阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。This is a real life story of the e
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阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
This is a real life story of the engineers building the Brooklyn Bridge in New York, USA back in 1870. The bridge was completed in 1883, after 13 years. In 1869, a creative engineer named John Roebling was 16 by an idea to build a spectacular bridge 17 New York with the Long Island. 18 , bridge-building experts throughout the world thought that this was impossible and told Roebling to forget the idea.
Roebling could not ignore the vision he had in his mind of this bridge. After much discussion and persuasion he 19 to convince his son Washington, an up and coming engineer, that the bridge 20 could be built. The project started well, but when it was only a few months underway, a tragic accident took the life of John Roebling. Washington was also injured and left with a certain amount of brain damage, which 21 him not being able to talk or walk.
22 his handicap, Washington was never discouraged and still had a burning 23 to complete the bridge and his mind was still as 24 as ever. He didn’t want to 25 . Suddenly an idea 26 him. All he could do was move one 27 and he decided to make the best use of it. By moving this, he 28 developed a code of communication with his wife.
For 13 years Washington tapped out his 29 with his finger on his wife’s arm, until the bridge was finally completed. Today the spectacular Brooklyn Bridge stands for his determination not to be 30 by circumstances. It stands too as a monument to the love and 31 of his wife who for 13 years long 32 decoded（解码）the messages of her husband and told the engineers what to do.
Perhaps this is one of the best examples of a never-say-die attitude that overcomes a terrible physical handicap and achieves a(n) 33 goal. Often when we face obstacles in our day-to-day life, our hurdles(障碍) seem very small in comparison to what many others have to face. The Brooklyn Bridge shows us that 34 that seem impossible can be realized with determination and persistence(坚持), no matter what the 35 are.
| 小题1: | | A．inspired | B．promoted | C．awarded | D．presented |
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| 小题2: | | A．collecting | B．connecting | C．contacting | D．combining |
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| 小题3: | | A．Therefore | B．Instead | C．However | D．So |
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| 小题4: | | A．tried | B．persuaded | C．managed | D．demanded |
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| 小题5: | | A．in fact | B．in turn | C．in need | D．in general |
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| 小题6: | | A．brought in | B．resulted in | C．put in | D．took in |
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| 小题7: | | A．In case of | B．Because of | C．In terms of | D．In spite of |
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| 小题8: | | A．desire | B．emotion | C．feeling | D．impression |
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| 小题9: | | A．enthusiastic | B．sharp | C．eager | D．aware |
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| 小题10: | | A．break down | B．make out | C．give up | D．take up |
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| 小题11: | | A．hit | B．beat | C．knocked | D．patted |
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| 小题12: | | A．hand | B．arm | C．finger | D．foot |
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| 小题13: | | A．slowly | B．swiftly | C．quickly | D．gently |
