2017届河北省衡水名校高考英语一轮复习撬题对点练：专题23 议论文（含解析）

　　Cloze 1

　　限时：18分钟

　　In our modern world, when something wears out, we throw it away and buy a new one. The____1___is that countries around the world have growing mountains of____2___because people are throwing out more rubbish than ever before.

　　How did we____3___a throwaway society? First of all, it is now easier to____4___an object than to spend time and money to repair it.____5___modern manufacturing (制造业) and technology, companies are able to produce products quickly and inexpensively. Products are plentiful and____6___.

　　Another cause is our____7___of disposable (一次性的) products. As____8___people, we are always looking for____9___to save time and make our lives easier.

　　Companies___10__ thousands of different kinds of disposable products: paper plates, plastic cups, and cameras, to name a few.

　　Our appetite for new products also___11__ to the problem. We are___12__ buying new things. Advertisements persuade us that___13__ is better and that we will be happier with the latest products. The result is that we___14__ useful possessions to make room for new ones.

　　All around the world, we can see the___15__ of this throwaway lifestyle. Mountains of rubbish just keep getting bigger. To___16__ the amount of rubbish and to protect the___17__， more governments are requiring people to recycle materials.___18__， this is not enough to solve (解决) our problem.

　　Maybe there is another way out. We need to repair our possessions___19__ throwing them away.

　　We also need to rethink our attitudes about___20__. Repairing our possessions and changing our spending habits may be the best way to reduce the amount of rubbish and take care of our environment.

　　本文题材为环境保护类。在现代社会，随着科技的发展，人们养成了随时丢弃东西的坏习惯。事实上，如果修补一下我们的所有物，我们就可以减少大量的垃圾，保护好我们的环境。

　　1．A.key

　　B．reason

　　C．project

　　D．problem

　　答案　D　[根据第一段末句中的“because people...than ever before”可知，这里描述的是一种世界各国正在面临的问题(problem)。]

　　2．A.gifts

　　B．rubbish

　　C．debt

　　D．products

　　答案　B　[根据空格后的原因状语从句“because people are throwing out more rubbish than ever before”可知答案。]

　　3．A.face

　　B．become

　　C．observe

　　D．change

　　答案　B　[文章第二段、第三段和第四段分析了我们变成一次性物品充斥的社会的原因。由此可知此句是总领性的句子——我们是怎样变成(become)一次性物品充斥的社会的。]

　　4．A.hide

　　B．control

　　C．replace

　　D．withdraw

　　答案　C　[因为此文谈及的是一次性物品充斥的社会。在一次性物品充斥的社会中，和花时间与金钱修理东西相比，更换一个东西当然要更容易些。hide“隐藏”；control“控制”；replace“取代”；withdraw“提取”。]

　　5．A.Thanks to B．As to

　　C．Except for

　　D．Regardless of

　　答案　A　[由于现代制造业和技术，公司可以更快地、更加低成本地生产东西。thanks to“幸亏，由于”。]

　　6．A.safe

　　B．funny

　　C．cheap

　　D．powerful

　　答案　C　[由上一句中的“produce products quickly and inexpensively”可知，产品应该是充足的和便宜(cheap)的。故此空应填cheap。]

　　7．A.love

　　B．lack

　　C．prevention

　　D．division

　　答案　A　[由第三段可知，人们喜爱一次性产品是因为它可以节约时间，使人们的生活更轻松。这里表明人们对一次性产品的喜爱是另外一个原因。prevention“预防”；division“分开，分隔”。]

　　8．A.sensitive

　　B．kind

　　C．brave

　　D．busy

　　答案　D　[为什么要节约时间？是因为人们比较忙。busy“忙碌的”，符合语境。]

　　9．A.ways

　　B．places

　　C．jobs

　　D．friends

　　答案　A　[忙碌的我们总是寻找节省时间的方法，故选ways。]

　　10．A.donate

　　B．receive

　　C．produce

　　D．preserve

　　答案　C　[公司生产许多不同种类的一次性产品。根据前句的语境可知此处表示生产(produce)一次性产品。donate“捐赠”；preserve“保护”。]

