Question

When our restaurant business failed, we headed north in a camping truck to Texas, hoping to have a “fresh start”.

At the of Palo Duro Canyon (峽谷) State Park, I a job advertisement hiring park hosts. The position offered a , permanent campsite in the park, and , the hosts served as a link between the park’s guests and the rangers (護林人). It was the perfect solution: a rent-free place to reorganize our lives. We entered the park and I made an for the following day.

The park was , so it took us some time to find an available site. That evening, as we finished our dinner, my wife saw two large skunks (臭鼬) walking toward our table. We climbed onto the table and, for the next four hours, waited for them to our camp.

Having survived that night, we were that everything else would be all right. The next day we met with the people who ran the park. They explained our and gave us a beautiful campsite.

That evening, , we learned about the canyon . They were strong and cold, rocking our little camping truck violently, and we lay in the dark until the winds died away.

the weeks that followed, we learned to survive in our truck and the little money my wife by substitute teaching. Building a successful business and then losing it had left very little time for building a successful . For a time after our business I thought I might lose my family as well.

Living in the tiny with no television, we sat close together reading and talking. One evening, standing under a jeweled sky, I found myself for all the hardships. We had walked the trails and climbed the canyon walls. We had become a family!

1.A. back B. edge C. centre D. entrance

2.A. sponsored B. published C. noticed D. answered

3.A. safe B. free C. convenient D. beautiful

4.A. in return B. in time C. in short D. in turn

5.A. attempt B. agreement C. appeal D. appointment

6.A. crowded B. dangerous C. ideal D. quiet

7.A. repeatedly B. immediately C. eventually D. calmly

8.A. attack B. leave C. pass D. search

9.A. satisfied B. determined C. confident D. aware

10.A. responsibilities B. requirements C. circumstances D. conditions

11.A. moreover B. therefore C. meanwhile D. however

12.A. winds B. snows C. woods D. trails

13.A. shaking B. quarrelling C. mourning D. aching

14.A. After B. Between C. During D. Beyond

15.A. give away B. hand out C. live on D. put aside

16.A. borrowed B. earned C. posted D. raised

17.A. business B. career C. family D. image

18.A. started B. failed C. expanded D. declined

19.A. truck B. park C. house D. camp

20.A. desperate B. ready C. suitable D. thankful

 

Answer 1

1.D

2.C

3.B

4.A

5.D

6.A

7.B

8.B

9.C

10.A

11.D

12.A

13.A

14.C

15.C

16.B

17.C

18.B

19.A

20.D

【解析】文章大意:苦難是首歌！作者經(jīng)營餐廳失敗以后，全家坐著一輛貨車去德克薩斯州重新開始生活。在一個野生公園里，他得到了一份工作。這份工作讓他得到一個免費的宿營地，在經(jīng)歷了這一系列的苦難之后，他根據(jù)正是這困難讓他們成為一家人。

1.考察名詞辨析及上下文串聯(lián)。A后背，后面；B邊緣；C中心；D入口處；根據(jù)文章第一段可知我的餐廳生意失敗了，想來到德克薩斯州重新開始。在峽谷的入口處我看見了一則招聘廣告。通常廣告都要貼在人流量較大的地方。入口處符合這個要求。故D正確。

2.考察動詞詞義辨析及上下文串聯(lián)。A贊助，倡議；B出版，發(fā)行；C注意到；D回答；在峽谷的入口處我看見了一則招聘廣告。作者的生意失敗，已經(jīng)很潦倒了，不可能再去贊助出版一個廣告。D項不符合上下文串聯(lián)。只有C項表示我注意到了這則廣告。

3.考察形容詞辨析。A安全的；B免費的；C便利的，方便的；D美麗的；這個職位給我們在公園里免費提供了一個的永久的居住的營地。作者生意失敗，經(jīng)濟很窘迫。免費的營地正是作者所需要的。

4.考察介詞短語辨析及上下文理解。A作為回報；B及時，遲早；C簡言之；D依次，輪流；對方給我們提供了免費的營地，作為回報，我要充當游客和護林人之間聯(lián)系的紐帶。這是一個交換關系。

5.考察名詞辨析及上下文串聯(lián)。A嘗試，企圖；B同意，協(xié)議；C上訴，呼吁；D約會，約定；對方給我們提供了免費的營地對我們來說是最好的解決目前情況的方法。所以我和對方越好第二天見面。

