三、完形填空
Have you heard of Zhu Yanjun, a middle - aged builder from a small village in Gansu Province? Can you believe that he 21 second prize in a nationwide poetry competition?
Born in a family of farmers, Zhu's love for 22 started at a very young age under the influence of his Chinese teacher. 23 he finished middle school, Zhu went to different cities to look for jobs. 24 he was, he went to local bookstores with a notebook. He took notes from the books and 25 the words he didn't know in a dictionary. Also, he found some 26 ways to remember the poems. He believes that 27 in the world is difficult for one who sets his mind to it. Over the years, he has read 28 poems and can memorize more than 1,000 of them.
Zhu said, “29 I have been to many different cities, I didn't go there for travel. I get to know the history and traditions of many places by reading. It opens up a new 30 to me.” There are 31 everywhere in his home, so Zhu can read at any time.
Zhu was very 32 about his children's study. The children were 33 to do some reading every day. “Getting a good education is very important for my kids, because knowledge can bring 34 a better life,” said Zhu.
Zhu is already in his fifties, but he keeps on learning all the time. His story tells us that learning is a lifelong journey. Whether we are old or 35, we should always learn to improve ourselves. A mind that keeps learning stays forever young.
(
B. won
C. created
D. discovered
(
B. singing
C. drawing
D. running
(
B. During
C. After
D. Unless
(
B. Whatever
C. Whoever
D. Wherever
(
B. wrote down
C. looked up
D. took out
(
B. fair
C. real
D. ancient
(
B. nothing
C. everything
D. anything
(
B. a few
C. thousands of
D. a couple of
(
B. Because
C. Until
D. Although
(
B. house
C. school
D. world
(
B. clothes
C. letters
D. pictures
(
B. strict
C. interested
D. pleased
(
B. required
C. paid
D. checked
(
B. him
C. me
D. them
(
B. poor
C. young
D. kind
Have you heard of Zhu Yanjun, a middle - aged builder from a small village in Gansu Province? Can you believe that he 21 second prize in a nationwide poetry competition?
Born in a family of farmers, Zhu's love for 22 started at a very young age under the influence of his Chinese teacher. 23 he finished middle school, Zhu went to different cities to look for jobs. 24 he was, he went to local bookstores with a notebook. He took notes from the books and 25 the words he didn't know in a dictionary. Also, he found some 26 ways to remember the poems. He believes that 27 in the world is difficult for one who sets his mind to it. Over the years, he has read 28 poems and can memorize more than 1,000 of them.
Zhu said, “29 I have been to many different cities, I didn't go there for travel. I get to know the history and traditions of many places by reading. It opens up a new 30 to me.” There are 31 everywhere in his home, so Zhu can read at any time.
Zhu was very 32 about his children's study. The children were 33 to do some reading every day. “Getting a good education is very important for my kids, because knowledge can bring 34 a better life,” said Zhu.
Zhu is already in his fifties, but he keeps on learning all the time. His story tells us that learning is a lifelong journey. Whether we are old or 35, we should always learn to improve ourselves. A mind that keeps learning stays forever young.
(
B
) 21. A. inventedB. won
C. created
D. discovered
(
A
