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t bad but I want to try to make a 11 . My life is 12 of ups and downs but I always keep my head high and make the best out of every 13 . I first understood it when I started realizing my parents 14 financially for what we really needed. Nowadays it gets 15 My 9 has always been to do well in my life and give my family a better 10 t wealthy and college can be very 5 , I intend to get a good education so my 6 can have a better life. Knowing college is very hard to 7 ve studied a lot of courses. I plan to attend college, one of the 4 I39。 As a high school student, I know I can be very smart if I 3 I e from a small rural area, where college education is very important to make a good living. I am considering gaining a good 1 and a job I absolutely love. My parents weren39。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。故選D。 (20)考查形容詞。A. difficult“困難的”;B. simple“簡單的”;C. active“活躍的”;D. strange“陌生的”。 (19)考查形容詞。A. continue“繼續(xù)”;B. allow“允許”;C. fail“失敗”;D. process“處理”。 (18)考查動詞。作者想到自己想要做一些能夠運用到自己創(chuàng)作和藝術能力的事情。 (17)考查動詞。根據(jù)下文“these drawings were works of art that could have easily been hanging in a museum”可知作者對老人擁有出色的繪畫才能卻80歲才開始從事繪畫,感到很吃驚。 (16)考查形容詞。A. appealed to“呼吁”;B. given up“放棄”;C. kept to“保密”;D. taken up“開始從事”。 (15)考查動詞短語。女兒告訴作者是她的父親畫的。 (14)考查動詞。A. built“建造”;B. faced“面對”;C. made“制造”;D. decorated“裝飾”。 (13)考查動詞。讓作者印象深刻的并不是他們出色的清潔工作,而是另一些不同的事情。 (12)考查形容詞。前后文為轉折關系故用轉折連詞。句意:然而,那天我記得最深刻的事情,并不是我們所做的偉大的清潔工作。故選A。句意:我們完工時,那位先生的房子從土堆變成了一座閃閃發(fā)光的干凈宮殿。故選B。A. individually“分別地”;B. together“一起”;C. alone“獨自地”;D. equally“平等地”。故選A。句意:當每個人都在一起工作時,一個團隊能完成多少工作是令人驚訝的。故選C。句意:很快,我們開始打掃房子和庭院。根據(jù)下文“She was 75, and her father 97”可知她是老人的女兒,故選C。 (6)考查名詞。A. showed“展示”;B. helped“幫助”;C. invited“邀請”;D. greeted“問候,打招呼”。 (5)考查動詞。根據(jù)下文“do a total cleanup”可知是去一位很老的老人的房子進行大掃除。 (4)考查名詞。根據(jù)下文作者去家鄉(xiāng)一位老人家里打掃可知,他們周五去家鄉(xiāng)做一些服務項目。 (3)考查名詞。A. rest“休息”;B. play“玩耍”;C. start“開始”;D. work“工作”。根據(jù)上文可知作者的公司不景氣,作者希望那只是“暫時的”,故選A。 (1)考查形容詞。在一位老人的家中無意間看到了老子的畫作,非常吃驚于老人的藝術天分,而老人的女兒告知作者老人是從八十歲才開始學習藝術的。to make a change at this advanced stage of my life. Boy! My 20 art until he was 80 years old. I was 16 : these drawings were works of art that could have easily been hanging in a museum. At the time, I was in my early 30s and wanted to do something that would 17 them, and that he hadn39。 The thing I most remember about that day, 11 , was not the great cleaning job that we did, but something 12 . When we walked into the house, I noticed the wonderful drawings that 13 how much work a group could get done when everyone was working 9 . That gentleman39。