四、完形填空
When I was a boy, I was good at Maths. In primary school, I went over the multiplication tables (乘法表) again and again
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As I left the
Love is a lot like algebra. It can be a mystery that we never fully understand. The truth is the more love we give, the more love we have. The more we
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When I was a boy, I was good at Maths. In primary school, I went over the multiplication tables (乘法表) again and again
D
1 I remembered them. Then when I got to high school, I had to take algebra (代数). Suddenly, everything was so A
2 that I couldn’t understand. Learning it felt like hitting my head C
3 the wall. I thought I would never use it and never need it in my life.My thought was proven
D
4, though, several years later. At that time, I was doing a low - paid job, trying my best to B
5 my young family. One day, I found myself with just B
6 dollars in my wallet until the next payday. The gas tank on my old car was B
7 too, so I pulled up to a store and was going to put five dollars worth of gas in the tank. As I was waiting in line to A
8, I saw the woman in front of me crazily C
9 through her wallet to find enough money to pay for two cartons of milk. For a second, selfishness (自私) held back my heart, B
10 then I walked forward and put down my last five dollars to help her get the milk for her children.As I left the
C
11, I felt strange. My wallet was empty but my A
12 felt full. I was poor but still felt like the C
13 man in the world. It didn’t make sense to me mathematically. But then I A
14 that I didn’t have to understand algebra. Maybe I should just enjoy it.Love is a lot like algebra. It can be a mystery that we never fully understand. The truth is the more love we give, the more love we have. The more we
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15 it, the more it grows inside of us. Welcome the mystery then and enjoy all the riches of love.(
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) 1. A. sinceB. if
C. after
D. till
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A
) 2. A. hardB. easy
C. boring
D. tiring
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C
) 3. A. inB. over
C. against
D. opposite
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D
) 4. A. trueB. interesting
C. sure
D. wrong
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B
) 5. A. helpB. support
C. treat
D. lead
(
B
) 6. A. twoB. five
C. eight
D. ten
(
B
) 7. A. dirtyB. empty
C. broken
D. lost
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A
) 8. A. payB. buy
C. work
D. get
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C
) 9. A. goingB. putting
C. searching
D. pushing
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B
) 10. A. andB. but
C. so
D. or
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C
) 11. A. cityB. school
C. store
D. station
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A
) 12. A. heartB. car
C. pocket
D. brain
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C
) 13. A. strongestB. cleverest
C. richest
D. tallest
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A
) 14. A. realizedB. agreed
C. promised
D. refused
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B
) 15. A. takeB. share
C. expect
D. learn
答案：1-5 DACDB 6-10 BBACB 11-15 CACAB
解析：
【解析】
1. 第1空：根据句意“我反复复习乘法表直到记住它们”，till表示“直到”，符合语境，选D。
2. 第2空：由后文“我无法理解”可知代数很难，hard表示“困难的”，选A。
3. 第3空：固定搭配hit one's head against the wall意为“碰壁，徒劳无功”，选C。
4. 第4空：作者之前认为代数没用，后来的经历证明这个想法是错的，wrong表示“错误的”，选D。
5. 第5空：support one's family是固定表达，意为“养家糊口”，符合语境，选B。
6. 第6空：由后文“我放下最后五美元”可知此时钱包里只有五美元，选B。
7. 第7空：根据后文去加油可知油箱是空的，empty表示“空的”，选B。
8. 第8空：排队是为了付钱，pay表示“付款”，选A。
9. 第9空：search through意为“翻找，仔细搜寻”，符合女士找钱的动作，选C。
10. 第10空：前文“自私占据内心”和后文“上前帮忙”是转折关系，but表示转折，选B。
11. 第11空：作者在商店里，所以离开的是商店，选C。
12. 第12空：根据句意“钱包空了但内心感到充实”，heart表示“内心”，选A。
13. 第13空：虽然贫穷但感觉自己是世界上最富有的人，richest表示“最富有的”，选C。
14. 第14空：作者此时意识到自己不必懂代数，realized表示“意识到”，选A。
15. 第15空：根据前文“付出的爱越多，拥有的爱越多”，可知分享爱越多，爱越会在心中滋长，share表示“分享”，选B。
【答案】
1-5 DACDB 6-10 BBACB 11-15 CACAB
【知识点】
1. 固定搭配辨析
2. 语境词义推理
3. 转折连词用法
【点评】
本文通过作者从认为代数无用到将代数与爱类比的经历，考查学生对词汇、固定搭配的掌握以及结合上下文进行逻辑推理的能力，文章兼具知识性与情感性，引导学生理解分享与爱的意义。
【难度系数】
0.6
1. 第1空：根据句意“我反复复习乘法表直到记住它们”，till表示“直到”，符合语境，选D。
2. 第2空：由后文“我无法理解”可知代数很难，hard表示“困难的”，选A。
3. 第3空：固定搭配hit one's head against the wall意为“碰壁，徒劳无功”，选C。
4. 第4空：作者之前认为代数没用，后来的经历证明这个想法是错的，wrong表示“错误的”，选D。
5. 第5空：support one's family是固定表达，意为“养家糊口”，符合语境，选B。
6. 第6空：由后文“我放下最后五美元”可知此时钱包里只有五美元，选B。
7. 第7空：根据后文去加油可知油箱是空的，empty表示“空的”，选B。
8. 第8空：排队是为了付钱，pay表示“付款”，选A。
9. 第9空：search through意为“翻找，仔细搜寻”，符合女士找钱的动作，选C。
10. 第10空：前文“自私占据内心”和后文“上前帮忙”是转折关系，but表示转折，选B。
11. 第11空：作者在商店里，所以离开的是商店，选C。
12. 第12空：根据句意“钱包空了但内心感到充实”，heart表示“内心”，选A。
13. 第13空：虽然贫穷但感觉自己是世界上最富有的人，richest表示“最富有的”，选C。
14. 第14空：作者此时意识到自己不必懂代数，realized表示“意识到”，选A。
15. 第15空：根据前文“付出的爱越多，拥有的爱越多”，可知分享爱越多，爱越会在心中滋长，share表示“分享”，选B。
【答案】
1-5 DACDB 6-10 BBACB 11-15 CACAB
【知识点】
1. 固定搭配辨析
2. 语境词义推理
3. 转折连词用法
【点评】
本文通过作者从认为代数无用到将代数与爱类比的经历，考查学生对词汇、固定搭配的掌握以及结合上下文进行逻辑推理的能力，文章兼具知识性与情感性，引导学生理解分享与爱的意义。
【难度系数】
0.6