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(一)
There was a man taking a morning walk at the beach. He saw that along with the morning tide came hundreds of starfish and 16 the tide receded(退下去), they were left behind and with the morning sun they would die. The tide was fresh and the starfish were alive. 17 man took a few steps, picked one and threw it into the water. He went to the next and did the same and so on. One after the other he kept 18 (throw) them back into the water.
Right behind him there was 19 person who couldn’t understand 20 this man was doing. He caught up 21 him and asked, “What are you doing? There are hundreds of starfish. How many can you help? What difference does it make?” This man did not reply, 22 (take)two more steps, picked up another one, threw 23 into the water, and said, “It makes a difference to this one.”
What difference are we making? Big or small, it does not matter. 24 everyone made a small difference, we’d end up with a big 25 (differ), wouldn’t we?
(二)
An old man lived alone in an American town...
His only son was in prison. The old man wrote a letter to his son.
Dear Son,
I am feeling pretty bad 16 it looks like I won’t be able to plant my potato garden this year. I’m just getting too old to be digging up a garden plot.
If you 17 (be) here, all my troubles would be over. I know you would dig the plot for me, if you weren’t in prison.
Love, Dad
18 (short), the old man received this telegram:
‘For Heaven’s sake, Dad, don’t dig up 19 garden ?。?That’s 20 I buried the GUNS ?。 ?/p>
At 4 a.m. the next morning, a dozen FBI agents and local police officers showed up and 21 (dig) up the entire garden 22 finding any guns.
23 (confuse), the old man wrote 24 letter to his son telling him 25 had happened, and asked him what to do next.
His son’s reply was:‘Go ahead and plant your potatoes, Dad. It’s the best I could do for you, from here.’
NO MATTER WHERE YOU ARE IN THE WORLD,
IF YOU HAVE DECIDED TO DO
SOMETHING DEEP FROM YOUR HEART,
YOU CAN DO IT.
(以上兩篇由信宜市華僑中學邱玲老師原創(chuàng))
(三)
Once a consultant was returning by train from
16 tiring business trip. It was late in the evening and the co-passengers were preparing to retire,some reading newspapers and some resting with their eyes
17 (close).
On the next station, a middle-aged man entered the coach 18 his three kids. The children were so noisy 19 they disturbed the entire coach. They were shouting at each other, throwing things, and even grabbing newspapers from people. However, the father did nothing.
20 was difficult not to feel annoyed. So finally, the consultant turned to the father and said, “Sir, your children 21 (disturb) a lot of people. I wonder 22 you could control them a little?”
The man lifted his eyes as if he became aware of the situation for the first time and said softly, “Oh, I guess I should do something about it. We just came from the hospital 23 their mother died about an hour ago. I don’t know what to think, and I guess they don’t know 24 to handle it either.”
Can you imagine what the consultant felt at the moment?
His perspectives changed. His behavior changed
25 (drama). His anger disappeared suddenly. His heart was filled with feelings of sympathy and compassion.
(四)
In 1972, I returned to Miami Beach High School to speak to the drama class. Afterward I asked the drama teacher 16 any of my English teachers was still there. “Irene Roberts,” he told me, “is in the class just down the hall.”
I was no one special in Miss Roberts’ class-just another jock 17 did okay work. I didn’t recall any one special bit of wisdom she passed on. Yet I couldn’t forget 18 respect for language, for ideas and for her students. I 19 (realize) now, many years later, that she was the typical 20 (selfish) teacher.
“I’d like to say something to her, but I don’t want to pull her 21 a class.”
“Nonsense,” he says, “she’ll be delighted to see you.”
22 drama teacher brought Miss Roberts into the hallway where stood this 32-year-old man she last saw at 18. “I’m Mark Medoff,” I told her. “You were my 12th-grade English teacher in 1958.” She cocked her head to one side and looked at me, as if this angle might make 23 appear in her memory. And then, though 24 (arm) with a message I wanted to deliver in some perfect torrent of words, I couldn’t think up anything more memorable 25 this, “I want you to know,” I said, “you were important to me.”
(以上兩篇由廣州市真光中學謝懌老師原創(chuàng))
(五)
Anna really wanted to do something significant for her school before she went to college. But she couldn’t think of anything 16 (meaning) that would influence the lives of her schoolmates.
One day, Anna saw a girl sitting by the school pond 17 (cry). Anna went up to her and said, “Are you okay? Is there anything I can do to help?” Anna found out that the girl was in her first year 18 was having trouble coping with her schoolwork. Then, Anna had 19 idea. She would start a tutoring group 20 seniors could help juniors who were struggling in their subjects.
