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I grew up one of ten children on a farm in Wyoming.After my dad’s service in World War he was ____ again to fight during the Korean Warand when he returned homehe couldn’t drink ____ to numb(麻痹) his terrible memories.He struggled to ____ for his growing family.

On our occasional trips to townI ____ out boxfuls of books from the library.When I opened a bookI could ____ myself in unknown places—where children weren’t hungry and were in ____ of little.

When I wasn’t daydreamingmy ____ was the life I shared with my brothers and sisters.At night I hid under the covers ____ to silence the sounds of life in an alcoholic home.Classmates asked ____ we didn’t have electricity or a telephone.I suppose my explanations were ____ more than liesbut the stories I told improved ____ every book I read.

Starting at a very young agemy siblings(兄弟姐妹) and I sometimes got jobs to earn money—to put more food on the family table.We ____ newspapersbabysatand cleaned other people’s houses.

Mom grew vegetablesraised chickensand baked breadso we seldom went hungryeven when supper was only a pot of beans.____ my real hunger wasn’t for food—it was a hunger for a better life.It was a hunger for knowledge about the world ___ our simple existence.It was a hunger to prove Dad ____ when he told us we would never amount to anything.

Hunger motivated my brothers and sisters to achieve much ____ than our parents expected ___ us.We devoured(如饥似渴地吸取) the offerings of the public schools because we realized that ____ would be our steppingstone into a brighter future.

Now I’m ____ of the accomplishments of my siblingsan art professora well?known doctorplus business owners.And meI’m the keeper of the family stores.I’ll never know if we would have so many accumulated successes if we had not known ____ as children.But this I do knowI believe it can be a good thing.

1.A.drafted? Bdismissed

Cinvited? Dinvolved

2.A.well? Bplenty

Cenough? Dheavily

3.A.search? Bprovide

Chope? Dleave

4.A.brought? Bchecked

Cgave? Dcarried

5.A.remind? Bhelp

Cdevote? Dfind

6.A.memory? Bfavor

Cpossession? Dneed

7.A.reality? Bfantasy

Csatisfaction? Daffection

8.A.refusing? Bpretending

Cattempting? Dpreparing

9.A.whether? Bhow

Cwhen? Dwhy

10.A.something? Banything

Cnothing? Deverything

11.A.as? Bwith

Cfor? Dat

12.A.sent? Bdelivered

Cpublished? Dreleased

13.A.But? BAnd

CThen? DOtherwise

14.A.above? Baround

Cwithin? Dbeyond

15.A.right? Bmean

Cwrong? Dnice

16.A.more? Bfurther

Cgreater? Dbetter

17.A.in? Bfor

Cof? Don

18.A.ambition? Bdream

Centhusiasm? Deducation

19.A.hunger? Bsuffering

Cdesperation? Dpoverty

20.A.fond? Bproud

Caware? Dconfident

 

【答案】

1.A

2.C

3.B

4.B

5.D

6.D

7.A

8.C

9.D

10.C

11.B

12.B

13.A

14.D

15.C

16.A

17.C

18.D

19.B

20.A

【解析】

1.

