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arming, and heartbreaking. Others praised her father, calling him a(an) 18 of what a good man is like, He would be very 19 , Bailey said he39。d be very proud that it 20 a lot of people.1. A. flowersB. cakesC. presentsD. grapes2. A. weddingB. birthdayC. funeralD. exam3. A. soldB. cheatedC. receivedD. threw4. A. passed downB. passed outC. passed byD. passed away5. A. firstB. lastC. bestD. most6. A. toughB. happyC. naturalD. honest7. A. becauseB. butC. soD. if8. A. likingB. expectingC. hatingD. preparing9. A. expensiveB. carefulC. beautifulD. meaningful10. A. difficultB. sweetC. fortunateD. selfish11. A. smiledB. forgotC. wroteD. sighed12. A. coinB. hairC. tearD. leaf13. A. betterB. hotterC. colderD. worse14. A. hardB. wealthyC. foolishD. true15. A. walk aroundB. put forwardC. look aroundD. give up16. A. tiringB. amazingC. boringD. embarrassing17. 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?yàn)榘┌Y去世了,但是之后每年Bailey過(guò)生日的時(shí)候會(huì)收到來(lái)自父親的一束花,直到她滿(mǎn)21歲。這些花是她父親在去世之前就買(mǎi)好的。她父親的舉動(dòng)感動(dòng)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(qián),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(huì)在Bailey每個(gè)生日送給她,故選 B。 (3)考查動(dòng)詞。A. sold“售賣(mài)”;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(gè)(禮物)。故選 C。 (4)考查動(dòng)詞短語(yǔ)。A. passed down“傳給(下一代)”;B. passed out“昏倒”;C. passed by“經(jīng)過(guò),走過(guò)”;D. passed away“ 去世”。在Bailey16歲的時(shí)候,她的父親因?yàn)榘┌Y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(lái)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(chéng)實(shí)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(shuō)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?yàn)椤保籅. but“但是”;C. so“所以”;D. if“如果”。Bailey說(shuō):從那天起,我就討厭我的生日了,因?yàn)樗偸前盐业纳崭愕媚敲刺貏e。故選A。 (8)考查動(dòng)詞。A. liking“喜歡”;B. expecting“期待”;C. hating“厭惡”;D. preparing “準(zhǔn)備”。根據(jù)上文“Since that day I39。ve hated my birthday because he always made it so special”可知因?yàn)樗母赣H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(xì)的”;C. beautiful“漂亮的”;D. meaningful “有意義的”。Bailey說(shuō)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(yùn)的”;D. selfish “自私的”。根據(jù)上文的“a bittersweet gift”可知父親的禮物對(duì)于她來(lái)說(shuō)又苦澀又甜蜜,所以那封信對(duì)于她來(lái)說(shuō)也是既甜蜜又悲傷。故選B。 (11)考查動(dòng)詞。 A. smiled“微笑”;B. forgot“忘記”;C. wrote“給......寫(xiě)信,寫(xiě)”;D. sighed “嘆息”。根據(jù)“hat letter”可知Bailey的父親給她寫(xiě)了一封信,所以是她的父親(在信中)寫(xiě)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(shù)葉”。Bailey的父親寫(xiě)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?yàn)樗F(xiàn)在正在一個(gè)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(shí)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(dòng)詞短語(yǔ)。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(yuǎn)都在她身邊,所以只要她看看周?chē)蜁?huì)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(wú)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(dá)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(dòng)詞短語(yǔ)。A. responded to“回應(yīng)”;B. led to“導(dǎo)致”;C. contributed to“貢獻(xiàn)”;D. came to “恢復(fù)知覺(jué)”。根據(jù)下文“calling it both ‘heartwarming,’and ‘heartbreaking’”可知網(wǎng)友們覺(jué)得這個(gè)禮物又暖心又令人心碎,他們對(duì)Bailey的帖子做出了回應(yīng),故選A。 (18)考查名詞。A. joke“玩笑”;B. story“故事”;C. prize“獎(jiǎng)品”;D. example“榜樣”。其他人贊揚(yáng)她的父親,稱(chēng)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(rèn)為她的父親一定會(huì)為此感到自豪,故選B。 (20)考查動(dòng)詞。 A. knocked“敲打”;B. fired“解雇”;C. informed “通知”;D. touched “觸動(dòng)”。Bailey說(shuō)她的父親一定會(huì)因?yàn)檫@件事感動(dòng)了很多人而感到自豪。故選D。 【點(diǎn)評(píng)】本題考點(diǎn)涉及動(dòng)詞,名詞,形容詞,連詞,固定短語(yǔ)等多個(gè)知識(shí)點(diǎn)的考查,是一篇故事類(lèi)閱讀,要求考生在理解細(xì)節(jié)信息的基礎(chǔ)上,進(jìn)一步根據(jù)上下文的邏輯關(guān)系,進(jìn)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四個(gè)選項(xiàng)(A、B、C和D)中,選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項(xiàng)。 When I became a junior, I decided to take Latin at school. I was so 1 about taking that class, and I was fully expecting to be able to 2 every word I39。d ever e across once I learned Latin. But Latin class was so 3 . Each day, the teacher Mr. Keady would ask us to open our 4 and recite aloud the various Latin forms of words. This became the 5 every day. That was until my hand 6 one afternoon when we were asked yet again to open our books. When Mr. Keady asked what was wrong, I 7 why I thought that his class was dull, how I had expected more, and that his method of teaching was 8 . When I finished speaking, I 9 Mr. Keady to angrily send me to the head teacher. But instead, he sat at his desk quietly, looking defeated and tired. After several moments of 10 , Mr. Keady spoke. He quietly and firmly said that he would 11 carefully about what I39。d said. And that was it. In the following weeks, Latin class didn39。t bee the exciting learning environment I 12 it would, but Mr. Keady did try harder. He brought in some new worksheets and 13 to involve us students more in his classes. Maybe some people would 14 what I did, but even so many years later, I feel bad about it. If I saw him now, I39。d tell him how I 15 what I39。d done that day in class, and that I was disrespectful. And at the same time, I39。d also tell him that he taught me a wonderful 16 that day. Following my 17 words, he showed me that being 18 doesn39。t mean you have to gi