(6)句意:她不是和美国人一样接受恭维。A、receive收到,接收,B、accept接受,C、refuse拒绝,D、disagree反对,此处应是从主观感受上的接受恭维,accept接受,故选B。
(7)句意:她真的理解了这个美国男孩的话,但是她认为应该要谦虚。A、hardly几乎不,B、really真地,C、rarely很少,D、badly严重地,根据but she thought she should be modest,但是她认为应该要谦虚,可知她真的理解那个男孩的话,really真地,故选B。 (8)句意:在西方,在人们被表扬的时候会感到骄傲和自信。根据proud骄傲的,and表示并列关系,与proud骄傲的构成并列关系的是confident自信的,故选D。
(9)句意:如果某人说你做的菜很美味,你应该说谢谢。根据the dishes这些菜,可知应搭配动词烹饪,cook,做饭,烹饪,故选D。
(10)句意:在我国我们认为谦虚是一种美德并且骄傲是一件不好的事情。根据上文being modest is a virtue,谦虚是一种美德,可知下文是相反的骄傲是不好的事情,proud,骄傲的,故选A。
(11)句意:但是在我看来,自信不意味着骄傲。该句是作者认为自信不意味着骄傲,A、think认为,想, B、say说, C、ask问, D、mean意味着,意思是,故选D。 (12)句意:所以有时候你应该自信而不是谦虚。根据上文being confident does not mean being proud,自信并不意味着骄傲,可知此处是要自信而不是骄傲,instead of,而不是,故选C。
(13)句意:当你谦虚的说,不,我恐怕我做不好,在西方国家工作时,别人可能认为你真的不能做。根据下文the others may think that you really cannot do it,别人可能认为你真的不能做,可知上文是can't不能,故选A。
(14)句意:如果你经常说不,你将一定会被别人看不起。A、another三者及以上中的另一个,B、the other两者中另一个,C、the others一定范围内的其他人或物,D、others泛指别的人或物,此处是被别人看不起,泛指,用others,故选D。
(15)句意:当在找工作时,如果一个人说像如是的,我一定可以做到,而不是让我试一下的话,他或她将会成功得到工作。根据下文So in the west, you should be brave to show your self-confidence,所以在西方,你应该勇敢的展示自信,可知上文如果那样说的话会成功得到工作,succeed in doing sth,成功做某事,固定搭配,故选C。 【点评】考查完形填空,注意通读全文,根据上下文来选择符合题意的选项。
4.阅读下面的短文,掌握其大意,然后从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中,选择最佳选项。 Painting from Memory
I was born in Damyang, a beautiful place known for its bamboo forests in Korea. I spent much time in the forests painting pictures of the 1 . Painting is one of my talents. I lived there until last year when my family moved to New York. My mother, a scientist, was asked to come work here.
There are no bamboo forests, I said, there is nothing to 2 in NewYork. Don't worry, you will find many things to see and paint there, my mother said. I still felt 3 . But I will miss home, I said. Then you can paint pictures of your favorite places. They will make you feel at home
even in New York, she said. So when we moved, I brought my forest paintings with me. New York was not easy at first. I missed home a lot. Yet when I looked at my paintings of bamboo, I felt much better. I soon 4 friends at school too. They also like painting, and we now paint in a group after school.
Last month, we had a new neighbor, Varvara, an old lady who moved from Russia, to be closer to her daughter. She was sad to leave her home. My mother and I often visited her. She told us her unbearable homesick and everything about her hometown Vyborg. I could 5 her home in my head.
Varvara missed her home so much that she became ill. I worried about her and I wanted to do something for her. I had ever been in her 6 before. At least, I had my forest paintings of home. However, she didn't even have that. Unless …
A few days later, I met Varvara on the stairs. She looked better but still sad. I gave her my gift: a painting of Vyborg. I had painted it from her 7 .
