“Now,” Mrs. Virginia DeView said, smiling, “we are going to discover our professions.” The class seemed to be greatly surprised. Our professions? We were only 13 and 14 years old! The teacher must be        36  . “Yes, you will all be searching for your future  37 . Each of you will have to  38  someone in your field, and give an oral (口頭的) report.”

         Each day in her class, Virginia DeView reminded us about this. Finally, I  39  print journalism. This meant I had to go to interview a newspaper reporter. I was extremely nervous. I sat down in front of him  40  able to speak. He looked at me and said, “Did you bring a pencil or pen?” I shook my head. “How about some  41 ?” I shook my head again.

20090515

 
         Finally, I thought he realized I was too 42 , and I got my first big tip as a  43 . “Never, never go anywhere without a pen or paper. You never know what you’ll  44  into.” After a few days, I gave my oral report totally from memory in class. I got an A on the entire project.

         Years later, I was in college looking around for a new career, but with no success. Then I  45  Virginia DeView and my desire at 13 to be a journalist. And I called my parents. They didn't  46  me. They just reminded me how  47  the field was and how I had run away from competition all my life. This was true. But journalism did something to me; it was in my  48 . And it gave me the freedom to go up to total strangers and ask what was  49 .

         For the past fifty years, I’ve had the most satisfying reporting career,  50  stories from murders to airplane  51  and finally choosing my strongest area. When I went to pick up my phone one day, an incredible wave of memories  52  me and I realized that had it not been  53  Virginia DeView, I would not be sitting at that desk.

         I get  54  all the time : “How did you pick journalism?”

         “Well, you see, there was this teacher…” I always start out. I just wish I could 55  her.

1.A.cautious   B.mad     C.optimistic       D.enthusiastic

2.A.universities B.families   C.professions        D.lives

3.A.interview B.describe   C.a(chǎn)dmire          D.face

4.A.considered       B.rejected   C.expected      D.picked

5.A.hardly           B.nearly            C.naturally             D.eagerly

6.A.preparationsB.newspapers C.drink             D.paper

7.A.reliable    B.grateful         C.tense               D.a(chǎn)mazed

8.A.student        B.journalist C.candidate             D.writer

9.A.look     B.turn            C.break                D.run

10.A.called         B.remembered C.recognized            D.evaluated

11.A.a(chǎn)nswer      B.urge           C.stop          D.persuade

12.A.funny         B.competitiveC.ordinary           D.mysterious

13.A.blood         B.body             C.life          D.opinion

14.A.coming in       B.coming out C.going up          D.going on

15.A.creating B.recalling  C.covering            D.writing

16.A.flights     B.crashes          C.budgets       D.schedules

17.A.hit     B.caught   C.impressed            D.seized

18.A.for     B.with            C.of                  D.to

19.A.hurt            B.realized          C.a(chǎn)djusted      D.a(chǎn)sked

20.A.respect  B.support         C.thank               D.envy

 

【答案】

 

1.B

2.C

3.A

4.D

5.A

6.D

7.C

8.B

9.D

10.B

11.C

12.B

13.A

14.D

15.C

16.B

17.A

18.A

19.D

20.C

【解析】

試題分析:本文敘述了作者在13、14歲時(shí), Virginia DeView老師讓他們?nèi)ミx擇未來(lái)的職業(yè),作者當(dāng)時(shí)選擇的是一名記者,當(dāng)他面對(duì)采訪對(duì)象時(shí),他忘記了帶筆和紙,這時(shí)他意識(shí)到一名記者要隨身帶著筆和紙,作者長(zhǎng)大后,當(dāng)了一名記者,他突然感覺(jué)應(yīng)該感謝他的老師。

1.考查形容詞及上下文的呼應(yīng)。cautious謹(jǐn)慎的; mad瘋狂的; optimistic樂(lè)觀的; enthusiastic熱情的。老師一定瘋了吧,故選B。

2.考查名詞及上下文的呼應(yīng)。universities大學(xué); families家庭; professions職業(yè); lives生命。你們要尋找你們的未來(lái)職業(yè),故選C。

3.考查動(dòng)詞及上下文的呼應(yīng)。interview采訪,面試; describe描述; admire贊美; face面對(duì)。你們中的每一個(gè)人都必須給某人進(jìn)行一次面試,故選A。

4.考查動(dòng)詞及上下文的呼應(yīng)。considered考慮; reject拒絕; expect期望,盼望; pick挑選,撿起。最后我挑選了印刷行業(yè)的一名記者,故選D。

5.考查副詞及上下文的呼應(yīng)。hardly幾乎不; nearly幾乎; naturally自然地; eagerly熱切地。我坐在那個(gè)人的面前幾乎說(shuō)不出話,故選A。

