Question

My greatest inspiration is not from a world­known figure, but from the perseverance of a 6­year­old boy.

Today, most students are ______ at the beach. I am not among them. ______， I have devoted the whole day to making sure this event runs wonderfully.

After an entire day of ______， I am standing at the stage handing out prizes to their lucky recipients. Among the golfers are musicians, lawyers and doctors, all of whom ______ for one common cause: Ryan. He looked up at me with his sparkling eyes and smiles. This is his ______ of thanking me for devoting this ______ to helping him. Then, though, I realized he should not thank me, ______ I should thank him.

My cousin, Ryan, ______ with autism (自闭症) five years ago, didn't know what his future would mean ______ it. But Ryan works hard, trying to make the smallest ______ every day. I try to put a little bit of Ryan into my ______. Whenever faced with what seems impossible, I ______ how he is making progress every day. In the past six years, I have learned ______ is necessary to achieve my goals, and that what seems out of my reach may not be so ______.

Ryan has taught me another important lesson: people should not be judged by what they cannot ______. So far I've witnessed acts of cruelty against those who are ______ on a daily basis. Ryan is a prime ______ of how people who may be different are still as worthy as others. Since his diagnosis, I have ______ judging people and tried to get others around me to do the same. Ryan would never ______ somebody because he doesn't like the way he/she looks or dresses. He welcomes all people into his life, and I ______ myself because I have learned to do the same.

1.A. enjoying    B. behaving    C. introducing    D. practising

2.A. Thus    B. However    C. Besides    D. Instead

3.A. swimming    B. studying    C. golfing    D. performing

4.A. asked    B. trained    C. thanked    D. gathered

5.A. way    B. proof    C. need    D. dream

6.A. day    B. trip    C. prize    D. standard

7.A. or    B. for    C. but    D. though

8.A. connected    B. compared    C. assisted    D. diagnosed

9.A. apart from    B. because of    C. despite    D. like

10.A. arrangement    B. devotion    C. progress    D. preparation

11.A. home    B. life    C. schedule    D. pleasure

12.A. work out    B. point out    C. approve of    D. think of

13.A. intelligence    B. assistance    C. education    D. perseverance

14.A. far    B. common    C. special    D. simple

15.A. tell    B. control    C. share    D. imagine

16.A. determined    B. important    C. different    D. devoted

17.A. force    B. target    C. example    D. trend

18.A. admitted    B. stopped    C. enjoyed    D. appreciated

19.A. dislike    B. accept    C. forgive    D. understand

20.A. pride    B. reward    C. criticize    D. experience

Answer

1.A

2.D

3.C

4.D

5.A

6.A

7.C

8.D

9.B

10.C

11.B

12.D

13.D

14.A

15.B

16.C

17.C

18.B

19.A

20.A

【解析】本文是一篇记叙文。文章讲述了一个六岁的小男孩Ryan与自闭症做斗争，坚持每天都在进步，作者从中学到了很多。

1.考查动词辨析以及对语境的理解。A. enjoying享受；B. behaving行为，表现；C. introducing介绍；D. practising练习。联系上下文可知，此处在讲“大部分学生都在海边玩耍”，故选A。

2.考查副词辨析以及对语境的理解。A. Thus因此；B. However但是；C. Besides除此以外；D. Instead相反。联系上下文可知，“我”没有像其他的同学那样去海滨玩。相反 (Instead)，“我”花了一整天为一个六岁的小男孩Ryan准备一件事，故选D。

3.考查动词辨析以及对语境的理解。A. swimming游泳；B. studying学习；C. golfing高尔夫；D. performing工作，进行，表演。从下文的“…Among the golfers are musicians, lawyers and doctors…”可知，打了一整天高尔夫球后，“我”上台给那些获胜的球员颁奖，故选C。

4.考查动词辨析以及对语境的理解。A. asked问；B. trained训练；C. thanked感谢；D. gathered聚集。联系上下文可知，此处是说，所有人聚集在这里都是为了一个共同的原因，故选D。

