【正文】 forgot停止；remembered記??；想起。根據(jù)Thinking that I might be lucky again 想著我可能會再次幸運可知此處是再嘗試一次 ， 故選A。 （6）句意： 但是結(jié)果卻是我再也沒有獲過獎。often經(jīng)常；ever曾經(jīng)；seldom很少；幾乎沒有；never 絕不；從來不，根據(jù)I accepted the fact that the other people had a52artistic ability than I did可知作者接受了別人比自己更有藝術(shù)能力的事實。這說明我此次沒有獲獎，故此處應(yīng)是表全部否定的故是never ，故選D。 （7）句意： 我接受了別人比自己更有藝術(shù)能力的事實。greater更大的；smaller更?。籰ower更低的；more mon更普通的。 根據(jù)than可知此處是表比較的句子，根據(jù)前句“但是結(jié)果卻是我再也沒有獲過獎”可知在藝術(shù)能力方面別人比我強 ，故選A。 （8）句意： 因此，我創(chuàng)作的畫并不是高水平的作品。ends結(jié)果；films電影；prizes獎金；獎品；獎?wù)?；drawings畫。 根據(jù)For example, I went to a drawing petition many years ago可知作者是以自己參加繪畫比賽的事情為例的 ，故選D。 （9）句意： 盡管我在剛開始時可能已經(jīng)很幸運了，但是我還需要全身心地投入到艱苦的創(chuàng)作中去。at last最后；at most至多；at first最初；開始；首先；at least至少。 根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容可知，作者在剛開始時很幸運地獲了獎，但隨后卻沒有獲過獎，故此處應(yīng)用“開始”一詞，故選C。 （10）句意： 眾所周知，實踐出真知。chance機會，practice練習(xí)，實踐difference不同，experience經(jīng)驗；經(jīng)歷，practice makes perfect，實踐出真知，是固定習(xí)語 ，故選B。 【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。9．完形填空 One day a young man Gary asked his father why he wasn39。t able to reach all of his goals. With a smile，his father listened 1 Gary39。s story and told him，Come to help me boil a kettle（水壺）of water! Gary saw a big kettle 2 next to small stove（火爐）. He 3 the kettle with water and started with a fire. the kettle was too 4 when the wood burned up, the water did not boil. He ran out to get 5 wood. When he returned, the water had 6 turned cold. How can I boil the water? He asked himself. Then he learned his 7 and prepared more wood in advance. Then the water boiled quickly. If there is not enough wood, 8 would you boil the water? his father asked. Gary thought for a moment but shook his head. Well, then just pour out some water! his father said. Gary 9 thoughtfully. At first, you set too many goals, said his father. It39。s just like the large kettle full of water. You didn39。t have enough wood， 10 you couldn39。t boil the water. If you want to make the water boil，then you will have to either pour some out or prepare more wood!1. A. onB. forC. withD. to2. A. fallingB. standingC. burningD. climbing3. A. tookB. connectedC. failedD. protected4. A. heavyB. largeC. longD. thick5. A. moreB. lessC. easierD. better6. A. everB. neverC. onlyD. almost7. A. lessonB. problemC. difficultyD. goal8. A. howB. whatC. whyD. where9. A. receivedB. askedC. noddedD. spoke10. A. andB. orC. butD. so【答案】 （1）D；（2）B；（3）A；（4）B；（5）A；（6）D；（7）A；（8）A；（9）C；（10）D； 【解析】【分析】短文大意：本文是一篇哲理小故事。雖然加里不斷加木柴，但是裝滿水的水壺就是燒不開，爸爸告訴他如果想讓水煮沸，必須倒出來一些水或準備更多的木頭。故事啟發(fā)我們，目標不要設(shè)置得太多，否則無法達成。 （1）句意：父親微笑著聽了加里的故事。listen to聽，固定短語，聽......，可選D。 （2）句意：加里看見小火爐旁邊有一個大水壺。A. falling落下；B. standing站立；C. burning燃燒；D. climbing攀爬。 kettle和stove可知水壺只能是立在鍋爐上，故選B。 （3）句意：他拿起水壺和水，開始生火。A. took拿；B. connected連接；C. failed失??；D. protected保護。