The power of encouragement is great. You may draw some inspiration from the following story.
Dante Gabriel Rossetti, a famous 19th-century poet and artist, was once ______ by an elderly man. The old man had some sketches (素描) and drawings that he______ Rossetti to look at and tell him if they were any good, or if they at least showed ______ talent.
Rossetti looked them ______ carefully. After the first few, he knew that they were worthless, showing not the least______ of artistic talent. But Rossetti was a _____ man, and he told the elderly man as gently as possible that the pictures were of little _____ and showed little talent. He was sorry, but he could not _____ to the man.
The visitor was _____ , but seemed to expect Rossetti’s _____. He then apologized for _____ Rossetti’s time, but would he just _____ a few more drawings—these done by a(n) _____art student? Rossetti looked over the _____batch (一批) of sketches and immediately became enthusiastic over the talent they _____. “These,” he said, “oh, these are good. This young student has great talent. He should be given every _____ and encouragement in his career as an artist. He has a _____ future if he will work and stick to it.”
Rossetti could see that the old man was _____moved. “Who is this fine young artist?” he asked. “Your son?” “No.” said the old man sadly. “It was I who painted the pictures 40 years ago. _____I had heard your praise then! For you see, I got discouraged and_____drawing—too soon.”
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解析试题分析:文章通过一个画家的故事给我们讲述了一个人生道理--通往成功的路没有捷径,任何时候都要相信自己,要经受住挫折的打击,不能轻言放弃。老人拿着画作去请教著名的画家,画家觉得他的画一文不值。但是,画家很看好他40年前的画作,对它们的评价很高。老人很后悔自己过早放弃了绘画。
【小题1】考查动词辨析。根据后面一句可知,老人拿着素描和画作让罗塞蒂鉴赏,那个老人是来拜访罗塞蒂的。A帮助;B参观,拜访;C检查,视察;D要求。故选B。
【小题2】考查动词辨析。hope to do sth希望做某事,其后不能跟不定式作宾补,make/have sb do sth让某人做某事,want sb to do sth想要某人做某事,A希望;B制造,做;C有;D想要。故选D。
【小题3】考查形容词辨析。and tell him if they were any good, or if they at least showed ______ talent老人想让罗塞蒂看看自己的画作好不好,是不是能够展现他的潜在的才能。A潜在的;B商业的;C官方的;D精神上的。故选A。
【小题4】考查介词辨析。look up向上看,查找(生词);look on呈现,雇佣;look over仔细审视;look down向下看。罗塞蒂仔细地看老人的画作。A向上;B在......上面;C在......上方;D向下。故选C。
【小题5】考查名词辨析。showing not the least ____of artistic talent这些画作一文不值,毫无一点艺术才能的迹象,A记号,手势,迹象,征兆;B标记;C机会;D观点,风景。故选A。
【小题6】考查形容词辨析。根据后面的“as gently as possible”可知,罗塞蒂是一个善良的人,他尽量委婉地告诉老人实情。A粗鲁的;B友好的;C有才能的;D有创造力的。故选B。
【小题7】考查名词辨析。the pictures were of little___根据本段第一句可知,这些画几乎没有价值,be of+抽象名词(use, value, help)等,相当于对应的形容词(useful, valuable, helpful)。A帮助;B价格;C价值;D质量。故选C。
【小题8】考查动词辨析。He was sorry, but he could not ____ to the man.罗塞蒂觉得很遗憾,但他不想对老人撒谎。根据前面可知,罗塞蒂告诉了老人实情。lie to sb对某人撒谎。A说;B道歉;C听;D撒谎。故选D。
【小题9】考查动词辨析。The visitor was ____,这个来访的老人听到罗塞蒂说自己的画作一文不值,感到很失望。A使失望;B使恼怒;C使高兴;D使困惑。故选A。
【小题10】考查名词辨析。but seemed to expect Rossetti’s ____.老人虽然失望,但他料到了罗塞蒂会作出这样的判断,A成就;B调整;C陈述,声明;D判断。故选D。
【小题11】考查短语辨析。He then apologized for ___ Rossetti’s time老人为占用罗塞蒂的时间而道歉,A占据,从事;B调高,出现;C组成,编造,化装;D向上看,查找。故选A。
【小题12】考查短语辨析。根据“these done by a(n) __48__ art student?”可知,老人在想,罗塞蒂会不会看一下老人的学生的画作,A旨在;B怒视;C看;D盯着看。故选C。
【小题13】考查形容词辨析。根据下面的“This young student...”可知,这是一个年轻学生的画作,A年老的;B年轻的;C著名的;D有才能的。故选B。
【小题14】考查序数词辨析。Rossetti looked over the____ batch (一批) of sketches罗塞蒂仔细看了第二批素描,第一批是那个老人的。A第一;B第二;C第三;D最后的。故选B。
【小题15】考查动词辨析。and immediately became enthusiastic over the talent they___.罗塞蒂立刻变得热情高涨起来,因为年轻学生的画作显示出很高的绘画才能。A复习,详查;B暴露;C展示;D拒绝。故选C。
【小题16】考查名词辨析。He should be given every____and encouragement in his career as an artist.罗塞蒂说,在成为艺术家的生涯中,这个年轻学生应该得到最多的帮助和鼓励。A帮助;B时间;C机会;D工作。故选A。
【小题17】考查形容词辨析。He has a____future if he will work and stick to it.罗塞蒂认为,这个年轻学生如果坚持下去,他将大有前途。A有魅力的;B急速发展的;C有前途的;D感人的。故选C。
