Question

My grandmother was always encouraging me to set goals and work hard to achieve them. She would tell me not to be a follower and not to set ________on what I could achieve. She ________ believed that there were no limits that you could ________ whatever you wanted. I would never forget the following story that she once told me：A farmer won first ________at the country fair for his huge radish (小萝卜)that was the exact shape and ________of a milk bottle. Many were ________as to how the farmer was able to grow this radish that was the exact shape of a milk bottle. ________ one gentleman went up to the farmer and asked the question. The farmer replied，“It was ________. I got the seed growing and then I put it into the milk bottle. It had ________else to go.”You can use this story as an analogy (比喻) to life－our lives are________ by the kind of surroundings we place ourselves in, the people that we allow to________ us, and the goals we give ourselves.If we only________ and take no action, then we get no further. But if we ________，set a goal and take action, then our life takes a________ shape.

Goals and actions can help us accomplish more in a year than what some people will accomplish in a lifetime. To prove this________ ，read the biographies of ________  people and you will see that goals and actions________played a big role in their success.

Remember the________ of Mary Kay Ash, who said，“Don't limit yourself. ” Many people limit themselves to what they think they can do. You can go ________ your mind lets you. Whatever you believe, remember, you can achieve.”

In summary, don't put yourself in a bottle; in other words, move out of what is ________ and secure if you want to move forward.

1.A. expectations  B. rules      C. limits  D. lines

2.A. truly         B. naturally   C. tightly   D. partly

3.A. win          B. grasp      C. realize   D. achieve

4.A. remark       B. prize      C. position  D. award

5.A. size          B. length     C. weight    D. height

6.A. doubtful      B. worried   C. anxious D. curious

7.A. Immediately  B. Gradually   C. Finally   D. Actually

8.A. strange       B. easy        C. funny     D. secret

9.A. nowhere      B. everywhere  C. somewhere D. anywhere

10.A. shaped      B. formed      C. controlled  D. improved

11.A. understand   B. help       C. influence   D. contact

12.A. dream        B. refuse      C. doubt      D. change

13.A. struggle     B. insist     C. continue   D. plan

14.A. beautiful  B. different   C. solid       D. clear

15.A. theory      B. lesson      C. point      D. evidence

16.A. successful   B. brave      C. friendly    D. careful

17.A. as usual    B. above all  C. at all     D. in fact

18.A. example     B. wisdom     C. statement D. speech

19.A. as if        B. in case   C. as far as D. as long as

20.A. comfortable  B. valuable    C. ordinary    D. boring

Answer

1.C

2.A

3.D

4.B

5.A

6.D

7.C

8.B

9.A

10.A

11.C

12.A

13.D

14.B

15.C

16.A

17.D

18.B

19.C

20.A

【解析】

1.1】名词辨析。A期待；B规则；C限制；D台词；从后文”She truly believed that there were no limits'’可知，人的潜力是无穷的，我们不应该为自己设立”束缚或限制”。

2.2】副词辨析。A真正地；B自然地；C紧密地；D部分地；奶奶真正地认为人的潜力是巨大的的。

3.3】动词辨析。A赢得；B掌握；C意识到；D实现；固定搭配achieve one’s goal实现某人的目标。本句中的achieve whatever you wanted表示实现你所要的目标。

4.4】根据语境和搭配可知，这位农夫在乡村集市的比赛中获得一等奖，故用prize。wm a prize”得奖，获奖”。

5.5】名词辨析。A大小尺寸；B长度；C重量；D高度；本题中的size要和前面的shape形成呼应的关系，指所重的萝卜的形状和大小必须和牛奶瓶差不多。

6.6】形容词辨析。A怀疑的；B担心的；C焦虑的；D好奇的；从上文可知，小萝卜的形状很特别，因此大家都感到很”好奇”。

7.7】副词辨析。A立刻；B逐渐；C最后；D实际上；此处应该是”最终”有一位绅士前来询问这种萝卜是怎样种出来的。

8.8】形容词辨析。A奇怪的；B容易的；C滑稽的；D秘密；从后文农夫介绍的情况可知，他种萝卜的方法很”简单”。

9.9】词义辨析。A没有地方；B处处；C某处；D任何地方；因为萝卜是长在瓶子里的，所以它长不到别的地方去了。

10.10】根据上下文，作者是以种萝卜来比喻生活，借此说明我们的生活也是由我们的环境所”塑造”的，故选shaped。

11.11】动词辨析。A理解；B帮助；C影响；D联系；根据语境，我们的生活由很多因素决定，其中包括能”影响”我们的人。

12.12】动词辨析。A梦想；B拒绝；C怀疑；D改变；根据语境，作者强调如果我们只是”空想”而不采取行动，就会止步不前。

13.13】动词辨析。A努力；B坚持；C继续；D计划；如果我们做出了计划，设立了目标，也采取了行动，那么我们的生活就会有不同的样子了。

14.14】形容词辨析。A美丽的；B不同的；C坚固的；D清楚的；如果我们我们做出了计划，设立了目标，也采取了行动，我们的生活将呈现出”不同的“状态。

15.15】根据上文可知，此处作者说明，要证实自己的”观点n，故point符合语境。

16.16】形容词辨析。A成功的；B勇敢的；C友好的；D细心的；要想记住这一点，就去读读成功的名人传记吧。在这些传记里，你会发现目标和行动会在他们的成功中起很大的作用。

17.17】短语辨析。A和平时一样；B首先，最重要的是；C根本，全然；D实际上；在这些成功人士的传记里，计划和行动在他们的成功中都会起很大的作用。

18.18】名词辨析。A例子；B智慧；C陈述，表达；D演讲；从后文Mary Kay Ash所说的话可知，作者让我们记住这位名人的”智慧”。

19.19】连词辨析。A似乎，好像；B以防；C远达…；据…，就…；D只要；你可以到达你的思想到达的地方。本句中的as far as…引导的是一个状语从句，修饰动词go.

20.20】形容词辨析。A舒服的；B贵重的；C普通的；D令人厌倦的；总之不要把自己放在瓶子里，换句话说，如果你想要向前进，就不要让自己处于舒服和安全的环境里。