Question

    I had an interesting question from my 10-year-old daughter Claire. She asked me if I had always been this confident. I thought about it for a while and gave her the best answer in terms of my own personal development.

I was born and _______ in a small town in Zambia. From a very young age I was encouraged to_______the world and ask as many questions as I could. My grandfather was a(n)_______ holding a high position in the government, but he treated everyone with______like what others did to him. And I often watched him _______with people that way. As a child, I was determined to be like him _______ I grew up. I wanted to make people feel good about_______ and have meaningful conversations that would ______ people to take action and create a better world for everyone.

As an ordinary African girl, I know what life had to______. And I also knew that I would have some bad days as well as good days. I saw this with my parents, as they________hid their feelings or situations. And from that, I had a_________ view of my reality.

I tell Claire that my confidence comes from within and I am bound to ______moments when I’m worried about whether things will work in my______ , but I have the courage not to give up on my dreams. It’s the strong belief that I am good enough and I can do it that has had me going for the last 20 years. A bird sitting on a tree is never afraid that the branch will _________because its trust in not on the branch but on its own _______. Always believe in yourself.

1.A.called on B.taken in C.brought up D.turned down

2.A.conquer B.change C.rule D.explore

3.A.clerk B.official C.guard D.servant

4.A.respect B.pride C.justice D.coldness

5.A.argue B.reason C.communicate D.negotiate

6.A.before B.until C.if D.when

7.A.themselves B.herself C.ourselves D.himself

8.A.force B.inspire C.urge D.attract

9.A.demand B.reward C.offer D.compose

10.A.always B.never C.frequently D.occasionally

11.A.balanced B.casual C.cautious D.critical

12.A.remember B.ignore C.meet D.appreciate

13.A.taste B.sight C.place D.favor

14.A.grow B.break C.cross D.bend

15.A.legs B.feet C.wings D.eyes

Answer

1.C

2.D

3.B

4.A

5.C

6.D

7.A

8.B

9.D

10.B

11.A

12.C

13.C

14.B

15.C

【解析】

这是一篇夹叙夹议文。文章主要说明了作者的女儿问作者是否一直都这么自信，作者用自己的成长经历来告诉女儿信心来自内心，要有不放弃梦想的勇气，相信自我。

1.考查动词短语辨析。句意：我出生在赞比亚的一个小镇，并在那里长大。A. called on呼吁；B. taken in领会；C. brought up抚养长大；D. turned down关小。根据上文I was born and可推知作者在赞比亚的一个小镇出生，并在那里长大。故选C。

2.考查动词词义辨析。句意：从很小的时候，我就被鼓励去探索这个世界，尽可能多地问问题。A. conquer征服；B. change改变；C. rule统治；D. explore探索。根据下文ask as many questions as I could可知作者是被鼓励去探索这个世界的，故选D。

3.考查名词词义辨析。句意：我的祖父是一位官员，在政府中身居高位，但他对待每个人都很尊重，就像别人对待他一样。A. clerk职员；B. official官员；C. guard守卫；D. servant仆人。根据下文holding a high position in the government可知祖父是一个官员。故选B。

4.考查名词词义辨析。句意：我的祖父是一位官员，在政府中身居高位，但他对待每个人都很尊重，就像别人对待他一样。A. respect尊敬；B. pride骄傲；C. justice正义；D. coldness寒冷。结合下文like what others did to him可推知祖父对每个人都很尊敬，别人也都很尊敬他。故选A。

5.考查动词词义辨析。句意：我经常看到他这样与人交流。A. argue争论；B. reason说服；C. communicate交流；D. negotiate协商。结合上文祖父是官员，因此作者应当是看到他与人交流，其他选项不符合语境。故选C。

6.考查连词辨析。句意：作为一个孩子，我决心长大后要像他一样。A. before在……之前；B. until直到；C. if如果；D. when当……时候。本句为时间状语从句，表示“当……时候”，故选D。

7.考查代词辨析。句意：我想让人们自我感觉良好，进行有意义的对话，激励人们采取行动，为每个人创造一个更好的世界。A. themselves他们自己；B. herself她自己；C. ourselves 我们自己；D. himself他自己。此处指代上文people应用themselves。故选A。

8.考查动词词义辨析。句意：我想让人们自我感觉良好，进行有意义的对话，激励人们采取行动，为每个人创造一个更好的世界。A. force迫使；B. inspire鼓舞；C. urge催促；D. attract吸引。根据下文people to take action可知是鼓舞人们采取行动。故选B。

9.考查动词词义辨析。句意：作为一个普通的非洲女孩，我知道生活要谱写什么。A. demand要求；B. reward报酬；C. offer提供；D. compose谱写。结合后文And I also knew that I would have some bad days as well as good days.可知作者知道日子会有好有坏，生活会谱写些什么，故选D。

10.考查副词词义辨析。句意：我在父母身上看到了这一点，因为他们从不掩饰自己的感受和处境。A. always总是；B. never从不；C. frequently频繁地；D. occasionally偶尔。结合上文I saw this with my parents可知作者的父母从不掩饰自己的感受和处境。故选B。

11.考查形容词词义辨析。句意：从那时起，我对我的现实有了一个平衡的看法。A. balanced平衡的；B. casual随便的；C. cautious小心的；D. critical批评的。结合上文And I also knew that I would have some bad days as well as good days.可知作者知道日子有好有坏，因此对现实也有一个平衡的看法。故选A。

12.考查动词词义辨析。句意：我一定会遇到一些时刻。A. remember记住；B. ignore忽视；C. meet遇见；D. appreciate欣赏。结合下文moment可知是指遇到一些时刻。故选C。

13.考查名词词义辨析。句意：当我担心事情是否会发生在我的位置上时，我有勇气不放弃自己的梦想。A. taste品尝；B. sight视力；C. place地方；位置；D. favor帮助。结合下文but I have the courage not to give up on my dreams可知作者有不放弃梦想的勇气，因此当事情发生在作者所处的位置时，她仍能追逐梦想。故选C。

14.考查动词词义辨析。句意：一只坐在树上的鸟从不害怕树枝会折断，因为它相信的不是树枝，而是自己的翅膀。A. grow生长；B. break断开；打破；C. cross穿过；D. bend弯曲。结合下文because its trust in not on the branch but on its own可知一只坐在树上的鸟从不害怕树枝会折断，因为它相信的不是树枝，而是自己的翅膀。故选B。

15.考查名词词义辨析。句意：一只坐在树上的鸟从不害怕树枝会折断，因为它相信的不是树枝，而是自己的翅膀。A. legs腿；B. feet脚；C. wings翅膀；D. eyes眼睛。结合上文A bird sitting on a tree可知鸟相信的是自己能够飞的翅膀。故选C。