Question

Most teenagers in the United States spend their time trying to make time for school, family and friends. But some choose bigger goals and make a difference in the world.

At age 15, Winter Vinecki has already had more _________ than most people have in their lifetime. Doctors discovered Winter’s fathers had a rare and _______ form of prostate cancer when she was nine years old. He died 10 months later. “When he was first diagnosed I immediately knew I had to do something to help him. That’s ______ I formed Team Winter for prostate cancer research and ______.” Winter Vinecki has raised almost 500,000 dollars. She has _______ prostate cancer education worldwide from Kenya to Mongolia_________ foot races called marathons, on seven continents. In the United States she travels _______ to talk about prostate cancer and _______ others to act. Winter Vinecki spoke recently at a conference in Los Angeles. “Prostate cancer is much more common, ________ the men don’t want to talk about it. So that’s why a nine-year-old girl had to go out there and start talking it for _______.”

Jack Andraka invented an inexpensive sensor that _______ cancers of the pancreas, ovaries and lungs. Jack is now 17and seeking patents for his latest inventions. He has developed low-cost water quality _______. They help identify and remove heavy metals and poisonous chemical from_____. “I hope to see them _______ in the developing nations.”

Sixteen-year-old Mary-Pat Hector saw a problem in her own community. She says too many young people were ________in gun violence. It kind of made her feel like she had to do something about it. So she started a _________ to educate young people about gun violence. “I just want the world to be a better place,” she said.

Mary-Pat hector, Jack Andraka, and Winter Vinecki say a ________ of supportive parents, the Internet and social media has helped them succeed; but Winter and Jack also created their inner ________. “Ｉthink the biggest thing for kids and adults is to never let age and gender be a _________ and to not just dream but dream big,” said Vinecki. “ Never let anyone else tell you ______.” Said Andraka. “Always keep going for your dream, so anything is possible.”

1.A. opportunities B. troubles C. successes D. risks

2.A. passive B. sensitive C. aggressive D. negative

3.A. when B. because C. where D. How

4.A. development B. threat C. panic D. awareness

5.A. taken B. received C. searched D. tested

6.A. through B. off C. over D. beyond

7.A. officially B. continually C. peacefully D. temporarily

8.A. promise B. pay C. urge D. prefer

9.A. for B. before C. unless D. but

10.A. her B. teenagers C. them D. fathers

11.A. cures B. improves C. prevents D. identifies

12.A. experiments B. devices C. trials D. data

13.A. body B. water C. land D. food

14.A. carried B. exposed C. employed D. handled

15.A. failing B. fleeing C. declining D. dying

16.A. revolutionB. discussion C. business D. campaign

17.A. combinationB. convenience C. competence D. consideration

18.A. harmony B. satisfaction C. selves D. impressions

19.A. barrier B. favor C. benefit D. difference

20.A. all B. no C. nothing D. none

 

Answer 1

1.C

2.C

3.A

4.D

5.A

6.A

7.B

8.C

9.D

10.C

11.D

12.B

13.B

14.C

15.D

16.D

17.A

18.C

19.A

20.B

【解析】

試題分析：本文介紹了三位出類拔萃、影響世界的美國青少年，告訴人們堅持夢想，一切皆有可能。

1.Winter Vinecki 是第一個例子。所以該句句意：“15歲的Winter Vinecki比許多人終其一生所取得的‘成功’還要多。”，故正確答案為C.

2.A. passive “消極的，被動的”； B. sensitive“敏感的，易怒的”； C. aggressive“侵略的；有進(jìn)取心的”； D. negative“否定的，消極的”，根據(jù)該句的下一句“ He died 10 months later.”，顯然她父親的病情很嚴(yán)重，故選 aggressive“侵略的”，來作定語進(jìn)行修飾， “a rare and aggressive form of prostate cancer ”意為：“一種罕見的侵略性的前列腺癌”。

3.

4.A. development“發(fā)展”； B. threat“恐嚇，威脅”； C. panic“恐慌，驚慌”； D. awareness“認(rèn)識，意識”，該處for + n.表示W(wǎng)inter團(tuán)隊的價值理念所在，除了對于前列腺癌的研究，還有就是針對與對癌癥的‘認(rèn)識’了。

5.B. received“收到”； C. searched“搜尋”； D. tested“測驗(yàn)”，該句句意：“她在世界范圍內(nèi)‘進(jìn)行’前列腺癌的教育�！�，故正確答案為A.

