Question

1．In the city of Fujisawa，Japan，lives a woman named Atsuko Saeki when she was a teenager，she（21）Cof going to the United States．Most of what she knew about American（22）Bwas from the textbooks she had read．"I had a（23）Cin mind：Daddy watching TV in the living room，Mummy（24）Acakes and their teenage daughter off to the cinema with her boyfriend．"
Atsuko（25）Bto attend college in California．When she arrived，however，she found it was not her（26）Bworld．'"People were struggling with problems and often seemed（27）A"she said．"I felt very alone．"
One of her hardest （28）Cwas physical education．"We played volleyball．"she said．"The other students were（29）Bit，but I wasn't．"
One afternoon，the instructor asked Atsuko to（30）Dthe ball to her teammates so they could knock it（31）Cthe net-No problem for most people，but it terrified Atsuko．She was afraid of losing face（32）Bshe failed．
A young man on her team（33）Dwhat she was going through．He walked up to me and（34）D"Come on．You can do that"．
"You will never understand how those words of（35）Bmade me feel..Four words：You can do that I felt like crying with happiness．"
She made it through the class．Perhaps she thanked the young man； she is not（36）D．
Six years has passed．Atsuko is back in Japan，working as a salesclerk．"I have（37）Aforgotten the words．"she said．"When things are not going so well，I think of them．"
She is sure the young man had no idea how much his kindness（38）Dto her．"He probably doesn't even remember it，"she said．That may be the lesson．Whenever you say something to a person cruel or kind---you have no idea how long the words will（39）B．She's all the way over in Japan，but still she hears those four（40）Cwords：You can do that．
 

21．A．learned	B．spoke	C．dreamed	D．heard
22．A．way	B．life	C．education	D．spirit
23．A．photo	B．painting	C．picture	D．drawing
24．A．baking	B．frying	C．steaming	D．boiling
25．A．hoped	B．arranged	C．liked	D．attempted
26．A．described	B．imagined	C．created	D．discovered
27．A．tense	B．cheerful	C．relaxed	D．deserted
28．A．times	B．question	C．classes	D．projects．
29．A．curious about	B．good at	C．slow at	D．nervous about
30．A．kick	B．give	C．carry	D．hit
31．A．through	B．into	C．over	D．past
32．A．after	B．if	C．because	D．until
33．A．believed	B．considered	C．wondered	D．sensed
34．A．warned	B．sighed	C．ordered	D．whispered
35．A．excitement	B．encouragement	C．persuasion	D．suggestion
36．A．interested	B．doubtful	C．puzzled	D．sure
37．A．never	B．already	C．seldom	D．almost
38．A．happened	B．applied	C．seemed	D．meant
39．A．continue	B．stay	C．exist	D．live
40．A．merciful	B．bitter	C．simple	D．easy．

Answer 1

分析 本文講述了一個日本女人Atsuko Saeki在美國的故事．她還很小的時候夢想著去美國，然而到美國學習的時候卻遇到了很多困難．有一次上排球課，她并不擅長排球，害怕丟臉，但她的教練鼓勵她說："You can do it!"（你可以做到�。┻@句話讓她在以后的人生中都受到了巨大的鼓舞，每當她遇到困難的時候，都會想起這句話，并獲得勇氣．通過這個故事，我們知道--一句善良的或者惡意的話，可能對一個人的一生都有著影響．

