Question

Robeson was born in a very poor family. At seven, he had to pick coal in a deserted mine near his home, and then he sold_  _he had picked and earned a few coins to help his parents. He had_   schooling, for being so poor, how could they_  _school fees? 

When he was fifteen, he worked      a servant in a school. Looking at other children studying in the classroom，he felt_   _for himself. How he__  _to have the same chance! He decided to study by__  _.In the daytime, after the sweeping and cleaning was over, he__  _stand by the window outside the classroom trying to catch what the teacher said. At night, he tried his best to remember what he_  _during the day. He worked_  _hard at his lessons that he sometimes had just three or four hours to sleep. The more he learned, the greater_  _he showed in his lessons. A math teacher discovered him and came to like this diligent boy and_  __him to sit at the back of the class. In one exam, he was the_  _one in the whole school who reached the highest grade. He would have been given the scholarship if he__  _a regular student of the school.

  Robeson_  _through six long years with his study of math and wrote several articles which captured the_    of some university professors. They admired his talent__  __his diligence. To give him a good chance, they hired him as a librarian and_  _him free guidance. Robeson felt_  _, for he was sure that before him there was a broad road_  _success.

1.A. whether   B．which    C．that      D．what 、

2.A. many    B．few    C．little        D．much

3.A. buy     B．afford    C．send         D．read

4.A. as     B．like     C．for        D．by

5.A. angry    B．happy     C．proud        D．sorry

6.A. hated    B．decided   C．wished       D．regretted 

7.A. the teacher  B．himself    C．his parents  D．his schoolmates

8.A. could     B．ought to    C．should       D．would

9.A. had learned  B．has been taught  C．has heard   D．had been written down 

10.A. very     B．so      C．too       D．quite

11.A. joy    B．interest     C．time         D．taste

12.A. allowed  B. agreed    C. let       D. refused

13.A. worst     B．only     C．last         D．laziest

14.A. had been   B．has been    C．is         D．was 

15.A. learned B．listened    C．mastered     D．struggled

16.A. notice    B．influence    C．eyes         D．attention

17.A .except for  B．according to C．as well as     D．in spite of

18.A. taught    B．offered      C．lent        D．sent 

19.A. sad     B．angry       C．happy       D．disappointed

20.A. leading to   B．coming from C．made of    D．covered with

Answer

1.D

2.C

3.B

4.A

5.D

6.C

7.B

8.D

9.A

10.B

11.B

12.A

13.B

14.A

15.D

16.D

17.C

18.B

19.C

20.A

【解析】

试题分析：本文主要讲了Robeson家境贫穷，无法上学，但是Robeson通过自己勤奋的努力，去学校蹭课，最终获得大学教授赏识，取得成功。

1.宾语从句。这里含有一个宾语从句，引导词在从句中作宾语，表示“什么”的意思，故用what，故选D。

2.形容词。根据for being so poor, how could they_ _school fees? 可知这里意思是他没上过什么学。Many许多；few修饰可数名词；little秀是不可数名词；much许多的，故选C。

3.动词。根据He had_ __schooling, for being so poor,可知这里想说他们怎么能支付得起学费呢？buy买；afford担负得起；send送；read读，故选B。

4.介词。根据a servant in a school.可知当他15岁时，他作为一名雇工，在学校工作。As作为；like喜欢；for因为；by通过，故选A。

5.形容词。根据Looking at other children studying in the classroom，he felt_45 for himself.可知这里想说看到其他孩子在教室学习，他感觉很伤心。Angry生气；happy开心；proud骄傲；sorry伤心的，故选D。

6.动词。根据How he__ _to have the same chance!可知他多么希望也有同样的机会。hated厌恶；decided决定；wished希望；regretted后悔，故选C。

7.代词。根据In the daytime, after the sweeping and cleaning was over, he__ _stand by the window outside the classroom trying to catch what the teacher said. At night, he tried his best to remember what he_ _during the day.可知这里意思是他决定自学。故选B。

8.情态动词。根据he__ _stand by the window outside the classroom trying to catch what the teacher said.可知这里意思是他将站在教室外窗户旁。Could能；ought to应该；should应该；would将。故选D。

9.时态。表示发生在过去的过去，故用过去完成时。故选A。

10.句型。根据He worked_ _hard at his lessons that he sometimes had just three or four hours to sleep.可知这里想说他在功课上是那样努力，以至于有时只睡三四个小时。So…that句型，故选B。

11.短语。根据The more he learned, the greater_ _he showed in his lessons.可知这里意思是他学习的越多，他对他的功课就越感兴趣。Show great interest in对……感兴趣 ，故选B。

12.动词。根据A math teacher discovered him and came to like this diligent boy and_ __him to sit at the back of the class.可知这里意思是一位数学老师允许他坐在教室的后排。allowed 允许；agreed同意；let让；refused拒绝，故选A。

13.形容词。根据In one exam, he was the_ _one in the whole school who reached the highest grade.可知这里意思是在一次考试中，他是整个学校唯一得最高分的人。Worst最差的；only唯一的；last最近的；laziest懒惰的，故选B。

14.虚拟语气。与过去的事实相反，从句用had + 过去分词，主语用would/could/should/might +have+过去分词 ，故选A。

15.Robeson_ _through six long years with his study of math可知Robeson努力了六年的数学学习。Learned学习；listened听；mastered掌握；struggled努力，故选D。

16.名词。根据They admired his talent__ __his diligence.可知他写的论文引起了一些大学教授的注意。captured the attention of是固定用法，意思是引起某人注意，故选D。

17.短语。根据They admired his talent__ __his diligence.可知这里意思是他们赞赏他的天资和勤奋。except for除……之外；according to根据；as well as也，又；in spite of尽管，故选C。

18.动词。根据To give him a good chance, they hired him as a librarian and_ _him free guidance.可知这里意思是他们给他免费提供指导。Taught教；offered提供；lent借给；sent送。故选B。

19.形容词。根据To give him a good chance, they hired him as a librarian and_ _him free guidance.可知Robeson感觉很高兴。Sad悲哀的；angry生气的；happy高兴的；disappointed失望的，故选C。

20.短语。根据for he was sure that before him there was a broad road_ _success.可知这里意思是他确信在他面前，有一条路通向成功。leading to通向；coming from出自某处；made of理解；covered with覆盖，故选A。

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