Question

    Nowadays, more and more young people are becoming too_______and over-confident. They think they can do everything. So they simply _______their old parents, and believe that their parents’ _____ are out of date. Actually I used to be one of them, but after hearing a story told by my father, I changed my mind  ____ . Now I would like to _____  it with you.

Once, there was a young man who ______ the old. He always thought that the old, including his father, were______ . One day, the father and the son went for a walk in the _____ . As they walked, a beautiful ______ came into their sight. The son _____  to one pretty flower and said, “We young people are like this fragrant (芳香的) flower, so healthy, vigorous, and full of spirit. What about you oldsters? Just like the  _____ leaves from a dying tree.”

Hearing this, the father smiled but said _____ . They continued the walking in silence. When they passed a(n) ______, the father stopped and went in. He bought a walnut (核桃) and showed it to his son, and said, “We old are like this walnut.

We’ve  _____ many hard events in life. So we built up such a ______ shell, and at the same time we built up a  _____ inner world. Every fruit is so full-grown.”

“But every fruit was born by a  ____ .” argued the son.

“Yes, but not every flower can bear fruit…”

From then on, I always keep this______  in mind. It has taught me a lot. We should try to be a flower that can bear fruit. we also have to know that our  ____ aren’t falling leaves but experienced walnuts, masterpiece of  _____. They are the ones we should appreciate forever.

1.A. proud B. clever C. rude D. genuine

2.A. blame B. respect C. ignore D. believe

3.A. spirits B. thoughts C. methods D. strengths

4.A. gradually B. suddenly C. slowly D. completely

5.A. provide B. supply C. offer D. share

6.A. look up to B. live up to C. look down on D. get down to

7.A. careless B. useless C. fruitful D. successful

8.A. bushes B. woods C. yard D. court

9.A. garden B. mountain C. school D. factory

10.A. pointed B. referred C. attended D. turned

11.A. growing B. grown C. falling D. fallen

12.A. something B. everything C. nothing D. anything

13.A. grocery B. office C. street D. river

14.A. protected B. experienced C. promoted D. contributed

15.A. tender B. colorful C. big D. hard

16.A. merciful B. mature C. simple D. complex

17.A. branch B. plant C. leaf D. flower

18.A. experience B. walnut C. fruit D. story

19.A. parents B. teachers C. friends D. relatives

20.A. spirit B. material C. nature D. society

Answer

1.A

2.C

3.B

4.D

5.D

6.C

7.B

8.B

9.A

10.A

11.C

12.C

13.A

14.B

15.D

16.B

17.D

18.D

19.A

20.C

【解析】

这是一篇夹叙夹议类的文章。现在，很多年轻人越来越瞧不起自己年老的父母。作者也曾经是他们中的一员。但是，在作者的父亲给作者讲了一个故事之后，作者改变了自己的想法。

1.考查形容词。proud骄傲的，自豪的；clever聪明的；rude粗鲁的；genuine真正的，真诚的。根据后面的“over-confident. They think they can do everything”可知，越来越多的年轻人变得过于骄傲，过于自信。他们认为他们什么都可以做。A选项正确。

2.考查动词词义辨析。blame责备；respect尊敬；ignore忽略；believe相信。根据下文“believe that their parents’ ___3___ are out of date”可知，他们认为自己的父母过时了。由此可以推知，他们忽略了自己的父母。C选项正确。

3.考查名词词义辨析。spirit精神；thought想法；method方法；strength长处。年轻人认为父母的想法过时了。B选项正确。

4.考查副词。gradually逐渐地；suddenly突然地；slowly慢慢地；completely完全地。听了父亲讲述的故事之后，“我”完全改变了想法。D选项正确。

5.考查动词。provide提供；supply供应；offer(主动)提供；share分享。“我”想把故事分享给大家。D选项正确。

6.考查动词短语辨析。look up to抬头看，尊敬；live up to不辜负……；look down on瞧不起；get down to开始认真对待……。第一段中提到，年轻人认为年老的父母的想法过时，所以他们瞧不起自己年老的父母。故C选项正确。

7.考查形容词词义辨析。careless粗心的；useless无用的；fruitful富有成效的；successful成功的。年轻人认为老年人，包括自己的父亲都没有用。B选项正确。

8.考查名词词义辨析。bush灌木；woods树林；yard院子；court法院，庭院。根据下文可知，他们散步的地方有一个花园，有树木，由此可以推知，这应该是个“树林”。故B选项正确。

9.考查名词词义辨析。garden花园；mountain山；school学校；factory工厂。根据下文中的a pretty flower可知，他们看到了一个美丽的花园。A选项正确。

10.考查动词词义辨析。point指；refer提到，谈及；attend参加；turn转动。他们看到花园之后，儿子指着一朵漂亮的花，对父亲说：“……”。A选项正确。

11.考查非谓语动词辨析。growing生长中的； grown成熟的，长大的；falling正在落下的； fallen落下的，落在地上的。儿子将年轻人比作芳香的花朵，将老人比作从快死的树上落下的叶子，以此来形容老年人年老无用。故C选项正确。最后一段中的“we also have to know that our ___19___ aren’t falling leaves”也是提示。

12.考查不定代词词义辨析。something某物；everything一切；nothing没有什么；anything任何东西。根据下文的“They continued the walking in silence”可知，父亲听了儿子的话后，什么也没说。C选项正确。

13.考查名词词义辨析。grocery杂货店；office办公室；street大街；river河。根据后面的“He bought a walnut (核桃)”可知，父亲买了一个核桃。卖核桃的地方应该是“杂货店”，故A选项正确。

14.考查动词词义辨析。protect保护；experience经历；promote促进，促销；contribute做贡献。父亲说：我们（老年人）在生活中经历了很多困难的事。B选项正确。

15.考查形容词词义辨析。tender温柔的；colorful多彩的；big大的；hard硬的。老年人在一生中经历了很多困难的事，所以，他们像核桃一样，建立了坚硬的外壳。D选项正确。

16.考查形容词词义辨析。merciful仁慈的，宽恕的；mature成熟的；simple简单的；complex复杂的。根据后面的“Every fruit is so full-grown.”可知，老人像核桃一样，外壳坚硬，内里成熟。B选项正确。

17.考查名词词义辨析。branch树枝，分支；plant植物；leaf叶子；flower花。根据后面“but not every flower can bear fruit”可知，儿子辩驳说每一个果实都是由花生长而成的。但是父亲说：并非每朵花都会结果。故D选项正确。

18.考查名词词义辨析。experience经验；walnut胡桃；fruit果实；story故事。根据第一段中的“after hearing a story told by my father”可知，作者现在一直记着这个故事。故D选项正确。

19.考查名词词义辨析。parent父（母）；teacher教师；friend朋友；relative亲戚。我们必须知道，我们的父母不是落叶而是核桃。A选项正确。

20.考查名词词义辨析。spirit精神；material材料；nature大自然；society社会。核桃是大自然的杰作。C选项正确。