阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从各题所给出的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
As I held my father’s hands one night, I couldn’t help but notice their calluses(老茧）and roughness. His hands tell the story of his life as a 31 , including all his struggles.
One summer, I remember, a drought (旱灾）hit Ontario, turning it into a 32 desert. On one of those hot mornings I was picking sweet corn with my dad to fill the last 33 from the grocery store. Fifty dozen was all we needed, which 34 took twenty minutes. That morning, however, the process didn’t 35 quickly. After forty minutes of aimlessly walking in the field, we 36 needed twenty dozen. I was completely frustrated and 37 . Dropping the basket heavily, I declared, “If the store wants its last twenty dozen, they can pick it themselves.” Dad 38 , “Just think, my little girl, only ten dozen left for each of us and then we’re 39 .” Such is Dad—whatever problem he 40 , he never gives up.
41 , the disastrous(灾难性的) effects of the drought were felt all over our county. It was a challenging time for everyone, 42 Dad remained optimistic. He 43 to be grateful for other things like good health and food on our plates. Only then did I truly begin to 44 Dad and his faith that guided us through the hard times.
Dad is also a living example of real 45 . From dawn to dusk, he works countless hours to 46 our family. He always puts our happiness 47 his own, and never fails to cheer me on at my sports games 48 his exhaustion after long days. His loving and selfless nature has inspired me to become more sympathetic (同情心的) and 49 putting others first.
Dad, the life 50 I have learned from you will stay with me forever. You are my father, teacher, friend and, most importantly, my hero.
| 小题1: | | A．teacher | B．gardener | C．farmer | D．grocer |
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| 小题2: | | A．stormy | B．lively | C．disappearing | D．burning |
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| 小题3: | | A．order | B．form | C．gap | D．position |
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| 小题4: | | A．repeatedly | B．normally | C．finally | D．really |
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| 小题5: | | A．go | B．begin | C．occur | D．change |
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| 小题6: | | A．yet | B．still | C．even | D．nearly |
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| 小题7: | | A．surprised | B．nervous | C．angry | D．frightened |
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| 小题8: | | A．apologized | B．cried | C．complained | D．laughed |
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| 小题9: | | A．lost | B．done | C．gone | D．touched |
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| 小题10: | | A．meets with | B．brings up | C．works out | D．thinks about |
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| 小题11: | | A．Thankfully | B．Hopefully | C．Unfortunately | D．Strangely |
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| 小题13: | | A．happened | B．seemed | C．continued | D．aimed |
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| 小题14: | | A．face | B．appreciate | C．examine | D．question |
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| 小题15: | | A．love | B．pride | C．friendship | D．honesty |
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| 小题16: | | A．support | B．settle | C．start | D．impress |
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| 小题17: | | A．after | B．before | C．beside | D．under |
