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It was the night before the composition was due. As I looked at the list of topics (题目), “The Art of Eating Spaghetti (意大利面条)” caught my eye. The word “spaghetti” brought back the   1   of an evening at Uncle Allen's in Belleville  2   all of us were seated around the table and Aunt Pat   3   spaghetti for supper. Spaghetti was an exotic (外来的) treat in   4   days. Never had I eaten spaghetti, and   5   of the grown-ups had enough experience to be   6   it. What laughing   7   we had about the   8   respectable method for moving spaghetti from plate to mouth.   9   , I wanted to write about that, but I wanted to   10   it down simply for my own   11  , not for Mr. Fleagle, my composition teacher.  12  , I would write something else.

When I finished it the night was half gone and there was no   13   left to write a proper composition for Mr. Fleagle. There was no choice next morning but to   14   my work. Two days passed before Mr. Fleagle returned the   15   papers. He said, “Now, class, I want to read you a composition, 'The Art of Eating Spaghetti'.” My words! He was reading my words out   16   to the whole class.   17  laughed, then the whole class was laughing with open-hearted enjoyment. I did my best not to show   18  , but what I was feeling was pure happiness,   19   my words had the power to make people   20   

1. A. memory      B. thought       C. knowledge     D. experience

2. A. when        B. where         C. since         D. after

3. A. cooked      B. served         C. got           D. made

4. A. their        B. past          C. last           D. those

5. A. none       B. one           C. some          D. neither

6. A. careful about  B. good at        C. fond of       D. interested in

7. A. speeches        B. lessons        C. sayings       D. arguments

8. A. nearly        B. naturally        C. officially        D. socially

9. A. Especially    B. Probably        C. Suddenly       D. Fortunately

10. A. settle       B. put            C. take          D. let

11. A. work       B. story         C. luck          D. joy

12. A. However    B. Therefore      C. As for him     D. Except for that

13. A. time        B. excuse           C. way          D. idea

14. A. give up      B. continue        C. hand in        D. delay

15. A. written      B. graded         C. collected       D. signed

16. A. loud        B. fast           C. publicly       D. calmly

17. A. People     B. Nobody       C. Somebody     D. I

18. A. shock      B. wonder       C. worry         D. pleasure

19. A. if          B. for            C. while          D. although

20. A. excited      B. satisfied       C. think         D. laugh

 

答案:A;B;B;D;A;B;D;D;C;B;D;C;A;C;B;A;C;D;B;D
解析:

    第1小题:考查考生对上下文的理解和对几个名词含义的掌握情况。从下文内容看,作者是想起了曾发生过的一件事,即对一件事的记忆或回忆。

    第2小题:考查考生对句子结构的理解情况。由全句的意思可以看出,空缺处的词引导的是一个定语从句,修饰的是表地点的at Uncle A11en’s。

    第3小题:考查考生对上下文有关内容的理解和对词语搭配、一般生活常识的掌握情况。由下文内容分析,此时 Pat正在为大家分面条,而“分面条”在英语中表达为 serve Spaghetti;另外,从生活常识和搭配角度也可以排除其他选项,确定served为该题正确答案。

    第4小题:考查考生对语言情景的理解和对代词的掌握情况。作者正在回忆往事,而“那时”应为in those days。

    第5小题:考查考生对上下文有关内容的理解和对代词的掌握情况。由下文内容看,在场的任何一个人,包括成年人,都不擅长于或都不知道如何正确食用意大利面条,此处即是来说明这一情况。

    第6小题:考查考生对上下文有关内容的理解和对选项中所提供的几个形容词短语的掌握情况。试题所提供的四个短语中,惟有表达“擅长于”之意的good at填入空缺处后与上下文内容相符。

    第7小题:考查考生对上下文有关内容的理解和对一般生活常识、选项中几个词语的掌握情况。既然大家都没有吃过,那么如何吃自然会有很多争议,而争议和不雅的吃法又自然会引发阵阵哄笑。选项中只有arguments与此语言情景相符。

    第8小题:考查考生对句子含义的理解和对一般生活常识、选项中几个词语的掌握情况。将面条从盘子里吃到嘴中并不很难,关键是如何符合社交礼仪的要求,即优雅、不失体面,socially respectable的意思是“为大家所认可、尊重”,该意思符合上下文的要求。

    第9小题:考查考生对上下文有关内容的理解和对选项中几个起连接作用副词的掌握情况。上文是回忆的往事中的一段情景,而接着作者要将其记录下来。这只是一念间发生的事,所以suddenly较为符合语言情景。

    第10小题:考查考生对上下文有关内容的理解和对几个动词短语的掌握情况。由上文内容看,作者想要记录下那段有趣的往事。“记录(写)下来”在英语中表达为put it down或write it down。

    第11小题:考查考生对下文相关内容的理解和对选项中几个词语的掌握情况。由下文内容看,作者本来不想将对这段回忆的记述交给作文老师,只是想留给自己欣赏,而四个选项所提供的词语中只有joy可以填入空缺处表达这一概念。

    第12小题:考查考生对上文内容的理解和对选项中几个起连接作用词语的掌握情况。刚才谈到,作者本来只想将这段记述留给自己,那么其作文作业怎么办?as for是一个起承上启下作用的短语,往往被用来开始一个新的话题,在本文中其作用亦如此:话题转到作文作业上。

    第13小题:考查考生对上下文所提供语言情景的理解掌握情况。既然已经写到半夜,那么一定是没有时间再为作文老师写一篇作文,所以此处应填入time。

    第14小题:考查考生对上下文有关内容的理解和对选项中几个动词短语的掌握情况。因别无选择,只能将本篇作文交给老师;而且,下文内容也说明,作者上交了这篇作文,而“交作业”在英语中表达为hand in one's work(homework)。

    第15小题:考查考生对上下文有关内容的理解和对一般生活常识的掌握情况。老师还给学生的一定是批改(评阅)完的作业,而选项中只有graded可以表达这一概念。

    第16小题:考查考生对文中有关内容的理解和对一般生活常识、选项中几个词语的掌握情况。老师向全班读一篇文章时,一定是大声读出;而选项中只有loud填入空缺处后,无论是形式还是内容都符合句子的要求。

    第17小题:考查考生对上下文有关内容的理解和对一般生活常识、选项中几个词的掌握情况。下文中说到,之后全班都笑了,由此推断:一定是有人先笑了出来。有人笑中的“有人(某人)”应表达为somebody。

    第18小题:考查考生对上下文有关内容的理解和对一般生活常识、选项中所提供几个词语的掌握情况。全班都因欣赏到幽默逗乐的文章而情不自禁地大笑,作者毫无疑问也会非常高兴,他设法不外露的也就是这种喜悦。

    第19小题:考查考生对句子间关系的理解和对选项中几个起连接作用词语的掌握情况。前面说到自己感到非常幸福,而后面则讲了自己感到幸福的原因,此处需要的是能引导这类句子的连接词,四个选项中惟有for能起这样的作用。

    第20小题:考查考生对短文有关内容的理解情况和对选项中几个词语的掌握情况。前面已经谈到,全班因为听了作者的文章而大笑不止,而作者也无疑为此(能使大家大笑)而非常高兴。

 


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