Ⅰ.完形填空
(2020·黑龙江牡丹江市高二下学期5月阶段测试)
I still remember the first day of school our professor introduced a little old lady named Rose to us. I was curious about what might have 1.__B__her to be taking on this challenge at her age. “I always 2.__A__having a college education and now I'm getting one!” she told me. I like listening to this “time machine” as she 3.__D__her wisdom and experience with me.
At the end of the term, we invited Rose to make a speech to our football team. As she began to deliver her 4.__C__speech, she dropped her note card on the floor. A little embarrassed, she simply said, “I'm sorry. This whiskey is 5.__B__me! I'll never get my speech back in order so let me just tell you what I know.” As we laughed, she 6.__D__her throat and began, “We do not stop 7.__A__because we are old; we grow old because we stop playing. There are some secrets to staying young, being happy, and achieving success. You have to laugh and find 8.__D__every day. Have a dream. When you 9.__A__your dreams, you die. We have so many people walking around who are dead and don't even know it! There is a huge 10.__B__between growing older and growing up. If you are nineteen years old and lie in bed for one full year and don't do one 11.__A__thing, you will turn twenty years old. That doesn't 12.__C__any talent or ability. The elderly usually don't have 13.__A__for what they did, but rather for things they did not do.”
One week after graduation, Rose 14.__B__peacefully in her sleep. We will remember the wonderful woman who taught us by example that it's never too late to be all we can 15.__D__be.
文章大意:本文为记叙文。文章讲述了一个老太太为了实现自己的梦想,很大年纪上了大学。她在给足球队做演讲时说,人保持年轻和快乐的秘密就是要寻找幽默、要大笑,并且要有梦想。失去梦想,人虽生犹死。在她完成大学学业后一星期,她在睡梦中安静的去世了。
1.A.forced B.motivated
C.expected D.supported
解析:考查动词词义辨析。句意:我很好奇,是什么促使她在这个年龄接受这个挑战。A. forced强迫;B. motivated促使;C. expected预期;D. supported支持。根据“a little old lady”以及“be taking on this challenge at her age.”可知,作者好奇是什么促使她在这个年龄接受这个挑战。故选B。
2.A.dreamed of B.picked up
C.turned down D.gave away
解析:考查动词词组词义辨析。句意:我一直梦想着接受大学教育。A. dreamed of梦想;B. picked up捡起;C. turned down调低;D. gave away分发。根据“now I'm getting one!”可知, 她一直梦想着接受大学教育。现在终于实现梦想了。故选A。
3.A.developed B.compared
C.organized D.shared
解析:考查动词词义辨析。句意:我总是和历经岁月沧桑的她一起分享她的智慧和经历A. developed发展;B. compared对比;C. organized组织;D. shared分享。作者和这位历经岁月沧桑的她一起分享她的智慧和经历。故选D。
4.A.dull B.broken
C.prepared D.long
解析:考查形容词词义辨析。句意:就在她要开始进行她事先准备好的演讲时。A. dull枯燥的;B. broken破损的;C. prepared准备的;D. long渴望的。前文已经说邀请Rose 给我们足球队做个演讲。所以这个演讲开始时,要做事先的准备。故选C。
5.A.saving B.killing
C.helping D.hurting
解析:考查动词词义辨析。句意:这种威士忌可真要命!A. saving节约;B. killing杀死;C. helping帮助;D. hurting伤害。根据“This whiskey”可知,这种威士忌可真要命。这是老人一种戏虐的说法。故选B。
6.A.cured B.showed
C.created D.cleared
解析:考查动词词义辨析。句意:我们笑了起来,她清了清嗓子,开始了演讲。A. cured治愈;B. showed展示;C. created创造;D. cleared变清澈。根据“began”可知,她清了清嗓子。故选D。
7.A.playing B.working
C.jumping D.resting
解析:考查动词词义辨析。句意:我们不能因为我们老了就停止玩耍。A. playing玩耍;B. working工作;C. jumping跳;D. resting休息。根据下文的we grow old because we stop playing可知,此处指我们不能因为我们老了就停止玩耍。故选A。
8.A.courage B.spirit
C.respect D.humor
解析:考查名词词义辨析。句意:每天找到幽默。A. courage勇气;B. spirit精神;C. respect尊重;D. humor幽默。根据前文的You have to laugh可知,此处指每天找到幽默。故选D。
9.A.lose B.treasure
C.fail D.live
解析:考查动词词义辨析。句意:当你失去梦想的时候,你就虽生犹死。A. lose失去;B. treasure珍惜;C. fail失败;D. live生活。根据“you die”可知,你失去梦想的时候,你就虽生犹死。故选A。
10.A.balance B.difference
C.relation D.instruction
解析:考查名词词义辨析。句意:长大与成长之间有很大的区别。A. balance平衡;B. difference区别;C. relation关系;D. instruction介绍。根据常识可知,长大与成长之间有很大的区别。故选B。
11.A.productive B.wasteful
C.considerate D.strange
解析:考查形容词词义辨析。句意:如果你十九岁了,在床上躺了一整年,没有做一件创造性的事情。A. productive创造性的;B. wasteful浪费的;C. considerate体贴的;D. strange奇怪的。根据“lie in bed for one full year”可知,在床上躺了一整年,没有做一件创造性的事情。故选A。
12.A.miss B.seek
C.take D.gain
解析:考查动词词义辨析。句意:那不需要花费任何的天赋和能力。A. miss失去;B. seek寻找;C. take花费;D. gain收获。每个人都会长大,这不需要花费任何的天赋和能力。故选C。
13.A.regrets B.rights
C.games D.ideas
解析:考查名词词义辨析。句意:老年人通常不会为他们所做的事后悔,而是为他们没有做过的事后悔。A. regrets遗憾;B. rights权利;C. games游戏;D. ideas主意。根据“but rather for things they did not do”可知,老年人通常不会为他们所做的事后悔,而是为他们没有做过的事后悔。故选A。
14.A.smiled B.died
C.cried D.acted
解析:考查动词词义辨析。句意:毕业后一周,Rose在睡梦中平静地去世了。A. smiled微笑;B. died去世;C. cried哭;D. acted行动。根据“We will remember the wonderful woman”可知,Rose在睡梦中平静地去世了。故选B。
15.A.quickly B.reasonably
C.silently D.possibly
解析:考查副词词义辨析。句意:我们会记住那个了不起的女士,她以榜样的方式教导我们,你所能做的一切永远不会太迟。A. quickly快速地;B. reasonably合理地;C. silently安静地;D. possibly可能地。根据“it's never too late to be all”可知,她用榜样教给我们,你所能做的一切永远不会太迟。故选D。