【2012年高考江西卷】

阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从36—55各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

That holiday morning I didn’t have to attend school. Usually, on holidays, Mother 36 me to sleep in. And I would certainly take full advantage of it. On this particular morning, ___37___,I felt like getting up early.

I stood by my window overlooking the ___38___, having nothing better to do. But as it turned out, I was soon to learn about something ___39___ in life.

As I watched several people go by, get into their cars and go off, I ___40___ an old man on a bicycle with a bucket on its ___41___ and a basket rags and bottles on its back-carriage. He ___42___ from one car to another, washing and cleaning them. From the water on the ground, it seemed that he had already ___43___ washing and cleaning about a dozen or more cars. He must have begun to work quite early in the morning.

Several thoughts ___44___my mind as I watched him work. He wasn’t well-dressed. He had on a pair of shorts and a(n) ___45___ T-shirt. The bicycle he rode was not by any means the kind modern ___46___would want to be seen riding on. But he seemed___47___ with life. There he was, working hard at his small business, ___48___ at passers-by and stopping to chat now and then ___49___ elderly men and women on their way to the market nearby.

There was a noticeable touch of___50___ in the way he seemed to be doing things— ___51___the windscreen (挡风玻璃), then standing back to admire it; scrubbing (擦净) the wheels and ___52___, standing back to see what they look like after the scrub.

It was a ___53___ to learn, I felt. At no age need one have to beg for a ___54___if one has good health and is willing to work hard. For a while I felt ___55__ of myself. Young as I am—just sixteen, and there was this old man who must have been usefully engaged perhaps before the sun appeared above the horizon.

36.A.forces B.allows C.causes D.forbids

37.A.otherwise B.therefore C.however D.besides

38.A.parking lot B.bus stop C.school D.market

39.A.interesting B.surprising C.awful D.useful

40.A.noticed B.recognized C.called D.assisted

41.A.back B.handle C.wheel D.seat

42.A.searched B.left C.moved D.wandered

43.A.stopped B.started C.intended D.finished

44.A.crossed B.slipped C.disturbed D.inspired

45.A.attractive B.shiny C.simple D.expensive

46.A.repairmen B.businessmen C.drivers D.cyclists

47.A.busy B.content C.careful D.bored

48.A.waving B.looking C.laughing D.pointing

49.A.about B.for C.with D.like

50.A.worry B.respect C.sympathy D.pride

51.A.cleaning B.fixing C.replacing D.covering

52.A.still B.yet C.again D.soon

53.A.lesson B.subject C.skill D.fact

54.A.business B.living C.success D.right

55.A.tired B.doubtful C.fearful D.ashamed

【解析】

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36.答案： B。解析：本题考察动词辨析

allow sb. to do sth.的固定搭配，允许某人做某事;此外，A强迫，C导致，D禁止，根据前后文可知母亲不会强迫或导致或禁止我继续睡。

37.答案： C。解析：本题考察连词

妈妈允许我睡懒觉，我也充分利用这个机会，而后文是说我今天起得很早。前后句意有转折含义，A否则，B所以，D此外，与句意不符。

38.答案： A。解析：本题考察名词词组

根据后文当中不断出现的cars和文中老人一直在做洗车和擦窗户的行为可知，我是在看停车场。B公交车站，C学校，D市场，都不对。

39.答案： D。解析：本题考察形容词

慧元有司优心件法084c3388公科8420西网广上东dcfa6ebc升-478c学技限软途

根据文意最后一段可知，我学到了一课，学到的内容是只要一个人身体健康并且愿意努力工作，那么他无论在什么年纪都无需乞讨。从这一点可知，是有用的一课。

40.答案： A。解析：本题考察动词辨义

A注意到，B认出，C喊，D协助，根据文意可知我是在观察停车场时无意间看见一位陌生的老人在工作，我并不认识他也未去帮助他，故选A。

41.答案： B。解析：本题考察文意分析

空格前its指代的是前文的bicycle，根据常识，桶只能挂在自行车的把手上。

42.答案： C。解析：本题考察文意分析和动作顺序性

根据前文动作——主人公带着工具骑着车和后文动作——洗车，而空格后面又有”from one car to another”可推知中间动作为move“移动”。A寻找，B离开，D游荡，都不对。

43.答案： D。解析：本题考察文意分析

根据常识可知，洗完车子地上才会有水;而前文又提到了”from the water on the ground”，所以选择C选项。他洗完了一些车。

44.答案： A。解析：本题考察文意分析

此句为本段第一句，起到承上启下的作用。作者通过上文对主人公行为的观察，产生一系列想法。“一些想法闪过我的脑海”，只有A选项cross有此意

45.答案： C。解析：本题考察形容词感情色彩

前面一句提到”He wasn’t well-dressed”可知主人公穿着很朴素。所以选择C选项，简单的。A吸引人的，B闪耀的，D昂贵的都不对。

46.答案： D。解析：本题考察名词

根据前一句中的”the bicycle he rode”可同义复现推出cyclist“骑自行车的人”。

47.答案：B。解析：本题考察词组

必修四第三单元词组be content with“对…感到满意”。

48.答案： A。解析：本题考察文意分析和动词搭配

前文提到，主人公对自己的生活很满意;后一句说他会跟身边的各种人交谈。所以面对路人主人公应该是积极的动作。所以选择A. wave at朝…挥手。B. look at看C. laugh at嘲笑D. point at指向，都不对。

49.答案： C。解析：本题考察词组

chat with“和…聊天”

50.答案： D。解析：本题考察文意分析

此句为本段首句，而下文内容说的是主人公每做完一项工作都会停下来看一下，而且下文用了admire一词。加之整篇文章将主人公定位成积极乐观、热爱生活的人。所以选D自豪，A担心，B尊敬，C同情。

51.答案： A。解析：本题考察动词复现

根据文章第三段第三句43空后面的”washing and cleaning”可得出答案。

52.答案： C。解析：本题考察副词

根据本空前后重复出现了一个动作：”standing back to …”可知，这里动作再一次出现，所以C选项again

53.答案： A。解析：本题考察文意分析

此句为尾段第一句，进入到结尾升华部分。根据上文内容可知，作者从主人公身上得出很多的思考。所以选A选项，上了一课。B科目C技巧D事实，都不符合文意。

54.答案： B。解析：本题考察文意分析和词组

根据文章内容可知主人公是为了生计在满足地工作着，所以选择B选项构成词组for a living“为…谋生”。

55.答案： D。解析：本题考察文意分析和词组搭配

文章最后一句提到了自己和主人公的一个简单比较，作者自己认为相比之下相差甚远。所以用短语feel ashamed of为…感到惭愧。