A young mother set her feet on the pathway of the life. “Is the way long?”
And her guide said, “Yes, and the way is hard. And you will be old ____ you reach the end of it, but the end will be better than the beginning.” But the young mother was happy and would not ____ anything could be better than these years. So she ____ with her children and gathered flowers for them along the way and bathed with them in the clear springs. The sun shone on them, and life was good. And the young mother cried, “ Nothing will be ____ than this.”
Then the night came. And the storm (暴風(fēng)雨) ____ them and the path was dark, and the children shook with ____ and cold. And the mother drew them close and covered them with her clothes, and the children said, “ Oh, Mum, we are not afraid, for you are ____, and we know that no harm (傷害) can come to us.” And the mother said, “This is better than the ____ of the day, for I have taught my ____ courage.”
And the morning came. There was a hill ahead, and the children ____ it and soon grew tired. And the mother was ____, too. But she said to the children, “ A little patience and we are there.” So the children climbed and climbed, and when they reached the top, they said, “Mum, we ____ not have done it without you.” And when the mother lay down to sleep that night, she ____at the stars and said, “This is a better day than the ____ , for my children have learned determination(決心) in the face of ____. Yesterday I gave them courage—today I gave them strength.”
小題1:
A．a(chǎn)fterB．beforeC．since D．until
小題2:
A．know B．believeC．feelD．find
小題3:
A．worked B．stayedC．playedD．studied
小題4:
A．worseB．betterC．easierD．sadder
小題5:
A．hitB．beatC．tookD．carried
小題6:
A．excitementB．happiness C．interestD．fear
小題7:
A．farB．a(chǎn)wayC．nearD．out
小題8:
A．coldestB．coolestC．darkest D．brightest
小題9:
A．studentsB．classmates C．friendsD．children
小題10:
A．walkedB．movedC．climbedD．flew
小題11:
A．tiredB．happy C．a(chǎn)ngryD．proud
小題12:
A．willB．canC．could D．shouldn’t
小題13:
A．looked overB．looked on C．looked afterD．looked up
小題14:
A．lastB．nextC．latestD．second
小題15:
A．darkB．difficultiesC．failureD．success

小題1:B
小題2:B
小題3:C
小題4:B
小題5:A
小題6:D
小題7:C
小題8:D
小題9:D
小題10:C
小題11:A
小題12:C
小題13:D
小題14:A
小題15:B

