I met Mrs. Neidl in the ninth grade on a stage-design team for a play and she was one of the directors. Almost instantly I loved her. She had an Unpleasant voice and a direct way of speaking,
36
she was encouraging and inspiring. For some reason, she was impressed with my work and me.
Mrs. Neidl would ask me for my
37
. She wanted to know how I thought we should
38
things. At first I had no idea how to answer because I knew
39
about stage design! But I slowly began to respond to her
40
. It was cause and effect: She believed I had opinions, so I began to
41
them. She trusted me to complete things, so I completed them perfectly. She loved how
42
I was, so I began to show up to paint more and more. She believed in me, so I began to believe in myself.
Mrs. Neidl's
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that year was, "Try it. We can always paint over it
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!"I began to take
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. I had been so afraid of failing but suddenly there was no failing--only things to be
46
upon. I learned to dip my brush into the paint and
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create something.
The shy, quiet freshman achieved success that year. I was
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in the program
as "Student Art Assistant" because of the time and effort I'd put in. It was that year that I
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I wanted to spend the rest of my life doing stage design.
Being on that stage-design team
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Mrs. Neidl changed me completely. Not only was I stronger and more competent than I had thought, but I also
51
a strong interest and a world I hadn't known existed. She taught me not to
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what people think I should do: She taught me to take chances and not be
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. Mrs. Neidl was my comforter when I was upset. Her
54
in me has inspired me to do things that I never imagined
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.
36. A. and
B. yet
C. so
D. for
37. A. opinion
B. impression
C. information
D. intention
38. A. make
B. keep
C. handle
D. change
39. A. anything
B. something
C. everything
D. nothing
40. A. questions
B. comments
C. explanations
D. remarks
41. A. hold
B. follow
C. evaluate
D. form
42. A. happy
B. lively
C. reliable
D. punctual
43. A. message
B. motto
C. saying
D. suggestion
44. A. again
B. more
C. instead
D. later
45. A. steps
B. control
C. charge
D. risks
46. A. improved
B. acted
C. looked
D. reflected
47. A. easily
B. carefully
C. confidently
D. proudly
48. A. introduced
B. recognized
C. identified
D. considered
49. A. confirmed
B. decided
C. realized
D. acknowledged
50. A. with
B. below
C. of
D. by
51. A. developed
B. discovered
C. took
D. fostered
52. A. accept
B. care
C. judge
D. wonder
53. A. bored
B. lazy
C. sad
D. afraid
54. A. trust
B. patience
C. curiosity
Do interest
55. A. accessible
B. enjoyable
C. possible
D. favorable
36.B考察连词及句子理解。前面unpleasant voice 和 direct way of speaking是消极意向,后面encouraging 和 inspiring是积极意向,因此需填转折连词,四个选项中A表并列,C表结果,D表原因,只有B选项yet表转折。
37.A 考察名词及篇章理解。第二段第二句话“她想知道我认为我们该怎样处理事情”直接提示了这个空应该选观点opinion这个词. 第二段倒数第四句话中也出现了这个词从而验证了其正确性。B. impression 印象、C. information 信息、D. intention 意图均不符合题意。
38.C 考察动词及篇章理解。根据文章主线选择“处理”事情。考纲要求考生掌握
