Question

    I was the fool at school, regarded as a special needs student. I was termed as such, obviously, because I was not interested in school and did not care for my _______.

Over time, I started to believe in my stupidity. I _______ the fact that I was in special needs classes and poured it out as anger and depression. But one activity _______ this view of myself chess.

I started to play chess with my father after school simply because I wanted to _______ him at something. My father was a _________ man, fond of physics, writing, religion…, almost every _______. He was called a walking dictionary. So, winning in chess against my father would be a _______ that I had intellectual power. On the small chessboard, I had a chance to _______ my so-called inability.

Game after game, I wanted to beat my father even more. I started to study chess books and play against a chess computer to _______ my skills. One weekend, I finally checkmated(将杀) my father on a ferry ride, which made me feel ________.

Two years later, I became the second board on my school chess team, with our top board being the best high school player in the state. But before the tournament season, our top player ________ to come. There came my chance to play as top board against the best players in other states.

I was determined to show who I had become: a(n) ________ person able to win with calculation, logic and will. My most ________ game came in the final round. Our team was facing a high school which only excellent students attended. It was ________ a match between a special needs student and a smart soul. My opponent(对手) was playing well and kept ________ while I kept defending to keep my king safe. He spent long trying to break down my defenses, but could not find the final push. I ________ with more defensive moves, trying to make it as difficult for him as possible. With little ________ left, he started to make rapid moves. ________ he could make the final decision, he ran out of time. Honestly, as his clock flag fell, I jumped up out of my seat and kissed the floor out of excitement. Of course it was not the most sportsmen—like ________, but I could not control my emotions.

While holding my winner’s cup, I knew I was not ________. The inferiority complex (自卑感) had melted away, and I realized that underneath our thoughts, each person is a genius.

1.A.habits B.grades C.plans D.benefits

2.A.noticed B.explained C.accepted D.ignored

3.A.changed B.supported C.questioned D.showed

4.A.please B.comfort C.beat D.disturb

5.A.smart B.strict C.quiet D.strong

6.A.method B.topic C.event D.field

7.A.dream B.lesson C.theory D.sign

8.A.prove B.expose C.overcome D.promote

9.A.teach B.sharpen C.choose D.invent

10.A.overjoyed B.disappointed C.puzzled D.interested

11.A.promised B.managed C.happened D.failed

12.A.brave B.lucky C.active D.intelligent

13.A.terrible B.memorable C.dangerous D.popular

14.A.normally B.possibly C.actually D.partly

15.A.attacking B.smiling C.pausing D.escaping

16.A.returned B.quit C.won D.exchanged

17.A.patience B.time C.energy D.wisdom

18.A.Once B.Until C.Before D.Unless

19.A.spirit B.thought C.comment D.behavior

20.A.proud B.stupid C.bright D.lazy

Answer

1.B

2.C

3.A

4.C

5.A

6.D

7.D

8.C

9.B

10.A

11.D

12.D

13.B

14.C

15.A

16.A

17.B

18.C

19.D

20.B

【解析】

本文是记叙文。讲述了作者是一个学习不好的孩子，但通过下象棋，并最终在象棋锦标赛中获得冠军，又重新找回了自信的故事。

1.考查名词辨析。句意：我对学业不感兴趣，所以我不在意我的分数。A. habits习惯；B. grades等级，分数；C. plans计划；D. benefits利益。根据I was the fool at school和I was not interested in school可知，作者的在校情况不好，对分数不在乎。故选B。

2.考查动词辨析。句意：我接受了我在特殊需要班里的事实，以愤怒和沮丧的方式倾诉。A. noticed注意；B. explained解释；C. accepted接受；D. ignored忽视。此处指作者接受了自己在校情况的事实，故选C。

3.考查动词辨析。句意：但是一种活动改变了我对自己的观点。A. changed改变；B. supported支持；C. questioned询问；D. showed展示，出示。根据But可知，事情发生了改变，故选A。

4.考查动词辨析。句意：放学后我开始和父亲下象棋，因为我想在某些事上打败他。A. please使喜欢；B. comfort使舒适；C. beat打败；D. disturb干扰。根据下文winning in chess against my father would be a    7 that I had intellectual power. 和I wanted to beat my father even more.可知，作者想打败父亲，故选C。

