Question

A Great Challenge

My mother had been a true inspiration to me and changed the way I look at life. Since my birth she has made it evident that I would become something, that I would be one of the great ones. She has taught me that I can do anything if I put my _______ to it.

As a young boy, I struggled （奋斗，努力）to achieve tasks that came easily to most. I had _______ in writing, reading and especially speaking. I did not talk the way normal kids did and did not respond to questions or stay alert to my surroundings. My reading was poor even with teachers helping me, and my speech was _______ to understand. My writing was not at the level it should have been. Even simple things like knowing my left from my right or being able to snap my fingers were problems.

My mother observed all my challenges and, as a professor with a Ph. D. , decided to _______ the situation early in my development. She did not want me to struggle alone. After a while, we did indeed conquer （击败，战胜）all the problems that had _______ me. She spent hours every day teaching me everything I needed to know, determined to help me learn. Without her I would not be anywhere close to the level I am now.

In addition, she gave _______ for my life. She told me what to do and what not to do. Her expectations have always been high because she knows that I can do it. For that, I thank her. She would not allow her son to be incapable. She never _______ on me, and to this day she tells me education is a must. I will be a successful person if I continue to follow her lead. She encourages me to work for my grades and attend college.

She used her gifts as a _______ to help her child, and now I have the opportunity to become something.

1.A.mind B.decision C.brain D.feeling

2.A.problems B.excuses C.worries D.abilities

3.A.easy B.hard C.cool D.clear

4.A.find B.keep C.change D.study

5.A.helped B.treated C.troubled D.pleased

6.A.information B.advice C.promise D.pleasure

7.A.put up B.pushed up C.looked up D.gave up

8.A.singer B.doctor C.worker D.teacher

Answer

1.A

2.A

3.B

4.C

5.C

6.B

7.D

8.D

【解析】

这是一篇记叙文，文章主要讲述母亲一直是我的灵感，她改变了我看待生活的方式．她教导我只要全力以赴，我可以做任何事。尽管我在写作阅读讲话上有很多问题，但是她没有放弃我，帮助我解决了先前困扰我所有的问题；同时给我很多建议。

1.

句意：她告诉我，我可以做任何事，如果我心思用在它上面。

mind心思；decision决定；brain大脑；feeling感觉。此处用动词短语put one's mind to sth.表示“把心思放在某事上面”。故选A。

2.

句意: 我在写作、阅读尤其是说上面有很多问题。

problems问题；excuses借口；worries担心；abilities能力。根据“struggled to achieve tasks that came easily to most”可知对很多人来说很容易的事情对我来说是有难度的，用have problems doing sth.表达“在某事上有困难”。故选A。

3.

句意：我说的话让人很难理解。

easy容易的；hard难的；cool酷的；clear清晰的。根据“I did not talk the way normal kids did and did not respond to questions or stay alert to my surroundings”可知此处表达说的话让人很难理解，用形容词hard。故选B。

4.

句意：作为一位有着博士学位的教授，她决定早一些改变我的发展情况。

find找到；keep保持；change改变；study学习。此处表示改变我的发展不利的情况，用动词change。故选C。

5.

句意：过了一段时间，我们确实解决了先前困扰我所有的问题。

helped帮助；treated对待；troubled困扰；pleased使高兴。根据 “problems”可知这些问题曾经困扰过我，用动词troubled。故选C。

6.

句意：此外，她给了我很多人生的建议。

information信息；advice建议；promise承诺；pleasure乐趣。根据“She told me what to do and what not to do”可知她给我一些建议，用名词advice。故选B。

7.

句意：她从不放弃我。

put up张贴； pushed up提高； looked up 查找；gave up放弃。根据后文“She encourages me to work for my grades and attend college”可知尽管我有很多困难，但是她没有放弃我。故选D。

8.

句意：她用她作为老师的天赋来帮助她的孩子。

singer歌手；doctor医生；worker工人；teacher老师。根据“a professor with a Ph. D.”以及“teaching me everything”可知此处表示“作为老师的天赋”。故选D。