题目内容
11.Hard as you try to break with family tradition,your heart remains at home on the holidays.---Tayari Jones
Everybody in my family always get excited about the Christmas.As the middle,artist child,I was going to do my own thing,make some new(41)C.From a book,I drew(42)B---I would spend the holiday at an artist colony!
No one took the news very well.From the way my mother got angry(43)D me,you would think that I was divorcing the family.(44)C,I held my ground and made plans for my winter adventure in New Hampshire.About 30artists were there,and it was as well artsy as I had(45)A.It felt like my life had become a strange independent film.
By Christmas Eve,I had been at the colony more than a week.The novelty (新奇感) was(46)A away.This was the holiday I'd always dreamed of.Not a Christmas sweater anywhere in(47)D.People here didn't even say"Christmas,"they said"holiday."Entire relaxation.Then why was I so (48)C?
Finally,I(49)B home.My dad answered,but I could (50)C hear him for there was too much good-time noise in the background.He turned (51)A the volume on the Stevie Wonder holiday album and(52)C me that my mother was out shopping with my brothers.Now it was my turn to (53)D.They were having a fine Christmas without me.
Despite a heavy snowstorm,a large package(54)D near my door at the artist colony on Christmas morning.Tayari Jones was written in my mother's beautiful(55)A.I grasped at that parcel(包裹) like I was five years old.Inside was a beautiful delicious cake,my (56)B."Merry Christmas",read the simple card(57)C."We love you very much."
As I sliced the cake,everyone(58)B around.Mother had sent a homemade gift.It was a minor Christmas miracle (奇迹) that one cake managed to feed so(59)A.We ate it from paper towels with our bare hands,satisfying a(60)B we didn't know we had.
41.A.comments | B.adjustments | C.traditions | D.possibilities |
42.A.significance | B.inspiration | C.enthusiasm | D.discovery |
43.A.on | B.about | C.over | D.with |
44.A.But | B.Therefore | C.Still | D.Moreover |
45.A.imagined | B.designed | C.informed | D.interviewed |
46.A.fading | B.taking | C.putting | D.giving |
47.A.error | B.danger | C.return | D.sight |
48.A.happy | B.excited | C.sad | D.fortunate |
49.A.returned | B.called | C.escaped | D.knocked |
50.A.clearly | B.sincerely | C.barely | D.extremely |
51.A.down | B.up | C.in | D.over |
52.A.spoke | B.said | C.told | D.talked |
53.A.cry | B.laugh | C.disappoint | D.upset |
54.A.added up | B.built up | C.dug up | D.showed up |
55.A.handwriting | B.words | C.name | D.letters |
56.A.impact | B.favorite | C.ingredient | D.option |
57.A.outside | B.upside | C.inside | D.downside |
58.A.ran | B.gathered | C.scared | D.flew |
59.A.many | B.lot | C.much | D.few |
60.A.liberty | B.hunger | C.interest | D.dilemma |
分析 本文讲述了作者和朋友在一起想打破传统习惯,信誓旦旦,但是一切都被母亲的圣诞礼物所打乱,什么也不能阻隔母爱的传播.
解答 41.CBDCA 46.ADCBC 51.ACDDA 56.BCBAB
41.C 考查名词A.comments评论;B.adjustments调整;C.traditions传统、习惯;D.possibilities可能性.根据前文的break old traditions和空前的new判断.故选C.
42.B 考查名词A.significance意义;B.inspiration激励;C.enthusiasm热情;D.discovery发现.作者想养成新的习惯,此处是给自己一些激励.故选B.
43.D 考查介词A.on在…之上;B.about关于;C.over在…的正上,超越;D.with带有,和…在一起.根据词组get angry with sb.生某人的气.故选D.
44.C 考查连词A.But但是;B.Therefore因此,所以;C.Still仍然,尽管如此;D.Moreover更进一步.这里是作者的想法遭到家人的反对,但作者仍然坚持.故选C.
45.A 考查动词A.imagined想象;B.designed设计;C.informed通知;D.interviewed面试.和自己以前想象的一样好.故选A.
