题目内容
完形填空(共20小题,每小题1 分,共计20分)
Having lived in the house for so long, we found our kitchen looked 21 . We decided it was time to 22 the kitchen, and my husband and I were discussing 23 colors. The children, sitting nearby, suddenly all spoke together:“Not the measuring stick. ”
“No,” I 24 them. “Not the measuring stick.”
The measuring stick isn’t a (an) 25 stick but the kitchen side of the door between our kitchen and dining room. Along the edge we’ve 26 each child’s growth by making a mark showing his or her 27 on every birthday. Over the years, so many colored pens, pencils and 28 have been used that now, this white door is somewhat like an abstract(抽象的) painting.
Names and dates show different 29 , and I can tell by the script(手迹) who measured whom. An eight-year-old 30 to measure her three-year old sister, a grandchild measured her grandmother and my husband did the same to me. At our family 31 , when this door swung back and forth frequently, friends used to stop to 32 the names and dates. When they were asked if they would like to be always remembered, they 33 smiled shyly and went back right up into place, 34 to be measured.
Many of those 35 on the door are still 36 . Some have stopped. Some remain with us only in 37 . When my mother came to see my eldest daughter graduate from university, we measured her, too. It was her last visit to our home.
We haven’ t 38 the new kitchen color plan yet, but one thing is certain: whatever color we choose, the 39 of the kitchen door will still remain 40 , with lots of names and dates in various colors.
1. A.small B. old C. familiar D. favorable
2. A.repair B. rebuild C. reuse D. repaint
3. A.safe B. possible C. valuable D. changeable
4. A.promised B. repeated C.followed D. persuaded
5. A.false B. wonderful C. actual D. obvious
6. A.kept B. witnessed C. recorded D. accompanied
7. A.age B. weight C. name D. height
8. A.boxes B. markers C. schoolbags D. sticks
9. A.information B. handwriting
C.character D. status
10. A.allowed B. pretended C. helped D. ordered
11. A.offices B. banks C. meetings D. parties
12. A.copy B. read C. like D. remove
13. A.hardly B. never C. usually D. seldom
14. A.ready B. afraid C. able D. unwilling
15. A.missed B. taught C. listed D. suggested
16. A.growing B.contributing C.studying D. working
17. A.sight B. design C.trouble D. memory
18. A.connected with B.agreed to
C.decided on D.relied on
19. A.front B. back C. right D. left
20. A.yellow B. grey C. white D. blue
1.B
2.D
3.B
4.A
5.D
6.C
7.D
8.B
9.B
10.C
