For years, Peter Smith was badly disturbed (打扰) by the memory of an accident that caused the death of one of his 1 , Oliver. After that, his wife left him and he 2 his job. But suddenly the news about him changed. His wife came back and he found a new job.
One day he told me what had changed his life. “After the accident, I thought that nobody could forgive (原谅) what I had done. The thought of my mistake 3 my smile. It put a 4 between my wife and me. Then I had an unexpected visit from the person I was afraid most to see-the mother of the classmate who died. “Years ago,” she said, “I found it in my heart to have forgiven you. So did Oliver and your friends.” She stopped for a moment, and then said 5 . “Peter, you are the one who hasn’t forgiven 6 .” I looked into her eyes and found kindness. For the first time in my life I felt worthy (有价值的) to love and be loved.
It is lucky for Peter to get forgiveness of his 7 . But forgiving doesn’t mean denying (否认) what happened. Instead, it means facing them honestly, realistically (现实地) .
Can a person be all-forgiving and still, be human? A scientist spent four years in a prison camp (集中营) of Germany. His parents, his younger sister and elder brother were killed by Nazi. He has every reason to 8 . However he is filled with a love of life that he passes on to everyone who knows him. In his book, he said “In the beginning, I was filled with hate. 9 I realized that in hating I had become my own 1 0 . If you can’t forgive, you cannot love. And without love, life has no meaning.”
Forgiveness is truly the saving grace, which gives the people who make mistakes a chance to correct them.
1 . A . teachers B . classmates C . workers D . strangers
2 . A . got B . left C . lost D . took
3 . A . took away B . put away C . gave away D . threw away
4 . A . bridge B . door C . house D . wall
5 . A . seriously B . carelessly C . probably D . happily
6 . A . myself B . himself C . yourself D . herself
7 . A . excuse B . mistake C . success D . lesson
8 . A . forget B . hide C . hate D . kill
9 . A . So B . Only C . Still D . Then
1 0 . A . classmate B . enemy C . friend D . teacher
1 . B
2 . C
3 . A
4 . D
5 . A
6 . C
7 . B
8 . C
9 . D
1 0 . B
【分析】
本篇文章难度适中,主要讲述多年来,彼得史密斯由于一直记得一场车祸而使自己的生活受到严重的干扰。一天,死去的同学的母亲造访,她的原谅解开了彼得的心结,改变了他的生活。
1 .句意 “ 多年来,彼得史密斯由于一直记得一场车祸的场面而使自己的生活受到严重干扰,车祸中造成了他的其中的一个同学奥利弗死亡 ” 。本题考查名词辨析。 A. 老师; B. 同学; C. 工人; D. 陌生人。根据 Then I had an unexpected visit from the person I was afraid most to see-the mother of the classmate who died 可知,死去的同学的妈妈造访,所以表示 “ 我的其中的一个同学 ” ,故选 B 。
2 .句意 “ 从那之后,他的妻子离开了他并且他失去了工作 ” 。本题考查动词辨析。 A. 得到; B. 离开; C. 丢失; D. 带走。根据 His wife came back and he found a new job 可知,他找到了新的工作,所以空处表示 “ 他丢了工作 ” ,故选 C 。
3 .句意 “ 一想到错误,我就失去了笑容 ” 。本题考查动词短语辨析。 A. 拿走; B. 收拾好; C. 赠送; D. 扔掉。根据文意可知,车祸发生后,我的生活变得一团糟,所以脸上没了笑容,表示 “ 笑容被带走了 ” ,故选 A 。
4 .句意 “ 它在我的妻子和我之间竖起了一道墙 ” 。本题考查名词辨析。 A. 桥; B. 门; C. 房子; D. 墙。根据 After that, his wife left him and he ___2___ his job 可知,妻子离开了我,这里具体讲述了为什么离开我,即我所犯的错误让我脸上失去了笑容,这导致了我和妻子之间有一堵墙,即隔阂,故选 D 。
5 .句意 “ 她停了一会,然后严肃地说:彼得,你是一个没有原谅你自己的人 ” 。本题考查副词辨析。 A. 严肃地; B. 不细心地; C. 可能; D. 开心地。根据 Peter, you are the one who hasn’t forgiven ___6___. 可知,她认为彼得没有原谅他自己,所以她是严肃地说,故选 A 。