46.A 考查动词A.fading消退;B.taking带走;C.putting放,搁;D.giving给予.在圣诞前夕,作者的新奇感渐渐消退.故答案选A.
47.D 考查名词A.error错误;B.danger危险;C.return回来;D.sight视力,视野.in sight看得见.故选D.
48.C 考查形容词A.happy高兴的;B.excited激动的,兴奋的;C.sad悲伤的;D.fortunate幸运的.现在打破了传统的圣诞节,人们甚至连圣诞快乐也不说,坐着有点悲伤.故选C.
49.B 考查动词A.returned回来;B.called打电话;C.escaped逃脱;D.knocked敲打.根据前文作者的心情,此时的作者想家,给家打电话.故选B.
50,C 考查副词A.clearly清楚地;B.sincerely真诚地;C.barely公开地,勉强地;D.extremely极端地.根据空后的in the background应是家中的欢乐情景让作者能够清清楚楚地听到.故选C.
51.A 考查副词A.down向下;B.up向上;C.in在…里面;D.over超越.根据句意使用turn down关小,故选A.
52.C 考查动词A.spoke讲;B.said说;C.told告诉;D.talked谈.根据空后的me that从句判断填told,四个选项只有told可跟双宾.故选C.
53.D 考查动词A.cry哭;B.laugh笑;C.disappoint失望;D.upset焦虑.听到家人的欢乐,作者感到很焦虑.故选D.
54.D考查动短语A.added up加起来;B.built up增强;C.dug up挖完;D.showed up炫耀.根据空前的a large package一大包,应是"炫耀".故选D.
55.A考查名词 A.handwriting书法;B.words单词;C.name名字;D.letters字母,信件.根据前文的written in my mother's beautiful判断应是"以…我母亲的笔记写下的".故选A.
56.B 考查名词 A.impact影响;B.favorite最喜欢的东西或人;C.ingredient原料,元素;D.option选项.根据前文提到的Christmas可判断此处是作者最喜欢的.故选B.
57.C 考查副词 A.outside外面地;B.upside朝上地;C.inside里面地;D.downside朝下地.根据上下文判断应是里面写着.故选C.
58.B 考查动词 A.ran跑;B.gathered聚集;C.scared害怕;D.flew飞走.根据前文的cake,应是大家聚集在一起.故答案选B.
59.A 考查代词 A.many许多,代替可数名词复数;B.lot a lot of,lots of许多;C.much许多,代替不可数名词;D.few很少几个,修饰可数名词复数.根据前文提到的现在和作者在一起的这么多人.故选A.
60.B 考查名词 A.liberty自由;B.hunger饥饿;C.interest兴趣;D.dilemma困境.根据前文此处可知,意为大家都已经饿了.故选B.
点评 做完形填空首先要通读全文,了解大意,一篇完形填空的文章会有许多空格,所以,必须先通读一遍,才能大概了解文章内容,千万不要看一句,做一句.其次要逐句分析,前后一致,选择答案时,要考虑整个句子的内容,包括搭配、时态、语法等.这篇完型要多注意:填空时多联系上下文,注意固定搭配,答案全部填完后,再通读一遍文章,检查是否通顺流畅了,用词得当,意思正确.
Offering his guests coffee,the professor went to the (37)Dand returned with a large pot of coffee and a couple of (38)A-porcelain,plastic,glass,crystal,some (39)Alooking,some expensive,some delicate-telling them to(40)Bthemselves to the coffee.
When all the students had a cup of coffee in (41)B,the professor said:"If you noticed,all the nice looking expensive cups were taken up,(42)Bbehind the plain and cheap ones.While it is (43)Cfor you to choose only the best for yourselves,that is the(44)Dof your problems and stress.Be assured that the cup itself (45)C no quality to the coffee.In most cases it is just more expensive and in some cases even hides what we drink.(46)Ball of you really wanted was coffee,not the cup,but you consciously went(47)Athe best cups.And then you began (48)Ceach other's cups.Now consider this:Life is the (49)D; the jobs,money and position in society are the cups.They are just tools to hold and contain life,and the type of cup we have does not define nor (50)Cthe quality of life we (51)B.Sometimes,by concentrating only on the cup,we (52)Ato enjoy the coffee God has (53)Dfor us.God brews the coffee,not the cups…Enjoy your coffee!"
