浙江省2013届高考英语：完形填空之记叙文解析（03）

浙江省2013届高考英语：完形填空之记叙文解析（03）
典型例题
I was studying theater at Southem Methodist University in Dallas and felling anxious and uncertain about my future. Will I be able to 1 myself? I wondered. That summer, I decided to see if I could get out 2 my own.
Two girlfriends and I piled into a car and 3 to Aspen, Colo. where I found a job as a maid at a hotel. I don't remem- ber what I 4 ,but it was so little that I lived a difficult life.
I was at the hotel by six o'clock every morning to 5 breakfast. When breakfast was finished, I 6 the room where it was served and then the rest rooms. I had 7 been in a men's room hefore, and I was always 8 of someone walking in while I was on my knees cleaning the floors and toilets.
I came from an upper-middle-class back ground(背景), and my parents'friends always 9 me well. But now that I Was a servant, I found that many of the guests of 10 background were not so nice. That was a shock.
People were 11 to serve themselves at the breakfast; it was my 12 to go through the room and add coffee ad juice. But some people wanted me to do 13 for them, I remember one man who kept 14 me to get his food and demanding things we did not serve. He was also very critical (挑剔的).
15 I wanted to say, "Go and get it yourself. 'I knew it was my job to be quiet and do in a nice way 16 I was told. I'd take a deep breath and .somehow get what he wanted.
Still, I've never forgotten how it felt to be spoken to so rudely. Today, whenever I am in a taxi or being 17 , I always try to be as considerate (体贴的)as possible. .Service-industry jobs are not easy, and they're even 18 when people treat you like dirt.
My first job also helped me achieve more confidence (信心). After that summer I realized that what I had been afraid of was 19 . I now knew that the worst thing would be if I failed at it without really trying. I decided to give it all my energy. If I falied, 20 I would always know that I had done my best.
1. A. enjoy B. support C. manage D. live
答案：B 指导：support sb．／oneself当“养活、维持……的生计”讲，作者此处想自己将来能否养活自己?enioyoneself当“玩得高兴”讲；manage／1iVe后面不跟反身代词。
2. A. in B. for C. on D. of
答案：C 指导：onone's own"依靠自己”。作者此处强调的还是“养活自己”。
3. A. headed B. rushed C. returned D. turnd
答案：A 指导：head用作动词，当“向……地方去”讲，后面出现表示方位或地点的副词或介词短语。此处表示作者向着那个方向去，不可能用rush"冲”。
4. A. got B. found C. had D. earned
答案：D 指导：从后面一句看，此处作者是不记得当时自己能“挣”多少钱，但确实很少。“得到”只能是具体的东西，而不能表示挣多少钱。
5. A. have B. cook C. help with D. prepare for
答案：C 指导：此处作者是在餐馆里打工，因此是“帮助准备”早饭。help with sth．“帮助干……”。作者是在打工，因此不一定是“做”早饭，因此不用cook；prepare for breakfast当“准备吃早饭”讲，不合语境。
6. A. cleaned B. checked C. left D. closed
答案：A 指导：从作者当服务员的身份可断定，此处早饭过后，作者要“清理”房间。check意为“核查、核对”多指数字或答案；其他选项也不合题意。
7. A. once B. ever C. even D. never
答案：D 指导：作者应是“从来没有”到过男厕所。
8. A. afraid B. proud C. fond D. sorry
答案：A 指导：因为作者从来没有到过男厕所，因此当有人进来，
而作者跪在地上擦地板时感到“害怕”。once，ever都表示肯定；even用来说明程度的递增，都不合语境。
9. A. liked B. knew C. treated D. helped
答案：C 指导：此处作者拿自己生活圈子里的人跟来这儿的顾客做比较。作者因为出身中产阶级，因此大家对她都不错。
因此用treat sb. well．know sb．well当“非常了解某人”讲，其他动词不与副词well搭配。
10. A. another B. the same C. a differentD. a higher
答案：B 指导：作者此处认为来自于“同样”背景的人们对我并不友好，因此作者感到震惊。由作者感到震惊来看，其他选项不合逻辑。
11. A. asked B. supposed C. advised D. due
答案：B 指导：be supposed to可表示“预计”或“应该”两个意 思，此处为后者。其他选项“被要求”“被建议…‘到期”都不合题意。
