第一节 (共20小题;每小题1.5分，满分30分)

阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

The small town of Rjukan in Norway is situated between several mountains and does not get direct sunlight from late September to mid-March- ___41___ six months out of the year.

Of course, we ___42___ it when the sun is shining," says Karin Ro, who works for the town’s tourism office. “We see the sky is ___43___, but down in the valley it’s darker — it’s like on a ___44___ day.”

But that ___45___ when a system of high-tech ___46___ was introduced to reflect sunlight from neighboring peaks(山峰)into the valley below. Wednesday, residents(居民)of Rjukan ___47___ their very first ray of winter sunshine: A row of reflective boards on a nearby mountainside were put to ___48___. The mirrors are controlled by a computer that ___49___ them to turn along with the sun throughout the ___50___ and to close during windy weather. They reflect a concentrated beam(束)of light onto the town’s central ___51___, creating an area of sunlight roughly 600 square meters. When the light ___52___, Rjukan residents gathered together.

“People have been ___53___ there and standing there and taking ___54___ of each other," Ro says. "The town square was totally ___55___. I think almost all the people in the town were there. "The 3,500 residents cannot all ___56___ the sunshine at the same time. ___57___, the new light feels like more than enough for the town’s ___58___ residents.

"It's not very ___59___,” she says, "but it is enough when we are ___60___.”

41. A. only B. obviously C. nearly D. precisely

42. A. fear B. believe C. hear D. notice

43. A. empty B. blue C. high D. wide

44. A. cloudy B. normal C. different D. warm

45. A. helped B. changed C. happened D. mattered

46. A. computers B. telescopes C. mirrors D. cameras

47. A. remembered B. forecasted C. received D. imagined

48. A. repair B. risk C. rest D. use

49. A. forbids B. directs C. predicts D. follows

50. A. day B. night C. month D. year

51. A. library B. hall C. square D. street

52. A. appeared B. returned C. faded D. stopped

53. A. driving B. hiding C. camping D. siting

54. A. pictures B. notes C. care D. hold

55. A. new B. full C. flat D. silent

56. A. block B. avoid C. enjoy D. store

57. A. Instead B. However C. Gradually D. Similarly

58. A. nature-loving B. energy-saving C. weather-beaten D. sun-starved

59. A. big B. clear C. cold D. easy

60. A. trying B. waiting C. watching D. sharing

【答案】41. C 42. D 43. B 44. A 45. B 46. C 47. C 48. D 49. B 50. A 51. C 52. A 53. D 54. A 55. B 56. C 57. B 58. D 59. A 60. D

【解析】

本文属于记叙文，讲述北欧一个小镇长达半年没有阳光照射，为此在附近的山顶安装了一套镜子设备把阳光反射到小镇的广场。每当光线照射的时候，人们就聚集在广场上，为寒冷的冬季增添一丝明亮。

【41题详解】

考查副词词义辨析。A. only仅仅;B. obviously 显然地;C. nearly几乎;D. precisely准确的。根据前文from late September to mid-March可知，从九月底到三月中旬，差不多半年，故选C。

【42题详解】

考查动词词义辨析。A. fear害怕;B. believe相信;C. hear听见;D. notice注意。根据后文We see the sky is 43 , but down in the valley it's darker可知，我们看到天空是蓝色的，但是到山谷的时候，就会变得更暗了，故可知，太阳照耀的时候，我们观察得到，故选D。

途29a6东有司优软升元根-公4d0a技学科件慧广限的网【43题详解】

考查形容词词义辨析。A. empty空的;B. blue蓝色的;C. high搞得;D. wide宽的。根据常识可知，有太阳的时候，天空是蓝色的，故选B。

【44题详解】

考查形容词词义辨析。A. cloudy多云的;B. normal正常的;C. different不同的;D. warm温暖的。根据前文down in the valley it's darker可知，到山谷的时候，天变暗了，像阴天一样，故选A。

【45题详解】

考查动词词义辨析。A. helped帮助;B. changed改变;C. happened发生;D. mattered关系重大。根据后文可知，该镇引入一套阳光反射镜来改变这种情况，故选B。

【46题详解】

考查名词词义辨析。A. computers电脑;B. telescopes望远镜;C. mirrors镜子;D. cameras相机。根据后文to reflect sunlight from neighboring peaks可知，从附近的山顶上反射太阳光，故可知，为一枚镜子，故选C。

【47题详解】

考查动词词义辨析。A. remembered记得;B. forecasted预报;C. received获得，收到;D. imagined想象。根据句意可知，该镇的居民获得了冬天里的第一缕阳光，故选C。

【48题详解】

考查名词词义辨析。A. repair修理;B. risk风险;C. rest 休息;D. use使用。根据前一句their very first ray of winter sunshine可知，获得了冬天的第一缕阳光，是由于反射板投入使用了，故选D。 put sth to use把某物投入使用。

【49题详解】

考查动词词义辨析。句意：这些镜子由电脑控制，指导他们整天跟着太阳的位置移动而移动，在大风的天气就自动关闭。A. forbids禁止;B. directs指导，导演;C. predicts预测;D. follows跟随，追随。本句描述这套系统的工作原理，电脑控制镜子的移动，故选B。

【50题详解】

考查名词词义辨析。A. day白天;B. night夜晚;C. month月;D. year年。根据文章可知，太阳光出现在白天，故选A。

【51题详解】

考查名词词义辨析。A. library图书馆;B. hall大厅;C. square广场;D. street街道。根据后文The town square可知，镜子反射聚集的光会照在小镇的中心广场上，故选C。

【52题详解】

考查动词词义辨析。A. appeared出现;B. returned归还;C. faded褪去;D. stopped停止。根据后文Rjukan residents gathered together可知，当光照出现的时候，居民出来，故选A。

【53题详解】

考查动词词义辨析。A. driving驾驶;B. hiding隐藏;C. camping露营;D. sitting坐。根据本句and standing there可知，光照出现的时候，人们会出来活动，坐在那里，站在那里，故选D。

【54题详解】

考查名词词义辨析。A. pictures照片，图片;B. notes笔记;C. care照顾;D. hold抓住。根据文章可知，会彼此拍照，故选A。

【55题详解】

考查形容词词义辨析。A. new新的;B. full满的;C. flat平坦的;D. silent沉默的。根据后文I think almost all the people in the town were there.可知，差不多全镇的人都在广场上，故可知广场全是人，故选B。

【56题详解】

考查动词词义辨析。A. block阻挡;B. avoid避免;C. enjoy喜欢，享受;D. store储存。根据句意可知，并不是3500名居民都能同时享受到太阳光，故选C。

【57题详解】

考查副词词义辨析。A. Instead代替;B. However然而;C. Gradually逐渐地;D. Similarly相似地。前一句意思为并不是3500名居民都能同时享受到太阳光，后一句，新的光线为小镇人们的意义不仅仅提供光线，故可知前后句属于转折关系，故选B。

【58题详解】

考查形容词词义辨析。A. nature-loving热爱自然的;B. energy-saving节能的;C. weather-beaten受风雨侵蚀的;D. sun-starved渴望阳光的。根据前文可知，小镇差不多半年没有阳光，故可知小镇人们渴望阳光，故选D。

【59题详解】

考查形容词词义辨析。A. big大的;B. clear清晰的;C. cold冷的;D. easy容易的。根据前文可知，镜子反射的光线有限，范围不够大，故选A。

【60题详解】

考查动词词义辨析。A. trying尝试;B. waiting 等待;C. watching 观看;D. sharing分享。根据句意可知，大家一起晒太阳就足够了，故选D。