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　　Ⅰ.完形填空

　　(2024·廣州模擬)In the ancient Tang Dynasty，a student，who was on his way to the capital to attend the national final examination，fell ill halfway when he passed through a mountain village.Thanks to a herbalist doctor and his __1__，the student was taken to their house and __2__well.To everyone's amazement，he __3__ quickly due to the father and the daughter's good care.When he had to leave，the girl wrote down the right-hand part of a couplet (對聯)for the student to __4__.But unfortunately his situation made him __5__to answer it right then.

　　In the examination the young man won first place and was asked by the emperor to finish a __6__，which would need the right-hand part as the __7__.As luck would have it，the young man realized __8__ the right part of the couplet by the girl was perfect fit to the emperor's couplet.As a result，the emperor was __9__ to see the matching half of his couplet was so __10__ that he appointed the young man Minister in the court and __11__him to pay a visit to his hometown first before __12__ the post.

　　The young man met the girl __13__and told her about the emperor's couplet and soon after，they got married.For the __14__，the couple doubled the Chinese character，HAPPY，and wrote them together on a red piece of paper to express the happiness for the two __15__.They had lived a happy life ever since then.

　　1．A.sonB．wife

　　C．daughter

　　D．student

　　【解析】　應該是中醫和他的女兒救了赴京趕考的學生，所以選C。

　　【答案】　C

　　2．A.dealt

　　B．cared

　　C．attended

　　D．treated

　　【解析】　可知他被治療(treated)，所以選D。

　　【答案】　D

　　3．A.recovered

　　B．cured

　　C．relaxed

　　D．returned

　　【解析】　由于中醫及其女兒的悉心照料，他很快康復(recovered)，所以選A。

　　【答案】　A

　　4．A.match

　　B．suit

　　C．complete

　　D．fit

　　【解析】　對對聯，要用match“與……相配”，所以選A。

　　【答案】　A

　　5．A.suitable

　　B．unable

　　C．unreasonable

　　D．uncomfortable

　　【解析】　從But轉折可知該處是否定“不能(unable)”，所以選B。

　　【答案】　B

　　6．A.poem

　　B．passage

　　C．couplet

　　D．play

　　【解析】　從下文the right-hand part，可知該空是“對聯(couplet)”，所以選C。

　　【答案】　C

　　7．A.response

　　B．answer

　　C．reflection

　　D．partner

　　【解析】　皇帝出題，學生作答。這里用“答案(answer)”，可以從第5題得到提示，所以選B。

　　【答案】　B

　　8．A.merrily

　　B．eventually

　　C．fortunately

　　D．immediately

　　【解析】　句意為“年輕人立刻(immediately)意識到……”，說明年輕人才思敏捷，所以選D。

　　【答案】　D

　　9．A.depressed

　　B．eager

　　C．delighted

　　D．anxious

　　【解析】　下文談到他對得很好并得到皇帝的賞賜，可知皇帝“高興”(delighted)，所以選C。

　　【答案】　C

　　10．A.harmonious

　　B．fluent

　　C．smooth

　　D．lively

　　【解析】　句意為“他對得很好”。harmonious有“協調的，勻稱的”之意，所以選A。

　　【答案】　A

　　11．A.allowed

　　B．promised

　　C．urged

　　D．asked

　　【解析】　皇帝恩準(allowed)他就職前可以回家一趟，所以選A。

　　【答案】　A

　　12．A.offering

　　B．holding

　　C．leading

　　D．putting

　　【解析】　hold the post意為“就職，就任”，所以選B。

　　【答案】　B

　　13．A.nervously

　　B．curiously

　　C．happily

　　D．hurriedly

　　【解析】　見到心愛的姑娘當然是高興地(happily)，所以選C。

　　【答案】　C

　　14．A.luck

　　B．success

　　C．examination

　　D．wedding

　　【解析】　婚禮上(wedding)這對夫婦將兩個喜字貼在一起，表示雙喜臨門，所以選D。

　　【答案】　D

　　15．A.events

　　B．occasions

　　C．affairs

　　D．accidents

　　【解析】　event意為“盛事，大事”；occasion意為“場合”；affair意為“事務，事態，風流韻事”；accident意為“意外事故”，所以選A。

　　【答案】　A

　　Ⅱ.語法填空

　　How often one hears children wishing they were grown-ups，and old people wishing young again.Each age has 1.________pleasures and pains，and the happiest person is the one who enjoys what each age gives him without wasting his time in 2.________(use) regrets.

