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    It was a cold and rainy day. I had no _______ to drive up the winding mountain road to my daughter Carolyn's house. But she _______ I come to see something at the top of the mountain.

_______ as I was, I made the twohour journey _______ the fog that hung like veils(面纱). By the time I saw how _______ it was near the summit, I had gone too far away. Nothing could be worth this, I _______ as I drove slowly along the dangerous highway.

“I'll stay for lunch, but I'm heading back as soon as the fog _______.” I announced. “But I want you to drive me to the garage to pick _______ my car.” Carolyn said. “How far is it?” I asked. She replied: “About three minutes and I'll drive you there.”

After ten minutes on the mountain road, I looked at her _______. “I thought you said three minutes.” She smiled. “This is a detour(绕行路线).” Turning down a narrow track, we parked the car and got out. We walked a long path that was thick with pine trees. Gradually the peace and silence of the place began to fill my mind. Then we turned a corner and stopped. I was ________.

From the top of the mountain to the valleys ________ several acres of daffodils(水仙花) rich in a variety of colors. It looked as if God had painted something gorgeous in front of us. Many questions ________ into my mind. Who created such beauty? Why? How? As we approached the home that stood in the centre of the property, we saw a ________ that read: “Answers to the Questions I know you are asking.” The first answer was: “One WomanTwo Hands, Two Feet, and Very Little Brain.” The second was: “One at a Time.” The third: “Started in 1958.”

As we drove home, I was so ________ by what we had seen. I could ________ speak. “She changed the world.” I finally said, “one bulb(水仙球茎) at a time. She started almost 40 years ago, probably just the beginning of an idea, and she ________ at it.”

The ________ of it would not let me go. I said: “Imagine if I'd had a ________ and worked on it, just a little bit every day, what might I have ________?” Carolyn looked at me sideways, smiling. “________ tomorrow,” she said. “Better yet, start today.”

1.A.ambition B.desire C.challenge D.way

2.A.invited B.wished C.insisted D.hoped

3.A.Cautious B.Surprised C.Eager D.Unwilling

4.A.through B.over C.across D.beyond

5.A.fresh B.bright C.thick D.cloudy

6.A.doubted B.declared C.hesitated D.thought

7.A.lifts B.cleans C.raises D.sinks

8.A.out B.up C.off D.on

9.A.eagerly B.desperately C.anxiously D.calmly

10.A.frightened B.amazed C.amused D.concerned

11.A.contained B.lay C.presented D.located

12.A.flashed B.rushed C.occurred D.entered

13.A.signal B.symbol C.note D.sign

14.A.encouraged B.satisfied C.moved D.thrilled

15.A.hardly B.rarely C.simply D.totally

16.A.brought B.stopped C.made D.kept

17.A.wonder B.doubt C.mystery D.idea

18.A.view B.vision C.sight D.scene

19.A.predicted B.expected C.accomplished D.explored

20.A.Behave B.Take C.Set D.Start

 

