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2019高三上学期第五次月考
英语试题
第二部分阅读理解(共两节，满分40分）
第一节（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）
阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

A
“Cleverness is a gift while kindness is a choice. Gifts are easy - they re given after all. Choices can be hard."
-Jeff Bezos.
I got the idea to start Amazon 16 years ago. I came across the fact that the Internet usage was growing at 2,300 percent per year. I'd never seen or heard of anything that grew that fast, and the idea of building an online bookstore with millions of titles was very exciting to me. I had just turned 30 years old, and I'd been married for a year. I told my life MacKenzie that I wanted to quit my job and go to do this crazy thing that probably wouldn't work since most start-ups don't, and I wasn't sure what to expect. MacKen zie told me I should go for it. As a young boy, I’d been a garage inventor. I'd always wanted to be an inventor, and she wanted me to follow my passion.
I was working at a financial firm in New York City with a bunch of very smart people, and I had a brilliant boss that I admired very much. I went to my boss and told him I wanted to start a company selling books on the Internet. He took me on a long walk in Central Park, listened carefully to me, and finally said. “That sounds like a really good idea, but i t would be an even better idea for someone who didn't already have a good job." That logic made some sense to me, and he convinced me to think about it for 48 hours before making a final decision. Seen in that light, it really was a difficult choice, but eventually, I decided I had to give it a shot. I didn't think I'd regret trying and failing. And I suspected I would always be haunted by a decision not to try at all.
After much consideration, I took the less safe path to follow my passion, and I’m proud o f that choice. For all of us, in the end, we are our choices.
1. What inspired the author with the idea of building an online bookstore?
A. His dream of being an inventor.
B. The support of his wife.
C. The greatly increasing usage of the Internet.
D. Millions of exciting titles.
2. Which of the following is closest in meaning to the underlined sentence?
A. The idea of not trying would keep coming to his mind and disturb him.
B. He would be very excited if he tried it out.
C. He would be always having a doubt if he didn't try.
D. The decision not to the online bookstore would terrify him.
3. We can know from the passage that .
A. the boss thought the idea was suitable for the author
B. the author wanted someone else to try the idea
C. the author might not regret if he failed the idea
D. the author might go back to his boss if he failed
4. Which of the following would be the best title for the passage?
A. Cleverness and Kindness
B. The Starting of Amazon
C. Following My Passion
D. We Are What We Choose
【答案】1. C 2. A 3. C 4. D
【解析】试题分析：文章讲述的是亚马逊网站创始人的故事。

才智是与生俱来的，而善良是后天可以选择的。

天赋易得，选择难做。

在贝佐斯16岁的时候，他惊叹于互联网的迅速发展，于是萌发了建立网上书店的想法。

在得到妻子的支持以后，他辞去了待遇很好的工作，虽然老板曾试图留住他，但贝佐斯最终决定把自己的想法付诸实践。

1. C细节理解题。

根据第二段“I came across the fact that the Internet usage was growing at 2,300 percent per year. I’d never seen or heard of anything that grew that fast, and the idea of building an online bookstore with millions of titles was very exciting to me.”可知，互联网的迅速发展让作者感到吃惊，也让作者萌生了创建一个网络书店的想法，故选C。

2. A推理判断题。

根据第三段段意和“I didn’t think I’d regret trying and failing. And I suspected I would always be haunted by a decision to not try at all.”可知，老板想说服作者留下来，作者有些动摇，但经过思考之后，作者决定辞职建网站，作者不害怕尝试和失败，但会因为想法没有付诸实践而愧疚。

故选A。

3. B推理判断题。

根据第三段“I decided I had to give it a shot. I didn’t think I’d regret trying and failing.”可知，作者认为自己将不会为尝试和失败感到后悔。

故选B。

4. D主旨大意题。

根据最后一段“After much consideration, I took the less safe path to follow my passion, and I’m proud of that choice. For all of us, in the end, we are our choices.”可知，作者把自己的热情付诸了实践，并且获得了成功。

是我们的选择才成就了我们每一个人。

故选D。

【名师点睛】
一、人物传记类文章的文体特征：
人物传记是记叙文体的一种，主要描写某人的生平事迹、趣闻轶事、生活背景、个性特征、成长奋斗历程等，包含
记叙文的时间、地点、人物、事件等要素。

其特点是以时间的先后或事件的发展为主线，空间或逻辑线索贯穿文章始终，脉络清楚，可读性较强。

二、人物传记类文章的阅读策略和解题技巧
1、把握文体特征，注意写作手法如前文所述，人物传记是记叙文体的一种，因此在阅读时要把握好时间、地点、人物和事件这四大要素。

