题目内容
【题目】One day, a kind woman happened to say something that hurt her best friend of many years. She _________ immediately and would do anything to take the words back. What she said hurt the friend so _________ that this good woman was herself hurt for the _________ she caused. In an effort to undo what she had done, she went to an older, wiser woman in the village, explained her ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ her. She also knew she could never _________ her pain, but she could teach. She knew the outcome would only _________ the character of the younger woman. She said, “Tonight, _________ your best feather pillows and put a single feather on the _________ of each house in town before the sun rises.”
The young woman hurried home to prepare for it, even though the feather pillows were very dear to her. All night long, she labored alone in the cold. Finally the sky was getting light. She placed the last feather on the step of the last house. Just as the sun rose, she ____________ to the older woman.
“Now,” said the wise woman, “Go back and ____________ your pillows with the feather you have put on the steps. Then everything will be as it was before.”
“You know that’s impossible! The wind ____________ away the feathers as fast as I placed them on the steps!” The young woman was surprised.
“That’s true, ” said the older woman. “Never forget. Each of your ____________ is like a feather in the wind. Once spoken, no amount of ____________, no matter how heartfelt or sincere, can return them to your ____________. Choose your words well and, most of all, guard them in the presence of those you love.”
【1】A. replied B. forgot C. laughed D. regretted
【2】A. deeply B. slightly C. powerfully D. certainly
【3】A. mercy B. intention C. pain D. mess
【4】A. lecture B. situation C. shortcoming D. position
【5】A. help B. scold C. praise D. punish
【6】A. feel B. resist
A. remove B. find
【7】A. contribute to B. focus on C. depend on D. recover from
【8】A. show B. hide C. throw D. take
【9】A. roof B. step C. wall D. mailbox
【10】A. appealed B. returned C. waved D. nodded
【11】A. sew B. decorate C. refill D. preserve
【12】A. blew B. gave C. put D. drove
【13】A. words B. friends C. promises D. expectations
【14】A. loss B. effort C. idea D. joke
【15】A. ears B. eyes C. mouth D. face
【答案】
【1】D
【2】A
【3】C
【4】B
【5】A
【6】C
【7】C
【8】D
【9】B
【10】B
【11】C
【12】A
【13】A
【14】B
【15】C
【解析】本文讲述的是一位年轻女士说了一些话伤害了她最好的朋友,她很后悔。于是去找一位非常聪明的老妇人。老妇人通过让她从最心爱的枕头中取出羽毛放在小镇上的每一间房子的台阶上,再把羽毛收回来的事情,教育她覆水难收,所以说话一定要谨慎。
【1】考查动词。句意:她说完伤人的话后马上后悔了。A. replied回复;B. forgot忘记;C. laughed大笑;D. regretted后悔。根据and would do anything to take the words back.可知,她当时就后悔了,希望能收回自己说过的恶言恶语。故选D。
【2】考查副词。句意:这位女士说的话深深伤害了自己的朋友。A. deeply深深的;B. slightly稍微地;C. powerfully有力地;D. certainly肯定。根据that this good woman was herself hurt for the pain she caused.可知,她说的话伤朋友太深了,deeply深地,故选A。
【3】考查名词。句意:这位善良的女士也为自己给朋友带来的痛苦而受到伤害。A. mercy可怜;B. intention目的;C. pain痛苦;D. mess混乱。根据下文She also knew she could never remove her pain,这里可以发现词眼“pain”。故选C。
【4】考查名词。句意:这位女士到村子里找一位智者老太太向她说明自己的情况并求助。A. lecture讲座;B. situation情况;C. shortcoming缺点;D. position位置。根据Listening to her, the older woman sensed the younger woman’s worry and knew she must help her.可知,她解释了自己的情况。故选B。
【5】考查动词。句意:老太太能感觉到这位女士的担忧,她知道自己必须帮助她。A. help帮助;B. scold责备;C. praise表杨;D. punish惩罚。这里想表达老太太知道她必须帮助这位女士。故选A。
【6】考查动词。句意:老太太知道自己不能替她消除痛苦,但是可以教给她如何去做。A. feel感觉;B. resist抵抗;C. remove移除掉;D. find找到。根据but she could teach.这里表示转折关系,她永远不能去除痛苦,故选C。
【7】考查动词。句意:老太太知道结果依这位年轻女士的性格而定。A. contribute to做贡献;B. focus on关注;C. depend on依赖;D. recover from恢复。这里想表达结果怎样依这位年轻女士的性格而定,故选C。
【8】考查动词。句意:今天晚上拿上你最好的羽毛枕头。A. show展示;B. hide隐藏;C. throw扔开;D. take拿走,带上。这里想说带上某物,故选D。
【9】考查名词。句意:在天亮以前,你要取出一根羽毛放在小镇上的每一间房子的台阶上。A. roof房顶;B. step步骤,台阶;C. wall墙面;D. mailbox邮箱。根据She placed the last feather on the steps of the last house提示,是放在台阶上,故选B。
【10】考查动词。句意:在太阳升起前,这位女士返回到老太太身边。A. appealed吸引;B. returned返还;C. waved挥手;D. nodded点头。根据“Now,” said the wise woman可知,这位女士照着老太太的嘱咐苦干了一整晚后回来。故选B。
【11】考查动词。句意:老太太告诉这位女士:“用你已经放在台阶上的羽毛重新填满你的枕头”。A. sew缝纫;B. decorate装饰;C. refill重新填满;D. preserve保留。这里想表达重新填满枕头,故选C。
【12】考查动词。句意:你知道这不可能!羽毛刚被放下风就吹跑了。A. blew吹走;B. gave给予;C. put放置;D. drove开车。根据常识可知,风把羽毛吹走了。故选A。
【13】考查名词。句意:永远不要忘记,你说的每句话都像风中的羽毛。A. words单词,话语;B. friends朋友;C. promises承诺;D. expectations期望。根据一旦说出Once spoken,可知是话语一旦被讲出。故选A。
【14】考查名词。句意:无论你多心碎或多真诚,一旦讲出的话再怎么努力都不会被收回。A. loss损失;B. effort努力;C. idea想法;D. joke玩笑。表达不管再怎么努力,故选B。
【15】考查名词。句意:说出去的话就不能再收到嘴里。A. ears耳朵;B. eyes眼睛;C. mouth嘴巴;D. face脸庞。根据常识判断当然是嘴里讲出的话。故选C。