题目内容
1.Accept life as it is.I learned how to do it from my father. (41)A,he did not teach me acceptance when he was strong and healthy,but rather when he was(42)C and ill.My father was(43)B a strong man who loved being active,but a terrible illness(44)D all that away.Now he can no longer walk,and he must sit quietly in a chair all day.Even talking is (45)A.One night,I went to visit him with my sisters.We started
(46)B about life,and I told them about one of my (47)C.I said that we must very often give things up (48)B we grow-our youth,our beauty,our friends-but it always
(49)D that after we give something up,we gain something new in its place.Then suddenly my father (50)A up.He said,"But,Peter,I gave up (51)C!What did I gain?"I thought and thought,but I couldn't think of anything to say. (52)B,he answered his own question:"I
(53)D the love of my family,"I looked at my sisters and saw tears in their eyes,along with hope and thankfulness.
I was also (54)C by his words.After that,when I began to feel irritated (愤怒的) at someone,I (55)A remember his words and become (56)C.If he could replace his great pain with a feeling of love for others,then I should be (57)Dto give up my small irritations.In this (58)A,I learned the power of acceptance from my father.
Sometimes I (59)A what other things I could have learned from him if I had listened more carefully when I was a boy.For now,though,I am grateful for this one (60)D.
41.A.However | B.Therefore | C.Meanwhile | D.Afterward |
42.A.poor | B.slow | C.weak | D.tired |
43.A.already | B. once | C.still | D.only |
44.A.sent | B.threw | C.put | D.took |
45.A.difficult | B.stressful | C.hopeless | D.impossible |
46.A.asking | B.talking | C.worrying | D.caring |
47.A.experiences | B.decisions | C.beliefs | D.ambitions |
48.A.till | B.as | C.before | D.since |
49.A.promises | B.suggests | C.requires | D.seems |
50.A.spoke | B.opened | C.summed | D.turned |
51.A.anything | B.something | C.everything | D. nothing |
52.A.Immediately | B.Surprisingly | C.Naturally | D.Certainly |
53.A.accepted | B.had | C.enjoyed | D.gained |
54.A.attracted | B.warned | C.touched | D.astonished |
55.A.would | B.should | C.could | D.might |
56.A.quiet | B.relaxed | C.calm | D.happy |
57.A.likely | B.free | C.ready | D.able |
58.A.way | B.place | C.case | D.form |
59.A.wonder | B.doubt | C.guess | D.know |
60.A.award | B.word | C.reason | D.gift |
分析 我的父亲因为有严重的疾病只能坐在轮椅上,但是我和敬佩他,因为他告诉我人生失去什么的时候总会得到一些东西.这个道理使我受用终身.
解答 41-45 ACBDA 46-50 BCBDA 51-55 CBDCA 56-60 CDAAD
41.A:连词辨析.however意为"然而",表示转折或对比,多位于句中,前后须加逗号,可位于句首或句末,用于句首,后面可加逗号,所引导的分句用于句末,前面可加逗号.根据两句中的learned how to accept life as it is和did not teach me acceptance可判断出这两句是转折和对比关系.afterwards意为"其后,后来,继后,然后,以后".therefore意为"因此,为此,所以".meanwhile意为"同时".故选A.
42.C:形容词辨析.weak意为"柔弱的;虚弱的,有病的",与ill属同类概念.tired意为"疲劳的".poor意为"贫穷的".slow意为"慢的".都属于健康的范畴.故选C.
43.B:副词辨析.once意为"曾经",常与一般过去时连用,表示过去曾经发生的事.根据下文中的a terrible illness可判断出作者的父亲过去曾经是一个强壮的人.already意为"已经",常与现在进行时连用,表示已经完成的动作.still意为"仍然是",与下文所讲的作者的父亲得力重病矛盾.only意为"仅仅".故选B.
44.D:动词短语辨析.take …away意为"把…拿走".因为患了重病,把一切都拿走了,表示父亲不再是一个强壮的人.throw意为"扔".send意为"送;寄",多指寄送或通过其他手段送,自己并不一定去送.put意为"放".故选D.
45.A:形容词辨析.difficult意为"困难的",从上文中的but a terrible illness took all that away可判断出父亲甚至说话都很困难.impossible意为"不可能的",表示连话也不会说了,与下文中的He said矛盾.stressful意为"紧张的,压力重的".hopeless意为"没有希望的;绝望的".故选A.
46.B:动词短语辨析.talk about意为"谈论",指谈论、议论,内容可重要,也可无关紧要.下文的内容说明他们谈论了生活.worry about意为"对…感到焦虑,忧虑,操心,烦恼,发愁等".care about意为"关系".ask about意为"问…的问题".故选B.
