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完形填空强化训练四篇
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记叙文。主旨大意:主人公应聘英语广播员时,虽然音质很好,但由于口音的问题,有几个元音发音不好。由于过于关注元音,又出现了其他错误。这让大家很沮丧。
The producer appeared behind the recording studio window and smiled and waved to me like an old friend. And after I had read out a(n)1test passage, he said, “That’s fine, wonderful, and your2is perfect, lovely.” Then I read a longer English passage about the delights of3in Britain, and another about the delights of visiting London, and4were “fantastic” and “just right”, and I began to5a career in radio. To be frank, I was fairly6in spite of lack of experience. Across the room in the Hamburg news agency where we7 , a colleague named Peter Turner8me, “I say, Mike, a man on the phone here wants someone to do a9in English, and I’m booked up. Would you read something to him in English as a sort of10 ?” I did, and he said, “Perfect, Lovely—Would you come to the studio?” It was11reading their passages in English in the studio that they noticed my vowel pronunciations were not12King’s English, or even Prince Philip’s. There was a large13 , and then the voice said, “Fine, lively…but you said the word ‘castle’ with a short ‘a’. Could we read the passage again please?” This was14 . But then they noticed other15in my pronunciation. “It’s my northern English accent,” I said16 , because I had to apologize for it. “Oh, I see… But Mr. Jamieson, we’ll have to17it right, I’m afraid. The recording is for teaching English to German school children, and it18be spoken in the way it is taught in German schools.” I read the passage again…again…and again. But19 , you can’t20the pronunciation of a lifetime in an hour. The studio men became desperate and underlined the vowels, so that I’d remember them. Few, really. But because I had to concentrate on them, I made a lot of mistakes in my reading.
1. A. funnyB. interesting
C. particularD. short
2. A. voiceB. accent
C. pronunciationD. figure
3. A. touringB. seeing
C. talkingD. wondering
4. A. allB. bothC. noneD. each
5. A. doB. imagine
C. considerD. take
6. A. freeB. happy
C. confidentD. lucky
7. A. workedB. studied
C. livedD. met
8. A. discussedB. talked
C. calledD. referred
9. A. interviewB. research
C. campaignD. recording
10. A. entertainmentB. test
C. challengeD. favor
11. A. afterB. when
C. sinceD. before
12. A. standardB. simple
C. specialD. same
13. A. shockB. surprise
C. breakD. silence
14. A. differentB. natural
C. easyD. doubtful
15. A. similaritiesB. differences
C. mistakesD. shortcomings
16. A. upsettingB. excitedly
C. painfullyD. angrily
17. A. tryB. attempt
C. manageD. get
18. A. mayB. can
C. mustD. will
19. A. in realityB. of course
C. on purposeD. on average
20. A. changeB. adapt
C. adoptD. drop
B
记叙文。主旨大意:主人公从小就做慈善的事。通过唱歌和写诗给他人带来欢乐。主人公的行为向读者诠释了爱的真谛。
I’ve been singing and performing poetry since I was six years old. I guess I’ve1since I was eight. I don’t sing with2 . My singing and poetry is the same thing. I3to sing for my mother’s friends, and then I started singing for fundraisers4by church groups, women’s clubs and so on. I’ve three books of poetry and songs. I5all of the money form the books to children’s6 . Money from my first book went to school for deaf and blind kids in Great Falls. They did a7called Sight First to help the blind. Money from the second book8to Home on the Range, a shelter for abused children and to the Feed the Children fund for orphans in Bosnia. I9people at a local nursing home. I do the women’s hair, I do their nails, and they ask me to10on Sundays and perform for them. And I do. There’s11microphone, and no musical accompaniment. I12sing for homebound hospice (济贫院) patients. I visit them and talk and sing for them. I13that’s what’s really fulfilling to me,14I sing to someone who’s dying, someone who is really sick, and who isn’t15of much of what’s happening, but when I’ve done that, there’s a16on that person’s face.
I found everyone needs love, everyone can17love, and that love is what everyone wants. That’s a really important18to me. Making someone happy makes you happy, and they19and make others happy and it’s like a chain. Love is a chain of giving. You20when you get older, but love is ageless. Love is the same when you are 7, 30, or 102.
