Maybe you aren't the best, but that doesn't make you \
Do yourself a favor. Think about your friends carefully. Write down a list of things that you like about them. Think about 41 you make friends with them. You will 42 know that in the end, no matter if they aren't the smartest or the prettiest or 43 talented, they are great in their own way. And they feel just the same 44 you! Remember, it gets easier as you grow older. If you try your best, you are still pretty 45 . 36. A. special B. ordinary C. unusual D. ugly 37. A. especial B. especially C. more often D. often 38. A. often B. more often C. not often D. seldom 39. A. part of B. one of C. some D. about
40. A. anything B. everything C. something D. some thing 41. A. reason B. season C. where D. why 42. A. get to B. got to C. have to D. getting to 43. A. / B. more C. most D. the most 44. A as B. to C. about D. for 45. A. smart B. amazing C. clever D. well
【文章大意】本文主要讲述的是孩子们很小的时候，他们认为自己很普通，当他们慢慢长大，他们会思考能为社会贡献什么。有时候仔细想想自己的朋友，并不是因为他们多么优秀才会交朋友，当自己成熟时应尽自己所能做一些有用的事。
36.B【解析】根据下文，他们既不是最漂亮的也不是最潇洒的，既不是最丑的，也不是最傻
的。可见他们认为自己很普通，故本题选B。
37.B【解析】根据上下文，本题题意：尤其是中学。especially表示尤其地，特别地。故本
题选B。
38.D【解析】本题考查副词的含义。often表示经常，more often表示更经常，not often表示
不经常，seldom表示从不。联系上下文，孩子们从不觉得自己很特别。故本题选D。
39.A【解析】根据上下文，题意为：第一段孩子们的想法只是成长中的一部分，当孩子们成
熟时会明白要为社会贡献自己。It is part of growing up表示那只是成长中的部分，故本题选A。
40.C【解析】本题考查不定代词的含义。anything任何事，everything每件事，something某
事、某物，some thing一些东西，一些事情。根据题意，你会为他人提供某些东西。故本题选C。
41.D【解析】根据下文阐述了孩子们跟别人交朋友的原因“they are great in their own way”，
可知这里问的是原因，用why，故本题选D。
42.A【解析】本题中出现了“will”可见后跟动词原形，再结合语境，最后你将渐渐明白。
get to know表示渐渐明白，故本题选A。
43.D【解析】本题考查形容词比较级的用法，文中the smartest or the prettiest为最高级可知
此处用最高级，故本题选D。
44.C【解析】本题考查介词的辨析。as表示像…，to对，about关于，for为，本题题意为：
关于你，他们（朋友们）也这样认为。故本题选C。
45.B【解析】本题考查形容词的含义。smart漂亮的，潇洒的，amazing令人惊叹的，well
是副词。本题题意：如果你尽力做好的话，那还是非常令人惊叹的。故本题选B。
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【2011湖北荆州】Ⅳ. 完形填空(共10分,每小题1分
先阅读短文,然后从文后每小题的四个选项中选出一个可以填入短文中相应空白处的最佳答案。
One day a wise man was walking along the beach when he saw a young man far away picking up something and very gently throwing it into the sea. As he got (31) he called out to the young
The young man (32), looked up and replied, “Throwing starfishe “But, young man, don?t you (35) that there are miles and miles of beach and starfishes all along
The young man (37) politely. Then he picked another starfish and threw it into the sea, and said,
There is something very (39) in each and every one of us. We have all been given the ability to make a difference to shape the future. We must each find our own starfish. And if we throw our starfish wisely and well, the (40) will be better. 31. C32. B33. A34. B35. B36. A37. D38. D39.
