Question

【题目】During an experiment, a biologist put a shark into a large tank and then put several small fish into it, too.

As you would_____, the shark quickly swam around the tank（容器）. When it found the smaller fish, it _____ began to attack and eat them. The biologist then placed a strong piece of _____ glass into the tank, creating two separate parts. She then put the shark in one part of the tank and a new group of fish in _____.

Again, the shark quickly attacked. This time, however, the shark knocked into _____ glass divider and bounced off(弹回). The shark kept repeating this behavior every few minutes but it _____. Meanwhile, the small fish swam around _____ in the other part. About an hour later, the shark_____ up. This experiment was repeated several _____ over the next few weeks. Each time, the shark got less aggressive(攻击性) and didn’t want to ______ attacking the small fish, until the shark got ______ of hitting the glass divider and simply stopped attacking.

The biologist then removed the glass divider, ______ the shark didn’t attack. The shark was trained to believe there was a barrier(障碍) between itself and the small fish, so the fish swam wherever they wished, without ______.

In fact, many of us, after experiencing setbacks and failures, emotionally give up and stop trying. Like the ______ in the story, we believe that because we were unsuccessful in the past, we will always be unsuccessful. In other words, we continue to see a barrier in our heads, even when there is no “real” barrier ______ where we are and where we want to go.

【1】A. worry B. fear C. expect D. remember

【2】A. heavily B. quickly C. carefully D. busily

【3】A. dirty B. dark C. light D. clear

【4】A. another B. other C. the other D. others

【5】A. a B. an C. the D. (不填)

【6】A. wanted B. failed C. left D. hit

【7】A. happily B. quietly C. safely D. politely

【8】A. took B. gave C. put D. cut

【9】A. minutes B. months C. groups D. times

【10】A. allow B. stop C. forget D. try

【11】A. tired B. excited C. used D. surprised

【12】A. and B. so C. or D. but

【13】A. death B. danger C. interest D. hope

【14】A. shark B. fish C. glass D. tank

【15】A. among B. from C. through D. between

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】C

【2】B

【3】D

【4】C

【5】C

【6】B

【7】C

【8】B

【9】D

【10】D

【11】A

【12】D

【13】B

【14】A

【15】D

【解析】本文是一篇记叙文。讲述了一位生物学家把鲨鱼放在一个容器里，并为它设置了障碍，在屡次受阻后，鲨鱼放弃了尝试。虽然之后障碍物被拿掉，但鲨鱼已经形成了定式思维，一个无形的障碍已经深藏于它的脑海中。这个故事告诉我们，在经历挫折和失败后，一定不要选择放弃，因为那些阻碍你成功和进步的东西很可能会被你的坚持所克服掉。

【1】考查动词词义辨析。worry担心；fear害怕；expect期望；remember记得。把鲨鱼和小鱼放在一起，结果正如大家所预料的那样。故选C。

【2】考查副词词义辨析。heavily重地；quickly迅速地；carefully仔细地；busily忙碌地。根据常识可知，鲨鱼看到猎物肯定是迅速去捕食，故选B。

【3】考查形容词词义辨析。dirty脏的；dark黑暗的；light轻的；clear清晰的。根据常识可知玻璃是透明的，而且鲨鱼没有看到直接撞了上去，说明玻璃很干净。故选D。

【4】考查代词词义辨析。another三者或三者以上中的另一个；other另外一个（两个人或事物中的第二个）；the other两者中的另一个；others其他的人或物。生物学家把这个容器分成了两部分，所以应该是两者中的另一个。故选C。

【5】考查冠词的用法。根据前文生物学家在容器里放了一块干净的玻璃可知，此处表示特指，应用定冠词the。故选C。

【6】考查动词词义辨析。wanted想要；failed失败；left离开；hit打。根据语境以及最后一段中的“setbacks and failures”可知选B。

【7】考查副词词义辨析。happily愉快地；quietly安静地；safely安全地；politely礼貌地。鲨鱼不能来捕食它们了，所以它们肯定是很安全地在游行。故选C。

【8】考查动词词义辨析。took带走；gave给；put放；cut切割。根据最后一段的“emotionally give up”可知选B。

【9】考查名词词义辨析。minutes分钟；months月；groups组；times次数。根据常理可知应该是尝试了几次然后放弃了。故选D。

【10】考查动词词义辨析。allow允许；stop停止；forget忘记；try尝试。根据最后一段的“stop trying”可知选D。

【11】考查形容词词义辨析。tired疲惫的，厌倦的；excited激动的；used用过的；surprised惊讶的。get tired of对……厌倦，为固定搭配。故选A。

【12】考查连词词义辨析。and和；so因此；or或者，否则；but但是。根据语境可知，虽然生物学家去掉了玻璃挡板，但是鲨鱼依然不攻击了。故选D。

【13】考查名词词义辨析。death死亡；danger危险；interest兴趣；hope希望。鲨鱼不能来捕食它们了，所以它们的处境是安全的，也就是没有危险。故选B。

【14】考查名词词义辨析。shark鲨鱼；fish鱼；glass玻璃；tank容器。根据后文的描述，可知作者把人们比作实验中的鲨鱼。故选A。

【15】考查介词词义辨析。among在三者及三者以上之间；from从，来自；through穿过；between在两者之间。between…and…在……和……两者之间。故选D。