Then I broke a small branch(树枝)to mark my place. I walked further and broke many branches. After a while I got tired and decided to return. When I turned around, I 6 found my way home, but I felt 7 rather than being proud. I could see the mark of destruction(破坏)that I left in the woods. I promised never to do that again. Instead, I started to value my time alone in the woods. I'd sit by the streams(小溪)and 8 their beautiful singing. I'd bend down(弯下腰)to 9 the flowers.
I've tried to leave marks of kindness and goodness since then. I've tried to show others 10 they can do the same. May you always leave marks of joy in your life. 1. A. parks 2. A. never
B. woods B. seldom
C. streets C. herself C. unless C. sad C. break C. what
D. gardens D. myself D. if D. difficultly D. cold D. make D. that
C. sometimes D. always
3. A. yourself B. himself 5. A. until 6. A. slowly 7. A. good 9. A. smell
B. after B. happy B. kick
4. A. how long B. how often C. how soon D. how far
B. nervously C. easily
8. A. turn to B. listen to C. speak to D. stick to 10. A. where B. when A;(10)D;
【解析】【分析】本文讲述作者小时候在森林里留下印记防止别人迷路。
(1)句意:当我还是个孩子的时候,我喜欢在森林周围散步。A公园;B森林;C街道;D花园;根据下文I could go into the woods可知是去森林里,故答案是B。
(2)句意: 我妈妈多次警告我不要走远,否则我会迷路。A从不;B极少;C有时;D总是,根据or I would loset he way可知说迷路,应该是不要去那么远,故答案是A。 (3)句意: 然而,作为一个淘气的男孩,我很快发现我走得越来越远,证明我可以走进树林而不迷路。A你自己;B他自己;C她自己;D我自己;此处是应该是发现自己能越走越远,根据主语是I可知反身代词是myself,故答案是D。
(4)句意:然而,作为一个淘气的男孩,我很快发现我走得越来越远,证明我可以走进树林而不迷路。A多长;B多久一次;C多久;D多远;根据 walking further and further away越走越远可知,应该是测试自己能走多远而没有迷路,故答案是D。
(5)句意: 我进到森林里直到看不见房子。A直到;B在......之后;C除非;D如果,此处指走的动作的延续,故是一直走直到,故答案是A。
(6)句意: 当我转过身时,我虽然很容易地找到了回家的路,但我很伤心而不是自豪。A慢地;B紧张地;C容易地;D困难地;根据but... rather than being proud 可知不骄傲和轻松地回来了构成转折关系,故答案是C。
(7)句意: 当我转过身时,我很容易地找到了回家的路,但我很伤心而不是自豪。A好的;B开心的;C伤心的;D冷的;根据下句I could see the mark of destruction(破坏)that I left in the woods,我能看到我在树林里留下的破坏痕迹,应该是伤心的,故答案是C。
【答案】 (1)B;(2)A;(3)D;(4)D;(5)A;(6)C;(7)C;(8)B;(9)
(8)句意: 我会坐在小溪边听他们优美的歌声。A转;B听;C说;D坚持;根据后面their beautiful singing,应该是听他们漂亮的歌声,故答案是B。
(9)句意: 我会弯下腰闻花香。A闻;B踢;C打破;D使;根据the flowers,可知弯下腰应该是闻花香,故答案是A。
(10)句意:我试着向其他人证明他们也可以这样做。根据I've tried to show others(10)they can do the same,宾语从句,不缺成分,故用that,故答案是D。
【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。
10.阅读下面短文,从短文后备题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中,选出可咀填八空白处的最佳选项。
Four years ago, Joel Kline gave up his job as a magazine editor to become a freelance copywriter for advertisements, but now he had money trouble. He says that he wishes he'd never 1 to set up his own business.
\I was 3 with my job, and I used to get really angry at my boss and the way he used to 4 me around all the time. I talked to a few friends and they said that they could give me 5 , so I told my boss l was leaving. At first, everything was 6 : I had so much work that I had to take on an assistant(助理), my best friend at work, Don, just to be 7 to finish things on time. And soon we 8 large amounts of money. Don and I had a really great lifestyle, and when the work was finished, we used to take good 9 in places like Cancum and the Bahams, just to get relaxed.
