Question

The teacher stood before his class and was going to hand out the final exam papers. “I know how ___________ (41) you have all worked to prepare for this test,” he said. “And because I know you can do it well, I am willing to offer a B to anyone who would ___________ (42) not to take the test.
Many students jumped up to ___________ (43) the teacher and left the classroom. The teacher looked at the ___________ (44) students and said, “Does anyone else want to get a B? This is your last ___________ (45).” Two more students decided to go.
Seven students remained. The teacher then handed out the ___________ (46). There were only three sentences typed on the paper: Congratulations! You have just ___________ (47) an A in this class. Keep believing in yourself.
I never had a teacher like that, but I think it is a test ___________ (48) any teacher could and should give. Students who are not ___________(49) in what they have learned are B students at best(充其量).
The same is ___________ (50) in real life. The A students are those who believe in what they are doing because they have ___________ (51) both successes and failures. They have learned life’s lessons, either from normal education ___________ (52) from events in their lives, and have become ___________ (53) people.
Scientists say that by the age of eight, 80% of what we believe about ourselves has already been formed. You are a big kid now, and you ___________(54) that you have some limits (限制). However, there is ___________ (55) you can’t do or learn or be. Sir Edmund Hillary, the first person to reach the summit of Mount Everest said, “It’s not the mountain we conquer(克服) but ourselves.

【小题1】

A．luckily B．terribly C．quietly D．hard

【小题2】

A．dislike B．help C．prefer D．start

【小题3】

A．thank B．praise C．fight D．criticize

【小题4】

A．following B．relaxing C．worrying D．remaining

【小题5】

A．chance B．trouble C．test D．idea

【小题6】

A．results B．presents C．papers D．essays

【小题7】

A．given B．sent C．discovered D．received

【小题8】

A．where B．that C．what D．when

【小题9】

A．confident B．necessary C．mysterious D．convenient

【小题10】

A．unusual B．impossible C．true D．special

【小题11】

A．broken off B．dreamed of C．learned from D．cared about

【小题12】

A．and B．or C．but D．so

【小题13】

A．ruder B．cuter C．worse D．better

【小题14】

A．decide B．forget C．realize D．imagine

【小题15】

A．something B．anything C．everything D．nothing

Answer 1

【小题1】 D
【小题1】C
【小题1】A
【小题1】D
【小题1】A
【小题1】C
【小题1】D
【小题1】B
【小题1】A
【小题1】C
【小题1】C
【小题1】B
【小题1】D
【小题1】C
【小题1】D

解析【主旨大意】本文通过讲述一位老师测试学生的自信心的故事，告诉我们自信是前进的动力。
【小题1】 D hard难。根据下文此句“because I know you can do it well”可知答案。
【小题1】 C 固定词组“prefer not to do sth.”宁愿不做某事。
【小题1】 A thank谢谢。通过语境意思可以得出答案。
【小题1】 D 代入法。A项意为“接下来的”；B项意为“放松的”；C项意为“发愁的”；D项意为“剩余的”。根据句意选D。
【小题1】 A chance机会。根据句意：这是你们的最后机会了。
【小题1】 C papers试卷从短文第一句得出答案。
【小题1】 D receive得到。根据句意，选D意为“得到”。
【小题1】 B that，宾语从句引导词。a test一次测试。
【小题1】 A confident自信。根据句意：这些想得B的学生没有自信。故选A。
【小题1】 C true真理。通过这个小故事，引申出生活的哲理。
【小题1】 C learn from学到。 根据句意：这些得A的学生，既学到了成功又体会到了失败。
【小题1】 B 固定词组“either…or…”意为“或者……或者……”
【小题1】 D better更好。通过这一课他们会变得更好。
【小题1】 C realize意识到。根据句意：你会明白这个道理的。
【小题1】 D nothing没有事情。没有你不可以完成的事。