题目内容
It was the night before the composition was due. As I looked at the list of topics , "The Art of Eating Spaghetti (意大利面条) " caught my eye. The word "spaghetti" brought back the 36 of an evening at Uncle Alien' s in Belleville 37 all of us were seated around the table and Aunt Pat 38 spaghetti for supper. Spaghetti was an exotic (外来的) treat in 39 days. Never had I eaten spaghetti, and 40 of the grown-ups had enough experience to be 41 it. What laughing 42 we had about the 43 respectable method for moving spaghetti from plate to mouth. 44 , I wanted to write about that, but I wanted to 45 it down simply for my own 46 , not for Mr. Fleagle, my composition teacher. 47 , I would write something else.
When I finished it the night was half gone and there was no 48 left to write a proper composition for Mr. Fleagle. There was no choice next morning but to 49 my work. Two days passed before Mr. Fleagle returned the 50 papers. He said, "Now, class, I want to read you a composition, “The Art of Eating Spaghetti'. "
My words! He was reading my words out 51 to the whole class. 52 laughed, then the whole class was laughing with open-hearted enjoyment. I did my best not to show 53 , but what I was feeling was pure happiness, 54 my words had the power to make people 55 .
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【解析】
试题分析:
1.考察名词含义辨析。memory译为“记忆”；thought“思想”；knowledge“知识”；experience“经历”。根据短文内容可判断出这是作者对过去发生的事的回忆。所以memory的意思比较适合，故A项正确
2.考察引导复合句的连词。When表示时间；where表示地点；since译为“自从”；after译为“……之后”，这四个连词均可引导状语从句，而且when和where还可引导定语从句。根据题意可知“意大利面”使作者回想起那天晚上在他的叔叔家的情景。when引导定语从句表示“在那天晚上”。故A项正确。
3.考察动词含义的辨析。cooked译为“烹饪，做饭”；served译为“供应，上，进”；got为“得到，到达”；made为“制作”。根据题意可知，上文中的around the table可判断出故事发生在饭桌旁，Aunt pat正在上意大利面条。故B项正确。
4.考察形容词和代词的用法。their和those为形容词性物主代词，past和last为形容词。联系上下文可知，意大利面在那些日子只不过被看做是外来的东西。In those days译为“当时”。故D项正确。
5.考查不定代词。none译为“一个也没有，毫无”，既可以代表人又可以代表物，可以与of连用；one为泛指，主要用于代替a+单数可数名词；earns为“挣钱”；neither译为“（两者）都不的”，固定搭配为neither……nor……“既不……也不”。作者以前也没有吃过意大利面，并且成年人对于做意大利面也没什么经验。选项中表示否定的有none和neither，但是neither不能与of连用，故A项正确。
6.考查固定短语含义辨析。Careful about意思为“对……小心”；be good at“擅长于……”；be fond of译为“喜欢……”；be interested in译为“对……感兴趣”；to be____it做experience的定语，表示对吃意大利面条的经验是否擅长。故B项正确。
7.考查名词含义的辨析。speeches译为“演讲，演说”；lessons译为“课程，经验”；sayings意思为“说话，谚语，格言”；arguments“争论，争吵”；根据题意可知：由于大家都没有吃意大利面的经验，所以每个人的看法都不同。故D项正确。
8.考查副词含义辨析。nearly译为“几乎，差不多”；naturally译为“自然地，顺理成章地”； officially 译为“官方地，依据法规地”；socially“在社交方面的”，联系上下文可知，根据国外的风俗，大家共同进餐被认为是一种社交活动。所以，如何有礼貌地把面条从盘子里吃到嘴里就成了争论的焦点。故D项正确。
9.考查副词含义辨析。Especially译为“尤其，特别”；probably译为“可能地”；suddenly“突然地”；fortunately译为“幸运地”。根据题意可知作者对这件事感到有趣，所以突然冒出把这件事写下来的想法。故C项正确。
10.考查动词含义的辨析。根据题意可知，此项应与其后的介词down连用构成固定短语。Settle down译为“定居，安静下来，平息”；put down译为“放下，写下，记下，估计”；bite down译为“咬下”；let down“放低，放下，是失望，失信”；根据上题可知，作者想把这件事情写下来，故用put down，故B项正确。
11.考查名词含义辨析。Work意思是“工作”；story“故事”；luck译为“幸运的事”；joy“高兴的事”。根据题意可知，作者写这件事的目的不是完成老师布置的作业，而是认为它很有趣，认为它是一件令人高兴的事。故D项正确。
12.考查连词含义辨析。However译为“然而”，引导让步状语从句；therefore译为“因此”，引导原因状语从句；as for…译为“讲到，至于，在……方面”； Except for that译为“除了……”；根据题意可知，至于给我的作文老师，我要写一些其他的东西。故C项正确。
13.考查名词含义辨析。Time“时间”；excuse“谅解，借口”；way“方法，方式”；idea“想法”。联系上下文when I finished it the night was half gone可判断出由于写完讲述在Uncle Allen家发生的事的短文后已经到了深夜，作者没有时间再写作文老师布置的题目。故A项正确。
14.考查动词以及动词短语含义辨析。Give up译为“放弃”，其后接名词或动名词作宾语；continue译为“继续”，常用continue doing sth.；hand in译为“交(作业等)”；delay译为“推迟，推后”，delay doing sth.；联系上下文可知，学生要交老师布置的作业。故C项正确。
15.考查动词含义的辨析。Written意思为“写，记”；graded“评阅(作业、试卷等)”；collected意思为“收集”；calmed意思为“使冷静下来”；根据题意可知本题为过去分词graded作papers的定语，表示“批阅过的作业”。 故B项正确。
