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 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(jìn)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 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：David故事的精髓在于：一個(gè)人成功與否取決于自己的努力和毅力。

1.B 考查動(dòng)詞詞義辨析。A開始；B離開；B到達(dá)；D學(xué)習(xí)；句意：他在7年級(jí)的時(shí)候就開始工作，到高中時(shí)他只上半天學(xué)，上午11點(diǎn)就離開學(xué)校去上班了。根據(jù)教育可知B項(xiàng)符合他的情況。故B正確。

2.C 考查名詞詞義辨析。A時(shí)間；B希望；C饑餓，渴望；D機(jī)會(huì)，可能性；句意：缺少錢就意味著缺少接受教育的機(jī)會(huì)，但是他有學(xué)習(xí)的渴望。根據(jù)句意可知C項(xiàng)正確。

3.D 考查動(dòng)詞詞義辨析。A讓，使；B擁有；C看見；D幫助；句意：在空閑時(shí)間 ，他閱讀一些他認(rèn)為會(huì)幫助他取得成功的書。根據(jù)句意可知D項(xiàng)正確。

4.A 考查名詞詞義辨析。A缺少；B選擇；C支持；D欲望；句意：他是一個(gè)很努力的工人，但是他克服了自己缺少高等教育的機(jī)會(huì)來養(yǎng)活家人。根據(jù)句義可知A正確。

5.C 考查連詞辨析。A和，同，也，并；B于是；C但是；D因?yàn)�；雖然他很努力，但是繁重的工廠生活對(duì)他的身體精神都產(chǎn)生了不好的影響。故C正確。

6.B 考查副詞詞義辨析。A個(gè)人地；B精神上的；C精力上地；D明顯地；所填之詞要和橫線前面的副詞emotionally表示相似的意思。表示工廠里的生活對(duì)他身體上，精神和情緒上都有很不好的影響。故B正確。

7.A 考查詞義辨析。A更多；B更少；C更��；D一些；句意：他一周在工廠里工作的時(shí)間超過48小時(shí)，在計(jì)算機(jī)上所花的時(shí)間超過40小時(shí)。本句主要表示雖然工作很辛苦，但是他在計(jì)算機(jī)上所花的時(shí)間更多。故A正確。

8.B 考查動(dòng)詞詞義辨析。A展示，表現(xiàn)；B教；C提高，改善；D獲得，要求；固定搭配teach oneself自學(xué)；句意：他還要花更多的時(shí)間自學(xué)電腦知識(shí)。故B正確。

9.C 考查副詞詞義辨析。A甚至；B從未；C曾經(jīng)；D只是，僅僅；句意：他要比以前更加努力。Ever常常和現(xiàn)在完成時(shí)連用。故C正確。

10.C 考查詞義辨析。A做；B創(chuàng)造；C申請(qǐng)；D占據(jù)，從事于，開始做；句意：David開始申請(qǐng)網(wǎng)絡(luò)領(lǐng)域的工作。故C正確。

11.D 考查動(dòng)詞短語辨析。A關(guān)閉；B寫下；C阻礙；D拒絕，調(diào)低；句意：他被拒絕了很多次，但是他從來沒有放棄過。本句說明他很有毅力，一直在堅(jiān)持自己的夢(mèng)想。故D正確。

12.A 考查連詞詞義辨析。A甚至在…時(shí)；B要是…就好了；C甚至；D似乎；句意：他設(shè)立了一個(gè)目標(biāo)，并為之一直在努力，甚至在他不喜歡的時(shí)候，他也在堅(jiān)持。因?yàn)槠渌�方面的任何事情也是如此的絕望。故A正確。

13.C 考查詞義辨析。A無論何處；B某地；C任何事；D一些事；句意：甚至在他不喜歡的時(shí)候，他也在堅(jiān)持。因?yàn)槠渌�方面的任何事情也是如此的絕望。故C正確。

14.D 考查動(dòng)詞短語辨析。A歸還；B推遲；C收割；D獲得回報(bào)；這種堅(jiān)持和毅力幾乎總是可以得到回報(bào)，后來她終于離開了工廠在計(jì)算機(jī)領(lǐng)域獲得了一份工作。故D正確。

15.B 考查名詞詞義辨析。A財(cái)富；B決心；C困難；D愛；這是一個(gè)關(guān)乎決心的真實(shí)的故事。故B正確。

16. 考查反身代詞。句義：這是一個(gè)關(guān)于決心和相信自己的故事。根據(jù)上文敘述可知David一直對(duì)自己很有信心。故A正確。

17. 考查動(dòng)詞詞義辨析。A發(fā)展；B追隨；跟隨；C繼續(xù)；D達(dá)到；句意：這是一個(gè)發(fā)現(xiàn)自己喜歡做的事情并追隨夢(mèng)想的故事。故B正確。

18. 考查動(dòng)詞詞義辨析。A要求；B期待；C鼓勵(lì)；D吸引；句意：如果你有夢(mèng)想，你就應(yīng)該被鼓勵(lì)進(jìn)行到底。成功是由你自己決定的。故C正確。

19. 考查固定搭配。Make it成功，做到；句意：成功是由你自己決定的。本文講述的故事就是通過個(gè)人奮斗取得成功的故事。故B正確。

20. 考查名詞詞義辨析。A旅途；B距離；C生活；D未來；句意：記住，最遠(yuǎn)的旅途也是從第一步開始的。故A正確。

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