题目内容
14.My sister and I grew up in a little village in England.Our father was a struggling(41)C,but I always knew he was(42)A.He never criticized us,but used(43)Bto bring out our best.He'd say,"If you pour water on flowers,they flourish.If you don't give them water,they die."I (44)Cas a child I said something (45)Babout somebody,and my father said,"(46)Btime you say something unpleasant about somebody else,it's a reflection of you."He explained that if I looked for the best(47)Apeople,I would get the best(48)B.From then on I've always tried to(49)Dthe principle in my life and later in running my company.Dad's also always been very(50)D.At 15,I started a magazine.It was(51)Aa great deal of my time,and the headmaster of my school gave me a(52)B:stay in school or leave to work on my magazine.
I decided to leave,and Dad tried to sway (影响)me from my decision,(53)Dany good father would.When he realized I had made up my mind,he said,"Richard,when I was 23,my dad(54)Dme to go into law.And I've(55)Aregretted it.I wanted to be abiologist,(56)BI didn't stick to my(57)D.You know what you want.Go realize it."
As(58)Dturned out,my little publication(出版) went on to become Student,a national(59)Afor young people in the U.K.My wife and I have two children,and I'd like to think we are bringing them up in the same way Dad(60)Cme.
41.A.biologist | B.manager | C.lawyer | D.gardener |
42.A.special | B.honest | C.strict | D.learned |
43.A.courage | B.praise | C.power | D.warmth |
44.A.think | B.imagine | C.remember | D.guess |
45.A.unnecessary | B.unkind | C.unimportant | D.unusual |
46.A.another | B.any | C.some | D.other |
47.A.in | B.on | C.at | D.about |
48.A.in case | B.in return | C.by chance | D.by turns |
49.A.revise | B.set | C.review | D.follow |
50.A.demanding | B.experienced | C.serious | D.understanding |
51.A.taking up | B.making up | C.picking up | D.keeping up |
52.A.suggestion | B.choice | C.notice | D.decision |
53.A.and | B.as if | C.even if | D.as |
54.A.helped | B.allowed | C.suggested | D.persuaded |
55.A.always | B.never | C.seldom | D.almost |
56.A.rather | B.but | C.for | D.therefore |
57.A.promise | B.task | C.belief | D.dream |
58.A.this | B.he | C.that | D.it |
59.A.magazine | B.newspaper | C.program | D.project |
60.A.controlled | B.comforted | C.raised | D.reminded |
分析 本文讲述了作者的父亲非常理解自己,总是通过赞扬的方式来鼓舞我,同时也一直很支持我的选择,结果证明我父亲是做的非常正确的,我也做了我想做的事情,获得了自己的成就.
解答 41---45 CABCB 46-50 BABDD 51-55 ABDDA 56-60 BDDAC
41.C联系下文题.A.biologist生物学家;B.manager经理;C.lawyer律师;D.gardener园丁.后文讲到go into law.可知我们的父亲是一个律师.故选C.
42.A形容词辨析题.A.special特别的;B.honest诚实的;C.strict严格的;D.learned博学的.从后文的观点看,结合句意:但是我知道他是特别的,故选A.
43.B语境辨析题.A.courage鼓励;B.praise赞扬,赏识;C.power激励;D.warmth温暖.根据前文讲到的批评,之后语义转折,再结合句意:但是用赏识来让我们变的最好.故选B.
44.C动词辨析题.空格处语意为:我记得(remember)当我是个小孩子的时候.故选C
45.B形容词辨析题.A.unnecessary不必要的;B.unkind不友好的;C.unimportant不重要的;D.unusual不寻常的,根据后文unpleasant(使人不愉快的)可知此处填B.故选B.
46.B短语辨析题. another time"另一次"; some time"一段时间";any time"任何时候",other time"其余时间".这4个短语,只有any time可引导时间状语从句.本题考查time短语的用法.句意:任何时候你向别人说一些不好的话,同时也会对自己有一种不好反射作用,故选B.
47.A介词辨析题.in表示"一个人如何看待另一个人".如:You've got a very good friend in Pat.你有个好朋友帕特.本题考查介词的用法.空格处语意为:如果我在人们之间寻找优点,故选A.
48.B固定短语题.A.in case以防万一;B.in return作为回报;C.by chance偶然;D.by turns轮流.句意"如果你在人们之间寻找优点,你也会得以回报.故选B.
49.D固定搭配题.A.revise修正;B.set设置;C.review回顾;D.follow遵循;follow the principle"遵循这一准则".本题考查固定搭配.句意:从那以后,我一直在人生中遵循这个原则,故选D.
50.D形容词辨析题.A.demanding苛求的;B.experienced有经验的;C.serious严重的,严肃的;D.understanding理解的.根据下文,作者谈到自己辍学搞杂志创作,父亲没有反对,而是鼓励他按自己的愿望去做,因此父亲是善解人意的.故选D.