1. A. trainedB. taught
C. volunteeredD. improved
2. A. loveB. musicC. danceD. care
3. A. stuckB. preferred
C. hatedD. used
4. A. put onB. put off
C. put awayD. put up
5. A. sacrificedB. sent
C. donatedD. cost
6. A. homesB. wishes
C. schoolsD. charities
7. A. experimentB. meeting
C. progressD. campaign
8. A. leadB. wentC. gaveD. handed
9. A. knowB. leaveC. visitD. miss
10. A. drop inB. get through
C. come byD. leave out
11. A. noB. moreC. fewerD. not
12. A. alsoB. hardlyC. stillD. seldom
13. A. doubtB. guess
C. dreamD. imagine
14. A. butB. orC. whenD. since
15. A. fullB. fond
C. sensitiveD. aware
16. A. kindnessB. smile
C. lookD. scar
17. A. giveB. preserve
C. hopeD. accept
18. A. experienceB. factor
C. lessonD. class
19. A. carry onB. move on
C. pass onD. go on
20. A. changeB. age
C. growD. understand
C
议论文。主旨大意:主人公在获得一些成就后仍感到不幸福。因此他就研究周围那些幸福的人并发现幸福也可以通过后天良好习惯来获得。
Many years ago, after decades of hard work, I finally had everything I thought I wanted. I had every reason to be1 , but I wasn’t really. Looking around, I saw some of the happiest people I knew weren’t the ones who “ 2it all”. Some had3challenges, while others didn’t have a dime. So I was determined to4out their secrets. I began the study of happiness,5experts and scientific research. I also6100 people whose happiness didn’t depend on external circumstances. I7them the Happy 100. But they are not8happy—they may have sadness, fear, anger, or pain. But they still9the inner peace and well-being that’s the essence of true happiness, where they10happiness to their experiences, rather than trying to get happiness from them. My interviews11clear evidence that happy people live their lives12 . Some of the Happy 100 were simply13with happy dispositions (性格), but most learned to be happy by thinking and living in a particular way.14 , I found some “happiness habits” that the Happy 100 share. Scientists have recently discovered that15thoughts and behaviors create specific neural (神经系统的) pathways in the wiring in our brains, the16water flowing downhill17a groove (沟) in the earth. When we think or behave a certain way over and over, the neural pathway is18and the groove becomes deeper. Unhappy people19to have more negative neural pathways—their minds are literally20in the rut (车辙). Scientists used to think these neural pathways were set in stone. But new research shows that when you repeatedly think, feel, and act in a different way, the brain actually rewires itself. This means you can change your happiness set point.
1. A. satisfiedB. confident
C. happyD. free
2. A. hadB. accept
C. struggledD. made
3. A. studyB. money
C. healthD. living
4. A. turnB. seekC. workD. find
5. A. consultingB. asking
C. researchingD. knowing
6. A. visitedB. interviewed
C. contactedD. understanding
7. A. considerB. send
C. readD. call
8. A. alwaysB. never
C. hardlyD. neither
9. A. holdB. experience
C. entertainD. enjoy
10. A. shareB. combine
C. bringD. meet
11. A. offerB. express
C. giveD. convey
12. A. strangelyB. excitedly
C. similarlyD. differently
13. A. coveredB. born
C. occupiedD. linked
14. A. In a wordB. In return
C. In generalD. In fact
15. A. naturalB. native
C. habitualD. usual
16. A. passageB. way
C. processD. procedure
17. A. createsB. dugsC. keepsD. leaves
18. A. strengthenedB. ignored
C. runD. widened
19. A. preferB. pretend
C. decideD. tend
20. A. limitedB. affected
C. stuckD. stayed
D
主旨大意:主人公想对父亲说,“我爱你。”可是由于心理的种种缘故而没有说。在父亲事故去世后,他后悔莫及。
“You afraid of heights?” my dad asked, as I climbed up the seemingly unstable ladder to the second-storey rooftop. I was up there to1him fix our TV antenna. “Not yet,” I replied. I didn’t have2to do up there—mostly I just held the antenna still and handed my dad tools—so I began to3to him as he worked. I could4talk to my dad. He was more like a big5than an actual adult. Most of my peers would be6to have their dad7around with them, but not me;8 , I took great pride in him. No one else had a dad as cool as mine. After he9working on the antenna, we went inside and I began to10ready for bed. As I entered my room, I looked11and saw my dad working at his computer in his office next to mine. As I12him, I had the most incredible13to just poke my head in and tell him that I14him. I quickly15that urge away and continued on into my room. I16possibly say to him “I love you”; I hadn’t said that to him or17else since I was seven. The next day seemed like any other. Near my house, I18a lot of cars in front and quiet a few people I knew walking up our front steps. My mom19me there with her face streaming with tears. She then told me, in the calmest voice she could20 , the worst news of my life. “Dad’s dead in an accident at work.”
I never really told my dad I loved him. I wish I had. When I see him again after this life, I know that the first thing I’m going to say to him is “I love you”.
