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When he was fifteen, he worked 4 a servant in a school. Looking at other children studying in the classroom, he felt 5 for himself. How he 6 to have the same chance! He decided to study by 7 . In the daytime, after the sweeping and cleaning was over, he 8 stand by the window outside the classroom trying to catch what the teacher said. At night, he tried his best to remember what he 9 during the day. He worked 10 hard at his lessons that he sometimes had just three or four hours to sleep. The more he learned, the greater 11 he showed in his lessons. A maths teacher discovered him and came to like this diligent boy and 12 him to sit at the back of the class. In one exam, he was the 13 one in the whole school who reached the highest grade. He would have been given the scholarship if he 14 a regular student of the school.
Robeson 15 through six long years with his study of maths and wrote several articles which captured the 16 of some university professors. They admired his talent 17 his diligence. To give him a good chance, they hired him as a librarian and 18 him free guidance. Robeson felt 19 , for he was sure that before him there was a broad road 20 success.
| 小题1: | | A．whether | B．which | C．that | D．what |
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| 小题2: | | A．many | B．few | C．little | D．much |
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| 小题3: | | A．buy | B．afford | C．send | D．read |
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| 小题5: | | A．angry | B．ashamed | C．proud | D．sorry |
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| 小题6: | | A．hated | B．decided | C．wished | D．regretted |
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| 小题7: | | A．the teacher | B．himself | C．his parents | D．his schoolmates |
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| 小题8: | | A．could | B．ought to | C．should | D．would |
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| 小题9: | | A．had learned | B．has been taught | C．has heard | D．had been written down |
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| 小题11: | | A．joy | B．interest | C．time | D．taste |
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| 小题12: | | A．allowed | B．agreed | C．let | D．refused |
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| 小题13: | | A．worst | B．only | C．last | D．laziest |
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| 小题14: | | A．had been | B．has been | C．is | D．was |
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| 小题15: | | A．learned | B．listened | C．mastered | D．struggled |
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| 小题16: | | A．notice | B．influence | C．eyes | D．attention |
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| 小题17: | | A．except for | B．according to | C．as well as | D．in spite of |
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| 小题18: | | A．taught | B．offered | C．lent | D．sent |
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| 小题19: | | A．sad | B．angry | C．happy | D．disappointed |
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| 小题20: | | A．leading to | B．coming from | C．made of | D．covered with |
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答案
小题1:D
小题2:C
小题3:B
小题4:A
小题5:D
小题6:C
小题7:B
小题8:D
小题9:A
小题10:B
小题11:B
小题12:A
小题13:B
小题14:A
小题15:D
小题16:D
小题17:C
小题18:B
小题19:C
小题20:A |
解析
试题分析：本文叙述了罗伯森的成长经历。罗伯森出生在一个贫穷的家庭。小时候因家里穷没钱上学。后来他到一所学校当雇工。因为他特别想学习，所以他白天干完活，就到教室的窗外听老师讲课，晚再在回忆所学内容。一位数学老师注意到他，让他到教室里学习。他的成绩很优秀，引起了大学教授的注意，有安排他到图书馆工作。这样罗伯森朝着成功的道路前进了。
小题1:考查代词及上下文的呼应。A. whether 是否；B. which 关系代词，代指主语，宾语和表语。C. that关系代词，代指主语，宾语和表语。D. what引导名词性从句，并在主语，宾语和表语。sold 后面的he had picked是宾语从句，这个从句中 picked后面缺少宾语，因此用代词what充当。句意：然后罗伯森卖了捡到的东西，赚了几分钱帮助他的父母。故选D。
