Question

【题目】One’s attitude is always important. If you are lazy and weak, you will never taste success. But if you are ___, success and happiness will be more likely to come to you.

You love eating persimmons（柿子）. But you can’t get them ___ autumn. If you try them before the right time, they probably ___ bad.

In Grade Six, because of my poor grades, my parents were ___ that I wouldn’t be able to get into an excellent middle school. They ___ me to study harder. But I didn’t ___ understand why they were so anxious.

Summer came and I studied hard. The hot weather made me sleepy and I couldn’t concentrate（集中精力） on my textbooks. But every time I wanted to stop ___, my dad would say, “Think about your ___. If you don’t work hard, you will regret.” I had to sit back down again and return to my textbooks. But all I thought about was playing with my friends.

My dad would say to me, ___ a serious look on his face, “If a persimmon tree doesn’t grow in summer, it can’t bear fruit in autumn! Only by working hard can you get good results.” A few months later, I succeeded in ____ the key middle school. I was so happy. My dad was right, if a persimmon tree doesn’t grow in summer, there will be no fruit in autumn. I worked hard and I enjoyed the fruit of my hard work!

【1】A. busy B. clever C. hard-working

【2】A. until B. unless C. when

【3】A. look B. taste C. turn

【4】A. embarrassed B. worried C. excited

【5】A. made B. allowed C. pushed

【6】A. really B. quite C. quickly

【7】A. thinking B. working C. playing

【8】A. future B. hobby C. wealth

【9】A. for B. with C. in

【10】A. failing B. reaching C. entering

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】C

【2】A

【3】B

【4】B

【5】C

【6】A

【7】B

【8】A

【9】B

【10】C

【解析】本文是一篇记叙文。主要讲述了作者上六年级时，不知道学习的重要性，后来在父母的督促下，作者勤奋学习，终于考上了重点中学，付出的努力得到了回报。文章告诉我们：生活中我们的态度很重要，如果我们不勤奋，就不可能获得成功。

【1】句意：但是如果你是勤奋的，成功和幸福就更有可能靠近你。busy 忙碌的；clever聪明的；hard-working 勤奋的。所选词与lazy属于对比关系。故选C。

【2】句意：但是你不能得到他们直到秋天。until直到；unless 除非；when当......时。根据句意可知是“你能得到它们直到秋天”。故选A。

【3】句意：如果你在恰当的时间之前尝它们，它们尝起来可能是坏的。look 看起来; taste尝起来；turn转变。此处讲述的是吃柿子，所以表示在柿子成熟之前吃它们时，味道尝起来很可能是糟糕的。故选B。

【4】句意：六年级时，由于成绩糟糕，我父母担心我不能进入一所好的中学。embarrassed尴尬的；worried 担心的；excited 兴奋的的。由于成绩不好，所以父母肯定是担心作者不能考入好的中学。故选B。

【5】句意：他们敦促我更加努力地学习。made使得；allowed 允许;pushed推动。push sb. to do sth.表示“敦促某人做某事”，从后文我不理解他们为什么焦急也能看出他们是在敦促我学习的。故选C。

【6】句意：但是我真的不理解他们为什么这么紧张。 really真的；quite相当；quickly快地。可知是我真的不理解父母为什么那么紧张。故选A。

【7】句意：每当我不想学习时，我爸爸就会说：“……”。thinking思考；working工作，学习；playing玩耍。根据后文的“If you don’t work hard, you will regret.”可知此处表示“不想学习时”。故选B。

【8】句意：想一想你的未来。future将来；hobby 爱好；wealth财富。根据后文的“如果你学习不努力，你就会后悔。”可推知此处指“将来”。故选A。

【9】句意：我爸爸总是带着严肃的表情对我说…。 for 为了；with带着；in 在.....上面。根据句意可知是爸爸带着严肃的表情。故选B。

【10】句意：几个月后，我成功考进了重点中学。failing失败，不及格；reaching到达；entering进入。根据后文句意推知作者肯定是考进了这所重点中学，所以“进入”最合适。故选C。