[学习建议:第8天完成]
Section 1:线索定位训练
下面的真题中已将已知线索加粗,主要目标是训练同学们养成寻找已知线索的习惯。
Hundreds of people have formed impressions of you through that little device(装置)on your desk. And they've never actually 1 you. Everything they know about you 2 through this devic, sometimes from hundreds of miles away. 3 they feel they can know you 4 from the sound of your voice. That's how powerful the 5 is.
Powerfu, ye, but not always 6 . For years I dealt with my travel agent only by phone. Ran, my faceless agent whom I'd never met 7 , got me rock-bottom prices on airfare, car, and hotels. But her cold voice really 8 me. I sometimes wished to 9 another agent.
One mornin, I had to 10 an immediate flight home for a family emergency. I ran into Rani's office 11 . The woman sitting at the des, 12 my madnes, sympathetically jumped up. She gave me a 13 smil, nodded while listening patientl, and then printed out the 14 immediately. "What a wonderful lady!”I thought.
Rushing out 15 I called out over my shoulde, "By the wa, what's your name?”"I'm Ran, ”she said. I turned around and saw a 16 woman with a big smile on her face waving to wish me a safe trip. I was 17 ! Why had I thought she was cold?Rani wa, wel, so 18 .
Sitting back in the car on the way to the airpor, I figured it all out. Rani's 19 —her warm smil, her nod, her‘I'm here for you' 20 —were all silent signals that didn't travel through wires.
1. A. accepted B. noticed C. heard D. met
2. A. came B. moved C. ran D. developed
3. A. Thus B. Yet C. Then D. Indeed
4. A. rather B. also C. just D. already
5. A. telephone B. voice C. connection D. impression
6. A. direct B. useful C. easy D. accurate
7. A. in person B. by myself C. in public D. on purpose
8. A. annoyed B. interested C. discouraged D. confused
9. A. promote B. train C. find D. know
10. A. arrange B. postpone C. confirm D. book
11. A. for the first time B. at any time C. from time to time D. in good time
12. A. expecting B. seeing C. testing D. avoiding
13. A. shy B. comforting C. familiar D. forced
14. A. bill B. form C. ticket D. list
15. A. hopefully B. disappointedly C. gratefully D. regretfully
16. A. careful B. serious C. nervous D. pleasant
17. A. amused B. worried C. helpless D. speechless
18. A. calm B. nice C. proud D. clever
19. A. forgiveness B. eagerness C. friendliness D. skillfulness
20. A. explanation B. attitude C. concept D. behavior
Section 2:答案详解
文章大意:作者用电话与其订票代理员拉尼交流时觉得她比较冷漠,甚至有了更换代理员的想法。后来的一次实际接触让作者发现原来的看法完全是错误的,拉尼其实是一个很善良、体贴的人。
1. 【答案】D
选项翻译:A. 接受;B. 注意;C. 听见;D. 见面
解题分析:根据下文线索they can know you…from the sound of your voice可知,很多人只是通过声音来了解对方,也许从来都没有见过面,所以正确答案为D。
