1、 .完形填空The holiday season was approaching, and our economy was still bad. So many people had lost faith and, more importantly, 1 for a brighter future. People were feeling 2 . I was thinking about the 3 , how they continued to find 4 to go on, and how they would spend Christmas this year. Across from
2、 the church was a park, I 5 a larger number of homeless people making their home there. I wanted to make their Christmas 6 this year, and hopefully 7 them of Christmas pasts with their family and friends before hard times came their 8 . I wanted to make Christmas Day different. As we 9 the park, we
3、saw a few more people 10 we expected , and we said to each other, “I hope we have 11 bags.” We were then spotted, and twenty or more people approached our car slowly, still not knowing what to 12 as we opened the door. They looked so tired as their eyes scanned the huge bag 13 all our goodies. No on
4、e asked what was inside the bags. 14 was patient as they took a cup of coffee and a doughnut, sitting down, biting. As we said “Merry Christmas” to each, their 15 of “Merry Christmas” back to us began to strengthen. They started to smile and their eyes 16 . Then , we started to 17 the bags, saying “
5、Merry Christmas,” happy to 18 their treats. One younger man, seeing the teddy bear, looked up and said, “I have myself a teddy now.” Their resilience (复原力;耐挫力) 19 me that morning how they put aside their hardship for a couple of hours, opening their hearts, 20 their troubles as they shared what they
6、 had. As we drove away, our own hearts were filled with gratitude and hope for brighter days ahead. 【语篇解读】本文主要介绍了作者利用圣诞节为街头流浪的人送去小小的圣诞礼物及少许的食物,让他们能找到活着的力量。1.A.hope B.money C.food D.clothes【答案与解析】A 与 faith (信念)相并列的词应为 hope (希望)。句意:很多人失去了信心,更重要的是失去了对一个更美好的未来的希望。2.A.confident B.desperateC.shamefulD.mea
7、ningful【答案与解析】B 与前文相衔接 ,在经济恶化的情况下,没有了信心,没有了希望,这时的人应该会感到绝望,因此选 desperate“绝望的”。confident“自信的” ;shameful“丢脸的”;meaningful“有意义的”,均不合句意。3.A.sleepless B.hopeless C.homelessD.careless【答案与解析】C 第 2 段第 1 句提到了街上有许多无家可归的人,指作者在考虑那些无家可归的人。4.A.pressure B.strength C.trick D.reply【答案与解析】B 这些人要继续生活 ,需要的是力量,因此选 strengt
8、h“力量”。pressure“压力”;trick“戏法;计谋” ;reply“回答 ”,均不合语境。5.A.recognized B.glanced C.realized D.noticed【答案与解析】D 根据句意“在教堂对面有一个公园,我注意到许多无家可归的人以此为家”可知选notice“注意到”。 recognize“认出;识别 ”;glance“一瞥;扫视”;realize“ 认识到”,均不合语境。6.A.special B.normal C.common D.ordinary【答案与解析】A 由后文作者所做的以及本段最后一句提到了 different,可知作者想让他们过一个特别的圣诞
9、节。special 意为“特别的” 。7.A.remember B.understand C.forgive D.remind【答案与解析】D 由句意“希望他们想起和家人朋友在一起的过去”及介词搭配可知应为 remind sb of sth“使 想起”。其余几项无此搭配,故均不能选。8.A.road B.step C.way D.place【答案与解析】C come ones way 为固定搭配,意为“发生在某人身上 ”。部分句意:在艰难时期还未来临之前。9.A.walkedB.approached C.returned D.left【答案与解析】B 由句意可先排除 C、D 两项,这里是刚去,
10、不可能是返回 (return)或是离开( leave);walk后接地点时要加介词 to,因此选 approach“走近”。10.A.as B.then C.than D.such【答案与解析】C 前面有“more”一词,可知这是一个比较句。11.A.beautiful B.enough C.colorful D.steady【答案与解析】B 前面提到人比预料的多 ,这里应该是希望有足够的袋子。其余三项不合语境。12.A.describe B.admit C.mention D.expect【答案与解析】D 打开门之前应该是“预料;期待着” 会有什么。 describe“描写;描述”;admi
