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12月第三次月考复习之完形填空10篇
(必修一Unit 4-5)
本资料共10篇专题训练,从上到下每单元依次对应5篇单元话题专题训练
单元
单元话题
Unit 4 Natural Disasters
自然灾害
Unit 5 Languages Around the World
语言
Lauren and Andrew Gruel, owners of a seafood restaurant, are used to thinking local. 1 , they serve fresh seafood from nearby fishers, but this week, their restaurant has become a wildfire 2 center.
Big wildfires in Los Angeles have destroyed thousands of homes and 3 . The Gruels, heartbroken by the disaster, decided to help. They put the 4 out on social media that they would 5 donations for their neighbors up north. A stream of volunteers has shown up to the restaurant 6 to help. Some come armed with supplies; others are 7 with their trucks to transport the 8 to LA.
Some of the biggest 9 right now for the hundreds of displaced Angelenos, many of whom have lost most of their belongings in the disaster, are socks, underwear and baby formula. But Lauren also thought about children who had lost everything. “Toys and coloring books would be 10 ,” she said.
11 collecting donations, the restaurant is offering free meals to wildfire 12 . “If you need to stay here, 13 a bite to eat, or figure out your next step, you’re more than 14 to just hang out here for a while,” said Andrew.
Volunteers like Alex Ordorica, a local resident, helped transport supplies. After his second trip to the center, he said, “Every box 15 isn’t just supplies — it’s a reminder that nobody’s alone in this.”
1.A.Fortunately B.Globally C.Normally D.Surprisingly
2.A.information B.research C.prevention D.rescue
3.A.luggage B.jobs C.lives D.responsibility
4.A.restaurant B.menu C.picture D.word
5.A.house B.earn C.cancel D.increase
6.A.doubtful B.unable C.willing D.hesitant
7.A.taking off B.calling up C.stopping by D.trying out
8.A.aid B.medicine C.care D.arms
9.A.tools B.interests C.worries D.needs
10.A.comforting B.useless C.educational D.expensive
11.A.Due to B.Instead of C.In spite of D.In addition to
12.A.neighbors B.victims C.criminals D.customers
13.A.grab B.offer C.demand D.buy
14.A.delighted B.safe C.grateful D.welcome
15.A.ordered B.delivered C.stored D.lost
When you live in a tornado zone it is drilled into your head what to look, feel, hear, and even smell of a tornado.
It was May 2008, around 1 or 2 a. m. I was living in a 1 home park near Zorinsky Lake in Omaha. My friends and I were sitting on the porch (门廊) having a 2 time. I was immersed in the beauty of Zorinsky Lake, 3 that here was a storm approaching. Suddenly, the breeze stopped and there was the 4 — no crickets and frogs calling out. Nothing. I called my friends to go inside home and as soon as we shut the door, we heard what sounded like a freight (货运) train 5 by. The entire home 6 and we huddled (蜷缩) together. A while later, the mobile home stopped shaking and the alarm 7 . It was so loud to the point that I thought I had lost my 8 . We tuned to the radio and were informed that there was a tornado 9 Omaha, but quickly moved out.
We went outside and looked on our little community. There were no deaths, few were injured, and our mobile homes still held up 10 . It turned out our community wasn’t in the 11 of the tornado, but still it 12 a couple of trees so you couldn’t travel along the road in any type of vehicles.
The scene of that day 13 in my head till this day and I really appreciate what it has taught me. Now I have two little girls. I’m impressing on them all the survival 14 , and to watch the sky in spring — always have one foot ready to step into the tornado 15 .
1.A.permanent B.luxurious C.mobile D.shaky
2.A.leisure B.busy C.tough D.lonely
3.A.clueless B.conscious C.uneasy D.content
4.A.noise B.mess C.silence D.mixture
5.A.edging B.thundering C.standing D.slipping
6.A.leaked B.quaked C.smoked D.collapsed
7.A.broke down B.cut out C.went off D.fade away
8.A.mind B.hearing C.sight D.way
9.A.burying B.burning C.striking D.flooding
10.A.dusty B.quiet C.empty D.strong
11.A.shadow B.peak C.exit D.path
12.A.refreshed B.tipped C.protected D.stroked
13.A.plays B.fades C.bothers D.changes
14.A.rates B.fears C.testimonies D.tricks
15.A.eye B.season C.shelter D.route
I had just came out from the belly of the Tokyo Metro system, four floors beneath Shinjuku Station. It was around 3 p.m. I was lined up at the Bullet Train ticket counter to 1 a trip to Nagoya to shoot some photos. It was then that I felt the ground move slightly like a subway shooting through a tunnel far beneath my feet. It was so mild that I 2 it, as did everyone around me. Then, seconds later, a(n) 3 shake occurred. Things started falling over to the ground, and signs hanging from the ceiling began swinging violently. I looked at an elderly man next to me. He smiled back at me 4 and just said one word: “Earthquake.”
I 5 for the door, about 60 feet away. The ground was shaking so violently that it was 6 to run in a straight line. My heart was still pounding so wildly 7 I reached the street. I longed to get as far away from these buildings as possible, but in Tokyo, finding any truly open space is actually 8 .
Eventually, I stood in a 9 for a good two hours as did most everyone else. During this time, the ground of the spacious park continued to 10 less violently. I would 11 later that afternoon that the quake was a magnitude 8.9, the strongest earthquake to strike Japan in recorded history. Some people were visibly shaken. There were a few women 12 with people pointing up at the buildings as they shook, 13 many others appeared calm and relaxed. Even though I have witnessed many big events in the world, I really 14 Japanese for their calmness and timely 15 .
1.A.reserve B.finish C.cancel D.postpone
2.A.ignored B.noticed C.missed D.felt
3.A.mild B.abrupt C.violent D.anticipated
4.A.nervously B.calmly C.broadly D.delightfully
5.A.reached B.made C.looked D.rushed
6.A.compulsory B.apparent C.challenging D.entertaining
7.A.as B.until C.though D.once
8.A.undoubted B.impossible C.easy D.available
9.A.park B.building C.subway D.train
10.A.change B.crack C.fall D.shake
11.A.put forward B.put up C.figure out D.make out
12.A.laughing B.crying C.escaping D.surviving
13.A.yet B.and C.hence D.so
14.A.covered B.adored C.thanked D.admired
15.A.disaster B.reaction C.rescue D.assistance
Many years ago, a river flooded old downtown West Des Moines. I had just 1 my new house. I unpacked everything I owned and went to 2 that day at my barbershop a couple of blocks away.
It was business 3 in the shop, nothing special. In the mid-morning, some of my customers 4 me that the flood was coming. My partner and I took away what we could take and went to my house. She helped me put my 5 things in my car. Then I went to help sandbag the river a block away, only to find it was useless and that 6 ran towards my house.
I ran back to my house and 7 my car immediately. Soon water reached my car and lapped against the tires. 8 , it was an uphill drive. I finally got to my friend’s house on the 9 of a hill. Suddenly I realized that I was 10 with no clothes except the ones on my back and that my 11 was gone.
After the flood left, I could go back to my house to 12 . I was feeling very sad — everything was 13 . The house would never be the same. On that day, it was still 14 heavily; I just stood there and let fresh rainwater wash away the bad 15 . At that time, I felt gratitude because those kind people offered help to me.
1.A.sold up B.departed from C.moved into D.applied for
2.A.wait B.work C.sleep D.wander
3.A.as usual B.at last C.as well D.so far
4.A.stopped B.offered C.wrote D.warned
5.A.suitable B.valuable C.familiar D.practical
6.A.rain B.water C.friends D.sandbags
7.A.hid B.stopped C.repaired D.started
8.A.Luckily B.Suddenly C.Finally D.Surprisingly
9.A.bottom B.back C.top D.border
10.A.ambitious B.homeless C.sensitive D.separate
11.A.family B.car C.business D.partner
12.A.clean up B.make up C.take off D.pay off
13.A.done B.broken C.saved D.ruined
14.A.raining B.blowing C.shaking D.flooding
15.A.properties B.clothes C.memories D.tears
Flooding was fairly usual for a Queensland summer. This time, however, there had been a lot of rain and flash flooding further north, which 1 ran down to the river.
My younger brother was getting 2 and thought we should evacuate (撤离). We spent hours trying to 3 him down. The water had never gotten to less than 1 to 2 meters away from our street level. After a few more 4 , the water levels were getting much higher than we’d seen before and we thought it best if we moved our cars to the higher 5 just in case it got to the street level. Later, we 6 a lot of furniture and electronics upstairs.
Finally, we decided to 7 . The water was getting close to the street level, which only meant another foot from 8 our bottom floor. We left to spend the 9 with my cousin who lived in a neighborhood close by. We heard that the water had 10 further, but had no idea how far as it was dark and we couldn’t see anything from our cousin’s house.
The 11 moment was when we finally got to see our house. There is a high school behind our house, which 12 at the base of this large hill, with an elevated sports oval (高架椭圆形体育场) right behind our house. The water at its 13 was about 2 inches from being level with the oval. We 14 it to survey our house. Seeing water lapping (轻拍) at the windows of our bedroom on the second floor of our house was the most unbelievable 15 I had ever seen.
1.A.usually. B.slowly C.actually D.eventually
2.A.nervous B.disappointed C.curious D.excited
3.A.turn B.lay C.calm D.break
4.A.meters B.degrees C.hours D.days
5.A.garage B.ground C.speed D.house
6.A.made B.sold C.covered D.moved
7.A.swim B.separate C.leave D.stay
8.A.entering B.reaching C.filling D.destroying
9.A.night B.weekend C.holiday D.money
10.A.washed B.run C.flown D.risen
11.A.funniest B.scariest C.strangest D.greatest
12.A.remains B.lies C.operates D.spreads
13.A.depth B.length C.width D.height
14.A.walked across B.stood by C.looked through D.waved at
15.A.sport B.building C.flood D.view
Apart from German, the first foreign language I even learnt was French, but it didn’t go very well. My mother asked our neighbour to teach me when I was seven. French wasn’t his 1 language, but he used to live in Paris, so he could speak with fluency. However, 2 his help, the words felt strange on my tongue, and I couldn’t keep the new 3 straight in my mind. Also, I just didn’t think that it 4 my daily life in any way. Thus, I eventually 5 .
During the new semester of my senior high school, my 6 towards language learning changed. Our German teacher was Mrs. Hans: a tall, slim, graceful lady. I’ll never forget the first class she 7 herself to us. She never once 8 her voice, but the moment she began to speak, the room fell silent. The 9 was that Mrs. Hans loved German language and culture — and everybody in her classes couldn’t help but love the language, too. We all 10 the way she talked about German food and traditions. And I realized what 11 a good teacher. A good teacher is someone who is in love with what she or he is 12 .
Amazingly, learning German wasn’t a 13 for me like learning French. Soon I began to read 14 books in German. It certainly wasn’t easy, but I got to read a number of interesting stories. Reading German classics opened a window for me to another world and gave me a new point of 15 on my own world.
1.A.basic B.specific C.systematic D.native
2.A.despite B.with C.for D.besides
3.A.system B.character C.vocabulary D.dialect
4.A.referred to B.led to C.dated from D.related to
5.A.fell apart B.gave up C.dropped out D.carried on
6.A.attitude B.strategy C.description D.reference
7.A.commented B.regarded C.introduced D.stressed
8.A.lengthened B.raised C.affected D.destroyed
9.A.reason B.factor C.summary D.symbol
10.A.appreciated B.delivered C.suffered D.based
11.A.shocks B.makes C.equals D.symbolises
12.A.demanding B.teaching C.carving D.begging
13.A.gap B.means C.variety D.struggle
14.A.characteristic B.major C.classic D.global
15.A.affair B.equality C.base D.view
In high school, Willow excelled in textbook Spanish and assumed learning it would be easy. Yet during a term in Madrid, she realized how 1 she’d been. She froze when ordering coffee, because she couldn’t 2 the clerk’s fast questions. Even buying milk 3 her roommate’s help.
