Everyone enjoys a fitting reply; it is wonderful to say the right thing at the right time!

When I was a senior in high school, I knew I wanted to pursue writing as a career.

Writing had basically me when I was only 7 years old, since that time, I’d been bombarded by guidance counselors and career planners who all me to have “a back-up plan” in case writing didn’t work out.

I’d never even a different career path, so I was very and worried. After much thought, I decided would be my “back-up plan,” and I signed up for a class through my high school.

This that every morning, I would serve as a teacher’s helper for my favorite 6th grade teacher, Mr. Ralston. Morning after morning, I showed up in Mr. Ralston’s classroom and papers for him.

Sometimes, I even a lesson or two. It was fun, and the students seemed to like me, so I was surprised when it came time for my . Mr. Ralston looked me right in the eyes and asked, “Do you really want to teach?”

“Had I really been that ?” I thought.

“Don’t misunderstand. You’ll do fine in teaching,” he continued. “But, is your really in it?”

“Not really,” I . “I want to write. I want to write news stories and fiction and poetry and so much more…but I’ve been told it’s tough to make it as a writer I thought maybe I would teach and then use my summers to pursue writing.”

As I shared with Mr. Ralston my hopes, dreams and carefully plotted-out back-up plan, he smiled and said, “Why are you preparing to with this back-up plan? If you want to be a writer, go for it! Pursue writing!”

Mr. Ralston’s to follow my dreams was the little nudge I needed to help me push past my of not making it as a writer and simply “Go for it!”

That’s what an encouraging word will do when spoken in love in season. So, let’s try and be like Mr. Ralston and speak that word of encouragement at just the right time and make a difference in someone’s life today.

1.A. even B. never C. already D. also

2.A. reminded B. entertained C. accompanied D. chosen

3.A. or B. and C. for D. but

4.A. urged B. forced C. taught D. persuaded

5.A. created B. taken C. considered D. examined

6.A. embarrassed B. confused C. annoyed D. frightened

7.A. writing B. teaching C. studying D. compiling

8.A. meant B. indicated C. suggested D. revealed

9.A. read B. set C. graded D. composed

10.A. reviewed B. skipped C. took D. presented

11.A. application B. evaluation C. instruction D. qualification

12.A. transparent B. shallow C. superior D. ambitious

13.A. eye B. mind C. heart D. focus

14.A. interrupted B. joked C. admitted D. apologized

15.A. unless B. if C. because D. so

16.A. up B. apart C. along D. off

17.A. fail B. follow C. depart D. compete

18.A. encouragement B. determination C. tendency D. attempt

19.A. dreams B. fears C. regrets D. mistakes

20.A. peak B. low C. due D. New

1.C

2.D

3.D

4.A

5.C

6.B

7.B

8.A

9.C

10.D

11.B

12.A

13.C

14.C

15.D

16.D

17.A

18.A

19.B

20.C

【解析】

試題分析：本文講述我于青蔥時(shí)期在人生道路一次關(guān)于擇業(yè)的選擇，Mr. Ralston 的鼓勵(lì)使我堅(jiān)信自己能在寫作這條艱辛的道路上前行，對(duì)此我感激不盡。

1.C考查副詞辨析。A.甚至；B.從不；C.已經(jīng)；D.也。由When I was a senior in high school, I even knew I wanted to pursue writing as a caree得知作者在高中時(shí)就已經(jīng)知道自己想當(dāng)一名作家。故選A

2.D考查動(dòng)詞辨析。A.提醒；使想起；B. 娛樂；招待；C. 陪伴，伴隨；伴奏；D.選擇。Writing had basically chosen me when I was only 7 years old得知作者7歲那年被選中去寫作。故選D

3.D考查連詞辨析。A.或許；B.和，并且；C.因?yàn)椋籇.但是。由后文得知周邊人都有在建議我留條后路in case writing didn’t work out，以防寫不出名堂來。but表轉(zhuǎn)折，故選D

4.A考查動(dòng)詞辨析。A. 規(guī)勸，督促；B. 強(qiáng)迫；C.教授；D. 說服，勸說。have “a back-up plan”，制定一個(gè)B計(jì)劃。只是在建議，并不是完全在極力阻攔。故選A

5.C考查動(dòng)詞辨析。A.創(chuàng)造；B.拿，帶走；C.考慮；認(rèn)為；D. 檢查；調(diào)查。I’d never even considered a different career path，我甚至從未考慮過別的職業(yè)生涯。其余選項(xiàng)不符文意。故選C

