Question

    Dale Carnegie rose from the unknown of a Missouri farm to international fame because he found a way to fill a universal human need.

It was a need that he first _______ back in 1906 when young Dale was a junior at State Teachers College in Warrensburg. To get an education, he was _______ against many difficulties. His family was poor. His Dad couldn't afford the _______ at college, so Dale had to ride horseback 12 miles to _______ classes. Study had to be done _______his farm-work routines. He stopped taking part in many school activities because he didn't have the time or the _______. He had only one good suit. He tried for the football team, _______ the coach turned him down for being too _______. During this period Dale was slowly _______ an inferiority complex （自卑感），which his mother knew could ________ him from achieving his real potential. She suggested that Dale join the ________team, believing that ________ in speaking could give him the confidence and recognition that he needed.

Dale took his mother's advice, tried desperately and after several attempts ________made it. This proved to be a ________ point in his life. Speaking before groups did help him gain the ________ he needed. And his hard work ________. By the time Dale was a senior, he had won every top ________ in speech. Now other students were coming to him for coaching and later they, ________, were winning contests.

Out of this early struggle to ________ his feelings of inferiority, Dale came to understand that the ability to ________ an idea to an audience builds a person's confidence. And, with it, Dale knew he could do anything he wanted to do—and so could others.

1.A.wanted B.recognized C.supplied D.filled

2.A.dealing B.succeeding C.struggling D.trying

3.A.board B.equipment C.teaching D.training

4.A.skip B.participate C.instruct D.attend

5.A.between B.during C.over D.through

6.A.idea B.interest C.clothes D.talent

7.A.so B.which C.but D.as

8.A.outstanding B.light C.optimistic D.easygoing

9.A.gaining B.achieving C.seeking D.developing

10.A.prevent B.protect C.save D.free

11.A.singing B.debating C.running D.horse-riding

12.A.presence B.potential C.patience D.practice

13.A.hopefully B.certainly C.finally D.naturally

14.A.key B.turning C.breaking D.basic

15.A.confidence B.experience C.ability D.progress

16.A.paid in B.paid up C.paid back D.paid off

17.A.race B.work C.praise D.honor

18.A.in return B.in brief C.in turn D.in charge

19.A.convey B.overcome C.understand D.build

20.A.express B.stress C.contribute D.reply

Answer

1.B

2.C

3.A

4.D

5.A

6.C

7.C

8.B

9.D

10.A

11.B

12.D

13.C

14.B

15.A

16.D

17.D

18.C

19.B

20.A

【解析】

这是一篇记叙文。本文讲述了戴尔·卡耐基从不为人所知，到享有国际声誉。他从年轻时候的不自信，在他母亲的帮助下不断奋斗，最终成为最成功的演说家。

1.考查动词辨析。句意：在1906年，当年轻的戴尔是沃伦斯堡州立师范学院三年级学生时，他首次发现这种需要。A. wanted想要；B. recognized认出，识别；C. supplied提供；D. filled装满。空格处单词与上文“he found a way to fill a universal human need（他找到了一种方法能够满足全人类的需求）”中的found呼应，他发现的方法也就是他识别出，辨认出的方法，故选B。

2.考查动词辨析。句意：为了能受教育，卡耐基与许多困难作斗争。deal（后面一般跟介词with）处理；succeed成功（后面一般跟介词in）；struggle against与……作斗争；try尝试。这里空格后的宾语是“difficulties（困难）”，所以应是他与困难作斗争。故选C。

3.考查名词辨析。句意：他的爸爸付不起他上大学的食宿费，不能住宿，因此他每天不得不骑马跑12英里去上课。A. board（在外住宿的）膳食；B. equipment设备C. teaching教学；D. training训练。由“Dale had to ride horseback 12 miles to ___4___ classes（他每天不得不骑马跑12英里去上课）”可知，他的父亲是没钱支付食宿费。故选A。

4.考查动词辨析。句意同上。A. skip逃跑；B. participate参与；C. instruct教授；D. attend参加。由上文中的“Dale was a junior”可知，戴尔是学生，所以他每天来回12公里是去上课。“attend class”意为“上课”，故选D。

5.考查介词词义辨析。句意：学习不得不在日常农活之间完成。 A. between在……之间；B. during在……期间；C. over在……上方；D．through穿过。由于课业只能在做农活间隙完成，不可能又干农活又写作业。故选A。

