完型填空练习(一)
(一)
When the bell rang at the morning classes, students went to their lockers. Then the ones who didn’t eat in the dining hall took their ____11____ to the square in the center of the school. It was the eating-and-meeting place.
The inside of the square was no man’s land. To get from one side to the other, students walked ____12____ the square. Nobody walked across the square. Everybody knew it, ____13____ nobody did it.
Then one day, a ____14____ student called Lisa arrived. She was nice but didn’t make friends easily. She was shy and her clothes were... just not right. It was her first day, and the morning was ____15____. She couldn’t find her classes and arrived late. All she wanted is to finish the day as quickly as possible. ____16____, the lunch bell rang. She went to her locker to ____17____ her lunch. She decided to eat lunch on the steps in front of her next class to save time.
Lisa walked across the square to her class. She was in the center of the square when she ____18____ something was wrong. It was completely silent, and hundreds of eyes were watching her. Lisa fell and she couldn’t get up. All those faces started ____19____ her. She was very afraid.
From the perimeter, a tall boy _____20_____. He was walking directly to the center, to Lisa. The laughter got quieter, and then stopped. The boy walked in the _____21_____, and his eyes fixed on the girl. He simply _____22_____ her lunch bag, and then he put his arm under hers. She stood up and they walked across the silent square. And the people on the perimeter _____23_____ to let them pass.
The next day, a _____24_____ thing happened. When the bell rang at the end of the morning classes, from all parts of the school, different groups of students walked across the square. No one could say why it was _____25_____ now, but it was.
11.A.books B.lunches C.bags D.jackets
12.A.across B.beside C.around D.through
13.A.so B.but C.or D.for
14.A.new B.wealthy C.bright D.deaf
15.A.easy B.boring C.relaxed D.difficult
16.A.Actually B.Luckily C.Surely D.Finally
17.A.find B.prepare C.get D.pass
18.A.noticed B.remembered C.believed D.understood
19.A.worrying about B.laughing at C.caring about D.arriving at
20.A.appeared B.left C.avoided D.rose
21.A.cold B.fear C.light D.silence
22.A.held up B.picked up C.put up D.made up
23.A.succeeded B.waited C.followed D.moved
24.A.right B.strange C.small D.bad
25.A.OK B.wrong C.special D.Crazy
(二)
Emma looked sadly out of the window of the bus. Only 50 miles outside town was the farm. ___11___ thought about the farm all the time, especially the animals. When her family sold the ___12___ and moved to nearby town, Emma was excited. But when she got to the new school, she felt very ___13___.
With a sigh, Emma turned her attention back to the present. The bus came to a stop. “Welcome to the Leinweber Nature Center,” her teacher said. “A guide will give us an introduction about ___14___, and then you’ll help to feed the baby squirrels*, now, I want everyone to find a partner.” Emma didn’t have any friends yet—who would be her partner Emma got close to Julia, a talkative and outgoing girl. “___15___ I be your partner ” Emma asked uncertainly. “Sure,” said Julia ___16___.
Together, the girls walked into the center.___17___ the introduction, a keeper showed them ___18___ to hold the bottle of milk for baby squirrels. Then the girls started to feed their own baby squirrels.
After the babies finished ___19___, the keeper asked, " Would you like to help feed the adult squirrels, too " Emma was quick to volunteer, _____20_____ when the keeper opened the first cage, the squirrel inside suddenly _____21_____. Emma remained calm, held out her hand, made _____22_____ sounds, and then quickly got it.
“Wow!” Julia said, “You’re always so shy, I thought you were afraid of everything, but you were _____23_____.”
“I know that when animals are frightened or excited, you have to stay calm.”
The keeper nodded in _____24_____ and asked Emma, “Would you be interested in volunteering to help out with the animals at the center ”
“Interested I would love to work here! What an opportunity!” Emma was excited.
That afternoon, in the bus on the way back to school, Emma sat next to Julia, her new friend. A rush of newfound_____25_____ washed over her. Sometimes, an unexpected experience may make a difference in your life.
11.A.We B.She C.He D.They
12.A.farm B.car C.furniture D.clothes
13.A.angry B.amazed C.hopeless D.lonely
14.A.plants B.animals C.directions D.flowers
15.A.Could B.Must C.Need D.Should
16.A.seriously B.sadly C.warmly D.carefully
17.A.Before B.After C.Until D.Since
18.A.what B.when C.how D.why
19.A.sleeping B.walking C.jumping D.eating
20.A.but B.because C.so D.though
21.A.walked out B.jumped out C.looked out D.watched out
22.A.loud B.strange C.quiet D.terrible
23.A.independent B.confident C.brave D.helpful
24.A.agreement B.common C.surprise D.silence
25.A.kindness B.nervousness C.happiness D.sadness
(三)
Will and his neighbor Mia had been working on a song for Saturday’s band competition. Will finally thought of an ending and he couldn’t wait to play it for ___11___.
“Hey, buddy!” his friend Liam came when the bell rang, “Ready for basketball after school ”
Uh-oh. Will’d ___12___ all about basketball. He didn’t want to refuse Liam, but he really wanted to try out the new ending with Mia ___13___. Maybe if he had a reason to skip …
“Hey, Liam,” Will said, “I don’t feel so great. A-h-em!” He gave a small ___14___ for effect. “Another time ”
“Sure, no problem,” Liam said, “Feel better soon, OK ” Then he walked away.
“___15___ was easier than I imagined,” Will thought. “I can finish the song and Liam’s feelings aren’t hurt.”
Back at Will’s home, the ending turned out to be ___16___ when Will and Mia tried it out.
“That sounded great, guys.” Liam stood on Will’s basement steps, looking at Will ___17___.
Oh, no. Busted. “Thanks,” Will said, trying to think ___18___. “It was strange. I came home and suddenly felt fine.” He hoped his mind could keep up with his new lie. “I would have met you at the ___19___, but it was too late. And then Mia stopped by, and ...”
“But, Will, I didn’t stop by. You called me,” Mia said, shaking her head.
Liam smiled, but it was ____20____. Clearly, he was disappointed. He left a small case and said, “I’ve brought you a movie ____21____ you were not feeling well.” Before Will could think of ____22____ to say, Liam left and Mia, too. Will fell quite ____23____. What if he lost them because of his lies Will had to stop lies from destroying their ____24____.
The next morning, Will apologized to Liam for lying to him.
“You could have just told me. I know that competition is important to you,” Liam said.
“I guess the ____25____ would have been easier, huh ” Will said. Liam nodded and smiled.
11.A.us B.him C.her D.them
12.A.learned B.written C.imagined D.forgotten
13.A.finally B.recently C.frequently D.immediately
14.A.card B.cough C.smile D.speech
15.A.Acting B.Lying C.Singing D.Sharing
16.A.perfect B.classical C.familiar D.common
17.A.at once B.at last C.in surprise D.in peace
18.A.carefully B.quickly C.seriously D.differently
19.A.hospital B.concert C.cinema D.playground
20.A.forced B.designed C.stopped D.suggested
21.A.so B.since C.until D.when
22.A.something B.anything C.everything D.nothing
23.A.awful B.angry C.tired D.bored
24.A.family B.health C.childhood D.friendship
25.A.help B.truth C.trust D.effort
(四)
"Ouch!", I fell over and soon my ankle blew up like a tennis ball. Hours and hours of training,and then this! The sports meeting was only a month away. All I could do was to tell myself ___11___ would turn out OK, but I knew it was a glimmer.
"Four weeks maybe, possibly five, " the doctor said, "and even then, you'll need to take it easy for a while." I ___12___on my way home. Kim visited me as soon as she heard about the ___13___. "You poor thing, you must feel brokenhearted. I know how ___14___ the sports meeting is for you, but there is a silver lining in every cloud." then Kim said something unexpected. "Maybe this is a chance to try something ___15___. You see, we need a prompter for our school play, and they just ___16___ around~~perfect!" Despite how much I wanted to say ___17___, I just couldn't refuse her. She was my best friend.
What did I do as a prompter Basically I listened carefully and ___18___ people their lines when they forgot them. The actors messed up all the time, and I was yelling out so many times, so I had to ___19___ glasses of water. Things went all right ____20____ Mr. Leshko asked me to fill in Amanda because she had a flu.
"But she plays the officer, " I squeaked, "and I can't act and my ankle…" I needed an ____21____ to escape.
"No problem. I'll get you a chair, and you can pretend you're ____22____ horseback." Then he was gone, just like that.
I had to go for it. And because I had been the prompter, I knew the lines. I even did the job ____23____.
