Question

Each of us is going to be faced with obstacles and challenges throughout our lives. There will always be discouraging moments and people _______ the message to you -- you can't. There will be people that will try to hold you _________ from your achievements, from realizing your _________.

There was a small town girl that felt the same ___________ moment. Throughout her high school years she would have healthy  ____________ in academics with her fellow students. Her dream and passion was to be well educated. In her _________ year of High School, her guidance counselors told her not to ________ with getting a higher education. Just be satisfied with a common blue collar job _______ they felt that this was all she could manage. She went on to the University of Saskatchewan to _________ her Law Degree with honors. With good luck, she _________ to pay her own way through university with a ________ at a local shopping mall. Today, she is a lawyer for the government. She is _________ respected for her excellent job by her peers and co-workers. There is a wonderful _____ by Mary Kay Ash, "The bumble bee shouldn't be able to fly, but the bumble bee doesn't know it so it goes on flying ________ ." Mary, a little girl from Texas did just this.

Some events in your _________ are just thrown at you. Too many are of ill winds trying to blow you off ________ . When someone that had your respect as a teacher, parent, or friend ________ out to be false, your success must come from believing in yourself. When someone is pushing you down with this ill advice, take it as a _________ to prove yourself and show that you are worthy of your dreams. You are worthy to do __________ it takes. You are worthy of your accomplishments. Hard work usually brings its own ________ .

1.A. taking    B. holding    C. sending    D. asking

2.A. up    B. down    C. out    D. back

3.A. ambitions    B. fears    C. imagination    D. decision

4.A. encouraging    B. depressing    C. exciting    D. amazing

5.A. competitions    B. activities    C. relationships    D. attitude

6.A. first    B. final    C. previous    D. past

7.A. deal    B. fill    C. make    D. bother

8.A. where    B. as    C. when    D. that

9.A. hold    B. accept    C. complete    D. apply

10.A. helped    B. intended    C. managed    D. agree

11.A. wish    B. job    C. deal    D. rest

12.A. highly    B. equally    C. rather    D. even

13.A. word    B. message    C. idiom    D. saying

14.A. anyway    B. most    C. instead    D. somehow

15.A. dream    B. life    C. position    D. reply

16.A. plan    B. distance    C. notice    D. course

17.A. works    B. takes    C. turns    D. leaves

18.A. rule    B. break    C. means    D. moment

19.A. whatever    B. whichever    C. however    D. whenever

20.A. effects    B. results    C. rewards    D. relief

Answer

1. C

2. D

3. A

4. B

5. A

6. B

7. D

8. B

9. C

10. C

11. B

12. A

13. D

14. A

15. B

16. D

17. C

18. D

19. A

20. C

【解析】

本文是一篇议论文。文章通过一个小镇的女孩所面对的挑战告诉我们，每个人在一生中都会面临障碍和挑战。总会有令人沮丧的时刻，人们会给你传递这样的信息——你做不到。会有人试图阻止你取得成就，阻止你实现抱负。你的成功必须来自于相信自己，努力工作通常会有回报。

1.考查动词。A. taking拿走；B. holding拥有；C. sending寄送；D. asking问。根据There will always be discouraging moments and people ___1___ the message to you -- you can't.可知，总会有令人沮丧的时刻，人们会给你传递这样的信息——你做不到。故选C。

2.考查副词。根据There will be people that will try to hold you ____2____ from your achievements, from realizing your ____3____.可知，会有人试图阻止你取得成就，阻止你实现抱负。故选D。

3.考查名词。A. ambitions雄心；B. fears害怕；C. imagination想象；D. decision决定。根据There will be people that will try to hold you ____2____ from your achievements, from realizing your ____3____.可知，会有人试图阻止你取得成就，阻止你实现抱负。故选A。

4.考查形容词。A. encouraging令人受鼓励的；B. depressing令人沮丧的；C. exciting 令人兴奋的；D. amazing令人惊讶的。根据There was a small town girl that felt the same _____4_____ moment.可知，有一个小镇的女孩也有同样沮丧的时刻。故选B。

5.考查名词。A. competitions比赛；B. activities活动；C. relationships人际关系；D. attitude态度。根据Throughout her high school years she would have healthy ______5______ in academics with her fellow students.可知，在她的高中生活中，她经常和同学们在学术上展开激烈的竞争。故选A。