解答 21．C  dream of意為"夢想"，表示她在年輕時夢想去美國．learn of意為"聽到，獲悉"．speak of意為"說到，談到"．hear of意為"聽說"．
22．B  life意為"生活"，泛指"生活"、"生涯"，即某種方式的生活，表示她對美國生活的了解來自所讀的課本．way意為"方式，方法"．education意為"教育"．spirit意為"精神"．
23．C  picture意為"圖畫"，泛指人物、風景、物品等的水彩畫、油畫、素描等各種圖畫，也可指照片和影片，也可指人們在頭腦中形成的畫面．由于沒有去過美國，在課本中了解一點美國人的生活狀況，而在她的心中形成了一幅美國人生活的圖畫．photo意為"照片．painting意為"油畫"，專指美術繪畫的各種彩色作品，常指油畫和水彩畫．drawing意為"畫"，常指用鉛筆、鋼筆或粉筆畫的"線條畫"，主要的手段是明暗對比，一般不用色彩，包括素描或工程圖紙．
24．A  bake意為"烘，焙，烤"，指在熱的表面上慢慢地烘焙．bake cakes表示"烤制蛋糕"．fry意為"用油煎，用油炸烤炒"，指用油煎魚或炒菜．steam意為"蒸"，指用蒸汽蒸飯．boil意"煮"，指用水煮食物．
25．B  arrange意為"準備，安排"，指為某事做好準備和安排．根據下文所提供的情景When she arrived可判斷出Atsuko準備到加利福尼亞上大學．hope意為"希望"，like意為"喜歡，愿意"attempt意為"企圖"，都與下文的內容不相符合．
26．B  imagine意為"想像，設想；猜想，推測"，上文講到I had a picture in mind：Daddy watching TV in the living room．Mummy baking cakes and their teenage daughter off to the cinema with her boyfriend．因此可判斷出實際的情況與她想象的不一樣．describe意為"描述"．create意為"創作，創造"．discover意為"發現"．
27．A  tense意為"緊張的"，上文中的People were struggling with problems說明，由于盡力解決問題，他們經常似乎處于緊張狀況．cheerful意為"高興的，興致勃勃的，歡樂的，快活的；爽快的"．relaxed意為"放松的"．deserted意為"被放棄的"．
28．C class意為"課程"，根據其表語physical education可判斷出她最困難的課程是體育．time意為"時間"，question意為"問題"．project意為"工程項目"．
29．B  be good at意為"擅長于"，指善于做某事．but是并列連詞，表示轉折和對比，從but I wasn't可以看出：其他同學擅長于打排球，而Atsuko卻在這方面存在困難．be curious about意為"對…好奇"．be slow at意為"在…遲鈍"．be nervous about意為"對…感到緊張"．
30．D  hit意為"打，擊"，hit the ball表示用手擊球．上文中的We played volley ball表明他們在打排球，所以要用手擊球．kick the ball意為"踢球"，pass the ball意為"傳球"，carry the ball意為"帶球"，都不符合打排球的比賽規則．
31．C  over意為"越過"，指把排球打過網．through意為"穿過"，指從三維空間中穿過．into意為"到…里"，past意為"通過"，這也都不符合打排球的比賽規則．
32．B  if引導條件狀語從句，意為"如果"，表示如果她不能把球擊中，她害怕她會丟人．after引導時間狀語從句，表示"在…之后"．because引導原因狀語從句，意為"因為"．until引導時間狀語從句，意為"一直…"，表示動作一直延續到until從句的謂語動詞所表示的動作發生．
33．D  sense意為"感覺（到）"指通過直覺、跡象、線索等隱約感到或明白．表示他們球隊的一位年輕人覺察出Atsuko的心理狀態．believe意為"相信"．consider意為"考慮"．wonder意為"感到迷惑不解，想知道"．
34．D  whisper意為"低語；耳語"，指低聲地對某人說話、講話．因為這位年輕人覺察出Atsuko害怕在人們面前丟臉的心理狀態，所以他用Come on．You can do that．這樣的話語鼓勵她，而在許多人面前，他只能低聲地對她說．warn意為"警告"．sigh意為"嘆息"．order意為"命令"．
35．B  encouragement意為"鼓勵"，Come on．You can do that．意為"加油．你能行．"是鼓勵人們努力的話語．excitement意為"激動"．persuasion意為"說服，勸導"．suggestion意為"建議"．
36．D sure意為"深信，確信"．上文講述了在一次排球比賽中，一位年輕人鼓勵Atsuko努力去做，You can do that．使她增強了信心，體育課程取得了成績．所以這里講到她或許應該謝謝這個年輕人，但心中沒有把握，不知道該不該這樣做．interested意為"感興趣"．doubtful意為"懷疑的"．puzzled意為"感到迷惑不解的"．
37．A  never意為"從不"，根據下文中的When things are not going so well，I think of them．可判斷出Atsuko沒有忘記那位年輕人所說的話．already意為"已經"．seldom意為"不常；很少；難得…"．almost意為"幾乎"．
38．D  mean意為"意味著"，表示她深信那位年輕人不知道他的好心對她來說有多么重要．happen意為"發生"，指事情偶然發生．apply意為"運用，應用"．seem意為"似乎"．
39．B   stay意為"保留"，多指停留或處于相對穩定的狀態．表示你不知道一個人說的話會保留多長時間．continue意為"繼續"，指任何進行過程在時間或空間上的延續，強調持續不斷、無間歇、無終止，有時也可指短暫停止后繼續進行．exist意為"存在"．live意為"居住"．
40．C  simple意為"簡單的"，You can do that．只含有四個詞，是一句簡單的話．merciful意為"仁慈的，溫和的"．bitter意為"辛苦的，悲慘的"．easy意為"容易的"．

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