Question

【題目】When our self-confidence is low, we sometimes tend to believe what others think of us. We do not have the confidence in ourselves ______ we have to believe in others. One individual who has ______ to accept others’ beliefs is Les Brown.

It ______ when he was just a baby. He was put up for adoption.______ he was adopted by a woman, Ms Mamie Brown. She was a single parent, had limited ______ resources, and little education, but she had a big heart. She ______ Les and his twin brother.

As Les was ______, he encountered difficulties in school. He was incorrectly labeled as a “______ learner”. When that label is put on a child, it ______ a child’s self-esteem. However, Les was ______. He didn’t believe what others believed his abilities to be. He had big dreams. He had no ______ education beyond high school, yet he had determination and was very persistent. He ______ his education by self-education.

Today he is a very ______ professional speaker and author. He is a(n)______ of someone who has overcome other people’s beliefs. In his videos and tapes, he ______ confidence. He told his story and ______ he overcame the challenges in his life. Listening to him speak, and listening to him laugh, which is ______ infectious, we can see that he is very motivating and inspiring.

Remember the words wisdom ______ Les Brown, “You cannot expect to achieve new goals or move beyond your present circumstances unless you ______”. For those who have low self-confidence, start reading about the Les Browns of the world. Many people have so much more ______ than where they are right now. If you have a dream, then start today to move yourself towards it.

【1】A. until B. because C. so D. though

【2】A. refused B. agreed C. preferred D. intended

【3】A. continued B. started C. ended D. stopped

【4】A. Unfortunately B. Strangely C. Surprisingly D. Thankfully

【5】A. financial B. cultural C. historical D. political

【6】A. educated B. protected C. treated D. adopted

【7】A. growing up B. going ahead C. looking around D. walking about

【8】A. quick B. modern C. popular D. slow

【9】A. establishes B. damages C. explains D. respects

【10】A. determined B. embarrassed C. frightened D. disappointed

【11】A. formal B. personal C. physical D. natural

【12】A. increased B. designed C. furthered D. prepared

【13】A. wealthy B. successful C. grateful D. careful

【14】A. symbol B. example C. record D. opinion

【15】A. improved B. expressed C. preserved D. recognized

【16】A. when B. why C. how D. where

【17】A. slightly B. occasionally C. certainly D. eventually

【18】A. by B. with C. on D. Against

【19】A. change B. apologize C. succeed D. participate

【20】A. admiration B. ambition C. adventure D. potential

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】C

【2】A

【3】B

【4】D

【5】A

【6】D

【7】A

【8】D

【9】B

【10】A

【11】A

【12】C

【13】B

【14】B

【15】B

【16】C

【17】C

【18】A

【19】A

【20】D

【解析】本文是一篇勵志文章。文章講述了Les Brown沒有相信別人對自己的錯誤看法，始終堅(jiān)信夢想，最終走向了成功的故事。

【1】C考查連詞。因?yàn)槲覀儗ψ约翰恍湃危�所以我們不得不相信其他人�?/span>until 直到， because 因?yàn)椋?/span> so 所以， though盡管。

【2】A 考查動詞。由下文內(nèi)容可知Les Brown拒絕接受別人的信念。refused拒絕，agreed 同意， preferred偏愛， intended打算。

【3】B 考查動詞。他還是一個嬰兒時，就開始了。continued 繼續(xù)， started開始， ended 結(jié)束， stopped停止。

【4】D 考查副詞。由but she had a big heart. 可知他的養(yǎng)母有寬闊的胸懷，所以對于他來說，是很感激地。Unfortunately 不幸地， Strangely 奇怪地， Surprisingly 驚人地，Thankfully感激地。

【5】A 考查形容詞。由She was a single parent,可知她的經(jīng)濟(jì)條件有限。financial 財政的，cultural 文化的， historical 歷史的，political政治的。

【6】D考查動詞。由 ___4___ he was adopted by a woman, 可知她收養(yǎng)了Les 和他的雙胞胎兄弟。educated 教育，protected 保護(hù)， treated對待， adopted收養(yǎng)。

【7】A 考查動詞短語。隨著Les的長大，他在學(xué)校遇到了困難。growing up長大， going ahead 繼續(xù)前進(jìn)，looking around 環(huán)顧四周， walking about走來走去。

【8】D 考查形容詞。由When that label is put on a child, it ___9___ a child’s self-esteem.可知他被錯誤地貼上“遲鈍的學(xué)習(xí)者”的標(biāo)簽。 quick 迅速的， modern 現(xiàn)代的， popular 受歡迎的，slow遲鈍的。

【9】B 考查動詞。由He was incorrectly labeled as a “___8___ learner”. 可知這種標(biāo)簽會傷害孩子的自尊。establishes 建立， damages 傷害，explains 解釋， respects尊敬。

【10】A 考查形容詞。由He didn’t believe what others believed his abilities to be.可判斷出Les非常的堅(jiān)定。determined堅(jiān)定的， embarrassed 尷尬的， frightened 害怕的， disappointed失望的。

【11】A 考查形容詞。由He ___12___ his education by self-education.可知他接受正式的教育沒有超過高中。formal 正式的，personal 個人的， physical 身體的， natural自然的。

【12】C 考查動詞。他通過自學(xué)來促進(jìn)自己教育的提高。increased 增長， designed 設(shè)計，furthered 促進(jìn)， prepared準(zhǔn)備。

【13】B 考查形容詞。由He is a(n)___14___ of someone who has overcome other people’s beliefs.可知如今他是一名非常成功的專業(yè)演講者和作家。wealthy 富有的， successful 成功的，grateful 感謝的， careful小心的。

【14】B 考查名詞。由Today he is a very ___13___ professional speaker and author.可知他是戰(zhàn)勝別人信仰的一個榜樣人物。 symbol 符號，example 榜樣， record 記錄，opinion觀點(diǎn)。

【15】B 考查動詞。在他的視頻和磁帶中，他表示了自信。improved 改進(jìn)，expressed 表示，preserved保存， recognized意識到。

【16】C 考查語義理解。他講述了自己的故事，并且說明了自己是如何戰(zhàn)勝生活中的挑戰(zhàn)的。when 當(dāng)……時， why 為什么， how 如何，where在哪里。

【17】C 考查副詞。聽了他的演講，聽到他的笑聲，這些當(dāng)然都是有感染力的，我們可以看到他是一個非常勵志和積極的人。slightly 輕微地， occasionally 偶爾， certainly當(dāng)然，eventually最后。

【18】A 考查介詞。記得由Les Brown說的至理名。 by 由， with 隨著，on 在……上，Against反對。

【19】A 考查動詞。你不要期待著達(dá)到新的目標(biāo)，或者超越現(xiàn)狀，除非你去改變，change改變，apologize 道歉， succeed 成功， participate參加。

【20】D 考查語義理解。許多人比現(xiàn)狀更有潛力。admiration 贊賞， ambition 雄心，adventure 冒險， potential潛能。