题目内容
The park bench was deserted as I sat down to read beneath an old willow tree. Not1with life, I was down. A young boy out of breath2me, all tired from play. He stood right before me with his head tilted(倾斜的) down,3with great excitement,“Look what I found!”
In his hand was a flower, and what a4sight, with is petals(花瓣) all worn—not enough rain, or too little light.5him to take his dead flower and go off to play, I6
a small smile and then shifted away. But instead of7he sat next to my side and placed the flower to his nose and declared with8,“It surely smells pretty and it’s beautiful, too. That’s why I9it; here, it’s for you.”
The flower before me was dying or dead. But I knew Imust10 it, or he might never leave. So I reached for the flower, and11, “Just what I need.”But instead of placing the flower in my hand, he12it mid-air without reason. It was then that I13
for the very first time the boy was14.
I heard my voice shake, tears shone like the sun15I thanked him for picking the very best one. He smiled, and then ran off to play,16of the effect he’d had on my day.
I sat there and17how he managed to see a self-pitying woman beneath an old willow tree. How did he know of my self-indulged(放纵的)18? Perhaps from his heart, he’d been blessed with true19.
Through the eyes of a blind child, at last I could see, the problem was not connected with the world; the problem was me. And for all of those times I myself had been blind, I vowed to see20, and appreciate every second that’s mine.
- 1.
- A.excited
- B.inspired
- C.satisfied
- D.disappointed
- A.
- 2.
- A.approached
- B.overlooked
- C.understood
- D.talked
- A.
- 3.
- A.telling
- B.saying
- C.informing
- D.talking
- A.
- 4.
- A.unique
- B.rough
- C.bothering
- D.pitiful
- A.
- 5.
- A.Wanting
- B.Demanding
- C.Persuading
- D.Inviting
- A.
- 6.
- A.played
- B.adjusted
- C.forced
- D.delivered
- A.
- 7.
- A.declining
- B.accepting
- C.panicking
- D.quitting
- A.
- 8.
- A.surprise
- B.embarrassment
- C.sympathy
- D.sorrow
- A.
- 9.
- A.took
- B.pulled
- C.sold
- D.picked
- A.
- 10.
- A.bring
- B.fetch
- C.take
- D.smell
- A.
- 11.
- A.announced
- B.replied
- C.declared
- D.whispered
- A.
- 12.
- A.grasped
- B.held
- C.caught
- D.seized
- A.
- 13.
- A.convinced
- B.confirmed
- C.noticed
- D.refused
- A.
- 14.
- A.strange
- B.blind
- C.deaf
- D.unimaginable
- A.
- 15.
- A.once
- B.after
- C.as
- D.since
- A.
- 16.
- A.unaware
- B.unbelievable
- C.regretful
- D.regardless
- A.
- 17.
- A.doubted
- B.felt
- C.found
- D.wondered
- A.
- 18.
- A.embarrassmet
- B.depression
- C.pleasure
- D.effort
- A.
- 19.
- A.sense
- B.hearing
- C.sight
- D.ability
- A.
- 20.
- A.beauty
- B.disability
- C.fantasy
- D.wonder
- A.