　　11．A.adapts

　　B．returns

　　C．responds

　　D．contributes

　　答案　D　[由本段内容可知，我们对新产品的强烈欲望也会引起这个问题。adapt to“适应”；return to“返回”；respond to“对……作出反应”；contribute to“是……的原因之一”。]

　　12．A.tired of

　　B．addicted to

　　C．worried about

　　D．ashamed for

　　答案　B　[根据前句“我们对新产品的欲望也会引起这个问题”，以及后句“we will be happier with the latest products”推理可知此处应选B。be addicted to“对……上瘾”。]

　　13．A.newer

　　B．stronger

　　C．higher

　　D．larger

　　答案　A　[根据空后的“we will be happier with the latest products”可知此处表示“越新(newer)越好”。]

　　14．A.pick up

　　B．pay for

　　C．hold onto

　　D．throw away

　　答案　D　[make room for new ones意为“为新东西腾出空间”，那么如何为新东西腾出空间呢？当然是通过throw away“扔掉”。]

　　15．A.advantages

　　B．purposes

　　C．functions

　　D．consequences

　　答案　D　[根据后句“Mountains of rubbish just keep getting bigger”可知，此处指的是“这种抛弃型的生活方式造成的后果”。advantage“优点”；purpose“目的”；function“功能”；consequence“结果，后果”。]

　　16．A.show

　　B．record

　　C．decrease

　　D．measure

　　答案　C　[根据后句中的“more governments are requiring people to recycle materials”和文章最后一句中的“...to reduce the amount of rubbish and take care of our environment”可知，人们回收资源的目的是减少垃圾的数量和保护环境。decrease“减少”，符合语境。]

　　17．A.technology

　　B．environment

　　C．consumers

　　D．brands

　　答案　B　[参见上题解析。environment“环境”。]

　　18．A.However

　　B．Otherwise

　　C．Therefore

　　D．Meanwhile

　　答案　A　[根据下一段内容以及空格后的“this is not enough to solve (解决) our problem”推理可知空格前后应为转折关系，故选择However。]

　　19．A.by

　　B．in favour of

　　C．after

　　D．instead of

　　答案　D　[维修东西和扔掉它们是对立的概念，因此选择instead of“而不是”。in favour of“支持”。]

　　20．A.spending

　　B．collecting

　　C．repairing

　　D．advertising

　　答案　A　[根据前句中的“to repair our possessions___19__ throwing them away”以及后句中的“Repairing our possessions and changing our spending habits...”可知选A。]

　　Cloze 2

　　限时：17分钟

　　As a general rule, all forms of activity lead to boredom when they are performed on a routine (常规)

　　basis. As a matter of fact, we can see this____1___at work in people of all____2___. For example, on Christmas morning, children are excited about____3___with their new toys. But their____4___soon wears off and by January those____5___toys can be found put away in the basement. The world is full of____6___stamp albums and unfinished models, each standing as a monument to someone's____7___interest. When parents bring home a pet, their child____8___bathes it and brushes its fur. Within a short time, however, the____9___of caring for the animal is handed over to the parents. Adolescents enter high school with great____10___but are soon looking forward to____11___. The same is true of the young adults going to college. And then, how many____12___， who now complain (抱怨) about the long drives to work,____13___drove for hours at a time when they first____14___their driver's licenses (执照)? Before people retire, they usually____15___to do a lot of____16___things, which they never had____17___to do while working. But____18___after retirement, the golfing, the fishing, the reading and all of the other pastimes become as boring as the jobs they____19___. And, like the child in January, they go searching for new____20___.

　　本文题材为社会生活类。文章主要讲述了各种活动一旦成为我们日常生活的一部分，无论哪个年龄阶段的人都会感到无聊。

　　1．A.principle B．habit

　　C．way D．power

　　答案　A [根据上文的As a general rule可知各种活动一旦成为我们日常生活的一部分，无论哪个年龄阶段的人都会感到无聊，这是一种法则，故选A项。A：原理，原则；B：习惯；C：方式，方法；D：能力，权力。]

　　2．A.parties B．races

　　C．countries D．ages

　　答案　D [根据下文列举的例子可知，这一法则适用于各个年龄阶段的人，故选D项。]

　　3．A.working B．living

　　C．playing D．going

　　答案　C [根据常识，玩具当然是用来玩耍的，故选C项。]