One Saturday, she saw a sign outside The neighborhood Bakery: “ 4 wanted —— no perfect Spanish needed.” Eager to practice, she 5 and was hired. Her first shift proved 6 . A customer asked for “panecillos con churros” and Willow 7 , her mind going blank, as she rushed for her phone to 8 the words. The customer, Dona Elena, smiled and pointed to the 9 and said in English, “Small breads.” Willow laughed, feeling 10 .
Weeks later, she 11 needed her phone to check the words’ meanings. She chatted about the weather with customers in Spanish while wrapping pastries (糕点) and even remembered the favorite orders of the 12 . Dona Elena, who’d come almost every morning, became a good friend — she’d 13 little stories about her grandchildren while waiting for her daily panecillos. By the term’s end, Willow didn’t just speak Spanish smoothly; she felt like a real 14 of the neighborhood.
The bakery taught her more than a new language; it offered her a chance to build 15 . Now back home, she still video calls Dona Elena regularly to catch up.
1.A.different B.honest C.mistaken D.unlucky
2.A.tolerate B.predict C.follow D.remember
3.A.presented B.required C.obtained D.rejected
4.A.Help B.Job C.Sales D.Services
5.A.hesitated B.agreed C.promised D.applied
6.A.strange B.fair C.messy D.possible
7.A.shouted B.started C.returned D.stared
8.A.write down B.look up C.cross out D.add in
9.A.sandwich bag B.display case C.cash register D.cream bottle
10.A.relieved B.puzzled C.inspired D.annoyed
11.A.particularly B.merely C.hardly D.usually
12.A.roommates B.coworkers C.neighbors D.regulars
13.A.collect B.share C.enjoy D.treasure
14.A.star B.boss C.customer D.part
15.A.friendships B.businesses C.reputations D.teams
My first trip to England was an eye-opener. I was confident in my English, but soon felt 1 by the local way of speaking. The biggest challenge 2 from the frequent use of idioms.
One afternoon, a sudden downpour 3 my peaceful walk in a park. I sought 4 in a nearby café. Inside, I saw an old man sitting by the window. I smiled at him and said, “It’s raining heavily outside!” He nodded and replied, “You can say that again!” I 5 . Why would he want a pointless 6 ? I just smiled again and sat down.
The story 7 the next day at a museum. A woman in line complained, “This line is so long!” Her friend 8 her eyes and replied, “You can say that again!” I was puzzled once more.
My 9 mounted during a football match. When my team scored a 10 , I shouted, “Amazing!” The person beside me 11 and said, “You can say that again!”
I finally asked my English friend. Over tea, I unpacked my 12 . She laughed and explained it was an idiom for strong agreement. “English has many expressions like that,” she said. “You’ll 13 English idioms with practice.”
From then on, I started paying attention to idioms. Learning them felt like discovering little 14 hidden in the language. So now, whenever someone says English is an 15 language, I just smile and reply, “You can say that again!”
1.A.touched B.confused C.shocked D.attracted
2.A.escaped B.dated C.arose D.differed
3.A.interrupted B.canceled C.punished D.invited
4.A.assistance B.shade C.shelter D.comfort
5.A.froze B.sank C.wandered D.responded
6.A.statement B.analysis C.explanation D.repetition
7.A.continued B.occurred C.started D.changed
8.A.watered B.rolled C.closed D.trusted
9.A.sadness B.anxiety C.curiosity D.eagerness
10.A.prize B.victory C.result D.goal
11.A.nodded B.walked C.ran D.waved
12.A.adventures B.theories C.observations D.beliefs
13.A.give away B.put on C.take down D.pick up
14.A.reasons B.treasures C.jokes D.phrases
15.A.interesting B.easy C.ancient D.informal
Sophie, a curious girl with a desire for knowledge, came across the world of the French language. 1 by its melodic tones (优美的语调) and rich history, she started a great journey of 2 and exploration.
With only a few 3 French books and her determination (决心), Sophie 4 started her studies. At first, the 5 words and complex (复杂的) grammar seemed difficult, but she refused to be 6 . Sophie studied very hard and made 7 with each passing day. She was 8 practicing pronunciation and remembering vocabulary.
As her confidence grew, Sophie 9 chances to immerse (使沉浸于) herself in French culture. She went to French film screenings and 10 the language and the movies. She also 11 French restaurants, practicing her conversation skills with friendly locals.
Encouraged by her newfound passion (酷爱), Sophie 12 to take her language learning to the next level. She attended a French language program abroad, where she spent a summer fully immersed in the language and culture. With the help of native speakers, Sophie became 13 , as her fluency improved, and she even formed lifelong friendships along the way.
Upon returning home, Sophie felt completely 14 . Not only had she learned the French language, but she had also got to know more about the world around her. Armed with her newfound 15 and confidence, Sophie continued to explore the world of languages, eager to unlock new cultures and experiences.
1.A.Confused B.Supported C.Drawn D.Frightened
2.A.working B.learning C.living D.traveling
3.A.basic B.similar C.cheap D.popular
4.A.carelessly B.slowly C.impatiently D.eagerly
5.A.bad B.simple C.unfamiliar D.important
6.A.discouraged B.surprised C.nervous D.curious
7.A.mistakes B.choices C.progress D.money
8.A.tireless in B.satisfied with C.worried about D.angry at
9.A.messed up B.looked for C.gave up D.allowed for
10.A.spread B.misunderstood C.taught D.enjoyed
11.A.owned B.visited C.saw D.closed
12.A.failed B.feared C.decided D.happened
13.A.more confident B.more helpful C.luckier D.friendlier
14.A.touched B.relaxed C.prepared D.changed
15.A.independence B.skills C.freedom D.feelings
As an international student studying in China, I have had the opportunity to experience the amazing culture and the Chinese language. My 1 of learning Chinese started with a simple curiosity.
During my orientation week (迎新周), I first met Chinese. A local student kindly showed me how to 2 some basic words and phrases. At that time, I felt excited as well as 3 , because I was unsure about my pronunciation. I'm worried about if I would be able to communicate. However, my first 4 at speaking Chinese went smoothly, and I was excited to discover I could make myself 5 .
From then on, I decided to immerse (沉浸) myself in the language and culture, seeking out opportunities to 6 Chinese. I joined a local language school and started 7 classes, where I met many friendly and supportive 8 and students. Through these classes, I was able to improve my listening, speaking 9 , and writing skils, as well as gain a better understanding of Chinese grammar and syntax.
However, learning Chinese was not 10 at all. The pronunciation and idioms used in Chinese can be quite challenging to 11 , so I often had to practice hours to understand the story behind them and communicate effectively. Additionally, the cultural 12 between China and my home country can be unfamiliar at times, but I have learned to accept these differences.
Overall, my learning experience has been a challenging but 13 journey. I have met many 14 people, and with their help I have been able to develop a deeper understanding of Chinese culture and language. I predict (预测) that my Chinese learning journey will not 15 soon, and I am excited to continue exploring this fascinating language and culture.
1.A.journey B.dream C.promise D.interest
2.A.write B.copy C.describe D.pronounce
3.A.angry B.proud C.nervous D.hungry
4.A.trouble B.attempt C.task D.contest
5.A.remembered B.understood C.compared D.respected
6.A.practice B.research C.examine D.hear
7.A.choosing B.giving C.attending D.reviewing
8.A.workers B.scientists C.doctors D.teachers
9.A.driving B.drawing C.reading D.acting
10.A.easy B.important C.interesting D.helpful
11.A.master B.use C.record D.repeat
12.A.stories B.traditions C.attractions D.differences
13.A.rewarding B.romantic C.perfect D.joyful
14.A.hard- working B.kind- hearted C.good- looking D.strong- willed
15.A.change B.succeed C.develop D.end
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12月第三次月考复习之完形填空10篇
(必修一Unit 4-5)
本资料共10篇专题训练,从上到下每单元依次对应5篇单元话题专题训练
单元
单元话题
Unit 4 Natural Disasters
自然灾害
Unit 5 Languages Around the World
语言
Lauren and Andrew Gruel, owners of a seafood restaurant, are used to thinking local. 1 , they serve fresh seafood from nearby fishers, but this week, their restaurant has become a wildfire 2 center.
Big wildfires in Los Angeles have destroyed thousands of homes and 3 . The Gruels, heartbroken by the disaster, decided to help. They put the 4 out on social media that they would 5 donations for their neighbors up north. A stream of volunteers has shown up to the restaurant 6 to help. Some come armed with supplies; others are 7 with their trucks to transport the 8 to LA.
Some of the biggest 9 right now for the hundreds of displaced Angelenos, many of whom have lost most of their belongings in the disaster, are socks, underwear and baby formula. But Lauren also thought about children who had lost everything. “Toys and coloring books would be 10 ,” she said.
11 collecting donations, the restaurant is offering free meals to wildfire 12 . “If you need to stay here, 13 a bite to eat, or figure out your next step, you’re more than 14 to just hang out here for a while,” said Andrew.
Volunteers like Alex Ordorica, a local resident, helped transport supplies. After his second trip to the center, he said, “Every box 15 isn’t just supplies — it’s a reminder that nobody’s alone in this.”
