I did very badly at school. My headmaster thought I was 21 and when I was 14 he
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I did very badly at school. My headmaster thought I was 21 and when I was 14 he said, “You’re never going to be 22 but a failure.”
After five years of 23 jobs, I fell in love with a very nice middle-class girl. It was the best24 that could have happened to me. I 25 I wanted to do something positive (积极的) with my life because I wanted to prove to26 that what people said about me was 27. Especially her mother, who had said to me, “Let’s28 it, you’ve failed at everything you’ve ever done.” So I tried hard with my29 and went to college. My first novel (小说)30 while I was at college.
After college I taught during the31 in high schools and attended evening classes at London University, where I got a 32 in history. I became a lecturer at a college and was thinking of33 that job to write full time 34 I was offered a part-time job at Leeds University. I began to feel proud of myself — 35 was a working-class boy who’d 36 school early, now teaching at the university.
My writing career (职业) took off when I discovered my own style. Now I’m rich and 37 , have been on TV, and met lots of film stars. 38 what does it mean? I39 wish all the people that have put me down had 40 : “I believe in you. You’ll succeeD．”
21．A．bright B．useless C．simple D．hopeful
22．A．anything B．something C．everything D．nothing
23．A．low B．poor C．good D．useful
24．A．support B．happiness C．surprise D．thing
25．A．admitted B．decided C．planned D．told
26．A．me B．them C．her D．it
27．A．wrong B．right C．stupid D．faulty
28．A．see B．know C．understand D．face
29．A．experiment B．practice C．writing D．composition
30．A．came on B．came in C．came out D．came back
31．A．day B．night C．month D．year
32．A．graduation B．pass C．degree D．success
33．A．giving in B．giving back C．giving out D．giving up
34．A．while B．if C．when D．or
35．A．there B．here C．it D．that
36．A．left B．attended C．changed D．graduated
37．A．tired B．calm C．nervous D．famous
38．A．And B．But C．However D．Well
39．A．just B．exactly C．so D．very
40．A．praised B．saidC．answeredD．advised |
答案
21-- 40 BABDB CADCC ACDCB ADBAB |
解析
21．答案:B解析：考查前后照应。useless无用的。从上文“I did very badly at school.”可以看出，作者给校长的印象是“无用”
22．答案:A解析：考查逻辑推理。根据never可判断要选你not be anything but表示“除了……之外”的意思。
23．答案:B解析：考查逻辑推理。根据上文中的badly可判断出作者的学业很差。
24．答案:D解析：考查语境理解。thing事情。句意为：爱上一个中年级的女孩对作者来说是最好的事情。
25．答案:B解析：考查词语辨析。decide决定；admit承认；plan计划；tell告诉。根据其宾语可以判断出这是作者做出的决定。
26．答案:C解析：考查前后照应。her指上文提到的那个中年级的女孩。
27．答案:A解析：考查语境理解。向女孩证明人们说的是错误的。
28．答案:D解析：考查语境理解。句意为：让我们正视这件事吧，你做每件事都是失败的。故选face。
29．答案:C解析：考查前后照应。根据下文中的“my first novel”可判断出作者要用自己的写作来证明别人的话是错误的。
30．答案:C解析：考查词语辨析。come out出版，发行；come on继续前进；come in进来；come back回答。句意为：第一本小说是在上大学时出版发行的。
31．答案:A解析：考查前后照应。根据下文“attended evening classes”可判断出是在白天教学。
32．答案:C解析：考查固定搭配。在历史学方面获得学位用get a degree in history来表达。
33．答案:D解析：考查词语辨析。give up放弃；give in屈服；give back还回；give out分发。句意为：作者考虑辞去工作做一名专业作家。
34．答案:C解析：考查语境理解。when此处意为：就在这时。句意为：这时得到一份兼职工作。
35．答案:B解析：考查语境理解。here is (are, was, were) 这儿有。
36．答案:A解析：考查逻辑推断。从上文可以看出由于作者在学校里成绩很差，过早地离开了学校。
37．答案:D解析：考查前后照应。famous出名。根据下文“have been on TV,and met lots of film stars”可判断出作者出了名。
38．答案:B解析：考查语法规则。but表示转折。虽然出了名，但这意味着什么呢？however表示“然而”时，要用逗号与句子分开。
39．答案:A解析：考查语境理解。just仅仅，只是。表达了作者唯一的希望。
40．答案:B解析：考查前后照应。根据直接引语可确定选said。 |
举一反三
When I was a child ,I spent most of the time near the sea watching the ships, large and small, go in and out of the harbor. At the age of eighteen I 1 home to take a job on a passenger 2 that sailed between San Francisco and YokohamA．I was 3 about my new adventure and a little afraid, too. For over a year, I 4 the Pacific on the Rosa Lee. The brilliant blue waters were 5 in the sunlight; under stormy skies the angry 6 became dark, dangerous, and exciting. I 7 the sea in all its glorious beauty — both when it was quiet and when it was violent. 8 , I knew it was the life for me.
