Question

Anne is a newspaper reporter. She chose this so she could travel around the world. The work has taught her many unforgettable lessons. She has seen wars, earthquakes and death. But she has seen courage, hope and happiness.

Last year, she won an award for her reporting in Africa. She was very proud it. At first, she thought she got the award because of her good work. But then she realized that she should thank many other people for help.

Anne was born in Jamaica. Her family was not poor, but it was not , either. Her parents had to hard so that she could go to school. At school, Anne was not a good student, she enjoyed writing because her English teacher said, “Anne, you are a wonderful .” The teacher encouraged her all the time.

Later, Anne went to university in Canada and then for a job. It was very difficult. Then, one day, she went to see the editor of a newspaper in Ottawa. The editor gave her a job. “Everyone needs a at first.” he said.

1.A. book B. job C. sweater D. picture

2.A. still B. never C. also D. only

3.A. to B. of C. for D. from

4.A. my B. his C. our D. their

5.A. rich B. new C. small D. big

6.A. study B. walk C. work D. play

7.A. but B. if C. because D. so

8.A. farmer B. nurse C. doctor D. writer

9.A. looked B. made C. joined D. found

10.A. ticket B. hobby C. chance D. habit

Answer 1

1.B

2.C

3.B

4.D

5.A

6.C

7.A

8.D

9.A

10.C

【解析】

试题分析：这篇文章讲的是一个叫Anne的记者的人生经历，她从事记者这一职业收获了很多，但她知道她也要感激很多人。

1. Book书；B. Job工作； C. Sweater毛衣；D. Picture图画，句意：她选择这个工作是因为她可以环游世界。根据上下文是谈论她工作的事情，所以此题应选B。

2. Still仍然； B. Never从不；C. Also也；D. Only仅仅，句意：但她也看到了勇气，希望和幸福。根据句意及上下文是指她不仅看到了战争、地震和死亡，同时也看到了勇气，希望和幸福，故选C。

3.以此为傲。“以……为骄傲”是be proud of...，所以此题选B。

4. my 我的；B. His他的； C. Our我们的；D. Their他们的，句意：但那时她也意识到她应该感谢许多人的帮助。此空是代指many people，所以是“他们的”，故选D。

5. Rich富有；B. New新的； C. Small小的；D. Big大的，句意：她的家庭不是很穷但也不是很富。根据句意及上下文此空应是“富有”，故选A。

6. Study学习； B. Walk不行；C. Work工作；D. Play玩，句意：为能让她上学她的父母只能努力工作。根据句意是她父母工作的意思，故选C。

7. but 但是； B. If如果；C. Because因为；D. So因此，句意：Ann不是好学生，但是她喜欢写作因为她的英语老师说：“Ann，你是一个很优秀的作家”，根据句意及语境此空是表示转折，应用but，故选A。

8. Farmer农民； B. Nurse护士；C. Doctor医生；D. Writer作家，句意：Ann不是好学生，但是她喜欢写作因为她的英语老师说：“Ann，你是一个很优秀的作家”，根据句意及上下文此空应选D。

9. looked 看； B. made 制作；C. Joined加入；D. Found发现，句意：后来，Ann在加拿大上了大学然后找了工作，根据句意是寻找的意思，故选look for，因此选A。

10. Ticket票；B. Hobby爱好； C. Chance机会； D. Habit习惯，句意：他说：“每个人都需要一次机会”，根据句意及上下文此空是Ann获得机会，故选C。

考点：人生百味类短文