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【题目】阅读下面短文, 从短文后各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C、D)中, 选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
History has some very special qualities about it. It is a 1 of what has happened in the past, and the really interesting thing is that much of history has been 2 time and again. It allows us to learn from the past, both the 3 made and the successes achieved.
One of the 4 of history is that it allows us to know how famous people 5 when they were faced with challenges in their life. 6 these challenges happened at a certain time in the past or in a 7 country or culture, all of them can always teach us something 8.
Take for example the 9 of Thomas Edison and how many times he 10 while on the road to finally inventing the light bulb (电灯泡). He could be held out as an example of a person who 11 stopped trying. I am sure he was 12by those difficulties but he did not let them stop him. He had a 13 and he just kept trying until he reached success.
Or, think about the story of Abraham Lincoln who 14 to become President of the United States even though he suffered 15 losses. Most of us only know about his success. 16, his life was not an easy one. His story makes us keep moving forward no matter what 17 we have in life.
These true history stories will make you stop to reconsider 18 or food for thought about going after your dreams even though you may not think you have the courage or the 19 for now to get what you have always wanted. They could help you make decisions and 20 when you have no idea what to do. They could inspire you to be all that you can be.
（1）A.note B.belief C.chance D.record
（2）A.reported B.expected C.repeated D.corrected
（3）A.mistakes B.jokes C.agreements D.challenges
（4）A.events B.periods C.problems D.advantages
（5）A.studied B.reacted C.competed D.explored
（6）A.Although B.Because C.Unless D.Whether
（7）A.developed B.poor C.different D.popular
（8）A.clear B.simple C.special D.useful
（9）A.name B.story C.position D.character
（10）A.failed B.watched C.escaped D.traveled
（11）A.also B.often C.still D.never
（12）A.shocked B.beaten C.discouraged D.controlled
（13）A.job B.dream C.duty D.power
（14）A.happened B.prepared C.pretended D.managed
（15）A.hearing B.weight C.personal D.slight
（16）A.In fact B.As usual C.In all D.After all
（17）A.directions B.improvements C.permissions D.difficulties
（18）A.passing by B.giving up C.setting off D.calming down
（19）A.ability B.habit C.goal D.choice
（20）A.introductions B.conversations C.judgments D.Impressions

Answer 1

【答案】（1）、D
（2）、C
（3）、A
（4）、D
（5）、B
（6）、A
（7）、C
（8）、D
（9）、B
（10）、A
（11）、D
（12）、C
（13）、B
（14）、D
（15）、C
（16）、A
（17）、D
（18）、B
（19）、A
（20）、C

【解析】本文讲述了历史对人们的启发，通过了解那些伟人的故事，我们可以学习他们不怕失败，不怕挫折的精神，最终实现自己的梦想。

⑴D 考查名词。A. note 笔记；B. belief相信；C. chance机会；D. record记录。历史是记录过去发生的事情，故选D。

⑵C 考查动词。A. reported报道；B. expected期待；C. repeated重复；D. corrected改正。有趣的是大部分历史都在重复发生，repeat与句中的again对应，故选C。

⑶A 考查名词。A. mistakes错误；B. jokes玩笑；C. agreements一致； D. challenges挑战。历史让我们了解并学习过去的失败和成功，mistake与句中success相对应，故选A。

⑷D 考查名词。A. events事件；B. periods时期； C. problems问题； D. advantages优势，优点。此处讲历史的优点，故选D。

⑸B 考查动词。A. studied学习；B. reacted反应；C. competed竞赛；D. explored探索。历史让我们了解名人在面对挑战时的反应，故选B。

⑹A 考查连词。A. Although尽管；B. Because因为；C. Unless除非；D. Whether是否。尽管这些挑战是发生在过去的某一时期或不同的国家不同的文化，他们总会让我们学到一些有用的东西，故选A。

⑺C 考查形容词。A. developed发展的；B. poor穷的；C. different不同的；D. popular受欢迎的。句意同上，故选C。

⑻D 考查形容词。A. clear清楚的；B. simple简单的；C. special特别的；D. useful有用的。句意同上，故选D。

⑼B 考查名词。A. name姓名；B. story故事；C. position位置；D. character人物。以爱迪生的故事为例，故选B。

⑽A 考查动词。A. failed失败；B. watched观看；C. escaped逃跑；D. traveled旅行。爱迪生在发明电灯泡的过程中失败了多次，却从不放弃，故选A。

⑾D 考查副词。A. also 也；B. often经常；C. still仍然；D. never从不。句意同上，故选D。

⑿C 考查动词。A. shocked震惊；B. beaten打；C. discouraged泄气； D. controlled控制。爱迪生当时肯定为那些问题感到过气馁，但他从没让这些困难停止自己追求梦想，故选C。

⒀B 考查名词。A. job工作；B. dream梦想；C. duty职责；D. power权力。句意见上，故选B。

⒁D 考查动词。A. happened碰巧；B. prepared准备；C. pretended假装；D. managed设法成功做成某事。以Abraham Lincoln为例，他即使遭受个人损失，他仍然设法成功地当选总统，故选D。

⒂C 考查名词。A. hearing听力；B. weight重量；C. personal个人的；D. slight稍微的。故选C。

⒃A 考查固定短语。A. In fact事实上；B. As usual与往常一样；C. In all总共；D. After all毕竟。事实上他的一生很不容易。故选A。

⒄D 考查名词。A. Directions方向；B. Improvements提高；C. Permissions允许；D. Difficulties困难。他的故事让我们学会，不管生活中面临什么困难，都要继续前进。故选D。

⒅B 考查固定短语。A. passing by经过；B. giving up放弃；C. setting off出发；D. calming down使冷静。这些故事让你停下来反思不要放弃追逐自己的梦想，即使是在你认为自己没有勇气或能力去追求自己所想。故选B。

⒆A 考查名词。A. ability能力；B. habit习惯；C. goal目标；D. choice选择。句意同上。故选A。

⒇C 考查名词。A. introductions介绍；B. conversations对话；C. judgments判断；D. impressions印象。当你不知道怎么办的时候，这些故事帮助你做出决定和判断。故选C。