Ⅰ.完形填空
When I was young, my understanding of life was simple. This made it __1__ for me to deal with the world around me. As I grew up, things seemed more __2__， which made life more challenging. Now, middle-aged, I find my__3__ of the world is returning to the simple. When I try to teach my daughter important __4__ about life, I will break complicated things __5__ into small pieces. One of those basics is __6__， for yourself, and for others. I teach my daughter to __7__. To fail feels bad, __8__， but not to have tried feels worse, because you can't respect yourself for it. And as the saying __9__， if you don't respect yourself, no one else will.
When I was seven or eight, I played at my cousin's house with his toys. His family was better off than mine, and he had many more toys. There was one __10__ that I'd always wanted, and I __11__ it into my pocket. But a moment later, I __12__， even at that age, that I would never enjoy playing with the toy. I would always know I had __13__， and my opinion of myself would __14__. When his mother dropped me off later that day, I shamefacedly __15__ out the toy and gave it back. She knew, I'm sure, what had happened, __16__ she thanked me and never spoke of it again.
I hope to help my daughter avoid similar __17__. She first has to gain self-respect __18__ she can start respecting others. I believe in respect, because __19__ it we're all enemies. I'm not __20__ in this regard, far from it. But I try my best, and I respect others for trying their best in this changing world.
[语篇解读] 本文是一篇夹叙夹议文。 作者通过自己成长过程中的亲身经历， 教育自己的女儿， 在开始尊重其他人之前， 她首先要学会自尊。
1．A.funnier C．safer
B．easier D．deeper
解析：根据上文 “When I was young, my understanding of life was simple.” 可知， 这让我更容易与周围的世界打交道。 funnier更滑稽的； easier更容易的； safer更安全的； deeper更深。 故选B。
答案：B 2．A.important C．fragile
B．awkward D．complex
解析：根据下文 “which made life more challenging” 可知， 随着我长大， 事情似乎变得更加复杂。 important重要的； awkward尴尬的； fragile易碎的； complex 复杂的。 故
选D。
答案：D 3．A.view C．aim
B．experience D．expectation
解析：句意：现在， 中年了， 我发现我的世界观正在回归简单。 view观点； experience经历； aim目的； expectation期待。 故选A。
答案：A 4．A.basics C．subjects
B．facts D．choices
解析：根据下文 “One of those basics is __6__” 可知， 这里意思是我试着教我女儿重要的生活基础知识。 basics基础知识； facts事实； subjects科目； choices 选择。 故选A。
答案：A 5．A.away C．down
B．off D．out
解析：句意：当我试图教我女儿重要的生活基础知识时， 我会把复杂的东西分解成小块。 固定短语break down into分解成， 故选C。
答案：C 6．A.passion C．respect
B．love D．desire
解析：根据下文 “because you can't respect yourself for it” 可知， 这里意思是其中一个基本要素就是尊重。 passion激情； love爱； respect尊重； desire欲望。 故选C。
答案：C 7．A.forgive C．share
B．accept D．try
解析：根据下文 “but not to have tried feels worse” 可知， 这里意思是我教我的女儿去尝试。 forgive原谅； accept接受； share分享； try尝试。 故选D。
答案：D 8．A.certainly C．personally
B．eventually D．willingly
解析：句意：当然， 失败让人感觉很糟糕， 但没有尝试让人感觉更糟， 因为你无法
为此尊重自己。 certainly当然； eventually最后； personally亲自地； willingly情愿地。 故选A。
答案：A 9．A.runs C．writes
B．goes D．follows
解析：句意：俗话说， 如果你不尊重自己， 没有人会尊重你。 固定短语as the saying goes俗话说， 故选B。
答案：B 10．A.for fun C．with care
B．in particular D．at random
解析：句意：有一个是我一直特别想要的， 我让它滑进了口袋。 for fun开玩笑地； in particular特别； with care小心地； at random随便地。 故选B。
答案：B 11．A.fetched C．slipped
B．arranged D．fitted
解析：句意：有一个是我一直特别想要的， 我让它滑进了口袋。 fetch取来； arrange安排； slip滑动； fit适用。 故选C。
答案：C 12．A.doubted C．questioned
B．promised D．sensed
解析：句意：但过了一会儿， 我感觉到， 即使在那个年纪， 我也不会永远喜欢玩这个玩具。 doubt疑惑； promise许诺； question怀疑； sense感觉。 故选D。
答案：D 13．A.lied C．changed
B．stolen D．cheated
解析：句意：我将永远知道我偷了东西， 我对自己的看法也会受损害。 lie撒谎； steal偷窃； change改变； cheat欺骗。 故选B。
答案：B 14．A.suffer C．fade
B．improve D．spread
解析：句意：我将永远知道我偷了东西， 我对自己的看法也会受损害。 suffer受损害； improve改善； fade褪色； spread传播。 故选A。
答案：A 15．A.gave C．pulled
B．left D．handed
解析：根据下文 “and gave it back” 可知， 这里意思是我羞愧地把玩具拉了出来。 give给； leave离开； pull拉； hand递送。 故选C。
答案：C 16．A.so C．for
B．or D．but
解析：句意：我敢肯定， 她知道发生了什么事， 但她感谢我， 而且再也没有提起这件事。 so所以； or或者； for因为； but但是。 故选D。
答案：D 17．A.accidents C．results
B．mistakes D．habits
解析：句意：我希望能帮助我的女儿避免类似的错误。 accident事故； mistake错误； result结果； habit习惯。 故选B。
答案：B 18．A.before C．in case
B．until D．now that
解析：句意：在她开始尊重其他人之前， 她首先要获得自尊。 before在……以前； until到……为止； in case万一； now that既然。 故选A。
答案：A 19．A.upon C．without
B．beyond D．despite
解析：句意：我相信尊重， 因为没有尊重， 我们都是敌人。 upon在……之上； beyond超过； without 没有； despite尽管。 故选C。
答案：C 20．A.honest C．curious
B．casual D．perfect
解析：根据“far from it”可知， 这里意思是在这方面我并不完美。 honest诚实的； casual随便的； curious好奇的； perfect完美的。 故选D。
答案：D Ⅱ.语法填空
A trip to China with the kids could be a test to your nerves, but also a 1.____________ (wonder) experience. This is an ancient civilization which is growing at great speed into the 21st century, meanwhile holding onto the old traditions and way of life.
As you travel from area to area, a sea of contrasts is 2.____________ makes it so fascinating. You can find an old fisherman on his bamboo boat 3.____________ (answer) his mobile phone, and modernity and old traditions existing side by side. The only constant thing in China is “change”．
4．____________ first it might seem challenging. But you 5.____________ (find) the people helpful, 6.____________ (especial) if you are traveling with children. Chinese love children, 7.____________ more the happier. But as far as children 8.____________ (concern), this isn't a light-hearted trip to Disneyworld. What if they get sick? Will the kids like the food? Is 9.____________ (pollute) really that bad? Will they be bored? Just relax. You can depend on it that you'll end up with plenty of priceless 10.____________ (memory) of that country.
[语篇解读] 本文主要介绍去文明古国——中国旅游时发生的愉快的事。
1．解析：考查词性转换。修饰名词experience要用形容词形式， 故填wonderful。 答案：wonderful
2．解析：考查表语从句。此句是表语从句， 引导词在从句中作主语， 表示“……的地方”， 故填what。
答案：what
3．解析：考查非谓语动词。an old fisherman 与 answer 之间是逻辑上的主谓关系， 所以用现在分词， 故填answering。
答案：answering
4．解析：考查固定短语。句意： 起初， 这看起来是充满挑战的。 at first 意思是“最初”， 故填At。
答案：At
5．解析：考查动词的时态。这里含有一个if引导的条件状语从句。 if 引导的条件状语从句， 主句用一般将来时， 所以填will find。
答案：will find
6．解析：考查词性转换。修饰整个条件状语从句应用副词。 答案：especially
7．解析：考查冠词。句意： 越多越开心。 “the ＋比较级， the ＋比较级”表示“越……越……”， 所以填the。
答案：the
8．解析：考查固定用法。 as far as children are concerned是固定用法， 意思是“就孩子而言”， 所以填are concerned。
答案：are concerned
9．解析：考查词性转换。作句子主语， 用名词形式， 所以填pollution。 答案：pollution
10．解析：考查名词单复数。plenty of表示“许多， 大量”， 可以用来修饰可数名词的复数形式， 而memory是可数名词， 所以用复数形式。 填memories。
答案：memories
语言知识练(二)
Ⅰ.完形填空
Education from My Father
My memories of my father are slim because he was so sick in the last years of his life. But there are __1__ that I am often reminded of and which may have had some bearing on my love of __2__. When I was young I was somewhat __3__ of lightning and thunder. My father explained it. The explanation was in __4__ that a child could understand but was basically correct. I gained a better __5__ later, but I didn't have to unlearn anything. What he said was that there was electricity in the clouds __6__ it traveled to the ground like a spark. When it traveled __7__ the air it made the air so hot that it __8__. Then there was nothing where the air had been and the air all around rushed in to __9__ the space. He clapped his hands together very loud, __10__ to be the air rushing in, and said that makes the thunder. When I hear thunder, I can still hear that __11__. He explained why if it was cloudy in the winter the night was warmer than if it was __12__. It was one of those nights when the sky was full of stars: no moon, no town lights. But there were more stars than you could __13__ and they had color too. He said that if there were no clouds, we had no blankets and were __14__ to the universe. Our warmth was going to __15__ the whole universe. When there were clouds, they were like blankets and we were not exposed to the
universe. I __16__ feel on the edge of space on a very clear night. I am sure there were many other lessons that I __17__ but no longer remember. What I did __18__， in general, was that there were explanations and that the more I understood them, the more comfortable the world was to live in. I was not taught that there were __19__ but that there was understanding if you looked for it. This may be why I have always been __20__ in science. [语篇解读] 文章讲述的是作者小的时候有了父亲给的关于一些自然现象的解释， 从而产生了对科学的喜爱， 影响了作者一生。
1．A.others C．some
B．few D．all
解析：此处指代前面的memories, 句意： 但是有一些(some)让我常常想起。 答案：C 2．A.science C．weather
B．nature D．universe
解析：根据作者回忆的内容和文章最后一句“This may be why I have always been __20__ in science.” 可知， 父亲使作者爱上了科学。
答案：A 3．A.sure C．tired
B．fond D．afraid
解析：作者小时候对雷电感到害怕(afraid)。 答案：D 4．A.depth C．gestures
B．words D．data
解析：父亲的口头解释孩子可以听懂， 但是基本上是正确的。 in words口头上， 固定短语。
答案：B
5．A.understanding C．command
B．knowledge D．confidence
解析：小时候父亲为了让他能听懂， 解释上肯定不够科学、 完善， 所以此处讲的是作者后来对此增进了了解。 gain a better understanding 增进对……的了解。
答案：A 6．A.but
B．and
C．for D．or
解析：句意：他说的是， 云层里有电， 电像闪光一样传递到地面上。 此处为并列关系。
答案：B 7．A.above C．along
