Question

    One day when I was 12, my mother gave me an order: I was to walk to the public library, and borrow at least one book for the summer. This was one more weapon for her to _______ my strange problem —_______ to read.

In the library, I found my way into the “Children’s Room.” I sat down on the floor and pulled a few books off the _______ at random. The _______ of a book caught my eye. It _______ a picture of a beagle. I had recently had a beagle, the first and only animal companion I ever had as a child. He was my secret _______ of happiness and sorrows, but one morning, he was gone, _______ to someone who had the space and the money to care for him. I never _______ my beagle.

To my astonishment, there on the book’s cover was a beagle which looked _______ to my dog. I ran my fingers over the picture of the dog on the cover. My eyes ran across the title, Amos, the Beagle with a Plan. ________, I had read the title. Without opening the book, I borrowed it from the library for the summer.

Under the shade of a bush, I started to read about Amos. I read very, very slowly with difficulty. Though ________ were turned slowly, I got the main idea of the story about a dog who, like mine, had been ________ his family and who finally found his way back home. That dog was my dog, and I was the little boy in the ________. At the end of the story, my mind continued the final scene of ________, on and on, until my own ________ dog and I were, in my mind, running together.

My mother’s call ________ me to the real world. I suddenly realized something: I had read a book, and I had loved reading that book. Everyone knew I could not read. But I had read it. Books could be incredibly ________ and I was going to read them.

I never told my mother about my amazing experience that summer, but she saw a slow but remarkable ________ in my classroom performance during the next year. And years later, she was proud that her son had read thousands of books, was awarded a PhD in literature, and ________ his own books, articles, poetry and fiction. The power of the words has ________.

1.A.defeat B.explain C.sense D.figure

2.A.confusion B.absence C.inability D.eagerness

3.A.list B.shelf C.gallery D.locker

4.A.back B.surface C.content D.cover

5.A.obtained B.developed C.described D.presented

6.A.sharer B.teller C.follower D.reader

7.A.left behind B.turned back C.sent out D.given away

8.A.missed B.forgot C.sensed D.walked

9.A.similar B.equal C.distant D.belonging

10.A.Unusually B.Unluckily C.Unknowingly D.Undoubtedly

11.A.heads B.ideas C.pages D.books

12.A.separated from B.concerned about C.set free from D.called back by

13.A.room B.picture C.book D.sky

14.A.struggle B.waiting C.racing D.reunion

15.A.dead B.lost C.honored D.imagined

16.A.hurried B.returned C.stopped D.followed

17.A.wonderful B.simple C.challenging D.long

18.A.topic B.excellence C.improvement D.cost

19.A.sold B.authored C.spotted D.read

20.A.turned B.demanded C.meant D.held

Answer

1.A

2.C

3.B

4.D

5.D

6.A

7.D

8.B

9.A

10.C

11.C

12.A

13.C

14.D

15.B

16.B

17.A

18.C

19.B

20.D

【解析】

本文是一篇记叙文。文章讲述了作者是一个阅读有障碍的孩子，在母亲的要求下到图书馆借书阅读。在图书馆里一本书吸引到作者，从而使作者爱上阅读，最终成为一名成功的作家。

1.考查动词词义辨析。句意：对她来说，这是战胜我的奇怪问题的又一个武器——不能阅读。A. defeat打败；B. explain解释；C. sense感觉；D. figure估计。根据“This was one more weapon”可知，这是打败作者奇怪问题的又一个武器。故选A。

2.考查名词词义辨析。句意：这是她战胜我这个奇怪问题的又一个武器——不能阅读。A. confusion困惑；B. absence缺席；C. inability无能；D. eagerness渴望。根据下文“Everyone knew I could not read.”可知，作者开始阅读有障碍。故选C。

3.考查名词词义辨析。句意：我坐在地板上，随手从书架上取下几本书。A. list目录；B. shelf架子；C. gallery走廊；D. locker储物柜。根据“In the library, I found my way into the “Children’s Room.””可知，这里指图书馆里的书架。故选B。

4.考查名词词义辨析。句意：一本书的封面引起了我的注意。A. back后面；B. surface表面；C. content内容；D. cover封面。书面上的图画引起了作者的主意。故选D。

5.考查动词词义辨析。句意：它展示了一幅小猎犬的图片。A. obtained包含；B. developed开发；C. described描绘；D. presented展示，呈现。书的封面展示了一幅小猎犬的图片。故选D。

