阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C、D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

I did very badly at school. My headmaster thought I was   1   and when I was 14 he said, “You’re never going to be   2   but a failure.” After five years of   3  jobs, I fell in love with a very nice middle-class girl. It was the beatific   4   that could have happened to me. I  5   I wanted to do something positive (积极地) with my life because I wanted to prove to  6  that what people said about me was   7  . Especially her mother, who had said to me, “Let’s   8   it, you’ve failed at everything you’ve ever done.” So I tried hard with my   9   and went to college. My first novel   10    while I was at college. After college I taught during the   11  in high schools and attended evening classes at London University, where I got a   12   in history. I became a lecturer at a college and was thinking of   13   that job to write full time   14   I was offered a part-time job at Leeds University. I began to feel proud of myself —   15   was a working-class boy who’d   16   school early, now teaching at the university. My writing career (职业) took off when I discovered my own style. Now I’m rich and   17  , have been on TV, and met lots of film stars.   18   what does it mean? I   19   wish all the people that have put me down had   20  : “I believe in you. You’ll succeed.”

1.A. bright                       B. useless                           C. simple                        D. hopeful

2.A. anything            B. something            C. everything                    D. nothing

3.A. low                 B. poor                          C. good                         D. useful

4.A. support          B. happiness             C. surprise                       D. thing

5.A. admitted                    B. decided                       C. planned                       D. told

6.A. me                          B. them                          C. her                           D. it

7.A. wrong               B. right                  C. stupid                        D. faulty

8.A. see                  B. know                         C. understand                   D. face

9.A. experiment                 B. practice              C. writing                       D. composition

10.A. came on                  B. came in                       C. came out                      D. came back

11.A. day                        B. night                 C. month                        D. year

12.A. graduation     B. pass                           C. degree                       D. success

13.A. giving in        B. giving back                     C. giving out                    D. giving up

14.A. while                     B. if                      C. when                        D. or

15.A. there                     B. here                            C. it                             D. that

16.A. left                        B. attended                    C. changed                     D. graduated

17.A. tired                       B. calm                          C. nervous                       D. famous

18.A. And                      B. But                   C. However              D. Well

19.A. just                       B. exactly                        C. so                            D. very

20.A. praised        B. said                  C. answered                   D. advised

 

I did very badly at school. My headmaster thought I was ___36___ and when I was 14 he said, “You’re never going to be ___37___ but a failure.”

After five years of ___38___ jobs, I fell in love with a very nice middle-class girl. It was the best ___39___ that could have happened to me. I ___40___ I wanted to do something positive (积极的) with my life because I wanted to prove to ___41___ that what people said about me was ___42___. Especially her mother, who had said to me, “Let’s ___43___ it, you’ve failed at everything you’ve ever done.” So I tried hard with my ___44___ and went to college. My first novel (小说) ___45___ while I was at college.

After college I taught during the ___46___ in high schools and attended evening classes at London University, where I got a ___47___ in history. I became a lecturer at a college and was thinking of ___48___ that job to write full time ___49___ I was offered a part-time job at Leeds University. I began to feel proud of myself—___50___ was a working-class boy who’d ___51___ school early, now teaching at the university.

My writing career (职业) took off when I discovered my own style. Now I’m rich and ___52___, have been on TV, and met lots of film stars. ___53___ what does it mean? I ___54___ wish all the people that have put me down had ___55___: “I believe in you. You’ll succeed.”

36. A. bright   B. useless       C. simple D. hopeful

37. A. anything      B. something  C. everything  D. nothing

38. A. low      B. poor   C. good   D. useful

39. A. support B. happiness   C. surprise      D. thing

40. A. admitted      B. decided      C. planned      D. told

41. A. me       B. them   C. her     D. it

42. A. wrong  B. right   C. stupid D. faulty

43. A. see       B. know  C. understand  D. face

44. A. experiment  B. practice      C. writing       D. composition

45. A. came on      B. came in      C. came out    D. came back

46. A. day      B. night   C. month D. year

47. A. graduation   B. pass    C. degree D. success

48. A. giving in     B. giving back       C. giving out  D. giving up

49. A. while   B. if C. when  D. or

50. A. there    B. here    C. it D. that

51. A. left      B. attended    C. changed     D. graduated

52. A. tired     B. calm   C. nervous      D. famous

53. A. And     B. But     C. However    D. Well

54. A. just      B. exactly       C. so       D. very

55. A. praised B. said    C. answered    D. advised

完形填空（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）

I did very badly at school. My headmaster thought I was  36  and when I was 14 he said, “You’re never going to be   37   but a failure.”

After five years of   38  jobs, I fell in love with a very nice middle-class girl. It was the best   39   that could have happened to me. I   40   I wanted to do something positive (积极地) with my life because I wanted to prove to   41   that what people said about me was   42 . Especially her mother, who had said to me, “Let’s   43   it, you’ve failed at everything you’ve ever done.”  So I tried hard with my  44   and went to college. My first novel (小说)  45   while I was at college.

After college I taught during the   46   in high schools and attended evening classes at London University, where I got a    47   in history. I became a lecturer at a college and was thinking of  48   that job to write full time   49   I was offered a part-time job at Leeds University. I began to feel proud of myself —  50   was a working--class boy who’d   51   school early, now teaching at the university.

My writing career (职业) took off when I discovered my own style. Now I’m rich and   52 , have been on TV, and met lots of film stars.   53   what does it mean? I   54   wish all the people that have put me down had  55  : “I believe in you. You’ll succeed.”

