【2014盐城】阅读下面短文,掌握其大意,然后从各题所给的四个选项中选出一个最佳答案。
The Other Side of the Wall
There was a young woman who took great pride in her flower garden. She was raised by her grandmother who taught her to love and 16 for flowers. So her flower garden was the best.
One day, while she was looking through a flower list she often 17 from, a picture of a plant caught her eyes. She had never 18 blooms(花) on a flower like that before. “I have to have it,” she said to herself, and she 19 ordered it.
When it arrived, she already had a 20 prepared to plant it. She planted it at the back of her yard. It grew well, with beautiful green leaves all over it, 21 there were no blooms. Day after day she continued to water it, feed it, and she even talked to it trying to make it bloom. However, it was 22 .
One morning weeks later, when standing before the vine, she felt very 23 that her plant had not bloomed. She was giving thought to 24 it down and planting something else in its place.
It was at this point that her neighbor, whose 25 joined hers, called over to her. “Thank you so much! You can’t imagine how much I have 26 the blooms of that vine you planted.” The young woman walked 27 the gate into her neighbor’s yard, and sure enough, she saw that on the other side of the wall the vine was 28 with blooms.
There were indeed the most beautiful blooms she had 29 seen. The vine had grown through the crevices(缝隙) and it had not flowered on 30 side of the wall, but it had flowered on the other side.
Sometimes one may not see the good result of his effort, but that doesn’t mean it isn’t successful.
16. A. look B. care C. search D. pay
17. A. learned B. heard C. ordered D. borrowed
18. A. seen B. smelt C. sold D. picked
19. A. finally B. carefully C. suddenly D. immediately
20. A . place B. box C. cup D. room
21. A. and B. so C. or D. but
22. A. endless B. useless C. successful D. hopeful
23. A. excited B. nervous C. sad D. frightened
24. A. putting B. cutting C. turning D. taking
25. A. balcony B. kitchen C. bedroom D. yard
26. A. enjoyed B. dreamed C. expected D. hated
27. A. through B. across C. above D. below
28. A. satisfied B. connected C. filled D. pleased
29. A. never B. ever C. seldom D. usually
30. A. its B. his C. her D. their
【答案】16—20 B C A D A 21—25 D B C B D 26—30 A A C B C
【2013盐城】When I was nine years old, I used to go to the post office with my mother, sending greeting cards to my aunt in Singapore. To me, these trips were really 16 memories. And receiving mail through a mailbox outside our gate was just as exciting. My small hands could 17 get the mail without using a key! I always couldn’t wait to see how much I was 18 . Oh, a letter! From Singapore! I would run back home and show it to my 19 . When there was a letter for me, I wouldn’t run—I would open it right there.
After my family moved back to Singapore, I 20 going to the post office. Years later, my company sent me to Shanghai, and the post office found me again. Two years ago I celebrated my 21 with five friends on top of the mountain in Longsheng, China. At sunrise we 22 up to a beautiful view from the mountain top. Later in the afternoon, as we were going 23 the mountain and returning from the sunrise viewing place, a 24 shop caught our attention. It only sold noodles, coffee and had a China 25 sign.
We asked the owner if she could really send mail. She happily said yes. It seemed hard to believe, 26 we were at the highest top of the mountain. I picked one postcard out and asked my friends to write 27 a birthday note. We bought a stamp, wrote some notes and gave the shop owner the postcard.
Three weeks later, I arrived home and 28 my mailbox: Hello, postcard! I broke into a big smile.
That birthday postcard attracted me again to the post office and all its delights. I had 29 the post office all these years. Today I 30 send postcards to friends. And every time I am at the post office buying stamps, I cannot help but smile—how one postcard will make its way across the world and brighten up someone’s day.
