Question

阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

When my mother took me out of high school, I knew that my life would become difficult because we were taught that you have to have an education to make it in life. I worked to help my mother ________ bills and that was all I could do at the time. Then she started telling me that when I turned 18, I had to get out of the house. I couldn’t understand what was going on because my brother was ________ than I was and she didn’t want to kick him out.

As I started nearing my 18th birthday I was really beginning to feel ________ because I didn’t have a(n) ________ on what I was going to do. One night while I was watching television, a commercial came on about ________ the Navy.

The next day I called the number on the commercial and ________ up an appointment to meet the recruiter（征兵人员）.When he ________ me not having a high school diploma he knew I had a ________ chance. I explained to him that I was going to be ________ in a few months. He told me he would ________ what he could do.

About a month later he called me and asked me to ________ his office. I went in and he ________ to me he would have to pull some strings (暗中施加影响) to get me in the service but I had to promise him that I would ________ the best of this opportunity he was trying to create for me and I did.

He was able to get me in the military and I ________ my end of the bargain by doing eight years and ________ an Honorable Discharge from the service.

Now I have a status in ________ that many don’t and have an ability to make my life a little easier with that ________ I made and the help I received.

Many individuals can feel hopeless and find they ________ do not have family support around to help them ________ their difficult moments. However, my ________ tells me that as long as you don’t abandon hope, hope will never abandon you.

1.A. send    B. arrange    C. pay    D. cancel

2.A. younger    B. older    C. smarter    D. slower

3.A. helpless    B. useless    C. hopeless    D. meaningless

4.A. vision    B. idea    C. opinion    D. decision

5.A. attending    B. going    C. joining    D. finding

6.A. set    B. picked    C. brought    D. looked

7.A. decided on    B. heard about    C. thought over    D. turned out

8.A. good    B. fair    C. vital    D. slim

9.A. worthless    B. homeless    C. careless    D. harmless

10.A. try    B. see    C. do    D. make

11.A. come in    B. come across    C. come to    D. come about

12.A. apologized    B. explained    C. advised    D. interpreted

13.A. make    B. take    C. use    D. seize

14.A. finished    B. brought    C. got    D. fulfilled

15.A. leaving    B. receiving    C. finding    D. owning

16.A. life    B. army    C. place    D. work

17.A. decision    B. mistake    C. progress    D. point

18.A. still    B. yet    C. ever    D. even

19.A. around    B. through    C. with    D. for

20.A. disappointment    B. discourage    C. experience    D. expectation

Answer

1. C

2. B

3. C

4. B

5. C

6. A

7. B

8. D

9. B

10. B

11. C

12. B

13. A

14. D

15. B

16. A

17. A

18. D

19. B

20. C

【解析】

本文是一篇记叙文。作者以第一人称的方式叙述了自己的成长经历。当我母亲把我从高中带出来的时候，我知道我的生活将会变得困难，因为我们被教导，你必须接受教育才能在生活中有所成就。

1.考查动词。A. send发送，寄派； B. arrange安排； C. pay支付； D. cancel取消。根据I worked to help my mother ____1____ bills and that was all I could do at the time.可知，我帮妈妈付账单，那是我当时唯一能做的。故选C。

2.考查形容词。A. younger更年轻； B. older更老； C. smarter更聪明的； D. slower更慢的。根据I couldn’t understand what was going on because my brother was ____2____ than I was and she didn’t want to kick him out.可知，我不明白发生了什么，因为我哥哥比我大，她不想把他踢出去。故选B。

3.考查形容词。A. helpless无助的； B. useless无用的； C. hopeless无望的； D. meaningless无意义的。根据As I started nearing my 18th birthday I was really beginning to feel ____3____ because I didn’t have a(n) ____4____ on what I was going to do.可知，当我开始接近18岁生日时，我真的开始感到绝望，因为我不知道我要做什么。故选C。

4.考查名词。A. vision视力； B. idea主意； C. opinion意见； D. decision决定。根据As I started nearing my 18th birthday I was really beginning to feel ____3____ because I didn’t have a(n) ____4____ on what I was going to do.可知，当我开始接近18岁生日时，我真的开始感到绝望，因为我不知道我要做什么。故选B。

5.考查动词。A. attending参加； B. going去； C. joining加入； D. finding发现。根据One night while I was watching television, a commercial came on about ____5____ the Navy.可知，一天晚上，我正在看电视，一则关于参军的广告开始了。故选C。

