题目内容
3.My fiance (未婚夫) and I were excited about shopping for our first home.But our funds were(16)B,and none of the houses in our price range seemed satisfactory.One agent(17)A a house in particular.Although her description sounded wonderful,the price was (18)C our range,so we declined.But she kept urging us to have a look (19)A.
We finally did and it was (20)C at first sight.It was Our Home,small and charming,overlooking a quiet lake.Walking through the rooms and talking with the owners,a nice elderly couple,we felt the warmth and (21)B of the marriage within that home.As perfect as it was,the price remained too high for us.But every day,we would sit by the lake,looking at the house and dreaming of (22)D it would be like to live there.
Days later,we made a(n) (23)B-far below the asking price.Surprisingly,they didn't (24)D us.They renewed their offer (25)A.It was also much more than we could afford,but far (26)Cthan the original asking price.
The next day,we got a (27)B message that another buyer had offered a much higher price.Even so,we decided to talk with the (28)D directly.We made our final offer,which (29)B was thousands of dollars less than the other buyer's bid.We knew it,(30)D we had to try.
"Sold!"said the owner.Then he (31)D:He'd seen us sitting by the lake all those times; he knew how much we loved the place and that we'd (32)Cthe years of work they had put into their home; he realized he would take a (33)A by selling it to us,but it was worthwhile; we were the people they wanted to live there.He told us to consider the(34)B in the price"an early wedding present."
That's how we found our home and how I learned that when people are(35)A they are not strangers,only friends we haven't yet met.
16.A.needed | B.limited | C.enough | D.large |
17.A.recommended | B.decorated | C.sold | D.rented |
18.A.below | B.within | C.beyond | D.between |
19.A.at least | B.at most | C.at times | D.at hand |
20.A.relief | B.concern | C.love | D.curiosity |
21.A.pride | B.happiness | C.challenge | D.desire |
22.A.which | B.why | C.that | D.what |
23.A.effort | B.offer | C.promise | D.profit |
24.A.come across | B.look after | C.depend on | D.laugh at |
25.A.instead | B.indeed | C.aside | D.apart |
26.A.worse | B.better | C.less | D.higher |
27.A.relaxing | B.disappointing | C.pleasant | D.regular |
28.A.agents | B.buyers | C.managers | D.owners |
29.A.already | B.still | C.generally | D.ever |
30.A.so | B.or | C.for | D.but |
31.A.apologized | B.complained | C.criticized | D.explained |
32.A.check | B.analyze | C.appreciate | D.ignore |
33.A.loss | B.risk | C.chance | D.lead |
34.A.increase | B.difference | C.interest | D.average |
35.A.kind | B.polite | C.smart | D.energetic. |
分析 文章大意:作者和未婚夫准备买房结婚,但是资金有限.一次作者对一个房子一见钟情,但价格仍然很高,但通过最后的努力,作者以很低的价格买到了心仪的房子.
解答 16.B 形容词以及对语境的理解.A.needed需要的;B.limited有限的;C.enough足够的;D.large大的.根据下一句中的and none of the houses in our price range seemed satisfactory."可知"我们的钱是有限的".所以答案选B.
17.A 动词辨析.A.recommended推荐;B.decorated装修;C.sold卖; D.rented租.根据后句Although her description sounded wonderful可知一个代理人特别向我们推荐一栋房子.所以本题选A.
18.C 介词辨析.A.below在…下面;B.within在…里面;C.beyond超过;D.between在…之间.根据后句so we declined.可知价格超过了我们的范围.故选C.
19.A 介词短语辨析.A.at least至少;B.at most至多;C.at times有时;D.at hand在附近.根据上下文可知,她不停的催促,所以我们至少去看一看.所以本题选A.
20.C 名词辨析.A.relief欣慰;B.concern关注;C.love爱;D.curiosity好奇.根据后句It was Our Home,small and charming,overlooking a quiet lake.可知我们对此房一见钟情.故选C
21.B 名词辨析.A.pride 自豪;B.happiness快乐;C.challenge挑战; D.desire要求.根据上下文可知,跟和善的一对房主夫妇交谈,我们感到温馨与快乐.所以本题选B.
