I used to believe in the American Dream, which meant a job, a mortgage (按揭), credit cards, success. I wanted it and worked toward it like everyone else, all of us      chasing the same thing.

One year, through a series of unhappy events, it all fell    . I found myself homeless and alone. I had my truck and $56. I     the countryside for some place I could rent for the     possible amount. I came upon a shabby house four miles up a winding mountain road    the Potomac River in West Virginia. It was       , full of broken glass and rubbish. I found the owner ,rented it, and      a corner to camp in.

The locals knew nothing about me,      slowly, they started teaching me the      of being a neighbor. They dropped off blankets, candles, and tools, and began     to chat. They started to teach me a belief in a       American Dream—not the one of individual achievement but of        .

What I had believed in, all those things I thought were        for a civilized life, were nonexistent in this place.          on the mountain, my most valuable possessions were my        with my neighbors.

Four years later, I moved back into       . I saw many people were having a really hard time,         their jobs and homes. I managed to rent a big enough house to        a handful of people .There are four of us now in the house, but over time I’ve had nine people come in and move on to other places. We’d all be in         if we hadn’t banded together.（團(tuán)結(jié)起來）

The American Dream I believe in now is a shared one. It’s not so much about what I can get for myself; it’s about       we can all get by together.

1.A. equally       B. separately              C. violently                      D. naturally

2.A. off                  B.  over                     C. apart                       D. out

3.A. searched                B. left                                 C. toured                D. crossed

4.A. cheapest       B. largest                     C. fairest                  D. fullest

5.A. at                    B. through               C. over                       D. round

6.A. occupied             B. abandoned            C. emptied                      D. robbed

7.A. turned          B. approached                   C. cut                       D. cleared

8.A. but                 B. although                       C. otherwise                    D. for

9.A. benefit              B. lesson                  C. nature                D. art

10.A. looking         B. staying                        C. swinging                      D. turning

11.A. wild            B. real                   C. different                     D. remote

12.A. neighborliness B. happiness                    C. friendliness       D. kindness

13.A. unique        B. expensive                    C. rare                  D. necessary

14.A. Down        B. Up                   C. Deep                   D. Along

15.A. cooperation          B. relationships                  C. satisfaction            D. appointments

16.A. reality         B. society                        C. town                  D. life

17.A. creating                B. losing                 C. quitting                        D. offering

18.A. put in          B. turn in                        C. take in                        D. get in

19.A. yards          B. shelters                      C. camps                         D. cottages

20.A. when          B. what                 C. whether                      D. how

 

【答案】

 

1.B

2.C

3.A

4.A

5.C

6.B

7.D

8.A

9.D

10.B

11.C

12.A

13.D

14.B

15.B

16.C

17.B

18.C

19.B

20.D

【解析】

試題分析：本文敘述了作者在美國(guó)的生活經(jīng)歷，以及他對(duì)美國(guó)夢(mèng)的理解的前后變化。一開始作者認(rèn)為在美國(guó)就會(huì)有銀行卡，工作和房子。但是在美國(guó)經(jīng)歷了一系列不愉快的事件后,作者的美國(guó)夢(mèng)想破碎了。作者在山上找了一座破舊的房屋租住。在哪里他從鄰居那里學(xué)到了美國(guó)夢(mèng)其實(shí)是大家團(tuán)結(jié)起來共同度過的。

1.考查副詞和上下文的呼應(yīng)。A. equally  同樣地，平等地；   B. separately  分別地，各自地；C. violently    猛烈地，激烈地； D. naturally自然地。根據(jù)前文的like everyone else向每個(gè)其他人一樣，我們也每個(gè)人都在做。句意：我們各自都在追逐同樣的事情。故選B。

2.考查形容詞和上下文的呼應(yīng)。A. off  遠(yuǎn)離的；B.  over     在上面的；C. apart 分離的；D. out外面的。根據(jù)后文的I found myself homeless and alone.可知我發(fā)現(xiàn)自己孤獨(dú)，因此處說自己原來的夢(mèng)想破碎了，崩潰了。句意：有一年,在經(jīng)歷了一系列不愉快的事件,它完全崩潰了。故選C。

