After attending a conference, I returned to my hotel room late one evening.The overhead light out- side my door was burned out and I had  36 finding the keyhole.When I   37  to open the door, I 38  around the wall for a light switch.I found a plate where a switch was   39  installed… but no switch!

Not discouraged easily, I remembered   40   a lamp by the bed when I deposited my luggage 41   in the day.I found the bed in the    42   and then the lamp, but when I switched it on ,nothing   43  ! I thought that perhaps if I opened the curtains I might be able to use whatever light comes in from the   44  to find another lamp.So I   45  my way slowly across the room to the curtains and …no drawstring! I finally stumbled (跌跌撞撞地) around   46  I found a desk lamp which actually   47  !

That evening I discovered in a whole new way just how dark the world   48  be and how-necessary light is! But even more necessary than   49  light is the light that shines from people—the light of  50 and faith.Because, for many people, the world is a dark and  51 place.For someone today just may be stumbling in discouragement or sadness or fear and in   52  of some light.So let your light shine.Whatever light you   53  may be a beacon of hope and encouragement.And if you feel that your light is   54  a candle in a forest remember there isn’t enough darkness in all the world to   55  the light of one small candle.

1.

A.respect

B.a(chǎn)dmiration

C.difficulty

D.confidence

 

2.

A.failed

B.managed

C.wished

D.meant

 

3.

A.touched

B.sensed

C. felt

D.looked

 

4.

A.once

B.never

C.still

D.a(chǎn)lready

 

5.

A.equipping

B.producing

C.removing

D.spotting

 

6.

A.earlier

B.later

C.lower

D.upper

 

7.

A.light

B.room

C.dark

D.corner

 

8.

A.developed

B.operated

C.fired

D.happened

 

9.

A.street

B.machine

C.room

D.car

 

10.

A.wound

B.forced

C.lost

D.made

 

11.

A.a(chǎn)fter

B.while

C.until

D.since

 

12.

A.worked

B.a(chǎn)ffected

C.helped

D.inspired

 

13.

A.must

B.shall

C.will

D.can

 

14.

A.mental

B.physical

C.electrical

D.psychological

 

15.

A.love

B.existence

C.truth

D.wisdom

 

16.

A.colourful

B.lonely

C.friendly

D.complex

 

17.

A.short

B.favor

C.need

D.face

 

18.

A.offer

B.make

C.take

D.contribute

 

19.

A.not more than

B.other than

C.no more than

D.rather than

 

20.

A.get over

B.give out

C.put out

D.set up

 

【答案】

1.C

2.B

3.C

4.A

5.D

6.A

7.C

8.D

9.A

10.D

11.C

12.A

13.D

14.B

15.A

16.B

17.C

18.A

19.C

20.C

【解析】文章講述的是作者通過(guò)在黑暗中摸索燈的經(jīng)歷,想到了人生中光的重要性。

1.上下文,根據(jù)前一句的The overhead light out- side my door was burned out可知,我門(mén)邊的上面的燈壞掉了,所以我找不到鑰匙孔。Have difficulty in doing sth意為干某事有困難

2.上下文,根據(jù)后文可知,作者打開(kāi)門(mén)后,在墻上摸索著找開(kāi)光,manage to do 意為成功干某事

3.同上,feel意為摸索 touch意為觸摸 sense感覺(jué) look是看起來(lái)

4.句意理解,我找到了一個(gè)金屬板,開(kāi)關(guān)曾經(jīng)就安裝在這里面,但是現(xiàn)在沒(méi)有開(kāi)關(guān)。

5.句意理解,我沒(méi)有輕易就氣餒,我記得曾經(jīng)在床邊放了一個(gè)臺(tái)燈,spot意為放置

6.句意理解,在今天的早些時(shí)候,意為之前的時(shí)候,早上的時(shí)候

7.上下文,作者此時(shí)還沒(méi)有找到開(kāi)關(guān),正在找臺(tái)燈,也還沒(méi)有找到,因此是在黑暗中

8.句意理解,但是當(dāng)我找到臺(tái)燈,打開(kāi)的時(shí)候,什么都沒(méi)有發(fā)生,意為等沒(méi)有亮

9.上下文,根據(jù)上文的if I opened the curtains I might be able to use whatever light comes in 可知,作者想拉開(kāi)窗簾,用街道上的路燈來(lái)照亮,A即來(lái)自馬路上的燈光

10.詞組make one's way 意為前往,往哪里走,此處句意為,我緩慢地穿過(guò)房間,朝窗簾那走去

11.句意理解,我一直跌跌撞撞地,直到找到臺(tái)燈,這個(gè)臺(tái)燈終于有用了,打開(kāi)了

12.同上

13.情態(tài)動(dòng)詞,句意為,那個(gè)晚上我以一種全新的方式發(fā)現(xiàn)了這個(gè)世界可能會(huì)變的多么黑暗(如果沒(méi)有燈的話)證明了燈光是多么必需的啊

14.上下文,根據(jù)第二空的light that shines from people可知此處指的是現(xiàn)實(shí)世界中的燈光,

15.上下文,根據(jù)后面的 Whatever light you   53  may be a beacon of hope and encouragement可知,此處的燈光指的是對(duì)別人的幫助,對(duì)別人的關(guān)愛(ài)。

16.根據(jù)and可知,該處指的是跟dark一樣的消極方面的詞匯,即世界是一個(gè)黑暗和孤獨(dú)的地方

17.上下文,根據(jù)后面的So let your light shine可知,他們需要光,因此要So let your light shine

18.動(dòng)詞offer意為提供 此處意為向別人提供幫助,其他選項(xiàng)不符合題意

19.句意理解,如果你認(rèn)為你的光僅僅是森林里的一根蠟燭,記住沒(méi)有足夠多的黑暗可以讓一根蠟燭的光熄滅

20.put out意為撲滅,此處指的是撲滅蠟燭的光,get over克服 give out發(fā)出 set up建立

 

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