Question

    I used to feel hopeless and frustrated. Last year my mother became_______________ ill and had an operation on her brain. I felt my whole world turn upside down and I had no _____________ what I could do to help her to reduce her pain. My eyes were filled with tears _______________I was alone.

Last month I_______________a watch, which was an 18-year-old birthday gift from my father. I could not fall asleep for a couple of nights because I felt _____________about the loss.

There have been many bad things like these in my life. I could never know how to deal with such tough things _____________I read “If You Have a Lemon, Make Lemonade”.

“When the wise man is handed a lemon, he says, ‘What _____________can I get from this? How can I improve my situation? How can I turn this lemon into a lemonade? ’” the author wrote.

I suddenly _____________that life is full of ups and downs, so I need to stay positive all the time. Now when I think of my past, I wish I could have done with things _____________. When my mother was fighting against her illness, I should have held her hands in mine, telling her things would get better ______________ hiding and crying.

Several weeks ago, I took part in a school singing competition. I didn’t ________________a prize. If I had not read this article, I would certainly have felt ________________again. But instead, I smiled after the competition. I was happy that ________________I had got some stage experience.

Life is not just a bed of roses. There are thorns(刺)________________, but there thorns help us become brave and strong. When life ______________us a lemon, let’s try to make a lemonade.

1.A.exactly B.seriously C.possibly D.hardly

2.A.hope B.wonder C.idea D.doubt

3.A.whatever B.wherever C.whenever D.whoever

4.A.received B.sold C.fixed D.lost

5.A.unbelievable B.comfortable C.angry D.terrible

6.A.when B.until C.whether D.since

7.A.lesson B.lemonade C.decision D.challenge

8.A.realized B.thought C.discovered D.predicted

9.A.silently B.differently C.easily D.suddenly

10.A.because of B.except for C.instead of D.away from

11.A.expect B.miss C.win D.refuse

12.A.embarrassed B.disappointed C.excited D.scared

13.A.at once B.at times C.at last D.at least

14.A.too B.either C.also D.though

15.A.shows B.makes C.gives D.sends

Answer

1.B

2.C

3.C

4.D

5.D

6.B

7.A

8.A

9.B

10.C

11.C

12.B

13.D

14.A

15.C

【解析】

这是一篇记叙文。文章讲述作者以前遇到糟糕的事情总是很沮丧无助；后来读了一篇文章，受到启发，让自己变得积极向上，用不同的方法去处理问题。当生活给你一颗酸的柠檬时，要试着将它变成甜的柠檬汁。

1.句意：去年我母亲病得很严重，需要做脑部手术。

exactly确切地；seriously严重地；possibly可能地；hardly几乎不。根据“had an operation on her brain”判断作者的母亲病得很严重。故选B。

2.句意：我感到我的整个世界颠倒，我不知道我能做什么来帮她减轻痛苦。

hope希望；wonder想知道；idea主意；doubt疑惑。根据“what I could do to help her reduce the pain”可知此处表达我不知道能做什么来帮母亲减轻痛苦，用“have no idea”表达“不知道”的含义。故选C。

3.句意：在任何我独自一人的时候，我眼中总是充满泪水。

whatever无论什么；wherever无论在哪；whenever无论什么时候;whoever无论是谁。根据“I was alone”判断是表示时间的状语从句，表达“在任何我独自一人的时候，我都在哭泣”，用连词whenever。故选C。

4.句意：上个星期，我丢失了我的手表，这块表是我18岁生日时我父亲送的礼物。

received收到；sold卖；fixed修理；lost丢失。根据第二段结尾的“the loss”损失，可知此处表达的是手表丢失了。故选D。

5.句意：因为我对这一损失感觉很糟糕，好几个晚上我都不能入睡。

unbelievable难以置信的；comfortable舒服的；angry生气的；terrible糟糕的。根据第二段第一句丢了手表以及第二句“could not fall asleep”说明作者对这个损失感觉很糟糕的。故选D。

6.句意：直到我读到《如果你有一颗柠檬，把它做成柠檬汁》，我才知道怎样处理这样艰难的事情。

when什么时候；until到…为止；whether是否；since自从。根据“could never know”可知句子后面用“until”表达“直到……才……”。故选B。

7.句意：我能从中吸取到什么经验教训？

lesson课程；lemonade柠檬汽水；decision决定；challenge挑战。根据“the wise man”判断是智者拿到柠檬的思考，表达“从……中吸取经验教训”用“get lesson from”。故选A。

8.句意：我突然意识到生活总是起起伏伏，因此我需要时刻保持积极向上的态度。

realized意识到；thought认为；discovered发现；predicted预测。根据上一段可知作者根据智者的一段话有所启发，用realized表达“意识到”。故选A。

9.句意：现在当我回忆过去，我希望我当时能用不同的方式去处理那些事。

silently安静地；differently不同地；easily轻松地；suddenly突然地。根据第二句“I wish I could have done”句子使用虚拟语气来表示过去不应该感觉沮丧无助消极的“hopeless and frustrated”，过去不应该躲起来哭泣，不应该夜不能寐，而应该用不同的方式去处理那些事。故选B。

10.句意：当我母亲和疾病斗争时，我应该及时地握住她的手，告诉她病会好的，而不是躲起来哭泣。

because of因为；except for除了；instead of相反；away from离开。“I should have held her hands”句子使用虚拟语气表示与过去相反的假设，表达过去应该去安慰母亲而不应该躲起来哭泣，用instead of表示否定“hiding and crying” 这种做法。故选C。

11.句意:我没有赢得奖。

expect期望；miss想念；win赢得；refuse拒绝。根据第一句“singing competition”和第二句“a prize”可知此处指的是歌唱比赛没有赢得奖。故选C。

12.句意：如果我没有读这篇文章，我肯定又会觉得失望。

embarrassed尴尬的；disappointed失望的；excited兴奋的；scared害怕的。 “If I had not read this article, I would certainly have”此句用虚拟语气表示与过去相反的假设，表达作者如果没读到文章，会和以前处理事情的方式一样；如果没得奖，会和以前一样觉得很失望。故选B。

13.句意：但是，这次比赛后，我很开心，觉得至少我得到了一些上台的经验。

at once马上；at times有时；at last最后；at least至少。“instead”和“happy”表达现在作者没有失望，而是开心地去应对，觉得至少自己能从比赛中得到一些经验。故选D。

14.句意：生活不是玫瑰花田，也会有刺。

too 也，用在肯定句和疑问句句末；either也,用在否定句句末；also也，用于肯定句，紧跟动词；though然而，用在句末。“There are thorns”是肯定句，用于句末，表达“也”可用too。故选A。

15.句意：当生活给了你一颗酸的柠檬,让我们试着把它变成甜的柠檬汁吧。

shows展示；makes制作；gives给；sends派。根据第三段末尾“You Have a Lemon”和第四段第一句“is handed a lemon”可以推断出此句用“give us a lemon”表达“当生活给你一颗酸的柠檬，让我们试着把它变成甜的柠檬汁”。故选C。