专题三 议论文
专项强化·训练
A
When I come across a good article in reading newspapers,I often want to cut and keep it.But just as I am about to do so I find the article on the 1 side is as much interesting.It may be a discussion of the way to 2 in good health,or 3 about how to behave and conduct oneself in society.If I cut the front article,the opposite one is likely to 4 damage,leaving out half of it or keeping the text 5 the title.Therefore,the scissors(剪刀) would 6 before they start, 7 halfway done when I find out the 8 result.
Sometimes two things are to be done at the same time,both worth your 9 .You can only take up one of them;the other has to wait or be 10 up.But you know the future is unpredictable(不可预料的)—the changed situation may not allow you to do what is left 11 .Thus you are 12 in a difficult position and feel sad.How 13 that nice chances and intelligent ideas should gather around all at once?It may happen that your life 14 greatly on your preference of one choice to the other.
In fact that is what 15 is like:we are often 16 with the two opposite sides of a thing which are both pleasing like a newspaper cutting.It often happens that our attention is drawn to one thing only 17 we get into another.The 18 may be more important than the latter and give rise to a divided mind.I 19 remember a philosopher’s remarks:“When one door shuts,another opens in life.”So a casual(不经意的) 20 may not be a bad one.
【语篇导读】作者在剪报时遇到的一些问题引发了作者对生活的思索:有时一个随意的选择并不是坏的选择。
1.A.front B.same
C.either D.opposite
解析:front “前面的”;same“同样的”;either“两者其中之一的”;opposite“相反的,对面的”。一张报纸只有正反两面,想剪一面的文章又担心影响另一面有用的内容。根据第4空前the opposite one的提示也可知D项正确。
答案:D
2.A.get B.keep
C.lead D.bring
解析:根据语境可知,此处表示“它可能是一篇讨论如何保持健康的文章”。keep in health意为“保持健康”,为固定短语,故B项正确。
答案:B
3.A.advice B.news
C.message D.a report
解析:此处用...advice about...和第2空前的...the way to...相对应,表示“或者是关于如何在社会生活中为人处事的建议”。
答案:A
4.A.suffer B.reduce
C.prevent D.cause
解析:suffer“遭受,遭遇”;reduce“减少,减轻”;prevent“预防,防止”;cause“造成,引起”。根据此空前的If I cut the front article...可推断此处表示背面的文章有可能遭受损坏,故A项正确。
答案:A
5.A.on B.for
C.without D.off
解析:根据语境可知此处表示背面的文章可能遭遇的破坏,即“文章只留下一半或者文章没有了题目”,C项符合语境。
答案:C
6.A.use B.handle
C.prepare D.stay
解析:use“使用”;handle“处理,操作”;prepare“准备”;stay“停留”。根据上文可知此处表示剪报纸时遇到的困惑,意为“因此,剪刀会在开始之前或剪到一半的时候停在那儿”,故D项正确。
答案:D
7.A.or B.but
C.so D.for
解析:before they start和halfway done是并列关系,表示不同的情况,故A项正确。
答案:A
8.A.satisfying B.regretful
C.surprising D.impossible
解析:satisfying“令人满意的”;regretful“遗憾的”;surprising“令人惊讶的”;impossible“不可能的”。根据语境可知此处表示如果剪不好的话,到中途可能就会遭到令人后悔的结果,故B项正确。
答案:B
9.A.courage B.strength
C.attention D.patience
解析:句意:有时两件事情需要你同时做,两件都值得你关注。courage“勇气”;strength“力气、力量”;attention“注意”;patience“耐心”。根据语境以及最后一段第二句话的提示可知C项正确。
答案:C
10.A.given B.held
C.made D.picked
解析:根据上半句中You can only take up one of them可知此处表示只能选择其中一个,而另一个只能等待或是被放弃,故A项give up“放弃”正确。
答案:A
11.A.near B.alone
C.about D.behind
解析:此处承接第10空的to wait or be given up,表示“变化了的情形可能不允许你去做已经落在后面的事情”。leave behind意为“抛在后面;落后”,为固定短语,符合语境。
答案:D
12.A.filled B.attracted
C.caught D.struck
解析:句意:这样你就会陷在困境中并感到悲伤。根据上文讲述的进退两难的境地可知be caught in“遇到;被困在”符合语境,故C项正确。
答案:C
13.A.dare B.come
C.deal D.do
解析:句意:好的机会和绝妙的想法怎么会同时聚在一起呢?how come意为“怎么会”,为固定短语,符合语境。
答案:B
14.A.improves B.changes
C.progresses D.goes
解析:根据此空后的on your preference of one choice to the other可知自己不同的选择可能会使生活发生很大的改变,故B项正确。
答案:B
15.A.study B.society
C.nature D.life
解析:根据语境可知此处表示剪报时的难以取舍与人在社会中的生活处境相似,故D项life正确。
答案:D
16.A.faced B.supplied
C.connected D.fixed
解析:句意:事实上生活就是这个样子:我们总是面对一件事的两个对立面,它们就像剪报纸时那样两者都令我们满意。be faced with意为“面对”,为固定短语。故A项正确。
答案:A
17.A.before B.after
C.until D.as
解析:由语境及后文的latter可知答案。
答案:B
18.A.following B.next
C.above D.former
解析:根据此空后的may be more important than the latter可知此处用former,意为“前者”,故D项正确。
答案:D
19.A.still B.also
C.once D.almost
解析:根据后面的引用可知此处表示“我仍然记得一位哲学家的话”,故A项正确。
答案:A
20.A.treatment B.action
C.choice D.remark
解析:treatment“治疗,对待”;action “行动,活动”;choice“选择”;remark“评论”。本文以剪报纸时对正反两面的选择引申到生活中对互相冲突的两件事的选择。由此可知,此处表示一个随意的选择可能并不是糟糕的,故C项正确。
答案:C
B
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 or 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 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,and thanked God for today.
