Question

I have a friend who had a stammer (口吃) in his childhood, but he dreamed of becoming a missionary(传教士). When he told his own desire to his friends and relatives, some of whom laughed at him, and some even held down his enthusiasm       .

  "I must change it." said the boy angrily, “I believe I can speak very      , I will do!"

  When it was possible, he would spend an hour     to chickens. He viewed the chickens as living persons,      himself to be the person in the speech.

  "In the beginning, the chickens looked so     , then they watched me curiously, putting down the food in the mouths and listening to my words. It seemed as if they had been     by my powerful and effective language. Sometimes they seemed to be listening to me    . Gradually, the effect of this practice became more and more   and I had a better understanding of the exact     of my stammer, so I found the ability to speak more."

  "You may not know that my father was always tyrannical(专横的). He     believed in the old saying: 'Young man should be more knowledgeable, but should not    much.' During the whole childhood,     I spoke or commented, he criticized me seriously, which     my shy personality. I used to worry about being     at, so I became a stammer. From then on, I kept   in front of everyone because they didn't want to see my embarrassment. But later I found myself talking in front of chickens, stammers disappeared   , therefore I regained my   ."

  Now, the previous boy is the best at speaking and one of the most     missionaries. You can hardly imagine he used to have a serious language   . So when you come across disadvantages, you should believe you can       them by yourself.

1.A. sincerely B. strangely       C. privately        D. impolitely

2.A. fluently          B. frequently      C. obviously       D. completely

3.A. contributing     B. seeing     C. speaking        D. turning    

4.A. considering     B. declaring        C. imagining       D. finding

5.A. satisfied      B. frightened       C. pleased      D. surprised

6.A. beaten          B. attracted        C. bothered        D. influenced

7.A. casually      B. luckily          C. carefully        D. cautiously

8.A. slight           B. obvious         C. slim            D. common

9.A. effect            B. cause           C. benefit          D. harm

10.A. originally      B. personally        C. stubbornly       D. doubtfully 

11.A. think     B. listen      C. talk            D. play   

12.A. since   B. whenever         C. before        D. unless

13.A. led to           B. applied to       C. referred to       D. owed to 

14.A. amazed  B. laughed          C. studied       D. looked

15.A. active          B. silent       C. noisy    D. upset

16.A. logically      B. naturally          C. typically         D. equally   

17.A. strength      B. confidence        C. dream     D. freedom

18.A. intelligent       B. successful   C. modest           D. responsible

19.A. gift      B. barrier     C. ability        D. study

20.A. arrange    B. exchange   C. reduce           D. change

Answer

1.D

2.A

3.C

4.C

5.B

6.B

7.C

8.B

9.B

10.C

11.C

12.B

13.A

14.B

15.B

16.B

17.B

18.B

19.B

20.D

【解析】

试题分析：作者的一个朋友从小就有口吃的毛病，然而，他却有着成为传教士的伟大梦想。一些亲友的嘲笑让他决定改变现状，他每天对着小鸡练习讲话。逐渐地，口吃的毛病消失了，他最后成为了一名很成功的传教士。这个故事告诉我们，遇到困难时，要相信自己能够通过努力克服困难，并获得成功。

1.副词辨析。A真诚地；B奇怪地；C私下地；D不礼貌地。根据“some of whom laughed at him,

and some even”可知，有人嘲笑他，甚至还有人无礼地打击他的热情，A项不合语境，故选D。

2.副词辨析。A流利地；B频繁地；C明显地；D完全。根据第一段“I have a friend who had a stammer (口吃) in his childhood”可知，作者的朋友有口吃，他相信自己能够很流利地说话，故选A。

3.动词辨析。A做贡献，投稿，捐赠；B看见；C说话；D转向。he would spend an hour to chickens他总是对着小鸡练习说一个小时的话，故选C。

4.动词辨析。A考虑；B宣称，宣布，声称；C想象；D找到。He viewed the chickens as living persons, himself to be the person in the speech.他把小鸡当作活生生的人，想象着自己是一个演讲者，故选C。

5.形容词辨析。A满意的；B害怕的；C愉快的；D惊讶的。In the beginning, the chickens looked so ,根据后半句可知，小鸡们刚开始感到害怕，后来，它们放下食物听他说话，故选B。

6.动词辨析。A打败，敲打；B吸引；C打扰，麻烦；D影响。It seemed as if they had been by my powerful and effective language.小鸡们似乎被他的精彩演讲吸引住了，故选B。

7.副词辨析。A随便地；B幸运地；C仔细地，认真地；D谨慎地。Sometimes they seemed to be listening to me .有时候，它们似乎在认真地听他演讲，故选C。

8.形容词辨析。A轻微的；B明显的；C苗条的；D平常的。Gradually, the effect of this practice became more and more 逐渐地，练习的效果越来越明显了，故选B。

9.名词辨析。A影响，效果；B原因，事业；C益处；D伤害。I had a better understanding of the exact of my stammer他对口吃的原因有了更深刻的了解，故选B。

10.副词辨析。A最初；B亲自地，个人而言；C固执地；D怀疑地。根据my father was always tyrannical可知，他的父亲很专横，他固执地相信着老话，故选C。

11.Young man should be more knowledgeable, but should not much.年轻人应该知识渊博，但不应该高谈阔论，根据后面的“ I spoke or commented, he criticized me seriously,”可知，父亲总是批评他多话。talk much说很多话，故选C。

12.During the whole childhood, I spoke or commented, he criticized me seriously,小时候，无论何时，只要他张口说话，父亲就会严厉地批评他，故选B。

13.which my shy personality父亲的严厉批评逐渐造成了他害羞的性格，故选A。

14.I used to worry about being at他过去常常担心会被他人嘲笑，laugh at嘲笑，故选B。

15.From then on, I kept in front of everyone 从那以后，他就一直保持沉默，不想让自己陷入尴尬的境地，故选B。

16.stammers disappeared 46,通过跟小鸡们讲话，他的口吃的毛病渐渐的消失了，故选B。

17.therefore I regained my .口吃毛病消失以后，他重拾自信心，故选B。

18.Now, the previous boy is the best at speaking and one of the most missionaries. 现在，这个口吃男孩已经非常擅长演说，并成为了最成功的传教士之一，故选B。

19.You can hardly imagine he used to have a serious language .你几乎不可能想象到他曾经有一个很大的语言障碍，即口吃，故选B。

20.So when you come across disadvantages, you should believe you can them by yourself.因此，当你遇到不利条件时，你应该相信自己能够改变它们，即克服不利条件，且根据第二段“"I must change it."”也可得出答案，故选D。

考点：故事类短文阅读