Question

Robeson was born in a very poor family.At seven,he had to pick coal in a deserted mine near his home,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   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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

34.A.had learned                                              B.has been taught

C.has heard                                                      D.had been written down

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

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

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

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

39.A.had been               B.has been                    C.is                              D.was

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

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

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

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

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

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

Answer 1

26-30 DCBAD 31-35 CBDAB 36-40 BABAD 41-45 DCBCA

解析:

26. what引导宾语从句，在从句中作宾语，意为“所……的东西”。

27. schooling不可数，此处有否定意思。

28.由于家里穷，支付不起学杂费，Robeson一天正规的教育也没接受过，只是在数学课堂当过几天旁听生。

29. work as是固定词组，意为“当……”。

30. feel / be sorry for是固定词组，意为“为……感到惋惜；为……感到难过”。

31.他多想有这样的机会呀!

32. study by oneself意为“自学”。

33.表示过去经常性、反复性的动作，常作“总是”解。

34. “学习”是在“尽力记住”之前发生的动作，故用过去完成时态。

35.本句使用的是“so...that”句型。

36. show interest in是固定词组。

37.：根据句子中“...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。

38.从下文可知，他是这次考试中全校成绩最高的。

39.由主句动词would have been given可知，这是表示与过去事实相反的虚拟语气。

40.上下文意思。

41. 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。

42.教授们钦佩他的勤奋和才华。

43.教授们为他提供免费指导。

44. 此处语意。

45. Robeson很有幸福感，因为他确信他面前是一条宽阔的通向成功的路。