Question

I used to believe in the American Dream, which meant a job, a mortgage(按揭)，credit cards, success. I wanted it and worked toward it like everyone else, all of us ____ chasing the same thing.

One year, through a series of unhappy events, it all fell ____. I found myself homeless and alone. I had my truck and $56. I ____ the countryside for some place I could rent for the ___ possible amount. I came upon a shabby house four miles up a winding mountain road ____ the Potomac River in West Virginia. It was ____， full of broken glass and rubbish. I found the owner, rented it, and ____ a corner to camp in.

The locals knew nothing about me, ____ slowly, they started teaching me the ____ of being a neighbor. They dropped off blankets, candles, and tools, and began ____ around to chat. They started to teach me a belief in a ____ American Dream—not the one of individual achievement but of ____.

What I had believed in, all those things I thought were ____ for a civilized life, were nonexistent in this place. ____ on the mountain, my most valuable possessions were my ____ with my neighbors.

Four years later, I moved back into ____. I saw many people were having a really hard time, ____ their jobs and homes. I managed to rent a big enough house to ___ a handful of people. There are four of us now in the house，but over time I've had nine people come in and move on to other places. We'd all be in ____ if we hadn't banded together.

The American Dream I believe in now is a shared one. It's not so much about what I can get for myself; it's about ____ we can all get by together.

1.A.separately　　　　　　　B．equally

C．violently D．naturally

2.A.off B．a(chǎn)part

C．over D．out

3.A.crossed B．left

C．toured D．searched

4.A.fullest B．largest

C．fairest D．cheapest

5.A.at B．through

C．over D．round

6.A.occupied B．a(chǎn)bandoned

C．emptied D．robbed

7.A.turned B．a(chǎn)pproached

C．cleared D．cut

8.A.but B．a(chǎn)lthough

C．otherwise D．for

9.A.benefit B．lesson

C．nature D．a(chǎn)rt

10.A.sticking B．looking

C．swinging D．turning

11.A.wild B．real

C．different D．remote

12.A.neighborliness B．happiness

C．friendliness D．kindness

13.A.unique B．expensive

C．rare D．necessary

14.A.Up B．Down

C．Deep D．Along

15.A.cooperation B．relationships

C．satisfaction D．a(chǎn)ppointments

16.A.reality B．society

C．town D．life

17.A.creating B．losing

C．quitting D．offering

18.A.put in B．turn in

C．take in D．get in

19.A.yards B．shelters

C．camps D．cottages

20.A.when B．what

C．whether D．how

 

Answer 1

1.A

2.B

3.D

4.D

5.C

6.B

7.C

8.A

9.D

10.A

11.C

12.A

13.D

14.A

15.B

16.C

17.B

18.C

19.B

20.D

【解析】

文章大意：本文是一篇記敘文，通過困境中來到鄉(xiāng)下，受到鄰里之間的幫助，讓我的思想轉(zhuǎn)變了：美國夢是一個共享的夢。

1.答案：A　所有的人都各自地追逐著同樣的東西。separately各自地，分別地，符合題意。而equally平等地，violently猛烈地，暴力地，naturally自然地，皆不合題意。

2.2】答案：B　由不好的事及下文我獨自一人無家可歸，可知一切都失敗了。fall apart崩潰，失敗，符合題意。

3.3】答案：D　我在鄉(xiāng)下搜索尋找一個可以租的地方。search...for...搜索某一范圍找某個東西，符合題意。

4.4】答案：D　由上文我只有56美元，可知是找一個最便宜的出租地，故選D項。

5.5】答案：C　在河流的上方用over。

6.6】答案：B　由下文，充滿破玻璃和垃圾，可知是一個廢棄的地方。abandoned 廢棄的，遺棄的，符合題意。occupied忙碌的，被占的。

7.7】答案：C　由上文房子充滿破玻璃和垃圾，所以，要先清理出一個角落才能入住。clear清理，符合題意。

8.8】答案：A　上句當?shù)厝瞬徽J識我，下句他們開始教給我，之間是轉(zhuǎn)折關系，用but連接兩個并列分句。

9.9】答案：D　由下文“鄰居們放下毯子，蠟燭，工具”等等，可知這是作鄰居的藝術(shù)，故選D項。

10.0】答案：A　鄰居們放下東西，停下來聊天。stick around停留，逗留，符合題意。

11.1】答案：C　由下文“不是個人的成就，而是……”與我原本以為的完全不同，故選C項。

12.2】答案：A　由上文可知，作者感動的是鄰里之間的和睦關系，故選A項。neighborliness睦鄰，親近，和睦，符合題意。

13.3】答案：D　原本我認為對于城市生活必需的東西，故選D項。

14.4】答案：A　由上文信息他的房子是在four miles up a winding mountain road可知這里的人們是住在山上，故選A項。

15.5】答案：B　由上文12空處，可以看出，我最珍貴的財產(chǎn)就是我與鄰居們的關系。故選B項。

16.6】答案：C　由move back搬回，可知又回到鎮(zhèn)上，故選C項。

17.7】答案：B　由下文我租了房子給人住，可以知道很多人失去了工作和房子，選losing。

18.8】答案：C　我租了足夠大的房子收留一些人，take in收留，留宿，符合題意。put in輸入，turn in上交，get in收割，皆不合題意。

19.9】答案：B　如果我們不聯(lián)合起來，我們?nèi)�都要住在收容所里。shelter收留所，遮蔽處，符合題意。

20.20】答案：D　about后面的從句不缺主語、賓語、表語，因此不選what；也沒有是否(whether)的意思；也沒涉及時間(when)問題，因此只能選how。