　　4．A.confidence B．interest

　　C．anxiety D．sorrow

　　答案　B [根据下文7空后的interest可知选B项。A：信心；B：兴趣；C：忧虑，焦虑；D：悲伤。]

　　5．A.same B．extra

　　C．funny D．expensive

　　答案　A [到一月份的时候，同样的(same)那些玩具就被发现被弃置在地下室里了。]

　　6．A.well­organized B．colorfully­printed

　　C．newly­collected D．half­filled

　　答案　D [根据下文unfinished models可推断世界上充满了没有完成的(half－filled)集邮册，故选D项。]

　　7．A.broad B．passing

　　C．different D．main

　　答案　B [既然这些集邮册和模型没有完成，当然只是人们对它们往昔兴趣的一种纪念，故选B项。A：宽广的；B：过往的；C：不同的；D：主要的。]

　　8．A.silently B．impatiently

　　C．gladly D．worriedly

　　答案　C [当父母把宠物带回家的时候，他们的孩子会很高兴地为宠物洗澡和梳理毛发。A：寂静地，沉默地；B：不耐烦地；C：高兴地；D：担忧地。]

　　9．A.promise B．burden

　　C．right D．game

　　答案　B [然而，不久照料动物的责任就交给父母了。A：诺言；B：负担；C：权利；D：游戏，比赛。]

　　10．A.courage B．calmness

　　C．confusion D．excitement

　　答案　D [青少年刚进入中学的时候很兴奋，但很快就盼着毕业了。A：勇气；B：冷静，沉着，平静；C：混淆；D：兴奋。]

　　11．A.graduation B．independence

　　C．responsibility D．success

　　答案　A [解析见上题。A：毕业；B：独立，自立；C：责任，职责；D：成功。]

　　12．A.children B．students

　　C．adults D．retirees

　　答案　C [根据下文驾驶汽车可判断空格处指的是具有驾驶资格的成年人(adults)，故选C项。]

　　13．A.carefully B．eagerly

　　C．nervously D．bravely

　　答案　B [根据上文很多成年人现在抱怨开很长时间的车上班的事实，可推断他们刚拿到驾照时渴望连续几个小时驾车，故选B项。A：仔细地，小心地；B：渴望地，热切地；C：紧张地；D：勇敢地。]

　　14．A.required B．obtained

　　C．noticed D．discovered

　　答案　B [解析见上文。obtain a driver's license获得驾照。]

　　15．A.need B．learn

　　C．start D．plan

　　答案　D [在退休前，人们计划做很多伟大的但在工作时没时间做的事情。plan to do sth.意为“计划做某事”。]

　　16．A.great B．strange

　　C．difficult D．correct

　　答案　A [在退休前，人们计划做很多伟大美好的事。根据下文的例子可知选A项。A：美好的，伟大的；B：奇怪的，陌生的；C：困难的；D：正确的。]

　　17．A.time B．money

　　C．skills D．knowledge

　　答案　A [计划退休后做的事，这些事当然是工作时没有“时间”(time)做的。]

　　18．A.only B．well

　　C．even D．soon

　　答案　D [但是，退休后不久(soon)，打高尔夫、钓鱼、读书和所有其他的消遣方式都变得无聊了。此处仍然在强调随着时间的推移人们兴趣的减弱，故选D项。]

　　19．A.lost B．chose

　　C．left D．quit

　　答案　C [这些想做的事就像他们离开的工作一样变得索然无味了。they left是定语从句，修饰限定the jobs。]

　　20．A.pets B．toys

　　C．friends D．colleagues

　　答案　B [根据上文like the child in January可知，就像一月的孩子，他们又去寻找新的玩具了。A：宠物；B：玩具；C：朋友；D：同事。]

　　Cloze 3

　　限时：17分钟

　　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 reading 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.

