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【题目】 An Imperfect Painting

My parents always wanted me to be “on top”, so from early on I had the ___________to be the best in everything, from getting the highest score in a spelling test to running fastest in a race.

In middle school, I realized how many other smarter and faster people there were, It became ___________that I was not the best any more, but my parents still held on to their hope and forced me to try hard. To their disappointment, I became less confident and didn’t want to work harder because, to me, there was no point in making any more efforts if I was unable to be number one.

My grades began to fall, I never practiced the piano, I _________painting. It was all because motivation(动力）to do anything had dropped much.

When high school started, I was at a new school in a new city. I ___________to get back my motivation and start over. So I picked up my ever favorite hobby again and enrolled(报名)myself in the art course, _________, our art teacher, Mr.Grady, gave us more freedom with our art projects. He would always encourage us to realize our potential(潜力).

My first painting was simply a bee sitting on a sunflower, I tried my best, but still found it hard to feel satisfied with it. I knew it was not perfect and could hardly get a good grade. But I showed it to Mr.Grady. He didn’t _________it in a rush. Instead, he gave me advice which only motivated me to work harder on it. For the first time I was happy with the _________of my painting rather than disappointed about its imperfection. I finished all the other projects with higher grades, but I hung the first painting in my room at the end of the term.

My parents thought _____________me to be number one would motivate me. Instead, it discouraged me much when I was not number one, for I had gone to school only to get a grade, not knowledge, let alone progress. Actually, it is okay not to be the best at everything as long as you continue to try your best.

【1】A.abilityB.chanceC.goalD.way

【2】A.strangeB.obviousC.acceptableD.impossible

【3】A.stoppedB.consideredC.continuedD.regretted

【4】A.failedB.refusedC.decidedD.waited

【5】A.NaturallyB.SimilarlyC.NormallyD.Luckily

【6】A.nameB.gradeC.hangD.finish

【7】A.progressB.meaningC.styleD.title

【8】A.instructingB.helpingC.encouragingD.pushing

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】C

【2】B

【3】A

【4】C

【5】D

【6】B

【7】A

【8】D

【解析】

本文作者主要讲述了自己的成长经历。他父母总是希望他第一，导致自己压力太大，最终失去了自信。但上了高中后，他画了一幅不完美的画，老师没有仓促给它评分，而是给他指导和鼓励，慢慢地找回自信，获得成功。作者认为父母强迫他成为第一不会激励他。相反，当他不是第一名的时候，这让他很沮丧，因为他上学只是为了得到一个分数，而不是知识。告诉我们，只要我们继续尽了最大努力，什么事都做不到最好也没关系。

【1】句意：我的父母一直希望我能“名列前茅”，所以从一开始，我就有一个目标，就是在所有事情上都做到最好，从在拼写测试中获得最高分到在比赛中跑得最快。

考查名词辨析。ability能力，才能；chance机会；goal目标，射门，进球得分；way方法，途径，路。根据句意可知选C。

【2】句意：在中学的时候，我意识到有多少人更聪明跑得更快，很明显我不再是最好的了，但我的父母仍然抱着希望，强迫我努力。

考查形容词辨析。strange奇怪的，陌生的；obvious明显的，显然的；acceptable可接受的，认同的，令人满意的；impossible不可能的。根据上文“我意识到有多少人更聪明跑得更快”可知“很明显我不再是最好的了”，故选B。

【3】句意：我的成绩开始下降，我从来没有练过钢琴，我停止了绘画。

考查动词辨析。stopped中断，停止；considered仔细考虑，考虑；continued继续；regretted后悔。根据下文“It was all because motivation(动力）to do anything had dropped much.（这都是因为做任何事的动力大大降低了。）”可知“我的成绩开始下降，我从来没有练过钢琴，我停止了绘画。”故选A。

【4】句意：我决定找回动力重新开始。

考查动词辨析。failed失败；refused拒绝；decided 决定；waited等待。根据下文“以，我又开始了我最喜欢的爱好，自己报名参加了艺术课程……”可知“我决定找回动力重新开始。”故选C。

【5】句意：所以，我又开始了我最喜欢的爱好，自己报名参加了艺术课程，幸运的是，我们的艺术老师格雷迪老师对于我们的艺术项目给了我们更多的自由。

考查副词辨析。Naturally自然地；Similarly类似地，同样；Normally 通常，正常情况下；Luckily幸运地，幸运的是。根据下文“我们的艺术老师格雷迪老师对于我们的艺术项目给了我们更多的自由”可知“幸运的是”，故选D。

【6】句意：他没有仓促给它评分。

考查动词辨析。name命名，给…取名；grade 分类，给……评分；hang悬挂；finish完成。根据下文“Instead, he gave me advice which only motivated me to work harder on it.（相反，他给了我只会激励我更加努力的建议。）”可知“他没有仓促给它评分。”故选B。

【7】句意：我第一次对自己的绘画进步感到高兴，而不是对它的不完美感到失望。

考查名词辨析。progress进步；meaning意思；style方式，样式；title标题，名称。根据下文“而不是对它的不完美感到失望”可知“对自己的绘画进步感到高兴”，故选A。

【8】句意：我父母认为强迫我成为第一会激励我。

考查动词辨析。instructing指导；helping帮助；encouraging 鼓励；pushing推动，促使，督促。根据第1段第1句“My parents always wanted me to be “on top”（ 我的父母一直希望我能“名列前茅”）”可知“我父母认为强迫我成为第一会激励我。”故选D。