Question

    Pausing uncertainly was not the way of the world of Mr. Matthews. This red-haired, red-bearded, red-faced man beckoned (召唤) _______ to me to enter. I walked _______ to a seat, and in three minutes of observation was _______ that I had never known an adult like him. He laughed from his belly, moved his ears on request (一经请求), and his face then turned even _______. His students loved him; it was _______ from the way they greeted him to the way they relaxed _______ they entered his room.

_______, I was not relaxed. I was uninterested in writing. My only _______ writing experience had been in cloth-covered books with more room for illustrations (插画) than print. I _______ what to expect from a class __________ was just called “Writing”, but I was certain I wasn’t going to like it.

Yet Mr. Matthews spent that first class __________ us. He told stories, jokes, and then dismissed us early for a rest. Our __________ to write about the best part of summer seemed almost an afterthought for him.

However, I was seized by an inexplicable (莫名其妙的) __________ to do my homework. It wasn’t __________ specific he had said in class that day, but the way he had acted. I wanted this man to like and __________ of me, and the quickest way to __________ this was through my writing.

That night, despite having dealt with a word processor all of twice in my life, I wrote with passion (热情). Proudly __________ the next morning, I was sure it was the best thing I’d ever written. For the rest of the year, this one-man audience __________ me to improve constantly. The fifth grader would never have guessed that, six years later, __________ would become a voluntary, daily activity, __________ from journals to emails to poetry workshops to newspapers.

1.A.roughly B.wildly C.currently D.eventually

2.A.over B.out C.for D.up

3.A.attracted B.exposed C.greeted D.convinced

4.A.rougher B.milder C.redder D.tighter

5.A.severe B.evident C.enjoyable D.accurate

6.A.when B.while C.after D.which

7.A.On the contrary B.At most C.In particular D.In advance

8.A.admirable B.splendid C.previous D.optimistic

9.A.appealed to B.put forward C.took up D.had no idea

10.A.who B.that C.where D.in which

11.A.instructing B.assessing C.entertaining D.guiding

12.A.assignment B.exhibition C.preference D.deadline

13.A.fantasy B.expectation C.reputation D.desire

14.A.something B.anything C.everything D.nothing

15.A.possess B.consist C.approve D.inform

16.A.adore B.update C.polish D.earn

17.A.handing it in B.marking it out C.casting it down D.trying it out

18.A.punish B.thrill C.demand D.inspired

19.A.publishing B.writing C.challenging D.attempting

20.A.transforming B.processing C.remarking D.undertaking

Answer

1.B

2.A

3.D

4.C

5.B

6.A

7.A

8.C

9.D

10.B

11.C

12.A

13.D

14.B

15.C

16.D

17.A

18.D

19.B

20.C

【解析】

这是一篇记叙文。文章讲述了对写作不兴趣的作者，在上了一次Matthews先生的写作课后，为了得到Matthews先生的喜欢和认可，开始专注于写作，不断激励自己。结果六年后，写作已经变成了作者一种自愿的日常活动。

1.

考查副词词义辨析。句意：这个红头发、红胡子、红脸的男人疯狂地向我招手，要我进去。A. roughly粗糙地；B. wildly疯狂地；C. currently当前；D. eventually终于。结合后文He laughed from his belly可知，Matthews先生是个很开朗的人，由此可推知“疯狂地（wildly）”向作者招手最符合他的性格特点。故选B。

2.

考查介词词义辨析。句意：我走到一个座位前，经过三分钟的观察，我确信自己从未见过像他这样的成年人。A. over在……上面；B. out离开；C. for为了；D. up向（较高位置）。结合后文to a seat可知，作者走到了一个座位前，短语walk over“走过去”。故选A。

3.

考查动词词义辨析。句意：我走到一个座位前，经过三分钟的观察，我确信自己从未见过像他这样的成年人。A. attracted吸引；B. exposed暴露；C. greeted迎接；D. convinced确信。结合后文I had never known an adult like him可知，作者经过了三分钟的观察，确信自己从未见过像他这样的成年人。故选D。

4.

考查形容词词义辨析。句意：他开怀大笑，一经请求就会动他的耳朵，他的脸变得更红了。A. rougher更粗糙的；B. milder更温和的；C. redder更红的；D. tighter更紧的。根据上文This red-haired, red-bearded, red-faced可知，Matthews先生的脸因为大笑变得更红了。故选C。

5.

考查形容词词义辨析。句意：他的学生很喜欢他；从他们跟他打招呼的样子，到他们走进他房间时放松的样子，都很明显。A. severe严厉的；B. evident明显的；C. enjoyable快乐的；D. accurate精确的。结合上文His students loved him可知，学生对他的喜欢从打招呼到走近房间的样子都很明显体现了。故选B。

6.

考查连接词辨析。句意：他的学生很喜欢他；从他们跟他打招呼的样子，到当他们走进他房间时放松的样子，都很明显。A. when当……时候；B. while当……时候，在……期间；C. after在……之后；D. which哪一个。此处为时间状语从句，表示“当……时候”应用when，while引导时间状语从句时，从句中动词必须为延续性，enter不是延续性动词，不能用while。故选A。

7.

