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第二节：完形填空（共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分）

请认真阅读下面短文，从短文后个题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

Another person’s enthusiasm was what set me moving toward the success I have achieved.That person was my stepmother.

I was nine years old when she enterd our home in rural Virginia. My father__36__me to her with these words:“I would like you to meet the fellow who is___37  for being the worst boy in this county and will probably start throwing rocks at you no ___38  than tomorrow morning.”

My stepmother walked over to me, ___39  my head slightly upward,and looked me right in the eye.Then she looked at my father and replied,“You are ___40  .This is not the worst boy at all, ___41   the smartest one who hasn’t yet found an outlet（释放的途径）for his enthusiasm.”

That statement began a(n) ___42   between us.No one had ever called me smart,My family and neighbors had built me up in my ___43   as a bad boy . My stepmother changed all that.

She changed many things.She ___44   my father to go to a dental school,from which he graduated with honors.She moved our family into the county srat,where my father’s career could be more ___45   and my brother and I could be better___46   .

When I turned fourteen,she bought me a secondhand___47   and told me that she believed that I could become a writer.I knew her ernthusiasm,I___48

it had alreadly improved our lives.I accepted her ___49  and began to write for local newspapers.I was doing the same kind of___50   that great day I went to interview Andrew Carnegie and received the task which became my life’s work later.I wasn’t the ___51   beneficiary (受益者).My father became the ___52   man in town.My brother and stepbrthers became a physician,a dentist,a lawyer,and a college president.

  What power __53  has!When that power is released to support the certainty of one’s purpose and is ___54  strengthened by faith,it becomes an irresistible（不可抗拒的）force which poverty and temporary defeat can never ___55   .

  You can communicate that power to anyone who needs it.This is probably the greatest work you can do with your enthusiasm.

36.A.rushed           B.sent           C.carried        D.introduced

37.A.distinguished      B.favored        C.mistaken      D.rewarded

38. A.sooner           B.later          C.longer         D.earlier

39. A.dragged          B.shook         C.raised         D.bent

40. A.perfect           B.right          C.wrong         D.impolite

41. A.but              B.so            C.and           D.or

42. A.ageement         B.friendship     C.gap            D.relationship

43. A.opinion          B.image         C.espectation      D.mind

44. A.begged           B.persuaded     C.ordered         D.invited

45. A.successful        B.meaningful     C.helpful         D.useful

46. A.treared          B.entertained      C.educated        D.respected

47. A.cemera          B.radio          C.bicycle         D.typewriter

48. A.considered       B.suspected       C.ignored        D.appreciated

49. A.belief           B.request         C.criticism        D.description

50. A.teahing          B.writing         C.studying       D.reading

51. A.next            B.same           C.only          D.real

52. A.cleverest        B.wealthiest       C.strongest       D.bealthiest

53. A.ebthusiasm      B.sympathy        C.fortune        D.confidence

54. A.deliberately      B.happily         C.traditionally     D.constantly

55. A.win            B.match           C.reach          D.doubt

Answer 1

36. D  37 .A  38 .B  39. C  40. C  4l. A  42. B   43 .D   44. B   45 .A 

46 .C  47 .D  48. D  49. A  50. B  51. C  52. B   53 .A   54 .D  55. B

解析:

【语篇解读】本文是一篇记叙文，讲述了我成功的故事：我今天所取得的成功都是来自于继母，她用她的热心改变了我，改变了我们全家。正是因为她的信任，成为推动我前进的一种不可抗拒的力量，而这是贫穷和暂时的失败所不能相比的。

36. 根据句意“继母是在我9岁时进我家的，当时父亲向她介绍我时……”可知此处用introduce。introduce sb. to sb.“把某人介绍给某人”，符合题意。

37. 根据此空后面的“being the worst boy in this county”可知此处A项正确。be distinguished for...“因为……而著称”，故A项正确。favor“喜欢；赞成”；mistake“错误；误解”；reward“报酬，奖励”。

38. 句意：绝不迟于明天早上他就很可能拿石头砸你。no later than“不迟于”，

符合题意，故B项正确。

39.根据此空后的“upward”可推测此处表示“她轻轻得抬起我的头”，故raise“抬起，举起”符合题意。drag“拖拉”；shake“摇动”；bend“使弯曲”。

40. 根据下句“this is not the worst boy at all”可知此处wrong正确。perfect“完美的”；right“正确的”；impolite“不礼貌的”。

41.句意：这根本不是最坏的小孩，而是最聪明的小孩，只是还没有找到释放热情的途径。承接上半句中的not...，构成结构not...but...“不是……而是”。

42. 句意：这番话就是我们之间友谊的开始。由句意可知friendship“友谊”正确。agreement“协议”；gap“缺口；间隙”；relationship“关系”。

43.句意：在我心目中，家人和邻居都把我看成是一个坏孩子。in one’s mind“在某人心目中”，故D项正确。opinion“观点”；image“形象”；expectation“期望”。

44. persuade sb. to do sth.“劝说某人做某事”，符合语境。beg“乞讨”；order“命令”；invite“邀请”，均不符合语境。

45. 句意：她把我们家搬到县城，这样父亲的事业可能会更成功，我们兄弟可能会

受到更好的教育。由句意可知此处successful“成功的”正确。meaningful“有意义的，意味深长的”；helpful“有帮助的”；useful“有用的”。

46. 由句意可知此处表示“受到更好的教育”，故educate“教育”正确。treat“对待”；entertain“娱乐；招待”；respect“尊敬”。

47. 由下半句中的“...I could become a writer”可知此处唯有typewriter“打印机”正确。

48. 句意：我知道她的用心，对此我很感激，我看出了她是如何改变着我们生活的。由句意可知此处appreciate“感激，欣赏”正确。consider“看做，认为”；suspect“怀疑，猜想”；ignore“忽略，忽视”。

49. 句意：我接受了她的信任，可是为当地报纸写作。根据句意此处belief“信任，相信”正确。request“请求，需要”；criticism“批评”；description“描述，描绘”。

50. 根据此空前的信息“...doing the same kind”可知所讲即是上文中提到的“writing”，故B项正确。

51. 根据下两句中“my father became the.... My brothers and stepbrothers became...”可知此处表示受益者不仅仅是我一人，故此处用only。

52.句意：我的服从成为城里最富有的人。wealthiest“最富有的”，符合语境。cleverest“最聪明的”；strongest“最强壮的”；healthiest“最健康的”。

53. 在第一段首句作者就提到了关键词“enthusiasm”，文章结尾也提到此，表示“热心，热情的力量很大”之意。sympathy“同情”；fortune“财富”；confidence“自信”。

54. 此处表示“当这种力量被释放来支持，并不断地被信仰所增强”之意，故constantly“不断地，时常地”正确。deliberately“故意地”；happily“高兴地”；traditionally“传统地”。

55. 句意：这成为一种不可抗拒的力量，而这是贫穷和暂时的失败所不能相比的。由句意可知match“匹配，相比”正确。