1. A. helpB. support
C. accompanyD. ask
2. A. anythingB. nothing
C. littleD. much
3. A. discussB. talk
C. argueD. listen
4. A. hardlyB. never
C. alwaysD. sometimes
5. A. kidB. figure
C. teacherD. hero
6. A. painfulB. excited
C. strangeD. embarrassed
7. A. workB. hangC. walkD. stay
8. A. In factB. In contrast
C. In a wordD. In response to
9. A. stoppedB. tried
C. finishedD. broke
10. A. goB. prepareC. getD. make
11. A. overB. aroundC. atD. behind
12. A. watchedB. stared
C. focusedD. ignored
13. A. interestB. chance
C. ideaD. urge
14. A. missedB. loved
C. likedD. forgive
15. A. possessedB. left
C. brushedD. held
16. A. mustn’tB. couldn’t
C. shouldn’tD. wouldn’t
17. A. everyoneB. none
C. anyoneD. someone
18. A. noticedB. watched
C. sensedD. wondered
19. A. calmedB. waved
C. stoppedD. greeted
20. A. manageB. insist
C. dependD. struggle
A篇:
答案解析:
1—5 DAABC 6—10CACDB 11—15 AADCB 16—20 DDCBA
1. D。从下文“I read a longer English passage”的对比可知,此处读的应该是一篇短文章。
2. A。从上下文可知,主人公让招聘人满意的地方是声音。而下文中发现一些元音问题也可排除C项。
3. A。通过上下文平行结构的信息,此空应是与visiting相对应的词汇,因此答案A就显而易见了。
4. B。从该句可知,主人公又读了两篇长文章,再从代词的辨析,此处选both。
5. C。由于招聘人员的不断鼓励,让主人公产生了到电台工作的念头。
6. C。根据上句,主人公在招聘人员的不断鼓励中产生了强烈的“自信”。
7. A。从下文中“colleague”可以推断出他们是在一起工作。
8. C。根据下文中“Perfect, Lovely…Would you come to the studio?”一句,叫主人公过来即暗示他们当时不是在一起。四个选项中只有C符合。
9. D。由下文第17空后“The recording is for…”推断。
10. B。从交流中可知,同事在鼓励他试试,哪怕仅作为一次测验也行。
11. A。该句为强调句型,强调时间状语。根据上下文:在我读过文章“之后”,他们才注意到我元音发音的问题。
12. A。由下文中提到主人公的元音问题,可知他的元音不是当地“标准”音。
13. D。由于主人公声音的音质很好,被招聘人员认可,而现在发现了问题,自然就引起了一种尴尬局面,因此,此刻大家都“沉默不语”了。
14. C。招聘人员要求他重新读刚才的文章,主人公当然认为很“容易的”一件事。
15. C。由最后一句“…, I made a lot of mistakes”推断。
16. D。由仅当作一次测验和考虑到电台就业的自信到此刻出现问题,主人公心情突变,而且下文中又指出他不得不道歉。所以,主人公“懊恼”的心理可以理解。
17. D。从四个词汇的应用上来理解,get“使进入某种状态”;try“尝试”;manage“使成功”;attempt“试图”。因此,get it right最符合。
18. C。从情态动词的本义上来理解,因为是为德国孩子们录制的,所以发音必须准确。语气强烈。四个选项中,只有must语气符合。
19. B。一个人长期的发音习惯不可能一时半刻能改变。这是很正常,很自然的事。
20. A。四个选项意义分别是“改变”;“适应(必须与to连用)”;“采纳”;“丢弃”。从词义的搭配可知,答案A最恰当。
B篇:
答案解析:
1—5 CBDAC 6—10 DDBCC 11—15 AABCD 16—20 BACDA
1. C。此题的理解第一要抓住本文的主旨;第二要紧扣动词的词义。从主人公从八岁起“自愿”为他人做慈善。
2. B。一般来说,唱歌都伴随“音乐”。同时,也与下文第11空的信息对应。
3. D。主人公在回忆小时候的事,当然是“过去”的意思。
4. A。词义辨析题。A项:举办;B项:推迟;C项:把东西收好已备将来使用;D项:张贴。结合语境当然选A项。
5. C。本文主旨是慈善事业,C项意思是“捐献”,符合题意。
6. D。从下文中主人公的书酬是送给了聋哑儿童与盲童的学校,推理主人公是为了“慈善事业”。
7. D。从下文中called Sight First to help the blind中的暗示,这是发起的一种“运动”。
8. B。与上文中“Money from my first book went to school…”一致。
9. C。“拜访”养老院献爱心。
10. C。句意是“他们请主人公周六来为他们表演”。A项:拜访,但常用drop in on sb./ drop in at some place;B项:完成,是及物动词;D项:遗漏。
11. A。运用平行结构即可,但答案D有干扰,应该用not a / not any。
12. A。从情节的逻辑理解来看,此处是强调主人公同时“还”做些其它事。
13. B。从句意看,此题表示主人公对自己的所作所为的感受,因此从词义的搭配上可以判断答案A、C、D不妥当。
14. C。逻辑意义理解题,从第15空后“…, but I’ve done that, there’s a …”可以判断。
15. D。从词义入手,A项:充满;B项:喜欢;C项的搭配是“be sensitive to”,意思是“对什么敏感”。只有D项“意识到”最佳。
16. B。当接受别人的帮助时的感受常常是“会意的笑容”。
17. A。人人都需要爱,人人也可以奉献爱。根据第19空后“Love is a chain of giving”可以推断。
18. C。句意是“这是一次重要的教益”。C项符合句意。
19. D。此句的意思是“让别人幸福就是让你自己幸福,同时他们也会再继续传承下去,再让别人幸福。这样,就成为一个爱的链带。”
20. A。句意:当然变老时,你会变化,但爱是不会变老的”。跟“年老的”一词对应的是“变化”。
C篇:
答案解析:
1—5 CACDA 6—10 BDABC 11—15 ADBDC 16—20 BAADC
1. C。此题考查对文章主旨的理解,通读全文后,读者可以判断出本文是关于幸福方面的话题,另外根据下句“…, I saw some of the happiest people…”也可以推断。
