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When I was 13 years old, I stopped speak...

When I was 13 years old, I stopped speaking. I’m still not exactly sure_________ I think I felt that words got me into trouble. The boys in my class were always _________ me, telling me to shut up. One day, I_________ into uncontrollable sobs behind the sports hall.

So throughout my _________, I clammed updealing with the wider world only in whispers and shrugs. My

isolation(孤立)led to indescribable _________ that nothing could relieve. I couldn’t ________ or socialise. Then, at 15, a psychologist saw _______ in me—She said I was in intelligent but_______, and needed to change schools for a fresh start.

My parents sent me to a different comprehensive. I knew no one and I had the chance to _______ myself. Cheered by the psychologist’s _______ in me, I worked hard and became a swot(刻苦学习的人).As a result, my parents were _______. Finally at 20, I was referred to a psychiatrist and he diagnosed me with a mild form of autism(自闭症).It was such a(n)_______ to know what was happening that I cried on the bus on the way home.

It took a further five years to _______ again, a decision that was as much a surprise to me as it was to everyone else. I _______ myself hard, becoming more confident. Gradually, I _______ my speech. I definitely get more than usual pleasure from the use of ______    . It’s still such a fresh experience for me ______different words—ones that can sound so complex, and carry so much ______    .

When I think of what I have ______, I feel like crying, but I don’t ______ it up anymore. Instead, I enjoy talking about it.

1.A. when    B. why    C. how    D. where

2.A. encouraging    B. teasing    C. ignoring    D. praising

3.A. collapsed    B. divided    C. looked    D. laughed

4.A. teens    B. experiences    C. education    D. life

5.A. tiredness    B. boredom    C. loneliness    D. guilt

6.A. wait    B. sing    C. mix    D. move

7.A. potential    B. weakness    C. justice    D. ambition

8.A. arbitrary    B. innocent    C. conventional    D. insecure

9.A. entertain    B. abandon    C. comfort    D. reinvent

10.A. interest    B. faith    C. investment    D. patience

11.A. proud    B. passive    C. cautious    D. curious

12.A. surprise    B. embarrassment    C. pity    D. relief

13.A. complain    B. connect    C. study    D. speak

14.A. struck    B. drew N    C. pushed    D. rushed

15.A. put out    B. built up    C. looked through    D. took down

16.A. language    B. knowledge    C. wisdom    D. imagination

17.A. discovering    B. underlining    C. compiling    D. creating

18.A. responsibility    B. flexibility    C. emotion    D. depression

19.A. held on to    B. looked forward to    C. stayed away from    D. missed out on

20.A. sum    B. bottle    C. think    D. polish

 

1. B 2. B 3. A 4. A 5. C 6. C 7. A 8. D 9. D 10. B 11. A 12. D 13. D 14. C 15. B 16. A 17. A 18. C 19. D 20. B 【解析】 这是一篇记叙文。文章主要讲了作者小时候说话,总受到别人的嘲笑,后来作者就不再说话。后来,作者被诊断为自闭症,在心理学家和父母的鼓励下,作者重新开始说话。 1.考查宾语从句。句意:我现在仍然不确定为什么会这样。这里含有一个宾语从句,引导词在从句中作原因状语,用引导词why,故选B。 2.考查动词辨析。A 鼓励,B 嘲笑,C 忽视,D 表扬。根据后半句他们叫我闭嘴可知,班上的男生经常嘲笑我。故选B。 3.考查动词辨析。A.表示崩溃,陷入,B. divide……into……把……分成……(份),C. look into 观察,浏览,D.没有laugh into。句意:我陷入了无法控制的哭泣。故选A。 4.考查名词辨析。A 青少年时期,B 经历,C 教育,D人生。由开头第一句话可知,我在13岁开始不说话,因此是在我的青少年时期teens,(13-19岁时期)。故选A. 5.考查名词辨析。A 劳累,B 无聊,C 孤独,D 愧疚。由上一行的clam up (不说话)和isolation(孤立)和下一行的I couldn’t socialize(我无法社交)可知,我是非常孤独的,故选C。 6.考查动词辨析。A等候,B 唱歌,C 与人交往,D 移动。由or前后连接并列或相似的词可知,应选与socialize(社交)相近的词,故选C。 7.考查名词辨析。A 潜能, B 弱点,C 公正,D 理想。由后文I was intelligent(我是聪明的)可知是一位心理学家看到了我身上的潜能。故选A。 8.考查形容词辨析。A 武断的,B 无辜的,C 传统的,D 缺乏信心的。but前后徐转折,因此选与intelligent(聪明的)相悖的一面,即我的不自信。与第四段第二行的becomemore confident相照应。因此选D。本题有一定小难度在于要知道此处的insecure表示缺乏信心的,故选D。 9.考查动词辨析。A 娱乐,B 放弃,C 使……宽慰,D 重新改造。由前文我父母给了我一个不同的理解及后文我work hard and become a swot可知沉默使得我有机会去重新改造自己。故选D。 10.考查名词辨析。A 兴趣,B 信任,C 投资,D 耐心 由前文可知心理学家肯定了我的才能,因此是他对的我信任。故选B。 11.考查形容词辨析。A 骄傲的,B 消极的,C 小心的,D 好奇的。前一句将我努力成为了刻苦学习的人,因此父母应该是为我感到骄傲的,其余选项均不通顺。故选A。 12.考查名词辨析。A 惊讶,B快乐,C 遗憾,D宽慰。此处与第一段相照应。我感觉到那些单词使我陷入麻烦,并且我不受控制地无理由地开始沉默。因此在知道这些是因为自闭症后,我感觉到松了口气。故选D。 13.考查动词辨析。A 抱怨,B 联系,C 学习,D 说话。由again及后半句的令人惊讶可知,这里是指我重新开始说话了。故选D。 14.考查动词辨析。A 攻击;罢(工、课等);撞;来到,B 画画,C 逼,推,D 冲,匆忙的做。由该空前后可知,作者改造自己开始重新说话,因此是作者逼了自己一把,变得更加自信了。故选C。 15.考查动词短语辨析。A 扑灭;伸出;生产;出版,B 逐步建立;增强;,C 看穿,仔细检查,D 取下;拆卸;记录。此处由前文我重新说话,后文我用不同的单词可知,我增强了自己演讲的能力。故选B。 16.考查名词辨析。A 语言,B 知识,C 智慧,D 想象。由前两段可知,我之前一直沉默寡言,如今重新开始说话,所以我从使用语言中得到了非凡的快乐。故选A。 17.考查动词辨析。A 发现,B 划重点,C 汇编,D 创造。由于我之前一直不说话,所以对我来说发现不同的词语的魅力仍然是新鲜的体验。故选A。 18.考查名词辨析。A 责任,B 灵活,C 情绪,D 抑郁。句意:那些词语对我来说曾听起来非常复杂,并且需要调动很多的情绪。故选C。 19.考查动词短语辨析。A 坚持,保留不卖,B 期待,C 远离,D 遗漏。句意:当我想起那些我曾(因为沉默)而遗漏的东西(前面指的那些语言的魅力),我想要哭泣。故选D。 20.考查动词辨析。A 计算...的总和; 概括,B 逼入死角,抑制,C 想(到),D 磨光, 擦亮; 润饰。虽然我对于过去的遭遇很悲伤,但我不会刻意抑制它,相反,我很乐意谈及它。由Instead前后转折可知,我不会刻意回避。此题较难。bottle可作动词,表示抑制属于较为偏僻的意思。故选B。
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