11、t“承认” ;mention“提到;说起”,均不合语境。13.A.carrying B.affordingC.bringing D.including【答案与解析】A 根据句意,袋子里面“装有” 美味的食物,只有 carry (携带;具有;包含)有此意。afford“ 提供”;bring“带来”;include“ 包括” ,均不合语境。14.A.Someone B.Everyone C.No one D.None【答案与解析】B 由前文提到没人问袋子里有什么 ,再加上下文一切井然有序、人人彬彬有礼可知此句应意为“ 每个人都是耐心的” 。15.A.performances B.appearanc
12、esC.responses D.comments【答案与解析】C 前句提到 “当我们说圣诞节快乐时,他们也回答圣诞节快乐” ,因此选 response“回答”。 performance“表现;行为”;appearance“出现;外观”;comment“评论;注释” ,均不合语境。16.A.brightened B.lengthenedC.strengthened D.widen【答案与解析】A 眼睛应该是“发亮” 。17.A.sell out B.hand out C.try out D.put out【答案与解析】B 由句意可知 ,他们应该是在分发袋子,因此选 hand out“分发”。se
13、ll out“卖光” ;try out“试用”;put out“扑灭; 熄灭”,均不合语境。18.A.gather B.manage C.spare D.share【答案与解析】D 大家在一起吃东西,一起说圣诞节快乐,这是在分享受到的款待,因此选 share“分享”。 gather“聚集 ”;manage“管理” ;spare“节省”,均不合语境。19.A.destroyed B.developed C.inspired D.controlled【答案与解析】C 由句意可知 ,他们愉快的心情也鼓舞了我,因此选 inspire“鼓舞”。destroy“ 破坏”;develop“发展”;contr
14、ol“控制” ,均不合语境。20.A.forgetting B.offeringC.grabbing D.burying【答案与解析】A 他们把艰难困苦放在一旁,开阔心胸,忘记烦恼。offer“提供”;grab“抓住”;bury“埋葬”,均不合语境。.单项填空1.We can catch sight of millions of stars in space. A.不填; the B.the; 不填 C.不填; 不填 D.a; the【答案与解析】C 考查冠词。catch sight of 为固定短语,意为“看到”;in space 也是固定短语,意为“在太空”。2.They prefer t
15、o spend time rather than in the street. A.read; wander B.reading; wanderingC.read; wandering D.reading; wander【答案与解析】D 考查固定短语。spend time ( in) doing sth 意为“花费时间做某事” ;prefer to do. rather than do.意为 “宁愿 (做)而不愿 (做)” 。3.With a lot of things on her mind, the young mother couldnt and live a normal life.
16、A.put down B.settle downC.get down D.set down【答案与解析】B 考查动词短语。句意 :因为有许多心事,这位年轻的母亲不能安静下来过正常的生活。settle down“安定下来;安静下来”。4.When the mother returned from outside three years later, her son, at her, with tears in his eyes, finally cried out the words in his heart for long. A.looked; hiding B.looking; hidde
17、nC.looking; hiding D.looked; hidden【答案与解析】B 考查非谓语动词。第 1 空为现在分词作状语;第 2 空为过去分词作定语表被动。5.If you mix those papers, we wont be able to find the one that we need quickly enough. A.in B.up C.into D.with【答案与解析】B 考查固定短语。 mix up“弄乱;混淆” 。6. I can see, there is only one possible way to keep away from the danger.
18、 A.As long as B.As far as C.Just as D.As for【答案与解析】B 考查固定短语。 as far as I can see“就我看来”。7.Much to our disgust, this guy is always talking big and seems to have a good of himself. A.impression B.ideaC.assessment D.opinion【答案与解析】D 考查名词。have a good opinion of sth“对某事评价好 ”;have a good opinion of oneself“
19、自视甚高;自信;自高自大”。8.It has been confirmed he wasnt the person who stole your bike. A.if B.whether C.why D.that【答案与解析】D 考查主语从句。it 作形式主语,真正的主语是后面的从句,因为句意完整,所以用 that引导。9.They saw a few houses the distance. A.on B.at C.in D.to【答案与解析】C 考查介词。 in the distance“在远方;在远处”。10.Do you think you could do without help?
