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阅读下面短文,从短文后各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中,选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
Growing up is not always easy. When facing difficulties, courage and a spirit of independence can be more useful than crying for     !That’s what Hong Zhanhui’s story of  __  from boy to man with family hardships  ( 艰难)tell us.
Hong was born in 1982 in a poor family in Xihua County, Henan Province. When he was    11, his father became mentally(心理上) ill and one day came back with an abandoned ( 被抛弃的)baby girl. A year later, Hong‘s mother and younger brother both      home because of poverty ( 贫困)and pressure ( 压力)from his ill father.
The burden  ( 负担)fell onto the 12-year-old’s shoulders: to treat his father’s illness, to   the adopted  ( 领养的)sister Chenchen, and to go on to study.
Hong didn’t   . Since a young age, he has worked in part-time jobs to feed his family. At the same time, he has studied at college. To take care of Chenchen, he worked hard to   a room near his campus for her, and send her to school.
After Hong’s story went public, people were    to tears by his selflessness. Hard      his life was, Hong didn’t abandon his father and the adopted  , because they needed his help. With his hard –won money, he even helped other students    against misfortunes ( 厄运).
Today when many tend to worry more about their own happiness, Hong’s deeds    us of what we usually ignore(忽略): love and care for others. Without these,      of us could survive.
Hong   donations  ( 捐献) from others. He said he felt encouraged by kind offers, but he could    his own work. Short of money to buy food, the boy climbed tall trees to get birds’ eggs for his baby sister. He walked two hours at weekends to buy different things to      around his school to earn money. Through his hard life, the boy developed     to rise above misfortune that made him a hero in people’s eyes.
Hong’s story shows that with love and willpower, no hardship can   a person but himself. So when facing difficulties, don’t  ___  about bad luck. Consider what more you could do for your family and society     you will find the world smiling back.    
小题1:
A.moneyB.foodC.clothesD.help
小题2:
A.caringB.growingC.movingD.turning
小题3:
A.onlyB.alreadyC.everD.still
小题4:
A.stayedB.wentC.soldD.left
小题5:
A.bring upB.give upC.stick toD.devote to
小题6:
A.go awayB.give upC.run outD.turn down
小题7:A build              B. rent         C. buy             D. borrow
小题8:
A.encouragedB.movedC.inspiredD.made
小题9:A. as            B because      C. unless.             D. while
小题10:
A.brotherB.daughterC.sisterD.uncle
小题11:
A.strugglingB.learningC.runningD.turning
小题12:
A.leaveB.remember C.remindD.tell
小题13:
A.anyoneB.everyoneC.noneD.no one
小题14:
A.threw awayB.turned outC.ran outD.turned down
小题15:
A.depend onB.stick toC.refer toD.turn to
小题16:
A.showB.eatC.sellD.share
小题17:
A.a chanceB.an abilityC.a spiritD.a belief
小题18:
A.buryB.defeatC.kickD.knock
小题19:
A.worryB.careC.complainD.joke
小题20:
A.andB.orC.whenD.Until
 
小题1:D
小题2:B
小题3:A
小题4:D
小题5:A
小题6:B
小题7:B
小题8:B
小题9:A
小题10:C
小题11:A
小题12:C
小题13:C
小题14:D
小题15:A
小题16:C
小题17:B
小题18:B
小题19:C
小题20:A

试题分析:本文给读者讲述了洪战辉的故事。幼小的肩膀扛起了抚养收养的妹妹、照顾生病的父亲的责任。他自立自强,靠自己的劳动供自己和妹妹上学。所以对于一个有爱和坚强的意志力的人来说,任何困难都是战无不胜的。
小题1: 考查名词辨析。当面对困难时,勇气和独立精神比喊着救命更有帮助。money钱;food食物 ;clothes衣服;help帮助。 故选D。
