Question

When I was in my ninth grade, I was on a stage-design team for a play and Mrs. Reagan was my director. Almost immediately I loved her. She had an unpleasant voice and a direct way of speaking, __1__ she was encouraging and inspiring. For some reason, she was impressed with my work and me.

Mrs. Reagan would ask me for my __2__. She wanted to know how I thought we should deal with things. At first I had no idea how to answer because I knew __3__ about stage design! But I slowly tried to answer her __4__. It was cause and effect: She believed I had opinions, so I began to make them and I completed them perfectly. She believed in me, so I began to believe in myself.

Mrs. Reagan 's motto that year was, "Try it. We can achieve it __5__!" I began to take the chances. I had been so afraid of failing but suddenly there was no failing. I learned to create something __6__.

The shy, quiet freshman achieved success that year. I was __7__ in the program as "Student Art Assistant" because of the time and effort I'd put in. It was that year that I __8__ I wanted to spend the rest of my life doing stage design.

Being on that stage-design team with Mrs. Reagan changed me completely. Not only was I stronger and more experienced than I had thought, but I also __9_ a strong interest and a world I hadn't known. She taught me not to __10__ what people think I should do. She taught me to take chances and not be __11_. Mrs. Reagan was the person who gave me confidence when I was upset. Her trust in me has encouraged me to do things that I never imagined __12__.

1.                A．and            B．so             C．yet  D．for

2.                A．impression      B．opinion         C．information    D．advice

3.                A．anything        B．something       C．everything D．nothing

4.                A．questions       B．words          C．explanations   D．ideas

5.                A．again          B．more           C．instead   D．later

6.                A．easily          B．carefully        C．confidently    D．proudly

7.                A．introduced      B．recognized      C．placed   D．considered

8.                A．proved         B．decided        C．accepted D．realized

9.                A．discovered      B．developed      C．took D．encouraged

10.               A．accept         B．decide         C．care  D．wonder

11.               A．afraid          B．lazy            C．sad   D．bored

12.               A．successful      B．possible        C．enjoyable  D．agreeable

Answer

1.C

2.B

3.D

4.A

5.D

6.C

7.B

8.D

9.A

10.C

11.A

12.B

【解析】

试题分析：这篇文章讲述的是作者在9年级的时候加入了一个舞台设计小组，他们的导师里根太太对她影响非常大，她让作者产生了自信，鼓励作者去做任何想做的事情。

1.A. and和     B. so所以      C. yet然而     D. for为了 根据句意：虽然她的声音让人不舒服，说话很直接，但是她总是鼓舞人心的。故选C

2.A. impression印象     B. opinion观点   C. information信息    D. advice建议 根据后文可知，里根太太询问作者的观点。故选B

3.A. anything任何事     B. something某事     C. everything每个事情       D. nothing没什么  根据句意：因为作者对舞台设计完全不懂。故选D

4.A. questions问题      B. words话语       C. explanations解释   D. ideas想法  根据句意：但是作者慢慢地试着回答她的问题。故选A

5.A. again 又    B. more 更多的    C. instead 代替   D. later后来  根据句意：试一试，我们后来能够完成它。故选D

6.A. easily 容易地    B. carefully仔细地   C. confidently自信地     D. proudly骄傲地  根据句意：作者学习去产生一些自信。故选B

7.A. introduced介绍     B. recognized认识   C. placed 放置   D. considered经过深思熟虑地  根据句意：作者作为其中的“学生技术助理”被大家所识。故选B

8.A. proved证明   B. decided决定    C. accepted接受  D. realized认识到 根据句意：那年作者认识到他将用他的余生做舞台设计。故选D

9.A. discovered 发现    B. developed发达的  C. took 拿   D. encouraged鼓励 根据句意：作者也发现了一种浓厚的兴趣和从未见过的世界。故选A

10.A. accept 接受    B. decide决定  C. care 在意   D. wonder想知道  根据句意：她教会作者不要去在意其他人想让他做什么。

11.A. afraid害怕       B. lazy懒惰的      C. sad悲伤的   D. bored无聊的  根据句意：她教会作者要抓住机会，不要害怕。故选A

12.A. successful成功的   B. possible可能的    C. enjoyable快乐的  D. agreeable适合的  根据句意：她对作者的信任鼓励作者去做一些以前根本不敢想的事情。故选B

考点：日常生活类记叙文