Question

Maths is one of the most boring classes for many students. But recently,at the University of California in the US,a16       class got400 students interested. There were even another35 17       from behind windows.

18       could make a boring subject so interest?ing? Terence Tao,the 31-year-old university teacher, is known as "the Mozart of Maths". Tao,born in Hong Kong,spent his childhood inAustralia. He showed his great19       in maths when he was very young. At the age of two,he could read. At nine,he went to college maths classes. At twenty,he got his Doctor's degree (博士学位) .Last summer,Tao 20       a Fields Medal which is known as the "Nobel Prize of Maths".21       he was talented,Terence Tao didn't go to college until he was fourteen. "In my opinion,it's not 22        to go to college too young？ ”said Tao. He added," 23,      studying is like building a large tower. It must have a strong base (基础) .Then it can be built higher." People don't think Tao is 24        the rest of us. He wears a T-shirt and an old pair of sports shoes. He reads Japanese comic books too. But he 25        loves maths. "In many ways,my work is my hob?by,”he said.

(   ) 16. A. maths   B. music

   C. Japanese   D. English

(   ) 17. A. passing   B. watching

   C. shouting   D. going

(   ) 18. A. What   B. Which

   C. Who   D. Where

(   ) 19. A. talent   B. importance

   C. need   D. interest

(   ) 20. A. made   B. won

   C. found   D. got

(   ) 21. A. If   B. Although

   C. Because   D. Since

(   ) 22. A. necessary   B. convenient

   C. difficult   D. important

(   ) 23. A. So far   B. At times

   C. In fact   D. In general

(   ) 24. A. the same as   B. different from

   C. similar to   D. as different as

(   ) 25. A. even   B. also

   C. still   D. either

Answer 1

16. A

17. B18. C 

19. A考查名词词义辨析。 talent意为"天赋";importance意为"重要性";need意为"需要";interest意为"兴趣"。由下文可知，他在数学方面有天赋。故选A.

20. B考查动词词义辨析。 make意为"制作"; win意为"赢得";find意为"发现";get意为"得到"。下文出现"Nobel Prize of Maths", 故选 B.

21. B考查连词词义辨析。 if意为"如果";al-though意为"尽管";because意为"因为"; since意为"既然"。由句意"尽管他有天赋，但直到14岁才上大学。"可知选 B.

22. A考査形容词词义辨析。 necessary意为"必要的"；convenient意为"方便的";diffi?cult意为"困难的";important意为"重要的"。上文提到"14岁才上大学"，因此"在他看来.太早上大学没必要"。故选A.

23. C考査短语辨析。 so far意为"迄今为止";at times意为"有时";in fact意为"事实上"；m general意为"总的来说"。根据句§: 可知答案为 C。

24. B the same as意为"和.. 一样";be different from意为" 与............. 不同" ;be similar to意为"与... 相似";as different as意为 "与……一样不同"。下文提示他衣着朴素，因此和普通人没K别。故选 B.

25. C考査副词义辨析。 even意为"甚至"; also意为"也";still意为"仍然";either意为

"也"。由文章内容可知，数学一直都是他的 最爱。still符合语境，故选 C.