阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上涂黑。
The Keeper of the River
An old man had been working for many years for a town．His job was to clear away natural waste from the pool water in the hills, which made up the lovely river flowing through the town nearby．Quietly and , the old man guarded the hills, the leaves and branches, and cleaned up the dirt that would have and polluted the fresh flow of water．The town soon became a popular attraction for tourists．Elegant swans （天鹅） floated along the clear river and the view was so beautiful words．
Years passed．One evening the town met．As they reviewed the budget, one man's caught sight of the salary being paid to the seldom seen keeper of the river．He asked, "Who is the old man? Why do we to employ him? No one in town ever him． For all we know, the strange keeper of the hills isn't doing his job．His position isn't any longer．" Then they voted to the man．
For several weeks, nothing changed ．．．
By early autumn, the trees began to their leaves．Small branches broke off and fell into the pools of the hills, the flow of the shining water．One afternoon, someone noticed a slight yellowish-brown in the river．A few days later, the water was much . Within another week, an oily something covered some sections of the water along the banks, and a terrible was soon sensed．Swans left, and so did the . The only thing that was now visiting the village was disease and sickness．
Quickly , the town committee called a special meeting．Realising their huge mistake in , they rehired the old keeper of the river again, and within a few weeks, the river began to clear up．Swans and tourists came back again and new life returned to the small town in the Alps．
Never ignore the seeming smallness of a task, job, or life．They may all make a .
| 【小题1】 |
|
| 【小题2】 |
|
| 【小题3】 |
|
| 【小题4】 |
|
| 【小题5】 |
|
| 【小题6】 |
|
| 【小题7】 |
|
| 【小题8】 |
|
| 【小题9】 |
|
| 【小题10】 |
|
| 【小题11】 |
|
| 【小题12】 |
|
| 【小题13】 |
|
| 【小题14】 |
|
| 【小题15】 |
|
| 【小题16】 |
|
| 【小题17】 |
|
| 【小题18】 |
|
| 【小题19】 |
|
| 【小题20】 |
|
【小题1】A
【小题2】C
【小题3】D
【小题4】A
【小题5】D
【小题6】A
【小题7】A
【小题8】B
【小题9】D
【小题10】C
【小题11】B
【小题12】A
【小题13】C
【小题14】B
【小题15】D
【小题16】B
【小题17】D
【小题18】A
【小题19】C
【小题20】B
解析试题分析：
【文章大意】本文是一篇故事。文章讲述了一位河流守护者的重要作用。一位老人数年清理河里的废物和淤泥，使这个城市的环境很美好。白天鹅在河里畅游，游客纷至。结果，有人认为老人没用了，将他解雇。后来，河水被污染。人们再一次想起了那位老人。故事告诉我们：永远不要忽视一项小的任务、工作或者生活。它们可能起着重要作用。
【小题1】A考查副词的用法。此处regularly定期地；suddenly突然地；casually偶然地；seldom很少。老人默默地有规律地（regularly）保护着这些小山，清除树叶和树枝，清理阻塞和污染新鲜的水流。根据句意选A。
【小题2】C考查动词词义辨析。此处assumed假设；opposed反对；removed清除；conveyed传递。老人默默地有规律地保护着这些小山，清除树叶和树枝，清理（removed）阻塞和污染新鲜的水流。根据句意选C。
