高考英语复习完形填空：真题解析4

　　完形填空真题解析4

　　一、(2011·广东)

　　It has been argued by some that gifted children should be grouped in special classes. The__1__is based on the belief that in regular classes these children are held back in their intellectual (智力的) growth by__2__situations that are designed for the__3__children.

　　There can be little doubt that__4__classes can help the gifted children to graduate earlier and take their place in life sooner. However, to take these__5__out of the regular classes may create serious problems.

　　I observed a number of__6__students who were taken out of a special class and placed in__7__class. In the special class, they showed little ability to use their own judgment, relying__8__on their teachers’ directions. In the regular class, having no worry about keeping up, they began to reflect__9__on many problems，some of which were not on the school program.

　　Many are concerned that gifted children become__10__and lose interest in learning. However, this__11__is more often from parents and teachers than from students, and some of these__12__simply conclude that special classes should be set up for those who are__13__.Some top students do feel bored in class, but why they__14__so goes far beyond the work they have in school. Studies have shown that to be bored is to be anxious. The gifted child who is bored is an__15__child.

　　【语篇解读】　本文是一篇议论文。文章就有天赋的学生是不是应该进特殊班的问题进行了讨论，调查表明被分在特殊班的学生并没有人们想象的好效果，特殊班里的学生过分依赖老师的引导，反而对学习失去了兴趣。

　　1. A. principle　

　　B. theory

　　C. argument

　　D. classification

　　解析　考查名词辨析。根据文意可知分班的争论依据是：普通班会阻碍有天赋学生的发展。

　　答案　C

　　2. A. designing

　　B. grouping

　　C. learning

　　D. living

　　解析　考查现在分词的用法。这里指为普通学生设计的普通班的学习环境。

　　答案　C

　　3. A. smart

　　B. curious

　　C. mature

　　D. average

　　解析　考查形容词词义辨析。后文指为普通学生设计的普通班。与前面的gifted相对的是average(普通的，一般的)。故选D。

　　答案　D

　　4. A. regular

　　B. special

　　C. small

　　D. creative

　　解析　考查形容词的词义辨析及语境理解。特殊班能帮助学生早毕业，尽早地走进生活。

　　答案　B

　　5. A. children

　　B. programs

　　C. graduates

　　D. designs

　　解析　考查语境理解。根据上文可知：此处指有天赋的孩子们。把有天赋的孩子们从普通班分出来产生了严重问题。

　　答案　A

　　6. A. intelligent

　　B. competent

　　C. ordinary

　　D. independent

　　解析　考查形容词词义辨析及语境理解。此处intelligent意为：聪明的，有天赋的；它与gifted同义。

　　答案　A

　　7. A. separate

　　B. regular

　　C. new

　　D. boring

　　解析　考查形容词词义辨析及语境理解。把特殊班里的有天赋的学生放到普通班里进行调研。后文有提示：In the regular class。

　　答案　B

　　8. A. specially

　　B. slightly

　　C. wrongly

　　D. heavily

　　解析　考查副词的词义及语境。在特殊班里的学生没怎么表现出运用自己的判断力的能力，相反，他们过分依赖老师的引导。

　　答案　D

　　9. A. directly

　　B. clearly

　　C. voluntarily

　　D. quickly

　　解析　考查副词词义及语境理解。由having no worry about keeping up可知：在普通班有天赋的学生不必担心跟上课程的问题，所以他们就会自动地思考许多问题。此处voluntarily意为：自愿地，主动地。

　　答案　C

　　10. A. doubted

　　B. bored

　　C. worried

　　D. tired

　　解析　考查形容词词义辨析及语境理解。许多人担心他们会感到厌烦从而对学习失去兴趣。

　　答案　B

　　11. A. concern

　　B. conclusion

　　C. reflection

　　D. interest

　　解析　考查名词词义辨析及语境理解。这种担心更多来源于老师和家长而不是学生。

　　答案　A

　　12. A. students

　　B. adults

　　C. scholars

　　D. teachers

　　解析　考查名词词义辨析及语境理解。此处adults代指这句话前半句中的parents and teachers。

　　答案　B

　　13. A. talented

　　B. worried

　　C. learned

　　D. interested

　　解析　考查形容词词义辨析及语境理解。根据上文应为有天赋的学生。此处talented与gifted同义。

　　答案　A

　　14. A. believe

　　B. think

　　C. say

　　D. feel

　　解析　考查动词词义辨析及语境理解。他们为什么会有这样的感觉是因为不适应学校的课程。

　　答案　D

　　15. A. outstanding

　　B. intelligent

　　C. anxious

　　D. ordinary

　　解析　考查形容词词义及语境理解。根据上文Studies have shown that to be bored is to be anxious可知此处选C。

　　答案　C

　　二、(2011·上海)

　　Everyone in business has been told that success is all about attracting and retaining(留住) customers. It sounds simple and achievable. But，__1__， words of wisdom are soon forgotten. Once companies have attracted customers they often__2__the second half of the story. In the excitement of beating off the competition, negotiating prices, securing orders, and delivering the product, managers tend to become carried away. They forget what they regard as the boring side of business —__3__that the customer remains a customer.

