Question

    It was New Year’s Night. An _________ man was standing at a window. He raised his _________ eyes towards the deep blue sky, where the stars were_________ like water lilies on the surface of a clear calm lake. Then he _________ them on the earth, where a few more_________ people than himself now moved towards their certain goal—the _________. He had already passed sixty of the stages leading to it, and he had brought from his journey _________ but errors and regrets. Now his health was poor, his mind vacant and his heart _________.

The days of his _________ appeared like dreams before him, and he recalled the serious moment when his father placed him at the ____________ of the two roads—one leading to a peaceful, sunny place, the other leading to a deep, ____________ cave. He looked towards the sky and cried ____________, “Oh youth, return! Oh, my father, place me once more at the entrance to life, and I will choose the ____________ way!” But both his father and the days of his youth had ____________.

The clock in the church tower ____________ and the sound made him remember his parents’ early ____________ for him. They had taught him and prayed to God for his ____________. But he chose the ____________ way. His darkened eyes were full of tears, and with a despairing ____________, he burst out a cry, “Come back ,my early days!”

And his youth did ____________, for all this was only a dream which he had on New Year’s Night.

1.A.admirable B.honest C.aged D.inspiring

2.A.sharp B.shining C.charming D.mournful

3.A.swimming B.sleeping C.floating D.lying

4.A.cast B.threw C.put D.caught

5.A.jobless B.hopeless C.homeless D.fearless

6.A.office B.company C.lounge D.tomb

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

8.A.sorrowful B.thoughtful C.joyful D.thankful

9.A.death B.youth C.growth D.birth

10.A.middle B.entrance C.end D.exit

11.A.big B.bright C.open D.dark

12.A.manly B.sympathetically C.painfully D.peacefully

13.A.shorter B.better C.worse D.harder

14.A.passed down B.passed by C.passed away D.passed out

15.A.knocked B.rang C.beat D.struck

16.A.love B.guidance C.instruction D.support

17.A.guilt B.health C.wealth D.good

18.A.right B.wrong C.easy D.difficult

19.A.effect B.effort C.force D.power

20.A.return B.leave C.disappear D.fade

Answer

1.C

2.D

3.C

4.A

5.B

6.D

7.C

8.A

9.B

10.B

11.D

12.C

13.B

14.C

15.D

16.A

17.D

18.B

19.B

20.A

【解析】

这是一篇记叙文。文章主要讲述了一个耐人寻味的故事。一个垂暮的老人满怀悔恨和悲伤，追忆自己的青春岁月，但无论他多么想回到过去都无济于事，最后当他醒来时，发现自己还年轻，这只是一场无比真实的梦。

1.

考查形容词词义辨析。句意：一个上了年纪的人站在窗前。A. admirable令人钦佩的；极好的；B. honest诚实的；C. aged年老的；D. inspiring鼓舞人心的。根据后文“He had already passed sixty of the stages leading to it”可知，他已经60岁了，也就是一个老人了。故选C项。

2.

考查形容词词义辨析。句意：他抬起忧伤的眼睛望着深蓝的天空，繁星像睡莲一样漂浮在清澈平静的湖面上。A. sharp锋利的；B. shining闪耀的；C. charming迷人的；D. mournful悲伤的。根据后文“he had brought from his journey ____7 ___ but errors and regrets. Now his health was poor, his mind vacant and his heart ____8 ___ .”可知，老人追忆往事时发现满是错误和悔恨，而且现在的他身体状况欠佳，由此推知，老人此时是难过的悲伤的。故选D项。

3.

考查动词词义辨析。句意：他抬起忧伤的眼睛望着深蓝的天空，繁星像睡莲一样漂浮在清澈平静的湖面上。A. swimming游泳；B. sleeping睡觉；C. floating漂浮；D. lying躺下。根据后文对于主语“the stars”的描述“like water lilies on the surface of a clear calm lake(像清澈平静的湖面上的睡莲)”可知，应是指天空的星星像湖中的睡莲一样漂浮在夜空中。故选C项。

4.

考查动词词义辨析。句意：然后他把目光投向地面，有几个比他更绝望的人正在走向他们最终的归宿——坟墓。A. cast投掷；B. threw扔掉；C. put放置；D. caught抓住。根据前文“He raised his ____2___ eyes towards the deep blue sky”可知，起初他抬头望向天空，现在“Then he ____4___ them on the earth”应是看向地面。cast eyes on sth，“注视某物；向……投向目光”。故选A项。

5.

考查形容词词义辨析。句意：然后他把目光投向地面，有几个比他更绝望的人正在走向他们最终的归宿——坟墓。A. jobless失业的；B. hopeless绝望的；C. homeless无家可归的；D. fearless无畏的。根据后文“he had brought from his journey ____7 ___ but errors and regrets. Now his health was poor, his mind vacant and his heart ____8 ___ .”可知，老人已经60岁了，追忆往事时发现满是错误和悔恨，而且现在的他身体状况欠佳，由此推断“hopeless”符合他现在的心境，句中使用比较级可理解为与这个老人的感受作比较，其他几个人也有在面临时间逝去和死亡时的绝望之情。故选B项。

6.

考查名词词义辨析。句意：然后他把目光投向地面，有几个比他更绝望的人正在走向他们最终的归宿——坟墓。office办公室；B. company公司；C. lounge休息厅；D. tomb坟墓。分析后文“He had already passed sixty of the stages leading to it”可知，it应是用于指代该空所选名词，且后文提及老人60岁了，那么最终确定的目标应是D项“tomb(坟墓)”。故选D项。

7.

