My childhood and adolescence were a joyous outpouring of energy, an endless pursuit for expression, skill, and experience. 1 was only a background to the great delight of lessons in music, dance, and dramatics.
Then one night at a high school dance, a remark, not intended for my 2, injured my youthful happiness: “That girl, what a pity she is blind.” Blind! A(n) 3 word that implied everything dark, blank and helpless. 4 I turned and called out, “Please don’t feel sorry for me, I’m having lots of fun.”5 the fun was not to last.
In college years, I began to struggle with the problem of earning a living. Part-time teaching of piano and occasional giving concerts proved only 6 sources of economic support. In terms of time and effort involved, the financial return was 7. Self-doubt and dark moods sparked within me. 8 to my misery was the repeated experience of knowing my sisters and friends dating excitedly. How 9 I was to my piano, 10 I could dissolve my frustration, accompanied by Chopin, Brahms, and Beethoven.
Then one day, I met a girl, an army nurse, whose faith was to change my life. As our acquaintance 11 into friendship, she sensed my 12. She said, “Stop knocking on closed doors. I know your opportunity will come. You’re trying too hard. Why don’t you relax? And have you ever tried 13?” The idea was strange to me. I had always believed that if you wanted 14, you had to go and get it for yourself. Yet, my sincerity and hard work had yielded poor returns, so I was 15 to try anything else. Self-consciously, I performed the daily practice of prayer. I said, “God, show me the 16 for which You sent me to this world.
In the years to follow, the answers began to arrive, satisfying 17 my most optimistic expectation. One of the answers was Enchanted Hills, where my 18 friend and I had the privilege of seeing blind children come alive in God’s out-of-doors. 19 are the sources of pleasure and comfort I have found in friendship, and most important of all, I 20 closer to God and, through Him, to immortality (永生).

