第一题 《内部教材》节选
Directions: Choose the best answer to each question from the information given in the passage.
- The author believes that the statement that life is difficult______.
A. is the greatest truth in the world
B. is never known to people
C. is not as true as before
D. is fully understood by few people
【正确答案】A
【答案解析】对照原文Life is difficult. This is a great truth, one of the greatest truth.句子意思是“生活是艰辛的。这是一个伟大的真理,最伟大的真理之一。”这两句话直接给出了答案。答案为A。
- According to the author, life is ______.
A. a series of problems
B. a heavy load of burden
C. a series of truths
D. a unique kind of affliction
【正确答案】A
【答案解析】对照原文,作者提到,Life is a series of problems,即“生活是由一系列问题组成的”。答案为A。
- Solving all life's problems requires ______.
A. no moaning
B. some discipline
C. total discipline
D. all tools
【正确答案】C
【答案解析】对照原文,作者提到自制力是解决问题的基本方法。原文with total discipline we can solve all problems.句子意思是“具备完全的自制力,我们就能处理好所有的问题”。答案为C。
- Problems evoke in us the following feelings except ______.
A. embarrassment
B. regret
C. pain
D. anxiety
【正确答案】A
【答案解析】原文中作者列举了当我们遇到困难时,会出现的一系列感受,如:grief, sadness, loneliness, guilt, regret, anger, fear, anxiety, anguish, or despair. 作者没有提到embarrassment(尴尬)。答案为A。
- The author suggests that problems ________ the growth of the human spirit.
A. stop
B. discourage
C. encourage
D. slow down
【正确答案】C
【答案解析】最后一段第五句When we desire to encourage the growth of the human spirit, we challenge and encourage the human capacity to solve problems. 句子意思是“当我们渴望鼓励人文精神的发展时,我们挑战并鼓励人类解决问题的能力。”答案为C。
练习1. 完形补文
1.【答案】satisfy
【解析】to satisfy the soul, 满足灵魂。to后面通常接动词原形。故答案为satisfy。
2.【答案】accomplishments
【解析】your accomplishments 你的成就。your后面接名词。故答案为accomplishments。
3.【答案】answer
【解析】an answer to the question 问题的答案。an后面接名词。故答案为answer。
4.【答案】individualized
【解析】an individualized expression of life 生命的一种个性化表达。修饰名词expression用形容词。故答案为individualized。
5.【答案】expression
【解析】an individualized expression of life 生命的一种个性化表达。an后面接名词或名词短语。故答案为expression。
6.【答案】greater
【解析】of greater consequence and magnitude than… 比…更重要。有than一般考查比较级。故答案为greater。
7.【答案】beginning
【解析】the beginning , the middle and the end 开始,中间和结尾。the后面接名词。故答案为beginning。
8.【答案】getting
【解析】whether it’s finding a mate or getting a better job 无论是寻找伴侣,还是找更好的工作。or一般连接前后相同词性,前面是finding a mate, 后面也用动词ing形式getting a better job。故答案为getting。
9.【答案】filled
【解析】 is filled with a sense of well-being 充满了一种幸福感。词组be filled with充满了。故答案为filled。
10.【答案】thrilled
【解析】 be thrilled by the outcome 为结果而激动。词组be thrilled by为…而激动。这也是个被动be+过去分词thrilled。故答案为thrilled。
11.【答案】more
【解析】we are no more complete than when we started out. 我们并不比刚开始时更完整。句子有than通常考比较级。故答案为more。
12.【答案】challenged
【解析】 we’re challenged , 我们受到挑战。被动be + 过去分词。故答案为challenged。
13.【答案】enoughness
【解析】by our enoughness 被我们的知足。our后面加名词。故答案为enoughness。
14.【答案】inner
【解析】listen to the inner voice 听内心的声音。固定表达the inner voice心声。故答案为inner。
15.【答案】says
【解析】the inner voice that says , “…...” 内心的声音说:“……”。动词三单式。故答案为says。
16.【答案】being
【解析】because being enough doesn’t fit the image 因为知足并不符合形象。做主语用being enough, 动词的ing形式。故答案为being。
17.【答案】ourselves
【解析】the image we have of ourselves. 我们对自己的形象。我们自己ourselves。故答案为ourselves。
18.【答案】spent
【解析】We have spent so much time 我们花了如此多的时间。完成时have+过去分词spent。故答案为spent。
19.【答案】thinking
【解析】spent so much time thinking of ourselves 花时间来思考自己。词组spend time doing sth。故答案为thinking。
20.【答案】seems
【解析】 enoughness seems very far away. 富足似乎很遥远。动词三单式。故答案为seems。
21.【答案】surrounded
【解析】being surrounded by the Life Force 被生命力包围。被动be+过去分词surrounded。故答案为surrounded。
练习2. 完形补文
1.【答案】loved
【解析】 there was a wonderful old man who loved everything 有一个非常棒的老人,他爱一切. 过去式loved, 因为前面was是过去式,而且整篇文章都用了过去式。故答案为loved。
2.【答案】animals
【解析】everything: animals , spiders, insects, etc. 一切:动物,蜘蛛,昆虫等。名词并列,后面都用复数,这里也用复数。故答案为animals。
3.【答案】walking
【解析】while walking through the woods 步行穿过树林的时候。while和when的省略形式while doing (主动用doing, 被动用过去分词) 。故答案为walking。
4.【答案】woods
【解析】while walking through the woods 步行穿过树林的时候。the后面加名词。故答案为woods。
5.【答案】found
【解析】 the nice old man found a cocoon 这个好心的老人发现了一个茧。过去式found。故答案为found。
6.【答案】took
【解析】 He took it home. 他把它带回家。过去式took。故答案为took。
7.【答案】appeared
【解析】 a small opening appeared; 一个很小的开口出现了。句子须有动词。故答案为appeared。
8.【答案】sat
【解析】 he sat and watched the butterfly 他坐下来观察了这个蝴蝶。过去式sat。故答案为sat。
9.【答案】hours
【解析】for several hours 好几个小时。several后接名词复数。故答案为hours。
10.【答案】body
【解析】force its body through that little hole. 让自己的身体挤出那小洞口。its后接名词。故答案为body。
11.【答案】making
【解析】 stop making any progress. 不再有任何的进展。词组stop doing和stop to do. 考试只填一个词,不能填两个to do。故答案为making。
12.【答案】far
【解析】as if it had gotten as far as it could 好像已经尽其所能。as … as中间一般接形容词,偶尔接副词。故答案为far。
13.【答案】help
【解析】decided to help the butterfly 决定帮助这只蝴蝶。决定做某事decide to do,接动词原形。故答案为help。
14.【答案】pair
【解析】a pair of scissors 一把剪刀。a后面接名词。故答案为pair。
15.【答案】easily
【解析】The butterfly then emerged easily. 这只蝴蝶很容易就出来了。修饰动词emerged用副词easily。故答案为easily。
16.【答案】able
【解析】 it never was able to fly. 但是它永远都飞不起来。词组be able to do。故答案为able。
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