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 Robeson was born in a very poor family. At seven, hehad topick coal in a deserted mine near his home, then he sold1 he had picked and earned a few coins to help his parents. He had2schooling. For being so poor, how could he 3 school fees?

 When he was fifteen, he worked 4 a servant in a school. Looking at other children studying in the classroom, he felt 5 for himself. How he 6 to have the same chance! He decided to study by 7 . In the daytime, after the sweeping and cleaning was over, he8stand by the window outside the classroom trying to catch what the teacher said. At night, he tried his best to remember what he had 9 during the day. He worked 10 hard at his lessons that he sometimes had just three or four hours to sleep. The more he learned, the greater 11 he showed in his lessons. A maths teacher dis?covered him and came to like this diligent boy and 12 him to sit at the back of the class. In one exam, he was the13one in the whole school who reached the highest grade. He would have been given the scholarship 14    he had been a regular student of the school.

Robeson 15 through six long years with his study of maths and wrote several articles which caught the16of some university professors. They admired his talent 17 his diligence. To give him a good chance, they hired him as a librarian and18him free guidance. Robeson felt 19 for he was sure that before him there was a broad road 20 success.

1.  A. whether     B.  which       C.  that              D. what

2.  A. many        B.  few      C.  little               D. much

3.  A. buy        B.  afford      C.  send            D. read

4.  A. as          B.  like       C.  for             D. by

5.  A. angry        B.  ashamed    C.  proud            D. sorry

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

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

8.  A. could        B. ought to     C.  should         D. would

9. A.learned         B. foun     C.  heard of          D.  written down

10. A. very          B.  so         C.  too         D. quite

11. A. joy           B.  interest        C.time          D. taste

12. A. allowed      B.  agreed        C.   let          D. refused

13.  A. worst        B. only         C. last          D. laziest

14.  A. if          B.  when        C.  though        D. because

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

16. A. notice        B.  influence    C.  impression      D. attention

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

18. A. taught       B. offered       C.  lent            D. sent

19. A. sad         B.  angry        C.  happy      D. disappointed

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

Answer 1

 1. D what引导宾语从句，意为"所……的东西"。

2.C 从文中可知，他没受过多少学校教育。

3.B男孩由于家里穷，支付不起学杂费。

4 A

5. D feel/be sorry for是固定词组，意为"为……感到惋惜；为……感到难过"。该题考查句意理解。看到其他孩子坐在教室里学习，他为自己感到难过。

6. C他多想有这样的机会呀！

7. B   study by oneself意为"自学"。

8. D表示过去经常性、反复性的动作，常作"总是"解。

9. A

 10. B本句使用的是so—that句型。

11. B   show interest in是固定词组。

12. A 根据句子中的came to like this diligent boy可判断，这位数学老师允许Robeson坐在教室后面听课。

13. B

14. A

15. D Robeson奋斗了六年学习数学，写了几篇文章，这些文章引起了一些大学教授的注意。

16. D catch one's attention吸引某人的注意。

17 C教授们钦佩他的才华和勤奋。

18. B教授们为他提供免费指导。

19. C Robeson感觉很开心，因为他确信他面前是一条宽阔的通向成功的路。

20. A这时的Robeson正踌躇满志，因为他知道在他的面前有一条通向成功的大路。lead to意为"通向"，此处用现在分词短语作定语，修饰a broad road,相当于定语从句which was leading to success 。