Question

For most people, graduation is an exciting day, but my graduation day was not.
I remember that weekend two years ago. Family and friends had flown in from across the country to 1 the celebration. But just like everyone else in my class, I had watched the 2  turn from bad to worse in my senior year. Almost all of us graduates had degrees, but very uncertain 3.
The weeks ahead weren’t 4. I knew my small university town couldn’t offer me any opportunities, 5 I packed up my car and drove to Southern California to find work. But what I thought would take a 6  dragged into two, and then four, and 100 job applications later, I found myself in the exact same 7 as I was before.
You know that feeling when you wake up in 8? That feeling became a constant in my life. Days felt like weeks, weeks like months, and those many months felt like everlasting9. And the most annoying part was no matter how much I tried, I just couldn’t seem to make any10.
So what did I do to keep my good sense? I decided to 11. Something about putting words on a page made everything seem a little clearer — a little brighter. Something about writing gave me 12. And if you want something 13enough, sometimes a little hope is all you 14!
I put my thoughts into a children’s book. Beyond the River was the story of an unlikely hero, a little fish, who 15 to give up his dream.
And then one day, without any sort of writing degree or contacts in the writing world — just a lot of hard work and determination —I was offered a 16 contract for my first book! After that, things slowly began to fall into 17. I was offered a second book deal. Then, a few months later, I got an interview with the Walt Disney Company and was 18 shortly after.
Don’t give up. Even if things look 19now, don’t give up. If you work hard, things will always get better. Often times our dreams lie in wait just a little further upstream ... all we need is the 20  to push beyond the river.

1. 1.
   1. A.
      hold
   2. B.
      attend
   3. C.
      prepare
   4. D.
      enjoy
2. 2.
   1. A.
      environment
   2. B.
      climate
   3. C.
      opportunity
   4. D.
      economy
3. 3.
   1. A.
      choice
   2. B.
      danger
   3. C.
      desire
   4. D.
      future
4. 4.
   1. A.
      quiet
   2. B.
      busy
   3. C.
      easy
   4. D.
      short
5. 5.
   1. A.
      so
   2. B.
      but
   3. C.
      for
   4. D.
      or
6. 6.
   1. A.
      day
   2. B.
      week
   3. C.
      month
   4. D.
      year
7. 7.
   1. A.
      town
   2. B.
      direction
   3. C.
      situation
   4. D.
      habit
8. 8.
   1. A.
      surprise
   2. B.
      delight
   3. C.
      peace
   4. D.
      fear
9. 9.
   1. A.
      pain
   2. B.
      complaint
   3. C.
      love
   4. D.
      glory
10. 10.
    1. A.
       appointment
    2. B.
       progress
    3. C.
       commitment
    4. D.
       decision
11. 11.
    1. A.
       read
    2. B.
       think
    3. C.
       write
    4. D.
       paint
12. 12.
    1. A.
       hope
    2. B.
       wisdom
    3. C.
       pleasure
    4. D.
       inspiration
13. 13.
    1. A.
       hardly
    2. B.
       badly
    3. C.
       easily
    4. D.
       well
14. 14.
    1. A.
       lack
    2. B.
       find
    3. C.
       bury
    4. D.
       need
15. 15.
    1. A.
       refused
    2. B.
       managed
    3. C.
       failed
    4. D.
       decided
16. 16.
    1. A.
       writing
    2. B.
       translating
    3. C.
       publishing
    4. D.
       reviewing
17. 17.
    1. A.
       ruin
    2. B.
       place
    3. C.
       pieces
    4. D.
       despair
18. 18.
    1. A.
       rewarded
    2. B.
       paid
    3. C.
       hired
    4. D.
       fired
19. 19.
    1. A.
       different
    2. B.
       unimportant
    3. C.
       strange
    4. D.
       tough
20. 20.
    1. A.
       courage
    2. B.
       chance
    3. C.
       time
    4. D.
       dream

Answer 1

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试题分析：本文主要讲了作者在毕业后，生活贫困潦倒，但他却不放弃，最终作者取得成功。通过这个故事，告诉我们面对困境，要坚持不懈的努力，这才是通向成功的正确道路。
1.考查动词：A. hold 抓住，B. attend参加，出席，C. prepare准备，D. enjoy享受，作者毕业了朋友和家人乘飞机过来参加庆祝仪式，选B
2.考查名词： A. environment环境，B. climate气候，C. opportunity机会，D. economy经济，从下面找工作困难的描述，可知当时的经济越来越糟，选D
3.考查名词： A. choice选择，B. danger危险，C. desire渴望，D. future未来，因为经济不景气，学生毕业了都有学位，但是未来却不确定，选D
4.考查形容词：A. quiet安静的，B. busy繁忙的，C. easy容易的，D. short短的，从后面的句子：I knew my small university town couldn’t offer me any opportunities, 大学城不能提供任何机会，所以这几个星期不容易，选C
5.考查副词： A. so 因此，B. but但是，C. for因为，D. or或者，前面是大学城不提供机会和后面的I packed up my car and drove to Southern California to find work.开车去加力福利亚北部找工作是因果关系，选A
6.考查名词： A. day日子，B. week 星期，C. month月份，D. year年，从前面的The weeks ahead可知选B
7.考查名词： A. town城镇，  B. direction方向，指导，C. situation 形势，境地，D. habit习惯，我发现过了几个星期我的所处的境地和以前是一样的，选C
8.考查名词： A. surprise惊讶，B. delight高兴，C. peace和平，D. fear害怕，从后面的句子：And the most annoying part was no matter how much I tried,可知这是不好的感觉，早上在恐惧中醒来，选D
9.考查名词： A. pain 痛苦，B. complaint抱怨，C. love爱，D. glory荣誉，日子就像星期，星期就像月，这么长时间似乎是持久的痛苦，选A
10.考查名词： A. appointment 约会，B. progress进步，C. commitment承诺，奉献，D. decision决定，无论我多么努力，好像都没有什么进步，选B
11.考查动词：A. read读，B. think想，C. write写，D. paint画画，从后面的句子：Something about putting words on a page可知是写写东西，选C
12.考查名词：A. hope希望，B. wisdom智慧，C. pleasure快乐，D. inspiration激励，从后面的句子：sometimes a little hope is all you   49  !可知写作给我带来希望，选A
13.考查副词：A. hardly几乎不，B. badly坏的，非常，C. easily容易地，D. well好地，有时你非常想写东西，选B
14.考查动词：A. lack缺乏，B. find 发现，C. bury埋葬，D. need需要，我们需要的是一点希望，选D
15.考查动词：A. refused拒绝，B. managed设法，C. failed 失败，D. decided决定，拒绝放弃他的梦想，选A
16.考查动词：A. writing 写，B. translating翻译，C. publishing出版，D. reviewing复习，从后面的句子;I was offered a second book deal.可知被提供了出版合同，选C
17.考查名词：A. Ruin毁坏，废墟，B. place 地方， C. Pieces碎片，D. Despair绝望，fall into piece变得有条不紊，开始有头绪，和后面的I was offered a second book deal. Then, a few months later, I got an interview with the Walt Disney一致，选B
18.考查动词：A. rewarded回报，B. paid 付钱，C. hired雇佣，D. fired解雇，前面是I got an interview with the Walt Disney Company，所以是被迪斯尼公司雇佣了，选C
19.考查形容词：A. different不同的，B. unimportant不重要的，C. strange奇怪的，D. Tough困难的，即使情况现在看起来困难，也不要放弃，选D
20.考查名词： A. courage勇气，B. chance机会，C. time时间，D. dream梦想，我们需要的是游到河对面的勇气，选A
考点：考查故事类短文