阅读下面短文,掌握其大意,从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中,选出最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
Insight Without Sight
At the age of eighteen I couldn’t wait to get my first job, which meant I made the first step toward adulthood.
But it was difficult to get a work permit. One day I was dropped off by my parents at the , where applicants took their physical tests for work permits. Although I had night blindness, my vision was clearer during the day, which helped me walk by myself. Then the doctor began the . He looked into my eyes with a bright light. “I your parents take you to an eye specialist,”he said,“I suspect you have a retinal(视网膜) disease. If you do, you’ll never a day in your life…”
My parents did take me to specialists. After much time and money spent seeking an result, it was determined that I had an eye disease that slowly a person of sight. But still, during daylight, I could walk without . I could read, but not for hours. My eyes began to and words slipped off the page when I read more than a few pages. However, no matter how tired my eyes became, I never gave up reading. I knew the of great writers as well as I knew the most popular music stars. Their words were powerful, which me to try writing. Soon writing brought me a lot of each time I completed a paper.
Then an important phone call from an editor changed my life. An article I appeared in a local newspaper. The newspaper, to my , continued to print my work. Next, a book series published several of my essays. I got interested in writing and up with each acceptance. On the pages, readers never knew of my blindness I chose to present it. For me, finding my voice through writing gave me the pride and satisfaction I so many years ago. Now, I have numerous essays and articles in .
Should I be thanking that misguided doctor? By falsely predicting that I could never work a day, he fueled my into success. He set the bar too and focused on what I wouldn’t be able to do. Yet I proved what I could do.
本篇文章是记叙文,属于励志性的话题。通过自己的亲身经历证明了只要你去做,就一定能行。
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由下文的where applicants took their physical tests,可推测出选B。
此题是逻辑推理题,句意为:在那里许多应征者在体检。Clinic,诊所,所以选择B选项。
词义不知道。
句意为:白天我的视力非常清晰,这使我可以很容易的自己走动。Easily,“容易地”。所以选D。
此题是逻辑推理题题,句意为:白天我的视力非常清晰,这使我可以很容易的自己走动。Easily,“容易地”。所以选D。
词义不知道。
句意为:医生开始了检查。所以选择B选项。
此题是上下文语境题,句意为:医生开始了检查。所以选择B选项。
上下文语境照应
句意为:我建议你的父母.....。Suggest,建议。所以选择C。
此题是逻辑推理题,句意为:我建议你的父母......所以选择C选项。
动词词义辨析。
句意为:如果这样,你一生中一天也上不了班。Work,工作。和第二段首句相照应。所以选择A选项。
此题是上下文语境题,句意为:如果这样,你一生中一天也上不了班。所以选择A选项。
逻辑推理错误。
句意为:花了大量的时间和金钱之后,专家确诊了。Accurate,确切的。所以选择D选项。
此题是逻辑推理题,句意为:花了大量的时间和金钱之后,得出了一个确切的结论。所以选择D选项。
上下文的逻辑关系。
句意为:我患了眼疾,这逐渐会夺走我的视力。rob,夺走。所以选择A选项。。
此题是词义辨析题,句意为:我患了眼疾,这逐渐会夺走我的视力。所以选择A选项。
rob,夺走。
句意为:在白天,我可以不需要帮助独立行走。Assistance,帮助。所以选择D选项。
此题是上下文语境题,句意为:在白天,我可以不需要帮助独立行走。所以选择D选项。
名词的词义辨析。
句意为:当我多读几页时,我的眼睛就开始流泪。所以选择C选项。。
此题是逻辑推理题,句意为:当我多读几页时,我的眼睛就开始流泪。所以选择C选项。
动词的辨析。
句意为:我知道著名作家的名字,我也知道最著名的歌星。所以选择B选项。
此题是逻辑推理题,句意为:我知道著名作家的名字,我也知道最著名的歌星。所以选择B选项。
名词的词义。
句意为:句意为:他们的语言非常有力,这鼓励了我尝试写作。Encourage,鼓励。所以选择C选项。
此题是逻辑推理题,句意为:他们的语言非常有力,这鼓励了我尝试写作。所以选择C选项。
动词的词义。
句意为:每次我完成一篇文章,写作都给我带来了极大的快乐。Pleasure,快乐。 所以选择B选项。
此题是逻辑推理题,句意为:每次我完成一篇文章,写作都给我带来了极大的快乐。所以选择B选项。
名词的词义。
句意为:我写的一篇文章发表在当地的一家报纸上。Pen在此处为动词,写。所以选择D选项。。
此题是上下文语境题,句意为:我写的一篇文章发表在当地的一家报纸上。所以选择D选项。
不知道pen可以做动词。
句意为:令我高兴的是,这家报纸继续刊登我的作品。To my delight,令我高兴的是...所以选择A选项。
此题是固定搭配题,句意为:令我高兴的是,这家报纸继续刊登我的作品。所以选择A选项。
名词的词义
句意为:句意为:我对写作开始感兴趣,对每一次发表都感到喜悦。Light up, 感到喜悦。Give up,放弃。Come up (with),提到。Put up,张贴。所以选择C选项。
此题是逻辑推理题,句意为:我对写作开始感兴趣,对每一次发表都感到喜悦。所以选择C选项。
动词固定短语的辨析。
句意为::除非我愿意呈现,否则读者永远不会知道我的夜盲症。所以选择A选项。
此题是语法结构题,句意为:除非我愿意呈现,否则读者永远不会知道我的夜盲症。所以选择A选项。
连词的使用
句意为:通过写作来表达我的心声给了我我多年前寻找的自豪感和满足感。Sought,原形seek,寻找。所以选择C选项
此题是逻辑推理题,句意为:通过写作来表达我的心声给了我我多年前寻找的自豪感和满足感。所以选择C选项。
动词的词义。
句意为:现在我有数不清的散文和文章在印行。Print,(书)在印行,在出版。所以选择A选项。
此题是上下文语境题,句意为:现在我有数不清的散文和文章在印行。所以选择A选项。
名词的词义
句意为:……他点燃了我成功的激情。Motivation动机,激情。Imagination,想象力。Responsibility,责任感。Personality,个性。所以选择B选项。
此题是逻辑推理题,句意为:……他点燃了我成功的激情。所以选择B选项。
名词词义
句意为:他把门槛定得太低,并且集中于我不能做的事情。所以选择D选项。
此题是逻辑推理题,句意为:他把门槛定得太低,并且集中于我不能做的事情。所以选择D选项。
形容词的词义