Question

【题目】Mike had many bookmarks (书签). He had ______ them over the years. He was ______ and weak and would celebrate his 80th birthday.

Trying to figure out what to buy Mike was a(n)______ task as he desired very little. He loved to ______, and had many books. But, to buy him a book seemed impossible ______ I did not know what books he had. So, when I found a special custom bookmark, I thought it was ______; it might be different from what he had collected.

The custom bookmark had the following ______ written on it: To live is to function. When Mike opened the ______, he smiled. Then he told me it was ______ by Oliver Wendell Holmes. It was just part of Mr. Holmes’______. He then went and got a newspaper clipping (剪报) that had Mr. Holmes’ words written in his nineties.

I felt ______. At 80 years old he immediately ______ the author of the saying on the bookmark. To my greater ______, he even had the newspaper clipping. Mike then told me he read these ______ words by Mr. Holmes every year on his birthday. He said, “The words ______ me that no matter how old you are, there is a reason why you arc here. And, you need to have ______ no matter what your age.”

As I left Mike’s house, I thought how ______ those words are. I ______ some people who were much ______ than Mike but achieved so little. Mike was at 80, still setting his goals, still aiming to ______ himself and to help others! What a great man!

【1】A. collected B. sold C. examined D. made

【2】A. humorous B. successful C. old D. busy

【3】A. pleasant B. difficult C. simple D. important

【4】A. swim B. write C. talk D. read

【5】A. though B. and C. as D. but

【6】A. cheap B. perfect C. useful D. real

【7】A. saying B. story C. joke D. note

【8】A. book B. pocket C. door D. present

【9】A. discovered B. passed C. written D. appreciated

【10】A. life B. words C. roles D. advice

【11】A. amazed B. happy C. worried D. excited

【12】A. liked B. affected C. guessed D. recognized

【13】A. knowledge B. surprise C. delight D. mind

【14】A. soft B. secret C. great D. foreign

【15】A. tell B. promise C. warn D. ask

【16】A. abilities B. friends C. ideas D. goals

【17】A. clear B. native C. true D. short

【18】A. depended on B. thought of C. picked up D. played with

【19】A. younger B. older C. richer D. wiser

【20】A. express B. help C. improve D. follow

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】A

【2】C

【3】B

【4】D

【5】C

【6】B

【7】A

【8】D

【9】C

【10】B

【11】A

【12】D

【13】B

【14】C

【15】A

【16】D

【17】C

【18】B

【19】A

【20】C

【解析】本文是一篇记叙文。介绍一位老人迈克，他虽然八十岁了，仍然制定目标，提高自己，帮助别人。他是一个很伟大的人。 21

【1】A

考查动词。A. collected收集； B. sold卖； C. examined检查； D. made制造。迈克有很多书签，他用了很多年把它们收集起来。故选A。

【2】C

考查形容词。A. humorous幽默的； B. successful 成功的； C. old 旧的； D. busy忙碌的。他老而身体虚弱，他将要过他八十岁的生日。故选C。

【3】B

考查形容词。A. pleasant 令人愉快的； B. difficult 困难的； C. simple简单的； D. important重要的。尽量的要明白买什么，这对迈克来说是一个艰巨的任务，由于他只需要很少的东西。故选B。

【4】D

考查动词。A. swim游泳； B. write 写作； C. talk 谈论； D. read阅读。根据下文的had many books可知，他喜欢阅读。故选D。

【5】C

考查连词。A. though 尽管； B. and 和； C. as由于； D. but但是。但是给他买本书似乎是不可能的，因为我不知道他有什么书。此处是as引导的原因状语从句。

【6】B

考查形容词。A. cheap 便宜的； B. perfect完美的； C. useful 有用的； D. real真的。当我找到一个特殊的自定义书签时，我认为它是完美的。这可能和他收集的不同。故选B。

【7】A

考查名词。A. saying 谚语； B. story 故事； C. joke 笑话； D. note笔记。自定义书签下面有写在下面的谚语：活着就是为了生活。故选A。

【8】D

考查名词。A. book 书； B. pocket 口袋； C. door门； D. present礼物。当迈克打开礼物的时候，他微笑了。故选D。

【9】C

考查动词。A. discovered 发现； B. passed通过，传递； C. written 写； D. appreciated感激。然后他告诉我这是Oliver Wendell Holmes.写的书。故选C。

【10】B

考查名词。A. life 生活； B. words 单词； C. roles 角色； D. advice建议。这只是福尔摩斯先生话的一部分。故选B。

【11】A

考查形容词。A. amazed 感到吃惊的； B. happy 高兴的； C. worried 担忧的； D. excited兴奋的。作为八十岁的老人他立即认出了书签上的那句话的作者。所以我感到吃惊。故选A。

【12】D

考查动词。A. liked 喜欢； B. affected 影响； C. guessed 猜测； D. recognized辨认出。作为八十岁的老人他立即认出了书签上的那句话的作者。故选D。

【13】B

考查名词。A. knowledge 知识； B. surprise 吃惊； C. delight 高兴； D. mind理智。使我更吃惊的是，他甚至能做报纸的裁剪。故选B。

【14】C

考查形容词。A. soft 温柔的； B. secret 密秘的； C. great 伟大的； D. foreign外国的。迈克告诉我，他每年都会读到福尔摩斯先生的这些伟大的话。故选C。

【15】A

考查动词。A. tell 告诉； B. promise 许诺； C. warn 警告； D. ask问。这些话告诉我，无论你有多么老你都有在这里的理由。故选A。

【16】D

考查名词。A. abilities 能力； B. friends 朋友； C. ideas 注意； D. goals目标。无论你有多么老，你都需要有目标。故选D。

【17】C

考查形容词。A. clear清晰的； B. native 本地的； C. true 真正的； D. short短的。当我离开迈克的家时，我认为这些话是多么的真实。故选C。

【18】B

考查动词词组。A. depended on依赖； B. thought of 想，认为； C. picked up 偶然学到； D. played with同---一起玩。我想到了一些比迈克年轻得多的人，但他们取得的成绩少。根据句意可知选B。

【19】A

考查形容词。A. younger 更年轻的； B. older更老的； C. richer更有钱的； D. wiser更明智的。我想到了一些比迈克年轻得多的人，但他们却取得的成绩少。根据句意可知选A。

【20】C

考查动词。A. express表达； B. help 帮助； C. improve提高； D. follow跟随。迈克八十岁了，仍然制定目标，提高自己，帮助别人。故选C。