In 1982, Steven Callahan was crossing the Atlantic alone in his sailboat when it struck something and sank.He got into a life boat, but his supplies were 21 .His chances of surviving were small. 22 when three fishermen found him 76 days later, he was alive —much 23 than he was when he started, but alive.
His 24 of how he survived is fascinating.His cleverness —how he 25 to catch fish, how he evaporated(蒸发) sea water to 26 fresh water—is very interesting.
But the thing that 27 my eye was how he managed to keep himself going when all hope seemed lost, and there seemed no 28 in continuing the struggle.He was starved and 29 worn-out.Giving up would have seemed the only possible choice.
When people 30 these kinds of circumstances, they do something with their minds that gives them the courage to keep going.Many people in 31 desperate circumstances 32 in or go mad.Something the survivors do with their thoughts helps them find the courage to carry on 33 difficulties.
"I tell myself I can 34 it," wrote Callahan in his book.-Compared to what others have been through, I'm fortunate.I tell myself these things over and over, 35 up courage..."
I wrote that down after 1 read it.It 36 me as something important.And I've told myself the same thing when my own goals seemed 37 off or when my problems seemed too terrible.And every time I've said it, I have always come back to my 38 .
The truth is, our circumstances are only bad 39 to something better.But others have been through the much worse, that is, in comparison with what others have been through, you're fortunate.Tell this to yourself over and over again, and it will help you 40 through the rough situations with a little more courage.
1.A.full B.rich C.few D.enough
2.A.And B.Yet C.Still D.Thus
3.A.thinner B.stronger C.worse D.healthier
4.A.attitude B.assumption C.instruction D.account
5.A.assisted B.tended C.managed D.intended
6.A.make B.absorb C.select D.replace
7.A.attacked B.caught C.froze D.cheated
8.A.operation B.taste C.message D.point
9.A.firmly B.completely C.hardly D.generally
10.A.deal B.defend C.survive D.observe
11.A.similarly B.differently C.gradually D.commonly
12.A.pull B.take C.break D.give
13.A.for the lack of B.in the face of C.in exchange for D.as a result of
14.A.handle B.carry C.follow D.inspect
15.A.rolling B.using C.building D.making
16.A.defeated B.recommended C.introduced D.struck
17.A.far B.long C.ever D.even
18.A.feelings B.senses C.ideas D.influences
19.A.related B.measured C.contributed D.compared
20.A.see B.cut C.get D.think
1.C
2.B
3.A
4.D
5.C
6.A
7.B
8.D
9.B
10.C
11.A
12.D
13.B
14.A
15.C
16.D
17.A
18.B
19.D
20.C
【解析】
试题分析:1982年史蒂文·卡拉汉独自驾驶着帆船横渡大西洋,途中帆船遇难下沉。他在救生艇里孤独地漂浮着, 当时他身上的食物所剩无几,生存机会非常渺茫。但76天后,三个渔民发现了他,他还活着 (他是世界上遭遇海难,在救生艇上存活最长时间的人)。 他是如何支撑着活下来的?“我跟自己说我一定可以挺过去的,”卡拉汉在他的叙述中写到。“跟别人的遭遇相比,我已经算是幸运的。我由始至终都这样鼓励自己,在自己心中建立起永不放弃的信念。”读完这几句,我就把它们抄下了,并深深地为之震撼。当我觉得自己的目标似乎遥不可及又或者我遇到了似乎无法解决的问题的时候,我就用它们来勉励自己。而每每念及它们,我总能有所醒悟。
