题目内容
【题目】根据短文的理解，选择正确答案。 In two days, I will be turning 30. And I was not looking forward to a new decade (十年). I was afraid that the best years of my life were behind me.
One day, I met with my friend Nicholas. He was a 79-year-old man. He noticed something was different about me and asked if anything was wrong. I told him what I was anxious (焦虑) about and asked him: "What was the best time of your life?"
Without hesitation, Nicholas replied: "Well, Joe, when I was a child in Austria and everything was taken care of for me, that was the best time of my life."
"When I was going to school and learning the things I know today, that was the best time of my life."
"When I got my first job and got paid for my work, that was the best time of my life."
"When I met my wife and fell in love, that was the best time of my life."
"World War Ⅱcame, and my wife and I had to leave Austria to save our lives. When we were together and safe on a ship, that was the best time of my life."
"When I became a young father and watched my children grow up, that was the best time of my life."
"And now, Joe, I am 79 years old. I have my health, I feel good and I am just as in love with my wife as I was the day we met. This is the best time of my life."
（1）How did the writer feel about his upcoming（即将来临的） 30th birthday?
A.Excited.
B.Worried.
C.Angry.
D.Tired.
（2）Where did the old man live when he was a child?
A.In Austria
B.In Canada
C.In Australia
D.In North America
（3）From the passage, we can learn that.
A.the writer didn't know how to spend the rest of his life
B.the writer was an easy-going person
C.the old man was not in good condition
D.the old man has a very happy family
（4）From the passage, we can learn that.
A.it's never too old to learn
B.believing in yourself is the key to success
C.be thankful for what you have today
D.time and tide (潮水) wait for no man
【答案】
（1）B
（2）A
（3）D
（4）C
【解析】（1）细节理解题。根据文中的描述I was afraid that the best years of my life were behind me.A. Excited.激动的；B. Worried.忧虑的；C. Angry.生气的；D. Tired.疲惫的。可知答案选B。
（2）细节理解题。根据文中第六行的描述when I was a child in Austria 可知答案选A。
（3）推理判断题。A. the writer didn't know how to spend the rest of his life作家不知道怎样度过他的余生；B. the writer was an easy-going person作家是个逍遥自在的人；C. the old man was not in good condition那位老人状态不好；D. the old man has a very happy family那位老人有快乐的家庭。根据题干和选项可知答案选D。
（4）推理判断题。A. it's never too old to learn从来不会因为年龄太大而不能学习；B. believing in yourself is the key to success相信自己是成功的关键；C. be thankful for what you have today感激今天所拥有的；D. time and tide (潮水) wait for no man岁月不等人。根据对全文的理解可知答案选C。
【题目】短文还原（共5空，计5分）
阅读短文，从短文下面方框中的六个句子中选择五个还原到短文中，使短文通顺完整，衔接自然。
“Homestay is a form of study—abroad program. It allows the visitor to stay with a local family to better understand the local lifestyle. It also helps to improve the visitor’s language ability. If you wish to learn more about foreign cultures or to get foreign experience, you should join this kind of holiday. 【1】________”. Said a teacher during a school meeting last term.
After this meeting, 【2】______. At last, I had such a chance to go on such a holiday with some of my schoolmates last month. We went to London, a place where I had wanted to go since years ago.
After we got to London, we went to stay with different families. I was lucky that my host family (寄宿家庭)was a white couple who had a daughter about my age. 【3】_______. They were interested in me and I learnt a lot of things from then on.
【4】_______. After breakfast, a local teacher would come to take us in his car. Then we would have classes or go on a sight—seeing trip to different places of interest like Big Ben. London Bridge, and Beckingham Palace. We would go back to our own homes after the activities.
The holiday was a valuable experience for me. I enjoyed every minute of it. 【5】_______. Three weeks later, we had to leave “home” for Hong Kong.
A. Yes, time really flew fast B. I am sure you won’t be disappointed C. I always thought about this kind of holiday D. It took me 8 hours to fly to London E. They treated me as a daughter of their family F. The holiday was filled with activities every day |