Question

完形填空（共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分）

While attending a conference, I returned to my hotel room late one rainy evening．The overhead light outside my door was  1  and I had difficulty finding the keyhole．When I finally  2  to open the door, I  3  around the wall for a light switch．I found a  4  where a switch was once installed．．．but no switch．

No discouraged easily, I remembered seeing a  5  by the bed when I put away my luggage  6  in the day．I found the bed in the dark and felt around until I found the lamp, but when I switched it on,  7  happened! Now what?

Though I knew that it was dark outside my window  8  the outdoor light was burned out, I thought that  9  if I opened the curtains I might be able to use the light from the  10  to find another lamp．So I  11  my way slowly across the room to the curtains and．．．no draw-string!

I finally stumbled （跌跌撞撞） around until I found a desk lamp that actually  12 ! That evening I discovered in a whole new way just how dark the world can be and how necessary  13  is．

But even more necessary than  14  light is the light that shines from people—the light of

love, sympathy and 15 ．Because, for many people, the world is a dark and  16  place．

It is the shining that is important, for someone today just may be stumbling in discouragement or fear and in  17  of some light．

So let your light shine．Whatever light you  18  may be a beacon （灯塔） of hope and encouragement in someone’s darkness．And if you feel that your light is 19  a candle in a forest, remember this—there isn’t enough darkness in the world to 20  the light of one small candle．

1.                A．broken         B．burning         C．shining   D．smooth

2.                A．managed       B．attempted       C．succeeded    D．meant

3.                A．touched        B．felt            C．turned   D．looked

4.                A．light           B．plate           C．lamp D．signal

5.                A．lamp           B．switch          C．desk D．window

6.                A．later           B．earlier          C．sooner   D．first

7.                A．something      B．everything      C．nothing   D．anything

8.                A．since          B．unless          C．when D．although

9.                A．certainly        B．surely          C．absolutely D．perhaps

10.               A．stars           B．room          C．street D．shop

11.               A．forced         B．made          C．struggled  D．pushed

12.               A．closed         B．failed          C．did   D．worked

13.               A．love           B．thinking        C．dream D．light

14.               A．spiritual        B．physical        C．mental    D．inner

15.               A．faith           B．soul           C．mind D．attention

16.               A．mixed          B．fancy          C．lonely D．complicated

17.               A．lack           B．favor          C．need D．face

18.               A．offer           B．receive         C．devote    D．throw

19.               A．only           B．even           C．ever  D．much

20.               A．give out        B．leave out       C．take out   D．put out

Answer

1.A

2.A

3.B

4.B

5.A

6.B

7.C

8.A

9.D

10.C

11.B

12.D

13.D

14.B

15.A

16.C

17.C

18.A

19.A

20.D

【解析】

试题分析：世界是一个黑暗孤独的地方，对于那些可能在失望、恐惧和需要一些光明的一些人光明是多么的重要啊！

1.动词词义辨析。A．broken打破 B．burning燃烧C．shining闪耀D．smooth光滑，门外头顶的灯坏了，我最后设法把门打开了。选A。

2.动词词义辨析。A．managed设法B．attempted试图C．succeeded成功D．meant意味着，我设法在墙上到处摸电灯的开关。选A。

3.考查动词： A．touched触摸，B．felt感觉，摸索，C．turned转身D．looked看，我在墙上摸索找开关。选B。

4.名词词义辨析。安装开关的塑料线板。选B。

5.名词的含义及语境。我记得那天早些时候在收拾行李的时候，我看见床边有灯。选A。

6.副词的含义。A．later迟的B．earlier更早C．sooner更快D．first第一，记得那天早些时候在收拾行李的时候. 选B

7.代词的含义及语境。当我打开开关，什么都没发生。选C

8.连词的用法。我知道外面的灯被烧毁所以窗外很黑。是因果关系，选A

9.副词的用法。我想也许我拉开窗帘借助大街上的光能找到另一盏灯。选D

10.名词词义辨析。A．stars 星星B．room房间C．street 街道D．shop商店，解析同上. 选C

11.动词词义辨析。此处解题关键考查短语make one’s wayto意为：向。。。走去。其他的都不符合语境。选B

12.动词词义辨析及语境。最后我找到了能亮的灯。选D

13.名词词义辨析。那天晚上我全新的方式发现世界是多么的黑暗，光明是多么的必要啊！选D

14.形容词的含义及语境。比物理光亮更需要的是来自人们心灵的光亮。选B

15.名词的含义及语境。来自人们心灵的爱、同情和信念（faith）。选A

16.形容词的含义。A．mixed混合的B．fancy美好的C．lonely孤单的D．complicated复杂的，

世界是一个黑暗孤独的地方。选C

17.名词的含义及语境。现在对于那些可能在失望、恐惧和需要一些光明的一些人光明是多么的重要啊！选C

18.动词词义辨析。不管你提供（offer）什么样的光，那光就是那些黑暗中人们的希望和鼓舞的灯塔。选A

19.副词含义及语境。如果你认为你的光亮是森林中唯一（only）的蜡烛。选A

20.动词短语的含义及语境。请记住在这个世界上没有黑暗能扑灭(put out)一个小小蜡烛光。选D

考点：考查人生百味类短文