I’m sitting in a quiet room at the Millcroft Hotel, a peaceful place hidden back
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I’m sitting in a quiet room at the Millcroft Hotel, a peaceful place hidden back among pine trees about an hour out of Toronto. It’s just past noon, late July, and I’m the desperate (绝望的) sounds of a life-and-death going on a few feet away.
There’s a small burning out the last of its short life’s energies in a (an) to fly through the glasses of the window. , it’s not working. The great effort offers no hope for survival. Ironically (讽刺地), the struggle is part of the trap. It is for the fly to try hard enough to succeed in through the glass. This fly is doomed (注定失败). It will there on the windowsill.
Across the room, ten steps , the door is open. Ten seconds of flying time and this small creature could reach the outside world it . With only a small effort now being , it could be free of this self-set . The breakthrough possibility is there. It would be so .
Why doesn’t the fly try another approach, dramatically different? How did it get so locked in on the idea this particular route and determined effort offer the most promise for success?
No doubt this way makes to the fly. Regrettably, it is an idea that will kill it.
Trying hard isn’t necessarily the solution achieving your goal. It may not offer any real for getting what you want out of life. Sometimes, in fact, it is a big part of the problem.
If you your hopes like the fly for a break-through, you may your chances for success.
| 小题1: | | A．seeing | B．crying out | C．watching | D．listening to |
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| 小题2: | | A．struggle | B．cry | C．yell | D．test |
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| 小题3: | | A．bird | B．fly | C．insect | D．worm |
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| 小题4: | | A．experience | B．direction | C．force | D．attempt |
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| 小题5: | | A．Thus | B．So | C．Although | D．However |
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| 小题6: | | A．usual | B．likely | C．impossible | D．uncommon |
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| 小题7: | | A．digging | B．breaking | C．pushing | D．jumping |
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| 小题9: | | A．away | B．far | C．near | D．distant |
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| 小题10: | | A．dreams to | B．thinks of | C．looks after | D．longs for |
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| 小题11: | | A．done | B．owned | C．wasted | D．planned |
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| 小题12: | | A．tunnel | B．trap | C．cave | D．goal |
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| 小题13: | | A．easy | B．necessary | C．hard | D．obvious |
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| 小题14: | | A．attempt | B．anything | C．struggle | D．something |
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| 小题15: | | A．that | B．what | C．which | D．where |
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| 小题16: | | A．sense | B．trouble | C．room | D．effort |
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| 小题18: | | A．advice | B．support | C．hope | D．power |
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| 小题20: | | A．fail | B．kill | C．overlook | D．fulfill |
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答案
小题1:D
小题2:A
小题3:B
小题4:D
小题5:D
小题6:C
小题7:B
小题8:B
小题9:A
小题10:D
小题11:C
小题12:B
小题13:A
小题14:D
小题15:A
小题16:A
小题17:D
小题18:C
小题19:A
小题20:B |
解析
试题分析：文章讲述了一只苍蝇挣扎着想穿过玻璃的故事。一只苍蝇在拼死挣扎，它试图撞破玻璃到外面的世界去。然而，就在不远处，有一扇开着的门，它其实可以很轻易地飞出去。不过，它却选择了那条没有好结果的方法。辛苦的付出如果没有正确的方法做前提，也只能是徒劳的。有时候，打破常规，进行换位思考，也能获得成功。
