题目内容

阅读下面短文,从短文后各题的A,B,C,D四个选项中,选出合适填入对应空白处的最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该选项涂黑。

    A great many people are disappointed because of unrealistic expectations.

    Walking up to a department store’s cloth counter, a(n)  26  young woman said,“I want to buy this material for a new dress. How much does it cost?”

“Only one   27   per yard,” replied the smirking (自鸣得意的) male clerk.

Not to be  28    back by the funny words, the woman said,” That’s fine! I’ll take ten yards.”

With  29    written all over his face, the clerk 30      measured out and wrapped the cloth, then held it out teasingly(戏弄地 ),  31    forward to receive his “   32   ”.

The woman got the package quickly from the clerk and  33   to a little old man standing beside her. “Grandpa will pay the bill instead of me,” she  34  .

He was no  35    disappointed. But in the course of living, many people are 36   when others do not  37  their expectations. In order to be happy, some expectations must be  38  .These three particular  39   and unhealthy expectations are some of the main causes:

1.Expect too much  40  .When others say,“Thank you,” or in any way to show their gratitude, be  41  . It is a gift!

2.Expect others to make you happy. They simply cannot do that. Make yourself happy and  42   your joy with others.

3. Expect not to be  43   . At times, people will simply not come through for you in the way you need.  44  them and move on.

    Get rid of these three unrealistic expectations and you can begin to expect more  45  right away!

1.A.tricky             B.attractive     C.ugly             D.generous

2.A.kiss              B.pay          C.dollar      D.cent

3.A.moved            B.forced        C.fought          D.taken

4.A.happiness          B.enjoyment    C.expectation    D.courage

5.A.hurriedly          B.slowly C.patiently       D.curiously

6.A.setting            B.sitting  C.leaning        D.taking

7.A.reward            B.payment      C.bonus         D.money

8.A.tended            B.paid    C.pointed       D.nodded

9.A.smiled            B. begged       C.waved         D.thought

10.A.wonder           B.use           C.good      D.doubt

11.A.encouraged        B.disappointed C.annoyed        D.surprised

12.A.live up to          B.go against  C.go without           D.hope for

13.A.set               B.made C.dropped               D.completed

14.A.reasonable         B.proper     C.unimportant             D.unrealistic

15.A.profit             B.kiss    C.appreciation      D.disappointment

16.A.happy            B.sad  C.angry                    D.excited

17.A.spare             B.shareC.make                   D.control

18.A.put down          B.let down   C.taken down          D.thrown down

19.A.Forgive           B.Punish     C.Blame                 D.Praise

20.A.happiness         B.encouragement C.excitement     D.pride

 

【答案】

 

1.B

2.A

3.D

4.C

5.A

6.C

7.B

8.C

9.A

10.D

11.B

12.A

13.C

14.D

15.A

16.A

17.B

18.B

19.A

20.A

【解析】

试题分析:在现实生活中,人们往往因为很多不切实际的期望而感到失望不开心。在文中,作者先是讲述了一个小故事以此来证明在人们中普遍存在的这种现象,然后指出人们思想中的三种不现实不健康的期望,建议人们如果想要开心快乐,就要摈弃这些不现实不该有的期望,那么幸福快乐马上就会到来。

1.B形容词辨析。A狡猾的,难对付的;B吸引人的,性感的;C 难看的;D慷慨大方的。从情理推测,男店员应该是看到女顾客漂亮迷人所以才会有了这种不该有的荒唐念头,所以B选项正确。

2.A名词辨析。A 吻;B工资,薪水;C 美元;D 美分。文章中心是讲人们不要有不现实的期望,由此推测男店员应该是做出了超出常理的要求。故可以排除B,C,D选项。选A。句意:男店员自鸣得意的说“仅仅一个吻一码”。

