Question

(2013·高考江蘇卷)I used to believe in the American Dream，which meant a job，a mortgage (按揭)，credit cards，success.I wanted it and worked toward it like everyone else，all of us ____ chasing the same thing.

One year，through a series of unhappy events，it all fell ____.I found myself homeless and alone.I had my truck and $56.I ____ the countryside for some place I could rent for the ____ possible amount.I came upon a shabby house four miles up a winding mountain road ____ the Potomac River in West Virginia.It was ____，full of broken glass and rubbish.I found the owner，rented it，and ____ a corner to camp in.

The locals knew nothing about me，____ slowly，they started teaching me the ____ of being a neighbor.They dropped off blankets，candles，and tools，and began ____ around to chat.They started to teach me a belief in a ___ American Dream—not the one of individual achievement but of ___.

What I had believed in，all those things I thought were ____ for a civilized life，were nonexistent in this place.____ on the mountain，my most valuable possessions were my ____ with my neighbors.

Four years later，I moved back into ____.I saw many people were having a really hard time，___ their jobs and homes.I managed to rent a big enough house to ____ a handful of people.There are four of us now in the house，but over time I’ve had nine people come in and move on to other places.We’d all be in ____ if we hadn’t banded together.

The American Dream I believe in now is a shared one.It’s not so much about what I can get for myself; it’s about ____ we can all get by together.

1.A.separately??? B．equally

C．violently?? D．naturally

2.A.off??? B．apart

C．over??? D．out

3.A.crossed? B．left

C．toured? D．searched

4.A.fullest?? B．largest

C．fairest??? D．cheapest

5.A.at??? B．through

C．over??? D．round

6.A.occupied?? B．abandoned

C．emptied?? D．robbed

7.A.turned?? B．approached

C．cleared?? D．cut

8.A.but??? B．although

C．otherwise?? D．for

9.A.benefit?? B．lesson

C．nature? D．art

10.A.sticking?? B．looking

C．swinging??? D．turning

11.A.wild??? B．real

C．different?? D．remote

12.A.neighborliness? B．happiness

C．friendliness? D．kindness

13.A.unique??? B．expensive

C．rare?? D．necessary

14.A.Up? B．Down

C．Deep??? D．Along

15.A.cooperation??? B．relationships

C．satisfaction?? D．appointments

16.A.reality?? B．society

C．town??? D．life

17.A.creating? B．losing

C．quitting??? D．offering

18.A.put in?? B．turn in

C．take in? D．get in

19.A.yards??? B．shelters

C．camps??? D．cottages

20.A.when??? B．what

C．whether??? D．how

 

Answer 1

【答案】

1.A

2.B

3.D

4.D

5.C

6.B

7.C

8.A

9.D

10.A

11.C

12.A

13.D

14.A

15.B

16.C

17.B

18.C

19.B

20.D

【解析】本文是一篇夾敘夾議的文章。文章圍繞主題“美國夢”講述了作者的心理變化，作者遭遇了一系列的不幸后，在鄉(xiāng)村的經(jīng)歷和體驗讓他對“美國夢”有了不同于以往的更為深刻的理解。

1.

2.2】解析：選B。由本空前的“through a series of unhappy events”可知，作者經(jīng)歷了一系列的不幸之后，夢想破碎了。故應(yīng)選fall apart崩潰，破碎。fall off 減少；跌落；變壞；fall over 被……絆倒；意外地從……上跌落；fall out 爭吵；脫落；解散。

3.3】解析：選D。此處語境為：窮困潦倒時，作者只好到鄉(xiāng)村找了一個便宜的居所。此處搭配為search...for...“在……搜索……”。其余選項均不符合語境。

4.4】解析：選D。由“I had my truck and $56.”可知作者已經(jīng)到了幾乎身無分文的地步，帶著身上僅由的56美元，作者只能以盡可能便宜的價格租下住所，故用cheapest。

5.5】解析：選C。此處語境為：作者找到了一座破舊的可以租賃的房子，位于西弗吉尼亞洲的波托馬克河對岸，沿著蜿蜒的山路向上四英里處。over在此處意為“在……的另一邊”，又如：They live over the river in Richmond.他們住在河對面的里士滿區(qū)。