【小题18】考查副词辨析。Rossetti could see that the old man was ___ moved.看得出,老人被罗塞蒂的话深深打动了。A稍微;B顺利地;C简直;D深深地。故选D。
【小题19】考查连接词辨析。根据“It was I who painted the pictures 40 years ago.”可知,这是老人40年前画的,他认为要是当时有人给他说这一番话就好了。A要是......就好了;B只有;C既然;D只要。故选A。
【小题20】考查短语辨析。I got discouraged and___ drawing老人泄气后放弃了画画。A坚持;B放弃;C前往;D导致,通往。故选B。
考点:故事类短文阅读
科目:高中英语 来源: 题型:完型填空
While I lived in Ireland, part of my college course was to work in the area of children with special needs. I was selected to ____ in a school with children with ____. I had numerous rooms to ____ from. I chose to work in the ____ that was apart from the school. Children ____ 5—16 with severe disabilities. They had no speech and most were in a wheelchair.
The ____ of that room asked if I would work with one girl who had ____ of epilepsy(癫痫症), autism(自闭症), and other brain development disabilities. She was 15 years old. At her school they would think that just being able to zip up(拉上拉链) her own coat was a(n) ___ . I saw more in her. She always wanted to put ____ through the shaped blocks to make a necklace. For the 5 years she was in the school, the teachers always tried to ____ her do all the work. I knew this smart girl could do ____ and so I encouraged her. She had a thumb which she could not move but I ____ her so much to try. She got very ____ most days and sometimes I wanted to quit. ____ after a week, this young girl was able to do ____ she had been wanting to do by herself for so many years. Her teacher cried when she saw what this ____ was able to do with just some encouragement.
People with disabilities should never be ____ that they can't. We are all human and with just some encouragement we can do it. The ____ on that girl's face when she was able to do it herself ___ the world to me. I wish everyone would encourage people rather than telling them they can't ____ doing it for them.
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科目:高中英语 来源: 题型:完型填空
I can never wipe off the memory that I met my current stepmom for the first time.After I parted with my father for ages, I moved to America and was with him. In the beginning, she made sure to let me know that I was welcome in her .I remember when I first saw her at the . It was different, but not . Over the past years there is I needed that she did not provide. I’m the young woman I’m today because she made sure to me properly.Yesterday I went to see her for Mother’s Day. When I gave her , she held my face in both of her hands and kissed me straight on the mouth I had the flu.
Her simple act of affection me back to my first night in America. After I was up from the airport we went home and she my luggage and took me shopping for new clothes since the ones I had brought with me from Africa were a bit .That night before I went to bed, she came to my room, the first room I had ever had for my own. She told me she was to have me and that she would take good care of me. Before she she asked me for a hug.That was my first hug and I was 11 years old at that time.
I’m 23 years old now and I have received many over the past years, but none has given me a greater or deeper impression.I regarded her as my mother because my new life began when I came to with her. Today I say to my mother, Mrs. Sherrill Kirundi, thank you, mom. Thank you for your giving me my childhood back.
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科目:高中英语 来源: 题型:完型填空
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_ _he had picked and earned a few coins to help his parents. He had_ schooling, for being so poor, how could they_ _school fees?