3.考查動(dòng)詞和上下文的呼應(yīng)。A. searched      搜索；      B. left   離開；        C. toured 旅行；  D. crossed穿過。根據(jù)后文的for some place I could rent可知作者在鄉(xiāng)村尋找可以租住的地方。Search…… for……搜….為了找…….。句意：我在鄉(xiāng)村搜尋我可以租住的地方。故選A。

4.考查形容詞和上下文的呼應(yīng)。 A. cheapest   便宜的；     B. largest        大的； C. fairest 公平的；  D. fullest完全的，滿的。根據(jù)前文的I had my truck and $56.可知作者只有一輛卡車和56美元，可見他沒太多的錢，因此他要租便宜的房子。故此處用形容詞cheapest。句意：我要租住盡可能最便宜的地方。故選A。

5.考查介詞和上下文的呼應(yīng)。A. at 在；B. through  穿過；C. over 越過，在……之上；D. round在……周圍。根據(jù)前文的up a winding mountain road可知這座房子在山上，因此在河的上面，句意：我來到了一個(gè)在西弗吉尼亞州4英里的山路上的破舊的房子，位于波托馬克河上面。

故選C。

6.考查動(dòng)詞和上下文的呼應(yīng)。A. occupied 占用；        B. abandoned  放棄的，廢棄的；C.emptied 倒空；D. robbed搶劫。根據(jù)后文的full of broken glass and rubbish可知這座房子是被廢棄的。句意：它被廢棄了。故選B。

7.考查動(dòng)詞和上下文的呼應(yīng)。 A. turned  轉(zhuǎn)動(dòng)；B. approached  接近；C. cut 剪； D. cleared清除。根據(jù)后文的to camp in.可知作者為了能扎營(yíng)住在這里，應(yīng)清理了一下。句意：為了能住進(jìn)去，我清理了一個(gè)角落。故選D。

8.考查連詞和上下文的呼應(yīng)。A. but  但是；B. although 盡管； C. otherwise 否則；D. for因?yàn)�。根�?jù)前文的knew nothing about me 和后文的slowly, they started teaching me可知其他人開始時(shí)不了解他，后來叫他一些東西，前后是轉(zhuǎn)折關(guān)系，故用連詞but。句意：當(dāng)?shù)厝藢?duì)我不了解，但是慢慢地開始教會(huì)我一些東西。故選A。

9.考查名詞和上下文的呼應(yīng)。A. benefit 利益，好處；  B. lesson   教訓(xùn)，課； C. nature 自然；    D. art藝術(shù)，道理。根據(jù)前文的they started teaching me可知他們教我一些道理。句意：慢慢地他們開始叫我做鄰居的道理。故選D。

10.考查動(dòng)詞和上下文的呼應(yīng)。A. looking  看；  B. staying   停留；   C. swinging   搖擺；  D. turning轉(zhuǎn)向。根據(jù)后文的to chat要去聊天，此處應(yīng)是停下來，故用動(dòng)詞stay。句意：他們帶來一些攤毯子，蠟燭和工具，停下來和我聊天。故選B。

11.考查形容詞和上下文的呼應(yīng)。A. wild野生的；B. real 真實(shí)的； C. different 不同的； D. remote遙遠(yuǎn)的，偏僻的。根據(jù)前文的I used to believe in the American Dream, which meant a job, a mortgage (按揭), credit cards, success.可知他過去的美國(guó)夢(mèng)想是成功的，而現(xiàn)在沒有房子和工作，是失敗的，與想象的不一樣，句意：他們開始教會(huì)我一種對(duì)美國(guó)夢(mèng)想不同的信念。故選C。

12.考查名詞和上下文的呼應(yīng)。 A. neighborliness   鄰居；B. happiness  幸福；C. friendliness         友好；        D. kindness善良。根據(jù)前文的of being a neighbor.可知作為鄰居的理論，可知此處是強(qiáng)調(diào)鄰居的重要性。句意：美國(guó)的夢(mèng)想不是個(gè)人的成就而是鄰居的共同的成就。故選A。

13.考查形容詞和上下文的呼應(yīng)。A. unique 獨(dú)特的，唯一的；B. expensive 昂貴的；C. rare 稀有的；D. necessary必要的。根據(jù)后文的were nonexistent in this place.可知以前以為必要的東西，在這個(gè)地方不存在，句意：所有我原以為必要的東西在這個(gè)地方不存在。故選D。