根據(jù)可知燒水前先要拿來水壺和水，故選A。 （4）句意：木柴燒著的時候，水壺太大了，水沒有燒開。A重的；B大的；C長的；D厚的。根據(jù)上文Gary saw a big kettle可知是太大了，故選B。 （5）句意：他跑出去拿更多的木柴。A. more更多的；B. less更少的；C. easier更容易的；D. better更好的。根據(jù)下文Then he learned his lesson and prepared more wood in advance，可知他需要更多的木柴，故選A。 （6）句意：當他回來的時候，水差不多已經(jīng)變冷了。A曾經(jīng)；B從不；C僅僅，只；D幾乎，將近。根據(jù)他去取木柴可知時間久了，水幾乎涼了，故選D。 （7）句意：然后他吸取教訓(xùn)，提前準備了更多的木材。A教訓(xùn)；B問題；C困難；D目。learn（從…）吸取教訓(xùn)；根據(jù)and prepared more wood in advance（提前準備了更多的木材），可知吸取了上次的教訓(xùn)，故選A。 （8）句意：”如果沒有足夠的木頭，你怎么燒水呢?”父親問。A怎樣，問方式；B什么，問事情；C為什么，問原因；D在哪里，問地點。根據(jù)下文爸爸的指導(dǎo)Well，then just pour out some water!（那就倒點水出來），可知這里是問如何燒開水，故選A。 （9）句意：加里沉思著點點頭。A. received收到；B. asked問；C. nodded點頭；D. spoke說（語言）。thoughtfully沉思地，根據(jù)上文Gary thought for a moment but shook his ，故選C。 （10）句意：你沒有足夠的木材，所以你不能燒開水。A和，表并列；B或者，表選擇；C但是，表轉(zhuǎn)折；D所以，表結(jié)果。本句前后是因果關(guān)系，前表因后表果，需用so連接，可知選D。 【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．閱讀下面的短文，掌握其大意，然后從短文后各題所給的 A、B、C、D 四個選項中， 選擇最佳選項。 Taking Care of Things You39。re going to be alone on the farm this weekend, my father said as though that was no big deal. I expect you to take care of it. I had never been left alone on our farm, but I knew that I could deal with just about anything that might e up. I was ready to 1 that to my dad. As soon as my dad left on his trip, I headed out to check on our cows in the barn （谷倉）. I saw Loretta, my dad39。s favourite cow, eating apples. Just after I left the barn, I heard a sound I39。d never heard before. I ran quickly back and found Loretta down on her front knees, eyes rolled back, looking as though she was about to 2 . She seemed to have a hard time breathing. I knew right away that she39。d got an apple stuck in her throat. I tried to force the apple out but 3 , so I ran to call our vet （獸醫(yī)）, Dr. Carrico. When Dr. Carrico arrived, he felt around her neck 4 the situation. He told me to get him two boards. Finally, Loretta swallowed （咽下） the apple. Loretta, was now free to breathe. Did your dad leave you to see about things? asked Dr. Carrico. Yes, sir. Well, it39。s not easy. 5 , you know when to call for help. I thought about not telling my dad about what had happened, but 6 that stupid idea in a hurry, since he was not a man you kept things from. After I told him, he didn39。t seem to react much, just kept saying, Hmm, I see. a lot. I guessed he was very 7 in me. However, when two weeks later Loretta had her baby, my father asked me to name it. That surprised me because he always named the baby cows by himself. I looked at him in 8 . He smiled at me and said, She39。s yours. Take good care of her. he said as though he trusted I could do that. I thought a lot and finally called the baby cow Apple.1. A. leaveB. proveC. explainD. introduce2. A. cryB. eatC. runD. die3. A. failedB. stoppedC. movedD. relaxed4. A. changingB. studyingC. protec