At first, we were busy having fun, and charged(支付)everything to my credit cards instead, but then I began to 10 how much in debt(负债) I was. At last, I had to 11 Don off. I then had to sell all my office equipment(设备).Now I could do almost nothing even if people 12 me. Things got so bad that I even asked my old boss if I could do some work for the 13 , but he said that I'd been so 14 to him when I left that he would never employ(雇佣) me again. I've had to 15 my business now and I don't know what I'm going to do for money. It just goes to show, if you set up your own business, you shouldn't spend money you don't have.\ 1. A. pretended 2. A. specially 3. A. pleased 4. A. show 5. A. time 6. A. perfect 7. A. afraid 8. A. lost
B. learned B. still B. strict B. order B. money B. wrong B. ready
C. failed C. also C. bored C. serve C. food C. hard C. able
D. decided D. certainly D. patient D. lead D. work D. fun D. about
B. borrowed C. donated D. made
9. A. vacations 10. A. imagine 11. A. lay 12. A. paid 14. A. shy 15. A. close down
B. pictures C. courses B. remember C. wonder B. see B. helped B. rude B. pick up
C. take C. forgot C. lazy
D. chances D. realize D. put D. asked D. straight
13. A. advertisement B. magazine C. equipment D. lifestyle
C. turn down D. set up
【答案】 (1)D;(2)B;(3)C;(4)B;(5)D;(6)A;(7)C;(8)D;(9)A;(10)D;(11)A;(12)B;(13)B;(14)B;(15)A;
【解析】【分析】文章大意:乔尔·克莱恩从杂志辞职,放弃了编辑的工作,成为广告的自由撰稿人。聘请了自己最好的工作伙伴——唐作为自己的助手,很快挣了很多钱。之后就去休假,把所有的消费都记在了自己的信用卡上,当乔尔意识到自己透支了很多钱的时候,他已经偿还不清了。
(1)句意:他说他希望自己从来没有决定自己创业。A 假装;B 学习;C 失败;D 决定。由上文语句Joel Kline gave up his job as a magazine editor to become a freelance copywriter for advertisements理解可知,Joel自己决定去创业,故选D。
(2)句意:我希望我仍然还是一名编辑。A 特别地;B 仍然;C 也;D 当然。根据上文内容可知,Joel决定自己创业失败以后,处境很艰难,现在希望自己还像以前一样,是一名编辑,故选B。
(3)句意:我对我的工作感到厌倦了。A 高兴;B 严格;C 厌倦;D 耐心。根据上下文的语境可知,Joel现在谈论他辞职的原因,对工作感到无聊,固定短语be bored with sth,故选C。
(4)句意:我经常对我的老板和他一直命令我的方式感到非常生气。A 展示;B 命令;C 服务;D 引领。根据I used to get really angry at my boss 和told my boss l was leaving,可知不满老板,show,展示,和serve,服务,不符合;因为对老板不满,因此也不是lead,领导;因此是order,命令,故选B。
(5)句意:我和几个朋友谈过,他们说他们可以给我工作。A 时间;B 金钱C 食物;D 工作。根据下文语句 so I told my boss l was leaving. 提示可知,我辞职的主要动力就是朋友们承诺给我工作,故选D。
(6)句意:起初,一切都很完美。A 完美;B 错误;C 困难;D 有趣。根据下文语句I had so much work that I had to take on an assistant…提示可知,自己的创业最初很顺利,故选A。
(7)句意:只是为了能够按时完成工作。A 担心;B 准备;C 能够;D 大约。根据上文语句I had to take on an assistant…的提示可知,请助手的目的就是能够按时完成工作,be able to do sth,能够做某事,故选C。
(8)句意:很快我们就赚了很多钱。A 丢失;B 借;C 捐赠;D 挣。根据上文语句At first, everything was perfect: 提示可知,此句表示我们挣了很多的钱,make money,挣钱,故选D。
(9)句意:当工作结束后,我们经常在坎昆姆和巴哈马等地好好度假,只是为了放松。A
假期;B 图片;C 课程;D 机会。根据下文语句 just to get relaxed.提示可知,此句表示去度假,故选A。
(10)句意:但后来我开始意识到我欠了那么多的债。A 想象;B 记住;C 想知道;D 意识到。根据下午我语句At last, I had to lay Don off. I then had to sell all my office equipment.可知,Joel意识到自己欠了很多的钱,开始变卖设备还钱,故选D。
(11)句意:最后,我不得不解雇唐。A 放;B 看;C 带着;D 放置。根据下文语句 I then had to sell all my office equipment.提示可知,Joel经济窘迫,不得不解雇了助手,变卖了设备,偿还欠款。固定短语lay off,解雇,故选A。
(12)句意:现在即使有人帮助我,我也几乎无能为力了。A 支付;B 帮助;C 忘记;D 要求。根据下文语句he would never employ(雇佣) me again. 可知,没有人帮助我,故选B。
(13)句意:事情变得如此糟糕,我甚至问我的老老板我是否可以为杂志做些工作。A 广告;B 杂志;C 设备;D 生活方式。根据短文的开头可知,Joel最初在杂志社工作,故选B。
(14)句意:但他说我离开时对他太无礼了,他再也不会雇用我了。A 害羞;B 粗鲁;C 懒惰;D 坦诚。根据上文语句I used to get really angry at my boss and the way he used to order me around all the time. 提示可知,Joel对老板不尊重,故选B。
(15)句意:我现在不得不关门大吉,我不知道怎样才能挣钱。A 倒闭;B 捡起;C 调小;D 建立。根据上文语句At last, I had to pay Don off. I then had to sell all my office equipment.可知,自己的创业失败了,公司倒闭了,故选A。
【点评】考查完形填空,首先通读一遍文章,跳过缺失的单词,再根据上下文来判断所缺单词的含义,最后对选项进行区别,选出正确的那一项。
11.阅读下面短文,从短文后各题所给四个选项(A、B、C和D)中,选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
While at the beach this afternoon. I met a 1 called Bob We talked a lot. He said that it was fun playing on the cliffs (悬崖). I told him 2 I was not allowed to go near that place (Mum and Dad had always told me it was dangerous to play there). He called me a coward (胆小鬼). I wanted to prove to him that I was just as 3 as he was, so I agreed to go with him.