其次，还应该注意人物传记类文章的结构多按时间顺序排列，一般采用倒叙的写作手法，有时也采用插叙和补叙等手段。

弄清楚人物传记类文章的特征和写作手法，能帮助考生在阅读和回答问题时做到高效省时、准确无误。

2、抓住题干关键词，采用寻读的方法查找细节描述事实细节题是人物传记类文章的主要题型，一般常见以下几种类型：
(1)对号入座题：
这种题的答案一般在原文中可以直接找到，只要读懂文章，掌握文章中的事实，如时间、地点、事件等细节问题，就能选对正确答案。

(2)词义转换题：
这种题常常是原文有关词语和句子的转换，而不能在原文中直接找到。

它要求考生能理解原文中某个短语或句子的含义，从而找到与答案意思相同的词语和句子。

例如：第22题，根据第三段段意和“I didn’t think I’d regret trying and failing. And I suspected I would always be haunted by a decision to not try at all.”可知，老板想说服作者留下来，作者有些动摇，但经过思考之后，作者决定辞职建网站，作者不害怕尝试和失败，但会因为想法没有付诸实践而愧疚。

故选A。

(3)是非题：
该题型俗称“三缺一”题型，即题目四个选项中有三个符合文章内容，剩下一个不符合。

题干多为：Which of the following isTRUE?或者三个不符合文章内容，剩下一个符合，题干多为：Which of the following…isNOTtrue?或All the following are true EXCEPT
(4)排序题：
这种题要求考生根据动作发生的先后顺序和句子之间的逻辑关系，找出事件发生的正确顺序。

可采用“首尾定位法”，即先找出第一个动作和最后一个动作，迅速缩小选择范围，从而快速选出正确答案。

(5)指代理解题：
一般是在人物或事物关系比较复杂的情况下使用的一种题型，所以理清人物及事物之间的逻辑关系是关键所在。

可采用“逻辑关系梳理法”，使人物或事件关系清晰条理。

不管题型如何，在做事实细节题时，可采用比较实用的方法一有目的的阅读。

在阅读时，首先看题目要求我们理解什么细节，找出关键词，然后以此为线索，运用寻读的技巧迅速在文章里找出相应的段落、句子或短语。

认真比较选项和文中细节的区别，在正确理解细节的前提下，确定最佳答案。

这样一来，既提高了阅读的速度，又能确保答案的准确率。

同时，建议阅读文章时把与答案相符的句子
或短语用红线标示出来，标号注上是哪一题答案的相关句子，这样在检查时就不必重新阅读整篇文章了。

3、抽丝剥茧，推理判断深层含义推理判断题主要提问那些未曾在文中说明，但已特别暗示的内容，考查考生对文章的准确理解和判断。

人物传记类文章常见的推理判断题型为：
(1)细节推断题：
要求考生根据语篇关系，推断具体细节，如时间、地点、人物关系、人物身份、事件等。

一般可根据短文提供的信息，或者借助生活常识进行推理判断。

例如：第21题，就是一道细节题，只要根据第二段“I came across the fact th at the Internet usage was growing at 2,300 percent per year. I’d never seen or heard of anything that grew that fast, and the idea of building an online bookstore with millions of titles was very exciting to me.”就可知，互联网的迅速发展让作者感到吃惊，也让作者萌生了创建一个网络书店的想法，故选C。

(2)因果推断题：
要求考生根据已知结果推测导致结果的可能原因。

考生要准确掌握文章的内涵，理解文章的真正含义。

(3)人物性格、作者态度及观点判断题：
人物传记类文章中有些是考查考生对作者的主导思想、被描写人物的语气、言语中流露的情绪、性格倾向和作者或文中人物态度、观点等方面的理解题。

推理判断题要求在理解原文表面文字信息的基础上做出一定推论和判断，从而得到文章的隐含意义和深层意义。

解答此类题时，要注意：
(1)吃透文章的字面意思，从字里行间捕捉有用的提示和线索，这是推理的前提和基础。

(2)对文字的表面信息进行挖掘加工，由表及里，由浅入深。

从具体到抽象，从特殊到一般，通过分析、综合、判断等进行符合逻辑的推理。

不能就事论事，断章取义，以偏概全。

(3)基于文章内容，以文章提供的事实和线索为依据，立足已知，推断未知。

不能主观臆想，凭空想象，随意揣测，更不能以自己的观点代替作者的观点。

(4)把握句、段之间的逻辑关系，了解语篇的结构。

要体会文章的基调，揣摸作者的态度，摸准逻辑发展的方向，悟出作者的弦外之音。

(5)注意文中所用词句的感情色彩，是讽刺性的，批评性的，赞成性的，还是反对性的，以便推测作者的观点和态度。

考点：考查人物传记类短文阅读。

B
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【解析】试题分析：文章介绍了Harcourt Learning Direct给高中毕业生提供业余时间在家学习拿专门副学位的机会，以及学习内容、联系方式等细节。