14.考查副詞和上下文的呼應(yīng)。A. Down 向下；     B. Up  向上；  C. Deep  深入地； D. Along一起，沿著。根據(jù)后文的on the mountain可知此處應(yīng)是上山，故用副詞up。句意:我最有價(jià)值的東西是向上在山上。故選B。

15.考查名詞和上下文的呼應(yīng)。A. cooperation  合作； B. relationships 關(guān)系；    C.satisfaction    滿意；D. appointments約定。根據(jù)前文的They dropped off blankets, candles, and tools, and began   10  to chat. 可知作者與鄰居的關(guān)系好。故此處用relationships。句意：我最有價(jià)值的財(cái)富就是與居的關(guān)系。故選B。

16.考查名詞和上下文的呼應(yīng)。A. reality 現(xiàn)實(shí)； B. society 社會(huì)；C. town 城鎮(zhèn)；D. life生活。根據(jù)前文的I moved back into可知作者從山上搬回了城里。句意：四年后，我搬回了城里。故選C。

17.考查動(dòng)詞和上下文的呼應(yīng)。A. creating  創(chuàng)造；  B. losing  失去，損失；  C. quitting 放棄；  D. offering提供。根據(jù)前文的I saw many people were having a really hard time,可知這里的許多人過著艱難的生活，因此處應(yīng)是失去工作，才能體現(xiàn)生活困難。句意：我看見許多人生活艱難，失去了工作和家園。故選B。

18.考查動(dòng)詞短語和上下文的呼應(yīng)。A. put in 提出； B. turn in上交；     C. take in  吸收，上當(dāng)，容納； D. get in收獲。根據(jù)前文的rent a big enough house to可知作者租了一間大的房子是為了能股容納一些人。句意：我租下了一個(gè)足夠大的房子為了容納一些人。故選C。

19.考查名詞和上下文的呼應(yīng)。A. yards 院子；   B. shelters   避難所； C. camps  營(yíng)地；  D. cottages村舍。根據(jù)后問的if we hadn’t banded together.可知我們?nèi)绻粓F(tuán)結(jié)起來就會(huì)沒有地方住，只能呆在避難所。句意：如果我們不團(tuán)結(jié)起來，我們就會(huì)呆在避難所。故選B。

20.考查代詞和上下文的呼應(yīng)。 A. when   什么時(shí)候； B. what  什么；  C. whether 是否；  D. how如何。根據(jù)后問的we can all get by together我們一起生活，根據(jù)文章意思，大家一起共同團(tuán)結(jié)的生活，才能解決困難，這是說生活的方式，故此處用代詞how。句意：它不是那么關(guān)于我可以自己得到什么,而是我們?cè)鯓右黄鹕疃冗^。故選D。

考點(diǎn)：故事類短文。

 

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Even though each country uses doors, doors may have   50  functions and purposes which lead to   51  differences.

When I first came to America, I noticed that a public building had two different   52  and they had distinct functions. You have to push the door with the word “ PUSH ” to go out of the building and to pull the door with the word “PULL” to   53  the building. This was new to me, because we use the   　　　54  door in South Korea. For quite a few times I failed to go out of a shopping centre and was embarrassed.

The way of using school bus doors was also   55  to me. I used to take the school bus to school. The school decided that when the driver opened both the front and back door. Students who were getting off the bus should get off first, and students who were getting on should get on   56  in South Korea. We do not need to wait for people to  57 . One morning I hurried to the bus, and when the bus doors opened, I  58  tried to get on the school bus through the front door. All the students around looked at me. I was totally   59 , and my face went red.

1.

A．different

B．important

C．practical

D．unusual

 

2.

A．national

B．embarrassing

C．a(chǎn)mazing

D．cultural

 

3.

A．exits

B．entrances

C．signs

D．doors

 

4.

A．enter

B．leave

C．open

D．close

 

5.

A．main

B．same

C．front

D．back

 

6.

A．a(chǎn)nnoying

B．hard

C．satisfying

D．strange

 

7.

A．sooner

B．later

C．faster

D．earlier

 

8.

A．get on

B．get off

C．get up

D．get up

 

9.

A．politely

B．patiently

C．unconsciously

D．slowly

 

10.

A．embarrassed

B．a(chǎn)nnoyed

C．unsatisfied

D．excited

 

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