Question

【題目】Choose the words or expressions and complete the passage (選擇最恰當(dāng)?shù)膯卧~或短語完成短文)

I did badly at school. My headmaster thought I was useless and when I was 14, he said, “You are never going to be _________.”

I left school and after five years of odd jobs, I fell in love with a very nice middle-class (中產(chǎn)階級) girl. It was the best thing that happened to me. I _________ to do something positive (積極的) with my life because I wanted to prove to her that what people said about me was wrong. So I tried hard with my _________ and went to college. My first book came out while I was at college.

After college I taught during the day in high schools and attended evening classes at London University, where I got a degree (學(xué)位) in history. I became a lecturer at a college, but later I was thinking of _________ that job to write full time when I was offered a part-time job at Leeds University. I began to feel _________ —here was a working-class boy left school early, now teaching at the university.

My writing career took off when I discovered my own style. Now I’m rich and famous, have been on TV, and met lots of film stars. But what does it mean? I _________ wish all the people that have put me down had said: “I believe in you. You can make it.”

【1】A.importantB.successfulC.honestD.hardworking

【2】A.continuedB.failedC.decidedD.remembered

【3】A.experimentB.writingC.practiceD.work

【4】A.taking upB.putting upC.giving upD.picking up

【5】A.sadB.surprisedC.nervousD.proud

【6】A.justB.evenC.quiteD.still

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】B

【2】C

【3】B

【4】C

【5】D

【6】A

【解析】

本文講述作者成功的經(jīng)歷，從小他是學(xué)校的差生，校長認(rèn)為他將是一個無用的人。直到他喜歡上一個女孩兒，作者決定要做些改變，從此努力學(xué)習(xí)，努力工作，現(xiàn)在他很富有并且很有名氣。他成功了。

【1】句意：我的校長認(rèn)為我是沒用的，當(dāng)我14歲的時候，他說“你絕不會成功。”

important重要的；successful成功的；honest誠實的；hardworking努力工作的。此空為形容詞作表語。根據(jù)“My headmaster thought I was useless…”可知校長認(rèn)為我沒用，因此可推測他認(rèn)為我不會成功。故選B。

【2】句意：我決定做一些對我生命積極的事，因為我想證明給她看，別人所說關(guān)于我的事是錯的。

continued繼續(xù)；failed失��；decided決定；remembered記住。此空為謂語動詞，根據(jù)“…I fell in love with a very nice middle-class girl.”可知作者愛上一個漂亮的女孩，因此決定做一些事，decide to do sth.表示“決定做某事”。故選C。

【3】句意：因此我試著努力學(xué)習(xí)寫作，并且上了大學(xué)。

experiment實驗；writing寫作；practice練習(xí)；work工作。根據(jù)“My first book came out while I was at college.”可知作者在大學(xué)期間第一本書出版了，因此可推測作者是努力學(xué)習(xí)寫作。故選B。

【4】句意：我成為一所大學(xué)的講師，但是之后在我被Leeds大學(xué)提供一個兼職工作時，我想放棄那份工作來全職寫作。

taking up開始從事；putting up舉起；提高；giving up放棄；picking up撿起。根據(jù)“…write full time…”可知作者想放棄現(xiàn)在的工作，全職寫作。故選C。

【5】句意：我開始感到自豪——一個工人階級的離校學(xué)生，現(xiàn)在正在大學(xué)教書。

sad傷心的；surprised驚奇的；nervous緊張不安的；proud自豪的。破折號后為解釋說明，根據(jù)“here was a working-class boy left school early, now teaching at the university. ”可推測作者是為自己的行為感到自豪。故選D。

【6】句意：我僅僅是希望那些看輕我的人都說：“我相信你。你能做到。”

just僅僅；even甚至；quite相當(dāng)；still仍然。but后接轉(zhuǎn)折，but之前介紹作者現(xiàn)在很出名，隨即話鋒一轉(zhuǎn)，表達(dá)作者“只是”希望那些看輕他的人都說：“我相信你。你能做到。”。A選項符合句意。故選A。