We wanted to make our way down to explore (探索) the area. so Bob started to climb down 4 I followed him. 5 , some rocks came down after us. One of them nearly hit my head. We could not get back up. We shouted and shouted for help, but for a long time 6 help came. I was really scared (害怕的). I wanted to cry. Then, we heard some 7 . Someone had heard us. A woman tied a rope around 8 while a man at the cliff top held the rope. She 9 her way down to save us.
My parents were relieved (宽慰的) that I was unhurt, but they were angry that I had done 10 a risky thing. I apologized and promised that I would not do anything like that again. 1. A. girl
B. boy
C. farmer D. worker
2. A. if 4. A. but 6. A. not
B. that B. for B. none
C. how C. silly C. and C. no
D. why D. brave D. or D. nothing
3. A. honest B. kind
5. A. Unluckily B. Hopefully C. Really D. Probably 7. A. wishes B. sounds C. songs D. winds 8. A. herself B. myself 9. A. did 10. A. such
B. turned B. so
C. himself D. itself C. helped D. made C. very
D. to
【答案】 (1)B;(2)B;(3)D;(4)C;(5)A;(6)C;(7)B;(8)A;(9)D;(10)A;
【解析】【分析】大意:本文讲述作者因证明自己是一个勇敢的男孩和一个名字叫鲍勃的男孩去爬山崖,结果山崖上滚落下来,导致两个不能爬山山崖,在下面求救,幸好有人听到他们的求救声,及时拯救了他们的故事。
(1)句意:我遇到一个叫鲍勃的男孩,并且我们聊了很多。A.女孩;B.男孩;C.农民;D.工人。根据 Mum and Dad had always told me it was dangerous to play there和He called me a coward (胆小鬼).可知,他们俩都是小孩,Bob是一个男孩的名词, 故选B。
(2)句意:我告诉他A.如果;B.那个,引导从句;C.怎样;D.为什么。told后接了一个宾语从句,且从句的成分完整,用连接词that引导,故选B。
(3)句意:他叫我胆小鬼。我想证明给他看我和他一样勇敢。,因此我同意和他一起去。A.诚实的;B.善良的;C.傻的;D.勇敢的。由前句,他叫我胆小鬼,因此此处是我想证明我和他一个勇敢,用brave,形容词,故选D。
(4)句意:因此鲍勃开始向下爬,我跟着他。A.但是;B.为了;C.和;D.或者。前后句是顺承关系,用连词and,连接两个句子,故选C。
(5)句意:不幸的是,一些岩石从我们身后掉下。A.不幸的是;B.希望地,抱有希望地;C.真地;D.可能。由于岩石从我们身后掉下,应该是一件很不幸的事,因此用unluckily,引出不幸的事,故选A。
(6)句意:我们一次又一次大声叫求助,但是很长时间没有来人帮助。A.不;B.没有一个;C.没有;D.没有什么。no,没有,形容词,常放在名词前,修饰名词,no help came没有救援来,故选C。
(7)句意:然后,我们听到一些声音。A.希望;B.声音;C.歌曲;D.风。根据 Someone had heard us.可知有人听到我们的求救,他们一定会发出救援的声音,以便寻到我们,用sounds,声音, 故选B。
(8)句意:当一个男人在悬崖顶上握住绳子时,有一个女人在自己身上系了一根绳子。A.她自己;B.我自己;C.他自己;D.它自己。主语和宾语是同一个人,宾语用其反身代词,主语是a woman,其反身代词用herself,她自己,故选A。
(9)句意:她下去救我们。A.做,干;B.转动,转身;C.帮助;D.制造,make one's way前往,固定搭配,故选D。
(10)句意:父母感到宽慰的是我没有受伤,但是他们很生气,我做了一件如此危险的事