2003年高考英语完形填空真题 (北京春季卷)
You Did More Than Carry My books
Mark was walking home from school one day when he noticed the boy ahead of him had dropped all of the books he was carrying, along with a baseball bat and several other things. Mark___1___ down and helped the boy pick up these articles. ___2___ they were going the same way, he helped to carry some of them for him. As they walked Mark ___3___ the boy’s name was Bill, that he ___4___ computer games, baseball and history, that he was having a lot of ___5___ with his other subjects and that he had just broken ___6___ with his girlfriend.
They arrived at Bill’s home first and Mark was ___7___ in for a Coke and to watch some television. The afternoon passed ___8___ with a few laughs and some shared small talk, and then Mark went home. They ___9___ to see each other around school, had lunch together once or twice, and then both ended up from the same high school. Just three weeks before ___10___, Bill asked Mark if they ___11___ talk.
Bill ___12___ him of the day years ago when they had first met. “Do you ___13___ wonder why I was carrying so many things home that day?” asked Bill. “You see, I ___14___ out my locker because I didn’t want to leave a mess(脏乱) ___15___ anyone else. I had planned to run away and I was going home to ___16___ my things. But after we spent some time together ___17___ and laughing, I realized that ___18___ I had done that, I would have ___19___ a new friend and missed all the fun we would have together. So you see, Mark, when you picked up my books that day, you did a lot more. You ___20___ my life.”
1.A. fellB. satC. layD.knelt
2.A. AlthoughB. SinceC. AfterD.Until
3.A. discoveredB. realizedC. saidD.decided
4.A. playedB. lovedC. triedD.made
5.A. questionsB. ideasC. troubleD.doubt
6.A. upB. outC. offD.away
7.A. calledB. helpedC. invitedD.allowed
8.A. peacefullyB. willinglyC. freelyD.pleasantly
9.A. continuedB. agreedC. forcedD.offered
10.A. graduationB. movementC. separationD.vacation
11.A. wouldB. shouldC. couldD.must
12.A. demandedB. remindedC. removedD.asked
13.A. everB. usuallyC. evenD.never
14.A. checkedB. tookC. cleanedD.put
15.A. overB. intoC. withD.for
16.A. findB. pickC. packD.hold
17.A. talkingB. playingC. readingD.watching
18.A. beforeB. ifC.whileD.as
19.A. forgottenB. passedC. leftD.lost
20.A. helpedB. recoveredC. improvedD.changed
1.D 2. B 3. A 4. B 5. C 6. A 7. C 8. D 9. A 10. A
11.C 12. B 13. A 14. C 15. D 16. C 17. A 18. B 19. D 20. D
一、
Pleasant
1.
enjoyable, pleasing or attractive令人愉快的；可喜的；宜人的；吸引人的
a pleasant climate/evening/place令人愉快的气候╱夜晚╱地方
What a pleasant surprise!这真是一桩令人又惊又喜的事！
to live in pleasant surroundings生活在宜人的环境中
music that is pleasant to the ear悦耳的音乐
a pleasant environment to work in舒适的工作环境
It was pleasant to be alone again.又只剩下一个人了，真自在。
2.
~ (to sb)friendly and polite友好的；和善的；文雅的
a pleasant young man彬彬有礼的年轻人
a pleasant smile/voice/manner和蔼可亲的笑容╱声音╱态度
Please try to be pleasant to our guests.请对我们的客人尽量客气点。
OPP unpleasant
DERIVATIVES 派生词
1.
pleas·ant·ly adv.
a pleasantly cool room凉爽宜人的房间
I was pleasantly surprised by my exam results.我的考试成绩真让我喜出望外。
‘Can I help you?’ he asked pleasantly.“需要帮忙吗？”他和悦地说。
2.
pleas·ant·nessn. [ U]
She remembered the pleasantness of the evening.她对那个愉快的夜晚记忆犹新。
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以上来源于: 网易有道翻译
二、
So you see, Mark, when you picked up my books that day, you did a lot more. You changed my life.”
三、
small acts of kindness can have a huge impact.
四、
kneel down 跪下
break up with sb 与某人分手
end up from 从…… 毕业
remind sb of sth 使某人想起某事
clean out 清理干净
leave a mess for sb 给某人留下烂摊子
plan to do sth 计划做某事
pick up 捡起；拾起
