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，并从答题卡上将该选项涂黑。I sat in the all-too-
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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，并从答题卡上将该选项涂黑。
I sat in the all-too-quiet waiting room of the cancer center, counting the minutes until my treatment. I thought I"d 36 it two years ago, but it was back. After my 37 diagnosis, Nom and Dad had driven more than l,200 miles from their home to be with me for three 38 while I was getting over from 39 and chemotherapy(化疗). When the cancer returned last, they, once again, 40 it here , too. They waited for hours while I received my treatments------Dad with his 41 and Mom with a magazine.
But now, they were 42 in Westlake.
My children are 43 and my four brothers live far from my home outside Pittsburgh,Pennsylvania. I knew 44 of them would come if asked, but I didn"t want to 45 them,even with the intense 46 I felt.
I 47 picked one of the magazines on the end table beside me and couldn"t help wishing my 48 were there inside. One publication caught my 49 , a magazine I liked best and had 50 to ages ago. I couldn"t tell you the last time when I"d read an issue. I 51 it up and I started right in with the letters to the 52 .
"I love 53 my copy every month," the first letter began. The author mentioned a daughter who 54 in Clinton, Pennsylvania. Huh, that"s funny. I thought. That"s my town! I read the letter to the end, where my 55 fell upon the author"s signature:
"Thank you, Margie and Tom Parrish, Westlake, Louisiana"
Alone? Hardly. Margie and Tom-or as I call them, Mom and Dad-were right beside me,even now.
| 小题1: | | A．treated | B．beaten | C．infected | D．operated |
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| 小题2: | | A．first | B．terrible | C．invisible | D．last |
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| 小题3: | | A．days | B．months | C．years | D．hours |
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| 小题4: | | A．illness | B．hospital | C．work | D．surgery |
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| 小题5: | | A．made | B．put | C．hoped | D．arrived |
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| 小题6: | | A．pen | B．glasses | C．Bible | D．smile |
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| 小题7: | | A．in hospital | B．back home | C．at work | D．in town |
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| 小题8: | | A．youn | B．caring | C．struggling | D．full-grown |
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| 小题10: | | A．scare | B．disappoint | C．surprise | D．trouble |
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| 小题11: | | A．loneliness | B．pride | C．happiness | D．anger |
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| 小题12: | | A．half-heartedly | B．carefully | C．seriously | D．anxiously |
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| 小题13: | | A．brothers | B．children | C．friends | D．parents |
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| 小题14: | | A．thought | B．mind | C．eye | D．hand |
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| 小题15: | | A．referred | B．subscribed | C．turned | D．contributed |
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| 小题16: | | A．put | B．picked | C．set | D．broke |
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| 小题17: | | A．editor | B．writer | C．producer | D．reader |
