题目内容
2."We expected our first child to be perfect."Most parents have thought so.I know that's what I(36)Bwith our oldest son,Joe.He would be perfect.Joe would sail through(37)Afrom learning ABC's to being awarded a Ph.D..
Joe,(38)A,had other ideas.
He was always a(39)C kid.He wasn't the kind of boy who threw(40)Dat passing cars on a freezing winter day or who dropped water balloons on the mailman during the heat of August.
But he wasn't perfect.Especially when it came to that nice little (41)B that I had about sailing through school.From the day Joe started kindergarten he struggled-with scissors and handwriting and math.Always(42)DHe passed each grade with great (43)A,never at the top of his class.
How I(44)D friends who had children with the"math gene".A mom told me her daughter was doing high school algebra while in the sixth grade.Another mom said her son had just taken first place in the district's annual Math Challenge.
After hearing these stories,I would look at Joe and (45)C:Why didn't we raise a mathematical talent?How is he ever going to get into(46)D if he does not get better at math?Needless to say,my motherly (47)C never really amounted to much.Does it ever?Moms tend to worry and worry,while whatever they're worrying about usually(48)Don its own.
During high school,Joe slowly(49)Bat math.He got through algebra I & II,and geometry,our state requirements for math.I felt greatly (50)Cat his little achievement.Then he announced that he'd take pre-calculus (微积分) in his last year of high school,which (51)D me a lot.
"Why?"I questioned.
"Because I need to keep my skills up,"he explained."I(52)Bmath,but I need to take it so I don't forget how to do it."
"For college,"he added."I want to do really well in college,Mom.I know it will be(53)A_,but I think it's important that I try to do my best."
My oldest son wasn't perfect.He wasn't a math talent,either.But he knew what was important:he was focusing on his(54)C while I was worrying over his past.And that,to me,is even better than being(55)A.
36.A.worked | B.expected | C.continued | D.showed |
37.A.school | B.books | C.experience | D.situations |
38.A.however | B.therefore | C.fortunately | D.obviously |
39.A.careful | B.proud | C.good | D.happy |
40.A.toys | B.clothes | C.flowers | D.snowballs |
41.A.belief | B.fantasy | C.interest | D.enthusiasm |
42.A.art | B.scissors | C.handwriting | D.math |
43.A.effort | B.attention | C.pleasure | D.ambition |
44.A.respected | B.supported | C.trusted | D.envied |
45.A.consider | B.imagine | C.wonder | D.wish |
46.A.job | B.life | C.society | D.college |
47.A.love | B.doubt | C.worry | D.guidance |
48.A.pauses | B.comes | C.declines | D.disappears |
49.A.developed | B.improved | C.advanced | D.achieved |
50.A.hopeful | B.grateful | C.relieved | D.amused |
51.A.moved | B.inspired | C.satisfied | D.surprised |
52.A.fail | B.hate | C.prefer | D.choose |
53.A.hard | B.boring | C.necessary | D.beneficial |
54.A.career | B.major | C.future | D.world |
55.A.perfect | B.intelligent | C.successful | D.confident |
分析 作者一直期望儿子完美,但是儿子并不完美.当儿子知道要专注于对自己重要的事情,对于父母来讲,那甚至要比完美更好.
解答 36-40BAACD 41-45 BDADC 46-50DCDBC 51-55DBACA
36.B考查动词.根据第一段中的"We expected our first child to be perfect.",可判断出此处应用expected.
37.A考查名词.根据下文"from learning ABCs to being awarded a Ph.D."和第五段中的"I had about Joe's sailing through school."可知,此处讲的是Joe学业上的事情,故B项符合语境.
38.A考查副词.根据第二段中作者对儿子的期望和后面的"had other ideas",可判断出此处是表达转折关系,故B项符合语境.
39.C考查形容词.根据下文中的"He wasn't the kind of boy who threw ______ at passing cars on a freezing winter day or who dropped water balloons on the mailman…",可判断出作者的儿子表现不错,故D项符合语境.
40.D考查名词.根据后面的"on a freezing winter day",可推断出作者的儿子扔的是雪球.
41.B考查名词.根据第二段"I know that's what I expect of our oldest son,Joe.He would be perfect.Joe would sail through school …"可知,这是作者的想象,故fantasy符合语境.
42.D考查名词.根据后面的friends who had children with the"math gene可知羡慕那些朋友的孩子有数学基因,自己儿子数学不好.
43.A考查名词.根据逻辑关系,过年级考试是需要努力的,故effort符合语境.
44.D考查动词.根据下文"friends who had children with the‘math gene'",再结合上文提到自己儿子数学不好,可判断出作者羡慕那些朋友.
