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When I was a child ,I spent most of the time near the sea watching the ships, large and small, go in and out of the harbor. At the age of eighteen I 1 home to take a job on a passenger 2 that sailed between San Francisco and YokohamA．I was 3 about my new adventure and a little afraid, too. For over a year, I 4 the Pacific on the Rosa Lee. The brilliant blue waters were 5 in the sunlight; under stormy skies the angry 6 became dark, dangerous, and exciting. I 7 the sea in all its glorious beauty — both when it was quiet and when it was violent. 8 , I knew it was the life for me.
After a year, during a rip from Melbourne to Honolulu, I had a very strange 9 . I have never forgotten it. We couldn’t get 10 the way in time and were hit by a violent 11 . The wind grew stronger and stronger — 12 fifty miles an hour, and mountains of water 13 the Rosa Lee over on its side. The ship rolled back only to be 14 again by the next wave. All during the rain-filled night, we worked in a frantic 15 to save the ship, but there was a breakdown in the engine room and the motors 16 . We knew that there was 17 more we could do. At dawn the Captain 18 the order to leave the ship. A few minutes later Rosa Lee 19 beneath the angry seA．All that could be 20 were a few lifeboats here and there among the waves.
1．A．left B．went C．landed D．forgot
2．A．bus B．ship C．plane D．train
3．A．worried B．narrow C．excited D．sure
4．A．struck B．imagined C．remarked D．sailed
5．A．shallow B．terrifying C．irregular D．beautiful
6．A．situation B．gains C．waters D．management
7．A．hated B．loved C．improved D．greeted
8．A．In the endB．What’s more C．That’s to say D．From the beginning
9．A．dream B．practice C．imagination D．experience
10．A．in B．up C．out of D．down
11．A．purpose B．storm C．soul D．rock
12．A．up to B．far from C．less than D．behind
13．A．pushed B．pulled C．drew D．looked
14．A．protected B．attacked C．destroyed D．applied
15．A．request B．decision C．sense D．attempt
16．A．worked B．based C．stooped D．finished
17．A．nothing B．space C．light D．recognized
18．A．gave B．threw C．forced D．recognized
19．A．floated B．sank C．fell D．pushed
20．A．enjoyed B．criticized C．seen D．climbed |
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1-- 20 ABCDD CBDDC BAABD CAABC |
解析
本文是一篇记叙文，题材涉及到人与自然。作者通过对汹涌的海浪和船员以及轮船所处的危险境遇的形象描述，使我们认识到了大自然的威力，从中感悟到面对自然灾害，人类为了求生就必须付出勇气和智慧。这类题材具有时代感，因为水灾、地震、暴风时常侵扰着我们，为了保护我们幸福的家园，我们必须战胜自然，至少尽可能减少自然灾难给我们带来的损失。所以这类话题的文章在高考中的出现频率一直较高。题目的设置多数是情景描述的词汇运用，如本题中的1、3、10等小题；和一些贯穿全文的行文逻辑试题，如2、4、6等小题。一般来说这种试题难度不大，适合考生的认知特点，解题的关键是要准确把握故事的情景，合理推断故事的发展和结局。
1．A情景判断题。本句话意思是“18岁之后离家工作”，所以要用left。went“回家”；landed“着陆”；forgot“忘记”。
2．B行文逻辑题。根据短文内容可推知“我在客轮(passenger ship)上工作”。
3．C生活常识题。童年一直观看大大小小的轮船进出港口，长大之后去当海员，可知“我”对航海的爱好和向往，所以对此，“我”很是“兴奋”。A．worried“担心的”；B．narrow“狭窄的”；C．excited“兴奋的”；D．sure“对……有把握的”。
4．D行文逻辑题。根据文章内容：当海员，即“航行”在太平洋上，所以用sailed。A．struck“撞击，侵袭”；B．imagined“想象”；C．remarked“评沦”。
5．D情景判断题。由brilliant“色彩艳丽的”可知，阳光下的海水肯定是“漂亮的”，所以用beautiful。A．shallow“浅的”；B．terrifying“令人恐惧的”；C．irregular“不规则的”。
6．C行文逻辑题。上文谈到“The brilliant blue waters”，下文又说“both when it was quiet and when it Was violent”，很显然此处是在描述在暴风雨的天气下“海水”呈现出的样子。
7．B行文逻辑题。由后文“I knew it was the life for me”可知“我喜爱大海”，故选B项。
8．D行文逻辑题。根据“我喜爱大海”，可知“从一开始我就知道它是我生命的全部”。from the beginning“从一开始”；in the end“最后”；what"s more“而且”；that"s to say“那就是说”。
9．D行文逻辑题。下文描述了客轮遇难，所以这是“我”的一次“经历”，故选D．experience。A．dream“梦想”；B．practice“实践，惯例”；C．imagination“想象”。
10．C词汇运用题。这句话表示“我们未能及时避免，所以赶上了暴风雨”。get out of在此意为“避免”。get in the way“挡住路”；get up和get down不与the way搭配。
11．B行文逻辑题。由下文“The wind grew stronger and stronger”可知此处指遭遇暴风雨袭击，故选B．storm。
