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Today I am known for my voice. Perhaps the greatest honor came when I was asked to read The New Testament（《新約全書》）on tape .

         But it  21  a long time to believe such good things could happen to me. When I was a child, I stuttered（結(jié)巴）so badly that I was completely  22  to speak in public.

          23  when I was 14, Professor Donald Crouch came to my school. He was a retired college professor. English was his favorite subject and  24  was his deepest love. He held a book of poems as if it were a crystal,  25  pages as if uncovering treasures. When he heard that our school was teaching Shakespeare and other classics, he felt  26  for not being a part of our school sooner.

         When he  27  that I not only loved poetry but was  28  it, we became closer. There was, however, one  29 -- Professor Crouch could not stand the  30  that I refused to read my poems to the class.

    “Jim, poetry is  31  to be read aloud,” he said. “You should be able to speak those beautiful words.” I shook my head and  32  .

         One day he   33  me .

         After handing in a poem, I waited for his  34  . It didn’t come. Instead one day as the students had gathered together, he  35  me , “Jim, I don’t think you wrote this poem.”

         I stared at him in disbelief. “Why,” I started,  36  flooding me. “of course I did !” “Well, then,” he said, “you’ve got to prove it by getting up and reciting it from  37  .”

         By then the other students had settled at their desks. With knees shaking, I walked up to the front. For a moment I stood there  38  Then I began, and kept going. I recited my poem all the way   39  !

         Afterwards, Professor Crouch encouraged me to read other writers’ poetry before the public. I discovered I did have a(n)  40  and found my classmates actually looked forward to hearing me recite.

1.A．lasted       B．took    C．spent  D．wasted

2.A．impatient B．disabled      C．unable         D．impossible

3.A．But  B．Then   C．Besides        D．However

4.A．a(chǎn)rchaeology     B．a(chǎn)rt       C．a(chǎn)rchitecture        D．poetry

5.A．drawing   B．turning        C．writing         D．finding

6.A．regretful  B．thankful       C．relieved      D．a(chǎn)nnoyed

7.A．decided   B．recognized C．learned       D．proved

8.A．reading    B．reciting        C．publishing   D．writing

9.A．problem  B．promise       C．a(chǎn)greement  D．difference

10.A．matter   B．fact     C．idea    D．belief

11.A．said        B．found C．prepared    D．meant

12.A．turned away  B．sat down     C．talked back D．gave in

13.A．greeted B．scolded       C．tricked         D．comforted

14.A．help       B．idea    C．reward       D．comment

15.A．challenged     B．a(chǎn)ttracted     C．noticed        D．talked

16.A．pride      B．a(chǎn)nger  C．excitement D．joy

17.A．heart      B．beginning    C．mind   D．memory

18.A．panic      B．disappointed       C．breathless   D．a(chǎn)imless

19.A．down     B．up       C．a(chǎn)round        D．through

20.A．voice      B．sound C．a(chǎn)ppearance         D．interest

 

Answer 1

【答案】

 

1.B

2.C

3.B

4.D

5.B

6.A

7.C

8.D

9.A

10.B

11.D

12.A

13.C

14.D

15.A

16.B

17.D

18.C

19.D

20.A

【解析】

試題分析：文章介紹了作者在Donald Crouch教授的幫助下克服自己的口吃和恐懼，開始在公眾場合讀出自己的詩歌，增強了自信心。

1.考查動詞：A．lasted持續(xù)B．took花費C．spent花，度過，D．wasted浪費，使用It takes (sb.) some time to do sth. 句型。選B

2.考查形容詞：A．impatient不耐煩的，B．disabled殘疾的，C．unable不能， D．impossible不可能的，孩子的時候我結(jié)巴的很厲害，不能在公共場合講話。選C

3.考查連詞：A．But但是B．Then然后C．Besides此外，D．However然而，然后我14歲的時候，Donald Crouch教授來到我們學校。選B

4.考查名詞：A．a(chǎn)rchaeology考古學B．a(chǎn)rt藝術(shù)C．a(chǎn)rchitecture建筑D．poetry詩歌，從前面的He held a book of poems as if it were a crystal,可知詩歌是他的最愛。選D

5.考查動詞：A．drawing畫畫B．turning轉(zhuǎn)彎C．writing寫D．finding發(fā)現(xiàn)，翻書頁的時候就像是發(fā)現(xiàn)財寶。選B

6.考查形容詞：A．regretful    遺憾的B．thankful感激的，C．relieved輕松的D．a(chǎn)nnoyed生氣的，當他聽到我們學校教莎士比亞和其他古典名著的時候，他很遺憾沒有早些成為我們學校的一員。選A

7.考查動詞：A．decided決定B．recognized認識C．learned了解D．proved證明，當他了解我不僅喜歡詩歌而且在寫詩的時候。選C

8.考查動詞：A．reading讀B．reciting背，C．publishing出版D．writing寫，解析同上，選D

9.考查名詞：A．problem問題B．promise諾言C．a(chǎn)greement同意D．difference不同，從后面的句子：Professor Crouch could not stand the  30  that I refused to read my poems to the class. 可知這是一個問題。選A

10.考查名詞：A．matter事情，B．fact事實C．idea主意D．belief想法，教授不能接受我拒絕當眾朗讀詩歌的事實。選B

11.考查動詞：A．said說B．found發(fā)現(xiàn)C．prepared準備D．meant意味著，be meant = be intended “意欲，打算，本來是想……”。選D

12.考查詞組：A．turned away“轉(zhuǎn)身走，離開” B．sat down坐下C．talked back回話D．gave in屈服，在此表示作者話不多言，走開了事。選A

13.考查動詞：A．greeted問候B．scolded責備C．tricked欺騙D．comforted安慰，有一天他騙了我。選C

14.考查名詞：A．help幫助B．idea主意C．reward回報D．comment評價，指老師對詩歌的“評語，評價”。選D

15.考查動詞：A．challenged挑戰(zhàn)B．a(chǎn)ttracted吸引，C．noticed注意D．talked談?wù)�，從后面的句子：“Jim, I don’t think you wrote this poem.”可知老師向他挑戰(zhàn)。選A

16.考查名詞：A．pride   驕傲B．a(chǎn)nger生氣C．excitement興奮D．joy快樂，老師說他的詩歌不是自己寫的，這讓作者很生氣。選B

17.考查名詞：A．heart心B．beginning開始C．mind想法D．memory記憶，reciting it  from memory “憑記憶把它背出來”，屬固定搭配。選D

18.考查形容詞：A．panic害怕B．disappointed失望C．breathless不能呼吸D．a(chǎn)imless漫無目的，表示作者(因興奮、期待等)屏息的，提心吊膽的。用breathless，選C

19.考查副詞：A．down向下B．up向上C．a(chǎn)round周圍D．through穿過，all the way through“從始至終”，選D

20.考查名詞：A．voice嗓音 B．sound聲音，      C．a(chǎn)ppearance外貌D．interest興趣，與文首相呼應，也與后文的hearing相關(guān)聯(lián)。選A

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