1.考查名词辨析。1982年史蒂文·卡拉汉独自驾驶着帆船横渡大西洋,途中帆船遇难下沉。他在救生艇里孤独地漂浮着,当时他身上的食物所剩无几。生存机会非常渺茫。四个选项的意思分别是:full 满满的;rich 富有的;few 没多少;enough足够的。结合语境最佳选C。
2.考查连接词辨析。但是76天后,三个渔民发现了他,他还活着 (他是世界上遭遇海难,在救生艇上存活最长时间的人)。四个选项的意思分别是:And并列连词,和,而且;Yet 但是; Still 仍然,还 ;Thus这样,因此。结合上下文,虽然希望渺茫,但是他还是奇迹般地活下来了。故选B。
3.考查形容词的比较级辨析。他当时瘦骨嶙峋,与出航前相比简直判若两人,然而他还活着。四个选项的意思分别是:thinner 更瘦; stronger 更壮; worse 更糟糕;healthier更健康。结合语境最佳选A。
4.考查名词辨析。关于他大难不死的报道让人惊叹。 四个选项的意思分别是:attitude 态度;assumption 设想;instruction 指示、说明;account(关于人物、事件等的)报道、叙述,理由,账户。在这里account的意思是:(关于人物、事件等的)报道。故选D。
5.考查动词辨析。其中他是如何巧妙地抓鱼,四个选项的意思分别是:assisted 帮助;tended to do注意、留心、有助于; intended to do打算。manage to do做成某事。下面也出现了这个词的用法。故选C。
6.考查动词辨析。如何蒸发海水来提取淡水的事情都非常有趣。四个选项的意思分别是:make使、制造;absorb 吸收;select 精选;replace取代。make在这里是用海里的盐水来做成可饮用的淡水。故选A。
7.考查动词辨析。但我最感兴趣的还是在他感到彻底绝望的时候,当灾难苦苦折磨着他的时候,他是如何支撑着活下来的?四个选项的意思分别是:attacked 攻击;caught 捉住; froze 冻住;cheated欺骗。catch one’s eyes 为固定短语,意思是:吸引… …的注意。故选B。
8.考查名词辨析。当一切抗争都似乎已毫无意义的时候,四个选项的意思分别是:operation操作、手术;taste 味道;message 消息;point意义。There’s no point in doing sth.是固定句式,意为:做…..毫无意义。故选D。
9.考查副词辨析。他饥肠辘轳,精疲力竭,放弃似乎是唯一可能的选择。结合四个选项的意思:firmly 紧紧地;completely 完全地;hardly 几乎不; generally一般地。最佳选B。
10.考查动词辨析。如果人们能够战胜这种情况,那么他们的脑海中一定有什么信念支撑着他们。 四个选项的意思分别是:deal 处理,应付;defend 保卫;survive经历某种遭遇而幸存下来;observe观察。结合语境,最佳选C。
11.考查副词辨析。许多人在遭遇类似的绝境时会选择放弃或精神失常。四个选项的意思分别是:similarly 相似地;differently 不同地;gradually 渐渐地;commonly常见地,普通地。结合语境,与主人公相似的情形最合适。故选A。
12.考查动词与in搭配在语境中的运用辨析。许多人在遭遇类似的绝境时会选择放弃或精神失常。四个选项的意思分别是:pull in拉进来;take in吸收、欺骗;break in闯入;give in放弃。故选D。
13.考查介词短语辨析。但幸存下来的人靠的是心中的信念,是信念给予了他们战胜一切恶劣情况的勇气。四个选项的意思分别是:for the lack of 缺乏;in the face of 面对; in exchange for 交换;as a result of结果。两者结合,最佳选B。
14.考查动词辨析。“我跟自己说我一定可以应付过去的,”卡拉汉在他的叙述中写到。四个选项的意思分别是:handle 应付;carry 携带; follow 跟随;inspect检查。故选A。
15.考查动词短语在语境中的运用辨析。“跟别人的遭遇相比,我已经算是幸运的。我由始至终都这样鼓励自己,在自己心中建立起永不放弃的信念。”四个选项的意思分别是:rolling up挽起衣袖;using up用完;building up树立、建立、强壮;making up编造、组成。build up courage符合语境。故选C。
16.考查动词辨析。读完这几句,我就把它们抄下了,并深深地为之震撼。结合四个选项的意思:defeated 打败;recommended推荐;introduced 介绍;be struck被打动、感动。故选D。
17.考查副词辨析。当我觉得自己的目标似乎遥不可及又或者我遇到了似乎无法解决的问题的时候,我就用它们来勉励自己。结合四个选项的意思:far远的; long 长的;ever曾经;even甚至。故选A。
18.考查名词与动词固定搭配的辨析。而每每念及它们,我总能有所醒悟。四个选项的意思分别是:feelings 感觉、知觉;senses感官、意义;ideas想法、主意;influences影响。动词短语come back to my senses意为:醒悟过来。故选B。
19.考查动词短语的用法辨析。事实上,不幸都是相对而言的。有些人比我们更不幸。和其他人的不幸相比,你已经算幸运了。四个选项的意思分别是:related to与……有关;measured 作动词测量时,是及物动词,不加to;contributed to有贡献于……;compared to与……比较。故选D。
20.考查动词辨析。要一遍一遍地用此话鼓励自己,这个信念将会使你更有勇气去度过难关。四个选项的意思分别是:see sb through sth 帮助某人度过困难;cut through剪短、抄近路穿过;get through固定短语:度过;think想、认为,后面不跟through。故选C。
考点:故事类短文。
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B.Different people have different opinions on New Zealand’s sports and films.
C.New Zealand is famous for good wines to wine lovers in the world.
D.New Zealand is well known for is sports and movies.
