Question

【题目】Be Yourself

We wish that we could be better at sports or more attractive．We wish we had nicer clothes or more money．Everyone likes to feel that he or she is special．__________ , many of us grow up believing that we're not special at all．We believe we are not good enough just as

we are．

Most parents want us to be the best we can be． Very often, they compare us to __________．By doing this, they try to encourage us to do better．They __________ well, but the message we often get is that we're not good enough．We begin to believe that the only way we can be special is __________ being better than someone else, but we are often disappointed (失望)．There will always be someone out there who is better than we are at __________ Plenty of people around may not be as smart as we are, but they are better at sports．Or they may not be as good-looking, but they have more money, It is __________ for us to be

better than everyone else all the time．

We all want the things that we believe will make us __________ people．But very often we don't realize that we already have __________ us the very things that we want．These things

make us different from others．When we are growing up, __________ sometimes forget to tell us that we are special, that we are good enough．Maybe no one told them when they were growing up．__________ , it's up to us to remind them from time to time that each of us, in our own way, is special．What we are is enough．

【1】A. Again B. Next C. Otherwise D. However

【2】A. other B. others C. ourselves D. themselves

【3】A. believe B. work C. mean D. show

【4】A. to B. on C. by D. in

【5】A. something B. anything C. everything D. nothing

【6】A. helpful B. impossible C. necessary D. important

【7】A. smarter B. kinder C. better D. happier

【8】A. inside B. among C. around D. for

【9】A. friends B. scientists C. parents D. doctors

【10】A. Also B. Anyway C. Although D. After all

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】D

【2】B

【3】C

【4】C

【5】A

【6】B

【7】C

【8】A

【9】C

【10】B

【解析】这篇短文主要谈到了如何做好自己的话题。告诉我们，尽管我们的父母还有我们自己对自己都有这样或者那样的期望，但是我们只要尽自己最大努力，做好自己就可以了。

【1】考查语境理解及词语辨析。A. Again又，再；B. Next 接下来；C. Otherwise否则; 另外；D. However然而。however上下句之间存在转折关系。每个人都希望自己能与众不同，但是长大后发现事实并非如此，故选D。

【2】考查不定代词与语境理解。A. other其他；B. others其他，后不加名词；C. ourselves 我们自己；D. themselves他们自己。句意：他们经常把我们和其他人作比较。空后没有名词，又是泛指其他，所以选B。

【3】考查动词与语境。A. believe相信；B. work 工作；C. mean意味着；D. show展示。句意：他们意思是很好的，但是我们得到的信息是我们不够完美。根据句意是父母们的想法是好的。故选C。

【4】考查介词与语境。句意：我们开始相信我们特别的唯一方式是比别人做的更好。此题指的是表示通过某种方式，所以用介词by。故选C。

【5】考查代词与语境理解。A. something 一些事情；B. anything任何事情；C. everything 每件事情；D. nothing没有事情。句意：但总有一些人在一些事情上比我们优秀。B. anything任何事情，用在否定句或疑问句中；D. nothing没有事情。表示否定。本题表示的肯定。C. everything 每件事情，太绝对。故选A。

【6】考查语境理解及形容词辨析。helpful有帮助的；impossible不可能的；necessary必要的；important重要的。有的人长得好看，还有的人有钱，我们不可能时时刻刻都比他人优秀，故选B。

【7】考查形容词比较级与语境。A. smarter可爱的；B. kinder 友善的；C. better 较好的；D. happier较高兴。句意：我们都希望我们相信的东西能让我们成为更好的人。由上文的句子It is impossible for us to be better than everyone else all the time.因此本题用better修饰名词people，作宾补，表示我们想成为什么样的人。其它形容词不符合文意。故选C。

【8】考查语境理解及介词辨析。inside在里面among在多个中间；around在……四周；for为了，对于。inside指内心深处。但我们常常不知道我们内心已经拥有了我们想要的东西。故选A。

【9】考查语境理解及名词辨析。friends朋友们；scientists科学家们；parents父母；doctors医生们。在我们成长的过程中，父母有时候忘记告诉我们是非常的特别。故选C。

【10】考查副词与语境理解。A. Also也；B. Anyway不管怎样；C. Although 虽然；D. After all毕竟。句意：不管怎样，我们应该时不时提醒他们，我们每个人，以我们自己的方式，都是特别的。根据语境是不管怎样的意思。故选B。