Question

    Dale Carnegie rose from the unknown of a Missouri farm to international fame because he found a way to fill a universal human need.

It was a need that he first ______ back in 1906 when young Dale was a junior at State Teachers College in Warrens burg. To get an ______, he was struggling against many difficulties. His family was poor. His dad couldn’t afford the ______ at college, so Dale had to ride horseback 12 miles to attend classes. Study had to be done ______ his farm - work routines. He withdrew from many school activities because he didn’t have the time or the ______. He tried for the football team, but the coach turned him down for being too ______. During this period Dale was slowly ______ an inferiority complex（自卑感）,which his mother knew could ______ him from achieving his real potential. She suggested that Dale join the debating team, believing that ______ in speaking could give him the confidence and recognition that he needed.

Dale took his mother’s advice, tried desperately and after several attempts finally made it. This proved to be a______ point in his life. Speaking before groups did help him gain the ______ he needed. By the time Dale was senior, he had won every top honor in speech. Now other students were coming to him for coaching and they, ______, were winning contests.

Out of this early struggle to ______ his feelings of inferiority, Dale came to understand that the ability ______ an idea to an audience builds a person’s confidence. And, ______ it, Dale knew he could do anything he wanted to do -- and so could others.

1.A.admitted B.filled C.supplied D.recognized

2.A.assignment B.education C.advantage D.instruction

3.A.training B.board C.teaching D.equipment

4.A.between B.during C.over D.through

5.A.permits B.interest C.talent D.clothes

6.A.light B.flexible C.optimistic D.outgoing

7.A.gaining B.achieving C.developing D.obtaining

8.A.prevent B.practice C.patience D.potential

9.A.presence B.practice C.patience D.potential

10.A.key B.breaking C.basic D.turning

11.A.progress B.experience C.competence D.confidence

12.A.in return B.in brief C.in turn D.in fact

13.A.convey B.overcome C.understand D.build

14.A.express B.stress C.contribute D.repeat

15.A.besides B.beyond C.like D.with

Answer

1.D

2.B

3.B

4.A

5.D

6.A

7.C

8.A

9.B

10.D

11.D

12.C

13.B

14.A

15.D

【解析】

本文是一篇记叙文。本文讲述了戴尔·卡耐基从不为人所知，到享有国际声誉。他从年轻时候的不自信，在他母亲的帮助下不断奋斗，最终成为最成功的演说家。

1.考查动词词义及语境理解。句意：早在1906年，当年轻戴尔还是华伦斯堡州立师范学院的一名三年级学生时，他就意识到了这种需求。A. admitted承认；B. filled装满；C. supplied提供；D. recognized认出，识别。根据第一段中的he found a way to fill a universal human need.和第1空后的back in 1906 when young Dale was a junior at State Teachers College in Warrens burg.可知，很早他就“意识到”这种需要。故选D。

2.考查名词义辨析及语境理解。句意：为了受教育，他与许多困难作斗争。A. assignment分配，任务；B. education教育；C. advantage优势；D. instruction教学，说明。这里指卡耐基要受到教育，他与许多困难作斗争。故选B。

3.考查名词词义辨析及语境理解。句意：他的父亲负担不起大学的董事会费用，所以戴尔不得不骑12英里的马去上课。A. training训练；B. board这里指“校车”；C. teaching教学；D. equipment设备。根据第3空后的so Dale had to ride horseback 12 miles to attend classes.可知，作者付不起“校车费”。故选B。

4.考查介词词义及语境理解。句意：他必须在农活的间隙进行学习。A. between在……之间；B. during在……期间；C. over在……上方；D. through穿过。学习不得不在日常农活之间完成。故选A。

5.考查名词词义辨析及上下文连串。句意：他退出了许多学校的活动，因为他没有时间或衣服。A. permits允许；B. interest兴趣；C. talent才能；D. clothes衣服。根据后句He had only one good suit.可以推测出这里用名词clothes。故选D。

6.考查形容词词义辨析及语境理解。句意：他想参加足球队，但教练以身体太轻为由拒绝了他。A. light轻的；B. flexible灵活的；C. optimistic乐观的；D. outgoing外向的。根据这四个选择项可以判断，教练拒绝他的原因只可能是因为他体重太轻。故选A。

7.考查动词词义辨析及语境理解。句意：在这段时间里，戴尔逐渐形成了一种自卑情结，他的母亲知道这种情结会阻碍他发挥真正的潜能。A. gaining获得；B. achieving取得；C. developing形成；D. obtaining获得。从语境可知，在这个时期，戴尔慢慢形成一种自卑感。故选C。

8.考查动词词义辨析。句意：在这段时间里，戴尔逐渐形成了一种自卑情结，他的母亲知道这种情结会阻碍他发挥真正的潜能。A. prevent阻止；B. protect保护；C. save拯救；D. free释放。这里考查短语prevent sb. from doing sth.阻止某人做某事。他的母亲知道这能够阻止他获得他的真正的潜能。故选A。

9.考查名词短语辨析及语境理解。句意：她建议戴尔加入辩论队，因为她相信练习演讲能给他带来自信和他所需要的认可。A. presence出现；B. practice练习；C patience耐心；D. potential潜能。 她相信发言练习能够给他自信。故选B。

10.考查形容词词义辨析及语境理解。句意：这被证明是他人生的一个转折点。A. key关键的；B. breaking破裂的；C. basic基本的；D. turning转折。从语境可知，这证明是他生命中的一个转折点。故选D。

11.考查名词词义辨析。句意：在团体面前发言确实帮助他获得了他所需要的信心。A. progress进步；B. experience经历；C. competence能力；D. confidence自信。在人群面前演讲的确帮助他获得他需要的自信。故选D。

12.考查短语辨析及语境理解。句意：现在，其他学生也来找他辅导，他们也在比赛中获胜。A. in return作为回报；B. in brief简言之；C. in turn反过来，轮流；D. in fact事实上。 其他学生都来向他寻求指导，“反过来”他们也赢得了竞赛。故选C。

13.考查动词词义辨析。句意：通过早期克服自卑感的努力，戴尔明白了向观众表达想法的能力可以建立一个人的自信。A. convey传达；B. overcome克服；C. understand理解；D. build建立。此处指的是“早期的努力使他克服了自卑感”。故选B。

14.考查动词词义辨析及语境理解。句意：通过早期克服自卑感的努力，戴尔明白了向观众表达想法的能力可以建立一个人的自信。A. express表达；B. stress强调；C. contribute贡献；D. repeat重复。此处指他向听众“表达”观念的能力建立了一个人的自信。故选A。

15.考查介词短语辨析及语境理解。句意：有了它，戴尔知道他可以做任何他想做的事情——其他人也可以。A. besides除……之外；B. beyond超出；C like像；D. with随着，和……在一起。此处指“拥有了”它。故选D。