Question

【題目】完形填空（共10小題；每小題1分，滿分10分）

閱讀下面短文，從短文所給各題的四個(gè)選項(xiàng)（A、B、C和D）中，選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項(xiàng)，并在答題卡上將該項(xiàng)涂黑。

On the first day of school our teacher introduced someone we didn’t know. I stood up to look around when a 1 hand touched my shoulder.

I turned around to 2 a little old lady with a warm smile. She said, ＂Hi, handsome. My name is Rose. I’m eighty-seven years old.＂

＂Why are you in university at such a YOUNG age?＂ I asked. She 3 ,＂I’m here to meet a rich husband, get married, have a couple of kids, and then retire and travel.＂

I knew she was joking. I was curious(好奇的) what might have encouraged her to be taking on this 4 at her age.

＂I always dreamed of having a university 5 and now I’m getting one!＂ she told me. We became friends. Every day we would talk nonstop after class. I always enjoyed listening to this ＂time machine＂ as she 6 her wisdom and experience with me. And Rose 7 made friends wherever she went.

At the end of the 8 , we invited Rose to make a little speech. She cleared her throat and 9 ,＂We do not stop playing because we are old; we grow old because we stop playing. I’ve learned a few secrets to staying young, being happy, and achieving success. You have to laugh and find humor every day. You’ve got to have a dream. 10 you lose your dreams, you will die.＂

＂There is a huge difference between growing older and growing up. Anybody can grow older. That doesn’t take any talent or ability. The idea is to grow up by always finding the opportunity in change.＂

【1】 A. gentle B. empty C. smooth D. clean

【2】 A. miss B. find C. feel D. mention

【3】 A. expressed B. shouted C. replied D. repeated

【4】 A. choice B. chance C. change D. challenge

【5】 A. education B. career C. culture D. job

【6】 A. recorded B. discussed C. shared D. explained

【7】 A. suddenly B. easily C. politely D. slowly

【8】 A. meeting B. month C. discussion D. term

【9】 A. began B. hoped C. smiled D. ended

【10】 A. Though B. When C. Because D. Before

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】A

【2】B

【3】C

【4】D

【5】A

【6】C

【7】B

【8】D

【9】A

【10】B

【解析】

【文章大意】這篇短文主要講述了通過與一個(gè)八十七歲的老人的交談與交流，告訴我們無論到任何時(shí)候，都不要放棄的這個(gè)道理。

【1】考查形容詞及語境理解。句意：我站起來環(huán)顧四周，此時(shí)一只溫柔的手觸摸著我的肩膀。A. gentle文雅的，溫和的；B. empty 空的；C. smooth光滑的；D. clean干凈的。根據(jù)下文中的＂a little old lady with a warm smile.＂可知，老太太非常友好，故答案為A。

【2】考查動(dòng)詞及語境理解。句意：我轉(zhuǎn)過身去，發(fā)現(xiàn)一位小老太太面帶溫暖的微笑。A. miss想念，錯(cuò)過；B. find 發(fā)現(xiàn)；C. feel感覺；D. mention涉及，提到。結(jié)合語境可知，作者轉(zhuǎn)身看到一位面帶微笑的老太太，答案為B。

【3】考查動(dòng)詞及語境理解。句意：她回答說：＂我是來找一個(gè)有錢的丈夫，結(jié)婚，生幾個(gè)孩子，然后退休和旅行。＂A. expressed表達(dá)；B. shouted呼喊，大叫；C. replied 回答；D. repeated重復(fù)。根據(jù)前文內(nèi)容可知，此處是老太太回答我提出的問題，答案為C。

【4】考查名詞及語境理解。句意：我很好奇是什么鼓勵(lì)她在她這樣的年齡接受這一挑戰(zhàn)。A. choice選擇；B. chance機(jī)會(huì)；C. change改變；D. challenge挑戰(zhàn)。87歲上大學(xué)是一種挑戰(zhàn)，答案為D。

【5】考查名詞及語境理解。句意：我一直夢(mèng)想著能接受大學(xué)教育，現(xiàn)在我終于圓夢(mèng)了。A. education教育；B. career職業(yè)，事業(yè)；C. culture文化；D. job工作。結(jié)合句意可知，答案為A。

【6】考查動(dòng)詞及語境理解。句意：我總是喜歡聽這個(gè)老太太講話，與她一起分享她的智慧和經(jīng)驗(yàn)。A. recorded 記錄；B. discussed討論；C. shared分享；D. explained解釋。老太太不僅年事已高，而且有著豐富的智慧與閱歷。愿意與作者分享，答案為C。

【7】考查副詞及語境理解。句意：羅斯無論去哪里都容易交到朋友。A. suddenly突然地；B. easily容易地；C. politely有禮貌地；D. slowly慢慢地。像老太太這樣性格的人很容易結(jié)交朋友，答案為B。

【8】考查名詞及語境理解。句意：在這個(gè)學(xué)期末。A. meeting會(huì)議；B. month 月份；C. discussion討論；D. term學(xué)期。前文提到作者與老太太一起在大學(xué)上學(xué)，故答案為D。

【9】考查動(dòng)詞及語境理解。句意：她清了清嗓子，開始說道。A. began開始；B. hoped希望；C. smiled微笑；D. ended結(jié)束。根據(jù)下文說話的內(nèi)容可知，答案為A。

【10】考查連詞及語境理解。句意：你必須有一個(gè)夢(mèng)想。當(dāng)你失去了你的夢(mèng)想時(shí)，你就失去了生命。A. Though盡管；B. When當(dāng)……時(shí)候；C. Because因?yàn)椋籇. Before在……之前。結(jié)合句意可知，此處是when引導(dǎo)的時(shí)間狀語從句，答案為B。