Eric Brown was about 11 years old when his father died. It was ___1___ for his mother to support the big family. Eric was very caring, so he tried not to ___2___his mother when he had problems.
Once Eric wanted a pair of skis (滑雪板) in order to join a ___3___ club. He talked to his mother about it. However, it was ___4___ for his mother to buy them. He thought about ___5___ he could do to get the skis and went to bed with a heavy heart.
___6___he woke up in the morning, he found that a deep snow had fallen and the strong wind was blowing. He thought it must be too cold for people ___7___ the snow away. “Ah,” he said, “every___8___ brings a solution (解决方法).”
He rose, ran to a neighbor’s house and ___9___ his service to clear the neighbor’s path (小路) of snow. The offer ___10___. After he had finished the work and received his pay, he went to another place for the same ___11___. Then he went from door to door until he had enough money to buy the skis.
When Eric finally tried out his new skis, he ___12___ the happiest boy in the world. He was proud of ___13___for working hard and achieving his goal. Soon Eric became the best skier in his club ___14___his determination (决心) and perseverance (毅力).
This story reminds us that we can ___15___ any difficulties and achieve our dreams with a strong will and a positive attitude (积极的态度). Eric is an inspiration to us.
1.1.
A late
B boring
C hard
D
解析:选C。C。本小题考查形容词辨析,本空所在句意为“对于他的母亲来说,支撑这个大家庭是_____”,late意为“晚的”,boring意为“无聊的”,hard意为“艰难的”,根据前文“Eric Brown was about 11 years old when his father died”可知Eric Brown的父亲去世了,所以支撑这个大家庭对于他的母亲来说应该是艰难的,late和boring均不符合语境,hard符合语境,所以选项C正确。
2.2.
A depend on
B take after
C believe in
D
解析:选A。A。本小题考查动词短语辨析,本空所在句意为“Eric很体贴,所以他尽量不_____他的母亲”,depend on意为“依靠”,take after意为“与……相像”,believe in意为“相信”,根据前文“Eric was very caring”可知Eric很体贴,所以应该尽量不依靠母亲,take after和believe in均不符合语境,depend on符合语境,所以选项A正确。
3.3.
A dancing
B skiing
C swimming
D
解析:选B。B。本小题考查名词辨析,本空所在句意为“有一次,Eric想要一双滑雪板以便加入一个_____俱乐部”,dancing意为“跳舞”,skiing意为“滑雪”,swimming意为“游泳”,根据前文“a pair of skis”可知Eric想要一双滑雪板,所以应该是想加入滑雪俱乐部,dancing和swimming均不符合语境,skiing符合语境,所以选项B正确。
4.4.
A unfair
B impolite
C impossible
D
解析:选C。C。本小题考查形容词辨析,本空所在句意为“然而,对于他的母亲来说,买它们是_____”,unfair意为“不公平的”,impolite意为“不礼貌的”,impossible意为“不可能的”,根据前文“Eric wanted a pair of skis”和“He talked to his mother about it”可知Eric想要一双滑雪板并告诉了母亲,但后文“He thought about _____ he could do to get the skis”可知Eric又在想办法获得滑雪板,所以母亲应该是买不起滑雪板,unfair和impolite均不符合语境,impossible符合语境,所以选项C正确。
5.5.
A what
B how
C who
D
解析:选A。A。本小题考查疑问词辨析,本空所在句意为“他想了想他能做什么来获得滑雪板”,what意为“什么”,how意为“如何”,who意为“谁”,根据后文“he could do to get the skis”可知此处为“他能做什么”,所以应该使用what,how和who均不符合语境,所以选项A正确。
6.6.
A Even if
B Unless
C As soon as
D
解析:选C。C。本小题考查连词辨析,本空所在句意为“_____他早上醒来,他发现下了一场大雪,大风正在刮”,even if意为“即使”,unless意为“除非”,as soon as意为“一……就……”,根据后文“he woke up in the morning”和“he found that a deep snow had fallen”可知前后句为时间上的先后顺序,即他早上一醒来就发现下了一场大雪,even if和unless均不符合语境,as soon as符合语境,所以选项C正确。
7.7.
A clear
B to clear
C clearing
D
解析:选B。B。本小题考查非谓语动词辨析,本空所在句意为“他认为对于人们_____雪来说,天气一定太冷了”,clear意为“清除”,根据前文“a deep snow had fallen”可知下了一场大雪,所以应该是清除雪,clear为动词原形,不可直接作介词for的宾语,to clear为动词不定式,可作介词for的宾语,表示目的,clearing为动名词,不可作介词for的宾语,所以选项B正确。
8.8.