After a year, during a rip from Melbourne to Honolulu, I had a very strange 9 . I have never forgotten it. We couldn’t get 10 the way in time and were hit by a violent 11 . The wind grew stronger and stronger — 12 fifty miles an hour, and mountains of water 13 the Rosa Lee over on its side. The ship rolled back only to be 14 again by the next wave. All during the rain-filled night, we worked in a frantic 15 to save the ship, but there was a breakdown in the engine room and the motors 16 . We knew that there was 17 more we could do. At dawn the Captain 18 the order to leave the ship. A few minutes later Rosa Lee 19 beneath the angry seA．All that could be 20 were a few lifeboats here and there among the waves.
1．A．left B．went C．landed D．forgot
2．A．bus B．ship C．plane D．train
3．A．worried B．narrow C．excited D．sure
4．A．struck B．imagined C．remarked D．sailed
5．A．shallow B．terrifying C．irregular D．beautiful
6．A．situation B．gains C．waters D．management
7．A．hated B．loved C．improved D．greeted
8．A．In the endB．What’s more C．That’s to say D．From the beginning
9．A．dream B．practice C．imagination D．experience
10．A．in B．up C．out of D．down
11．A．purpose B．storm C．soul D．rock
12．A．up to B．far from C．less than D．behind
13．A．pushed B．pulled C．drew D．looked
14．A．protected B．attacked C．destroyed D．applied
15．A．request B．decision C．sense D．attempt
16．A．worked B．based C．stooped D．finished
17．A．nothing B．space C．light D．recognized
18．A．gave B．threw C．forced D．recognized
19．A．floated B．sank C．fell D．pushed
20．A．enjoyed B．criticized C．seen D．climbed |
Stop wasting your time on the wrong mountain
I have two friends who are backpackers. There is a portion of New York’s Adirondack Mountains called the High Peaks region. It is made up of 46 mountains with a___1____ of over 4,000 feet.
The Adirondack Mountain Club gives special honor and a patch to 2 who climbs all 46 mountains. My two friends decided to go for this 3 . It took them several years to accomplish it.
My friends had climbed 10 of the mountains. The left one was the farthest, 4 much effort. A hiking trail led past the base of the mountain, 5 from that point they were on their own.
Early one morning they left their 6 and walked 5 miles on the hiking trail to the base of a 7 of mountains. One of the mountains in this chain was the last one they 8 for their patch.
When they reached the base of the mountain chain they 9 that they had left their compass and map back in the camp. 10 returning to the camp, they decided to go on without them.
For hours they 11 uphill suffering heat and black flies. Finally, late in the afternoon they 12 themselves on the top of a mountain. They were tired but 13 .
The excitement was short-lived however. When they 14 the valley, they saw another higher mountain. They had climbed the 15 hill! It was too late that weekend to correct their 16 . They had to wait another 4 months to climb the right mountain.
This story 17 that often in life we make effort toward a 18 but without the right map and personal compass it is easy to get 19 .
Knowing your life purpose gives you a 20 personal map and compass. And that makes sure you are always climbing the right mountain.
