体裁 记叙文 话题 展现自我 词数 304
On the course, the first step of the lead usually means the final victory, so the success and failure of your life may lie in whether you dare to 1 yourself.
As a student, I was most 2 to answer questions in class. Whenever the professor asked a question, I always 3 my head, for fear that the professor saw me.
In a language class, an expert from the Commercial Bank 4 a lecture. The speaker always 5 someone to be working together with him, so he asked how many students in the classroom learned economics, but no one 6 . The expert said with a smile, “Let me tell you a story first. ”
“When I first came to the United States to 7 , there were often lectures delivered in the university. 8 the beginning of every lecture, I found a(n) 9 phenomenon. The students around me always took a cardboard 10 in half, wrote their 11 in bold with the most eye-catching color, and then placed it on the seat. So when the speakers need their 12 , he could see and call listeners’ names 13 . ”
“I couldn’t understand, so I asked the student in front of me. He told me with a smile that the speakers are all top-ranking people, 14 mean opportunities. When your answer is 15 his satisfaction, it is very likely that he will give you more opportunities. This is a very simple 16 .”
“The fact was also like that. I really saw a few of my classmates went to 17 in the first-class companies because of the excellent insights(洞察力). It had a great 18 on me. The chance will not 19 you itself. You must show yourself constantly to 20 others’ attention to find a chance on the card for yourself. ”
1. A. show B. apply C. help D. enjoy
2. A. eager
B. afraid
C. excited
D. ashamed
3. A. raised
B. nodded
C. lowered
D. shook
4. A. attended
B. suggested
C. organized
D. delivered
5. A. persuaded
B. forced
C. ordered
D. wanted
6. A. learned
B. responded
C. noticed
D. cared
7. A. study
B. work
C. teach
D. travel
8. A. Before
B. Since
C. After
D. Until
9. A. meaningful
B. important
C. interesting
D. mysterious
10. A. divided
B. folded
C. cut
D. torn
11. A. answers
B. questions
C. ages
D. names
12. A. tips
B. responses
C. suggestions
D. notes
13. A. directly
B. carefully
C. eagerly
D. seriously
14. A. which
B. it
C. who
D. they
15. A. against
B. for
C. to
D. beyond
16. A. chance
B. trick
C. story
D. reason
17. A. serve
B. apply
C. employ
D. join
18. A. impression
B. effect
C. attraction
D. stress
19. A. avoid
B. help
C. find
D. support
20. A. pay
B. bring
C. serve
D. attract
【拓展训练】
仿写句子。
1. 人生的真正意义在于你是否能战胜所有的困难。(lie in)
The true meaning of the life.
2. 他一有空就埋头看书。(whenever)
, he will bury himself in a book.
答案解析
【文章大意】一位演讲者向大家讲述了一个道理: 要敢于展示自己, 引起别人的注意, 这是获得机会, 取得成功的必备条件。
1.【解析】选A。词义复现题。根据最后一段最后一句话“你要不断地展示自己才能够找到吸引别人的机会。”可知要填入A项。
2.【解析】选B。推理判断题。根据本段最后一句“害怕老师看到我”可知作者害怕回答问题。
3.【解析】选C。背景常识题。“害怕老师看到”, 上课时就会低着头。lower使……低。
4. 【解析】选D。推理判断题。背景是在课堂上, 主语是expert, 宾语是lecture, 可推知此处指讲课。deliver a lecture讲课。
5. 【解析】选D。推理判断题。根据下文的动作to be working together with him可推知演讲者想要学生与他合作。want sb. to do sth. 想要某人做某事。
6. 【解析】选B。词义辨析题。根据主语no one可知没有学生对他的要求做出答复。learn学习; respond回应, 答复; notice注意到; care关心, 在乎。
7.【解析】选A。推理判断题。根据下文in the university可知演讲者来美国上大学。
8. A【解析】选A。推理判断题。学生做一些让老师喊自己的准备是在课前做好的, 以备上课时用。