6.考查形容词。A. first第一；B. final最后的；C. previous以前的；D. past过去的。根据Her dream and passion was to be well educated. In her ____6____ year of High School, her guidance counselors told her not to ____7____ with getting a higher education.可知，她的梦想和激情是接受良好的教育。在她高中的最后一年，她的辅导员告诉她不要为接受高等教育而烦恼。故选B。

7.考查动词。A. deal处理；B. fill装满；C. make制造；D. bother干扰。根据Her dream and passion was to be well educated. In her ____6____ year of High School, her guidance counselors told her not to ____7____ with getting a higher education.可知，她的梦想和激情是接受良好的教育。在她高中的最后一年，她的辅导员告诉她不要为接受高等教育而烦恼。故选D。

8.考查状语从句。根据Just be satisfied with a common blue collar job ___8___ they felt that this was all she could manage.可知，只要满足于一份普通的蓝领工作，因为他们觉得这是她所能做的一切。故选B。

9.考查动词。A. hold拥有；B. accept接受；C. complete完成；D. apply申请。根据She went on to the University of Saskatchewan to ____9____ her Law Degree with honors.可知，她继续在萨斯喀彻温大学以优异的成绩完成了她的法律学位。故选C。

10.考查动词。 A. helped帮助；B. intended打算；C. managed管理；D. agree同意。根据With good luck, she ____10____ to pay her own way through university with a ____11____ at a local shopping mall.可知，幸运的是，她在当地一家购物中心找到了一份工作，靠自己的钱读完了大学。故选C。

11.考查名词。A. wish愿望；B. job工作；C. deal交易；D. rest休息。根据With good luck, she ____10____ to pay her own way through university with a ____11____ at a local shopping mall.可知，幸运的是，她在当地一家购物中心找到了一份工作，靠自己的钱读完了大学。故选C。故选B。

12.考查副词。A. highly高度地；B. equally平等地；C. rather相当；D. even甚至。根据She is ____12____ respected for her excellent job by her peers and co-workers.可知，她的出色工作深受同事们的尊敬。故选A。

13.考查名词。 A. word单词；B. message消息；C. idiom习语；D. saying谚语。根据There is a wonderful ___13___ by Mary Kay Ash, "The bumble bee shouldn't be able to fly, but the bumble bee doesn't know it so it goes on flying ____14____ ."可知，玛丽·凯·阿什(Mary Kay Ash)有句名言:“大黄蜂不应该会飞，但大黄蜂不知道，所以它还是会飞。”故选D。

14.考查副词。A. anyway无论如何；B. most最，非常；C. instead相反； D. somehow不知何故。根据There is a wonderful ___13___ by Mary Kay Ash, "The bumble bee shouldn't be able to fly, but the bumble bee doesn't know it so it goes on flying ____14____ ."可知，玛丽·凯·阿什(Mary Kay Ash)有句名言:“大黄蜂不应该会飞，但大黄蜂不知道，所以它还是会飞。”故选A。

15.考查名词。A. dream梦想；B. life生活；C. position位置；D. reply回答。根据Some events in your ____15____ are just thrown at you.可知，你生命中的一些事件只是突然发生在你身上。故选B。

16.考查名词。A. plan计划；B. distance距离；C. notice通知；D. course课程。根据Too many are of ill winds trying to blow you off ____16____ .可知，太多的人都是阴险的，想把你吹离正道。故选D。

17.考查动词。A. works工作；B. takes拿走；C. turns转动；D. leaves离开。根据When someone that had your respect as a teacher, parent, or friend ____17____ out to be false, your success must come from believing in yourself.可知，当你尊敬的老师、父母或朋友被证明是错误的时候，你的成功必须来自于相信自己。故选C。

18.考查名词。A. rule规则；B. break破裂；C. means方法；D. moment片刻。根据When someone is pushing you down with this ill advice, take it as a ____18____ to prove yourself and show that you are worthy of your dreams.可知，当有人用这个坏建议把你推下去的时候，把它当作一个时刻来证明你自己，证明你值得你的梦想。故选D。

19.考查连接代词。A. whatever无论什么；B. whichever无论哪一个；C. however无论怎样；D. whenever无论何时。根据You are worthy to do _____19_____ it takes.可知，你值得做任何需要做的事情。故选A。

20.考查名词。A. effects效果；B. results结果；C. rewards奖励；D. relief安慰。根据You are worthy of your accomplishments. Hard work usually brings its own ____20____ .可知，你的成就是值得的。努力工作通常会有回报。故选C。