A
(2017·银川模拟)
体裁 夹叙夹议文 话题 弱势与优势 词数 340
Sometimes your biggest weakness can become your biggest strength. Take, for example, the story of one 10-year-old boy who decided to study judo 1 the fact that he had lost his left arm in a car accident.
The boy began lessons with an old Japanese judo master. The boy was doing well, 2 he couldn’t understand why, after three months of 3 , the master had taught him only one move.
“Sensei, ”the boy finally said, “shouldn’t I be learning more moves? ”
“This is the only move you know, but this is the only move you’ll ever need to know, ”the sensei 4 .
Not quite understanding, but 5 in his teacher, the boy kept training.
Several months later, the sensei took the boy to his first 6 .
7 himself, the boy easily won his first two matches. The third match proved to be more difficult, but after some time, his 8 became impatient and charged; the boy 9 used his one move to win the match. 10 amazed by his success, the boy was now in the finals.
This time, his opponent was bigger, stronger, and more 11 . For a while, the boy appeared to be overmatched. Concerned that the boy might get hurt, the 12 called a timeout. He was about to stop the match when the sensei intervened (干预) .
“No, ”the sensei 13 , “let him continue. ”
Soon after the match resumed, his opponent made a big mistake: he dropped his 14 . Instantly, the boy won the match and the tournament. He was the champion.
On the way home, the boy and sensei 15 every move in each and every match. Then the boy 16 the courage to ask what was really on his mind.
“Sensei, how did I win the tournament with only one 17 ? ”
“You won for two reasons, ”the sensei answered. “First, you’ve almost mastered one of the most difficult throws in all of judo. Second, the only known 18 for that move is for your opponent to grab your 19 arm. ”
The boy’s biggest weakness had become his biggest 20 .
1. A. in view ofB. in case of
C. because of
D. in spite of
2. A. orB. soC. and D. yet
3. A training
B. meeting
C. waiting
D. understanding
4. A. relieved
B. replied
C. resigned
D. retired
5. A. believing
B. confirming
C. convincing
D. trusting
6. A. visit
B. impression
C. reaction
D. tournament
7. A. Interesting
B. Surprising
C. Amusing
D. Alarming
8. A. teacher
B. master
C. teammate
D. opponent
9. A. skillfully
B. carefully
C. fluently
D. awkwardly
10. A. Actually
B. Often
C. Still
D. Also
11. A. exhausted
B. excited
C. experienced
D. enthusiastic
12. A. referee
B. coach
C. audience
D. judge
13. A. suggested
B. required
C. insisted
D. ordered
14. A. guard
B. panic
C. alarm
D. tension
15. A. looked back to B. looked up to C. looked through
D. looked into
16. A. collected
B. gathered
C. searched
D. piled
17. A. mistake
B. match
C. move
D. reason
18. A. defense
B. protection
C. prevention
D. measure
19. A. right
B. left
C. only
D. broken
20. A. enemy
B. obstacle
C. strength
D. benefit
【拓展训练】
选词填空。
defense; protection; prevention; measure
1. Congress passes ato control spending today.
2. Mike’s thin coat gave little
against the cold.
3. Senator Stevens spoke today in
of the bill to make handguns illegal.
4. They have begun to do the
of the crime.
B
(2017·北京模拟)
体裁 记叙文 话题 信任的价值 词数 413
Coin confusion
Rachel looked through troubled eyes at her sister and said, “I wouldn’t have thought Eric would be a thief, ”Her sister Sarah replied, “Whoa, that’s a 1 accusation to make against your best friend! ”
Rachel remembered two days ago when she had brought out her coin collection for Eric to 2 . At the end of that day, Rachel’s mother asked her to do her a favor, so she asked her friend, “Is it okay if I leave you for a few minutes? ”Eric said, “Go ahead. I’ll clean up here, ” 3 at the piles of coins on the floor.
When Rachel returned, it never occurred to her to 4 her coins until two days later that she realized some quarters were 5 .
Sarah said, “Why don’t you just ask him? ”
“Ask him what? Hey, best friend, did you 6 my coin collection? ”Rachel thought for a moment, 7 if that would be a good idea. The theft of her collection left her with a feeling of 8 , “How could I have misjudged my friend’s 9 ? ”
The next day Rachel went to Eric’s house, Eric was acting funny sort of nervous, like he couldn’t be 10 . In fact, Rachel thought Eric acted like someone with a secret. Anger blossomed as Rachel watched Eric pretend to be kind, 11 Eric had obviously stolen from her. Rachel finally could not stand it anymore and stood up. Suddenly, Eric 12 , “I can’t stand it anymore! ”Rachel was astonished at hearing her own 13 burst forth from her friend! Instead of sounding 14 , Eric sounded excited. He pulled something from underneath the chair.
