题目内容
That cold January night, I was growing sick of my life in San Francisco. There I was, walking home at one in the morning after a tiring at the theatre. With opening night only a week away, I was learning my lines. I was having trouble my part-time job at the bank and my acting at night at the same time. As I walked, I thought seriously giving up both acting and San Francisco. had become too much for me.
As I walked down streets under tall buildings, I felt very and cold. I began running, both to keep warm and to keep away from any possible robbers. Very few people were still out except a few sad-looking homeless people under blankets.
About a block from my apartment, I heard a sound behind me. I turned , half expecting to see someone with a knife or a gun. The street was empty. I saw was a shining streetlight. , the noise had made me nervous, so I started to run fast. Not until I reached my apartment building and unlocked the door did I realize what the noise had been. It had been my wallet falling to the sidewalk.
I wasn’t cold or tired anymore. I ran out of the door and back to I’d heard the noise. I searched the sidewalk anxiously for fifteen minutes, my wallet was nowhere to be found.
Just as I was about the search, I heard the garbage truck pull up to the sidewalk next to me. When a voice from the inside. “Alisa Camacho?” I thought I was dreaming. How could this man know my name? The door opened, and out jumped a small red-haired man with an look in his eyes. “Is this what you’re looking for?” he asked, a small square shape.
It was nearly 3 a. m. by the time I got into bed. I get much sleep that night, but I had gotten my wallet back. I had gotten back some enjoyment of city life. I realized that the city couldn’t be a bad place people were willing to help each other.
1.A. exercise B. work C. practice D. training
2.A. still B. already C. yet D. only
3.A. to deal with B. to handle with C. handling with D. dealing with
4.A. of B. about C. over D. out
5.A. City life B. Country life C. School life D. Modern life
6.A. busy B. crowded C. noisy D. empty
7.A. proud B. confident C. small D. excited
8.A. fast B. immediately C. rapidly D. quickly
9.A. All which B. All C. That D. Which
10.A. Therefore B. Still C. Consequently D. Subsequently
11.A. Suddenly B. Gradually C. Absolutely D. Exactly
12.A. which B. that C. where D. what
13.A. Even if B. Although C. As if D. As though
14.A. to give in B. giving in C. to give up D. giving up
15.A. called B. calling C. was called D. to call
16.A. amusing B. amazing C. amazed D. amused
17.A. to hold up B. holding up C. to hold on D. holding on
18.A. couldn’t B. wouldn’t C. didn’t D. shouldn’t
19.A. still B. already C. also D. certainly
20.A. as far as B. as well as C. as soon as D. as long as
1.C
2.A
3.D
4.B
5.A
6.D
7.C
8.D
9.B
10.B
11.A
12.C
13.B
14.C
15.A
16.D
17.B
18.B
19.C
20.D
【解析】
试题分析:在一个失意的夜晚作者独自回家,工作及生活的不顺使作者心情沮丧,甚至于考虑要放弃在旧金山这个大都市的生活。然而随后发生的钱包失而复得的事情却让作者感受到了人们之间的温暖,也感受到了世界的美好,内心又充满了对城市生活的希望。
1.C名词辨析。A. 练习,锻炼;B. 工作;C. 实习,训练D. 培训。从下文With opening night only a week away,可知作者在剧院排练,practice强调提高技巧的训练,而exercise强调习题,所以答案选C。
2.A副词辨析。A.仍然;B已经;C. 然而;D仅仅。从前句内容可知离首映只有几周时间了,作者台词还没记住,所以用still“仍然”表示作者无奈和沮丧的心情。
