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(2016·山西四校高三聯(lián)考)She was only about five feet tall and probably never weighed more than 110 pounds.However, Miss Bessie was a(n)__1__ presence in the classroom.From 1938 to 1942, when I attended Saint Bernard's High School, she taught me a lot __2__ I realized.
There was never a(n)__3__problem in Miss Bessie's classes.We didn't dare to trouble a woman who knew about the Battle of Hastings and could also play the piano and __4__ Shakespeare and Milton.
Miss Bessie knew that my family couldn't afford to buy a newspaper.She knew we didn't__5__ own a radio.Still, she __6__ me to look out for my __7__ and find some ways to __8__ what's going on in the world.__9__ I became a delivery boy who delivered newspapers.I __10__ made a dollar a week, but I got to read a newspaper every day.
Miss Bessie noticed things that had nothing to do with schoolwork but were vital to a youngster's__11__.Once a few classmates made fun of my__12__ overcoat.As I was leaving school, Miss Bessie__13__ me on the back of that old overcoat and said，“ Carl, never worry about what you don't have.Just make the most of what you do have—a(n)__14__.”
Among the things that I didn't have was __15__ in the little wooden house.But because of her __16__， I spent many hours beside a kerosene lamp(煤油燈) reading Shakespeare's works.Miss Bessie introduced me __17__ a wonderful world of poems and stories.She led me to__18__ that I could write poems as well as Shakespeare.So I read __19__ Miss Bessie told me to, and tried to remember the things she insisted that I store.Years later, her encouragement finally led to that lovely day when Miss Bessie dropped me a note __20__“I'm so proud to read your article in The Times.”
1.A.amusing B.towering
C.interesting D.exciting
2.A.more than B.less than
C.better than D.worse than
3.A.academy B.homework
C.race D.discipline
4.A.make use of B.make fun of
C.make sense of D.make light of
5.A.even B.still
C.ever D.yet
6. A.allowed B.forced
C.turned D.encouraged
7.A.happiness B.future
C.family D.mistake
8.A.catch up with B.come up with
C.keep up with D.put up with
9. A.So B.And
C.Because D.As
10.A.always B.merely
C.sometimes D.almost
11.A.appearance B.health
C.development D.performance
12.A.colourful B.modern
C.informal D.used
13. A.patted B.hit
C.struck D.pulled
14.A.house B.overcoat
C.radio D.brain
15.A.money B.electricity
C.water D.gas
16.A.inspiration B.anger
C.curiosity D.sponsorship
17.A.to B.in
C.of D.about
18.A.imagine B.believe
C.dream D.insist
19.A.whenever B.wherever
C.whichever D.whatever
20.A.writing B.printing
C.saying D.speaking
答案：
解題導(dǎo)語(yǔ)：本文講述了“我”上高中時(shí)，深受Bessie老師的啟迪和鼓勵(lì)，最終實(shí)現(xiàn)夢(mèng)想，成為一名作家的故事。
1.B 解析：然而，Bessie 在教室里很高大。amusing意為“好笑的”;towering意為“高大的”;interesting意為“有趣的”;exciting意為“令人激動(dòng)的，激動(dòng)人心的”。根據(jù)空格前的“However”的轉(zhuǎn)折可知，此處與前文中的“only about five feet tall”形成對(duì)比，故選B項(xiàng)。
