题目内容
One day, a kind woman happened to say something that hurt her best friend of many years. She 1 immediately and would do anything to take the words back. What she said hurt the friend so 2 that this good woman was herself hurt for the 3 she caused. In an effort to undo what she had done, she went to an older, wiser woman in the village, explained her 4 , and asked for advice.
Listening to her, the older woman sensedthe younger woman’s worry and knew she must 5 her. She also knew she could never 6 her pain, but she could teach. She knew the outcome would only 7 the character of the younger woman. She said, “Tonight, 8 your best feather pillowsand put a single feather on the 9 of each house in town before the sun rises.”
The young woman hurried home to prepare for it, 10 the feather pillows were very dear to her. 11 , she labored alone in the cold. Finally the sky was getting 12 . She placed the last feather on the steps of the last house. Just as the sun rose, she 13 to the older woman.
“Now,” said the wise woman, “Go back and 14 your pillows with the feather you have put on the steps. 15 everything will be as it was before.”
“You know that’s impossible! The wind 16 away each feather as fast as I placed them on the doorsteps!” The young woman was surprised.
“That’s 17 ,” said the older woman. “Never forget. Each of your 18 is like a feather in the wind. Once spoken, no amount of 19 , no matter how heartfelt or sincere, can return them to your 20 . Choose your words well and, most of all, guard them in the presence of those you love.”
1. A．replied B．forgot C．laughed D．regretted
2. A．deeply B．slightly C．little D．straight
3. A．blank B．intention C．pain D．mess
4. A．lecture B．situation C．shortcomings D．position
5. A．help B．scold C．praise D．punish
6. A．feel B．resist C．remove D．find
7. A．contribute to B．focus on C．depend on D．recover from
8. A．show B．hide C．throw D．take
9. A．roof B．step C．wall D．mailbox
10. A．as though B．even though C．in case D．so long as
11. A．Worse still B．As a matter of fact C．The following day D．All night long
12. A．light B．dark C．snowy D．cloudy
13. A．appealed B．returned C．waved D．nodded
14. A．sew B．decorate C．refill D．preserve
15. A．Besides B．Or C．Instead D．Then
16. A．blew B．gave C．put D．drove
17. A．awesome B．elegant C．wonderful D．true
18. A．words B．friends C．promises D．expectations
19. A．appetite B．effort C．idea D．joke
20. A．ears B．eyes C．mouth D．face
1.D
2.A
3.C
4.B
5.A
6.C
7.C
8.D
9.B
10.B
11.D
12.A
13.B
14.C
15.D
16.A
17.D
18.A
19.B
20.C
【解析】
试题分析：本文的主要内容是：一位年轻女士说了一些话伤害了她最好的朋友，她很后悔。于是去找一位非常聪明的老妇人。老妇人通过让她从最心爱的枕头中取出羽毛放在每一间房子的台阶上，再把羽毛收回来的事情，教育她覆水难收，所以说话一定要谨慎。
1.根据and would do anything to take the words back.可知她当时就后悔了，regretted 后悔，故选D。
2.根据that this good woman was herself hurt for the pain she caused.可知她说的话伤朋友太深了，deeply深地，故选A。
3.根据下文She also knew she could neverremoveher pain,故选C。
4.根据Listening to her, the older woman sensedthe younger woman’s worry and knew she must help her.可知她解释了自己的情况，lecture演讲 situation情况 shortcomings缺点 position位置，故选B。
5.这里想表达她知道她必须帮助她，help帮助 scold责骂 praise赞扬 punish惩罚，故选A
6.根据but she could teach.这里表示转折关系她永远不能去除痛苦，feel感觉 resist抵制 remove去除 find发现，故选C。
7.这里想表达她知道结果依这位年轻女士的性格而定，contribute to捐献 focus on致力于 depend on依……而定recover from 恢复，故选C。
8.这里想说带上你最好的羽毛枕头，show表现出 hide隐藏 throw投掷 take带上，故选D。
9.根据She placed the last feather on the steps of the last house，故选B。
10.这里想表达尽管羽毛枕头是她最心爱的东西，as though好像 even though尽管 in case万一 so long as只要，故选B。
11.根据Finally the sky was getting light，可知这位年轻的女士苦干了一整晚，故选D。
12.根据Just as the sun rose, she returned to the older woman，可知这里想说天开始亮了，故选A。
13.根据“Now,” said the wise woman,可知她回到了那位年老的妇人那里，故选 B。
14.这里想表达重新用你已经放在台阶上的羽毛填满你的枕头，sew缝 decorate装饰refill重新装满 preserve保护，故选C。