3.D动词短语辨析。固定短语have trouble doing sth “做某事有困难”,故排除A、D选项。 deal with“处理;对付”,而handle是及物动词,不和介词连用,所以答案选D。
4.B介词辨析。Think of “想起,认为”;think about “考虑”; think over“仔细考虑”;think out“想出”。从语境可知作者在想放弃,所以用think about,故答案选B。
5.A名词辨析。A. 城市生活;B. 乡村生活;C学校生活;D现代生活。由文章末段….had gotten back some enjoyment of city life可以判断作者打算放弃都市生活,所以A选项正确。
6.D形容词辨析。A.忙碌的,繁忙的;B. 拥挤的;C吵闹的;D. 空寂的,空的。根据下文The street was empty,可以判断D选项正确。
7.C形容词辨析。A.骄傲的;B. 自信的;C.小的;D. 激动的。从文章叙述可知此时作者心情沮丧,在空荡荡的大街上,自然会感到自己的渺小,无助。所以C选项正确。
8.D副词辨析。A. 快;B.立即;C. 迅速地;D. 迅速地。fast强调运动着的物体速度快,而quickly指动作的迅速发生;rapidly强调短期内发生,由语境可知作者听到声音后是迅速转身去看,所以应该用quickly,故D选项正确。
9.B代词辨析。从结构可以判断此句缺少主语,I saw是省略关系代词的定语从句, all 后面不能用which引导的定语从句;而that 和which 前没有先行词,由此判断B选项正确,
10.B副词辨析。A. 因此; B.仍然;C因此;D随后,后来。根据上下文可知尽管作者回头没看到想象的坏人,可是声音还是让他紧张害怕,所以B选项正确。
11.A副词辨析。A. 突然;B. 逐渐地;C. 绝对地;D.确切地。从上文可知作者身心疲倦,而看到钱包丢了的时候,立即跑回大街上去找,所以用suddenly表示状况的迅速转变,故答案选A。
12.C连词辨析。根据语法可知此处是to后面跟宾语从句,从句意思完整,不缺少成分,所以用where做地点状语。故C为正确选项。
13.B连词辨析。A.即使;B. 虽然;C. 仿佛;D. 仿佛,好像。从上下文可知此处是转折关系,尽管我找了15分钟,我的钱包还是没有找到,而even if 含有假设的意味,所以B选项正确。
14.C动词短语辨析。give in 让步;give up放弃。固定短语be about to do “正要做某事”,根据语境可知作者找不到钱包,正打算放弃,所以答案选C。
15.A考查非谓语。从结构可知此处是when引导的状语从句,从句缺少谓语动词,而且和句子主语是主动关系,所以A为正确选项。
16.D形容词辨析。A. 滑稽可笑的;B. 令人惊讶的;C感到惊讶的;D.逗乐的,觉得好笑的。从语境可知开车的人看着作者的惊讶,觉得很好笑,所以D选项正确。
17.B动词短语辨析。hold up 举起; hold on 坚持。从语境可知此时开车人一边问,一边举着钱包,而由语法结构判断只有现在分词短语可以表示伴随状况,再根据词意可知B选项正确。
18.B动词辨析。从上文可知作者找到钱包时已经是凌晨三点了,此处指作者没有多长的休息时间了,故用过去将来时态,所以B选项正确。
19.C副词辨析。A. 仍然;B. 已经;C也;D. 当然。根据上文可知陌生人把捡到的钱包还给了作者,由此推断作者内心应该是感激的、开心的,所以作者不但找回了钱包,而且也找回了城市生活的快乐,所以答案选C。
20.D短语辨析。A. 远至,据;B.和。。。一样好C.一。。。就;D. 只要。根据语境可知作者认为如果人们彼此帮助,城市也不是冷漠无情的,而是一个很好的居住地,所以判断D为正确选项。
考点:考查故事类短文。
It was graduation day at the university where I work and a beautiful day quite unlike the first graduation I attended as a young professor. On that cold day years ago, as we watched the students walking into the hall, one of my colleagues(同事)turned to me and said, “Graduation will be one of the happiest and one of the saddest time of your life.” At my request, he answered, “Because the students you have got to know have to leave.”
As years went by, my previous confusion about my colleague’s words no longer existed. When I came across naughty students, I had to rethink why I chose to be a teacher. It obviously isn’t the money. Once a former computer science student of mine called me, asking me if I wanted to have a change. He was working at Nintendo Corporation. His salary was higher than my present one, though I have more education and have worked for over 10 years. With my programming skills, he said he could get me hired, I thanked him, but refused his kind offer.
A few days before this graduation, while working on final grades, I found a note a student had slipped in with her homework. She thanked me for being her teacher and said the things she had learned in my class – not about math, but about life – would be things she would remember long after the math skills had faded away. As I finished reading, I remembered why I had become a teacher.
Now, on this sunny graduation day, as I again observed the sea of blue hats and gowns, I did so with a deeper sense of satisfaction – I will always be grateful that I am a teacher.
【小题1】Hearing his colleague’s description of graduation for the first time, the author ______.
