Question

    When I was a little girl in school, I wanted someday to become a doctor. It was an unbelievable dream for any child in my_______.

My mother was a housemaid for a retired couple, the Raos, in Bangalore. Fortunately, they were always_______about us. As I began to read, they bought me books. When my mother felt I should_______an English-medium school, just like other kids, the Raos_______to pay the school fees. They_______gave me breakfast before I left for school. I had to work hard to_______my privileged, well-off classmates.

Life at home was always_______,since my father spent much of his earnings on drink and cigarettes. Yet my mother bravely_______for me and my younger brother. One day our already miserable world was suddenly turned_______,Father was found lying dead by the road. Later, the landlord asked us to leave our room,adding to our__________.He even shut off our water and__________connections to force us out __________my mother’ s begging for more__________

The Raos, who once taught at Banalore's Atma Darshan Yogashram, came to our__________ again. They recommended the officials there to__________my mother as a cook__________accommodations on campus would be__________ to us. “You should keep studying hard.__________ will change everything,” Mr. Rao advised me.

In the many years that followed, thanks to the Raos' help and encouragement, I was able to __________my studies, and in another year, I'll receive my doctorate in biomedicine, after which I'll work in a hospital and__________ my dream.

1.A.street B.campus C.compositions D.situations

2.A.serious B.enthusiastic C.concerned D.cautious

3.A.attend B.found C.praise D.accept

4.A.remembered B.offered C.refused D.learnt

5.A.just B.still C.never D.even

6.A.catch up with B.make up for C.break away from D.look down upon

7.A.boring B.comfortable C.tough D.relaxing

8.A.prepared B.struggled C.competed D.compensated

9.A.away B.inside out C.off D.upside down

10.A.sorrow B.sympathy C.horror D.doubt

11.A.traffic B.electricity C.family D.food

12.A.on behalf of B.by means of C.for fear of D.in spite of

13.A.approval B.space C.time D.forgiveness

14.A.mind B.ability C.anxiety D.aid

15.A.employ B.recognize C.admire D.memorize

16.A.now that B.ever since C.so that D.even if

17.A.precious B.accessible C.appealing D.significant

18.A.Faith B.Teamwork C.Intelligence D.Education

19.A.continue B.supply C.review D.summarize

20.A.follow B.define C.realize D.share

Answer

1.D

2.C

3.A

4.B

5.D

6.A

7.C

8.B

9.D

10.A

11.B

12.D

13.C

14.D

15.A

16.C

17.B

18.D

19.A

20.C

【解析】

本文为一篇记叙文。记叙了我在Raos夫妇的帮助下最后实现自己的梦想成为一名医生的故事。

1.考查名词词义辨析。句意：对我这种情况下的任何孩子来说，这是一个难以置信的梦。A. street街道；B. campus校园；C. compositions 作文；D. situations情景。结合全文可知，我的家庭生活困难，当医生对我来说，是一个难以置信的梦想。故选D项。

2.考查形容词词义辨析。句意：幸运的是，他们总是很关心我们。A. serious认真的；B. enthusiastic热情的；C. concerned关心的；D. cautious谨慎的。结合全文，我们家多次得到了Raos夫妇的帮助，他们很关心我们。故选C项。

3.考查动词词义辨析。句意：当我母亲觉得我应该像其他孩子一样上一所用英语教学的学校时，Raos夫妇提出帮我付学费。A. attend出席；B. found发现；C. praise赞扬；D. accept接受。结合后文“the Raos___4___to pay the school fees.”可知此处是我需要上学了。故选A项。

4.考查固定搭配。句意：当我母亲觉得我应该像其他孩子一样上一所用英语教学的学校时，Raos夫妇提出帮我付学费。A. remembered记住；B. offered提出；C. refused拒绝；D. learnt学习。offer to为固定搭配，意为“主动做，乐意做”。故选B项。

5.考查副词词义辨析。句意：他们甚至在我去上学之前让我吃早饭。A. just只是；B. still仍然；C. never永远；D. even甚至。结合前文“the Raos___4___to pay the school fees.”Raos夫妇不仅帮我支付了学费，甚至还让我在他们家吃早餐。故选D项。

6.考查短语辨析。句意：我必须努力学习才能赶上那些有特权的、富裕的同学。A. catch up with赶上；B. make up for化妆；C. break away from从中脱离；D. look down upon轻视。结合前文“My mother was a housemaid for a retired couple”我们的家庭生活很艰难，我必须要努力学习才能赶上那些富裕的同学。故选A项。