5. A推理判断题。

根据第二段without having to go to college full-time. With Harcourt, you study at home, in your spare time so you don’t have to give up your present job while you train for a better one.可知是针对高中毕业生上大学的，可以业余时间在家学，故选A.
6. C细节推理题。

根据第二段With Harcourt, you study at home, in your spare time so you don’t have to give up your present job while you train for a better one.可知人们可以通过业余时间学习获得专门的副学位，故选C.
7. B细节推理题。

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考点：考查广告类短文阅读。

【名师点睛】
做好细节理解题的几点建议：
细节理解题属直接解答性问题，是阅读理解题中最简单的一种，多数属中低难度的题。

但高考所占的比例大，应特别引起注意。

事实和细节题的命题特点是：对文章或某一段落中的一些特定细节或文章重要事实的理解，一般包括直接理解题和语义转化题。

直接理解题能在原文直接找到答案，而语义转化题则需要将题目信息与原文信息加工或整理后才能得出结论。

做细节理解题具体方法与步骤如下：
①略读材料，大概了解原文，掌握中心或主旨；比如本文讲述了一条狗忠诚地陪在生病的小主人身边的故事，主人的收留给了狗一个家，狗又成了小主人的伙伴。

②按文章的体裁，作者写作的组织模式及有关的信息词。

如for ex ample, first, second…等预测应该到何处寻找自己所需要的事实；
③将自己精力放在寻找你所需要的细节上。

快速通篇跳读，全文扫视，找到细节出处，待找到含细节句子时，放慢速度，仔细核对比较内容，直至找到答案。

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C
Many kids help out around the house with chores such as emptying the dishwasher, putting laundry away, and taking out the trash. In exchange, some kids get allowances(补贴）or other rewards such as extra computer time.
But some people do not think that kids should get rewards for doing chores. Susie Walton, a parenting educator and family coach, believes that by rewarding kids, parents are sending a message that work isn’t worth doing unless you get something in return. ’’Running any kind of household is a team effort, Susie said. "A home i s a living space for everyone in the family. It’s important for kids to see that we all have responsibilities in the house, and that families decide together how they want their home to look, and how they are going to keep it looking like everyone wants it to look.”
Other people believe that getting a cash allowance or other rewards motivates kids to do chores, and it also teaches them real world lessons about how we need to work to earn money. There are also new applications that give kids points and digital gifts that can be redeemed(兑取) either online or in the real world. With the ChoreMonster app, kids earn digital points by completing chores that they can turn in for real-life rewards such as extra Xbox time or a trip to the mall. “Our goal is to encour age kids to earn rewards,’’ says Chris Bergman, founder of ChoreMonster. “Kids need positive reinforcement （强化）to help motivate them."
What do you think? Should kids be rewarded for doing chores? Or should kids help out around their homes without getting anything in return?
Write a 200-word response. Send it to . Your response may be published in a future issue of Time For Kids. Please include your grade and contact information of your parent or teacher if you want your response to be published. The deadline for responding is February 18.
8. How does the author start the passage?
A. By presenting some facts.
B. By listing some evidence.
C. By comparing different views.
D. By stating his own experiences.
9. According to Susie Walton, .
A. kids should be rewarded for doing chores
B. parents decide what kids can do for the family
C. kids have the responsibility to share housework
D. kids can get extra computer time for doing chores
10. Paragraph 3 is mainly about .
A. Chri s Bergman’s opinion on raising kids
B. main reasons why kids need encouragement
C. how to motivate kids to try new applications
D. the advantage of rewarding kids for doing chores
11. The purpose of writing the text is to .
A. invite readers to express their opinions
B. inform readers of two different opinions
C. call on readers to reflect on their behavior
D. present the author's viewpoint about parenting
【答案】8. A 9. C 10. D 11. A
【解析】本文主要对孩子在家里做家务到底要不得到报酬进行讨论，进而要求读者表达他们的观点。

