Question

    My teacher Mr. Bush is the most positive person I’ve ever met. He has the ability to _____positiveness to young students.

He always smiles and never gets ____ at students. Once I met some ____ because I felt overshadowed by my brother, who seemed to be doing great in every way. Hopelessness ___ me whenever I was in a classroom. But that all ____ when I met my teacher for life, Mr. Bush. Having found out about my problems, he just kept ____ me. Because of Mr. Bush, my world was filled with ____ and power.

A few weeks ago, everyone in my class was feeling a bit ____ because of a bad day at school. But things got ____ after a close of Mr. Bush’s class. He drew a picture on the whiteboard that ____ a half-full glass of water. He then said, “Class, the point of view in which you look at things will ____ your feelings. Like this glass of water; some people see it and think ‘What! Only half a glass of water. How ____ I am.’ Whereas other people think ‘Wow, I’m so thirsty. Great! Half a glass of water for me!’ It all is in the ____ you think.”

Mr. Bush’s ____ way of thinking always makes me feel glad and ____. I will always remember him.

1.A.pass on B.apply for C.consist of D.give up

2.A.strict B.patient C.mad D.curious

3.A.friends B.needs C.realities D.difficulties

4.A.drowned B.resisted C.cured D.relaxed

5.A.happened B.changed C.solved D.included

6.A.forgiving B.calming C.encouraging D.calling

7.A.sunshine B.fear C.surprise D.disappointment

8.A.cheerful B.down C.eager D.afraid

9.A.warmer B.higher C.better D.happier

10.A.served B.filled C.bought D.showed

11.A.hurt B.care about C.give away D.affect

12.A.pleased B.unfortunate C.bright D.perfect

13.A.way B.direction C.end D.past

14.A.different B.optimistic C.special D.important

15.A.proud B.careful C.lonely D.hopeful

Answer

1.A

2.C

3.D

4.A

5.B

6.C

7.A

8.B

9.C

10.D

11.D

12.B

13.A

14.B

15.D

【解析】

这是一篇记叙文。文章主要讲述了作者的老师是一个极其乐观的人，他有能力把积极的一面传给年轻学生，他乐观的思维方式总是让作者感到高兴和充满希望。

1.考查动词短语词义辨析。句意：他有能力把积极的一面传给年轻学生。 A. pass on传递；B. apply for 申请；C. consist of组成；D. give up放弃。分析下文可知，Mr. Bush总是会让沮丧的学生高兴起来，故应是他有能力把积极的一面传给年轻学生。故选A。

2.考查形容词词义辨析。句意：他总是微笑，从不生学生的气。A. strict严格的；B. patient耐心的；C. mad 生气的；D. curious好奇的。根据上文“He always smiles and never gets…”可知，Mr. Bush总是微笑，从不会生学生的气。故选C。

3.考查名词词义辨析。句意：有一次，我遇到了一些困难，因为我觉得我的兄弟在各方面都做得很好，这让我有了阴影。A. friends朋友；B. needs需要；C. realities现实； D. difficulties困难。根据下文“because I felt overshadowed by my brother, who seemed to be doing great in every way.”可知，作者是遇到了一些困难。故选D。

4.考查动词词义辨析。句意：每当我在教室里，绝望就淹没了我。A. drowned淹没； B. resisted抵抗；C. cured治愈；D. relaxed使放松。根据上文可知，作者一直活在兄弟的阴影之下，故应是绝望淹没了作者。故选A。

5.考查动词词义辨析。句意：但当我见到我的老师--布什先生，一切都变了。A. happened发生；B. changed改变；C. solved解决；D. included包括。根据下文Mr. Bush鼓励作者，最后作者振作了起来可知，当见到Mr. Bush一直都变了。故选B。

6.考查动词词义辨析。句意：他发现了我的问题，并一直鼓励我。A. forgiving原谅；B. calming平静；C. encouraging鼓励；D. calling呼叫。根据下文“Because of Mr. Bush, my world was filled with ___7___ and power.”可知，是由于Mr. Bush的鼓励，作者的世界充满了阳光和力量。故选C。

7.考查名词词义辨析。句意：因为布什先生，我的世界充满了阳光和力量。 A. sunshine阳光；B. fear害怕；C. surprise惊讶；D. disappointment失望。根据下文的“power”可知，Mr. Bush的鼓励让作者的世界充满阳光和力量。故选A。

8.考查形容词词义辨析。句意：几个星期前，我们班的每个人都因为今天在学校的糟糕表现而感到有点沮丧。A. cheerful高兴的；B. down沮丧的；C. eager渴望的；D. afraid害怕的。根据下文“because of a bad day at school.”，在学校表现糟糕，故感到沮丧。故选B。

9.考查形容词词义辨析。句意：但在布什先生的课结束后，情况有所好转。A. warmer更温暖的；B. higher更高的；C. better更好的；D. happier更高兴的。根据下文Mr. Bush画了一张半杯水的图，告诉同学们思维方式不一样，看问题的角度就不一样，同学们又都高兴起来可知，Mr. Bush课结束后，情况又好起来了。故选C。

10.考查动词词义辨析。句意：他在白板上画了一幅画，画的是半杯水。A. served服务；B. filled充满；C. bought买；D. showed显示。根据下文“Like this glass of water; some people see it and think ‘What! Only half a glass of water. How ___12___ I am.’ Whereas other people think ‘Wow, I’m so thirsty. Great! Half a glass of water for me!’”可知，Mr. Bush的画上显示的是半杯水。故选D。

11.考查动词词义辨析。句意：他接着说，“同学们，你看事情的角度会影响你的感受。A. hurt伤害；B. care about关心；C. give away分发；D. affect影响。根据下文的“It all is in the ___13___ you think.”一切都取决于你怎么想可知，Mr. Bush想要告诉同学们，你看事情的角度会影响你的感受。故选D。

12.考查形容词词义辨析。句意：就像这杯水；有些人看到它就想‘什么！只有半杯水。“我真不幸。”。A. pleased高兴的；B. unfortunate不幸的；C. bright明亮的；D. perfect完美的。根据下文的“Whereas other people think ‘Wow, I’m so thirsty. Great! Half a glass of water for me!’”可知，此处表示一个对比，有的人认为只有半杯水是不幸的。故选B。

13.考查名词词义辨析。句意：一切都取决于你怎么想。A. way 方式；B. direction 方向；C. end结束；D. past过去。分析上下文可知，Mr. Bush给同学们画了一幅半杯水的图，告诉他们有的人对此持积极的态度，有的人对此持消极的态度。故应是想告诉同学们：你看事情的角度会影响你的感受，一切都取决于你怎么想。故选A。

14.考查形容词词义辨析。句意：布什先生乐观的思维方式总是让我感到高兴和希望。 A. different不同的；B. optimistic乐观的；C. special特殊的；D. important重要的。根据上文“My teacher Mr. Bush is the most positive person I’ve ever met.”可知，Mr. Bush是一个乐观的人，故他乐观的思维方式总是让我感到高兴和希望。故选B。

15.考查形容词词义辨析。句意：布什先生乐观的思维方式总是让我感到高兴和充满希望。A. proud骄傲的；B. careful小心的；C. lonely孤独的；D. hopeful充满希望的。分析上下文可知，Mr. Bush总是用他积极的思维方式影响着作者，故应是让作者感到高兴和充满希望。故选D。