小题2:考查动词辨析。 这就是洪战辉由于家庭的艰难从一个男孩称之为一个男子汉的故事要告诉我们的。前文说道成长不是容易的事。caring在乎;growing成长;moving移动;turning变化。所以应该选B。
小题3:考查副词辨析。应该是在洪战辉只有11岁的时候,他的父亲得了心里疾病。only只有;already已经;ever曾经;still仍然。故选A。
小题4:考查动词辨析。因为家庭贫困再加上生病的父亲,所以妈妈带着小弟弟离开了家。stayed逗留;went去;sold卖;left离开。故选D。
小题5:考查动词短语辨析。12岁的孩子承担起照顾生病的父亲、抚养领养的妹妹晨晨还要继续上学。bring up抚养;give up放弃;stick to坚持;devote to献身于。故选A。
小题6:考查名词辨析。全文判断,他坚持下来,所以是没有放弃。go away走开;give up放弃;run out用完;turn down调小、拒绝。故选B。
小题7:考查动词辨析。他在学校附近租房子并送妹妹上学。build建设;rent租;buy买; borrow借。故选B。
小题8:考查动词辨析。人们为洪战辉的无私所感动地落泪。encouraged鼓励;moved感动;inspired激励;made 使得。故选 B。
小题9:考查连接词辨析。 形容词位于句首,as在这里表示尽管,引导让步状语从句,句子倒装。as尽管;because因为; unless除非;while当……时候。故选A。
小题10:考查名词辨析。被收养的妹妹。前后都有介绍。brother兄弟;daughter女儿;sister姐妹;uncle叔叔。故选C。
小题11:考查动词辨析。他用自己辛苦赚来的钱帮助其他同学与厄运作斗争。struggling斗争;learning学习; running跑;turning变化。故选A。
小题12:考查动词辨析。洪的故事告诉我们.leave离开;remember记得;remind提醒;tell 告诉。故选 C。
小题13:考查代词辨析。没有爱和关心,我们谁都活不下去。anyone任何人;everyone每个人;none没人、什么;no one 没人。故选C。
小题14:考查动词短语辨析。洪拒绝别人的捐助。threw away扔掉;turned out结果;ran out用完;turned down调小、拒绝。故选D。
小题15:考查动词短语辨析。他能靠自己工作挣钱。depend on依靠;stick to坚持;refer to参考;turn to转向。故选A。
小题16:考查动词辨析。show around his school在学校周围转;eat吃;sell卖;share分享。   C。
小题17:考查名词辨析。 在艰苦的生活中,他养成了在困境中崛起的能力。 a chance机会;an ability能力;a spirit精神;a belief 信念。故选B。
小题18:考查动词辨析。没有任何困难会打败你除了你自己。bury埋葬;defeat打败; kick踢;knock敲。故选B。
小题19:考查动词辨析。面对困难时,不要抱怨自己的不幸worry担心;care在意;complain抱怨 ;joke笑话。故选C。
小题20:考查固定句式辨析。这里应该是祈使句,and+一般将来时的句子。and和;or或者;when当……时候;Until直到……才。故选A。
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My father was in the navy, which meant that my mother was married to both my father and the sea. As was often the       , we had to pack our belongings into boxes and    those we had grown to love. We would arrive at our new home and find ourselves once again standing at the pier (码头)      good-bye to my father as his ship pulled him away from us. My mother would turn my brother and me around before the ship was out of     , wipe our tears, and take us back home to start the process of    in the new environment again.
Throughout the years of changing     , schools and friends, there remained one constant in my childhood — my mother. For both my    and me, she was the cook, maid and teacher. She played these roles while    some type of part-time job. Leaving a       career is just one of the sacrifices which my mother made for my family as we moved around the world with our father every three years or so.    she had to deal with only a small budget, my mother,     , managed to make each house the very home that is safe and     .
This probably sounds like a depressing way to live,      with two small children:  “single”
parenthood, short-term friendships, and the inability to    her career or establish a home. But it was not for my mother. She turned this    into adventure for us all! Each relocation (变换位置) was a chance to    another part of the world. My mother greeted each new culture, climate and neighborhood. Each new house was a    to rearrange furniture, make curtains and    pictures. Every part-time job was an opportunity to learn something new and work with interesting people.
No matter how difficult the life was, she was always having a    attitude. She always had strength in the face of struggle and change. My mother was so    all those years during my childhood — she was my island in a sea of change. She is my hero.
