Question

閱讀下面短文，掌握其大意，然后從各題所給的四個(gè)選項(xiàng)(A、B、C、D)中，選出最佳選項(xiàng)，并在答題紙上將該選項(xiàng)標(biāo)號(hào)涂黑。

My grandparents built and lived in a small 600-square-foot cottage for most of their adult lives. They actively practiced living a   21   life. Saving and avoiding overspending was their life   22   for their whole life.   23   seeking satisfaction through material items, they chose to spend   24   time together, with family, and in nature.

Over the years my grandparents noticed   25   changes in their community. Every year more farmland was   26   to build larger and larger homes. With houses’ prices   27  , many of their neighbors sold their little homes and lands.   28   only their small house was still on the block, surrounded by a sea of tall buildings. Countless family members   29   my grandparents to expand their home. But they didn’t want a bigger place and were   30   with what they had.

　　In many ways, I’ve modeled my life after my grandparents. Through their example I learned an important   31  : It is absolutely possible to live a small and fulfilling life.

　　My grandparents lived in a small home, but they owned a(n)   32   garden. They loved gardening deeply because it not only   33   their grocery bill, but also improved their health and gave them a(n)   34   to be outside. They said, “  35   you live in a small home or an apartment, you don’t have to give up gardening.”

My grandparents avoided lifestyle creep(攀比) by paying for their own home in cash and building it themselves. They also recycled and   36   everything. For instance, they drove the same car for over 15 years and didn’t buy anything new until their stuff was   37   worn out.

My grandparents taught me that living well on   38   isn’t about feeling bad for myself.   39  , it’s about giving yourself the time, freedom, and money to seek your dreams. You know: Becoming debt free, living in a smaller home, and others are a few ways to   40   your life.

1.A. dull                       B. simple                     C. single                       D. busy

2.A. attitude               B. experience            C. principle                 D. standard

3.A. Rather than        B. More than              C. Other than             D. Apart from

4.A. shopping             B. work                        C. break                       D. quality

5.A. obvious              B. delicate                  C. enjoyable               D. flexible

6.A. improved            B. ruined                     C. discovered             D. distributed

7.A. taking up             B. making up              C. going up                 D. turning up

8.A. Probably             B. Suddenly                C. Instantly                  D. Eventually

9.A. forced                           B. encouraged           C. persuaded             D. ordered

10.A. content             B. angry                       C. cautious                  D. familiar

11.A. lesson               B. theory                     C. truth                        D. sentence

12.A. small                  B. special                     C. ordinary                 D. huge

13.A. reduced           B. handled                  C. checked                  D. handled

14.A. platform           B. stage                        C. excuse                     D. solution

15.A. As if                    B. Even if           C. Only if            D. What if

16.A. sewed               B. created                   C. sold                          D. reused

17.A. thoroughly       B. generally                C. nearly          D. hardly

18.A. more                B. less                         C. better                     D. worse

19.A. What’s more    B. As a result              C. On the whole         D. On the contrary

20.A. risk                     B. manage      C. limit                       D. destroy

 

Answer 1

【答案】

 

1.B

2.C

3.A

4.D

5.A

6.B

7.C

8.D

9.B

10.A

11.A

12.D

13.A

14.C

15.B

16.D

17.A

18.B

19.D

20.B

【解析】

試題分析：本文通過對祖父母簡樸生活的細(xì)微的描述，作者悟出了來自祖父母的生活哲學(xué)：適時(shí)地返樸歸“簡”吧！返樸歸“簡”既是一種生活方式，也是一種生活態(tài)度。拋開繁雜和過多的物質(zhì)束縛，用一顆知足的心去擁抱簡單而充實(shí)的生活，我們將和快樂不期而遇。簡單的快樂，你值得擁有！

1.B 根據(jù)上文“l(fā)ived in a small 600-square-foot cottage”中的“small”可以推斷祖父母生活的簡樸(simple)。dull呆板的，枯燥的；single單身的，唯一的；busy忙碌的。

2.C節(jié)儉和避免過度的花費(fèi)是他們的人生信條/原則(principle)。上文的“Saving and avoiding overspending”從邏輯意義上說不是一種“attitude態(tài)度”，也不是什么“experience   經(jīng)驗(yàn)，經(jīng)歷”更不是什么“standard標(biāo)準(zhǔn)”。

3.A  Rather than而不是；More than不僅僅；Other than除了；Apart from除了。把下一題和這一題聯(lián)系起來考慮。我們將句子改成“They chose to spend   24   time together, with family, and in nature  23   seeking satisfaction through material items”就比較容易選出答案。

4.D上下文字面意思是：他們選擇了和家人在一起共度珍貴時(shí)光，享受大自然，而不是去追求物質(zhì)上的滿足。quality time珍貴時(shí)光；shopping購物；work工作；break休息。本句譯文：比起通過物質(zhì)來尋求滿足，他們更愿意和家人在一起共度珍貴時(shí)光，享受大自然。

