题目内容
I played a racquetball game against my cousin Ed last week. It was one of the most__36 and tiring games I've ever had. When Ed first phoned and __37 we play, I laughed quietly, figuring on an___38 victory. After all, Ed's idea of___39 has always been nothing more ___40 than lifting a fork to his mouth.___41 I can remember, Ed's been the least physically fit member in the family, and __42 proud of himself. His big stomach has always ballooned out between his T?shirt and trousers. Although the family often__43 about that, Ed refused to buy a___44 Thirt or to lose weight. So when Ed___45 for our game not only with the bottom of his shirt gathered inside his trousers but also with a stomach you could hardly 46 , I was so surprised that I was_ 47 .My cousin must have made an effort to get himself into shape.__48 , at the point in our game when I'd have predicted(预计)the score to be about 9 to 1 in my favor, it was__49 7 to 9—and Ed was_ 50 .The sudden realization was painful. We__51 to play like two mad men. When the score was 16 up, I was having serious __52 about staying alive until 21 years old,let alone_53 that many points. When the game finally ended, both of us were lying flat on our backs, too tired to __54 . In a way, I think we both won in the game, but cousin Ed my ____55 .
36. A. encouraging B. hopeless C. surprising D. regular
37. A. declared B. mentioned C. persuaded D. suggested
38. A. unforgettable B. unexpected C. easy D. early
39. A. exercise B. preparation C. joy D. fitness
40. A. time saving B. comfortable C. suitable D. effort making
41. A. As soon as B. As long as C. When D. Since
42. A. strangely B. personally C. reasonably D. eagerly
43. A. cared B. forgot C. quarrelled D. joked
44. A. clean B. larger C. straight D. darker
45. A. set out B. got ready C. arrived D. returned
46. A. notice B. admire C. believe D. measure
47. A. nervous B. curious C. careless D. speechless
48. A. After all B. As a result C. Above all D. At last
49. A. mistakenly B. then C. instead D. naturally
50. A. leading B. coming C. waiting D. counting
51. A. pretended B. stopped C. continued D. decided
52. A. thoughts B. doubts C. situations D. problems
53. A. scoring B. completing C. receiving D. keeping
54. A. play B. start C. sleep D. move
55. A. friendship B. respect C. support D. favor
36---55 CDCAD BADBC ADBCA CBADB
解析:
36.surprising表示“令人惊讶的”,要选对C,必须通读全文。作者是按原来的老看法以为其表兄还是家里最弱的一个,没想到一场比赛下来,作者只赢了一分。因而令其大吃一惊。A项“encouraging”表示“令人鼓舞的”;B项“hopeless”表示“无望的”;D项“regular”表示“有规律的”均与本文意思不一致。答案为C。
37.A项“declared”表示“宣布”;B项“mentioned”表示“提及,提到”;C项“persuaded”表示“说服”;D项“suggested”表示“建议”。如果不推敲we play的谓语时态,四个选项应该都可以。但只有suggested其后的宾语从句才能用动词原形作谓语。答案为D。
38.easy表示“轻松”。该空要想填对,先要理解figure on(指望、料想)的意思,而且要熟悉全文。因为作者还以为其表兄象原来那样体质很差。所以,当其表兄来电话要和他进行一场网球比赛时,他才表现了不屑一顾,指望会轻松地获胜。答案为C。
39.exercise“锻炼”,而racquetball正是一项体育运动,所以A合适。preparation“准备”;joy“乐事”;fitness“适当”。答案为A。
40. effort?making“做出努力的”。Ed认为体育锻炼就像把叉子放在嘴边一样毫不费力。Time-saving“节省时间的”;comfortable“舒服的”;suitable“合适的”。答案为D
41. 该句要说的是,作者只要一想起来,在他面前就会出现一位大腹便便,体质不强的表兄。因此,这里表示的应是条件as long as“只要”,而不是时间(as soon as/when),也不是原因(since)。答案为B。
42.用strangely“奇异地”是为了表明其表兄积极向上的乐观性格,只有具备了这样性格的
人,才能有克服困难的决心。B项personally表示“私人的,个人的”,表示说话人的观点;C项reasonably表示“合理的”;D项eagerly表示“热切的”,均不符合。答案为A。
43.joke about“开玩笑”,因为Ed的肚子像气球似地挺在T恤衫与裤子之间,所以常常引得家人开玩笑。care“关心”;forget“遗忘”;quarrel“争吵”,均不合语意。答案为D。
44.上文已经提到,Ed的肚子像气球似的挺在T恤衫与裤子之间,这说明T恤太小不合身,但是他却拒绝买一件大的或者减肥。答案为B。
45.该空如不看前后文似乎都可以填。set out 表示“动身、着手”;got ready(for)表示“准备好”;arrived表示“到达”;returned表示“返回”。但根据前后句可知,两个人已经有一段时间不见了,所以电话联系表兄要来,用arrived最好。答案为C。
46.notice“注意,发现”。作者描写看到Ed的胃变小到无法注意的地步了,在这里作者强调表兄的巨大变化。B项admire是“羡慕”;C项believe表示“相信、认为”;D项measure“测量”均与题意不符。答案为A。
47.要填对此空,必须弄明白前面一句的意思。该句是说,当作者见到其表兄时,令他大吃一惊的是,表兄的便便大腹没有了,衬衫的下摆也轻松地扎在腰带里了。因而使作者惊得一时说不出话来,用speechless(一时说不出话来/哑口无言)最好。后一句Get oneself into shape意思是“使自己有个好体型”。我表兄肯定经过一翻努力使自己有了一个好的体型。答案为D。
48.As a result“结果是”。Ed进行了减肥,结果是打球的能力也得到了锻炼。答案为B。
49.instead“代替”作者预料他与Ed之间的比赛结果是“9∶1”,而实际结果却是“7∶9”,以实际结果代替预料结果。答案为C。
50.根据7比9的比分,可知表兄领先,应用leading(先导的/带头的)。B项coming“到来”;C项waiting“等待”;D项counting“计算”,均与题意不合。答案为A。
51.continue“继续”。根据下文when the score was 16 up 说明比赛尚未结束,双方发疯似的继续比赛,都想击败对手。而A项pretended“假装”;B项stopped“停止”;D项decided“决定”均不合题意。答案为C。