9.【解析】选C。推理判断题。根据上下文可知演讲者之前从未见过这样的现象, 故认为是“有趣的”。
10.【解析】选B。背景常识题。一张写着名字的卡片放在座位上让老师能看得见, 应该是立在那里的而不是平放着, 故会折叠(fold)成可以站立的样子。
11.【解析】选D。词汇复现题。在下文出现了listeners’ names。
12.【解析】选B。推理判断题。老师如果需要学生的回答时, 会喊他们的名字。tip与suggestion意为“建议”; response回答; note笔记。
13. 【解析】选A。词义辨析题。老师喊学生的名字的方式应该为直接地(directly)。carefully小心地; eagerly渴望地; seriously严肃地。
14.【解析】选C。语法结构题。分析句子结构可知要填入的应是引导定语从句的关系代词, 排除B、D两项; 因为先行词是top-ranking people, 故选C项。
15. 【解析】选C。习语搭配题。to one’s satisfaction使某人感到满意的是, 是固定短语。
16. 【解析】选D。推理判断题。根据前面的句意“当你的答案使他感到满意时, 他就很可能给你更多的机会”可推知这就是学生们想要引起老师注意的原因。
17.【解析】选A。推理判断题。根据前文知道事实就是那些演讲者会对你有所帮助, 给你更多的机会。所以很多同学在一流的公司都找到了工作, 即他们都在大公司就职。
18. 【解析】选B。习语搭配题。根据句意“这对我有很大的影响。”可知填入effect, 因为have an effect on对……有影响。
19.【解析】选C。词义辨析题。根据句意“机会不会自己来找你。”可知填入find。avoid避免; help帮助; support支持。
20.【解析】选D。推理判断题。根据前文的内容可知向别人展现你自己可以“吸引”别人的注意, 给自己找到更好的机会。另外, attract one’s attention也是常见搭配。
【拓展训练】
1. lies in whether you can defeat all the difficulties
2. Whenever he is free
Mr. and Mrs. Brown were going abroad for their holiday. They had a dog called Blackie which they were very fond of, but they could not __1__ him abroad with them, so they looked for a good place to __2__ him while they were away, and at last found a place which __3__ dogs very well while their owners were away. They took Blackie there just before they left for their holiday, and __4__ said goodbye to him.
At the end of their holiday, they got back to England very late at night, and as they thought that the place where Blackie was staying might be closed at that __5__ hour, they decided to wait until the next morning before going to get him.
So the next morning Mr. Brown got into his car and drove off happily to __6__ Blackie.
When he reached home with the dog, he said to his __7__， “Do you know, dear, I don't think Blackie can have enjoyed his __8__ at that place very much. He __9__ all the way home in the car as if he wanted to tell me something.”
Mrs. Brown looked at the dog __10__ and then answered, “You are quite __11__， dear. He was certainly trying to tell you __12__. But he wasn't trying to tell you that he hadn't enjoyed his stay at that place. He was only trying to tell you that you were bringing the wrong dog home. This isn't Blackie！”
1. A. bring
B. take
C. send
D. carry
2. A. leave
B. forget
C. drop
D. deliver
3. A. searches for
B. looks for
C. runs after
D. looks after
4. A. happily
B. desperately
C. sadly
D. angrily
5. A. early
B. late
C. proper
D. delightful
6. A. collect
B. claim
C. lay
D. return
7. A. dog
B. customer
C. boss
D. wife
8. A. holiday
B. trip
C. stay
D. meal
9. A. talked
B. cried
C. barked
D. jumped
10. A. occasionally
B. carefully
C. casually
D. constantly
11. A. serious
B. nervous
C. excited
D. right
12. A. everything
B. anything
C. something
D. nothing
这是一个幽默故事。一对夫妇外出度假，将狗寄养在某个地方。度假归来，老公去领狗回家，想不到领回家的却是别人家的狗。
1. B 上文提到出国，此时人还未去，“带出国”应为take。
2. A leave在这里的含义为“使留下”。 deliver“投递”。
3. D Brown夫妇是想找个地方帮他们照看(look after)狗。 search for“寻找”； look for “寻找”；run after“追赶，追求”。
4. C 从下文去接狗回家时的“happily”可知这里应用“sadly”(悲伤地)。desperately“悲观失望地”。
5. B 从上文的very late at night看出应是天色已“晚”(late)。 proper“合适的”； delightful“欢乐的”。
6. A Mr. Brown回家后是“接”(collect)狗回家。claim“认领”； lay“放置”； return“返回”。
7. D 从下文可以看出，是对Mrs. Brown 说话。customer“顾客”； boss“老板”。
