There once was a place 36 all the people were happy and 37 . Everyone was friendly and neighborly. Even the dogs and cats 38 together.
Then one day a stranger was seen 39 toward the village: a tall, tall stranger. As the stranger, who was a giant, 40 closer and closer, the people all ran into their houses and wouldn"t come out.
The giant 41 the village. He was enormous, towering over everything. 42 a little girl stepped out on her porch. She jumped down from her porch. Her family yelled, "STOP! COME BACK! That"s a giant!" But she didn"t stop. She began to walk 43 the giant.
The strangest thing 44 . As the child walked toward the giant, he grew 45 . Soon he was the same size as the girl. As she came beside the giant, she 46 him. She stooped down and gently 47 the giant up in her hands, asking, "What"s your name?"
The giant whispered, "My name is F-E-A-R! Help me!! I have a terrible 48 . I guess I look strange. When I meet people they are afraid of me. And when people are afraid of me, I suddenly grow into a giant and everybody runs away from me. YOU are not afraid of me, so I stayed small. Do you 49 it? It"s crazy! Please help me!"
"I can take you for a walk through our village," the girl responded. "I want everyone to hear of your problem. When they know the truth, they will no 50 be afraid of you. While we are going from house to house you can look at me 51 , and then you will stay the same size as you are now.
"But 52 we go, let"s change your name. What do you want to be called? YOU should not be called FEAR, because YOU are not afraid. It"s the people who look at you 53 fear you. That"s what causes you to grow into a giant."
"Will you hold my hand 54 ? If I get scared I"ll shut my eyes. Oh, and will you please call me 55 ."
| 小题1: | | A．which | B．for which | C．when | D．where |
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| 小题2: | | A．satisfying | B．content | C．sad | D．miserable |
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| 小题3: | | A．played | B．fighted | C．quarreled | D．laughed |
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| 小题4: | | A．walk | B．walking | C．walked | D．having walked |
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| 小题5: | | A．coming | B．to come | C．came | D．having come |
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| 小题6: | | A．destroyed | B．came | C．pulled down | D．entered |
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| 小题7: | | A．For the moment | B．All of a sudden | | C．In the balance | D．In other words |
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| 小题9: | | A．occurred to | B．occurring | C．happened | D．take place |
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| 小题10: | | A．bigger and bigger | B．weaker and weaker | | C．narrower and narrower | D．smaller and smaller |
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| 小题11: | | A．towered over | B．was under the shadow of | | C．was afraid of | D．fighted against |
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| 小题12: | | A．brought | B．picked | C．set | D．put |
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| 小题13: | | A．disaster | B．situation | C．problem | D．catastrophe |
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| 小题14: | | A．receive | B．get | C．attain | D．obtain |
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| 小题15: | | A．more | B．longer | C．length | D．much |
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| 小题16: | | A．for a while | B．in a minute | C．all the time | D．the whole day |
