Question

One of my fondest memories as a child is going by the river and sitting idly(闲散地)on the bank. There I would enjoy the peace and___1___, watch the water ___2__downstream, and listen to the chirps(喳喳声)of the birds and the rustling (沙沙声)of the leaves in the trees. I would  also___3___the bamboo trees___4___under pressure from the wind and watch them ___5____gracefully to their upright or ___6___ position after the wind had___7____. When I think about the bamboo tree’s ___8____to bounce back or return to it’s original position, the word resilience(弹性)__ 9___to mind. When used in ___10_____ a person , this word means the ability to readily _11__from shock, depression or any other situation___12____stetches the limits of a person’s emotions. Have you ever felt like you are about to shout? Have you ever felt like you are at your __13__point?__14__, you have survived the experience to live to talk about it. During the experience you probably felt a mix of __15____that threatened your health. You felt emotionally tired,___16_____ exhausted and you most likely endured unpleasant physical symptoms.

   Life is a __17__ of good times and bad times, happy moments and unhappy moments. The next time you are __18___one of those bad times or unhappy moments that take you __19____to your breaking point, bend but don’t break. Try your best not to let the situation get the best of you. A measure of hope will__20__ you through the unpleasant test.

1.A. quiet  B. beautiful     C. noisy     D. happy

2.A. flow    B. rush     C. go     D. come

3. A. see     B. notice    C. watch   D. look at

4.A. bend    B. swing    C. break   D. tremble

5.A. return   B. recover  C. give   D. fly

6.A. straight  B. original  C. quick  D. necessary

7.A. died from  B. died out C. died down  D. died off

8.A. ability   B. power C. energy  D. strength

9.A. strikes  B. goes   C. appears  D. comes

10.A. preference to  B. conference to C. reference to D. appearance to

11.A. recover  B. calm  C. comfort  D. sink

12.A. where   B. that   C. when  D. in which

13.A. high   B. low   C. breaking   D. returning

14．A．Thankfully B. Hopefully  C. Happily  D. Surprisingly

15.A. senses  B. emotions  C. thoughts  D. minds

16.A. physically  B. mentally  C. patiently  D. fully

17.A. way     B. mixture   C. condition    D. feeling

18.A. experiencing  B. making   C. living  D. meeting

19.A. away  B. far  C. close   D. fast

20.A. bring  B. take  C. make  D. set

Answer 1

1----5ABCAA  6----10 BCADC   11----15ABCAB  16---20BBACB

解析:

本文是一篇语言生动优美的夹叙夹议的文章。作者通过对自己童年在河边玩的情景回忆，赞美竹子的坚韧品格，进而产生联想，感悟人生。人们在处于困境时应具有竹子的品格，弯曲但永不折断。

1、A. 享受平和与宁静.and是并列连词.

2、B. rush表明downstream的水流之急.

3、C. 注视着竹子的摆动.

4、A. 竹子在风力下弯曲.

5、A. 风后返回原来的位置.

6、B. 初始位置.

7、C. 风逐渐消失.

8、A. 竹子的性能特点.

9、D. come to mind 短语, 意为: 想起.

10、C. refer to 的名词形式.意为: 指…. 涉及…

11、A.指人恢复身体健康.

12、B. situation作现行词在句中作主语,所以选that 而不选where.

13、C. breaking point 意为: 顶点.

14、A. thankfully意为:  幸运的是.

15、B. emotions “情感,感情”

16、B. 依前后关系, 前emotionally情感上地,后physical体力,故选mentally精神上地.

17、B. 人生是快乐时光与不幸时光相互交织的混合体.

18、A. 意为: 经历困难时刻.

19、C. 意为: 使你接近极限.

20、B. take sb through  意为: 使某人熟悉,了解…..