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【题目】 Up until I went to school, I was a happy child. Then kids found out that learning was difficult for me and they would point out and call me names. I ______ math, English, and science. I remember sitting in class one day, divided up into groups, when a girl in my group stood up, pointing to me, and said, “I’m not going to work with that stupid boy!” It made me feel terrible.

Through primary school and middle school, I could ______ read. A professional came to our home one day, after putting me through a number of tests, he told my mother that I would never be able to read. My mother was so ______ that she told him to leave the house.

Years later, as a new high school student, I ______ a science fiction book one day, and to my great joy, it was suddenly easy to read. The stories in the book stimulated my imagination. Then the words weren’t words anymore ______ pictures in my head. I started to read other books and really got interested in reading. I started learning better and using larger words.

It was about at this time that I began to excel at arts. I learned that I have an incredible eye for shapes and designs. I write about my experiences. I write poetry, too. Towards the end of high school, I won a lot of ______ .

Grades are important. But there is so much more to an education than good grades. So don’t let grades get in the way of your education.

【1】A.was fond ofB.was careful withC.was poor atD.was good at

【2】A.hardlyB.nearlyC.actuallyD.usually

【3】A.happyB.excitedC.surprisedD.angry

【4】A.picked upB.took upC.looked upD.put up

【5】A.soB.orC.butD.and

【6】A.honestyB.humorC.safetyD.honor

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】C

【2】A

【3】D

【4】A

【5】C

【6】D

【解析】

短文是一篇记叙文，告诉我们成绩很重要。但是，除了好成绩之外，教育还有更多的东西。所以不要让成绩妨碍你的教育。

【1】A项，be fond of “喜欢”。B项，be careful with “小心；照顾”。C项，be poor at “对……不擅长”。D项，be good at “对……擅长”。结合文意，孩子们发现学习对“我”而言很困难，由此可推知“我”不擅长（be poor at）数学、英语和科学。故正确答案为C。

【2】结合文意，一名教授给“我”做了测试，发现“我”不能阅读。由此推断在小学和中学时期，“我”几乎不（hardly）能阅读。nearly 意为“几乎，差不多”，actually 意为“事实上”，usually 意为“通常地”，均不符合文意。故正确答案为A。

【3】根据文意，教授告诉妈妈“我”不能阅读后，妈妈让教授离开。从妈妈的这一行为可以看出妈妈是生气的（angry）。happy 意为“开心的，高兴的”，excited 意为“激动的，亢奋的”，surprised 意为“惊讶的，感到意外的”，均不符合文意。故正确答案为D。

【4】A项，pick up “捡起；偶然拿起”。B项，take up “占用；开始从事（某个工作）”。C项，look up “查找；拜访（某人）”。D项，put up “张贴；举起；搭建”。根据文意，几年后，当“我”成为一个高中生后的某一天，“我”偶然拿起（pick up）一本科幻小说，让“我”十分开心的是，阅读突然变得非常容易了。故正确答案为A。

【5】根据文意，这本书激发了“我”的想象力，突然之间在“我”的脑海里，字就不再是字了，而是（but）变成了一幅幅图片。so 意为“所以，因此”，or 意为“或者”，and 意为“和，并且”，均不符合文意。故正确答案为C。

【6】根据文意，“我”在艺术上开始有了优异的表现，“我”了解到“我”在形状与设计上十分有天赋，“我”写下了“我”的经历，也写了一些诗，在高中结束的时候，“我”收获了许多荣誉（honor）。honesty 意为“诚实”，humor 意为“幽默”，safety 意为“安全”，均不符合文意。故正确答案为D。