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| 小题17: | | A．until | B．after | C．before | D．when |
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| 小题19: | | A．gently | B．slightly | C．abruptly | D．delightly |
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| 小题20: | | A．ENEMY | B．FOE | C．PAL | D．OPPONENT |
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小题1:D
小题2:B
小题3:A
小题4:B
小题5:C
小题6:D
小题7:B
小题8:A
小题9:C
小题10:D
小题11:A
小题12:B
小题13:C
小题14:B
小题15:B
小题16:C
小题17:C
小题18:C
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试题分析：本文讲述了巨人和小女孩的故事，巨人的巨大是因为别人对他的恐惧；如果别人不害怕他，他就变得渺小。这个故事告诉我们要战胜我们自己内心的恐惧就战胜了一切。我们才是自己最大的敌人。
小题1:D 语法分析。本句是一个定语从句，where指代先行词在句中做状语，有一个所有人都开心幸福的地方。
小题2:B 形容词辨析。A令人满意的B满意的C悲哀的D悲惨的；在这个地方所有人都很幸福满足。
小题3:A 动词辨析。A玩耍B打斗C争吵D嘲笑；猫和狗都可以在一起玩耍。说明一切都很和谐。
小题4:B 语法分析。本句是see sb doing的被动语态形式，sb be seen doing 某人被看见在做某事。
小题5:C 语法分析。本句中的came是这句的谓语动词，指这个巨人走得越来越近。
小题6:D 动词辨析。A破坏B来C拆毁D进入；这个巨人进入了村子，他很巨大，比一切都高。
小题7:B 短语辨析。All of a sudden突然；所有人都躲避在家里，突然一个小女孩从走廊里跑了出来。
小题8:A上下文串联。根据下一行toward the giant说明这个小女孩朝巨人走了过去。
小题9:C 动词辨析。Happen发生；A项后面要接宾语。D项时态错误。奇怪的事情发生了。
小题10:D 上下文串联。根据下文pick the giant up in her hands说明巨人在变小。故D正确。
小题11:A 上下文串联。Tower over高于…；指小女孩变得比巨人要高。
小题12:B 固定搭配。Pick up捡起；bring up抚养；set up建立；put up搭建；他捡起那个小巨人。
小题13:C 上下文串联。根据50空前面的hear of your problem说明这里指他的问题problem。
小题14:B 固定搭配.get it明白，理解；你能理解吗？这太可怕了！你能帮助我吗？
小题15:B 固定搭配.no longer不再（指时间）；no more不再（指程度）；他们将不再怕你。（指时间）
小题16:C 短语辨析。当我们一家一家走的时候，你可以一直看着我。All the time。
小题17:C 连词辨析。在我们出发之前，请把你的名字改掉。
小题18:C 语法分析，本句是一个强调句型，who和前面的it is构成强调句型，看到你的人会害怕你。
小题19:A 副词辨析。A温柔地B轻微地C意外地D高兴地；你会温柔地握住我的手吗？
小题20:C 名词辨析。A敌人B反对者，敌人C朋友D对手；根据上下文的描述，可知他们已经是朋友了。
点评：本文讲述了巨人和小女孩的故事，巨人的巨大是因为别人对他的恐惧；如果别人不害怕他，他就变得渺小。这个故事告诉我们要战胜我们自己内心的恐惧就战胜了一切。我们才是自己最大的敌人。本文要求考生具有扎实的英语词组、短语、习惯用法等英语搭配的知识，这对于理解文章的逻辑关系特别有利。文章的逻辑关系不外乎列举、原因、结果、让步、对照、补充、目的、条件等关系。解题时应联系上下文寻找相关线索，如某一个词的原词、指代词、同义词、近义词、上义词、下义词和概括词等。但由于我们在做题时不可能总是重复地阅读文章，因此，在做完形填空时要培养一种捕捉并记忆相关信息的能力。 |
核心考点
试题【There once was a place 36 all the people were happy and 37 . Everyone was fri】；主要考察你对
题材分类等知识点的理解。
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My mother, Marisol Torres, came with her family to Australia in the early 1960s. Then my parents’ marriage ended and Mum began the study of precious stones. Her interest in opals (猫眼石) took her to the New South Wales remote town of Lightning Ridge. There were no luxuries (奢华的享受), but she was closer to nature and had a chance to find black opals and make some money.
My mother was beautiful with dark hair and brown eyes, but she was also quiet and shy. Early in the Ridge years, she kept to herself, but later, she started going to the neighbourhood centre to make friends.
It was her dream to mine, but her get-rich-quick thinking was unrealistic. She was cheated and she was never very successful. But she kept a sense of humour and a charming smile.
Then, just as friendships began to blossom, she was diagnosed with cancer and had to return south for treatment. She had the intention of cooking Spanish food as special treat for her Ridge friends, but died too soon. In her honour, my aunt, Marisa, and I fulfilled her desire when we visited the Ridge in March last year.
People who mine the Ridge come from a cross section of society, from lawyers to travels. Looks don’t mean much: it can be hard to tell who is millionaire and who is poor. Opals attracted Sebastian and Hanna Deisenberger to Lightning Ridge. They planned a two-year stay, but became permanent residents.
