第一节(共15小题; 每小题1分, 满分15分)
阅读下面短文, 从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。
One August afternoon, I sat in my kitchen staring at a glass vase that hadn’t seen daylight since my wedding.
My husband and I had just sold our house and we were busy ___21___ the beloved home our family had spent 23 years filling up. We had decided on key items for the ___22___ we were moving to in town, donated what we could, and rented a place to ___23___ our supposedly important objects. That left a house still ___24___ with things that, while not particularly ___25___, didn’t belong in a landfill (垃圾填埋场).
I took a picture of the vase and posted it online, for $10. A couple of messages came in, one wanting additional ___26___, another asking for a price cut. As our ___27___ day drew near, I settled on a new price ($0) and reposted it. The ___28___: “I hate this vase. Maybe you won’t.” In an instant, a woman raced into my house and left happily with the vase.
___29___, I posted more. My daily posts and the ___30___ I received became a precious ray of light in the chaos of my house. Each exchange provided a chance to ___31___ the landfill and to please another person I might not otherwise have ___32___.
I sit in my apartment today, loving each of the ___33___ that share our small space. I take ___34___ in knowing that, somewhere nearby, someone is ___35___ something that couldn’t come with us.
21. A. painting over B. looking around C. emptying out D. pulling down
22. A. hotel B. office C. cottage D. apartment
23. A. store B. display C. sell D. repair
24. A. covered B. decorated C. stuffed D. equipped
25. A. conventional B. valuable C. complicated D. tolerable
26. A. fees B. photos C. receipts D. models
27. A. move B. pay C. market D. work
28. A. warning B. request C. description D. reply
29. A. Confused B. Interested C. Disappointed D. Encouraged
30. A. visits B. reports C. advice D. money
31. A. remove B. spare C. find D. check
32. A. investigated B. recognized C. encountered D. recommended
33. A. giveaways B. posts C. contributions D. belongings
34. A. joy B. part C. care D. time
35. A. anticipating B. appreciating C. delivering D. withdrawing
【答案】21. C 22. D 23. A 24. C 25. B 26. B 27. A 28. C 29. D 30. A 31. B 32. C 33. D 34. A 35. B
【解析】
【导语】本文是一篇记叙文。文章主要讲述了作者在搬家过程中通过免费赠送旧物获得快乐的故事。
【21题详解】
考查动词短语辨析。句意:我和丈夫刚刚卖掉了我们的房子,我们正忙着清空我们一家人花了23年时间建造的心爱的房子。A. painting over 粉刷覆盖;B. looking around 环顾四周;C. emptying out 清空;D. pulling down 拆除。根据上文“ My husband and I had just sold our house”和下文“the beloved home our family had spent 23 years filling up”可推知,此处指作者卖掉了房子,忙着清空房子里的多年来堆积的东西。故选C。
【22题详解】
考查名词词义辨析。句意:我们已经为即将搬到城里的公寓选定了关键物品,尽可能捐赠了能捐的东西,并租了一个地方来存放我们自认为重要的物品。A. hotel 酒店;B. office 办公室;C. cottage 小屋;D. apartment 公寓。根据文章最后一段“I sit in my apartment today”可推知,此处指作者一家人搬到了公寓。故选D。