小题1:考查动词辨析。A看到；B执行；C观察；D听。根据sounds可知，作者是在听着某种声音，故选D。
小题2:考查名词辨析。A挣扎；B大哭，喊叫；C叫喊，吼叫；D测验。根据第二段“the struggle is part of the trap”可知，这里应该填struggle一词，故选A。
小题3:考查名词辨析。A鸟；B苍蝇；C昆虫；D幼虫。根据第二段“It is for the fly to try hard enough”可知，有一只苍蝇在试图飞出窗户，故选B。
小题4:考查名词辨析。A经历，经验；B方向；C力量；D试图。in an attempt to do sth试图做某事，故选D。
小题5:考查副词辨析。A因此；B所以；C虽然；D然而。 , it’s not working然而，苍蝇的企图以失败告终，这里是转折含义，故选D。
小题6:考查形容词辨析。A通常的；B可能的；C不可能的；D不寻常的。It is for the fly to try hard enough to succeed in through the glass.苍蝇凭借努力想飞出窗户是不可能的，故选C。
小题7:考查动词辨析。A挖掘；B打破；C推；D跳。succeed in through the glass成功穿过玻璃，break through冲破，突破，故选B。
小题8:考查动词辨析。A***死；B死亡；C躺，位于；D敲击。This fly is doomed (注定失败). It will there on the windowsill.这只苍蝇命中注定要死在窗台上，故选B。
小题9:考查副词辨析。A远离；B远地；C在附近；D遥远的。Across the room, ten steps ,ten steps away十步远的地方，故选A。
小题10:考查动词短语辨析。A；B考虑，认为；C照顾；D渴望。this small creature could reach the outside world it 这个小生物就能到达它渴望的那个外面世界，故选D。
小题11:考查过去分词辨析。A做完；B拥有的；C浪费的；D计划好的。With only a small effort now being ,用现在正在被浪费的努力中的一点，根据前文可知，苍蝇撞玻璃是在做无用功，故选C。
小题12:考查名词辨析。A隧道；B陷阱，圈套；C洞穴；D目标，球门。根据第二段“the struggle is part of the trap”可知，苍蝇没有从门飞出去而是选择了撞玻璃，它自己给自己设置了一个陷阱，故选B。
小题13:考查形容词辨析。A容易的；B必要的；C困难的；D明显的。The breakthrough possibility is there. It would be so .突出重围的可能性就在那里(从门缝飞出去)，而且会很容易突出重围，故选A。
小题14:考查名词辨析。A试图；B任何事情；C努力，正在；D某事，某物。Why doesn’t the fly try another approach, dramatically different?苍蝇为什么没有选择另一条路，有什么截然不同的事情（导致的吗？），故选D。
小题15:考查连接词辨析。that引导同位语从句，对idea进行补充说明，A定语从句中作主语或宾语，名词性从句中无意义；B名词性从句中作主语或宾语；C定语从句中作主语或宾语，名词性从句中作定语；D作地点状语。故选A。
小题16:考查名词辨析。A感觉，意义；B麻烦；C房间，空间；D努力。No doubt this way makes to the fly.毫无疑问的是，这种方法对苍蝇有意义，make sense有意义，说得通，故选A。
小题17:考查介词辨析。A......的；B来自.....；C离开；D到/向/朝......。the solution to achieving your goal达到目的的方案，solution常与介词to连用，故选D。
小题18:考查名词辨析。A建议；B支持；C希望；D权力。It may not offer any real for getting what you want out of life.辛苦的付出可能不会带来任何你想得到想要的东西的希望，故选C。
小题19:考查动词辨析。A冒险；B得到；C使得，制造；D带走，花费。If you your hopes like the fly for a break-through如果你想这只苍蝇那样，拿希望来冒险，故选A。
小题20:考查动词辨析。A失败，未能；B***死；C忽视，俯视；D履行，完成。you may your chances for success你可能会把获得成功的机会给扼***掉，根据倒数第三段“Regrettably, it is an idea that will kill it.”可知，使用kill最合适，故选B。 |
举一反三
It was the first snow of the winter---an exciting day for every child but not for most teachers. Up to now, I had been old enough to dress myself, but today I would need some help. Miss Finlayson, my kindergarten teacher, Ontario, had been through best snow days many times, but I think she may still remember this one.
I managed to get into my wool snow trousers. But I struggled with my jacket because it didn’t fit well. It was a hand-me-down from my brother, and it made me wonder why I had to wear the ugly clothes. At least my hat and scarf were mine, and they were quite pretty. Finally it was time to have Miss Finlayson help me with my boots.
In her calm, motherly voice she said, “By the end of the winter, you will all be able to put on your own boots.” I didn’t realize at the time that it was more a statement of hope than of confidence.
I handed her my boots and stuck out my feet. Like most children, I expected the adult to do all the work. After much pushing, she managed to get the first one into place and then, with a sigh, worked the second one on too.
I announced, “They are on the wrong feet.”
She struggled to get the boots off and went through the joyless task of putting them on again.
“They are my brother’s boots, you know, I hate them.”
Somehow, from long years of practice, she managed to act as though I wasn’t an annoying little girl. She struggled with me. She asked “now, where are your mittens(手套)?”
I looked into her eyes and said, “I didn’t want to lose them, so I hid them in the toes of my boots.”
