Question

    In grade school during the 1970s, I loved reading the Peanuts paperback collection. Then in 1975, I started _______ my own comics in class. My classmates became my readers. My teacher would _________ me not to draw in class while throwing my _______ into the waste basket.

I learned the rejection was my hobby, so I cartooned anyway — very _______ in order not to get caught by the teacher. The comics I created had readers _________ my middle school, junior high, senior high school, and college years.

_______ college, my job as a manager left me feeling ___________ inside. This wasn’t my life, I thought. I was born to cartoon. I was ___________ of feeling emptiness. I simply quit my ___________. I spent the next year drawing or creating my comics at local coffee houses. Later, I went on a journey to the Cartoon art Museum in San Francisco to ____________ myself further. A series of parking tickets made that trip ____________ — forcing me to hang out in Santa Rosa instead.

When I ____________ Santa Rosa, I went into a place called The Warm Puppy Café ________ I heard that ________ cartoonist Charles Schulz was seated at a table having breakfast. I eventually went over and introduced myself. He took me to his ____________. The next half hour was like a dream. The famous cartoonist even ____________ me to redesign my cartoon characters.

When I was ____________ his work room, Schulz told me “Never, never give up.” Now I am celebrating 41 years of cartooning as a cartoonist. My website BunsComic.com has ______________ around the world. I __________ how it all started from my simple drawings in class. I just put together a cartoon slideshow (幻灯片) called “My Life Should be Better!” I’m hoping to ____________ others to realize their dreams with this message.

1.A.showing B.selling C.enjoying D.drawing

2.A.warn B.force C.persuade D.ask

3.A.book B.work C.homework D.notebook

4.A.simply B.naturally C.politely D.quickly

5.A.along B.throughout C.among D.besides

6.A.Until B.Since C.After D.Before

7.A.useless B.free C.empty D.strange

8.A.tired B.afraid C.full D.sure

9.A.smoking B.cartoon C.game D.position

10.A.introduce B.improve C.educate D.remind

11.A.short B.unique C.boring D.exciting

12.A.found out B.knew of C.heard about D.arrived in

13.A.if B.though C.because D.while

14.A.well-informed B.lucky C.well-known D.crazy

15.A.class B.studio C.school D.home

16.A.helped B.hired C.allowed D.wanted

17.A.designing B.noticing C.visiting D.leaving

18.A.authors B.readers C.workers D.artists

19.A.doubt B.wonder C.recall D.imagine

20.A.inspire B.teach C.get D.enable

Answer

1.D

2.A

3.B

4.D

5.B

6.C

7.C

8.A

9.D

10.B

11.A

12.D

13.C

14.C

15.B

16.A

17.D

18.B

19.C

20.A

【解析】

这是一篇记叙文。作者讲述了自己从小学起就迷恋画漫画，经过不懈的努力，他现在成了一名漫画家的故事。

1.考查动词词义辨析。句意：1975年，我开始在课堂上画自己的漫画。A. showing展示；B. selling销售；C. enjoying喜欢；D. drawing绘画。根据下文not to draw in class可知，作者在课堂上画漫画。故选D。

2.考查动词词义辨析。句意：我的老师会警告我不要在课堂上画画，同时把我的作品扔到废纸篓里。A. warn警告；B. force迫使；C. persuade说服；D. as要求。根据该空上下文可知，正因为作者在课堂上画漫画，所以老师警吿作者不要画漫画，将他画的作品扔进了废纸篓。故选A。

3.考查名词词义辨析。句意同上。A. book书；B. work作品；C. homework作业；D. noteboo笔记本。根据语境可知，此处把他画的作品扔进了废纸篓。故选B。

4.考查副词词义辨析。句意：我知道被拒绝的东西是我的爱好，所以我还是很快地画了起来，以免被老师发现。A. simply简单地；B. naturally自然地；C. politely礼貌地；D. quickly快速地。根据下文in order not to get caught by the teacher可知，作者画得非常快，以防被老师抓到。故选D。

5.考查介词辨析。句意：我创作的漫画在我的整个初中、初中、高中和大学时代都有读者。A. along沿着；B. throughout遍及，贯穿；C. among在……中间；D. besides 此外。根据下文my middle school, junior high, senior high school, and college years可知，作者的漫画读者遍布作者整个读书时期。故选B。

6.考查连接词辨析。句意：大学毕业后，我的经理工作让我感到内心空虚。A. Until直到；B. Since自从；C. After在……之后；D. Before在……之前。根据下文my job as a manager可知，作者大学毕业后，做了一名经理。故选C。

