Question

When our restaurant business failed, we headed north in a camping truck to Texas, hoping to have a “fresh start”.

At the     of Palo Duro Canyon (峡谷) State Park, I     a job advertisement hiring park hosts. The position offered a     , permanent campsite in the park, and     , the hosts served as a link between the park’s guests and the rangers (护林人). It was the perfect solution: a rent-free place to reorganize our lives. We entered the park and I made an     for the following day.

The park was     , so it took us some time to find an available site. That evening, as we finished our dinner, my wife saw two large skunks (臭鼬) walking toward our table. We     climbed onto the table and, for the next four hours, waited for them to     our camp.

Having survived that night, we were     that everything else would be all right. The next day we met with the people who ran the park. They explained our    and gave us a beautiful campsite.

That evening,     , we learned about the canyon     . They were strong and cold, rocking our little camping truck violently, and we lay     in the dark until the winds died away.

    the weeks that followed, we learned to survive in our truck and     the little money my wife     by substitute teaching. Building a successful business and then losing it had left very little time for building a successful     . For a time after our business     I thought I might lose my family as well.

Living in the tiny     with no television, we sat close together reading and talking. One evening, standing under a jeweled sky, I found myself     for all the hardships. We had walked the trails and climbed the canyon walls. We had become a family!

1.A. back              B. edge        C. centre       D. entrance

2.A. sponsored        B. published  C. noticed      D. answered

3.A. safe             B. free        C. convenient   D. beautiful

4.A. in return      B. in time     C. in short      D. in turn

5.A. attempt          B. agreement    C. appeal      D. appointment

6.A. crowded           B. dangerous    C. ideal        D. quiet

7.A. repeatedly     B. immediately C. eventually    D. calmly

8.A. attack            B. leave     C. pass          D. search

9.A. satisfied         B. determined  C. confident     D. aware

10.A. responsibilities B. requirements C. circumstances D. conditions

11.A. moreover         B. therefore    C. meanwhile   D. however

12.A. winds            B. snows      C. woods         D. trails

13.A. shaking          B. quarrelling  C. mourning      D. aching

14.A. After           B. Between     C. During        D. Beyond

15.A. give away        B. hand out    C. live on      D. put aside

16.A. borrowed        B. earned     C. posted        D. raised

17.A. business        B. career      C. family       D. image

18.A. started         B. failed      C. expanded      D. declined

19.A. truck           B. park        C. house         D. camp

20.A. desperate       B. ready        C. suitable      D. thankful

Answer

1.D

2.C

3.B

4.A

5.D

6.A

7.B

8.B

9.C

10.A

11.D

12.A

13.A

14.C

15.C

16.B

17.C

18.B

19.A

20.D

【解析】文章大意:苦难是首歌！作者经营餐厅失败以后，全家坐着一辆货车去德克萨斯州重新开始生活。在一个野生公园里，他得到了一份工作。这份工作让他得到一个免费的宿营地，在经历了这一系列的苦难之后，他根据正是这困难让他们成为一家人。

1.考察名词辨析及上下文串联。A后背，后面；B边缘；C中心；D入口处；根据文章第一段可知我的餐厅生意失败了，想来到德克萨斯州重新开始。在峡谷的入口处我看见了一则招聘广告。通常广告都要贴在人流量较大的地方。入口处符合这个要求。故D正确。

2.考察动词词义辨析及上下文串联。A赞助，倡议；B出版，发行；C注意到；D回答；在峡谷的入口处我看见了一则招聘广告。作者的生意失败，已经很潦倒了，不可能再去赞助出版一个广告。D项不符合上下文串联。只有C项表示我注意到了这则广告。

3.考察形容词辨析。A安全的；B免费的；C便利的，方便的；D美丽的；这个职位给我们在公园里免费提供了一个的永久的居住的营地。作者生意失败，经济很窘迫。免费的营地正是作者所需要的。

4.考察介词短语辨析及上下文理解。A作为回报；B及时，迟早；C简言之；D依次，轮流；对方给我们提供了免费的营地，作为回报，我要充当游客和护林人之间联系的纽带。这是一个交换关系。

