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that I would recite to myself __43__ four to five times a day.” was Dad39。s __44__ to my 18an instant relief and constant reminder to me that things were never so __46__ that I could not handle them, ” Dad said. And then he __47__ the poem with me. The poem39。s simple, yet profound (深奧的 ) words __48__ became part of my daily routine as well. About a month after this talk with my father, I __49__ a gift in the mail from a friend of mine. It was a book of affirmations(斷言 )with one affirmation listed for each __50__ of the year. I __51__ opened the book to the page of my birthday to see what words of wisdom this book had in store for me. __52__ of disbelief and appreciation rolled down my face. There, on my birthday, was the __53__ poem that had helped my __54__ for all these years! It is called The Serenity Prayer. God, give me the serenity (平靜 )to accept the things I cannot change, the courage to __55__ the things I can, and the wisdom to know the difference. 【語篇大意】 這是一篇記敘文。主要敘述作者與爸爸關(guān)于許多年前戒酒成功的情況。 36. B. succeeded C. managed D. tried 答案 C [你是如何設(shè)法做到在過去的 20 年里不喝一杯酒? manage to do sth 設(shè)法做到某事 。 ] 37. B. ability C. wisdom D. confidence 答案 A [我過了 20年才有勇氣去問我的父親這個非常私人的問題。 作為子女去問這樣的問題肯定是有顧慮的,所以作者說的是 “ 勇氣 ” 。 courage 勇氣。 ] 38. B. personal C. hard D. unanswered 答案 B [personal 個人的,私人的。解析見上題。 ] 39. B. enjoyed C. minded D. stopped 答案 D [句意:當父親剛開始停止喝酒的時候,全家人如坐針氈,每一次他總會陷入一種情形之中,他會再次喝酒。 every time 每次。 ] 40. time B. all time C. next time D. last time 答案 A [every time 每次。解析見上題。 ] 41. B. glad C. afraid D. eager 答案 C [幾年來我們都不敢提出這個話題,因為我們害怕父親會再次喝酒。 ] 42. B. passage C. poem D. list 答案 C [根據(jù)后文可知用 poem。 ] 43. least B. at most C. at first D. at last 答案 A [每天至少背四到五次來強調(diào)父親的決心。 ] 44. B. praise C. contribution D. reply 答案 D [與 question 相對應的詞是答案,即: answer 或 reply。 ] 45. B. phrases C. letters D. sentences 答案 A [用 words 來指 父親要背誦的那首詩。 ] 46. B. different C. simple D. tough 答案 D [首先確定句意,父親指的是事情并非如此艱難以至于事情是可以控制的。 tough艱難的,不容易的。 ] 47. B. talked C. read D. impressed 答案 A [然后父親把那首詩拿來和我分享。 share sth with sb 和某人分享某事物。 ] 48. B. immediately C. increasingly D. regularly 答案 B [父親的那首詩立刻變成作者日常行為的一部分。這句話是用來體現(xiàn)這首詩對作者的影響也很大。 ] 49. B. bought C. received D. accepted 答案 C [我收到了一件郵件??陀^的收到用 receive。 ] 50. B. week C. month D. day 答案 D [這是一本電子書,上面列出了適合每一天的宣言。言外之意是每天都可以背一個相對應的宣言。 ] 51. B. hurriedly C. sadly D. peacefully 答案 B [我快速地翻到與我生日相對應的那一天,想看看送給我的睿言是什么。 ] 52. B. Smiles C. Sweat D. Satisfaction 答案 A [難以置信的和感激的眼淚順著我的臉流了下來。 ] 53. B. impossible C. original D. exact 答案 D [在我生日那一天的書頁上正是幫助我父親度過這些年的那首詩歌。 ] 54. B. father C. friend D. classmate 答案 B [見上題解析。 ] 55. B. benefit C. change D. do 答案 C [與上一句話的 change對應。 給我以平靜,讓我接受我不能改變的事情,給我勇氣來讓我改變我能改變的事情。 ] 第三部分 閱讀理解 (共兩節(jié),滿分 40分 ) 第一節(jié) (共 15小題;每小題 2分,滿分 30分 ) 閱讀下列短文,從每題所給的四個選項 (A、 B、 C和 D)中,選出最佳選項。 A I was asked in an e173。mail about learning idioms in a foreign I am different from most people, but I do not bother with me they are kind of dessert of language e at the end of a you have filled up with the solid fare— the key words and phrases that are used in a variety of situations, then you can add a few idioms to spice up by that time you will be able to pick them up naturally anyway. I find that many learners have an obsession(困擾 ) with slang and idioms, as if repeating some very colloquial expressions is going to upgrade how they sound in a fact it is the are difficult to use can easily sound very strange ing from someone who obviously does not have a good sense of the language. Yes, occasionally you hear idioms or slang and do not , in my experience, there are always situations where you do not is best to focus on the most important words, what they mean and how they are ,it is best for a non173。native speaker to stick to standard speech. Some teachers even try to teach the “real language” . Then you hear non173。native speakers saying things like “I gonna” , “You wanna” just cringe( 厭煩 ). You will learn all the idioms you need just by exposing yourself to the general, you can save any phrase that you find interesting, and if that includes idioms, go to I would not make any special effort to go after ,in fact, avoid I e across something in Russian that strikes me as a particularly slangy or idiomatic use of words, I just leave it aside。 do not even bother trying to learn it keeps on appearing, then I will learn I would certainly be reluctant(勉強的 ) to try to use it. 【語篇大意】 本文主語介紹如何學習一門外語的方法。 56. In the writer39。s opinion, when one learns a new language, one should learn its idioms ________. A. at the beginning B. on one39。s own C. in the end D. without help 答案 C [細節(jié)理解題。從第一段中的 “To me they are kind of...They e at the end of a meal.” 可知。 ] 57. The underlined word “colloquial” in me ans “________” . A. oral B. informal C. formal D. written 答案 A [詞義猜測題。從畫線詞后的 upgrade how they sound in a language,特別是sound一詞可知 colloquial 的意思是 “ 口語的 ” ,故 A項符合語境。 ] 58. It can be inferred from the passage that ________. A. idioms are the most important part in a language B. the writer is not very willing to use idioms C. non173。native speakers should learn more idioms D. there are no ways to master idioms 答案 B [推理判斷題。從第一段提到的最后學 idioms和最后一段中的 I would not...go after idioms, avoid them(idioms)及 be reluctant to try to use it 可知答案為 B。 ] 59. How did the writer develop the passage? A. By inferring. B. By paring. C. By listing examples. D. By giving explanations. 答案 D [邏輯判斷題。綜觀全文可知,作者是通過逐段解釋與說理來展開文章的,故 D項正確。 ] B Both are so much related to each other. And both are so dissimilar! What are the differences between friendship and love? Is platonic(理想的 ) friendship possible between persons of opposite sex? Let us try and understand. What is friendship?