　　__4__to concentrate on retaining as well as attracting customers costs business huge amounts of money annually. It has been estimated that the average company loses between 10 and 30 per cent of its customers every year. In constantly changing__5__， this is not surprising. What is surprising is the fact that few companies have any idea how many customers they have lost.

　　Only now are organizations beginning to wake up to those lost opportunities and calculate the__6__implications. Cutting down the number of customers a company loses can make a big__7__in its performance. Research in the US found that a five per cent decrease in the number of defecting(流失的) customers led to__8__increases of between 25 and 85 per cent.

　　In the US, Domino’s Pizza estimates that a regular customer is worth more than $5,000 over ten years. A customer who receives a poor quality product or service on their first visit and__9__never returns, is losing the company thousands of dollars in__10__profits (more if you consider how many people they are likely to tell about their bad experience)．

　　The logic behind cultivating customer__11__is impossible to deny. “In practice most companies’ marketing effort is focused on getting customers, with little attention paid to__12__them”， says Adrian Payne of Cornfield University’s School of Management. “Research suggests that there is a close relationship between retaining customers and making profits.__13__customers tend to buy more, are predictable and usually cost less to service than new customers. Furthermore, they tend to be less price __14__， and may provide free word-of-mouth advertising. Retaining customers also makes it__15__for competitors to enter a market or increase their share of a market.

　　【语篇解读】　本文为议论文，商场如战场，对商家而言，在激烈的市场中如何立于不败之地，留住自己的顾客尤为重要。

　　1. A. in particular

　　B. in reality

　　C. at least

　　D. first of all

　　解析　句意：这句话听起来简单且可实现，但实际上，这些明智的语言很快就会被忘掉的。前后两句为转折关系，由此可推知答案。in particular尤其，特别；in reality事实上，实际上；at least至少；first of all最重要的是。

　　答案　B

　　2. A. emphasize

　　B. doubt

　　C. overlook

　　D. believe

　　解析　根据本段最后一句可知，公司把顾客吸引来之后，即买卖成功之后，他们就忘了把顾客继续留住，也就是忽视了“attracting and retaining customers”中的后半部分，即retaining customers。emphasize强调；doubt怀疑；overlook忽视；believe相信。

　　答案　C

　　3. A. denying

　　B. ensuring

　　C. arguing

　　D. proving

　　解析　由上文的叙述可知，他们忘掉了他们认为的麻烦事——确保自己的顾客以后还是顾客。deny否认；ensure确保；argue争论；prove证明。

　　答案　B

　　4. A. Moving

　　B. Hoping

　　C. Starting

　　D. Failing

　　解析　结合上文以及本句的后半部分“在生意上，每年要付出巨额资金”，由此可知，此处表示“没能吸引并留住顾客”。

　　答案　D

　　5. A. markets

　　B. tastes

　　C. prices

　　D. expenses

　　解析　上句提到公司失去自己的顾客，这应该发生在“变幻莫测的市场之中”，由此可知答案。

　　答案　A

　　6. A. culture

　　B. social

　　C. financial

　　D. economical

　　解析　根据下文可知，本句意为“只是现在，有些组织才开始注意到这些失去的机会，才开始计算经济上的后果”。

　　答案　C

　　7. A. promise

　　B. plan

　　C. mistake

　　D. difference

　　解析　由句意可知，一家公司减少损失的顾客可使它在市场上的表现大为改观。make a difference意为“有意义；有影响；有作用”。

　　答案　D

　　8. A. cost

　　B. opportunity

　　C. profit

　　D. budget

　　解析　句意：美国研究发现，流失顾客如果减少百分之五，赢利(profit)就会增加百分之二十五到百分之八十五。

　　答案　C

　　9. A. as a result

　　B. on the whole

　　C. in conclusion

　　D. on the contrary

　　解析　新顾客得到的产品或服务质量差，结果，他们就不会再回来了。根据上下句可看出，两句话有因果关系。as a result结果；on the whole整体上看；in conclusion总之；on the contrary相反。

