I grew up in a tiny Baltimore row house in a faraway mountain area. My parents the necessities of life they couldn’t give much more. If I asked my father a pair of jeans, he would say, “If you want them, make the money and buy them .” He wasn’t being mean; he just couldn’t them. From age 12 on, I did part-time jobs after school. When I from high school, I joined the navy. Soon I was in a boot camp(新兵训练营) at Parris Island, S. C., where I learned that life in the navy centered around completing daily . These could be anything from cleaning the camp to conducting mock(模拟的) battles. Completing these tasks successfully discipline, team-work and responsibility. It didn’t whether you were black, white or Asian; everyone worked together for the of the company. I went to graduate from the U.S. Naval Academy and later became an officer in the navy. The part of my job I most was the consulting(咨询) meetings I with the family members of the men and women in my , trying to help them deal with the long periods of . These proved popular and word of them spread. I was being asked to give encouraging to business groups, educators and kids across the country. But I consider the boot camp my first real , and my life is still guided by the lessons I learned there. It taught me discipline, friendship and the pride related to setting a task every day and working hard to it.
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小题2:B
小题3:C
小题4:C
小题5:D
小题6:D
小题7:B
小题8:C
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小题11:B
小题12:C
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题目分析:本文讲述了一个贫穷的小男孩成长为海军军官的故事,表达了他对军营的热爱,因为军营教会他纪律、友谊设定目标努力完成的骄傲。
小题1:考查动词辨析。A. provided提供,B. got得到,C. made制作,使得,D. bought买,根据下文中的“they couldn’t give much more”可判断出作者的父母亲提供生活必需品。选A。
小题2:考查连词辨析: A. while然而,当…时候,B. but但是,C. so所以,D. or或者,but用于构成并列句,意为“但是”,根据“My parents provided the necessities of life”与“they couldn’t give much more”的意思可判断出它们是转折关系。while表示对比,指“尽管” “虽然”,但程度不如still强烈,所引导的从句多位于主句之前,表示并列关系,指“而”“当……却……”,所引导的分句多位于句末,偶尔位于句首。but表示转折,指和上一分句所述情况相反,上下分句形成对比,一般不用在句首,更不用在句末,后面一般也不加逗号。选B。
小题3:考查介词辨析:A. about关于,B. with和..一起,C. for为了,D. of..的,:ask...for意为“向……请求,要求”。根据下文中的if you want them可判断出表示“如果我向父亲要一条牛仔裤”。ask...about意为“向……问关于……”。ask of后接表示“人”的名词或代词,意为“要求,期望”。选C。
小题4:考查反身代词:A. themselves他们自己,B. ourselves我们自己,C. yourself 你自己,D. myself我自己,make the money and buy them是祈使句,其逻辑主语是you,所以要用反身代词yourself,表示“你自己”。选C。
小题5:考查动词辨析。A. pay 付钱,B. find发现,C. produce制造,D. afford负担,afford指时间或经济能力可以“花费得起,经受得住”,须与情态动词can,could或be able to搭配。根据上文中的“they couldn’t give much more”可判断出“买不起”。选D。
小题6:考查动词辨析。A. came来,B. returned回到,C. escaped逃跑,D. graduated毕业,,根据下文中的from high school可判断出当作者在高中毕业时,参加了海军。选D。
小题7:考查名词辨析: A. drills“操练,演习;(严格而有系统的)盘练,训练”;B. tasks “任务”,一般指分派的工作任务,也指自己要求做的工作,可指体力劳动或脑力劳动,多含困难和辛苦的意味。C. exercises “演习,操练,训练;〔常 pl.〕运动,体操”;D. reports“告知,报告,汇报;报导(新闻、调查结果等);发表,公布,发表公报”。根据下文中的“These could be anything from cleaning the camp to conducting mock battles.”可判断出在海军的生活,集中在完成日常工作中。选B。
小题8:考查动词辨析。A. included包括,B. asked 问,C. required要求,D. met遇到,根据部队的实际情况和其宾语可判断出,完成这些任务需要纪律。选C。
小题9:考查动词辨析:A. matter重要,B. mean意味着,C. exist 存在,D. work工作,根据下文中的“everyone worked together”可判断出无论你是黑人、白人或亚洲人都没有关系。选A。
小题10:考查形容词辨析:A. good“利益,好处,用处”, B. boss老板,C. rest休息,D. right权利,根据上文的内容可判断出大家在一起为整个团体的利益而工作。选A。
小题11:考查动词短语辨析:根据上文中的“When I graduated from high school,I joined the navy.”可判断出作者继续学习, go on意为“继续”。 go out意为“出去,熄灭,过时,罢工,向往,辞职,倒塌”;go away意为“走开”;go off意为“离开,去世,消失,睡去,爆炸,被发射,进行,变质”。B。
小题12:考查动词辨析。A. took拿走,带走,花费,B. hated 讨厌,C. enjoyed 喜欢,享受,D. did做,根据下文中的“These prove popular and word of them spread.”可判断出作者最喜欢做咨询工作,因为只有喜欢才能把工作做好。选C。
小题13:考查动词辨析。A. ended结束,B. began开始,C. continued 继续,D. held举行,“I held with the family members of the men and women...”是定语从句,作meeting的定语,表示与男女家庭成员在一起举行的咨询会。选D。
小题14:考查名词辨析:A. charge 要价,负责,B. situation形势,C. position位置,D. choice选择,in my charge意为“归我负责,主管”,表示由作者负责的男女家庭成员。选A。
小题15:考查名词辨析:A. lessons功课,B. meetings会议,C. training训练,D. separation分离,根据上文的内容可判断出作者帮助那些长期分离的夫妻。选D。
小题16:考查词组辨析:A. Long before之前很久,B. Before long不久以后,C. As usual象平常一样,D. Once again再一次,根据上文中的“These proved popular and word of them spread.”可判断出由于作者的工作突出,不久就要求给全国的商业团体、教育工作者和年轻人作鼓励他们的演讲。选B。
小题17:考查名词辨析:A. performances表演,表现,B. descriptions描述,C. speeches演讲,D. gifts礼物,根据上文中的“...meeting I held with the family members of men and women in my charge”可判断出作者给全国的商业团体、教育工作者和年轻人作鼓励他们的演讲。选C。
小题18:考查名词辨析:A. vacation 假期,B. place地方,C. job工作,D. travel旅行,根据上文的内容可判断出作者把预定野营作为自己的真正的工作。选C。
小题19:考查形容词辨析:A. important 重要的,B. bitter痛苦的,C. normal正常的,D. difficult困难的,根据上文的内容可判断出作者先是在海军服役,后又做咨询工作,这些工作给作者重要的教育。选A。
小题20:考查动词辨析。A. gain“增加,获得”,指经过付出巨大努力之后为自己获得或赢得有一定价值的东西,强调所得之物能够造成的优势,还可跟双宾语,有时可用作不及物动词。B. achieve,意为“完成,做到,获得(胜利等),达到(目的),实现”,指克服困难之后取得成功、成就或实现预期的目的,强调结果。C. show展示,D. match匹配,根据句意:努力工作完成任务。选B