题目内容
1.完形填空A Heroic Driver
Ciro Ortiz,an 11-year-old kid,has recently set up shop in a New York subway station.He offers five-minute"(41)Badvice"sessions to passers-by for $2.
Every Sunday,Ciro Ortiz spends about two hours at the Bedford(42)Astation,sitting at a folding table with a cardboard sign that(43)C"emotional advice $2".Believe it or not,people actually do(44)Bfor some pearls of(45)Dfrom the"emotional advice kid".They ask him about all(46)Aof things from relationships and career advice to Donald Trump-the 45th US President-elect.He does his(47)Cto help them find the answer to their problems.
Ciro's dad doesn't make much money.One night Ciro was just inspired to try an idea of(48)Dhe could make his own.His father (49)Athe idea and the next day they went into Williamsburg and set up the(50)Bon the street.
Ciro was surprisingly(51)Cwith passers-by,and he's been doing it ever(52)D.On a good day,he'll(53)Babout $50,but it's not just money that(54)Dhim.Ciro was bullied(欺凌) at school in the past,which inspired him to(55)Ahis entrepreneurial(创业) spirit in the temporary emotional advice desk,(56)Dthe much more popular lemonade stand.
Plus,Ciro is(57)Areally good at giving people emotional advice.A woman came up to his father and said what Ciro told her was what she'd been(58)Cin her gut(直觉) that whole time.He was really nervous and(59)Bof himself in the beginning,but after a few Sundays,he started coming home telling his mother,"I've met so many wonderful people.I will(60)Chaving so many friends."
41.A.physical | B.emotional | C.mental | D.legal |
42.A.subway | B.service | C.railway | D.comfort |
43.A.writes | B.announces | C.reads | D.shows |
44.A.stand by | B.stop by | C.pass by | D.get by |
45.A.significance | B.interest | C.value | D.wisdom |
46.A.sorts | B.costs | C.means | D.directions |
47.A.happiest | B.most | C.best | D.worst |
48.A.when | B.what | C.why | D.how |
49.A.approved of | B.appealed to | C.complained of | D.stuck to |
50.A.base | B.stand | C.branch | D.goal |
51.A.familiar | B.content | C.popular | D.careful |
52.A.then | B.there | C.before | D.since |
53.A.demand | B.earn | C.collect | D.withdraw |
54.A.attracts | B.serves | C.overcomes | D.motivates |
55.A.channel | B.admire | C.recover | D.suit |
56.A.other than | B.more than | C.less than | D.rather than |
57.A.apparently | B.voluntarily | C.personally | D.fortunately |
58.A.thinking | B.seeking | C.feeling | D.hunting |
59.A.unaware | B.uncertain | C.independent | D.innocent |
60.A.take up | B.turn to | C.end up | D.admit to |
分析 十一岁的西罗奥尔蒂斯(Ciro Ortiz)在纽约的威廉斯堡地铁站摆了一个简易桌给过路人提供情感咨询,每5分钟收费2美元.他做地很不错,大受欢迎,还交了很多朋友.
解答 41-45 BACBD 46-50 ACDAB 51-55 CDBDA 56-60 DACBC
41.B.考查形容词.解析:他给路人提供"情感"建议,每5分钟收费2美元.根据下文的the"emotional advice kid"可知选B.
42.A.考查名词.他每天在威廉斯堡"地铁"站待上2个小时.文章首句有提示.故选A.
43.C考查动词.他的折叠桌上有一个纸板牌,上面"写着":情感建议2美元.故选C.
44.B.考查短语.句意:人们的确在他那里"停下来".故选B.
45.D.考查名词.人们的确在他那里停下来,寻求一些金玉"良言". pearls of wisdom:好主意、金玉良言.故选D.
46.A.考查名词.句意:人们向他询问"各种各样的"事情.故选A.
47.C.考查形容词.句意:他"尽最大努力"帮助他们找到问题的答案.故选C.
48.D.考查疑问词.句意:他父亲赚钱不多.一天晚上西罗受到启发,要去自己试试"如何"能够赚到钱的主意.故选D.
49.A.考查短语.句意:他父亲"赞成"这个主意.故选A.
50.B.考查名词.句意:第二天,他们就到威廉斯堡地铁站支起了那个"摊位".下文有提示.故选B.
