Question

    Mike was a funny student. He loves watching comedies (喜剧) best and hoped to become a comedy ________ one day.

When he heard about the talent show (才艺表演) to be held at his school, Mike ________ to take part in. He had never acted on stage before and he was very ________. But some students laughed at him, "You are not funny at all. No one will like what you do!" his classmate Ken said to him ________.

Mike couldn't understand why he was so unkind to him. For a moment, he thought about ________ the show. But he remembered how much his friends liked his ________, and also his teachers said he was very funny. So he started to prepare for the show.

Mike did great job at the talent show. Everyone ________ his performance (表演), and he won the first prize! His teachers and friends were proud ________ him. Even so, Ken told Mike that he would never succeed. Mike didn't understand why Ken said so, but he realized that it had ________ to do with him. He confidently (自信地) continued to work towards his ________.

As the years went on, Mike met more people like Ken. "You'll do a ________ job," they said to him. Luckily, most people ________ him and some helped him to become even funnier. He got a lot of chances to perform in movies. He was even ________ to appear on television. His fans thanked him ________ his comedies made them feel good when they were unhappy.

Now Mike is a comedy star! He is doing what he loves best, and he ________ all day long.

We can learn from Mike that as long as we stick with what we like, we will be successful. So just be yourself!

1.A.teacher B.actor C.director D.writer

2.A.forgot B.failed C.wanted D.continued

3.A.excited B.angry C.bored D.satisfied

4.A.kindly B.loudly C.politely D.patiently

5.A.writing down B.putting on C.waiting for D.giving up

6.A.jokes B.concerts C.books D.articles

7.A.disliked B.minded C.doubted D.loved

8.A.with B.at C.of D.in

9.A.something B.nothing C.everything D.anything

10.A.dream B.trouble C.wealth D.luck

11.A.valuable B.wonderful C.terrible D.meaningful

12.A.encouraged B.hated C.punished D.saved

13.A.refused B.invited C.cancelled D.told

14.A.because B.but C.before D.until

15.A.cries B.regrets C.shouts D.laughs

Answer

1.B

2.C

3.A

4.B

5.D

6.A

7.D

8.C

9.B

10.A

11.C

12.A

13.B

14.A

15.D

【解析】

本文是一篇记叙文。文章讲述了麦克非常喜剧，想要成为一名喜剧演员，但是在实现梦想的过程中遭遇了挫折和嘲笑，麦克并没有放弃，最终实现了自己的梦想。这个故事告诉我们：只要我们坚持自己所热爱的，最终就能获得成功。

1.

句意：（他）希望有一天能成为一名喜剧演员。

teacher老师；actor演员；director导演；writer作家。根据后文麦克上台表演的经历以及“Now Mike is a comedy star!”可知，麦克最终成为了喜剧明星，实现了梦想，所以他的梦想是成为喜剧演员。故选B。

2.

句意：麦克想要参加。

forgot忘记；failed失败；wanted想要；continued继续。根据前文“He loves watching comedies (喜剧) best”可知，麦克非常喜欢喜剧，所以当听到学校有才艺表演，应该会非常想要参加，want to do sth.想要做某事。故选C。

3.

句意：他非常激动。

excited激动的；angry愤怒的；bored无聊的；satisfied满意的。根据前文“He had never acted on stage before”，麦克从来没有在舞台上表演过，所以此刻的内心应该是非常激动的。故选A。

4.

句意：他的同学肯大声对他说。

kindly友好地；loudly大声地；politely礼貌地；patiently耐心地。根据前文“But some students laughed at him”可知，一些同学在嘲笑麦克，结合所给单词，可知肯说这句话的时候是大声地。故选B。

5.

句意：有一瞬间，他想放弃表演。

writing down写下；putting on上演；waiting for等待；giving up放弃。根据前文“Mike couldn't … unkind to him.”可知，因为别人都在嘲笑麦克，他不理解他们为什么对自己这么不友好，所以麦克有动摇自己的梦想，想要放弃。故选D。

6.

句意：但是他记得他的朋友是有多么喜欢他的笑话。

jokes玩笑；concerts演唱会；books书；articles文章。根据后文“and also his teachers said he was very funny”，他的老师也说他非常有趣，根据他登台表演可知讲的是笑话，说明他平常讲的也是笑话。故选A。

7.

句意：每个人都很喜欢他的表演。

disliked不喜欢；minded介意；doubted怀疑；loved喜欢。根据“he won the first prize”，他得了第一名，可知大家都喜欢他的表演。故选D。

8.

句意：他的同学和老师对他非常自豪。

with和；at在；of……的；in在……里面。根据前后单词可知本题考查短语be proud of对……感到自豪。故选C。

9.

句意：但是他意识到这与他无关。

something一些；nothing没有什么；everything每一件；anything任何事。根据后文“He confidently (自信地) continued to work towards”可知，马克自信地继续朝着自己的梦想努力，所以肯对他的嘲笑对他并没有什么影响，与他无关。故选B。

10.

句意：他自信地继续朝着自己的梦想努力

dream梦想；trouble困难；wealth财富；luck幸运。根据句意以及前文，做喜剧演员是马克的梦想。故选A。

11.

句意：你做着一份很糟糕的工作。

valuable有价值的；wonderful精彩的；terrible很糟糕的；meaningful有意义的。根据前文“Mike met more people like Ken”可知，那些人和肯一样都是嘲笑麦克的，所以用terrible。故选C。

12.

句意：幸运的是，大多数人鼓励他。

encouraged鼓励；hated讨厌；punished惩罚；saved保护。根据前文“Luckily”以及后文“some helped him to become even funnier”幸运的是，有一些人帮助麦克变得更加有趣，所以大多数人应该是积极正面地鼓励他。故选A。

13.

句意：他甚至被邀请去参见电视节目。

refused拒绝；invited邀请；cancelled拒绝；told告诉。根据前文“He got a lot of chances to perform in movies”可知，麦克有机会在电影里表演，所以还会被邀请去参加电视节目。故选B。

14.

句意：他的粉丝感谢他，因为当他们不开心的时候，他的喜剧表演让他们感觉良好。

because因为；but但是；before在……之前；until直到。根据句意可知，前后句存在因果关系。故选A。

15.

句意：他整天都在笑。

cries哭泣；regrets遗憾；shouts叫嚷；laughs笑。麦克从事的是喜剧工作，而且他实现了自己的梦想，这是值得开心的事情，所以他在笑。故选D。