1.A.Fortunately B.Globally C.Normally D.Surprisingly
2.A.information B.research C.prevention D.rescue
3.A.luggage B.jobs C.lives D.responsibility
4.A.restaurant B.menu C.picture D.word
5.A.house B.earn C.cancel D.increase
6.A.doubtful B.unable C.willing D.hesitant
7.A.taking off B.calling up C.stopping by D.trying out
8.A.aid B.medicine C.care D.arms
9.A.tools B.interests C.worries D.needs
10.A.comforting B.useless C.educational D.expensive
11.A.Due to B.Instead of C.In spite of D.In addition to
12.A.neighbors B.victims C.criminals D.customers
13.A.grab B.offer C.demand D.buy
14.A.delighted B.safe C.grateful D.welcome
15.A.ordered B.delivered C.stored D.lost
【答案】
1.C 2.D 3.C 4.D 5.A 6.C 7.C 8.A 9.D 10.A 11.D 12.B 13.A 14.D 15.B
【导语】本文是一篇新闻报道。主要讲述海鲜餐厅店主格鲁埃尔夫妇在洛杉矶山火后,将餐厅变救援中心,收集物资、提供免费餐食帮助灾民的事。
1.考查副词词义辨析。句意:通常情况下,他们供应来自附近渔民的新鲜海鲜,但这周,他们的餐厅变成了山火救援中心。A. Fortunately幸运地;B. Globally全球地;C. Normally通常;D. Surprisingly惊人地。根据后文“but this week, their restaurant has become a wildfire...”中“but”表转折可知,“供应新鲜海鲜”是餐厅平时的常规操作。故选C项。
2.考查名词词义辨析。句意:通常情况下,他们供应来自附近渔民的新鲜海鲜,但这周,他们的餐厅变成了山火救援中心。A. information信息;B. research研究;C. prevention预防;D. rescue救援。根据后文“___11___ collecting donations, the restaurant is offering free meals to wildfire ___12___ .”可知,餐厅在帮助山火灾民,是“救援”中心。故选D项。
3.考查名词词义辨析。句意:洛杉矶的大山火摧毁了成千上万的房屋和生命。A. luggage行李;B. jobs工作;C. lives生命;D. responsibility责任。根据前文“Big wildfires”和“destroyed thousands of homes”可知,山火破坏力强,除了房屋,还会夺走“生命”,符合语境。故选C项。
4.考查名词词义辨析。句意:他们在社交媒体上发布消息,称将为北部的邻居接收捐赠物资。A. restaurant餐厅;B. menu菜单;C. picture图片;D. word消息。根据后文“on social media that they would ___5___ donations for their neighbors up north.”可知,在社交媒体上发布的应是“消息”,put the word out为固定搭配,意为“发布消息”。故选D项。
5.考查动词词义辨析。句意:他们在社交媒体上发布消息,称将为北部的邻居接收捐赠物资。A. house收纳、接收;B. earn赚取;C. cancel取消;D. increase增加。根据后文“A stream of volunteers has shown up to the restaurant ___6___ to help.”和“collecting donations”可知,餐厅是“接收”捐赠物资,house在此处为动词,表“收纳”。故选A项。
6.考查形容词词义辨析。句意:一大批志愿者主动来到餐厅帮忙。A. doubtful怀疑的;B. unable不能的;C. willing愿意的;D. hesitant犹豫的。根据前文“A stream of volunteers has shown up to the restaurant”可知,志愿者前来是准备提供帮助的。故选C项。
7.考查动词短语辨析。句意:有些人带着物资来;另一些人开着卡车顺便来,把援助物资运到洛杉矶。A. taking off起飞;B. calling up打电话;C. stopping by顺便拜访;D. trying out试验。根据前文“volunteers has shown up to the restaurant”和后文的“with their trucks to transport”可知,志愿者是“顺便来到”餐厅帮忙运输物资。故选C项。
8.考查名词词义辨析。句意:有些人带着物资来;另一些人开着卡车顺便来,把援助物资运到洛杉矶。A. aid援助物资;B. medicine药品;C. care关心;D. arms武器。根据前文“Some come armed with supplies”可知,运输的是“援助物资”。故选A项。
9.考查名词词义辨析。句意:对于数百名流离失所的洛杉矶人来说,他们中的许多人在灾难中失去了大部分财物,目前最迫切的需求是袜子、内衣和婴儿配方奶粉。A. tools工具;B. interests兴趣;C. worries担忧;D. needs需求。根据后文“socks, underwear and baby formula”可知,这些是灾民急需的“需求”品。故选D项。
10.考查形容词词义辨析。句意:“玩具和涂色书会让人感到安慰,”她说。A. comforting令人安慰的;B. useless无用的;C. educational有教育意义的;D. expensive昂贵的。根据前文“But Lauren also thought about children who had lost everything.”可知,给失去一切的孩子玩具和涂色书能给他们带来慰藉。故选A项。
11.考查介词短语辨析。句意:除了收集捐赠物资,这家餐厅还为山火受害者提供免费餐食。A. Due to由于;B. Instead of而不是;C. In spite of尽管;D. In addition to除……之外。根据后文“collecting donations”和“offering free meals”可知,餐厅除了收集物资,还提供餐食,两者是递进关系。故选D项。
12.考查名词词义辨析。句意:除了收集捐赠物资,这家餐厅还为山火受害者提供免费餐食。A. neighbors邻居;B. victims受害者;C. criminals罪犯;D. customers顾客。根据前文“Big wildfires in Los Angeles have destroyed thousands of homes and ___3___ .”和“Some of the biggest ___9___ right now for the hundreds of displaced Angelenos”可知,餐厅帮助的是山火“受害者”。故选B项。
13.考查动词词义辨析。句意:安德鲁说:“如果你需要待在这里、吃点东西,或者想想下一步该怎么做,都非常欢迎你在这里待一会儿。”A. grab吃、获取;B. offer提供;C. demand要求;D. buy买。根据前文“offering free meals”可知,此处指“吃点东西”,grab a bite为固定搭配,意为“吃点东西”。故选A项。
14.考查形容词词义辨析。句意:安德鲁说:“如果你需要待在这里、吃点东西,或者想想下一步该怎么做,都非常欢迎你在这里待一会儿。”A. delighted高兴的;B. safe安全的;C. grateful感激的;D. welcome受欢迎的。根据前文“the restaurant is offering free meals”和“if you need to stay here”可知,餐厅欢迎灾民停留,be welcome to do sth为固定搭配,意为“欢迎做某事”。故选D项。
15.考查动词词义辨析。句意:在第二次前往该中心后,他说:“每一份送达的物资箱都不只是物资——它提醒着人们,在这场灾难中,没有人是孤独的。”A. ordered订购;B. delivered递送、送达;C. stored储存;D. lost丢失。根据前文“helped transport supplies”可知,志愿者运输物资,所以物资箱是被“送达”的。故选B项。
When you live in a tornado zone it is drilled into your head what to look, feel, hear, and even smell of a tornado.
It was May 2008, around 1 or 2 a. m. I was living in a 1 home park near Zorinsky Lake in Omaha. My friends and I were sitting on the porch (门廊) having a 2 time. I was immersed in the beauty of Zorinsky Lake, 3 that here was a storm approaching. Suddenly, the breeze stopped and there was the 4 — no crickets and frogs calling out. Nothing. I called my friends to go inside home and as soon as we shut the door, we heard what sounded like a freight (货运) train 5 by. The entire home 6 and we huddled (蜷缩) together. A while later, the mobile home stopped shaking and the alarm 7 . It was so loud to the point that I thought I had lost my 8 . We tuned to the radio and were informed that there was a tornado 9 Omaha, but quickly moved out.
We went outside and looked on our little community. There were no deaths, few were injured, and our mobile homes still held up 10 . It turned out our community wasn’t in the 11 of the tornado, but still it 12 a couple of trees so you couldn’t travel along the road in any type of vehicles.
The scene of that day 13 in my head till this day and I really appreciate what it has taught me. Now I have two little girls. I’m impressing on them all the survival 14 , and to watch the sky in spring — always have one foot ready to step into the tornado 15 .
1.A.permanent B.luxurious C.mobile D.shaky
2.A.leisure B.busy C.tough D.lonely
3.A.clueless B.conscious C.uneasy D.content
4.A.noise B.mess C.silence D.mixture
5.A.edging B.thundering C.standing D.slipping
6.A.leaked B.quaked C.smoked D.collapsed
7.A.broke down B.cut out C.went off D.fade away
8.A.mind B.hearing C.sight D.way
9.A.burying B.burning C.striking D.flooding
10.A.dusty B.quiet C.empty D.strong
11.A.shadow B.peak C.exit D.path
12.A.refreshed B.tipped C.protected D.stroked
13.A.plays B.fades C.bothers D.changes
14.A.rates B.fears C.testimonies D.tricks
15.A.eye B.season C.shelter D.route
【答案】
1.C 2.A 3.A 4.C 5.B 6.B 7.C 8.B 9.C 10.D 11.D 12.B 13.A 14.D 15.C
【导语】这是一篇记叙文。本文通过作者 2008 年在奥马哈亲历龙卷风的经历,讲述了龙卷风来临前的征兆、发生时的惊险场景及后续影响,最终强调了掌握生存技巧的重要性。
1.考查形容词词义辨析。句意:我当时住在奥马哈市佐林斯基湖附近的一个移动房园区里。A. permanent永久的;B. luxurious奢侈的;C. mobile可移动的;D. shaky颤抖的。根据下文“A while later, the mobile home”可知,“mobile home”(活动房屋),此处为原词复现。故选C。
2.考查形容词词义辨析。句意:我和我的朋友们正坐在门廊上享受悠闲的时光。A. leisure闲暇的;B. busy忙碌的;C. tough粗糙的;D. lonely孤独的。根据上文“sitting on the porch”(坐在门廊上)及下文“immersed in the beauty of Zorinsky Lake”(沉浸在湖景中)可知,作者与朋友在悠闲度日,故选A。
3.考查形容词词义辨析。句意:我完全沉浸在佐林斯基湖的美景之中,完全没有意识到一场暴风雨即将来临。A. clueless毫无头绪的;B. conscious意识到的;C. uneasy不安的;D. content满足的。上文描述作者沉浸于美景,下文用“suddenly”转折,说明起初未察觉风暴来临,“clueless”(毫无头绪的,未察觉的)符合逻辑,故选A。
4.考查名词词义辨析。句意:突然,微风停息了,四周陷入一片寂静——连蟋蟀和青蛙的鸣叫声都消失了。A. noise噪音;B. mess杂乱;C. silence沉默;D. mixture混合物。根据下文“no crickets and frogs calling out. Nothing”可知,此处指没有任何声音,即“silence(寂静)”,故选C。
5.考查动词词义辨析。句意:我打电话叫我的朋友们一起回家,等我们关上门后,就听到了一阵像是货运列车驶过的轰鸣声。A. edging缓慢移动;B. thundering轰隆地响;C. standing站立;D. slipping滑动。龙卷风的声音常被比作货运火车的轰鸣声,“thundering”(发出雷鸣般巨响)符合对龙卷风声音的描述,故选B。
6.考查动词词义辨析。句意:整个房子剧烈晃动起来,我们便紧紧地挤在一起。A. leaked泄露;B. quaked发抖;C. smoked抽烟;D. collapsed倒塌。根据上文“as soon as we shut the door, we heard what sounded like a freight train”以及常识可知,龙卷风来袭时,房屋会晃动,“quaked”(震动,摇晃)符合场景,故选B。
7.考查动词短语辨析。句意:过了一会儿,移动房停止了摇晃,警报器也响了起来。A. broke down出故障;B. cut out切断,停止;C. went off响起;D. fade away逐渐消失。根据上文“I called my friends to go inside home and as soon as we shut the door, we heard what sounded like a freight train”可知,此处为短语“alarm went off”指“警报响起”,符合灾害发生后的情境,故选C。
8.考查名词词义辨析。句意:声音如此之大,以至于我觉得自己好像失聪了。A. mind思维;B. hearing听力;C. sight视力;D. way方法。根据上文“It was so loud to the point”可知,上文提到警报非常响,由此可推断,作者担心听力受损,故选B。
9.考查动词词义辨析。句意:我们调了听收音机,得知奥马哈正遭遇龙卷风袭击,于是赶紧离开了那里。A. burying埋葬;B. burning燃烧;C. striking打击,袭击;D. flooding淹没。根据上文“there was a tornado”可知,指龙卷风袭击奥马哈,用strike。故选C。
10.考查形容词词义辨析。句意:没有人员死亡,仅有少数人受伤,而我们的移动房屋依然坚固完好。A. dusty布满灰尘的;B. quiet安静的;C. empty空的;D. strong强壮的。根据上文“no deaths, few were injured”及 “still held up”可知,房屋完好,“held up strong”(稳固支撑)符合语义,故选D。
11.考查名词词义辨析。句意:结果发现我们所在的社区并未处于龙卷风的路径上,但还是有几棵树被吹倒了,所以无论是步行还是开车都无法沿着这条路前行了。A. shadow阴影;B. peak顶峰;C. exit出口;D. path路径。根据上文“It turned out our community wasn’t in the”可知,此处为短语“in the path of the tornado”指“处于龙卷风经过的路径上”,是固定表达,说明社区未被龙卷风正面袭击,故选D。
12.考查动词词义辨析。句意:结果发现我们所在的社区并未处于龙卷风的路径上,但还是有几棵树被吹倒了,所以无论是步行还是开车都无法沿着这条路前行了。A. refreshed使重新提起精神;B. tipped使倾斜;C. protected保护;D. stroked抚摸。根据下文“a couple of trees”可知,龙卷风虽未正面袭击,但仍造成破坏,吹倒了几棵树,“tipped”(使倾斜、翻倒)符合灾害影响,故选B。
13.考查动词词义辨析。句意:那天的情景一直在我脑海中回荡,直至今日,我真的很感激它所给予我的教诲。A. plays回放;B. fades褪色;C. bothers费心;D. changes改变。根据上文“The scene of that day”可知,场景在作者脑海中回放。故选A。
14.考查名词词义辨析。句意:我正在向他们传授所有的生存技巧,比如在春天的时候要时刻留意天空的变化——一定要准备好随时进入龙卷风避难所。A. rates价格;B. fears恐惧;C. testimonies证据;D. tricks技巧。结合上文作者经历龙卷风的经验可知,此处指教孩子应对灾害的方法,“survival tricks”指“生存技巧”,故选D。
15.考查名词词义辨析。句意:我正在向他们传授所有的生存技巧,比如在春天的时候要时刻留意天空的变化——一定要准备好随时进入龙卷风避难所。A. eye眼睛;B. season季节;C. shelter避难所;D. route路线。龙卷风来临时需进入“tornado shelter”(龙卷风避难所),符合“one foot ready to step into”(随时准备进入)的避险场景,故选C。
I had just came out from the belly of the Tokyo Metro system, four floors beneath Shinjuku Station. It was around 3 p.m. I was lined up at the Bullet Train ticket counter to 1 a trip to Nagoya to shoot some photos. It was then that I felt the ground move slightly like a subway shooting through a tunnel far beneath my feet. It was so mild that I 2 it, as did everyone around me. Then, seconds later, a(n) 3 shake occurred. Things started falling over to the ground, and signs hanging from the ceiling began swinging violently. I looked at an elderly man next to me. He smiled back at me 4 and just said one word: “Earthquake.”