She began to cry as she saw the painting. At first, I was worried that she didn't like it. Later, she told me that those were tears of joy. I knew just how she 8 wherever you go, hometown is always with you. 1. A. trees 2. A. play
B. house B. buy
C. flowers C. paint C. unfamiliar C. helped C. face C. secrets C. chose
D. bamboo D. study D. unnecessary D. praised D. name D. memories D. lost
3. A. unusual B. unsure 4. A. missed B. found 5. A. picture B. change 7. A. friend 8. A. felt
B. daughter B. cried
6. A. direction B. imagination C. situation D. conversation
【答案】 (1)D;(2)C;(3)B;(4)B;(5)A;(6)C;(7)D;(8)A; 【解析】【分析】文章大意:本文叙述出生韩国大阳,一个以韩国竹林闻名的美丽地方。花了很多时间在森林里画竹画。绘画是他的天赋之一。为了思念家乡去美国是随身携带带了他的森林画。起初还是很想念家。但是当看他的竹子画时,感觉好多了。很快也在学校找到了朋友。他们也喜欢画画,现在放学后一起画画。但是上个月,来了一位邻居从俄罗斯搬来的老太太,她离她的女儿更近了。她离开家很难过。作者和妈妈经常去看她。她告诉我们她无法忍受的思乡病和她家乡维堡的一切。最后得了相思病作者根据她的的描述,为她画了一张她家乡的画,她激动地留下热泪。
(1)句意:我花了很多时间在森林里画竹画。A:trees树; B:house房子; C:flowers花; D:bamboo竹子。根据上文I was born in Damyang, a beautiful place known for its bamboo forests in Korea.可知作者花了很多时间在森林里画竹画。 故选D。
(2)句意:纽约没有竹林,也没有什么可画的。A:play玩; B:buy买; C:paint用漆写或画; D:study学习。根据上文There are no bamboo forests,他认为无竹子可画, 故选C。
(3)句意:我仍然感到不确定。A:unusual不寻常的; B:unsure不确定的; C:
unfamiliar不熟悉的 D:unnecessary不需要。根据上文 Don't worry, you will find many things to see and paint there, my mother said. 和still,可知作者仍然怀疑母亲的说法,故选B。
(4)句意:我很快也在学校找到了朋友。A:missed错过; B:found找到; C:helped帮助; D:praised表扬。根据下文 They also like painting, and we now paint in a group after school. 可知他在学校找到喜欢画画的朋友,故选B。
(5)句意:我可以在我头脑中国想象她的家。A:picture想象; B:change改变; C:face面对; D:name命名。根据上文She told us her unbearable homesick and everything about her hometown Vyborg.可知作为爱好画画的人作者能够在自己的头脑中能够想象出她家的样子。故选A。
(6)句意:我以前也遇到过她的情况。A:direction方向; B:imagination想象; C:situation情况; D:conversation会话。根据上文 Varvara missed her home so much that she became ill. 可知作者之前的思乡之痛与她思乡病同样的感受,能够理解老人的现在的情况,故选C。
(7)句意:我是根据她的记忆画的。A:friend朋友; B:daughter女儿; C:secrets秘密; D:memories记忆力。A:felt 感到;B:cried哭; C:chose 选择;D:lost丢失。根据上文She told us her unbearable homesick and everything about her hometown Vyborg.可知作者是根据她在上文叙述(她记忆中的)她家乡的样子画出的,故选B。
(8)句意:我知道她对对家乡的感觉,无论你去哪里,家乡总是和你在一起。A:felt感到; B:cried哭; C:chose选择; D:lost丢失。根据下文wherever you go, hometown is always with you.可知不管身处何地,总会有思家之痛的感觉,故选A。
【点评】考查完形填空。做题时,应先通读全文,了解大意,理清文章的内容和逻辑关系。然后逐 一做题,注意上下文的提示和空前后的搭配;最后再读短文,印证答案。
5.通读下面短文,掌握其大意,然后在每小题所给的四个选项中,选出一个最佳答案。 Once upon a time, a wealthy old man lived alone in a big house. He was growing 1 day by day and was unable to take care of himself, so he decided to hire (雇佣) a nurse to help with housework and 2 him.
One day, the old man interviewed two nurses — Anthony and Peter. Anthony happened to be a handsome young man, while Peter looked quite 3 . The old man asked Anthony to make tea for him. After Anthony left, the old man 4 Peter and said, \and not worth trusting. Is this correct?\
Peter thought for a minute and said, \something wrong with me. I should take some time to 6 these things.\
The old man was very impressed (印象深刻的) by Peter's character. At the same time, Anthony returned with a cup of 7 for the old man.
The old man sent Peter to make breakfast for 8 . He then turned to Anthony and told him, \After hearing this, Anthony became angry and started 10 .
