Question

完形填空(共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分)

阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C、D) 中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

We were standing at the top of a church tower. My father had __1__ me to this spot in a small  town not far from our home in Rome. I wondered __2__.

“Look __3__, Elsa,” Father said. I gathered all my __4__ and looked down. I saw the square in the centre of the village. And I saw the crisscross(十字形) of twisting, turning streets leading to the __5__. “See, my dear,” Father said gently. “There is more than one way to the square. __6__ is like that. If you can’t get to the place where you want to go __7__ one road, try another.”

Now I understood why I was there. __8__ that day I had begged my mother to do __9__ about the terrible lunches that were served at school. But she __10__ because she could not believe the lunches were as __11__ as I said.

When I __12__ my father for help, he would not help. _13__, he brought me to this high tower to __14__ me a lesson — the value of an open, searching mind. By the time we reached home, I had a __15__.

At school the next day, I _16__ poured my lunch soup into a bottle and brought it home. Then I asked our cook to _17__ it to mother at dinner. The plan __18__ perfectly. She swallowed one spoonful and said, “The cook must have gone mad!” Quickly I told what I had done, and mother said firmly that she would take up the matter of lunches at school the next day.

In the years that followed I often remembered the lesson father taught me. I began to work as a fashion designer two years ago. I wouldn’t stop working __19__ I tried every possible means to my goal. Father’s wise words always __20__ me that there is more than one way to the square.

1.                A．taken          B．sent           C．brought  D．left

2.                A．that           B．why            C．what D．how

3.                A．down          B．up             C．out  D．around

4.                A．strength        B．courage        C．spirit D．bravery

5.                A．tower          B．church         C．square   D．village

6.                A．School         B．Society         C．Family    D．Life

7.                A．in             B．on             C．by   D．at

8.                A．Earlier         B．Later           C．After D．During

9.                A．her best        B．a favor         C．something D．everything

10.               A．defended       B．refused        C．excused   D．agreed

11.               A．well           B．good           C．bad  D．usual

12.               A．belonged to     B．turned to       C．tried to    D．led to

13.               A．Therefore      B．So             C．Instead    D．Anyway

14.               A．show          B．make          C．prepare   D．give

15.               A．plan           B．question        C．problem   D．suggestion

16.               A．angrily         B．secretly        C．kindly D．politely

17.               A．cook           B．boil            C．make D．serve

18.               A．made          B．failed          C．worked   D．took

19.               A．if             B．once           C．since D．until

20.               A．remind         B．approve        C．affect D．limit

Answer

1.C

2.B

3.A

4.B

5.C

6.D

7.C

8.A

9.C

10.B

11.C

12.B

13.C

14.D

15.A

16.B

17.D

18.C

19.D

20.A

【解析】

试题分析：本文是篇记叙文，讲了父亲带我去教堂顶看通往村庄的小路，告诉我这样一个道理：当一条路被封锁了，尝试另外一条路。

1.考查动词：A. taken带B. sent送C. brought带来D. left离开，我爸爸把我带到这个离罗马不远的小镇。Bring指带来，选C

2.考查疑问词：我想知道为什么？用why，选B

3.考查副词：A. down下面B. up上面C. out   出去D. around在…周围，look down向下看，下面有暗示，选A

4.考查名词：A. strength力量B. courage勇气C. spirit精神D. bravery勇敢，我鼓足勇气。选B

5.考查名词：A. tower塔B. church教堂C. square广场D. village村子，上文有暗示：saw the square 选C

6.考查名词：A. School学校B. Society     社会C. Family家庭D. Life生活，生活就像这样。选D

7.考查介词：如果你通过一条路到不了想去的地方，就走另外一条路。by the road走这条路。选C

8.考查形容词比较级：A. Earlier更早B. Later更迟C. After  之后D. During在…期间，那天早上，选A

9.考查不定代词：A. her best最好的B. a favor帮忙C. something某个东西，D. everything一切，do something about解决…，选C

10.考查动词：A. defended  保卫，B. refused拒绝C. excused      原谅D. agreed同意，从后面的because she could not believe 可知是妈妈拒绝了。选B

11.考查形容词：A. well健康的，B. good好的，C. bad坏的D. usual通常的，妈妈不相信学校的午餐象我说的那么糟糕。选C

12.考查词组：A. belonged to属于B. turned to 求助于C. tried to试图D. led to导致，然后我求助于爸爸。选B

13.考查副词：A. Therefore因此B. So所以C. Instead相反的，D. Anyway无论如何，爸爸不愿意帮忙，相反的，他带我到高塔上。选C

14.考查动词：A. show展示B. make制作C. prepare准备D. give给，give sb a lesson给某人讲个道理。选D

15.考查名词：A. plan  计划B. question   问题C. problem问题D. suggestion建议，我们到家的时候，我有了个计划。选A

16.考查副词：A. angrily生气的B. secretly秘密地C. kindly友好地D. politely礼貌地，我偷偷的午餐汤倒进瓶子里。选B

17.考查动词：A. cook烹饪B. boil    煮C. make    制作D. serve服务，供应，我让厨师把这个给妈妈。选D

18.考查动词：A. made制作B. failed失败C. worked工作，奏效，D. took拿，这个计划很奏效。选C

19.考查连词：A. if如果B. once一旦C. since自从D. until直到，我不会一尝试就放弃。选B

20.考查动词：A. remind 提醒B. approve 赞同C. affect影响D. limit限制，爸爸明智的话提醒我去广场的路不止一条。选A

考点：考查人生百味类短文