Mr. Leshko noticed it, so he decided to rewrite the play and made me the officer permanently. What I really couldn't believe was how ____24____ I felt when I heard the decision.
The show turned out great. Kim was so happy for me and kept saying she was proud of me. I realized I had more ____25____ than just running. Maybe there is a silver lining in everything. You just need to take a leap and try!
11.A.something B.everything C.anything D.nothing
12.A.sang B.played C.cried D.apologized
13.A.truth B.chance C.accident D.adventure
14.A.easy B.important C.magical D.interesting
15.A.new B.personal C.wild D.necessary
16.A.jump B.run C.walk D.sit
17.A.thanks B.bye C.no D.hello
18.A.taught B.passed C.chose D.told
19.A.threw away B.asked for C.handed in D.looked for
20.A.until B.after C.when D.as
21.A.interest B.answer C.excuse D.evidence
22.A.on B.under C.beside D.around
23.A.quickly B.nicely C.patiently D.silently
24.A.relaxed B.worried C.nervous D.excited
25.A.luck B.freedom C.talents D.benefits
(五)
When I was a freshman in high school, I saw a kid walking home from school. His name was Kyle. It looked like he was carrying all his ___11___. I thought to myself, “Why would anyone bring home all his books on a Friday He ___12___ really be a nerd.”
As I was walking, I saw some kids running towards him. They ___13___ all his books out of his arms and tripped him. His glasses went flying and ___14___ landed in the grass. He looked up and I saw this terrible ___15___ in his eyes. As he crawled around looking for his glasses, I saw a tear. ___16___, I jogged over and as I handed him his glasses, he looked at me and said, “Hey, thanks!” There was a big smile on his face. It was one of those smiles that showed real ___17___.
Over the next four years, Kyle and I became best friends. When we were seniors, he had the highest marks and was chosen to give a(n) ___18___ at the graduation ceremony. On graduation day, Kyle started, “Graduation is a time to thank those who helped you make it ___19___ those difficult years. Your parents, your teachers…but mostly your ____20____. I’m going to tell you a story.”
I just looked at my friend with disbelief as he told the story of the first day we met. Kyle had planned to kill himself over the weekend. That was ____21____ he was carrying all his stuff home. “Thankfully, I was saved. My friend saved me from doing the unspeakable.” I heard the gasp go through the crowd as this boy told us all about his ____22____ moment.
After the speech, Kyle gave me a firm hug, a hug that also seemed to express his gratitude. Not until that moment did I ____23____ what a big difference one small gesture had made to my friend. With one small gesture, we can ____24____ a person’s life. No act of kindness, however small, will ever go ____25____. And never should we undervalue the power of our small act of kindness.
11.A.clothes B.books C.glasses D.schoolbags
12.A.should B.could C.must D.might
13.A.knocked B.selected C.ordered D.stole
14.A.hardly B.finally C.normally D.suddenly
15.A.happiness B.kindness C.tiredness D.sadness
16.A.so B.and C.although D.however
17.A.shyness B.confidence C.pity D.thanks
18.A.challenge B.suggestion C.exhibition D.speech
19.A.by B.since C.through D.before
20.A.coaches B.friends C.neighbours D.relatives
21.A.why B.when C.what D.where
22.A.brightest B.bravest C.simplest D.weakest
23.A.insist B.realize C.describe D.remember
24.A.destroy B.prove C.change D.appreciate
25.A.ordinary B.available C.wasted D.magical
(六)
I grew up in a town in the south of Spain. I was 16 when one morning, my father told me I could drive him into a village, 18 miles away, but ____11____ had to drive the car to be serviced at a nearby garage. Having just learned to drive, and hoping to have a try, I immediately ____12____ .
I drove Dad there and promised to pick him up at 4 p.m., then drove to the garage. With a few hours to spare, I decided to catch a couple of ____13____. However, I became so immersed in them that I completely forgot the time. When they finished, it was six!
I knew Dad would be ____14____ if he found out I’d been watching movies. He’d never let me drive again, so I decided to tell him the car needed some ____15____ , which had taken longer time. When I drove back, I saw Dad waiting patiently. I said sorry for being late. But I would never forget the ____16____ he gave me.
“I’m disappointed that you have to ____17____ to me, Jason.”
“What do you mean, Dad ”
Dad looked at me again. “When I was waiting, I called the garage. They told me everything was done and you hadn’t ____18____ the car. So you see, there were no problems with it.” A rush of ___19___ came to me as I told the truth. Dad listened carefully as a sadness passed _____20_____ him.
“I’m angry, not with you but myself. I realize I’ve failed _____21_____ I’ve brought up a son who even lies to his own father. I’m going to walk home now and think seriously about the mistakes _____22_____ I’ve made these years.”
“But Dad, it’s 18 miles. It’s already dark.”
I had let my father down. Dad began to walk along the dusty roads. I quickly jumped in the car and followed behind. I _____23_____ all the way, telling him how sorry I was, but he simply ignored me, continuing on silently, thoughtfully and painfully. For 18 miles, I drove behind him, _____24_____ . Seeing my father in so much physical and emotional pain was the most painful experience.
However, it was also the most _____25_____ lesson. I have never lied to him since.
11.A.I B.he C.we D.they
12.A.understood B.accepted C.improved D.finished
13.A.shows B.programs C.concerts D.movies
14.A.afraid B.angry C.bored D.lonely
15.A.oil B.power C.repairs D.services
16.A.face B.help C.advice D.look
17.A.lie B.shout C.talk D.explain
18.A.tied out B.picked up C.paid for D.cleaned up
19.A.pain B.regret C.fear D.worry
20.A.through B.beside C.by D.towards
21.A.if B.until C.after D.because
22.A.that B.who C.where D.when
23.A.communicated B.promised C.apologized D.suggested
24.A.tiredly B.slowly C.rudely D.secretly
25.A.creative B.relaxing C.interesting D.successful
(七)
Pierogi is the food that makes me think most of my Nana. Sadly she died of cancer in 2015 when I was 8 years old. Whenever I feel sad or miss her, I think of the special ___11___ we shared together.
My Nana was Polish. Her parents were born in Poland and came over during the war. Nana was born in one of the Polish camps in Crewe. Food was an important thing that ___12___ the Polish community together.
Meals were often ___13___ because life was very hard then. The adults and children had to ___14___ potatoes, mushrooms, rabbits and herbs in the woods.
My Nana's heritage was very ___15___ to her. When her cancer was at its worst, she often thought of the times in the Polish camp and ___16___ the potato dumplings called pierogi she would always lovingly make for me and my mum.
Because of Chemotherapy, foods she once loved became ___17___ for her to cook, smell or even eat. My Mum and I would make her soups or noodles instead. But when Nana was feeling “well”, there was ___18___ better than making pierogi that could bring her joy and happiness. I watched and helped. How skillful and happy she was when making these Polish dumplings! The ___19___ of making this special food with her will always be in my memories.
Towards the ___20___ of Nana’s life, I knew she was slowly leaving us. So one afternoon, Mum and I made our own pierogi ___21___ her. It was one of those meals that I will never ___22___. She was excited with our pierogi.
Nana died on June 13th, 2015.
Mum and I ___23___ make cheese and potato pierogi to this day and treasure the tools that Nana has used. This simple flour, egg and water dough that is made on the wooden board was ___24___. We sometimes cheat with ready-made one ___25___ it is still my most favorite food in the world.
Thank you Nana for giving me the love of food and cooking.
11.A.soups B.noodles C.potatoes D.dumplings
12.A.kept B.stopped C.changed D.developed
13.A.rich B.simple C.popular D.delicious
14.A.look at B.look up C.look for D.look after
15.A.familiar B.ordinary C.interesting D.important
16.A.probably B.finally C.actually D.especially
17.A.enjoyable B.valuable C.impossible D.necessary
18.A.nothing B.anything C.something D.everything
19.A.experiment B.competition C.experience D.suggestion
20.A.end B.middle C.start D.corner
21.A.for B.behind C.about D.against
22.A.refuse B.forget C.practice D.avoid
23.A.only B.still C.even D.also
24.A.his B.ours C.mine D.hers
25.A.so B.or C.but D.and
(八)
Davy, the son of my brother, is a sweet child. He always wishes to ____11____ others. He is three years old now and he likes his elder cousin Jo-Jo very much.
Recently the two boys were playing ____12____ the bedroom together. Suddenly, Davy ran out of the bedroom with a burning look of anger, saying, “Jo-Jo hit me in the ____13____ with his hand.” And I could see that he had a red place on his pale cheek. ____14____, Jo-Jo followed him saying, “Davy knocked his head on me and I knew he did mean to do it. I did ____15____.”