I 5 for the door, about 60 feet away. The ground was shaking so violently that it was 6 to run in a straight line. My heart was still pounding so wildly 7 I reached the street. I longed to get as far away from these buildings as possible, but in Tokyo, finding any truly open space is actually 8 .
Eventually, I stood in a 9 for a good two hours as did most everyone else. During this time, the ground of the spacious park continued to 10 less violently. I would 11 later that afternoon that the quake was a magnitude 8.9, the strongest earthquake to strike Japan in recorded history. Some people were visibly shaken. There were a few women 12 with people pointing up at the buildings as they shook, 13 many others appeared calm and relaxed. Even though I have witnessed many big events in the world, I really 14 Japanese for their calmness and timely 15 .
1.A.reserve B.finish C.cancel D.postpone
2.A.ignored B.noticed C.missed D.felt
3.A.mild B.abrupt C.violent D.anticipated
4.A.nervously B.calmly C.broadly D.delightfully
5.A.reached B.made C.looked D.rushed
6.A.compulsory B.apparent C.challenging D.entertaining
7.A.as B.until C.though D.once
8.A.undoubted B.impossible C.easy D.available
9.A.park B.building C.subway D.train
10.A.change B.crack C.fall D.shake
11.A.put forward B.put up C.figure out D.make out
12.A.laughing B.crying C.escaping D.surviving
13.A.yet B.and C.hence D.so
14.A.covered B.adored C.thanked D.admired
15.A.disaster B.reaction C.rescue D.assistance
【答案】
1.A 2.A 3.C 4.B 5.D 6.C 7.C 8.B 9.A 10.D 11.C 12.B 13.A 14.D 15.B
【导语】本文是一篇记叙文。作者讲述了自己在东京新宿站经历的一次强烈地震的过程,通过描述当时自己的反应以及周围人的表现,表达了对日本人面对灾难时冷静、有序的赞赏之情。
1.考查动词词义辨析。句意:我在新干线子弹头列车售票柜台前排队,准备预订一趟去名古屋拍些照片的旅行。A. reserve预订;B. finish完成;C. cancel取消;D. postpone推迟。根据上文“I was lined up at the Bullet Train ticket counter”可知,作者在售票柜台前排队,可推理出作者是预订一趟去名古屋的旅行。故选A。
2.考查动词词义辨析。句意:它很轻微,我和周围的人都忽略了它。A. ignored忽略;B. noticed注意到;C. missed错过;D. felt感觉。根据上文“It was so mild”可知,地震很轻微,可推理出作者和周围的人都忽略了它。故选A。
3.考查形容词词义辨析。句意:几秒钟后,发生了一次剧烈的震动。A. mild温和的;B. abrupt突然的;C. violent剧烈的;D. anticipated预期的。根据下文“Things started falling over to the ground, and signs hanging from the ceiling began swinging violently.”可知,东西开始掉到地上,天花板上的标志开始剧烈摇晃,可推理出发生了一次剧烈的震动。故选C。
4.考查副词词义辨析。句意:他平静地对我笑了笑,只说了一个词:“地震。”A. nervously紧张地;B. calmly平静地;C. broadly广泛地;D. delightfully高兴地。根据上文“He smiled back at me”以及下文“many others appeared calm and relaxed”可知,上文说的是老人对我微笑,下文说的是许多其他人显得平静且放松,可推理出这位老人很平静,因此是平静地对我笑了笑。故选B。
5.考查动词词义辨析。句意:我冲向大约60英尺外的门。A. reached到达;B. made制作;C. looked看;D. rushed冲。根据上文“Things started falling over to the ground, and signs hanging from the ceiling began swinging violently.”可知,地震发生了,可推理出作者冲向大约60英尺外的门。故选D。
6.考查形容词词义辨析。句意:地面摇晃得太厉害了,直线跑很有挑战性。A. compulsory强制的;B. apparent明显的;C. challenging有挑战性的;D. entertaining娱乐的。根据上文“The ground was shaking so violently”可知,地面摇晃得太厉害了,可推理出此处说的是直线跑很有挑战性。故选C。
7.考查连词词义辨析。句意:尽管我到了街上,我的心仍然狂跳不已。A. as因为;B. until直到;C. though尽管;D. once一旦。根据下文“I reached the street”以及上文“My heart was still pounding so wildly”可知,尽管作者到了街上,但是心仍然狂跳不已,前后句为转折关系,因此用though引导让步状语从句。故选C。
8.考查形容词词义辨析。句意:我渴望尽可能远离这些建筑,但在东京,实际上不可能找到任何真正开放的空间。A. undoubted无疑的;B. impossible不可能的;C. easy容易的;D. available可获得的。根据上文“I longed to get as far away from these buildings as possible”以及转折词but可知,作者渴望尽可能远离这些建筑,可推理出此处说的是在东京实际上不可能找到任何真正开放的空间。故选B。
9.考查名词词义辨析。句意:最终,我和其他人一样,在一个公园里站了整整两个小时。A. park公园;B. building建筑;C. subway地铁;D. train火车。根据下文“the ground of the spacious park”可知,下文提到了公园,可推理出作者在一个公园里站了整整两个小时。故选A。
10.考查动词词义辨析。句意:在这段时间里,宽敞的公园地面继续剧烈震动。A. change改变;B. crack破裂;C. fall落下;D. shake震动。根据上文“Things started falling over to the ground, and signs hanging from the ceiling began swinging violently.”可知,地震发生了,因此宽敞的公园地面继续剧烈震动。故选D。
11.考查动词短语辨析。句意:那天下午晚些时候,我会弄清楚这次地震是8.9级,是日本有记录以来最强的地震。A. put forward提出;B. put up张贴;C. figure out弄清楚;D. make out辨认出。根据下文“the quake was a magnitude 8.9, the strongest earthquake to strike Japan in recorded history”可知,下文说的是这次地震是8.9级,是日本有记录以来最强的地震,可推理出此处说的是作者后来弄清楚了地震的强度。故选C。
12.考查动词词义辨析。句意:有几位妇女在哭泣,人们指着摇晃的建筑物,但许多其他人却显得平静而放松。A. laughing笑;B. crying哭;C. escaping逃跑;D. surviving幸存。根据下文“people pointing up at the buildings as they shook”可知,下文说的是人们指着摇晃的建筑物,可推理出此处说的是有几个女人在哭。故选B。
13.考查连词词义辨析。句意:然而,许多人看起来很平静和放松。A. yet然而;B. and和;C. hence因此;D. so因此。根据上文“people pointing up at the buildings as they shook”可知,上文说的是人们指着摇晃的建筑物,可推理出此处说的是有几个女人在哭;再根据下文“many others appeared calm and relaxed”可知,下文说的是许多人看起来很平静和放松,前后形成转折关系,因此用yet连接。故选A。
14.考查动词词义辨析。句意:尽管我目睹了世界上许多重大事件,但我真的很钦佩日本人的冷静和及时的反应。A. covered覆盖;B. adored崇拜;C. thanked感谢;D. admired钦佩。根据下文“Japanese for their calmness”可知,下文提到了日本人的冷静,可推理出此处说的是作者钦佩日本人的冷静。故选D。
15.考查名词词义辨析。句意:同14题。A. disaster灾难;B. reaction反应;C. rescue救援;D. assistance援助。根据上文“a good two hours as did most everyone else”以及“many others appeared calm and relaxed”可知,上文提到了地震后大部分其他人合作者一样在公园里站了两个多小时,还提到了许多其他人显得镇静、放松,可推理出此处说的是作者钦佩日本人的冷静和及时的反应。故选B。
Many years ago, a river flooded old downtown West Des Moines. I had just 1 my new house. I unpacked everything I owned and went to 2 that day at my barbershop a couple of blocks away.
It was business 3 in the shop, nothing special. In the mid-morning, some of my customers 4 me that the flood was coming. My partner and I took away what we could take and went to my house. She helped me put my 5 things in my car. Then I went to help sandbag the river a block away, only to find it was useless and that 6 ran towards my house.
I ran back to my house and 7 my car immediately. Soon water reached my car and lapped against the tires. 8 , it was an uphill drive. I finally got to my friend’s house on the 9 of a hill. Suddenly I realized that I was 10 with no clothes except the ones on my back and that my 11 was gone.
After the flood left, I could go back to my house to 12 . I was feeling very sad — everything was 13 . The house would never be the same. On that day, it was still 14 heavily; I just stood there and let fresh rainwater wash away the bad 15 . At that time, I felt gratitude because those kind people offered help to me.
