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    When 45-year-old Randy Pausch was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer (胰腺癌), he chose to focus on living rather than dying. As a computer science _______ at Carnegie Mellon University, Pausch was selected to deliver a “last lecture”. This well-known and popular campus _________ allowed professors to share worldly _________ with all the students in this school as if they were dying and had one last lecture to give.

The only _________ in Pausch’s case is that Pausch really was dying, a fact that only _________ him more rather than discouraging him. He delivered his last lecture, “Really Achieving Your Childhood Dreams”, on Sept. 18, 2007, in the _________ McConomy Auditorium (大礼堂).

Pausch began by sharing his boyhood dreams, some of which he had achieved and others he hadn’t. He _________ the importance of having dreams and how anyone can still learn a lot by reaching for those dreams, _________ they don’t always succeed. He shared the values and lessons through experience, which he hoped to _________ to others: honesty, hard work, gratitude.

Pausch’s last lecture __________ a great deal of praise and attention __________ it even became a YouTube __________, and in October 2007, he __________ a version on The Oprah Winfrey Show. He __________ the lecture into a book by the same name, which __________ became a best-seller. Readers were deeply __________ by the book’s description of Pausch’s lifelong philosophy and the way it revealed the fundamental __________ of his motivation to live onhis three young children.

Randy Pausch __________ on July 25, 2008, but his __________ still lives on in the recorded lecture and his book. He __________ to motivate us all by encouraging us to never give up on our childhood dreams.

1.A.student B.engineer C.professor D.programmer

2.A.tradition B.atmosphere C.principle D.system

3.A.success B.fortune C.courage D.wisdom

4.A.difference B.challenge C.dilemma D.contradiction

5.A.convinced B.inspired C.surprised D.bothered

6.A.distributed B.packed C.covered D.blocked

7.A.illustrated B.suspected C.adjusted D.realized

8.A.only if B.in case C.so that D.even if

9.A.turn over B.hand in C.pass on D.give out

10.A.allocated B.appreciated C.received D.reflected

11.A.but B.and C.or D.so

12.A.hit B.symbol C.comment D.advertisement

13.A.invested B.announced C.regulated D.presented

14.A.turned B.divided C.expanded D.classified

15.A.frequently B.gradually C.quickly D.formally

16.A.distracted B.impressed C.amused D.worried

17.A.effect B.theory C.source D.standard

18.A.died away B.died off C.passed out D.passed away

19.A.voice B.status C.quality D.appearance

20.A.promises B.continues C.deserves D.determines

 