When he was fifteen, he worked a servant in a school.Looking at other children studying in the classroom,he felt_ _for himself.How he__ _to have the same chance! He decided to study by__ _.In the daytime, after the sweeping and cleaning was over, he__ _stand by the window outside the classroom trying to catch what the teacher said. At night, he tried his best to remember what he_ _during the day. He worked_ _hard at his lessons that he sometimes had just three or four hours to sleep. The more he learned, the greater_ _he showed in his lessons. A math teacher discovered him and came to like this diligent boy and_ __him to sit at the back of the class. In one exam, he was the_ _one in the whole school who reached the highest grade. He would have been given the scholarship if he__ _a regular student of the school.
Robeson_ _through six long years with his study of math and wrote several articles which captured the_ of some university professors.They admired his talent__ __his diligence.To give him a good chance, they hired him as a librarian and_ _him free guidance.Robeson felt_ _, for he was sure that before him there was a broad road_ _success.
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科目:高中英语 来源: 题型:完型填空
So tired as I was, I bothered myself to open up my cafe shop on the cold morning. With many consumers streaming in, I knew another long business day began. And I had to serve far into the night.
As I rushed among the tables, suddenly, a asked if I could mind a child. I was quite but I could tell the man was quite desperate(绝望的). So I had to make a with him that if he wanted his son to stay and wait for him, he had to something in the shop.
This was quite for the man to do; I could he was quite poor by the he was dressed. It looked as if he had tried to come in his clothes. But they still looked a bit old and worn out he had often worn them, just to make himself look best. Looking down I could see his were also a bit shabby(破旧的)and the heels(鞋后跟)were in a terrible state. I thought he was going for a job interview. In the end he bought a small box of for his little son and seated him down in the corner. I could tell the boy was feeling down and only could with a bit of cheering up.
Seeing that the kid sat there for quite a while, I was a bit as the poor little kid was sitting his own. People watched him and some kids even came over to pick on him. I was to see one of them even knocked his cookies off the table. He quickly went and got them back without saying a word. I was hoping his father would up and come back for his son's .
At closing time, the only person left was the little boy. After a while, the father finally came in with a tiresome look. I he didn't get any job. As they were leaving, I offered the kid a little cake, but the man rejected(拒绝)it. I he felt as if I had just abused(虐待)him. Of course I didn't mean to. But I could understand why he felt like that. I only wished them good whatever happened.
The man opened the door to leave — father and son hand in hand.
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科目:高中英语 来源: 题型:完型填空
My tire was flat. And I was on a country road. When I with the tire, a car pulled off the road behind me. I saw a male and said, “Hey, do you need any help?”
I literally was . This young guy was dressed in black. Nearly everything imaginable was tattooed(纹身). When he asked to give me a , I someone sitting in his car. That me. Thoughts of robberies flashed through my mind.
Then, it began to . It hit like a waterfall and made it to finish the tire change. With the car jacked(千斤顶托起) up, I was to get in my car. “Get in my car” he insisted, “We’ll wait with you until the rain stops.” “No. I don’t need your help.” I said. “Come on. Get in.” he said as he my arm and pulled me toward his car. “Oh, God, protect me!” I to myself.
As I settled into the back seat, suddenly a delicate came from the front seat of the car. “Are you all right?” “Yes, I am,” I replied with much seeing an old woman there. “My name is Beatrice and this is my neighbor John. John takes me to visit my husband in a nursing home every day. He is a really nice guy.”
“John, I had thought you were, well, ah, you know I…” Embarrassment my words. John laughed, “I often experienced reaction. I actually thought about changing the way I look. then I saw it as an opportunity to see others.”
He was right. What he wore outside was just a of the world as he saw it, but what he wore was the spirit of giving and caring the world he wanted to see. I never believed that I should people by the way they dressed. I was with myself for what I did.
The rain stopped and John and I changed the tire. As we shook hands I apologized for my stupidity.
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科目:高中英语 来源: 题型:完型填空
阅读下面短文,从短文后所给各题的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中,选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
A teacher teaching math to seven-year-old Laiq asked him, “If I give you one apple and one apple and one apple , how many apples will you have?”
With a few seconds Laiq confidently, “Four!”