　　答案　A

　　10. A. huge

　　B. potential

　　C. extra

　　D. reasonable

　　解析　由常识可知，老顾客流失造成的损失应该是“潜在的”，且如果他们把自己不好的经历告诉他人，损失会更大。

　　答案　B

　　11. A. beliefs

　　B. loyalty

　　C. habits

　　D. interest

　　解析　根据下句“In practice...focused on getting customers...”可知，此句表示“培养顾客的忠实性符合逻辑，不容否认”。loyalty忠诚，符合文意。

　　答案　B

　　12. A. altering

　　B. understanding

　　C. keeping

　　D. attracting

　　解析　在市场上，公司主要是努力得到顾客，但不太关注留住顾客。keep customers与retain customers意思接近。

　　答案　C

　　13. A. Assumed

　　B. Respected

　　C. Established

　　D. Unexpected

　　解析　根据句意“________会购买得更多，有预测性且比新顾客更省钱”可知此处与new customers形成对比，指“老顾客/已经确定的顾客”。Established意为“已确定的”。

　　答案　C

　　14. A. agreeable

　　B. flexible

　　C. friendly

　　D. sensitive

　　解析　而且，他们不怎么砍价，即对价格不太敏感(sensitive)，还可以提供免费的口头广告。agreeable惬意的；flexible灵活的；friendly友好的。

　　答案　D

　　15. A. unfair

　　B. difficult

　　C. essential

　　D. convenient

　　解析　此处的叙述留住顾客的好处所在，即也可以让竞争者很难(difficult)进入市场或者增加市场份额。unfair不公平的；essential基本的，重要的；convenient方便的。

　　答案　B

　　Cloze 1

　　(2011·南昌第一次模拟)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 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－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 brilliant 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 desirable like a newspaper cutting. It often occurs that your 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 divided mind. I__19__remember a philosopher’s remarks，“When one door shuts, another opens in life.” So a casual__20__may not be a bad one.

　　【语篇解读】　剪报时遇到的一些问题引发了作者对生活的一些思索：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　 从下文“the opposite one is likely to”可知此处意为：但是当我想这样做的时候，我发现背面的文章也很有趣。

　　答案　D

　　2．A.get

　　B．keep

　　C．lead

　　D．bring

　　解析　 它可能是一篇讨论保持健康方法的文章。keep in health“保持健康”是固定用法。

　　答案　B

　　3．A.advice

　　B．news

　　C．a theory

　　D．a report

　　解析　 或者是建议如何在社会上行为与做人的文章。此处的advice和前面的way相对应。

　　答案　A

　　4．A.suffer

　　B．reduce

　　C．prevent

　　D．cause

　　解析　 背面的文章有可能遭受损害。suffer“遭受”；reduce“减少”；prevent“预防”；cause“引起”。

　　答案　A

　　5．A.on

　　B．for

　　C．without

　　D．off

　　解析　 留下一半或者使文章没有了题目。

　　答案　C

　　6．A.use

　　B．handle

　　C．prepare

　　D．stay

　　解析　 因此，剪刀会在开始之前或剪到一半的时候停在那儿。

　　答案　D

　　7．A.or

　　B．but

　　C．so

　　D．for

　　解析　 见上题解析。halfway done“完成一半”。

　　答案　A

　　8．A.satisfying

　　B．regretful

　　C．surprising

　　D．impossible

　　解析　 当我发现这个遗憾的结果的时候。satisfying满意的；regretful遗憾的；surprising惊讶的；impossible不可能的。

　　答案　B

　　9．A.courage

　　B．strength

　　C．attention

　　D．patience

　　解析　 有时需要你同时做两件事情，两件事都值得你关注。courage“勇气”；strength“力气”；attention“注意”；patience“耐心”。最后一段第二句话也有提示。

　　答案　C

　　10．A.given

　　B．held

　　C．made

　　D．picked

　　解析　 另一件必须等待或者是被放弃。

　　答案　A

　　11．A.near

　　B．alone

　　C．about

　　D．behind

　　解析　 这里选D，承接上段末尾处的to wait or be given up。变化了的情形可能不允许你做已经落在后面的事情。leave behind“抛在后面；忘记带；落后”。

