Joy in the journey
If you have ever been discouraged because of failure, please read on. For often, achieving what you set out to do is not the important thing. Let me explain.
Two brothers decided to dig a deep hole behind their house. As they were working, a couple of older boys stopped by to . “What are you doing?” asked one of the visitors. “We plan to dig a hole all the way through the !” one of the brothers volunteered .
The older boys began to , telling the younger ones that digging a hole all the way through the earth was . After a long silence, one of the picked up a jar full of spiders, worms and many other kinds of insects. He the lid and showed the wonderful to the scoffing(嘲笑的)visitors. Then he said quietly and , “Even if we don’t dig all the way through the earth, look at what we have found the way!”
Their goal was far too ambitious, but it did cause them to dig. And that is a goal is for — to cause us to move in the we have chosen, in other words, to keep us ! But not every goal will be fully . Not every job will end . Not every hope will come to pass. Not every love will last. Not every dream will be . But when you fall of your aim, perhaps you can say, “Yes, but look at what I found along the way! Look at the wonderful things my life because I tried to do something!” It is in the digging life is lived. And I believe it is the joy in the journey, in the end, that truly .
1.A. rest B. work C. watch D. laugh
2.A. house B. earth C. wall D. road
3.A. calmly B. patiently C. excitedly D. impatiently
4.A. laugh B. think C. stare D. smile
5.A. important B. difficult C. impossible D. interesting
6.A. passers-by B. watchers C. visitors D. diggers
7.A. moved B. removed C. broke D. pushed
8.A. contents B. scenes C. pictures D. jars
9.A. properly B. confidently C. carefully D. happily
10.A. in B. along C. to D. out
11.A. what B. how C. where D. which
12.A. way B. direction C. life D. sight
13.A. thinking B. moving C. digging D. living
14.A. made B. prepared C. kicked D. achieved
15.A. hopelessly B. pleasantly C. surprisingly D. successfully
16.A. come true B. realized C. made D. treasured
17.A. short B. lost C. out D. behind
18.A. breaking into B. turning to C. coming into D. holding to
19.A. when B. where C. which D. that
20.A. matters B. happens C. appears D. exists
1.C
2.B
3.C
4.A
5.C
6.D
7.B
8.A
9.B
10.B
11.A
12.B
13.C
14.D
15.D
16.B
17.A
18.C
19.D
20.A
【解析】
試題分析:文章中作者講了一個(gè)小故事,有兩個(gè)兄弟要挖一個(gè)很深很深的坑,他們要把地球挖穿,又來了一對比他們年齡大的兄弟嘲笑他們說,這是不可能的,地球是不可能被挖穿的,兄弟兩個(gè)說,雖然不能挖穿但他們也會(huì)有機(jī)會(huì)去經(jīng)歷這件事情也有很大的收獲,這是他們的一個(gè)目標(biāo),人的一生只有有目標(biāo),才會(huì)朝著這個(gè)方向前進(jìn),不是所有的事情都能成功,但只有有了目標(biāo)才有前進(jìn)的動(dòng)力。
1.C考查動(dòng)詞的詞義。句意為:兩個(gè)兄弟決定在他們的屋后挖一個(gè)很深的坑,正當(dāng)他們工作的時(shí)候,一對年齡稍大的兄弟在旁邊停了下來去注視他們兩個(gè),你們正在干什么呢,一個(gè)來訪者問。rest vt 使休息,使輕松;work vt工作;watch vt觀察,注視;laugh vt笑,嘲笑。來訪者還不知道他們干什么,所以此處嘲笑是不恰當(dāng)?shù),故答案?yīng)為C。
