Question

I used to have little passion（激情） 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________old clothes. He was homeless. That didn’t interest me, because I had seen many like him before. Those people usually looked unhappy and hopeless.

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

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

“He bought it,” she answered

“But why doesn’t he use the money to buy food or clothes? He paid for 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 understood that________ is the key to life.

From then on 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（快乐）, a light in a _________day .We all need a passion which gives a person the happiness they need to keep going.

1.A strange    B.important   C.dangerous    D.difficult

2.A. stopped    B. walked    C. stood    D. exercised

3.A. in    B. on    C. at    D. of

4.A. common    B. different    C. polite    D. rude

5.A. though    B. because    C. until    D. unless

6.A. stories    B. music    C. news    D. languages

7.A. knowledge    B. health    C. happiness    D. friendship

8.A. who    B. what    C. where    D. when

9.A. only    B. all    C. also    D. never

10.A. warm    B. hot    C. dark    D. relaxing

Answer

1.B

2.A

3.A

4.B

5.A

6.B

7.C

8.B

9.A

10.C

【解析】本文主要讲述了激情在人生命当中的重要性。作者通过看见无家可归的人仍然买收音机欣赏音乐，最后领悟到生命中最重要的是什么。

1.B

考查形容词及语境的理解。A strange奇怪的； B.important 重要的； C.dangerous 危险的；D.difficult困难的；句意：正是在那时我得知在生活中有激情是多么重要。根据后文的We all need a passion which gives a person the happiness they need to keep going. 可知激情在生命当中是多么的重要，故选B。

2.A

考查动词及语境的理解。A. stopped 停止； B. walked 散步； C. stood 站立； D. exercised锻炼；句意：当妈妈停下来等红灯的时候，路边上的某个人引起了我的注意。根据at a red light,可知遇见红灯时，要停下来，故选A。

3.A

考查介词及语境的理解。A. in 在……里； B. on 在……上面； C. at 在； D. of……的；句意：他是一个穿着旧衣服的男人。dressed in“穿着”作定语修饰名词man，故选A。

4.B

考查形容词及语境的理解。A. common 普通的； B. different 不同的； C. polite 礼貌的； D. rude粗鲁的；句意：但是这个男人在某方面不同。根据Those people usually looked unhappy and hopeless.可知路边上那些人经常看起来不高兴，没有希望，根据Instead, he had a radio in his hand and was dancing happily to the music.然而这个人手里拿着收音机，伴随着音乐高兴地跳舞，他和其他人不同，故选B。

5.A

考查副词及语境的理解。A. though 尽管； B. because 因为； C. until 直到； D. unless除非；句意：妈妈，为什么尽管他无家可归了却有一个收音机？前半句man have a radio他有一个收音机，后半句 he’s homeless他无家可归，前后让步关系，故用连词though,故选A。

6.B

考查名词及语境的理解。A. stories 故事； B. music 音乐； C. news 新闻； D. languages语言；句意：那个男人一定如此在乎音乐以至于他买了一个收音机，而不是食物或者衣服。根据前文的Instead, he had a radio in his hand and was dancing happily to the music.可知他在乎音乐，故选B。

7.C

考查名词及语境的理解。A. knowledge 知识；B. health 健康；C. happiness 幸福，快乐； D. friendship友谊；句意：我很快明白了快乐是生活的关键。根据后文的What we often forget is that we all need a joy（快乐）, a light in a ____10____day .可知作者认为快乐是生活的关键，故选C。

8.B

考查代词及语境的理解。A. who 谁； B. what 什么； C. where 哪里； D. when何时；句意：从那时起，我总是想着生活中真正重要的东西是什么。此处介词of后的宾语从句，缺少主语，表示事物，故用what，故选B。

9.A

考查副词及语境的理解。A. only 仅仅； B. all 都； C. also 也； D. never从不；句意：家，饭，衣服——这些东西仅仅是生活的一部分。根据后文的We all need a passion which gives a person the happiness they need to keep going.可知我们都需要激情，因此家，饭，衣服——这些东西不是全部，只是一部分，故选A。

10.C

考查形容词及语境的理解。A. warm 温暖的； B. hot炎热的； C. dark 黑暗的；D. relaxing放松的；句意：我们经常会忘记我们都需要快乐，它是黑暗的日子里的一盏灯。根据a light可知灯应是在黑暗的日子里需要的。故选C。

点睛：根据前后文的语境，结合词义辨析，时态，语态，短语，句型和主谓一致，选出正确的选项。例如小题3，句意：他是一个穿着旧衣服的男人。dressed in“穿着”作定语修饰名词man，故选A。