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| 小题18: | | A．editing | B．sending | C．receiving | D．organizing |
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| 小题19: | | A．studied | B．worked | C．died | D．lived |
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| 小题20: | | A．gaze | B．touch | C．thought | D．sense |
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答案
小题1:B
小题2:A
小题3:B
小题4:D
小题5:A
小题6:C
小题7:B
小题8:D
小题9:A
小题10:D
小题11:A
小题12:A
小题13:D
小题14:C
小题15:B
小题16:B
小题17:A
小题18:C
小题19:D
小题20:A |
解析
试题分析：文章作者回忆了两年前得癌症住院期间父母陪伴左右，两年发现癌症病状最后又犯了，本以为孤身一人对抗疾病的时候，偶然从一本杂志获悉父母一直关注着她，从而感受到父母无微不至的爱的故事。
小题1:上下文串联。A治疗B战胜，击败C感染D做手术，操作。根据下文 but it was back说明我原本以为两年前我战胜了疾病。
小题2:上下文串联。从下文When the cancer returned last, they, once again可知此处是指两年前的第一次诊断。
小题3:上下文串联及常识。下文中提到手术及化疗，根据常识应该是三个月，而不是三天，三年，或三小时。
小题4:上下文串联。此处应和and后面的 chemotherapy(化疗)一词构成并列关系，故选D（手术）。
小题5:固定搭配。make it 意思是及时到达。It在此是虚指，无实义。上文提到两年前得癌症住院期间父母陪伴左右，根据once again说明当癌症病状最后又犯了，再一次，他们及时到达医院。
小题6:上下文串联。从上文They waited for hours，可推断父母是拿着可以打发时间的东西，结合下文Mom with a magazine，故填Bible（圣经），其它几项均不合句意。
小题7:上下文串联。上文作者回忆了手术住院时父母陪在身边，再根据转折信息词But now，说明父母回老家了。
小题8:上下文逻辑推理。下文提到只要我开口要求，他们（我的孩子们和我的四个兄弟）都会来医院（照看我）”，可以推断作者的孩子们已经长大成人。故选full-grown，已长成的，成熟的。
小题9:上文提到孩子们和我的四个兄弟。故首先排除CD。再结合转折连词but可得知此处指他们当中任何人都会来医院（照看我），只要我开口要求。故选A
小题10:上下文串联。从转折连词but 结合上文句意可知此处是指我不想麻烦他们。
小题11:上下文串联。从文中可知父母回到了westlake,又不想麻烦孩子和兄弟们，作者孤身一个人呆在医院，所以有着强烈的孤独感（loneliness），而B. pride自豪C. happiness快乐，幸福D. anger生气均不合语境。
小题12:上下文串联。从文中可知父母回到了westlake,作者孤身一个人呆在医院，因为百无聊赖，所以信手拿起一本杂志来看。A 半心半意地，符合语境。
小题13:上下文串联。上文作者回忆了癌症手术住院，化疗时父母陪在身边，而现在自己独自一人，所以看杂志时，情不自禁的希望看到父母在里面。
小题14:固定搭配。catch one’s eyes/attention吸引某人的眼球/注意力。而 A想法，思想；B头脑，心思；D手均不符合语境。
小题15:上下文串联。从上文a magazine I liked best及下文I couldn"t tell you the last time when I"d read an issue（我记不得最后一次读期刊是什么时候）可得知作者已经订阅此杂志很多年了。
小题16:上文提到”一本订阅过多年的最喜爱的杂志吸引了我的注意”，所以“我拿起文章来看。”故选B. pick up拿起，捡起；而A举起；张贴，为...提供食宿；C建立D拆散，分解。不合句意。
小题17:上下文串联及常识。根据下文语境，是指杂志上一位读者写的信，当然是写给“编辑”的一封信。故选A编辑。BCD均不符合逻辑。
小题18:上文提及该本杂志是作者最喜爱的，可推断父母订阅了该杂志，因而父母在信上说’喜欢每个月收到一本/册杂志（copy）。体现了父母“托物思人”的挚爱深情。
小题19:上下文串联。从下文That"s my town结合地点名词Clinton, Pennsylvania说明此处是指写信的人提及有个女儿住在Clinton, Pennsylvania。
小题20:标志词法。从下文中signature（署名）可推断出是与“看”有关。故选gaze凝视，注视，盯。而B触觉C想法，思想；D意识均与“看”无关。句意：我读完这封信，在结尾处我看到了作者的署名。 |
举一反三
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C、D)中，选出最佳选项，并在答题纸上将该选项标号涂黑。
My grandparents built and lived in a small 600-square-foot cottage for most of their adult lives. They actively practiced living a 21 life. Saving and avoiding overspending was their life 22 for their whole life. 23 seeking satisfaction through material items, they chose to spend 24 time together, with family, and in nature.
Over the years my grandparents noticed 25 changes in their community. Every year more farmland was 26 to build larger and larger homes. With houses’ prices 27 , many of their neighbors sold their little homes and lands. 28 only their small house was still on the block, surrounded by a sea of tall buildings. Countless family members 29 my grandparents to expand their home. But they didn’t want a bigger place and were 30 with what they had.
In many ways, I’ve modeled my life after my grandparents. Through their example I learned an important 31 : It is absolutely possible to live a small and fulfilling life.
