Question

【題目】A Great Challenge

My mother had been a true inspiration to me and changed the way I look at life. Since my birth she has made it evident that I would become something, that I would be one of the great ones. She has taught me that I can do anything if I put my _______ to it.

As a young boy, I struggled （奮斗，努力）to achieve tasks that came easily to most. I had _______ in writing, reading and especially speaking. I did not talk the way normal kids did and did not respond to questions or stay alert to my surroundings. My reading was poor even with teachers helping me, and my speech was _______ to understand. My writing was not at the level it should have been. Even simple things like knowing my left from my right or being able to snap my fingers were problems.

My mother observed all my challenges and, as a professor with a Ph. D. , decided to _______ the situation early in my development. She did not want me to struggle alone. After a while, we did indeed conquer （擊敗，戰(zhàn)勝）all the problems that had _______ me. She spent hours every day teaching me everything I needed to know, determined to help me learn. Without her I would not be anywhere close to the level I am now.

In addition, she gave _______ for my life. She told me what to do and what not to do. Her expectations have always been high because she knows that I can do it. For that, I thank her. She would not allow her son to be incapable. She never _______ on me, and to this day she tells me education is a must. I will be a successful person if I continue to follow her lead. She encourages me to work for my grades and attend college.

She used her gifts as a _______ to help her child, and now I have the opportunity to become something.

【1】A.mindB.decisionC.brainD.feeling

【2】A.problemsB.excusesC.worriesD.abilities

【3】A.easyB.hardC.coolD.clear

【4】A.findB.keepC.changeD.study

【5】A.helpedB.treatedC.troubledD.pleased

【6】A.informationB.adviceC.promiseD.pleasure

【7】A.put upB.pushed upC.looked upD.gave up

【8】A.singerB.doctorC.workerD.teacher

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】A

【2】A

【3】B

【4】C

【5】C

【6】B

【7】D

【8】D

【解析】

這是一篇記敘文，文章主要講述母親一直是我的靈感，她改變了我看待生活的方式．她教導我只要全力以赴，我可以做任何事。盡管我在寫作閱讀講話上有很多問題，但是她沒有放棄我，幫助我解決了先前困擾我所有的問題；同時給我很多建議。

【1】

句意：她告訴我，我可以做任何事，如果我心思用在它上面。

mind心思；decision決定；brain大腦；feeling感覺。此處用動詞短語put one's mind to sth.表示“把心思放在某事上面”。故選A。

【2】

句意: 我在寫作、閱讀尤其是說上面有很多問題。

problems問題；excuses借口；worries擔心；abilities能力。根據(jù)“struggled to achieve tasks that came easily to most”可知對很多人來說很容易的事情對我來說是有難度的，用have problems doing sth.表達“在某事上有困難”。故選A。

【3】

句意：我說的話讓人很難理解。

easy容易的；hard難的；cool酷的；clear清晰的。根據(jù)“I did not talk the way normal kids did and did not respond to questions or stay alert to my surroundings”可知此處表達說的話讓人很難理解，用形容詞hard。故選B。

【4】

句意：作為一位有著博士學位的教授，她決定早一些改變我的發(fā)展情況。

find找到；keep保持；change改變；study學習。此處表示改變我的發(fā)展不利的情況，用動詞change。故選C。

【5】

句意：過了一段時間，我們確實解決了先前困擾我所有的問題。

helped幫助；treated對待；troubled困擾；pleased使高興。根據(jù) “problems”可知這些問題曾經(jīng)困擾過我，用動詞troubled。故選C。

【6】

句意：此外，她給了我很多人生的建議。

information信息；advice建議；promise承諾；pleasure樂趣。根據(jù)“She told me what to do and what not to do”可知她給我一些建議，用名詞advice。故選B。

【7】

句意：她從不放棄我。

put up張貼； pushed up提高； looked up 查找；gave up放棄。根據(jù)后文“She encourages me to work for my grades and attend college”可知盡管我有很多困難，但是她沒有放棄我。故選D。

【8】

句意：她用她作為老師的天賦來幫助她的孩子。

singer歌手；doctor醫(yī)生；worker工人；teacher老師。根據(jù)“a professor with a Ph. D.”以及“teaching me everything”可知此處表示“作為老師的天賦”。故選D。