题目内容
9.When my son,Justin,was four,he found a caterpillar (毛虫) and put it in a jar(罐子).Each day he fed it with fresh grass and leaves.In a few weeks we discovered it (41)Bitself in a cocoon (茧).Justin was excited.He knew a moth (蛾) or butterfly was about to be(42)A,but he didn't know what kind.He was (43)Dto know what gift nature was about to give him.
"Dad!"shouted the boy while running to me one day."Something's (44)B.Come see!"
He led me to his room.The cocoon had become half transparent(半透明的) and we could (45)Athe wings of the unborn.Soon,a moth broke free from the cocoon,and laid eggs completing the life(46)Cof the little caterpillar.
The next day,I convinced Justin it was time to set the moth free.He took it(47)D,opened the jar,and the little moth flew out.It(48)Cthe yard twice,came back,and landed on Justin's arm.He picked it up,tossed it in the air,and the moth repeated its(49)Apattern.He tried over and over,but each time it would(50)Dto his arm.
Justin(51)B.He put his little pet back to the jar.The next day he attempted to set it free again,and after a few repetitions of the same behavior,the moth(52)Cflew off into the grass.
Like a (53)A,I believe the moth was afraid to leave what it was comfortable with.It wanted to stay with something (54)D,scared to move on and experience something unknown.
I was once that little moth.My cocoon was my mother's(55)A,in which I was comfortable.Like the moth,I didn't want to fly too far away from it.I was (56)Cwhen my first job required me to move to a new city.What would I find there?I liked (57)BI was.
Humans are creatures of (58)C.We resist change.However,if I hadn't moved,I would not have experienced many(59)Band wonderful things or met many of my friends.So each move gave me the(60)Dto learn and experience,but best of all,I met friends.
41.A.caught | B.wrapped | C.developed | D.protected |
42.A.born | B.changed | C.raised | D.created |
43.A.upset | B.content | C.lucky | D.curious |
44.A.disappearing | B.happening | C.spreading | D.cracking |
45.A.identify | B.feel | C.forecast | D.estimate |
46.A.span | B.task | C.cycle | D.project |
47.A.inside | B.down | C.aside | D.outside |
48.A.explored | B.searched | C.circled | D.abandoned |
49.A.flight | B.game | C.ceremony | D.adventure |
50.A.stick | B.refer | C.turn | D.return |
51.A.kept up | B.gave up | C.looked up | D.turned up |
52.A.casually | B.desperately | C.finally | D.hesitatingly |
53.A.human | B.butterfly | C.caterpillar | D.pet |
54.A.friendly | B.similar | C.pleasant | D.familiar |
55.A.love | B.instruction | C.advantage | D.expectation |
56.A.thrilled | B.crazy | C.afraid | D.annoyed |
57.A.what | B.where | C.how | D.who |
58.A.emotion | B.conscience | C.habit | D.ambition |
59.A.odd | B.new | C.funny | D.vital |
60.A.courage | B.pleasure | C.motivation | D.Opportunity |
分析 这篇短文主要讲述了一个小男孩将一只毛毛虫喂养成蝴蝶之后,小男孩想要将它放飞,但是每次蝴蝶都会自己回来.因此,作者感悟到人类和动物一样,都不愿意离开妈妈温暖舒适的怀抱.但是,如果我们不改变环境就不会见到新鲜的事物.
解答 41-45 BADBA 46-50 CDCAD 51--55 BCADA 56-60 CBCBD
41 B.考查动词.句意是:一天早晨,我们发现它把自己包裹成了一个茧.故选B.
42 A.考查固定搭配be born 出生.句意:他知道一个飞蛾或者蝴蝶就要诞生了.A.born"出生,诞生";B.changed"change的过去式,改变";C.created"create的过去式,创造";D.raised"raise的过去式,提升,举起".结合语境,故选A.
