题目内容
请认真阅读下面短文,从短文后个题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中,选出最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
Another person’s enthusiasm was what set me moving toward the success I have achieved.That person was my stepmother.
I was nine years old when she enterd our home in rural Virginia. My father__1__me to her with these words:“I would like you to meet the fellow who is___2for being the worst boy in this county and will probably start throwing rocks at you no ___3than tomorrow morning.”
My stepmother walked over to me, ___4my head slightly upward,and looked me right in the eye.Then she looked at my father and replied,“You are ___5.This is not the worst boy at all, ___6the smartest one who hasn’t yet found an outlet(释放的途径)for his enthusiasm.”
That statement began a(n) ___7between us.No one had ever called me smart,My family and neighbors had built me up in my ___8as a bad boy . My stepmother changed all that.
She changed many things.She ___9my father to go to a dental school,from which he graduated with honors.She moved our family into the county srat,where my father’s career could be more ___10and my brother and I could be better___11.
When I turned fourteen,she bought me a secondhand___12and told me that she believed that I could become a writer.I knew her ernthusiasm,I___13
it had alreadly improved our lives.I accepted her ___14and began to write for local newspapers.I was doing the same kind of___15that great day I went to interview Andrew Carnegie and received the task which became my life’s work later.I wasn’t the ___16beneficiary (受益者).My father became the ___17man in town.My brother and stepbrthers became a physician,a dentist,a lawyer,and a college president.
What power __18has!When that power is released to support the certainty of one’s purpose and is ___19strengthened by faith,it becomes an irresistible(不可抗拒的)force which poverty and temporary defeat can never ___20.
You can communicate that power to anyone who needs it.This is probably the greatest work you can do with your enthusiasm.
1.A.rushed B.sent C.carried D.introduced 2.A.distinguished B.favored C.mistaken D.rewarded
3.A.sooner B.later C.longer D.earlier
4.A.dragged B.shook C.raised D.bent
5.A.perfect B.right C.wrong D.impolite
6.A.but B.so C.and D.or
7.A.ageement B.friendship C.gap D.relationship
8.A.opinion B.image C.espectation D.mind
9.A.begged B.persuaded C.ordered D.invited
10.A.successful B.meaningful C.helpful D.useful
11.A.treared B.entertained C.educated D.respected
12.A.cemera B.radio C.bicycle D.typewriter
13.A.considered B.suspected C.ignored D.appreciated
14.A.belief B.request C.criticism D.description
15.A.teahing B.writing C.studying D.reading
16.A.next B.same C.only D.real
17.A.cleverest B.wealthiest C.strongest D.bealthiest
18.A.ebthusiasm B.sympathy C.fortune D.confidence
19.A.deliberately B.happily C.traditionally D.constantly
20.A.win B.match C.reach D.doubt
1.选D爸爸把我介绍给了她
2.选A因为是最坏的孩子而著名
3.选B no later than 表示不迟于
4.选C 表示微微地抬了一下我的头
5.选C 你错了
6.选A 前面有not 后面用but,不是最坏的而是最聪明的
7.选B 这句话开始了我们之间的友谊,用友谊说明关系的亲密
8.选D在我心目中我一直是一个坏男孩
9.选B继母把我父亲说服了去上一个牙科学校
10.选A在那儿我父亲的事业将更加成功
11.选C而在那,我们弟兄们可以得到更好的教育
12.选D给我买了二手的打字机,让我开始写作
13.选D 我非常感激她的热心
14.选A我接受了她的信念
15.选B我从事的写作,因此用writing
16.选C 我不是唯一的受益者
17.选B我爸爸成了我们镇上最富裕的人
18.选A热情有着多强大的力量呀
19.选D 不断得到增强
20.选B这种力量是贫穷和暂时的挫折所不能相比的
请认真阅读下面短文,从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中,选出最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
“But what if I break my arm again?” My five-year-old daughter asked. I knew how much she wanted to learn to 41 .Yet ever since she fell off her bicycle and broke her arm, she’d been 42_ .
“Oh, honey,” I said. “I don’t think you’ll break 43 arm.”
“But I could, couldn’t I?”
“Yes,” I 44 and found myself struggling for the right thing to say. At times like this, I 45 I had someone who might help me find the right words to make my girl’s problems disappear. But after a painful 46 , I’d decided to remain single.
“ I don’t want to ride,” she said and got off her bike.
“ You know, honey,” I said. “ Almost everything you do comes with 47 . You could break your arm jumping rope. You 48 break your arm at gymnastics. Do you want to stop going to gymnastics?”
