Question

Another person’s enthusiasm was what set me moving toward the success I have achieved. That person was my stepmother.

I was nine years old when she entered our home in rural Virginia. My father  36  me to her with these words: “I would like you to meet the fellow who is  37  for being the worst boy in this county and will probably start throwing rocks at you no  38  than tomorrow morning.”

My stepmother walked over to me,  39  my head slightly upward, and looked me right in the eye. Then she looked at my father and replied, “ You are  40  . This is not the worst boy at all,    41  the smartest one who hasn’t yet found an outlet for his enthusiasm.”

That statement began a (n)  42  between us. No one had ever called me smart. My family and neighbors had built me up in my  43  as a bad boy. My stepmother changed all that.

She changed many things. She  44  my father to go to a dental school, from which he graduated with honors. She moved our family into the country seat, where my father’s career could be more  45  and my brothers and I could be better  46  .

When I turned fourteen, she bought me a secondhand  47  and told me that she believed that I could become a writer. I knew her enthusiasm, I  48  it, and I saw how it had already improved our lives. I accepted her  49  and began to write for local newspapers. I was doing the same kind of  50  that great day I went to interview Andrew Carnegie and received the task which became my life’s work later. I wasn’t the  51  beneficiary(受益者). My father became the  52  man in town. My brothers and stepbrothers became a physician, a dentist, a lawyer, and a college president.

What power  53  has! When that power is released to support the certainty of one’s purpose and is  54  strengthened by faith, it becomes an irresistible force which poverty and temporary defeat can never  55  .

You can communicate that power to anyone who needs it. This is probably the greatest work you can do with your enthusiasm.

1.A. rushed                 B. introduced             C. sent                      D. carried

2.A. mistaken            B. favored           C. distinguished    D. rewarded

3.A. later             B. sooner           C. longer             D. earlier

4.A. dragged            B. raised            C. shook               D. bent

5.A. perfect            B. right                C. impolite           D. wrong

6.A. so                    B. but                           C. or                  D. and

7.A. agreement    B. gap                  C. friendship       D. relationship

8.A. opinion           B. image             C. mind                       D. expectation

9.A. persuaded       B. begged                C. ordered                      D. invited

10.A. meaningful   B. successful          C. helpful                             D. useful

11.A. treated                   B. entertained       C. respected              D. educated

12.A. camera         B. radio                C. typewriter             D. bicycle

13.A. considered      B. appreciated     C. ignored                            D. suspected

14.A. criticism       B. belief             C. request           D. description

15.A. writing               B. teaching                           C. studying                           D. reading

16.A. only                            B. next                          C. same                                 D. real

17.A. cleverest          B. strongest                          C. healthiest                         D. wealthiest

18.A. fortune        B. sympathy         C. enthusiasm             D. confidence

19.A. deliberately    B. constantly               C. traditionally            D. happily

20.A. win                     B. reach                         C. match            D. doubt

 

Answer 1

【答案】

 

1.B

2.C

3.A

4.B

5.D

6.B

7.C

8.C

9.A

10.B

11.D

12.C

13.B

14.B

15.A

16.A

17.D

18.C

19.B

20.C

【解析】

试题分析：本文讲述了一个继母对作者的肯定，从而激发了孩子心中的对成功的渴望，继母心中的热情，终于促使作者成功了。

1.考查动词：A. rushed冲，B. introduced介绍，C. sent 送，派遣，D. carried运送，从后面的句子：“I would like you to meet the fellow这里指爸爸把我介绍给了继母，选B

2.考查形容词：A. mistaken错误的，B. favored支持的，有利的，C. distinguished著名的，D. rewarded受到奖励的，从前面的for being the worst boy作者因为是最坏的孩子而著名，选C

3.考查副词：A. later后来，迟于，B. sooner很快，C. longer更长，D. earlier更早，no later than不迟于，这里是：作者不迟于明天早上就会向继母仍石头，选A

4.考查动词：A. dragged拖拉，B. raised举起，提高，筹集，饲养，C. shook震动，摇晃，D. bent弯腰，从后面的单词upward ，可知继母轻轻的抬起我的头，选B

5.考查形容词：A. perfect完美的，B. right正确的，C. impolite不礼貌的，D. wrong错误的，从后面的句子：This is not the worst boy at all, 可知是反驳爸爸的话，你错了，选D

6.考查连词：A. so因此，B. but但是，C. or或者，D. and并且，这句话使用的是not…but…结构，这不是最坏的男孩而是最好的男孩还没有找到热情的出口，选B

7.考查名词：A. agreement同意，B. gap缺口，分歧，间隔，C. friendship友谊，D. relationship关系，这句话开始了我们之间的友谊，用友谊说明关系的亲密，选C

8.考查名词：A. opinion观点，B. image形象，C. mind思维，D. expectation期望，我的家庭和邻居让我在我心目中认为我一直是一个坏男孩，选C

9.考查动词：A. persuaded说服，B. begged乞求，C. ordered 命令，D. invited邀请，继母说服了我父亲去上一个牙科学校，选A

10.考查形容词：A. meaningful有意义的，B. successful成功的，C. helpful 有帮助的，D. useful有用的，修饰career用successful，在那儿我父亲的事业将更加成功，选B

11.考查动词：A. treated对待，B. entertained娱乐，C. respected尊敬，D. educated教育，因为是说孩子们的，可知在那，我们弟兄们可以得到更好的教育，选D

12.考查名词：A. camera照相机，B. radio收音机，C. typewriter打字机，D. bicycle自行车，从后面的句子：told me that she believed that I could become a writer.可知继母相信作者能成为一个作家，所以给他买了个二手打字机，选 C

13.考查动词：A. considered考虑，B. appreciated欣赏，C. ignored忽视，D. suspected怀疑，从后面的句子：I saw how it had already improved our lives.可知我非常感激她的热心，选B

14.考查名词：A. criticism批评，B. belief信念，C. request要求，D. description描述，前面说she believed that I could become a writer.可知我接受了她的信念B

15.考查动名词：A. writing写作，B. teaching教学，C. studying学习，D. reading阅读，我从事的写作，因此用writing，选A

16.考查形容词：A. only唯一的，B. next下一个，C. same同样的，D. real真的，从后面的句子：My father became the  52  man in town.可知我不是唯一的受益者，选A

17.考查形容词：A. cleverest最聪明的，B. strongest最强大的，C. healthiest最健康的，D. wealthiest最有钱的，前面说：我不是唯一的受益者，可知我爸爸也事业有成，成了我们镇上最富裕的人，选D

18.考查名词：A. fortune 运气，财产，B. sympathy同情，C. enthusiasm热情，D. confidence自信，从文章的第一句话：Another person’s enthusiasm was what set me moving toward the success可知热情有着多强大的力量呀，选C

19.考查副词：A. deliberately故意地，B. constantly不断地，C. traditionally传统地，D. happily快乐的，从后面的it becomes an irresistible force可知热情不断得到增强，选B

20.考查动词：A. win赢得，B. reach到达，C. match匹配，D. doubt怀疑， 这种力量是贫穷和暂时的挫折所不能相比的，选C

考点：考查故事类短文