A beautiful ,expensively dressed lady came to see her doctor and complained that her whole ______ was empty: it had no meaning. The doctor called over the old lady who______ the office floors, and then said to the rich lady, “I’m going to _____ Mary here to tell you how she found happiness. _____ I want you to do is to listen.” So the old lady put_______ her broom and began her story: “Well, my husband died of malaria(疟疾) and three months later my______ son was killed by a car. I had nobody... I had nothing____. I couldn’t sleep; I couldn’t eat; I never smiled at______, I even thought of taking my own life. Then one evening a little____ followed me home from work. Somehow I felt ______ for it. I decided to let the cat_______. I got it some milk, and it licked the______ clean. Then it purred(咕噜叫) and rubbed(蹭)against my ____, and for the first time in months, I smiled. Then I began to think: if_____ a little cat could make me smile, maybe doing something for people could make me_____. So the next day I took some biscuits to a neighbor who was______ in bed. Every day I tried to do something ______ for someone. It made me so happy to _____ them happy. Today, I don’t know of anybody who sleeps and eats better than I do. I’ve found _____, by giving it to others.” When she heard that, the rich lady cried. She had everything that ____ could buy, but she had lost the things which money couldn’t buy.
试题分析:本文主要讲述了一个很富有的少妇对医生哭诉自己的生活空虚无意义。但是医生叫她听了一个扫地阿姨悲惨的命运以及那个扫地阿姨是如何重新找到活下去的意义的故事。 【小题1】考查名词辨析。A:house房子;B:room房间;C:life生活;D:family家庭。A beautiful ,expensively dressed lady came to see her doctor and complained that her whole ______ was empty: it had no meaning.是说一个美丽的穿着昂贵衣服的女士向她的心理医生抱怨道,她的整个人生是空洞的,没有任何意义。故选C。 【小题2】考查动词辨析。A:cleaned清洗;B:made使;C:stood on站在;D:draw画。The doctor called over the old lady who______ the office floors是说于是精神科医生叫来了一位打扫办公室地板的老太太。故选A。 【小题3】考查动词辨析。A:let让;B:ask问;C:have有;D:teach教。“I’m going to _____ Mary here to tell you how she found happiness.这句话的意思是我要让玛丽来告诉你她是怎样找到幸福的。故选B。 【小题4】考查代词辨析。A:Something某些;B:Both二者;C:Everything一切;D:All所有。____ I want you to do is to listen.我想让你做的就是倾听。故选D。 【小题5】考查介词辨析。A:down下来;B:in在;C:off关闭;D:on上。根据下文Well, my husband died of malaria(疟疾)and…可知,老太太放下扫把,坐在椅子上讲述了她的故事。故选A。 【小题6】考查形容词辨析。A:elder老年人;B:bigger更大的;C:only唯一的;D:younger年轻的。Well, my husband died of malaria(疟疾) and three months later my______ son was killed by a car.这里指老太太的丈夫死于疟疾,三个月后她唯一的儿子也被车撞死。故选C。 【小题7】考查动词辨析。A:better更好的;B:left留下;C:made使;D:wrong错误的。I had nobody... I had nothing___.这里前后句构成并列,指这个老太太孤身一人,什么都没有了。nothing left指一干二净,荡然无存的含义。故选B。 【小题8】考查代词辨析。A:anyone任何人;B:everyone每个人;C. husband丈夫;D:son儿子。I never smiled at_____由于老太太失去了丈夫和儿子感到悲痛,因此从不向任何人微笑。故选A。 【小题9】考查名词辨析。A:boy男孩;B:girl女孩;C:dog狗;D:cat猫。由下文I decided to let the cat来的是只饥饿的猫。故选D。 【小题10】考查形容词辨析。A:happy快乐的;B:sorry对不起的,同情的;C:worry担心的;D:sad伤心的。Somehow I felt _____ for it.是指不管怎样老太太同情那只猫,feel sorry for同情的含义。故选B。 【小题11】考查介词辨析。A:in在;B:away离开;C:go去;D:come来。由I got it some milk,可知,老太太让小猫进来了。故选A。 【小题12】考查名词辨析。A:floor地板;B:house房子;C:plate盘子;D:milk牛奶。it licked the_____ clean.由于猫很饥饿和渴,它把盘子添得很干净。故选C。 【小题13】考查名词辨析。A:head头;B:leg腿;C:floor地板;D:bed床。Then it purred(咕噜叫) and rubbed(蹭)against my ____,小猫喝完牛奶后,蹭着老太太的腿发出呼噜声。故选B。 【小题14】考查动词辨析。A:help帮助;B:helping帮助;C:feed喂养;D:feeding喂养。if_____ a little cat could make me smile老太太自己想如果帮助一只小猫可以使自己微笑,这里用动名词helping作主语,故选B。 【小题15】考查形容词辨析。A:smile微笑;B:cry哭;C:sad伤心;D:happy快乐的。由上文可知,老太太停下来开始思考:如果帮助一只小猫可以使自己微笑,也许为人们做些什么就可以使自己快乐。故选D。 【小题16】考查形容词辨析。A:sleep睡眠;B:happy快乐的;C:sick生病的;D:glad高兴的。So the next day I took some biscuits to a neighbor who was_____ in bed.于是第二天老太太烤了一些饼干带给了一个生病卧床的邻居。故选C。 【小题17】考查形容词辨析。A:better更好的;B:nice好的;C:wrong错误的;D:interested感兴趣的。Every day I tried to do something ______ for someone. Today, I don’t know of anybody who sleeps and eats better than I do. 这里是说每天我都试图为别人做好事。故选B。 【小题18】考查动词辨析。A:see看到;B:know知道;C:look看;D:feel感觉。It made me so happy to _____ them happy.老太太看到别人快乐自己也感到很高兴。故选A。 【小题19】考查名词辨析。A:happiness幸福;B:life生活;C:value价值;D:meaning意义。I’ve found ____, by giving it to others.”老太太看到他们快乐自己就非常快乐。故选A。 【小题20】考查名词辨析。A:she她;B:people人类;C:money钱;D:her husband她丈夫。When she heard that, the rich lady cried. She had everything that __55__ could buy, but she had lost the things which money couldn’t buy.听到这些,富太太哭了起来,她拥有金钱可以买到的任何东西,但是她丢失了金钱买不到的东西。故选C。 考点:故事类阅读