题目内容
Behind our house is the start of a fascinating trail (小径). This trail is one of the old roads that wind through untold miles of forest. My 1 , Beans, and I walk the trail frequently. Normally, Beans sniffs alongside the 2 to follow the smell of a deer track or 3 some cause known only to him.
Beans is a white dog, quite handsome and very 4 . He not only understands what
we tell him, but also often makes sounds as if he were trying to 5 back.
One morning, we took a different route, which led us to a(n) 6 trail. I was sure this trail would eventually lead us to our familiar 7 . But, no. We seemed to be far off course. After two hours, I suddenly realized that Beans probably 8 the way home. So I urged, "Beans, take me home." He ran down a new trail. But it merely led to an intersection (岔道口) of trails.
Soon it became 9 that we were getting nowhere. I began to picture the rest of the day in the 10 , without food or drink. We had walked about ten miles. But Beans seemed totally 11 . The sniffing and exploring was going well for him.
Finally, we 12 a crossroad near a highway. Lady Luck suggested I should turn left. We did and 13 reached a cottage beside a field. I knocked on the door and explained my situation to an old man. He laughed and then 14 us home.
Since our adventure, I 15 that Beans probably knew all along how to get home.
He was just having too much fan exploring new trails.
1. A. deer | B. dog | C. lady | D. man |
2 A. route | B. road | C. trail | D. way |
3. A. imagine | B. consider | C. explore | D. present |
4. A. smart | B. sweet | C. slow | D. shy |
5. A. turn | B. kick | C. jump | D. speak |
6 A. unfamiliar | B. similar | C. indifferent | D. changeable |
7. A. driveway | B. path | C. crossroad | D. highway |
8. A. knew | B. saw | C. showed | D. made |
9. A. mysterious | B. ridiculous | C. fascinating | D. apparent |
10. A. house | B. forest | C. field | D. cottage |
11. A. unconcerned | B. unconscious | C. undecided | D. uncomfortable |
12. A. left for | B. went off | C. came to | D. drove toward |
13 A. punctually | B. frequently | C. formally | D. shortly |
14. A. walked | B. drove | C. sent | D. carried |
15. A. regretted | B. remembered | C. concluded | D. confirmed |
文章大意:我的狗Beans领着我沿着一条不熟悉的小路散步而迷路了,结果好不容易才回到家。但从冒险经历来看,我断定Beans可能一直知道回家的路,他只是喜欢探险新的路径罢了。
1.【答案】B
【解析】考查名词及语境的理解。A. deer 鹿;B. dog狗; C. lady女士; D. man男士。根据第二段第一句 “Beans is a white dog”可判断故选B。
2.【答案】C
【解析】考查名词及语境的理解。A. route路线; B. road路; C. trail小径,踪迹; D. way方法。通常小狗Beans沿着这条小径跟随小鹿的踪迹,故选C。
3.【答案】C
【解析】考查动词及语境的理解。A. imagine 想象; B. consider考虑; C. explore 探险; D. present提出。根据全文最后一句 “He was just having too much fan exploring new trails.”可判断故选C。
4.【答案】A
【解析】考查形容词及语境的理解。A. smart聪明的,敏捷的; B. sweet甜的; C. slow慢的; D. shy害羞的。根据最后一句 “He not only understands what we tell him, but also often makes sounds as if he were trying to 39 back.”可推断Beans的聪明与机智。故选A。
5.【答案】D
【解析】考查动词及语境的理解。A. turn转向; B. kick踢; C. jump跳; D. speak讲话,说话。根据句中的 “makes sounds”可判断Beans试图用言语进行回答,故选D。
6.【答案】A
【解析】考查形容词及语境的理解。A. unfamiliar不熟悉的; B. similar相似的; C. indifferent 莫不关心的;D. changeable可变的。一天早晨,我们走了一个不同的路线,它通向一个不熟悉的小径,故选A。
7.【答案】B
【解析】考查名词及语境的理解。A. driveway车道; B. path 道路; C. crossroad十字路口; D. highway公路。 根据上文 “My 36 , Beans, and I walk the trail frequently.” 和 “we took a different route, which led us to an unfamiliar trail.”可综合判断选B,即“熟悉的小径”这里path与trail近义词,故选B。
8.【答案】A
【解析】考查动词及语境的理解。A. knew知道; B. saw看见; C. showed显示; D. made制造。根据下文 “So I urged, "Beans, take me home."可以推断我突然意识到Beans可能知道回家的路,故选A。
9.【答案】D
【解析】考查形容词及语境的理解。A. mysterious 神秘的; B. ridiculous 可笑的; C. fascinating迷人的; D. apparent显然的。 根据上文 “He ran down a new trail. But it merely led to an intersection (岔道口) of trails.”可推断其实Beans并不知道回家的路,即:很快,我们已经迷路是很明显的事了。故选D。
