题目内容
10.Old age may not sound (61)exciting (excite).But recent findings provide good news for older people and for people (62)worried (worry) about getting older.The findings came from (63)a survey of more than 340,000adults in he United States.The Gallup Organization questioned( 64)them by telephone in 2008.At that time,the people were between the ages of eighteen and eighty-five.
The researchers asked questions about emotions like happiness,(65)sadness(sad) and worry.They also asked about mental or emotional stress.The research team found that levels of stress were (66)highest (high) among adults between the ages of twenty-two and twenty-five.Stress levels dropped (67 )sharply (sharp) after people reached their fifties.
Happiness (68)was highest among the youngest adults and those (69)in their early seventies.The study also showed that men and women have similar emotional patterns as they grow older.(70 )However,woman at al ages reported more sadness,stress and worry than men.
分析 这是一篇对人们的幸福感的调查结果分析的文章,调查结果显示人在少年时期或十八岁初最为开心,五十岁以后压力最小;在22至25岁压力最大;同时表明女人比男人更易多愁.所以作者通过这项调查研究告诉我们随着年龄的增长,人们的幸福感会越来越强.
解答 61.考查现在分词.句意:上了年纪听起来(sound)不可能令人兴奋.事情"令人兴奋",应该使用v-ing形式,故填exciting.
62.考查动名词.about是介词,后接动名词做宾语,故填getting.
63.考查不定冠词.句意:结论来自一份对美国34,000多名成人的调查.survey(调查)是可数名词,表示泛指,所以用不定冠词,故填a.
64.考查代词.句意:2008年Gallup公司通过电话(对他们)提出调查的问题. questioned后面缺询问的对象(宾语),和前面的more than 340,000 adults有照应关系,故填them.
65.考查词形转换.应用名词作介词like的宾语,空格前面的happiness和后面worry都是名词,所以要填入sad的名词形式,故填sadness.
66.考查形容词.句意:在22至25年龄段的成人中,压力水平是最高的.缺少的词和下文的"highest among the youngest adults"有对应关系,故填highest.
67.考查副词.句意:在人们达到50多岁时,压力水平急骤下降.填入的词要修饰动词dropped,只能是sharp的副词形式,故填sharply.
68.考查时态和主谓一致.句意:幸福感在最年轻的成人中是最高的.句子缺少谓语动词,根据语境可知,此句应用一般过去时态,主语是单数,故填was.
69.考查介词.句意:那些70岁多点的人.表示人的各个年龄阶段时用"in one's+年龄(20至90整十的复数形式)",70多岁表示为"in one's seventies".故填in.
70.考查连词."womanat all ages reported more sadness,stress and worry than men"意思是"女人在各个年龄阶段比男人承受着更多的痛苦、压力和忧虑".和前句有转折关系,加上缺少的词后有逗号,故填However.
点评 语法填空是通过语篇在语境中考查语法知识的运用能力,在解题前应快速浏览短文掌握大意,在读懂短文的基础上,结合短文提供的特定的语言环境去逐句分析,逐题解答.扎实的语法功底加上准确的理解是解答语法填空题的关键.
As one of 8kids of a Brazilian family,brought up in America's crowded apartment,I'd spent several years searching for aloneness.Now,(43)C,at 27,a college student after the (44)C with my girlfriend,every cell inside me wanted to be alone,(45)A not at Christmas.My family had (46)Ato Brazil and my friends were (47)B with their own lives.Dusk was approaching,and the fact that I had to return to my (48)Dhome made me sad.Lights from windows blinked,and I hoped someone would (49)C from one of those homes to invite me inside with a Christmas tree decorated with shiny fake snow and(50)Bpresents.
At a market,I felt more(51)Awhen people were buying lots of goods,which (52)Athe gifts we received as children in my mind.I missed my family and wanted to cry for wanting to be alone and for having achieved it.
Outside the church,a manger(小耶稣) had been set(53)C.I stood with others watching the scene,some of them(54)Dthemselves,praying.As I walked home,I realized that leaving Brazil was still a painful experience as I struggled with(55)BI had become in 15years in America.I'd mourned the(56)A,but for the first time,I recognized what I'd gained.I was independent,(57)D and healthy.My life was still ahead,full of(58)C.
Sometimes the best gift is the one that you give yourself.That Christmas,I gave myself(59)D for what I'd obtained up to now and promise to go forward.It is the best gift I've ever got,the one that I most(60)B.
41.A.shared | B.held | C.served | D.played |
42.A.employed | B.accompanied | C.attended | D.supported |
43.A.usually | B.extremely | C.eventually | D.really |
44.A.sympathy | B.date | C.breakup | D.concern |
45.A.but | B.so | C.and | D.or |
46.A.returned | B.slipped | C.came | D.moved |
47.A.pleased | B.occupied | C.satisfied | D.bored |
48.A.shabby | B.cozy | C.warm | D.empty |
49.A.go away | B.hang out | C.turn up | D.break in |
50.A.dealt | B.wrapped | C.discounted | D.donated |
51.A.upset | B.nervous | C.excited | D.tired |
52.A.called up | B.called for | C.called on | D.called in |
53.A.down | B.aside | C.up | D.about |
54.A.hugging | B.bowing | C.bending | D.crossing |
55.A.how | B.what | C.which | D.that |
56.A.losses | B.limits | C.cases | D.worries |
57.A.lonely | B.married | C.shy | D.educated |
58.A.sadness | B.sight | C.possibility | D.hardship |
59.A.surprise | B.defeat | C.prize | D.credit |
60.A.select | B.value | C.save | D.admit. |
So this is my take on the elusive (难以捉摸的) concept:
Years ago,leadership had (55)C to do with a specific ability."Leader"was the(56)C given to the emperor of the organization.The person was the commander,the (57)A with complete control.But (58)D there is another way to establish yourself as a leader.
Here is my definition:Leadership is the ability to get others to do what you want,need,or expect them to do,and feel good about doing it.It is the(59)B part (feeling good about doing it) that is so elusive.
If I am in charge,I can certainly demand you do what I expect you to do and insist you get it done.I can give orders.(60)B,I am the boss,and everyone knows what that means.It is a sure way to destroy the atmosphere of the(61)D.
Today,I believe that approach is on the way(62)D,although it will always be with us.When people hate the boss,sure,the boss is called"leader"-but not a good one,because the followers are an unhappy bunch.If they had another,(63)C job to go to,they would be gone in a minute.
Here is a list of the qualities I believe it(64)B to be a good leader:1.Likable; 2.Trustworthy; 3.Competent and experienced; 4.Part of the team; 5.Able and willing to participate; 6.Ready to(65)C; 7.Adaptable to change; 8.Eager to share credit.
51.A.activity | B.regularity | C.reality | D.sensitivity |
52.A.wrong | B.unnecessary | C.objective | D.subjective |
53.A.system | B.style | C.sample | D.speech |
54.A.define | B.understand | C.analyze | D.summarize |
55.A.a lot | B.something | C.nothing | D.everything |
56.A.rank | B.type | C.title | D.honor |
57.A.authority | B.candidate | C.specialist | D.assistant |
58.A.reasonably | B.hopefully | C.sadly | D.fortunately |
59.A.first | B.second | C.former | D.whole |
60.A.Above all | B.After all | C.For instance | D.On the contrary |
61.A.friendship | B.school | C.company | D.workplace |
62.A.over | B.in | C.along | D.out |
63.A.money-saving | B.highly-demanding | C.decent-paying | D.far-reaching |
64.A.endures | B.takes | C.minds | D.describes |
65.A.please | B.change | C.listen | D.follow. |