A problem
B suggestion
C game
D
解析:选A。A。本小题考查名词辨析,本空所在句意为“每一个_____都有一个解决方法”,problem意为“问题”,suggestion意为“建议”,game意为“游戏”,根据前文“he thought it must be too cold for people _____ the snow away”可知Eric认为天气太冷,人们不能清除雪,这是一个问题,所以此处应该是说每一个问题都有一个解决方法,suggestion和game均不符合语境,problem符合语境,所以选项A正确。
9.9.
A offered
B wanted
C canceled
D
解析:选A。A。本小题考查动词辨析,本空所在句意为“他起身,跑到邻居家,_____为邻居清理路上的雪”,offered意为“提供”,wanted意为“想要”,canceled意为“取消”,根据前文“He rose, ran to a neighbor’s house”可知Eric起身跑到邻居家,应该是想要为邻居提供清理雪的服务,wanted不符合语境中的时态,因为前文为一般过去时,所以此处也应该使用一般过去时,offered符合语境,canceled不符合语境,所以选项A正确。
10.10.
A accepted
B is accepted
C was accepted
D
解析:选C。C。本小题考查动词时态辨析,本空所在句意为“这个_____”,accepted意为“接受”,根据前文“He rose, ran to a neighbor’s house and _____ his service to clear the neighbor’s path of snow”可知Eric起身跑到邻居家,想要为邻居提供清理雪的服务,所以此处应该是邻居接受了他的服务,accept与offer为对应词,且根据前文可知此处为一般过去时,所以应该使用一般过去时的被动语态,即was accepted,is accepted为一般现在时的被动语态,不符合语境,accepted为一般过去时的主动语态,不符合语境,所以选项C正确。
11.11.
A decision
B purpose
C method
D
解析:选B。B。本小题考查名词辨析,本空所在句意为“他完成了工作并拿到报酬后,又去了另一个地方做同样的_____”,decision意为“决定”,purpose意为“目的”,method意为“方法”,根据前文“After he had finished the work and received his pay”可知Eric完成了工作并拿到报酬,所以应该是又去了另一个地方做同样的工作,即目的相同,decision和method均不符合语境,purpose符合语境,所以选项B正确。
12.12.
A cared for
B worried about
C felt like
D
解析:选C。C。本小题考查动词短语辨析,本空所在句意为“当Eric终于试穿他的新滑雪板时,他_____世界上最幸福的男孩”,cared for意为“照顾”,worried about意为“担心”,felt like意为“感觉像是”,根据前文“When Eric finally tried out his new skis”可知Eric终于试穿他的新滑雪板,所以应该是感觉像是世界上最幸福的男孩,cared for和worried about均不符合语境,felt like符合语境,所以选项C正确。
13.13.
A itself
B himself
C themselves
D
解析:选B。B。本小题考查代词辨析,本空所在句意为“他为自己努力工作并实现目标而_____”,itself意为“它自己”,himself意为“他自己”,themselves意为“他们自己”,根据前文“He was proud of”可知此处为be proud of oneself,意为“为……感到骄傲”,又因为主语为he,所以应该使用himself,itself和themselves均不符合语境,所以选项B正确。
14.14.
A because of
B ahead of
C in the face of
D
解析:选A。A。本小题考查介词短语辨析,本空所在句意为“很快,Eric因为他的决心和毅力成为了他所在俱乐部_____最好的滑雪者”,because of意为“因为”,ahead of意为“在……之前”,in the face of意为“面对”,根据前文“his determination and perseverance”可知此处为Eric成为最好的滑雪者的原因,所以应该使用because of,ahead of和in the face of均不符合语境,所以选项A正确。
15.15.
A find
B overcome
C meet
D
解析:选B。B。本小题考查动词辨析,本空所在句意为“这个故事提醒我们,我们可以_____任何困难并实现我们的梦想”,find意为“找到”,overcome意为“克服”,meet意为“遇见”,根据前文“Eric is an inspiration to us”可知Eric是我们的榜样,再结合后文“achieve our dreams”可知要实现梦想,所以应该是克服任何困难,find和meet均不符合语境,overcome符合语境,所以选项B正确。