7.考查形容词词义辨析。句意同上。A. useless无用的；B. free自由的；C. empty空虚的；D. strange奇怪的。根据下文This wasn’t my life, I thought. I was born to cartoon. I was _____8_____ of feeling emptiness.可推知，作者心里感到空虚。故选C。

8.考查形容词词义辨析。句意：我厌倦了这种空虚感。A. tired疲倦的，厌倦的；B. afraid害怕的；C. full满的；D. sure确信的。根据下文I simply quit my _____9_____ .可知，作者厌倦了这种空虚感。故选A。

9.考查名词词义辨析。句意：我干脆辞职了。A. smoking抽烟；B. cartoon卡通；C. game游戏；D. position 工作，职位。根据下文I spent the next year drawing or creating my comics at local coffee houses.可知，作者辞掉了工作。故选D。

10.考查动词词义辨析。句意：后来，为了进一步提高自己，我去了旧金山的卡通艺术博物馆。A. introduce介绍；B. improve提高；C. educate教育；D. remind提醒。根据下文的叙述可知，作者外出的目的是为了进一步提高自己。故选B。

11.考查形容词词义辨析。句意：一系列的停车罚单缩短了我的行程，迫使我只能在圣罗莎闲逛。A. short短的；B. unique独特的；C. boring无聊的；D. exciting令人兴奋的。根据上文A series of parking tickets可知，作者因为违规停车被多次罚款，因此迫使他的旅行减少。故选A。

12.考查动词短语辨析。句意：当我到达圣罗莎的时候，我去了一个叫做“温暖的小狗咖啡馆”的地方，因为我听说著名的漫画家查尔斯·舒尔茨正坐在一张桌子旁吃早餐。A. found out找出，发现；B. knew of知道；C. heard about听说；D. arrived in到达；根据上一段最后一句forcing me to hang out in Santa Rosa instead可知，作者来到了Santa Rosa。故选D。

13.考查连接词辨析。句意：当我到达圣罗莎的时候，我去了一个叫做“温暖的小狗咖啡馆”的地方，因为我听说著名的漫画家查尔斯·舒尔茨正坐在一张桌子旁吃早餐。A. if如果；B. though尽管；C. because因为；D. while 然而。“我”走进了一个叫The Warm Puppy Café的地方，因为“我”听说著名的漫画家Charles Schulz正在那吃早餐。because符合语境。故选C。

14.考查动形容词义辨析。句意同上。A. well-informed消息灵通的；B. lucky幸运的；C. well-known著名的；D. crazy疯狂的。根据下文The famous cartoonist可知，Charles Schulz是位著名的漫画家。故选C。

15.考查名词词义辨析。句意：他带我去了他的工作室。A. class班级；B. studio工作室；C. school学校；D. home家。根据最后一段his work room可知，他带“我”去了他的工作室。故选B。

16.考查动词词义辨析。句意：那位著名的漫画家甚至帮我重新设计我的卡通人物。A. helped帮主；B. hired雇佣；C. allowed允许；D. wanted想；根据下文语境可知，那位著名的漫画家甚至帮助作者重新设计他创作的卡通人物。故选A。

17.考查动词词义辨析。句意：当我离开查尔斯·舒尔茨的工作室时，他告诫作者绝不要放弃漫画创作。A. designing设计；B. noticing注意；C. visiting参观；D. leaving离开。根据语境可知，此处是指作者离开 Charles Schulz的工作室时，Charles Schulz告诫作者绝不要放弃漫画创作。故选D。

18.考查名词词义辨析。句意：我的网站BunsComic.com在世界各地都有读者。A. authors作者；B. readers读者；C. workers工人；D. artists艺术家。根据上文Now I am celebrating 41 years of cartooning as a cartoonist.可知，作者成功了，他的漫画网站有遍布全世界的读者。故选B。

19.考查动词词义辨析。句意：我还记得这一切是如何从我在课堂上画的简单图画开始的。A. doubt怀疑；B. wonder想知道；C. recall回忆；D. imagine想象。根据下文how it all started from my simple drawings in class可知，作者回想他的漫画之路开始于他在课堂上画简单的漫画。故选C。

20.考查动词词义辨析。句意：我希望通过这个信息来激励其他人去实现他们的梦想。A. inspire激励；B. teach教；C. get得到；D. enable使能够。根据上文作者已实现了自己的理想，此处是指他用他制作的卡通幻灯片以及片中的信息鼓励别人去实现自己的理想。故选A。