I’m Monty Don. Though I’m a host and writer now, I had an unhappy study experience actually. I changed   21  many times.
I first went to school at five. None of my teachers or classmates liked me, because I always gave them a lot of   22 . I once put a worm in a girl's pocket. When I was seven, I was asked to      23   the school. Then I was sent off to a boarding school. I missed my   24  very much at first; I didn't want to leave once I returned home. Later I met a very   25  teacher, who cared for me and helped me with study. He was also the   26  person to encourage me to act and write. At 13, I moved to Malvern College, but I was kicked out at 15 for   27  school rules. Then I went to another school where I failed my English A level. In fact, I didn't like studying.
I finally   28  that life shouldn't be like this. So I retook the  29  and got an A grade. And more   30 , I made a decision: to go to college, so I began to   31  for the entrance exam. I   32  passed the exam and went to Cambridge to read English. I met my wife there and I was   33  I made that decision, otherwise I wouldn't have had a happy family. Looking back on what I've   34 , I come to know that if you devote yourself to it, nothing is   35 .
小題1:
A．schoolsB．majorsC．jobsD．directions
小題2:
A．a(chǎn)ttentionB．respectC．troubleD．help
小題3:
A．leave B．joinC．visitD．describe
小題4:
A．friendB．childhoodC．teacherD．family
小題5:
A．rudeB．goodC．terribleD．new
小題6:
A．first B．youngestC．lastD．right
小題7:
A．followingB．changingC．misusingD．breaking
小題8:
A．guessedB．doubtedC．rememberedD．realised
小題9:
A．lessonB．exam C．photoD．position
小題10:
A．difficultlyB．effectivelyC．importantlyD．likely
小題11:
A．prepare B．callC．waitD．hope
小題12:
A．suddenlyB．unluckilyC．a(chǎn)ccidentallyD．finally
小題13:
A．sorryB．proudC．glad D．a(chǎn)fraid
小題14:
A．writtenB．experiencedC．seenD．concerned
小題15:
A．strangeB．perfectC．impossible D．false

小題1:A
小題2:C
小題3:A
小題4:D
小題5:B
小題6:A
小題7:D
小題8:D
小題9:B
小題10:C
小題11:A
小題12:D
小題13:C
小題14:B
小題15:C

試題分析:
小題1:由后面的句子I first went to school at five.可以知道他換了好幾次學校
小題2:由后面的句子I once put a worm in a girl's pocket.可以知道我給他們帶來很多麻煩
小題3:由后面的句子Then I was sent off to a boarding school.可以知道我離開了學校
小題4:由前面的句子Then I was sent off to a boarding school.可以知道我很想家
小題5:由后面的句子who cared for me and helped me with study.可以知道我遇見了一位好老師
小題6:由后面的句子encourage me to act and write.可以知道他是第一個鼓勵我學習的老師
小題7:由后面的句子Then I went to another school where I failed my English A level.可以知道我違反了學校紀律
小題8:固定句型realise that…意思“意識到…”，句子意思“我最后意識到生活不應該像這樣”
小題9:由后面的句子got an A grade可以知道是考試
小題10:由后面的句子I made a decision: to go to college,可以知道是最重要的
小題11:固定詞組prepare for sth意思“為某事做準備”
小題12:由后面的句子passed the exam and went to Cambridge to read English.可以知道我最后通過了考試
小題13:固定詞組be glad that…意思“…很高興”，句子意思“在那里我遇見了我的妻子我很高興做出那樣的決定”
小題14:由前面的句子Looking back on意思“回憶”,可以知道是回憶以前所經(jīng)歷的
小題15:由前面說作者換了好幾個學校，最后自己下定決心考上了大學，說明什么都是可能能的，所以選C
點評：講述作者換了好幾個學校，最后自己下定決心考上了大學，說明只要你肯努力，什么都是可能能的。答題前一定要讀懂全文，弄清文章要表達的思想，注意前后段落之間的關系。答題中，一定要認真分析，注意選項與上下文的關系，與前后單詞的關系。對于一時沒有太大的把握的題可以放到最后再來完成，因為有時答案可以從下文內(nèi)容體現(xiàn)出來。答完后再通讀一篇文章，看看所選選項能不能是語句通順，語意連貫。
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