My grandparents lived in a small home, but they owned a(n) 32 garden. They loved gardening deeply because it not only 33 their grocery bill, but also improved their health and gave them a(n) 34 to be outside. They said, “ 35 you live in a small home or an apartment, you don’t have to give up gardening.”
My grandparents avoided lifestyle creep(攀比) by paying for their own home in cash and building it themselves. They also recycled and 36 everything. For instance, they drove the same car for over 15 years and didn’t buy anything new until their stuff was 37 worn out.
My grandparents taught me that living well on 38 isn’t about feeling bad for myself. 39 , it’s about giving yourself the time, freedom, and money to seek your dreams. You know: Becoming debt free, living in a smaller home, and others are a few ways to 40 your life.
| 小题1: | | A．dull | B．simple | C．single | D．busy |
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| 小题2: | | A．attitude | B．experience | C．principle | D．standard |
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| 小题3: | | A．Rather than | B．More than | C．Other than | D．Apart from |
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| 小题4: | | A．shopping | B．work | C．break | D．quality |
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| 小题5: | | A．obvious | B．delicate | C．enjoyable | D．flexible |
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| 小题6: | | A．improved | B．ruined | C．discovered | D．distributed |
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| 小题7: | | A．taking up | B．making up | C．going up | D．turning up |
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| 小题8: | | A．Probably | B．Suddenly | C．Instantly | D．Eventually |
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| 小题9: | | A．forced | B．encouraged | C．persuaded | D．ordered |
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| 小题10: | | A．content | B．angry | C．cautious | D．familiar |
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| 小题11: | | A．lesson | B．theory | C．truth | D．sentence |
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| 小题12: | | A．small | B．special | C．ordinary | D．huge |
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| 小题13: | | A．reduced | B．handled | C．checked | D．handled |
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| 小题14: | | A．platform | B．stage | C．excuse | D．solution |
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| 小题15: | | A．As if | B．Even if | C．Only if | D．What if |
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| 小题16: | | A．sewed | B．created | C．sold | D．reused |
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| 小题17: | | A．thoroughly | B．generally | C．nearly | D．hardly |
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| 小题18: | | A．more | B．less | C．better | D．worse |
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| 小题19: | | A．What’s more | B．As a result | C．On the whole | D．On the contrary |
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| 小题20: | | A．risk | B．manage | C．limit | D．destroy |
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You must have heard these words like how happy it is to be a child． But would you 16 change places with a child? Think of the years at school: the years 17 living in constant fear of examinations and school 18 ． Every movement you make, every thought you think is 19 by some adults． Think of the 20 you had to go to bed early, you had to eat 21 thing that was supposed to be good for you． Remember 22 “gentle” pressure was given to you with words like “If you don’t do as I say, I will…”． I’m sure you will never forget!
23 these are only part of child’s 24 ． No matter how kind and loving parents may be, children often 25 from some terrible and illogical 26 since they can’t understand the world around them． They often have such fears in the dark or in the dream． Adults can 27 their fears with other adults 28 children have to face their fears alone．
But the most 29 part of childhood is a period when you 30 to go out of it, the period when you go into adolescence（youth）．Teenagers start to be 31 their parents and this causes them great 32 ． There is a complete lack of self-confidence during this time． Adolescents pay much attention to their 33 and the impression they make on others．They feel shy, awkward and clumsy（笨拙的）． Feelings are strong and hearts 34 broken． Teenagers 35 moments of great happiness or black despair． And through this period, adults seem to be more unkind than ever．
| 小题1: | | A．willing | B．unhappily | C．friendly | D．honestly |
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| 小题2: | | A．spent | B．taken | C．had | D．devoted |
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| 小题3: | | A．results | B．exercises | C．reports | D．teachers |
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| 小题4: | | A．observed | B．seen | C．known | D．watched |
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| 小题5: | | A．years | B．times | C．evenings | D．days |
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| 小题6: | | A．helpful | B．harmful | C．hateful | D．delicious |
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| 小题8: | | A．Though | B．Even so | C．But | D．Therefore |
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| 小题9: | | A．difficulties | B．life | C．trouble | D．fears |
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| 小题10: | | A．gain | B．suffer | C．receive | D．get |
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| 小题11: | | A．troubles | B．fears | C．diseases | D．worries |