52.该句前后的句意是:当比赛打到16平时,作者才开始认真怀疑起自己21岁是怎么过来的,更不用说两人竟会打到这么多分了。该句既表明了作者对表兄的敬佩,又对自己虚度年华表示后悔。因此用doubts最好。A项thoughts“思想、看法”;C项situations“形势、情况”;D项problems“问题”均不合语意。答案为B。
53.score(体育比赛中)得分。当分数达到16时,我真的怀疑是否能活到21岁,更不用说得那么多分数了。其中let alone表示“不消说,理所当然”;that many points中的that相当于so。答案为A。
54.一场激战之后,双方都累得躺在地上动弹不了。答案为D。
55. 比赛的结果是双赢的局面,我虽然赢了这场比赛,但他却赢得了我的敬佩。因而用respect顺理成章。答案为B。
A few days ago I asked my sons’ governess Julia to come into my study.
“Be seated, Julia,” I said. “Let’s settle our accounts. I guess you most likely need some money, but maybe you’re too polite to mention it. Now then, we agreed on thirty dollars a month...”
“Forty.”
“No, thirty. I made a note of it. I always pay our governess thirty. Well, hmm, you’ve been here two months, so...”
“Two months and five days.”
“Exactly two months. I made a special note of it. That means you have sixty dollars coming to you. Take off nine Sundays... You know you didn’t work with Tom on Sundays. You only took walks. And three holidays...”
Julia was biting her finger nail nervously, her face red, but—not a word.
“Three holidays, therefore take off twelve dollars. Four days Tom was sick and there were no lessons, as you were occupied only with Dick. Three days you had a toothache and my wife gave you permission not to work after lunch. Twelve and seven—nineteen. Take nineteen off...that leaves...hmm...forty one dollars. Correct?”
Julia’s left eye reddened with tears welling up. Her chin trembled;she coughed nervously and blew her nose, but—still not a word.
“Around New Year’s Day you broke a teacup and a saucer: take off two dollars. The cup cost more, it was a treasure of the family, but—forget it. When didn’t I take a loss?! Then, due to your carelessness the maid stole Dick’s shoes. You ought to watch everything! You get paid for it. So, that means five more dollars off. The tenth of January I gave you ten dollars.”
“You didn’t,” sobbed Julia.
“But I made a note of it.”
“Well...if you say so.”
“Take twenty seven from forty one—that leaves fourteen. ”
Both her eyes were filled with tears. Beads of sweat stood on the thin pretty little nose. Poor girl!
“Only once was I given any money,” she whispered, her voice trembling, “and that was by your wife. Three dollars, nothing more.”
“Really? You see now, and I didn’t know that! Take three from fourteen...leaves eleven. Here’s your money, my dear. Three, three, three, one and one. Here it is!”
I handed her eleven dollars. She took them and pocketed them.
“Merci(法语,谢谢),” she whispered.
I jumped to my feet and started pacing the room. I was overcome with anger.
“For what, this ‘merci’?”I asked.
“For the money.”
“But you know I’ve cheated you—robbed you! I have actually stolen from you! Why this ‘Merci’?”
“In my other places they didn’t give me anything at all. ”
“They didn’t give you anything? No wonder! I played a little joke on you, a cruel lesson, just to teach you...I’m going to give you all the eighty dollars! Here they are in the envelope all ready for you...Is it really possible to be so spineless(懦弱)? Why didn’t you protest? Why were you silent? Is it possible in this world to be without teeth and claws(爪)—to be such a fool?”
Embarrassed, she smiled. And I could read her expression: “It is possible.”
I asked her pardon for the cruel lesson and, to her great surprise, gave her the eighty dollars. She murmured her little “merci” several times and went out. I looked after her and thought: “How easy it is to crush the weak in this world!”
【小题1】While talking to Julia, the writer expected ____________ from her.
A.protest | B.gratitude | C.obedience | D.an explanation |
A.nervousness in front of her boss | B.acceptance of injustice |
C.shyness when talking about money | D.unwillingness to express herself |
A.to be more aggressive | B.to be more careful in her work |
C.to protect her own right | D.to live independently |
A.his understanding of Julia’s anxiety |
B.his worry about Julia’s future |
C.his concern on the living conditions of working-class people |
D.his sympathy for the mental state of those exploited(被剥削的) |
A.greedy but honest | B.ill-tempered but warm-hearted |
C.strict but forgiving | D.honest, kind and worried |