题目内容
12.One fine day,I was sitting in a quiet room at the Miclroft Hotel,a peaceful place about an hour out of Toronoto.It was just past noon,late July,and I was (21)Ato the desperate sounds of a life-or-death (22)Bgoing on a few feet away.There was a small fly(23)D the last of its short life's energies in a useless (24)Bto fly through the glass of the window.The whining (发出嗡嗡声) wings told the (25)Astory of the fly's strategy:Try harder.But it's not working.
The great effort offered no hope for its(26)C.Instead,the struggle was part of the trap.It was (27)Afor the fly to try hard enough to succeed in breaking through the glass:This fly's fate was(28)A.It would die there near the window.(29)Cthe room; ten steps away,the door was(30)A.By ten seconds of flying,this small creature could (31)Bthe outside world.With only a bit of the (32)Dnow being wasted,it could be free of this self-imposed (自设的) trap.The breakthrough possibility was (33)CIt would be so easy.
Why didn't the fly try (34)Aapproach?How did it get so locked in the idea that this (35)Droute and determined effort offered the most (36)Dfor success?No doubt this approach made sense to the fly.(37)Bit was an idea that would kill it.
Trying harder isn't necessarily the solution to achieving more.It (38)A offer any real promise for getting what you want out of life.Sometimes,(39)B,it's a big part of the problem.If you stake (拿…冒险) your hopes for a breakthrough on trying harder than ever,you may (40)Ayour chances for success.
| 21.A.listening | B.walking | C.looking | D.talking |
| 22.A.performance | B.struggle | C.competition | D.decision |
| 23.A.giving up | B.saving up | C.bringing out | D.burning out |
| 24.A.fight | B.attempt | C.way | D.spirit |
| 25.A.sad | B.brave | C.funny | D.great |
| 26.A.reality | B.trouble | C.survival | D.death |
| 27.A.impossible | B.difficult | C.unnecessary | D.practical |
| 28.A.determined | B.shortened | C.changed | D.controlled |
| 29.A.From | B.Through | C.Across | D.Around |
| 30.A.open | B.left | C.closed | D.guarded |
| 31.A.see | B.reach | C.feel | D.contact |
| 32.A.power | B.hope | C.trial | D.effort |
| 33.A.late | B.little | C.there | D.wasted |
| 34.A.another | B.the other | C.either | D.any other |
| 35.A.different | B.difficult | C.familiar | D.particular |
| 36.A.problem | B.excuse | C,strength | D.promise |
| 37.A.Probably | B.Regrettably | C.Naturally | D.Gradually |
| 38.A.may not | B.mustn't | C.would not | D.can't |
| 39.A.at last | B.intact | C.as a result | D.after all |
| 40.A.kill | B.value | C.take | D.have |
分析 本文属于说明文阅读,作者通过这篇文章主要向我们讲述了作者见到一只苍蝇为了逃脱不断地撞击玻璃直至死亡,然而事实上在房间的对面,几步路远的地方,门是开着的;由此引发了作者的思考,告诫我们不要一味地努力,要找对正确的方法.
解答 21.A.动词辨析.A.listening 听 B.walking 走 C.looking 看 D.talking 谈话,根据句意我听到了不远处有濒临死亡绝望的声音;故选A.
22.B.名词辨析.A.performance 表现 B.struggle 抗争 C.competition 竞赛 D.decision 决定;根据句意我听到了不远处有濒临死亡绝望的声音;故选B.
23.D.短语辨析.A.giving up 放弃 B.saving up 拯救 C.bringing out 带来 D.burning out 燃烧;根据句意为这里有一只小苍蝇正在燃烧它整个生命的能量不断地试图飞过透明玻璃;故选D.
24.B.名词辨析.A.fight 打架 B.attempt 尝试 C.way 方式D.spirit 精神;根据句意为这里有一只小苍蝇正在燃烧它整个生命的能量不断地试图飞过透明玻璃;故选B.
25.A.形容词辨析.A.sad 悲伤地 B.brave 勇敢的 C.funny 滑稽的 D.great 好的;根据句意为不断震动发出嗡嗡声的翅膀告诉我们它撞击的越来越用力这个悲伤地故事,然而这时无用的;故选A.
26.C.名词辨析.A.reality 现实 B.trouble 困难 C.survival 救赎 D.death 死亡;根据句意为巨大的努力并没有为它带来得救的光芒;故选C.
27.A.形容词辨析.A.impossible 不可能的 B.difficult 困难的 C.unnecessary 不需要的D.practical 练习的;根据句意为这是不可能的苍蝇只要撞击的足够用力就能撞碎玻璃飞出去;故选A.
28.A.根据上文根据句意为这是不可能的苍蝇只要撞击的足够用力就能撞碎玻璃飞出去;可知苍蝇的命运已经注定了;故选A.
29.C.本句句意为在房间的对面,几步路远的地方,门是开着的;故选C.
30.A.形容词辨析.A.open 开着的 B.left 剩下的 C.closed 关着的 D.guarded 谨慎的;本句句意为在房间的对面,几步路远的地方,门是开着的;故选A.
