Question

Carnegie was born in 1888 to a poor farming family in the central United States. The boy didn’t see a train      he was 12 years old. In his teens, he had to get up at 3 a.m. every day to milk the cows in his family.

When Carnegie first entered college, he felt      because of his clothes and ordinary looks. His mother      him: “Why not try to be better in other things instead of just dress and good       ?”

Carnegie tried to be more active in college. He joined the debate (辩论) team. But one after another, he lost 12 meets. The young man was very      in himself. He said later that he thought of killing himself after so many failures.      soon Carnegie was seen practicing public speaking on the riverside. Because of his hard work, he        at last. In 1906, Carnegie won a famous speech contest and became widely known. The young man made his own words come true, “Believe that you will succeed,       you will.”

In order to         his success, Carnegie opened schools and wrote books. His best-sellers include How to Win Friends, Influence People, How to Stop Worrying and Start Living. More than 50 million        of his books have been printed in 38 languages. They are still helping people on the road to success.

1.A. when B. asC. untilD. while

2.A. hopelessB. tiredC. happyD. useless

3.A. repliedB. orderedC. protectedD. encouraged

4.A. collegesB. looksC. familiesD. speeches

5.A. interestedB. surprisedC. disappointedD. excited

6.A. AlthoughB. ThenC. SoD. But

7.A. succeededB. failedC. graduatedD. tried

8.A. orB. butC. andD. so

9.A. achieveB. shareC. realizeD. show

10.A. schoolsB. onesC. storiesD. Copies

Answer

1.C

2.A

3.D

4.B

5.C

6.D

7.A

8.C

9.B

10.D

【解析】

试题分析：卡内基出生在一个贫穷的家庭，直到十二岁，他才看到过火车。每天早起挤牛奶。当他上大学的时候，由于他的衣服和普通的外貌，他感觉到无希望。但是，他的妈妈鼓励他：为什么不在其他方面做得好，来代替好的打扮和外貌。最后经过努力成功了。

1.A. when当……时候；B. as作为；C. until直到；D. while在……期间。联系原文：卡内基直到十二岁才看到过火车。分析：考查固定短语not…until…直到……才。故选C

2.A. hopeless无希望的；B. tired累的；C. happy高兴的；D. useless无用的。联系句意：当他开始上大学的时候，由于他的衣服和普通的外貌，他感觉到无希望。联系下文，妈妈的鼓励说明这一点。故选A

3.A. replied答复；B. ordered预定；C. protected报告；D. encouraged鼓励。联系上文：他的妈妈鼓励他：为什么不在其他方面做得好，来代替好的打扮和外貌。明确为鼓励之意。故选D

4.A. colleges大学；B. looks外貌；C. families家庭；D. speeches演讲。联系上文：他的妈妈鼓励他：为什么不在其他方面做得好，来代替好的打扮和外貌。故选B

5.A. interested有趣的；B. surprised惊讶的；C. disappointed失望的；D. excited兴奋的。联系句意：他加入了辩论团。但是

经过十二次失败之后。这个年青人对自己失望了。联系实际，经过这么多的失败一定会感觉到失望。故选C

6.A. Although虽然；B. Then然后；C. So因此; D. But但是。联系句意：卡内基说在他经过这么多失败之后曾经想过去自杀。但是，不久他就被看见在河边练习演讲。两句为转折之意。因此用连词but.故选D

7.A. succeeded成功；B. failed失败；C. graduated毕业；D. tried尽力。联系上文：经过他的努力，他最后成功了。结合下文，他取得了成功。故选A

8.A. or或者；B. but但是；C. and并且；D. so因此。联系句意：这位年青人使他的座偌铭实现了：相信你会成功，你就会成功。分析：两句为并列关系。故选C

9.A. achieve收获；B. share分享；C. realize意识；D. show展示。联系句意：为了分享他的成功，卡内基开设了学校并写了书。通过句意明确为分享之意。故选B

10.A. schools学校；B. ones多个；C. stories故事；D. Copies册。联系上文：他的书印刷超过500万册。书是以册为单位。故选D

考点：人物传记类阅读。