12．A情景判断题。指风速“达到”每小时50英里，故用up to。
13．A情景判断题。句意为“如山的大浪向一边推着轮船”。push“推，挤”；pull“扯，拉”；draw“拉，拖”；look“看”。故只能用push。
14．B情景判断题。轮船在大浪中挣扎，一浪接一浪，因此此处指轮船受到“攻击”，故用B．attacked。A．protected“保护”；C．destroyed“毁坏”；D．applied“申请，应用”。
15．D词汇运用题。作为船员，都有拯救轮船的想法，故用attempt表示“试图，努力”。A．request“要求”；B．decision“决定”；C．sense“意义”。
16．C行文逻辑题。根据“there was a breakdown in the engine room”判断此处要用stopped表示“停止”。
17．A行文逻辑题。根据故事发展的结果可知，此处表示“我们什么也不能做”，故用nothing
18．A行文逻辑题。由下文可知“船上的人上了救生船”，因此推断此处指船长下达了弃船命令。
19．B行文逻辑题。由“At dawn the Captain gave the order to leave the ship”可知“船已经到了不能挽救的地步”，所以推断它“沉人”大海中。
20．C情景判断题。轮船已经下沉，因此只能看见在波浪中的一些救生船，故选C项。 |
举一反三
Stop wasting your time on the wrong mountain
I have two friends who are backpackers. There is a portion of New York’s Adirondack Mountains called the High Peaks region. It is made up of 46 mountains with a___1____ of over 4,000 feet.
The Adirondack Mountain Club gives special honor and a patch to 2 who climbs all 46 mountains. My two friends decided to go for this 3 . It took them several years to accomplish it.
My friends had climbed 10 of the mountains. The left one was the farthest, 4 much effort. A hiking trail led past the base of the mountain, 5 from that point they were on their own.
Early one morning they left their 6 and walked 5 miles on the hiking trail to the base of a 7 of mountains. One of the mountains in this chain was the last one they 8 for their patch.
When they reached the base of the mountain chain they 9 that they had left their compass and map back in the camp. 10 returning to the camp, they decided to go on without them.
For hours they 11 uphill suffering heat and black flies. Finally, late in the afternoon they 12 themselves on the top of a mountain. They were tired but 13 .
The excitement was short-lived however. When they 14 the valley, they saw another higher mountain. They had climbed the 15 hill! It was too late that weekend to correct their 16 . They had to wait another 4 months to climb the right mountain.
This story 17 that often in life we make effort toward a 18 but without the right map and personal compass it is easy to get 19 .
Knowing your life purpose gives you a 20 personal map and compass. And that makes sure you are always climbing the right mountain.
1. A. length B. height C. width D. depth
2. A. something B. someone C. anything D. anyone
3. A. fame B. award C. medal D. gift
4. A. requiring B. making C. wasting D. paying
5. A. and B. even C. so D. but
6. A. village B. house C. camp D. cottage
7. A. series B. lot C. chain D. kind
8. A. needed B. prepared C. looked D. hunted
9. A. understood B. thought C. forgot D. discovered
10. A. Instead B. Rather than C. In case of D. In spite of
11. A. rushed B. rolled C. walked D. ran
12. A. relaxed B. congratulated C. enjoyed D. found
13. A. excited B. surprised C. disappointed D. puzzled
13. A. looked for B. looked across C. looked on D. looked through
15. A. high B. right C. wrong D. small
16. A. direction B. wrong C. decision D. error
17. A. provides B. brings C. offers D. proves
18. A. choice B. goal C. promise D. result
19. A. hurt B. separated C. lost D. bothered
20. A. beautiful B. famous C. expensive D. powerful |
I was a single parent with my son. Two jobs allowed me an apartment, food, and child care payment. Little money was left over for clothes, 1 I kept us nicely dressed. Loving 2 , I bought for myself beautiful reds and oranges, and greens and pinks. And quite often I wore them in mixtures, which, against the usually correct way, brought 3 to the eyes of people who could not avoid 4 me.
