【文章內容簡介】 the water did not boil. He ran out to get 5 wood. When he returned, the water had 6 turned cold. How can I boil the water? He asked himself. Then he learned his 7 and prepared more wood in advance. Then the water boiled quickly. If there is not enough wood, 8 would you boil the water? his father asked. Gary thought for a moment but shook his head. Well, then just pour out some water! his father said. Gary 9 thoughtfully. At first, you set too many goals, said his father. It39。s just like the large kettle full of water. You didn39。t have enough wood， 10 you couldn39。t boil the water. If you want to make the water boil，then you will have to either pour some out or prepare more wood!1. A. onB. forC. withD. to2. A. fallingB. standingC. burningD. climbing3. A. tookB. connectedC. failedD. protected4. A. heavyB. largeC. longD. thick5. A. moreB. lessC. easierD. better6. A. everB. neverC. onlyD. almost7. A. lessonB. problemC. difficultyD. goal8. A. howB. whatC. whyD. where9. A. receivedB. askedC. noddedD. spoke10. A. andB. orC. butD. so【答案】 （1）D；（2）B；（3）A；（4）B；（5）A；（6）D；（7）A；（8）A；（9）C；（10）D； 【解析】【分析】短文大意：本文是一篇哲理小故事。雖然加里不斷加木柴，但是裝滿水的水壺就是燒不開，爸爸告訴他如果想讓水煮沸，必須倒出來一些水或準備更多的木頭。故事啟發(fā)我們，目標不要設置得太多，否則無法達成。 （1）句意：父親微笑著聽了加里的故事。listen to聽，固定短語，聽......，可選D。 （2）句意：加里看見小火爐旁邊有一個大水壺。A. falling落下；B. standing站立；C. burning燃燒；D. climbing攀爬。 kettle和stove可知水壺只能是立在鍋爐上，故選B。 （3）句意：他拿起水壺和水，開始生火。A. took拿；B. connected連接；C. failed失?。籇. protected保護。根據可知燒水前先要拿來水壺和水，故選A。 （4）句意：木柴燒著的時候，水壺太大了，水沒有燒開。A重的；B大的；C長的；D厚的。根據上文Gary saw a big kettle可知是太大了，故選B。 （5）句意：他跑出去拿更多的木柴。A. more更多的；B. less更少的；C. easier更容易的；D. better更好的。根據下文Then he learned his lesson and prepared more wood in advance，可知他需要更多的木柴，故選A。 （6）句意：當他回來的時候，水差不多已經變冷了。A曾經；B從不；C僅僅，只；D幾乎，將近。根據他去取木柴可知時間久了，水幾乎涼了，故選D。 （7）句意：然后他吸取教訓，提前準備了更多的木材。A教訓；B問題；C困難；D目。learn（從…）吸取教訓；根據and prepared more wood in advance（提前準備了更多的木材），可知吸取了上次的教訓，故選A。 （8）句意：”如果沒有足夠的木頭，你怎么燒水呢?”父親問。A怎樣，問方式；B什么，問事情；C為什么，問原因；D在哪里，問地點。根據下文爸爸的指導Well，then just pour out some water!（那就倒點水出來），可知這里是問如何燒開水，故選A。 （9）句意：加里沉思著點點頭。A. received收到；B. asked問；C. nodded點頭；D. spoke說（語言）。thoughtfully沉思地，根據上文Gary thought for a moment but shook his ，故選C。 （10）句意：你沒有足夠的木材，所以你不能燒開水。A和，表并列；B或者，表選擇；C但是，表轉折；D所以，表結果。本句前后是因果關系，前表因后表果，需用so連接，可知選D。 【點評】考查詞匯在篇章中的運用能力，答題時首先要跳過空格通讀文章掌握其大意，然后細讀文章字斟句酌逐一作答，注意考慮句型、語法、搭配、語境等因素。最后通讀一遍檢查驗證。5．先認真閱讀下面短文，從短文后各題所給的A,B,C,D四個選項中，選出最佳選項。 I was working on my usual Sunday afternoon at the bakery. The flow of 1 rushed to finish weekend shopping in order to return home 2 to prepare supper or watch the football game. An elderly man was standing before me. Excuse me, miss. He 3 asked if he could have a tart （果陷餅）. OK. I put a tart in a box. Three dollars, please. I told him. The man looked sad and began 4 his head. This is one of the most awkward（尷尬） 5 , because you want to give the dessert away, but cannot. 