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 （乡下的）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 Carnegie 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.introduced C.carried D.sent

2.A.known B.good C.mistaken D.fit

3.A.sooner B.earlier C.longer D.later

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.aim C.dream D.mind

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

10.A.successful B.careful C.simple D.difficult

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.speaking D.reading

16.A.next B.same C.only D.real

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

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

19.A.never B.hardly C.seldom D.often

20.A.match B.win C.reach D.doubt

Answer

1.B

2.A

3.D

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.C

18.A

19.D

20.A

【解析】

本文是一篇夹叙夹议文，作者用继母用热情促使他成功的例子告诉我们热情会释放出一种不可抗拒的力量，那是贫穷和暂时的失败永远无法匹敌的。

1.

考查动词词义辨析。句意：父亲把我介绍给她时说：“我想让你见见这个小家伙，他是村里出了名的坏小子，用不上明天早上就可能会朝你扔石头”。A. rushed赶往；B. introduced介绍；C. carried携带；D. sent发送。空后的“"I would like you to meet the fellow who is ___2___ for being the worst boy in this county and will probably start throwing rocks at you no ___3___ than tomorrow morning. "”是父亲向继母介绍我时说的话，故B项正确。

2.

考查形容词词义辨析。句意同上。A. known知名的、大家知道的；B. good好的；C. mistaken弄错的；D. fit合适的。根据空后的“for being the worst boy in this county”可知，父亲说我是出了名的坏小子，be known for表示“因……而出名”，故A项正确。

3.

考查介词短语辨析。句意同上。A. no sooner than一……就；B. no earlier than不早于；C. no longer than不长于；D. no later than不迟于。空前父亲说我是出了名的坏小子，因此此处是说用不上明天早上我就可能会朝继母扔石头，旨在突出我的顽皮，故D项正确。|

4.

考查动词词义辨析。句意：继母走到我身边，轻轻地抬起我的头，直视着我的双眼。A. dragged拖拉；B. shook摇；C. raised抬起；D. bent弯。空后说继母直视着我的双眼，因此她轻轻地抬起了我的头，故C项正确。

5.

考查形容词词义辨析。句意：然后她看了看我父亲，说：“你错了，这不是最坏的男孩，而是最聪明的男孩，只是他还没有找到一个释放热情的途径。A. perfect完美的；B. right正确的；C. wrong错误的；D. impolite不礼貌的。上文父亲说我是出了名的坏小子，空后继母说我不是最坏的男孩，而是最聪明的男孩，因此她说父亲的说法是错误的，故C项正确。

6.

考查连词词义辨析。句意同上。A. but但是；B. so所以；C. and并且；D. or否则。根据句意可知此处用“not…but…”句型表示“不是……而是……”，故A项正确。

7.

考查名词词义辨析。句意：那句话开始了我们之间的友谊（使我们的关系变得亲密）。A. agreement一致；B. friendship友谊；C. gap缺口；D. relationship关联。空后说从来没有人说我聪明，而她却说我是最聪明的孩子，这种评论自然是让我对她有了好感、开始了我们之间的友谊，旨在突出我们的关系变得亲密了，故B项正确。

8.

考查名词词义辨析。句意：我的家人和邻居让我在心目中一致认为自己是个坏小子。A. opinion观点；B. aim目的；C. dream梦想；D. mind意识。根据空前的“My family and neighbors had built me up”可知，我的家人和邻居让我在心目中一致认为自己是个坏小子，故D项正确。

9.

考查动词词义辨析。句意：她说服我父亲去上牙科学校，他以优异的成绩从那里毕业。A. begged乞求；B. persuaded说服；C. ordered命令；D. invited邀请。空后说我父亲以优异的成绩从那里毕业，因此她说服我父亲去上牙科学校，故B项正确。

10.

考查形容词词义辨析。句意：她主张把家搬到县城，在那里我父亲的事业可以更成功，弟弟和我可以接受更好的教育。A. successful成功的；B. careful小心的；C. simple简单的；D. difficult困难的。上文说我父亲从牙科学校毕业，从事牙医工作，而与农村相比，去县城发展更有利于父亲在事业上取得成功，故A项正确。

11.

考查动词词义辨析。句意同上。A. treated对待；B. entertained款待； C. educated教育；D. respected尊重。根据常识可知，县城的教学条件比农村更好，因此弟弟和我可以接受更好的教育，故C项正确。

12.

考查名词词义辨析。句意：当我十四岁时，她给我买了一台二手打字机，并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。空后说继母告诉我她相信我能成为一名作家，因此她给我买了一台二手打字机，让我练习写作，故D项正确。

13.

考查动词词义辨析。句意：我很感激她的热情。A. considered考虑；B. suspected怀疑；C. ignored忽视；D. appreciated感激。空后说我已经亲眼见证她的热情改善了我们的生活，因此我很感激她的热情，故D项正确。

14.

考查名词词义辨析。句意：我接受了她的信念，开始为当地报纸撰稿。A. belief相信、信念；B. request请求；C. criticism批评；D. description描述。空后说我开始为当地报纸撰稿，这说明我接受了她的信念（相信自己能成为一名作家），故A项正确。

15.

考查名词词义辨析。句意：在那个特殊日子，我去采访安德鲁·卡内基并接到后来变成我终生工作的任务时，我正做着同一种书写工作。A. teaching教学；B. writing书写、写作；C. speaking说话；D. reading阅读。上文说我要当一名作家，因此我从事的是书写工作，故B项正确。

16.

考查形容词词义辨析。句意：我并不是唯一的受益者。A. next其次的；B. same相同的；C. only唯一的；D. real真正的。空后说我父亲成了镇上最富有的人，我的兄弟们分别成了医师、牙医、律师和大学校长，因此我并不是唯一的受益者，故C项正确。

17.

考查形容词词义辨析。句意：我父亲成了镇上最富有的人。A. cleverest聪明的；B. strongest强壮的；C. wealthiest富有的；D. healthiest健康的。上文说继母主张把家搬到县城，在那里我父亲的事业可以更成功， 因此此处是说经过多年的打拼，父亲成了镇上最富有的人，故C项正确。

18.

考查名词词义辨析。句意：热情的力量有多大！A. enthusiasm热情；B. sympathy同情；C. fortune运气；D. confidence自信。根据上文内容，特别是文章第一句话中的“enthusiasm”可知此处指“热情”，故A项正确。

19.

考查副词词义辨析。句意：当这种力量被释放出来以支持一个人明确自己的目标，并且经常因信念而增强时，它就会成为一种贫穷和暂时的失败永远无法匹敌的不可抗拒之力。A. never从不；B. hardly几乎不；C. seldom很少；D. often经常。根据空后的“strengthened by faith,”可知此处指“当热情的力量经常因信念而增强时”，故D项正确。

20.

考查动词词义辨析。句意同上。A. match敌得过、比得上；B. win获胜；C. reach达到；D. doubt怀疑。根据空前的“it becomes an irresistible force which poverty and temporary defeat can never”可知，它就会成为一种贫穷和暂时的失败永远无法匹敌的不可抗拒之力，故A项正确。