第一节:完形填空(共20小题;每小题1分,满分20分)
阅读下面短文,从短文后各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中,选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
In January of 1968, I was “surfing” TV channels when I was caught by Funny Business, a show about cartoons. I had always wanted to be a(n) __41__ but never knew how to go about it. I wrote to the host of the show, cartoonist Jack Cassidy, asking him for advice __42tsu__ entering the profession.
A few weeks later, I got an encouraging __43__ letter from Jack, __44__ all of my specific questions. He went on to warn me of the possibility of being __45__ at first, advising me not to get discouraged __46__ that happened. He went further, saying the cartoon __47__ I nt him were good and worthy of publication.
I got very __48__ and submitted my best cartoons to Playboy and New Yorker. The magazines quickly rejected me with __49__ little photocopied form letters. Frustrated, I decided to __50__ cartooning.
In June of 1987, I was surprid to get a cond letter from Jack Cassidy. It __51__ as follows: “Dear Scott, I'm dropping you this note to again encourage you to __52__ your ideas to various publications. I __53__ you lots of luck, sales and good drawing.”
I hadn't __54__ thanked him for his first letter! Again, I dragged out my art brushes and t to __55__ the sample strips (连环漫画) now known as Dilbert. It finally became popular.
As Dilbert __56__ more successful, I came to appreciate Jack's simple act of __57__.
How can you ever __58__a kindness like that? Just reach out to some person who badly needs encouragement and __59__ it on. Do it for somebody who knows you have nothing to gain. There's no __60__ thing as a small and great act of kindness.
41. A. actor B. writer C. photographer D. cartoonist
42. A. on B. with C. in D. to
43. A. informal B. formal C. handwritten D. printing
44. A. asking B. answering C. negle D. replying
45.get along A. published B. rejected C. recognized D. appreciated
46. A. if B. unless C. since D. before
47. A. magazine B. books C. samples D. models
48. A. disappointed B. excited C. interes D. surprid
49. A. impolite B. kind C. warm D. cold
50. A. forget about B. give in C. build up D. get in
51. A. wrote B. spoke C. told D. read
52. 不同凡响是什么意思A. submit B. apply C. lead D. add
53. A. expect B. hope C. wish D. may
54.A. even B. only C. still D. just
55.A. put on B. work on C. give up D. take on
56.A. emed B. went C. became D. came
57.A. love B. friendship C. hurt D. kindness
58.A. award 诚信在我身边 B. pay C. treat D. repay
59.A. pass B. receive C. deliver D. move
60.A. so B. this 牛津词典在线 C. such D. like
答案与解析:
一个素不相识的人,两封鼓舞人心的信,成就了作者辉煌的人生。
41.D 词汇复现题。上一句提到作者观看的是卡通节目,下一句中的cartoonist提供了重要线索,可知作者一直想成为一名“漫画家”。
国防大学分数线42.A 习语搭配题。此处on表示“关于”。作者给节目的主持人也就是漫画家Jack Cassidy
写信,向对方征求关于进入这个行业的建议。advice on sth.关于某事的建议,固定搭配。
43.C 逻辑推断题。根据本段后半部分提到的内容可知他对作者的来信非常重视,由此可知他给作者回了一封令人鼓舞的“亲笔”信。
44.B 逻辑推断题。结合下文的内容可知,他在信中“obsolescence回答”了作者所有具体的问题。如果选择D项,需要在后面加上 to。
45.B 逻辑推断题。结合本句前半部分中的warn以及本句后半部分的内容可知,他提醒作者起初有被“拒绝”的可能。
46.A 逻辑推断题。“如果”发生了那样的事情,他建议作者不要灰心丧气。
47.C 词语辨析题。他在信中继续写道,作者寄给他的卡通“样本”虚拟语气练习题非常出色,有出版价值。
48.B 背景常识题。作者收到了对方的回复,得到了对方的鼓舞和肯定,自然非常“兴奋”。
49.D 逻辑推断题。结合本句后半部分提到的“复印形式的小信件”可知这些杂志“冷淡地”拒绝了作者。
50.A 逻辑推断题。作者将最好的卡通作品投递出去,却被冷淡地拒绝,感到非常沮丧,于是决定“忘却”卡通创作的事情。
51.D 逻辑推断题。作者非常惊奇又收到了Jack Cassidy的来信,信的内容如下。此处read表示“写道”柬埔寨怎么读。
52.A 词汇复现题。他鼓励作者将创意“提交”给各种各样的出版物。此外,后面的submitted也是线索提示。
53.C 习语搭配题。他同时向作者表达了美好的祝愿,此处是wish sb. sth.结构,表示“祝愿某人……”。
54.A 逻辑推断题。作者“甚至”没有对他写来的第一封信表示感谢,想不到又收到了他的第二封信。
55.B 词语辨析题。作者拿出画笔,开始创作连环漫画Dilbert的样本,此处work on表示“致力于”。A项表示“穿上”,C项表示“放弃”,D项表示“complicated艾薇儿呈现”,都不符合语境。
56.C 词汇复现题。此处与上一段最后一句中的became相呼应,表示随着漫画Dilbert“变得”更加成功,作者开始感激Jack的善举。
57.D 词汇复现题。下一段第一句中的kindness是线索提示。
58.D 逻辑推断题。根据下一句的内容可知作者此处要说的是如何“报答”这种善举。
59.A 习语搭配题。伸出援助之手去帮助急切需要鼓励的人,并把这种善举“传递”下去。pass on表示“传递”。
60.C 习语搭配题。没有像“这样”微小而又伟大的善举。