Question

There was a woman named Japan Atsuko Saeki living in the city of Fujisawa．When she was a teenager, she of going to the United States．Most of what she knew about American was from the textbooks she had read．“I had a in mind: Daddy watching TV in the living-room, Mummy cakes and their teenage daughter off to the cinema with her boyfriend．”

Atsuko __to attend college in California．When she arrived, however, she found it was not her world．“People were struggling with problems and often seemed ,” she said．“I felt very alone．”

One of her hardest was physical education．“We played volleyball,” she said．“The other students were it, but I wasn’t．”

One afternoon, the instructor asked Atsuko to the ball to her teammates so they could knock it the net．No problem for most people, but it terrified Atsuko．She was afraid of losing face __she failed．

A young man on her team what she was going through．“He walked up to me and , ‘Come on．You can do that．’”

“You will never understand how those words of made me feel…Four words: You can do that．I felt like crying with happiness．”

She made it through the class．Perhaps she thanked the young man; she is not ．

Six years have passed．Atsuko is back in Japan, working as a salesclerk．“I have   forgotten the words,” she said．“When things are not going so well, I think of them．”

She is sure the young man had no idea how much his kindness to her． “He probably doesn’t even remember it,” she said．That may be the lesson．Whenever you say something to a person cruel or kind—you have no idea how long the words will ．She’s all the way over in Japan, but still she hears those four words: You can do that．

1.A．learned B．dreamed C．spoken D．heard

2.A．picture B．education C．life D．spirit

3.A．photo B．painting C．way D．drawing

4.A．frying B．baking C．steaming D．boiling

5.A．hoped B．attempted C．liked D．arranged

6.A．described B．created C．imagined D．discovered

7.A．tense B．cheerful C．relaxed D．deserted

8.A．classes B．questions C．times D．projects

9.A．curious about B．nervous about C．slow at D．good at

10.A．kick B．hit C．carry D．pass

11.A．over B．into C．through D．past

12.A．if B．after C．because D．until

13.A．believed B．considered C．sensed D．wondered

14.A．warned B．whispered C．ordered D．sighed

15.A．excitement B．suggestion C．persuasion D．encouragement

16.A．interested B．sure C．puzzled D．doubtful

17.A．seldom B．already C．never D．almost

18.A．happened B．applied C．meant D．seemed

19.A．stay B．continue C．exist D．live

20.A．merciful B．bitter C．easy D．simple

 

Answer 1

1.B

2.C

3.A

4.B

5.D

6.C

7.A

8.A

9.D

10.B

11.A

12.A

13.C

14.B

15.D

16.B

17.C

18.C

19.A

20.D

【解析】

试题分析：本文通过作者在美国读书的经历说明，你对别人说的话，不管是残忍的或是友善的，都可能对别人的生活产生影响。

1. of going to the United States．可知这里意思是她梦想去美国。Dream of是固定用法，意思是梦想，故选B。

2.Most of what she knew about American was from the textbooks she had read．可知这里意思是她了解的美国生活大多源于她读得教科书。Picture照片；education教育；life生活；spirit精神，故选C。

3. cakes and their teenage daughter off to the cinema with her boyfriend．”这是勾勒出了一张照片。Photo照片；painting绘画；way方法；drawing绘画，故选A。

4. cakes可知是妈妈烤蛋糕。Frying油炸；baking烤；steaming蒸；boiling煮，故选B。

5. __to attend college in California．可知这里意思是Atsuko安排到加利福尼亚读大学。Hoped希望；attempted尝试；liked喜欢；arranged安排，故选D。

6. world．可知这里意思是她发现并不是她想象的世界。Described描述；created创造；imagined想象的；discovered发现的，故选C。

7. ,” she said．“I felt very alone．” 可知这里意思是人们看起来很紧张。Tense紧张；cheerful高兴的；relaxed放松的；deserted无人居住的，故选A。

8. was physical education．“We played volleyball,” she said．“The other students were it, but I wasn’t．” 可知这里意思是她最艰难的课程之一就是体育课。Classes课；questions问题；times时代；projects工程，故选A。

9.

10. the ball to her teammates so they could knock it the net．可知老师让Atsuko打球。Kick踢；hit打；carry搬运；pass传，故选B。

11. the net．可知他们可以让球越过球网。Over在…上；into进入；through穿过；past经过，故选A。

12. __she failed．可知这里意思是她害怕如果失败，会很丢脸。If如果；after在……后；because因为；until直到，故选A。

13. , ‘Come on．You can do that．’”

可知她们队的一个年轻人感觉到了她正在经历的事情。Believed相信；considered考虑；sensed感觉；wondered想知道，故选C。

14.

15.

鼓舞，故选D。

16. ．可知这里意思是她不确定。Interested感兴趣；sure确信；puzzled困惑；doubtful怀疑的，故选B。

17.

18.

19. ．可知这里意思是你不知道它会待多久。Stay停留；continue继续；exist存在；live生存，故选A。

20.

考点：考查生活哲理类短文