8. A
推理判断题。

根据第一段所述：许多孩子在家里帮忙做家务，比如清空洗碗机，把衣服收起来，然后把垃圾拿出去。

在交流中，有些孩子得到津贴或其他奖励，如额外的计算机时间。

可知作者是通过陈述事实来开始这一段文章的。

故选A．
9. C
细节理解题。

根据第二段Susie said, “A home is a living space for everyone in the family. It’s important for kids to see that we all have responsibilities in the hous e,”可知，根据Susie Walton所说，孩子们有分担家务的责任。

故选C．
10. D
段落大意题。

根据第三段内容特别是开头句Other people believe that getting a cash allowance or other rewards motivates kids to do chores, and it also teaches them real world lessons about how we need to work to earn money.（其他人认为，获得现金津贴或其他报酬能激励孩子做家务，并且它也教他们关于我们是多么需要工作赚钱这一真实世界的教训。

）可知，第三段主要说的是奖励孩子做家务的好处。

故选D.
11. A
目的意图题。

根据倒数第二段What do you think? Should kids be rewarded for doing chores? Or should kids help out around their homes without getting anything in return?可知，写这篇文章是邀请读者发表意见。

故选A．
D
Plants were expected to get larger with increased carbon dioxide in the atmosphere, but changes in temperature, humidity(湿度）and nutrient availability seem to have trumped the benefits of increased carbon dioxide” said researchers from the National Univer sity of Singapore.
45 percent of the species studied now reach smaller adult sizes than they did in the past. The researchers pointed out that warmer temperatures and changing habitats, caused by climate change, are possible reasons for shrinking creatures.
“ We do not yet know the mechanisms(机制）involved, or why some organism are getting smaller while others are unaffected,” the researchers said. “Until we understand more, we could be risking negative consequences that we can’t yet quantify. ’’
The change is big in cold-blooded animals. Only two decades of warmer temperatures are enough to make retiles (爬行动物）smaller. An increase of only 1 degree centigrade caused nearly a 10 percent increase in metabolism(新陈代谢). Greater use of energy resulted in tiny tortoises and little lizards. Fish are smaller now too. Though overfishing has played a part in reducing numbers, experiments show that warmer temperatures also stop fish growing.
Warm-blooded animals aren’t immune(免除）from the size change caused by climate change. Many birds are now smaller. Soay sheep are thinner. Red deer are weaken And polar bears are smaller, compared with historical records.
This is not the first time this has happened in Earth’s history. 55 million years ago, a warming event similar to the current climate change caused bees, spiders and ants to shrink by 50 to 75 percent over several thousand years. That event happened over a longer time than the current climate change.
The speed of modem climate change could mean organisms may not respond or adapt quickly enough, especially those with long generation times climate change will be shown in the future.
12. What does the text mainly talk about/
A. Why some species become smaller.
B. How climate changes in Earth’s history?
C. Climate change has many negative effects.
D. Species are becoming smaller as climate gets warmer.
13. The underlined word “trumped” m the first paragraph probably mean .
A. beater
B. gained
C. strengthened
D. equaled
14. Researchers from the National University of Singapore believe that .
A. they have found the exact causes for creatures getting smaller.
B. increase in energy use can lead to creatures getting smaller.
C. climate change has more negative effects on warm-blooded animals.
D. all the animals on the earth have become smaller.
15. What does the author feel about the climate change?
A. Worried
B. Optimistic
C. Disappointed
D. Shameful
【答案】12. D 13. A 14. B 15. A
【解析】本文主要介绍了通过研究表明，随着气候转暖，物种变得越来越小了。

12. D
主旨大意题。

本文主要介绍了通过研究表明，随着气候转暖，物种变得越来越小了。

故选D.
13. A
猜测词意题。

根据划线句上一句Plants were expected to get larger with increased carbon dioxide in the atmosphere,可知，预计随着大气中二氧化碳的增加，植物会变大。

而接下来的but说明的相反的结果可知句子 but changes in temperature, humidity(湿度）and nutrient availability seem to have trumped the benefits of increased carbon dioxide.（但是在温度、湿度和营养获取上的变化似乎已经胜过了增加了的二氧化碳的好处。

），可以猜测出划线词是A. beater（胜过）的意思。

故选A.
14. B
细节理解题。

根据第四段Greater use of energy resulted in tiny tortoises and little lizards.可知，新加坡国立大学的研究人员相信能源使用的增加会导致生物变小。

