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    Experts say boredom is good for kids. It forces them to be creative, ______ their imaginations, and helps them discover new things. A(n) ______ in point is 13-year-old Luke Thrill from Dubuque, Iowa.

Luke was ______of playing video games and riding his bike, so he decided to build a tiny house in his backyard instead. He made money from cutting lawns(草坪) and ______ exchanged some services, such as gaining the help of an electrical engineer ______ sweeping his garage. Luke also ______ spare materials from his grandmother's house and other ______ materials from his neighbors for some of the windows and the door.

The 89-square-foot home cost $1, 500 to build and ______ 18 months. Inside there's a kitchenette, a back sitting room, a table and a mounted(镶嵌的) TV, and an upstairs bedroom can be easily ______ by stairway.

Although Luke did the ______ and learned how to do all the work, he had his father's ______ throughout the project. Greg Thrill was very happy that his son learned to stay on ______ and deal with grown-ups. ______, he had some simple rules when Luke ______ the house: “You ______ the money. You build it. And you own it.”

Luke is now in love with ________. He has a YouTube channel and hopes to ______ other kids to start building. ______, he wants to build a bigger tiny house to live in, but for now, he ______ in his new home a few nights a week, does homework there, and uses it to take a ______ from his twin brother.

1.A. changes B. ignores C. improves D. weakens

2.A. method B. explanation C. procedure D. case

3.A. tired B. fond C. confident D. guilty

4.A. thus B. even C. still D. anyhow

5.A. in exchange for B. in praise for C. in support of D. in place of

6.A. updated B. ordered C. removed D. used

7.A. recycled B. cheap C. new D. raw

8.A. spent B. took C. saved D. wasted

9.A. supported B. accessed C. held D. landed

10.A. research B. housework C. experiment D. discovery

11.A. permission B. help C. control D. order

12.A. credit B. business C. budget D. duty

13.A. Therefore B. Besides C. Rather D. However

14.A. finished B. decorated C. started D. painted

15.A. borrow B. donate C. raise D. distribute

16.A. books B. videos C. riding D. building

17.A. inspire B. press C. command D. warn

18.A. Luckily B. Eventually C. Frequently D. Strangely

19.A. brings out B. leaves out C. hangs out D. puts out

20.A. ride B. risk C. chance D. break

 