小题1:
A.situationB.conditionC.caseD.matter
小题2:
A.leave out B.leave behindC.leave offD.leave for
小题3:
A.speaking B.staringC.wavingD.talking
小题4:
A.rangeB.shapeC.sightD.control
小题5:
A.adapting B.suitingC.matchingD.fitting
小题6:
A.namesB.jobsC.addressesD.directions
小题7:
A.fatherB.classmatesC.brotherD.relatives
小题8:
A.performingB.seekingC.waitingD.applying
小题9:
A.terribleB.promisingC.hopelessD.negative
小题10:
A.OnceB.While C.WhenD.Unless
小题11:
A.somewhereB.anyhowC.somewhatD.somehow
小题12:
A.romanticB.comfortableC.mysteriousD.wealthy
小题13:
A.generallyB.actuallyC.especiallyD.unfairly
小题14:
A.desertB.developC.affectD.limit
小题15:
A.lifestyleB.valueC.journeyD.opportunity
小题16:
A.acquireB.exploreC.occupyD.realize
小题17:
A.loadB.sadnessC.resultD.challenge
小题18:
A.hangB.drawC.tookD.sold
小题19:
A.changeableB.cautiousC.positiveD.negative
小题20:
A.experiencedB.braveC.ordinaryD.annoyed
A few days ago, my sister Liz and I talked about Dad, and we decided to get him a little something for Father's Day. We talked about the times when we were        up and how Mom and Dad used to play the ‘good cop, bad cop’ thing on us. Dad has been a person of few words since we were       . He raised us more by        than anything else. When he spoke, though we listened, he was always mysterious and difficult to understand. There was always a(n)        meaning that I never got, but Liz always        to decipher(破解) him. By the time I got to high school, I had wanted a skateboard and I        I was too old to ask money from my parents, so I worked at a burger joint (美式汉堡店). One day, I was really angry about annoying burgers. I came home huffing and puffing(气喘吁吁). Dad saw me and asked me what was the       . I told him that I was fed up with annoying burgers. He said that we all have to start somewhere, that we may not know it now, but the skills we learn even in a burger joint might come in handy ______in life, ‘Who knows, you might end up having to run a        or even own one when you grow up,’ said Dad. He        me down and I kept what he said in mind, even though I really didn’t agree with it.
A couple of years later, when I got to college, I worked in a restaurant. During one of the really        days that we had, we were short on kitchen staff. Our customers were getting impatient and the        were getting delayed. We were sure any minute something terrible would        out. I couldn’t stand the        any more, so I rolled up my sleeves, got myself a hair net and helped out in the hot kitchen. We caught up with the orders       . The owner saw what I did and called me over around        time. He said that he was very       . He raised my salary and made me the assistant manager even though I could only go part-time. That was        I realized that what my dad said to me all those years before was absolutely true.
I’ve never forgotten what my dad said that day. And whenever I have to do something that requires new skills, no matter how insignificant or        it seems, I have a new perspective(看法) that it might really help me later on or even right now and I just don’t know it. Experience is everything and it        a lot when you take lessons from it. That’s my life’s philosophy.
小题1:
A.gettingB.goingC.growingD.coming
小题2:
A.schoolboysB.kidsC.adultsD.graduates
小题3:
A.instructionB.exampleC.orderD.inspiration
小题4:
A.obviousB.clearC.reasonableD.hidden
小题5:
A.failedB.refusedC.triedD.managed
小题6:
A.imaginedB.promisedC.believedD.suggested
小题7:
A.experienceB.matterC.eventD.accident
小题8:
A.laterB.soonerC.latterD.late
小题9:
A.restaurantB.hospitalC.schoolD.plant
小题10:
A.calmedB.wroteC.1etD.put
小题11:
A.excitingB.worryingC.busyD.happy
小题12:
A.meetingsB.partiesC.menusD.orders
小题13:
A.breakB.showC.goD.set
小题14:
A.quarrelB.1azinessC.relaxationD.tension
小题15:
A.eventuallyB.regularlyC.obviouslyD.thankfully
小题16:
A.breakfastB.1unchC.openingD.closing
小题17:
A.influencedB.interestedC.inspiredD.impressed
小题18:
A.whenB.whyC.whetherD.where
小题19:
A.importantB.impressiveC.interestingD.small
小题20:
A.worksB.countsC.showsD.studies
阅读下面短文,从短文后各题的A、B、C、D四个选项中,选出适合填入对应空白处的最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该选项涂黑。
After the earthquake hit northeast Japan on March 11, 2011,many touching stories that I saw with my own eyes happened around me.