51.A动词短语辨析.take up"占据",make up"构成";pick up"拾起,捡起";keep up"保持".根据题意;写杂志占去很多时间,因此A项正确.本题考查短语动词的用法,一定要牢记短语的意义及用法.故选A.
52.B名词辨析题.A.suggestion建议;B.choice选择;C.notice通知;D.decision决定.根据下文stay in school or leave to work on my magazine判断,老师给了两个选择,是呆在学校还是离开学校去工作,故选B.
53.D连词辨析题.A.and并且;B.as if好像;C.even if即使;D.as正如.and"并且";as引导方式状语从句,"像…一样";even if引导让步状语从句"即使";as if引导让步状语从句,"好像".据题意:像任何一个好父亲一样,爸爸设法劝我改变决定.故选D.
54.D动词辨析题.A.helped帮助;B.allowed允许;C.suggested建议;D.persuaded劝说.help sb.(to) do sth."帮助某人做某事";allow sb.to do sth."允许某人做某事";persuade sb.to do sth."说服某人做某事";suggest doing sth."建议做某事".根据上文可知,父亲想做生物学家,而最终是做了律师,很显然是被爷爷说服了.句意:当我23岁时我的父亲劝说我去学法律,故选D.
55.A副词辨析题.当时爷爷要我父亲从事法律,而父亲自己想当生物学家.尽管父亲听了爷爷的话,做了律师,但是父亲一辈子总是(always)后悔.故选A.
56.B语境辨析题.根据前后意思,处表转折.句意:但是我没有去追求我的梦想,故选B.
57.D名词辨析题.空格处语意为:自己想做生物学家,而被自己的父亲说服了做了律师,因此自己没有去追求自己的梦想.A.promise答应;B.task任务;C.belief信念;D.dream梦想.故选D
58.D固定搭配题.it turned out…"结果是…",为固定结构.故选D.
59.A联系上文题.前文讲到leave to work on my magazine.故此处选杂志,故选A.
60.C动词辨析题.A.controlled控制;B.comforted安慰;C.raised抚养;D.reminded使想起.句意:我想我将用我父亲抚养我的方式把他们带大,故选C.
点评 文章围绕作者的父亲对自己教育来展开讲述.解答此类文章需要对文章花两分钟过的时间进行浏览,把握作者写作的大意,同时将自己设身处地的融入情节中,对于第一遍做不出的题目不要急于作答,将后续题目答完后再仔细作答.
Many people leave it and(44)B it as just bad luck-but not everyone.Some people(45)A
huge limitations still manage to achieve excellent things.They rise above their weaknesses and do not allow them to(46)Dtheir possibilities.
I (47)C a school prize-giving ceremony not so long ago and the guest speaker was Bill Becroft,who had a severe stutter(口吃) as a child.Instead of (48)Bthis to limit him,he chose to work hard to(49)D it.He is now the Principal Youth Judge for New Zealand.Not only did he become(50)D,but he did so in a profession where he had to speak in front of others(51)B-where his weakness is easy for all to see.If he had not worked on his(52)C
ability,it would have been very limiting to his life and career prospects.
Lots of people face far more significant(53)Athan you do.They may be missing limbs
or are (54)Ainto extreme poverty.But no matter what the limitation,you will(55)Cfind people who have overcome it.
At 19 months old,Helen Keller became (56)Band lost her sight and hearing before she'd learned to speak.She went (57)Cto become a world famous author and(58)D,and an advocate of many social causes.
Mark Inglis lost both of his legs below the knees in a mountain-climbing(59)C,but has since climbed Mt.Everest.No one would have predicted these(60)A.
41.A.shortcoming | B.strengths | C.mistakes | D.benefit |
42.A.determine | B.like | C.want | D.struggle |
43.A.relationships | B.friendship | C.families | D.poverty |
44.A.receive | B.accept | C.take | D.ignore |
45.A.facing | B.meeting | C.having | D.remaining |
46.A.realize | B.encourage | C.enlarge | D.limit |
47.A.joined | B.took | C.attended | D.presented |
48.A.receiving | B.allowing | C.gaining | D.refusing |
49.A.beat | B.change | C.hit | D.overcome |
50.A.dull | B.tired | C.bored | D.successful |
51.A.frequently | B.regularly | C.frankly | D.actively |
52.A.performing | B.dancing | C.speaking | D.running |
53.A.limitation | B.difficulty | C.failure | D.strength |
54.A.born | B.suffering | C.looking | D.worn |
55.A.never | B.hardly | C.always | D.often |
56.A.strong | B.ill | C.weak | D.dead |
57.A.along | B.around | C.on | D.out |
58.A.announcer | B.professor | C.teacher | D.speaker |
59.A.incident | B.event | C.accident | D.matter |
60.A.success | B.result | C.failure | D.reason |
Then it hit him-the scene was similar to the slides he was shown during Disaster Management classes.