　　作者总是喜欢在书读到一半时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。最后作者明白了一个道理——每个人都应该过好当下的每一天，一行一行地写人生这本书。

　　1．A.since

　　B．for

　　C．while D．because

　　答案　C　[根据上文的“I had a bad habit of skipping to the last pages of a book”可知，当一本书刚读到中间部分时，作者就想知道结局如何。用while引导时间状语从句，表示“当……的时候”。]

　　2．A.confused

　　B．annoyed

　　C．delighted

　　D．embarrassed

　　答案　B　[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(annoyed)，故填annoyed。]

　　3．A.usually

　　B．obviously

　　C．accidentally

　　D．finally

　　答案　D　[根据上文的“first...then...”可知，作者最后(finally)甚至惹恼了自己的女儿。]

　　4．A.impatience

　　B．misunderstanding

　　C．disappointment

　　D．disagreement

　　答案　A　[通常作者的这种急躁(impatience)并不仅仅局限于自己所读的书上，而且也体现在别人读(reading)的书上。]

　　5．A.saying

　　B．reading

　　C．doing D．watching

　　答案　B　[参见上题解析。]

　　6．A.page

　　B．copy

　　C．chapter

　　D．edition

　　答案　A　[作者的女儿希望他能像别人一样一页(page)一页地读书。]

　　7．A.contribute

　　B．devote

　　C．apply D．limit

　　答案　D　[根据4空所在句及下文的“I also tried to skip ahead in my own life”可知，此处应用limit，表示作者的这种坏习惯不只是体现在(limit)读书上。]

　　8．A.try

　　B．figure

　　C．let

　　D．turn

　　答案　B　[作者在生活中总是试图跳到以后，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。]

　　9．A.on the part of

　　B．other than

　　C．instead of

　　D．on the basis of

　　答案　C　[参见上题解析。]

　　10．A.book

　　B．river

　　C．picture

　　D．play

　　答案　A　[根据下文的“I had many pages”及倒数第二段中的“the book of my life”可知，作者将生活比作一本书(book)，故此空填book。]

　　11．A.forgotten

　　B．left

　　C．kept

　　D．regretted

　　答案　B　[根据上下文内容可知，此处表示剩下(left)很多页。]

　　12．A.feelings

　　B．beginning

　　C．ending

　　D．comments

　　答案　C　[根据上下文内容可知，此处表示作者仍然无法控制他那燃烧的欲望，在进行到一半的时候来写它的结局(ending)。]

　　13．A.consciously

　　B．strangely

　　C．foolishly

　　D．critically

　　答案　C　[一次次的，我会愚蠢地走向前，努力去解决每个潜在的问题。根据下文的“Life,___14__， doesn't work like that”可推知，此处应选foolishly“愚蠢地”。]

　　14．A.otherwise

　　B．moreover

　　C．therefore

　　D．however

　　答案　D　[然而，生活不是那样的。结合语境可知，前后为转折关系，因此选D。]

　　15．A.surprise

　　B．cheat

　　C．satisfy

　　D．frighten

　　答案　A　[根据下文的“you never know what new problems, changes or opportunities each new day will___16__”可知，生活喜欢使我们感到惊讶。surprise“使惊讶”，符合语境。]

　　16．A.make

　　B．bring

　　C．take

　　D．award

　　答案　B　[你永远不会知道(生活中)新的一天会给我们带来(bring)什么样的新问题、变化或机会。]

　　17．A.present

　　B．future

　　C．memory

　　D．dream

　　答案　B　[根据again可知，作者又在想象自己未来(future)的生活。]

　　18．A.cheered

　　B．cried

　　C．lost

　　D．smiled

　　答案　D　[当作者听到那些话时，他笑(smiled)了。其他选项不符合语境。]

　　19．A.exciting

　　B．hopeful

　　C．favorite

　　D．right

　　答案　D　[作者把人生这本书翻回到了恰当的(right)那一页。]

　　20．A.write

　　B．review

　　C．explain

　　D．translate

　　答案　A　[此处表示每个人都应该一行一行地写(write)人生这本书。]

　　Cloze 4

　　限时：15分钟

　　Motivation means the desire to work toward a goal. It can come from the inside or outside and can be____1___or negative. When you say, “If I make a hit, we'll win the game and I'll be a____2___，” you challenge yourself to do something and imagine what the____3___will be. You might also say, “If I fail in school, I'll be____4___.” Imagining the pain that____5___brings is a negative way of motivating yourself.

