2020-2021学年高一英语上学期寒假作业6 必修一&必修二 新人教版.docx

1、作业6必修一&必修二一、 单句语法填空1. Not having been cleaned for months, the books on the shelf were _(dust).2. The little boy _(ignore) by his parents in the busy market yesterday.3. The dark, rainy evening, the wind, the thundering clouds held me _(entire) in their power.4. You can be generous _ your smiles, you

2、r advice and many other things.5. We all know that everybody likes to work with whoever is _(rely) and easy to get on with.6. I prefer the _(peace) countryside to noisy cities while my elder sister prefers to live in the modern cities.7. A club _(found) for those who are fond of football is very pop

3、ular.8. I have made a search _ the missing letter.9. The book which _(select) for your son last week is said to be the best-seller this month.10. When he worked in the factory, he fancied _(design) toys for kids.二、 汉译英1.昨天晚上我做完全部作业后才去睡觉。 2.在路边等公交车时，我发现地上有个钱包。 3.他没有通过考试，他以前该更加努力地学习的。 4.就是因为我迟到了，老师才不高

4、兴的。 5.那是我平生第一次来到长城参观。 三、阅读理解AThere is an old saying that America and Britain are “two nations divided by a common language”. No one knows exactly who said this, but it reflects the way many Brits feel about American English. But are American and British English really so different?VocabularyThe most

5、 obvious difference between American and British English is vocabulary. There are hundreds of everyday words that are different. For example, Americans go on vacation while Brits go on holidays; New Yorkers live in apartments while Londoners live in flats. There are far more examples than we can tal

6、k about here. Fortunately, most Americans and Brits can usually guess the meaning through the context of a sentence.Past Tense VerbsYoull also find some differences with past forms of irregular verbs. The past tense of “learn” in American English is “learned”. British English has the option(选择) of “

7、learned” or “learnt”. The same rule applies to “dreamed” and “dreamt”, “burned” and “burnt”, and “leaned” and “leant”. Americans tend to use the -ed ending; Brits tend to use the-t ending.SpellingThere are hundreds of slight spelling differences between British and American English. Noah Webster, an

8、 author, politician and teacher, made an effort to reform English spelling in the late 1700s.Webster wanted to spell words the way they sounded. You can see Websters legacy(遗产) in the American spelling of words like color(from colour), honor(from honour), and labor(from labour).Not So Different Afte

9、r AllBritish and American English have far more similarities than differences. With the exception of some regional dialects, most Brits and Americans can understand each other without too much difficulty. They watch each others TV shows, sing each others songs and read each others books. They even m

10、ake fun of each others accents.1. Which of the following is a group of American words?A. Vacation; holiday.B. Apartment; flat.C. Vacation; apartment.D. Holiday; flat.2. What do we know about British and American English from the last paragraph?A. They both have some strange words.B. They are affecti

11、ng people using them.C. They connect people of the two countries.D. Their differences have little effect on communication.3. What can be the best title for the text?A. Ways to tell British English from American EnglishB. Differences between British and American EnglishC. Development of British and A

12、merican EnglishD. Difficulty for Brits and Americans to understand each otherBJulie is only eleven years old, but she is famous all over the world because of her photos with wild animals. She became famous by accident.Her parents came to Africa with Julie many years ago when she was only five. They

13、worked for a group called Save the Children, which helps poor children around the world. Julie soon made many new friends there. She became the best friend of a local boy called Kanu.One day Julie and Kanu were playing together. She was showing him how to use a camera. Then, Kanu wanted to take a ph

14、oto of Julie with an interesting tree behind her. He couldnt fit her and the tree in the photo, so he told her to stand closer to the tree. He took a photo of Julie standing under the tree. Nothing happened until they got the photo developed. When they looked at the photo, they saw something hanging

15、 down from the tree. At first, they thought it was a snake. Then they realized it was a leopards tail. In the photo Julie was only about a metre away from it.Julie decided to go back to the tree to see if the leopard was still there. She wanted to get a better photo of her and the leopard. She and K

16、anu went in the middle of the day, because they knew that big cats are often asleep at that time of the day. As it so happened, the leopard was still there and was asleep, so they were able to get a good photo of Julie and the sleeping leopard together.After they got the photo of Julie with the leop

17、ard sleeping in the tree, they showed it to Kanus father, who owned the local newspaper. He put the photo of Julie and the leopard in the Sunday paper. When people saw the photo, they wrote letters to the newspaper asking to see more, so Julie started to take more photos with lions, snakes and many

18、other kinds of wild animals. Soon a lot of magazines started to buy the photos from her. Julie and her parents donated a lot of the money from these photos to Save the Children.It is strange that being famous can start from an accident.4. What did Julie expect to see in the first photo?A. A snake.B.

