1、.完形填空The train moved back and forth, its wheels producing more loud sounds than ever against the tracks. Outside the window was just the 1 cold of winter. The carriage was filled with frozen self-centered, bored 2. Suddenly a little boy 3 his way through grown-up legs. 4 his father stayed by the doo
2、r, the boy sat next to the window, surrounded by 5, half-awake adults. What a brave child, I thought. As the train entered a tunnel (隧道), something totally 6 happened.The little boy slid down from his seat and put his 7 on my knee. For a moment, I thought that he wanted to go 8 me and returned to hi
3、s father, so I moved a bit. But instead of moving on, the boy held his 9 up towards me. He wanted to tell me something, I thought. I 10 to listen to what he had to say. Wrong 11! He kissed me softly on the cheek. Then he returned to his 12, settled down and cheerfully started looking out of the wind
4、ow. But I was 13.What happened? A kid kissing an unknown grown-up on the train? To my amazement, the kid 14 to kiss all my neighbors. Nervous and puzzled, we looked questioningly at his father. “Hes so happy to be 15.” the father said,“Hes been very sick.” The train stopped and t
5、he father and son got off and 16 into the crowd. The doors closed.On my cheek I could still 17 the childs kissa kiss that had caused 18 soul-searching. How many grown-ups go around kissing each other 19 the joy of being alive? What would happen 20 we all just started being ourselves? The l
6、ittle boy has given us a sweet but serious lesson: Dont let yourself die before your heart stops!【语篇解读】作者在坐火车的途中和许多乘客一样被一个小孩亲吻了脸颊,这个小孩曾经病得很重,但他现在因为活着而高兴。这件事让作者明白了一个道理,不要在你的心脏停止跳动之前“死了”。1.A.great B.freezing C.strong D.strange【答案与解析】B由后面的“cold of winter”可知,此处应该指寒冷的 (freezing) 冬天。2.A.driversB
7、.boysC.adultsD.passengers【答案与解析】D由前面的“The train”可知在火车上的应该是乘客 (passenger)。3.A.pushedB.leftC.lostD.fought【答案与解析】A由前面的“The carriage was filled with.”可知这节车厢人很多,小孩子要经过,应该是挤着过去。push ones way“挤着前进”。4.A.AsB.SinceC.IfD.While【答案与解析】D此处表转折。句意:尽管 (while) 他的父亲待在门边,但是小男孩坐在窗户边 as“当时候;因为”;since“自从;既然”;if“
8、如果”。5.A.politeB.unfriendlyC.rudeD.strange【答案与解析】B与第2空前的“frozen self-centered”相对应,可知此处应该是说不友好的、半睡半醒的成年人。unfriendly“不友好的”。6.A.interestingB.nervousC.unexpectedD.exciting【答案与解析】C由后文提到的小孩亲吻了所有乘客的脸颊可知这事是出乎意料的 (unexpected)。7.A.handB.faceC.fingerD.mouth【答案与解析】A由常识可知,他应该是把手(hand)放在我的膝盖上。8.A.beforeB.beyondC.w
9、ithD.past【答案与解析】D我以为他想从我这边过去,回到他父亲那边。past“从旁边过去;通过”,符合语境。9.A.handB.luggageC.headD.ticket【答案与解析】C由本段最后一句“He kissed me softly on the cheek”可知这个男孩应该是把头(head)凑向我。10.A.got offB.bent downC.fell downD.stood up【答案与解析】B由常识可知,想听小孩说话,应该是弯下腰去听他所要说的。bend down“俯身;弯下”,符合语境。11.A.againB.tooC.evenD.more【答案与解析】A由前文提到,
10、一开始以为小孩要过去,接着又以为小孩要跟他说什么,结果又一次错了。again“又一次;再次”,符合语境。12.A.fatherB.carriageC.homeD.seat【答案与解析】D根据上下文语境可知他应该是回到了他的座位(seat)。13.A.frightenedB.excitedC.shockedD.worried【答案与解析】C我突然被小孩亲吻,应该是感到吃惊的(shocked)。14.A.kept onB.went onC.moved onD.tried on【答案与解析】B由前后文的内容可知,小孩应该是继续亲吻了坐在我周围的人。go on“继续”,符合语境。15.A.aliveB
11、.activeC.youngD.awake【答案与解析】A由后文的“Hes been very sick”可知他曾病得很重,那么此时他应该是为活着而高兴。alive“活着的”,符合语境。16.A.lostB.joinedC.disappearedD.rushed【答案与解析】C由常识可知下车后,应该是消失在人群中。disappear“消失”,符合语境。17.A.getB.findC.knowD.feel【答案与解析】D我仍然能够感觉到小孩的吻。18.A.someB.anyC.everyD.no【答案与解析】A一个吻引起了一些(some)自我反思。19.A.forB.from
12、C.atD.by【答案与解析】B句意:有多少成年人会出于活着的快乐而到处去亲吻彼此呢?from“因为;由于;出于”,符合语境。20.A.afterB.unlessC.ifD.when【答案与解析】C句意:如果(if)仅仅从我们做自己开始,会发生什么?.单项填空1.Please remind me he said he was going. I may be in time to see him off.A.whereB.whenC.how D.what【答案与解析】B考查宾语从句。结合语意可知这里remind sb后面接一个从句作直接宾语,表示时间,所以选when。注意:he said是插入语
13、,可将其去掉后再分析句子结构。2.Water, which seems so simple and common, is makes life possible.A.what B.thatC.which D.how【答案与解析】A考查表语从句。此处表语从句“ makes life possible”中缺少主语,同时主语不表示“人”,用what (表示人时应该选用who或者whom)。3.Ill ask the teacher about the attributive clause. Im very puzzled about it.ThatЙ
