Question

【題目】The journey of water on the earth can be a mirror of our own paths through life. Like a river that flows within the boundaries of its banks, we are born with certain characteristics that _ __ our identity. We move through life, _ __ many twists, turns, and barriers along the way just as a river does.

Water shows us how to move through the world with grace, bravery, determination, and __ __. Water is brave and does not waste time sticking to its past, but flows onward without looking back. When there is a hole to be filled, water does not run away from it in fear of the dark; _ _, water modestly and bravely fills the empty space. Similarly, we can face the dark moments of our life rather than run away from them.

_ _, a river will empty into the sea. Water does not hold back from joining up with a larger body, nor does it fear a loss of _ __ or control. It gracefully and modestly falls into the vastness by contributing its energy without hesitation. Each time we move __ _ our personal characters to become part of something bigger, we can try our best to _ _ the lead of the river.

【1】A. preserveB. assumeC. decideD. cast

【2】A. competing B. meeting withC. living withD. playing with

【3】A. modestyB. happinessC. honestyD. reputation

【4】A. thereforeB. besidesC. otherwiseD. instead

【5】A. EventualB. AbsolutelyC. RegularlyD. Actually

【6】A. lifeB. confidenceC. libertyD. root

【7】A. onB. intoC. acrossD. beyond

【8】A. takeB. followC. loseD. hold

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】C

【2】B

【3】A

【4】D

【5】A

【6】C

【7】D

【8】B

【解析】

【1】本空考查動(dòng)詞基本含義的辨析。preserve保護(hù)；assume假定；decide決定；cast扔。與前文的certain對(duì)應(yīng)，性格決定身份。故選C。

【2】本空考查動(dòng)詞短語(yǔ)基本含義的辨析。A. competing with和……進(jìn)行競(jìng)爭(zhēng)；B. meeting with遭遇；living with 和……居住在一起；D. playing with和某人一起玩。僅僅就像小河一樣，我們生活中一路上也要遭遇許多的彎曲、挫折等。故選B。

【3】本空考查名詞基本含義的辨析。A. modesty謙虛；B. happiness幸福；C. honesty誠(chéng)實(shí)；D. reputation名譽(yù)。與前文的bravery，determination對(duì)應(yīng)，與下文水不會(huì)因?yàn)楹诎刀�放棄一個(gè)小洞，以及下文的modestly判斷選A。

【4】本空考查副詞基本含義的辨析。A. therefore因此，所以；B. besides而且；C. otherwise否則；D. instead相反。根據(jù)上下文，前文的not run away from和下文的modestly and bravely fill判斷選D。

【5】本空考查副詞基本含義的辨析。A. Eventually 最后，終于；B. Absolutely絕對(duì)；C. Regularly有規(guī)則地，有規(guī)律地；D. Actually實(shí)際上。小河經(jīng)歷艱難困苦和挫折之后終于到達(dá)大海。故選A。

【6】本空考查名詞基本含義的辨析。A. life生命，生活； B. confidence信心；C. liberty自由； D. root根。與下文的control對(duì)應(yīng)。故選C。

【7】本空考查介詞基本含義的辨析。A. on 在……之上；B. into進(jìn)去；C. across橫穿，穿過(guò)； D. beyond超越，在……的那邊。與下文的bigger對(duì)應(yīng)，應(yīng)是“超越”。故選D。

【8】本空考查動(dòng)詞基本含義的辨析。A. take 帶走；B. follow 跟隨；C. lose失去；D. hold擁有，容納。