2. A。从下文信息可知,最幸福的人也有些不如意之处,所以主人公心目中最幸福的人不可能是应有尽有,同时也呼应首句中“…, I finally had everything”。
3. C。此空考查是情境话题中的对应。与下文中“While others didn’t have a health changenglles”dime(钱)对应。
4. D。主人公为了了解幸福秘诀做了很多事。turn out:结果是;seek不可接out;work out:计算出;锻炼;find out:发现。
5. A。根据平行结构和词义搭配,consult表示:咨询;采访。
6. B。此题可利用上下文照应,即第11空前的“interviews”。
7. D。在四个选项中只有call一词可以接双宾语。
8. A。从情境理解,他们也有悲伤,害怕,愤怒等,所以他们也不总是快乐的。
9. B。利用上下文中同源词照应,即下文中“happiness to their experiences”。
10. C。从下句“rather than trying to get happiness from them”的意义对应理解。不是从中获得幸福,而是将幸福“带给”人生经历。
11. A。此处offer表示:(主动)提供。
12. D。从全文情节理解来看,幸福的人不一定拥有一切,但他们幸福;而拥有一切的人(如主人公自己)却不觉得幸福。因此可以判断幸福的人生活肯定不同。
13. B。句意:有些人快乐仅仅是与生俱来的天性。与后文中“…learned to be happy”对应。
14. D。A项:总而言之;B项:作为回报;C项:整体上来说;D项:事实上。根据上下文此处不表示总结,只有D项意思最恰当。
15. C。根据上句中的“happiness habits…”可知。本句是对上句进行的阐述。
16. B。结合上句中的“pathways”和下文中的“…when we think or behave a certain way”以及词义,可知选B。
17. A。该空与上句中“…create specific neural pathways”对应。
18. A。根据“deeper”判断,痕迹的加深当然是神经通道得到了“强化”。
19. D。此空所在的句意是:不幸福的人倾向于消积的神经通道。
20. C。此处是比喻。他们的思维完全地“陷入”车辙。
D篇:
答案解析:
1—5 ADBCA 6—10 DBACC 11—15 AADBC 16—20 BCADA
1. A。此题理解从语法结构与语境综合入手,由后面动词原形fix推出该空用help,构成help sb. do sth.结构。
2. D。从语境中,主人公只扶一下天线和递工具可知做得不多,但也不是一点未做。所以选much与not搭配,表示:不多。
3. B。此下几题都要紧扣下文中主人公与父亲关系非常好 (No one else had a dad as cool as mine)。另外从第4空后“talk to my dad”也可以得到答案。
4. C。正因为主人公与父亲的关系不同于其他人那么不好,所以他们应常“交谈”。
5. A。根据上下文主人公和父亲关系非常融洽,而且与“than an actual adult”对比的只能是“kid”。
6. D。后文“…, but not me”可以看出其他人父子关系的不和谐。
7. B。hang around意思是“到处走走”。
8. A。上文中“not me”就表明了主人公的态度与同龄人不一样,所以下文中信息就应是真实情况。
9. C。根据语境,此处表示“安装”结束后,我和父亲进了屋子。
10. C。下文中bed 一词交代了语境是“准备睡觉”。常用短语get ready for。
11. A。根据语境,父亲的房间在隔壁,当主人公回房时,方位上不可能上向四周;也不可以看后面。而C项没有宾语。
12. A。父亲当时在工作,因此,主人公在看着他忙碌。
13. D。根据第15空后的“…that urge away”可知。urge表示“强烈的欲望;冲动”。
14. B。此题信息点既可以由下文中照应,也可从全文主旨来理解。另外,从第16空后的“…I love you”也可以得到信息。
15. C。从情境中可知,当时主人公没有说,所以可以理解此空应是主人公打消了此念头。brush away意思为“打消,刷去”。
16. B。从下文中“我从七岁就不再说……”可知,主人公当时“不可能”说。
17. C。句意:我自从七岁就没对他和“其他人”说过“I love you”。
18. A。主人公一开始认为第二天与以往一样。所以当门口有车和很多人时,主人公当然是“注意到了”与以往不同。
19. D。从下文中可知,父亲去世了,而母亲用尽可能平静的语气告诉他,母亲当时不想伤害到孩子,所以还像往常一样在门口“问候”他。
20. A。在此突变下,母亲平静的口气当然是“尽力克制”了。
(作者:张荣建,海安县曲塘中学)
A
记叙文。主旨大意:主人公应聘英语广播员时,虽然音质很好,但由于口音的问题,有几个元音发音不好。由于过于关注元音,又出现了其他错误。这让大家很沮丧。
The producer appeared behind the recording studio window and smiled and waved to me like an old friend. And after I had read out a(n)1test passage, he said, “That’s fine, wonderful, and your2is perfect, lovely.” Then I read a longer English passage about the delights of3in Britain, and another about the delights of visiting London, and4were “fantastic” and “just right”, and I began to5a career in radio. To be frank, I was fairly6in spite of lack of experience. Across the room in the Hamburg news agency where we7 , a colleague named Peter Turner8me, “I say, Mike, a man on the phone here wants someone to do a9in English, and I’m booked up. Would you read something to him in English as a sort of10 ?” I did, and he said, “Perfect, Lovely—Would you come to the studio?” It was11reading their passages in English in the studio that they noticed my vowel pronunciations were not12King’s English, or even Prince Philip’s. There was a large13 , and then the