(2013·高考江苏卷)I used to believe in the American Dream,which meant a job,a mortgage (按揭),cred

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(2013·高考江苏卷)I used to believe in the American Dream,which meant a job,a mortgage (按揭),credit cards,success.I wanted it and worked toward it like everyone else,all of us      chasing the same thing.
One year,through a series of unhappy events,it all fell     .I found myself homeless and alone.I had my truck and $56.I      the countryside for some place I could rent for the      possible amount.I came upon a shabby house four miles up a winding mountain road      the Potomac River in West Virginia.It was     ,full of broken glass and rubbish.I found the owner,rented it,and      a corner to camp in.
The locals knew nothing about me,     slowly,they started teaching me the      of being a neighbor.They dropped off blankets,candles,and tools,and began      around to chat.They started to teach me a belief in a      American Dream—not the one of individual achievement but of     .
What I had believed in,all those things I thought were      for a civilized life,were nonexistent in this place.     on the mountain,my most valuable possessions were my      with my neighbors.
Four years later,I moved back into     .I saw many people were having a really hard time,     their jobs and homes.I managed to rent a big enough house to      a handful of people.There are four of us now in the house,but over time I’ve had nine people e in and move on to other places.We’d all be in      if we hadn’t banded together.
The American Dream I believe in now is a shared one.It’s not so much about what I can get for myself; it’s about      we can all get by together.
【小题1】A.separatelyB.equallyC.violentlyD.naturally【小题2】A.offB.apart C.overD.out【小题3】A.crossedB.leftC.touredD.searched【小题4】A.fullestB.largest C.fairestD.cheapest【小题5】A.atB.through C.overD.round【小题6】A.occupiedB.abandoned C.emptiedD.robbed【小题7】A.turnedB.approachedC.clearedD.cut【小题8】A.butB.althoughC.otherwiseD.for【小题9】A.benefitB.lesson C.natureD.art【小题10】A.stickingB.looking C.swingingD.turning【小题11】A.wildB.real C.differentD.remote【小题12】A.neighborlinessB.happiness C.friendlinessD.kindness【小题13】A.uniqueB.expensive C.rareD.necessary【小题14】A.UpB.Down C.DeepD.Along【小题15】A.cooperationB.relationships C.satisfactionD.appointments【小题16】A.realityB.societyC.townD.life【小题17】A.creatingB.losing C.quittingD.offering【小题18】A.put inB.turn in C.take inD.get in【小题19】A.yardsB.sheltersC.campsD.cottages【小题20】A.whenB.what C.whetherD.howA 

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(答案→)A 
解析:本文是一篇夹叙夹议的文章。文章围绕主题“美国梦”讲述了作者的心理变化,作者遭遇了一系列的不幸后,在乡村的经历和体验让他对“美国梦”有了不同于以往的更为深刻的理解。