　　Sometimes motivation comes from the____6___. Your parents might say, “If you do well in school, the whole____7___will go to Disney World.” Now you have a____8___reason to study hard! Your parents might also say, “If you don't____9___your room, you will be forbidden to watch your favorite TV program.” This is the negative___10__.

　　The best motivation comes from inside you. In fact, motivating yourself to do well___11__ waiting for someone else to tell you is a sign that you are___12__. People who have no___13__ must be told what to do all the time.

　　Self­motivation is one thing we learn from the martial arts (武术). When we begin, our master___14__ us everything. As we progress, the master tells us to___15__ every day at home—and leaves us on our own! The master doesn't ask in class whether we have practiced and doesn't___16__ us if we fail to do so. By saying nothing, the master___17__ us to be grown­up enough to motivate ourselves.

　　If we are___18__ about the arts, we will practice at home and do well in class. Our master will___19__ this and encourage us to continue. Soon we will be___20__ for testing to advance towards the next stage. We will move up because we've motivated ourselves.

　　本文主要阐述动机的来源及作用。

　　1．A.difficult B．positive

　　C．impossible D．secret

　　答案　B　[根据后面的or negative的对比可知，此空应为positive。]

　　2．A.hero B．player

　　C．judge D．member

　　答案　A　[根据前句If I make a hit, we'll win the game...“如果我获得成功，我们将赢得比赛……”可知应选hero。]

　　3．A.comment B．salary

　　C．procedure D．reward

　　答案　D　[根据前句暗示：挑战自己做某事，想象成功后会有什么样的奖赏(reward)。故选reward。]

　　4．A.tired B．confused

　　C．ashamed D．busy

　　答案　C　[根据前句If I fail in school可知，此空应填ashamed(感到惭愧的)。tired 疲倦的；confused 困惑的；busy忙碌的。]

　　5．A.wisdom B．practice

　　C．danger D．failure

　　答案　D　[根据后文解释“a negative way of motivating yourself”，再对比前句可知，此空应选failure(失败)。wisdom智慧；practice实践；danger危险。]

　　6．A.outside B．mind

　　C．bottom D．work

　　答案　A　[根据第一段及后文阐述可知：此处的动机应是来自外界(outside)的刺激。mind理智；bottom底部；work工作。]

　　7．A.group B．family

　　C．class D．school

　　答案　B　[根据父母所说的话可知，是全家人(family)去迪斯尼乐园。其他三项分别表示“团体；班级；学校”。]

　　8．A.powerful B．personal

　　C．typical D．similar

　　答案　A　[根据前句可知：这是一个努力学习的有力(powerful)理由。其他三项分别表示“个人的；典型的；相似的”。]

　　9．A.give up B．take up

　　C．fix up D．clean up

　　答案　D　[根据后句“you will be forbidden to watch your favorite TV program”可知，前句应是：如果你不清理(clean up)房间……。其他三项分别表示“放弃；从事；修理”。]

　　10．A.result B．image

　　C．approach D．number

　　答案　C　[根据前面父母所说的话可知：这是一个消极的激励方法(approach)。其他三项分别表示“结果；影像；数目”。]

　　11．A.more than B．except for

　　C．apart from D．instead of

　　答案　D　[根据空前“自我激励把事做好”可知，空后为“而不是(instead of)等待其他人告诉你……”。其他三项分别表示“超过；除了……之外；除了……”。]

　　12．A.growing up B．coming back

　　C．taking over D．watching out

　　答案　A　[根据前句意思可知，能这样做应是“长大”(growing up)的标志。其他三项分别表示“回来；接管；小心”。]

　　13．A.orders B．goals

　　C．suggestions D．experiences

　　答案　B　[根据后面“must be told what to do all the time”，结合所给答案可知是“没有目标(goals)”的人。其他三项分别表示“命令；建议；经历”。]

　　14．A.lends B．teaches

　　C．brings D．promises

　　答案　B　[本句意思为：当我们开始练武术时，师父教(teaches)我们一切。其他三项分别表示“借出；带来；承诺”。]

　　15．A.think B．work

　　C．practice D．listen

　　答案　B　[本句意思为：随着我们进步，师父每天叫我们在家里练习(practice)．..。其他三项“认为；工作；倾听”均不符合语境。]