B．to D．through
解析：句意：当电穿过空气的时候， 它让空气变得很热， 以至于空气都燃烧了起来。 through穿过。
答案：D 8．A.shone C．expanded
B．burned D．broke
解析：根据后面的“Then there was nothing where the air had been”可知， 空气燃烧掉了。 答案：B 9．A.fill C．avoid
B．make D．break
解析：空气被燃烧掉后， 别处的空气要填补进来， 即fill。 答案：A 10．A.trying C．hoping
B．proving D．pretending
解析：父亲拍手， 模拟(pretend)空气快速填补进来。 答案：D 11．A.clap C．voice
B．remark D．crash
解析：句意：每当我听到雷声， 我还能回想到当时父亲拍手(clap)的声音。 答案：A 12．A.cold C．clear
B．bright D．foggy
解析：此处与前面的cloudy相反， 即clear晴天， 根据后面的“It was one of those nights when the sky was full of stars: no moon, no town lights.” 也可知。
答案：C 13．A.explore
B．foresee
C．imagine D．identify
解析：其实有比你想象(imagine)的多得多的星星， 它们还有颜色。 答案：C
14．A.committed C．related
B．exposed D．led
解析：没有云的时候， 我们完全暴露于整个宇宙之中， 没有什么遮盖。 be exposed to 暴露于； be committed to致力于； be related to与……有关； lead to导致。
答案：B 15．A.heat C．extend
B．protect D．light
解析：根据warmth可知， 温暖可以给整个宇宙加热。 答案：A 16．A.ever C．even
B．also D．still
解析：句意：在晴朗的夜晚， 我仍然(still)能够感受到(像父亲说的那样)好像站在太空的边缘。
答案：D 17．A.selected C．absorbed
B．arranged D．delivered
解析：句意： 我肯定还了解了其他很多知识， 但是现在不记得了。 absorb吸收， 了解， 学习。
答案：C 18．A.consider C．explain
B．promise D．learn
解析：句意：但是我真正学到(learn)的是， 一切都有相应的解释， 我理解得越多， 我就会生活得越舒适。
答案：D 19．A.memories C．mysteries
B．blankets D．thunders
解析：父亲教会了作者世界上没有什么是解不开的谜(mysteries)。
答案：C 20．A.engaged C．successful
B．interested D．skillful
解析：句意：也许这就是我对科学感兴趣(interested)的原因。 答案：B Ⅱ.语法填空
It is a common thing to forget to return a book to the library after you've borrowed it. Maybe, you'll realize it has been some 1.____________ (month) since you borrowed it and decide to return it. 2.____________ (similar), when Ron Webster borrowed a book from the library of the University of Liverpool, he also forgot to return it. When he was 30, back in 1953, he was working 3.____________ a research assistant in the university. It was during this time 4.____________ he loaned a book titled Structure and Function in Primitive Society. Shortly after he borrowed this book, he 5.____________ (call) to London to continue his research. Just as you might have expected, Ron Webster completely forgot the whole thing.
Ron had a 6.____________ (success) career and worked for Ford before retiring and leading a relaxed life. Recently when he took 7.____________ look at his collection of books, he discovered the old book. He contacted University Officials to ask about the 8.____________ (possible) of returning the book.
A university librarian was 9.____________ (amaze) to see Ron arrive at the University of Liverpool, 10.____________ (try) to return a book that he borrowed 61 years ago.
Just in case you were wondering, the total fine that Ron Webster had accumulated over the years amounted to ￡4,510.
[语篇解读] 本文讲述的是Ron试图将61年前从图书馆借的书还回去。
1．解析：考查名词单复数。 month是一个可数名词， some修饰可数名词复数形式， 故填months。
答案：months
2．解析：考查词性转换。 副词可以作为插入语， 起转移话题、 承上启下的作用， 使语句间的衔接更紧密。 上文在说一个理论， 下文开始就这个理论举例子。
答案：Similarly
3．解析：考查动词搭配。 work as... 做……工作。 句意： 他在大学做研究助理工作。 空格前为working, 故填as。
答案：as
4．解析：考查强调句。 强调句句型： It is/was ＋ 被强调的部分 ＋ that/who ＋句子
的其他部分， 上文有It was..., 故填that。
答案：that
5．解析：考查动词的时态和语态。 句意： 在借了这本书不久后， 他被叫去伦敦继续从事他的研究。 主语he与call之间是动宾关系， 应用被动语态， 且事情发生在过去， 故填was called。
答案：was called
6．解析：考查词性转换。 后面的career是名词， 因此要用形容词来修饰名词。 答案：successful
7．解析：考查固定搭配。 take a look看一下。 答案：a
8．解析：考查词性转换。 前有定冠词the, 用来修饰名词， 故填 possibility。 答案：possibility
9．解析：考查形容词。 be动词was后面不能直接接动词， 故将动词变成形容词表示主语内心的感受， 应填amazed。
答案：amazed
10．解析：考查非谓语动词。 动词-ing形式在此作伴随状语。 答案：trying
语言知识练(三)
Ⅰ.完形填空
(2019·深圳市高三第二次调研考试)Two-year-old Nancy is deaf. However, that hasn't stopped her from being a(n) __1__ little girl trying to “chat” to anyone she meets. As soon as she goes out into town with her parents, she starts __2__ in the hope that the person she is talking to __3__ sign language too. Normally, hearing loss is a social __4__ for those who don't know how to use sign language. Anyone Nancy tried to talk to __5__ this and felt so sorry they couldn't __6__. They wished they could __7__ her and say something back, but they found themselves completely __8__. Then, something amazing happened. Instead of causing a __9__， this barrier brought the community (社区) together. Determined to __10__ sign language so that they could talk to Nancy, her __11__ hired an instructor on their own, and now they are __12__ to taking classes together. The teacher __13__ that this is really remarkable because, quite often, even the parents of deaf children don't __14__ to learn the language. But here Nancy has a full community that is signing and communicating with her, and it is a __15__ story. The teacher also says that this level of inclusion will make a huge difference in Nancy's __16__. It almost certainly guarantees that she will be a happier and more __17__ individual in the future. Nancy's parents are already noticing a __18__ in their daughter and they have no words to express how __19__ they are to their neighbors. With a little girl and a lot of love, the neighbors __20__ make the neighborhood a community.
[语篇解读] 本文是一篇记叙文。 文章记叙了Nancy从小失聪， 但是这并没有阻止她成为一个想要与人沟通的外向的孩子。 随着她长大， 她开始运用手语和周围的人交流， 但是大家都听不懂。 于是社区里的邻居们请了一位老师来教他们学习手语， 老师也承认这是一件了不起的举动。 有了小女孩和很多的爱， 这些邻居们真正地将一个社区变成了一个大家庭。
1. A．independent C．outgoing
B．helpful D．generous
解析：根据下文 “little girl trying to ‘chat’ to anyone she meets” 可知， 失聪并没有阻止Nancy成为一个想要和遇到的每一个人聊天的外向的小女孩， independent独立的； helpful有帮助的； outgoing外向的； generous大方的。 故选C。
答案：C 2．A.signing C．waving
B．cheering D．smiling
解析：根据上文可知Nancy失聪了， 因此随着她长大， 她开始运用 “手语”， 对应下文的sign language。 sign打手势， 示意； cheer欢呼； wave挥手； smile微笑。 故选A。
答案：A 3．A.accepts C．recognizes
B．appreciates D．knows
解析：Nancy希望她交谈的人也懂手语。 accept接受； appreciate感激； recognize认出； know懂得， 知道。 故选D。
答案：D 4．A.mistake C．conflict
B．barrier D．stress
解析：句意：正常情况下， 对于那些不知道如何使用手语的人来说， 听力丧失是一种社交障碍。 mistake错误； barrier障碍； conflict冲突； stress压力。 故选B。
答案：B 5．A.discussed C．realized
B．ignored D．denied
解析：句意：每一个Nancy试图与之交谈的人都意识到了这一点。 discuss讨论； ignore忽视； realize意识到； deny拒绝。 故选C。
答案：C 6．A.respond C．return
B．apologize D．agree
解析：句意：他们很抱歉他们不能回应。 respond回答； apologize道歉； return归还； agree同意。 故选A。
答案：A 7．A.inspire C．trust
B．protect D．understand
解析：根据下文 “say something back” 可知他们希望他们能够明白Nancy的意思。 inspire鼓舞； protect保护； trust信任； understand明白。 故选D。
答案：D 8．A.at risk C．at a loss
B．in surprise D．in a hurry
解析：句意：但他们发现自己完全听不懂。 at a loss此处理解成 “不明白； 困惑不解”。 at risk处于危险中； in surprise惊奇地； in a hurry匆忙。 故选C。
答案：C 9．A.debate C．complaint
B．separation D．panic
解析：句意：然后， 神奇的事情发生了。 这道屏障并没有造成分裂， 反而把社区团结在了一起。 debate辩论； separation分离， 距离； complaint 抱怨； panic恐慌。 故选B。
答案：B 10．A.create
B．learn
C．translate D．improve
解析：根据下文 “they could talk to Nancy” 可知他们决定要学会手语来跟Nancy沟通。 create创造； learn学会； translate翻译； improve改善。 故选B。
答案：B
11．A.classmates C．teachers
B．parents D．neighbors
解析：根据上文“the community”可知是在一个Nancy居住的社区中， 她的邻居们请了一位指导员。 classmate同学； parents父母； teacher老师； neighbor邻居。 故选D。
答案：D 12．A.devoted C．accustomed
B．opposed D．addicted
解析：根据上文可知， 他们现在全身心投入到一起上课中。 be devoted to献身于， 致力于； be opposed to反对； be accustomed to习惯于； be addicted to对……上瘾。 故选A。
答案：A 13．A.warns C．admits
B．predicts D．regrets
解析：句意：老师承认这真的很了不起。 warn警告； predict预言； admit承认； regret后悔。 故选C。
答案：C 14．A.fail C．hesitate
B．bother D．refuse
解析：句意：因为很多时候， 即使是失聪儿童的父母也懒得去学习这种语言。 don't bother to do sth.懒得费心做某事， 故选B。
答案：B 15．A.relaxing C．satisfying
B．popular D．beautiful
解析：句意：但在这里， Nancy有一整个的社区和她一起做手语和交流， 这是一个美丽的故事。 relaxing令人放松的； popular受欢迎的； satisfying令人满意的； beautiful美丽的。 故选D。
答案：D
16．A.plan C．life
B．hearing D．opinion
解析：句意：老师还说这种程度的包容会对Nancy的生活产生巨大的影响。 plan计划； hearing听力； life生活； opinion观点。 故选C。
答案：C
17．A.well-adjusted C．well-behaved
B．mature D．considerate
解析：句意：这几乎肯定能保证她将来会成为一个更快乐、更能适应环境的人。 well-adjusted完全适应环境的； mature成熟的； well-behaved行为端正的； considerate体贴的。 故选A。
答案：A 18．A.potential C．strength
B．belief D．difference
解析：Nancy的父母已经注意到他们女儿的不同之处。 potential潜能； belief信仰； strength力量； difference不同。 故选D。
答案：D 19．A.friendly C．important
B．grateful D．familiar
解析：他们无法用言语来表达对邻居们的感激之情。 friendly友好的； grateful感激的； important重要的； familiar熟悉的。 故选B。
答案：B 20．A.truly C．merely
B．almost D．even
解析：句意：有了一个小女孩和很多的爱， 邻居们真正地把这个社区变成了一个大家庭。 truly真实地； almost几乎； merely只不过； even甚至。 故选A。
答案：A Ⅱ.语法填空
Tyler Thompson is an unlikely star in the world of Peking Opera. 1.____________ 15-year-old from Oakland has fascinated audiences in the US and China with his ability 2.____________ (sing) pitch-perfect Mandarin (普通话) and perform the ancient Chinese art form. The teen, 3.____________ is black and only speaks some basic Chinese, has been praised
by teachers since he 4.____________ (pick) up the music as a kindergartener. “As soon as he opens 5.____________ (he) mouth and sings in Chinese, the Chinese are very surprised and they feel very proud of him，” said his music teacher. “When he puts on the costume, and all the acting, you can see that he is pretty good.”
