Question

“Mom, I don’t want to go!” In Inchon Airport, people were ______ moving as always. But when the girl cried out, people stopped and turned towards the ______. Her mother ______ the girl’s hands that tightly held her sleeve, but everyone could see the mother’s eyes holding tears. That girl ______ to leave was me. As I ______ let go of my mother’s sleeve, I also let go of my 15 years’ being a little girl, _________ under my mother’s skirt in Korea.

After a 13-hour flight, I arrived at the Culver Academies, where I spent the last four of my _______ years. After unpacking my luggage, I sat on my bed and had a good ______ until sunset. I felt myself fading in the ______ In America, there was nobody doing my laundry, ______ me when I returned from school. I didn’t understand the Greek mythology Mr. Davies spoke about. There was only me in America.

One day after school, on my way back to my ______, I saw a lonely duck stuck between rocks, fluttering his wings. I stopped and ______ that duck, sure he wouldn’t make any ______, and would stay between the rocks forever. Surprisingly, that duck got himself out of that _______, despite the chance of getting hurt, and flew away to the sky. I sat on the ground and smiled widely ______ I saw myself flapping my wings and struggling to get out of the broken rocks. It was me bravely _______, energetically going forward to my dream, not ______ to be hurt.

I went back to my dorm as always. Girls were ______ and chatting as always. But that day, I didn’t drop my ______; I didn’t miss the chance to say hello to strangers.

“Hi, I’m Min-Kyung, a ________ girl from Korea.”

The sky was high, the wind was warm, trees were green, and I flew.

1.A. carefully    B. happily    C. steadily    D. busily

2.A. argument    B. stage    C. scene    D. plane

3.A. left off    B. shook off    C. held out    D. threw up

4.A. brave    B. unwilling    C. free    D. able

5.A. eventually    B. frequently    C. similarly    D. occasionally

6.A. ordering    B. waiting    C. struggling    D. hiding

7.A. hard    B. common    C. teenage    D. old

8.A. memory    B. cry    C. meal    D. game

9.A. noise    B. world    C. darkness    D. picture

10.A. greeting    B. introducing    C. visiting    D. protecting

11.A. bedroom    B. dorm    C. workplace    D. home

12.A. encouraged    B. saved    C. treated    D. observed

13.A. trouble    B. decision    C. difference    D. attempt

14.A. ground    B. box    C. base    D. break

15.A. because    B. so    C. or    D. though

16.A. escaping    B. digging    C. guiding    D. helping

17.A. preparing    B. fearing    C. pretending    D. admitting

18.A. taught    B. served    C. requested    D. gathered

19.A. food    B. note    C. head    D. book

20.A. new    B. wise    C. kind    D. skillful

Answer

1. D

2. C

3. B

4. B

5. A

6. D

7. C

8. B

9. C

10. A

11. B

12. D

13. C

14. D

15. A

16. A

17. B

18. D

19. C

20. A

【解析】

本文是一篇记叙文，讲述了作者年少时离开妈妈的怀抱独自一人来到科尔沃学院求学，心情很低落，但她看到一只卡在岩石缝隙中的小鸭子不顾受伤的危险，它从缝隙中爬了出来，飞向天空，作者把那只小鸭子比作自己，也变得坚强、乐观起来。

1.考查副词词义辨析。A. carefully认真地；B. happily快乐地； C. steadily稳定地；D. busily忙碌地。根据本空前的“In Inchon Airport”可知，在机场，人们一如既往地忙碌着，故D选项切题。

2.考查副词词义辨析。A. argument争论；B. stage阶段；C. scene现场、情景；D. plane飞机。根据本空前的“But when the girl cried out, people stopped and turned towards the”可知，当女孩大声叫喊时，人们都停下来，转向现场，故C选项切题。

3.考查动词短语辨析。A. left off停止；B. shook off摆脱；C. held out伸出；D. threw up呕吐。根据本空后的“the girl’s hands that tightly held her sleeve, but everyone could see the mother’s eyes holding tears.”可知，小女孩的妈妈甩开小女孩紧紧拽着她袖子的手，但是每个人都能看到她眼含泪水，故B选项切题。

4.考查形容词词义辨析。A. brave勇敢的；B. unwilling不愿意的；C. free自由的；D. able有能力的。根据上文中的““Mom, I don’t want to go!””可知，小女孩不愿意离开，故B选项切题。