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A.Goldwater Estate is not very far from Auckland
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A.Vineyards can be seen everywhere across the long narrow country.
B.New Zealand wines first won their place in the world with Cloudy Bay.
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1.Herta Mueller was awarded Nobel Prize in literature because of____________.
A.her public criticism upon the dictatorship in Romania
B.her works with the concentration of poetry and the frankness of prose
C.her works describing the life of the dispossessed in Germany
D.the popularity of her works with the readers in the German-speaking village
2.Which of the following statements is mentioned by the author?
A.German Romanians were treated unfairly in Germany in the 1940s.
B.Her parents were dispossessed to Ukraine after the World War II.
C.Her first work was published in Germany in the early 1980s.
D.Her works were all translated into versions in different languages.
3.It can be inferred from the fourth paragraph that _____.
A.people then in Romania had the right to say whatever was true.
B.Herta Mueller left her home country after the dictatorship was ended.
C.Herta Mueller immigrated to Germany together with her parents.
D.Romanian citizens lived a hard life without democracy in the 1980s.
4.According to the passage, which of the following works has an English version?
A.Lowlands in English B.Oppressive Tango in Romania.
C.Traveling on One Leg D.The Land of Green Plums
5.What is the passage mainly about?
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D.Mueller was treated badly in Romania and immigrated to Germany.
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A. You Can Heal Your Life
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D. The Game of Life and How to Play It
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第二节读写任务(共1小题,满分25分)
阅读下面的短文,然后按要求写一篇150词左右的英语短文.
Growing up to Be Independent
Growing up is not always easy. When facing difficulties, courage and a spirit of independence can be morn useful than crying for help. That's what Hong Zhanhui's story of growing from boy to man with family hardships tells us.
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Hong's story shows that with love and willpower, no hardship can defeat a person but himself.So when facing difficulties, don't complain about bad luck. Consider what morn you could do for your family and society and you'll find the world smiling back.
假设你是一名读者,你读到了以上关于洪战辉的报道后,你想写信与他交朋友,在鼓励他的同时和他分享你自己的成长经历。
在信的开头介绍你读到的关于他的报道,以约30年词概括以上文章的内容要点。
以约120个词就“成长和独立”为主题,写一篇感想。并包括以下要点。
1.你读完这篇报道后有什么感想?你认为独立精神对青少年成长的作用是什么?
2.请记叙在你自己成长过程中就独立精神的培养的真实或虚构的一次经历.
写作要求
1.作文中可使用自己的亲身经历或虚构的故事,也可以参照阅读材料的内容但不得直接引用原文中的句子;
2.文中不能出现真实姓名和学校名称。
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