Question

I’m sitting in a quiet room at the Millcroft Hotel, a peaceful place hidden back among pine trees about an hour out of Toronto. It’s just past noon, late July, and I’m    the desperate (绝望的) sounds of a life-and-death    going on a few feet away.

  There’s a small        burning out the last of its short life’s energies in a (an)     to fly through the glasses of the window.        , it’s not working. The great effort offers no hope for survival. Ironically (讽刺地), the struggle is part of the trap. It is       for the fly to try hard enough to succeed in        through the glass. This fly is doomed (注定失败). It will        there on the windowsill.

  Across the room, ten steps    , the door is open. Ten seconds of flying time and this small creature could reach the outside world it       . With only a small effort now being      , it could be free of this self-set      . The breakthrough possibility is there. It would be so       .

  Why doesn’t the fly try another approach,         dramatically different? How did it get so locked in on the idea       this particular route and determined effort offer the most promise for success?

  No doubt this way makes     to the fly. Regrettably, it is an idea that will kill it.

  Trying hard isn’t necessarily the solution      achieving your goal. It may not offer any real     for getting what you want out of life. Sometimes, in fact, it is a big part of the problem.

  If you        your hopes like the fly for a break-through, you may        your chances for success.

1.A. seeing           B. crying out          C. watching           D. listening to 

2.A. struggle          B. cry               C. yell                D. test

3.A. bird             B. fly                C. insect              D. worm

4.A. experience        B. direction          C. force               D. attempt

5.A. Thus            B. So                C. Although            D. However

6.A. usual            B. likely             C. impossible           D. uncommon

7.A. digging          B. breaking           C. pushing             D. jumping

8.A. kill             B. die                C. lie                 D. stick

9.A. away            B. far                C. near               D. distant

10.A. dreams to        B. thinks of           C. looks after           D. longs for

11.A. done            B. owned             C. wasted              D. planned

12.A. tunnel           B. trap               C. cave                D. goal

13.A. easy            B. necessary           C. hard                D. obvious 

14.A. attempt          B. anything            C. struggle            D. something

15.A. that             B. what               C. which              D. where

16.A. sense            B. trouble             C. room               D. effort

17.A. of              B. from               C. off                 D. to

18.A. advice           B. support            C. hope                D. power

19.A. risk             B. get                C. make               D. take

20.A. fail             B. kill                C. overlook             D. fulfill

Answer

1.D

2.A

3.B

4.D

5.D

6.C

7.B

8.B

9.A

10.D

11.C

12.B

13.A

14.D

15.A

16.A

17.D

18.C

19.A

20.B

【解析】

试题分析：文章讲述了一只苍蝇挣扎着想穿过玻璃的故事。一只苍蝇在拼死挣扎，它试图撞破玻璃到外面的世界去。然而，就在不远处，有一扇开着的门，它其实可以很轻易地飞出去。不过，它却选择了那条没有好结果的方法。辛苦的付出如果没有正确的方法做前提，也只能是徒劳的。有时候，打破常规，进行换位思考，也能获得成功。

1.考查动词辨析。A看到；B执行；C观察；D听。根据sounds可知，作者是在听着某种声音，故选D。

2.考查名词辨析。A挣扎；B大哭，喊叫；C叫喊，吼叫；D测验。根据第二段“the struggle is part of the trap”可知，这里应该填struggle一词，故选A。

3.考查名词辨析。A鸟；B苍蝇；C昆虫；D幼虫。根据第二段“It is for the fly to try hard enough”可知，有一只苍蝇在试图飞出窗户，故选B。

4.考查名词辨析。A经历，经验；B方向；C力量；D试图。in an attempt to do sth试图做某事，故选D。

5.考查副词辨析。A因此；B所以；C虽然；D然而。 , it’s not working然而，苍蝇的企图以失败告终，这里是转折含义，故选D。

6.考查形容词辨析。A通常的；B可能的；C不可能的；D不寻常的。It is for the fly to try hard enough to succeed in through the glass.苍蝇凭借努力想飞出窗户是不可能的，故选C。

7.考查动词辨析。A挖掘；B打破；C推；D跳。succeed in through the glass成功穿过玻璃，break through冲破，突破，故选B。

8.考查动词辨析。A杀死；B死亡；C躺，位于；D敲击。This fly is doomed (注定失败). It will there on the windowsill.这只苍蝇命中注定要死在窗台上，故选B。

9.考查副词辨析。A远离；B远地；C在附近；D遥远的。Across the room, ten steps ,ten steps away十步远的地方，故选A。

10.考查动词短语辨析。A；B考虑，认为；C照顾；D渴望。this small creature could reach the outside world it 这个小生物就能到达它渴望的那个外面世界，故选D。

11.考查过去分词辨析。A做完；B拥有的；C浪费的；D计划好的。With only a small effort now being ,用现在正在被浪费的努力中的一点，根据前文可知，苍蝇撞玻璃是在做无用功，故选C。

12.考查名词辨析。A隧道；B陷阱，圈套；C洞穴；D目标，球门。根据第二段“the struggle is part of the trap”可知，苍蝇没有从门飞出去而是选择了撞玻璃，它自己给自己设置了一个陷阱，故选B。

13.考查形容词辨析。A容易的；B必要的；C困难的；D明显的。The breakthrough possibility is there. It would be so .突出重围的可能性就在那里(从门缝飞出去)，而且会很容易突出重围，故选A。

14.考查名词辨析。A试图；B任何事情；C努力，正在；D某事，某物。Why doesn’t the fly try another approach, dramatically different?苍蝇为什么没有选择另一条路，有什么截然不同的事情（导致的吗？），故选D。

15.考查连接词辨析。that引导同位语从句，对idea进行补充说明，A定语从句中作主语或宾语，名词性从句中无意义；B名词性从句中作主语或宾语；C定语从句中作主语或宾语，名词性从句中作定语；D作地点状语。故选A。

16.考查名词辨析。A感觉，意义；B麻烦；C房间，空间；D努力。No doubt this way makes to the fly.毫无疑问的是，这种方法对苍蝇有意义，make sense有意义，说得通，故选A。

17.考查介词辨析。A......的；B来自.....；C离开；D到/向/朝......。the solution to achieving your goal达到目的的方案，solution常与介词to连用，故选D。

18.考查名词辨析。A建议；B支持；C希望；D权力。It may not offer any real for getting what you want out of life.辛苦的付出可能不会带来任何你想得到想要的东西的希望，故选C。

19.考查动词辨析。A冒险；B得到；C使得，制造；D带走，花费。If you your hopes like the fly for a break-through如果你想这只苍蝇那样，拿希望来冒险，故选A。

20.考查动词辨析。A失败，未能；B杀死；C忽视，俯视；D履行，完成。you may your chances for success你可能会把获得成功的机会给扼杀掉，根据倒数第三段“Regrettably, it is an idea that will kill it.”可知，使用kill最合适，故选B。

考点：故事类短文阅读