小题1:The little girl was more satisfied with her __________.| A．trousers | B．jackets | C．boots | D．hat |
小题2:Miss Finlayson had difficulty with the little girl’s boots mainly because________.| A．the girl got them from her brother | | B．the girl put something in them | | C．they were on the wrong feet | | D．they did not fit the girl well |
小题3:Why does the author say Miss Finlayson would remember that first snow day?| A．Because the little girl was in her brother’s clothes. | | B．Because it was the most exciting day of the winter. | | C．Because the little girl wore a pretty scarf. | | D．Because the little girl played a trick on her. |
小题4:It can be inferred from the passage that Miss Finlayson _______________.| A．was losing confidence in the little girl | | B．was gradually losing patience with the little girl | | C．became disappointed with the little girl | | D．got curious about the little girl |
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One day newly wedded Nancy lost her ring while helping to plant potatoes. Friends were called and the field was searched long but in vain. Later, when the potatoes were harvested, Everyone looked out for the ring but it remained lost. Another year came round and all the farmers working in the field kept their eyes open. The following year was the same. And year after year, whoever had business in the field always had Nancy’s ring in his mind.
Then the farm changed hands but it went no farther than to cousins. So the memory of the lost ring remained alive until thirty-eight years had passed. Then came a spring day when a man was ploughing the field behind a pair of horses. Even after thirty-eight years he still looked out for the ring, and knew just which part of the field Nancy had lost it in. At this time, when he came there, he found it .He picked it up, put it carefully into his pocket, left his horse, and ran all the way down to the village and placed it into Nancy’s hand.
小题1:The underlined word “in vain” in the 1st paragraph most probably means “_______”.| A．suggested . | B．returned no result | C．insisted | D．decided |
小题2:How did Nancy come to lose her ring?| A．She lost it while helping to harvest tomatoes in the field | | B．She lost it while watering the plants in the field. | | C．She lost it while working in the field. | | D．She lost it while helping to plant potatoes in the field. |
小题3:What did the ploughman do after finding the ring?| A．He picked it up and put it in his pocket. | | B．He ran back to tell everybody in the village. | | C．He placed it in a secret spot. | | D．He returned it to the owner. |
小题4:What can you infer from the story?| A．The ring was invaluable. | | B．People on the farm were honest and helpful. | | C．The ring’s mysterious disappearance was the work of supernatural power. | | D．Nancy no longer expected that her ring would be found again. |
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One Friday morning, Andrew announced to his wife that he finally decided to ask his boss for a salary raise. All day Andrew felt worried --- what if Mr. Larchmont refuses to grant his request? Andrew had worked so hard and of course, he deserves a wage increase.
The thought of walking into Larchmont’s office left Andrew weak in the knees. Late in the afternoon he finally mustered up the courage to approach his superior. To his delight and surprise, the ever-frugal Harvey Larchmont agreed to give him a raise!
Andrew arrived home to a beautiful table set with their best china, and candles lit. His wife, Tina had prepared a fine meal including his favorite dishes. Immediately he figured someone from the office might have broken the good news to her!
Next to his plate Andrew found a lettered note, reading: "Congratulations, my love! I knew you"d get the raise! I prepared this dinner to show just how much I love you. I am so proud of your accomplishments!" He read it and stopped to reflect on how sensitive and caring Tina was.
After dinner, Andrew was on his way to the kitchen when he observed a second card had slipped out of Tina"s pocket onto the floor. He picked it up. He read: "Don"t worry about not getting the raise! You deserve it anyway! You are a wonderful provider and I prepared this dinner to show you just how much I love you even though you did not get the increase."
Suddenly tears swelled in Andrew"s eyes. Total acceptance! Tina"s support for him was not conditional upon his success at work.
The fear of rejection is often softened when we know someone loves us regardless of our success or failure.
小题1:Why was Andrew worried about asking for a salary raise? | A．He was afraid of being turned down. | | B．He didn’t think he ought to get a raise. | | C．He wife didn’t support him in this. | | D．His superior had refused him once. |
小题2:What does the underlined word “muster” in the second paragraph probably mean? | A．To gather something. | | B．To make use of something . | | C．To create something. | | D．To consume something |
小题3:Andrew felt ______ when he discovered the truth. | A．angry | B．disappointed | C．relaxed | D．moved |
小题4:Tina prepared a good meal, _________. | A．because she knew her husband would make it | | B．because she wanted to comfort her husband | | C．but she didn’t know what the result would be | | D．and she wrote a letter to her husband. |
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One day I took a bus with my girlfriend. It was so that we stood for several stops until a vacant seat was for her.