5.考察名词辨析及上下文串联。A尝试，企图；B同意，协议；C上诉，呼吁；D约会，约定；对方给我们提供了免费的营地对我们来说是最好的解决目前情况的方法。所以我和对方越好第二天见面。

6.考察形容词辨析和上下文理解。A拥挤的；B危险的；C理想的；D安静的；根据下句it took us some time to find an available site我们花了一些时间才找到一个空闲的地方。这说明很多人都在这里宿营。故A项说明这个野生公园很拥挤是符合上下文语境的。

7.考察常识、副词辨析及上下文串联。A反复地；B立刻，马上；C最后，终于；D镇定地；平静地；本题是常识，那天晚上当我们吃饭的时候，两只很大的臭鼬朝我们的桌子走了过来，我们都很害怕所以，所以立刻都爬到桌子上去了。

8.考察动词辨析及上下文串联。A攻击，袭击；B离开；C通过，经过；D搜寻；我们都爬到了桌子上，在接下来的4个小时里，我们都在等着这两只臭鼬离开这里。

9.考察形容词辨析和语境理解。A满意的；B意志坚定的；C有信心的；D意识到的；知道的；根据后半句everything else would be all right可知我们有信心这件事情以后其他的事情都会很顺利的。故C项符合上下文串联。

10.考察名词词义辨析和上下文串联。A责任；B要求；C情况；D条件；第二天我们和公园的负责人见了面，他向我说明了我的工作的责任并给了我一块很漂亮的地方。本基金说明对方同意我做这份工作，那么要明确我所需要做的事情。

11.考察副词词义辨析及上下文理解。A而且；B因此；C与此同时；D然而；根据42空后They were strong and cold可知峡谷里的风又大又冷。这和美丽的峡谷恰恰相反，是我们没有预料到的事情，所以使用however表示转折。故D正确。

12.考察上下文串联。A风；B雪；C森林；树林；D足迹；根据43空后的until the winds died away可知峡谷里的风很大很冷。本段叙述的是峡谷的风。故A正确。

13.考察动词辨析和上下文串联。A颤抖；摇摆；B争吵；C哀痛；服丧；咕哝；D疼痛；前面一句They were strong and cold风很大很冷，我们躺在黑暗里因为寒冷而浑身发抖。故A正确。

14.连词介词连词辨析及上下文串联。A在…之后；B在…之间；C在…期间；D超过；句意：在接下来的几个星期里，我们学会了在如何在货车里生活下来。根据文章第一行in a camping truck他们是乘坐着一辆货车来到德克萨斯州的。

15.考察动词短语辨析及上下文串联。A赠送，泄露，出卖；B分发；C以…为生；靠…生活；D收拾，整理；放在一边，不管不顾；在接下来的几个星期里我们学会了如何在货车里生活下来，并学会了靠妻子做代课教师挣得的那一点点的钱生活。故C正确。

16.考察动词词义辨析及上下文串联。A借用；B挣得；C邮寄；D提高；在接下来的几个星期里我们学会了如何在货车里生活下来，并学会了靠妻子做代课教师挣得的那一点点的钱生活。

17.考察名词词义辨析及上下文串联。A生意；B生涯，事业；C家庭；D形象；根据下一行 I thought I might lose my family as well.而卧认为也许我会失去我的家庭。可知作者经营餐厅失败让作者没有时间来经营自己的家庭。

18.考察上下文串联。根据文章第一段When our restaurant business failed, we headed north in a camping truck to Texas, hoping to have a “fresh start”可知我的经营餐厅的生意失败了。本句说明这次失败让我感觉到我们也许会失去自己的家庭。

19.考察上下文串联。A货车；B公园；C房子；D营地；根据文章第一句we headed north in a camping truck to Texas,和42空rocking our little camping truck violently可知我们被迫生活在一辆货车里。故A正确

20.考察形容词辨析及语境理解。经营：一天晚上站在满天的星星下面，我认为自己应该感谢所有经历的这些苦难，我们走过了最困难的日子也翻越了公园的围墙，我们在困难中成为真正的一家人。