【小题1】解析:选A。根据该句话的语境“跟其他所有人一样我想实现美国梦并且为此努力工作,我们所有人各自奋斗,目标相同”可知,应选separately“各自地,分别地”。equally相等地,平等地;violently激烈地;naturally自然地。
【小题2】解析:选B。由本空前的“through a series of unhappy events”可知,作者经历了一系列的不幸之后,梦想破碎了。故应选fall apart崩溃,破碎。fall off 减少;跌落;变坏;fall over 被……绊倒;意外地从……上跌落;fall out 争吵;脱落;解散。
【小题3】解析:选D。此处语境为:穷困潦倒时,作者只好到乡村找了一个便宜的居所。此处搭配为search...for...“在……搜索……”。其余选项均不符合语境。
【小题4】解析:选D。由“I had my truck and $56.”可知作者已经到了几乎身无分文的地步,带着身上仅由的56美元,作者只能以尽可能便宜的价格租下住所,故用cheapest。
【小题5】解析:选C。此处语境为:作者找到了一座破旧的可以租赁的房子,位于西弗吉尼亚洲的波托马克河对岸,沿着蜿蜒的山路向上四英里处。over在此处意为“在……的另一边”,又如:They live over the river in Richmond.他们住在河对面的里士满区。
【小题6】解析:选B。由“a shabby house”“full of broken glass and rubbish”可知这是一座破旧的房子,到处都是玻璃碎片和垃圾,由此推测这里已被“遗弃”多时。abandoned“被放弃的,被遗弃的”,符合题意。occupied已占用的,在使用的;emptied被清空的;robbed被抢劫的。
【小题7】解析:选C。作者找到房主租下房子后,必须先进行清理之后才能“camp in”,所以此空填cleared,即作者先“清理”了一个角落。turn旋转,使改变方向;approach接近,走近,靠近;cut剪切;切成。这三项均与语境不符。
【小题8】解析:选A。句意:尽管当地人对我一无所知,但是慢慢地,它们开始教我……很显然前后是一种转折关系,故用but。although尽管,虽然,它的位置应该放在“The locals knew nothing about me...”之前;otherwise否则,不然;for因为,由于。
【小题9】解析:选D。此处语境:他们开始教我与邻居们相处的艺术。art艺术,技能,符合题意。benefit 利益,好处;lesson教训,经验;nature自然;天性。这三项均与语境不符。
【小题10】解析:选A。本题考查动词短语的意义辨析。stick around逗留,停留;look around环视周围;swing around使转过;turn around(使)转身;(使)好转。此处语境为:邻居们开始在此逗留与我聊天,故选A项。
【小题11】解析:选C。文章第一段讲到了作者起初理解的美国梦是工作、按揭、信用卡和成功,而由空格后的“...not the one of individual achievement but of...”可知,现在信仰的是一个“不同的”美国梦,故选different。wild野生的,野蛮的,狂野的;real 真实的;remote偏僻的,遥远的。
【小题12】解析:选A。本段前面讲到邻居们教作者做邻居的艺术,给他提供了很多帮助,由此可知选neighborliness“友善,睦邻友好”,侧重指邻里关系。其余三项分别意为“幸福”“友好,亲切”“仁慈,好意”。
【小题13】解析:选D。根据第一段所描述的美国梦的内容“a job,a mortgage(按揭),credit cards,success”可知,作者原来认为这些东西是文明生活所必需的,故选necessary。unique独特的;expensive昂贵的;rare稀少的。这三项均不符合语境。
【小题14】解析:选A。由第二段中“I came upon a shabby house four miles up a winding mountain road...”可知房子在山上,故选up。
【小题15】解析:选B。句意:在这座山上,我最珍贵的财产是我和邻居们的关系(relationship)。cooperation合作;satisfaction满意;appointment约会。这三项均不符合语境。
【小题16】解析:选C。解答该题的依据是第二段中的“I     38    the countryside for some place...”及本段的“Four years later,moved back into...”。与countryside相对的是town,故选C。reality现实;society社会;life 生活。这三项均不符合语境。
【小题17】解析:选B。该空前的“many people were having a really hard time”说明许多人正过着相当艰难的生活,可推测是“失去”了工作和家,故选losing。create创造,offer提供,明显不符合语境;quit只能和jobs搭配,不能和homes搭配。
【小题18】.解析:选C。本题考查对四个动词短语的意思的理解。put in放进,提交,申请;turn in上交,拐入,告发;take in让……进入,接受,理解,欺骗;get in进入,收获,被录取。此处说作者设法租了一个足够大的房子能让一些人住进来,因此选C。get in是指人主动进入,不符合语境。
【小题19】解析:选B。此处语境为:如果我们不团结在一起,我们就都会流落到住收容所(shelters)的地步。yard庭院;camp帐篷;cottage 小屋,村舍。这三项均不符合语境。
【小题20】解析:选D。此处语境为:与其说美国梦在于自己能得到什么,不如说它在于我们所有人如何一起渡过难关。get by勉强度日,为固定搭配。about后面的从句不缺主语、宾语和表语,因此不选what;也没有“是否”(whether)的意思;也没有涉及时间(when)问题,因此只能选how。
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