1.C 2.D 3.A 4.B 5.A 6.D 7.A 8.B 9.B 10.A 11.B 12.C 13.D 14.C 15.C 16.D 17.A 18.B 19.C 20.D 【解析】 这是一篇记叙文,通过来自Dubuque, Iowa的13岁的卢克对建筑感兴趣的例子,证明无聊对孩子有好处。它迫使他们变得有创造力,提高他们的想象力,帮助他们发现新的事物。 1.考查动词辨析。A. changes改变; B. ignores忽略 ; C. improves提高; D. weakens 变 弱。句意:它迫使他们变得有创造力,提高他们的想象力,帮助他们发现新事物。由下文 and helps them discover new things可知,前后句子为并列关系。故C选项切题。 2.考查名词辨析。A. method方法; B. explanation解释 ; C. procedure程序 ; D. case 情 况,案例。句意:一个相关的例子是关于来自Luke Thrill from Dubuque, Iowa的13岁的卢克的故事。根据句意,D选项切题。 3.考查形容词辨析。A. tired累的; B. fond 喜 欢 的; C. confident自信的; D. guilty有罪的。句意:卢克厌倦了玩电子游戏和骑自行车。Experts say boredom is good for kids,可知,专家认为无聊对孩子有好处,所以列举了卢克厌倦了玩电子游戏和骑自行车来证明专家的观点。故A选项切题。 4.考查副词辨析。 A. thus因此 ; B. even甚至; C. still 仍 然; D. anyhow 无 论 如 何。句意:他从割草中赚钱,甚至交换了一些服务。even用来说明,小男孩不仅赚取现金,还交换服务,节省自己的预算,使自己的房子更快更好地完成。故B选项切题。 5.考查介词短语辨析。A. in exchange for以……换……; B. in praise for赞扬; C. in support of支持 ; D. in place of代替。句意:打扫电气工程师的车库,以换取他的帮助。由前文exchanged some services可知,A选项切题。 6.考查动词辨析。A. updated更新; B. ordered命令; C. removed移除 ; D. used使用。句意:卢克还用他祖母家房子的剩余材料和他的邻居家的其它回收材料做一些窗户和门。建筑房屋需要使用材料。故D选项切题。 7.考查形容词辨析。A. recycled可循环的,可循环再造的; B. cheap便宜的; C. new新的; D. raw 未加工的。句意:卢克还用他祖母家房子的剩余材料和他的邻居家的可循环利用的材料做一些窗户和门。根据句意,A选项切题。 8.考查动词辨析。A. spent花费; B. took拿; C. saved节省; D. wasted浪费。句意:这座89平方英尺的房子花费了1,500美元建造,花费了18个月。Sth. takes+时间/金钱“某物花费了多少时间/金钱”。故B选项切题。 9.考查动词辨析。A. supported支持; B. accessed 接近; C. held 持 有 ; D. landed着陆。句意:楼上的卧室可以很容易地通过楼梯进入。根据句意,B选项切题。 10.考查名词辨析。A. research研究; B. housework家务; C. experiment实验; D. discovery发现。句意:尽管Luke做了研究,并学会了如何做所有的工作,但他在整个项目中都得到了他父亲的帮助。由前文的对房子内部的描述,可知,小男孩是进行了研究。故A选项切题。 11.考查名词辨析。A. permission允许; B. help帮助; C. control控制 ; D. order命令。句意:尽管Luke做了研究,并学会了如何做所有的工作,但他在整个项目中都得到了他父亲的帮助。根据句意,B选项切题。 12.考查名词辨析。A. credit 信 誉; B. business 生 意; C. budget 预 算; D. duty职责。句意:Greg Thill很高兴看到他的儿子学会保持预算,学会了和大人相处。由前文的割草赚钱和交换服务,以及房子的总花费,可知,父亲对儿子能在控制预算的情况下,建好房子感到很高兴。故C选项切题。 13.考查副词辨析。A. Therefore因此; B. Besides 此 外; 也; C. Rather;相当 D. However然而。句意:然而,当卢克开始建造这座房子时,他的父亲制定了一些简单的规则。前后句语意转折。故D选项切题。 14.考查动词辨析。A. finished完成; B. decorated装饰; C. started开始; D. painted 油 漆。句意:然而,当卢克开始建造这座房子时,他的父亲制定了一些简单的规则。由You raise the money. You build it. And you own it。可知,这是开始房子时制定的简单的规则。 故C选项切题。 15.考查动词辨析。 A. borrow借; B. donate 捐 赠; C. raise提高; D. distribute 分 配。句意:你筹集资金。你建造它。你拥有它。由前文的割草赚钱可知,C选项切题。 16.考查名词辨析。A. books书; B. videos 录 像; C. riding 骑 马 ; D. building 建 筑。句意:Luke 喜欢上了建筑。上下文都在讲述小男孩建造房子的事。故D选项切题。 17.考查动词辨析。A. inspire激发 ; B. press 压, ; C. command命令; D. warn警告。句意:他有一个YouTube频道,希望能激励其他孩子对建筑感兴趣。由上句可知Luke 喜欢上了建筑,所以想通过YouTube来激励更多的孩子对建筑感兴趣。故A选项切题。 18.考查副词辨析。A. Luckily幸运地; B. Eventually最终地 ; C. Frequently频繁地 ; D. Strangely奇怪地。句意:最后,他想建造一个更大的房子来居住。根据句意,B选项切题。 19.考查动词短语辨析。A. brings out 阐释; B. leaves out 戒 掉; C. hangs out 居 住; D. puts out扑灭。句意:但现在,他每周都要在他的新房子里呆上几个晚上,在那里做家庭作业,在那里休息,避开他的双胞胎兄弟。根据句意,C选项切题。 20.考查名词辨析。A. ride旅行; B. risk冒险; C. chance机会; D. break 休 息;中 断。句意:但现在,他每周都要在他的新房子里呆上几个晚上,在那里做家庭作业,在那里休息,避开他的双胞胎兄弟。根据句意,D选项切题。
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