高考真题印证

1. 高考真题印证

2. Passage 1 • (2010·重庆) • Introduction to Letters to Sam • Dear Reader， • Please allow me to tell you something before you read this book. When my __1__， Sam, was born, my heart was filled with joy. I had been sitting in a wheelchair for 20 years before then, and I have been __2__ ill many times. So I wondered if I would have the __3__ to tell Sam what I had __4__.

3. For years I have been hosting a program on the __5__ and writing articles for a magazine. Being __6__ to move freely, I have learned to sit still and keep my heart __7__， exchanging thoughts with thousands of listeners and __8__. So when Sam was born, I __9__ to tell him about school and friendship, romance and work, love and everything else. That's how I

4. started to write these __10__. I hoped that Sam would __11__ them sooner or later.

5. However, that expectation __12__ when Sam showed signs of autism (自闭症) at the age of two. He had actually stopped talking before the discovery of the signs. He __13__ to communicate with others, even the family members. That was __14__ for me but didn't stop me writing on. I realized that I had even __15__ now to tell him. I wanted him to __16__ what it means to be “different” from others, and learn how to fight against the misfortune he'll __17__ as I myself, his grandfather, did. I just __18__ if I could write all that I wanted to say in the rest of my life.

6. Now, __19__ the book has been published, I have been given the chance. Every chapter in the book is a letter to Sam: some about my life, and all about what it means to be a __20__. • Daniel Gottlieb

7. 1. A. sonB. nephew • C. brother D. grandson • 答案与解析：D　根据下文提到的grandfather可知，作者是Sam的爷爷，故应该用grandson。 • 2. A. seriously B. mentally • C. slightly D. quietly • 答案与解析：A　下句提到“因此我不知道自己能否有……来告诉Sam……”，由此可知作者的病应该是很严重的，故用seriously。

8. 3. A. ability B. time • C. courage D. responsibility • 答案与解析：B　由下文的“I have been given the chance...”可知time切题。 • 4. A. written B. suffered • C. observed D. lost • 答案与解析：C　“what I had observed”在此表示“我的见闻”。

9. 5. A. radio B. television • C. stage D. bed • 答案与解析：A　根据下文提到的listeners可知应该用radio。 • 6. A. ready B. unable • C. anxious D. eager • 答案与解析：B　由下文的“I have learned to sit still and keep...”及上文的wheelchair可知作者现在是不能动的，故用unable。

10. 7. A. warm B. broken • C. closed D. open • 答案与解析：D　下句提到作者跟听众和……交流，可知作者尽管不能动，但是心态还是很好的，故用open。 • 8. A. hosts B．visitors • C. readers D. reporters • 答案与解析：C　根据上文的writing articles for a magazine可知此处应该用readers。

11. 9. A. began B. stopped • C. forgot D. decided • 答案与解析：Ddecide to do sth.“决定做某事”，符合语境。begin to do sth.“开始做某事”；stop to do sth.“停下来去做某事”；forget to do sth.“忘记做某事”。 • 10. A. letters B. emails • C. books D. diaries • 答案与解析：A　由最后一段中的“Every chapter in the book is a letter...”可知letters符合语境。

12. 11. A. find B. read • C. collect D. keep • 答案与解析：B　作者希望Sam早晚能读到自己的信，因此用read。 • 12. A. developed B. disappeared • C. changed D. arrived • 答案与解析：C　前文作者提到自己对孙子充满期望，而后来孙子患上了自闭症，所以自己对孙子的期望发生了改变，故用changed。

13. 13. A. tried B. refused • C. regretted D. hoped • 答案与解析：B　因为孙子患了自闭症，所以不愿意跟别人交流，故refused合适。 • 14. A. exciting B. acceptable • C. strange D. heartbreaking • 答案与解析：D　自己的孙子得了自闭症，这种事情对亲人来讲当然是很令人痛心的，故用heartbreaking“令人心碎的”。

14. 15. A. less B. everything • C. more D. nothing • 答案与解析：CI had even more now to tell him表示“我有更多的话要告诉他”。 • 16. A. understand B. explain • C. believe D. question • 答案与解析：A　“我”希望Sam能够理解与别人不同意味着什么。