2.B考查名詞的詞義。句意為:我們正計(jì)劃挖一個(gè)深坑,直到穿過地球。house n房子;earth n地球;wall n墻;road n路,第四個(gè)空的后面指出了這里是要挖穿地球,故答案應(yīng)為B。
3.C 考查形容詞的詞義。句意為:當(dāng)年長的兄弟問他們正在干什么的時(shí)候,他們兄弟中的一個(gè)很興奮的回答,他們要挖穿地球。calmly adj 平靜地,鎮(zhèn)靜地;patiently adj有耐心地;excitedly adj興奮地;impatiently adj 不耐煩地。此處應(yīng)表示兄弟兩個(gè)對做這件事很興奮。故答案應(yīng)為C。
4.A 考查動(dòng)詞的意思。句意為:那對年長的兄弟開始去嘲笑,告訴年輕的兄弟,挖穿地球是不可能的. laugh vi嘲笑,譏笑;think vt認(rèn)為,考慮;stare vi盯著;smile vi笑,微笑。這里是在譏諷這對兄弟,所以應(yīng)為嘲笑,故答案應(yīng)為A。
5.C 考查形容詞的含義。句意為:那對年長的兄弟告訴他們挖穿地球是不可能的。important adj 重要的;difficult adj困難的;impossible adj 不可能的;interesting adj有趣的。故答案應(yīng)為C。
6.D考查名詞的詞義。句意為:在沉寂了一會(huì)兒之后,挖洞兄弟中的一個(gè)撿起了一個(gè)里面擠滿了蜘蛛,蠕蟲,以及各種各樣昆蟲的罐子。paaser-by n 經(jīng)過者,路過者;watchers n觀察者,注視者;visitors n拜訪者,參觀者;diggers n挖掘者。故答案應(yīng)為D。
7.B 考查動(dòng)詞的意思。句意為:他撿起罐子,把蓋子移開。move vt移動(dòng),感動(dòng); remove vt移開,移走;break vt打破,打斷;push vt推,推進(jìn)。這里意為打開壇子,所以應(yīng)為B。
8.A考查名詞的意思。他打開罐子,顯示出了里面奇妙的東西。content n 內(nèi)容,所、包含的東西;
scene n 幕,一幕;picture n畫,圖畫; jar n壇子,罐子。這里是指罐子里的東西。所以應(yīng)為A。
9.B 考查副詞的詞義。句意為:他靜靜地自信地說,盡管我們挖不穿地球---.properly adj 合適地,
適當(dāng)?shù)兀籧onfidently adv自信地,有信心地;carefully adv小心地,仔細(xì)地; happily adv 愉快地,幸福地。
故答案應(yīng)為B。
10.B 考查介詞的詞義。句意為:盡管我們挖不穿地球,看一下我們沿路發(fā)現(xiàn)的東西吧。in prep在---里面;along prep沿著,順著;to prep表趨向,相對于;out prep在---外面。along the way 沿路的意思。故答案應(yīng)為B。
11.A考查連詞的用法。句意為:他們的目標(biāo)也許太大了,但是這促使他們挖了起來,那就是那們目標(biāo)所追求的東西。此處為表語從句,且表語從句中for缺少賓語,引導(dǎo)表從且在從句中做賓語故答案應(yīng)為A。
12.B 考查名詞詞義。句意為:那就是我們的目標(biāo),致使我們朝著我們選擇的方向前進(jìn)。way n方
法,路;direction n方向,指導(dǎo);life n生活,生存;sight n視力,風(fēng)景。朝著我們選擇的方向前進(jìn)。故答案
應(yīng)為B。
13.C考查動(dòng)詞詞義。句意為:換句話說,是讓我們一直挖下去。thingking vt 思考,考慮;moving vt動(dòng),移動(dòng);digging vt挖,掘;living vt生活,居住。他們選擇的方向就是一直挖下去,故答案應(yīng)為C。
【小題 14】D 考查動(dòng)詞的詞義。句意為:但是不是每一個(gè)目標(biāo)都能實(shí)現(xiàn)。made vt制造,使得; prepare vt 準(zhǔn)備;kicked vt踢;achieved vt實(shí)現(xiàn),完成,achieve one’s goal 實(shí)現(xiàn)目標(biāo)的意思,故答案應(yīng)為D。
14.D 考查副詞的意思。不是每一份工作都以成功而告終。hopelessly adv 無望地,絕望地;pleasantly adv 高興地,愉悅地;surprising adv令人吃驚地;successfully adv成功地;故答案應(yīng)為D。
15.B 考查動(dòng)詞的意思。不是每一個(gè)希望都能到達(dá),不是每一份愛都能持續(xù),不是每一個(gè)夢想都能
實(shí)現(xiàn).come true 實(shí)現(xiàn);realize 意識(shí)到,實(shí)現(xiàn);make 制造,使得;treasure 珍藏,珍愛。come true 也可作實(shí)
現(xiàn)講,但是不及物,沒有被動(dòng)語態(tài),故應(yīng)為B。
16.A 考查形容詞的意思。句意為:但是當(dāng)你不足以到達(dá)你的目標(biāo)時(shí),你會(huì)說,那就看一下我在路
上看到的東西吧。short of 不足,短缺; lost of丟失,失去; out of在—外面;behind 在---后面。故答案
應(yīng)為A。
17.C考查動(dòng)詞短語的意思。句意為:因?yàn)槲以谂Φ膰L試一些事情,看一下闖入我生活的美好的
東西吧。breaking into 破門而入;turning to轉(zhuǎn)向;coming into進(jìn)入; holding to 舉辦,支持。故答案應(yīng)為C,
進(jìn)入我的生活。
18.D考查形容詞的含義。句意為:正是在挖掘的過程中,生活才有生命的氣息。強(qiáng)調(diào)句型:It is +
被強(qiáng)調(diào)部分+that+被強(qiáng)調(diào)部分+that+剩余部分。故答案應(yīng)為D。
19.A 考查動(dòng)詞的意思。句意為:旅途中的樂趣才是重要的。本題目中也是強(qiáng)調(diào)句型,強(qiáng)調(diào)了句子的主語。matter vi 重要,要緊;happen vi 發(fā)生;appear vi出現(xiàn); exist vi存在,生存。故答案應(yīng)為A。