12. A. job B. turn C. pleasure D. hono
答案：A 指导：此处指作者的工作是“跑腿、给客人倒咖啡和果汁”。
13. A. favor B. nothing C. duty D. everyth4"&
答案：D 指导：此处指有些客人让作者为他们做“一切”事情。rum“依次”，pleasure"快乐”，honor“荣誉”都不合题意。
14. A. begging B. ordering C. helping D. paying
答案：B 指导：本句紧接上句，指有些客人很不友好，总是“命令”作者做一些不该做的事情。由前面客人“不友好”这一点可排除其他。
15. A. As though B. Since C. Even thoughD. While
答案：C 指导：“即使”作者想拒绝他们，但最终还是默默忍受了下来。even though／if 引导让步状语从句。as though“好像”，引导方式状语从句；since引导时间状语从句或原因状语从句；while可引导时间状语从句、并列句或让步状语从句。
16. A. whatever B. whichever C. however D. whenev
答案：A 指导：表示作者答应客人的一切要求。故用whatever引导宾语从句。whichever表示某一范围中的“任何一个”；however一般引导让步状语从句，当“无论如何”讲；whenv er引导的也是让步状语从句，当“无论什么时候”讲。
17. A. looked down upon B. waited on
C. looked after D. helped out
答案：B 指导：wait on sb．当“伺候某人”讲，相当于servesb.。此处作者表示的意思是当别人伺候自己的时候，作者总是尽可能地体贴。lookafter当“照料”讲，helpout当“帮助某人摆脱(困境等)”讲，在此都不合题意。
18. A. worse B. hopeless
C. harder D. discouraging
答案：C 指导：此处作者强调服务行业是非常不容易的行业，尤其当人们对你不友好的时候，就更为“艰难”。“更为糟糕的”“无望的”“令人灰心的”都不合语境。
19. A. coldness B. impoliteness
C. cruelty D. failure
答案：D 指导：作者从第一次工作经历中获得了信心，因此意识到原来害怕的是“失败”，但现在知道真正的失败不是失败本身，而是你没有真正地去尝试。其他名词都偏离了作者要表达的思想。
20. A. at most B. at least C. in fact D. at last
答案：B 指导：此处用“至少”表示作者的观点：即使失败了，至少我知道自己已经尽力了。at　most"至多"in fact"事实上” atlast"最终”都不合逻辑。
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典型例题
"It was all his own idea,"says Pat, the wife of California high school football coach Bob Peter. Bob had 1 made a "motherhood contract (合同)-declaring that for 70 days this summer he would 2 the care of their four children and all
the housework. 3 he didn't even know how to make coffee when he signed, he was very confident.
After 40 of the 70 days, he was ready to 4 . "I was beaten down, "admits Bob. "Not only is motherhoods a 5
task, it is an impossible job for any normal human being."
Bob and Pat were married in 1991. After the marriage, Pat 6 a secretary to help put him through university. 7
BOb has been the football coach while Pat raised the kids. 8 two years ago Pat went back to work. "I had been 9 chil dren so much,"she 10 ,"I couldn't talk to a grown-up. "She continued to run the household, 11 until BOb signed the
contract.
Bob tried hard to learn cooking, but the meals he prepared were 12 . For the last three weeks, the family 13 a lot sometimes-having MacDonald's hamburgers for lunch and dinner.
14 housekeeping, a home economics teacher had told Bob that a room always looks clean 15 the bed is made. "I found 16 I shut the doors,"he says. Soon the kids were wearing their shirts inside out. "When we went to 17 Pat
at work, I made them wear their shirts 18 side out so they would look clean."
Now that Bob has publicly 19 he was wrong, he is 20 the child -raising and household tasks with Pat.
1. A. only B. just C. nearly D. over
答案：B指导：just“刚刚”，Bob刚刚签定了一个照看孩子和做家务的合同。
2. A. stick to B. set about C. think about D. take over
答案：D 指导：takeover"接收，接办”，因为原来照看孩子和做家务都是Bob的妻子的任务，所以这里用takeover表示Bob把任务接了过来。
3. A. If B. As C. Since D. Although
答案：D 指导：although引导让步状语从句。虽然他不知道如何做咖啡，他还是把家务接受过来。
4. A. carry on B. give up C. break down D. find out
答案： B 指导：根据下文中的1wasbeatendown可判断出Bob想放弃照看孩子和做家务。
5. A. strange B. pleasant C. difficult D. serious
答案： C 指导：因为困难才会产生放弃照看孩子和做家务。
6. A. sent B. employed C. learned fromD. worked as