考查复合不定代词辨析。句意：他已经走过了通往成功的60个驿站，除了错误和遗憾，他什么也没有带来。A. everything一切；B. anything任何事物；C. nothing什么都没有；D. something某物。nothing but…，固定结构“只有；只不过”，用在句中表达他能够从人生旅途中带到坟墓的只有过错和悔恨。故选C项。

8.

考查形容词词义辨析。句意：现在他身体不好，精神空虚，心情悲伤。A. sorrowful悲伤的；B. thoughtful体贴的；C. joyful高兴的；D. thankful感激的。根据前文一系列的描述“ Now his health was poor, his mind vacant”可知，现在他身体不好，精神空虚，因此，内心充满悲伤。故选A项。

9.

考查名词词义辨析。句意：年轻的岁月如梦幻般展现在他面前，他想起父亲把他放在岔路口的那个重要时刻，岔路口有两条路，一条通向宁静、阳光的地方，另一条则通向幽深、黑暗的洞穴。 A. death死亡；B. youth年轻；C. growth成长；发展；D. birth出生。根据后文“he recalled the serious moment”可知，他在回忆年轻时发生的事情。故选B项。

10.

考查名词词义辨析。句意：年轻的岁月如梦幻般展现在他面前，他想起父亲把他放在岔路口的那个重要时刻，岔路口有两条路，一条通向宁静、阳光的地方，另一条则通向幽深、黑暗的洞穴。A. middle中间；B. entrance入口；C. end末尾；D. exit出口。根据后文“the two roads—one leading to a peaceful, sunny place , the other leading to a deep(有两条路，一条通向平静、阳光的地方，另一条通向深渊)”可知，他被放在了两条分岔路口（入口处）。且后文“place me once more at the entrance to life”出现了原词：entrance。故选B项。

11.

考查形容词词义辨析。句意：年轻的岁月如梦幻般展现在他面前，他想起父亲把他放在岔路口的那个重要时刻，岔路口有两条路，一条通向宁静、阳光的地方，另一条则通向幽深、黑暗的洞穴。A. big大的；B. bright明亮的；C. open打开的；D. dark黑暗的。分析可知，所选形容词用于修饰之后的“cave(洞穴)”，应是黑暗的。故选D项。

12.

考查副词词义辨析。句意：他仰望天空，痛苦地大喊起来。A. manly男子气概的；强壮的；B. sympathetically同情地；C. painfully痛苦地；D. peacefully平静地。分析可知，所选副词应用于修饰动词“cried(呼喊)”，且根据后文“Oh youth, return! Oh, my father, place me once more at the entrance to life, and I will choose the ____13 __ way!(哦，青春，返回！哦，我的父亲，我再一次在入口处的生活，我会选择更好的道路)”可知，他应是选错了路，因此痛苦地朝天大喊。故选C项。

13.

考查形容词词义辨析。句意：哦，青春，返回！哦，父亲，请把我重新放到人生的岔路口，我会选择一条更好的道路！ A. shorter更短的；B. better更好的；C. worse更糟糕的；D. harder更难的。根据前文“Oh youth, return! Oh, my father, place me once more at the entrance to life”可知，他想回到过去，是想要选择一条更好的路。故选B项。

14.

考查动词短语辨析。句意：但是他的父亲和他的青春时光都已经一去不复返了。A. passed down传递；B. passed by路过；C. passed away过世；D. passed out神志不清。分析可知，所选动词的主语为“both his father and the days of his youth(他的父亲和他的青春)”，且他已经60岁了，青春不再了。故选C项。

15.

考查动词词义辨析。句意：教堂钟楼上的钟声敲响了，这让他想起了父母早年对他的爱。A. knocked敲击；B. rang铃声响起；C. beat打败；D. struck打击；撞击。根据前文主语“The clock in the church tower”为教堂塔楼的钟，应是撞击。故选D项。

16.

考查名词词义辨析。句意：教堂钟楼上的钟声敲响了，这让他想起了父母早年对他的爱。A. love爱；B. guidance指导；C. instruction命令；D. support支持。根据后文“They had taught him and prayed to God for his ____17____(他们教导他，为他祈祷)”可知，他应是想到了父母对自己的爱。故选A项。

17.

考查名词词义辨析。句意：他们教导他，为他祈祷顺利美好。A. guilt内疚；B. health健康；C. wealth财富；D. good良好；美好。句子主语为“They”，即他的父母，父母是为孩子祈祷一切顺利美好的。故选D项。

18.

考查形容词词义辨析。句意：但他选择了一条错误的道路。A. right正确的；B. wrong错误的；C. easy容易的；D. difficult困难的。根据前文“but errors and regrets”可知，他的人生充满了错误和悔恨，应是选了一条错误的人生道路。故选B项。

19.

考查名词词义辨析。句意：他黯淡的双眼噙满了泪水，在绝望中，他嘶声高喊：“回来吧，我那逝去的年华！”A. effect效果；B. effort努力；C. force力量；武力；D. power权力。根据前文“His darkened eyes were full of tears”可知，老人眼里充满泪水，情绪已经崩溃，他呼喊青春回来应是没有意义的，是令人绝望的呼喊。a despairing effort，意为“绝望的努力”，符合他此时的心境。故选B项。

20.

考查动词词义辨析。句意：他的青春真的回来了，因为这一切只是他在新年之夜做的一场梦。A. return返回；B. leave离开；C. disappear消失；D. fade逐渐消失。根据后文“all this was only a dream which he had on New Year’s Night”可知，这一切只是他在新年之夜做的一场梦，青春还在，“老人”重返青春。故选A项。