Question

【题目】I believe that I always have a choice.

I believe that I always have a choice. No matter what I'm doing and what is happening to me.

I used to write my books, typing on a keyboard, _______now I can no longer _______ my hand. Today I am sitting at my computer, speaking these words through a microphone. In 2008, I was diagnosed with ALS, a(n) _______ disease, which would weaken and finally _________every important muscle in my body. That is to say, I will be _________ unable to move, to speak, and finally, to_________. Only largely depending upon others could I live. I was lost and felt everything around me become dull.

I was _______ to give up writing completely and remained _______ all day long. In the _______, some of my friends and ralatives came to ________ me. However, It wasn’t long ________I became lonely again, wondering the meaning of life. Sometimes I came up with the ________ that I’d better end my life because I couldn’t ________ the complex(复杂的) expressions on my family’s faces. I became depressed, doubtful and ________. Then one day as I was wheeling myself along a nearby street, I found an old guy in dirty clothes with no legs ________ in the street. I was shocked and woke up at once. I was more ________ than him. I have thousands of ________ to live on. When he came to me begging, I was so inspired and offered all that was in my purse. From then on I ________ to go through the process of learning to use voice recognition software. Old woman ________I was, I wrote more now than ever.

Every day now I have a ________ on not only whether I will live, but how I will live. I can choose to see it as an invitation—an opportunity to learn who I really am.

【1】A. and B. so C. but D. until

【2】A. lift B. take C. remove D. wash

【3】A. curable B. unknown C. common D. terrible

【4】A. destroy B. rebuild C. cancel D. remove

【5】A. hardly B. gradually C. acturally D. totally

【6】A. communicate B. behave C. breathe D. die

【7】A. determined B. forced C. encouraged D. advised

【8】A. positive B. disabled C. happy D. silent

【9】A. beginning B. end C. evening D. hospital

【10】A. guide B. admire C. entertain D. comfort

【11】A. since B. when C. before D. until

【12】A. opinion B. idea C. imagination D. choice

【13】A. understand B. guess C. forgive D. bear

【14】A. hopeless B. adventurous C. disabled D. impolite

【15】A. sleeping B. begging C. singing D. dancing

【16】A. unlucky B. miserable C. confident D. fortunate

【17】A. chances B. excuses C. reasons D. purposes

【18】A. managed B. continued C. intended D. stopped

【19】A. but B. as C. even if D. that

【20】A. way B. method C. choice D. thought

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】C

【2】A

【3】D

【4】A

【5】B

【6】C

【7】B

【8】D

【9】A

【10】D

【11】C

【12】B

【13】D

【14】A

【15】B

【16】D

【17】C

【18】A

【19】B

【20】C

【解析】这是一篇叙述文。主人公通过励志的人生经历使我们相信：无论我们发生了什么事情，无论我们在做什么，我们总会有选择。

【1】考查连词词义辨析。A.and和B.so因此C.but但是D.until直到。尽管一直以来我都是用键盘打字，但现在我无法再抬起我的手了。前后句表示转折。故C选项切题。

【2】考查动词词义辨析。A.lift提升B.control控制C.remove移动D.wash洗。这里指的是抬起手。故A选项切题。

【3】考查形容词词义辨析。A.curable可治愈的B.unknown未知的C.common普通的D.terrible可怕的。作者被症断患有肌萎缩性侧索硬化症，可知这是一种可怕的疾病。故D选项切题。

【4】考查动词词义辨析。A.destroy破坏B.rebuild重建C.cancel取消D.remove移动。由后文提到作者无法行动，不能说话可知，这个病会破坏并破坏他身上的每一块肌肉组。A选项切题。

【5】考查副词词义辨析。A.hardly几乎不B.gradually逐渐C. actually事实上；D.totally完全。由后面的finally可知，这个病是逐渐的使作者无法呼吸。B选项切题。

【6】考查动词词义辨析。A.communicate沟通交流B.behave行为举止C.breathe呼吸D.die死亡。作者的这个病是渐渐的不能行动，说话，最后导致的是死亡。故C选项切题。

【7】考查动词词义辨析。A.decided决定B.forced迫使C.encouraged鼓励D.advised建议。decided to do sth决定做某事。作者决定完全放弃写作。故B选项切题。

【8】考查形容词词义辨析A.positive积极的B.disabled残疾的C.dependent依赖的D.silent沉默的。作者整天都是沉默不语。D选项切题。

【9】考查名词词义辨析。A.beginning开始B.end结束C.evening晚上D.hospital医院。句意：在最开始，他的亲戚朋友还会去宽慰他。故A选项切题。

【10】考查动词词义辨析。A.guide引导B.admire羡慕C.entertain娱乐D.comfort安慰。作者的亲戚朋友去安慰作者、故D选项切题。

【11】考查连词词义辨析。”A.since自从B.when当时C.until直到D.before之前, 这里指的是作者没过多久我又感到很孤独。Itwasn’tlong...before“不久就。故C选项切题。

【12】考查名词词义辨析。A.opinion观点B.idea主意C.imagination想象D.choice选择。upwithanidea“产生想法”。B选项切题。

【13】考查动词词义辨析。A.understand理解B.guess猜测C.forgive原谅D.bear忍受。这里作者因为忍受不了家人复杂的表情，所以想结束自己的生命。故D选项切题。

【14】考查形容词词义辨析。A.hopeless无助的B.adventurous冒险的C.disabled残疾的D.impolite不礼貌的。作者感觉很沮丧，无助。故A选项切题。

【15】考查动词词义辨析。.A.sleeping睡觉B.begging祈求C.singing唱歌D.dancing跳舞。由后文的When he came to me begging,可知，这个没腿的老人正在街上乞讨。故B选项切题。

【16】考查形容词词义辨析。.A.unlucky不幸的B.miserable悲惨的C.confident自信的D.fortunate幸运的。作者此时感到比他幸运许多。D选项切题。

【17】考查名词词义辨析。我有成千上万条理由要活下去。A.chances机会B.excuses借口C.reasons原因D.purposes目的，作者有成千上万的理由活下去。故C选项切题。

【18】考查动词词义辨析。A.managed设法B.continued继续C.intended打算D.stopped停止。这里的意思是从那以后，我经历艰难的过程设法学习掌握了声音识别软件。故A选项切题。

【19】考查连词词义辨析。不再是一个年轻的女士了。A.but但是B.as尽管；当；因为；按照C.evenif即使D.that从句连接词。这里是倒装句，as作尽管。故B选项切题。

【20】考查名词词义辨析。.A.way方法；道路B.method方法C.choice选择 D. thought想法。这里的意思是作者不仅要选择是否要活，还会选择怎样活。故C选项切题。