One day, a kind woman happened to say something that hurt her best friend of many years. She 1 immediately and would do anything to take the words back. What she said hurt the friend so 2 that this good woman was herself hurt for the 3 she caused. In an effort to undo what she had done, she went to an older, wiser woman in the village, explained her 4 , and asked for advice.
Listening to her, the older woman sensedthe younger woman’s worry and knew she must 5 her. She also knew she could never 6 her pain, but she could teach. She knew the outcome would only 7 the character of the younger woman. She said, “Tonight, 8 your best feather pillowsand put a single feather on the 9 of each house in town before the sun rises.”
The young woman hurried home to prepare for it, 10 the feather pillows were very dear to her. 11 , she labored alone in the cold. Finally the sky was getting 12 . She placed the last feather on the steps of the last house. Just as the sun rose, she 13 to the older woman.
“Now,” said the wise woman, “Go back and 14 your pillows with the feather you have put on the steps. 15 everything will be as it was before.”
“You know that’s impossible! The wind 16 away each feather as fast as I placed them on the doorsteps!” The young woman was surprised.
“That’s 17 ,” said the older woman. “Never forget. Each of your 18 is like a feather in the wind. Once spoken, no amount of 19 , no matter how heartfelt or sincere, can return them to your 20 . Choose your words well and, most of all, guard them in the presence of those you love.”
1. A．replied B．forgot C．laughed D．regretted
2. A．deeply B．slightly C．little D．straight
3. A．blank B．intention C．pain D．mess
4. A．lecture B．situation C．shortcomings D．position
5. A．help B．scold C．praise D．punish
6. A．feel B．resist C．remove D．find
7. A．contribute to B．focus on C．depend on D．recover from
8. A．show B．hide C．throw D．take
9. A．roof B．step C．wall D．mailbox
10. A．as though B．even though C．in case D．so long as
11. A．Worse still B．As a matter of fact C．The following day D．All night long
12. A．light B．dark C．snowy D．cloudy
13. A．appealed B．returned C．waved D．nodded
14. A．sew B．decorate C．refill D．preserve
15. A．Besides B．Or C．Instead D．Then
16. A．blew B．gave C．put D．drove
17. A．awesome B．elegant C．wonderful D．true
18. A．words B．friends C．promises D．expectations
19. A．appetite B．effort C．idea D．joke
20. A．ears B．eyes C．mouth D．face
1.D
2.A
3.C
4.B
5.A
6.C
7.C
8.D
9.B
10.B
11.D
12.A
13.B
14.C
15.D
16.A
17.D
18.A
19.B
20.C
【解析】
試題分析：本文的主要內容是：一位年輕女士說了一些話傷害了她最好的朋友，她很后悔。于是去找一位非常聰明的老婦人。老婦人通過讓她從最心愛的枕頭中取出羽毛放在每一間房子的臺階上，再把羽毛收回來的事情，教育她覆水難收，所以說話一定要謹慎。
1.根據and would do anything to take the words back.可知她當時就后悔了，regretted 后悔，故選D。
2.根據that this good woman was herself hurt for the pain she caused.可知她說的話傷朋友太深了，deeply深地，故選A。
3.根據下文She also knew she could neverremoveher pain,故選C。
4.根據Listening to her, the older woman sensedthe younger woman’s worry and knew she must help her.可知她解釋了自己的情況，lecture演講 situation情況 shortcomings缺點 position位置，故選B。
5.這里想表達她知道她必須幫助她，help幫助 scold責罵 praise贊揚 punish懲罰，故選A
6.根據but she could teach.這里表示轉折關系她永遠不能去除痛苦，feel感覺 resist抵制 remove去除 find發(fā)現，故選C。
7.這里想表達她知道結果依這位年輕女士的性格而定，contribute to捐獻 focus on致力于 depend on依……而定recover from 恢復，故選C。
8.這里想說帶上你最好的羽毛枕頭，show表現出 hide隱藏 throw投擲 take帶上，故選D。
9.根據She placed the last feather on the steps of the last house，故選B。
10.這里想表達盡管羽毛枕頭是她最心愛的東西，as though好像 even though盡管 in case萬一 so long as只要，故選B。
11.根據Finally the sky was getting light，可知這位年輕的女士苦干了一整晚，故選D。
12.根據Just as the sun rose, she returned to the older woman，可知這里想說天開始亮了，故選A。
13.根據“Now,” said the wise woman,可知她回到了那位年老的婦人那里，故選 B。
14.這里想表達重新用你已經放在臺階上的羽毛填滿你的枕頭，sew縫 decorate裝飾refill重新裝滿 preserve保護，故選C。
15.這里想說然后一切都像從前一樣，Besides而且 Or否則 Instead代替 Then然后，故選D。
16.根據as fast as I placed them on the doorsteps!可知風把羽毛吹走了，blew 吹 gave給 put放 drove駕駛，故選A。
17.根據Never forget. Each of your words is like a feather in the wind.故這里老婦人對年輕女士的話表示肯定，選D。
18.根據Choose your words well and, most of all, guard them in the presence of those you love.”，故選A。
19.這里想表達不管再怎么努力，appetite食欲 effort努力 idea想法 joke玩笑，故選B。
20.根據Each of your words is like a feather in the wind.可知這里想表達說出去的話就不能再收到嘴里，故選C。
考點：故事閱讀類短文完形填空
點評：答題前一定要略讀全文，把握文章要表達的主題，注意前后句與句，段落與段落之間的關系。答題中，一定要認真分析，注意選項與上下文的關系，與前后單詞的關系。對于一時沒有太大的把握的題可以放到最后再來完成，因為有時答案可以從下文內容體現出來。答完后再通讀一遍文章，看看所選選項能不能是語句通順，語意連貫。
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| B．She feels unhappy working in male-dominated fields. |
| C．She is not good at telling stories of the kind. |
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| A．the burden she bears in a male-dominated society |
| B．her involvement in gender politics |
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| D．the very fact that she is a woman |
| A．Women students needn’t have the concerns of her generation. |
| B．Women can balance a career in science and having a family. |
| C．Women have more barriers on their way to academic success. |
| D．Women now have fewer problems pursuing a science career. |
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69．People in Europe began to drink tea with milk because_____________.
A．it tasted like milk
B．it tasted more pleasant
C．it became a popular drink
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70．We may infer from the passage that the habit of drinking tea in Britain was mostly
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A．a famous French lady B．the ancient Chinese
C．the upper social class D．people in Holland
71．What does the passage mainly talk about?
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C. Because Hera had taken away her ability to speak first.
D. Because Narcissus took no notice of her.
64. “The stranger” in paragraph 4 refers to ______.
A. Echo B. A fairy in the woods. C. Hera. D. Narcissus himself.
65. Which of the following kinds of person can be described as a “Narcissus”?
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B. A person who’s afraid of being separated from companions.
C. A person who is too shy to have a chat with other people.
D. A person who loves to admire beautiful water flowers.
66. Which of the following is the correct order of the events?
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e) Narcissus became a flower and Echo a rock.
A. a-b-c-d-e B. d-a-c-b-e C. d-a-b-c-e D. c-d-a-b-e
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2.A．when B．after C．as D．before
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15. A. fueling B. starting C. beating D. moving
16. A. learned B. achieved C. undertaken D. doubted
17.A. reality B. history C. imagination D. record
18. A. unimportant B. necessary C. unbelievable D. ordinary
19.A. and B. even C. or D. as
20. A. what B. which C. that D. how
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