题目内容
9.As you get older,it feels like time tends to move faster.As Dan Ariely explains over at The Wall Street Journal,we tend to fall into familiar routines (25)as/when we age and that makes time move quickly.We perceive time as something like a stack of memories,so the less new experiences you have,the (26)less likely(likely) you are to fill in those memories with interesting things.
Time does go by (or,more accurately,it feels as if time is going by) more quickly,the older we get.
In the first few years of our lives,anything we sense or do is brand new,and many of our experiences are unique,so they remain firmly in our memories.But as (27)the years go by,we encounter fewer and fewer new experiences-both because we (28)have accomplished(accomplish) a lot and because we are slaves to our daily routines.
For example,try to remember (29)what happened to you every day last week,chances are that nothing extraordinary happened,so you will be hard-pressed to recall the specific things you did on Monday,Tuesday,etc.
What can we do about this?Maybe we need some new app that will encourage us to try out new experiences,point out things we've never done,recommend dishes we've never tasted and suggest places we've never been.Such an app (30)could/canmake our lives more varied,encourage us to try new things,slow down the passage of time and increase our happiness.
(31)until/if such an app arrives,try to do at least one new thing every week.It's not too difficult to push (32)yourself/yourselves/ourselves to do new things.
分析 本文属于说明文阅读,作者通过这篇文章主要向我们描述了当我们变老的时候,时间就变得很快,因此我们应该尝试每周至少做一件新的事情.
解答 25.as/when.考查推理判断.句意为:"我们的岁数越是增长,生活就越倾向于一成不变.所以,时间过得更快了."这是as/when引导的状语从句,故答案为as/when.
26.less likely.考查推理判断. 根据语境可知句意应为:"所以新鲜的经历越少,你就越不可能在那些回忆中填满有趣的事情."故答案为less likely.
27.the.考查推理判断.句意为:"但是随着时间的流逝,我们能遇到的全新经历越来越少了."as the years go by意为"随着时间的流逝",故答案为the.
28.have accomplished.考查推理判断.句意为:"这是由于我们不仅已经完成了许多事情,而且已经习惯于像奴隶般遵守自己的生活习惯.",根据语境可知这里应用现在完成时态,故答案为have accomplished.
29.what.考查推理判断.句意为:"请你努力回想一下上周每天你都做了些什么事情."这是what引导的宾语从句,故答案为what.
30.could/can.考查推理判断.句意为:"这样的应用可以让我们的生活更加丰富",故答案为could/can.
31.until/if.考查推理判断.句意为:"在这种应用被发明出来以前(如果这种应用发明了),每周至少尝试一件新的事物吧."所以根据语境这里应填until/if.
32.yourself/yourselves/ourselves.考查推理判断.句意为:"逼自己去尝试新事物并不是一件非常困难的事情."push oneself to do sth意为"逼自己做某事".故答案为yourself/yourselves/ourselves.
点评 考察学生的推理判断能力和联系上下文的能力,在做推理判断题不要以个人的主观想象代替文章的事实,要根据文章事实进行合乎逻辑的推理判断.此类的填空题一定要联系上下文,根据上下文的内容加上自己的理解,再作出正确的判断.
Danny came to my school in seventh grade.He was handsome and smart.I fell for him at once and so were many girls.That,(36)A,soon changed.
Danny had been in our school for about a week when his parents picked him up in a/an(37)
D car that made loud noise.Obviously that Danny was poor and he was no longer (38)B material.
I had a poor family too; I just (39)C it from everyone.I was so ashamed of my situation that I never had kids come over to my house.I felt like my friends would judge me if they knew the truth.It was a lot of work keeping my (40)B,but I figured it was easier than it would be to have no friends.
One day,our teacher,Mr.Sims,announced that the seventh-grade field trip would be to an amusement park.The classroom was filled with (41)C as the girls discussed what to wear and what to bring with them.I felt(42)D.But not Danny.He simply told everyone that he wouldn't be going.When asked why,Danny stood up and stated,"I can't(43)A it.My dad hurt his back and has been out of (44)B.I'm not asking my parents for money."
Sitting back in his seat,Danny held his head up (45)C,even though whispering had begun."Dan,I'm very proud of you for(46)A the situation that your parents are in.Not every student can do that."replied Mr.Sims.Glaring at us,he spoke again,only louder.
"We're going to do things differently.The trip is not until the end of the month,so we have plenty of time (47)D fund-raising.Each student will be responsible for bringing in an idea for fund-raising.Bring them in tomorrow.If a student doesn't want to(48)B,he or she will be spending the field trip day here at the school.Any questions?"
