第十一講　五大高效解題步驟

　　(1)(8 min.)

　　Walking down a path through some woods in Georgia, I saw a water puddle(水池) ahead on the path. As I __1__ the puddle, I was suddenly attacked! I backed up a foot and my attacker __2__ attacking me. I took a step __3__.

　　My attacker rushed me again. He rammed(沖撞) me in the chest with his head and body, __4__ me over and over again with all his might. For a second time, I retreated a step. Yet again, I tried moving forward. My attacker charged me again. I wasn't sure what to do, __5__ to retreat a third time. This time, though, I stepped back several paces to __6__ the situation over. My attacker moved back as well to land on the ground. That's when I discovered why my attacker was charging me only moments earlier. He had a mate and she was __7__.

　　She was beside the puddle where he landed.

　　Had I been hurt I wouldn't have found it amusing, but I was __8__， it was funny, and I was laughing. After all, I was being attacked by a butterfly!

　　Sitting close beside her, he opened and closed his wings as if to __9__ her. I could only admire the love and courage of that butterfly in his __10__ for his mate. He had taken it upon himself to attack me for his mate's sake, even though she was clearly dying and I was so large. He did so just to give her those extra few __11__ moments of life. Now I knew there was really only one option left for me. I __12__ made my way around the puddle to the other side of the path, though it was only inches wide and extremely muddy.

　　1. A. dug　B. discovered

　　C. reached

　　D. missed

　　2. A. continued

　　B. stopped

　　C. forgot

　　D. hated

　　3. A. backward

　　B. sideway

　　C. upward

　　D. forward

　　4. A. striking

　　B. kissing

　　C. touching

　　D. attracting

　　5. A. other than

　　B. more than

　　C. less then

　　D. rather than

　　6. A. take

　　B. turn

　　C. look

　　D. think

　　7. A. flying

　　B. drinking

　　C. changing

　　D. dying

　　8. A. unhurt

　　B. wounded

　　C. untouched

　　D. excited

　　9. A. kill

　　B. fan

　　C. drive

　　D. feed

　　10. A. memory

　　B. regret

　　C. sorrow

　　D. concern

　　11. A. endless

　　B. unforgettable

　　C. precious

　　D. secret

　　12. A. hurriedly

　　B. carefully

　　C. immediately

　　D. steadily

　　(2)(8 min.)

　　Last weekend, I was walking across the village green(草坪) when I saw an elderly gentleman on the bench, just overlooking the duck pond. I thought he looked a bit forlorn(被遺棄的) so I went over and sat next to him.

　　After a few __1__ about how nice the weather was and how there were a lot of ducks in the pond today, he told me how he used to come with his wife and watch the children feed the ducks with their mums. They didn't have any __2__ of their own. So they cherished being together even more.

　　He explained he had been married for 54 years __3__ his wife died and how much he missed __4__ all the little things with her, like a beautiful sunset. He now lives in a care home. I remarked at how wonderful it must have been to have been married for so long and to have so many happy memories. He took out a large __5__ and wiped his eyes and said he had one regret that in all that time he __6__ told her how much he really loved her.

　　He showed me a photograph of them when they were young. The photo was taken more than 50 years ago. He couldn't believe how the time had __7__.

　　I tried to comfort him by explaining that his wife would be still __8__ over him and he could talk to her __9__ he wants and that she knows how much he loved her because she can see into his heart.

　　The old man tried to __10__ for blurting out his life story but I hushed him and said how privileged I felt he could talk to me and how much it meant to me.

　　The __11__ I learned from this chance encounter is that we must tell the ones close to us how much we love and care for them and not take them for granted.

　　Don't __12__ your kind acts until tomorrow; do them today because time flies.

　　1. A. discussions

　　B. comments

　　C. quarrels

　　D. questions

　　2. A. children

　　B. ducks

　　C. pond

　　D. hobby

　　3. A. before

　　B. when

　　C. after

　　D. unless

　　4. A. doing

　　B. carrying

　　C. sharing

　　D. buying

　　5. A. paper

　　B. rubber

　　C. brush

　　D. handkerchief

　　6. A. never

　　B. often

　　C. sometimes

　　D. constantly

　　7. A. passed on

　　B. passed away

　　C. passed by

　　D. passed off

　　8. A. watching

　　B. looking

　　C. seeing

　　D. observing

　　9. A. every time

　　B. any time

　　C. some time

　　D. the time

　　10. A. blame

　　B. cry

　　C. regret

　　D. apologize

　　11. A. thing

　　B. class

　　C. lesson

　　D. knowledge

　　12. A. put up

　　B. put down

　　C. put away

　　D. put off

　　(3)(8 min.)