“No,” she said. And with a 49 spirit, she agreed to try it again. I held on to her bike until she found the 50 to say, “Let’s go!” I spent the rest of the afternoon watching a brave little girl overcome a 51 .
As we walked home, she 52 me about a conversation I had. “Why were you and grandma arguing last night?”
My mother wanted me to marry again, 53 I told her I didn’t want to meet the Mr. Perfect she 54 for me. She said she knew Steve was the man for me.
“It’s nothing,” I told her.
She shrugged, “Grandma said she just wanted you to find someone to 55 .”
“What grandma wants is for some guy to break my 56 again!” I lost control.
She was 57 for several minutes. Then she said something 58 me to think about. “So I think love isn’t like a broken arm.”
Unable to answer, we walked in silence. Later I did what my brave girl did that afternoon. I 59 to meet Steve.
Steve was the man for me. We married soon. It turned out mother and my daughter were 60 .
【小题1】1.
A.speak | B.ride | C.walk | D.drive |
A.disappointed | B.satisfied |
C.shamed | D.afraid |
【小题3】 |
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A.sighed | B.regretted |
C.admitted | D.whispered |
A.wished | B.thought |
C.realized | D.decided |
A.experience | B.divorce |
C.memory | D.mistake |
A.luck | B.surprise |
C.risks | D.results |
A.could | B.should |
C.would | D.must |
A.determined | B.frightened |
C.comforted | D.encouraged |
A.destination | B.sense | C.strength | D.courage |
A.shyness | B.fear | C.difficulty | D.disadvantage |
A.told | B.said | C.asked | D.reminded |
A.but | B.then | C.and | D.so |
A.referred to | B.set side | C.gave away | D.picked out |
A.trust | B.love | C.help | D.accept |
A.glasses | B.habit | C.heart | D.power |
A.nervous | B.quiet | C.sad | D.serious |
A.for | B.of | C.with | D.by |
A.agreed | B.pretended |
C.continued | D.stopped |
A.interesting | B.curious |
C.careful | D.right |
第二节 完形填空(共20小题;每小题1分,满分20分)
请认真阅读下面短文,从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中,选出最佳选项。
Learn to Meet Challenges
My classmates called me “the alien” ,and they avoided me like the plague(瘟疫).As a young boy, I 36 from a serious skin disease ,which filled my arms with scars(伤疤). The true 37 of my condition, however, was social: I lived a life of loneliness.
Doctors predicted that I would never fully recover, but my parents encouraged me to hope for the future, teaching me that any difficulty could be overcome. I therefore took a / an 38 role in fighting against my disease, trying many medications and herbs, and my health 39 greatly before I graduated. I realized that my personal 40 had led to this improvement. I regained self-confidence and made many friends at school.
Years later, 41 my personal battle against disease, I learned a great deal about 42 by overcoming difficulties.
I joined the Culture Club as a Special Event Director. I 43 a group of six students in organizing various activities. I was the most advanced ESL student among the group, so I considered myself the most capable. But I quickly learned my 44 , While preparing for our first presentation, I was 45 with my team members and often rejected their 46 . I
performed most of their tasks myself , allowing them to 47 me only with small details. As a result, the presentation was not very successful. The setback 48 me, and I spoke of it to the club’s director. She responded that she 49 my ability to succeed in the future. This comment filled me with 50 , for I realized that I had never trusted my own team members.
51 they were weak in English, they had many valuable talents. I immediately 52 my policy, allowing my team members to choose the tasks they desired and to complete them on their own. For our program, we had many meetings, which gave 53 to many good ideas. Most importantly, the atmosphere among us improved dramatically. We were 54 and eager to devote time to the program , and I learned what true leadership is.
My experiences 55 improved my ability to handle challenging situations.
36. A. judged B. suffered C. prevented D. separated
37. A. pain B. sign C. value D. meaning
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40. A. joy B. goal C. will D. life
41. A. over B. like C. for D. in
42. A. ability B. quality C. leadership D. friendship
43. A. taught B. found C. managed D. followed
44. A. mistake B. method C. effort D. right
45. A. satisfied B. familiar C. patient D. strict
46. A. desires B. talents C. ideas D. tasks
47. A. remind B. guide C. show D. help
48. A. discouraged B. disturbed C. encouraged D. educated
49. A. adopted B. admired C. trusted D. tested
50. A. surprise B. delight C. pride D. hope
51. A. As B. If C. Because D. Although
52. A. deleted B. changed C. regretted D. considered
53. A. birth B. hand C. gift D. rise
54. A. crazy B. happy C. successful D .independent
55. A. instantly B. indirectly C. unusually D. undoubtedly