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| 小题18: | | A．in spite of | B．in terms of | C．in control of | D．in place of |
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| 小题19: | | A．careful | B．regretful | C．considerate | D．humorous |
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| 小题20: | | A．history | B．motto | C．patterns | D．lessons |
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小题1:C
小题2:D
小题3:A
小题4:B
小题5:A
小题6:B
小题7:C
小题8:D
小题9:B
小题10:A
小题11:C
小题12:D
小题13:C
小题14:B
小题15:A
小题16:A
小题17:B
小题18:A
小题19:C
小题20:D |
试题分析：在文中作者通过回忆往事，讲述了父亲的对他的影响。无论面对什么困难，父亲都一贯保持着乐观的态度，用自己的爱心和勤劳为家人支撑起一片天空。因此作者也变得更富有同情心，也知道去关心体贴他人了。
小题1:C名词辨析。A.教师；B. 园丁；C.农民；D. 杂货商。从下文After forty minutes of aimlessly walking in the field,可以判断父亲是个农民，所以C选项正确。
小题2:D形容词辨析。A. 暴风雨的 B. 生动的C. 消失的D. 灼热的。根据On one of those hot mornings和下文的干旱可以判断D为正确选项。
小题3:A名词辨析。A.订单；. 形式，表格；C.代沟；D. 位置。下文作者说 “If the store wants its last twenty dozen, they can pick it themselves.”由此可以判断商店向父亲订购的甜玉米，所以A选项正确。
小题4:B副词辨析。A. 重复地；B.正常地；C. 最后；D.真正地。根据上下文语境可知摘五十打玉米一般情况下需要20分钟，所以选B。
小题5:A动词辨析。A.进展；B. 开始； C.发生； D.改变。由下文可知那天用了40分钟还没摘够玉米，所以事情进展不是很快。故A选项正确。
小题6:B副词辨析。A. 然而；B. 仍然；C.甚至；D. 几乎。从上下文可知摘了40分钟后，还差10打，所以应该用“仍然”表示没有完成任务。所以B选项正确。
小题7:C形容词辨析。A.惊讶的；B.紧张的； C. 生气的；D害怕的。根据下文作者的动作和语言Dropping the basket heavily, I declared, “If the store wants its last twenty dozen, they can pick it themselves.”可以推断作者感觉很生气，故C选项正确。
小题8:D动词辨析。A. 道歉；B.哭喊；C. 抱怨；D.笑。从下文对父亲乐观性格的描述可以推测父亲当时的表现应该也是很乐观，应该是笑着对作者说话，所以D选项正确。
小题9:B动词辨析。A.丢失的； B.结束了的；C. 离去的；D. 受触动的。根据上文作者的讲述可知这是最后的20打玉米，所以摘完这些工作就做完了，故选B。
小题10:A动词短语辨析。A. 遇到；B. 抚养长大；C.制定出；D.考虑。从上下文的语境可知作者的父亲不论碰到什么困难，都表现的很乐观，所以此处用meet with，正确选项为A。
小题11:C副词辨析。A. 感激地；B.满怀希望地；C. 不幸地；D.奇怪地。从后句the disastrous (灾难性的) effects of the drought were felt all over our county.可知全国性的大灾难对每个人都是不幸地，所以选C。
小题12:D连词辨析。A或者；B. 因为；C所以； D. 但是。从语境可知在面对艰难困苦时，父亲保持乐观的态度，前后句是转折关系，所以D选项正确。
小题13:C动词辨析。A.发生；B. 似乎；C. 继续；D.旨在。根据作者讲述的故事和前句Dad remained optimistic.可以判断C选项正确。面对困难，父亲没有抱怨，仍然对其他像健康等这样的东西心怀感激。
小题14:B动词辨析。A.面对；B.感激，欣赏；C. 检查；D. 询问。从上下文可以判断作者经历过这些事情后对父亲的乐观和战胜困难的信念特别的欣赏，纵观选项，只有B项符合语境。
小题15:A名词辨析.A.爱; B骄傲;C. 友谊;D. 诚实。从下文作者的讲述和His loving and selfless nature可以判断父亲做这一切都是出于对家人的爱，所以A选项正确。
小题16:A动词辨析。A. 支持；B. 解决；C.开始；D.给…印象。从情理可知父亲辛苦的劳作是为了养家糊口，support the family“养家糊口”，所以选A。
小题17:B介词辨析。A.在。。之后；B. 在…之前；C. 在….旁边；D. 在…下面。根据情理推断心怀爱心的人应该总是把别人的快乐放在首位，所以父亲也是这样，总是把我们的快乐放在他自己的快乐前面。故B选项正确。
小题18:A介词短语辨析。A尽管；B. 就…而言；C.控制；D取代。前句讲父亲never fails to cheer me on at my sports games和后面his exhaustion after long days.应该是一种让步关系，意思为不顾一天后的疲劳，他总是会出现在我的运动会上为我鼓劲加油。
小题19:C形容词辨析。A. 仔细的B.后悔的；C. 体贴的；D. 幽默的。从语境推测父亲的行为影响了我 ，而且句中sympathetic 和putting others first也提示后面应该是表示相同意思的褒义词，所以C选项正确。句意：他的爱心和无私的性格也激励了我， 使我也变得富有同情心和为他人着想了。
小题20:D名词辨析。A. 历史； B.箴言；C.模式；D.课；教训。从作者的讲述可知父亲的一言一行对我产生的影响也就是给我上的人生课，所以D为正确选项。 |
核心考点
试题【阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从各题所给出的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。As I held my father’s hands】；主要考察你对
题材分类等知识点的理解。
[详细]举一反三
Who designed the first helicopter(直升机)? Who __1___some of most famous pictures in the world? Who knew more about the human body than most ___2___of his time? There is an answer ___3___ all these questions --Leonardo da Vinci (达•芬奇)
Leonard may have been the greatest genius ___4___ have ever known. He lived in Italy around the year 1500, but many of his inventions seem modern to us today. For example, one of his notebooks has drawings of a helicopter. Of course, he couldn’t ____5___ a helicopter with the things he had. But scientists say his idea would have worked.
