Question

【题目】On the course of life, the first step of the lead is likely to mean the final victory, so the success and failure, or gain and loss of your life may lie in ______ you can show yourself or not.

As a student, I was most ______ to answer questions in class, and I found that the students around were just like me. At the beginning of each class, when the professor asked a question, I always lowered my head, for fear that the professor saw me.

In a foreign language class, an expert (专家) from the Commercial Bank gave a speech. The speaker always wanted ______ to be in communication with him, so he asked how many students in the classroom learned Economics (经济), but no one ______. The expert said with a smile, “Let me tell you a story first.”　

“When I came to the United States to study, there are often speeches in the university. Each time, they invite an expert from Wall Street to make a speech.”

“Before the beginning of every speech, I found an ______ phenomenon (现象). The students around me always took a cardboard, wrote their ______ with the most eye-catching color, and then placed it on the seat. When the speaker needed the reply, he could see and call a listener’s name directly.”

“I couldn’t ______ why they did that, so I asked the student in front of me. He told me with a smile, ‘the speakers are all very successful people, who mean chances. When your answer is to his surprise, it is very possible that he will give you more ______. This is a very simple reason.’ ”

“The fact was also like that. I really saw a few students around me went to ______ in the first- class company because of their excellent performance (表现). This had a great influence on me. The chance will not find you ______. You must show yourself to draw others’ attention for you to find a chance on the cards.”

【1】A. how B. what C. that D. whether

【2】A. proud B. ready C. excited D. afraid

【3】A. anyone B. someone C. everyone D. no one

【4】A. replied B. agreed C. reported D. recorded

【5】A. exciting B. interesting C. attractive D. unusual

【6】A. addresses B. numbers C. names D. cards

【7】A. realize B. remind C. understand D. remember

【8】A. chances B. questions C. replies D. jobs

【9】A. hire B. interview C. manage D. work

【10】A. themselves B. himself C. yourself D. itself

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】D

【2】D

【3】B

【4】A

【5】B

【6】C

【7】C

【8】A

【9】D

【10】D

【解析】本篇文章难度适中，主要讲述我们要敢于展示自我，这样才有机会成功。

【1】句意“生活中的获益或失去都在于你是否敢于正确地展示自己”。本题考查宾语从句的连接词。A.如何；B.什么；C.无意义，不做成分；D.是否。根据whether...or not可知，故选D。

【2】句意“作为一名学生，我最害怕在课堂上回答问题”。本题考查形容词辨析。A.自豪的；B.准备的；C.振奋的；D.害怕的。根据when the professor asked a question, I always lowered my head, for fear that the professor saw me可知，我害怕回答老师的问题。故选D。

【3】句意“演说家总想需要一个人和他交流，所以他问在课堂上有多少人学习经济学，但是没人回复他”。本题考查复合不定代词。A.任何人；B.一些人；C.每个人；D.没有人。someone用于肯定句中表示一些人。故选B。

【4】句意“演说家总想需要一个人和他交流，所以他问在课堂上有多少人学习经济学，但是没人回复他”。本题考查动词辨析。A.回复；B.同意；C.报道；D.记录。根据句意，指的是没有人回答他的问题，故选A。

【5】句意“在演讲之前，我发现了一个有趣的现象”。本题考查形容词辨析。A.令人振奋的；B.有趣的；C.吸引人的；D.不寻常的。根据The students around me always took a cardboard, wrote their ___6___ with the most eye-catching color, and then placed it on the seat可知，作者认为这个现象很有趣，故选B。

【6】句意“我周围的学生拿着硬纸板，用隐忍注目的颜色写他们的名字，然后把他们放到座椅上”。本题考查名词辨析。A.地址；B.数字；C.名字；D.卡片。根据When the speaker needed the reply, he could see and call a listener’s name directly可知，学生写的是名字。故选B。

【7】句意“我不能理解他们为什么这么做，所以我问我前面的同学”。本题考查动词辨析。A.意识到；B.使……想起；C.理解；D.记得。根据so I asked the student in front of me可知，我不能理解这种现象，故选C。

【8】句意“当你的答案令他们惊奇时，他们将会可能给你机会”。本题考查名词辨析。A.机会；B.问题；C.回复；D.工作。根据 I really saw a few students around me went to ___9___ in the first- class company because of their excellent performance (表现). This had a great influence on me. The chance will not find you ___10___. You must show yourself to draw others’ attention for you to find a chance on the cards.可知，如果你在课堂上表现的好，教授会给你机会，故选A。

【9】句意“我真的看到一些学生由于表现的好，在一流公司工作”。本题考查动词辨析。A.雇佣；B.面试；C.管理；D.工作。根据 in the first- class company可知，指的是“在一家一流的公司工作”。故选D。

【10】句意“机会不会自己找到你”。本题考查反身代词的辨析。A.他们自己；B.他自己；C.你自己；D.它自己。根据You must show yourself to draw others’ attention for you to find a chance on the cards可知，机会不会主动找到你，且主语chance为单数，用itself，故选D。