2.A 解析：在1938年到1942年期間，“我”在Saint Bernard高中就讀，她教會(huì)了“我”許多，多于“我”意識(shí)到的東西。more than“比……多”，符合語(yǔ)境。故選A項(xiàng)。
3.D 解析：academy意為“學(xué)術(shù)”;homework意為“作業(yè)”;race意為“賽跑，種族”;discipline意為“紀(jì)律”。根據(jù)下文中的“We didn't dare to trouble a woman who knew about the Battle of Hastings and could also play the piano and __4__ Shakespeare and Milton.”可推知，Bessie很博學(xué)，學(xué)生們都很佩服她，她的課上從來(lái)就沒(méi)有紀(jì)律的問(wèn)題，故選D項(xiàng)。
4.C 解析：我們不敢找這樣一位女士的麻煩，她了解Hastings戰(zhàn)役，而且還能夠彈鋼琴，理解莎士比亞和彌爾頓。make use of意為“利用”;make fun of意為“取笑”;make sense of意為“理解”;make light of 意為“對(duì)……等閑視之，輕視”。故選C項(xiàng)。
5.A 解析：Bessie知道我們甚至連臺(tái)收音機(jī)都沒(méi)有。even意為“甚至”;still意為“仍然”;ever意為“曾經(jīng)”;yet意為“還，然而”。根據(jù)上文中的“Miss Bessie knew that my family couldn't afford to buy a newspaper.”可知，作者家里當(dāng)時(shí)很拮據(jù)，收音機(jī)對(duì)作者家來(lái)講是奢侈品，因此此處表示遞進(jìn)的概念，故選A項(xiàng)。
6.D 解析：她仍然鼓勵(lì)“我”尋找自己的未來(lái)，找一些辦法了解世界上正在發(fā)生的事情。下文中的“Years later, her encouragement finally led to that lovely day when Miss Bessie dropped me a note __20__”也是提示，老師鼓勵(lì)“我”去做那些事情，故選D項(xiàng)。
7.B 解析：與下文中的“what's going on in the world”相呼應(yīng)，老師鼓勵(lì)“我”通過(guò)一些途徑去探索自己的未來(lái)，不要被自己的家庭條件所限制，故選B項(xiàng)。
8.C 解析：catch up with意為“趕上”;come up with意為“想出”;keep up with意為“跟上;和……保持聯(lián)系”;put up with意為“容忍”。根據(jù)下文中的“read a newspaper”可知，通過(guò)報(bào)紙人們可以了解到世界上正在發(fā)生的事情，與時(shí)俱進(jìn)，從而不落伍，故選C項(xiàng)。
9.A 解析：于是“我”成了一個(gè)送報(bào)紙的報(bào)童。根據(jù)語(yǔ)境可知，上、下句表示邏輯上的因果關(guān)系，本句是結(jié)果，故選A項(xiàng)。
10.B 解析：根據(jù)空格后的“but I got to read a newspaper every day”的轉(zhuǎn)折可知，當(dāng)時(shí)“我”去送報(bào)的報(bào)酬很低，故選B項(xiàng)，merely意為“僅僅”。
11.C 解析：Bessie注意到一些與課堂作業(yè)沒(méi)有關(guān)系，卻對(duì)年輕人的發(fā)展至關(guān)重要的一些事情。appearance意為“外貌”;health意為“健康”;development意為“發(fā)展”; performance意為“表現(xiàn)”。結(jié)合下文中的例證可知，Bessie更重視學(xué)生的內(nèi)在發(fā)展，故選C項(xiàng)。
12.D 解析：曾經(jīng)有幾個(gè)同學(xué)嘲笑“我”的舊外套。根據(jù)下文中的“that old overcoat”可知，此處選D項(xiàng)，used意為“舊的”。
13.A 解析：當(dāng)“我”要離開學(xué)校時(shí)，Bessie拍拍“我”背上的那件舊外套說(shuō)：“Carl, 永遠(yuǎn)不要擔(dān)心你沒(méi)有的東西。充分利用你所擁有的東西——你的頭腦�！眕at 意為“輕拍”;hit意為“撞擊”;strike“碰撞，擊打”;pull“拉，拽”。根據(jù)語(yǔ)境可知，老師在安慰作者，故選A項(xiàng)。
14.D 解析：與穿著形成對(duì)比，而且是“我”所擁有的，也是老師所看重的應(yīng)該是人的頭腦，故選D項(xiàng)。
15.B 解析：“我”家那個(gè)小木屋里還沒(méi)有電。根據(jù)下文中的“a kerosene lamp(煤油燈)”可知，此處應(yīng)選B項(xiàng)。
16.A 解析：但是由于她的鼓舞，“我”就在煤油燈下花幾個(gè)小時(shí)讀莎士比亞的作品。inspiration意為“鼓舞”;anger意為“生氣”;curiosity“好奇心”;sponsorship“資助”。根據(jù)下文中的“her encouragement”可知，此處選A項(xiàng)。
17.A 解析：Bessie讓“我”了解了詩(shī)和小說(shuō)的世界。此處是固定詞組搭配：introduce sb. to sth. 意為“使某人初次了解，使嘗試”，故選A項(xiàng)。
18.B 解析：她讓“我”相信“我”可以寫得和莎士比亞一樣好。故選B項(xiàng)。
19.D 解析：于是“我”讀了Bessie讓“我”讀的所有的書，并盡力去記住那些她堅(jiān)持要“我”記住的事情。whatever引導(dǎo)賓語(yǔ)從句，在從句中作賓語(yǔ)。本句是一個(gè)省略句，補(bǔ)充完整是：So I read whatever Miss Bessie told me to read，故選D項(xiàng)。
20.C 解析：多年后，她的鼓勵(lì)最終使“我”有這樣的一天。那天Bessie給“我”一張便條，便條上寫著：“我很自豪能夠在《泰晤士報(bào)》上看到你的文章�！眻�(bào)紙或信上寫著，經(jīng)常用動(dòng)詞say或read表示，故選C項(xiàng)。