The happiest people don't have the best of everything.They just (54)Cthe best of everything.
Live simply.Love generously.Care deeply.Speak kindly.Leave the (55)Cto God.
36.A.devoted | B.exchanged | C.thought | D.turned |
37.A.sitting-room | B.living-room | C.bedroom | D.kitchen |
38.A.cups | B.pans | C.bowls | D.aprons |
39.A.plain | B.clean | C.ugly | D.fine |
40.A.devote | B.help | C.take | D.pick |
41.A.stomach | B.hand | C.eye | D.mouth |
42.A.running | B.leaving | C.hiding | D.piling |
43.A.wise | B.important | C.normal | D.necessary |
44.A.reason | B.energy | C.resource | D.source |
45.A.likes | B.reduces | C.adds | D.relies |
46.A.As | B.What | C.That | D.Which |
47.A.for | B.into | C.by | D.on |
48.A.looking | B.guiding | C.eyeing | D.exchanging |
49.A.tea | B.water | C.wine | D.coffee |
50.A.worsen | B.beat | C.change | D.rise |
51.A.dislike | B.live | C.make | D.use |
52.A.fail | B.succeed | C.wish | D.try |
53.A.sold | B.gave | C.bought | D.provided |
54.A.keep | B.say | C.make | D.do |
55.A.cups | B.argument | C.rest | D.thinking |
When all the students had a cup of coffee in hand,the professor said,"if you have (46)C,all the nice-looking expensive cups have been taken up,(47)Athe plain and cheap ones.While it is(48)Bfor you to want only the best for yourselves,that is the(49)Cof your problems and stress."
"Be assured that the cup itself(50)Dno quality to the coffee.(51)Dit is just more expensive and in some cases(52)Bhides what we drink.""(53)Aall of you really want is the coffee,not the cup,(54)Ayou consciously went for the best cups…And then you began(55)Deach other's cups."
Now consider this:(56)Bis the coffee; the jobs,money and position in society are the cups.They are just tools to hold and(57)Alife,and the type of cup we have does not define,nor change the(58)Cof life we live.Sometimes,by concentrating only on the cup,we(59)Dto enjoy the coffee.Value the coffee,not the cups!Don't let the cups(60)Byou…enjoy the coffee instead.
41.A.stress | B.dream | C.sorrow | D.truth |
42.A.friends | B.customers | C.fellows | D.guests |
43.A.carried | B.returned | C.arrived | D.reached |
44.A.kind | B.variety | C.sort | D.number |
45.A.devote | B.expose | C.help | D.absorb |
46.A.searched | B.witnessed | C.noticed | D.discovered |
47.A.leaving behind | B.leaving over | C.falling about | D.falling behind |
48.A.strange | B.normal | C.wonderful | D.important |
49.A.purpose | B.answer | C.source | D.result |
50.A.takes | B.links | C.passes | D.adds |
51.A.At no time | B.At all times | C.In no case | D.In most cases |
52.A.ever | B.even | C.never | D.hardly |
53.A.What | B.That | C.Which | D.Whether |
54.A.but | B.so | C.and | D.for |
55.A.suspecting | B.liking | C.praising | D.eyeing |
56.A.Love | B.Life | C.Future | D.Failure |
57.A.contain | B.create | C.support | D.own |
58.A.quantity | B.style | C.quality | D.standard |
59.A.have | B.manage | C.plan | D.fail |
60.A.envy | B.drive | C.force | D.assess |
The boy's mother was greatly (46)D!She ran after the deer as fast as she could,and not too far away,she found her little boy sitting (47)Don the grass.When he saw his mother,the little boy laughed and reached out his arms to her.His mother lifted him up and(48)B him tightly.She was so happy that she(49)C.She hurried back to their home with her precious son.When she got there,she stopped dead in her tracks,(50)A at what she saw.The huge tree behind their house had fallen over(51)Ashe was out running after the deer to save her son.The whole house was destroyed under its great(52)D.
