Long long ago, there was a small village. This village had a  36   tradition. At the beginning of every year, any boy who had reached the age of majority (成年) was given land and money to build a home. The boy had to  37  his home before winter. If his home failed to endure the cold weather in winter, the villagers could not  38   him in any way.

One _39_, Paul and Marc reached their majority. They  40  their land and money and decided to search nearby villages for ideas on building their homes.In each village, they found the nicest  41  and talked to the owners. Each owner gladly offered  42 .

After Marc saw several homes, he  43  the best ideas and went back to his own land. Paul, _44_, continued collecting more ideas. Soon he had so many great ideas that he began to  45  some of them. But he always believed he could find even better ideas in the next village.

Marc began building his home. He had several false starts,  46   his home gradually rose from his land. By fall, Marc had finished his home. It wasn't perfect, but it was strong and he could  47  it later. Paul enjoyed all the beautiful homes and 48  with home owners. The first snow came and Paul, realizing he was running out of time, 49   back to his land. He built the best home he could in the time he had, but it was 50  .The first winter storm destroyed his home and he froze to  51 .The villagers mourned for him.

Marc  52  the winter.Each year, Marc searched for other good ideas he could use to make his own home look better. He became a leader in the village, 53  a family, and lived a happy, content life.

We all build and improve our own mental homes. It’s  54   and fun for us to search for ideas from other mental home owners, but we only improve our own mental home if we actually  55  the best ideas.

1.

A.strange

B.hopeful

C.literary

D.cultural

 

2.

A.find

B.make

C.complete

D.buy

 

3.

A.help

B.encourage

C.scold

D.persuade

 

4.

A.winter

B.summer

C.autumn

D.spring

 

5.

A.exchanged

B.received

C.recognized

D.advice

 

6.

A.girls

B.jobs

C.houses

D.presents

 

7.

A.rooms

B.drinks

C.attention

D.advice

 

8.

A.expected

B.gathered

C.created

D.understood

 

9.

A.similarly

B.finally

C.however

D.furthermore

 

10.

A.forget

B.believe

C.replace

D.doubt

 

11.

A.because

B.although

C.but

D.so

 

12.

A.repair

B.rebuild

C.sell

D.improve

 

13.

A.conversations

B.achievements

C.struggles

D.arguments

 

14.

A.drove

B.rushed

C.flew

D.moved

 

15.

A.weak

B.funny

C.small

D.amazing

 

16.

A.blindness

B.death

C.sadness

D.illness

 

17.

A.experienced

B.loved

C.survived

D.spent

 

18.

A.brought

B.earned

C.contacted

D.raised

 

19.

A.slow

B.easy

C.dangerous

D.special

 

20.

A.realize

B.bring

C.collect

D.apply

 

【答案】

1.A

2.C

3.A

4.D

5.B

6.C

7.D

8.B

9.C

10.A

11.C

12.D

13.A

14.B

15.A

16.B

17.C

18.D

19.B

20.D

【解析】:文章通過兩個年輕人建房子的事情告訴我們做如何事情都要有計劃。

1.A 形容詞辨析。根據(jù)下文內容可知這是一個很奇怪的傳統(tǒng),不提供任何幫助,讓年輕人自己造房子。

2.C 動詞辨析。A發(fā)現(xiàn);B制作;C完成;D買;指要帶冬天到來之前完成房子的建設。

3.A 動詞辨析。解析同36.

4.D 名詞辨析。根據(jù)下文可知他們倆是在春天接受任務的。

5.B 動詞辨析。A交換;B接受;C認出;D建議;指他們接受了給他們的土地和錢。

6.C 名詞辨析。指他們到各個村莊去看好房子,和主人交流,那些漂亮房子的主人也給了他們很好的建議。

7.D 名詞辨析。解析同上。

8.B 動詞辨析。A期望;B收集;C創(chuàng)造;D理解;指Marc收集到很多好主意,回去建房子了。

9.C 上下文串聯(lián)。Marc已經回去建房子了,而Paul還在繼續(xù)尋找好主意。上下文轉折關系,故C正確。

10.A 動詞辨析。A忘記;B認為;C取代;D懷疑。指Paul得到的主意很多,他都忘記了一些。

11.C 連詞辨析。根據(jù)上文可知他開始的時候,犯了很多錯誤,但是他的房子還是慢慢地建起來了。

12.D 動詞辨析。指Marc的房子雖然不完美,但是足夠堅固,而且他還有時間來提高改善。

13.A 名詞辨析。A對話;B成就;C斗爭;D爭論。指Paul仍然在欣賞那些房子仍然和和主人的交談。

14.B 動詞辨析。A開車;B跑;C飛;D移動。指下雪了,Paul意識到時間不夠了,所以匆忙跑回去。

15.A 形容詞辨析。倉促建起來的房子肯定不夠牢固,A正確。

16.B 名詞辨析。暴風雪來了,房子倒塌了,他也被凍死了。

17.C 動詞辨析.A 帶來;B喜歡,愛;C幸存;D花費;指Marc存活了下來。

18.D 動詞辨析。A帶來;B掙得;C聯(lián)系;D撫養(yǎng)。指Marc有了自己的家庭,養(yǎng)活了一家人。

19.B 形容詞辨析。指找到主意很容易也很有趣,但是如果我想真正運用我們的主意,我們要提高我們的精神。

20.D 動詞辨析。解析同54.

 

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