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    It took about three weeks for me to become mute(哑的). In 2007, I visited a client as a financial adviser and _________a virus. I had a sore throat. My doctor_________me it would soon return to normal.

_________ it got worse. I could no longer make phone calls and started carrying a little whiteboard to write everything down. I tried to work with people I already knew, who were likely to be more_________with me; but explaining financial details to_________investors with marker pen was a big challenge.

At home, my wife and teenage sons_________as best they could. Soon I was using a computer that read out phrases typed into it.

My situation_________when I was offered a tuition-assisted place at lows State University. I_________ myself by accepting a job in the student services office. Forced to_________with people face to face, I started to have fun with computer voices.

In 2010I read a news story about a waitress who'd had her voice__________with the help of a doctor in Cleveland. It had to be worth a__________. Dr. Milstein__________me to do some vocal(发声的) exercises to stretch the muscles in my neck and to my astonishment I started to make__________.It was the first time I'd heard my voice in three and a half years.

Then I did more exercises, my voice becoming more__________; Milstein asked me to go over to the window and__________the friends across the street. I was afraid at first, __________I damaged my voice, but he kept__________me. Friends at university heard my voice for the first time and even when I was alone, I talked to myself,

I don't regret those years of__________.I spent more time with my boys and had time to__________where I'd gone wrong as a husband and parent. That time__________my rough edges. I prefer who I am now.

1.A.picked up B.touched on C.made out D.brought in

2.A.shocked B.bothered C.convinced D.condemned

3.A.Therefore B.Moreover C.Eventually D.Instead

4.A.casual B.patient C.cautious D.satisfied

5.A.shallow B.potential C.explicit D.stubborn

6.A.withdrew B.resisted C.declined D.adjusted

7.A.worsened B.remained C.brightened D.arose

8.A.challenged B.applauded C.abandoned D.sacrificed

9.A.correspond B.compete C.compare D.communicate

10.A.regained B.controlled C.softened D.modified

11.A.praise B.try C.bonus D.fortune

12.A.instructed B.promised C.allowed D.warned

13.A.comments B.chokes C.sounds D.rhythms

14.A.aggressive B.disgusting C.confident D.unique

15.A.head for B.yell at C.glance down D.drive away

16.A.even if B.as though C.now that D.in case

17.A.dragging B.pulling C.pushing D.kicking

18.A.silence B.enquiry C.twist D.reform

19.A.doubt B.reflect C.classify D.relate

20.A.sharpened B.maintained C.accumulated D.smoothed

 