試題分析：這篇短文講述了一位年輕母親和她的孩子們的故事。平日里他們過著無憂無慮的生活，自認為這是最美好的生活；然而，他們還是經(jīng)歷了暴風(fēng)雨，不過他們在暴風(fēng)雨中得到了勇氣，學(xué)會了決心。他們懂得了經(jīng)歷過風(fēng)雨的生活才是最美好的生活。
小題1:考查連詞及語境的理解。A. after“在……之后”；B. before    “在……之前”；C. since“自從……到現(xiàn)在”；D. until“直到……才”。句意為：你到達生命盡頭之前你會變老，故選B.
小題2:考查動詞及語境的理解。A. know知道； B. believe相信；C. feel覺得；D. find發(fā)現(xiàn)。句意為：年輕的母親很幸福，她相信沒有什么會比這些年更好了，因此應(yīng)選B。
小題3:考查動詞及語境的理解。A. worked“工作”；B. stayed“留在……呆在……”；C. played“玩�！保籇. studied“學(xué)習(xí)、研究”。從下文中的給孩子們采花，在清泉中洗澡可以知道她是與孩子們一起玩耍。故選C.
小題4:考查形容詞及語境的理解。A. worse“更糟糕”；B. better“更好”；C. easier“更容易”；D. sadder“更悲傷”。從上文的一系列動詞可以看出她覺得現(xiàn)在的生活是很美好的。故選B.
小題5:考查動詞及語境的理解。A. hit“打擊、襲擊”；B. beat“打，擊敗”；C. took“拿走、帶走”；D. carried“背、帶”。句意：暴風(fēng)雨襲擊了他們，道路很黑暗。故選A.
小題6:考查名詞及語境的理解。A. excitement“激動”；B. happiness“幸�？鞓贰�；C. interest“興趣、利益”；D. fear“害怕、恐懼”。結(jié)合下文可知，他們在寒冷和恐懼中顫抖。故選D.
小題7:考查介詞及語境的理解。A. far“遠的”；B. away“遠離”；C. near“近、靠近”；D. out“外面、在外面”。句意：我們不害怕因為你和我們在一起。故選C.
小題8:考查形容詞及語境的理解。A. coldest“最冷的”；B. coolest“最涼爽的”；C. darkest“最黑的”；D. brightest“最明亮的、最鮮明的”。這里是把白天的溫馨與現(xiàn)在的黑暗恐懼做對比。故選D.
小題9:考查名詞及語境的理解。A. students“學(xué)生們”；B. classmates“同學(xué)們”；C. friends   “朋友們”；D. children“孩子們”。從語境可以看出她是在 跟孩子們說話。故選D.
小題10:考查動詞及語境的理解。A. walked   “步行、散步”；B. moved    “移動”；C. climbed“攀爬”；D. flew“飛行”。句子的意思是說孩子們爬山，然后很累. 故選C.
小題11:考查形容詞及語境的理解。A. tired“疲勞的”；B. happy“幸福的、高興的”；C. angry“生氣的”；D. proud“驕傲的”。從too可以知道孩子們累了，母親也累了。故選A.
小題12:考查情態(tài)動詞及語境的理解。shouldn’t have done是虛擬語氣的用法，表示"不該做某事而做了"。句意為沒有你我們是不可能爬上山的。故選C.
小題13:考查動詞短語及語境的理解。A. looked over“檢查”；B. looked on“觀看, 面向, 旁觀, 看待”；C. looked after“照顧、照料”；D. looked up“抬頭看；查閱”。句子的意思是說她抬頭看著天上的星星。故選D.
小題14:考查形容詞及語境的理解。A. last“最后的；最近的，最新的”；B. next“下一個的；其次的”；C. latest“最新的，最近的”；D. second“次等的, 次要的”。句子意思是這是比以前都要好的日子。故選A.
小題15:考查名詞及語境的理解。A. dark“黑暗”；B. difficulties“困難”；C. failure“失敗”；D. success“成功”。句子的意思是我的孩子們在面對困難時學(xué)會了決心。故選B.
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     many people coming to help, the old donkey was excited at first. As they began to scoop the dirt into the well with shovels(鏟子), he soon       what was happening. He felt upset and cried sadly again. As the farmer and his neighbors continued throwing the dirt on his      , he suddenly had a good idea. Some time later, when the farmer finally looked down into the well, he was surprised at what he saw:     the dirt landed on his back, he would shake it off and take a step up!
Soon, everyone was amazed when the donkey stepped       over the edge of the well and ran away quickly! It seemed that it would       him at first, but it actually helped him later because of the manner in which he faced his adversity(逆境).
That is life! Just like the donkey, life is going to throw dirt on us, all kinds of dirt.     we face our problems in an active way, and refuse to       to any trouble, each dirt is like a stepping stone with which we get out of the deepest wells. This is a key       one of the secrets of life.     stop and never give up. Success is just in its way.
小題1:
A．neighborB．ownerC．relativeD．kid
小題2:
A．sorryB．luckyC．dangerousD．worried
小題3:
A．complainedB．decidedC．a(chǎn)greedD．meant
小題4:
A．strongB．tallC．oldD．poor
小題5:
A．waterB．holeC．wellD．house
小題6:
A．HeardB．HearingC．To hearD．Hears
小題7:
A．realizedB．rememberedC．discoveredD．found
小題8:
A．legB．stomachC．tailD．back
小題9:
A．a(chǎn)ny timeB．every timeC．one timeD．some time
小題10:
A．a(chǎn)ngrilyB．heavilyC．proudlyD．sadly
小題11:
A．saveB．botherC．fillD．bury
小題12:
A．a(chǎn)s soon asB．a(chǎn)s long asC．a(chǎn)s far asD．a(chǎn)s well as
小題13:
A．give upB．give outC．give inD．give off
小題14:
A．toB．ofC．onD．from
小題15:
A．AlwaysB．NeverC．SometimesD．Hardly

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