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I was in the ninth year at St Joseph’s High School, when I began to suffer depression. My parents noticed, but felt that since I’d always been a responsible girl and a good student, this was just a temporary
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Unfortunately, that was not to be. I didn’t have many friends. I could never share my
22. A deep insecurity destroyed my self-confidence. Soon I
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to attend classes for many days. I would shut myself in my room for hours.
The examinations were approaching,
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I simply didn’t care. My parents and teachers were surprised at my bad performance.
One morning, after a particularly
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lecture from Dad, I stood depressed, in the school assembly.
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me. I made my way to Sister Sylvia’s office.
The next 45 minutes were the most
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moments of my life. Sister Sylvia said she’d noticed a big
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in me. She wanted to know why I was lagging in studies, so frequently
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and unhappy. She took my hand in hers and
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patiently as I spilled out my worries. She then 32
me as I sobbed my pent-up （压抑的）emotions out. Months of frustration and loneliness 33
in her motherly hug.
No one had tried to
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what the real problem was, but my principal had done it with her simple act of just listening to me with such
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and caring.
As the examinations approached again, I studied
36 . When the results were
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I soon made new friends and was happy
38 . But whenever I had a problem, I could always slip into Sister Sylvia’s office for a(n)
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Today I’m a
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young woman doing my MA and hoping to become a writer. I’ve become an inspiration to several of my friends and cousins, thanks to a kind nun who cared.
1．A. basis
B. stage C. adjustment
D. solution
2．A. viewpoints B. experiences
C. problems
D. dreams
3．A. skipped
B. refused
C. regretted
D. forgot
4．A. otherwise B. though C. but D. or
5．A. severe
B. public
C. popular D. formal
6．A. Also
B. Therefore
C. Still
D. Then
7．A. attracted B. accompanied C. called D. instructed
8．A. precious B. curious
C. anxious
D. serious
9．A. quality
B. change
C. mistake
D. faith
10．A. absent
B. dishonest C. aggressive D. calm
11．A. looked
B. waited
C. listened
D. worked
12．A. hugged
B. acknowledge
C. observed
D. educated
13．A. passed away B. rode away C. drove away D. melted away
14．A. reveal
B. understand
C. realize D. doubt
15．A. dignity B. courage C. attention D. satisfaction
16．A. hard
B. alone C. closely D. abroad
17．A. declared B. obtained C. applied D. compared
18．A. forever B. again C. anyhow D. instead
19．A. request B. effect C. reason D. chat
20．A. mature
B. quiet C. smart D. happy
Billy，a hard-working student，is fourteen years old and in the ninth grade．He has a part-time job that
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him up every morning at five o’clock，when most people are still
17
asleep．He is a newspaper boy.
Each morning，Billy leaves the house at 5：15 to go to the
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where the newspapers always are．The newspapers were
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to the corner by truck at midnight．He always takes a wagon to
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them．
In the winter it is still dark
21
he gets up every day，but during the rest of the year it is
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．Billy must send the newspapers to the houses of people on his
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in all kinds of weather．He tries to put each paper on the porch(门廊)where it will be
24
from wind and rain or snow．Sometimes his customers give him tips，
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him very excited．
Billy earns about$70 per month through hard
2 6 ，and he is saving some of the money to go to
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，where he has always been longing to go．Besides that，he
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the rest of the earnings on records and clothes．Once a month，he has to collect the
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at night since many of them work during the day．That is when he is
30
so that he is full of excitement．Luckily，he gets
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supported by his family．Sometimes，when Billy is sick，his brother offers to deliver the newspapers for him．Once，his father was too
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to help him,
Billy has seventy customers now，but he doesn’t feel
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about the number．
He dreams that he will get
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customers as possible some day．
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，he might win a prize for being an outstanding newspaper boy．He wants to win a trip to Europe，but he will be happy if he wins a new bicycle.