【小题3】D考查动词词义辨析及语境理解。此处rejected拒绝；poured倾倒；selected选；blocked阻塞。老人默默地有规律地保护着这些小山，清除树叶和树枝，清理阻塞（blocked）和污染新鲜的水流。根据句意选D。
【小题4】A考查介词的含义及用法。此处beyond超出；despite不管；within在……之内；after在……之后。此处beyond words意为：无法用语言来表达。白天鹅在清澈的河水中游动，那景色太美无法用语言来描述，故选A。
【小题5】D考查名词词义辨析及语境理解。此处sympathy同情；employment雇佣；masterpiece代表作；committee委员会。许多年过去了，一天晚上城市的委员会（committee）开会。
【小题6】A考查名词词义辨析及语境理解。此处eye眼睛； care关心；hand手；spirit精神。一天晚上城市的委员会（committee）开会。一个人的眼睛（eye）看到了很少被看到的河流守护者的工资单。
【小题7】A考查名词词义辨析及语境理解。此处list单子；privilege特权；skill技能；concept概念。一天晚上城市的委员会（committee）开会。一个人的眼睛（eye）看到了很少被看到的河流守护者的工资单（list）。
【小题8】B 考查动词词义辨析。此处donate捐献；continue 继续；stop停止；fail失败。我们为什么继续（continue）雇佣他？城市里的人们从来没有看见过他。
【小题9】D考查动词词义辨析。此处decorates装饰；swears发誓；shares分享；sees看见。我们为什么继续（continue）雇佣他？城市里的人们从来没有看见（see）过他。
【小题10】C考查形容词词义辨析及语境理解。此处negative否定的；urgent紧急的；necessary必要的；complex混合的。我们都知道这位奇怪的守护者没有尽职，他的职位没有必要（necessary）再要了。于是，他们投票解雇了那位老人。
【小题11】B考查动词词义辨析及语境理解。此处find找到；fire解雇；support主持；forget忘记。我们都知道这位奇怪的守护者没有尽职，他的职位没有必要（necessary）再要了。于是，他们投票解雇（fire）了那位老人。
【小题12】A 考查动词词义辨析及语境理解。此处lose失去；avoid避免；expand膨胀；admit承认。到秋天，树开始失去（lose）它们的叶子，小树枝脱落，进入小山的池塘里。减缓了水的流速。
【小题13】C考查动词词义辨析及语境理解。此处pulling拉；speeding加速；slowing减速；pushing推。到秋天，树开始失去它们的叶子，小树枝脱落，进入小山的池塘里。减缓（slowing）了水的流速。
【小题14】B考查名词词义辨析及语境理解。此处fish鱼；color颜色；flower花儿；leaf叶子。根据前面的yellowish-brown可知，此处选color。一天下午，有人注意到河里有浅黄棕色的颜色（color）。
【小题15】D 考查形容词词义辨析及语境理解。此处aliver更加有活力；cooler更加凉爽；warmer更温暖；darker更深色。几天后，水变得更加深色（darker）。
【小题16】B考查名词词义辨析及语境理解。此处sound声音；smell味道；wave波浪；light光。另一周之内，一种油腻的东西覆盖了一些河段，人们感到一种难闻的气味（smell）。白天鹅离开了，旅游的人也没有了。
【小题17】D考查名词词义辨析及语境理解。此处managers经理；players选手；villagers村民；tourists游客。另一周之内，一种油腻的东西覆盖了一些河段，人们感到一种难闻的气味（smell）。白天鹅离开了，游客（tourists）也没有了。
【小题18】A考查形容词词义辨析及语境理解。此处embarrassed尴尬的；accepted接收的；focused聚焦的；delighted高兴的。很快，那个尴尬的城市委员会召开了一个特殊会议。意识到他们巨大的判断错误，他们重新雇佣了那个河流的守护者。几周之内，河流开始变得清澈。
【小题19】C考查名词词义辨析及语境理解。此处depression郁闷；voyage旅行；judgment判断；amusement娱乐。那个尴尬的城市委员会召开了一个特殊会议。意识到他们巨大的判断错误，他们重新雇佣了那个河流的守护者。几周之内，河流开始变得清澈。
【小题20】B考查名词词义辨析及短语的搭配。此处suggestion建议；difference不同；platform站台；devotion奉献。此处make a difference意为：起着重要作用。永远不要忽视一项小的任务、工作或者生活。它们可能起着重要作用。
考点：考查记叙文的完形填空。
轻松暑假总复习系列答案科目：高中英语 来源： 题型：完型填空
My grandmother became a widow in 1970. Shortly after that, we went to the shelter to pick out a dog to keep her . Grandma decided on a little dog with a reddish-brown spot above each eye. these spots, the dog was named Penny.
Grandma and Penny quickly became very to each other, but that attachment grew much stronger about three years later Grandma had a stroke（中风）. Grandma could no longer , so when she came home from the hospital, she and Penny were companions.
