容，所以此处用inform，句意：母亲告诉我她在刺绣．故选D．
38．B 考查名词辨析．A 装饰；B 边界，分界线；C图片；D表面．根据常识可知刺绣时候应该在铁箍或者竹子做的绷子以内刺绣，故选B．
39．A 考查形容词辨析和上下文串联．A 混乱的；B 肮的；C 破旧的；D 紧的．根据下文why they seemed so jumbled（混乱的）可知在刺绣的背面线是杂乱的，故选A．
40．C  考查副词辨析．A机智灵敏地；B小心谨慎地； C温柔地；D 精确地，准确地．根据情理可知母亲在回答孩子问题时，说话应该是柔声细语的．故选C．
41．B 考查动词辨析和上下文串联．A 抱怨；B 玩耍；C 刺绣；D 想象．根据下文when I am finished with my embroidering，I will put you on可知母亲在刺绣，按情理应该是让孩子去玩一会，回头再让孩子来看．故选B．
42．C 考查名词辨析和上下文串联．A 后背；B 椅子；C 膝盖；D 桌子．根据下文母亲喊Son，come and sit on my knee．"由此可知母亲让孩子坐到膝盖上，故选C．
43．C 考查形容词辨析和上下文串联．A 白色的；B 黑色的；C 鲜艳的；D 闪光的．根据文章最后作者问上帝的话The threads seem so dark．Why can't theyall be bright？可知刺绣时候有黑线，当然也有鲜艳的丝线．故选C．
44．D 考查名词辨析和上下文串联．A 眼睛；B 观点；C 心脏；D 视觉，视线．根据上下文可知是从小孩子站的角度和视线来看，刺绣背面杂乱的状态．故选D．
45．B考查形容词辨析．A 有希望的；B 激动，震颤的；C 令人期望的；D 热情的．作者此时坐在母亲膝盖上看到得是刺绣的正面，正面和反面截然不同，所以孩子感到惊讶．和surprised同类的词是"感到震惊的"，故选B．
46．A 考查动词辨析和上下文串联．A 相信；B 考虑；C 看到；D 触摸．根据上文可知孩子从低处看到的和坐在母亲膝盖上看到的完全不同，所以作者震惊地不敢相信眼前的情景，故选A．
47．C 考查动词辨析和上下文串联．A谈话；B 提及；C 说；D 低语．根据下文的"My son，from underneath it did lookmessy and jumble可知此处是母亲在和孩子说话，故选C．
48．A 考查动词辨析．A 提前画的；B 预演，试映；C 储藏，保存；D 生产．从常识可知刺绣时要提前把花样画到布上，故选A．
49．D 考查名词辨析．A 方向；B 线条；C 图表；D 花样．刺绣时按照画的图案都称为花样，句意：那就是图案花样．故选D．
50．B 考查连词辨析．A 或者；B 并且；C 直到；D 除非．Look at it from my side 和 you will see what I was doing是两个并列句，前后表示顺承关系．句意：从我这边看，你就能看到我所做的了．故选B．
51．A 考查名词辨析．A 次数；B 天，日子；C 季节；D 机会．根据语境可知每当作者迷茫无措时，他都会想起母亲的刺绣，所以此处应该是多次．句意：这么多年来，很多次我都抬头仰望上帝．故选A．
52．D 考查动词辨析．A 爬；B跳；C 喊，嚷；D 看．因为是和上帝对话，所以应该是仰视在天堂的Heavenly Father，look up to 仰视，尊敬；故选D．
53．B 考查动词辨析和上下文串联．A 要求；B 回答；C 指示，命令；D 得出结论．根据前句Father，what are You doing？"可知是作者发问，所以推测后面上帝回答道．故选B．
54．C 考查名词辨析和上下文串联．A决定；B 机会，财富；C 生活；D 生意．根据下文内容可知此处是指作者生活中感到混乱，茫然的时候，而且life 词意更广，故选C．
55．D 考查名词辨析．A 家；B 母亲；C 美国；D 天堂．因为作者是在寻问上帝，所以应该是去天堂，故选D．

点评 完形填空答题前一定要读懂全文，弄清文章要表达的思想，注意前后段落之间的关系．答题中，一定要认真分析，注意选项与上下文的关系，与前后单词的关系．对于一时没有太大的把握的题可以放到最后再来完成，因为有时答案可以从下文内容体现出来．答完后再通读一篇文章，看看所选选项能不能是语句通顺，语意连贯．

