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assing17. A. responded toB. led toC. contributed toD. came to18. A. jokeB. storyC. prizeD. example19. A. vividB. proudC. nervousD. ashamed20. A. knockedB. firedC. informedD. touched【答案】 (1)A;(2)B;(3)C;(4)D;(5)B;(6)A;(7)A;(8)C;(9)D;(10)B;(11)C;(12)C;(13)A;(14)D;(15)C;(16)B;(17)A;(18)D;(19)B;(20)D; 【解析】【分析】本文是一篇記述文,Bailey的父親在她16歲因為癌癥去世了,但是之后每年Bailey過生日的時候會收到來自父親的一束花,直到她滿21歲。這些花是她父親在去世之前就買好的。她父親的舉動感動了很多人。 (1)考查名詞。 A. flowers“花”;B. cakes“蛋糕”;C. presents“禮物”;D. grapes“葡萄”。根據(jù)下文“before he died he prepaid flowers”可知這位父親在死之前提前付了花的錢,故選A。 (2)考查名詞。A. wedding“婚禮”;B. birthday“生日”;C. funeral“葬禮”;D. exam“考試”。根據(jù)“A Tennessee woman celebrated her birthday with a bittersweet gift”可知Bailey的父親送的是她的生日禮物,所以花會在Bailey每個生日送給她,故選 B。 (3)考查動詞。A. sold“售賣”;B. cheated“欺騙”;C. received“收到”;D. threw “扔”。在周五,Bailey收到了禮物,這是她父親送給她的最后一個(禮物)。故選 C。 (4)考查動詞短語。A. passed down“傳給(下一代)”;B. passed out“昏倒”;C. passed by“經(jīng)過,走過”;D. passed away“ 去世”。在Bailey16歲的時候,她的父親因為癌癥去世了。故選D。 (5)考查形容詞。A. first“首先的”;B. last“最后的”;C. best“最好的”;D. most “最多的”。根據(jù)上文“her last from her dad”可知這次的花是來自她父親的最后一次禮物,故選B。 (6)考查形容詞。A. tough“艱難的,難熬的”;B. happy“高興的”;C. natural“自然的”;D. honest“誠實的”。根據(jù)下文“Since that day I39。ve hated my birthday”可知Bailey很討厭她的生日,說明這特殊的禮物讓她的生日變得很艱難,故選A。 (7)考查連詞。A. because“因為”;B. but“但是”;C. so“所以”;D. if“如果”。Bailey說:從那天起,我就討厭我的生日了,因為他總是把我的生日搞得那么特別。故選A。 (8)考查動詞。A. liking“喜歡”;B. expecting“期待”;C. hating“厭惡”;D. preparing “準備”。根據(jù)上文“Since that day I39。ve hated my birthday because he always made it so special”可知因為她的父親讓她的生日變得很特殊,Bailey很討厭她的生日,故選C。 (9)考查形容詞。A. expensive“昂貴的” ;B. careful“仔細的”;C. beautiful“漂亮的”;D. meaningful “有意義的”。Bailey說今年的禮物和生日賀卡尤其有意義。故選D。 (10)考查形容詞。A. difficult“困難的”;B. sweet“甜蜜的”;C. fortunate“幸運的”;D. selfish “自私的”。根據(jù)上文的“a bittersweet gift”可知父親的禮物對于她來說又苦澀又甜蜜,所以那封信對于她來說也是既甜蜜又悲傷。故選B。 (11)考查動詞。 A. smiled“微笑”;B. forgot“忘記”;C. wrote“給......寫信,寫”;D. sighed “嘆息”。根據(jù)“hat letter”可知Bailey的父親給她寫了一封信,所以是她的父親(在信中)寫到,故選C。 (12)考查名詞。A. coin“硬幣”;B. hair“頭發(fā)”;C. tear“眼淚”;D. leaf “樹葉”。Bailey的父親寫到,我不想讓你再為我掉一滴眼淚。故選C。 (13)考查形容詞。A. better“更好的”;B. hotter“更熱的”;C. colder“更冷的”;D. worse “更糟糕的”。根據(jù)上文“I do not want you to drop another tear for me”可知Bailey的父親不想讓她為他再流淚,因為他現(xiàn)在正在一個更好的地方。故選A。 (14)考查形容詞。A. hard“困難的”;B. wealthy“富有的”;C. foolish“愚蠢的;D. true“真實的”。他(Bailey的父親)還告訴她要尊重她的母親并忠于自己。故選D。 (15)考查動詞短語。A. walk around“繞著........走”;B. put forward“提出”;C. look around“(四處)轉(zhuǎn)轉(zhuǎn),環(huán)視”; D. give up “放棄”。根據(jù)“I will be with forever”可知Bailey的父親告訴她他永遠都在她身邊,所以只要她看看周圍,他就會在。故選C。 (16)考查形容詞。A. tiring“累人的” ;B. amazing“令人驚喜 (或驚羨、驚嘆) 的”;C. boring“無聊的”;D. embarrassing “令人尷尬的”。根據(jù)上文“he always made it so special”可知Bailey的父親總是讓她的生日變得很特殊,所以Bailey在這里想表達的是他總是想讓我的生日變成給人驚喜的(生日)。故選B。 (17)考查動詞短語。A. responded to“回應”;B. led to“導致”;C. contributed to“貢獻”;D. came to “恢復知覺”。