I had to walk home since all the        had stopped after the quake.On my way home I ____ an old Japanese lady at the bakery shop who was giving out free bread,which made my heart         . A middle­aged Japanese man was holding a sign that read,“Please use our __ __.” He was         his house for people to go to the restroom.
My friend wanted to         others.He stood in the cold with a sign “If you are okay with a motorcycle,I will        you to your house.” And then I saw him take one gentleman home, all the way to a faraway place!
Then next day I drove to      my car with gas.There is a lack of __ __ now and many gasoline stations are either closed or have very __ __ lines. I got __ __,since I was behind 15 cars. Finally,when it was my __ __,the man smiled and said,“__ __ this situation,we are only giving $30 worth gas per person.Is that alright?”“__ __. I'm just glad that we are all able to __ __,” I said.His smile gave me so much comfort.
I saw a man at the evacuation(疏散)center __ __ when people brought food to him.It was the first time in three days that food was brought to their center. However,after he wiped the tears,his next __ __ surprised me.“I am very __ __ that we are provided with food.But people in the city next to us haven't __ __ any food at all.Please go to that center as well.” And when hearing that,I realized there is a bright future on the other side of this __ __.
小题1:
A.rescueB.lifeC.trafficD.business
小题2:
A.missedB.caughtC.noticedD.heard
小题3:
A.kindB.hotelC.brokenD.warm
小题4:
A.toiletB.softC.hospitalD.house
小题5:
A.sellingB.openingC.repairingD.building
小题6:
A.encourageB.changeC.saveD.help
小题7:
A.driveB.followC.leadD.send
小题8:
A.startB.fillC.checkD.wash
小题9:
A.informationB.gasC.foodD.salt
小题10:
A.directB.fineC.longD.thin
小题11:
A.worriedB.luckyC.sadD.angry
小题12:
A.timeB.turnC.dutyD.decision
小题13:
A.Except forB.Together with C.Because ofD.Instead of
小题14:
A.Not at allB.Of courseC.No wayD.Never mind
小题15:
A.shareB.offerC.learnD.choose
小题16:
A.singingB.eatingC.smilingD.crying
小题17:
A.wordsB.rolesC.waysD.promises
小题18:
A.sureB.gratefulC.surprisedD.proud
小题19:
A.boughtB.wastedC.preparedD.received
小题20:
A.disasterB.chanceC.centerD.city
That cold January night, I was growing sick of my life in San Francisco. There I was, walking home at one in the morning after a tiring    at the theatre. With opening night only a week away, I was    learning my lines. I was having trouble    my part-time job at the bank and my acting at night at the same time. As I walked, I thought seriously    giving up both acting and San Francisco.    had become too much for me.
As I walked down    streets under tall buildings, I felt very    and cold. I began running, both to keep warm and to keep away from any possible robbers. Very few people were still out except a few sad-looking homeless people under blankets.
About a block from my apartment, I heard a sound behind me. I turned   , half expecting to see someone with a knife or a gun. The street was empty.    I saw was a shining streetlight.   , the noise had made me nervous, so I started to run fast. Not until I reached my apartment building and unlocked the door did I realize what the noise had been. It had been my wallet falling to the sidewalk.
  I wasn’t cold or tired anymore. I ran out of the door and back to    I’d heard the noise.    I searched the sidewalk anxiously for fifteen minutes, my wallet was nowhere to be found.
Just as I was about    the search, I heard the garbage truck pull up to the sidewalk next to me. When a voice    from the inside. “Alisa Camacho?” I thought I was dreaming. How could this man know my name? The door opened, and out jumped a small red-haired man with an     look in his eyes. “Is this what you’re looking for?” he asked,    a small square shape.
