Question

【題目】“Who can ever have imagined someone like me would make it this far?” asked Chad Wood last week during his high school graduation speech as the best student. Chad offered ____ to his fellow classmates to never give up---and the words _____much more to himself. That’s because Chad is deaf, and he told the story of the serious troubles he______to graduate first in his class at Harrison High school in Kennesaw, Georgia.

Chad didn’t start to______until he was 5, according to his mother, Pam Wood. Although her son was at a(an) ______, she was determined not to treat him __. “I’ve expected him to do everything every other kid does, and I saw no ____ why he couldn’t,” she told ABC News. “And if he______ the first time, we just tried again.”

Chad, 17, worked hard throughout school, ______ no special treatment but sitting at the front of the class and using a special audio system so he could hear the teacher. All his hard work _____. He received full school fare to Vanderbilt University. “Deafness had taught me a lesson to never _____,” he said in the speech. “Not when the experts tell you it cannot be done. Not when you have ____ so far behind that escaping seems the only way _____. Not when achieving your dreams seems an entire ____ .”

Chad spoke for about four minutes, after which he received a standing applause from the class and______ messages from family, friends and strangers. “They’ve been sending me messages on Facebook, email, they’ve been talking to me in person telling me how it had a ____on their lives and how they’re really ____ by it,” Chad told ABC News. “It feels _____. Seeing that my words ______have a power on someone and that they want to work harder because of my words makes me feel ____ .”

【1】A. description B. advice C. warning D. information

【2】A. meant B. recognized C. analysed D. described

【3】A. needed B. forecast C. consisted D. faced

【4】A. cry B. hear C. smell D. laugh

【5】A. loss B. advantage C. disadvantage D. distance

【6】A. differently B. cruelly C. kindly D. similarly

【7】A. reason B. trouble C. harm D. conclusion

【8】A. succeeded B. organized C. failed D. blamed

【9】A. appealing B. operating C. possessing D. receiving

【10】A. set off B. paid off C. took off D. dropped off

【11】A. give in B. give up C. give out D. give away

【12】A. waited B. walked C. fallen D. left

【13】A. out B. off C. up D. away

【14】A. victory B. failure C. impossibility D. chance

【15】A. supportive B. negative C. doubtful D. awkward

【16】A. insight B. detail C. reward D. power

【17】A. depressed B. inspired C. exposed D. puzzled

【18】A. unwilling B. shocking C. amazing D. embarrassing

【19】A. merely B. extremely C. strangely D. actually

【20】A. astonished B. wonderful C. confused D. cautious

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】B

【2】A

【3】D

【4】B

【5】C

【6】A

【7】A

【8】C

【9】D

【10】B

【11】B

【12】C

【13】A

【14】C

【15】A

【16】D

【17】B

【18】C

【19】D

【20】B

【解析】

本文是一篇記敘文。Chad在他的高中畢業(yè)演講中被問到他是最好的學(xué)生時(shí)說道“誰能想象到像我這樣的人會(huì)走這么遠(yuǎn)？”他建議他的同學(xué)們，不要放棄——這句話對(duì)他自己來說意義重大。這是因?yàn)?/span>Chad是聾的。他得到了全班同學(xué)的起立鼓掌和來自家人、朋友和陌生人的支持。因?yàn)樗�的話�?duì)某人有一種力量，并且他們想要更努力地工作，這使Chad感覺很好。

【1】考查名詞。A. description描述；B. advice建議；C. warning警告；D. information信息。根據(jù)Chad offered ___1___ to his fellow classmates to never give up---and the words ___2___much more to himself.可知，Chad給他的同學(xué)們建議，不要放棄——這句話對(duì)他自己來說意義更重大。故選B。

【2】考查動(dòng)詞。 A. meant意味，打算；B. recognized認(rèn)出；C. analysed分析；D. described描述。根據(jù)Chad offered ___1___ to his fellow classmates to never give up---and the words ___2___much more to himself.可知，Chad給他的同學(xué)們建議，不要放棄——這句話對(duì)他自己來說意義更重大。故選A。

【3】考查動(dòng)詞。A. needed需要；B. forecast預(yù)測(cè)；C. consisted由---組成； D. faced面對(duì)。根據(jù)That’s because Chad is deaf, and he told the story of the serious troubles he___3___to graduate first in his class at Harrison High school in Kennesaw, Georgia.可知，這是因?yàn)?/span>Chad是聾的，他講述了他在Harrison High school in Kennesaw, Georgia.第一次畢業(yè)時(shí)面臨的嚴(yán)重問題。故選D。

【4】考查動(dòng)詞。 A. cry哭；B. hear聽見；C. smell聞；D. laugh大笑。根據(jù)Chad didn’t start to___4___until he was 5, according to his mother, Pam Wood.可知，據(jù)他的母親Pam Wood說，直到5歲時(shí)，才開始聽到他的聲音。故選B。

【5】考查名詞。A. loss損失；B. advantage優(yōu)勢(shì)；C. disadvantage劣勢(shì)； D. distance距離。根據(jù)Although her son was at a(an) ___5___, she was determined not to treat him ___6___.可知，雖然她的兒子處于不利地位，但她決心不以不同的方式對(duì)待他。故選C。

【6】考查副詞。A. differently不相同地；B. cruelly殘酷地；C. kindly ；D. similarly相似地。根據(jù)Although her son was at a(an) ___5___, she was determined not to treat him ___6___.可知，雖然她的兒子處于不利地位，但她決心不以不同的方式對(duì)待他。故選A。

