题目内容

I became a gardener when I was twelve. My early1of gardening may not have originated from my love for nature. It was to2my parents.
At that time, we had a big yard in which a beautiful maple tree stood. But my mother often looked with3at this work of natural art. Those golden leaves seemed like tons of rubbish to her, “something else to4!” Seeing the neighbors busy with gardening, my father ever thought it a waste of time.
At that age, I always did something5to whatever my parents did! If gardening were something they found6, I would plant a garden!
I planted some lily(百合花)seeds in the yard. But they failed to7.I continued to plant sunflower seeds and roses. Wild8joy, I found the first rose bloom(开花).One by one, the flowers bloomed their heads off.9, I was touched by this land of wonder.
10, my parents showed no interest in my garden. My father even11at me because he found it was12to move around my garden to the driveway. To my mother’s13, I put in her vase my real roses which, in her eyes, were simply weeds14flowers.
Regardless of their15,I kept on planting my garden and16to enjoy the pleasure of gardening. Plants make such good companions: they breathe, they bloom, they17to care and love.
It has been many years since I made my first garden out of my desire to18my parents. Today I become known as Mrs. Greenthumbs, teaching gardening and hosting a gardening show which makes my parents feel very19. And now I could say it is my affection for20that makes me a real gardener.

  1. 1.
    1. A.
      memory
    2. B.
      dream
    3. C.
      intention
    4. D.
      design
  2. 2.
    1. A.
      please
    2. B.
      change
    3. C.
      help
    4. D.
      annoy
  3. 3.
    1. A.
      doubt
    2. B.
      appreciation
    3. C.
      surprise
    4. D.
      excitement
  4. 4.
    1. A.
      collect up
    2. B.
      care about
    3. C.
      clean up
    4. D.
      come in
  5. 5.
    1. A.
      equal
    2. B.
      similar
    3. C.
      superior
    4. D.
      opposite
  6. 6.
    1. A.
      painful
    2. B.
      valuable
    3. C.
      upsetting
    4. D.
      interesting
  7. 7.
    1. A.
      come up
    2. B.
      break out
    3. C.
      hold on
    4. D.
      get through
  8. 8.
    1. A.
      to
    2. B.
      with
    3. C.
      in
    4. D.
      by
  9. 9.
    1. A.
      Luckily
    2. B.
      Cheerfully
    3. C.
      Regularly
    4. D.
      Eventually
  10. 10.
    1. A.
      Instead
    2. B.
      However
    3. C.
      Therefore
    4. D.
      Besides
  11. 11.
    1. A.
      shouted
    2. B.
      laughed
    3. C.
      glanced
    4. D.
      jumped
  12. 12.
    1. A.
      convenient
    2. B.
      troublesome
    3. C.
      enjoyable
    4. D.
      dangerous
  13. 13.
    1. A.
      sadness
    2. B.
      displeasure
    3. C.
      delight
    4. D.
      relief
  14. 14.
    1. A.
      other than
    2. B.
      more than
    3. C.
      rather than
    4. D.
      less than
  15. 15.
    1. A.
      dislike
    2. B.
      encouragement
    3. C.
      threat
    4. D.
      suggestion
  16. 16.
    1. A.
      decided
    2. B.
      stopped
    3. C.
      continued
    4. D.
      struggled
  17. 17.
    1. A.
      devote
    2. B.
      turn
    3. C.
      respond
    4. D.
      lead