22.D 考查名词性从句的连接代词.A.which哪一个;B.why为什么;C.that那个;D.what什么.宾语从句中be like缺少宾语,故用连接代词what.所以选D.
23.B 名词辨析. A.effort努力;B.offer提供;C.promise许诺; D.profit利润.根据后句-far below the asking price 可知是make an offer,意思是"出价".所以选B.
24.D 动词短语辨析.A.come across偶然遇到;B.look after照顾;C.depend on依靠; D.laugh at 嘲笑.根据句意可知,令人惊讶的是,他们没有嘲笑我们.所以选D.
25.A 副词辨析.A.instead相反B.indeed的确;C.aside在…旁;D.apart分开地.相反地,他们更新了他们的出价.所以本题选A.
26.C 形容词辨析.A.worse更糟的;B.better更好的;C.less更少的;D.higher更高的.根据句意可知:虽然他们更新之后出的价是超过我们的支付能力,但比原来的要价要少得多.所以选C.
27.B 形容词辨析.A.relaxing轻松的;B.disappointing令人失望的;C.pleasant令人愉快的;D.regular有规律的.根据下一句"that another buyer had offered a much higher price"可知我们得到的是一个令人失望的消息.所以选B.
28.D 名词辨析.A.agents代理人;B.buyers买方;C.managers经理;D.owners物主.根据句意可知,有人出了很高的价格买这个房子,所以,我们决定直接跟房东谈.故本题选D
29.B 副词辨析.A.already已经;B.still仍然;C.generally普遍地; D.ever曾经.句意为:我们给出我们最终的价格,但是仍然比另外的一个买家出价少很多.故选B.
30.D 考查连词辨析. A.so如此,因此;B.or或者;C.for为了; D.but但是.句意为:我们知道这一点(出的价格比别人低),但是我们不得不去试一下.因此前后句之间的关系是转折关系,故用连词but.选D.
31.D 动词辨析.A.apologized道歉;B.complained抱怨;C.criticized指责;D.explained解释.房主最终同意卖,后面的主要是房主解释的内容.所以选D.
32.C 动词辨析.A.check检查;B.analyze分析;C.appreciate感激;欣赏; D.ignore忽视.其原因是我们会感激并珍惜他们投入这个房子多年的努力.所以本题选C.
33.A 名词辨析.A.loss损失;B.risk冒险;C.chance机会;D.lead带领.根据上下文可知,把房子卖给我们,他将会有损失,所以选A.
34.B 名词辨析. A.increase增加;B.difference不同;C.interest兴趣; D.average平均.他告诉我们会考虑把价格之间的差额(房主出的价和我们出的价之间的差额)作为一份提前的结婚礼物.所以选B.
35.A 形容词辨析.A.kind热心的;B.polite有礼貌的;C.smart漂亮的;D.energetic精力充沛的.根据后句they are not strangers,only friends we haven't yet met.可知:当人们是善良的,他们不是陌生人,仅仅是之前我们还没有遇到的朋友.所以选择A.
点评 记叙文完形填空题多半以事情发展的顺序进行叙述.正确把握文章的发展顺序对于把握文章的主旨有着重要的意义,因此在选择答案时可以先理情人物的关系及各自所做的事情,再结合各选项中词汇的辨析,选出正确答案.
A. | That | B. | What | C. | Who | D. | Which |
--________?Maybe he is just a lucky dog!( )
A. | What for | B. | Who knows | C. | So what | D. | Guess what |
- He seemed interested in my experience,but he didn't ask for references.( )
A. | Perfect! | B. | I'm not sure. | ||
C. | That's right. | D. | Couldn't be better. |
A. | In other words | B. | On the other hand | ||
C. | On the contrary | D. | In addition |
A. | to be reserved | B. | having reserved | C. | reserving | D. | reserved |
A. | to | B. | off | C. | with | D. | from |