Question

完形填空

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

A special lady lived on a farm in Grace, Idaho. To overcome every ________ or struggle that came her way, she went far beyond the call of duty. She was a widow (寡妇) with 9 children. Instead of ________ of her hard life, she accepted her fate (命运) and ________ the ordinary into the extraordinary (非凡的).

No matter how serious things seemed to be, she found a(n) ________ side and a ray of hope. She taught her family the ________ of hard work and the importance of education, ________ she only went as far as fourth grade.

Her children didn’t have material ________ , but they certainly received the necessary and ________ things in life: love, spiritual guidance, concern for others, appreciation for a table filled with food, and________ for the law. She was truly a(n) ________ of all that is good.

I remember as a young man sitting at her feet while she ________ me. “If you can’t say something nice, don’t say anything at all.” And she said, “I’ll ________ throw upon the floor a crust (面包皮) I cannot eat, for many a hungry one would think it quite a ________. Willful waste brings willful want, and I may live to say, ‘Oh, I wish I had that crust that once I ________ .’”

This extremely courageous and ________ woman is my grandmother. My mother is a lot like her mother. Many times, my mother went ________ a new dress just so we could buy some great football shoes. Many times, my mother ________ that we should stay home instead of going on a summer vacation, just so we could________ on a baseball all-star team. My mother is the greatest cook on Earth, a spiritual ________ , a church and community servant, and the very best mom who ever lived. I’ve never ________ her complain about her difficulties, heartache, and pain. My dear, sweet mother truly is a perfect example. It’s the way it was and still should be.

1.A. success         B. task         C. challenge           D. job

2.A. thinking        B. complaining  C. talking              D. dreaming

3.A. sent           B. put            C. cheated              D. changed

4.A. opposite       B. positive       C. wrong                D. dark

5.A. value          B. idea          C. pain                 D. result

6.A. if              B. although       C. unless               D. since

7.A. needs           B. comforts      C. wealth               D. hope

8.A. important       B. interesting    C. strange              D. natural

9.A. fear            B. love          C. demand               D. respect

10.A. user           B. speaker        C. example              D. corrector

11.A. taught        B. charged       C. encouraged           D. judged

12.A. usually       B. never         C. even                D. also

13.A. pleasure       B. beauty        C. reward              D. treat

14. A. gave up       B. picked up      C. threw away           D. took away

15.A. strong        B. curious      C. intelligent          D. attractive

16.A. in             B. beyond       C. for                 D. without

17.A. insisted       B. warned       C. reminded             D. persuaded

18.A. go             B. perform       C. exchange             D. play

19.A. engineer       B. dancer       C. guide               D. worker

20.A. noticed        B. heard          C. discussed           D. Forgotten

Answer

1.C

2.B

3.D

4.B

5.A

6.B

7.C

8.A

9.D

10.C

11.A

12.B

13.D

14.C

15.A

16.D

17.A

18.D

19.C

20.B

【解析】

试题分析：本文是记叙文。文章主要讲述了作者的外祖母和母亲从不抱怨生活的艰难，依然教给自己的家人生活中最重要的东西。

1.C。考察名词辨析。A. success成功；B. task 任务；C. challenge 挑战； D. job工作；

由下文中的or struggle可知，她在生活中会遇到很多“挑战（challenge）”和困难。

2.B。考察动名词辨析。A. thinking思考； B. complaining 抱怨；C. talking话；D.

dreaming梦到；根据文意与其是抱怨生活，不如接受命运的安排，所以答案是B。

3.D。考察动词辨析。A. sent 派送；B. put 放下；C. cheated 欺骗； D. changed改变；

由下文中的she accepted her fate 和I’ve never ... her complain about ...可知，她从不“抱怨”

生活的艰辛，而是将平凡“变得（changed）”不平凡。

4.B。考察形容词辨析。A. opposite 相反的； B. positive 积极的；C. wrong 错误的；

D. dark黑暗的；由下文中的a ray of hope可知，不论事情看起来多么严重，她总能看到“积极

的”一面和希望的曙光。

5.A。考察名词辨析。A. value 价值；B. idea 主意；C. pain 疼痛；D. result结果；

由下文中的the importance of education可知，她告诉家人努力工作的“价值（value）”和教育的重

要性。

6.B。考察连词辨析。A. if 好像；B. although 尽管；C. unless 除非； D. since自从；前后句之间是让步关系，故用“尽管（although）”。

7.C。考察名词辨析。A. needs 需要；B. comforts安慰； C. wealth 财富； D. hope希望；由上文中的hard life可知，她的孩子们在物质上并不“富有（wealth）”。

8.A。考察形容词辨析。A. important 重要的； B. interesting 有意思的；C. strange 陌

生的；D. natural自然地；由下文中的love, spiritual guidance ... the law可知，这些是生活中“重

要的（important）”东西。

9.D。考察动词辨析。A. fear 害怕；B. love 热爱；C. demand 需求； D. respect尊重；

由上文中的love, spiritual guidance, concern for others可知，此处指对法律的“尊重（respect）”。

10.C。考察名词辨析。A. user 用户； B. speaker讲话者；C. example例子； D. corrector正确者；根据文中对外祖母的描述可知，她是所有美好的典型“例子（example）”。

11.A考察动词辨析。A. taught 教；B. charged 要价；C. encouraged 鼓励； D. judged判断；由下文中的If you can’t say something nice ...可知，这是她“教给（taught）”“我”的道理。

12.B 考察副词辨析。A. usually通常；B. never从不；C. even 甚至； D. also也；由下文中的for many a hungry one would think it ...可知，“‘我’永远也‘不会（never）’把不吃的面包皮扔在地上。”

13.D A. pleasure 愉悦的；B. beauty美丽；C. reward回报；D. treat宴请；对于很多饥饿的人来说，那却是一顿“美餐（treat）”。

14.C 考察动词词组辨析。A. gave up放弃；B. picked up 捡起；C. threw away扔掉； D. took away带走；由上文中的throw upon the floor可知，“‘我’真希望‘我’有那些‘我’曾经‘（threw away）’的面包皮。”

15.A考察形容词辨析。A. strong坚强的；B. curious 好奇的；C. intelligent 智慧的； D. attractive有吸引力的；由上文中的courageous可知，“我”的外祖母非常勇敢和“坚强（strong）”。

16.D。考察介词辨析。由下文中的just so we could buy some great football shoes可知，

很多次，“我”母亲都“没有（without）”新衣服穿，为的是能让我们买上足球鞋。go without sth.

表示“忍受某事物的缺乏”。

17.A考察动词辨析。A. insisted坚持； B. warned 警告；C. reminded 提醒； D. persuaded说服；根据文意母亲坚持让我们呆在家里，所以答案是A。

18.A. go去；B. perform表演；C. exchange改变；D. play打球；很多次，

“我”母亲“坚持（insisted）”让“我们”待在家里，这样“我”就能在棒球全明星比赛中“打球（play）”。

19.A. engineer工程师；B. dancer舞者；C. guide导师；D. worker工人；

由上文中的spiritual guidance可知，母亲是一位精神“导师（guide）”。

20.A. noticed留意到；B. heard 听说；C. discussed讨论；D. Forgotten忘记；由下文中的complain可知，“我”从未“听到（heard）”她抱怨生活中的艰难和苦痛。

考点：故事类短文