Question

    Another person's enthusiasm was what set me moving toward the success I have achieved. That person was my stepmother.

I was nine years old when she entered our home in rural Virginia. My father_________me to her with these words: “I would like you to meet the fellow who is_________for being the worst boy in this county and will probably start throwing rocks at you no_________ than tomorrow morning.”

My stepmother walked over to me, _________my head slightly upward, and looked me right in the eye. Then she looked at my father and replied, “You are_________This is not the worst boy at all, _________the smartest one who hasn't yet found an outlet(释放的途径) for his enthusiasm.”

That statement began a(n)_________between us. No one had ever called me smart. My family and neighbors had built me up in my_________as a bad boy. My stepmother changed all that.

She changed many things. She_________my father to go to a dental school, from which he graduated with honors. She moved our family into the county seat, where my father's career could be more__________and my brother and I could be better__________.

When I turned fourteen, she bought me a secondhand__________and told me that she believed that I could become a writer. I knew her enthusiasm, I__________ it, and I saw how it had already improved our lives. I accepted her__________ and began to write for local newspapers. I was doing the same kind of__________that great day I went to interview Andrew Camegie and received the task which became my life's work later. I wasn't the__________beneficiary(受益者). My father became the__________ man in town. My brother and stepbrothers became a physician, a dentist, a lawyer, and a college president.

What power__________has! When that power is released to support the certainty of one's purpose and is__________ strengthened by faith, it becomes an irresistible(不可抗拒的) force which poverty and temporary defeat can never________.

You can communicate that power to anyone who needs it. This is probably the greatest work you can do with your enthusiasm.

1.A.rushed B.sent C.carried D.introduced

2.A.distinguished B.favored C.mistaken D.rewarded

3.A.sooner B.later C.longer D.earlier

4.A.dragged B.shook C.raised D.bent

5.A.perfect B.right C.wrong D.impolite

6.A.but B.so C.and D.or

7.A.agreement B.friendship C.gap D.relationship

8.A.opinion B.image C.expectation D.mind

9.A.begged B.persuaded C.ordered D.invited

10.A.successful B.meaningful C.helpful D.useful

11.A.treated B.entertained C.educated D.respected

12.A.camera B.radio C.bicycle D.typewriter

13.A.considered B.suspected C.ignored D.appreciated

14.A.belief B.request C.criticism D.description

15.A.teaching B.writing C.studying D.reading

16.A.next B.same C.only D.real

17.A.cleverest B.wealthiest C.strongest D.healthiest

18.A.enthusiasm B.sympathy C.fortune D.confidence

19.A.deliberately B.happily C.traditionally D.constantly

20.A.win B.match C.reach D.doubt

Answer

1.D

2.A

3.B

4.C

5.C

6.A

7.B

8.D

9.B

10.A

11.C

12.D

13.D

14.A

15.B

16.C

17.B

18.A

19.D

20.B

【解析】

这是一篇记叙文。本文通过作者和家人在继母的不断鼓励下取得成功的例子说明：目标得到热情的支持，并且热情因他人的信任不断得到强化，热情的力量就变得不可抗拒。热情所迸发出的力量是贫穷和暂时失败无法抗衡的。

1.本题考查语境判断之其他线索。句意：父亲把我介绍给她时说:“我想让你见见这个家伙，他在县上以最坏的男孩子著称，最迟明天早上他就会向你扔石头。”A. rushed急忙；B. sent送；C. carried搬运；D. introduced介绍。结合后文父亲的话可知，父亲用以下的话把作者介绍（introduce）给继母。故选D。

2.本题考查语境判断之其他线索。句意：父亲把我介绍给她时说:“我想让你见见这个家伙，他在县上以最坏的男孩子著称，最迟明天早上他就会向你扔石头。”A. distinguished辨别，认出；B. favored支持；C. mistaken弄错；D. rewarded奖赏。根据后文for being the worst boy in this county可知父亲说作者在县上以最坏的男孩子著称。短语be distinguished for表示“因……而著称”。故选A。

3.本题考查语境判断之其他线索。句意：父亲把我介绍给她时说:“我想让你见见这个家伙，他在县上以最坏的男孩子著称，最迟明天早上他就会向你扔石头。”A. sooner更快地；B. later更迟地；C. longer更长；D. earlier更早。可知，父亲为了形容作者是个坏男孩，说最晚不迟于（no later than）明天早上作者就会朝继母扔石头。no sooner than表示“一……就，不早于”，no longer than 表示“不在”，no earlier than表示“不早于”，均不符合题意。故选B。

4.本题考查语境判断之对应原文。句意：我的继母走到我跟前，把我的头微微抬起来，直视着我的眼睛。A. dragged拖动；B. shook摇晃；C. raised提高；D. bent弯曲。由后文中的 upward（向上）可知，继母向上抬起（raise）作者的头，然后直视着作者的眼睛。故选C。

5.本题考查语境判断之感情色彩。句意：你错了。这根本不是最坏的孩子，而是最聪明的孩子，他还没有找到发泄自己热情的出口。A. perfect完美的；B. right正确的；C. wrong错误的；D. impolite无礼的。由文意This is not the worst boy at all…the smartest one可知，继母否定了父亲的说法，说作者并不是最坏的孩子，而是最聪明的孩子。所以父亲的观点在继母眼中是错误的（wrong）。故选C。

