Question

A certain good woman one day said something that hurt her best friend of many years.She____immediately and would have done anything to have taken the words back.____she said hurt the friend so much that this good woman was herself hurt____the pain she caused.____to cancel what she had done，she went to an older，wiser woman in the village，explained her situation，and asked for____.

Listening to her，the older woman___the younger woman’s distress and knew she must help her.She also knew she could never____her pain，but she could teach.She knew the____would depend only on the character of the younger woman.She said，“Tonight，take your best feather pillows and put a single feather on the doorstep of each house in the town____the sun rises.”

The young woman hurried____to prepare for her chore，even though the feather pillows were very____to her.All night long，she labored alone in the cold.Finally the sky was getting____，she placed the last feather on the steps of the last house.Just as the sun rose，she returned to____.

“Now，” said the wise woman，“Go back and____your pillows with the feather you have put on the steps.Then everything will be____it was before.”

“You know that’s____！The wind blew away each feather as fast as I placed them on the____！” The younger woman was surprised.

“That’s true，” said the older woman.“Never forget.Each of your____is like a feather in the wind.Once spoken，no amount of effort，____how heartfelt or sincere，they can never return to your mouth.Choose your words well and____them most of all in the presence of those you love.”

1.A．said 　B．felt

C．regretted 　D．explained

2.A.That 　B．Which

C．Who 　D．What

3.A.for　B．a(chǎn)s

C．to　D．of

4.A.By means 　B．In an effort

C．In addition　D．On account

5.A.question　B．suggestion

C．a(chǎn)dvice 　D．practice

6.A.sensed　B．touched

C．smelt 　D．breathed

7.A.raise 　B．release

C．relieve 　D．rehearse

8.A.outline　B．outcome

C．output 　D．outbreak

9.A.until 　B．unless

C．a(chǎn)fter 　D．before

10.A.home 　B．south

C．inside　D．outdoors

11.A.heavy 　B．brilliant

C．colorful 　D．dear

12.A.light 　B．dark

C．rainy 　D．sunny

13.A.her home 　B．the older woman

C．her bedroom 　D．the feather pillow

14.A.recite　B．rebuild

C．refill　D．recycle

15.A.with 　B．just

C．like　D．a(chǎn)s

16.A.impossible 　B．important

C．imaginable 　D．immoral

17.A.house 　B．doorsteps

C．pillow 　D．bag

18.A.action 　B．feather

C．words　D．behavior

19.A.friendless 　B．regardless

C．homeless 　D．hopeless

20.A.guarantee　B．secure

C．maintain　D．guard

 

Answer 1

1.C

2.D

3.A

4.B

5.C

6.A

7.C

8.D

9.D

10.A

11.D

12.A

13.B

14.C

15.D

16.A

17.B

18.C

19.B

20.D

【解析】

語篇解讀　本文是一篇記敘文。一個善良的女人說了一些話傷害了她最好的朋友，她話一出口就后悔了。她的話傷害朋友如此之深，以至于這個善良的女人為自己給朋友造成痛苦而傷心不已。這個故事告訴我們：覆水難收。所以在別人面前尤其是我們珍愛的人面前最好注意自己的言辭。

1.解析：　考查動詞辨析。由下文語境可知，她話一出口就后悔了。regret意為“后悔”，符合語境。

答案：　C

2.2】解析：　考查名詞性從句的引導(dǎo)詞�？崭裉幰龑�(dǎo)主語從句，且主語從句中缺少動詞say的賓語，所以用what引導(dǎo)。

答案：　D

3.3】解析：　考查介詞辨析。這個善良的女人為自己給朋友造成痛苦而傷心不已。for意為“因為”，符合語境。

答案：　A

4.4】解析：　考查介詞短語辨析。句意為：為了努力消除她所做的一切，她去找村子里年長的、聰明的女人。in an effort to do sth.意為“試圖做某事”，符合語境。

答案：　B

5.5】解析：　考查名詞辨析。根據(jù)第二段第一句話中“she must help her...she could teach”可知，她來是尋求建議的。ask for advice意為“請求建議”。

答案：　C

6.6】解析：　考查動詞辨析。 句意為：聽著年輕女人的述說，這位老婦人感覺到了她的憂傷，并且知道得幫助她。sense意為“感覺到”，符合語境。

答案：　A

7.7】解析：　考查動詞辨析。句意為：老婦人知道她不可能減輕她的傷痛，但可以讓她從中吸取教訓(xùn)。relieve意為“減輕”，符合語境。

答案：　C

8.8】解析：　考查名詞辨析。句意為：她明白事情的結(jié)果只能是取決于她的性格。outcome意為“結(jié)果，結(jié)局”，符合語境。

答案：　B

9.9】解析：　考查連詞辨析。句意為：她說：“今晚，拆開你最好的羽毛枕頭，在太陽升起之前，在本鎮(zhèn)每家的門前的臺階上放一根羽毛�！庇上挛恼Z境可知，此處指在太陽升起之前，故選D項。

答案：　D

10.0】解析：　考查副詞辨析。句意為：年輕女人匆匆趕回家準(zhǔn)備這件事。

答案：　A

11.1】解析：　考查形容詞辨析。由上文“take your best feather pillows...”可知，這些枕頭是她非常心愛的。

答案：　D

12.2】解析：　考查動詞辨析。由上文可知，她是在晚上將羽毛放在每家的臺階上，由此可推出此處指天快亮了。

答案：　A

13.3】解析：　考查名詞辨析。由下文她和老婦人的對話可知，她在太陽升起時回到老婦人那里。

答案：　B

14.4】解析：　考查動詞辨析。句意為：回去再用你放在每家臺階上的羽毛把枕頭填滿。refill...with...意為“重新填滿”，符合語境。

答案：　C

15.5】解析：　考查詞匯辨析。句意為：然后，一切事情將會像以前一樣。as意為“像……一樣，依照”，符合語境。

答案：　D

16.6】解析：　考查形容詞辨析。由下文語境可知，羽毛被風(fēng)吹走了，再將羽毛填到枕頭里是不可能的。impossible意為“不可能的”，符合語境。

答案：　A

17.7】解析：　考查動詞辨析。句意為：我把羽毛一放在臺階上，風(fēng)就把它們吹跑了！根據(jù)句意以及第二段最后一句話中的“doorstep”提示可知，應(yīng)選B項。

答案：　B

18.8】解析：　考查名詞辨析。句意為：你要永遠記住，你的每句話就像是風(fēng)中的羽毛，覆水難收。本文中提到這個善良的女人用話語傷害了她的好友，且由下文“Once spoken...they can never return to your mouth.”提示可知應(yīng)選C項。

答案：　C

19.9】解析：　考查形容詞辨析。句意為：一旦話已說出，盡管你的愿望是如何真心、如何誠意，但所說的話如潑水不可收回。regardless意為“不管，不顧”，符合語境。

答案：　B

20.20】解析：　考查動詞辨析。句意為：在那些為你所愛的人面前，適當(dāng)選擇并且控制你的言辭。guard意為“控制；使(言辭等)謹慎”，符合語境。

答案：　D