6.B考查形容詞辨析。A.尷尬的；B.困惑的；C.惱怒的；D.害怕的。到了人生的十字路口，so I was very confused and worried，十分困惑和擔(dān)憂。故選B

7.B考查名詞辨析。A.書寫；作品；著作；B.教學(xué)；教義；C.研究；D.編譯。由后文I would serve as a teacher’s helper 得知我去做了助教，所以這里I decided teaching would be my “back-up plan，B計(jì)劃是從事教育。故選B

8.A考查動(dòng)詞辨析。A. 意味；打算；B. 表明；暗示；C.建議，表明；D.透露；顯示。This suggested that every morning這意味著每天早晨，（我都要去當(dāng)一名助教）。故選A

9.C考查動(dòng)詞辨析。A. 閱讀；讀懂，理解；B. 樹立；點(diǎn)燃；點(diǎn)綴；C. 評(píng)分；把…分等級(jí)；D.構(gòu)成；寫作；使平靜；排…的版。and graded papers for him幫他評(píng)卷。助教的工作。故選C

10.D考查動(dòng)詞辨析。A.回顧；檢查；復(fù)審；B. 跳過；遺漏；C.拿，帶走；D.呈現(xiàn)；贈(zèng)送。Sometimes, I even presented a lesson or two有時(shí)我甚至還能講一兩節(jié)課。故選D

11.B考查名詞辨析。A.應(yīng)用；申請(qǐng)；應(yīng)用程序；敷用；B.評(píng)價(jià)；求值；C.指令，命令；指示；教導(dǎo)；用法說明；D.資格；條件；限制；賦予資格。由后文學(xué)生的問話得知，學(xué)生們覺得我教的不錯(cuò)。so I was surprised when it came time for my evaluation 我驚訝于得知他們對(duì)我的評(píng)價(jià)。故選B

12.A考查形容詞辨析。A. 透明的；顯然的；坦率的；易懂的；B.淺的；膚淺的；C.上級(jí)的；優(yōu)秀的，出眾的；高傲的；D.野心勃勃的；有雄心的。Had I really been that transparent？我有那么明顯嗎？我其實(shí)是想寫作，當(dāng)老師只是B計(jì)劃。故選A

13.C考查名詞辨析。A.眼睛；B.大腦；理智，精神；意見；智力；記憶力；C.心；D. 焦點(diǎn)；中心；清晰；焦距。But, is your heart really in it?但是你真的心甘情愿嗎？故選C

14.C考查動(dòng)詞辨析。A.中斷；打斷；插嘴；妨礙；B.開玩笑；C.承認(rèn)；D.道歉�！癗ot really,” I admitted我被識(shí)破后如實(shí)承認(rèn)了。其他選項(xiàng)欠佳。故選C

15.D考查連詞辨析。A.除非；B.如果；C.因?yàn)�；D.所以。it’s tough to make it as a writer so I thought maybe I would teach從事寫作很難所以我試想我也許能教書。So表順承。故選D

16.D考查詞組搭配。A.向上；B.分開；C.單獨(dú)；D.完畢。then use my summers off to pursue writing 然后我利用暑假繼續(xù)寫作。summers off暑假，詞組搭配。故選D

17.A考查的動(dòng)詞辨析。A.失敗；B.跟隨；C.離開；D. 完成。由后文得知Mr. Ralston 鼓勵(lì)我去追逐自己夢想，便反問我一句何苦失敗去選B計(jì)劃呢Why are you preparing to fail with this back-up plan？故選A

18.A考查名詞辨析。A.鼓勵(lì)；B.決心；C.趨勢；D.企圖。由If you want to be a writer, go for it! Pursue writing!得知Mr. Ralston 鼓勵(lì)我去追逐自己夢想，故Mr. Ralston’s encouragementto follow my dreams，故選A

19.B考查名詞辨析。A.夢想；B.恐懼；C.后悔；D.失誤。Mr. Ralston 的鼓勵(lì)排除了我從事寫作的恐懼，push past my fears of not making it as a writer.故選B

20.C考查形容詞辨析。A.巔峰；B.低谷；C.應(yīng)有的；D.新的。spoken in love in due season在合適的時(shí)候給予愛的鼓勵(lì)。in due season恰逢其時(shí)。故選C

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