Question

【题目】请认真阅读下列短文，从短文后各题所给的 A、B、C、D 四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

Once my mother told me a story. In Africa, when an antelope (羚羊) wakes up every morning, the first thing it thinks about is, “I must be able to run faster than the______ lion, or ( 否 则 ) I will be killed”. At the same time, a lion wakes from his dream. The first thing the lion thinks about is, “I must be able to catch the slowest antelope, or I will starve ( 挨 饿 ) to death.” So, almost at the same time, the antelope and the lion get up and start running toward the____sun.

This is life: full of chances and challenges ( 挑 战 ). Whether you are an antelope or a lion, you______ go ahead when the sun rises. For students, it is just the same. If we do not study hard, sooner or later, we will fall behind the others. At first, I did not know what the word “exam”____. Later, I knew an exam was a kind of competition. There are_____________winners and losers in competitions. As I grew up, I got to know competition well. In one’s life, there must be competitions, so people can____.

Each time I saw children playing games, and heard their laughter ( 笑 声 ), I____ I were that age again. However, I remembered my parents’ words: “You must work very hard in order to have a good future.” So I _________my pen and began to study hard again.

I was still not sure what competition really meant. One day, I was taking part in an English-speaking competition. When I went to the stage, I saw other students looking at me_____ . I suddenly knew what competition was. It is not as cruel ( 残 酷 ) as my teachers and parents told me.______, competition is the opposite: it is kind and necessary.

Now I understand more about the world. Competition is important for us all.

【1】A. biggestB. fastestC. strongestD. wildest

【2】A. risingB. fallingC. shiningD. burning

【3】A. mayB. canC. shouldD. must

【4】A. describedB. explainedC. meantD. formed

【5】A. neverB. sometimesC. oftenD. always

【6】A. changeB. improveC. acceptD. manage

【7】A. wishedB. realizedC. preferredD. believed

【8】A. carried onB. put downC. picked upD. looked for

【9】A. carefullyB. cheerfullyC. quietlyD. kindly

【10】A. In factB. Above allC. From then onD. As a result

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】B

【2】A

【3】D

【4】C

【5】D

【6】B

【7】A

【8】C

【9】D

【10】A

【解析】

这篇文章通过妈妈讲羚羊和狮子的例子，告诉我生活充满挑战，必须努力学习才能不落后于其他学生。刚开始我还不是很明白，等我长大了才知道，人的一生必须有竞争，这样才能提高自己。

【1】句意：我必须能跑得比最快的狮子快，否则我会被杀的。

考查形容词及语境的理解。A. biggest最大的；B. fastest最快的；C. strongest最强壮的；D. wildest最狂野的。根据句意羚羊要比最快的狮子跑得要快，才能不被杀掉，“最快的”为the fastest，故选B。

【2】句意：所以，几乎在同一时间，羚羊和狮子站起来，向日出的太阳跑去。

考查动词及语境的理解。A. rising升起；B. falling落下；C. shining照耀；D. burning燃烧。根据句意指朝着升起的太阳跑去，“升起的太阳”为the rising sun，故选A。

【3】句意：无论你是羚羊还是狮子，当太阳升起时，你必须继续前进。

考查情态动词及语境的理解。A. may可以；B. can能；C. should应该；D. must必须。根据句意强调每一天“必须前进”，“必须”为must，故选D。

【4】句意：起初，我不知道“考试”这个词是什么意思。后来，我知道考试是一种竞争。

考查动词及语境的理解。A. described描述；B. explained解释；C. meant意思是；D. formed形成。根据句意指不知道“考试”这个词是什么意思，故选C。

【5】句意：比赛中总是有胜者和失败者。

考查副词及语境的理解。A. never从来没有；B. sometimes有时；C. often经常；D. always总是。根据句意强调“总是”，故选D。

【6】句意：人生必须有竞争，才能提高。

考查动词及语境的理解。A. change改变；B. improve提高；C. accept接受；D. manage设法完成。本句指人们经过竞争才会有提高，“提高”为improve，故选B。

【7】句意：每次我看到孩子们玩游戏，听到他们的笑声，我都希望我能再回到那个年龄。

考查动词及语境的理解。A. wished希望；B. realized意识到；C. preferred更喜欢；D. believed相信。这里表示不大可能实现的愿望，是虚拟语气的用法，四个选项中只有wish有此用法，故选A。

【8】句意：然而，我想起了父母的话：“为了有一个美好的未来，你必须努力工作。”于是我拿起笔，又开始努力学习。

考查动词短语及语境的理解。A. carried on执行；B. put down放下；C. picked up拾起，拿起；D. looked for寻找。本句指拿起笔开始学习，“拿起”为pick up，故选C。

【9】句意：当我走上舞台时，我看到其他学生友好地看着我。

考查副词及语境的理解。A. carefully认真地；B. cheerfully兴奋地；C. quietly安静地；D. kindly友好地。根据句意指学生们友好地看着我，“友好地”为kindly，故选D。

【10】句意：这不像我的老师和父母告诉我的那样残忍。事实上，竞争是相反的：它是善良和必要的。

考查短语及语境的理解。A. In fact事实上；B. Above all首选；C. From then on从那时起；D. As a result结果。根据前后两句句意的比较，应该用“事实上”连接，故选A。