题目内容
I was feeling a little blue. My mother had been laid off from her job, but she said she was OK since her boss wasn't the nicest person 36 .
I got off the college bus and started walking. That's 37 I heard piano music and singing rising above the 38 of the people and the traffic. I walked a little slower 39 I could find out where it was coming from. 40 the crowd I saw a young lady sitting at a piano with a 41 next to her, singing songs about love. The way she was singing 42 me a bit. I stood there watching her 43 for about fifteen minutes, thinking that it must take 44 to perform on her own in public.
Feeling my presence, she looked in my 45 . I walked over and put some money in her carriage. “I have been going through a 46 time lately, but you’ve made me hopeful again.”
"I'm happy that I could 47 . Why are you so sad?"
"Well, my mum had got 48 from her job, but I’m not sure what to do….”
"You see, the way you were 49 ," she explained. “Don't look defeated, 50 come in different ways. If your head is down you might never see it. Smile more ... 51 your head up."
I smiled slightly, amazed by how she was 52 me.
“Why are you playing here?” I asked.
“I am not making music. I study psychology. I often see many 53 people and hope to relieve their 54 and make them think positively by sharing music.”
I smiled a little wider. She was doing a good thing. My heart was touched by a 55 soul.
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1.C
2.B
3.A
4.D
5.D
6.B
7.D
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9.C
10.B
11.C
12.D
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14.C
15.A
16.B
17.B
18.C
19.A
20.D
【解析】
试题分析:
1.C副词辨析. A反而,却B.以某种方式C.不管怎样,无论如何="anyway" D根本,而且
2.B连词辨析。A. 自从...以来,B.当。。。时候,C.在。。。之前,D.在。。。之后。我开始行走时,我听到钢琴声和歌声。
3.A 名词辨析。A.喧闹声B.视野,眼界,C.景色,风景D.匆忙。音乐飘过喧嚣的人群和交通
4.D连词辨析。D.为了,以便="so" that. 走慢一点为了找到音乐的来处。
5.D.介词辨析。A.从(表面)通过B.沿着C.在。。。旁边D.从。。。(空间)穿过。穿过喧嚣的人群,故选D
6.B联系上下文。从下文put some money in her carriage可知
7.D。动词辨析。A.使气馁B.打扰,烦扰C.使震惊D。安慰.女士的歌给了我一点安抚。
8..A固定搭配。playing the piano
9.C.名词辨析。 A. 当众独自弹奏钢琴需要勇气。
10.B名词辨析。A.指示,指导 B. 方向C .手术,操作D. 目的,意图。“朝我这边的方向看”故选B
11..C联系上下文。A.平静的,母亲失业不可能平静,故排除。第一段“母亲失业,我很伤心”可知近来很“难受,不愉快,艰难”
12.D联系上下文.上文“but you’ve made me hopeful again”可知女士对作者有帮助
13.B联系上下文.第一段laid off下岗暗示母亲被解雇(fire)了
14.C。联系上下文。”走路的方式”,与下文“抬起头来"呼应
15.A.名词辨析。A.机会B.可能性C.表演D.经历。机会会以不同的方式到来
16..B动词辨析。抬起头来
17.B联系上下文。上文提到女士如何开导我,鼓励我。
18.C与下文positively对应。消极的人们希望解脱他们的痛苦,女士通过音乐使他们积极面对人生。
19.A解脱痛苦
20.D联系上下文。音乐感动了作者
考点:考查夹叙夹议类议论文。讲述了“我”因为母亲下岗而感到悲伤,心情低落时听到一位年轻的女士在喧嚣的人群中弹奏钢琴曲子及得到她的开导,我深受鼓舞的故事。
点评:整个完形填空大题,考生不难从中领会大意,从而下手会比较顺利,从选项中可以看出,本大题主要还是考查了词汇的辨析与运用及联系上下文的解题,注意选项与上下文的关系,需要根据故事情节,了解词汇用法的同时,结合语境,做出准确的判断
Zoe Chambers was a successful PR (Public Relations) consultant and life was going well — she had a great job, a beautiful flat and a busy social life in London. Then one evening in June last year, she received a text message telling her she was out of work. The first two weeks were the most difficult to live through." she said. "After everything I'd done for the company, they dismissed me by text! I was so angry and I just didn't feel like looking for another job. I hated everything about the city and my life."
Then, Zoe received an invitation from an old school friend, Kathy, to come and stay. Kathy and her husband had just bought a farm in north-west Wales. Zoe jumped at the chance to spend a weekend away from London, and now, ten months later, she is still on the farm.
"The moment I arrived at Kathy's farm, I loved it and I knew I wanted to stay." said Zoe. "Everything about my past life suddenly seemed meaningless."
Zoe has been working on the farm since then and says she has no regrets. "It's a hard life, physically very tiring." she says. "In London 1 was stressed and often mentally exhausted. But this is a good, healthy tiredness. Here, all I need to put me in a good mood is a hot bath and Kathy's wonderful dinners."
Zoe has never felt bored on the farm. Every day brings a new experience. She has learned how to ride a horse and drive a tractor. She has been helping with the lambing. "Watching a lamb being born is one of the most moving experiences for me. I could never go back to city life now," she says.
【小题1】When working as a PR consultant in London, Zoe thought she lived a ______ life.
A.satisfying | B.tough | C.meaningless | D.boring |
A.Zoe lost her job as a PR consultant |
B.Kathy persuaded her to do so |
C.Zoe got tired of the city life |
D.Zoe loved Wales more than London |
A.Tiresome and troublesome. |
B.Romantic and peaceful |
C.Mentally exhausting but healthy |
D.Physically tiring but rewarding. |
A.A friend in need is a friend indeed. |
B.Where there is a will, there is a way. |
C.A misfortune may turn out a blessing. |
D.Kill two birds with one stone. |
To Whom It May Concern:
My husband and I got married in 1965 and for the first ten years of our marriage I was very happy to stay home and raise our three children. Then four years ago, our youngest child went to school and I thought I might go back to work.
My husband was very supportive and helped me to make my decision. He emphasized all of the things I can do around the house, and said he thought I could be a great success in business.
After several weeks of job-hunting I found my present job, which is working for a small public relations firm. At first, my husband was very proud of me and would tell his friends , "My clever little wife can run that company she's working for."
But as his joking remark approached reality, my husband stopped talking to me about my job.I have received several promotions and pay increases , and I am now making more money than he is. I can buy my own clothes and a new car. Because of our combined incomes, my husband and I can do many things that we had always dreamed of doing , but we don't do these things because he is very unhappy.
We fight about little things and my husband is very critical of me in front of our friends. For the first time in our marriage, I think there is a possibility that our marriage may come to an end.
I love my husband very much, and I don't want him to feel inferior, but I also love my job.I think I can be a good wife and a working woman, but I don't know how .Can you give me some advice? Will I have to choose one or the other or can I keep both my husband and my new career?
Please help.
"Distressed"
【小题1】The letter was most probable written ________.
A.in 1975 | B.around 1980 | C.four years ago | D.in 1965 |
A.was very critical of her | B.felt disappointed |
C.was proud of her | D.was happy but critical |
A.scolding | B.criticism | C.prize | D.advancement |
A.she found a gap emerged between her and her husband |
B.she bought more clothes and a house |
C.she did the many things she and her husband dreamed of |
D.she felt very proud of herself |