“Go to open it! I was going to wait until your birthday, but I can’t wait. ”Slowly, Rachel lifted the top of the 15 . Laid out in front of her were all of the quarters from her coin collection. Each quarter was in its own 16 in a new collection case. Each quarter shone like it was new.
Rachel felt 17 rush over her neck and ears. She said 18 , “Thank you! This means. . . a great deal to me. ”She was grateful that Eric had cut her 19 before she said something she would 20 . Eric was exactly the type of person she wanted as a friend!
1. A. repeated
B. false
C. baseless
D. serious
2. A. clean
B. store
C. choose
D. see
3. A. working
B. gesturing
C. playing
D. glaring
4. A. seek
B. select
C. check
D. collect
5. A. destroyed
B. messed
C. missing
D. decreasing
6. A. replace
B. steal
C. pick
D. remove
7. A. deciding
B. knowing
C. asking
D. minding
8. A. stupidity
B. abandon
C. failure
D. betrayal
9. A. favour
B. character
C. appearance
D. method
10. A. still
B. confident
C. generous
D. silent
11. A. when
B. so
C. after
D. if
12. A. expressed
B. condemned
C. yelled
D. argued
13. A. purpose
B. choice
C. desire
D. thoughts
14. A. shocked
B. curious
C. guilty
D. cruel
15. A. jar
B. box
C. can
D. bag
16. A. spot
B. form
C. condition
D. style
17. A. air
B. heat
C. wind
D. sweat
18. A. absently
B. unwillingly
C. weakly
D. fearfully
19. A. off
B. down
C. in
D. up
20. A. suspect
B. explode
C. tolerate
D. regret
【拓展训练】
句式仿写。
1. 你可以帮我个忙看半个小时的孩子吗?
(favor)
2. 我用热水洗了它, 从未想到去查看一下标签。 (occur)
3. 我不能容忍浪费东西。 (stand)
4. 母亲进来时, 他假装正在做作业。 (pretend)
答案解析
A
【文章大意】有时候, 你的弱势恰恰会成为你的优势。一个10岁男孩在一次车祸中失去了左臂, 但他仍然决定学习柔道, 在他的第一次联赛中, 男孩夺得了比赛冠军。
1. 【解析】选D。考查短语辨析。一个十岁男孩尽管在车祸中失去左臂仍然决定学习柔道。in spite of尽管; in view of鉴于; in case of假使; because of因为。
2. 【解析】选B。考查对上下文语境的理解。这个小男孩学得不错, 因此他不明白为什么三个月的训练后柔道大师仅教给他一个动作。句子前后为因果关系, 故用so。
3. 【解析】选A。考查词语复现。根据下文Not quite understanding, butin his teacher, the boy kept training. 可知。
4. 【解析】选B。考查背景常识。上文“shouldn’t I be learning more moves? ”是小男孩提出的问题, 所以只有用replied才符合语境。reply回答; relieve解除, 缓解; resign辞职; retire退休。
5. 【解析】选A。考查固定搭配。believe in信任; confirm证实; convince使确信; trust相信。
6. 【解析】选D。考查词语复现。根据“Sensei, how did I win the tournament with only one? 可知。tournament联赛; visit参观; impression印象; reaction反应。
7. 【解析】选B。考查词语复现和常识。根据amazed by his success, the boy was now in the finals. 及常识可知, 大师只教给他一招, 而他却轻而易举地赢得头两场比赛, 自然应该吃惊才对。
8.