2. 【答案】A
选项翻译:A. 来自于;B. 移动;C. 奔跑;D. 发展
解题分析:根据前后语义逻辑可知,此处是说“他们对你的了解来自于这台设备(电话),有时你远在千里之外。”所以正确答案为A。
3. 【答案】B
选项翻译:A. 因此;B. 但是;C. 然后;D. 的确
解题分析:考查上下文语义逻辑。此处是说“他们觉得可以通过你的声音来了解你。”这与上文之间是语义转折关系,而不是因果、递进或时间上的先后关系,所以正确答案为B。
4. 【答案】C
选项翻译:A. 相当地;B. 也;C. 仅仅;D. 已经
解题分析:本句使用just表示进一步强调,意为“但是他们觉得仅仅通过你的声音就可以了解你。”所以正确答案为C。
5. 【答案】A
选项翻译:A. 电话;B. 声音;C. 联系;D. 印象
解题分析:根据上文对这个设备的描述和下文线索only by phone可知,这个设备指的是电话,所以正确答案为A。
6. 【答案】D
选项翻译:A. 直接的;B. 有用的;C. 容易的;D. 准确的
解题分析:考查全文主题。解答本题需要纵览全文。作者后面举的例子是在说明不能仅仅通过声音来判断人,声音并不总是准确的判断依据,所以正确答案为D。
7. 【答案】A
选项翻译:A. 亲自,当面;B. 我独自;C. 当众;D. 故意地
解题分析:根据上文线索For years I dealt with my travel agent only by phone和faceless可知,作者和拉尼从来没有碰过面,所以正确答案为A。
8. 【答案】A
选项翻译:A. 使烦恼,使生气;B. 使感兴趣;C. 使泄气;D. 使困惑
解题分析:根据上文线索her cold voice可知,拉尼在电话里的声音很冷漠,让作者感到很恼火,所以正确答案为A。
9. 【答案】C
选项翻译:A. 促进;B. 训练;C. 找到;D. 知道,了解
解题分析:根据上文线索But her cold voice really annoyed me可知,拉尼在电话里的声音很冷漠,因此作者应该是想要找另外一个代理人,所以正确答案为C。
10. 【答案】D
选项翻译:A. 安排;B. 推迟;C. 确认;D. 预订
解题分析:考查固定搭配与上下文语义逻辑。根据下文线索an immediate flight home for a family emergency可知,作者因为家中有急事想要立刻预订回家的航班,所以正确答案为D。
11. 【答案】A
选项翻译:A. 第一次;B. 随时;C. 时不时地;D. 及时,迅速
解题分析:根据前后语义逻辑可知,之前作者和拉尼从没见过面,但是因为a family emergenc, 情况紧急,作者才第一次来到拉尼的办公室,所以正确答案为A。
12. 【答案】B
选项翻译:A. 期待,预料;B. 看见;C. 检测;D. 避免
解题分析:根据前后语义逻辑可知,作者跑到拉尼的办公室,拉尼自然会看到作者很着急,所以正确答案为B。
13. 【答案】B
选项翻译:A. 害羞的;B. 安慰人的;令人欣慰的;C. 熟悉的;D. 被迫的
解题分析:根据上文线索a family emergenc, sympathetically和下文线索listening patiently可知,拉尼看到作者很着急,表示同情地站起来,并耐心听作者说话,那么空格处应该是说“她给了我一个安慰人的微笑”,所以正确答案为B。
14. 【答案】C
选项翻译:A. 账单;B. 表格;C. 票;D. 清单
解题分析:根据前后语义逻辑可知,作者要预订回家的机票,本句是说拉尼很快帮作者把机票打印了出来,所以正确答案为C。
15. 【答案】C
选项翻译:A. 充满希望地;B. 感到失望地;C. 感激地;D. 遗憾地
解题分析:根据前后语义逻辑可知,拉尼如此迅速地帮“我”把机票打印出来,而且一直面带微笑,这让“我”心存感激,所以正确答案为C。
16. 【答案】D
选项翻译:A. 细心的;谨慎的;B. 严肃的,认真的;C. 紧张的;D. 令人愉快的
解题分析:根据下文线索with a big smile可知,现实生活中的拉尼待人热情,与其交往很愉快,所以正确答案为D。
17. 【答案】D
选项翻译:A. 被逗乐的;B. 担忧的;C. 无助的;D. 无言的
解题分析:根据前后语义逻辑可知,现实生活中的拉尼非常体贴和热情,而“我”之前却认为她很冷漠,甚至有了要另找代理人的想法,这让“我”无言以对。所以正确答案为D。
18. 【答案】B
选项翻译:A. 镇静的;B. 友善的;C. 骄傲的;D. 聪明的
解题分析:根据上文线索with a big smile on her face waving to wish me a safe trip可知,之前“我”认为拉尼很冷漠,却没有想到实际生活中的拉尼如此友善,所以正确答案为B。
19. 【答案】C
选项翻译:A. 谅解;B. 急切;C. 友好;D. 熟练
解题分析:考查上下文语义逻辑。根据下文线索her warm smil, her nod, her‘I'm here for you'可知,拉尼对“我”非常友好,并没有电话中那种冷漠的感觉,所以正确答案为C。
20. 【答案】B
选项翻译:A. 解释;B. 态度;C. 概念;D. 行为
解题分析:考查全文主题。根据上文可知,作者之前认为拉尼很冷漠,觉得她态度不是很好,但是事实上拉尼非常友善。也就是说电话交流无法让作者感受到拉尼的友好态度,所以正确答案为B。
Section 1:真题精练
阅读下面短文,掌握其大意,然后从各题所给出的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。
I used to believe in the American Drea, which meant a jo, a mortgage(按揭),credit card, success. I wanted it and worked toward it like everyone els, all of us 1 chasing the same thing.
