题目内容
Ted spent seven years as a prisoner of war. There he discovered the power of 1 . For more than half of that 2 he was in isolation (隔绝). He lived for ten months in total 3 . Those ten months was the longest of his life. When they 4 with wooden boards the window of his little seven-by-seven foot cell, shutting out the light, he 5 if he was going to make it.
Ted spent hours a day exercising and thinking. But at times he felt he could do 6 but scream. Not wanting to give his 7 the satisfaction of knowing they’d 8 him, he placed clothing into his mouth to lessen the noise 9 he screamed at the top of his lungs.
One day Ted got down on the 10 and crawled (爬) under his bed. He found a hole that 11 air from the outside. As he approached the hole, he saw a 12 ray of light. Ted put his eye next to the wall and discovered a small crack in the building. It allowed him to glimpse 13 , though all he could see was a 14 piece of grass. But when he saw this, he felt a surge of joy, excitement and 15 that he hadn’t had in years. “It represented life, growth and 16 ,” he later said. It was the small hope that helped Ted 17 this nearly unbearable experience.
The human spirit is 18 . It seems to run forever 19 nothing but a faint (微弱的) hope. Without it, you have nothing. With it, nothing else 20 — even the worst conditions.
1. A. thought B. scream C. support D. hope
2. A. prison B. war C. time D. month
3. A. happiness B. sadness C. darkness D. silence
4. A. strengthened B. fixed C. covered D. broke
5. A. reminded B. required C. wondered D. feared
6. A. something B. nothing C. everything D. anything
7. A. soldiers B. friends C. enemy D. army
8. A. wounded B. quitted C. satisfied D. broken
9. A. till B. since C. as D. after
10. A. window B. floor C. wall D. board
11. A. let in B. put out C. took in D. gave off
12. A. weak B. soft C. strong D. sharp
13. A. inside B. outside C. above D. below
14. A. very B. right C. specific D. single
15. A. gratefulness B. usefulness C. fulfillment D. establishment
16. A. courage B. perseverance C. choice D. freedom
17. A. by B. out C. over D. through
18. A. straight B. strong C. lucky D. interesting
19. A. against B. from C. on D. over
20. A. matters B. relates C. changes D. happens
1-- 20 DCCC BCDCB AABDA DDBCA
解析:
1. D。全文主旨是讲希望的力量。
2. C。that time指他在牢狱的7年时间。
3. C。根据后面的“shutting out the light”可知他完全生活在黑暗中。
4. C。根据后面可知,窗户被挡住了。
5. C。根据下文可知,他也有觉得忍无可忍的时候,因此这里是表示他不确定自己能否撑得过去。
6. B。根据句中的But可知,他有时除了尖叫,什么事都干不了。
7. C。根据文章第一段首句中的“spent seven years as a prisoner of war”及下文中的情景可知,此处指他不想让敌人(enemy)感到满意。
8. D。敌人挡住了窗户,是为了在精神上折磨Ted,因此这里选D,指精神上的跨掉。
9. C。as引导时间状语从句,表示他在尖叫时往嘴里塞上衣服以减弱发出的声音。
10. B。从下文的crawled under his bed可知,此处填floor。
11. A。let in意思是“允许……进入”,符合语境:外面的空气通过这个小洞进入牢房。
12. A。根据后面“a small crack in the building”,可知仅有微弱的光透进来。
13. B。Ted透过裂缝往外看。
14. D。根据前面的“though all he could see was”,可知这里表示他看到的仅仅是一块草地。
15. A。这里应选与与joy、excitement语境一致的词。
16. D。小草在牢房外,意味着自由。
17. D。through暗含度过某种困境的意思。
18. B。根据后面的“nothing but a faint (微弱的) hope”,可知这里表示人的精神的坚强。
19. C。run on表示“*……运转”。
20. A。该句中的it指代上文提到的hope,该句的意思是:没有希望,你什么都没有;有了希望,别的任何东西都不重要。matter是不及物动词,意为“有关系,重要”
Too much TV-watching can harm children’s ability to learn and even reduce their chances of getting a college degree, new studies suggest in the latest effort to examine the effects of television on children.
One of the studies looked at nearly 400northern California third-graders. Those with TVs in their bedrooms scored about eight points lower on math and language arts tests than children without bedroom TVs.
A second study ,looking at nearly 1000 grown-ups in New Zealand, found lower education levels among 26-year –olds who had watched lots of TV during childhood .But the results don’t prove that TV is the cause and don't ride out that already poorly motivated youngsters(年轻人)may wash lots of TV.
Their study measured the TV habits of 26-year-olds between ages5 and 15. These with college degrees had watched拍average of tess than two hours of TV per weeknight during childhood, compared with an average of me than 2 1/2 hours for those who had no education beyond high school
In the California study, children with TVs in their rooms but no computer at home scored the lowest while those with no bedroom TV but who had home computers scored the highest
While this study does not prove that bedroom TV sets caused the lower scores , it adds to accumulating findings that children shouldn’t have TVs in their bedrooms
【小题1】According to the Califomia study, the low-scoring group might 。
A.have watched a lot of TV |
B.not be interested ted in math |
C.be unable to go to college |
D.have had computers in their bedrooms |
A.Poorly motivated 26-year-olds watch more TV. |
B.Habits of TV watching reduce learning interest[来 |
C.TV watching leads to lower education levels of the 15-year-olds. |
D.The connection between TV and education levels is difficult to explain |
A.More time should be spent on computers.
B.Children should be forbidden from watching TV.
B.TV sets shouldn't be allowed in children's bedrooms
D.Further studies on high-achieving students should be done
【小题4】What would be the best title for this text?
A.Computers or Television |
B.Effects of Television on Children |
C.Studies on TV and College Education |
D.Television and Children's Learning Habits |