6.考查名詞及上下文的呼應(yīng)。preparations準(zhǔn)備; newspapers報(bào)紙; drink飲料; paper紙。你帶紙了嗎?,故選D。

7.考查動(dòng)詞及上下文的呼應(yīng)。reliable可靠的; grateful感謝的; tense緊張的; amazed吃驚的。最后我認(rèn)為他是認(rèn)為我是太緊張了,故選C。

8.考查名詞及上下文的呼應(yīng)。student學(xué)生; journalist記者; candidate候選人; writer作者。我得到了一次大的建議作為一名記者無(wú)論去什么地方都應(yīng)隨身帶著筆和紙,故選B。

9.考查動(dòng)詞及上下文的呼應(yīng)。look into調(diào)查; turn轉(zhuǎn)向; break休息; run跑。你從不知道你要調(diào)查什么,故選D。

10.考查動(dòng)詞及上下文的呼應(yīng)。call呼叫; remember記得; recognize認(rèn)出; evaluate評(píng)估。我記得Virginia DeView老師在我13歲時(shí)我想當(dāng)一名記者的愿望,故選B。

11.考查動(dòng)詞及上下文的呼應(yīng)。answer回答; urge催促; stop停止; persuade說(shuō)服。我給我的父母打電話,他們沒(méi)有阻止我。故選C。

12.考查形容詞及上下文的呼應(yīng)。funny滑稽的; competitive競(jìng)爭(zhēng)的; ordinary平凡的; mysterious神秘的。他們提醒我這個(gè)領(lǐng)域具有競(jìng)爭(zhēng)性,故選B。

13.考查名詞及上下文的呼應(yīng)。blood血; body身體; life生活; opinion觀點(diǎn)。In my bloodA

14.考查動(dòng)詞及上下文的呼應(yīng)。coming in         B.coming out C.going up      D.going onD

15.考查動(dòng)詞及上下文的呼應(yīng)。creating創(chuàng)造; recalling喚醒; covering覆蓋; writing寫。在過(guò)去的50年里我有了最讓人滿意的事業(yè),包括報(bào)道了從故事到飛機(jī)失事,故選C。

16.考查名詞及上下文的呼應(yīng)。flights飛行; crashes墜毀; budgets預(yù)算; schedules計(jì)劃。在過(guò)去的50年里我有了最讓人滿意的事業(yè),包括報(bào)道了從故事到飛機(jī)失事,故選B。

17.考查動(dòng)詞及上下文的呼應(yīng)。hit打擊; catch抓; impress給人印象; seize抓住。一天當(dāng)我拿起電話時(shí),我想起來(lái)一個(gè)驚人的記憶,故選A。

18.考查介詞及上下文的呼應(yīng)。這里是虛擬語(yǔ)氣,要不是Virginia DeView老師,我今天不會(huì)坐在這個(gè)辦公桌前,故選A。

19.考查動(dòng)詞及上下文的呼應(yīng)。hurt受傷; realize意識(shí)到; adjust調(diào)節(jié); ask問(wèn)。我一直被問(wèn)“你為什么會(huì)選擇這個(gè)職業(yè)”,故選D。

20.考查動(dòng)詞及上下文的呼應(yīng)。respect尊敬; support支持; thank感謝; envy嫉妒。我多么希望我能感謝她,故選C。

考點(diǎn):故事類短文。

點(diǎn)評(píng):看清上下文,找準(zhǔn)定位詞。充分利用文章的上下文和前后句,找到對(duì)選擇有提示作用的詞或句。這些詞有時(shí)可能是同義詞或反義詞。注意固定的搭配,包括動(dòng)詞與介詞的搭配、動(dòng)詞與名詞的搭配以及形容詞與名詞的搭配等,同時(shí)要根據(jù)內(nèi)容選擇正確的短語(yǔ),有時(shí)用已了解的生活常識(shí)來(lái)確定答案。

 

練習(xí)冊(cè)系列答案
相關(guān)習(xí)題

科目:高中英語(yǔ) 來(lái)源: 題型:閱讀理解

    Mrs. Amatuli was my teacher in the fourth grade.

One day at lunch time, I was getting ready to eat my same old tuna fish(金槍魚)sandwich and suddenly Mrs. Amatuli asked me if she could buy my sandwich from me. She explained that I could use the money to buy a hot lunch from the cafeteria.

I was thrilled. I never bought my lunch at the cafeteria. It was too expensive for my family, and we always carried our lunch and brought the bah back home to use again the next day. My sandwiches were either bologna(大臘腸)or tuna fish. It rarely varied beyond that.

You can understand my delight when I had the opportunity to buy a hot lunch.

When we finished lunch that day, Mrs. Amatuli took me aside and said she wanted to explain why she had bought my sandwich.

Oh, I couldn’t wait to get home and tell my Mama that form now on I wanted tuna fish on Fridays. After my Mama understood why, she gladly fixed tuna fish for me on Friday. She even fixed it on brown bread because she knew Mrs. Amatuli liked brown bread.

