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【題目】A man, who is now sixty-eight years old, went over-seas forty years ago. Just before they __ , the girl he loved gave him as a souvenir, a heart-shaped knot（結(jié)）(symbolizing devotion) made of knitting（編織品） __ . And he hung it on his belt __ .

Several years later he __ and had children. His sweet-heart’s looks, __ time went by, became dimmer（更模糊）and dimmer like a landscape picture __ away gradually, and his homeland only appeared in his __ . In the evening of his life he often looked at the knot and sighed.

One day, __ the sight of the knot, his grandson __ getting hold of it as a toy. The boy touched it and tried to __ it. At last he did the trick and got it __ and open.

When it was spread out, it turned to its form as a long __, a very simple wool thread. Only by the clever __ of a beloved girl could the thread be knitted into such a complicated knot. __ love made so many simple things complex in the world.

The old man was thus __ to a great truth. Most of the complaints, __ and hatred in life result from very __ matters . If one is __ mindful of them, they become mental knots. But if one __ the knot, it remains a simple thread or line, __ shape it becomes.

【1】A. married B. returned C. parted D. left

【2】A. cloth B. wool C. silk D. cotton

【3】A. as far B. long before C. so far D. from then

【4】A. got married B. set off C. went away D. grew up

【5】A. while B. after C. as D. though

【6】A. giving B. fading C. dying D. leaving

【7】A. dreams B. thoughts C. ideas D. minds

【8】A. at B. upon C. to D. for

【9】.A. let to B. held on C. insisted on D. held out

【10】.A. unfold B. fold C. tie D. fasten

【11】.A. relaxed B. easy C. loose D. different

【12】A. thread B. rope C. pipe D. string

【13】A. finger B. hands C. head D. arms

【14】A. Unmarried B. Separated C. Heated D. Devoted

【15】A. awoken B. known C. made D. come

【16】A. joy B. kindness C. bitterness D. dislikes

【17】A. light B. simple C. big D. small

【18】A. already B. never C. always D. seldom

【19】A. sees through B. goes through C. cares for D. deals with

【20】A. whichever B. whatever C. however D. whenever

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】C

【2】B

【3】D

【4】A

【5】C

【6】B

【7】A

【8】A

【9】C

【10】A

【11】C

【12】A

【13】B

【14】D

【15】A

【16】C

【17】D

【18】C

【19】A

【20】B

【解析】本文是一篇記敘文。主要講述了一個(gè)居住在國(guó)外的老人一直保留著他年輕時(shí)候戀人分手時(shí)送給他的一個(gè)結(jié)，總是看著結(jié)唉聲嘆氣。有一天，他的孫子把結(jié)解開(kāi)了，他才發(fā)現(xiàn)這個(gè)結(jié)其實(shí)只是一條線。世界上很多問(wèn)題其實(shí)都只是一個(gè)結(jié)，只要看穿了，結(jié)也只是一條線而已。

【1】A. married結(jié)婚； B. returned返回； C. parted分手； D. left離開(kāi)。根據(jù)“Just before they ___1___ , the girl he loved gave him as a souvenir…”可知，女孩給了男人一個(gè)紀(jì)念品，故而應(yīng)該是在他們分手的時(shí)候。故選C。

【2】A. cloth布； B. wool毛線； C. silk絲綢； D. cotton棉布。根據(jù)下文“a very simple wool thread”可知，此處填wool。故選B。

【3】A. as far和……一樣遠(yuǎn)； B. long before很久以前； C. so far迄今為止； D. from then從那時(shí)起。根據(jù)“And he hung it on his belt ___3___ .”可知，從那時(shí)起，他一直把它掛在腰帶上。故選D。

【4】A. got married結(jié)婚； B. set off出發(fā)； C. went away離開(kāi)； D. grew up長(zhǎng)大。根據(jù)“Several years later he ___4___ and had children.”可知，幾年后，他結(jié)婚生子。故選A。

【5】A. while在……時(shí)； B. after在……后； C. as當(dāng)……時(shí)；D. though盡管。 as time went by是固定短語(yǔ)，意為“隨著時(shí)間的流逝”。故選C。

【6】A. giving給； B. fading逐漸褪色； C. dying染色； D. leaving離開(kāi)。根據(jù)“His sweet-heart’s looks, ___5___ time went by, became dimmer（更模糊）and dimmer like a landscape picture ___6___ away gradually, and his homeland only appeared in his ___7___ .”可知，他心愛(ài)的人的面容越來(lái)越模糊，像風(fēng)景畫一樣逐漸褪色。故選B。

