Question

    Another person’s enthusiasm was what set me moving toward the success I have achieved.That person was my stepmother.

I was nine years old when she entered our home in rural Virginia. My father _____ me to her with these words:“I would like you to meet the fellow who is____ for being the worst boy in this county and will probably start throwing rocks at you no ______than tomorrow morning.”

My stepmother walked over to me, _____ my head slightly upward,and looked me right in the eye.Then she looked at my father and replied,“You are ____ .This is not the worst boy at all, ______the smartest one who hasn’t yet found an outlet(释放的途径)for his enthusiasm.”

That statement began a(n) ____ between us.No one had ever called me smart,My family and neighbors had built me up in my ______ as a bad boy . My stepmother changed all that.

She changed many things.She ____ my father to go to a dental school,from which he graduated with honors.She moved our family into the county seat,where my father’s career could be more ____ and my brother and I could be better ____ .

When I turned fourteen,she bought me a secondhand ____ and told me that she believed that I could become a writer.I knew her enthusiasm, I ____ it, and I saw how it had already improved our lives.I accepted her ____ and began to write for local newspapers.I was doing the same kind of ______that great day I went to interview Andrew Carnegie and received the task which became my life’s work later.I wasn’t the ____beneficiary (受益者).My father became the _____man in town.My brother and stepbrothers became a physician,a dentist,a lawyer,and a college president.

What power ____ has!When that power is released to support the certainty of one’s purpose and is ______strengthened by faith,it becomes an irresistible（不可抗拒的）force which poverty and temporary defeat can never ____.

You can communicate that power to anyone who needs it.This is probably the greatest work you can do with your enthusiasm.

1.A.rushed B.introduced C.carried D.sent

2.A.distinguished B.favored C.mistaken D.rewarded

3.A.sooner B.earlier C.longer D.later

4.A.dragged B.shook C.raised D.bent

5.A.perfect B.right C.wrong D.impolite

6.A.but B.so C.and D.or

7.A.agreement B.friendship C.gap D.relationship

8.A.opinion B.image C.expectation D.mind

9.A.begged B.persuaded C.ordered D.invited

10.A.successful B.meaningful C.helpful D.useful

11.A.treated B.entertained C.educated D.respected

12.A.camera B.radio C.bicycle D.typewriter

13.A.considered B.suspected C.ignored D.appreciated

14.A.belief B.request C.criticism D.description

15.A.teaching B.studying C.writing D.reading

16.A.next B.same C.only D.real

17.A.cleverest B.strongest C.wealthiest D.healthiest

18.A.enthusiasm B.sympathy C.fortune D.confidence

19.A.deliberately B.happily C.traditionally D.constantly

20.A.match B.win C.reach D.doubt

Answer

1.B

2.A

3.D

4.C

5.C

6.A

7.B

8.D

9.B

10.A

11.C

12.D

13.D

14.A

15.B

16.C

17.C

18.A

19.D

20.A

【解析】

本文是一篇记叙文。文章讲述了一个继母对作者的肯定，从而激发了孩子心中的对成功的渴望，继母心中的热情，终于促使作者成功了。

1.考查动词词义辨析。A. rushed冲；B. introduced介绍；C. carried运送；D. sent送，派遣。根据后面的句子I would like you to meet the fellow，可知这里指爸爸把我介绍给了继母。故选B。

2.考查形容词词义辨析。A. distinguished著名的；B. favored支持的，有利的；C. mistaken错误的；D. rewarded受到奖励的。根据前面的for being the worst boy可知，作者因为是最坏的孩子而著名。故选A。

3.考查副词词义辨析。A. sooner很快；B. earlier更早；C. longer更长；D. later后来，迟于。no later than不迟于，这里指作者不迟于明天早上就会向继母扔石头。故选D。

4.考查动词词义辨析。A. dragged拖拉；B. shook震动，摇晃；C. raised举起，提高，筹集，饲养；D. bent弯腰。从后面的单词upward，可知继母轻轻的抬起我的头。故选C。

5.考查形容词词义辨析。A. perfect完美的；B. right正确的；C. wrong错误的；D. impolite不礼貌的。根据后面的句子This is not the worst boy at all, 可知是反驳爸爸的话，你错了。故选C。

6.考查连词词义辨析。A. but但是；B. so因此；C. and并且；D. or或者。这句话使用的是not…but…结构，这不是最坏的男孩而是最好的男孩还没有找到热情的出口。故选A。

7.考查名词词义辨析。A. agreement同意；B. friendship友谊；C. gap缺口，分歧，间隔；D. relationship关系。这句话开始了我们之间的友谊，用友谊说明关系的亲密。故选B。

8.考查名词词义辨析。A. opinion观点；B. image形象；C. expectation期望；D. mind思维。我的家庭和邻居让我在内心认定自己一直是一个坏男孩。故选D。

9.考查动词词义辨析。A. begged乞求；B. persuaded说服；C. ordered命令；D. invited邀请。继母说服了我父亲去上一个牙科学校。故选B。

10.考查形容词词义辨析。A. successful成功的；B. meaningful有意义的；C. helpful有帮助的；D. useful有用的。修饰career用successful，在那儿我父亲的事业将更加成功。故选A。

11.考查动词词义辨析。A. treated对待；B. entertained娱乐；C. educated教育；D. respected尊敬。因为是说孩子们的，可知在那，我们弟兄们可以得到更好的教育。故选C。

12.考查名词词义辨析。A. camera照相机；B. radio收音机；C. bicycle自行车；D. typewriter打字机。从后面的句子：told me that she believed that I could become a writer.可知继母相信作者能成为一个作家，所以给他买了个二手打字机。故选 D。

13.考查动词词义辨析。A. considered考虑；B. suspected怀疑；C. ignored忽视；D. appreciated感激。根据后面的句子I saw how it had already improved our lives.可知，我非常感激她的热心。故选D。

14.考查名词词义辨析。A. belief信念；B. request要求；C. criticism批评；D. description描述。根据前面的句子she believed that I could become a writer.可知，我接受了她的信念。故选A。

15.考查动名词词义辨析。A. teaching教学；B. studying学习；C. writing写作；D. reading阅读。我从事的写作，因此用writing。故选B。

16.考查形容词词义辨析。A. next下一个；B. same同样的；C. only唯一的；D. real真的。从后面的句子My father became the ___17___man in town.可知我不是唯一的受益者。故选C。

17.考查形容词词义辨析。A. cleverest最聪明的；B. strongest最强大的；C. wealthiest最有钱的；D. healthiest最健康的。前面说：我不是唯一的受益者，可知我爸爸也事业有成，成了我们镇上最富裕的人。故选C。

18.考查名词词义辨析。A. enthusiasm热情；B. sympathy同情；C. fortune运气，财产；D. confidence自信。从文章的第一句话：Another person’s enthusiasm was what set me moving toward the success可知热情有着强大的力量。故选A。

19.考查副词词义辨析。A. deliberately故意地；B. happily快乐地；C. traditionally传统地；D. constantly不断地。从后面的it becomes an irresistible force可知热情不断得到增强。故选D 。

20.考查动词词义辨析。A. match相比，匹配；B. win赢得；C. reach到达；D. doubt怀疑。这种力量是贫穷和暂时的挫折所不能相比的。故选A。