6.考察形容詞辨析和上下文理解。A擁擠的；B危險的；C理想的；D安靜的；根據(jù)下句it took us some time to find an available site我們花了一些時間才找到一個空閑的地方。這說明很多人都在這里宿營。故A項說明這個野生公園很擁擠是符合上下文語境的。

7.考察常識、副詞辨析及上下文串聯(lián)。A反復地；B立刻，馬上；C最后，終于；D鎮(zhèn)定地；平靜地；本題是常識，那天晚上當我們吃飯的時候，兩只很大的臭鼬朝我們的桌子走了過來，我們都很害怕所以，所以立刻都爬到桌子上去了。

8.考察動詞辨析及上下文串聯(lián)。A攻擊，襲擊；B離開；C通過，經(jīng)過；D搜尋；我們都爬到了桌子上，在接下來的4個小時里，我們都在等著這兩只臭鼬離開這里。

9.考察形容詞辨析和語境理解。A滿意的；B意志堅定的；C有信心的；D意識到的；知道的；根據(jù)后半句everything else would be all right可知我們有信心這件事情以后其他的事情都會很順利的。故C項符合上下文串聯(lián)。

10.考察名詞詞義辨析和上下文串聯(lián)。A責任；B要求；C情況；D條件；第二天我們和公園的負責人見了面，他向我說明了我的工作的責任并給了我一塊很漂亮的地方。本基金說明對方同意我做這份工作，那么要明確我所需要做的事情。

11.考察副詞詞義辨析及上下文理解。A而且；B因此；C與此同時；D然而；根據(jù)42空后They were strong and cold可知峽谷里的風又大又冷。這和美麗的峽谷恰恰相反，是我們沒有預料到的事情，所以使用however表示轉折。故D正確。

12.考察上下文串聯(lián)。A風；B雪；C森林；樹林；D足跡；根據(jù)43空后的until the winds died away可知峽谷里的風很大很冷。本段敘述的是峽谷的風。故A正確。

13.考察動詞辨析和上下文串聯(lián)。A顫抖；搖擺；B爭吵；C哀痛；服喪；咕噥；D疼痛；前面一句They were strong and cold風很大很冷，我們躺在黑暗里因為寒冷而渾身發(fā)抖。故A正確。

14.連詞介詞連詞辨析及上下文串聯(lián)。A在…之后；B在…之間；C在…期間；D超過；句意：在接下來的幾個星期里，我們學會了在如何在貨車里生活下來。根據(jù)文章第一行in a camping truck他們是乘坐著一輛貨車來到德克薩斯州的。

15.考察動詞短語辨析及上下文串聯(lián)。A贈送，泄露，出賣；B分發(fā)；C以…為生；靠…生活；D收拾，整理；放在一邊，不管不顧；在接下來的幾個星期里我們學會了如何在貨車里生活下來，并學會了靠妻子做代課教師掙得的那一點點的錢生活。故C正確。

16.考察動詞詞義辨析及上下文串聯(lián)。A借用；B掙得；C郵寄；D提高；在接下來的幾個星期里我們學會了如何在貨車里生活下來，并學會了靠妻子做代課教師掙得的那一點點的錢生活。

17.考察名詞詞義辨析及上下文串聯(lián)。A生意；B生涯，事業(yè)；C家庭；D形象；根據(jù)下一行 I thought I might lose my family as well.而臥認為也許我會失去我的家庭�？芍�作者經(jīng)營餐廳失敗讓作者沒有時間來經(jīng)營自己的家庭。

18.考察上下文串聯(lián)。根據(jù)文章第一段When our restaurant business failed, we headed north in a camping truck to Texas, hoping to have a “fresh start”可知我的經(jīng)營餐廳的生意失敗了。本句說明這次失敗讓我感覺到我們也許會失去自己的家庭。

19.考察上下文串聯(lián)。A貨車；B公園；C房子；D營地；根據(jù)文章第一句we headed north in a camping truck to Texas,和42空rocking our little camping truck violently可知我們被迫生活在一輛貨車里。故A正確

20.考察形容詞辨析及語境理解。經(jīng)營：一天晚上站在滿天的星星下面，我認為自己應該感謝所有經(jīng)歷的這些苦難，我們走過了最困難的日子也翻越了公園的圍墻，我們在困難中成為真正的一家人。