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| 小题14: | | A．descriptions | B．introductions | C．instructions | D．explanations |
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| 小题15: | | A．controlled | B．affected | C．harmed | D．hurt |
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| 小题16: | | A．contribution | B．devotion | C．responsibility | D．attention |
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| 小题17: | | A．patiently | B．hopefully | C．thankfully | D．occasionally |
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| 小题18: | | A．practical | B．beneficial | C．particular | D．impossible |
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| 小题19: | | A．ideas | B．choices | C．dreams | D．challenges |
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| 小题20: | | A．difficulties | B．conditions | C．situations | D．positions |
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答案
小题1:A
小题2:B
小题3:C
小题4:C
小题5:A
小题6:B
小题7:D
小题8:A
小题9:B
小题10:C
小题11:A
小题12:C
小题13:A
小题14:C
小题15:B
小题16:B
小题17:A
小题18:D
小题19:C
小题20:A |
解析
文章讲述的是一个工程师虽然身体残疾，但是还是用一个唯一可以移动的手指来指挥完成了不可能完成的任务。
小题1:上下文，根据后面的an idea to build a spectacular bridge可知，此处意为他受到了一个建造一座壮观的大桥的激发/受到了启示/给予了灵感
小题2:考查动词辨析，句意为建造一座连接纽约和长岛的大桥，connect意为连接 collect 意为收集，contact意为联系 combine意为结合
小题3:上下文，根据后文工程师都认为这不可能可知，此处表示转折。
小题4:上下文，根据后文可知他成功地说服了他的儿子，manage意为成功干了某事
小题5:考查词组辨析，in fact事实上 in turn 轮流 in need 需要 in general 总之，一般而言。句意为他成功说服他的儿子，告诉他大桥实际上是可以建造的。
小题6:词组辨析，result in 导致，bring in 引进，put in提出，提交 take in 接受，理解，欺骗。句意为大脑损伤导致他不能说话，不能走路。
小题7:句意理解，句意为尽管他残疾了但是他没有气馁，仍然有强烈的完成大桥的渴望。
小题8:同上
小题9:考查形容词辨析，sharp意为敏捷的，此处意为思维敏捷。
小题10:上下文，根据上文他想完成这个大桥可知，他不想放弃。
小题11:an idea hit him意为，突然想到了一个主意
小题12:上下文，根据29空的With his finger可知
小题13:上下文，因为他只有一个手指可以动，所以是缓慢地开发出一种交流的密码。
小题14:上下文，根据32空后面的told the engineers what to do 可知，这里填的是他的指令，命令
小题15:上下文，他坚强的决心不受环境的影响。
小题16:上下文，根据who for 13 years long patiently ……可知，此处意为奉献。
小题17:13年耐心的解码工作
小题18:上下文，他完成了不可能完成的目标。
小题19:根据后面的realize可知，此处意为实现梦想。
小题20:根据上文可知，无论遇到什么困难，他都可以用决心和毅力实现他的梦想。 |
举一反三
Allan Paul, a final year engineering student, was considered as a safe driver by all who knew him. One sunny morning, Allan was on his way home from his friend’s house on his favorite bike. All of a sudden, due to a major 31 by a truck driver near a traffic signal, Allan’s bike was hit by the huge truck. Poor Allan lost his legs and was 32 in the middle of the road, trembling.
He cried out for help but no one troubled to 33 . They were afraid of the consequences they could face if they gave Allan 34 .
There was a huge crowd gathering, 35 Allan like he was an alien. Allan kept crying and shouting aloud and finally he 36 his body to the sidewalk. Then he saw a man getting out of a car. Allan 37 him and cried out, “Please help me. I want to live. Save me, I am 38 .”
The man ran over and 39 . He picked up Allan and took him to the hospital. Allan gave him his 40 number and the man then called Allan’s house to inform his parents about the 41 and their son’s situation. Allan’s parents rushed to the 42 ; the doctors told them there was no 43 and asked them to take Allan home since it was impossible for him to 44 .
Allan asked his parents to only 45 one person when he died, the man who had helped him. He also requested that they not inform or allow anybody else to see his dead body. Allan 46 the same night. As was Allan’s last 47 , his father called only that man and informed him about Allan’s 48 .
Only a person, who has a 49 heart and who offers his service for the good of his fellow human beings, is a man. Those who 50 to, remain animals forever.
