Question

    During my childhood I experienced greater hardships than most people go through in a lifetime. In my short 17 years of life，I have been ______ five divorces of my parents. Having a new stepmother or stepfather every few years was ______ ，but the constant moving was worse. My father’s cancer diagnosis ______ me apart and his two heart attacks and ______ with diabetes put a huge pressure on the family.

By age 13，I was ______ and emotionally scarred. I felt like I had no one to ______ and that nothing would ever get better. Then I met Maggie，and my attitude towards life changed.

For many summers，I ______ at a horse-riding camp for people with special needs. We taught children，and adults specialized skills ______ their abilities. For example，we would teach a child with autism(自闭症) ______ skills，or a child with cerebral palsy(脑瘫) strength building exercise. Each volunteer was ______a specific child during eight weeks. A few weeks later，I was asked to ______another volunteer who was sick. That was the day my ______ on life changed forever.

As I began to work with her，I looked through her file to get more information，which was ______ . She had been physically abused (肉体折磨) as a newborn and throughout her infancy. Her birth parents ______ her so badly that they caused her a serious brain injury by the age of two. Her skull had been broken however，the amazing thing about Maggie was her ______ attitude.

When I met Maggie，she was 12，and she would say ______but “ I’m happy! ”. If you asked her “ How old are you？” , “ I’m happy ” she replied each time. Everyone at the camp ______ her “Happy Maggie”.

My life growing up was a huge struggle，______ Maggie taught me not to get in the way of happiness.Nothing bad in life should be enough to change ______ I am. She gave me ______ . If I learned anything from Maggie，it would be，no matter what，be happy.

1.A.beyond B.with C.through D.in

2.A.charming B.exciting C.rough D.independent

3.A.broke B.tore C.defeated D.turned

4.A.recovery B.battle C.concern D.suffering

5.A.depressed B.confused C.confident D.pleased

6.A.look after B.appeal to C.turn to D.take after

7.A.volunteered B.handled C.admitted D.recommended

8.A.compared with B.based on C.judging from D.owing to

9.A.analyzing B.creating C.communicating D.calculating

10.A.assigned B.separated C.promoted D.got

11.A.interview B.employ C.replace D.dismiss

12.A.decision B.evaluation C.outlook D.principle

13.A.surprising B.spirit lifting C.disappointing D.heart breaking

14.A.tended B.treated C.opposed D.protected

15.A.unsinkable B.unacceptable C.unforgettable D.unreasonable

16.A.everything B.anything C.nothing D.something

17.A.nicknamed B.complained C.translated D.gave

18.A.and B.yet C.so D.otherwise

19.A.why B.where C.that D.who

20.A.ambition B.hope C.strength D.lesson

Answer

1.C

2.C

3.B

4.B

5.A

6.C

7.A

8.B

9.C

10.A

11.C

12.C

13.D

14.B

15.A

16.C

17.A

18.B

19.D

20.B

【解析】

这是篇记叙文。讲述了作者在短短17年间经历了父母的五次离婚后，感觉无助和沮丧。于是在夏天自愿加入给特殊人群设立的骑马营地。在营地里作者遇到了从出生一直受虐待的Maggie，并被她永不灰心的快乐态度所打动，这也改变了作者对未来的展望。

1.考查介词辨析。句意：在我短短的17年的人生中，我经历了5次父母的离婚。A. beyond超过；B. with带有；C. through通过；经历；D. in在里面。through此处表示经历，其他选项没有此用法。故选C。

2.考查形容词词义辨析。句意：每隔几年就有一个新的继母或继父是很艰难的，但不断的搬家更糟。A. charming迷人的；B. exciting激动的；C. rough艰难的；D. independent独立的。结合下文but the constant moving was worse可知每隔几年就有一个新的继母或继父是很艰难的。故选C。

3.考查动词词义辨析。句意：父亲的癌症诊断让我崩溃，他的两次心脏病发作和与糖尿病的斗争给这个家庭带来了巨大的压力。A. broke打破；B. tore撕开；C. defeated打败；D. turned转弯。作者父亲得了癌症让本来就感觉日子艰难的作者崩溃了。短语tear sb. up“让某人崩溃”，故选B。

4.考查名词词义辨析。句意：父亲的癌症诊断让我崩溃，他的两次心脏病发作和与糖尿病的斗争给这个家庭带来了巨大的压力。A. recovery恢复；B. battle斗争；C. concern关心；D . suffering痛苦。根据上文可知父亲得了癌症，经力了两次心脏病以及和糖尿病的战斗给家庭带来了巨大的压力。短语battle with“与……战斗”。故选B。

