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    My daughter, now 20, is studying to be an opera singer. She’s already _________ her way into the world’s best conservatories (音乐学院) and studios. _________, some people disagree on her choice. They are _________ fond of telling her, “Ohhhthat’s a really _________ career. It’s almost _________ to make a living. Not many people _________ it.”

A few months ago, I was with her when a neighbour asked what she was _________ in. My daughter answered and got the usual _________ , not contrary to her expectations. She listened _________ to the prediction of her __________ and financial ruin, then said, “Well, if opera doesn’t __________, I’ll do something else.”

I was so proud of my __________. Truth told, I was even more proud of myself, her mid-life-career-changing mom. I was also on-my-knees __________ to my mother. Because of her example, I’d given my child the gift of __________ herself-and not in a silly usual way, like, adaptability and industry. Even at her tender age, with her frankly very privileged upbringing, she understands that circumstances can change and that __________ can, too.

1.A.beaten B.earned C.eaten D.lost

2.A.Furthermore B.Therefore C.However D.Thus

3.A.strangely B.excitedly C.sadly D.randomly

4.A.excellent B.boring C.admirable D.hard

5.A.necessary B.dishonorable C.impossible D.important

6.A.make B.hit C.find D.put

7.A.taking B.calling C.majoring D.joining

8.A.award B.encouragement C.judgment D.response

9.A.rudely B.politely C.impatiently D.carefully

10.A.danger B.failure C.success D.luck

11.A.figure out B.pick out C.work out D.pick out

12.A.neighbor B.mother C.teacher D.daughter

13.A.similar B.indifferent C.grateful D.familiar

14.A.adapting to B.believing in C.giving up D.learning from

15.A.power B.theory C.memory D.dreams

 