| 小题1: | | A．issue | B．mistake | C．crisis | D．problem |
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| 小题2: | | A．sitting | B．standing | C．lying | D．rolling |
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| 小题3: | | A．pick him up | B．take him in | C．calm him down | D．leave him alone |
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| 小题4: | | A．some support | B．some advice | C．a lift | D．a helping hand |
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| 小题5: | | A．greeting | B．watching | C．attacking | D．teasing |
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| 小题6: | | A．carried | B．pushed | C．dragged | D．conveyed |
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| 小题7: | | A．turned to | B．thought of | C．pointed at | D．called on |
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| 小题8: | | A．exhausted | B．helpless | C．painful | D．dying |
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| 小题9: | | A．yelled | B．helped | C．hesitated | D．stopped |
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| 小题10: | | A．office | B．account | C．contact | D．street |
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| 小题11: | | A．accident | B．operation | C．injury | D．consequence |
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| 小题12: | | A．road | B．scene | C．home | D．hospital |
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| 小题13: | | A．bed | B．hope | C．time | D．trouble |
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| 小题14: | | A．survive | B．recover | C．walk | D．improve |
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| 小题15: | | A．forgive | B．visit | C．call | D．thank |
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| 小题16: | | A．broke down | B．passed away | C．gave in | D．burned out |
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| 小题17: | | A．view | B．idea | C．wish | D．comment |
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| 小题18: | | A．situation | B．will | C．funeral | D．death |
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| 小题19: | | A．helping | B．innocent | C．brave | D．cheerful |
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| 小题20: | | A．fear | B．pretend | C．fail | D．claim |
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Lie in bed, by an open window, and listen…
“No air conditioning? How can you sleep?” a friend asks, horrified. I tell her my family has decided to shut the air conditioner off and reduce our electric bill. On this first night of our cost-cutting plan, it’s only 85 degrees. We’re going to suffer, but the three kids complain anyway.
They have grown up in 72-degree comfort, protected from the world outside.
“It’s too hot to sleep,” my 13-year-old daughter complains. “I’m about to die from this heat,” her brother complains down the hall. “Just try it tonight,” I tell them. In truth I’m too tired to turn for long. My face is sweaty, but I lie quietly listening to the cricket choirs outside that remind me of childhood.
The neighbor’s dog howls. Probably a passing squirrel. It’s been years since I took the time to really listen to the night.
I think about grandma, who lived to 92 and still helped with my mom’s gardening until just a few weeks before she died. And then, I’m back there at her house in the summer heat of my childhood. I move my pillow to the foot of grandma’s bed and turn my face toward the open window. I turn the pillow, hunting for the cooler side.
Grandma saw me turn over and over. “If you just watch for the breeze(清风),” she said, “you’ll cool off and fall asleep.” I stare at the filmy white curtain, willing it to move. Lying still, waiting, I suddenly notice the life outside the window. The bug chorus. Neighbors, porch(门廊)-sitting late, speak in unclear words that calm me.
“Mom, did you hear that?” my seven-year-old son cries, “I think it was an owl(猫头鹰)family.”
“Probably,” I tell him, “just keep listening…”
Without the working air conditioner, the house is peaceful, and the natural night noises seem close enough to touch. I hope I’m awake tonight when the first breeze comes in.
小题1:On the first night of the writer’s cost-cutting plan, her children ______.| A．live a comfortable life as usual | | B．begin to be unhappy | | C．are protected from the world outside | | D．are about to die from the heat |
小题2:The author talks about her grandmother and her childhood to show that ______.| A．people used to live a hard life | | B．people at that time were hardworking | | C．it’s OK for people to live a simple life | | D．she has learned a great deal from her grandma |
小题3:In the writer’s eyes, her children are ______.| A．free from parents’ protection | | B．full of dissatisfaction with life | | C．dependable because of parents’ love | | D．lacking in real test of hardships in life |
小题4:Which of the following titles best suits the passage?| A．Waiting for the Breeze. | | B．An Interesting Experience. | | C．Life at Present and Life in the Past. | | D．Different Times, Different Children |
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We were driving on the right road when, all of a sudden, a black car pulled out of a parking space right in front of us. My taxi driver stepped on his brake, skidded(打滑), and missed the black car’s back end by just inches! The driver of the black car, who almost caused a major accident, turned his head angrily and started shouting bad words at us.
My taxi driver just smiled and waved at the guy. I mean, my taxi driver was friendly. So, I said, “Why did you just do that? This guy almost ruined your car and sent us to hospital!” And the following is what my taxi driver told me, which I now call “the law of the Garbage Truck”.
“Many people are like garbage trucks. They run around full of garbage, full of anger, and full of disappointment. As their garbage piles up, they need a place to dump(倾卸)it. And if you let them, they dump it on you. When someone wants to dump on you, don’t take it personally. Just smile, wave, wish him well, and move on. Believe me. You’ll be happier.”
