Question

【题目】B

This is a true story about a boy who, the world might say, was a terrible underachiever. While in the eighth grade, he failed subjects repeatedly. High school wasn’t much better; he flunked Latin, algebra, English, and received a grade of zero in physics. The boy managed to make the school golf team, but he lost the most important golf match of the season.

It’s not that his peers(同龄人) disliked this boy; it’s just that they never really seemed to notice him much. Even “Hellos” in the hall were a rarity. Out of all the failures in his life, there was something that did hold great importance to this boy, his love of drawing. Although in high school, the cartoons he submitted to the yearbook were rejected, once out of school, the boy was so sure of his artistic talent that he approached Walt Disney Studios with drawing works. I wish I could say the studios loved his work and immediately hired him, but such was not the case; another huge rejection.

Despite his lack of successes, this boy did not give up. He then decided to write his own autobiography in cartoons, about a little boy who was regarded as a loser and a nobody.

The name of this boy was Charles Schulz, the creator of the famous Charlie Brown and comic dog Snoopy.

In life, it is sometimes easy to feel like a nobody. We pass hundreds of people on the street on our way to work, or walk through a faceless crowd in a mall, and no one seems to notice or care. Deep inside, we may know we are special and unique and have lots to offer, but unless someone takes the time to look our way and give us a chance, we may feel worthless, just like Charlie Brown who couldn’t even manage to fly a kite or kick a football properly.

Just as Charles Schulz had faith in his artistic talent, so too, we must realize that nobody is a nobody. We all have special gifts and talents, and every human being is deserving and capable of being loved and appreciated.

【1】The underlined word “flunked” in Paragraph 1 is closest in meaning to ________.

A. failed B. learned

C. achieved D. misunderstood

【2】What can we infer about the boy in Paragraph 2?

A. He was hated by his peers.

B. He achieved great success in drawing in high school.

C. His work was refused by Walt Disney Studios.

D. He earned the praise from Walt Disney Studios.

【3】When the boy suffered many defeats, he ________.

A. gave up his dream finally

B. wrote some articles in magazines

C. he turned to others for help

D. he wrote himself as a loser in cartoons

【4】In the last two paragraphs, we are advised _______.

A. to open up our eyes

B. to believe we can make some difference

C. to learn more skills for development

D. to ask for more appreciation and love

【5】Which of the following is the best title of the passage?

A. Nobody Is a Nobody.

B. A Hard-working Boy Is Successful.

C. We Should Turn Failure into Success.

D. One Cannot Succeed without Talents.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】A

【2】C

【3】D

【4】B

【5】A

【解析】

【1】词意猜测。根据第一段提到While in the eighth grade, he failed subjects repeatedly. High school wasn’t much better; he flunked Latin, algebra, English, and received a grade of zero in physics.当八年级时他不断的考试失败，高中也不太好，他学不好拉丁语，代数和英语，物理也得了零分，故选A项。

【2】推断题。根据第二段提到I wish I could say the studios loved his work and immediately hired him, but such was not the case; another huge rejection我希望这个公司能喜欢他的作品，立刻雇佣他但事实是又一次被拒绝，故选C项。

【3】推断题。根据第三段提到Despite his lack of successes, this boy did not give up. He then decided to write his own autobiography in cartoons, about a little boy who was regarded as a loser and a nobody.尽管没有成功他并没有放弃，他决定把自己的经历写进卡通人物，一个被认为是失败者的小男孩，故选D项。

【4】推断题。根据最后二段提到在生活中，有时会感觉自己一无是处，而在内心深处，我们知道自己是与众不同的，需要花费时间来让人们看到我们，给我机会，我们必须意识到每个人都是不一样的，我们有自己的天赋，值得被欣赏，故选B项。

【5】主旨标题。本文通过一个失败的小男孩的经历告诉我们，尽管我们会失败，但我们有自己的优势，我们不是一无是处，我们值得被欣赏，故选A项。