【正文】 hat is the real meaning of peace.1. A. arguedB. invitedC. tried2. A. betweenB. exceptC. within3. A. calmB. roundC. small4. A. announcedB. thoughtC. doubted5. A. lakesB. cloudsC. mountains6. A. at allB. at lastC. at once7. A. lyingB. growingC. dying8. A. activelyB. carefullyC. angrily9. A. soB. butC. and10. A. voiceB. worldC. heart【答案】 （1）C；（2）A；（3）A；（4）B；（5）C；（6）A；（7）B；（8）B；（9）C；（10）C； 【解析】【分析】文章大意：從前有一個國王，打算給畫的最好的畫家獎勵，他讓畫家畫有關和平的最好圖畫，最后只剩下兩個畫家，其中一張是湖的圖畫，風平浪靜，感覺很平靜，另一幅是在狂風暴雨下，巖石縫里的有一個鳥巢，年俏麗的鳥安靜地看著流水，最后國王選中了第二幅。國王說：平和意味著當面對不愉快的情況時，你仍然可以保持冷靜。這才是和平的真正意義?！?（1）句意：許多畫家嘗試了。；，根據(jù) The king looked at all pictures. But there were only two he really liked, 可知最后剩下兩幅，其余的被淘汰了，意味著許多畫家嘗試過，故答案是C。 （2）句意：但是他真喜歡的只有兩幅畫，他必須從中選擇。；；，根據(jù)前文的敘述可知，最后剩下兩幅畫，他奧從兩幅畫當中選擇，在兩者之間使用between。故答案是A。 （3）句意：一張圖畫是一面平靜的湖。，平靜的；；，根據(jù)前文的敘述可知國王讓畫一幅和平的畫，所以這個畫家花了一幅平靜的湖面，故答案是A。 （4）句意：看到畫的所有的人都認為這是最完美的表現(xiàn)和平的畫。；，認為；， it was a perfect picture of peace. 這句話使人們對畫的看法，因此使用thought，故答案是B。 （5）句意：另一張畫上也有湖。；；， 根據(jù) But these were rugged（崎嶇的）and bare（光禿禿的）可知另一幅畫上也有山，故答案是C。 （6）句意：這根本看不出和平來。；；，not…at all固定短語，根本不，故答案是A。 （7）句意：但是當過完剛靠近看的時候，他看到瀑布后面有一棵灌木生長在巖石的裂縫中。；；，根據(jù)語境可知，這是一棵生長在巖石縫隙中的灌木，故答案是B。 （8）句意：仔細地比較了這兩幅畫之后，過完該選擇了第二幅并解釋道……。；；，因為國王要找住他認為最好的畫，所以他必須認真比較，故答案是B。 （9）句意：仔細地比較了這兩幅畫之后，過完該選擇了第二幅并解釋道……。；；，并，根據(jù) Peace does not mean being in a place where there is no noise, trouble or hard work. Peace means when facing unhappy situations, you can still be calm in your 10 . That is the real meaning of peace. 可知這是他對選擇第二幅畫的原因的解釋，故答案是C。 （10）句意：和平意味著當你面對不快樂的環(huán)境，你仍然能在內心保持平靜。；；，在內心保持平靜是一種至上的狀態(tài)，這可能是國王所想要達到的，故答案是C。 【點評】考查完形填空，首先通讀一遍文章，跳過缺失的單詞，再根據(jù)上下文來判斷所缺單詞的含義，最后對選項進行區(qū)別，選出正確的那一項。9．完形填空 One day a wise young man was walking along the beach when he saw a young man far away picking something up and very gently throwing it into the sea. As he got 1 , he called out to the young man, Good morning！What are you doing? The young man 2 , looked up and replied, I39。m throwing starfishes into the sea. Why are you throwing starfishes into the sea? The sun is up and the 3 is going away. And if I don39。t throw them in, they will 4 . But, young man, don39。t you 5 that there are miles of beach and starfishes are all along it? You can39。t 6 make a difference! The young man 7 politely. Then he picked another starfish and threw it into the sea and said, It made the difference for that 8 . There is something very 9 in each and every one of us. We have all been given the ability to make a difference to shaping the future. We each must find our own starfish. And if we throw our starfish wisely and well, the 10 will be better.1. A. betterB. fartherC. closer2. A. continuedB. stoppedC. watched3. A. waterB. windC. boat4. A. leaveB. dieC. run5. A. believeB. realizeC. expect6. A. possiblyB. hardlyC. especially7. A. repliedB. arguedC. listened8. A. oneB. timeC. place9. A. specialB. braveC. strange10. A. familyB. countryC. world【答案】 （1）C；（2）B；（3）A；（4）B；（5）B；（6）A；（7）C；（8）A；（9）A；（10）C； 【解析】【分析】文章大意：文章通過年輕人在海邊撿海星扔到海里的故事告訴我們一個道理，每一個人都有特殊的地方，如果都把自己的特點發(fā)揮到極致，世界將會變得更好。 （1）句意：當他靠近的時候，他沖著年輕人喊道：“上午好，你們在干什么？”get closer靠近，固定搭配，,故答案是C。 （2）句意：年輕人停了下來，抬起頭回答道。；；，根據(jù) looked up and replied, 可知，年輕人停了下來，故答案是B。 （3）句意：太陽就要升起來了，水要退潮了。；；。根據(jù) And if I don39。t throw them in, they will4. 可知不扔進海里他們會死掉，所以說的是海水退潮，故答案是A。 （4）句意：如果我不把他們扔進海里，他們會死掉。；；。,海星是在海里生活的動物，離開了水就會死掉，故答案是B。 （5）句意：但是，年輕人，難道你們沒有意識到有幾英里長的海灘沿岸都是海星嗎。；；，海岸線很長是大家都知道的，老人要這樣問只是表達他的不理解，因此使用realize，故答案是B。 （6）句意：你不可能起什么作用。；；，老人認為這樣做是徒勞的，所以老人為不可能起作用，,故答案是A。 （7）句意：年輕人禮貌地聽著。；；。根據(jù)前面的敘述可知，年輕人有禮貌地聽著。故答案是C。 （8）句意：但是對于那只海星就起作用。；；。此處指的是被扔到海里的海星，應使用代詞one指代，故答案是A。 （9）句意：我們每個人都有非常特別的東西。；；，根據(jù)下文的描述可知我們在改變未來上起著不同的作用，所以都有與眾不同的地方，,故答案是A。 （10）句意：如果我們把我們的“海星”扔的又聰明又好，世界將會更好。 ；；。根據(jù) We have all been given the ability to make a difference to shaping the future. 可知是把世界變得更好，故答案是C。 【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。10．閱讀下面短文，掌握大意，然后從A、B、C、D四個選項中選出最佳選項。 One day, a teacher came into her classroom with a glass of water. She wanted to explain stress（壓力） management to her students. She asked them how 1 the glass of water was. They gave many 2 answers. Some students said it weighed 200 grams, while others 3 said they didn39。t know. She smiled and 4 , Actually, the weight of the glass doesn39。t matter. It depends on the 5 . If I hold it for a minute, it39。s not a problem. If I hold it for an hour, I39。ll have an ache in my 6 . If I hold it for a day, I39。ll have to call an ambulance （救護車）. In each case, the glass of water is the same weight, but the 7 I hold it, the heavier it bees. Lost in thought, all the students kept 8 and listened to the teacher carefully. The teacher continued, Our stresses and worries in life are the same as that glass of water. If we carry 9 all the time, we will soon feel tired as if the weight is 10 . We will not be able to move on. Just 11 putting down this glass of water, you have to put your stress down for a while and take a rest. When we39。re not tired, we can 12 ourburdens（負擔） holding them more easily each time. More often than not, life gets terrible when we 13 too much. And the moment you let go of your burdens, you39。ll find yourself feeling so much more 14 . So, 15 being upset and feeling sorry for yourself, start doing something about it. After all, life is too short to give yourself up to anything that is not making you happy.1. A. hotB. fullC. cleanD. heavy2. A. strangeB. funnyC. differentD. necessary3. A. mainlyB. simplyC. reallyD. sud