题目内容
【题目】阅读下面的短文，在空白处填入适当的内容或括号内单词的正确形式（每空不多于三个单词）。
Anna lost her arms in a car accident when she was a child. What was worse, she lost her parents 【1】 the age of twenty. Her elder sister, who was ten years 【2】 (old) than her, wanted to take care of her. However, Anna refused 【3】 (live) with her sister, saying that she would like to take care of herself. She managed to enter college and 【4】 (study) very hard. Four years later, she graduated and found a job. Once she wrote in her diary, “I am quite lucky. I lost my arms, 【5】 I still have my legs.”
Anna chose to face her misfortune (不幸) in an active way. Instead of 【6】 (feel) sad every day, she decided not to let it hold her back. She has taught us a good lesson. When something bad happens to us, we have two 【7】 (choice). One is to complain (抱怨), and 【8】 other is to face it bravely. If we choose to run away, 【9】 will follow us wherever we go. If we decide to be strong, new hopes will come. So choose 【10】 (wise).
【答案】
【1】at
【2】older
【3】to live
【4】studied
【5】but
【6】feeling
【7】choices
【8】the
【9】it
【10】wisely
【解析】
这篇短文主要讲述了失去了双臂和双亲的Anna，不是选择抱怨和逃避，而是选择用积极的心态去对待，并通过自己的努力，获得了自己该有的生活。作者以此为例，告诉我们在面对不幸的时候，我们要积极向上，勇敢面对，只有这样，才会有新的希望降临。
【1】句意：更糟的是，在她20岁的时候她失去了父母。
短语at the age of…表示在……多大岁的时候。根据句意，故填at。
【2】句意：她的姐姐比她大十岁，想照顾她。
根据Her elder sister可知这里是比她大10岁。这里用old的比较级older。根据句意，故填older。
【3】句意：安娜拒绝和她姐姐住在一起，说她想照顾好自己。
短语refuse to do sth.表示拒绝去做某事。根据句意，故填to live。
【4】句意：她设法上了大学，学习很努力。
And连接并列成分，这里是过去时态，study的过去式是studied，根据句意，故填studied。
【5】句意：我很幸运。我失去了手臂，但我仍然有腿。
根据下文I still have my legs.可知下文是表示转折关系，用but。根据句意，故填but。
【6】句意：她没有每天都感到悲伤，而是决定不让它拖住她。
Instead of代替，而不是，后加名词，代词，动名词。根据句意，故填feeling。
【7】句意：当我们遭遇不幸时，我们有两个选择。
two+名词复数。Choice选择，这里用名词复数。根据句意，故填choices。
【8】句意：一个是抱怨，另一个是勇敢面对。
one…the other…表示一个……另一个……。根据句意，故填the。
【9】句意：如果我们选择逃跑，它会跟着我们走到哪里。
这里用it来代替前面提到的不幸。根据题意，故填it。
【10】句意：所以明智地做出选择。
这里是副词修饰动词，wise的副词是wisely，意思是“明智地”，根据句意，故填wisely。
【题目】根据短文（C）内容完成表格，每空一词。
Leonardo da Vinci（莱奥纳多·达·芬奇）was a famous artist who was born in Italy. He was also a great inventor. Many of his inventions have become important in modern life. Although Leonardo hated war，he invented many different machines used for war. His most special invention was the machine gun，which was produced and used in war. Besides，Leonardo spent days thinking about how to save time. He developed ideas for something like cutting machines.
Leonardo was a strange man. He never ate meat. That was very unusual in those times（时代）. He never published（发表）scientific discoveries. He usually used mirror writing，which looks like usual writing in a mirror，starting from the right side of the page and moving to the left side.
Only a few of his paintings are left today. Many paintings were not finished because he thought they were not perfect.
Leonardo was talented and creative. He was regarded as one of the most intelligent men in the world.
Leonardo da Vinci | |
His status（身份） | Not only an artist but also an【1】 |
His invention and ideas | ·The machine 【2】 Ideas for something like machines used to【3】 |
His strange behaviors· | He never ate meat. He never published discoveries connected with 【4】 He used mirror writing |
【5】only a few of his paintings are left today | Because many paintings were not finished |
【题目】阅读填空 先通读下面的短文，然后根据短文内容，在文章后表格的空格内填入一个最恰当的单词。所填单词必须写在答题卡对应题号的横线上。每个空格只能填一个单词。
Britons are well known for drinking tea. The average (典型的) person in the UK drinks around 1.9 kg of tea every year. That’s around 876 cups of tea. Tea is drunk by all levels of society. But tea does not grow in Britain. Most tea grows in India and China. So, how did it become an important part of British culture?
Tea arrived in London in the 1600s. At this time, British ships were exploring the world and came across the drink in China. It was not long before green tea could be bought from the market. However, it was only for the rich people.
At the beginning of the 1700s, the amount（数量）of tea arriving in Britain increased rapidly . Black tea arrived at this time. At first this tea served exactly as it was in China. They soon discovered that it mixed really well with a little milk and sugar, giving the drink a special British colour.
In the 1800s, tea was still a product enjoyed only by people with money. At this time they began to have “afternoon tea”. They drank tea with a snack around 4 pm to avoid feeling hungry between lunch and dinner. It is a still going today but has become less popular in recent times.
Title: 【1】 and Britain-a short history
Important facts | Drinking tea is an important part of British culture. The average British drinks about 1.9 kg of tea every year. Tea is not 【2】 in the UK, but mostly in India and China. |
Big events | British ships discovered tea in China while exploring the world and it arrived in London in the 1600s. Black tea arrived at the beginning of the 1970s and Britons first drank it exactly the same way as the 【3】 did. A little milk and sugar were found to be a perfect 【4】 for black tea and a special British drink was born. Britons began to have ‘afternoon tea’ in the 1800s and it has 【5】 a tradition since then. |