Before long, many seniors 21 (volunteer) to join Anna’s tutoring group. Soon, Anna also started
22 support groups like “I’m not Alone” which provided counseling (顧問服務)forstudents 23 parents had been divorced and “Crime Fighters” where students helped prevent theft. Anna was happy that
24 made a difference in her peers’ lives. She was showered
25 flowers of appreciation from her friends at her graduation!
(六)
I lost my sight when I was four years old by falling off a box car in Atlantic City and landing on my head. Now I am thirty-two. I can vaguely remember the 16 (bright) of sunshine and what colour red is. It would be wonderful to see again, but 17 disaster can do strange things to people.
It occurred to me the other day that I might not have come 18 (love) life as I do if I hadn’t been blind. I believe in life now. I am not so sure that I would 19 (believe) in it so deeply, otherwise. I don’t mean that I would prefer to go 20 my eyes. I simply mean that the loss of them made me appreciate the more 21 I had left.
Life, I believe, asks a number of adjustments to reality. The more readily a person is able to make these adjustments, the more 22 (meaning) his own private world becomes. The adjustment is never easy. I was confused and afraid. 23 I was lucky to have my parents and my teachers, 24 saw something in me——a potential to live, you might call it —— which I didn’t see, and it was 25 that made me want to fight it out with blindness.
(以上兩篇由中山市龍山中學閆躍老師原創(chuàng))
(七)
My professor was diagnosed with cancer. It made us shocked when we learned his cancer 16 (spread) to other parts of his body.
To show how much we admired him and how we were all praying for his 17 (recover), I bought him a simple card 18 (read), “I hope you recover soon.” 19 student in his laboratory signed and also added a message. “We love you so much.” “We miss you! We need you back here.” ...
He still received treatment. I didn’t see a trace (痕跡) of self-pity or sadness 20 I visited him last week. Instead, he asked me several questions 21 (relate) to our work. “I’m trying to focus on staying positive, hoping to be back soon,” he said. Needless to say, I saw 22 expression of joy and hope on his face as he opened the card. He said he was truly touched to see the messages 23 the students he worked closely with.
There is one thing 24 I learnt. It’s so important to tell people how much they mean to us 25 it becomes too late.
My professor, in his final stage of cancer, in spite of being too sick to teach classes, has managed to continue being a good teacher, a true role model for his students.
(八)
One day, a friend and I headed for Burkina Faso.
16 arriving by taxi at our destination in Burkina, we began to remove the load. However, out of the darkness, a motorbike with two men 17 (approach) slowly. Without warning, one of the men robbed 18 of my backpack as the motorbike swept close by. 19 seconds, the pair was out of sight, swallowed up by the night. I was in deep trouble 20 the bag had my passport, money, an airline ticket and other things. In the weeks 21 followed, I guarded the rest of my valuables and looked at all locals with suspicion (懷疑).
As I wanted was to leave this place. One day, I
22 (stop) by an old beggar. “Cadeau (禮物)! Cadeau!” she cried 23 (annoy). I’d had enough! I told her firmly, “I have no money. A thief stole all my money and now I can’t get out of your country.” The woman beggar listened carefully.
“Then I will give you a cadeau,” she announced. Kindly, she placed 24 old brown coin in my hand. 25 (live) in poverty, she was able to give me something priceless! I saw then the unexpected beauty of the people of Burkina Faso and appreciated deeply the quiet dignity of the poor.
(以上兩篇由肇慶市廣寧第一中學邱奕東老師原創(chuàng))
(九)
A wise woman who was traveling in the mountains found a precious stone in a stream. The next day she met
16 traveler who was hungry, and the wise woman opened 17 bag to share the food. The hungry traveler saw the precious stone and 18 (ask) the woman to give it to him. She did so 19 hesitation. The traveler left 20 (delight) at his good fortune. He knew the stone was worth enough to give him 21
(safe) for a lifetime. But, a few days later, he came back to return the stone to the wise woman. “I’ve been thinking,” he said. “I know 22 valuable this stone is, but I give it back in the hope 23 you can give me something even more precious. Give me what you have within you that 24 (able) you to give me this stone.”
Sometimes it’s not the wealth you have 25 what’s inside you that others need.
(以上這篇由興寧市沐彬中學羅新紅老師原創(chuàng))
(十)
A man walking in the night slipped from a rock. Afraid that he would fall down thousands of 16 (foot), because he knew that place was a very deep valley, he 17 (take) hold of a branch that was hanging over the rock. In the night all he could see was
18 bottomless abyss(深淵). He shouted, his own shout reflected back--there was nobody to hear.
