Question

I’m Monty Don. Though I’m a host and writer now, I had an unhappy study experience actually. I changed   36  many times.

I first went to school at five. None of my teachers or classmates liked me because I always gave them a lot of trouble. I once put a worm in a girl’s pocket. When I was seven, I was asked to

  37  the school. Then I was sent off to a boarding school. I missed my   38  very much at first; I didn’t want to leave once I returned home. Later I met a very   39  teacher, who cared for me and helped me with my study. He was also the first person to encourage me to act and write. At 13, I moved to Malvern College, but I was kicked out at 15 for   40  school rules. Then I went to another school where I failed my English A level. In fact, I didn’t like studying.

I finally   41  that life shouldn’t be like this. So I retook the exam and got an A grade. And more   42 , I made a decision: to go to college, so I began to   43  for the entrance exam. I finally passed the exam and went to Cambridge to read English. I met my wife there and I was

  44  I made that decision, otherwise I wouldn’t have had a happy family. Looking back on what I’ve   45 , I come to know that if you devote yourself to it, nothing is impossible.

1.                A．subjects        B．schools         C．jobs D．goals

 

2.                A．leave          B．join            C．visit  D．describe

 

3.                A．friend          B．class           C．teacher   D．family

 

4.                A．rude           B．terrible         C．good D．hard

 

5.                A．breaking        B．changing        C．keeping  D．following

 

6.                A．guessed        B．wondered       C．remembered  D．realized

 

7.                A．painfully        B．briefly          C．importantly    D．frequently

 

8.                A．prepare        B．call            C．wait D．hope

 

9.                A．foolish         B．proud          C．glad D．afraid

 

10.               A．written         B．experienced     C．dreamed  D．concerned

 

 

Answer 1

【答案】

1.B

2.A

3.D

4.C

5.A

6.D

7.C

8.A

9.C

10.B

【解析】

试题分析：本文作者回忆了自己由年轻时的“问题少年”，到最后成功的进入剑桥大学的一个蜕变过程。说明一个道理：只要你下定决心去做一件事情，没有什么是不可能的。

1.A学科，科目B学校C工作D目标。从上一句“我有一次不愉快的求学经历”以及下文可以推断出作者是制造很多麻烦，转了很多所学校。

2.A离开B参加C访问D描述。上文提到作者总是给老师和同学制造很多麻烦，所以后来被迫离开学校。

3.A朋友B同学C老师D家人。从下文“我一回到家就不愿离开”说明“很念家人”，故用family.

4.A粗鲁的B可怕的，糟糕的C好得D苛刻的。从定语从句中“关心我，帮助我学习”可知我遇到了一个很好的老师。

5.根据常识，“被学校开除”原因肯定是违反了学校的规章制度，故用break, 而follow /keep rules是遵守规章制度的意思。故排除CD,而B答案是改变之意。

6.A猜测B想知道C记得D意识到。根据上文提到的“一次次被学校开除”及下文“我的改变说明作者最后意识到了不能再这样生活。

7.A痛苦地B简洁地C重要地D频繁地，屡次地。下文提到我做出决定：考大学，这是比参加考试和得A等级更重要的事，所以选C

8.根据常识，要考大学，自然要为考试做好准备。Prepare for...为...作准备

9.作者由一次次被学校开除到做出决定考大学，最后成功的进入剑桥大学，也收获了爱情，所以他为之前做的决定感到高兴。

10.A写B经历，体验C梦想D关心，关注。回顾所经历的事情，我意识到只要你下定决心去做一件事情，没有什么是不可能的。故选B。

考点：记叙文

点评：本文作者回忆了自己由年轻时的“问题少年”，到做出决定考大学，最后成功的进入剑桥大学的一个蜕变过程。答题前一定要读懂全文，弄清文章要表达的思想，注意前后段落之间的关系。答题中，一定要认真分析，注意选项与上下文的关系，与前后单词的关系。对于一时没有太大的把握的题可以放到最后再来完成，因为有时答案可以从下文内容体现出来。答完后再通读一篇文章，看看所选选项能不能是语句通顺，语意连贯。