I went to my son’s 5 frequently. And he would always come and greet me and my colorful clothes. 6 , when my son was six, he told me 7 that he had to talk to me.
“Mother, do you have any sweaters that 8 ?”
I said, “No, I don’t.”
“Oh, I wish you did. 9 you could wear them to my school.” Then he continued, “Mother, could you please 10 come to school when they call you?” Then I realized that my dress was a(n) 11 to him.
I learned to be a little more careful to 12 causing him displeasure. As he grew older and more confident, I gradually 13 to my particular way of dressing. I was happier when I chose and created my own 14 .
I have lived in this body all my life and know it much 15 than any fashion designer. I think I know what looks good 16 me.
17 is important to mention because many people are imprisoned by powerful principles on the 18 way of dressing. Those decisions made by 19 are not truly meant to make your life better. Seek the fashion which truly suits you. You will always be in fashion if you are 20 to yourself.
1. A. but B. and C. or D. because
2. A. shapes B. styles C. colors D. tastes
3. A. envy B. appreciation C. disappointment D. surprise
4. A. recognizing B. admiring C. accepting D. noticing
5. A. office B. home C. school D. lab
6. A. However B. Meanwhile C. Otherwise D. Therefore
7. A. proudly B. jokingly C. seriously D. curiously
8. A. cost B. work C. fit D. match
9. A. Even if B. As if C. So that D. In case
10. A. only B. still C. once D. ever
11. A. wonder B. surprise C. embarrassment D. honor
12. A. practice B. remember C. mind D. avoid
13. A. turned B. returned C. escaped D. took
13. A. fashion B. sweater C. color D. tradition
15. A. better B. worse C. more D. less
16. A. in B. on C. with D. of
17. A. Dress B. Money C. Principles D. Designers
18. A. experienced B. proper C. formal D. simple
19. A. me B. yourself C. others D. ones
20. A. true B. serious C. practical D. responsible |
A funny story circulated recently about Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, creator of the fictional detective Sherlock Holmes. Doyle clearly told of a time when he climbed into a 1 in Paris. Before he could 2 a word, the driver turned to him and asked, “Where can I 3 you, Mr. Doyle?”
Doyle was 4 . He asked the driver if he had ever seen him before.
“No, sir,” the driver responded. “I have 5 seen you before.” Then he 6 : “This morning’s paper had a story about you being on 7 in Marseilles. This is the taxi stand where people who return from Marseilles always arrive. Your 8 color tells me you have been on vacation. The 9 spot on your right index finger suggests to me that you are a writer. Your clothing is very English, and not French. 10 up all those pieces of information, I 11 that you are Sir Arthur Conan Doyle.”
“This is truly amazing!” the writer 12 with excitement. “You are very like my 13 creation, Sherlock Holmes!”
“There’s one other thing,” the driver said.
“What’s that?”
“Your 14 is on the front of your suitcase.”
Perhaps the 15 was no master detective, but he was observant! He paid attention and paying attention is an important part of living 16 .
Life isn’t a matter of milestones, but of 17 . A life lived to the full is lived from moment to moment, 18 from milestone to milestone. It is more of a series of days in which we truly pay attention, than a few 19 events along the way.
Pay attention to the things of life, to people, to events, to your senses, even to the ordinary. Your life will never 20 beauty. By making the most of the moments, you make the most of the years.
1. A. train B. taxi C. bus D. plane
2. A. write B. hear C. say D. read
3. A. take B. meet C. wait D. leave
4. A. pleased B. scared C. disappointed D. surprised
5. A. just B. never C. ever D. always
6. A. admitted B. started C. explained D. remembered
7. A. business B. duty C. holiday D. work
8. A. skin B. hair C. clothes D. shoes
9. A. blood B. dirt C. mud D. ink
10. A. Making B. Taking C. Putting D. Adding
11. A. concluded B. realized C. imagined D. expected
12. A. sighed B. screamed C. whispered D. roared
13. A. mental B. physical C. fictional D. psychological
13. A. license B. address C. resume D. name
15. A. driver B. writer C. detective D. waiter
16. A. well B. fully C. happily D. peacefully
17. A. stages B. steps C. periods D. moments
18. A. more than B. less than C. rather than D. other than
19. A. small B. major C. personal D. social
20. A. lack B. create C. appreciate D. enjoy |
On Thursday afternoon Mrs Clake locked the door and went to the women’s club as usual. It was a pleasant way of ___1___ time for an old woman who lived ___2___.
