Question

【题目】通读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后在各题所给的四个选项（A,B,C,D）中选出一个最佳选项。

The summer before I went off to college, Mom stood me in her usual spot behind the ironing board(烫衣板) and said, "Pay attention. I'm going to teach you to iron."

Mom clearly explained her______for this lesson. I was going to be______and needed to learn this important______. Also, I would be meeting new people, and properly ironed clothes would help me make a good_______

"Learn to iron a_______," Mom said, "and you can iron anything."

But ironing shirts was not________work. It didn't make use of long muscles we used to throw a baseball, and it wasn't a________operation like ice-skating. Ironing was like driving a car on a street that has a stop sign every 10 feet. Moreover, an iron produced steam and it might carry _______. If you touched the wrong part of it, you'd get burnt. If you forgot to turn it off when you________, you might burn down the house.

As for the secret of the skill, Mom______ me to begin with the flat spaces outward, always pushing the iron forward into wrinkled(有褶皱的) parts. Collars(领子）had to be done right. Mom said they were close to your face, where everyone would________them.

Over the years, I've learned to iron shirts______, which gives me a sense of________. Whatever failures I suffer in my life, an ironed shirt tells me I am good at something.________, through ironing I've learned the method for solving even the most troublesome problems. "Make up wrinkles one at a time,"______Mom might have said, "and before long everything will get ironed out.”

【1】A.rulesB.reasonsC.feelingsD.ways

【2】A.helpfulB.confidentC.powerfulD.independent

【3】A.skillB.solutionC.problemD.lesson

【4】A.suggestionB.impressionC.instructionD.direction

【5】A.skirtB.tieC.shirtD.trousers

【6】A.usefulB.easyC.specialD.hard

【7】A.directB.singleC.smoothD.strange

【8】A.doubtB.pressureC.surpriseD.danger

【9】A.went awayB.fell downC.jumped offD.looked up

【10】A.taughtB.choseC.forcedD.sent

【11】A.touchB.designC.seeD.admire

【12】A.skillfulB.simplyC.useful/span>D.thankful

【13】A.honestyB.freedomC.patienceD.pride

【14】A.InsteadB.BesidesC.anywayD.However

【15】A.ThoughB.AsC.WhenD.Since

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】B

【2】D

【3】A

【4】B

【5】C

【6】B

【7】C

【8】D

【9】A

【10】A

【11】C

【12】A

【13】D

【14】B

【15】B

【解析】

文章大意：本文是一篇记叙文，作者回忆了自己在大学前的暑假，母亲教会作者自己熨衣服的技巧。作者母亲认为作者将要独立并且需要学会这个至关重要的技能。通过熨衣服，作者也学会了解决生活中最棘手问题的方法。

【1】句意：妈妈清楚地解释了她上这堂课的原因。

rules规则；reasons原因；feelings感觉；ways方法，根据前文“Mom clearly explained her”和后文“for this lesson”可知，应该是原因，故选B。

【2】句意：我要独立，需要学习这个重要的技能。

helpful乐于助人的；confident自信的；powerful有力量的；independent独立的，根据前文“I'm going to teach you to iron”可知，应该是独立的，故选D。

【3】句意：我要独立，需要学习这个重要的技能。

skill技能；solution解决办法；problem问题；lesson课，根据前文“I'm going to teach you to iron”可知，应该是重要的技能，故选A。

【4】句意：熨烫得当的衣服会给我留下好印象。

suggestion建议；impression印象；instruction说明；direction方向，根据前文“I would be meeting new people”可知，应该是好印象，故选B。

【5】句意：学会熨衬衫。

skirt 裙子；tie 领带；shirt衬衫；trousers裤子，根据下文“But ironing shirts was not”可知，应该是衬衫，故选C。

【6】句意：但是熨衬衫不是易事。

useful有用的；easy容易的；special特别的，特殊的；hard困难的，根据后文“It didn't make use of long muscles we used to throw a baseball”可知，不是容易的，故选B。

【7】句意：它不是像滑冰那样顺利的活动。

direct直接的；single单个的；smooth顺利的；strange奇怪的，根据后文“like ice-skating”可知，应该是顺利的，故选C。

【8】句意：熨烫产生的蒸汽可能会带来危险。

doubt怀疑；pressure压力；surprise惊讶，惊喜；danger危险，根据后文“If you touched the wrong part of it, you'd get burnt”可知，应该是危险，故选D。

【9】句意：如果你走的时候忘了关，你可能会把房子烧了。

went away离开；fell down跌倒；jumped off跳下；looked up查找，根据后文“you might burn down the house”可知，应该是离开，故选A。

【10】句意：至于技巧的秘诀，妈妈教我从外面的平坦空间开始。

taught教；chose选择；forced强迫；sent送，根据前文"Pay attention. I'm going to teach you to iron."可知，应该是教，故选A。

【11】句意：妈妈说它们离你很近，每个人都会看到它们。

touch触摸；design设计；see看见；admire钦佩，赞赏，根据前文“Collars(领子）had to be done right”可知，应该是看见，故选C。

【12】句意：多年来，我学会了熟练地熨衬衣。

skillful熟练的；simply简单地；useful有用的；thankful感谢，根据前文“Over the years, I've learned to iron shirts”可知，应该是熟练的，故选A。

【13】句意：给我一种自豪感。

Honesty诚实；freedom自由；patience耐心；pride自豪，根据前文“Over the years, I've learned to iron shirts skillful”可知，应该是有自豪感，故选D。

【14】句意：此外，通过熨烫，我学会了解决最棘手问题的方法。

Instead代替，反而；Besides此外；anyway而且；However然而，根据前文“n ironed shirt tells me I am good at something”和后文“through ironing I've learned the method for solving even the most troublesome problems”可知，应该是此外，故选B。

【15】句意：就像妈妈可能会说的，“不久一切都会解决的。”

Though虽然；As像；When当……时；Since自从，由于，根据后文“Mom might have said, "and before long everything will get ironed out.”可知，应该是像妈妈说的，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。

例如题目8中，首先确定四个选项含义，doubt怀疑；pressure压力；surprise惊讶，惊喜；danger危险，根据后文“If you touched the wrong part of it, you'd get burnt”可知，应该是危险，故选D。