6. 介詞辨析。A. through“通過…”； B. off“離開，偏離”； C. over“在…之上”；D. beyond“超出…”，而該句句意：“她在世界范圍內(nèi)進(jìn)行前列腺癌的教育是‘通過’馬拉松長跑的這種方式�！惫收�確答案為A.

7.A. officially“官方地，正式地”； B. continually“不斷地”； C. peacefully “和平地，平靜地”； D. temporarily“暫時地，臨時地”，該句句意：“在美國，她‘頻繁地’旅行，宣講前列腺癌的知識，敦促（力勸）其他人行動起來。”，故正確答案為B.

8.A. promise“承諾”； B. pay“花費(fèi)”； C. urge“力勸，敦促”； D. prefer“更喜歡”，此處句意：“‘力勸’人們行動起來�！保�故正確答案為C.

9.A. for“因?yàn)椤保?B. before“在…之前”； C. unless“除非”； D. but“但是”，該句句意：“前列腺癌雖然司空見慣，‘但是’男人們都不愿談及此事�！奔磧删溟g的邏輯關(guān)系是“轉(zhuǎn)折”，故正確答案為D.

10.

11.A. cures“治愈”； B. improves“改良，提高”； C. prevents“防止，預(yù)防”； D. identifies“識別”，因?yàn)樵摽账�在的定語從句所限定的先行詞是sensor“傳感器，感應(yīng)器”，故定語從句的謂語動詞應(yīng)選D. identifies識別。該句句意：“他發(fā)明了一種廉價的能‘識別’胰腺癌、卵巢癌和肺癌的感應(yīng)器�！�

12.A. experiments“實(shí)驗(yàn)，試驗(yàn)”； B. devices“裝置”；C. trials“試驗(yàn)”；D. data“數(shù)據(jù)，資料”，所選的名詞要作動詞develop的賓語，且根據(jù)下一句話所介紹的該名詞的作用“help identify and remove”（幫助識別和清除…）可知，正確答案為B.

13.water quality devices”水質(zhì)裝置，所以它的功能顯然是把重金屬物質(zhì)和有害物質(zhì)從“水中”去除掉。故正確答案為B.water.

14. A. carried“攜帶”； B. exposed“使…暴露于/處于/面臨…”； C. employed“雇傭；使用”； D.handled“拿/抓（某物）；處理/管理（事情/情況）”，該處的動詞要非謂語化作賓語補(bǔ)足語，且根據(jù)該句句意：“我希望看到它們（我的發(fā)明設(shè)備）‘被應(yīng)用’到發(fā)展中國家�！惫收�確答案為C.employed “被使用”。

15.A. failing“失敗”； B. fleeing “逃跑”； C. declining“減少；衰退，衰落”； D. dying“死”，根據(jù)該句的狀語部分“in gun violence”（在槍擊暴力中），too many young people 為主語，所以謂語應(yīng)選D. （was）dying.該句句意：“她說，太多的年輕人在槍擊暴力中喪生�！�

16.A. revolution“革命，變革”； B. discussion“討論”； C. business“生意，業(yè)務(wù)；事情”； D. campaign“活動；戰(zhàn)役”，該句句意：“她還發(fā)起了一場教育年輕人聲討槍擊暴力的‘運(yùn)動’”，故正確答案為D.

17.A. combination“聯(lián)合”； B. convenience“便利，方便”； C. competence “勝任，能力，資格”；D. consideration“考慮；體諒”，該句句意：“是能給予幫助的父母、網(wǎng)絡(luò)和社會媒體‘共同’幫助他們?nèi)〉昧顺晒�。”故該處主語應(yīng)選A.

18.A. harmony“和諧”； B. satisfaction“滿足”； C. selves“自我”； D. impressions“印象”,該句句意：“但是，Winter和Jack也創(chuàng)造了內(nèi)在的‘自我’”，故正確答案為C.

19.A. barrier“障礙；柵欄”； B. favor“贊同，支持；偏愛；善行”； C. benefit“利益，好處”； D. difference“不同”，該句句意“我認(rèn)為，對于孩子和成年人來說最大的事情是永遠(yuǎn)不要讓年齡和性別成為‘障礙’�！�，故正確答案為A.

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