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    Nowak has been running her own lawn care business since she was 12 years old. The income from that job put her through two years at a_______ college in her hometown of Cheyenne.

But in the fall, when she _______  to the University of Wyoming for a bachelor’s in business and marketing, she discovered her seasonal_______ wouldn’t go as far. In Cheyenne, tuition (学费) was low and Nowak lived with her parents. In Laramie, tuition went up and there was _______ to pay. She had to take a second_______, helping other students write resumes.

Nowak’s parents _______  her decision to go to college but couldn’t support her _________, so she’s been paying for it on her own. She’s _______  of her ability to take care of herself, but she knows she’s _______. She sees how easy it is for friends who don’t work to get ________with student clubs and networking opportunities-things she ________ to find the time for. If she didn’t have to work, she would have a college________ like other students.

A state-funded scholarship would have ________ her out. High schoolers have to meet certain    ACT requirements to ________  for it. She heard about it in eighth grade, but it didn’t __________  again  until she was applying to community college. And that was too __________  to bring her ACT score up by the two points to get the most out of it.

Despite all the________, Nowak is right where she needs to be. She still received the scholarship, but a lesser __________. With her struggle through and determination, she’s __________  to graduate next year. Eventually, she’d like to use her degree to________ her lawn care business.

1.A.royal B.senior C.private D.community

2.A.adjusted B.travelled C.objected D.transferred

3.A.earnings B.factors C.changes D.harvests

4.A.tax B.rent C.loan D.debt

5.A.job B.look C.place D.chance

6.A.judged B.backed C.doubted D.abolished

7.A.academically B.mentally C.financially D.socially

8.A.careful B.worthy C.afraid D.proud

9.A.missing out B.working on C.standing by D.running off

10.A.confused B.informed C.involved D.pleased

11.A.happens B.struggles C.promises D.demands

12.A.admission B.degree C.background D.experience

13.A.sought B.wore C.allowed D.helped

14.A.qualify B.account C.enquire D.provide

15.A.give up B.go up C.come up D.clear up

16.A.late B.rare C.serious D.popular

17.A.challenges B.experiments C.discoveries D.priorities

18.A.capital B.amount C.avenue D.charge

19.A.on trial B.on edge C.on board D.on track

20.A.launch B.defend C.expand D.contact

 