After her stroke, it became a real for Grandma to let Penny in and out because was at the bottom of a flight of stairs. So a mechanism（机械装置）using a rope and pulley（滑轮）was from the door to a handle at the top of the stairs. Grandma just had to pull the handle to open and close the door. If the store was Penny’s favorite dog food, Grandma would make one of us Penny browned beef with potatoes in it. I can remember my grandmother by saying that she loved that dog better than she loved her family.
As the years passed, it was not for Grandma and Penny to separate each other. If Grandma went to take her nap（打盹）, Penny stayed by her side until she . As Penny aged, she could no longer jump up on the bed, so she on the rug （垫子）beside the bed. If Grandma went into the , Penny would walk along beside her, wait outside the door and accompany her to the bed or chair. Grandma never went anywhere without her _ companion by her side.
The time came when both my grandmother’s and Penny’s were failing fast. After fifteen years of loving companionship, Grandma and Penny passed away within a few hours of each other.
| 【小题1】 |
|
| 【小题2】 |
|
| 【小题3】 |
|
| 【小题4】 |
|
| 【小题5】 |
|
| 【小题6】 |
|
| 【小题7】 |
|
| 【小题8】 |
|
| 【小题9】 |
|
| 【小题10】 |
|
| 【小题11】 |
|
| 【小题12】 |
|
| 【小题13】 |
|
| 【小题14】 |
|
| 【小题15】 |
|
| 【小题16】 |
|
| 【小题17】 |
|
| 【小题18】 |
|
| 【小题19】 |
|
| 【小题20】 |
|
查看答案和解析>>
科目：高中英语 来源： 题型：完型填空
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从41-60各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。
I will never forget that night, when I pulled into my drivewayafter a busy day of school and baby-sitting. I still to write a physics paper, which must be handed in the next day. There were many things on my mind. At that time I was having many problems with my family and friends, I was in a very bad mood (心情). And I was unhappy with and the way that my life was going. A major I was struggling with was drug (毒品) use. For two years I had been smoking marijuana (大麻) and got used to it, could not stop. I did not let drugs affect my grades or personality, but it made a (n) in how I thought about myself. I had always been a good kid and still tried to be, but drugs brought me . I frequently thought about drugs were not something I wanted as part of my life. I wanted to but I was frightened to make it.
I looked up at the sky as I got out of my . The moon gave off tiny beams of light. The sky was a dark, ink-black colour millions of stars. I stood outside in the cool fall air for what seemed a long time of heaven and . The joy that I had not for ages came upon me. I closed my eyes to decide if this dream could be . I slowly opened my eyes and caught a shooting star (流星) flying over treetops. Tears fell from my eyes and streamed down my cheeks. I had the true beauty of nature. Those few helped me find the to change.
It is not easy to make the decision to stop using drugs. It is even harder to stop . Giving it up has given me hope and a reason to be myself. It has helped me grow and more mature (成熟).
| 【小题1】 |
|
| 【小题2】 |
|
| 【小题3】 |
|
| 【小题4】 |
|
| 【小题5】 |
|
| 【小题6】 |
|
| 【小题7】 |
|
| 【小题8】 |
|
| 【小题9】 |
|
| 【小题10】 |
|
| 【小题11】 |
|
| 【小题12】 |
|
| 【小题13】 |
|
| 【小题14】 |
|
| 【小题15】 |
|
| 【小题16】 |
|
| 【小题17】 |
|
| 【小题18】 |
|
| 【小题19】 |
|
| 【小题20】 |
|
查看答案和解析>>
科目：高中英语 来源： 题型：完型填空
The Johnson family from England believe they are lucky to be alive after surviving an incredible incident off the coast of Australia. The Johnsons had been ____ that they might see some whales when they were ____ a yacht—a large expensive boat for a 10-day sailing ____ around the Whitsunday Islands. ____, they had no clue just how ____ their viewing would be. Two hours into their journey a nine-meter-long humpback whale ____ out of the ocean and crashed into their boat before returning to the water.
Mark Johnson，the eldest son，was sailing the yacht when he heard an immense bang and a thud (重击声). He ____ thought the yacht had hit a rock. But when he looked up, he saw the whale ____ down the deck of the boat. He told the reporters, “We were staring into its right eye. It was a very ____ moment. The eye was about the ____ of a dinner plate. It was huge!”