11.D
12.B
13.C
14.A
15.C
16.A
17.D
18.C
19.B
20.C
【解析】
试题分析:本文叙述了作者一家人看到久住的房子有点旧了,就商量给房子重新刷一下漆,于是一家人就商量刷什么颜色,可是在厨房的后门上有许多孩子们的在测量身高时用不同颜色的笔画下的记号,看起来就像一幅画,孩子们为了留住记忆建议父母不要刷这道门。本文描述了一家人其乐融融的气氛。
1.考查形容词及上下文的呼应。small小的; old旧的; familiar熟悉的; favorable赞成的。根据Having lived in the house for so long,已经在房子住久了,故房子应该是旧了,故选B。
2.考查动词及上下文的呼应。repair 修理; rebuild重建; reuse重新利用;repaint重新刷漆。根据I were discussing 23 colors可知此处应该是指厨房看起来很旧,需要重新刷上油漆。故选D。
3.考查形容词及上下文的呼应。 safe安全的; possible可能的; valuable有价值的; changeable无常的。根据语境可知,我和丈夫正在讨论该刷什么颜色的油漆更合适。故选B。
4.考查动词及上下文的呼应。 promise许诺,允诺; repeat重复,复制; follow跟随,随着; persuade说服。根据前面的“No”以及后面的“Not the measuring stick.”可知,此处应指答应和允诺孩子们的要求,所以promise最符合语境。故选A项。
5.考查形容词及上下文的呼应。false错误的,不正确的; wonderful精彩的,极好的; actual实际的;obvious明显的。根据语境可知,这个测量杖实际上不是一根棍子,而是厨房旁边的那扇门。故选D。
6.考查动词及上下文的呼应。keep保持,维持; witness目击,证明; record记录,记载; accompany陪伴,伴随。根据语境及下面的“by making a mark(做记号,做标记)”可知,此处应用record最符合语境,意为“记录,记载”。故选C。
7.考查名词及上下文的呼应。age年龄; weight重量; name名字; height身高。根据语境可知,此处应该是指在孩子们每年生日的时候在门上做好标记,展示他们的身高。故选 D。
8.考查名词及上下文的呼应。boxes盒子; markers标记; schoolbags书包; sticks棍子。用钢笔和铅笔做的标记,故选B。
9.考查名词及上下文的呼应。information信息; handwriting笔迹,手稿;character性格;status身份。根据下面的“I can tell by the script(手迹) who measured whom”可知,此处应选用handwriting,故选B。
10.考查动词及上下文的呼应。allow允许; pretend假装; help帮助; order命令。一个八岁的帮着测量的三岁妹妹的身高,故选C。
11.考查名词及上下文的呼应。offices办公室; banks银行; meetings会议; parties聚会。根据下文friends used to stop to 32 the names and dates.可知朋友来的时候通常是开聚会的时候,故选D。
12.考查动词及上下文的呼应。copy复制,复印; read阅读,读取;喜欢; remove移动,删除。根据语境可知,此处是指朋友们停下来阅读这些名字和日期。read最符合语境。故选B项。
13.考查副词及上下文的呼应。hardly几乎不; never 从不; usually通常;seldom很少。当他们被问是否他们愿意被记住,他们通常害羞地笑,故选C。
14.考查形容词及上下文的呼应。ready准备好的; afraid害怕的; able能干的; unwilling不情愿的。回到那个位置准备好让测量,故选 A。
15.考查动词的过去分词及上下文的呼应。missed错过的; taught被教的; listed被列出的; suggested被建议的。在门上被列出的,故选C。
16.考查动词及上下文的呼应。growing成长; contributing贡献;studying学习;
working工作。根据语境以及下面的“...some have stopped.”可知,门上的一些标记已经停止了,一些仍然在增长。grow最符合语境,故选A项。
17.考查名词及上下文的呼应。sight视力,眼界; design设计,计划; trouble 麻烦; memory记忆。根据语境可知,门上的一些标记仅仅存留在记忆中。故选D。
18.考查动词短语及上下文的呼应。connect with与……联系; agree to同意;
decide on决定; rely on依靠。根据语境可知,我们并不担心该给厨房刷什么颜色的漆,但有一点是可以肯定的,不管我们选择何种颜色,那扇门的颜色永远都不会变。故选C。
19.考查形容词及上下文的呼应。front前面的; back后面的; right右边的;left左边的。厨房的后门仍然保持白色,故选B。
20.考查形容词及上下文的呼应。Yellow黄色; grey灰色; white白色; blue蓝色。根据上文可知,这扇门上写着各种颜色的标记,而由常识可知,要让各种颜色的标记都能显示出来,门的颜色应该为白色。所以应选用white,故选C。
考点:故事类短文。
点评:做完型这种题要看清上下文,找准定位词。充分利用文章的上下文和前后句,找到对选择有提示作用的词或句。这些词有时可能是同义词或反义词。通顺逻辑,寻求搭配。注意固定的搭配,包括动词与介词的搭配、动词与名词的搭配以及形容词与名词的搭配等,同时要根据内容选择正确的短语。扎实基础,搞清辨异。看清执行者,确定所选词。寻求上下逻辑,从容确定关系。了解生活常识,确定相关知识。