voice said, “Fine, lively…but you said the word ‘castle’ with a short ‘a’. Could we read the passage again please?” This was14 . But then they noticed other15in my pronunciation. “It’s my northern English accent,” I said16 , because I had to apologize for it. “Oh, I see… But Mr. Jamieson, we’ll have to17it right, I’m afraid. The recording is for teaching English to German school children, and it18be spoken in the way it is taught in German schools.” I read the passage again…again…and again. But19 , you can’t20the pronunciation of a lifetime in an hour. The studio men became desperate and underlined the vowels, so that I’d remember them. Few, really. But because I had to concentrate on them, I made a lot of mistakes in my reading.
1. A. funnyB. interesting
C. particularD. short
2. A. voiceB. accent
C. pronunciationD. figure
3. A. touringB. seeing
C. talkingD. wondering
4. A. allB. bothC. noneD. each
5. A. doB. imagine
C. considerD. take
6. A. freeB. happy
C. confidentD. lucky
7. A. workedB. studied
C. livedD. met
8. A. discussedB. talked
C. calledD. referred
9. A. interviewB. research
C. campaignD. recording
10. A. entertainmentB. test
C. challengeD. favor
11. A. afterB. when
C. sinceD. before
12. A. standardB. simple
C. specialD. same
13. A. shockB. surprise
C. breakD. silence
14. A. differentB. natural
C. easyD. doubtful
15. A. similaritiesB. differences
C. mistakesD. shortcomings
16. A. upsettingB. excitedly
C. painfullyD. angrily
17. A. tryB. attempt
C. manageD. get
18. A. mayB. can
C. mustD. will
19. A. in realityB. of course
C. on purposeD. on average
20. A. changeB. adapt
C. adoptD. drop
B
记叙文。主旨大意:主人公从小就做慈善的事。通过唱歌和写诗给他人带来欢乐。主人公的行为向读者诠释了爱的真谛。
I’ve been singing and performing poetry since I was six years old. I guess I’ve1since I was eight. I don’t sing with2 . My singing and poetry is the same thing. I3to sing for my mother’s friends, and then I started singing for fundraisers4by church groups, women’s clubs and so on. I’ve three books of poetry and songs. I5all of the money form the books to children’s6 . Money from my first book went to school for deaf and blind kids in Great Falls. They did a7called Sight First to help the blind. Money from the second book8to Home on the Range, a shelter for abused children and to the Feed the Children fund for orphans in Bosnia. I9people at a local nursing home. I do the women’s hair, I do their nails, and they ask me to10on Sundays and perform for them. And I do. There’s11microphone, and no musical accompaniment. I12sing for homebound hospice (济贫院) patients. I visit them and talk and sing for them. I13that’s what’s really fulfilling to me,14I sing to someone who’s dying, someone who is really sick, and who isn’t15of much of what’s happening, but when I’ve done that, there’s a16on that person’s face.
I found everyone needs love, everyone can17love, and that love is what everyone wants. That’s a really important18to me. Making someone happy makes you happy, and they19and make others happy and it’s like a chain. Love is a chain of giving. You20when you get older, but love is ageless. Love is the same when you are 7, 30, or 102.
