Question

    “A bird with a broken wing will never fly as high.” I’m sure that John would agree with this saying, _______ he felt this way almost every day in school.

By high school, John was the most famous _______ in his town. He was always absent, didn’t answer questions and got into _______. He had failed almost every exam by the time he entered his senior year, yet was _______ each year to a higher grade level. Teachers didn’t want to _______ him again the following year. John was moving on, but definitely not moving _______.

I met John for the first time at a weekend leadership training program since John was one of 405 students who _______. At the start of the training, John was just standing _______ the circle of students, against the back wall. He didn’t _______ join the discussion groups. But slowly, the interactive games ________ him in.

The ice really melted when the groups started building a list of ________ and negative things that had occurred at school that year. John ________ some constructive ideas on those situations. The other students in John’s group ________ his comments. All of a sudden John felt like a ________ of the group, and before long he was ________ like a leader. By the end of the training, he had joined the Homeless Project team. The other students on the team were ________ with his passionate concern and ideas. They ________ elected John co-chairman of the team.

John started ________ at school every day and answered questions from teachers for the first time. He led a second project, ________ 300 blankets and 1,000 pairs of shoes for the homeless shelter from house to house.

A bird with a broken wing only needs ________. Once healed, it can fly higher than the rest.

1.A.if B.until C.as D.though

2.A.storyteller B.troublemaker C.dream-seeker D.peace-lover

3.A.fights B.debt C.difficulties D.work

4.A.driven away B.left out C.kept in D.passed on

5.A.love B.pet C.have D.chase

6.A.in B.up C.away D.back

7.A.signed up B.ran away C.fell down D.went by

8.A.around B.onto C.among D.outside

9.A.hurriedly B.easily C.readily D.warmly

10.A.drew B.led C.sent D.put

11.A.useless B.meaningful C.strange D.positive

12.A.changed B.expressed C.reserved D.noticed

13.A.refused B.ignored C.welcomed D.gathered

14.A.founder B.heart C.leader D.part

15.A.dressed B.treated C.born D.shaped

16.A.impressed B.patient C.disappointed D.familiar

17.A.still B.again C.hardly D.even

18.A.showing up B.dropping out C.going down D.walking around

19.A.buying B.collecting C.donating D.making

20.A.raising B.feeding C.mending D.replacing

Answer

1.C

2.B

3.A

4.D

5.C

6.B

7.A

8.D

9.C

10.A

11.D

12.B

13.C

14.D

15.B

16.A

17.D

18.A

19.B

20.C

【解析】

本文是一篇记叙文。约翰是镇上最著名的麻烦制造者，上学经常缺席，不回答问题，爱打架。在一次周末的领导培训项目中，他融进了团队，不久他被当作一个领导者对待，他至此开始变得积极努力。文章告诉我们：一只折断了翅膀的鸟只需要修补。一旦愈合，它就会飞得比其他的都高。

1.本题考查语境判断之逻辑关系。句意：断了翅膀的鸟永远不会飞得那么高。我相信约翰会同意这句话，因为他在学校里几乎每天都有这种感觉。A. if如果；B. until直到……为止；C. as由于……；D. though尽管。根据前半句I’m sure that John would agree with this saying(我相信约翰会同意这句话。)可知，后面应该是表示原因，“因为他几乎每天都在学校里这样想。”故用as引导状语从句。故选C。

2.本题考查语境判断之其他线索。句意：在学校，约翰是镇上最著名的麻烦制造者。A. storyteller说故事的人；B. troublemaker惹麻烦的人，闹事者；C. dream-seeker追梦人；D. peace-lover爱和平的人。根据下文He was always absent, didn’t answer questions and—He had failed almost every exam by the time he entered his senior year可知，约翰总是惹麻烦。故选B。

3.本题考查语境判断之其他线索。句意：他总是上课缺席，不回答问题，还打架。A. fights打架；B. debt债务；C. difficulties困难；D. work工作。根据上文约翰总是惹麻烦可知，此处是打架，其他选项不合文意。get into …陷入……，故选A。

4.本题考查语境判断之逻辑关系。句意：在他进入高三的时候，几乎每次考试都不及格，然而，他每年都被送到一个更高的年级。A. driven away（把车）开走；B. left out忽视，不考虑；C. kept in保存于；D. passed on通过，传递。前面提到failed，yet在这里表示转折，所以应该是“被送到一个更高的年级”，故选D。