1.A.sold up B.departed from C.moved into D.applied for
2.A.wait B.work C.sleep D.wander
3.A.as usual B.at last C.as well D.so far
4.A.stopped B.offered C.wrote D.warned
5.A.suitable B.valuable C.familiar D.practical
6.A.rain B.water C.friends D.sandbags
7.A.hid B.stopped C.repaired D.started
8.A.Luckily B.Suddenly C.Finally D.Surprisingly
9.A.bottom B.back C.top D.border
10.A.ambitious B.homeless C.sensitive D.separate
11.A.family B.car C.business D.partner
12.A.clean up B.make up C.take off D.pay off
13.A.done B.broken C.saved D.ruined
14.A.raining B.blowing C.shaking D.flooding
15.A.properties B.clothes C.memories D.tears
【答案】
1.C 2.B 3.A 4.D 5.B 6.B 7.D 8.A 9.C 10.B 11.C 12.A 13.D 14.A 15.C
【导语】这是一篇记叙文。主要讲述了作者刚搬进新家,在理发店工作,结果洪水来了。作者的家被淹没,生意也没了,但作者还是很感激那些帮助了自己的人。
1.考查动词短语辨析。句意:我刚搬进新居。A. sold up卖光;B. departed from离开;C. moved into搬进;D. applied for申请。根据后文“my new house”指作者搬进了新家,故选C。
2.考查动词词义辨析。句意:那天,我把所有的东西都收拾好,到几个街区外的理发店去上班。A. wait等待;B. work工作;C. sleep睡觉;D. wander漫步。根据后文“It was business”以及“some of my customers”可知,作者在理发店里上班,故选B。
3.考查固定短语辨析。句意:商店里一切照旧,没什么特别的事。A. as usual像往常一样;B. at last最后;C. as well也;D. so far目前为止。根据后文“nothing special”可知,没有特别的事说明一切和往常一样。故选A。
4.考查动词词义辨析。句意:上午10点左右,我的一些顾客警告我说洪水就要来了。A. stopped停止;B. offered提供;C. wrote写;D. warned警告。根据后文“the flood was coming”可知,顾客来警告作者洪水要来了。故选D。
5.考查形容词词义辨析。句意:她帮我把贵重的东西放进我的车里。A. suitable合适的;B. valuable值钱的;C. familiar熟悉的;D. practical实际的。根据上文“the flood was coming”可知,洪水要来了,所以是把贵重东西放进车里。故选B。
6.考查名词词义辨析。句意:然后我去一个街区外帮着用沙袋把河填满,却发现没有用,水还朝我家流去了。A. rain雨;B. water水;C. friends朋友;D. sandbags沙袋。根据上文“I went to help sandbag the river a block away”以及上文提到发洪水了,所以是水朝着作者家流去。故选B。
7.考查动词词义辨析。句意:我跑回我的房子,立即发动了我的车。A. hid隐藏;B. stopped停止;C. repaired修理;D. started开始,发动。根据后文“Soon water reached my car and lapped against the tires.(很快水就到了我的车上,拍打着轮胎)”可知,洪水来了,作者发动汽车要离开。故选D。
8.考查副词词义辨析。句意:幸运的是,这是一段上坡路。A. Luckily幸运地;B. Suddenly突然;C. Finally最后;D. Surprisingly惊人地。根据上文“Soon water reached my car and lapped against the tires.(很快水就到了我的车上,拍打着轮胎)”可知,洪水要把车子淹了,但幸运的是这是一段上坡路,水上不来。故选A。
9.考查名词词义辨析。句意:我终于到了我朋友在山顶上的家。A. bottom底部;B. back后背;C. top顶部;D. border边界。根据上文“the flood was coming”提到洪水来了,所以是往地势高的地方去,所以是山顶上的家。故选C。
10.考查形容词词义辨析。句意:突然我意识到我无家可归,除了身上的衣服没有衣服穿,我的生意也没了。A. ambitious有抱负的;B. homeless无家可归的;C. sensitive敏感的;D. separate分开的。根据上文“ran towards my house”可知,作者的家被淹了,无家可归。故选B。
11.考查名词词义辨析。句意:突然我意识到我无家可归,除了身上的衣服没有衣服穿,我的生意也没了。A. family家庭;B. car汽车;C. business生意;D. partner伙伴。呼应上文“It was business”指作者的理发店生意也没了。故选C。
12.考查动词短语辨析。句意:洪水离开后,我可以回到我的房子清理。A. clean up清理;B. make up组成;C. take off脱下;D. pay off付清。根据上文“After the flood left, I could go back to my house to”可知,洪水退去,要回到房子里清理垃圾。故选A。
13.考查动词词义辨析。句意:我感到非常难过——一切都毁了。A. done做;B. broken打破;C. saved挽救;D. ruined毁灭。根据上文“I was feeling very sad”可知,悲伤是因为洪水毁了一切。故选D。
14.考查动词词义辨析。句意:那天,雨还下得很大;我只是站在那里,让新鲜的雨水冲走不好的记忆。A. raining下雨;B. blowing吹风;C. shaking摇晃;D. flooding淹没。根据后文“let fresh rainwater wash away”可知指雨下得很大,故选A。
15.考查名词词义辨析。句意:那天,雨还下得很大;我只是站在那里,让新鲜的雨水冲走不好的记忆。A. properties财产;B. clothes衣服;C. memories记忆;D. tears眼泪。根据上文“I just stood there and let fresh rainwater wash away the bad”以及作者遭遇了洪水,家和生意都毁了,所以是让新鲜的雨水冲走不好的记忆。故选C。
Flooding was fairly usual for a Queensland summer. This time, however, there had been a lot of rain and flash flooding further north, which 1 ran down to the river.
My younger brother was getting 2 and thought we should evacuate (撤离). We spent hours trying to 3 him down. The water had never gotten to less than 1 to 2 meters away from our street level. After a few more 4 , the water levels were getting much higher than we’d seen before and we thought it best if we moved our cars to the higher 5 just in case it got to the street level. Later, we 6 a lot of furniture and electronics upstairs.
Finally, we decided to 7 . The water was getting close to the street level, which only meant another foot from 8 our bottom floor. We left to spend the 9 with my cousin who lived in a neighborhood close by. We heard that the water had 10 further, but had no idea how far as it was dark and we couldn’t see anything from our cousin’s house.
The 11 moment was when we finally got to see our house. There is a high school behind our house, which 12 at the base of this large hill, with an elevated sports oval (高架椭圆形体育场) right behind our house. The water at its 13 was about 2 inches from being level with the oval. We 14 it to survey our house. Seeing water lapping (轻拍) at the windows of our bedroom on the second floor of our house was the most unbelievable 15 I had ever seen.
1.A.usually. B.slowly C.actually D.eventually
2.A.nervous B.disappointed C.curious D.excited
3.A.turn B.lay C.calm D.break
4.A.meters B.degrees C.hours D.days
5.A.garage B.ground C.speed D.house
6.A.made B.sold C.covered D.moved
7.A.swim B.separate C.leave D.stay
8.A.entering B.reaching C.filling D.destroying
9.A.night B.weekend C.holiday D.money
10.A.washed B.run C.flown D.risen
11.A.funniest B.scariest C.strangest D.greatest
12.A.remains B.lies C.operates D.spreads
13.A.depth B.length C.width D.height
14.A.walked across B.stood by C.looked through D.waved at
15.A.sport B.building C.flood D.view
【答案】
1.D 2.A 3.C 4.C 5.B 6.D 7.C 8.B 9.A 10.D 11.B 12.B 13.D 14.A 15.D
【导语】本文是一篇记叙文。文章主要讲述了作者在洪水期间的经历。
1.考查副词词义辨析。句意:然而,这一次,有大量的降雨和山洪暴发,进一步向北,最终流向河流。A. usually通常;B. slowly慢慢地;C. actually实际上;D. eventually最终。根据上文“there had been a lot of rain and flash flooding further north”可知,北部地区发生了山洪暴发,洪水的最终结果是流到了河里。故选D。
2.考查形容词词义辨析。句意:我的弟弟很紧张,认为我们应该撤离。A. nervous紧张的;B. disappointed失望的;C. curious好奇的;D. excited兴奋的。根据下文“thought we should evacuate. We spent hours trying to ___3___ him down.”可知,作者的弟弟因为担心而感到紧张。故选A。
3.考查动词词义辨析。句意:我们花了几个小时试图让他冷静下来。A. turn转变;B. lay放置;C. calm使平静;D. break打破。根据上文“My younger brother was getting ___2___ and thought we should evacuate. ”可知,弟弟因为担心而紧张,因此作者他们需要让他冷静下来,故选C。
4.考查名词词义辨析。句意:又过了几个小时,水位比我们之前看到的要高得多,我们认为最好把车移到地势较高的地方,以防水位上升到街道的高度。A. meters米;B. degrees度数;C. hours小时;D. days天。根据上文“We spent hours trying to ___3___ him down.”及常识可知,此处描述时间的流逝,指的是洪水当天发生的事情,应是过了几个小时。故选C。
5.考查名词词义辨析。句意:同上。A. garage车库;B. ground地面;C. speed速度;D. house房子。根据上文“the water levels were getting much higher than we’d seen before”可知,把车开到更高的地方,以防水位涨到街道的高度。故选B。
6.考查动词词义辨析。句意:后来,我们搬了很多家具和电子产品到楼上。A. made制造;B. sold卖;C. covered覆盖;D. moved移动。根据上文“the water levels were getting much higher than we’d seen before”可知,为了避免家具和电子设备被洪水损坏,应该将它们搬到楼上。故选D。
7.考查动词词义辨析。句意:最后,我们决定离开。A. swim游泳;B. separate分离;C. leave离开;D. stay停留。根据下文“We left to spend the ___9___ with my cousin ”可知,由于洪水威胁,他们不得不离开。故选C。
8.考查动词词义辨析。句意:水位接近街道水平,这意味着离我们的底层只有一英尺。A. entering进入;B. reaching到达;C. filling填充;D. destroying破坏。根据上文“The water was getting close to the street level”可知,洪水快到达他们房子的底层了。故选B。
9.考查名词词义辨析。句意:我们离开去我表弟家过夜,他住在附近的一个社区。A. night夜晚;B. weekend周末;C. holiday假期;D. money金钱。根据下文“but had no idea how far as it was dark and we couldn’t see anything from our cousin’s house.”可知,由于洪水,他们选择暂时离开家,去亲戚家过夜。故选A。
10.考查动词词义辨析。句意:我们听说水位上涨了,但不知道涨了多少,因为在黑暗中,从我表弟家看不到任何东西。A. washed洗;B. run跑;C. flown飞;D. risen上升。根据下文“further, but had no idea how far”可知,此处表示洪水又涨了。故选D。
11.考查形容词词义辨析。句意:最可怕的时刻是当我们终于看到我们的房子时。A. funniest最有趣的;B. scariest最可怕的;C. strangest最奇怪的;D. greatest最伟大的。根据下文“Seeing water lapping at the windows of our bedroom on the second floor of our house was the most unbelievable ___15___ I had ever seen.”可知,看到灾难后的房子,这是最可怕的时刻。故选B。
12.考查动词词义辨析。句意:我们房子后面有一所高中,坐落在一座大山脚下,高架体育场上就在我们房子后面。A. remains留下;B. lies位于;C. operates操作;D. spreads传播。根据上文“at the base of this large hill”可知,这所高中位于一座大山脚下。故选B。
13.考查名词词义辨析。句意:其高度处的水与椭圆的高架体育场水平面相距约2英寸。A. depth深度;B. length长度;C. width宽度;D. height高度。根据下文“about 2 inches from being level with the oval”可知,此处描述的是水位的高度。故选D。
14.考查动词短语辨析。句意:我们穿过它来检查我们的房子。A. walked across走过;B. stood by站在一旁;C. looked through浏览;D. waved at向……挥手。根据上文“with an elevated sports oval right behind our house.”可知,作者穿过体育场来查看房子的情况。故选A。
15.考查名词词义辨析。句意:看到水轻拍着我们二楼卧室的窗户,是我见过的最不可思议的景象。A. sport运动;B. building建筑;C. flood洪水;D. view景色,景象。根据上文“Seeing water lapping at the windows of our bedroom on the second floor of our house”可知,此处描述作者看到的景象。故选D。
Apart from German, the first foreign language I even learnt was French, but it didn’t go very well. My mother asked our neighbour to teach me when I was seven. French wasn’t his 1 language, but he used to live in Paris, so he could speak with fluency. However, 2 his help, the words felt strange on my tongue, and I couldn’t keep the new 3 straight in my mind. Also, I just didn’t think that it 4 my daily life in any way. Thus, I eventually 5 .
During the new semester of my senior high school, my 6 towards language learning changed. Our German teacher was Mrs. Hans: a tall, slim, graceful lady. I’ll never forget the first class she 7 herself to us. She never once 8 her voice, but the moment she began to speak, the room fell silent. The 9 was that Mrs. Hans loved German language and culture — and everybody in her classes couldn’t help but love the language, too. We all 10 the way she talked about German food and traditions. And I realized what 11 a good teacher. A good teacher is someone who is in love with what she or he is 12 .
Amazingly, learning German wasn’t a 13 for me like learning French. Soon I began to read 14 books in German. It certainly wasn’t easy, but I got to read a number of interesting stories. Reading German classics opened a window for me to another world and gave me a new point of 15 on my own world.
