Question

One of my fondest memories as a child is going by the river and sitting idly on the bank. There I would   16   the peace and quiet, watch the water rush   17   and listen to the singing of birds and the rustling of   18   in the trees. I would also watch the bamboo trees   19   under pressure from the wind and watch them   20   gracefully to their original position after the wind had   21   .

   When I think about the bamboo tree's ability to bounce back to its original position, the word "resilience" comes to mind. When used in   22   to a person this word means the ability to readily   23   from shock, depression or any other situation that stretches the limits of a person's   24   .

   Have you ever felt like you are at your   25   point? Thankfully, you have survived the experience to live to talk about it.

   During the   26   you probably felt a mix of emotions that threatened your health. You felt emotionally drained,   27   exhausted and you most likely stood   28   physical symptoms.

   Life is a   29   of good times and bad times, happy moments and unhappy moments. The next time you are experiencing one of those bad times or unhappy   30   that take you close to your breaking point, bend,   31   don't break. Try your best not to let the situation get the best of you.

   A   32   of hope will take you through the unpleasant ordeal (考验). With   33   for a better tomorrow or a better situation, things may not be as bad as they seem to be. The unpleasant ordeal may be easier to   34   if the final result is worth having.

   If life gets   35   and you are at your breaking point, show resilience. Like the bamboo tree, bend, but don't break!

1.A. see           B. hear          C. enjoy          D. touch

2.A. downstream    B. smoothly      C. uphill             D. peacefully

3.. A. fruits        B. branches      C. roots            D. leaves

4.A. move         B. bend         C. fall             D. decline

5.A. go            B. turn          C. return          D. suffer

6.A. died down     B. died off       C. died away       D. died out

7.A. honor of       B. reward to      C. reference to     D. favor of

8.A. recover        B. suffer         C. come          D. escape

9.A. thoughts       B. mind          C. body          D. emotions

10.A. starting        B. breaking       C. standing       D. tiring

11.A. practice        B. experiment     C. victory        D. experience

12.A. possibly        B. terribly        C. mentally       D. probably

13.A. unpleasant      B. unreasonable    C. exciting       D. good

14.A. result          B. change         C. wonder        D. mixture

15.A. events         B. moments        C. adventures     D. changes

16.A. but            B. however        C. though        D. and

17.A. little           B. number         C. measure       D. little

18.A. idea           B. hope           C. imagination     D. search

19.A. deal with       B. look into        C. depend on      D. get stuck

20.A. acceptable      B. wrong          C. tough          D. cozy

Answer

1.C 

2.A.

3.D.

4.B.

5.C 

6.A 

7.C

8.A 

9.D

10.B

11.D 

12.C 

13.A  

14.D

15.B 

16.A

17.C

18.B  

19.A 

20.C

【解析】本文是一篇语言生动优美的夹叙夹议的文章。作者通过对自己童年在河边玩的情景回忆，赞美竹子的坚韧品格，进而产生联想，感悟人生。人们在处于困境时应具有竹子的品格，弯曲但永不折断。

1.C. 动词辨析。享受平和与宁静.and是并列连词.

2.A. 上下文串联。rush表明downstream的水流之急.

3.D. 上下文串联。根据下面的tree可知。注视着树叶的摆动.

4.B. 动词辨析。竹子在风力下弯曲.

5.C. 动词辨析。风后返回原来的位置.

6.A 动词辨析 风逐渐消失.

7.C    词义辨析。reference to 关于 关于;

8.A  动词辨析。这里吧竹子和人进行比较，指人能从震惊中恢复过来。故A正确。

9.D 上下文串联。根据上文的shock, depression可知是与情绪有关的。

10.B 上下文串联。根据31空后面的Breaking point，可知B正确。

11.D 上下文串联。根据上一行的survived the experience可知D正确。

12.C 上下文串联。根据上文的emotionally可知这里是指精神上的疲惫不堪。

13.A 形容词辨析。根据上下文可知是指不令人愉快的一些症状。

14.D 上下文串联。根据下文的good times and bad times可知是指生活的混合物。

15.B 名词辨析。根据上下文可知是指一些不开心的时刻。

16.A 上下文串联。上文说到了Breaking point，后面说没有折断，可知存在着转折关系。

17.C 上下文串联。根据下文可知是对希望的衡量会让我们经历那些考验。

18.B 上下文串联。根据上文的hope可知这里是指由更好未来和明天的希望。

19.A 短语辨析。这里是指这些令人不愉快的是是很容易就处理的。

20.上下文串联。这里是指遇见了困难的情况。