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【題目】A man, who is now sixty-eight years old, went over-seas forty years ago. Just before they __ , the girl he loved gave him as a souvenir, a heart-shaped knot（結(jié)）(symbolizing devotion) made of knitting（編織品） __ . And he hung it on his belt __ .

Several years later he __ and had children. His sweet-heart’s looks, __ time went by, became dimmer（更模糊）and dimmer like a landscape picture __ away gradually, and his homeland only appeared in his __ . In the evening of his life he often looked at the knot and sighed.

One day, __ the sight of the knot, his grandson __ getting hold of it as a toy. The boy touched it and tried to __ it. At last he did the trick and got it __ and open.

When it was spread out, it turned to its form as a long __, a very simple wool thread. Only by the clever __ of a beloved girl could the thread be knitted into such a complicated knot. __ love made so many simple things complex in the world.

The old man was thus __ to a great truth. Most of the complaints, __ and hatred in life result from very __ matters . If one is __ mindful of them, they become mental knots. But if one __ the knot, it remains a simple thread or line, __ shape it becomes.

【1】A. married B. returned C. parted D. left

【2】A. cloth B. wool C. silk D. cotton

【3】A. as far B. long before C. so far D. from then

【4】A. got married B. set off C. went away D. grew up

【5】A. while B. after C. as D. though

【6】A. giving B. fading C. dying D. leaving

【7】A. dreams B. thoughts C. ideas D. minds

【8】A. at B. upon C. to D. for

【9】.A. let to B. held on C. insisted on D. held out

【10】.A. unfold B. fold C. tie D. fasten

【11】.A. relaxed B. easy C. loose D. different

【12】A. thread B. rope C. pipe D. string

【13】A. finger B. hands C. head D. arms

【14】A. Unmarried B. Separated C. Heated D. Devoted

【15】A. awoken B. known C. made D. come

【16】A. joy B. kindness C. bitterness D. dislikes

【17】A. light B. simple C. big D. small

【18】A. already B. never C. always D. seldom

【19】A. sees through B. goes through C. cares for D. deals with

【20】A. whichever B. whatever C. however D. whenever

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】C

【2】B

【3】D

【4】A

【5】C

【6】B

【7】A

【8】A

【9】C

【10】A

【11】C

【12】A

【13】B

【14】D

【15】A

【16】C

【17】D

【18】C

【19】A

【20】B

【解析】本文是一篇記敘文。主要講述了一個居住在國外的老人一直保留著他年輕時候戀人分手時送給他的一個結(jié)，總是看著結(jié)唉聲嘆氣。有一天，他的孫子把結(jié)解開了，他才發(fā)現(xiàn)這個結(jié)其實只是一條線。世界上很多問題其實都只是一個結(jié)，只要看穿了，結(jié)也只是一條線而已。

【1】A. married結(jié)婚； B. returned返回； C. parted分手； D. left離開。根據(jù)“Just before they ___1___ , the girl he loved gave him as a souvenir…”可知，女孩給了男人一個紀念品，故而應該是在他們分手的時候。故選C。

【2】A. cloth布； B. wool毛線； C. silk絲綢； D. cotton棉布。根據(jù)下文“a very simple wool thread”可知，此處填wool。故選B。

【3】A. as far和……一樣遠； B. long before很久以前； C. so far迄今為止； D. from then從那時起。根據(jù)“And he hung it on his belt ___3___ .”可知，從那時起，他一直把它掛在腰帶上。故選D。

【4】A. got married結(jié)婚； B. set off出發(fā)； C. went away離開； D. grew up長大。根據(jù)“Several years later he ___4___ and had children.”可知，幾年后，他結(jié)婚生子。故選A。

【5】A. while在……時； B. after在……后； C. as當……時；D. though盡管。 as time went by是固定短語，意為“隨著時間的流逝”。故選C。

