Question

I was driving to the grocery store on a warm morning in May. I smiled as I watched the golden sunshine ______ off the leaves. It was such a ______ and heavenly time.

My calm was broken, ______， as I rounded a curve (拐弯处). A huge U­Haul truck was coming my way several feet over the center line. I swerved as far onto the side of the road as I could to ______ it. It was followed by not one but two other U­Haul trucks just as ______. I wondered if all the stuff inside of them ______ the same person. I slowed down my car and waited for my heart rate to ______. It was then that I ______ a self­storage business along the side of the highway, building new units for all the people who couldn’t fit their ______ into their houses. I saw a(n) ______ couple carrying boxes into one of the units. It seemed ______ that a couple just out of their teens could already have too much stuff.

I lost my own ______ for owning stuff when a house fire in the middle of the night destroyed everything my family owned. The only thing I had left was the underwear I was wearing. Yet, our whole family had awakened ______ to escape. In the weeks that followed friends and family gave us a lot of stuff to get us back on our feet, but none of it seemed as ______ any more. What was important was seeing Mom’s smile, giving Nana a hug and a kiss, and watching Dad snooze (打盹) in his chair ______ a hard day’s work. What was important was the stuff of ______， not the stuff of this world. Since then I have tried to limit the things I would ______.I didn’t want too much stuff to ______ my life. I wanted to only buy what I needed and to spend my days in learning, growing, and ______ my family and others.

I assumed that only by doing so could I make my ______.

1.A. appreciating    B. reflecting    C. admiring    D. releasing

2.A. refreshing    B. delightful    C. peaceful    D. dynamic

3.A. though    B. too    C. anyway    D. instead

4.A. miss    B. reject    C. ignore    D. desert

5.A. useful    B. large    C. new    D. good

6.A. turned to    B. referred to    C. reacted to    D. belonged to

7.A. beat    B. pulse    C. accelerate    D. follow

8.A. noticed    B. thought    C. did    D. established

9.A. furniture    B. boxes    C. possessions    D. materials

10.A. old    B. young    C. middle­aged    D. small

11.A. curious    B. apparent    C. certain    D. obvious

12.A. hope    B. talent    C. faith    D. taste

13.A. in return    B. in turn    C. in time    D. in vain

14.A. affordable    B. significant    C. beneficial    D. practical

15.A. before    B. in    C. after    D. during

16.A. mind    B. hand    C. head    D. soul

17.A. purchase    B. donate    C. waste    D. need

18.A. put up    B. crowd up    C. bring up    D. set up

19.A. helping    B. abusing    C. loving    D. affecting

20.A. name    B. day    C. world    D. way

Answer

1. B

2. C

3. A

4. A

5. B

6. D

7. D

8. A

9. C

10. B

11. A

12. D

13. C

14. B

15. C

16. D

17. A

18. B

19. C

20. B

【解析】

本文是一篇记叙文。文章主要讲述了家里无需添置、堆砌太多的东西, 这些都是身外之物，花费时间学习、发展和爱家人，这才是快乐的真谛。

1.考查动词辨析。句意：我看到金色的阳光映射到叶子上。A. appreciating欣赏；B. reflecting反射；C. admiring羡慕；D. releasing释放， 故选B。

2.考查形容词辨析。根据My calm was broken可知这是如此平静和美好的时光。A. refreshing清爽；B. delightful令人愉快的；C. peaceful和平的；D. dynamic动态的，故选C。

3.考查副词辨析。句意：然而，在拐弯处时，我的平静被打破了。A. though尽管；B. too也； C. anyway无论如何；D. instead反而，故选A。

4.考查动词辨析。句意：为了避开它，我往路边急转弯。A. miss错过；B. reject拒绝；C. ignore忽视；D. desert遗弃，故选A。

5.考查形容词辨析。根据A huge U-Haul truck was coming my way several feet over the center line. 可知这里意思是另外两个大卡车。A. useful有用的； B. large巨大的；C. new新的；D. good好的，故选B。

6.考查动词短语辨析。句意：我想知道是否里面的所有东西都属于同一个人。A. turned to转向；B. referred to被提及；C. reacted to对…作出反应；D. belonged to属于，故选D。

7.考查动词辨析。句意：我的车减速，等待心率跟上, 即表示慢慢平复受惊的心。A. beat打； B. pulse跳动；C. accelerate加速；D. follow跟随，故选D。

8.考查动词辨析。句意：就在那个时候，我注意到高速路边的自存生意。A. noticed注意；B. thought想；C. did做；D. established建立，故选A。

9.考查名词辨析。根据It seemed ___11___ that a couple just out of their teens could already have too much stuff.可知这里意思是为不能把财产放进他们房子里的人们建造了一些新的装置。A. furniture家具；B. boxes盒子；C. possessions财产；D. materials材料，故选C。

10.考查形容词辨析。根据下文a couple just out of their teens 可判断出这是一对年轻的夫妇。A. old年老的；B. young年轻的；C. middle-aged中年的；D. small小的，故选B。

11.考查形容词辨析。句意：刚从青少年时代走出来的夫妇，就有这么多东西，真让人好奇。A. curious好奇的；B. apparent显然的；C. certain必然的；D. obvious明显的，故选A。

12.考查名词辨析。句意：当我的房子在午夜发生火灾，烧毁了我家所有的东西时，我失去了拥有东西的兴趣。A. hope希望；B. talent才能；C. faith信念；D. taste兴趣，故选D。

13.考查短语辨析。句意：然而，我们全家及时醒过来，逃跑了。A. in return作为报答；B. in turn轮流；C. in time及时；D. in vain徒然，故选C。

14.考查形容词辨析。根据What was important was the stuff of ___16___,可知这里意思是但是，没有一件东西再那么重要了。A. valuable有价值的；B. significant重要的； C. beneficial有益的；D. practical实际的，故选B。

15.考查连词辨析。句意：看到父亲辛苦工作一天后，在椅子上打盹。A. before在…之前；B. in在…之内；C. after在…之后；D. during在…期间，故选C。

16.考查名词辨析。根据not the stuff of this world.可知这里意思是重要的是心灵的东西。A. mind理智；B. hand手；C. head头；D. soul心灵，故选D。

17.考查动词辨析。根据I wanted to only buy what I needed and to spend my days in learning, growing, and ___19___ my family and others.可知这里意思是从那个时候开始，我尽量限制我购买的东西。A. purchase购买；B. donate捐赠；C. waste浪费；D. need需要，故选A。

18.考查动词短语辨析。句意：我不想让太多的东西挤满我的生活。A. put up张贴；B. crowd up挤满；C. bring up养育；D. set up建立，故选B。

19.考查动词辨析。根据What was important was seeing Mom’s smile, giving Nana a hug and a kiss, and watching Dad snooze(打盹)in his chair ___15___ a hard day’s work.可知花费我的时间学习、发展和爱家人。 A. helping帮助；B. abusing滥用；C. loving爱；D. affecting影响，故选C。

20.考查固定短语。句意：我确定只有那样做，才能让我高兴。make one’s day让某人高兴，该短语是固定短语，故选B。