　　Childhood is a time 3.________there are few responsibilities to make life difficult.If a child has good parents，he is fed，looked 4.________and loved，whatever he may do.It is impossible that he will ever again in his life be 5.________(give) so much without having to do anything in return.But a child has his pains，he is not so free to do what he wishes to; he is 6.________(repeat) being told not to do something，or being punished for what he has done.

　　When a young man starts to make his own living，he can no longer expect others 7.________pay for his food，his clothes，and his room，but has to work hard if he wants to live comfortably.If he spends most of his time 8.________(play) about in the way that he used to as a child，he will go hungry.And if he breaks the laws of society 9.________he used to break the laws of his parents，he may go to prison.If，however，he works hard，keeps out of troubles and has good health，he can have the great happiness of building up 10.________himself his own position in society.

　　【答案】　1.its/both　主語是each age，謂語是has，從而可知pleasures and pains是each age都有的。

　　2．useless　從后面的“后悔”可知應用useless，表示“無用的”。

　　3．when　考查定語從句，先行詞是a time，后面的定語從句用when來引導。

　　4．after 　考查固定短語，look after“照看，照顧”。

　　5．given　be given被給予。

　　6．repeatedly　用repeatedly表示“再三地，反復地”。孩子們再三地被告知……

　　7．to　expect sb.to do sth.期望某人做某事。

　　8．playing　spend...(in)doing...花費……做某事。

　　9．as　就像過去違反父母的規定一樣違反社會的法律。

　　10．for　for oneself為某人自己。

　　Ⅲ.閱讀理解

　　A

　　As I was reading a recent story in Slate on 20-somethings complaining about how the economy was ruining their life plans，I couldn't help but think the 20-somethings sounded like a bunch of spoiled children who grew up expecting everything to be easy for them.As a 20-something myself，I certainly share their disappointment：My husband and I probably won't be able to buy a house until we're in our 40s，and we too are burdened by student loans (貸款)．But why should it be any different? Being young persons in America，shouldn't they take up all of the challenges and opportunities that this country offers?

　　Consider some of these views shared in the Slate story: Jennifer,29，owner of a two-bedroom apartment with her husband，worries that she won't be able to have children for at least a decade because they can't afford to buy a house yet.

　　I read that，and I thought，what planet is she living on where you need to own a house in order to have kids? Has she ever visited a developing country，or even downtown areas in this one? Home ownership is a luxury (奢侈品)，not a fertility requirement.

　　A 26-year-old in the story despairs (絕望) that he can't afford to get a Ph.D.in literature.Well，that sounds a bit like expressing disappointment that no one will pay you to write poetry on the beach in Thailand for five years.

　　Yes，it's sad that these young people feel so lost.But I think the problem is their extremely high expectations，not economic reality.Beth Kobliner，author of Get a Financial Life：Personal Finance in Your Twenties and Thirties，says that she thinks people's expectations are slowly adjusting，but today's 20-somethings grew up at a time when everyone's wealth appeared to be expanding.Their parents probably saw their home values rise along with their investments.“So you have people who have grown up in an environment where people had great expectations of what living well means，” says Kobliner.

　　This recession (衰退) will certainly play a role in forcing those expectations into more realistic group.In the meantime，it seems a lot better for our mental health to focus on being grateful—for our one-bedroom apartments，for living in modern cities，or perhaps just for being able to eat three meals a day—than on longing for some kind of luxury life.

　　【語篇解讀】　本文是一篇關于社會生活的文章。現在的年輕人因為不能過上奢華的生活而抱怨，實際上他們應該珍惜他們所擁有的東西。

　　1．What makes the author think the 20-somethings sound like a bunch of spoiled children?

　　A．They expect everything to be easy for them.

　　B．They complain that the economy is spoiling their life plans.

　　C．They are reluctant to face all of the challenges.

　　D．They are burdened by student loans.

　　【解析】　事實細節題。由第一段第一句可知答案。

　　【答案】　B

　　2．The underlined word “fertility” in Paragraph 3 probably means ________.

