1、语篇综合练.完形填空AWhen I was a small child，during the war，we were very poor and we lived in a faraway village.One day，on the road，I found the _1_ pieces of a mirror.There was a motorcycle accident.I _2_ to find all the pieces and put them together，but it was not possible，so I used only the _3_ piece and I
2、made it round.I could play with it as a toy and became greatly attracted by the _4_ that I could reflect light to dark places where the sun would never shinein deep holes and some other dark places.It became a game for me to _5_ light into the darkest places I could find.I kept the little mirror，and
3、，as I grew up，I would take it out when I had nothing to do and _6_ the game.As I became a man，I grew to realize that this was not just a childs game but a metaphor(暗喻) for what I might do with my life.I came to _7_ that I am not the light or the source of light.But lighttruth，understanding，knowledge
4、is there，and it will shine in many dark places only if I reflect it.I am just a single piece of a mirror whose _8_ design and shape I do not know.However，with what I have I can reflect light into the dark places of this _9_into the black places in the _10_ of menand change some things in some people
5、.Perhaps others may see and do the same.This is what I am about.This is the meaning of my life.1A.broken BwastedCpainted Dsharpened答案A解析根据下文“There was a motorcycle accident.”可知，这是一次交通事故中摩托车镜子的碎片。2A.pretended BtriedCdemanded Dhated答案B解析由下文作者想把碎片找全，可知tried符合语境。3A.lightest BlongestChardest Dlargest答案D解
6、析根据上下文可知，作者想把碎片找齐复原但是不可能，这面镜子碎得很厉害，既然要使用当然选最大的一块碎片。4A.suggestion BfactCdecision Dreason答案B解析镜子反射光，是作者发现的一个事实，故用fact。5A.attract BshowCget Dbring答案C解析根据上文可知，作者利用镜子反光的作用，把光反射到黑暗的地方，get符合语境。6A.watch BcontinueCremember Dchange答案B解析根据上文，作者小时候玩镜子反光的游戏，可知当他无事可做时，仍然继续这个游戏，continue符合语境。7A.announce BdoubtCunde
7、rstand Dexpect答案C解析根据下文作者所得出的结论，可知此处表示作者逐渐明白。8A.whole BuniqueCspecial Dother答案A解析与第一段照应。作者把自己比作当初找到的那个镜子碎片，尽管完整镜子的形状作者并不知道。9A.country BvillageCworld Dcity答案C解析由下句中的men可知作者并不特指哪里的人而是指世界上所有的人，故选world。10A.hands BbrainsCeyes Dhearts答案D解析此处是比喻，指把真理、理解和知识传播到别人心里的黑暗处。BA man died and was on his way to anoth
8、er _1_，either the heaven or the hell.He saw an extremely _2_ palace halfway and the owner of the palace _3_ him to stay and live in the palace.The man said，“I have been working _4_ during my life and now I just want to eat and sleep _5_ any work.”The owner of the palace said，“ _6_ ，there is nowhere
9、else better than here for you.There is a wealth of _7_ in my palace and you can eat whatever you want without anyone _8_ you._9_ ，you can rest assured (放心) that _10_ needs to be done by you.” Then，the man settled down in the palace.At the beginning，the man felt very _11_ at the rotation (轮流) of eati
10、ng and sleeping.But _12_，he felt a bit lonely and empty.So he went to the owner and groaned，“It is very _13_ to live by just eating and sleeping every day.Now I show no _14_ in this kind of life any more.Could you help me find a _15_ ？”The owner replied，“ _16_ ，there is no job here at all.”After ano
11、ther several months，the man could not _17_ the present life and went to the owner _18_，“I really could not stand this sort of life any more.If you do not offer me a job，I would _19_ to go to the hell instead of living here.”The owner of the palace smiled contemptuously (轻蔑地)，“Do you think it is heav
12、en here？It is _20_ the hell！”1A.world BhouseChome Dhospital答案A解析本句前半部分提到男子去世，由此可知他在去另外一个“世界”的路上。2A.summer Bfairytale Croyal Dsplendid答案D解析第三段中提到男子可以在宫殿中尽情享用自己喜欢的食物，由此可推知他在半路上看到的是一座极其“辉煌的”宫殿。splendid辉煌的，华丽的。3A.asked BwarnedCforced Ddemanded答案A解析根据第三段中宫殿主人所说的话可知，对方是在“邀请”男子留下来住在宫殿中。ask sb.to do sth.邀请某
13、人做某事。4A.comfortably BhardChonestly Dhappily答案B解析根据本句后半部分的内容可知，男子生前一直都在“努力”工作。5A.apart from BbesidesCwithout Dwith答案C解析男子一生都在努力工作，现在只想吃和睡，“不”想做任何工作。6A.If any BIf soCIf necessary DIf possible答案B解析听完男子的要求，宫殿的主人回答道：“如果是这样，再没有其他地方比这儿更适合你了。”If so如果是这样。7A.jewels BtastesCbooks Dfood答案D解析根据“you can eat whate