1.D 2.D 3.A 4.B 5.A 6.B 7.C 8.D 9.A 10.C 11.B 12.D 13.D 14.A 15.C 16.A 17.A 18.B 19.D 20.C 【解析】 这是一篇记叙文。本文描述了一个出身贫寒但是努力不懈的女孩Nowak通过自身不断努力,去上大学的经历。 1.考查名词词义辨析。句意:这份工作的收入使她在家乡夏安的一所社区大学里度过了两年。A. royal王室的;B. senior年长的;C. private私人的;D. community社区。根据后文Nowak是在家乡上学和父母住在一起,且后来才转去college可知Nowak上的是社区大学,在文章倒数第二段也有再次提到申请社区大学。结合常识一些比较贫寒或者是成绩不太理想没有申请上理想大学的学生往往会去上community university。故选D。 2.考查动词词义辨析。句意:但到了秋天,当她转学到怀俄明大学攻读商业和市场营销专业的学士学位时,她发现季节性收入并不能满足她的需要。A. adjusted调整;B. travelled旅行;C. objected反对;D. transferred转移。根据Nowak要去怀俄明大学攻读bachelor可知,是转到了怀俄明大学。短语transfer to表示“转到……”。故选D。 3.考查名词词义辨析。句意:但到了秋天,当她转学到怀俄明大学攻读商业和市场营销专业的学士学位时,她发现季节性收入并不能满足她的需要。A. earnings收入;B. factors因素;C. changes改变;D. harvests收割。根据前面Nowak自付学费以及后面学费不够可知,这里是seasonal earnings,Nowak的收入不够支付学费了。故选A。 4.考查名词词义辨析。句意:在Laramie,学费上涨,还有房租要付。A. tax税收;B. rent租金;C. loan贷款;D. debt债务。前文Nowak上社区大学时是和父母住在一起,而去怀俄明大学(在外地)是要租房子的,因此要付房租rent。故选B。 5.考查名词词义辨析。句意:她不得不找第二份工作,帮助其他学生写简历。A. job工作;B. look观看;C. place地方;D. chance机会。前文Nowak学费不够,因此是要再打一份工。故选A。 6.考查动词词义辨析。句意:Nowak的父母支持她上大学的决定,但不能在经济上支持她,所以她自己支付学费。A. judged判断;B. backed支持;C. doubted怀疑;D. abolished废除。根据后面的but可知,这里是虽然Nowak的父母支持她的决定,但无法在经济上支持她。back此处熟词僻义表示“支持”。故选B。 7.考查副词词义辨析。句意:Nowak的父母支持她上大学的决定,但不能在经济上支持她,所以她自己支付学费。A. academically学术上;B. mentally心理上;C. financially财政上;D. socially在社会上。前文提到了学费不够的问题以及后文paying for it on her own可知Nowak要自己付钱,因此这里是Nowak的父母无法在经济上帮助Nowak。故选C。 8.考查形容词词义辨析。句意:她为自己照顾自己的能力感到自豪,但她知道她错过了机会。A. careful仔细的;B. worthy值得的;C. afraid害怕的;D. proud自豪的。Nowak对她生活自理的能力很自豪,固定搭配be proud of sth表示“对……感到自豪”。故选D。 9.考查动词短语辨析。句意:她为自己照顾自己的能力感到自豪,但她知道她错过了机会。A. missing out错失;B. working on致力于;C. standing by准备战斗;D. running off流失。根据后文同学们不用工作可以去俱乐部可以社交,因此Nowak是在错失(miss out)这些机会的。故选A。 10.考查形容词词义辨析。句意:她发现,那些不工作的朋友很容易就能参与学生社团和社交机会——这些都是她很难抽出时间去做的事情。A. confused困惑的;B. informed见多识广的;C. involved有关的;D. pleased愉快的。不用工作的同学参与学生俱乐部和社交,固定搭配get/be involved with/in表示“参与某事/和……相关”。故选C。 11.考查动词词义辨析。句意:她发现,那些不工作的朋友很容易就能参与学生社团和社交机会——这些都是她很难抽出时间去做的事情。A. happens发生;B. struggles奋斗;C. promises承诺;D. demands要求。Nowak因为要打工,难以找到时间去干同学们干的事。固定搭配struggle to do表示“难以做……”。故选B。 12.考查名词词义辨析。句意:如果她不需要工作,她就会像其他学生一样有大学经历。A. admission承认;B. degree程度;C. background背景D. experience经历。这里是Nowak要利用闲暇时间去打工,而不能去参加各类活动,因此是她没有和同学一样的经历,即如果不打工她就可以和同学有一样的经历。故选D。 13.考查动词词义辨析。句意:国家资助的奖学金本来可以帮助她摆脱困境。A. sought寻找;B. wore穿;C. allowed允许;D. helped帮助。一份奖学金本可以帮助她摆脱困境,固定搭配help out表示“帮助……摆脱困境”。故选D。 14.考查动词词义辨析。句意:高中学生必须达到一定的ACT要求才能有资格参加考试。A. qualify取得资格;B. account认为;C. enquire询问;D. provide提供。高中生需要满足一定的ACT要求才有拿奖学金的资格,固定搭配qualify for表示“有……的资格”。故选A。 15.考查动词短语辨析。句意:她在八年级时听说过,但直到她申请社区大学时才再次提起。A. give up放弃;B. go up增长;C. come up出现,走近;D. clear up清理。她在八年级的时候听说了这件事,根据后文太晚无法提升她的分数可知,应该是直到她申请大学的时候这个奖学金才再次出现。come up表示“出现”,故选C。 16.考查形容词词义辨析。句意:但这已经太迟了,她没法再将ACT提高两分,没能发挥出最大的作用。A. late迟的;B. rare稀有的;C. serious严肃的;D. popular流行的。到她申请社区大学的时候奖学金才再出现,那时候已经太晚而无法提高自己的分数(来申请奖学金)。故选A。 17.考查名词词义辨析。句意:尽管面临种种挑战,Nowak还是取得了成功。A. challenges挑战;B. experiments试验;C. discoveries发现;D. priorities优先权。前文一直讲的是Nowak经历的困难,因此是“尽管有很多的挑战”。故选A。 18.考查名词词义辨析。句意:她仍然获得了奖学金,但数额较小。A. capital资金;B. amount数量;C. avenue大街;D. charge费用。Nowak同样获得了奖学金,不过是一个数额更小的奖学金,钱的数额用amount。故选B。 19.考查短语辨析。句意:凭借她的奋斗和决心,她将在明年如期毕业。A. on trial在受审;B. on edge紧张;C. on board在船上;D. on track走上正轨。在Nowak的不懈努力下,她将如期在明年毕业。on track表示“在正轨上,进展良好”。故选D。 20.考查动词词义辨析。句意:最后,她想利用她的学位来拓展她的草坪护理业务。A. launch发射;B. defend防御;C. expand拓展;D. contact联系。Nowak会用她的大学文凭来拓展她的事业。短语expand one's business“拓展业务”。故选C。
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