Longtimeago,therewasafarmerwho-优题课

阅读下面短文, 从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。

When I decided to buy a house in Europe ten years ago, I didn't think too long. I liked traveling in France, but when it came to picking my favorite spot to （1） , Italy was the clear winner.

During my first visit to Italy, I （2） to ask for directions or order in a restaurant. But every time I tried to （3） a sentence of Italian together, the locals smiled at me and （4） my language skills. That encouragement helped me to get through the language （5） . After I made Italy my permanent home, I discovered how （6） Italians are. Neighbors will bring me freshly made cheese and will come to my door to （7） me to close the window in my car when rain is coming. It's these small （8） of kindness that make a new country feel like home.

As a foodie, the way to my heart is through my stomach, and nowhere fuels my （9） quite like Italy. Each town has its own traditional （10） , and every family keeps a recipe passed from one generation to another. Families （11） for big meals on Sundays, birthdays, and whatever other excuses they can （12） . These meals are always （13） by laughter and joy. Whatever （14） life in Italy might have, the problems are （15） once you sit down to a big meal with friends and family.

（1）

A．

study

B．

rent

C．

visit

D．

settle

（2）

A．

planned

B．

struggled

C．

refused

D．

happened

（3）

A．

string

B．

hang

C．

mix

D．

match

（4）

A．

improved

B．

assessed

C．

admired

D．

praised

（5）

A．

course

B．

barrier

C．

area

D．

test

（6）

A．

open-minded

B．

strong-willed

C．

warm-hearted

D．

well-informed

（7）

A．

remind

B．

allow

C．

persuade

D．

order

（8）

A．

tricks

B．

promises

C．

acts

D．

duties

（9）

A．

ambition

B．

success

C．

appetite

D．

growth

（10）

A．

costume

B．

dish

C．

symbol

D．

tale

（11）

A．

gather

B．

cheer

C．

leave

D．

wait

（12）

A．

put up with

B．

stand up for

C．

come up with

D．

make up for

（13）

A．

signaled

B．

confirmed

C．

represented

D．

accompanied

（14）

A．

disadvantages

B．

meanings

C．

surprises

D．

opportunities

（15）

A．

created

B．

forgotten

C．

understood

D．

identified

阅读下面短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。

I’ve been motivated — and demotivated — by other folks’ achievement s all my life.

When I was a teenager, a neighborhood friend （1） a marathon race. Feeling motivated, I started running （2） , but then two things happened. First, a girl I met one day told me she was （3） for a “super,” referring to a 52.4-mile double marathon. Then, the next day I went on my longest run — 15 miles. To be honest, I （4） it! Between the girl making my （5） seem small and the pure boredom of jogging, I decided that the only （6） I’d ever run again is if a big dog was running after me!

So I （7） cycling. I got a good bike and rode a lot. I （8） of entering cycle races until I flew to San Diego to visit my sister. While she was at work one day, I （9） her bike and went for a ride. The （10） : The roads there went through large valleys where I’d be riding uphill for miles at a time. I’d never faced such （11） . That day, I got （12） by about 100 “local” bikers who were used to such roads. When I got back home, suddenly riding my bike didn’t seem quite as （13） .

I’ve （14） a lot since then. I’ve come to accept that whatever （15） I set for myself, they just have to be my own.

（1）

A．

knew

B．

held

C．

won

D．

quit

（2）

A．

regularly

B．

silently

C．

proudly

D．

recently

（3）

A．

asking

B．

looking

C．

waiting

D．

training

（4）

A．

made

B．

believed

C．

hated

D．

deserved

（5）

A．

advantage

B．

achievement

C．

contribution

D．

influence

（6）

A．

way

B．

risk

C．

place

D．

reason

（7）

A．

gave up

B．

went on

C．

turned to

D．

dealt with

（8）

A．

heard

B．

dreamed

C．

complained

D．

approved

（9）

A．

painted

B．

borrowed

C．

bought

D．

parked

（10）

A．

problem

B．

secret

C．

principle

D．

advice

（11）

A．

dangers

B．

events

C．

opponents

D．

challenges

（12）

A．

passed

B．

convinced

C．

admired

D．

stopped

（13）

A．

reliable

B．

convenient

C．

familiar

D．

appealing

（14）

A．

traveled

B．

matured

C．

missed

D．

worried

（15）

A．

limits

B．

dates

C．

goals

D．

tests

阅读下面短文, 从短文后各题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中, 选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

One day, we had a family dinner. While the adults were busy with their serious talk outside, I was left alone in the （1） to help my grandmother wash dishes. （2） my grandmother would tell me stories about her childhood.