31. A. better B. farth 36. A. possibly B. hardly C. especially 40. A. family B. village C. country D. world
【主旨大意】本文是一篇记叙文。文章通过一个人将冲向岸边的海星扔回到大海里和两个人的对话说明了只要人人献出一点爱，这个世界将会更加美好。
31. C 【解析】联系上下文可知向海里扔海星的年轻人离智者很远，故可猜测两人开始对话应该是走“近”他，故答案选C。
32. B 【解析】联系下文可推知年轻人是“停下来”，抬起头回答智者的问题，故答案选B。 33. A 【解析】根据常识可知海星被冲上岸是因为涨潮，如果太阳出来就会退潮了，故答案选A，意为“水退下去”。
34. B 【解析】太阳出来潮水退去，海星暴露在海滩上，就会被晒死的，故答案选B，意为“死”。
35. B 【解析】联系上下文可知是智者质问年轻人难道没有意识到海滩很长，而海滩上的海星又到处都有，故答案选B，意为“意识到”；而believe“相信”；expect“期待”；guess“猜”均不合句意，故排除。
36. A 【解析】联系上下文可知智者认为年轻人的做法的无济于事的，故答案选A，意为“可能地”。
37. B 【解析】从下文可知年轻人并没有听“争辩”，只是很有礼貌地陈述自己的观点，故答案选B，意为“争辩；争吵”。
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38. D 【解析】联系上下文可知年轻人一边把一个海星扔进海里，一边说话“对这个海星来说是有所不同的”，故答案选D，指代starfish。 39. A 【解析】联系上下文可知我们每个人都有改变世界塑造未来的能力，可推知答案选A， 意为“特殊的”。
40. D 【解析】通读全文可知，本文旨在告诉我们：每个人都献出一份力，世界将会更加美好。故答案选D，意为“世界”。
【2011连云港】二、完形填空(共15小题，每小题1分，满分15分) 阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。 One day, a boy found the cocoon(茧) of a butterfly and brought it home. A few days later, the boy saw a small 16 in the cocoon. He sat and watched for several hours as a butterfly struggled to make 17 body through that little hole. Suddenly it stopped. So the boy 18 to help the butterfly, thinking the butterfly might be 19 .He took a pair of scissors(剪刀) and cut the hole 20 .The butterfly came out of the cocoon but it 21 a little different. It had a weak body and small, thin 22 .The butterfly didn?t start to fly. In fact, the butterfly spent the rest of its life crawling(爬行) around with a weak body and thin wings. It was never able to fly. The boy acted with 23 but he didn?t understand why it could be like this. When a butterfly crawls out of the cocoon, it must struggle. The hard work of 24 out of the cocoon makes the fluid(液体) from the butterfly?s body into its wings. It helps the butterfly be 25 to fly. If the butterfly never has to squeeze(挤压) itself out of the cocoon, its wings will never get the fluid and it can never fly. 26 struggles are what we need in our lives. If we lived our lives without any problems, we would never learn or grow. We would not be __27__ we could have been and we would never fly. In our lives, pain and suffering is the key to all windows, and sometimes even 28 growth, without it , there?s no way of life. We can?t avoid 29 or problems. So, next time you are 30 a problem or difficulty, remember the butterfly. Struggle a little—then fly! 16. A. hole B. worm C. tall D. snake 17. A. it B. it?s C. itself D. its 18. A. decided B. asked C. showed D. ordered 19. A. afraid B. interested C. surprised D. grateful 20. A. slimmer B. bigger C. shorter D. smaller 21. A. touched B. sounded C. looked D. smelt 22. A. wings B. feet C. eyes D. head 23. A. success B. excitement C. kindness D. humour 24. A. get B. getting C. to get D. got 25. A. ready B. quiet C. glad D. used 26. A. Somewhere B. Something C. Some time D. Sometimes 27. A. as helpful as B. as weak as C. as strong as D. as creative as 28. A. repeats B. recommends C. requires D. represents 29. A. happiness B. difficulties C. pleasure D. hope 30. A. served with B. growing into C. bringing in D. faced with 【主旨大意】本文通过一只蝴蝶遇到困难时少挣扎了一点，而是通过小男孩的帮助从茧里出
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来的故事。告诉我们一个道理：当我们遇到问题或困难时，多挣扎一下，就能起飞。
16.A 根据上下文意思，句意：那小男孩发现茧子上有一个小洞。以及第一段的最后一行“through that little hole”。
17.D 代词的用法。句意：让它的身体通过那个小洞。在这里要修饰“body”，用形容词性物主代词。
18.A 句意：它停止了，因此小男孩决定帮助它。根据后一句：他拿出剪刀剪开洞。故选A。 19.D 句意：小男孩决定帮助它，他认为蝴蝶会感激他。故选D。
20.B 因为一开始那洞太小，蝴蝶才半天没爬出来，所以小男孩用剪刀把洞剪大来。 21.C 句意：蝴蝶出来了，它看起来有点不同。“It had a weak body and small, thin”都是用眼睛看出来的。故选C。
22.A 根据后一句“a weak body and thin wings”，前后照应。故选A。
23.C 句意：虽然小男孩不理解为何会这样，但他还是用好心行动。故选C。 24.B work of中“of”是介词，介词后加动名词。故选B。
25.A 根据上下文意思：努力地离开茧子让蝴蝶身体的液体进入他的翅膀。它帮助蝴蝶准备飞行。be ready to “准备”，故选A。
26.D 句意：有的时候奋斗/挣扎是我们生活中必须的。some time 表示\一些时间\或“一段时间”，可以用作名词或副词短语。sometimes用作副词，表示“有的时候”，可以把它放在句首，句尾或句中。故选D。 27.C 根据句意：我们将没有原本有的强大，我们将永远不会飞。上下文：如果我们挣扎了，我们就会有原本的能力，没有挣扎，反倒落后了。故选C。
28.D 句意：疼痛和苦难是所有窗户的钥匙，有时，甚至代表着成长。没有它，生活没有路。repeat“重复”， recommend“介绍，推荐”， require“要求”， represent“象征，代表”。 29.B 根据下一行“problem or difficulty”，故选B。
30.D 句意：下次你面对一个难题或困难时，记得那只蝴蝶。根据意思，故选D。 【2011内蒙古包头】A
Two brothers worked together on a farm. One was married and had a large 36 .The other had no wife yet. Although they lived in different houses, they shared everything they got from their farm.
