题目内容
December1 arrived along with a heavy snow. It was my first Christmas Eve without my mother, and the day’s usual 2had disappeared.
The telephone rang. I 3it and went to my bedroom to bury the continuous4, knowing it must be my friend Rebecca calling. How could I be5? I wanted to be left6.
My heart felt as 7as the falling snow. 8can I stop missing my mother?
I 9the window. Seeing Rebecca’s car parked out front, I went back to my bed and drew the covers over my head.
“Lucy!” she shouted. “I know you’re in there. Answer the door!”
“Leave me alone!” I 10back. I heard paper rustling(沙沙作响) as she slid11under the door.
“Merry Christmas, ” she called out.
Not answering the 12made me even 47. It wasn’t fair to my best friend. Her father and sister 13 in a car accident when she was eight years old. 14, her mother had to return to 15, and Rebecca was left to look after herself.
When she left, I carried the small package, sat down and 16it. Inside was a golden pen and a journal. When I opened the journal’s front cover, out fell a bookmark with a(n)17written on it:
Dear Lucy,
My words won’t heal(治愈)the18. But your own words can.
Love,
Rebecca
As I stared at the journal’s blank pages, a single tear fell on the page which quickly absorbed it.
That night, I 19the phone and dialed her number.
“Looks like the snow is melting(融化), ” I said. “Spring was just 20the corner.”
- 1.
- A.excitement
- B.disappointment
- C.fright
- D.pity
- A.
- 2.
- A.answered
- B.covered
- C.picked
- D.ignored
- A.
- 3.
- A.pleasure
- B.puzzled
- C.sadness
- D.interest
- A.
- 4.
- A.regretful
- B.joyful
- C.comfortable
- D.careful
- A.
- 5.
- A.alive
- B.active
- C.alone
- D.crazy
- A.
- 6.
- A.light
- B.white
- C.heavy
- D.clear
- A.
- 7.
- A.Why
- B.Where
- C.Whether
- D.How
- A.
- 8.
- A.looked through
- B.looked into
- C.looked out
- D.looked up
- A.
- 9.
- A.brought
- B.shouted
- C.took
- D.turned
- A.
- 10.
- A.anything
- B.something
- C.everything
- D.nothing
- A.
- 11.
- A.phone
- B.question
- C.letter
- D.door
- A.
- 12.
- A.more helpful
- B.more attractive
- C.worse
- D.better
- A.
- 13.
- A.survived
- B.escaped
- C.lived
- D.died
- A.
- 14.
- A.As a whole
- B.As a result
- C.In all
- D.In general
- A.
- 15.
- A.work
- B.wash
- C.repair
- D.learn
- A.
- 16.
- A.closed
- B.folded
- C.opened
- D.painted
- A.
- 17.
- A.article
- B.poem
- C.notice
- D.message
- A.
- 18.
- A.failure
- B.pain
- C.wish
- D.shame
- A.
- 19.
- A.picked up
- B.picked out
- C.pushed back
- D.put away
- A.
- 20.
- A.around
- B.over
- C.on
- D.at
- A.
本文讲述了作者在母亲离开后过的第一个圣诞节前夜,朋友的关心使她渐渐地走出了寒冷的冬天。
1.名词辨析。由于母亲的离世,这个圣诞节已经没有了往日的兴奋(excitement),故选A。
2.动词辨析。根据后面“我”径直走向自己的房间,可知“我”并没有去接电话,故选D。
3.上下文串联。“我”走进房间继续沉浸在悲伤(sadness)之中。
4.形容词辨析。根据上下文可知,我怎么能高兴(joyful)呢?
5.形容词辨析。根据句意,应该是:自己想一个待会。故选C.
6.形容词辨析。heavy在此处有两层含义:雪下的大,用heavy修饰;另外“我”的心情沉重,也用heavy来修饰。故heavy最恰当。
7.疑问词辨析。根据意思,应该是“我“怎么能够停止思念我的母亲?
8.动词短语辨析。根据意思,应该是透过窗户向外看,故用look through.
9.动词辨析。“我”在里面,朋友在门外,所以应该是“喊”。
10.不定代词辨析。根据句意,应该是把某样东西塞进门里。故用something.
11.名词辨析。根据前面朋友喊Answer the door!,可知答案为D.
12.形容词的比较级。没有应门使得我的心情更糟糕(worse)。
13.动词辨析。根据下文朋友的妈妈出去工作,和accident这样的字眼,不难看出答案为D。
14.短语辨析。由于父亲的离世,朋友的妈妈不得不再次回去工作(work)。故选B.
15.上下文串联。见上一题解释。
16.上下文串联。拿了包裹,坐下来打开包裹。这是三个并列的动作。
17.上下文联系。书签上有一个信息(message).
18.名词辨析。作者的母亲走了,心里肯定很痛苦,所以答案为pain。
19.短语辨析。根据意思,拿起(Pick up)电话,拨通了朋友的号码。
20.固定短语。around the corner 表示即将来临。
Below are same classified ads from an English newspaper.