So this is “The Law of the Garbage Truck”. I started thinking: How often do I let “Garbage Trucks” run right over me? And how often do I take their garbage and spread it to other people at work, at home, or on the streets? It was then that I said, “I’m not going to do it any more.”
I began to see “Garbage Trucks”. I see the load they’re carrying. I see them coming to drop it off. And like my taxi driver, I don’t make it a personal thing; I just smile, wave, and move on.
Good leaders know they have to be ready for their next meeting. Good parents know that they have to welcome their children home from school with hugs and kisses. What about you? The mark of a successful person is how quickly he can get back his focus on what’s important.
小题1:Who acted like a garbage truck in the accident described in the first two paragraphs?| A．The author. | B．The taxi driver. | | C．The driver of the black car. | D．Both drivers. |
小题2:The reason why the taxi driver just smiled and waved at the guy is that ______.| A．the black car was full of garbage | | B．the taxi driver didn’t want his mood ruined | | C．the driver of the black car didn’t cause any damage to the taxi | | D．the driver of the black car was angry and the taxi driver felt a little frightened |
小题3:The underlined part “the load” in Paragraph 5 refers to _____.| A．bad mood | B．excitement | C．new products | D．waste materials |
小题4:What is the main idea of the last paragraph?| A．Always be kind and hardworking. | | B．Ignore unpleasantness and stick to your tasks. | | C．Try to be good leaders as well as good parents. | | D．Do things quickly so as to be ready for the next. |
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NBA commissioner David Stern was in Orlando on Thursday night, getting ready for Sunday’s All-Star Game. Of course, all he could talk about was the only player anyone wants to talk about these days: New York Knicks guard Jeremy Lin.
Hours before Lin took the court against the Heat, a few hundred miles South down I-95 in Miami, Stern told reporters that Lin’s instant popularity hasn’t ever been matched in sports history, not even by Sunday’s biggest names, LeBron James or Kobe Bryant.
The Associated Press had the details.
“I haven’t done a calculation, but it’s fair to say that no player has created the interest and the craze in this short period of time, in any sport, that I’m aware of like Jeremy Lin has,” Stern said Thursday.
Lin, an undrafted(未选秀的)guard from Harvard, has become the NBA’s biggest story since coming off the Knicks’ bench earlier this month to lead them to nine wins in 11 games heading into their matchup with Miami on Thursday night.
With Lin’s popularity in Asia as the league’s first American-born player of Chinese or Taiwanese descent, and with the religious community because of his strong Christian faith, Stern says he’s “never quite seen anything like” the attention on Lin.
“It’s fascinating,” Stern said after the All-Star Jam Session opening ceremonies.
The top five videos on NBA.com since Feb. 4, when Lin joined the circulation, are all Lin or Knicks related. Lin went from 190,000 followers on Sina, China’s version of Twitter, on Feb. 2 to more than 1 million as of Feb. 16.
Indeed, Lin’s popularity is so out of this world that the NBA made a late list switch to ensure his participation in the Rising Stars Challenge on All-Star Saturday, a game that includes the NBA’s best rookies(新秀球员)and sophomores. Lin is in such high demand that all of the game’s other participants will meet with the media following a team practice on Friday while Lin will have his own, separate press conference later in the night.
This is Jeremy’s world, folks. We’re all just living in it. Even David Stern and the rest of the league’s All-Stars, at least for the moment.
小题1:The following statements about Jeremy Lin’s instant popularity are true EXCEPT that ______.| A．Jeremy Lin led New York Knicks to win all the recent games this month | | B．David Stern said Lin was the only instant popular player in NBA’s history | | C．Lin has become the NBA’s greatest story though he was an undrafted guard | | D．no player has created the interest and the enthusiasm in such a short period of time |
小题2:Why did Jeremy Lin have so many followers in Asia on Sina, China’s version of Twitter?