1. A. trainedB. taught
C. volunteeredD. improved
2. A. loveB. musicC. danceD. care
3. A. stuckB. preferred
C. hatedD. used
4. A. put onB. put off
C. put awayD. put up
5. A. sacrificedB. sent
C. donatedD. cost
6. A. homesB. wishes
C. schoolsD. charities
7. A. experimentB. meeting
C. progressD. campaign
8. A. leadB. wentC. gaveD. handed
9. A. knowB. leaveC. visitD. miss
10. A. drop inB. get through
C. come byD. leave out
11. A. noB. moreC. fewerD. not
12. A. alsoB. hardlyC. stillD. seldom
13. A. doubtB. guess
C. dreamD. imagine
14. A. butB. orC. whenD. since
15. A. fullB. fond
C. sensitiveD. aware
16. A. kindnessB. smile
C. lookD. scar
17. A. giveB. preserve
C. hopeD. accept
18. A. experienceB. factor
C. lessonD. class
19. A. carry onB. move on
C. pass onD. go on
20. A. changeB. age
C. growD. understand
C
议论文。主旨大意:主人公在获得一些成就后仍感到不幸福。因此他就研究周围那些幸福的人并发现幸福也可以通过后天良好习惯来获得。
Many years ago, after decades of hard work, I finally had everything I thought I wanted. I had every reason to be1 , but I wasn’t really. Looking around, I saw some of the happiest people I knew weren’t the ones who “ 2it all”. Some had3challenges, while others didn’t have a dime. So I was determined to4out their secrets. I began the study of happiness,5experts and scientific research. I also6100 people whose happiness didn’t depend on external circumstances. I7them the Happy 100. But they are not8happy—they may have sadness, fear, anger, or pain. But they still9the inner peace and well-being that’s the essence of true happiness, where they10happiness to their experiences, rather than trying to get happiness from them. My interviews11clear evidence that happy people live their lives12 . Some of the Happy 100 were simply13with happy dispositions (性格), but most learned to be happy by thinking and living in a particular way.14 , I found some “happiness habits” that the Happy 100 share. Scientists have recently discovered that15thoughts and behaviors create specific neural (神经系统的) pathways in the wiring in our brains, the16water flowing downhill17a groove (沟) in the earth. When we think or behave a certain way over and over, the neural pathway is18and the groove becomes deeper. Unhappy people19to have more negative neural pathways—their minds are literally20in the rut (车辙). Scientists used to think these neural pathways were set in stone. But new research shows that when you repeatedly think, feel, and act in a different way, the brain actually rewires itself. This means you can change your happiness set point.
1. A. satisfiedB. confident
C. happyD. free
2. A. hadB. accept
C. struggledD. made
3. A. studyB. money
C. healthD. living
4. A. turnB. seekC. workD. find
5. A. consultingB. asking
C. researchingD. knowing
6. A. visitedB. interviewed
C. contactedD. understanding
7. A. considerB. send
C. readD. call
8. A. alwaysB. never
C. hardlyD. neither
9. A. holdB. experience
C. entertainD. enjoy
10. A. shareB. combine
C. bringD. meet
11. A. offerB. express
C. giveD. convey
12. A. strangelyB. excitedly
C. similarlyD. differently
13. A. coveredB. born
C. occupiedD. linked
14. A. In a wordB. In return
C. In generalD. In fact
15. A. naturalB. native
C. habitualD. usual
16. A. passageB. way
C. processD. procedure
17. A. createsB. dugsC. keepsD. leaves
18. A. strengthenedB. ignored
C. runD. widened
19. A. preferB. pretend
C. decideD. tend
20. A. limitedB. affected
C. stuckD. stayed
D
主旨大意:主人公想对父亲说,“我爱你。”可是由于心理的种种缘故而没有说。在父亲事故去世后,他后悔莫及。
“You afraid of heights?” my dad asked, as I climbed up the seemingly unstable ladder to the second-storey rooftop. I was up there to1him fix our TV antenna. “Not yet,” I replied. I didn’t have2to do up there—mostly I just held the antenna still and handed my dad tools—so I began to3to him as he worked. I could4talk to my dad. He was more like a big5than an actual adult. Most of my peers would be6to have their dad7around with them, but not me;8 , I took great pride in him. No one else had a dad as cool as mine. After he9working on the antenna, we went inside and I began to10ready for bed. As I entered my room, I looked11and saw my dad working at his computer in his office next to mine. As I12him, I had the most incredible13to just poke my head in and tell him that I14him. I quickly15that urge away and continued on into my room. I16possibly say to him “I love you”; I hadn’t said that to him or17else since I was seven. The next day seemed like any other. Near my house, I18a lot of cars in front and quiet a few people I knew walking up our front steps. My mom19me there with her face streaming with tears. She then told me, in the calmest voice she could20 , the worst news of my life. “Dad’s dead in an accident at work.”
I never really told my dad I loved him. I wish I had. When I see him again after this life, I know that the first thing I’m going to say to him is “I love you”.
