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    Being good at something and having a passion for it are not enough. Success _______ fundamentally on our view of ourselves and of the _________ in our lives.

When twelve-year-old John Wilson walked into his chemistry class on a rainy day in 1931, he had no _______ of knowing that his life was to change _________. The class experiment that day was to _________ how heating a container of water would bring air bubbling (冒泡) to the surface. _________, the container the teacher gave Wilson to heat _________ held something more volatile (易挥发的) than water. When Wilson heated it, the container _______, leaving Wilson blinded in both eyes.

When Wilson returned home from hospital two months later, his parents _________ to find a way to deal with the catastrophe that had ____________ their lives. But Wilson did not regard the accident as ____________. He learned braille (盲文) quickly and continued his education at Worcester College for the Blind. There, he not only did well as a student but also became a(n)____________ public speaker.

Later, he worked in Africa, where many people suffered from ____________ for lack of proper treatment. For him, it was one thing to __________ his own fate of being blind and quite another to allow something to continue __________ it could be fixed so easily. This moved him to action. And tens of millions in Africa and Asia can see because of the ____________ Wilson made to preventing the ____________.

Wilson received several international ____________ for his great contributions. He lost his sight but found a __________. He proved that it’s not what happens to us that ____________ our lives-it’s what we make of what happens.

1.A.depends B.holds C.keeps D.reflects

2.A.dilemmas B.accidents C.events D.steps

3.A.way B.hope C.plan D.measure

4.A.continually B.gradually C.gracefully D.completely

5.A.direct B.show C.advocate D.declare

6.A.Anyway B.Moreover C.Somehow D.Thus

7.A.mistakenly B.casually C.amazingly D.clumsily

8.A.erupted B.exploded C.emptied D.exposed

9.A.deserved B.attempted C.cared D.agreed

10.A.submitted to B.catered for C.impressed on D.happened to

11.A.fantastic B.extraordinary C.impressive D.catastrophic

12.A.accomplished B.crucial C.specific D.innocent

13.A.deafness B.depression C.blindness D.speechlessness

14.A.decide B.abandon C.control D.accept

15.A.until B.when C.unless D.before

16.A.opposition B.adjustments C.commitment D.limitations

17.A.preventable B.potential C.spreadable D.influential

18.A.scholarships B.rewards C.awards D.bonuses

19.A.fortune B.recipe C.dream D.vision

20.A.distinguishes B.determines C.claims D.limits

 