3.D动词辨析。A移动,搬动;B强迫;C战斗,打斗;D带走。从故事发展可知女顾客并没有因为男店员的要求而退缩,所以从语义搭配上D选项正确。

4.C名词辨析。A 幸福;B愉快,乐趣;C期望;D勇气。从上文可知女顾客答应了店员的非份要求,所以此时店员是满怀期待,脸上写满了期望。故C选项正确。

5.A副词辨析。A匆忙地;B缓慢地C耐心地;D好奇地。从情理推测可知男店员为了尽快获得他所期望的,应该是匆忙迅速地做完一切,然后满脸期望的等待自己所要求的“吻”,所以A选项正确。

6.C动词辨析。A放;安排;B坐;C倾斜;D 带,拿。forward意思为“向前”从该词的提示和情理可知店员是前倾身体来接受到他所要求的支付布料的“吻”,所以男店员是凑上前去,故C选项正确。

7.B名词辨析。A 回报;B支付,报偿;C津贴,红利;D钱。从上文可知他不要钱而是要求女顾客kiss 他来支付布料的钱,所以此处用“payment”表示女顾客该支付给他的东西,故B选项正确。

8.C动词辨析。A倾向;B 支付;C 指向;D 点头。从语境可知女顾客应该是指着身边的老人,向男店员说话,所以C选项正确。句意:那位女士迅速从店员手里接过包好的布料,然后指着站在她身边的老人说。。。

9.A动词辨析。A微笑;B 祈求;C 挥手;D想到。从故事可知女顾客自信成功而且不动声色得给了这个男店员一个教训,所以此时应该是优雅得体得微笑着和男店员说话,所以A选项正确。

10.D名词辨析。A 奇迹;B 用途;C好处;D 怀疑。此处的名词应该和句中no的进行搭配,no wonder 难怪;no use没用; no good没好处; no doubt毫无疑问。所以从故事结果可知男店员没有得到钱也没得到他所期望的吻,他应该毫无疑问的感到失望。故D选项正确。

11.B形容词辨析。A 受到鼓励的;B失望的;C恼火的;D惊讶的。文章开头首句A great many people are disappointed because of unrealistic expectations.就讲了人们因为不现实的期望而容易失望,然后用文中的小故事来作为例证,所以此处应该是失望的,B为正确选项。

12.A动词短语辨析。A 不辜负;B 违背;C 没有。。。而勉强应付;D希望。从上文的故事和后面作者的建议可知,人们是因为别人不能满足或者达不到自己的期望而失望,live up to one’s expectations意思是“达到某人期望,不辜负某人期望”,所以A选项正确。

13.C动词辨析。A 设置,放;B 使得,制作;C 放下,放弃;D完成。从下文Get rid of these three unrealistic expectations and you can begin to expect more…判断作者应该是建议人们为了开心快乐要放弃不现实的期望,所以C选项正确。

14.D形容词辨析。A合理的;B 恰当的;C 不重要的;D 不现实的。从上下文可知作者在文中提到的就是人们因为不现实的期望和不该有的期望而感到失望,如文章首句A great many people are disappointed because of unrealistic expectations.和文章末句 Get rid of these three unrealistic expectations 。所以正确选项是D。

15.A名词辨析。A利润;B吻;C 感激,欣赏;D 失望。从上文可知此处是作者指出的不该有的期望,所以当你帮助了别人时,不要期望得到回报,不要期望因你帮助了别人而获益,所以A选项正确。

16.A形容词辨析。A高兴的;B 难过的;C 生气的;D 激动的。作者建议人们为了快乐而应该放弃那些不该有的不切实际的期望,所以哪怕是别人一句简单的‘谢谢’也要感到快乐。A选项正确。

17.B动词辨析。A 抽出,匀出;B分享,分担;C 使得,制作;D 控制。从词的搭配上只有share与with搭配表示“与…分享,分担”的意思。此处是指要让自己快乐,并且要把快乐与别人分享。所以B选项正确。

18.B动词短语辨析。A放下B让人失望;C 写下,拿下;D扔下。文章说的是不现实的期望是让人失望的根源,只有let down 意思符合语境,句意:期望别人不要让自己失望。所以B选项正确。

19.A动词辨析。A 忘记;B惩罚;C责怪;D 表扬。从上文可知作者建议人们要放弃那些不切实际的希望,所以对于没能按照你心意和需要做事的人要忽略掉,忘记掉,这样才可以使自己开心快乐,所以A选项正确。

20.A名词辨析。A 幸福,快乐;B 鼓励;C 刺激,兴奋;D 骄傲。文章中心就是讲人们要为了开心快乐,而必须放弃不现实的期望,所以A选项正确。

考点:考查哲理类短文阅读。

 

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     Well, the call came. My mother talked to Mrs. Claus and then    41    the phone to me. I didn’t    42    the fact that many people were listening to our conversation. However, the fact that this lady had a    43    connection to Santa, that was important.

