Question

One day, a well-known speaker was invited to give a lecture to an audience of 200. He started his lecture by a $ 20 bill. He looked around the room, and asked, “Who would like this $20 bill?” started going up.

He said, “I am going to this $20 to one of you, but first, let me do this.” He crumpled up (揉皺) the 20-dollar bill. He then asked, “Who wants it?” Still the hands were in the air.

“Well”, he replied,“ I do this ?” And he dropped it on the and started to step on it with his shoes. He picked it up. Now it was crumpled and .

“Now, who wants it?” Still the hands went into the air.

“My friends, we have all learned a very lesson. No matter what I did to the , you still want it because it doesn’t decrease in . It is still worth $20, with we can buy what we need.

Many times in our lives, we are , and trampled underfoot by the decision we and the circumstances that come our way. We feel we were worthless. But no matter what has happened or what may happen to us, you will never your value. Dirty or clean, you are still priceless to those who do love you. The worth of our lives is determined not by we do or who we know, but by who we are. You are . Don’t ever forget it.”

If you this lesson in mind, it will help you to again when you fall. Each time it makes you grow much stronger.

1.A. holding up B. picking up C. keeping up D. bringing up

2.A. Chats B. Voices C. Hands D. Talks

3.A. pass B. give C. show D. lend

4.A. ever B. even C. also D. still

5.A. on B. off C. up D. out

6.A. What for B. How come C. What about D. What if

7.A. floor B. desk C. shelf D. dustbin

8.A. usable B. small C. dirty D. old

9.A. meaningless B. amazing C. rare D. valuable

10.A. money B. paper C. book D. card

11.A. shape B. value C. quality D. size

12.A. which B. what C. that D. whose

13.A. warned B. pushed C. dropped D. reminded

14.A. prefer B. receive C. face D. make

15.A. as though B. even though C. if only D. only if

16.A. take B. lose C. miss D. win

17.A. how B. what C. where D. who

18.A. honest B. wise C. young D. special

19.A. keep B. forget C. impress D. leave

20.A. stand up B. put up C. take up D. jump up

Answer 1

1.A

2.C

3.B

4.D

5.C

6.D

7.A

8.C

9.D

10.A

11.B

12.A

13.C

14.D

15.A

16.B

17.B

18.D

19.A

20.A

【解析】

試題分析：本文講述了一位演講者向觀眾展示一張20美元的鈔票，盡管這張鈔票被弄得又皺又臟，人們還是要它，因為它的價值沒有改變。進而得出人生的真諦：人生的價值在于人本身的內在價值。

1.A 考查詞組 hold up舉起；pick up撿起；keep up保持；bring up撫養(yǎng)。演講者應是舉起那張20美元的鈔票給觀眾看。hold up符合語境，故選A。

2.C 考查名詞 A聊天；B聲音；C手；D談話。演講者問“誰想要錢”，根據常識可知應是舉手示意；第二段的“Still the hands were 45 in the air”也是提示，故選C。

3.B 考查動詞 A傳遞；B給；C展示；D借出。根據句意：我會把這20美元給你們其中一個人。故選B。

4.D 考查副詞 A 永遠；B 甚至；C 也；D 還。演講者把錢幣揉皺了，問：“誰還想要？”，still符合語境，故選D。

5.C考查副詞A繼續(xù)著；B走開；C向上；D在外面。根據第一段中“Hands started going up”，手開始舉了起來，用了up；此處還是考查方位副詞，四個選項中只有up符合語境，故選C。

6.6】D考查句型A 為什么；B 怎么會呢；C .....如何；D What if ....要是...又怎么樣，如果...該怎么辦。根據語境，what if 符合，故選D

7.7】考查名詞 A地面；B桌子；C 架子；D垃圾箱。根據后面的“started to step on it with his shoes”可知是放在地上用腳踩。floor符合語境，故選A。

8.8】C考查形容詞 A可用的；B小的；C臟的；D舊的。錢被放在地上用腳踩了，這張錢一定是臟了。dirty符合語境，故選C。

9.9】D考查形容詞 A無意義的；B令人驚異的；C稀有的；D很有用的，很重要的，寶貴的。通讀全文可知，這是一節(jié)很重要的課。valuable符合語境，故選D。

10.10】A考查名詞 A錢；B紙；C書；D卡片。這里是指那張20美元的鈔票，money符合語境，故選A。

11.1】B考查名詞 A形狀；B價值；C質量；D尺寸。根據句意：無論我對這張錢做了什么，你們仍然想要它，因為它的價值并沒有降低。value符合語境，故選B

12.12】A考查代詞 此處指代前面提到的錢，作with的賓語，可排除B、D項。which可直接跟在介詞后面，而that不可以。故選A。

13.13】C考查動詞 A警告；B推；C丟下；D提醒。根據前文中“他把丟在地上，并踩它”暗示在生活中我們就像那張被丟在地上的錢，會被踐踏。drop符合語境，故選C。

14.14】D考查動詞 A寧愿；B收到；C面對；D制作，做。decision 與動詞make連用，構成短語make a decision 做決定，下決心。故選D。

15.15】A考查詞組 A好像；B即使；C只要；D只有。句意：我們感到我們好像是沒用的。as though符合語境，故選A。

16.6】B考查動詞 A拿；B失去；C想念；D贏得。此處是說，無論發(fā)生了什么或會發(fā)生什么，你都不要失去自己的價值。lose one’s value，失去價值，故選B。

17.17】B考查代詞 by后是一個賓語從句，該賓語從句缺少賓語，要用代詞充當。A和C是副詞，不符合；根據句意：我們的生命價值不在于做過什么或認識誰，用what做do的賓語。故選B。

18.18】D考查形容詞 A誠實的；B聰明的；C年輕的；D特別的。 前一句說，我們的生命價值不在于做過什么或認識誰，而在于我們是誰，每個人本身存在就是獨一無二的，是特別的。故選D。

19.19】A考查動詞 A保留；Bt忘記；C給某人以深刻影響；D離開。keep和in mind 連用構成短語keep in mind記住。句意：如果你記住這一課..... 故選A。

20.20】A考查詞組 A站起來； B舉起，張貼，建立；C拿起，從事，占用；D跳起來。根據語境可知失敗后還要再站起來，stand up 符合，故選A。

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