____ for the Johnson family, no one was hurt, but the yacht suffered ____ damage. The whale had ruined the mast and rigging—the pole and ropes which hold the ____ —and so the family was left with no way at sea, 10 miles from the shore. The ____ equipment was also damaged, but fortunately they had a cell phone and were able to call for help.
Why the whale jumped onto the yacht is a ____，but the family thinks that maybe the boat had not ____ sailed between the whale and its baby calf. Perhaps the whale was trying to ____ its calf when it jumped, and hit the yacht by accident.
____ the reason, people are completely ____ that this incident happened. There is over 135 million square miles of ocean, so what are the ____ of a whale jumping onto a 30-foot-long yacht? The possibility of something like this happening is extremely small, but it just shows that life is full of surprises.
| 【小题1】 |
|
| 【小题2】 |
|
| 【小题3】 |
|
| 【小题4】 |
|
| 【小题5】 |
|
| 【小题6】 |
|
| 【小题7】 |
|
| 【小题8】 |
|
| 【小题9】 |
|
| 【小题10】 |
|
| 【小题11】 |
|
| 【小题12】 |
|
| 【小题13】 |
|
| 【小题14】 |
|
| 【小题15】 |
|
| 【小题16】 |
|
| 【小题17】 |
|
| 【小题18】 |
|
| 【小题19】 |
|
| 【小题20】 |
|
查看答案和解析>>
科目：高中英语 来源： 题型：完型填空
Steve, a twelve¬-year¬-old boy with alcoholic parents, was failing. Surprisingly, he could read,
yet, ____ his reading skills, Steve had been failing since the first grade. Steve was a
big boy, yet, he went unnoticed… ____ Miss White.
Miss White was a smiling, beautiful, young lady. For the first time in his ____ life, Steve couldn't take his eyes off his teacher; yet, ____ he failed. In the middle of the first term, the entire seventh grade was ____ for basic skills. Steve hurried through his tests, and ____ to dream of other things, as the day passed slowly. One day, Miss White's ____ voice broke into his daydreams. “Steve！” Startled (吓了一跳), he ____ to look at her. “Pay attention！” She began to ____ the test results. “You all did pretty well，” she told the class, “ ____ one boy, and it breaks my ____ to tell you this, but…” She hesitated, pinning Steve to his seat with a sharp ____.“…The smartest boy in the seventh grade is failing my class！”
After that, Steve still ____ do his homework. “Just try it，” Miss White said one day. “Steve!
Please! I care about you！” Wow! Suddenly, Steve got it! Someone cared about him? Someone, so beautiful and perfect, cared about him! Steve went home from school, ____ that afternoon. The following Monday he arrived at school on time, and waited for Miss White to enter the classroom. She walked in, all sparkle and smiles! Immediately, she gave a ____ on the weekend homework. Steve was the first to ____ his paper. With a look of ____， Miss White took his paper. Steve walked back to his desk, his heart beating strongly within his chest. Miss White's face was in total ____ ! Suddenly, her face broke into a bright smile. The smartest boy in the seventh grade had just ____ his first test! From that moment ____ was the same for Steve.
| 【小题1】 |
|
| 【小题2】 |
|
| 【小题3】 |
|
| 【小题4】 |
|
| 【小题5】 |
|
| 【小题6】 |
|
| 【小题7】 |
|
| 【小题8】 |
|
| 【小题9】 |
|
| 【小题10】 |
|
| 【小题11】 |
|
| 【小题12】 |
|
| 【小题13】 |
|
| 【小题14】 |
|
| 【小题15】 |
|
| 【小题16】 |
|
| 【小题17】 |
|
| 【小题18】 |
|
| 【小题19】 |
|
| 【小题20】 |
|
查看答案和解析>>
科目：高中英语 来源： 题型：完型填空
阅读下面短文，从短文后所给各题的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
It was at a concert that I happened to find David. He was holding his head at a strange as if he were stating down at something. Then the truth struck me. He was blind. The last thing he remembers was his daughter being born. Then the world went .
Bad luck is no stranger to this 44-year-old man. His mother died of cancer, and his weak father had to 11-year-old David to the care of the state.
Things seemed always to go from bad to . Two years ago, his beloved guide dog pulled him out of the of a truck. David was not hurt. The dog .
