Question

    Billy’s favorite color is orange. But he can’t see what orange looks like.

A month after he was born, his mother noticed that his eyes weren’t quite as _________ as a normal baby’s. “Billy would never be able to see, he is _________.” the doctor said. Even so, with the hope to help Billy learn all about the world around him, his mother kept talking to him and describing _________ she saw.

Billy does not only depend on his mother’s descriptions to learn about the world around him. He sees _________ his ears and his hands, too. He has perfect hearing. When people make phone calls, he can _________ the numbers they dial (拨).

“He is very confident and his disability doesn’t stop him from being an important part of the class,” his teacher said, “The students love him, and he is just one of them.”

Billy loves computer science. He began teaching _________ computer programming when he was just seven years old. As a young boy, he _________ going to study in Stanford University. And for years of efforts (努力), he got the best grades in his classes, he finally _________ his dream. Many people wanted to find out the _________ of his success. Billy explained, “Move forward! Don’t let any difficulties get in the way of your dreams.”

You cannot choose what you are given, _________ you can choose how you make use of it.

1.A.big B.large C.beautiful

2.A.deaf B.blind C.stupid

3.A.something B.everything C.nothing

4.A.without B.in C.with

5.A.tell B.count` C.make

6.A.himself B.themselves C.itself

7.A.looked after B.looked for C.looked forward to

8.A.came true B.achieved C.made

9.A.secret B.importance C.meaning

10.A.and B.but C.or

Answer

1.A

2.B

3.B

4.C

5.A

6.A

7.C

8.B

9.A

10.B

【解析】

本文介绍了Billy从小失明，但是他从来没有自暴自弃，在生活和学习中都有很好的表现。

1.句意：他出生一个月后，他的母亲注意到他的眼睛没有正常婴儿的大。

big 大的；large 大的；beautiful 美丽的。结合选型可知此处应该用形容词原形big，large 侧重表示三维量值，强调体积，修饰人时指个子大。故选A。

2.句意：Billy不能看见，他是一个盲人。

deaf 聋的；blind 盲的；stupid 愚蠢的。根据前面说的never be able to see可知是“盲的”。故选B。

3.句意：他妈妈一直对他说话，并且描述她所能看到的一切事情。

something 一些事；everything 所有事；nothing 无事。根据前面learn all about... 可知母亲对他的全心全意的爱，故应是“一切事情”。故选B。

4.句意：他用他的耳朵以及他的手来看（这个世界）。

without 没有；in 在……里；with 和；用。根据句意，此处意为“通过”耳朵和手来了解这个世界，故选C。

5.句意：当人们打电话时，他能说出他们拨的号码。

tell 告诉；count 算数；make 使得；制造。前一句说“He has perfect hearing.”强调他的听力很好，所以他可以通过听来“说出”号码。故选A。

6.句意：当他年仅七岁的时候，他开始自学电脑编程。

himself 他自己；themselves 他们自己；itself 它自己。teach oneself “自学”，主语为he，故选A。

7.句意：作为一个小男孩，他期待去斯坦福大学学习。

looked after 照顾；looked for 寻找；looked forward to 期待。look forward to doing sth. “期待去做某事”，符合题意。故选C。

8.句意：经过多年的努力，他是他们班成绩最好的，他终于实现了他的梦想。

came true 成为现实；achieved 达到；made 使得；制造。make one's dream come true = achieve one's dream “实现某人的梦想”。故选B。

9.句意：许多人想要弄清楚他成功的秘诀。

secret 秘密；importance 重要性；meaning 意义。the secret of... “……的秘诀”。根据句意，大家都想知道他怎么成功的，因此是弄清楚成功的“秘诀”。故选A。

10.句意：你不能选择你拥有什么，但是你可以选择你怎样去利用它。

and 并且；but 但是；or 否则；或者。根据句意，前面是否定，后面是肯定，是转折关系，故选B。