Question

Dale Carnegie rose from the unknown of a Missouri farm to international fame because he found a way to fill a universal human need.

It was a need that he first_______back in 1906 when young Dale was a junior at State Teachers College in Warrensburg. To get an _______, he was struggling against many difficulties. His family was poor. His dad couldn’t afford the _______ at college, so Dale had to ride horseback 12 miles to attend classes. Study had to be done_______his farm-work routines. He withdrew from many school activities_______he didn’t have the time or the _______. He had only one good suit. He tried_______the football team, but the coach turned him down for being too _______. During this period Dale was slowly_______an inferiority complex (自卑感), which his mother knew could__________him from achieving his real potential. She__________that Dale join the debating team, believing that__________in speaking could give him the confidence and recognition that he needed.

Dale took his mother’s advice, tried desperately and after several attempts__________made it. This proved to be a__________point in his life. Speaking before groups did help him gain the__________he needed. By the time Dale was a senior, he had won every top honor in __________. Now other students were coming to him for coaching and they, __________, were winning contests.

Out of this early struggle to__________his feelings of inferiority, Dale came to understand that the ability to__________an idea to an audience builds a person’s confidence. And,__________it, Dale knew he could do anything he wanted to do—and so could others.

1.A.admitted B.filled C.supplied D.recognized

2.A.assignment B.education C.advantage D.instruction

3.A.training B.board C.teaching D.equipment

4.A.between B.during C.over D.through

5.A.while B.when C.because D.though

6.A.permits B.interest C.talent D.clothes

7.A.on B.for C.in D.with

8.A.light B.flexible C.optimistic D.outgoing

9.A.gaining B.achieving C.developing D.obtaining

10.A.prevent B.protect C.save D.free

11.A.suggested B.demanded C.required D.insisted

12.A.presence B.practice C.patience D.potential

13.A.hopefully B.certainly C.finally D.naturally

14.A.key B.breaking C.basic D.turning

15.A.progress B.experience C.competence D.confidence

16.A.horse-riding B.football C.speech D.farming

17.A.in return B.in brief C.in turn D.in fact

18.A.convey B.overcome C.understand D.build

19.A.express B.stress C.contribute D.repeat

20.A.besides B.beyond C.like D.with

Answer

1.D

2.B

3.B

4.A

5.C

6.D

7.B

8.A

9.C

10.A

11.A

12.B

13.C

14.D

15.D

16.C

17.C

18.B

19.A

20.D

【解析】

这是一篇记叙文。本文讲述了戴尔·卡耐基从不为人所知，到享有国际声誉。他从年轻时候的不自信，在他母亲的帮助下不断奋斗，最终成为最成功的演说家

1.

考查动词词义辨析。句意：早在1906年，当年轻的戴尔还是Warrensburg州立师范学院的一名大三学生时，他就意识到了这种需求。A. admitted承认；B. filled装满；C. supplied提供；D. recognized认出，识别，意识到。根据in 1906 when young Dale was a junior at State Teachers College in Warrensburg可知，早在1906年，当年轻的戴尔还是Warrensburg州立师范学院的一名大三学生时，他就意识到了这种需求。故选D

2.

考查名词义辨析。句意：为了受教育，他克服了许多的困难。A. assignment分配，任务；B. education教育；C. advantage优势；D. instruction教学，说明。根据a junior at State Teachers College in Warrensburg可知，为了受教育，他克服了许多的困难。故选B

3.

考查名词词义辨析。句意：他的爸爸付不起上大学的校车费用，因此戴尔不得不骑马跑12英里去上课,。A. training训练；B. board校车；C. teaching教学；D. equipment设备。根据故so Dale had to ride horseback 12 miles to attend classes.可知，他的爸爸付不起上大学的校车费用选B

4.

查介词词义辨析。句意：学习不得不在日常农活之间完成。A. between在……之间；B. during在……期间；C. over在……上方；D. through穿过。根据farm-work可知，在两者之间用between。故选A

5.

考查连词词义辨析。句意：他从许多学校活动走开，因为他没有时间和衣服。A. while然而；B. when当……时候；C. because因为；D. though尽管。分析句意可知，前后句意表示因果关系。本句为because引导的时间状语从句。故选C

6.