Tyler has learned to sing several well-known pieces of Peking Opera, a centuries-old form of musical theater 6.____________ (know) for its highly structured costumes, changing gongs (锣) and cymbals (钹), wide-ranging voices and highly stylized 7.____________ (move). Tyler got 8.____________ (stand) cheers when he performed 9.____________ Justice Bao, a famous Song Dynasty judge who fought corruption, from the Chinese classic Bao Qing Tian. “The music is very beautiful, and it's very passionate，” said Tyler, “It's made me want 10.____________ (know) more about the world outside of America or California or Oakland.”
[语篇解读] 本文主要讲述了一个擅长表演京剧的外国青少年的故事。 1．解析：考查冠词。 第二次在文章中出现， 指代前面的Tyler Thompson。 答案：The
2．解析：考查非谓语动词。 ability to do sth. 意为“做某事的能力”， 为固定词组搭配， 故用不定式作后置定语。
答案：to sing
3．解析：考查定语从句。 who引导非限制性定语从句， 在从句中作主语， 修饰先行词The teen。
答案：who
4. 解析：考查动词时态。 since意为“自从”时， 引导的状语从句中， 从句用一般过去时， 主句用现在完成时。
答案：picked
5. 解析：考查代词。 根据mouth和主语he可知， 此处应用形容词性物主代词his修饰名词mouth, 在句子中作定语。
答案：his
6. 解析：考查非谓语动词。 know和句子谓语之间没有连词， 故用其非谓语形式， 且know和其逻辑主语form是逻辑上的动宾关系， 故用过去分词作后置定语。
答案：known
7. 解析：考查名词。 根据and可知， 此处与名词voices呼应， 故用名词的复数形式，
即movements。
答案：movements
8. 解析：考查词性转换。 由空后的名词cheers可知， 此处应用形容词形式修饰名词， standing cheers表示Tyler得到了(观众的)起立欢呼。
答案：standing
9. 解析：考查介词。 此处as意为“作为”， 后跟名词、 代词或动名词， 与performed呼应， 表示扮演的角色， 符合语境。
答案：as
10. 解析：考查非谓语动词。 want to do sth. 想要做某事， 此处是不定式作宾语。 答案：to know
语言知识练(四)
Ⅰ.完形填空
I promise you, there will never be a perfect time to do anything in your life. __1__ will ever feel 100% certain or make perfect sense to you and everyone else. There will __2__ be a perfect time to fall in love, or to travel the world. You will never have enough training, enough preparation, or enough money. And __3__ this, even when you feel ready to take a brave step into the__4__， others will likely try to __5__ you out of it. Because they won't feel ready themselves, and your ambition and bravery will __6__ their levels of comfort. But you don't __7__ them an explanation, or any other personal __8__ you don't want to make. This is rather difficult to __9__ at first.
Waiting to feel 100% ready or sure is the __10__ way in which we cheat ourselves out of wonderful life experiences. I challenge you to __11__ free yourself from this self-limiting state of mind. Book that plane ticket, even if you feel lots of __12__. Sign up for that educational course, even if you have no idea __13__ it will go. Trust me when I tell you it will all come together for the __14__. When you achieve your dreams with __15__， when you meet them with mental and physical devotion, you __16__ your trust in the act of LIVING. You make your dreams a __17__ instead of line items on a list. And that's good because your dreams are __18__ to experience. You have to __19__ them out in the real world to know if they're possible and worthwhile adventures in the long run.
As you __20__ on this new journey of living, remember that some people around you will naturally be taken aback. But as long as you aren't hurting them, you don't owe them anything that takes away your power to move forward with your life.
[语篇解读] 本文主要介绍了在我们的生活中永远不会有一个完美的时间去做任何事
情。 所以我们应该想做就做， 不要顾虑太多， 当我们在一个新的生活之旅中前进时， 我们才会发现它带来的惊喜。
1．A.Something C．Anything
B．Nothing D．Everything
解析：根据上文说在你的生活中永远不会有一个完美的时间去做任何事情。 可知句意： 没有什么能让你和其他人拥有100%确定的或完美的感觉。 故选B。
答案：B 2．A.never C．occasionally
B．always D．forever
解析：从来都没有一个可以去恋爱和去世界各地旅行的完美时候。 故选A。 答案：A 3．A.despite C．from
B．for D．after
解析：根据下半句中的even，“甚至是”可知， 上半句应该是“尽管……”， 故选A。 答案：A 4．A.impossible C．beautiful
B．unknown D．true
解析：尽管如此， 即使你准备勇敢地踏入未知世界。 unknown未知的， 故选B。 答案：B 5．A.help C．talk
B．cheat D．get
解析：其他人也可能会试图说服你放弃它。 help帮助； cheat欺骗； talk谈话， 劝说； get得到。 故选C。
答案：C 6．A.improve C．increase
B．remove D．challenge
解析：因为他们自己不会觉得自己准备好了，你的雄心和勇敢会挑战他们的舒适度。 也就是你的做法让他们不舒服。 improve提高； remove移除； increase增加； challenge挑战。 故选D。
答案：D
7．A.offer C．allow
B．give D．owe
解析：但你不欠他们一个解释。 offer提供； give给； allow允许； owe欠。 故选D。 答案：D 8．A.excuse C．sacrifice
B．decision D．profit
解析：或者任何你不想做的个人牺牲。 excuse借口； decision决定； sacrifice牺牲； profit利润。 故选C。
答案：C 9．A.refuse C．admit
B．grasp D．confirm
解析：这一点起初很难掌握。 “这一点”是指找到合适的时机做自己的事， 无须向他人解释。 refuse拒绝； grasp抓住， 掌握； admit承认； confirm证实。 故选B。
答案：B 10．A.hardest C．easiest
B．bitterest D．dullest
解析：等待自己感到100%准备好了或很肯定时再去做是一种最简单的欺骗自己去错过精彩人生经历的办法。 hardest最困难的； bitterest最苦的； easiest最容易的； dullest最迟钝的。 故选C。
答案：C
11．A.automatically C．vainly
B．casually D．consciously
解析：我要让你有意识地让自己摆脱这种自我限制的心态。 automatically自动地； casually随意地； vainly徒劳地； consciously有意识地。 故选D。
答案：D
12．A.uncertainty C．anxiety
B．comfort D．hopelessness
解析：订下那张飞机票， 尽管你感到了很多的不确定性。 uncertainty不确定； comfort舒适； anxiety焦虑； hopelessness无希望。 故选A。
答案：A
13．A.how C．why
B．when D．whether
解析：报名参加那个教育课程， 即使你不知道会怎么样发展。 故选A。 答案：A 14．A.worse C．closer
B．better D．deeper
解析：当我告诉你一切都会好起来的时候， 请相信我。 答案：B 15．A.difficulty C．intention
B．doubt D．success
解析：当你有目的地去实现你的梦想时， 当你以精神和肉体的投入去面对它们时， 你就把你的信任投入到生活的行动中去了。 difficulty困难； doubt怀疑； intention目的； success成功。 故选C。
答案：C 16．A.carry C．experience
B．remove D．invest
解析：carry携带； remove移除； experience经历； invest投资， 投入。 故选D。 答案：D 17．A.reality C．burden
B．priority D．relief
解析：你优先考虑你的梦想而不只是纸上谈兵。 reality现实； priority优先权； burden负担； relief安心。 故选B。
答案：B 18．A.meant C．realized
B．listed D．entitled
解析：那很好， 因为你的梦想就意味着体验。 mean意味着； list列出； realize意识到； entitle使有资格。 故选A。
答案：A 19．A.check C．work
B．bring D．test
解析：你必须在现实世界中测试它们， 以确定它们是否有可能， 并且值得长期冒险。 check核对； bring带来； work工作； test测试。 故选D。
答案：D 20．A.wander C．progress
B．rest D．hesitate
解析：当你在这个新的生活之旅中取得进展时， 记住： 你周围的一些人自然会大吃一惊。 wander闲逛； rest休息； progress进步， 前进； hesitate犹豫。 故选C。
答案：C Ⅱ.语法填空
The question was once asked of a businessman who 1.____________ (success) highly, “How have you done so much in your lifetime？” He replied, “I have dreamed. I have turned my mind loose 2.____________ (imagine) what I wanted to do. Then I have gone to bed and thought about my dreams. In 3.____________ night I dreamt about my dreams and when I 4.____________ (awake) in the morning, I saw the way to make my dreams real. While other people were saying, ‘You can't do that. It is not possible.’ I was well on my way to 5.____________ (achieve) what I wanted.”