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.
【语篇导读】作者总是喜欢在书读到一半时就跳到最后几页先看结局。在生活中,作者也是如此,他总是设想以后的事情,而忽略了现在。最后作者明白了每个人都应该过好当下的每一天,一行一行地谱写人生这本书。
1.A.sinceB.for
C.whileD.because
解析:根据上文的“I had a bad habit of skipping to the last pages of a book.”可知,当一本书读到一半时,作者就想知道结局如何。用while引导时间状语从句,表示“当……时候”。
答案:C
2.A.confusedB.annoyed
C.delightedD.embarrassed
解析:根据下文的“Then one day my daughter told me in anger”可知,作者的这个坏习惯使很多人感到不愉快,故选annoyed。
答案:B
3.A.usuallyB.obviously
C.accidentallyD.finally
解析:根据上文的“first...then...”可知,作者最后(finally)甚至惹恼了自己的女儿。
答案:D
4.A.impatienceB.misunderstanding
C.disappointmentD.disagreement
解析:通常作者的这种急躁(impatience)并不局限于自己看的书上,而且也体现在别人读(reading)的书上。
答案:A
5.A.sayingB.reading
C.doingD.watching
解析:参见上题解析。
答案:B
6.A.pageB.copy
C.chapterD.edition
解析:作者的女儿希望他能像别人一样一页(page)一页地看。
答案:A
7.A.contributeB.devote
C.applyD.limit
解析:根据上文的“...wouldn’t be limited just to the books...”及下文的“I also tried to skip ahead in my own life”可知,此处应用limit。
答案:D
8.A.tryB.figure
C.letD.turn
解析:作者在生活中总是试图想出(figure out)未来几个月甚至几年要做的事情,而不是(instead of)享受现在的每一天。
答案:B
9.A.on the part ofB.other than
C.instead ofD.on the basis of
解析:参见上题解析。
答案:C
10.A.bookB.river
C.pictureD.play
解析:根据下文的“I had many pages”及倒数第二段中的“the book of my life”提示可知,作者将生活比作一本书,故此空填book。
答案:A
11.A.forgottenB.left
C.keptD.regretted
解析:根据上下文内容可知,此处表示剩下(left)很多页。
答案:B
12.A.feelingsB.beginning
C.endingD.comments
解析:根据上下文内容可知,此处表示作者仍然无法控制他那强烈的欲望来写它的结局(ending)。
答案:C
13.A.consciouslyB.strangely
C.foolishlyD.critically
解析:根据下文的“Life, ,doesn’t work like that.”可推知,此处应选foolishly“愚蠢地”。
答案:C
14.A.otherwiseB.moreover
C.thereforeD.however
解析:前后为转折关系,因此选D项。
答案:D
15.A.surpriseB.cheat
C.satisfyD.frighten
解析:根据下文的“you never know what new problems,changes or opportunities”可知,生活总是使我们感到很惊讶。surprise“使惊讶”,符合语境。
答案:A
16.A.makeB.bring
C.takeD.award
解析:你永远不会知道生活中的每个新的一天会给我们带来(bring)什么样的新问题、变化或机会。
答案:B
17.A.present
B.future
C.memoryD.dream
解析:根据again可知,作者又在想象自己未来(future)的生活。
答案:B
18.A.cheeredB.cried
C.lostD.smiled
解析:当作者听到那些话时他笑(smiled)了。
答案:D
19.A.excitingB.hopeful
C.favoriteD.right
解析:作者把人生这本书翻回到了正确的(right)那一页。
答案:D
20.A.writeB.review
C.explainD.translate
解析:此处表示每个人都应该一行一行地谱写(write)人生这本书。
答案:A