Question

    One day, Jackie and Tony decided to visit one of their old friends Michael. Michael had dedicated(奉献) his life to praying(祈祷) and _______ others. Now, he was getting old and sick. _______ Jackie and Tony reached, they asked Michael about his life. Jackie asked, “Michael, can you _______ us what you have learned over the years?”

“Yes. Time and tide(岁月) wait for no man,” replied Michael. “So, we should never _______ time. We should do something meaningful.”

Tony said, “You’ve been praying to God for long. What do you pray for?”

Michael smiled and replied, “In the beginning when I was young, I prayed to God to give me the strength to change the world. But _______, I realized that I could never make it. Then, I started to pray to God to give me the strength to change people around me.”

“Your _______ has come true as we know that you’ve helped a lot of people,” said Jackie.

Michael shook his head and said, “Well, I’ve helped many, but I’ve _______ changed them. In fact, it’s _______ for me to change others. You know what? One can change, but only if he or she wants to. Now at this age, I finally _______ what I should have been praying for from the start.”

“What is it?” asked Jackie and Tony in surprise.

“The ability to ________ myself,” replied Michael with a smile.

1.A.teaching B.challenging C.helping D.waking

2.A.If B.After C.Before D.Although

3.A.share with B.depend on C.shout to D.compare with

4.A.save B.spend C.find D.waste

5.A.slowly B.probably C.actually D.certainly

6.A.habit B.advice C.wish D.opinion

7.A.always B.often C.sometimes D.never

8.A.easy B.important C.necessary D.impossible

9.A.forget B.realize C.repeat D.choose

10.A.accept B.change C.punish D.trust

Answer

1.C

2.B

3.A

4.D

5.A

6.C

7.D

8.D

9.B

10.B

【解析】

本文是一篇记叙文，主人公Michael一直在向上帝祈祷，最开始他祈祷上帝给自己改变世界的力量，后来他祈祷上帝能给自己改变周围人的力量，最后他才意识到自己不能改变世界也不能改变他人，他最应该向上帝祈祷的是改变自己的力量。

1.句意：Michael一生致力于奉献和帮助他人。

teaching教；challenging挑战；helping帮助；waking弄醒，醒来。由“dedicated（奉献）”提示可知Michael乐于帮助他人，故选C。

2.句意：Jackie和Tony到达后，他们问起Michael的生活。

If如果；After在……之后；Before在……之前；Although尽管。reached到达，asked询问，这个两个谓语动词的先后顺序是先到达再询问，故选B。

3.句意：Michael，你能与我们分享你多年来学到的东西吗？

share with分享；depend on取决于；shout to对……大喊；compare with和……相比。由“...what you have learned over the years”……你多年来学到的东西”提示可知Jackie和Tony希望能得到Michael的分享，故选A。

4.句意：所以，我们永远不要浪费时间。

save储蓄，救助；spend花费；find寻找；waste浪费。由“Time and tide（岁月）wait for no man.岁月不等人”提示可知，这里Michael希望大家永远不要“浪费”时间，故选D。

5.句意：但是慢慢地，我意识到我永远做不到。

slowly慢慢地；probably可能地；actually实际上；certainly确定地。四个选项中只有“slowly慢慢地”可以放在句中使句子符合语境，Michael从年轻时希望改变时间到“慢慢”成长后希望自己能改变他人，根据常识，故选A。

6.句意：你的愿望实现了，因为我们知道你已经帮助了很多人。

habit习惯；advice建议；wish祝愿；opinion建议。由“come true实现”提示可知此处说的是“wish祝愿”，come true常和hope，with搭配，表示愿望成真，故选C。

7.句意：嗯，我已经帮助了很多人，但我从未改变过他们。

always总是；often经常；sometimes有时；never从不。由题干中“but但是”转折可知与Michael帮助了很多人形成对比，他没有改变过谁，故选D。

8.句意：实际上，我不可能改变别人。

easy容易的；important重要的；necessary必要的；impossible不可能的。It’s + adj. + for/of sb. to do sth.固定句式，对某人来说做……是……样的。由“One can change, but only if he or she wants to.一个人只有在他或她想改变时才能改变。”可知，别人的改变源于自己想被改变，而不是被他人改变，所以Michael“不可能”改变他人，故选D。

9.句意：在现在这个年龄，我终于意识到了我从一开始就应该为之祈祷的东西。

forget忘记；realize意识到；repeat重复；choose选择。将四个选项依次代入句子，只有“realize意识到”符合语境。从最开始的想改变世界到改变他人，再到文章最后的改变自己，这是随着年龄和阅历的增长逐渐“意识到”的，故选B。

10.句意：“改变自己的能力，”Michael笑着回答。

accept接受；change改变；punish惩罚；trust相信。Michael最后说的是自己的祈祷内容，根据Michael以前的祈祷内容“... to give me the strength to change the world”和“... to give me the strength to change people around me”可知，谓语动词用“change改变”，故选B。