As Woodrow Wilson, 28th President of the U. S．， said, “We grow great by dreams.” All big men are dreamers. They see things in the soft haze of a spring day, or in the red fire on a long winter's evening.
Some of us let these dreams die, 6.____________ others nourish and protect them. Nourish them 7.____________ bad days until they bring them to the sunshine and light which comes always to those who 8.____________ (sincere) hope that their dreams will come true.
So please, don't let anyone steal your dreams, or try to tell you they are too 9.____________ (possible). Sing your songs, dream your dreams and pray your 10.____________ (pray)．
[语篇解读] 人活着要有梦想并且为梦想去努力， 要滋养保护梦想不让它灭亡。 1．解析：考查动词的时态。 此处是定语从句， 先行词是businessman, who引导的是定语从句， 从句中缺少谓语动词， 根据句意用过去完成时， 故填had succeeded。
答案：had succeeded
2．解析：考查非谓语动词。 此处指想象我想做的事。 用不定式作目的状语。 答案：to imagine
3．解析：考查冠词。 in the night “在夜里”， 是固定短语， 故填the。 答案：the
4. 解析：考查动词的时态。 此处是when引导的时间状语从句， 句中缺少谓语， 根据句意用过去时， 故填awake 的过去式awoke。
答案：awoke
5. 解析：考查非谓语动词。 句中to是介词， 后面跟动词的-ing形式， 此处指达到我想要的目标， 故填achieving。
答案：achieving
6. 解析：考查连词。 句意： 一些人让他们的梦想灭亡， 然而其他人却使梦想滋养并且得到保护。 前后句表对比， 故填while或but。
答案：while/but
7. 解析：考查介词。 此处指在不好的境遇时滋养梦想直到渡过困难， 根据句意填through。
答案：through
8. 解析：考查词性转换。 此处sincerely修饰动词hope。 答案：sincerely
9. 解析：考查形容词。 句意： 不要让任何人偷走你的梦想， 或者告诉自己他们是不可能的。 故填impossible。
答案：impossible
10. 解析：考查名词。 句意：唱自己的歌， 做自己的梦， 祈祷自己的祈文。 三个句子保持一致。 故填prayers。
答案：prayers
语言知识练(五)
Ⅰ.完形填空
The easy way out isn't always the easiest. I learned that lesson when I decided to treat Doug, my husband of one month, to a special meal. I __1__ to make homemade bread. Knowing the bread would take time, I __2__ it as soon as Doug left for work.
As I was not __3__ in cooking, I thought if a dozen was good, two dozen would be better, so I __4__ everything. As Doug loved oranges, I also opened a can of orange and __5__ it all into the bowl. Soon there was a sticky dough (面团) covered with __6__ yellowish marks. Realizing I was __7__， I put the dough in the rubbish bin outside so I wouldn't have to __8__ Doug laughing at my work. I went on preparing the rest of the __9__， and when Doug got home,
we sat down to Cornish chicken with rice. He tried to enjoy the meal but seemed __10__. Twice he got up and went outside, saying he heard a __11__. The third time he left, I went to the window to see what he was doing. I saw Doug standing about three feet from the __12__， holding the lid up with a stick and looking __13__. When I came out of the house, he dropped the stick and explained that there was something __14__ in our rubbish bin. Picking up the stick again, he held the lid up enough for me to see. I felt __15__. But I stepped closer and looked harder. Without __16__ it was my work. The hot __17__ had caused the dough to double in size and the fermenting yeast (酵母) made the surface __18__ and sigh as though it were breathing. I could see why Doug was shaken. I had to admit what the “__19__” was and why it was there. I don't know who was more __20__ by the whole thing—Doug or me.
[语篇解读] 本文是一篇记叙文。 文章主要讲述了作者自己在家里做面包但是最终失败的趣事。
1．A.chose C．had
B．managed D．remembered
解析：根据文章的内容并结合选项的意思， 可知A选项“选择”符合文意。 “我”选择(chose)在家做面包作为特殊的食物。
答案：A 2．A.looked for C．started on
B．got ready for D．worried about
解析：根据空格前一句“Knowing the bread would take time”可知， 作者必须在她老公上了班以后马上开始做(started on)。
答案：C 3．A.weak C．successful
B．interested D．experienced
解析：由下文作者所做的面包最后被她自己扔进了垃圾桶， 可知她并不是一个做饭很有经验的(experienced)人。
答案：D 4．A.used C．doubled
B．collected D．tried
解析：根据本空格前的“I thought if a dozen was good, two dozen would be better”可知她要加倍(doubled)她所做的东西的分量。
答案：C 5．A.poured C．dipped
B．watered D．threw
解析：根据对上下文的理解， 可知她是把橙汁倒(poured)进去。 答案：A 6．A.pleasant C．big
B．ugly D．light
解析：根据下文讲作者所做的面包最后被她自己扔进了垃圾桶， 可知她做的东西很难看(ugly)。
答案：B 7．A.defeated C．dropped
B．injured D．lost
解析：由作者所做的面包最后被她自己扔进了垃圾桶， 再结合选项的意思， 可知她被打败(defeated)了。
答案：A 8．A.feel C．face
B．keep D．stop
解析：根据空格后面的“Doug laughing at my work”可知作者不想让她老公看到她的“杰作”以后取笑她，此处表示不想面对(face)他的取笑。
答案：C 9．A.bread C．rice
B．orange D．meal
解析：根据文章第一段第二句“I learned that lesson when I decided to treat Doug, my husband of one month, to a special meal.”可知此题应选D, 这里考查的是词汇复现。
答案：D
10．A.disappointed C．frightened
B．disturbed D．ashamed
解析：后面讲到作者的老公本想享用晚餐， 却被外面的噪音干扰了。 disturbed扰乱的， 受到干扰的。
答案：B
11．A.voice C．shout
B．cry D．noise
解析：干扰人的应该是噪音(noise), voice一般是指嗓音。 答案：D 12．A.window C．rubbish bin
B．house D．door
解析：根据上下文的意思， 可知此处应该是去看垃圾桶。 答案：C 13．A.around C．inside
B．upward D．out
解析：根据上下文， 可知老公开始说听见垃圾桶里面有声音， 故要看里面。 答案：C 14．A.alive C．new
B．important D．different
解析：联系上下文， 既然听见了垃圾桶里的声音， 故声音必定是有生命的(alive)生物发出的。
答案：A 15．A.happy C．angry
B．cold D．inspired
解析：根据上下文并结合选项的意思， 可知选B, 因为当时作者对那些东西的反应是冷淡的。
答案：B 16．A.hesitation C．delay
B．doubt D．exception
解析：作者看到了才想到那是她之前的“杰作”， 故语气非常肯定。 without doubt毫无疑问。
答案：B 17．A.pot C．earth
B．floor D．sun
解析：根据常识， 面团暴露在阳光(sun)下受热了就会膨胀。 答案：D
18．A.burn C．shake
B．walk D．work
解析：由于面粉当时还在发酵状态， 故当时垃圾桶在晃动(shake)。 答案：C 19．A.art C．troublemaker
B．work D．living thing
解析：根据上下文可知这团正在阳光下发酵的面粉， 就是作者丈夫一直在说的“生物”。
答案：D
20．A.embarrassed C．regretful
B．nervous D．awkward
解析：根据当时的情景， 作者不知道是她老公感到更尴尬还是她感到更尴尬了。 答案：A Ⅱ.语法填空
The Sydney Opera House has a very interesting history. 1.____________ all started in the 1940s, when the Sydney Symphony Orchestra had nowhere to play. The orchestra's conductor, Eugene Goossens, asked the Australian government to think about building a place and the government 2.____________ (final) agreed to build an opera house in 1954.
The government held an 3.____________ (nation) competition to find a design for the opera house. Many of the 233 designers from around the world 4.____________ entered the competition were famous, but the design of an unknown Danish architect 5.____________ (name) Jorn Utzon was chosen as the 6.____________ (win)．
While drawing up the plans, Utzon remembered the temples he 7.____________ (see) in Mexico before and used them as his inspiration for the base 8.____________ the opera house in Sydney. The building of the opera house began in 1958, but Utzon had still not finished his plans. He did not like his first plan as the concrete roof shells did not work. His new idea was 9.____________ (make) the shell shapes on the roof into the shape of a ball. That way, the same ball mould (模型) could be used for several roof 10.____________ (part). In 1962, the government agreed to the new ball roof idea. The building was completed and in November 1973, the Sydney Opera House was opened by Queen Elizabeth Ⅱ.
[语篇解读] 本文介绍了悉尼歌剧院设计构思的征集、 思路的变化和修建的过程。 1．解析：考查代词。 此处指the Sydney Opera House, 是单数， 在句中作主语， 故填It或That。
答案：It/That
2．解析：考查词性转换。 此处修饰谓语动词应用副词， 指“最后同意……”， 故填finally。
答案：finally
3．解析：考查词性转换。 此处根据an 和名词competition可知空处应用形容词， 指“一场国际性的竞争”， 故填international。
答案：international
4. 解析：考查关系代词。 句中包含定语从句， 先行词是many of the 233 designers, 指人， 关系代词在定语从句中作主语， 用who或that引导， 指“参加竞赛的设计者们”， 故填who或that。
答案：who/that
5. 解析：考查非谓语动词。 句中named Jorn Utzon是过去分词短语作后置定语修饰an unknown Danish architect, 指“叫Jorn Utzon的一个不知名的丹麦建筑师”， 故填named。
答案：named
6. 解析：考查词性转换。 此处由the修饰， 指被选为获胜者， 用名词。 故填winner。 答案：winner
7. 解析：考查动词的时态。 此处指Utzon想起他以前在墨西哥见过的寺庙， 主句动词用的是过去时remembered, 发生在它之前的动作用过去完成时， 故填had seen。
答案：had seen
8. 解析：考查介词。 the base of... 指“……的基础”， 故填of。 答案：of
9. 解析： 考查非谓语动词。 此处是不定式用于系动词was后作表语， 指他的新想法是把顶上的贝壳形状变成球形。 故填to make。
答案：to make
10. 解析：考查名词单复数。 此处part是可数名词，由several修饰， 指几部分，用复数形式。
答案：parts
语言知识练(六)
Ⅰ.完形填空
I had a bad habit of skipping to the last pages of a book. I just wanted to see how it ended __1__ I was still in the middle of it. This habit __2__ first my mom, then my friends, and __3__ even my own daughter. Often my __4__ wouldn't be limited just to the books I read but also to what others were __5__ as well. Then one day my daughter told me in anger, “Dad, please just read a book one __6__ at a time like everyone else！”
At times I didn't __7__ this bad habit to just books either. I also tried to skip ahead in my own life and __8__ out what to do months and even years from now __9__ enjoying each day at present. Although I knew that the __10__ of my life wasn't done yet and that I had many pages __11__ to go. I still couldn't control my burning desire to write the __12__ of it halfway through. Time and again, I would __13__ jump ahead and try to solve every potential (潜在的) problem before it happened. Life, __14__， doesn't work like that. It loves to __15__ us, and you never know what new problems, changes or opportunities each new day will__16__. Recently when I found myself living in the __17__ again, I felt a voice that gently told me I needed to “live one day at a time”. When I heard those words, I __18__， turned the book of my life back to the __19__ page.