1.A.basic B.specific C.systematic D.native
2.A.despite B.with C.for D.besides
3.A.system B.character C.vocabulary D.dialect
4.A.referred to B.led to C.dated from D.related to
5.A.fell apart B.gave up C.dropped out D.carried on
6.A.attitude B.strategy C.description D.reference
7.A.commented B.regarded C.introduced D.stressed
8.A.lengthened B.raised C.affected D.destroyed
9.A.reason B.factor C.summary D.symbol
10.A.appreciated B.delivered C.suffered D.based
11.A.shocks B.makes C.equals D.symbolises
12.A.demanding B.teaching C.carving D.begging
13.A.gap B.means C.variety D.struggle
14.A.characteristic B.major C.classic D.global
15.A.affair B.equality C.base D.view
【答案】
1.D 2.A 3.C 4.D 5.B 6.A 7.C 8.B 9.A 10.A 11.B 12.B 13.D 14.C 15.D
【导语】这是一篇记叙文。讲述了作者学习法语失败后,因高中德语老师的影响转变了对语言学习的态度,最终在德语学习中收获乐趣与新认知的经历。
1.考查形容词词义辨析。句意:法语不是他的母语,但他曾住在巴黎,所以能流利地说。A. basic基础的;B. specific特定的;C. systematic系统的;D. native本土的、母语的。根据下文“but he used to live in Paris, so he could speak with fluency”可知,他并非以法语为母语,只因在巴黎生活过而能流利地说法语,native符合语境。故选D。
2.考查介词词义辨析。句意:然而,尽管有他的帮助,这些词在我嘴里还是很陌生,我无法在脑海中理清新词汇。A. despite尽管;B. with和;C. for为了;D. besides此外。根据上文“however”以及下文“his help”和“the words felt strange on my tongue”可知,此处是指尽管有他的帮助,但作者仍觉得法语难,despite符合语境。故选A。
3.考查名词词义辨析。句意:然而,尽管有他的帮助,这些词在我嘴里还是很陌生,我无法在脑海中理清新词汇。A. system系统;B. character角色;C. vocabulary词汇;D. dialect方言。根据上文“the words felt strange on my tongue”可知,此处是指作者记不住新词,vocabulary符合语境。故选C。
4.考查动词短语辨析。句意:而且,我只是觉得它和我的日常生活毫无关系。A. referred to提及;B. led to导致;C. dated from始于;D. related to与……相关。根据下文“my daily life”可推知,作者认为法语和自己的日常生活没有关联,related to符合语境。故选D。
5.考查动词短语辨析。句意:因此,我最终放弃了。A. fell apart崩溃;B. gave up放弃;C. dropped out退学;D. carried on继续。根据上文“the first foreign language I even learnt was French, but it didn’t go very well”、“the words felt strange on my tongue”以及“I couldn’t keep the new __3__ straight in my mind”可知,作者学习法语不顺利,最终放弃了,gave up符合语境。故选B。
6.考查名词词义辨析。句意:在我高中的新学期,我对语言学习的态度改变了。A. attitude态度;B. strategy策略;C. description描述;D. reference参考。根据下文“towards language learning changed”以及下文作者对德语学习的积极表现可知,此处是指作者对语言学习的态度发生了转变,attitude符合语境。故选A。
7.考查动词词义辨析。句意:我永远不会忘记她介绍自己的第一堂课。A. commented评论;B. regarded看待;C. introduced介绍;D. stressed强调。根据上文“the first class”可知,老师一般会在第一堂课介绍自己,introduced符合语境。故选C。
8.考查动词词义辨析。句意:她从未提高过嗓门,但她一开始说话,房间就安静了。A. lengthened延长;B. raised提高;C. affected影响;D. destroyed破坏。根据下文“her voice”以及“the room fell silent”的对比可知,老师没有提高音量却能让教室安静,raised符合语境。故选B。
9.考查名词词义辨析。句意:原因是汉斯夫人热爱德语和德国文化,她班上的每个人都忍不住爱上这门语言。A. reason原因;B. factor因素;C. summary总结;D. symbol象征。根据下文“was that Mrs. Hans loved German language and culture”可知,此处是解释上文 她一开口房间就安静的原因,reason符合语境。故选A。
10.考查动词词义辨析。句意:我们都很欣赏她谈论德国食物和传统的方式。A. appreciated欣赏;B. delivered传递;C. suffered遭受;D. based以……为基础。根据上文 “Mrs. Hans loved German language and culture”以及她受欢迎的描述可知,此处是指欣赏、喜欢她分享德国文化的方式,appreciated符合语境。故选A。
11.考查动词词义辨析。句意:我意识到是什么造就了一位好老师。A. shocks使震惊;B. makes使成为;C. equals等于;D. symbolises象征。根据下文“A good teacher is someone who is in love with that she or he is”对好老师的定义可知,此处是指造就好老师的要素,makes符合语境。故选B。
12.考查动词词义辨析。句意:一位好老师是热爱自己所教授内容的人。A. demanding要求;B. teaching教授;C. carving雕刻;D. begging乞求。根据上文“A good teacher”可知,老师的核心行为是教授知识,此处是指热爱自己所教的内容,teaching符合语境。故选B。
13.考查名词词义辨析。句意:令人惊讶的是,学习德语对我来说不像学习法语那样是一种煎熬。A. gap差距;B. means方式;C. variety种类;D. struggle难事、煎熬。根据“ Amazingly, learning German wasn’t a __13__ for me like learning French.”以及下文“Soon I began to read __14__ books in German. ”可知,第一段提到作者学习法语困难并放弃了,而学习德语不像学法语那样,作者还开始看德语书籍了,说明德语学习对作者而言不是痛苦、煎熬,struggle符合语境。故选D。
14.考查形容词词义辨析。句意:很快我开始德语读经典书籍。A. characteristic典型的;B. major主要的;C. classic经典的;D. global全球的。根据下文“Reading German classics opened a window for me”可知,此处是指读经典书籍,classic符合语境。故选C。
15.考查名词词义辨析。句意:阅读德语经典作品为我打开了一扇通往另一个世界的窗户,也让我对自己的世界有了新的看法。A. affair事务;B. equality平等;C. base基础;D. view看法。根据上文“a new point of”以及“on my own world”可知,阅读经典让作者开拓了视野、对自己的世界有了新看法,view符合语境。故选D。
In high school, Willow excelled in textbook Spanish and assumed learning it would be easy. Yet during a term in Madrid, she realized how 1 she’d been. She froze when ordering coffee, because she couldn’t 2 the clerk’s fast questions. Even buying milk 3 her roommate’s help.
One Saturday, she saw a sign outside The neighborhood Bakery: “ 4 wanted —— no perfect Spanish needed.” Eager to practice, she 5 and was hired. Her first shift proved 6 . A customer asked for “panecillos con churros” and Willow 7 , her mind going blank, as she rushed for her phone to 8 the words. The customer, Dona Elena, smiled and pointed to the 9 and said in English, “Small breads.” Willow laughed, feeling 10 .
Weeks later, she 11 needed her phone to check the words’ meanings. She chatted about the weather with customers in Spanish while wrapping pastries (糕点) and even remembered the favorite orders of the 12 . Dona Elena, who’d come almost every morning, became a good friend — she’d 13 little stories about her grandchildren while waiting for her daily panecillos. By the term’s end, Willow didn’t just speak Spanish smoothly; she felt like a real 14 of the neighborhood.
The bakery taught her more than a new language; it offered her a chance to build 15 . Now back home, she still video calls Dona Elena regularly to catch up.
1.A.different B.honest C.mistaken D.unlucky
2.A.tolerate B.predict C.follow D.remember
3.A.presented B.required C.obtained D.rejected
4.A.Help B.Job C.Sales D.Services
5.A.hesitated B.agreed C.promised D.applied
6.A.strange B.fair C.messy D.possible
7.A.shouted B.started C.returned D.stared
8.A.write down B.look up C.cross out D.add in
9.A.sandwich bag B.display case C.cash register D.cream bottle
10.A.relieved B.puzzled C.inspired D.annoyed
11.A.particularly B.merely C.hardly D.usually
12.A.roommates B.coworkers C.neighbors D.regulars
13.A.collect B.share C.enjoy D.treasure
14.A.star B.boss C.customer D.part
15.A.friendships B.businesses C.reputations D.teams
【答案】
1.C 2.C 3.B 4.A 5.D 6.C 7.D 8.B 9.B 10.A 11.C 12.D 13.B 14.D 15.A
【导语】本文是记叙文。讲述了Willow在马德里学习西班牙语的经历。
1.考查形容词词义辨析。句意:然而,在马德里的一个学期里,她意识到自己是多么的错误。A. different不同的;B. honest诚实的;C. mistaken错误的;D. unlucky不幸的。根据前文“Willow excelled in textbook Spanish and assumed learning it would be easy.”以及后文“She froze when ordering coffee, because she couldn’t 2 the clerk’s fast questions.”可知,Willow以为学西班牙语很容易,但是在马德里却听不懂店员快速的提问,所以是意识到自己的错误。故选C项。
2.考查动词词义辨析。句意:她点咖啡的时候僵住了,因为她听不懂店员快速的提问。A. tolerate容忍;B. predict预测;C. follow明白;D. remember记得。根据前文“She froze when ordering coffee”可知,她点咖啡的时候僵住了,推知应是听不懂店员快速的提问。故选C项。
3.考查动词词义辨析。句意:甚至买牛奶都需要她室友的帮助。A. presented呈现;B. required需要;C. obtained获得;D. rejected拒绝。根据前文“She froze when ordering coffee, because she couldn’t 2 the clerk’s fast questions.”可知,Willow并不懂西班牙语,所以买牛奶都需要她室友的帮助。故选B项。
4.考查名词词义辨析。句意:一个星期六,她在附近的面包店外面看到一个告示:“招聘——不需要完美的西班牙语。”A. Help帮助;B. Job工作;C. Sales销售;D. Services服务。根据后文“was hired”可知,此处是在招聘,“Help wanted”为固定搭配,意为“招聘”。故选A项。
5.考查动词词义辨析。句意:渴望练习的她提出了申请,并被录用了。A. hesitated犹豫;B. agreed同意;C. promised承诺;D. applied申请。根据后文“was hired”可知,应是先申请再被录用。故选D项。
6.考查形容词词义辨析。句意:她的第一次轮班很混乱。A. strange奇怪的;B. fair公平的;C. messy杂乱的;D. possible可能的。根据后文“A customer asked for “panecillos con churros” and Willow 7 , her mind going blank, as she rushed for her phone to 8 the words.”可知,Willow听不懂客户的话,所以是一团乱。故选C项。
7.考查动词词义辨析。句意:一位顾客点了“panecilllos con churros”,Willow盯着看,脑子一片空白,她冲过去拿起手机查找单词。A. shouted喊叫;B. started开始;C. returned返回;D. stared凝视。根据后文“her mind going blank”可知,Willow听不懂客户的话,所以是盯着她看。故选D项。
8.考查动词短语辨析。句意:一位顾客点了“panecilllos con churros”,Willow盯着看,脑子一片空白,她冲过去拿起手机查找单词。A. write down写下;B. look up查阅;C. cross out划掉;D. add in添加。根据前文“her mind going blank”以及后文“ check the words’ meanings.”可知,Willow听不懂客户的话,所以是拿起手机查找单词。故选B项。
9.考查名词短语辨析。句意:顾客Dona Elena微笑着指着展示柜,用英语说:“小面包。”A. sandwich bag三明治袋;B. display case展示柜;C. cash register收银机;D. cream bottle奶油瓶。根据前文“The neighborhood Bakery”可知,Willow是在一家面包店工作,结合实际,此处应是指着展示柜告诉Willow需要什么。故选B项。
10.考查形容词词义辨析。句意:Willow笑了,松了口气。A. relieved宽慰的;B. puzzled困惑的;C. inspired受鼓舞的;D. annoyed恼怒的。根据前文“The customer, Dona Elena, smiled and pointed to the 9 and said in English, “Small breads.””可知,顾客帮助Willow解了围,所以是Willow松了口气。故选A项。
11.考查副词词义辨析。句意:几周后,她几乎不需要用手机来查看单词的意思。A. particularly特别地;B. merely仅仅;C. hardly几乎不;D. usually通常。根据后文“She chatted about the weather with customers in Spanish while wrapping pastries”可知,Willow可以用西班牙语和顾客聊天气,说明她的西班牙语大有进步,所以是几乎不需要用手机来查看单词的意思。故选C项。
12.考查名词词义辨析。句意:她一边包糕点,一边用西班牙语和顾客聊天,甚至还记得常客们最喜欢吃的东西。A. roommates室友;B. coworkers同事;C. neighbors邻居;D. regulars常客。根据前文“even remembered the favorite orders”结合常识,应是记得常客们最喜欢吃的东西,符合语境。故选D项。
13.考查动词词义辨析。句意:Dona Elena几乎每天早上都来,成为了好朋友——她会一边等着她每天的小面包,一边分享她孙子们的小故事。A. collect收集;B. share分享;C. enjoy享受;D. treasure珍视。根据后文“little stories about her grandchildren while waiting for her daily panecillos.”可知,此处应是“一边等着她每天的小面包,一边分享她孙子们的小故事”符合语境。故选B项。
14.考查名词词义辨析。句意:学期结束时,Willow不仅能流利地说西班牙语;她觉得自己是这个社区真正的一部分。A. star明星;B. boss老板;C. customer顾客;D. part部分。根据前文“She chatted about the weather with customers in Spanish while wrapping pastries (糕点) and even remembered the favorite orders of the 12 .”可知,Willow一边包糕点,一边用西班牙语和顾客聊天,甚至还记得常客们最喜欢吃的东西,说明她和这个社区的人都熟悉了,成了这个社区的一部分。故选D项。
15.考查名词词义辨析。句意:面包店教会她的不仅仅是一门新语言;这给了她一个建立友谊的机会。A. friendships友谊;B. businesses生意;C. reputations名声;D. teams团队。根据后文“Now back home, she still video calls Dona Elena regularly to catch up.”可知,Willow和Dona Elena建立了深刻的友谊。故选A项。
My first trip to England was an eye-opener. I was confident in my English, but soon felt 1 by the local way of speaking. The biggest challenge 2 from the frequent use of idioms.
