Question

阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出能填入短文相应空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

“Now”, Mrs. White said, smiling, “Let’s discover our professions(职业).” The class seemed greatly surprised. Our professions? We are only 13 and 14 years old. The teacher must be______. “Yes, you will be searching for your future professions. Each of you will have to______ someone in your field, including an oral report.”

Each day in her class, Mrs. White reminded us about this. Finally, I ______print journalism. This meant I had to go to interview a newspaper reporter. I was quite nervous. I sat down in front of him hardly able to ______. He looked at me and said, “Did you bring a pencil or pen?” I shook my head. “How about some_______?”I shook my head again.

Finally, I thought he realized I felt______, and I got my first big tip as a journalist. “Never, never go anywhere without a pen and paper. You never know what you'll run into.” After a few days, I gave my oral report from memory in class. I got an A on the entire project.

Years later, I was in college looking around for a new job with no success. Then I ______ Mrs. White. And I called my parents. They didn't______me. They just reminded me how competitive(竞争的) the field was and how I had run away from competition. This was true. But journalism did something to me; it was in my blood. And it gave me the freedom to go up to total strangers and ask what was going on.

I get asked all the ______:“How did you pick journalism?”

“Well, you see, there was this teacher…”I started out. I just hope I can have the chance to______her. She was a teacher who really changed my life.

1.A. active    B. mad    C. sad    D. creative

2.A. interview    B. describe    C. admire    D. face

3.A. considered    B. enjoyed    C. expected    D. picked

4.A. speak    B. answer    C. request    D. show

5.A. news    B. newspaper    C. advice    D. paper

6.A. impolite    B. thankful    C. upset    D. amazed

7.A. called    B. remembered    C. reminded    D. mailed

8.A. answer    B. support    C. stop    D. allow

9.A. morning    B. day    C. afternoon    D. time

10.A. support    B. treat    C. thank    D. admire

Answer

1.B

2.A

3.D

4.A

5.D

6.C

7.B

8.C

9.D

10.C

【解析】本文叙述了作者在13、14岁时， 怀特老师让他们去选择未来的职业，作者当时选择的是一名记者，当他面对采访对象时，他忘记了带笔和纸，这时他意识到一名记者要随身带着笔和纸，作者长大后，当了一名记者，他突然感觉应该感谢他的老师。

1.句意：老师一定疯了吧。A. active积极的；B. mad发疯的；C. sad悲伤的；D. creative创造性的。根据上文中的句子“The class seemed greatly surprised. Our professions? We are only 13 and 14 years old.”判断，学生们认为，十三四岁的孩子谈职业，老师一定是疯了，故答案为B。

2.句意：你们每个人都要采访你所在领域的人，包括口头报告。A. interview采访；B. describe描述；C. admire羡慕；D. face面对。根据下文中的句子This meant I had to go to interview a newspaper reporter.可知，答案为A。

3.句意：最后我挑选了印刷行业的一名记者。A. considered考虑；B. enjoyed 喜欢； C. expected期望，盼望；D. picked挑选，捡起。根据上文可知，老师要求每个学生都要选择一位采访对象，故答案为D。

4.句意：我坐在他面前，几乎说不出话来。A. speak说；B. answer 回答；C. request 要求；D. show出示，表示。因为作者扮演的是采访者的角色，由于激动而说不出话来，故答案为A。

5.句意：你带纸了吗？A. news新闻； B. newspaper报纸；C. advice 建议；D. paper纸张。根据下文中的句子Never, never go anywhere without a pen and paper.可知，作为一名记者要随身携带纸或笔，因此上文中被采访的那位记者询问作者带纸和笔了吗，故答案为D。

6.句意：最后我认为他意识到我感觉紧张不安。A. impolite没有礼貌的；B. thankful 感激的；C. upset心烦意乱的；D. amazed惊奇的。根据上文中“我”的表现，那名记者意识到我有点心烦意乱，紧张不安，故答案为C。

7.句意：然后我想起了怀特老师。A. called 打电话；B. remembered记起；C. reminded使想起；D. mailed邮寄。此处是指作者记起怀特老师在我13岁时让我们选择职业时，我想当一名记者的愿望，故答案选B。

8.句意：他们没有阻止我，只是提醒我这个领域具有竞争性。A. answer 回答；B. support支持；C. stop 停止，阻止；D. allow允许。根据下文中的句子“They just reminded me how competitive(竞争的) the field was and how I had run away from competition.”可知，父母尊重作者的选择，因此没有阻止他，答案为C。

9.句意：我一直被问到“你是如何选择新闻工作的？” A. morning 早晨；B. day天； C. afternoon下午；D. time时间。all the time始终，一直的意思，故答案为D。

10.句意：我只是希望我能有机会感谢她。A. support支持；B. treat招待；C. thank 感谢；D. admire欣赏。根据下文中的句子“She was a teacher who really changed my life.” 她是一位真正改变了我生活的老师。对于老师的帮助，作者心存感激，故答案为C。

点睛：看清上下文，找准定位词。充分利用文章的上下文和前后句，找到对选择有提示作用的词或句。这些词有时可能是同义词或反义词。注意固定的搭配，包括动词与介词的搭配、动词与名词的搭配以及形容词与名词的搭配等，同时要根据内容选择正确的短语，有时用已了解的生活常识来确定答案。