Ⅰ. 完形填空
One day, when I was working as a psychologist in England, a boy named David 1 in my office. He kept walking up and down restlessly, his face 2 , and his hands shaking slightly. His head teacher had 3 him to me. “This boy has lost his family, ”he wrote. “He is understandably very sad and 4 to talk to others. Can you help him? ”
I looked at David and showed him to a 5 . How could I help him? There are problems psychology doesn’t have the answer 6 . Sometimes the best thing one can do is 7 openly and sympathetically.
The first two times we met, David didn’t say a word. I 8 we play a game of chess. He nodded. After that he played chess with me every Wednesday afternoon—in complete silence and without 9 me.
Usually, he arrived 10 than agreed. It seemed as if he enjoyed my 11 . But why did he never look at me?
“Perhaps he 12 needs someone to share his pain with, ”I thought. “Perhaps he 13 that I respect his suffering. ”Some months later, 14 we were playing chess, he looked up at me suddenly.
“It’s your 15 , ”he said.
After that day, David started 16 . He got friends in school and joined a bicycle club. Now he had really started to 17 his own life.
Maybe I gave David 18 . But I also learned that one—without any words—can 19 to another person. All it 20 is a hug, a shoulder to cry on, a friendly touch, and an ear that listens.
【文章大意】本文作者用亲身经历说明, 一个人无需用语言也能触及到另一个人的心灵, 所需要的只不过是一个拥抱, 一个哭泣时可以依靠的肩膀, 一次友好的抚摸和一只愿意倾听的耳朵。
1. A. showed up
B. put up
C. went up
D. took up
【解析】选A。词语辨析题。show up出现, 露面; put up张贴, 举起; go up爬上, 上升; take up从事, 占据。
2. A. red
B. pale
C. serious
D. angry
【解析】选B。逻辑推理题。根据上下文, David焦躁地在房间里走来走去, 手轻微地颤抖, 可知他的脸色变得苍白。故选B。
3. A. offered B. asked
C. referred
D. preferred
【解析】选C。习语搭配题。refer sb. to sb. 把某人介绍给某人; David的校长曾经向“我”介绍过David的情况。
4. A. likes B. refuses
C. forgets
D. decides
【解析】选B。逻辑推理题。根据后文可知, 因为家庭的变故, David变得沉默寡言, 拒绝与其他人进行交流。
5. A. book B. note
C. pen
D. chair
【解析】选D。背景常识题。“我”看了看David, 示意让他坐在椅子上。
6. A. of B. in
C. to
D. at
【解析】选C。短语搭配题。the answer to sth. ……的答案。
7. A. do B. ask
C. listen
D. read
【解析】选C。词汇复现题。根据文章最后一句话可以得出, 此处指有时候敞开心扉和抱着同情心去倾听是能够做的最好的事情。
8. A. thought B. hoped
C. demanded
D. suggested
【解析】选D。词语辨析题。think认为; hope希望; demand要求; suggest建议, 后接虚拟语气。
9. A. looking for B. listening to
C. looking at
D. talking of
【解析】选C。词汇复现题。根据下文可知, 最初David和“我”下棋的时候, 没有抬头看“我”一眼。
10. A. later B. earlier
C. early
D. late
【解析】选B。逻辑推理题。David非常喜欢和“我”下棋, 故来得比较早。
11. A. companion B. communication
C. company
D. community
【解析】选C。词语辨析题。David比预定的时间来得早, 好像非常愿意和我在一起。companion伙伴; communication交流; community社区; company陪伴, 符合题意。
12. A. easily B. luckily
C. immediately
D. simply
【解析】选D。逻辑推理题。“我”认为或许他仅仅需要有人来分担他的痛苦。simply仅仅。
13. A. reacts B. senses
C. wishes
D. tells
【解析】选B。逻辑推理题。或许他能感觉我同情他。
14. A. when B. after
C. before
D. since
【解析】选A。逻辑推理题。几个月之后, 当我们在下象棋的时候, 他突然抬头看我。
15. A. fault B. turn
C. help
D. right
【解析】选B。逻辑推理题。David说轮到我下棋了。
16. A. crying B. reading
C. playing
D. talking
【解析】选D。逻辑推理题。根据上文可知, David从最初沉默寡言, 变得开始讲话了。
17. A. devote B. live
C. cost
D. benefit
【解析】选B。短语搭配题。他开始按自己的方式生活。live. . . life过……的生活。
18. A. something B. anything
C. everything
D. nothing
【解析】选A。逻辑推理题。或许“我”给了David一些重要的东西。
19. A. put out B. reach out
C. arrive at
D. come up
【解析】选B。词语辨析题。put out扑灭; arrive at到达; come up走近, 靠近; reach out伸出。一个人无需用语言也能触及到另一个人的心灵。
20. A. gets B. puts
C. takes
D. shows
【解析】选C。逻辑推理题。所需要的只不过是一个拥抱……, take需要, 符合题意。
Ⅱ. 语法填空
阅读下面材料, 在空白处填入适当的内容(不多于3个单词)或括号内单词的正确形式。
Long ago, in a far-away place, an old tribal chief found himself terminally ill.
So he called three most promising young villagers to his bedside and said, “As I 1 (leave)you soon, I hope you can do one more thing for me. Young men, you three are all 2 (usual)strong and resourceful, so I’d like you to strive to climb that high mountain we have always been worshipping 3 a sacred place. Try to reach the top and then turn back to tell me about your findings.
