Dale Carnegie rose from the unknown of a Missouri farm to international fame because he found a way to fill a universal human need. It was a need that he first back in 1906 when young Dale was a junior at State Teachers College in Warrensburg. To get an , he was struggling against many difficulties. His family was poor. His Dad couldn’t afford the at college, so Dale had to ride horseback 12 miles to attend classes. Study had to be done his farm-work routines. He withdrew from many school activities he didn’t have the time or the . He had only one good suit. He tried the football team, but the coach turned him down for being too . During this period Dale was slowly an inferiority complex (自卑感), which his mother knew could him from achieving his real potential. She that Dale join the debating team, believing that in speaking could give him the confidence and recognition that he needed. Dale took his mother’s advice, tried desperately and after several attempts made it. This proved to be a point in his life. Speaking before groups did help him gain the he needed. By the time Dale was a senior, he had won every top honor in . Now other students were coming to him for coaching and they, , were winning contests. Out of this early struggle to his feelings of inferiority, Dale came to understand that the ability to an idea to an audience builds a person’s confidence. And, it, Dale knew he could do anything he wanted to do—and so could others.
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小题1:D
小题2:B
小题3:B
小题4:A
小题5:C
小题6:D
小题7:B
小题8:A
小题9:C
小题10:A
小题11:A
小题12:B
小题13:C
小题14:D
小题15:D
小题16:C
小题17:C
小题18:B
小题19:A
小题20:D
题目分析：文章大意：本文是一篇记叙文。本文讲述了戴尔·卡耐基从不为人所知，到享有国际声誉。他从年轻时候的不自信，在他母亲的帮助下不断奋斗，最终成为最成功的演说家。
小题1:考查动词词义及语境理解。A. admitted承认；B. filled装满；C. supplied提供；D. recognized认出，识别。在1906年，当年轻的戴尔是沃伦斯堡州立师范学院三年级学生，他首次发现这种需要。故选D
小题2:考查名词义辨析及语境理解。A. assignment分配，任务；B. education教育；C. advantage优势；D. instruction教学，说明。这里指卡耐基要受到教育，他与许多困难作斗争。故选B
小题3:考查名词词义辨析及语境理解。A. training训练；B. board这里指“校车”；C. teaching教学；D. equipment设备。他的爸爸付不起上大学的校车费用，因此戴尔不得不骑马跑12英里去上课。故选B
小题4:考查介词词义及语境理解。A. between在……之间；B. during在……期间；C. over在……上方；D. through穿过。学习不得不在日常农活之间完成。故选A
小题5:考查连词词义及语境理解。A. while然而；B. when当……时候；C. because因为；D. though尽管。他从许多学校活动走开，因为他没有时间和衣服。故选C
小题6:考查名词词义辨析及上下文连串。A. permits允许；B. interest兴趣；C. talent才能；D. clothes衣服。根据后句He had only one good suit.可以推测出这里用名词clothes。故选D
小题7:考查动词短语搭配及语境理解。本题考查短语try for谋求，争取。try on试穿；try in试戴。他想争取加入足球队，但教练拒绝了他。故选B
小题8:考查形容词词义辨析及语境理解。A. light轻的；B. flexible灵活的；C. optimistic乐观的；D. outgoing外向的。根据这四个选择项可以判断，教练拒绝他的原因只可能是因为他体重太轻。故选A
小题9:考查动词词义辨析及语境理解。A. gaining获得；B. achieving取得；C. developing形成；D. obtaining获得。从语境可知，在这个时期，戴尔慢慢形成一种自卑感。故选C
小题10:考查动词词义辨析。A. prevent阻止；B. protect保护；C. save拯救；D. free释放。这里考查短语prevent sb. from doing sth.阻止某人做某事。他的母亲知道这能够阻止他获得他的真正的潜能。故选A
小题11:考查动词词义辨析及语境理解。A. suggested建议；B. demanded要求；C. required要求；D. insisted坚持。她建议戴尔加入辩论队。故选A
小题12:考查名词短语辨析及语境理解。A. presence出现；B. practice练习；C patience耐心；D. potential潜能。 她相信发言练习能够给他自信。故选B
小题13:考查副词词义辨析及语境理解。A. hopefully有希望地；B. certainly当然，一定；C. finally最终；D. naturally自然地。戴尔听从了他母亲的建议，不顾一切的尝试，几次尝试之后，最终成功了。故选C
小题14:考查形容词词义辨析及语境理解。A. key关键的；B. breaking破裂的；C. basic基本的；D. turning转折。从语境可知，这证明是他生命中的一个转折点。故选D
小题15:考查名词词义辨析。A. progress进步；B. experience经历；C. competence能力；D. confidence自信。在人群面前演讲的确帮助他获得他需要的自信。故选D
小题16:考查名词词义辨析及语境理解。A. horse-riding骑马；B. football足球；C. speech演讲；D. farming农业。到戴尔是大四学生的时候，他赢得了演讲的每一个最高荣誉。故选C
小题17:考查短语辨析及语境理解。A. in return作为回报；B. in brief简言之；C in turn轮流；D. in fact事实上。 现在，其他学生都来向他寻求指导。而他们也依次赢得了竞赛。故选C
小题18:考查动词词义辨析。A. convey传达；B. overcome克服；C. understand理解；D. build建立。出于这早期的努力使他克服了自卑感。故选B
小题19:考查动词词义辨析及语境理解。A. express表达；B. stress强调；C. contribute贡献；D. repeat重复。戴尔开始理解他向听众表达观念的能力建立了一个人的自信。故选A
小题20:考查介词短语辨析及语境理解。A. besides除……之外；B. beyond超出；C like像；D. with随着。 并且，拥有此，戴尔知道他能够做任何他想要做的事情——其他人也可以。故选D
