Question

    Years of living with a lisp (口齿不清) had taught me it was better not to say anything than to speak and risk embarrassment. As a result of my ______, I felt distanced from most of my peers (同龄人). “Kathy? Oh, she’s quiet.” That’s what most people would say when they ____ me, as if “Quiet” were part of my ____. I was okay with that. I didn’t need to be ____.

Last September, however, that all ____. I started my creative writing class with Ms. Haist. Every day we would be given a different writing task and, if we wished, we could ____ what we had written. I ____ listening to others read their work and thinking: “That will never be me. I’ll never have the ____ to do that.”

One day, I was really ____ with what I had written and wanted to share. My heart was beating wildly as I raised my hand. Those ____ little voices were ringing in my ear, “You have a lisp, remember? ____, your writing isn’t that good. Be quiet.” I was about to ____ my hand when I met Ms. Haist’s encouraging eyes.

I swallowed the voices down and let my real voice ___. I could hear it ___as I read, and I could hear every stutter (结巴) and mistake. I finished reading, waiting to be laughed at. ____, I heard claps from the class and praise from Ms. Haist.

The next day, I did it ____. Soon I was reading out loud nearly every day. Gradually, I realized that ____ my lisp, the class and the teacher always appreciated my writing. Now I may still not be the most ____, social person, but I’ve become better at oral presentations. I ____ read my poetry out loud at a reading club.

Every time those little voices try to tell me to be quiet, I think of all the encouragement I received in class and I know that I ____ to be heard.

1.A.embarrassment B.excitement C.humor D.silence

2.A.heard from B.talked of C.called on D.looked for

3.A.name B.opinion C.duty D.business

4.A.seen B.heard C.followed D.protected

5.A.disappeared B.returned C.developed D.changed

6.A.examine B.practice C.share D.copy

7.A.regret B.consider C.imagine D.remember

8.A.time B.courage C.patience D.evidence

9.A.busy B.strict C.pleased D.disappointed

10.A.tired B.urgent C.funny D.cheerful

11.A.Besides B.Otherwise C.Therefore D.Normally

12.A.touch B.wave C.extend D.withdraw

13.A.go down B.die away C.come out D.calm down

14.A.shaking B.singing C.shouting D.deepening

15.A.Sadly B.Hopefully C.Honestly D.Unexpectedly

16.A.again B.alone C.already D.anyway

17.A.thanks to B.instead of C.despite D.except

18.A.serious B.outgoing C.nervous D.hardworking

19.A.even B.still C.only D.seldom

20.A.fear B.agree C.deserve D.pretend

Answer

1.D

2.B

3.A

4.B

5.D

6.C

7.D

8.B

9.C

10.B

11.A

12.D

13.C

14.A

15.D

16.A

17.C

18.B

19.A

20.C

【解析】

这是一篇记叙文。作者数年的口齿不清， 使作者明白：少说为佳免尴尬，但是一次写作课上，尽管遭到了同学们的嘲笑，但是在老师的鼓励下，作者向全班同学朗诵了自己的写作，结果获得了老师和同学们的赞扬和掌声。此后作者每当听见那些窃窃私语都企图告诉作者保持安静的时候，作者都会想起同学的鼓励。作者明白应当让别人去聆听自己的作品，自己的声音。

1.考查名词词义辨析。句意：由于沉默的结果，我感到了与同龄人的隔阂。A. embarrassment尴尬；B. excitement兴奋；C. humor幽默；D. silence沉默。由“Years of living with a lisp (口齿不清) had taught me it was better not to say anything than to speak and risk embarrassment”可知，由于沉默的结果，作者感到了与同龄人的隔阂。故选D项。

2.考查动词短语词义辨析。句意：凯西， 奥， 她很安静，当人们谈论我时， 那是很多人会说的一句话。A. heard from收到......来信；B. talked of谈及；C. called on号召；D. looked for寻找。由上文“Kathy? Oh, she’s quiet”可知，这是别人在谈及作者时所说的话。故选B项。

3.考查名词词义辨析。句意：好像“安静”是我名字的一部分。A. name名字；B. opinion观点；C. duty职责；D. business商业。只要一谈及作者的名字，别人就会说到“Quiet”，就好像是作者的名字一部分似的。故选A项。

4.考查动词词义辨析。句意：我不需要被别人聆听。A. seen看；B. heard听；C. followed跟随；D. protected保护。由上文“I was okay with that”可知，作者口齿不清，且很多人都让人为她很“安静”，所以作者对这样的对待习以为常，所以觉得不需要被别人聆听。故选B项。

5.考查动词词义辨析。句意：然而，去年 9 月，那个事实彻底改变了。A. disappeared消失；B. returned返回；C. developed发展；D. changed改变。由下文的具体叙述可知，之前作者所遇到的窘境彻底改变了。故选D项。