You can imagine that man and his whole night of scare. Every moment there was 19 (die), his hands were becoming cold, he was losing his grip... and 20 the sun came out he looked down and he laughed. There was no abyss. Just six inches down there was a rock. He could 21 (rest) the whole night, slept well--the rock was big enough--but the whole night was a nightmare.
Fear is only six inches 22 (depth). Now it is up to you whether you want 23 (go)on cling to the branch and turn your life into a nightmare,or 24 you would love to leave the branch and stand 25 your feet.
There is nothing to fear.
(十一)
Long ago in a small,far away village,there was a place known as the House of 1000 Mirrors. A small, happy little dog learned of this place and decided 16 (visit). When he arrived, he bounced 17 (happy) up the stairs to the doorway of the house. He looked through the doorway with his ears lifted high and his tail wagging as fast as 18 could. To his great surprise, he 19 (find) himself staring at 1000 other happy little dogs with their tails wagging just as fast as his. He smiled 20 great smile, and was answered with 1000 great smiles just as warm and friendly. As he left the House,he thought 21 himself, “This is a wonderful place. I will come back and visit it often.”
In this same village, another little dog, 22 was not quite as happy as the first one, decided to visit the house. He slowly climbed the stairs and hung his head low as he looked into the door. 23 he saw the 1000 unfriendly looking dogs staring back at him, he growled (怒吼) at them and was horrified to see 1000 little dogs growling back at him. As he left, he thought to himself, “That is a 24 (horror) place, and I will never go back there again.”
All the faces in the world are mirrors. What kind of
25 (reflect) do you see in the faces of the people you meet?
(以上二篇由梅州市五華縣安流鎮(zhèn)安流中學黃海紅)
答案與解析
(一)“勿以惡小而為之,勿以善小而不為。”如果我們大家都從一點一滴的好事做起,我們的社會和生活將更加美好。
16. when 此處易誤填then, 故要分析長句并根據(jù)句意:當潮水退去時,海星就會留下來。
17. The 特指上文提及的那個人。
18. throwing 因keep doing 表示“繼續(xù)做……”。
19. another 上文提到一個人,現(xiàn)在在他后面有另一個人。
20. what 引導賓語從句,并在從句中作was doing的賓語,填連接代詞what,句意為“他不理解這個人所做的事情”。
21. with 因caught up with(追上,趕上)為固定搭配。
22. took 考查謂語動詞的時態(tài),因did not reply, took, picked up, threw...and said是幾個并列謂語,都用一般過去時。
23. it 指代前面的another one,作threw的賓語,填代詞it。
24. If 前后兩個句子沒有連詞連接,根據(jù)兩句間的邏輯關系,應填引導條件狀語從句的if。
25. difference 前有a big, 即在“冠詞+形容詞”之后,通常是名詞,故此處需填名詞difference。
(二)本文講述了一個身處牢獄的兒子巧妙地幫助年老體弱的父親……
16. because 因前后兩句之間是因果關系,填引導原因狀語從句的because。
17. were 表示與現(xiàn)在事實相反的虛擬語氣,從句的謂語用一般過去式。句意為:如果你在家的話,我的麻煩就沒有了。
18. Shortly 修飾整個句子作狀語,用副詞,表示“不久之后”。