One yea, through a series of unhappy event, it all fell 2 . I found myself homeless and alone. I had my truck and$56. I 3 the countryside for some place I could rent for the 4 possible amount. I came upon a shabby house four miles up a winding mountain road 5 the Potomac River in West Virginia. It was 6 , full of broken glass and rubbish. I found the owne, rented i, and 7 a corner to camp in.
The locals knew nothing about m, 8 slowl, they started teaching me the 9 of being a neighbor. They dropped off blanket, candle, and tool, and began 10 around to chat. They started to teach me a belief in a 11 American Dream—not the one of individual achievement but of 12 .
What I had believed i, all those things I thought were 13 for a civilized lif, were nonexistent in this place. 14 on the mountai, my most valuable possessions were my 15 with my neighbors.
Four years late, I moved back into 16 . I saw many people were having a really hard tim, 17 their jobs and homes. I managed to rent a big enough house to 18 a handful of people. There are four of us now in the hous, but over time I've had nine people come in and move on to other places. We'd all be in 19 if we hadn't banded together.
The American Dream I believe in now is a shared one. It's not so much about what I can get for myself;it's about 20 we can get all by together.
1. A. separately B. equally C. violently D. naturally
2. A. off B. apart C. over D. out
3. A. crossed B. left C. toured D. searched
4. A. fullest B. largest C. fairest D. cheapest
5. A. at B. through C. over D. round
6. A. occupied B. abandoned C. emptied D. robbed
7. A. turned B. approached C. cleared D. cut
8. A. but B. although C. otherwise D. for
9. A. benefit B. lesson C. nature D. art
10. A. sticking B. looking C. swinging D. turning
11. A. wild B. real C. different D. remote
12. A. neighborliness B. happiness C. friendliness D. kindness
13. A. unique B. expensive C. rare D. necessary
14. A. Up B. Down C. Deep D. Along
15. A. cooperation B. relationships C. satisfaction D. appointments
16. A. reality B. society C. town D. life
17. A. creating B. losing C. quitting D. offering
18. A. put in B. turn in C. take in D. get in
19. A. yards B. shelters C. camps D. cottages
20. A. when B. what C. whether D. how
Section 2:答案详解
文章大意:作者曾经以为美国梦就是追求个人的成功,后来在遭遇了一系列不幸后,作者在乡村生活四年的经历和感受使得他对美国梦有了新的认识和深刻感悟,认为真正的美国梦就是大家一起获得成功。
1. 【答案】A
选项翻译:A. 单独地,各自地;B. 平等地;C. 暴力地;D. 自然地
解题分析:根据上文线索I wanted it and worked toward it like everyone else可知,作者过去曾经坚信美国梦就是大家各自追求个人的成功,强调的是个体努力,所以正确答案为A。
2. 【答案】B
选项翻译:A. (fall)off减少;跌落;B. (fall)apart崩溃,破碎;C. (fall)over绊倒;跌落;D. (fall)out争吵;结果是;解散
