题目内容
Joy in the journey
If you have ever been discouraged because of failure, please read on. For often, achieving what you set out to do is not the important thing. Let me explain.
Two brothers decided to dig a deep hole behind their house. As they were working, a couple of older boys stopped by to . “What are you doing?” asked one of the visitors. “We plan to dig a hole all the way through the !” one of the brothers volunteered .
The older boys began to , telling the younger ones that digging a hole all the way through the earth was . After a long silence, one of the picked up a jar full of spiders, worms and many other kinds of insects. He the lid and showed the wonderful to the scoffing（嘲笑的）visitors. Then he said quietly and , “Even if we don’t dig all the way through the earth, look at what we have found the way!”
Their goal was far too ambitious, but it did cause them to dig. And that is a goal is for — to cause us to move in the we have chosen, in other words, to keep us ! But not every goal will be fully . Not every job will end . Not every hope will come to pass. Not every love will last. Not every dream will be . But when you fall of your aim, perhaps you can say, “Yes, but look at what I found along the way! Look at the wonderful things my life because I tried to do something!” It is in the digging life is lived. And I believe it is the joy in the journey, in the end, that truly .
1.A. rest B. work C. watch D. laugh
2.A. house B. earth C. wall D. road
3.A. calmly B. patiently C. excitedly D. impatiently
4.A. laugh B. think C. stare D. smile
5.A. important B. difficult C. impossible D. interesting
6.A. passers-by B. watchers C. visitors D. diggers
7.A. moved B. removed C. broke D. pushed
8.A. contents B. scenes C. pictures D. jars
9.A. properly B. confidently C. carefully D. happily
10.A. in B. along C. to D. out
11.A. what B. how C. where D. which
12.A. way B. direction C. life D. sight
13.A. thinking B. moving C. digging D. living
14.A. made B. prepared C. kicked D. achieved
15.A. hopelessly B. pleasantly C. surprisingly D. successfully
16.A. come true B. realized C. made D. treasured
17.A. short B. lost C. out D. behind
18.A. breaking into B. turning to C. coming into D. holding to
19.A. when B. where C. which D. that
20.A. matters B. happens C. appears D. exists
1.C
2.B
3.C
4.A
5.C
6.D
7.B
8.A
9.B
10.B
11.A
12.B
13.C
14.D
15.D
16.B
17.A
18.C
19.D
20.A
【解析】
试题分析：本文告诉我们要享受成功过程中的快乐，要享受奋斗的过程，人生重要的也许不是最后的结果，而是在奋斗的过程中，我们遇见的人或事。
1.C 动词辨析。A休息B工作C注视D嘲笑；两兄弟正在房子后面挖坑，一些人停下了看他们在做什么。
2..B 上下文串联。根据下文40空前面的through the earth可知两兄弟想挖穿地球。故B正确。
3..C 副词辨析。A镇定地B耐心地C兴奋地D步耐烦地；看到别人在问问题，有一个兄弟很兴奋地告诉别人，他们想挖穿地球。
4.A 动词辨析。A嘲笑B思考C盯着看D微笑；看到这个两个小男孩在做如此愚蠢的事情，那些年长的孩子都嘲笑他们，告诉他们挖穿地球是不可能的。
5.C 形容词辨析。A重要的B困难的C不可能D有趣的；看到这个两个小男孩在做如此愚蠢的事情，那些年长的孩子都嘲笑他们，告诉他们挖穿地球是不可能的。
6.D 上下文串联。A过路人B观察者C游客D挖掘者根据上文可知两个兄弟正在挖，说明他们是diggers，挖东西的人。
7.B 动词辨析。A移动B清除C打破D推；他把罐子的盖子去掉，让给他们看这个罐子。
8.A 名词辨析。A内容B风景C图片D罐子；他把罐子的盖子去掉，让给他们看这个罐子。
9.B 副词辨析。A恰当地B自信地C细心地D开心地；他静静并且自信地说：尽管我们可能不能挖穿地球，但是看看我们在挖的过程中看见的东西，我们就满足了。
10.B 上下文串联。根据下文51空下一行along the way可知在我们的人生道路上，在追求梦想的路上所看到的风景也很漂亮。
11.A 考察语法。本题中的what引导的是一个表语从句，what引导起这个表语从句，并在句中做介词for的宾语。
12.B 名词辨析。A道路B方向C生活D风景，视力；导致我们朝着我们所选择的方向前进。
13..C 上下文串联。根据本文前一半可知这两个兄弟在挖。本句是指正是有目标才让我们不停地在挖。
14.D 动词辨析。A生产B准备C踢D实现；固定搭配achieve one’s goal实现某人的目标；
15.D 副词辨析。A绝望地B令人开心地C令人惊讶地D成功地；不是每个工作最后都会成功地。
16.B 固定搭配。Realize one’s dream实现某人的梦想；不是每个梦想都会实现。
17.A 固定搭配fall short of达不到，实现不了；当你没有实现你的目标的时候，也许你会说：虽然我没有实现我的目的，但是看看我这一路上锁看到的风景，也是值得的。
18.C 短语辨析。A闯入B转向C进入D坚持；因为我们努力做了某件事情，看看这些进入我们生活的东西。也就是在通往成功的道路上我们遇见的一切。
19.D 语法分析。本题是一个强调句型，强调的是介词短语in the digging。生活就是在不停地挖掘的过程。
20.A 动词辨析。A重要，有关系；B发生C出现D存在；最后重要的是旅行中的快乐。
考点：考察人生感悟类短文阅读
Have you ever been sad because of failure? Please remember, for often, achieving what you set out to do is not the most important thing.
