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I wandered in the park. The park bench was___21___ as I sat down to read beneath the long, straggly (蔓延的) branches of an old willow tree. I was disappointed by life with ___22___ reason to frown, for the world was intent on dragging me down.

___23___ that weren't enough to ruin my day, a young boy out of ___24___ approached me, all tired from play. He stood right before me and said with great excitement, "Look what I found!"

In his hand was a flower, and what a ___25___ sight, with its petals(花瓣) all worn --- not enough rain, or too little light. I faked a small ___26___, wanting him to take his dead flower and leave, and then ___27___.

But instead of leaving he sat next to my side and placed the flower to his nose and declared with surprise, "It surely smells pretty and it's beautiful, too. That's why I picked it; here, it's for you."

The weed before me was dying or dead. Not brilliant colors, orange, yellow or red. But I knew I must ___28___ it, or he might never leave. So I reached for the flower, and replied, "Just what I need."

But ___29___ him placing the flower in my hand, he held it mid-air without ___30___ or plan. It was then that I noticed for the very first time, that young boy could not see: he was blind.

My ___31___ trembled, and tears shone like the sun as I ___32___ him for picking the very best one. "You're welcome," he smiled, and then ran off to play, not ___33___ of the impact he'd had on my day.

I sat there and wondered how he ___34___ to see a self-pitying woman beneath an old willow tree. How did he ___35___ my difficult situation? ___36___ from his heart, he'd been blessed with true ___37___.

At last I could see, ___38___ the eyes of a blind child, the problem was not with the ___39___; the problem was me. And for all of those times I myself had been ___40___, I vowed(发誓) to see beauty, and appreciate every second that's mine.

I held that wilted(枯萎) flower up to my nose and breathed in the fragrance of a beautiful rose and smiled as that young boy.

1.A. equipped       B. painted      C. deserted         D. taken

2.A. good           B. temporary        C. opposite     D. mistaken

3.A. For fear       B. As if            C. Even though  D. Now that

4.A. happiness      B. fortune      C. question     D. breath

5.A. negative       B. serious      C. ridiculous      D. pitiful

6.A. gift           B. preference       C. discussion      D. smile

7.A. turned away        B. wandered off C. stood up    D. set out

8.A. take           B. adjust           C. comfort     D. submit

9.A. in spite of    B. instead of       C. in case of      D. because of

10.A. connection        B. delay            C. hesitation      D. reason

11.A. heart         B. hands            C. voice           D. legs

12.A. praised           B. thanked      C. approved    D. delighted

13.A. hopeful       B. content      C. aware           D. successful

14.A. managed       B. promised     C. desired     D. accomplished

15.A. get across        B. know of      C. care about      D. deal with

16.A. Actually      B. Somehow      C. Obviously       D. Perhaps

17.A. love          B. experience       C. sight           D. power

18.A. With          B. Across           C. Around      D. Through

19.A. worldB. flower            C. complaint       D. appearance

20.A. particularB. unforgettable    C. blindD. sensitive

 

【答案】

 

1.C

2.A

3.B

4.D

5.D

6.D

7.A

8.A

9.B

10.D

11.C

12.B

13.C

14.A

15.B

16.D

17.C

18.D

19.A

20.C

【解析】心灰意冷我的被一个盲人小男孩一束枯败的花所鼓励,勇敢的面对人生。

1.C 动词辨析。Desert遗弃。根据句意可知这个椅子是没有人坐的,故C正确。

2.A 上下文串联。根据下一句可知这个世界让我很失望,故我有很好的皱眉的原因。

3.B 连词辨析。这里是指上文提及的内容似乎不足以毁掉我的这一天。

4.D 固定词组,out of breath上气不接下气,根据下文可知一个小孩跑到我面前。

5.D 形容词辨析。根据下文34空后的a self-pitying可知D正确。

6.D 名词辨析。根据上下文可知我勉强挤出一个微笑来应对这个孩子。

7.A 短语辨析。Turn away转身离开。这里是指我希望这个孩子离开我。

8.A 动词辨析。这里是指我不得不接受这朵花,不然这个孩子就不会离开。

9.B 词义辨析。根据下文可知这个孩子没有把花放在我手里,还是举在空中,没有如何理由。

10.D 名词辨析。解析同上。

11.C 名词辨析。这里是指意识到他看不见,我说话的声音颤抖了,我被震动了。

12.B 固定词组。Thank sb for sth因为sth感谢某人。

13.C 固定用法。Be aware of…意识到…

14.A 动词辨析。这里是指他怎么会成功的看到我这个人。

15.B 短语辨析。Know of了解。这里是指他怎么会了解我的困境?

16.D 副词辨析。也许在他的心里,他是能看见的吧!