14、ver you want”可知，宫殿中的“食物”非常丰富。另外，上一段中的“.now I just want to eat.”也是线索提示。8A.stopping BdroppingCnoticing Dmeeting答案A解析男子可以在宫殿中吃他想吃的任何东西，没有人会“阻止”他。9A.However BOtherwiseCAnyway DMoreover答案D解析男子不但可以在宫殿中尽情地吃，“而且”还可以放心地休息，不需要做任何事情。10A.anything BeverythingCnothing Dsomething答案C解析参见上题解析。此处表示的是否定含义，故用nothing。11
15、A.surprised BhappyCmad Dfrightened答案B解析男子实现了自己的愿望，吃了睡，睡了吃，起初感到非常“高兴”。12A.easily BcarefullyCconfidently Dgradually答案D解析但是，随着时间的流逝，男子“逐渐”感到有点儿孤独和空虚。gradually逐渐地。13A.strange BenjoyableCboring Drelaxing答案C解析男子向宫殿的主人抱怨，说每天只是吃、睡，这样活着太“乏味”了。14A.interest BtrustCpatience Dcuriosity答案A解析男子厌倦了每天只是吃、睡的生活，对这种生活不
16、再感“兴趣”。show interest in sth.对某事物感兴趣。15A.partner BwayCmeaning Djob答案D解析根据下一段中的“job”可知，男子希望宫殿的主人能够帮助他找一份“工作”。16A.Thats right BCheer upCSorry DNever mind答案C解析结合本句后半部分的内容可知，宫殿的主人回答的是“抱歉”。17A.bear BloseChandle Drisk答案A解析又过了几个月，男子无法“忍受”当前的生活。下文中的“I really could not stand this sort of life any more.”也是线索提示
17、。bear忍受，经受住；handle应付，处理。18A.indeed BalreadyCalways Dagain答案D解析此处与第四段中的“So he went to the owner.”相呼应，说明男子“再次”去见宫殿的主人。19A.hope BpreferCpromise Dexpect答案B解析如果你不给我提供一份工作，我“宁可”去地狱，也不愿住在这里。prefer to do sth.宁愿做某事。20A.no longer BalsoCactually Dstill答案C解析你以为这里是天堂吗？它“实际上”是地狱！.阅读理解A new plan for getting childr
18、en to and from school is being started by a local government in Eastern England.This could end the worries of many parents fearful for their childrens safety on the roads.Until now the local government have only been prepared to provide bus services for children living more than three miles from the
19、ir school，or sometimes less if special reasons existed.Now it has been decided that if a group of parents ask for help in organizing transport，they will be prepared to go ahead，as long as the arrangement will not lose money and children taking part will be attending their nearest school.The new plan
20、 is to be tried out this term for children living at Milton who attend Impington School.The children live just within the threemile limit and the local government have said in the past that they will not undertake to provide free transport to the school.But now they have agreed to offer a sum of mon
21、ey for a bus service from Milton to Impington and back，the plan which has the support of the schools headmaster.Between 50 and 60 parents have said they would like their children to take part.Final calculations have still to be carried out，but a government official has said the cost to parents shoul
22、d be less than 20 dollars a term.They have been able to arrange the service at a low cost because there is already an agreement with the bus company for a bus to take children who live further away to Impington.The same bus would now just make one more journey to pick up the Milton children.The offi
23、cial said they would get in touch with other groups of parents who in the past had asked if transport could be provided for their children，to see if they would like to take part in the new plan.1What is the aim of the plan?ATo prevent the students road accident.BTo relieve the traffic pressure.CTo s
24、ave time for the parents and students.DTo help the parents save money.答案A解析细节理解题。从第一段可知，新计划的目的是防止孩子们在上学和放学路上出事故。2How can the local government arrange the new bus service at a low cost?ABy letting the bus run in the morning only.BBy limiting the number of the students.CBy obtaining the support from t
25、he headmaster.DBy linking the new bus service with the existing one.答案D解析细节理解题。从最后一段第一句话可知， 政府采用将新的公共汽车线路与原有的公共汽车线路连接的方式使费用降下下来。3The new bus service will be paid for by _.Athe parentsBthe local government and the parentsCthe bus companyDthe local government答案B解析细节理解题。由短文第三、四段可知，为了实施这项计划，政府将投资一定数量的资金
26、；同时家长也要花一些钱。4Which of the following is possible for the plan to be carried out?AThe bus company will make much more money.BThe children can choose whatever school they like.CThe parents can get rid of their worries.DThe students in Impington School can have free bus rides.答案C解析推理判断题。由于该计划的实施，减少了学生上学和放学途中的交通事故，免除了家长的担心。5This passage is most probably _.Aa personal letterBa headmasters reportCan advertisementDa newspaper article答案D解析推理判断题。通读短文内容可以得出结论，这篇短文应是在报纸中刊登的。