6.考查动词。A. set树立，点燃； B. picked挑选； C. brought拿来，带来； D. looked看。根据The next day I called the number on the commercial and ____6____ up an appointment to meet the recruiter（征兵人员）.可知，第二天，我拨通了广告上的电话，和招聘人员约好见面。故选A。

7.考查动词词组。A. decided on决定； B. heard about听说； C. thought over考虑； D. turned out结果是。根据When he ____7____ me not having a high school diploma he knew I had a ____8____ chance.可知，当他听说我没有高中文凭时，他知道我的机会很小。故选B。

8.考查形容词。A. good好的； B. fair公平的； C. vital重要的； D. slim苗条的。根据When he ____7____ me not having a high school diploma he knew I had a ____8____ chance.可知，当他听说我没有高中文凭时，他知道我的机会很小。故选D。

9.考查形容词。A. worthless无价值的； B. homeless无家可归的； C. careless 粗心的； D. harmless无害的。根据I explained to him that I was going to be ____9____ in a few months.可知，我向他解释说再过几个月我就要无家可归了。故选B。

10.考查动词。A. try尝试； B. see看见； C. do做； D. make制造。根据He told me he would ____10____ what he could do.可知，他告诉我他会看看他能做些什么。故选B。

11.考查动词词组。A. come in 进来； B. come across 偶遇； C. come to 想起，共计； D. come about形成，产生。根据About a month later he called me and asked me to ____11____ his office.可知，大约一个月后，他给我打电话，让我去他的办公室。故选C。

12.考查动词。A. apologized道歉；B. explained解释； C. advised 建议； D. interpreted理解。根据I went in and he ____12____ to me he would have to pull some strings (暗中施加影响) to get me in the service but I had to promise him that I would ____13____ the best of this opportunity he was trying to create for me and I did.可知，我进去后，他向我解释说，他必须利用一些关系才能让我得到这份工作，但我必须向他保证，我会充分利用他试图为我创造的这个机会，我做到了。故选B。

13.考查动词。A. make制造； B. take拿走； C. use使用； D. seize抓住。根据I went in and he ____12____ to me he would have to pull some strings (暗中施加影响) to get me in the service but I had to promise him that I would ____13____ the best of this opportunity he was trying to create for me and I did.可知，我进去后，他向我解释说，他必须利用一些关系才能让我得到这份工作，但我必须向他保证，我会充分利用他试图为我创造的这个机会，我做到了。故选A。

14.考查动词。A. finished完成； B. brought拿来，带来； C. got 得到； D. fulfilled实现。根据He was able to get me in the military and I ____14____ my end of the bargain by doing eight years and ____15____ an Honorable Discharge from the service.可知，他让我进了军队，我履行了我的承诺，服了八年兵役，光荣退伍。故选D。

15.考查动词。A. leaving离开； B. receiving收到； C. finding发现； D. owning拥有。根据He was able to get me in the military and I ____14____ my end of the bargain by doing eight years and ____15____ an Honorable Discharge from the service.可知，他让我进了军队，我履行了我的承诺，服了八年兵役，光荣退伍。故选B。

16.考查名词。A. life生活； B. army军队； C. place 地方； D. work工作。根据Now I have a status in ____16____ that many don’t and have an ability to make my life a little easier with that ____17____ I made and the help I received.可知，现在我在生活中有了许多人没有的地位，我有能力让我的生活变得更轻松，因为我做出了这个决定，也得到了帮助。故选A。

17.考查名词。A. decision决定； B. mistake错误； C. progress进步； D. point要点。根据Now I have a status in ____16____ that many don’t and have an ability to make my life a little easier with that ____17____ I made and the help I received.可知，现在我在生活中有了许多人没有的地位，我有能力让我的生活变得更轻松，因为我做出了这个决定，也得到了帮助。故选A。

18.考查副词。A. still仍然； B. yet还； C. ever 曾经； D. even甚至。根据Many individuals can feel hopeless and find they ____18____ do not have family support around to help them ____19____ their difficult moments.可知，许多人会感到绝望，甚至没有家人的支持来帮助他们度过困难的时刻。故选D。

19.考查介词。根据Many individuals can feel hopeless and find they ____18____ do not have family support around to help them ____19____ their difficult moments.可知，许多人会感到绝望，甚至没有家人的支持来帮助他们度过困难的时刻。故选B。

20.考查名词。A. disappointment 失望； B. discourage丧失信心； C. experience经历，经验； D. expectation期待。根据However, my ____20____ tells me that as long as you don’t abandon hope, hope will never abandon you.可知，然而，我的经验告诉我，只要你不放弃希望，希望永远不会放弃你。故选C。