Question

【题目】 When I was about 14, I had a friend who liked to tell me my shortcomings(缺点). For example:

I was very short, I wasn’t a top student, I talked too much, I was too proud and so on. I became so angry that I couldn’t_________her at last. I ran to my_________with tears in my eyes.

He listened to me_________and asked, “Are the things she says true or not? Jane, didn’t you ever _______what you’re really like? Go and make a list of everything she said and mark the points that are_________. Pay no attention to the other things she said.” I did as he told me. To my great surprise, I discovered that about half the things were true. Some I couldn’t change, like being very_________. But many I could and I wanted to change. For the first time, I had a better understanding of myself.

I brought the list back to Daddy. He_________to read it. “That’s just for you,” he said, “You know_________than any other person the truth about yourself. When_________said about you is true, you’ll find it will be of help to you. Don’t shut your ears. Listen to them all, but only hear the truth and do what you know. It is the right thing to do.

Daddy’s__________has returned to me at many important moments. In my life, I’ve never had a better piece of advice.

【1】A.hearB.standC.describeD.forget

【2】A.fatherB.teacherC.friendD.mother

【3】A.excitedlyB.directlyC.quicklyD.quietly

【4】A.decideB.enjoyC.wonderD.remember

【5】A.fascinatingB.trueC.wrongD.necessary

【6】A.talkativeB.proudC.topD.short

【7】A.refusedB.agreedC.hatedD.hurried

【8】A.worseB.closerC.betterD.earlier

【9】A.somethingB.anythingC.nothingD.everything

【10】A.wordB.spiritC.loveD.advice

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】B

【2】A

【3】D

【4】C

【5】B

【6】D

【7】A

【8】C

【9】A

【10】D

【解析】

这篇文章通过作者的故事告诉我们，在我们的生活中，经常遇到很多问题需要向他人寻求建议，而有些建议你将会珍惜一生。

【1】

句意：我非常生气，最后终于忍受不了她了。

hear听见；stand忍受；describe描述；forget忘记。分析“I became so angry that I couldn’t____1____her at last. I ran to my____2____with tears in my eyes.”可知，朋友一直说我，我很生气，最后忍受不了跑去哭诉。此处强调“忍受”，其他三项不符合语意。故选B。

【2】

句意：我含泪跑向父亲。

father父亲；teacher教师；friend朋友；mother母亲。根据后文“I brought the list back to Daddy.”可知，我是去向父亲寻求建议的。故选A。

【3】

句意：他平静地听我说，然后问道:“她说的是真的还是假的?”

excitedly激动地；directly直接地；quickly迅速地；quietly安静地。根据后文父亲的反应和说的话可知，父亲是安静地听我说然后给我建议，其他三项不符合语意。故选D。

【4】

句意：简，你有没有想过自己到底是什么样的人？

decide决定；enjoy欣赏；wonder想知道；remember记得。分析句子可知，此处父亲提出问题，“你有没有想过自己到底是什么样的人”，强调“想知道”。故选C。

【5】

句意：去把她说的每句话都列一个清单，并标出哪些是真的。

fascinating迷人的；true真的；wrong错误的；necessary必要的。根据后文“To my great surprise, I discovered that about half the things were true.”可知，我发现列出来的有一半是真的，所以此处也在强调“真的”。故选B。

【6】

句意：有些我无法改变，比如很矮。

talkative健谈的，多嘴的；proud骄傲的；top名列前茅的；short矮的。根据前文“I was very short, I wasn’t a top student, I talked too much, I was too proud and so on.”可知，我个子矮，这是没办法改变的。故选D。

【7】

句意：他拒绝看它。

refused拒绝；agreed同意；hated讨厌；hurried匆忙。根据后文“That’s just for you”可知，父亲说这是属于我自己的，所以他“拒绝”看我写的清单。故选A。

【8】

句意：你比任何人都更了解自己。

worse更坏；closer更近；better更好；earlier更早。分析上下文可知，父亲让我列好清单然后自己看，因为没有人比自己更了解自己。故选C。

【9】

句意：当说到你的某件情是真的，你会发现它将对你有帮助。

something某事；anything任何事；nothing没事；everything每件事。分析句子可知，此处用于从句中作主语，表示“当说到你的某件情是真的，你会发现它将对你有帮助”，可用不定代词something表示。故选A。

【10】

句意：在很多重要的时刻，爸爸的建议都浮现在我的脑海里。

word话语；spirit精神；love爱；advice建议。分析上下文可知，父亲给了我正视自己的建议，所以此处表示“爸爸的建议都浮现在我的脑海里”，强调“建议”。故选D。