  18. 18.
    1. A.
      defeat
    2. B.
      satisfy
    3. C.
      respect
    4. D.
      challenge
  19. 19.
    1. A.
      proud
    2. B.
      comfortable
    3. C.
      strange
    4. D.
      disappointed
  20. 20.
    1. A.
      freedom
    2. B.
      life
    3. C.
      growth
    4. D.
      nature
CDACD CABDB ABBCA CCDAD
翻译:
十二岁那年,我成为了一个园艺爱好者。不过关于搞园艺,我最初的意图并非起源于我对大自然的热爱,而是故意气气我父母。
当时,我家有个大院子,院子里矗立着一株漂亮的枫树。对于这大自然的杰作,我母亲却经常用一种质疑的眼光看着它。那些金灿灿的树叶,在她看来就是成吨的垃圾。当看到邻居们忙于修葺院落和修剪花木时,我爸爸总是说:“去打扫打扫其他的东西吧。”他老觉得那是在浪费时间。
在那个时候,(由于叛逆,我都不会遂着父母之意,)他们做的任何事,我都会对着干。如果园艺活儿让他们心烦意乱,那我就要给他们种出一个花园来!
于是,我在院子里种上了百合花种子,可惜未能吐芽。我继续种上了向日葵种子和玫瑰花。让我欣喜若狂的是,我发现玫瑰开出了第一株花。接着,一朵接一朵,玫瑰花儿次第露头了。最后,我自己也被这方小小的神奇的花圃深深打动了……
然而,我父母对我的花圃毫无兴致。我父亲因为想跨过我的花圃走到车道而费尽周章,他甚至向我咆哮喝斥。而让我母亲不快的是,我在她的花瓶里插上真正的玫瑰,但在她眼里就跟杂草无异。
我不顾父母对我摆弄花草的嫌恶,坚持经营着我小小的花圃,享受着园艺给我带来的无上的快乐。这些小小的花木真的会成为你的好伙伴:它们呼吸、它们开花、它们努力回应着你给它们的关爱。
时光荏苒,从我蓄意挑战我父母而修建我的第一座花圃至今,已经过去了很多年。现在我已经是位知名的园艺专家,不仅教授园艺艺术,还主持了一个园艺节目,这让我父母为之自豪。现在我终于可以说,确实是因为我对大自然的爱才造就我成为了一个真正的园艺工作者。
1.作者坦诚爱上园艺,最初的目的和意图(intention)并非是因为热爱大自然,而只是为了和父母对着干。D项的design,主要表示和创作有关的“设计”,也可表示创作文学作品的构思或者提纲,在引申义中,可以表示贬义词“企图或图谋”意。
2.从第三段第一句“At that age, I always did something opposite to whatever my parents did!”可知,这孩子小时候确很叛逆。她建花圃的最初目的当然也是annoy父母,使父母生气。
3.这道题可以使用排除法来锁定标准答案。作者的母亲一直以来都是不喜欢园艺的。对于这棵枫树,她自然不会喜欢。B项表“欣赏”;D项表“激动”,明显不符。C项的“惊奇”也和作者想表达的意图没有关系。
4.这个选项并不难,但是如果同学们没看懂“Something else to clean up”,那选起来就有点麻烦了。这句话句意其实没完,后面这句带现在分词的seeing the neighbor busy with gardening(看见邻居们忙于做园艺活儿)才是关键。正是因为父亲不屑于园艺,所以看见别人忙园艺的时候,才冷嘲热讽的说应该花时间去打扫一下其他的东西。
5.考虑到作者年轻时的叛逆个性,应该可以直接选出opposite,作者喜好和父母对着干。
6.这一题的B项“贵重的”和D项“有趣的”无难度,容易排除。但学生们容易选成painful。园艺也只是一项家务活儿而已,而作者的父母也只是对其不屑和厌烦而已,故干脆选择不为之。说道“痛苦的”,词义太过。相比而言,C项“心烦的”更适合。
7.come up“发芽;走上前来;出现”;break out“爆发”;hold on“继续;不挂断”;get through“度过,完成”。选A,百合花没发芽。考查动词词组的掌握。
8.wild with joy,“欣喜若狂;洋洋得意”之意。
9.此题容易选成cheerfully“高高兴兴地”。仔细斟酌句子,我们看到“one by one, the flowers bloomed their heads off.”作者从开始种植百合花的失败,到第一朵玫瑰花开花,再到花朵次第出现,最后自己都被神奇的小花圃所打动,强调的是个心态转变的过程。而整篇文章,作者也想书写自己由最开始的叛逆行为,到真正变为对大自然和园艺艺术的热爱的一个过程。所以,cheerfully在这里显得肤浅。
10.简单题,however,表达不管作者的努力,父母还是无动于衷。表转折。
11. “……because he found it was troublesome to move around my garden to the driveway.”当父亲去往车道的路都被我的花圃遮挡,每次去取车都要大费周章的时候,谁都会暴跳如雷、大声咆哮的。Jump at表示“把握、接受(机会);欣然接受;匆匆做出(结论等)”的意思。
12D项dangerous太过了。跨过花圃去车道就要人命了?呵呵。
13.这句话仍然是在讲作者妈妈对她种花成功的不屑和不满。从“I put in her vase my real roses which, in her eyes, were simply weeds rather than flowers”明显可以看出妈妈的这种情绪。A项sadness有点莫名其妙,明显和作者大意相去甚远。妈妈悲伤个啥?
14.妈妈觉得插在花瓶里真实的玫瑰,与其说是花,不如就是说是杂草。rather than是最合适的。Other than“不同于;除了…以外”;more than和less than都是数量上的比较。
15.regardless of是“不管;不顾”的意思,不管父母多不喜欢,作者还是坚持我的种花行为。看懂即可选出dislike“憎恶;不喜欢”。
16.作者不顾反对,坚持种花,继续享受种花乐趣。A项的decided to enjoy…“决定享受乐趣”不好,作者其实在之前已经享受到了种花的乐趣。
17.在培育花木的过程中,作者因为已经对大自然、对花木有了深厚的感情。所以她用亲切的笔触、用拟人的手法写道:“they breathe, they bloom, they respond to care and love.”,所以respond to“回应(作者的关爱)”是最适当的。devote to…“把…奉献给…”;turn to…“求助于;转向于”;lead to..“导致;通向…”
18.对作者当年开始养花的最初目的的诠释。Challenge“挑战父母的耐心,对着干”。
19.作者在变化,作者的父母也在改变。作者在园艺上做出了一番成就,当然会让她的父母为之骄傲。
20.主题重现,也和第一段首尾呼应。第一段“My early intention of gardening may not have originated from my love for nature.”,而最后一句,作者不无感叹地说:“And now I could say it is my affection for nature that makes me a real gardener.”。真正让作者坚持下来,变成一个真正的园林工作者的原因,是因为对大自然的热爱。
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“Dr.Papaderos,what is the meaning of life?”