51.C.考查形容词.句意:西罗出奇地受到路人的"欢迎".故选C.
52.D.考查连词.句意:"从此",他就一直在那里做这个事情.故选D.
53.B.考查动词.句意:天气好的话,他会"赚到"大约50美元.故选B.
54.D.考查动词.句意:但是,并不仅仅是钱"激励"了他.故选D.
55.A.考查动词.句意:他过去在学校受到同学的欺凌,这激励着他把创业精神"倾注于"暂时的情感咨询中.channel sth.in(to)…导入、贯注于、把…倾注于…中.故选A.
56.D.考查短语.句意:他把创业精神倾注于暂时的情感咨询中,"而不是"(摆一个)更受欢迎的柠檬摊.故选D.
57.A.考查副词.句意:此外,西罗"显然"真地善于给人们提供情感建议.故选A.
58.C.考查动词.句意:西罗所告诉她的正是那段时间她的直觉所"感受"的东西.故选C.
59.B.考查形容词.句意:刚开始,他真地很紧张,对自己"没信心".故选B.
60.C.考查短语.句意:他告诉他妈妈说,"我‘最终'会有很多朋友."故选C.
点评 解答此类题目,首先需要通读全文,掌握文章大意;其次分析每一个空格前后的语意和语境,进而根据相关语法选择正确的答案.
A. | one | B. | it | C. | this | D. | such |
A. | swims | B. | swim | C. | swimming | D. | to swim |
I got up,went to the (39)Dand dragged the boxes into the room.The garland (花环) was the first to (40)A.I took the large ornaments (装饰物) off next.They (41)Ba large pile on our bed.An hour later,our bed was covered with Christmas memories.
I prepared the boxes and (42)Aplaced ornaments in their protective packaging,pausing every few minutes to (43)Da favorite."Hey,little Santa!"I held the Santa from my childhood."Thanks for being my friend for almost fifty years."He was a little (44)Abut still gives me a flood of wonderful memories.
There was a collection of handmade ones my children made in their first years of school more than twenty years ago.They are (45)Bperfect in design,but every year they go on my memory tree.
A few hours after I started,the (46)Cboxes were back in the garage,the room was (47)Band I sat staring at the corner.It took me two days of work to (48)Cmy tree,but only a few hours to take it apart.
My tree is a good marriage or a great friendship.(49)Bthe tree,they take a long time to decorate with memories,but can be torn down (50)A.What once stood proudly in the glow of love comes tumbling down and all it (51)Dis an unkind word or a thoughtless act.
Every year I have to put my tree away,but not my marriage or friendships.They get to glow in the corner of my life for (52)BI live.I get to analyze my tree and find memories for a few weeks every year.I can do the same with the loves in my life every day.When I held the Santa,a flood of wonderful memories (53)B.The same happens when I hold my wife or see the smile of a friend across the room.
(54)Cyour friendships and your marriage.Once they come down,they aren't as easy to put back together as a Christmas tree,if (55)C.Stand them in that special spot in the corner of your heart and admire their glow.
36.A.already | B.even | C.still | D.yet |
37.A.maintained | B.displayed | C.collected | D.located |
38.A.complained | B.suffered | C.postponed | D.missed |
39.A.courtyard | B.basement | C.storehouse | D.garage |
40.A.come down | B.break up | C.fade away | D.stand out |
41.A.covered | B.made | C.lay | D.occupied |
42.A.cautiously | B.casually | C.randomly | D.desperately |
43.A.spot | B.witness | C.evaluate | D.admire |
44.A.ragged | B.ugly | C.dull | D.rigid |
45.A.free of | B.far from | C.away from | D.close to |
46.A.abandoned | B.aged | C.filled | D.increased |
47.A.clean | B.empty | C.orderly | D.quiet |
48.A.choose | B.equip | C.decorate | D.furnish |
49.A.As for | B.Similar to | C.Contrary to | D.Along with |
50.A.quickly | B.carelessly | C.directly | D.suddenly |
51.A.proves | B.lacks | C.means | D.takes |
52.A.as far as | B.as long as | C.as soon as | D.as much as |
53.A.recovered | B.returned | C.remained | D.repeated |
54.A.Share | B.Preserve | C.Cherish | D.Pursue |
55.A.in all | B.above all | C.at all | D.after all |