题目内容
1.Tips for Cooking on a Tight ScheduleFrom my experience,there are three main reasons why people don't cook more often:ability,money and time.(16)B. Money is a topic I'll save for another day.So today I want to give you some wisdom about how to make the most of the time you spend in the kitchen.Here are three tips for great cooking on a tight schedule:
1.Think ahead.The moments when I think cooking is a pain are when I'm already hungry and there's nothing ready to eat.So think ahead of the coming week.When will you have time to cook?Do you have the right materials already?(17)G.
2.Make your time worth it.When you do find time to cook a meal,make the most of it and save yourself time later on.Are you making one loaf of bread?(18)C. It takes around the same amount of time to make more of something.So sav e yourself the effort for a future meal.
3.(19)A. This may surprise you,but one of the best tools for making cooking worth your time is experimentation.It gives you the chance to hit upon new ideas and recipes that can work well with your appetite and schedule.The more you learn and the more you try,the more ability you have to take control of your food and your schedule.
Hopefully that gives a good start.(20)F. And don't let a busy schedule discourage you from making some great changes in the way you eat and live!
A.Try new things.
B.Ability is easily improved.
C.Make three or four instead.
D.Understand your food better.
E.Cooking is a burden for many people.
F.Let cooking and living simply be a joy rather than a burden.
G.A little time planning ahead can save a lot of work later on.
分析 本文主要讲述了如何在紧张的时间内抽出时间来自己做饭的三个建议.1.提前准备;2.充分利用好时间;3.不断尝试新食谱.
解答 16--20 BGCAF
16.B 考查上下文理解判断能力. 根据上文there are three main reasons why people don't cook more often:ability,money and time人们不经常做饭的三个主要原因是:能力、金钱和时间,及下文Money is a topic I'll save for another day.So today I want to give you some wisdom about how to make the most of the time you spend in the kitchen钱的问题我改天说.今天我想给你们一些关于如何充分利用你在厨房的时间的聪明做法,可知,空格后介绍了金钱和时间问题,由此判断空格上内容是作者对能力的介绍,空格处应是:能力很容易提高.故选B.
17.G 考查上下文理解判断能力.根据上文So think about of the coming week.When will you have time to cook?Do you have the right materials ready?可知,提前一周想好.在有空的时候准备好食材,下文应是:提前用一点儿时间来规划未来可以节省以后的很多工作.故选G.
18.C 考查上下文理解判断能力.根据上文When you do find time to cook a meal,make the most of it and save yourself time later on.Are you making one loaf of bread?及下文it takes around the same amount of time to make more of something.So save yourself the effort for a future meal可知,做面包时,做三、四个而不是一个,可以给自己节省以后的时间.做一个和做三、四个面包所花费的时间差不多,空格处应是:做三、四个而不是一个.故选C.
19.A 考查上下文理解判断能力.根据本段中It gives you the chance to hit upon new ideas and recipes that can work well with your appetite and schedule.The more you learn and the more you try,the more ability you have to take control of your food and your schedule可知,要敢于尝试,这样才会引起自己的食欲,才可以使自己用在做饭上的时间和努力值得.学得越多,尝试越多,控制食材和时间的能力就会越强,空格处应是:尝试新事物.故选A.
20.F 考查上下文理解判断能力.根据上文Hopefully that gives you a good start及下文and don't let a busy schedule discourage you from making some great changes in the way you eat and live可知,希望这些建议能给你一个良好的开端,不要让繁忙的日程阻止你为了吃饭和生活所做的一些变化,空格处应是:让烹饪和生活成为一种快乐,而不是负担.故选F.
点评 七选五题型看似简单,实际上有时完全作对并不容易,需要方法和分析能力及足够的耐力,有必要进行专门练习.首先,快速浏览一遍七个备选答案,先确定哪个选项适合放在文章的什么位置.其次,快速浏览文章,确定文章体裁,抓住文章结构,分析篇章结构,找出各段的主题句或主旨大意.其三,注意各选项中出现的句子衔接手段,寻找句中衔接标志词,七选五备选答案中有两个多余的选项,会对文章中两个空的选择构成干扰,这时要特别细致地比对相似选项.最后,用代入法,检查答案是否合理,将所有选择答案放回空白处,通读全文,检查文章内容是否语义连贯合理、紧扣主题,语篇结构是否通顺连贯、具有一致性、合乎逻辑,写作思路是否清晰明了,格式以及用语是否恰当贴切,从而判断选择的答案是否正确.
No one would ever say that they want to live a miserable life---it's just not something that anyone would wish.(66)Clooking to improve your life,here are some rules you should live by.
1.Find the Bright Side
Tragedy can strike at anytime and it's only human nature to react by getting upset.(67)FIf you're strong enough to find the bright side,you'll find that you will have grown as an individual.
2.Adjust Your Expectations
It's okay to lean on others and ask for help.(68)ATo have a happy and healthy life,we must find strength within and be our own change.(69)GOther people cannot be responsible for making you happy---only you can do that.