15. 17. A. fear B. face • C. know D. cause • 答案与解析：Bface在此表示“面对”。fear“害怕，恐惧”；know“知道”；cause“引起”。 • 18. A. felt B. guessed • C. saw D. doubted • 答案与解析：D　“我”只是怀疑在余下的日子里自己能否有时间将要说的话全部写下来。doubt“怀疑，想知道”。

16. 19. A. as B. once • C. though D. if • 答案与解析：Aas在此处引导原因状语从句。 • 20. A. teacher B. child • C. man D. writer • 答案与解析：C　此处表达的是爷爷对孙子的期望，爷爷希望孙子能够长大成人，故用man。

17. Passage 2 • (2010·江西) • When Alice started to cycle home from Jenny's house, she wasn't nervous. She was certainly not afraid of the dark. __1__， it was only a 15­minute ride home. But halfway there, she began to wish that she hadn't been so __2__. • As she rounded a sharp bend, it suddenly __3__ cold—very cold. Alice's breath became puffs of white cloud and her legs were so cold that it became hard to ride.

18. With her heart beating fast, she struggled so hard to move __4__ that she didn't hear the car which suddenly appeared beside her. She stopped by the road. The big black car also __5__. Slowly, the passenger­window began to slide down, Alice held her breath. In the soft light inside the car, something __6__. Then, the light brightened and Alice was staring at a sweet, grey­haired old lady. “Hello, dear，” said the old lady “I need __7__. I'm afraid I'm lost. I need to find the nearest airport. I must be there in the next five minutes.”

19. “Airport? You __8__ are lost，” Alice said. “You need to go back five kilometers __9__ you reach the T­junction. Turn left and __10__ for about another 10 kilometers to the main highway. From there, just follow the __11__ to the airport. But I'm afraid there's no __12__ you'll get there in five minutes！” • “Thank you very much, dear，” replied the old lady. “Don't worry—I'll __13__ in time.”

20. The __14__ moved up and the car started off. A little way ahead, it __15__ and with headlights flashing, it drove past Alice. But then, something __16__ happened. The car began changing. First, its color __17__ from black to silvery­grey. Then, the wheels began disappearing, but the car continued to move forward, __18__ just above the ground. As the car __19__ into the dark sky, the big red tail­lights grew larger and larger and glowed more and more brightly. With a faint whistling __20__， the car was gone in seconds, leaving Alice shaking her head in disbelief...

21. 1. A. However B. Besides • C. Therefore D. Otherwise • 答案与解析：B　根据语境分析，“she wasn't nervous... not afraid of the dark”的另一个原因是“it was only a 15­minute ride home”，故用besides(此外)。 • 据空格前的关键信息词also分析，the car也像Alice一样“停”(stop)了下来。

22. 2. A. brave B. excited • C. curious D. stubborn • 答案与解析：A　此前说她不紧张、不害怕，证明她勇敢。But halfway there，她开始感到自己不那么brave了。

23. 3. A. fell B. seemed • C. proved D. grew • 答案与解析：D　由下文的“Alice's breath became puffs of white cloud and her legs were so cold”可判断，天气突然变冷，故用grow。 • 4. A. aside B. around • C. forward D. backward • 答案与解析：C　根据下文的“she didn't hear the car”可知她仍在努力地“前行”(move forward)。

24. 5. A. arrived B. stopped • C. stayed D. started • 答案与解析：B　根 • 6. A. gathered B. existed • C. dropped D. moved • 答案与解析：D　爱丽丝屏住呼吸，通过车里柔和的灯光看见有什么东西在“移动”(move)。

25. 7. A. help B. gas • C. rest D. water • 答案与解析：A　根据下文老妇人的求助信息以及爱丽丝指明的路线可知，老妇人需要“帮助”(help)。

26. 8. A. necessarily B. normally • C. basically D. certainly • 答案与解析：D　根据上文老妇人说的“I'm afraid I'm lost”以及下文爱丽丝指明的路线分析，此刻爱丽丝肯定是说：你“确实”(certainly)迷路了。而necessarily“必要地”；normally“正常地”；basically“基本上地”，均不合语境。