In the end, the old man hired Peter. Although Peter looked quite common, he had great inner
beauty. 1. A. weaker 2. A. take up 3. A. ugly 4. A. got to 6. A. change 7. A. coffee 8. A. her 9. A. perfectly
B. shorter C. taller
D. richer
B. look up C. take after D. look after B. strong C. common D. beautiful B. led to B. move B. him
C. turned to D. pointed to C. save C. you
D. keep D. tea D. me
5. A. background B. opinion C. looking D. picture
B. water C. milk
B. properly C. patiently D. poorly
10. A. shouting B. talking C. playing D. running
【答案】 (1)A;(2)D;(3)C;(4)C;(5)B;(6)A;(7)D;(8)B;(9)D;(10)A;
【解析】【分析】本文介绍一名老人,面试两名护士,一名长得帅,一名长得普通,为了决定最后的雇佣者,老人对他们做了一个测试,最终雇佣了长相普通却心地善良的那名护士。
(1)句意:他的身体日渐衰弱,无法照顾自己,所以他决定雇一个护士来帮他做家务,照顾他。A更虚弱,B更矮,C更高,D更富有,根据 was unable to take care of himself 可知是身体虚弱,故选A。
(2)句意:他的身体日渐衰弱,无法照顾自己,所以他决定雇一个护士来帮他做家务,照顾他。A占据,B查找,C (在外表、举止、性格方面)像 , D照顾,根据 was unable to take care of himself 可知是找人照顾自己,故选D。
(3)句意:安东尼碰巧是一个英俊的年轻人,而彼得看上去却很普通。A丑陋的,B强壮的,C普通的,D美丽的,根据 Although Peter looked quite common ,故此处是普通的,故选C。
(4)句意:安东尼走后,老人转身对彼得说:“安东尼说你很粗鲁,不值得信任。A到达,B导致,C转身朝向,D指向,根据后面 and said 可知,是转过身对Peter说,故选C。
(5)句意:如果安东尼对我有意见,那我肯定有问题。A背景,B意见,C样子,D图片,根据 there must be something wrong with me 可知是对他有意见,故选B。
(6)句意:我应该花点时间来改变这些事情。A改变,B移动,C挽救,D保持,根据 there must be something wrong with me 可知有错就需要改变,故选A。
(7)句意:与此同时,安东尼给老人送了一杯茶回来。A咖啡,B水,C牛奶,D茶,根据cup,茶杯,可知里面是茶,故选D。
(8)句意:那位老人派彼得去给他做早餐。A她,B他,C你,D我,根据The old man sent Peter to make breakfast for可知主语是the old man,故用he指代,故选B。
(9)句意:你不在的时候,彼得说你的坏话。A完美地,B适当地,C耐心地,D不充分地,根据 After hearing this, Anthony became angry 可知此处是坏话,故选D。
(10)句意:安东尼听了这话后,很生气,开始大叫。A喊叫,B谈话,C玩耍,D奔
跑,根据 After hearing this, Anthony became angry 可知,人在生气时是大叫,故选A。 【点评】考查词汇在篇章中的运用能力,答题时首先要跳过空格通读文章掌握其大意,然后细读文章字斟句酌逐一作答,注意考虑句型、语法、搭配、语境等因素。最后通读一遍检查验证。
6.阅读下面短文,掌握其大意,然后从各题所给的A、B、c、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。
Nobody is perfect. Everyone makes mistakes in life. Sometimes even wise people make some foolish 1 . It doesn't mean they're foolish. It means they're improving.
Sometimes making mistakes means that you are trying 2 things. It's good to try new things. 3 you are trying new things, you are growing. If you never have a try, you will never make progress. Look around you, and 4 you see is the result of someone trying new things. I remember 5 what my life was like in 2012. I was 17 years old and in a really bad place. In a chemistry lab, I was doing an experiment. I tried twenty times, but I couldn't 6 . So I decided to stop doing the experiment. I felt a little 7 .
Mr. Smith seemed to know my 8 . He touched my head with a smile, \have done a lot and you've got a lot. 9 you know that there are twenty ways you can't use to do this experiment.\
After 10 the words, I became excited again. I kept doing the experiment and at last I succeeded. 1. A. noise 2. A. old 3. A. Before 5. A. hardly 6. A. fail 8. A. hobby 9. A. At least
B. meals C. choices B. new
B. Unless C. Though B. clearly C. quickly
D. faces D. While D. slowly D. unhappy D. answer
C. common D. brave
4. A. everything B. nothing C. somebody D. anybody
B. appear C. succeed D. jump B. feeling C. dream
7. A. surprised B. proud C. full
B. At once C. At most D. At times