The usual laughter followed,and people stirred(骚动)to go.Papaderos held up his hand and stilled the room and looked at me for a long time,asking with his eyes if I was serious and seeing from my eyes that I was.

“I will,answer your question.”

Taking his wallet out of his hip pocket,he fished into a leather billfold and brought out a very small round mirror,about the size of a quarter.And what he said went like this:

“When I was a small child,during the war,we were very poor and we lived in a remote village.One day,on the road,I found the broken pieces of a mirror.A German motorcycle had been wrecked in that place.

I tried to find all the pieces and put them together,but it was not possible,so I kept only the largest piece.This one,and,by scratching it on a stone.I made it round. I began to play with it as a toy and became fascinated by the fact that I could reflect light into dark places where the sun would never shine——in deep holes and crevices(裂缝)and dark closets. It became a game for me to get light into the most inaccessible places I could find.

I kept the little mirror,and,as I went about my growing up,I would take it out in idle moments and continue the challenge of the game.As I became a man,I grew to understand that this was not just a child’s game but a metaphor for what I might do with my life.I came to understand that I am not the light or the source of light.But light——truth,understanding,knowledge——is there,and it will shine in many dark places only if I reflect it.

I am a fragment(碎片)of a mirror whose whole design and shape l do not know.Nevertheless,with what I have I can reflect light into the dark places of this world——into the black places in the hearts of men—and change some things in some people.Perhaps others may see and do likewise.This is what I am about.This is the meaning of my life.”

On hearing the author’s question,Dr.Papedotes        at first.

A.laughed at his foolishness               B.wasn’t sure of the answer

C.doubted his seriousness                  D.wasn’t interested at all

How did Dr.Papaderos get the small round mirror when he was a child?

A.He found it on the road and made it round.

B.A dying German soldier gave him as a present.

C.He chanced to find it in the street while playing.

D.He put the broken pieces together and made it.

Why did Dr.Papaderos like the small round mirror so much as a child?

A.Because he was too poor to afford other toys.

B.Because it could shine the places where tke sun couldn’t reach.

C.Because he believed it would bring good luck to him.

D.Because it tofd him a lot about what life really meant to him.

The underlined“metaphor”in the 7th paragraph most probably means        .

A.symbol              B.source            C.light           D.purpose

Which of the following might be the best title for the passage?