1.B 2.C 3.D 4.A 5.C 6.D 7.A 8.B 9.C 10.B 11.B 12.A 13.D 14.C 15.A 16.D 17.A 18.B 19.C 20.D 【解析】 这是一篇记叙文。文章主要介绍了作者应女儿之邀,开车去找女儿,在女儿的带领下发现了满山谷的水仙花,作者被自己的所见感动了,并由此产生了感悟。 1. 考查名词词义辨析。句意:我不想开车沿着蜿蜒的山路去我女儿Carolyn家。A. ambition 雄心;B. desire想要,欲望;C. challenge挑战;D. way道路。结合上文It was a cold and rainy day.可知,天气很冷,有雾,需要开车走两个小时的弯曲的山路,因此作者应该是不想开车去女儿家,故选B。 2. 考查动词词义辨析。句意:但她坚持要我去山顶看些什么。A. invited邀请;B. wished 希望;C. insisted坚持;D. hoped希望。根据上文可知,作者不愿意去女儿那儿,但是女儿坚持让她去山顶,but表示转折。故选C。 3. 考查形容词词义辨析。句意:尽管我很不情愿,我还是在像面纱一样的雾中走了两个小时。A. Cautious谨慎的;B. Surprised吃惊的;C. Eager渴望的;D. Unwilling不情愿的。根据上文可知作者本来是不想去女儿家的,所以此处要表达的是作者不情愿。故选D。 4. 考查介词词义辨析。句意:尽管我很不情愿,我还是在像面纱一样的雾中走了两个小时。A. through穿过;B. over越过;C. across穿过;D. beyond超过。through,over和across都有穿过的意思,over是指从上方过去,across是指从面上穿过,跨过,而through是指从空间穿过,此处是指作者从雾中穿过应用through。故选A。 5. 考查形容词词义辨析。句意:当我看到山顶附近有多厚时,我已经走得太远了。A. fresh新鲜的;B. bright明亮的;C. thick浓的;D. cloudy多云的。根据上文the fog that hung like veils.可知,此处是指雾非常的浓,故选C。 6. 考查动词词义辨析。句意:当我在危险的公路上慢慢地开车时,我认为没有什么值得我这样做。A. doubted 怀疑;B. declared声明;C. hesitated犹豫;D. thought认为。结合上文语境,作者的女儿坚持让作者上山,作者不太愿意,天气也不好,因此,此处是指作者上山时认为此行一点都不值得,故选D。 7. 考查动词词义辨析。句意:我会留下来吃午饭,但雾一散去我就回去。A. lifts 消散,升起;B. cleans打扫;C. raises 举起;D. sinks下沉。结合上文语境可知,作者本不太想来,当时雾很大,由此可知,作者对女儿说吃过午饭雾散了就回去,故选A。 8. 考查动词短语辨析。句意:但是我想让你开车送我去车库取我的车。A. pick out挑出;B. pick up取走;C. pick off摘掉;D. pick on挑选。结合后文my car.可知此处指取车,应用pick up。故选B。 9. 考查副词词义辨析。句意:在山路上走了十分钟后,我焦急地看着她。A. eagerly渴望地;B. desperately绝望地;C. anxiously焦急地;D. calmly镇定地。作者的女儿说只有三分钟的路程,结果走了十分钟的山路还没有到,因此作者是感到焦急,故选C。 10. 考查形容词词义辨析。句意:我很惊讶。A. frightened害怕的;B. amazed惊奇的;C. amused有趣的;D. concerned关心的。根据下文作者看到满山的水仙花可知,此处是指作者感到非常惊奇,故选B。 11. 考查动词词义辨析。句意:从山顶到山谷铺满了几英亩的富含多种颜色的水仙花。A. contained 包括;B. lay位于,铺放;C. presented 展示;D. located位于。结合后文several acres of daffodils rich in a variety of colors可知此处是指水仙花铺满了山谷,故选B。 12. 考查动词词义辨析。句意:许多问题闪过我的脑海。A. flashed闪烁;B. rushed急忙;C. occurred发生;D. entered进入。根据下文into my mind可知,此处是指作者的脑子里闪过了很多问题,flash into “一闪而过”。故选A。 13. 考查名词词义辨析。句意:当我们走近位于房产中心的那幢房子时,我们看到一个指示牌,上面写着……A. signal信号;B. symbol象征;C. note笔记;D. sign指示牌。根据后文read: “Answers to the Questions I know you are asking.”可知read表示“上面写着”可知此处是看到一块指示牌,故选D。 14. 考查动词词义辨析。句意:当我们开车回家时,我被所看到的一切深深感动了。A. encouraged鼓励;B. inspired激励;C. moved感动;D. thrilled激动。结合后文作者回家路上还在想这件事,可知这件事被自己的所见感动了。故选C。 15. 考查副词词义辨析。句意:我几乎说不出话来。A. hardly几乎不;B. rarely罕见地;C. simply简单地;D. totally完全地。根据后文She changed the world.可知作者觉得种水仙花的人改变了自己的世界,作者几乎说不出话来。故选A。 16. 考查动词词义辨析。句意:她在近40年前开始的,可能只是一个想法的开始,但她一直坚持下去。A. brought 带来;B. stopped停止;C. made做;D. kept保持,坚持。根据上文She started almost 40 years ago, probably just the beginning of an idea, and she可知她从四十年前开始,一次一个水仙球茎,坚持了这么久。故选D。 17. 考查名词词义辨析。句意:这个惊奇让我不能忘怀。A. wonder惊奇;B. doubt怀疑;C. mystery神秘;D. idea主意。结合上下文语境可知,作者对满山谷的水仙花感到非常惊奇,故选A。 18. 考查名词词义辨析。句意:我说:“想象一下,如果我有一个愿景,并为之努力,每天努力一点,我能完成什么?”A. view风景;B. vision愿景;C. sight视野;D. scene 场景。结合上文语境可知,此处要表达如果作者有一个愿景(vision)并一天天坚持下去,那么将会完成什么。其它选项意思与语境不符。故选B。 19. 考查动词词义辨析。句意:我说:“想象一下,如果我有一个愿景,并为之努力,每天努力一点,我能完成什么?”A. predicted预测;B. expected期望;C. accomplished完成;D. explored探索。根据上文what might I have可知如果每日都坚持一点一点的做下去,那么最后会完成什么呢?故选C。 20. 考查动词词义辨析。句意:“明天开始,”她说。更好的是,从今天开始。”A. Behave表现;B. Take拿;C. Set树立;D. Start开始。根据下文Better yet, start today.可知Carolyn说最好从今天开始可知,此处是作者说从明天开始,故选D。
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