16.A. bad B. poor C. good D. short
17.A. easily B. simply C. hardly D. specially
18.A. weighing B. getting C. selecting D. accepting
19.A. friend B. aunt C. mother D. owner
20.A. enjoyed B. stopped C. hated D. considered
21.A. wedding B. return C. success D. birthday
22.A. broke B. woke C. grew D. stood
23.A. around B. over C. up D. down
24.A. cold B. dirty C. small D. modern
25.A. Traffic B. Life C. Police D. Post
26.A. because B. though C. while D. when
27.A. him B. me C. her D. them
28.A. bought B. repaired C. painted D. opened
29.A. missed B. influenced C. studied D. visited
30.A. just B. seldom still D. never
【答案】16—20 C A B C B 21—25 D B D C D 26—30 A B D A C
【2012盐城】阅读下面短文,掌握其大意,然后从各题所给的四个选项中选出一个最佳答案。
When I was eleven years old, God gave me a gift of happiness. One day, on my way home
from school, a truck ran over me and cut off my 16 . As I lay there bleeding, I realized that I might have to live the rest of my life 17 legs. How depressing (令人沮丧的)! 18 then I realized that depression won’t get my legs back. So I decided not to 19 my life feeling depressed. When my parents arrived at the 20 , they were shocked and sad. I told them, “I’ve already 21 the fact. Now you also have to get used to this.” Ever since then, I often see my friends getting 22 about little things: their bus comes late; they get a bad grade on a test. But I just 23 life. I was lucky to realize that it is a waste of energy to focus on what you have 24 , and that the key to happiness is to take pleasure in what you have. Sounds simple, doesn’t it ? So 25 are many people unhappy? People often think happiness is based on what you 26 . “My whole life would improve if I had a new car.” But when you get the 27 and what happens? For a whole week you are walking on air. Then you go right back to being 28 .Happiness is not a happening; it’s a state of 29 .You can have whatever there is in the world and still be uncomfortable. Or you can have relatively 30 and feel full of joy. Happiness comes from mastering the art of appreciating and consciously taking pleasure in what you already have.
16. A. arms B. legs C. feet D. fingers
17. A. without B. by C. on D. with
18. A. So B. Or C. But D. Once
19. A. spare B. devote C. influence D. waste
20. A. hotel B. hospital C. station D. school
21. A. believed B. accepted C. refused D. received
22. A. worried B. guilty C. excited D. curious
23. A. hate B. enjoy C. save D. dislike
24. A. struggled B. supported C. lost D. completed
25. A. how B. why C. when D. whether
26. A. achieve B. promise C. donate D. admire
27. A. car B. life C. job D. grade
28. A. wise B. silly C. friendly D. unhappy
29. A. pain B. appearance C. anger D. mind
30. A. much B. many C. little D. all
【答案】16—20 BACDB 21—25 BABCB 26—30 AADDC
【2011盐城】阅读下面短文,掌握其大意,然后从各题所给的四个选项中选出一个最佳答案。
A passenger (乘客) told an air hostess (空姐) that he needed a cup of water to take medicine when the plane just took off. She told him that she would bring him the 16 soon.
Twenty minutes 17 , when the passenger’s ring for service sounded, the air hostess realized it at once. She was kept so busy that she 18 to bring him the water. Therefore, the passenger was held up (延迟) to take his medicine. She hurried over to him with a cup of water, but he 19 it.
In the following hours on the flight, 20 time the air hostess passed the passenger, she would ask him with a smile 21 he needed help or not. But the passenger never 22 her words.
When he was going to get off the 23 , the passenger asked the air hostess to hand him the passengers’ booklet (意见簿). She was very 24 . She knew that he would write down sharp words, which might make her 25 the job. 26 with a smile she handed it to him.
Off the plane, she 27 the booklet, and cracked a smile, for the passenger put it, “On the flight, you asked me if I needed help for twelve times 28 . How can I refuse 29 twelve sincere smiles?”
That’s right! It was the twelve smiles of the air hostess that touched (感动) the passenger
30 and of course she wouldn’t lose her job!
16. A. milk B. juice C. coffee D. water
17. A. late B. later C. ago D. after
18. A. remembered B. forgot C. wanted D. learned
19. A. accepted B. took C. refused D. received
20. A. some B. either C. another D. each
21. A. why B. when C. whether D. how
22. A. paid attention to B. thought of C. heard of D. worried about
23. A. coach B. bus C. train D. plane
24. A. happy B. cheerful C. sad D. excited
25. A. lose B. loses C. losing D. lost
26. A. And B. So C. Then D. But
27. A. opened B. closed C. destroyed D. hid
28. A. at all B. in all C. of all D. all over
29. A. her B. your C. their D. our
30. A. peacefully B. comfortably C. deeply D. slowly
【答案】16—20 DBBCD 21—25 CADCA 26—30 DABBC