答案：D 指导：workas“做……的工作”。Pat做了一位秘书。
7. A. In time B. Before long C. Since then D. Later on
答案： C 指导：根据句子的时态可确定应用sincethen填写，表示从那时起一直到现在。
8. A. Then B. Thus C. So D. Still
答案： A 指导：then"然后”。两年前，Pat又重新工作。
9. A. near B. after C. about D. around
答案： D 指导：从上文可知，他们有四个孩子，Pat为了孩子们忙得团团转。
10. A. insists B. sighs C. jokes D. apologizes
答案： B 指导：sigh"叹息”。由于放弃了工作，整日忙于家务，使Pat感到无可奈何。
11. A. besides B. therefore C. however D. otherwise
答案：C 指导：however"然而”。尽管无可奈何，仍然做着家务。
12. A. terrible B. tasty C. expensive D. special
答案：A 指导：terrible“难吃”，因为Bob不会做饭，所以他做出的饭菜很难吃。
13. A. starved B. traveled C. worked out D. ate out
答案： D指导：eatout"到外面吃饭”。下文sometimeshaving MacDonald'shamburgersforlunchanddinner说明他们 经常出外吃饭。
14. A. Due to B. As for C. Along with D. Except for
答案：B 指导：as for“讲到，至于，在·．．．．·方面”，在持家方面。
15. A. until B. before C. if D. unless
答案： C 指导：汀引导条件状语从句。如果把床铺叠起来，房内看起来总显得整洁。
16. A. an easier way B. a cheaper way
C. a cleaner way D. a harder way
答案：A 指导：an easier way"一个简便的方法”，把房间关上，使人们看不见屋内是否干净当然是一种更简便的方法。
17. A. receive B. welcome C. greet D. fetch
答案：D 指导：fetch"去接，去取”。当我们到Pat工作的岗位去接Pat时。
18. A. good B. wrong C. right D. opposite
答案：C 指导：right side这里指干净的那一面，为了使自己的孩子看上去干净。
19. A. admitted B. suggested C. agreed D. explained
答案：A 指导：admit"承认”。Bob在公开的场合承认了自己的错误。
20. A. operating B. realizing C. sharing D. performing
答案：C 指导：share"分享”。这篇短文讲述了Bob主动承担照看孩子和做家务活，他现在同妻子一起共同分担这些工作。
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典型例题
When I was in seventh grade, I was a candy striper(志愿护士长)at a local hospital in my town. Most of the time I spent there was with Mr. Gillespiel He never had any 1 , and nobody seemed to care about his 2 I spent many days there holding his hand and talking to him, 3 anything that needed to be done. He became a close friend of mine, 4 he responded with only a (n) 5 squeeze of my hand. Mr. Gillespie was in a coma(昏迷).
I left for a week to vacation with my parents, and when I came back, Mr. Gillespie was 6 . I didn't have the 7 to ask any of the nurses where he was, for fear they might 8 me he had died.
Several 9 later, when I was a junior in high school, I was at the gas station when I noticed a familiar face. When I 10 who it was,my eyes filled with tears. He was 11 ! I got up the nerve to ask him if his name was Mr. Gillespie, With a (n) 12 look on his face, he replied yes. I 13 how I knew him,and that I had spent many hours talking with him in the hospital. His eyes welled up with tears, and he gave me the warmest hug I had ever 14 .
He began to tell me how, 15 he lay there comatose,he could hear me talking to him and could 16 me holding his hand the whole time. Mr. Gillespie 17 believed that it was my voice and 18 that had kept him alive.
Although I haven't 19 him since, he fills my heart with 20 every day. I know that I made a difference between his life and his death.
1. A. visitors B. relatives C. patients D. friends
答案：A 指导：根据never和nobody seemed to care about可知没有人去医院探望他。
B项表示“亲戚”，一个人不可能没有亲戚，所以此项不恰当；
C项意为“病人”，Mr．Gillespie本身就是病人，因此C项显然不正确；根据常识可知由于种种原因朋友不一定去看望病人，所以D项不恰当。
2. A. interest B. requirement C. condition D. thought
答案：C 指导：Mr．Gillespie病情严重，昏迷不醒，但好像没有人关心他的“状况”。
interest"兴趣；爱好”，文中没有信息支持，所以A项错误；由于病人严重昏迷，不会有什么“要求”、“想法”，所以可将B、D两项排除。
