题目内容
【题目】阅读下面短文,掌握其大意,然后从36—55各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中,选出最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
I did very badly at school. My headmaster thought I was 1 and when I was 14 he said, “You're never going to be 2 but a failure.”
After five years of 3 jobs, I fell in love with a very nice middle-class girl. It was the best 4 that could have happened to me. I 5 to do something positive (积极地) with my life because I wanted to prove to 6 that what people said about me was 7 . Especially her mother, who had said to me, “Let's 8 it, you've failed at everything you've ever done.” So I tried hard with my 9 and went to college. My first novel (小说) 10 while I was at college.
After college I taught during the 11 in high schools and attended evening classes at London University, where I got a 12 in history. I became a lecturer at a college and was thinking of 13 that job to write full time 14 I was offered a part-time job at Leeds University. I began to feel proud of myself — 15 was a working-class boy who'd 16 school early, now teaching at the university.
My writing career (职业) took off when I discovered my own style. Now I'm rich and 17 , have been on TV, and met lots of film stars. 18 what does it mean? I 19 wish all the people that have put me down had 20 : “I believe in you. You'll succeed.”
(1)A.bright B.useless C.simple D.hopeful
(2)A.anything B.something C.everything D.nothing
(3)A.low B.poor C.good D.useful
(4)A.support B.happiness C.surprise D.thing
(5)A.admitted B.decided C.planned D.told
(6)A.me B.them C.her D.it
(7)A.wrong B.right C.stupid D.faulty
(8)A.see B.know C.understand D.face
(9)A.experiment B.practice C.writing D.composition
(10)A.came on B.came in C.came out D.came back
(11)A.day B.night C.month D.year
(12)A.graduation B.pass C.degree D.success
(13)A.giving in B.giving back C.giving out D.giving up
(14)A.while B.if C.when D.or
(15)A.there B.here C.it D.that
(16)A.left B.attended C.changed D.graduated
(17)A.tired B.calm C.nervous D.famous
(18)A.And B.But C.However D.Well
(19)A.just B.exactly C.so D.very
(20)A.praised B.said C.answered D.advised
【答案】(1)、B
(2)、A
(3)、B
(4)、D
(5)、B
(6)、C
(7)、A
(8)、D
(9)、C
(10)、C
(11)、A
(12)、C
(13)、D
(14)、C
(15)、B
(16)、A
(17)、D
(18)、B
(19)、A
(20)、B
【解析】这篇短文中的作者小时候在学校做的非常不好,被校长断定成那种不能成功的人。在爱上一位姑娘后,发愤图强,努力写作,上了大学并做了学者,最后取得了巨大的成功。
⑴考查形容词辨析以及对语境的理解。联系前一句及下文描述,可知此处指的是我的校长认为我没有用,故选B项useless,意为“无用的”。
⑵考查不定代词辨析以及对语境的理解。something一些东西,一般用于肯定句及表示请求建议等含义的疑问句中;anything也是表示一些东西,任何东西,一般用于否定及疑问句中。nothing没有东西,用于肯定句表示否定含义;everything每件东西。结合语境可知此处指的是校长说:“我永远不能做成任何事情,除了成为一个失败者”。联系前文副词never,可知选A。
⑶考查形容词辨析以及对语境的理解。A. low低的;B. poor差的,穷的;C. good好的;D. useful有用的。这里表示在做了几份不好的工作之后。故选B。
⑷考查名词辨析以及对语境的理解。A. support支持;B. happiness快乐;C. surprise惊讶;D. thing事情。爱上一个非常好的女孩对作者来说是最好的事情。故选D。
⑸考查动词辨析以及对语境的理解。admit承认;decide决定;plan计划;tell告诉。根据其宾语可以判断出这是作者做出的决定。故选B。
⑹考查代词辨析以及对语境的理解。her指上文提到的那个女孩。句意:我想向她证明别人对我的评价是错误的。故选C。
⑺考查形容词辨析以及对语境的理解。A. wrong错误的;B. right正确的;C. stupid愚蠢的;D. faulty有过失的,优缺点的;由语境可知,作者是要向女孩证明别人对作者的评价是错误的。故选A。
⑻考查动词词义辨析以及对语境的理解。A. see看见;B. know知道;C. understand理解;D. face面对。句意:让我们正视这件事吧,你做每件事都是失败的。故选D。
⑼考查名词辨析以及对语境的理解。A. experiment实验;B. practice练习;C. writing写作;D. composition作文。根据下文中的“my first novel”可判断出作者要用自己的写作来证明别人的话是错误的。故这里作者努力写作并进入了大学。故选C。
⑽考查动词短语辨析以及对语境的理解。come out出版,发行;come on继续前进;come in进来;come back回来。句意:第一本小说是在上大学时出版发行的。故选C。
⑾考查名词辨析以及对语境的理解。根据下文“attended evening classes”可判断出,作者大学毕业之后,白天在高中教学。故选A。
⑿考查名词辨析以及对语境的理解。A. graduation毕业;B. pass通过;C. degree学位;D. success成功。在历史学方面获得学位用get a degree in history来表达。故选C。
⒀考查动词短语辨析以及对语境的理解。give in屈服;give back还回;give out分发;give up放弃。句意:我成为一所大学的讲师,正考虑辞去工作做一名专业作家。故选D。
⒁考查连词辨析以及对语境的理解。when此处意为“就在这时”。句意:这时得到一份在Leeds University的兼职工作。此处选C。
⒂考查副词辨析以及对语境的理解。here is (are, was, were) ...这儿有……。故选B。
⒃考查动词辨析以及对语境的理解。A. left离开;B. attended出席,参加;C. changed改变;D. graduated毕业。从上文可以看出,由于作者在学校里成绩很差,过早地离开了学校。根据语境可知选A。
⒄考查形容词辨析以及对语境的理解。A. tired疲惫的;B. calm镇静的;C. nervous紧张的;D. famous出名的。根据下文“have been on TV,and met lots of film stars”可判断出,作者出了名。故选D。
⒅考查连词辨析以及对语境的理解。but表示转折。虽然出了名,但这意味着什么呢?however表示“然而”时,要用逗号与句子分开。故选B。
⒆考查副词辨析以及对语境的理解。句意:我只是希望所有看不起我的人当时说的是:“我相信你,你会成功的!”just“仅仅,只是”,表达了作者唯一的希望。故这里选A。
⒇考查动词辨析以及对语境的理解。A. praised表扬;B. said说;C. answered回答;D. advised建议。根据直接引语“我相信你,你会成功的!”可确定选said。所以答案是B。