故选B.
15. A
推理判断题。

根据最后一段所说：现代气候变化的速度可能意味着生物体可能反应不够快或适应得不够快，特别是那些世代较长的生物，气候变化将在未来显现出来。

我们可以推断出作者对气候的变化是十分担心的。

故选A. 【名师点睛】
猜测词义题的常见考查形式及解题方法：
猜测词义题是考试必考题，也是难点之所在。

但是如果我们掌握方法，难点也会变易。

猜测词义题的常见解题方法有：1、根据定义或上下文解释进行猜测；2、根据同位关系进行猜测；3、根据构词法
（合成、派生、转化等）进行猜测；4、根据因果关系进行猜测；5、根据上下文的指代关系进行猜测；6、根据同义关系进行猜测；7、根据转折或对比关系进行猜测；8、通过上下文理解猜测词义。

其中第8条通过上下文理解猜测词义用得最多。

第2题猜测词意题。

根据划线句上一句Plants were expected to get larger with increased carbon dioxide in the atmosphere,可知，预计随着大气中二氧化碳的增加，植物会变大。

而接下来的but说明的相反的结果可知句子 but changes in temperature, humidity(湿度）and nutrient availability seem to have trumped the benefits of increased carbon dioxide.（但是在温度、湿度和营养获取上的变化似乎已经胜过了增加了的二氧化碳的好处。

），可以猜测出划线词是A. beater（胜过）的意思。

故选A.
第二节（共5小题，每小题2分，共10分）
根据短文内容，从短文后的七个选项中选出能填入空白处得最佳选项。

选项中有两项为多余选项。

Could your body replace mobile-device batteries? Researchers have developed a way to create the power equivalent (相当于)of two double-A batteries, using nothing more than motion of the human bodv.
___16___ The energy is captured and used by nano generators(纳米发电机）, according to a team of scientists from Georgia Institute of Technology. This research, presented at a meeting of the American Chemical Society, demonstrated how a small, flexible chip containing millions of tiny wires—500 times thinner than a human hair—could use the human heart to create electrical energy. ___17___ Any kind of bodily movement could theoretically be used to generate power, and nano wires can also generate electricity in response to wind, rolling tires, or other kinds of motion. ___18___ But these most recent findings do signal a breakthrough.
Rese archers are convinced the technology has a future. “A few volts may not seem like much. ___19___” said the project’s lead scientist, Zhong Lin Wang. "Additional nano wires and more nano generators, put together, could produce enough energy for powering larger electronics. ___20___”
A. The technology is not new.
B. Then we can use it to charge an iPod or a cell phone.
C. Anything from walking to a standing heartbeat could produce energy.
D. So it is necessary to save energy in case we run out of it at the sky point.
E. There is still a long way to apply this kind of technology in our daily life.
F. The researchers used a nano generator to power an LED light and LCD display.
G But it has grown by leaps and bounds over previous versions of the nano generator.
【答案】16. C 17. F
18. A 19. G
20. B
【解析】本文主要介绍了经科学家研究：人的任何运动都能产生能量，我们可以尝试着去利用这种能源。

16. C
考查上文和句意理解。

根据下文：这种能量可以被纳米发电机捕获和利用。

可知上文：任何动作，从步行到站立的心跳，都能产生能量。

下文中的the energy是指上文提到的“步行或心跳所产生的能量。

故选C.
17. F
考查上文和句意理解。

根据上文说：人类如何利用芯片去扑捉人类心跳所产生的能量。

可知下文：研究人员使用纳米发电机给LED灯和液晶显示器供电。

下文对上文如何获取能量做出了解释。

故选F.
18. A
考查上文和句意理解。

根据上文说任何运动都能产生能量，可能利用风能，滚动轮胎等去产生动能，这种技术不是新的。

下文又继续转折说：虽然不是新技术，但是现在对这种技术已经有所突破。

这故选A.
19. G
考查上文和句意理解。

根据下文：增加的纳米线和更多的纳米发电机被放在一起，可以产生足够的能量给更大的电子设备供电。

可知上文：但它的发展与之前版本的纳米发电机相比有了很大的飞跃。

下文就是解释到底是哪方面的飞跃。

故选G.
20. B
考查上文和句意理解。

根据上文：增加的纳米线和更多的纳米发电机被放在一起，可以产生足够的能量给更大的电子设备供电。

因为有了足够的电了，可知下文：然后我们就可以给iPod或手机充电了。

故选B.
第三部分英语知识运用
第一节完形填空（共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分）
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意。