6.考查动词词义辨析。句意：如果我们愿意， 可以分享所写的内容。A. examine检查；B. practice练习；C. share分享；D. copy抄写。由下文的“ wanted to share”可知，在写作课上可以分享自己所写的。故选C项。

7.考查动词词义辨析。句意：我记得，聆听其他人朗读作品时，我想“那从来不会是我， 我也从不会有勇气去朗读。A. regret后悔；B. consider思考；C. imagine想象；D. remember记得。作者在回顾去年9月的事情，所以remember“记得”符合句意。故选D项。

8.考查名词词义辨析。句意：我记得，聆听其他人朗读作品时，我想“那从来不会是我， 我也从不会有勇气去朗读。A. time时间；B. courage勇气；C. patience耐心；D. evidence证据。由前文可知，作者口齿不清且遭人嘲笑，所以作者觉得自己不会有勇气像其他人一样去朗读。故选B项。

9.考查形容词词义辨析。句意：有一天， 我真的自鸣得意我所写的，想分享我的作品。A. busy繁忙的；B. strict严格的；C. pleased高兴的；D. disappointed失望的。由下文“ wanted to share”可知，作者因对最自己的作品很满意，所以很想分享自己所写的。故选C项。

10.考查形容词词义辨析。句意：那些催促的小声音在我耳朵里骤然回响“你有口吃， 记得吗？ 而且你写的不怎么好”。A. tired疲惫的；B. urgent 急切的；C. funny 有趣的；D. cheerful 愉快的。作者口齿不清，所以要读自己所写的东西时，遭到了周围同学的催促。故选B项。

11.考查副词词义辨析。句意：那些催促的小声音在我耳朵里骤然回响“你有口吃， 记得吗？ 而且你写的不怎么好”。A. Besides此外；B. Otherwise否则；C. Therefore因此；D. Normally正常地。Besides“此外”表示对上文的补充说明，这里说明其他同学在说作者写的也不怎么好。故选A项。

12.考查动词词义辨析。句意：当我就要放下手时， 看到了 Ms. Haist 鼓励的眼神。A. touch抚摸；B. wave挥手；C. extend延伸；D. withdraw 撤 回。由下文“when I met Ms. Haist’s encouraging eyes”可知，当作者就要放下手时， 看到了 Ms. Haist 鼓励的眼神。故选D项。

13.考查动词短语词义辨析。句意：我忍受着那不屑的声音， 发出我真实的的声音。A. go down下降；B. die away逐渐消失；C. come out出来；D. calm down安静下来。由下文“I could hear it ___14___as I read, and I could hear every stutter (结巴) and mistake”可知，作者发出了真实的声音。故选C项。

14.考查动词词义辨析。句意：当我朗读的时候， 我能听到声音在颤抖， 还有每次的结巴和错误。A. shaking晃动；B. singing唱歌；C. shouting喊叫；D. deepening 加深。由“I could hear every stutter (结巴) ”可知，作者的声音在颤抖。故选A项。

15.考查副词词义辨析。句意： 没想到， 听到了同学的掌声和 Ms.Haist的赞扬。A. Sadly悲伤地；B. Hopefully有希望地；C. Honestly诚实地；D. Unexpectedly 出乎意料地。作者听到了同学的掌声和 Ms.Haist.的赞扬，这是作者所没有想到的。故选D项。

16.考查副词词义辨析。句意：第二天， 我再次朗读。A. again又；B. alone独自地；C. already已经；D. anyway无论如何。有了同学的掌声和 Ms.Haist.的赞扬，所以第二天，作者再次朗读。故选A项。

17.考查介词及短语词义辨析。句意：渐渐地， 我认识到尽管我口齿不清， 同学、 老师还是很欣赏我的写作的。A. thanks to多亏了；B. instead of而不是；C. despite尽管；D. except除了。由“the class and the teacher always appreciated my writing.”可知，尽管作者口齿不清， 同学、 老师还是很欣赏自己的写作的。故选C项。

18.考查形容词词义辨析。句意：现在我也许还不是最开朗的人，但我在口头叙述上已经不出错了。A. serious严肃的；B. outgoing开朗的；C. nervous紧张的；D. hardworking 苦干的。由“ social person”可知，作者还不是最开朗的人。故选B项。

19.考查副词词义辨析。句意：我甚至在朗读俱乐部读我的诗作。A. even甚至；B. still仍然；C. only仅仅；D. seldom很少地。even表示强调和递进关系，这里强调作者在朗读俱乐部读自己的诗作了。故选A项。

20.考查动词词义辨析。句意：每次那些窃窃私语都企图告诉我保持安静， 但我想起同学的鼓励，我就明白， 我应当被聆听。A. fear恐惧；B. agree同意；C. deserve值得；D. pretend假装。由“I think of all the encouragement I received in class ”可知，当作者想起同学的鼓励，就明白，自己应当被聆听。可见作者比以前自信了。故选C项。