【題目】 My daughter, now 20, is studying to be an opera singer. She’s already _________ her way into the world’s best conservatories (音樂學院) and studios. _________, some people disagree on her choice. They are _________ fond of telling her, “Ohhhthat’s a really _________ career. It’s almost _________ to make a living. Not many people _________ it.”

A few months ago, I was with her when a neighbour asked what she was _________ in. My daughter answered and got the usual _________ , not contrary to her expectations. She listened _________ to the prediction of her __________ and financial ruin, then said, “Well, if opera doesn’t __________, I’ll do something else.”

I was so proud of my __________. Truth told, I was even more proud of myself, her mid-life-career-changing mom. I was also on-my-knees __________ to my mother. Because of her example, I’d given my child the gift of __________ herself-and not in a silly usual way, like, adaptability and industry. Even at her tender age, with her frankly very privileged upbringing, she understands that circumstances can change and that __________ can, too.

1A.beatenB.earnedC.eatenD.lost

2A.FurthermoreB.ThereforeC.HoweverD.Thus

3A.strangelyB.excitedlyC.sadlyD.randomly

4A.excellentB.boringC.admirableD.hard

5A.necessaryB.dishonorableC.impossibleD.important

6A.makeB.hitC.findD.put

7A.takingB.callingC.majoringD.joining

8A.awardB.encouragementC.judgmentD.response

9A.rudelyB.politelyC.impatientlyD.carefully

10A.dangerB.failureC.successD.luck

11A.figure outB.pick outC.work outD.pick out

12A.neighborB.motherC.teacherD.daughter

13A.similarB.indifferentC.gratefulD.familiar

14A.adapting toB.believing inC.giving upD.learning from

15A.powerB.theoryC.memoryD.dreams

【答案】

1B

2C

3A

4D

5C

6A

7C

8D

9B

10B

11C

12D

13C

14B

15D

【解析】

這是一篇記敘文。文章通過描述我的女兒考上了最好的音樂學院,想要成為歌劇歌唱家,但一些人不認同,認為這個職業(yè)沒有前途。她卻認為歌劇不能夠使她成功可以轉行,從而告訴我們夢想也可以被改變,我們要充滿信心。

1

考查動詞詞義辨析。句意:她已經(jīng)爭取她自己的前途(憑自己的努力)進入了世界上最好的音樂學院和工作室。A. beaten打;擊打;B. earned 掙得;獲得;賺得;C. eaten 吃;D. lost失去。 前句的 “is studying to be an opera singer”,可知,我的女兒正在學習成為一名歌劇歌唱家,而后一句是她已經(jīng)在最好的音樂學院和工作室,所以中間的連接應是她爭取自己的前途,因此才去了這里學習,earn one’s way可表示爭取的前途(為了的前途努力),只有earned符合題意,故選B。

2

考查副詞詞義辨析。句意:然而,一些人不同意她的選擇。A. Furthermore 此外;而且;B. Therefore因此;C. However然而;D. Thus因此;從而。前一句 “She’s already earned her way into the world’s best conservatories (音樂學院) and studios.”可知,我的女兒憑自己的努力考上了最好的音樂學院。后一句 為一些不贊同她的選擇,兩者之間表示轉折關系,只有However符合題意,故選C。

3

考查副詞詞義辨析。句意:奇怪的是,他們喜歡對她說,“哦,那真是一個艱難的職業(yè)。謀生幾乎是不可能的。沒多少人能做到!A. strangely 奇怪的是;不可思議的是;B. excitedly 興奮地;C. sadly 悲傷地;D. randomly隨意地。前一句的 “some people disagree on her choice.”表示一些人不贊同她的選擇。而后一句這些人卻喜歡對她說的是謀生幾乎不可能,沒有幾個人能做到,所以這里也形成了呼應,由此可以推斷這些人不贊同她的選擇但直接這樣說消極的話語,令人不可思議,比較奇怪,所以只有strangely符合題意,故選A

4

考查形容詞詞義辨析。句意:哦,那真是一個艱難的職業(yè)。謀生幾乎是不可能的。沒多少人能做到。A. excellent 卓越的;B. boring 無聊的;C. admirable 令人欽佩的;D. hard 艱難的。根據(jù)前一句的 “disagree”可知,一些人不贊同她的選擇,以及 “Not many people make it.”可知,這些人認為沒有多少人能夠勝任,由此推斷,這些人認為這項職業(yè)很艱難,只有hard符合題意,故選D。