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| 小题12: | | A．enjoy | B．deliver | C．share | D．break |
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| 小题13: | | A．while | B．when | C．so | D．however |
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| 小题14: | | A．exciting | B．interesting | C．painful | D．forgettable |
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| 小题15: | | A．have | B．need | C．remember | D．begin |
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| 小题16: | | A．dislike | B．be against | C．cheat | D．be for |
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| 小题17: | | A．unhappiness | B．interests | C．happiness | D．determination |
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| 小题18: | | A．confidence | B．patience | C．appearance | D．action |
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| 小题19: | | A．really | B．truly | C．naturally | D．easily |
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| 小题20: | | A．pass | B．experience | C．face | D．take |
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阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
Why should you go to college? One important answer to this question is more __16___. As opposed to generations of the past, high school graduates today are _17___ to get the number of high-paid jobs that were __18__ available. The U.S. has been changed from a manufacturing-based economy into an economy based on ___19_, and the importance of a college education today can be _20___ to that of a high school education forty years ago. It __21__ as the gateway to better choices and more opportunity.
There are __22_ reasons as to why it is important to go to college. When students _23__ a post-secondary education, they have the opportunity to read books and listen to the __24__ of top experts in their fields. It __25__ students to think, ask questions, and __26_ new ideas, which allows for additional growth and ___27_ and provides college graduates with an edge in the job market __28__ those who have not experienced a higher education.
The importance of a college education is also because of the opportunity to __29__ valuable resources. The more connections which are __30___ during your college career, the more _31___ you will have when you begin your job search. Once you have ended your job search and have started your career, ___32__, the importance of a college education has not been exhausted. Having a college degree often __33_ greater promotion opportunity.
So, why should you go to college? The reasoning does not begin and end with the _34___ aspect. A good education is __35__ from many different viewpoints, and while the importance of a college education is quite evident for many high school students, what is often not as clear is how they will pay for that education.
| 小题1: | | A．time | B．freedom | C．respect | D．opportunity |
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| 小题2: | | A．likely | B．unable | C．afraid | D．unwilling |
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| 小题3: | | A．once | B．just | C．never | D．also |
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| 小题4: | | A．nature | B．culture | C．knowledge | D．agriculture |
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| 小题5: | | A．referred | B．added | C．devoted | D．compared |
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| 小题6: | | A．follows | B．serves | C．unites | D．disappears |
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| 小题7: | | A．additional | B．secret | C．interesting | D．financial |
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| 小题8: | | A．discuss | B．ignore | C．experience | D．imagine |
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| 小题9: | | A．stories | B．requests | C．suggestion | D．lecture |
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| 小题10: | | A．helps | B．encourages | C．forbids | D．advises |
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| 小题11: | | A．design | B．explore | C．change | D．refuse |
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| 小题12: | | A．development | B．payment | C．agreement | D．experiment |
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| 小题14: | | A．admire | B．satisfy | C．gain | D．notice |
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| 小题15: | | A．removed | B．collected | C．explained | D．controlled |
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| 小题16: | | A．inventions | B．choices | C．worries | D．salaries |
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| 小题17: | | A．besides | B．therefore | C．however | D．otherwise |
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| 小题18: | | A．saves | B．includes | C．ensures | D．means |
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| 小题19: | | A．life | B．character | C．communication | D．job |
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| 小题20: | | A．free | B．rare | C．beneficial | D．absent |
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In this modern world, we rush around all day with no time for stillness. And when we are 48 to be still, we"re in line for something, or waiting at a doctor"s appointment, or on a bus or train. This comes at a 49 : we lose that time for consideration, for observing and listening. We lose peace. And 50 yet: sometimes no action is better than too much action at all. You can run around crazily, but get nothing done. Take a moment to think about how you spend your days? Are you always 51 through your schedule?