小题2:考查形容词及上下文的呼应。A. many 许多的，修饰可数名词； B. few 少的，几乎没有，修饰可数名词； C. little 少的，几乎没有，修饰不可数名词； D. much 许多的，修饰不可数名词。 根据后文的for being so poor, how could they school fees?可知他家很穷，付不起学费，因此可推测他几乎没有上过学。句意：罗伯森几乎没有上过学。故选C。
小题3:考查动词及上下文的呼应。A. buy 买； B. afford 担负得起，买得起； C. send发送，派遣； D. read读。根据后文的school fees?学费可知此处应是担负得起学费。句意：他们如此贫穷，怎么能担负得起学费呢？故选 B。
小题4:考查介词及上下文的呼应。A. as 作为； B. like 像； C. for为了； D. by借助于，通过； 根据后文的Looking at other children studying in the classroom, 可知他的工作是照看学校里学习的孩子，是一个雇工。Work as担任；以......身份工作。句意：在15岁的时候,罗伯森曾在一所学校担任一个雇工。故选A。
小题5:考查形容词及上下文的呼应。A. angry 生气的；B. ashamed 惭愧的； C. proud 自豪的，得意的； D. sorry遗憾的，对不起的。根据后文的How he to have the same chance!可知他也想上学学习，因此感到遗憾。句意：他为自己感到遗憾。故选 D。
小题6:考查动词及上下文的呼应。A. hated 仇恨，憎恨； B. decided 决定； C. wished 祝愿，渴望； D.后悔，惋惜。悔 根据后文的He decided to study by .可知他决定学习，可推测此处应是他想要学习。 句意：他多么想拥有同样的机会！故选C。
小题7:考查名词及上下文的呼应。A. the teacher 教师； B. himself 他自己； C. his parents他的父母； D. his schoolmates 他的校友。根据后文的after the sweeping and cleaning was over, he 8 stand by the window outside the classroom trying to catch what the teacher said. 他站靠窗的教室外想听清楚老师说的话 he tried his best to remember what he during the day.打扫结束后,他站靠窗的教室外想听清楚老师说的话。在晚上,他尽力记住他白天的东西，从中可推测他是自学。 study by himself 自学。句意：他决定自学。故选 B。
小题8:考查情态动词及上下文的呼应。A. could 可能，能够，表示推测或能力； B. ought to 应该，表示责任；C. should 应该，表示建议； D. would “愿意”，表示意愿, “过去常常”。根据前文的after the sweeping and cleaning was over,可推测他打扫完了，就能够站在窗外听课了。句意：他站在教室的窗外努力听清楚老师说的话。故选D。
小题9:考查动词及上下文的呼应。A. had learned 学习； B. has been taught 被教授； C. has heard听到； D. had been written down被写下。根据前文的stand by the window outside the classroom trying to catch what the teacher said. 可知他是在窗外听，自学，因此此处应回忆白天学到的内容，用主动语态。故排除BD。 全文叙述过去发生的事用过去时，C项时态不对。 句意：在晚上,他尽力记住他白天所学的的东西。故选 A。
小题10:考查副词及上下文的呼应。A. very非常；B. so 因此；C. too太；D. quite 相当。So+形容词/副词+that+句子“如此......以至于......”。句意：他学习如此勤奋,以至于他只睡三、四个小时。故选 B。
小题11:考查名词及上下文的呼应。A. joy 欢乐，高兴； B. interest 兴趣； C. time 时间； D. taste味道，品味。 show interest in对......有兴趣。句意：他学到的越多,他对功课越有兴趣。故选 B。
小题12:考查动词及上下文的呼应。A. allowed 允许； B. agreed 同意； C. let 让，使； D. refused 拒绝。根据前文的A maths teacher discovered him and came to like this diligent boy 数学老师喜欢他，因此推测此处应是允许他坐到教室后排听课。Allow sb. to do sth. 允许某人去做某事。句意：允许他坐到教室后排听课。故选 A。
小题13:考查形容词及上下文的呼应。 A. worst 最坏的，最差的； B. only 仅有的，唯一的； C. last最后的；D. laziest 最懒的。根据后文的one in the whole school who reached the highest grade. 一个在整个学校达到最高等级的学生。从中可知获得全校最高分是唯一的学生。句意：在一次考试中，他是唯一的一个获得全校最高分的学生。故选B。
小题14:考查时态及上下文的呼应。A. had been 过去完成时；B. has been 现在完成时；C. is一般现在时； D. was 一般过去时。根据前文的would have been given the scholarship可知这是虚拟语气，对过去事实的假设，if 引导的条件状语从句用过去完成时（had done ）,主句用would/should/could/might +have done。 句意：如果他是一个那个学校的正式学生，他会得到奖学金。故选A。
小题15:考查动词及上下文的呼应。A. learned 学习； B. listened 听；C. mastered掌握；D. struggled 努力，奋斗。根据前文的He worked hard at his lessons that he sometimes had just three or four hours to sleep可知此处应是奋斗。句意：罗伯森奋斗了六年。故选 D。
小题16:考查名词及上下文的呼应。A. notice 注意，公告；B. influence 影响； C. eyes眼睛，眼光； D. attention注意力，关心。根据后文的They admired his talent大学教授称赞他的才华，从中可知应是他的论文引起了教授的注意。capture one’s attention="capture" the attention of sb.得到某人的注意，关注。句意：罗伯森写了几篇文章,得到一些大学教授的关注。故选 D。
小题17:考查介词短语及上下文的呼应。A. except for除了……之外；B. according to 根据； C. as well as和……一样，也，不但......，而且.....；D. in spite of 尽管。his talent（才能）与 his diligence（勤奋）是并列成分，又是词义相近，故用as well as来连接。句意：他们不但称赞他的勤奋，而且称赞他的才华。故选C。
小题18:考查动词及上下文的呼应。A. taught 教授； B. offered 提供，出价； C. lent 借出； D. sent 送，借出。 根据前文的To give him a good chance, 为了给他一个好机会，从中可知是帮助罗伯森，故此处是提供免费的指导。offer sb. sth. 提供某人某物。句意：他们聘请他担任图书管理员而且提供给他免费指导。故选B。
小题19:考查形容词及上下文的呼应。A. sad 悲伤的，难过的；B. angry 生气的；C. happy 高兴的； D. disappointed 失望的，沮丧的。根据后文的for he was sure that before him there was a broad road success.可知他能确保自己以后能走向成功，因此此处他应感到高兴。句意：罗伯森感到高兴。故选C。
小题20:考查动词短语及上下文的呼应。 A. leading to导致，通向；B. coming from 来自；C. made of 由……制成的；D. covered with 覆盖着。根据前文的for he was sure that before him there was a broad road可知他还没有成功，而是将要成功，因此此处应是他将走上通向成功的道路。句意：因为他确信在他面前有一个宽阔的通向成功的道。故选A。 |
