Question

    Irma started a business, but later because of lack money, he had to close it. After that he started to feel very _________.

This problem of Irma was later _________ by Professor Krishnan. One day he _________ Irma to his home and asked, "Are you still _________?" "Yes, all my efforts have been _________." Ima answered. Hearing this, the professor _________ him a dead tomato plant and said, "I take care of it carefully, _________ it still died. There is always something _________ that happens." "If success is only a matter of luck, what is the _________ of doing so much?" asked Irma. "You will understand after you open that door," said the professor. Irma opened it, and saw lots of __________ and healthy tomato plants there. "Oh! How did you do that?" asked Irma.

"Of course, not all my efforts have been wasted; so it is with yours. If you __________ doing the right things, then your __________ of success are greatly increased. But if you feel defeated because of failure, life won't give you any __________. "At last, Irma understood the lesson of success, __________ what to do and came out with renewed energy. Finally he had a very big business.

It is true that no matter what we try, we can't __________ the result, but it's also true that those, who never give up, achieve success in the end.

1.A.scared B.depressed C.shocked D.determined

2.A.discovered B.analyzed C.valued D.complained

3.A.wished B.encouraged C.invited D.permitted

4.A.interested B.determined C.committed D.annoyed

5.A.recognized B.wasted C.acknowledged D.ignored

6.A.mailed B.returned C.showed D.indicated

7.A.but B.so C.or D.and

8.A.unusual B.unfortunate C.unforgettable D.unexpected

9.A.importance B.purpose C.advantage D.theory

10.A.strong B.new C.weak D.regular

11.A.avoid B.consider C.keep D.enjoy

12.A.options B.chances C.features D.virtues

13.A.reward B.property C.money D.harvest

14.A.pointed out B.figured out C.left out D.gave out

15.A.replace B.select C.control D.indicate

Answer

1.B

2.A

3.C

4.D

5.B

6.C

7.A

8.D

9.C

10.A

11.C

12.B

13.A

14.B

15.C

【解析】

这是一篇记叙文。文章讲述的是Irma没钱做生意后来在Krishnan教授的点拨下走向成功的故事。故事告诉我们“只要从不放弃，最终取得成功。”

1.

考查形容词词义辨析。句意：从那以后，他开始感到非常沮丧。A. scared害怕的；B. depressed 沮丧的；C. shocked震惊的；D. determined坚决的。根据文章第一句Irma started a business, but later because of lack money, he had to close it.“Irma开始做生意，但后来因为缺钱，他不得不把它关掉。” 由此可知，生意不能做了，Irma“感到沮丧”。故选B。

2.

考查动词词义辨析。句意：Irma的这个问题后来被Krishnan教授发现。A. discovered发现；B. analyzed分析；C. valued估价，珍惜；D. complained抱怨。根据第2空前后内容This problem of Irma was later 和 by Professor Krishnan可知，Professor Krishnan“发现”了Irma的问题。故选A。

3.

考查动词词义辨析。句意：有一天，他邀请Irma到他家，问他:“你还在烦恼吗?”A. wished希望；B. encouraged鼓励；C. invited研究；D. permitted许可。根据第3空的Irma to his home可知，Professor Krishnan“邀请”Irma。故选C。

4.

考查形容词词义辨析。句意：有一天，他邀请Irma到他家，问她:“你还在烦恼吗?”A. interested感兴趣的；B. determined坚决的；C. committed坚定的；D. annoyed烦恼的。根据文章第一句Irma started a business, but later because of lack money, he had to close it. “Irma开始做生意，但后来因为缺钱，他不得不把它关掉。”由此可知，生意不能做了，Irma会很“烦恼”。故选D。

5.

考查动词词义辨析。句意：“是的，我所有的努力都白费了。”A. recognized认可；B. wasted浪费；C. acknowledged承认；D. ignored忽视。根据第4空前的Yes, all my efforts have been可知，Irma还在烦恼，所以自己的努力就“白费了”。故选B。

6.

考查动词词义辨析。句意：教授听了，指给他看一株死了的番茄说:“我精心照料它，但它还是死了。总有一些意想不到的事情发生。”A. mailed邮寄；B. returned归还，返回；C. showed展示；D. indicated表明。根据第6空下文him a dead tomato plant可知，教授让他看一株死了的番茄。故选C。

7.

考查并列连词。句意：教授听了，指给他看一株死了的番茄说:“我精心照料它，但它还是死了。总有一些意想不到的事情发生。”A. but但是；B. so所以；C. or 或者；D. and和。根据第7空前后内容I take care of it carefully, 和it still died. 可知前后是一种转折关系，故选A。

8.

考查形容词词义辨析。句意：教授听了，指给他看一株死了的番茄说:“我精心照料它，但它还是死了。总有一些意想不到的事情发生。”A. unusual不寻常的；B. unfortunate不幸的；C. unforgettable难忘的；D. unexpected出乎意料的。 根据上文“精心照料番茄，它也会死”，可知，生活中总有一些“意想不到的”事情。故选D。

9.

考查名词词义辨析。句意：“如果成功只是运气的问题，那么做这么多有什么好处呢?”Irma问。A. importance重要性；B. purpose目的；C. advantage优势；D. theory理论。根据第9空前后的If success is only a matter of luck, what is 和 of doing so much? 由此可知，这里在说做这么多的“好处”。故选C。

10.

考查形容词词义辨析。句意：Irma打开了盒子，看到里面有很多又大又好的番茄植物。A. strong强壮的；B. new新的；C. weak虚弱的；D. regular有规律的。根据第10空后的healthy tomato plants there.可知，番茄植物很“大”很健康。故选A。

11.

考查动词词义辨析。句意：如果你坚持做正确的事情，那么你成功的机会就会大大增加。A. avoid避免；B. consider考虑，认为；C. keep保持；D. enjoy享受，喜爱。 根据第11空前一句Of course, not all my efforts have been wasted; so it is with yours.“当然，我的努力并非全白费了;你的情况也是如此。”由此可知，此处指“持续不断”做某事。故选C。

12.

考查名词词义辨析。句意：如果你坚持做正确的事情，那么你成功的机会就会大大增加。A. options选择；B. chances机会；C. features特色；D. virtues美德。根据第12空后的of success are greatly increased.可知此处指只要坚持做，成功的“机会”会增加。故选B。

13.

考查名词词义辨析。句意：但是如果你因为失败而感到挫败，生活不会给你任何奖励。A. reward报酬；B. property财产；C. money金钱；D. harvest收获。根据第13空前的if you feel defeated because of failure, life won't give you any可知，此处指失败不会给你带来任何“奖励”。故选A。

14.

考查动词短语辨析。句意：最后，Irma明白了成功的教训，弄清楚了该做什么，带着新的活力走了出来。A. pointed out指出；B. figured out明白，理解；C. left out忽视，考虑；D. gave out分发，发出。根据第14空前后的At last, Irma understood the lesson of success,和what to do and came out with renewed energy.可知， Irma“弄清楚”该做什么。故选B。

15.

考查动词词义辨析。句意：这是事实，无论我们尝试什么，我们不能控制结果，但这也是事实，那些从不放弃，最终取得成功。A. replace替代；B. select选择；C. control控制；D. indicate表明。根据第15空后的but it's also true that those, who never give up, achieve success in the end.“但是，那些永不放弃的人最终会获得成功，这也是事实。”由此可知，我们不能“控制”结果。故选C。