Question

Once my mother told me a story that in Africa, when an antelope (羚羊) wakes up every morning, the first thing it thinks about is, “I must be 36 to run faster than the fastest lion, or I will be killed.” 37 , a lion wakes from his dream. The first thing the lion thinks about is, “I must be able to catch the 38 antelope, or I will starve to 39 .” So almost simultaneously(同時地), the antelope and the lion get up and start running toward the 40 sun.

This is 41 : full of chances and challenges. Whether you are an antelope or a lion, you must go 42 when the sun rises. For students, it is just the same. If we don’t study hard, sooner or later, we will 43 the other students. At first I didn’t know what the word “exam” 44 . Later, I knew an exam was a kind of 45 . In competitions, there are always winners and 46 . As I grew up, I got to know competition well. In one’s life, there must be competitions, so people can 47 .

Each time I saw children playing games and heard their 48 , I wished I were that age again.  49 , I remembered my parents’ words: You must work very hard for a good future. So I 50 my pen and began to study hard again.

I was still not sure what competition 51 meant. One day, I was 52_in an English-speaking competition. When I went to the stage, I saw other students looking at me kindly. Suddenly I 53 what competition was. It is not as cruel as my teacher and parents told me. In fact, competition is the 54 : it is kind and necessary.

I learned a lot from realizing this 55 . Now I understand better about the world. Competition is important for us all.

1.                A．able           B．willing          C．ready    D．eager

 

2.                A．On the contrary  B．At the same time  C．In other words D．In the first place

 

3.                A．fastest         B．weakest        C．slowest   D．strongest

 

4.                A．death          B．survival         C．disease   D．suffering

 

5.                A．sinking         B．setting          C．shining   D．rising

 

6.                A．rule           B．life            C．study D．exam

 

7.                A．over           B．through         C．ahead    D．beyond

 

8.                A．fall behind      B．pass by         C．catch up  D．hold back

 

9.                A．felt            B．meant          C．referred  D．doubted

 

10.               A．victory         B．defeat         C．process   D．competition

 

11.               A．competitor      B．players         C．losers D．failures

 

12.               A．improve        B．conclude       C．acquire   D．handle

 

13.               A．crying          B．laughter        C．whisper   D．delight

 

14.               A．However       B．Therefore       C．Besides   D．Otherwise

 

15.               A．put up         B．brought up      C．made up   D．picked up

 

16.               A．commonly      B．simply          C．obviously  D．really

 

17.               A．succeeding      B．participating     C．taking D．getting

 

18.               A．doubted        B．acknowledged   C．knew D．admitted

 

19.               A．tough          B．important       C．content   D．opposite

 

20.               A．experience     B．knowledge      C．fact  D．consequence

 

 

Answer 1

【答案】

1.A

2.B

3.C

4.A

5.D

6.B

7.C

8.A

9.B

10.D

11.C

12.A

13.B

14.A

15.D

16.D

17.B

18.C

19.D

20.C

【解析】

試題分析：本文通過獅子和羚羊的故事告訴我們在生活中要勇敢面對挑戰，努力為未來奮斗。同時還通過自己的經歷解釋了考試和競爭的意義。

1.A 固定搭配。Be able to do sth能夠做某事；我一定要能夠跑得比最快的獅子要快。

2.B 短語辨析。A相反B同時C換句話說D首先；同時獅子起來的第一件事情就是奔跑。

3.C 句意分析。獅子認為我一定要比跑得最慢的羚羊要快，否則就會被餓死。

4.名詞辨析。A死亡B幸存C疾病D苦難。獅子認為一定要比跑得最慢的羚羊要快，否則就會被餓死。

5.D 形容詞辨析。這里是指獅子和羚羊都朝著升起的太陽在奔跑。

6.B 上下文串聯。本文用獅子和羚羊的故事來比喻生活中的競爭。

7.C 詞義辨析。當太陽升起的時候，我們一定要提前行動。

8.A 短語辨析。A落后B經過C趕上D抑制；如果我們不努力我就會落后。

9.B 動詞辨析。我不知道考試這個單詞的真正意思。Mean意味著…

10.D 名詞辨析。A勝利B擊敗C過程D競爭；考試是一種競爭。

11.C 上下文串聯。既然是競爭，就會有勝利者和失敗者。

12.A 動詞辨析。A提高B結束，總結C獲得D處理；在我們的生活里，一定要有競爭，我們才能提高。

13.B 名詞辨析。A哭B笑聲C低聲說話D高興；當我聽見別人的笑聲時就想起自己在那個時候的情景。

14.A 副詞辨析。然而，我記得父親的話：你必須要努力給自己活得一個美好的未來。

15.D 短語辨析。A留宿B撫養C化妝D撿起；我就撿起了筆，繼續學習。

16.D 副詞辨析。A普通地B簡單地C明顯地D真地；我并沒有真正地理解競爭的意思。

17.B 固定詞組。Participate in參加…；我在參加一個英語的演講比賽。

18.C 動詞辨析。A懷疑B承認C知道D錄取；就在這個時候我才知道競爭的意思。

19.D 上下文串聯。競爭的真正含義和父母老師說講的是不一樣的，opposite相反的事物。

20.C 名詞辨析。A經驗B知識C事實D結果；我從這個事實中學會了很多的道理。

考點：考查教育類短文

點評：本文通過獅子和羚羊的故事告訴我們在生活中要勇敢面對挑戰，努力為未來奮斗。從本文來看，考生應該從時態、語態、語氣、名詞的數等各個角度分析所填內容是否與上下文一致，從而排除一些備選答案，縮小選擇范圍；分析空白處與前后詞之間的語義關聯、搭配關系，從而排除一些選項；弄清楚該題的句法關系，分析一下它是簡單句、并列句，還是復合句；判斷所填的內容在句中充當什么成分，應是什么詞性，并分析備選答案之間的異同，從而排除干擾項選出正確答案。