Question

David grew up poor. He started working in the 7th grade and by high school he was only going to school half days, at 11 am to go to work.

Lack of money meant lack of educational opportunities, but he had a to learn. In his spare time he read books that he thought would him succeed somewhere down the road.

He was a hard worker, and rose above(克服) his of higher education to provide for his family, factory life had a bad effect on him physically, emotionally and . It was, in his mind, killing him like a slow poison.

In 1995 he bought his first computer and a few months later discovered the Internet. He wanted to be a part of it, and worked 48 or hours a week in the factory, and worked another 40 or more hours a week himself computer skills. He worked harder than he 4 had in his life, surfing the Internet over 100 hours a week.

David began jobs in the Internet and computer fields. He was many times, but he never gave up. He had a goal and kept after it he didn’t feel like it because else seemed so hopeless. That kind of drive and perseverance almost always . David left the factory and took a job in the computing field.

This is a true story about , a story about believing in ; a story about finding what you love to do and your dreams.

My hope in writing this story is that, if you have a dream, you’ll be enough to see it through(進行到底). It’s up to you to it. Remember that even the farthest always starts with the first step.

1.A. starting B. leaving C. arriving D. studying

2.A. time B. hope C. hunger D. chance

3.A. let B. have C. see D. help

4.A. lack B. choice C. favor D. desire

5.A. and B. so C. but D. as

6.A. individually B. spiritually C. energetically D. evidently

7.A. more B. fewer C. smaller D. some

8.A. showing B. teaching C. improving D. acquiring

9.A. even B. never C. ever D. just

10.A. doing B. creating C. applying for D. taking up

11.A. turned off B. put down C. held up D. turned down

12.A. even when B. if only C. even the D. as if

13.A. anywhere B. somewhere C. anything D. something

14.A. pays back B. puts off C. gets in D. pays off

15.A. wealth B. determination C. hardship D. love

16.A. yourself B. himself C. herself D. itself

17.A. developing B. following C. continuing D. reaching

18.A. demanded B. expected C. inspired D. attracted

19.A. get B. make C. conduct D. perform

20.A. journey B. distance C. life D. future

 

Answer 1

1.B

2.C

3.D

4.A

5.C

6.B

7.A

8.B

9.C

10.C

11.D

12.A

13.C

14.D

15.B

16.A

17.B

18.C

19.B

20.A

【解析】

試題分析：大衛(wèi)家境貧寒，他從七年級就開始工作了。到了高中，大衛(wèi)只能半工半讀。大衛(wèi)是一個勤奮的人，但是，工廠的工作生活給他的身心和精神上都帶來了不良影響。大衛(wèi)通過自學電腦知識，最終找到了一份計算機方面的工作。

1.he was only going to school half days”可知，大衛(wèi)只能上半天學，根據(jù)“at 11 am to go to work”可知，他在上午11點離校去工作，故選B。

2.he had a to learn他渴望學習，hunger在此指渴望某物，have a hunger for sth/to do sth渴望......，故選C。

3.would him succeed 將來能幫助他取得成功，help sb (to) do sth幫助某人做某事，故選D。

4.Lack of money meant lack of educational opportunities”可知，大衛(wèi)沒有接受高等教育，故選A。

5. factory life had a bad effect on him大衛(wèi)是一個工作努力的人，但是，工廠生活對他的身心有不好的影響，故選C。

6.factory life had a bad effect on him physically, emotionally and .工廠生活對大衛(wèi)的身體、情感和精神帶來不良影響，故選B。

7.another 40 or more ”可知，大衛(wèi)每周在工廠工作至少48小時，故選A。

8.worked another 40 or more hours a week himself computer skills大衛(wèi)每周花費至少40小時自學電腦技能，故選B。

9.surfing the Internet over 100 hours a week”可知，大衛(wèi)每周上網(wǎng)100多個小時，說明大衛(wèi)比以前任何時候都要努力，ever表示強調(diào)，故選C。

10.David began jobs in the Internet and computer fields.大衛(wèi)開始申請計算機方面的工作，故選C。

11.He was many times, but he never gave up.大衛(wèi)被拒絕了很多次，但他從不放棄，故選D。

12.He had a goal and kept after it he didn’t feel like it每當大衛(wèi)定下一個目標，他就會堅持到底，即使當他受到了打擊，故選A。

13.because 48 else seemed so hopeless因為任何事似乎都沒有希望了，故選C。

14.David left the factory and took a job in the computing field.”可知，大衛(wèi)的堅持得到了回報，他找到了一份計算機方面的工作，故選D。

15.He had a goal and kept after it...That kind of drive and perseverance”可知，大衛(wèi)有著堅定的意志力，故選B。

16.a story about believing in 這是一個關(guān)于意志力的故事，是一個關(guān)于自信的故事，即相信你自己，故選A。

17.a story about finding what you love to do and your dreams.一個關(guān)于發(fā)現(xiàn)自己喜歡做的事情并追逐夢想的故事，故選B。

18.if you have a dream, you’ll be enough to see it through如果你有夢想，這個故事會激勵你堅持到底，故選C。

19.It’s up to you to it.需要靠你自己去實現(xiàn)夢想，be up to sb取決于某人，make it成功，做成某事，約定時間，故選B。

20. 考查名詞辨析。 A旅行，旅程，路程；B距離；C生活；D未來。Remember that even the farthest always starts with the first step.千里之行始于足下，即使是最遙遠的路程，也要從邁出第一步開始，故選A。

考點：故事類短文閱讀