1.B 2.C 3.A 4.D 5.C 6.A 7.C 8.D 9.B 10.B 11.C 12.D 13.C 14.B 15.D 【解析】 这是一篇记叙文。文章通过描述我的女儿考上了最好的音乐学院,想要成为歌剧歌唱家,但一些人不认同,认为这个职业没有前途。她却认为歌剧不能够使她成功可以转行,从而告诉我们梦想也可以被改变,我们要充满信心。 1. 考查动词词义辨析。句意:她已经争取她自己的前途(凭自己的努力)进入了世界上最好的音乐学院和工作室。A. beaten打败;击打;B. earned 挣得;获得;赚得;C. eaten 吃;D. lost失去。 前句的 “is studying to be an opera singer”,可知,我的女儿正在学习成为一名歌剧歌唱家,而后一句是她已经在最好的音乐学院和工作室,所以中间的连接应是她争取自己的前途,因此才去了这里学习,earn one’s way可表示争取…的前途(为了…的前途努力),只有earned符合题意,故选B。 2. 考查副词词义辨析。句意:然而,一些人不同意她的选择。A. Furthermore 此外;而且;B. Therefore因此;C. However然而;D. Thus因此;从而。前一句 “She’s already earned her way into the world’s best conservatories (音乐学院) and studios.”可知,我的女儿凭自己的努力考上了最好的音乐学院。后一句 为一些不赞同她的选择,两者之间表示转折关系,只有However符合题意,故选C。 3. 考查副词词义辨析。句意:奇怪的是,他们喜欢对她说,“哦,那真是一个艰难的职业。谋生几乎是不可能的。没多少人能做到。”A. strangely 奇怪的是;不可思议的是;B. excitedly 兴奋地;C. sadly 悲伤地;D. randomly随意地。前一句的 “some people disagree on her choice.”表示一些人不赞同她的选择。而后一句这些人却喜欢对她说的是谋生几乎不可能,没有几个人能做到,所以这里也形成了呼应,由此可以推断这些人不赞同她的选择但直接这样说消极的话语,令人不可思议,比较奇怪,所以只有strangely符合题意,故选A。 4. 考查形容词词义辨析。句意:哦,那真是一个艰难的职业。谋生几乎是不可能的。没多少人能做到。A. excellent 卓越的;B. boring 无聊的;C. admirable 令人钦佩的;D. hard 艰难的。根据前一句的 “disagree”可知,一些人不赞同她的选择,以及 “Not many people make it.”可知,这些人认为没有多少人能够胜任,由此推断,这些人认为这项职业很艰难,只有hard符合题意,故选D。 5. 考查形容词词义辨析。句意:谋生几乎是不可能的。没多少人能做到。A. necessary 必要的;必须的;B. dishonorable 不光彩的;无耻的;C. impossible 不可能的;D. important重要的。根据 “Not many people make it.”可知,没有多少人能够做到,与 make a living形成对应,由此处及常识可以推断出谋生几乎是不可能的,只有impossible符合题意,故选C。 6. 考查动词词义辨析。句意:没多少人能做到。A. make 做;B. hit 打;C. find 发现;D. put 放;安置。根据前一句的 “ hard to make a living”可知,此处指谋生,正好与make it呼应,表示胜任;做到;成功,并且为固定搭配。故选A。 7. 考查动词词义辨析。句意:几个月前,我和她在一起时,一个邻居问她主修什么。A. taking带走;B. calling 打电话;呼吁;C. majoring 主修;D. joining 参加。根据上文 “She’s already earned her way into the world’s best conservatories (音乐学院) and studios.”可知,我的女儿在音乐学院学习,所以majoring in正好与其相呼应,表示主修…..,并且为固定搭配。故选C。 8. 考查名词词义辨析。句意:我女儿回答了,得到了通常的回应,并没有出乎她的意料。A. award 奖;授予;B. encouragement 鼓励;C. judgment 评价;D. response 反应;回答。此处response与answer相呼应,并且由后文并没有出乎她的意料可知,这里指邻居的反应,故选D。 9. 考查副词词义辨析。句意:她很有礼貌地听了她对自己的失败和经济损失的预测。A. rudely 粗鲁地;B. politely 礼貌地;C. impatiently 没有耐心地;D. carefully认真地。由上文的 “My daughter answered and got the usual response, not contrary to her expectations.”可知,我的女儿跟邻居讲了她的专业得到的回应并没有出乎她的意料,也就是和其他人一样的反应(不赞同她的选择),邻居觉得女儿做的选择不正确,但是后文女儿的回答 “if opera doesn’t success, I’ll do something else.”可见,女儿还是非常礼貌地跟邻居交流,由此可以推断出,女儿在听邻居对她职业前途的预测时候是礼貌地聆听。故选B。 10. 考查名词词义辨析。句意:她很有礼貌地听了她对自己的失败和经济损失的预测。 A. danger 危险;B. failure失败;C. success 成功;D. luck运气。此处 financial ruin可与failure意思一致,表示消极,所以failure符合题意,故选B。 11. 考查动词词组辨析。句意:如果歌剧不成功,我会做别的事。A. figure out解决;算出;B. pick out挑选出;C. work out解决;实现;成功;D. pick out挑选出。由 “I’ll do something else.”可知,女儿将做别的工作,所以与此形成对比,也就是当歌剧这一行不能够使她成功的时候,女儿会转行,只有work out符合题意,且可做动词,故选C。 12. 考查名词词义辨析。句意:我为我的女儿感到骄傲。A. neighbor 邻居;B. mother 母亲;C. teacher老师;D. daughter女儿。根据上文 “She’s already earned her way into the world’s best conservatories (音乐学院) and studios.”可知,我的女儿自己努力考上音乐学院并做她喜欢做的事情,和后文 “if opera doesn’t work out I’ll do something else.”可知,歌剧这行不行,她再转行,由此可以推断出我为我的女儿敢于坚持自己的梦想而骄傲,故选D。 13. 考查形容词词义辨析。句意:我还跪在地上感谢我的母亲。A. similar 相似的;B. indifferent冷淡的;C. grateful 感激的;D. familiar 熟悉的。此处grateful与后文的 “I’d given my child the gift of believing in herself”相呼应,表示是母亲教会了我自信,我再交给了我的孩子,所以此处应感激母亲,故选C。 14. 考查动词词组辨析。句意:因为她的榜样,我给了我的孩子一种相信自己的天赋,而不是像往常一样愚蠢的方式,比如适应性和勤奋。A. adapting to 使自己适应于…;B. believing in 相信;C. giving up 放弃;D. learning from向…学习。此处 “not in a silly usual way, like, adaptability and industry.”与believe in形成对比,表示通常意义上愚蠢的方式不再认同,而是教给孩子自信,故选B。 15. 考查名词词义辨析。句意:她明白环境可以改变,梦想也可以改变。A. power 力量;B. theory 理论;C. memory 记忆;D. 梦想dreams。此处dreams与 “if opera doesn’t work out I’ll do something else.”相呼应,表示女儿可以改变自己追求的目标,也就是梦想可以被改变,只有dreams符合题意,故选D。
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