Question

    My father was born in a small town in the US. He wasn’t sure what he      ________from life,   but something  told  him  to  get  out and begin  a(n)  _____.  He  took his  wife  and three daughters with him and went wherever the road took him.

It’s  easy to feel_____when you’re on the road. As my mother said repeatedly,    “We made lots of new friends on our trip – most of them were mechanics ( 机 修 工 )”,  ____we often spent hours in      ________shops. But that was way      ________than sitting by the roadside  while waiting for the engine (发动机) to       _________when it was 40 ℃ outside.

_______on sometimes seemed impossible. There were always a lot of     ________,      especially among us back-seat passengers about who had to sit in the middle.

But even if it was hard, we did learn a lot about_____.

When we were traveling in the Philippines, we drove to Quezon City one day. It should have been a one-hour drive but was nearly three,       _________bad roads and worse traffic. “Did you     put our   _____in the car?” my father asked my mother as we arrived. “No,” she said, slowly turning toward my father. “I thought you did.” That was     ________a seven-hour car trip turned  into a 16-hour car trip, which was mostly        __________in silence.

On occasions like that, we had to learn to_____our anger because we were stuck (困在) in a rolling box with the same people for the     ________of the journey. Even if I sometimes felt  like opening the car door and        __________one of my sisters out, I kept my feelings to myself.

This is why road trips were like       _________universities to us. We earned our degrees in how  to get on just by traveling in that old car.

And if we were     ________given a second chance at life, we would do it all over again. Only this time,        __________would put the suitcases in the car.

1.A. wanted B. gained C. received D. learned

2.A. adventure B. cooperation C. voyage D. business

3.A. curious B. relaxed C. lonely D. exhausted

4.A. until B. since C. when D. if

5.A. corner B. repair C. beauty D. coffee

6.A. less B. more C. worse D. better

7.A. scream B. start C. cool D. stop

8.A. Staying B. Getting C. Going D. Carrying

9.A. discussions B. arguments C. weaknesses D. ideas

10.A. forgiveness B. independence C. balance D. patience

11.A. apart from B. according to C. regardless of D. thanks to

12.A. backpacks B. suitcases C. containers D. handbags

13.A. when B. because C. how D. where

14.A. driven B. spent C. taken D. made

15.A. hold on to B. give way to C. lose sight of D. let go of

16.A. half B. part C. rest D. end

17.A. letting B. leaving C. pushing D. taking

18.A. local B. public C. open D. mobile

19.A. somehow B. therefore C. anyhow D. otherwise

20.A. I myself B. my father C. my mother D. my sister

Answer

1.A

2.A

3.C

4.B

5.B

6.D

7.C

8.B

9.B

10.A

11.D

12.B

13.C

14.B

15.D

16.C

17.C

18.D

19.A

20.A

【解析】

本文为哲理故事。作者的父亲喜欢冒险，经常带着家人去旅行，作者通过旅行意识到旅行让我们学会与他人相处。

1.考查动词。A. wanted想要； B. gained获得； C. received收到； D. learned学习。他不确定自己想从生活中得到什么，但有件事告诉他，要走出去，开始一场冒险。根据He took his wife and three daughters with him and went wherever the road took him.可知，他带着他的妻子和女儿走向路通向的地方。可知，作者开始不知道自己的生活需要什么。故选A。

2.考查动词。A. adventure冒险； B. cooperation合作； C. voyage航行； D. business 生意。根据He took his wife and three daughters with him and went wherever the road took him.可知，他带着他的妻子和女儿走向路通向的地方。推知有可能有一些冒险。故选A。

3.考查动词。A. curious好奇的； B. relaxed人感到轻松的； C. lonely 寂寞的；D. exhausted疲惫的。It’s easy to feel___3___when you’re on the road. 当你在路上时很容易感到孤独。根据when you’re on the road在路上感到寂寞的。故选C。

4.考查动词。A. until直到； B. since因为； C. when当……时候； D. if如果。因为我们经常在维修店花了几个小时，所以我们在旅途中交了很多新朋友,他们中的大多数是机修工。前后是因果关系。故选B。

5.考查动词。A. corner角落； B. repair修理； C. beauty美丽； D. coffee咖啡。根据on our trip – most of them were mechanics可知，这里指的修理商店。故选B。

