题目内容
16.Wearing a sparkling blue dress,18-year-old Carley Allison glided across the ice.Two weeks out of radiation therapy (放射疗法),the Toronto teen (36)B wasn't a cancer patient any more.She was a competitor,(37)C and graceful in a junior women's figure skating contest at the Thornhill Community Centre.For Allison and her family,it was a big step in her welcome(38)Ato normal life.Several months ago,Allison's life as a skater and(39)Bwas interrupted when she was diagnosed with a(n)(40)Ccancer in her throat.There have been fewer than 10 known cases like it in the world.
Allison's story captured the hearts of Torontonians (41)D she posted a video on YouTube of her performance of"More Than This,"which she sang while breathing(42)Aa hole in her throat.
"It's been crazy,"said Carley.
Her video even received the(43)Dof the actress and pop star Selena Gomez,who wrote on Twitter,"Carley Allison,you are so strong.Love you!And pray for you.Keep singing."These words echoed a flood of comments and helped her singing videos(44)B online.
After months of treatment,she was picking up(45)Cshe left off before the diagnosis,(46)A her energy on her two passions:figure skating and singing.
In the meantime,she continues to inspire people on social media with her(47)Dattitude.
"She's been able to(48)Cpeople,"Allison's mother said."Her public school(49)A $5,000 in a fundraiser for Toronto's Sick Kids Hospital where she's having her chemotherapy.There are thousands of dollars coming into Princess Margaret Hospital where she has the link on her blog.She's very(50)B of that."
"From an early age,Carley always knew what she wanted and had no(51)Ctrying to get it."Her mother added,"For her,every day(52)Da new opportunity to take a step closer.The interesting thing about Carley is that she actually enjoys the(53)Aas much as achieving her goals.When things don't go according to plan,she(54)Bback and moves on."
"For me,reaching out to other people throughout all this has been great,"Carley Allison said."I kind of live more in the moment.I have a different viewpoint on everything now.(55)D,I think it will make me a better person."
36.A.impossibly | B.clearly | C.ambiguously | D.controversially |
37.A.embarrassed | B.tired | C.determined | D.puzzled |
38.A.return | B.departure | C.solution | D.choice |
39.A.actress | B.singer | C.patient | D.nurse |
40.A.abnormal | B.common | C.rare | D.special |
41.A.before | B.until | C.since | D.after |
42.A.through | B.by | C.across | D.in |
43.A.announcement | B.proposal | C.knowledge | D.notice |
44.A.take up | B.take off | C.show off | D.show up |
45.A.which | B.when | C.where | D.that |
46.A.focusing | B.submitting | C.wasting | D.consuming |
47.A.critical | B.negative | C.subjective | D.positive |
48.A.contact | B.praise | C.touch | D.trust |
49.A.raised | B.charged | C.invested | D.contributed |
50.A.content | B.proud | C.fond | D.aware |
51.A.awareness | B.sense | C.fear | D.concern |
52.A.seizes | B.requires | C.resembles | D.presents |
53.A.journey | B.trip | C.tour | D.voyage |
54.A.shrinks | B.bounces | C.keeps | D.takes |
55.A.Naturally | B.Occasionally | C.Surprisingly | D.Eventually |
分析 本文是一篇记叙文,主要讲述的是一个患有罕见喉疾的青年女孩Carley Allison 在经过化疗后,坚定地参加社区青年女子花样滑冰比赛,这只是她患病后回归正常生活的一个开始,在呼吸只能通过喉部的一个小洞的情况下勇敢的唱歌并录制视频发布于网站,且得到了明星的支持鼓励,使她在网上很受欢迎,她还用她积极的生活态度鼓励更多的人,并且在网上号召人们募捐给患病儿童.虽然她很渺小但她的影响却很大,这种积极的生活态度是值得学习的.
解答 36.B 考查副词辨析.根据语境可知,很明显,这个多伦多青少年经过两个星期的化疗,已不再像是一个癌症患者了,故选B.
37.C 考查形容词辨析.A"尴尬的";B"劳累的";C"坚决的,坚定的";D"困惑的",根据句意可知,虽然实际上她是个患者,但她在这次在 Thornhill社区青年女子花样滑冰比赛中她却是个意志坚定的优雅的竞争者,故选C.
38.A 考查名词辨析.固定短语"return to normal"意为"恢复正常",对于她本人和她的家庭,Allison 参加这次青年女子花样滑冰比赛,是她回归正常生活的一个很大转折点,故选A.