One afternoon, a sudden downpour 3 my peaceful walk in a park. I sought 4 in a nearby café. Inside, I saw an old man sitting by the window. I smiled at him and said, “It’s raining heavily outside!” He nodded and replied, “You can say that again!” I 5 . Why would he want a pointless 6 ? I just smiled again and sat down.
The story 7 the next day at a museum. A woman in line complained, “This line is so long!” Her friend 8 her eyes and replied, “You can say that again!” I was puzzled once more.
My 9 mounted during a football match. When my team scored a 10 , I shouted, “Amazing!” The person beside me 11 and said, “You can say that again!”
I finally asked my English friend. Over tea, I unpacked my 12 . She laughed and explained it was an idiom for strong agreement. “English has many expressions like that,” she said. “You’ll 13 English idioms with practice.”
From then on, I started paying attention to idioms. Learning them felt like discovering little 14 hidden in the language. So now, whenever someone says English is an 15 language, I just smile and reply, “You can say that again!”
1.A.touched B.confused C.shocked D.attracted
2.A.escaped B.dated C.arose D.differed
3.A.interrupted B.canceled C.punished D.invited
4.A.assistance B.shade C.shelter D.comfort
5.A.froze B.sank C.wandered D.responded
6.A.statement B.analysis C.explanation D.repetition
7.A.continued B.occurred C.started D.changed
8.A.watered B.rolled C.closed D.trusted
9.A.sadness B.anxiety C.curiosity D.eagerness
10.A.prize B.victory C.result D.goal
11.A.nodded B.walked C.ran D.waved
12.A.adventures B.theories C.observations D.beliefs
13.A.give away B.put on C.take down D.pick up
14.A.reasons B.treasures C.jokes D.phrases
15.A.interesting B.easy C.ancient D.informal
【答案】
1.B 2.C 3.A 4.C 5.A 6.D 7.A 8.B 9.C 10.D 11.A 12.C 13.D 14.B 15.A
【导语】本文是一篇记叙文。文章主要讲述了作者初到英国因习语困惑到逐渐掌握的过程。
1.考查形容词词义辨析。句意:我对自己的英语很有信心,但很快就被当地的说话方式弄糊涂了。A. touched感动的;B. confused困惑的;C. shocked震惊的;D. attracted吸引的。根据前文“I was confident in my English”和“but”可知,作者原本对英语有信心,但当地说话方式让其困惑。故选B。
2.考查动词词义辨析。句意:最大的挑战来自于习语的频繁使用。A. escaped逃避;B. dated约会;C. arose出现;D. differed不同。根据空后“from the frequent use of idioms”可知,挑战来自于习语频繁使用这一情况的出现。故选C。
3.考查动词词义辨析。句意:一天下午,一场突如其来的暴雨打断了我在公园里平静的散步。A. interrupted打断;B. canceled取消;C. punished惩罚;D. invited邀请。根据空前“a sudden downpour”和“my peaceful walk in a park”可知,暴雨打断了散步。故选A。
4.考查名词词义辨析。句意:我在附近的一家咖啡馆里寻求庇护。A. assistance帮助;B. shade阴凉处;C. shelter庇护;D. comfort安慰。根据前文“One afternoon, a sudden downpour ___3___ my peaceful walk in a park.”可知,暴雨打断了散步,此处是在咖啡馆寻求庇护。故选C。
5.考查动词词义辨析。句意:我愣住了。A. froze愣住;B. sank下沉;C. wandered徘徊;D. responded回应。根据后文“Why would he want a pointless ___6___?”可知,作者对老人的回应感到疑惑,所以愣住了。故选A。
6.考查名词词义辨析。句意:他为什么要说一个毫无意义的重复呢?A. statement陈述;B. analysis分析;C. explanation解释;D. repetition重复。根据前文老人说“You can say that again!”可知,作者觉得这是毫无意义的重复。故选D。
7.考查动词词义辨析。句意:这个故事第二天在博物馆继续。A. continued继续;B. occurred发生;C. started开始;D. changed改变。根据后文““You can say that again!” I was puzzled once more.”可知,作者在博物馆又听到类似表达,所以此处指故事在继续。故选A。
8.考查动词词义辨析。句意:她的朋友翻了个白眼,回答道:“说的好”!A. watered浇水;B. rolled滚动;C. closed关闭;D. trusted信任。根据上文“This line is so long!”以及空后“her eyes and replied”可知,此处是作者的朋友附和说话的人,常用搭配“rolled one’s eyes”在此处表示无奈或幽默的附和,与下文“You can say that again!”的调侃语气一致,说明朋友认可抱怨队伍长的女士。故选B。
9.考查名词词义辨析。句意:在一场足球比赛中,我的好奇心越来越强。A. sadness悲伤;B. anxiety焦虑;C. curiosity好奇心;D. eagerness渴望。根据后文“I finally asked my English friend.”可知,作者询问朋友关于这个表达,说明作者好奇心越来越强。故选C。
10.考查名词词义辨析。句意:当我的球队进了一个球时,我喊道:“太棒了!”A. prize奖品;B. victory胜利;C. result结果;D. goal球。根据前文“football match”和“scored”可知,此处是进球。故选D。
11.考查动词词义辨析。句意:我旁边的人点了点头说。A. nodded点头;B. walked走;C. ran跑;D. waved挥手。根据前文“I shouted, “Amazing!””以及下文的“said”可知,旁边的人点头回应。故选A。
12.考查名词词义辨析。句意:我向我的英国朋友倾诉了我的观察。A. adventures冒险;B. theories理论;C. observations观察;D. beliefs信念。根据前文作者在不同场景听到“You can say that again!”可知,此处是向朋友倾诉自己的观察。故选C。
13.考查动词短语辨析。句意:通过练习,你会掌握英语习语的。A. give away赠送;B. put on穿上;C. take down取下;D. pick up掌握。根据后文“with practice”可知,此处指通过练习可以掌握英语习语。故选D。
14.考查名词词义辨析。句意:学习它们就像发现隐藏在语言中的小宝藏。A. reasons原因;B. treasures宝藏;C. jokes笑话;D. phrases短语。根据下文“hidden in the language”和语境可知,学习习语就像发现宝藏。故选B。
15.考查形容词词义辨析。句意:所以现在,每当有人说英语是一门有趣的语言时,我只会笑着回应:“你说得太对了!”A. interesting有趣的;B. easy容易的;C. ancient古老的;D. informal非正式的。根据前文作者学习英语习语的经历可知,这些经历让作者觉得英语习语很有趣。故选A。
Sophie, a curious girl with a desire for knowledge, came across the world of the French language. 1 by its melodic tones (优美的语调) and rich history, she started a great journey of 2 and exploration.
With only a few 3 French books and her determination (决心), Sophie 4 started her studies. At first, the 5 words and complex (复杂的) grammar seemed difficult, but she refused to be 6 . Sophie studied very hard and made 7 with each passing day. She was 8 practicing pronunciation and remembering vocabulary.
As her confidence grew, Sophie 9 chances to immerse (使沉浸于) herself in French culture. She went to French film screenings and 10 the language and the movies. She also 11 French restaurants, practicing her conversation skills with friendly locals.
Encouraged by her newfound passion (酷爱), Sophie 12 to take her language learning to the next level. She attended a French language program abroad, where she spent a summer fully immersed in the language and culture. With the help of native speakers, Sophie became 13 , as her fluency improved, and she even formed lifelong friendships along the way.
Upon returning home, Sophie felt completely 14 . Not only had she learned the French language, but she had also got to know more about the world around her. Armed with her newfound 15 and confidence, Sophie continued to explore the world of languages, eager to unlock new cultures and experiences.
