题目内容
【题目】阅读下面短文,从短文后各题所给四个选项(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。
Life is colorful. Sometimes it's just like potato salad; when it's shared it becomes a picnic.
With three young children, my husband John and I were very 1. “Can we go on a picnic, Mom?” my six-year-old daughter, Becky 2. “Please.” I had said no so many times in 3 months, and I decided the usual Saturday morning chores could 4. To her 5, I agreed.
I prepared a few sandwiches and 6 a cooler with ice and drinks and called John 7. My eleven-year-old twin sons loaded the cooler and the picnic basket in the trunk and off we went to spend some 8 time together as a family.
About the time I got the lunch 9 out on the table, John arrived on the 10.That was one of the happiest meals we ever shared together. The meal was filled with 11. We felt a closeness that had been hidden by work and school responsibilities for so many months. John and the boys 12 rocks into the lake. Becky fed the ducks and I sat quietly on the picnic table, 13 God for blessing me with such a wonderful family.
That night as our children went to bed, I kissed their cheeks and 14 what a wonderful life I had. As I walked out of the room it dawned on me that even the busiest 15 could become a picnic when it's shared with the ones you 16. Even though the kids have now grown up and 17 from home, I can still remember how I felt that day while sitting at the picnic table.
Maybe today would be a good time to 18 potato salad, call all of my 19 kids, feed some hungry ducks and skipped a few rocks into the lake. Since life is like potato salad, let's make it a 20.
(1)A.patient B.old C.poor D.busy
(2)A.doubted B.asked C.begged D.wondered
(3)A.recent B.coming C.late D.following
(4)A.approach B.last C.wait D.relax
(5)A.disappointment B.surprise C.sadness D.embarrassment
(6)A.filled B.supplied C.provided D.compared
(7)A.off work B.on business C.at home D.at work
(8)A.quality B.unhappy C.quantity D.sad
(9)A.cooked B.taken C.made D.spread
(10)A.sight B.view C.scene D.scenery
(11)A.communication B.laughter C.hope D.expectation
(12)A.missed B.took C.skipped D.left
(13)A.thanking B.praising C.praying D.trusting
(14)A.admitted B.expected C.realized D.imagined
(15)A.time B.lifestyle C.world D.occupation
(16)A.enjoy B.own C.love D.have
(17)A.left alone B.left behind C.ran away D.moved away
(18)A.cook B.appreciate C.watch D.plant
(19)A.young B.little C.grown D.handsome
(20)A.salad B.life C.picnic D.purpose
【答案】(1)、D
(2)、C
(3)、A
(4)、C
(5)、B
(6)、A
(7)、D
(8)、A
(9)、D
(10)、C
(11)、B
(12)、C
(13)、A
(14)、C
(15)、A
(16)、C
(17)、D
(18)、A
(19)、C
(20)、C
【解析】本文是一篇夹叙夹议文。作者通过回忆在百忙之中抽出时间和家人一块野餐,并从中体会到和家人共度美好时光的快乐和幸福,告诉读者拥有幸福的家庭和自己所爱的家人是最美好的事情。
(1)由下文中的“I had said no so many times”可知,作者应该是比较忙。Busy忙的,故选D。
(2)根据后面的“Please”可知,女儿应该是向作者乞求出去野餐。Begged乞求,故选C。
(3)recent意为“最近的”;coming意为“即将到来的”;late意为“晚的”;following意为“接下来的”。根据语境可知,在近几个月中作者已经拒绝孩子很多次了。故答案选A。
(4)句意:在近来几个月中我已经拒绝孩子很多次了,所以我想把周六上午的家务活先放一放。approach意为“接近,着手处理”;last意为“持续”;wait意为“推迟,延缓”;relax意为“放松”。四个选项中只有C项符合语境。故答案选C。
(5)根据语境可知,作者一直在拒绝女儿,而这次却答应了她的请求所以让女儿感到吃惊。disappointment意为“失望”;surprise意为“吃惊”;sadness意为“悲伤”;embarrassment意为“尴尬”。四个选项中只有B项符合语境。故答案选B。
(6)根据空后的with可知, fill...with意为“填充”。句意:我准备了一些三明治并且把冷饮放在冷却容器里。故选A.
(7)文章开头交待我和丈夫非常忙,所以排除A“不上班”;如果在家就不必打电话排除C;文中并未提到B;只有D符合题意,所以此处应用at work,句意:我给正在工作的John打电话。故选D。
(8)quality time意为“黄金时光(父亲、母亲或双亲来专门讨论与家庭和小孩有关的事务的时间)”。故选A。
(9)句意:当我把午饭摆好的时候,John来了。spread out意为“展开,铺开”。故选D。
(10)根据语境可知,当“我”摆好午饭后,John就来了。on the scene意为“出现,到场”,符合语境。故选C。
(11)根据上一句“That was one of the happiest meals we ever shared together.”可知,这次野餐充满了欢声笑语。laughter 欢笑, 故答案选B。
(12)通过文章最后一段第一句“Maybe...feed some hungry ducks and skip a few rocks into the lake.”可知,此处应用skip跳过; 略过;。故选C。
(13)句意:我安静地坐在野餐桌旁感谢上帝保佑我有这么美好的家庭。thank意为“感谢”;praise意为“表扬”;pray意为“祈祷”;trust意为“信任”;四个选项中只有thanking符合语境。故选A。
(14)admit意为“承认”;expect意为“期望”;realize意为“意识到”;imagine意为“想象”。根据语境可知,当作者看到自己一家人开心地在一起时才意识到自己所拥有的美好生活。故选C。
(15)考查名词辨析。句意:当我走出房间的时候我意识到即使是最繁忙的时间也可以变成可以和自己所爱的人野餐的时刻。Time时间; lifestyle生活方式; world世界; occupation职业;根据语境可知,只有time符合句意。故答案选A。
(16)考查动词辨析。根据文章的主旨可知,此处应该是指自己爱的人,所以此处应用love。enjoy喜欢 ; own拥有 ; love爱 ; have有;故选C。
(17)考查动词短语辨析。从文章可知,现在孩子们长大离开家了。leave alone意为“不管,不理”;leave behind意为“留下”;ran away意为“跑开”;move away意为“离开”。四个选项中move away符合句意。故答案选D。
(18)考查动词辨析。cook salad意为“做沙拉”;appreciate意为“欣赏,感激”;watch意为“观察”;plant意为“种植”。四个选项中只有cook符合语境。故答案选A。
(19)考查形容词辨析。从倒数第二段最后一句“the kids have now grown up”可知,此处应用grown,意为“长大了的孩子”。故选C。
(20)考查名词辨析。本文写的是作者在百忙之中跟家人野餐的事情,所以此处用picnic。picnic野餐,故选C。