I knew both little boys, and I knew Davy did not do it ____16____. He just felt so excited that he knocked his head on Jo-Jo’s nose ____17____. For Jo-Jo, the sudden ____18____ made him get very angry and I knew Jo-Jo had hit him ____19____ thinking. We had a little talk about it and Jo-Jo _____20_____ admitted he had put up his hand and hit on Davy’s cheek. I asked him to say “sorry” to Davy. He _____21_____ and said, “No. I did not do anything.” Then to everyone’s _____22_____, Davy said, “Jo-Jo, I am sorry that my check hit your hand.” I have never seen anybody _____23_____ situations like this any better.
Thankfully, we did not make a storm then, but a few days later I had a talk with Jo-Jo about controlling the _____24_____ he often showed out suddenly. I’ve suffered a lot from the same problem. In our daily life, it is much _____25_____ to identify with Jo-Jo’s angry action than with the amazing kindness of little Davy. But, Jo-Jo will perhaps have a hard way to go in life while little Davy will go through his life happily in his future.
11.A.help B.hurt C.please D.praise
12.A.inside B.outside C.near D.behind
13.A.arm B.back C.face D.head
14.A.Therefore B.Instead C.Still D.However
15.A.nothing B.something C.everything D.anything
16.A.on purpose B.at rest C.by chance D.in turn
17.A.rudely B.politely C.carelessly D.seriously
18.A.idea B.pain C.color D.noise
19.A.with B.after C.without D.before
20.A.happily B.finally C.possibly D.hopefully
21.A.wondered B.doubted C.continued D.refused
22.A.surprise B.regret C.sadness D.shame
23.A.worry about B.point out C.depend on D.deal with
24.A.regret B.anger C.fear D.shyness
25.A.better B.easier C.funnier D.faster
(九)
During an evening class for adults, the psychology teacher Mr. Sharp asked if any one of the students would like to volunteer to play a game. A pretty lady called Aliza came to the front with a smiling face. Then she was asked to ____11____ thirty names of the most important people in ____12____ life on the blackboard.
After Aliza finished writing all the names, the teacher told her to erase three names that she considered the least ____13____ among them. Aliza erased the names of her workmates. Then, there were twenty-seven names left on the blackboard. And once again, the teacher told Aliza to erase five more names. This ____14____ until there were just four names left on the blackboard. These were the names of her mother, father, husband and her only
____15____. Her smile disappeared.
The whole class became completely ____16____, realizing that this wasn’t a game anymore for Aliza. To everyone’s surprise, Aliza was required to remove two more names.
It was a very difficult ____17____for Aliza. Everyone held breath and waited. Aliza’s face got pale. Her fingers seemed to stay on the eraser ____18____ a century. But two more names were erased. This time, only two were left alone on the blackboard.
“Please erase one more.” said the teacher.
Aliza was too nervous to stop her hands from ____19____.With tears in eyes, she wiped her son’s name with great determination*, ____20____ she would actually lose him.
Then, the teacher told Aliza to take her seat and asked, “ ____21____ do you choose your husband The parents are the ones that brought you up and the son is the one that you gave ____22____ to. Aren’t they more important ”
Everyone was curious to know her ____23____. There was total silence in the class.
Aliza ____24____ explained, “One day, my parents will pass away before me. My son may also leave me when he grows ____25____. The only one who will truly share his whole life with me is my husband.”
11.A.call B.make C.write D.change
12.A.her B.our C.his D.their
13.A.pleasant B.difficult C.reasonable D.important
14.A.fell down B.went on C.worked out D.showed up
15.A.son B.sister C.brother D.daughter
16.A.noisy B.active C.silent D.bored
17.A.result B.choice C.method D.discussion
18.A.in B.for C.after D.since
19.A.writing B.moving C.shaking D.pointing
20.A.as if B.so that C.only if D.even though
21.A.Why B.How C.When D.Where
22.A.birth B.praise C.advice D.respect
23.A.report B.result C.answer D.activity
24.A.proudly B.angrily C.calmly D.nervously
25.A.old B.tall C.weak D.strong
(十)
On the beach of Stone Harbor, New Jersey, Marie was walking with her eight-year-old brother, Eden.
“Why does Mom have to go ” Eden asked again, with fear in his eyes.
“Mom’s a ___11___ serving in the army reserve. When the army needs her, they call her up to take care of the wounded soldiers.” Marie answered.
Dad had asked her to explain to Eden that Mom would ___12___ after the war. “You’re older now, big girl. You ___13___.”
No, Marie didn’t understand. Being thirteen didn’t bring her any less fear of Mom’s ___14___. How could she convince her brother when she needed to make ___15___ believe it She looked over her shoulder and saw Eden’s ___16___ face. That troubled her. She didn’t want her brother to go through the ___17___ of not knowing what was going on.
Wanting to make him ___18___, Marie suggested, “Let’s try floating by the water’s edge. Lie back.” Slowly, Eden spread his body on top of the water. Marie lay back too, relaxed. When they stood up, Marie realized they were on the other side of the sea wall. ___19___ she began to lead the way back to the main beach.
“Now that you can float, stay beside me,” Marie said, tripping in the water.
“OK,” answered Eden.
Suddenly, Marie stumbled into a hole in the sand under water. She turned to warn Eden to be ____20____ but couldn’t find him. There was a rip current! ____21____, she turned her eyes out to sea. There in turbulent waters was Eden. With no time to think, Marie dove into the water and swam with all her ____22____ to her brother and took hold of his arm.
“Stay on your back!” she shouted. They could ____23____ move, but Marie continued swimming with difficulty.
Finally, the pull of the water began to weaken. Mom and Dad were rushing ____24____ them as Marie dragged Eden out of the sea.
“Rip current.” Marie told them. “I swept Eden out.”
“It’s OK,” Mom said, wrapping Marie in her arms.
“Maybe that’s ____25____ Mom serves. When others need help, someone has to step up and do it. Until Mom comes back, I’ll be here to take care of Eden,” Marie looked at her brother and said to herself.
11.A.nurse B.pilot C.teacher D.soldier
12.A.calm down B.wake up C.come back D.hang on
13.A.decide B.promise C.believe D.understand
14.A.hiding B.refusing C.leaving D.starving
15.A.herself B.himself C.ourselves D.themselves
16.A.cold B.pale C.dirty D.angry
17.A.pains B.secrets C.illnesses D.adventures
18.A.happier B.prouder C.more curious D.more confident
19.A.or B.so C.but D.because
20.A.quiet B.active C.careful D.patient
21.A.Finally B.Lately C.Certainly D.Immediately
22.A.pride B.memory C.strength D.pleasure
23.A.just B.still C.quickly D.hardly
24.A.past B.towards C.beside D.around
25.A.how B.who C.where D.why
【参考答案】
(一)
11.B 12.C 13.B 14.A 15.D 16.D 17.C 18.A 19.B 20.A 21.D 22.B 23.D 24.B 25.A
【解析】
【导语】
本文讲述了学生在广场上吃午饭时,广场中心没有人,没有人横穿广场。但是丽莎第一天来这所学校,她在吃午饭的时候来到了广场中心,大家都嘲笑她。后来一个高个子男孩领着她横穿广场。第二天学生们在广场上横穿。
11.
句意:那些没在食堂吃饭的学生把午餐带到学校中心的广场上。
books书;lunches午饭;bags书包;jackets夹克衫。根据后文的“It was the eating-and-meeting place.”可知,此处表示他们带着午饭去吃饭的地方,故选B。
12.
句意:为了从一边走到另一边,学生们绕着广场走。
across穿过;beside在旁边;around在周围;through通过。根据后文的“Nobody walked across the square.”可知,没有人穿过广场,因此要绕着广场走,walk around表示“绕着走”,故选C。
13.
句意:每个人都知道它,但是没有人做到它。
so所以;but但是;or或者;for为了。结合句意,前一句表示每个人都知道它,后一句表示没有人做到它,前后表示转折关系,因此用连词but,故选B。
14.
句意:然后,一个名叫丽莎的新生到达。
new新的;wealthy富有的;bright明亮的;deaf聋的。根据后文的“It was her first day”可知,她第一天来,因此她是新生,故选A。
15.
句意:这是她第一天来,那天早上是很困难的。
easy容易的;boring无聊的;relaxed放松的;difficult困难的。根据后文的 “She couldn’t find her classes and arrived late”可知,她找不到她的班级,来晚了,因此表示这是困难的,故选D。
16.