解析 考查动词辨析。根据下文“again to fight during the Korean War”可知,他是被征召入伍。故选A项。

2.2】答案 C

解析 考查副词辨析。他不能喝到足以麻痹他可怕的记忆。enough足够的,符合题意。

3.3】答案 B

解析 考查动词辨析。他努力供养日益增多的家人。provide提供,抚养,符合题意。

4.4】答案 B

解析 考查动词辨析。我从图书馆登记并借了一箱子书。check out登记借出,符合语境。

5.5】答案 D

解析 考查动词辨析。我发现自己置身于一些不知名的地方。只有动词find可跟复合结构。故选D项。

6.6】答案 D

解析 考查名词辨析。那里的孩子不饥饿,不缺少东西。固定短语in need of“需要

7.7】答案 A

解析 考查名词辨析。当我不做白日梦时,现实是我跟我的兄弟姐妹们在一起生活。reality现实,符合题意。

8.8】答案 C

解析 考查动词辨析。晚上我躲在被窝里试图在一个酒鬼的家里安静地生活。attempt试图,符合语境。refuse拒绝;pretend假装;prepare准备。

9.9】答案 D

解析 考查名词性从句连接词辨析。同学们问为什么我们既没有电也没有电话。根据后面一句中的“explanations”可知,此处是问为什么。故选D项。

10.0】答案 C

解析 考查不定代词辨析。我认为我的解释只有撒谎。nothing more than仅仅,只有。故选C项。

11.1】答案 B

解析 考查介词辨析。但是我讲的故事是用我读的每本书改进的。with表示

12.2】答案 B

解析 考查动词辨析。根据上句中“sometimes got jobs to earn money”可知,我们所干的工作是递送报纸、做保姆、给别人打扫房子。deliver递送,符合语境。

13.3】答案 A

解析 考查连词辨析。根据前面一句话,我们很少感到饥饿。我真正的饥饿不是对食物的渴求,而是对更好生活的渴望。前后句表示转折,所以用but。故选A项。

14.4】答案 D

解析 考查介词辨析。这是我们简单的生存之外渴求对世界的了解。beyond超过,符合语境。

15.5】答案 C

解析 考查形容词辨析。根据后半句父亲说我们将一事无成,可知我们想证明他是错误的。故选C项。

16.6】答案 A

解析 考查副词辨析。渴望激发我的兄弟姐妹们实现了远远超出父母对我们期望的那样。more than超过,符合语境。

17.7】答案 C

解析 考查介词辨析。固定搭配expect of“……的期望。故选C项。

18.8】答案 D

解析 考查名词辨析。根据前半句中“we devoured(如饥似渴地吸取) the offerings of the public schools”可知,我们认为教育是通向光明未来的踏脚石。故选D项。

19.9】答案 B

解析 考查形容词辨析。根据下文兄弟姐妹的成就可知,我是引以为豪的。故选B项。

20.20】答案 A

解析 考查名词辨析。根据第六段第一句话“Hunger motivated my brothers and sisters to achieve much more than our parents expected of us.”以及我们现在获得的成就可知,渴望的力量之大。故选A项。

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37.A.ashamed      B.afraid          C.sure          D.proud
38.A.private        B.mysterious       C.interesting D.funny
39.A.foolish        B.polite          C.simple         D.brave
40.A.expected      B.suggested     C.ordered        D.hoped
41.A.connect with    B.depend on C.apologize to     D.get along with
42.A.improve      B.continue      C.realize         D.keep
43.A.notes     B.list           C.plan         D.stories
44.A.any          B.most         C.none         D.all
45.A.part          B.game         C.trick         D.record
46.A.view         B.sign          C.attention         D.signal
47.A.lay           B.laid          C.lain          D.lied
48.A.appeared      B.considered       C.presented  D.remembered
49.A.angry          B.happy          C.doubtful      D.alive
50.A.words          B.rings         C.repeats         D.calls
51.A.cold         B.plain         C.nervous       D.lively
52.A.in case         B.so long as     C.unless          D.because
53.A.around        B.out           C.off           D.away
54.A.build up      B.make up      C.clear up       D.give up
55.A.regret          B.forgive        C.right         D.punish

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“$ 3.25 an hour,” I replied.
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【小题1】
A.someB.littleC.noD.much
【小题2】
A.happyB.lovelyC.angryD.noisy
【小题3】
A.onlyB.everC.stillD.almost
【小题4】
A.teacherB.coachC.doctorD.sportsman
【小题5】
A.luckyB.satisfiedC.hopefulD.surprised
【小题6】
A.taughtB.askedC.toldD.trained
【小题7】
A.matchB.storyC.momentD.incident
【小题8】
A.jobB.campC.holidayD.course
【小题9】
A.causeB.startC.needD.amount
【小题10】
A.standB.callC.lookD.jump
【小题11】
A.take outB.cut offC.put onD.give up
【小题12】
A.excitedB.curiousC.anxiousD.disappointed
【小题13】
A.madB.puzzledC.regretfulD.discouraged
【小题14】
A.workingB.playingC.learningD.shining
【小题15】
A.shakingB.hangingC.holdingD.nodding
【小题16】
A.feelingB.sufferingC.facingD.expressing
【小题17】
A.dreamB.gameC.chanceD.life
【小题18】
A.offerB.priceC.questionD.order
【小题19】
A.studyB.sportsC.homeworkD.business
【小题20】
A.clothesB.bikeC.houseD.goods