1. A. helpB. support
C. accompanyD. ask
2. A. anythingB. nothing
C. littleD. much
3. A. discussB. talk
C. argueD. listen
4. A. hardlyB. never
C. alwaysD. sometimes
5. A. kidB. figure
C. teacherD. hero
6. A. painfulB. excited
C. strangeD. embarrassed
7. A. workB. hangC. walkD. stay
8. A. In factB. In contrast
C. In a wordD. In response to
9. A. stoppedB. tried
C. finishedD. broke
10. A. goB. prepareC. getD. make
11. A. overB. aroundC. atD. behind
12. A. watchedB. stared
C. focusedD. ignored
13. A. interestB. chance
C. ideaD. urge
14. A. missedB. loved
C. likedD. forgive
15. A. possessedB. left
C. brushedD. held
16. A. mustn’tB. couldn’t
C. shouldn’tD. wouldn’t
17. A. everyoneB. none
C. anyoneD. someone
18. A. noticedB. watched
C. sensedD. wondered
19. A. calmedB. waved
C. stoppedD. greeted
20. A. manageB. insist
C. dependD. struggle
A篇:
答案解析:
1—5 DAABC 6—10CACDB 11—15 AADCB 16—20 DDCBA
1. D。从下文“I read a longer English passage”的对比可知,此处读的应该是一篇短文章。
2. A。从上下文可知,主人公让招聘人满意的地方是声音。而下文中发现一些元音问题也可排除C项。
3. A。通过上下文平行结构的信息,此空应是与visiting相对应的词汇,因此答案A就显而易见了。
4. B。从该句可知,主人公又读了两篇长文章,再从代词的辨析,此处选both。
5. C。由于招聘人员的不断鼓励,让主人公产生了到电台工作的念头。
6. C。根据上句,主人公在招聘人员的不断鼓励中产生了强烈的“自信”。
7. A。从下文中“colleague”可以推断出他们是在一起工作。
8. C。根据下文中“Perfect, Lovely…Would you come to the studio?”一句,叫主人公过来即暗示他们当时不是在一起。四个选项中只有C符合。
9. D。由下文第17空后“The recording is for…”推断。
10. B。从交流中可知,同事在鼓励他试试,哪怕仅作为一次测验也行。
11. A。该句为强调句型,强调时间状语。根据上下文:在我读过文章“之后”,他们才注意到我元音发音的问题。
12. A。由下文中提到主人公的元音问题,可知他的元音不是当地“标准”音。
13. D。由于主人公声音的音质很好,被招聘人员认可,而现在发现了问题,自然就引起了一种尴尬局面,因此,此刻大家都“沉默不语”了。
14. C。招聘人员要求他重新读刚才的文章,主人公当然认为很“容易的”一件事。
15. C。由最后一句“…, I made a lot of mistakes”推断。
16. D。由仅当作一次测验和考虑到电台就业的自信到此刻出现问题,主人公心情突变,而且下文中又指出他不得不道歉。所以,主人公“懊恼”的心理可以理解。
17. D。从四个词汇的应用上来理解,get“使进入某种状态”;try“尝试”;manage“使成功”;attempt“试图”。因此,get it right最符合。
18. C。从情态动词的本义上来理解,因为是为德国孩子们录制的,所以发音必须准确。语气强烈。四个选项中,只有must语气符合。
19. B。一个人长期的发音习惯不可能一时半刻能改变。这是很正常,很自然的事。
20. A。四个选项意义分别是“改变”;“适应(必须与to连用)”;“采纳”;“丢弃”。从词义的搭配可知,答案A最恰当。
B篇:
答案解析:
1—5 CBDAC 6—10 DDBCC 11—15 AABCD 16—20 BACDA
1. C。此题的理解第一要抓住本文的主旨;第二要紧扣动词的词义。从主人公从八岁起“自愿”为他人做慈善。
2. B。一般来说,唱歌都伴随“音乐”。同时,也与下文第11空的信息对应。
3. D。主人公在回忆小时候的事,当然是“过去”的意思。
4. A。词义辨析题。A项:举办;B项:推迟;C项:把东西收好已备将来使用;D项:张贴。结合语境当然选A项。
5. C。本文主旨是慈善事业,C项意思是“捐献”,符合题意。
6. D。从下文中主人公的书酬是送给了聋哑儿童与盲童的学校,推理主人公是为了“慈善事业”。
7. D。从下文中called Sight First to help the blind中的暗示,这是发起的一种“运动”。
8. B。与上文中“Money from my first book went to school…”一致。
9. C。“拜访”养老院献爱心。
10. C。句意是“他们请主人公周六来为他们表演”。A项:拜访,但常用drop in on sb./ drop in at some place;B项:完成,是及物动词;D项:遗漏。
11. A。运用平行结构即可,但答案D有干扰,应该用not a / not any。
12. A。从情节的逻辑理解来看,此处是强调主人公同时“还”做些其它事。
13. B。从句意看,此题表示主人公对自己的所作所为的感受,因此从词义的搭配上可以判断答案A、C、D不妥当。