14、011;s just most of our classmates have doubt.A.what B.whichC.whereD.that【答案与解析】C考查表语从句。where引导的是表语从句, have doubt on / about“怀疑”,doubt后无介词,所以用where。4.I cant find my English novel you read yesterday. Sorry, its you usually keep your dictionary.A.when B.which C.where D.what【答案与解析】C考
15、查表语从句。用where引导一个表语从句,其中where在从句中作状语。5.I serve three meals every day and do almost everything for him, but he still fails me.Im sorry to say thats you are mistaken.A.how B.whatC.where D.which【答案与解析】C考查表语从句。第2句句意:很抱歉,这正是你错的地方。6.Many young people in the west are expected to leave co
16、uld be lifes most important decisionmarriagealmost entirely up to luck.A.asB.that C.whichD.what【答案与解析】D考查宾语从句。只有what能引导宾语从句,并且在从句中作主语。7.He wishes to make friends with shares his hobbies and interests. A.whomever B.no matter who C.whoever D.anyone 【答案与解析】C考查名词性从句。此题with 后面的空格要求接一个连接代词,这个词必须
17、能在句子中作主语, 又能连接这个名词性从句,整个句子作with 的宾语。8.The little girl who got lost decided to remain she was and wait for her mother.A.where B.what C.how D.who【答案与解析】A考查表语从句。remain是连系动词,后接表语从句,由句意可知,从句缺地点状语,故选where。9.She is very dear to us. We have been prepared to do it takes to save her life.A.whichever B.however
18、C.whateverD.whoever【答案与解析】C考查宾语从句。空格处既要引导宾语从句,又要在从句中充当take的宾语。句意:她对我们来说非常宝贵。我们准备不惜一切代价来拯救她的生命。10.The reason for his success is he worked very hard.A.why B.that C.because D.how【答案与解析】B考查表语从句。the reason作主语时其表语从句用that引导。.阅读理解When I was young, I was poor. My father was an elementary school(小学) teacher w
19、ith eight children. We had hardly enough to eat. When I joined my high school, it so happened that both my bench mates were very rich. One boy had a separate room and a separate cook to serve him food. The other was the son of a big businessman who had different types of business. Seeing them, I dev
20、eloped a feeling that I should also become a millionaire one day.Joining public service will never make one a millionaire. Only business can do that wonder. So I preferred to do business and earn a lot in my life. That became my lifes aspiration. After my school education I joined a busine
21、ss of my friend as a clerk and learned all the tricks of the trade. I could understand the market ups and downs and advantages of forward trading. I started trading in producing industry and adopted advanced techniques. It was not very late before I became a millionaire, as after some time money its
22、elf makes money.I earned more and more but I found later that money alone does not give happiness and pleasure which man needs. Money is the root cause of all bad things. Envy(嫉妒), jealousy and hypocrisy (虚伪) are its servants. With a lot of money I was feeling unsafe. I was envied by all. Though mon
23、ey gets many friends, they are not faithful. They look at your money but not at you. I cannot get rid of them or the money. The only way I found to be happy was to spend away what I earned on those who need my help.【语篇解读】作者靠着自己的聪明才智,最终实现了成为百万富翁的梦想, 但是作者强调了成为有钱人并不一定是完全幸福的,只有把财富用于帮助他人才会快乐。1.What does
24、the author intend to tell in the passage?A.He wanted to become a millionaire.B.Money means everything to him.C.Money cant buy all the things on the earth.D.He made his dream come true by working hard.【答案与解析】C主旨题。作者在文中强调了成为有钱人并不一定是完全幸福的。2.We can learn from the passage that .A.the author spe
25、nt a poor childhood B.the authors mother disliked workingC.the author was a warm-hearted boyD.the authors father suffered from raising his family【答案与解析】A推断题。根据文章第1段可知,作者有7个兄弟姐妹,仅靠父亲一人工作养家, 在学校时, 很羡慕同学们的生活条件, 由此可知作者的童年很困苦。3.The author wanted to become a millionaire because he .A.d
26、ecided to do businessB.got influenced by his classmatesC.determined to change his familys lifeD.was a responsible man for society【答案与解析】B细节题。根据第1段的尾句可知,因为看到那些富裕家庭孩子们的生活,作者想成为一名百万富翁。4.What does the underlined word “aspiration” in the passage mean?A.Dream.B.Difficulty.C.Company.D.Measure.【答案与解析】A词义推断题。根据上一句,作者表明想做生意挣钱,因此他把做生意挣钱看作是自己的“抱负”。
