Question

4．One evening a young woman walked on the beach．She （36）Bto see the footsteps （足迹）she had left in the sand，but they had already been washed away by the water．When she turned to continue her walk，she was surprised to see an old woman（37）Aby a fire．
She walked up to the old woman and asked，"Where did you come from？I didn't see you here a minute ago"
（38）B answering her question，the old woman said，"Sit with me，my child．I have something to show you．"
As the young woman sat down beside the fire，the old woman handed her a book．She turned the pages of the book one by one and was （39）Cto discover they told the story of her whole life，from the early days of （40）Ato the present．But when she turned to the next page，she found it empty．And the rest of the pages in the book were all empty．
"Does this mean my life ends tonight？"she asked．
"No．my child．It means tonight your life （41）C"
At that time the old woman took the book into her hands and began to tear （撕掉）each of the pages that had words out of the book．She then threw （42）Ainto the fire until all left were empty pages．She handed the book of empty pages to the young woman．
"You see，"she said，"just as the water washed away your footsteps in the sand，your past is forever gone．What you （43）Chave is here and now．Each moment is the beginning of the rest of your life and you should live it to the fullest，because you won't live that moment a（an） （44）Ctime．For your future，you are free to shape it as you wish，（45）Bit has not yet been written．"

36．A．turns	B．turned	C．is turning
37．A．sitting	B．to is	C．sat
38．A．Thanks to	B．Instead of	C．As for
39．A．tired	B．sad	C．amazed
40．A．childhood	B．adulthood	C．old age
41．A．ends	B．lives	C．begins
42．A．them	B．it	C．her
43．A．hardly	B．lately	C．truly
44．A．other	B．another	C．second
45．A．whether	B．because	C．then．

Answer 1

分析 本文讲述的是一位女士在海边散步时发生的故事．当她追寻自己的足迹时，遇到了一位老人，老人手里的书写满了她过去的一切，老人把书撕碎、烧掉，并告诉她：今天是她生活的开始，过去的就永远过去了，现在才是自己拥有的，每一时刻都是生命的开始．

解答 36．B，考查动词，句意：她转身去看足迹．A．turns三人称单数的一般现在时态形式；B．turned一般过去时态形式；C．is turning 现在进行时态形式．结合上下文，短文用一般过去时态来讲述的，本句也用一般过去时态．故选B．
37．A，考查动词，句意：她惊奇地看到一位老人坐在一个火炉旁．看到某人在做某事：see sb．doing sth．故选A．
38．B，考查固定短语，句意：没有回答她的问题，老人说．A．Thanks to幸亏；B．Instead of代替，顶替，而不；C．As for至于，老人说出了下面的话，而没有回答她的问题．而不：instead of．故选B．
39．C，考查形容词，句意：她一页一页地翻看这本书，并且惊奇地发现讲述了她整个一生的故事．A．tired疲劳的；B．sad伤心的；C．amazed令人惊异的．从一位陌生人手中的书里，发现了写着自己一生的故事．感到惊奇．故选C．
40．A，考查名词，句意：从童年到现在．A．childhood童年；B．adulthood成年；C．old age老年．现在是一位年轻人，可以推测出是比年轻人更早的时间段，即：童年．故选A．
41．C，考查名词，句意：不，孩子，意思是今天晚上你的生活开始了．A．ends结束；B．lives生活；C．begins开始．同前句的ends（结束）相对，开始：begin．故选C．
42．A，考查代词，句意：然后她把它们扔进火炉里直到只剩下空白页．A．them它们；B．it它；C．her她．指代上文提到的复数名词pages，用them．故选A．
43．C，考查副词，句意：你真正拥有的是此时和现在．A．hardly 几乎不B．lately 最近C．truly真正的，联系上文，过去的永远过去了，拥有的永远是现在，故选C．
44．C，考查形容词，句意：每一刻都是你余生的开始．A．other 其他的B．another 另一；再一C．second第二，人不可能过同一时刻两次，another不能与a、an连用，故选C．
45．B，考查连词，句意：未来，你可以按你想要的方式去塑造，因为它还没有被书写．A．whether是否，表示疑问；B．because因为，表示原因；C．then然后，表示时间的传承．因为未来还未开始，所以我们可以自由地塑造．表示原因，用because．故选B．

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