Question

One's attitude is always important. If you are lazy and weak,you will never taste any success. But if you are (1)        ，success and happiness will be more likely to come to you.

I love eating persimmons (柿子) .But you can't get them until autumn. If you try them before the right time,they probably (2)        bad.

In Grade Six,because of my poor grades,my parents were (3)        that I wouldn't be able to get into an excellent middle school. They (4)        me to study harder,but I didn't really understand why they were so anxious.

Summer came. The hot weather made me sleepy and I couldn't (5)        my textbooks. But every time I wanted to stop (6)        ，Mom would shout , " Hey,you!Think about your (7)        If you don't work hard,you'll regret (后悔) it!" I had to sit back down again and return to my textbooks. But all I        (8)        was playing with my friends and eating persimmons.

My mom said to me,with a serious look on (9)        face, "If a persimmon tree doesn't grow in summer,it can't bear (結出) fruit in autumn!Only by hard work,        (10) you get the good result of your work."

Although I didn't understand it completely at that time,I        (11) came to see the truth of her words. A few months later,I succeeded in getting into the key middle school. It was (12)        Walking in my new school,I could see quite a few persimmon trees. The fruit was so red that it looked as if it was on fire. Suddenly,I        (13) that working hard may be bitter but its fruit is sweet.

My mom was right：If a persimmon tree doesn't grow (14)        summer,it can't bear fruit in autumn. I smiled. I had grown through the summer (15)        now it was autumn.

  I tasted my success and enjoyed the fruits of my labors！

(   ) 1. A. busy   B. clever   C. hardworking   D. kind

(   ) 2. A. look   B. taste   C. turn   D. smell

(   ) 3. A. embarrassed   B. worried   C. excited   D. nervous

(   ) 4. A. afforded   B. allowed   C. pushed   D. pulled

(   ) 5. A. concentrate on   B. depend on   C. decide on   D. write on

(   ) 6. A. thinking   B. working   C. playing   D. writing

(   ) 7. A. future   B. hobby   C. health   D. parent

(   ) 8. A. talked about   B. heard about   C. thought about   D. said

(   ) 9. A. her   B. your   C. my   D. his

(   ) 10. A. have to   B. can   C. need   D. should

(   ) 11. A. probably   B. particularly   C. gradually   D. gladly

(   ) 12. A. spring   B. summer   C. autumn   D. winter

(   ) 13. A. realized   B. considered   C. noticed   D. thought

(   ) 14. A. before   B. during   C. after   D. as soon as

(   ) 15. A. and   B. but   C. or   D. so

Answer 1

1. C busy為"忙碌的"；clever為"聰明的"；hardworking為"勤奮的"；kind為"善良的"。由上文的描述可知答案為C.

2. B本句主語為they,they指代的是persimmons ,故對應的系動詞是taste"嘗起來"。

3. B由my poor grades可知此處應填worried.

4. C afford為"負擔得起，支付得起"；allow為"允許";push為"推，推動"，還可引申為"督促"；pull為"拉"。由句意可知答案為C.

5. A由句意"炎熱的天氣使我昏昏欲睡"可知"我無法集中精力學習"，由此可推斷出答案為A.

6. B stop doing sth.意為"停止做某事"；stop to do sth.為"停下來去做某事"。由句意"每當我想偷懶時"可推斷答案為B.

7. A結合上下文意思，可知正確答案為A。

8. C talk about為"談論";hear about為"聽說";think about為"考慮";said為"說"。句意為"但我想的全部事情卻是和朋友們一起玩和吃柿子"，由此可知答案為C.

9. A和my mom對應的形容詞性物主代詞是her。

10. B have to為"不得不"；can為"能，會"；need為"需要";should為"應該"。結合本句的句意可知答案為B.

11. C probably為"也許，大概"；particularly為"尤其";gradually為"逐漸地"；gladly為"高興地"。由句意"盡管我當時不完全理解，但是我漸漸明白了她話里的真理"可知答案為C。

12. C由第四段開頭處的Summer came以及本段中的A few months later可推斷答案為C。

13. A realize為"意識到"；consider為"考慮";notice為"注意到"；think為"認為，想"。句意為"我突然意識到辛勤工作可能是苦澀的,但努力的果實一定是甜的"，由此可知答案為A.

14. B during為"在……期間"，由上文可知，柿子樹在夏天生長。

15. A前后兩分句之間為遞進關系，故對應的并列連詞是and。