36. A. bright                       B. useless                             C. simple                             D. hopeful

37. A. anything                  B. something                      C. everything                    D. nothing

38. A. low                           B. poor                                 C. good                               D. useful

39 A. support                             B. happiness                       C. surprise                         D. thing

40. A. admitted                 B. decided                       C. planned                         D. told

41. A. me                           B. them                                C. her                                   D. it

42. A. wrong                   B. right                               C. stupid                         D. faulty

43. A. see            B. know                     C. understand                D. face

44. A. experiment     B. practice                   C. writing                     D. composition

45. A. came on        B. came in                   C. came out                   D. came back

46. A. day            B. night                      C. month                    D. year

47. A. graduation      B. pass                     C. degree                   D. success

48. A. giving in         B. giving back                    C. giving out                  D. giving up

49. A. while          B. if                                 C. when                      D. or

50. A. there          B. here                                C. it                         D. that

51. A. left            B. attended                 C. changed                  D. graduated

52. A. tired           B. calm                      C. nervous .                  D. famous

53. A. And            B. But                      C. However                  D. Well

54. A. just            B. exactly                  C. so                        D. very

55. A. praised          B. said                      C. answered                  D. advised

 

 

阅读下面短文，从短文后所给各题的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

I did very badly at school. My headmaster thought I was   1and when I was 14 he said, "You’re never going to be  2but a failure. "

After five years of  3jobs, I fell in love with a very nice middle-class girl. It was the best   _4that could have happened to me. I  5I wanted to do something positive (积极的) with my life because I wanted to prove to  6that what people said about me was   7. Especially her mother, who had said to me, "Let' s  8it, you've failed at everything you've ever done. " So I tried hard with my  9and went to college. My first novel (小说)   10while I was at college.

After college I taught during the   11in high schools and attended evening classes at London University, where I got a  12in history. I became a lecturer at a college and was thinking of  13_   that job to write full time  14I was offered a part-time job at Leeds University. I began to feel proud of myself --  15was a working-class boy who'd  16school early, now teaching at the university.

My writing career (职业) took off when I discovered my own style. Now I' m rich and   17, have been on TV, and met lots of film stars.   18what does it mean? I  19wish all the people that have put me down had _20: "I believe in you. You'll succeed. "

1.A. bright                 B. useless              C. simple          D. hopeful

2.A. anything           B. something            C. everything           D. nothing

3.A. low                B. poor                 C. good                 D. useful

4.A. support            B. happiness            C. surprise             D. thing

5.A. admitted          B. decided              C. planned              D. told

6.A. me                 B. them            C. her                  D. it

7.A. wrong              B. right                C. stupid               D. faulty

8.A. see                B. know                 C. understand         D. face

9.A. experiment        B. practice             C. writing              D. composition

10.A. came on          B. came in              C. came out             D. came back

11.A. day                   B. night                C. month                D. year

12.A. graduation            B. pass                 C. degree            D. success

13.A. giving in             B. giving back          C. giving out         D. giving up

14.A. while                 B. if              C. when                 D. or

15.A. there                 B. here                 C. it                   D. that

16.A. left                  B. attended             C: changed              D. graduated

17.A. tired                 B. calm                 C. nervous              D. famous

18.A. And              B. But                  C. However              D. Well

19.A. just                  B. exactly              C. so               D. very

20.A. praised               B. said                 C. answered             D. advised

 

 (05·安徽)

I did very badly at school. My headmaster thought I was   36   and when I was 14 he said, “You’re never going to be   37   but a failure.”

After five years of   38   jobs, I fell in love with a very nice middle-class girl. It was the beat   39   that could have happened to me. I   40   ! wanted-to do something positive (积极地) with my life because I wanted to prove to   41   that what people said about me was   42 . Especially her mother, who had said to me, “Let’s   43   it, you’ve failed at everything you’ve ever done.”  So I tried hard with my  44   and went to college. My first novel (小说)  45   while I was at college.

After college I taught during the   46   in high schools and attended evening classes at London University,  where I got a    47   in history. I became a lecturer at a college and was thinking of  48   that job to write full time   49   I was offered a part-time job at Leeds University. I began to feel proud of myself —  50   was a working-.class boy who’d   51   school early, now teaching at the university

My writing career (职业) took off when I discovered my own style. Now I’m rich and   52  , have been on TV, and met lots of film stars.   53   what does it mean? I   54   wish all the people that have put me down had  55  : “I believe in you. You’ll succeed.”

36. A. bright                        B. useless              C. simple               D. hopeful

37. A. anything                     B. something          C. everything     D. nothing

38. A. low                           B. poor                  C. good                 D. useful

39 A. support                       B. happiness          C. surprise             D. thing

40. A. admitted                     B. decided             C. planned             D. told

41. A. me                                   B. them                 C. her                   D. it

42. A. wrong                       B. right                  C. stupid               D. faulty

43. A. see                                   B. know                C. understand        D. face

44. A. experiment                 B. practice             C. writing              D. composition

45. A. came on                     B. came in             C. came out           D. came back

46. A. day                            B. night                 C. month               D. year

47. A. graduation                  B. pass                  C. degree               D. success

48. A. giving in                     B. giving back        C. giving out          D. giving up

49. A. while                         B. if                      C. when                D. or

50. A. there                          B. here                  C. it                      D. that

51. A. left                                   B. attended            C. changed            D. graduated

52. A. tired                          B. calm                 C. nervous             D. famous

53. A. And                           B. But                   C. However           D. Well

54. A. just                            B. exactly              C. so                     D. very

55. A. praised                       B. said                   C. answered          D. advised