题目内容
A wise man was visiting the Ganges, a river which flows through northern India, to take a bath. He found a group of family members on the 26 , shouting angrily at each other. He___27 his disciples(弟子), smiled and asked, “Why do people shout in 28 at each other ?” The disciples 29 for a while and one of them said, “ Because we 30__ our calm, we shout.” “But, why should you shout 31 the other person is just next to you ? You can as well tell him what you have to say in a(n) 32 manner,” asked the wise man. Some disciples gave some other answers, but none 33 the other disciples. Finally the wise man explained, “When two people are angry at each other, there is a distance between their ___34 . To cover that distance they must shout to be able to 35 each other. The angrier they are, the louder they will have to shout to __36 that great distance. What 37__ when two people fall in love ? They don’t shout at each other but talk softly, because their hearts are very 38 . The distance between them is either nonexistent or very small.”
The wise man 39 , “When they love each other even more, they do not __40 , but only whisper and they get even closer to each other. Finally they 41 need not whisper. They only look at each other and that’s 42 . That’s how close people are when they love each other.”
He looked at his disciples and said, “So, when you 43 , do not let your hearts get distant. Do not say words that distance each other more. 44 there will come a day when the distance is so great that you will not find the path to 45 . You may end up becoming enemies, for instance.”
1. A.roof B.platform C.bank D.street
2. A.referred to B.attended to C.shouted to D.turned to
3. A.anger B.excitement C.disappointment D.surprise
4. A.thought B.relaxed C.listened D.waited
5. A.control B.disturb C.lose D.enjoy
6. A.as long as B.in case C.when D.unless
7. A.soft B.impressive C.weak D.responsible
8. A.encouraged B.satisfied C.entertained D.bothered
9. A.directions B.bodies C.goals D.hearts
10. A.hurt B.attack C.understand D.hear
11. A.keep B.measure C.cover D.shorten
12. A.matters B.happens C.works D.succeeds
13. A.close B.huge C.special D.open
14. A.doubted B.continued C.replied D.promised
15. A.pass B.cry C.care D.speak
16. A.sometimes B.still C.even D.ever
17. A.nothing B.all C.one D.something
18. A.argue B.apologize C.criticize D.explain
19. A.Worse still B.Therefore C.Or else D.Besides
20. A.beat B.follow C.walk D.return
1.C
2.D
3.A
4.A
5.C
6.C
7.A
8.B
9.D
10.D
11.C
12.B
13.A
14.B
15.D
16.C
17.B
18.A
19.C
20.D
【解析】
试题分析:文章是一位智者教育弟子争吵的时候千万不要伤害对方的心灵的故事。
1.上下文串联。从上句的the Ganges, a river which…可以看到这里是看到一家人在河岸上正吵架。选C
2.短语辨析。A. referred to参考B. attended to照顾C. shouted to对…叫喊 D. turned to转向…
由后文可知他想借此机会对弟子进行教育,选D
3.上下文串联。根据上文的angrily可知这里是in anger. 选A
4.动词辨析。A. thought想B. relaxed放松C. listened听D. waited等待,这里是指弟子思考了一会。选A
5.动词辨析。A. control控制B. disturb打扰C. lose失去D. enjoy享受,这里是指人失去了内心的平静才会怒喊。选C
6.连词辨析。When指 在…情况下。选C
7.上下文串联。由前面所提及的离的很近可知,这里是用柔和的方式。选A
8.考查动词:A. encouraged鼓励B. satisfied满意C. entertained娱乐D. bothered麻烦,一些弟子又出了另外的答案,但没有一个能让其他人满意。选B
9.名词辨析。A. directions方向B. bodies身体C. goals目标D. hearts心,当两个人争吵时,彼此的内心就会产生距离感,故D正确。
10.上下文串联。提高嗓音是为了能让双方都听见。D
11. 上下文串联。上文的to cover that distance可知C正确。
12.上下文串联。由下句thay don’t shout at each other.可知如果两个人相会是什么情况呢?B
13.上下文串联。根据下句The distance between them is either nonexistence or very small可知两颗心彼此很近。选A。
14.上下文串联。根据上述内容这位智者接着continued. 选B
15.动词辨析。与本段后面的whisper构成对比,故是speak。选D
16.副词辨析。根据上下文串联,可知这里表示递进关系。选C
17.考查代词:他正要注意对方就可以明白一切的事情。选B
18.动词辨析。这里是指争吵的时候千万不要伤害对方的心灵。选A
19.词义辨析。这里是指不要说出那些令人心碎的话,否则你的心会彻底相离。选C
20.动词辨析。你们的心灵的距离会越来越远,以至于你们不能再和好如初(find the path to return)选D
考点:考查人生百味类短文
点评: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,不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。
Onceupon a time there was a wise man that used to go to the sea to do his writing. Hehad a habit of walking on the beach before he began his work.One day he waswalking along the shore. As he looked down at the beach, he saw a human figuremoving like a dancer. He smiled to himself at the thought that someone woulddance on the beach. So he began to walk faster to catch up. As he got closer, hesaw that it was a young man and the young man wasn’t dancing, but instead he wasreaching down to the shore, picking up something and throwing itinto the ocean. As he got closer, he called out, “Good morning! What are youdoing?’’
Theyoung man paused, looked up and replied, “Throwingstarfishes(海星)in theocean.”
“I guess I should have asked, why are you throwing starfishes in the ocean?”
“The sun is up and the tide is going out.And if I don’t throw them in, they’ll die”
“But, young man, don’t you realize thatthere are miles and miles of beach and starfishes all along it. You can’tpossibly make a difference!”
Theyoung man listened politely. Then he bent down, picked another starfish andthrew it into the sea, and said, “It made a difference for that one.”Thereissomething very special in each and every one of us. We have all beengifted with the ability to make a difference. And if we can know that gift, wewill gain through the strength of our vision the power(力量) toshape the future.
We musteach find our starfish. And if we throw our starfish wisely and well, the worldwill be better.
1.One day, the wise man saw a young man _______.
A.dancing along the beach |
B.walking with a dancer |
C.picking up starfish for sale |
D.trying to save as many starfishes as possible |
2.The underlined words “something very special” refers to ________.
A.the gifts from friends |
B.the strength of making decision |
C.our own starfish |
D.the ability to make a difference |
3.From the last two paragraphs, we can learn that ________.
A.the wise man realized something new and important |
B.the wise man thought it was foolish of the young man to throw starfishes in the ocean. |
C.the young man had the ability to make a difference |
D.it is necessary for us to save starfish on the beach |
4.The writer told this story to show us _____.
A.how and where we can write a good article |
B.everyone can do something for the future |
C.wise men are sometimes stupid |
D.young men are in fact wiser than old people |