us at the door. We thought she was the wife, but it turned out she was the 6 . She was 75, and her father 97! Soon, we began to 7 s 4 projects in our hometown. Several years ago, my pany experienced a slowdown in business. We hoped that it was only 1 . We had work enough for only four days of the week. So we decided that we would 2 5.閱讀下面短文,從短文后各題所給的四個選項(A、B、C和D)中,選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項。此處表示作者為自己做了一件正確的事情而感到很滿足,故選D。句意:……知道我做了正確的事情的滿足感。s mind固定短語,“離開……心頭”,故選B。A. open“打開”;B. leave“離開”;C. cross“跨越”;D. occupy“占領,從事”。 (19)考查動詞。A. guilty“內疚的”;B. unconfident“缺乏信心的”;C. embarrassed“尷尬的”;D. nervous“緊張的”。 (18)考查形容詞。A. place“地方”;B. notice“通知”;C. advantage“優(yōu)勢”;D. charge“負責”。 (17)考查名詞。句意:他所有的食物都被拿走了,難道你沒有想過他在寒冷的冬天還能活下去嗎?A. escape“逃跑”;B. spend“度過”;C. survive“存活”;D. flee“逃跑”。supply of food固定短語,“食物儲備”,故選A。句意:松鼠努力工作,收集了過冬食物。爺爺用胳膊挽著我的肩膀,用介詞around,故選D。句意:爺爺用胳膊挽著我的肩膀。此處表示爺爺雖然表揚了我,但他接下來做的事情讓我很吃驚,故選C。句意:他接下來做的事情讓我很吃驚。故選B。句意:我告訴了爺爺,我是如何跟蹤(follow)松鼠,從而找到這些山核桃的。此處表示我迫不及待地想把撿到的山核桃讓爺爺看,因此興奮地大叫起來,前后句構成“因果關系”,故選D。句意:我迫不及待地想把撿到的山核桃讓爺爺看,因此我跑回去……。be proud of固定短語,“自豪,高興”,故選D。A. afraid“害怕的”;B. ashamed“羞愧的”;C. careful“仔細的”;D. proud“自豪的,驕傲的”。 (10)考查形容詞。A. time“時間”;B. choice“選擇”;C. chance“機會”;D. achievement“成就”。 (9)考查名詞。A. covered“覆蓋”;B. filled“充滿”;C. rebuilt“重建”;D. decorated“裝飾”。 (8)考查動詞。A. strange“奇怪的”;B. secret“秘密的”;C. anxious“焦慮的”;D. patient“耐心的”。 (7)考查形容詞。A. jumped“跳”;B. held“伸出”;C. stood“站立”;D. found“發(fā)現(xiàn)”。 (6)考查動詞。A. joined“參加”;B. lived“生活”;C. discovered“發(fā)現(xiàn)”;D. disappeared“消失”。 (5)考查動詞。catch one39。A. sweater“運動衣”;B. basket“籃子”;C. eye“眼”;D. hand“手”。 (4)考查名詞。let sb. A. let“讓,使”;B. settle“定居”;C. have“有”;D. keep“保持”。 (3)考查動詞。A. hard“困難的”;B. dirty“臟的”;C. light“輕的”;D. easy“容易的”。 (2)考查形容詞。A. rooms“房間”;B. woods“樹林”;C. holes“洞”;D. roads“路”。 (1)考查名詞。t eat any pecans that night, but I had something much more filling—the 20 of knowing I had done just the right thing.1. A. roomsB. woodsC. holesD. roads2. A. hardB. dirtyC. lightD. easy3. A. letB. settleC. haveD. keep4. A. sweaterB. basketC. eyeD. hand5. A. joinedB. livedC. discoveredD. disappeared6. A. jumpedB. heldC. stoodD. found7. A. strangeB. secretC. anxiousD. patient8. A. coveredB. filledC. rebuiltD. decorated9. A. turnB. choiceC. chanceD. achievement10. A. afraidB. ashamedC. carefulD. proud11. A. OtherwiseB. HoweverC. BesidesD. Therefore12. A. drivenB. followedC. protectedD. caught13. A. annoyedB. satisfiedC. surprisedD. delighted14. A. offB. besideC. overD. around15. A. supplyB. costC. supportD. preparation16. A. escapeB. spendC. surviveD. fled17. A. placeB. noticeC. advantageD. charge18. A. guiltyB. unconfidentC. embarrassedD. nervous19. A. openB. leaveC. crossD. occupy20. A. inspirationB. expectationC. impressionD. satisfaction【答案】 (1)B;(2)A;(3)A;(4)C;(5)D;(6)A;(7)B;(8)B;(9)C;(10)D;(11)D;(12)B;(13)C;(14)D;(15)A;(16)C;(17)C;(18)A;(19)B;(20)D; 【解析】【分析】本文是一篇記敘文,爺爺讓作者去樹林里撿山核桃。 t