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As a child, I was afraid of everything. At the age of 8. I even became1of getting Halloween candy.2, on October 31, my twin brother and I went out and3to every house in the neighborhood. Most of the houses only had a few steps to the door. It was easy. However, when we4one of the bigger houses with 10 tall steps5to the front door, which were known to have the best candy, my fear6me. My brother was already up the stairs, while I stood7at the bottom.
It was8that I'd be able to climb all that way. I was afraid that I might fall over in the dark and9my bag of candy. I might10my clothes on something, and not be able to get away. I wanted the candy, but there was no11I would go up those stairs to get it. I failed. I lost more than just candy. I lost my12.
Fear of the unknown13me for a long time. After six years in nursing, I was14with the career I had chosen. I faced a15: step out into the unknown or16the rest of my life at the bottom of those steps, never17the best candy.
Finally, with only $100 in my savings account, I started my own business. Whenever I would lose a client, the old fears18. However, I'd tasted the candy, and now I don't keep19when I face difficulties. I believe that, though20things can happen when we step out, worse things happen when we don't.
(1)A.afraid B.disturbed C.fond D.tired
(2)A.Naturally B.Normally C.Certainly D.Normally
(3)A.pointed B.rushed C.moved D.traveled
(4)A.surrounded B.measured C.approached D.entered
(5)A.pointing B.belonging C.opening D.leading
(6)A.encouraged B.spread C.prevented D.attracted
(7)A.slightly B.frozen C.calmly D.happily
(8)A.unlikely B.unlucky C.possible D.pitiful
(9)A.fall B.drop C.forget D.lose
(10)A.bury B.break C.tear D.catch
(11)A.way B.need C.doubt D.wonder
(12)A.bag B.life C.way D.confidence
(13)A.amused B.controlled C.surprised D.ruined
(14)A.excited B.concerned C.impressive D.unsatisfied
(15)A.difficulty B.cause C.fear D.choice
(16)A.preserve B.spend C.change D.escape
(17)A.presenting B.buying C.making D.tasting
(18)A.disappeared B.warned C.returned D.reminded
(19)A.calm B.awake C.bored D.modest
(20)A.different B.fortunate C.bad D.unique
【答案】(1)、A
(2)、D
(3)、B
(4)、C
(5)、D
(6)、C
(7)、B
(8)、A
(9)、B
(10)、C
(11)、A
(12)、D
(13)、B
(14)、D
(15)、D
(16)、B
(17)、D
(18)、C
(19)、C
(20)、C
【解析】本文是一篇记叙文,作者讲述了童年时,在万圣节的夜晚要糖果以及后来自己创业的故事,告诉我们:不要因为害怕而放弃,当我们前进的过程中,可能有坏事发生,但如果我们不前进,可能会有更坏的事情发生。
(1)考查形容词。根据“As a child, I was afraid of everything.”可知我甚至害怕,在万圣节去要糖果。选A。
(2)考查副词。通常地,我和我的双胞胎兄弟会在十月三十一日,冲向邻居家的房子要糖果。D项合语境。
(3)考查动词。A. pointed “指向,指”;B. rushed“冲,奔“;C. moved”移动“ D. traveled”旅行“。解析参见第(2)题。选B。
(4)考查动词。A. knocked ”敲“; B. escaped”逃跑“;C. reached”到达“ ;D. entered”进入“。当我们接近一座大房子时,故选C。
(5)考查动词短语。这座大房子有十个很高的台阶通向前门。lead to“通向”,选D。
(6)考查动词。A. encouraged ”鼓励“; B. spread ”“伸展,展开”; C. prevented“阻止,预防“;D. attracted”吸引“。句意:害怕阻止了我。故选C。
(7)考查副词。A. slightly ”稍微,轻微“;B. frozen ”冻僵的,僵硬的“ ; C. calmly ”冷静地“ ;D. happily”高兴地“。句意:然而我却僵硬的站在下面。选B。
(8)考查形容词。根据下文“I was afraid that I might fall over in the dark and___9___my bag of candy. ”可知我不太可能爬上去。选A。
(9)考查动词。A. fall ”下跌,倒下“;B. drop”掉下,落下“;C. forget”忘记“; D. lose”丢失“。句意:我可能会在黑暗中摔倒,并且掉落一包糖果。故选B。
(10)考查动词。A. bury”埋葬“;B. break”破坏,打碎“;C. tear”撕开“;D. catch"抓住"。句意:有什么东西可能会撕破我的衣服。故选C。
(11)考查名词。A. way ”方法,道路“;B. need ”需要,必要“;C. doubt”怀疑“; D. wonder”奇迹‘。句意:我想要糖果,但是没有办法。选A。
(12)考查名词。A. bag “书包”;B. life“生活,生命”;C. way“方法,道路”;D. confidence“信心”。句意:我失去了自己的信心。选D。
(13)考查动词。A. amused “使......娱乐”;B. controlled“控制”;C. helped“帮助”;D. ruined“毁坏”。句意:害怕未知的事情控制了我很长时间。故选B。
(14)考查形容词。根据下文“ I faced a___15___: step out into the unknown or___16___the rest of my life at the bottom of those steps, never___17___the best candy.”可知我对自己选择的职业不满意。选D。
(15)考查名词。由根据下文“step out into the unknown or___16___the rest of my life at the bottom of those steps, ”可知我面临着一个选择。选D。
(16)考查动词。A. save“挽救,拯救”;B. spend “花费”;C. change“改变”;D. escape“逃跑”。句意:花费我生命的剩余时间在最下面的几层台阶。选B。
(17)考查动词。A. presenting “呈现,出现”;B. buying“买”;C. making“制造”;D. tasting“品尝”。句意:永远尝不到最好的糖果。选D。
(18)考查动词。A. disappeared “消失”;B. warned “警告”;C. returned“归还,返回”;D. reminded“提醒,使想起”。句意:每当我失去一个客户,童年的害怕就会回归。选C。
(19)考查形容词。A. calm“平静的“; B. awake ”清醒的’;C. bored “困扰的,困倦的”;D. modest“谦虚的”。句意:现在当我遇到困难时,不再被困扰。选C。
(20)考查形容词。根据“worse things happen when we don't. ”可知我们前进的过程中,可能有坏事发生,但如果我们不前进,可能会有更坏的事情发生。故选C。