Question

My name is Scott and I am 36 years old. I have spent most of my adult life doing an   41  job, so I had a very cynical (憤世嫉俗的) view of life and the world around me. I saw no point in trying to   42  my life or the lives of the people around me.
Two years ago my wife   43  me to return to school and work toward a career where I would find satisfaction. So I entered Long Beach City College to pursue a   44  in history. Last term I took a political science class. The   45  Dr. Rock had such a great effect on me. He   46  in the Air Force, worked in the U.S. nuclear program and served in the White House. When I asked another instructor   47  someone who was so overqualified worked at a small community college, she   48  told me because he wanted to.
This   49  me, so I asked Dr. Rock himself why he did not pursue a better role in his career. What he told me has changed my   50  forever. He told me that by working at the college he  would be able to   51  the kinds of students he believed would make a   52  in the world. He said that   53  the right motivation and support, the students he taught could become the future leaders of our country. He said that he preferred the inner city   54  because the students there showed the   55  promise and cared deeply for their education.
Dr. Rock paid attention to the needs of the community. He taught me how to care and   56  us to take part in our community in any way we   57  .
I thought that I was the   58  one that was affected by his lessons, but at the end of the term I found that the entire class had felt the same   59  that came over me. Dr. Rock taught us how to   60    our country, our community and ourselves.

【小題1】

A．irregular B．unsatisfying C．impatient D．unfamiliar

【小題2】

A．taste B．feel C．better D．respect

【小題3】

A．convinced B．suggested C．ordered D．informed

【小題4】

A．degree B．reward C．success D．career

【小題5】

A．headmaster B．classmate C．officer D．instructor

【小題6】

A．played B．served C．a(chǎn)ssisted D．succeeded

【小題7】

A．where B．how C．why D．whether

【小題8】

A．a(chǎn)ngrily B．hurriedly C．nervously D．simply

【小題9】

A．interested B．frightened C．worried D．troubled

【小題10】

A．feeling B．spirit C．life D．family

【小題11】

A．remember B．reach C．watch D．calm

【小題12】

A．promise B．decision C．difference D．choice

【小題13】

A．beyond B．through C．for D．with

【小題14】

A．environment B．college C．education D．background

【小題15】

A．most B．usual C．deepest D．strongest

【小題16】

A．forced B．warned C．encouraged D．invited

【小題17】

A．could B．did C．should D．had

【小題18】

A．few B．just C．first D．only

【小題19】

A．time B．change C．pressure D．reaction

【小題20】

A．a(chǎn)ppeal to B．make for C．turn to D．care about

Answer 1

【小題1】B
【小題2】C
【小題3】A
【小題4】A
【小題5】D
【小題6】B
【小題7】C
【小題8】D
【小題9】A
【小題10】C
【小題11】B
【小題12】C
【小題13】D
【小題14】B
【小題15】A
【小題16】C
【小題17】A
【小題18】D
【小題19】B
【小題20】D

解析試題分析：
【小題1】根據(jù)I had a very cynical (憤世嫉俗的) view of life and the world around me對(duì)社會(huì)不滿當(dāng)然對(duì)自己工作也不滿意，故選 B。
【小題2】better動(dòng)詞“變得更好”，因?yàn)樯衔恼f對(duì)生活不滿，所以作者感覺試圖把自己的生活或周圍人的生活變好了也是沒有意義的，故選C。
【小題3】convince sb to do sth說服某人去做某事；根據(jù)I entered Long Beach City College故選 A。
【小題4】因?yàn)楹竺嬗衖n history指的是作著繼續(xù)攻讀歷史學(xué)位故選 A。
【小題5】instructor教師，講師。根據(jù)Last term I took a political science class.既然由于上課受到的影響，那么肯定是教師影響的作者，故選D。
【小題6】因?yàn)楹竺嬗衖n the Air Force所以指的是Dr. Rock曾經(jīng)在空軍服役，故選 B。
【小題7】因?yàn)閃hen I asked another instructor根據(jù)句意后面應(yīng)該用Why故選 C。
【小題8】angrily生氣地；hurriedly匆忙地； nervously緊張地； simply簡(jiǎn)單地，僅僅，直率地，坦白地；根據(jù)句意故選D。
【小題9】從上一自然段可以知道作者向其他老師打聽他的老師Dr. Rock的情況說這么優(yōu)秀的老師為什么會(huì)在這么小的學(xué)校，說明作者對(duì)老師的情況感興趣，所以又去問Dr. Rock本人，故選A。
【小題10】根據(jù)I had a very cynical (憤世嫉俗的) view of life and the world around me上文提到作者不滿現(xiàn)在的生活，而這位老師的一席話徹底改變了他的生活，故選C。
【小題11】remember記��；reach影響；watch觀看；calm鎮(zhèn)靜。句意：他告訴我通過在大學(xué)里工作他能夠影響各種各樣的學(xué)生將來在社會(huì)上有所貢獻(xiàn)。根據(jù)句意故選B。
【小題12】make a promise許諾； make a decision做決定； make a difference有影響，其重要作用； make a choice做出選擇，根據(jù)句意故選C。
【小題13】with the right motivation and support“在激勵(lì)和支持下”是固定搭配故選D。
【小題14】Dr. Rock向作者解釋說他為什么要選擇在市內(nèi)的大學(xué)工作，故選B
【小題15】showed the  most  promise and cared deeply for their education顯示出最有希望和深深地對(duì)教育的關(guān)心，根據(jù)句意故選A。
【小題16】force sb to do sth強(qiáng)迫某人做某事； warned sb to do sth警告某人做某事；encourage sb to do sth鼓勵(lì)某人做某事； invitesb to do sth邀請(qǐng)某人做某事。根據(jù)句意故選C。
【小題17】老師鼓勵(lì)我們盡我們能做的去參加社區(qū)的任何活動(dòng)，根據(jù)句意故選A。
【小題18】我認(rèn)為我是唯一一個(gè)受Dr. Rock影響最大的人，故選D。
【小題19】根據(jù)I thought that I was the   58  one that was affected by his lessons 這句話說的作者自身的變化，進(jìn)而又提到整個(gè)班級(jí)的變化，故選B。
【小題20】appeal to呼吁； make for導(dǎo)致；  turn to轉(zhuǎn)向； care about關(guān)心。Dr. Rock老師教導(dǎo)我們?nèi)绾稳リP(guān)心國(guó)家、社區(qū)及個(gè)人，故選D。
考點(diǎn)：這是一篇記敘文。
點(diǎn)評(píng)：本文敘述了起初作者對(duì)社會(huì)的不滿，但在他的大學(xué)教授的幫助下變成了一個(gè)有愛心關(guān)心他人并對(duì)生活充滿希望的人。它既考查對(duì)語法,詞匯,習(xí)語,句型,搭配等基礎(chǔ)知識(shí)的綜合運(yùn)用能力，又考查對(duì)短文的閱讀理解能力。其中包括在具體的語境中靈活運(yùn)用語言知識(shí)的能力，根據(jù)試題內(nèi)容進(jìn)行正確的邏輯推理，綜合判斷和分析概括的能力。