17.C 名词辨析。With the sight是指他能看见。解析同上。

18.D 介词辨析。这里是指通过这个孩子的眼睛,我知道不是这个世界的问题,是我的问题。

19.A 名词辨析。解析同上。

20.C 上下文串联。这里是指我瞎了,看不到如此美丽是事物。

 

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I was successful at my job . I worked very hard , but it ___21___ me and my family a fabulous (极好的) lifestyle . I’d worked for the same company for twenty years and had worked my way up to department director. ___22___, one afternoon last May, I was called to the office, and it was __23__ explained to me that they were letting me go. I just sat there __24__ they talked on and all I could think was, “I’ve ___25___.” I’d been so well respected ; ___26___ I was of no value.

 For six weeks, I was in a very __27__ place. I wandered around my house like a zombie (僵尸).I could __28__ things needed doing, but would not do anything . My beliefs in looking forward and seeing the positive(积极的) in everything ___29___ me .

 Then, in late June, my youngest son’s football team made the city cup final. The year before, he’d been very sad when I __30___ the same final, so he was ___31___ when I told him I’d go. Not only did they win, but the look on his face as he saw me ___32___ him on was unbelievable. From then in , I spent the summer enjoying my sons and their passions (激情) . I attended match after match and performances of my elder son’s band —I ___33___ went to another city to watch him play. These moments were so ___34___. My life had been so much devoted to __35__ for so long , and I felt __36__ that my sons were happy to welcome me into their world.

 ___37___ , being unemployed gave me back a sense of purpose — I was someone’s mum! I felt a sense of being ___38____ again. Now I feel more positive about my professional ___39___ and I’m getting on better with my family than I ever have. Losing my job made me realize just how __40__ it is to achieve real balance in life.

21. A. promised    B. afforded      C. showed       D. left

22. A. Therefore    B. Anyhow     C. Otherwise     D. However

23. A. quickly      B. gently      C. partly         D. easily

24. A. until        B. after        C. as            D. so

25. A. failed       B. finished     C. tried          D. changed

26. A. suddenly    B. finally      C. immediately     D. shortly

27. A. secret       B. quiet       C. lonely         D. dark

28. A. see         B. get        C. suggest        D. understand

29. A. defended    B. directed    C. deserted        D. disturbed

30. A. watched     B. missed      C. lost           D. won

31. A. disappointed  B. worried    C.  honoured     D. delighted

32. A. cheering    B. taking       C. leading          D. passing

33. A. just        B. even        C. still            D. almost

34. A. hopeful     B. meaningful     C. difficult       D. strange

35. A. work       B. family        C. matches       D. performances

36. A. successful   B. thoughtful     C. thankful        D. peaceful

37. A. Naturally    B. Doubtfully     C. Disagreeably    D. Unexpectedly

38. A. employed    B. comforted     C. valued        D. encouraged

39. A. education     B. experience    C. relationship    D. future

40. A. important     B. interesting     C. simple       D. surprising

  Some years ago, writing in my diary used to be a usual activity. I would return from school and spend the expected half hour recording the day’s events, feelings, and impressions in my little blue diary. I did not really need to express my emotions by way of words, but I gained a certain satisfaction from seeing my experiences forever recorded on paper. After all, isn’t accumulating memories a way of preserving the past?

  When I was thirteen years old, I went on a long journey on foot in a great valley, well-equipped with pens, a diary, and a camera. During the trip, I was busy recording every incident, name and place I came across. I felt proud to be spending my time productively, dutifully preserving for future generations a detailed description of my travels. On my last night there, I wandered out of my tent, diary in hand. The sky was clear and lit by the glare of the moon, and the walls of the valley looked threatening behind their screen of shadows. I automatically took out my pen….

  At that point, I understood that nothing I wrote could ever match or replace the few seconds I allowed myself to experience the dramatic beauty of the valley. All I remembered of the previous few days were the dull characterizations I had set down in my diary.

  Now, I only write in my diary when I need to write down a special thought or feeling. I still love to record ideas and quotations that strike me in books, or observations that are particularly meaningful. I take pictures, but not very often—only of objects I find really beautiful. I’m no longer blindly satisfied with having something to remember when I grow old. I realize that life will simply pass me by if I stay behind the camera, busy preserving the present so as to live it in the future.

  I don’t want to wake up one day and have nothing but a pile of pictures and notes. Maybe I won’t have as many exact representations of people and places; maybe I’ll forget certain facts, but at least the experiences will always remain inside me. I don’t live to make memories—I just live, and the memories form themselves.