It was nearly 3 a. m. by the time I got into bed. I    get much sleep that night, but I had gotten my wallet back. I    had gotten back some enjoyment of city life. I realized that the city couldn’t be a bad place    people were willing to help each other.
小题1:
A.exerciseB.workC.practiceD.training
小题2:
A.stillB.alreadyC.yetD.only
小题3:
A.to deal withB.to handle withC.handling withD.dealing with
小题4:
A.ofB.aboutC.overD.out
小题5:
A.City lifeB.Country lifeC.School lifeD.Modern life
小题6:
A.busyB.crowdedC.noisyD.empty
小题7:
A.proudB.confidentC.smallD.excited
小题8:
A.fastB.immediatelyC.rapidlyD.quickly
小题9:
A.All whichB.AllC.ThatD.Which
小题10:
A.ThereforeB.StillC.ConsequentlyD.Subsequently
小题11:
A.SuddenlyB.GraduallyC.AbsolutelyD.Exactly
小题12:
A.whichB.thatC.whereD.what
小题13:
A.Even ifB.AlthoughC.As ifD.As though
小题14:
A.to give inB.giving inC.to give upD.giving up
小题15:
A.calledB.callingC.was calledD.to call
小题16:
A.amusingB.amazingC.amazedD.amused
小题17:
A.to hold upB.holding upC.to hold onD.holding on
小题18:
A.couldn’tB.wouldn’tC.didn’tD.shouldn’t
小题19:
A.stillB.alreadyC.alsoD.certainly
小题20:
A.as far asB.as well asC.as soon asD.as long as
阅读下面短文,从短文后各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中,选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
My ears are recently full of praising words from my friends such as, “ Oh, Beckham is so handsome, so cool that I can’t help falling in love with him!” or “What perfect skills he has!” Yeah,—I ______ to some degree, though I sometimes do want to______ them how much they know about Beckham, apart from his______ and how much they know about football apart from______ goals. It seems funny that we are______ about things, with which we are unfamiliar or about which we are______, but we all, my friends as well as I, consider this one of life’s______.
We need these pleasures to______ our lives. But that doesn’t______ to craziness or nonsense. As an old saying goes: “ Don’t judge a book by its cover.” We______ not judge anything from its appearance. We should all know, it is one’s good______ and great contribution that make one a star and unforgettable. Therefore we’d better say______ about Beckham’s good looks.
If we close our eyes, falling in deep______, we can find that the things that move us to be really happy or sad have a______ meaning. If we don’t go deeper and are just satisfied with______ things, sooner or later we will find that we have not really gained anything because our first______ has blinded and misled us, and we’ll remain ignorant______ we realize that and make some changes.
It is believed that thinking and going deeper than before is______ of great progress. If one day we are willing to go deeper into everything, no matter how much it______ us, we will finally prove how much we have______ up, how much more sensible, mature , and intelligent we have become.
小题1:
A.likeB.agreeC.hopeD.think
小题2:
A.askB.tellC.teachD.doubt
小题3:
A.skillsB.fameC.teachD.appearance
小题4:
A.kickingB.hittingC.scoringD.controlling
小题5:
A.thankfulB.crazyC.curiousD.anxious
小题6:
A.uncertainB.unhappyC.displeasedD.careful
小题7:
A.aimsB.qualitiesC.pleasuresD.truths
小题8:
A.keep upB.brighten upC.find outD.brighten about
小题9:
A.comeB.increaseC.amountD.rise
小题10:
A.daredB.wouldC.couldD.should
小题11:
A.thinkingB.characterC.looksD.ability
小题12:
A.moreB.somethingC.lessD.nothing
小题13:
A.loveB.sleepC.senseD.thought
小题14:
A.clearB.puzzlingC.movingD.valuable
小题15:
A.materialB.deepC.surfaceD.pleasant
小题16:
A.conclusionB.experienceC.lessonD.impression
小题17:
A.sinceB.althoughC.unlessD.before
小题18:
A.signB.causeC.valueD.willingness
小题19:
A.worriesB.painsC.satisfiesD.offers
小题20:
A.givenB.sentC.builtD.grown
Frank laughed as he tried to tear at the wrapping paper on his birthday present. He was so     ! Finally, he would have the coolest pair of name-brand basketball shoes.