3.Carry out a Healthy Life
Living a healthy life doesn't necessarily mean you have to overhaul(大修)your diet and exercise regiment,but it does mean that you must make healthy living decisions.If you are physically fit---meaning you're not overweight and feel good about your overall appearance,(70)D
A.But it's not okay to place unreasonable expectations on others. B.and everyone has his/her weaknesses C.Instead people just want to be happy and have a life that is meaningful. D.then you will be a happier human being E.Your attitude decides your life. F.However,once the dust has settled,you must pick yourself up and look for the positive. G.Take a step back and figure out how you can satisfy yourself. |
But a little while later,his wife needed to(43)D a few purchases with the automobile.(44)C of the line securing her husband,she started the car and drove away.The rope(45)A tightened and threw the man over the roof and into the air.
This story,factual or not,points to a great(46)C.It is the truth about where we(47)B our security; about those things to which we've(48)C our safety lines.
In her book LESSONS IN LIVING,writer Susan Taylor tells of lying in bed in the early(49)Aof the morning when an earthquake struck.As her house(50)D,she tumbled out of bed and(51)C to stand underneath an arched door-way in her hall,watching in(52)B as her whole house tumbled down around her.
Susan huddled,scared and (53)A,in the darkness.In the pre-dawn morning she cried and called out for help.As(54)D set in,she thought that maybe she should be listening for(55)B rather than making so much commotion(激动).So she grew still and listened.In the stillness,(56)C abandoned her and a feeling of indescribable peace and happiness flooded in.It was an experience that was to permanently(57)D her life.
She later wrote,"Before the quake I had all the trappings of success,but my life was out of(58)A.I wasn't happy because I was clinging to things in my life and always wanting more.It took an earthquake and(59)B everything I owned for me to discover that my security had been with me along…There's a power within us that we can(60)D no matter what is happening around us.
41.A.tight | B.safe | C.comfortable | D.quick |
42.A.secure | B.thick | C.close | D.strong |
43.A.help | B.handle | C.run | D.make |
44.A.Realistic | B.Fond | C.Unaware | D.Anxious |
45.A.immediately | B.actually | C.gradually | D.quietly |
46.A.extent | B.conclusion | C.truth | D.problem |
47.A.get | B.place | C.keep | D.realize |
48.A.broken | B.grasped | C.tied | D.found |
49.A.hours | B.stages | C.periods | D.light |
50.A.moved | B.fell | C.cracked | D.shook |
51.A.failed | B.continued | C.managed | D.attempted |
52.A.surprise | B.horror | C.excitement | D.anger |
53.A.crying | B.praying | C.complaining | D.whispering |
54.A.disappointing | B.hopelessness | C.nervousness | D.exhaustion |
55.A.operators | B.rescuers | C.researchers | D.volunteers |
56.A.puzzle | B.strength | C.fear | D.confidence |
57.A.destroy | B.improve | C.control | D.change |
58.A.balance | B.line | C.course | D.sense |
59.A.deserting | B.losing | C.spoiling | D.missing |
60.A.insist on | B.turn to | C.take over | D.depend upon |
The penniless young man went to a (44)D street outside the academy,tighten his belt and played the(45)C under a tree.He played one after another,(46)C many people to stop to listen.The (47)D young man finally held his violin case in both hands,when the onlookers (48)C their money and put it into the case.
A rogue(无赖) threw money at the young man's feet (49)B.The young man looked at him,then(50)C to pick it up,saying:"Sir,your money dropped on the ground."The rogue took the money,threw it at his feet once again and(51)C said:"This money has been yours,so you(52)B take it!"
Then,the young man deeply(53)D to him and said:"Sir,thank you for your support!(54)B you dropped your money,I bent over to pick it up for you.Now my money dropped on the ground,may I(55)A you to pick it up for me?
The rogue was shocked by the young man's unexpected(56)C,finally picked up the money,put it into the case and left with his(57)B between his legs.
Among the onlookers a pair of(58)B had been quietly watching the young man.It was just the (59)D.He brought the young man back to the academy and (60)A admitted him.
This young man was called Bill Sadin,who later became a famous musician,whose masterpiece(名作) was"Straighten your chest."
41.A.examination | B.decision | C.decoration | D.celebration |
42.A.marched | B.figured | C.laid | D.sorted |
43.A.admit | B.permit | C.submit | D.commit |
44.A.peaceful | B.busy | C.lazy | D.lonely |
45.A.trick | B.guitar | C.violin | D.case |
46.A.noticing | B.begging | C.attracting | D.persuading |
47.A.shameless | B.painful | C.angry | D.hungry |
48.A.threw | B.stole | C.produced | D.printed |
49.A.by hand | B.by design | C.by accident | D.by chance |
50.A.came down | B.settled down | C.bent down | D.pulled down |
51.A.angrily | B.widely | C.proudly | D.slightly |
52.A.can | B.must | C.may | D.might |
53.A.renewed | B.sew | C.vowed | D.bowed |
54.A.If | B.When | C.As long as | D.Even if |
55.A.trouble | B.disturb | C.request | D.order |
56.A.performance | B.conduct | C.move | D.behavior |
57.A.arms | B.tail | C.head | D.feet |
58.A.ears | B.eyes | C.shoes | D.trousers |
59.A.passer-by | B.stranger | C.employer | D.examiner |
60.A.eventually | B.secretly | C.personally | D.happily |