题目内容
【题目】The day when I would go off to college was around the corner. Mom stood me in her usual spot behind the ironing board (烫衣板)and said, “Pay attention: I’m going to teach you to iron.”
Mom clearly explained her ______ for this lesson. I was going to be ______ and needed to learn this ______ skill. Also, I would be meeting new people, and properly ironed clothes would help me make a good ______.“Learn to iron a shirt,” Mom said, “and you can iron ______.”
But ironing shirts was not ______ work. It didn’t make use ______long muscles we used to throw a baseball, and it wasn’t a ______ operation like ice-skating. Ironing was like driving a car on a street that has a stop ______ every 10 feet. Moreover, an iron produced steam and it carried an element of ______.If you touched the wrong part of it, you’d get ______. If you forgot to turn it off when you ______, you might burn down the house.
As for technique, Mom ______ me to begin with the flat spaces outward, always pushing the iron forward into wrinkled (有褶皱的)parts.______ had to be done right. Mom said they were close to your face, where everyone would______ them.
Over the years, I’ve learned to iron shirts skillfully, which gives me a sense of ______. ______failures I suffer in my life, an ironed shirt tells me I am good at something. ______,through ironing I’ve learned the ______ of solving even the most troublesome problems. “______ wrinkles one at a time,” as Mom might have said, “and before long everything will get ironed out.”
【1】A. emotions B. rules C. reasons D. methods
【2】A. helpful B. confident C. powerful D. independent
【3】A. unnecessary B. essential C. specific D. nutritious
【4】A. conclusion B. suggestion C. impression D. observation
【5】A. anything B. something C. nothing D. none
【6】A. useful B. easy C. special D. suitable
【7】A. of B. in C. for D. from
【8】A. direct B. single C. smooth D. strange
【9】A. advertisement B. sign C. symbol D. mark
【10】A. doubt B. pressure C. surprise D. danger
【11】A. burnt B. warm C. excited D. ill
【12】A. jumped off B. fell down C. went away D. looked up
【13】A. taught B. chose C. forced D. sent
【14】A. Cuffs B. Pants C. Socks D. Collars
【15】A. touch B. design C. see D. admire
【16】A. honesty B. freedom C. justice D. pride
【17】A. Whichever B. Whoever C. Wherever D. Whatever
【18】A. Instead B. Besides C. Otherwise D. However
【19】A. approach B. lesson C. process D. method
【20】A. Make up B. Deal with C. Ask for D. Rely on
【答案】
【1】C
【2】D
【3】B
【4】C
【5】A
【6】B
【7】A
【8】C
【9】B
【10】D
【11】A
【12】C
【13】A
【14】D
【15】C
【16】D
【17】D
【18】B
【19】D
【20】B
【解析】文章大意:本文是一篇记叙文。作者回忆了自己在上大学前的暑假,母亲教会作者自己熨衣服的技巧。作者母亲认为作者将要独立并且需要学会这个至关重要的技能。通过熨衣服,作者也学会了解决生活中最棘手问题的方法。
【1】 C考查名词。A. emotions情感; B. rules 规则; C. reasons 理由; D. methods方法。妈妈清楚地解释了这一课(指学会烫衣服)的原因。The reason for,---的理由,故选C。
【2】D考查形容词。A. helpful有帮助的; B. confident 自信的; C. powerful强有力的; D. independent独立的。我要独立,需要学习这个基本技能。根据句意可知答案为D。
【3】 B考查形容词。A. unnecessary不必要的; B. essential 基本的; C. specific 特定的; D. nutritious有营养的。这里指作者母亲认为作者将要独立并且需要学会这个至关重要的基本技能。根据句意可知答案为B。
【4】 C考查名词。A. conclusion结论; B. suggestion 建议; C. impression印象; D. observation观察。这里指正确的烫好的衣服将会帮助作者留下好的印象。故选C。
【5】A考查不定代词。A. anything任何事情; B. something 某事; C. nothing 无事; D. none一个也没有。并且你能熨任何东西。故答案为A。
【6】 B考查形容词。A. useful 有用的; B. easy 容易的; C. special特殊的; D. suitable合适的。根据后文的种种描述可以得知:烫衬衫不是一件很容易的工作。故选B。
【7】A考查介词。句意:它没有使用我们用来扔棒球的长肌肉。make use of利用,故答案为A。
【8】C考查形容词词义辨析。A. direct直接的;B. single单身的;C. smooth光滑的,流畅的;D. strange奇怪的。就像溜冰那样,它(指烫衬衫)并非顺畅的操作。故选C。
【9】B 考查名词。A. advertisement 广告; B. sign标记; C. symbol符号; D. mark痕迹。熨衣服就像在大街上开着一辆车,每隔10英尺就有一个停车标志。故选B。
【10】D动词词义辨析及语境理解。A. doubt怀疑;B. pressure压力;C. surprise惊讶;D. danger危险。而且,熨斗产生蒸汽并带来危险。故选D。
【11】 A考查形容词。A. burnt 烧伤的; B. warm 温暖的; C. excited 兴奋的; D. ill病的。如果你碰到了错误的部分,你就会被烧伤。故答案为A。
【12】 C考查动词词组。A. jumped off 跳下来; B. fell down 倒下; C. went away 离开; D. looked up查询。如果当你离开的时候你忘记把它关掉,你也许会把房子烧光。故选C。
【13】A动词词义辨析及语境理解。A. taught教会;B. chose选择;C. forced强迫;D. sent送。关于技术,妈妈教我开始平面空间向外,一直将熨斗向前推到有褶皱的部分。故选A。
【14】D考查名词。A. Cuffs 袖口; B. Pants 短裤; C. Socks袜子; D. Collars根据下文Mom said they were close to your face,可知,领子必须熨好。故选D。
【15】 C考查动词词义辨析及语境理解。A. touch接触;B. design设计;C. see看到;D. admire羡慕。从语境可知,妈妈说它们靠近你的脸,那里每个人都能看到它们。故选C。
【16】D考查名词词义辨析。A. honesty诚实;B. freedom自由;C. justice公正;D. pride自豪。a sense of pride自豪感。多年来,我已经熟练的学会了熨衬衫,这给我一种自豪感。故选D。
【17】.D考查让步状语从句。句意:无论我在生活中遭受了什么挫折,一件熨过的衬衫告诉我,我擅长某件事。根据句意可知选D。
【18】 B考查副词词义辨析及语境理解。A. Instead反而;B. Besides除……之外;C. Otherwise否则;D. However然而。除此之外,通过熨衣服,我已经学会了解决最棘手问题的方法。故选B。
【19】 D考查名词。A. approach 途径, 接近 B. lesson 教训; C. process过程; D. method具体的方法。除此之外,通过熨衣服,我已经学会了解决最棘手问题的方法。可知答案为D。
【20】B考查动词短语辨析及语境理解。A. Make up组成、编造;B. Deal with处理。对付;C Ask for询问;D. Rely on依靠。 “一次处理皱的部分”,正如妈妈曾经说过,“不久之后一切都会解决”。故选B。