Question

阅读下面短文,掌握其大意,然后从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中,选择最佳选项。

My father was born in a small town in the US. He wasn't ______ what he wanted to get from life, but something told him to get out and begin a new adventure(冒险).

He began that adventure traveling to cities in the US,______ going on to Australia, New Zealand, New Guinea and the Philippines. He ______ his wife and three daughters with him and went wherever the road took him.

It's easy to feel lonely when you're on the ______. As my mother said repeatedly, “We made lots of new friends on our trip—most of them were mechanics(机修工)”, since we often spent hours in ______ shops. But that was better than sitting by the roadside while waiting for the engine(发动机) to cool when it was 40℃ outside.

Getting along well with each other sometimes ______ impossible. There were always a lot of arguments, especially among us back­seat passengers about ______ had to sit in the middle.

But ______ it was hard at that time, we did learn a lot about forgiveness(谅解).

When we were traveling in the Philippines, we drove to Quezon City one day. It should have been a one­-hour ______ but was nearly three, because of bad roads and worse traffic. “Did you put our suitcases(行李箱)in the car?” my father asked my mother as we arrived in Quezon City. From the back seat, we saw her slowly turn ______ my father. “No,” she said. “I thought you did.”  That was ______ a seven­-hour car trip turned into a 16­-hour car trip, which was mostly spent in silence.

On occasions like that, we had to learn to ______ our anger because we were stuck(困在)in a rolling box with the same people for the rest of the journey. Even if I sometimes felt like opening the car door and pushing one of my sisters out, I kept my ______ to myself.

This is why road trips were like mobile universities to us. We earned our PHDs(博士学位)in how to ______ with other people just by traveling in that old car.

And if we were somehow given a second ______ at life, we would do it all over again. Only this time, I'd put the suitcases in the car myself.

1.A.sure B.ready C.crazy D.surprised

2.A.before B.after C.while D.when

3.A.took B.left C.gave D.got

4.A.team B.land C.vacation D.road

5.A.taste B.repair C.oil D.medicine

6.A.started B.seemed C.worked D.made

7.A.who B.what C.which D.how

8.A.no matter B.even though C.ever since D.in fact

9.A.life B.walk C.drive D.course

10.A.back B.for C.with D.towards

11.A.where B.whether C.how D.what

12.A.avoid B.lose C.show D.share

13.A.feelings B.choice C.ideas D.decisions

14.A.bring out B.get along C.keep up D.come up

15.A.service B.future C.chance D.trust

Answer

1.A

2.A

3.A

4.D

5.B

6.B

7.A

8.B

9.C

10.D

11.C

12.A

13.A

14.B

15.C

【解析】

本文主要讲了作者的父亲喜欢冒险，经常带着家人去旅行。渐渐地，作者发现旅行就像是一所移动的大学，它教会了人们如何与他人相处。

1.句意：他不确定他想从生活中获得什么，但是有些事告诉他要走出去，开始新的冒险。

sure确定的；ready准备好的；crazy疯狂的；surprised惊讶的。根据语境可推测父亲应该是对想要从生活中获得什么很不确定，所以要出去寻找。故选A。

2.句意：在继续去澳大利亚、新西兰、新几内亚和菲律宾之前，他开始了那场去美国城市的冒险。

before在……之前；after在……之后；while当……的时候；when当……的时候。根据题干中的“going on”可知是在去澳大利亚、新西兰、新几内亚和菲律宾之前在美国内部旅行，用before符合题意。故选A。

3.句意：他带着他的妻子和三个女儿和他一起，路把他引到哪里他就去哪里。

took带领；left离开；gave给予；got得到。根据下文旅行中发生的故事可知他的妻子和三个女儿被他带着去冒险了，用took符合题意。故选A。

4.句意：当你在路上时，很容易感到孤独。

team队伍；land陆地；vacation假期；road道路。根据倒数第二段中“This is why road trips were like mobile universities to us.”可知他们在总是在去冒险的路上。故选D。

5.句意：像我妈妈反复说的：“我们在旅行中结识了很多新朋友——他们大多数都是机修工，”因为我们经常在修理店花费几小时。

taste品味；repair修理；oil石油；medicine药。根据上文“We made lots of new friends on our trip—most of them were mechanics(机修工)”可知应该是在修理店花费几小时。故选B。

6.句意：与彼此友好相处看起来似乎是不可能的。

started开始；seemed似乎；worked工作；made做。根据下文“There were always a lot of arguments”可知此处是说有时候友好相处好像是不可能，用seemed符合题意。故选B。

7.句意：总会有许多争吵，尤其是在我们后座的乘客之间，关于谁坐中间的争吵。

who谁；what什么；which哪一个；how如何。根据后面“had to sit in the middle.”结合语境可知，是后排的乘客争论谁坐中间，因为坐在中间不舒服，所以没人想坐在中间，指代人用疑问代词who。故选A。

8.句意：但是尽管那时很艰难，但我们关于谅解学会了很多。

no matter不管；even though尽管；ever since自从；in fact事实上。根据前句“it was hard at that time那时很艰难”与后句“we did learn a lot about forgiveness.我们关于谅解学会了很多”可知，此处前后句表示让步关系，用even though。故选B。

9.句意：因为崎岖的道路和糟糕的交通，本该是一小时的驱车旅行，但几乎花费了三小时。

life生活；walk走路；drive驱车旅行；course课程。根据上文“we drove to Quezon City one day” 和修车的经历可知，旅行主要靠开车，所以用drive。故选C。

10.句意：我从后座看到她缓缓转向我的父亲。

back向后，副词；for对于，介词；with和，介词；towards朝向，介词。根据下文“pushing one of my sisters out”可知三姐妹坐在后排，母亲做副驾驶，应该是转向父亲，不是回头，此处用turn towards表示“转向”。故选D。

11.句意：那就是一个7小时的汽车旅行，如何变成了一个16小时的汽车旅行，旅行中大部分时间都在沉默中度过。

where哪里；whether是否；how如何；what什么。上文内容讲的是旅行时间是如何变长了的，因为要回去找落下的箱子，用疑问副词how符合题意。故选C。

12.句意：在那样的场合，我们不得不学会消除愤怒，因为我们在接下来的旅行中要和同一批人被困在一个滚动的盒子中。

avoid消除；lose丢失；show展示；share分享。根据后面“because we were stuck(困在)in a rolling box with the same people for the rest of the journey”可知，为了接下来的旅行，大家都不得不学会消除愤怒。故选A。

13.句意：尽管我有打开车门把我的一个妹妹推出去的感觉，但我闭口不提。

feelings感觉，想法；choices选择；ideas注意；decisions决定。根据上文“felt like”可知此处应是说保留了自己的感觉没有说出去。用feelings符合题意。故选A。

14.我们仅仅通过在那辆旧车中的旅行，获得了在如何与他人相处方面的“博士”学位。

bring out使表现出；get along（与……）和睦相处；keep up跟上；come up走近。根据前面“Getting along well with each other sometimes __6__ impossible. 与彼此友好相处看起来似乎是不可能的。”及短文描述，可知他们应该是在旅行中学会了如何与人相处。故选B。

15.句意：而且如果我们以某种方式被给予第二次生活的机会，我们将再重来一次。

service服务；future未来；chance机会；trust信任。根据语境“And if we were somehow given a second __15__ at life”及上文内容，结合选项可推出此处是说第二次生活的机会。故选C。