　　答案　D

　　12．A.filled

　　B．attracted

　　C．caught

　　D．struck

　　解析　 这样你就陷在困境中并感到悲伤。be caught in“遇到，被困在”。

　　答案　C

　　13．A.dare

　　B．come

　　C．deal

　　D．do

　　解析　 好的机会和绝妙的想法怎么会同时聚在一起呢？how come“怎么会？”all at once“同时”。

　　答案　B

　　14．A.improves B．changes

　　C．progresses

　　D．goes

　　解析　 有可能当你偏爱一种选择(胜过另一种)时，你的生活会发生很大的改变。

　　答案　B

　　15．A.study

　　B．society

　　C．nature

　　D．life

　　解析　 事实上生活就是这样，由本段后面讨论的内容可知“学习”“社会”“自然”均不符合语境。

　　答案　D

　　16．A.faced

　　B．supplied

　　C．connected D．fixed

　　解析　 我们总是要面对一个事情对立的两个方面。be faced with“面对”。

　　答案　A

　　17．A.before B．after

　　C．until D．as

　　解析　 通常，在你遇到另一件事之前，你的注意力只集中在一件事情上。

　　答案　A

　　18．A.following

　　B．next

　　C．above

　　D．former

　　解析　 从下文the latter可知选former。

　　答案　D

　　19．A.still

　　B．also

　　C．once

　　D．almost

　　解析　 我还(still)记得一位哲学家的话。

　　答案　A

　　20．A.treatment

　　B．action

　　C．choice

　　D．remark

　　解析　 一个随意的选择可能不是糟糕的。

　　答案　C

　　Cloze 2

　　Happiness is what everyone looks for.__1__ someone says that he is happy.

　　However，__2___makes him happy may not work for others. And even __3__， someone may spend all his life looking for happiness,

　　but in vain.

　　In the past,

　　I tried my best to make myself happy.

　　I thought if I could__4___get and do what I wanted to,

　　I would be happy.

　　Certainly,

　　it was__5__，

　　but I was disappointed.

　　Though I could be happy at__6__，

　　I couldn’t keep my happiness for a long time.

　　Why?

　　One day,

　　when I told a friend of mine what I__7__about happiness,

　　he smiled and said only a few words,

　　“Happiness is not a__8__thing but a by-product ( 副产品). ”

　　I was surprised,

　　but he was really__9__.

　　Someone thinks money can__10__everything,

　　but when he becomes a millionaire after his hard work,

　　perhaps he will find that he has new__11__. And he has to go to church for__12__.Sometimes love can bring happiness,

　　but at other times it__13__ misunderstanding,

　　tiredness,

　　and even quarrelling.

　　Happiness is only a by-product of all__14__of things you love to do.

　　You can not__15__it in a straight way.

　　That is,

　　it is not a thing__16__in the material form but in your senses.

　　You should tell yourself, “ I do not__17__whether I am happy or not.

　　But I must love__18__. ” And one day you will__19__find happiness itself has quietly__20__.

　　【语篇解读】　幸福不是单独存在的，它是随着生活中的不同事物而产生的，只要你热爱生活，你就会获得幸福。

　　1. A. Maybe

　　B. Once

　　C. Then

　　D. And

　　解析　联系上下文，结合选项，可知A项正确。once曾经，一度，与过去时连用；then, and起承上连接作用，由语境可知，上下句间并非承接关系；maybe大概、或许，符合语意。

　　答案　A

　　2. A. who

　　B. what

　　C. it

　　D. this

　　解析　使他高兴的可能对别人不起作用， what在该句中作主语，所……的。

　　答案　B

　　3. A. more

　　B. now

　　C. worse

　　D. so

　　解析　有人可能花费一生寻找幸福，但是徒劳，对比上句可看出，这种情况比上文提到的更糟，故此处用worse。even so尽管如此，表转折意。

　　答案　C

　　4. A. often

　　B. really

　　C. hardly

　　D. frequently

　　解析　我原以为如果我确实能得到我想得到的并能做我想做的事，我就会幸福。really确实地，其他选项不符合句意。

　　答案　B

　　5. A. important B. necessary

　　C. unnecessary

　　D. possible

　　解析　it指上句的内容，根据本句中的but表转折意：但是我是失望的，可知上句意为那件事能做，故此处应选possible。

　　答案　D

　　6. A. present

　　B. all

　　C. times

　　D. last

　　解析　尽管有时我是幸福的，但不能使它保持长久。此处的时间状语与for a long time相对应，at times有时。at present目前，现在。

　　答案　C

　　7. A. did

　　B. thought

　　C. learned

　　D. discovered

　　解析　分析语境可知，下文作者的朋友表达了他对幸福的看法，故上文作者给出了自己对幸福的看法，what作thought的宾语，当我告诉我的一位朋友关于幸福我所想的时，故此处应为thought。