39.D 考察代词及句子理解。开始我不知如何回答是因为我对舞台设计“一无所知”。 know nothing about sth 对某事一无所知。
40.A 考察名词及篇章理解。解题关键词是本句的 ”respond 回答、响应”, 线索是第二段第一句中的 “ask 提问”及第四句中的“answer 回答”, 因此这里填 “question 问题”这个词。BD选项是评论,C是解释,不符题意。
41.D 考察动词及篇章理解。本句的them指代opinions 。form opinion形成观点 。hold opinion持有某种观点,form 是个变化的状态,hold是个持续的状态,根据文意推断作者开始并没有观点,由于她相信我有观点所以我形成了观点,强调形成这个过程,另外Begin to后接有变化感的词,故选form不选hold. B. follow 遵照,C .evaluate评估与题意差别较大。
42.C 考察形容词及句子理解。解题线索在后半句 “so I began to show up to paint more and more ” 作者做的事情变多是Mrs. Neidl信任的结果,说明我是个可信赖(reliable)的人,C选项符合题意。其他三个选项happy 高兴的 lively活泼的和 punctual 准时的都不能表达出这种合理的因果关系。另外迷惑性较大的lively通常用来形容物。
43. B考察名词及句子理解。引号里是一句鼓励性质的话,而且前面“that year”也是线索,说明这话是她的motto座右铭。迷惑性较大的C选项saying是谚语的意思,往往是人们长期形成的对生活及经验的总结,强调群体性及时间性,故不合适,message 信息,suggestion 建议,不合题意。
44.D 考察副词及篇章理解。本题难度较大,解题关键词是介词“over”,表覆盖。选择later 可以理解为“如果没有画好,稍后可以再画一次覆盖在之前的画上。” more更多, Instead 代替, 不合题意。迷惑性最大的是again.表示“再一次、又一次”但是放在这里与over意思重复,paint over it later相当于 paint it again, 故不选A。
45.D 考察名词及篇章理解。take risks 固定搭配,冒险。通读全文发现作者是开始很不自信,第四段开头也提示了作者“shy” ,“quiet”,因此动笔画画对他来说是个冒险,是自我突破的过程,文章最后一段也提到了take chances冒险,因此选D。take steps是采取措施、步骤的意思,与文章主题不搭,control 和 charge 都有控制的意思,不合题意。
46.A 考察动词及句子理解。Improve upon 改进。线索是本段开头的座右铭“试试吧,我们永远可以重画一次。”因此不存在失败,只存在改进。Act upon按照、对…起作用,look upon 看待、考虑,reflect upon 考虑回顾
47.C 考察副词及篇章理解。本段主要描写了作者从不敢做到敢做的过程,根据前文提示作者曾很不自信,后来在Mrs. Neidl的鼓励下自信地拿起了画笔,因此选confidently. A easily 容易的。作者超越自我的过程并不容易。B carefully 小心地。创作并不是个小心翼翼的过程。D Proudly 骄傲地。文章中没有任何体现。
48.B 考察动词。Be recognized as“被公认为、被承认”。 Introduce 介绍、引入,be identified as“ 被确定是”,有验证身份的意思,be considered as
49.C 考察动词。解题关键词是“want ”。作者意识到自己想要的是什么,所以用realized. 迷惑项是decided 决定。可以说决定要什么,但不可以说决定想什么,因为想法是不可控制的。Confirm 证实 acknowledge 承认,与题意差别较大。
50.A 考察介词。Being with sb 与某人在一起。这里不能选of是因为全文第一句话,Mrs. Neidl是“ one of the directors”,所以不能说是她的团队。Below 和 by 搭配错误。
51.B 考察动词。发现了一项爱好和一个未知的世界,选discovered. 迷惑项是developed , 这个词可以与interest 连用表示形成了某种爱好,但是不可以与world连用表示“形成一个未知世界,”故排除。Take interest 取利,foster 培养,均不合适。
52.B 考察动词及篇章理解。“她教会我不要去在乎别人认为我该怎么做”,care 在乎,符合文意。Accept 接受,judge 判断 ,wonder 怀疑 均不合文意。
53.D 考察形容词及句意理解。Be afraid害怕。前面说Take chance 冒险,后面理所当然说不要怕(失败),而且前文反复出现了afraid 这个词,是全篇的关键词。Bored 无聊的,lazy 懒惰的,sad 伤心的,在文中均无体现。
54.A 考察名词及篇章理解。Trust 信任。通读全文会发现文中多次提到Mrs. Neidl对作者的信任,并在第三段明确使用了trust这个词,因此推断出答案。Patience 耐心,curiosity好奇心,interest兴趣,文中均无体现。
55.C考察形容词及篇章理解。“她对我的信任激励我完成以前认为不可能的事情”, “never imagined possible” 等于 “imagined impossible.” 认为不可能的,贴合文意。Accessible 容易取得的 enjoyable 有趣的 favorable 有利的赞同的 均不合文意。
完形填空(记叙文)
I have a love-hate relationship with 8 o’clock classes. I like to get started that early; most 1 don’t. They drag in 2 and many otherwise bright ones look like zombies (麻木迟钝的人) at that 3 .
One day I was really 4 with it. I was excited about the topic (history of the expansion of Christianity) , 5 no one else seemed to be. I 6 things on the chalkboard. I moved 7 the room. I told stories. I tried humor. It was useless. The 8 looks didn’t seem to change. I was frustrated.
I 9 track of time. I was about to begin a major topic 10 I glanced down at my watch. I was already two minutes 11 the scheduled end of class. So I just ended hurriedly and the students 12 their book bags and headed out of the door to another class.
13 them go out of the door I picked up my own books, notes and papers and 14 out into the hall. I was tired and a bit discouraged. Then, as I started across the 15 to my nearby office, a student coming out of the back door of the classroom 16 up with me.
