Question

Robeson was born in a very poor family. At seven, he had to pick coal in a deserted mine near his home, and then he sold__36__he had picked and earned a few coins to help his parents. He had__37__schooling, for being so poor, how could they__38__school fees? 
When he was fifteen, he worked__39__a servant in a school. Looking at other children studying in the classroom，he felt__40__for himself. How he__41__to have the same chance! He decided to study by__42__.In the daytime, after the sweeping and cleaning was over, he__43__stand by the window outside the classroom trying to catch what the teacher said. At night, he tried his best to remember what he__44__during the day. He worked__45__hard at his lessons that he sometimes had just three or four hours to sleep. The more he learned, the greater__46__he showed in his lessons. A math teacher discovered him and came to like this diligent boy and__47__him to sit at the back of the class. In one exam, he was the__48__one in the whole school who reached the highest grade. He would have been given the scholarship if he__49__a regular student of the school.
Robeson__50__through six long years with his study of math and wrote several articles which captured the__51__of some university professors. They admired his talent__52__his diligence. To give him a good chance, they hired him as a librarian and__53__him free guidance. Robeson felt__54__, for he was sure that before him there was a broad road__55__success.

【小题1】

A．whether B．which C．that D．what

【小题2】

A．many B．few C．little D．much

【小题3】

A．buy B．afford C．send D．read

【小题4】

A．as B．like C．for D．by

【小题5】

A．angry B．happy C．proud D．sorry

【小题6】

A．hated B．decided C．wished D．regretted

【小题7】

A．the teacher B．himself C．his parents D．his schoolmates

【小题8】

A．could B．ought to C．should D．would

【小题9】

A．had learned B．has been taught C．has heard D．had been written down

【小题10】

A．very B．so C．too D．quite

【小题11】

A．joy B．interest C．time D．taste

【小题12】

A．allowed B．agreed C．let D．refused

【小题13】

A．worst B．only C．last D．laziest

【小题14】

A．had been B．has been C．is D．was

【小题15】

A．learned B．listened C．mastered D．struggled

【小题16】

A．notice B．influence C．eyes D．attention

【小题17】

A．except for B．according to C．as well as D．in spite of

【小题18】

A．taught B．offered C．lent D．sent

【小题19】

A．sad B．angry C．happy D．disappointed

【小题20】

A．leading to B．coming from C．made of D．covered with

Answer 1

【小题1】D
【小题2】C
【小题3】B
【小题4】A
【小题5】D
【小题6】C
【小题7】B
【小题8】D
【小题9】A
【小题10】B
【小题11】B
【小题12】A
【小题13】B
【小题14】A
【小题15】D
【小题16】D
【小题17】C
【小题18】B
【小题19】C
【小题20】A

解析试题分析：本文讲述了一位贫穷的孩子靠自己的个人努力最终成功的故事，有很强的激励价值。
【小题1】语法分析。What引导宾语从句what he had picked并作为pick的宾语。选D
【小题2】上下文串联。因为他的家庭很贫穷，所以他接受的教育很少。选C
【小题3】动词辨析。A买；B 承担得起；C送；D读；他家很穷，怎么能承担得起学费？选B
【小题4】介词辨析。As作为；指在15岁的时候，他成为了学校里的一个仆人。选A
【小题5】形容词辨析。A生气；B羞愧；C自豪；D难受。指他为自己感觉到难受。选D
【小题6】动词辨析，A讨厌；B决定；C希望；D遗憾；他多么希望自己有同样受教育的机会. 选C
【小题7】固定词组。Teach oneself自学。他决定自学。选B 
【小题8】情态动词用法。Would过去常常做某事；指他完成工作以后，经常在窗外听老师上课。选D
【小题9】动词辨析。A学会；B教；C考虑D想知道；指晚上他努力的回想白天所学的内容。选A
【小题10】固定结构。So…that…如此…以至于…他学习如此认真以至于有时候只睡3,4个小时。选B
【小题11】固定词组。Show interest in…对…表现出兴趣；他越学习，越表现出对学习的兴趣。选B
【小题12】动词辨析。A允许:B同意；C让；D拒绝；那位数学老师允许他坐在教室的后面。选A
【小题13】副词辨析。句意：他是全校唯一的一个获得最高的分数的人。选B
【小题14】语法分析。这是一个虚拟语气，与过去事实相反，条件句里用过去完成时。选A
【小题15】动词辨析。A学会；B听；C掌握；D努力；奋斗；指他奋斗了六年。选D
【小题16】名词辨析。A注意；B影响；C眼睛；D注意力；指他引起了一些大学教授的注意。选D
【小题17】短语辨析。A除…之外；B根据；C和…D尽管；他们佩服他的才干也佩服他的勤奋。选C
【小题18】动词辨析。A教；B提供；C借；D送；他们雇佣他做图书管理员，并给他提供指导。选B
【小题19】上下文串联。别人给他提供了好的机会，他为此感到开心。选C
【小题20】短语辨析。A通向；B来自；C由…制成；D覆盖；他感觉到前面有一条通向成功的路。选A
考点：考查故事类完型
点评：本文主要是测试学生综合运用语言的能力，即从语篇的角度综合测试阅读理解能力、词汇的掌握和对英语习惯用语的熟悉程度、以及语法规则的灵活运用。考生做题时必须时刻从上下文考虑，不应该只看到所添的词在短语或句子内是否可行。因此，在做题时最好将全文通读一下，了解了全文的意思以后再作答。整个完形填空大题，设空科学合理，考生不难从中领会大意，从而下手会比较顺利，从选项中可以看出，本大题主要还是考查了联系上下文语境的运用。