　　(2024·師大附中模擬二)Mr. and Mrs. Brown were going abroad for their holiday. They had a dog called Blackie which they were very fond of, but they could not __1__ him abroad with them, so they looked for a good place to __2__ him while they were away, and at last found a place which __3__ dogs very well while their owners were away. They took Blackie there just before they left for their holiday, and __4__ said goodbye to him.

　　At the end of their holiday, they got back to England very late at night, and as they thought that the place where Blackie was staying might be closed at that __5__ hour, they decided to wait until the next morning before going to get him.

　　So the next morning Mr. Brown got into his car and drove off happily to __6__ Blackie.

　　When he reached home with the dog, he said to his __7__， “Do you know, dear, I don't think Blackie can have enjoyed his __8__ at that place very much. He __9__ all the way home in the car as if he wanted to tell me something.”

　　Mrs. Brown looked at the dog __10__ and then answered, “You are quite __11__， dear. He was certainly trying to tell you __12__. But he wasn't trying to tell you that he hadn't enjoyed his stay at that place. He was only trying to tell you that you were bringing the wrong dog home. This isn't Blackie！”

　　1. A. bring

　　B. take

　　C. send

　　D. carry

　　2. A. leave

　　B. forget

　　C. drop

　　D. deliver

　　3. A. searches for

　　B. looks for

　　C. runs after

　　D. looks after

　　4. A. happily

　　B. desperately

　　C. sadly

　　D. angrily

　　5. A. early

　　B. late

　　C. proper

　　D. delightful

　　6. A. collect

　　B. claim

　　C. lay

　　D. return

　　7. A. dog

　　B. customer

　　C. boss

　　D. wife

　　8. A. holiday

　　B. trip

　　C. stay

　　D. meal

　　9. A. talked

　　B. cried

　　C. barked

　　D. jumped

　　10. A. occasionally

　　B. carefully

　　C. casually

　　D. constantly

　　11. A. serious

　　B. nervous

　　C. excited

　　D. right

　　12. A. everything

　　B. anything

　　C. something

　　D. nothing

　　第十一講　五大高效解題步驟

　　(1)(8 min.)

　　Walking down a path through some woods in Georgia, I saw a water puddle(水池) ahead on the path. As I __1__ the puddle, I was suddenly attacked! I backed up a foot and my attacker __2__ attacking me. I took a step __3__.

　　My attacker rushed me again. He rammed(沖撞) me in the chest with his head and body, __4__ me over and over again with all his might. For a second time, I retreated a step. Yet again, I tried moving forward. My attacker charged me again. I wasn't sure what to do, __5__ to retreat a third time. This time, though, I stepped back several paces to __6__ the situation over. My attacker moved back as well to land on the ground. That's when I discovered why my attacker was charging me only moments earlier. He had a mate and she was __7__.

　　She was beside the puddle where he landed.

　　Had I been hurt I wouldn't have found it amusing, but I was __8__， it was funny, and I was laughing. After all, I was being attacked by a butterfly!

　　Sitting close beside her, he opened and closed his wings as if to __9__ her. I could only admire the love and courage of that butterfly in his __10__ for his mate. He had taken it upon himself to attack me for his mate's sake, even though she was clearly dying and I was so large. He did so just to give her those extra few __11__ moments of life. Now I knew there was really only one option left for me. I __12__ made my way around the puddle to the other side of the path, though it was only inches wide and extremely muddy.

　　1. A. dug　B. discovered

　　C. reached

　　D. missed

　　2. A. continued

　　B. stopped

　　C. forgot

　　D. hated

　　3. A. backward

　　B. sideway

　　C. upward

　　D. forward

　　4. A. striking

　　B. kissing

　　C. touching

　　D. attracting

　　5. A. other than

　　B. more than

　　C. less then

　　D. rather than

　　6. A. take

　　B. turn

　　C. look

　　D. think

　　7. A. flying

　　B. drinking

　　C. changing

　　D. dying

　　8. A. unhurt

　　B. wounded

　　C. untouched

　　D. excited

　　9. A. kill

　　B. fan

　　C. drive

　　D. feed

　　10. A. memory

　　B. regret

　　C. sorrow

　　D. concern

　　11. A. endless

　　B. unforgettable

　　C. precious

　　D. secret

　　12. A. hurriedly

　　B. carefully

　　C. immediately

　　D. steadily

　　(2)(8 min.)