19、 A leopard.C. Herself and an interesting tree.D. A leopards tail.5. Why did Julie and Kanu think it safe to go back and get another photo?A. Because big cats are often asleep in the middle of the day.B. Because Julie was standing under the tree.C. Because the leopard was not there.D. Because they ar

20、e professional.6. Who got the photo into the newspaper?A. Kanus father.B. Julies father.C. Kanu.D. Julies parents.7. Whats the best title of this passage?A. A famous photo.B. Julie and a leopard.C. Famous by accident.D. A famous accident.CIn 1997, the Net Book Agreement in the UK ended. The Agreemen

21、t existed between UK bookshops and publishers, and fixed minimum prices for all books. With the end of the Agreement, books began to be discounted, and now they are much more affordable for British people. One of the reasons for British libraries having fewer visitors is that books can now be so che

22、ap to buy. Sales of books in the UK are always relatively healthy.The UK has always been famous for its stories of magic. Shakespeare wrote fantastical plays: The Tempest and A Midsummer Nights Dream, for example. There was also a lot of fantasy in the work of H.G. Wells, who published The Time Mach

23、ine in 1895. Everyones heard of J.K. Rowling and the humorous, deceased in 2015, Terry Pratchett. You might also have heard of Philip Pullmans His Dark Materials trilogy too, as the first book was made into the film The Golden Compass, starring Nicole Kidman.The UK is known for its “detective fictio

24、n” and “murder mysteries”. A couple of the most famous British authors of this kind are of course Sir Arthur Conan Doyle who started the Sherlock Holmes stories in 1887, and Agatha Christie, who created the detectives Hercule Poirot and Miss Marple. And there are many contemporary popular British au

25、thors of crime fiction: P.D. James, Ian Rankin, Colin Dexter.Leading contemporary British novelist Will Selfa1, author of eleven literary novels, says the novel is dying. But I dont think theres any need to call in Sherlock Holmes to look into this particular death just yet. Are bookshops dying out

26、because of websites like Amazon? Not really. The British are bibliophiles and love to read in bookshops, particularly when there is a coffee bar within the store. So, are libraries completely disappearing in the UK? Well, nearly 500 libraries have closed down in the last five years. But that isnt ju

27、st because of reader demand, its also down to government cuts in public spending and the library is adapting: most now offer computer access and training as well as books for reading. Finally, 62 per cent of British parents read their children bedtime stories and none of us can see that tradition ch

28、anging soon. So long live the book!8. Why dont British people use libraries as much as they used to?A. Because there are no coffee bars in libraries.B. Because people dont read as much as in the past.C. Because books are cheaper than they used to be.D. Because the government cuts in public spending.

29、9. Which author below ever wrote fantasy according to the passage?A. Will Selfal.B. H.G. Wells.C. P.D. James.D. Agatha Christie.10. Whats the third paragraph mainly about?A. Some murder mysteries in the UK.B. Some famous detectives in the UK.C. Some popular books in the UK.D. Some famous authors of

30、crime fiction.11. What does the author of the article think will happen to books in the future?A. They will become unpopular.B. They will become more popular.C. They will be replaced by computers.D. They will stay popular.四、七选五There are times when attending class and studying your textbook just aren

31、t enough to help you to understand the class material. This is when you should consider hiring a tutor. 1 If you follow them, youll surely understand the material better and pass your class.Go to ClassThe most important thing when you study with a tutor is to attend class. This is where the bulk of

32、your learning should come from, not your tutor. Keep in mind that your tutor is there to help you with the specific problems you are struggling with and not to teach you all of the material from the class. When you attend class, make sure that you pay attention and take complete notes to bring back

33、to your tutor. 2 Come with QuestionsBefore each tutoring session, make a list of questions that you had come up during class and still do not have the answers to. This will not only help your tutor with the direction in which to take their lesson, but it will keep you both from wasting time on mater

34、ial that you do already understand. 3 Too many times students will go to their tutor and cant remember what they had questions about.Be Honest 4 Remember, your tutor is there to help you and make sure that you are absorbing and understanding the material. It may feel embarrassing or frustrating to t