6.考查动词。A. less更少的； B. more更多； C. worse更糟糕； D. better更好的。但那种方式比坐在路边40℃时等待发动机变凉时要好的多。这里前后作比较，在修理商店比在外面40度高温要好的多。故选D。

7.考查动词。A. scream尖叫声； B. start开始； C. cool变凉； D. stop停止。但那种方式比坐在路边40℃时等待发动机变凉时要好的多。因为外面的气温是40度，当然等待发动机变凉。

故选C。

8.考查动词。A. Staying保持； B. Getting on进展； C. Going on继续； D. Carrying on继续。有时，相处似乎是不可能的。根据On occasions like that, we had to learn to let go of our anger可知，有时我们之间吵架。故选B。

9.考查动词。A. discussions讨论； B. arguments争论； C. weaknesses弱点； D. ideas主意。总是有很多争论，特别是在我们这些后座乘客之间，关于谁必须坐在中间。根据who had to sit in the middle可知，谁也不愿意坐在中间。故选B。

10.考查动词。A. forgiveness宽恕； B. independence独立性； C. balance平衡； D. patience耐心。但即使很难，我们确实学到了很多关于宽恕的知识。根据There were always a lot of ____9____, especially among us back-seat passengers about who had to sit in the middle.可知，彼此之间要理解要宽恕。故选A。

11.考查动词。A. apart from除……之外； B. according to按照； C. regardless of不管； D. thanks to由于。本来应该开一个小时的车，但由于糟糕的道路和糟糕的交通状况，几乎开了三个小时。根据It should have been a one-hour drive but was nearly three,用的时间长了，空格后叙述的是用时长的原因，所以用thanks to由于。故选D。

12.考查动词。A. backpacks背包； B. suitcases手提箱； C. containers容器； D. handbags手提包。你能把握的手提箱放进车里吗？根据_____20_____would put the suitcases in the car.可知，这里指的是手提箱。故选B。

13.考查动词。A. when当……时候； B. because因为； C. how怎样； D. where哪里。因此在7个小时的车程变成了16个小时的车程时，大部分时间都是在沉默中度过的。前面提到由于糟糕的道路和糟糕的交通状况。故选C。

14.考查动词。A. driven开车； B. spent度过； C. taken拿； D. made制造。因此在7个小时的车程变成了16个小时的车程时，大部分时间都是在沉默中度过的（spent）。根据in silence在沉默中度过。因为时间太长了。故选B。

15.考查动词。A. hold on to坚持； B. give way to给……让路；C. lose sight of看不见； D. let go of放开。在那种情况下，我们学会了放下愤怒，因为我们都是同一群人待在同一个车上为了省下的旅行，我们要彼此包容。故选D。

16.考查动词。A. half一半； B. part部分； C. rest其余； D. end结束。在那种情况下，我们学会了放下愤怒，因为我们都是同一群人待在同一个车上为了省下的旅行，我们要彼此包容。因为作者已经旅行了一段时间，所以这里指省下的其余的旅行时间。故选C。

17.考查动词。A. letting让； B. leaving留下； C. pushing推； D. taking取得。即使有时我想打开车门把我的一个妹妹推出去，我也把我的感受藏在心里。根据On occasions like that, we had to learn to___15___our anger because we were stuck (困在) in a rolling box with the same people for the ____16____of the journey.可知，这次旅行在车里的时间长，并且还是不舒适的。所以作者有这样的一个想法。故选C。

18.考查动词。A. local当地的； B. public公共的； C. open开的； D. mobile移动的。这就是公路旅行对我们来说就像移动大学的原因。因为作者他们开车旅行，所以称为移动的大学。

故选D。

19.考查动词。A. somehow以某种方法； B. therefore因此； C. anyhow 无论如何；D. otherwise否则。如果我们以某种方法有第二次生命的机会，我们会重新来过。这里是肯定句用somehow。故选A。

20.考查动词。A. I myself 我，自己；B. my father我父亲； C. my mother我的妈妈； D. my sister我的姐姐。只有这一次，我自己会把箱子放进车里。这里缺少句子的主语，“Did you put our ___12___in the car?” my father asked my mother as we arrived.这里是作者的感受，所以应该是作者自己想把手提箱放进车里。故选A。