6.考查名词辨析。句意：他停止了参加学校的一些活动因为他没有时间也没有衣服。A. idea想法；B. interest兴趣；C. clothes衣服；D. talent才能。根据后句“He had only one good suit.（他只有一套好的套装。）”可以推测出这里用名词clothes。故选C。

7.考查连词。句意：戴尔想争取加入橄榄球队，但因为他体重较轻，教练拒绝了他。A. so因此；B. which 哪一个；C. but但是；D. as因为。根据句意，上下句之间为转折关系，故选C。

8.考查形容词词义辨析。句意同上。A. outstanding出色的；B. light轻的；C. optimistic乐观的；D. easygoing脾气随和的。教练拒绝了他，结合选项，教练拒绝他的原因只可能是因为他体重太轻。其它三个都是褒义词。故选B。

9.考查动词词义辨析。句意：在这个时期，戴尔慢慢形成一种自卑感，他的母亲知道这种自卑感会阻止他获得他的真正的潜能。A. gaining获得；B. achieving取得；C. seeking寻求；D. developing形成。由宾语an inferiority complex（自卑感）可知，他是慢慢形成了自卑感，其它三个动词都不合适。故选D。

10.考查动词词义辨析。句意同上。A. prevent阻止；B. protect保护；C. save拯救；D. free释放。这里考查短语prevent sb. from doing sth. 阻止某人做某事。故选A。

11.考查名词词义辨析。句意：她建议戴尔去参加辩论团队，因为她相信口才练习能够给他自信。从下文的speaking和speech可知，戴尔进行了关于口才的训练，因此选debating team（辩论团队）。故选B。

12.考查名词词义辨析。句意同上。A. presence出现；B. potential潜能；C. patience耐心；D. practice练习。根据下文的tried desperately和hard work可知，文章强调个人的努力，practice是最佳答案。故选D。

13.考查副词词义辨析。句意：戴尔听从了他母亲的建议，不顾一切的尝试，几次尝试之后，最终成功了。A. hopefully有希望地；B. certainly当然，一定；C. finally最终；D. naturally自然地。根据这句话中的“tried desperately（拼命地尝试）”与“after several attempts（几次尝试后）”可知，戴尔获得成功不容易，故选C。

14.考查形容词词义辨析。句意：这被证明是他生命中的一个转折点。A. key关键的；B. turning转折的；C. breaking破裂的；D. basic基本的。从上文中的“Dale was slowly ___9___ an inferiority complex （自卑感）”，可知，戴尔之前人生受挫，形成了自卑感。由下文中的“By the time Dale was a senior, he had won every top ___17___ in speech.”可知，从那之后，戴尔的人生开始有起色，所以最佳选项为“转折点”。故选B。

15.考查名词词义辨析。句意：在人群面前演讲的确帮助他获得他需要的自信。A. confidence自信；B. experience经历，经验；C. ability能力；D. progress进步。从上文可知，妈妈想让他通过口才训练获得自信和认可。空格处单词与上文“could give him the confidence and recognition that he needed.”中的“confidence”呼应，故选A。

16.考查动词短语辨析。句意：戴尔在演讲上颇为成功。到毕业班年级的时候，赢得了每个演讲比赛的最高奖项。A. pay in缴款，存钱入银行；B. pay up付清；C. pay back偿还，报答；D. pay off付清，取得成功。由下句“he had won every top ___17___ in speech”可知，戴尔的努力没白费，成功了。故选D。

17.考查名词词义辨析。句意同上。A. race（一般指速度竞技）比赛；B. work工作；C. praise赞扬，表扬；D. honor荣耀。荣誉。win top honor意为“夺冠”符合句意。故选D。

18.考查介词短语辨析。句意：现在，其他学生都来向他寻求指导。而他们也依次赢得了竞赛。A. in return作为回报；B. in brief简言之；C. in turn轮流；D. in charge 负责。由句意可知，之前戴尔学习演讲，学有所成以后培训别人，他的学生后来一个个地也开始获奖。in turn依次，为最佳选项。学生有所成就不是为了报答老师，不选return。故选C。

19.考查动词词义辨析。句意：出于这早期的他克服自卑感努力，戴尔开始理解他向听众表达观念的能力建立了一个人的自信。A. convey传达；B. overcome克服；C. understand理解；D. build建立。空格处单词与第九题中的develop的形成翻译呼应，前边强调他逐渐形成了自卑感，所以这里强调他克服这种自卑感的经历。故选B。

20.考查动词词义辨析。句意同上。A. express表达；B. stress强调；C. contribute贡献；D. reply回复。根据常识，演讲就是向听众表达观点。故选A。