题目内容
20.I have always been an independent person,but I have come to know that being independent does not mean refusing help.I may still be (41)D with asking for help,but I try to accept.Furthermore,I will even(42)A help and when my kindness are refused,I am(43)D willing to walk away.And all these changes came from a disaster on an island.Sometimes a person's independence is a (44)B of pride,daring,stubbornness and luck.I used to be too(45)C since I was little.I was once a traveler who never asked for (46)C,choosing instead to struggle with maps and signs until I found my way.
Then one day on the island of Koh Phangan,in Thailand,everything(47)A.I was swimming in the ocean with Sean,my fiancé,when he was(48)D by a box jellyfish(箱形水母).He (49)B within three minutes,25years old.Yet when onlookers and travelers asked if I wanted (50)A,stubborn pride and force of habit (51)B me accepting.But two young Israeli women stayed.(52)A my protest,they were with me even when the police tried to cover up the (53)B of Sean's death.It was listed as drunk drowning to avoid hurting the(54)D industry.The Israeli women (55)C have walked away.(56)C,without even telling me,they (57)A their schedule rather than leave me behind.
(58)B I didn't realize it at the time,I now believe I would not have(59)C the disaster without these great women.Actually,the person who needs help the most is usually the last person to ask for it.I have learned(60)D is better than refusing because it not only helps you walk out of trouble,but also helps you know the real meaning of life.
41.A.competing | B.dealing | C.confused | D.struggling |
42.A.offer | B.accept | C.seek | D.desire |
43.A.occasionally | B.frequently | C.usually | D.seldom |
44.A.range | B.mix | C.way | D.symbol |
45.A.creative | B.brave | C.independent | D.adventurous |
46.A.money | B.equipment | C.directions | D.suggestions |
47.A.changed | B.messed | C.happened | D.disappeared |
48.A.impressed | B.caught | C.followed | D.attacked |
49.A.sunk | B.died | C.failed | D.recovered |
50.A.company | B.advice | C.comfort | D.evidence |
51.A.kept | B.prevented | C.denied | D.suggested |
52.A.In spite of | B.In case of | C.In terms of | D.As a result of |
53.A.proof | B.cause | C.fact | D.news |
54.A.medicine | B.entertainment | C.fishing | D.tourism |
55.A.must | B.need | C.could | D.should |
56.A.Therefore | B.Otherwise | C.Instead | D.Besides |
57.A.delayed | B.made | C.considered | D.threw |
58.A.When | B.While | C.Because | D.If |
59.A.avoided | B.experienced | C.survived | D.suffered |
60.A.refusing | B.begging | C.giving | D.accepting |
分析 独立并不意味着要拒绝帮助,接受帮助比拒绝帮助要好,这是作者通过自己的亲身经历领悟到的道理.
解答 41-60 DADBC/CADBA/BABDC/CABCD
41.D 考查动词:struggling努力,dealing解决,confused使困惑,satisfied使…满意,struggle with 表示"与 …作斗争",根据上下文可知作者还在与是否要寻求帮助作斗争. 选D.
42.A 考查动词:offer提供,accept接受,seek寻求,desire渴望,根据下文的"when my offers"可知,作者甚至会给别人提供帮助. 答案选A.
43.D 考查副词:occasionally偶然地,frequently经常地,usually通常地,seldom很少,当作者给别人提供帮助而被拒绝时,她很少会心甘情愿地走开.这与下文作者拒绝别人的帮助时,对方还是留下来陪她的经历有关.答案选D
44.B 考查名词:range"一系列"; symbol"象征"; way"方式"; mix"混合,结合".有时一个人的独立是骄傲、勇敢、顽强和运气的结合.答案选B.
45.C 考查形容词:.adventurous冒险的,brave勇敢的,independent独立的,creative有创造力的,根据文章第一句以及下文的内容可知,作者是一个非常独立的人. 答案选C.
46.C 考查名词:money钱,equipment"装备"; direction"方向"; suggestion"建议".根据 6 空后面的"choosing instead to struggle with maps and sings until I found my way"可知,作者曾经旅行时从不问路.答案选C.
4 7.A 考查动词:happened发生,messed混乱,changed改变,disappeared 消失,根据第一段的最后一句可知,此处表 示"一切都变了",故选A.
48.D 考查动词:attacked袭击,caught抓住,followed跟随,impressed使…印象深刻,下文提到作者的未婚夫死了,此处应指他受到箱型水母的攻击.attack"攻击".答案选D.
49.B 考查动词:sunk下沉,died死亡,failed失败,recovered恢复,根据"25 years old"及 13 空后面的"Sean‘s death"可知,此处指 Sean 三分钟之内就死了,故选 B.
50.A 考查名词:company陪伴,advice建议,comfort安慰,evidence 证据,由上文可知,作者正遭受着未婚夫突然去世的打击,再结合 11 空后面的 7"two young Israeli women stayed"可知,周围的人在问作者是否需要陪伴. company"陪伴". 答案 A.
51.B 考查动词:kept持续,prevented阻止,denied否认,suggested建议,作者固执的骄傲和习惯的力量阻止她接受别人提供的帮助. prevent"阻止".答案选B.
52.A 考查词组:in spite of"尽管";in case of"以防万一"; in terms of"就….而言";as a result of"由于,因为",尽管作者反对,她们还是留下来陪作者.答案选A.