【解析】选D。考查词语复现和常识。根据下文This time, his opponent was bigger, stronger, and more. 及比赛常识可知此处应该是对手。
9. 【解析】选A。考查词语辨析及对上下文语境的理解。小男孩只会这一招, 自然应用会熟练。skillfully熟练地; carefully仔细地; fluently流利地; awkwardly笨拙地。
10. 【解析】选C。结合前文可知此时小男孩仍然对自己的成功感到惊讶。
11. 【解析】选C。考查常识和词义辨析。根据常识可知进入决赛的选手更有经验。experienced有经验的; exhausted精疲力竭的; excited兴奋的; enthusiastic热情的。
12. 【解析】选A。考查背景常识。在比赛中喊暂停的只能是裁判。referee裁判; coach教练; audience观众; judge法官。
13. 【解析】选C。考查对上下文语境的理解。根据He was about to stop the match when the sensei intervened. 及“let him continue. ”可知。
14. 【解析】选A。考查常识。此处指他的对手的防护装置掉了。guard防护装置; panic恐慌; alarm警报; tension紧张。
15. 【解析】选A。考查常识和短语辨析。比赛结束后, 在回家的路上只能回忆。look back to回顾; look up to尊敬; look through浏览; look into调查。
16. 【解析】选B。考查固定搭配。gather the courage鼓起勇气; collect收集; search搜寻; pile堆积。
17. 【解析】选C。考查词语复现。根据Second, the only knownfor that move is for your opponent to grab yourarm. 可知。
18. 【解析】选A。考查词义辨析。对那一招的防守就是让你的对手抓住你的左臂。defense防卫; protection保护; prevention预防; measure措施。
19. 【解析】选B。考查对上下文语境的理解。根据文章第一段Take, for example, the story of one 10-year-old boy who decided to study judothe fact that he had lost his left arm in a car accident. 可知。
20. 【解析】选C。考查前后照应和词语复现。根据文章首句Sometimes your biggest weakness can become your biggest strength. 可知。
【拓展训练】
1. measure
2. protection
3. defense
4. prevention
B
【文章大意】Rachel把收集的硬币拿给自己最好的朋友Eric看, 后来硬币少了一些。她认为是Eric偷的, 但事实并不是她所想的那样。
1. 【解析】选D。考查对上下文语境的理解。根据“I wouldn’t have thought Eric would be a thief, ”可知她姐姐认为这是对她最好的朋友的一个很严重的指控。serious严重的; repeated重复的; false错误的; baseless没根据的。
2. 【解析】选D。考查对上下文语境的理解。她把收集的硬币拿给Eric看。see看; clean打扫; store贮藏; choose选择。
3. 【解析】选B。考查对上下文语境的理解。根据Go ahead. I’ll clean up here可知Eric应该指着地板上那堆硬币。gesture做手势, 用动作示意; work工作; play玩耍; glare怒目而视。
4. 【解析】选C。考查常识。只有检查才会发现一些硬币不见了。check检查; seek追求; select选拔; collect搜集。
5. 【解析】选C。考查对上下文语境的理解。根据上文I wouldn’t have thought Eric would be a thief可知她以为Eric偷了她的一些硬币, 因此用missing。
6. 【解析】选B。考查词语复现。根据下文Eric had obviously stolen from her可知。steal偷; replace代替; pick摘; remove拿下, 去除。
7. 【解析】选A。考查前后照应。Rachel想了一会儿, 在判断那是不是一个好主意。decide判断; know知道; ask问; mind介意。
8. 【解析】选D。考查常识。根据常识可知最好的朋友偷了她收集的硬币的想法应该给了她一种背叛的感觉。betrayal背叛; stupidity愚蠢; abandon放任; failure失败。
9. 【解析】选B。考查常识。朋友偷自己的东西应该是人格问题。character品质; favour恩惠; appearance外貌; method方法。
10. 【解析】选A。考查前后照应。根据上文Eric was acting funny sort of nervous中的nervous可知Eric好像无法平静下来。still平静的; confident自信的; generous慷慨的; silent沉默的。
11. 【解析】选A。考查语法结构。当看到Eric显然是偷了她的硬币却又在假装好心的时候, Rachel很生气。when当……时候, 引导时间状语从句。
12. 【解析】选C。考查对上下文语境的理解。根据Rachel was astonished at hearing her ownburst forth from her friend! 可知Eric突然大喊道: “我再也忍受不了了! ”yell大喊; express表达; condemn宣判; argue争论。
13. 【解析】选D。考查词义辨析。Rachel在听到自己的想法被Eric说出来时很惊讶! thoughts想法; purpose目的; choice选择; desire欲望。
14. 【解析】选C。考查对上下文语境的理解。Rachel一直认为Eric偷了她的硬币, 所以在她看来, Eric应该羞愧。guilty羞愧的, 内疚的; shocked震惊的; curious好奇的; cruel残忍的。
15. 【解析】选B。考查常识。根据常识可知硬币通常装在box里面。
16. 【解析】选A。考查词义辨析。spot本意是“地点”, 在这里指每个硬币都在新的收集盒里放在单独的地方。form形式; condition条件; style风格。
17. 【解析】选B。考查对上下文语境的理解。当Eric说出真相时, Rachel意识到自己误解了他, 感到很惭愧, 因此感觉自己的脖子和耳朵燥热。
18. 【解析】选C。考查对上下文语境的理解。由于羞愧所以说话应该虚弱。weakly虚弱地; absently心不在焉地; unwillingly不情愿地; fearfully可怕地。
19. 【解析】选A。考查固定搭配。根据上文Rachel finally could not stand it anymore and stood up. Suddenly, Eric, “I can’t stand it anymore! ”Rachel was astonished at hearing her ownburst forth from her friend! 可知她很感激在她说出会让自己后悔的话之前Eric打断了她。cut off表示“打断”, 符合语境。
20. 【解析】选D。考查对上下文语境的理解和词义辨析。regret后悔; suspect怀疑; explode爆炸; tolerate容忍。
【拓展训练】
1. Could you do me a favor and watch the baby for half an hour?
2. I washed it in hot water—it never occurred to me to check the label.
3. I can’t stand wasting anything.
4. He pretended to be doing his homework when his mother came in.
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