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ntD. change2. A. toyB. toolC. bookD. pet3. A. carB. bicycleC. helicopterD. ship4. A. desiredB. missedC. neededD. liked5. A. buildingB. sellingC. buyingD. drawing6. A. putB. tryC. pickD. carry7. A. avoidedB. preventedC. providedD. caught8. A. butB. andC. soD. or9. A. ordinaryB. similarC. organizedD. improved10. A. took toB. kept toC. gave upD. ended up11. A. flewB. placedC. draggedD. pulled12. A. noticedB. metC. visitedD. helped13. A. laughingB. addingC. cryingD. explaining14. A. resultB. birthC. targetD. chance15. A. sinceB. untilC. thoughD. when16. A. reasonB. dreamC. presentD. task17. A. allowedB. decidedC. expectedD. required18. A. Worry aboutB. Return toC. Forget aboutD. Stick to19. A. SomethingB. NothingC. AnythingD. Everything20. A. monB. activeC. painfulD. exciting【答案】 (1)C;(2)A;(3)C;(4)D;(5)A;(6)B;(7)C;(8)A;(9)D;(10)D;(11)A;(12)D;(13)C;(14)B;(15)A;(16)B;(17)C;(18)D;(19)B;(20)A; 【解析】【分析】】本文是一篇議論文,通過講述萊特兄弟通過多次實驗,終于造成了第一架飛機的故事,說明了 這樣一個道理:如果你有一個夢想,就要不斷地為之努力。即使它沒有出現(xiàn)預期的結(jié)果,也不要放棄,世界上 沒有什么事情能代替堅持不懈。只要有毅力,最終一定會取得成功。 (1)考查名詞。A. failure ”失敗“;B. accident ”事故“;C. achievement” 成就“;D. change” 改變“。萊特兄弟的成就當然不是一夜發(fā)生的。故選 C。 (2)考查名詞。 A. toy“ 玩具”; B. tool “工具”;C. book “書”;D. pet “寵物”。根據(jù)下文“At this time, Wilbur was 36 and Orville 32. Roughly 24 years had passed ___15___ their father gave them that toy!”那時,威爾伯36歲,奧維爾32歲。自從他們的父親給了他們那個玩具,大約24年過去了!” 可知他們的父親將一個玩具帶回家。故選 A。 (3)考查名詞。A. car ”汽車“;B. bicycle ”自行車“;C. helicopter ”直升機“;D. ship ”船“。根據(jù)“They were hooked on aviation“他們迷上了航空)!可知,那是一個法國生產(chǎn)的橡膠飛機。故選 C。 (4)考查動詞。A. desired ”渴 望“;B. missed ”錯過“;C. needed” 需要“;D. liked ”喜歡“。根據(jù)“that they played with it until it broke.”他們一直玩到它壞了,”可知,他們非常喜歡這個玩具飛機。故選 D。 (5)考查動詞。A. building “建造”;B. selling“ 銷售”;C. buying “買”; D. drawing “繪畫”。 根據(jù)下文“In 1900, as young men, having built their first glider(滑翔機), they decided to ____6__it out at Kitty Hawk on Kill Devil Hills.“1900年,當年輕人建造了他們的第一架滑翔機后,他們決定在《殺死魔鬼山》中的小鷹號試航,可知,他們開始建造復制品。故選 A。 (6)考查動詞。A. put” 放“;B. try ”實驗“;C. pick ”采摘“;D. carry ”攜帶“。他們決定試驗一下。故選 B。 (7)考查動詞。 A. avoided” 避免“; B. prevented” 阻止“; C. provided ”提供“; D. caught ”捕捉“。這個地方提供持續(xù)的大風。故選 C。 (8)考查連詞。A. but “但是”;B. and “并且”;C. so “所以”;D. or “或者”。 根據(jù)“After several more tries”經(jīng)過多次嘗,可知, 盡管第一次飛行失敗了, 但是這并沒有讓他們放棄。 故選 A。 (9)考查形容詞。A. ordinary “普通的”;B. similar “相似的”;C. organized “有組織的”;D. improved 改進,提高”。 多次嘗試之后, 在 1903 年 12 月 17 日, 他們冒險在風里駕駛一架經(jīng)過多次改進“的飛機。 故選 D。 (10)考查動詞短語。A. took to “喜歡”;B. kept to “遵守”;;C. gave up “放棄”;D. ended up “結(jié)束”。他們?yōu)槭澜缟系谝患苡袆恿ρb置的飛機試飛的成功宣告本次實驗結(jié)束。故選 D。 (11)考查動詞。A. flew” 飛翔“;B. placed ”放置“;C. dragged ”拖動“;D. pulled ”拉“。根據(jù)下文“At 12:00, Wilbur flew it 852 feet in 59 seconds!“12點,威爾伯用59秒飛了852英尺!可知這 里意思是在十二秒鐘之內(nèi),Orville 飛行了 120 英尺。故選 A。 (12)考查動詞。