Question

 Robeson was born in a very poor family. At seven, he had to pick coal in a deserted mine near his home, then he sold   1   he had picked and earned a few coins to help his parents. He had   2   schooling, for being so poor, how could they   3   school fees?

When he was fifteen, he worked   4   a servant in a school. Looking at other children studying  in the classroom, he felt   5   for himself. How he   6   to have the same chance! He decided to study by   7  .  In the daytime, after the sweeping and cleaning was over, he   8   stand by the window outside the classroom trying to catch what the teacher said. At night, he tried his best to remember what he  9   during the day. He worked   10   hard at his lessons that he sometimes had just three or four hours to sleep. The more he learned, the greater   11   he showed in his lessons. A maths teacher discovered him and came to like this diligent boy and   12   him to sit at the back of the class. In one exam, he was the   13   one in the whole school who reached the highest grade. He would have been given the scholarship if he   14   a regular student of the school.

Robeson   15   through six long years with his study of maths and wrote several articles which captured the   16   of some university professors. They admired his talent   17   his diligence. To give him a good chance, they hired him as a librarian and   18   him free guidance. Robeson felt   19  , for he was sure that before him there was a broad road   20   success.

1.A. whether             B. which         C. that                D. what

2.A. many              B. few           C. little             D. much

3.A. buy                B. afford         C. send               D. read

4.A. as                   B. like           C. for                   D. by

5.A. angry          B. ashamed       C. proud                   D. sorry

6.A. hated                  B. decided        C. wished              D. regretted

7.A. the teacher                  B. himself         C. his parents         D. his schoolmates

8.A. could         B. ought to        C. should              D. would

9.A. had learned       B. has been taught   C. has heard          D. had been written down

10.A. very                  B. so             C. too                     D. quite 

11.A. joy               B. interest         C. time             D. taste 

12.A. allowed         B. agreed         C. let                  D. refused 

13.A. worst                B. only           C. last                D. laziest

14.A. had been    B. has been        C. is               D. was

15.A. learned        B. listened         C. mastered           D. struggled 

16.A. notice              B. influence        C. eyes                         D. attention

17.A. except for                  B. according to      C. as well as               D. in spite of

18.A. taught              B. offered          C. lent                     D. sent

19.A. sad              B. angry                  C. happy                  D. disappointed

20.A. leading to                   B. coming from      C. made of                          D. covered with

Answer

1.D

2.C

3.B

4.A

5.D

6.C

7.B

8.D

9.A

10.B

11.B

12.A

13.B

14.A

15.D

16.D

17.C

18.B

19.C

20.A

【解析】

试题分析：本文叙述了罗伯森的成长经历。罗伯森出生在一个贫穷的家庭。小时候因家里穷没钱上学。后来他到一所学校当雇工。因为他特别想学习，所以他白天干完活，就到教室的窗外听老师讲课，晚再在回忆所学内容。一位数学老师注意到他，让他到教室里学习。他的成绩很优秀，引起了大学教授的注意，有安排他到图书馆工作。这样罗伯森朝着成功的道路前进了。

1.考查代词及上下文的呼应。A. whether 是否；B. which 关系代词，代指主语，宾语和表语。C. that关系代词，代指主语，宾语和表语。D. what引导名词性从句，并在主语，宾语和表语。sold 后面的he had picked是宾语从句，这个从句中 picked后面缺少宾语，因此用代词what充当。句意：然后罗伯森卖了捡到的东西，赚了几分钱帮助他的父母。故选D。

2.考查形容词及上下文的呼应。A. many 许多的，修饰可数名词；        B. few  少的，几乎没有，修饰可数名词； C. little  少的，几乎没有，修饰不可数名词；   D. much 许多的，修饰不可数名词。 根据后文的for being so poor, how could they      school fees?可知他家很穷，付不起学费，因此可推测他几乎没有上过学。句意：罗伯森几乎没有上过学。故选C。

3.考查动词及上下文的呼应。A. buy        买；    B. afford 担负得起，买得起；  C. send发送，派遣； D. read读。根据后文的school fees?学费可知此处应是担负得起学费。句意：他们如此贫穷，怎么能担负得起学费呢？故选 B。

4.考查介词及上下文的呼应。A. as  作为； B. like  像； C. for      为了；   D. by借助于，通过； 根据后文的Looking at other children studying  in the classroom, 可知他的工作是照看学校里学习的孩子，是一个雇工。Work as担任；以......身份工作。句意：在15岁的时候,罗伯森曾在一所学校担任一个雇工。故选A。

5.考查形容词及上下文的呼应。A. angry  生气的；B. ashamed 惭愧的；  C. proud    自豪的，得意的；  D. sorry遗憾的，对不起的。根据后文的How he         to have the same chance!可知他也想上学学习，因此感到遗憾。句意：他为自己感到遗憾。故选 D。

6.考查动词及上下文的呼应。A. hated 仇恨，憎恨； B. decided   决定； C. wished 祝愿，渴望； D.后悔，惋惜。悔 根据后文的He decided to study by     .可知他决定学习，可推测此处应是他想要学习。 句意：他多么想拥有同样的机会！故选C。