A．were
B．take
C．gets
D．pick
A．sound
B．falling
C．fall
D．soundly
A．corner
B．street
C．room
D．department
A．given
B．addressed
C．handed
D．delivered
A．carry
B．bring
C．send
D．load
A．at which
B．while
C．that
D．when
A．short
B．black
C．1ight D．long
A．mad
B．way
C．route
D．path
A．protected
B．stopped
C．kept
D．prevented
A．making
B．1etting
C．1eading
D．causing
A．attempt
B．job
C．work
D．struggle
A．abroad
B．school
C．college
D．hospital-
A．costs
B．spends
C．pays
D．uses
A．paper
B．money
C．newspapers
D．records
A．depressed
B．energetic
C．fulfilled
D．moved
A．very
B．great
C．greatly
D．a lot of
A．1ikely
B．reluctant
C．tired D．willing
A．satisfying
B．pleasant
C．contented
D．happy
A．many more B．as much
C．as many
D．much more
A．If that
B．If so
C．Besides
D．What’s more
“A” for Attitude
English was always my favorite subject. In my freshman year of high school, I could write a killer composition. In my second year, my teacher
me to give spelling tests to the class. I had a
time of my junior year. Mrs Alexander
me to sit at her desk and take over the class when she had to leave the room. Only my senior English class was
, as we had a teacher right out of college who expected
work. Every student received a "C" or "D" grade the first quarter. But English was still my favorite subject.
I graduated from high school,
early and had children.
about my English, I often helped my kids with their English homework. And I wrote long articles and beautiful poetry as a columnist for a newspaper. Fifteen years later, I went to college, and because I had been an "A" student, I remained an "A" student. I
up to my own expectations.
Yesterday, I
my high school report cards when I was reading old papers. That bundle of report cards
back the old days. I remembered sitting in my advisor's office, explaining that I had always be
at
English, and recommending that I did not deserve a '"D" from that inexperienced teacher of my senior year. The
advisor was
but unable to change a（an）
. Reading through my old report cards revealed something else too. I wanted to
them or hide them. I was not an "A" student in high school English! Somehow, I had
myself of this, when the grades clearly reflected an average student with an
"A" or "B" but mostly "C” S.
Had I lived up to those grades and
myself according to those letters, I would have never confidently sought my writing career. Had I
my early grades instead of myself, I would have allowed my fear of failure to
enthusiasm and damage my creativity. Instead, I
my younger self as an "A" English student, except for that undeserved "D".
41．A. scolded
B. allowed C. ordered
D. reminded
42．A. bad B. complex C. terrible D. wonderful
43．A. approved
B. appointed
C. expected
D. urged
44．A. flexible
B. creative C. disappointing
D. controversial
45．A. college-level
B. based C. difficult D. easy
46．A. married
B. worked C. succeeded
D. progressed
47．A. Sad
B. Confident
C. Anxious D. Curious
48．A. added
B. lived
C. grew
D. went
49．A. counted
B. remembered
C. approached D. discovered
50．A. brought
B. turned
C. held D. kept
51．A. nervous
B. excelled
C. poor D. terrible
52．A. impolite
B. impatient C. inexperienced D. sympathetic
53．A. grade
B. figure C. paper D. entry
54．A. tear B. fire
C. cry D. escape
55．A. warned
B. reminded
C. informed D. convinced
56．A. average
B. enthusiastic
C. outstanding
D. occasional
57．A. considered
B. defined C. reflected
D. described
58．A. abandoned
B. given
C. believed in D. doubted
59．A. change
B. risk C. defeat
D. reminded
60．A. looked
B. viewed C. sang
D. criticized
61．
Andy was still traveling in Spain when he realized he had to confirm(确认) his flight home with the airline company(航空公司). He was visiting Spain in order to __36
his Spanish. When he was speaking to people__37 he had no __38
understanding what they said. __39
, when he was speaking on the phone, he __40
had a problem. Andy__41
the airline. And the clerk confirmed that his plane was leaving at nine o'clock three days from that day. She__42
told Andy to be at the airport two hours __43
in order to check in his luggage and get a seat.
Since he was__44
in three days, Andy didn't __45
any time. He visited as many places as he could. He thought that it would probably be a while before he had enough money again. He wished he could __46
and spend a year in Spain.