A. Because Jeremy Lin was born in Taiwan with strong Christian faith.
B. Maybe because he is the first player born in America but has Chinese descent.
C. Because Sina has a large group of surfing people, maybe more than 10 million.
D. Because the top five videos on NBA. com since Feb. 4 are all Lin or Knicks related.
小题3:The underlined phrase “out of this world” in Paragraph 9 may probably be replaced by ______.| A．impossible | B．important | C．exceptional | D．excellent |
小题4:What can we learn from the above passage about Jeremy Lin’s instant popularity?| A．Knowledge starts with practice. | B．Failure is the mother of success. | | C．Every dog has its day. | D．No pains, no gains. |
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Below are Top 10 Scholarly Stars in America in 2011.
It’s not always about fame and fortune for these celebs – education is a priority in their lives. Find out what scholarly stars have earned degrees and diplomas or are returning to the classroom as you head back to school.
No. 10: James Franco
James has attended FOUR prestigious universities in his life: UCLA, New York University, Columbia University and Yale University. We hear he’s is so serious about school, he missed the Oscar nominations to attend class!
No. 9: Natalie Portman
Natalie Portman is so Ivy League: she graduated from Harvard University in 2003, thanks to her parents, who she says always made sure she put her studies before her acting.
No. 8: Haley Joel Osment
When students at NYU heard Haley Joel would be joining them as a freshman in 2006, they chalked the campus’ sidewalks with his famous Sixth Sense movie line: “I see dead people.”
No. 7: Emma Watson
Although Emma Watson put her education on hold to wrap up the Harry Potter film series, in July 2011 she announced that she was going back to school at Brown University to complete her degree.
No. 6: Dakota and Elle Fanning
Celeb sisters Dakota and Elle Fanning are stars on screen and in class. Dakota was her high school’s homecoming queen two years in a row while Elle, who still attends middle school, somehow manages to balance her acting career with math tests and gym class.
No. 5: Mara Wilson
Mara Wilson graduated from NYU in 2009. Mara, who played the adorable Nattie in Mrs. Doubtfire, eventually grew up and headed to New York to attend NYU’s Tisch School of the Arts; she graduated in 2009.
No. 4: Tyra Banks
Tyra Banks is known for being a savvy businesswoman, but even the best could use some formal training. She enrolled in Harvard Business School in 2011 and even went so far as to live in a dorm with her fellow classmates!
“We live in dorms,” confirmed the TV star. “I have my own room but we share a kitchen, living room and study area. It’s mandatory dorms. I freaked out. In the beginning I was like, ‘Oh yes, I’m going to Harvard and I’ll be at the Four Seasons down the street.’ And they were like, ‘Girl, you’re living in dorms!’”
No. 3: Shakira
Singer Shakira is resting her hips and giving her brain a workout at UCLA, attending classes on the history of western civilization so she could “learn from the best”.
No. 2: Steven Spielberg
Director Steven skipped getting a formal education to be an unpaid intern at Universal Studios, where he learned his tricks of the trade. But eventually he did go back and earned his film degree in 2002.
No. 1: Danica McKellar
Danica McKellar is a math whiz. She used to be known for starring as Winnie Cooper in the Wonder Years, but Danica is also a UCLA graduate, math whiz and education advocate who’s written three best-selling books encouraging middle-school girls to have confidence and succeed in mathematics.
小题1:What Danica McKellar and Natalie Portman share in common is that ________.| A．both put their education in the first place | | B．they graduated from the same university | | C．the two actresses wrote best-selling books | | D．both of them will abandon their acting |
小题2:From the above, we can come to the conclusion that ________.| A．Spielberg received a formal film education before he turned director | | B．both sisters Dakota and Elle have not finished middle school education | | C．Tyra Banks is sharing the same room with her classmates in Harvard | | D．Shakira and Haley Joel Osment are studying in university separately |
小题3:The underlined word “ trade” in the passage is closest to ________.| A．business | B．corporation | C．studio | D．occupation |
小题4:How many stars referred to in the material studied or will go to UCLA?| A．Three. | B．Four. | C．Five. | D．Six. |
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