举一反三
The 47-year-old singer talks about the new album Symphony that came out of a “very dark time”, including her decision to give up trying to have children. “People have suggested I could adopt,” Brightman says. “But work is central to my life now. And so I am going to put it to one side. After a while not having children becomes the normal and perhaps that might sound alarming, to parents especially, but I have never known anything different. I’m not hurt by not having children. My life and career are incredibly rich.”
Talking about growing up in a large family in Berkhamsted （father a property developer who later committed suicide）, she says: “I was gifted as a child, and very musical. I seemed to be good at anything to do with the arts. At 5 I understood the music I was dancing to and had an eye for costume.” She first appeared in a West End musical at 11 and hated boarding school.
Brightman led the saucy dance troupe（辣妹三人舞）Hot Gossip and had her first hit with I Lost My Heart to a Starship Trooper in 1978. At 18 she married a music manager called Andrew Graham Stewart. “I was probably in love but I can’t remember. Girls change such a lot between 18 and 22. It didn’t really work out.” In 1981 she was spotted by Lloyd Webber. She became his leading lady in Song and Dance, Requiem and Phantom of the Opera. They married in 1984.
Brightman says she felt hostility（敌意） “from the beginning. I haven’t tried to understand it. I’ve done very well everywhere else, especially the UK, where I now live. I just accept it for what it is. The more you are away from Britain, the more you appreciate it. But I don’t miss it, although I miss my family. Our profession can be uncomfortable but I enjoy what I do. I get on with it.”
小题1:The first paragraph tells us that ______.| A．Brightman is very popular around the world except in America | | B．Brightman’s musical style is a mixture of opera, pop and jazz | | C．the British people don’t like her for her style of music | | D．Brightman is much older than Andrew Lloyd Webber |
小题2:Brightman decided to give up having children because ______.| A．she could adopt one | | B．her life and career were unbelievably rich without children | | C．she felt it normal not to have children | | D．she was too busy |
小题3:The following statements are true except ______.| A．Brightman first appeared in a West End musical at 5 | | B．Brightman disliked life on campus | | C．Brightman was very gifted when she was young | | D．the saucy dance troupe made Brightman famous |
小题4: The underlined word in the fourth paragraph probably means ______.| A．located | B．admired | C．followed | D．found |
小题5:What does the author try to say in the last paragraph by quoting Brightman’s words?| A．Brightman has to accept the fact that she isn’t liked in Britain | | B．Brightman lives in America but she loves her own country | | C．The British coldness towards Brightman led to her hatred to her homeland | | D．Brightman was at a loss why she was not welcome in Britain |
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Their hamburgers were sold for fifteen cents. Cheese was another four cents. Their French fries and hamburgers had a remarkable uniformity（一致性）, for the brothers had developed a strict routine（程序）for the preparation of their food, and they insisted on their cooks’ sticking to their routine. Their new drive-in became surprisingly popular, particularly for lunch. People drove up by the hundred during the busy noontime. The self-service restaurant was so popular that the brothers had allowed ten copies of their restaurant to be opened. They were content with this modest success until they met Ray Kroc.
