Question

Robeson was born in a very poor family.At seven,he had to pick coal in a deserted mine near his home,then he sold   26   he had picked and earned a few coins to help his parents.He had

  27  schooling,for being so poor,how could they   28   school fees?

When he was fifteen,he worked   29   a servant in a school.Looking at other children studying in the classroom,he felt   30  for himself.How he   31   to have the same chance!He decided to study by   32   .In the daytime,after the sweeping and cleaning was over,he   33  

stand by the window outside the classroom trying to catch what the teacher said.At night,he tried his best to remember what he   34  during the day.He worked   35   hard at his lessons that he sometimes had just three or four hours to sleep.The more he learned,the greater   36   he showed in his lessons.A maths teacher discovered him and came to like this diligent boy and   37  him to sit at the back of the class.In one exam,he was the   38  one in the whole school who reached the highest grade.He would have been given the scholarship if he   39   a regular student of the school.

Robeson   40  rough six long years with his study of maths and wrote several articles which captured the   41  of some university professors.They admired his talent   42   his diligence.To give him a good chance,they hired him as a librarian and   43   him free guidance.Robeson felt  44  ,for he was sure that before him there was a broad road   45   success.

26.A.whether                B.which                       C.that                           D.what

27.A.many                   B.few                           C.little                         D.much

28.A.buy                      B.afford                       C.send                          D.read

29.A.as                        B.like                           C.for                            D.by

30.A.angry                   B.ashamed                    C.proud                        D.sorry

31.A.hated                    B.decided                     C.wished                      D.regretted

32.A.the teacher            B.himself                            C.his parents                 D.his schoolmates

33.A.could                   B.ought to                    C.should                       D.would

34.A.had learned                                              B.has been taught

C.has heard                                                      D.had been written down

35.A.very                            B.so                             C.too                           D.quite

36.A.joy                       B.interest                      C.time                          D.taste

37.A.allowed                B.agreed                       C.let                                   D.refused

38.A.worst                   B.only                          C.last                           D.laziest

39.A.had been               B.has been                    C.is                              D.was

40.A.learned                 B.listened                     C.mastered                   D.struggled

41.A.notice                   B.influence                   C.eyes                          D.attention

42.A.except for             B.according to                     C.as well as                  D.in spite of

43.A.taught                  B.offered                      C.lent                           D.sent

44.A.sad                       B.angry                        C.happy                       D.disappointed

45.A.leading to             B.coming from             C.made of                    D.covered with

Answer 1

26-30 DCBAD 31-35 CBDAB 36-40 BABAD 41-45 DCBCA

解析:

26. what引導賓語從句，在從句中作賓語，意為“所……的東西”。

27. schooling不可數，此處有否定意思。

28.由于家里窮，支付不起學雜費，Robeson一天正規的教育也沒接受過，只是在數學課堂當過幾天旁聽生。

29. work as是固定詞組，意為“當……”。

30. feel / be sorry for是固定詞組，意為“為……感到惋惜；為……感到難過”。

31.他多想有這樣的機會呀!

32. study by oneself意為“自學”。

33.表示過去經常性、反復性的動作，常作“總是”解。

34. “學習”是在“盡力記住”之前發生的動作，故用過去完成時態。

35.本句使用的是“so...that”句型。

36. show interest in是固定詞組。

37.：根據句子中“...came to like this diligent boy...”可判斷這位數學老師允許Robeson坐在教室后面聽課。

38.從下文可知，他是這次考試中全校成績最高的。

39.由主句動詞would have been given可知，這是表示與過去事實相反的虛擬語氣。

40.上下文意思。

41. Robeson奮斗了六年學習數學，寫了幾篇文章，這些文章引起了一些大學教授的注意。

42.教授們欽佩他的勤奮和才華。

43.教授們為他提供免費指導。

44. 此處語意。

45. Robeson很有幸福感，因為他確信他面前是一條寬闊的通向成功的路。