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It was on the beach near my house that I first met the 6-year-old girl. I was fired that day and I went there trying to ________ all the annoyance out of my mind, so when she looked ________ and told me she was building a sandcastle, I ________ nodded and continued my walk. Suddenly, a seagull flew by. “That’s courage,” said she, “My mom always says that seagulls can bring you courage.” I just responded ________ for my mind was still in a mess. “I’m Elizabeth. What’s your name?” She wouldn’t give up. “Hi, Elizabeth. I’m Chris Johnson.” I answered. “You’re ________,” she said, laughing, and despite my low ________, I laughed too. She followed me and talked all the way when I walked on. ________, I felt better accompanied by her. Finally, when it was time for us to ________, she smiled to me and said, “Come again, Mr. Johnson, and we’ll have another great day.” I smiled back and ________, watching her little ________ disappear into a cottage nearby.

The following days and weeks ________ the same thing, finding a job, but in vain. Facing the suffering life ________ at me, I felt so depressed and nearly lost heart. “I need a seagull,” I said to myself. Meanwhile, it occurred to me that I had a(n) ________ to make with Elizabeth. However, when I got there, she was not there. Therefore, I ________ for the cottage and knocked on the door. A young woman opened the door. “Hello, I’m Chris Johnson. Is Elizabeth here?” Hearing my words, she said ________ and her voice faltered, “Elizabeth died last week, Mr. Johnson. She had a heart disease. She did feel happy the first several weeks but she ________ rapidly last week…” Shocked by the terrible news, I felt dizzy and tears ________ in my eyes. Not for long, She handed me a(n) ________, with MR. J printed in ________ letters, inside which was a drawing in bright crayon of a yellow beach, a blue sea and a seagull. Underneath was a sentence, which ________ “A SEAGULL BRINGS YOU COURAGE”.

1.A. fade    B. clean    C. clear    D. kill

2.A. at    B. in    C. down    D. up

3.A. just    B. even    C. ever    D. right

4.A. rudely    B. actively    C. coldly    D. politely

5.A. kind    B. boring    C. depressed    D. funny

6.A. opinion    B. mood    C. feeling    D. heart

7.A. However    B. Somehow    C. Therefore    D. Instead

8.A. greet    B. end    C. part    D. break

9.A. promised    B. approved    C. protested    D. ensured

10.A. shadow    B. appearance    C. shape        D. figure

11.A. belonged to    B. resulted in    C. accounted for    D. dealt with

12.A. came    B. dropped    C. threw    D. gave

13.A. appointment    B. acquaintance    C. conversation    D. point

14.A. set    B. headed    C. went    D. arrived

15.A. calmly    B. angrily    C. warmly    D. excitedly

16.A. died    B. decreased    C. declined    D. passed

17.A. welled up    B. rolled down    C. turned down    D. showed off

18.A. letter    B. envelope    C. note    D. message

19.A. small    B. childish    C. ugly    D. interesting

20.A. wrote    B. printed    C. meant    D. read

 