6.本题考查语境判断之逻辑关系。句意：你错了。这根本不是最坏的孩子，而是最聪明的孩子，他还没有找到发泄自己热情的出口。A. but但是；B. so因此；C. and并且；D. or或者。此处 not…but…为固定搭配，表示“不是……而是……”，故选A。

7.本题考查语境判断之其他线索。句意：那句话开始了我们之间的友谊。A. agreement同意；B. friendship友谊；C. gap间隙；D. relationship关系。由后文No one had ever called me smart.可知，继母的观点使他们之间产生了友谊（friendship）。故选B。

8.本题考查语境判断之其他线索。句意：在我的意识中，我的家人和邻居把我塑造成一个坏孩子。A. opinion观点；B. image想象；C. expectation期待；D. mind意识，思维。结合语境，在作者的意识（mind）中，家人和邻里都把作者看成一个坏孩子。故选D。

9.本题考查语境判断之逻辑关系。句意：她说服我父亲去牙科学校，并以优异的成绩从那里毕业。A. begged恳求；B. persuaded说服；C. ordered命令；D. invited邀请。根据后文可知，她想帮助父亲获得事业上的成功，因此此处应为说服（persuade）父亲去牙科学校。故选B。

10.本题考查语境判断之感情色彩。句意：她把家搬到了县政府所在地，这样我父亲的事业就会更成功，我哥哥和我也会受到更好的教育。A. successful成功的；B. meaningful有意义的；C. helpful有帮助的；D. useful有用的。由句意where my father's career could be more…可知，在那里父亲的事业变得更成功（successful）。故选A。

11.本题考查语境判断之其他线索。句意：她把家搬到了县政府所在地，这样我父亲的事业就会更成功，我哥哥和我也会受到更好的教育。A. treated对待；B. entertained娱乐；C. educated教育；D. respected尊敬。由上文中的 the worst boy 可知，作者当时因未受到良好的教育而变成了一个“坏孩子”，因此继母认为作者的兄弟和作者在那里可以更好地受教育（educate）。故选C。

12.本题考查语境判断之逻辑关系。句意：当我14岁时，她给我买了一台二手打字机，告诉我她相信我能成为一名作家。A. camera照相机；B. radio收音机；C. bicycle自行车；D. typewriter打字机。由下文 told me that she believed that I could become a writer 可知继母希望作者能够成为一个作家，四个选项中只有 typewriter（打字机）与写作有关。故选D。

13.本题考查语境判断之其他线索。句意：我了解她的热情，我感激她的热情，我看到她的热情已经改善了我们的生活。A. considered考虑；B. suspected怀疑；C. ignored忽视；D. appreciated欣赏。由下文中的 improve our lives 可知，作者非常感激（appreciate）继母做出的努力给家里带来的改变。故选D。

14.本题考查语境判断之其他线索。句意：我接受了她的信念，开始为当地报纸撰稿。A. belief信念；B. request请求；C. criticism批评；D. description描述。对应前文中的 she believed that，此处应选用 belief。故选A。

15.本题考查语境判断之其他线索。句意：在那个伟大的日子里，我也在做着同样的写作——我去采访Andrew Camegie，并接受了这个后来成为我毕生事业的任务。A. teaching教学；B. writing写作；C. studying学习；D. reading阅读。上文she believed that I could become a writer提到继母希望作者成为一名作家，因此后来作者从事了写作（writing）的工作。故选B。

16.本题考查语境判断之感情色彩。句意：我不是唯一的受益者。A. next贴近的；B. same同样的；C. only唯一的；D. real真的。由下文My father became …My brother and stepbrothers became a physician, a dentist, a lawyer, and a college president.可知，父亲和哥哥弟弟也因此而受益，故作者不是唯一的（only）受益者。故选C。

17.本题考查语境判断之感情色彩。句意：我父亲成了镇上最富有的人。A. cleverest最聪明的；B. wealthiest最富有的；C. strongest最强壮的；D. healthiest最健康的。上文where my father's career could be more…提及父亲的事业变得更加成功，所以父亲应该是成为了最富有的（wealthy）人。故选B。

18.本题考查语境判断之忠实原文。句意：热情有多大的力量啊！A. enthusiasm热情；B. sympathy同情；C. fortune财富；D. confidence自信。根据全文文意可知，本文主要讲的是热情（enthusiasm）的力量。故选A。

19.本题考查语境判断之逻辑关系。句意：当这种力量被释放出来，支持一个人确定的目标，并被信念不断加强时，它就会成为一种不可抗拒的力量，贫穷和暂时的失败是永远无法匹敌的。A. deliberately故意地；B. happily快乐地；C. traditionally传统的；D. constantly不断地。由句意When that power is released to support the certainty of one's purpose and is…strengthened by faith，可知，这种力量释放出来并不断地（constantly）被信念加强，就会成为不可抗拒的力量。故选D。

20.本题考查语境判断之其他线索。句意：当这种力量被释放出来，支持一个人确定的目标，并被信念不断加强时，它就会成为一种不可抗拒的力量，贫穷和暂时的失败是永远无法匹敌的。A. win赢得；B. match匹敌，匹配；C. reach到达；D. doubt怀疑。由句意it becomes an irresistible（不可抗拒的）force which poverty and temporary defeat can never…可知，这种力量一旦成为不可抗拒的，贫穷和暂时的失败都无法与之匹敌（match）。故选B。