辽宁省庄河市2015国庆英语短文语法填空、阅读理解选练（六）及答案（高考）.docVIP

辽宁省庄河市2015国庆英语短文语法填空、阅读理解选练（6）及答案（高考） 新题预测(一) The following words were written on the tomb of an Anglican Bishop(主教) in the Crypts of Westminster Abbey(西敏寺): When I was young and free and my__1__(imagine) had no limits, I dreamed of changing the world.__2__ I grew older and wiser, I discovered the world would not change, so I __3__ (short) my sights somewhat and decided to change only my country. But __4__， too, seemed immovable. As I grew __5__ my twilight years (晚年), in one last desperate attempt, I settled for changing only my family，those __6__(close) to me, __7__alas, they would have __8__ of it.And now as I lie on my deathbed, I suddenly realize: If I had only changed myself first, then by example I __9__ (change) my family. From their inspiration and encouragement, I would then have been able __10__(better) my country and, who knows, I may have even changed the world. 1．________　2.________　3.________　4.________ 5．________　6.________　7.________　8.________ 9．________　10.________ 【解析】改变世界从改变自己开始，因为在我们改变自己的同时也潜移默化地影响着家庭。在他们的鼓舞和激励下，我们可能会使我们的国家变得更美好，从某种角度来看，也正改变着世界。 1．imagination　在形容词性物主代词后要用名词形式。 2．As　表示“随着”，要用as引导时间状语从句。 3．shortened　作谓语要用动词，由上下文可知，要用一般过去时。 4．it　替代前文中的to change only my country。 5．into　表示“长成”用grow into。 6．closest　“家人”是“最亲近的人”。 7．but　前后是转折关系。 8．none　have none of (＝refuse to accept)意为“不接受，不理睬”。 9．would have changed　与过去事实相反的虚拟语气。 10．to better　固定搭配：be able to do。 新题预测(二) Lao Tzu was traveling with his followers.They came to a forest __1__ hundreds of woodcutters were cutting the trees.__2__ whole forest had been cut except for one big tree __3__ thousands of branches.It was so big __4__ 10,000 persons could sit in its shade. Lao Tzu told his followers __5__ (go) and ask why this tree had not been cut.They went and asked the woodcutters and they said, “This tree is absolutely __6__(use)．You cannot make anything out of it because every branch has so many knots in it—nothing is straigh