A. noticed “注意到”;B. met “遇到”;C. visited “參觀”;D. helped“ 幫助”。根據(jù)“in charge of dragging the plane across the sand for positioning”負責將飛機拖過沙土進行定位,可知,Johnny Moore 在幫助他們。故選 D。 (13)考查動詞。 A. laughing” 大笑“; B. adding ”增加“;C. crying ”喊叫“;D. explaining” 解釋“。根據(jù)“They’ve made it!“他們成功了!可判斷出 Johnny Moore 在大聲地叫喊。故選 C。 (14)考查名詞。A. result “結(jié)果”;B. birth“誕生”;C. target “目標”;D. chance“ 機會”。這就是飛行器的誕生,故選B。 (15)考查連詞。A. since“ 自……以來”;B. until“ 直到”;C. though “盡管”;D. when “當……時候”。從他們的父親給他們那個玩具起,已經(jīng)過了二十四年了。故選 A。 (16)考查名詞。A. reason“ 原因”;B. dream “夢想”;C. present “禮物”;D. task“ 任務(wù)”。如果你有一個夢想,為之努力。故選 B。 (17)考查動詞?!霸试S”;“決定”;“預料”;“要求”。如果它沒有出現(xiàn)預期的結(jié)果,也不要放棄。as expected 固定短語,“正如預期的”,故選 C。 (18)考查動詞短語。A. Worry about“擔心;B. Return to 回到”;C. Forget about “忘記;D. Stick to “堅持”。根據(jù)“Don’t ever give up!”永遠不要放棄!,可知,這里意思是堅持你所想的,并且實現(xiàn)它。故選 D。 (19)考查代詞。A. Something “某事”;B. Nothing “沒有事”;C. Anything “任何事”;D. Everything “每件事”。世界上沒有什么事情能代替堅持不懈。故選 B。 (20)考查形容詞。沒有什么比天才失敗更常見的事了。A. mon“ 常見的”;B. active “積極的”;C. painful“痛苦的”;D. exciting “令人興奮的”。故選 A。 【點評】本題考點涉及動詞,名詞,形容詞,連詞,代詞,固定短語等多個知識點的考查,是一篇教育類閱讀,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 product successful at home does not always guarantee that it will do well abroad. More than one pany has failed to consider that, 1 the price is reasonable, local consumers will often only be 2 a product if it is modified to fit their local 3 . It is clearly necessary to take account of local 4 . Something that tastes good in one part of the world does not taste so good in others. A large number of 5 food panies have discovered how important it is to 6 their products to suit local markets. The US soup producers Campbell, 7 , found that their tomato soup was 8 too sweet for Europe and Japan. 9 , European food manufacturers have had 10 selling their soups in the US, where consumers felt that they were too salty. International fast food restaurant chains were some of the first panies to realize the 11 of changing their products in order to 12 local consumers. A hamburger chain sells shrimp cake sandwiches in its Japanese restaurants. Another 13 squid in Japan and chorizo in Mexico. In the UK, Kentucky Fried Chicken sells thick Britishstyle “chips” instead of fries. While McDonald39。s 14 a generally standardized menu worldwide, this is adapted for its foreign 15 . For example, it has sold 16 in Germany but wine in France, and has added mutton pies to its Australian 17 . Businesses hoping to sell their products 18 can learn an important lesson from these panies: it is essential to 19 the market to discover local tastes and preferences, as this is the only way to be sure a product will be as 20 and successful in new markets as it has been at home.1. A. just becauseB. only whenC. even ifD. as if2. A. annoyed byB. grateful forC. angry aboutD. interested in3. A. preferences