5.考查副词词义辨析。A. eventually最终；B. frequently频繁地；C. similarly相似地；D. occasionally偶尔。根据本空后的“let go of my mother’s sleeve, I also let go of my 15 years’ being a little girl,… under my mother’s skirt in Korea.”可知，当我最终松开妈妈的衣袖，我也松开了在韩国躲在妈妈裙子下15年的小女孩生活，故A选项切题。

6.考查动词词义辨析。A. ordering订购；B. waiting等待；C. struggling挣扎；D. hiding躲藏。当我最终松开妈妈的衣袖，我也松开了在韩国躲在妈妈裙子下15年的小女孩生活，指离开妈妈温暖的怀抱，故D选项切题。

7.考查形容词词义辨析。A. hard难的；B. common普通的；C. teenage青少年的；D. old老的。根据上文可知，当时我只是个小女孩，我在科尔沃学院度过了最后四年的青少年时光，故C选项切题。

8.考查名词词义辨析。A. memory回忆；B. cry哭喊；C. meal饭；D. game游戏。年少的我离开妈妈一个人来到科尔沃学院，自然是大哭了一场，故B选项切题。

9.考查名词词义辨析。A. noise噪音；B. world世界；C. darkness黑暗；D. picture图画。我一直哭到日落，感到自己在黑暗中渐渐消失，故C选项切题。

10.考查动词词义辨析。A. greeting迎接、问候；B. introducing介绍；C. visiting参观；D. protecting保护。根据本空后的“me when I returned from school.”可知，没有人给我洗衣服，放学回来时，也没有人迎接我，故A选项切题。

11.考查名词词义辨析。A. bedroom卧室；B. dorm宿舍；C. workplace车间；D. home家。我离开家在科尔沃学院求学，放学后自然是回宿舍，故B选项切题。

12.考查动词词义辨析。A. encouraged鼓励；B. saved节省；C. treated对待；D. observed观察。根据本空前的“I saw a lonely duck stuck between rocks, fluttering his wings. I stopped and”可知，我看到一只小鸭子卡在岩石中间，扇动着翅膀，我停下来观察它，故D选项切题。

13.考查名词词义辨析。A. trouble麻烦；B. decision决定；C. difference不同；D. attempt尝试。根据本空后的“and would stay between the rocks forever.”可知，显然，它的努力不会有什么意义，它将永远卡在那，make a difference表示“有影响”，故C选项切题。

14.考查名词词义辨析。A. ground地面；B. box盒子；C. base基础 ；D. break缝隙。上文说小鸭子卡在两个岩石的中间，在根据本空后的“despite the chance of getting hurt, and flew away to the sky.”可知，不顾受伤的危险，它从缝隙中爬了出来，飞向天空，故D选项切题。

15.考查连词词义辨析。A. because因为；B. so所以；C. or否则；D. though尽管。根据本空后的“I saw myself flapping my wings and struggling to get out of the broken rocks.”可知，我微笑是因为我看到我自己拍打着翅膀从破碎的岩石中爬了出来，故A选项切题。

16.考查动词词义辨析。A. escaping逃离；B. digging挖掘；C. guiding指引；D. helping帮助。根据上文可知，小鸭子成功地从岩石的缝隙中逃脱了，故A选项切题。

17.考查动词词义辨析。A. preparing准备；B. fearing害怕；C. pretending假装；D. admitting承认。根据上文可知，小鸭子不顾受伤的危险，此处是说我不怕受伤，故B选项切题。

18.考查动词词义辨析。A. taught教；B. served服务；C. requested要求；D. gathered聚集、集中。根据本空后的“and chatting as always.”可知，宿舍的姐妹们像往常一样聚在一起聊天，故D选项切题。

19.考查名词词义辨析。A. food食物；B. note便条；C. head头；D. book书。根据本空后的“I didn’t miss the chance to say hello to strangers.”可知，那天我没有低下头，没有错过和别人打招呼的机会，故C选项切题。

20.考查形容词词义辨析。A. new新的；B. wise明智的；C. kind善良的；D. skillful熟练地。根据本空后的“girl from Korea.”可知，我说：“我是从韩国新来的女孩Min-Kyung”，故A选项切题。