43 D.考查形容词.根据前文的but he didn't know what kind可知他很好奇,故选D.
44 B.考查动词.句意是:爸爸!某事正在发生.故选B.
45 A.考查动词.句意是:我们能辨认出翅膀.故选A.
46 C.考查名词.固定搭配the life cycle 生命周期.故选C.
47 D.考查副词.句意是:他把它带下来.故选D.
48 C.考查动词.句意是:它绕院子飞两圈,回来,落到Justin的肩膀上.故选C.
49 A.考查名词.结合语境可知是那只蛾子重复着它的飞行模式,故选A.
50 D.考查动词.结合语境可知是每次它都返回到他的胳膊上.故选D.
51 B.考查动词词组.根据下文的He put his little pet back to the jar可知Justin放弃了.故选B.
52 C.考查副词.句意是:最终它飞到草地上.故选C.
53 A.考查名词.句意是:我相信这只飞蛾就像人一样,害怕离开舒适的地方和环境.故选A.
54 D.考查形容词.句意是:它想和熟悉的事物待在一起.故选D.
55 A.考查名词.句意是:我的茧就是妈妈的关爱.故选A.
56 C.考查形容词.句意是:当我的第一份工作需要我搬去一个新的城市时,我很害怕.故选C.
57 B.考查宾语从句.根据前文的a new city可知是用where引导从句.故选B.
58 C.考查名词.句意是:人类拥有着动物的习性.我们讨厌改变.故选C.
59 B.考查形容词.句意是:我也许就不能体验到许多新鲜又精彩的事物.故选B.
60 D.考查名词.句意是:每一次的迁移都给了我学习和体验的机会.故选D.
点评 解答此类题目,首先需要通读全文,掌握文章大意;其次分析每一个空格前后的语意和语境,进而根据相关语法选择正确的答案.
A; To the Red Hotel.B; The driver was very honest. C; Fifteen dollars!D; Where are you going,sir? E; I know how much I have to pay for the trip. F;After a long time G;Not long after. |
"(37)A"they young man answered.When the taxi driver heard this,he didn't feel happy any more.They young man would give him only three dollars because the hotel was near the railway station,but suddenly,he had an idea.He took the young man through many streets of the big city.
(38)F,they arrived at the hotel."Here we are!You should pay me fifteen dollars,please,"the taxi driver said to the young man."What?(39)CDo you think I'm a fool?Only last week,I took a taxi from the railway station to this hotel and I only gave the driver thirteen dollars.(40)E"
Turn around and model that pretty gown for me.You're beautiful!"But I didn't.
"Maya,"I said,(23) Cinto her eyes,"it's very nice to meet you."
"Nice to meet you,too."She said,in that(24)B,talking-to-adults,good girl voice.
"Hey,what are you reading?"I asked.Her eyes got bigger,and the practiced,polite facial (25)Agave way to real excitement over this(26)C.But she seemed too(27)A to answer me.
"I love books,"I said."Do you?"
Most(28)Ddo.
"Yes,"she said."And I can(29)Cthem all by myself now!"
"Wow,(30)A!"I said.And it is,for a five-year-old.
"What's your favourite book?"I asked.
"I'll go and get it!Can I read it to you?"
Purplicious was Maya's(31)C,and a new one to me,as she sat next to me and(32)Dread aloud every word.Then I told her that I'd just(33)Ba book,and that I hoped she'd write one,too,one day.She was crazy(34)C that idea.We were both sad when Maya had to go to bed,(35)AI told her next time to choose another book and we'd read it.
Try this the next time you meet a little girl.She may be(36)Band unsure at first,because few people ask her about her(37)C,but be patient and stick with it.Ask her what she's reading.What does she like and dislike,and why?You're just(38)A an intelligent (明智的) conversation that respects her brain.Tell her about your(39)C and accomplishments,and your favourite books.Set a good example for her of what a (40)B woman says and does.
21.A.on | B.in | C.at | D.with |
22.A.clever | B.honest | C.cute | D.brave |
23.A.turning | B.getting | C.looking | D.putting |
24.A.strange | B.polite | C.different | D.frequent |
25.A.expression | B.attention | C.devotion | D.decision |
26.A.outline | B.title | C.topic | D.headline |
27.A.shy | B.difficult | C.confident | D.easy-going |
28.A.books | B.adults | C.women | D.children |
29.A.recognize | B.study | C.read | D.understand |
30.A.amazing | B.amusing | C.frightening | D.pleasing |
31.A.friend | B.dislike | C.pick | D.question |
32.A.surprisingly | B.sadly | C.entirely | D.proudly |
33.A.bought | B.written | C.sold | D.started |
34.A.over | B.for | C.about | D.to |
35.A.but | B.though | C.since | D.because |
36.A.worried | B.surprised | C.exhausted | D.uninterested |
37.A.mood | B.face | C.mind | D.head |
38.A.producing | B.accepting | C.educating | D.escaping |
39.A.events | B.disadvantages | C.ideas | D.sufferings |
40.A.speaking | B.thinking | C.confusing | D.living. |
Unfortunately,the turn took(33)B towards a bridge and we had no way to turn back.My brother (34)C the bridge toll (通行费 ) and drove on.He was (35)B frustrated by the mistake and the needless waste of 4.When we reached an exit slip-way,my brother (36)Dthat a young guy pulled over to the side of the road.I was busy trying to (37)A which way we went next when my brother pulled over and asked the guy if he needed any (38)B.And he did.He had a flat tire and needed a wrench(扳手) to get it off.