From then on every Friday I cold get in line with the rest of the kids for a hot lunch. I didn’t care how many of the ids complained about cafeteria food—it tasted divine to me!

I realize now that Mrs. Amatuli could have fixed herself a tuna sandwich of Friday. But she bought my sandwich because she saw a little girll who was thrilled over the simple act of having a hot lunch.

I will never forget her for her compassion and generosity.

Which of the following can best describe Mrs. Amatuli?

      A.Lovely.     B.Strict.       C.Clever.     D.Kind.

The author didn’t buy her lunch at the cafeteria because    .

       A.her lunch was various     B.her family was very poor

       C.her mother could prepare it at home      D.her teacher gave her a hot lunch

After lunch that day, Mrs. Amatuli explained         .

       A.she was Catholic             B.Catholic ate meat on Fridays

       C.Catholic ate fish on Fridays    D.she liked brown bread

The underlined word “divine” in Paragraph 8 means      .

      A.delicious   B.bad   C.typical      D.hot

What might be the best title for the passage?

       A.My grateful mother B.My considerate teacher

       C.My boring lunch             D.A thrilled student

查看答案和解析>>

科目:高中英語(yǔ) 來(lái)源:2013屆遼寧省朝陽(yáng)縣柳城高級(jí)中學(xué)高三上學(xué)期期末考試英語(yǔ)試卷(帶解析) 題型:閱讀理解

Mrs. Amatuli was my teacher in the fourth grade. One day at lunch time,I was getting ready to eat my same old tuna fish(金槍魚)sandwich and suddenly Mrs. Amatuli asked me if she could buy my sandwich from me. She explained that I could use the money to buy a hot lunch from the cafeteria.
I was thrilled. I never bought my lunch at the cafeteria. It was too expensive for my family,and I always carried my lunch and brought the bag back home to use again the next day. My sandwiches were either bologna(大香腸)or tuna fish. It rarely varied beyond that.
You can understand my delight when I had the opportunity to buy a hot lunch.
When we finished lunch that day. Mrs. Amatuli took me aside and said she wanted to explain why she had bought my sandwich. I really didn’t care why, but it gave me a few minutes of her precious attention so I was very quiet as she explained. You see,she was Catholic and she told me that Catholics didn’t eat red meat on Fridays—they ate fish on Fridays.
Oh,I couldn’t wait to get home and tell my mama that from now on 1 wanted tuna fish on Fridays. After my mama understood why,she gladly fixed tuna fish for me on Fridays. She even fixed it on brown bread because she knew Mrs. Amatuli liked brown bread. From then on. every Friday I could get in line with the rest of the kids for a hot lunch. I didn’t care how many of the kids complained about cafeteria food—it tasted divine to me!
I realize now that Mrs. Amatuli could have fixed herself a tuna sandwich of Friday. But she bought my sandwich because she saw a 1ittle girl who was thrilled over the simple act of having a hot lunch.
I will never forget her for her compassion and generosity and what I should do is to follow her example.
【小題1】Mrs.Arnatuli bought the writer’s sand wish because_____________.

A.she was tired of cafeteria food
B.she hated getting in line with kids
C.she didn’t eat red meat on Friday
D.she wanted to show care to the writer
【小題2】What can we learn about the cafeteria food?
A.It was terrific.B.It was terrible.
C.The writer enjoyed it.D.Most kids were fond of it.
【小題3】The underlined word "divine" in Paragraph 5 means___________.
A.perfectB.sweetC.unpleasantD.special
【小題4】Which of the following can best show the theme of this text?
A.It is hard to please all.
B.Better to give than to receive.
C.Love makes the world go around.
D.The more you offer,the more you are rewarded.

查看答案和解析>>

科目:高中英語(yǔ) 來(lái)源:2012-2013學(xué)年遼寧省高三上學(xué)期期末考試英語(yǔ)試卷(解析版) 題型:閱讀理解

Mrs. Amatuli was my teacher in the fourth grade. One day at lunch time,I was getting ready to eat my same old tuna fish(金槍魚)sandwich and suddenly Mrs. Amatuli asked me if she could buy my sandwich from me. She explained that I could use the money to buy a hot lunch from the cafeteria.

I was thrilled. I never bought my lunch at the cafeteria. It was too expensive for my family,and I always carried my lunch and brought the bag back home to use again the next day. My sandwiches were either bologna(大香腸)or tuna fish. It rarely varied beyond that.

You can understand my delight when I had the opportunity to buy a hot lunch.

When we finished lunch that day. Mrs. Amatuli took me aside and said she wanted to explain why she had bought my sandwich. I really didn’t care why, but it gave me a few minutes of her precious attention so I was very quiet as she explained. You see,she was Catholic and she told me that Catholics didn’t eat red meat on Fridays—they ate fish on Fridays.

