题目内容
At the beginning of my 8:00 a.m.class one Monday at University of Nevada,Las Vegas(UNLV),I cheerfully asked my students their weekend had been.“Not been very good”,one young man said.He'd had his wisdom teeth .The young man then went on to ask me why I seemed to be so cheerful.His question reminded me of I′d read somewhere before:”Every morning when you get up,you have a about how you want to approach life that day”,I said.“I choose to be cheerful”.
“Let me give you an ”,I continued.The other 60 students in the class their chatter and began to listen.one day,my car died on the way.I called AAA and asked them to send a .The secretary in the Provost’S office asked me what had happened.”This is my day”, I replied,smiling.”Your Car and today is your lucky day?”She Was .”What do you mean?”“I live 17 miles from here”,I replied.”My car have gone wrong anywhere along the freeway.It didn’t.Instead,it went wrong in the place:off the freeway,within walking distance of here.I’m able to teach my class,and I’ve been able to arrange for the tow truck to me after class.”The secretary’s eyes opened wide,and then she smiled.
I scanned the 60 faces in the lecture hall. the early hour,no one seemed to be asleep.Somehow,my story had them.Or maybe it Wasn’t the story .It had all started with a student's that I Was cheerful.A wise mail once said:”Who you are louder to me than anything you can say”.I suppose it must be so.
1.A.how B.what C.whether D.where
2.A.pulled B.brought C.taken D.removed
3.A.seldom B.always C.occasionally D.ever
4.A.something B.nothing C.anything D.everything
5.A.decision B.chance C.choice D.destination
6.A.excuse B.explanation C.instruction D.example
7.A.stopped B.interrupted C.disturbed D.prevented
8.A.truck B.tractor C.secretary D.policeman
9.A.strange B.terrible C.lucky D.pleasant
10.A.cuts up B.breaks up C.breaks down D.tears down
11.A.cheerful B.doubtful C.puzzled D.worried
12.A.could B.must C.should D.would
13.A.wrong B.proper C.perfect D.smooth
14.A.thus B.still C.hardly D.even
15.A.pick B.send C.meet D.visit
16.A.Despite B.Although C.Since D.Though
17.A.taught B.touched C.educated D.excited
18.A.after all B.in all C.above all D.at all
19.A.motivation B.inspiration C.observation D.appreciation
20.A.says B.speaks C.talks D.tells
1.A
2.D
3.B
4.A
5.C
6.D
7.A
8.A
9.C
10.C
11.C
12.A
13.C
14.B
15.C
16.A
17.B
18.D
19.C
20.B
【解析】
试题分析:本文讲述了作者在上课时被学生提问为什么总是很高兴的样子。作者以自己为事例告诉学生快乐是可以自己选择的。有一次他在社区大学不远处车子抛锚,自己认为是幸运的一天,因为可以及时上课,还可以安排修理车辆的后续事宜。学生们受到触动选择快乐度过每一天。同时也验证了行胜于言的真理。
1.考查疑问词。How如何;what 什么;whether是否;where在哪。根据后面句意“不太好”,可知之前作者在问大家周末过得怎么样。故选A。
2.考查动词。Pulled拉;brought带来;taken拿;removed移动。句意是:他拔了他的智齿。故选D。
3.考查副词。Seldom很少,不长;always总是;occasionally偶尔;ever永远。句意是:你为什么总是这样快乐。故选B。
4.考查代词。Something某事;nothing没有事情;anything任何事情;everything一切事情。句意是:他的问题使我想起以前在某处读过的某句话。故选A。
5.考查名词。 Decision决定;chance 机会;choice选择;destination目的地。根据下一句“我选择快乐”中“choose”提示,应选择choice。故选C。
6.考查名词。Excuse借口explanation解释;instruction指令;example例子。根据后面内容可知是作者举自己生活中的实例,因此应选example。故选D。
7.考查动词。Stopped停止;interrupted打断;disturbed干扰;prevented阻止。句意是:办理其他60名学生停止聊天,开始听我说。故选A。
8.考查名词。Truck卡车;tractor牵引机;secretary秘书;policeman警察。根据后面“我能安排拖车接我下课”中的“truck”提示,此处应用A项。故选A。
9.考查形容词。Strange奇怪的;terrible可怕的;1ucky幸运的;pleasant令人愉快的。句意是:这是我的幸运日。故选C。
10.考查词组。cuts up切碎;breaks up打碎;breaks down发生故障;tears down扯下。前文提到作者车子坏了,故此此处应用breaks down。故选C。
11.考查形容词。Cheerful快乐的;doubtful怀疑的;puzzled困惑的;Worried担心的。根据前文秘书问作者“你的车子坏了,今天是你的幸运日?”由此可知她很困惑。故选C。
12.考查助词。Could可能;must 必须;should应该;would会。句意是:我的车子可能在公路上任何地方发生故障。这是一种客观可能性,故选A。
13.考查形容词。 Wrong错误的;proper 合适的;perfect完美的;smooth平坦的。根据后面一句“远离公路,在到这里的步行距离内”由此可知出资发生故障的地方位置非常好。故选C。
14.考查副词。Thus因此;still还;hardly很难;even甚至。句意是:我还能来教我的课。故选B。
15.考查动词。Pick捡起;send送;meet见面;visit参观。句意是:我能安排拖车下课后来接我。故选C。
16.考查连词。Despite尽管;Although虽然;Since自从;Though然而。句意是:尽管在清晨,没人睡觉。故选A。
17.考查动词。Taught教;touched触动;educated教育;excited激动。句意是:不管怎么样,我的故事打动了他们。故选B。
18.考查词组。after all毕竟;in all总共;above all首先;at all(否定句)根本。句意是:也许这根本不是故事。故选D。
19. 考查名词。Motivation动机;inspiration灵感;observation观察;appreciation欣赏。句意是:这一切都始于一个学生对我很开心的观察。选C。
20.考查动词。 Says说;speaks 讲话;talks谈话;tells告诉。句意是:你为人行事的本身,比你的语言更具说服力。故选B。
考点:考查故事类短文