When she came home she ___3___ something unusual. Had someone got in? The back door and the windows were all locked and there was no ___4___ of forced entry(进入). Had anything been taken? She went from room to room, ___5___, and found her camera and spare watch missing.
The following Thursday she went out at her ___6___ time, but didn’t go to the club. Instead, she took a short walk in a park ___7___ and came home, letting herself in through the ___8___ door. She settled down to wait and see what would happen.
It was 4 o’clock when the front doorbell rang. Mrs Clarke was ___9___ tea at the time. The bell rang again, and the next moment she ___10___ her letter-box being pushed open. Picking up the kettle of boiling water, she moved ___11___ towards the letter-box. A piece of ___12___ appeared through the letter-box, and then a hand. The wire turned and caught around the knob(原形旋钮) on the door-lock. Mrs Clarke ___13___ the kettle and poured the water over the hand. A ___14___ cry was heard outside as the wire ___15___ to the floor and the hand was pulled ___16___, which was followed by the sound of ___17___ feet.
It wasn’t long ___18___the police caught the thief. And Mrs Clarke was greatly ___19___ at the club for her successful ___20___.
1. A. saving B. passing C. stealing D. finding
2. A. lonely B. alone C. sadly D. easily
3. A. learned B. found C. sensed D. hoped
4. A. sight B. exhibition C. note D. sign
5. A. watching B. searching C. looking D. checking
6. A. late B. dinner C. usual D. own
7. A. faraway B. club C. nearby D. hurriedly
8. A. open B. back C. front D. broken
9. A. drinking B. making C. pouring D. planting
10. A. saw B. watched C. heard D. smelled
11. A. quietly B. loudly C. fast D. angrily
12. A. wood B. equipment C. chalk D. wire
13. A. discovered B. brought C. raised D. supported
14. A. soft B. gentle C. sharp D. loud
15. A. pushed B. put C. stuck D. fell
16. A. up B. forward C. back D. down
17. A. walking B. jumping C. running D. steady
18. A. after B. when C. before D. until
19. A. admired B. encouraged C. instructed D. supported
20. A. self-satisfaction B. self-protection C. self-respect D. self-service |
A 61-year-old woman was saved on Saturday evening by Russian rescuers after being buried for up to 127 hours in rubble in the quake-ravaged southwest China"s Sichuan Province.
Local residents told Russian rescuers that there was someone alive under two collapsed residential buildings in Dujiangyan, a city southeast of the epicenter of Monday"s earthquake.
The rescuers explored the buildings with dogs and machines. Then, they cut out a section of the floor, and successfully pulled out the woman.
The woman was in good condition and was still able to think clearly. She was still able to move her hands and feet and could still speak.
The Parsurvivor had lived on the first floor of the six-story building. And she was buried in the debris of the concrete ceiling after the quake.
The unidentified woman was the first survivor found by foreign rescue teams. A total of 237 rescuers from Japan, Russia, South Korea and Singapore are currently in Sichuan, aiding the disaster relief efforts.
The Russian rescuers are still trying to save a second possible survivor trapped in the debris of the building.
Into the sixth day since the devastating earthquake, China"s worst in more than 30 years, rescuers, including more than 130,000 troops, were still struggling to pull possible survivors from debris of collapsed houses, schools and factories.
61. The passage mentions the following EXCEPT_______.
A. how old the survivor is
B. where the survivor lived
C. how long the survivor was trapped
D. what the survivor’s name is
62. The underlined word “debris” in Paragraph 5 can be replaced by _______.
A. ruins B. centre C. middle D. surrounding
63. The best title for the passage should be _______.
A. Russian rescue team save a woman in Dujiangyan
B. Russian rescuers find a survivor in China"s quake
C. Woman saved by Russian rescuers 127 hours after quake
D. Miracle rescues save buried people in Dujiangyan |
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