3. A. talking about B. looking for
C. pointing out D. helping with
答案：D 指导：作者是护士助手，所以应该“帮助”做必要的事情。A、B、C三项分别表示“谈论”、“寻找”、“指出”，显然与作者的身份不符。
4. A. so that B. even though C. soon after D. just as
答案：B 指导：even though"即使”，根据后面"Mr．Gillespie was in a coma(昏迷)．”可知此处表示让步。 A项表示“以便”，用在此处逻辑关系不合理；C项表示“此后不久”，如果选择此项，意味着他在同作者成为朋友之前很
正常，显然不正确；D项表示“正如”，前后意思不通顺。
5. A. occasional B. tight C. satisfactory D. warm
答案：A 指导：根据下一句可推测病人在昏迷状态下“偶尔”握一下作者的手。
B项表示“紧紧的”，病情严重的人应该是软弱无力；C、D两项分别表示“令人满意的”“温暖的”，带有说话人强烈的感彩，但结合病情可将这两项排除。
6. A. dead B. mad C. gone D.excited
答案：C 指导：作者度假回来后发现病人不在了。
dead"死”，与下文两人重逢矛盾；mad"疯的”，脱离实际；excited"兴奋的”，下一句提到作者没有问病人在何处，可见二人根本没有见面。
7. A. right B. chance C. nerve D. time
答案：C 指导：作者恐怕护士会说出病人已经死亡的消息，所以不敢打听。第四段“I got up the nerve to．．．”也提供了暗示。right"权力”，与作者身份不符；B、D两项分别表示“机会…‘时间”，与所给语境不符。
8. A. cheat B. tell C. remind D. warn
答案：B 指导：作者担心护士“告诉”自己病人已经死亡的消息。护士没有必要“欺骗”助手，所以A项错误；C项意为“提醒”，如果选择此项，意味着作者已经知道了病人死亡的消息，这与下文两人相见矛盾；wam"警告”，与护士的身份不符。
9. A. days B. weeks C. months D. years
答案：D 指导：根据第一段第一句“When l was in seventh grade．．”可知作者当时上七年级，再结合后面"whenlwas
a junjor in high schoo1．．．”可推测是几年时间。
10. A. realized B. wondered C. heard D. asked
答案：A 指导：作者看到了一张熟悉的面孔，才“意识到”他是谁。
B、D两项分别表示“想知道”、“问”，与后面"myeyes filled withtears”矛盾；根据"whenlnoticedafamiliarface"可知作者看到了对方而不是听到了声音，所以C项错误。
11. A. great B. alive C. successful D. lucky
答案：B 指导：作者原以为再也见不到Mr．Gillespie了，想不到他还“活着”。倒数第二段that had kept himalive也提供了暗示。
great"伟大的”，Mr．Gillespie只是一位普通病人，文中没有提到他有任何与众不同之处；successful"成功的”，文中没有信息支持；lucky"幸运的”，与所给语境不符。
12. A. happy B. uncertain C. nervous D. proud
答案：B 指导：Mr．Gillespie刚一开始没有认出作者是谁，所以当一位陌生人说出自己的名字时，自然会满腹狐疑。happy"幸福的”，不合常理；nervous"紧张的”，作者当时只是一名稚气未脱的学生，因此他没有必要感到紧张；proud“自豪的”，根据常识可判断此项错误。
13. A. apologized B. remembered
C. explained D. admitted
答案：C 指导：作者从对方的表情看出他没有认出自己，所以要“解释”原因。apologized"道歉”，作者没有做错任何事情，不必道歉；remembered"记得”，与所给语境不符；admitted"承认”，言外之意是作者做了不应该做的事情，显然不正确。
14. A. dreamed B. shown C. wanted D. received
答案：D 指导：作者“接受”了对方的拥抱。
A、C两项表明作者渴望对方给予热情的拥抱，显然不恰当；shown"展现”，是对方拥抱作者，而不是作者主动拥抱对方。
15. A. because B. if C. unless D. as
答案：D 指导：当他昏迷不醒的时候。
前三项分别表示“因为”“如果”“除非”，逻辑关系不合理。
16. A. notice B. feel C. imagine D. appreciate
答案：B 指导：Mr．Gillespie在昏迷中“感觉到”有人在一直握着他的手。A、C、D三项分别表示“注意到…‘想像”“感激”，结合他的病情可知这三项不正确。
17. A. hardly B. immediately C. firmly D. wrongly
答案：C 指导：firml／‘坚定地”，Mr．Gillespie认为正是由于作者的帮助，他的病情才得以好转。hardly"几乎不”，无法表达出病人对作者的感激之情；immediately"立即”，不合情理；wrongly"错误地”，有悖于病人的初衷。
18. A. humour B. encouragement
C. touth D. treatment
答案：C 指导：根据第二段第一句“I spent many days there holding his hand and talking to him．．．”可知是作者的“抚摸”，因为my voice与talking to him对应，touch与holding hishand对应。
humour"幽默”，作者当时在照顾一位昏迷不醒的病人，不可能给他说幽默的话；encouragement“鼓励”，文中没有信息支持；treatment"治疗”，作者只是护士助手，没有给病人治疗。
19. A. forgotten B. called C. missed D. seen
答案：D 指导：作者从那以后再也没有“见到”过他。forgotten"忘记”，如果选择此项，意味着作者在加油站遇到他之前把他忘记了，显然错误；called"打电话”，作者以前也没有给他打过电话；missed"想念”，作者对他一直念念不忘。
20. A. joy B. regret C. respect D. sympathy
答案：A 指导：作者没有想到自己的点滴恩惠竟然挽救了一个人的生命，自然会感到很“高兴”。后三项分别表示“遗憾”“尊敬”“同情”，逻辑关系不合理。
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浙江省2013届高考英语：完形填空之记叙文解析（03）
典型例题
I was studying theater at Southem Methodist University in Dallas and felling anxious and uncertain about my future. Will I be able to 1 myself? I wondered. That summer, I decided to see if I could get out 2 my own.
