Question

    Life is like the four seasons.

When I was _______ , it was the spring of my life. I started going to school and I _______ many new things. There were happy days and sad days. Some days _____the Sun and some days it didn’t.

In my twenties, I had a good job. I was strong and happy. Then I married (结婚) and had a _______ . In those days I didn't have much time to think or to play Every day I was busy and _______ hard. I started to get some white hair. The summer of my life passed quickly.

Then the days got shorter Leaves _______ from the trees. My child was a university (大学) student and then an engineer. My home was much quieter. I started walking more slowly. One day I stopped _______ - I retired (退休). I understood this was my autumn, a _______ time when the trees change colour and give us delicious _______ .

But the days kept getting shorter and colder. Then winter comes. I am older and weaker. I know I do not have many ________ left, but I will still enjoy them to the end.

1.A. full B. easy C. young D. warm

2.A. learnt B. taught C. saved D. sold

3.A. shone B. died C. left D. arrive

4.A. classmate B. cousin C. mother D. child

5.A. played B. worked C. thought D. studied

6.A. heard B. came C. fell D. knew

7.A. calling B. cooking C. running D. working

8.A. difficult B. beautiful C. safe D. terrible

9.A. leaves B. fruits C. drink D. rice

10.A. days B. hairs C. dreams D. seasons

Answer

1.C

2.A

3.A

4.D

5.B

6.C

7.D

8.B

9.B

10.A

【解析】

这篇短文的作者把人生比作四个季节来进行说明，分别介绍了人生每个季节的一些特点。

1.句意：当我年轻的时候，那是我生命的春天。

A. full满的；B. easy容易的；C. young年轻的；D. warm暖和的。根据下文it was the spring of my life. I started going to school and I ___2___ many new things.可知这里是说我小的时候。根据题意，故选C。

2.句意：我开始上学，学到了很多新东西。

A. learnt学习；B. taught教；C. saved拯救；D. sold卖。根据上文I started going to school可知下文是学到了很多新东西。根据题意，故选A 。

3.句意：有些日子阳光灿烂，有些日子却没有。

A. shone照耀；B. died死；C. left离开；D. arrive到达。根据下文some days it didn’t.可知上文是说阳光照耀。根据题意，故选A。

4.句意：后来我结了婚，生了一个孩子。

A. classmate同学；B. cousin表弟；C. mother 母亲；D. child孩子。根据上文Then I married (结婚)可知下文是作者有了一个孩子。根据题意，故选D。

5.句意：在那些日子里，我没有太多的时间去思考，也没有太多的时间去玩，每天我都很忙，很努力。

A. played玩；B. worked工作；C. thought认为；D. studied学习。根据上文I didn't have much time to think or to play Every day I was busy可知下文是说工作努力。根据题意，故选B。

6.句意：然后白天变短了，树叶从树上落下来了。

A. heard听见；B. came来；C. fell落下；D. knew知道。短语fall off…表示从……落下来；根据题意，故选C。

7.句意：一天，我停止了工作。

A. calling打电话；B. cooking做饭；C. running跑步；D. working工作。根据下文I retired (退休).可知，这里是停止了工作。故选D。

8.句意：我知道这是我的秋天，一个树木变色，给我们带来美味水果的美丽时光。

A. difficult困难的；B. beautiful漂亮的；C. safe安全的；D. terrible糟糕的。根据下文when the trees change colour and give us delicious ___9___ .可知这里是一个漂亮的时刻。根据题意，故选B。

9.句意：我知道这是我的秋天，一个树木变色，给我们带来美味水果的美丽时光。

A. leaves树叶；B. fruits水果；C. drink饮料；D. rice米饭；根据上文a ___8___ time when the trees change colour可知这里是说美味的水果。故选B。

10.句意： 我又老又弱。我知道我的日子不多了，但我会一直享受到最后。

A. days日子；B. hairs头发，不可数名词；C. dreams梦想；D. seasons季节。根据下文but I will still enjoy them to the end.可知上文是说我没有许多日子了。根据题意，故选A。