Question

【题目】Choose the words or expressions and complete the passage (选择最恰当的单词或短语完成短文)

I did badly at school. My headmaster thought I was useless and when I was 14, he said, “You are never going to be _________.”

I left school and after five years of odd jobs, I fell in love with a very nice middle-class (中产阶级) girl. It was the best thing that happened to me. I _________ to do something positive (积极的) with my life because I wanted to prove to her that what people said about me was wrong. So I tried hard with my _________ and went to college. My first book came out while I was at college.

After college I taught during the day in high schools and attended evening classes at London University, where I got a degree (学位) in history. I became a lecturer at a college, but later I was thinking of _________ that job to write full time when I was offered a part-time job at Leeds University. I began to feel _________ —here was a working-class boy left school early, now teaching at the university.

My writing career took off when I discovered my own style. Now I’m rich and famous, have been on TV, and met lots of film stars. But what does it mean? I _________ wish all the people that have put me down had said: “I believe in you. You can make it.”

【1】A.importantB.successfulC.honestD.hardworking

【2】A.continuedB.failedC.decidedD.remembered

【3】A.experimentB.writingC.practiceD.work

【4】A.taking upB.putting upC.giving upD.picking up

【5】A.sadB.surprisedC.nervousD.proud

【6】A.justB.evenC.quiteD.still

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】B

【2】C

【3】B

【4】C

【5】D

【6】A

【解析】

本文讲述作者成功的经历，从小他是学校的差生，校长认为他将是一个无用的人。直到他喜欢上一个女孩儿，作者决定要做些改变，从此努力学习，努力工作，现在他很富有并且很有名气。他成功了。

【1】句意：我的校长认为我是没用的，当我14岁的时候，他说“你绝不会成功。”

important重要的；successful成功的；honest诚实的；hardworking努力工作的。此空为形容词作表语。根据“My headmaster thought I was useless…”可知校长认为我没用，因此可推测他认为我不会成功。故选B。

【2】句意：我决定做一些对我生命积极的事，因为我想证明给她看，别人所说关于我的事是错的。

continued继续；failed失败；decided决定；remembered记住。此空为谓语动词，根据“…I fell in love with a very nice middle-class girl.”可知作者爱上一个漂亮的女孩，因此决定做一些事，decide to do sth.表示“决定做某事”。故选C。

【3】句意：因此我试着努力学习写作，并且上了大学。

experiment实验；writing写作；practice练习；work工作。根据“My first book came out while I was at college.”可知作者在大学期间第一本书出版了，因此可推测作者是努力学习写作。故选B。

【4】句意：我成为一所大学的讲师，但是之后在我被Leeds大学提供一个兼职工作时，我想放弃那份工作来全职写作。

taking up开始从事；putting up举起；提高；giving up放弃；picking up捡起。根据“…write full time…”可知作者想放弃现在的工作，全职写作。故选C。

【5】句意：我开始感到自豪——一个工人阶级的离校学生，现在正在大学教书。

sad伤心的；surprised惊奇的；nervous紧张不安的；proud自豪的。破折号后为解释说明，根据“here was a working-class boy left school early, now teaching at the university. ”可推测作者是为自己的行为感到自豪。故选D。

【6】句意：我仅仅是希望那些看轻我的人都说：“我相信你。你能做到。”

just仅仅；even甚至；quite相当；still仍然。but后接转折，but之前介绍作者现在很出名，随即话锋一转，表达作者“只是”希望那些看轻他的人都说：“我相信你。你能做到。”。A选项符合句意。故选A。