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Concern with money, and then more money, in order to buy the conveniences and luxuries of modern life, has brought great changes to the lives of most Frenchmen. More people are working harder than ever before in France. In the cities the traditional leisurely midday meal is disappearing. Offices, shops, and factories are discovering the great efficiency of a short lunch hour in company lunch rooms. In almost all lines of work emphasis now falls on ever increasing output. Thus the "typical" Frenchman produces more, earns more, and buys more consumer goods than his counterpart of only a generation ago. He gains in creature comfort and ease of life. What he loses to some extent is his sense of personal uniqueness, or individuality.
Some say that France has been Americanized. This is because the United States is a world symbol of the technological society and its consumer products. The so-called Americanization of France has its critics(批評家). They fear that “assembly line(裝配線)life” will lead to the disappearance of the pleasures of the more graceful and leisurely (but less productive) old French style. What will happen, they ask, to taste, elegance(優(yōu)雅), and the cultivation of the good things in life to joy in the smell of a freshly picked apple, a walk by the river, or just happy hours of conversation in a local café?
Since the late 1950s life in France has indeed taken on qualities of rush, tension, and the pursuit of material gain. Some of the strongest critics of the new way of life are the young, especially university students. They are concerned with the future, and they fear that France is threatened by the achievements of this competitive, goods-oriented culture. At times, they have reacted against the trend with considerable violence.
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A. the smell of freshly picked apples is no more popular with the French
B. it’s now unlikely to see a Frenchman enjoying a walk by the river
C. in pursuing material gains the French are suffering losses elsewhere
D. student critics are great in number than the people enjoying the new lifestyle
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A. Many of them prefer the modern life style.
B. They actually enjoy working at the assembly line.
C. They are more concerned with money than before.
D. They are more competitive than the old generation.
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A. Great changes have occurred in the French way of Life.
B. The new life style in France is facing serious criticism.
C. France has been pushed in the forefront of the world economy.
D. Frenchmen used to be lazy and only enjoy life conveniences.
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