6 .句意 “ 她停了一会,然后严肃地说:彼得,你是一个没有原谅你自己的人 ” 。本题考查反身代词辨析。 A. 我自己; B. 他自己; C. 你自己; D. 她自己。根据 I found it in my heart to have forgiven you. So did Oliver and your friends 可知,奥利弗的母亲、奥利弗以及他的朋友都原谅他了,而单单作者自己没有原谅他自己,故选 C 。
7 .句意 “ 对于彼得来说,犯了错误而得到宽恕是幸运的 ” 。本题考查名词辨析。 A. 借口; B. 错误; C. 成功; D. 教训。根据 The thought of my mistake ___3___ my smile 可知,表示他的错误得到了原谅,故选 B 。
8 .句意 “ 他有各种理由去憎恨 ” 。本题考查动词辨析。 A. 忘记; B. 躲藏; C. 憎恨; D. 杀。根据 In the beginning, I was filled with hate 可知,一开始,他充满了憎恨,所以他有各种理由去憎恨,故选 C 。
9 .句意 “ 后来我意识到,憎恨已经变成了我自己的敌人 ” 。 A. 所以; B. 仅仅; C. 仍然; D. 然后。根据 In the beginning, I was filled with hate. ___9___ I realized that in hating I had become my own ___10___ 可知,一开始心中充满憎恨,然后意识到憎恨变成了自己的敌人,表示先后关系,故选 D 。
1 0 .句意 “ 后来我意识到,憎恨已经变成了我自己的敌人 ” 。本题考查名词辨析。 A. 同学; B. 敌人; C. 朋友; D. 老师。根据句意可知,憎恨是自己的敌人,故选 B 。
【点睛】
做完型填空时,首先要通读课文,明白主旨大意,然后再做题。做完型时要记住 “ 瞻前顾后想结果 ” 这一原则,根据上下文以及语境做题,切忌主观臆断。另外,平时还要多多积累词汇。完型填空常考名词、动词、形容词和副词等辨析。做词义辨析题时,首先要确认四个选项的含义,然后分析语境和逻辑关系,确定答案。
阅读短文,根据所读内容在文章后表格中的空格里填入一个最恰当的单词。
It’s always challenging to face fear. Here are some ways to help you overcome(克服)it.
Breathing
As we know, breathing can help us relax. If you purposely breathe out longer than you breathe in, your body will calm down. If you start to feel fearful, try this. Take a breath in (to a count of 7 in your mind), and then slowly breathe out (to a count of 11 in your mind). To your surprise, if you do this for a minute or so, you’ll calm down quickly. We call this "7/11 breathing".
Using a different part of your brain
When we feel fearful, it’s harder to think clearly. But if we force ourselves to use the part of thinking brain, this will help to calm us down. The easiest way to do this is with numbers. You can set your own fear from l to 10, 10 being the worst state and 1 being the most relaxed state. When you’re feeling fearful, ask yourself; “Okay, what grade do I get right now? 7 or 5?” Just doing this will reduce fear because it starts the thinking brain. Once I gave a speech to three hundred people and I felt fearful. So I graded myself at 6, and waited for myself to go down to 3 before starting. I took control.
Getting control of your imagination
Imagine seeing yourself in the situation you were scared, but see yourself being calm and things going well. Doing this starts to recondition your mind to more calmly face the coming events which were causing fear.
It seems that overcoming fear is always the first step to finish all you need to do and it will help you devote yourself to what you really want to be and to do. It takes efforts, but it’s worth your try.
59. to overcome fear | |||
Introduction | It’s challenging to face fear in your life. | ||
Ways | Breathing | To calm down, you can breathe out 60. than you breathe in. You’ll be 61. that you’ve calmed down very quickly if you take 7/11 breathing. | |
Using a different part of your brain | You can set ten 62. for your own fear with numbers. Grading your state of mind helps 63. the thinking brain and make you 64. fearful. | ||
Getting control of your imagination | Imagine you’re in a bad 65. but you feel calm and things go well. It can help you feel 66. to face the coming events. | ||
Conclusion | To finish all you need to do, you must overcome fear 67. It’s worth 68. though it takes efforts. |