  1. 1.
    1. A.
      School
    2. B.
      Society
    3. C.
      Family
    4. D.
      College
  2. 2.
    1. A.
      mind
    2. B.
      direction
    3. C.
      eyes
    4. D.
      ears
  3. 3.
    1. A.
      rude
    2. B.
      ugly
    3. C.
      dirty
    4. D.
      strange
  4. 4.
    1. A.
      quickly
    2. B.
      slowly
    3. C.
      gently
    4. D.
      quietly
  5. 5.
    1. A.
      Thus
    2. B.
      And
    3. C.
      But
    4. D.
      Though
  6. 6.
    1. A.
      adequate
    2. B.
      partial
    3. C.
      full
    4. D.
      rich
  7. 7.
    1. A.
      discouraging
    2. B.
      uninspiring
    3. C.
      encouraging
    4. D.
      convincing
  8. 8.
    1. A.
      Referring
    2. B.
      Contributing
    3. C.
      Adapting
    4. D.
      Adding
  9. 9.
    1. A.
      grateful
    2. B.
      excited
    3. C.
      proud
    4. D.
      sensitive
  10. 10.
    1. A.
      who
    2. B.
      which
    3. C.
      what
    4. D.
      where
  11. 11.
    1. A.
      jumped
    2. B.
      ran
    3. C.
      grew
    4. D.
      became
  12. 12.
    1. A.
      joy
    2. B.
      depression
    3. C.
      pleasure
    4. D.
      pity
  13. 13.
    1. A.
      practicing
    2. B.
      nursing
    3. C.
      praying
    4. D.
      volunteering
  14. 14.
    1. A.
      anything
    2. B.
      everything
    3. C.
      nothing
    4. D.
      something
  15. 15.
    1. A.
      able
    2. B.
      willing
    3. C.
      eager
    4. D.
      devoted
  16. 16.
    1. A.
      destination
    2. B.
      purpose
    3. C.
      meaning
    4. D.
      answer
  17. 17.
    1. A.
      with
    2. B.
      off
    3. C.
      beyond
    4. D.
      from
  18. 18.
    1. A.
      doctor
    2. B.
      teacher
    3. C.
      nurse
    4. D.
      prayer
  19. 19.
    1. A.
      Other
    2. B.
      Others
    3. C.
      Another
    4. D.
      Either
  20. 20.
    1. A.
      draw
    2. B.
      arrive
    3. C.
      drag
    4. D.
      pull
ADBAC BADAD CBCDB BCCBA
試題分析:本文是一篇勵志文章,敘述的是作者作為一個殘疾人在對生活失望消沉時一個女孩改變了自己的一生:只要堅持就會成功和收獲。
1.A 考查語境理解。句意:學校里的音樂、舞蹈和戲劇課讓我歡欣不已. A. School學校   B. Society社會C. Family家庭D. College大學。把握關鍵詞My childhood and adolescence我的童年和青少年,還有后面的關鍵詞lessons  in music, dance, and dramatics,所以A正確。
2.D 考查語境理解。句意:然而,一天晚上,在高中的一次舞會上,一句我無意中聽到的話霎那間將我年少的幸福擊碎——“那女孩是個瞎子,真可惜!”A. mind思維 B. direction方向C. eyes眼睛D. ears
耳朵,把握關鍵詞not intended for my根據(jù)句意是不是故意說給我聽的,所以D正確。
3.B 考查形容詞。句意:這個刺耳的字眼隱含著一個陰暗、漆黑、空白和無助的世界。A. rude粗魯?shù)腂. ugly難看的; 丑陋的; 有敵意的; 不祥的; C. dirty臟的D. strange奇怪的,陌生的。根據(jù)句意所以B正確。
4.A 考查副詞。句意:我立刻轉過身,大聲喊道:“請不要為我嘆惜,我很快樂!”A. quickly迅速地B. slowly慢慢地C. gently溫和地  D. quietly悄悄地,根據(jù)句意是立刻轉身,所以A正確。
5.C 考查副詞。句意:但我的快樂自此不復存在。根據(jù)上句和后句之間的關系應該是轉折關系,A. Thus 因此(因果關系B. And(順承關系)C. But但是(轉折關系)盡管,D. Though然而(不位于句首),所以C正確。
6.B 考查形容詞。句意:課余時間我教授鋼琴還偶爾參加幾次演奏會,可只占了維持生計的一部分,A. adequate足夠的B. partial   部分的  C. full滿的 D. rich富有的,把握關鍵詞only,,多余B正確。
7.A 考查形容詞。句意:與投入的時間和精力相比,它們在經濟上的回報讓人沮喪A. discouraging 令人沮喪的    B. uninspiring 不鼓舞人心的C. encouraging給人鼓勵的   D. convincing令人信服的。根據(jù)前句掙得錢不夠生活費確定付出了很多,但回報讓人沮喪,所以A正確。
。8.D考查動詞。句意:眼看我的姐妹和伙伴們一次次興高采烈地與人約會增加了我的消沉空虛。把握關鍵詞to 的固定搭配:refer to 查閱,提及contribute to 有助于,導致,adapt to 適應,add to 增加,根據(jù)上下句,上句已經沮喪,下句看著別人高興的約會,當然是增加自己的消沉,所以D正確。
9.A 考查形容詞。句意:所幸的是,還有鋼琴陪我。A. grateful感激的B. excited興奮的 C. proud自豪的  D. sensitive敏感的。根據(jù)句意自己心情沮喪意志消沉,應該是感激鋼琴,可以陪伴我,所以A正確。
10.D 考查連詞。句意:我的挫敗感在邦、貝多芬、勃拉姆斯美妙壯麗的音樂構想中消散。這是一個定語從句,排除C。從句中不少主語或者賓語,排除A B,所以D正確。
11.C 考查動詞。句意:隨著我們從相識逐漸成為朋友。A. jumped跳    B. ran跑    C. grew 逐漸成為D. became成為。根據(jù)句意排除A B,把握關鍵詞into,構成短語grow into轉變成為,所以C正確。
12.B考查名詞。句意:隨著我們從相識逐漸成為朋友,她感覺到了我的沮喪。A. joy高興 B. depression沮喪C. pleasure   愉快D. pity同情,憐憫。根據(jù)上一段的內容收人和付出不成正比,別人可以高興的約會可知作者是抑郁,沮喪,所以B正確。
13.C 考查動詞。句意:你太辛苦了,何不放松一下——試試禱告如何?A. practicing練習    B. nursing護理C. praying 禱告D. volunteering義務服務。根據(jù)句意和下文The idea was strange to me.只有C意思合適,所以C正確。
14.D 考查代詞。句意:一直以來,我一直相信如果你想要得到都必須靠自己去努力爭取。A. anything任何東西B. everything  每一件東西C. nothing   什么也沒有D. something某物,根據(jù)句意應該是你想要某個東西,就得靠自己,所以D正確。
15.B考查形容詞。句意:然而既然從前的熱誠和辛勞回報甚微,我什么都愿意嘗試一番。be able to do 能夠做某事,be willing to do 樂于做某事 be eager to do 渴望做某事,be devoted to doing 致力于,投入于做某事,根據(jù)句意所以B正確。
16.B 考查名詞。句意:我嘗試著每天都禱告——“上帝啊,請告訴我你將我送到世上而賜予我的使命!盇. destination目的地   B. purpose目的,意圖    C. meaning意義D. answer答案,根據(jù)就意是送我到世界來的目的,即意圖,所以B正確。
17.C 考查介詞,句意:在接下來的幾年里,我得到了明確而滿意的回答,超出了我最樂觀的期望值A. with和…在一起  B. off離開C. beyond   超出D. from來自,根據(jù)句意是超出,所以C正確。
18.C考查名詞。句意:其中一個回答就是魔山盲人休閑營區(qū)。在那里,我和我的護士朋友每年都有幸看到失明的孩子們在大自然的懷抱中是多么生氣勃勃。根據(jù)上文:我和護士從相識到成為好朋友,所以此空應該是自己的護士朋友,所以C正確。
19.B 考查代詞。句意:其他的回答是朋友們真摯的友誼以及美妙的音樂都給我?guī)頍o窮無盡的歡樂和慰藉。根據(jù)上文the answers began to arrive, One of the answers was這些關鍵句確定為此空是其他的回答,A. Other 其他的(只做定語)    B. Others="other" + 復數(shù)名詞 (做主語)C. Another   (不定數(shù)目中的)另外一個D. Either(二者中的)任何一個,所以B正確。
20.A 考查動詞,句意:最重要的是,我正日益與他靠近,并通過他接近永恒。根據(jù)后面關鍵詞close to ,得出固定短語:draw close to ,接近,所以A正確
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D.Thankful