19. the 特指上面提及的garden。
20. where 引導表語從句,表示地點,故用where。句意:那就是我埋藏武器的地方。
21. dug 考查謂語動詞的時態(tài),根據(jù)與之并列的showed up 可知,用一般過去時。
22. without 根據(jù)下文的confuse 和 It’s the best I could do for you, from here可知,那些聯(lián)邦調查局的特工(FBI agents)沒有找到所謂的武器。
23. Confused 表示“覺得很迷惑”,表示心理狀態(tài)。
24. another上文 wrote a letter to his son,現(xiàn)在又寫一封信,故填another表示“又一”。
25. what 引導賓語從句并在從句中作主語,故填連接代詞what。句意為:告訴他所發(fā)生的事情。
(三)本文講述了一個咨詢師在火車上與一個中年喪偶的男子和他的三個孩子的故事。
16. a 修飾trip,表示“一次”。
17. closed 在with 復合結構中,close與eyes是動賓關系,即eyes與close是被動關系,故用過去分詞作賓補,填closed,表示狀態(tài)。
18. with 男人帶著三個孩子上車,with表示“帶著”。
19. that 是so...that(如此……以至)句型。
20. It 作形式主語。
21. are disturbing 從故事情節(jié)可以推斷,咨詢師說這句話的時候,孩子們還在搗亂,所以用現(xiàn)在進行時。
22. if/whether 因wonder用于陳述句時,后接的賓語從句用if/whether引導,表示“想知道……”
23. where 根據(jù)常識推斷,小孩的母親應該是在醫(yī)院去世的,所以此處用where引導定語從句,修飾先行詞hospital。
24. how句意為:“我想孩子們也不知道如何應付這種局面?!?how 表示“如何”。
25. dramatically 副詞修飾動詞,句意為:他的行為發(fā)生了戲劇性的變化。
(四)本文主人公講述了她在畢業(yè)多年以后與高中時的英語老師重逢時的情景。
16. if/whether 引導賓語從句,表示“是否”,上文的asked和下文的any都是提示詞。
17. who 引導定語從句并在從句中作主語。
18. her 下文的respect是“她”表現(xiàn)出來的,所以應填her在respect前面,作定語。
19. realized 與上段的returned和asked以及本段的didn’t recall, couldn’t forget等動作發(fā)生的時間是一致的。雖然此句中有一個時間詞now, 但這個now 表示的是“當時”,而不是與現(xiàn)在時態(tài)連用的“現(xiàn)在”。
20. selfless 從上文對該老師的描述可以看出這是一個非常受學生尊敬的老師,應該是selfless (無私的)。
21. from 根據(jù)上下文,此句句意應該是“我有話要跟她說,但是不想把她從教室里拉出來。”
22. The 特指上文提過的那個戲劇老師the drama teacher。
23. me 老師桃李滿天下,已經(jīng)不記得我了。句意為:她抬起頭側向一邊看著我,似乎這個特別的角度能讓我在她的記憶中出現(xiàn)。
24. armed 因句子已有謂語動詞couldn’t think up, 動詞arm前又沒有主語,即arm不是謂語,它應是非謂語動詞,作狀語;又因I與arm是被動關系,故用過去分詞。
25. than 與上文的more 搭配,構成“比……更……”的意思。
(五)本文講述的是安娜十分想在高中畢業(yè)前為母校做點貢獻,成立一些輔導小組給低年級同學提供幫助的故事。
16. meaningful 作定語,修飾anything,用形容詞,表示“有意義的”。
17. crying 考查see sb. doing中現(xiàn)在分詞作賓補的用法,句中的sitting by the school pond是現(xiàn)在分詞作后置定語,修飾girl。
18. and 連接前后兩個并列的謂語結構。
19. an 考查不定冠詞的用法,“had an idea” 表示“想到了一個主意”。
20. where 考查關系副詞的用法,先行詞為表示抽象地點的tutoring group。句意:“她要創(chuàng)辦一個輔導小組,讓高年級學生有機會幫助學習有困難的低年級同學。”
21. volunteered 全文的時態(tài)為一般過去時,句意為“不久之后,許多高年級同學都自愿加入安娜的小組。”
22. other 安娜在最先開辦了一個小組的基礎上又開辦了“其它的”小組。
23. whose 考查考查關系代詞的用法,先行詞為students。
24. she 代指主語Anna。
25. with 考查固定搭配shower sb. with sth.(大量地給某人某物),此處用的是被動語態(tài)。
(六)本文主人公講述了他童年時期由于一起事故而雙目失明的遭遇,但后來在父母和老師的幫助下重新樹立生活信心的故事。
16. brightness 在冠詞后,of前,應填名詞。
17. a 泛指的“一場”災難,用不定冠詞。
18. to love 因come to do sth.表示“達到(認識、理解或相信的程度)”。
19. have believed 考查虛擬語氣,would have done 表示與對過去事實相反的情況,這里副詞otherwise暗含一虛擬的條件。
20. without 考查固定搭配,go without sth 表示“沒有……而勉強應對,沒有……也行”。
21. what 引導賓語從句并在從句中作left的賓語,用連接代詞,相當于that which, the things that。
22. meaningful 在系動詞becomes后作表語,用形容詞;根據(jù)意思,一個人越愿意作出調整,那么他的私人世界就變得越“有意義”。