1.A 2.C 3.D 4.B 5.B 6.D 7.C 8.A 9.D 10.A 11.B 12.A 13.C 14.C 15.B 16.D 17.C 18.A 19.B 20.D 【解析】 本文是一篇记叙文,讲述了作者失声三年半后在米尔斯坦医生的帮助下恢复嗓音以及失声那段时间自己的反思。 1. 考查动词短语辨析。句意: 2007年,我以财务顾问的身份拜访了一位客户,结果感染了病毒。A. picked up捡起、感染;B. touched on提及;C. made out理解;D. brought in引进。空前一句说我变哑了,因此我在拜访客户时感染了病毒,故A项正确。 2. 考查动词词义辨析。句意:医生让我相信我的嗓子很快就会恢复正常。A. shocked使震惊;B. bothered打扰;C. convinced使确信;D. condemned责难。根据空后的“me it would soon return to normal.”可知,医生让我相信我的嗓子很快就会恢复正常,故C项正确。 3. 考查副词词义辨析。句意:相反,我的嗓子变得更糟了。A. Therefore因此;B. Moreover此外;C. Eventually最终;D. Instead相反。空前一句说医生让我相信我的嗓子很快就会恢复正常,再结合空后的“it got worse.”可知,与医生说的相反,我的嗓子变得更糟了,故D项正确。 4. 考查形容词词义辨析。句意:我试着和我认识的人合作,他们可能对我更有耐心;但用记号笔向潜在投资者解释财务细节是一个很大的挑战。A. casual随便的;B. patient耐心的;C. cautious谨慎的;D. satisfied满意的。空前一句说这些合作者都是我认识的人,因此他们可能对我更有耐心,故B项正确。 5. 考查形容词词义辨析。句意同上。A. shallow肤浅的;B. potential潜在的、可能的;C. explicit明确的;D. stubborn顽固的。根据上文中的“as a financial adviser”可知,我是财务顾问,再结合空前的“explaining financial details”可知,我的工作是向潜在的投资者解释财务细节,故B项正确。 6. 考查动词词义辨析。句意:在家里,我妻子和十几岁的儿子们尽可能地适应。A. withdrew撤销;B. resisted抵抗;C. declined下降;D. adjusted调整、适应。上文说我变哑了,我的家人自然是要适应这一突如其来的变故,故D项正确。 7. 考查动词词义辨析。句意:我的情况好转了,因为我得到了一个由罗得州立大学资助的名额。A. worsened恶化;B. remained保持;C. brightened变亮、变好;D. arose出现。空后一句说我接受了学生服务办公室的一份工作来挑战自己,这说明我的情况有所好转,故C项正确。 8. 考查动词词义辨析。句意:我接受了学生服务办公室的工作来挑战自己。A. challenged挑战;B. applauded喝彩;C. abandoned遗弃;D. sacrificed牺牲。根据空后的“myself by accepting a job in the student services office”可知,我接受学生服务办公室的工作是因为我想以此来挑战自己,故A项正确。 9. 考查动词短语辨析。句意:被迫与人面对面交流,我开始享受电脑语音的乐趣。A. correspond with一致、符合;B. compete with与……竞争;C. compare with与……相比较;D. communicate with与……交流。空前一句说我接受了学生服务办公室的工作,再结合根据空后的“with people face to face”可知,这份工作迫使我与人们面对面地交流,故D项正确。 10. 考查动词词义辨析。句意:2010年,我读到一篇关于一位女服务员在克利夫兰一位医生的帮助下恢复了嗓音的新闻。A. regained重拾、恢复;B. controlled控制;C. softened使柔软;D. modified修改。根据空后的“with the help of a doctor in Cleveland”可知,这位女服务员在克利夫兰一位医生的帮助下恢复了嗓音,故A项正确。 11. 考查名词词义辨析。句意:这是值得一试的。A. praise表扬;B. try尝试;C. bonus红利;D. fortune财富。空前一句说2010年,我读到一篇关于一位女服务员在克利夫兰一位医生的帮助下恢复了嗓音的新闻,空后一句又说这位医生指导我做发声练习,因此此处是说这值得一试,故B项正确。 12. 考查动词词义辨析。句意:米尔斯坦医生指导我做一些发声练习来伸展颈部肌肉,令我吃惊的是,我开始发声了。A. instructed指导;B. promised承诺;C. allowed允许;D. warned警告。根据空后的“me to do some vocal(发声的) exercises to stretch the muscles in my neck”可知,米尔斯坦医生指导我做一些发声练习来伸展颈部肌肉,故A项正确。 13. 考查名词词义辨析。句意同上。A. comments评论;B. chokes窒息;C. sounds声响、声音;D. rhythms韵律。空后一句说这是我三年半以来第一次听到自己的声音,这说明在米尔斯坦医生的指导下,我终于发声了,故C项正确。 14. 考查形容词词义辨析。句意:然后我做了更多的练习,我的声音变得更加自信。A. aggressive好斗的;B. disgusting令人厌恶的;C. confident有信心的;D. unique独特的。空前一句说我做了更多的练习,这让我的声音变得更加自信,故C项正确。 15. 考查动词短语辨析。句意:米尔斯坦让我走到窗前,对着外面的朋友大喊。A. head for前往;B. yell at对……吼叫、大喊;C. glance down向下扫视;D. drive away赶走。根据语境可知,我是在做发声练习,自然是在楼上对着对面的朋友大喊,故B项正确。 16. 考查连词词义辨析。句意:起初我很害怕,怕万一弄坏了嗓子,但他一直在鼓励我。A. even if即使;B. as though好像;C. now that既然;D. in case万一。根据空前的“I was afraid at first”及空后的“I damaged my voice”可知,起初我害怕万一弄坏了嗓子怎么办,故D项正确。 17. 考查动词词义辨析。句意同上。A. dragging拖拉;B. pulling拉;C. pushing推动、鼓励;D. kicking踢。空前一句说起初我很害怕,怕万一弄坏了嗓子,再结合空前表示转折关系的“but”可知,米尔斯坦一直在鼓励我,故C项正确。 18. 考查名词词义辨析。句意:我不后悔那几年的无声世界。A. silence无声;B. enquiry询问;C. twist旋转;D. reform改革。根据上文内容可知,我曾失声了三年半的时间,因此此处指失声那段时间,故A项正确。 19. 考查动词词义辨析。句意:我花了更多的时间和孩子们在一起,并且有时间反思作为丈夫和父亲,我那些地方做得不够好。A. doubt怀疑;B. reflect反思;C. classify分类;D. relate关联。根据空后的“where I'd gone wrong as a husband and parent.”可知,我用那段时间反思作为丈夫和父亲,自己那些地方做得不够好,故B项正确。 20. 考查动词词义辨析。句意:那段时间磨光了我的棱角,我更喜欢现在的我。A. sharpened磨快;B. maintained维持;C. accumulated堆积;D. smoothed使光滑。根据空后的“my rough edges”可知,那段时间磨光了我的棱角,故D项正确。
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