5

考查形容詞詞義辨析。句意:謀生幾乎是不可能的。沒多少人能做到。A. necessary 必要的;必須的;B. dishonorable 不光彩的;無恥的;C. impossible 不可能的;D. important重要的。根據(jù) “Not many people make it.”可知,沒有多少人能夠做到,與 make a living形成對應,由此處及常識可以推斷出謀生幾乎是不可能的,只有impossible符合題意,故選C。

6

考查動詞詞義辨析。句意:沒多少人能做到。A. make 做;B. hit 打;C. find 發(fā)現(xiàn);D. put 放;安置。根據(jù)前一句的 “ hard to make a living”可知,此處指謀生,正好與make it呼應,表示勝任;做到;成功,并且為固定搭配。故選A

7

考查動詞詞義辨析。句意:幾個月前,我和她在一起時,一個鄰居問她主修什么。A. taking帶走;B. calling 打電話;呼吁;C. majoring 主修;D. joining 參加。根據(jù)上文 “She’s already earned her way into the world’s best conservatories (音樂學院) and studios.”可知,我的女兒在音樂學院學習,所以majoring in正好與其相呼應,表示主修…..,并且為固定搭配。故選C

8

考查名詞詞義辨析。句意:我女兒回答了,得到了通常的回應,并沒有出乎她的意料。A. award 獎;授予;B. encouragement 鼓勵;C. judgment 評價;D. response 反應;回答。此處responseanswer相呼應,并且由后文并沒有出乎她的意料可知,這里指鄰居的反應,故選D。

9

考查副詞詞義辨析。句意:她很有禮貌地聽了她對自己的失敗和經(jīng)濟損失的預測。A. rudely 粗魯?shù)兀?/span>B. politely 禮貌地;C. impatiently 沒有耐心地;D. carefully認真地。由上文的 “My daughter answered and got the usual response, not contrary to her expectations.”可知,我的女兒跟鄰居講了她的專業(yè)得到的回應并沒有出乎她的意料,也就是和其他人一樣的反應(不贊同她的選擇),鄰居覺得女兒做的選擇不正確,但是后文女兒的回答 “if opera doesn’t success, I’ll do something else.”可見,女兒還是非常禮貌地跟鄰居交流,由此可以推斷出,女兒在聽鄰居對她職業(yè)前途的預測時候是禮貌地聆聽。故選B。

10

考查名詞詞義辨析。句意:她很有禮貌地聽了她對自己的失敗和經(jīng)濟損失的預測。 A. danger 危險;B. failure失敗;C. success 成功;D. luck運氣。此處 financial ruin可與failure意思一致,表示消極,所以failure符合題意,故選B。

11

考查動詞詞組辨析。句意:如果歌劇不成功,我會做別的事。A. figure out解決;算出;B. pick out挑選出;C. work out解決;實現(xiàn);成功;D. pick out挑選出。由 “I’ll do something else.”可知,女兒將做別的工作,所以與此形成對比,也就是當歌劇這一行不能夠使她成功的時候,女兒會轉行,只有work out符合題意,且可做動詞,故選C

12

考查名詞詞義辨析。句意:我為我的女兒感到驕傲。A. neighbor 鄰居;B. mother 母親;C. teacher老師;D. daughter女兒。根據(jù)上文 “She’s already earned her way into the world’s best conservatories (音樂學院) and studios.”可知,我的女兒自己努力考上音樂學院并做她喜歡做的事情,和后文 “if opera doesn’t work out I’ll do something else.”可知,歌劇這行不行,她再轉行,由此可以推斷出我為我的女兒敢于堅持自己的夢想而驕傲,故選D

13

考查形容詞詞義辨析。句意:我還跪在地上感謝我的母親。A. similar 相似的;B. indifferent冷淡的;C. grateful 感激的;D. familiar 熟悉的。此處grateful與后文的 “I’d given my child the gift of believing in herself”相呼應,表示是母親教會了我自信,我再交給了我的孩子,所以此處應感激母親,故選C

14

考查動詞詞組辨析。句意:因為她的榜樣,我給了我的孩子一種相信自己的天賦,而不是像往常一樣愚蠢的方式,比如適應性和勤奮。A. adapting to 使自己適應于B. believing in 相信;C. giving up 放棄;D. learning from學習。此處 “not in a silly usual way, like, adaptability and industry.”believe in形成對比,表示通常意義上愚蠢的方式不再認同,而是教給孩子自信,故選B。

15

考查名詞詞義辨析。句意:她明白環(huán)境可以改變,夢想也可以改變。A. power 力量;B. theory 理論;C. memory 記憶;D. 夢想dreams。此處dreams “if opera doesn’t work out I’ll do something else.”相呼應,表示女兒可以改變自己追求的目標,也就是夢想可以被改變,只有dreams符合題意,故選D。

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