Is this how you want to spend your life? If not, take a moment to be still. Don"t think about what you have to do, or what you"ve done already. 52 be in the moment. Then after a minute or two of doing that, consider your 53 , and how you"d like it to be. See your life with less movement and less rushing. See it with more stillness and more peace. It"s pretty simple: all you have to do is sit still for a little bit each day. Once you"ve got 54 to that, try doing less each day. Find happiness now, in this moment, instead of waiting for it.
Value the stillness. It"s a treasure and it"s 55 to us, always.
| 小题1: | | A．forced | B．ordered | C．invited | D．told |
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| 小题2: | | A．cost | B．risk | C．loss | D．danger |
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| 小题3: | | A．later | B．worse | C．better | D．deeper |
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| 小题4: | | A．breaking | B．rushing | C．living | D．going |
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| 小题5: | | A．Nearly | B．Ever | C．Just | D．Already |
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| 小题6: | | A．life | B．belief | C．road | D．future |
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| 小题7: | | A．addicted | B．accustomed | C．permitted | D．ready |
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| 小题8: | | A．available | B．convenient | C．potential | D．reasonable |
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阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
After years of searching, a truth seeker was told to go to a cave, in which he would find a well. “Ask the well what is 36 , ” he was advised, “and the well reveal (告诉，揭露) it to you.” Having found the well, the seeker asked that most basic and important 37 . And from the depths came the answer: “Go to the village crossroad, and there you shall find what you are seeking.”
Full of 38 the man ran to the crossroad to 39 only three rather uninteresting shops. One shop was selling pieces of metal, another sold 40 , and thin wires were for sale in the third. Nothing and no one there seemed to 41 much to do with the revelation of truth.
Disappointed, the seeker returned to the well to demand an 42 , but he was told only: “You will 43 in the future.”
As years went by, the 44 of his experience at the well gradually 45 until one night, while he was walking, the sound of sitar (西塔琴) music 46 his attention. It was wonderful and it was 47 with great skill and inspiration.
Deeply 48 , the truth seeker felt drawn towards the 49 . He looked at the fingers dancing over the strings. And then suddenly he let out a cry of joyful 50 : the sitar was made out of wires and pieces of metal and wood just like 51 he had once seen in the three stores.
At last he understood the 52 of the well: we have already been given everything we need; our 53 is to assemble (聚集) and use them in the proper way. Nothing is 54 so long as we recognize only fragments (碎片). But as soon as the pieces are put together, something new appears, whose nature we could not have 55 by considering the fragments alone.
| 小题1: | | A．truth | B．hope | C．future | D．music |
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| 小题2: | | A．fact | B．reason | C．question | D．well |
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| 小题3: | | A．energy | B．hope | C．mystery | D．surprise |
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| 小题5: | | A．instruments | B．clothing | C．food | D．wood |
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| 小题6: | | A．connect | B．have | C．prepare | D．offer |
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| 小题7: | | A．explanation | B．advice | C．excuse | D．opportunity |
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| 小题8: | | A．succeed | B．discover | C．pay | D．understand |
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| 小题9: | | A．bitterness | B．failure | C．memory | D．secret |
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| 小题10: | | A．doubled | B．forgot | C．disappeared | D．recovered |
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| 小题11: | | A．paid | B．lost | C．split | D．caught |
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| 小题12: | | A．played | B．broadcast | C．enjoyed | D．conducted |
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| 小题13: | | A．annoyed | B．moved | C．confused | D．frightened |
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| 小题14: | | A．adviser | B．director | C．composer | D．player |
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| 小题15: | | A．admiration | B．distinction | C．recognition | D．imagination |
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| 小题17: | | A．secret | B．message | C．theory | D．benefit |
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| 小题18: | | A．target | B．difficulty | C．task | D．shortcoming |
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| 小题19: | | A．interesting | B．meaningful | C．accessible | D．successful |
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| 小题20: | | A．foreseen(预见) | B．decided | C．judged | D．formed |
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