One day I decided to quit.I quitted my job, my relationship, my spirituality. I wanted to quit my life.
I went to the 36 to have one last talk with God. "Can you give me one good 37 not to quit?" His answer surprised me.
"Look around. Do you see the fern(蕨類植物) and the bamboo? When I planted their seeds, I took good care of them.The fern quickly grew from the earth. 38 nothing came from the bamboo seed. During the following three years, the fern grew more plentiful. And 39 , nothing came from the bamboo seed. But I did not quit on the bamboo. Then in the fifth year a 40 sprout(新芽) emerged from the earth. Compared to the fern it was 41 small and insignificant. But just 6 months later the bamboo 42 to over 100 feet tall. It had spent the five years growing 43 . Those roots made it strong and gave it 44 it needed to survive. I wouldn’t give any of my creations a challenge it could not 45 .”
He said to me. "All this time you have been struggling, you have 46 been growing roots. I would not quit on the bamboo. 47 will I ever quit on you. Don't 48 yourself with others. The bamboo had a different 49 from the fern. Yet they both make the forest beautiful. Your time will 50 . You will rise high! "
"How high should I rise?" I asked.
"How high will the bamboo rise?" He asked 51 .
"As high as it can?" I 52 .
"Yes," He said. "Give me glory 53 rising as high as you can."
I left the forest and bring back this story. I hope it can help you see that God will never 54 on you. Never regret a day in your life. Good days give you happiness. Bad days give you 55 . Both are necessary to life.
1.A. farm B.heaven C.bushes D.woods
2.A. reason B. sense C.response D.explanation
3.A. Even B. Instead C.Yet D.Rather
4.A. again B. always C.ever D.often
5.A. thin B. tiny C.weak D.short
6.A. largely B. entirely C.seemingly D.probably
7.A. raised B. provided C.rose D.produced
8.A. fruits B. leaves C.seeds D. roots
9.A. which B. where C.how D.what
10.A. present B. explore C.handle D .offer
11.A. particularly B. actually C.merely D. obviously
12.A. Either B. So C.Neither D. As
13.A. furnish B. associate C. connect D. compare
14.A. purpose B. recognition C. credit D. possibility
15.A. go B. come C. get D. leave
16.A. in nature B. in exchange C. in respect D. in turn
17.A. questioned B. required C. requested D. remarked
18.A. from B. with C. by D. for
19.A. cut up B. give up C. break up D. pick up
20.A. experiences B. strengths C. awards D. ambitions
1.D
2.A
3.C
4.A
5.B
6.C
7.C
8.D
9.D
10.C
11.B
12.C
13.D
14.A
15.B
16.D
17.A
18.C
19.B
20.A
【解析】
試題分析:本文敘述了作者因為感覺生活沒有意義想要放棄所有的家人朋友,放棄自己的生活,他想去樹林見上上帝最后一面,上帝以竹子和蕨類植物給作者作比較,雖然蕨類植物發(fā)芽很快,竹子在五年后才發(fā)芽,其實在這五年里竹子在長根,但是6個月后竹子就能長到100英尺,現(xiàn)在的作者就是和竹子一樣
1.考查名詞及語境的理解。A. farm 農(nóng)場; B.heaven天堂; C.bushes灌木; D.woods樹林。 根據(jù)"Look around. Do you see the fern(蕨類植物) and the bamboo?可知作者去了森林,“我” 去了森林和上帝進行了最后一次談話,故選D。
2.考查名詞及語境的理解。A. reason理由; B. sense感覺; C.response反應; D.explanation解釋。你能給“我”一個理由不讓“我”放棄嗎?故選A。
3.考查副詞及語境的理解。A. Even甚至; B. Instead反而; C.Yet但是; D.Rather寧可。根據(jù)The fern quickly grew from the earth可知前后是轉(zhuǎn)折關系。蕨類植物很快從地上長出來,可是竹子的種子里什么也沒有,故選C。
4.考查副詞及語境的理解。A. again又; B. always 總是; C.ever曾經(jīng); D.often經(jīng)常。nothing came from the bamboo seed 可知竹子還沒有發(fā)芽,故選A。
5.考查形容詞及語境的理解。A. thin薄的; B. tiny細小的,很少的,微小的; C.weak弱的; D.short矮的。根據(jù)Compared to the fern it was small可知是很小的芽。在第五年的時候一個很小的嫩芽從地上長了出來,故選B。
6.考查副詞及語境的理解。A. largely主要地; B. entirely完全地; C.seemingly貌似,表面上看來; D.probably可能。根據(jù)But just 6 months later the bamboo to over 100 feet tall可知剛發(fā)芽時給人的感覺是它太小了。與蕨類植物相比它似乎太小了無關緊要,故選C。
7.考查動詞及語境的理解。A. raised提高; B. provided提供; C.rose上升; D.produced產(chǎn)生。根據(jù)Compared to the fern it was small可知它有開始的那么小,到6個月后的那么高。但是6個月之后竹子長到100英尺高,故選C。
8.考查名詞及語境的理解。A. fruits水果; B. leaves葉子; C.seeds種子; D. roots根。根據(jù)下文Those roots made it strong可知這里應是根。竹子花了五年的時間長出了根,故選D。
9.考查連詞及語境的理解。這里缺少need的賓語。不是定語從句,所以不能用which;where和how不能作賓語。這些根使竹子變得強壯并且供應它生存所需要的東西,故選D。
10.考查動詞及語境的理解。A. present提出; B. explore探索; C.handle處理; D .offer提供。這里是handle a challenge應付挑戰(zhàn)。我不會讓我的創(chuàng)造物它無法應付的挑戰(zhàn),故選C。
11.考查副詞及語境的理解。A. particularly特別的; B. actually事實上; C.merely僅僅; D. obviously明顯地。這么長時間你一直在掙扎,你事實上在長根,故選B。
12.考查副詞及語境的理解。A. Either也; B. So因此; C.Neither也不; D. As因為。根據(jù)I would not quit on the bamboo.可知后面應是Neither ,我沒有放棄竹子,我也不會放棄你,故選C。
13.考查動詞及語境的理解。A. furnish提供; B. associate聯(lián)想; C. connect連接; D. compare比較。根據(jù)上文舉的例子可知不要把自己和其他的人相比,故選D。
14.考查名詞及語境的理解。A. purpose 目的; B. recognition承認; C. credit信用; D. possibility可能。根據(jù)上文可知竹子和蕨類植物有不同的目的,故選A。
15.考查動詞及語境的理解。A. go走; B. come來; C. get到達; D. leave離開。根據(jù)上文可知竹子的時間來的晚。你的時間到了你就長高了,故選B。
16.考查短語辨析及語境的理解。A. in nature 本質(zhì)上; B. in exchange作為交換; C. in respect to關于; D.in turn反過來,輪流,依次。竹子能長多高呢?他反過來問我,故選D。
17.考查動詞及語境的理解。A. questioned詢問; B. required需要; C. requested 要求; D. remarked注意。根據(jù)上文可知這是對話。它長地盡可能高嗎?我問道,故選A。
18.考查介詞及語境的理解。by+doing通過做某事。它通過盡可能地長高來給我榮耀,故選C。
19.考查動詞短語及語境的理解。A. cut up切碎; B. give up放棄; C. break up打碎; D. pick up撿起。我希望它能使你看到上帝不會放棄你,故選B。
20.考查名詞及語境的理解。A. experiences經(jīng)歷; B. strengths優(yōu)勢; C. awards獎項; D. ambitions理想。好的日子給你幸福,不好的日子給你經(jīng)歷,兩者在生活中都是很重要的,故選A。
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