　　答案　B

　　8. A. single

　　B. simple

　　C. common

　　D. strange

　　解析　本句用了not...but...意为“不是……而是……”，参考选项，结合but后的by-product可知前文应为single，单独的。

　　答案　A

　　9. A. lying

　　B. stupid

　　C. right

　　D. foolish

　　解析　从下文作者的观点Happiness is only a by-product. . . 可知作者同意他朋友的说法，故此处应为right。

　　答案　C

　　10. A. get

　　B. make

　　C. produce

　　D. bring

　　解析　根据下文的he has new__11__及该句中but后的转折意可知有人认为钱能带来一切。

　　答案　D

　　11. A. wishes

　　B. demands

　　C. worries

　　D. business

　　解析　从下文的去教堂祈求可知此人又有担忧的事。worry令人担忧的事。

　　答案　C

　　12. A. help

　　B. God

　　C. comfort

　　D. rest

　　解析　从上文他们有担忧的事可知，去教堂应是祈求安慰，comfort安慰。

　　答案　C

　　13. A. suggests

　　B. happens

　　C. seems

　　D. causes

　　解析　结合常识及but前的句子可知，爱有时会引起误解、厌倦甚至争吵。

　　答案　D

　　14. A. fields

　　B. types

　　C. kinds

　　D. forms

　　解析　联系上文可知幸福仅仅是你喜欢做的各种事情的副产品。all kinds of各种各样的。

　　答案　C

　　15. A. have

　　B. grasp

　　C. search

　　D. discover

　　解析　That is后的句子表明幸福不是以物质的形式存在的，故你不能用直接抓的方式抓住它。grasp抓住。search后加宾语意为搜查……。

　　答案　B

　　16. A. floating B. existing

　　C. coming

　　D. surrounding

　　解析　它不是以物质形式存在的而是以精神形式存在的。exist in. . . 以……存在。

　　答案　B

　　17. A. mind

　　B. know

　　C. ask

　　D. wonder

　　解析　根据下文的one day you will__19__find happiness itself has quietly

　　20

　　可知我们不应介意我们现在是否幸福。mind vt. 介意，在乎。

　　答案　A

　　18. A. life

　　B. family

　　C. happiness

　　D. health

　　解析　从上文内容可知幸福是各种不同事情的副产品，所以我们要热爱所有的事情即生活，才会得到副产品，故此处应填life。

　　答案　A

　　19. A. hardly

　　B. suddenly

　　C. never

　　D. often

　　解析　从本句的时间状语one day及上文的热爱生活可知是在平时对生活的热爱中有一天你发现自己得到了幸福，故应用suddenly。

　　答案　B

　　20. A. disappeared B. missed

　　C. lost

　　D. arrived

　　解析　结合上下文语境，热爱生活就会得到幸福，故此处应填arrived。

　　答案　D

　　Cloze 3

　　(2011·河北省正定中学高三第二次考试)“Are you too stupid to do anything right？”These words said by a woman to a little boy who was obviously her son were spoken__1__he had walked away from her. The boy returned, his eyes down-cast.

　　Not a__2__moment, perhaps，__3__small moments sometimes last a very long time. And a few words though they mean__4__at the time to the people who say them can have great__5__.

　　I recently heard a story from a man named Malcolm Dalkoff. For the last 24 years he has been a professional__6__. Here is what he told me：

　　As a boy in Rock Island, Dalkoff was terribly__7__. He had few__8__and no self-confidence. One day, his English teacher, Ruth Brach, gave the class an assignment(作业). The students had been reading To Kill a Mockingbird. Now they were to write their own chapter that would__9__the last chapter of the novel.

　　Dalkoff wrote his chapter and turned it__10__. Today he can not recall anything__11__about the chapter he wrote, or what__12__Mrs. Branch gave him. What he does remember is the four words Mrs. Brach wrote in margin(空白处)of the paper：“This is__13__writing.”

　　Four words. They__14__his life.

　　“__15__I read those words, I had no idea of who I was or__16__I was going to be.”he said.“After reading her note, I went home and wrote a short story, something I had always been__17__of doing but never believed I could do.”

　　Over the rest of that year in school, he wrote many short stories and always brought them to school for Mrs. Brach to evaluate. She was

　　__18__， tough and honest.“She was just what I__19__.”Dalkoff said.

　　His confidence__20__. Dalkoff believes that none of this would have happened if that woman had not written those four words in the margin of his paper.