Each of us has to __20__ the book of life line by line, moment by moment and trust that our story will be brought to its perfect end.
[语篇解读] 本文作者喜欢在读书读到一半时就先看故事的结局， 后来发展到做其他事时也这样没耐心。 这让家人和朋友们都很不高兴， 作者的女儿认为书应该从头到尾去读， 正如人生一样应该过好当下。
1．A.since C．when
B．for D．because
解析：当一本书读到一半时， 我就想要知道结局是怎么样的。 since自从； for因为； when当……时候； because 因为。 故选C。
答案：C 2．A.confused C．delighted
B．annoyed D．embarrassed
解析：根据下文“Then one day my daughter told me in anger”可知， 我的这个坏习惯激怒了很多人。 confuse使困惑； annoy使恼怒； delight使高兴； embarrass使尴尬。 故选B。
答案：B 3．A.usually C．accidentally
B．obviously D．finally
解析：根据上文提到“first...then...”可知， 最后惹恼了自己的女儿。 usually通常； obviously明显地； accidentally偶然地； finally最后。 故选D。
答案：D 4．A.impatience C．disappointment
B．misunderstanding D．disagreement
解析：我的没耐心不仅仅局限于我自己读的书， 对他人读的书也是很急于知道故事的结局。 impatience没耐心； misunderstanding误解； disappointment失望； disagreement不同意。 故选A。
答案：A 5．A.saying C．doing
解析：见上题解析。 答案：B 6．A.page C．chapter
B．copy D．edition B．reading D．watching
解析：根据最后一段中的“Each of us has to __20__ the book of life line by line”可知， 女儿希望父亲看书时能像别人一样一页一页地看。 page页码； copy 本； chapter章； edition版本。 故选A。
答案：A 7．A.contribute C．apply
B．devote D．limit
解析：根据下句中的“I also tried to skip ahead in my own life”可知， 我的坏习惯不仅仅局限于看书方面， 也体现在我的生活上。 contribute贡献； devote奉献； apply申请， 应用； limit限制。 故选D。
答案：D 8．A.try C．let
B．figure D．turn
解析：我总是想要看到未来几个月甚至几年以后的事， 而不是享受现在的生活。 try out(采用前)严密试验； figure out弄懂， 搞清楚； let out 泄露； turn out 结果是。 故选
B。
答案：B
9．A.on the part of C．instead of
B．other than D．on the basis of
解析：我总是想要看到未来几个月甚至几年以后的事， 而不是享受现在的生活。 on the part of就……而言； other than除了， 不同于； instead of代替， 而不是； on the basis of根据。 故选C。
答案：C 10．A.book C．picture
B．river D．play
解析：根据空后的“that I had many pages __11__ to go”可知， 这里作者把生活看作一本书。 故选A。
答案：A 11．A.forgotten C．kept
B．left D．regretted
解析：人生这本书还有很多可以看的。 forget忘记； leave离开， 剩下； keep保持； regret遗憾。 故选B。
答案：B 12．A.feelings C．ending
B．beginning D．comments
解析：根据上文可知， 我在看书时总喜欢看到一半就想知道结局， 而对于自己人生的这本书， 虽然还没有写完， 但我已迫不及待地想要写出结局。 feelings感觉； beginning开端； ending结局； comments评价。 故选C。
答案：C
13．A.consciously C．foolishly
B．strangely D．critically
解析：根据下文“Life, __14__， doesn't work like that.”可推知， 我总是在每一个潜在的问题还没发生时就尝试解决它， 所以这是愚蠢的。 consciously自觉地； strangely 奇怪地； foolishly愚蠢地； critically批评性地。 故选C。
答案：C 14．A.otherwise C．therefore
B．moreover D．however
解析：然而人生并不像我们预设的那样。 otherwise否则； moreover而且； therefore因此； however但是。 故选D。
答案：D 15．A.surprise C．satisfy
B．cheat D．frighten
解析：根据下文中的“you never know what new problems, changes or opportunities each new day will __16__”可知， 生活总是有新问题、 变化或者机会使我们感到很惊讶。 surprise使惊讶； cheat欺骗； satisfy使满意； frighten吓唬。 故选A。
答案：A 16．A.make C．take
B．bring D．award
解析：生活中的每个新的一天总会给我们带来(bring)新的问题、 变化或者机会。 故选B。
答案：B 17．A.present C．memory
B．future D．dream
解析：根据上文， 我在生活中总是想要搞清楚未来几个月甚至几年的事情， 即生活在“未来”， 由此可知选B。
答案：B 18．A.cheered C．lost
B．cried D．smiled
解析：我明白了生活要一天天地过， 所以我笑了。 cheer欢呼； cry哭； lose失去； smile 微笑。 故选D。
答案：D 19．A.exciting C．favorite
B．hopeful D．right
解析：当内心的声音提醒我要过好每一天时， 我把人生的这本书翻回到正确的那一页。
exciting令人激动的； hopeful充满希望的； favorite最喜欢的； right对的。 故选D。
答案：D 20．A.write C．explain
B．review D．translate
解析：根据上文中的“to write the __12__ of it halfway through”可知选A。 答案：A Ⅱ.语法填空
It was freezing cold that day. At about 9：00, I 1.____________ (drop) off at the visitor center. I intended to explore Tetons National Park 2.____________ (I). However, I was told that there was no bus 3.____________ (travel) to the park from town, so I had to ask for a lift.
Minutes later a truck stopped beside me, 4.____________ driver offered to take me there. When we came to the park 5.____________ (enter), he handed over his park pass and got me in for free.
6．____________ (cover) in white, Tetons National Park was 7.____________ (attract) on that cold winter day. The sun was shining and it was 8.____________ (complete) silent. The silence was lovely, but I had to hope that it was possible to catch a ride back into town. As a few people passed me at the parking lot, I asked if they had any room in their car 9.____________ if they were heading to town. “Sure! Come on in, we got a space for you！”they replied.
I was grateful 10.____________ their kindness and I was taught again that regardless of where you are in the world, beautifully unconventional things can and do happen.
[语篇解读] 本文是一篇记叙文。 作者主要讲述了很多人让他免费搭车的感受。 1．解析：考查动词的时态和语态。 根据空格后的“off at the visitor center”得知我在游客中心下车， drop off让某人下车， 此外， 根据此段中的“It was freezing cold that day”推断出应使用过去时态， 故填was dropped。
答案：was dropped
2．解析：考查反身代词。 句意： 我本来打算自己探索国家公园， 故填myself。 答案：myself
3．解析：考查非谓语动词。 句子结构完整， 需用非谓语动词形式。 travel与bus是主谓关系， 而根据句意可知没有公交车开往公园， 故填traveling。
答案：traveling
4. 解析：考查定语从句。 空格前是个完整的句子， 空格后的句子缺少定语， 且两句
用逗号连接， 可知后一句作从句； 又根据句意“有一辆卡车停在我身旁， 卡车的司机同意带我一程”， 可知后一句是定语从句， 修饰truck, 故填whose。
答案：whose
5. 解析：考查词性转换。 根据空格前的park 得知我们到达公园的入口处， 故填entrance。
答案：entrance
6. 解析：考查非谓语动词。 句子结构完整， 需用非谓语动词形式， 而根据句意可知国家公园被白色覆盖， 要用过去分词表被动， 句首处第一个字母大写， 故填Covered。
答案：Covered
7. 解析：考查词性转换。 形容词作表语， 表示“吸引人的”。 答案：attractive
8. 解析：考查词性转换。 根据空格后的形容词silent, 可知一片寂静。 用副词修饰形容词， 故填completely。
答案：completely
9. 解析：考查连词。 and连接if引导的两个宾语从句。 答案：and
10. 解析：考查介词。 be grateful for 因为某事感激某人， 故填for。 答案：for
语言知识练(七)
Ⅰ.完形填空
Over the last 15 years, as a doctor, I have had heart-to-heart conversations with countless patients near the end of their lives. The most common emotion they express is __1__. And that's __2__ I came up with a project to encourage people to write a __3__ to their loved ones. It's a lesson I learned years ago from a memorable __4__ patient. He was a retired __5__ with a cancer. Every day, his __6__ spent many hours watching him watch television. She explained to me he had never been much of a __7__ in their 50-plus years of marriage. But he seemed quite __8__ to share his ideas with me, __9__ when it became clear his days were __10__. He spoke of his deep regret for not having spent enough time with his wife, and of his great __11__ in his son, who had joined the Navy in his father's footsteps. One afternoon, when I mentioned these __12__ to his wife and son, they looked disbelievingly at each other. They thanked me for being so kind but __13__ my patient was
unlikely to express such feelings. To make sure his family could hear his __14__， I took my video camera with me the next morning and with the patient's __15__， I recorded an open letter from him to his family. When I gave them the __16__ letter, both his wife and son were moved to tears.
The experience __17__ my letter project, which can help people complete their life review tasks: apologizing to those we may have hurt; __18__ those who have hurt us and saying “I love you”. It may take much courage to write a life review letter. For some people, it __19__ deep and troubling emotions. __20__ it may be the most important letter you will ever write.