1. A. length B. height C. width D. depth
2. A. something B. someone C. anything D. anyone
3. A. fame B. award C. medal D. gift
4. A. requiring B. making C. wasting D. paying
5. A. and B. even C. so D. but
6. A. village B. house C. camp D. cottage
7. A. series B. lot C. chain D. kind
8. A. needed B. prepared C. looked D. hunted
9. A. understood B. thought C. forgot D. discovered
10. A. Instead B. Rather than C. In case of D. In spite of
11. A. rushed B. rolled C. walked D. ran
12. A. relaxed B. congratulated C. enjoyed D. found
13. A. excited B. surprised C. disappointed D. puzzled
13. A. looked for B. looked across C. looked on D. looked through
15. A. high B. right C. wrong D. small
16. A. direction B. wrong C. decision D. error
17. A. provides B. brings C. offers D. proves
18. A. choice B. goal C. promise D. result
19. A. hurt B. separated C. lost D. bothered
20. A. beautiful B. famous C. expensive D. powerful |
I was a single parent with my son. Two jobs allowed me an apartment, food, and child care payment. Little money was left over for clothes, 1 I kept us nicely dressed. Loving 2 , I bought for myself beautiful reds and oranges, and greens and pinks. And quite often I wore them in mixtures, which, against the usually correct way, brought 3 to the eyes of people who could not avoid 4 me.
I went to my son’s 5 frequently. And he would always come and greet me and my colorful clothes. 6 , when my son was six, he told me 7 that he had to talk to me.
“Mother, do you have any sweaters that 8 ?”
I said, “No, I don’t.”
“Oh, I wish you did. 9 you could wear them to my school.” Then he continued, “Mother, could you please 10 come to school when they call you?” Then I realized that my dress was a(n) 11 to him.
I learned to be a little more careful to 12 causing him displeasure. As he grew older and more confident, I gradually 13 to my particular way of dressing. I was happier when I chose and created my own 14 .
I have lived in this body all my life and know it much 15 than any fashion designer. I think I know what looks good 16 me.
17 is important to mention because many people are imprisoned by powerful principles on the 18 way of dressing. Those decisions made by 19 are not truly meant to make your life better. Seek the fashion which truly suits you. You will always be in fashion if you are 20 to yourself.
1. A. but B. and C. or D. because
2. A. shapes B. styles C. colors D. tastes
3. A. envy B. appreciation C. disappointment D. surprise
4. A. recognizing B. admiring C. accepting D. noticing
5. A. office B. home C. school D. lab
6. A. However B. Meanwhile C. Otherwise D. Therefore
7. A. proudly B. jokingly C. seriously D. curiously
8. A. cost B. work C. fit D. match
9. A. Even if B. As if C. So that D. In case
10. A. only B. still C. once D. ever
11. A. wonder B. surprise C. embarrassment D. honor
12. A. practice B. remember C. mind D. avoid
13. A. turned B. returned C. escaped D. took
13. A. fashion B. sweater C. color D. tradition
15. A. better B. worse C. more D. less
16. A. in B. on C. with D. of
17. A. Dress B. Money C. Principles D. Designers
18. A. experienced B. proper C. formal D. simple
19. A. me B. yourself C. others D. ones
20. A. true B. serious C. practical D. responsible |
A funny story circulated recently about Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, creator of the fictional detective Sherlock Holmes. Doyle clearly told of a time when he climbed into a 1 in Paris. Before he could 2 a word, the driver turned to him and asked, “Where can I 3 you, Mr. Doyle?”
Doyle was 4 . He asked the driver if he had ever seen him before.
“No, sir,” the driver responded. “I have 5 seen you before.” Then he 6 : “This morning’s paper had a story about you being on 7 in Marseilles. This is the taxi stand where people who return from Marseilles always arrive. Your 8 color tells me you have been on vacation. The 9 spot on your right index finger suggests to me that you are a writer. Your clothing is very English, and not French. 10 up all those pieces of information, I 11 that you are Sir Arthur Conan Doyle.”