　　【语篇解读】　鼓励的话语可以改变人的一生。

　　1．A.where

　　B．why

　　C．because

　　D．when

　　解析　妈妈说气话是“因为”小孩从她身边走开了。

　　答案　C

　　2．A.wonderful

　　B．difficult

　　C．funny

　　D．big

　　解析　从后句中的“small”moments推出。

　　答案　D

　　3．A.yet

　　B．although

　　C．for D．therefore

　　解析　根据句意表转折。

　　答案　A

　　4．A.much

　　B．little

　　C．more

　　D．most

　　解析　有时候几句话对说话者没什么关系或影响，但对听话者有时候有很大的影响。

　　答案　B

　　5．A.meaning

　　B．power

　　C．force

　　D．sense

　　解析　meaning是“意思，含义”，power表“影响力”。

　　答案　B

　　6．A.writer B．player

　　C．poet

　　D．singer

　　解析　根据后文可知道Dalkoff是职业作家。

　　答案　A

　　7．A.sorry

　　B．proud

　　C．sick

　　D．shy

　　解析　根据后文小男孩没有朋友没有自信可推断他“害羞”。

　　答案　D

　　8．A.books

　　B．ideas

　　C．friends D．chances

　　答案　C

　　9．A.follow

　　B．match

　　C．decide

　　D．improve

　　解析　接着小说的最后一章再自己写一章。

　　答案　A

　　10．A.on

　　B．in

　　C．out

　　D．down

　　解析　turn in“上交”。

　　答案　B

　　11．A.more

　　B．again

　　C．special

　　D．different

　　解析　现在他不记得自己所写的特别之处，也不记得老师所给的分数。

　　答案　C

　　12．A.honors

　　B．remarks

　　C．prizes

　　D．grade

　　答案　D

　　13．A.poor

　　B．serious

　　C．good

　　D．silly

　　解析　老师赞扬他的文章。

　　答案　C

　　14．A.changed

　　B．damaged

　　C．affected

　　D．improved

　　解析　老师对他的肯定评价改变了他的一生。

　　答案　A

　　15．A.Unless

　　B．Until

　　C．When

　　D．While

　　解析　考查not...until...句型。

　　答案　B

　　16．A.what

　　B．how

　　C．where

　　D．which

　　解析　直到读了这几个字我才知道我是谁我今后要干什么。

　　答案　A

　　17．A.tired

　　B．fond

　　C．proud

　　D．dreaming

　　解析　写故事是我一直梦想但又从来不相信我能做的事。

　　答案　D

　　18．A.strict

　　B．kind

　　C．encouraging

　　D．praising

　　解析　根据前文知道老师是一个“给人鼓励”的人。

　　答案　C

　　19．A.feared

　　B．needed

　　C．expected

　　D．loved

　　解析　Dalkoff从小是个害羞的人，如果没有这个老师和她的鼓励肯定，Dalkoff的一生就不会有改变，所以“老师正是他所需要的”。文章没谈到对老师的“爱”所以排除D。

　　答案　B

　　20．A.grew

　　B．lifted

　　C．appeared

　　D．returned

　　解析　grow“增加”。

　　答案　A

　　Cloze 4

　　I have met with a greater variety of strange insects than I ever thought existed since I started living in the Italian countryside.

　　A spider(蜘蛛)built a web outside my office window. When I took a __1__from working, I would go to the window and there he__2__be, perfectly still waiting in exactly the same place.

　　He caught__3__on a couple of occasions：a moth and a fly. However，over the past few weeks，he caught nothing at all.__4__he stayed there anyhow, perfectly still__5__. I wondered if he was getting quite__6__by now.

　　One day，I went there and the web was still there but the spider was__7__. He’d cut his losses and moved on. I found that there were several__8__in his behavior：

　　Persistence(坚持). How many of us__9__in life when we can’t get our desired results immediately? But this little spider stayed persistently at the task for weeks if necessary until he__10__achieved his goal.

　　Know when to quit. Persistence is important. However, knowing__11__it’s time to move on is also crucial.__12__the little spider，we happily sweat away at the same situations, do things in the__13__way we’ve always done them, but __14__or hope for a different result! Many people don’t know when to quit in life to a fresh__15__.

　　However, there is no__16__hanging around in our comfort zone, fearing the unknown, if we are__17__to get the results we want in life.

　　We need to__18__our own lives like this. Whatever we determine to be our heart’s desire should be persisted in with __19__until it brings results. However，if what we do no longer gives us the joy and comfort it__20__did, we need to know when to let go.

　　This spider did not get caught in his own web. Don’t get caught in yours.