考查名词词义辨析。句意：他从许多学校活动走开，因为他没有时间和衣服。A. permits允许；B. interest兴趣；C. talent才能；D. clothes衣服。根据后句He had only one good suit.可以推测出，他没有衣服。故选D

7.

考查动词短语辨析。句意：他想争取加入橄榄球对，但教练拒绝了他。A. on在……上；B. for 为了；C. in在……里；D. with和。try for谋求，争取。try on试穿；try in试戴。根据the football team可知，他想争取加入足球队。故选B

8.

考查形容词词义辨析。句意：教练拒绝他的原因是因为他体重太轻。A. light轻的；B. flexible灵活的；C. optimistic乐观的；D. outgoing外向的。因为加入的是橄榄球对，所以需要一定的体重。再根据turned him down可知，教练拒绝他的原因是因为他体重太轻。故选A

9.

考查动词词义辨析。句意：在这个时期，戴尔慢慢形成一种自卑感。A. gaining获得；B. achieving取得；C. developing形成；D. obtaining获得。根据an inferiority complex (自卑感)可知，在这个时期，戴尔慢慢形成一种自卑感。故选C

10.

考查动词词义辨析。句意：他的母亲知道这能够阻止他获得他的真正的潜能。A. prevent阻止；B. protect保护；C. save拯救；D. free释放。自卑感阻止他获得他的真正的潜能。这里考查短语prevent sb. from doing sth.阻止某人做某事。故选A

11.

考查动词词义辨析。句意：她建议戴尔加入辩论队。A. suggested建议；B. demanded要求；C. required要求；D. insisted坚持。根据Dale took his mother’s advice可知，因为没能加入橄榄球队，所以母亲建议他加入辩论队。故选A

12.

考查名词词义辨析。句意：她相信说话练习能够给他自信。A. presence出现；B. practice练习；C patience耐心；D. potential潜能。根据join the debating team以及常识可知，在辩论队要进行说话的练习，故选B

13.

考查副词词义辨析。句意：戴尔听从了他母亲的建议，不顾一切的尝试，几次尝试之后，最终成功了。A. hopefully有希望地；B. certainly当然，一定；C. finally最终；D. naturally自然地。根据after several attempts 以及 made it可知，最终成功了。故选C

14.

考查形容词词义辨析。句意：这证明是他生命中的一个转折点。A. key关键的；B. breaking破裂的；C. basic基本的；D. turning转折。根据下文Speaking before groups did help him gain the ____15____ he needed.可知，这证明是他生命中的一个转折点。故选D

15.

考查名词词义辨析。句意：在人群面前演讲的确帮助他获得他需要的自信。A. progress进步；B. experience经历；C. competence能力；D. confidence自信。根据builds a person’s confidence可知，演讲使他自信。故选D

16.

考查名词词义辨析。句意：到戴尔是大四学生的时候，他赢得了演讲的每一个最高荣誉。A. horse-riding骑马；B. football足球；C. speech演讲；D. farming农业。根据前文in speaking可知，他赢得是演讲中的每一个最高荣誉。故选C

17.

考查介词短语辨析。句意：现在，其他学生都来向他寻求指导。而他们也依次赢得了竞赛。A. in return作为回报；B. in brief简言之；C in turn依次；D. in fact事实上。根据Now other students可知，寻求帮助的其他学生依次赢得了竞赛。故选C

18.

考查动词词义辨析。句意：出于这早期的努力使他克服了自卑感，戴尔开始理解他向听众表达观念的能力建立了一个人的自信。A. convey传达；B. overcome克服；C. understand理解；D. build建立。根据builds a person’s confidence可知，克服了自卑，赢得了自信，故选B

19.

考查动词词义辨析。句意：出于这早期的努力使他克服了自卑感，戴尔开始理解他向听众表达观念的能力建立了一个人的自信。A. express表达；B. stress强调；C. contribute贡献；D. repeat重复。根据an idea to an audience可知，演讲者要想观众表达观点。故选A

20.

考查介词辨析。句意：有了自信，戴尔知道他可以做任何他想做的事，其他人也可以。A. besides除……之外；B. beyond超出；C like像；D. with有。根据Dale knew he could do anything he wanted to do—and so could others.可知，有了自信，戴尔知道他可以做任何他想做的事，其他人也可以。故选D