While walking home,I(49)C some boys talking with Danny.I worried that they were giving him a(50)D time,but as I got closer,I realized they were just (51)A about the best ideas for a fund-raiser.
In order to (52)D in the class,I lied and came up with excuse after excuse.But Danny made a(53)A in my life by standing up and admitting he was poor.I no longer felt I had to (54)B.And the funny thing was that my friends stuck by me when I finally let them get closer.
Danny,because of his courage and(55)C rather than his great looks,is someone I will never forget.
36.A.however | B.therefore | C.thus | D.so |
37.A.expensive | B.shining | C.sports | D.old |
38.A.boss | B.boyfriend | C.teacher | D.actor |
39.A.distinguished | B.separated | C.hid | D.heard |
40.A.word | B.secret | C.promise | D.diary |
41.A.disappointment | B.concern | C.excitement | D.pride |
42.A.confident | B.curious | C.surprised | D.upset |
43.A.afford | B.understand | C.take | D.believe |
44.A.debt | B.work | C.sight | D.control |
45.A.sadly | B.eagerly | C.proudly | D.worriedly |
46.A.understanding | B.improving | C.avoiding | D.creating |
47.A.to | B.on | C.at | D.for |
48.A play | B.contribute | C.escape | D.register |
49.A.imagined | B.suggested | C.noticed | D.left |
50.A.meaningful | B.free | C.good | D.hard |
51.A.debating | B.complaining | C.learning | D.writing |
52.A.check | B.live | C.stay | D.fit |
53.A.difference | B.sense | C.challenge | D.fortune |
54.A.hesitate | B.lie | C.win | D.suffer |
55.A.intelligence | B.silence | C.honesty | D.kindness. |
When I was a senior in high school,I (36)C knew I wanted to pursue writing as a career.
Writing had basically(37)Dme when I was only 7years old,(38)Dsince that time,I'd been bombarded by guidance counselors and career planners who all (39)A me to have"a back-up plan"in case writing didn't work out.
I'd never even (40)Ca different career path,so I was very (41)B and worried.After much thought,I decided (42)B would be my"back-up plan,"and I signed up for a class through my high school.
This (43)A that every morning,I would serve as a teacher's helper for my favorite 6th grade teacher,Mr.Ralston.Morning after morning,I showed up in Mr.Ralston's classroom and(44)C papers for him.
Sometimes,I even (45)D a lesson or two.It was fun,and the students seemed to like me,so I was surprised when it came time for my (46)B.Mr.Ralston looked me right in the eyes and asked,"Do you really want to teach?"
"Had I really been that (47)A?"I thought.
"Don't misunderstand.You'll do fine in teaching,"he continued."But,is your(48)C really in it?"
"Not really,"I (49)C."I want to write.I want to write news stories and fiction and poetry and so much more…but I've been told it's tough to make it as a writer (50)D I thought maybe I would teach and then use my summers(51)D to pursue writing."
As I shared with Mr.Ralston my hopes,dreams and carefully plotted-out back-up plan,he smiled and said,"Why are you preparing to (52)A with this back-up plan?If you want to be a writer,go for it!Pursue writing!"
Mr.Ralston's (53)A to follow my dreams was the little nudge I needed to help me push past my (54)B of not making it as a writer and simply"Go for it!"
That's what an encouraging word will do when spoken in love in (55)Cseason.So,let's try and be like Mr.Ralston and speak that word of encouragement at just the right time and make a difference in someone's life today.
36.A.even | B.never | C.already | D.also |
37.A.reminded | B.entertained | C.accompanied | D.chosen |
38.A.or | B.and | C.for | D.but |
39.A.urged | B.forced | C.taught | D.persuaded |
40.A.created | B.taken | C.considered | D.examined |
41.A.embarrassed | B.confused | C.annoyed | D.frightened |
42.A.writing | B.teaching | C.studying | D.compiling |
43.A.meant | B.indicated | C.suggested | D.revealed |
44.A.read | B.set | C.graded | D.composed |
45.A.reviewed | B.skipped | C.took | D.presented |
46.A.application | B.evaluation | C.instruction | D.qualification |
47.A.transparent | B.shallow | C.superior | D.ambitious |
48.A.eye | B.mind | C.heart | D.focus |
49.A.interrupted | B.joked | C.admitted | D.apologized |
50.A.unless | B.if | C.because | D.so |
51.A.up | B.apart | C.along | D.off |
52.A.fail | B.follow | C.depart | D.compete |
53.A.encouragement | B.determination | C.tendency | D.attempt |
54.A.dreams | B.fears | C.regrets | D.mistakes |
55.A.peak | B.low | C.due | D.new. |