Oh,I couldn’t wait to get home and tell my mama that from now on 1 wanted tuna fish on Fridays. After my mama understood why,she gladly fixed tuna fish for me on Fridays. She even fixed it on brown bread because she knew Mrs. Amatuli liked brown bread. From then on. every Friday I could get in line with the rest of the kids for a hot lunch. I didn’t care how many of the kids complained about cafeteria food—it tasted divine to me!

I realize now that Mrs. Amatuli could have fixed herself a tuna sandwich of Friday. But she bought my sandwich because she saw a 1ittle girl who was thrilled over the simple act of having a hot lunch.

I will never forget her for her compassion and generosity and what I should do is to follow her example.

1.Mrs.Arnatuli bought the writer’s sand wish because_____________.

A.she was tired of cafeteria food

B.she hated getting in line with kids

C.she didn’t eat red meat on Friday

D.she wanted to show care to the writer

2.What can we learn about the cafeteria food?

A.It was terrific.                          B.It was terrible.

C.The writer enjoyed it.                    D.Most kids were fond of it.

3.The underlined word "divine" in Paragraph 5 means___________.

A.perfect           B.sweet            C.unpleasant        D.special

4.Which of the following can best show the theme of this text?

A.It is hard to please all.

B.Better to give than to receive.

C.Love makes the world go around.

D.The more you offer,the more you are rewarded.

 

查看答案和解析>>

科目:高中英語(yǔ) 來(lái)源:2014屆山西省大同市高二上學(xué)期期中考試英語(yǔ)試卷(解析版) 題型:單項(xiàng)填空

—Did you notice my little son just now?

  —No, Mrs Black. I ______ computer games.

A.play       B.a(chǎn)m playing  C.would play     D.was playing

 

查看答案和解析>>

科目:高中英語(yǔ) 來(lái)源:2010-2011學(xué)年海南省高三上學(xué)期第二次月考英語(yǔ)卷 題型:完型填空

Mrs Amatuli was my teacher in the fourth grade. One day at lunch time, Mrs Amatuli asked me if she could  36 my sandwiches. She explained that I could use the money to buy a   37 lunch from the cafeteria(自助餐廳). I was   38. I never bought my lunch at the cafeteria. It was  39  expensive for my family, and I always carried my lunch and brought the bag back home to   40 again the next day.

You can understand my   41  when I had the opportunity to buy a hot lunch. Kids always  42 about the cafeteria food but I was very  43 of them.

When we  44 lunch that day, Mrs Amatuli took me aside and said she wanted to   45 why she had bought my sandwiches. I really didn't care why,   46 it gave me a few minutes of her precious  47  so I was very quiet as she explained.

You  48 , she was a Catholic(天主教徒) and she told me that Catholics didn’t eat red meat on Fridays—they ate  49 on Fridays.

Oh, I couldn't   50 to get home and tell my Mom that from then on I wanted fish on Fridays.  51 my Mom understood why, she gladly fixed fish for me on Fridays. From then on, every Friday I could get in  52 with the rest of the kids for a hot lunch. I didn’t care how many of the kids complained about the cafeteria food—it  53 great to me!

I realize now that Mrs Amatuli   54  have fixed herself a fish sandwich on Fridays. She bought my sandwiches because she saw a little girl who was pleased over the simple

   55 of having a hot lunch.

1.

A.buy

B.have

C.try

D.eat

 

2.

A.cheap

B.big

C.hot

D.delicious

 

3.

A.sad

B.disappointed

C.confused

D.excited

 

4.

A.rather

B.too

C.very

D.quite

 

5.

A.use

B.eat

C.fill

D.carry

 

6.

A.mind

B.a(chǎn)nxiety

C.delight

D.interest

 

7.

A.complained

B.worried

C.talked

D.cared

 

8.

A.fond

B.hopeful

C.proud

D.envious

 

9.

A.bought

B.finished

C.had

D.prepared

 

10.

A.explain

B.discuss

C.tell

D.cover

 

11.

A.a(chǎn)s

B.while

C.so

D.but

 

12.

A.idea

B.a(chǎn)ttention

C.a(chǎn)dvice

D.thought

 

13.

A.think

B.believe

C.see

D.say

 

14.

A.chicken

B.beef

C.vegetables

D.fish

 

15.

A.expect

B.wait

C.wish

D.long

 

16.

A.Because

B.So

C.Before

D.After

 

17.

A.touch

B.line

C.way

D.trouble

 

18.

A.tasted

B.sounded

C.looked

D.smelled

 

19.

A.should

B.need

C.could

D.must

 

20.

A.a(chǎn)ct

B.question

C.measure

D.gesture

 

查看答案和解析>>

同步練習(xí)冊(cè)答案