Question

He lost his arms in an accident that took his father’s life. Since then，he has had to depend on the __26__ of his younger brother.__27__ writing with his toes，he was completely unable to do anything in his life. But when the two brothers grew up，his younger brother __28__ to separate from him，living his own life，as many normal people do. So he was __29__ and didn’t know what to do.

A __30__ disaster befell (降临) a girl，too. One night her mother，who  __31__ from mental illness disappeared. So her father went out looking for her mother，__32__ her alone at home. She tried to prepare meals for her parents，__33__ to overturn the kerosene light (煤油灯) on the stove，__34__ in a fire which took her hands away.

Though her elder sister showed her __35__ to take care of her，she was determined to be completely __36__.At school，she always studied hard. Once she wrote the following in her composition: “I am __37__.Though I lost my arms，I still have legs; I am lucky.__38__ my wings are broken，my heart can still fly.”

One day，the boy and the girl were both invited to __39__ on a television interview program. The boy told the TV host about his uncertain __40__ at being left on his own.__41__，the girl was full of hope for her life. They both were __42__ to write something on a piece of paper with their toes. The boy wrote: My younger brother’s arms are my arms while the girl wrote: Broken wings，__43__ heart.       

It is true that __44__ can strike at any time. But if you decide to be strong，the hardship will __45__ to be a fortune on which new hopes will arise.

1.                A．eyes　　　     B．arms           C．feet D．ears

 

2.                A．Because of      B．But for         C．Instead of     D．Except for

 

3.                A．wanted         B．promised       C．refused   D．failed

 

4.                A．self-confident    B．open-minded    C．heart-broken  D．cold-hearted

 

5.                A．painful         B．similar          C．familiar   D．sudden

 

6.                A．came          B．suffered        C．learned   D．benefited

 

7.                A．keeping        B．getting         C．causing   D．leaving

 

8.                A．even           B．only           C．never    D．ever

 

9.                A．breaking        B．turning         C．resulting  D．taking

 

10.               A．willingness      B．promise        C．contribution    D．choice

 

11.               A．dependent      B．convenient      C．free D．independent

 

12.               A．amazing        B．lucky          C．friendly   D．popular

 

13.               A．As             B．Until           C．Though    D．Since

 

14.               A．appear         B．perform        C．speak D．compete

 

15.               A．future         B．past           C．experience D．condition

 

16.               A．Otherwise      B．Besides         C．Therefore D．However

 

17.               A．expected       B．reminded       C．asked D．suggested

 

18.               A．tearing         B．worrying        C．understanding  D．flying

 

19.               A．disasters        B．diseases        C．wars  D．interviews

 

20.               A．bring out       B．hold out        C．turn out   D．set out

 

 

Answer 1

【答案】

1.B

2.D

3.A

4.C

5.B

6.B

7.D

8.B

9.C

10.A

11.D

12.B

13.C

14.A

15.A

16.D

17.C

18.D

19.A

20.C

【解析】

试题分析：文章通过两个人对待苦难的不同态度告诉我们灾难在任何时候都可能发生，如果你选择抱怨和逃脱，那么这个灾难就会一直伴随着你。如果你选择坚强，那么灾难就会变成就会变成财富，

1.考查名词：依据第四段My younger brother’s arms are my arms推断男孩主要依靠弟弟的胳膊生活。选B。

2.考查词组：A. Because of因为 B．But for要不是C．Instead of 代替D．Except for除了，依据语境，男孩除了用脚写字外，不能干任何事情。选D。

3.考查动词：A. wanted想要B．promised 答应C．refused拒绝D．failed失败，

But when the two brothers grew up暗示这里应用wanted，表示弟弟想单独生活。选A。

4.考查形容词：A. self-confident 自信B．open-minded思维开放的C．heart-broken心碎的，D．cold-hearted心肠冷的，从didn’t know what to do表明哥哥非常难受，不知如何是好。选C。

5.考查形容词：A. painful 痛苦的B．similar相似的C．familiar 熟悉的D．sudden突然的， too暗示类似的灾难也发生在另一个女孩身上。选B。

6.考查动词：A. came来B．suffered受罪C．learned 学习 D．benefited受益，suffer from遭受痛苦。妈妈患精神病离家出走了。选B。

7.考查固定搭配，表示“把某人单独留下”。Leave sb alone选D 

8.考查副词：A. even甚至B．only只有C．never从不D．ever曾经， only to do可表示出乎预料的结果。选B。

9.考查动词：A. breaking 打破B．turning转身C．resulting 结果D．taking带，结果由此引发的大火夺走了女孩的双手。选C。

10.考查名词：A. willingness 愿意B．promise答应 C．contribution贡献D．choice选择，尽管女孩的姐姐表达了愿意照看她的愿望。选A。

11.考查形容词：但是她愿意过自立的生活，不愿依赖别人。A. dependent依赖的B．convenient方便的C．free自由的， independent独立的，自主的。选D。

12.考查形容词：A. amazing 惊人的，B．lucky幸运的C．friendly 友好的，D．popular流行的，依据这两句话结构互补的特点很容易判断这里应用lucky。选B。

13.考查连词：A. As 因为B．Until直到C．Though虽然D．Since自从，同样，尽管胳膊没有了，但是我的心可以飞翔。选C。

14.考查动词：A. appear出现B．perform表现C．speak说话D．compete竞争，

一天男孩和女孩一同被邀请到电视台参加访谈节目。选A。

15.考查名词：A. future未来B．past过去C．experience 经历D．condition条件，男孩对于自己的前景表示担忧和不确定，这与女孩形成鲜明的对比。选A。

16.考查副词：A. Otherwise然而 B．Besides此外C．Therefore 因此D．However然而，前后形成对比应用However，“然而，女孩对未来充满自信”。 选D。

17.考查动词：A. expected 期望B．reminded提醒C．asked 问D．suggested建议，他们俩都被请求用脚写下自己的话。Ask sb to do要求某人做…，suggest不能接不定式作宾语补足语。选C。

18.考查上下文串联，联系第三段my heart can still fly可知道答案。选D。

19.考查名词：A. disasters 灾难B．diseases疾病C．wars 战争D．interviews面试，的确如此，灾难和不幸随时都会发生。选A。

20.考查词组：A. bring out显现B．hold out坚持C．turn out结果是D．set out出发，但是只要你意志坚强，你所遇到的困难结果会变成宝贵的财富，给你带来新的机遇。选C。

考点：考查故事类短文

点评：此题大部分设空是单词的辨析。答题前一定要读懂全文，弄清文章要表达的思想，注意前后段落之间的关系。答题中，一定要认真分析，注意选项与上下文的关系，与前后单词的关系。答完后再通读一篇文章，看看所选选项能不能是语句通顺，语意连贯。