题目内容
17.My divorce was now final and I needed to find a new home for me and my six-year-old son,Dash.A few days earlier I'd seen an ad.I was willing to try anything,so I contacted the owner,a woman named Camille.When she e-mailed me back I discovered she wasn't renting a house at all.She was renting the attic (阁楼) apartment.I left her a message calling off our meeting.But Camille called me back and insisted I come over.So here I was.I pulled the car to a stop and looked up at the tiny cottage.The house was small as it was.The attic window looked too tiny to let much light in.We couldn't live in a dark,depressing place.I could make do(凑合) with almost anything.But Dash needs a good home,a place he really feels safe.
No sense in wasting her time or mine.I knocked.The woman who opened the door was small and bright-eyed.She was much older than I'd guessed,but I could see she had the energy of someone half her age.She looked so sympathetic that I found myself wanting to keep talking to her."We have to leave our home,"I explained."My marriage ended.I only have a few days to find something else,but I want it to be right."
Camille nodded."You're a good mother.You never know the miracles that await you around the corner."Camille walked me to the door and wished me well.I got back in the car and snapped out of it.I drove off slowly,hoping to make the feeling last.I turned down a side street I didn't recognize.I glanced out of the side window.Just up ahead was a cottage with a sign out in front:for rent.
I pulled over.I found the owners had just bought the house themselves and were decorating it,hoping to find the perfect renters.They took me on a tour of the house that was like a copy of my list:a big bedroom for Dash,a backyard with trees,and a great school nearby.The house was meant for us!
Camille was right.Miracles await us,just around the corner.
24.How did the author feel after receiving Camille's e-mail?A
A.Disappointed.
B.Excited.
C.Anxious.
D.Content.
25.Why must the author find a good place?C
A.To begin a new life.
B.To give Dash a good education.
C.For her son's sake.
D.For her and her son's safety.
26.What does the underlined part"snapped out of it"probably mean?B
A.Say something in an impatient voice.
B.Stop feeling unhappy or depressed.
C.Make a sharp noise suddenly.
D.Lose control of one's feelings.
27.What message does the passage mainly convey?A
A.Never lose hope.
B.No pains,no gains.
C.Every little bit helps.
D.Well begun is half done.
分析 本文是记叙文,讲述的是作者离婚后,独自带着儿子寻找出租房屋的经历.
解答 24-27 ACBA
24.A 推理判断题.根据第一段中的"When she e-mailed me back I discovered she wasn't renting a house at all…I left her a message calling off our meeting"可推知,收到Camille的邮件之后,作者发现她出租的房子并不是自己想要的那种,因此给Camille留言取消见面,由此可推知作者应是感到失望的.故答案选A.
25.C 推理判断题.根据第二段中的"We couldn't live in a dark,depressing place.I could make do with almost anything.But Dash needs a good home,a place he really feels safe"可知,作者觉得她和儿子Dash不能住在黑暗又压抑的地方,她自己可以忍受得了一切,但是Dash需要一个温暖的家,一个他真正感觉安全的地方,第四段也提到"You're a good mother",由此可知,作者心心念念要找一个好地方完全是为了儿子Dash.故答案选C.
26.B 词义猜测题.根据第四段的内容,尤其是"You never know the miracles that await you around the corner…I drove off slowly,hoping to make the feeling last"可知,在Camille的鼓励下,作者重新燃起对生活的希望,摆脱了郁闷的心境,她驾车慢慢离开,希望这种愉悦的感觉持续下去.故画线部分应是"抛掉不愉快的情绪,摆脱郁闷的心境"之意.故答案选B.
27.A 推理判断题.根据文章内容,尤其是第四段中的"You never know the miracles that await you around the corner"及最后一段中的"Miracles await us,just around the corner"可知答案为A.
点评 阅读理解题测试考生在阅读基础上的逻辑推理能力,要求考生根据文章所述事件的逻辑关系,对未说明的趋势或结局作出合理的推断;或根据作者所阐述的观点理论,对文章未涉及的现象、事例给以解释.考生首先要仔细阅读短文,完整了解信息,准确把握作者观点.
A. | whether | B. | if | C. | that | D. | what |
A. | be married | B. | marry to | C. | marry with | D. | marry |
After that,Nasrudin turned to the (32)D man and shouted,"Fool!Why didn't you live with such nice feelings all the days when you were (33)D and fully alive?"With that,Nasrudin left the (34)B.The old man (35)A and said,"At last I've heard the (36)C.It is a blessing to (37)D having heard the truth."The old man died (38)D.
What about the others?They returned to their (39)B business of life and continued as they always had been.And Nasrudin?When he returned to his (40)A just outside the old man's house,the donkey made a long high sound,"Hee-haw!Hee-haw!"Nasrudin said,"Yes,I know…You're right…Live well;die well…"
21.A.called on | B.looked after | C.cared about | D.depended on |
22.A.offered | B.bought | C.kept | D.expressed |
23.A.Before | B.As | C.Because | D.Although |
24.A.face | B.leg | C.hand | D.head |
25.A.another | B.other | C.all | D.some |
26.A.possible | B.necessary | C.polite | D.kind |
27.A.visited | B.invited | C.bothered | D.employed |
28.A.comforted | B.helped | C.observed | D.blamed |
29.A.raised | B.lent | C.washed | D.hid |
30.A.forced | B.turned | C.ordered | D.changed |
31.A.need | B.mood | C.health | D.position |
32.A.living | B.visiting | C.coming | D.dying |
33.A.safe | B.important | C.weak | D.energetic |
34.A.party | B.scene | C.meeting | D.conference |
35.A.smiled | B.appeared | C.screamed | D.jumped |
36.A.message | B.news | C.truth | D.fact |
37.A.stay | B.work | C.sleep | D.die |
38.A.secretly | B.proudly | C.sadly | D.peacefully |
39.A.strange | B.normal | C.important | D.perfect |
40.A.donkey | B.car | C.assistant | D.wife |
A. | create | B. | grow | C. | settle | D. | develop |