Question

The carpenter I hired to help me restore an old farmhouse had just finished a rough first day on the job. A flat tire made him an hour of work, his electric saw quit and now his ancient pickup truck refused to start, so I offered him a . While I drove him home, he sat in stony silence.

On arriving, he invited me in to meet his family. As we walked together toward his house, he at a small tree by the front door, touching the branches with his hands.

The moment he opened the door, he had amusing . His eyes lit up and he ran to his two small children and hugged them and gave his wife a kiss.

After leaving the joyful family, I passed the tree and my got the better of me, so I asked, “Before we went in the house, did you stop by the tree?”

“Oh, that’s my trouble tree.” he replied, “I know I can’t having worries both on the job and in my life, but those don’t belong in the house with my wife and children. I know I can one thing for sure, so every night before I walk into my home I hang them up on the tree.”

“Funny thing is,” he , “when I come out in the morning to pick them up, there aren’t nearly as as I remember putting up the night before.”

1.A. lose B. find C. expect D. finish

2.A. tip B. ride C. car D. coffee

3.A. stared B. waved C. sat D. paused

4.A. expressions B. kids C. changes D. stories

5.A. willingly B. quietly C. carefully D. cheerfully

6.A. pity B. curiosity C. habit D. satisfaction

7.A. how B. when C. why D. what

8.A. keep B. help C. appreciate D. allow

9.A. problems B. jobs C. facts D. duties

10.A. correct B. remove C. learn D. control

11.A. admitted B. suggested C. insisted D. smiled

12.A. many B. good C. interesting D. free

 

Answer 1

1.A

2.B

3.D

4.C

5.D

6.B

7.C

8.B

9.A

10.D

11.D

12.A

【解析】

試題分析：講述的是作者通過一個木匠處理工作中的煩惱的方法，意識到了不要把煩惱帶給家人，每個人都應(yīng)該有一顆自己的煩惱樹，用來懸掛煩惱，為了不影響家人。

1.A考查動詞辨析A. lose失去；B. find發(fā)現(xiàn)；C. expect期望；D. finish完成；句意：癟了的輪胎讓他失去一小時的工作時間 。根據(jù)上文我雇傭木匠來給我干活，而輪胎沒氣讓他耽擱了工作，故選A項。

2.2】B考查名詞辨析A. tip提示；B. ride騎車；C. car車；D. coffee咖啡；句意：因此我讓他騎車回家。根據(jù)上文提到輪胎癟了，故選B項。

3.3】D考查動詞辨析A. stared盯著 ；B. waved揮手；C. sat坐下；D. paused暫停；句意：當(dāng)我們走到他家時，他在門口附近的小樹下停了一下，用手摸了摸樹枝，根據(jù)句意可知停了一會，故選D項。

4.4】C考查名詞辨析A. expressions表達(dá)；B. kids孩子；C. changes改變；D. stories故事；句意：當(dāng)門打開的一瞬間，他快樂的改變了。根據(jù)下方提到His eyes lit up and he ran to his two small children可知選C項。

5.5】D考查副詞辨析A. willingly愿意；B. quietly安靜地；C. carefully仔細(xì)地；D. cheerfully高興地；句意：他的雙眼放光，兩個孩子快樂的過來擁抱他。根據(jù)The moment he opened the door, he had amusing 可知選D項。

6.6】B考查名詞辨析A. pity遺憾；B. curiosity好奇；C. habit習(xí)慣；D. satisfaction滿意；句意：當(dāng)我離開這個快樂的一家后，我經(jīng)過小樹，我很好奇，就問，在你進(jìn)入家之前，你為什么在這棵樹下停留呢？根據(jù)根據(jù)語境，對于他前后情緒的變化很好奇，所以選B項。

7.7】C考查特殊疑問詞辨析A. how如何；B. when什么時候；C. why為什么；D. what什么；句意：當(dāng)我離開這個快樂的一家后，我經(jīng)過小樹，我很好奇，就問，在你進(jìn)入家之前，你為什么在這棵樹下停留呢？故選C項。

8.8】B考查動詞辨析A. keep保持；B. help幫助；C. appreciate欣賞；D. allow允許；句意： 我知道我禁不住擔(dān)心我的工作又擔(dān)心我的生活，但這些問題不應(yīng)該影響到我的家人。Can’t help doing 禁不住 做某事，故選B項。

9.9】A考查名詞辨析A. problems問題；B. jobs工作；C. facts事實；D. duties責(zé)任；句意：句意： 我知道我禁不住擔(dān)心我的工作又擔(dān)心我的生活，但這些問題不應(yīng)該影響到我的家人。根據(jù)句意指的是上文提到的問題，麻煩，故選A項。

10.0】D考查動詞辨析A. correct改正；B. remove移除；C. learn學(xué)會；D. control控制；句意：我知道我能控制一件事，因此每天晚上在我回家之前，我都會把他們掛在樹上。根據(jù)句意可知他能控制自己的生活，故選D項。

11.1】D考查動詞辨析A. admitted承認(rèn)；B. suggested建議；C. insisted堅持；D. smiled微笑；句意：他微笑到，快樂的事情是，當(dāng)我早上拾起他們時，已經(jīng)沒有昨天晚上那么難以忍受了，根據(jù)“Funny thing is可知選D項。

12.2】A考查形容詞辨析A. many許多；B. good好的； C. interesting有興趣的；D. free自由的；句意：句意：他微笑到，快樂的事情是，當(dāng)我早上拾起他們時，已經(jīng)沒有昨天晚上那么難以忍受了。根據(jù)語境選A項。

考點：故事類短文。