A boy was walking home from school when he saw a large, tempting (誘人的)apple on one of the branches of an apple tree hanging out over a tall fence. The boy wasn’t much of a fruit-eater, a bar of chocolate if given the choice, , as they say, the forbidden fruit can be tempting. Seeing the apple, the boy wanted it. The more he looked at it, the he felt and the more he wanted that apple.

He stood on tiptoe(腳尖), as high as he could, but even as his tallest he was unable to touch it. He began to up and down, as high as he could, at the of each jump stretching his arms to get the apple. Still it remained out of .
Not giving up, he thought, if only he had something to on. His school bag wouldn’t give enough height and he didn’t want to the things inside, like his lunch box, pencil case, and Gameboy. Looking , he hoped he might find an old box, a rock, or, luck, even a ladder, but it was a tidy neighborhood and there was nothing he could use.
He had tried everything he could think to do. seeing any other choices, he gave up and started to walk . At first he felt angry and disappointed thinking about how hungry he had become from his , and how he really wanted that apple. The more he like this, the more unhappy he became.

, the boy of our story was a pretty smart guy, even if he couldn’t always get what he wanted. He started to say to himself. This isn’t . I don’t have the apple and I’m feeling miserable as well. There’s more I can do to get the apple—that is unchangeable—but we are supposed to be able to our feelings. If that’s the case, what can I do to feel better?

1.A. preferring B. offering C. receiving D. allowing

2.A. so B. then C. but D. or

3.A. sadder B. angrier C. hungrier D. tastier

4.A. expanding B. stretching C. swinging D. pulling

5.A. strength B. length C. range D. height

6.A. jump B. look C. walk D. glance

7.A. tip B. stage C. top D. level

8.A. hope B. hand C. sight D. reach

9.A. put B. stand C. get D. hold

10.A. break B. shake C. take D. strike

11.A. up B. forward C. down D. around

12.A. for B. with C. on D. of

13.A. After B. Through C. Without D. Upon

14.A. back B. away C. up D. down

15.A. wishes B. beliefs C. efforts D. goals

16.A. thought B. imagined C. tried D. claimed

17.A. Therefore B. However C. Moreover D. Otherwise

18.A. skilful B. cheerful C. harmful D. helpful

19.A. something B. anything C. everything D. nothing

20.A. change B. express C. forget D. describe

 

1.A

2.C

3.C

4.B

5.D

6.A

7.C

8.D

9.B

10.A

11.D

12.B

13.C

14.B

15.C

16.A

17.B

18.D

19.D

20.A

【解析】試題分析:文章大意:小男孩在放學回家的路上看到一個又大又誘人的蘋果,本來不太喜歡吃蘋果的他卻抵制不住誘惑,越看蘋果感覺越餓。于是,小男孩想盡一切辦法想夠到蘋果,但終是沒成功。所以,他在反思,當我們不能改變事實的時候就要學會改變我們的情感態(tài)度。

1.根據(jù)前面的句子可知,男孩并不是很喜歡吃水果,因此如果要他選擇的話,他更喜歡(prefer)吃一塊巧克力。

2.根據(jù)下面的句子the forbidden fruit can be tempting. “禁果誘人”可判斷,上下文之間是轉(zhuǎn)折關系,所以選擇but。

3.根據(jù)下文第55個空所在的句子中出現(xiàn)的hungry一詞可判斷,此處選擇hungrier,表示“他越看那只蘋果就越覺得肚子餓”。

4.為了夠到那只蘋果,小男孩踮起腳尖,盡可能把身體伸展(stretch)到最高的程度。A擴大,擴充,擴展;B伸展,舒展;C擺動,搖動;D拉,扯,拔。

5.根據(jù)語境可知,小男孩是站著伸手去夠蘋果,因此此處指的是身體的高度(height),不是力量(strength)、長度(length)或范圍(range)。

6.根據(jù)生活常識可判斷,既然小男孩站著夠不到蘋果,他只能開始上下跳躍(jump)。第47個空后面也再次出現(xiàn)了jump。

7.每次跳到最高(top)的時候,小男孩就伸長了胳膊去夠蘋果。at the top of在……頂部或頂端。

8.根據(jù)下文可知,小男孩最終沒有摘到蘋果。out of reach是固定短語,意為“手夠不著, 達不到”。out of sight“看不見”。

9.根據(jù)下文內(nèi)容可知,小男孩沒有放棄,他想如果自己踩(stand)在某些東西上面就能夠到蘋果了。

10.小男孩身上背著書包,可他不想弄壞里面裝的東西。break在此處表示“弄壞,折斷”。

11.根據(jù)上下文內(nèi)容可知,為了找到能踩在腳下的東西,小男孩四處環(huán)顧。look around“四處環(huán)顧”。look up “向上看”;look forward“向前看”;look down“向下看”。

12.小男孩希望自己能夠找到一個舊箱子,一塊大石頭,或者,如果順利的話,能找到一架梯子。for luck“為了吉利,為了祈求好運”;with luck“如果一切順利的話”;其他兩個介詞不能與 luck搭配。

13.小男孩嘗試了所有的方法,在眼看沒有(without)任何其他選擇的情況下,小男孩只好放棄了。

14.沒有辦法摘到蘋果,小男孩只好失望地走開。walk away“走開”。

15.根據(jù)上文可知,小男孩做了很多努力(effort),因此耗盡了力氣,覺得又累又餓。A 愿望;B信念,信仰;D目標。

16.此處表示他越是這樣想(thought),就越覺得不開心。

17.根據(jù)上下文內(nèi)容可知,此處是轉(zhuǎn)折關系,所以選擇however“然而,可是”。

18.根據(jù)下文內(nèi)容可知,小男孩開始理智地看待自己遇到的問題,覺得生氣、失望、難過等都沒有幫助(helpful),不能從根本上解決問題。

19. 結合上文內(nèi)容可知,小男孩清醒地認識到自己已經(jīng)沒有其他法子(nothing)可用了,蘋果也不會得到了。

20.小男孩的反省也是文章主題的升華:面對無法解決的問題,我們可以做到的就是改變(change)自己的情感態(tài)度。

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