Question

Growing up is not always easy. When facing difficulties, courage and a spirit of independence(独立) can be more useful than crying for help. That’s what the story I’ve heard recently tells me.

The young man was born in 1982 in a __1__ family in a small town. When he was only 11, his father became mentally ill(精神病) and one day came back with an abandoned(被遗弃的) baby girl. A year later, his __2__ left home with his younger brother because she couldn’t __3__ hard life and pressure from her mad husband. The 12-year-old boy began to __4__ his whole family: He took care of not only his sick father, but also the little girl. _5__, he didn’t give up studying. Later he went to college. To care for the little girl, he rented a room near his college and __6__ her education by doing part-time jobs.

After the young man’s story went public, people were deeply impressed by his behavior(行为). __7__ his life was hard, he didn’t abandon his father and his sister __8__ they needed his help very much. And he __9__ donations(捐款) from others. He said he felt __10__ because of kind offers, but he could depend on his own work. With his hard-won money, he __11__ aided(帮助) other students in trouble. 

Today when many young people worry more about their own happiness, this young man’s behavior reminds us of what we don’t usually __12_: love and care for others. Nobody could continue to live __13__ these.

Through his hard life, the young man is regarded as a __14__ in people’s eyes. So when facing difficulties, don’t __15__ bad luck. Consider(考虑) what more you could do for your family and society, and you’ll find the world smiling back.

1. A. rich           B. happy           C. poor              D. lucky

2. A. father         B. mother           C. sister           D. brother

3. A. understand     B. stand            C. believe          D. refuse

4. A. support        B. organize         C. hate             D. leave

5. A. At times       B. For the first time   C. At the same time   D. All the time

6. A. planned       B. afforded          C. ended              D. solved

7. A. Since         B. Unless            C. Because           D. Although

8. A. because       B. until              C. if                D. so

9. A. received       B. expected          C. refused           D. wasted

10. A. sorry         B. embarrassed       C. terrified         D. encouraged

11. A. even          B. hardly            C. still             D. never

12. A. get used to                         B. look forward to   

C. pay attention to                     D. be supposed to

13. A. with          B. without           C. by                 D. for

14. A. fool          B. volunteer          C. teacher          D. hero

15. A. hear about     B. dream about       C. complain about    D. learn about

Answer 1

1. C。   根据本题所在段落的内容可知，这个年轻人的家是贫穷的。

2. B。   根据…from her mad husband可知答案为B。

3. B。   根据left home 可知，他的母亲不能忍受生活的艰辛和来自丈夫的压力。

4. A。   根据题意可知，他要支撑整个家。

5. C。   at times有时，for the first time第一次，at the same time与此同时，all the time始终。根据句意应选C。

6. B。    根据句意，他通过业余时间打工来负担妹妹的学费。

7. D。    since意为“既然，由于”， unless意为“除非”，because意为“因为”， although意为“尽管，虽然”，。。引导让步状语从句。

8. A。    because引导原因状语从句，表示他不放弃父亲和妹妹的原因。

9. C。    根据后句but he could depend on his own work可知。

10. D。    sorry难过的；embarrassed尴尬的；terrified 可怕的；encouraged鼓舞人心的。根据语境可知C项正确。

11. A。    根据短文可知，他甚至用自己辛苦得来的钱，去资助那些陷入困境的学生。

12. C。    get used to习惯于……；look forward to期望；be supposed to应该； pay attention to注意。这个年轻人的所作所为让我们想起了生活中经常不被注意的两点：爱和关心。

13. B。    根据句意，没有爱和关心，没有人能够继续生存。

14. D。    根据句意，这个年轻人在人们的眼中是一个英雄。

15. C。    hear about意为“听说”； dream about；complain about意为“抱怨”； learn about意为“学习”。根据上下文可知，C项为正确答案。