Question

I did very badly at school. My headmaster thought I was      and when I was 14 he said, “You’re never going to be        but a failure.”
After five years of        jobs, I fell in love with a very nice middle-class girl. It was the best thing that could have happened to me. I       I wanted to do something positive with my life because I wanted to prove to her that what people said about me was        . Especially her mother, who had said to me, “Let’s        it, you’ve failed at everything you’ve ever done.” So I tried hard with my      and went to college. My first novel _     while I was at college.
After college I taught during the __    in high schools and attended evening classes at London University, where I got a degree in history. I became a lecturer at a college and was thinking of       that job to write full time        I was offered a part-time job at Leeds University. I began to feel proud of myself —here was a working--class boy who’d        school early, now teaching at the university.
My writing career took off when I discovered my own style. Now I’m rich and      , have been on TV, and met lots of film stars.        what does it mean? I just wish all the people that have put me down had      : “I believe in you. You’ll succeed.”

小题1:	A．bright B．useless C．simple D．hopeful

小题2:	A．anything B．something C．everything D．nothing

小题3:	A．low B．poor C．good D．useful

小题4:	A．agreed B．decided C．planned D．told

小题5:	A．wrong B．right C．stupid D．faulty

小题6:	A．see B．know C．understand D．face

小题7:	A．experiment B．practice C．writing D．composition

小题8:	A．came on B．came in C．came out D．came back

小题9:	A．day B．night C．month D．year

小题10:

A．giving in B．giving back C．giving out D．giving up

小题11:

A．while B．if C．when D．or

小题12:

A．left B．attended C．changed D．graduated

小题13:

A．tired B．calm C．nervous . D．famous

小题14:

A．And B．But C．However D．Well

小题15:

A．praised B．said C．answered D．advised

Answer 1

小题1:B
小题2:A
小题3:B
小题4:B
小题5:A
小题6:D
小题7:C
小题8:C
小题9:A
小题10:D
小题11:C
小题12:A
小题13:D
小题14:B
小题15:B

试题分析:本文讲述作者从小被人看扁，在遇到喜欢人后决心改变最后成功的故事。他凭借自己写作的能力在大学教书，而后又发展了自己的写作风格，最终成为一名知名的作家。
小题1:考查形容词及语境的理解。句意：我的校长说我是我无用的，并在我十四岁时说“你除了失败什么也做不成。”A. bright“明亮的”；B. useless “无用的”；C. simple“简单的”；D. hopeful“有希望的”。联系上下文，故选B。
小题2:考查不定代词及语境的理解。句意：我的校长说我是我无用的，并在我十四岁时说“你除了失败什么也做不成。”A. anything“任何事物”；B. something“某事物”；C. everything“一切事物”；D. nothing“没有什么”。结合语境，故选A。
小题3:考查形容词及语境的理解。句意：在五年的贫穷工作之后，我爱上了一个工人阶级的女孩。A. low“低的”；B. poor“贫穷的”；C. good“好的”；D. useful“有用的”。后文说作者决定做些积极的事情，可知此空选B。
小题4:考查动词及语境的理解。句意：我想要在我的生命中做一些积极的事情，我想要证明给她看别人说的都是错误的。A. agreed“同意”；B. decided“决定”；C. planned“计划”；D. told“告诉”。故选B。
小题5:考查动词及语境的理解。句意：我想要在我的生命中做一些积极的事情，我想要证明给她看别人说的都是错误的。A. wrong“错误的”；B. right“正确的”；    C.stupid“愚蠢的”；D. faulty“有缺陷的”。结合语境，故选A。
小题6:考查动词及语境的理解。句意：让我们面对吧，你所做的一切都会失败的。A. see“看见”；B. know“知道”；C. understand“理解”；D. face“面对”。结合语境，故选D。
小题7:考查名及语境的理解。句意：所以我努力写作并去了大学。A. experiment“实验”；B. practice“练习”；C. writing“写作”；D. composition“竞赛”。结合语境，故选C。
小题8:考查动词短语及语境的理解。句意：当我在大学时，我的第一篇小说出版了。A. came on“加油”；B. came in“进来”；C. came out“出版”；D. came back“回来”。结合语境，故选C。
小题9:考查名词及语境的理解。句意：大学毕业以后，我白天写作晚上在伦敦大学上夜校。A. day“白天”；B. night“晚上；C. month“月份”；D. year“年”。后半句说晚上读夜校，故选A。
小题10:考查动词短语及语境的理解。句意：我成为了大学里的一名讲师并当利兹大学为我提供一份兼职工作时我考虑放弃了写作的全职工作。A. giving in“呈交”；B. giving back“归还”；C. giving out“分发”；D. giving up“放弃”。结合语境，故选D。
小题11:考查连词及语境的理解。句意：我成为了大学里的一名讲师并当利兹大学为我提供一份兼职工作时我考虑放弃了写作的全职工作。A. while“当…时候，后跟延续性动词”；B. if“如果”；C. when“当…时候”；D. or“或者”。结合语境，故选C。
小题12:考查动词及语境的理解。句意：我尅是以自己为傲，一个工人阶级的男孩早早的离开了学校，现在是一名大学讲师。A. left“离开”；B. attended“参加”；C. changed“改变”；D. graduated“毕业”。结合语境，故选A。
小题13:考查形容词及语境的理解。句意：我现在很富有并且很出名，上过电视也见过很多影视明星。A. tired“劳累的”；B. calm“平静的，冷静的”；C. nervous“紧张的”；D. famous“著名的”。结合语境，故选D。
小题14:考查连词及语境的理解。句意：但是那意味着什么呢？A. And“并且”；B. But“但是”；C. However“然而”；D. Well“很好”。结合语境，可知是转折关系。而however后必须要有逗号。故选B。。           
小题15:考查动词及语境的理解。我就希望所有贬低我的人对我说：“我相信你。你一定会成功的。”A. praised“赞扬”；B. said“说”；C. answered“回答”；D. advised“建议”。结合语境，故选B。