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I took a trip after lunch and on my way home I stopped at a park in this beautiful little town. I really wanted to enjoy the _ wind of one of the last days of summer. I know I still have a lot of time left according to the _. But I’ve seen too many summers suddenly
When I had a rest at a __ , a man came, who was about my __ . Maybe we could have common topics. “Good _ _ , my friend!” he said as he _ _ down on the opposite side of the table. “You don’t live __ , do you?” “No, I’m just _ _ . I live about an hour and a half from here.” “What do you do for a living?” he asked. “I’m a _ _ .” “Well, I should have known,” he said.
Now he had my _ _ . How could he possibly know what I did for a living just by at me? “You were dreaming and wondering just like an author. I could see in your eyes. Most people see how _ _ the town is, but you see many other things most people don’t take the time to see.” I just wondered about his _ _ . “What do you do for a living?” “_ _ I’m a journalist (记者) for our local paper. But I call myself a reflection because I _ _ what I see in my job. My words can _ _ the world around me. I can write about what I know faithfully and I know these people for I have been _ _ here so long. So you can imagine how _ _ the news is here. They are in turn a reflection of me.”
If you had to _ _ what a good person would be like, could you fit the description? I hope you’re a good reflection.
【小题1】A.coolB.hotC.strongD.cold【小题2】A.scheduleB.weatherC.calendarD.experience【小题3】A.startB.changeC.worsenD.disappear【小题4】A.chairB.tableC.restaurantD.station【小题5】A.heightB.weightC.accentD.age【小题6】A.nightB.afternoonC.eveningD.morning【小题7】A.satB.settledC. calmedD.lay【小题8】A.distantlyB.nearbyC.comfortablyD.alone【小题9】A.passing byB.giving upC.thinking overD.walking off【小题10】A.designerB.thinkerC.painterD.writer【小题11】A.interestB.secreteC.trustD.patience【小题12】A.shoutingB.workingC.smilingD.looking【小题13】A.busyB.scenicC.wideD.peaceful【小题14】A.careerB.situationC.historyD.advantage【小题15】A.OriginallyB.ActuallyC.ReallyD.Recently【小题16】A.reportB.considerC.rememberD.study【小题17】A.recordB.decorateC.monitorD.reflect【小题18】A.watchingB.waitingC.livingD.traveling【小题19】A.funnyB.importantC.truthfulD.numerous【小题20】A.copyB.describeC.drawD.guessA
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(答案→)A
解析:文章讲了身为作家的作者在回家途中遇到一个自称reflector的记者,他对作者说的话让作者感到深受启发,认为人的思想应该反映出周边的真实情况。
【小题1】考查形容词。A. cool 凉爽的 B. hot热的 C. strong强的 D. cold 冷的;由last days of summer可知风是凉爽的,所以选A
【小题2】考查名词。A. schedule 时间表,计划 B. weather 天气 C. calendar日历 D. experience经历;由have a lot of time left可知作者知道日历上表示夏天还很长,所以选C
【小题3】考查动词。A. start 开始 B. change改变 C. worsen 变坏 D. disappear 消失;由第二题答案可知这里说的是夏天突然就结束了,即消失,所以选D
【小题4】考查名词。A. chair椅子 B. table桌子 C. restaurant餐馆 D. station 车站;由后文the opposite side of the table可知选 B
【小题5】考查名词。A. height高度 B. weight 重量 C. accent 口音 D. age 年龄;根据about my…可知这里填age,意思是和我同龄,选D
【小题6】考查名词。A. night夜晚 B. afternoon下午 C. evening晚上,傍晚 D. morning 早晨;由第一段的after lunch可知时间是下午,所以选B
【小题7】考查动词。A. sat坐下 B. settled安顿 C. calmed平静下来 D. lay躺下;根据at the opposite side of the table可知他是坐在桌子另一端,所以选A
【小题8】考查副词。A. distantly 远远地 B. nearby附近地 C. comfortably舒适地 D. alone 独自;根据I live about an hour and a half from here和No的回答可知男人问她是否住在附近,所以选B
【小题9】考查动词。A. passing by 经过 B. giving up 放弃 C. thinking over 仔细思考 D. walking off 走开;根据文章开头的on my way home可知作者只是经过这里,所以选A
【小题10】考查名词。A. designer 设计者 B. thinker 思考者 C. painter画家 D. writer 作家;根据文章下文You were dreaming and wondering just like an author,author的意思是作者,所以选D
【小题11】考查名词。A. interest兴趣 B. secrete 分泌 C. trust相信 D. patience 耐心;这句话的意思是他引起了我的兴趣,所以选A
【小题12】考查动词。A. shouting 大吼 B. working 工作 C. smiling微笑 D. looking 看;根据上下文,男人只是观察作者就知道了他的职业,所以选D
【小题13】考查形容词。A. busy忙碌的 B. scenic 风景优美的 C. wide 宽广的 D. peaceful 平静的;根据文章第一段的beautiful little town可知这个小镇是以风景优美著称,所以选B
【小题14】考查名词。A. career职业 B. situation 情况 C. history历史 D. advantage长处;根据后文的问题what do you do for a living可知作者对对方的职业感兴趣,所以选A
【小题15】考察副词。A. Originally 原来 B. Actually 实际上 C. Really真正地 D. Recently 近来;这里对方想说的是实际上他是个记者,所以选B
【小题16】考查动词。A. report报告 B. consider考虑 C. remember记得 D. study学习;前面说男人是记者,所以他的工作就是做报道,因此选A
【小题17】考查动词。A. record记录 B. decorate装饰 C. monitor监视 D. reflect 反映;根据前文的reflector,可知这里填动词形式reflect,选D
【小题18】考查动词。A. watching 观看 B. waiting等待 C. living 居住 D. traveling 旅行;根据上下文,男人是住在当地的,所以填living,选择C
【小题19】考查形容词。A. funny有趣的 B. important 重要的 C. truthful可信的 D. numerous 无数的;根据男人的描述可知他想表达自己写的新闻报道十分真实可信,所以选C
【小题20】考查动词。A. copy抄写 B. describe 描述 C. draw绘画 D. guess 猜测;根据这里的语境,这句话的意思应该是:如果你要描述一个人,所以选B