) 22. A. readingB. singing
C. drawing
D. running
(
C
) 23. A. IfB. During
C. After
D. Unless
(
D
) 24. A. WheneverB. Whatever
C. Whoever
D. Wherever
(
C
) 25. A. put upB. wrote down
C. looked up
D. took out
(
A
) 26. A. usefulB. fair
C. real
D. ancient
(
B
) 27. A. somethingB. nothing
C. everything
D. anything
(
C
) 28. A. severalB. a few
C. thousands of
D. a couple of
(
D
) 29. A. SinceB. Because
C. Until
D. Although
(
D
) 30. A. buildingB. house
C. school
D. world
(
A
) 31. A. booksB. clothes
C. letters
D. pictures
(
B
) 32. A. talentedB. strict
C. interested
D. pleased
(
B
) 33. A. trainedB. required
C. paid
D. checked
(
D
) 34. A. herB. him
C. me
D. them
(
C
) 35. A. richB. poor
C. young
D. kind
答案：21 - 25 BACDC 26 - 30 ABCDD 31 - 35 ABBDC
解析：
【解析】
21. B。固定搭配“win second prize”表示“赢得二等奖”，invent发明、create创造、discover发现均不符合语境。
22. A。根据后文朱彦军读诗、记诗的内容，可知他对阅读的热爱，singing唱歌、drawing画画、running跑步均不符合文意。
23. C。根据逻辑，中学毕业之后他去城市找工作，after表示“在……之后”，if如果、during在……期间、unless除非均不符合语境。
24. D。后文提到“去当地书店”，可知是无论他在哪里，wherever表示“无论哪里”，whenever无论何时、whatever无论什么、whoever无论谁均不合适。
25. C。固定搭配“look up the words in a dictionary”表示“在字典里查单词”，put up张贴、wrote down写下、took out拿出均不符合。
26. A。他找了一些有用的方法记诗，useful表示“有用的”，fair公平的、real真实的、ancient古老的均不符合。
27. B。“nothing in the world is difficult for one who sets his mind to it”是俗语“世上无难事，只怕有心人”，符合文意。
28. C。后文提到“能记住1000多首”，可知他读了数千首诗，thousands of表示“数千的”，several几个、a few一些、a couple of一对均不符合数量描述。
29. D。前后句是转折关系：虽然他去过很多城市，但不是去旅行，although表示“虽然”，since自从、because因为、until直到均不符合逻辑。
30. D。阅读为他打开了一个新的世界，world表示“世界”，building建筑、house房子、school学校均不符合。
31. A。家里到处是书，他可以随时阅读，books表示“书”，clothes衣服、letters信、pictures图片均不符合。
32. B。固定搭配“be strict about sth.”表示“对某事严格”，此处指他对孩子的学习严格，talented有天赋的、interested感兴趣的、pleased高兴的均不合适。
33. B。孩子们被要求每天阅读，required表示“被要求”，trained被训练、paid被支付、checked被检查均不符合。
34. D。此处them指代前文的“the children”，表示知识能给他们带来更好的生活，her她、him他、me我均不符合。
35. C。与前文的“old”对应，young表示“年轻的”，rich富有的、poor贫穷的、kind善良的均不符合。
【答案】
21-25 BACDC 26-30 ABCDD 31-35 ABBDC
【知识点】
固定搭配运用、语境逻辑推理、词义辨析
【点评】
本文讲述了农民工朱彦军热爱诗歌、坚持学习并取得成绩的故事，题目结合语篇语境，重点考查固定搭配、词义辨析以及逻辑推理能力，既检验语言知识掌握，也传递了终身学习的积极态度。
【难度系数】
0.6
21. B。固定搭配“win second prize”表示“赢得二等奖”，invent发明、create创造、discover发现均不符合语境。
22. A。根据后文朱彦军读诗、记诗的内容，可知他对阅读的热爱，singing唱歌、drawing画画、running跑步均不符合文意。
23. C。根据逻辑，中学毕业之后他去城市找工作，after表示“在……之后”，if如果、during在……期间、unless除非均不符合语境。
24. D。后文提到“去当地书店”，可知是无论他在哪里，wherever表示“无论哪里”，whenever无论何时、whatever无论什么、whoever无论谁均不合适。
25. C。固定搭配“look up the words in a dictionary”表示“在字典里查单词”，put up张贴、wrote down写下、took out拿出均不符合。
26. A。他找了一些有用的方法记诗，useful表示“有用的”，fair公平的、real真实的、ancient古老的均不符合。
27. B。“nothing in the world is difficult for one who sets his mind to it”是俗语“世上无难事，只怕有心人”，符合文意。
28. C。后文提到“能记住1000多首”，可知他读了数千首诗，thousands of表示“数千的”，several几个、a few一些、a couple of一对均不符合数量描述。
29. D。前后句是转折关系：虽然他去过很多城市，但不是去旅行，although表示“虽然”，since自从、because因为、until直到均不符合逻辑。
30. D。阅读为他打开了一个新的世界，world表示“世界”，building建筑、house房子、school学校均不符合。
31. A。家里到处是书，他可以随时阅读，books表示“书”，clothes衣服、letters信、pictures图片均不符合。
32. B。固定搭配“be strict about sth.”表示“对某事严格”，此处指他对孩子的学习严格，talented有天赋的、interested感兴趣的、pleased高兴的均不合适。
33. B。孩子们被要求每天阅读，required表示“被要求”，trained被训练、paid被支付、checked被检查均不符合。
34. D。此处them指代前文的“the children”，表示知识能给他们带来更好的生活，her她、him他、me我均不符合。
35. C。与前文的“old”对应，young表示“年轻的”，rich富有的、poor贫穷的、kind善良的均不符合。
【答案】
21-25 BACDC 26-30 ABCDD 31-35 ABBDC
【知识点】
固定搭配运用、语境逻辑推理、词义辨析
【点评】
本文讲述了农民工朱彦军热爱诗歌、坚持学习并取得成绩的故事，题目结合语篇语境，重点考查固定搭配、词义辨析以及逻辑推理能力，既检验语言知识掌握，也传递了终身学习的积极态度。
【难度系数】
0.6