10.【答案】B
【解析】考查名词及语境的理解。A. house 房子;B. forest森林; C. field 田地; D. cottage小屋。由前后语境可知我们迷失在一个偏僻之处,再结合第一段“This trail is one of the old roads that wind through untold miles of forest”的提示可判断选B项。
11.【答案】A
【解析】考查形容词及语境的理解。A. unconcerned不关心的;B. unconscious无意识的; C. undecided未定的; D. uncomfortable 不舒服的。根据句中but所表示的转折关系,再结合“The sniffing and exploring was going well for him.”的提示推断,至于迷路一事我着急,但Beams并不关心,故选A项。
12.【答案】C
【解析】考查动词及语境的理解。A. left for动身去; B. went off 离去; C.came to前来; D. drove toward朝某个方向开去。由前后语境可推断此处应意为“我们终于来到了离高速公路不远处的一个十字路口”,故选C项。
13.【答案】D
【解析】考查副词及语境的理解。A. punctually准时地; B. frequently 经常地;C. formally正式地; D. shortly不久。 很快我们就来到一处村舍,故选D项。shortly意为“不久”,符合语境。故选D。
14.【答案】B
【解析】考查动词及语境的理解。A. walked步行; B. drove开车; C. sent送; D. carried搬运。他笑了开车把我们送到了家,故选B。
15.【答案】C
【解析】考查动词及语境的理解。A. regretted后悔; B. remembered记得; C. concluded推论; D. confirmed确认。从我们的冒险经历,我断定(得出结论)Beans可能一直知道回家的路,他只是喜欢探险新的路径罢了。由此语境可判断选C项。
Decisions, decisions! Our lives are full of them, from the small ones to the life-changing. The right to choose is central to everyone. Yet sometimes we make bad decisions that leave us unhappy or full of regret. Can science help?
Most of us know little about the mental processes that lie behind our decisions. Luckily, what psychologists are finding may help us all make better choices. Here are some of their amazing discoveries to help you make up your mind.
Consider your emotions. You might think that emotions are the enemy of decision-making, but in fact they are a part of it. Whenever you make up your mind, your brain’s emotional centre is active. University of Southern California scientist, Antonio Damasia, has studied people with damage to only the emotional parts of their brains, and found that they were unable to make basic choices about what to wear or eat. Damasia thinks this may be because our brains store emotional memories of past choice, which we use to help the present decision-making.
However, making choices under the influence of an emotion can greatly affect the result. Take anger for example. A study by Nitika Garg of the University of Mississippi and other scientists found the angry shoppers were more likely to choose the first thing they were offered rather than considering other choices. It seems that anger can lead us to make quick decisions without much thinking.
All emotions affect our thinking and motivation,so it may be best to avoid making important decisions under their influence. Yet strangely there is one emotion that seems to help us make good choices. The American researchers found that sad people took time to consider the various choices on offer, and ended up making the best choices. In fact many studies show that people who feel unhappy have the most reasonable view of the world.
【小题1】What does the underlined word “central” mean?
A.in the middle | B.easy to reach | C.important | D.having power |
A.emotions are the enemy of decision-making. |
B.our brain has nothing to do with decision-making. |
C.people with physical damage find it hard to make up their minds. |
D.our emotional memories of past choices can affect present decisions. |
A.To think about happy times. | B.To make many decisions at a time. |
C.To stop feeling regretful about the past. | D.To learn about the process of decision-making. |
A.They often forget their past choices. | B.They make decisions without much thinking. |
C.They tend to save time when shopping. | D.They are too angry to bargain. |
A.Emotions are a part of decision-making. |
B.Sad people always make worse choices. |
C.No emotion seems to help us make good choices. |
D.Only sad feelings affect our thinking and motivation. |