　　16．A.disturb B．punish

　　C．visit D．trust

　　答案　B　[根据后句“if we fail to do so”可知，应填惩罚(punish)。其他三项“打扰；访问；信任”均不符合语境。]

　　17．A.challenges B．forbids

　　C．commands D．permits

　　答案　A　[本句句意：师父不说什么，而是让我们挑战(challenge)自我，从而足够成熟能够自我鼓励。其他三项“禁止；命令；允许”均不符合语境。]

　　18．A.nervous B．anxious

　　C．serious D．certain

　　答案　C　[句意：如果我们认真(serious)对待武术，我们就会在家里练习而且在课堂上表现良好。其他三项“紧张的；焦虑的；肯定的”均不符合语境。]

　　19．A.explain B．complete

　　C．report D．notice

　　答案　D　[出现前面的情况，我们的师父会注意(notice)到，并鼓励我们继续。故选notice。其他三项“解释；完成；报道”均不符合语境。]

　　20．A.sorry B．famous

　　C．ready D．grateful

　　答案　C　[根据后面“for testing to advance towards the next stage”可知“准备好(be ready)”接受检测从而向下一阶段前进，故选ready。而其他三项“抱歉的；著名的；感激的”均不符合语境。]

　　Cloze 5　

　　限时：16分钟

　　What separates people who reach their goals from everyone else is their ability to stay on track, despite challenges.____1___will come; you can bet there will be chances for you to____2___track.

　　If you're an athlete, it may be an injury that causes you to have to____3___practices. If you're trying to get to a healthy weight, you may have to travel____4___and stay with a friend who doesn't like to____5___. The point is that some kinds of challenges will____6___.

　　How we deal with these challenges____7___the victims from the victors (获胜者).

　　You can use challenges as a stepping____8___or as a block, and you can use them to____9___your ambition or block your view; the___10__ is yours.

　　Challenges should___11__ to make you stronger and more consistent as you attend to each difficulty. They should cause your___12__ to dig deeper, in search of a(n)___13__.

　　The problem arises when you don't___14__ challenges. If you can predict potential problems and plan___15__， you will have confidence and your belief in yourself will___16__ up.

　　Your ability to stay___17___and overcome difficulties is what will___18__ and allow you to achieve your goal.

　　Start working toward your dreams daily. To get started by drawing___19___what your next step is to accomplish your goal. Then get into___20__ as you move closer to your goal daily.

　　人生总是不可避免地会遇到挑战，你是将它视为一块垫脚石，还是前进路上的障碍，这是你自己的选择。选择不同，结局也会完全不同。

　　1．A.Challenges

　　B．Possibilities

　　C．Goals

　　D．Abilities

　　答案　A　[挑战会来的。根据上下文可知，A项符合语境。]

　　2．A.attend to

　　B．take off

　　C．stick to

　　D．get off

　　答案　D　[根据下文中举的运动员受伤和减肥的例子可知，get off“(使某人)离开”符合语境。你可以肯定你会有离开轨道的可能。]

　　3．A.confuse

　　B．miss

　　C．strengthen

　　D．appreciate

　　答案　B　[如果你是一名运动员，可能一次受伤会使你不得不错过训练。故选miss“错过”。]

　　4.A.daily

　　B．deliberately

　　C．unexpectedly

　　D．disappointedly

　　答案　C　[如果你正努力达到健康的体重，你可能意想不到必须要去旅行，还要和一个不喜欢锻炼(work out)的朋友待在一块儿。故C项符合语境，表示“出乎意料地”。]

　　5．A.work out

　　B．put up

　　C．get through

　　D．knock over

　　答案　A　[句意参见上题解析。work out意为“锻炼”，符合语境。]

　　6．A.turn

　　B．appoint

　　C．raise

　　D．arise

　　答案　D　[重点是某些类型的挑战会出现。arise意为“出现”，符合语境。]

　　7．A.deserts

　　B．shelters

　　C．protects

　　D．separates

　　答案　D　[根据文章首句可知，应选separate意为“区分”。我们如何处理这些挑战把受害者和获胜者区分开。]

　　8．A.expectation

　　B．stone

　　C．arrangement

　　D．appointment

　　答案　B　[你可以把挑战当成一块垫脚石，或者把它们当成一个障碍物。

　　stepping stone意为“垫脚石”，符合语境。]

