Question

Two boys were on the way home in the forest.They came upon a frozen river that blocked (阻塞) their way.They looked up and down the riverside，but saw no______of a bridge to help them cross over safely.Both boys______placed a foot on the surface of the ice and felt how slippery (滑) it was.Then one gave up but the first boy still______walking across.

“What are you doing？” the other boy asked.“You'll______！ ”“Bang” he fell down.“See? I told you so.” The first boy got up and carefully took a few more______．He fell down again.“What are you doing？” the other boy______．The first boy got up again，______very quietly.The process repeated itself，until______，the first boy，bruised (擦伤) and cold from the______ice，crossed the river successfully.

“I've______it！” he proudly shouted and then waved to his friend.“Now it's your ______．”“I can't；I'll fall over.” “Probably，I did.” “But I'll______myself.It's much safer here.” “Yes，but this is the______that we wanted to get to.” “I know，but I can't.” The first boy______his head.“Can't or won't，” he said to himself______he walked off in the direction of home.

Sooner or later，we all come across frozen______like this one.And we have a decision to make.Do we take the risk and cross over，______that we could slip，fall and suffer pain along the way？______do we stay where we are，feeling safe，knowing that we will______get to where we want in life? In my______，we should take chances to cross the river and get success bravely.

1.A. plan    B. sign    C. way    D. goal

2.A. quickly    B. happily    C. impatiently    D. carefully

3.A. tried    B. agreed    C. suggested    D. practiced

4.A. break down    B. go back    C. fall over    D. give out

5.A. roads    B. chances    C. methods    D. steps

6.A. found    B. repeated    C. ordered    D. ran

7.A. climbing    B. rolling    C. walking    D. dancing

8.A. finally    B. suddenly    C. partly    D. nearly

9.A. strange    B. big    C. new    D. hard

10.A. put    B. wished    C. made    D. taken

11.A. method    B. turn    C. problem    D. luck

12.A. hurt    B. tell    C. care    D. protect

13.A. house    B. bridge    C. end    D. side

14.A. nodded    B. moved    C. shook    D. raised

15.A. if    B. as    C. since    D. though

16.A. rivers    B. mountains    C. persons    D. seasons

17.A. doubting    B. hoping    C. knowing    D. fearing

18.A. But    B. And    C. So    D. Or

19.A. always    B. never    C. often    D. sometimes

20.A. opinion    B. situation    C. life    D. dream

Answer

1.B

2.D

3.A

4.C

5.D

6.B

7.C

8.A

9.D

10.C

11.B

12.A

13.D

14.C

15.B

16.A

17.C

18.D

19.B

20.A

【解析】

这是一篇哲理类阅读。文章通过讲述两个回家的小孩，遇到一条冰冻的河。其中一个小孩经过多次摔倒、爬起来和受伤，终于穿过了河，而另一个小孩因为害怕打滑、摔倒并且受伤，始终停留在原地。作者以此比喻生活，我们都可能偶然遇到像这样冰冻的河。作者认为，我们应该冒险穿过这条河，勇敢地取得成功。

1.考查名词辨析。句意：他们在河畔周围四处寻找，没有看到能帮助他们安全渡河的桥的迹象。A. plan计划；B. sign吉祥；C. way方法；D. goal目标， 故选B。

2.考查副词辨析。根据and felt how slippery (滑) it was.可知两个男孩都小心地把一只脚放在冰的表面。A. quickly快速地；B. happily快乐地；C. impatiently不耐烦地；D. carefully小心地，故选D。

3.考查动词辨析。句意：然后，一个男孩放弃了，第一个男孩仍然尝试穿过。A. tried尝试； B. agreed同意；C. suggested建议；D. practiced练习，故选A。

4.考查动词短语辨析。根据下文内容“Bang” he fell down.“See? I told you so.”可知这里意思是另一个男孩说：“你会摔倒的。” A. break down发生故障；B. go back回去 ；C. fall over摔倒；D. give out分发，故选C。

5.考查名词辨析。根据下文内容He fell down again.可知第一个男孩起身，又小心地向前走了几步。A. roads路；B. chances机会；C. methods方法；D. steps步伐，故选D。

6.考查动词辨析。根据上文内容“What are you doing？” the other boy asked.可知另外一个男孩之前问过这个问题，所以这里意思是这个男孩重复。A. found发现； B. repeated重复；C. ordered命令；D. ran跑步，故选B。

7.考查动词辨析。句意：第一个男孩再次起身，安静地走着。A. climbing爬； B. rolling滚动； C. walking走；D. dancing跳舞，故选C。

8.考查副词辨析。过程再次重复，直到最后，第一个男孩从坚硬的冰上擦伤和冻伤，成功地穿过了这条河。A. finally最后；B. suddenly突然地；C. partly部分地；D. nearly几乎，故选A。

9.考查形容词辨析。根据前文bruised (擦伤) and cold可判断出冰非常的坚硬。A. strange奇怪的；B. big大的；C. new新的；D. hard坚硬的，故选D。

10.考查动词辨析。根据下文he proudly shouted and then waved to his friend.可以判断出他说：“我做到了。” A. put放；B. wished希望；C. made做成；D. taken拿，make it“成功”。故选C。

11.考查固定用法。根据下文“I can't. I'll fall over.” 可以判断出他说：“现在轮到你了。” it's your turn轮到你了，这是一个固定用法，故选B。

12.考查动词辨析。根据下文It's much safer here.可以判断出这里意思是“但是，我可能会伤到我自己。”A. hurt伤害；B. tell告诉；C. care关心；D. protect保护，故选A。

13.考查名词辨析。句意：是的，这是我们想要去的另一边。A. house房子；B. bridge桥；C. end结束；D. side边，故选D。

14.考查动词辨析。根据上文“I know，but I can't.”可知第一个男孩摇着头。A. nodded点头；B. moved移动；C. shook摇晃；D. raised举起，故选C。

15.考查连词辨析。句意；当他向家的方向走时，自言自语地说。A. if如果；B. as当……时； C. since自从；D. though尽管，故选B。

16.考查名词辨析。根据上文内容They came upon a frozen river that blocked (阻塞) their way.可知我们都可能偶然遇到像这样冰冻的河。A. rivers河流；B. mountains山；C. persons人；D. seasons季节，故选A。

17.考查动词辨析。句意：知道沿途我们可能会打滑、摔倒并且受伤，我们还会冒险穿行吗？A. doubting怀疑；B. hoping希望；C. knowing知道；D. fearing害怕，故选C。

18.考查连词辨析。句意：或者我们待在原地，感觉很安全，知道我们绝不会到达我们生活中想要到达的地方。A. But但是；B. And并且；C. So所以；D. Or或者，故选D。

19.考查副词辨析。句意：或者我们待在原地，感觉很安全，知道我们绝不会到达我们生活中想要到达的地方。A. always总是；B. never决不；C. often常常；D. sometimes有时，故选B。

20.考查名词辨析。句意：依我看来，我们应该冒险穿过这条河，勇敢地取得成功。A. opinion观点；B. situation情况；C. life生活；D. dream梦想，故选A。