7.考查名词及上下文的呼应。A. the teacher 教师；       B. himself 他自己； C. his parents他的父母； D. his schoolmates 他的校友。根据后文的after the sweeping and cleaning was over, he   8   stand by the window outside the classroom trying to catch what the teacher said. 他站靠窗的教室外想听清楚老师说的话 he tried his best to remember what he       during the day.打扫结束后,他站靠窗的教室外想听清楚老师说的话。在晚上,他尽力记住他白天的东西，从中可推测他是自学。 study by himself 自学。句意：他决定自学。故选 B。

8.考查情态动词及上下文的呼应。A. could 可能，能够，表示推测或能力； B. ought to  应该，表示责任；C. should 应该，表示建议；         D. would “愿意”，表示意愿, “过去常常”。根据前文的after the sweeping and cleaning was over,可推测他打扫完了，就能够站在窗外听课了。句意：他站在教室的窗外努力听清楚老师说的话。故选D。

9.考查动词及上下文的呼应。A. had learned  学习；  B. has been taught 被教授； C. has heard听到； D. had been written down被写下。根据前文的stand by the window outside the classroom trying to catch what the teacher said. 可知他是在窗外听，自学，因此此处应回忆白天学到的内容，用主动语态。故排除BD。 全文叙述过去发生的事用过去时，C项时态不对。 句意：在晚上,他尽力记住他白天所学的的东西。故选 A。

10.考查副词及上下文的呼应。A. very非常；B. so  因此；C. too太；D. quite 相当。So+形容词/副词+that+句子“如此......以至于......”。句意：他学习如此勤奋,以至于他只睡三、四个小时。故选 B。

11.考查名词及上下文的呼应。A. joy 欢乐，高兴； B. interest   兴趣； C. time         时间； D. taste味道，品味。 show interest in对......有兴趣。句意：他学到的越多,他对功课越有兴趣。故选 B。

12.考查动词及上下文的呼应。A. allowed 允许；    B. agreed   同意； C. let   让，使；    D. refused 拒绝。根据前文的A maths teacher discovered him and came to like this diligent boy 数学老师喜欢他，因此推测此处应是允许他坐到教室后排听课。Allow sb. to do sth. 允许某人去做某事。句意：允许他坐到教室后排听课。故选 A。

13.考查形容词及上下文的呼应。 A. worst     最坏的，最差的； B. only 仅有的，唯一的； C. last最后的；D. laziest 最懒的。根据后文的one in the whole school who reached the highest grade. 一个在整个学校达到最高等级的学生。从中可知获得全校最高分是唯一的学生。句意：在一次考试中，他是唯一的一个获得全校最高分的学生。故选B。

14.考查时态及上下文的呼应。A. had been 过去完成时；B. has been  现在完成时；C. is一般现在时； D. was 一般过去时。根据前文的would have been given the scholarship可知这是虚拟语气，对过去事实的假设，if 引导的条件状语从句用过去完成时（had done ）,主句用would/should/could/might +have done。 句意：如果他是一个那个学校的正式学生，他会得到奖学金。故选A。

15.考查动词及上下文的呼应。A. learned 学习；     B. listened  听；C. mastered掌握；D. struggled 努力，奋斗。根据前文的He worked          hard at his lessons that he sometimes had just three or four hours to sleep可知此处应是奋斗。句意：罗伯森奋斗了六年。故选 D。

16.考查名词及上下文的呼应。A. notice 注意，公告；B. influence  影响； C. eyes眼睛，眼光； D. attention注意力，关心。根据后文的They admired his talent大学教授称赞他的才华，从中可知应是他的论文引起了教授的注意。capture one’s attention=capture the attention of sb.得到某人的注意，关注。句意：罗伯森写了几篇文章,得到一些大学教授的关注。故选 D。

17.考查介词短语及上下文的呼应。A. except for除了……之外；B. according to  根据； C. as well as和……一样，也，不但......，而且.....；D. in spite of 尽管。his talent（才能）与 his diligence（勤奋）是并列成分，又是词义相近，故用as well as来连接。句意：他们不但称赞他的勤奋，而且称赞他的才华。故选C。

18.考查动词及上下文的呼应。A. taught 教授；  B. offered   提供，出价；   C. lent         借出； D. sent 送，借出。 根据前文的To give him a good chance, 为了给他一个好机会，从中可知是帮助罗伯森，故此处是提供免费的指导。offer sb. sth. 提供某人某物。句意：他们聘请他担任图书管理员而且提供给他免费指导。故选B。

19.考查形容词及上下文的呼应。A. sad  悲伤的，难过的；B. angry 生气的；C. happy 高兴的； D. disappointed 失望的，沮丧的。根据后文的for he was sure that before him there was a broad road          success.可知他能确保自己以后能走向成功，因此此处他应感到高兴。句意：罗伯森感到高兴。故选C。

20.考查动词短语及上下文的呼应。 A. leading to导致，通向；B. coming from  来自；C. made of      由……制成的；D. covered with 覆盖着。根据前文的for he was sure that before him there was a broad road可知他还没有成功，而是将要成功，因此此处应是他将走上通向成功的道路。句意：因为他确信在他面前有一个宽阔的通向成功的道。故选A。

考点：故事类短文阅读。