Then there’s Neil Schellnegger, 45, who moved to the area with his parents when he was a child. He lives with his son, Luke. Luke is a shy 19-year-old boy who enjoys helping his dad. They haven’t had much luck over the past couple of years, but their passion for opals conquers disappointment. They love the peaceful lifestyle.
Danny Hatcher, 38, is a second-generation miner and president of the Lightning Ridge Miners’ Association. He is an optimistic man, driven by the desire to find the perfect opal. “It’s magic,” he explains. “Once you start opal mining you don’t want to do anything else… There is always the potential for finding a million dollars. Nothing beats it.”
It’s a place where dreams --- spiritual or material --- can be fulfilled; a place, for one last bet in life.
小题1:What made the author’s mother go to Lightning Ridge?| A．The luxurious life there. | B．Her new marriage there. | | C．Her interest in opals. | D．Her passion for nature. . |
小题2:After the author’s mother died, she fulfilled her desire by __________. | A．treating her mother’s Ridge friends with Spanish food | | B．writing a biography about her whole life | | C．decorating her house in Lightning Ridge | | D．finding a lot of black opals in Lightning Ridge |
小题3:We know from the passage that _________. | A．the rich and the poor can be distinguished by their looks | | B．Luke is a successful miner, just like his father | | C．Sebastian is planning to leave Lightning Ridge | | D．Danny Hatcher’s parents were miners in Lightning Ridge |
小题4:Lightning Ridge is a place where dreams can be fulfilled because __________. | A．there are precious stones and life is peaceful | | B．there are people from all walks of life | | C．there are rich people who can help poor people | | D．there is a lot of gold hidden in the ground |
小题5:What is the author’s purpose of giving Neil Schellnegger and Danny Hatcher as examples?| A．To show the magic power of opal mining. | | B．To tell people it isn’t always hard to mine opals. | | C．To warn people not to take up this kind of job. | | D．To persuade people to look for more resources for the country. |
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Whenever my kids have a party at school, I am the mom who always signs up to bring the juice boxes. It’s not because I’m 36 or that I don’t care if my kids have a good party. I am just not good at making homemade bread into holiday-themed shapes like other mothers. 37 , I’m happy to try, even though it’ll 38 me a long time to do it.
People say that housewives should have the 39 to make delicious meals, keep their houses clean, and 40 every minute of their child’s life. Their words used to 41 me a lot. I felt that I should also be able to do those things as a housewife. So 42 I couldn’t make the turkey-shaped cookies, I 43 feeling like a failure as a mom.
After many 44 attempts at baking, and many afternoons spent crying over my inabilities as a mother, I finally accepted the 45 that my lot(命运) in life is to be the juice box mom. I worked hard to be the 46 one in the elementary school. And after one of my daughter’s class parties, it 47 . Her teacher stopped me as I was leaving and said, “Thank you so much for always bringing 48 drinks. Sometimes parents forget that other children will also 49 class parties, and they end up being left out because we don’t have enough 50 for everyone.”
I just accepted her appreciation, rather than telling her that I brought extra drinks because I could 51 remember how many kids were in the class. But her 52 taught me an important lesson: I’m not a failure as a mom.
Not everyone is cut out to be a(n) 53 mom. I believe it’s okay to be the juice box mom. I may not bake cookies and decorate them beautifully, but I 54 something to drink. And I think that’s just as 55 .