句意:终于,午餐铃声响了。
Actually事实上;Luckily幸运地;Surely肯定地;Finally最后,终于。根据“All she wanted is to finish the day as quickly as possible.”可知,她想要尽可能快地结束这一天,因此想要时间过的快一些,此处表示终于等到了午餐铃声响了,故选D。
17.
句意:她去储物柜拿午饭了。
find找到;prepare准备;get得到,去取;pass通过。根据后文的“She decided to eat lunch on the steps…”可知,她要拿了午饭,然后再吃午饭,故选C。
18.
句意:当她走在广场中央时,她注意到有些不对劲。
noticed注意;remembered记住;believed相信;understood理解。根据后文的“It was completely silent, and hundreds of eyes were watching her Lisa fell and she couldn’t get up.”可知,好几百双眼睛正看着她,因此她注意到了有一些事不对劲,故选A。
19.
句意:那些面孔开始嘲笑她。
worrying about担心;laughing at嘲笑;caring about在乎;arriving at到达。根据前文的“The inside of the square was no man’s land.”可知,广场的中心位置没有人,根据“She was in the center of the square”可知,她却在广场的中心,因此大家嘲笑她,故选B。
20.
句意:从外围出现了一个高个子男孩。
appeared出现;left离开;avoided避免;rose上升。根据后文的“He was walking directly to the center, to Lisa.”可知。这个男孩走向广场中心,因此他出现了,故选A。
21.
句意:男孩沉默地走来,他的眼睛盯着女孩。
cold感冒,寒冷;fear害怕;light灯,光线;silence沉默。根据前文的“The laughter got quieter, and then stopped.”可知,此处表示他沉默地走过来,故选D。
22.
句意:他只是拿起她的午餐袋,然后把他的胳膊放在她的胳膊下面。
help up举起,阻挡;picked up捡起来;put up张贴;made up编造。根据后文的“She stood up and they walked across the silent square.”可知,他们在穿过广场之前,他捡起她的午餐袋,故选B。
23.
句意:周围的人移动让他们通过。
succeeded成功;waited等待;followed跟随;moved移动。根据“to let them pass”可知,为了让他们通过,所以周围的人应是移动开,故选D。
24.
句意:第二天,一件奇怪的事发生了。
right正确的;strange奇怪的;small小的;bad坏的。根据前文的“The inside of the square was no man’s land. To get from one side to the other, students walked…the square. Nobody walked across the square.”和后文的“When the bell rang at the end of the morning classes, from all parts of the school, different groups of students walked across the square.”可知,以前没有人横穿广场,现在学生可以横穿广场,因此这是奇怪的事,故选B。
25.
句意:现在没有人说为什么这是可以的,但是就这样了。
OK好的,可以;wrong错误的;special特殊的;crazy疯狂的。根据前文的“When the bell rang at the end of the morning classes, from all parts of the school, different groups of students walked across the square.”可知,现在学生可以横穿广场,故选A。
(二)
11.B 12.A 13.D 14.B 15.A 16.C 17.B 18.C 19.D 20.A 21.B 22.C 23.C 24.A 25.C
【解析】
【导语】
本文讲述艾玛家卖掉了农场来到了附近的镇上,一开始艾玛很兴奋,但是当她到了新学校,她感到很孤单。艾玛跟随学校去了中心,在车上想起了自己家卖掉的那个农场。当她到了中心,她和小伙伴一起喂松鼠,最后她成为了中心的志愿者。回去的路上,艾玛感到很快乐。
11.
句意:她一直想到那个农场,尤其是动物。
we我们;she她;he他;they他们。根据“Emma looked sadly out of the window of the bus及when she got to the new school”可知讲述的是艾玛想到自家之前卖掉的农场,艾玛是女性,用代词“she”。故选B。
12.
句意:当她家卖掉农场,搬到附近的镇上,艾玛很兴奋。
farm农场;car轿车;furniture家具;clothes衣服。根据“thought about the farm”可知句子讲述的是卖掉了农场,用名词“farm”。故选A。
13.
句意:但是当她来到新学校,她感到非常孤独。
angry生气的;amazed惊奇的;hopeless无助的;lonely孤独的。根据后文“Emma didn’t have any friends yet”可知,艾玛到了新学校还没有朋友,所以感到“孤独”,用形容词“lonely”。故选D。
14.
句意:一位向导会给我们关于动物的介绍,然后你们会帮助喂小松鼠,现在,我想要你们每个人找到一个同伴。
plants植物;animals动物;directions方向;flowers花。根据后文“you’ll help to feed the baby squirrels”讲述帮忙喂小松鼠,可知,表达介绍关于动物的知识,用名词“animals”。故选B。
15.
句意:我可以做你的同伴么?
could能;must必须;need需要;should应该。根据“Emma asked uncertainly”可知此处是艾玛请求做别人的同伴,是很客气的问句,用情态动词“could”。故选A。
16.
句意:茱莉亚很亲热地说:当然可以。
seriously严肃地;sadly悲伤地;warmly温暖,亲热地;carefully小心地。根据“Sure”可知茱莉亚答应了作艾玛的同伴,可知表达说话很亲热,用副词“warmly”。故选C。
17.
句意:在介绍之后,一个饲养员给他们展示了怎样给小松鼠宝宝握着牛奶瓶。
before在……之前;after在……之后;until直到;since自从。根据“the introduction, a keeper showed them”可知讲述先介绍然后展示,用连词“after”引导时间状语从句。故选B。
18.
句意:在介绍之后,一个饲养员给他们展示了怎样给小松鼠宝宝握着牛奶瓶。
what什么;when 什么时候;how怎样;why为什么。“showed them”后面是“疑问词+动词不定式”的结构,根据“to hold the bottle of milk for baby squirrels”可知句子表达“怎样”握着,用疑问词“how”。故选C。
19.
句意:当松鼠宝宝吃完,饲养员说:你们也想帮忙喂成年的松鼠么?
sleeping睡觉;walking走;jumping跳;eating吃。根据前文“Then the girls started to feed their own baby squirrels”讲述女孩子们喂松鼠宝宝喝牛奶,可知句子表达松鼠宝宝吃完,用动名词“eating”。故选D。
20.
句意:艾玛迅速地自愿帮忙,但是当饲养员打开第一个笼子,松鼠突然跳出来。
but但是;because因为;so因此;though虽然。根据“when the keeper opened the first cage, the squirrel inside suddenly”可知前文讲述自愿帮忙喂成年松鼠,后文讲述的是突发情况,前后是转折关系,用连词“but”。故选A。
21.
句意:艾玛迅速地自愿帮忙,但是当饲养员打开第一个笼子,松鼠突然跳出来。
walked out出走,退场;jumped out跳出;looked out当心;watched out小心提防。根据“the first cage”可知句子表达松鼠跳出笼子,用动词短语“jumped out”。故选B。
22.
句意:艾玛保持镇定,伸出手,发出声音让松鼠安静,然后迅速地喂好了松鼠。
loud大声的;strange奇怪的;quiet安静的;terrible糟糕的。根据后文“when animals are frightened or excited, you have to stay calm”动物受到惊吓或兴奋的时候人需要保持镇定,可知句子表达让松鼠安静的声音,用形容词“quiet”。故选C。
23.
句意:你一直如此的害羞,我以为你害怕一切东西,但是你刚才好勇敢。
independent独立的;confident自信的;brave勇敢的;helpful有帮助的。根据前文“Emma remained calm, held out her hand”讲述艾玛保持镇定,喂松鼠的经历,可知表达艾玛很勇敢,用形容词“brave”。故选C。
24.
句意:饲养员点头同意,然后问艾玛:在中心帮忙照顾动物做志愿者,你对此事感兴趣么?
agreement同意;common公共用地;surprise吃惊;silence沉默。根据“I know that when animals are frightened or excited, you have to stay calm”及“The keeper nodded”可知饲养员同意艾玛的看法,用名词“agreement”。故选A。
25.
句意:一种新发现的幸福涌上了她的心头。
kindness善良;nervousness紧张;happiness开心,幸福;sadness悲伤。根据前文“I would love to work here! What an opportunity”可知艾玛因为可以在那里做志愿者照顾动物感到开心,用名词“happiness”。故选C。
(三)
11.C 12.D 13.D 14.B 15.B 16.A 17.C 18.B 19.D 20.A 21.B 22.A 23.A 24.D 25.B
【解析】
【分析】
文章讲了Will和朋友的故事来告诉我们告知真相往往比撒谎更容易。
11.
句意:威尔终于想到了一个结尾,他迫不及待地要演奏给她听。
us我们;him她;her她;them他们。根据“Will and his neighbor Mia had been working on a song for Saturday’s band competition.”可知想要演奏给Mia听,Mia是个女生,用her。故选C。
12.
