Question

In the city of Fujisawa, Japan, lives a woman named Atsuko Saeki. When she was a teenager, she  36  of going to the United States. Most of what she knew about American  37  was from the textbooks she had read. “I had a  38  in mind: Daddy watching TV in the living room, Mummy  39  cakes and their teenage daughter off to the cinema with her boyfriend.”

Atsuko  40  to attend college in California. When she arrived, however, she found it was not her  41  world. “People were struggling with problems and often seemed  42 ,” she said. “I felt very alone.”

One of her hardest  43  was physical education. “We played volleyball.” she said. “The other students were  44  it, but I wasn’t.”

One afternoon, the instructor asked Atsuko to  45  the ball to her teammates so they could knock it  46  the net. No problem for most people, but it terrified Atsuko. She was afraid of losing face  47  she failed.

A young man on her team  48  what she was going through. He walked up to her and  49 , “Come on. You can do that”

“You will never understand how those words of  50  made me feel…Four words: You can do that. I felt like crying with happiness.”

She made it through the class. Perhaps she thanked the young man; she is not  51 .

Six years have passed. Atsuko is back in Japan, working as a salesclerk. “I have  52 forgotten the words.” she said. “When things are not going so well, I think of them.”

She is sure the young man had no idea how much his kindness  53  to her.  “He probably doesn’t even remember it,” she said. That may be the lesson. Whenever you say something to a person cruel or kind—you have no idea how long the words will  54 . She’s all the way over in Japan, but still she hears those four  55  words: You can do that.

1.	A．learned B．spoke C．heard D．dreamed

2.	A．way B．education C．life D．spirit

3.	A．photo B．painting C．picture D．drawing

4.	A．baking B．frying C．steaming D．boiling

5.	A．hoped B．arranged C．liked D．attempted

6.	A．described B．imagined C．created D．discovered

7.	A．tense B．relaxed C．cheerful D．deserted

8.	A．question B．times C．projects D．classes

9.	A．curious about B．good at C．slow at D．nervous about

10.	A．kick B．pass C．carry D．hit

11.	A．through B．into C．over D．past

12.	A．after B．if C．because D．until

13.	A．sensed B．considered C．believed D．wondered

14.	A．warned B．sighed C．ordered D．whispered

15.	A．excitement B．encouragement C．persuasion D．suggestion

16.	A．interested B．doubtful C．puzzled D．sure

17.	A．seldom B．never C．already D．almost

18.	A．meant B．applied C．seemed D．happened

19.	A．continue B．stay C．exist D．live

20.	A．merciful B．bitter C．simple D．easy

Answer

1.D

2.C

3.C

4.A

5.B

6.B

7.A

8.D

9.B

10.D

11.C

12.B

13.A

14.D

15.B

16.D

17.B

18.A

19.B

20.C

【解析】

1.根据单词意思，dream of doing sth意思“梦想做某事”，根据意思，可知选D

2.根据单词意思，life意思“生活”，根据意思“美国人的生活”，可知选C

3.根据单词意思，photo意思“照片”，paiting意思“油画”，picture意思“画面”，drawing意思“绘画”，根据意思，可知选C

4.根据单词意思，baking意思“烤”，frying意思“煎”，steaming意思“热气腾腾的”，boiling意思“沸腾的”，根据意思，可知选A

5.根据单词意思，hope意思“希望”，arrange意思“安排”，like意思“喜欢”，attempt意思“企图”，arrange to do sth意思“安排做某事”，可知选B

6.根据单词意思，described意思“描述的”，imagined意思“想象的”，created意思“创造的”，discoured意思“发现的”，根据意思，可知选B

7.根据单词意思，tense意思“紧张的”，relaxed意思“放松的”，cheerful意思“欢乐的”，deserted意思“被遗弃的”，根据意思，可知选A

8.根据单词意思，question意思“问题”，times意思“时代”，project意思“工程”，class意思“班”，根据意思，可知选D

9.考查词组，curious about意思“对……好奇”，good at意思“擅长……”，slow at意思“慢”，nervous about意思“紧张……”，根据意思，可知选B

10.根据单词意思，kick意思“踢”，pass意思“传球”，carry意思“支撑”，hit意思“碰撞”，根据意思，可知选D

11.根据单词意思，through意思“穿过”，into意思“进入……中”，over意思“越过”，past意思“过去的”，根据意思，可知选C

12.考查单词意思，after意思“在……后面”，if意思“如果”，because意思“因为”，until意思“直到……”,根据意思，可知选B

13.根据单词意思，tense意思“感觉到”，consider意思“考虑”，believe意思“相信”，wonder意思“想知道”，根据意思，可知选A

14.根据单词意思，warn意思“警告”，sigh意思“叹气”，order意思“整理”，whisper意思“小声说”，根据意思，可知选D

15.考查单词意思，excitement意思“兴奋”，encouragement意思“鼓励”，persuasion意思“劝说”，suggestion意思“建议”，根据意思，可知选B

16.考查单词意思，interesred意思“有趣的”，doubtfull意思“怀疑的”，puzzled意思“困惑的”，sure意思“确信的”，根据意思，可知选D

17.考查单词意思，seldom意思“很少”，never意思“从不”，already意思“已经”，almost意思“几乎”，根据意思，可知选B

18.考查单词意思，meant意思“意味”，apply意思“申请”，seem意思“好像”，happen意思“发生”，根据意思，可知选A

19.考查单词意思，continue意思“继续”，stay意思“保持”，exist意思“存在”，live意思“生活”，根据意思，可知选B

20.考查单词意思，merciful意思“仁慈的”，bitter意思“尖锐的”，simple意思“简单的”，easy意思“容易的”，根据意思，可知选C