Question

    Tom worked hard in an office. But it seemed that there was little change in his life. He was unhappy and didn't want to improve himself any more. His father, Joe, knew this and decided to have a talk with __________

One day, Tom and his father went for a walk after dinner__________ they were walking along a river, Tom said, "Dad, you always tell me to learn something new. To be__________ , I don't want to make any change."

Joe looked in the river, saw a dead __________and pointed at it.

"Tom, what is that over there?"

“It's a dead fish.'

"What's the fish doing?"

"It's moving down with the running water."

“But the fish is dead.__________can it be moving?" asked Joe.

“It's moving as the river is moving."

Joe turned to his son and said,“Life is__________the river. It's always moving and always changing. Some people don't want to change, but their life is always changing whether they like it or not. A dead fish only moves along the river, while a living fish can control its journey. What's your choice if you want to live a _________life?"

This made Tom __________his aunt who had already stopped learning and developing. And she just stayed the way she used to be, living like a dead fish.

Guided by his__________,Tom understood what he said. He didn't want to become a person like his aunt. So he made up his mind to__________learning and developing himself.

1.A.me B.him C.her

2.A.While B.Once C.After

3.A.happy B.patient C.honest

4.A.fish B.bird C.dog

5.A.Who B.Which C.How

6.A.in B.like C.over

7.A.harder B.better C.worse

8.A.think of B.wait for C.give up

9.A.aunt B.friend C.father

10.A.avoid B.continue C.finish

Answer

1.B

2.A

3.C

4.A

5.C

6.B

7.B

8.A

9.C

10.B

【解析】

文章大意：短文叙述了Tom工作勤奋，但是似乎生活没有什么变化，于是他不高兴，也不想提高自己了，后来Tom在爸爸的引导下下定决心学习和发展自己。

1.句意：他的爸爸Joe知道了这件事，决定和他谈谈。

me我；him他；her她。根据句意可知，空出指代Tom,故答案为B。

2.句意：当他们沿着河散步时，Tom说，“爸爸，你总是告诉我学习新东西”。

While当……时候；Once从前、曾经；After在……之后，根据句意可知，故答案为A。

3.句意：老实说我不想改变。

happy幸福的；patient有耐心的；honest诚实的。to be honest说实在的、老实说，固定搭配，故答案为C。

4.句意：Joe在河里看，看到一条死鱼，并且指向它。

fish鱼；bird鸟；dog狗。根据下问It's a dead fish.'它是一条死鱼可知，故答案为A。

5.句意：“但是鱼死了，它怎么能够移动”，Joe问。

Who谁；Which哪一个；How怎么样。根据句意可知，故答案为C。

6.句意：生活就如河水一样，总是在不断的移动和变化着。

in在……里面；like像……一样；over在……上面。根据句意可知，故答案为B。

7.句意：如果你想有更好的生活你的选择是什么？

harder更难的；better更好的；worse更糟糕的。根据父亲的谈话，是为了让儿子有一个正确的人生观和价值观，当然是有一个更好的生活而进行选择，故答案为B。

8.句意：这让Tom想起他已经停止学习和发展的姑姑。

think of想起；wait for等待；give up放弃。由上文父亲的谈话得到教育由此而想起自己的姑姑的情况。故答案为A。

9.句意：被他父亲所指导，Tom明白了他说的话。

aunt姑姑、阿姨；friend朋友；father父亲。从上文知道是父亲与他谈话，当然是被父亲所指导与教育的，故答案为C。

10.句意：他决定继续学习提高自己。

avoid避免；continue继续；finish完成。根据上句He didn't want to become a person like his aunt. Tom不想成为他姑姑那样的人，所以判断句意应为“他决定继续学习提高自己”，故答案为B。