Question

4．One evening a young woman walked on the beach．She （36）Bto see the footsteps （足跡）she had left in the sand，but they had already been washed away by the water．When she turned to continue her walk，she was surprised to see an old woman（37）Aby a fire．
She walked up to the old woman and asked，"Where did you come from？I didn't see you here a minute ago"
（38）B answering her question，the old woman said，"Sit with me，my child．I have something to show you．"
As the young woman sat down beside the fire，the old woman handed her a book．She turned the pages of the book one by one and was （39）Cto discover they told the story of her whole life，from the early days of （40）Ato the present．But when she turned to the next page，she found it empty．And the rest of the pages in the book were all empty．
"Does this mean my life ends tonight？"she asked．
"No．my child．It means tonight your life （41）C"
At that time the old woman took the book into her hands and began to tear （撕掉）each of the pages that had words out of the book．She then threw （42）Ainto the fire until all left were empty pages．She handed the book of empty pages to the young woman．
"You see，"she said，"just as the water washed away your footsteps in the sand，your past is forever gone．What you （43）Chave is here and now．Each moment is the beginning of the rest of your life and you should live it to the fullest，because you won't live that moment a（an） （44）Ctime．For your future，you are free to shape it as you wish，（45）Bit has not yet been written．"

36．A．turns	B．turned	C．is turning
37．A．sitting	B．to is	C．sat
38．A．Thanks to	B．Instead of	C．As for
39．A．tired	B．sad	C．a(chǎn)mazed
40．A．childhood	B．a(chǎn)dulthood	C．old age
41．A．ends	B．lives	C．begins
42．A．them	B．it	C．her
43．A．hardly	B．lately	C．truly
44．A．other	B．a(chǎn)nother	C．second
45．A．whether	B．because	C．then．

Answer 1

分析 本文講述的是一位女士在海邊散步時發(fā)生的故事．當她追尋自己的足跡時，遇到了一位老人，老人手里的書寫滿了她過去的一切，老人把書撕碎、燒掉，并告訴她：今天是她生活的開始，過去的就永遠過去了，現(xiàn)在才是自己擁有的，每一時刻都是生命的開始．

解答 36．B，考查動詞，句意：她轉身去看足跡．A．turns三人稱單數(shù)的一般現(xiàn)在時態(tài)形式；B．turned一般過去時態(tài)形式；C．is turning 現(xiàn)在進行時態(tài)形式．結合上下文，短文用一般過去時態(tài)來講述的，本句也用一般過去時態(tài)．故選B．
37．A，考查動詞，句意：她驚奇地看到一位老人坐在一個火爐旁．看到某人在做某事：see sb．doing sth．故選A．
38．B，考查固定短語，句意：沒有回答她的問題，老人說．A．Thanks to幸虧；B．Instead of代替，頂替，而不；C．As for至于，老人說出了下面的話，而沒有回答她的問題．而不：instead of．故選B．
39．C，考查形容詞，句意：她一頁一頁地翻看這本書，并且驚奇地發(fā)現(xiàn)講述了她整個一生的故事．A．tired疲勞的；B．sad傷心的；C．a(chǎn)mazed令人驚異的．從一位陌生人手中的書里，發(fā)現(xiàn)了寫著自己一生的故事．感到驚奇．故選C．
40．A，考查名詞，句意：從童年到現(xiàn)在．A．childhood童年；B．a(chǎn)dulthood成年；C．old age老年．現(xiàn)在是一位年輕人，可以推測出是比年輕人更早的時間段，即：童年．故選A．
41．C，考查名詞，句意：不，孩子，意思是今天晚上你的生活開始了．A．ends結束；B．lives生活；C．begins開始．同前句的ends（結束）相對，開始：begin．故選C．
42．A，考查代詞，句意：然后她把它們扔進火爐里直到只剩下空白頁．A．them它們；B．it它；C．her她．指代上文提到的復數(shù)名詞pages，用them．故選A．
43．C，考查副詞，句意：你真正擁有的是此時和現(xiàn)在．A．hardly 幾乎不B．lately 最近C．truly真正的，聯(lián)系上文，過去的永遠過去了，擁有的永遠是現(xiàn)在，故選C．
44．C，考查形容詞，句意：每一刻都是你余生的開始．A．other 其他的B．a(chǎn)nother 另一；再一C．second第二，人不可能過同一時刻兩次，another不能與a、an連用，故選C．
45．B，考查連詞，句意：未來，你可以按你想要的方式去塑造，因為它還沒有被書寫．A．whether是否，表示疑問；B．because因為，表示原因；C．then然后，表示時間的傳承．因為未來還未開始，所以我們可以自由地塑造．表示原因，用because．故選B．

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