Question

My stutter（口吃）had always been much of a problem. I'd had so many specialists for my______35________ over the years. As l walked down the hallway to meet a new one, memories popped in my head of how painful（痛苦的）being a kid who stutters had been. It______36________ hurt.

    “Hello! I'm Mrs. Claussen. I hear you're from Texas!"

    “Ye-Ye-Ye-Yes m-m-m-m-m-m-m-aam I am…”My heart felt like it was pounding through my chest and my hands were dripping wet. I really blew that

______37________ .

    “Well," she said with a ______38________Smile. 161've always liked Texas."

    She turned out to be the best speech specialist I've ever had, not like those who

    told me to clap my hands while speaking. She was______39________.She spent the first several weeks just talking to me - asking me all kinds of questions about myself, especially my feelings. And she______40________ . She then began to teach me about the speech. Not just about my speech, but about everybody's.

       I______41________ in my old school and was a pretty good tenor（男高音）, but I learned that the new school's singing group was all filled up. It was such bad news, for I thought that was the one thing I could really do well - and I could do it

______42________ stuttering. Somehow Mrs. Claussen finally got me in the group. I felt like she really cared about me as a person, not just a speech student.

     During the next two years, my speech didn't get much better - except with her. When I was in college, things got worse. I once even wondered if I would ever be able to______43________ ! It was a very depressing time, and I often felt alone. When I was feeling really sorry for myself, I remembered Mrs. Claussen had told me whether I could______44________ my speech was all up to me. She had told me not to fight for perfect speech, just better speech. She was right about that. I finally improved my speech greatly.

     Many years have passed, but I think of her from time to time, wondering if she had as much______45________  0n her other students as she had on me. I like to think that she did. Her name was Mrs. Claussen... and she______46_______ . I'II never forget her.

1.A. speech                     B. study                  C. dream                 D. fear

2.A. maybe                      B. even                            C. still                              D. never

3.A. instruction                 B. description                    C. introduction                   D. presentation

4.A. shy                           B. cold                              C. weak                   D. kind

5.A. silent                                 B. simple                 C. direct                            D. different

6.A. cried                        B. listened                C. waited                 D. stopped

7.A. sang                          B. spoke                            C. played                 D. clapped

8.A. against                      B. besides                   C. beyond                D. without

9.A. practise                    B. communicate                 C. report                           D. reply

10.A. train                               B. share                  C. change                D. follow

11.A. advice                    B. influence             C. dependence                  D. action

12.A. continued               B. taught                           C. agreed                D. cared

 

Answer 1

【答案】

 

1.A

2.C

3.D

4.D

5.D

6.B

7.A

8.D

9.B

10.C

11.B

12.D

【解析】短文大意：本文出自美國德克薩斯周雜志 The Staff，題目標題為"Her Name Was Mrs. Claussen - And She Cared by Dr. Lee Reeves"

1.根據文章開頭告知作者存在的問題"口吃"和第五段第一句話中的speech specialist可知此處指的是我的語言問題，故選A。

2.根據第二段可知，目前問題還沒有解決，所以這種痛苦仍然困擾我,F故選C，仍舊。

3.根據本段開頭引號中的話可知，那是一段自我介紹。故選C，介紹。

4.根據第五段對這個老師的描述"best"可知，作者認可了這個老師，所以語意一定是積極向上且贊揚的。故選D。好心的，和藹的。

5.根據上一句"not like those。。。"可知這個老師狀況和其他老師不一樣。故選D，不同的。

6.根據前文and可知表順承關系，根據上一句她一直問我不同的問題，然后聽我回答。故選B，聽。

7.根據本段第一句后的"tenor（男高音）"和"singing group"可知答案為唱歌，故選A，唱。

8.根據前文"I could do it well"可知作者在唱歌這件事情上可以不口吃。故選D。沒有。

9.根據本段前兩句話可知，作者一開始說話還是不利索，甚至一度懷疑自己無法交流。故選B，交流。

10.根據本段最后一句話可知，最后作者的語言能力有了一個較大的提升，對比之前語法能力不好，可知我的語言老師告訴我是否我能改變語言能力完全取決于我。故選C，改變。

11.根據本空前后"as……as"短語和前文中這個老師對我所起的積極影響可知選B，影響。

12.根據全文可知，作者一直強調他的老師十分在意她教授的學生，可知填cared，關心。選D。