5.考查名词辨析以及对语境的理解。A. way方法，路；B. proof证明，检验；C. need需要；D. dream梦想。根据前文的“…his sparkling little eyes and smiles.”可知，Ryan对“我”微笑是表示感谢的方式，故选A。

6.考查名词辨析以及对语境的理解。A. day天；B. trip旅行；C. prize奖品，奖；D. standard标准。根据前文的“I have devoted the whole day to …”可得提示，故选A。

7.考查连词辨析以及对语境的理解。A. or或者，否则；B. for因为；C. but但是；D. though尽管。句意：尽管我意识到他不应该感谢我，而我应该感谢他。前后文是转折关系，故选C项。

8.考查动词辨析以及对语境的理解。A. connected练习；B. compared比较；C. assisted帮助；D. diagnosed诊断。后文的autism是自闭症的意思，故Ryan应该是被诊断出(diagnosed)患了自闭症。故选D项。

9.考查短语辨析以及对语境的理解。A. apart from除此以外；B. because of 因为；C. despite尽管；D. like像。句意：由于患有自闭症，Ryan不知道自己的未来会是什么样子。故选B。

10.考查名词辨析以及对语境的理解。A. arrangement安排，约定，排列；B. devotion忠诚，奉献，信仰；C. progress进步；D. preparation准备。联系上下文可知此处是说Ryan很努力，争取每天进步一点点，故选C。

11.考查名词辨析以及对语境的理解。A. home家；B. life生活；C. schedule时刻表；D. pleasure愉快，娱乐。联系上下文可知，“我”把Ryan放进“我”的生活中。每当“我”遇到困难时，“我”都会想起他，故选B。

12.考查动词短语辨析以及对语境的理解。A. work out计算，解决，锻炼；B. point out指出； C. approve of同意，赞成；D. think of想到。根据上下文可知，每当“我”遇到“我”觉得不可能做到的事时，“我”就会想起Ryan，故选D。

13.考查名词辨析以及对语境的理解。A. intelligence智力，智能；B. assistance帮助，协助；C. education教育；D. perseverance毅力，韧性。据前文讲到的Ryan坚持每天进步一点点，以及第一段提到的perseverance可知，毅力是实现目标所必需的。此处选D。

14.考查形容词辨析以及对语境的理解。A. far远的；B. common普通的；C. special 特别的；D. simple简单的。 “我”认为不可能的事情其实并不是遥不可及的。故选A。

15.考查动词辨析以及对语境的理解。A. tell告诉，辨别；B. control控制；C. share分享；D. imagine 想象。Ryan患有自闭症，这让他在一些行为上是不可控的，但他在不断努力，让自己不断提高。这说明不能凭一个人不能控制的事情来判断他，故选B。

16.考查形容词辨析以及对语境的理解。A. determined有决心的；B. important重要的；C. different不同的；D. devoted忠诚的，献身的，挚爱的，专心的。根据下文的“…how people who may be different are still as worthy as others.”可知，此处应用different。故选C。

17.考查名词辨析以及对语境的理解。A. force武力，势力，强迫；B. target目标，靶子；C. example例子，范例，榜样；D. trend 趋势，走向。Ryan患有自闭症，但他在不断努力，让自己不断提高。他是那些看起来与众不同但同样有价值的人的典范，故选C。

18.考查动词辨析以及对语境的理解。A. admitted同意；B. stopped阻止，停止；C. enjoyed享受；D. appreciated感激，欣赏。下文的“He welcomes all people into his life…I have learned to do the same.”可知，自从Ryan被诊断出自闭症后，作者看到他那么努力地改变自己，就停止了以貌取人，故选B。

19.考查动词辨析以及对语境的理解。A. dislike不喜欢；B. accept接受；C. forgive原谅；D. understand 理解。Ryan被诊断出自闭症后，努力地进步，改变自己。他不会因为不喜欢 (dislike)别人的外表及穿着方式而不喜欢他们，故选A。

20.考查名词辨析以及对语境的理解。A. pride骄傲啊，自豪；B. reward报酬，赏金；C. criticize批评；D. experience经历，经验。根据后文的“…because I have learned to do the same.”可知，作者学到了Ryan对待他人的做法，所以他为自己感到自豪，故选A。