5.A 根據(jù)下文的描述“Every year more farmland was   26   to build larger and larger homes. ”說明他們所居住的社區(qū)發(fā)生了“obvious明顯的”變化。delicate微妙的；enjoyable愉快的，快樂的；flexible靈活的，易彎曲的，柔韌的。這些年來，我的祖父母注意到他們所在的社區(qū)發(fā)生了非常明顯的變化。

6.B 根據(jù)下文的“to build larger and larger homes”推斷應(yīng)該是“毀掉農(nóng)田來建造房子”。improved改善；ruined毀壞；discovered發(fā)現(xiàn)；distributed分配。每年，越來越多的農(nóng)田被毀掉，用以建造越來越大的房子。

7.C根據(jù)下文“many of their neighbors sold their little homes and lands.”的描述說明房地產(chǎn)的價(jià)格在上升。go up上升；take up拿起，繼續(xù)，接受（提議），占去。make up組成，補(bǔ)足，彌補(bǔ)，編造；turn up出現(xiàn)，調(diào)大(聲音)。隨著房地產(chǎn)價(jià)格的節(jié)節(jié)攀升，他們的很多鄰居都賣掉了自己的小房子和土地。

8.D 由于“很多鄰居都賣掉了自己的小房子和土地”，所以最終的結(jié)果是“only their small house was still on the block, surrounded by a sea of tall buildings.(街區(qū)就只剩下祖父母家的小房子，而周圍全是高樓大廈)” Eventually終于，最后；Probably也許；Suddenly突然；Instantly立刻。

9.B 面臨“街區(qū)就只剩下祖父母家的小房子，而周圍全是高樓大廈”的情況所以“很多家庭成員鼓勵(lì)(encouraged)祖父母擴(kuò)建他們的房子”。本題的最大干擾項(xiàng)是C項(xiàng)persuaded勸服，但是從下文看，祖父母并沒有被勸服。forced迫使；ordered命令。

10.A be content with=be satisfied/pleased with對感到滿意；angry生氣；cautious小心的，謹(jǐn)慎的；familiar熟悉的。但他們并不想要一個(gè)更大的地方，也非常滿足于擁有的一切。

11.A  learn a lesson學(xué)習(xí)一課；在很多方面，我一直效仿我祖父母的生活。從他們身上我學(xué)到了重要的一課：我們可以過一種簡單而滿足的生活。theory理論；truth真相；sentence句子。

12.D與上文 “My grandparents lived in a small home”中的“small”形成對比，故用“huge巨大的”。 我祖父母家的房子雖小，卻擁有一個(gè)巨大的花園。small小的；special特殊的；ordinary普通的。

13.A  grocery意為“食品雜貨”的意思。根據(jù)常識(shí)，花園里可以種植蔬菜、水果等來供自己吃，這樣就可以“減少(reduced)鮮蔬雜貨的開銷”。handled處理；checked檢查，核對；added增加。他們熱愛園藝，因?yàn)檫@不僅能減少鮮蔬雜貨開銷，……

14.C  根據(jù)常識(shí)“護(hù)理花園”就要到室外去，而擁有自己的花園確實(shí)是“走出戶外”絕佳理由/借口(excuse)。Platform平臺(tái)；stage舞臺(tái)；solution解決方法。……而且還可以改善他們的健康狀況，還提供了一個(gè)進(jìn)行戶外活動(dòng)的理由。

15.B  上下文有讓步關(guān)系。As if       似乎，好像；Even if即使；Only if只是；What if要是……又怎樣，如果……將會(huì)怎么樣。即使你住在一個(gè)小房子或者小公寓里，你也不必放棄園藝。

16.D跟上文中的“recycled循環(huán)利用”相匹配的詞只有“reused重復(fù)使用”。sewed縫紉；created發(fā)明創(chuàng)造；sold銷售，賣。他們還盡量重復(fù)使用和循環(huán)利用所有東西。

17.A 祖父母一生過著簡樸的生活，再結(jié)合上文“他們的車一開就是15年多”我們可以推斷“家里的東西在沒有完全(thoroughly)用壞之前絕不買新的” 。generally一般地；nearly幾乎；hardly幾乎不。

18.B living well on less= living a simple life。More更多；better 更少；worse更糟糕。我的祖父母告訴我過簡樸的生活不是虧待自己/并不心疼自己。feel bad for心疼。

19.D 下文所說與上文所說正好相反(On the contrary)“相反，它能賦予你時(shí)間、自由和金錢去追求夢想”。What’s more況且；As a result結(jié)果；On the whole總的說來。     D.

20.B下文所說都是生活中的真諦。沒有負(fù)債，住小一點(diǎn)的房子以及其它就是經(jīng)營你生活的一些方法。risk冒險(xiǎn)；manage經(jīng)營，管理；limit限制；destroy破壞。

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