Question

    Silent and calm, 25-year-old Linda looks out of the window. She may be smiling now, but it's been a long, hard road to _______. Today, she is an author of a best-seller and also a famous artist. Her story is about overcoming _______and encouraging others to do the same.

Linda did not begin talking _______ she was two and a half years old. _______, it was found that she had autism（自闭症）and had difficulty in social communication. Linda's mother taught her the _______ of independence by example and encouraged her to learn how to do things _______

Growing up, she was _______ bullied (欺凌).She was called an alien and some kids would even steal her snacks. She tried changing schools, but she never seemed to be _______.The bullying _______. She also had trouble with tests. But she didn't let them stop her. With the help of her parents, Linda received speech and communication treatment.

After a long period of treating, doctors said that Linda would not succeed or finish her studies. But she proved (证明)them ________. Linda worked hard to build up her confidence and found her ability—creating beautiful paintings. And at 18, Linda went to art college to study painting and was later ________ by the local volunteers to join them on community visits where she could ________ her story.

Now she has gone through the ________ times. And she has come to ________ that she is not useless. At 25, Linda sells her books and some of her paintings to help herself and her family. By sharing her experience, Linda is not only________ others, but also changing their lives.

1.A.wealth B.politeness C.sadness D.happiness

2.A.decisions B.conditions C.difficulties D.discussions

3.A.if B.because C.until D.so

4.A.Honestly B.Unluckily C.Clearly D.Suddenly

5.A.progress B.meaning C.instruction D.interest

6.A.by the way B.right away C.in a hurry D.on her own

7.A.hardly B.secretly C.recently D.seriously

8.A.welcomed B.refused C.treated D.allowed

9.A.received B.developed C.continued D.studied

10.A.wrong B.right C.clever D.silly

11.A.interviewed B.invited C.trusted D.tested

12.A.share B.cover C.copy D.complete

13.A.quiet B.dark C.safe D.comfortable

14.A.realize B.guess C.doubt D.remember

15.A.teaching B.saving C.influencing D.controlling

Answer

1.D

2.C

3.C

4.B

5.B

6.D

7.D

8.A

9.C

10.A

11.B

12.A

13.B

14.A

15.C

【解析】

这篇短文给我们讲述了Linda漫长而艰难的成功之路。她从小被发现患有自闭症，上学的时候，饱受欺凌。但是Linda并没有让这些阻止她，在父母的帮助下，她接受语言交流治疗，努力学习建立自信。终于她成为了一个畅销书的作者，也是一个著名的艺术家。

1.

句意：她现在可能在微笑，但这是一条漫长而艰难的通往幸福的道路。

考查名词辨析及语境。wealth财富；politeness礼貌；sadness悲伤；happiness幸福。根据下文“Today, she is an author of a best-seller and also a famous artist.”和文意可知，Linda从一个受欺凌的自闭症患者，最后成为了一个畅销书作家和艺术家。因此这是一条通往幸福的路。故选D。

2.

句意：她的故事是关于克服困难并鼓励他人做同样的事情。

考查名词辨析及语境。decisions决定；conditions条件；情况；difficulties困难；discussions讨论。根据上句话“…but it's been a long, hard road to”和下文的文意可知，Linda的成功之路非常艰难，她克服了自闭症、欺凌等困难，才最后取得成功。故选C。

3.

句意：Linda直到两岁半的时候才开始说话。

考查连词辨析及语境。if如果；是否；because因为；until直到……时候；so因此，所以。根据句意可知，这句话中使用了句型not…until…“直到……时候，才……”，故选C。

4.

句意：不幸的是，她被发现患有自闭症，在社交方面有困难。

考查副词辨析及语境。Honestly诚实地；老实说；Unluckily不幸的是；Clearly清楚地；Suddenly突然。根据空后的意思可知，Linda被发现患有自闭症，这是不幸的事情。故选B。

5.

句意：Linda的母亲以身作则教会她独立的意义，并鼓励她学会独立做事。

考查名词辨析及语境。progress进步；meaning意思；意义；instruction指导；interest兴趣。根据空前后的搭配“the….of independence”可知，Linda的妈妈教她独立的意义。故选B。

6.

句意：Linda的母亲以身作则教会她独立的意义，并鼓励她学会独立做事。

考查短语辨析及语境。by the way顺便说一下；right away马上，立刻；in a hurry匆忙地；on her own独立地。根据句中“Linda's mother taught her the ___5___ of independence by example”可知，Linda的妈妈教会她独立的意义，也就是独立做事。故选D。

7.

句意：在成长过程中，她受到了严重的欺凌。

考查副词辨析及语境。hardly几乎不；secretly秘密地；recently最近；seriously严重地。根据下句话“She was called an alien and some kids would even steal her snacks.”可知，Linda在成长的过程中所遭受的欺凌非常严重。故选D。

8.

句意：她试着转学，但似乎一直不受欢迎。

考查动词辨析及语境。welcomed欢迎；refused拒绝；treated对待；allowed允许。根据语境可知，Linda总是被欺负，换了学校也是这样。因此是“不受欢迎的”。故选A。

9.

句意：欺凌还在继续着。

考查动词辨析及语境。received收到；developed发展；continued继续；studied学习。根据语境和第8小题的解析可知，Linda换了学校，仍然受欺负。这里表示“欺凌仍在继续”，故选C。

10.

句意：但她证明他们错了。

考查形容词辨析及语境。wrong错的；right正确的；clever聪明的；silly傻的。上文“After a long period of treating, doctors said that Linda would not succeed or finish her studies.”医生说Linda不会成功或完成学业；而由下文“Linda worked hard to build up her confidence and found her ability—creating beautiful paintings. And at 18, Linda went to art college to study painting…”可知，Linda完成了学业，上了大学，因此Linda证明了他们是错的。故选A。

11.

句意：18岁时，Linda去艺术学院学习绘画，后来被当地志愿者邀请加入社区访问，在那里她可以分享自己的故事。

考查动词辨析及语境。interviewed采访；面试；invited邀请；trusted相信，信任；tested测试。根据空后“…by the local volunteers to join them on community visits”可知，这里表示Linda被邀请去加入社区访问。B选项符合语境，故选B。

12.

句意：18岁时，Linda去艺术学院学习绘画，后来被当地志愿者邀请加入社区访问，在那里她可以分享自己的故事。

考查动词辨析及语境。share分享；cover覆盖；copy抄写，复制；complete完成。根据下文“By sharing her experience, Linda is not only ___15___ others, but also changing their lives.”可知，Linda将自己的故事与人分享，鼓励他们。故选A。

13.

句意：现在她已经度过了那段黑暗的时光。

考查形容词辨析及语境。quiet安静的；dark黑暗的；safe安全的；comfortable舒适的。根据短文第二、三段的内容可知，Linda以前患有自闭症，经常受欺负，因此那是一段黑暗的时光。故选B。

14.

句意：她开始意识到自己并非一无是处。

考查动词辨析及语境。realize意识到；guess猜测，猜想；doubt怀疑；remember记得。根据句意“她并不是一无是处”，这是Linda逐渐意识到的事情。A选项符合语境，故选A。

15.

句意：通过分享她的经验，Linda不仅影响了其他人，而且改变了他们的生活。

考查动词辨析及语境。teaching教；saving拯救；节省；influencing影响；controlling控制。根据短文第一段“Her story is about overcoming ___2___ and encouraging others to do the same.”以及空后“…but also changing their lives.”可知，Linda的故事鼓励了别人，改变了他们的生活。即“影响了其他人”，C选项符合语境，故选C。