8. C 夫妇俩外出旅游，狗被寄养，应为stay，指待在那里的一段时间。
9. C 从下文可以看出，那条狗在随Mr. Brown回家的途中一直在叫，bark符合题意。
10. B 从下文可以看出，Mrs. Brown这里应在“仔细”(carefully)观察。occasionally“偶尔地”； casually“不在意地”； constantly“连续不断地”。
11. D 从后面紧接的一句He was certainly trying to tell you __12__.可以看出，Mrs. Brown很幽默，先说“你说对了”。serious“严肃的”； nervous“紧张的”；excited“兴奋的”。
12. C 倒数第二段最后一句有提示something。Years ago, in a small fishing village in Holland, a young boy taught the world about the rewards of unselfish service.
Because the entire village lived on fishing, a volunteer rescue (营救) team was needed in case of emergency (紧急时刻). One night, the winds 1 , the clouds burst and a strong storm overturned a fishing boat at sea. The crew in trouble 2 the SOS. The captain of the rescue rowboat team 3 the alarm and the villagers 4 in the town square overlooking the sea. When the team started their rowboat and fought their way through the wild waves, the villagers waited 5 on the beach, holding lamps to 6 the way back.
An hour later, the rescue boat reappeared through the fog and the 7 villagers ran to greet them. Falling 8 on the sand, the volunteers reported that the rescue boat could not hold any more 9 and they had to leave one man behind. Ever one more passenger would have surely 10 the rescue boat and all would have been lost.
11 , the captain called for another volunteer team to 12 the survivor. Sixteen-year-old Hans stepped forward. His mother grabbed his arm, crying, “Please don’t go. Your father 13 in a shipwreck (船只失事) 10 years ago and your elder brother, Paul, has been lost 14 for three weeks. Hans, you are all I have left.”
Hans replied, “Mother, I have to go. 15 everyone said I can’t go, let someone else do it? Mother, this time I have to do my duty. When the call for 16 comes, we all need to take our turn and do our part.” Hans kissed his mother, joined the team and 17 into the night.
Another hour passed, which seemed to Hans’ mother like a century. 18 the rescue boat dashed through the fog with Hans standing up in the bow. 19 his hands, the captain called, “Did you find the lost man?” 20 able to control himself, Hans excitedly cried back, “Yes, we found him. Tell my mother it’s my elder brother, Paul! ”
1. A. stilledB. screamedC. stoppedD. calmed
2. A. set aboutB. sent outC. came up withD. took over
3. A. soundedB. setC. tookD. made
4. A. gatheredB. followedC. foughtD. struggled
5. A. nervouslyB. angrilyC. fearfullyD. happily
6. A. hopeB. light C. expectD. try
7. A. promisingB. hopingC. cheeringD. standing
8. A. uncomfortableB. exhausted C. disturbedD. painful
9. A. villagersB. sailorsC. captainsD. passengers
10. A. pushedB. pulledC. overturnedD. settled
11. A. AnxiouslyB. Strangely C. UnexpectedlyD. Doubtfully
12. A. look afterB. look for C. look outD. look on
13. A. diedB. pulledC. wentD. interrupted
14. A. in the fireB. at sea C. on strikeD. in the war
15. A. How aboutB. What for C. What ifD. What with
16. A. serviceB. excitement C. decisionD. love
17. A. appearedB. disappeared C. cameD. went
18. A. ThereforeB. FirstlyC. WhenD. Finally
19. A. MakingB. KeepingC. ShowingD. Cupping
20. A. HardlyB. OnlyC. SeldomD. Always
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