  51. Before the age of thirteen, the author regarded keeping a diary as a way of ______.

  A. observing her school routine

  B. expressing her satisfaction

  C. impressing her classmates

  D. preserving her history

  52. What caused a change in the author’s understanding of keeping a diary?

  A. A dull night on the journey.

  B. The beauty of the great valley.

  C. A striking quotation from a book.

  D. Her concerns for future generations.

  53. What does the author put in her diary now?

  A. Notes and beautiful pictures.

  B. Special thoughts and feelings.

  C. Detailed accounts of daily activities.

  D. Descriptions of unforgettable events.

  54. The author comes to realize that to live a meaningful life is ______.

  A. to experience it

  B. to live the present in the future

  C. to make memories

  D. to give accurate representations of it

  

I wandered in the park. The park bench was___21___ as I sat down to read beneath the long, straggly (蔓延的) branches of an old willow tree. I was disappointed by life with ___22___ reason to frown, for the world was intent on dragging me down.
___23___ that weren't enough to ruin my day, a young boy out of ___24___ approached me, all tired from play. He stood right before me and said with great excitement, "Look what I found!"
In his hand was a flower, and what a ___25___ sight, with its petals(花瓣) all worn --- not enough rain, or too little light. I faked a small ___26___, wanting him to take his dead flower and leave, and then ___27___.
But instead of leaving he sat next to my side and placed the flower to his nose and declared with surprise, "It surely smells pretty and it's beautiful, too. That's why I picked it; here, it's for you."
The weed before me was dying or dead. Not brilliant colors, orange, yellow or red. But I knew I must ___28___ it, or he might never leave. So I reached for the flower, and replied, "Just what Ineed."
But ___29___ him placing the flower in my hand, he held it mid-air without ___30___ or plan. It was then that I noticed for the very first time, that young boy could not see: he was blind.
My ___31___ trembled, and tears shone like the sun as I ___32___ him for picking the very best one. "You're welcome," he smiled, and then ran off to play, not ___33___ of the impact he'd had on my day.
I sat there and wondered how he ___34___ to see a self-pitying woman beneath an old willow tree. How did he ___35___ my difficult situation? ___36___ from his heart, he'd been blessed with true ___37___.
At last I could see, ___38___ the eyes of a blind child, the problem was not with the ___39___; the problem was me. And for all of those times I myself had been ___40___, I vowed(发誓) to see beauty, and appreciate every second that's mine.
I held that wilted(枯萎) flower up to my nose and breathed in the fragrance of a beautiful rose and smiled as that young boy.

【小题1】
A.equippedB.paintedC.deserted D.taken
【小题2】
A.goodB.temporaryC.opposite D.mistaken
【小题3】
A.For fear B.As ifC.Even thoughD.Now that
【小题4】
A.happiness B.fortuneC.question D.breath
【小题5】
A.negativeB.seriousC.ridiculousD.pitiful
【小题6】
A.giftB.preferenceC.discussionD.smile
【小题7】
A.turned awayB.wandered offC.stood up D.set out
【小题8】
A.take B.adjustC.comfortD.submit
【小题9】
A.in spite ofB.instead ofC.in case ofD.because of
【小题10】
A.connectionB.delayC.hesitationD.reason
【小题11】
A.heartB.handsC.voiceD.legs
【小题12】
A.praisedB.thankedC.approved D.delighted
【小题13】
A.hopeful B.content C.awareD.successful
【小题14】
A.managedB.promisedC.desiredD.accomplished
【小题15】
A.get acrossB.know of C.care aboutD.deal with
【小题16】
A.ActuallyB.SomehowC.ObviouslyD.Perhaps
【小题17】
A.loveB.experienceC.sightD.power
【小题18】
A.WithB.AcrossC.AroundD.Through
【小题19】
A.worldB.flowerC.complaintD.appearance
【小题20】
A.particularB.unforgettableC.blindD.sensitive

Immediately I got up and dressed, I stuck my violin under my jacket and went out into the streets to try my  36 . I wandered about for an hour, looking for a likely  37 , feeling as though I were about to commit a crime. Then I  38  at last under a bridge near the station and decided to have a try.
I felt tense and  39 . It was the first time, after all. I drew the violin from under the jacket like a gun. It was here, in Southampton, with trains rattling overhead, that I was about to   40  myself. One moment I was part of the hurrying crowds, the next I stood apart, my back to the wall, my hat on the  41  before me, the violin under my chin.
The first notes I played were loud and raw, like a declaration of protest, then they settled down and began to run more _42  and to stay more or less in tune. To my  43 ,I was neither arrested nor told to shut up. Indeed, nobody took any  44 at all. Then an old man, without stopping at all, dropped a penny into my  45   as though getting rid of some guilty evidence.
I worked the streets of Southampton for several days, gradually obtaining the truth of the    46 by trial and error. It was not a good thing, for instance, to let the hat fill up with money---the sight could  47  a kind-hearted man; nor was it wise to  48  it completely, which could also confuse him, giving him no hint as to where to  49  his money. Placing a couple of pennies in the hat to start the thing going soon became a  50  practice and I made sure, between tunes, to take off most of the earnings, but always leaving two  51  behind.
Old  52  were most generous, and so were women with children, shop girls and barmaids.  As for men, heavy drinkers were always willing listeners and so were big guys with muscles. But  53  a man with an expensive hat, briefcase or dog: respectable types were the least  54  of all.  Except for retired army officers, who would shout "Why aren't you  55 , young man?" and then would over-tip to cover up their confusion.