句意:威尔把篮球忘得一干二净。
learned学习;written写;imagined想象;forgotten忘记。根据“Uh-oh.”可知在Liam提到要打篮球后威尔很惊讶,由此推出是把这件事情忘了。故选D。
13.
句意:他不想拒绝利亚姆,但他真的很想立刻和米娅一起尝试新的结尾。
finally最终;recently最近;frequently经常地;immediately立刻。根据“Maybe if he had a reason to skip …”可知威尔不想去打篮球,想立刻与米娅一起试试新结尾。故选D。
14.
句意:为达到效果他微微咳嗽了一下。
card卡片;cough咳嗽;smile微笑;speech演讲。根据“I don’t feel so great. A-h-em!”可知知为了让Liam看出自己不舒服,配合着咳嗽了一下。故选B。
15.
句意:“撒谎比我想象得更容易,”威尔想。
Acting行动;Lying撒谎;Singing唱歌;Sharing分享。上文讲威尔为了不去打篮球,撒谎说自己不舒服,此处而Liam信了,威尔觉得撒谎比想象中容易。故选B。
16.
句意:回到威尔的家,当威尔和米娅尝试时,结尾很完美。
perfect完美的;classical古典的;familiar熟悉的;common普通的。根据“That sounded great, guys.”可知这个结尾很完美。故选A。
17.
句意:“听起来不错,伙计们。”利亚姆站在威尔家地下室的台阶上,惊讶地看着威尔。
at once立刻;at last最后;in surprise惊讶地;in peace和平地。上文威尔撒谎说自己病了,但利亚姆却看到他在演奏歌曲,发现威尔没病他是惊讶的。故选C。
18.
句意:“谢谢,”威尔说,努力快速思考着。
carefully小心地;quickly快地;seriously严肃地;differently不同地。被发现自己没病之后,威尔快速思考该如何应对利亚姆。故选B。
19.
句意:我本想在操场见你的,但太晚了。
hospital医院;concert音乐会;cinema电影院;playground操场。根据“Ready for basketball after school ”可知原本约好打篮球,应是到操场见面。故选D。
20.
句意:利亚姆笑了,但那是挤出来的。
forced强迫;designed设计;stopped停止;suggested建议。根据“Clearly, he was disappointed.”可知利亚姆很失望,在强颜欢笑。故选A。
21.
句意:他留下一个小盒子说:“因为你不舒服,我给你带来了一部电影。”
so因此;since因为,既然;until直到……为止;when当……的时候。句子前果后因,用since引导原因状语从句。选B。
22.
句意:威尔还没来得及想说什么,利亚姆和米娅也离开了。
something某事物;anything任何事物;everything一切;nothing没有什么。根据“Before Will could think of ... to say”可知此处讲想到要说的话,在肯定句中用something。故选A。
23.
句意:威尔感觉很不好。
awful很坏的;angry生气的;tired疲惫的;bored无聊的。根据“What if he lost them because of his lies ”可知害怕因撒谎而失去朋友,威尔的感觉应是很坏的。故选A。
24.
句意:威尔必须阻止谎言破坏他们的友谊。
family家庭;health健康;childhood童年时期;friendship友谊。根据“What if he lost them because of his lies ”可知害怕谎言会破坏友谊,使自己失去朋友。故选D。
25.
句意:“我想说实话会更容易,是吧?”威尔说。
help帮助;truth真相;trust信任;effort努力。根据“You could have just told me.”及上文撒谎的后果,可知此处讲说实话比撒谎更容易。故选B。
(四)
11.B 12.C 13.C 14.B 15.A 16.D 17.C 18.D 19.B 20.A 21.C 22.A 23.B 24.D 25.C
【解析】
【分析】
本文是一篇记叙文。讲述了作者因为摔倒摔伤了自己,非常伤心。后来在学校排练的剧中当上了提词员,后又因为Amanda得了流感让作者顶替。通过一系列的表现,作者发现演出结果很棒。朋友为作者感到骄傲。作者意识到自己有比跑步更多的天赋。由此给大家的启示是:也许每件事都有一线希望。你只需要尝试一下!
11.
句意:我能做的就是告诉我自己一切都会过去的。
something某些东西;everything所有东西;anything任何东西;nothing没有东西。根据后句“but I knew it was a glimmer.”可知,应是一切都会过去的。故选B。
12.
句意:因为医生告诉我可能需要四或者五周,我的脚踝才能好,所以在回家的路上我哭了。
sang唱歌;played玩;cried哭;apologized道歉。根据前文“"Four weeks maybe, possibly five, " the doctor said, "and even then, you'll need to take it easy for a while."”可推知,在回家的路上作者哭了。故选C。
13.
句意:金一听说那次事故就来看我。我的脚踝受伤了,这是一个事故。
truth事实;chance机会;accident事故;adventure冒险。脚踝受伤了,应是一次事故。故选C。
14.
句意:我知道运动会对你有多重要,但每一片阴云里都有一线希望。
easy容易;important重要;magical有魔力的;interesting有趣的。根据后句“but there is a silver lining in every cloud.”可推知,应是运动会对作者有多重要。故选B。
15.
句意:也许这是一个尝试新事物的机会。
new新的;personal个人的;wild野的;necessary必要的。根据下句“You see, we need a prompter for our school play, and they just…around~~perfect!”可知,应是尝试新事物的机会。故选A。
16.
句意:你看,我们学校的话剧需要一个提词人,他们就得坐着,差不多完美吧!
jump跳跃;run跑;walk散步;sit坐。根据常识可知,提词人只需要坐着。故选D。
17.
句意:不管我多么想说不,我就是拒绝不了她。她是我最好的朋友。
thanks感谢;bye再见;no没有;hello你好。根据后句“I just couldn't refuse her.”可知,应是不管我多么想说不。故选C。
18.
句意:基本上,我仔细听,当人们忘记台词时,我告诉他们。
taught教;passed通过;chose选择;told告诉。根据常识可知,提词人就是当人们忘记台词时,告诉他们。故选D。
19.
句意:演员们总是搞得一团糟,我大喊大叫了很多次,所以我只好要了几杯水。
threw away扔掉;asked for要求;handed in交上;looked for寻找。根据前句“and I was yelling out so many times,”可推知,应是要了几杯水。故选B。
20.
句意:一切都很顺利,直到莱什科先生因为阿曼达得了流感而让我顶替她。
until直到……才;after在……之后;when当……时候;as因为。根据前半句“Things went all right”可知,应是直到莱什科先生因为阿曼达得了流感而让我顶替她。故选A。
21.
句意:我需要一个逃掉的借口。
interest兴趣;answer答案;excuse借口;evidence证据。既然作者想“逃掉”,自然需要找个借口。故选C。
22.
句意:你可以假装你在马背上。
on在……上;under在……下;beside在……一边;around在……周围。根据前句“I'll get you a chair,”可在,应是在马背上。故选A。
23.
句意:我甚至做得很好。
quickly迅速地;nicely很好地;patiently耐心地;silently默默地。根据下文“Mr. Leshko noticed it, so he decided to rewrite the play and made me the officer permanently.”可知,应是作者做得很好。故选B。
24.
句意:我真的不敢相信,当我听到这个决定时,我感到多么兴奋。
relaxed放松的;worried担心的;nervous紧张的;excited兴奋的。根据主语“What I really couldn't believe”可知,应是当听到这个决定时,感到多么兴奋。故选D。
25.
句意:我意识到我比跑步更有天赋。
luck运气;freedom自由;talent天赋;benefit好处。根据作者前面的表现可知,让作者意识到除了跑步还有很多其他的天赋。故选C。
(五)
11.B 12.C 13.A 14.B 15.D 16.A 17.D 18.D 19.C 20.B 21.A 22.D 23.B 24.C 25.C
【解析】
【分析】
本文是一篇记叙文,作者主要通过讲述自己的亲身经历告诉我们:一个无意的小举动有着深远的意义,甚至能改变一个人的一生。
11.
句意:好像他拿着他所有的书。
clothes衣服;books书;glasses眼镜;schoolbags书包。根据下文““Why would anyone bring home all his books on a Friday ”可知,他拿着书。故选B。
12.
句意:他一定是个书呆子。
should应该;could可以;must必须;might可能。根据上文““Why would anyone bring home all his books on a Friday ”可知,作者认为Kyle在周五就把所有的书都带回家,一定是个书呆子,语气非常肯定。故选C。
13.