Born just before WWII, my grandmother （3） an entirely different childhood lifestyle from mine. She did not have a chance to go to （4） . Like in typical families, where boys were （5） much more than girls, my grandma had to stay at home to do （6） . The only opportunity（机会）she could seize to （7） was when her brother was having Chinese （8） with the family tutor. She would sit quietly at the far end of the long dinner table, listening （9） . This training taught her to read and write her Chinese upside down — a skill that has turned out to be quite （10） , especially whenever we share the newspaper. On most weekends, my grandmother, a young girl then, and her brother would go to the （11） . There, they would walk through deep water, sit down cross-legged underwater and hold their （12） while they watched all action going on around them. This is something I （13） — her ability to open her （14） underwater and still sit comfortably on the seabed.

My childhood is quite （15） compared with hers. I am （16） that I did not need to （17） the hardships like she did. I've never faced the problem of （18） . I guess our different childhood background is what makes my grandmother such an amazing person to （19） to: her stories always make my history textbooks （20） .

（1）

A．

sitting room

B．

kitchen

C．

yard

D．

dining hall

（2）

A．

As always

B．

By the way

C．

For example

D．

Here and now

（3）

A．

adjusted

B．

promoted

C．

achieved

D．

experienced

（4）

A．

work

B．

school

C．

court

D．

press

（5）

A．

favored

B．

tolerated

C．

trusted

D．

acknowledged

（6）

A．

gardening

B．

homework

C．

business

D．

housework

（7）

A．

exercise

B．

study

C．

explore

D．

teach

（8）

A．

food

B．

guests

C．

lessons

D．

tea

（9）

A．

closely

B．

directly

C．

nervously

D．

freely

（10）

A．

professional

B．

awkward

C．

simple

D．

practical

（11）

A．

market

B．

mountain

C．

beach

D．

class

（12）

A．

secret

B．

breath

C．

view

D．

tongue

（13）

A．

admire

B．

notice

C．

adopt

D．

value

（14）

A．

hands

B．

mouth

C．

eyes

D．

arms

（15）

A．

difficult

B．

complex

C．

happy

D．

similar

（16）

A．

grateful

B．

surprised

C．

convinced

D．

regretful

（17）

A．

reflect upon

B．

go through

C．

ask about

D．

prepare for

（18）

A．

unemployment

B．

health

C．

education

D．

communication

（19）

A．

attend

B．

refer

C．

lead

D．

talk

（20）

A．

come true

B．

come round

C．

come out

D．

come alive

阅读下面短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

On Oct.11，hundreds of runners competed in a cross﹣country race in Minnesota. Melanie Bailey should have（1）＿＿＿＿the course earlier than she did. Her（2）＿＿＿＿came because she was carrying a（3）＿＿＿＿across the finish line.

ㅤAs reported by a local newspaper，Bailey was more than two﹣thirds of the way through her（4）＿＿＿＿when a runner in front of her began crying in pain. She（5）＿＿＿＿to help her fellow runner，Danielle Lenoue. Bailey took her arm to see if she could walk forward with（6）＿＿＿＿. She couldn't. Bailey then（7）＿＿＿＿to let Lenoue climb onto her back and carried her all the way to the finish line，then another 300 feet to where Lenoue could get（8）＿＿＿＿attention.

ㅤOnce there，Lenouc was（9）＿＿＿＿and later taken to a hospital，where she learned that she had serious injuries in one of her knees. She would have struggled with extreme（10）＿＿＿＿to make it to that aid checkpoint without Bailey's help.

ㅤAs for Bailey，she is more（11）＿＿＿＿about why her act is considered a big（12）＿＿＿＿" She was just crying. I couldn't（13）＿＿＿＿her，" Bailey told the reporter." I feel like I was just doing the right thing.

ㅤAlthough the two young women were strangers before the（14）＿＿＿＿，they've since become friends. Neither won the race，but the（15）＿＿＿＿of human kindness won the day.