1.A 2.C 3.A 4.D 5.B 6.C 7.A 8.B 9.B 10.D 11.D 12.A 13.C 14.D 15.B 16.C 17.A 18.C 19.D 20.B 【解析】 这是一篇夹叙夹议类的文章。因为一次意外,威尔逊失明了。但是,他并没有抱怨命运的不公,而是努力地学习,接受教育。他通过自己的努力帮助很多人恢复了视力,获得了很多国际大奖。他的例子告诉我们:成功从根本上取决于我们对自己和对生活中发生的事情的看法。 1. 考查动词词义辨析。句意:成功从根本上取决于我们对自己和对生活中所发生事情的看法。A. depends依靠;B. holds握,持有;C. keeps保持;D. reflects反映。结合空后的介词on可知,仅仅擅长某件事并有激情是不够的。成功从根本上“取决于”我们对自己和对生活中所发生事情的看法。depend on:取决于。故选A。 2. 考查名词词义辨析。句意:成功从根本上取决于我们对自己和对生活中所发生事情的看法。A. dilemmas进退两难的处境;B. accidents意外事故;C. events事,事件;D. steps脚步,步骤。结合文章最后一句“He proved that it’s not what happens to us that 55 our lives-it’s what we make of what happens”可知,我们对所发生的事情的看法决定了我们的生活。空处对应what happens(发生的事)。故选C。 3. 考查名词词义辨析。句意:1931年的一个雨天,当12岁的约翰·威尔逊走进他的化学教室时,他根本不知道自己的生活将彻底改变。A. way方法,方式;B. hope希望;C. plan计划;D. measure措施。John Wilson“无法”预知将会发生的事情。故选A。 4. 考查副词词义辨析。句意:1931年的一个雨天,当12岁的约翰·威尔逊走进他的化学教室时,他根本不知道自己的生活将彻底改变。A. continually不断地;B. gradually逐渐地;C. gracefully优雅地;D. completely完全地。结合下文可知,一场意外导致他失明,这“完全”改变了他的生活。故选D。 5. 考查动词词义辨析。句意:那天的课堂实验是为了展示加热一个盛水的容器会如何使空气冒泡到表面。A. direct指导,引导;B. show展示;C. advocate提倡,倡导;D. declare宣布。那天的课堂实验的目的是“展示”加热一个盛水的容器会如何使空气冒泡到表面。故选B。 6. 考查副词词义辨析。句意:不知怎么的,老师给威尔逊加热的容器误装了比水更容易挥发的东西。A. Anyway无论如何,不管怎样;B. Moreover而且;C. Somehow不知怎么地;D. Thus因此。不知怎么的,老师给威尔逊加热的容器误装了比水更容易挥发的东西。故选C。 7. 考查副词词义辨析。句意:不知怎么的,老师给威尔逊加热的容器误装了比水更容易挥发的东西。A. mistakenly错误地;B. casually随意地;C. amazingly令人惊奇地;D. clumsily笨拙地。老师“误”在容器里装了更容易挥发的东西而没有装水,结果导致了爆炸的发生。故选A。 8. 考查动词词义辨析。句意:当威尔逊把它加热时,容器爆炸了,导致威尔逊失明。A. erupted爆发,喷出;B. exploded爆炸;C. emptied腾空,掏空;D. exposed揭露,使暴露。因为容器内装的不是水,而是更容易挥发的物质,所以,当威尔逊把它加热时,容器“爆炸”了,导致Wilson失明。故选B。 9. 考查动词词义辨析。句意:两个月后,当威尔逊出院回家时,他的父母试图找到一种方法来应对发生在他们生活中的灾难。A. deserved值得,应得,应受;B. attempted视图,尝试;C. cared关心,在乎; D. agreed同意。孩子失明了,身为父母,他们当然要“试图”找到一种方法来应对发生在他们生活中的灾难。故选B。 10. 考查动词短语辨析。句意:两个月后,当威尔逊出院回家时,他的父母试图找到一种方法来应对发生在他们生活中的灾难。A. submitted to提交,服从……;B. catered for迎合;C. impressed on给……留下印象;D. happened to发生。这场事故“发生”在了威尔逊一家人的生活中。故选D。 11. 考查形容词词义辨析。句意:但威尔逊并不认为这次事故是灾难性的。A. fantastic极好的;B. extraordinary不同寻常的;C. impressive给人深刻印象的;D. catastrophic灾难性的,毁灭性的。根据上文his parents 44 to find a way to deal with the catastrophe that had 45 their lives.以及结合生活常识,失明对于任何一个人来说都是一场灾难。根据but转折可知,威尔逊并没有将这场事故看作是“灾难性的”。故选D。 12. 考查形容词词义辨析。句意:在那里,他不仅是一名出色的学生,而且成为了一名出色的演说家。A. accomplished才华高的,有成就的;B. crucial至关重要的,关键性的;C. specific特定的,具体的;D. innocent无辜的,天真的。前一句提到威尔逊很快学会了盲文,并在伍斯特盲人学院继续接受教育。结合该句中的not only…but also…可以推知,他不仅是个好学生,而且是个非常好的公共演说家。选项中只有A选项表达此意。故选A。 13. 考查名词词义辨析。句意:后来,他在非洲工作,那里的许多人因为缺乏适当的治疗而失明。A. deafness聋,听力不佳;B. depression沮丧;C. blindness瞎;D. speechlessness哑口无言。结合后文中的“And tens of millions in Africa and Asia can see because of the 51 Wilson made to preventing the 52 ”可知,很多人因为威尔逊的努力而复明。由此推知,在非洲,有很多人因为缺乏适当的治疗而“失明”。故选C。 14. 考查动词词义辨析。句意:对他来说,接受自己失明的命运是一回事,而在事情可以如此容易地解决的情况下,让事情继续下去则完全是另一回事。A. decide决定;B. abandon抛弃;C. control控制;D. accept接受。根据上文中的“But Wilson did not regard the accident as 46 . He learned braille(盲文)quickly and continued his education at Worcester College for the Blind. There, he not only did well as a student but also became a(n) 47 public speaker”可知,威尔逊失明之后,他没有抱怨命运的不公,反而努力进取,由此推知,他“接受”了自己失明的事实。故选D。 15. 考查连接词词义辨析。句意:对他来说,接受自己失明的命运是一回事,而在事情可以如此容易地解决的情况下,让事情继续下去则完全是另一回事。A. until直到;B. when在……情况下,当……时候;C. unless如果不;D. before在……之前。在很容易解决那么多人失明的情况下,让他们继续失明下去完全是另一回事。when表示“在……情况下”。故选B。 16. 考查名词词义辨析。句意:因为威尔逊努力地去预防可预防的情况,在非洲和亚洲,数千万人都可以恢复视力了。A. opposition反对;B. adjustments调整,调节;C. commitment奉献,投入;D. limitations限制。根据前文中的“This moved him to action”可知,威尔逊行动起来,努力地去预防那些可以预防的情况。因为他的“奉献”,很多人恢复了视力。该空和53空后的great contributions呼应。故选C。 17. 考查形容词词义辨析。句意:因为威尔逊努力地去预防可预防的情况,在非洲和亚洲,数千万人都能够恢复视力了。A. preventable可预防的,可阻止的;B. potential潜在的,有潜力的;C. spreadable(黄油等)容易被涂开的;D. influential有影响力的。结合空前的prevent可知,威尔逊努力地去预防“可以预防的”情况。故选A。 18. 考查名词词义辨析。句意:威尔逊因其巨大的贡献获得了几个国际奖项。A. scholarships奖学金;B. rewards奖励,回报;C. awards奖,奖品;D. bonuses红利,津贴。因为他的巨大贡献,威尔逊获得了几个国际“大奖”。故选C。 19. 考查名词词义辨析。句意:他失明了,但找到了视野。A. fortune运气,财富;B. recipe食谱,秘诀;C. dream梦,梦想;D. vision视野。根据前文叙述可知,虽然威尔逊失明了,但是他却通过努力,帮助了很多人,为世界做出了巨大贡献。由此推知,他虽然看不见,但是他的“眼界”开阔,做到了很多人都做不到的事情。故选D。 20. 考查动词词义辨析。句意:他证明了并不是发生在我们身上的事情决定了我们的生活,而是我们如何看待发生的事情。A. distinguishes区分,辨别;B. determines决定;C. claims宣称;D. limits限制。结合第一段中的“Success 36 fundamentally on our view of ourselves and of the 37 in our lives”可知,成功从根本上取决于我们对自己和对生活中发生的事情的看法。即:并不是发生的事情“决定”我们的生活,而是我们对发生的事情的看法“决定”了我们的生活。故选B。
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