Too __47
, the final day arrived. Andy left early for the airport to arrive two hours before take-off. He hated to __48
. He went to the clerk to __49
his ticket. The clerk looked at the ticket with__50
. “Why, sir, but your flight was at nine o'clock in the morning, and __51
it is eight in the evening.”“ But I confirmed my flight,” __52
Andy. “Will I have to pay for another ticket?”
“No,sir. However, the next flight out will be three days from now.”
Andy's __53 of shock turned to one of __54
as he realized that now he could continue his__55
.
36.A. prepare
B. improve
C. enjoy
D. learn
37.A. slowly
B. in public
C. in person
D. carefully
38.A. difficulty
B. idea
C. mistake
D. interest
39.A. Instead
B. Therefore
C. Meanwhile
D. However
40.A. even
B. just
C. still
D. seldom
41.A. called
B. liked
C. trusted
D. asked
42.A. again
B. also
C. only
D. once
43.A. before
B. earlier
C. later
D. after
44.A. moving
B. returning
C. staying
D. leaving
45.A. take
B. have
C. lose
D. find
46.A. wait
B. go home
C. stop
D. come back
47.A. shortly
B. quickly
C. badly
D. early
48.A. speak
B. go
C. rush
D. delay
49.A. buy
B. present
C. order
D. provide
50.A. astonishment
B. patience
C. respect
D. delight
51.A. maybe
B. so
C. here
D. now
52.A. insisted
B. apologized
C. replied
D. demanded
53.A. experience
B. expression
C. look
D. face
54.A. pleasure
B. comfort
C. sadness
D. hopelessness
55.A. plan
B. flight
C. journey
D. vacation
参考答案
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14．B
15．C
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18．B
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20．D
1．考查名词。A. basis基本；B. stage阶段；C. adjustment调整；D. solution解决办法。根据句意：这只是一种临时的阶段。故选B。
2．考查名词。A. viewpoints观点；B. experiences经历；C. problems问题；D. dreams梦想。我没有许多朋友，我不能够分享我的问题。故选C。
3．考查动词。A. skipped跳过；B. refused拒绝；C. regretted后悔；D. forgot忘记。根据句意：我拒绝上课好多天。故选B。
4．考查连词。A. otherwise否则；B. though尽管；C. but但是；D. or否则。根据句意：考试要来临了，但我并不在乎。故选C。
5．考查形容词。A. severe严厉的；B. public公众的；C. popular流行的；D. formal正式的。根据句意：在父亲的严厉训斥之后，我沮丧地站在那儿。故选A。
6．考查副词。A. Also同样；B. Therefore因此；C. Still仍然；D. Then然后。根据句意：然后，当其他学生走进他们的教室。故选D。
7．考查动词。A. attracted吸引；B. accompanied陪伴；C. called叫；D. instructed教导。根据句意：我们校长叫住了我。故选C。
8．考查形容词。A. precious宝贵的；B. curious 好奇的；C. anxious焦急的；D. serious严重的。接下来的45分钟是我生命中的最宝贵的时刻。故选A。
