I’m Monty Don. Though I’m a host and writer now, I had an unhappy study experience actually. I changed   36  many times.
I first went to school at five. None of my teachers or classmates liked me because I always gave them a lot of trouble. I once put a worm in a girl’s pocket. When I was seven, I was asked to
  37  the school. Then I was sent off to a boarding school. I missed my   38  very much at first; I didn’t want to leave once I returned home. Later I met a very   39  teacher, who cared for me and helped me with my study. He was also the first person to encourage me to act and write. At 13, I moved to Malvern College, but I was kicked out at 15 for   40  school rules. Then I went to another school where I failed my English A level. In fact, I didn’t like studying.
I finally   41  that life shouldn’t be like this. So I retook the exam and got an A grade. And more   42 , I made a decision: to go to college, so I began to   43  for the entrance exam. I finally passed the exam and went to Cambridge to read English. I met my wife there and I was
  44  I made that decision, otherwise I wouldn’t have had a happy family. Looking back on what I’ve   45 , I come to know that if you devote yourself to it, nothing is impossible.
小題1:
A．subjectsB．schoolsC．jobsD．goals
小題2:
A．leave B．joinC．visitD．describe
小題3:
A．friendB．classC．teacherD．family
小題4:
A．rudeB．terrible C．goodD．hard
小題5:
A．breakingB．changingC．keepingD．following
小題6:
A．guessedB．wonderedC．rememberedD．realized
小題7:
A．painfullyB．brieflyC．importantlyD．frequently
小題8:
A．prepare B．callC．waitD．hope
小題9:
A．foolishB．proudC．glad D．a(chǎn)fraid
小題10:
A．writtenB．experienced C．dreamedD．concerned

小題1:B
小題2:A
小題3:D
小題4:C
小題5:A
小題6:D
小題7:C
小題8:A
小題9:C
小題10:B

試題分析：本文作者回憶了自己由年輕時的“問題少年”，到最后成功的進入劍橋大學的一個蛻變過程。說明一個道理：只要你下定決心去做一件事情，沒有什么是不可能的。
小題1:A學科，科目B學校C工作D目標。從上一句“我有一次不愉快的求學經(jīng)歷”以及下文可以推斷出作者是制造很多麻煩，轉(zhuǎn)了很多所學校。
小題2:A離開B參加C訪問D描述。上文提到作者總是給老師和同學制造很多麻煩，所以后來被迫離開學校。
小題3:A朋友B同學C老師D家人。從下文“我一回到家就不愿離開”說明“很念家人”，故用family.
小題4:A粗魯?shù)腂可怕的，糟糕的C好得D苛刻的。從定語從句中“關(guān)心我，幫助我學習”可知我遇到了一個很好的老師。
小題5:根據(jù)常識，“被學校開除”原因肯定是違反了學校的規(guī)章制度，故用break, 而follow /keep rules是遵守規(guī)章制度的意思。故排除CD,而B答案是改變之意。
小題6:A猜測B想知道C記得D意識到。根據(jù)上文提到的“一次次被學校開除”及下文“我的改變說明作者最后意識到了不能再這樣生活。
小題7:A痛苦地B簡潔地C重要地D頻繁地，屢次地。下文提到我做出決定：考大學，這是比參加考試和得A等級更重要的事，所以選C
小題8:根據(jù)常識，要考大學，自然要為考試做好準備。Prepare for...為...作準備
小題9:作者由一次次被學校開除到做出決定考大學，最后成功的進入劍橋大學，也收獲了愛情，所以他為之前做的決定感到高興。
小題10:A寫B(tài)經(jīng)歷，體驗C夢想D關(guān)心，關(guān)注�；仡櫵�(jīng)歷的事情，我意識到只要你下定決心去做一件事情，沒有什么是不可能的。故選B。
點評：本文作者回憶了自己由年輕時的“問題少年”，到做出決定考大學，最后成功的進入劍橋大學的一個蛻變過程。答題前一定要讀懂全文，弄清文章要表達的思想，注意前后段落之間的關(guān)系。答題中，一定要認真分析，注意選項與上下文的關(guān)系，與前后單詞的關(guān)系。對于一時沒有太大的把握的題可以放到最后再來完成，因為有時答案可以從下文內(nèi)容體現(xiàn)出來。答完后再通讀一篇文章，看看所選選項能不能是語句通順，語意連貫。
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