Question

【题目】 Do you know the story of Nick Vujicic, an Australian man? Nick was born without arms or legs, so life was not ________ for him. At school many students played jokes on him ________ he looked different from everyone else. His classmates refused (拒绝) to be his friends, so he always felt ________. However, he faced it. He learned to read and write at the age of six, and he could ________ surf and play golf. He became very successful in college and was among the ________ students. And he ________ on what to do later in his life—to encourage(鼓励) others to work hard for their dreams.

Now Nick is one of the most popular speakers in the world. He travelled to many countries and gave speeches about his story against ________. “Living life fully is to look at what you ________, not what you don’t have,” he said. His ________ encourages millions of people.

“I tell people to keep on standing up when they ________ and to always love themselves,” he said. “If I can encourage just one person, then my job in this life works.”

【1】A.difficultB.importantC.easy

【2】A.becauseB.ifC.though

【3】A.happyB.relaxedC.lonely

【4】A.neverB.evenC.still

【5】A.youngestB.worstC.best

【6】A.decidedB.toldC.tried

【7】A.weatherB.difficultyC.health

【8】A.makeB.haveC.want

【9】A.friendB.storyC.family

【10】A.playB.exerciseC.fall

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】C

【2】A

【3】C

【4】B

【5】C

【6】A

【7】B

【8】B

【9】B

【10】C

【解析】

本文主要介绍Nick出生时没有胳膊和腿，所以生活对他来说并不容易。在学校里，许多学生嘲笑他，因为他看上去和别人不一样。然而他没有自暴自弃，通过努力，他上了大学，通过自己的经历鼓励别人努力工作。

【1】句意：尼克生来没有胳膊和腿，所以生活对他来说并不容易。

考查形容词辨析。difficult困难的；important重要的；easy容易的。根据“Nick was born without arms or legs,”尼克生来没有胳膊和腿。可知，生活对他来说并不容易。故选C。

【2】句意：在学校里，许多学生都拿他开玩笑，因为他看起来和别人不一样。

考查连词。because因为；if如果；though尽管。句子he looked different from everyone else是many students played jokes on him的原因，因此用because引导。故选A。

【3】句意：他的同学拒绝做他的朋友，所以他总是感到孤独。

考查形容词辨析。happy高兴的；relaxed放松的；lonely孤独的。根据“His classmates refused (拒绝) to be his friends,”他的同学拒绝做他的朋友。可知，他应该是感到孤独。故选C。

【4】句意：他六岁就学会了阅读和写作，甚至还能冲浪和打高尔夫球。

考查副词。never从来没有；even甚至；still仍然。根据“He learned to read and write at the age of six,”他六岁就学会了阅读和写作。可知，此处应该选择even甚至，用来加强语气；是指他甚至还能冲浪和打高尔夫球。故选B。

【5】句意：他在大学里非常成功，是最好的学生之一。

考查形容词的最高级。youngest最年轻的；worst最差的；best最好的。根据“He became very successful in college”他在大学里非常成功。可知，他应该是最好的学生之一。故选C。

【6】句意：他决定在以后的生活中做些什么来鼓励其他人为他们的梦想而努力工作。

考查动词辨析。decided决定；told告诉；tried尝试。根据“to encourage(鼓励) others to work hard for their dreams.”来鼓励其他人为他们的梦想而努力工作。可知，此处是Nick考虑后做出的决定，因此选择decided决定；decide on 意思是“确定，决定”。故选A。

【7】句意：他游历了许多国家，并发表演讲，讲述了他克服困难的故事。

考查名词辨析。weather天气；difficulty困难；health健康。由上文可知，尼克是没有胳膊和腿的，因此他讲述的是他是如何克服困难的。故选B。

【8】句意：他说：“充实的生活是看你拥有什么，而不是看你没有什么。”

考查动词辨析。make制造；have持有；want想要。根据下一句“not what you don’t have”而不是看你没有什么。可知，此处应该是“看你拥有什么”。故选B。

【9】句意：他的故事鼓舞了数百万人。

考查名词辨析。friend朋友；story故事；family家庭。根据“He travelled to many countries and gave speeches about his story against 7 .”他游历了许多国家，并发表演讲，讲述了他克服困难的故事。可知，此处是指他的故事鼓舞了数百万人。故选B。

【10】句意：他说：“我告诉人们跌倒时要坚持站起来，永远爱自己。”。

考查动词辨析。play玩耍；exercise锻炼；fall跌倒。根据“…keep on standing up”要坚持站起来，可知，此处应该是指跌倒时要坚持站起来。故选C。

本题的第6小题是考查动词辨析的。根据“to encourage(鼓励) others to work hard for their dreams.”来鼓励其他人为他们的梦想而努力工作。可知，此处是Nick考虑后做出的决定，因此选择decided决定；decide on 意思是“确定，决定”。故选A。