【小题1】
A.violinB.artC.skillD.luck
【小题2】
A.stationB.spot C.streetD.bridge
【小题3】
A.playedB.wandered C.stopped D.sat
【小题4】
A.nervous B.excited C.lost D.strange
【小题5】
A.shameB.show C.damageD.declare
【小题6】
A.wallB.bridgeC.pavement D.road
【小题7】
A.smoothlyB.slowlyC.angrilyD.roughly
【小题8】
A.excitement B.sorrowC.astonishmentD.surprise
【小题9】
A.moneyB.pityC.noticeD.rest
【小题10】
A.hatB.pocket C.hand D.bag
【小题11】
A.peopleB.tradeC.performanceD.music
【小题12】
A.encourageB.help C.supportD.discourage
【小题13】
A.fillB.emptyC.tear D.hide
【小题14】
A.makeB.getC.drop D.earn
【小题15】
A.modernB.regularC.timelyD.economic
【小题16】
A.penniesB.dollarsC.poundsD.euros
【小题17】
A.workersB.teachersC.doctors D.ladies
【小题18】
A.neverB.oftenC.alwaysD.sometimes
【小题19】
A.generousB.comfortableC.handsomeD.selfish
【小题20】
A.playingB.workingC.cheatingD.shopping

 A few months ago as I wandered through my parents’ house, the same house I grew up in, I had a sudden, scary realization. When my parents bought the house, in 1982, they were only two years older than I am now. I tried to imagine myself in two years, ready to settle down and buy the house I’d still be living in almost 30 years later.

It seemed ridiculous. On a practical level, there’s no way I could afford to buy a house anytime soon. More importantly, I wouldn’t want to. I’m not sure where I’ll be living in two years, or what kind of job I’ll have. And I don’t think I’ll be ready to settle down and stay in one place.

So this is probably the generation gap that divides my friends and me from our parents. When our parents were our age, they’d gotten their education, chosen a career, and were starting to settle into responsible adult lives.

My friends and I – “Generation Y” – still aren’t sure what we want to do with our lives. Whatever we end up doing, we want to make sure we’re happy doing it. We’d rather take risks first, try out different jobs, and move from one city to another until we find our favorite place. We’d rather spend our money on travel than put it in a savings account.

This casual attitude toward responsibility has caused some critics to call my generation “arrogant”, “impatient”, and “overprotected”. Some of these complaints have a point. As children we were encouraged to succeed in school, but also to have fun. We grew up in a world full of technological innovation: cellphones, the Internet, instant messaging, and video games.

Our parents looked to rise vertically(垂直的)--starting at the bottom of the ladder and slowly making their way to the top, on the same track, often for the same company. That doesn’t apply to my generation.

Because of that, it may take us longer than our parents to arrive at responsible, stable adulthood. But that’s not necessarily a bad thing. In our desire to find satisfaction, we will work harder, strive for ways to keep life interesting, and gain a broader set of experiences and knowledge than our parents’ generation did.                                                                              

By Ariel Lewiton

1.When the author walked through her parents’ house, she _______.

A.was frightened that she had no idea what she wanted from life

B.started to think about her own life

C.realized I should buy a house.

D.wondered why her parents had settled down early

2.What is the main “generation gap” between the author and her friends and their parents according to the article?

A.Their attitude toward high technology.

B.Their ways of making their way to the top.

C.Their attitude towards responsibility.

D.Their ways of gaining experience.

3.Which of the following might the author agree with?

A.It’s all right to try more before settling down.

B.It’s better to take adult responsibility earlier.

C.It involves too much effort to rise vertically.

D.It’s ridiculous to call her generation “arrogant”.

4.What can we conclude from the article?

A.The author is envious of her parents enjoying a big house at her age.

B.Growing up in a hi-tech world makes “Generation Y” feel insecure about relationships.

C.“Generation Y” people don’t want to grow up and love to be taken care of by their parents.

D.The author wrote this article so that others would be able to understand her generation better.

5.What is the main theme of the article?

A.The sudden realization of growing up.

B.A comparison between lifestyles of generations.

C.Criticisms of the young generation.

D.The factors that have changed the young generation.

 

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