题目内容
7.Frank's father was speaking to a friend,one day,on the subject of competition at school.He said that he could answer for it that envy(嫉妒) is not always connected with it.He had been a (35)B many times,but had never felt envious of his successful competitors,"nor did my winning many a prize from my friend Birch,"said he,"ever lessen his (36)A for me."
In support of the truth of this,a friend who was(37)D related a story which had fallen under his own notice in a school in his neighborhood.
At this school the sons of several rich farmers,and others,who were poorer,
(38)D instruction.Frank listened with great attention while the gentleman gave the following story of the two competitors:
It (39)C that the son of a rich farmer and the son of a poor widow(寡妇) came in competition for the head of their class.They were so nearly equal that the teacher could
(40)A decide between them; some days one,and some days the (41)C,gained the head of the class.It was decided by seeing who should be at the head of the class for the greater number of days in the week.
The widow's son,by the last day's efforts,won the victory,and kept his place the following week,till the school (42)D for the holidays.
When they met again the widow's son did not (43)B,and the farmer's son,being next to him,might now have been at the head of his class.(44)B taking the now empty position,however,he went to the widow's house to find out what could be cause of her son's absence.
Poverty was the cause:the poor woman found that she was not able,with her total efforts,to(45)A to pay for the tuition(学费) and books of her son,and so he,poor fellow had to give up his schooling,and to return to labor for her support.
The farmer's son,out of the pocket money which his father gave him,bought all the necessary books and paid for the tuition of his competitor.He (46)C agreed he be brought back again to the head of his class,where he continued for some time,with the help of his generous competitor.
| 35.A.player | B.loser | C.student | D.leader |
| 36.A.friendship | B.thanks | C.understanding | D.strictness |
| 37.A.famous | B.dangerous | C.clever | D.present |
| 38.A.gave | B.practiced | C.heard | D.received |
| 39.A.proved | B.went | C.happened | D.suggested |
| 40.A.hardly | B.easily | C.happily | D.certainly |
| 41.A.farmer's son | B.widow's son | C.other | D others |
| 42.A.celebrated | B.prepared | C.started | D.ended |
| 43.A.like | B.appear | C.leave | D.welcome |
| 44.A.No longer | B.Instead of | C.In need of | D.Being proud of |
| 45.A.continue | B.stop | C.offer | D.plan |
| 46.A.almost | B.especially | C.also | D.never. |
分析 弗兰克的父亲和一个朋友谈论学校的竞争问题,他认为嫉妒并不总是与竞争有关.文中介绍了一个富农的儿子和穷寡妇的儿子竞争班长的故事.
解答 35.答案:B.名词辨析,player选手,loser失败者,student学生,leader领导者,联系上下文可知:他已经失败了很多次,但从来没有嫉妒他的成功的竞争对手,"我也没有从我的朋友桦木那里赢得许多奖,"他说,"永远减少了对我的友谊."故选:B.
36.答案:A.名词辨析,friendship友谊,thanks谢谢,understanding理解,strickness严格,联系上下文可知:"我也没有从我的朋友桦木那里赢得许多奖,"他说,"永远减少了对我的友谊."故选:A.
37.答案:D.形容词辨析,famous著名的,dangerous危险的,clever聪明的,present在场的,联系上下文可知:为了支持这一事实,一位在场的朋友讲述了他所在学校的一个故事.故选:D.
38.答案:D.动词辨析,gave给,practiced训练,headr听见,received收到,得到,联系上下文可知:在这所学校里,几个富裕的农民和其他较穷的孩子得到了教育,弗兰克非常注意听,而绅士则讲述了两个竞争对手的故事.故选:D.
39.答案:C.动词辨析,proved证明,went去,happened发生,碰巧,suggested建议,表明,联系上下文可知:碰巧一个富农的儿子和一个穷寡妇的儿子参加了他们班的班长的竞争. 故选:C.
40.答案:A.副词辨析,hardly几乎不,easily容易地,happily高兴地,certainly一定地,联系上下文可知:他们几乎是平等的,老师几乎无法在他们之间作出决定.故选:A.
41.答案:C.短语固定搭配,根据上文It happened that the son of a rich farmer and the son of a poor widow(寡妇) came in competition for the head of their class可知有两个人进行竞争这个职位.由此可知这里考查词组one…the other…(两者中的)一个…另一个,故选:C.
42.答案:D.动词辨析,celebrated庆祝,prepared准备,started开始,ended结束,联系上下文可知:寡妇的儿子,通过最后一天的努力,赢得了胜利.在接下来的一周,保持他的职位,直到学校假期结束.故选:D.
43.答案:B.动词辨析,like喜欢,appear出现,leave离开,welcome欢迎,联系上下文可知:当他们再次见面时,寡妇的儿子没有出现,他旁边的农夫的儿子现在可能已经是班长.故选:B.
44.答案:B.词组辨析.no longer不再,instead of代替,而不是,be proud of自豪,in need of需要,联系上下文可知:寡妇的儿子没有出现,但是农夫的儿子没有占取他的职位,而是去查明缺席的原因.故选:B.
45.答案:A.动词辨析,continue继续,stop停止,offer提供,plan计划,联系上下文可知:寡妇儿子没有上学是因为贫困,这位可怜的妇女竭尽全力也不能继续支付她儿子的学费和书本费.故选:A.
46.答案:C.副词辨析,almost几乎,especially尤其,also也,never从不,联系上下文可知:这位农夫的儿子用他父亲给的零花钱为寡妇的儿子买了必要的书本,交了学费.他也同意返回校园继续担任班长职位.故选:C.
点评 完形填空是以阅读为形式,以上下文为线索,要以理解能力、词汇知识、语法知识、习惯用法以及分析判断能力为解题基础的.
| A. | look for | B. | .Look at | C. | take care of | D. | take care |
| A. | bought | B. | have bought | C. | have had |
Now they needn't(47)C the money.From 2006on,children can go to school for free in poor areas.They don't have to (48)D books and other things.Some of them can even get (49)D from the government(政府)to make their life better.Now,all children in the countryside can go to school for free.All families are very(50)C with the news.It is really great.
| 41.A.with | B.on | C.to | D.in |
| 42.A.saying | B.telling | C.speaking | D.talking |
| 43.A.go to work | B.go to bed | C.go to school | D.go home |
| 44.A.a lot | B.1ot of | C.a lot of | D.much |
| 45.A.can't | B.will | C.should | D.mustn't |
| 46.A.teachers | B.girls | C.boys | D.all the children |
| 47.A.look up | B.turn on | C.worry about | D.make sure |
| 48.A.borrow | B.read | C.bring | D.pay for |
| 49.A.books | B.clothes | C.food | D.money |
| 50.A.sad | B.disappointed | C.happy | D.angry. |
| A. | reason | B. | suggestions | C. | secret | D. | problem |
| A. | ugly | B. | smart | C. | terrible | D. | scary |