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     Suddenly, in a very pleasant tone(语气)of    47   , Mrs. Santa Claus asked me about my art work. I    48    that this lady was the real Mrs. Claus, not a radio station actress standing in for her.

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1.A. nice                     B. important                       C. impossible                      D. terrible

2.A. received             B. made                               C. gave                                 D. showed

3.A. TV                        B. literature                        C. radio                                D. gift

4.A. parents              B. child                                C. husbands                        D. teacher

5.A. gifts                    B. money                             C. books                               D. pens

6.A. offered               B. brought                           C. showed                           D. handed

7.A. doubt                  B. guess                               C. know                                D. believe

8.A. false                    B. direct                               C. weak                                D. wrong

9.A. put                      B. paid                                  C. caught                             D. taken

10.A. decorated       B. made                               C. draw                                D. painted

11.A. idea                  B. action                              C. behaviour                       D. plan

12.A. sound               B. noise                                C. laugh                               D. voice

13.A. wondered       B. believed                          C. reported                         D. supposed

14.A. put                    B. took                                 C. knocked                          D. threw

15.A. met                            B. gone                                C. changed                          D. got

16.A. surely               B. possibly                           C. impossibly                      D. happily

17.A. nice                   B. bad                                   C. terrible                            D. cheap

18.A. satisfying        B. surprising                       C. forgiving                         D. frightening

19.A. invent               B. leave                                C. include                            D. exist

20.A. thought           B. mind                                C. fact                                  D. public

 

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阅读下面短文,从短文后所给各题的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中,选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

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He    38   that it all came from a(n)   39   with his mother that occurred when he was about 2. He had been trying to remove milk from the fridge when he    40   the slippery(光滑的) bottle, its contents running all over the kitchen floor.

When his mother came in,    41   shouting at him or giving him a lecture, she said, "Robert, what a great and wonderful    42   you have made! I have    43   seen such a huge pool of milk. Well, the damage has already been    44  . Would you like to get down and    45   in the milk for a few minutes before we clean it up?"

Indeed, he did. After a few minutes, his mother said, "Robert, whenever you make a mess like this, eventually you have to    46   everything to its proper order. So, how would you like to do that? We could use a sponge(海绵), a towel or a mop. Which do you prefer?" He chose the sponge.

His mother then said, "You know, what we have here is a    47   experiment in how to effectively carry a big milk bottle with two    48   hands. Let's go out in the back yard and fill the bottle with water and see if you can make it." The little boy learned that if he    49   the bottle at the top near the lip with both hands, he could carry it without dropping it. What a wonderful    50  !

This scientist then remarked that it was at that moment that he knew he didn't need to be    51  to make mistakes. Instead, he learned that mistakes were just    52   for learning something new, which is,    53  , what scientific experiments are all about. Even if the experiment "doesn't   54  ," we usually learn something    55   from it.

36. A. why                          B. what                    C. when                    D. how

37. A. capable                      B. able                       C. creative                 D. original

38. A. responded                B. reacted                  C. recalled                 D. reminded

39. A. coincidence             B. experience            C. incident                       D. conflict

40. A. fell                                B. lost                          C. escaped                    D. dropped

41. A. rather than                 B. instead of                C. other than                 D. in place of

42. A. picture                      B. mass                      C. map                       D. mess

43. A. rarely                        B. happily                  C. frequently               D. angrily

44. A. obtained                    B. suffered                 C. done                       D. received

45. A. jump                         B. play                        C. enjoy                       D. draw

46. A. recover                      B. return                   C. restore                        D. regain

47. A. failed                             B. successful              C. fantastic               D. painful

48. A. strong                        B. tiny                       C. thin                       D. weak

49. A. controlled                B. possessed              C. seized                     D. grasped

50. A. example                     B. teaching                   C. lesson                      D. instruction

51. A. anxious                   B. nervous                  C. fearful                    D. afraid

52. A. situations                   B. opportunities            C. occasions                D. turns

53. A. after all                            B. above all                C. first of all                 D. in all

54. A. do                             B. finish                    C. go                        D. work

55. A. worthy                      B. costly                     C. valuable                   D. interesting

 