9．考查名词。A. quality 质量；B. change改变；C. mistake错误；D. faith信念。她注意到我有很大的改变。故选B。
10．考查形容词。A. absent缺席的；B. dishonest不诚实的；C. aggressive侵略的；D. calm镇静的。根据句意：她想知道我学习为什么落后，如此频繁的缺席并不快乐。故选A。
11．考查动词。A. looked看；B. waited等待；C. listened听；D. worked工作。她用她的手抓住我的手，并耐心地倾听着我的倾诉。故选C。
12．考查动词。A. hugged拥抱；B. acknowledge承认；C. observed观察；D. educated教育。当我哭诉出我压抑的烦恼的时候，然后她拥抱了我。故选A。
13．考查动词短语辨析。A. passed away去世；B. rode away坐车离开；C. drove away赶走；D. melted away消散。根据句意：几个月的挫折和孤独在她母亲般的拥抱中消散了。故选D。
14．考查动词。A. reveal显示；B. understand理解；C. realize意识到；D. doubt怀疑。没有人试图理解真正的问题所在。故选B。
15．考查名词。A. dignity尊严；B. courage勇气； C. attention关注；D. satisfaction满意。但我的校长只是通过简单的倾听关注和关爱着我。故选C。
16．考查形容词。A. hard努力的；B. alone孤独的；C. closely亲密的；D. abroad国外的。根据句意：考试又要来临了，我埋头努力。故选A。
17．考查形容词。A. declared宣布；B. obtained 获得；C. applied运营；D. compared比较。当宣布成绩的时候，每个人都很满意，但最高兴的是我的校长。故选A。
18．考查副词。A. forever永远；B. again再次；C. anyhow不管怎样；D. instead而不是。根据句意：很快，我又交了新朋友并再次快乐起来。故选B。
19．考查名词。A. request询问；B. effect影响；C. reason原因；D. chat闲聊。根据句意：我经常溜进办公室闲聊。故选D。
20．考查形容词。A. mature成熟的；B. quiet安静的；C. smart时髦的；D. happy快乐的。今天，我是一个年轻快乐妇女。故选D。
考点：考查记叙文
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【解析】
41．B
42．D
43．B
44．C
45．A
46．A
47．B
48．B
49．D
50．A
51．B
52．D
53．A
54．A
55．D
56．D
57．B
58．C
59．C
60．B
【解析】
试题分析：文章大意：英语一直是作者最喜欢的科目，虽然在高一时因为英语老师刚刚大学毕业，没有经验所教的学生都的C或D等级，但作者一直还是深爱着英语，并不认为自己就是D等级应该是A等级。作者一直相信自己而不是相信自己的成绩所以不受自己成绩的干扰在英语方面拥有热情与创造，取得成就。
41．B 动词辨析。老师让（allow）我给全班同学进行拼写测试。allow sb to do sth“允许某人干某事”。A训斥，责罚；C命令；D提醒。所以选择B。
42．D 形容词辨析。根据下文说老师不在的时候就让我给她代课，说明作者上初中的时候英语特棒所以过得特别开心，用wonderful表示。have a wonderful time“过得愉快，玩得开心”A坏的；B复杂的；C糟糕的。所以答案选D。
43．B 动词辨析。老师指定（appoint）我坐在她桌子旁替她上课。A.同意，批准；B指定，任命；C.希望，期望；D.督促，催促。所以选择B。
44．C 形容词辨析。根据上文说自己在初中课堂上多么风光，下文提到考试成绩都得C或D等级，说明高中英语课堂很差，所以用disappointing修饰。A灵活的；B.有创造性的；C.失望的；D.有争议的。所以选择C。
45．A 形容词辨析。上文提到老师刚刚大学毕业，她期待的是大学水平（college-level）的工作。B基础的；C困难的；D容易的。所以选择A。
46．A 动词辨析。 根据and had children，说明作者高中毕业后就结婚（married）了。
47．B 形容词辨析。下文说自己经常帮孩子辅导英语作业，说明作者对英语依然热爱，依然有信心（confident）。A 难过的；C焦急的，焦虑的；D好奇的。答案选B。
48．B 动词辨析。根据上文作者在英语方面的种种好的表现，说明自己没有辜负自己的期望。下文52个空前面也用到了live up to（不辜负）。A add up to “加起来总共，合计”。
49．D 动词辨析。昨天我在找一些旧的文件时，我发现（discover）了我的高中成绩单。
50．A 动词辨析。一捆成绩单把我带回到以前的日子。bring back“带回”所以答案选A。B转身；C阻止。
51．B 形容词辨析。我回想到我坐在指导老师的办公室里，解释说我的英语一直都出类拔萃。be excelled at = be good at“擅长”。