6 I felt sad, I waited on the customer behind him, a woman who asked for kinds of breads and desserts. After finishing her 7 , she asked if I would 8 adding a tart to her bill. She paid and walked away. I could not stop thinking about the little old man 9 could not, or would not, spend three dollars on a dessert. Just then, I saw the woman giving the man his muchdesired（渴望）tart. The old man was very thankful. In return for her 10 , he reached into his pocket and gave her the only thing he had。 a piece of candy.1. A. workersB. customersC. housewivesD. women2. A. whetherB. whileC. asD. either3. A. politelyB. loudlyC. proudlyD. rudely4. A. raisingB. shakingC. noddingD. turning5. A. momentsB. personsC. mannersD. ways6. A. BecauseB. SinceC. AlthoughD. Before7. A. questionB. orderC. shoppingD. need8. A. tryB. likeC. mindD. consider9. A. whichB. whomC. whoD. /10. A. politenessB. carefulnessC. happinessD. kindness【答案】 （1）B；（2）D；（3）A；（4）B；（5）A；（6）C；（7）B；（8）C；（9）C；（10）D； 【解析】【分析】文章大意：一位老人想要一個果餡餅，卻無力購買，后面的一位女士買了這種餡餅送給他，而作為回報，老人將他身上僅有的一塊糖果送給了這位女士。 （1）句意：為了回家準備晚餐或觀看足球比賽，顧客們爭先恐后地完成周末購物。第一空格：A 工人；B 顧客；C 家庭主婦；D 女士們。根據文中的語句I was working on my usual Sunday afternoon at the bakery. 理解可知，此空應該是顧客，customers，故選B。第二空格：固定短語either…or…，或者……或者……，故選D。 （2）句意：“對不起，小姐?！彼Y貌地問他能不能吃一個餡餅。A 禮貌地；B 大聲地；C 驕傲地；D 粗魯地。根據文中的語句Excuse me, miss.Li可知，這個老人有禮貌地詢問，故選A。 （3）句意：那人看上去很傷心，開始搖頭。A 抬起；B 搖動；C 點頭；D 轉動。根據下文語句you want to give the dessert away, but ，這位老人沒有接受，故選B。 （4）句意：這是最尷尬的時刻之一，A 時刻；B 人物；C 方式；D 方法。根據文中的語句An elderly man was standing before me. Excuse me, miss. He politely asked if he could have a tart . OK. I put a tart in a box. Three dollars, please. I told him. The man looked sad and began shaking his head. 理解可知，這應是時刻，故選A。 （5）句意：盡管我感到難過，但我還是等著他身后的一個顧客。A 因為；B 自從 ；C 盡管；D 以前。根據后文的語句I waited on the customer behind him,提示可知，此句表示盡管很難過，故選C。 （6）句意：她點完食品后，問我是否介意在她的賬單上加一個餡餅。第一空格：A 問題；B 訂單；C 購物；D 需要。從后面這位女顧客又要了一個果餡餅可知，她并沒有結束購物。選B。第二空格：A嘗試；B 喜歡；C 介意；D 認為。固定短語mind doing sth.“介意做某事”。選C。 （7）句意：我不禁想起那個不能或不愿在甜點上花三美元的小老頭。A 那一個；B 誰；C 誰。根據句式結構可知此句考查定語從句的引導詞，因先行詞the little old man ，表示人，要用who引導，故選C。 （8）句意：作為對她的好意的回報，他把手伸進口袋，給了她他唯一擁有的東西：一塊糖果。A 禮貌；B 細心；C 開心；D 善心。根據文中的語句I saw the woman giving the man his muchdesired（渴望）tart. The old man was very ，這是女士的善意，故選D。 【點評】考查詞匯在篇章中的運用能力，答題時首先要跳過空格通讀文章掌握其大意，然后細讀文章字斟句酌逐一作答，注意考慮句型、語法、搭配、語境等因素。最后通讀一遍檢查驗證。6．完形填空 I ran into a stranger as he walked by me. Oh, excuse me, was my 1 . He replied with a smile, Please excuse me, too. I wasn39。t watching out for you. We apologized（道歉） and went our own way. But at home a 2 story was told. Later that day, as I was cooking, my daughter was standing too close to me. When I 3 , I nearly knoc