But David does not feel sorry for himself. "These are just little obstacles (障碍) you have to in your life," he said.
He has to make a daily two-hour trip to his working place -- the X-ray department of an _ room.
It was a hard job to . Before he got it, David was determined to escape the workshop ran by the Lighthouse, an organization to help blind people. He wanted a job of developing X-ray film, something , not just he, must do in the dark, including people with eyesight. The Lighthouse called many hospitals, with no result, they offered to pay his first three months' salary.
David works alone in a dark room that of chemicals. He cannot wear gloves. , he could not feel. Since this is an emergency room, lives can be put or out of danger. His directress says she trusts him 100 percent.
He makes $20,000 a year. But his motivation (动机) goes money. "By working, I can actualize my own . That's the most important!" he said.
What a shining example for us to !
| 【小题1】 |
|
| 【小题2】 |
|
| 【小题3】 |
|
| 【小题4】 |
|
| 【小题5】 |
|
| 【小题6】 |
|
| 【小题7】 |
|
| 【小题8】 |
|
| 【小题9】 |
|
| 【小题10】 |
|
| 【小题11】 |
|
| 【小题12】 |
|
| 【小题13】 |
|
| 【小题14】 |
|
| 【小题15】 |
|
| 【小题16】 |
|
| 【小题17】 |
|
| 【小题18】 |
|
| 【小题19】 |
|
| 【小题20】 |
|
查看答案和解析>>
科目：高中英语 来源： 题型：完型填空
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从各题所给出的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。
As I held my father’s hands one night, I couldn’t help but notice their calluses(老茧）and roughness. His hands tell the story of his life as a 31 , including all his struggles.
One summer, I remember, a drought (旱灾）hit Ontario, turning it into a 32 desert. On one of those hot mornings I was picking sweet corn with my dad to fill the last 33 from the grocery store. Fifty dozen was all we needed, which 34 took twenty minutes. That morning, however, the process didn’t 35 quickly. After forty minutes of aimlessly walking in the field, we 36 needed twenty dozen. I was completely frustrated and 37 . Dropping the basket heavily, I declared, “If the store wants its last twenty dozen, they can pick it themselves.” Dad 38 , “Just think, my little girl, only ten dozen left for each of us and then we’re 39 .” Such is Dad—whatever problem he 40 , he never gives up.
41 , the disastrous(灾难性的) effects of the drought were felt all over our county. It was a challenging time for everyone, 42 Dad remained optimistic. He 43 to be grateful for other things like good health and food on our plates. Only then did I truly begin to 44 Dad and his faith that guided us through the hard times.
Dad is also a living example of real 45 . From dawn to dusk, he works countless hours to 46 our family. He always puts our happiness 47 his own, and never fails to cheer me on at my sports games 48 his exhaustion after long days. His loving and selfless nature has inspired me to become more sympathetic (同情心的) and 49 putting others first.
Dad, the life 50 I have learned from you will stay with me forever. You are my father, teacher, friend and, most importantly, my hero.
| 【小题1】 |
|
| 【小题2】 |
|
| 【小题3】 |
|
| 【小题4】 |
|
| 【小题5】 |
|
| 【小题6】 |
|
| 【小题7】 |
|
| 【小题8】 |
|
| 【小题9】 |
|
| 【小题10】 |
|
| 【小题11】 |
|
| 【小题12】 |
|
| 【小题13】 |
|
| 【小题14】 |
|
| 【小题15】 |
|
| 【小题16】 |
|
| 【小题17】 |
|
| 【小题18】 |
|
| 【小题19】 |
|
| 【小题20】 |
|
查看答案和解析>>
科目：高中英语 来源： 题型：完型填空
Every night, my mother would come to my room, lean down and push my long hair out of the way, then kiss my forehead．
I don't remember when it first started 26 me --her hands pushing my hair that way. But it did make me annoyed, for they felt work - worn and 27 against my young skin．Finally, one night, I shouted at her: “Don' t do that any more --your 28 are too rough！" She didn’t say anything in 29 ．But never again did my mother close out my day with that _30 expression of her love．
Time after time, with the 31 years, my thoughts returned to that night． I'm not a little girl any more．Mom is in her mid - seventies, and those hands I 32 thought to be so rough are still doing things for me and my 33 .