1.C 2.A 3.D 4.A 5.B 6.B 7.A 8.D 9.C 10.C 11.B 12.A 13.D 14.A 15.C 16.B 17.C 18.D 19.A 20.B 【解析】 这是一篇记叙文。文章介绍了45岁的Randy Pausch被确诊为胰腺癌,他的“最后一次演讲”获得了很多赞许和关注。虽然他已经离开了这个世界,但是他的演讲依然激励着人们不要放弃童年时的梦想。 1.考查名词词义辨析。句意:作为一个卡耐基梅隆大学计算机科学的教授,Pausch被当选做“最后一场演”讲。A.student学生;B.engineer工程师;C.professor教授;D.programmer程序员。根据at Carnegie Mellon University可知他是一个教授。故选C。 2.考查名词词义辨析。句意:这个著名的广受欢迎的校园传统让教授们和他们的学生们分享普世智慧,好像他们即将死亡,只有最后一次机会做演讲一样。A.tradition传统;B.atmosphere氛围; C.principle原则;D.system系统。根据as if they were dying and had one last lecture to give可知此处表示这是一个校园的传统。故选A。 3.考查名词词义辨析。句意:这个著名的广受欢迎的校园传统让教授们和他们的学生们分享普世智慧,好像他们即将死亡,只有最后一次机会做演讲一样。A.success成功;B.fortune运气;C.courage勇气;D.wisdom智慧。worldly wisdom普世智慧。故选D。 4.考查名词词义辨析。句意:对于Pausch来讲,唯一与众不同的是他真的要死去。A.difference不同;B.challenge挑战;C.dilemma困境;D.contradiction矛盾。此处表示Pausch快死了是真实的情况,对比上文as if they were dying可知是不同于其他教授的情况。故选A。 5.考查动词词义辨析。句意:对于Pausch来讲,唯一与众不同的是他真的要死去,这是一个激励他而不是让他泄气的事实。A.convinced说服;B.inspired激励;C.surprised使吃惊;D.bothered烦扰。根据rather than discouraging him可知此处表示对比,因此是鼓舞他。故选B。 6.考查形容词词义辨析。句意:在2007年9月18日,他在水泄不通的McConomy大礼堂发表了最后的演讲,标题是《真正实现你童年的梦想》。A.distributed分配的;B.packed塞满人的;C.covered覆盖的;D.blocked阻塞的。根据McConomy Auditorium可知此处表示挤满人的大礼堂。故选B。 7.考查动词词义辨析。句意:他阐述了拥有梦想的重要性,以及一个人如何通过追求梦想而学到很多东西,即使梦想并不总是成功。A.illustrated阐述,举例说明;B.suspected怀疑;C.adjusted调整;D.realized意识到。根据the importance of having dreams可知此处表示阐述之意。故选A。 8.考查连词短语词义辨析。句意:他阐述了拥有梦想的重要性,以及一个人如何通过追求梦想而学到很多东西,即使梦想并不总是成功。A.only if只有当…;B.in case以防万一;C.so that为了;D. even if即使。根据they don’t always succeed可知与上句是让步转折的关系。故选D。 9.考查动词短语词义辨析。句意:他分享了通过实践学到的价值观和教训,并希望将其传递给他人:诚实、勤奋、感恩。A.turn over翻转;B.hand in上交;C.pass on传递;D. give out释放。根据to others: honesty, hard work, gratitude可知此处表示传递这些品质给他人。故选C。 10.考查动词词义辨析。句意:Pausch的最后的演讲受到了很多的赞许和关注。A.allocated指派;B.appreciated感激;C.received收到;D.reflected反映。根据receive a great deal of praise and attention可知这演讲受到了很多的赞许和关注。故选C。 11.考查连词词义辨析。句意:Pausch的最后的演讲受到了很多的赞许和关注,并且它甚至成了YouTube的一个热门。A.but但是;B.and并且;C.or或者;D.so所以。根据句中even became可知此处表示并列关系。故选B。 12.考查名词词义辨析。句意:Pausch的最后的演讲受到了很多的赞许和关注,并且它甚至成了YouTube的一个热门。A.hit很受欢迎的人(或事物),热门;B.symbol象征;C.comment评论;D.advertisement广告。根据YouTube可知此处表示成为了一个热门事物。故选A。 13.考查动词词义辨析。句意:Pausch的最后的演讲受到了很多的赞许和关注,并且它甚至成了YouTube的一个热门,在2007年10月,他在奥普拉·温弗瑞秀上展示了一个演讲版本。A.invested投资;B.announced宣布;C.regulated调节;D.presented展示,呈现。根据a version on The Oprah Winfrey Show可知此处表示在奥普拉•温弗瑞秀上展示了一个演讲版本。故选D。 14.考查动词词义辨析。句意:他把这个演讲以同名收录到一本书中。它很快成了一本畅销书。A.turned转动;B.divided平分;C.expanded膨胀;D.classified分类。turned the lecture into a book可知他把演讲变成了书的内容,短语turn sth into 把…转化为…。故选A。 15.考查副词词义辨析。句意:他把这个演讲以同名收录到一本书中。它很快成了一本畅销书。A.frequently频繁地;B.gradually逐渐地;C.quickly很快地;D.formally正式地。根据became a best-seller可知此处表示很快地、迅速地成了热销书。故选C。 16.考查动词词义辨析。句意:这本书中Pausch的终身哲学和他剖析的他继续生活的动力的源泉——他的三个年幼的孩子,给读者留下了深刻的印象。A.distracted分散;B.impressed给…留下印象;C.amused使人发笑;D.worried使担心。根据by the book’s description of Pausch’s lifelong philosophy…可知这本书中Pausch的终身哲学给读者留下了深刻的印象。短语be deeply impressed 给…留下深刻的印象。故选B。 17.考查名词词义辨析。句意:这本书中Pausch的终身哲学和他剖析的他继续生活的动力的源泉——他的三个年幼的孩子,给读者留下了深刻的印象。A.effect效果; B.theory理论;C.source来源,源泉;D.standard标准。根据句中his motivation to live on一his three young children可知此处表示他生活动力的源泉。故选C。 18.考查动词短语词义辨析。句意:Randy Pausch在2008年7月25日去世,但是他的声音依然在他录制的讲座和书中回响。A.died away 逐渐消失;B.died off相继死去;C.passed out晕过去; D.passed away去世。根据下文中still lives on可知此处表示他去世了。故选D。 19.考查名词词义辨析。句意:Randy Pausch在2008年7月25日去世,但是他的声音依然在他录制的讲座和书中回响。A.voice声音;B.status雕像;C.quality质量;D.appearance外表。in the recorded lecture and his book可知此处表示他的声音还在。故选A。 20.考查动词词义辨析。句意:他继续激励着我们所有的人永远不要放弃儿时的梦想。A.promises承诺;B.continues继续;C.deserves应得;D.determines决定。根据to motivate us all可知此处表示他的演讲继续激励着我们所有的人。故选B。
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