句意:他们把他胳膊上所有的书都打落了,还把他绊倒了。
knocked敲,碰击;selected挑选;ordered订购;stole偷。根据“and tripped him”可知,指一群孩子绊倒了Kely,还把他手里包的书都撞出去了。故选A。
14.
句意:他的眼镜飞了出去,最后落在草地上。
hardly几乎不;finally最后,终于;normally正常地;suddenly突然。根据语境指眼镜飞出去之后,最后落在草地上。故选B。
15.
句意:他抬起头,我看见了他眼里可怕的悲伤。
happiness幸福,快乐;kindness仁慈;tiredness疲倦;sadness悲伤。根据下文“I saw a tear”可知,掉眼泪的Kyle很难过,所以眼里满是悲伤。故选D。
16.
句意:所以,我小跑过去,把眼镜递给他。
so所以;and而且;although虽然;however但是。根据上文“I saw a tear”可知,作者看到Kyle很难过,所以跑过去帮助他,故空格处的连词表示所以的意思。故选A。
17.
句意:那是一种表达真正感谢的微笑。
shyness害羞;confidence自信;pity遗憾;thanks感谢。根据上文“he looked at me and said, “Hey, thanks!” There was a big smile on his face.”可知,他对我说谢谢,所以他的微笑里表达了感谢之情。故选D。
18.
句意:他得了最高分,被选在毕业典礼上做演讲。
challenge挑战;suggestion建议;exhibition展览;speech演讲。根据下文“After the speech”可知,Kyle被选在毕业典礼上做演讲。故选D。
19.
句意:毕业是一个感谢那些帮助你度过那些艰难岁月的人的时刻。
by通过;since因为,自从;through通过,穿过;before在……之前。根据语境指度过了艰难的时候,故介词使用through。故选C。
20.
句意:但主要是你的朋友。
coaches教练;friends朋友;neighbours邻居;relatives亲戚。根据下文“My friend saved me from doing the unspeakable.”可知,Kyle最想感谢他的朋友。故选B。
21.
句意:就是为什么他带着所有东西回家。
why为什么;when什么时候;what什么;where哪里。根据上文“Kyle had planned to kill himself over the weekend.”可知,指因为他准备自杀,所以那就是他搬所有的东西回家的原因。故选A。
22.
句意:当这个男孩告诉我们他最脆弱的时刻时,我听到人群中传来一阵喘息的声音。
brightest最明亮的;bravest最勇敢的;simplest最简单的;weakest最脆弱的。根据上文“Kyle had planned to kill himself over the weekend.”可知,那个时候Kyle想自杀,所以是最脆弱的时候。故选D。
23.
句意:直到那个时刻,我才意识到一个小小的举动给我朋友产生了多大的影响。
insist强调;realize了解,意识;describe描述;remember记住。根据上文“Kyle gave me a firm hug,”可知,Kyle给作者的拥抱,让作者意识到了自己的举动给朋友带来的影响。故选B。
24.
句意:我们能改变一个人的生活。
destroy破坏;prove证明;change改变;appreciate欣赏。根据上文“Thankfully, I was saved. My friend saved me from doing the unspeakable.”可知,因为作者的一个举动,改变了Kely想自杀的念头,也改变了他的生活。所以一个小举动,可以改变一个人的生活。故选C。
25.
句意:任何善举,无论多小,都不会浪费。
ordinary普通的;available有空的,可用的;wasted浪费掉的,徒劳无功的;magical有魔力的。根据上文“With one small gesture, we can...a person’s life. ”可知,再小的善举都能改变一个人的生活,所以再小的善举都有作用,都不会浪费。故选C。
(六)
11.A 12.B 13.D 14.B 15.C 16.D 17.A 18.B 19.B 20.A 21.D 22.A 23.C 24.B 25.D
【解析】
【分析】
本文是一篇记叙文,主要讲作者对父亲撒谎后被父亲上了非常成功的一课,从此不再对父亲撒谎。
11.
句意:但是我不得不把车送去附近修车厂修理。
I我;he他;we我们;they他们。根据“I could drive him into a village”可知后面指“我”把车开到汽车修理厂去修理,故选A。
12.
句意:刚学会开车,并希望去试一下,我立刻接受了。
understood明白;accepted接受;improved提高;finished完成。根据“Having just learned to drive, and hoping to have a try”可知作者想去试一试,故接受了,故选B。
13.
句意:有几小时的时间,我决定去看电影。
shows表演;programs节目;concerts音乐会;movies电影。根据后文“if he found out I’d been watching movies.”可知作者去看电影了,故选D。
14.
句意:我知道父亲会生气如果他发现我一直在看电影。
afraid害怕的;angry生气的;bored无聊的;lonely孤独的。根据后文“He’d never let me drive again”可知父亲知道作者去看电影会生气,不会让作者再开车。故选B。
15.
句意:所以我告诉他车子需要修理,会花更长的时间。
oil汽油;power能量;repairs修理;services服务。根据后文“which had taken longer time.”可知修理需要更长的时间,故选C。
16.
句意:但是我永远不会忘记他看我的表情。
face脸;help帮忙;advice建议;look表情。根据后文“Dad looked at me again.”可知空出是指作者父亲看作者的表情。故选D。
17.
句意:我很失望你竟对我撒谎。
lie撒谎;shout喊叫;talk谈话;explain解释。根据“When I was waiting, I called the garage. They told me everything was done...no problems with it.”可知父亲通过向修理厂打电话确认儿子撒谎了,故选A。
18.
句意:他们告诉我一切都好了,而你没有去取车。
tried out试验;picked up接;paid for支付;cleaned up清理。根据“They told me everything was done and you hadn’t...the car”可知是没有取车,故选B。
19.
句意:我说出事实时感到一阵悔意。
pain疼痛;regret后悔;fear害怕;worry担心。作者撒谎被父亲拆穿,故说出真相时应感到后悔向爸爸撒谎,故选B。
20.
句意:父亲仔细地听,伤心的表情出现在他的脸上。
through穿过;beside在……旁边;by在……旁边;towards朝向。pass through表示“通过”,此处是指表情出现在脸上,故选A。
21.
句意:我意识到我失败了因为我养的儿子竟然对自己的父亲撒谎。
if如果;until直到;after在……之后;because因为。根据“I realize I’ve failed”及后文“I’ve brought up a son who even lies to his own father.”可知前后是因果关系,故选D。
22.
句意:我现在要走路回家并仔细思考这些年我犯的错误。
that引导定语从句,先行词是指人或物;who先行词是指人;where先行词是指地点;when先行词是指时间。从句缺宾语,且先行词指物,故用that引导,故选A。
23.
句意:我一路道歉,告诉他我多抱歉,但是他仅仅是忽视我,继续安静地,思虑地和痛苦地往前走。
communicated交流;promised承诺;apologized 道歉;suggested建议。根据后文“telling him how sorry I was”可知作者很抱歉,故选C。
24.
句意:18英里的路程,我一直在他后面开着车,慢慢地开。
tiredly劳累地;slowly慢慢地;rudely粗鲁地;secretly秘密地。根据“I drove behind him”可知在人后面开车速度应是慢的,故选B。
25.
句意:然而,它也是最成功的一课。
creative有创造力的;relaxing放松的;interesting有趣的;successful成功的。根据“I have never lied to him since.”可知父亲这次的教育比较成功,故选D。
(七)
11.D 12.A 13.B 14.C 15.D 16.D 17.C 18.A 19.C 20.A 21.A 22.B 23.B 24.D 25.C
【解析】
文章讲述了Pierogi是让作者想起奶奶的食物,每次作者感到悲伤或想念奶奶时,就会想起这个特殊的食物,讲述了奶奶过去的生活情况以及从生病到最后奶奶去世的情况,至今为止Pierogi还是作者在世界上最喜欢的食物,是奶奶给了作者对食物和烹饪的热爱。
11.
句意:每当我感到悲伤或想念她,我就会想起我们一起吃的特别的饺子。
soups汤;noodles面条;potatoes土豆;dumplings饺子;根据“the potato dumplings called pierogi”可知,这是波兰饺子,故选D。
12.
句意:食物是维系波兰社会团结的重要因素。
kept保持;stopped停止;changed改变;developed发展;根据“the Polish community together”可知,食物是维系团结的重要因素,keep...together“使……在一起”,故选A。
13.
句意:因为那时的生活很艰苦,所以饭菜往往很简单。
rich富有;simple简单的;popular流行的;delicious美味的;根据“because life was very hard then”可知,因为生活艰难,所以饭菜很简单,故选B。
14.
句意:大人和孩子们不得不在树林里寻找土豆、蘑菇、兔子和香草。
look at看;look up查阅;look for寻找;look after照顾;根据“because life was very hard then”可知,人们不得不去树林里寻找吃的,故选C。
15.