　　A．baby production

　　B．pleasant

　　C．baby comfort

　　D．essential

　　【解析】　詞義猜測題。根據第三段的上下文語境：you need to own a house in order to have kids可知own a house是have kids的條件。

　　【答案】　A

　　3．Which of the following is NOT one of the complaints of the 20-somethings?

　　A．They can't have children for at least a decade to buy a house.

　　B．They have only one-bedroom apartment to live in.

　　C．They can't buy a house until 40 because of student loans.

　　D．They despair at not being able to afford a Ph.D.in literature.

　　【解析】　事實細節題。信息點分散在前四段中。

　　【答案】　B

　　4．What's the author's attitude towards the 20-somethings with high expectations in Paragraph 5?

　　A．Intolerant.

　　B．Negative.

　　C．Unbelieving.

　　D．Understanding.

　　【解析】　推理判斷題。第五段中But表示轉折，So表示結果。加上引用Kobliner的話“So you have people who have grown up in an environment where people had great expectations of what living well means，” says Kobliner.因此不難判斷作者對于20-somethings的態度是理解的。

　　【答案】　D

　　5．What is the BEST title for this passage?

　　A．How Young People Afford to Continue Their Study

　　B．Why Young People Can't Afford to Buy a House

　　C．When Young People's High Hopes Create Despair

　　D．What the 20-somethings' High Expectations Are

　　【解析】　推理判斷題。最后一段告訴我們：當我們的高期望變成失望時，我們應當對現在所擁有的一切感恩。

　　【答案】　C

　　B

　　Ed Viesturs grew up in Rockford，Illinois，where the tallest thing on the horizon was the water tower.But on Thursday，Viesturs became the only American to climb to the top of the world's 14 highest mountains.

　　His last hike was up Mount Annapurna，in Asia's snowcapped Himalayas.At 26,545 feet，its peak is the 10th highest in the world，It is the mountain that inspired him to start climbing.

　　“It tends to be the trickiest，the most dangerous，”said Viesturs.”There's no simple way to climb it.There are threatening avalanches(雪崩)and ice falls that protect the mountain.”

　　In high school，Viesturs read French climber Maurice Herzog's tale of climbing the icy Annapurna.Herzog's story was of frostbite(凍傷)and difficulty and near-death experiences.Viesturs was hooked right away.

　　Viesturs got his start on Washington's Mount Rainier in 1977，guiding hikes in the summer.Fifteen years ago，he set out to walk up to the world's highest peaks.Finally，he's done.

　　The pioneering climber talks about mountains as if they were living creatures that should be treated with respect.“You have to use all of your senses，all of your abilities to see if the mountain will let you climb it，”said Viesturs.“If we have the patience and the respect，and if we're here at the right time，under the right circumstances，they allow us to go up，and allow us to come down.”

　　What's next for a man who can't stop climbing？“I'm going to hug my wife and kids and kind of kick back and enjoy the summer，”says Viesturs.But for a man who's climbed the world's 14 tallest mountains，he will probably soon set off on yet another adventure.

　　【語篇解讀】　本文向大家介紹了一位登山探險家Ed Viesturs的一些情況，他創下了登上14座世界高峰的記錄。

　　6．What record has Ed Viesturs set?

　　A．He has succeeded in climbing to the world's 14th highest mountain.

　　B．He has been to the top of the world's 14 highest mountains.

　　C．He has become the first to climb to the height of 26,545 feet.

　　D．He has become the first man to climb to the top of 14 highest mountains in the world.

　　【解析】　細節理解題。由第一段第二句和最后一段的最后一句可知答案。

　　【答案】　B

　　7．The underlined word “hooked” in Paragraph 4 can be replaced by “________”．

　　A．frightened

　　B．discouraged

　　C．interested

　　D．upset

　　【解析】　詞義猜測題。由畫線詞所在的這一段和下一段內容可知，因對Maurice Herzog的事情感興趣，他開始了登山的歷程，由此可知C項正確。

　　【答案】　C

　　8．The author used Viesturs's words in Paragraph 6 to support a view that ________.

　　A．mountain climbing is a dangerous sport

　　B．mountains should be regarded as living creature

　　C．mountain climbing needs more skills than physical energy

　　D．those who like mountain climbing won't stop climbing

　　【解析】　推理判斷題。根據第六段第一句話可知答案。