[语篇解读] 作为一名医生， 作者与无数临终的病人交谈过， 他们常表达出自己的遗憾。 这激发了作者让病人写临终信的想法， 以此表达对曾经伤害过的人的歉意及原谅伤害过自己的人们。
1．A.gratitude C．apology
B．regret D．affection
解析：根据下文的内容可知在临终之前表达的都是遗憾的心情。 gratitude感激； regret后悔， 遗憾； apology 道歉； affection喜爱。
答案：B 2．A.because C．when
B．why D．how
解析：从语境可看出那就是我为什么(why)提出这个项目。 答案：B 3．A.note C．letter
B．bill D．sentence
解析：通过语境可知病人临终时常有遗憾， 因此作者通过这个项目来鼓励人们写信给自己所爱的人。 故选 letter。
答案：C 4．A.dying C．unconscious
B．weak D．silent
解析：从下文可知这是从一个将要去世的人身上学到的教训。 因此选项dying符合题意。 weak虚弱的； unconscious 无意识的； silent沉默的。
答案：A 5．A.merchant
B．worker
C．official D．soldier
解析：从下文中的 “...in his son, who had joined the Navy in his father's footsteps” 可知他当过海军， 因此是个士兵(soldier)。
答案：D 6．A.family C．son
B．daughter D．wife
解析：根据下文中的“in their 50-plus years of marriage (在他们结婚的50多年里)”可知她是他的妻子(wife)。
答案：D 7．A.husband C．talker
B．lover D．companion
解析：上文说他妻子每天都在看他看电视， 由此可推断出她向我解释说在他们结婚的50多年里， 他不是个健谈的人(talker)。
答案：C 8．A.willing C．embarrassed
B．disturbing D．delighted
解析：根据句意可知这个人不善言谈却愿意(willing)和“我”分享他的一些想法。 disturbing烦扰的， 令人不安的； embarrassed局促不安的， 为难的， 尴尬的， 窘迫的； delighted高兴的。
答案：A 9．A.specially C．exactly
B．especially D．gradually
解析：他看起来非常愿意和“我”分享他的想法， 尤其(especially)是当他在世上的日子不多了的时候。 specially特别地， 专门地； exactly确切地； gradually慢慢地。
答案：B 10．A.numbered C．ended
B．died D．completed
解析：从上文可知他是个癌症患者， 所剩时日不多， 屈指可数。 故用numbered。 答案：A
11．A.satisfaction
B．pride
C．concern D．complaint
解析：他儿子以他为榜样参加了海军， 因此他以儿子为傲(pride)。 satisfaction 满意； concern关心； complaint抱怨。 故选B。
答案：B 12．A.comments C．explanations
B．decisions D．promises
解析：当我把他的话(即评论)对他的妻子和儿子说时，他们难以置信。comment评论； decision决定； explanation解释； promise承诺， 允诺。
答案：A 13．A.denied C．insisted
B．disbelieved D．realized
解析：从上文可知这个病人是个不善言谈的人， 所以当他儿子和妻子听到这样的评论时难以相信， 因此他们才会感谢我并坚持(insisted)他是不可能如此表达的。 deny否认； disbelieve 难以相信； realize意识到， 知道， 实现。
答案：C 14．A.sorrow C．wish
B．anxiety D．love
解析：从上文的内容可知这个病人表达的是对家人的爱(love)。 sorrow悲痛； anxiety 焦虑， 担心； wish 愿望； love爱。
答案：D 15．A.desire C．request
B．permission D．assistance
解析：第二天我带着摄像机， 经过病人的同意(permission)…… desire渴望； permission允许， 批准； request 请求； assistance帮助。 从上下文可知是病人的允许。 故选permission。
答案：B 16．A.taped C．written
B．typed D．unopened
解析：由上文 “recorded an open letter from him to his family” 可知， 我将这封录音的(taped)信给了他们。
答案：A
17．A.raised C．proved
B．inspired D．welcomed
解析：根据下文可知这个项目能帮助人们弥补过去的憾事， 这事激励了我。 raise引起， 抱起， 提高(价格等), 养育， 筹集； inspire鼓舞， 激励， 赋予灵感， 启迪； prove证明， 证实； welcome欢迎， 乐于接受。
答案：B
18．A.acknowledging C．hurting
B．forgetting D．forgiving
解析：通过上下文可知是原谅(forgive)那些伤害过我们的人。 acknowledge承认， 感谢； forget忘记； hurt伤害； forgive原谅。 故选D。
答案：D 19．A.calls for C．calls in
B．calls off D．calls up
解析：它可能唤起人们内心深处的烦恼情绪。 call for要求， 需要， 提倡； call off放弃， 取消， 叫走； call in召集， 收回； call up 打电话， 召集， 使想起， 唤醒。 故选D。
答案：D 20．A.So C．Yet
B．For D．Otherwise
解析：虽然能让人们想起不好的情绪但却是人们写过的最重要的一封信。 由此可知是转折关系。 故选C。
答案：C Ⅱ.语法填空
Smiling
Smile is a universal language which 1.____________ (use) throughout the world. 2.____________， the meaning of a smile in different cultures may be different. Depending on different cultures, smiling can express joy and 3.____________ (amuse), but it can also indicate embarrassment. The following examples show this point of view:
In an attempt to be open and 4.____________ (friend), people in the United States smile a lot. Every one smiles at each other and this non-verbal communication shows being polite in the United States. But in China, smiling is not only 5._____________ expression of happiness, but
also a way to avoid 6.____________ (be) embarrassed. Chinese people like smiling when they are 7.____________ (embarrass) in order to avoid embarrassment. Smiling is a kind of goodwill but not sneer (嘲笑). For example, when a child 8.____________ (fall) off a bike, the adults in China may smile, which is a kind of gentle encouragement and may not be a kind of impolite laugh.
Related to the smile is the laugh. Also, different cultures have different 9.____________ (meaning) about laugh. Americans can enjoy a very heartfelt belly (腹部) laugh that comes from the deepest emotions while most Chinese may think 10.____________ silly to laugh that way.
[语篇解读] 微笑是世界语言， 但是， 不同的文化中微笑的意思是不同的。 文章介绍了不同文化中微笑的含义。
1．解析：考查动词的时态和语态。 language与use之间是逻辑上的动宾关系， 且是客观事实， 应用一般现在时的被动语态。
答案：is used
2．解析：考查副词。 微笑是世界语言， 在全世界被广泛使用。 但是， 在不同的文化中， 微笑的意义是不同的。
答案：However
3．解析：考查词性转换。 该空在句中和joy并列， 作express的宾语， 故填名词。 答案：amusement
4. 解析：考查词性转换。 friendly是形容词， 和open并列， 作be的表语。 答案：friendly
5. 解析：考查冠词。 句意： 微笑不仅仅是快乐的表示， 而且是避免尴尬的方式。 expression意为“表达， 表示， 表现”， 是可数名词。 结合句意， 该处应用不定冠词。 且expression的发音以元音音素开头， 故该空应填不定冠词an。
答案：an
6. 解析：考查非谓语动词。 avoid意为“避免”， 后面接名词或动名词作宾语。 答案：being
7. 解析：考查形容词。此处用形容词作表语。 -ed形式的形容词表示主语(人)的心理状态。
答案：embarrassed
8. 解析：考查动词时态和主谓一致。 根据“主将从现”原则， 该从句应用一般现在
时态。 且主语a child为单数， 根据主谓一致原则， 可知该空填falls。
答案：falls
9. 解析：考查名词单复数。 meaning意为“意思”， 是可数名词， 该空前有different修饰， 故填其复数形式。
答案：meanings
10. 解析：考查代词。 “________ silly to laugh that way”作think的宾语， 空处可填it, 作形式宾语， 指代“to laugh that way”， 也可填it's, think后是宾语从句。
答案：it/it's
语言知识练(八)
Ⅰ.完形填空
My dad is my hero because he is brave, skilled, and respectful. I know many people say their dads are their heroes, but my dad __1__ me about becoming a man, which is __2__ important for a young boy.
Respect goes a long way with my dad, as does patience. As a(n) __3__， every day my dad must __4__ people, some of whom are nice and some are not. Either way, he __5__ his well-mannered attitude. Dad is not afraid of many things, or if he is, he doesn't tell me __6__ he wants to seem tough. He may not be a big guy but since he works with his __7__ all day, he is very strong. Dad works outdoors in all kinds of __8__ but the worst thing he has to do is __9__ up and work in an attic (顶楼) in the middle of the summer. Trust me, this is the __10__ place you will experience as an electrician and when you come back __11__， what is in your lungs will make you __12__ for hours.
My dad and I have a very good __13__. We talk about almost everything. We go hunting, fishing, and everything a dad and son would do. My dad and I enjoy hiking __14__ because it gives us time outdoors together and there is nothing like that. He has __15__ and taught me everything I need to know about __16__. I am __17__ to be the son of my father. People come up to me all the time to __18__ me I have a good dad. It makes me feel __19__ that a lot of people think so __20__ of him. He is a good teacher of my life and would do anything for me. This is why my father is my hero.
[语篇解读] 本文是一篇记叙文。 作者在文章中回忆了自己的父亲， 并回忆了父亲对自己人生的影响。
1．A.arranges C．worries
B．teaches D．reminds
解析：我知道很多人说他们的父亲是他们的英雄， 但是我的父亲教(teach)我成为一个
男人。
答案：B 2．A.specially C．nearly
B．extremely D．hardly
解析：这对一个小男孩来说是极其(extremely)重要的。 答案：B 3．A.worker C．electrician
B．officer D．engineer
解析：根据下文的“Trust me, this is the __10__ place you will experience as an electrician...”可知， 作者的父亲是一名电工(electrician)。
答案：C 4．A.look after C．wait for
B．deal with D．search for
解析：每天我父亲必须和人打交道(deal with)。 答案：B 5．A.offers C．hides
B．makes D．keeps
解析：他保持(keep)着彬彬有礼的态度。 答案：D 6．A.though C．until
B．unless D．because
解析：根据语境， 此处指“他不告诉我， 因为(because)他想看上去是坚强的”。 故选D。
答案：D 7．A.brain C．hands
B．mouth D．legs
解析：根据语境， 此处指“因为他用双手(hands)工作， 所以他非常强壮”。 答案：C 8．A.positions C．conditions
B．situations D．destinations
解析：父亲在户外各种环境(conditions)中工作。
答案：C 9．A.climb C．send
B．put D．set
解析：作者的父亲是电工， 此处应指“攀爬”。 climb攀爬； put放； send发送； set设置。 故选A。
答案：A 10．A.coldest C．best
B．highest D．hottest
解析：根据常识可知， 在夏天， 顶楼肯定是最热的地方。 答案：D 11．A.down C．inside
B．over D．up
解析：根据语境可知， 此处指“当你回到下面的时候”。 down向下； over在……上方； inside向内； up向上。 故选A。
答案：A 12．A.rest C．ache
B．cough D．sleep
解析：根据语境可知， 此处指“你肺里的东西会让你咳嗽(cough)数小时”。 答案：B
13．A.relationship C．agreement
B．friendship D．companion
解析：根据下文 “We talk about almost everything.” 可知， 我和我父亲有一个很好的关系(relationship)。
答案：A 14．A.widest C．most
B．least D．latest
解析：我和我父亲最喜欢远足。 widest最宽广； least最少； most最多； latest最晚。 故选C。
答案：C 15．A.learned C．shown
B．referred D．collected
解析：他已经展示(show)和教给我一切在……上我需要知道的东西。 答案：C 16．A.animals C．study
B．nature D．skills
解析：上文提到了远足和到户外去， 此处应指“关于自然(nature)的东西”。 答案：B 17．A.excited C．surprised
B．eager D．proud
解析：我为成为我父亲的儿子而感到骄傲(proud)。 答案：D 18．A.ask C．tell
B．warn D．promise
解析：一直有人来告诉(tell)我， 我有一个好父亲。 答案：C 19．A.well C．nervous
B．good D．nicely
解析：这让我感觉很好。 good形容词作表语。 答案：B 20．A.easily C．highly
B．seriously D．lightly
解析：think highly of sb. “高度评价某人”。 答案：C Ⅱ.语法填空
Researchers from the University of Michigan have found that astronauts' brains change shape during spaceflight. It is the first study 1.____________ (look) into how the brain changes in space. Researchers looked at high-tech MRI (磁共振成像) pictures of the brains of 26 astronauts who spent time in space. Twelve of the 2.____________ (astronaut) spent two weeks on the Space Shuttle, and 14 spent six months on the International Space Station. All of them 3.____________ (experience) increases and decreases in the size of 4.____________ (differ) parts of the brain. The longer an astronaut spent in space, the 5.____________ (big) the size differences were.