根據(jù)下文“calling it both ‘heartwarming,’and ‘heartbreaking’”可知網(wǎng)友們覺得這個禮物又暖心又令人心碎,他們對Bailey的帖子做出了回應,故選A。 (18)考查名詞。A. joke“玩笑”;B. story“故事”;C. prize“獎品”;D. example“榜樣”。其他人贊揚她的父親,稱他是好男人該是什么樣子的榜樣。故選D。 (19)考查形容詞。A. vivid“鮮明的”;B. proud“自豪的”;C. nervous “緊張的”;D. ashamed “慚愧的”。根據(jù)下文的“he39。d be very proud”可知Bailey認為她的父親一定會為此感到自豪,故選B。 (20)考查動詞。 A. knocked“敲打”;B. fired“解雇”;C. informed “通知”;D. touched “觸動”。Bailey說她的父親一定會因為這件事感動了很多人而感到自豪。故選D。 【點評】本題考點涉及動詞,名詞,形容詞,連詞,固定短語等多個知識點的考查,是一篇故事類閱讀,要求考生在理解細節(jié)信息的基礎(chǔ)上,進一步根據(jù)上下文的邏輯關(guān)系,進行分析推理,從而選出正確答案。 6.閱讀下面短文,從短文后各題所給的A、B、C和D四個選項中,選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項。 A humpback whale is struggling hard in the sea. The humpbacks can weigh 40 tons and stretch 50 feel from nose to tail. That39。s the kind of 1 and size that easily overturn small boats. To jump onto the 2 of one of these giants is 3 to result in a disaster. But that39。s just what Sam Synslelien did when he saw a humpback 4 caught in a rope that was 5 to a buoy (浮標) in Central Californians Morro Bay this week. Sam, along with crewmate Nicholas Taron, had already tried 6 the unfortunate whale to the . Coast Guard 一 but they were told it would be hours before 7 could be sent. 8 , the mercial fishermen 9 this whale didn39。t have. If the whale was to 10 they had to go get it. There was no other 11 for the whale. They decided to go for it, totally 12 the fear. Turon39。s 13 in the rescue was mostly in the 14 cheering department. In the clip, you can hear him directing the operation from the side of the boat while filming the entire 15 . Swim! Swim! He yells, Move! Just get it! Get it! The anxious whale was just swimming in counterclockwise circles, 16 and being held to the bottom. It threw its heavy tail against the boat. But Sam 17 it and jumped onto the whale39。s back to save its life. He managed to hang in there, 18 cutting through the rope that 19 the creature. And then with a whoosh (擊水聲), it dove deep down beneath the great 20 . It wasn39。t much of a thank you, but Synstelien and Taron were left with a whale of a tale.1. A. lengthB. violenceC. abilityD. weight2. A. noseB. headC. backD. tail3. A. willingB. likelyC. anxiousD. flexible4. A. hopelesslyB. looselyC. curiouslyD. secretly5. A. stuckB. directedC. adjustedD. attached6. A. shippingB. deliveringC. reportingD. hunting7. A. boatsB. rescuersC. fishermenD. experts8. A. StrengthB. AdvantagesC. PatienceD. Hours9. A. figuredB. objectedC. hesitatedD. proved10. A. paddleB. surviveC. relaxD. breathe11. A. barrierB. acmodationC. optionD. equipment12. A. hidingB. exhibitingC. fosteringD. ignoring13. A. interestB. ambitionC. roleD. contribution14. A. disturbingB. enthusiasticC. clumsyD. scared15. A. operationB. creatureC. performanceD. fighting16. A. silentB. stressedC. confusedD. unconscious17. A. wrestledB. spottedC. trainedD. approached18.