The confused teacher was expecting a(n) correct answer, three. She was disappointed. “Maybe the child didn’t hear ” she thought. She , “Laiq, listen carefully. If I give you one apple and one apple and one apple, how many apples will you have?”
Laiq had seen the on his teacher’s face. He again on his fingers. But within him he was also the answer that would make the teacher happy. This time hesitatingly he replied, “Four.”
The disappointment stayed on the teacher’s face. Suddenly she that Laiq liked strawberries. She thought maybe he didn’t like apples and that was why he couldn’t answer the question. This time with an excitement in her she asked, “If I give you one strawberry and one strawberry and one strawberry, then how many will you have?”
Seeing the teacher , young Laiq calculated on his fingers again. There was no pressure on him, but a little on the teacher. She wanted her new to succeed. a hesitating smile young Laiq replied, “Three?”
The teacher now had a smile. Her approach had succeeded. She wanted to herself. But one last thing remained. she asked him, “Now if I give you one apple and one apple and one more apple , how many will you have ?”
Confidently Laiq answered, ‘Four!” The teacher was “How Laik , how?” She demanded in a little annoyed voice.
In a voice that was and hesitating young Laik replied, “Because I already have one in my bag.”
The story tells us: someone gives you an answer that is from what you expect, don’t think they are wrong. There shall be an angle(角度) that you may not have thought about yet.
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科目:高中英语 来源: 题型:完型填空
Lulu has been my closest and best friend in the past five years. In fact, he always follow my order especially when I look after other animal friends in our .
This summer, many forests are damaged by fire. Not far from our shelter, a forest caught fire. Lulu rushed towards the forest where flames sent out terrible . At that moment, I no longer had any that Lulu could come back to the shelter. , I was waiting for the firemen to tell me his death in the forest. Suddenly, a fireman rushed into to tell my office and informed me that my dog Lulu succeeded in four lovely little trapped by the flames. According to the fireman, Lulu held the cats in his mouth, one by one moving them to a place.
Upon knowing this, I went to the forest with the fireman to the cats. Once on the scene, we found Lulu wasn’t there. Then we heard the sound of a dog coming from the . I recognized it was the sound of my dog Lulu. The fireman the tracks of the dog until he found him barking by the side of another fireman who was badly hurt. He was lying on the ground and waiting for help.
Thanks to Lulu, four cats and a fireman were saved.
That day, I was vey of Lulu for his two heroic actions towards the cats and the fireman. Lulu had pity on both animals like him and a human being who was to put out the fire with his teammates.
I the fireman in his house with my dog Lulu. What a memorable when the fireman hugged Lulu tightly to his chest.
This story shows us that pets are and caring. We should love and them. One day they could us in return for our kindness. So don’t look down upon little animals.
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科目:高中英语 来源: 题型:完型填空
Two weeks before Christmas, Mother told me we were going to my grandmother's house for the holiday. Grandma and Uncle Henry lived on a farm some 15 miles out of town They had no electricity or running water and _ what I considered the "good things" in life. They made no plans for Christmas When Christmas Eve arrived, Mom told me in her best "I-mean-it" voice to _ all the decorations from our tree. She packed those up all the materials for a _ turkey dinner.
Christmas morning perfectly with the sun shining brightly across a fresh blanket of snow. _ I was angry silently in the backseat of the car as we made our _ to grandma's. This was going to be the _ Christmas ever! Grandma was _ to see us as we walked up to her door. "What on earth are you doing here?" she said." We weren't expecting . It's Christmas, and I don't even have a turkey to cook for you." "I knew ." Mom said as we set boxes of goodies(好吃的) on the kitchen table. "That's _ we brought all with us." "We _ have a tree" Mom insisted. " what will we do with all these decorations?" Uncle Henry quickly caught Mom's spirit. He called me to join him, and we found a perfect Christmas tree in the woods. Soon the house _ fresh and piney as we decorated the pine tree, and the day a festive air . The turkey dinner was very good, too. I was actually beginning to enjoy this unusual Christmas day!
Dessert was almost forgotten _ Mom came out with the final surprise-a flaming (色彩鲜明的)pudding! "Merry Christmas, mother," Mom said. "Dear me!" Grandma said with her mouth wide open. "I haven't seen a flaming pudding since I left England before I was married." Tears of filled her eyes. I could not keep the tears . my eyes, either. I knew then that Mom had also given me the best Christmas present ever.
She had taught me what a beautiful thing it is to give.
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