阅读下面短文,从短文后所给各题的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出能填入相应空白处的最佳选项。

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“This is the emergency room calling and your son was just   1  in with severe burns on his face, neck and arms. We’ve called for a (n)   2  and are going to fly him to the burn unit in Seattle.”

Seattle was 350 miles from his college, so we knew immediately this was   3 .

The doctor described the accident, which caused the burns. At 6 am, our son and his friends decided to barbecue hamburgers. When they   4  the charcoal (木炭), it burst into flames because they had sprayed (喷洒) too much gasoline (petrol). The flames   5  my son’s shirt tail and shot from his waist to his head.

  6 , one of the boys was quick-minded, grasped my son, and rolled him on the grass. While it saved his life, it was not in   7  to save him from severe burns and the terrible scars (伤疤). So, he had to return to college with scars.

When I was a child, my mother told my sister, who had a 10-inch, very   8  scar on her arm. “Ann, if you ignore the scar, other people will ignore it. It doesn’t mean they won’t   9  it, but it means it will not matter to them if it doesn’t matter to you.”

I   10  this wisdom (智慧) on to my son. He took my advice to   11  and returned to school with his head held high — glad he was alive.

By the end of the six-month waiting period, he decided that the scars did not matter, so he made the   12  to give up any plastic surgery (外科手术).

We all have “scars” that   13  people to keep away from us. And we spend a lot of time thinking that if only we looked differently, or dressed differently, people would like us better.

But you see, people will only judge you by your looks, or your clothes, if you are judging yourself by these same   14  standards(标准). Put your imperfections out of your   15  and concentrate (集中) on what you value within yourself, and your beauty will shine through.

1.

A.brought

B.given

C.turned

D.shown

 

2.

A.doctor

B.hospital

C.helicopter

D.ambulance

 

3.

A.serious

B.terrible

C.dangerous

D.important

 

4.

A.got

B.lit

C.burned

D.moved

 

5.

A.took

B.held

C.caught

D.attracted

 

6.

A.Personally

B.Technically

C.Sadly

D.Fortunately

 

7.

A.shape

B.place

C.fact

D.time

 

8.

A.nervous

B.formal

C.obvious

D.amusing

 

9.

A.admit

B.notice

C.hate

D.hide

 

10.

A.passed

B.kept

C.handed

D.sent

 

11.

A.life

B.heart

C.consideration

D.practice

 

12.

A.mistake

B.survey

C.decision

D.instruction

 

13.

A.invite

B.cause

C.allow

D.impress

 

14.

A.false

B.strict

C.similar

D.amusing

 

15.

A.head

B.heart

C.sight

D.mind

 

 

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    阅读下面短文,从短文后所给各题的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中,选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

When I began my high school years, I was quite interested in biology. I read lots of books of my father’s about animals, and I was   36   much educated about such matters as a 16-year-old could be.

    One Sunday afternoon, I was   37  with friends about animals. I said the whale(鲸鱼)was   __38  a mammal animal. They disagreed. Finally, I called a   39   over to help settle the matter. I knew I was  40  , so I was looking forward to the teacher  41   I was right. My friends were eager for an opposite answer. We asked her   42  the whale was a mammal. “No, the whale is a fish,” she said without a moment’s   43  .

You could have knocked me over with a feather. My   44   was hurt because I lost the argument, but that wasn’t the main reason I was too  45  to speak. I still knew I was right, which   __46  the teacher was wrong. Not only was she wrong,   47   she was completely ignorant(无知的) about something I thought was   48   knowledge. But she was a teacher who had taught a long time. Everyone   49   her and no one else thought she could be wrong.