Kroc was a salesman who met the McDonald brothers in 1954 when he was selling milkshake-mixing machines. He quickly saw the special attraction of the brothers’ fast-food restaurants and bought the right to franchise（特许经营）other copies of their restaurants. The agreement included the right to duplicate（复制） the menu, the equipment, even their red and white buildings the golden arches（拱门）.
Today McDonald’s is really a household name. In 1976, McDonald’s had over＄1 billion in total sales. Its first twenty-two years is one of the most surprising successes in modern American business history.
小题1:This passage mainly talks about ＿＿＿.| A．the development of fast food services | | B．how McDonald’s became a billion-dollar business | | C．the business careers of Mac and Dick McDonald | | D．Ray Kroc’s business talent |
小题2:Mac and Dick managed all of the following business except ＿＿＿.| A．a drive-in | B．a theater | | C．a cinema | D．a barbecue restaurant |
小题3: We may infer from this passage that ＿＿＿.| A．Mac and Dick McDonald never became wealthy, for they sold their ideas to Kroc | | B．the place the McDonald brothers chose was the only source of the great popularity of their drive-in | | C．forty years ago there were lots of fast-food restaurants | | D．Ray Kroc was a good businessman |
小题4:The passage suggests that ＿＿＿.| A．creativity is an important element of business success | | B．Ray Kroc was the close partner of the McDonald brothers | | C．Mac and Dick McDonald became broken after they sold their ideas to Ray Kroc | | D．California is the best place to go into business |
小题5:Which of the following statement is NOT true?| A．Today McDonald’s is very popular in the world. | | B．The first twenty-two years of McDonald’s is the most surprising success in American business history. | | C．Mac and Dick McDonald were content with their business at first. | | D．It is convenient to eat in a drive-in. |
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Later I graduated with honors in the University of Maryland in Mathematics and IT. The main field of my science research was the technologies used to collect data from unsystematic sources as well as large quantities of texts and science data. I was the author of dozens of articles in leading American academic magazines.
The greatest event in my life happened when in 1998 I was preparing for the defense（论文答辩）of my Doctor’s degree in Stanford University. There the fate made me meet Larry Page—a young computer genius. Larry belonged to the intellectual society. Larry and I quickly became friends when we worked together.
We were searching day and night on the Internet. We were finding a lot of information but with the feeling we still couldn’t find enough of what we were looking for. Naturally the idea for a search engine that would allow specific information to be found in the endless pool of data was born like it came to us. It wasn’t our plans but we gave up the education at the university. You know the next part, maybe we managed to turn an ordinary garage in Meplo Park, California, the U. S. A. into our first office, in which Google was born. With excitement we typed the name of the thing which we created with love on September 14th 1998—www. google.com. Now, after those years we bought this garage. As a symbol it will always remind us that everything is possible.
小题1:Sergey Brin actually graduated from ＿＿＿.| A．the University of Maryland | B．the University of Moscow | | C．the University of California | D．Stanford University |
小题2: From the passage we know that Larry Page ______.| A．was Brin’s important partner in starting Google | | B．was born in a rich merchant family | | C．was once a student in the University of Maryland | | D．was a professor from Stanford University |
小题3: Which is the right order of what happened?
a. My family moved from Russia to the U. S. A.
b. I met Larry Page.
c. I was given a computer as a present on my 9th birthday.
d. Google was born in an ordinary garage in California.
A. c-a-b-d B. c-b-a-d C. a-c-b-d D. a-c-d-b
小题4:Which of the following would be the best title for this passage?| A．The History of Google | B．The Great Contribution of Google | | C．The Great Success of Google | D．The Birth of Google |
小题5: Which of the following statements is TRUE?| A．The main field of my science research was computer. | | B．I wrote many articles in leading American magazines. | | C．Larry is one of my classmates. | | D．When I was 5, I got my first computer “Commodore 64”. |
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Bissel is a small village of the West Sahara. It lies next to a l.5-square-kilometer oasis（绿洲）, from where three days and nights are generally required to go out of the desert. However, before Ken Levin discovered it in 1926, none of the Bissel villagers had ever walked out of the desert. Reportedly, they were not unwilling to leave this barren land. Many had previously tried but failed, always somehow finding themselves back at the oasis after several days of trying to walk out.
When interviewed by Ken Levin, an expert at the British Royal College of Sciences, the villagers explained that no matter which direction they walked it always brought them back to the village.Why couldn’t the Bissel villagers walk out of the desert? Levin was very puzzled. He had, by himself, managed to walk north from the village and reach the nearest town in three and a half days. He decided to carry out an experiment to solve the mystery. He and a Bissel villager called Argutel, would walk out of the desert together. They prepared enough water for a half-a-month journey and two camels. But this time Ken Levin didn"t bring his compass. Levin would follow Argutel.
