题目内容
第二节完型填空(共20小题;每小题1.5分,共30分)
阅读下面短文,掌握其大意,然后从36—55各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中,选出最佳选项
It was in late April, dangerously near the well – known AP exams, when the absurdity(无助的荒诞感) of my life struck me. I was making a 36 of problems to be discussed for the evening as usual. When I 37 the great number of things on the list—a literature essay, timelines for American History, a Spanish presentation and 38 for tests in both Calculus and Physics, I was overwhelmed(难以承受) to the point of 39 exhaustion (extreme tiredness). After - school arrangements had already worn away my 40 . To keep myself awake at 11p.m. to finish five hours of 41 just seemed like too much to handle. I 42 at the computer screen with tears streaming down my cheeks, 43 my friend James about how stressed out I was over school.
His response was immediate. “Well, 44 did you decide to take five AP classes on the top of everything you’re doing?”
My response 45 just as quickly. “Because I need them for college. Harvard won’t 46 someone who doesn’t challenge themselves with difficult classes!”
The words sounded so 47 as I typed them on the screen that I 48 laughed out loud. I was supposed to be 49 myself not torturing(折磨) myself. That was the night I 50 that I didn’t need to deal with a course load of disastrous difficulty to 51 my own self – worth.
It was a little too late to 52 things, of course. The AP exams were about to go full – force, 53 were winding down, and most of my clubs and organizations were about to hold their end – of – year parties. Still, I 54 a valuable lesson. No college, one billion dollar endowment (资助) or not, is worth the 55 I went through last year. I wish I’d had someone to tell me sooner that I didn’t have to do everything. Colleges don’t really want overachieving robots, They want people with passion(love). It doesn’t matter whether you’re a policy debater or not, as long as you show that you’re going for the things you love.
36.A.list B.box C.film D.car
37.A.listened to B.put up C.looked at D.found out
38.A.working B.fighting C.struggling D.studying
39.A.physical B.nervous C.constant D.mental
40.A.patience B.sense C.energy D.evidence
41.A.sleep B.homework C.essays D.tests
42.A.knocked B.pointed C.stared D.shouted
43.A.typing B.messaging C.dealing D.telling
44.A.who B.what C.how D.why
45.A.received B.made C.showed D.came
46.A.want B.teach C.meet D.respect
47.A.curious B.ridiculous C.encouraging D.disappointing
48.A.still B.also C.almost D.even
49.A.admiring B.inspiring C.educating D.challenging
50.A.realized B.doubted C.believed D.guessed
51.A.know B.prove C.become D.trust
52.A.keep B.collect C.change D.forget
53.A.classes B.exams C.students D.operations
54.A.had B.learned C.gave D.took
55.A.plans B.lessons C.hardship D.Stress
36---55 ACDAC BCBDD ABCDA BCABD
解析
第二节完型填空(共20小题;每小题1.5分,满分30分)
请认真阅读下面短文,从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中,选出最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
I hired a carpenter to help me restore an old farmhouse. After he had just finished a rough first day on the job, a 16 tire made him lose an hour of work, his electric saw 17 and now his ancient pickup truck refused to 18 . While I drove him home, he sat in stony silence. 19 arriving, he invited me in to meet his family.
As we walked toward the front door, he paused 20 at a small tree, touching tips of the 21 with his hands.
When opening the door, he 22 an amusing transformation. His brown face was covered with 23 and he hugged his two small children and gave his wife a kiss.
After leaving the 24 family, I passed the tree and my curiosity got the 25 of me. I asked him, who 26 me to the car, “Before we went in, 27 did you stop by the tree earlier”
“Oh, that’s my trouble tree,” he replied, “I know I can’t help having 28 on the job and in my life, but those troubles don’t 29 in the house with my wife and children. I know I can control one thing for 30 . I can hang them up on the tree every night 31 I come home. Then in the morning I pick them up again before I 32 for work.”
“ 33 thing is,” he smiled, “when I come out in the morning to pick them up, there aren’t nearly as 34 as I remember 35 up the night before.”
16.A.broken B.terrible C.flat D.fantastic
17.A.quit B.deleted C.declined D.reduced
18.A.ride B.increase C.perform D.start
19.A.Before B.On C.Immediately D.Directly
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20.A.shortly B.briefly C.quietly D.straight
21.A.trucks B.leaves C.branches D.shoots
22.A.went by B.went over C.went off D.went through
23.A.smiles B.sorrow C.confidence D.doubts
24.A.happy B.large C.complex D.modern
25.A.worse B.better C.more D.less
26.A.drove B.sent C.instructed D.walked
27.A.how B.who C.why D.where
28.A.matters B.troubles C.questions D.worries
29.A.belong B.insert C.include D.provide
30.A.instance B.ages C.purpose D.sure
31.A.when B.since C.because D.if
32.A.ask B.come C.leave D.look
33.A.Frightful B.Funny C.Strange D.Accessible
34.A.much B.few C.little D.many
35.A.picking B.holding C.hanging D.giving