Question

The teacher stood before his class and was going to hand out the final exam papers. “I know how ______you have all worked to prepare for this test,” he said. “And because I know you can do it well, I am willing to offer a B to anyone who would ______not to take the test.

Many students jumped up to ______the teacher and left the classroom. The teacher looked at the _______students and said, “Does anyone else want to get a B? This is your last _______.” Two more students decided to go.

Seven students remained(留下，余下). The teacher then handed out the _______. There were only three sentences typed on the paper: Congratulations! You have just ______an A in this class. Keep believing in yourself.

I never had a teacher like that, but I think it is a test _______any teacher could and should give. Students who are not ______in what they have learned are B students at best(充其量).

The same is ______in real life. The A students are those who believe in what they are doing because they have ______both successes and failures. They have learned life’s lessons, either from normal education ______from events in their lives, and have become ______people.

Scientists say that by the age of eight, 80% of what we believe about ourselves has already been formed. You are a big kid now, and you _____that you have some limits (限制). However, there is _____you can’t do or learn or be. Sir Edmund Hillary, the first person to reach the summit of Mount Everest said, “It’s not the mountain we conquer(克服) but ourselves.

1.A. luckily                  B. terribly          C. quietly                     D. hard

2.A. dislike                  B. help                         C. prefer                     D. start

3.A. thank          B. praise                      C. fight                         D. criticize

4.A. following    B. relaxing                   C. worrying                 D. remaining

5.A. chance                B. trouble                    C. test                          D. idea

6.A. results                 B. presents                 C. papers                     D. essays

7.A. given          B. sent                         C. discovered             D. received

8.A. where                  B. that                          C. what                        D. when

9.A. confident       B. necessary                C. mysterious             D. convenient

10.A. unusual    B. impossible              C. true                         D. special

11.A. broken off        B. dreamed of            C. learned from         D. cared about

12.A. and           B. or                    C. but                           D. so

13.A. ruder                 B. cuter                       C. worse                      D. better

14.A. decide               B. forget                      C. realize                     D. imagine

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

Answer

1.D

2.C

3.A

4.D

5.A

6.C

7.D

8.B

9.A

10.C

11.C

12.B

13.D

14.C

15.D

【解析】

试题分析：本文叙述了一位老师在给学生分发试卷时，要求不愿意参加考试的学生，老师会给一个B，然后学生就离开了教室。愿意参加考试的学生，老师发给他们试卷，而且题很简单。老师给他们一个A。通过这件事可知，A类的学生对自己所学的知识感到自信，他们能够从成功和失败中吸取教训。B类的学生对自己所学的知识不自信。生活中也是如此，人们只有克服了自己，才能战胜困难。

1.考查副词及语境的理解。A. luckily幸运地；        B. terribly可怕地； C. quietly安静地；D. hard努力地。根据to prepare for this test可知，学生为了准备考试，需要努力学习。句意：我知道你们都为了这次考试学习的多么努力。故选D。

2.考查动词及语境的理解。A. dislike        不喜欢； B. help      帮助； C. prefer宁愿； D. start开始。句意：我将给不愿意参加考试的人一个B。故选C。

3.考查动词及语境的理解。 A. thank       感谢； B. praise       表扬； C. fight 战斗；D. criticize批评。根据I know you can do it well ，I am willing to offer a B to anyone who would ______not to take the test.可知老师给不愿意参加考试的学生一个B, 因此学生表示感谢。句意：学生们跳起来然后离开了教室。故选A。

4. 考查动词及语境的理解。A. following跟踪；B. relaxing放松；C. worrying        担心；D. remaining剩下的。根据Many students jumped up to ______ the teacher and left the classroom.可知许多学生离开了教室，还剩下一些学生。句意：老师看了看剩下的学生。故选D。

5.考查名词及语境的理解。A. chance      机会；B. trouble       麻烦；C. test    休息；D. idea主意；根据Two more students decided to go.老师一再强调不愿意考试的学生可以离开教室，因此说这是最后的机会了。句意：这是你们最后的机会了。故选A。

6.考查名词及语境的理解。A. results       结果；B. presents    礼物；C. papers        试卷；D. essays论文。根据The teacher stood before his class and was going to hand out the final exam papers.可知老师站在教室前要发试卷。句意：然后，老师分发试卷。故选C。

7.考查动词及语境的理解。A. given给；         B. sent       送；C. discovered    发现；D. received收到。根据Keep believing in yourself.可知此处老师鼓励他们一直相信自己。因此说明他们考的好。句意：你们刚刚的得了一个A。故选D。

8.考查代词及语境的理解。A. where       哪里；B. that    那个；C. what什么；D. when何时。句意：我认为这是任何一个老师能给的也应该给的考试。位于名词test后的定语从句中谓语give后缺少宾语，故用关系代词that。故选B。[来

9.考查形容词及语境的理解。A. confident自信的；       B. necessary      必要的；C. mysterious     神秘的；D. convenient方便的。be confident in对……感到自信。句意：对自己所学的知识不自信的学生充其量是B类学生。故选A。

10. 考查形容词及语境的理解。A. unusual不平常的；  B. impossible     不可能的; C. true真的；D. special特殊的。the same is true同样如此。句意：在真实生活中同样如此。故选C。

11.考查动词短语及语境的理解。A. broken off        中断；B. dreamed of        梦想；C. learned from向…….学习，从……中吸取教训；D. cared about在乎。根据They have learned life’s lessons, either from normal education可知学生能自己吸取教训。句意：A类学生对他们所学的知识感到自信，因为他们能够从成功和失败中吸取教训。故选C。

12. 考查连词及语境的理解。A. and        而且；B. or或者；  C. but但是；    D. so所以。either……，or……。或者…….，或者…….。句意：他们或者从正规的教育中吸取教训，或者从生活中吸取教训。故选B。

13.考查形容词及语境的理解。A. ruder  粗鲁的；B. cuter      可爱的；C. worse     糟糕的； D. better好的。根据They have learned life’s lessons,可知他们学到了人生的道理，因此成为优秀的人。句意：他们成为更优秀的人。故选D。

14.考查动词及语境的理解。A. decide决定；         B. forget   忘记；C. realize实现，意识到；     D. imagine想象。根据Scientists say that by the age of eight, 80% of what we believe about ourselves has already been formed.可知80%的8岁孩子知道自己已经长大了，因此作为大孩子，更应该知道，意识到自己长大了。句意：你现在是一个大孩子了，你能意识到你有一些限制。故选C。

15.考查代词及语境的理解。A. something       一些事；B. anything任何事； C. everything    每件事；D. nothing无事。根据“It’s not the mountain we conquer(克服) but ourselves. 可知我们克服了自己，就能克服一切。因此没有什么是我们做不到的。句意：没有什么你不会做的，你学不会的或无法成为的。故选D。

考点：教育类短文。