20、 . This is not the first time for me. A.Take care B.Hurry upC.Not exactly D.Dont worry【答案与解析】D 考查交际用语。根据后面语境“This is not the first time for me”可知,答语应表示“没问题;别担心”之意,所以 D 项符合。.阅读理解Ratsky is the name I gave to a small white rat I took home from the college psychology lab many years ago. My first lesson
21、in animal rights was taught by this little animal.One day, I took a rat home from the lab. “Ratsky,” as she came to be known, lived for some months in a cage in my bedroom. And in her cage, she behaved the way I thought rats behaved. But when I started leaving the cage door open so she could walk ar
22、ound, I began to see things I hadnt expected. She just stayed in the cage without taking a step out of the cage. After several days of carefully smelling about at the cage door, she began to explore the world outside.She gradually became more and more friendly. If I was lying on my back reading, she
23、 would come and stand on my chest. She would wait to be petted and if I didnt pay enough attention to her, she would lightly bite my nose and run away. I knew that her sharp teeth could have gone right through my skin, but she was always playfully careful.One day, I noticed a lump (肿块)in her skin. A
24、s time went by, it grew, and it was impossible to find an animal doctor, since she was not a dog, a cat or a farm animal. Finally, I persuaded someone who specialized in laboratory animals, to take the lump out. But I discovered that the doctor had also accidentally removed her urethra (尿道). The man
25、 tried to correct his mistake in a second operation, but he was very uncertain whether it would work.When people could understand caring for larger animals, I found that few people could understand the suffering of this little animal. However, her suffering was very clear. Before long Ratskys condit
26、ion was becoming worse and worse. Finally I had to have her euthanized (安乐死).【语篇解读】Ratsky 是作者多年前从大学心理实验室带回家的一只小白鼠,这个小动物的遭遇给作者上了动物权利第一课人类应该善待动物,无论大小。1.When the writer opened the cage door, Ratsky . A.began to explore the world outside right nowB.ran out of the bedroom immediatelyC.didnt dare to go ou
27、t to walk aroundD.came and stood on the writers chest【答案与解析】C 细节题。根据第 2 段倒数第 2 句可知,当作者打开笼门时,这只老鼠并没有立即走出笼子。2.Why did the rat bite the writers nose?A.Because she was suffering a lot.B.Because she wanted the writer to pet her.C.Because the writer was cruel to her.D.Because she hated that the writer was
28、 reading.【答案与解析】B 细节题。根据第 3 段最后两句话可知,她会等作者轻抚宠爱,如果作者没有,她就会轻轻咬作者的鼻子然后马上跑开。3.The man operated on the rat again in order to . A.take the rats lump outB.remove the rats urethraC.get more operation experienceD.make up for his serious mistake【答案与解析】D 细节题。根据第 4 段可知,在上次手术中他无意中还摘除了她的尿道,所以不得不进行第二次手术来补救。4.From
29、the last paragraph we can infer . A.the second operation was successfulB.most people have pity on the poor ratC.few people like raising larger animalsD.the writer felt sorry about the rats death【答案与解析】D 推断题。几乎没有人能理解这个小动物的痛苦,不久她的病情恶化。最后,作者不得不为她选择了安乐死。由此可推断出作者的心情。5.The writer wrote the passage to tell
30、 us . A.rats in the lab are living an unhappy lifeB.a lump may do great harm to little animalsC.people should pay attention to animal rightsD.Ratsky should have been treated much better【答案与解析】C 推断题。根据第 1 段中的“My first lesson in animal rights was taught by this little animal”和最后一段内容可知,作者的目的是想让更多的人关注动物的权利,毕竟它们也是有生命的。