Then a pretty girl rushed towards me, saying, "Hi, where are you going?" I was so struck by the stranger that I had a hard time trying to her. Clearly she had taken me somebody else. I returned her greeting with politeness, to give explanation to my girlfriend later.
Noticing my dialogue with somebody else, my girlfriend her eyes and found she was pretty. She asked jealously, "Who"s she?" The pretty girl, quite of the situation, spoke out first, "Hi, let me myself. I"m Nancy, used to be . Very glad to meet you." She behaved very .
But I was to search in my memory for someone called Nancy among my neighbors. I was worrying how to explain this to my girlfriend the pretty girl again turned to me, "Will you give me your cell phone number so that we keep contacts later?" I had to submit to her . Then the girl got off the bus at the next stop.
A minute later I got a short on my phone－from a stranger. My girlfriend my phone and read the note. It was from the girl, who said, "Just now, two thieves tried to your pocket. I had to act as an acquaintance to draw your attention. I should have left at the stop but gave up as I noticed these two thieves also to leave at the same stop. Because of the I delayed my departure. Now you" ll understand all I have done to you. Wish you luck."
| 小题1: | | A．tiring | B．slow | C．crowded | D．messy |
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| 小题2: | | A．ready | B．available | C．special | D．suitable |
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| 小题3: | | A．identify | B．realize | C．remind | D．judge |
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| 小题5: | | A．preferring | B．planning | C．managing | D．promising |
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| 小题6: | | A．fixed | B．opened | C．raised | D．focused |
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| 小题7: | | A．proud | B．careful | C．afraid | D．aware |
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| 小题8: | | A．explain | B．enjoy | C．introduce | D．help |
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| 小题9: | | A．partners | B．neighbors | C．friends | D．colleagues |
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| 小题10: | | A．naturally | B．generously | C．cautiously | D．normally |
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| 小题11: | | A．in a hurry | B．at a loss | C．at ease | D．in time |
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| 小题12: | | A．while | B．before | C．when | D．until |
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| 小题13: | | A．would | B．can | C．should | D．must |
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| 小题14: | | A．request | B．question | C．command | D．opinion |
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| 小题15: | | A．suggestion | B．warning | C．notice | D．message |
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| 小题16: | | A．removed | B．seized | C．found | D．caught |
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| 小题17: | | A．steal | B．reach | C．get | D．pick |
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| 小题18: | | A．terminal | B．former | C．previous | D．latter |
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| 小题19: | | A．pretending | B．intending | C．demanding | D．announcing |
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| 小题20: | | A．incident | B．matter | C．accident | D．affair |
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Perfect Disaster
All around us buildings shook. We decided to leave the town. We stopped once we had left the buildings behind us. The carts were moving in opposite directions, though the ground was perfectly flat, and they wouldn"t stay in place even with their wheels blocked by stones.
In addition, it seemed as though the sea was being sucked(吸) backwards, as if it were being pushed back by the shaking of the land. Certainly the shoreline moved outwards, and many sea animals were left on dry sand.
Behind us were frightening dark clouds that opened up to show fire—like lightning, but bigger. Not long after that the clouds reached down to the ground and covered the sea. Now came the dust, though still thin. I looked back. A dense cloud appeared behind us, following us like a flood pouring across the land. Then a darkness came that was not like a moonless or cloudy night, but more like being in a closed and unlighted room. You could hear women and children crying, men shouting. Some were calling for parents, others for children; they could only recognize them by their voices.
Darkness and ashes came again, a great weight of them. We stood up and shook the ash off again and again; otherwise we would have been covered with it and crushed by the weight.
At last the cloud became thinner and thinner until it was no more than smoke or fog. Soon there was real daylight. The sight that met our still terrified eyes was a changed world, buried in ash like snow.
―from Pliny"s letter to a friend
小题1:Pliny left the town after _____. | A．the eruption | B．the sky became dark | | C．the buildings began shaking | D．the sea went back |
小题2:The carts wouldn"t stay still because _____.| A．the earth was shaking | | B．the sea sucked them backwards | | C．the wheels had stones under them | | D．the lightening frightened the horses |
小题3:The reason why it was dark is that _____.| A．it was very late at night | B．clouds of ash covered the sun | | C．there was a very bad storm | D．there was no moon that night |
小题4:People tried to find their relations by calling out their names and .| A．listening to their voices | B．running about looking for them | | C．shaking the ash off people | D．watching people as they ran past |
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