Question

    Billy’s favorite color was orange. But he couldn’t see what orange looked like.

A month after he was born, his mother noticed that his eyes weren’t as _____________as a normal baby’s. “Billy would ___________ be able to see. He is blind.” The doctor said. Even so, with the hope to help Billy learn _____________ about the world around him, his mother kept describing everything she saw for him.

Not just through his mother’s words, Billy saw _____________ his ears and hands, too. He had perfect hearing. “In fact, he ___________ see many things that normal people don’t notice.”

___________Billy lived in the dark , he always thought a dream would light up his life. He found that he was _____________in computer science. So he began learning it at seven years old. As a young boy, he ___________ going to Stanford University some day. And for years of efforts, he finally achieved his dream.

Many people wanted to find out the secret of his___________. Billy explained, “Just move forward! Don’t let any difficulty ______________ your dream from coming true.”

You cannot choose what you are given, but you can choose how you make use of it.

1.A.bigger B.big C.biggest D.the biggest

2.A.no B.often C.usually D.never

3.A.neither B.none C.all D.both

4.A.with B.without C.among D.between

5.A.need B.should C.must D.can

6.A.Although B.If C.Or D.Before

7.A.bored B.interested C.kind D.worried

8.A.looked forward to B.looked for C.looked through D.looked up

9.A.trouble B.smile C.success D.eyes

10.A.wake B.throw C.leave D.prevent

Answer

1.B

2.D

3.C

4.A

5.D

6.A

7.B

8.A

9.C

10.D

【解析】

文章大意：本文讲述了Billy一个盲人，通过自己不断的努力，终于实现了自己的梦想，进入了斯坦福大学。这个故事告诉我们一个道理，我们无法选择被给的东西，但是我们可以选择如何利用它。

1.

句意：他的母亲注意到他的眼睛和正常婴儿的不一样大。

考查形容词及语境的理解。 bigger 更大的，是big的比较级；big 大的，形容词原级； biggest 最大的，是big的最高级；the biggest最大的，是big的最高级； as+形容词/副词的原级+as“和……一样……”，故选B。

2.

句意：Billy将不能看见。

考查副词及语境的理解。 no 不；often 经常； usually经常；never 从不。根据后半句的He is blind可知Billy是瞎的，因此看不见，修饰动词be故用副词never。故选D。

3.

句意：甚至这样，Billy的母亲希望帮助他了解他周围的一切，一直为他描述她看到的一切事物。

考查代词及语境的理解。neither （两者中）没有一个； none （三者或三者以上）没有一个； all （三者或三者以上）都,所有；both两者都。根据后半句his mother kept describing everything she saw for him．可知他母亲想要他了解他周围的一切，故此处用肯定意思的代词，表示三者或三者以上，故用代词all。故选C。

4.

句意：他不只是通过母亲的话，他还用他的耳朵和手去看。

考查介词及语境的理解。with用；without 没有；among 三者或三者以上之间； between 两者之间；结合上文可知Billy的眼睛看不见，因此他用手和耳朵去感知周围的一切。故选A。

5.

句意：事实上，他能看见许多正常人注意不到的事。

考查情态动词及语境的理解。 need 需要，表示要求；should应该，表示建议；must一定，表示有把握的猜测；can 能，表示能力。根据前文的He had perfect hearing．可知他的听力好，因此有能力注意到很多事，故选D。

6.

句意：尽管Billy生活在黑暗中，他总是认为一个梦想会点亮他的人生。

考查连词及语境的理解。Although 尽管；If 如果；Or 或者； B. If 如果；Before在……之前。前半句的in the dark,与后半句的light up his life，前后表示转折关系，故用连词although。故选A。

7.

句意：他发现他对计算机科学感兴趣。

考查形容词及语境的理解。bored 无聊的；interested有趣的；kind 善良的；worried 担心的。 be interested in“对……感兴趣”，故选B。

8.

句意：当他还是一个小男孩时，他期望有朝一日上斯坦福大学。

考查动词短语及语境的理解。looked forward to 期望；looked for 寻找； looked through 浏览；looked up抬头看。根据look forward to doing sth.期望做某事，故选A。

9.

句意：许多人想要查明他成功的秘密。

考查名词及语境的理解。 trouble 麻烦；smile 微笑；success成功；eyes眼睛；根据前文的And for years of efforts，he finally achieved his dream.可知他努力了多年，终于实现了他的梦想，这是他的成功，故选C。

10.

句意：不要让任何困难阻止你实现梦想。

考查动词及语境的理解。wake 唤醒；throw扔；leave离开；prevent阻止。根据prevent sb. from doing sth.阻止某人做某事，故选D。