Question

The teacher stood before his class and was going to hand out the final exam papers. “I know how ___________ (41) you have all worked to prepare for this test,” he said. “And because I know you can do it well, I am willing to offer a B to anyone who would ___________ (42) not to take the test.
Many students jumped up to ___________ (43) the teacher and left the classroom. The teacher looked at the ___________ (44) students and said, “Does anyone else want to get a B? This is your last ___________ (45).” Two more students decided to go.
Seven students remained. The teacher then handed out the ___________ (46). There were only three sentences typed on the paper: Congratulations! You have just ___________ (47) an A in this class. Keep believing in yourself.
I never had a teacher like that, but I think it is a test ___________ (48) any teacher could and should give. Students who are not ___________(49) in what they have learned are B students at best(充其量).
The same is ___________ (50) in real life. The A students are those who believe in what they are doing because they have ___________ (51) both successes and failures. They have learned life’s lessons, either from normal education ___________ (52) from events in their lives, and have become ___________ (53) people.
Scientists say that by the age of eight, 80% of what we believe about ourselves has already been formed. You are a big kid now, and you ___________(54) that you have some limits (限制). However, there is ___________ (55) you can’t do or learn or be. Sir Edmund Hillary, the first person to reach the summit of Mount Everest said, “It’s not the mountain we conquer(克服) but ourselves.

【小題1】

A．luckily B．terribly C．quietly D．hard

【小題2】

A．dislike B．help C．prefer D．start

【小題3】

A．thank B．praise C．fight D．criticize

【小題4】

A．following B．relaxing C．worrying D．remaining

【小題5】

A．chance B．trouble C．test D．idea

【小題6】

A．results B．presents C．papers D．essays

【小題7】

A．given B．sent C．discovered D．received

【小題8】

A．where B．that C．what D．when

【小題9】

A．confident B．necessary C．mysterious D．convenient

【小題10】

A．unusual B．impossible C．true D．special

【小題11】

A．broken off B．dreamed of C．learned from D．cared about

【小題12】

A．and B．or C．but D．so

【小題13】

A．ruder B．cuter C．worse D．better

【小題14】

A．decide B．forget C．realize D．imagine

【小題15】

A．something B．anything C．everything D．nothing

Answer 1

【小題1】 D
【小題1】C
【小題1】A
【小題1】D
【小題1】A
【小題1】C
【小題1】D
【小題1】B
【小題1】A
【小題1】C
【小題1】C
【小題1】B
【小題1】D
【小題1】C
【小題1】D

解析【主旨大意】本文通過講述一位老師測試學生的自信心的故事，告訴我們自信是前進的動力。
【小題1】 D hard難。根據下文此句“because I know you can do it well”可知答案。
【小題1】 C 固定詞組“prefer not to do sth.”寧愿不做某事。
【小題1】 A thank謝謝。通過語境意思可以得出答案。
【小題1】 D 代入法。A項意為“接下來的”；B項意為“放松的”；C項意為“發愁的”；D項意為“剩余的”。根據句意選D。
【小題1】 A chance機會。根據句意：這是你們的最后機會了。
【小題1】 C papers試卷從短文第一句得出答案。
【小題1】 D receive得到。根據句意，選D意為“得到”。
【小題1】 B that，賓語從句引導詞。a test一次測試。
【小題1】 A confident自信。根據句意：這些想得B的學生沒有自信。故選A。
【小題1】 C true真理。通過這個小故事，引申出生活的哲理。
【小題1】 C learn from學到。 根據句意：這些得A的學生，既學到了成功又體會到了失敗。
【小題1】 B 固定詞組“either…or…”意為“或者……或者……”
【小題1】 D better更好。通過這一課他們會變得更好。
【小題1】 C realize意識到。根據句意：你會明白這個道理的。
【小題1】 D nothing沒有事情。沒有你不可以完成的事。