题目内容
I don’t remember her name and would not recognize her if I were to pass her on the street. But I do1the kindness given by a stranger and the difference it has made in my life.
One Sunday, I was told to dress in my best clothes for I was going to 2. She smiled brightly as I got into her car, the car of a 3I did not even know her name, but here I was , along with four others I 4from our low-income neighborhood, on our way to church.
As we5 into the parking lot, I remember how beautiful the old stone building was with its tall steeple(尖塔)and stained glass windows. The6seemed long, and not accustomed to the rituals(仪式)of the Catholic Church, I felt out of place. Once the service had ended, I 7 to be taken home, but 8 we headed in the opposite direction. We were taken to a small9with the furnishings that portrayed a simple lifestyle. Two tables were set up with large boxes10 puzzles. As she made us hot chocolate, we were11 to begin working the puzzles. It was a quiet and happy time.
I came to 12 Sundays,to hot chocolate, to puzzles that13 where we had left off the week before, and to the love I felt whenever she 14at me .
Once our 1,000-piece puzzles had been completed, she no longer came to15us up on Sundays .I was told she was16 and no longer able to travel. However, I 17 if perhaps it was time for her to “rescue” the next group of children. To give them hope that kindness still18 and can be found within those we call strangers.
I am forty-four years old now and often show19to strangers when given the chance. I know she may not move amongst us now, but I hope she smiles when she sees that her efforts to reach out to those less fortunate20.
- 1.
- A.forget
- B.understand
- C.remember
- D.see
- A.
- 2.
- A.school
- B.college
- C.hospital
- D.church
- A.
- 3.
- A.friend
- B.stranger
- C.teacher
- D.leader
- A.
- 4.
- A.recognized
- B.described
- C.realized
- D.offered
- A.
- 5.
- A.pulled
- B.pushed
- C.broke
- D.stopped
- A.
- 6.
- A.service
- B.holiday
- C.cure
- D.ceremony
- A.
- 7.
- A.imagined
- B.recommended
- C.expected
- D.expressed
- A.
- 8.
- A.besides
- B.except
- C.instead
- D.still
- A.
- 9.
- A.park
- B.apartment
- C.field
- D.path
- A.
- 10.
- A.consisting
- B.concluding
- C.including
- D.containing
- A.
- 11.
- A.instructed
- B.explored
- C.convinced
- D.determined
- A.
- 12.
- A.pay attention to
- B.devote to
- C.look forward to
- D.lead to
- A.
- 13.
- A.covered
- B.replaced
- C.changed
- D.remained
- A.
- 14.
- A.stared
- B.smiled
- C.threw
- D.glared
- A.
- 15.
- A.make
- B.pick
- C.take
- D.bring
- A.
- 16.
- A.lost
- B.gone
- C.ill
- D.old
- A.
- 17.
- A.wondered
- B.wandered
- C.hoped
- D.insisted
- A.
- 18.
- A.gathers
- B.exists
- C.drops
- D.moves
- A.
- 19.
- A.respect
- B.guidance
- C.signs
- D.kindness
- A.
- 20.
- A.appear
- B.fade
- C.continue
- D.create
- A.
试题分析:本文讲述了一个陌生人对来自贫穷街区的我的帮助,带着我们去教堂去公寓玩字谜,让我感觉到陌生人的善意的帮助。
1.C 动词辨析。A忘记B理解C记得D看见;我的确记得这个陌生人的善良及她给我的生活带来的影响。
2.D 上下文串联。根据第二段最后on our way to church说明她们去的是教堂。
3.B 名词辨析。A朋友B陌生人C老师D领导;我进入了一个陌生人的汽车。
4.A 动词辨析。A认出B描述C意识到D提供;我认出另外四个来自低收入街区里的孩子。
5.A 固定词组。Pull into驶入。指汽车驶入了停车场。
6.A 上下文串联。根据下一行the service had ended说明A正确。
7.C 动词辨析。A想象B推荐C期待D表达;我期待着能被带回家。
8.C 副词辨析。A而且B除…之外C然而D仍然;我没有被带回家,然而我们朝相反的方向过去了。
9.B 名词辨析。A公园B公寓C领域D小路;我们被带进了一个家具有特色的公寓里。
10.D 动词辨析。Contain包含…;桌子上面的大盒子里面有字谜。
11.A 动词辨析。A指导B探索C使…相信D决定;我们被指导着开始猜字谜。
12.C 短语辨析。A注意B致力于C期待D导致;我开始期待着星期天,期待着能有这样的活动。
13.D 动词辨析。A覆盖B取代C改变D仍然;我期待着字谜仍然在上个星期我们留在的地方。
14.B 动词辨析。A盯着看B微笑C扔D怒目而视;指她笑着看着我。
15.B 固定词组。Pick up用车接某人。指她生病了,不能来接我们了。
16.C 形容词辨析。A失踪B消失C生病D旧,老;指她生病了,不能来接我们了。
17.A 动词辨析。A想知道B徘徊C希望D坚持;我想知道也许是她去帮助别人的时候了。
18.B 动词辨析。A聚集B存在C跌落D移动;善良仍然存在与陌生人的身上。
19.D 上下文串联。我受到这个陌生人的影响,也向陌生人表示我的善意了。
20.C 动词辨析。A出现B褪色C继续D创造;指我希望她对陌生人善意帮助能够继续下去。
考点:考查故事类短文
点评:本文讲述了一个陌生人给我提供帮助的故事,故事我们要把善意传播,让这个世界充满爱。本文主要是测试学生综合运用语言的能力,即从语篇的角度综合测试阅读理解能力、词汇的掌握和对英语习惯用语的熟悉程度、以及语法规则的灵活运用。考生做题时必须时刻从上下文考虑,部应该只看到所添的词在短语或句子内是否可行。因此,在做题时最好将全文通读一下,了解了全文的意思以后再作答。
This is love, hand in hand with you, old age to the old.