15.这里想说然后一切都像从前一样，Besides而且 Or否则 Instead代替 Then然后，故选D。
16.根据as fast as I placed them on the doorsteps!可知风把羽毛吹走了，blew 吹 gave给 put放 drove驾驶，故选A。
17.根据Never forget. Each of your words is like a feather in the wind.故这里老妇人对年轻女士的话表示肯定，选D。
18.根据Choose your words well and, most of all, guard them in the presence of those you love.”，故选A。
19.这里想表达不管再怎么努力，appetite食欲 effort努力 idea想法 joke玩笑，故选B。
20.根据Each of your words is like a feather in the wind.可知这里想表达说出去的话就不能再收到嘴里，故选C。
考点：故事阅读类短文完形填空
点评：答题前一定要略读全文，把握文章要表达的主题，注意前后句与句，段落与段落之间的关系。答题中，一定要认真分析，注意选项与上下文的关系，与前后单词的关系。对于一时没有太大的把握的题可以放到最后再来完成，因为有时答案可以从下文内容体现出来。答完后再通读一遍文章，看看所选选项能不能是语句通顺，语意连贯。
I don’t want to talk about being a woman scientist again. There was a time in my life when people asked constantly for stories about what it’s like to work in a field dominated (controlled) by men. I was never very good at telling those stories because truthfully I never found them interesting. What I do find interesting is the origin of the universe, the shape of space, time and the nature of black holes.
At 19, when I began studying astrophysics(天体物理学), it did not bother me in the least to be the only woman in the classroom. But while earning my Ph.D. at MIT and then as a post-doctor doing space research, the issue started to bother me. My every achievement—jobs, research papers, awards—was viewed through the lens (镜片) of gender (性别) politics. So were my failures. Sometimes, when I was pushed into an argument on left brain versus (相对于) right brain, or nature versus nurture (培育), I would instantly fight fiercely on my behalf and all womankind.
Then one day a few years ago, out of my mouth came a sentence that would eventually become my reply to any and all provocations (挑衅) : I don’t talk about that anymore. It took me 10 years to get back the confidence I had at 19 and to realize that I didn’t want to deal with gender issues. Why should curing sexism be yet another terrible burden on every female scientist? After all, I don’t study sociology or political theory.
Today I research and teach at Barnard, a women’s college in New York City. Recently, someone asked me how many of the 45 students in my class were women. You cannot imagine my satisfaction at being able to answer, 45. I know some of my students worry how they will manage their scientific research and a desire for children. And I don’t dismiss those concerns. Still, I don’t tell them “war” stories. Instead, I have given them this: the visual of their physics professor heavily pregnant doing physics experiments. And in turn they have given me the image of 45 women driven by a love of science. And that’s a sight worth talking about.
【小题1】Why doesn’t the author want to talk about being a woman scientist again?
| A．She is fed up with the issue of gender discrimination (歧视). |
| B．She feels unhappy working in male-dominated fields. |
| C．She is not good at telling stories of the kind. |
| D．She finds space research more important. |
| A．the burden she bears in a male-dominated society |
| B．her involvement in gender politics |
| C．her over-confidence as a female astrophysicist |
| D．the very fact that she is a woman |
A. Lack of confidence in succeeding in space science.
B. Unfair accusations from both inside and outside her circle.
C. People’s fixed attitude toward female scientists.
D. Widespread misconceptions about nature and nurtured.
【小题4】What does the image the author presents to her students suggest?
| A．Women students needn’t have the concerns of her generation. |
| B．Women can balance a career in science and having a family. |
| C．Women have more barriers on their way to academic success. |
| D．Women now have fewer problems pursuing a science career. |