Question

    It’s been nearly 40 years since I became a member of the navy (海军). You may be wondering how I have won so many honors as a commander-in-chief (最高统帅). In fact, it all began from the half a year’s basic training, which I will never forget. The training included midnight swims in the cold water, days without_________and long painful runs in the soft sand. I always felt cold, wet, hungry and painful.

The training also needed to find those who could_________in an environment of stress, mess, failure and hardships. To me, the basic training was a lifetime of challenges that lasted six months. And today, I’d like to talk about one little thing.

Every morning in the training, my instructors (教官) would appear in our rooms. The first thing they did was to_______our beds. The corners would be square if we did it right. The covers would be pulled tight, and the pillow would be centered just under the headboard.

It was a difficult task. But every morning we were required to make our beds_________. It seemed a little funny, but the wisdom of this simple act has been proved to me many times over.

If you make your bed every morning, you will have completed the first task of the day. It will bring you a small_________of success, and it will encourage you to do another task, and another and another. And by the end of the day, one task completed will have turned into many tasks completed. Making your bed will prove the fact. If you can’t do the_________things right, you will hardly be able to do the big things right.

Changing the world can happen anywhere and anyone can do it. I can make sure that it doesn’t matter whether I ever   _______ a day in uniform (制服,军服). Even now, I still start my day with making the bed to perfection. So if you have an awful day by accident, you will come home to a bed that is made—that you made—and a made bed gives you encouragement that tomorrow will be better.

In general, if you want to change the world,_________off by making your bed. I hope all of you will have a brighter future!

1.A.water B.sleep C.food D.air

2.A.doubt B.lead C.separate D.hurry

3.A.check B.clean C.mend D.make

4.A.differently B.quietly C.comfortably D.perfectly

5.A.gift B.task C.exam D.sense

6.A.important B.interesting C.little D.hard

7.A.chose B.served C.remembered D.celebrated

8.A.start B.run C.get D.take

Answer

1.C

2.B

3.A

4.D

5.D

6.C

7.B

8.A

【解析】

本文作者是一名海军军官。他讲述了他在服军役期间所进行的训练。他是从整理床铺开始的。因为他明白如果他不能把小事做好，他也很难把大事做好。

1.

句意：训练包括午夜在冰冷的水中游泳，几天不吃东西，以及在柔软的沙滩上痛苦地长跑。

A. water水，B. sleep睡觉，C. food食物，D. air空气。根据后文的“I always felt cold, wet, hungry and painful.”可知，我总是感到寒冷，潮湿，饥饿和疼痛，此处表示没有食物，故选C。

2.

句意：培训还需要找到那些能够在充满压力、混乱、失败和艰难的环境中领导别人的人。

A. doubt怀疑，B. lead领导，C. separate分开，D. hurry匆忙。根据前文的“You may be wondering how I have won so many honors as a commander-in-chief (最高统帅). In fact, it all began from the half a year’s basic training,”可知，被培训是为了找到领导人。故选B。

3.

句意：他们做的第一件事就是检查我们的床铺。

A. check检查，B. clean打扫，C. mend修理，D. make制作。根据后文的“But every morning we were required to make our beds____4____”可知，我们被要求整理床铺，因此教官来这里检查我们的床铺，故选A。

4.

句意：但每天早上我们都被要求把床铺得完美无缺。

A. differently不同地，B. quietly安静地，C. comfortably舒服地，D. perfectly完美地。根据下文的“Even now, I still start my day with making the bed to perfection.”可知，此处指的是床铺整理得完美。故选D。

5.

句意：它会给你带来一种小小的成就感，它会鼓励你去做另一件事，一件又一件。

A. gift礼物，B. task任务，C. exam考试，D. sense感觉。a sense of success“成就感”，故选D。

6.

句意：如果你不能把小事做好，你也很难把大事做好。

A. important重要的，B. interesting有趣的，C. little小的，D. hard努力的。根据下文的“you will hardly be able to do the big things right”可知，整理床铺是小事，与后文big形成对比。故选C。

7.

句意：我可以确保，我是否曾在军中服役过一天并不重要。

A. chose选择，B. served服务，C. remembered记住，D. celebrated庆祝。根据“in uniform”可知，此处表示穿着军装，服军役，故选B。

8.

句意：一般来说，如果你想改变世界，从铺床开始。

A. start开始，B. run奔跑，C. get得到，D. take拿走。根据前文的“Even now, I still start my day with making the bed to perfection.”可知，此处表示从铺床开始。故选A。