5.本题考查语境判断之其他线索。句意：老师不想下一年再要他了。A. love爱；B. pet爱抚；C. have让，有；D. accompany陪伴。根据下文John was moving on, but definitely not moving ___6___.(约翰在继续前进，但绝对没有上升。)可知，老师不想下一年要他，故选C。

6.本题考查语境判断之逻辑关系。句意：约翰在继续前进，但绝对没有上升。move up提升，故选B。

7.本题考查语境判断之其他线索。句意：我第一次见到约翰是在一个周末的领导培训项目中，因为约翰是405名报名参加的学生之一。A. signed up报名，登记；B. ran away逃跑，跑开；C. fell down 倒下；D. went by时间逝去。此处指报名参加培训项目，故选A。

8.本题考查语境判断之其他线索。句意：约翰只是站在一圈学生的外面，背靠着墙。A. around在……周围；B. onto在……之上；C. among在……当中；D. outside在……外面。根据空格后的…the circle of students, against the back wall.可知，他站在一圈学生的外面。故选D。

9.本题考查语境判断之其他线索。句意：他不愿意加入讨论组。A. hurriedly匆忙地；B. easily容易地；C. readily乐意地；D. warmly热情地。根据上文John was just standing ___8___ the circle of students, against the back wall.可知，他不愿意和学生们在一起讨论。故选C。

10.本题考查语境判断之其他线索。句意：慢慢地互动游戏把他吸引了进来。A. drew牵引，吸引；B. led领导，指向；C. sent寄；D. put放。根据下文的But可知，互动游戏把他吸引了进来。draw in引诱，吸引。故选A。

11.本题考查语境判断之逻辑关系。句意：当这些团体开始列出当年在学校发生的积极和消极的事情时，冰真的融化了。A. useless无用的；B. meaningful有意义的；C. strange奇怪的；D. positive积极的，肯定的。与negative things对应，故选D。

12.本题考查语境判断之其他线索。句意：约翰对这些情况表达了一些建设性的想法。A. changed改变；B. expressed表达；C. reserved保留；D. noticed注意到。根据some constructive ideas可知，这里表示表达想法。故选B。

13.本题考查语境判断之其他线索。句意：约翰小组的其他学生对他的评论表示欢迎。A. refused拒绝；B. ignored忽视；C. welcomed欢迎，乐于接受；D. gathered聚集。根据下文 like a leader可知，这里是说组员们对他的态度，故选C。

14.本题考查语境判断之其他线索。句意：突然，约翰觉得自己像小组里的一部分了。A. founder创始人；B. heart 心脏；C. leader领导者；D. part部分，角色。根据上文The other students in John’s group ___13___ his comments.可推知，小组其他成员欢迎他的评论，这让约翰觉得自己是他组里的一个成员了。故选D。

15.本题考查语境判断之逻辑关系。句意：不久他被当作一个领导者对待。A. dressed装饰，给……穿衣；B. treated对待，治疗；C. born出世；D. shaped成形。组员们把他当领导，故选B。

16.本题考查语境判断之其他线索。句意：团队中的其他学生对他的热情的关心和想法印象深刻。A. impressed印象深刻的；B. patient耐心的；C. disappointed失望的；D. familiar熟悉的。be impressed with对……印象深刻，故选A。

17.本题考查语境判断之逻辑关系。句意：他们甚至还选举了约翰为联合主席。A. still仍然；B. again又，再；C. hardly几乎不；D. even甚至。表示递进，故选D。

18.本题考查语境判断之逻辑关系。句意：他每天开始在学校出现，并回答老师的问题。A. showing up露面，出现；B. dropping out退出，退学；C. going down减少，下降；D. walking around四处走动。与第二段中He was always absent, didn’t answer questions...对比可知，他每天在学校出现，并回答老师的问题。故选A。

19.本题考查语境判断之其他线索。句意：他领导了第二个项目，为无家可归者挨家挨户筹集了300条毯子和1000双鞋子。A. buying买；B. collecting收集；C. donating捐赠；D. making制造。根据300 blankets and 1,000 pairs of shoes for the homeless shelter.可知，此处应该是“收集”，故选B。

20.本题考查语境判断之其他线索。句意：一只折断了翅膀的鸟只需要修补。一旦愈合，它就会飞得比其他的都高。A. raising升起；B. feeding喂养；C. mending修补；D. replacing替代。指折断了翅膀的鸟只需要修补。故选C。