Randy sits about halfway back in the classroom. I 17 he wanted to ask why I didn’t have those test papers graded 18 or maybe he wanted permission to hand in a late paper or. . . It was 19 of that. With his eyes sparkling, Randy said, “This is the 20 time I’ve not wanted a college class to end.”
The tiredness lifted. I had done better than I thought. I don’t know if Randy will ever understand how much he did for me that day.
1. A. teachersB. studentsC. peopleD. roommates
2. A. quicklyB. fastC. lateD. lately
3. A. hourB. o’clockC. periodD. stage
4. A. frightenedB. worriedC. contentD. angry
5. A. butB. soC. howeverD. still
6. A. recitedB. spokeC. wroteD. showed
7. A. acrossB. aroundC. overD. through
8. A. happyB. pleasantC. goodD. blank
9. A. lostB. sawC. controlledD. knew
10. A. asB. whenC. whileD. until
11. A. toB. beforeC. pastD. forward
12. A. got upB. made upC. put upD. picked up
13. A. WatchingB. Observing C. NoticingD. Staring
14. A. climbedB. steppedC. ranD. rushed
15. A. roomB. libraryC. hallD. door
16. A. putB. livedC. keptD. caught
17. A. thoughtB. doubtedC. wonderedD. realized
18. A. tooB. eitherC. yetD. anyway
19. A. somethingB. none C. no oneD. nothing
20. A. justB. earliestC. lastD. first
参考答案171.BCADA CBDAB CDABC DACBD: 完形填空
阅读下面短文,掌握其大意,然后从1~15各题所给的A、B、C和D项中,选出最佳选项。
It was the late spring of 1979,a hot Saturday afternoon.Hundreds of us sat __1__,side by side,in rows of wooden chairs on the main campus lawn (校园草坪).We __2__blue robes (毕业生长袍).We listened carefully to long __3__.When the ceremony (典礼)was__4__,we threw our caps in the air,and we were officially graduated from college.
After that,I found Morrie Schwartz,my __5__professor,and introduced him to my __6__.He was a small man who took small steps,as if a__7__wind could at any time__8__him up into the clouds! His teeth were in good shape.When he smiled it was as if you had just __9__ him the funniest joke on earth.
He told my parents how I __10__every class he taught.He told them,“You have a __11__boy here.He helped me a lot.” Shy but __12__,I looked at my feet.Before we left,I__13__Mr.Schwartz a present,a briefcase with his name on the front.I didn't want to forget him.__14__I didn't want him to forget me.He asked if I would keep in __15__,and without hesitation (犹豫) I said,“Of course.” When he turned around,I saw tears in his eyes.
1.A.alongB.around
C.beside
D.together
2.A.took
B.wore
C.put on
D.got in
3.A.lectures
B.dialogues
C.speeches
D.reports
4.A.on
B.up
C.over
D.away
5.A.lovely B.precious
C.happy
D.favorite
6.A.parents
B.elder brother
C.girl friend
D.friends
7.A.strong
B.slight
C.warm
D .cold
8.A.beat
B.pull
C.blow
D.wipe
9.A.made
B.told
C.played
D.given
10.A.left
B.reached
C.missed
D.took
11.A.special
B.brave
C.busy
D.serious
12.A.astonished
B.pleased
C.disappointed
D.nervous
13.A.handed
B.sent
C.delivered D.brought
14.A.While
B.But
C.And
D.For
15.A.conversation
B.mind
C.company
D.touch 二、
1.解析:我们许多人 “坐在一起”,从side by side可知答案。
答案:D
2.解析:这里指穿的状态,用wear的过去式。
答案:B
3.解析:听发言,用speech。
答案:C
4.解析:be over的意思是结束,从上下文知道,毕业典礼结束后,我们把帽子抛向空中。
答案:C
5.解析:从下文知道,Morrie Schwartz是我最喜欢的老师。
答案:D
6.解析:从下文的He told my parents可知答案。
答案:A
7.解析:似乎一阵强风就会把他吹向空中。
答案:A
8.解析:参看第7题解析。
答案:C
9.解析:tell sb.a joke/jokes是固定词组,意思是 “给某人讲笑话”。
答案:B
10.解析:take class的意思是 “听课” 。
答案:D
11.解析:a special boy:一个特别的孩子。
答案:A
12.解析:老师表扬我,我虽然害羞,但是也很“高兴”。
答案:B
13.解析:hand sb.a present:递给某人一个礼物。
答案:A
14.解析:这里用and连接两个句子。
答案:C
15.解析:老师想和我保持联系,keep in touch:保持联系。
答案:D
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