Question

【題目】When Hailey was 35 years old, she entered college. Every night, she had to walk ___ three blocks to have classes after work.

One night, the storm came. The wind was so strong that she couldn’t hold her ___. The heavy rain beat on her continuously and she was wet. ___ she still moved forward against the wind with difficulty. Even worse, the mobile phone went dead. She couldn’t get in touch with other classmates. So she didn’t know ___ the classes would be canceled tonight. She hesitated(猶豫) for a moment and kept ___. At last, she got to the college. The ___ was very dark. An old teacher on duty told her that ___ came to have classes except her. What he said let ___ up. Having noticed that she was wet and cold, the old man invited her to his office for a break and made a cup of coffee for her. He said, “You’ll achieve your dream in the future. The heavy rain is like a sieve(篩子). Those who stick to their dreams can ___ all the difficulties.” She drank the warm coffee and thought about his words. She came to understand: She wasn’t the cleverest among the students, but she was the most determined(決心的). After the heavy rain, she became more ____. She worked harder and finally became a successful writer.

She thanked the old teacher because he taught her a lot and encouraged her to try her best in the face of difficulties.

【1】A. behind B. through C. under

【2】A. umbrella B. videos C. newspapers

【3】A. So B. Because C. But

【4】A. where B. whether C. why

【5】A. moving B. thinking C. crying

【6】A. bedroom B. office C. classroom

【7】A. anybody B. nobody C. somebody

【8】A. her B. she C. herself

【9】A. overcome B. face C. understand

【10】A. important B. confident C. careful

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】B

【2】A

【3】C

【4】B

【5】A

【6】C

【7】B

【8】A

【9】A

【10】B

【解析】本文是一篇記敘文。主要敘述了在一個(gè)狂風(fēng)暴雨的晚上，海莉不顧艱難堅(jiān)持去上課卻被值班的老教師告之課已被取消，值班老師看到海莉又冷又濕，邀請(qǐng)海莉進(jìn)辦公室休息并給了海莉莫大的鼓勵(lì)，這使得自認(rèn)為資質(zhì)平平的海莉最終通過不懈努力成為一位著名的作家的故事。

【1】句意：每晚，她必須穿過三個(gè)街區(qū)去上課，在工作完之后。behind在......后面；through穿過；under在......下面。根據(jù)語境可知是橫穿街區(qū)。故選B。

【2】句意：風(fēng)太大了她不能拿住她的雨傘。umbrella雨傘；videos錄像；newspapers報(bào)紙。根據(jù)上下文可知，下雨天風(fēng)太大她不能拿住自己的雨傘。故選A。

【3】句意：但是她仍然迎著風(fēng)困難地前行。So因?yàn)�，表示因果�?/span>Because因?yàn)椋�引�?dǎo)原因狀語從句；But但是，表轉(zhuǎn)折。根據(jù)上句雨落在她身上她全身都濕了，可知此處表轉(zhuǎn)折關(guān)系。故選C。

【4】句意：所以她不知道是否課程今晚將要被取消。where哪里；whether是否；why為什么。根據(jù)句意可知此處表示她不知道課程是否被取消了。故選B。

【5】句意：她猶豫了一會(huì)，繼續(xù)走。moving移動(dòng)，走；thinking思考；crying哭。猶豫了一會(huì)之后的決定是繼續(xù)走，最終，到了大學(xué)。故選A。

【6】句意：教室非常黑。bedroom臥室；office辦公室；classroom教室。 根據(jù)上下文可知，她要去上課，所以此處應(yīng)該表示教室非常黑。故選C。

【7】句意：一個(gè)值班的老教師告訴她，沒有人來上課除了她。anybody任何人；nobody沒有人；somebody某些人教室是黑的，又看到“except her”（除了她），可知除了她沒有人來上課。故選B。

【8】句意：他說的話使她放松。her形容詞性物主代詞/賓格；she主格；herself反身代詞。let sb. up使某人放松，sb. 為賓格。故選A。

【9】句意：堅(jiān)持夢(mèng)想的人可以克服所有困難。 overcome克服；face面對(duì)；understand 理解。堅(jiān)持夢(mèng)想的人是克服所有困難的，故選A。

【10】句意：大雨之后，她變得更自信了。important重要的；confident自信的；careful仔細(xì)的。根據(jù)上下文可知，此處指她變得更自信了。故選B。