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My dream was   38  . By the time I was sixteen, I could throw a ninety-mile-per-hour baseball and   39   anything that moved on the field. I was also   40  : my high school coach was John, who not only   41   me, but also taught me how to believe in myself. He   42   me the difference between having a dream and showing conviction (信念). One particular incident with coach John changed my life forever.
A friend   43   me for a summer job. This meant a chance for money in my pocket — money for a new bike, new clothes and the   44   of savings for a house for my mother. Then I realized I would have to   45   up summer baseball to handle the work schedule, and that meant I would have to tell John I wouldn’t be playing.
When I told John, he was as   46   as I expected him to be. “You have your whole life to work,” he said, “Your   47   days are limited. You can’t afford to waste them.” I stood before him with my head   48  , trying to think of the words that would   49   to him why my dream of buying my mom a house and having money in my pocket was worth facing his   50   in me.
“Well,” he asked, “is $3.5 an hour the   51   of a dream?”
That simple question made   52   to me the difference between   53   something right now and having a goal. I devoted myself in sports that summer and   54   the year I was chosen by the Pittsburgh Pirates to play baseball, and   55   a $ 20,000 contract(合同). Later, I bought my mother the house of my dream!

【小题1】
A.attentionB.time C.patienceD.fashion
【小题2】
A.bring B.continueC.make D.afford
【小题3】
A.athletics B.music C.business D.money
【小题4】
A.kick B.play C.hitD.pass
【小题5】
A.right B.popular C.lucky D.confident
【小题6】
A.believed in B.relied on C.called on D.dealt with
【小题7】
A.gave B.taught C.brought D.asked
【小题8】
A.called B.advised C.applied D.recommended
【小题9】
A.aim B.idea C.start D.purpose
【小题10】
A.keep B.end C.give D.pick
【小题11】
A.happy B.madC.frightened D.excited
【小题12】
A.living B.working C.playing D.dreaming
【小题13】
A.moving B.hanging C.shaking D.nodding
【小题14】
A.express B.announce C.apologiseD.explain
【小题15】
A.belief B.pride C.fear D.disappointment
【小题16】
A.lengthB.priceC.powerD.spirit
【小题17】
A.clear B.direct C.straight D.attractive
【小题18】
A.wanting B.changing C.dreaming D.enjoying
【小题19】
A.by B.for C.beyond D.within
【小题20】
A.paid B.found C.offered D.presented

I was 16 and I grew up in a community called Estepona. One morning, Dad told me I could drive him into a ___31___ village called Mijas, on condition that I took the car in to be ___32___ at a nearby garage. I readily accepted. I drove Dad into Mijas, and ___33____ to pick him up at 4 pm, then dropped off the car at the ___34___. With several hours to spare, I went to a theater. ___35___, when the last movie finished, it was six. I was two hours late!
   I knew Dad would be angry if he ___36___ I'd been watching movies. So I decided not to tell him the truth. When I ____37____ there I apologized for being late, and told him I'd ___38__ as quickly as I could, but that the car had needed some major repairs. I'll never forget the ___39___ he gave me. "I'm disappointed you ___40___ you have to lie to me, Jason." Dad looked at me again. "When you didn't ___41___, I called the garage to ask if there were any ___42___, and they told me you hadn't yet picked up the car." I felt ____43___ as I weakly told him the real reason. A___44___passed through Dad as he listened attentively." I'm angry with ___45___. I realize I've failed as a father. I'm going to walk home now and think seriously about___46___ I've gone wrong all these years." "But Dad, it's 18 miles!" My protests and apologies(道歉) were __47___. Dad walked home that day.I drove behind him, ___48___ him all the way, but he walked silently.
   Seeing Dad in so much ___49___ and emotional(情感的) pain was my most painful experience. However, it was ___50__­__ the most successful lesson. I have never lied since.