7.考查形容词词义辨析。句意：家里的生活总是很艰难，因为我父亲把大部分收入都花在了喝酒和抽烟上。A. boring无聊的；B. comfortable舒适的；C. tough艰难的；D. relaxing放松的。结合前文“My mother was a housemaid for a retired couple”我的母亲是个保姆，后文“my father spent much of his earnings on drink and cigarettes.” 我父亲把大部分收入都花在了喝酒和抽烟上。可知我们的生活很艰难。故选C项。

8.考查动词词义辨析。句意：但我母亲勇敢地为我和弟弟奋斗。A. prepared准备；B. struggled奋斗；C. competed竞争；D. compensated补偿。即使我们生活艰难，母亲依然在为了我和弟弟奋斗。故选B项。

9.考查固定搭配。句意：有一天，我们本来就悲惨的世界突然发生了大变化，父亲被发现躺在路边死了。A. away远离；B. inside out从里到外；C. off关；D. upside down从上到下。turn upside down为固定搭配，意为“给（某人生活）造成大的变化（或混乱）”。故选D项。

10.考查名词词义辨析。句意：后来，房东让我们离开，更增添了我们的悲伤。A. sorrow悲伤；B. sympathy同情；C. horror恐惧；D. doubt怀疑。结合前文“Father was found lying dead by the road.” 父亲被发现躺在路边死了。房东还让我们离开，使我们更悲伤。故选A项。

11.考查名词词义辨析。句意：他甚至切断了我们的水电，把我们赶出去，尽管我母亲恳求多给一些时间。A. traffic交通；B. electricity电力；C. family家庭；D. food食物。结合常识可知，房东要赶我们走，使我们断水断电。故选B项。

12.考查短语辨析。句意同上。A. on behalf of代表；B. by means of依靠；C. for fear of免得；D. in spite of尽管。分析语境可知，尽管我母亲恳求了，房东依然要我们走。故选D项。

13.考查名词词义辨析。句意同上。A. approval认可；B. space空间；C. time时间；D. forgiveness宽恕。结合语境可知，我母亲恳求房东能再多给一些时间。故选C项。

14.考查名词词义辨析。句意：Raos夫妇曾经在巴纳罗尔的阿玛达山的瑜伽馆教书，现在又来帮助我们了。A. mind思想；B. ability能力；C. anxiety焦虑；D. aid帮助。结合后文“They recommended the officials there to___15___my mother as a cook”可知Raos夫妇又给我们带来了帮助。故选D项。

15.考查动词词义辨析。句意：他们建议那里的官员雇用我母亲做厨师，这样我们就可以在校园里住了。A. employ雇用；B. recognize认识；C. admire欣赏；D. memorize记忆。结合后文“as a cook”可知Raos夫妇建议官员雇用我的母亲做厨师。故选A项。

16.考查短语辨析。句意：他们建议那里的官员雇用我母亲做厨师，这样我们就可以在校园里住了。A. now that既然；B. ever since自从；C. so that如此以至；D. even if即使。结合前文“They recommended the officials there to___15___my mother as a cook”可知，以便于我和母亲有地方住了。so that引导目的状语从句。故选C项。

17.考查形容词词义辨析。句意：他们建议那里的官员雇用我母亲做厨师，这样我们就可以在校园里住宿了。A. precious珍贵的；B. accessible可以出入的；C. appealing吸引人的；D. significant重要的。结合前文“They recommended the officials there to___15___my mother as a cook”母亲有了工作，我们也有了可以居住的地方。be accessible to是固定短语，表示“可以进入……”。故选B项。

18.考查名词词义辨析。句意：教育会改变一切。A. Faith信念；B. Teamwork团队合作；C. Intelligence智慧；D. Education教育。结合前文“You should keep studying hard.”Raos夫妇希望我好好学习，教育会改变一切。故选D项。

19.考查动词词义辨析。句意：在随后的许多年里，在Raos夫妇的帮助和鼓励下得以继续学业，再过一年，我将获得生物医学博士学位，之后我将在医院工作，实现我的梦想。A. continue继续；B. supply提供；C. review回顾；D. summarize总结。结合前文“thanks to the Raos' help and encouragement”在Raos夫妇的帮助下我才得以继续学业。故选A项。

20.考查名词词义辨析。句意：在随后的许多年里，在Raos夫妇的帮助和鼓励下得以继续学业，再过一年，我将获得生物医学博士学位，之后我将在医院工作，实现我的梦想。A. follow跟随；B. define定义；C. realize实现；D. share分享。结合前文“When I was a little girl in school, I wanted someday to become a doctor.”可知最后我的梦想实现了。故选C项。