然后从41-60各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C、D）中选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

I woke up with a painful back this morning. This was not unusual, since my bac k has given me problems foryears, but today no ___21___ or moving would loosen it up. Still, I had five dogs waiting ___22___ by the door to go out for themorni ng walk as usual, so I slowly bent down and started to pull my shoes on. When I d id, ___23___, I saw that my shoes,
like my body, were showing ___24___ of wear. From the split in one shoe, I kne w that it wouldn’t be too long ___25___ I had to replace this pair. I only wishe d I could replace my back along with them.
Later, after ___26___ the dogs, watching the sunrise and eating breakfast, I was f eeling a lot ___27___inside. My back pain
had ___28___too, and my smile had returned. It was then ___29___ I remembered a letter a friend had sent me recently. Inside, she had pasted a ___30___ p icture of an old, worn-out pair of work boots, sitting on the ground. Their leather was ___31___
and their laces were worn, but they still looked ___32___ , because inside, so meone had planted a beautiful bunch of flowers .The
flowers had grown tall and strong, ___33___ their curious container. This picture remin ded me again that ___34___
my body might have felt like a worn-out pair of shoes at times, inside it was a ___35___ that continued to grow every dayin love, peace and happiness.
At some point in your life you need to ___36___ who you really are. Are you the body that ___37___ older every day, or are you the soul within it th at remains forever ___38___ . One day the loving spirit within you will have to ___39___ out of its
worn-out pair of shoes and walk on ___40___them. May it bless everyone it meets alo ng the way, heading for its HeavenlyHome.
21. A. practicing B. shaking C. jumping D. stretching
22. A. hopefully B. patiently C. stressfully D. thankfully
23. A. therefore B. still C. though D. besides
24. A. symbols B. signals C. signs D. marks
25. A. since B. before C. until D. when
26. A. searching B. pulling C. walking D. driving
27. A. tense B. pain C. better D. worse
28. A. faded B. swallowed C. lost D. failed
29. A. when B. that C. until D. if
30. A. strange B. useful C. moving D. delightful
31. A. cracked B. covered C. processed D. decorated
32. A. normal B. useful C. different D. great
33. A. in terms of B. in honor of C. in view of D. in spite of
34. A. where B. while C. which D. since
35. A. soul B. mind C. hope D. wish.
36. A. describe B. decide C. display D. dismiss
37. A. seems B. looks C. grows D. keeps
38. A. young B. mature C. strong D. weak
39. A. start B. step C. make D. put
40. A. under B. from C. behind D. without
【答案】21. D 22. B 23. C 24. C 25. B 26. C 27. C 28. A 29. B 30. D 31.
A 32. D 33. D 34.
B 35. A 36. B 37.
C 38. A 39. B 40. D
【解析】本文主要讲的是作者因自己的背痛而感到自己已在逐渐衰老，而由此想起一个朋友的一封信中的图画，让她有所感悟：虽然我们有一个衰老的身体，但是我们应该保持精神上的年轻，做一个精神上的强者。

21. D
考查动词。

上文说我早上醒来就背痛。

可知句意：但是今天伸展和运动都不能让痛得到缓解。

A.练习；B.震动；C.跳；D.伸展。

故选D.
22. B
考查副词。

句意：我的五只狗都耐心地等在门边，以便象往常一样去散步。

A.有希望地；B.耐心地；C.有压力地；
D.感激地。

故选B.
23. C
考查副词。

句意：当我弯腰穿鞋时，然而，我看到了我的脚也像我的身体一样有了衰老的迹象。

A.因此；B.仍然；
C.然而；
D.另外。

故选C.
24. C
考查名词。

句意：当我弯腰穿鞋时，然而，我看到了我的脚也像我的身体一样有了衰老的迹象。

A.象征；B.信号；
C.迹象、符号、手势；
D.标志。

故选C.
25. B
考查连词。

句意：从一只鞋的裂口看，我知道要不了多久我就得换掉这双鞋了。

固定句式：
It wouldn’t be too long that…（要不了多久就……）。

A.自从；B.在……之前；C.直到……时候；D.当……时候。

故选B.
26. C
考查动词。

句意：就在遛狗之后，看了日出，吃了早饭，我感觉好多了。

A.搜寻；B.拉；C.遛狗、走；D.开车。

故选C.
27. C
考查形容词。

句意：就在遛狗之后，看了日出，吃了早饭，我感觉好多了。

A.紧张的；B.疼痛的；C.更好的；D.更坏的。

故选C.。