But Leonard ___6___ an inventor. He was one of the greatest artists of his day. By the time he was twenty years old, he was called a master(大师) painter, and as he got older he became ___7__ more famous. Sometimes he drew a hand in ten different ways ____8___he was ready to paint.
Many of Leonardo’s wonderful paintings are still with ____9___today. You may know one of his most famous works-- the ___10___ woman known as the Mona Lisa.
| 小题1: | | A．took | B．made | C．painted | D．invented |
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| 小题2: | | A．artists | B．doctors | C．painters | D．people |
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| 小题4: | | A．the scientists | B．the artists | C．the world | D．people |
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| 小题5: | | A．draw | B．paint | C．work | D．build |
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| 小题6: | | A．was just | B．wasn’t just | C．wasn’t | D．was no longer |
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| 小题7: | | A．less | B．no | C．even | D．very |
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| 小题8: | | A．before | B．after | C．because | D．when |
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| 小题10: | | A．interesting | B．crying | C．smiling | D．surprising |
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Baseball (棒球) Match
Mr. Jenkins works in a middle school. There he teaches his students English. He works hard and is very busy. After supper, when his family watch TV, he always reads some newspapers in his room. At times Robert comes in and asks him to tell him a story. He likes his little son and does all what the boy wants.
One Sunday Mrs. Jenkins was doing some housework and Mr. Jenkins was reading a newspaper.
Robert came in but he didn’t say anything. About ten minutes later the boy showed a newspaper to him and called out, “There will be a baseball match tonight, Dad!”
Mr. Jenkins was surprised. He said to himself, “The boy is only three years old. How can he read the newspaper?”
He held up the newspaper and began to look for the news. But he couldn’t find it. At last the boy showed him an exclamation mark on the newspaper.
小题1:Mr. Jenkins is a ______.| A．doctor | B．teacher | C．driver | D．farmer |
小题2:Mr. Jenkins always reads newspapers after supper because ______.
A. he’s very busy at school
B. he works hard at school
B. he wants to teach his son
D. he wishes his family to listen to him
小题3:“An exclamation mark” in the story means ____.小题4: Robert found ______ and called out.| A．a baseball match | B．a piece of good news | | C．a today"s newspaper | D．an exclamation mark |
小题5:Mr. Jenkins thought ______, so he was surprised.| A．there was a baseball match | | B．his son bought a newspaper for him | | C．his little son learned to read | | D．his little son learned to write |
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Tom was going home at five yesterday. He got on a bus. A mother with her little boy was sitting nearby. Suddenly the boy cried. His mother tried her best to make the boy stop crying. But the boy would not do so. At last Tom said angrily, “Oh, how that boy cried! Why don’t you give him what he wanted?” “I would if I could." answered the mother quietly,“But he wanted your cap.”
小题1:What time was Tom going home yesterday?| A．At four | B．At five | C．At six | D．At seven |
小题2:Who was sitting near Tom on the bus?| A．An old man with his little girl | B．A young woman | | C．A woman with her little boy | D．A young man |
小题3:The mother tried her best to make the boy ______.| A．wake up | B．go to sleep | C．not talk much | D．stop crying |
小题4:When the boy cried, Tom ______| A．was very angry | B．was very hungry | | C．was very happy | D．did not hear this |
小题5:Why was the boy crying?| A．Because he wanted something to eat | | B．Because he wanted to get off the bus. | | C．Because he wanted to go home | | D．Because he wanted Tom"s cap |
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On April 1st, Mike decided to fool(愚弄) his friends.
At lunch time he said to Tom, “I think we’re going to have a test this afternoon.” “Test?” said Tom, “Really?”
“Yes, it’s quite true,” said Mike. “When I was passing by Mr. Green’s room, he was talking with another teacher about the test. Tell John, Rose and Joan about it.”
