From the time I was in the third grade, I knew I wanted to be a writer. After winning the first prize ( 奖 ) for my story, I spent much of my free time __26__ wild stories of strange living animals, kids’ fun experiences and poems of __27__ I felt about my world. In the fourth grade, I didn’t __28__ writing. I always took a small notebook with me so I could write whenever I felt like writing something down on it.
When I started the fifth grade, my English teacher was Mrs Foster. She was the __29__ teacher I’d ever had. She always had something nice to say about everyone, and she __30__ failed to say it out loud. I loved her __31__ much that I showed her my notebook and what I had been writing ever since the third grade. When she returned my __32__ to me, she had written encouraging ( 鼓励的 ) notes on them, which made me feel really great. “Don’t give up your dream, Kathy,” she said. “I didn’t give up __33__ . I always wanted to be a teacher, and here I am.”
I did what Mrs Foster encouraged me to do. Now I have had most of my stories published ( 出版 ) in books and magazines.
The secret of success ( 成功 ) is to __34__ your dream. And sometimes, it takes other dreamers to help keep your dreams alive. I’m glad Mrs Foster was a ___35___ too.
26 . A . making B . telling C . thinking D . writing
27 . A . what B . how C . when D . where
28 . A . like B . stop C . enjoy D . decide
29 . A . youngest B . oldest C . best D . worst
30 . A . no B . not C . ever D . never
31 . A . before B . such C . so D . after
32 . A . lessons B . stories C . interests D . experiences
33 . A . yours B . mine C . your D . my
34 . A . follow B . break C . give D . bring
35 . A . teacher B . writer C . student D . dreamer
26 . D
27 . B
28 . B
29 . C
30 . D
31 . C
32 . B
33 . B
34 . A
35 . D
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【导语】
本文主要介绍了作者喜欢写作想成为作家,最后在老师的鼓励下实现了自己梦想的故事。
26 .
句意:在我的故事获得一等奖后,我把大部分空闲时间都用来写一些奇怪的动物的野生故事、孩子们的有趣经历和我对自己世界的感受的诗歌。
making 制作; telling 告诉; thinking 思考; writing 写作。根据 “I wanted to be a writer.” 可推断出,作者想成为作家,所以花费许多时间来写作。故选 D 。
27 .
句意:在我的故事获得一等奖后,我把大部分空闲时间都用来写一些奇怪的动物的野生故事、孩子们的有趣经历和我对自己世界的感受的诗歌。
what 什么; how 怎么样; when 什么时候; where 在哪里。根据 “poems of...I felt about my world.” 可知,此处表示 “ 关于我对这个世界的感受 ” ,换句话说就是 “ 我 ” 怎么样看待这个世界,用 “how” 引导。故选 B 。
28 .
句意:在四年级,我没有停止写作。
like 喜欢; stop 停止; enjoy 享受; decide 决定。根据 “I always took a small notebook with me” 可知,作者并没有停止写作。故选 B 。
29 .
句意:她是我遇到过的最好的老师。
youngest 最年轻的; oldest 最年长的; best 最好的; worst 最差的。根据 “she had written encouraging (鼓励的) notes on them,” 以及下文可知,这问老师鼓励 “ 我 ” 写作,从而促使 “ 我 ” 最后成功了,所以 “ 我 ” 认为她是最好的老师。故选 C 。
30 .
句意:她总是对每个人都说些好话,而且她总是大声说出来。
no 不; not 不; ever 曾经; never 从不。根据 “she...failed to say it out loud.” 可知,此处表示 “ 她总把每个人美好的一面大声说出来 ” ,双重否定表示肯定,用 never 最符合语境。故选 D 。
31 .
句意:我非常爱她,我给她看了我的笔记本和我从三年级开始写的东西。
before 在 …… 之前; such 这样的; so 如此; after 在 …… 之后。根据 “I loved her...much that I showed her my notebook” 可知,此处是指我如此的爱她以至于给她看了我的笔记本。固定短语 so/such...that...“ 如此 …… 以至于 ……” , such 后接名词或名词短语, so 后接形容词或副词。故选 C 。
32 .
句意:当她把我的故事还给我时,她写了鼓励我的笔记,这让我感觉非常棒。
lessons 课程; stories 故事; interests 兴趣; experiences 经历。根据 “I showed her my notebook and what I had been writing” 可知, “ 我 ” 把自己写的作品给她看,因此这里表示 “ 她归还我的故事 (stories)” 。故选 B 。
33 .
句意: “ 不要放弃你的梦想,凯西, ” 她说。 “ 我没有放弃我的。我一直想成为一名教师,我就在这里。 ”
yours 你(们)的,名词性物主代词; mine 我的,名词性物主代词,可单独使用; your 你(们)的,形容词性物主代词; my 我的,形容词性物主代词,后跟名词。根据 “Don’t give up your dream,” 可知,此处表示老师也没有放弃她的梦想,这是老师自己说的话,因此是指 “ 我 ” 没放弃梦想。空后没有名词,用名词性物主代词 mine 。故选 B 。
34 .
句意:成功的秘诀是追寻你的梦想。
follow 追随; break 打破; give 给; bring 带来。根据 “The secret of success (成功) is to...your dream.” 可知,此处是指追随梦想。 follow your dream 意为 “ 追随你的梦想 ” 。故选 A 。
35 .
句意:我很高兴 Mrs Foster 也是个梦想家。
teacher 老师; writer 作家; student 学生; dreamer 梦想家。根据 “it takes other dreamers to help keep your dreams alive” 可知,此处表示 “Mrs Foster 也是一位梦想家 ” 。故选 D 。
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赞成 | 反对 |
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2.开头已给出。
3.120个词左右。
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