Question

阅读下列短文，从文后各题所给的四个选项中选出一个最佳答案。

The Little Boat That Sailed Through Time

Ever since I was a 10-year-old child, the idea about depending upon myself has come into my mind though I couldn’t really understand it.

At the mountain       in Western Norway where my mother was born, I spent the summer of my childhood.       my grandfather had to work all day himself, he could spare me time.

I still remembered that day. “Come, I have a toy boat for you.” A voice came into my ear. I followed him to a workroom       . However, nothing like that was there       a block of wood. “Is that the boat......?” I asked curiously. “No one can give you what you do for       . With your own hands, you’ll make it out of the wood. Then it’ll be the best boat in your heart.” Finally, I finished it with his help. Seeing the boat    in the lake Storvassdal, I felt       and thought everything around nicer.

Good times don’t last long. I had to       to America. Feeling sad, I hid my boat under a big rock at Storvassdal. Moreover, I didn’t know that was the       time I saw my grandfather.

    Years later, I returned to the mountain farm with parents and children. I searched for my boat, but      . I was about to give up       I touched something different under a big rock. Luckily, I found the boat which      grandfather and me. Holding it, I felt my grandfather was there and we       were together again.

    As time went by, each time I held the boat, I carved（刻） the year. My grandfather seemed      . I went on the last trip to the farm with my granddaughter. High in the mountain, I hope they would understand the importance of the boat and its simple       of self-reliance.（自立）

1.A. lake         B. farm          C. village      D. river

2.A. But          B. Until         C. Though     D. If

3.A. excitedly     B. frightenedly    C. unhappily   D. unwillingly

4.A. with         B. except        C. without     D. besides

5.A. myself       B. yourselves     C. yourself     D. himself

6.A. falling       B. floating        C. swimming   D. jumping

7.A. proud        B. terrible        C. worried     D. interested

8.A. walk         B. come         C. return       D. leave

9.A. final         B. first          C. next        D. another

10.A. succeeded    B. failed        C. lost         D. worked

11.A. while        B. when        C. as          D. for

12.A. connected    B. mixed        C. separated    D. contacted

13.A. two         B. three          C. four        D. five

14.A. far          B. alive         C. near        D. living

15.A. news       B. message       C. word        D. sign

Answer

1.B

2.C

3.A

4.B

5.C

6.B

7.A

8.C

9.A

10.B

11.B

12.A

13.B

14.C

15.D

【解析】

试题分析：短文作者回忆了童年时期与祖父在西挪威度过的一段难忘时光。一条玩具船让作者明白了一个道理，要学会自立。并成为连接与祖父情感的一条纽带。

1.B考查名词及语境理解。句意：在我母亲出生的挪威西部的山区农场里。A. lake 湖；B. farm 农场；C. village 村庄；D. river河流。根据下文出现的句子“Years later, I returned to the mountain farm with parents and children.”可知，这是一个山区农场，答案为B。

2.C考查连词及语境理解。句意：尽管我的祖父一整天都得工作，他却能抽出时间。A. But但是；B. Until 直到；C. Though尽管；D. If如果。上下句表示转折关系，故答案为C。

3.A考查副词及语境理解。句意：我兴奋地跟着他到工作室。A. excitedly 兴奋地；B. frightenedly害怕地；C. unhappily不高兴地；D. unwillingly不情愿地。上句提到祖父送给作者一条玩具船，故答案兴奋。故答案为A。

4.B考查介词及语境理解。句意：在那里除了一块木头再不像什么。A. with与……在一起；B. except除……之外；C. without 没有；D. besides除…之外，还有。结合句意可知，外祖父送给作者的是没有雕刻的小船，答案为B。

5.C考查反身代词及语境理解。句意：没有人会做到像你做的那样。A. myself 我自己；B. yourselves你们自己；C. yourself 你自己；D. himself他自己。反身代词应与宾语从句的主语保持一致，故答案为C。

6.B考查分词及语境理解。句意：看到船漂浮在Storvassdal湖面上。A. falling 下降；B. floating 漂浮；C. swimming游泳；D. jumping跳跃。根据句意，小船漂浮在湖面上，答案为B。

7.A考查形容词及语境理解。句意：我感到自豪，以为周围的一切都是美好的。A. proud 自豪的；B. terrible可怕的，很糟的； C. worried担心的；D. interested有趣的。看到自己的成果，作者感到很自豪，故答案为A。

8.C考查动词及语境理解。句意：我不得不回到美国。A. walk步行；B. come 来；C. return返回，归还；D. leave离开。美国是作者的家，挪威是作者姥姥的家，故答案为C。

9.A考查形容词及语境理解。句意：我不知道这是我最后一次见到我的祖父。A. final 最终的；B. first 第一的，首先的；C. next 接下来的；D. another又一，另一。从下文可知，当作者多年以后回到挪威时，外祖父已经不再了。故答案为A。

10.B考查动词及语境理解。句意：我寻找我的船，但是没找到。A. succeeded成功的；B. failed 失败；C. lost 丢失；D. worked工作。结合上下文可知，起初作者找不到自己的船。答案为B。

11.B考查连词及语境理解。句意：我正要放弃，此时我在一个大石头下面碰到了不同的东西。

A. while 正当……时候；B. when当……时候，此时；C. as因为，当……时； D. for因为。when还有正在此时的意思。结合句意可知，答案为B。

12.A考查动词及语境理解。句意：幸运的是，我找到了连接外祖父和我的那条小船。A. connected连接；B. mixed 混合；C. separated分开；D. contacted交往。结合句意可知，小船把作者与外祖父的感情紧紧联系在一起。答案为A。

13.B考查数词及语境理解。句意：抱着它，我感觉到我的祖父在那里，我们三个再次聚在一起。A. two二；B. three 三；C. four四；D. five五。此处指的是祖孙俩和那条小船，故答案为B。

14.C考查形容词及语境理解。句意：每当我找到那艘船刻下当年年份时，我的祖父都好像离我很近一样。A. far远的；B. alive 活泼的，有生机的；C. near 近的；D. living活着的，逼真的。根据句意可知，答案为C。

15.D考查名词及语境理解。句意：但愿她们会理解那艘小船和蕴含自立含义的简单的标志有多么重要。A. news 新闻；B. message信息；C. word单词；D. sign标志。小船具有象征意义。答案为D。

考点：考查故事类短文。