All the guys on his team were wearing the name-brand shoes of a popular basketball   _, Chuck Hart. While Hart was   for his poor sportsmanship and infamous   , he was a great player. In fact, Frank wasn't thinking about Hart’s behavior; he had only expected to see Hart’s      on the side of the box. The first indication that something was      came as he tore away the last piece of paper. Not Hart’s. The new shoes were the name-brand of another player, Robert Ryann, who was      for his amazing work in the community.
Frank’s hands      ; his heart stopped. It wasn't that the Ryann shoes weren’t nice, but what would his friends think ?
They were the wrong shoes and Frank would be      by the other players. When he looked up into his dad’s eyes, however, Frank decided he     not tell him. “Thanks, Dad. I was really hoping for shoes,” Frank said as he pulled the shoes out of the box.
The next morning his dad drove him to school. When they      in front of his destination, Frank slowly opened the car door. Just then, his dad stopped him.
“Hey, Frank, wait a minute, look…” his dad said      ,“Frank, I know those aren’t the shoes you had hoped for, but I saw the names of the two guys and made a(n)     . The guy whose name is on those shoes,” he said, pointing down at Frank’s feet, “is someone I      . Do you know how often Ryann has found himself in     ?”
“No,” Frank said.
“Never. He’s never talked back to his coach or started a fight, and he’s a team player. You could have acted like a (n)      when you didn’t get the shoes you wanted, Frank ,      you were polite and made the best of it. You have such a good      , like the guy whose name is on these shoes. I’m hoping that someday, your name will be on the coolest pair of shoes I’ll ever see.”
When Frank looked down at his feet, he saw the shoes      . His dad had used his mind and heart to give the son a thoughtful      .
小题1:
A.amazedB.excitedC.ashamedD.worried
小题2:
A.teamB.playerC.coachD.game
小题3:
A.criticisedB.praisedC.adoredD.accused
小题4:
A.skillB.performanceC.behaviorD.action
小题5:
A.nameB.photoC.signD.model
小题6:
A.strangeB.wrongC.trueD.funny
小题7:
A.knownB.encouragedC.adoptedD.influenced
小题8:
A.fellB.frozeC.shookD.folded
小题9:
A.questionedB.noticedC.teasedD.attacked
小题10:
A.canB.needC.wouldD.may
小题11:
A.pulled upB.put upC.took upD.turned up
小题12:
A.peacefullyB.hesitantlyC.delightedlyD.naturally
小题13:
A.choiceB.effortC.commentD.mistake
小题14:
A.believeB.missC.admireD.remember
小题15:
A.dangerB.surpriseC.sorrowD.trouble
小题16:
A.teammateB.adultC.kidD.student
小题17:
A.howeverB.andC.butD.so
小题18:
A.qualityB.courageC.dreamD.belief
小题19:
A.clearlyB.carefullyC.patientlyD.differently
小题20:
A.giftB.lookC.hopeD.lesson
A little boy went to a farmer who had some puppies (小狗)to sell and said, “I want to buy one of your puppies.” Then reaching deep into his pocket, he pulled out a handful of change and held it up to the farmer. “I’ve got thirty-nine cents. Is that enough to take a look.”
“Sure,” said the farmer. Then he called his dog, “Here, Dolly!”
Out from the doghouse and down the ramp(斜坡) ran Dolly followed by four little balls of fur. The little boy pressed his face against the chain link fence. His eyes danced with delight.
As the dogs made their way to the fence, the little boy noticed something else moving inside the doghouse. Slowly, another little ball appeared. This one was much smaller than the others. Down the ramp it slid(滑行). Then in a somewhat awkward manner the little pup began hobbling(蹒跚) toward the others, doing its best to catch up…
“I want that one,” the little boy said, pointing to the slow dog.
The farmer knelt down at the boy’s side and said, “Son, you don’t want that puppy. He will never be able to run and play with you like these other dogs will.”