35、ell your tutor to go over something for the third or fourth time. 5 Its time to put that pride aside and really focus on what you need to have done to understand the information.A. Making a list also helps you to remember what you are struggling with.B. You will be burned out, tired, and less likely

36、 to pay attention.C. Here is where you can tell what you are struggling with.D. To get the most out of studying with a tutor, here are some tips.E. But that is what he is there for.F. The worst thing you can do is to lie about understanding the informationG. You will probably spend a little bit of t

37、ime with your tutor五、完形填空One day, a professor entered the classroom and asked his students to prepare for a surprise test. They waited anxiously at their desks for the test to begin. The professor 1 the question papers, with the text facing down as usual. 2 all the students got the papers, he asked

38、them to 3 the page and begin. To everyones surprise, there were no 4 , just a black dot(点) in the center of the page. The professor, seeing the expression on everyones face, told them the following:“I want you to write what you 5 there.”The students, confused(迷惑的), got started 6 the inexplicable(令人费

39、解的) task.At the end of the class, the professor 7 all the answer papers and started reading each one of them aloud in front of all the students. All of them, with no exception(例外), described the black dot, trying to explain its 8 in the middle of the sheet, etc. After all had been read, the classroo

40、m 9 , the professor began to explain:“Im not going to 10 this. I just wanted to give you something to think about. No one wrote about the 11 part of the paper. Everyone focused on the black dot, and the same happens in our 12 . We have a white paper to 13 , but we always focus on the dark spots. Our

41、 life is a 14 given to us with love and care and we always have 15 to celebrate: nature renewing itself every day, our friends around us, the job that 16 our livelihood and the miracles we see every day.“ 17 , we insist on focusing only on the dark spots: the health issues that bother us, the lack o

42、f money, the 18 relationship with coworkers, the 19 with a friend, and etc.“The dark spots are very 20 compared to everything we have in our lives, but they are the ones that pollute our minds.”1. A. handed outB. threw awayC. referred toD. pointed at2. A. Since B. Until C. If D. After3. A. take B. t

43、urn C. open D. use4. A. exercises B. choices C. questions D. scores5. A. forecast B. imagine C. expect D. see6. A. around B. on C. by D. for7. A. collected B. viewed C. marked D. picked8. A. position B. situation C. condition D. connection9. A. determined B. noisy C. stubborn D. silent10. A. ignore

44、B. grade C. request D. recognize11. A. big B. black C. beautiful D. white12. A. lives B. classrooms C. colleges D. studies13. A. send B. keep C. enjoy D. show14. A. burden B. gift C. joke D. lesson15. A. reasons B. time C. freedom D. festivals16. A. affects B. destroys C. provides D. changes17. A. H

45、owever B. Therefore C. Besides D. Moreover18. A. close B. difficult C. special D. strong19. A. stay B. contact C. satisfaction D. trouble20. A. dark B. round C. small D. dirty一、单句语法填空【答案】1. dusty2. was ignored3. entirely4. generous5. reliable6. peaceful7. peaceful8. for9. was selected10. designing【解

46、析】1.考查形容词。句意：已经几个月没有清理了，书架上的书满是灰尘。此处应用形容词作表语，故填dusty。2.考查时态和语态。由句意及时间状语yesterday可知，此处在叙述过去的事，故用一般过去时；又因boy与ignore是被动关系，因此用一般过去时的被动语态。故填was ignored。3.考查副词。句意：漆黑的夜晚，风雨交加，电闪雷鸣，我完全被这种力量震住了。修饰动词held应用副词，故填entirely。4.考查固定搭配。句意：你可以多笑笑，多提供一些建议，也可以在许多其他事情上表现得慷慨一些。be generous with.：在某方面大方。故填generous。5.考查形容词。句

47、意：我们知道每个人都喜欢与任何一个可信赖并容易相处的人一起工作。分析句子结构可知，空格处充当表语成分，所以用reliable。6.考查形容词。句意：我更喜欢宁静的乡村而不是喧闹的城市，但是我姐姐更喜欢居住在现代化的城市里。分析句子结构可知，空格处要修饰名词countryside，所以用形容词peaceful。7.考查非谓语动词。分析句子结构可知，“_(found) for those who are fond of football”作club的定语，且found与club之间是逻辑上的动宾关系，因此用动词-ed形式。8.考查介词。make a search for表示寻找，为固定搭配。故填f