解题分析:根据上文线索a series of unhappy events可知,一系列的不幸使得作者的梦想破碎,所以正确答案为B。
3. 【答案】D
选项翻译:A. 穿过;B. 离开;C. 旅游;D. 寻找
解题分析:考查固定搭配与上下文语义逻辑。在穷困潦倒时,作者只得到乡村找个租金便宜的住所,此处search…for…为固定搭配,所以正确答案为D。
4. 【答案】D
选项翻译:A. 最满的;B. 最大的;C. 最公平的;D. 最便宜的
解题分析:根据上文线索I had my truck and$56可知,作者身上仅有56美元,因此只能租下最便宜的住所,所以正确答案为D。
5. 【答案】C
选项翻译:A. 在……地方;B. 穿过;C. 在……上面;D. 在周围
解题分析:作者找到了可以租住的一座破旧房子,不过要沿着横跨波托马克河的蜿蜒山路向山上爬4英里。山路横跨波托马克河,over意为“在……上面,在……上空”,符合句意。
6. 【答案】B
选项翻译:A. 被占用的;B. 被遗弃的;C. 被清空的;D. 被抢的
解题分析:根据上文线索a shabby house和下文线索full of broken glass and rubbish可知,这是一座破旧的房子,到处都是玻璃碎片和垃圾,可以看出这里早已被遗弃多时,所以正确答案为B。
7. 【答案】C
选项翻译:A. 转动;B. 接近;C. 清理,扫除;D. 剪切
解题分析:考查因果逻辑关系。根据上文线索full of broken glass and rubbish和下文线索to camp in可知,房子到处都是玻璃碎片和垃圾,所以应该是要清理一下才能住宿,所以正确答案为C。
8. 【答案】A
选项翻译:A. 但是;B. 虽然;C. 否则;D. 因为
解题分析:考查反义转折逻辑。根据上文线索The locals knew nothing about me和下文线索they started teaching me可知,尽管当地人对“我”一无所知,他们却教会了“我”与邻居的相处之道。上下文之间是一种语义转折关系,所以正确答案为A。
9. 【答案】D
选项翻译:A. 利益;B. 教训;C. 自然;本质;D. 技巧;艺术
解题分析:根据前后语义逻辑可知,邻居们应该是教作者与他们相处的技巧。所以正确答案为, 其他三项与此处的语境不符。
10. 【答案】A
选项翻译:A. stick(around)逗留,停留;B. look(around)四下观望;C. 摇摆;D. turn(around)转身,转向
解题分析:考查固定搭配与上下文语义逻辑。根据下文线索to chat可知,邻居们开始在作者的住处逗留,与作者聊天。stick around意为“逗留,停留”,符合此处语境,所以正确答案为A。
11. 【答案】C
选项翻译:A. 狂野的;B. 真实的;C. 不同的;D. 遥远的
解题分析:根据下文线索not the one of individual achievement but…可知,这是一个与作者所理解的不同的美国梦,这个美国梦不关乎个人的成就,而是邻里间的友好,所以正确答案为C。
12. 【答案】A
选项翻译:A. 睦邻友好;B. 幸福;C. 友好;D. 仁慈
解题分析:根据上文线索可知,邻居们教作者如何与邻居相处,给他提供帮助,由此可知这里的人心中的美国梦代表着睦邻友好,所以正确答案为A。
13. 【答案】D
选项翻译:A. 独特的;B. 贵的;C. 稀有的;D. 必须的,有必要的
解题分析:考查上下文语义逻辑。第一段提到,作者曾认为美国梦代表着工作、按揭、信用卡和成功,根据常识,这些对当今社会的文明生活来说都是必须的,所以正确答案为D。
14. 【答案】A
选项翻译:A. 向上;B. 向下;C. 深的;D. 沿着
解题分析:根据上文线索four miles up a winding mountain road可知,房子在山上,应选U, 所以正确答案为A。
15. 【答案】B
选项翻译:A. 合作;B. 关系;C. 满意;D. 约会
解题分析:根据前后语义逻辑可知,在这座山上,作者最珍贵的财富是他和邻居们的友好关系,所以正确答案为B。
16. 【答案】C
选项翻译:A. 现实;B. 社会;C. 城镇;D. 生活
解题分析:根据上文线索I searched the countryside for some place和I moved back into可知,作者开始是到乡村找地方租住,后来应该是搬回到城里了,所以正确答案为C。
17. 【答案】B
选项翻译:A. 创造;B. 失去;C. 放弃;D. 提供
解题分析:根据上文线索I saw many people were having a really hard time可知,许多人正过着相当艰难的生活,此处应该是说他们失去了工作和家园,所以正确答案为B。
18. 【答案】C
选项翻译:A. 提交;B. 上交;C. 吸收;让……进入;D. 到达
解题分析:根据上文线索many people…losing their jobs and homes和I managed to rent a big enough house可知,作者设法租了一个足够大的房子让一些人住进来,所以正确答案为C。
19. 【答案】B
选项翻译:A. 庭院;B. 收容所;C. 营地;D. 村舍
解题分析:根据前后语义逻辑可知,此处是说“如果我们不团结在一起,我们都会住到收容所里。”所以正确答案为B。
20. 【答案】B
选项翻译:A. 什么时候;B. 什么;C. 是否;D. 怎样
解题分析:考查语法结构与上下文语义逻辑。本句意为“美国梦不是关于我能为自己获得什么,而是关于我们能一起获得什么。”空格前的what I can get for myself结构和we can get all by together结构一样,故选wha, 所以正确答案为B。
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