Classified ads FOR DORECT CLASSIFIED SERVICE CALL 800-0557 10 A.M.-4P.M. MONDAY-FRIDAY | ||
FOR SALE ——————————— COME to our moving sale- Plants, pottery, books, clothes, etc.Sat,Dec.14th---9a.m.-5p.m. 1612 Femdale,Apt.1,800-4696 USED FUR COATS and JACKETS ,Good condition $30-$50.Call 800-0436 after 12 noon. MOVING; Must sell.TV21”, $50; AM/FM radio A/C or battery, $15; cassette tape recorder, $10.Call Jon or Pat, 800-0739 after 5p.m. or Weekends. SHEEPSKIN COAT: man’s size 42, 1year old. $85 after 6 p.m., 800-5224. LOST AND FOUND ——————————— FOUND; Cat, 6 months old, black and white markings. Found near Linden and South U. Steve.800-4661. LOST; Gold wire rim glasses In brown case. Campus area. Reward. Call Gregg 800-9662, FOUND: Nov.8th-----A black and white puppy in Packard-Jewett area 800-5770. | PERSONAL ———————————— OVERSEAS JOBS—Australia, Europe, S. America, Africa. Students all professions and occupation, $700 to $3000 monthly. Expenses paid, overtime sightseeing. Free information at STUDENTS’ UNION. THE INTERNATIONAL ———————————— CENTER plans to publish a booklet of student travel adventures . If you’d like to write about your foreign experiences, unusual or just plain interesting, call us (800-9310) and ask for Mike or Janet. UNSURE WHAT TO DO? Life-Planning Workshop. Dec. 13th-15th. Bob and Margaret Atwood, 800-0046. ROOMMATES ———————————— FEMALE ROOMMATE WANTED: Own room near- campus. Available December 1# . Rent $300 per month until March 1#. $450 thereafter. Call Jill for details, 800-7839. NEED PERSON to assume lease for own bedroom in apt. near campus, $380/mo.starting Jan. 1# Call 800-6157 after 5 p.m. | DOMESTIC SERVICE ———————————— EARLY HOUR WAKE-UP SERVICE: For prompt, courteous wake-up service, call 800-0760. HELP WANTED ———————————— BABYSITTER—MY HOME If you are available a few hours during the day, and some evening to care for 2 school-age children, please call Gayle Moore, days 800-1111, evening and weekends 800-4964. PERSONS WANTED for Delivery work Own Transportation Good pay Apply 2311 E. Stadium. Office 101, after 9a.m. TELEPHONE RECEPTION- IST WANTED. NO experience Necessary Good pay. Apply 2311 E. Stadium. office 101, after 9a.m. WAITRESS WANTED: 10a.m.-2p.m.or 10:30 a.m.- 5p.m. Apply inperson,2075 Main. Curtis Restaurant. HELP WANTED for house Cleaning 1/2 day on weekends When—to be discussed for mutual convenience. Good wages. Sylvan Street. Call 800-2817. |
A. PERSONAL. B. HELP WANTED.
C. DOMMESTIC SERVICE. D. ROOMMATES.
【小题2】A second-hand jacket will probably cost you________.
A.$60 | B.$40 | C.$20 | D.$10 |
A.Students’ Union | B.Gayle Moore |
C.The International Center | D.Life-Planning Workshop |
A.800-5224 | B.800-5770 |
C.800-7839 | D.800-0760 |
Argosy Christmas Ship Festival
Seattle December1—December 23, 2010
The Argosy Christmas Ship Festival is a ship –to –shore holiday celebration that has become a local Northwest tradition. Aboard the Christmas Ship , some of the finest Northwest choirs(唱诗班) sing holiday greetings . These performances are broadcast via speakers to bonfire(篝火) sites and to other boats participating in the parade.
Holiday Island Lights Festival
Friday Harbor, Sand Juan Island December 1—December 31, 2010
An island-wide holiday tradition that includes local businesses decorating contest, a tree lighting ceremony on Dec . 4 with shops staying open until 7:00 pm. On Dec. 11 a Lighted Boat Parade starts the evening, to be followed by the Santa ship coming into Friday Harbor for the children , shops staying open until 7:00 pm . Dec 18-19 Roche Harbor’s Christmas Festival begins at 3:00 pm and will include artists booths, Victorian carol singing , story telling, theater and dining.
Christmas Lighting Festival
Leavenworth December4—December 19, 2010
This old –fashioned Lighted Farm Implement parade, which expressed its admiration for the Yakima Valley’s agricultural heritage, including entries with up to 35,000 lights decorating the tractor, plow or thresher of your choice! Pre-parade activities include a Christmas Tree Ceremony and other special entertainment before the parade. Join us and you’re sure to enjoy the carolers dressed in traditional clothing as they wander through out the Downtown area.
Holiday with Lights
Federal Way December 10, 2010—January 1, 2011
With over a million twinkling lights displayed throughout the park, your heart will be filled with cheer and the spirit of the season! Holiday light displays, festive music and strolling caroler, visit with Santa, enchanted village rides, and much more.
【小题1】Which of the following festivals lasts the longest?
A.Argosy Christmas Ship Festival | B.Holiday Island Lights Festival |
C.Christmas Lighting Festival | D.Holiday with Lights |
A.Seattle | B.Leavenworth | C.Friday Harbor | D.Federal Way |
A.Argosy Christmas Ship Festival | B.Holiday Island Lights Festival |
C.Christmas Lighting Festival | D.Holiday with Lights |
A.one | B.two | C.three | D.four |