__50  that, I hadn’t known grown-ups could be wrong. This   51  shaped the way I viewed people as I grew up.   52   I found anyone treated another person with too much respect and admiration, I thought——and still think——“   53   silly.” From that point on, I had no  54__ for authority(权威). To earn my respect, you have to be smart or  55   . I’ll never respect you just because you happen to be in charge or have a degree.

36. A. as  B. so         C. too             D. very

37. A. meeting          B. working        C. arguing         D. staying

38. A. about     B. like            C. beside        D. above

39. A. professor       B. biologist       C. librarian       D. teacher

40. A. clever     B. fight          C. creative     D. silly

41. A. proving  B. finding C. promising    D. hoping

42. A. how        B. why           C. if         D. when

43. A. doubt     B. silence C. regret  D. hesitation

44. A. heart      B. mind    C. pride    D. feeling

45. A. foolish    B. anxious         C. serious         D. astonished

46. A. meant    B. suggested   C. admitted      D. concluded

47. A. and             B. but       C. for              D. or

48. A. special   B. normal          C. regular         D. common

49. A. pleased B. admired       C. believed       D. loved

50. A. Before   B. After    C. Until     D. Since

51. A. fairly       B. properly       C. nearly  D. greatly

52. A. Whenever      B. Although      C. While   D. Whether

53. A. I’m              B. that’s   C. he’s      D. you’re

54. A. idea        B. respect         C. choice  D. question

55. A. energetic       B. patient         C. talented       D. diligent

 

阅读下面短文,从短文后各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中选出可以填入空白的最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

I have always believed the saying , “Any man can be a father, but it   31   someone special to be a dad.” This is true. Since the   32  of my son, Joshua, things have changed a lot in my life, but the  33  have been good! My wife and I have been through many  34   moments which have made both of us stronger.

My son was born with a serious breathing problem and he couldn’t keep his  35  down. He was put on several different medications,   36  he did not get any better. My wife and I were both told many times by people that Joshua   37  he was born early; he had not   38  much weight since he was born.

As time progressed his regular doctor  39   my wife and me to visit Dr. Eid, a specialist in Louisville. He was   40  by my son’s condition and so we were sent to Louisville’s Children’s Hospital . Joshua   41  many different checkups. The   42  spent there was very demanding for my wife and me. But we did make it   43 . Our son Joshua was diagnosed (诊断) with asthma (哮喘) , and with acid reflux syndrome (酸回流综合症). After the treatment, his  44   began to improve slowly.

Joshua is 1 year and 1 month old now and his progress has been   45  --- he is up to 27 pounds now. I keep telling my wife that if he keeps  46  like this he might become a football _____47   someday. There is a saying that has   48   me get through these troublesome times, “Problems will either  49    you or break you.”  When you think the   50  hours are upon you, remember the dawn is just in sight.

1.

A.takes

B.asks

C.tells

D.brings

2.

A.return

B.illness

C.birth

D.death

3.

A.doctors

B.friends

C.causes

D.changes

4.

A.boring

B.challenging

C.exciting

D.puzzling

5.

A.food

B.water

C.weight

D.medicine

6.

A.so

B.but

C.since

D.until

7.

A.looked about

B.looked for

C.looked like

D.looked at

8.

A.gained

B.lost

C.kept

D.raised

9.

A.followed

B.ordered

C.invited

D.advised

10.

A.angered

B.shocked

C.disappointed

D.scared

11.

A.went into

B.put into

C.went through

D.broke through

12.

A.time

B.money

C.hour

D.holiday

13.

A.out

B.down

C.off

D.through

14.

A.diet

B.study

C.health

D.weight

15.

A.great

B.slow

C.little

D.enough

16.

A.walking

B.running

C.training

D.growing

17.

A.supporter

B.player

C.coach

D.fan

18.

A.left

B.moved

C.helped

D.watched

19.

A.cheat

B.make

C.beat

D.find

20.

A.easiest

B.latest

C.brightest

D.darkest

 

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