“This is truly amazing!” the writer 12 with excitement. “You are very like my 13 creation, Sherlock Holmes!”
“There’s one other thing,” the driver said.
“What’s that?”
“Your 14 is on the front of your suitcase.”
Perhaps the 15 was no master detective, but he was observant! He paid attention and paying attention is an important part of living 16 .
Life isn’t a matter of milestones, but of 17 . A life lived to the full is lived from moment to moment, 18 from milestone to milestone. It is more of a series of days in which we truly pay attention, than a few 19 events along the way.
Pay attention to the things of life, to people, to events, to your senses, even to the ordinary. Your life will never 20 beauty. By making the most of the moments, you make the most of the years.
1. A. train B. taxi C. bus D. plane
2. A. write B. hear C. say D. read
3. A. take B. meet C. wait D. leave
4. A. pleased B. scared C. disappointed D. surprised
5. A. just B. never C. ever D. always
6. A. admitted B. started C. explained D. remembered
7. A. business B. duty C. holiday D. work
8. A. skin B. hair C. clothes D. shoes
9. A. blood B. dirt C. mud D. ink
10. A. Making B. Taking C. Putting D. Adding
11. A. concluded B. realized C. imagined D. expected
12. A. sighed B. screamed C. whispered D. roared
13. A. mental B. physical C. fictional D. psychological
13. A. license B. address C. resume D. name
15. A. driver B. writer C. detective D. waiter
16. A. well B. fully C. happily D. peacefully
17. A. stages B. steps C. periods D. moments
18. A. more than B. less than C. rather than D. other than
19. A. small B. major C. personal D. social
20. A. lack B. create C. appreciate D. enjoy |
On Thursday afternoon Mrs Clake locked the door and went to the women’s club as usual. It was a pleasant way of ___1___ time for an old woman who lived ___2___.
When she came home she ___3___ something unusual. Had someone got in? The back door and the windows were all locked and there was no ___4___ of forced entry(进入). Had anything been taken? She went from room to room, ___5___, and found her camera and spare watch missing.
The following Thursday she went out at her ___6___ time, but didn’t go to the club. Instead, she took a short walk in a park ___7___ and came home, letting herself in through the ___8___ door. She settled down to wait and see what would happen.
It was 4 o’clock when the front doorbell rang. Mrs Clarke was ___9___ tea at the time. The bell rang again, and the next moment she ___10___ her letter-box being pushed open. Picking up the kettle of boiling water, she moved ___11___ towards the letter-box. A piece of ___12___ appeared through the letter-box, and then a hand. The wire turned and caught around the knob(原形旋钮) on the door-lock. Mrs Clarke ___13___ the kettle and poured the water over the hand. A ___14___ cry was heard outside as the wire ___15___ to the floor and the hand was pulled ___16___, which was followed by the sound of ___17___ feet.
It wasn’t long ___18___the police caught the thief. And Mrs Clarke was greatly ___19___ at the club for her successful ___20___.
1. A. saving B. passing C. stealing D. finding
2. A. lonely B. alone C. sadly D. easily
3. A. learned B. found C. sensed D. hoped
4. A. sight B. exhibition C. note D. sign
5. A. watching B. searching C. looking D. checking
6. A. late B. dinner C. usual D. own
7. A. faraway B. club C. nearby D. hurriedly
8. A. open B. back C. front D. broken
9. A. drinking B. making C. pouring D. planting
10. A. saw B. watched C. heard D. smelled
11. A. quietly B. loudly C. fast D. angrily
12. A. wood B. equipment C. chalk D. wire
13. A. discovered B. brought C. raised D. supported
14. A. soft B. gentle C. sharp D. loud
15. A. pushed B. put C. stuck D. fell
16. A. up B. forward C. back D. down
17. A. walking B. jumping C. running D. steady
18. A. after B. when C. before D. until
19. A. admired B. encouraged C. instructed D. supported
20. A. self-satisfaction B. self-protection C. self-respect D. self-service |
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