My brother (39)Chim a wrench,and then began to help him (40)Bthe tire.The young man said that this had been a(41)Dweek for him; earlier he had gotten into a minor car accident,and now this (42)Cflat on his way home from work.But he called us"breath of fresh air",and kept (43)Bus because he really would have been stuck(44)Awe hadn't come along.
After we had finished the job he thanked us (45)Aand pulled out $20 and (46)C to give it to us."No,"my brother said."We were (47)D supposed to get on that bridge.Yet we took a wrong turn.But now we know (48)D we did.It was to help you.Thank you for turning our mistake into an opportunity to (49)C."
My brother's reaction in the situation is a(n) (50)Dfor everyone and we felt so good the rest of the day.
31.A.played | B.talked about | C.saw | D.listened to |
32.A.wrong | B.left | C.slow | D.sudden |
33.A.it | B.us | C.him | D.me |
34.A.ignored | B.doubted | C.paid | D.refused |
35.A.finally | B.clearly | C.surprisingly | D.unluckily |
36.A.ordered | B.explained | C.announced | D.noticed |
37.A.find out | B.make out | C.point out | D.block out |
38.A.advice | B.help | C.food | D.money |
39.A.returned | B.sold | C.gave | D.showed |
40.A.make | B.change | C.fix | D.buy |
41.A.normal | B.busy | C.funny | D.bad |
42.A.severe | B.dangerous | C.unexpected | D.disappointed |
43.A.greeting | B.thanking | C.calling | D.praising |
44.A.if | B.after | C.as | D.though |
45.A.again | B.also | C.too | D.once |
46.A.pretended | B.waited | C.tried | D.agreed |
47.A.frequency | B.sometimes | C.seldom | D.never |
48.A.when | B.where | C.how | D.why |
49.A.enjoy | B.learn | C.serve | D.rest |
50.A.way | B.opportunity | C.promise | D.lesson |
"Though I(34)Bmy eyesight,I wanted very much to read and study,even if just for(35)B,"Yang says."My parents(36)Cmy eyes.They have read to me since my childhood."
Yang(37)Athe national college entrance exam and entered the Changchun University of Chinese Medicine,where he(38)Dacupuncture (针灸).In 1999,Yang graduated from college and decided to go on for(39)Deducation.
Later Yang bought a special software (软件) which helped him to(40)Athe Internet and send e-mails.With the software,Yang hoped to(41)Ca postgraduate (研究生) degree.But he found that no Chinese(42)Boffered such degrees specifically for sight-injured people.As the first step toward getting a post-graduate(43)Dfrom a foreign university,Yang decided to take the TOEFL for the blind.
After(44)AEnglish through computers,Yang took the test in Hong Kong,(45)Ba mark of 97 out of 120.After taking part in video interviews and(46)Cthe necessary forms and papers,Yang was(47)Ato the University of Southern California.
"Studying can help me(48)Dmy life.One can change one's life through effort.I(49)Abelieve that with effort,a child can draw a(50)B world if you give him a pen and paper,"Yang says.
31.A.eyesight | B.health | C.hearing | D.study |
32.A.rescued | B.ignored | C.suffered | D.treated |
33.A.look | B.attend | C.take | D.leave |
34.A.imagined | B.lost | C.recovered | D.caught |
35.A.education | B.fun | C.experience | D.knowledge |
36.A.cared for | B.looked after | C.acted as | D.kept off |
37.A.passed | B.made | C.tried | D.broke |
38.A.offered | B.picked | C.received | D.studied |
39.A.more | B.quicker | C.easier | D.further |
40.A.surf | B.repair | C.build | D.accept |
41.A.buy | B.start | C.get | D.keep |
42.A.hospitals | B.universities | C.departments | D.groups |
43.A.course | B.material | C.test | D.degree |
44.A.learning | B.translating | C.speaking | D.remembering |
45.A.breaking | B.scoring | C.discovering | D.starting |
46.A.looking through | B.putting up | C.handing in | D.carrying on |
47.A.admitted | B.turned | C.promised | D.refused |
48.A.affect | B.keep | C.find | D.improve |
49.A.firmly | B.hardly | C.only | D.partly |
50.A.popular | B.beautiful | C.natural | D.real |