Question

【題目】B

This is a true story about a boy who, the world might say, was a terrible underachiever. While in the eighth grade, he failed subjects repeatedly. High school wasn’t much better; he flunked Latin, algebra, English, and received a grade of zero in physics. The boy managed to make the school golf team, but he lost the most important golf match of the season.

It’s not that his peers(同齡人) disliked this boy; it’s just that they never really seemed to notice him much. Even “Hellos” in the hall were a rarity. Out of all the failures in his life, there was something that did hold great importance to this boy, his love of drawing. Although in high school, the cartoons he submitted to the yearbook were rejected, once out of school, the boy was so sure of his artistic talent that he approached Walt Disney Studios with drawing works. I wish I could say the studios loved his work and immediately hired him, but such was not the case; another huge rejection.

Despite his lack of successes, this boy did not give up. He then decided to write his own autobiography in cartoons, about a little boy who was regarded as a loser and a nobody.

The name of this boy was Charles Schulz, the creator of the famous Charlie Brown and comic dog Snoopy.

In life, it is sometimes easy to feel like a nobody. We pass hundreds of people on the street on our way to work, or walk through a faceless crowd in a mall, and no one seems to notice or care. Deep inside, we may know we are special and unique and have lots to offer, but unless someone takes the time to look our way and give us a chance, we may feel worthless, just like Charlie Brown who couldn’t even manage to fly a kite or kick a football properly.

Just as Charles Schulz had faith in his artistic talent, so too, we must realize that nobody is a nobody. We all have special gifts and talents, and every human being is deserving and capable of being loved and appreciated.

【1】The underlined word “flunked” in Paragraph 1 is closest in meaning to ________.

A. failed B. learned

C. achieved D. misunderstood

【2】What can we infer about the boy in Paragraph 2?

A. He was hated by his peers.

B. He achieved great success in drawing in high school.

C. His work was refused by Walt Disney Studios.

D. He earned the praise from Walt Disney Studios.

【3】When the boy suffered many defeats, he ________.

A. gave up his dream finally

B. wrote some articles in magazines

C. he turned to others for help

D. he wrote himself as a loser in cartoons

【4】In the last two paragraphs, we are advised _______.

A. to open up our eyes

B. to believe we can make some difference

C. to learn more skills for development

D. to ask for more appreciation and love

【5】Which of the following is the best title of the passage?

A. Nobody Is a Nobody.

B. A Hard-working Boy Is Successful.

C. We Should Turn Failure into Success.

D. One Cannot Succeed without Talents.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】A

【2】C

【3】D

【4】B

【5】A

【解析】

【1】詞意猜測。根據(jù)第一段提到While in the eighth grade, he failed subjects repeatedly. High school wasn’t much better; he flunked Latin, algebra, English, and received a grade of zero in physics.當八年級時他不斷的考試失敗，高中也不太好，他學不好拉丁語，代數(shù)和英語，物理也得了零分，故選A項。

【2】推斷題。根據(jù)第二段提到I wish I could say the studios loved his work and immediately hired him, but such was not the case; another huge rejection我希望這個公司能喜歡他的作品，立刻雇傭他但事實是又一次被拒絕，故選C項。

【3】推斷題。根據(jù)第三段提到Despite his lack of successes, this boy did not give up. He then decided to write his own autobiography in cartoons, about a little boy who was regarded as a loser and a nobody.盡管沒有成功他并沒有放棄，他決定把自己的經(jīng)歷寫進卡通人物，一個被認為是失敗者的小男孩，故選D項。

【4】推斷題。根據(jù)最后二段提到在生活中，有時會感覺自己一無是處，而在內(nèi)心深處，我們知道自己是與眾不同的，需要花費時間來讓人們看到我們，給我機會，我們必須意識到每個人都是不一樣的，我們有自己的天賦，值得被欣賞，故選B項。

【5】主旨標題。本文通過一個失敗的小男孩的經(jīng)歷告訴我們，盡管我們會失敗，但我們有自己的優(yōu)勢，我們不是一無是處，我們值得被欣賞，故選A項。