A.quite agreed with his colleague | B.was very puzzled |
C.thought it very funny | D.was very sad |
A.wanted to inform the author of his present job |
B.wanted the author to share his joy and satisfaction |
C.tried to persuade the author to work with him |
D.thought the author wasn’t fit to be a teacher |
A.the new graduates | B.the university colleagues |
C.life memories | D.decorations in the hall |
A.was only a young professor |
B.didn’t do well in his work |
C.taught his students more about life than math |
D.was content with the job as a teacher |
When middle-aged Alex quit his job and made up his mind to become a self-employed writer, no one could tell for sure whether he would succeed or not.He found a cold storage room in a building, set up a used typewriter and settled down to work.
After a year or so, however, Alex began to doubt himself.He found it was difficult to earn his living by selling what he wrote.But Alex determined to put his dream to the test—even though it meant living with uncertainty and fear of failure.This is the shadowland(虚幻世界)of hope, and anyone with a dream must learn to live there.
One day Alex got a call,“We need an assistant, and we're paying $ 6,000 a year.” $ 6,000 was real money in 1960.It would enable Alex to get a nice apartment, a used car and more.Besides, he could write in his spare time.As the dollars were dancing in Alex's head, something cleared his senses.He had dreamed of being a writer? Full time.“Thanks, but no,” Alex said firmly and swiftly, “I'm going to stick it out and write.”
After Alex got off the phone, he pulled out everything he had: two cans of vegetables and 18 cents.Alex put the cans and cents into a paper bag, saying to himself, “There's everything you've made of yourself so far.I'm not sure I ever felt so low.”
Finally his work was published in 1970.Instantly he had the kind of fame and success that few writers ever experienced.The shadows had turned into focus of attention.
Then one day, Alex found a box filled with things he had owned years before.Inside was a paper bag with two cans and 18 cents.Suddenly he pictured himself working in that cold storage room.It reminds Alex, and anyone with a dream, of the courage and persistence it takes to stay the course in the shadowland.
【小题1】Why did Alex give up his job?
A.Because he didn't like the working conditions. |
B.Because he couldn't earn enough to make a living. |
C.Because he wanted to be a full-time writer. |
D.Because he felt he had no potential in his job. |
A.He refused the job offer. |
B.He was willing to give them a hand. |
C.He expected them to pay him more money. |
D.He would write in his spare time. |
A.Determined | B.Generous. | C.Shy | D.Brave. |
A.Look before you leap. |
B.Two heads are better than one. |
C.The shadowland of dreams. |
D.A bird in hand is worth two in the bush. |
When middle-aged Alex quit his job and made up his mind to become a self-employed writer, no one could tell for sure whether he would succeed or not. He found a cold storage room in a building, set up a used typewriter and settled down to work.
After a year or so, however, Alex began to doubt himself. He found it was difficult to earn his living by selling what he wrote. But Alex determined to put his dream to the test—even though it meant living with uncertainty and fear of failure. This is the shadowland (虚幻世界) of hope, and anyone with a dream must learn to live there.
One day Alex got a call,“We need an assistant, and we’re paying $6,000 a year.” $6,000 was real money in 1960. It would enable Alex to get a nice apartment ,a used car and more. Besides, he could write in his spare time. As the dollars were dancing in Alex’s head, something cleared his senses. He had dreamed of being a writer--full time. “Thanks, but no,” Alex said firmly and swiftly, “I’m going to stick it out and write.”
After Alex got off the phone, he pulled out everything he had: two cans of vegetables and 18 cents. Alex put the cans and cents into a paper bag, saying to himself, “There’s everything you’ve made of yourself so far. I’m not sure I ever felt so low.”
Finally his work was published in 1970.Instantly he had the kind of fame and success that few writers ever experience. The shadows had turned into focus of attention.
Then one day, Alex found a box filled with things he had owned years before. Inside was a paper bag with two cans and 18 cents. Suddenly he pictured himself working in that cold storage room. It reminds Alex, and anyone with a dream, of the courage and persistence(坚毅) it takes to stay the course(持续到底) in the shadowland.
【小题1】Why did Alex give up his job?
A.Because he didn’t like the working conditions. |
B.Because he couldn’t earn enough to make a living. |
C.Because he wanted to be a full-time writer. |
D.Because he felt he had no potential in his job. |
A.He refused the job offer. |
B.He was willing to give them a hand. |
C.He expected them to pay him more money. |
D.He would write in his spare time. |
A.determined | B.modest | C.shy | D.brave |
A.Look before you leap |
B.Two heads are better than one. |
C.Hold on to your dream, and it will come true. |
D.A bird in hand is worth two in the bush. |