Question

    As a university student, I decided to learn German. For some reason I really liked the language, but I was not very good at learning it. The grammar _______ me a lot and even drove me crazy. My only advantage was _______ —I got an A on every word test I took. After two years of studies, I struggled （挣扎） to communicate in _______ German and signed up to study in Germany to complete my degree. It was the _______ term I would ever have.

The moment I arrived in Germany, I felt like I was starting from scratch（从头开始）. The German I'd learned in university wasn't  _______ for everyday conversation. My book knowledge fell by the wayside as I thought about the basics of getting around, reading emails and talking with my classmates, I was often nervous at school, worried about whether the teachers would call on me in class and whether I'd understand their questions. I only _______ a little around my eight roommates, who were willing to speak German slowly to me and didn't seem to mind my _______.

I chose to study three courses—reading & writing, grammar and history. All were in German and difficult, but the history class was the worst. The teacher spoke so _______ that almost everything he said flew right over my head. I sat in the front, took notes and even recorded every single word he said in class, but _______ helped. I had no idea what the class was really about…

Years have passed, but I still remember how it felt to struggle so hard at ________ another language. That trip was a difficult but valuable lesson. I think my failure that term taught me just as much as my success.

1.A.gave B.helped C.troubled

2.A.listening B.spelling C.speaking

3.A.perfect B.broken C.beautiful

4.A.hardest B.easiest C.happiest

5.A.useless B.meaningless C.practical

6.A.relaxed B.feared C.wondered

7.A.purposes B.progress C.mistakes

8.A.slowly B.quickly C.clearly

9.A.nothing B.anything C.everything

10.A.creating B.teaching C.learning

Answer

1.C

2.B

3.B

4.A

5.C

6.A

7.C

8.B

9.A

10.C

【解析】

本文讲述了作者在德国学习德语的经历。

1.

句意：语法让我很苦恼，甚至快把我逼疯了。

gave给；helped帮助；troubled折磨。根据even drove me crazy，可知，语法让作者很苦恼，都快把他逼疯了，表述过去发生的事情，句子用一般过去时，所以空格处填troubled。故选C。

2.

句意：我唯一的优势是拼写——我在每次单词测试中都得了A。

listening听力；spelling拼写；speaking说。根据I got an A on every word test I took，可知，作者在每次单词测试中都能得到A，可见单词拼写是他的优势，所以空格处填spelling。故选B。

3.

句意：经过两年的学习，我努力用蹩脚的德语交流，并报名去德国完成我的学位。

perfect完美的；broken残缺的；beautiful漂亮的。根据struggle to communicate“挣扎着去沟通”，可见作者的德语并不流利，所以空格处填broken。故选B。

4.

句意：这是我经历过的最艰难的一个学期。

hardest最艰难的；easiest最简单的；happiest最高兴的。根据I was often nervous at school, worried about whether the teachers would call on me in class and whether I'd understand their questions，可知，作者在学校经常紧张，担心老师是否在课堂上提问他，他是否明白他们的问题，由此可见，作者在德国学习的那段时期过的很艰难，所以空格处填hardest。故选A。

5.

句意：我在大学学的德语在日常会话中并不实用。

useless无用的；meaningless无意义的；practical实用性的。根据My book knowledge fell by the wayside，可知，书本上的知识半途而废了，之前所学的德语并不实用，所以空格处填practical。故选C。

6.

句意：我只有在八个室友面前会放松一点，他们愿意和我慢慢说德语，似乎不介意我的错误。

relaxed放松；feared害怕；wondered想知道。根据who were willing to speak German slowly to me，可知，室友愿意慢慢地跟作者说德语，这让作者感到放松一些，没有在课堂上那么紧张，所以空格处填relaxed。故选A。

7.

句意：我只有在八个室友面前会放松一点，他们愿意和我慢慢说德语，似乎不介意我的错误。

purposes目的；progress过程；mistakes错误。根据I only relaxed a little around my eight roommates, who were willing to speak German slowly to me，可知，作者在室友面前感到轻松，是因为他们愿意慢慢地跟作者说德语，并且不介意作者的错误，所以空格处填mistakes。故选C。

8.

句意：老师讲得那么快，几乎他说的每一句话我都听不懂。

slowly缓慢地；quickly快速地；clearly清楚地。so…that引导结果状语从句，根据almost everything he said flew right over my head，可知，老师上课说得太快了，以至于作者一句也听不懂，所以空格处填quickly。故选B。

9.

句意：我坐在前面记笔记，甚至记录他在课堂上说的每个字，但是没有任何帮助。

nothing没什么事；anything任何事；everything每件事。根据I had no idea what the class was really about，可知，尽管作者在课堂上努力地记下老师说的每个字，但这对他来说没有任何帮助，他还是听不懂课堂是讲什么内容，所以空格处填nothing。故选A。

10.

句意：许多年过去了，但我仍然记得努力学习另一种语言的感觉。

creating创作；teaching教；learning学习。根据第一段As a university student, I decided to learn German，可知，整篇文章都讲的是作者学习语言的经历，所以空格处填learn。故选C。