Question

(2013·高考重慶卷，A)When Joe was about to start school，all signs pointed to success.Yet things turned out to be quite___.The fourth grade even found him at the___of the class.Joe? struggled day and night，but it did not____－until one stormy afternoon.

On that afternoon，____the math teacher started to introduce difficult concepts，dark? clouds covered the sky，and the storm set in.Hard though she tried to make the kids____，the thunder won the battle for their attention.No one____the concepts.Except for Joe.He understood them and answered all the questions correctly.The teacher patted him on the back，and told him to go around to the others and explain how he had? managed it.____by his newfound? success，Joe moved quickly throughout the room.Soon math time was followed by the time for____.All children naturally drew____pictures on such a day.Except for Joe.

Since then，Joe started____.Though he never made it to the top，his math teacher was always____and curious about the change：Why had that stormy day changed Joe?

On the day Joe? graduated，he presented the teacher with his most____possession－the picture of a bright yellow sun.On the picture Joe had written：This is the day I____my brightness.

1.A.unfair? B．boring

C．disappointing? D．dangerous

2.A.center? B．top

C．beginning? D．bottom

3.A.happen? B．work

C．finish? D．last?????

4.A.until? B．since

C．because? D．as?

5.A.concentrate? B．change

C．hide? D．sit

6.A.challenged? B．grasped

C．doubted? D．admitted

7.A.Relieved? B．Surprised

C．Encouraged? D．Puzzled

8.A.class? B．sports

C．art? D．tea

9.A.great? B．dark

C．different? D．strange

10.A.improving? B．painting

C．recovering? D．studying

11.A.worried? B．amazed

C．friendly? D．cautious

12.A.familiar? B．expensive

C．admirable? D．precious

13.A.woke up to? B．put up with

C．got on with? D．looked down upon

 

Answer 1

【答案】

1.C

2.D

3.B

4.D

5.A

6.B

7.C

8.C

9.B

10.A

11.B

12.D

13.A

【解析】本文是一篇記敘文。全文講述了在一個(gè)暴風(fēng)雨的下午，一個(gè)叫喬的小男孩在數(shù)學(xué)課上的出色表現(xiàn)讓自己發(fā)生了改變�？偟恼f來，本篇文章難度適中，與考生的生活息息相關(guān)，考生容易理解、接受。同時(shí)知識(shí)點(diǎn)考查分布合理，著重考查考生對上下文的邏輯推理能力，同時(shí)突出了詞匯的語境化考查，注重對整個(gè)語篇的考查而不是對某個(gè)詞匯的詞義的考查。

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2.2】解析：選D。根據(jù)“Yet things turned out to be quite disappointing.”可知，喬的成績不好，even“甚至”表示遞進(jìn)關(guān)系。因此此處應(yīng)是“在四年級(jí)的時(shí)候喬的學(xué)習(xí)成績在全班排名靠后”。at the bottom of“在……底部”，符合題意。

3.3】解析：選B。喬夜以繼日地學(xué)習(xí)，后面的關(guān)鍵詞but一轉(zhuǎn)，應(yīng)是指與“夜以繼日地學(xué)習(xí)”相反或相對的情況，所以此處應(yīng)是指“這也沒有起到作用”，而happen“發(fā)生”，finish“完成”，last“持續(xù)”，均不符合語境。故空格處應(yīng)填work，表示“起作用，有效果”。

4.4】．解析：選D。此處表示在那天下午，當(dāng)數(shù)學(xué)老師開始講解難懂的概念的時(shí)候，天空中烏云密布。until表示“直到……才”；since表示“既然”；because表示“因?yàn)?/span>”；as表示“當(dāng)……時(shí)候”。因此選擇D項(xiàng)。

5.5】解析：選A。本空的設(shè)置非常好，是考查學(xué)生對上下文的邏輯推理能力的。句中有連詞though，所以此句與“the thunder...attention”構(gòu)成讓步、轉(zhuǎn)折關(guān)系。而“the thunder...attenton”表示“雷聲吸引了學(xué)生們的注意力”，因此空格所在句表示“盡管她盡力讓孩子們集中注意力”。concentrate“集中”，符合題意。

6.6】解析：選B。本題事實(shí)上考查的是在語境中辨析動(dòng)詞詞義的能力。challenge“挑戰(zhàn)”；grasp“抓住，掌握”；doubt“懷疑”；admit“承認(rèn)”。聯(lián)系上下文可知，“孩子們都沒有注意老師講的內(nèi)容，除了喬”。因此是沒有人“掌握”這些概念，“挑戰(zhàn)”“懷疑”“承認(rèn)”均不符合語境，故排除A、C、D三項(xiàng)。

7.7】解析：選C。聯(lián)系上文“老師拍著他的后背告訴他走到別的同學(xué)中給他們解釋一下他是怎么做到的”可知，老師的所做所說都給喬很大的鼓舞，所以選擇C項(xiàng)encouraged“受鼓舞的，受激勵(lì)的”。

8.8】解析：選C。根據(jù)下文出現(xiàn)的drew和pictures可知數(shù)學(xué)課之后是美術(shù)課，故選擇art。

9.9】解析：選B。根據(jù)第二段中的“...dark clouds covered the sky，and the storm set in.”可知，在那樣的一天，所有的學(xué)生都很自然地畫出了暗色的圖畫，除了喬之外。

10.0】解析：選A。聯(lián)系下文的curious about the change可知，數(shù)學(xué)老師很好奇他的變化，由此我們可推知喬的成績在那個(gè)下午的數(shù)學(xué)課后就開始提高(improving)了。

11.1】解析：選B。因?yàn)榭崭窈笥?/span>and，所以此處應(yīng)填與curious相近的詞語。worried“擔(dān)心的”；amazed“驚訝的，吃驚的”；friendly“友好的”；cautious“小心的，謹(jǐn)慎的”。因此amazed符合語境，此處指對于喬的進(jìn)步數(shù)學(xué)老師很吃驚也很好奇。

12.2】解析：選D。本題事實(shí)上考查形容詞辨析。familiar“熟悉的”；expensive“昂貴的”；admirable“令人欽佩的”；precious“寶貴的”。根據(jù)本文的故事可知，就在那個(gè)暴風(fēng)雨的下午，喬開始進(jìn)步了，所以他畫的明亮的金燦燦的太陽代表了他豁然開朗的心情，應(yīng)是喬珍視的財(cái)富。所以用precious(寶貴的)來形容最貼切。

13.3】解析：選A。空格所在處句意為“就在這一天我認(rèn)識(shí)到了我的聰明”。wake up to“認(rèn)識(shí)到”，符合語境。put up with“忍受”；get on with“進(jìn)展”；look down upon“瞧不起”，均不符合語境。