Now, my own children are 34 Mom no longer has Dad．It was late on that Thanksgiving Eve, as I went to sleep in the bedroom of my youth, a familiar hand 35 before stealing across my face to brush the 36 from my forehead．Then a kiss, ever so _37 touched my brow．In my 38 , thousands of times, I 39 the night my young voice complained．40 Mom's hand in my hand, I said how 41 I was for that night．I thought she'd remember, as I did,_42 Mom didn't know what I was talking about．She had forgotten—and 43 —long ago．
That night, I fell asleep with a new 44 for my gentle mother and her caring hands． And the 45 I had carried around for so long was nowhere to be found．
| 【小题1】 |
|
| 【小题2】 |
|
| 【小题3】 |
|
| 【小题4】 |
|
| 【小题5】 |
|
| 【小题6】 |
|
| 【小题7】 |
|
| 【小题8】 |
|
| 【小题9】 |
|
| 【小题10】 |
|
| 【小题11】 |
|
| 【小题12】 |
|
| 【小题13】 |
|
| 【小题14】 |
|
| 【小题15】 |
|
| 【小题16】 |
|
| 【小题17】 |
|
| 【小题18】 |
|
| 【小题19】 |
|
| 【小题20】 |
|
查看答案和解析>>
科目：高中英语 来源： 题型：完型填空
Travis laughed as he tore at the wrapping paper on his birthday present. He was so 36 ! Finally, he would have the coolest pair of name-brand basketball shoes.
All the guys on his team were wearing the name-brand shoes of a popular basketball 37 , Chuck Hart. 38_ Hart was criticized for his poor sportsmanship and infamous 39_ , he was a great player. In fact, Travis wasn’t thinking about Hart’s behavior; he had only expected to see Hart’s 40 on the side of the box. He realized that something was 41 as he tore away the last piece of paper. Not Hart’s. The new shoes were the name-brand of another player, Robert Ryann, who was 42 for his amazing work in the community.
Travis’s hands 43 ; his heart stopped. It wasn’t that the Ryann shoes weren’t nice, but what would his friends think?
They were the wrong shoes and Travis would be 44 by the other players. When he looked up into his dad’s eyes, however, Travis knew he 45 tell him. “Thanks, Dad. I was really hoping for shoes,” Travis said as he pulled the shoes out of the box.
Next morning his dad drove him to school. When they 46 in front of his destination, Travis slowly opened the car door. Just then, his dad stopped him.
“Hey, Travis, wait a minute…” his dad said 47 “Travis, I know those aren’t the shoes you had hoped for, but I saw the names of the two guys and made a(n) 48 . The guy whose name is on those shoes,” he said, pointing down at Travis’s feet, “is someone I 49 . Do you know how often Ryann has found himself in 50 ? ”
“ No,” Travis said.
“ Never. He’s never talked back to his coach or started a fight, and he’s a team player. You could have acted like a(n) 51 when you didn’t get the shoes you wanted, Travis, 52 you were polite and made the best of it. You have honor, like the guy whose name is on these shoes. I’ m hoping that someday, your 53 will be on the coolest pair of shoes I’ll ever see.”
When Travis looked down at his feet, he saw the shoes 54 . His dad had used his mind and heart to give the son a thoughtful 55 .
| 【小题1】 |
|
| 【小题2】 |
|
| 【小题3】 |
|
| 【小题4】 |
|
| 【小题5】 |
|
| 【小题6】 |
|
| 【小题7】 |
|
| 【小题8】 |
|
| 【小题9】 |
|
| 【小题10】 |
|
| 【小题11】 |
|
| 【小题12】 |
|
| 【小题13】 |
|
| 【小题14】 |
|
| 【小题15】 |
|
| 【小题16】 |
|
| 【小题17】 |
|
| 【小题18】 |
|
| 【小题19】 |
|
| 【小题20】 |
|
查看答案和解析>>
湖北省互联网违法和不良信息举报平台 | 网上有害信息举报专区 | 电信诈骗举报专区 | 涉历史虚无主义有害信息举报专区 | 涉企侵权举报专区
违法和不良信息举报电话：027-86699610 举报邮箱：58377363@163.com