语言知识运用(共两节,满分45分)第一节(共20小题;每小题1.5分,满分30分)阅读下面短文,从短文后各题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中,选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
My seveny earold daughter always has her nose in a book. She even continued __1__ in the car on the long drive to summer camp, where she lost the book. This is the first lost __2__ book in my life. In my childhood, my parents had always expected me to be __3__, but we were poor, and I didn’t __4__ books. I had to borrow books. My library books lived on a __5__ shelf while they were mine, and it __6__ me when I had to return them to the library on the due day.However, my daughter has __7__ books now than I owned during my whole childhood. So it’s probably my __8__ that she didn’t cherish the books. “Sorry, I can’t find it,” my daughter said with a shrug, “We just pay $20 for the book. What’s the big __9__?” The missing library book just met with a cold __10__ from her, but it met with nailbiting __11__ from me. I walked into the library in a deep __12__ as if I had lost the book.Feeling the need to make her feel __13__ for the book, I asked her to do the household chores. She agreed to clean up all the pets’houses __14__ my paying the library book. I’d meant the chores to be __15__!Surprisingly, she was enjoying herself. I took a picture of her lovely back. So, did I win or lose at __16__? Did I teach her the __17__ of keeping a library book if the picture I took shows she is working __18__?To my __19__, my little girl knew what __20__ in her life. She could devote herself to the chores as much as to the books.1.A.driving B.thinkingC.reading D.viewing2.A.school B.referenceC.story D.library3.A.powerful B.practicalC.academic D.employed4.A.write B.ownC.order D.love5.A.wasted B.dustyC.present D.specific6.A.pained B.companiedC.abandoned D.lost7.A.fewer B.betterC.cheaper D.more8.A.work B.reasonC.fault D.duty9.A.worry B.questionC.case D.deal10.A.shoulder B.powerC.refusal D.excuse11.A.impression B.effortC.effect D.concern12.A.respect B.thoughtC.shame D.shock13.A.eager B.responsibleC.good D.suitable14.A.in need of B.in trade forC.in terms of D.in favor of15.A.punishment B.recoveryC.encouragement D.promise16.A.studying B.parentingC.arguing D.fighting17.A.benefit B.methodC.commitment D.demand18.A.seriously B.unwillinglyC.professionally D.constantly19.A.disappointment B.reliefC.regret D.sorrow20.A.matters B.provesC.exists D.grows第二节(共10小题;每小题1.5分,满分15分)阅读下面材料,在空白处填入适当的内容(1个单词)或括号内单词的正确形式。
People with high selfconfidence 21.____________(natural) have optimistic and joyful emotions as well as the knowledge that they can change their emotions from negative to positive.Emotions 22.____________(be) a normal part of life. They indicate how you feel about a situation and any needed action. When you have high selfrespect and selfconfidence, you feel good 23.____________ life.You feel secure and have an open heart and a calm mind.The 24.____________(high) your level of emotional health is, the more selfworth you will have. Even when things go wrong, you’re composed and ready 25.____________(deal) with thesituation in a constructive way.Even when you focus on 26.____________(carry) a positive attitude at all times, we all know that life can be full of annoyances—your dog 27.____________(run) away, someone sideswipes your car, your plane is late, you have to work overtime to get a project done. All of these can cause a bad mood and throw your emotions into a downward spiral.Having emotional health isn’t difficult, but 28.____________ does take focus and concentration. Be aware of 29.____________ your feeling is and direct your emotions into something more optimistic. Your selfconfidence will 30.____________(strength) at the same time.答案语言知识运用第一节【解题导语】本文是一篇夹叙夹议文,主要讲述的是“我”教育女儿的经历:“我”在童年时期因为家庭经济状况不好但家人又期望“我”学业成绩优秀,所以对从图书馆借来的书很珍惜;“我”的女儿现在拥有很多书,但却对弄丢从图书馆借的书毫不在乎,这让“我”意识到有必要让她接受惩罚……1.C解析:根据文章第一句“My sevenyearold daughter always has her nose in a book.”可知,“我”的女儿总是埋头读书,甚至在去夏令营的途中也在车里继续看书(reading)。
2.D解析:根据下文中的“The missing library book”可知,此处是指“我”的女儿把从图书馆借的书弄丢了。
故选D。
3.C解析:根据本句中的“but we were poor”和下文的“I had to borrow books.”可知,在“我”的童年时期,父母一直希望“我”能够学业成绩优秀。
academic“学业(成绩)优秀的”符合语境,故选C。
4.B解析:根据上文“we were poor”可知,在童年时期,“我们”家很穷,所以“我”没有书。
故选B。
5.D解析:根据语境可知,因为买不起书,只能从图书馆借,所以“我”对从图书馆借来的书很珍惜,把这些借的书放在特定的(specific)架子上。
6.A解析:根据语境可知,当“我”不得不将借的书在到期日归还给图书馆的时候,“我”感到很苦恼。
it pains sb. to do sth.“某人因不得不做某事而感到苦恼”为固定用法。
故选A。
7.D解析:根据语境可知,“我”的女儿现在拥有的书比“我”整个童年时期拥有的都要多,故选D。