I made a promise to myself on the way down to the vacation beach cottage. For two weeks I would try to be a(an) 31 husband and father. Totally loving. No ifs, ands or buts.
The 32 had come to me as I listened to a talk on my car radio. The 33 was quoting Biblical passage about husbands and their wives. Then he went on to say, “Love is an 34 of will. A person can choose to love.” To myself, I had to 35 that I had been a selfish husband. Well, for two weeks that would 36 .
And it did, 37 from the moment I kissed Evelyn at the door and said, “That new yellow sweater looks 38 on you.”
“Oh, Tom, you noticed,” she said, 39 and pleased. Maybe a little puzzled. 40 the long drive, I wanted to sit and read. Evelyn 41 a walk on the beach. I started to refuse, 42
then I thought she wanted to be alone with me.” We walked on the beach while the 43 flew their kites.
So it went. Two weeks of not calling the firm where I am a director. We visited the shell museum 44 I usually hate museums. Relaxed and happy, that’s how the whole 45 passed. I made a new promise to keep on remembering to choose love.
There was one thing that went 46 with my experiment, however. Evelyn and I still laugh about it today. On the last night at our cottage, preparing for bed, Evelyn 47 me. “What’s the matter?” I asked her.
“Tom,” she said in a(an) 48 voice, “do you know something? I don’t….”
“What do you mean?”
“Well… that 49 I had several weeks ago … our doctor … did he tell you something about me? Am I dying?”
It took a moment for it all to be understood. Then I burst into 50 .
“No, honey,” I said, wrapping her in my arms. “You’re not dying; I’m just starting to live.”
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Ok, I admit it: Emoticons(表情符号) are popular. Some people even think they are fun. Many seem unable to get through an e-mail or Instant Message chat sentence without using one. Some feel that they add feeling and character to otherwise cold digital communications.
Some, however, such as editor and Hollywood scriptwriter John Blumenthal, blast the use of emotions as “ infantile(幼稚的) just like the people who use them”. He believes that words themselves should be enough. “If you’re being funny, happy or sad, that should be apparent from the comment that goes before the emoticons,” he argues.
In the eyes of Blumenthal, the use of emoticons is a gender issue. “Men don’t use emoticons very much. Maybe not at all.,” he said. “Teenage girls and women seem to use them a lot. Maybe there’s an emoticons gene.”
It’s an interesting opinion, but it is not shared by all.
In an interview with The New York Times, Dacher Keltner, professor of psychology at the University of California, said that emoticons are popular because our brains are programmed “ to seek out representations of humanity”. He believes that they appeal not because they are shortcuts for the lazy, but because they tap into(输入)something beyond language. They reach to our need to be with and communicate with people.
All of these arguments may be somehow valid(正确的). Each one of us will choose to communicate in our own way. I do not have much time for emoticons. I tried to use one once and felt like I was stealing into a primary school class that I had no place being in. I’d rather let my words do the talking.
Friends, however, send me messages and e-mails full of emoticons. I have no problem with this, I don’t regard any of my friends as lazy or immature. It’s just a question of individuality.
【小题1】According to the article, emoticons are popular because_________.
A.most of them look funny |
B.they are easy for lazy people to use |
C.they add feeling and character to a communication |
D.a reader cannot understand a message without them |
A.Instant Message chatters are childish. |
B.It’s enough to use language in digital communication. |
C.Men never use emoticons. |
D.There is an emoticon gene in everybody. |
A.feels he has no difficulty using emoticons |
B.thinks emoticons don’t suit him |
C.encourage his friends to use emoticons |
D.believes that emoticons are suitable for everyone |
A.Advice on language used over the Internet. |
B.The history of emoticons. |
C.Arguments over the use of emoticons. |
D.Reasons for the popularity of emoticons. |