　　【语篇解读】　“我”在意大利乡村时，见到了很多以前没有见过的昆虫，其中有一只蜘蛛，并且从这只蜘蛛身上，“我”学到了很多知识。

　　1．A.picture

　　B．break

　　C．paper

　　D．advice

　　解析　 本句意思是：“我”在工作休息期间。选B。

　　答案　B

　　2．A.could

　　B．must

　　C．would

　　D．might

　　解析　 所填情态动词表示过去的一种习惯，选C。

　　答案　C

　　3.A.something

　　B．everything

　　C．nothing

　　D．anything

　　解析　 根据后一句中的nothing和本句中的a moth or a fly可以推断出此处选A。

　　答案　A

　　4．A.So

　　B．Or

　　C．And D．But

　　解析　 由句意可知前后两句是转折关系，故用but，选D。

　　答案　D

　　5．A.thinking

　　B．playing

　　C．sleeping

　　D．waiting

　　解析　 由前句中的perfectly still可知此处选D。

　　答案　D

　　6．A.hungry

　　B．thirsty

　　C．cold

　　D．lonely

　　解析　 根据前句中的he caught nothing at all可以推断出此处选A。

　　答案　A

　　7．A.alive

　　B．gone

　　C．tired

　　D．annoyed

　　解析　 根据句意可知此处选B，构成be gone句型，意思是：不见，消失。

　　答案　B

　　8．A.directions

　　B．methods

　　C．advices

　　D．lessons

　　解析　 directions说明；method方法；advice建议，劝告；lesson教训。根据上下文可知此处选D。

　　答案　D

　　9．A.give up

　　B．turn down

　　C．give in

　　D．run away

　　解析　 give up放弃；turn down拒绝；调低；give in屈服，让步；run away逃走。根据persistence的意思可以推断出此处选A。

　　答案　A

　　10．A.usually

　　B．eventually

　　C．generally

　　D．naturally

　　解析　 本句意思是：但是这个小蜘蛛为了某种任务坚持不懈地待在一处直到最后实现他的目标。

　　答案　B

　　11．A.when

　　B．where

　　C．what

　　D．that

　　解析　 根据know when to quit可以推断出此处选A。

　　答案　A

　　12．A.With

　　B．Like

　　C．Unlike

　　D．Over

　　解析　 根据本句中的sweat away可以推断出此处选C。

　　答案　C

　　13．A.different

　　B．various

　　C．same

　　D．similar

　　解析　 由at the same situation可知此处选C。

　　答案　C

　　14．A.perform

　　B．expect

　　C．search

　　D．appreciate

　　解析　 所填词与hope并列，故意思应该相近，选B。

　　答案　B

　　15．A.friendship

　　B．focus

　　C．challenge D．resource

　　解析　 本句意思是：许多人在生活中面对新的挑战时不知道何时放弃。选C。

　　答案　C

　　16．A.need

　　B．way

　　C．doubt D．point

　　解析　 所填词构成there is no...doing sth.句型，在此处意思是：没有理由……，没有意义……，由此可知此处选D。

　　答案　D17．A.deciding

　　B．failing

　　C．managing

　　D．intending

　　解析　 本句意思是：然而当我们在生活中没有得到预期的结果时，没有必要享受眼前的舒适，而担心未来。由此可知选B。

　　答案　B

　　18．A.examine

　　B．test

　　C．inspect

　　D．question

　　解析　 examine仔细检查；test测试；inspect视察；检阅；question问题。根据句意可以推断出此处选A。

　　答案　A

　　19．A.strength

　　B．determination

　　C．thought

　　D．hardship

　　解析　 根据本句中的determine可知此处选B。

　　答案　B

　　20．A.too

　　B．still

　　C．even

　　D．once

　　解析　 根据空后的动词did可以推断出此处选D。

　　答案　D

　　Cloze 5

　　A businesswoman got into a taxi in midtown.As it was the rush hour and she was in a__1__to catch a

　　train, she__2__a quick way to reach it.“I have been a taxi driver for 15 years！” the driver said__3__.“You don’t think I know the best way to go？”

　　The woman tried to explain that she hadn’t__4__to annoy him, but the driver kept__5__.She finally realized that he was too annoyed to be__6__， so she changed her__7__.“You know, you are right，” she told him.“It must seem __8__for me not to think you know the best way__9__the city.”

　　__10__， the driver glanced at his__11__in the rearview mirror, turned down the street she wanted and got her to the train on time.“He didn’t say another word the rest of the ride，” she said, “__12__I got out and paid him.Then he thanked me.”

　　When you find yourself__13___with people like the taxi driver, you will always try to__14__your idea.It can lead to longer arguments, lose job chances or__15__marriages.I have discovered one simple__16__extremely unlikely method that can prevent the disagreement or other difficult situations from__17__in a disaster.

　　The__18__is to put yourself in the other person’s shoes and look for the__19__in what that person is saying.Find a way to__20__， and the result may surprise you.