【小题1】
A.familiarB.distantC.smallD.lonely
【小题2】
A.servicedB.watchedC.washedD.kept
【小题3】
A.plannedB.agreedC.determinedD.promised
【小题4】
A.companyB.villageC.theaterD.garage
【小题5】
A.HoweverB.StillC.SoD.Then
【小题6】
A.discoveredB.realizedC.recognized D.thought
【小题7】
A.walkedB.ranC.hurriedD.went
【小题8】
A.comeB.arrivedC.leftD.started
【小题9】
A.faceB.lookC.wordD.appearance
【小题10】
A.findB.feelC.believeD.decide
【小题11】
A.drive outB.come outC.go awayD.turn up
【小题12】
A.mistakesB.questionsC.problemsD.changes
【小题13】
A.sorryB.nervousC.surprisedD.frightened
【小题14】
A.silenceB.nervousnessC.sadnessD.thought
【小题15】
A.meB.nobodyC.myselfD.yourself
【小题16】
A.whenB.how C.whyD.where
【小题17】
A.uselessB.worthlessC.helplessD.meaningless
【小题18】
A.persuadingB.following C.beggingD.asking
【小题19】
A.possibleB.physicalC.naturalD.personal
【小题20】
A.alsoB.actuallyC.almostD. always

I am a writer. I spend a great deal of my time thinking about the power of language — the way it can evoke(唤起) an emotion, a visual image, a complex idea, or a simple truth. Language is the tool of my trade. And I use them all — all the Englishes I grew up with.

Born into a Chinese family that had recently arrived in California, I’ve been giving more thought to the kind of English my mother speaks. Like others, I have described it to people as “broken” English. But I feel embarrassed to say that. It has always bothered me that I can think of no way to describe it other than “broken”, as if it were damaged and needed to be fixed, as if it lacked a certain wholeness. I’ve heard other terms used, “limited English,” for example. But they seem just as bad, as if everything is limited, including people’s perceptions (认识) of the limited English speaker.

I know this for a fact, because when I was growing up, my mother’s “limited” English limited my perception of her. I was ashamed of her English. I believed that her English reflected the quality of what she had to say. That is, because she expressed them imperfectly, her thoughts were imperfect. And I had plenty of evidence to support me: the fact that people in department stores, at banks, and at restaurants did not take her seriously, did not give her good service, pretended not to understand her, or even acted as if they did not hear her.

I started writing fiction in 1985. And for reasons I won’t get into today, I began to write stories using all the Englishes I grew up with: the English she used with me, which for lack of a better term might be described as “broken”, and what I imagine to be her translation of her Chinese, her internal(内在的) language, and for that I sought to preserve the essence, but neither an English nor a Chinese structure: I wanted to catch what language ability tests can never show; her intention, her feelings, the rhythms of her speech and the nature of her thoughts.

1.By saying “Language is the tool of my trade”, the author means that       .

A.she uses English in foreign trade

B.she is fascinated by languages

C.she works as a translator

D.she is a writer by profession

2.The author used to think of her mother’s English as      .

A.impolite

B.amusing

C.imperfect

D.practical

3.Which of the following is TRUE according to Paragraph 3?

A.Americans do not understand broken English.

B.The author’s mother was not respected sometimes.

C.The author’s mother had positive influence on her.

D.Broken English always reflects imperfect thoughts.

4.What is the passage mainly about?

A.The changes of the author’s attitude to her mother’s English.

B.The limitation of the author’s perception of her mother.

C.The author’s misunderstanding of “limited” English.

D.The author’s experiences of using broken English.

 

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