A boy decided to dig a deep hole behind his house. As he was working, a couple of older boys stopped by to watch. “What are you doing?” asked one of the visitors. “I want to dig a hole all the way through the earth!” the boy answered excitedly. The older boys began to laugh, telling him that digging a hole all the way through the earth was impossible. After a while, the boy picked up a jar. He showed it to the visitors. It was full of all kinds of stones and insects. Then he said calmly and confidently, “Maybe I can’t finish digging all the way through the earth, but look at what I’ve found during this period!”
The boy’s goal was far too difficult, but it did cause him to go on. And that is what a goal is for — to cause us to move in the direction we have chosen, in other words, to cause us to keep working!
Not every goal will be fully achieved. Not every job will end up with a success. Not every dream will come true. But when you fall short of your aim, maybe you can say, “Yes, but look what I’ve found along the way! There are so many wonderful things having come into my life because I tried to do something!” It is in the digging that life is lived. It is the unexpected joy on the journey that really makes sense.
【小题1】The older boys laughed at the boy because he was thought to be .
| A．brave | B．impolite | C．foolish | D．warm-hearted |
| A．To drive them away. |
| B．To show what he had found in digging. |
| C．To show how beautiful the jar was. |
| D．To attract them to join him in the work. |
| A．Not dream can come true. | B．All work will end successfully. |
| C．Goals shouldn't be set too high | D．Goals will make us work harder. |
| A．Joy in the Journey | B．A Boy Dug a Hole |
| C．No Pains, No Gains | D．Failure Is the Mother of Success |
A
Everywhere I go, people are speaking on their cell telephones regardless of their surroundings (环境) . This happens when people are walking around a lake or through town, or even driving. I have even seen a person attempting to speak on her cell phone while ordering ice cream at Dairy Queen, thus speaking to two people at once.
As the over-spending of technology increases, people begin to take less joy in the simple pleasures of life—joys that don’t cost money—from observing clouds, playing with children to thinking or reading. And it is not just telephones that take the responsibility; too much value is placed on items (物品) from computers to cars. Many things are purchased (购买) merely(仅仅) to show off. Do you really need a cell phone that plays games, shows movies and takes pictures? No, cell phones should be purchased to use in urgent situations.You do not need to use your telephone when you are at someone else’s house or in a restaurant.
Technology and possessions (财产) do not bring joy. While some technology is necessary, it can get ridiculous(可笑的). Each possession just makes us want more, while simple pleasures can be enjoyed now and then.
Instead of spending our time buying a third television or looking into the newest cell phone models, we should be acting more productively to improve the world by volunteering, for example. Or, we should reconsider playing computer games or taking pictures on our cell phones and read a book or imagine what shapes the clouds are in the sky instead.
【小题1】The author mentions cell phones at the beginning just to show _________.
| A．they can be used on any occasion. |
| B．people manage to speak to two at a time. |
| C．they can put drivers in great danger. |
| D．people are fond of personal items. |
| A．focus on technology and their belongings. |
| B．use cell phones in less urgent situations. |
| C．buy private cars just to show off. |
| D．place too much value on computers. |
| A．people have no time to play with their children. |
| B．we can take pleasure in using cell phones at any time. |
| C．people always desire more possessions. |
| D．we depend on volunteers to develop the world. |
Concern with money, and then more money, in order to buy the conveniences and luxuries of modern life, has brought great changes to the lives of most Frenchmen. More people are working harder than ever before in France. In the cities the traditional leisurely midday meal is disappearing. Offices, shops, and factories are discovering the great efficiency of a short lunch hour in company lunch rooms. In almost all lines of work emphasis now falls on ever increasing output. Thus the “typical” Frenchman produces more, earns more, and buys more consumer goods than his counterpart of only a generation ago. He gains in creature comfort and ease of life. What he loses to some extent is his sense of personal uniqueness, or individuality.
Some say that France has been Americanized. This is because the United States is a world symbol of the technological society and its consumer products. The so called Americanization of France has its critics. They fear that “assembly line life” will lead to the disappearance of the pleasures of the more graceful and leisurely (but less productive) old French style. What will happen, they ask, to taste, elegance, and the cultivation of the good things in life to joy in the smell of a freshly picked apple, a stroll by the river, or just happy hours of conversation in a local café?
Since the late 1950s life in France has indeed taken on qualities of rush, tension, and the pursuit of material gain. Some of the strongest critics of the new way of life are the young, especially university students. They are concerned with the future, and they fear that France is threatened by the triumph of this competitive, goods-oriented culture. Occasionally, they have reacted against the trend with considerable violence.
In spite of the critics, however, countless Frenchmen are committed to keeping France in the forefront of the modern economic world. They find that the present life brings more rewards, conveniences, and pleasures than that of the past. They believe that a modern, industrial France is preferable to the old.
【小题1】Which of the following is a feature of the old French way of life?
| A．Leisure, elegance, and efficiency |
| B．Elegance, efficiency, and taste |
| C．Leisure, elegance, and taste |
| D．Elegance, efficiency, and leisure |
| A．Many of them prefer the modern life style. |
| B．They actually enjoy working at the assembly line. |
| C．They are more concerned with money than before. |
| D．They are more competitive than the old generation. |
| A．in pursuing material gains the French are suffering losses elsewhere |
| B．it’s now unlikely to see a Frenchman enjoying a stroll by the river |
| C．the French are fed up with the smell of freshly picked apples |
| D．great changes have occurred in the life style of all Frenchmen |
| A．Critics are greater in number than people enjoying the new way of life. |
| B．Students critics are greater in number than critics in other fields. |
| C．Students critics have, on occasion, resorted to violent means against the trend. |
| D．Critics are concerned solely with the present and not the future. |
| A．Changes in the French Way of Life |
| B．Criticism of the New Life Style |
| C．The Americanization of France |
| D．Features of the New Way of Life |