Another person’s enthusiasm was what set me moving toward the success I have achieved.That person was my stepmother.
I was nine years old when she enterd our home in rural Virginia. My father__36__me to her with these words:“I would like you to meet the fellow who is___37
for being the worst boy in this county and will probably start throwing rocks at you no ___38
than tomorrow morning.”
My stepmother walked over to me, ___39
my head slightly upward,and looked me right in the eye.Then she looked at my father and replied,“You are ___40
.This is not the worst boy at all, ___41
the smartest one who hasn’t yet found an outlet(释放的途径)for his enthusiasm.”
That statement began a(n) ___42
between us.No one had ever called me smart,My family and neighbors had built me up in my ___43
as a bad boy . My stepmother changed all that.
She changed many things.She ___44
my father to go to a dental school,from which he graduated with honors.She moved our family into the county srat,where my father’s career could be more ___45
and my brother and I could be better___46
.
When I turned fourteen,she bought me a secondhand___47
and told me that she believed that I could become a writer.I knew her ernthusiasm,I___48
it had alreadly improved our lives.I accepted her ___49
and began to write for local newspapers.I was doing the same kind of___50
that great day I went to interview Andrew Carnegie and received the task which became my life’s work later.I wasn’t the ___51
beneficiary (受益者).My father became the ___52
man in town.My brother and stepbrthers became a physician,a dentist,a lawyer,and a college president.
What power __53
has!When that power is released to support the certainty of one’s purpose and is ___54
strengthened by faith,it becomes an irresistible(不可抗拒的)force which poverty and temporary defeat can never ___55
.
You can communicate that power to anyone who needs it.This is probably the greatest work you can do with your enthusiasm.
36.A.rushed
B.sent
C.carried
D.introduced
37.A.distinguished
B.favored
C.mistaken
D.rewarded
38. A.sooner
B.later
C.longer
D.earlier
39. A.dragged
B.shook
C.raised
D.bent
40. A.perfect
B.right
C.wrong
D.impolite
41. A.but
B.so
C.and
D.or
42. A.ageement
B.friendship
C.gap
D.relationship
43. A.opinion
B.image
C.espectation
D.mind
44. A.begged
B.persuaded
C.ordered
D.invited
45. A.successful
B.meaningful
C.helpful
D.useful
46. A.treared
B.entertained
C.educated
D.respected
47. A.cemera
B.radio
C.bicycle
D.typewriter
48. A.considered
B.suspected
C.ignored
D.appreciated
49. A.belief
B.request
C.criticism
D.description
50. A.teahing
B.writing
C.studying
D.reading
51. A.next
B.same
C.only
D.real
52. A.cleverest
B.wealthiest
C.strongest
D.bealthiest
53. A.ebthusiasm
B.sympathy
C.fortune
D.confidence
54. A.deliberately
B.happily
C.traditionally
D.constantly
55. A.win
B.match
C.reach
D.doubt
本文讲述了一个继母对作者的肯定,从而激发了孩子心中的对成功的渴望,继母心中的热情,终于促使作者成功了。
36选D爸爸把我介绍给了她
37选A因为是最坏的孩子而著名
38.选B no later than 表示不迟于
39.选C 表示微微地抬了一下我的头
40.选C 你错了
41.选A 前面有not 后面用but,不是最坏的而是最聪明的
42.选B 这句话开始了我们之间的友谊,用友谊说明关系的亲密
43.选D在我心目中我一直是一个坏男孩
44.选B继母把我父亲说服了去上一个牙科学校
45.选A在那儿我父亲的事业将更加成功
46.选C而在那,我们弟兄们可以得到更好的教育
47.选D给我买了二手的打字机,让我开始写作
48.选D 我非常感激她的热心
49.选A我接受了她的信念
50.选B我从事的写作,因此用writing
51.选C 我不是唯一的受益者
52.选B我爸爸成了我们镇上最富裕的人
53.选A热情有着多强大的力量呀
54.选D 不断得到增强
55.选B这种力量是贫穷和暂时的挫折所不能相比的
完形填空(记叙文)
It was a beautiful spring day, and a sense of peace stayed with me as I left the cathedral (大教堂) on Easter Monday morning. I 1 for a moment on top of the steps leading to the avenue, now 2 with people rushing to their jobs. Sitting in her 3 place, inside a small archway (拱门) , was the old flower lady. At her 4 , dresses and flowers were parading (炫耀) on top of a spread-open newspaper.
The flower lady was 5 , her wrinkled old face alive with some inner 6 . I started down the stairs—then on an impulse (冲动) , I turned and 7 a flower.
As I put it in my lapel (翻领) , I said, “You look 8 .”
“Why not?” she answered. “Everything is good.”
She was dressed so 9 and seemed so old that her reply 10 me. “You’ve been sitting here for many 11 now, haven’t you? And always smiling. You wear your 12 well.”
“You can’t 13 my age and not have troubles,” she 14 , “only it’s like Jesus and Good Friday. . .” She paused for a moment.
“Yes?”
“Well, when Jesus was killed on Good Friday, that was the 15 day for the whole world. When I get troubles I remember that, 16 then I think of what happened only three days 17 —Easter-our Lord arose from the dead. So when things 18 , I’ve learned to wait three days. . . and 19 everything gets much better.”