　　9．A.strengthen

　　B．ignore

　　C．reduce

　　D．produce

　　答案　A　[你可以利用挑战坚定自己的理想，或者让它们挡住你的视线。

　　strengthen意为“加强，使更坚固”。]

　　10．A.promise B．preparation

　　C．comment D．choice

　　答案　D　[你可以用它们来加强你的雄心壮志也可以阻止你的视线，选择是你自己的。根据空前分句所提供的选择可知，D项符合语境。]

　　11．A.expect B．offer

　　C．serve D．provide

　　答案　C　[挑战应该起到使你更强大、更始终如一的作用。serve“产生……的效果(结果)”，符合语境。]

　　12．A.signs B．roots

　　C．abilities D．characteristics

　　答案　B　[挑战可以使你扎根(roots)更深，找到解决方法。根据句意可知B项正确。]

　　13．A.adaptation B．study

　　C．comfort D．solution

　　答案　D　[句意参见上题解析。solution意为“解决方法”，符合语境。]

　　14．A.expect

　　B．meet

　　C．accept

　　D．blame

　　答案　A　[此句与下句形成对比，即当你没有料到(expect)挑战发生的时候，问题就会出现。A项符合语境。]

　　15．A.afterwards

　　B．beforehand

　　C．otherwise

　　D．actually

　　答案　B　[根据空前的“predict potential problems”可知，这里应选beforehand，意为“预先”。]

　　16．A.bring

　　B．get

　　C．build

　　D．put

　　答案　C　[对自己的信心会增强。build up意为“增强”，符合语境。]

　　17．A.reduced

　　B．deserted

　　C．focused

　　D．planned

　　答案　C　[你集中注意力、克服困难的能力是使你与众不同的东西，也是使你达到目标的东西。focused“集中注意力的”。]

　　18．A.keep you off

　　B．set you apart

　　C．find you out D．get you away

　　答案　B　[句意参见上题解析。set sb. apart意为“使某人与众不同”，符合语境。]

　　19．A.out

　　B．about

　　C．up

　　D．down

　　答案　C　[从制订下一步计划开始，去实现你的目标。draw up意为“制订”。]

　　20．A.action

　　B．plan

　　C．measure

　　D．effort

　　答案　A　[这里与前面的“制订下一步计划”相对应，故用get into action表示“行动起来”。]

　　易错题一：忽视文章大意

　　[例]　...Mrs Neidl's___1__ that year was, “Try it. We can always paint over it___2_(later)__！”I began to take___3_(risks)__. I had been so afraid of failing but suddenly there was no failing—only things to be___4_(improved)__ upon. I learned to dip my brush into the paint and___5_(confidently)__ create something.

　　...

　　1．A.message B．motto

　　C．saying D．suggestion

　　[错解]　C

　　[错因分析]　有些考生没有把握住文章大意就想当然地作出判断，结果导致出错。

　　[答案]　B　考查名词辨析及对文章的理解。引号里是一句鼓励的话，根据前文可知这句话是她的座右铭。迷惑性较大的C项saying意为“谚语”，往往是人们长期形成的对生活经验的总结，强调群体性及时间性，message“信息”；suggestion“建议”，均不符合题意。

　　[心得体会]

　　易错题二：忽视语法知识

　　[例1]　...A man will be___1_(reading)__ the newspaper, and seconds later it___2__ as if he is trying to___3_(eat)__ it...

　　2．A.acts B．shows

　　C．appears D．sounds

　　[错解]　B

　　[错因分析]　考生由于没有搞清楚固定句型而误选B。

　　[答案]　C　It appears/seems as if...为固定句型，意思是“看起来好像”。此处意为“几秒钟之后，他看起来好像在吃报纸(打瞌睡)”。

　　[心得体会]

　　[例2]　Among them were two women beside a dirty pond. One pushed dirt back with a stick_________the other dipped the water into a bucket.

　　A．after B．when

　　C．until D．while

　　[错解]　B

　　[错因分析]　考生易误选B选项，认为此处表时间。

　　[答案]　D　此处while为并列连词，表示对比性转折，意为“而，却”。

　　[心得体会]