Question

One morning I wasted nearly an hour watching a tiny ant carry a huge feather. Several times，it ____ several obstacles in its path. And after a momentary pause it would make the necessary detour. At one point, the ant had to cross a crack about 10 mm wide. After some ____ thoughts，the ant laid the feather over the crack，walked across it and picked the feather up on the other side，then continued on its way. I was ____ by the cleverness of this ant. It was only a small insect，lacking ___ yet _______with a brain to reason，explore, discover and overcome. But this ant, like the other two­legged creatures ____ on the earth, also shares human failings.

After some time the ant finally reached its destination—a flower bed and a small hole that was the entrance to its ____ home. It was there that the ant met its __    How could that large feather possibly fit such a small hole? ____, it couldn't. So the ant, after all this ____ and using great brightness, overcoming problems all along the way, just gave up the feather and went home. The ant had not thought the problem through before it began its journey and in the end the feather was nothing more than a____. Isn't our ____ like that?

We worry about our families; we worry about the ____ of money and we worry about all kinds of things. These are all unfavorable heavy weights—the things we pick up along life's path，and drag them around the obstacles and over the cracks that life will bring, only to ____ that at the destination they are ____ and we can't take them with us.

1.A. brought about  B．got over    C．came across  D．dealt with

2.A. brave         B．tiring      C．magic       D．short

3.A. frightened     B．attracted   C．annoyed     D．satisfied

4.A. size         B．height     C． depth       D．length

5.A. filled         B．provided   C. equipped     D．given

6.A. working       B．sleeping    C．existing       D．walking

7.A .underground   B．lonely     C．comfortable    D．small

8.A. partner        B．match     C．parent        D．friend

9.A. Doubtfully     B．Definitely  C．Suspiciously   D. Deliberately

10.A. decision      B．pleasure    C．trouble      D．matter

11.A. loan        B．gift       C．burden       D．harvest

12.A. life         B．aim       C．dream       D．study

13.A. waste       B. lack        C．worth       D．danger

14.A. assume            B. illustrate    C．imagine      D． find

15.A. priceless           B. worthless   C．practical      D．splendid

Answer

1.C

2.D

3.B

4.A

5.C

6.C

7.A

8.B

9.B

10.C

11.C

12.A

13.B

14.D

15.B

【解析】

试题分析：到达人生目的地时，我们会发现：人生当中我们所费尽心力一直追求和负担的，都毫无价值，因为一切都生不带来死不带去。

1.A. brought about“导致；引起”；B．got over“越过；克服”；C．came across “碰到；遇到”；D．dealt with“处理”，根据下句“And after a momentary pause it would make the necessary detour.”在瞬间的停顿之后，这只蚂蚁总会绕道而行。可知，该句句意应为：“它在路上，好几次都‘遇到’了障碍物。”，故该题正确答案为C.

2.A. brave“勇敢的”；B．tiring“累人的”；C．magic“有魔力的；不可思议的”；D．short“短暂的；短的；矮的”，根据语境可知，该处语意应为：“经过一阵‘短暂的’思考之后，”故该题正确答案为D.

3.A. frightened“受惊的”；B．attracted“被吸引的”；C．annoyed“恼怒的；气恼的”；D．satisfied“感到满意的”，上文叙述了小蚂蚁遇到障碍物会绕道而行，而遇到10毫米的裂缝时，它又把自己带着的羽毛放在那条裂纹之上，然后从羽毛上走了过去，到了对面又拾起羽毛，然后继续它的行程。这些显然体现出这只小蚂蚁的智慧。所以该句句意应为“我被这只蚂蚁的聪明‘吸引了’。”，故该题正确答案为B.

4.A. size“大小；尺寸”；B．height“高度”；C．depth“深度”；D．length“长度”,该处意指小蚂蚁的很小，故正确答案为A.

5.A. filled“填充；装满”；B．provided“提供”；C. equipped“配备；装备”；D．given“给予”，根据语境可知，该句句意应为：“蚂蚁只是个小小的昆虫，但它却‘（配）有’用以推理、探索、发现和获胜的大脑”，故该题正确答案为C.

6. 考查非谓语辨析。A. working“工作”；B．sleeping“睡觉”；C．existing“存在vi.”；D．walking“走”，该处为非谓语作定语修饰creatures，根据语境可知，该句句意应为：“但是蚂蚁也像‘存在于’地球上的两条腿的生物——人一样，也有着人类的确定。”，故该题正确答案为C.

7.A .underground“地下的”；B．lonely“孤单的；荒凉的”；C．comfortable“舒服的”；D．small“小”，该定语从句修饰其先行词“花坛里的一个小洞”，这个洞是通向他的“地下的”家的入口。该处并不强调蚂蚁窝的舒适度和其大小，只是说明蚁穴的常识性特点：在地下。故该题正确答案为A.

8.A. partner“伙伴；搭档”；B．match“比赛；火柴；对手”；C．parent“父母”；D．friend“朋友”，且meet one's match：1. 棋逢敌手，遇到对手 2. 碰到棘手的事。而根据下一句“How could that large feather possibly fit such a small hole?”可知，大羽毛和小洞穴让蚂蚁“遇到棘手的事”。故该题正确答案为B.

9.A. Doubtfully“怀疑地；含糊地”；B．Definitely“当然；肯定；确实；明确地；清楚地”；C．Suspiciously“猜疑地”；D. Deliberately“故意，蓄意，存心；不慌不忙地，小心翼翼地”，“当然”大羽毛是无法和小洞穴相适合的，故该处应选副词B. Definitely.

10.A. decision“决定”；B．pleasure“高兴”；C．trouble“麻烦；困难”；D．matter“物质；事情”，根据语境可知，该句句意应为：“在一路上所有的‘困难’，动脑筋和解决问题之后，这只蚂蚁放弃了羽毛，回去了。”，故该题正确答案为C.

11.A. loan“贷款”；B．gift“礼物”；C．burden“负担；担子”；D．harvest“收获”，根据语境可知，该句句意应为：“这只蚂蚁在它开始它的旅行之前，并没有彻底得想清楚这个问题，而在最后，羽毛也仅仅是个‘负担’而已。”，故该题正确答案为C.

12.A. life“生活；生命”；B．aim“目标”；C．dream“梦；梦想”；D．study“学习”，根据语境可知，该句为作者感慨人生亦是如此。故该题正确答案为A.

13.A. waste“浪费；废物”；B. lack“不足；缺乏”；C．worth“价值”；D．danger“危险”，在日常生活中，我们往往担心的是“缺钱”，故该题正确答案为B.

14.A. assume“假定；设想；以为”；B. illustrate“说明；阐明”；C．imagine “想象；认为”；D． find“发现”，根据语境可知，该句句意为：“这些所有我们在生活的旅途中不断负担起的重担，带着它们我们跨过生活的沟沟坎坎，但最终在到达人生的目的地时却‘发现’它们…”，故该题正确答案为D.

15.A. priceless“极贵重的”；B. worthless“毫无价值的”；C．practical“实用的”；D．splendid“绝妙的；华丽的”，根据最后“we can't take them with us.”可知，我们在到达人生的目的地时会发现这些都是“毫无价值的”，（因为）我们带不做他们。故该题正确答案为B.

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