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【题目】Many years ago, Dad worked as a farmhand. At that time, he had a horse. Every Saturday he ___to the town after dinner and spent a few hours on social ___with other farmhands, such as drinking, chatting, and playing cards in the café. On Saturday evenings, the café was ___because many farmhands were there. Before midnight Dad returned home on his horse, quite satisfied with his life. In his words, he ___thought of changing his job.

At the age of 31, Dad married my mother who was a school teacher. In the following spring I came ___into the world. Life became ___, so my mother felt unsatisfied. She told Dad that they must make a ___.

My mother had ___of how some famous persons, especially Thomas Edison who was born in a poor family, fought against fate and achieved fame(名誉) and____. And she hoped that I would some day become a great leader ruling men or cities and Dad should be a successful businessman. So she ___Dad to give up his job as a farmhand, sell his horse and ___a small business of his own. And I went to high school and college. She even sent me abroad for ___education when I graduated from college. Under the drive of my mother’s hope, Dad and I ___what we have today. Dad runs a big international company and I am a successful lawyer enjoying great fame in my country, ___not a leader as my mother expected.

Dad said, without my mother, we wouldn’t be what we are today; at least, he would remain a farmhand. So he got a lesson of life —sometimes we really need ___from outside.

【1】A. rode B. walked C. ran D. drove

【2】A. conversations B. games C. relationships D. activities

【3】A. cold B. crowded C. quiet D. dirty

【4】A. often B. ever C. never D. sometimes

【5】A. laughing B. singing C. sleeping D. crying

【6】A. happy B. easy C. hard D. busy

【7】A. living B. change C. decision D. house

【8】A. dreamed B. heard C. thought D. spoken

【9】A. honesty B. money C. success D. energy

【10】A. warned B. made C. allowed D. advised

【11】A. start B. find C. design D. sell

【12】A. farther B. further C. easier D. closer

【13】A. showed B. kept C. lost D. achieved

【14】A. though B. if C. and D. since

【15】A. a job B. a leader C. drive D. a mother

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】A

【2】D

【3】B

【4】C

【5】D

【6】C

【7】B

【8】B

【9】C

【10】D

【11】A

【12】B

【13】D

【14】A

【15】C

【解析】本篇文章难度适中，主要讲述父亲遇到母亲之前在一个农场工作，每天过着自我满足的生活，直到我出生，生活变得很艰难，在母亲对我的鼓励和期待下，父亲开始了生意生涯，我也致力于我的学业，后来我们都小有成就

【1】句意“每个周六，他都会在吃完晚餐后骑马进城，然后和其他的农场工人参加社交活动”。本题考查动词辨析。A.骑；B.走路；C.跑；D.开车。根据Before midnight Dad returned home on his horse可知，午夜前，父亲骑马回去，故选A。

【2】句意“每个周六，他都会在吃完晚餐后骑马进城，然后和其他的农场工人参加社交活动”。本题考查名词辨析。A.对话；B.游戏；C.关系；D.活动。根据such as drinking, chatting, and playing cards in the café可知，父亲花费时间在活动上，故选D。

【3】句意“周六晚上，咖啡厅很挤，因为很多农场工人都在那里”。本题考查形容词辨析。A.冷的；B.拥挤的；C.安静的；D.脏的。根据because many farmhands were there可知，许多农场工人都在咖啡馆，所以是拥挤的。故选B。

【4】句意“用他的话说，他都未想着要换工作”。本题考查副词辨析。A.经常；B.曾经；C.从不；D.有时。根据quite satisfied with his life可知，他对工作非常满意，所以从未想着要换工作，故选C。

【5】句意“第二年春天，我哭着来到了世上”。本题考查动词辨析。A.笑；B.唱歌；C.睡觉；D.哭。根据常识可知，刚出生的婴儿是哭，故选D。

【6】句意“生活变得艰难起来，我的母亲感觉不满意”。本题考查形容词辨析。A.高兴的；B.容易的；C.艰难的；D.忙碌的。根据so my mother felt unsatisfied可知，我的母亲感觉不满意，所以是艰难的，故选C。

【7】句意“她告诉父亲，他们必须做出改变”。本题考查名词辨析。A.生活；B.改变；C.决定；D.房子。根据So she ___10___Dad to give up his job as a farmhand, sell his horse and ___11___a small business of his own可知，母亲告诉父亲必须做出改变，故选B。

【8】句意“我的母亲听说过许多名人通过与命运斗争后获得名誉和成功的故事，特别是出生在贫困家庭的爱迪生”。本题考查动词辨析。A.梦想；B.听说；C.认为；D.说话。hear of听说，故选B。

【9】句意“我的母亲听说过许多名人通过与命运斗争后获得名誉和成功的故事，特别是出生在贫困家庭的爱迪生”。本题考查名词辨析。A.诚实；B.钱；C.成功；D.精力。根据And she hoped that I would some day become a great leader ruling men or cities and Dad should be a successful businessman可知，母亲希望我变成领导，希望我父亲成为一名成功的商人，都是希望我们成功，故选C。

【10】句意“所以母亲建议父亲放弃他农场的工作，卖掉他的马并自己开始做点小生意”。本题考查动词辨析。A.警告；B.做；C.允许；D.建议。根据Dad to give up his job as a farmhand, sell his horse and ___11___a small business of his own以及advise sb to do sth可知，母亲建议父亲放弃他的工作、卖掉他的马并开始做生意。故选D。

【11】句意“所以母亲建议父亲放弃他农场的工作，卖掉他的马并自己开始做点小生意”。本题考查动词辨析。A.开始；B.发现；C.设计；D.卖。根据句意可知，母亲让父亲放弃农场的工作并卖掉马，开始做生意，故选A。

【12】句意“当我大学毕业后，我的妈妈甚至送我去国外深造”。本题考查形容词辨析。A.更远的（距离上的）；B.更远的（抽象上的远）；C.更容易的；D.更近的。further education深造，故选B。

【13】句意“在我母亲希望的驱动下，我的父亲和我有了今天的成就”。本题考查动词辨析。A.展示；B.保持；C.丢失；D.获得。根据Dad runs a big international company and I am a successful lawyer enjoying great fame in my country, ___14___not a leader as my mother expected可知，指的是我和我父亲今天所获得的成就。故选D。

【14】句意“我父亲经营了一个国际公司，我尽管没有成为母亲期望的领导者，但是我成为一名在国内享有极高声誉的律师”。本题考查连词辨析。A.尽管；B.如果；C.和；D.自从。根据前后文可知，表示让步，故选A。

【15】句意“所以他学到了生活中的一课：有时我们真的需要外部的驱动”。本题考查名词辨析。A.工作；B.领导；C.驱动；D.母亲。根据Dad said, without my mother, we wouldn’t be what we are today; at least, he would remain a farmhand可知，我们需要外部的驱动，故选C。