Question

Growing up is not always easy. When facing difficulties, courage and a spirit of independence(獨(dú)立) can be more useful than crying for help. That’s what the story I’ve heard recently tells me.

The young man was born in 1982 in a __1__ family in a small town. When he was only 11, his father became mentally ill(精神病) and one day came back with an abandoned(被遺棄的) baby girl. A year later, his __2__ left home with his younger brother because she couldn’t __3__ hard life and pressure from her mad husband. The 12-year-old boy began to __4__ his whole family: He took care of not only his sick father, but also the little girl. _5__, he didn’t give up studying. Later he went to college. To care for the little girl, he rented a room near his college and __6__ her education by doing part-time jobs.

After the young man’s story went public, people were deeply impressed by his behavior(行為). __7__ his life was hard, he didn’t abandon his father and his sister __8__ they needed his help very much. And he __9__ donations(捐款) from others. He said he felt __10__ because of kind offers, but he could depend on his own work. With his hard-won money, he __11__ aided(幫助) other students in trouble. 

Today when many young people worry more about their own happiness, this young man’s behavior reminds us of what we don’t usually __12_: love and care for others. Nobody could continue to live __13__ these.

Through his hard life, the young man is regarded as a __14__ in people’s eyes. So when facing difficulties, don’t __15__ bad luck. Consider(考慮) what more you could do for your family and society, and you’ll find the world smiling back.

1. A. rich           B. happy           C. poor              D. lucky

2. A. father         B. mother           C. sister           D. brother

3. A. understand     B. stand            C. believe          D. refuse

4. A. support        B. organize         C. hate             D. leave

5. A. At times       B. For the first time   C. At the same time   D. All the time

6. A. planned       B. afforded          C. ended              D. solved

7. A. Since         B. Unless            C. Because           D. Although

8. A. because       B. until              C. if                D. so

9. A. received       B. expected          C. refused           D. wasted

10. A. sorry         B. embarrassed       C. terrified         D. encouraged

11. A. even          B. hardly            C. still             D. never

12. A. get used to                         B. look forward to   

C. pay attention to                     D. be supposed to

13. A. with          B. without           C. by                 D. for

14. A. fool          B. volunteer          C. teacher          D. hero

15. A. hear about     B. dream about       C. complain about    D. learn about

Answer 1

1. C。   根據(jù)本題所在段落的內(nèi)容可知，這個(gè)年輕人的家是貧窮的。

2. B。   根據(jù)…from her mad husband可知答案為B。

3. B。   根據(jù)left home 可知，他的母親不能忍受生活的艱辛和來自丈夫的壓力。

4. A。   根據(jù)題意可知，他要支撐整個(gè)家。

5. C。   at times有時(shí)，for the first time第一次，at the same time與此同時(shí)，all the time始終。根據(jù)句意應(yīng)選C。

6. B。    根據(jù)句意，他通過業(yè)余時(shí)間打工來負(fù)擔(dān)妹妹的學(xué)費(fèi)。

7. D。    since意為“既然，由于”， unless意為“除非”，because意為“因?yàn)椤保?although意為“盡管，雖然”，。。引導(dǎo)讓步狀語從句。

8. A。    because引導(dǎo)原因狀語從句，表示他不放棄父親和妹妹的原因。

9. C。    根據(jù)后句but he could depend on his own work可知。

10. D。    sorry難過的；embarrassed尷尬的；terrified 可怕的；encouraged鼓舞人心的。根據(jù)語境可知C項(xiàng)正確。

11. A。    根據(jù)短文可知，他甚至用自己辛苦得來的錢，去資助那些陷入困境的學(xué)生。

12. C。    get used to習(xí)慣于……；look forward to期望；be supposed to應(yīng)該； pay attention to注意。這個(gè)年輕人的所作所為讓我們想起了生活中經(jīng)常不被注意的兩點(diǎn)：愛和關(guān)心。

13. B。    根據(jù)句意，沒有愛和關(guān)心，沒有人能夠繼續(xù)生存。

14. D。    根據(jù)句意，這個(gè)年輕人在人們的眼中是一個(gè)英雄。

15. C。    hear about意為“聽說”； dream about；complain about意為“抱怨”； learn about意為“學(xué)習(xí)”。根據(jù)上下文可知，C項(xiàng)為正確答案。