Question

    It was a cold morning, and Eduardo Ortega received a large envelope (信封). In it was his dream. But he was too nervous to _______ it. He put the envelope into his pocket and caught the school bus. Eduardo arrived at school, walked past his classmates and sat down in the school library. He took a deep breath,_______ the envelope out of his pocket and carefully opened it. As he read the _______,"Congratulations…you have been accepted," he was already in tears. He remembered the long hours working in the fields, picking strawberries and beans. During those years, Eduardo was much more than a child _______. After work every day, his tired friends drank coffee or slept. Eduardo went to the evening school. He studied, read, and wrote poems and short stories. Although he _______ some classes, he became the best student.

When he was thirteen, Eduardo _______ one of his dreams-to fly on an airplane for the first time. He wrote a poem that won a prize-a trip to San Francisco. _______ he flew, he promised himself to become a pilot. He loved to fly.

Even though Eduardo worked to help his family, his father _______ encouraged him to go to school. So, while he worked, he also studied. Many days, he thought it was _______, too tired to read his books. But his father just smiled and told him he could ________ it.

So, now, Eduardo knew his dream of becoming a pilot was not ________. He knew that it was his father's ________, too. He would soon become a pilot, flying every day to all the exciting areas in the world.

1.A.open B.know C.answer D.write

2.A.placed B.drew C.reached D.made

3.A.story B.words C.sentence D.book

4.A.writer B.waiter C.poet D.worker

5.A.watched B.missed C.left D.chose

6.A.realized B.found C.thought D.wanted

7.A.Because B.As C.While D.Before

8.A.sometimes B.never C.seldom D.always

9.A.careless B.hopeless C.uninteresting D.unimportant

10.A.stop B.take C.make D.work

11.A.lost B.planned C.needed D.done

12.A.job B.way C.advice D.dream

Answer

1.A

2.C

3.B

4.D

5.B

6.A

7.B

8.D

9.B

10.C

11.A

12.D

【解析】

文章大意：本文讲述了Eduardo在努力下实现了他的梦想--成为一名飞行员．虽然他要工作来帮助家里分担，但他在工作之余不忘学习，父亲也鼓励他，告诉他他可以成功，于是最后他收到了接收信告诉他他被录用了．

1.句意：但他太紧张了，没法打开。

考查动词辨析。open表示打开；know表示知道；answer表示回答；write 表示写。由He put the envelope into his…and caught the school bus可知此处表示他太紧张不敢打开它，应填open，故选A。、

2.句意：他深吸了一口气，从口袋里掏出信封，小心地打开。

考查动词辨析。placed放置；drew描绘；reached到达；made制造。由carefully opened it可知此处表示他从口袋里将信封掏了出来，此空应填reached，故选C。

3.句意：当他读到“恭喜……你被录取了”这句话时，他已经泪流满面。

考查名词。story故事；words单词，话；sentence句子；book书。根据空后,"Congratulations…you have been accepted," 可知，此空是“话” 的意思，应填words，故选B。

4.句意：在那些年里，爱德华多不仅仅是个童工。

考查名词。writer作家；waiter侍者；poet诗人；worker工人。根据下句“After work every day, his tired friends drank coffee or slept.” 每天下班后，他疲惫的朋友们不是喝咖啡就是睡觉。可知，此空是“工人”的意思，应填worker，故选D。

5.句意：虽然他错过了一些课，但他成了最好的学生。

考查动词。watched观看；missed错误；left离开；chose选择。根据前面“Eduardo went to the evening school. He studied, read, and wrote poems and short stories.”可知，结合语境可知此处表示虽然他错过了一些课，但他成为了最好的学生。此空是“错过”的意思，应填missed，故选B。

6.句意：13岁时，爱德华多第一次实现了坐飞机的梦想。

考查动词。 realized实现；found发现；thought思考；wanted想要。由to fly on an airplane for the first time可知此处表示Eduardo实现了他的一个梦想，应填realized，故选A。

7.句意：当他飞行时，他答应自己成为一名飞行员。

考查连词辨析。Because表示因为；As表示当…时；While表示在…后；Before表示在…前。结合语境可知此处表示当他飞行时，他向自己承诺要成为一名飞行员，应填As，故选B。

8.句意：尽管爱德华多努力帮助他的家人，但他的父亲总是鼓励他去上学。

考查副词辨析。sometimes有时；never从不；seldom很少； always表示总是。由So，while he worked，he also studied可知此处表示他的父亲总是鼓励他去上学。此空应填always，故选D。

9.句意：很多天，他都觉得太累了，没法看书。

考查形容词辨析。careless表示粗心的；hopeless表示无望的；uninteresting表示无趣的；unimportant表示不重要的。由too tired to read his books可知此处表示他觉得那是没有希望的，应填hopeless，故选B。

10.句意：但他父亲只是微笑着告诉他他能做到。

考查动词与固定搭配。stop表示停止；take表示带走；make表示使；work表示工作。根据make it表示成功，由his father just smiled可知此处表示告诉他他可以成功的，此空应填make，故选C。

11.句意：所以，现在，爱德华多知道他成为飞行员的梦想并没有破灭。

考查动词辨析。lost失去；planned计划； needed需要；done做。由But his father just smiled and told him he could make it可知此处表示所以，现在Eduardo知道他成为；飞行员的梦想并没有丢失，应填lost，故选A。

12.句意：他知道这也是他父亲的梦想。

考查名词辨析。job表示工作；way表示方法； advice表示建议；dream表示梦想。由too可知此处表示他知道那也是他父亲的梦想。此空应填dream，故选D。