16.考查副词含义辨析。Loudly意思为“大声地”；fast意思是“迅速地”；publicly译为“公共地”；calmly译为“冷静地”。根据He was reading my words out……可知，老师在课堂上大声地朗读了作者写的短文。故A项正确。
17.考查人称代词做主语。People译为“人们”；nobody译为“没有人”；somebody译为“一些人”；根据下文the whole class was laughing with openhearted enjoyment可判断出同学们听了老师朗读的短文后，开始有一些同学笑了起来，接着全班同学开心地笑了起来，所以为一些人，故C项正确。
18.考查名词含义辨析。Shock译为“震惊，动摇”；wonder译为“惊奇，奇观”；worry译为“担心的事”；pleasure“愉快，乐事”。根据下文中的what I was feeling was pure happiness可判断出作者当时内心充满了愉悦，但是在同学面前他尽力掩饰这种情绪。故D项符合题意。
19.考查连词的用法。If引导条件状语从句，译为“假如”；because引导原因状语从句，译为“因为”；while引导时间和让步状语从句，译为“当……时候或然而”；although引导让步状语从句，译为“尽管”，根据题意可知，作者是想说明自己高兴的原因。故B项符合题意。
20.考查动词含义辨析。Excited译为“激动地，兴奋的”；satisfied译为“满意的”；think译为“思考”；laugh译为“发笑”。根据上文的内容可判断出作者为自己的作文具有使人们大笑的威力而感到高兴。故D项正确。
考点：本文是一篇记叙文。
点评：本篇讲述了作者在构思老师留的作文的时候看到了"spaghetti"这个单词，想起了第一次在叔叔家吃意大利面的情形，大家对吃意大利面有着自己不同的看法，作者把这次经历写了下来，但是却与老师所留的作文无关。对于一时没有太大的把握的题可以放到最后再来完成，因为有时答案可以从下文内容体现出来。答完后再通读一篇文章，看看所选选项能不能是语句通顺，语意连贯。
阅读快车系列答案When I met him,I had a lot of anger inside of me.I’ve lived my whole life in Spanish Harlem,but in my neighborhood,there are shoot-ups all the time.I know kids who have been shot or beaten up.I have friends who ended up in prison.I could have ended up that way,too,but Mr.Clark wouldn’t let that happen.
Mr.Clark worked long hours,making sure I did my work.My grades rose.In fact,the scores of our whole class rose.One day,he took our class to see The Phantom of the Opera,and it was the first time some kids had ever been out of Harlem.Before the show,he treated us to dinner at a restaurant and taught us not to talk with our mouths full.We did not want to let him down.
Mr.Clark was selected as Disney’s 2000 Teacher of the Year.He said he would draw three names out of a hat;those students would go with him to Los Angeles to get the award.But when the time came to draw names,Mr.Clark said,“You’re all going.”
On graduation day,there were a lot of tears.We didn’t want his class to end.In 2001,he moved to Atlanta,but he always kept in touch.He started giving lectures about education,and wrote a bestselling book based on his classroom rules,The Essential 55.In 2003,Mr.Clark took some of us on a trip to South Africa to deliver school supplies and visit orphanages(孤儿院).It was the most amazing experience of my life.It’s now my dream to one day start a group of women’s clubs,helping people from all backgrounds.
【小题1】Without Mr.Clark,the writer _______.
| A．might have been put into prison |
| B．might not have won the prize |
| C．might have joined a women’s club |
| D．might not have moved to Atlanta |
| A．a show | B．a speech |
| C．a classroom rule | D．a book |
| A．None. | B．Three. | C．Fifty-five. | D．All. |
| A．Mr.Clark went to South Africa because he liked traveling |
| B．Mr.Clark helped to set up a group of women’s clubs |
| C．a good teacher can help raise his or her students’ scores |
| D．a good teacher has a good influence on his or her students |
About a year ago, a couple with three children moved into the apartment next door to mine. I never heard any noise from the children, but the parents were always shouting at the kids.
We often met in the hallway when we were coming or going. I always spoke, but the only answer I got was a hello from the four-year-old girl.
One afternoon when I returned, they were just coming out of their apartment and the little girl was holding the door open for the others. I remained in the car doing unnecessary things. But when I looked up I saw the little girl was still holding the door open, waiting for me. I hurried as much as I could and thanked her.