　　Last weekend, I was walking across the village green(草坪) when I saw an elderly gentleman on the bench, just overlooking the duck pond. I thought he looked a bit forlorn(被遺棄的) so I went over and sat next to him.

　　After a few __1__ about how nice the weather was and how there were a lot of ducks in the pond today, he told me how he used to come with his wife and watch the children feed the ducks with their mums. They didn't have any __2__ of their own. So they cherished being together even more.

　　He explained he had been married for 54 years __3__ his wife died and how much he missed __4__ all the little things with her, like a beautiful sunset. He now lives in a care home. I remarked at how wonderful it must have been to have been married for so long and to have so many happy memories. He took out a large __5__ and wiped his eyes and said he had one regret that in all that time he __6__ told her how much he really loved her.

　　He showed me a photograph of them when they were young. The photo was taken more than 50 years ago. He couldn't believe how the time had __7__.

　　I tried to comfort him by explaining that his wife would be still __8__ over him and he could talk to her __9__ he wants and that she knows how much he loved her because she can see into his heart.

　　The old man tried to __10__ for blurting out his life story but I hushed him and said how privileged I felt he could talk to me and how much it meant to me.

　　The __11__ I learned from this chance encounter is that we must tell the ones close to us how much we love and care for them and not take them for granted.

　　Don't __12__ your kind acts until tomorrow; do them today because time flies.

　　1. A. discussions

　　B. comments

　　C. quarrels

　　D. questions

　　2. A. children

　　B. ducks

　　C. pond

　　D. hobby

　　3. A. before

　　B. when

　　C. after

　　D. unless

　　4. A. doing

　　B. carrying

　　C. sharing

　　D. buying

　　5. A. paper

　　B. rubber

　　C. brush

　　D. handkerchief

　　6. A. never

　　B. often

　　C. sometimes

　　D. constantly

　　7. A. passed on

　　B. passed away

　　C. passed by

　　D. passed off

　　8. A. watching

　　B. looking

　　C. seeing

　　D. observing

　　9. A. every time

　　B. any time

　　C. some time

　　D. the time

　　10. A. blame

　　B. cry

　　C. regret

　　D. apologize

　　11. A. thing

　　B. class

　　C. lesson

　　D. knowledge

　　12. A. put up

　　B. put down

　　C. put away

　　D. put off

　　(3)(8 min.)

　　(2024·師大附中模擬二)Mr. and Mrs. Brown were going abroad for their holiday. They had a dog called Blackie which they were very fond of, but they could not __1__ him abroad with them, so they looked for a good place to __2__ him while they were away, and at last found a place which __3__ dogs very well while their owners were away. They took Blackie there just before they left for their holiday, and __4__ said goodbye to him.

　　At the end of their holiday, they got back to England very late at night, and as they thought that the place where Blackie was staying might be closed at that __5__ hour, they decided to wait until the next morning before going to get him.

　　So the next morning Mr. Brown got into his car and drove off happily to __6__ Blackie.

　　When he reached home with the dog, he said to his __7__， “Do you know, dear, I don't think Blackie can have enjoyed his __8__ at that place very much. He __9__ all the way home in the car as if he wanted to tell me something.”

　　Mrs. Brown looked at the dog __10__ and then answered, “You are quite __11__， dear. He was certainly trying to tell you __12__. But he wasn't trying to tell you that he hadn't enjoyed his stay at that place. He was only trying to tell you that you were bringing the wrong dog home. This isn't Blackie！”

　　1. A. bring

　　B. take

　　C. send

　　D. carry

　　2. A. leave

　　B. forget

　　C. drop

　　D. deliver

　　3. A. searches for

　　B. looks for

　　C. runs after

　　D. looks after

　　4. A. happily

　　B. desperately

　　C. sadly

　　D. angrily

　　5. A. early

　　B. late

　　C. proper

　　D. delightful

　　6. A. collect

　　B. claim

　　C. lay

　　D. return

　　7. A. dog

　　B. customer

　　C. boss

　　D. wife

　　8. A. holiday

　　B. trip

　　C. stay

　　D. meal

　　9. A. talked

　　B. cried

　　C. barked

　　D. jumped

　　10. A. occasionally

　　B. carefully

　　C. casually

　　D. constantly

　　11. A. serious

　　B. nervous

　　C. excited

　　D. right

　　12. A. everything

　　B. anything

　　C. something

　　D. nothing