With that the little boy stepped back from the fence, reached down, and began rolling up one leg of trousers. There was a steel brace(支架) running down both sides of his leg. It was joined to a specially made shoe. Looking back up at the farmer, he said, “You see, sir, I don’t run very well myself, and he will need someone who understands.”
The world is full of people who need someone who understands.
小题1: It can be inferred that “Dolly” in the passage was _______.
A.a mother dogB.the little boy’s name
C.the farmer’s sonD.one of the puppies
小题2:How many puppies did the farmer have in all?
A.3B.4C.5D.6
小题3:The little boy decided to buy the smallest puppy because _______.
A.he was disabled and decided to be a vet (兽医) to cure it
B.he knew the smallest puppy needed understanding and care most
C.he liked puppies that were unable to run fast
D.he didn’t have enough money to buy a different one
The opening scene of The King’s Speech was, in a word, terrifying. The moment King George VI—wonderfully played by Colin Firth—stepped up to the microphone at Wembley Stadium, a rush of nervousness came over me. It took me back to my school days, standing at my desk, having to read aloud to the class. I whispered to my wife, Jill, “A stutterer(口吃者) wrote this screenplay(剧本).
I grew up with a stutter, really afraid of trying to get through simple sentences—knowing that I would then, or later, be laughed at. I still remember the reading when I was in 7th grade at St. Helena’s: “Sir Walter Raleigh was a gentlemen…” I remember reciting, “Sir Walter Raleigh was a gentlemen.” The school teacher said, “Master B-B-B-Biden! What’s that word?” She wanted me to say gentlemen. But by then, I had learned to put my sentences into bite-size pieces and I was reading it: “gentle”|breath|“man”.
Ninety-nine percent of the time, the teachers were great. I never had professional treatment but a couple of teachers taught me to put a regular rise and fall in my tone of speaking, and that’s why I spent so much time reading poetry. But even in my small, boys’ prep school, I got nailed in my class with the nickname Joe Stutterer. You get so desperate, you’re so embarrassed. I actually went and stood by the side of my house once, with a small round stone in my mouth, and tried to talk. Jill always thought I was kidding until she saw the movie and saw King George did the same thing.
King George relied on the support his wife and the help of Lionel Longue, who, in describing working with other stutterers, said, “My job was to give them confidence in their voices and let them know that a friend was listening.” I was lucky enough to have more than a couple of Lionels in my life. Nobody in my family ever—ever—made fun of me or tried to finish my sentences. My mother would say, “Joey, you cannot let stuttering define you.” And because of her and others, I made sure it didn’t.
Through hard work and determination, I beat my stutter in high school. I even spoke briefly at my graduation ceremony in 1961—the most difficult speech of my life. My fight against shyness and embarrassment at my early age has developed my ability to understand others’ feelings as Vice President of the country in public life. I still mark up all of my speeches the say way Firth’s character does in the movie, pencil-marking every line to remind myself to stop, to breathe, to pause—to beat back my stuttering as best as I can. I don’t stutter anymore, and most people who know me only late in my life are shocked that I ever did.
By capturing exactly how a stutter feels, The King’s Speech has shown millions of people how much courage it takes for a stutterer to stand up and speak. Equally important, it has shown millions who suffer from the pain that it can be overcome, we are not alone, and with the support of those around us, our deepest fears can be conquered.
小题1:The writer whispered to his wife, “A stutterer wrote this screenplay”, because __________.
A.he desired to release his secret to his wife
B.he was reminded how it was as a stutterer on such occasions
C.he thought Colin Firth had a wonderful performance in the film
D.he wanted to make his wife realize why the film was so popular
小题2:What does the underlined sentence in Paragraph 4 imply?
A.The writer would have a good fortune to get help from many people.
B.The writer should realize he had to stand up from his pain and defeat it
C.The writer could get enough confidence under his mother’s help
D.The writer must be happy that everyone in his family did not laugh at him.
小题3:What message is conveyed in the passage?
A.Whatever pain and fear we have, we can defeat them if we try hard.
B.The similar stories of the writer and King George VI gains great admiration.
C.The suffer we had at our early age will have a heavy influence on our future life.
D.Stuttering is such a pain for children that we should give help and encourage them.

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