（1）

A．

designed

B．

followed

C．

changed

D．

finished

（2）

A．

delay

B．

chance

C．

trouble

D．

excuse

（3）

A．

judge

B．

volunteer

C．

classmate

D．

competitor

（4）

A．

race

B．

school

C．

town

D．

training

（5）

A．

agreed

B．

returned

C．

stopped

D．

promised

（6）

A．

courage

B．

aid

C．

patience

D．

advice

（7）

A．

went away

B．

stood up

C．

stepped aside

D．

bent down

（8）

A．

medical

B．

public

C．

constant

D．

equal

（9）

A．

interrupted

B．

assessed

C．

identified

D．

appreciated

（10）

A．

hunger

B．

pain

C．

cold

D．

tiredness

（11）

A．

worried

B．

ashamed

C．

confused

D．

discouraged

（12）

A．

game

B．

problem

C．

lesson

D．

deal

（13）

A．

leave

B．

cure

C．

bother

D．

understand

（14）

A．

ride

B．

test

C．

meet

D．

show

（15）

A．

secret

B．

display

C．

benefit

D．

exchange

ㅤTo become the Olympic champion in the individual（个人） all﹣around event.Gabby Douglas had to leave everything she（1）＿＿＿＿＿best.She had to（2）＿＿＿＿＿her bedroom in Virginia.She had to say（3）＿＿＿＿＿to her two dogs and to the beach，where she loved to（4）＿＿＿＿＿waves on her board.But it was（5）＿＿＿＿＿to take the leap（飞跃），however（6）＿＿＿＿＿it would be.Even at 14，Douglas knew that.So she（7）＿＿＿＿＿about 1，200 miles away from home，to（8）＿＿＿＿＿with a coach from China.She lived with a family she had never（9）＿＿＿＿＿and everything was new to her.

ㅤAs it turned out，Douglas did（10）＿＿＿＿＿what she needed to do to become Olympic champion when she（11）＿＿＿＿＿two Russians.The Chinese coach（12）＿＿＿＿＿Douglas into one of the best gymnasts in the（13）＿＿＿＿＿，helping her skyrocket from an（14）＿＿＿＿＿member of the national team to the top of the sport.By （15）＿＿＿＿＿the Olympic all﹣around title，she became the first black woman to do so.She（16）＿＿＿＿＿the competition from beginning to end.She said she had felt（17）＿＿＿＿＿all along that she would win.

ㅤNot so long ago，Martha Karoly，the coordinator （联络人） of the women's national team，did not think Douglas had what it（18）＿＿＿＿＿to be an Olympian.As time went by，she thought（19）＿＿＿＿＿that she could make the London Games—and win.

ㅤ"I'm going to inspire so many people，" she said."I'm ready to（20）＿＿＿＿＿." And shine she did.

（1）

A．

tried

B．

thought

C．

judged

D．

knew

（2）

A．

take up

B．

pack up

C．

clean up

D．

do up

（3）

A．

goodbye

B．

hello

C．

thanks

D．

no

（4）

A．

cause

B．

observe

C．

ride

D．

strike

（5）

A．

common

B．

time

C．

fun

D．

tough

（6）

A．

breathtaking

B．

heartbreaking

C．

eye﹣catching

D．

head﹣spinning

（7）

A．

dropped out

B．

moved on

C．

pulled over

D．

went off

（8）

A．

reason

B．

talk

C．

compete

D．

train

（9）

A．

met

B．

helped

C．

understood

D．

needed

（10）

A．

approximately

B．

gradually

C．

exactly

D．

possibly

（11）

A．

defeated

B．

pleased

C．

respected

D．

assisted

（12）

A．

forced

B．

transformed

C．

persuaded

D．

put

（13）

A．

world

B．

city

C．

team

D．

state

（14）

A．

amateur

B．

elected

C．

average

D．

enthusiastic

（15）

A．

clarifying

B．

defending

C．

winning

D．

demanding

（16）

A．

followed

B．

organized

C．

watched

D．

led

（17）

A．

confident

B．

nervous

C．

excited

D．

uneasy

（18）

A．

viewed

B．

appeared

C．

mattered

D．

took

（19）

A．

now and then

B．

more and more

C．

far and wide

D．

on and on

（20）

A．

shine

B．

fly

C．

dance

D．

score