句意:我奶奶的血统对她很重要。
familiar熟悉的;ordinary普通的;interesting有趣的;important重要的;根据“When her cancer was at its worst, she often thought of the times in the Polish camp and...”可知,这里指的是对她来说是重要的,be important to“对……很重要”,故选D。
16.
句意:当她的癌症处于最糟糕的状态时,她经常会想起在波兰集中营的那段时光,尤其是她总是满怀爱地为我和妈妈做的叫做pierogi的土豆饺子。
probably可能;finally最后;actually实际上;especially尤其;根据“she often thought of the times in the Polish camp and...the potato dumplings called pierogi she would always lovingly make for me and my mum.”可知,此处是加强语气,表示强调“尤其,特别”,故选D。
17.
句意:因为化疗,她曾经喜欢的食物现在都不能自己做、闻,甚至不能吃了。
enjoyable快乐的;valuable有价值的;impossible不可能的;necessary必要的;根据“Because of Chemotherapy”可知,由于化疗,曾经爱的食物变得不可能做了,故选C。
18.
句意:但当奶奶感觉“很好”的时候,没有什么比做pierogi更能带给她快乐和幸福了。
nothing没有事情;anything任何事情;something一些事情;everything一切;根据“better than making pierogi that could bring her joy and happiness”可知,没有什么比做pierogi更快乐了,故选A。
19.
句意:和她一起做这种特殊食物的经历将永远留在我的记忆中。
experiment实验;competition比赛;experience经历;suggestion建议;根据“of making this special food with her”可知,这是一种经历,故选C。
20.
句意:在奶奶生命的尽头,我知道她正在慢慢地离开我们。
end结束;middle中间;start开始;corner角落;根据“I knew she was slowly leaving us”可知,这是她生命要结束的时候,故选A。
21.
句意:所以一天下午我和妈妈为她做了我们自己的pierogi。
for为了;behind在……之后;about关于;against反对;根据“Mum and I made our own pierogi...her”可知,此处说的是为她做了pierogi,故选A。
22.
句意:这是我永远不会忘记的一顿饭。
refuse拒绝;forget忘记;practice练习;avoid避免;根据“She was excited with our pierogi.”可知,这顿饭我是不会忘记的,故选B。
23.
句意:妈妈和我至今还在做奶酪土豆饺子,珍惜奶奶用过的工具。
only唯一;still仍然;even甚至;also也;根据“Mum and I...make cheese and potato pierogi to this day”可知,此处说的是至今仍然在做这种食物,故选B。
24.
句意:在木板上做的这个简单的面粉、鸡蛋和水的面团是她的。
his他的;ours我们的;mine我的;hers她的;此处说的是奶奶,指的是“她的”,故选D。
25.
句意:我们有时会吃现成的,但它仍然是我在这个世界上最喜欢的食物。
so因此;or或者;but但是;and和;空格前后表达的是转折关系,应用but连接,故选C。
(八)
11.C 12.A 13.C 14.D 15.A 16.A 17.C 18.B 19.C 20.B 21.D 22.A 23.D 24.B 25.B
【解析】
【分析】
本文讲述的是在一起玩耍的两个小男孩闹矛盾的故事。其中一个爱生气,而另一个善解人意。其实Jo-Jo的生气行为比Davy的令人惊讶的善意更容易。
11.
句意:他总是希望取悦别人。
help帮助;hurt伤害;please取悦;praise称赞。根据上文a sweet child 可知,她总是希望取悦别人。故选C。
12.
句意:最近两个男孩一起在卧室里玩。
inside在……里;outside在……外;near附近;behind在……后面。结合后面“Davy ran out of the bedroom”可知最近这两个男孩在卧室里一起玩。故选A。
13.
句意:Jo-Jo用手打了我的脸。
arm胳膊;back背部;face脸;head头。根据下文“And I could see that he had a red place on his pale cheek.”可知他在说,Jo-Jo打了我的脸。故选C。
14.
句意:然而,Jo-Jo跟着他说。
therefore因此;instead反而;still仍然;however然而。我看到他的脸红了,Jo-Jo说他什么都没做。前后句表示转折关系。故选D。
15.
句意:我什么也没做。
nothing没什么;something某事;everything每件事;anything任何事情。结合上句“Davy knocked his head on me and I knew he did mean to do it.”Davy把头撞在我身上,我知道他是故意的。后面应该是我什么也没做。故选A。
16.
句意:我认识两个小男孩,我知道Davy不是故意的。
on purpose静止;at rest休息;by chance偶然;in turn轮流。根据“He just felt so excited that he knocked his head on Jo-Jo’s nose….”可知,Davy不是故意的。故选A。
17.
句意:他只是觉得很兴奋,不小心把头撞到了Jo-Jo的鼻子上。
rudely粗鲁地;politely礼貌地;carelessly粗心地;seriously严重地。根据“He just felt so excited that he knocked his head on Jo-Jo’s nose….”可知,他只是兴奋,结果粗心地撞到了Jo-Jo鼻子上。故选C。
18.
句意:对Jo-Jo来说,突然的疼痛使他非常生气。
idea想法;pain疼痛;color颜色;noise噪音。结合上文他只是兴奋,结果粗心地撞到了Jo-Jo鼻子上,对Jo-Jo来说,这突然的疼痛使他生气。故选B。
19.
句意:我知道Jo-Jo是无意地撞了他。
with具有;after在……之后;without没有;before在……之前。结合上文的语境:我知道Jo-Jo 没有想就撞了他。故选C。
20.
句意:我们谈了一会儿,Jo-Jo终于承认他举手打了Davy的脸颊。
happily开心地;finally最后;possibly可能;hopefully有希望地。根据“Jo-Jo…admitted he had put up his hand and hit on Davy’s cheek.”可知,最后Jo-Jo承认他打了Davy的脸。故选B。
21.
句意:他拒绝道歉并且说:“不,我什么也没做。”
wondered想知道;doubted怀疑;continued继续;refused拒绝。根据下文“No. I did not do anything.”可知Jo-Jo拒绝向Davy道歉。故选D。
22.
句意:然后让所有人惊讶的是,Davy说:“Jo-Jo,很抱歉我的脸打了你的手。”
surprise惊奇;regret后悔;sadness伤心;shame羞愧。根据下文“Davy said, “Jo-Jo, I am sorry that my check hit your hand.””可知这让人惊讶。故选A。
23.
句意:我从未见过有人能更好地处理这种情况。
worry about担心;point out指出;depend on依靠;deal with处理。根据“I have never seen anybody…situations like this any better.”可知,此处是我从来没见过有人像这样处理这种情况。故选D。
24.
句意:我和Jo-Jo谈过如何控制他经常突然表现出来的愤怒。
regret后悔;anger愤怒;fear害怕;shyness害羞。根据“identify with Jo-Jo’s angry action”可知,此处是如何控制Jo-Jo经常突然表现出来的愤怒。故选B。
25.
句意:在我们的日常生活中,要想辨别Jo-Jo的愤怒行为比认同小Davy的惊人善良要容易得多。
better更好;easier更容易;funnier更有趣;faster更快。根据“to identify with Jo-Jo’s angry action than with the amazing kindness of little Davy.”可知,认同Jo-Jo的愤怒的行为比认同小Davy惊人的善良要容易得多。故选B。
(九)
11.C 12.A 13.D 14.B 15.A 16.C 17.B 18.B 19.C 20.A 21.A 22.A 23.C 24.C 25.D
【解析】
【分析】
短文讲述了一个游戏,在黑板上写下30个生活中最重要的人的名字,然后逐渐地抹去你认为不重要的那一个,直到留下最后一个名字。
11.
句意:然后她被要求在黑板上写下30个她生活中最重要的人的名字。
call打电话;make制作;write写;change改变。根据“thirty names of the most important people … life on the blackboard.”可知应该是在黑板上写,故选C。
12.
句意:然后她被要求在黑板上写下30个她生活中最重要的人的名字。
her她的;our我们的;his他的;their他们的。根据“she was asked to…”可知应该是她的生活中,故选A。
13.
句意:Aliza写完所有的名字后,老师让她擦掉三个她认为最不重要的名字。
pleasant开心的;difficult困难的;reasonable合理的;important重要的。根据上文可知让她写生活中最重要的人的名字,而这里是擦掉,可推知应该是擦掉三个她认为最不重要的名字,故选D。
14.
句意:这种情况一直持续到黑板上只剩下四个名字。
fell down倒下;went on继续;worked out解决,算出;showed up出现。根据“Then, there were twenty-seven names left on the blackboard.And once again, the teacher told Aliza to erase five more names.”,可知这种情况一直持续,故选B。
15.
