Question

Robeson was born in a very poor family. At seven, he had to pick coal in a deserted mine near his home, and then he sold   26  he had picked and earned a few coins to help his parents. He had   27 schooling, for being so poor, how could they  28  school fees?
When he was fifteen, he worked   29  a servant in a school. Looking at other children studying in the classroom, he felt   30 for himself. How he   31  to have the same chance! He decided to study by  32  .In the daytime, after the sweeping and cleaning was over, he   33 stand by the window outside the classroom trying to catch what the teacher said. At night, he tried his best to remember what he had  34  during the day. He worked  35   hard at his lessons that he sometimes had just three or four hours to sleep. The more he learned the greater 36 he showed in his lessons. A maths teacher discovered him and came to like this diligent boy and  37  him to sit at the back of the class. In one exam, he was the  38  one in the whole school who reached the highest grade. He would have been given the scholarship if he   39  a regular student of the school.
Robeson   40  rough six long years with his study of maths and wrote several articles which captured the  41  of some university professors. They admired his talent   42  his diligence. To give him a good chance, they hired him as a librarian and   43  him free guidance. Robeson felt  44  ,for he was sure that before him there was a broad road   45   success.

【小题1】

A．whether B．which C．that D．what

【小题2】

A．many B．few C．little D．much

【小题3】

A．buy B．afford C．send D．read

【小题4】

A．as B．like C．for D．by

【小题5】

A．angry B．ashamed C．proud D．sorry

【小题6】

A．hated B．decided C．wished D．regretted

【小题7】

A．the teacher B．himself C．his parents D．his schoolmates

【小题8】

A．could B．ought to C．should D．would

【小题9】

A．learned B．taught C．thought D．wondered

【小题10】

A．very B．so C．too D．quite

【小题11】

A．joy B．interest C．time D．taste

【小题12】

A．allowed B．agreed C．let D．refused

【小题13】

A．worst B．only C．last D．laziest

【小题14】

A．had been B．has been C．is D．was

【小题15】

A．learned B．listened C．mastered D．struggled

【小题16】

A．notice B．influence C．eyes D．attention

【小题17】

A．except for B．according to C．as well as D．in spite of

【小题18】

A．taught B．offered C．lent D．sent

【小题19】

A．sad B．angry C．happy D．disappointed

【小题20】

A．leading to B．coming from C．made of D．covered with

Answer 1

【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：
【小题1】D 语法分析。What引导宾语从句what he had picked并作为pick的宾语。
【小题2】C 上下文串联。因为他的家庭很贫穷，所以他接受的教育很少。
【小题3】B 动词辨析。A买；B 承担得起；C送；D读；他家很穷，怎么能承担得起学费？
【小题4】A 介词辨析。As作为；指在15岁的时候，他成为了学校里的一个仆人。
【小题5】D 形容词辨析。A生气；B羞愧；C自豪；D难受。指他为自己感觉到难受。
【小题6】C 动词辨析，A讨厌；B决定；C希望；D遗憾；他多么希望自己有同样受教育的机会.
【小题7】B 固定词组。Teach oneself自学。他决定自学。
【小题8】D 情态动词用法。Would过去常常做某事；指他完成工作以后，经常在窗外听老师上课。
【小题9】A 动词辨析。A学会；B教；C考虑D想知道；指晚上他努力的回想白天所学的内容。
【小题10】B 固定结构。So…that…如此…以至于…他学习如此认真以至于有时候只睡3,4个小时。
【小题11】B 固定词组。Show interest in…对…表现出兴趣；他越学习，越表现出对学习的兴趣。
【小题12】A 动词辨析。A允许:B同意；C让；D拒绝；那位数学老师允许他坐在教室的后面。
【小题13】B 副词辨析。句意：他是全校唯一的一个获得最高的分数的人。
【小题14】A 语法分析。这是一个虚拟语气，与过去事实相反，条件句里用过去完成时。
【小题15】D 动词辨析。A学会；B听；C掌握；D努力；奋斗；指他奋斗了六年。
【小题16】D 名词辨析。A注意；B影响；C眼睛；D注意力；指他引起了一些大学教授的注意。
【小题17】C 短语辨析。A除…之外；B根据；C和…D尽管；他们佩服他的才干也佩服他的勤奋。
【小题18】B 动词辨析。A教；B提供；C借；D送；他们雇佣他做图书管理员，并给他提供指导。
【小题19】C 上下文串联。别人给他提供了好的机会，他为此感到开心。
【小题20】A短语辨析。A通向；B来自；C由…制成；D覆盖；他感觉到前面有一条通向成功的路。
考点：考查故事类完型
点评：本文讲述了一位贫穷的孩子靠自己的个人努力最终成功的故事，有很强的激励价值。本文的设空合理，考查全面，主要以上下文语境中的词义辨析和串联为主，要求考生熟悉语法规则，理解单词在上下文语境中的词义，合理的辨析推测。