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【题目】 A 25-year-old student from Hubei was admitted into Tsinghua, China’s most famous university, after an eight-year . Li Jun comes from a poor family in a small village of Hubei Province. He first going to college in the year 2000 he was admitted by a local school after

from a secondary technical school at age 17.

As a art student, he passed the exam again next year but ____

school due to economic pressures in September 2002. Life seemed but Li didn’t give up. He earned a by working part time in Wuhan’s art rooms and tutoring students. But he never lost sight of his lifelong dream of the Academy of Arts ＆ Design of Tsinghua University. Li

the college entrance examination for five continuous years starting from 2003. , he missed making the cut one mark last year.

In 2008, his fifth try, Li’s efforts . he finished the qualifying exam in his province and was finally admitted as a sculpture major into Tsinghua University. Every year, Li took art in Beijing and took exams from December to March. He then took cultural courses in his school till June. The rest of the year he spent on work. Li said he hadn’t any money from his family since he graduated from the technical secondary school. Li said the reason he maintained for eight years was that he wanted to change his through knowledge.

by his contribution, Li Jun’s university him 9,000 yuan out of his tuition fees of 11,450 yuan. An eight-year struggle may have come to an end for Li Jun, but a new has now begun. Li said he would not worry about repaying loans at present. He wants to study well and more scholarships.

【1】 A. research B. struggle

C. service D. expectation

【2】 A. talked of B. told of

C. dreamt of D. knew of

【3】A. where B. when

C. that D. since

【4】 A. learning B. seperating

C. dating D. graduating

【5】 A. gifted B. surprised

C. interested D. easy going

【6】 A. went on with B. watched out for

C. dropped out of D. looked forward to

【7】 A. unfair B. hard

C. practical D. busy

【8】 A. value B. respect

C. freedom D. living

【9】 A. entering B. visiting

C. supporting D. pursing

【10】 A. turned to B. applied for

C. called for D. adapted to

【11】 A. Instead B. At times

C. However D. Besides

【12】 A. took off B. paid off

C. gave off D. sent off

【13】 A. ways B. programmes

C. success D. courses

【14】 A. full-time B. part-time

C. out of door D. all

【15】 A. asked for B. looked for

C. prayed for D. waited for

【16】 A. plan B. ideal

C. fate D. opinion

【17】 A. Encouraged B. Influenced

C. Accused D. Impressed

【18】 A. funded B. gave

C. paid D. cost

【19】 A. challenge B. life

C. case D. relationship

【20】 A. spend B. win

C. care D. use

Answer 1

【答案】【1】B

【2】C

【3】B

【4】D

【5】A

【6】C

【7】A

【8】D

【9】A

【10】B

【11】C

【12】B

【13】D

【14】B

【15】A

【16】C

【17】D

【18】A

【19】A

【20】B

【解析】 【1】经过八年的努力，一名来自湖北的学生进入清华大学学习。struggle相当于effort，由下文可知。

【2】他在2000年就梦想着上大学。dream of+n./v.-ing“梦想……”。

【3】when为关系副词，在从句中作状语。

【4】graduate from…“毕业于……”

【5】他是一名有天赋的艺术生，第二年，又通过了考试。gifted adj.有天赋的。

【6】由于经济的压力，他于2002年9月份退学了。drop out of“退出……”。

【7】生活似乎不公平，但他没有放弃。

【8】他通过在武汉的艺术室做兼职及做家教来谋生。earn a living=make a living谋生。

【9】但是他从来没有放弃考进清华大学的梦想。

【10】他从2003年开始，连续5年申请大学的入学考试。

【11】然而，他在去年以一分之差又失去了这个机会。

【12】在2008年，也是第五次尝试，李的努力成功了。

【13】他被录取到雕刻艺术专业，每年他都在北京上艺术课，从12月到3月参加考试。

【14】他把其余的时间用在兼职工作上。part-time兼职的。

【15】自从毕业以来，他从来没有向家里要过钱。

【16】李说，他坚持8年的原因是想通过知识改变命运。

【17】他的贡献给了他的大学极好的印象，他的大学给予他资助。

【18】fund vt.资助。

【19】八年的努力奋斗结束了，但新挑战已经开始。

【20】他想努力地学好，赢得更多的奖学金。