Two girlfriends and I piled into a car and 3 to Aspen, Colo. where I found a job as a maid at a hotel. I don't remem- ber what I 4 ,but it was so little that I lived a difficult life.
I was at the hotel by six o'clock every morning to 5 breakfast. When breakfast was finished, I 6 the room where it was served and then the rest rooms. I had 7 been in a men's room hefore, and I was always 8 of someone walking in while I was on my knees cleaning the floors and toilets.
I came from an upper-middle-class back ground(背景), and my parents'friends always 9 me well. But now that I Was a servant, I found that many of the guests of 10 background were not so nice. That was a shock.
People were 11 to serve themselves at the breakfast; it was my 12 to go through the room and add coffee ad juice. But some people wanted me to do 13 for them, I remember one man who kept 14 me to get his food and demanding things we did not serve. He was also very critical (挑剔的).
15 I wanted to say, "Go and get it yourself. 'I knew it was my job to be quiet and do in a nice way 16 I was told. I'd take a deep breath and .somehow get what he wanted.
Still, I've never forgotten how it felt to be spoken to so rudely. Today, whenever I am in a taxi or being 17 , I always try to be as considerate (体贴的)as possible. .Service-industry jobs are not easy, and they're even 18 when people treat you like dirt.
My first job also helped me achieve more confidence (信心). After that summer I realized that what I had been afraid of was 19 . I now knew that the worst thing would be if I failed at it without really trying. I decided to give it all my energy. If I falied, 20 I would always know that I had done my best.
1. A. enjoy B. support C. manage D. live
答案：B 指导：support sb．／oneself当“养活、维持……的生计”讲，作者此处想自己将来能否养活自己?enioyoneself当“玩得高兴”讲；manage／1iVe后面不跟反身代词。
2. A. in B. for C. on D. of
答案：C 指导：onone's own"依靠自己”。作者此处强调的还是“养活自己”。
3. A. headed B. rushed C. returned D. turnd
答案：A 指导：head用作动词，当“向……地方去”讲，后面出现表示方位或地点的副词或介词短语。此处表示作者向着那个方向去，不可能用rush"冲”。
4. A. got B. found C. had D. earned
答案：D 指导：从后面一句看，此处作者是不记得当时自己能“挣”多少钱，但确实很少。“得到”只能是具体的东西，而不能表示挣多少钱。
5. A. have B. cook C. help with D. prepare for
答案：C 指导：此处作者是在餐馆里打工，因此是“帮助准备”早饭。help with sth．“帮助干……”。作者是在打工，因此不一定是“做”早饭，因此不用cook；prepare for breakfast当“准备吃早饭”讲，不合语境。
6. A. cleaned B. checked C. left D. closed
答案：A 指导：从作者当服务员的身份可断定，此处早饭过后，作者要“清理”房间。check意为“核查、核对”多指数字或答案；其他选项也不合题意。
7. A. once B. ever C. even D. never
答案：D 指导：作者应是“从来没有”到过男厕所。
8. A. afraid B. proud C. fond D. sorry
答案：A 指导：因为作者从来没有到过男厕所，因此当有人进来，
而作者跪在地上擦地板时感到“害怕”。once，ever都表示肯定；even用来说明程度的递增，都不合语境。
9. A. liked B. knew C. treated D. helped
答案：C 指导：此处作者拿自己生活圈子里的人跟来这儿的顾客做比较。作者因为出身中产阶级，因此大家对她都不错。
因此用treat sb. well．know sb．well当“非常了解某人”讲，其他动词不与副词well搭配。
10. A. another B. the same C. a differentD. a higher
答案：B 指导：作者此处认为来自于“同样”背景的人们对我并不友好，因此作者感到震惊。由作者感到震惊来看，其他选项不合逻辑。
11. A. asked B. supposed C. advised D. due
答案：B 指导：be supposed to可表示“预计”或“应该”两个意 思，此处为后者。其他选项“被要求”“被建议…‘到期”都不合题意。
12. A. job B. turn C. pleasure D. hono
答案：A 指导：此处指作者的工作是“跑腿、给客人倒咖啡和果汁”。
13. A. favor B. nothing C. duty D. everyth4"&