47.C:名词辨析.belief意为"信念;信仰,信心",指内心承认某事是真实的,侧重于主观上的信任,但不以观察和经验为基础,也不涉及是否有根据.下文的内容表达了作者的信念.decision意为"决定".experience意为"经历".ambition意为"抱负,志气,雄心".故选C.
48.B:副词辨析.as引导时间状语从句,意为"随着",从句中的谓语动词常是表示发展的动词如develop,grow up,go等.这里表示随着我们的成长.since引导时间状语从句常与现在进行时连用.before引导时间状语从句表示"在…之前".till引导时间状语从句表示"一直…".故选B.
49.D:动词辨析.it seems that意为"似乎,好像",表示事物似乎是什么样的.作者认为似乎我们丢弃一些东西后,一些新的东西代替了原来的东西.suggest意为"暗示,表明".promise意为"承诺,许诺".require意为"需要".故选D.
50.A:动词短语辨析.speak up意为"大声地说",指毫无顾虑地说出.表示这时父亲发表了自己的看法.turn up意为"朝上翻,出现,来到,卷起,找到,被找到,出现,发生".sum up意为"总结,概括".open up意为"打开,开发,展现,开始,揭露".故选A.
51.C:代词辨析.everything意为"每件事,一切",上文中说到but a terrible illness took all that away,所以父亲认为他放弃了一切.something意为"一些东西".anything意为"任何东西",常用于否定句或疑问句中.nothing意为"没有什么东西".故选C.
52.B:副词辨析.surprisingly意为"令人吃惊地",比较父亲前后所说的话可以看出,父亲所说的话的确令人吃惊.immediately意为"马上".naturally意为"自然地".certainly意为"的确,无疑,一定,必定".故选B.
53.D:动词辨析.gain意为"获得",指经过付出巨大努力之后为自己获得或赢得有一定价值的东西,强调所得之物能够造成的优势.由于父亲得病,受到了家庭的照顾,所以他说得到了家庭的爱.have意为"有".accept意为"接受".enjoy意为"享受…的乐趣".故选D.
54.C:形容词辨析.touched意为"受感动的",表示听了父亲的话作者感到感动.astonished意为"感到吃惊".attract意为"吸引".warn意为"警告".故选C.
55.A:情态动词辨析.would表示过去某段时间的习惯,即每当恼怒时,作者总是想起父亲的话.should表示"应该".could表示可能性.might表示可能性,但可能性很小.故选A.
56.C:形容词辨析.calm意为"冷静",用于人,指心理平静,没有情绪波动,如大海风平浪静.表示当作者想起父亲的话时就变得冷静下来.quiet意为"安静的",用于人时,指性情温和、安详、文静,有时也指闲散或不活动.relaxed意为"放松的".happy意为"高兴的,幸福的".故选C.
57.D:动词辨析.able意为"(接不定式)能;会",侧重行动方面的能力,常用于人,用作定语,表示"能干的",be able to do sth表示"能够干某事".表示作者能够放弃了恼怒.ready意为"准备",be ready to do sth表示"乐意做某事".likely意为"可能的".free意为"自由的".故选D.
58.A:名词辨析.in this way表示"用这种方法,以这种方式".form意为"形式".method意为"方法".故选A.
59.A:动词辨析.wonder意为"想知道",后接宾语从句表示想知道的内容.doubt意为"怀疑".know意为"知道".guess意为"想,认为".故选A.
60.D:名词辨析.gift意为"礼物".这篇短文讲述了作者的父亲因为生病而失去了活动甚至于说话的能力,但是他仍然认为自己获得了家庭的爱,表现了对生活的正确态度,所以作者把父亲所说的I gained the love of my family.作为父亲送给自己的礼物.award意为"奖励".lesson意为"教训".word意为"话语".故选D.
点评 文章的首句是全文的"窗口",尾句是文章的总结、结论或点睛之笔.这样,通过阅 读首句和尾句,就可以了解背景知识,对于空格位置的词语进行大胆分析和判断,以便揣测作者的意图,理顺思路,为后面的答题做好铺垫.
A. | Even if | B. | Now that | C. | As though | D. | As soon as |
It is time.But are you really using your tim(44)A or are you just letting it escape through your fingers like (45)B through your toes as you walk along the beach?
I have a friend who always (46)D about not having enough time to start a new business.But why doesn't he have time?Is it because he spends too much time at work or he is toally involved in( 47 )A activities when he gets home?I could (48)B completely why he has no available time to pursue even the planning of a new (49 )D if this was the case.But ( 50 )A,none of this is true.