27. 9. A. if B. until • C. unless D. as • 答案与解析：B　上文有“You need to go back five kilometers”，“直到”(until)你走到T型路口。其他连词显然不合语境。 • 10. A. drive B. walk • C. follow D. march • 答案与解析：A　因为老妇人是开车，故用drive for about another 10 kilometers to the main highway。

28. 11. A. address B. signs • C. notices D. guidance • 答案与解析：B　根据语境：从那儿(高速)，只要顺着“路标”(signs)就可到达机场。而address(地址)，notice(通知)，guidance(向导)，均不符合语境。 • 12. A. doubt B. room • C. time D. way • 答案与解析：D　恐怕5分钟内不可能到达机场。there is no way“绝不可能”。

29. 13. A. have it B. get it • C. make it D. finish it • 答案与解析：C　别担心——我会准时到达的。make it“(尤指在困难情况下)成功做某事”。其他均无此含义。 • 14. A. door B. window • C. headlight D. wheel • 答案与解析：B　由上文的“the passenger­window began to slide down”可推知。

30. 15. A. passed B. rushed • C. turned D. continued • 答案与解析：C　上文提到了“go back five kilometers”，故小车开“a little way ahead”，然后调转车头。故用turned。

31. 16. A. strange B. sensitive • C. imaginable D. horrible • 答案与解析：A　由下文的“The car began changing”可知“奇怪”(strange)的事发生了。而sensitive(易受伤害的)，imaginable(想象得到的)，horrible(可怕的)，均不符合语境。

32. 17. A. developed B. appeared • C. spread D. faded • 答案与解析：D　由下文的“from black to silvery­grey”可知，车子的颜色逐渐地由黑色消退为银灰色。fade from“由……退去”。 • 18. A. rolling B. floating • C. drawing D. flashing • 答案与解析：B　车轮也不见了，但仍在继续前行，就像是“浮”(float)在地面上。

33. 19. A. pointed B. returned • C. broke D. rose • 答案与解析：D　由上文对汽车变化的描述可知此处是说汽车升上了天空，故此处用“rise” into the dark sky最符合当时的情景。 • 20. A. tune B. voice • C. sound D. tone • 答案与解析：C　带着微弱鸣笛“声”(sound)，汽车很快消失了……。而tune(曲调声)，voice(嗓音)，tone(腔调)，均不符合语境。

34. Passage 3 • (2010·辽宁) • When I first entered university, my aunt, who is an English professor, gave me a new English dictionary. I was __1__ to see that it was an English­English dictionary, also known as a monolingual dictionary. __2__ it was a dictionary intended for non­native learners, none of my classmates had one __3__， to be honest, I found it extremely __4__ to use at first.

35. I would look up words in the dictionary and __5__ not fully understand the meanings. I was used to the __6__ bilingual dictionaries, in which the words are __7__ both in English and Chinese. I really wondered why my aunt __8__ to make things so difficult for me. Now, after studying English at university for three years, I __9__ that monolingual dictionaries are __10__ in learning a foreign language.

36. As I found out, there is, __11__， often no perfect equivalence (对应) between two __12__ in two languages, My aunt even goes so far as to __13__ that a Chinese “equivalent” can never give you the __14__ meaning of a word in English! __15__， she insisted that I read the definition (定义) of a word in a monolingual dictionary __16__ I wanted to get a better understanding of its meaning. __17__， I have come to see what she meant.

37. Using a monolingual dictionary for learners has helped me in another important way. This dictionary uses a(n) __18__ number of words, around 2,000, in its definitions. When I read these definitions, I am __19__ exposed to (接触) the basic words and learn how they are used to explain objects and ideas. __20__ this, I can express myself more easily in English.