45.C考查动词.根据下文连续提出的几个问题,可知wonder"自问,自讨"符合语境.
46.D考查名词.根据逻辑关系,数学不好,会影响到考试成绩,而考试成绩不好,会直接影响到考大学,故college符合语境.
47.C考查名词.根据上文提出的问题以及下文反复提到"worry"可知,这是作者的担心.
48.D考查动词.句意:妈妈们经常担心,但是不管她们担心的是什么,它们通常都会自己消失.故disappear符合语境.
49.B考查动词.根据下文的"He got through algebra I & II,and geometry"和"his little achievement"可判断出,Joe的数学取得了进步.故improve符合语境.
50.C考查形容词.上文提到作者对儿子数学不好的担心,而现在儿子数学成绩有所改善,根据逻辑关系可知,作者会感到relieved"宽慰的,如释重负".
51.D考查动词.作者儿子的数学不是很好,而现在他宣布要学微积分,所以大大出乎了作者的意料.
52.B考查名词.根据下文"but I need to take it"可知,作者的儿子Joe并不喜欢数学.
53.A考查形容词.因为Joe的数学成绩不是太好,所以要考大学的话会有一定的困难,故B项符合语境.
54.C考查名词.根据上文提到的Joe为了将来能上大学而努力学习数学,可知他专注于他的将来;也可根据下文的"while I was worrying over his past"判断出.
55.A考查形容词.与文章开头形成照应.作者一直期望儿子完美,但是儿子并不完美.然而儿子知道要专注于对自己重要的事情.句意:对于我来讲,那甚至要比成为完美更好.
点评 完型填空,解题时要抓住文章的脉络,一定要读懂全文,弄清文章要表达的思想,注意前后段落之间的关系.答题中,一定要认真分析,注意选项与上下文的关系,与前后单词的关系.对于一时没有太大的把握的题可以放到最后再来完成,因为有时答案可以从下文内容体现出来.答完后再通读一篇文章,看看所选选项能不能是语句通顺,语意连贯.
Later,when he saw how sad the boy's family were,Kenneth made a(n)(2)C.He would"do whatever it takes to make (3)B happy at Christmas time."
A year later,at the age of 18,he was living with his mother and younger brother.They were hardly making ends meet on his low wages,but Kenneth bought a used Santa suit and went around (4)Bpeople as poor as himself to give candy and fruit for families even more needy.
Just before midnight on Christmas Eve,he went knocking on doors of (5)A houses in the poorest section of the Navajo Nation.Many of the darkened homes didn't have (6)A.
Some families were (7)C to open their doors so late at night."It's a man!He has a big bag!"
He (8)D a boy,holding up a lantern and watching from behind the curtains,tell his parents.Kenneth convinced them he was (9)C.
At every opened door,he (10)D candies,oranges,toys and so on.Many Navajo kids had never seen (11)D before,so his old costume and store-bought beard didn't(12)A them.It touched Kenneth that the kids were excited by so (13)C.
He (14)B it up year after year,gathering more"elves (精灵)"to help him.His Christmas Eve(15)D have grown into an annual Navajo feast with gifts of clothing,tools and toys for over 700people.Kids who can't make it to the event because they're sick or lack transportation get a personal visit from Kenneth or one of his elves.
"My grandfather taught me that you learn to be a man by sharing and by keeping promises,"he says.
1.A.struck | B.touched | C.found | D.stopped |
2.A.conclusion | B.excuse | C.promise | D.effort |
3.A.the family | B.children | C.brothers | D.his mother |
4.A.suggesting | B.persuading | C.requiring | D.calling |
5.A.old | B.big | C.bright | D.lonely |
6.A.electricity | B.food | C.doors | D.windows |
7.A.happy | B.angry | C.afraid | D.eager |
8.A.thought | B.hoped | C.let | D.heard |
9.A.gentle | B.generous | C.harmless | D.helpful |
10.A.reached for | B.put down | C.picked out | D.handed out |
11.A.Kenneth | B.candies | C.elves | D.Santa Claus |
12.A.disappoint | B.satisfy | C.attract | D.please |
13.A.much | B.big | C.little | D.many |
14.A.held | B.kept | C.gave | D.took |
15.A.gifts | B.experiences | C.excitements | D.visits |
A. | to hope | B. | hoping | C. | hoped | D. | hope |
A. | add to | B. | be added to | C. | add up to | D. | be added up to |
A. | where | B. | when | C. | which | D. | what |
A. | giving out | B. | carrying out | C. | keeping up | D. | going up |
---______ It's none of your business.( )
A. | Never mind. | B. | No problem. | C. | So what? | D. | Why not? |
apples and sweet potatoes.( )
A. | If | B. | While | C. | Because | D. | Since |