Passage 19

    In his youth,Knute Axelbrod wanted to learn many languages,to know everything about human history, to __1__ wise by reading great books.When he first came from Europeto the state of North Dakota,he worked in a mill all day __2__ studied all evening. Then he met Lena Wesselius and __3__ her at the age of eighteen. After that there was a farm to pay for,and there were children to __4__. For many years Axelbrod had no time to study.

    Finally he had a farm __5__was free from debt, with good soil and plenty of animals. But __6__ then he was sixty-three years old and ready (it seemed) to die. His wife was __7__. His sons had grown up and gone away. His work was done. He was __8__ and alone. He built himself a small house on the hill, __9__he cooked his meals, made his bed, and read many books from the public library. He began to feel that he was __10__ free than ever before in his life.

    1. A. beB. growC. becomeD. turn

    2. A. whileB. andC. whereasD. but

    3. A. marriedB. married withC. married toD. got married

    4. A. bringB. rearC. raiseD. feed

    5. A. itB. andC. heD. that

    6. A. forB. byC. atD. from

    7. A. diedB. deathC. deadD. deadly

    8. A. freeB. unneededC. unemployedD. busy

    9. A. whenB. whereC. whatD. that

    10. A. moreB. muchC. a lotD. far

    1. 【答案】C。

    【解析】四個選項均可作系動詞，語法上均成立，但其中C項更為合適，其中包含著一個變化的過程。

    2. 【答案】B。

    【解析】此處需要選擇關系連詞，四個選項均為連詞。聯(lián)系上下文此處原文意為：他白天在工廠工作，晚上學習，兩分句是一對比，是并列關系而非轉(zhuǎn)折關系，因此選擇B。

    3. 【答案】A。

    【解析】聯(lián)系上下文，此處原文意為：當時他碰到了Lena Wesselius,并且18歲時與她結了婚。此處需選擇含結婚意義的謂語動詞，而表示結婚可有幾種表達：marry sb., be married to sb.,get married with sb.，因此只能選擇A。

    4. 【答案】C。

    【解析】聯(lián)系上下文，此處原文意為：有孩子需撫養(yǎng)。A)bring需加up,B)rear飼養(yǎng)，C)raise養(yǎng)育，D)feed喂食。

    5. 【答案】D。

    【解析】此題為語篇結構辨析題。需要一個連詞將兩個分句連結起來，且根據(jù)上下文應是一個定語從句，因此選擇D

    6. 【答案】B。

    【解析】聯(lián)系上下文，此處原文意為：但當時他已63歲了…。B)by到…為止，符合句子意思，為正確答案。

    7. 【答案】C。

    【解析】此題為語義項辨析題。需要一個形容詞，C和D符合該條件，而C)dead死的，D)deadly致命的，聯(lián)系上下文，應選擇C。

    8. 【答案】A。

    【解析】此題為語義項辨析題。聯(lián)系上下文，此處原文意為：他空閑且孤獨。A)free空閑；B)unneeded無用的；C)unemployed失業(yè)的；D)busy忙碌的。

    9. 【答案】B。

    【解析】此題為語篇結構詞辨析題。需一個引導定語從句的連詞，由于先行詞為the hill表地點，因此選擇關系副詞where。

    10. 【答案】A。

    【解析】此題考比較級的運用。此句為比較狀語從句，只有A可體現(xiàn)比較級，其他均為程度副詞。

    Passage 20

    Each human being is born as something new, something that never existed before. He is born with _1_he needs to win at life. Each person in his own __2__ can see, hear, touch, taste, and think for himself. Each has his own unique __3__ — his capabilities and limitations.__4__ can be a significant, thinking, aware, and creatively productive person in his own right — a winner.

    The words “winner” and “loser” have many meanings. When we refer __5__ a person as a winner, we do not mean one who beats the other guy __6__ winning over him and making him lose. To us, a winner is one who responds authentically by being __7__, trustworthy, responsive, and genuine, both as an individual and as a member of __8__.

    A loser is one who fails to respond authentically. Martin Buber __9 _ this idea as he retells an old story of a rabbi who on his __10__ bed sees himself as a loser. The rabbi laments that, in the world to come, he will not be asked why he wasn’t Moses; he will be asked why he wasn’t himself.

    1. A. that B. what C. which D. how

    2. A. way B. case C. method D. appetite

    3. A. possibilities B. abilities C. potentials D. energy

    4. A. One B. All C. Every D. Each

    5. A. as B. to C. for D. on

    6. A. with B. for C. on D. by

    7. A. credit B. believing C. credible D. believed

    8. A. society B. group C. community D. party

    9. A. takes B. tells C. speaks D. expresses

    10. A. die B. death C. dying D. died

    1.【答案】B。

    【解析】此題為語法題。that引導定語從句,前面不能加介詞。what在賓語從句中作needs的賓語,表示不具體的“東西”,因此為正確答案。

    2.【答案】A。

    【解析】此題考查固定搭配。in one’s (own) way“以某人(自己)的方式”是固定搭配。 B. case案件,情況,與文章意思不符。選C. method,無意義。D. 口味,胃口,不相符。

    3.【答案】C。

    【解析】此題考查詞義辨析�？蘸蟮腸apabilities and limitation就是對所填之詞的解釋,因此potentials“潛力”為最佳選擇項。A.可能性;B.能力(只說明一個方面) ;D.能量。

    4.【答案】D。

    【解析】此題考查考生的語感。此空缺主語,選項中只有C不能作主語。上文的句式皆為each 引出的平行結構,據(jù)此,可猜出這兒也填Each。

    5.【答案】B。

    【解析】此題考查固定搭配。這一題考介動詞搭配,refer to“指的是,指,參考”為固定搭配。其他三個介詞均不與refer搭配。

    6.【答案】D。

    【解析】此題考查介詞用法。表示“通過……方法(式)”時常用by (或through)+doing結構。

    7.【答案】C。

    【解析】此題考查考生的語感。根據(jù)being 和形容詞trustworthy 可推測該空一定是形容詞。credit v. 相信；believing相信( 現(xiàn)在分詞) ; credible adj. 可信的；believed被相信的。

    8.【答案】A。

    【解析】此題為詞義辨析題。前文提到的是個人,與之對應的應是社會,因此A. 為正確答案。 B. 集團;C. 社區(qū),團體; D政黨,黨派。

    9.【答案】D。

    【解析】此題考查詞的搭配。動詞talk, tell, speak 一般都不與idea 搭配。 express the/ones idea表達觀點。

    10.【答案】B。

    【解析】此題考查習慣用法。death bed是習慣用語,意為“臨終, 人死之前睡的床”。