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 1        me to her with these words： “I would like you to meet the fellow who is 2        for being the worst boy in this county and will probably start throwing rocks at you no 3        than tomorrow morning. ”

  My stepmother walked over to me,4        my head slightly upward,and looked me right in the eye. Then she looked at my father and replied, “You are 5    . This is not the worst boy at all,6        the smartest one who hasn’t yet found an outlet for his enthusiasm. ”

  That statement began a (n) 7      between us.  No one had ever called me smart. My family and neighbours had built me up in my 8        as a bad boy. My stepmother changed all that.

  She changed many things. She 9        my father to go to a dental school,from which he graduated with honours. She moved our family into the countryside,where my father’s career could be more 10        and my brothers and I could be better 11    .

  When I turned fourteen,she bought me a second-hand 12        and told me that she believed that I could become a writer. I knew her enthusiasm,I 13        it,and I saw how it had already improved our lives. I accepted her 14        and began to write for local newspapers. I was doing the same kind of 15        that great day I went to interview Andrew Carnegie and received the task which became my life’s work later. I wasn’t the 16        beneficiary (受益者).My father became the 17        man in town. My brothers and stepbrothers became a physician,a dentist,a lawyer,and a college president.

  What power 18        has!When that power is released to support the certainty of one’s purpose and is 19        strengthened by faith,it becomes an irresistible force which poverty and temporary defeat can never 20    .

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. favoured

   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

[文章大意]本文講述了一個(gè)繼母對(duì)作者的肯定，從而激發(fā)了孩子心中對(duì)成功的渴望。繼母心中的熱情終于促使作者成功了。

1. B rush沖;introduce介紹;send送，派遣;carry運(yùn)送。從后面的句子"I would like you to meet the fellow—"知，這里指爸爸把"我"介紹給了繼母，選B.

2. C be distinguished for因....... 著名。從for being the worst boy知作者因?yàn)槭亲顗牡暮⒆佣�著名，選C。

3. A no later than不遲于。父親說(shuō)作者不遲于明天早上就會(huì)向繼母扔石頭，選A.

4. B從后面的單詞upward可知，繼母輕輕地抬起"我"的頭，選 B.

5. D perfect完美的;right正確的;impolite不禮貌的;wrong錯(cuò)誤的。從后面的句子"This is not the worst boy at all…"可知她反駁爸爸的話，選 D.

6. B這句話使用的是"not—but..."結(jié)構(gòu)。他不是最壞的男孩而是最好的男孩，只是還沒(méi)有找到熱情的出口，選B.

7. C agreement同意;gap缺口，分歧，間隔；friendship友誼; relationship關(guān)系。這句話開(kāi)始了 "我們"之間的友誼，用友誼說(shuō)明關(guān)系親密，選C：。

8. C opinion觀點(diǎn);image形象;mind思維;expectation期望。"我"的家庭和鄰居讓"我"在"我"心目中認(rèn)為"我"一直是一個(gè)

壞男孩，選C;。

9. A persuade說(shuō)服;beg乞求;order命令;invite邀請(qǐng)。繼母說(shuō)服了"我"父親去上一個(gè)牙科學(xué)校，選A.

10. B meaningful有意義的;successful成功的;helpful有幫助的;useful有用的。修飾career用successful,在那兒"我"父親的事業(yè)將更加成功，選B.

11. D treat對(duì)待;entertain娛樂(lè);respect尊敬;educate教育。因?yàn)槭钦f(shuō)孩子們的，所以在那兒"我們"弟兄可以得到更好的教育，選D.

12. C camera照相機(jī);radio收音機(jī);typewriter打字機(jī);bicycle 自行車。從后面的told me that she believed that I could be?come a writer可知，繼母相信作者能成為一個(gè)作家，所以給他買丫個(gè)二手打字機(jī)，選C.

13. B consider考慮;appreciate欣賞;ignore忽視;suspect懷疑。從后面的I saw how it had already improved our lives可知"我"非常感激她的熱心，選B. .

14. B criticism批評(píng);belief信念;request要求;description描述。由she believed that I could become a writer可知"我”接受了她的信念。 

15. A   "我"從事寫(xiě)作，因此用writing ,選A.

16. A " My father became the... man in town.”可知，"我”不是唯一的受益者，選A.

17. D cleverest最聰明的;strongest最強(qiáng)大的;healthiest最健康的;wealthiest最有錢的。前面說(shuō)"我"不是唯一的受益者，可知"我"爸爸也事業(yè)有成，成了 "我們"鎮(zhèn)上最富裕的人，選D. 

18. C fortune運(yùn)氣，財(cái)產(chǎn);sympathy同情;enthusiasm熱情; confidence信心。從文章的第一句話"Another person's en?thusiasm was what set me moving toward the success…"可

知，熱情有著強(qiáng)大的力量，選C。 

19. B deliberately故意地;constantly不斷地;traditionally傳-統(tǒng)地;happily快樂(lè)地。從后面的it becomes an irresistible force 可知熱情不斷得到增強(qiáng)，選B.

20. C win贏得;reach到達(dá);match匹配;doubt懷疑。這種力量是貧窮和暫時(shí)的挫折所不能相比的，選C.