Question

【题目】“Who can ever have imagined someone like me would make it this far?” asked Chad Wood last week during his high school graduation speech as the best student. Chad offered ____ to his fellow classmates to never give up---and the words _____much more to himself. That’s because Chad is deaf, and he told the story of the serious troubles he______to graduate first in his class at Harrison High school in Kennesaw, Georgia.

Chad didn’t start to______until he was 5, according to his mother, Pam Wood. Although her son was at a(an) ______, she was determined not to treat him __. “I’ve expected him to do everything every other kid does, and I saw no ____ why he couldn’t,” she told ABC News. “And if he______ the first time, we just tried again.”

Chad, 17, worked hard throughout school, ______ no special treatment but sitting at the front of the class and using a special audio system so he could hear the teacher. All his hard work _____. He received full school fare to Vanderbilt University. “Deafness had taught me a lesson to never _____,” he said in the speech. “Not when the experts tell you it cannot be done. Not when you have ____ so far behind that escaping seems the only way _____. Not when achieving your dreams seems an entire ____ .”

Chad spoke for about four minutes, after which he received a standing applause from the class and______ messages from family, friends and strangers. “They’ve been sending me messages on Facebook, email, they’ve been talking to me in person telling me how it had a ____on their lives and how they’re really ____ by it,” Chad told ABC News. “It feels _____. Seeing that my words ______have a power on someone and that they want to work harder because of my words makes me feel ____ .”

【1】A. description B. advice C. warning D. information

【2】A. meant B. recognized C. analysed D. described

【3】A. needed B. forecast C. consisted D. faced

【4】A. cry B. hear C. smell D. laugh

【5】A. loss B. advantage C. disadvantage D. distance

【6】A. differently B. cruelly C. kindly D. similarly

【7】A. reason B. trouble C. harm D. conclusion

【8】A. succeeded B. organized C. failed D. blamed

【9】A. appealing B. operating C. possessing D. receiving

【10】A. set off B. paid off C. took off D. dropped off

【11】A. give in B. give up C. give out D. give away

【12】A. waited B. walked C. fallen D. left

【13】A. out B. off C. up D. away

【14】A. victory B. failure C. impossibility D. chance

【15】A. supportive B. negative C. doubtful D. awkward

【16】A. insight B. detail C. reward D. power

【17】A. depressed B. inspired C. exposed D. puzzled

【18】A. unwilling B. shocking C. amazing D. embarrassing

【19】A. merely B. extremely C. strangely D. actually

【20】A. astonished B. wonderful C. confused D. cautious

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】B

【2】A

【3】D

【4】B

【5】C

【6】A

【7】A

【8】C

【9】D

【10】B

【11】B

【12】C

【13】A

【14】C

【15】A

【16】D

【17】B

【18】C

【19】D

【20】B

【解析】

本文是一篇记叙文。Chad在他的高中毕业演讲中被问到他是最好的学生时说道“谁能想象到像我这样的人会走这么远？”他建议他的同学们，不要放弃——这句话对他自己来说意义重大。这是因为Chad是聋的。他得到了全班同学的起立鼓掌和来自家人、朋友和陌生人的支持。因为他的话对某人有一种力量，并且他们想要更努力地工作，这使Chad感觉很好。

【1】考查名词。A. description描述；B. advice建议；C. warning警告；D. information信息。根据Chad offered ___1___ to his fellow classmates to never give up---and the words ___2___much more to himself.可知，Chad给他的同学们建议，不要放弃——这句话对他自己来说意义更重大。故选B。

【2】考查动词。 A. meant意味，打算；B. recognized认出；C. analysed分析；D. described描述。根据Chad offered ___1___ to his fellow classmates to never give up---and the words ___2___much more to himself.可知，Chad给他的同学们建议，不要放弃——这句话对他自己来说意义更重大。故选A。

【3】考查动词。A. needed需要；B. forecast预测；C. consisted由---组成； D. faced面对。根据That’s because Chad is deaf, and he told the story of the serious troubles he___3___to graduate first in his class at Harrison High school in Kennesaw, Georgia.可知，这是因为Chad是聋的，他讲述了他在Harrison High school in Kennesaw, Georgia.第一次毕业时面临的严重问题。故选D。

【4】考查动词。 A. cry哭；B. hear听见；C. smell闻；D. laugh大笑。根据Chad didn’t start to___4___until he was 5, according to his mother, Pam Wood.可知，据他的母亲Pam Wood说，直到5岁时，才开始听到他的声音。故选B。

【5】考查名词。A. loss损失；B. advantage优势；C. disadvantage劣势； D. distance距离。根据Although her son was at a(an) ___5___, she was determined not to treat him ___6___.可知，虽然她的儿子处于不利地位，但她决心不以不同的方式对待他。故选C。