句意:这是她母亲、父亲、丈夫和她唯一儿子的名字。
son儿子;sister姐妹;brother兄弟;daughter女儿。根据“With tears in eyes, she wiped her son's name with great determination”可知应该是儿子,故选A。
16.
句意:整个班级变得完全安静,意识到这对Aliza来说不再是一个游戏了。
noisy吵闹的;active活跃的;silent沉默的;bored无聊的。根据前文说这是一个游戏,而这里说不再是一个游戏了“realizing that this wasn’t a game anymore for Aliza.”,可推知意识到游戏的意义而感到沉默,故选C。
17.
句意:这对艾丽莎来说是个艰难的选择。
result结果;choice选择;method方式;discussion讨论。根据“To everyone’s surprise, Aliza was required to remove two more names.”可知要求从母亲、父亲、丈夫和她唯一儿子的名字中删去两个,应该是困难的选择,故选B。
18.
句意:她的手指似乎在橡皮上停留了一个世纪。
in在……里;for+时间段;after在……后;since自从。for+时间段表示持续多久的时间,for a century“一个世纪”,符合语境,故选B。
19.
句意:艾丽莎太紧张了,她的手一直在发抖。
writing写;moving移动;shaking摇晃;pointing指出。stop … from doing sth“阻止…做”,too…to…“太……以至于不能……”,根据“Aliza was too nervous”可知应该是太紧张,手一直抖,故选C。
20.
句意:她含泪抹去儿子的名字,好像真的要失去他一样。
as if 好像;so that以至于;only if只要;even though尽管。根据“With tears in eyes, she wiped her son's name with great determination, … she would actually lose him.”结合这里语境,擦去儿子的名字,应该是好像要失去儿子一样,故选A。
21.
句意:你为什么选择你的丈夫
Why为什么;How怎样;When何时;Where哪里。根据“The parents are the ones that brought you up and the son is the one that you gave … Aren't they more important ”,可知应该是问为什么,故选A。
22.
句意:父母把你养大,儿子是你的生儿育女。
birth出生;praise赞美;advice建议;respect尊重。固定搭配:give birth to“生孩子”,这里表示儿子是你的生儿育女,故选A。
23.
句意:每个人都想知道她的答案。
report报告;result结果;answer答案;activity活动。根据上文可知在对她提问“你为什么选择你的丈夫 ”,可推知这里大家是想知道她的回答,故选C。
24.
句意:艾丽莎平静地解释说:“总有一天,我的父母会比我先去世。”
proudly自豪地;angrily生气地;calmly平静地;nervously焦虑地,紧张的。这里主要结合语境,面对这样的游戏与大家的对她选择的好奇,她不应该是自豪或者生气地回答,这里游戏已经结束,不应该是焦虑,只有平静地回答符合语境,故选C。
25.
句意:我儿子长大后也可能离开我。
old老的,旧的;tall高的;weak虚弱的;strong强壮的。根据“My son may also leave me when he grows …”可知儿子应该是在长大变强壮后会离开父母,故选D。
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11.A 12.C 13.D 14.C 15.A 16.B 17.A 18.A 19.B 20.C 21.D 22.C 23.D 24.B 25.D
【解析】
【分析】
文章讲述了母亲不在身边,玛丽亚和弟弟很难过,后来经历了一些事之后他们理解了母亲离开的原因。
11.
句意:“妈妈是在陆军预备役服役的护士。”
nurse护士;pilot飞行员;teacher教师;soldier军人;根据下文“‘When the army needs her, they call her up to take care of the wounded soldiers.'”可知,当军队需要她的时候,他们会叫她来照顾伤员。由此推断妈妈是一名护士。故选A。
12.
句意:爸爸要她向伊登解释一下,妈妈战后会回来的。
calm down冷静;wake up醒来;come back返回;hang on紧紧抓住;根据“Dad had asked her to explain to Eden that Mom would… after the war.”可知,妈妈会在战争后回来。故选C。
13.
句意:“你现在长大了,大女孩了。你懂。”
decide决定;promise承诺;believe相信;understand理解,懂;根据下文“No, Marie didn’t understand.”可知,玛利亚不懂。故选D。
14.
句意:13岁并没有减轻她对妈妈离开的恐惧。
hiding隐藏;refusing拒绝;leaving离开;starving挨饿;根据“Being thirteen didn’t bring her any less fear of Mom’s…”及结合选项可知,13岁并没有减轻她对妈妈离开的恐惧。此处使用leaving,表示“离开”符合语境。故选C。
15.
句意:当她需要让弟弟相信的时候,她怎么能说服她自己呢?
herself她自己;himself他自己;ourselves我们自己;themselves他们自己;根据“How could she convince her brother when she needed to make…believe it ”可知,当她需要让弟弟相信的时候,她怎么能说服她自己呢?这里指她自己感到害怕,所以用herself,表示“她自己”。故选A。
16.
句意:她回头看了看伊登苍白的脸。
cold冷的;pale苍白的;dirty脏的;angry生气的;根据上文内容“13岁并没有减轻她对妈妈离开的恐惧。”由此可推断她和弟弟处于害怕之中,弟弟因害怕,脸色苍白,符合语境。故选B。
17.
句意:她不想让弟弟经历不知道发生了什么的痛苦。
pains痛苦;secrets秘密;illnesses疾病;adventures冒险;根据“She didn’t want her brother to go through the…of not knowing what was going on.”及结合上文内容可知,她不想让她的弟弟经历妈妈离开,不知道什么时候回来,也不知道会发生什么的痛苦。此处使用pains,表示“痛苦”符合语境。故选A。
18.
句意:为了让他更快乐,玛丽建议:“让我们试着在水边漂浮。”
happier更高兴的;prouder更自豪的;more curious更好奇的;more confident更自信的;根据上文内容“她不想让她的弟弟经历不知道会发生什么的痛苦”,由此推断她想让弟弟更高兴一点,符合语境。故选A。
19.
句意:当他们站起来时,玛丽意识到他们在海堤的另一边,因此她开始带路回主海滩。
or或者,表选择;so因此,表结果;but但是,表转折;because因为,表原因;根据“When they stood up, Marie realized they were on the other side of the sea wall…she began to lead the way back to the main beach.”可知,“当他们站起来时,玛丽意识到他们在海堤的另一边,”与“她开始带路回到主海滩。”前后句是因果关系,使用so连接,符合语境。故选B。.
20.
句意:她转身警告伊登要小心,但找不到他。
quiet安静的;active活跃的;careful小心的;patient有耐心的;根据上文“Suddenly, Marie stumbled into a hole in the sand under water.”可知,突然,玛丽跌进了水下沙洞里。由此推断此处表达的是她在提醒弟弟要小心。故选C。
21.
句意:她立刻把眼睛转向大海。
Finally最终;Lately最近;Certainly当然; Immediately立即;根据上文“There was a rip current!”可知,有激流!由此推断,此处使用immediately,表示“立即”,说明情况紧急。故选D。
22.
句意:来不及多想,玛丽跳入水中,用尽力气游向弟弟,抓住他的胳膊。
pride骄傲;memory记忆;strength力气;pleasure荣幸;根据“With no time to think, Marie dove into the water and swam with all her…to her brother and took hold of his arm.”及结合选项可知,来不及多想,玛丽跳入水中,用尽力气游向弟弟,抓住他的胳膊。此处她要拉走弟弟,所以是用尽力气。故选C。
23.
句意:他们几乎不能移动,但玛丽继续艰难地游着。
just仅仅;still仍然;quickly迅速地;hardly几乎不;根据下文“but Marie continued swimming with difficulty.”可知,但是玛丽亚继续艰难地游着,由此推断移动很艰难,几乎不能动,符合语境。故选D。
24.
句意:玛丽亚把弟弟从海里拖出来的时候,爸爸和妈妈冲向他们。
past过去;towards朝,向;beside在……旁边;around在四周;根据“Mom and Dad were rushing…them as Marie dragged Eden out of the sea.”及结合选项可知,玛丽亚把弟弟从海里拽出来的时候,爸爸和妈妈冲向他们。此处使用“towards”表示“朝,向”符合语境。故选B。
25.
句意:“也许那就是为什么妈妈去服务。”
how如何;who谁;where哪里;why为什么;根据下文“When others need help someone has to step up and do it.”可知,当别人需要帮助时,必须有人站出来帮助他们。由此推断,这就是妈妈离开,去服务的原因。此处使用why,表示“为什么”符合语境。故选D。