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 relatives 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. actually 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，选择过什么样的人生。

【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。根据后文Today I am sitting at my computer, speaking these words through a microphone. In 2008, I was diagnosed with ALS可知，他的手抬不起来了，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. take带着；C. remove移除；D. wash洗。根据后文的描述可知，是不能抬起手。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。作者被诊断患有肌萎缩性侧索硬化症，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移除。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。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，这个病是逐渐地使作者无法呼吸。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，直至无法呼吸。故C选项切题。

【7】考查动词词义辨析。A.determined决定；B.forced迫使；C.encouraged鼓励；D.advised建议。作者被迫完全放弃写作。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.happy开心的；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】考查固定句型。It wasn’t long . . . before …意为“不久就”，这里指的是作者没过多久又感到很孤独。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。come up with an idea意为“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。这里指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，理由；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。我虽然不再是一个年轻的女士了。这里是倒装句，as表示“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。