答案：D 指导：此处指有些客人让作者为他们做“一切”事情。rum“依次”，pleasure"快乐”，honor“荣誉”都不合题意。
14. A. begging B. ordering C. helping D. paying
答案：B 指导：本句紧接上句，指有些客人很不友好，总是“命令”作者做一些不该做的事情。由前面客人“不友好”这一点可排除其他。
15. A. As though B. Since C. Even thoughD. While
答案：C 指导：“即使”作者想拒绝他们，但最终还是默默忍受了下来。even though／if 引导让步状语从句。as though“好像”，引导方式状语从句；since引导时间状语从句或原因状语从句；while可引导时间状语从句、并列句或让步状语从句。
16. A. whatever B. whichever C. however D. whenev
答案：A 指导：表示作者答应客人的一切要求。故用whatever引导宾语从句。whichever表示某一范围中的“任何一个”；however一般引导让步状语从句，当“无论如何”讲；whenv er引导的也是让步状语从句，当“无论什么时候”讲。
17. A. looked down upon B. waited on
C. looked after D. helped out
答案：B 指导：wait on sb．当“伺候某人”讲，相当于servesb.。此处作者表示的意思是当别人伺候自己的时候，作者总是尽可能地体贴。lookafter当“照料”讲，helpout当“帮助某人摆脱(困境等)”讲，在此都不合题意。
18. A. worse B. hopeless
C. harder D. discouraging
答案：C 指导：此处作者强调服务行业是非常不容易的行业，尤其当人们对你不友好的时候，就更为“艰难”。“更为糟糕的”“无望的”“令人灰心的”都不合语境。
19. A. coldness B. impoliteness
C. cruelty D. failure
答案：D 指导：作者从第一次工作经历中获得了信心，因此意识到原来害怕的是“失败”，但现在知道真正的失败不是失败本身，而是你没有真正地去尝试。其他名词都偏离了作者要表达的思想。
20. A. at most B. at least C. in fact D. at last
答案：B 指导：此处用“至少”表示作者的观点：即使失败了，至少我知道自己已经尽力了。at　most"至多"in fact"事实上” atlast"最终”都不合逻辑。
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典型例题
"It was all his own idea,"says Pat, the wife of California high school football coach Bob Peter. Bob had 1 made a "motherhood contract (合同)-declaring that for 70 days this summer he would 2 the care of their four children and all
the housework. 3 he didn't even know how to make coffee when he signed, he was very confident.
After 40 of the 70 days, he was ready to 4 . "I was beaten down, "admits Bob. "Not only is motherhoods a 5
task, it is an impossible job for any normal human being."
Bob and Pat were married in 1991. After the marriage, Pat 6 a secretary to help put him through university. 7
BOb has been the football coach while Pat raised the kids. 8 two years ago Pat went back to work. "I had been 9 chil dren so much,"she 10 ,"I couldn't talk to a grown-up. "She continued to run the household, 11 until BOb signed the
contract.
Bob tried hard to learn cooking, but the meals he prepared were 12 . For the last three weeks, the family 13 a lot sometimes-having MacDonald's hamburgers for lunch and dinner.
14 housekeeping, a home economics teacher had told Bob that a room always looks clean 15 the bed is made. "I found 16 I shut the doors,"he says. Soon the kids were wearing their shirts inside out. "When we went to 17 Pat
at work, I made them wear their shirts 18 side out so they would look clean."
Now that Bob has publicly 19 he was wrong, he is 20 the child -raising and household tasks with Pat.
1. A. only B. just C. nearly D. over
答案：B指导：just“刚刚”，Bob刚刚签定了一个照看孩子和做家务的合同。
2. A. stick to B. set about C. think about D. take over
答案：D 指导：takeover"接收，接办”，因为原来照看孩子和做家务都是Bob的妻子的任务，所以这里用takeover表示Bob把任务接了过来。
3. A. If B. As C. Since D. Although
答案：D 指导：although引导让步状语从句。虽然他不知道如何做咖啡，他还是把家务接受过来。
4. A. carry on B. give up C. break down D. find out
答案： B 指导：根据下文中的1wasbeatendown可判断出Bob想放弃照看孩子和做家务。
5. A. strange B. pleasant C. difficult D. serious
答案： C 指导：因为困难才会产生放弃照看孩子和做家务。
6. A. sent B. employed C. learned fromD. worked as