A.A Special Game in the Childhood          B.A Broken Piece of Mirror

C.Dr.Papaderos’Experience                  D.The Meaning of Life

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阅读下面短文,掌握其大意,然后从16-35各题所给的四个选项中,选择最佳答案。

Evelyn Glennie was the first lady of solo percussion in Scotland. In an interview, she recalled how she became a percussion soloist(打击乐器独奏演员) though she was a disabled woman.

    “Early on I decided not to allow the   16   of others to stop me from becoming a musician. I grew up on a farm in northeast Scotland and began   17   piano lessons when I was eight. The older I got, the more my passion(酷爱) for music grew. But I also began to gradually lose my   18   . Doctors told me that the nerve (神经) damage was the   19   and by age twelve, I was completely deaf. But my love for music never   20    me.”

    “My   21   was to become a percussion soloist, even though there were none at that time. To perform, I   22   to ‘hear’ music differently from others. I play using my feet and can   23   the pitch of a note(音调高低) by the vibrations(振动). I feel through my body and through my  24  . My entire sound world exists by making full ___25___ of every sense that I have.”

    “I was   26   to be considered as a musician, but not as a deaf musician, and I applied to the famous Royal Academy of Music in London. No other deaf student had   27   this before and some teachers were ___28___ to admit me. However, based on my performance, I was   29   admitted and went on to   30   with great honour.”

    “After that, I became a full-time solo percussionist. I   31  a lot of musical pieces since   32__  had been written specially for solo percussionists.”

    “I have been a soloist for over ten years.   33   the doctor thought I was totally deaf, it didn’t   34   that my passion couldn’t be realized. I would encourage people not to allow themselves to be   35   by others’ attitude. Follow your passion; follow your heart. They will lead you to the place you want to go.”

A. conditions     B. opinions     C. actions          D. suggestions

A. enjoying       B. choosing     C. taking           D. giving

A. sight          B. hearing      C. touch            D. taste

A. evidence       B. result       C. excuse           D. cause

A. left               B. excited      C. supported        D. disappointed

A. achievement B. decision     C. promise          D. goal

A. turned         B. learned      C. used             D. ought

A. tell               B. see          C. hear             D. smell

A. carefulness     B. idea         C. imagination      D. experience

A. use                B. effort       C. feeling          D. idea

A. dissatisfied        B. shocked      C. determined       D. unhappy

A. done           B. accepted     C. advised          D. admitted

A. learning       B. excited      C. willing          D. unwilling

A. usually         B. finally      C. possibly         D. hopefully

A. study      B. research     C. graduate         D. progress

A. wrote          B. translated   C. heard            D. read

A. enough         B. some         C. many         D. few

A. However        B. Although     C. When         D. Since

A. mean            B. seem         C. conclude         D. say

A. failed         B. beaten       C. taught           D. affected

I live in Albuquerque and I used to give much money to the homeless around, feeling sorry for their misfortune. But later I became a single mom with no home, a huge ---36--- and hardly any income. ---37---, I stopped giving and became very bitter.
Several years later, things started to ---38---. I became ---39--- enough to have a home, and ---40--- a backyard, and I started to pull myself out of debt. One day we saw a homeless person with the ---41---, “ Will work for food. ” I ---42---. My daughter asked why I no longer helped the people in ---43---. I replied, “ Honey, they just use that money for ---44--- or other bad things. ” She didn’t respond. But when I said that, it didn’t feel right.
Three days later, I was ---45--- to pick up my daughter from school. A man was standing on the corner and something deep inside ---46--- me to help him. So I stopped my car , and he ran over with enthusiasm. He said, “ God bless you, I only need 77 cents. ” I ---47--- into my ashtray and ---48--- enough, there sat three quarters and two pennies.
Greatly shocked by this ---49---, I gave him all the money in the ashtray. He ---50--- with joy and tears in his eyes, “ You just made it ---51--- for me to see my mom for Christmas ! The bus offering this great sale is ---52--- right away ! ” It was a moment I’ll never forget. I think that man won’t forget it either, but I was the one who got the best ---53--- in life_____giving. It also ---54--- me that nothing is a coincidence, ---55--- everything has meaning.