考查介词短语辨析。句意：相反，我一点也不放松。A. On the contrary正相反；B. At most至多；C. In particular尤其；D. In advance提前。根据后文I was uninterested in writing.可知，作者与那些轻松的学生正好相反，一点也不轻松。故选A。

8.

考查形容词词义辨析。句意：我以前唯一的写作经验是写布面书，布面书比印刷书有更多的空间放插图。A. admirable令人钦佩的；B. splendid辉煌的；C. previous以前的；D. optimistic乐观的。结合后文writing experience had been in cloth-covered books with more room for illustrations than print可知，对写作不感兴趣的作者，以前（previous）唯一的写作经验是写布面书。故选C。

9.

考查动词短语辨析。句意：我不知道对一门叫做“写作”的课会有什么期待，但我确定我不会喜欢它。A. appealed to吸引；B. put forward提出；C. took up拿起；D. had no idea不知道。结合后文what to expect from a class可知，作者不知道（had no idea）要从这门叫做“写作的”课程上有什么期待。故选D。

10.

考查连接词辨析。句意：我不知道对一门叫做“写作”的课会有什么期待，但我确定我不会喜欢它。A. who谁；B. that那个；C. where哪里；D. in which在……中。此处为限定性定语从句，修饰先行词class，且先行词在从句中作主语，指代“课程”应用that或which引导。故选B。

11.

考查动词词义辨析。句意：可是Matthews老师却把第一堂课花在了供我们娱乐上。A. instructing指导；B. assessing评价；C. entertaining娱乐；D. guiding引导。结合后文He told stories, jokes可知，Matthews老师在第一堂课上讲故事和消化，把第一堂课的时间花在了供我们娱乐上。故选C。

12.

考查名词词义辨析。句意：对他来说，我们写夏天最美好的部分的作业似乎是后来才想到的。A. assignment任务，作业；B. exhibition展览；C. preference偏爱；D. deadline截止日期。结合后文to write about the best part of summer可知，第一堂课的作业是写夏天最美好的部分。故选A。

13.

考查名词词义辨析。句意：然而，一种莫名的想做我的家庭作业的欲望攫住了我。A. fantasy幻想；B. expectation期待；C. reputation名声；D. desire欲望。根据后文to do my homework可知，作者有了想要写作业的欲望。故选D。

14.

考查不定代词辨析。句意：这不是他那天在课堂上说的任何具体的话，而是他的行为方式。A. something某事；B. anything任何事；C. everything一切；D. nothing没有什么。结合后文specific he had said in class that day以及句意可知，此处指“不是他那天在课堂上说的任何（anything）具体的话”。故选B。

15.

考查动词词义辨析。句意：我想要这个男人喜欢我，认可我，而获得这一点的最快途径就是通过写作。A. possess控制；B. consist组成；C. approve认可，批准；D. inform通知。结合上文I wanted this man to like and可知，作者想要Matthews先生喜欢自己，认可自己，短语approve of sb.“赞成，认可某人”。故选C。

16.

考查动词词义辨析。句意：我想要这个男人喜欢我，认可我，而获得喜欢和认可的最快途径就是通过写作。A. adore喜欢；B. update更新；C. polish抛光；D. earn获得，赚得。结合上文可知，作者想要Matthews先生喜欢自己，认可自己，那么要获得喜欢和认可的最快途径就是通过写作。故选D。

17.

考查动词短语辨析。句意：第二天早上，我自豪地把它交了出来，确信这是我写过的最好的一篇文章。A. handing it in交上，递交；B. marking it out规划；C. casting it down沮丧；D. trying it out尝试。根据后文I was sure it was the best thing I’d ever written.可推知，作者把自己认为写过的最好的一篇文章交给了老师。故选A。

18.

考查动词词义辨析。句意：在这一年余下的时间里，这种独角戏激励着我不断提高自己。A. punish惩罚；B. thrill使激动；C. demand要求；D. inspired激励，鼓舞。结合后文me to improve constantly可知，这种独角戏激励着作者不断提高自己。inspire sb. to do sth.“激励某人做某事”。故选D。

19.

考查名词词义辨析。句意：这个五年级的学生永远不会想到，六年后，写作会变成一种自愿的日常活动，从日记到电子邮件，到诗歌讲习班，再到报纸，都会发表评论。A. publishing出版；B. writing写作；C. challenging动词，挑战；D. attempting企图。根据第二段中I was uninterested in writing.可知，作者从一开始对写作不感兴趣，到六年后，写作变成了作者一种自愿的日常活动。故选B。

20.

考查动词词义辨析。句意：这个五年级的学生永远不会想到，六年后，写作会变成一种自愿的日常活动，从日记到电子邮件，到诗歌讲习班，再到报纸，都会发表评论。A. transforming转换；B. processing加工；C. remarking评论；D. undertaking担任。结合后文from journals to emails to poetry workshops to newspapers.可知，作者会在各种印刷媒体上发表评论。其他选项不符合语境。故选C。