31.B.根据上文句意为在房间的对面,几步路远的地方,门是开着的;可知只要飞几秒钟这个小生命就可以到达外面自由的天空;故选B.
32.D.根据上文在房间的对面,几步路远的地方,门是开着的可知苍蝇只要用一点点的精力就可以逃离这个它自己设下的陷阱;故选D.
33.C.根据上文其实苍蝇只要用一点点的精力就可以逃离这个它自己设下的陷阱可知逃离出去在这种情况下变得十分容易;故选C.
34.A.本句句意为为什么苍蝇不尝试一下其他的方式地;故选A.
35.D.形容词辨析.A.different不同的-B.difficult 困难的 C.familiar 相似的 D.particular 特别的;根据句意为它是怎么被局限在只有这一条路的思维里并不停地为这最有希望成功的可能努力的呢;故选D.
36.D.名词辨析.A.problem 问题 B.excuse借口 C,strength 力量 D.promise 希望;根据句意为它是怎么被局限在只有这一条路的思维里并不停地为这最有希望成功的可能努力的呢;故选D.
37.B.副词辨析.A.Probably可能地 B.Regrettably 后悔的 C.Naturally 自然地 D.Gradually 逐渐的;本句句意为令人遗憾的是正是这种思维害死了它;故选B.
38.A.本句句意为可能最终它不能提供任何有效的作用使我们获得我们想要的;故选A.
39.B.本句句意为有时候毫发无伤也是生命中很重要的一部分;故选B.
40.A.动词辨析.A.kill 杀死 B.value 珍视C.take 带 D.have 有;本句句意为如果我们为了成功逃脱而比平时付出更多的努力你很可能会失去成功的机会;故选A.
点评 考察学生的推理判断能力和联系上下文的能力,在做推理判断题不要以个人的主观想象代替文章的事实,要根据文章事实进行合乎逻辑的推理判断.此类的填空题一定要联系上下文,根据上下文的内容加上自己的理解,再作出正确的判断.
| A. | meaning | B. | meant | C. | to mean | D. | being meant |
I was in the kitchen when (36)Bcalled and told me to make a quick decision.They could only hold a place for my(37)B until the next morning.
The thought of being (38)Dfrom my Alzheimer's stricken (早老性痴呆)mother when she needed me most(39)Cme.Dad died when I was a teenager,Mom and I had(40)Amany hard times together.Mom taught me to laugh my way through bad experiences and sing through (41)Ddays.But in recent years,except for extremely(42)B moments of consciousness,she'd become lost in her own private world.I knew that Mom needed(43)C nursing and medical care,yet the possibility of a complete stranger coming to her at night,when she would(44)A around like a sleepwalking child,filled me with a feeling of(45)D.
Two bitter days passed(46)A we left for the nursing home.I hugged and kissed her with (47)Btears,I'd always planned the best golden years for Mom in her old age,but now I was saying(48)C.Suddenly there was something shining in her(49)D a look of recognition."Stop crying now",she said firmly,"Say goodbye and get going.Don't(50)A about me."
I stood with(51)C and stared into her face."Mom!"I cried and reached out for her.But as quickly as my"real"Mom had appeared,she(52)Cagain into her world of a little child.(53)D,at that very moment I realized the mother,that familiar Mom who knew and understood,who(54)A and sang with me in hard times,would always be there,giving me(55)B when I needed it most.
| 36.A.the hospital | B.the nursing home | C.the kindergarten | D.the school |
| 37.A.Dad | B.Mom | C.brother | D.husband |
| 38.A.freed | B.protected | C.forbidden | D.separated |
| 39.A.relaxed | B.comforted | C.pained | D.struck |
| 40.A.braved | B.feared | C.escaped | D.followed |
| 41.A.unforgettable | B.comfortable | C.smooth | D.tough |
| 42.A.regular | B.rare | C.usual | D.common |
| 43.A.casual | B.limited | C.professional | D.general |
| 44.A.wander | B.dream | C.sleep | D.look |
| 45.A.love | B.sacrifice | C.warmth | D.shame |
| 46.A.before | B.after | C.until | D.since |
| 47.A.happy | B.helpless | C.thankful | D.salty |
| 48.A.hello | B.goodnight | C.goodbye | D.thanks |
| 49.A.hands | B.mind | C.voice | D.eyes |
| 50.A.worry | B.wonder | C.puzzle | D.hesitate |
| 51.A.satisfaction | B.disappointment | C.amazement | D.recognition |
| 52.A.disappeared | B.broke | C.returned | D.left |
| 53.A.Meanwhile | B.Therefore | C.Besides | D.However |
| 54.A.laughed | B.cried | C.talked | D.cooked |
| 55.A.confidence | B.strength | C.safety | D.relief |
| A. | that | B. | what | C. | which | D. | when |
| A. | acquiring | B. | calculating | C. | complaining | D. | sharing |
| A. | did not book | B. | had not booked | ||
| C. | would not book | D. | would not have booked |