Question

【題目】

Reading didn't really change my life until I saw it change the life of a child. Marcus was a quiet boy who lived with his mother in a shelter (收容所) for the poor. Because he was the weakest _______ in his class, he became one of my Reading Help students. Marcus knew letters but couldn't read at all. However, he worked very hard and made progress very _______. I often gave him books to take home every night so that he could read them with his mother.

One day, Marcus didn't bring his books back. He looked so _______ that he was about to cry.

When asked why, he told me that someone had taken his book bag during the night. I put my arm around his shoulders and _______ that I would give him more books to take home. "Maybe the person who took your books," I said, "will become a good reader just like you."

A few weeks later, I learned Marcus and his mother were being moved to a different shelter across town for safety. I began to _________ what his future would be if he couldn't finish the program. Marcus' mother was worried too, so she put him on public transportation every day and sent him all the way across town to _______ with me.

Marcus finally graduated from the program as a strong reader. We had a small celebration and I gave him a book to keep. That was the last time I saw Marcus. Although I may never see him again, I'm certain that learning to read changed his life forever. The _______ certainly changed mine. Since then, I've taught many struggling readers, from ages 5 to 75. Each student has increased my love for teaching reading. Each one reminds me what a/an _______ it is to be a teacher working with struggling readers, and how happy it is to see lives changed forever by the simple joy of reading.

【1】A. runnerB. speakerC. readerD. leader

【2】A. quicklyB. slowlyC. carefullyD. seriously

【3】A. happyB. sadC. tiredD. funny

【4】A. warnedB. remindedC. providedD. promised

【5】A. worryB. proveC. argueD. understand

【6】A. liveB. meetC. dealD. agree

【7】A. mindB. noticeC. bookD. experience

【8】A. loveB. actionC. honorD. memory

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】C

【2】A

【3】B

【4】D

【5】A

【6】B

【7】D

【8】C

【解析】

本文講述了閱讀困難者馬庫斯的故事。馬庫斯努力用功克服閱讀障礙的經(jīng)歷不僅改變了他的人生，也改變了作者的人生。

【1】句意：因為他是他班里最弱的閱讀者。

考查名詞。A. runner跑步者；B. speaker演講者；C. reader閱讀者；D. leader領(lǐng)袖。根據(jù)下文Marcus knew letters but couldn't read at all提示，馬庫斯認(rèn)識單詞卻無法閱讀，空格處應(yīng)填入意為“朗讀者”的單詞，故應(yīng)選C。

【2】句意：然而，他很用功并且很快就取得了進(jìn)步。

考查副詞。A. quickly很快地；B. slowly緩慢地；C. carefully仔細(xì)地；D. seriously嚴(yán)重地。根據(jù)上文Marcus knew letters but couldn’t read at all和下文I often gave him books to take home every night so that he could read them with his mother提示，從一開始根本無法閱讀到每晚能和媽媽一起讀書，馬庫斯通過刻苦用功在很短的時間內(nèi)取得了很大的進(jìn)步，A選項符合句意，故應(yīng)選A。

【3】句意：他看起來如此難過，以致于快要哭出來了。

考查形容詞。A. happy高興的；B. sad難過的；C. tired疲憊的；D. funny好笑的。根據(jù)后半句he was about to cry提示，他此時看起來很難過，B選項符合句意，故應(yīng)選B。

【4】句意：我摟著他的肩膀，對他承諾我會給他再拿些書帶回家。

考查動詞。A. warned警告；B. reminded提醒；C. provided提供；D. promised承諾。根據(jù)后半句I would give him more books to take home提示，我將給他更多書帶回家，這是一個承諾，D選項符合句意，故應(yīng)選D。

【5】句意：我開始擔(dān)心，如果他不能完成這個計劃，他的未來將會是怎樣？

考查動詞。A. worry擔(dān)心；B. prove證明；C. argue爭論；D. understand理解。根據(jù)下文Marcus’ mother was worried too提示，空格處應(yīng)填意為“擔(dān)心”的單詞，A選項符合句意，故應(yīng)選A。

【6】句意：她每天都帶著他乘坐公共交通，穿過小鎮(zhèn)來與我見面。

考查動詞。A. live居住；B. meet見面；C. deal處理；D. agree同意。結(jié)合上文可知，馬庫斯和媽媽搬去了鎮(zhèn)上另一邊的收容所，“我”擔(dān)心他無法完成閱讀計劃，徹底擺脫閱讀困難癥，但他媽媽仍然每天堅持把他送來“我”這里進(jìn)行閱讀訓(xùn)練，B選項最為符合句意，故應(yīng)選B。

【7】句意：這段經(jīng)歷顯然改變了我的生活。

考查名詞。A. mind思想；B. notice通知；C. book書籍；D. experience經(jīng)歷。根據(jù)文章首句Reading didn’t really change my life until I saw it change the life of a child提示，I saw it change the life of a child這段經(jīng)歷改變了“我”的人生，D選項符合句意，故應(yīng)選D。

【8】句意：每個學(xué)生（的經(jīng)歷）都在提醒我，做閱讀困難者的老師是一件多么榮幸的事。

考查名詞。A. love愛；B. action行動；C. honor榮幸；D. memory記憶。根據(jù)后半句and how happy it is提示，空格處應(yīng)填入一個帶有感情色彩的單詞，B、D選項率先排除。根據(jù)句意，能教這些閱讀困難者學(xué)會閱讀是一件很榮幸的事，C選項更符合句意，故應(yīng)選C。