Question

On the evening of last Sunday while I was reviewing my lessons in my room, it suddenly began to rain.   1   as usual, I stopped to listen to the rhythm（韵律）of the rain. For many years, whenever it rains, I couldn’t   2  listening to it and thinking of the garden in which I spent my childhood（童年） in my hometown.

When I was a little girl, my family lived in a big house with a big garden in the countryside. The garden was full of flowers and   3 , with some bamboo in front of the wall. Whenever it rained, I    4   to sit in the front of the house, listening to the rhythm of the rain and watching the    5   raindrops（雨点）.

When small drops of rain fall from the heaven in a row（持续不断地）, they    6  a curtain made up of pearls（珍珠）; when the raindrops   7  the ground, a lot of small sprays（水花）will splash（溅出）and then disappear slowly.

I have been   8  interested in watching such a scene. Listening to the rhythm of the rain, I feel calm and peaceful in my heart. This feeling of peace makes me think a lot about life. We are the    9  of the earth, and one day we will embrace（拥抱）our earth and stay with her forever. Life is short and we should treasure it.

Listening to the rhythm of the rain, I learn to understand the    10   of life.

1.                A．Surprised       B．Sad            C．Excited   D．Angry

2.                A．stand          B．stop           C．like  D．think

3.                A．leaves          B．animals         C．children D．trees

4.                A．happened       B．wanted         C．wished   D．used

5.                A．falling          B．singing          C．fallen    D．broken

6.                A．make          B．form           C．cause    D．rise

7.                A．see            B．get            C．reach    D．cover

8.                A．always          B．never          C．sometimes    D．seldom

9.                A．children        B．owner          C．friends   D．master

10.               A．length         B．meaning        C．number   D．quality

Answer

1.C

2.B

3.D

4.D

5.A

6.B

7.C

8.A

9.A

10.B

【解析】

试题分析：这篇短文中作者主要记述了自己小时候在乡下听雨的故事，以此来说明我们要珍惜自己的生活。

1.词义辨析。A.吃惊的；B. 伤心的；C.兴奋的；D.愤怒的。联系后一句描述，可知此处指的是我很兴奋，故选C。

2.考察短语couldn’t stop doing 禁不住做某事，结合语境可知此处指的是我禁不住听雨，故选B。

3.联系前文full of flowers 描述，可知这个花园里面长满了花草树木，故选D。

4.动词辨析。A. 发生；B. 想要；C. 祝愿，希望；D. 过去常常做某事。结合语境可知此处指的是我常常坐在房前听雨声，故选D。

5.结合语境可知此处指的是正在落下的雨点，Fallen表示已经落到地上的。故选A，下降的，落下的。

6.动词辨析。A.制作，形成；B. 构成，组成，排列；C. 引起；D. 上升，增强。结合语境可在此处指的是这些雨点排列成一幅珠帘，故选B。

7.动词辨析。A. 看见；B.获得，到达；C.到达；D.覆盖。结合语境可知此处指的是当雨点到达地面时，get表示到达这一含义时，需加介词to，故选C。

8.副词辨析。A.一直，总是；B. 从来不；C. 有时；D.很少，不常。联系上下文，可知我总是对看这样的景色感兴趣。故选A。

9.联系后一句描述，可知此处指的是我们是地球的孩子，故选A，孩子们。

10.词义辨析。A.长度；B. 意义，含义；C. 数，数字；D. 质量，品质。结合语境可知此处指的是，我明白了生活的意义。故选B。

考点：生活类记述文