The research produced some 6.____________ (interest) findings. One was that on gravity means fluids do not drop in the body, 7.____________ there is a shift in the brain's position inside the skull. The brain becomes either smaller or bigger. The findings could help doctors to treat
problems that affect the brain's function. They could treat people with problems 8.____________ (cause) by long-term bed rest. They could also help those who have a build-up of fluid in the brain, which can lead 9.____________ brain damage. We will understand more about 10.____________ neurons (神经元) in the brain connect. The findings will also help future trips to Mars.
[语篇解读] 本文是一篇介绍说明类文章。 研究发现， 在飞行过程中， 宇航员的大脑会改变形状。
1．解析： 考查非谓语动词。 分析句子结构可知， “________ into how the brain changes in space”是定语， 修饰the first study。 当名词前有序数词修饰时， 后面经常接动词不定式作定语。
答案：to look
2．解析：考查名词单复数。 astronaut是可数名词。 且根据“Twelve of...”可知， 应用名词复数形式。
答案：astronauts
3．解析：考查动词的时态。 由上文可知， 该句描述的是过去的事情， 故该句应用一般过去时态。
答案：experienced
4. 解析：考查词性转换。 修饰名词parts应用形容词different。 答案：different
5. 解析：考查形容词比较级。 句意： 宇航员在太空度过的时间越长， 尺寸的差别就越大。 该句考查“the ＋比较级， the＋比较级”结构， 意为“越……， 越……”。 故该空应填big的比较级bigger。
答案：bigger
6. 解析：考查词性转换。 修饰名词findings应用形容词interesting。 答案：interesting
7. 解析：考查连词。 句意： 一个发现是， 重力意味着液体不会落到体内， 所以， 颅骨内大脑的位置有所变化。 前后两句之间是因果关系， 故该空应填连词so。
答案：so
8. 解析：考查非谓语动词。 分析句子结构可知， “________ by long-term bed rest”
是定语， 修饰problems, problems和cause之间是逻辑上的动宾关系， 故用过去分词作定语。
答案：caused
9. 解析：考查介词。 句意： 他们还可以帮助那些有脑积液的人， 脑积液导致大脑损伤。 lead to是固定搭配， 意为“导致， 造成”。
答案：to
10. 解析：考查名词性从句。 句意： 我们将会更多地了解大脑内的神经元是如何连接在一起的。 分析句子结构可知， “________ neurons in the brain connect”是宾语从句。 结合句意， 该从句应用how引导。
答案：how
语言知识练(九)
Ⅰ.完形填空
The day before Christmas I pulled into a store parking lot and counted my money again. It wasn't much. I __1__ being poor, not having enough to __2__ my little children a few simple toys. As I was __3__ I noticed the Salvation Army (救世军) bell ringer at the __4__. I felt bad again because I didn't feel I could __5__ anything to give him. I started walking towards the entrance __6__ two cars entered empty parking spaces in front of me. The first was a __7__， new Cadillac which became the __8__ of me the moment I saw it. “How __9__”I thought, “would it be to have enough money to buy a car like that！” The second car, __10__， was an ancient car shabbier than the one I was driving.
A man got out of the Cadillac and hurried into the store __11__ past the bell ringer without a second __12__. Out of the old car came a young mother with three little children following __13__ behind her. Her clothes looked as __14__ as her car, yet she stopped at the entrance and __15__ a bill. In that second a(n) __16__ touched me, my envy and dislike __17__ me, and all the love and joy filled me. I fished a bill out of my own purse, __18__ it in the Salvation Army kettle, and wished the __19__ a “Merry Christmas！”
Now I felt I was a poor man but rich on the __20__. After finding a few things for my kids, I drove home with my heart singing.
[语篇解读] 本文是一篇记叙文， 讲述了作者在去商店购物的时候看到的一幕对作者的震撼很大， 这让作者领悟到贫穷并不可怕， 内心富有才更重要。
1．A.regretted C．escaped
B．permitted D．hated
解析：我讨厌贫穷。 hate 讨厌， 痛恨。 答案：D 2．A.make C．award
B．buy D．lend
解析：没有足够的钱给我的孩子们买一些简单的玩具。 buy 买。 答案：B 3．A.pulling out C．getting out
B．settling in D．cutting in
解析：这里指的是我从商店停车场出来。 pull out 拉出； settle in 定居； get out 出来； cut in 插话， 插入。
答案：C
4．A.parking space C．parking lot
B．entrance D．counter
解析：这里指的是从商店的停车场出来去往商店的入口。 at the entrance 在入口。 答案：B 5．A.spare C．spend
B．split D．save
解析：我不能抽出任何东西给他。 spare 分让。 答案：A 6．A.when C．though
B．since D．if
解析：我开始朝商店的入口走， 这时有两辆车停在了我前面的空车位。 这里表示同时发生。 when 一……就……； since 因为； though尽管； if 如果。 故选A。
答案：A 7．A.sharp C．pure
B．dull D．shiny
解析：由下文的“Cadillac”可知， 这里应该是指“耀眼的”。 sharp 尖锐的； dull迟钝的； pure纯洁的； shiny闪亮的。
答案：D 8．A.target C．envy
B．item D．bargain
解析：根据上下文， 我第一眼看到很是羡慕。 target 目标； item 物品， 东西； envy 羡慕， 忌妒； bargain讨价还价。
答案：C 9．A.nice C．rare
B．precious D．expensive
解析：如果有钱买一辆这样的车该多好。 nice 好的； precious 珍贵的； rare稀有的； expensive昂贵的。
答案：A 10．A.therefore C．anyhow
B．however D．besides
解析：本句跟上一句是转折关系， 然而第二辆车比我开的还要破旧， 古老。 therefore 因此； however然而； anyhow 不管怎样； besides除此之外。
答案：B 11．A.merely C．hopefully
B．seldom D．right
解析：一个从凯迪拉克出来的人正好匆忙地从敲钟人身边走过。 merely仅仅； seldom很少； hopefully有希望地； right正好。
答案：D 12．A.smile C．glance
B．nod D．wave
解析：这里指的是都没有瞥一眼， 表示没有看一下敲钟人。 答案：C 13．A.firmly C．casually
B．closely D．bravely
解析：从破旧的车上下来的年轻妇女带着三个孩子， 三个孩子紧跟在她的后面。 firmly坚定地； closely 紧紧地； casually 偶然地； bravely勇敢地。
答案：B 14．A.worn out C．tired out
B．cast down D．broken down
解析：她的衣服和她的车一样破旧。 worn out破旧的； cast down被扔掉的； tired out
筋疲力尽的； broken down抛锚， 出故障的。
答案：A 15．A.paid C．donated
B．passed D．rejected
解析：她停在了入口， 捐赠了(那个敲钟人)一些钱。 pay支付； pass传递； donate捐赠； reject拒绝。
答案：C 16．A.equality C．approval
B．sympathy D．warmth
解析：就在那一刻， 我感觉到了温暖。 equality平等； sympathy同情； approval支持； warmth温暖。
答案：D 17．A.left C．reached
B．visited D．missed
解析：我没有了羡慕和讨厌， 意思是指羡慕和讨厌离开了我。 leave 离开； visit 参观； reach 到达； miss错过。
答案：A 18．A.took C．dropped
B．handed D．started
解析：我从钱包里拿出了钱， 投在他的盒子里。 take拿； hand 递给； drop投， 掷； start开始。
答案：C 19．A.salesman C．woman
B．bell ringer D．man driver
解析：这里是指祝福敲钟人(bell ringer)圣诞快乐。 答案：B 20．A.wealth C．inside
B．luck D．outside
解析：虽然现在我感觉贫穷， 但是内心(inside)富有。 wealth财富； luck 运气； inside内心； outside外面。
答案：C Ⅱ.语法填空
I was traveling in a small place in New York. That place had no taxi for a short 1.____________ (distant). One had to take a rickshaw (人力车)．
I called out for an old man in the waiting line. Before I got on the rickshaw, I 2.____________ (automatic) asked how much he would charge to take me across to the Mall. I 3.____________ (tell) “10 dollars”. Then I started bargaining. He just gave a hard smile and said, “Whatever you feel like, please give me. It is not necessary 4.____________ (bargain) on this small amount.”
I was a bit ashamed at myself and kept quiet when he continued, “5._____________ (like) those taxis, my vehicle does not run on petrol or diesel(柴油) or even gas; 6.____________ runs on my sweat. So please give it to me 7.____________ a smile, for the money has to feed so many 8.____________ (hunger) mouths at home.”
When we reached the Mall, I gave him the money and the smile as 9.____________ (request) and added a gentle pat on his back. He smiled back as if to give me a receipt and I would preserve his smile for 10.____________ long time.
