Question

While I studied at school, I felt great difficulty in learning my Latin translations. I was always very in using a dictionary, and it most difficult, while to other boys it seemed no .

I formed an alliance(盟友) with a boy in the Sixth Grade. He was very clever and read Latin as easily as English. My friend for his part was almost as troubled by the English essays he had to write for the headmaster as I was these Latin words. We agreed together that he should me my Latin translations and that I should do his essays. The arrangement wonderfully. The headmaster seemed quite with my work, and I had more time to myself in the morning. On the other hand, once a week I had to compose the essays of my friend. For several months no difficulty , but once we were nearly caught out.

One afternoon, the headmaster my friend to discuss one essay with him in a lively spirit. “I was interested in this you make here. I think you might have gone further. Tell me you had in your mind.” The headmaster continued in this for some time to fear of my friend. However, the headmaster, not wishing to an occasion of praise into of fault-finding, finally him go. He came back to me like a man who had had a very narrow and I made up my mind to make every effort to study my

1.A. quick B. slow C. hard D. good

2.A. made B. got C. found D. left

3.A. trouble B. difference C. labor D. worry

4.A. might B. would C. should D. could

5.A. very B. little C. much D. few

6.A. for B. by C. in D. to

7.A. change B. take C. forgive D. tell

8.A. worked B. tried C. happened D. developed

9.A. angry B. satisfied C. frightened D. sad

10.A. or so B. or else C. as usual D. as far

11.A. became B. seemed C. lay D. appeared

12.A. called B. taught C. arranged D. sent

13.A. aim B. goal C. point D. opinion

14.A. why B. how C. which D. what

15.A. excitement B. way C. meaning D. disappointment

16.A. turn B. leave C. grow D. become

17.A. none B. one C. either D. some

18.A. ordered B. asked C. took D. let

19.A. surprise B. escape C. hope D. chance

20.A. reading B. writing C. translations D. essays

Answer 1

1.B

2.C

3.A

4.D

5.C

6.B

7.D

8.A

9.B

10.A

11.D

12.A

13.C

14.D

15.B

16.A

17.B

18.D

19.B

20.C

【解析】

试题分析：拉丁文较差的作者和英文写作头疼的好友之间的计谋差一点被校长识破，通过这件事，作者认识到了自己的错误，所以下定决心努力把拉丁文翻译学好。

1.考查形容词和语境理解。A. quick快速的 B. slow 缓慢的或反应迟钝C. hard 困难的；努力的D. good好的。根据上文While I studies at school, I felt a great difficulty in learning my Latin translations.得知由于作者在学习拉丁语翻译上存在困难，所以在使用词典方面速度很慢。选B。

2.考查动词和语境理解。A. made 制作B. got得到C. found发现 D. left离开；落下。find后接most difficult作宾语补足语，表示发现使用词典困难。选C。

3.考查名词和语境理解。. A. trouble 麻烦 B. difference 不同C. labor 劳动D. worry担心。while表示转折，作者在学习拉丁语翻译方面存在困难，然而其他的学生却没有困难。选A。

4.考查情态动词和语境理解。A. might 可能B. would愿意 C. should应该 D. could会；能够。根据下文得知作者的朋友能够像读英语那样容易地读拉丁语。选D。

5.考查副词和语境理解。. A. very 非常B. little “很少”修饰不可数名词C. much “很多”不修饰可数名词D. few很少修饰可数名词。as much … as …意为“……和……一样”，表示作者的朋友在给校长写英语文章方面与作者使用拉丁语词汇方面一样有困难。选C。

6.考查介词和语境理解。. A. for 为了B. by 凭借；被C. in 在里面D. to到达。根据上文中的by English essays可判断出这里要用介词by，表示“被拉丁语词汇所困扰”。选B。

7.考查动词和语境理解。. A. change改变 B. take拿走 C. forgive 原谅D. tell告诉。表示他们达成一致，作者的朋友把拉丁语翻译讲给作者听。选D。

8.考查动词和语境理解。. A. worked 工作；有效果B. tried 努力 C. happened 发生 D. developed发展。表示这个安排起到非常奏效。选A。

9.考查形容词和语境理解。. A. angry 生气的B. satisfied 满意的C. frightened害怕的 D. sad伤心的。所提供的情景The arrangement worked wonderfully.说明校长对作者写的文章感到满意。选B。

10.考查短语和语境理解。. A. or so 大约 B. or else否则；要不然 C. as usual像平常一样 D. as far不构成短语。表示大约一周左右，作者就帮助他的朋友写一篇文章。选A。

11.考查动词和语境理解。.A. became 成为B. seemed看起来 C. lay摆放 D. appeared出现。表示几个月来没有出现困难。选D。

12.考查动词和语境理解。. A. called 称呼 ；叫；打电话B. taught 教学C. arranged安排D. sent发送。call sb to do sth意为“叫来某人做某事”。一天下午校长把作者的朋友叫去与他讨论文章。选A。

13.考查名词和语境理解。. A. aim 目标 B. goal目标 C. point 要点D. opinion观点。校长对文章中的要点感兴趣。选C。

14.考查关系词和语境理解。. A. why 为什么B. how 如何C. which引导定语从句 D. what引导名词性从句。tell后what引导宾语从句，在从句中作had的宾语。选D。

15.考查名词和语境理解。 A. excitement 兴奋 B.way 方法；方式C. meaning 意义D. disappointment失望。表示校长不断地赞扬文章的观点并且询问作者的朋友他对这些观点的进一步想法。选B。

16.考查动词和语境理解。. A. turn转向 B. leave 离开 C. grow 成长 D. become成为。turn … into意为“把……变成……”。由于文章不是作者的朋友写的，当校长一而再，再而三提出问题时，他感到害怕，所以这里说校长不希望把表扬变成寻找过错。选A。

17.考查代词和语境理解。 A. none 没有 B. one 一个 C. either 两者中任何一个D. some一些。one意为“一个”，用于代词指代上文不定冠词+名词（occasion），表示一个寻找过错的机会。选B。

18.考查动词和语境理解。A. ordered 命令B. asked要求 C. took 拿走D. let让。let sb do sth表示“让某人做某事”。order、ask和take后接带to的不定式作宾语补足语。选D。

19.考查动词和语境理解。. A. surprise 吃惊B. escape逃跑 C. hope希望D. chance机会。a very narrow escape表示“差一点逃脱不了”。由于文章不是作者的朋友写的，如果校长继续盘问下去，事情很可能败露。选B。

20.考查名词和语境理解。. A. reading 阅读B. writing写作 C. translations翻译 D. essays论文。通过这件事，作者认识到了自己的错误，所以下定决心努力把拉丁文翻译学好。选C。

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