【6】考查副词。A. differently不相同地；B. cruelly残酷地；C. kindly ；D. similarly相似地。根据Although her son was at a(an) ___5___, she was determined not to treat him ___6___.可知，虽然她的儿子处于不利地位，但她决心不以不同的方式对待他。故选A。

【7】考查名词。A. reason理由；B. trouble麻烦；C. harm伤害；D. conclusion结论。根据I’ve expected him to do everything every other kid does, and I saw no ___7___ why he couldn’t可知，我希望他能做所有其他孩子做的事，我没有看到他不能做的理由。故选A。

【8】考查动词。A. succeeded成功；B. organized组织；C. failed失败；D. blamed责备。根据if he___8___ the first time, we just tried again.可知，如果他第一次失败了，我们只是再试一次。故选C。

【9】考查动词。A. appealing吸引；B. operating动手术；C. possessing拥有； D. receiving接收。根据Chad, 17, worked hard throughout school, ___9___ no special treatment but sitting at the front of the class and using a special audio system so he could hear the teacher.可知，17岁的Chad在学校里努力工作，没有接受任何特殊待遇，而是坐在教室的前面，使用一个特殊的音响系统，这样他就能听到老师的声音。故选D。

【10】考查动词词组。A. set off出发，开始；B. paid off得到回报；C. took off脱下，飞机起飞；D. dropped off减弱，下降。根据All his hard work ___10___.可知，他所有的努力都得到了回报。故选B。

【11】考查动词词组。A. give in屈服；B. give up放弃；C. give out分发，发出；D. give away赠送，泄密。根据“Deafness had taught me a lesson to never ___11___,” he said in the speech.可知，他在演讲中说：“耳聋给了我一个永不放弃的教训。”故选B。

【12】考查动词。A. waited等待；B. walked散步；C. fallen落下；D. left离开。根据Not when you have ___12___ so far behind that escaping seems the only way ___13___.可知，当你远远落后的时候，逃跑似乎是唯一的出路。故选C。

【13】考查副词。A. out在外；B. off离开；C. up向上；D. away离去。根据Not when you have ___12___ so far behind that escaping seems the only way ___13___.可知，当你远远落后的时候，逃跑似乎是唯一的出路。故选A。

【14】考查名词。A. victory胜利；B. failure失败；C. impossibility不可能； D. chance机会。根据Not when achieving your dreams seems an entire ___14___ .可知，不是当你实现梦想的时候，似乎这是不可能的（只有当你实现梦想的时候，才知道这是可能的）故选C。

【15】考查形容词。A. supportive支持的；B. negative消极的；C. doubtful怀疑的；D. awkward笨拙的。根据Chad poke for about four minutes, after which he received a standing applause from the class and___15___ messages from family, friends and strangers.可知，Chad说了大约四分钟，之后他得到了全班同学的起立鼓掌和来自家人、朋友和陌生人的支持。故选A。

【16】考查名词。A. insight洞察力；B. detail细节；C. reward报酬；D. power力量。根据“They’ve been sending me messages on Facebook, email, they’ve been talking to me in person telling me how it had a ___16___on their lives and how they’re really ___17___ by it,”可知，“他们一直在给我发送Facebook上的信息，电子邮件，他们一直在和我交谈，告诉我它是如何在他们的生活中拥有一种力量的，以及他们是如何受到启发的。”故选D。

【17】考查动词。A. depressed使沮丧；B. inspired鼓舞；C. exposed暴露； D. puzzled使疑惑。根据“They’ve been sending me messages on Facebook, email, they’ve been talking to me in person telling me how it had a ___16___on their lives and how they’re really ___17___ by it,”可知，“他们一直在给我发送Facebook上的信息，电子邮件，他们一直在和我交谈，告诉我它是如何在他们的生活中拥有一种力量的，以及他们是如何受到启发的。”故选B。

【18】考查形容词。A. unwilling不愿意的；B. shocking令人震惊的；C. amazing令人惊异的；D. embarrassing令人尴尬的。根据It feels ___18___.可知，Chad对上文内容感觉不可思议。故选C。

【19】考查副词。A. merely仅仅；B. extremely极其；C. strangely奇怪地； D. actually事实上。根据Seeing that my words ___19___have a power on someone and that they want to work harder because of my words makes me feel ___20___ .可知，看到因为我的话语对某人有一种力量，并且他们想要更努力地工作，这使我感觉很好。故选D。

【20】考查形容词。A. astonished吃惊的；B. wonderful精彩的；C. confused困惑的；D. cautious谨慎的。根据Seeing that my words ___19___have a power on someone and that they want to work harder because of my words makes me feel ___20___ .看到因为我的话语对某人有一种力量，并且他们想要更努力地工作，这使我感觉很好。故选B。