23. But 前后是轉折關系。
24. who 因先行詞my parents and my teachers指人,且引導非限制性定語從句,使用關系代詞who引導定語從句。
25. they 代指前面的名詞短語my parents and my teachers,該句是強調句,并且強調的是主語。
(七) 本文講述了一個感人的故事,作者的教授得了癌癥,卻依然保持樂觀的態(tài)度去對待人生。
16. had spread 因spread發(fā)生在learned之前,因此是“過去的過去”,用過去完成時。
17. recovery 前面有一個his,故用名詞形式。
18. reading 作定語,相當于一個定語從句which reads。
19. Each/Every 因each/every student表示“每一個學生”。
20. when/as 引導狀語從句,表示“當我們上周去探望他的時候”。
21. related 省略了which are。be related to意思是“跟……有關”。
22. an 泛指,an expression“一種表情”,又因expression是元音開頭的單詞,故填an。
23. from 因from the students表示“來自學生的”。
24. that 引導定語從句,that在這里可以省略。
25. before 整個句子意為“趁還沒太遲時告訴別人他們對我們很重要”。
(八)作者被賊所打劫,一個乞丐卻給了她幫助,令她很感動。
16. On 因on doing表示“一……就”。
17. approached 這篇文章是一篇經(jīng)歷,主體為一般過去時。
18. me 因rob sb. of sth.表示“搶劫某人某物”。
19. Within 表示“在……之內(nèi)”。
20. because 因為上下兩個分句是因果關系,故填because,引導原因狀語從句。
21. that 引導定語從句。
22. was stopped 因I與stop(阻止)是被動關系,用被動語態(tài)。
23. annoyingly 修飾動詞cried用副詞。
24. an 因old為元音開頭,an old brown coin表示“一塊棕色的舊硬幣”。
25. Living 非謂語作讓步狀語。
(九)一個婦女在旅行途中發(fā)現(xiàn)了一塊珍貴的石頭,她在跟另一個旅行者分享她的食物時,但那個旅行者無意中發(fā)現(xiàn)并向她要了她那珍貴的石頭,幾天后那個旅者又將那塊石頭還給她,希望她能將她內(nèi)心中使她將珍貴石頭送給他的那種東西送給他。
16. another 作met賓語的名詞前應填限定詞,由第1句可知她本身是traveler,又遇一個traveler,這應叫“另一個”traveler,故填another(另一個)修飾名詞單數(shù)。
17. her 在作賓語的名詞前應填限定詞,由句意可知是打開“她的”袋子。
18. asked 因and連接并列謂語,時態(tài)保持一致。
19. without 名詞前用介詞,由下句句意可知“她毫不猶豫”這樣做了。
20. delighted 過去分詞作伴隨狀語。
21. security 由give sb. sth. 可知,此處應用名詞。
22. how 引導賓語從句,因為后面是形容詞,應用how來引導,表示“多么”。
23. that 引導同位語從句。
24. enabled 定語從句中缺少謂語,應用動詞,是一般過去時,故填enabled。
25. but 前后句是轉折關系。
(十)本文主要講述了一個在晚上從巖石上滑落下來的人,由于害怕掉進深淵,而緊緊抓住樹枝,害怕了一整晚,第二天卻發(fā)現(xiàn)只是虛驚一場的故事,從而得出啟示:不必害怕無須害怕的事。
16. feet 在thousands of后應用名詞的復數(shù)形式,foot(英尺)的復數(shù)為feet。
17. took 據(jù)其前的knew及全文主體時態(tài)可知用一般過去時。
18. a 指“一個無底的深淵”。
19. death 名詞作表語,句意:死神隨時都可能降臨。
20. as /when 引導時間狀語從句,表示“當……時候”。
21. have rested 虛擬語氣,表示“本可以做某事,但事實上卻沒有做”,用could have done sth.。
22. deep 表示“六米深”,要說six inches deep。
23. to go 據(jù)搭配want to do sth.可知。
24. whether 由or可知,兩個whether引導的從句為并列關系,即whether...or whether...
25. on 因stand on one’s feet表示“站起來”“自食其力”。
(十一)本文主要講述一只走進千鏡之屋的狗,對鏡子的做出不同表情,鏡子回應它千個相應的表情的故事。文章啟示:不要總抱怨別人對自己太冷淡,看看自己是否給別人報以了熱情的微笑。
16. to visit 因decide to do sth.表示“決心做某事”。
17. happily 修飾其前的動詞bounced,要用副詞。
18. it 指代the dog。
19. found 據(jù)文章的主體時態(tài)為一般過去時可知,find的過去式是found。
20. a 表示泛指,he smiled a great smile意為“他開心地笑了笑”。
21. to 因think to oneself表示“心中想”。
22. who 引導非限制性定語從句并在從句中作主語。
23. When 引導時間狀語從句,表示“當……時”。
24. horrible 形容詞horrible修飾其后的名詞place。
25. reflections 作介詞of的賓語,用名詞;reflect為動詞,其名詞形式為reflection,意為“反映,反射,映象”。
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