Question

We have so many first days in our lives. First days are milestones(里程碑) in our lives. They      the beginning of a new experience or journey and they are also filled with        feelings. They can be a little frightening as we step into the unknown, but they can also inspire us as they give us fresh       for the future.

I want to share a      that perfectly shows this point. Trisha was told that    is the key to knowledge. She watched her older brother      he read his schoolbooks and could hardly      the day when she would learn to read.

But after Trisha     started school, she found that she was not able to understand words like the other boys and girls. However hard she     , she saw only confusion. Trisha     , the teacher and the other children laughing at her, and she began to believe that she was not      .

By the time Trisha entered the fifth grade, she had lost the    in herself. That was the year when she met Mr. Falker. He was     . He praised Trisha’s talents, and he wouldn’t tolerate the other children laughing at her. After some time, Mr. Falker    that Trisha didn’t know how to read, but he knew she could     some help.

He found an expert, and together they    with Trisha after school. They     her to understand words      one day Mr. Falker handed her a book and she could read it all by herself. She didn’t even notice the tears in his eyes.

This is a true story. The little girl is Patricia Polacco, a famous     , and Thank you Mr. Falker is the twenty-sixth book that she has written. Mr. Falker gave her a fresh new      and made a difference in her life.

1.A. cause                                      B. mark                                 C. describe                           D. show

2.A. absurd                                    B. strange                    C. mixed                               D. strong

3.A. blood                                      B. evidence                          C. hope                                 D. air

4.A. belief                                      B. story                                 C. view                                  D. concern

5.A. reading                                  B. speaking                           C. listening                           D. thinking

6.A. before                                    B. since                                 C. as                             D. though

7.A. look for                                  B. wait for                   C. ask for                              D. wish for

8.A. gradually                          B. mostly                                C. finally                                D. firmly

9.A. breathed                          B. tried                                   C. managed                          D. pressed

10.A. took off                                B. stayed up                         C. kept on                   D. fell behind

11.A. smart                                    B. hard-working                  C. healthy                    D. easy-going

12.A. memory                               B. balance                            C. chance                             D. confidence

13.A. shy                                  B. proud                                 C. different                          D. strict

14.A. doubted                              B. witnessed                        C. represented                    D. realized

15.A. with                             B. besides                   C. including                          D. within

16.A. sang                                      B. worked                   C. danced                             D. chatted

17.A. helped                                 B. forced                              C. begged                    D. allowed

18.A. when                                    B. once                                 C. until                                  D. whether

19.A. teacher                                B. writer                               C. expert                              D. guide

20.A. school                                  B. start                                  C. home                                D. attention

 

Answer 1

【答案】

 

1.B

2.C

3.C

4.B

5.A

6.C

7.B

8.C

9.B

10.D

11.A

12.D

13.C

14.D

15.A

16.B

17.A

18.C

19.B

20.B

【解析】

試題分析：文章通過一個(gè)真實(shí)的故事講述了一個(gè)道理。人生會有很多個(gè)“第一天”，或者說是“新的開始”，它們是我們生活中的里程碑，標(biāo)志著一個(gè)新的經(jīng)歷或旅行的開始。當(dāng)然，“新的開始”并非全是好的事情，它包含有許多復(fù)雜的情感。

1.First days are milestones(里程碑) in our lives. They      the beginning of a new experience or journey...First days是我們生活中的里程碑，他們標(biāo)志著一個(gè)新的經(jīng)歷或旅行的開始，A引起；B標(biāo)志；C描述；D展現(xiàn)。故選B。

2.根據(jù)They can be a little frightening as we step into the unknown, but they can also inspire us可知，我們會踏入未知的世界，會感到有點(diǎn)恐懼但也會受到鼓舞，由此可見，生活中也充滿了復(fù)雜的情感，A荒謬的；B奇怪的；C混合的，（感情）矛盾的，復(fù)雜的，；D強(qiáng)壯的。故選C。

3.they can also inspire us as they give us fresh       for the future.他們也能鼓舞我們，因?yàn)樗麄兘o我們關(guān)于未來的新希望，A血；B證據(jù)；C希望；D空氣。故選C。

4.I want to share a      that perfectly shows this point.作者通過一個(gè)故事來證明這一點(diǎn)，根據(jù)最后一段“This is a true story.”可知，作者講了一個(gè)故事，A相信，信念；B故事；C觀點(diǎn)，風(fēng)景；D關(guān)切，擔(dān)心。故選B。

5.根據(jù)“he read his schoolbooks...when she would learn to read”可知，這里講的是閱讀的重要性，A閱讀；B說話；C聽；D認(rèn)為，考慮。故選A。

6.She watched her older brother    he read his schoolbooks...Trisha看哥哥讀故事書，as在此相當(dāng)于when，意為“當(dāng)......”，A在......之前；B自從；C當(dāng)；D盡管。故選C。

7.could hardly   the day when she would learn to read她迫不及待想學(xué)習(xí)讀書，A尋找；B等待；C尋求；D希望得到。故選B。

8.But after Trisha     started school, she found that但是，當(dāng)她最終到了上學(xué)的年紀(jì)，她發(fā)現(xiàn)自己并不能像其他孩子那樣理解單詞的意思，A逐漸地；B主要地；C最終；D堅(jiān)固地，堅(jiān)決地。故選C。

9.However hard she    , she saw only confusion.無論她怎樣嘗試，得到的卻是困惑。A呼吸；B嘗試，努力；C管理，做成；D壓迫。故選B。

10.Trisha     , the teacher and the other children laughing at her她落在了同學(xué)后面，老師和同學(xué)都笑她，A起飛，成功；B熬夜；C繼續(xù)雇傭，堅(jiān)持；D落后。故選D。

11.she began to believe that she was not   由于師生都笑她，她開始認(rèn)為自己不聰明，A聰明的；B努力的；C健康的；D隨和的。故選A。

12.By the time Trisha entered the fifth grade, she had lost the   in herself到五年級，Trisha已經(jīng)失去了信心，A記憶力；B平衡；C機(jī)會，可能；D自信心。故選D。

13.根據(jù)He praised Trisha’s talents可知，這個(gè)老師與其他人不同，A害羞的；B自豪的；C不同的；D嚴(yán)格的。故選C。

14.Mr. Falker    that Trisha didn’t know how to read...Mr. Falker意識到Trisha不知道怎樣閱讀，A懷疑；B見證；C代表；D意識到。故選D。

15.but he knew she could     some help但是他知道，通過一些幫助，她可以做到，with some help有了一些幫助之后，could后省略了read，A和；B而且；C包括；D在......之內(nèi)。故選A。

16.根據(jù)后面的“understand words”可知，老師和專家一起工作來幫助Trisha，不是和Trisha一起唱歌、跳舞、聊天，A歌唱；B工作；C跳舞；D聊天。故選B。

17.help sb to do sth幫助某人做某事，A幫助；B逼迫；C乞求；D允許。故選A。

18.老師和專家?guī)椭鶷risha理解單詞，直到有一天，老師遞給Trisha一本書，A當(dāng)；B曾經(jīng)，一旦；C直到；D是否。故選C。

19.根據(jù)“the twenty-sixth book that she has written”可知，Trisha成了作家，A教師；B作家；C專家；D向?qū)А９蔬xB。

20.Mr. Falker gave her a fresh new      and made a difference in her life.老師Falker給了她一個(gè)全新的開始，對她的生命產(chǎn)生了影響，A學(xué)校；B開始；C家園；D注意力。故選B。

考點(diǎn)：故事類短文閱讀