48、or。9.考查被动语态。which引导定语从句，并在从句中作主语，指代The book，与select是动宾关系，且根据last week可知，此处应用一般过去时的被动语态。故填was selected。10.考查非谓语动词。句意：他在这个工工作时，喜欢设计儿童玩具。fancy后接动词-ing形式作宾语，表示喜欢做某事。故填designing。二、汉译英【答案】1. I didnt go to bed yesterday evening until I finished doing all my homework.2. While waiting for the bus by the road

49、side, I found a wallet on the ground.3. He didnt pass the exam. He should have studied a bit harder.4. It was because I was late for class that the teacher was upset.5. It was the first time in my life that I had come to the Great Wall for a visit.【解析】1.考查动名词作宾语。此句中用not.until.引导时间状语从句，这是一个固定句型，意为：直到

50、才。“finish doing sth.”结构中，使用动名词作宾语，意思为结束做某事，故可翻译为：I didnt go to bed yesterday evening until I finished doing all my homework.。2.考查省略句。当when，while，unless，as if等引导状语从句，若从句主语与主句主语一致或从句主语为it，且从句谓语中含有be动词时，可以省略从句中的主语和be动词，构成省略句句型。题干中要求翻译的句子完整的句型是：While I was waiting for the bus by the roadside, I found a

51、wallet on the ground.。主句与从句主语都是I，且从句中含有be动词was，所以可以将I与was省略。故答案为：While waiting for the bus by the roadside, I found a wallet on the ground.。3.考查情态动词完成时的用法。should have done表示过去本该做某事但实际上没做，常用于虚拟语气中，表示与过去相反的情况。所以要求翻译的句子可翻译为：He didnt pass the exam. He should have studied a bit harder.4.考查强调句。强调句的结构为：It

52、is/was+被强调部分(通常是主语、宾语或状语)that/who（当强调主语且主语指人时可以用who或that，当强调宾语且宾语指人可用whom或that，其他情况只能用that）其他部分。本句例句中强调的是原因状语。我们所需要翻译的句子也是强调原因状语。故可以翻译为：It was because I was late for class that the teacher was upset.。5.考查固定句型。It/This/That was the first/second time that.：这/那是第一次/第二次做，是常用句式，从句中要用过去完成时。当be动词为is时，从句中要用现

53、在完成时。由该句可知，讲述的是过去的经历。所以be动词选用was。所以这句话可翻译为：It was the first time in my life that I had come to the Great Wall for a visit.。三、 阅读理解A【答案】1-3 CDB【解析】本文是一篇说明文。文章主要从词汇、过去时态和拼写三方面介绍了美式英语和英式英语的不同，并且还说明美式英语和英式英语也有很多相似之处。1.细节理解题。根据文章第二段“For example, Americans go on vacation while Brits go on holidays; New Yo

54、rkers live in apartments while Londoners live in flats.”例如，美国人度假用vacation而英国人度假用holidays；纽约人公寓用apartments，而伦敦人公寓用flats。可知vacation和apartment都是美国人用的词汇，故选C。2.细节理解题。根据文章最后一段可知，英式英语和美式英语的相似之处远远多于不同点。除了一些地方方言外，大多数英国人和美国人能毫不费力地听懂对方的话。他们会看彼此的电视节目，唱彼此的歌，读彼此的书。由此可知，英式英语和美式英语有很多相似之处，除了一些方言，两国人沟通是没有障碍的，故选D。3.主旨

55、大意题。根据文章第一段“But are American and British English really so different?”以及下文三段从词汇、过去时态和拼写三方面介绍不同可知文章的主题就是介绍美式英语和英式英语的不同。B项（英式英语和美式英语的不同之处）可作为本文最佳标题。故选B。B【答案】4-7 CAAC【解析】本文是记叙文。11岁的小女孩Julie因为一张偶然拍到的与野生动物的合照而出名，文章主要讲述了拍摄这张照片的经过以及Julie逐渐出名的过程。4.细节理解题。根据第三段内容，Kanu想在朱莉身后一棵有趣的树下给她拍张照片。他不能把她和树都拍上，所以他让她站得离树近点

56、。可知，Julie原本希望在第一张照片看到的是她自己和一颗有趣的树。故选C。5.细节理解题。根据第四段中“”he and Kanu went in the middle of the day, because they knew that big cats are often asleep at that time of the day.（她和Kanu是在中午去的，因为他们知道大型猫科动物一般会在一天中的那个时候睡觉。）可知，他俩因为知道那只非洲豹中午经常睡觉，所以又回去拍了另一张照片。故选A。6.细节理解题。根据倒数第二段可知，当他们拿到Julie和豹子在树上睡觉的照片后，就把照片拿给当地报