39.B 考查名词辨析.根据"she posted a video on YouTube of her performance of"More Than This,"which she sang while breathing"和"…and helped her singing videos…"等处可知,她作为一个滑冰者和歌手的生活因病而被打了,故选B.
40.C 考查形容词辨析.根据"There have been fewer than 10 known cases like it in the world"可知,她得的是世界上较罕见的喉疾,故选C.
41.D 考查连词辨析. 根据语境可知,在Allison YouTube视频网站上发不了一段"超越这个"的视频之后,她的故事抓住了多伦多人的心,人们开始关注她,故选D.
42.A 考查介词辨析.由于她患有喉疾,所以当她唱歌时,呼吸是通过喉部开下的一个洞,"through 通过,穿过(空间)",故选A.
43.D 考查名词辨析.根据后文"the actress and pop star Selena Gomez,who wrote on Twitter,"Carley Allison,you are so strong.Love you!And pray for you.Keep singing"可知,著名明星和女演员Carley Allison在社交网站上发文支持她,鼓励她,说明她的视频收到了明星的关注和注意,故选D.
44.B 考查动词辨析.著名明星和女演员Carley Allison在社交网站上发文支持她,鼓励她引发了网上大量的评论,同时也帮助她的音乐视频在网上大受欢迎,故选B.
45.C 考查连词辨析.她要从上次停下来的地方开始,即她将继续她的花样滑冰和唱歌,这里是由连词"where"引导的地点状语从句,故选C.
46.A 考查动词辨析.固定短语"focus…on…"意为"把…集中在…",她将继续她的花样滑冰和唱歌,把她所有的精力都花在这两件事上.故选A.
47.D 考查形容词辨析.除了把她所有的精力都花在花样滑冰和唱歌上,她还用积极的生活态度在媒体上鼓励人们,故选D.
48.C 考查动词辨析.根据"There are thousands of dollars coming into Princess Margaret Hospital where she has the link on her blog"可知,由于她在博客上的链接,人们会关注,捐赠给医院,因此人们会为之而感到,"touch sb 感动某人",故选C.
49.A 考查动词辨析. 根据"in a fundraiser for Toronto's Sick Kids Hospital"可知,是在为患病儿童的,募捐活动上,因此为"筹集资金",固定用法"raise/collect money",故选A.
50.B 考查形容词辨析.固定短语"be fond of"意为"喜欢",故选B.
51.C 考查名词辨析."have no fear of …"意为"不害怕…",她很清楚自己想要什么,也从不害怕去尝试得到它,故选C.
52.D 考查动词辨析. 对她来说,每天都会呈现一个新的机会去向前迈进一步,"present 呈现,"故选D.
53.A 考查名词辨析.Carley很享受在为实现目标而付出艰辛和努力的过程,"journey 历程,过程,行程",故选A.
54.B 考查动词辨析.根据"When things don't go according to plan,she …and moves on"当她失败时,不会气馁而是继续前行,"bounce back"意为"迅速恢复活力,重新振作",故选B.
55.D 考查副词辨析.根据"For me,reaching out to other people throughout all this has been great;I kind of live more in the moment;I have a different viewpoint on everything now"可知,伸出手去帮助更多的人很有意义,我活在当下,对每件事都有不同的人生感悟,如果我一直坚持下去,我想最终我会成为一个更优秀的人,故选D.
点评 解答此类题目可遵循以下步骤:第一步,通读全文,了解文章大意,获得整体印象,同时初选出一批较有把握的答案.第二步,边核对初选答案边补填留下的空格.如果短文难度较大,则可复读几遍,核对和确定答案.有些空一时决定不了,可作个记号,待复查时再确定. 第三步,复查定稿.从整体理解角度出发,仔细审核答案,确保意义上、语法上没有错误,同时对遗留下来的少数几个空格作最后选择.
Finally,a short,thin man,well past middle age,(20)approached the farmer."Are you a good farmhand?"the farmer asked him.
"Well,I can(21)sleep when the wind blows,"answered the little man.