答案：D 指导：workas“做……的工作”。Pat做了一位秘书。
7. A. In time B. Before long C. Since then D. Later on
答案： C 指导：根据句子的时态可确定应用sincethen填写，表示从那时起一直到现在。
8. A. Then B. Thus C. So D. Still
答案： A 指导：then"然后”。两年前，Pat又重新工作。
9. A. near B. after C. about D. around
答案： D 指导：从上文可知，他们有四个孩子，Pat为了孩子们忙得团团转。
10. A. insists B. sighs C. jokes D. apologizes
答案： B 指导：sigh"叹息”。由于放弃了工作，整日忙于家务，使Pat感到无可奈何。
11. A. besides B. therefore C. however D. otherwise
答案：C 指导：however"然而”。尽管无可奈何，仍然做着家务。
12. A. terrible B. tasty C. expensive D. special
答案：A 指导：terrible“难吃”，因为Bob不会做饭，所以他做出的饭菜很难吃。
13. A. starved B. traveled C. worked out D. ate out
答案： D指导：eatout"到外面吃饭”。下文sometimeshaving MacDonald'shamburgersforlunchanddinner说明他们 经常出外吃饭。
14. A. Due to B. As for C. Along with D. Except for
答案：B 指导：as for“讲到，至于，在·．．．．·方面”，在持家方面。
15. A. until B. before C. if D. unless
答案： C 指导：汀引导条件状语从句。如果把床铺叠起来，房内看起来总显得整洁。
16. A. an easier way B. a cheaper way
C. a cleaner way D. a harder way
答案：A 指导：an easier way"一个简便的方法”，把房间关上，使人们看不见屋内是否干净当然是一种更简便的方法。
17. A. receive B. welcome C. greet D. fetch
答案：D 指导：fetch"去接，去取”。当我们到Pat工作的岗位去接Pat时。
18. A. good B. wrong C. right D. opposite
答案：C 指导：right side这里指干净的那一面，为了使自己的孩子看上去干净。
19. A. admitted B. suggested C. agreed D. explained
答案：A 指导：admit"承认”。Bob在公开的场合承认了自己的错误。
20. A. operating B. realizing C. sharing D. performing
答案：C 指导：share"分享”。这篇短文讲述了Bob主动承担照看孩子和做家务活，他现在同妻子一起共同分担这些工作。
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典型例题
When I was in seventh grade, I was a candy striper(志愿护士长)at a local hospital in my town. Most of the time I spent there was with Mr. Gillespiel He never had any 1 , and nobody seemed to care about his 2 I spent many days there holding his hand and talking to him, 3 anything that needed to be done. He became a close friend of mine, 4 he responded with only a (n) 5 squeeze of my hand. Mr. Gillespie was in a coma(昏迷).
I left for a week to vacation with my parents, and when I came back, Mr. Gillespie was 6 . I didn't have the 7 to ask any of the nurses where he was, for fear they might 8 me he had died.
Several 9 later, when I was a junior in high school, I was at the gas station when I noticed a familiar face. When I 10 who it was,my eyes filled with tears. He was 11 ! I got up the nerve to ask him if his name was Mr. Gillespie, With a (n) 12 look on his face, he replied yes. I 13 how I knew him,and that I had spent many hours talking with him in the hospital. His eyes welled up with tears, and he gave me the warmest hug I had ever 14 .
He began to tell me how, 15 he lay there comatose,he could hear me talking to him and could 16 me holding his hand the whole time. Mr. Gillespie 17 believed that it was my voice and 18 that had kept him alive.
Although I haven't 19 him since, he fills my heart with 20 every day. I know that I made a difference between his life and his death.
1. A. visitors B. relatives C. patients D. friends
答案：A 指导：根据never和nobody seemed to care about可知没有人去医院探望他。
B项表示“亲戚”，一个人不可能没有亲戚，所以此项不恰当；
C项意为“病人”，Mr．Gillespie本身就是病人，因此C项显然不正确；根据常识可知由于种种原因朋友不一定去看望病人，所以D项不恰当。
2. A. interest B. requirement C. condition D. thought