38. 1. A. worried B. sad • C. surprised D. nervous • 答案与解析：C　我很吃惊地(surprised)看到姑姑送给我的是一本英英词典——仅用一种语言的词典。从下文可知，这本英英词典是供非本土学习者使用的，我们班的同学都没有这样的词典，由此可推知当姑姑送我一本这样的词典时，我应该很吃惊。

39. 2. A. Because B. Although • C. Unless D. If • 答案与解析：B　尽管(Although)这本词典是为英语不是母语的学习者编写的，但是我班的同学没有一个人有这样的词典。 • 3. A. but B. so • C. or D. and • 答案与解析：D　而且(and)，说实在话，刚开始我发现这本词典用起来非常困难。本句与上句为并列关系，应用and连接。

40. 4. A. difficult B. interesting • C. ambiguous D. practical • 答案与解析：A　句意参见3题。这为下文后来我发现使用英英词典学外语非常好埋下伏笔。 • 5. A. thus B. even • C. still D. again • 答案与解析：C　我经常用这本词典查单词，仍然(still)不能完全理解词典中单词的释义。

41. 6. A. new B. familiar • C. earlier D. ordinary • 答案与解析：B　我习惯于使用比较熟悉的(familiar)用汉语和英语两种语言编写的那种词典。 • 7. A. explained B. expressed • C. described D. created • 答案与解析：A　这种双语的词典使用汉语和英语来解释(explained)单词的含义。

42. 8. A. offered B. agreed • C. decided D. happened • 答案与解析：C　我真不知道姑姑为什么决定(decided)这样为难我。 • 9. A. imagine B. recommend • C. predict D. understand • 答案与解析：D　现在，经过在大学三年的学习，我终于理解(understand)使用单语词典对学习外语是比较好的。

43. 10. A. natural B. better • C. easier D. convenient • 答案与解析：B　从下文可知，在学习外语方面单语词典比双语词典好，因此应用比较级better。 • 11. A. at best B. in fact • C. at times D. in case • 答案与解析：B　我发现：其实，在两种语言中没有完全对应的两个单词。In fact“其实”。

44. 12. A. words B. names • C. ideas D. characters • 答案与解析：A　从下文姑姑说的话可知，汉语中的词语不能完全与英语单词一一对应，故此处选A项。 • 13. A. hope B. declare • C. doubt D. tell • 答案与解析：Bdeclare“断言，宣称”，符合语境。

45. 14. A. exact B. basic • C. translated D. expected • 答案与解析：Aexact meaning of a word一个单词确切的含义。 • 15. A. Rather B. However • C. Therefore D. Instead • 答案与解析：C　此处表示因果关系，故选Therefore。

46. 16. A. when B. before • C. until D. while • 答案与解析：A　当(when)我想更好地理解一个单词的意思时，她坚持让我读单语词典上的单词的定义。 • 17. A. Largely B. Generally • C. Gradually D. Probably • 答案与解析：C　渐渐地(Gradually)我开始理解姑姑的意图了。

47. 18. A. extra B. average • C. total D. limited • 答案与解析：D　这本词典的词汇量只要2000个，可见，它的词汇量很有限(limited)。 • 19. A. repeatedly B. nearly • C. immediately D. anxiously • 答案与解析：A　因为这本单语词典的词汇量很小，当我阅读这些单词的解释时，我能反复地(repeatedly)接触这些基本词汇。

48. 20. A. According to B. In relation to • C. In addition to D. Because of • 答案与解析：D　因为这样做(Because of this)，我可以比较容易地用英语表达思想。

49. Passage 4 • (2010·北京) • I met Mrs. Neidl in the ninth grade on a stage­design team for a play and she was one of the directors. Almost instantly I loved her. She had an unpleasant voice and a direct way of speaking, __1__ she was encouraging and inspiring. For some reason, she was impressed with my work and me.

50. Mrs. Neidl would ask me for my __2__. She wanted to know how I thought we should __3__ things. At first I had no idea how to answer because I knew __4__ about stage design! But I slowly began to respond to her __5__. It was cause and effect: She believed I had opinions, so I began to __6__ them. She trusted me to complete things, so I completed them perfectly. She loved how __7__ I was, so I began to show up to paint more and more. She believed in me, so I began to believe in myself.