 

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科目:高中英語 來源:2011屆度廣東省高三二輪復習英語綜合驗收試卷(4) 題型:完型填空

完形填空(共20小題;每小題1.5分,滿分30分)

閱讀下面短文,從短文后各題所給的四個選項(A、B、C和D)中,選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項,并在答題卡上將該項涂黑。

He fell in love with her at the first sight at a party. She was so outstanding while he was so  36  . At the end of the party, he invited her to have  37  with him. She was very  38  , but she promised.

Sitting in a nice coffee shop, he was too  39  to say anything. Suddenly he

said to the waiter,“Would you please give me some  40  ?” Everybody stared at him, so strange!His face turned red, but still, he  41   the salt in his coffee and drank it.

She asked him  42  ,“Why do you have this  43  ?”

He replied,“When I was a little boy, I was living near the  44  . Now every time I have the salty coffee, I always think of my childhood and my  45  .”

While saying that tears  46   his eyes. She was deeply  47  . That was a really nice talk, also a beautiful beginning of their story. Later they got  48   … And, every time she made coffee for him, she put some salt in the coffee, as she knew that’s the way he liked it.

After 40 years, he passed away, leaving her a letter which  49  :

My dearest, please forgive my lie,  the only  50   I said to you --the salty coffee. The first time we  51   I was so nervous that actually I wanted some sugar. I  52   to tell you the truth many times, but I was too afraid to do that, as I have  53   not to lie to you forever… Having you is my biggest happiness even though I have to drink the salty coffee.

Her tears  54  the letter totally wet. Someday, someone asked her,“What’s the taste of salty coffee?”She replied,“It’s  55  .”

1.A. handsome  B. pretty      C. humorous    D. ordinary

2.A. dinner          B. coffee        C. tea           D. meal

3.A. surprised       B. disappointed  C. shocked       D. ashamed

4.A. anxious         B. eager         C. nervous       D. serious

5.A. sugar           B. paper         C. salt          D. spoon

6.A. put             B. took          C. mixed         D. dipped

7.A. curiously       B. carefully     C. seriously     D. elegantly

8.A. interest        B. practice      C. hobby         D. act

9.A. city            B. village       C. sea           D. road

10.A. mother         B. family        C. hometown      D. friend

11.A. formed         B. filled        C. collected     D. appeared

12.A. touched        B. moved         C. inspired      D. encouraged

13.A. divorced       B. married       C. drunk         D. hurt

14.A. wrote          B. spoke         C. told          D. said

15.A. request        B. will          C. fact          D. lie

16.A. danced         B. dated         C. gathered      D. talked

17.A. managed        B. offered       C. tried         D. failed

18.A. promised       B. asked         C. ordered       D. persuaded

19.A. watered        B. beat          C. covered       D. made

20.A. romantic B. salty   C. sweet   D. cosy 

 

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