题目内容
One day I decided to quit.I quitted my job, my relationship, my spirituality. I wanted to quit my life.
I went to the to have one last talk with God. "Can you give me one good not to quit?" His answer surprised me.
"Look around. Do you see the fern(蕨类植物) and the bamboo? When I planted their seeds, I took good care of them.The fern quickly grew from the earth. nothing came from the bamboo seed. During the following three years, the fern grew more plentiful. And , nothing came from the bamboo seed. But I did not quit on the bamboo. Then in the fifth year a sprout(新芽) emerged from the earth. Compared to the fern it was small and insignificant. But just 6 months later the bamboo to over 100 feet tall. It had spent the five years growing . Those roots made it strong and gave it it needed to survive. I wouldn’t give any of my creations a challenge it could not .”
He said to me .”All this time you have been struggling , you have ___been growing roots . I would not quit on the bamboo.____will I ever quit on you .Don’t ____yourself with others .The bamboo had a different ____from the fern .Yet they both make the forest beautiful .Your time will ___ .You will rise high!”
"How high should I rise?" I asked.
"How high will the bamboo rise?" He asked .
"As high as it can?" I .
"Yes," He said. "Give me glory rising as high as you can."
I left the forest and bring back this story. I hope it can help you see that God will never on you. Never regret a day in your life. Good days give you happiness. Bad days give you . Both are necessary to life.
1.A. farm B.heaven C.bushes D.woods
2.A. reason B. sense C.response D.explanation
3.A. Even B. Instead C.Yet D.Rather
4.A. again B. always C.ever D.often
5.A. thin B. tiny C.weak D.short
6.A. largely B. entirely C.seemingly D.probably
7.A. raised B. provided C.rose D.produced
8.A. fruits B. leaves C.seeds D. roots
9.A. which B. where C.how D.what
10.A. present B. explore C.handle D .offer
11.A. particularly B. actually C.merely D. obviously
12.A. Either B. So C.Neither D. As
13.A. furnish B. associate C. connect D. compare
14.A. purpose B. recognition C. credit D. possibility
15.A. go B. come C. get D. leave
16.A. in nature B. in exchange C. in respect D. in turn
17.A.questioned B. required C. requested D. remarked
18.A. from B. with C. by D. for
19.A. cut up B. give up C. break up D. pick up
20.A. experiences B. strengths C. awards D. ambitions
1.D
2.A
3.C
4.A
5.B
6.C
7.C
8.D
9.D
10.C
11.B
12.C
13.D
14.A
15.B
16.D
17.A
18.C
19.B
20.A
【解析】
试题分析:文章使用第一人称的写作手法,叙述了“我”和上帝的对话。通过上帝对蕨类和竹子的对比,告诉人们“人要像竹子一样去积蓄能量,这样才会有朝一日有能力把自己的强壮和伟大展现在众人面前,任何的艰难困境都是暂时的,无论何时都不要放弃”。
1.D名词辨析。A.农场 ;B.天堂; C.灌木丛; D.树林。根据文章末段I left the forest and bring back this story.可知作者来到了小树林,所以答案选D。
2.A名词辨析。A.原因 ;B.感觉; C.回应;D.解释。根据下文上帝的一番话可知“我”在此向上帝询问不放弃的理由,所以答案选A。
3.C副词辨析。A.甚至;B.代替; C.然而;D.宁肯。根据上下文可知,同时种下的蕨类和竹子,蕨类发芽了,而竹子却没有动静,两句话之间是转折关系,所以C选项正确。
4.A副词辨析。A.在,又 ;B.总是; C.曾经; D.常常。前文提到nothing came from the bamboo seed,此处再次使用这句话表示竹子没有发芽,所以选A。
5.B形容词辨析。A.瘦的;B.很小的;C.微弱的; D.短的。从下文small and insignificant可知此处强调芽小,所以答案选B。
6.C副词辨析。A.巨大地 ;B.完整地 ;C.表面上地; D.可能。从下文But just 6 months later the …. to over 100 feet可知竹子六个月内就长了100英尺,所以此时嫩芽的弱小只是表面上的,所以选C。
7.C动词辨析。A.举起;B. 供应 ;C.升起,站起 ;D.生产。从情理可知竹子一旦长出地面,生长会非常迅速,根据词的用法可知C选项正确。
8.D名词辨析。A.水果; B.树叶; C.种子; D. 树根。根据下句those roots made it strong 可知此处指竹子用五年的时间繁殖根茎。故答案选D。
9.D引导词辨析。A.哪个; B.哪儿; C.如何; D.什么。从结构可知此处是宾语从句,从句中缺少宾语,而which做宾语得有选择范围,所以选what,表示“它生存所需要的”,正确答案为D。
10.C动词辨析。A.赠予 ;B.探测 ;C.处理 ;D .提供。从词义搭配可知对于挑战要去“应对、处理”,所以答案选C。
11.B副词辨析。A.特别地 ;B.实际上;C.仅仅; D.明显地。根据语境可知此处是上帝在向“我”指明现象背后的实质,所以答案选C。
