Question

I used to have little passion（激情，热情）in my life. But what happened the other day changed my mind. It was then that I learned how        it is to have a passion in life.

   That day I went home in Mom’s car. When Mom       at a red light, someone on the side of the road caught my eye. It was a man dressed        rags. He was homeless. That didn’t interest me, because I had seen        like him before. Those people usually looked unhappy and hopeless.

   But this man was        in some way. He was not sitting down with a       expression. Instead, he had a        in his hand and was dancing happily to the music. The radio seemed to be the most precious thing he had.

   “Mom, why does that man have a radio        he’s homeless?” I asked.

   “He     it, “ she replied.

   “But why doesn’t he use the money to buy food or clothes? He       something that he didn’t need.”

   “Well, Sarah, sometimes food and clothes aren’t the most important.”

   That man must care so much about       that he bought a radio instead of food or clothes. I soon realized that        is the key to life.

   Since then I am always thinking of        is truly important in life. A home, a meal, clothes – these things are        part of the life. What we often forget is that we all need a joy, a light on a        day. We all need a passion which gives a person the happiness they need to keep going.

1.A. strangeB. importantC. dangerousD. difficult

2.A. stoppedB. walkedC. stoodD. exercised

3.A. inB. onC. atD. of

4.A. noneB. fewC. allD. many

5.A. commonB. differentC. politeD. rude

6.A. sadB. nervousC. politeD. rude

7.A. hatB. phoneC. scarfD. radio

8.A. thoughB. becauseC. untilD. unless

9.A. borrowedB. madeC. fixedD. bought

10.A. asked forB. waited forC. paid forD. looked for

11.A. storiesB. musicC. newsD. languages

12.A. knowledgeB. healthC. happinessD. friendship

13.A. whoB. whatC. whereD. when

14.A. onlyB. allC. alsoD. never

15.A. warmB. hotC. darkD. relaxing

Answer

1.B

2.A

3.A

4.D

5.B

6.C

7.D

8.A

9.D

10.C

11.B

12.C

13.B

14.A

15.C

【解析】

试题分析：这篇短文主要讲述了激情在人生命当中的重要性这篇短文主要讲述了激情在人生命当中的重要性。通过看见无家可归的人最后领悟到生命中最重要的是什么。。

1.形容词及语境的理解。A. strange陌生的；B. important重要的；C. dangerous危险的；D. difficult困难的，根据文章第一段内容的理解可知激情在生命当中是多么的重要，故选择B。

2.A. stopped停止；B. walked步行；C. stood站立；D. exercised锻炼，根据前文That day I went home in Mom’s car. 可知停下来等红灯的时候，故选择A。

3.根据句意他是一个穿着破旧衣服的男人，in有穿着的意思，故选择A。

4.4】考查形容词词及语境的理解。根据That didn’t interest me,可知因为见过许多像他这样的人，故选择D。

5.5】考查形容词及语境的理解。A. common普通的；B. different不同的；C. polite有礼貌的；D. rude粗鲁的，根据前文Those people usually looked unhappy and hopeless.可知他是不同的，故选择B。

6.6】考查形容词及语境的理解。A. sad悲伤的；B. nervous紧张的；C. polite有礼貌的；D. rude粗鲁的，根据前文But this man was different in some way.可知他伴着有礼貌的表情，故选择C。

7.7】考查名词及语境的理解。A. hat帽子；B. phone电话；C. scarf围巾；D. radio广播；录音机，根据后文was dancing happily to the music.可知他手里有录音机，故选择D。

8.8】考查介词及语境的理解。A. though尽管；B. because因为；C. until直到……；D.unless除非，根据句意虽然他没家为什么有录音机，故选择A。

9.9】考查动词及语境的理解。A. borrowed借；B. made制作；C. fixed修理；D. bought买，根据前句虽然他没家为什么有录音机，可知答语是他买的，故选择D。

10.10】考查固定短语及语境的理解。A. asked for要求；B. waited for等待；C. paid for支付；D. looked for寻找，根据why doesn’t he use the money to buy food or clothes?可知是支付一些不需要的东西，故选择C。

11.11】考查名词及语境的理解。A. stories故事；B. music音乐；C. news新闻；D. language语言，根据

he bought a radio instead of food or clothes.可知前面是关于音乐，故选择B。

12.12】考查名词及语境的理解。A. knowledge知识；B. health健康；C. happiness开心；D. friendship友谊，根据对文章内容的理解及句意我很快的意识到开心是生命的钥匙，可知选择C。

13.13】考查疑问词及语境的理解。A. who谁；B. what什么；C. where哪；D. when什么时候，根据

句意自从那个时候我总是思考生命中真正重要的是什么，故选择B。

14.14】考查副词及语境的理解。A. only仅仅；B. all所有；C. also也；D. never决不，根据句意这些东西只是生命的一部分，故选择A。

15.15】考查形容词及语境的理解。A. warm温暖的；B. hot热的；C. dark黑暗的；D. relaxing放松的，根据a light可知答案是C。

考点：故事类短文。