Question

We were standing at the top of a church tower. My father had __36__ me to this spot in a small  town not far from our home in Rome. I wondered __37__.

“Look __38__, Elsa,” Father said. I gathered all my __39__ 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 __40__. “See, my dear,” Father said gently. “There is more than one way to the square. __41__ is like that. If you can’t get to the place where you want to go __42__ one road, try another.”

Now I understood why I was there. __43__ that day I had begged my mother to do __44__ about the terrible lunches that were served at school. But she __45__ because she could not believe the lunches were as __46__ as I said.

When I __47__ my father for help, he would not help. __48__, he brought me to this high tower to __49__ me a lesson — the value of an open, searching mind. By the time we reached home, I had a __50__.

At school the next day, I __51__ poured my lunch soup into a bottle and brought it home. Then I asked our cook to __52__ it to mother at dinner. The plan __53__ 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 __54__ I tried every possible means to my goal. Father’s wise words always __55__ 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：本文中父亲带我去教堂顶部，让我看下面的路，原来有很多的路都通向同一个广场，以此来比喻在生活中有很多不一样的道路，当我们用一种方法不能成功的时候，请转换思维使用另外一种方法。

1.C 动词辨析。A带走B送C带来D离开；指父亲把我带到了这个地方。故使用bring。

2.B 上下文串联。我想知道父亲为什么要带我来这里。

3.A 上下文串联。根据下文39空后的looked down说明父亲让我向下看。

4.B 名词辨析。A力气B勇气C精神D勇敢；我鼓足勇气向下看。

5.C 上下文串联。根据下文的41空的to the square说明十字形的街道通向了广场。

6.D 名词辨析。A学校B社会C家庭D生活；这里是把生活比喻成这条路一样。

7.C 介词辨析。By表示通过某种方法和途径。如果通过一条路，你到不了某个地方。

8.A 副词辨析。A较早时B后来C在…后D在…期间；据上下文可知是指早些时候发生的事。

9.C 词义辨析。我要求妈妈为我做一些关于学校午餐的事情。

10.B 动词辨析。A辩护B拒绝C找借口D同意；指妈妈拒绝是因为她不相信午餐那么差。

11.C 上下文串联。根据下文妈妈尝了我带回来的汤可知学校的午餐很差。。

12.B 短语辨析。A属于B向…求助C努力D导致；我向父亲求助，但是他没有帮助我。

13.C 副词辨析。A因此B于是C相反D无论如何；父亲没有帮助我，相反带我来了这里。

14.D 固定词组。Give sb a lesson给某人一个教训。

15.A 名词辨析。A计划B问题C难题D建议；通过下文可知我想到了一个说服妈妈的计划。

16.B 副词辨析。A生气地B秘密，偷偷C善良D礼貌；我偷偷地把汤倒到了瓶子里。

17.D 动词辨析。A煮B使…沸腾C生产D提供；指厨师把这个汤提供给妈妈。

18.C 动词辨析。A生产B失败C起作用D带走；我的这个计划起作用了。

19.D 连词辨析。Not…until…直到…才…；直到我尝试了所有的方法以后我才会停止。

20.A 动词辨析。A提醒B赞成C影响D限制；爸爸的话总是提醒我有很多的方法到达广场。

考点：考查人生哲理类短文