5.考查形容词词义辨析。句意：13岁的时候，我很沮丧，感情上伤痕累累。A. depressed沮丧的；B. confused困惑的；C. confident自信的；D. pleased高兴的。结合下文and emotionally scarred可知，作者13岁就感到沮丧。故选A。

6.考查动词短语辨析。句意：我觉得我没有人可以求助，没有什么事情会变得更好。A. look after照顾；B. appeal to吸引；C. turn to求助于；D. take after与……相像。结合下文nothing would ever get better可知作者觉得自己没有人可以求助，短语turn to sb“求助于某人”。故选C。

7.考查动词词义辨析。句意：很多个夏天，我都在为有特殊需要的人举办的马术夏令营做志愿者。A. volunteered自愿；B. handled处理；C. admitted承认；D. recommended推荐。根据下文 Each volunteer可知，作者是自愿去了马术夏令营做志愿者。故选A。

8.考查短语辨析。句意：我们基于儿童和成人的能力来教授他们特殊的技能。A. compared with与……相比较；B. based on以……为基础；C. judging from根据……判断；D. owing to由于。根据下文their abilities可知，作者是基于他们的能力教孩子或者成人特技能。故选B。

9.考查动词词义辨析。句意：例如，我们会教一个有自闭症的孩子交流技巧，或者一个有脑瘫的孩子力量锻炼。A. analyzing分析；B. creating创造；C. communicating交流；沟通；D. calculating计算。根据上文中 we would teach a child with autism（自闭症）可知，作者会教自闭症儿童沟通技能。故选C。

10.考查动词词义辨析。句意：每个志愿者在八周内被分配到一个特定的孩子。A. assigned分配；委派；B. separated分开；C. promoted促进；D. got得到。根据下文 a specific child可知每个志愿者会被分配到一个特殊的孩子。故选A。

11.考查动词词义辨析。句意：几周后，我被要求代替另一个生病的志愿者。A. interview采访；B. employ雇用；C. replace代替；替换；D. dismiss解散。根据下文 volunteer who was sick可知作者是去代替生病的志愿者。故选C。

12.考查名词词义辨析。句意：就在那一天，我对未来的展望彻底改变了。A. decision决定；B. evaluation评估；C. outlook展望；D. principle原则。根据下文可知，正是那天彻底改变了作者对未来的展望。故选C。

13.考查形容词词义辨析。句意：当我开始和她一起工作时，我翻阅了她的档案获得了更多令人心碎的信息。A. surprising意外的；B. spirit-lifting鼓舞人心的；C. disappointing失望的；D. heart-breaking令人心碎的。根据下文 She had been physically abused as a newborn and roughout her infancy，可知这个孩子从出生到整个婴儿期都被虐待，作者了解到了这一令人心碎的信息。故选D。

14.考查动词词义辨析。句意：她的亲生父母对她很不好，在她两岁的时候就给她造成了严重的脑损伤。A. tended倾向于；B. treated对待；C. opposed反对；D. protected保护。结合下文her so badly that they caused her a serious brain injury by the age of two可知，亲生父母对她并不好。故选B。

15.考查形容词词义辨析。句意：她的头骨被打破了，然而，Maggie令人惊讶的是她不灰心的态度。A. unsinkable不灰心的；B. unacceptable不能接受的；C. unforgettable难忘的；D. unreasonable不合理的。结合下文“I’m happy ” she replied each time.可知，Maggie拥有不灰心的人生态度。故选A。

16.考查不定代词辨析。句意：当我到时，她十二岁，她只会说"我很开心"。A. everything一切；B. anything任何事；C. nothing没有什么；D. something某事。结合下文“ I’m happy ” she replied each time.可知她只会说“我很开心”，短语nothing but“只有；仅仅”。故选C。

17.考查名词词义辨析。句意：营地里的每个人都给她起了个绰号叫“快乐的Maggie”。A. nicknamed取绰号；B. complained抱怨；C. translated翻译；D. gave给予。根据下文可知，营地里的人都给她取绰号 happy Mage。故选A。

18.考查连词辨析。句意：我的成长成为一场巨大的痛苦，但Maggie教会我不要让这成为幸福的绊脚石。A. and并且；B. yet然而；C. so因此；D. otherwise否则。前后文为转折关系。故选B。

19.考查连词辨析。句意：生活中没有什么坏事足以改变我（是谁）。本句为宾语从句，从句中缺少表语，且指人。故选D。

20.考查名词词义辨析。句意：她给了我希望。A. ambition抱负；B. hope希望；C. strength力量；D. lesson教训。结合后文If I learned anything from Maggie, it would be, no matter what, be happy.可知。Maggie乐观的态度给了作者希望。故选B。