| 小题1: | | A．smart | B．lazy | C．tired | D．desperate |
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| 小题2: | | A．However | B．Therefore | C．Otherwise | D．Besides |
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| 小题3: | | A．cost | B．give | C．introduce | D．take |
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| 小题4: | | A．dream | B．ability | C．experience | D．tool |
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| 小题5: | | A．compare | B．save | C．treasure | D．teach |
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| 小题6: | | A．reflect | B．puzzle | C．upset | D．amuse |
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| 小题7: | | A．unless | B．because | C．though | D．when |
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| 小题8: | | A．ended up | B．went on | C．insisted on | D．set out |
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| 小题9: | | A．failed | B．careless | C．successful | D．useful |
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| 小题10: | | A．goal | B．opinion | C．fact | D．impression |
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| 小题11: | | A．slowest | B．best | C．worst | D．quickest |
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| 小题12: | | A．stood out | B．got out | C．came back | D．paid off |
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| 小题13: | | A．cold | B．soft | C．extra | D．fresh |
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| 小题14: | | A．attend | B．hold | C．enjoy | D．leave |
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| 小题15: | | A．cookies | B．drinks | C．books | D．cups |
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| 小题16: | | A．already | B．always | C．ever | D．never |
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| 小题17: | | A．contribution | B．appreciation | C．congratulation | D．comprehension |
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| 小题18: | | A．loyal | B．clever | C．able | D．rich |
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| 小题19: | | A．provide | B．make | C．buy | D．retell |
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| 小题20: | | A．believable | B．ridiculous | C．interesting | D．important |
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Bertie knew there was something in the wind. His mother had been sad in recent days, not sick, just strangely sad. The lion had just lain down beside him, his head warm on Bertie"s feet when Father cleared his throat and began," You"ll soon be eight, Bertie. A boy needs a proper education. We"ve found the right place for you, a school near Salisbury in England."
His heart filled with a terrible fear, all Bertie could think of was his white lion. "But the lion," he cried, "What about the lion?"
"I"m afraid there"s something else I have to tell you," his father said. Looking across at Bertie"s mother, he took a deep breath. Then he told Bertie he had met a circus(马戏团) owner from France, who was over in Africa looking for lions to buy. He would come to their farm in a few days.
"No! You can"t send him to a circus!" said Bertie. "People will come to see him. He"ll be shut up behind bars. I promised him he never would be. And they will laugh at him. He"d rather die. Any animal would! " But as he looked across the table at them, he knew their minds were quite made up.
Bertie felt completely betrayed. He waited until he heard his father"s deep breathing next door. With his white lion at his heels, he crept downstairs in his pyjamas, took down his father"s rifle from the rack and stepped out into the night. He ran and ran till his legs could run no more. As the sun came up over the grassland, he climbed to the top of a hill and sat down, his arms round the lion"s neck. The time had come.
"Be wild now," he whispered. "You"ve got to be wild. Don"t ever come home. All my life I"ll think of you. I promise I will." He buried his head in the lion"s neck. Then, Bertie clambered down the hill and walked away.
When he looked back, the lion was still sitting there watching him; but then he stood up, yawned, stretched, and sprang down after him. Bertie shouted at him, but he kept coming. He threw sticks. He threw stones. Nothing worked.
There was only one thing left to do. With tears filling his eyes and his mouth, he lifted the rifle to his shoulder and fired over the lion"s head.
小题1:Bertie"s mother was sad probably because she ______.| A．had been seriously ill recently | | B．had decided to send Bertie to school | | C．knew selling the lion would upset Bertie | | D．knew Bertie would hate to go to England |
小题2:The underlined word "they" in Para.4 probably refers to ______.| A．some audience | B．other animals | C．Bertie"s parents | D．circus owners |
小题3:In the last paragraph, the boy lifted the rifle to ______．| A．kill the lion out of fear | | B．threaten the lion back to the wild | | C．protect himself from the lion | | D．show his anger towards his father |
小题4:The passage intends to show that ______.| A．animal-hunting is popular in Africa | | B．parents are sometimes cruel to their children | | C．animals usually lead a miserable life in circuses | | D．people and animals can be faithful to each other |
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A person may have an idea about himself that will prevent him from doing good work.
He may have the 36 that he is not capable (有能力的) of it. A child may think he is stupid because he does not understand how to make 37 of his mental faculties(官能). Older people may be mistaken that they are incapable of 38 anything new because of their age.
A person who believes that he is incapable will not make a real 39 , because he feels that it 40 be useless. He won’t go at a job with the confidence(信心) necessary for success, and he won’t work his hardest, even though he may 41 he is doing so. He is 42 likely to fail, and the failure will 43 his belief in his incompetence(无能).