1.C 2.D 3.A 4.C 5.D 6.B 7.B 8.C 9.A 10.D 11.A 12.C 13.A 14.B 15.D 16.C 17.A 18.B 19.B 20.D 【解析】本文是一篇记叙文。主要讲述了作者被解雇后和在他家附近见到的女孩所发生的事。女孩鼓励作者要加油,将会有美好的一天。 1.A.fade失去光泽;B.clean清洁的;C.clear消除;D.Kill杀了;根据“I was fired that day and I went there trying to ____1____ all the annoyance out of my mind, ”可知我被解雇的那一天试图把一切烦恼从我的脑海中消除。Clear all the annoyance 消除所有烦恼。故选C。 2.考查固定短语。A.look at查看;B.look in往里面看;C.look down俯视;D.look up向上看; 根据“so when she looked ____2____ and told me she was building a sandcastle,”可知她抬起头告诉我她建筑了一座城堡。故选D。 3.A.just仅仅;B.even甚至;C.ever永远;D.right立刻;根据“ I ____3____ nodded and continued my walk”可知我仅仅点点头继续走。故选A。 4.A.rudely粗鲁地;B.ctively积极地;C.coldly冷地;D.politely有礼貌地;根据“ I just responded ____4____ for my mind was still in a mess. ”可知我只是冷冷的回应我的思想仍然一团糟。故选C。 5.A.kind友好的;B.boring无聊;C.depressed沮丧的;D.funny.有趣的;根据““Hi, Elizabeth. I’m Chris Johnson.” I answered. “You’re ____5____,” she said, ”可知我回答“嗨,伊丽莎白。我是克里斯·约翰逊。”,所以她说我有趣。故选D。 6.A.opinion观点;B.mood心情;C.feeling感觉;D.heart心;根据““You’re ____5____,” she said, laughing, and despite my low ____6____, I laughed too. ”她说我很有趣并且笑了,虽然我心情低落,但我也笑了。故选B。 7.A.However然而;B.Somehow在某种程度上;C.Therefore因此;D.Instead反而;根据“She followed me and talked all the way when I walked on. ____7____, I felt better accompanied by her. ”可知一路上她跟着我和我说话,在某种程度上我的心情变好了。故选B。 8.A.greet迎接;B.end结束;C.part分开;D.Break间断;根据“ Finally, when it was time for us to ____8____, she smiled to me and said, “Come again, Mr. Johnson, and we’ll have another great day.” ”可知我们要分开的时候,她笑着对我说:“加油,我们将有美好的一天。”。故选C。 9.A.promised答应;B.approved被认可的;C.protested声明;D.Ensured确保;根据“ I smiled back and ____9____, watching her little ____10____ disappear into a cottage nearby.”可知我回过头并答应她会加油。故选A。 10.A.shadow阴影;B.appearance外观;C.shape形状;D.figure身影;根据“I smiled back and ____9____, watching her little ____10____ disappear into a cottage nearby.”可知我看着她小小的身影消失在附近一间小屋。故选D。 11.A.belonged to属于;B.resulted in导致;C.accounted for导致;D.dealt with处理;根据“The following days and weeks ____11____ the same thing, finding a job, but in vain.”可知接下来的几天或几周内属于同样的事,找工作,但都徒劳无功。故选A。 12.考查固定短语。A.came来;B.dropped落下;C.threw投;D.Gave给;根据“Facing the suffering life ____12____ at me, I felt so depressed and nearly lost heart.”可知苦难的生活投向我,我感到很沮丧,几乎失去信心。故选C。 13.A.appointment约会;B.acquaintance初识;C.conversation交谈;D.Point要点;根据“ Meanwhile, it occurred to me that I had a(n) ____13____ to make with Elizabeth. ”可知我突然想到和Elizabeth.有个约会。故选A。 14.A.set放置;B.headed朝着;C.went去;D.Arrived 到达;根据“Therefore, I ____14____ for the cottage and knocked on the door. ”可知我朝着小屋走去并敲门。故选B。 15.A.calmly平静地;B.angrily生气地;C.warmly温暖地;D.excitedly兴奋地;根据“Hearing my words, she said ____15____ and her voice faltered,”可知她听了我的话,兴奋地声音颤抖给我说话。故选D。 16.A.died死亡;B.decreased缩短;C.declined下降;D.Passed过去的;根据“She did feel happy the first several weeks but she ____16____ rapidly last week…” ”可知前几周她很开心,后来她的开心减少了。故选C。 17.A.welled up涌出;B.rolled down滚下来;C.turned down拒绝了;D.showed off使突出;根据“Shocked by the terrible news, I felt dizzy and tears ____17____ in my eyes.”可知我被这可怕的消息吓到啦,我感到头晕,眼泪涌出我的眼睛。故选A。 18.A.letter信;B.envelope信封;C.note笔记;D.message信息;根据“Not for long, She handed me a(n) ____18____, with MR. J printed in ____19____ letters, ”可知没过多久,她给我一个装着MR. J印好的幼稚的信的信封。故选B。 19.A.small小;B.childish幼稚的;C.ugly难看的;D.Interesting有趣的;根据“Not for long, She handed me a(n) ____18____, with MR. J printed in ____19____ letters,”可知没过多久,她给我一个装着MR. J印好的幼稚的信的信封。故选B。 20.A.wrote写;B.printed印刷的;C.meant意味;D.Read读;根据“ Underneath was a sentence, which ____20____ “A SEAGULL BRINGS YOU COURAGE”.”可知下面的一句话是:海鸥带给你勇气。故选D。 【名师点睛】此篇文章是故事类阅读。这类文章一般描述的是某一件具体事情的发生发展或结局,有人物、时间、地点和事件。命题往往从故事的情节、人物或事件的之间的关系、作者的态度及意图、故事前因和后果的推测等方面着手,考查学生对细节的辨认能力以及推理判断能力。 例如,第8题,由前文“It was on the beach near my house that I first met the 6-year-old girl.”、“She followed me and talked all the way when I walked on. ____7____, I felt better accompanied by her.”可知在我家附近的海滩上,我第一次见到了6岁的女孩。一路上她跟着我和我说话,在某种程度上我的心情变好了。又由下文“I smiled back and ____9____, watching her little ____10____ disappear into a cottage nearby.”可知我回过头并答应她会加油,然后我看着她小小的身影消失在附近一间小屋。联系上下文可知刚开始女孩和我在一起,但后来就走了,所以此处是我要和她分开了。故选C。
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