12.C连词辨析。A.也(不 ); B.所以 ;C.也不; D.由于。从句子结构可以判断此句为倒装句,而前面句子是否定句,所以用“neither+动词+主语”的结构表示“也不”,故答案选C。
13.D动词辨析。A.布置;B.结合; C.连接; D.比较。从下文蕨类和竹子的对比The bamboo had a different …from the fern 可知上帝教育“我”不要和别人去比较,所以D选项正确。
14.A名词辨析。A.目的 ;B.认可; C. 信任;D.可能性。根据对竹子和蕨类的比较可知竹子和蕨类的目标不同,所以表现也不同,故正确答案是A。
15.B动词辨析。A.去;B.来 ;C.得到; D.离开。从语境可知通过对蕨类和竹子的比较,上帝在鼓励“我”,让我意识到苦难中孕育着希望,辉煌时代总会到来,所以答案选B。
16.D介词短语辨析。A.在大自然中; B.交换 ; C.关于 ; D.反过来,轮流 。根据上帝与“我”的对话可知此处是通过重复进行反问,所以答案选D。
17.A动词辨析。A.询问;B.要求 ;C.请求 ;D.评论。根据"As high as it can?"可知此处是作者发出的质疑,所以答案选A。
18.C介词辨析。A.从 ;B.和;C.通过 ;D.为了。从语境判断此处是指通过长的高来给上帝带来荣耀,表示一种方式,所以C选项正确。
19.B动词短语辨析。A.切碎 ;B.放弃 ;C.终止;D.捡起。根据上文的讲述可知,竹子用了五年的时间才长出地面,上帝没有放弃竹子,所以此时上帝是指也不会对“我”放弃。B选项正确。
20.A名词辨析。A.经历,经验;B.力量;C.奖品;D.志向。从情理可知苦难给人带来的是经验,会使人成长,所以A选项正确。
考点:考查故事类短文。
I began working in journalism(新闻工作) when I was eight.It was my mother’s idea.She wanted me to“make something”of myself,and decided I had better start young if I was to have any chance of keeping up with the competition.
With my load of magazines I headed toward Belleville Avenue.The crowds were there.There were two gas stations on the corner of Belleville and Union.For several hours I made myself highly visible,making sure everyone could see me and the heavy black letters on the bag that said THE SATURDAY EVENING POST.When it was suppertime,I walked back home.
“How many did you sell,my boy?”my mother asked.
“None.”
“Where did you go?”
“The corner of Belleville and Union Avenues.”
“What did you do?”
“Stood on the corner waiting for somebody to buy a Saturday Evening Post.”
“You just stood there?”
“Didn’t sell a single one.”
“My God,Russell!”
Uncle Allen put in,“Well,I’ve decided to take the Post.”I handed him a copy and he paid me a nickel(五分镍币).It was the first nickel I earned.
Afterwards my mother taught me how to be a salesman.I would have to ring doorbells,address adults with self-confidence(自信),and persuade them by saying that no one,no matter how poor,could afford to be without the Saturday Evening Post in the home.
One day,I told my mother I’d changed my mind.I didn’t want to make a success in the magazine business.
“If you think you can change your mind like this,”she replied,“you’ll become a good-for-nothing.”She insisted that,as soon as school was over,I should start ringing doorbells,selling magazines.Whenever I said no,she would scold me.
My mother and I had fought this battle almost as long as I could remember.My mother,dissatisfied with my father’s plain workman’s life,determined that I would not grow up like him and his people.But never did she expect that,forty years later,such a successful journalist as me would go back to her husband’s people for true life and love.
1.Why did the boy start his job young?
A.He wanted to be famous in the future. |
B.The job was quite easy for him. |
C.His mother had high hopes for him. |
D.The competition for the job was fierce. |
2.From the dialogue between the boy and his mother,we learn that the mother was _______.
A.excited |
B.interested |
C.ashamed |
D.disappointed |
3.What did the mother do when the boy wanted to give up?
A.She forced him to continue. |
B.She punished him. |
C.She gave him some money. |
D.She changed her plan. |
4.What does the underlined phrase “this battle”(last paragraph) refer to?
A.The war between the boy’s parents. |
B.The arguing between the boy and his mother. |
C.The quarrel between the boy and his customers. |
D.The fight between the boy and his father. |
5.What is the text mainly about?
A.The early life of a journalist. |
B.The early success of a journalist. |
C.The happy childhood of the writer. |
D.The important role of the writer in his family. |