Question

【题目】 When I was a child I always wanted to be “important”. I wanted to make my parents______ by doing some notable achievements that would surprise the rest of the world. I wanted to make myself_______beyond my wildest dreams. I wanted to be the______of attention. I wanted to stand out in a_______. In short, I wanted to conquer(征服) the world! Naturally, in response to these dreams, I listed all of the noble______. Finally, I figured engineers were cool because my idol is an excellent engineer.

【1】A. angryB. upsetC. proudD. satisfied

【2】A. richB. healthyC. smartD. cool

【3】A. cornerB. centerC. sideD. middle

【4】A. classB. clubC. familyD. crowd

【5】A. universitiesB. jobsC. companiesD. cities

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】C

【2】D

【3】B

【4】D

【5】B

【解析】

这篇短文主要讲述了作者的梦想。

【1】When I was a child I always wanted to be “important”. I wanted to make my parents___1___ by doing some notable achievements that would surprise the rest of the world. I wanted to make myself___2___beyond my wildest dreams.句意：我想让我的父母感到自豪，因为我做了一些值得注意的成就，会让世界其他地方感到惊讶。A. angry生气的；B. upset沮丧的；C. proud骄傲的；D. satisfied满意的。根据下文by doing some notable achievements that would surprise the rest of the world.可知上文是使我的父母感到自豪。根据句意，故选C。

【2】句意：我想让自己在我最狂野的梦之外变得冷静。A. rich富有的；B. healthy健康的；C. smart聪明的；D. cool酷的，冷静的。使我自己更冷静的。故选D。

【3】I wanted to be the___3___of attention. I wanted to stand out in a___4___.句意：我想成为关注的焦点。A. corner 拐角；B. center中心；C. side一边；D. middle中间。这里是说关注的焦点。根据上文I wanted to be the___3___of attention.可知下文是关注的中心。故选B。

【4】句意：我想在人群中脱颖而出。A. class班级；B. club俱乐部；C. family家庭；D. crowd人群。故选D。

【5】I listed all of the noble___5___. Finally, I figured engineers were cool because my idol is an excellent engineer.句意：我列出了所有高尚的工作。A. universities大学；B. jobs工作；C. companies公司；D. cities城市。根据下文Finally, I figured engineers were cool because my idol is an excellent engineer.可知上文是说工作。根据题意，故选B。