Although(22)puzzled by this answer,the farmer,(23)desperate for help,hired him.The little man worked well around the(24)farm,busy from dawn to dusk,and the farmer felt(25)satisfiedwith the man's work.then one night the wind howled(怒号)loudly in from offshore.Jumping out of bed,the farmer took a lantern and(26)rushed next door the hired hand's sleeping room.He shook the little man and (27)cried,"Get up!A storm is coming!Tie things down (28)before they are blown away!The little man rolled over in bed and said(29)firmly,"No sir.I told you,I can sleep when the wind blows"(30)angered by the answer,the farmer was tempted to fire him on the spot.(31)instead,he hurried outside to prepared for the storm.To his (32)surprise,he discovered that all of the haystacks(干草堆)had been covered with tarpaulins(帆布).The cows and the chickens were all in the(33)proper places,and the doors were fastened.The windows were tightly(34)secured.Everything was(35)tied down.Nothing could be blown away.The farmer then understood what his hired hand meant,so he returned to his bed to also sleep while the wind blew.
16.A.unfit | B.curious | C.undoubted | D.unwilling |
17.A.hurricanes | B.storms | C.earthquakes | D.wars |
18.A.if | B.once | C.as | D.until |
19.A.refusals | B.suggestions | C.rewards | D.desires |
20.A.approached | B.interviewed | C.reminded | D.educated |
21.A.work | B.sleep | C.wake | D.flee |
22.A.excited | B.touched | C.puzzled | D.discouraged |
23.A.convenient | B.famous | C.bad | D.desperate |
24.A.farm | B.company | C.ocean | D.station |
25.A.bored | B.satisfied | C.patient | D.honest |
26.A.walked | B.slipped | C.rushed | D.fell |
27.A.cheered | B.whispered | C.asked | D.cried |
28.A.while | B.after | C.before | D.unless |
29.A.firmly | B.weakly | C.strangely | D.closely |
30.A.moved | B.angered | C.beaten | D.calmed |
31.A.therefore | B.as a result | C as usually | D.instead |
32.A.surprise | B.regret | C.horror | D.sorrow |
33.A.wrong | B.proper | C.top | D.clean |
34.A.painted | B.stored | C.secured | D.destroyed |
35.A.flied away | B.died down | C.blown away | D.tied down. |
Often teenagers are treated like(3)D bigger children,but they will never become(4)D and responsible if they are not allowed to make some decisions for themselves.If parents forbid their children from doing something,chances are that they will do it(5)Cwithout permission anyway.The role of a parent must,therefore,change from that of protector and keeper to that of friend and(6)A.
Yet even the most caring parents misunderstand their children sometimes,and some think of teenagers as insecure,stubborn and(7)C.As a result,teenagers always keep their(8)Bfrom their parents.Teens often(9)Bthat their parents repeat the same things over and over again and never listen to them.Parents must understand that teens need to be allowed to(10)Dtheir side of any problem and express their point of view.
Thus,more private and level-headed communication is needed for the parents.Every parent should try to schedule time to be(11)C with their child,like taking a short trip together.This time allows parents to talk and listen without(12)C from work or other family members.It might also be good to encourage teens to(13)Aimportant issues at dinner.Discussion time shows teens that parents are interested in them and their lives.
A person's teenage years are a key time for them to identify their own(14)D,like distinguishing good from evil.Handling and improving communication with teenagers is not easy,but success will be (15)A for parents and teens alike.
1.A.pointing | B.figuring | C.turning | D.standing |
2.A.stage | B.difficulty | C.routine | D.procedure |
3.A.obviously | B.lightly | C.extremely | D.slightly |
4.A.tall | B.healthy | C.strong | D.independent |
5.A.bravely | B.individually | C.secretly | D.willingly |
6.A.guide | B.relative | C.volunteer | D.judge |
7.A.mature | B.polite | C.disrespectful | D.dangerous |
8.A.relation | B.distance | C.balance | D.attitude |
9.A.appreciate | B.complain | C.condemn | D.approve |
10.A.hide | B.solve | C.tolerate | D.present |
11.A.angry | B.pleased | C.alone | D.strict |
12.A.suffer | B.delay | C.interruption | D.escape |
13.A.discuss | B.manage | C.quarrel | D.improve |
14.A.opinions | B.interests | C.determinations | D.values |
15.A.rewarding | B.challenging | C.difficult | D.impossible. |
look at each other's pictures.( )
A. | where | B. | which | C. | when | D. | as |
A. | one of them | B. | the larger of which | ||
C. | the larger one of that | D. | the largest of which |
--______.I'm dying for a thorough rest and a good workout.( )
A. | Generally | B. | Actually | C. | Typically | D. | Exactly |