Question

    When the 28-year-old farmer Ureta met 17-year-old Graciela in his hometown Pampa, they fell in love. Two years later, they ____ and settled down (定居)on the farm where Ureta had been brought up.

Graciela had many big ____ for the farm in her mind. One day when she was on a ____over Pampa, Graciela suddenly ____that another farm looked like a milking pail (桶). Graciela thought her family could create something even more ____on their own farm-a huge forest ____ like her favorite musical instrument-the guitar.

But Ureta didn't take his wife's ____seriously, saying, "We'll talk about it later. "  Later ____ came. In 1977, Graciela died suddenly of brain cancer at the _____ age of 25 while carrying their fifth child. After his wife's death, Mr. Ureta _____ not satisfying her wish. A few years later, Ureta decided that the best way to honor his wife would be to ____ the big work of art.

After the local government ____ to help with the project, Ureta and his children took it on their own. One by one, they ____ about 7,000 trees into the "shape of a guitar". It took a few seasons for the trees to take roots(生根),but Ureta's ____ paid off.

Watching the forest grow over the years gave Graciela's children______ "It was the closest thing possible to having my mother alive," Maria Julia, Ureta's second daughter, said.

1.A.got prepared B.got married C.became well-known D.became stressed

2.A.tests B.tasks C.reasons D.plans

3.A.train B.flight C.cloud D.bridge

4.A.noticed B.remembered C.recognized D.expected

5.A.expensive B.funny C.attractive D.important

6.A.treated B.described C.considered D.shaped

7.A.style B.personality C.idea D.adventure

8.A.hardly B.never C.still D.always

9.A.young B.old C.common ' D.special

10.A.kept B.suggested C.enjoyed D.regretted

11.A.copy B.paint C.create D.change

12.A.promised B.decided C.volunteered D.refused .

13.A.planted B.carried C.put D.collected

14.A.small dream B.hard work C.big success D.private money

15.A.pleasure B.comfort C.support D.care

Answer

1.B

2.D

3.B

4.A

5.C

6.D

7.C

8.B

9.A

10.D

11.C

12.D

13.A

14.B

15.B

【解析】

这是一篇记叙文。主要记叙了Ureta在妻子Graciela死后，为了实现妻子生前的愿望，种植了7000棵树并塑造成一个吉他的形状，以此来纪念妻子，森林也给了孩子们安慰。

1.考查动词短语辨析。句意：两年后，他们结婚了，在Ureta长大的农场里定居下来。A. got prepared准备好；B. got married结婚；C. became well-known变得出名；D. became stressed变得紧张。结合上文they fell in love可知他们相爱两年后结婚了。故选B。

2.考查名词词义辨析。句意：Graciela心中有许多关于农场的宏伟计划。A. tests测试；B. tasks任务；C. reasons理由；D. plans计划。结合下文for the farm in her mind可知Graciela心中有许多关于农场的计划。故选D。

3.考查名词词义辨析。句意：一天，当Graciela乘飞机飞越Pampa时，她突然注意到另一个农场看起来像一个挤奶桶。A. train火车；B. flight航班；C. cloud云；D. bridge桥梁。根据下文that another farm looked like a milking pail可推知是在空中看到一个农场看起来像一个挤奶桶，可推测是在乘飞机的时候。故选B。

4.考查动词词义辨析。句意：一天，当Graciela乘飞机飞越Pampa时，她突然注意到另一个农场看起来像一个挤奶桶。A. noticed注意到；B. remembered记住；C. recognized辨认；D. expected期待。根据下文that another farm looked like a milking pail可知她注意到一个农场的形状看起来像一样挤奶桶。故选A。

5.考查形容词词义辨析。句意：Graciela认为她的家人可以在自己的农场里创造出更有吸引力的东西——一片巨大的森林，形状就像她最喜欢的乐器——吉他。A. expensive昂贵的；B. funny有趣的；C. attractive有吸引力的；D. important重要的。结合下文like her favorite musical instrument-the guitar可知她认为她的家人可以在自己的农场里创造出更有吸引力的东西，形状就像一个吉他。故选C。

6.考查动词词义辨析。句意：Graciela认为她的家人可以在自己的农场里创造出更有吸引力的东西——一片巨大的森林，形状就像她最喜欢的乐器——吉他。A. treated对待；B. described描述；C. considered考虑；D. shaped成形。结合下文like her favorite musical instrument-the guitar可知是形状像喜欢的乐器吉他。故选D。

7.考查名词词义辨析。句意：但是Ureta并没有把他妻子的想法当回事，他说:“我们以后再谈吧。””A. style风格；B. personality个性；C. idea想法；D. adventure冒险。结合下文"We'll talk about it later. "可知Ureta并没有把他妻子的想法当回事，故选C。

8.考查副词词义辨析。句意：后来再也没来。A. hardly几乎不；B. never从不；C. still仍然；D. always总是。根据下文In 1977, Graciela died suddenly of brain cancer可知Ureta说的“以后再谈”因为Graciela的去世再也没有来到。故选B。

9.考查形容词词义辨析。句意：1977年，25岁的Graciela在怀第五个孩子时突然死于脑癌。A. young年轻的；B. old老的；C. common共同的；D. special特别的。根据下文age of 25可知Graciela死时只有25岁，是一个年轻的岁数。故选A。

10.考查动词词义辨析。句意：妻子死后，Ureta先生后悔没有满足她的愿望。A. kept保持；B. suggested建议；C. enjoyed享受；D. regretted后悔。结合后文not satisfying her wish可知Ureta先生后悔没有满足妻子的愿望。故选D。

11.考查动词词义辨析。句意：几年后，Ureta决定，纪念他妻子的最好方式就是创作这件伟大的艺术品。A. copy复制；B. paint绘画；C. create创造；D. change改变。结合后文Ureta为了纪念妻子，于是实现了当初妻子的愿望创造出了“吉他形状”，故选C。

12.考查动词词义辨析。句意：在当地政府拒绝支助这个项目后，Ureta和他的孩子们自己承担了这个项目。A. promised承诺；B. decided决定；C. volunteered志愿；D. refused拒绝。结合后文Ureta and his children took it on their own.可知政府拒绝支助这个项目。故选D。

13.考查动词词义辨析。句意：他们一个接一个地种下了大约7000棵树，做成“吉他形状”。A. planted种植；B. carried搬运；C. put放置；D. collected收集。结合后文about 7,000 trees可知是种植了7000棵树。故选A。

14.考查名词短语辨析。句意：这些树花了几个季节才生根，但Ureta的努力得到了回报。A. small dream小梦想；B. hard work努力工作；C. big success巨大成功；D. private money私人资金。结合上文about 7,000 trees into the "shape of a guitar". It took a few seasons for the trees to take roots,but可知Ureta为此付出了巨大的努力，他的努力最终也得到了回报。故选B。

15.考查名词词义辨析。句意：看着森林年复一年地生长，Graciela的孩子们得到了安慰。A. pleasure快乐；B. comfort安慰；C. support支持；D. care关心。结合后文"It was the closest thing possible to having my mother alive," Maria Julia, Ureta's second daughter, said.可知森林使得Graciela孩子们也得到了安慰。故选B。