【小题1】
A.
debt
B.
duty
C.
shadow
D.
pressure
【小题2】
A.
In fact
B.
In a word
C.
As a result
D.
All in all
【小题3】
A.
develop
B.
worsen
C.
vary
D.
change
【小题4】
A.
fortunate
B.
wealthy
C.
generous
D.
successful
【小题5】
A.
even
B.
still
C.
yet
D.
only
【小题6】
A.
decoration
B.
expression
C.
sign
D.
announcement
【小题7】
A.
got by
B.
pulled out
C.
passed on
D.
passed by
【小题8】
A.
emergency
B.
danger
C.
need
D.
panic
【小题9】
A.
food
B.
alcohol
C.
medicine
D.
entertainment
【小题10】
A.
driving
B.
jogging
C.
wandering
D.
cycling
【小题11】
A.
directed
B.
challenged
C.
permitted
D.
drove
【小题12】
A.
reached
B.
turned
C.
broke
D.
searched
【小题13】
A.
amusingly
B.
strangely
C.
awkwardly
D.
naturally
【小题14】
A.
incident
B.
condition
C.
state
D.
coincidence
【小题15】
A.
poured out
B.
turned out
C.
broke out
D.
burst out
【小题16】
A.
necessary
B.
difficult
C.
possible
D.
suitable
【小题17】
A.
queuing
B.
leaving
C.
setting
D.
operating
【小题18】
A.
gift
B.
time
C.
favor
D.
honor
【小题19】
A.
impresses
B.
informs
C.
persuades
D.
reminds
【小题20】
A.
or
B.
and
C.
so
D.
however

I’ve changed my mind. “ I wanted to have a telescope, but now I want my dad back.” Lucien Lawrence’s letter to father for Christmas written after his schoolteacher’s father had been knifed to death outside his school gate, must have touched everyone’s heart. Lucien went on to say that without his father he couldn’t see the stars in the sky. When those whom we love depart from us, we cannot see the stars for a while.

But Lucien, the stars are still there, and one day, when you are older and your tears have gone, you will see them again. And, in a strange way, I expect that you will find your father there too, either in your mind and heart. I find that my parents, who died years ago, still figure in many of my dreams and that I think of them perhaps more than I ever did when they were alive. I still live to please them and I’m still surprised by their reactions. I remember that when I became a professor, I was so proud, or rather so pleased with myself that I couldn’t wait to cable my parents. The reply was a long time in coming, but when it did, all my mother said was “ I hope this means that now you will have more time for the children!” I haven’t forgotten. The values of my parents still live on.

It makes me pause and think about how I will live on in the hearts and minds of my children and of those for whom I care. Would I have been as ready as Philip Lawrence have been to face the aggressors, and to lay down my life for those in my care? How many people would want me back for Christmas? It’s a serious thought, one to give me pause.

I pray silently, sometimes, in the dead of night, that ancient cry of a poet “Deliver my soul from the sword, and my darling from the power of the dog.” Yet I know the death comes to us all, and sometimes comes suddenly. We must therefore plan to live forever, but live as if we will die tomorrow. We live on, I’m sure, in the lives of those we loved, and therefore we ought to have a care for what they will remember and what they will treasure. If more parents knew this in their hearts to be true, there might be fewer knives on our streets today.

1.. According to the whole text we can see that the first paragraph ________.

A.puts forward the subject of the text.

B.shows the author’s pity on the kid.

C.acts as an introduction to the discussion.

D.makes a clear statement of the author’ views

2.. In the second paragraph the author mainly wants to explain to us _______.

A.how much he misses his parents now

B.why his parents often appear in his dream

C.when Lucien will get over all his sadness

D.how proud he was when he succeeded in life

3.. What feeling did the author’s mother express in her reply?

A.Proud

B.Happy

C.Disappointed

D.Worried

4. In the author’s opinion, the value of a person’s life is ________.

A.to leave a precious memory to the people related

B.to have a high sense of duty to the whole society

C.to care what others will remember and treasure

D.to share happiness and sadness with his family

5.. What does the writer mean by the sentence taken from an old poem?

A.Call on criminals and murderers to lay down their guns.

B.Advise parents stay with their children safely at home.

C.Spend every day meaningfully in memory of the death.

D.Try to keep violence and murder far away from society.

 

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