Question

阅读下面短文，从短文后所给各题的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填人空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

As a child, I was very competitive. It didn’t matter __     I was playing sports, working in class, or earning money. I looked at everything as a ___     and I always wanted to be the ___     _.

At the age of seven, I __     _ selling vegetables door to door and soon was addicted to ___     __. It was a great way to help others and make ____     __. I began selling everything I could get my ___     _ on. I learned early, however, that my success in selling wasn’t only the result of getting people to buy a particular item, ____     _ rather that people bought from me largely because they liked me and ____     _ me. That distinction really ____     __ my life.

As I focused more ____     __ helping people, I noticed more and more business opportunities around me. It’s funny how that ____     __. After my ninth birthday, I started my first business. The one ability that has really helped me the most is being able to recognize a “____     _” in the marketplace and then figure out what needs to be done in order to ___     __ the idea into a money-making opportunity.

Over the following years I started several different ____     __. I have been fortunate enough to make my first million before ____     __ from high school and buy my own house by the age of twenty.

So if you’ve got an idea or a passion for ____     __, it’s good to get started now. It doesn’t matter how old you are. Opportunities are all around you, but you won’t see them ___     _ you look for them. In the worse case, you learn from your ___     _ and increase your chances of success the next time. So do what ____     __ inspires you. It’s never too early – or too late – to pursue your passion and achieve your dream.

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

2.A. chance    B. challenge   C. luck          D. fortune

3.A. happiest   B. favorite      C. best       D. luckiest

4.A. set    B. enjoyed   C. started   D. shared

5.A. swimming   B. shopping   C. skipping    D. selling

6.A. journey   B. sense    C. money   D. choice

7.A. hands   B. arms    C. legs     D. knees

8.A. so     B. but     C. or     D. and

9.A. cheated   B. agreed    C. trusted    D. required

10.A. recognized   B. shaped          C. developed   D. conducted

11.A. over    B. through    C. along    D. on

12.A. produces   B. works   C. looks      D. acts

13.A. deal    B. promise    C. change    D. need

14.A. look    B. take    C. turn     D. get

15.A. experiences  B. trips     C. classes        D. businesses

16.A. dropping   B. graduating   C. persuading   D. preventing

17.A. anything       B. nothing    C. something      D. everything

18.A. unless    B. if     C. after     D. since

19.A. travels    B. views   C. mistakes   D. advantages

20.A. really    B. wrongly    C. hardly    D. nearly

Answer

1.B

2.B

3.C

4.C

5.D

6.C

7.A

8.B

9.C

10.B

11.D

12.B

13.D

14.C

15.D

16.B

17.C

18.A

19.C

20.A

【解析】

试题分析：文章大意：作者通过自身的经历告诉我们，只要有好的想法和激情就去通过自身的努力去实现它们。

1.考查关系代词。本句为宾语从句，从句为一般疑问句，故用关系词whether，这与我是否参加体育运动没有关系。故选B。

2.考查名词辨析。A. chance机会；B. challenge挑战；C. luck幸运；D. fortune运气。我把一切都看作为一次挑战。故选B。

3.考查形容词辨析。A. happiest最快乐；B. favorite最喜欢；C. best最好；D. luckiest最幸运。我想要成为最好。故选C。

4.考查动词辨析。A. set设定；B. enjoyed享受；C. started开始；D. shared分享。根据后一句I began selling everything I could get my ____ on. I learned early可知，在我7岁的时候，我开始到一家一户卖蔬菜，故选C。

5.考查动词辨析。A. swimming游泳；B. shopping购物；C. skipping跳；D. selling卖。根据后句It was a great way to help others and make ___. I began selling everything可知我很快对卖东西上瘾了，故选D。

6.考查名词辨析。A. journey旅程；B. sense感觉；C. money钱；D. choice选择。短语make money赚钱，句意：是一种很好的方法来帮助别人和赚钱。故选C。

7.考查短语固定搭配。这里考查短语固定搭配get one’s hands on得到，找到。我开始卖我能够找到的一切。故选A。

8.考查短语固定搭配。这里考查短语固定搭配not only … but (also) …不但……而且……。而人们从我这里买很大程度上是因为他们喜欢我。故选B。

9.考查动词辨析。A. cheated欺骗；B. agreed同意；C. trusted信任；D. required要求。很大程度上是因为他们喜欢我并信任我。故选C。

10.考查动词辨析。A. recognized认识；B. shaped塑造；C. developed培养；D. conducted引导。那些成就塑造了我的生活。故选B。

11.考查短语固定搭配。这里考查短语固定搭配focus on集中于，关注于。由于我关注于帮助别人。故选D。

12.考查动词辨析。A. produces生产；B. works 工作，起作用；C. looks看；D. acts 行动。那些怎么起作用的真是有趣，故选B。

13.考查名词辨析。A. deal交易；B. promise许诺；C. change改变；D. need需要。真正最帮助我的一个能力是能够意识到市场的需要，故选D。

14.考查动词辨析。A. look看；B. take带；C. turn变成；D. get获得。这里考查短语turn into把……变成。把想法变成一个赚钱的机会。故选C。

15.考查名词辨析。A. experiences经历；B. trips旅行；C. classes班级；D. businesses商业。接下来的几年里，我做不同的生意。故选D。

16.考查动词辨析。A. dropping放弃；B. graduating毕业；C. persuading劝服；D. preventing阻止。在我高中毕业之前，我已经赚钱了我的第一个一百万。故选B。

17.考代词辨析。A. anything任何事情；B. nothing没有事情；C. something某些事情；D. everything一切。所以如果你有一个想法或激情的东西，现在就开始做就好了。故选C。

18.考查连词辨析。A. unless除非；B. if如果；C. after在……之后；D. since自从。你周围的一切机会，但你不会看到他们的除非你找他们。故选A。

19.考查名词辨析。A. travels旅行；B. views观点；C. mistakes错误；D. advantages优势。根据increase your chances of success the next time.可知，最坏的情况，你从失败中学到东西。故选C。

20.考查副词辨析。A. really真正的；B. wrongly错误地；C. hardly几乎不；D. nearly几乎。这样做真正地激励你。这是从来没有太早或太晚––追逐你的激情，实现你的梦想。故选A。

考点：考查故事类短文阅读