6.6】解析：選B。由“a shabby house”“full of broken glass and rubbish”可知這是一座破舊的房子，到處都是玻璃碎片和垃圾，由此推測這里已被“遺棄”多時。abandoned“被放棄的，被遺棄的”，符合題意。occupied已占用的，在使用的；emptied被清空的；robbed被搶劫的。

7.7】解析：選C。作者找到房主租下房子后，必須先進行清理之后才能“camp in”，所以此空填cleared，即作者先“清理”了一個角落。turn旋轉(zhuǎn)，使改變方向；approach接近，走近，靠近；cut剪切；切成。這三項均與語境不符。

8.8】解析：選A。句意：盡管當?shù)厝藢ξ乙粺o所知，但是慢慢地，它們開始教我……很顯然前后是一種轉(zhuǎn)折關(guān)系，故用but。although盡管，雖然，它的位置應(yīng)該放在“The locals knew nothing about me...”之前；otherwise否則，不然；for因為，由于。

9.9】解析：選D。此處語境：他們開始教我與鄰居們相處的藝術(shù)。art藝術(shù)，技能，符合題意。benefit 利益，好處；lesson教訓(xùn)，經(jīng)驗；nature自然；天性。這三項均與語境不符。

10.0】解析：選A。本題考查動詞短語的意義辨析。stick around逗留，停留；look around環(huán)視周圍；swing around使轉(zhuǎn)過；turn around(使)轉(zhuǎn)身；(使)好轉(zhuǎn)。此處語境為：鄰居們開始在此逗留與我聊天，故選A項。

11.1】解析：選C。文章第一段講到了作者起初理解的美國夢是工作、按揭、信用卡和成功，而由空格后的“...not the one of individual achievement but of...”可知，現(xiàn)在信仰的是一個“不同的”美國夢，故選different。wild野生的，野蠻的，狂野的；real 真實的；remote偏僻的，遙遠的。

12.2】解析：選A。本段前面講到鄰居們教作者做鄰居的藝術(shù)，給他提供了很多幫助，由此可知選neighborliness“友善，睦鄰友好”，側(cè)重指鄰里關(guān)系。其余三項分別意為“幸福”“友好，親切”“仁慈，好意”。

13.3】解析：選D。根據(jù)第一段所描述的美國夢的內(nèi)容“a job，a mortgage(按揭)，credit cards，success”可知，作者原來認為這些東西是文明生活所必需的，故選necessary。unique獨特的；expensive昂貴的；rare稀少的。這三項均不符合語境。

14.4】解析：選A。由第二段中“I came upon a shabby house four miles up a winding mountain road...”可知房子在山上，故選up。

15.5】解析：選B。句意：在這座山上，我最珍貴的財產(chǎn)是我和鄰居們的關(guān)系(relationship)。cooperation合作；satisfaction滿意；appointment約會。這三項均不符合語境。

16.6】解析：選C。解答該題的依據(jù)是第二段中的“I __38__the countryside for some place...”及本段的“Four years later，moved back into...”。與countryside相對的是town，故選C。reality現(xiàn)實；society社會；life 生活。這三項均不符合語境。

17.7】解析：選B。該空前的“many people were having a really hard time”說明許多人正過著相當艱難的生活，可推測是“失去”了工作和家，故選losing。create創(chuàng)造，offer提供，明顯不符合語境；quit只能和jobs搭配，不能和homes搭配。

18.8】．解析：選C。本題考查對四個動詞短語的意思的理解。put in放進，提交，申請；turn in上交，拐入，告發(fā)；take in讓……進入，接受，理解，欺騙；get in進入，收獲，被錄取。此處說作者設(shè)法租了一個足夠大的房子能讓一些人住進來，因此選C。get in是指人主動進入，不符合語境。

19.9】解析：選B。此處語境為：如果我們不團結(jié)在一起，我們就都會流落到住收容所(shelters)的地步。yard庭院；camp帳篷；cottage 小屋，村舍。這三項均不符合語境。

20.20】解析：選D。此處語境為：與其說美國夢在于自己能得到什么，不如說它在于我們所有人如何一起渡過難關(guān)。get by勉強度日，為固定搭配。about后面的從句不缺主語、賓語和表語，因此不選what；也沒有“是否”(whether)的意思；也沒有涉及時間(when)問題，因此只能選how。