答案：C 指导：Mr．Gillespie病情严重，昏迷不醒，但好像没有人关心他的“状况”。
interest"兴趣；爱好”，文中没有信息支持，所以A项错误；由于病人严重昏迷，不会有什么“要求”、“想法”，所以可将B、D两项排除。
3. A. talking about B. looking for
C. pointing out D. helping with
答案：D 指导：作者是护士助手，所以应该“帮助”做必要的事情。A、B、C三项分别表示“谈论”、“寻找”、“指出”，显然与作者的身份不符。
4. A. so that B. even though C. soon after D. just as
答案：B 指导：even though"即使”，根据后面"Mr．Gillespie was in a coma(昏迷)．”可知此处表示让步。 A项表示“以便”，用在此处逻辑关系不合理；C项表示“此后不久”，如果选择此项，意味着他在同作者成为朋友之前很
正常，显然不正确；D项表示“正如”，前后意思不通顺。
5. A. occasional B. tight C. satisfactory D. warm
答案：A 指导：根据下一句可推测病人在昏迷状态下“偶尔”握一下作者的手。
B项表示“紧紧的”，病情严重的人应该是软弱无力；C、D两项分别表示“令人满意的”“温暖的”，带有说话人强烈的感彩，但结合病情可将这两项排除。
6. A. dead B. mad C. gone D.excited
答案：C 指导：作者度假回来后发现病人不在了。
dead"死”，与下文两人重逢矛盾；mad"疯的”，脱离实际；excited"兴奋的”，下一句提到作者没有问病人在何处，可见二人根本没有见面。
7. A. right B. chance C. nerve D. time
答案：C 指导：作者恐怕护士会说出病人已经死亡的消息，所以不敢打听。第四段“I got up the nerve to．．．”也提供了暗示。right"权力”，与作者身份不符；B、D两项分别表示“机会…‘时间”，与所给语境不符。
8. A. cheat B. tell C. remind D. warn
答案：B 指导：作者担心护士“告诉”自己病人已经死亡的消息。护士没有必要“欺骗”助手，所以A项错误；C项意为“提醒”，如果选择此项，意味着作者已经知道了病人死亡的消息，这与下文两人相见矛盾；wam"警告”，与护士的身份不符。
9. A. days B. weeks C. months D. years
答案：D 指导：根据第一段第一句“When l was in seventh grade．．”可知作者当时上七年级，再结合后面"whenlwas
a junjor in high schoo1．．．”可推测是几年时间。
10. A. realized B. wondered C. heard D. asked
答案：A 指导：作者看到了一张熟悉的面孔，才“意识到”他是谁。
B、D两项分别表示“想知道”、“问”，与后面"myeyes filled withtears”矛盾；根据"whenlnoticedafamiliarface"可知作者看到了对方而不是听到了声音，所以C项错误。
11. A. great B. alive C. successful D. lucky
答案：B 指导：作者原以为再也见不到Mr．Gillespie了，想不到他还“活着”。倒数第二段that had kept himalive也提供了暗示。
great"伟大的”，Mr．Gillespie只是一位普通病人，文中没有提到他有任何与众不同之处；successful"成功的”，文中没有信息支持；lucky"幸运的”，与所给语境不符。
12. A. happy B. uncertain C. nervous D. proud
答案：B 指导：Mr．Gillespie刚一开始没有认出作者是谁，所以当一位陌生人说出自己的名字时，自然会满腹狐疑。happy"幸福的”，不合常理；nervous"紧张的”，作者当时只是一名稚气未脱的学生，因此他没有必要感到紧张；proud“自豪的”，根据常识可判断此项错误。
13. A. apologized B. remembered
C. explained D. admitted
答案：C 指导：作者从对方的表情看出他没有认出自己，所以要“解释”原因。apologized"道歉”，作者没有做错任何事情，不必道歉；remembered"记得”，与所给语境不符；admitted"承认”，言外之意是作者做了不应该做的事情，显然不正确。
14. A. dreamed B. shown C. wanted D. received
答案：D 指导：作者“接受”了对方的拥抱。
A、C两项表明作者渴望对方给予热情的拥抱，显然不恰当；shown"展现”，是对方拥抱作者，而不是作者主动拥抱对方。
15. A. because B. if C. unless D. as
答案：D 指导：当他昏迷不醒的时候。
前三项分别表示“因为”“如果”“除非”，逻辑关系不合理。
16. A. notice B. feel C. imagine D. appreciate
答案：B 指导：Mr．Gillespie在昏迷中“感觉到”有人在一直握着他的手。A、C、D三项分别表示“注意到…‘想像”“感激”，结合他的病情可知这三项不正确。
17. A. hardly B. immediately C. firmly D. wrongly
答案：C 指导：firml／‘坚定地”，Mr．Gillespie认为正是由于作者的帮助，他的病情才得以好转。hardly"几乎不”，无法表达出病人对作者的感激之情；immediately"立即”，不合情理；wrongly"错误地”，有悖于病人的初衷。
18. A. humour B. encouragement
C. touth D. treatment
答案：C 指导：根据第二段第一句“I spent many days there holding his hand and talking to him．．．”可知是作者的“抚摸”，因为my voice与talking to him对应，touch与holding hishand对应。
humour"幽默”，作者当时在照顾一位昏迷不醒的病人，不可能给他说幽默的话；encouragement“鼓励”，文中没有信息支持；treatment"治疗”，作者只是护士助手，没有给病人治疗。
19. A. forgotten B. called C. missed D. seen
答案：D 指导：作者从那以后再也没有“见到”过他。forgotten"忘记”，如果选择此项，意味着作者在加油站遇到他之前把他忘记了，显然错误；called"打电话”，作者以前也没有给他打过电话；missed"想念”，作者对他一直念念不忘。
20. A. joy B. regret C. respect D. sympathy
答案：A 指导：作者没有想到自己的点滴恩惠竟然挽救了一个人的生命，自然会感到很“高兴”。后三项分别表示“遗憾”“尊敬”“同情”，逻辑关系不合理。
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