Alfred Adler, a famous doctor, had 44 like this. When he was a small boy, he had a poor 45 in maths. His teacher told his 46 he had no ability in maths in order that they would not 47 too much of him. In this way, they too 48 the idea. He accepted 49 mistaken thinking of his ability, felt that it was useless to 50 , and was very poor at maths, 51 as they expected.
One day he worked out a problem which 52 of the other students had been able to solve.
Adler succeeded in solving the problem. This gave him confidence. He now 53 with interest, determination and purpose, and he soon became especially good at 54 . He not only proved that he could learn maths well, but luckily he learned early in his life from his own experience that if a person goes at a job with determination and purpose, he may 55 himself as well as others by his ability. 36—40 ABBCA 41—45 BDBAC 46—50 DBADC 51—55 CABDA
| 小题1: | | A．belief | B．way | C．fact | D．condition |
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| 小题2: | | A．biggest | B．full | C．higher | D．deepest |
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| 小题3: | | A．teaching | B．learning | C．accepting | D．using |
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| 小题4: | | A．decision | B．success | C．effort | D．trouble |
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| 小题5: | | A．would | B．should | C．must | D．could |
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| 小题6: | | A．forget | B．think | C．guess | D．understand |
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| 小题7: | | A．truly | B．really | C．however | D．therefore |
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| 小题8: | | A．lead to | B．strengthen | C．increase | D．result in |
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| 小题9: | | A．an experience | B．an expert | C．a thought | D．a story |
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| 小题10: | | A．state | B．mind | C．start | D．ending |
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| 小题11: | | A．classmates | B．friends | C．neighbours | D．parents |
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| 小题12: | | A．blame | B．expect | C．get | D．win |
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| 小题13: | | A．developed | B．organized | C．discovered | D．found |
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| 小题15: | | A．manage | B．succeed | C．try | D．act |
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| 小题16: | | A．only | B．almost | C．just | D．then |
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| 小题18: | | A．lived | B．worked | C．played | D．graduated |
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| 小题19: | | A．lesson | B．medicine | C．subjects | D．maths |
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John H. Johnson was born in a black family in Arkansas city in 1918. His father died in an accident when John was six. He was reaching the high school age, but his hometown offered no high school for blacks.
Fortunately he had a strong-willed (意志坚强的) caring mother. John remembered that his mother told him many times, “Son, you can be anything you want really to be if you just believe.”She told him not to depend on others, including his mother. “You have to earn success, ”she said. “All the people who work hard don’t succeed, but the only people who do succeed are those who work hard.”
These words came from a woman with less than a third grade education. She also knew that believing and hard work don’t mean everything. So she worked hard as a cook for two years to save enough to take her son, who was then 15, to Chicago.
Chicago in 1933 was not the promised land that black southerners were looking for. John’s mother and stepfather could not find work. But here John could go to school, and here he learned the power of words—as an editor of the newspaper and yearbook at Du Sable High School His wish was to publish a magazine for blacks.
While others discouraged him, John’s mother offered him more words to live by.“Nothing beats a failure but a try. ”She also let him pawn(典当)her furniture to get the $ 500 he needed to start the Negro magazine.
It is natural that difficulties and failures followed John closely until he became very successful. He always keeps his mother’s words in mind.“Son, failure is not in your vocabulary!”
Now John H. Johnson is one of the 400 richest people in America—worth $ 150 million.
小题1:John’s mother decided to move to Chicago because _____.| A．his father died when John was very young | | B．life was too hard for them to stay on in their hometown | | C．John needed more education badly | | D．there were no schools for Negroes in their hometown |
小题2:John’s mother_____________________| A．didn’t believe in or depend on others | | B．thought one could be whatever one wanted to be | | C．believed one would succeed without working hard | | D．thought no one could succeed without working hard |
小题3:The underlined sentence“Nothing beats a failure but a try. ”means _____.| A．if you try, you would succeed | | B．a failure is difficult to beat, even if you try | | C．a try is always followed by a failure | | D．no failure can be beaten unless you try |
小题4:The story mainly tells us _____.| A．how John H. Johnson became successful | | B．about the mental (心理的) support John’s mother gave him | | C．about the importance of a good education | | D．about the key to success for blacks |
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