Question

【题目】

“What’s the meaning of life?” This is a question we all ask _______at one point or another. The best answer that I came across was written by the great psychologist, Viktor Frankl. He wrote that “The meaning of life is to give life meaning.”

When I was a young boy, I gave my life meaning by_______playing, running, jumping, swimming, laughing and riding my bike.

When I went to school, I gave my life meaning by learning, studying hard, getting good grades and trying to make my mom and dad______.

When I was a teenager, I found meaning in playing sports, _______out with my friends and trying to impress girls.

In college, I found my life meaning by deciding what I wanted to study and what career(职业) I would ______for.

When I was working as a teacher, I found meaning in helping to open young minds to new ________and old wisdom.

When I married and had kids, I found meaning in protecting and watching over those I loved. When I found out _______of my sons were mentally handicapped (智障),I found meaning in loving them, ______them and learning so much from them about life, love, patience, faith and joy.

________I grew older, I began to understand meaning isn’t something that comes and goes. We can give meaning to every moment of our life. We can bring meaning to the thoughts we have. We can bring meaning to the things we do we can bring meaning to the hearts we ______. All we have to do is to love.

It is love that makes life worth living. It is love that gives life meaning.

【1】A. ourselves B. ours C. us

【2】A. exactly B. simply C. widely

【3】A. wise B. serious C. proud

【4】A. hanging B. bringing C. giving

【5】A. provide B. prepare C. cheer

【6】A. ideas B. advice C. promises

【7】A. neither B. either C. both

【8】A. growing up B. caring for C. taking after

【9】A. As B. Unless C. Since

【10】A. feel B. touch C. beat

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】A

【2】B

【3】C

【4】A

【5】B

【6】A

【7】C

【8】B

【9】A

【10】B

【解析】

本篇文章难度适中，主要讲述不同时期作者对生活意义的不同的理解。

【1】句意“这是一个我们在什么时候都会问我们自己的问题”。本题考查代词辨析。A.我们自己（反身代词）；B.我们的（名词性物主代词）；C.我们（宾格）。主语为we，且译为“我们自己”，故选A。

【2】句意“当我是一个小孩时，我对生活的意义简单地定义为玩、跑、跳、游泳、笑和骑我的自行车”。本题考查副词辨析。A.确切地；B.简单地；C.宽地。根据下文可知，不同的时期对生活的意义的定义不同，小时候就是简单地玩、跑、跳、游泳、笑、骑车等，故选B。

【3】句意“当我上学时，我是通过学习、努力学习、得到好的分数并试图让我的父母骄傲”。本题考查形容词辨析。A.明智的；B.严肃的；C.自豪的。根据句意可知，通过努力学习，取得好成绩，让父母自豪。故选C。

【4】句意“当我是一个青少年时，我发现生活的意义在于做运动、和朋友闲逛以及试着吸引女孩子”。本题考查动词辨析。A.闲逛；B.带来；C.给。hang out闲逛，故选A。

【5】句意“在大学，我发现我的生活的意义是决定我要学什么以及我要为什么职业做准备”。本题考查动词辨析。A.提供；B.准备；C.使……高兴。根据句意可知，指“为职业生涯做准备”。故选B。

【6】句意“当我作为一名教师时，我发现生活的意义在于通过新思想和老的智慧打开年轻人的思想”。本题考查名词辨析。A.思想；B.建议；C.承诺。根据old wisdom可知，指的是思想，故选A。

【7】句意“当我发现我的两个儿子是智障时，我发现生活的意义就是爱他们、关心他们，并从他们的身上学到了生活、爱、耐心、信念和愉快”。本题考查代词辨析。A.两者都不；B.两者中任一个；C.两者都。根据sons可知，是复数，故选C。

【8】句意“当我发现我的两个儿子是智障时，我发现生活的意义就是爱他们、关心他们，并从他们的身上学到了生活、爱、耐心、信念和愉快”。本题考查动词短语。A.成长；B.关心；C.与……像。根据When I found out ___7___of my sons were mentally handicapped (智障)可知，当我发现我的孩子是智障，我要照顾他们，故选B。

【9】句意“随着成长，我开始理解，生活的含义不是来来去去”。本题考查连词。A.随着；B.除非；C.自从。根据句意可知，意为“随着我们的长大”，故选A。

【10】句意“我们可以给我们所做的事情带来意义，我们可以给我们触动的心灵带来意义”。本题考查动词辨析。A.感觉；B.触摸；C.击打。根据句意，指“触动的心灵”，故选B。

做完型填空时，首先要通读课文，明白主旨大意，然后再做题。做完型时要记住“瞻前顾后想结果”这一原则，根据上下文以及语境做题，切忌主观臆断。另外，平时还要多多积累词汇。完型填空常考名词、动词、形容词和副词等辨析。做词义辨析题时，首先要确认四个选项的含义，然后分析语境和逻辑关系，确定答案。