Later Tom told them about the test. Soon almost all the students knew about it. “How foolish they are!” he thought.
When class began, Mr. Green said, “Class, we’re going to have a test today.” Mike was surprised. The test was too hard for him. After class, all his classmates thanked him very much. But he could only smile. “How foolish I was !”he thought.
It really was April Fools’ Day for Mike.
小题1:Mike decided to fool his friends because ________ .| A．they were talking about the test | | B．they began to prepare (准备) their lessons | | C．it was April Fools’ Day | | D．they were foolish |
小题2:________ his classmates believe (相信) him before class.| A．Almost all | B．None of | | C．Only a few | D．Some of |
小题3:Mike didn’t prepare his lessons because _______| A．he didn’t like to | | B．it was his holiday | | C．he thought the test was easy for him | | D．he believed there wasn’t going to be a test |
小题4:Mike was surprised to see ________ .| A．the test was too hard for him | | B．the teacher really gave them a test | | C．Tom didn’t believe him | | D．his classmates were so foolish |
小题5:Which of the following is wrong?| A．Mike thought he himself was foolish. | | B．All his classmates thanked him. | | C．Mr. Green was talking with another teacher about the test. | | D．Nearly everyone knew the test before long(不久). |
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When I was fifteen, I announced to my English class that I was going to write my own books. Half the students sneered（冷笑）, the 36 nearly fell out of their chairs laughing. “Don’t be silly, only 37 can become writers, ” the English teacher said, “And you are getting a D this term. ” I was so 38 that I burst into tears.
That night I wrote a short 39 poem about broken dreams and mailed it to the newspaper. To my 40 , they published it and sent me two dollars. I was a published and 41 writer. I showed my teacher and fellow students. They 42 . “Just plain dumb luck. ” the teacher said. I tasted 43 and I’d sold the first thing I’d ever written. That was more than any of them had done and if it was just dumb luck, that was 44 with me.
During the next two years I sold dozens of 45 , letters, jokes and recipes. By the time I 46 from high school, with a C minus average, I had scrapbooks（剪贴簿） filled with my published works. I 47 mentioned my writing to my teachers, friends or my family again. They were dream killers and 48 people must choose between their friends and their dreams, they must always choose their 49 .
I had four children at the time, and the oldest was only four. I wrote what I felt. It 50 nine months, just like a pregnant woman. I mailed it without a self addressed stamped 51 and without making a copy of the manu script.
A month later I received a（n） 52 , and a request to start working on another book. The worst year I earned two dollars. In my best year I earned 36, 000 dollars. 53 years I earned between five thousand and ten thousand. No, it isn’t enough to live 54 , but it’s still more than I’d make working part time. People ask what college I 55 , what degrees I had and what qualifications I have to be a writer. The answer is： “None. ” I just write. I’m not a genius.
| 小题1: | | A．whole | B．other | C．most | D．rest |
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| 小题2: | | A．generals | B．statesmen | C．geniuses | D．spies |
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| 小题3: | | A．delighted | B．anxious | C．ashamed | D．upset |
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| 小题4: | | A．sad | B．innocent | C．disappointing | D．puzzled |
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| 小题5: | | A．delight | B．astonishment | C．comfort | D．happiness |
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| 小题6: | | A．borrowed | B．lent | C．paid | D．cost |
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| 小题7: | | A．cried | B．agreed | C．swore | D．laughed |
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| 小题8: | | A．failure | B．success | C．coldness | D．squeeze |
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| 小题9: | | A．fine | B．mixed | C．compared | D．full |
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| 小题10: | | A．books | B．poets | C．novels | D．poems |
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| 小题11: | | A．dropped out | B．left | C．graduated | D．laid off |
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| 小题12: | | A．ever | B．never | C．seldom | D．even |
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| 小题13: | | A．if | B．unless | C．until | D．before |
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| 小题14: | | A．teachers | B．family | C．friends | D．dreams |
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| 小题15: | | A．spent | B．cost | C．took | D．wasted |
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| 小题16: | | A．letter | B．envelope | C．writer | D．cover |
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| 小题17: | | A．agreement | B．edition | C．trade | D．patent |
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| 小题18: | | A．Recent | B．Memorable | C．Most | D．Several |
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| 小题20: | | A．deserved | B．introduced | C．founded | D．attended |
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