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When I was in the third grade, we had a scavenger hunt (寻宝游戏) at school. We gathered up chalk, pencils, stones, 1 filling our checklists. It was a very close race. When 2 for the last, most hard-to-find item—a clover (三叶草), I was out of 3 . I was pretty sure I was going to 4 because I had a trump card (王牌). The thing is, I have always been able to find clovers. I 5 see them.
I spent my childhood collecting and 6 clovers into books. When I ran out of books, I began to slip my treasures into 7 I could find. The same is true in my house today. 8 a book, and a papery treasure just might fall into your 9 .
A few years ago my husband and I 10 off the road for a picnic. The ground was 11 with clovers. I lined them up on the table to 12 as my husband never having found one, looked on with wonder. To me, it was 13 .
Two summers back, 14 waiting for an airport shuttle, I found a tiny four-leaf clover and folded it into my 15 . On the way home our seats were upgraded. Friends 16 our good luck to the clover but I think it’s because of the flight cancellation.
People disagree about whether the luck lies in the finding or in the 17 of a clover. Some believe that the luck is lost if the four-leaf clover is even 18 to somebody else, while others think the luck 19 if it is given away. I believe that positivity is increased by 20 .
【文章大意】本文是一篇记叙文。该文主要讲述了作者与三叶草的故事。作者总是能够找到三叶草, 小时候找到三叶草后赢了游戏, 长大后发现三叶草后坐飞机座位又升级了。
1. A. rapidly B. completely
C. publicly D. automatically
【解析】选A。结合语境“We gathered up chalk, pencils, stones”可推知, 收集这些东西很快就把清单填满了。
2. A. applying B. waiting
C. accounting D. searching
【解析】选D。根据上文“When I was in the third grade, we had a scavenger hunt at school. ”可知, 作者当时在寻找最后一个, 也是最难找到的物件——三叶草。
3. A. order B. breath
C. shape D. control
【解析】选B。根据上文“It was a very close race. ”并结合语境“. . . the last, most hard-to-find item”可推知, 难分胜负的比赛进行到最后时, 作者累得上气不接下气。out of order“出故障”; out of shape“变形的, 走样的”; out of control“失控”。
4. A. lose B. win C. compete D. fail
【解析】选B。根据语境“because I had a trump card”可推知, 作者确定自己就要赢了。
5. A. only B. even C. still D. just
【解析】选D。根据上文“The thing is, I have always been able to find clovers. ”可推知, 作者觉得自己确实能够看到三叶草。just“确实, 的确”。
6. A. turning B. sliding
C. pressing D. knocking
【解析】选C。根据语境可知, 作者童年时把三叶草收集起来夹到书里面。
7. A. anything B. nothing
C. something D. everything
【解析】选A。作者把书都用完了之后, 就把三叶草夹到任何她能发现的东西里面去。
8. A. Drop B. Read C. Shake D. Skim
【解析】选C。根据上文“When I ran out of books, I began to slip my treasures into _________I could find. ”可推知, 随手抖抖一本书, 就可能会有作者夹的三叶草落在手里。
9. A. wrist B. elbow C. skin D. hand
【解析】选D。随手抖抖一本书, 就可能会有作者夹的三叶草落在手里。
10. A. fell B. drove C. pulled D. turned
【解析】选C。根据语境“for a picnic”可推知, 作者和丈夫把车停在路边, 准备野餐。pull off“驶向路边短暂停车”。
11. A. wet B. thick C. dry D. dusty
【解析】选B。根据上文“for a picnic”和下文“I lined them up on the table”可推知, 野餐的地方密密麻麻地覆盖着三叶草。
12. A. smell B. taste C. analyze D. admire
【解析】选D。根据上文作者把三叶草描述为“a papery treasure”可推知, 作者很珍惜三叶草, 因此野餐时把找到的三叶草放在桌子上欣赏。
13. A. fresh B. simple
C. authentic D. tough
【解析】选B。与丈夫的一无所获相比, 作者找到了很多三叶草, 这对她来讲并不是什么难事, 与上文“The thing is, I have always been able to find clovers. ”呼应。
14. A. while B. since C. as D. until
【解析】选A。结合语境可知, 作者在等飞机时发现了一株四叶草。
15. A. certificate B. document
C. passport D. license
【解析】选C。根据语境可知, 故事的背景是在机场, 结合选项可推知, 作者把发现的四叶草放进了自己的护照里。
16. A. owed B. adopted
C. compared D. connected
【解析】选A。根据语境的转折“but I think it’s because of the flight cancellation”可推知, 此处表示作者的朋友把好运归功于四叶草。
17. A. charge B. hope
C. favor D. possession
【解析】选D。根据下文中的“Some believe that. . . while others think the luck _________if it is given away. ”可知, 此处表示运气在于寻找还是拥有三叶草, 人们在这个问题上的看法存在分歧。in the possession of“归……所有”。
18. A. offered B. shown C. sold D. served
【解析】选B。根据语境可知, 有人认为把四叶草展示给他人看, 好运就会溜走。
19. A. doubles B. disappears
C. changes D. spreads
【解析】选A。而另一些人认为把四叶草赠送给他人好运会加倍, 这与之前的把四叶草展示给他人好运就会溜走形成对比。
20. A. negotiating B. describing
C. presenting D. sharing
【解析】选D。作者认为分享会让积极性增加。