I was really touched by her act of kindness. That afternoon I was at the K-Mart and I bought a white Teddy bear for her. The next day, there was a knock on the door and it was the little girl and her father. She was very proud of the bear and thanked me like I had never been thanked before.
Now when we meet in the hall, we all speak in a friendly manner. As time passes, I don’t hear that yelling as often as before.
Last night we had about four inches of snow. I looked out at my car and wondered how I was going to keep my doctor’s appointment. I went out to remove the snow. But when I opened my front door, I found my car was there with all the snow removed. You couldn’t imagine how I felt at that moment. I thanked that family in my heart.
Isn’t it amazing how a small kind act of a four-year-old girl can change so many things for the better? My guardian angel says that good things come from small acts.
【小题1】 Who did the writer think removed the snow on his car?
| A．That family next door. | B．Someone sent by his doctor. |
| C．Some strangers. | D．The gate keeper. |
| A．The children were very naughty and often made their parents angry. |
| B．Life must be very hard for the parents next door as they had a large family to support. |
| C．The writer put off the appointment with his doctor because of the heavy snow. |
| D．The little girl’s kind act changed the relationship between the writer and her family. |
① I bought a white Teddy bear for the four-year-old little girl.
② A new family moved into the building next to my door.
③ The four-year-old little girl held the door for me.
④ The father came with the little girl and thanked me.
⑤We speak to each other now in a friendly manner.
| A．②-③-①-④-⑤ | B．②-④-①-③-⑤ | C．③-②-④-⑤-① | D．③-④-②-⑤-① |
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1 years old and often went fishing. On the day before bass (鲈鱼) season opened, he and his father were fishing early in the evening.
When his pole doubled over, he knew something huge was on the other end. His father watched with admiration as the boy skillfully worked the fish. Finally, he lifted the tired fish from the water. It was the largest one he had ever seen, but it was a bass.
Lighting a match, the father looked at his watch. It was 10 pm — two hours before the season opened. He looked at the fish, then at the boy, saying, “You’ll have to put it back, Son.”
Looking around, he saw no other fisherman or boats. Even so, the boy could tell from his father’s voice that the decision couldn’t be changed. He threw the huge bass into the water. The boy thought that he would never again see such a big fish.
That was 34 years ago. Today the boy is a successful architect (建筑师) in New York. He often takes his son to fish at the same place.
And he was right. He has never again caught such a large fish as the one he got that nigh
t long ago. But he does see that same fish… again and again… every time he has an ethical (道德的) decision to make. As his father had taught him, ethics are simple matters of right and wrong. It is only the practice of ethics that is difficult.
【小题1】Seeing the boy skillfully pulling a big fish out of the water, the father felt __________.
| A．admiring | B．nervous |
| C．worried | D．shocked |
| A．they discussed how to deal with the fish |
| B．the boy threw the bass back into the water gladly |
C．th e father made a decision that the fish must be set free |
| D．they were worried that other fisherman might know what they had done |
| A．the father was an architect |
| B．the son never forgets the lesson |
| C．the father used to catch a big bass |
| D．the father made his son feel regretful all his life |
| A．an ethical decision is not difficult to make |
| B．it is hard to tell right from wrong sometimes |
| C．fishing helps you to make right ethical decisions |
| D．it’s easier to make an ethical decision than to carry it out |
Once in a village, the villagers built a new church building and people came from far and wide to see it. They admired its beauty! They said it was the most beautiful building in the world. Up on the roof, a little nail（钉子）heard the people praising everything about the lovely structure – except the nail! No one even knew he was there, and he became very angry and sad.
“If I am not important, nobody will miss me if I quit!” So the nail then released (松开) its hold, got down from the roof, and fell into the mud.
That night it rained and rained. Soon, the board that had no nail was blown away, and the roof began to leak (漏水). The water flowed down along the walls and over the beautiful pictures on the walls. The plaster (石膏) began to fall, the floor was ruined, and the Bible was also ruined by water. All this was because a little nail decided to quit!
But what of the nail? While holding the board, it was not known by others but it was useful. Buried in the mud now, it was useless and would soon be eaten up by rust!
What the story wants to say is that every member is important to a whole group!
You may, like the nail, feel not important at times, but just like the nail, your absence is felt. A big building might fall to pieces. You are important to a group even if you are small.
【小题1】Why did the nail decide to quit?
| A．Because he was not able to hold on any longer. |
| B．Because he was angry and sad without people’s praising him. |
| C．Because he knew a big nail would replace him. |
| D．Because he had finished his task successfully. |
| A．People began to realize the importance of the nail. |
| B．The nail was put in a more important position. |
| C．Many things in the building were ruined and the nail was eaten up by rust. |
| D．The nail regretted his original decision at last. |
| A．no matter how small you seem, you are important to a group |
| B．it is a pity that small people are never looked up to |
| C．quit when it is necessary, and don’t care about what others say |
| D．being valued is important to a man |