52．D 考查形容词辨析。根据but后面unable to change---，表明指导老师对我的情况表示同情（sympathetic）。A不礼貌的；B没有耐心的；C没有经验的。
53．A 名词辨析。指导老师不能更改我的成绩（grade）。
54．A 动词辨析。根据or后面的hid them我想把成绩单藏起来，说明前面是因为自己的成绩差想把成绩单撕掉（tear）。B起火；C哭；D逃跑。
55．D 动词辨析。不知怎么地，我总是让自己相信（convince）成绩只反映出普通学生的偶尔情况。A警告；B提醒；C 通知。
56．D 形容词辨析。作者认为自己一直是A级的学生，虽然成绩是B级或C级，所以他相信成绩只反映出普通学生的个别（occasional）情况。A普通的，平均的；B热情的；C出众的；D偶然的，临时的。
57．B 动词辨析。此句话用了虚拟语气的倒装，如果我没有负于那些成绩，根据那些成绩而确定（define）自己，我就永远不会那么自信地寻求我的写作生涯。A考虑，认为；B给……下定义，确定；C反映；D描述。
58．C 动词辨析。此句话也是虚拟语气的倒装，如果我当初相信（believe in）的是成绩而不是我自己，……。A抛弃，去除；B给予；D怀疑。
59．C 动词辨析。---我就会让失败的恐惧击败（defeat）我的热情和创造力。A改变；B冒险；D提醒。根据句意选择C。
60．B 动词辨析。相反，我除了那些不该得的D级之外，我都认为（view）我是个英语A等级的学生。A应该用look on---as；B view---as把……看作；C唱歌；D批评。所以答案选择B。
考点：考查记叙文
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36---55
BCADC
ABBDC
DBCBA
DACAD
【解析】
36.A、C意思不符，可排除，learn可直接与Spanish相连，不能加his，故选B，意为“提高……水平”。答案为B。
37.in person意为“亲自”，是与后文中的“speaking on the phone”对照的。A项slowly“慢慢地”；B项in public“公开地”；D项carefully“仔细地，认真地”，均不符合题意。答案为C。
38.“have (some/no) difficulty (in) doing sth”是固定用法，意为“做某事有/没有困难”。答案为A。
39.根据上下文，可知此处应为一个转折关系的连词，用“however”。答案为D。
40.句子主、谓、宾俱全，欠缺修饰词，seldom是“很少”，just是“仅仅、只是”，even表“甚至”，只有still“仍然”，符合题意，表达与上句相反意思。答案为C。
41.从下文中Andy把起飞时间弄错了，说明Andy没有理解the clerk说的话，从上文他能面对面和别人交流而不能通过电话，我们可知道应是called。答案为A。
42.also是“而且，还，也”，是指the clerk除了告诉Andy他问的问题外，还告诉他一些另外的信息。答案为B。
43.时间段+earlier表示提前多长时间，before是在某个点时间之前，later，after不符合题意，答案为B。
44. 因为leave是短暂性动词，用进行时态代替过去将来时，而其他A、B、C则不可以。答案为D。
45.这句话意思为：因为Andy三天后就要离开，他不浪费一点时间。A项take time“不紧不慢”；B项have time“有时间”；D项find time“找时间”，均不正确。答案为C。
46.Andy这样想时他还在西班牙，指的是从他的国家再次来到西班牙，故用come back。答案为D。
47.此处副词应修饰动词arrived，只能是“来得快”故用quickly。A项shortly“不久以后”；B项badly“严重地，恶劣地”；D项early“早的”，均不符合题意。答案为B。
48.从上句中他提前到达，表明Andy不喜欢“匆忙”，A、B不合语意，应排除，delay是“耽搁，推迟”并不能在文中体现。答案为C。
49.句意为让the clerk看他的票，他已有票，buy(买)order(定)不合题意，provide是“提供”，他并不是把票让给the clerk，故用present“向……显示……之意”。答案为B。
50.很容易看出，由于Andy的票已过期了，他却要找那架已飞走的飞机，他当然是astonished(惊奇的)故用with astonishment。答案为A。
51.应用时间状语，因为句意是说明时间。答案为D。
52.B意为“道歉”，不合题意，C为回答，而后边“Will I have…”是问句，用“回答”不合适，同样D为“要求”，而前边“But I confirmed…”是叙述不合适。答案为A。
53.look是“神色”的意思。这儿指的是他吃惊的神色。A项experience“经历，经验”；B项expression“表达”；D项face，均不符合。答案为C。
54.我们已知Andy不想离开Spain，当他得知他还有三天时间时，当然高兴。答案为A。
55.
plan是计划，而这一切在计划之外，是突发状况，flight是指乘飞机的旅程journey
指陆上的旅行，而Andy由于耽误了飞机，要在Spain呆上三天，不能说旅程，只能用vacation。答案为D。