Question

【题目】When I was in junior high school, what my friends thought of me was really important to me.

During those years, I grew much ______ than most of my peers (同龄人). Being so tall made me feel uncomfortable. In order to let others pay less attention to my unusual ______, I went along with the people who would play tricks on other kids at school. It made sure that the tricks were ______ at others, and not at me.

Once before a basketball class, my friends and I played a hurtful ______ on one of the kids on the basketball team, which made him terribly embarrassed (尴尬的).

My parents didn’t always think that my behavior was funny. They reminded me about “The Golden Rule”, to ______ others as I would like to be treated. What I was doing was hurting other kids, and in turn hurting ______. My friends were looking up to me ______ I was tall, but what did they see?

My parents wanted me to be a leader who set a good ______ to others. They taught me to set my own goals (目标), and to do the best at everything that I set out to do. They told me to be the leader that I was meant to be—to be a big man in my heart and actions, as well as in my body. I had to devote myself whether or not I would be the kind of leader and person my parents ______ I was inside, but I knew in my heart that they were right.

“Be a leader, not a(n) _____. Since people already have to look up to you, give them a good reason to do so.”

【1】A. strongerB. tallerC. wiserD. braver

【2】A. hairB. eyesightC. weightD. height

【3】A. punishedB. directedC. workedD. shouted

【4】A. jokeB. roleC. trickD. part

【5】A. praiseB. admireC. treatD. hate

【6】A. himselfB. myselfC. themselvesD. yourself

【7】A. becauseB. thoughC. whenD. if

【8】A. friendB. decisionC. exampleD. help

【9】A. promisedB. imaginedC. forgotD. believed

【10】A. followerB. learnerC. organizerD. inventor

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】B

【2】D

【3】B

【4】C

【5】C

【6】B

【7】A

【8】C

【9】D

【10】A

【解析】

这篇短文讲述的是作者上初中的时候，个子非常高，他经常和其他学生们一起捉弄其他的孩子。作者的父母教育他要像你希望别人如何对待你一样对待别人，做一个领导者，给人们一个好的理由去仰望你。

【1】句意：在那些年里，我长得比我的大多数同龄人都更高。stronger更强壮的；taller更高的；wiser更聪明的；braver更勇敢的。根据下文Being so tall made me feel uncomfortable.可知，作者比其他同龄人个子都高。故应选B。

【2】句意：为了让别人不注意我不寻常的身高，我和那些在学校捉弄其他孩子的人在一起。hair头发；eyesight视力；weight体重；height高度，身高。根据上文Being so tall made me feel uncomfortable.可知，这里作者强调的是他的身高，故应选D。

【3】句意：它确保这些玩笑是针对别人的，而不是针对我。punished 惩罚；directed指导，管理；worked工作；shouted大喊。这里考查短语be directed at…针对，对准。根据文意可知，作者和其他学生们去捉弄其他孩子，这样人们就不会针对他了。故应选B。

【4】句意：有一次在篮球课之前，我和我的朋友们对篮球队的一个孩子进行了一次伤害性的恶作剧，这让他非常尴尬。joke玩笑，笑话；role角色，作用；trick把戏，恶作剧；part部分。根据上文I went along with the people who would play tricks on other kids at school.可知，这里考查短语play tricks on…捉弄，搞恶作剧，故应选C。

【5】句意：他们提醒我这个“黄金规则”，即像我希望别人对待我一样对待别人。praise表扬；admire钦佩，欣赏；treat对待，治疗；hate讨厌，恨。根据句中as I would like to be treated可知，这里表示“像我希望别人如何对待我一样对待别人”，故应选C。

【6】句意：我所做的伤害了其他孩子，反过来也伤害了我自己。himself他自己；myself我自己；themselves他们自己；yourself你自己。根据下句话My friends were looking up to me ___7___ I was tall, but what did they see?可知，我伤害别人的行为反过来也对自己不好，所以这里是针对“我”来说的，故应选B。

【7】句意：因为我很高，我的同学们都仰望我。because因为；though尽管，虽然；when当…时候；if如果，是否。根据句意可知，空后表示同学们looking up to me的原因，故应选A，引导原因状语从句。

【8】句意：我的父母希望我成为一个能为别人树立榜样的领导者。friend朋友；decision决定；example例子；help帮助。这里考查短语set a good example to …给…树立一个榜样，结合文意可知，领导者就是要为别人树立榜样。故应选C。

【9】句意：我必须全身心的投入，不管我是否会成为父母所认为的那种领导者，但我内心知道他们是对的。promised承诺，答应；imagined想象；forgot忘记；believed认为，相信。根据上文My parents wanted me to be a leader who set a good ___8___ to others可知，成为一个领导者是父母对“我”的期望，故这里表示“父母所认为的…”，选D。

【10】句意：成为领导者，而不是追随者。follower追随者；learner学习者；organizer组织者；inventor发明者。根据句意Be a leader要做领导者，所以与之相对的就是“不要做追随者”，故选A。

这篇短文讲述了作者初中时的一段经历，作者经常仗着自己身高的优势去捉弄别人，后来父母教育他要成为领导者，为别人树立榜样。短文是记叙文，叙述清晰，内容贴近学生们的日常生活，比较容易理解。题型是完形填空，考查学生们在具体语境中运用语言的能力，综合性较强。做题时，应先通读短文，了解大意；然后根据上下文语境做题，注意空前后的固定搭配，并仔细辨析选项中单词的意思和用法；最后将答案代入原文，再读一遍，检查答案是否正确。例如第1小题，考查形容词辨析，stronger更强壮的；taller更高的；wiser更聪明的；braver更勇敢的。根据下文Being so tall made me feel uncomfortable.可知，作者比其他同龄人个子都高。故应选B。再如第9小题，考查动词辨析，promised承诺，答应；imagined想象；forgot忘记；believed认为，相信。根据上文My parents wanted me to be a leader who set a good ___8___ to others可知，成为一个领导者是父母对“我”的期望，故这里表示“父母所认为的…”，选D。