She smiled good-bye, but her words still follow me 20 I think I have troubles. . . “Give God a chance to help. Wait three days.”
1. A. pausedB. walkedC. landedD. sat
2. A. dirtyB. cleanC. crowdedD. wide
3. A. favoriteB. properC. smallD. usual
4. A. sideB. feetC. backD. bike
5. A. talkingB. smilingC. sellingD. waiting
6. A. joyB. feelingC. thoughtD. worries
7. A. looked for B. picked outC. stared atD. put off
8. A. oldB. smartC. youngD. happy
9. A. neatlyB. properlyC. shabbilyD. casually
10. A. amusedB. amazedC. caughtD. reached
11. A. weeksB. yearsC. monthsD. days
12. A. clothesB. flowersC. hatD. troubles
13. A. senseB. imagineC. reachD. notice
14. A. repliedB. askedC. yelledD. talked back
15. A. firstB. lastC. importantD. worst
16. A. butB. andC. soD. or
17. A. beforeB. laterC. agoD. earlier
18. A. go wrongB. take placeC. turn upD. get well
19. A. somewhatB. somewhereC. somehowD. nowhere
20. A. whereverB. whateverC. wheneverD. whichever
参考答案158.ACDBB ABDCB BDCAD BBACC:
We know the kiss as a form of expressing affection(情感,喜爱). But long
1
it became it, it was customary in many countries to use it as a(n)
2
of respect. Some native Africans
3
the ground over which a chief(首领)has walkeD.Kissing the hand and foot has been a mark of respect from the
4
times.
The early Romans kissed the mouth or eyes
5
a form of dignified(高贵的) greeting. One Roman emperor allowed his important nobles to kiss his lips, but the
6
important ones had to kiss his hands, and the
7
important ones were
8
allowed to kiss his feet!
Most likely the kiss as a form of affection can be traced back to primitive(上古的,原始的) times when a mother
9
fondle(爱抚) her child, just as a mother
10
today. It only remained for society to
11
this as a custom for expressing affection between arms.
We have evidence(根据) that this was already the
12
by the time of the sixth century, but we can only suppose it was
13
long before that. The first
14
where the kiss became accepted in courtship(求婚) was in France. From France the kiss spread rapidly all over Europe. Russia, which loved to
15
the customs of France, soon adopted it. A kiss from the Tsar(沙皇) became
16
of the highest forms of recognition from the Crown.
In time, the kiss became a part of courtship.
17
marriage customs developed, the kiss became a part of the
18
ceremony (典礼,仪式). Today we regard it as an expression of love and tenderness.
19
there are still many places in the world where the kiss is
20
of formal ceremonies and is intended to show respect.
1. A.after
B.before
C.until
D.since
2. A.custom
B.tradition
C.expression
D.affection
3. A.watch
B.touch
C.kiss
D.greet
4. A.earliest
B.latest
C.longest
D.eldest
5. A.of
B.as
C.for
D.in
6. A.not
B.little
C.less
D.least
7. A.last
B.less
C.most
D.least
8. A.too
B.also
C.only
D.ever
9. A.would
B.could
C.should
D.will
10.A.would
B.has
C.doing
D.does
11.A.express
B.allow
C.kiss
D.accept
12.A.case
B.event
C.history
D.evidence
13.A.expressed
B.practised
C.kissed
D.discovered
14.A.city
B.tribe(部落) C.society
D.country
15.A.allow
B.copy
C.spread
D.use
16.A.one
B.it
C.this
D.that
17.A.Since
B.Once
C.While
D.As
18.A.meeting
B.greeting
C.marrying
D.wedding
19.A.And
B.Thus
C.But
D.When
20.A.bit
B.part
C.some
D.any
参考答案及解析
1—5 BCCAB
6—10 CDCAD
11—15 DABCB
16—20 ADDCB
1.选B。今天,我们所了解的亲吻的功能是表示爱慕这样的情感,那么用亲吻表示尊敬,则应是很久“以前”的事了。
2.选C。与开头expressing相呼应,故用expression。第19空前再现了类似说法。
3.选C。前后谈论的都是“亲吻”。
4.选A。这句话仍然是对But long before it became it …一句的例证,故发生的时间也应在很久以前。
5.选B。类似结构还有the kiss as a form of affection,as an expression of等。
6.选C。国王把人分成几个等级,从吻的部位不难看出一个人的地位。
7.选D。仅让其吻身体最低部位的脚,可见其地位最低。
8.选C。由上下文和句末感叹号推知。
9.选A。would可用来表示过去的习惯性行为。
10.选D。does替代前文提到的fondles her child。
11.选D。根据上下文不难排除其他三项。
12.选A。this is the case 情况就是这样。
13.选B。风俗被“实践”,合乎语境。
14.选C。这里的society指群体,city,tribe较为片面,较为武断,不能选用。
15.选B。很快采纳了法国的做法,说明它爱“效仿”法国。
16.选A。根据词的用法即可选定。
17.选D。发展(develop)、变化(become)是有过程的,故选as(随着)。
18.选D。只有“婚礼”与婚姻相关。
19.选C。下一句所描述的亲吻功能正好与前面相反。
20.选B。part of意为“……的一部分”。
[双向细目表] 词法 重点词汇: as; part of; copy.
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