Three days later, the first young man returned smartly dressed and said 4 (smile), “Lord, I’ve been to the mountaintop 5 I saw flowers of all sorts, spring water and singing birds.
That’s a real nice place. ”
The old tribal chief replied with a smile, “Son, I’ve been there before. It’s not the mountaintop 6 the foot of the mountain. You can leave now. ”
A week later, the second young man also returned. “Lord, I’ve been to the mountaintop 7 a forest of tall pine trees and vultures circling in the air. That’s a really nice place. ”
“What a pity! ”said the chief. “Son, you’ve been halfway up the mountain rather than to the summit. Now you can leave. ”
A month later, the third young man showed up in rags, his hair off-colored but his eyes clear and bright.
“Lord, I succeeded in reaching the summit. There was nothing there but the highland wind and the blue sky 8 (hang)over the land. ”
“So you saw nothing at all? Not even 9 butterfly? ”
“No, Lord, nothing. All you can see is yourself. You just feel how insignificant you are in this infinite universe 10 standing at the top! ”
“Son, you’ve reached the real mountaintop. Congratulations! You will be undoubtedly made our new tribal chief! ”
【文章大意】一个部落的酋长即将病逝, 他让三个年轻人去山顶, 把看到的景色告诉自己。三个年轻人回来之后, 给出了不同的答案, 只有第三个人的答案让老酋长满意, 并将酋长之位让给了他。因为睿智的老酋长知道, 只有第三个人才是在坚定的意志的指引下执着攀登的人。在坎坷的路途中, 他经历磨难, 却也磨砺了自己。
1. 【解析】am leaving / will leave。考查时态。由soon可知, “I”即将离开, 应用一般将来时, 或用现在进行时表将来。
2. 【解析】unusually。考查副词。修饰形容词(strong)应用副词。
3. 【解析】as。考查介词。把那座高山视为圣地。as意为“作为”。
4. 【解析】smilingly。考查副词。修饰动词(said), 应用副词。
5. 【解析】where。考查关系副词。where引导定语从句, 修饰mountaintop。从句中缺少地点状语, 应用where引导。
6. 【解析】but。考查并列连词。句意: 那不是山顶, 而是山脚。not . . . but. . . 不是……而是……。
7. 【解析】with。考查介词。with=having。
8. 【解析】hanging。考查非谓语动词。hang和sky之间是主动关系, 应用现在分词作定语。
9. 【解析】a。考查冠词。butterfly是可数名词, 此处是泛指蝴蝶, 应用不定冠词修饰。
10. 【解析】while。考查连词。句意: 当你站在山顶的时候, 你只能感觉到在无穷的宇宙中, 你是多么渺小! while当……时候, 引导时间状语从句。
Ⅲ. 短文改错
(2017·沈阳模拟)
假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文, 请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中共有10处语言错误, 每句中最多有两处。每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。
增加: 在缺词处加一个漏字符号(∧), 并在其下面写出该加的词。
删除: 把多余的词用斜线(划掉。
修改: 在错的词下划一横线, 并在该词下面写出修改后的词。
注意: 1. 每处错误及其修改均仅限一词;
2. 只允许修改10处, 多者(从第11处起)不计分。
Ⅳ. 书面表达
假如你是李华, 你的英国笔友Bill来信询问你家乡是否有雾霾天气, 情况如何。请按下面的提示写一封电子邮件。
1. 感谢他的关心。
2. 介绍情况:
(1)去年冬天以来已发生数次雾霾天气;
(2)人们已认识到雾霾天气的危害, 正采取各种举措减少其发生;
(3)你自己为此做了什么或打算做什么。
注意: 词数100个左右。
参考词汇: 雾霾haze
Dear Bill,
I’m glad to receive your letter, and thank you for your caring for the weather and my health. Now I’d like to tell you something about the haze weather.
____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Yours,
Li Hua
【参考范文】
Dear Bill,
I’m glad to receive your letter, and thank you for your caring for the weather and my health. Now I’d like to tell you something about the haze weather.
Since the winter last year, the haze weather has occurred a lot of times. It has done great harm to our daily life.
People have realized the great harm caused by the
haze weather. They are taking measures to reduce the happening of the haze weather. The government suggests that people go to work or school with the public traffic, such as the bus and the underground. Also we should plant more trees.
As far as I am concerned, I will go to school by bike or on foot, and I won’t throw the waste anywhere. In addition, I will tell the people it’s our duty to protect the environment. Would you like to tell me some good ideas? I’m looking forward to your reply.
Yours,
Li Hua
【技法导练】多学一点 棋高一着
完形填空——利用上下文逻辑关系解题
根据上下文的逻辑关系来推断正确答案是完形填空题的解题技巧之一。逻辑关系包括因果关系、对比关系、并列关系、转折关系、让步关系、递进关系、条件与结果关系等。请按照以下提示的题号找出表示相应逻辑关系的词句。
题号 原 文 选 项
2 his face 2 , ____ his hands shaking slightly ____
19 ____ I also learned that one—without any words—can 19 to another person.
答案:
题号 原 文 选 项
2 his face 2 , and his hands shaking slightly B
19 But I also learned that one—without any words—can 19 to another person.
B
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