【7】考查名詞。A. reason理由；B. trouble麻煩；C. harm傷害；D. conclusion結(jié)論。根據(jù)I’ve expected him to do everything every other kid does, and I saw no ___7___ why he couldn’t可知，我希望他能做所有其他孩子做的事，我沒有看到他不能做的理由。故選A。

【8】考查動(dòng)詞。A. succeeded成功；B. organized組織；C. failed失��；D. blamed責(zé)備。根據(jù)if he___8___ the first time, we just tried again.可知，如果他第一次失敗了，我們只是再試一次。故選C。

【9】考查動(dòng)詞。A. appealing吸引；B. operating動(dòng)手術(shù)；C. possessing擁有； D. receiving接收。根據(jù)Chad, 17, worked hard throughout school, ___9___ no special treatment but sitting at the front of the class and using a special audio system so he could hear the teacher.可知，17歲的Chad在學(xué)校里努力工作，沒有接受任何特殊待遇，而是坐在教室的前面，使用一個(gè)特殊的音響系統(tǒng)，這樣他就能聽到老師的聲音。故選D。

【10】考查動(dòng)詞詞組。A. set off出發(fā)，開始；B. paid off得到回報(bào)；C. took off脫下，飛機(jī)起飛；D. dropped off減弱，下降。根據(jù)All his hard work ___10___.可知，他所有的努力都得到了回報(bào)。故選B。

【11】考查動(dòng)詞詞組。A. give in屈服；B. give up放棄；C. give out分發(fā)，發(fā)出；D. give away贈(zèng)送，泄密。根據(jù)“Deafness had taught me a lesson to never ___11___,” he said in the speech.可知，他在演講中說：“耳聾給了我一個(gè)永不放棄的教訓(xùn)。”故選B。

【12】考查動(dòng)詞。A. waited等待；B. walked散步；C. fallen落下；D. left離開。根據(jù)Not when you have ___12___ so far behind that escaping seems the only way ___13___.可知，當(dāng)你遠(yuǎn)遠(yuǎn)落后的時(shí)候，逃跑似乎是唯一的出路。故選C。

【13】考查副詞。A. out在外；B. off離開；C. up向上；D. away離去。根據(jù)Not when you have ___12___ so far behind that escaping seems the only way ___13___.可知，當(dāng)你遠(yuǎn)遠(yuǎn)落后的時(shí)候，逃跑似乎是唯一的出路。故選A。

【14】考查名詞。A. victory勝利；B. failure失��；C. impossibility不可能； D. chance機(jī)會(huì)。根據(jù)Not when achieving your dreams seems an entire ___14___ .可知，不是當(dāng)你實(shí)現(xiàn)夢(mèng)想的時(shí)候，似乎這是不可能的（只有當(dāng)你實(shí)現(xiàn)夢(mèng)想的時(shí)候，才知道這是可能的）故選C。

【15】考查形容詞。A. supportive支持的；B. negative消極的；C. doubtful懷疑的；D. awkward笨拙的。根據(jù)Chad poke for about four minutes, after which he received a standing applause from the class and___15___ messages from family, friends and strangers.可知，Chad說了大約四分鐘，之后他得到了全班同學(xué)的起立鼓掌和來自家人、朋友和陌生人的支持。故選A。

【16】考查名詞。A. insight洞察力；B. detail細(xì)節(jié)；C. reward報(bào)酬；D. power力量。根據(jù)“They’ve been sending me messages on Facebook, email, they’ve been talking to me in person telling me how it had a ___16___on their lives and how they’re really ___17___ by it,”可知，“他們一直在給我發(fā)送Facebook上的信息，電子郵件，他們一直在和我交談，告訴我它是如何在他們的生活中擁有一種力量的，以及他們是如何受到啟發(fā)的。”故選D。

【17】考查動(dòng)詞。A. depressed使沮喪；B. inspired鼓舞；C. exposed暴露； D. puzzled使疑惑。根據(jù)“They’ve been sending me messages on Facebook, email, they’ve been talking to me in person telling me how it had a ___16___on their lives and how they’re really ___17___ by it,”可知，“他們一直在給我發(fā)送Facebook上的信息，電子郵件，他們一直在和我交談，告訴我它是如何在他們的生活中擁有一種力量的，以及他們是如何受到啟發(fā)的。”故選B。

【18】考查形容詞。A. unwilling不愿意的；B. shocking令人震驚的；C. amazing令人驚異的；D. embarrassing令人尷尬的。根據(jù)It feels ___18___.可知，Chad對(duì)上文內(nèi)容感覺不可思議。故選C。

【19】考查副詞。A. merely僅僅；B. extremely極其；C. strangely奇怪地； D. actually事實(shí)上。根據(jù)Seeing that my words ___19___have a power on someone and that they want to work harder because of my words makes me feel ___20___ .可知，看到因?yàn)槲业脑捳Z對(duì)某人有一種力量，并且他們想要更努力地工作，這使我感覺很好。故選D。

【20】考查形容詞。A. astonished吃驚的；B. wonderful精彩的；C. confused困惑的；D. cautious謹(jǐn)慎的。根據(jù)Seeing that my words ___19___have a power on someone and that they want to work harder because of my words makes me feel ___20___ .看到因?yàn)槲业脑捳Z對(duì)某人有一種力量，并且他們想要更努力地工作，這使我感覺很好。故選B。