One day, the single brother said to himself, “It?s not 37 that we share all the rice. I?m 38 and I need less than my brother.” So, every night he took a bag of rice from his store-room and 39 across the field 40 their houses, putting it into his brother?s store-room.
At the same time, the married brother thought, “It?s not fair to share all the rice. I?m married and I have my wife and children to 41 me when I am 42 . However, my brother has no one to take care of his 43 .” So, each night he also took a bag of rice and put it into his brother?s store-room.
Several months passed by. They found 44 strange that their rice never became less. Then, one dark night the two brothers ran into each other. Slowly they began to understand what was happening. Their bags fell onto the ground and tears 45 their eyes at once. （ ）36. A. group B. family C. class D. team （ ）37. A. right B. popular C. interesting D. wrong （ ）38. A. poor B. happy C. alone D. rich （ ）39. A. jumped B. played C. went D. rode （ ）40. A. from B. through C. off D. between
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（ ）41. A. look after B. look for C. look out D. look at （ ）42. A. worried B. old C. healthy D. dead （ ）43. A. hope B. children C. farm D. future （ ）44. A. them B. this C. it D. that （ ）45. A. appeared B. filled C. dropped D. rose
【主旨大意】本文讲述的是在农场做工两兄弟。其中一个娶妻生子，另一个独身。由于他们为对方着想，就相互地每晚对方送一袋大米。几个月后，他们奇怪地发现大米的袋数没有少。直到一个漆黑的夜里他们相遇，才明白了一切，他们的眼里立刻充满的泪水。真是情谊无价。 36. B解析：由于一个结婚可知他有一个大的家庭，故选B。
37. A解析：由语境可知此空应填right, 意为“是不正确的，我们分享所有的大米”。 38. C解析：由句“The other had no wife yet”可知他是“独自一人”，故选C。 39. C解析：go across 意为“穿过”。
40. D解析：由句“they lived in different houses”可知，他们居住在不同房子里。也就是两个房子之间有一定的距离。故此空应填between. 41. A解析：look after意为“照顾，关心”。
42. B解析：由句意应为“当我老了的时候，我有妻子和孩子照顾”，故此空应填old. 43. D解析：句意为“我哥哥没有照顾他的未来”。故选D。 44. C解析：it代替上文的“这件事”。
45. B解析： 根据语意可知“眼里充满泪水”，故用fill. 【2011内蒙古包头】B
When I was about 12, a girl in my class liked to point out my problems. I was too thin; I wasn't a good student; I talked too much; I was too __46__, and so on. At last, I became very angry and ran to my father.
He listened to me 47 . Then he asked, \you are really like? Go and make a 48 of what she said and find the __49__ that are true. \I did as he told me. To my great __50_ . 1 discovered that about half of the things were true. Some of them I couldn't change (like being very thin). But there were things 1 could and wanted to change. For the _51__ time, I got a clear 52 of myself.
I brought the list back to Dad. He refused to take it. \the truth about _53_ better than anyone else. When people say something that is true about you, you should find it helpful. \
Our world is full of people who think they know your business. Don't _54_ and feel 55 . Listen to them.
( )46. A. beautiful B. proud C smart D. rich ( )47. A. bravely H. happily C. quickly D. quietly ( )48. A. joke B. programme C.list D. record ( )49. A. secrets B. mistakes C. lessons D. points ( )50. A. surprise B. interest C. opinion D. fact ( )51. A. first B. second C. next D. last ( )52. A. book B. picture C. drawing D. notice ( )53. A. yourselves B. myself C. herself D. yourself ( )54. A. clean B. open C. close D. wash ( )55. A. hurt B.safe C. pretty D.cheap B
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