14. C。逻辑意义理解题,从第15空后“…, but I’ve done that, there’s a …”可以判断。
15. D。从词义入手,A项:充满;B项:喜欢;C项的搭配是“be sensitive to”,意思是“对什么敏感”。只有D项“意识到”最佳。
16. B。当接受别人的帮助时的感受常常是“会意的笑容”。
17. A。人人都需要爱,人人也可以奉献爱。根据第19空后“Love is a chain of giving”可以推断。
18. C。句意是“这是一次重要的教益”。C项符合句意。
19. D。此句的意思是“让别人幸福就是让你自己幸福,同时他们也会再继续传承下去,再让别人幸福。这样,就成为一个爱的链带。”
20. A。句意:当然变老时,你会变化,但爱是不会变老的”。跟“年老的”一词对应的是“变化”。
C篇:
答案解析:
1—5 CACDA 6—10 BDABC 11—15 ADBDC 16—20 BAADC
1. C。此题考查对文章主旨的理解,通读全文后,读者可以判断出本文是关于幸福方面的话题,另外根据下句“…, I saw some of the happiest people…”也可以推断。
2. A。从下文信息可知,最幸福的人也有些不如意之处,所以主人公心目中最幸福的人不可能是应有尽有,同时也呼应首句中“…, I finally had everything”。
3. C。此空考查是情境话题中的对应。与下文中“While others didn’t have a health changenglles”dime(钱)对应。
4. D。主人公为了了解幸福秘诀做了很多事。turn out:结果是;seek不可接out;work out:计算出;锻炼;find out:发现。
5. A。根据平行结构和词义搭配,consult表示:咨询;采访。
6. B。此题可利用上下文照应,即第11空前的“interviews”。
7. D。在四个选项中只有call一词可以接双宾语。
8. A。从情境理解,他们也有悲伤,害怕,愤怒等,所以他们也不总是快乐的。
9. B。利用上下文中同源词照应,即下文中“happiness to their experiences”。
10. C。从下句“rather than trying to get happiness from them”的意义对应理解。不是从中获得幸福,而是将幸福“带给”人生经历。
11. A。此处offer表示:(主动)提供。
12. D。从全文情节理解来看,幸福的人不一定拥有一切,但他们幸福;而拥有一切的人(如主人公自己)却不觉得幸福。因此可以判断幸福的人生活肯定不同。
13. B。句意:有些人快乐仅仅是与生俱来的天性。与后文中“…learned to be happy”对应。
14. D。A项:总而言之;B项:作为回报;C项:整体上来说;D项:事实上。根据上下文此处不表示总结,只有D项意思最恰当。
15. C。根据上句中的“happiness habits…”可知。本句是对上句进行的阐述。
16. B。结合上句中的“pathways”和下文中的“…when we think or behave a certain way”以及词义,可知选B。
17. A。该空与上句中“…create specific neural pathways”对应。
18. A。根据“deeper”判断,痕迹的加深当然是神经通道得到了“强化”。
19. D。此空所在的句意是:不幸福的人倾向于消积的神经通道。
20. C。此处是比喻。他们的思维完全地“陷入”车辙。
D篇:
答案解析:
1—5 ADBCA 6—10 DBACC 11—15 AADBC 16—20 BCADA
1. A。此题理解从语法结构与语境综合入手,由后面动词原形fix推出该空用help,构成help sb. do sth.结构。
2. D。从语境中,主人公只扶一下天线和递工具可知做得不多,但也不是一点未做。所以选much与not搭配,表示:不多。
3. B。此下几题都要紧扣下文中主人公与父亲关系非常好 (No one else had a dad as cool as mine)。另外从第4空后“talk to my dad”也可以得到答案。
4. C。正因为主人公与父亲的关系不同于其他人那么不好,所以他们应常“交谈”。
5. A。根据上下文主人公和父亲关系非常融洽,而且与“than an actual adult”对比的只能是“kid”。
6. D。后文“…, but not me”可以看出其他人父子关系的不和谐。
7. B。hang around意思是“到处走走”。
8. A。上文中“not me”就表明了主人公的态度与同龄人不一样,所以下文中信息就应是真实情况。
9. C。根据语境,此处表示“安装”结束后,我和父亲进了屋子。
10. C。下文中bed 一词交代了语境是“准备睡觉”。常用短语get ready for。
11. A。根据语境,父亲的房间在隔壁,当主人公回房时,方位上不可能上向四周;也不可以看后面。而C项没有宾语。
12. A。父亲当时在工作,因此,主人公在看着他忙碌。
13. D。根据第15空后的“…that urge away”可知。urge表示“强烈的欲望;冲动”。
14. B。此题信息点既可以由下文中照应,也可从全文主旨来理解。另外,从第16空后的“…I love you”也可以得到信息。
15. C。从情境中可知,当时主人公没有说,所以可以理解此空应是主人公打消了此念头。brush away意思为“打消,刷去”。
16. B。从下文中“我从七岁就不再说……”可知,主人公当时“不可能”说。
17. C。句意:我自从七岁就没对他和“其他人”说过“I love you”。
18. A。主人公一开始认为第二天与以往一样。所以当门口有车和很多人时,主人公当然是“注意到了”与以往不同。
19. D。从下文中可知,父亲去世了,而母亲用尽可能平静的语气告诉他,母亲当时不想伤害到孩子,所以还像往常一样在门口“问候”他。
20. A。在此突变下,母亲平静的口气当然是“尽力克制”了。
(作者:张荣建,海安县曲塘中学)