Question

完形填空

先通读短文，掌握其大意，然后从A、B、C、D四个选项中选出一个可以填入相应空白处的最佳答案

No One Words But My Own

The classroom was full of those of us who wanted to work on the school newspaper. I didn’t write a lot. but working on the paper sounded like fun. I     the idea of being a reporter, interviewing my friends, and covering middle school events.

To be chosen, we had to turn in an example of our     . I wrote an article about the joys of summer, and showed it to my father, a talent poet. He read it and frowned(皱眉).

＂It’s okay.＂ my father said, taking out a pencil ＂But how about changing this sentence to ...＂ And as a result, he rewrote the whole piece — without me, for I never said anything to     him.

No surprise—his version(版本）was    . He had a gift for language. It was so much better than my piece that I turned in his version instead of mine.

＂Welcome to the Dundee School News,＂ my teacher said to me. But before I could be     about the news, he added, ＂Based on that excellent article you wrote about summer, I expect you to write a personal opinion article every week for the second page of the paper.＂I was so surprised! I was unable to write at that level, but I couldn’t tell the     to the teacher, and I couldn’t ask my father for help, either. That term working on the paper was really painful. And my teacher clearly expressed his     .

＂Can’t you write something more like the first piece you wrote?＂he said, each time I turned in my article.

I couldn’t, because at that age, I didn’t have my father’s ability and experience as a writer. Week after week, I tried hard, but my writing never     the level of the first article.

At last, to my total shame, another student took my place. I     that my father rewrote my first article himself, instead of simply trying to help me to improve it. But in my heart I knew it was my fault(错误) because I allowed him to do it. Later, I did become a successful writer on my own. Looking back, I realized that the pain and shame of that school experience had a    side. It taught me to depend on myself and be myself. So every day, I try to use my own words, find my own style and be my own best self. It feels great.

1.A. gave    B. shared     C. liked     D. welcomed

2. A. report   B. writing    C. homework    D. newspaper

3.A. help    B. stop     C. allow     D. praise

4.A. different   B. common    C. popular    D. wonderful

5.A. excited   B. worried    C. nervous    D. confident

6.A. truth    B. excuse     C. feeling     D. answer

7.A. honesty     B. patience    C. hope     D. disappointment

8.A. set       B. reached    C. raised     D. changed

9.A. agreed   B. realized    C. remembered   D. complained

10.A. magic   B. serious    C. bright     D. strange

Answer

1.C

2.B

3.B

4.D

5.A

6.A

7.D

8.B

9.D

10.C

【解析】

试题分析：这篇短文主要介绍了想加入学校报社，写了一篇文章让很有天赋的诗人父亲修改，最终修改了很多，成为了父亲写的内容。作者通过一篇让他人大家赞赏大的文章加入了报社，被要求每周写一篇个人评论，可是作者无论怎样都写不出当初的那篇文章，最后他通过自己不断用自己的语言，自己的风格写作而成为了一名优秀的作家。

1.C考查动词及语境的理解。A. gave 给予；B. shared分享；C. liked喜欢；D. welcomed欢迎。文中讲大家想成为报社一员，作者也喜欢这份工作。故选C。

2.B考查名词及语境的理解。想要被选入报社，当然需要上交一份写作。A. report报道； B. writing作品，写作；C. homework作业；D. newspaper报纸。故选B。

3.B考查动词及语境的理解。作者让父亲帮助改作文，却改为了全篇都是父亲的笔记，因为作者没有阻止他。A. help帮助；B. stop 阻止；C. allow允许；D. praise赞誉。结合句意，故选B。

4.D考查形容词及语境的理解。前文讲到作者的父亲是一位很有天赋的诗人，当然他的作品就会很棒。A. different不同的；B. common一般的；C. popular受欢迎的；D. wonderful精彩的。结合句意，故选D。

5.A考查形容词及语境的理解。被告知自己进入了报社，作者是兴奋的，激动的。故选A。

6.A考查名词及语境的理解。作者上交的文章不是自己写的，而是父亲写的，所以他不能告知真相。故选A。

7.D考查形容词及语境的理解。老师很明显的表达了自己对作者的失望，最初上交的文章很棒，可是自己再工作中却怎么也写不出好文章，故老师是失望的。故选D。

8.B考查动词及语境的理解。我的文章没有达到过第一篇文章的水平。reach at到达，故选B。

9.D考查动词及语境的理解。我抱怨父亲只是帮我写，而没有教给我应该怎么写。A. agreed同意；B. realized意识到；C. remembered记得； D. complained 抱怨。根据句意，故选D。

10.考查动词及语境的理解。我意识到，学校的这次痛苦的羞耻的经历也有好的一面，就是教会了怎么样依靠自己成为自己。A. magic魔术；B. serious严重的；C. bright明亮的；D. strange 奇怪的。结合句意，故选C。

考点：考查人生故事类短文。