The Olympic Games
李仕才
一、阅读理解。
Some years ago, writing in my diary used to be a usual activity. I would return from school and spend the expected half hour recording the day's events, feelings, and impressions in my little blue diary. I did not really need to express my emotions by way of words, but I gained a certain satisfaction from seeing my experiences forever recorded on paper. After all, isn't accumulating memories a way of preserving the past?
When I was thirteen years old, I went on a long journey on foot in a great valley, well equipped with pens, a diary, and a camera. During the trip, I was busy recording every incident, name and place I came across. I felt proud to be spending my time productively, dutifully preserving for future generations a detailed description of my travels. On my last night there, I wandered out of my tent, diary in hand. The sky was clear and lit by the glare of the moon, and the walls of the valley looked threatening behind their screen of shadows. I automatically took out my pen...
At that point, I understood that nothing I wrote could ever match or replace the few seconds I allowed myself to experience the dramatic beauty of the valley. All I remembered of the previous few days were the dull characterizations I had set down in my diary.
Now, I only write in my diary when I need to write down a special thought or feeling. I still love to record ideas and quotations that strike me in books, or observations that are particularly meaningful. I take pictures, but not very often only of objects I find really beautiful. I'm no longer blindly satisfied with having something to remember when I grow old. I realize that life will simply pass me by if I stay behind the camera, busy preserving the present so as to live it in the future.
I don't want to wake up one day and have nothing but a pile of pictures and notes. Maybe I won't have as many exact representations of people and places; maybe I'll forget certain facts, but at least the experiences will always remain inside me. I don't live to make memories--I just live, and the memories form themselves.
1.Before the age of thirteen, the author regarded keeping a diary as a way of ________.
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A. observing her school routine B. expressing her satisfaction C. impressing her classmates D. preserving her history
2.What caused a change in the author's understanding of keeping a diary? A.A dull night on the journey. B. The beauty of the great valley. C.A striking quotation from a book.
D. Her concerns for future generations. 3.What does the author put in her diary now? A. Notes and beautiful pictures. B. Special thoughts and feelings. C. Detailed accounts of daily activities. D. Descriptions of unforgettable events.
4.The author comes to realize that to live a meaningful life is ________. A.to experience it
B.to live the present in the future C.to make memories
D.to give accurate representations of it
【文章大意】作者曾经把写日记看作保留过去的一种方式，一次山谷旅行的经历让作者对日记的理解发生了变化，现在作者认识到过有意义的生活就是体验生活，而不是记录生活。 1.D 【解析】细节理解题。根据第一段中的“but I gained a certain satisfaction from
seeing my experiences forever recorded on paper. After all, isn't accumulating memories a way of preserving the past?”可知，13岁以前，作者把写日记看作保留过去的一种方式。
3.B 【解析】细节理解题。根据第四段中的“Now, I only write in my diary when I need
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to write down a special thought or feeling. I”可知，现在作者在日记中加入了自己特殊的想法和感情。
4.A 【解析】推理判断题。根据倒数第二段中的“I realize that life will simply pass me
by if I stay behind the camera, busy preserving the present so as to live it in the future.”可知，作者认为过有意义的生活就是体验生活，而不是记录生活。
二、单句语法填空
1．As everybody knows, the (lazy) a person is, the more things he needs to do tomorrow. 答案：lazier
2．—He admitted (cheat) in the exam.
—That’s why he was not admitted universities or colleges. 答案：cheating/having cheated; to/into
3．I regret to inform you that your brother is just the one we’ll get someone (replace)．
答案：to replace
4． (compete) more effectively with others, more and more people equip themselves with a higher education. 答案：To compete
5．Her bright clothes always make her stand in a crowd. 答案：out 6．It is a truth finally and universally acknowledged that a single woman with brains deserves (have) equal opportunities to men. 答案：to have
7．The project is the charge of an experienced worker. 答案：in
8．The basketball coach, as well as his team, (interview) shortly after the match for their outstanding performance. 答案：was interviewed
9．If you don’t plan to stay there long in the coming holiday, will I. 答案：nor/neither 10．Concerned with their health, many people take exercise (regular) and keep a balanced diet. 答案：regularly 三、完形填空。
Every morning，on my way to work，I see homeless people sleeping on sidewalks.Clearly，they're in need of __1__.I feel it a(n) __2__ to see this，and most people walk by, __3__ the homeless don't exist，and don't offer any help at all，not even a __4__.Recently，it's been extremely cold，making things especially __5__ for the homeless.
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Usually I arrive at work around 8 am，when the homeless are still asleep.I'm not sure whether it's a good __6__ to leave something for them while they're __7__ ，as it may get stolen or they may not even __8__ it.
Today，I __9__ someone，who seemed to be homeless，sitting on the sidewalk，awake.I had some time __10__ I was due to start work，so I dashed across the street to ask if I could get anything for him to drink or eat.He wanted a cola，so I went and got this for him __11__ a banana.
I gave him the drink and banana，then went back to my office across the street，and went upstairs to get the bag I recently __12__ with everyday items.I'd been planning to give it to someone in need，so this was a great __13__.I hurried back to give the bag to the stranger，who was __14__.
Society may feel uncomfortable with homeless people.__15__ ，we must remember they're just like us.They're just down on their __16__ for different reasons.If we __17__ to those in need，our hearts will grow and we can __18__ make our world better.
Singer Phil Collins sang a song titled Another Day in Paradise，which __19__ us to be grateful for the many blessings we have and not to __20__ those who are less fortunate.
1．A.balance B．significance C．performance D．assistance 2．A.duty B．regret C．advance D．equality 3．A.imagining B．expecting C．pretending D．announcing 4．A.word B．hug C．pity D．gift 5．A.absurd B．boring C．complex D．touch 6．A.idea B．excuse C．lesson D．reason 7．A.relaxed B．absent-minded C．unaware D．dizzy 8．A.know B．want C．share D．afford 9．A.spotted B．approached
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C．recognized D．interviewed 10．A.when B．since
C．before D．unless 11．A.instead of B．except for
C．regardless of D．along with 12．A.replaced B．packed
C．decorated D．combined 13．A.trial B．honor
C．opportunity D．reward 14．A.grateful B．careful
C．hopeful D．skillful 15．A.Besides B．Therefore
C．Meanwhile D．However 16．A.effort B．luck
C．appearance D．reputation 17．A.look out B．break out
C．reach out D．turn out 18．A.truly B．properly
C．deliberately D．approximately 19．A.intends B．reminds
C．promises D．persuades 20．A.trick B．blame
C．doubt D．forget
【解题导语】本文主要讲述了作者帮助无家可归的人的故事。
【核心词汇】extremely adv.极其，极端 dash v．急奔，急驰，猛冲 paradise n．天堂 blessing n．上帝的恩宠，祝福
1．D 根据下文的“don't offer any help at all”可知，这些无家可归的人需要帮助。assistance意为“帮助”。故选D。
2．B 根据下文作者帮助无家可归的人可推知，作者同情这些无家可归的人，看到他们睡在大街上感到很是遗憾。故选B。
3．C 根据“and don't offer any help at all”并结合上文的“I feel it a(n) __2__ to see this”可推知，大部分的路人对无家可归的人漠不关心，视而不见，即假装(pretending)没看到。
4．A 根据“even”可推知，大部分人不仅不提供帮助，甚至连一句问候都没有。
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2024年高考英语一轮优练题Unit2TheOlympicGames(含解析)新人教版