5.考查形容词辨析。句意：我的父亲是一个聪明人，喜爱物理、写作、宗教，几乎每个领域。A. smart聪明的；B. strict严格的；C. quiet安静的；D. strong强壮的。根据父亲爱好广泛知识渊博可知，父亲聪明，故选A。

6.考查名词辨析。句意：我的父亲是一个聪明人，喜爱物理、写作、宗教，几乎每个领域。A. method方法；B. topic话题；C. event活动；D. field领域。我的父亲是聪明人，爱好广泛，几乎涉及每个领域。故选D。

7.考查名词辨析。句意：在象棋上打败父亲是表明我有智力的一个标志。A. dream梦想；B. lesson教训；C. theory理论；D. sign标志，迹象。战胜父亲是证明自己的标志，故选D。

8.考查动词辨析。句意：在小棋盘上我有机会战胜我所谓的无能。A. prove证明；B. expose揭露，暴露；C. overcome战胜，克服；D. promote促进，提升。此处指通过赢棋来战胜自己的无能。故选C。

9.考查动词辨析。句意：我开始研究象棋书，和电脑象棋游戏对抗来磨砺自己的技能。A. teach教；B. sharpen变锋利；C. choose选择；D. invent发明。此处指通过多练习来提高技艺磨砺技能，故选B。

10.考查形容词辨析。句意：一次周末，我战败了父亲，这使我感到狂喜。A. overjoyed狂喜的；B. disappointed感到失望的；C. puzzled困惑的；D. interested感兴趣的。作者一直想赢父亲，通过努力终于如愿以偿，所以赢棋后狂喜。故选A。

11.考查动词辨析。句意：但是锦标赛之前，我们的顶尖选手没有来。A. promised许诺；B. managed管理，负责；C. happened发生；D. failed失败。fail to do sth.做某事失败，故选D。

12.考查形容词辨析。句意：我一定要展示我已经是能够通过计算、逻辑和意志取胜的聪明人。A. brave勇敢的；B. lucky幸运的；C. active活跃的；D. intelligent聪明的。与上文作者认为父亲聪明和极力证明自己有智力呼应，故选D。

13.考查形容词辨析。句意：我最难忘的比赛就是最后的决赛。A. terrible可怕的；B. memorable难忘的，值得纪念的；C. dangerous危险的；D. popular受欢迎的。根据最后The inferiority complex(自卑感) had melted away, and I realized that underneath our thoughts, each person is a genius.可知，比赛对作者的深远意义，故选B。

14.考查副词辨析。句意：这实际上是一个特殊需要的学生和一个聪明的灵魂之间的比赛。A. normally正常地；B. possibly很可能地；C. actually实际上，事实上；D. partly在一定程度上。这里表示“实际上”，故选C。

15.考查动词辨析。句意：我的对手下得很好，他不停地攻击而我不停地防守。A. attacking攻击；B. smiling微笑；C. pausing暂停；D. escaping逃跑。与defending对应，指下棋中的进攻和防守，故选A。

16.考查动词辨析。句意：他想攻破我的防御，但找不到方法，我用更多的防守动作回击，尽可能为他设置困难。A. returned回击，返回；B. quit停止；C. won赢得；D. exchanged交换。此处指下棋中的回击，故选A。

17.考查名词辨析。句意：几乎没有时间了，他开始快速走棋。A. patience耐心；B. time时间；C. energy精力；D. wisdom智慧。与下文he ran out of time和his clock flag fell呼应，故选B。

18.考查连词辨析。句意：在他做出决定以前，已经用完了时间。A. Once尽管；B. Until直到……为止；C. Before在……之前；D. Unless除非。根据时间关系，故选C。

19.考查名词辨析。句意：当然这不是一个好运动员应该做出的行为，但我无法控制自己的情绪。A. spirit精神；B. thought思想；C. comment评论；D. behavior行为。此处指作者跳起来，兴奋地亲吻地板的行为，故选D。

20.考查形容词辨析。句意：我拿起我的冠军奖杯，我知道我不笨。A. proud自豪的；B. stupid愚蠢的；C. bright聪明的；D. lazy懒惰的。根据上文作者的在校表现和my so—called inability.及The inferiority complex都说明作者很自卑，认为自己笨。故选B。