Question

The journey of water on the earth can be a mirror of our own paths through life. Like a river that flows within the boundaries of its banks, we are born with certain characteristics that _ __ our identity. We move through life, _ __ many twists, turns, and barriers along the way just as a river does.

Water shows us how to move through the world with grace, bravery, determination, and __ __. Water is brave and does not waste time sticking to its past, but flows onward without looking back. When there is a hole to be filled, water does not run away from it in fear of the dark; _   _, water modestly and bravely fills the empty space. Similarly, we can face the dark moments of our life rather than run away from them.

_  _, a river will empty into the sea. Water does not hold back from joining up with a larger body, nor does it fear a loss of _    __ or control. It gracefully and modestly falls into the vastness by contributing its energy without hesitation. Each time we move __ _ our personal characters to become part of something bigger, we can try our best to _ _ the lead of the river.

1.A. preserveB. assumeC. decideD. cast

2.A. competing B. meeting withC. living withD. playing with

3.A. modestyB. happinessC. honestyD. reputation

4.A. thereforeB. besidesC. otherwiseD. instead

5.A. EventualB. AbsolutelyC. RegularlyD. Actually

6.A. lifeB. confidenceC. libertyD. root

7.A. onB. intoC. acrossD. beyond

8.A. takeB. followC. loseD. hold

Answer

1.C

2.B

3.A

4.D

5.A

6.C

7.D

8.B

【解析】

1.本空考查动词基本含义的辨析。preserve保护；assume假定；decide决定；cast扔。与前文的certain对应，性格决定身份。故选C。

2.本空考查动词短语基本含义的辨析。A. competing with和……进行竞争；B. meeting with遭遇；living with 和……居住在一起；D. playing with和某人一起玩。仅仅就像小河一样，我们生活中一路上也要遭遇许多的弯曲、挫折等。故选B。

3.本空考查名词基本含义的辨析。A. modesty谦虚；B. happiness幸福；C. honesty诚实；D. reputation名誉。与前文的bravery，determination对应，与下文水不会因为黑暗而放弃一个小洞，以及下文的modestly判断选A。

4.本空考查副词基本含义的辨析。A. therefore因此，所以；B. besides而且；C. otherwise否则；D. instead相反。根据上下文，前文的not run away from和下文的modestly and bravely fill判断选D。

5.本空考查副词基本含义的辨析。A. Eventually 最后，终于；B. Absolutely绝对；C. Regularly有规则地，有规律地；D. Actually实际上。小河经历艰难困苦和挫折之后终于到达大海。故选A。

6.本空考查名词基本含义的辨析。A. life生命，生活； B. confidence信心；C. liberty自由； D. root根。与下文的control对应。故选C。

7.本空考查介词基本含义的辨析。A. on 在……之上；B. into进去；C. across横穿，穿过； D. beyond超越，在……的那边。与下文的bigger对应，应是“超越”。故选D。

8.本空考查动词基本含义的辨析。A. take 带走；B. follow 跟随；C. lose失去；D. hold拥有，容纳。