Question

根据短文内容，从A、B、C、D四个选项中选择一个最佳答案。

    Many years ago, Dad worked as a farmhand（农场工人）. At that time, he had a horse. Every Saturday he____to the town after dinner and spent a few hours on social  __ with other farmhands, such as drinking, chatting, and playing cards in the café. On Saturday evenings, the café was   __  because many farmhands were there. Before midnight Dad returned home on his horse, quite satisfied（满意）with his  __. In his words, he __thought of changing his job.

    At the age of 31, Dad married my mother who was a school teacher. In the following spring I came __ into the world. Life became hard, so my mother felt unsatisfied. She told Dad that they must make a  __

    My mother had  __of how some famous persons, especially Thomas Edison who was born in a poor family, fought against fate and achieved greatness and fame. And she  __that I would some day become a great leader，ruling men or cities and Dad should be a successful businessman. So she persuaded Dad to give up his job as a farmhand, sell his horse and  __a small business of his own. And I went to high school and college. She even sent me abroad for  __ education when I graduated from college. Under the drive of my mother’s hope, Dad and I __what we have today. Dad runs a big international  __ and I am a successful lawyer enjoying great fame in my country,  __not a leader as my mother expected.

    Dad said, without my mother, we wouldn’t be what we are today; at least, he would remain a farmhand.__he got a lesson of life —sometimes we really need drive from outside.

1.A. rode    B. walked    C. ran    D. drove

2.A. conversations    B. games    C. relationships    D. activities

3.A. cold    B. crowded    C. quiet    D. dirty

4.A. horse    B. entertainment    C. life    D. beer

5.A. often    B. ever    C. never    D. sometimes

6.A. laughing    B. singing    C. sleeping    D. crying

7.A. living    B. change    C. decision    D. house

8.A. dreamed    B. heard    C. thought    D. spoken

9.A. cared    B. knew    C. forgot    D. hoped

10.A. start    B. find    C. design    D. sell

11.A. farther    B. higher    C. easier    D. closer

12.A. showed    B. kept    C. lost    D. achieved

13.A. farm    B. school    C. company    D. cafe

14.A. though    B. if    C. and    D. since

15.A. So    B. However    C. Or    D. Because

Answer

1.A

2.D

3.B

4.C

5.C

6.D

7.B

8.B

9.D

10.A

11.B

12.D

13.C

14.A

15.A

【解析】这是一篇记叙文，通过母亲不断激励我和我的父亲不断进步的故事，揭示了一个道理：有时候我们需要外部的激励和推动，才能走的更远。

1.A。从前句可知，那时候他只有一匹马，每周六他都骑马去镇上。骑用ride。故选A。

2.D。conversation交流；game游戏；relationship关系；activities活动。后文的drinking,chatting,playing cards都是社交活动。故选D。

3.B。cold寒冷的；crowded拥挤的；quiet安静的；dirty脏的。咖啡馆里有很多农场工人，所以应该很拥挤。故选B。

4.C。从上下文分析，父亲对他的生活很满足。生活用life。故选C。

5.C。父亲对他的生活很满足，他从来没有想过换工作。从来不用never。故选C。

6.D。句意：在第二年的春天，我来到了这个世界。婴儿都是哭着出生的。故选D。

7.B。前文说母亲对现在的生活不满意，因此她告诉父亲去做一个改变。变化用change。故选B。

8.B.句意：我母亲听说过很多名人经过艰苦的拼搏获得成功的故事。听说是hear of。故选B。

9.D。句意：她希望有一天我成为一位领导，父亲成为一个成功的商人。希望用hope。故选D。

10.A。句意：因此她劝父亲放弃做农场工人，卖掉了马，开始自己创业。开始用start。故选A。

11.B。句意：在我大学毕业后，她甚至把我送出国去接受更高的教育。更高用higher。故选B。

12.D。句意：在她的激励下，我和父亲终于都有所作为。Show表示；keep保持；lost丢失；achieve获得，完成。故选D。

13.A。句意：爸爸经营了一家国际公司，我成为了一名成功的律师。公司是company。故选A。

14.A。我成为了一名成功的律师，在国内享有很高的声望，虽然没有成为妈妈期待的领导者。虽然用though。故选A。

15.A。句意：于是我的父亲学到了一课：有时我们需要外部的推动，才能走的更远。于是用so。故选A。