中考真题2024年江苏省常州市六选四-“日出金”的启示
“Sunrise gold” is a color that means a lot to me. The color mixes gold with a bit of red and yellow. I like it because it gives me peace, energy and hope in the face of difficulty.
When I was in the eighth grade, I took part in a speech competition. Although I made all my efforts, I didn’t win. ___1___ I had trouble falling asleep that night. It was 3:30 in the morning, and there was nothing but me and my unhappy heart. I got up and went upstairs to the roof (屋顶) top to clear my mind.
___2___ At first, it was orange and red, but after a short while, the sun awoke from its sleep and painted the sky with its gold colour. The sunlight shone on everything—trees, roofs and streets. ___3___ The rays of light woke up the gentle morning wind and sent it moving across the field, touching my face and everything gently. It also woke up the early birds, which were singing happily.
There and then I realized that past is history, no matter how much we regret it. I thought to myself, “Maybe I can start once more, just like the dawn(黎明).” ___4___
Now, whenever I face difficulties, I remember what the “sunrise gold” made me understand that morning.
A. So I never doubted I could deal with it.
B. I tried to remember all of what I heard.
C.The failure hit me hard and made me feel painful.
D. I went downstairs, feeling energetic and hopeful.
E. I stayed there until a ray of light appeared in the sky.
F. I felt its warmth flow through my body and into my heart.
1.1.
A
B
C
D
解析：选C。C。文中提到“When I was in the eighth grade, I took part in a speech competition. Although I made all my efforts, I didn’t win”，其意思是“当我上八年级的时候，我参加了一次演讲比赛。虽然我尽了全力，但我没有赢”，这句话表明作者没有赢得演讲比赛，下文提到“I had trouble falling asleep that night”，其意思是“那天晚上我很难入睡”，由此可推测出，这次失败对作者打击很大，所以选项C“这次失败对我打击很大，让我感到很痛苦”符合语境，选项C中的“hit me hard”与“didn’t win”相呼应，都表示了作者没有赢得比赛的失落感。因此，本空应选C项。
2.2.
A
B
C
D
解析：选E。E。文中提到“I got up and went upstairs to the roof top to clear my mind”，其意思是“我起床走到屋顶去清醒一下头脑”，下文提到“At first, it was orange and red, but after a short while, the sun awoke from its sleep and painted the sky with its gold colour”，其意思是“起初，它是橙色和红色的，但过了一会儿，太阳从沉睡中醒来，用金色给天空上色”，由此可推测出，作者在屋顶待了一段时间，直到看到日出，所以选项E“我待在那里，直到天空中出现一束光”符合语境，选项E中的“there”指代的是上文提到的“roof top”，而“a ray of light”则与下文的“the sun awoke from its sleep”相呼应。因此，本空应选E项。
3.3.
A
B
C
D
解析：选F。F。文中提到“The sunlight shone on everything—trees, roofs and streets”，其意思是“阳光照耀着一切——树木、屋顶和街道”，下文提到“The rays of light woke up the gentle morning wind and sent it moving across the field, touching my face and everything gently”，其意思是“一束光唤醒了温柔的晨风，让它穿过田野，轻轻地触摸我的脸和一切”，由此可推测出，作者感受到了阳光的温暖，所以选项F“我感受到它的温暖流遍我的全身，进入我的心”符合语境，选项F中的“its warmth”指代的是上文的“The sunlight”，而“flow through my body and into my heart”则与下文的“touching my face and everything gently”相呼应，都表示了阳光给作者带来的温暖和舒适感。因此，本空应选F项。
4.4.
A
B
C
D
解析：选D。D。文中提到“I thought to myself, ‘Maybe I can start once more, just like the dawn’”，其意思是“我心想，‘也许我可以像黎明一样重新开始’”，这句话表明作者从黎明中获得了启示，决定重新开始，下文提到“Now, whenever I face difficulties, I remember what the ‘sunrise gold’ made me understand that morning”，其意思是“现在，每当我遇到困难时，我都会想起那天早晨‘日出金’让我理解的东西”，由此可推测出，作者从黎明中获得了力量和希望，所以选项D“我走下楼，感到精力充沛，充满希望”符合语境，选项D中的“feeling energetic and hopeful”与上文提到的“start once more, just like the dawn”相呼应，都表示了作者决定重新开始并充满希望和力量的心态。因此，本空应选D项。