Question

When I moved into an empty dormitory for the first time two years ago, I was certain of a few things. Firstly, I realized that I didn’t   anybody at the school. Secondly, I knew that I wanted to work hard at my lessons and learn something useful. And thirdly, I wanted to have a good time with new classmates, without my parents around.

The first    frightened me in the beginning. But that    quickly disappeared. It was the other two goals    ended up being my difficulties. I knew that it was hard to devote enough time to class and to social efforts. But I wanted to    in both. I knew this would be a    , but I didn’t realize how much until classes began.

I got on well with the other girls who lived in my dorm.             , instead of finishing my homework     it was due, I went upstairs and had ice cream with my neighbor. I always finished it the next day between classes. I knew it wasn’t very good and the grade I    showed my lack of effort.

I was    that I needed to find some sort of balance. So I created a schedule that would    my time up between going to class, doing homework, and relaxing. It seemed like a good idea, but I was only able to    it for a few days. A schedule like that was too much pressure.

So I tried another    . Each week I made a list of everything I had to get done during that week. Then, under the list of things I had to get done, I made a list of things I could do if I had time.

This is the method I have used since then. I’m glad that I’ve learned to    things and it has    prepare me for what is to come after graduation.

1.A. know              B. recognize            C. realize            D. like

2.A. teacher           B. day                  C. class              D. realization

3.A. happiness        B. excitement          C. fear                 D. desire

4.A. which             B. what                 C. that                D. who

5.A. win               B. succeed              C. get                 D. wish

6.A. chance            B. job                  C. challenge         D. time

7.A. Often             B. Seldom              C. Unluckily         D. Fortunately

8.A. because         B. when                C. after               D. before

9.A. required          B. took                 C. accepted          D. received

10.A. asleep            B. awake               C. ashamed           D. aware(意识到的)

11.A. fix                B. divide               C. put                 D. build

12.A. use                B. keep                 C. follow             D. make

13.A. plan               B. energy               C. pressure           D. effort

14.A. do                 B. control              C. balance            D. hold

15.A. had                B. helped               C. let                 D. forced

Answer

1.A

2.D

3.C

4.C

5.B

6.C

7.A

8.D

9.D

10.D

11.B

12.C

13.A

14.C

15.B

【解析】

试题分析：本文介绍了当作者刚刚进入一个新的学习环境时，自己的一些想法和做法。她想和同学们打好交道，想有充分的时间学习，也想参加一些社会活动。当她最初的计划坚持不下去的时候，她又尝试了一个新的计划，终于做到了学习和娱乐的完美结合。

1.A考查动词及语境理解。句意：首先，我意识到我在学校里不认识任何人。A. know知道； B. recognize认出，识别；C. realize 意识到；D. like喜欢。根据短文开头的句子可知，作者刚刚进入一个新的学习环境，因此不认识别人。答案为A。

2.D考查名词及语境理解。句意：最初的现实让我感到惶恐。A. teacher 老师；B. day天；C. class 班级；D. realization现实，领悟。第一段中提到在学校里不认识任何人。这一现实让作者感到恐慌，答案为D。

3.C考查名词及语境理解。句意：但那恐惧很快消失了。A. happiness 高兴，幸福；B. excitement 兴奋；C. fear恐惧；D. desire要求，欲望。结合上句可知，答案为C。

4.C考查连接词及语境理解。句意：我的困难是完成另外两个目标。A. which哪一个；B. what 什么；C. that指示代词，那个；D. who谁。此句是定语从句，先行词指物，应该由that/which来引导，当先行词有the very, the only, the other, the same 等修饰时，通常用that，故答案为C。

5.B考查动词及语境理解。句意：但我想在这两个方面都成功。A. win获胜；B. succeed 成功； C. get 得到；D. wish希望。succeed in在……方面取得成功。结合句意可知，答案为B。

6.C考查名词及语境理解。句意：我知道这将是一个挑战。A. chance机会；B. job工作； C. challenge 挑战；D. time时间。根据下句but I didn’t realize how much until classes began. 但是直到开始学习，我才知道这个一个多大的挑战。可知，答案为C。

7.A考查副词及语境理解。句意：通常，我下楼与我的邻居吃冰淇淋而不是按时完成我的家庭作业。A. Often 经常；B. Seldom很少；C. Unluckily不幸地；D. Fortunately幸运地。根据下文中的句子“I always finished it the next day between classes.”可知，通常作者的作业不能按时完成。故答案为A。

8.D考查连词及语境理解。句意：在规定的时间之前完成我的家庭作业。A. because因为； B. when 当……时候； C. after在……之后；D. before在……之前。从下文也可以看出作者不能及时地完成家庭作业。故答案为D。

9.D考查动词及语境理解。句意：，我取得的成绩表明我缺乏努力。A. required需要；B. took 拿，取；C. accepted接受；D. received收到。因为不能全身心地投入到学习中，努力不够，自然在成绩上表现出来，答案为D。

10.D考查形容词及语境理解。句意：我意识到我需要找到某种平衡。A. asleep睡着的；B. awake醒着的；C. ashamed 惭愧的；D. aware (意识到的) 。上文提到作者为了和同学们打好交道，导致成绩下降。为了成绩，作者想处理好学习与交友的关系。故答案为D。

11.B考查动词及语境理解。句意：因此，我制定一个时间表，将我的时间划分为上课，做家庭作业，和放松。A. fix修理；B. divide 划分，分开；C. put 放置；D. build建立。根据句意可知，作者制定了一个时间表，合理分配自己的时间。故答案为B。

12.C考查动词及语境理解。句意：但我只能够坚持执行几天的时间。A. use 使用；B. keep 保持；C. follow 遵循；D. make使，制造。结合下句“A schedule like that was too much pressure.”句意，可知，作者不能按照制定的计划去执行，也就是不能遵守。答案为C。

13.A考查名词及语境理解。句意：所以我尝试了另一个计划。A. plan 计划；B. energy 精力，能力；C. pressure压力，D. effort努力，成就。当作者最初的计划坚持不下去的时候，又尝试了一个新的计划，故答案为A。

14.C考查动词及语境理解。句意：我很高兴我学会了平衡。A. do 做； B. control 控制； C. balance 平衡；D. hold拥有，持有。结合上文中的句子I was 45 that I needed to find some sort of balance作者获得了成功，可知答案为C。

15.B考查动词及语境理解。句意：它帮助我准备毕业后做些什么。A. had有；B. helped帮助；C. let让；D. forced强迫。help do sth.帮助做某事。结合句意可知，答案为B。

考点：故事类短文阅读。