57、社的老板Kanu的父亲看。然后他把Julie和豹子的照片登在周日的报纸上。故选A。7.主旨大意题。根据第一段（Julie只有11岁，但因为她和野生动物的照片而闻名世界。她是意外出名的。）以及最后一段（奇怪的是，成名可以从一个意外开始。）并结合全文可知文章主要讲述了拍摄这张照片的经过以及Julie逐渐出名的过程。可知，本文的标题可为：意外成名。故选C。C【答案】8-11 CBDD【解析】本文是说明文，介绍了英国小说创作的发展以及人们对书籍的需求来看，作者认为书籍会一直备受欢迎。8.细节理解题。根据第一段“One of the reasons for British libraries havin

58、g fewer visitors is that books can now be so cheap to buy.”可知，去图书馆的人变少了是因为书的价格变低了。故选C。9.细节理解题。根据第二段可知，莎士比亚创作过奇幻戏剧，例如暴风雨和仲夏夜之梦。威尔斯在1895年出版了时间机器，他的作品中也有很多奇幻故事。每个人都听说过J.K.罗琳和2015年去世的幽默作家特里普拉切特。你可能也听说过菲利普普尔曼的黑暗物质三部曲，因为第一本书被改编成了电影金色罗盘，由妮可基德曼主演。因此威尔斯写过奇幻小说。故选B。10.段落大意题。根据第三段第一句（英国以侦探小说和谋杀悬疑小说而闻名。）以及之后提及的侦

59、探小说家们的名字可知，本段主要讲的是一些有名的犯罪小说作家。故选D。11.推理判断题。根据最后一段的最后一句“So long live the book!”可知，作者认为书籍会继续受欢迎。故选D。四、 七选五【答案】1-5 DCAFE【解析】本文是说明文。有时候，上课和学习课本上的知识并不足以帮助你理解课堂内容。这时你就应该考虑请家教了。文章主要介绍了请家教的三条建议。1.空格上文：有时候，上课和学习课本并不足以帮助你理解课堂内容。这时你就应该考虑请家教了。空格后句：如果你遵循它们，肯定能更好地理解知识，并顺利通过考试。上文提到了要请家教，后文则提到了要照着做，结合后文给出了请家教的三条建议，

60、可推知本句是在说明为了充分利用与家教学习的机会，有一些小建议。后文them指代D选项中some tips。故D选项（为了充分利用与家教学习的机会，这里有一些小建议。）符合语境，故选D。2.空格上句：当你上课的时候，一定要注意听讲，并记好完整的笔记。因此，去上辅导课的前提是上好学校的课，而家教只是帮助解决你不理解的地方。且上文提到了“家教是在帮助你解决你正在努力解决的具体问题”，即和家教上课可以帮你了解你学习有困难的地方在哪里，上文中you are struggling with与C选项中you are struggling with相对应，上文的your tutor对应选项中的here。故C选

61、项（在这里你可以知道你学习有困难的地方在哪里。）符合语境，故选C。3.空格上文：每次辅导课程之前，列出你在课堂上遇到但仍然不知道答案的问题。这不仅会帮助你的家教确定他们的辅导方向，也会避免在你已经理解的内容上浪费时间。可知，本段主要是关于列问题清单的建议，且空格后句提到了学生找家教却不记得有什么问题，故本句应当是在说明列清单可以让你记住你有疑难的地方。A选项中Making a list与上文make a list of相对应。故A选项（列一个清单也可以帮助你记住你学习有困难的地方。）符合语境，故选A。4.根据小标题Be Honest以及本段最后一句可知，本段主要是关于和家教学习时要诚实，也就是

62、说，不要对自己是否学会理解了知识点撒谎。故F选项（谎称自己理解了那些学习的内容是最不可取的。）符合语境，故选F。5.根据上文“It may feel embarrassing or frustrating to tell your tutor to go over something for the third or fourth time.”（让你的家教讲个三四遍也许会让人有点尴尬或沮丧。）可知，本句应当是承接上文说明克服这种感到尴尬和沮丧的方法或态度。故E选项（但这正是你请家教来这儿的目的。）符合语境，故选E。五、 完形填空【答案】1-5 ADBCD6-10 BAADB11-15 DACB

63、A16-20 CABDC【解析】这是一篇夹叙夹议文。教授通过让学生们做一份特殊的试卷，给他们上了一堂哲理课：要关注我们生活中好的方面。1.考查词组。A. handed out：分发；B. threw away：扔掉；C. referred to：指；D. pointed at：指着。教授进教室后给学生们分发试卷。故选A。2.考查连词。A. Since：自从；B. Until：直到；C. If：如果；D. After：在之后。根据语境可知，教授把试卷全部发完后让学生们看题，故用After引导时间状语从句。故选D。3.考查动词。A. take：带走；B. turn：翻；C. open：打开；D.