【7】A. dreams夢(mèng)； B. thoughts思想； C. ideas主意； D. minds意識(shí)。根據(jù)“His sweet-heart’s looks, ___5___ time went by, became dimmer（更模糊）and dimmer like a landscape picture ___6___ away gradually, and his homeland only appeared in his ___7___ .”及“A man, who is now sixty-eight years old, went over-seas forty years ago.”可知，男人在國(guó)外生活，所以他的家鄉(xiāng)只能出現(xiàn)在他的夢(mèng)里。故選A。

【8】A. at在；B. upon根據(jù) C. to到； D. for給。at the sight of…是固定短語(yǔ)，意為“看見(jiàn)……”。故選A。

【9】A. let to讓； B. held on繼續(xù)； C. insisted on堅(jiān)持； D. held out提供。根據(jù)“One day, ___8___ the sight of the knot, his grandson ___9___ getting hold of it as a toy.”可知，有一天，他的孫子看見(jiàn)了它，堅(jiān)持要把它當(dāng)玩具。故選C。

【10】A. unfold解開(kāi)； B. fold折疊； C. tie拴； D. fasten系緊。根據(jù)“The boy touched it and tried to ___10___ it. At last he did the trick and got it ___11___ and open.”可知，孫子想把這個(gè)結(jié)解開(kāi)，最終他做到了。故選A。

【11】A. relaxed放松的； B. easy簡(jiǎn)單的； C. loose松的； D. different不同的。根據(jù)“The boy touched it and tried to ___10___ it. At last he did the trick and got it ___11___ and open.”可知，孫子把結(jié)弄松，然后解開(kāi)了。故選C。

【12】A. thread線； B. rope繩子； C. pipe管子； D. string帶子。根據(jù)下文“a very simple wool thread”可知，此處應(yīng)填thread。故選A。

【13】A. finger手指； B. hands手； C. head頭； D. arms胳膊。根據(jù)“Only by the clever ___13___ of a beloved girl could the thread be knitted into such a complicated knot.”可知，僅僅靠心愛(ài)女孩的巧手，就把一條線織成了如此一個(gè)復(fù)雜的結(jié)。故選B。

【14】A. Unmarried沒(méi)結(jié)婚的； B. Separated分開(kāi)的； C. Heated熱的； D. Devoted忠實(shí)的。根據(jù)“___14___ love made so many simple things complex in the world.”可知，忠實(shí)的愛(ài)可以讓世界上很多簡(jiǎn)單的東西變復(fù)雜。故選D。

【15】A. awoken意識(shí)到； B. known知道； C. made制作； D. come來(lái)。be awoken to是固定短語(yǔ)，意味“意識(shí)到”。故選A。

【16】A. joy快樂(lè)； B. kindness善良； C. bitterness痛苦； D. dislikes厭惡。根據(jù)“Most of the complaints, ___16___ and hatred in life result from very ___17___ matters.”可知，此處應(yīng)該填一個(gè)與抱怨、憎恨相近的詞，故填痛苦。故選C。

【17】A. light輕的； B. simple簡(jiǎn)單的； C. big大的； D. small小的。根據(jù)“Most of the complaints, ___16___ and hatred in life result from very ___17___ matters.”可知，生活中很多抱怨、痛苦、憎恨都來(lái)源于很小的事情。故選D。

【18】A. already已經(jīng)； B. never從不； C. always總是； D. seldom很少。根據(jù)“If one is ___18___ mindful of them, they become mental knots.”可知，如果一個(gè)人總是介懷這些，它們就會(huì)變成心結(jié)。故選C。

【19】A. sees through看穿； B. goes through經(jīng)歷； C. cares for關(guān)心； D. deals with處理。根據(jù)“But if one ___19___ the knot, it remains a simple thread or line, ___20___ shape it becomes.”可知，只要看穿這個(gè)結(jié)，它就只是一條簡(jiǎn)單的線。故選A。

【20】A. whichever無(wú)論哪個(gè)； B. whatever無(wú)論什么； C. however無(wú)論怎樣； D. whenever無(wú)論何時(shí)。根據(jù)“But if one ___19___ the knot, it remains a simple thread or line, ___20___ shape it becomes.”可知，無(wú)論這個(gè)結(jié)是什么形狀，它都是一條線。故選B。