Question

    Most of us like to know where we are and where we're going. It can feel strange to be _______. The words "being lost" make us think of a dark and scary wood or street, _______ that's not always the case.

Once we were on holiday in Venice. My dad planned to go out to take photos early the next morning. Mum wasn't _______ , but I would go with him, only because he _______ I could have the biggest ever bowl of Italian ice cream if I did. _______ else would I get up so early?

So at 5 a.m. the next day we left the hotel and started walking in the _______ streets. When the sun came up, Dad started taking photos and I _______ him, down small streets and over little bridges.

After about an hour, I turned to Dad and asked, "Where are we?" He said, "I have no idea. "I immediately felt a bit _______, but Dad just laughed and said, "We're lost!", I told him to _______ his map or phone. He said, "I only brought the ________. Come on, let’s get more lost!" He laughed again.

His laughter ________ me and made me feel safe. Slowly people were appearing on the streets—shops and cafes began to open.

I began to ________ that we were lost, and just started watching and taking in everything that was happening around me.

________, after about four hours of walking around, we were back. Mum asked anxiously(担心地), "Where have you been?" I said with a big ________, "We got lost!"

These days we ________ get lost with so many things around us—maps, GPS, apps on our phones, and so on. But Dad showed me that being lost can sometimes simply be something to enjoy.

1.A.alone B.lost C.afraid D.silent

2.A.or B.so C.but D.and

3.A.worried B.touched C.satisfied D.interested

4.A.expected B.realized C.remembered D.promised

5.A.How B.Why C.When D.Where

6.A.modern B.noisy C.empty D.bright

7.A.left B.invited C.guided D.followed

8.A.scared B.hurt C.hungry D.tired

9.A.pick up B.think of C.take out D.pay for

10.A.map B.bowl C.phone D.camera

11.A.saved B.relaxed C.stopped D.warned

12.A.doubt B.forget C.imagine D.regret

13.A.Finally B.Recently C.Certainly D.Suddenly

14.A.surprise B.shame C.smile D.fear

15.A.hardly B.often C.nearly D.always

Answer

1.B

2.C

3.D

4.D

5.B

6.C

7.D

8.A

9.C

10.D

11.B

12.B

13.A

14.C

15.A

【解析】

你迷路过吗？当你迷路的时候，你会不会感到害怕？这篇短文中作者介绍了他的一次迷路的经历，他觉得这次经历不但不害怕，还挺好玩儿。

1.

句意：迷路会感觉很奇怪。

考查形容词辨析及语境。alone独自的；lost迷路的，失去的；afraid害怕的；silent沉默的。根据下文“The words "being lost" make us think of a dark and scary wood or street”可知，文章中作者介绍的是一次迷路的经历，文章都是围绕“迷路”展开的。故选B。

2.

句意：“迷路”一词会让我们想到黑暗可怕的树林或街道，但情况并非总是如此。

考查单词辨析及语境。or或者；否则；so因此，所以；but但是；and和，而且。根据空前后“make us think of a dark and scary wood or street, …that's not always the case.”可知，前后是转折的关系。故选C。

3.

句意：妈妈不感兴趣，但我愿意和他一起去，只是因为他答应我，如果我去的话，会吃到最大碗的意大利冰激凌。

考查形容词辨析及语境。worried担心的；touched受触动的；satisfied满意的；interested感兴趣的。根据空后“but I would go with him”“我”愿意和爸爸一起去，but表示转折，由此可知，妈妈不愿意去，即“对此不感兴趣”，故选D。

4.

句意：妈妈不感兴趣，但我愿意和他一起去，只是因为他答应我，如果我去的话，会吃到最大碗意大利冰激凌。

考查动词辨析及语境。expected期望，期待；realized意识到；remembered记得；promised答应。根据句意可知，这里表示“我”之所以愿意跟爸爸一起去，是因为爸爸答应让我吃冰激凌。D选项符合语境，故选D。

5.

句意：不然我为什么要起这么早？！

考查疑问词辨析及语境。How怎样，如何；Why为什么；When什么时候；Where在哪里。根据上文“but I would go with him, only because he ___4___ I could have the biggest ever bowl of Italian ice cream if I did.”可知，这句话说的是“我”愿意和爸爸一起去的原因，因此这里表示“我为什么要起这么早”，故选B。

6.

句意：所以第二天早上5点，我们离开了酒店，开始在空旷的街道上行走。

考查形容词辨析及语境。modern现代的；noisy吵闹的；empty空的，空旷的；bright明亮的。根据句中的时间点at 5 am可知，这个时间的街道上人应该比较少，因此empty符合语境。故选C。

7.

句意：当太阳升起的时候，爸爸开始拍照，我跟着他，走过小街小桥。

考查动词辨析及语境。left离开；invited邀请；guided指导；followed跟随。根据文意可知，“我”和爸爸一起出去拍照，按照常识，应该是“我”跟着爸爸走，D选项符合语境，故选D。

8.

句意：我马上感到有点害怕，但爸爸只是笑着说，“我们迷路了！”

考查形容词辨析及语境。scared害怕的；hurt受伤的；hungry饥饿的；tired累的。根据文意可知，“我”和爸爸迷路了，再根据上文“The words "being lost" make us think of a dark and scary wood or street”和下文“His laughter ___11___ me and made me feel safe.”可知，“我”感到有点害怕。故选A。

9.

句意：我让他拿出地图或电话。

考查动词短语辨析及语境。pick up拾起，捡起；think of想起；take out拿出；pay for支付。根据文意可知，“我”和爸爸迷路了，所以“我”让爸爸拿出地图或电话。故选C。

10.

句意：他说：“我只带了照相机。”

考查名词辨析及语境。map地图；bowl碗；phone电话；camera照相机。根据上文“When the sun came up, Dad started taking photos”可知，爸爸和“我”出去是拍照，所以他带着的是照相机。故选D。

11.

句意：他的笑声让我放松，让我感到安全。

考查动词辨析及语境。saved拯救；relaxed放松；stopped停止；warned警告。根据主语His laughter以及空后“made me feel safe”可知，爸爸的笑让“我”放松下来，故选B。

12.

句意：我开始忘记我们迷路了，只是开始观察和接受发生在我周围的一切。

考查动词辨析及语境。doubt怀疑；forget忘记；imagine想象；regret后悔，遗憾。根据空后“and just started watching and taking in everything that was happening around me.”可知，“我”开始观察周围的一切，所以暂时忘记了迷路的事。故选B。

13.

句意：经过大约四个小时的四处走动，我们终于回来了。

考查副词辨析及语境。Finally最后；Recently最近；Certainly当然；Suddenly突然。根据空后“after about four hours of walking around, we were back.”可知，这里表示在经过了四个小时之后，终于回来了。故选A。

14.

句意：我笑着说：“我们迷路了!”

考查名词辨析及语境。surprise吃惊，惊奇；shame羞愧；smile微笑；fear害怕，恐惧。根据下文“But Dad showed me that being lost can sometimes simply be something to enjoy.”可知，作者描述的这次迷路的经历，让他感觉很有趣，所以这里是“笑着说”。故选C。

15.

句意：如今，因为身边有这么多东西——地图、GPS、手机上的应用程序等等，我们几乎不会迷失方向。

考查副词辨析及语境。hardly几乎不；often经常；nearly将近，几乎；always总是。根据句意可知，有了像地图、GPS以及手机应用程序这些东西，我们现在几乎不会迷路了。故选A。