Question

We have so many first days in our lives. First days are milestones(里程碑) in our lives. They      the beginning of a new experience or journey and they are also filled with        feelings. They can be a little frightening as we step into the unknown, but they can also inspire us as they give us fresh       for the future.

I want to share a      that perfectly shows this point. Trisha was told that    is the key to knowledge. She watched her older brother      he read his schoolbooks and could hardly      the day when she would learn to read.

But after Trisha     started school, she found that she was not able to understand words like the other boys and girls. However hard she     , she saw only confusion. Trisha     , the teacher and the other children laughing at her, and she began to believe that she was not      .

By the time Trisha entered the fifth grade, she had lost the    in herself. That was the year when she met Mr. Falker. He was     . He praised Trisha’s talents, and he wouldn’t tolerate the other children laughing at her. After some time, Mr. Falker    that Trisha didn’t know how to read, but he knew she could     some help.

He found an expert, and together they    with Trisha after school. They     her to understand words      one day Mr. Falker handed her a book and she could read it all by herself. She didn’t even notice the tears in his eyes.

This is a true story. The little girl is Patricia Polacco, a famous     , and Thank you Mr. Falker is the twenty-sixth book that she has written. Mr. Falker gave her a fresh new      and made a difference in her life.

1.A. cause                                      B. mark                                 C. describe                           D. show

2.A. absurd                                    B. strange                    C. mixed                               D. strong

3.A. blood                                      B. evidence                          C. hope                                 D. air

4.A. belief                                      B. story                                 C. view                                  D. concern

5.A. reading                                  B. speaking                           C. listening                           D. thinking

6.A. before                                    B. since                                 C. as                             D. though

7.A. look for                                  B. wait for                   C. ask for                              D. wish for

8.A. gradually                          B. mostly                                C. finally                                D. firmly

9.A. breathed                          B. tried                                   C. managed                          D. pressed

10.A. took off                                B. stayed up                         C. kept on                   D. fell behind

11.A. smart                                    B. hard-working                  C. healthy                    D. easy-going

12.A. memory                               B. balance                            C. chance                             D. confidence

13.A. shy                                  B. proud                                 C. different                          D. strict

14.A. doubted                              B. witnessed                        C. represented                    D. realized

15.A. with                             B. besides                   C. including                          D. within

16.A. sang                                      B. worked                   C. danced                             D. chatted

17.A. helped                                 B. forced                              C. begged                    D. allowed

18.A. when                                    B. once                                 C. until                                  D. whether

19.A. teacher                                B. writer                               C. expert                              D. guide

20.A. school                                  B. start                                  C. home                                D. attention

Answer

1.B

2.C

3.C

4.B

5.A

6.C

7.B

8.C

9.B

10.D

11.A

12.D

13.C

14.D

15.A

16.B

17.A

18.C

19.B

20.B

【解析】

试题分析：文章通过一个真实的故事讲述了一个道理。人生会有很多个“第一天”，或者说是“新的开始”，它们是我们生活中的里程碑，标志着一个新的经历或旅行的开始。当然，“新的开始”并非全是好的事情，它包含有许多复杂的情感。

1.First days are milestones(里程碑) in our lives. They      the beginning of a new experience or journey...First days是我们生活中的里程碑，他们标志着一个新的经历或旅行的开始，A引起；B标志；C描述；D展现。故选B。

2.根据They can be a little frightening as we step into the unknown, but they can also inspire us可知，我们会踏入未知的世界，会感到有点恐惧但也会受到鼓舞，由此可见，生活中也充满了复杂的情感，A荒谬的；B奇怪的；C混合的，（感情）矛盾的，复杂的，；D强壮的。故选C。

3.they can also inspire us as they give us fresh       for the future.他们也能鼓舞我们，因为他们给我们关于未来的新希望，A血；B证据；C希望；D空气。故选C。

4.I want to share a      that perfectly shows this point.作者通过一个故事来证明这一点，根据最后一段“This is a true story.”可知，作者讲了一个故事，A相信，信念；B故事；C观点，风景；D关切，担心。故选B。

5.根据“he read his schoolbooks...when she would learn to read”可知，这里讲的是阅读的重要性，A阅读；B说话；C听；D认为，考虑。故选A。

6.She watched her older brother    he read his schoolbooks...Trisha看哥哥读故事书，as在此相当于when，意为“当......”，A在......之前；B自从；C当；D尽管。故选C。

7.could hardly   the day when she would learn to read她迫不及待想学习读书，A寻找；B等待；C寻求；D希望得到。故选B。

8.But after Trisha     started school, she found that但是，当她最终到了上学的年纪，她发现自己并不能像其他孩子那样理解单词的意思，A逐渐地；B主要地；C最终；D坚固地，坚决地。故选C。

9.However hard she    , she saw only confusion.无论她怎样尝试，得到的却是困惑。A呼吸；B尝试，努力；C管理，做成；D压迫。故选B。

10.Trisha     , the teacher and the other children laughing at her她落在了同学后面，老师和同学都笑她，A起飞，成功；B熬夜；C继续雇佣，坚持；D落后。故选D。

11.she began to believe that she was not   由于师生都笑她，她开始认为自己不聪明，A聪明的；B努力的；C健康的；D随和的。故选A。

12.By the time Trisha entered the fifth grade, she had lost the   in herself到五年级，Trisha已经失去了信心，A记忆力；B平衡；C机会，可能；D自信心。故选D。

13.根据He praised Trisha’s talents可知，这个老师与其他人不同，A害羞的；B自豪的；C不同的；D严格的。故选C。

14.Mr. Falker    that Trisha didn’t know how to read...Mr. Falker意识到Trisha不知道怎样阅读，A怀疑；B见证；C代表；D意识到。故选D。

15.but he knew she could     some help但是他知道，通过一些帮助，她可以做到，with some help有了一些帮助之后，could后省略了read，A和；B而且；C包括；D在......之内。故选A。

16.根据后面的“understand words”可知，老师和专家一起工作来帮助Trisha，不是和Trisha一起唱歌、跳舞、聊天，A歌唱；B工作；C跳舞；D聊天。故选B。

17.help sb to do sth帮助某人做某事，A帮助；B逼迫；C乞求；D允许。故选A。

18.老师和专家帮助Trisha理解单词，直到有一天，老师递给Trisha一本书，A当；B曾经，一旦；C直到；D是否。故选C。

19.根据“the twenty-sixth book that she has written”可知，Trisha成了作家，A教师；B作家；C专家；D向导。故选B。

20.Mr. Falker gave her a fresh new      and made a difference in her life.老师Falker给了她一个全新的开始，对她的生命产生了影响，A学校；B开始；C家园；D注意力。故选B。

考点：故事类短文阅读