Ten days later, they had walked for about 500 miles but were still in the desert. On the 11th morning, an oasis came into their view. They were back at Bissel. Levin now understood why the Bissel people couldn’t escape the desert. They had no knowledge of the North Star, which had for centuries provided sailors and other travelers with a point of direction. In the desert, if a person goes forward relying only on their senses, they will not be able to travel in a straight line. Rather they will travel in a very large circle and eventually track back to where they began. Levin explained to Argutel the function of the North Star and said, “As long as you rest in the daytime and walk towards the brightest star at night, you would be able to walk out of the desert.” Argutel did as he was told. Three days later, he came to the edge of the desert.
Now in the West Sahara, Bissel has become a bright pearl, where tens of thousands of tourists come every year. Argutel’s bronze statue stands in the center of the town. On its base are the words: __________________________________.
小题1:Ken Levin asked Argutel to walk to the north in order to ________.| A．prove that people could walk out of the desert see | | B．how far away Bissel was to the edge of the desert | | C．tell people not to walk in circles | | D．show Argutel was a great person |
小题2:According to the passage, Ken Levin ________.| A．knew Argutel before he came to the village | | B．came to Bissel to do experiments on behalf of his college | | C．became the first man to walk out of the desert from Bissel Village | | D．taught Bissel villagers knowledge of the North Star when he first arrived |
小题3:It can be inferred from the passage that ________.| A．Ken Levin didn’t walk south because it would take more days | | B．the use of a compass was necessary to walk out of the desert | | C．tourism in Bissel has been greatly developed and improved | | D．Argutel became the leader of Bissel after his return |
小题4:Which of the following can most probably be found at the base of Argutel’s statue? | A．A new life starts from the fixed direction. | | B．Where there is a will, there is a way. | | C．A long journey starts with the first step. | | D．Two heads are better than one. |
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It was the afternoon of December 24, the day before Christmas; and as the newest doctor in our office, I had to work. The only thing that brightened my day was the beautifully decorated Christmas tree in our waiting room and a gift sent to me by a fellow I was dating — a dozen long-stemmed red roses.
As I was cleaning my office, I was told a lady urgently needed to speak with me. As I stepped out, I noticed a young, tired-looking woman with a baby in her arms. Nervously, she explained that her husband — a prisoner in a nearby prison — was my next patient. She told me she wasn’t allowed to visit her husband in prison and that he had never seen his son. Her request was for me to let the boy’s father sit in the waiting room with her as long as possible before I called him for his appointment. Since my schedule wasn’t full, I agreed. After all, it was Christmas Eve.
A short time later, her husband arrived — with chains on his feet and hands, and two armed guards as bodyguards. The woman’s tired face lit up like our little Christmas tree when her husband took a seat beside her. I kept glancing out to watch them laugh, cry and share their child. After almost an hour, I called the prisoner back to my office. The patient seemed like a gentle and modest man. I wondered what he possibly could have done to be held under such conditions. I tried to make him as comfortable as possible.
At the end of the appointment, I wished him a Merry Christmas-a difficult thing to say to a man headed back to prison. He smiled and thanked me. He also said he felt saddened by the fact he hadn’t been able to get his wife anything for Christmas. On hearing this, I was inspired with a wonderful idea.
I’ll never forget the look on both their faces as the prisoner gave his wife the beautiful, long-stemmed roses. I’m not sure who experienced the most joy — the husband in giving, the wife in receiving, or myself in having the opportunity to share in this special moment.
小题1:What can be inferred from the first paragraph?| A．The writer was a newcomer to her office. | | B．A fellow sent her a dozen red roses as Christmas present. | | C．She was in low spirits because she had to work before Christmas. | | D．She was at work with a light heart. |
小题2:The young woman came to the writer’s office for the purpose of .| A．having her baby examined | | B．giving her husband a chance to make his escape | | C．having her husband examined | | D．getting a chance for her family to get together |
小题3:The underlined part in paragraph 3 most probably means “ ”| A．to be sent to hospital | B．to be separated from his family | | C．to be comfortable | D．to become a prisoner |
小题4:What does the writer learn from the story?| A．The wife experienced the most joy in receiving | | B．An act of kindness can mean a lot | | C．The prisoner was treated with mercy | | D．Whoever breaks the law should be punished |
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