This is a man who does not spend hours at home participating in all kinds of activities.(51)B,this is a man who comes home every evening to eat and then to sit in front of the Tv for the rest of the evening.He spends his weekends doing nothing but (52 )A Tv or visit with friends.Do you think he has time available?
He has the time available if he choose to( 53 )B it.However,he chooses to waste it.Does he have a strong (54)D to actually start planning and taking action to begin a new business?No.And,with his current ( 55)C,do you think he could actually make a success of his business?(56)B.Why?Put simply,it is because running your own business takes a great deal of effort and a huge amount of (57)D.
Time is not your enemy; passion and perseverance are (58)C for success.If you want life to roll by without (59)D anything you want,simply keep ( 60)B your time.You will never get it bck.
41A duty | B fun | C control | D freedom |
42A period | B attitude | C amount | D way |
43A pay off | B give away | C move off | D throw away |
44A efficiently | B frequently | C slowly | D immediately |
45A rocks | B sand | C fish | D beans |
46A sets | B writes | C dreams | D complains |
47A family | B government | C group | D school |
48A discover | B understand | C believe | D wonder |
49A factory | B year | C friend | D business |
50A sadly | B uneasily | C excitedly | D hopefully |
51A Anyway | B Instead | C Moreover | D therefore |
52A watch | B buy | C invent | D broadcast |
53A make | B use | C produce | D wait |
54A voice | B body | C face | D desire |
55A fault | B degree | C attitude | D plan |
56A Gradually | B Unlikely | C Probably | D Wonderfully |
57A trouble | B exercise | C furniture | D time |
58A noted | B ready | C necessary | D bad |
59A observing | B testing | C recording | D achieving |
60A moving | B wasting | C changing | D saving. |
had lost their dog.There was a lovable(37)Aof the dog as well.I thought what a shame it was
and then I walked on.
We finished our walk and left the park.Stopping at a red traffic light I(38)Aover at a nearby lamp post.There was another sign there,(39)Cthat a dog had been found!There was no photo but there was a phone number."It (40)Bbe the same dog,"I thought to myself."Could it?"
I grabbed my cell phone,and sent a(n)(41)Bto the phone number.Then I turned and walked back over to the"Dog Lost"sign.I have to(42)DI was getting pretty excited at the(43)Aof helping someone.
(44)CI got back to the first sign,I dialed that number.This time a man picked up.I told him my(45)Band gave him the number from the other sign with the"Dog (46)B"information.He was so happy with the thought that this might be his dog that he could(47)Aspeak.I hung up,knowing it was a long shot,but was (48)D that at least I had tried.About an hour later my cell phone rang.I answered and heard the(49)Dpossible news.The owner and his dog were(50)B!He told me that when he arrived at the house where his(51)C was being looked after,it ran to him and leapt into his arms.He was almost crying on the phone as he spoke.He(52)Ato pay me a reward but I just laughed and said,"Don't worry about it.Buy the little fellow a doggy treat!"
So,I thought to myself,it(53)Dto read everything because you (54)Bknow what you might learn.I am just glad my reading and taking the time to try and help made another person happy and brought a dog(55)Bhome.
36.A.Naturally | B.Gradually | C.Fortunately | D.Suddenly |
37.A.photo | B.purchase | C.description | D.appearance |
38.A.glanced | B.stared | C.glared | D.observed |
39.A.supposing | B.advertising | C.announcing | D.explaining |
40.A.mustn't | B.couldn't | C.needn't | D.wouldn't |
41.A.card | B.message | C.note | D.order |
42.A.prove | B.decide | C.realize | D.admit |
43.A.possibility | B.permission | C.confidence | D.challenge |
44.A.Since | B.Until | C.When | D.Though |
45.A.situation | B.story | C.question | D.address |
46.A.Raised | B.Found | C.Lost | D.Sold |
47.A.barely | B.nearly | C.totally | D.really |
48.A.curious | B.guilty | C.surprised | D.glad |
49.A.longest | B.last | C.worse | D.best |
50.A.restored | B.reunited | C.rebuilt | D.returned |
51.A.sign | B.car | C.dog | D.phone |
52.A.offered | B.declined | C.insisted | D.hesitated |
53.A.needs | B.affords | C.starts | D.pays |
54.A.sometimes | B.never | C.always | D.still |
55.A.happily | B.safely | C.gratefully | D.eagerly |
A. | in support of | B. | in favor of | C. | in defense of | D. | in need of |