64、use：使用。由上文中的“with the text facing down”和该空后的and begin可知，教授要求学生们翻开试卷，开始答题。turn表示“翻动（书页）”，而open表示“打开”，不符合语境。故选B。4.考查名词。A. exercises：练习；B. choices：选择；C. questions：问题；D. scores：分数。依据上文中的the question papers可知，令学生吃惊的是，试卷上没有问题。故选C。5.考查动词。A. forecast：预报；B. imagine：想象；C. expect：期望；D. see：看见。依据第四段中的“described

65、 the black dot”可知，教授让学生们写下自己看见了什么。故选D。6.考查介词。A. around：围绕；B. on：关于；C. by：依靠；D. for：因为。学生们很困惑，不过还是开始做这项作业。故选B。7.考查动词。A. collected：收；B. viewed：观看；C. marked：标志；D. picked：挑选。根据后面的“started reading each one of them”可知，教授把试卷收起来。故选A。8.考查名词。A. position：位置；B. situation：状况；C. condition：条件；D. connection：连接。由空格后

66、的“in the middle of the sheet”可知，此处表示说明它的位置（position）。故选A。9.考查形容词。A. determined：有决心的；B. noisy：吵闹的；C. stubborn：顽固的；D. silent：沉默的。依据下文教授讲的话可知，全班同学沉默（silent）了。故选D。10.考查动词。A. ignore：忽视；B. grade：给（试卷或作业）打分；C. request：请求；D. recognize：认识。根据下文中的教授只是想让学生们思考可知，此处表示教授不打算给试卷评分。故选B。11.考查形容词。A. big：大的；B. black：黑色的

67、；C. beautiful：漂亮的；D. white：白色的。根据语境可知，他们无一例外地都描述了黑点，没有人关注卷子的空白部分。故选D。12.考查名词。A. lives：生活；B. classrooms：教室；C. colleges：同事；D. studies：学习。根据下文中的Our life可知，教授用这件事比喻生活。故选A。13.考查动词。A. send：发送；B. keep：保持；C. enjoy：享受；D. show：展示。根据语境可知，此处将白纸比喻成了生活中美好的一面，故enjoy“享受的乐趣”符合语境。故选C。14.考查名词。A. burden：负担；B. gift：礼物；C

68、. joke：玩笑；D. lesson：课程。由该空所在句可知，教授是在赞美我们的生活，因此我们的生活是带给我们关爱的礼物（gift）。其他三项与文章意义不符。故选B。15.考查名词。A. reasons：原因，理由；B. time：时间；C. freedom：自由；D. festivals：节日。根据冒号后的举例可知，此处指我们有很多庆贺的理由（reasons）。故选A。16.考查动词。A. affects：影响；B. destroys：摧毁；C. provides：提供；D. changes：改变。根据语境可知，工作是让人们谋生的手段。故选C。17.考查连词。A. However：然而，但

69、是；B. Therefore：所以；C. Besides：除此之外，还有；D. Moreover：而且。语境表明此处为逻辑上的转折关系，虽然人生中有很多美好的方面，但我们却只关注黑点（喻指不好的方面）。因此选However。故选A。18.考查形容词。A. close：关闭；B. difficult：困难的；C. special：特殊的；D. strong：强壮的。根据上文中的“dark spots”和“bother us”以及“the lack of money”可知，这里指消极的方面，故选B。19.考查名词。A. stay：待；B. contact：接触；C. satisfaction：满意；D. trouble：麻烦。上文列举的全是生活中的负面因素，因此排除C项，A、B项是中性意义，故排除。故选D。20.考查形容词。A. dark：黑暗的；B. round：圆的；C. small：小的；D. dirty：脏的。跟据第一段中的“just a black dot in the center of the page”可知，黑点只是占据整张试卷的很小部分，与人生中不完美的部分是一样的。故选C。