53.B 考查名词:proof证据,news消息,fact事实,cause原因,根据下一句中的"It was listed as drunk drownning"可知,警方尽力地掩盖 Sean 死亡的原因. cause"原因". 答案选B.
54.D 考查名词:medicine药,entertainment娱乐,fishing钓鱼,tourism旅游业,Sean 因受水母攻击而死亡,警方掩盖其死因是为了避免影响到当地的旅游业. 答案选D
55.C 考查情态动词的完成式:could have done 表示"本来能做,而实际上未做",此处指那两位以色列女士本来能够走开的,但她们还是留下来陪作者. 答案选C56.C 考查副词:Therefore 因此,Otherwise否则,Instead相反的,Besides此外,她们反而宁可延误自己的日程安排,也不扔下作者不管. instead"反而,却". 答案选C.
57.A 考查动词:delayed拖延,made制作,considered认为,threw扔,她们宁可延误自己的日程安排,也不扔下作者不管.答案选A.
58.B 考查连词:When当…时候,While当…时候,虽然,然而,Because因为,If如果,while 表示"尽管".尽管作者当时没有意识到这一点,但现在她相信,如果没有这两位好心的女士,她不会从这场灾难中幸存. 答案是B
59.C 考查动词:survived幸存,存活 experienced经历,avoided避免,suffered 遭受,她不会从这场灾难中幸存. 答案选A
60.D 考查动词:refusing拒绝,accepting接受,giving给,begging乞求,根据下文的"because it not only…of life"并结合全文可知,此处表示"接受帮助比拒绝帮助好".答案选D
点评 非等距离挖空的命题方式是完形填空的最大特色.短文首句不挖空,以便为考生理解全文留下足够信息,命题者根据考查目的进行挖空,造成信息链中断,这就要求考生依据上下文的文意捕捉到空白处的缺词.从近几年高考完形填空题看,纯语法知识几乎不考,主要考查考生灵活运用所学词汇的能力,尤其是以考查实词或信息词为主,着重考查考生对文章的内在逻辑和整体把握能力.因此,把握句间和段落之间的内在逻辑关系,通过上下文暗示,对篇章、段落或句意的整体把握;再则,干扰项的设置与语法结构无甚关系,重在文意干扰.因此,把握文意和具体语境,通过对词义的辨析,是解完形填空的最好手段.
I was nine years old when she entered our home in rural Virginia.My father(11)Cme to her with these words:"I would like you to meet the fellow who is(12)Bfor being the worst boy in this county and will probably start throwing rocks at you no (13)Athan tomorrow morning."
My stepmother walked over to me,(14)Dmy head slightly upward,and looked me right in the eye.Then she looked at my father and replied,"You are (15)B.This is not the worst boy at all,(16)Bthe smartest one who hasn't yet found an outlet(释放的途径)for his enthusiasm."
That statement began a(n) (17)Cbetween us.No one had ever called me smart,My family and neighbors had built me up in my (18)Das a bad boy.My stepmother changed all that.
She changed many things.She (19)Cmy father to go to a dental school,from which he graduated with honors.She moved our family into the county seat,where my father's career could be more (20)Band my brother and I could be better(21)D.
When I turned fourteen,she bought me a secondhand(22)Aand told me that she believed that I could become a writer.I knew her enthusiasm,I(23)Bit and I saw it had already improved our lives.I accepted her(24)Band began to write for local newspapers.I was doing the same kind of(25)Cthat great day I went to interview Andrew Carnegie and received the task which became my life's work later.I wasn't the (26)Dbeneficiary (受益者).My father became the(27)Cman in town.My brother and stepbrothers became a physician,a dentist,a lawyer,and a college president.
What power(28)Bhas!When that power is released to support the certainty of one's purpose and is(29)Astrengthened by faith,it becomes an irresistible(不可抗拒的)force which poverty and temporary defeat can never (30)C.
You can communicate that power to anyone who needs it.This is probably the greatest work you can do with your enthusiasm.
11.A.rushed | B.sent | C.introduced | D.carried |
12.A.encouraged | B.well-known | C.mistaken | D.rewarded |
13.A.later | B.sooner | C.longer | D.earlier |
14.A.dragged | B.shook | C.bent | D.raised |
15.A.right | B.wrong | C.perfect | D.impolite |
16.A.so | B.but | C.and | D.or |
17.A.gap | B.agreement | C.friendship | D.relationship |
18.A.expectation | B.opinion | C.image | D.mind |
19.A.begged | B.ordered | C.persuaded | D.invited |
20.A.meaningful | B.successful | C.helpful | D.useful |
21.A.treated | B.entertained | C.respected | D.educated |
22.A.typewriter | B.radio | C.bicycle | D.camera |
23.A.considered | B.appreciated | C.ignored | D.doubted |
24.A.request | B.belief | C.optimism | D.description |
25.A.teaching | B.studying | C.writing | D.reading |
26.A.next | B.same | C.real | D.only |
27.A.cleverest | B.strongest | C.wealthiest | D.healthiest |
28.A.confidence | B.enthusiasm | C.sympathy | D.fortune |
29.A.constantly | B.definitely | C.happily | D.traditionally |
30.A.win | B.reach | C.match | D.count. |