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【23题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。句意:我们已经为即将搬到城里的公寓选定了关键物品,尽可能捐赠了能捐的东西,并租了一个地方来存放我们自认为重要的物品。A. store 储存;B. display 展示;C. sell 出售;D. repair 修理。根据上文“rented a place”以及下文“our supposedly important objects”可推知,此处指租地方是为了存放重要物品。故选A。
【24题详解】
考查形容词词义辨析。句意:这使得房子里仍然堆满了那些虽然不是特别值钱,但不应该放在垃圾填埋场的东西。A. covered 覆盖的;B. decorated 装饰的;C. stuffed 塞满的;D. equipped 配备的。根据上文“rented a place to 3 our supposedly important objects”以及下文“with things”可推知,此处指房子里仍塞满物品。故选C。
【25题详解】
考查形容词词义辨析。句意:这使得房子里仍然堆满了那些虽然不是特别值钱,但不应该放在垃圾填埋场的东西。A. conventional 传统的;B. valuable 有价值的;C. complicated 复杂的;D. tolerable 可容忍的。根据上文“while not particularly”以及下文“didn’t belong in a landfill”可推知,此处指虽不贵重但不应丢弃的物品。故选B。
【26题详解】
考查名词词义辨析。句意:有几条信息进来了,一条想要更多的照片,另一条请求降价。A. fees 费用;B. photos 照片;C. receipts 收据;D. models 模型。根据上文“I took a picture of the vase”及“additional”可推知,此处指有人索要更多照片。故选B。
【27题详解】
考查名词词义辨析。句意:随着搬家日的临近,我确定了一个新的价格(0美元)并重新发布了它。A. move 搬家;B. pay 支付;C. market 市场;D. work 工作。根据前文搬家背景及下文“day drew near”可推知,此处指搬家日临近。故选A。
【28题详解】
考查名词词义辨析。句意:描述:“我讨厌这个花瓶。也许你不会。”A. warning 警告;B. request 请求;C. description 描述;D. reply 回复。根据上文“I took a picture of the vase and posted it online”以及下文“I hate this vase. Maybe you won’t.”可推知,此处指是重新发布的对花瓶的描述。故选C。
【29题详解】
考查形容词词义辨析。句意:受到鼓励,我发布了更多。A. Confused 困惑的;B. Interested 感兴趣的;C. Disappointed 失望的;D. Encouraged 受鼓励的。根据上文“In an instant, a woman raced into my house and left happily with the vase.”以及作者后文持续发帖的行为,可推知,此处指作者受到鼓舞。故选D。
【30题详解】
考查名词词义辨析。句意:我每天收到的帖子和来我家里的拜访,在我混乱的房子里变成了一束珍贵的光芒。A. visits 拜访;B. reports 报告;C. advice 建议;D. money 钱。根据上文“In an instant, a woman raced into my house”以及“My daily posts”和后文的互动,可推知,此处指去作者家里拜访。故选A。
【31题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。句意:每一次交换都提供了一个避免垃圾填埋的机会,也让我得以取悦另一个原本可能不会遇到的人。A. remove 移除;B. spare 省得;免去;C. find 发现;D. check 检查。根据上文语境以及下文“the landfill”可推知,此处指作者用免费赠送旧物来代替丢掉旧物垃圾填埋,此处spare引申为“免去”表示免得去垃圾填埋场丢东西。故选B。
【32题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。句意:每一次交换都提供了一个避免垃圾填埋的机会,也让我得以取悦另一个原本可能不会遇到的人。A. investigated 调查;B. recognized 认出;C. encountered 遇见;D. recommended 推荐。根据上文“another person I might not otherwise”可推知,此处指免费赠送旧物让原本不会遇见的人感到高兴。故选C。
【33题详解】
考查名词词义辨析。句意:今天我坐在我的公寓里,爱着我们小空间里的每一件所有物。A. giveaways 赠品;B. posts 帖子;C. contributions 贡献;D. belongings 所有物。结合语境,再根据上文“I sit in my apartment today”以及下文“share our small space”可推知,此处指现在拥有的物品。故选D。
【34题详解】
考查名词词义辨析。句意:知道就在附近的某个地方,有人正在欣赏着这件无法随我们一起走的东西,我感到很快乐。A. joy 快乐;B. part 部分;C. care 关心;D. time 时间。结合语境,再根据上文“loving each of the 13 that share our small space.”以及下文“in knowing that, somewhere nearby”可推知,此处指作者免费赠送旧物,也从中获得了快乐。故选A。
【35题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。句意:知道就在附近的某个地方,有人正在欣赏着这件无法随我们一起走的东西,我感到很快乐。A. anticipating 期待;B. appreciating 欣赏;C. delivering 递送;D. withdrawing 撤回。根据上文“I take 13 in knowing that, somewhere nearby”以及下文“something that couldn’t come with us”可推知,此处指他人在欣赏这些作者带不走的,赠予的物品。故选B。
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