【6】A. giving給； B. fading逐漸褪色； C. dying染色； D. leaving離開。根據(jù)“His sweet-heart’s looks, ___5___ time went by, became dimmer（更模糊）and dimmer like a landscape picture ___6___ away gradually, and his homeland only appeared in his ___7___ .”可知，他心愛的人的面容越來越模糊，像風景畫一樣逐漸褪色。故選B。

【7】A. dreams夢； B. thoughts思想； C. ideas主意； D. minds意識。根據(jù)“His sweet-heart’s looks, ___5___ time went by, became dimmer（更模糊）and dimmer like a landscape picture ___6___ away gradually, and his homeland only appeared in his ___7___ .”及“A man, who is now sixty-eight years old, went over-seas forty years ago.”可知，男人在國外生活，所以他的家鄉(xiāng)只能出現(xiàn)在他的夢里。故選A。

【8】A. at在；B. upon根據(jù) C. to到； D. for給。at the sight of…是固定短語，意為“看見……”。故選A。

【9】A. let to讓； B. held on繼續(xù)； C. insisted on堅持； D. held out提供。根據(jù)“One day, ___8___ the sight of the knot, his grandson ___9___ getting hold of it as a toy.”可知，有一天，他的孫子看見了它，堅持要把它當玩具。故選C。

【10】A. unfold解開； B. fold折疊； C. tie拴； D. fasten系緊。根據(jù)“The boy touched it and tried to ___10___ it. At last he did the trick and got it ___11___ and open.”可知，孫子想把這個結(jié)解開，最終他做到了。故選A。

【11】A. relaxed放松的； B. easy簡單的； C. loose松的； D. different不同的。根據(jù)“The boy touched it and tried to ___10___ it. At last he did the trick and got it ___11___ and open.”可知，孫子把結(jié)弄松，然后解開了。故選C。

【12】A. thread線； B. rope繩子； C. pipe管子； D. string帶子。根據(jù)下文“a very simple wool thread”可知，此處應填thread。故選A。

【13】A. finger手指； B. hands手； C. head頭； D. arms胳膊。根據(jù)“Only by the clever ___13___ of a beloved girl could the thread be knitted into such a complicated knot.”可知，僅僅靠心愛女孩的巧手，就把一條線織成了如此一個復雜的結(jié)。故選B。

【14】A. Unmarried沒結(jié)婚的； B. Separated分開的； C. Heated熱的； D. Devoted忠實的。根據(jù)“___14___ love made so many simple things complex in the world.”可知，忠實的愛可以讓世界上很多簡單的東西變復雜。故選D。

【15】A. awoken意識到； B. known知道； C. made制作； D. come來。be awoken to是固定短語，意味“意識到”。故選A。

【16】A. joy快樂； B. kindness善良； C. bitterness痛苦； D. dislikes厭惡。根據(jù)“Most of the complaints, ___16___ and hatred in life result from very ___17___ matters.”可知，此處應該填一個與抱怨、憎恨相近的詞，故填痛苦。故選C。

【17】A. light輕的； B. simple簡單的； C. big大的； D. small小的。根據(jù)“Most of the complaints, ___16___ and hatred in life result from very ___17___ matters.”可知，生活中很多抱怨、痛苦、憎恨都來源于很小的事情。故選D。

【18】A. already已經(jīng)； B. never從不； C. always總是； D. seldom很少。根據(jù)“If one is ___18___ mindful of them, they become mental knots.”可知，如果一個人總是介懷這些，它們就會變成心結(jié)。故選C。

【19】A. sees through看穿； B. goes through經(jīng)歷； C. cares for關(guān)心； D. deals with處理。根據(jù)“But if one ___19___ the knot, it remains a simple thread or line, ___20___ shape it becomes.”可知，只要看穿這個結(jié)，它就只是一條簡單的線。故選A。

【20】A. whichever無論哪個； B. whatever無論什么； C. however無論怎樣； D. whenever無論何時。根據(jù)“But if one ___19___ the knot, it remains a simple thread or line, ___20___ shape it becomes.”可知，無論這個結(jié)是什么形狀，它都是一條線。故選B。