Question

【题目】 I was born legally blind. Of all the stories of my early childhood, the one about a _______ is my mother’s favorite.

I was only two when the _______ occurred. We had just arrived home from a trip. Mom lifted me out of the car and _______ to speak to the driver. I took advantage of my brief _______ to dash across the lawn(草坪) — and hit a large maple tree! I was running so fast that I bounced off the trunk and landed on my backside. Mom _______ me to start crying, but I just sat there for a minute. Then I _______ myself up and kept right on going.

Mom loves to use this story as an _______. It reminds her that children don’t enter life _______ to take risks or unwilling to _______ again when they fall down. She never wanted me to lose that toughness as I grew older. When I ________ my major life decisions, I was still that little girl tearing full-speed across the lawn. I studied abroad and later moved away from my parents’ home to look for a ________. Through years of ________, I have become a respected teacher in a school serving high-need students.

We are almost certain to get ________ at some point during the process of achieving our goal. When that happens, don’t sit in the grass and ________. Just get up and keep on going. It will all be worth it ________.

【1】A.tripB.raceC.treeD.driver

【2】A.incidentB.changeC.illnessD.problem

【3】A.fearedB.refusedC.forgotD.turned

【4】A.delayB.absenceC.freedomD.rest

【5】A.promised.B.encouragedC.allowedD.expected

【6】A.wokeB.pickedC.warmedD.gave

【7】A.answerB.exampleC.excuseD.order

【8】A.afraidB.ashamedC.ableD.anxious

【9】A.askB.shareC.learnD.try

【10】A.regrettedB.reviewedC.madeD.explained

【11】A.jobB.friendC.fortuneD.house

【12】A.memoriesB.effortsC.researchD.experience

【13】A.mixed upB.fed upC.knocked downD.settled down

【14】A.playB.relaxC.dreamD.cry

【15】A.all at onceB.in the endC.in either caseD.as a result

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】C

【2】A

【3】D

【4】C

【5】D

【6】B

【7】B

【8】A

【9】D

【10】C

【11】A

【12】B

【13】C

【14】D

【15】B

【解析】

本文是夹叙夹议文。作者通过讲述自己小时候由于跑得快撞到树上，没有哭泣而是继续前进的故事，告诉我们遇到困难不要害怕，要继续前进，通过不懈努力目标最终会实现。

【1】考查名词词义辨析。句意：我生来就是盲人。在我童年早期的所有故事中，关于一棵树的故事是我母亲最喜欢的。A.trip旅行；B.race种族，比赛；C.tree树；D.driver司机。此处指的是下文提到的hit a large maple tree的故事，故选C。

【2】考查名词词义辨析。句意：事件发生时我只有两岁。A. incident事件；B. change变化；C. illness疾病；D. problem问题，难题。此处指下面讲述的作者撞树的事件，故选A。

【3】考查动词词义辨析。句意：妈妈把我从车里抱出来，然后转身和司机说话。A.feared害怕，恐惧；B.refused拒绝；C. forgot 忘记；D.turned转向，转变。此处指妈妈先把我抱下车，转回身和司机说话，故选D。

【4】考查名词词义辨析。句意：我利用短暂的自由时间冲过草坪，撞到了一棵大枫树上! A. delay延期；B. absence缺乏，缺席；C.freedom自由；D.rest休息。此处指作者被妈妈从车上抱下来，可以短暂自由活动了。故选C。

【5】考查动词词义辨析。句意：妈妈以为我要哭了，但我只是在那里坐了一分钟。A. promised.允诺，许诺；B.encouraged鼓励；C.allowed允许；D.expected预料，期待。作者由于跑得快撞了树，妈妈预料作者会哭。故选D。

【6】考查动词词义辨析。句意：然后我自己爬起来，继续前进。A.woke唤醒，激发；B.picked挑选，拾起；C.warmed使温暖；D.gave给予。根据下文kept right on going可推断，此处指作者跌倒后自己爬起来，pick up“使（自己）慢慢站起（或爬起）”。故选B。

【7】考查名词词义辨析。句意：妈妈喜欢把这个故事当例子。A.answer回答；B.example例子，榜样；C.excuse借口，理由；D.order命令。下句It reminds her that children don’t enter life ___8___ to take risks or unwilling to ___9___ again when they fall down.是这件事的教育意义，这件事是妈妈教育孩子的好例子。故选B。

【8】考查形容词词义辨析。句意：它提醒她，孩子进入生活时，不会害怕冒险，也不会在跌倒时不愿再尝试。A. afraid害怕的；B. ashamed羞愧的；C. able有能力的；D. anxious焦虑的。根据上文讲的作者的故事可推断，此处指孩子刚开始时不怕冒险，故选A。

【9】考查动词词义辨析。句意：它提醒她，孩子进入生活时，不会害怕冒险，也不会在跌倒时不愿再尝试。A.ask问；B.share分享；C.learn学习；D.try尝试，努力。根据上文内容可推断，此处指孩子跌倒后不会因怕再次摔倒而不敢再次尝试。故选D。

【10】考查动词词义辨析。句意：当我做出重大的人生决定时，我仍然是那个在草坪上飞快跑着的小女孩。A. regretted后悔，遗憾；B. reviewed回顾，复习；C. made做出，制造；D. explained解释。“做决定”是make decisions，故选C。

【11】考查名词词义辨析。句意：我在国外学习，后来离开父母去寻找工作。A.job工作；B.friend朋友；C.fortune 财富，运气；D.house住宅，房子。根据下句I have become a respected teacher in a school serving high-need students.可知是找工作，故选A。

【12】考查名词词义辨析。句意：经过几年的努力，我在一所为高需求学生服务的学校里成为了一名受人尊敬的教师。A.memories记忆，回忆；B.efforts努力；C.research研究，调查；D.experience经历，经验。指作者通过自己的努力找到了不错的工作，故选B。

【13】考查动词短语词义辨析。句意：在实现目标的过程中，我们几乎肯定会在某个时刻被打倒。A.mixed up混淆；B.fed up厌烦；C.knocked down击倒，撞到；D.settled down安顿下来。此处指人生努力中肯定会遇到困难，会被困难打倒。故选C。

【14】考查动词词义辨析。句意：当这种情况发生时，不要坐在草地上哭泣。A.play玩；B.relax放松；C.dream梦想；D.cry哭，哭泣。与上文Mom ___5___ me to start crying呼应，指摔倒后哭泣。故选D。

【15】考查介词短语辨析。句意：站起来，继续前进。这一切最终都是值得的。A.all at once突然；B.in the end最后，终于；C.in either case不论发生何种情况；D.as a result结果。此处指摔倒后不怕困难，继续前进，通过不懈努力目标最终会实现。故选B。

完形填空的解题技巧之一就是要根据上下文来学会“推理”出最佳选项。同学们要遵循“上下求索”的原则来查找信息。例如，小题1根据下文提到的hit a large maple tree的故事，可知选tree。小题11根据下句I have become a respected teacher in a school serving high-need students.可知是找工作，可知选job。小题14与上文Mom ___5___ me to start crying呼应，指摔倒后哭泣。可知选cry。