题目内容
_____ her help, we were able to finish our work ahead of time.
- A.Result in
- B.Brought in
- C.Introduced to
- D.Thanks to
试题分析:句意,多亏了她的帮助,我们才能提前完成我们的工作。result in引起,导致bring in 引进 introduce to 介绍给 thanks to多亏,故选D.
考点:常见固定词组辨析
点评:解答此类题型一定要掌握各个选项的基本词义。
Success is often measured by the ability to overcome adversity(逆境). But it is often the belief of others that gives us the courage(勇气)to try.
J. K. Rowling, author of the Harry Potter book series, began writing at age 6. Her good friend-Sean became the first person to encourage her and help her build the confidence that one day she would be a very good writer.
“He was the first person with whom I really discussed my serious ambition(志向) to be a writer. He was also the only person who thought I was bound to(注定)be a success at it, which meant much more to me than I ever told him at the time.”
Though there were many difficulties, Rowling continued her writing, particularly fantasy stories. But it wasn't until l990 that she first came up with the idea about Harry Potter. As she recalls(回忆), it was on a long train journey from London to Manchester that “the idea of Harry Potter simply fell into my head. To my great disappointment, I didn't have a pen with me, and I was too shy to ask anybody if I could borrow one. I think, now, that this was probably a good thing, because I simply sat and thought, for four (delayed train) hours, and all the details came up in my brain, and this thin, black-haired, bespectacled(戴眼镜的)boy who didn't know he was a wizard became more and more real to me.”
That same year, her mother died after a ten-year fight with serious diseases, which deeply affected her writing. She went on to marry and had a daughter, but separated from her husband shortly afterwards.
During this time, Rowling was diagnosed with depression(诊断患有抑郁症). Unemployed, she finished her first novel in area cafes, where she could get her daughter to fall asleep. After being refused by l2 publishing houses, the first Harry Potter novel was sold to a small British publishing house.
Now with seven books that have sold nearly 400 million copies in 64 languages, J. K. Rowling is the highest earning novelist in history. And it all began with her friend’s encouragement as well as her ambition to write.
【小题1】 Who believed J. K. Rowling was to be a good writer?
| A.Her friend Sean. | B.Her mother. |
| C.Her daughter. | D.Her husband. |
| A.at the age of 6 |
| B.on a train journey |
| C.after her mother's death |
| D.in her secondary school |
| A.her train was delayed for four hours |
| B.she didn't have a pen with her |
| C.her mind suddenly went blank |
| D.no one would offer her help |
| A.open-minded | B.warm-hearted |
| C.good-natured | D.strong-willed |
| A.adversity makes a good novelist |
| B.the courage to try is a special ability |
| C.you can have a wonderful idea everywhere |
| D.encouragement helps one succeed |
Lillian Hanson, a college student, expects to graduate in about two years. What makes Mrs Hanson different from her classmates is her age-----73 years. She has been studying at college, a few courses at a time, for 27 years.
When Lillian Hanson graduated from high school, she went to the bank to borrow money for further education. The banker gave her no encouragement. He didn‘t think that a country girl should borrow money to go to college. He thought she should be at home doing work in the house or around the farm. So Lillian Hanson went home and raised a family of nine children instead of going to college. Mrs Hanson never forgot her dream of getting a higher education. When her children were grown, she tried again.
She finds that it is the hardest part of going back to school at her age to sit in class for long periods of time. Because she is not as quick as she used to be, Mrs Hanson often gets up and walks around classes to keep from getting stiff(不灵活). At the beginning of a course in using the computer, the other students all stood up to give her a warm welcome when she introduced herself and explained why she was there and what her aims were.
1. Mrs Hanson couldn’t go to college immediately after she graduated from high school because _____.
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A.she hadn‘t got enough money |
B.she was a country girl |
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C.the banker ordered her not to borrow any money |
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D.the banker thought she should raise a family of nine children |
2.The computer students welcomed Mrs Hanson warmly because ______.
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A.she had got an excellent result in the exam |
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B.she was good at telling funny stories |
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C.they wanted to get her help in their studies |
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D.they were deeply moved by her spirit |
3. Mrs Hanson is the sort of person who ________.
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A.cares for study very much |
B.likes to borrow money from the bank |
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C.never misses a chance to talk |
D.tries to save any money for her family |
4. In which order did Mrs Hanson do the following things?
a. she began her studies at college.
b. She finished high school.
c. She got married and gave birth of nine children.
d. She had her 73 rd birthday.
e. She went to the bank to borrow money.
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A.a c b e d |
B.b e c a d |
C.b c e d a |
D.e d a c b |