6.考查名词词义辨析。句意：他是我快乐和悲伤的秘密分享者。A. sharer分享者；B. teller讲述者；C. follower追随者；D. reader读者。小猎犬是作者快乐和悲伤的秘密分享者。故选A。

7.考查动词短语辨析。句意：但有一天早晨，他走了，赠送给了一个有足够的空间和金钱来照顾他的人。A. left behind遗留；B. turned back返回；C. sent out派遣；D. given away赠送。这里指陪伴作者的小猎犬被送给了别人。故选D。

8.考查动词词义辨析。句意：我从没忘记我的小猎犬。A. missed错过；B. forgot忘记；C. sensed感觉；D. walked行走。根据“He was my secret ___6___ of happiness and sorrows,”可知，小猎犬是作者的好伙伴，作者从不会忘记它。故选B。

9.考查形容词词义辨析。句意：令我惊讶的是，书的封面上有一只小猎犬，看起来和我的狗很相似。A. similar相似的；B. equal平等的；C. distant远的；D. belonging所有物。作者被这本书吸引的原因就是书的封面上小猎犬与作者原来的狗很相似。故选A。

10.考查副词词义辨析。句意：不知不觉中，我读到了书名。A. Unusually异乎寻常地；B. Unluckily不幸地；C. Unknowingly不知不觉地；D. Undoubtedly无疑地。此书对作者又很大的吸引力，所以是不知不觉中要了解更多。故选C。

11.考查名词词义辨析。句意：尽管书翻得很慢，我还是大致了解了这个故事。A. heads头；B. ideas想法；C. pages页；D. books书。根据“I read very, very slowly with difficulty.”可知，作者阅读有困难，所以页码翻得很慢。所以故选C。

12.考查动词短语辨析。句意：一只很像我的一样的狗，与家人分开，最终找到了回家的路。A. separated from分隔开；B. concerned about关注；C. set free from从……中获得自由；D. called back by被收回。与作者以前所拥有的狗一样，被分开了。故选A。

13.考查名词词义辨析。句意：那只狗是我的狗，而我就是书中的小男孩。A. room房间；B. picture图片；C. book书；D. sky天空。作者认为作者自己就是书中的那个小男孩。故选C。

14.考查动词词义辨析。句意：我的脑海里继续浮现着最后一幕重聚的场景。A. struggle努力；B. waiting等待；C. racing比赛；D. reunion团聚。根据“Though ___11___ were turned slowly, I got the main idea of the story about a dog who, like mine, had been ___12___ his family and who finally found his way back home.”可知，最终书中的那只狗回去了，所以作者头脑里浮现重聚的场景。故选D。

15.考查形容词词义辨析。句意：一直到我自己的丢失的狗和我在一起，在我的脑海里，我们一起奔跑。A. dead死的；B. lost失去的；C. honored受尊敬的；D. imagined想象的。作者想象自己与丢失的狗也最终在一起。故选B。

16.考查动词词义辨析。句意：母亲的呼唤让我回到了现实世界。A. hurried匆忙；B. returned返回；C. stopped停止；D. followed跟随。根据“I suddenly realized something: I had read a book, and I had loved reading that book.”从作者突然意识到可知，故作者母亲的呼唤让作者回到了现实世界。选B。

17.考查形容词词义辨析。句意：书可以是令人难以置信的美妙，我打算读它们。A. wonderful精彩的；B. simple简单的；C. challenging挑战性的；D. long长的。作者爱上了读书，是因为书中的内容很精彩。故选A。

18.考查动词词义辨析。句意：我从来没有告诉过我母亲我那个夏天的奇妙经历，但她看到我在第二年的课堂表现有了缓慢但显著的改善。A. topic话题；B. excellence杰出；C. improvement改善；D. cost花费。根据转折词but可知，作者在课堂上的表现有显著的改善。故选C。

19.考查动词词义辨析。句意：多年后，她为儿子阅读了数千本书，获得了文学博士学位，并撰写了自己的书籍、文章、诗歌和小说而感到自豪。A. sold卖；B. authored创作；C. spotted认出；D. read读。根据“his own books, articles, poetry and fiction.”可知，这些书籍、文章、诗歌和小说都是作者自己创作撰写的。故选B。

20.考查动词词义辨析。句意：文字的力量依然存在。A. turned转向；B. demanded要求；C. meant意味着；D. held保持。根据语境可知，此处指文字的力量依然存在。故选D。