Question

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

I got a guitar for my birthday, and since then I have been struggling. It’s kind of sad. To be honest, it is     how many problems are caused by such little things in the life of a teenager .It has awakened another side of myself     me. And it couldn’t have happened at a worse time.

I’m a senior, I’m going to     soon and I know what college I’m going to. And now I have to deal with this little voice in my head constantly     me that I’m going to be a rock star, not a scientist.

A few weeks ago I was given the     simple task of writing a short story. I sat down to ___  a beautiful work of fiction that would ___  my teacher and classmates. To be honest, this is an area I generally feel very   __ in. I really enjoy it and such writing tasks used to take the ________amount of time.

So I was     to write my story, and across the room lay my beautiful birthday present. “Once upon a time,” I wrote. Then I stopped,     in my chair, and stared for a moment at the     . Its dark red paint was     and I could see my reflection in its perfect surface. And then my reflection started dancing and singing. I wasn’t     , but it sure was. I’d follow its     . So I seized my guitar and plucked (拨动) a string. I sat rocking with my guitar until late     the night. I was sure I was preparing for the     much more efficiently now that I wasn’t spending time writing stories.

Needless to say, no story was written, and many     arose in my mind. Since then, I have constantly asked, “Am I     for not wanting to do my work anymore?” More importantly,     , I’ve learned I really am going to be a rock star.

1.A．interesting  B．exciting     C．disappointing D．surprising

2.A．within        B．with        C．before         D．beyond

3.A．work          B．write        C．graduate        D．retire

4.A．teaching      B．advising    C．reminding      D．fooling

5.A．actually     B．seemingly   C．obviously      D．partly

6.A．plan          B．create       C．carry          D．continue

7.A．frustrate     B．amuse        C．astonish       D．admire

8.A．happy        B．rich        C．fortunate      D．strong

9.A．least        B．most        C．largest        D．best

10.A．trying       B．helping     C．refusing        D．learning

11.A．seated       B．edited       C．turned         D．digested

12.A．paper       B．instrument  C．floor          D．desk

13.A．running      B．shining      C．deepening       D．fading

14.A．playing      B．dreaming    C．moving          D．repeating

15.A．lead        B．music        C．speed          D．rule

16.A．of           B．at           C．for             D．into

17.A．university  B．life         C．future          D．exam

18.A．doubts       B．fears        C．discussions    D．problems

19.A．curious     B．clever       C．normal         D．alone

20.A．therefore   B．though      C．otherwise       D．even

Answer

1.D

2.A

3.C

4.C

5.B

6.B

7.C

8.D

9.A

10.A

11.C

12.B

13.B

14.C

15.A

16.D

17.C

18.A

19.C

20.B

【解析】

试题分析：一份生日礼物---吉他，唤醒了作者对摇滚音乐热情，改变了作者对未来的追求。

1. D．surprising令人惊讶的。我生日时得到一把吉他。自从那时我的生活就一直在挣扎。说实话，这个小东西竟然给一个青少年带来这么多问题，非常令人惊讶。选D。

2. 和C．before在．．．之前 D．beyond超出。它唤醒了我内心的另一面。选A。

3.

4. 我脑海中总是有个声音不断提醒我，我将要成为一名摇滚歌星而不是科学家。选C。

5. D．partly部分地。几周前，我被分配完成一个看起来简单的写作任务。选B。

6. 携带D．continue继续。因此我坐下来创作了一篇会令老师和同学们惊讶的唯美小说。选B。

7.

8. B．rich富有的C．fortunate幸运的D．strong 强壮的；强项的。说实话，这是我感觉自己强项的领域。选D。

9. 最少的B. most最多的C. largest最大的D．best最好的。我真的很喜欢写作，完成这样的写作任务，以前花费我最少的时间。选A。

10. 努力B．helping帮助C．refusing拒绝D．learning学习。因此我尽力写我的故事。选A。

11. 就座B．edited编辑C．turned转身D．digested消化。然后我停下来，坐在椅子上转身盯着我的吉他。选C。

12. 纸张B．instrument乐器C．floor地板D．desk课桌。盯着吉他这个乐器。选B。

13.

14.

15. 音乐C．speed速度D．rule规章.我会追随它的指引。选A。

16. 在某地C．for对于D．into内部。我拨动琴弦直到深夜。选D。

17. 未来D．exam考试。我确信我一直在为未来做高效的准备，不是通过写故事而度过时光。选C。

18.

19. 独自一人的。自从那时，我不断问自己：“不想再从事我的工作，我自己是否正常？”选C。

20.

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