　　【语篇解读】　一位女商人要到市中心去，打车时建议司机走某条路，引起了司机的强烈反应。于是，女商人认错，承认司机更熟悉城市道路，最终及时到达了目的地。由此可见，换位思考，先设法认可对方意见，你可能得到意想不到的结果。

　　1．A.hurry

　　B．rush

　　C．moment

　　D．way

　　解析　考查上下文的语境理解。因为是交通高峰期，她急于赶火车，于是向司机建议了一条能最快到达目的地的路。此处in a hurry to do sth.急于做某事。

　　答案　A2．A.chose

　　B．made

　　C．found

　　D．suggested

　　解析　考查上下文的语境理解。此题易误选A，但从下文来看，此处未选定走那条路，只是建议而已。

　　答案　D

　　3．A.jokingly

　　B．angrily

　　C．anxiously

　　D．curiously

　　解析　考查上下文的语境理解。从司机所说的话来判断，他一定是“很生气”的。下文中的“annoyed”一词也是暗示。

　　答案　B

　　4．A.supposed

　　B．expected

　　C．meant

　　D．decided

　　解析　女商人试图向司机解释，她并不是想惹司机生气的，故选meant。

　　答案　C5．A.apologizing

　　B．driving

　　C．asking

　　D．shouting

　　解析　结合上下文语境可知，司机不断大喊大叫。

　　答案　D

　　6．A.reasonable

　　B．thoughtful

　　C．normal

　　D．practical

　　解析　考查形容词辨析。她意识到司机恼怒地已经不讲道理了。reasonable“讲道理的，有理性的”； thoughtful“沉思的，思考的”；normal“正常的”；practical“实用的”。

　　答案　A

　　7．A.road

　　B．mind

　　C．direction D．manner

　　解析　考查固定短语的含义。此处change one’s mind意为：改变主意或想法。女商人见此情景，她改变了想法。

　　答案　B

　　8．A.strange

　　B．wrong

　　C．terrible

　　D．stupid

　　解析　考查形容词辨析。女商人对司机说自己似乎犯错误了，居然认为司机不是对城市道路最熟悉的人。故选B。

　　答案　B

　　9．A.across

　　B．in

　　C．through

　　D．along

　　解析　考查介词词义辨析。此处through意为：从……的一端到另一端，穿过，贯穿，符合题意。

　　答案　C

　　10．A.Surprised

　　B．Worried

　　C．Annoyed

　　D．Disappointed

　　解析　考查上下文的语境理解。对女商人的突然转变，司机自然感到“惊讶”的，他不再跟她争论，居然开车送她了。

　　答案　A

　　11．A.rider

　　B．speaker

　　C．helper

　　D．comer

　　解析　坐在出租车上的自然是rider。

　　答案　A

　　12．A.until

　　B．after

　　C．because D．since

　　解析　考查固定句型。直到女商人下车付车费，司机一句话也没再讲。此处考查not...until...“直到……才……”。

　　答案　A

　　13．A.satisfied

　　B．concerned

　　C．crowded

　　D．faced

　　解析　考查固定短语的含义。此处be faced with面临。此处意为：当你发现自己面对像这位出租车司机那样的人时．..。

　　答案　D

　　14．A.give up

　　B．turn down

　　C．stick to

　　D．point out

　　解析　考查动词短语辨析。结合上下文内容可知，此处意为：当你遇到像上面那位出租车司机那样的人时，你常常试图坚持己见，但是这样只能引起更多的争执，故选C。此处stick to“坚持，遵守”。

　　答案　C

　　15.A.combine

　　B．destroy

　　C．suffer

　　D．divide

　　解析　考查动词词义辨析。此处指固执己见的后果之一是破坏婚姻。此处destroy指“毁坏，破坏”。

　　答案　B16．A.and

　　B．that

　　C．but D．though

　　解析　易误选C。此处but强调的是but后的内容，但本句强调的是one simple method，故可将其排除。而选though则可，指我发现一种简单的方法，虽然不是特别容易做到，但能阻止导致危机。

　　答案　D

　　17．A.lying

　　B．resulting

　　C．setting

　　D．leading

　　解析　考查词组搭配。此处result in意为：引起，导致，以……为结局。

　　答案　B

　　18．A.problem

　　B．importance

　　C．key

　　D．reply

　　解析　考查名词词义辨析此处意为：关键是要站在别人的立场上。此处key意为：关键。

　　答案　C

　　19．A.fact

　　B．meaning

　　C．expression

　　D．truth

　　解析　考查名词词义辨析。此处truth意为：真理，正确的因素。此处意为：关键是要换位思考，要承认对方话语中的某些合理因素。

　　答案　D

　　20．A.agree

　　B．argue

　　C．explain

　　D．escape

　　解析　考查动词词义辨析。先设法认可对方的意见，你可能会得到意想不到的结果。

　　答案　A