Question

阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

My parents passed away ten years ago and I miss them terribly. But I know they are with me every day in what they taught me and in the   1they gave me. Every morning my father’s message to me was: Remember that   2you walk out of this door, you carry responsibility, the good name of this family, the hopes and dreams of your mom and dad. My mother often urged me to   3the high standards she set for me.

When I was in high school, I played in a rock band with friends in my class. We were devoted and practiced constantly. We moved past the guys – in – a – garage stage and   4to be pretty good, doing getting – paid gigs (演奏会) most weekends, which made me   5. At that time, though part of me was   6up in that band, another part of me was the oldest son in the Clark family,   7of my origin and a dedicated student busy applying to colleges. Without even telling my parents, I applied to Harvard. I didn’t think I had much chance of getting in,   8I wanted to try. So I was riding around being Mr Cool Rock Musician half of the time, and the other half I was focused on family and   9goals. I was running on parallel   10.

When the group won a city wide Battle of the Bands, things heated up. My band mates had stars in their eyes – we might be able to make it big. However, I began to feel   11. I realized I was on quite different tracks: I   12was becoming two people,   13identities back and forth depending on who I was with. I had to make an option. As I considered my   14, my parents’ words were right there, helping me to see that my dreams weren’t about signing a record deal, letting my hair grow, and living in a tour bus. So I   15out. My bandmasters were   16. They thought I was crazy to withdraw   17the peak of real success. But however successful that band got, I knew it wasn’t in line with my   18, with my feeling of what I was   19to do, with who I was – it simply wasn’t me.

In that instant and in many others throughout my life, my parent’s advice has helped me recenter and   20. I could remember who I was – the hopes and dreams I carried.

1.A．property         B．advice         C．guide          D．aid

2.A．when             B．before         C．while          D．since

3.A．come up with     B．stand up to    C．live up to     D．keep pace with

4.A．got              B．failed         C．hoped          D．attempted

5.A．lost             B．disappointed   C．confused       D．thrilled

6.A．wrapped          B．centred        C．spent          D．offered

7.A．scared           B．proud          C．guilty         D．ashamed

8.A．if               B．unless         C．until          D．yet

9.A．economic         B．political      C．academic       D．literary

10.A．tracks          B．ways           C．processes      D．directions

11.A．confident       B．optimistic     C．cheerful       D．uncomfortable

12.A．exactly         B．actually       C．eventually     D．fortunately

13.A．switching       B．acting         C．discovering    D．seeking

14.A．conditions      B．choices        C．competence     D．health

15.A．gave            B．looked         C．called         D．dropped

16.A．disturbed       B．cool           C．shocked        D．tolerant

17.A．in              B．to             C．by             D．at

18.A．goals           B．interests      C．personality    D．consideration

19.A．meant           B．demanded       C．forced         D．aimed

20.A．recall          B．refocus        C．rebuild        D．reunite

Answer

1.B

2.A

3.C

4.A

5.D

6.A

7.B

8.D

9.C

10.A  

11.D

12.B

13.A

14.B

15.D   

16.C

17.D

18.A

19.A

20.B