[语篇解读] 本文是一篇记叙文， 讲述了在纽约乘坐人力三轮车时， 车夫的一番话让我感觉到了他们生活的艰难与不易。
1．解析：考查词性转换。 前面是形容词short, 说明此处应该使用名词。 答案：distance
2．解析：考查词性转换。 副词通常作状语修饰形容词、 副词或动词， 形容词通常作定语或表语。 本句中使用副词automatically在句中作状语修饰谓语动词asked。
答案：automatically
3．解析：考查动词的时态和语态。 本句中主语I与动词tell构成逻辑上的动宾关系， 且根据第一段内容可知本文叙述的是过去发生的事情， 所以本句使用一般过去时的被动语态was told。
答案：was told
4．解析：考查非谓语动词。 本句中it是形式主语， 真正的主语是不定式短语to bargain on this small amount。
答案：to bargain
5．解析：考查介词。 句意： 和那些出租车不一样， 我的这种车不用汽油、 柴油， 甚
至天然气， 用的是我的汗水。 unlike和……不一样。
答案：Unlike
6．解析：考查代词。 it通常指代上文出现的同一事物， 本句中it指代前句中的my vehicle。
答案：it
7．解析：考查介词。 本句中介词with意为“带着”， 表示伴随。 请面带微笑把钱给我， 因为这钱要养活家里很多张饥饿的嘴。
答案：with
8．解析：考查词性转换。 形容词通常作定语修饰名词， 或作表语和系动词构成系表结构。 本句中使用形容词hungry作定语修饰名词mouths。
答案：hungry
9．解析：考查过去分词。 本句中连词as意为“像……一样”， 引导方式状语， 在后面省略了I was。 句意： 当我们到达购物中心的时候， 像被要求的那样我给了他钱和微笑， 并温柔地拍了拍他的后背。
答案：requested
10．解析：考查固定短语。 for a long time很长一段时间， 该短语在句中作时间状语。 答案：a
语言知识练(十)
Ⅰ.完形填空
In a world where comparisons happen non-stop, it is difficult to look outside yourself and to ever be __1__ with who you are. There's always someone who's a bit __2__. The only solution is to reach __3__ and measure against what Warren Buffett calls your own inner yardstick. There is no more __4__ measure for comparison than who you were yesterday, last week or last decade, when you were at your __5__. Nothing useful ever comes from comparison to others. __6__ you see yourself as better than someone and you get __7__， or you see someone else as better than you and you feel like all your hard work is for __8__. It is a fool's game. Not one of us is __9__ alike. The only direct and honest comparison is __10__ yourself. Everything else is apples to oranges.
My opinion is that you are only __11__ to compare yourself to someone else if their life __12__ is the same as your own. Good luck finding that match. And one thing is for sure. No matter how hard you work and how __13__ you are, there will always be someone who can run
a little faster, jump a little higher, score a little better or look a little nicer in a swimsuit. And if there's not, you can __14__ someone is coming up fast behind you. So how can you always win in life? Become your best __15__. Having an image of your most recent past limits is the perfect thing to __16__ you to the next level. If you ran 7 flights of stairs yesterday, then do 8 today. Who __17__ if the guy next to you did 15? It doesn't make a bit of __18__. You are a more fit person today than you were yesterday. Your own __19__ is all you need.
If you __20__ to a slightly higher standard of yourself every day, you will always be at the top of your game.
[语篇解读] 本文是一篇议论文。 我们总是拿自己与别人进行比较， 这样一来就会使自己总不满意， 而正确的办法是拿自己的现在与自己的过去进行比较， 我们自己才是自己最好的竞争者。
1．A.patient C．content
B．strict D．concerned
解析：从前面的句子： In a world where comparisons happen non-stop, 可知现在到处都在比较， 很难有对自己满意的。 patient有耐心的； strict严格的； content满意的； concerned关心的， 关注的。 故选C。
答案：C 2．A.stronger C．lazier
B．wiser D．better
解析：在和别人比较的时候， 总是有人更好。 better更好的； stronger更强的； wiser更聪明的； lazier更懒的。 故选D。
答案：D 3．A.out C．inside
B．up D．outside
解析：从后面的句子“measure against what Warren Buffett calls your own inner yardstick”可知， 唯一的解决办法是看自己的内在， 和自己比。
答案：C 4．A.accurate C．useful
B．careful D．powerful
解析：没有比和你昨天、 上星期、 十年前相比更准确的比较了。 accurate精确的；
careful仔细的； useful有用的； powerful强大的， 有力的。 故选A。
答案：A 5．A.end C．side
B．best D．convenience
解析：when引导的定语从句， 修饰yesterday, last week or last decade, 说明那时你是最好的。 end结束； best最高水平； side边； convenience方便。 故选B。
答案：B 6．A.Whether C．Once
B．If D．Either
解析：(Either)要么你认为自己比别人好， 从而你变得懒惰， 要么你认为别人比你好， 你觉得你的努力工作毫无意义。
答案：D 7．A.lazy C．busy
B．inspired D．satisfied
解析：从前面的句子 “Either you see yourself as better than someone” 可知， 看见你比别人好， 你就会变得懒惰。 lazy懒惰的； inspired受到激励的； busy忙的； satisfied满意的。 故选A。
答案：A 8．A.fun C．sure
B．nothing D．success
解析：你看见别人比你好， 认为自己的努力徒劳。 for nothing徒劳。 故选B。 答案：B 9．A.really C．exactly
B．fully D．actually
解析：没有人是完全相同的。 exactly修饰alike。 故选C。 答案：C 10．A.to C．for
B．by D．within
解析：从第一段中的句子“The only solution is to reach __3__ and measure against what Warren Buffett calls your own inner yardstick.” 可知， 唯一直接的、 诚实的比较是和自己比
较。 故选D。
答案：D 11．A.allowed C．instructed
B．suggested D．directed
解析：我的意见是只有当其他人的情况和你的一样时， 你才被允许和别人相比。 allow允许； suggest建议； instruct指导； direct指导。 故选A。
答案：A 12．A.position C．occasion
B．situation D．accommodation
解析：这里指别人的生活情况。 position位置； situation形势， 情况； occasion机会， 场合； accommodation食宿。 故选B。
答案：B 13．A.diligent C．optimistic
B．dedicated D．addicted
解析：无论你的工作多么努力， 多么用心， 总有一个人能跑得更快， 跳得更高， 成绩更好， 或者穿着泳装看起来更漂亮。 diligent 勤勉的； dedicated专注的， 用心的； optimistic 乐观的； addicted 上瘾的， 沉迷的。 故选B。
答案：B 14．A.declare C．announce
B．conclude D．bet
解析：declare宣称； conclude下结论； announce宣布； bet打赌。 you bet你可以确信， 确定。 故选D。
答案：D 15．A.assistant C．competitor
B．coach D．teacher
解析：从前面的句子“So how can you always win in life？” 可知此处表示成为自己最好的竞争者。 assistant助手； coach教练； competitor竞争者； teacher老师。 故选C。
答案：C 16．A.lead C．expose
B．push D．cause
解析：看清你最近的极限是将你推向一个新的高度的极好的事情。 lead 领导； push推动； expose 暴露； cause 引起。
答案：B 17．A.wonders C．cares
B．says D．asks
解析：如果下一个人能爬15层楼梯谁在乎？ wonder奇怪， 想知道； say说话； care关心， 在乎； ask问。 故选C。
答案：C 18．A.difference C．change
B．sense D．effort
解析：make a difference有影响。 difference不同； sense感觉； change改变； effort努力。 故选A。
答案：A 19．A.benefit C．habit
B．result D．progress
解析：从前面的句子“You are a more fit person today than you were yesterday.” 可知你的进步是你所需要的。 benefit利益； result结果； habit习惯； progress进步。 故选D。
答案：D 20．A.commit C．tend
B．devote D．contribute
解析：如果你致力于每天都提高自己一点点， 那么你就会总是你自己的赢家。 commit to 交付， 致力于； devote to 献身于； tend to 倾向于， 趋向； contribute to 有助于， 贡献。
答案：A Ⅱ.语法填空
Over the years, I have met some interesting people. Two of the most 1.____________ (interest) people were two elderly sisters, Joan and Bernice, 2.____________ way of talking about people inspired me.
It was always a 3.____________ (pleasant) to visit these two sisters. Just being greeted at the door was a joy. They couldn't be 4.____________ (happy) when seeing me. I always heard about the people who were there before me. Every person 5.____________ (talk) about in a
positive way. The conversation would go something like this, “Oh, Kay, so and so was here yesterday, she 6.____________ (be) just the ‘salt of the earth’， isn't she？” The other sister would reply, “Oh yes! You just can't believe 7.____________ wonderful she is.” I never heard they said a negative word about anyone. NEVER!
I understood why these two had so much company when other people complained that no one cared about 8.____________ (they). It was their attitude 9.____________ people. There was no doubt that when the next person came to visit, they were going to hear how I was the “salt of the earth”．
What a wonderful example these two elderly sisters were to me! I will always be 10.____________ (thank) that I had the opportunity to know them.
[语篇解读] 作者接触了两个较年长的姐妹， 通过和她们交往及目睹她们对生活的态度， 收获很多。
1．解析：考查词性转换。有趣的人， 应用形容词interesting修饰。 答案：interesting
2．解析：考查关系代词。 句中包含定语从句， 先行词是two elderly sisters, Joan and Bernice, 指人， 关系词在定语从句中作定语修饰way, 指她们的谈话方式， 故用关系代词whose。
答案：whose
3．解析：考查名词。 此处由a修饰， 指一件令人高兴的事， 故填名词pleasure。 答案：pleasure
4. 解析：考查形容词比较级。 此处是否定词加比较级表示最高级的意思， 指见到我她们最高兴。
答案：happier
5. 解析：考查动词的时态和语态。 此处指每个人都被用积极的方式交谈。 从下面的对话可推测出， 和本段时态一致用过去时的被动语态， 故填was talked。
答案：was talked
6. 解析：考查动词。 此处是反意疑问句， 与反问部分isn't she一致， 用系动词is。 答案：is
7. 解析：考查副词。 此处修饰形容词wonderful, 指多么精彩， 用how。 答案：how
8. 解析：考查代词。 用于care about后面， 作宾语用宾格， 指关心他们。 答案：them
9. 解析：考查介词。 表示“对……的态度”用attitude towards/to。 答案：towards/to
10. 解析：考查词性转换。 动词be后用形容词作表语， 指我总是很感激的。 答案：thankful
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