Question

读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D)中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

Shortly after I started out as a professional baseball player in the Tri-State League, I was fired. “Frank,” the manager said     , “whatever you do after you leave here, put some     and enthusiasm into your work!” Well, that was the      thing I expected him to say.

A week later,     , I was introduced to the New Haven. My first day here will always     in my memory as a great event in my life. No one knew me in the league, so I was     to make myself the most enthusiastic ball player they’d ever seen. From the minute I     on the field, I acted like a man electrified. And I acted as if I were alive with a million     .

My biggest thrill came the following morning     I read in the New Haven newspaper: “This   45  player, Frank, has a barrel (桶) of enthusiasm. He      our boys. They looked better than at any time this season.” The newspapers began      me the life of the team.

Within two weeks, enthusiasm took me from $250 a month to $1850 a month—it     my income by 700 percent! Two years after that, I was     third base for the St. Louis and multiplied my income by thirty times. Enthusiasm     did it; nothing but enthusiasm.

Enthusiasm is by far the highest paid        on earth. It helps you become more successful, and     a healthier, richer and happier life. “To become enthusiastic—act enthusiastically.” Put this rule into     for thirty days and be prepared to see astonishing     . It may easily change your entire life. Can you acquire enthusiasm—or must you be born      it? Certainly you can acquire it!

1.A. carefully   B. casually C. quickly D. firmly

2.A. curiosity  B. life  C. experience D. pleasure

3.A. proper B. other C. last     D. only

4.A. meanwhile B. therefore C. otherwise D. however

5.A. give out B. keep up C. stand out D. look up

6.A. determined  B. delighted C. excited D. moved

7.A. glanced B. appeared         C. queued     D. cheered

8.A. batteries B. machines C. players D. balls

9.A. till B. before C. when     D. though

10.A. healthy                B. popular         C. familiar D. new

11.A. inspired B. satisfied C. upset     D. disappointed

12.A. showing B. calling C. giving    D. bringing

13.A. included B. made C. took     D. increased

14.A. introducing B. leaving C. playing D. starting

15.A. alone B. once C. also     D. indeed

16.A. reputation B. quality C. theme     D. profession

17.A. change                B. enjoy C. spoil     D. admire

18.A. field    B. memory C. action     D. idea

19.A. efforts B. events C. factors     D. results

20.A. with B. in C. without D. at

Answer

1.D

2.B

3.C

4.D

5.C

6.A

7.B

8.A

9.C

10.D

11.A

12.B

13.D

14.C

15.A

16.B

17.B

18.C

19.D

20.A

【解析】

试题分析：本文讲述的是一位职业垒球运动员的故事，退役后，他充满热情地投入到新的工作中，继续自己的事业，并获得成功。把热情付诸于行动就会见到令人惊讶的结果。

1.D考查副词。A. carefully仔细地；B. casually随便地，偶然地，临时地； C.quickly快速地；D. firmly坚定地，坚决地，坚固地。根据上句：我被解雇了。可知经理坚定地说：你离开这里之后无论做什么，把一些生活和热情放进你的工作!故选D。

2.B考查名词。A. curiosity好奇心；B. life 生活；C. experience经验；D. pleasure快乐。句意：把一些生活和热情放进你的工作!故选B。

3.C考查形容词。A. proper合适的；B. other其他的；C. last最后的，上一次的；D. only仅仅。句意：那是我最后期盼他最后说的事情。故选C。

4.D考查副词。A. meanwhile与此同时；B. therefore因此； C. otherwise否则；D. however然而。句意：然而，一周后我被介绍去了the New Haven。故选D。

5.C考查动词短语。A. give out 分发，放出；B. keep up保持高涨；C. stand out突出；D. look up向上看，查阅。句意：在我生活当中作为一个大的事情，在我记忆中我在这里的第一天是突出的。故选C。

6.A考查动词。A. determined 下决心；B. delighted高兴；C. excited兴奋； D. moved感动，打动。句意：我下决心使我成为他们见过的最热情的棒球运动员。故选A。

7.B考查动词。A. glanced瞥； B. appeared出现；C. queued排队，排队等候； D. cheered欢呼。句意：我从出现在场地的那一分钟，我就像一个带电的人。故选B。

8.A考查名词。A. batteries电池；B. machines机器；C. players运动员；D. balls球。句意：我行动，好像带着一百万电池，充满活力。故选A。

9.C考查状语从句。A. till直到---为止；B. before在---之前； C. when当---时候；D. though尽管。句意：我最大的刺激是第二天早上，当我读报纸的时候。故选C。

10.D考查形容词。A. healthy 健康的；B. popular受欢迎的；C. familiar 熟悉的；D. new新的。句意：这名新选手充满极大的热情。故选D。

11.A考查动词。A. inspired鼓舞；B. satisfied满足； C. upset烦恼；D. disappointed失望。根据上句：这名新选手充满极大的热情。可知这里的意思是：他鼓舞我们男孩们。故选A。

12.B考查动词。A. showing出示；B. calling叫，喊，打电话；C. giving给；D. bringing拿来，带来。句意：报纸开始叫我团队的生活。故选B。

13.D考查动词。A. included包括；B. made制造；C. took 拿走，带走；D. increased增长。句意：它是我的收入增长了百分之700.故选D。

14.C考查动词。A. introducing 介绍；B. leaving离开；C. playing玩；D. starting开始。句意：我玩三垒为圣路易斯并增加我的收入30倍。故选C。

15.A考查副词。A. alone仅仅，单独；B. once一次；C. also也；D. indeed确实。句意：只有热情做到了它。故选A。

16.B考查名词。A. reputation名声；B. quality质量；C. theme 主题；D. profession职业。句意：热情是迄今为止地球上片酬最高的质量。故选B。

17.B考查动词。A. change 变化； B. enjoy喜爱；C. spoil 溺爱，糟蹋；D. admire钦佩，赞美。句意：它帮助你变得更加成功，享受更健康、更富有、更幸福的生活。故选B。

18.C考查名词。A. field 田地；B. memory记忆；C. action行动；D. idea注意。句意：把这种规则付诸于行动30天。故选C。

19.D考查名词。A. efforts努力；B. events活动；C. factors因素；D. results结果。句意：把这种规则付诸于行动30天，并准备看看令人惊讶的结果。故选D。

20.A考查介词。A. with和---在一起；B. in在里面； C. without没有；D. at 在。句意：你能获得热情吗？你一定和它一起出生吗？故选A。

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