(35)Can approaching disaster,Wasana swung into action."Run,run,don't stay here!The rocks on the hill are going to fall on us!"he(36)Band all the students ran to the open area.Then Wasana ran over to(37)CPrincipal Nihal Gurauinghe what was happening.
After (38)Athe hill,Gurauinghe knew the school was in trouble.He and some teachers(39)Bto stop the waterflow,but they were too(40)A:huge rocks fell down the hill with sand and mud,and the entire school was destroyed.
When Wasana(41)Dhome later that day,his white uniform covered in mud,he got the(42)Bfrom his mother.He tried to explain that he had(43)Ctwo hundred schoolmates(44)Dshe didn't believe him.
His mother(45)Drealized he was telling the truth when she saw a TV report about the(46)B.Filled with pride,she hugged Wasana and said that he was indeed a(47)C.
No one was hurt in the incident because of Wasana's(48)Caction and careful observation.
"Wasana's action(49)Aus that sometimes we cannot wait until something happens before we take action.It(50)Abe too late by then,"Gurauinghe said.
31.A.inside | B.behind | C.outside | D.over |
32.A.sun | B.rain | C.snow | D.fog |
33 A.pointed at | B.decided on | C.kept on | D.stared at |
34.A.familiar | B.special | C.fresh | D.random |
35.A.Banning | B.Imagining | C.Predicting | D.Hearing |
36.A.explained | B.shouted | C.concluded | D.whispered |
37.A.ask | B.promise | C.tell | D.persuade |
38.A.inspecting | B.describing | C.measuring | D.assessing |
39.A.chose | B.tried | C.helped | D.agreed |
40.A.late | B.mild | C.blank | D.anxious |
41.A.missed | B.left | C.moved | D.returned |
42.A.reward | B.blame | C.effect | D.faith |
43.A.cured | B.fought | C.saved | D.guided |
44.A.so | B.or | C.for | D.but |
45.A.naturally | B.necessarily | C.completely | D.finally |
46.A.adventure | B.disaster | C.failure | D.experience |
47.A.loser | B.fool | C.hero | D.star |
48.A.quiet | B.tough | C.quick | D.safe |
49.A.taught | B.interested | C.warned | D.confused |
50.A.might | B.has to | C.must | D.ought to |
With growing (38)B I noticed that their sizes of each family member closely (39)C ours.This would be a good opportunity to (40)Cmy children,so I explained their difficult (41)A to my seven-year-old twins and three-year-old Meghan.
"We have so much,but these poor people now have nothing,"I said,"we'll (42)A what we have with them."
I brought three large boxes and placed them on the living room floor.Meghan watched seriously (43)C the boys and I filled one box with canned food.
While I (44)Dour clothes,I encouraged the boys to go through their toys and (45)D some of their less favorite things.Meghan watched(46)B as the boys piled up useless toys in the box.
"I'll help you find something for the little girl,"I said to her.
The boys placed the toys they had (47)A to donate into one of the boxes while I filled the third box with clothes.Meghan walked up with Lucy,her worn,faded,much-loved doll (48)Ctightly to her chest.She (49)D in front of the box,pressed her little face into Lucy's face,gave her a (50)A kiss,then,laid her gently on top of the other toys.
"Oh,honey,"I said."You (51)D to give away Lucy.You love her so much."
Meghan nodded,eyes shining with tears."Lucy makes me happy,Mommy.(52)B she'll make that little girl happy,too."
I stared at Meghan for a long moment,(53)A how I could teach the boys the lesson she had just taught me.
It's easy to give what we don't want any more,but (54)C to give things we cherish to others,isn't it?(55)B,the true spirit of giving is to give with your heart.
36.A.up | B.down | C.off | D.round |
37.A.confusion | B.smile | C.anger | D.joy |
38.A.happiness | B.interest | C.puzzle. | D.friendship |
39.A.equaled | B.suited | C.matched | D.compared |
40.A.help | B.complain | C.teach | D.change |
41.A.situation | B.experience | C.process | D.problem |
42.A.share | B.give | C.spare | D.send |
43.A.since | B.because | C.as | D.though |
44.A.broke through | B.came through | C.got through | D.sorted through |
45.A.leave | B.keep | C.sell | D.donate |
46.A.anxiously | B.quietly | C.hopefully | D.depressingly |
47.A.chosen | B.separated | C.claimed | D.bought |
48.A.tied | B.caught | C.hugged | D.grasped |
49.A.regretted | B.settled | C.cried | D.paused |
50.A.final | B.precious | C.lovely | D.hearty |
51.A.ought not | B.wouldn't like | C.had better not | D.don't have |
52.A.Yet | B.Maybe | C.Though | D.Also |
53.A.wondering | B.knowing | C.expecting | D.realizing |
54.A.necessary | B.available | C.hard | D.important |
55.A.Therefore | B.However | C.Moreover | D.Otherwise |