试题分析:一个人在生活中可能有着这样或那样的不如意,因此会抑郁、沉闷,就像该篇文章的作者。但是当他在公园邂逅了一个素昧平生的小男孩时,却从他那儿学会了如何坚强、乐观地看待生活、笑对人生。
1.考查形容词:be satisfied with:对……满意,与下文的down形成呼应。选C
2.考查动词:approach:走近,靠近。Inspect:检查,视察。Overlook:俯视,忽略。Recognize:辨认出。选A符合句意。
3.考查saying做伴随状语,选B
4.考查形容词:从下一句话的描述可知,一副可怜的样子。Unique:独一无二的。Rough:不平的。Severe:严重的。选D
5.考查动词搭配:希望他拿着花离开,want somebody to do something。选A
6.考查动词搭配:force a smile:挤出一丝微笑,形象地展示了作者当时的心情。选C
7.考查动词辨析:quit:离开,指小孩没走。Decline:下降,拒绝。Betray:背叛。Panic:惊慌。选D
8.可用排除法。Embarrassment:尴尬,Sympathy:同情,Sorrow:悲伤都不确切。只有A符合。特别是和小孩说的话相配。
9.pick the flower采花,与50空后形成呼应。选D
10.句意是:我必须拿,否则他不会走的。选C
11.考查动词:这里是作者对上一段小孩所说话的回答,因此应用reply。选B
12.考查动词:hold:拿住,保持……的状态,这里指在半空中不动。选B
13.句意是:就是在这时作者才注意到小孩眼睛看不见。选C
14.解析同上题,选B
15.考查连词:as:当……时候,句意是:当说谢谢时感到了自己声音的沙哑。选C
16.unaware of:没有意识到……,这里指小孩没有意识到他的举动对作者产生的影响。Unbelievable:难以置信的。Regardless of:不管……。选A
17.考查动词:wonder“想知道”后面接宾语从句是疑问词连接的。选D
18.上下文衔接题:从前面的I was down. 可知填depression压抑,沮丧,选B
19.这个孩子是blind所以只能用hearing,选C
20.作者发誓要用积极的眼光看待生活,发现生活中的美,与文章开头那种压抑的心情形成对比。选A
考点:考查人生百味类短文
点评;该篇文章的作者在生活中遇到不如意,感到抑郁,但在公园邂逅的小男孩时让他学会坚强生活、笑对人生。他们之间到底发生了什么样的故事?又是什么使作者调整心态、重新振作起来?阅读时考生应该注意故事情节的发展以及作者心理状态的变化。
Three Boys and a Dad
Brad closed the door slowly as Sue left home to visit her mother. Expecting a whole day to relax, he was thinking whether to read the newspaper or watch his favourite TV talk show on his first day off in months. “This will be like a walk in the park,” he’d told his wife. “I’ll look after the kids, and you can go visit your mom.”
Things started well, but just after eight o’clock, his three little “good kids”—Mike, Randy, and Alex—came down the stairs in their night clothes and shouted “breakfast, daddy.” When food had not appeared within thirty seconds, Randy began using his spoon on Alex’s head as if it were a drum. Alex started to shout loudly in time to the beat(节拍). Mike chanted “Where’s my toast, where’s my toast” in the background. Brad realized his newspaper would have to wait for a few seconds.
Life became worse after breakfast. Mike wore Randy’s underwear on his head. Randy locked himself in the bathroom, while Alex shouted again because he was going to wet his pants. Nobody could find clean socks, although they were before their very eyes. Someone named “Not Me” had spilled a whole glass of orange juice into the basket of clean clothes. Brad knew the talk show had already started.
By ten o’clock, things were out of control. Alex was wondering why the fish in the jar refused his bread and butter. Mike was trying to show off his talent by decorating the kitchen wall with his colour pencils. Randy, thankfully, appeared to be reading quietly in the family room,but closer examination showed that he was eating apple jam straight from the bottle with his hands. Brad Realized that the talk show was over and reading would be impossible.
At exactly 11:17, Brad called the daycare centre (日托所).“I suddenly have to go into work and my wife’s away. Can I bring the boys over in a few minutes?” The answer was obviously “yes” because Brad was smiling.
【小题1】When his wife left home, Brad expected to ______ .
A.go out for a walk in the park. | B.watch TV talk show with his children. |
C.enjoy his first day off work. | D.read the newspaper to his children. |
A.Drawing on the wall. | B.Eating apple jam. |
C.Feeding the fish. | D.Reading in a room. |
A.Because he wanted to clean up his house. |
B.Because he suddenly had to go to his office. |
C.Because he found it hard to manage his boys home. |
D.Because he had to take his wife back. |
A.by space. | B.by comparison. | C.by process. | D.by time. |