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A．In the American family，children and parents are equal．
B．It can reflect the traditional values and customs of a nation．
C．When it comes to big problems，children do not have to always follow their parents'ways．
D．After children leave home，they often find social relationship and financial support outside the family．
E．Although Americans pay much attention to independence and equality，they don't believe in making sacrifice．
F．Sometimes children do precisely the opposite of what their parents wish in order to declare their independence．
G．Many of them are expected to leave what could be life's most important decision-marriage almost entirely up to luck．
4．Today is National Bike-to-Work Day．And on New York City's jammed streets，people are cycling on hundreds of miles of new bike lanes．But New York's widespread efforts to make streets safer for bikes have also left some locals complaining about the loss of parking spots and lanes for cars．
When the weather is good，Aaron Naparstek likes to pedal（用踏板踩）his two young kids to school on a special Dutch-made bicycle．Naparstek supports the new lane．
Aaron：The bike lane on Prospect Park West is really introducing a lot of new people to the idea that it's possible to use a bike in New York City for transportation or to travel around．This is what 21st century New York City looks like．
Prospect Park West is still a one-way road，but where it used to have three lanes of car traffic，now it has two，plus a protected bike lane．Supporters say that makes the road safer for everyone，including pedestrians，by slowing down cars and taking bikes off the sidewalk．But some longtime residents disagree．Lois Carswell is president of a group called Seniors for Safety．She says the two-way bike lane is dangerous to older residents who are used to one-way traffic．
Lois：We wanted a lane-the right kind of lane that would keep everybody safe，that would keep the bikers safe．But we want it to be done the right way．And it has not been done the right way．
Craig Palmer builds bars and restaurants in Manhattan．I was interviewing him for a different story when he brought up the bike lanes all on his own．
Craig：I think the biggest problem is that Bloomberg put all these bike lanes in．You took what used to be a full street and you're shrinking it．
Then there are the Hasidic Jews in Williamsburg，Brooklyn，who forced the city to remove a bike lane through their neighborhood．But polls show that the majority of New Yorkers support bike lanes by a margin of 56% to 39%．Bicycle advocate Caroline Samponaro of Transportation Alternatives calls that  a mandate．
Caroline：If this was an election，we would have already had our victory．The public has spoken and they keep speaking．And I think，more importantly，the public is starting to vote with their pedals．

72．What does Aaron mean by saying"This is what 21st century New York City looks like．"？C
A．There are hundreds of miles of new bike lanes in 21st century New York City．
B．Drivers slow down their cars and bikes are taken off the sidewalk in New York．
C．Bikes are used as a means of transport in 21st century New York City．
D．It's possible to make the streets safe for pedestrians in New York．
73．According to the passage，which of the following CANNOT support the opponents of these new bike lanes？C
A．Drivers lose parking spots and lanes for cars．
B．The two-way bike lane is dangerous to older residents．
C．We took what used to be a full street so the road is broader than before．
D．The removal of one bike lane through a neighbourhood in Brooklyn was not supported by the majority of New Yorkers．
74．"A mandate"in Paragraph 8was referred to a demand or command fromB．
A．the authority  B．the public  C．the supporters  D．the government
75．What of the following might be the best title of the passage？C
A．Ride on National Bike-to-Work Day
B．A New Bike Lane Appears in New York
C．A Bike Lane Divides New Yorkers
D．Who Wins an Election．
5．It was a winter morning，just a couple of weeks before Christmas．While most people were warming up their cars，Trevor，my husband，had to get up early to ride his bike four kilometers away from home to work．On arrival，he parked his bike outside the back door as he usually does．After putting in 10hours of labor，he returned to find his bike gone．
The bike，a black Kona 18speed，was our only transport．Trevor used it to get to work，putting in 60-hour weeks to support his young family．And the bike was also used to get groceries（食品杂货），saving us from having to walk long distances from where we live．
I was so sad that someone would steal our bike that I wrote to the newspaper and told them our story．Shortly after that，several people in our area offered to help．One wonderful stranger even bought a bike，and then called my husband to pick it up．Once again my husband had a way to get to and from his job．It really is an honor that a complete stranger would go out of their way for someone they have never met before．
People say that a smile can be passed from one person to another，but acts of kindness from strangers are even more so．This experience has had a spreading effect on our lives because it strengthened our faith in humanity．And it has influenced us to be more mindful of ways we，too，can share with others．No matter how big or how small，an act of kindness shows that someone cares．And the results can be everlasting．

56．Why was the bike so important to the couple？C
A．The man's job was bike racing．
B．It was their only possession．
C．They used it for work and daily life．
D．It was a nice Kona 18speed．
57．We can infer from the text thatD．
A．the couple worked 60hours a week．
B．people were busy before Christmas
C．the stranger brought over the bike
D．life was hard for the young family．
58．How did people get to know the couple's problem？B
A．From radio broadcasts．    B．From a newspaper．
C．From TV news．             D．From a stranger．
59．What do the couple learn from their experience？D
A．Strangers are usually of little help．
B．One should take care of their bike．
C．News reports make people famous．
D．An act of kindness can mean a lot．

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