1.A.Confused B.Supported C.Drawn D.Frightened
2.A.working B.learning C.living D.traveling
3.A.basic B.similar C.cheap D.popular
4.A.carelessly B.slowly C.impatiently D.eagerly
5.A.bad B.simple C.unfamiliar D.important
6.A.discouraged B.surprised C.nervous D.curious
7.A.mistakes B.choices C.progress D.money
8.A.tireless in B.satisfied with C.worried about D.angry at
9.A.messed up B.looked for C.gave up D.allowed for
10.A.spread B.misunderstood C.taught D.enjoyed
11.A.owned B.visited C.saw D.closed
12.A.failed B.feared C.decided D.happened
13.A.more confident B.more helpful C.luckier D.friendlier
14.A.touched B.relaxed C.prepared D.changed
15.A.independence B.skills C.freedom D.feelings
【答案】
1.C 2.B 3.A 4.D 5.C 6.A 7.C 8.A 9.B 10.D 11.B 12.C 13.A 14.D 15.B
【导语】这是一篇记叙文。文章主要讲述了一个名叫Sophie的女孩对法语产生兴趣,通过自学和参加海外语言项目,逐渐掌握法语并了解法国文化,最终变得更加自信和有技能的故事。
1.考查动词词义辨析。句意:Sophie被法语优美的语调和深厚的历史底蕴所吸引,开启了一段意义非凡的学习与探索之旅。A. Confused使困惑;B. Supported支持;C. Drawn吸引;D. Frightened使害怕。根据下文“by its melodic tones and rich history”可知,Sophie被法语的优美语调和丰富历史所吸引。故选C。
2.考查动词词义辨析。句意同上。A. working工作;B. learning学习;C. living居住;D. traveling旅行。根据下文“and exploration”以及下文描述Sophie学习法语的过程可知,Sophie开始了学习和探索的旅程。故选B。
3.考查形容词词义辨析。句意:仅靠着几本基础的法语书籍和自己的决心,Sophie迫切地开始了她的学习。A. basic基础的;B. similar相似的;C. cheap便宜的;D. popular受欢迎的。根据下文“started her studies”可知,Sophie刚开始学习,拥有的应该是基础的法语书。故选A。
4.考查副词词义辨析。句意同上。A. carelessly粗心地;B. slowly慢慢地;C. impatiently不耐烦地;D. eagerly急切地、迫切地。根据上文“ 1 by its melodic tones (优美的语调) and rich history,”和下文“started her studies”可知,Sophie急切地开始了学习。故选D。
5.考查形容词词义辨析。句意:起初,那些陌生的单词和复杂的语法看似很难,但她拒绝灰心丧气。A. bad坏的;B. simple简单的;C. unfamiliar不熟悉的;D. important重要的。根据下文“words and complex grammar seemed difficult”可知,刚开始学习时,法语单词对她来说是不熟悉的,因此才会觉得很难。故选C。
6.考查形容词词义辨析。句意同上。A. discouraged气馁的;B. surprised惊讶的;C. nervous紧张的;D. curious好奇的。根据上文“words and complex grammar seemed difficult”以及转折词but可知,虽然单词和语法很难,但Sophie拒绝气馁。故选A。
7.考查名词词义辨析。句意:Sophie学习十分刻苦,每一天都在取得进步。A. mistakes错误;B. choices选择;C. progress进步;D. money钱。根据上文“Sophie studied very hard”以及下文“with each passing day”可知,Sophie每天都取得进步。make progress表示“取得进步”。故选C。
8.考查形容词短语辨析。句意:她不知疲倦地练习发音和记忆词汇。A. tireless in不知疲倦地;B. satisfied with对……满意;C. worried about担心;D. angry at对……生气。根据上文“Sophie studied very hard”以及下文“practicing pronunciation and remembering vocabulary”可知,Sophie在练习发音和记单词方面是孜孜不倦的。故选A。
9.考查动词短语辨析。句意:随着自信心不断增强,Sophie开始寻找机会让自己沉浸在法国文化中。A. messed up搞砸;B. looked for寻找;C. gave up放弃;D. allowed for考虑到。根据下文“chances to immerse herself in French culture”可知,Sophie主动寻找机会让自己沉浸在法国文化中。故选B。
10.考查动词词义辨析。句意:她去参加法语电影放映会,沉浸在语言和影片的魅力之中。A. spread传播;B. misunderstood误解;C. taught教;D. enjoyed欣赏。根据上文“She went to French film screenings”可知,Sophie参加电影放映会应该是欣赏法语和电影。故选D。
11.考查动词词义辨析。句意:她还造访法国餐厅,和友善的当地人练习对话技巧。A. owned拥有;B. visited参观;C. saw看见;D. closed关闭。根据下文“French restaurants”可知,Sophie参观了法国餐馆。故选B。
12.考查动词词义辨析。句意:在这份新燃起的热爱的鼓舞下,Sophie决定将自己的语言学习提升到新的高度。A. failed失败;B. feared害怕;C. decided决定;D. happened发生。根据下文“to take her language learning to the next level”可知,Sophie决定将她的语言学习提升到一个新的水平。故选C。
13.考查形容词词义辨析。句意:在母语者的帮助下,Sophie的法语流利度不断提高,也变得更加自信,一路上还结下了终生的友谊。A. more confident更自信的;B. more helpful更有帮助的;C. luckier更幸运的;D. friendlier更友好的。根据下文“as her fluency improved”以及“she even formed lifelong friendships along the way”可知,随着Sophie的流利程度提高,她变得更加自信,还结交了终身的朋友。故选A。
14.考查形容词词义辨析。句意:回到家乡后,Sophie感觉自己彻底变了。A. touched感动的;B. relaxed放松的;C. prepared准备好的;D. changed改变的。根据下文“Not only had she learned the French language, but she had also got to know more about the world around her”可知,Sophie不仅学会了法语,还对周围的世界有了更多的了解,因此她感到自己完全变了样。故选D。
15.考查名词词义辨析。句意:凭借着新掌握的技能和自信心,Sophie继续探索语言的世界,渴望解锁新的文化和体验。A. independence独立;B. skills技能;C. freedom自由;D. feelings感觉。根据上文“Not only had she learned the French language”以及下文“and confidence”可知,Sophie不仅学会了法语,还获得了新的技能和自信。故选B。
As an international student studying in China, I have had the opportunity to experience the amazing culture and the Chinese language. My 1 of learning Chinese started with a simple curiosity.
During my orientation week (迎新周), I first met Chinese. A local student kindly showed me how to 2 some basic words and phrases. At that time, I felt excited as well as 3 , because I was unsure about my pronunciation. I'm worried about if I would be able to communicate. However, my first 4 at speaking Chinese went smoothly, and I was excited to discover I could make myself 5 .
From then on, I decided to immerse (沉浸) myself in the language and culture, seeking out opportunities to 6 Chinese. I joined a local language school and started 7 classes, where I met many friendly and supportive 8 and students. Through these classes, I was able to improve my listening, speaking 9 , and writing skils, as well as gain a better understanding of Chinese grammar and syntax.
However, learning Chinese was not 10 at all. The pronunciation and idioms used in Chinese can be quite challenging to 11 , so I often had to practice hours to understand the story behind them and communicate effectively. Additionally, the cultural 12 between China and my home country can be unfamiliar at times, but I have learned to accept these differences.
Overall, my learning experience has been a challenging but 13 journey. I have met many 14 people, and with their help I have been able to develop a deeper understanding of Chinese culture and language. I predict (预测) that my Chinese learning journey will not 15 soon, and I am excited to continue exploring this fascinating language and culture.
1.A.journey B.dream C.promise D.interest
2.A.write B.copy C.describe D.pronounce
3.A.angry B.proud C.nervous D.hungry
4.A.trouble B.attempt C.task D.contest
5.A.remembered B.understood C.compared D.respected
6.A.practice B.research C.examine D.hear
7.A.choosing B.giving C.attending D.reviewing
8.A.workers B.scientists C.doctors D.teachers
9.A.driving B.drawing C.reading D.acting
10.A.easy B.important C.interesting D.helpful
11.A.master B.use C.record D.repeat
12.A.stories B.traditions C.attractions D.differences
13.A.rewarding B.romantic C.perfect D.joyful
14.A.hard- working B.kind- hearted C.good- looking D.strong- willed
15.A.change B.succeed C.develop D.end
【答案】
1.A 2.D 3.C 4.B 5.B 6.A 7.C 8.D 9.C 10.A 11.A 12.D 13.A 14.B 15.D
【导语】本文是一篇记叙文。文章主要讲述了作者作为国际学生在中国学习中文的经历和感受。
1.考查名词词义辨析。句意:我学习中文的旅程始于一种简单的好奇心。A. journey旅程;B. dream梦想;C. promise承诺;D. interest兴趣。根据后文“Overall, my learning experience has been a challenging but ____13____ journey.”可知,作者学习中文的旅程始于好奇心。故选A。
2.考查动词词义辨析。句意:一个当地的学生亲切地向我展示了如何发音一些基本的单词和短语。A. write写;B. copy复制;C. describe描述;D. pronounce发音。根据后文“because I was unsure about my pronunciation”可知,一个当地的学生向作者展示一些单词和短语如何发音。故选D。
3.考查形容词词义辨析。句意:当时,我既感到兴奋又感到紧张,因为我不确定自己的发音。A. angry生气的;B. proud骄傲的;C. nervous紧张的;D. hungry饥饿的。根据后文“because I was unsure about my pronunciation”可知,作者因为不确定自己的发音而感到紧张。故选C。
4.考查名词词义辨析。句意:然而,我第一次尝试说中文进行得很顺利,我很高兴地发现我能让别人理解我。A. trouble麻烦;B. attempt尝试;C. task任务;D. contest比赛。根据前文“During my orientation week (迎新周), I first met Chinese. A local student kindly showed me how to ____2____ some basic words and phrases.”可知,作者在迎新周上第一次尝试说中文。故选B。
5.考查动词词义辨析。句意:然而,我第一次尝试说中文进行得很顺利,我很高兴地发现我能让别人理解我。A. remembered记得;B. understood理解;C. compared比较;D. respected尊重。根据前文“my first ____4____ at speaking Chinese went smoothly”可知,作者第一次尝试说中文很顺利,能被别人理解。故选B。
6.考查动词词义辨析。句意:从那时起,我决定沉浸在这种语言和文化中,寻找机会练习中文。A. practice练习;B. research研究;C. examine检查;D. hear听见。根据前文“I decided to immerse myself in the language and culture”可知,作者决定学习中文,所以他会寻找机会练习中文。故选A。
7.考查动词词义辨析。句意:我加入了一所当地的语言学校,开始上课,在那里我遇到了许多友好和支持的老师和学生。A. choosing选择;B. giving给予;C. attending参加;D. reviewing回顾。根据前文“I joined a local language school”可知,作者去当地的语言学校上中文课。attend classes为固定搭配,意为“上课”。故选C。
8.考查名词词义辨析。句意:我加入了一所当地的语言学校,开始上课,在那里我遇到了许多友好和支持的老师和学生。A. workers工人;B. scientists科学家;C. doctors医生;D. teachers老师。根据后文“and students”可知,在当地的语言学校,作者遇到了许多友好的老师和学生。故选D。
9.考查动词词义辨析。句意:通过这些课程,我能够提高自己的听力、口语、阅读和写作能力,以及对中文语法和句法的更好理解。A. driving驾驶;B. drawing画画;C. reading阅读;D. acting表演。根据前文“improve my listening, speaking”及后文“writing skills”可知,这些课程提高了作者的听力、口语、阅读和写作能力。故选C。
10.考查形容词词义辨析。句意:然而,学习中文并不容易。A. easy容易的;B. important重要的;C. interesting有趣的;D. helpful有帮助的。根据后文“The pronunciation and idioms used in Chinese can be quite challenging”可知,作者觉得学习中文并不容易,因为一些发音和成语很难学会。故选A。
11.考查动词词义辨析。句意:中文中的发音和成语很难掌握,所以我经常不得不练习几个小时来理解它们背后的故事并有效地交流。A. master掌握;B. use使用;C. record记录;D. repeat重复。根据后文“so I often had to practice hours to understand the story behind them and communicate effectively”可知,作者经常不得不练习几个小时来理解成语背后的故事并有效地交流,所以这些东西并不好掌握。故选A。
12.考查名词词义辨析。句意:此外,中国和我家乡之间的文化差异有时可能不熟悉,但我已经学会了接受这些差异。A. stories故事;B. traditions传统;C. attractions景点;D. differences差异。根据后文“but I have learned to accept these differences”可知,中国和作者的家乡之间有很多的文化差异。故选D。
13.考查形容词词义辨析。句意:总的来说,我的学习经历是一段充满挑战但又很有收获的旅程。A. rewarding有收获的;B. romantic浪漫的;C. perfect完美的;D. joyful快乐的。根据后文“I have met many ____14____ people, and with their help I have been able to develop a deeper understanding of Chinese culture and language.”可知,作者的学习经历是一段充满挑战但又很有收获的旅程,他得到了很多的人的帮助,更深的了解的中国的文化。故选A。
14.考查形容词短语辨析。句意:我遇到了很多善良的人,在他们的帮助下,我对中国的文化和语言有了更深的理解。A. hard-working勤奋的;B. kind-hearted善良的;C. good-looking好看的;D. strong-willed意志坚强的。根据后文“with their help I have been able to develop a deeper understanding of Chinese culture and language”可知,作者遇到了很多善良的人,因为这些人帮助了他。故选B。
15.考查动词词义辨析。句意:我预测我的中文学习之旅不会很快结束,我很兴奋能继续探索这种迷人的语言和文化。A. change改变;B. succeed成功;C. develop发展;D. end结束。根据后文“and I am excited to continue exploring this fascinating language and culture”可知,作者还会继续学习中文和中国的文化,所以他预测他的中文学习之旅不会很快结束。故选D。
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