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It was the summer of my freshman year of college. Instead of heading home for a nice long 1 , my friends and I had decided to 2 and take some extra courses. We had 3 the top floor of an old house to live in. My bed was 4 into a stuffy(悶熱的)former laundry room and each night was a new 5 in humidity. Still, it felt 6 to be in my own place for the first time. After the first few weeks, 7 , the thrill faded and 8 set in. I found myself sitting alone each night 9 my home and my parents.
My summer holidays had always been a 10 time. I spent hours playing basketball and swimming. I talked to my Mom while she tended her flowers. I 11 helping my Dad drag firewood for the winter. And every night I sat at a dinner table full of delicious food 12 with love while my family filled the room with the sound of sweet 13 . Now I found myself missing them 14 than ever.
Finally when my 15 were at their lowest, I heard a 16 at the door. I opened it and was 17 to see my parents standing there with big smiles to fill my 18 heart and a box full of food to feed my hungry friends. We spent the afternoon eating, 19 on each other’s news, and just being together. It felt so good, and I felt so loved.
Victor Hugo wrote that, “The supreme happiness of life is the 20 that one is loved; loved for oneself, or better yet, loved despite oneself. ”It was that gift of happiness that my parents gave me that afternoon and every day of my life.
【文章大意】本文講述了“我”在暑假里為了學習一些其他課程就和朋友租了房子, 不能回家了。第一次在自己租的房子里生活, 剛開始感到的是新鮮、興奮。然而時間長了, 開始想家, 思念家人。就在“我”失落的時候, 父母的突然到來使“我”渴望愛的心得到了滿足。
1. A. journey B. term C. break D. way
【解析】選C。詞語辨析題。句意: 大一暑假, 不再是急忙地趕回家去過一個長長的假期。break休息; a nice long break一次美好的長長的休息。journey旅行, 旅程; term學期; way方式, 方法。由下文可知, 是長長的假期, 故為C。
2. A. leave B. stay C. relax D. travel
【解析】選B。詞語辨析題。假期不回家而是去學習一些其他課程, 可知應該是決定留下來。leave離開; relax放松; travel旅行; stay逗留, 待在(某地)。
3. A. rented B. bought C. painted D. repaired
【解析】選A。詞語辨析題。句意: 我們租了一棟老房子的頂層來居住。rent租用; buy買; paint用顏料畫, 在……上刷油漆; repair維修, 修理。
4. A. made B. changed C. jammed D. hidden
【解析】選C。詞語辨析題。句意: 我的床被塞在了一個原來是洗衣房的悶熱的房間里。這里說明條件艱苦, 也為后來的主人公心情愁悶埋下伏筆。make使得, 制作; change改變, 變化; jam堵塞, 卡住; hide隱藏, 躲藏。
5. A. wish B. pleasure C. experiment D. adventure
【解析】選D。邏輯推理題。句意: 每個晚上, 都是一個新的冒險(挑戰(zhàn))。wish愿望; pleasure快樂, 高興的事兒; experiment實驗, 試驗; adventure冒險, 投機活動。
6. A. exciting B. boring C. astonishing D. moving
【解析】選A。詞語辨析題。句意: 第一次在屬于自己的天地里還是感覺有點兒興奮的。exciting激動的, 興奮的。
7. A. anyway B. though C. therefore D. instead
【解析】選B。邏輯推理題。句意: (剛開始感到興奮)然而, 幾個星期之后, 這種興奮慢慢地退去。anyway無論如何, 不管怎樣; though不過, 然而; therefore因此, 所以; instead代替, 相反。
8. A. headache B. loneliness
C. satisfaction D. homesickness
【解析】選D。邏輯推理題。句意: 興奮退去了, 想家就開始了。headache頭痛, 令人頭痛的事; loneliness寂寞, 孤獨; satisfaction滿意, 心滿意足; homesickness鄉(xiāng)愁, 想家。由上文中他和朋友在一起住, 所以loneliness是不符合文意的。由下文中想念家人可知應是homesickness。
9. A. forgetting about B. relying on
C. thinking of D. referring to
【解析】選C。詞語辨析題。句意: 每個晚上, 都會想家、想起父母。forget about忘記; rely on依賴, 依靠; think of想起, 想念; refer to參考, 涉及。
10. A. special B. terrible C. specific D. difficult
【解析】選A。詞語辨析題。句意: 以往的暑假對我來說都是很特別的時間。special特別的, 專門的; terrible可怕的, 很糟的; specific專門的, 特定的; difficult困難的。
11. A. gave up B. had trouble in
C. put off D. took pride in【解析】選D。詞語辨析題。句意: 在以往的暑假里, 我能夠打籃球、游泳, 在媽媽照顧花時和媽媽聊天, 我更以能夠幫爸爸準備冬天的柴火而驕傲。give up放棄; have trouble in做……有困難; put off推遲, 延期; take pride in以……為驕傲, 自豪。
12. A. frozen B. prepared C. tasted D. kept
【解析】選B。詞語辨析題。句意: 每天晚上坐在餐桌旁, 上面放滿了媽媽用愛去準備的可口的飯菜。frozen冰凍的, 冷酷的; prepared準備好的, 精制的; tasted嘗起來的, 有味道的; kept保存起來的。
13. A. laughter B. scream
C. whistle D. sigh
【解析】選A。邏輯推理題。句意: 全家人坐在房間里, 充滿了甜蜜的笑聲。laughter笑聲; scream尖叫聲, 尖銳刺耳的聲音; whistle口哨, 汽笛; sigh嘆息, 嘆氣。由文章中表現(xiàn)全家人幸福的場景可知應是笑聲。
14. A. less B. more C. worse D. better
【解析】選B。邏輯推理題。句意: 現(xiàn)在, 我發(fā)現(xiàn)比以前更加想念他們了。這里要表示比以前更加, 故答案為B。
15. A. minds B. dreams C. spirits D. thoughts
【解析】選C。詞語辨析題。句意: 當我的精神最低落的時候。mind思想, 頭腦; dream夢想, 夢; spirit精神, 精髓; thought思想, 想法。
16. A. kick B. hit C. crash D. knock
【解析】選D。邏輯推理題。句意: 正當我情緒最低落的時候, 我聽到了敲門聲。kick踢; hit打擊, 撞擊; crash撞碎, 墜毀; knock敲打。
17. A. disappointed B. surprised
C. puzzled D. encouraged
【解析】選B。邏輯推理題。句意: 我非常吃驚地看到我的父母站在了門口。disappointed失望的; surprised令人吃驚的; puzzled困惑的; encouraged鼓舞人心的。由父母的突然到來可知, 我應該是感覺很吃驚, 故答案為B。
18. A. hungry B. open C. sick D. gentle
【解析】選A。詞語辨析題。句意: 父母面帶大大的微笑站在門口, 這一幕充滿了我渴望愛的內心……。hungry饑餓的, 渴望的; open打開的, 開放的; sick惡心的, 生病的; gentle溫柔的, 優(yōu)雅的。由下文可知: 一個人需要獲得他人的愛。
19. A. making up B. getting up
C. catching up D. taking up
【解析】選C。短語辨析題。句意: 整個下午和父母都待在一起。make up組成, 化妝; get up起床, 站立; catch up on sth. 了解(已發(fā)生的事情); take up拿起, 開始從事。
20. A. sign B. chance C. secret D. belief
【解析】選D。詞語辨析題。句意: 維克多·雨果說過: “生活中最崇高的快樂就是那種被愛的信念……”sign跡象, 符號; chance機會; secret秘密; belief信念。