Question

【题目】 The end of the year had finally arrived. The first year of my teaching would be over in a matter of days, but I_______Prizes Day. _______I had a class of excellent students, I worried about Brent. He just didn't do so well as some of his classmates. Though Brent's_______may have been considered normal, he was far from it. He didn't give up_______.

If he failed a spelling test in the mid-week, by Friday, he would_________. If his math grade fell down a bit, he’d work to get it higher. Unlike the other students who would often tried to be "_________"than others, Brent's only competitor was_________, and his goal for the whole year was the AB Honor List.

With each report card, his face had fallen when he'd missed that good grades, and although he'd never made the honor list, he’d never stopped trying to reach that_______. Now, he had one last try. I entered his final grades into the computer and checked again. It was a B.

His grades had gone up and down. When he_________on one subject, another fell down a bit. On the whole, he had a B. Now, I couldn't wait for Prizes Day!

That morning as I called out the highest grades in each subject, the students were excited, but there were really no surprises. They knew who would receive each prize. Then came the AB Honor List. I called Brent's name. His eyes lit up, and he jumped up and shouted____________.

Little Brent had taught me a valuable lesson—while the individual thing we do may not be excellent, together they just might add up to something amazing.

【1】A.expectedB.celebratedC.fearedD.remembered

【2】A.UnlessB.AlthoughC.IfD.As

【3】A.heightB.weightC.strengthsD.grades

【4】A.difficultlyB.easilyC.carefullyD.finally

【5】A.takeB.standC.passD.give

【6】A.higherB.strongerC.wiserD.better

【7】A.meB.himselfC.himD.her

【8】A.decisionB.goalC.agreementD.place

【9】A.dependedB.agreedC.decidedD.focused

【10】A.rudelyB.excitedlyC.doubtfullyD.impatiently

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】C

【2】B

【3】D

【4】B

【5】C

【6】D

【7】B

【8】B

【9】D

【10】B

【解析】

文章讲述了作者班上的学生Brent，虽然成绩不优秀，但是积极地学习，为实现目标而努力的故事。从而说明有的时候，我们做一件事情可能不会很优秀，但是它们合起来就可能是一件令人感到惊讶的事情了。

【1】句意：但我担心颁奖日。

expected期待；celebrated庆祝；feared害怕；remembered记住；根据句意理解及后句I worried about Brent. He just didn’t do so well as some of his classmates我担心布伦特。他只是不如他的一些同学做的好。可知这里表达的是担心颁奖日的到来。故选C。

【2】句意：虽然我有一班优秀的学生，但我担心布伦特。

Unless除非；Although虽然；If如果；As当……时；根据句意理解可知，句中a class of excellent students和I worried about Brent. He just didn't so well as some of his classmates的意思相反，所以although符合语境。故选B。

【3】句意：尽管布伦特的成绩可能被认为是正常的，但他远远没有达到这个水平。

height高度；weight重量；strengths力量；grades成绩；根据句意理解及文中He just didn’t do so well as some of his classmates可知，Brent的“成绩”一般。故选D。

【4】句意：他没有轻易放弃。

difficultly困难地；easily容易地；carefully仔细地；finally最后；根据句意理解及文中If his math grade fell down a bit, he’d work to get it higher可知，Brent不会轻言放弃，所以easily比较符合题意。故选B。

【5】句意：如果在周中他的拼写测试没过，那么周五之前，他一定会通过的。

take拿；stand站立；pass通过；give给；根据句意理解及句中的failed及前句He didn’t give up___4___.可知，这里表达的是“通过”，所以这里应该用pass，故选C。

【6】句意：其他的学生们会尽力做得比别人好，争取超过他人。

higher更高的；stronger更强壮的；wiser更明智的；better更好的；根据句意理解可知，这里表达的是“更好的”，所以这里应该用better更加合适，故选D。

【7】句意：布伦特的唯一竞争对手是他自己。

me我；himself他自己；him他；her她；根据句意理解及前句Unlike the other students who would often tried to be “____6____” than others可知，这里表达的是“他自己”，暗示他很难超过别人，所以应该用himself，故选B。

【8】句意：但他从未停止过努力实现这个目标。

decision决定；goal目标；agreement同意；place地方；根据句意理解及文中his goal for the whole year was the AB Honor List和although he’d never made the honor list可知，Brent整年的目标就是进入“AB荣誉榜”，尽管他从没有实现过，但他不放弃这个目标。故选B。

【9】句意：当他把注意力集中在一个科目上时，另一个科目就有点下滑。

depended依靠；agreed同意；decided决定；focused集中；根据句意理解可知，这里表达的是“集中”，英语是focus，意思是把精力集中在一个科目上。故选D。

【10】句意：他跳起来兴奋地喊道。

rudely粗鲁地；excitedly兴奋地；doubtfully怀疑地；impatiently不耐烦的；根据句意理解及文中His eyes lit up.他的眼睛亮了。可知Brent实现了自己的目标，激动地蹦了起来。故选B。