Then the little boy's mother (53)Bthe day about a year before when a deer(54)Cfrom a hunter had run into her house.She felt sorry for the frightened deer,so she covered it with some clothes,(55)Ait with some fresh grass and let it return to the forest later.The deer seemed to(56)Dthat she had saved its life,because as it left,it kept bending its head to her,as if thanking her for her(57)C.She never imagined that the deer (58)Bremember her kindness.The deer(59)Aknew the tree was going to fall and hurt her,so it came back to show its(60)B.When the boy's mother thought of all this,entire she said,"Saving the life of another is the same as saving your own life."
41.A.sleeping | B.playing | C.crying | D.working |
42.A.head | B.hands | C.clothing | D.body |
43.A.made out | B.brought out | C.let out | D.put out |
44.A.running | B.moving | C.jumping | D.walking |
45.A.know | B.recognize | C.realize | D.see |
46.A.surprised | B.touched | C.excited | D.frightened |
47.A.freely | B.painfully | C.alone | D.safely |
48.A.kissed | B.held | C.kept | D.took |
49.A.laughed | B.waited | C.cried | D.left |
50.A.amazed | B.interested | C.sorry | D.amused |
51.A.while | B.before | C.after | D.because |
52.A.power | B.shape | C.height | D.weight |
53.A.missed | B.remembered | C.mentioned | D.learnt |
54.A.suffering | B.dying | C.escaping | D.running |
55.A.fed | B.sent | C.helped | D.left |
56.A.remember | B.recognize | C.notice | D.understand |
57.A.clothes | B.grass | C.mercy | D.entertainment |
58.A.might | B.could | C.will | D.must |
59.A.somehow | B.hopefully | C.suddenly | D.anyway |
60.A.wisdom | B.thankfulness | C.kindness | D.love |
My once secure future became (38)B.However,I was not a single parent,(39)A the family did not depend only on my income (收入).My motto has always been"Change is good,change is progress,"but when it (40)Amy livelihood (生计),I had to change it to,"(41)Bchange and make the most of it."From the beginning,I (42)C to look on this matter not as (43)Bluck,but as a welcome opportunity.I refused to become sorry;(44)A,I actively planned to do something new and different.
Having a positive attitude made all the (45)C in the way I pursued (追求) the future.First,I decided to (46)D to college and graduate many years later than I should have.Doing this at my age took more than a little (47)B.Not being a graduate had (48)B held me back in my career in the bank,but now it was a personal goal I longed to(49)C.With a lot of determination,I went to evening classes,and became an adult(50)D.In the class,I became more and more confident.During this time,I(51)Cthat no matter what life throws in our way,personal growth never stops.
The second thing I did to improve my inner self was to reevaluate (重新评估) my (52)A life.It used to be filled with endless and meaningless events.But now,my heart and life are
completely around people I (53)D.
The loss of my job led to some (54)C changes in my life.Revisiting the past made (55)Afor the future.I realize that I have accepted the change,and am making the most of it.
36.A.factory | B.company | C.school | D.bank |
37.A.made up | B.took off | C.set aside | D.led to |
38.A.clear | B.uncertain | C.boring | D.bright |
39.A.so | B.or | C.if | D.but |
40.A.affected | B.improved | C.destroyed | D.offered |
41.A.Make | B.Accept | C.Bring | D.Collect |
42.A.happened | B.considered | C.chose | D.pretended |
43.A.rare | B.bad | C.good | D.special |
44.A.instead | B.anyway | C.besides | D.however |
45.A.effort | B.use | C.difference | D.decision |
46.A.attend | B.turn | C.admit | D.return |
47.A.chance | B.courage | C.time | D.risk |
48.A.ever | B.never | C.always | D.sometimes |
49.A.arrive | B.find | C.achieve | D.discover |
50.A.monitor | B.teacher | C.manager | D.student |
51.A.hoped | B.believed | C.realized | D.suggested |
52.A.past | B.daily | C.future | D.new |
53.A.join in | B.look at | C.stand for | D.care for |
54.A.unsure | B.confident | C.positive | D.normal |
55.A.room | B.change | C.promise | D.progress. |
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A. | can | B. | need | C. | may | D. | shall |