Question

    At the age of 16, Einstein failed in several exams because he often played with some bad kids. One weekend morning, Einstein carried a fishing net and prepared to go fishing with those ________, his father stopped him and said to him calmly,” Einstein, you were spending too much time ______ , so you failed in the exams. I’m ______ about your future with your mother.”

“What are you worrying about? Jack and Robert also ______, but they went fishing as usual.”

“My boy, you can’t think so,” Looking at Einstein, his father said lovingly, “There is a _____ in our hometown. I hope you can listen to it carefully.”

“There were two cats playing on the roof. ______, they fell into the chimney（烟囱）.When they climbed out of the chimney, one cat’s face was dirty ______ the other’s face was clean. Seeing the dirty-faced cat, the clean-faced one thought its own face was also dirty, so it quickly ran to the riverside and washed its ______. The dirty-faced cat saw the clean-faced one, thinking its own face was clean as well, so it walked happily in the street.”

“Einstein, ______ can be your mirror（镜子）. Only you are your own mirror. Some of the kids are not strict with themselves. If you take them to be your mirror, even a ______ person may become stupid.” Hearing this, Einstein was ashamed and lay down his fishing rod and returned to his small room. Since then, Einstein’s face turned red. He put down his fishing net and returned to his small room.

After that, Einstein often took himself as a mirror to be ______ with himself and kept telling himself. “ I am special, so I needn’t be as common as others.” This was why Einstein ______ in his career.

1,000 people have 1,000 kinds of wishes in life. Different wishes will produce different ______ about life. You can learn from other people, but you can ______ follow others completely.

You must see yourself clearly, and know what you want to get. Your future doesn’t ________ how others act, but on what you are going to act.

1.A.adults B.kids C.teachers D.artists

2.A.playing B.working C.reading D.studying

3.A.excited B.curious C.worried D.crazy

4.A.checked B.passed C.dreamed D.failed

5.A.song B.story C.speech D.saying

6.A.Luckily B.Hopefully C.Suddenly D.Naturally

7.A.while B.or C.so D.for

8.A.mouth B.tail C.nose D.face

9.A.somebody B.nobody C.anybody D.everybody

10.A.poor B.rich C.lazy D.clever

11.A.tired B.angry C.strict D.satisfied

12.A.regretted B.graduated C.succeeded D.survived

13.A.ideas B.reasons C.mistakes D.secrets

14.A.sometimes B.often C.always D.never

15.A.try on B.depend on C.live on D.insist on

Answer

1.B

2.A

3.C

4.D

5.B

6.C

7.A

8.D

9.B

10.D

11.C

12.C

13.A

14.D

15.B

【解析】

短文大意：本文讲述了贪玩的少年爱因斯坦，听了爸爸讲的两只掉进烟囱的猫的故事后，把自己当作一面镜子，严格要求自己，最终走向事业成功的故事，启发我们，不同的愿望会产生不同的人生观，自己的未来并不取决于别人怎么做，而是取决于自己打算怎么做。

1.句意：一个周末的早晨，爱因斯坦拿着一个渔网，准备和那些孩子一起去钓鱼。考查名词辨析。A. 成人；B. 小孩；C. 教师；D. 艺术家。根据上文he often played with some bad kids.可知选B。

2.句意：你花了太多的时间玩，所以你考试不及格。考查动词辨析。A. 玩耍；B. 工作；C. 阅读；D. 学习。根据开头At the age of 16, Einstein failed in several exams because he often played with some bad kids.可知选A。

3.句意：我和你妈妈很担心你的未来。考查形容词辨析。A. 兴奋的；B. 好奇的；C. 担心的；D. 疯狂的。根据上文you were spending too much time playing , so you failed in the exams.可知爸爸妈妈很担心他，worry about符合句意，故选C。

4.句意：杰克和罗伯特也不及格，但他们像往常一样去钓鱼了。考查动词辨析。A. 检查；B. 通过；C. 梦想；D. 失败。also也，根据句意语境，可知杰克和罗伯特也没考及格，ABC三项意思都不合句意，故选D。

5.句意：在我们家乡有一个故事。考查名词辨析。A. 歌曲；B. 故事；C. 演讲；D. 谚语。根据下文两只猫的故事，可知story符合句意，故选B。

6.句意：突然，他们掉进了烟囱。考查副词辨析。A. 幸运的是；B. 希望；C. 突然；D. 自然地。根据they fell into the chimney可知ABD三项意思都不合句意，故知选C。

7.句意：当他们从烟囱里爬出来时，一只猫的脸是脏的，而另一只猫的脸是干净的。考查连词辨析。A. 而，表对比，连接并列结构；B. 或者，表选择；C. 所以，表结果；D. 因为，表原因。本句对两只猫进行对比，根据句意结构和语境，可知选A。

8.句意：看到这只脏脸的猫，干净的那只以为自己的脸也脏了，所以它很快跑到河边洗了脸。考查名词辨析。A. 嘴巴；B. 尾巴；C. 鼻子；D. 脸。so所以，引导结果状语从句；根据上文Seeing the dirty-faced cat, the clean-faced one thought its own face was also dirty,可知干净的那只猫以为自己的脸也脏了就很快跑到河边去洗脸，故选D。

9.句意：爱因斯坦，没有人能成为你的镜子。考查不定代词辨析。nobody没有人，表否定；anybody任何人，用于否定句、疑问句；somebody某人，表示不确定；everybody每个人。根据下文Only you are your own mirror.可知没有人能成为你的镜子，故选B。

10.句意：如果你把他们当成你的镜子，即使聪明的人也会变得愚蠢。考查形容词辨析。A. 贫穷的；B. 富有的；C. 懒惰的；D. 聪明的。even甚至，表让步；根据even a clever person may become可知会变得愚蠢，故选D。

11.句意：从那以后，爱因斯坦经常把自己当作一面镜子，严格要求自己。考查形容词辨析。A.疲倦的；B. 愤怒的；C. 严格的；D. 满意的。be strict with对某人严格要求；根据句意语境，可知ABD三项意思都不合句意，故选C。

12.句意：这就是爱因斯坦事业成功的原因。考查动词辨析。A. 遗憾；B. 毕业；C. 成功；D. 幸存。in his career在事业上，根据Einstein often took himself as a mirror to be strict with himself可知这是他事业成功的原因，故选C。

13.句意：不同的愿望会产生不同的人生观。考查名词辨析。A. 想法；B. 原因；C. 错误；D. 秘密。about life关于人生的；根据句意语境，可知ideas符合句意，故选A。

14.句意：你可以向别人学习，但你永远不能完全跟随别人。考查副词辨析。A. 有时；B. 经常；C.总是；D. 从不，表否定。but但是，表转折；根据follow others completely可知不能完全跟随别人，never符合句意，故选D。

15.句意：你的未来并不取决于别人怎么做，而是取决于你打算怎么做。考查动短语词辨析。A.试穿；B. 依赖，取决于；C. 靠…过活；D. 坚持。根据but on what you are going to act.可知depend on符合句意，故选B。